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Helen Frankenthaler at Kunstmuseum Basel

We live in the age of gender studies, in which too many art historians and curators attempt to “discover”, “rediscover”, or “reassess” seemingly forgotten or overlooked female artists. In many cases, these female artists are rightly overshadowed by better male artists—not because men are better artists, but simply because there were so many more male artists than female...

Apr 03, 2019 at 20:48 2188
The Turkish opposition is alive

Surprise, surprise. The Turkish opposition is alive. If President Erdogan should really lose the capital Ankara AND his hometurf city of Istanbul, it could signal the beginning of his...

Apr 02, 2019 at 15:26 9477
A history of The Connaught

The history of The Connaught begins in 1815: Napoleon was definitively defeated and George III was King (1760-1820) of the ever more powerful British Empire. My first stay at the London...

Mar 28, 2019 at 09:14 1394
The hard Brexiteers look weak

The hard Brexiters aka Brexiteers suddenly look weak. Leading Leave supporters such as Boris Johnson changed their view regarding PM Theresa May’s deal and regard it now as the...

Mar 08, 2019 at 14:40 1651
The Global Art Market Report 2019

The Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2019 shows that, in 2018, the word’s art market reached its second highest level in a decade, amidst further consolidation at the top...

Mar 02, 2019 at 23:05 1873
The revolt in Algeria has no leader

On February 10, 2019 a press release signed by the Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced that he would run for a fifth consecutive term. Many Algerians were upset. On February...