“The big tapestry is hanging on the wall in Paris. Just above one of the pieces by Dubuffet. It works well here; I like it a lot. Suzanne as well is happy to have it. And with visitors I love watching them stammer and wonder exactly what this work, that they all are...
Picasso and the Exodus, A Spanish History of Art in Resistance followed the exhibition Guernica that took place at the Musée National Picasso in Paris in 2018. The exhibition traces the history of the involvement and commitment to politics of Picasso and his fellow...
Widely regarded as the world’s pre-eminent organization of fine art, antiques and design, TEFAF recently opened on March 16. With 279 participants grouped by specialty, this fair offers the best works available on the art market. A number of press articles are already...
In February 1939, the fall of Barcelona causes a major exodus. Close to half a million people flew because of Franco’s troops and crossed the Pyrenees. It is called the Retirada. Clavé is one of these refugees who were interned into a camp in the Eastern Pyrenees...
Since 2004 the collection of Karl Im Obersteg (1883-1969) and his son Jürg Im Obersteg (1914-1983) is on deposit at the Kunstmuseum in Basel. The collection is comprised of 190 works, paintings, sculptures, works on paper as well as a number of artist letters. Major...
At the occasion of « Picasso Méditerranée 2017-2019 », the Museum of Vence introduces us to an exhibition presenting the influence of Picasso with a new approach (till October 28). This exhibition showcases sculptures from the Master created in the 50s and 60s (which...
El principio Asia : China, Japón e India y el arte contemporáneo en España (1957-2017) “ The principle of Asia : China, Japan and India and contemporary art in Spain (1957-2017)” is the title of the exhibition which just started at the Foundation Juan March with the...
This exhibition organised by the BnF, which presents around fifty prints from 1955 to 1995, is a good overview of Clavé’s printed work. These lithographs, etchings, aquatints, carborundum, embossings, collages and lithographed brown papers enable us to apprehend forty...
Last month, a book about bullfighting was published. Written by Ozvan Bottois, this book compiles the iconographic, historical and poetic approaches, to show how relentless the artists were to tackle bullfighting in their works. Barcelo, Botero, Dalí, Doré, Goya,...
The exhibition “Clavé artisan de la matière” has just closed its doors at the Rebeyrolle exhibition space in Eymoutiers. We are taking down the paintings and preparing to wrap up sculptures… A chapter is closing on this wonderful moment of sharing around the works. A...