Five Artists in the News: Remembering Martha Diamond, Karyn Lyons Channels Teenage Angst, African artist Kwesi Botchway joins Vielmetter, LA, and Sharon Stone’s solo show impresses
3 min read · 05 Jan 2024
Karyn Lyons, When the sun goes low and you’re home all alone (2023). Copyright the artist, courtesy of Anat Egbi
1
Martha Diamond, who painted New York’s streets and skyscrapers in colorfully expressionist canvases, has died aged 79. She had recently joined David Kordansky Gallery, notes ARTnews.
2
Karyn Lyons, a former art director in the fashion industry turned painter, captures teenage girls' lives and angst in her intimate paintings. Lyons' next solo show is due to open at Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, on January 27. (HENI News)
3
Rising talent Wang Tuo has won the Sigg Prize, reports ARTnews. The $64,000 award for Chinese artists was founded by the Swiss mega collector Uli Sigg and is organised by Hong Kong’s M+ museum.
4
Kwesi Botchway, an in-demand artist based in Ghana who is best known for vivid portraits, has joined Vielmetter, Los Angeles. (HENI News)
5
Sharon Stone’s solo show “is a brutally honest purging of the actress' past”, writes Observer. It is closing soon at C. Parker Gallery in Greenwich, Connecticut.
And in other news
Russian collector Dmitry Rybolovlev is suing Sotheby’s over his past purchases, including a $83m sculpture by Modigliani. The litigious oligarch accuses the auction house of helping a Swiss art dealer trick him into overpaying, the New York Times reports.