3 min read · 15 Jan 2024
James Rosenquist, The Holy Roman Empire through Checkpoint Charlie (1994). Copyright the artist’s estate, courtesy of Castelli Gallery
Jane Fonda tells Christie's: "I don't know of more powerful statements about the challenges faced in the Jim Crow South than these works of art," referring to Thornton Dial and Lonnie Holley among other Black American self-taught artists represented in her collection. The actor and collector was speaking ahead of the auction of star works on January 18 in New York from her collection.
James Rosenquist’s monumental 1994 painting, The Holy Roman Empire through Checkpoint Charlie, goes on show at Castelli Gallery, New York, on January 16. The Pop artist created the 40-foot-long work inspired by a visit to Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Martin Cid)
Antony Gormley's Turing memorial at King’s College has been unveiled, Varsity, reports. The controversial sculpture honours the mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing, who was a graduate of the University of Cambridge college.
Catherine Opie revisits a Lesbian commune and past relationships in her solo show at Regan Projects, Los Angeles. “We lived in an all-lesbian apartment building in Koreatown. Casa de Estrogen. There were two units in the building out of eight that weren't dykes, and it was the best,” she reminisces in Cultured Magazine.
Lee Ufan was drawn to the ancient roots of the French city of Arles as a fitting place for his work. So much so that in a secret space deep in the the Lee Ufan private museum are two of the South Korean artist's paintings, The Art Newspaper reports.