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A recent decision by the Louvre signalled a growing art trend—collecting and exhibiting Latin American art. The Louvre kicked off a Latin American initiative with an exhibit of Mexican masterpieces from the 17th and 18th century.  

If you are visiting the St. Petersburg area in Florida, you will want to see the Dali Museum. Created by A. Reynolds and Eleanor R. Morse over a 40 year period, 96 of Dali’s oil paintings are the basis for this outstanding collection. The Morses were friends with Gala and Salvador Dali from the early […]

Visiting Rob Pruitt in his large studio in Brooklyn was a wonderful way to spend a Sunday morning.   Pruitt was warm and articulate explaining to us his own “art history” and how he started using Panda imagery in his works. As a boy, Pruitt would often visit the Washington, D.C. Zoo with his father […]

San Francisco is a beautiful city and it is expanding culturally in many exciting ways. The SFJAZZ Center just opened in a $64 million performance space—the first stand-alone building designed for jazz in this country. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will be closed for two years beginning in June in order to add 235,000 […]

The hot show in London right now is “Manet Portraying Life” at the Royal Academy of Arts. Get ready for lines and big crowds but it is worth it just to see the many iconic works by this genius, Manet.   I remember artist Mariko Mori from the 90’s installations in New York. In the […]

All the galleries brought their “A” game to Art Basel Miami Beach 2012. There were museum-quality works to be purchased for millions of dollars by well-known artists, but also at the Irish gallery, Mother’s Tankstation, artist Atsushi Kaga brought his mother to sew the fabric bags and quilts that he designed for $50.00 a bag. […]

It is difficult to visit Marfa no matter how you decide to get there… it is in the middle of nowhere and 12 miles from the Mexican border.   We choose to stay at the Cibolo Creek Ranch and Resort, which is quite rustic, but a wonderful place to relax and take in the extraordinary […]

The Barnes collection is so visually rich and dense with masterpieces that one can barely navigate all the rooms without feeling “art dizzy.” Since its move to downtown Philadelphia, art lovers are flocking to see this amazing collection. The new building, designed by architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, created a gorgeous exterior to house […]

As always, Frieze Art Fair in London was young, hip and cool — but this year, the big surprise was a new addition called Frieze Masters.   Frieze Masters is a new fair, situated very near the main Frieze site in Regent’s Park. Elegantly designed by Selldorf Architects, one immediately feels a sense of “luxury” […]

Early risers may have an advantage when planning a day trip to Crystal Bridges from the New York area.   Ben Whine, the head of The Patron Circle of the Guggenheim Museum, planned a perfect day trip for its members (bwhine@guggenheim.org). We woke up with the sun to catch the morning United flight from Newark, […]