A show at the Kimbell Art Museum considers a tectonic period in history and explores the way artists including Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Max Beckmann and Paul Klee, as well as lesser-known figures, grappled with a rapidly changing world.
These works and their truths do not exist in the neurotic dialectics of theory, but in that of the deeply contemplative and reflexive terms of the mystical.
While Muhammad Fatchurofi’s compositions instill a sense of energy through his use of bold color palettes and frenetic, coarse textures, his subjects often evoke serene body language, harmony, and a quiet stillness.
As art collectors and aficionados from around the world arrive in New York for international fairs, Whitewall takes a moment to catch up with distinguished, local collectors to find out more about their profound journey.
“‘Despair’ became a reflection of the state I was going through: feelings of loss, fear of the future, but also the realization that from this abyss, a way out could be found.”
Koyo Kouoh, the visionary Cameroonian-born curator and Executive Director of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA), has died. She was 57.