Kazuo Shiraga (1924-2008)

This 1962 oil on canvas by the Gutai master Kazuo Shiraga, which has never come up for sale before, is a performance painting, a hand-to-hand combat with color.

On February 23, the saleroom of Nagel Auktionen in Stuttgart was the scene of a splendid performance by Purple, an oil on Japanese paper mounted on silk. With a low estimate of €300,000, the work finally sold for €1.8 M. A positive dance of calligraphy...

Alongside the FIAC, two sales, spread over two days, will be devoted to the Stadler Gallery collections. A well-deserved exposure for this group of 300 paintings and sculptures and 150 photographs and prints belonging to one of the leading Paris gallery...

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the Centre Pompidou-Metz, an outpost of the Paris Musée d’art Moderne et Contemporain, immerses us in a wide-ranging exhibition revealing an intangible utopian world, through the works of Yves Klein and his contemporaries.

The former US President is one of the distinguished guests who will appear at the online prize ceremony next week on November 19. Authors Kazuo Ishiguro, Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo will also appear at the event, which will be broadcast in partnership with the BBC from London’s Roundhouse.

The 32nd edition, overseen by Henri Jobbé-Duval, is opening up to contemporary creation by promoting outstanding know-how, and consolidating its international aspect, regaining its place as France's key event.