Yves Klein (1928-1962)

Famous for his monochromes and his patented ultramarine blue, Yves Klein, intensified the break with modern art with his Sponge-Sculptures, thus laying the foundations of contemporary art.

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.

Opening a space in Brussels on October 15, the gallery owner from São Paulo is bypassing the health crisis by focusing on local programing with an inaugural solo show by Brazilian Hudinilson Jr.

Pierre Nahon opened Galerie Beaubourg in Paris with his wife, Marianne Bayet, in 1973, exhibiting early works from artists such as César and Yves Klein. He sold his collection at auction in March 2019 for €13 million.

For Season 2 of ‘Art Zoom’, more popular musicians interpret art masterworks for an online audience. Streamable online, 6 short videos cover artworks in detail with Google’s gigapixel Art Camera zoom. Musicians include Grimes and FKA Twigs; artists include Bruegel, Artemisia Gentileschi and Yves Klein.

The top place is bound to go to this 1950 painting: a gift from the artist to his friends Marie-Louise and Jehan Mayoux, which has remained in their family ever since. 

The animal visions of this French painter were all of a piece with two anonymous bronze deer and one of Lalanne’s pigeons.

Yves Zurstrassen’s “Ten Years” opens December 10 at Ceysson & Bénétière Gallery's Luxembourg outpost. In this show, the Belgian abstract painter uses an array of materials and tools to create and present his art: paper, paint, collage, photography and digital programs. The exhibition runs through February 2023.

Expected to make a career in banking like his father, he chose to work with artists. A journey off the beaten track, from Saint-Tropez to Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

Top-ranking artists, estates, galleries and contemporary art foundations have joined forces to put some outstanding contemporary art works up for sale. Bidding is open online.