A VIEW TO YOURSELF BY MYLES YOUNG AND 89 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT BY ANTHONY WHITE, OPEN AT ART WORKS GALLERY NEXT WEEK
Two solo exhibitions will be opening at Art Works Gallery next week, showcasing works by artists Myles Young and Anthony White. 'A View to Yourself' provides a glimpse into the vibrant oeuvre of Myles Young, celebrated for his landscapes brimming with intricate botanical imagery. Described by Young as landscapes of “nowhere in particular,” there is both a sense of nostalgia and the unknown that places the scenes in a space between reality and imagination. '89 Seconds to Midnight' by Anthony White addresses an entirely different aspect of landscape art and focuses on themes of ecological breakdown and societal collapse. Referencing the current position of the Doomsday clock, White explores the pressing issues that the world is facing with a particular focus on the acts of dissent and solidarity. The textured, layered landscapes capture the essence of the Sublime, stirring up feelings of both awe and horror. The exhibitions will be running from 24 April until 25 May 2025 at Art Works Gallery in OneHolland.
From left to right: Myles Young, Slow Grow, 2025 and Anthony White, 89 seconds, 2025
CHRISTIE’S WILL AUCTION $30 M. CLAUDE MONET PAINTING IN MAY EVENING SALE
Claude Monet’s Peupliers au bord de l’Epte, crépuscule (1891), will be going up for auction at Christie’s upcoming 20th Century Evening Sale in New York. The painting depicts poplar trees at sunset and has been part of a family collection for 60 years. The painting holds an estimate of USD 30 million – USD 50 million and is part of Monet’s ‘Peupliers’ series that was created for the most part of 1891 in the northern French village of Giverny. Paintings that were part of this series have recently sold at auction, including Peupliers au bord de l’Epte, temps couvert (1891), which fetched USD 30.8 million at Sotheby’s in New York last November. This particular work that is coming up for auction is especially enchanting with its palette of pinks, purples, and blues, capturing the delicate light of dusk. Prior to this auction, the painting has been on display at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for over thirty years and it has been loaned to institutions across Europe and the US. The work will be unveiled in Taipei first on April 19, a strategic decision based on the city’s interest in Impressionism. Vanessa Fusco, Head of Impressionist and Modern Art at Christie’s New York, predicts that the lot will set a new record at auction for the ‘Peupliers’ series.
Claude Monet, Peupliers au bord de l’Epte, crépuscule, 1891
GUGGENHEIM ANNOUNCES 2025 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS
The Guggenheim Foundation have announced the 198 recipients for its 2025 fellowships. Among those to receive this prestigious fellowship are painters, filmmakers, photographers, choreographers, writers, poets, architects, scientists, anthropologists, engineers, historians, translators, and mathematicians. This year includes recipients spanning 53 disciplines, and who are working on projects addressing issues such as climate change, Indigenous studies, identity, democracy and politics, and incarceration. The funding for each participant generally ranges from $30,000 - $45,000. Those on the list this year for the fine art category includes Kamrooz Aram, Teresa Baker, Lucas Blalock, Sara Cwynar, Theaster Gates, Raul Guerrero, Ulrike Mueller, and Julie Tolentino. With regards to the photography category, Martine Gutierrez, Dionne Lee, and Farah Al Qasimi were amongst those chosen for the fellowship. In addition, the Guggenheim have announced that it will be presenting an exhibition with the New York Historical, showcasing works from their archives by a century of Fellows. Edward Hirsch, president of the Guggenheim Foundation, said in a statement, “At a time when intellectual life is under attack, the Guggenheim Fellowship celebrates a century of support for the lives and work of visionary scientists, scholars, writers, and artists. We believe that these creative thinkers can take on the challenges we all face today and guide our society towards a better and more hopeful future.”
YAYOI KUSAMA AND FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE NAMED TOP-SELLING ARTISTS OF 2024 BY HISCOX ART
The Hiscox Artist Top 100 (HAT 100) report was released at the start of April and revealed that Yayoi Kusama and François-Xavier Lalanne were the top-selling artists at auction in 2024. While Kusama retained her top spot from the previous year, Lalanne jumped from 34th place after generating $52.85 million in total sales. This year also saw women artists gaining more top spots, claiming four out of the top ten places. Cecily Brown ranked seventh after reaching sales of $13.37 million, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye ranked ninth with $10.39 million in sales, and finally Claude Lalanne claimed the tenth spot with $9.75 million in sales. It was also noted that the overall value of the young artists segment dropped by 49% year-over-year, despite strong contenders like Lucy Bull, Jadé Fadojutimi, and Nicolas Party leading with high sales. The report also mentioned how the auction sales for works created after 2000 dropped t $698 million in 2024, a 27% year-over-year decline. Robert Read, head of art and private client at Hiscox, also observed a change in collector behaviour, “We are also seeing a return to more measured and thoughtful collecting of art rather than the frenzy of recent years that was fuelled by speculators.”
ARCHITECT LINA GHOTMEH CHOSEN TO DESIGN QATAR’S PERMANENT VENICE PAVILION
Lina Ghotmeh has been chosen to design Qatar’s permanent national pavilion for the Venice Biennale. The pavilion will only be the third new structure built in Venice’s Giardini over the past 50 years, Ghotmeh’s proposal chosen for its architectural clarity and sensitivity to context. Sheikha Al Massaya bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, chair of Qatar Museums, has shared about Ghotmeh, “She has wholeheartedly embraced our vision for the Qatar Pavilion as a platform for the artistic, architectural, and cultural creativity of our nation and the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia.” Ghotmeh has worked on a number or prominent projects in the past, including the Bahrain pavilion for the upcoming Expo 2025 Osaka, the Estonian National Museum, and the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion in London. She also has ongoing works in Hamburg, Saudi Arabia’s AlUla, and at the British Museum.
Lina Ghotmeh
ART DUBAI IS CEMENTING ITS POSITION AS THE REGION’S KEY ART MARKET
Art Dubai opened this week, with plans to continue expanding along with the region’s goal of growing its art scene. This year’s fair includes 30 new exhibitors but remains a familiar landscape to previous years. However, this year has also seen new members on the team for Art Dubai, including Alexie Glass-Kantor as executive director of Art Dubai Group, and Dunja Gottweis as director the Art Dubai Fair. Art Dubai have also launched their new Editions fair and will be expanding its design week to Riyadh next month. While the fair is an important aspect of Art Dubai, there is a growing programme of events and initiatives, including an increasing number of civic initiatives. In 2020 the Dubai Collection was launched, which brings private collections to the public space; the project is part of a long-term strategy to contribute to Dubai’s cultural infrastructure. Benedetta Ghione, the executive director of Art Dubai, has shared, “It helps to be operating in a city—and country and region—that is doing very well, in which cultural infrastructure is being invested in, and in which there’s an obvious maturing of the scene that, in turn, attracts international attention and creates new opportunities. But our maturation is also an internal process… It feels like this is the right time to be putting in place an expanded team to meet our growing ambitions.”
Downtown Design fair, Art Dubai
JENNIE C. JONES HITS A HIGH NOTE WITH HER MUSICAL MET ROOF INSTALLATION
Celebrated for her incorporation of music and sound within her artistic practice, Jennie C. Jones showcases works commissioned by New York’s Metropolitan Museum for their rooftop. Jones has created three string instrument sculptures, which are activated by the breeze. Jones has compared the works to The Lightning Field, a land art piece by Walter De Maria. Visitors are not permitted to touch the instruments and are instead reliant on the breeze to stir the instruments; Jones has said that the nature of the works “open up a space for anticipation, for failure, for waiting, for impatience.” The sculptures were also created in response to the large collection of musical instruments that are held in the Met’s archive. Jones commented on the way that these instruments are kept behind glass, leaving one to wonder about what they sound like. The project was ambitious not only in its construction, but also because of the lack of a precedent set for such large-scale sculptures of instruments. But during the process, Jones delved deep into musical history, even looking into African American music and instrument making. The works focus on the legacy of abstract sculpture, inspired by musical figures like Moses Williams and Louis Dotson.
Jennie C. Jones, Ensemble (2025), for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Roof Garden Commission
Jordan Tan holds an MA in History of Art from the prestigious Courtauld Institute of Art. With a passion for fine art and the art market, Jordan plays a key role at Art Works by researching and interpreting trends across the primary and secondary markets, delivering valuable insights and business intelligence for the fine art department.
