The Picture

"Bust of a Woman (Fernande Olivier)" [spring 1909] by Acquavella Galleries

"Two Acrobats with a Dog" [early 1905] by Acquavella Galleries

The tenth episode of "The Picture" podcast centers on the new exhibition "Eva Hesse | Hannah Wilke: Erotic Abstraction," currently on view at Acquavella Galleries.

Exhibition curator Eleanor Nairne and art historian Jo Applin discuss Hesse and Wilke's parallel, if not entirely synchronized, lives in New York in the 1960s, and their foundational works in the history of post-Minimalist and feminist art.

"Eva Hesse | Hannah Wilke: Erotic Abstraction" is on view May 5 – June 18, 2021, at Acquavella Galleries in New York.

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In the ninth episode of "The Picture" podcast, Jacob El Hanani speaks with writer Adam Kirsch about the artist's exhibition of recent works on canvas, now on view at Acquavella Galleries in New York.

Jacob El Hanani is often referred to as “the grandfather of micro-drawing.” His exquisitely detailed drawings, each done by hand, serve as remarkable records of his craftsmanship and decades-long dedication to line-making. Born in Casablanca and raised in Israel, he has lived and worked in the same SoHo studio for nearly 50 years.

Guggenheim fellow Adam Kirsch previously served as poetry critic at The New Republic. His recent writings have been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, and Tablet, where he is a contributing editor.

"Jacob El Hanani: Recent Works on Canvas" is on view May 5–June 18, 2021, at Acquavella Galleries.

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Jacob El Hanani

"Without Form and Void (Tohu Wa-bohu)" (2019)

Ink on gessoed canvas

50 x 50 inches (127 x 127 cm)

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The eighth episode of "The Picture" podcast features a conversation between artist Tom Sachs and "New Yorker" staff writer Naomi Fry, recorded on a rainy Friday evening over mezcal at Sachs' studio in New York. The two friends spoke on the occasion of the new exhibition "Tom Sachs: Handmade Paintings" at Acquavella Galleries in New York.

Although painting has long been a focus of his practice, this exhibition of conspicuously handmade work is the first to focus exclusively on Sachs' paintings. With an introduction from gallery director Philippe de Montebello, Tom and Naomi's conversation touches on Sachs’ love for the Simpsons, his early years re-creating Mondrian paintings with duct tape, and why, according to Sachs, "Creativity is the enemy."

"Tom Sachs: Handmade Paintings" is on view November 5–December 18, 2020, at Acquavella Galleries.

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Tom Sachs

"Krusty O's" (2019)

Synthetic polymer on canvas

72 x 72 inches (152.4 x 182.9 cm)

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In the seventh episode of "The Picture" podcast, gallery director Philippe de Montebello is joined by Joan Punyet Miró, grandson of Spanish master Joan Miró, whose solo exhibition "Miró the Sculptor: Elements of Nature" is currently on view at Acquavella Galleries in New York.

Late in a storied career characterized by a lifelong love of experimentation, Joan Miró dedicated himself to sculpture and, in particular, the creation of hundreds of bronzes, 23 of which are on view at Acquavella. From 1966 until his death in 1983, Miró was unflagging in his aim to explore and redefine the medium of sculpture, telling his friend Alexander Calder at the age of 81: “I am an established painter but a young sculptor.”

"Miró the Sculptor: Elements of Nature" is on view January 13 – February 29, 2020, at Acquavella Galleries: https://www.acquavellagalleries.com/exhibitions/miro-the-sculptor-elements-of-nature

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Joan Miró and Joan Gardy Artigas in Gallifa, Barcelona, c. 1960; photograph by Francesc Català-Roca © Photographic Archive F. Català-Roca - Arxiu Històric del Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya. © 2020 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid.

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In the sixth episode of "The Picture" podcast, American painter Wayne Thiebaud speaks with writer and critic Michael Thomas and gallery director Philippe de Montebello on the occasion of the new exhibition "Wayne Thiebaud: Mountains 1965-2019," the artist's third solo exhibition at Acquavella Galleries.

Recorded in front of a live audience at Acquavella Galleries in New York, their conversation touches on Thiebaud's lifelong passion for teaching, his favorite dessert (lemon meringue pie), and the similarities in painting mountainous snowdrifts and mounds of whipped cream.

"Wayne Thiebaud Mountains: 1965-2019" is on view November 5–December 13, 2019, at Acquavella Galleries.

Further viewing: vimeo.com/373437169

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Wayne Thiebaud

"Canyon Pass" (2019)

Oil on canvas

60 x 60 inches (152.4 x 152.4 cm)

© Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York

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The fifth episode of "The Picture" podcast centers on painter Lucian Freud and his large-scale naked portraits as seen in "Monumental," a major loan exhibition currently on view at Acquavella Galleries in New York. Gallery director Philippe de Montebello speaks with Freud's longtime assistant and friend David Dawson as well as curator Michael Auping in a conversation about Freud's process, his relationship with his models, and the difference between naked and nude in Freud's pursuit of what he called "a more complete portrait."

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"Naked Portrait with Green Chair" (Detail) (1999)


Oil on canvas

63 1/2 x 61 1/4 inches (161.3 x 155.6 cm)

Private Collection⠀

© The Lucian Freud Archive / Bridgeman Images

For the fourth episode of "The Picture" podcast, gallery director Philippe de Montebello speaks with painter Wayne Thiebaud about color, cake and the 98-year-old artist's love for the act of painting.

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Wayne Thiebaud

"Tulip Sundaes" (2010)

Oil on canvas board

14 x 17 inches (35.6 x 43.2 cm)

© Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York

In the third episode of “The Picture” podcast, gallery director Michael Findlay joins art critic and journalist Judd Tully for a conversation about the art market. The two friends discuss international auction houses, the changing gallery model, and the growing influence—and pressures—of art fairs.

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