Galerie Cecile Fakhoury announces representation of artist Ouattara Watts
Born in the Ivory Coast in 1957, Watts studied at Paris’ Beaux Arts and worked in Jacques Yankel’s studio, before moving to New York in 1988 following the advice of friend Jean-Michel Basquiat. The artist will have a solo show at the Abidjan-based gallery in the spring.
Outtara Watts employs “found objects, photographs and other found materials, evoking the artist’s multicultural identity”. His work has been shown at documenta 11 (Kassel), at the Whitney Biennial in New York and at the Venice Biennale. More information on the artist is available via the gallery's website and via an interview published on HAPPENING.
NADA awards its annual International Gallery Prize
The New Art Dealers Alliance has awarded its annual International Gallery Prize to galleries Parallel Oaxaca, (Mexico City) and Stereo (Warsaw).
Both galleries will participate for the first time at NADA from March 8 through 11, where Parallel Oaxaca will present works by Jennifer Teets and Lorenzo Cirrincione, whilst Stereo will feature artists Jakub Czyszczoń and Noa Glazer. More details via Artnews.
Erkka Nissinen at Parallel Oaxaca.
A £36.5 million Picasso to kick off the London auction season
On February 28, Sotheby’s will auction off the work Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter), estimated at £36.5 million.
The work, which has never previously been on the market, is guaranteed by the auction house. The Impressionist and Modern Art sale on February 28 will also feature works by Marc Chagall. Read more via The Art Newspaper.
Pablo Picasso, Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter).
