On top of this, the gallery has announced new additions to its roster: French artist Mathieu Mercier (Prix Duchamp 2003) and installation and performance artist Naama Tsabar, from Israel, will now be represented by Paul Kasmin, having both previously shown work with Denis Gardarin. Art News has more information.
ArtBahrain, the art fair which launched in 2015, has undergone a rebranding: this year the fair returns under the name Art Bahrain Across Borders (ArtBAB) with an invigorated program of events. The fair will feature two pavilions: one showcasing work by 30 Bahraini artists, chosen by an international jury, and the other devoted to international artists. ArtBAB will also include a section for 35 galleries from around the world, along with a series of talks and an education programme. Rather than taking place in the fall, the fair will now run from March 22-26, 2017, putting it in direct competition with Art Dubai. The Art Newspaper has more.
JTT, the New York gallery started by Jasmin Tsou in 2012, will move to a larger premises at 191 Chrystie Street, becoming one of several Lower East Side galleries that have relocated this year. The 1,500-square-foot second-floor space, a ten-minute walk from JTT’s modestly sized home on Suffolk Street, will open with a show of Diane Simpson’s early Samurai works on November 13. The Suffolk Street space’s final exhibition will be Cole Sayer’s current display, “Wicked,” which runs through October 16. More info on Art News.
The Metropolitan Museum in New York announced today that is has received a gift of 29 drawings and studies produced by Thomas Hart Benton in preparation for the famous mural America Today (1930-1931) from the global insurance company AXA. The mural itself was donated to the Met by AXA in 2012, a starring addition to the museum’s collection of American Modernism. The supplementary works are on view adjacent to the mural through January 16, 2017. More via the Met Museum.
Paris’s Musée Carnavalet — which charts the French capital’s rich history — closed last week in order to carry out a long-term restoration and renovation effort. The €43 million project will include significant repair work to the two hôtels particuliers that house the museum, dating from the mid-16th and late 17th century respectively. The museum’s director, Valérie Guillaume, said that part of the money for the project will go towards updating the museum’s display, which contains a number of significant “holes”, including the Middle Ages, Renaissance and 20th-21st centuries. During the closure, the collection will be inventoried and digitized. The Musée Carnavalet is due to reopen in late 2019 or early 2020. Read more on The Art Newspaper.
