Jannis KOUNELLIS

While the Pinault Foundation is currently celebrating Arte Povera with a masterful exhibition, Artprice looks at contrasting developments in its market, where auction records have been conspicuous by their absence for more than a decade. Has Arte Povera been devalued? and what are its artists worth today? Nearly a decade ago, key Arte Povera works […]

Every other Friday Artprice posts an auction ranking highlighting the Art Market’s major trends. This week – dedicated to Art Basel – Artprice looks at the 10 most expensive artists in Basel Art Fair’s ‘Unlimited’ sector. Art Basel (13-16 June 2019), the world’s most prestigious Contemporary art fair, is currently in full swing, attracting tens […]

Pioneer of Arte Povera, Jannis Kounellis died on 16 February 2017 in Rome, aged 80. He leaves behind a strong and radical oeuvre that still elicits passionate bidding from certain quarters. Arriving in Rome at the age of twenty to study at the city’s Fine Arts Academy, the young Jannis KOUNELLIS was disappointed by the […]