Observingarts: Art Basel, gallery list 2016

Art Basel today announced its gallery list  for the 47th edition of the show in Basel, Switzerland, taking place from June 16 to  June 19, 2016.  287 leading international galleries will  present works ranging from the early  20th century to the most contemporary artists of today. The Basel show, whose Lead  Partner is UBS, will present a diverse geographical selection of leading international  galleries from 33 countries.  Read more

Observingarts: Galerie Daniel Blau exhibits photography at TEFAF 2016

TEFAF is the occasion at which Galerie Daniel Blau introduces their most exquisite artworks, which in many instances are collected over years, enabling them to contextualise and often premiere these as groups at the fair. They will introduce unique or previously unrecognised photographic objects to the public. 

This year’s program ranges from the magical era of the medium’s origins in 1839 to the rise of photojournalism a hundred years later. Read more 

Weegee (1899-1968)

Hep cats in a hurry

Silver gelatin print on glossy fibre paper 17 x 21.4 cm

Weegee International Centre of Photography

Occasion April 28 1943, printed in 1943