March 2026 • What I’m Seeing
March 2026 • Volume 002
Friend and gallerist, Evan Lobel of Lobel Modern, will have his live auction at Bonhams new flagship location Wednesday, March 4. The preview is live and has many interesting and important pieces.
Bonhams presents New York Modern: The Evan Lobel Collection as the inaugural live auction in the historic Steinway Hall, Bonhams' new flagship location. Featuring a select array of works from the collection of renowned New York gallerist Evan Lobel, the auction showcases a refined group of New York artists and designers–many of whom once maintained prestigious showroom spaces in Midtown Manhattan and helped shape the city's post‑war design landscape. Bonhams' move to Steinway Hall, a historic landmark, highlights the importance of New York City as the centre of the art and design market and Bonhams' commitment to this legacy.
Rooted in French and Asian design traditions yet expressed with a modern sensibility, the Evan Lobel's groupings reflect innovative material approaches and a forward‑looking aesthetic central to New York's design history, with creators such as Philip (1907–1987) and Kelvin LaVerne (1937–2025), Karl Springer (1931–1991), and Stephen Rolfe Powell (1951-2019) among those represented. Additionally, the preview will feature a rare painting with diamond dust of investor and philanthropist Sid Bass by iconic New York artist Andy Warhol (1928–1987).
Highly recommend the preview and live event
Shows Around The World.. and online
Tracey Emin. Second Life at Tate Modern (Until August 31) A major retrospective which celebrates Emin in all her contradictions. This is a very important show.
Roy Lichtenstein: Painting with Scattered Brushstrokes at Gagosian 24th St, New York (March 10 - April 25): Gagosian is highlighting lesser-known works that Lichtenstein made with scattered brushstrokes. These pieces still feature his eye for vivid colors and textured dots, but now take rhythm from the paintbrush.
Rothko in Florence at Palazzo Strozzi, Italy (March 12 - August 23): In the words of the curators, it explores the way Rothko “translated the tension between classical measure and expressive freedom into painting.”
Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds in New York at The Jewish Museum (March 20 - July 26): The powerful works in this exhibition at the Jewish Museum are arguably among Klee’s best, and were created in great pain.
The Treasure Auction Previews (March 21 - March 26): KRSTN members are invited to experience the works in person or virtually, to consider scale, surface, and placement, before bidding begins.
Chez 1941 - 1954 (March 24 - July 26): In this Grand Palais, Paris show, 230 paintings, drawings, books, and cut-out gouaches, dating from 1941 to 1954, embody the artist’s last visionary flights.
The Treasure Auction Live Event at the Gallery (March 27, 6-8pm): Works will be presented in sequence and bidding conducted in the room where the liveliness of auctioneer, Brendan Dyer, and the collectors present create an atmosphere that is nearly electric.
Chez Matisse: The Legacy of a New Painting (March 27 - August 16): This exhibition in Barcelona presents work that follows the artist’s path from beginning to end, with much of the art coming from the recently shuttered Centre Pompidou.
Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World is a Mystery (March 27 - April 9): “I like to paint simple things that are a little strange.” Sign me up for this comprehensive survey of her simple weirdness.
Manet & Morisot at Cleveland Art Museum (March 29 - July 5): The exhibition asks audiences to consider a new perspective that views the two Impressionists as equals who inspired each other.
Bonus: Jim Jarmush has a new film I plan to see: Father Mother Sister Brother.
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