Vasily Kandinsky ‘Composition 8’ July 1923, oil on canvas, 140.3 x 200.7 cm, Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R Guggenheim Founding Collection, by gift. Photo: Courtesy Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation.
In February this year, the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) announced that it would be bringing an exclusive exhibition of the Russian Constructivist, Vasily (sometimes styled Wassily) Kandinsky (1866-1944) to Sydney, alongside the equally celebrated sculptor Louise Bourgeois.
The pairing – two well-loved artists who have influenced generations – caught the attention of the art community, which also noted their whopping values on the secondary market shaping other notions of ”value”.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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