Tag: Spain

Frank Gehry’s Iconic Masterpiece

Last night, just after publishing the post on theContemporary Art Market, I got to know about the passing away of Frank Gehry – an architect and personality with a close connect to the contemporary art market. In the early 1990s, the Guggenheim Museum in NY decided to lend its name and collection to an outpost … Continue reading Frank Gehry’s Iconic Masterpiece →

The Columbian Exchange and the Dawn of the Homogenocene

When Columbus reached the Americas in 1492, the ecosystems of the Western and Eastern hemispheres had remained isolated for millennia and were strikingly different. His voyage set in motion what has come to be known as the Columbian Exchange, a vast transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds. This … Continue reading The Columbian Exchange and the Dawn of the Homogenocene →