EDITOR’S LETTER
Welcome to The Wick
Hi All,
The Elizabeth Line, by Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation, and AtkinsRéalis is the winner of 2024’s RIBA Stirling Prize, sponsored by Autodesk. And it is likely to be by far the most visited Stirling Prize winner; there were 300 million journeys in its first two years, and now 700,000 passengers travel each weekday uniting the East with the West and boosting accessibility to a myriad of cultural hubs.
The 2024 edition of Art Basel Paris opened at the newly renovated Grand Palais. At the end of the opening preview day, White Cube’s sale of Julie Mehretu’s Insile (2013) for $9.5 million led the sales. David Hammons’ Untitled (Body Print) (ca. 1974) sold for $750,000 while Josef Alber’s Study for Homage to the Square: Terraced (1954–56) went for $618,990 and Antony Gormley’s STRAIN III (2023) for $649,230. The Palais is hosting 195 galleries from 42 countries. In a crowd of collectors and curators were actors Chloë Sevigny, Natalie Portman, and Owen Wilson.
With best wishes from me and KTW Family,
Katy
The Elizabeth Line, by Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation, and AtkinsRéalis is the winner of 2024’s RIBA Stirling Prize, sponsored by Autodesk. And it is likely to be by far the most visited Stirling Prize winner; there were 300 million journeys in its first two years, and now 700,000 passengers travel each weekday uniting the East with the West and boosting accessibility to a myriad of cultural hubs.
The 2024 edition of Art Basel Paris opened at the newly renovated Grand Palais. At the end of the opening preview day, White Cube’s sale of Julie Mehretu’s Insile (2013) for $9.5 million led the sales. David Hammons’ Untitled (Body Print) (ca. 1974) sold for $750,000 while Josef Alber’s Study for Homage to the Square: Terraced (1954–56) went for $618,990 and Antony Gormley’s STRAIN III (2023) for $649,230. The Palais is hosting 195 galleries from 42 countries. In a crowd of collectors and curators were actors Chloë Sevigny, Natalie Portman, and Owen Wilson.
With best wishes from me and KTW Family,
Katy
Objects of Desire
Rain Shell Jacket by The North Face x Yinka Ilori
Monday Muse
Interview Lady Dentaa Amoateng MBE
Spotlight
Spotlight artist Sutapa Biswas
Video Interviews
Interview The Wick x 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair 2024
Visual Arts
Happenings ‘DOUBLE EXPOSURE: David Bailey & Mary McCartney’ at Claridge’s ArtSpace
Happenings
Viewing Conversations at National Museums Liverpool
A major survey brings together the work of almost 50 leading Black women and non-binary artists who are transforming British art today.
Viewing Art Basel Paris 2024
Art Basel Paris 2024 returns to the Grand Palais with a few surprises in store.
Viewing Lauren Halsey: emajendat at Serpentine Gallery
Lauren Halsey’s love letter to South Central in South Kensington is a feast for the eyes and ears.
