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Prince Arthur of Connaught offering the Order of the Garter to the Meiji Emperor . Japan 1906. © the Trustees of the British Museum.
LONDON.- This focussed exhibition explores perceptions of Europe through specially chosen objects from Japan, China and South Asia. The new Asahi Shimbun Display, What is Europe? Views from Asia features objects that illustrate encounters between Europe and Asia from the 18th to the 20th century. Each of the thirteen objects on show has a unique story and reveals that this engagement was far more nuanced than has often been presented. Western perspective was adopted by many Asian painters and printmakers, and techniques such as etching were learned from printed European manuals in Japan. This display demonstrates the influence of European art through the display of a work by German expressionist Käthe Kollwitz. This print shows two men pulling a plough and clearly inspired the woodblock print on display by Chinese artist Li Hua that depicts the same theme. Kollwitzs prints were introduced in China through a work by leading literary figure Lu Xun. Only 50 copies of this insightful and rare ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day The photographer Ursula Schulz-Dornburg (b. 1938) has been devoting herself to border landscapes, places of transit and relics of past cultures for more than forty years. With the aid of thirteen extensive workgroups and altogether more than 200 works, the Städel Museum is offering the first comprehensive institutional survey of the artist's oeuvre ever in the exhibition "Ursula Schulz-Dornburg: The Land In-Between - Photographs from 1980 to 2012". Photo: Städel Museum
| Christie's to offer property from the Collection of Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson | | The Met welcomes one millionth visitor to The Costume Institute's "Heavenly Bodies" exhibition | | A 'missing link' sheds light on mystery of turtle evolution |
The top lot of the collection is David Smiths Five Ciarcs, 1963 (estimate in the region of $10 million). © Christies Images Limited 2018.
NEW YORK, NY.- In November 2018, Christies will present Property from the Collection of Harry W. and Mary Margaret Andersonas a highlight of 20th Century Week in New York. The Andersons collection stands as one of Americas most legendary assemblages of Post-War and Contemporary art, demonstrating over half a century of scholarship and dedication by Harry Hunk and Mary Moo Anderson. Encompassing approximately 200 lots, the present grouping represents a poignant representation of the Andersons collecting vision, ranging from Post-War and Contemporary to Impressionist and Modern Art and Prints and Multiples to American Paintings. The selection will be sold over several auctions beginning with the Evening and Morning Sales of Post-War and Contemporary art in November followed by an Online Only sale in December. Highlights include consummate examples ... More | |
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Gallery View, Medieval Sculpture Hall.
NEW YORK, NY.- Today, The Costume Institute's spring 2018 exhibition, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, welcomed its one millionth visitor, making it The Costume Institute's most attended show ever and The Met's third overall most attended. It replaces The Vatican Collections (1983) as number three, and is just behind Mona Lisa (1963). Treasures of Tutankhamun (1978) is The Met's most attended show, with 1,360,957 visitors. Heavenly Bodies is on view at The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters through October 8. In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2018, The Met welcomed more than 7.35 million visitors to its three locationsThe Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Cloisters, and The Met Breuer. It was the highest fiscal year attendance in the Museum's recorded history, due in part to attendance for Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer, which brought in more than 700,000 visitors during its run from November 13, 2017, th ... More | |
228-million-year-old fossil turtle didnt have a shell yet, but had the first toothless turtle beak.
TOKYO (AFP).- How did the turtle get its shell? It sounds like the start of a fable, but it's something scientists have wondered for years, and new fossil research is providing some clues. The way that turtles evolved into their modern form, with a shell fused to their skeleton and a beak-like face without teeth, has been described as "one of evolution's most enduring puzzles." Relatively few fossils of early turtles have been found, leaving it a mystery how the creature developed its unique features, and even which ancestors they evolved from. But new research published Thursday in the journal Nature fills in some gaps by examining a turtle fossil discovered in China that dates back 228 million years. The skeleton has a beak, but also some teeth, suggesting it may be a "missing link" in the evolution from an earlier toothy turtle to today's form. "This is the first early fossil turtle with a beak," said Chun Li, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences ... More |
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| The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Design and Interiors sales total $2,426,250 | | New species of fossil wombat unearthed in the Australian outback | | Yasuaki Ishizaka appointed Chairman & Managing Director of Sotheby's Japan |
The auction presented over 400 lots of furniture, decorative objects, and fine art. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie's August sale of Interiors totaled $2,426,250 with 96% sold by lot and 97% sold by value. The sale attracted a high volume of new bidders, with robust participation across all sales channels, and a significant amount of online bidding through Christies LIVE. There was significant global participation with registrants from 48 countries across Asia, the Americas, Middle East, Europe, United Kingdom, Russia, and Australia. The top lot of the sale was Jane Freilicher (American, 19242014), Flying Point, which realized $72,500 against a low estimate of $10,000. Additionally, strong prices were achieved for the selection of Property from the Collection of Tom Britt, with 100% of the lots offered sold and many significantly surpassing initial estimates. Ahead of the sale Christies worked alongside tastemakers Sarah Bray, Interiors Editor at Modern Luxury, ... More | |
The CT scan of a modern wombat jaw was used as a comparison with the fossil teeth © Brewer at al. 2018.
LONDON.- Molecular evidence suggests that wombats have an evolutionary history that stretches back some 40 million years. Despite this, our understanding of them is incredibly poor as their fossil record is limited and patchy. Dr Pip Brewer has recently described the oldest known wombat fossil as well as a new fossil wombat species in a paper published in Palaeontologia Electronica. She says, 'Studying wombats is a real pain when it comes to their fossil remains. 'This is partly due to Australia itself. It is an old, stable continent where you tend to have net erosion and not much deposition. This means that carcasses are more likely to be eroded away rather than quickly buried and turned into fossils. Wombats specifically are very rare.' Even as recently as 10 years ago, there was just a single wombat fossil older than 2.6 million years old. This paucity of wombat remains highlights the significance of the site that Pip ... More | |
Mr. Ishizaka rejoins Sothebys from his eponymous art advisory business, which he launched in 2015. Courtesy Sotheby's.
HONG KONG.- Sothebys announced that Yasuaki Ishizaka will rejoin the Company as Chairman and Managing Director, Sothebys Japan. Based in Tokyo, Mr. Ishizaka will be responsible for leading the local team and driving Sothebys business and presence in Japan. He will also play a key role in Sothebys business development strategy working closely with the Company's international leadership. Mr. Ishizaka begins with Sothebys in early September. Sothebys leadership in Japan one of the greatest locations of Eastern and Western collections, as well as home to some of the worlds most refined art, jewelry, wine, and car enthusiasts will only grow stronger with Akis appointment, said Tad Smith, Sothebys CEO. Mr. Ishizaka rejoins Sothebys from his eponymous art advisory business, which he launched in 2015. From 2005 to 2014, Mr. Ishizaka was the ... More |
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| Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King dead at 68 | | Museum Rietberg exhibits oldest shaman's costume in the world | | National Portrait Gallery celebrates the centennial of Leonard Bernstein's birth |
In this file photo taken on March 17, 2017, Ted Nujent Band/Whitford St.Holmes Band and Ed King (R) - founding member Lynyrd Skynyrd attend 2017 Amigo Nashville Guitar Show. RICK DIAMOND / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP.
LOS ANGELES (AFP).- Former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King, a Southern rock pioneer who co-wrote the hit "Sweet Home Alabama," has died, his official Facebook page account announced on Thursday. He was 68. The post said he died at home on Wednesday. It did not mention the cause, but rock music bible Rolling Stone said he had been battling lung cancer. "It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of Ed King who died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee on August 22nd, 2018," the Facebook post read. "We thank his many friends and fans for their love and support of Ed during his life and career." Guitarist Gary Rossington took to Lynyrd Skynyrd's official Twitter account to voice his shock over King's death. "Ed was our brother, and a great Songwriter and Guitar player. I know he will be reunited with the rest of the boys in Rock & Roll Heaven," he wrote. ... More | |
Shamans costume Russia, Siberia, Evenk, 2nd half of 18th century. Reindeer leather, metal, linen, animal and vegetable material. Collected by Baron von Asch. Ethnographic Collection of the Georg-August University of Göttingen.
ZURICH.- The oldest shamans costume in the world, fully preserved, is lodging at the Museum Rietberg since this week for the next two years. The costume, which is made of reindeer leather, is richly embellished with textile and metal artefacts. They represent the shamans helper spirits who accompany him on his journeys to the realms of the beyond. Made in Siberia, the costume came to Göttingen as a donation from Georg Thomas von Asch (1729 1807) in 1788. Von Asch, a physician and later field marshal of the imperial Russian army, presented the costume to the University of Göttingen in gratitude for the education he had received there. Because the building which holds the universitys ethnographic collection is presently being refurbished, the Museum Rietberg offered to provide a temporary home for this unique cultural property. Everything in the world is animated because ... More | |
Leonard Bernstein, Carnegie Hall, New York City (detail) by Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1960. Gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The 100th birthday of the late American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer and pianist Leonard Bernstein is Aug. 25. The Smithsonians National Portrait Gallery is recognizing the anniversary by displaying a portrait of Bernsteina promised gift to the museum from Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauserfrom Aug. 23 through Sept. 23 in the Portrait Gallerys Celebrate space, part of the first-floor north gallery. The photograph pictures Bernstein exhibiting his electrifying conducting style, as captured by the French humanist photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (19082004) during a rehearsal at Carnegie Hall. Taken in 1960, this candid image evokes of the dynamism that was Bernsteins hallmark. Bernstein, who moved to New York City in his 20s, debuted as a conductor with the New York Philharmonic in 1943, when he substituted for ailing maestro ... More |
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| 1921 Babe Ruth baseball card could reach $100,000-$200,000 in auction ending Sept. 1st | | Rare fully functional Apple-1 computer to be featured at live auction event in Boston | | At vintage drive-in theaters, the romance isn't yet dead |
The highest graded example of Babe Ruths 1921 E121 American Caramel baseball card one of only 68 cards known across all three E121 Ruth variations (minimum bid: $25,000).
DENVER, COLO.- The highest graded example of Babe Ruths 1921 E121 American Caramel baseball card one of only 68 cards known across all three E121 Ruth variations is up for bid in Small Traditions Summer Classic Auction, online at http://smalltraditions.com/catalog.aspx and ending Sept. 1st. Its an online-only auction. Phone bids can be submitted at 303-832-1975. The card, graded PSA NM 7, is easily the headliner of the more than 1,300 lots in the auction (1,200 of which are baseball cards). Rare and highly collectible cards for stars such as Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Satchell Paige, Al Kaline, Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Tiger Woods, Albert Pujols, Ichiro Suzuki, Tom Glavine, Peyton Manning, and others are also in the sale. But the Ruth card, understandably, is generating all the buzz. It shows the Bambino in a Boston uniform, having just thrown a ball. Underneath his photo it reads, R.F. ... More | |
The Apple-1 being auctioned is one of only 60-70 remaining of the original 200 that were designed and built by Jobs and Wozniak and sold for $666.66 at The Byte Shop in Mt. View, CA.
BOSTON, MASS.- An extremely rare fully functional Apple-1 computer will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction during its Remarkable Rarities live auction event in September. The Apple-1 being auctioned is one of only 60-70 remaining of the original 200 that were designed and built by Jobs and Wozniak and sold for $666.66 at The Byte Shop in Mt. View, CA one of the first personal computer shops in the world. The consigner paid $300 to the original owner, a co-worker who bought it at The Byte Shop, said Livingston. He began learning BASIC and writing small programs and even after outgrowing the system, held on to it, realizing it could one day be a piece of computing history. In 1982, he attempted to sell his Apple-1 to Wozniak for $10,000 an offer that, fortunately for him, went unanswered. The record auction price for an Apple-1 is $815,000, established in 2016. The later production Shop- ... More | |
People attend a drive-in movie screening at Family Drive-in in Stephens City, Virginia, on August 10, 2018. Nicholas Kamm / AFP.
STEPHENS CITY (AFP).- Once the quintessential spot for young love, the drive-in movie theater has by and large gone the way of the record player, a vestige of retro nostalgia. But despite the popularity of "Netflix and chill" at-home streaming sessions, some film-goers say the romance is far from dead: at one rural spot in Virginia, movie-goers looking for a trip down memory lane can get their fill of popcorn while enjoying a double feature under the stars. Patrons can view the big screen from the privacy of their cars -- perfect for the yawn-and-stretch move -- or outside for a "tailgate" party of the sorts that sees adults chit-chatting over snacks as kids romp on the playground. The Family Drive-In Theater in Stephens City -- 84 miles (135 miles) west of Washington -- is one of just 300 drive-ins still in operation stateside, down from 4,000 such cinemas in the 1960s when the concept peaked, becoming intrinsic to the fabric of classic Americana. Two films cost eight dollars and kids ... More |
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Heritage Auctions' $40 million ANA event hits three-year high
DALLAS, TX.- Bidders made numismatic history at Heritage Auctions American Numismatic Association events Aug. 14-19 as total sales surpassed $40 million the auctioneers biggest ANA auction since 2015. Total U.S. Coin sales reached $27,212,944 and delivered stunning sell-through rates of 97.3 percent by value and 98 percent by lot. Two historically important lots took top lot honors in their auction debuts. One of the worlds rarest coins the fourth known genuine surviving 1854-S Liberty half eagle gold piece, XF45 NGC, which initially was believed to be a fake sold for $2,160,000. Dubbed a discovery of a lifetime, the 19th century rarity is one of just 268 struck by the San Francisco Mint in 1854 during the California Gold Rush. The second, the unique 1792 $10 Washington President gold eagle pattern coin from the Eric P. Newman Collection, sold ... More
New public art installation at USF St. Petersburg inspires vision for the future
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.- The University of South Florida Public Art Program announced a new permanent public art installation by the renowned Brazilian artist Sandra Cinto in the Kate Tiedemann College of Business at Lynn Pippenger Hall on the USF St. Petersburg campus. Commissioned with funds provided through Floridas Art in State Buildings program, Cintos site-specific tile installation, The Invisible Telescope, is located on two exterior walls of the Collaboration Terrace and is visible from many vantage points throughout the building. Inspired by the career of philanthropist Kate Tiedemann, an entrepreneur of instruments to improve vision, The Invisible Telescope provides a space or lens for viewers to contemplate new perspectives and dreams for the future. The immersive installation also responds to the buildings architectural design, and its function ... More
Solo exhibition of new oils on canvas by Michelle Rogers on view at Jenn Singer Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Jenn Singer Gallery presents Michelle Rogers: Reclaiming, Rewilding, a solo exhibition of new oils on canvas by human rights and environmental activist and artist, Michelle Rogers. Well-predicted rising waters connect each canvas in this new body of work from Michelle Rogers. First inspired by her experience of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Rogers application of thick impasto creates lush textures that add depth to her rural and urban landscapes in the midst of a dramatic reclamation by nature. Depicted in locations ranging from Bangladesh to Texas, impressionistic figures human and animal - navigate through this great flood of climate change. The figures seem startlingly calm, as if this was not the beginning, but somewhere in the midst of their new reality. Perhaps they are the survivors whose rewilding has already begun. Nevertheless, one ... More
TASCHEN publishes 'Bruce W. Talamon. Soul. R&B. Funk. Photographs 1972-1982'
NEW YORK, NY.- Talamon saw it all during the golden age of soul, R&B, and funk. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, this young African American photographer from Los Angeles found himself backstage with an all-access pass to the heart of the music scene. He caught his first big break landing a position as a staff photographer at SOUL Newspaper in LA in the early 1970s, just as soul, R&B, and funk were becoming part of the mainstream. He captured the rehearsals and sound checks, recording sessions and costume fittings, the quiet reflective moments and life on the road, and, of course, the wild photo shoots and memorable performances. These photographs define an era famed for its glamour, fabulous fashions, and utter devotion to the groove. Including close to 300 photographs from 1972 to 1982, the extensive Talamon archives are presented ... More
North Carolina Museum of Art to add five sculptures to Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park
RALEIGH, NC.- The North Carolina Museum of Art will add to its outdoor art collection, installing five new works in the fall of 2018 and continuing through the spring of 2019. The works include site-specific temporary and permanent installations, as well as three works on long-term loan from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. Three monumental sculptures by masters of 20th-century artJoan Miró, George Rickey, and Ellsworth Kellyarrived in August on long-term loan from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. Installed in various sites around West Building, including the entrance Plaza, front lawn, and North Garden, these works animate the NCMA landscape with a diverse array of artistic expression. Lunar Bird by Joan Miró resembles ancient votive sculptures and reflects his interest in the cosmos, ... More
Charity art auction at Kistefos-Museet led to amazing 20.5 Million NOK
JEVNAKER.- Kistefos-Museet Director Egil Eide is delighted with the charity art auction and deeply grateful to all artists and gallery owners for their donations. A number of artists and galleries of international format donated more than 30 works for the auction. Artists represented with works at the auction included world-renowned names such as Anish Kapoor, Martin Kippenberger, Tony Cragg, Marina Abramović, George Condo, Lari Pittman, Elmgreen & Dragset, Jeppe Hein, Ilya Kabakov and Wilhelm Sasnal. All artworks were sold, and the three most successful were: 1. Marc Quinn, NOK 2.6 mil 2. Anish Kapoor, NOK 2.0 mill 3. George Condo, NOK 1.9 mill The amount raised will help finance Kistefos-Museets new museum building, "Twisted", designed by the architectural firm BIG Bjarke Ingels Group in Denmark. The auctioneer for the evening, Francis ... More
Bouchra Khalili is showing two current video works at Museum Folkwang
ESSEN.- In cooperation with Ruhrtriennale, Museum Folkwang is presenting two video installations by the French-Moroccan artist Bouchra Khalili (born in Casablanca, 1975). Her works focus on political themes, portraying members of various political minorities and their strategies of resistance. Through her artworks, Bouchra Khalili is constantly rearticulating the connections between subjectivity and collective history, questioning the complex relationships between the individual, their duties as a citizen, and civic belonging, calling into being a (new) collective voice. In Twenty-Two Hours (2018), a production commissioned by Ruhrtriennale, Bouchra Khalili investigates Jean Genets visit to the USA in 1970. Invited by the Black Panther Party, the French author stood in solidarity with this civil rights movement and its leadership, which was at that time arbitrarily detained. ... More
Linda Marrinon awarded $50,000 Don Macfarlane Prize
MELBOURNE.- Linda Marrinon is the second Australian artist to receive the $50,000 Don Macfarlane Prize an annual gift awarded to an established Australian artist in recognition of their unwavering, agenda-setting arts practice and contribution to Australian art. Born in 1959 and based in Melbourne, Linda Marrinon first came to prominence in the 1980s for her witty postmodern paintings, mixing pop culture and modern art. More recently, she has created a compelling body of figurative sculpture, combining 19th century techniques with a contemporary sensibility. Her beguiling sculptures are objects full of irony and humour, drawing on historical figures, theatrical stereotypes and fashion tropes. Echoing classical, 19th century sculptural traditions, Marrinon subverts the genre, reinterpreting this weighty history with amusing, anti-heroic and sometimes ... More
Sudan, music capital: Album recalls former rhythm beacon
NEW YORK (AFP).- Traveling Africa in search of its music, Vik Sohonie was struck by a common influence -- Sudan, whose songs still hold power over a generation in much of the continent. Sohonie, the founder of Osinato Records, a New York-based label devoted to bringing the music of overlooked and conflict-riven countries to wider audiences, has led a restoration of Sudan's musical heritage through a new album that arrives as the major artists of the country's golden era fade away. "Two Niles to Sing a Melody," which comes out on September 14 on three LPs or two CDs, follows Osinato's project on Somali music, "Sweet as Broken Dates," which was nominated this year for a Grammy for Best Historical Album. Unlike Ethiopian or even Somali music, which soaked up the big-band brass and jazz of the United States, Sudan's music is notable not for its foreign ... More
US urges Russia to 'immediately release' Ukrainian filmmaker Sentsov
WASHINGTON (AFP).- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to "immediately release" jailed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who has been on hunger strike for more than three months. Sentsov, a 42-year-old Kremlin opponent, was arrested in Crimea after Moscow's 2014 annexation of the peninsula and has been languishing in a Russian Artic prison with little hope of release. He announced the hunger strike in May demanding the release of all Ukrainian political prisoners being held in Russia. Pompeo "noted our concerns about Sentsov's health and urged Russia to immediately release Sentsov and all Ukrainian political prisoners," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a readout of the call. The case has garnered wide international attention. In the Czech ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, American painter Nancy Spero was born August 24, 1926. Nancy Spero (August 24, 1926 - October 18, 2009) was an American visual artist. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Spero lived for much of her life in New York City. She was married to, and collaborated with, artist Leon Golub. In this image: Portrait of Nancy Spero by Abe Frajndlich. Photo: Courtesy Galerie Lelong.
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