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The Orange Peel, a live music space that has been closed since March, in Asheville, N.C., Jan. 27, 2021. Tens of thousands of eligible music clubs, theaters, museums and other spaces may overwhelm a $15 billion grant fund run by the Small Business Administration. Mike Belleme/The New York Times.
by Stacy Cowley
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- In December, Congress created a $15 billion grant fund for clubs and performance spaces, recognizing that thousands of cultural institutions were at risk of closing permanently because there is no safe way to attend a rock concert or Broadway musical in a pandemic. Now comes the hard part: doling out the cash. The list of eligible recipients is large, and the Small Business Administration the agency in charge of creating rules and systems for the initiative, the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant has never run a major grant program. Its biggest pandemic relief effort, the $800 billion Paycheck Protection Program, was an extension of a long-running loan program, and even then it was plagued by confusion, complexity and inequities. People are cautiously optimistic and excited, but theres also so much anxiety, said Liz Tallent, marketing and special events director at the Orange Peel, an 18-year-old music club in Asheville, North Carolina. Before the pandem ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Andrew Kreps Gallery is presenting Pop-up, Camille Blatrix's first exhibition with the gallery, as well as the artist's first exhibition in New York. Image courtesy of the Artist and Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York. Photo: Dan Bradica.
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| Richard Feigen, gallerist and champion of art, dies at 90 | | Archaeologists find a mummy with a golden tongue | | And in the beginning, there was Gordon Parks |
Richard Feigen at the Yale University Art Gallery, where 60 works from his personal collection of Italian paintings were on view, in New Haven, Conn., July 23, 2010. Christopher Capozziello/The New York Times.
by Neil Genzlinger
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Richard Feigen, a prominent gallerist, dealer and collector whose influence in the art world in New York and beyond included brokering top-dollar deals of all sorts for museums and magnates while championing both old masters and new talent, died Jan. 29 in Mount Kisco, New York. He was 90. His daughter, Philippa Feigen Malkin, said the cause was complications of COVID-19. Feigen had a hand in numerous headline-making art sales during his more than 60 years in the business. At his galleries in Manhattan, Chicago and elsewhere, he hosted countless exhibitions, including early ones by emerging figures like pop artist Gerald Laing and sculptor Enrique Castro-Cid. For years he represented the elusive collagist Ray Johnson, and he was a big booster of assemblagist Joseph Cornell, painter and sculptor Jean Dubuffet and painter and printmaker Max Beckmann, all of whom received shows at his galleries. ... More | |
A human skull with a golden tongue nestled in its jawbone. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via The New York Times.
by Jacey Fortin
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Archaeologists working at a temple on the outskirts of the Egyptian city of Alexandria have found 16 human burial chambers there, the governments ministry of tourism and antiquities announced Friday. At least one contained a human skull with a golden tongue nestled in its jawbone. The tongue was made of gold foil, according to a statement from the ministry, which added that it was meant to ensure that the deceased person would be able to speak in the afterlife. It was discovered at the temple of Taposiris Magna, which is on the southwestern outskirts of Alexandria, on Egypts Mediterranean coast. Archaeologists found other golden artifacts, too, including a funeral mask with golden flakes arranged in the shape of a wreath and some gilded decorations depicting Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the dead. During the time of the pharaohs, gold was often used to decorate the funereal masks of rulers like King Tutankhamen. It had also been molded to encase the finger ... More | |
Gordon Parks in a Stetson and denim jacket on the set of his autobiographical film, The Learning Tree. The Gordon Parks Foundation via The New York Times.
by Guy Trebay
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Because this year marks the 50th anniversary of his groundbreaking 1971 film, Shaft; because two fine shows of his pioneering photojournalism are on view at the Jack Shainman galleries in Chelsea; because a suite from his influential 1957 series, The Atmosphere of Crime, is a highlight of In and Around Harlem, on view at the Museum of Modern Art; and because, somehow, despite the long shadow cast by a man widely considered the preeminent Black American photographer of the 20th century, he is too little known, the time seems right to revisit some elements of the remarkable life, style and undimmed relevance of Gordon Parks. Born Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks in Fort Scott, Kansas, on Nov. 30, 1912, he attended segregated schools where he was prohibited from playing sports and was advised not to aim for college because higher education was pointless for people destined to be porters and maids. Once, he ... More |
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| Online exhibition explores Palmyra in English and Arabic | | The Parrish Art Museum announces Kelly Taxter as next Director | | New Orleans Museum of Art announces transformative gift of photography from Dr. Russell Albright |
Temple of Baalshamin, Louis Vignes, 1864. Albumen print, 8.8 x 11.4 in. (22.5 x 29 cm). The Getty Research Institute, 2015.R.15
LOS ANGELES, CA.- For centuries the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra have captured the imagination testaments to the legacy of the prosperous multicultural center of trade that once dominated the region. Online beginning February 3, Return to Palmyra, presented in English and Arabic, invites audiences to explore the rich history of the city, including an exhibition of rare 18th-century etchings and 19th-century photographs of the site, new scholarship, and a moving interview with Waleed Khaled al-Asad about the modern-day experience of living and working among the ruins of this storied locale. With the help of a committee of Arabic scholars and specialists, this born-digital exhibition looks at Palmyra from a regional perspective. European and American artists and scholars have often approached Palmyras compelling, unique history from a western perspective, says Mary Miller, director of the ... More | |
Kelly Taxter joined the Jewish Museum in 2013 and was most recently the Barnett and Annalee Newman Curator of Contemporary Art, the Museums first endowed and named contemporary curator position. Photo: Jason Nocito.
WATER MILL, NY.- The Parrish Art Museum announced that Kelly Taxter will be the next director of the Museum. The announcement was made by Mary E. Frank, President and Co-Chair of the Board of the prominent art museum, located in the Hamptons, on Eastern Long Island, NY. Taxter will assume her new role on March 22, joining a rising class of new, influential female museum leaders around the country. After an extensive search, the Board enthusiastically selected Taxter, said Frank. Kellys depth of experience in the contemporary art world and at the Jewish Museum, where tradition melds with innovation, will enable her to infuse the Parrish with a new vitality and with a fresh perspective on the role that the Parrish can play in our complex community. She will bring relevance to the Museum while respecting its ... More | |
Cindy Sherman (American, born 1954), Untitled #225, 1990. Chromogenic print. Gift and bequest of H. Russell Albright, M.D., 92.834.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- Noted radiologist and art collector Dr. H. Russell Albright (1934-2017) bequeathed his extensive and important photography collection to the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), and left a fund to create an endowment in support of the museums Department of Photographs. Dr. Albright had a long and significant relationship with NOMA, filling many roles over the span of 30 years, ranging from Board Trustee to longtime Fellow. Russell Albright was generous and influential in his involvement with the museum during his lifetime, and his devotion to collecting served as a model for others in our community, says Susan Taylor, Montine McDaniel Freeman Director of NOMA. His collection will serve as the core of contemporary photography at NOMA and the accompanying endowment fund will ensure that his legacy at the museum will live ... More |
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| A painter explores his royal roots | | Hindman Auctions appoints Jacob Coley as Director and Senior Specialist of the Antiquities Department | | Dragon dancers scale up ambitions in Vietnam |
A likeness of artist Roméo Mivekannins own face from Behanzin, His Three Wives Standing, His Three Daughters, in Paris Jan. 22, 2021. Elliott Verdier/The New York Times.
by Farah Nayeri
PARIS (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Even the palace doors were torn off their hinges and carted away. When French forces colonized the kingdom of Dahomey in the 1890s, they overthrew the ruler, King Behanzin, and looted everything left behind: elaborate thrones; ceremonial scepters; half man, half animal statues. The priceless treasures ended up in museums in France. Soon, France will return 26 of those treasures to Benin, the West African nation where the kingdom once was. To one young contemporary artist, Roméo Mivekannin, this act of restitution has deep personal significance: He is King Behanzins great-great-grandson. Raised in Benin and now living in France, Mivekannin, 34, has started exploring his royal roots with ... More | |
Coley brings nearly a decade of art industry experience to his role at Hindman.
CHICAGO, IL.- Hindman announced the appointment of experienced antiquities specialist, Jacob Coley, as Director and Senior Specialist of the Antiquities Department. As the head of Antiquities, Coley will work to grow the department from its early successes and aims to expand sales to include a broader range of ancient and ethnographic art. We are delighted that Jacob has joined the Antiquities Department at Hindman, and his strong experience working with ancient art will undoubtedly be valuable as we continue to grow this critical area of the firm, shared Hindmans Senior Vice President of Decorative Arts & Collectibles Molly Morse Limmer. We saw a fantastic start to specialized Antiquities sales in 2020, and we look forward to seeing how Coleys expertise and knowledge can help to expand the department. Coley brings nearly a decade of art industry experience to his role at Hindman. Previously Managing Direc ... More | |
This photograph taken on January 20, 2021 shows Nguyen Thuy Huong, 17, preparing for a practice session at the Tu Anh Duong lion and dragon dance school in Can Tho city in southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP.
by Quy Le Bui
CAN THO (AFP).- By day, Le Yen Quyen works as a pharmacist at her local health clinic in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. At night, she dances under the head of a lion on perilously high metal poles, practising her moves ahead of Lunar New Year festivities. Quyen, 27, was one of the first women to join the Tu Anh Duong lion and dragon dance troupe, where performers mimic the movements of the creatures to bring good luck and dispel evil spirits. Evening after evening in the southern city of Can Tho, she perfects the stunts she will show off during Tet, the Vietnamese New Year holiday which begins next week. Her baby daughter, who accompanies her to every session, looks on from the sidelines. ... More |
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| Bruce Museum Seaside Center completes Luke's wish crowdfunding campaign for climate change exhibit | | Heather Gaudio Fine Art opens an exhibition of works by Martin Kline | | Michener Art Museum reopens with reinstalled galleries and brand new exhibition |
The Greenwich High School sophomore and Seaside Center volunteer, who lost his battle with cancer in 2019, planned a career working on climate change mitigation.
GREENWICH, CONN.- Luke Meyers had a wish, and his family, friends, fellow students, and the entire community are helping make his wish become a lasting and meaningful legacy. The Greenwich High School sophomore and Seaside Center volunteer, who lost his battle with cancer in 2019, planned a career working on climate change mitigation. He saw as his lifes mission the urgent need to spread awareness of the risks caused by global warning, and to seek solutions to address the impact that climate change is having on both a global and local level. Luke contacted the Make-A-Wish Foundation about installing a climate change education exhibit at the Bruce Museum Seaside Center. He wanted the exhibit to focus on sea-level rise, the impacts on Long Island Sound marine life, and most important, to inform people on what actions ... More | |
Martin Kline, Blue/Red Allover, 2020 (detail). Encaustic on panel, 60 x 60 x 3 1/2 inches.
NEW CANAAN, CONN.- Heather Gaudio Fine Art is presenting Martin Kline: Allover Paintings, his third solo exhibition at the gallery. The show opened on January 23rd and runs through March 6th, 2021. Throughout the course of his career, Kline has examined systems of historicism and presentation with a focused and disciplined approach creating bodies of works in series. Each of these has had their distinctive visual language. For this exhibition, Kline presents his newest group of paintings entitled Allover, inspired by the drip technique he utilized in Dream of Pollock (for Kirk Varnedoe) back in 2007. The multi-colored Allover series consists of, for the most part, strictly monochromatic abstractions. Created in a looser, automatist fashion, these paintings have a more fluid sensibility, with random thread-like rivulets of pigment networked in and out of broader, purposeful bands of color. The paintings are not merely mo ... More | |
David Graham (b. 1952), P-Star Parking, Dallas, Texas, 1997. Dye coupler print on paper, 19 x 19. Michener Art Museum Collection.
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- The Michener Art Museum will reopen to the public February 5, 2021 with the new exhibition Through the Lens: Modern Photography in the Delaware Valley. On view through August 15, 2021, this major exhibition is curated by the Micheners Curator of American Art Laura Turner Igoe, PhD, and Curatorial Assistant Tara Kaufman, MA. Through the Lens explores nearly 70 years of artistic experimentations with photographic processes and subject matter by artists in the Delaware Valley region. The exhibition is organized through the themes of form, figure, landscape, community, and social and political activism and highlights over 100 photographs by nearly 40 artists. Through the Lens draws primarily from the Micheners own deep collection of local photography, including many works that have never before been on view, from late prints by the modernist ... More |
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Highlights of "Manhattan Music Exhibition" - Margin Alexander Music
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Shortlist for the 2021 Margaret Tait Award announced
GLASGOW.- LUX Scotland announced the shortlist for the 2021 Margaret Tait Award. Andrew Black, Christian Noelle Charles, Mathew Wayne Parkin, Tako Taal, and Winnie Herbstein have been shortlisted from a pool of eligible artists who were nominated through an open call process, of which there was a record number of nominations this year. The shortlisted artists have been invited to submit a proposal for the £15,000 commission, which will premiere at Glasgow Film Festival in 2022, and will subsequently tour with LUX Scotland alongside a solo exhibition at LUXs space in London. The 2021 Award will be announced on Wednesday 3 March 2021. The Margaret Tait Award is Scotlands most prestigious annual moving image prize for artists. Inspired by the pioneering Orcadian filmmaker and poet Margaret Tait (191899), the award recognises ... More
Newfields announces new executive structure
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.- Newfields announces new executive structure featuring three new appointments as part of a long-term succession plan designed to ensure continued growth and positive momentum for Newfields. Newfields Board of Trustees has established the new position of President of Newfields and enabled the President to appoint The Ruth Lilly Director of The Garden and Fairbanks Park; and The Melvin & Bren Simon Director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. The Newfields Board of Trustees has worked with Dr. Charles L. Venable since his arrival in 2012 to substantially broaden and diversify our attendance, increase earned and philanthropic income, and reduce debt and reliance on our endowment, said Katie Betley, Newfields Board of Trustees Chairwoman. This hard work has made Newfields more vibrant and sustainable, ... More
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers announces results of online Estate Fine Art & Antiques auction
CRANSTON, RI.- A beautiful Chinese Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or earlier embroidered tapestry, depicting three Buddha figures seated on lotus thrones, sold for $12,500 in an online Estate Fine Art & Antiques auction held January 28th by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers. The textile was the top lot of the 388-lot auction and was nicely housed in a 37 ¾ inch by 25 ½ inch frame. When that Chinese tapestry came through the door, I knew the quality was better than normal, said Bruneau & Co. president Kevin Bruneau. However, I wanted to keep expectations low and let bidders make a discovery. The strategy worked. Last auction the same estate consigned two hardstone groupings, which hammered for $6,500 and $7,000. It was a great New York estate. Overall, the auction was an eclectic affair, featuring paintings, decorative arts, furniture, jewelry, silver, ... More
Heritage Auctions' Weekly Comics Auction breaks record at $621,231
DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions, the world's largest comics auctioneer, set a new world record for the largest weekly comics auction ever held, when its Sunday & Monday Comics, Animation, Video Games & Art Weekly Online Auction, which closed Feb. 1 on HA.com, amassed $621,231 in sales. The two-day event drew 3,123 bidders, 537 of whom won one or more of the 1,166 lots. The total smashed the previous record for a weekly auction, when Heritage's weekly total reached $573,095 in its March 3, 2019 Sunday Internet Comics, Animation & Art auction. "Our weekly sales have grown incredibly over the last 20 years," Heritage Auctions Senior Vice President Ed Jaster said. "The market for vintage comics and comic art is on a run of nearly 10 years of escalating values, animation art is at a new level, and new categories like video ... More
Heritage Auctions to launch new Monthly Showcase Sports Auctions in March
DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions introduces the Monthly Showcase Sports Auction, a new Internet-only auction sure to be a favorite among sellers and buyers of cards and collectibles. The first auction launches March 4 and goes into extended bidding March 18. These sales, done without printed catalogs, will feature only material already graded and/or authenticated by a leading third-party service when consigned. This will allow Heritage to greatly shrink the window between consignment, auction and payment. "Quite simply, we have listened to our clientele, who have been asking for expedited auctions," says Heritage's Chris Ivy, Director of Sports Auctions. "This new format is going to appeal to a large audience looking to decrease the time from delivery of their consignments to the receipt of their settlement checks." Suitable material ... More
Toledo Museum of Art announces Carlos Picón as Consulting Curator of Ancient Art
TOLEDO, OH.- The Toledo Museum of Art has appointed Carlos A. Picón as consulting curator of ancient art. Picón joins the Museum from the distinguished Colnaghi art gallery (founded in 1760) where he launched their ancient art practice in 2017. Carlos is best known for serving as the curator-in-charge of the Greek & Roman Art Department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for nearly three decades, prior to which he built the San Antonio Museum of Arts ancient art collection into one of the finest in this country, said Adam Levine, the Edward Drummond and Florence Scott Libbey director of the Toledo Museum of Art. His contributions to the museum will help broaden the narrative of art history. Picón has earned the reputation of being a consummate authority on classical and ancient art. He is credited with acquiring iconic artworks ... More
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts awards $400,000 to organizations during pandemic
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts announced today the eighteen recipients of its first Organizational Support Grants. For 2021, this new initiative replaces the organizations Artist Project Grants in order to address the immediate needs of Los Angeles arts organizations contending with the devastating effects of COVID-19. These grants provide unrestricted funding of up to $30,000 to help organizations maintain their daily operations and continue their invaluable work during this period of uncertainty. The Organizational Support Grants further Mike Kelleys philanthropic mission and honor his legacy by supporting organizations that are committed to risk taking, critical thinking, and provocation in the arts. The grantees are the Center for Land Use Interpretation; Center for the Study of Political Graphics; Coaxial Arts Foundation; ... More
Noah Kupferman appointed Director of Business Development of Athena Art Finance
NEW YORK, NY.- Athena Art Finance, a leading specialty finance lender dedicated to providing art-backed loans to global art market collectors, investors, and participants, announced today the appointment of Noah Kupferman as its new Director of Business Development. Noah will become a key member of the Athena team, focused on its ambitious growth strategy in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and will report to Cynthia Sachs, Chief Investment Officer and head of the art lending business. With his extensive background in both the art and wealth management worlds, Noah is ideally suited to strategically direct Athenas next stage of growth within the art market. Were delighted he has joined our exceptional team of art, finance, and legal professionals, and we look forward to expanding our engagement with a wide-range of clients across ... More
Joan Mitchell Foundation announces launch of new artist fellowship
NEW YORK, NY.- The Joan Mitchell Foundation today announced the creation of a new program, the Joan Mitchell Fellowship, which will annually award 15 artists working in the evolving fields of painting and sculpture with $60,000 each in unrestricted funds. The award will be distributed over the course of five years, with artists receiving an initial payment of $20,000 and annual installments of $10,000 across the subsequent four years. As part of the five-year fellowship, artists will have access to ongoing individual and group professional development offerings, including one-on-one consultations with arts professionals; convenings that facilitate network-building; and programs that focus on personal finance, legacy planning, and thought leadership, among other opportunities. Fellows will also be eligible to apply for a residency at the Joan ... More
Christie's announces 'Deep Impact: Lunar, Martian and Other Rare Meteorites'
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies presents Deep Impact: Martian Lunar and Other Rare Meteorites, an online-only sale of rare meteorites open for bid between 9-23 February 2021. The weight of every known meteorite is less than the worlds annual output of gold, and this sale offers spectacular examples for every collector, available at estimates ranging from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of dollars. The sale will offer 72 of the 75 lots at no reserve, with estimates starting at $250. Select highlights from the sale will be on view until 10 February at Christies New York by appointment only. Included in Deep Impact are a meteorite that contains the oldest matter mankind can touch and another that contains the raw ingredients of our planets. There are a dozen offerings of the Moon and the planet Mars and another dozen from some of the ... More
All the world's a screen? They're used to it
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- About a year ago, when such things were possible, a friend and I bought cheap, same-day tickets to a preview of West Side Story, directed by Belgian auteur Ivo van Hove. Our assigned seats were in the second row of the orchestra, on the extreme left, below the lip of the stage. Which means that we saw most of the performance via the 30-foot-tall LED display at the back. When it comes to watching theater onscreen, I guess we were in the vanguard. Before lockdowns began, a screen onstage signified experiment, adventure, risk. As sporadic components of live performance for a little more than a century, projections, film and video have helped artists explore ideas of present and past, presence and absence, flesh and pixel. But screens, of course, are everywhere now, with theater delivered to laptop ... More
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Mental Escapology, St. Moritz
TIM VAN LAERE GALLERY
Madelynn Green
Patrick Angus
Flashback On a day like today, Italian painter Giovanni Battista Moroni died February 05, 1579. Giovanni Battista Moroni (c. 1520/24 - February 5, 1579) was an Italian painter of the Late Renaissance period. He is also called Giambattista Moroni. Best known for his elegantly realistic portraits of the local nobility and clergy, he is considered one of the great portrait painters of sixteenth century Italy. In this image: Giovanni Battista Moroni - Portrait of a Lady, perhaps Contessa Lucia Albani Avogadro ('La Dama in Rosso').
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