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Few artists possess Linos skill at translating the essence of a place into a piece of glass.
STOCKBRIDGE, MASS.- Schantz Galleries presents an exhibition of works by Maestro Lino Tagliapietra, whose spirit of adventure, risk and learning drives him to push the medium of glass and test the seemingly boundless limits of his skill. His intricate work in filigrana, murrini, reticello, zanfirico, incalmo, and aventurine prove him to be a master of glass techniques and a creator of transcendent art experiences. Glass is deeply ingrained in Lino Tagliapietra; his astonishing body of work both chronicles his life and transcend his personal journey. They are artful illuminations of the myriad elements that make all our lives so full. From the tangiblethings like colors, places, and animals, to the intangibleideas like balance, strength, fragility, passion, whimsy, and freedom. Lino has said that an exhibition is a long process made of life experiences. Every object represents something I would like to be, like a tree that ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day This photo taken on April 27, 2018 shows Italian archaeologist Luca Maria Olivieri looking through the remains of the destroyed Buddha in the town of Mingora, the capital of northwestern Swat Valley of Pakistan. The Buddha of Swat, carved on a cliff in the seventh century, was dynamited by the Pakistani Taliban in 2007. Now it has been restored, a powerful symbol of tolerance in the traumatised Pakistani valley. ABDUL MAJEED / AFP
| The strange and mysterious role of the monster in the Middle Ages is the subject of new Morgan exhibition | | Banksy's lesser-known works on show in London | | Hauser & Wirth announces appointment of Liberté Nuti as International Senior Director Impressionist & Modern |
Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew, from Hungarian Anjou legendary single leaves, Italy or Hungary, 1325-1335, The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.360.21. Photography by Janny Chiu, 2017.
NEW YORK, NY.- From dragons, unicorns, and other fabled beasts to inventive hybrid creations, artists in the Middle Ages filled the world around them with marvels of imagination. Their creations reflected a society and culture at once captivated and repelled by the idea of the monstrous. Drawing on the Morgan Library & Museum's superb medieval collection as well as loans from New Yorks Metropolitan Museum of Art and Bostons Museum of Fine Arts, Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonderson view this summerexamines the complex social role of monsters in medieval Europe. It brings together approximately seventy works spanning the ninth to sixteenth centuries, and ranging from illuminated manuscripts and tapestry to metalwork and ivory. The show explores three key themes: Terrors ... More | |
Banksy, Bronze Rat, 2006. Courtesty Lazinc.
LONDON (AFP).- Street artist Banksy is known around the world for his simple graffiti stencils, often with a sharp political point, but a new London exhibition is an opportunity to discover his wider talents. The mysterious British artist from Bristol, southwest England, made his name with clandestine street murals but has also produced a treasure trove of other kinds of images as the value of his work soared. "You've got quite a few different styles here, you've got everything from the stencils to the paintings to the crude oils," said Steve Lazarides, co-founder of the Lazinc gallery where the show opened on Thursday. It includes classics such as "Girl with Balloon", a black and white image of a little girl letting go of a red heart-shaped balloon, and "Flower Thrower", depicting a masked protester ready to throw a bunch of posies. But there are also lesser known works such as the oil painting "Sunflowers from Petrol Station" ... More | |
Liberté Nuti, 2018. Photo: Nicola Gnesi Studio Courtesy Hauser & Wirth.
LONDON.- Iwan Wirth, Manuela Wirth, and Marc Payot, Partners of Hauser & Wirth, today announced the appointment of Liberté Nuti as International Senior Director Impressionist & Modern, based in London. Formerly the International Director of Impressionist & Modern at Christies auction house, Nuti will join Hauser & Wirth in October 2018. She will focus upon further strategic expansion of the gallerys secondary market private sales activity and will be an advisor to the gallerys 26 artist estates. Nuti served at Christies for over two decades, most recently at the helm of the firms Impressionist and Modern art department internationally. She was instrumental in establishing the auction houses private sales Modern art division and over the past five years has steered its continued expansion through the implementation of international exhibitions across Europe, the US and Asia, ... More |
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| Crocker Art Museum names Olson Kundig as lead architect for $40 million project | | Rising middle market & portrait stars at London Art Week Summer 2018 | | Philadelphia Museum of Art announces new restaurant, Stir, designed by Frank Gehry |
Teel Family Pavilion. Photo by Bruce Damonte.
SACRAMENTO, CA.- The Crocker Art Museum is moving forward with an ambitious plan to develop three acres of unimproved land into a multi-functional civic space and has selected Seattle-based Olson Kundig as the lead architect in partnership with San Francisco-based landscape architects SURFACEDESIGN INC. More than 50 submissions from firms around the world were received for the Crocker Park project. Olson Kundig and SURFACEDESIGN were selected unanimously by an architect selection committee of approximately 30 diverse stakeholders, including Museum board members, staff, and donors, elected officials, city staff, design professionals, and community leaders . Located just north of the Museums front door and bounded by 2nd and 3rd streets, Crocker Park will be transformed into a public, art-focused gathering place with a multi-level parking structure to include gallery, event, and program space. The site will seamlessly integrate with the Crocke ... More | |
Arthur Segal (1875-1944), Self-Portrait, 1924. Courtesy Galleria del Laocoonte.
LONDON.- Sales have been reported across the board from more affordably-priced works to the high end, with the majority of immediate gallery sales in the mid-price range. Strong interest has been shown, including by museums, in more important works, which often take some time to conclude, and many dealers have said sales are in the pipeline. Footfall was for most galleries up on past London Art Weeks. Nearly everyone has told us they have met serious new customers, added Riley-Smith, and talked to representatives of museums as well as major international trade buyers. Being creative with their exhibition themes also makes a strong impact in marketing terms. Regular participants commented on how busy they were, and the success of this summers event. An important oil sketch, only recently discovered, for Ãdoaurd-Bernard Debat-Ponsans Le Massage Scène de Hammam (1883) was sold by Bagshawe Fine ... More | |
Architectural rendering of Stir by Gehry Partners and KX-L. Image courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2018.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art announced Stir, the new restaurant designed by architect Frank Gehry as part of the Museums facilities master plan. Stir will be operated by the Philadelphia-based Starr Catering Group and will open on October 9, 2018. It will be the only Gehry-designed restaurant offering fine dining to the public anywhere on the East Coast. Stir will offer the first visible note of Gehrys distinctive architectural style in the Museums public spacesa signature touch of the architect who is currently transforming much of the interior of the Museums 1928 building through the Core Project, scheduled to be completed in 2020. The restaurants centerpiece will be a striking sculptural element, shaped in Douglas fir and flowing in form, that extends across the ceiling above the main dining room. Stir will offer guests a rich and varied dining experience with an emphasis on seasonality an ... More |
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| 'The Colour Palace': Pricegore and Yinka Ilori chosen for second Dulwich Pavilion | | Palmer Museum announces opening of provocative new exhibition | | Katonah Museum of Art appoints Michael Gitlitz as Executive Director |
The Colour Palace in Context © Pricegore and Yinka Ilori.
LONDON.- The Colour Palace a lively and celebratory fusion of European and African cultural traditions by Pricegore and Yinka Ilori - has been chosen as the second Dulwich Pavilion for summer 2019. The temporary outdoor structure will open at Dulwich Picture Gallery during the London Festival of Architecture in June 2019. This winning entry has been selected through a design competition co-hosted by the Festival and the Gallery. In addition PUP Architects were the winners of the on-site public vote which consituted one vote at the panel judging. Pricegore and Yinka Iloris Colour Palace is intended as a celebration of colour, pattern and light, and draws upon both European and African cultural traditions in creating a design that could be relevant to, and representative of, multicultural London. Dutch wax prints on display in a Lagos market, and mirrored in Londons Little Lagos ... More | |
Julie Heffernan, Self-Portrait as Standing My Ground, 2016, oil on canvas, 68x66 inches. Courtesy of Catharine Clark Gallery.
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.- The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State announced the opening of When the Water Rises: Recent Paintings by Julie Heffernan. Contemporary artist Julie Heffernans paintings explore imaginative scenarios and alternative habitats as her personal response to the threat of environmental disasters. In the wake of recent calamities like Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy, Heffernan imagines fantastical worlds in trees or on rafts as waters rise across the globe. Topical references to ISIS, Syrian refugees, and the debate surrounding climate change emerge in the eleven monumental canvases featured in the exhibition. Figures in the works that create, tend, and nurture suggest that humans can adapt to a changing environment even as they allude to environmental systems on the verge of collapse. Julie's work addresses ... More | |
Gitlitz brings an encyclopedic knowledge of art as well as a broad network of artists, curators and collectors to the museum. Photo: Margaret Fox photography.
KATONAH, NY.- Board president Deborah Mullin and the Board of Trustees of the Katonah Museum of Art announced the appointment of Michael Gitlitz as the museums new executive director. With more than twenty-five years in the art world at Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Hirschl & Adler Modern, Marlborough Gallery and Paddle8, Gitlitz brings an encyclopedic knowledge of art as well as a broad network of artists, curators and collectors to the museum. In addition, his roots in northern Westchester where he has lived for many years have fostered a deep appreciation for the KMAs identity and audience. Mullin said, We are thrilled to welcome Michael who has the perfect expertise, energy and professional background for the Katonah Museum of Art. His experience and vision will support the KMAs mission to promote the visual arts to our diverse community. He appreciates ... More |
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| Taliban defeated by the quiet strength of Pakistan's Buddha | | Marvels of Modern Music Auction featuring Ramones, Boston, Dylan and Prince | | NOMA announces appointment of Ndubuisi Ezeluomba as Françoise Billion Richardson Curator of African Art |
This photo taken on April 26, 2018 shows Pakistani visitors walking past the seventh-century rock sculpture of a seated Buddha carved into a mountain in Jahanabad. ABDUL MAJEED / AFP.
MINGORA (AFP).- The Buddha of Swat, carved on a cliff in the seventh century, was dynamited by the Pakistani Taliban in 2007. Now it has been restored, a powerful symbol of tolerance in the traumatised Pakistani valley. The holy figure, depicted in a lotus position at the base of a granite cliff in northern Pakistan, was severely damaged by Islamist insurgents in an echo of the Afghan Taliban's complete destruction of its more imposing counterparts at Bamiyan in 2001. For some, it was a wanton act of vandalism that struck at the heart of the area's unique history and identity. It felt "like they killed my father", says Parvesh Shaheen, a 79-year-old expert on Buddhism in Swat. "They attack... my culture, my history." The Buddha sits in Jahanabad, the epicentre of Swat's Buddhist heritage, a beautiful valley in the foothills of the Himalayas. There ... More | |
Prince's purple ruffled shirt from the classic Purple Rain era.
BOSTON, MASS.- RR Auction is presenting an incredible collection in its Marvels of Modern Music auction with online bidding July 12 - 19. CJ Ramone of punk pioneers The Ramones, and the family of Brad Delp, the voice of Boston, are sharing some of their historic memorabilia from their bands heydays. Their firsthand experiences and stories are embedded in these rarely offered items, perfect for passionate music history collectors. Christopher Joseph Ward, better known as "CJ Ramone," is an American musician who was the bassist for the punk rock group The Ramones, from 1989 when he replaced Dee Dee Ramone, until the bands 1996 break-up. But hes still rocking, and shows no signs of stopping. Imagine being a fan of punks seminal pioneers, and then finding yourself part of the band. I was a huge fan since I was a kid, said CJ, the eventual youngest member of The Ramones by nine years. [Then] ... More | |
Originally from Benin City, Nigeria, Ezeluomba comes to NOMA from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, where he was the Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Research Specialist in African Art.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- Susan M. Taylor, the Montine McDaniel Freeman Director at the New Orleans Museum of Art, has announced the appointment of Ndubuisi C. Ezeluomba, PhD. as the Françoise Billion Richardson Curator of African Art. Ezeluomba, who will begin his work at NOMA August 1, 2018, will oversee and manage NOMAs significant collection of traditional African art, which is considered one of the most important in a public museum in the United States. Ndubuisi has distinguished himself as an accomplished scholar in his field. His extensive curatorial, research, and teaching experience highlights his true passion for African art, said Susan Taylor, director of NOMA. His scholarly and curatorial projects clearly demonstrate his wide-ranging experience in the history of African art, as well as the contemporary arts of Africa. ... More |
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Simon Lee Gallery opens exhibition of major works conceived by artists of the Conceptual art movement
LONDON.- Simon Lee Gallery is presenting Towards Infinity: 1965-1980, an exhibition of major works conceived by artists from across the international scope of the Conceptual art movement, with special focus on the period between 1965 and 1980. During the 1960s and 1970s a disillusionment with pervasive movements in art and the influence of radical European theoretical thought inspired a re-evaluation of long-held attitudes towards formal and material conventions. Taking its title from Giovanni Anselmos seminal work of the same name, Verso linfinito (1969), the exhibition explores the dematerialisation of the art object and the dismantling of concepts that had bolstered the definition and context of traditional art-making well into the 20th century. Working across a wide range of media, including photography, film, video, performance and installation, ... More
Invasive Behaviour: Group exhibition opens at Play-Co
LONDON.- Taking place in Co-Play Project Space in Soho, Invasive Behaviour features work by eight contemporary artists: Samuel Capps, Lily Hawkes, Joey Holder, Anna Hughes, Tomasz Kobialka, Isaac Lythgoe, Nemo Nonnenmacher and Rafal Zajko. This group exhibition explores the intersection between nature and culture, reflecting an invasive behaviour that encompasses new technological and aesthetic attributes. Seeds of a new subjectivity that began with nature and, through technologys entanglement, have sprouted a new consciousness. In so doing they force us to question that which we thought was purely biological. Downloaded personalities, emotions constituted by data - our Deleuzian Body without Organs is living our parallel life in its virtual environment. This rhizomatic structure allows us to exist in multiple times, forms and contexts. This new identity ... More
Eduard Planting Gallery in Amsterdam opens exhibition of photographs by Terry O'Neill
AMSTERDAM.- Eduard Planting Gallery in Amsterdam presents from 12 July until 25 August 2018 a new exhibition of British celebrity photographer Terry ONeill. The gallery shows with 'Stars Only' a selection of his most iconic portraits of celebrities as Brigitte Bardot, Honor Blackman, Audrey Hepburn, Kate Moss, Raquel Welch and Roger Moore. The classic black and white portraits are mainly co-signed editions, limited and numbered. These photographs have been signed by Terry ONeill and the portrayed celebrity; the result of a unique collaboration. The famous portrait of Faye Dunaway shows the actress the morning after she won her Oscar in Hollywood. Terry ONeill (London, 30 July 1938) will celebrate his 80th birthday this year and pioneered a more intimate, reportage style of celebrity photography, informal and spontaneous. He picked ... More
New method to explore Science Museum Group collection revealed
LONDON.- The Science Museum Group today unveiled a new way for audiences to explore its vast, internationally significant collection and announced a review of the collection. Offering a fascinating glimpse of the Science Museum Group collection, the Random Object Generator (collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/random) displays a different item every 10 seconds, enabling the public to more easily explore thousands of items in the collection. Each item includes a link to more detailed information and the Random Object Generator can also be enjoyed as a screensaver. Ian Blatchford, Director of the Science Museum Group said, Spending just a few minutes with the Random Object Generator will reveal ordinary, surprising and wondrous items from across the Science Museum Group collection. Its a hugely enjoyable experience and the first in a series ... More
Solo exhibition and major new commission by London-based artist Evan Ifekoya on view at Gasworks
LONDON.- Gasworks presents Ritual Without Belief, a solo exhibition and major new commission by London-based artist Evan Ifekoya. Envisaged as a site of abundance in which various positions and propositions accumulate and intersect, the exhibition comprises an extended sound work and installation that explore how to create the conditions for polyvocality. Lasting six hours the length of Gasworks opening hours Ifekoya describes their sound work as a black queer algorithm across generations, locations and political affiliations. It is made up of different textures, qualities and recording techniques that evoke contrasting moods and situations: from a near-constant layer of underwater and inner body sounds to a fugue-like chorus that gives structure to the work and demands periodic attention. Vocal samples draw from literature and theory, music, conversations ... More
Brud's first institutional exhibition in Germany opens at Kunstverein München
MUNICH.- With The Donut of Confusion Brud present their first institutional exhibition in Germany and also a mid-career retrospective. Bruds locus operandi ambles somewhere between the Stage, the Screen, & the Eye to examine the cultural, political, and technological histories of sight and to expose the hidden structural and ideological precursors to contemporary communication. This happens primarily through linguistic and musicological modes. The exhibition project developed successively and began on 20 June 2018 with the FlipFlop Flop-Film-Klub in the Schaufenster am Hofgarten, and a performance lecture by Aditya Mandayam in the Kino. Meanwhile Brud have occupied almost every space of Kunstverein München. For The Donut of Confusion, the sentience has airdropped Season Zero of their show Gewgaw onto Kunstverein München. The audience ... More
Kunsthuis Gallery opens its 2018 Summer show with works by René Korten and Richard Mackness
CRAYKE.- Kunsthuis Gallery opened its 2018 Summer show will featuring Dutch abstract painter René Korten and British sculptor Richard Mackness. René Korten lives and works in the Netherlands, using the human race and the impact we have on the environment for inspiration. With Korten painting is a process alternating highly precise decisions alongside intuitive operations and only partial controllable actions. In one phase, the fluid paint finds its own way, in the subsequent phase he regains control and experiments extensively with the placement of a line or the undulations of a contour. After Studying at the Moller Institute NLO Tehatex, Tilburg and the Academy for Art Education, Rene now teaches Art at Tilburg. Exhibiting in many galleries and museums across the Netherlands, Germany and into Australia, his works are also included in the collections ... More
Animation icon Genndy Tartakovsky draws blood for Drac's return
LOS ANGELES (AFP).- When triple Emmy-winning animation guru Genndy Tartakovsky put together the final touches for 2015's "Hotel Transylvania 2" he decided he'd had enough of his old pal Count Dracula. The razor-fanged quincentenarian -- that's Drac, not Tartakovsky -- has sucked a bloodcurdling $800 million out of global audiences but the sequel, undertaken during a massive North Korean cyber attack on Sony, was grueling work. "We're finishing it. And all the executives are getting fired, and all this ugliness is coming out, and we still have to make a funny, entertaining movie," the 48-year-old filmmaker told AFP. Burned out, Tartakovsky announced very publicly that he had no intention of committing to a third movie -- and learned an important Hollywood lesson: never say never again. Having rejected the offer to direct a script he didn't like, the animator ... More
The Clark names Robert Wiesenberger Associate Curator of Contemporary Projects
WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS.- The Clark Art Institute announces the appointment of Robert Wiesenberger as Associate Curator of Contemporary Projects, a position reflecting the growing significance of modern and contemporary art to the Institutes Museum Program. Wiesenberger currently serves as Critic at the Yale School of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. The addition of Rob Wiesenberger to our curatorial team is an important reflection of our commitment to extending the Clarks focus on contemporary art, and Rob will surely enhance the depth and diversity of our exhibition program, said Olivier Meslay, the Hardymon Director of the Clark. We have been actively working in the contemporary field since the early 1970s through important exhibitions that have featured artists like Helen Frankenthaler, Leonard Baskin, El Anatsui, Juan Muñoz, Mark Dion, ... More
Quentin Blake: A Retrospective totals $1,015,968 at Christie's London
LONDON.- Quentin Blake: A Retrospective; Forty Years of Alternative Versions, a series of Alternative Versions, preliminary drawings, and related artwork offered directly from the personal collection of one of Britain's best-loved illustrators achieved a total of £768,625 / $1,015,968 / 867,778. Proceeds from the sale will benefit House of Illustration, Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity and Survival International. A selection of works were offered in the Valuable Books and Manuscripts auction on 11 July, highlighted by Charlie, Willie Wonka and Grandpa Joe (estimate: £10,000-15,000), which sold for £50,000 / $66,300 / 56,450. The illustration was produced by Quentin Blake in 2016, for the Roald Dahl Centenary Portraits project to celebrate 100 years since the authors birth and achieved a world auction record for a work by Quentin Blake. An alternative ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian artist Piero Manzoni was born July 13, 1933. Meroni Manzoni di Chiosca e Poggiolo, better known as Piero Manzoni (July 13, 1933 - February 6, 1963) was an Italian artist best known for his ironic approach to avant-garde art. Often compared to the work of Yves Klein, his own work anticipated, and directly influenced, the work of a generation of younger Italian artists brought together by the critic Germano Celant in the first Arte Povera exhibition held in Genoa, 1967. In this image: Piero Manzoni (1933-1963), Milano et-mitologiaa (Milan and mythology), 1956. Oil on board. Private Collection Milan© Fondazione Piero Manzoni, Milano, by VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2013, 95 x 130 cm.
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