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Arlene Shechet supervises ongoing work at Fine Art Finishes in Peekskill, N.Y., where several sculptures were fabricated for her upcoming exhibition, Girl Group, on April 9, 2024. Once known for ceramics, Shechet now commands the rolling hills at the prestigious Storm King Art Center with a chorus of six giant welded works. (Cole Wilson/The New York Times)
KINGSTON, NY.- The recent late-life critical embrace of a generation of underappreciated major female artists the 91-year-old nude self-portraitist Joan Semmel, the 84-year-old visual artist and sculptor Barbara Chase-Riboud, the 87-year-old performance and multimedia provocateur Joan Jonas and the Cuban-born abstractionist Carmen Herrera, who died two years ago at age 106 has brought a measure of satisfaction to the sculptor Arlene Shechet. Also, a good bit of eye rolling. Cmon now, Carmen had to get to her 90s before people ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Prince Albert of Monaco with Baroness Gabriele Langer von Langendorff, wearing some of her famous emeralds in the early 2000's. Known for her jewelry, many of the pieces will be auctioned along with other items in her collection at Roland Auctions NY on May 4th.
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| Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago | | Exhibition presents recent sculptures in bronze, wood, stone, and steel, and works on paper by Tony Cragg | | Hoping art can strike a balance on the U.S.-Mexico border |
The splendid deep-sea coral Iridogorgia sp. Deep-sea octocorals that are known to be bioluminescent. Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research.
WASHINGTON, DC.- Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study from scientists with the Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History. The results, published today, April 23, in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, push back the previous record for ... More | |
Tony Cragg, Untitled, 2023. Corten steel, 43 1/4 x 18 7/8 x 28 3/8 in. (110 x 48 x 72 cm).
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Marian Goodman Gallery is presenting its first solo exhibition of the distinguished British sculptor Tony Cragg in Los Angeles. For this occasion, Cragg presents recent sculptures in bronze, wood, stone, and steel, and selected works on paper. In the late 1960s, Cragg, intrigued by the observation and study of the material world, left the field of science to pursue a career as an artist. Over half a century and more than 400 solo exhibitions later, Cragg has ... More | |
Edward Hayes, director of the El Paso Museum of Art, who has extended the Border Biennial there by reinstalling select works, through Aug. 11, at the museum in El Paso, Texas, March 26, 2024. (Justin Hamel/The New York Times)
EL PASO, TX.- Walk too quickly past the sculpture a slender bar of brass suspended in a clear display case and you might not notice that this work of art is wearable. With a post at either end, the delicate piece of metal is a single earring, designed to be worn by two people. The work, Bad Hyphens Separate; Good Hyphens Attach, ... More |
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| Exhibition positions Andean textiles as conduits between the precolonial past and our postcolonial present | | Pace opens a pop-up exhibition of nine new paintings by Maysha Mohamedi | | Copenhagen Contemporary opens a unique group show redefining collaborative art practice |
Installation view, Ronny Quevedo: Composite Portals, Alexander Gray Associates, New York, 2024.
NEW YORK, NY.- Alexander Gray Associates, New York presents Ronny Quevedo: Composite Portals, the artists second solo exhibition with the Gallery. The show opened, Saturday, April 27. Positioning Andean textiles as conduits between the precolonial past and our postcolonial present, Composite Portals approaches the body as a site where history is accumulated and worn. The works in the exhibition ... More | |
Maysha Mohamedi, My Angels Flew Miles to Reach Me, 2024. © Maysha Mohamedi, courtesy Pace Gallery.
BERLIN.- On the occasion of Berlin Gallery Weekend, Pace presents Maysha Mohamedi: Mute Counsel, a pop-up exhibition of nine new paintings by the Los Angeles-based artist. Running from April 27 to June 26, this marks the artists first show in Germany, and her second presentation with Pace since joining the gallerys program in 2022. In these paintings, Mohamedi continues her exploration of fundamental relationships ... More | |
Explorers Project, Autograph, 2017. Photo courtesy of Project Art Works.
COPENHAGEN.- Copenhagen Contemporary opens its doors to Residential, an exploratory exhibition created by Project Art Works. For more than 25 years, this British artists collective has spearheaded collaborative art practice with neurodivergent people, inviting visitors to participate in brand new ways of co-creation and reflection. Residential focuses on arts potential in terms of the individual, our ... More |
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| Mike Pinder, founding keyboardist of the Moody Blues, dies at 82 | | Chargesheimer presentation opens in the Photography Room at Museum Ludwig | | Showcase for Antebellum Homes displays their finery. But what about the history? |
The Moody Blues were formed in 1964, with a lineup of Pinder on keyboards, Denny Laine on guitar, Graeme Edge on drums, Ray Thomas on flute and Clint Warwick on bass.
NEW YORK, NY.- Mike Pinder, the last surviving founding member of the Moody Blues, whose innovative use of the Mellotron a predecessor of the sampler helped make the band a pioneer of progressive rock, died Wednesday at his home in the Sacramento, California, area. He was 82. His son Dan confirmed the death. He said that his father had breathing difficulties and had been in hospice care for a few days. The Moody Blues were formed in 1964, with a lineup of Pinder on keyboards, Denny Laine ... More | |
Chargesheimer, Unter Krahnenbäumen, Köln, vor 1958. Gelatinesilberpapier, 24,8 x 21,3 cm. Museum Ludwig, Köln. Reproduktion: Rheinisches Bildarchiv Köln.
COLOGNE.- On May 19, 2024, Cologne photographer Karl Heinz Hargesheimer, who was known as Chargesheimer (19241971), would have turned one hundred. To celebrate the centenary of his birth, Museum Ludwig is displaying a selection of around fifty of his works in the Photography Room. Chargesheimer rose to fame with his photo books Cologne intime and Unter Krahnenbäumen, both of which focus on everyday life in Cologne. The presentation includes forty-three pictures ... More | |
Antanae Shelton, a junior at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, portrays a free woman of color who explains how, because of the many restrictions in her life, she was not really free at all, in Tales From the Crypt, in Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, Miss., on April 3, 2024. (Kate Medley/The New York Times)
COLUMBUS, MISS.- Women in hoop dresses ushered visitors one April morning into the grand old house known as Riverview, showing off the hand-carved wooden chairs, oil paintings, tapestries and gilded mirrors brought from around the world to the estate in Mississippi. The house stood as a testament to the prosperity that had flowed before the Civil War in Southern cities like ... More |
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| Unique, poem-dispensing wood gumball machine comes to Museum for Art in Wood | | Collezione Maramotti opens the first solo show in an Italian art institution by Silvia Rosi | | Welcome to Venice. That'll be 5 euros, please. |
The one-of-a-kind wooden gumball machine is a fully mechanized, robot-shaped sculpture created by local artist Jesse Rinyu, which dispenses unique walnut shell capsules made by artist Jennifer Eckenrode.
PHILADELPHIA, PA .- The Museum for Art in Wood and acclaimed poet, multi-platform artist founder LindoYes, host The Gumball Machine Celebration, a special event unveiling a poetry-dispensing wooden gumball machine sculpture. The new Gumball Machine sculpture is on display and free to view at the Museum for Art in Wood from April 27 to December 31, 2024. The one-of-a- ... More | |
Silvia Rosi, Disintegrata con Foto di Famiglia, 2024. Stampa Fine Art su carta Baryta / Fine Art print on Baryta paper © Silvia Rosi. Realizzata con il supporto di Collezione Maramotti / Realised with the support of Collezione Maramotti.
REGGIO EMILIA.- In conjunction with the 19th Fotografia Europea festival, centered on the concept Nature loves to hide, Collezione Maramotti is presenting the first solo show in an Italian art institution by Silvia Rosi, Disintegrata. Conceived specifically for this space, the exhibition includes twenty new photographic works, several moving ... More | |
Gondolas pass under the Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy, on May 4, 2022. (Laetitia Vancon/The New York Times)
VENICE.- Pulling into the Santa Lucia train station in Venice on Thursday morning, passengers were told via an overhead announcement that they might have to pay a five-euro fee to enter the citys historic center. Failure to pay could result in a fine from 50 to 300 euros, the announcement said. Outside the station, police officers in riot gear lingered, while a flock of assistants in colorful safety vests stopped arriving travelers to ensure that they had a QR code indicating ... More |
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A remote island draws thousands of turtles each year. Could it attract tourists?
NEW YORK, NY.- Each year, thousands of baby green sea turtles clamber across a beautiful, white-sand paradise that is one of the largest hatching sites of this species in the Atlantic, adorably making their way to the sea. Theres one noticeable absence: people. The spectacular hatching events take place between August and December on Poilão Island, a tiny, uninhabited speck off the coast of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa. It is the southernmost island of the 88 that make up the Bijagós archipelago, a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Last year, turtles laid more than 44,000 nests on its 1.4 mile-long beach. While the masses of turtles seem to have little trouble finding the spot to lay their eggs some swim more than 600 miles across the North Atlantic its hard to imagine somewhere more challenging for human turtle-lovers to reach. ... More
Exhibition draws on ideas of myths and monsters in the representation of women to reflect on womanhood
HYÃRES.- The Fondation Carmignac presents The Infinite Woman exhibition at Villa Carmignac on the island of Porquerolles, in the South of France, from Saturday, April 27, to Sunday, November 3, 2024, curated by Alona Pardo. Strong, lustful, temptresses, femme fatales, caregivers, demonic or mythic, women have been represented in a myriad of ways across the centuries to fulfil a patriarchal view of the world. Weaving the narrative of artists who, regardless of gender, have been able to challenge not only social norms but also the limitations of art and its restrictive categories. Central to the artists and works represented is a commitment to experimentation and to pushing the boundaries of artistic practice. Organised thematically, the exhibition draws on ideas of myths and monsters in the representation of women to reflect on womanhood ... More
Artist Mario Moore bridges untold stories of America's past and present
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.- The newest installment of the Grand Rapids Art Museums Michigan Artist Series, Mario Moore: Revolutionary Times, opened at GRAM on April 27, 2024. On view through August 18, Revolutionary Times brings together three recent bodies of work by Detroit-based artist Mario Moore, including large-scale paintings, silverpoint drawings, and works on paper. In these works, Moore bridges Americas past and present and illuminates stories buried or ignored in Americans collective understanding of history. It has been an honor to work with Mario Moore on this exhibition and to witness his incredible talent and creativity. His highly realistic paintings radiate with warmth and life. They also prompt viewers to consider our countrys past and what legacies weve inherited from it, commented GRAM Curator ... More
DAM Projects opens "Between control and autonomy - areas of tension in AI"
BERLIN.- Thousands of images are created every day with the help of so-called AI (artificial intelligence). But who creates them, what role does the individual using the AI programme play and to what extent does the complex AI programme influence the outcome? Just as we don't have more outstanding photographers, now that it's easy to take a spectacular photo with a smartphone, we don't suddenly have more great artists thanks to AI. This selection introduces you to some outstanding artists who had already developed their own artistic position before using AI as another tool. "I write software - I design systems that abstract behaviour." Akten deals with the questions of our existence in many different ways and favours the use of new technologies. He dedicated his PhD to the study of deep neural networks, a form of AI. This ... More
New Cleveland Museum of Art exhibition offers a unique exploration juxtaposing 17th century and contemporary fashion
CLEVELAND, OH.- Korean Couture: Generations of Revolution tells a compelling story about the history of Korean couture fashion and its transformative legacy. Ranging from 17th-century excavated aristocratic garments to contemporary Korean couture from leading and emerging Korean fashion designers, the exhibition allows visitors to explore the rich tradition of Korean dress. Featuring more than two dozen works and accompanying ephemera, it highlights the ways Korean artists and designers use fashion to elevate and challenge aspects of traditional Korean culture, while empowering contemporary designers to invent a new artistic language. Unique in its presentation, this international loan ... More
Xippas Paris opens second solo exhibition of American painter John Phillip Abbott
PARIS.- Xippas Paris opened the second solo exhibition of American painter John Phillip Abbott. Entitled The Great Escape, the exhibition takes over the gallery space from floor to ceiling. Visitors are invited to contemplate and decipher the works, standing or lying down. A nation of restless people, forever attempting to get somewhere or get away from somewhere: Kerouac, Cassady, Ginsberg, Kesey, and Robert Frank listening to Zen koans on speeding highway winds; Chuck Berry cruising along with No particular place to go; the reckless young motorcycle racers in Bruce Browns documentary On Any Sunday (1971) hand-grinding the gears of their motors to save a few ounces and add a some rpms; Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda in Easy Rider (1969) riding their choppers through a cinematic elegy for American roads ... More
A city scarred by terrorism prepares an Olympic opening without walls
PARIS.- A terrorist attack in 2015 that left her city angry and heartbroken persuaded Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo, to campaign for the Olympic Games. I said to myself, We need to do something that is unifying, she said in a recent interview, remembering the horrifying afternoon when masked gunmen charged into the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and opened fire that January, killing 12. Something that is very powerful, very peaceful and allows us to move forward. So I threw myself into it. Nine years later, the Summer Olympics are set to open in Paris in July with France at its highest level of terrorism alert, after the attack on the Moscow concert hall last month. Yet for the first time, the opening ceremony will not be held inside the barricaded confines of a stadium. Instead, athletes will float in boats down the Seine ... More
What directors love about Nicole Kidman
NEW YORK, NY.- We come to this place for magic, Nicole Kidman says in the well-known AMC Theaters preshow advertisement. And who could better welcome back audiences to experience movies on the big screen than an acclaimed artist whos illuminated stories across all genres? Kidman has starred in daring art house projects (Dogville, Birth), awards-friendly dramas (Cold Mountain, Rabbit Hole), big-budget crowd-pleasers (Aquaman, Paddington) and everything in between. On Saturday, the Australian American Oscar-winning actress will receive the life achievement award from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. At 56, Kidman is among the youngest honorees. But what qualities have kept Kidman consistently in demand for the past three decades? New Zealand director Jane ... More
What's so funny about a dead comedian?
NEW YORK, NY.- A few weeks after Kenny DeForest died, a group of his friends gathered in an apartment in Los Angeles. The mood was somber DeForest was only 37, and he had died from traumatic brain injuries after falling off an electric bike in New York City borough of Brooklyn. But DeForest was a professional comedian, and his friends were all comedians, and any gathering of comedians eventually comes to feel like a party. They were playing a game where everybody gets a card with a single word and then gives clues to help their teammates guess the word. Will Miles, one of DeForests best friends, plucked a card from the deck. He read the card and immediately said, Kenny should have worn a His teammates gasped then blurted out the answer in unison: Helmet! So we did win, Miles recalled a few weeks after the ... More
Fossils take form at the Whatcom Museum
BELLINGHAM, WA.- When you think about a saber-toothed cat, do you think of a fossil? Or do you imagine a powerful, sinewy Ice Age carnivore stalking its prey in the open plains millions of years ago? If youre picturing that extinct mammal now, complete with musculature, fur, and focused eyes, you can give credit to acclaimed scientific illustrators like David W. Miller, whose work is on exhibition in UNEARTHED: Art & Science Survey the Fossil Record at the Whatcom Museum's Old City Hall building, April 27 September 29, 2024. UNEARTHED celebrates Millers contributions to paleoart with his largest-ever collection of original works on display. The exhibition centers the artistry of this niche field with more than 60 richly detailed paintings of the wildest creatures of the past along with their fossil counterparts, on loan from the Burke ... More
Raymond Briggs returns home with posthumous personal show at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft
DITCHLING.- A new exhibition featuring never-seen-before items and artworks from one of the UK´s most beloved author illustrators Raymond Briggs (1934-2022) - opened, in the part of East Sussex that he made his home. Bloomin Brilliant: The Life and Work of Raymond Briggs at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft is a highly personal show that brings together 30 items from the late author´s estate with over 100 original artworks from his 60-year career. The exhibition joins up with the acclaimed, currently touring show from Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration (Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective) and is the first specifically curated show following the death of the author. This exhibition includes work from Briggss pioneering titles, including The Snowman (1978), Father Christmas (1973), Fungus the Bogeyman (1977) and When the Wind Blows (1982), plus the autobiograph ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, English landscape painter David Cox was born April 29, 1783. David Cox (29 April 1783 - 7 June 1859) was an English landscape painter, one of the most important members of the Birmingham School of landscape artists and an early precursor of impressionism. He is considered one of the greatest English landscape painters, and a major figure of the Golden age of English watercolour. In this image: A Train on a Viaduct by David Cox.
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