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Dorothea Lange, White Angel Breadline, San Francisco, California, 1933. Gelatin silver print. Image/sheet: 34 x 26.5 cm (13 3/8 x 10 7/16 in.) mat: 20 x 16 in. frame (outside): 21 x 17 in. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser © The Dorothea Lange Collection, Oakland Museum of California, City of Oakland. Gift of Paul S. Taylor.
WASHINGTON, DC.- During her prolific and groundbreaking career, the American photographer Dorothea Lange (1895â1965) made some of the most iconic portraits of the 20th century. Dorothea Lange: Seeing People examines Langeâs decades-long investigation into how portrait photography could embody the humanity of the people she depicted. It demonstrates how her photographs helped shape contemporary documentary practice by connecting everyday people with moments of historyâfrom the Great Depression through the mid-1960sâthat still resonate with our lives in the 21st century. Featuring 101 photographs, the exhibition addresses her innovative approaches to picturing people, emphasizing her work on various social issues including economic disparity, migration, poverty, and racism. The exhibition is on view from November 5, 2023, through March 31, 2024, in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art. âThroughout the course of her 50-year career, Lange created ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Beaverbrook Art Gallery opened an exhibition that showcases the groundbreaking work of Omar Gandhi Architects (OG), a globally recognized architecture studio. The exhibition, curated by John Leroux, will run from October 14, 2023, to January 10, 2024.
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| Cowley Abbott announces highlights included in fall auction of Canadian and international masters | | Family portraits: A symbol of everything! | | 20th century greats lead Cheffins Art & Design sale |
Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger.
TORONTO.- Rare and important artworks from several prominent private and public collections will go under the auction hammer in Cowley Abbotts fall auction of Canadian and international masters on Wednesday, December 6. This two-session live auction is valued at over $10 million. Highlights of the first session include two canvases by abstract painter Guido Molinari, deaccessioned by the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and five notable works by Canadian artists William James Bennett, Jack Bush, Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Jean Paul Lemieux and David Milne, from the collection of the late Joe and Anita Robertson. Born in Montreal, Molinari (1933-2004) was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1971 and achieved international renown, having exhibited in New York and at the 1968 Venice Biennale, and was featured in retrospectives at the National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario ... More | |
Herman Meindertsz. Doncker, An Enkhuizen Family Group with Two Goats in a Wooded Landscape (detail). Oil on panel, 37 x 55 inches (94 x 139.5 cm.). Photo: Courtesy Lawrence Steigrad Fine Arts.
NEW YORK, NY.- Have you ever had a family portrait commissioned? Or maybe asked the waiter at the restaurant to take a photo of the family? Were you busy making sure the waiter understood that the patriarch of the family was in charge, or that the children look well-mannered and educated? Maybe the ideas are transmitted in a royal photo but not as likely for the rest of us particularly in a restaurant! Of course, there can be subtle social cues, but realistically this is not a priority in most family photos. In the 17th century, the family portrait was everything for well-to-do and socially prominent families. The extent to which symbolism was used to determine social standing, wealth, family quality and fertility is overwhelming and once you start to pick apart these beautiful and charming ... More | |
This sale saw hundreds of buyers take part.
CAMBRIDGE.- Works by the likes of Sir Cedric Morris, Bridget Riley and Graham Sutherland far exceeded their pre-sale estimates at the Cheffins Art & Design Sale on 26th October. Hosted at the firms salerooms in Cambridge, this important auction saw 636 lots go under the hammer, grossing over £XXX in total. The highest price paid on the day was £44,000 for a signed print of Firebird by Bridget Riley (1931 -), against an estimate of £18,000. This was followed by a still life of an autumnal bouquet by Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889 1982), which achieved £26,500, alongside a portrait of Sir Cedric Morris by his student, Vivian Gribble (1888 1932), which was sold for £12,500 against an estimate of £3,000. These headline results were followed by a work by Graham Sutherland (1903 1980), which achieved ££11,000 and a collection of pieces by Zdzislaw Ruszkowski which made £26,000. ... More |
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| Phoenix Art Museum premieres major Amalia Mesa-Bains exhibition | | Works on paper are exclusive focus of Rodolphe Janssen exhibition by Léon Wuidar | | Mariposa Relámpago by Guadalupe Maravilla makes way to Marfa Ballroom in Texas |
Amalia Mesa-Bains, Venus Envy II: The Virgins Garden, 1994 (detail). Mixed media installation; 180 x 120 x 72 in. Courtesy of the artist and Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco.
PHOENIX, ARIZ.- Phoenix Art Museum has unveiled a special-engagement exhibition Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory, highlighting the artists signature large-scale altar-installations and lesser-known works. PhxArt will also host art talks inspired by Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory. Organized by Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Amalia Mesa- Bains: Archaeology of Memory is the first major retrospective to explore the historically significant work and career of Amalia Mesa-Bains, who has been heralded as a pioneer of feminist and Chicanx art. Mesa-Bains artistic contributions have been well recognized, including by a MacArthur Genius Grant in 1992. Archaeology of Memory brings together for the first time nearly 60 works created over 45 years, including the artists renowned altar- installations, in a long-overdue celebration of her enduring impact on contemporary art both within ... More | |
Léon Wuidar, Souvenir d'Ostende baigneuses, mars 1993, 1993. Pen, pencil and watercolor on paper collage, 50.5 x 40.5 cm (framed), 19 7/8 x 16 in (framed).
BRUSSELS.- Rodolphe Janssen is exhibiting the first solo of Léon Wuidar exclusively focusing on works on paper. Opened on Thursday, 26 October 2023 at Livourne 32, VIEUX JEUX dessins/tekeningen/drawings presents a selection of works on paper to continue the dialogue initiated at Art On Paper Brussels earlier in October. Léon Wuidar and the practice of drawing: Drawing is an integral part of Léon Wuidars artistic practice, but one rarely introduced to the public. Having first studied technical drawing at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Liège, he later became a professor, teaching drawing and graphic arts at the same institution for forty years. Drawing is constitutive to Léon Wuidars daily routine and takes a variety of forms: in the morning, he meticulously colours sketches in his preparatory notebooks, laying the foundations for the paintings that follow; he designs covers for his friends journals or magazines; a ... More | |
Installation view, Guadalupe Maravilla: Mariposa Relámpago, the Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston, 2023. Photo by Mel Taing.
MARFA, TX.- Mariposa Relámpago, a traveling installation created by the Salvadorian-born, New York-based transdisciplinary visual artist, choreographer, and healer Guadalupe Maravilla, makes its way across Texas in a series of exhibitions and sound activations presented by three leading institutions. Originally commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston in May 2023, Guadalupe Maravilla: Mariposa Relámpago opened at Ballroom Marfa on November 4, 2023, before traveling to The Contemporary Austins Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria in April 2024 and commencing at the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston in November 2024. Known for his intricately layered paintings, large-scale sculptures, and sound ceremonies, Guadalupe Maravillas expansive practice draws from his personal history and Central American ancestry. Guadalupe Maravilla fled ... More |
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| Christie's announces Ombersley Court: The Collection of Lord and Lady Sandys | | 'Lost Mix Tapes' by Stephen Neidich featuring contorted rusted steel Venetian blinds on view at Wilding Cran Gallery | | Can Humanities survive the budget cuts? |
Exterior, Ombersley Court, Worcestershire. © Christie's Images Ltd 2023.
LONDON.- Christies will offer Ombersley Court: The Collection of Lord and Lady Sandys on 29 November 2023. The works in this historic collection tell the story of an English aristocratic family spanning five centuries. Many of the works of art were acquired or commissioned for Ombersley following the construction of the present house in the early eighteenth century, with others coming to the family by inheritance, and remained in situ during the tenure of the last Lord and Lady Sandys (d. 2013 and 2015). Following the sale of the house in 2017 and the gift of significant works to institutions most recently Sir Thomas Lawrences portrait of Marcus Hill, 3rd Baron Sandys (1798-1863), to Historic Royal Palaces, Hillsborough Castle 220 lots will be offered for sale, including Old Master Paintings, Furniture, Silver, Asian Art, Militaria and Decorative Arts. Assembled over more than 450 years by members of the Sandys and ... More | |
Stephen Neidich, No One goes there anymore its too crowded, 2023. Unistrut, steel slats, nylon string, 82 x 57 x 89, in., 208.3 x 144.8 x 226.1 cm.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Wilding Cran Gallery is now presenting Lost Mix Tapes, an exhibition of recent works by Los Angeles-based artist Stephen Neidich. Breaking away from his recent explorations of kinetic sculpture and installation, Stephen Neidichs rusted steel Venetian blinds twist, contort, and snag though static interventions that remind us of the humor and familiarity of utilitarian dysfunction. In this series, the distressed steel has been further impacted by a combination of chemical agents introduced by the artist and unseasonable Southern California rains. Birthed from the nexus of chance, emotion, and experimentation, Neidichs practice works to push his pieces to the brink, discovering the limits of their function and survival. While the sculptures varied poses and contortions may recall the effects of thwarted motion, Lost Mix Tapes pushes the button ... More | |
Roosevelt Montás, a senior lecturer at Columbia University who suggested that it was up to universities to push back against a strictly careerist view of education, in New York on Nov. 1, 2023. (Jackie Molloy/The New York Times)
by Anemona Hartocollis
NEW YORK, NY.- The state auditor of Mississippi recently released an eight-page report suggesting that the state should invest more in college degree programs that could improve the value they provide to both taxpayers and graduates. That means state appropriations should focus more on engineering and business programs, said Shad White, the auditor, and less on liberal arts majors like anthropology, womens studies and German language and literature. Those graduates not only earn less, White said, but they are also less likely to stay in Mississippi. More than 60% of anthropology graduates leave to find work, he said. If I were advising my kids, I would say first ... More |
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| Beaverbrook Art Gallery presents Omar Gandhi Architects exhibition | | Jane Garrett, editor of acclaimed history books, dies at 88 | | Craig Starr Gallery exhibits a selection of paintings, watercolors, and etchings by Edward Hopper |
Installation view.
FREDERICTON, NB.- Beaverbrook Art Gallery opened an exhibition that showcases the groundbreaking work of Omar Gandhi Architects (OG), a globally recognized architecture studio. The exhibition, curated by John Leroux, will run from October 14, 2023, to January 10, 2024. Founded in 2010, Omar Gandhi Architects (OGA) has gained global recognition for their innovative approach to architecture and design. Known for their ability to creatively interpret client briefs while seamlessly incorporating the unique characteristics of each site they work on, OGA has consistently demonstrated their adaptability to extreme climates, resulting in transformative designs that have earned critical acclaim. Omar Gandhi Architects, led by Omar Gandhi himself, has received the prestigious Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture and a Governor General's Medal in Architecture. This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to delve into the studio's roots and trace ... More | |
In 44 years at Knopf, she shepherded history books that won a raft of Pulitzers seven in all as well as Bancrofts, although one recipient set off a furious debate.
NEW YORK, NY.- Jane Garrett, who as an editor at the Alfred A. Knopf publishing house guided seven books to Pulitzer Prizes for history but watched another book lose its prestigious Bancroft Prize over scholars criticism of the authors research, died Oct. 12 at her home in Middlebury, Vermont. She was 88. The cause was Alzheimers disease, said Anne Eberle, a close friend. Garrett worked at Knopf for 44 years, initially as an editor and special assistant to Alfred Knopf himself, who had a strong devotion to publishing history books. At first, she steered his projects to completion, but she soon began acquiring books on her own. In 1973, People of Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the History of American Civilization, by Michael Kammen, became the first of the books edited by Garrett to win a Pulitzer. ... More | |
Edward Hopper, Two Puritans, 1945 (detail). © 2023 Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.
NEW YORK, NY.- Craig Starr Gallery is presenting Edward Hopper as Puritan, on view from October 26, 2023, through February 17, 2024. This exhibition brings together a selection of paintings, watercolors, and etchings by Edward Hopper, one of the most important painters of modern American life. The show focuses on Hoppers depictions of rural and coastal landscapes in New England between 1920 and 1945. The selection examines Hopper's interest in the everyday activities and structures of Gloucester and Cape Cod. When Hopper first arrived in Gloucester in midsummer 1923, he was forty-one years old and primarily known as a printmaker. He took up watercolor that summer, at the urging of Jo Nivinson, whom he had just met and would later become his wife. He roamed all over Cape Ann, producing seventeen watercolors ... More |
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Curators in Conversation | Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris - 10/22/23
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The Roman Holiday necklace worn by Audrey Hepburn to highlight the Geneva Edit Jewels Online sale
GENEVA.- Christies presents the very fine pearl collier by Fürst, worn by Audrey Hepburn in the final scene of "Roman Holiday". The lot will be offered in the upcoming Jewels Online: The Geneva Edit sale taking place from 3 to 16 November (estimate CHF18,000-26,000). The Fürst family is originally Austro-Hungarian. In the 1850s, Moric Fürst moved to Turin to establish his business as a Jeweller and became a leading supplier for the Savoyard court. Audrey Hepburns performances in Roman Holiday (1953) continues to enchant audiences. Her portrayal of Princess Ann, a young royal on a journey of self-discovery in the Eternal City of Rome, earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress. The film is celebrated not only for its timeless storytelling but also for its exquisite costume and jewellery designs, showcasing the transformation ... More
Robbin Bain, pageant winner and 'Today Girl,' is dead at 87
NEW YORK, NY.- Robbin Mele Gaudieri, who, as Robbin Bain, embodied traditional womens roles as the winner of a beauty contest designed to promote beer in 1959 and later as the Today Girl, handling fashion and beauty segments, on the popular NBC-TV morning show, died Oct. 21 in Southampton, New York, on Long Island. She was 87. Her daughter Lara McLanahan said the cause was breast cancer. In 1959, she was elected Miss Rheingold, representing what was then the most popular beer in the New York region and was also sold in Pennsylvania and throughout New England. She defeated five other finalists in an election that the brewer said attracted 24 million votes. As Miss Rheingold, she received $50,000 (about $530,000 in todays dollars) and spent a year making appearances in the United States and Europe. ... More
Old World Auctions announces Online Auction #195, ending November 15th
RICHMOND, VA.- The landmark Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia and Maryland from 1775; the first printed sea chart of the Southeastern coastline of North America from 1661; the French edition of John Mitchell's monumental map of eastern North America from 1756; and the first printed map to name the colony of Georgia are just a few of the rare antique items in Old World Auctions Auction #195, online now and set to end on November 15th at 10 pm Eastern time. The auction is loaded with 856 lots, including rare antique and vintage maps, charts, atlases, decorative prints, illuminated manuscripts and historical documents from the late 15th century to the mid-20th century. Its an online-only auction, with no live gallery bidding. The catalog is up for viewing and bidding online now, here. We hope people have fun browsing through ... More
Hilliard Art Museum names curator Ben Hickey as its interim director
LAFAYETTE, LA.- Hilliard Art Museum announced today the appointment of Ben Hickey, curator of exhibitions and Emily Cyr Bridges endowed professor of art, as its interim director. He replaces LouAnne Greenwald, who served as director for 9 years. Hickey assumed the role Oct. 1, 2023. A national search for a permanent director is underway. In his tenure, Hickey, who played an integral role in the museums accreditation by the American Association of Museums in 2022, organizes eight to ten exhibitions annually for Hilliard, including Kota Ezawa: Two Views and Twenty Years of Marais Press: Imprinting a Campus and Collection. In total, Hickey organized more than 52 exhibits at the Hilliard. Hickey and the Curatorial Department has also advanced the museum's relationship with the university and Lafayette community with interdisciplinary ... More
'Pastel Shadow' is Stéphane Dafflon's first solo exhibition with Air de Paris since 2013
PARIS.- Air de Paris has begun Pastel Shadow, Stéphane Dafflons fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition presents a new body of paintings that continue the artists investigations into the perception and experience of color. These new paintings by Stéphane Dafflon combine two realms of science, mathematics and the spectrum, number and color. In them we oscillate between contradictory perspectives: geometry, a stern thing of edges lines and angles, and the chromatic wheel, a diffuse thing of minute gradations. In the paintings both are put to straightforward use, despite engaging in a deliciously uncertain ontology. The color spectrum, which Newton discovered is a quality of light, a form of electromagnetic radiation, is thoroughly understood by science, while at the same time we read it as a marker of aesthetic feeling ... More
The underlying optimism inherit in the work Jordy van den Nieuwendijk on view at Marian Cramer Projects
AMSTERDAM.- Jordy van den Nieuwendijk (1985) is a Dutch-born who lives and works in Australia. He is known for his explorations of everyday objects through painting. His artistic style involves working with primary color palettes and simplified shapes, often organized into series that operate within carefully defined boundaries. His work transcends the traditional dichotomy between abstract and figurative forms, creating a sense of tension with a timeless quality, which could be described as a form of new purism. In addition to his fine art practice, Jordy van den Nieuwendijk is also a commercial illustrator. He has collaborated with numerous clients, including notable names like Hermès, American Express, The New York Times, and Jacquemus. In his editorial work, he infuses elements of fun and playfulness, which contribute to his unique ... More
The PHI Foundation presents Rirkrit Tiravanija
QUEBEC.- The PHI Foundation is pleased to present JOUEZ/PLAY, a solo exhibition by artist Rirkrit Tiravanija. Rather than creating art objects for static display, Tiravanija focuses on the interactions between people and their surroundings. As a central tenet of his practice, he encourages visitors to become active participants in the artistic experience, instead of passive consumers of culture. In many of Tiravanijas artworks, the visitors involvement is required in order for the work to be fully realized. In this exhibition and since 2017, he has moved into the realm of illusory speculation, experimenting with technological integrations into artistic forms of practice. During the 1990s, Tiravanija began producing artworks that revolved around his own personal history, through the restaging of his everyday experiences. By presenting such alternative ... More
'What's New In Still Life, Portrait, and Landscape' curated by John Yau now on view
BOSTON, MA.- LaiSun Keane has mounted Whats New in Still Life, Portrait, and Landscape, a group exhibition curated by notable writer and poet John Yau, spotlighting emerging artists that keep the spirit of observational art with new innovations. This will be Yaus second curated show with the gallery, on view from November 3 to Dec 23, 2023 with an accompanying exhibition essay. While some may perceive art from direct observation as objective and academic, Yau argues that it is a deeply personal craft as no two individuals perceive the world identically. Yau expresses that this philosophy, more than any stylistic choices, lends originality and fresh appeal to these artists work. Ranging from detailed paintings to trompe loeil inspired sculptures, the works in this exhibition capture fantasies, and inner reflections within everyday ... More
Now on view at Hauser & Wirth in West Hollywood, 'Westward Ho!' by Allison Katz
LOS ANGELES, CA.- On 4 November, Hauser & Wirth opened Westward Ho!, its first solo exhibition with Allison Katz, whose critically admired work addresses the ways in which aesthetic practices link and absorb autobiography, art history, information systems and commodity culture. On view at Hauser & Wirths West Hollywood location in Los Angeles, this presentation will debut new paintings, some of which were completed during her recent residency at Hauser & Wirth Somerset, alongside site-specific responses to the architecture of the gallerys 1930s Spanish Colonial Revival building. Katzs paintings are informed and united by her relentless curiosity about the ways in which images perform and construct meaning. The artist skillfully combines surface materiality, word play and humor with literary and cultural references, ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian artist and designer Harry Bertoia died November 06, 1978. Harry Bertoia (b. March 10, 1915 in San Lorenzo, Pordenone, Italy. d. November 6, 1978 in Barto, Pennsylvania, United States), was an Italian-born artist, sound art sculptor, and modern furniture designer. In this image: Bertoia's "Textured Screen" caused much controversy when it was unveiled for the Dallas Public Library in 1954.
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