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This picture taken on April 5, 2019 shows mummified animals found inside a newly-discovered tomb dating to the Ptolemaic era (323-30 BC) at the Diabat necropolis near the city of Akhmim in Egypt's southern Sohag province, about 500 kilometres south of the capital Cairo. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP.
SOHAG (AFP).- Dozens of mummified mice were among the animals found in an ancient Egyptian tomb, unveiled Friday by the antiquities ministry with the aim of drawing tourists to the central Sohag province. The tomb dating back more than 2,000 years was unearthed in the city of Akhmim and is believed to have belonged to a senior official. "It's one of the most exciting discoveries ever in the area," said Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities which sits within the ministry. A human mummy was found inside, along with more than 50 mummified mice, cats and falcons, dating to the Ptolemaic era. Egypt's tourism industry has been struggling in recent years and the antiquities ministry said Friday's presentation was intended to "draw the world's attention to the civilisation and antiquities of Egypt". The country's plethora of heritage sites is a major draw for tourists and the ministry described Sohag as "one of the most histo ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day A Chauvet 2 cave (Grotte Chauvet 2) employee prepares the last details on the eve of the opening day of «Of lions and men. Feline myths: 400 century of fascination» («Des lions et des hommes. Mythes félins: 400 siècles de fascination») exhibition, on April 4, 2019 in Vallon Pont dÂArc, in Ardeche department, south of Lyon. This is the first temporary exhibition organized by the Chauvet 2 museum, a replica of the Chauvet cave which contains the earliest known figurative cave paintings in the world, from upper paleolithic era. JEFF PACHOUD / AFP
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| | | Kunsthaus Zürich opens 'Fly me to the Moon. The Moon Landing: 50 Years On' | | Pace Gallery opens an exhibition of new paintings by Raqib Shaw | | Air conditioning system caused Brazil museum fire: police |
Vladimir Dubossarsky & Alexander Vinogradov, Cosmonaut No. 1, 2006. Oil on canvas, 195 x 195 cm. Courtesy Vladimir Dobrovolsky © Vladimir Dubossarsky and Alexander Vinogradov.
ZURICH.- The Kunsthaus Zürich turns the spotlight on an event that changed the world: the first Moon landing. This exhibition is a journey through the history of artists engagement with the Moon, from the Romantic era to the present day. The first artwork awaits visitors already in the entrance hall, in the form of a furry rocket by Sylvie Fleury. Created in 1997, it offers the first hint that this show, marking 50 years since the first Moon landing, tackles its subject with both humour and an acutely critical eye. The 200 objects on display at the Kunsthaus explore themes as diverse as topography, moonlit night and the Moons shadow, the Moon as mass media phenomenon during the Cold War and beyond, and zero gravity. The Moon landing on 20 July 1969 gripped audiences around the world and delivered the first-ever images of the Earth from space. Some of the artists in our exhibition were euphoric, and responded ... More | |
Raqib Shaw, Allegory of Memories through Monozukuri, 2018-2019. Acrylic liner and enamel on Birch wood, 47-5/8" à 39-3/8" (121 cm à 100 cm) 49" à 40-3/4" à 2-3/4" (124.5 cm à 103.5 cm à 7 cm), frame © Raqib Shaw, courtesy Pace Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY.- Pace Gallery is presenting new paintings by Raqib Shaw. The exhibition showcases Shaws first work in the long tradition of landscape painting, signifying a new direction for the London-based Kashmiri artist. Drawing inspiration from his childhood memories of Kashmir and the nature and architecture of the Indian subcontinent, Shaw has mined and re-envisioned his own personal history through the compulsively-detailed, meticulously-painted, and emotionally-potent works. Raqib Shaw: Landscapes is on view at 537 West 24th Street from April 5 May 18, 2019. A full-color catalogue featuring a conversation between the artist and Pace Gallery Founder Arne Glimcher accompanies the exhibition. This exhibition is the culmination of two decades of the artists continual refinement and experimentation with Hammerite enamel paint a dedication that ... More | |
Firefighters and Federal Police members talk in front of Rio de Janeiro's treasured National Museum, one of Brazil's oldest, on September 3, 2018. Mauro Pimentel / AFP.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP).- The fire that devastated Brazil's National Museum in September was caused by the air conditioning system and spread quickly because the building lacked the equipment to contain it, federal police said Thursday. Ricardo Saadi, chief of the federal police, made the announcement at a news conference at which he ruled out arson. "The fire broke out in the auditorium and main cause was the installation of air conditioning," he said, explaining the system did not meet the manufacturer's recommendations on the use of individual circuit breakers and grounding devices. The auditorium, which is located on the ground floor of the four-story former imperial palace, was the first room destroyed by the fire, which took six hours to contain. With the exception of fire extinguishers, the museum didn't have the equipment to help contain the blaze, including alarms, fire houses or fire doors, ... More |
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| | | Exceptional results and strong sell-through rates for Thinking Italian Milan | | Exhibition showcases treasures from the Federal Photography Collection | | Arts Council Collection touring exhibition showcases works by David Hockney, Bridget Riley, Frank Stella and more |
Auctioneer Renato Pennisi selling Giorgio Morandi's Natura morta to an online bidder for 1,570,000 / £1,343,028 / $1,764,739. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
MILAN.- Christie's flagship sale Thinking Italian Milan achieved exceptional sell through rates at 94% by lot and 99% by value, realising a combined total of 13,932,875 / £11,918,627 / $15,661,076. The evening portion of the sale was 100% sold, as the full and energised saleroom witnessed competitive bidding on the telephone, in the room and online, with registered bidders coming across 20 countries. This confirms Christies Italy as an international stage for buying the best possible Italian art from the 20th century. The top lot of the sale was Giorgio Morandis Natura Morta, which sold to an online bidder for 1,570,000. Over 15% of the sales were sold or directly underbid by online clients. Further highlights included Mario Schifanos Particolare di propaganda, which realised 634,000, achieving the second highest auction price for the artist. The figurative artists presented in ... More | |
Sabine Jelinek, Gelbblutig, 2005 (Yellow Bloody) From the series Transfiguration. Chromogenic print. Federal Photography Collection at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Purchase 2015 © Sabine Jelinek / Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019.
SALZBURG.- The gaze at the otherand at ourselveshas always been a fixture of photography. The mediums pioneers already explored its potential for portraiture; today, in the digital era, portrait shots are incessantly being posted on all channels and circulate in the social networks. Many of these images speak to history on several levels: photographs of individuals and types reflect social conventions, while poses and staging prompt conjectures concerning the identities and individuality of the sitters and the intentions of the photographers. Numerous works of fine art photography that address these concerns can be found in the Federal Photography Collection, which has been steadily enlarged since 1981 and is housed at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg. Its outstanding quality is the fruit of an acquisitions program ... More | |
Patrick Caulfield, Oh Hélène, J'erre en ma chambre, 1973. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London © The Estate of Patrick Caulfield. All rights reserved, DACS 2018.
TORQUAY.- Arts Council Collections new touring exhibition, The Printed Line showcases the work of nearly 60 artists who have used a variety of printmaking techniques to exploit the potential of the printed line, from the thick velvety line of drypoint and the heavy cross-hatching of etching to delicate wood engraving and boldly coloured screenprints. The use of colour will be explored in screenprints by Bridget Riley and Kenneth Martin, as well as Simon Patterson's witty lithograph, which reworks the lines of the London tube map. The exhibition features a number of celebrated artists, spanning the 20th century to the present day, including: Walter Sickert's masterly cross-hatched etching The Old Middlesex (c.1910), Ben Nicholson's rich drypoint Halse Town 1949 (1949), a bold etching by Eduardo Chillida and David Hockney's pared-down linear etchings. Included in this exhibition ... More |
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| | | Star Trek: Year Five #1 original cover art by Greg Hildebrandt Surfaces at Heritage Auctions | | Exhibition brings you face to face with the beasts that helped shape London | | Galerie Max Hetzler opens its fifth solo show with artist Navid Nuur |
Greg Hildebrandt (American, b. 1939), Star Trek: Year Five cover. Acrylic on board, 38 x 28 in. Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000.
DALLAS, TX.- Greg Hildebrandt's stunning original cover art for this month's debut issue of Star Trek: Year Five #1 comic book series highlights dozens of sci-fi and horror masterpiece paintings in Heritage Auctions' April 23 Illustration Art Auction in Dallas and on HA.com. The new Star Trek: Year Five series, released by IDW Publishing, will feature a succession of creators to pen the first arc, which will "explore a hidden chapter of Enterprise history." IDW is launching the series with a bang by involving Hildebrandt, the legendary sci-fi artist who lends his talent to the first Star Trek project in his career, which has spanned more than 60 years. The 38-by-28-inch painting cover art may sell for $10,000 to $15,000. Another piece of Star Trek history is Steven Chorney's 1991 poster study for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (est. $1,000-$2,000) and Richard "Sparky" Moore's Star Trek: Mission to Horatius ... More | |
Illustrated programme of 'P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth' at Olympia Kensington in 1890. © Musuem of London.
LONDON.- The Museum of London opened Beasts of London on 5 April 2019; a state of the art, immersive and digital experience that takes visitors on a journey through time, from before London was created through to the present day. Inspired by objects drawn from the museums world class collection and working in partnership with Guildhall School of Music & Drama, this family-friendly show brings you face to face with the beasts both large and small who helped shape the city we know today. Made up of nine episodes, each tells the story of the capital from an animals perspective, highlighting some of the citys most iconic moments. Starting in prehistory with the very first of Londons beasts you are then guided through the arrival of the Romans. Then comes the Medieval Age when the first menageries were built in the city and then through the disastrous years of the Great Plague of the 1600s. From there you find ... More | |
Navid Nuur, 94-95-170 from the Eyecodex of the Monochrome, 1984-2017. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin, Paris, London.
PARIS.- Galerie Max Hetzler opened When doubt turns into destiny, the fifth solo show at Galerie Max Hetzler by Navid Nuur. This is his second show at the Paris gallery. Navid Nuur demonstrates a fascination with process, dissipation, dissemination and ephemeral constituents such as light and projections. Referring to his works as interimodules, the artist articulates a specific way of thinking and experiencing the temporary. The term describes an intermediate state of things that are concerned through their brief existence and interdependence. For his exhibition at Galerie Max Hetzler, Nuur explores the concepts of public and private spaces as well as light that functions as a key element in all works on view. Navid Nuur plays with the fine line between public and private in a work that incorporates construction site safety fences and used locks partly reshaped for instance. The industrially made object that can ... More |
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| | | John Stanley named Interim Executive Director of Toledo Museum of Art | | Exhibition of recent paintings by Ron Gorchov opens at Modern Art | | David Hill Gallery opens an exhibition of recently unearthed photographs by Sanlé Sory |
John Stanley is the Museums director of special projects. Image courtesy Toledo Museum of Art.
TOLEDO, OH.- Toledo Museum of Art Board Chair Cynthia B. Thompson announced today that John Stanley, the Museums director of special projects, would serve as interim director of TMA while an international search is conducted. The appointment is effective July 1, 2019. It was announced on March 7, 2019, that Brian Kennedy, Ph.D., the Museums Edward Drummond and Florence Scott Libbey director, president and CEO had accepted the Rose-Marie and Ejik van Otterloo executive director and CEO position at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM), located in Salem, Massachusetts. Kennedys last day at TMA will be June 30, 2019. The board has full confidence in the Museums executive leadership team and its highly capable staff to continue providing high quality art experiences to visitors during this transition, said Thompson. Stanley began his career at TMA in 1979 and served as the chief operating officer and deputy/assistant ... More | |
Ron Gorchov, OGYGIA, oil on linen, 110 x 89 x 22.5 cm, 43 1/4 x 35 1/8 x 8 7/8 ins. Photo: Ben Westoby. © Ron Gorchov. Courtesy the artist, Modern Art, London and Cheim & Read, New York, NY, USA.
LONDON.- Modern Art opened an exhibition of recent paintings by Ron Gorchov, the artists first show with the gallery. Since 1967, Ron Gorchov (b. 1930, Chicago) has worked exclusively on curved surface paintings, rejecting the rectangular format of the conventional canvas. I wanted to change the context of painting because I opposed the ad-hoc acceptance of the rectangle, wanting a more intentional form that would create a new kind of visual space, he stated in an interview in 2011. Comprising eight works executed between 2016 and 2018, including two stacked paintings, the exhibition at Modern Art attests to Gorchovs longstanding dedication both to painting itself, and to the particular lexicon of forms he has committed himself to over the last six decades. Ron Gorchov first rose to prominence at the height of the New York School, counting Arshile ... More | |
These people are metropolitan, worldly, and cool, and they vibrate with excitement for a new future. --The New Yorker
LONDON.- Sanlé Sorys Peuple de la Nuit portraits capture the vibrant youth culture, dance parties and flourishing music scene of his home city, a Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, West Africa. This expansive collection of images, taken between the years 1960-1985 have been unveiled for the first time in a stunning exhibition and book. Recently unearthed from Sanlés personal archive, Peuple de la Nuit is an evocative tribute to the nightlife of a distant era. This collection of black-and-white photographs the carefree spirit of Sanlés subjects, including the musicians, dancers and lovers that graced some of Bobos hippest venues - Volta Dancing, Calebasse dOr, Normandie and Dafra Bar. Eager to portray the regions unique energy and passion, Sory would set off towards the remote villages along the Kou Valley, north West of Bobo. Driving in his Volta Photo Citroen 2CV van carrying a few lights and ... More |
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Philadelphia Fine Art Fair opens to a large audience
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Philadelphia Fine Art Fair made its highly-anticipated debut last night at the 23rd Street City Troop Armory, attracting large crowds who came to see the international roster of exhibitors and artists. The inaugural fair celebrates Philadelphias passion and dedication for its long-standing cultural history under the leadership of Fair Director, Rick Friedman. PFAF debuted with a lineup of 34 international galleries, featuring 300 established artists. Highlights include solo exhibitions by M.C. Escher, presented by Walker Fine Art, Craig Kraft, presented by Seraphin Gallery and David Datuna, presented by Giles Clement Gallery. Opening night kicked off with award presentations to Cecily Sherman and the late sculptor Dina Wind. Sherman received the 2019 Art Collector of the Year Award, presented by renowned art collectors Mari and Peter ... More
Nye & Company Auctioneers sale to feature original art, photography, and furniture
BLOOMFIELD, NJ.- A two-day Collectors Passion & Fine Art Sale with a diverse offering of fine art ranging from traditional to contemporary, plus a fabulous selection of photography and wonderful decorative arts, will be held Wednesday and Thursday, April 17th and 18th, by Nye & Company Auctioneers. April 17th will be both live and online; April 18th will be online-only. The April 17th auction will be held in the Nye & Company Auctioneers gallery, located at 20 Beach Street in Bloomfield, starting promptly at 10 am Eastern time, and online via the newly revamped Nye & Company website, where people can go to bid directly through the company website as well as manage and monitor their bids. Theyll also be able to bid via LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. Phone and absentee bids will be taken. The full catalog can be viewed now at www.nyeandcompany.com. ... More
Charlotte Jackson Fine Art opens an exhibition of new work by Jeremy Thomas
SANTA FE, NM.- An exhibition of new work by Jeremy Thomas opened at Charlotte Jackson Fine Art on April 5 and extend to May 5. How do we see? Where do emotions come from? Can we trace the mysterious pathways of perception, cognition, recognition, and emotion that weave and intertwine within the body and the mind? What structures, what essential base pairs of life, society, and consciousness, form the matrix beneath it all? Jeremy Thomas is always asking questions. He follows threads of inquiry carefully, persistently; using his art as the net he casts out into the dark as he goes. This continuing exploration colors (quite literally) the shape and form of the work he creates. In this way, each series of work from Thomas forms a kind of record not of answers but of a process of investigation, an experience of the world, seen through ... More
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery opens its first solo exhibition devoted to the work of Mary Bauermeister
NEW YORK, NY.- Michael Rosenfeld Gallery is presenting its first solo exhibition devoted to the work of Mary Bauermeister (German, b.1934). Mary Bauermeister: Live in Peace or Leave the Galaxy will explore Bauermeisters consistent and ubiquitous use of language in an artistic career that spans six decades. Scheduled to be on view from April 5 to June 8, 2019, the exhibition features new work and selections from each of Bauermeisters major series, including drawings, constructions, rare early light boxes, and her iconic lens boxes and stone reliefs. Michael Rosenfeld Gallery has enthusiastically promoted and supported Bauermeisters work for over thirty years, including her in group exhibitions and proudly announcing exclusive representation of the artist in 2018. As Michael Rosenfeld has stated, A visionary whose art since the 1950s has defied ... More
Christiane Blattmann's first institutional solo exhibition opens at Kunsthalle Münster
MUNSTER.- With the show Un-Break My Walls, the Kunsthalle Münster is presenting Christiane Blattmanns first institutional solo exhibition. In her works the artist experiments with a variety of shaping methods, whereby the interaction of the materials used as well as theoretical and literary references serve as important points of departure. Blattmann interweaves, intermeshes, combines, compounds, merges and processes; she creates tangled combinations of materials, structures, things, stories and characters. Her exhibition in Münster is based on three series of works from the past years, extended and supplemented for the Kunsthalle, alongside new works developed specifically for the show and conceived to blend with the premises of the former grain warehouse. In their very diverse, at times contrasting texture, Blattmanns works impress through their strong ... More
Lunds Konsthall opens an exhibition of works by Nina Roos
LUND.- Nina Roos (born in Porvoo in 1956) is among the most accomplished artists in the Nordic region. She represented Finland at the Venice Biennale in 1995 and has had two substantial retrospectives to date, at Kiasma in Helsinki in 2001 and at Malmö Konsthall in 2003. Roos was Professor of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki in 200104 and has been External Tutor at the Malmö Art Academy since 1995. She won the Carnegie Art Award in 2003, one of many prizes she has received. Her chosen mode of expression is painting, as a pictorial language that enables both authors and viewers to develop their intellectual and emotional faculties. The important thing for me, from the beginning, was trying to define what a painted image is. Not to illustrate a story or an object. For a painter with Rooss reflective and investigative inclinations, every new ... More
New multisensory exhibition explores relationship between art and music
TOLEDO, OH.- Everything is Rhythm: Mid-Century Art & Music opens in the New Media Gallery at the Toledo Museum of Art April 6. In this multisensory exhibition, which runs through Nov. 3, 2019, music and art are brought together as 14 visual art masterpieces are paired with carefully selected musical accompaniments. Everything is Rhythm is jointly curated by Halona Norton-Westbrook, director of curatorial affairs, and Scott Boberg, manager of programs and audience engagement. The Toledo Museum of Art has long celebrated the promotion of both the visual and musical arts, explained Norton-Westbrook. 'Everything is Rhythm' seeks to engage visitors by prompting close looking, contemplation and consideration of the connection between visual and auditory forms. The pairings of the visual and musical works in the exhibition, which ... More
Maurin Dietrich appointed Director of Kunstverein München
MUNICH.- In pleasant anticipation of yet another exciting chapter of Kunstverein Münchens history, the museum announced Maurin Dietrich as the new Director. Amongst a multitude of exceptional applicants, Maurin Dietrich stood out with her ideas for the future of the institution. Together with the team, she will pave the way to Kunstverein München's upcoming 200th anniversary in 2023. Maurin Dietrich will take up her position in July 2019, and the programme will already be starting this September. The previous Director Chris Fitzpatrick left Kunstverein München this spring after four successful years. Maurin Dietrich spent the last four years at KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin, where she curated exhibitions, performance programmes and discursive formats. Apart from her institutional work, she is also co-founder and Director of the Berlin ... More
Bell Gallery at Brown University presents art exhibition examining effects of climate change on bird species
PROVIDENCE, RI.- The David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University is presenting Snæbjörnsdóttir/Wilson: The Only Show in Town, an exhibition featuring a selection of artworks made by the collaborative team in response to the plight of the saltmarsh sparrow. It is a reflection on their experience in June and July 2018, working alongside bird researchers from the Saltmarsh Sparrow Research Initiative at Jacobs Point, RI. The species inhabits a narrow and depleting margin of North Americas East Coast and, because of the effects of climate change, is marked for extinction by the year 2050. On view April 6‒July 7, 2019, the exhibition amplifies the teams socially-engaged practice exploring contemporary relationships between human and non-human animals in the contexts of history, culture and the environment. ... More
agnès b. opens a new exhibition of sixty works by Russian photographer Dmitry Markov
NEW YORK, NY.- agnès b. presents #DRAFT #RUSSIA, a new exhibition of sixty works by Russian photographer Dmitry Markov, curated especially for the agnès b. Galerie Boutique in SoHo, New York. His unflinching documentation of daily life in the Russian province of Pskov on the outskirts of urbanity weaves a narrative of human vulnerability, addiction, candor, and pathos. The exhibition opens Saturday, April 6, and continues through Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Photography came late in Dmitry Markovs life, but since he became a photographer, a daily photographer, a landmark of all his lifes ups and downs. He is honest enough to share with us his contradictions and weaknesses. He stares at the world, trying to find his own place and by the strength of his images he succeeds to takes us on board with his story. The people he takes pictures of instantly ... More
Exhibition of works by Elihu Vedder now open at the Museum of Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
UTICA, NY.- Journey into the dark realm of vision, nightmare, and dream with Mysterious, Marvelous, Malevolent: The Art of Elihu Vedder, April 5 through December 29 in the Museum of Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. Since its first public appearance in 1863, Vedders The Questioner of the Sphinx has been a mystery. It is part of a group of bizarre and visionary paintings, drawings, and book illustrations that Vedder (18361923) began to create in New York City at the outset of the American Civil War. Prior to this, he had spent three years abroad while studying in Paris and Florence. There, he produced mostly bucolic studies of the Italian countryside. When he returned to New York City in 1861, he made an abrupt and radical departure into portraying the mysterious and the dangerous. Discover Vedders journey into the realm of vision, nightmare ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, French sculptor and designer René Lalique was born April 06, 1860. René Jules Lalique (6 April 1860, Ay, Marne - 1 May 1945, Paris) was a French glass designer known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, jewellery, chandeliers, clocks and automobile hood ornaments. In this image: René Lalique, vase Trois figures d'hommes. © Artcurial.
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