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Dale Chihuly, Azurite Copper Persian Wall (detail), 2019, 37 x 83 x 15" (c) 2022 Chihuly Studio. All Rights Reserved.
STOCKBRIDGE, MASS.- A new exhibition by Dale Chihuly opens at Schantz Galleries in Stockbridge on August 6, 2022 and runs through September 18, 2022. Chihuly is an American artist who revolutionized the studio glass movement and elevated perceptions of the glass medium. Schantz Galleries provides visitors with a uniquely intimate setting in which to experience Chihuly's work. Guided by his background in interior design and architecture and interest in light, space, and form, Chihuly and his team designed a site-specific exhibition that works within the architecture of Schantz Galleries and showcases well-known series and large-scale installations. "CHIHULY" is the artist's third exhibition with the gallery, and the show features new architectural installations, pedestal sculptures, and two-dimensional work which will give visitors insight into the artist's range of exploration over the last five decades. The stunning blown-glass sculptures on ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day What You See is What You GetInstallation Views by Roberto Marossi. Courtesy MASSIMODECARLO.
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| Fossil find tantalizes Loch Ness monster fans | | First exhibition devoted to Cy Twombly's artistic engagement with art and poetry of ancient Greece and Rome | | Kentucky's floods took Appalachian history with them |
An undated photo provided by Nick Longrich, a paleontologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Bath, shows the arm of a 5-foot-long baby plesiosaur, a long-necked creature thought to have dwelled only in oceans. Plesiosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago, but evidence that the reptiles lived in freshwater, not just oceans, has offered hope to Loch Ness monster enthusiasts. Nick Longrich/University of Bath via The New York Times.
by Jenny Gross
LONDON.- Millions of years before the first (alleged) sighting of the Loch Ness monster, populations of giant reptiles swam through Jurassic seas in areas that are now Britain. Known as plesiosaurs, these long-necked creatures that could grow up to 40 feet long were thought to have dwelled exclusively in oceans. But a discovery published in a paper last week by researchers in Britain and Morocco added weight to a hypothesis that some Loch Ness monster enthusiasts have long clung to: that plesiosaurs lived not just in seas but in freshwater, too. That could mean, they reasoned excitedly, that Nessie, who is sometimes described as looking ... More | |
Leaving Paphos Ringed with Waves (IV) (detail), 2009, Cy Twombly. Acrylic on canvas. Private Collection Courtesy Gagosian. © Cy Twombly Foundation. Photograph: Mike Bruce.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- One of the seminal abstract artists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Cy Twombly (19282011) drew creative inspiration from Greek and Roman art, myth, and poetry as well as archeological artifacts and ruins. On view at the Getty Center August 2 through October 30, 2022, Cy Twombly: Making Past Present, explores the artists lifelong fascination with ancient culture through selections of work from different moments of his career, tracing a journey of encounters and responses with classical subjects and themes. This presentation also includes, for the first time in a public exhibition, marble and bronze antiquities from the artists personal collection. The ancient cultures of Greece and Rome were a central point of reference and inspiration for Twombly throughout his career, living as he did for much of his life amongst the spectacular monuments and sculptures of the Eternal City, says Timothy Potts, ... More | |
In an undated photo from Appalshop, floodwaters around the arts and cultural organizations building, in Whitesburg, Ky. Appalshop via The New York Times.
by Remy Tumin
NEW YORK, NY.- Appalshop has been a cornerstone of Whitesburg, Kentucky, since 1969, working to tell stories about Appalachian people through art, film, music and more with a focus on their voices. Its theater usually hums with actors portraying the experiences of the region; the community radio broadcasts music and local news; and its rich archive provides a huge repository of central Appalachian history. But on Wednesday, as Alex Gibson, the organizations executive director, stood inside the building that has housed Appalshop for four decades, all he could see was mud. Water damage covered the walls of the radio station. Every chair in the newly renovated 150-seat theater was caked in sludge. Filing cabinets, tables, CDs and loose film strips were tangled together. And possibly worst of all, many of the contents of Appalshops archives were covered in mud and debris after devastating floods in the region last week left the building ... More |
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| Praz-Delavallade opens Sepand Danesh's first exhibition at Praz-Delavallade and his first in the US | | Over the Influence presents 'Nancy Tong: In-Between Movement and Stillness' | | Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House reopens for public tours |
In his practice, Danesh uses drawing, painting and trompe-loeil techniques to provoke questions of the human condition.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Praz-Delavallade Los Angeles is presenting Fear of Collapse, a solo exhibition by Sepand Danesh (b. 1984, Tehran, Iran), opening on August 6 and running through September 10, 2022. This is Daneshs first exhibition at Praz-Delavallade and his first in the US. In his practice, Danesh uses drawing, painting and trompe-loeil techniques to provoke questions of the human condition. Danesh references his personal experiences and memories, and relates them to the grander memory of Human history to create short and unique narratives. In Fear of Collapse, each of Daneshs paintings contain a character composed from cube-like shapes which he places in a corner, without a floor or a ceiling, to bring awareness to the condition of being trapped and wanting to escape. Escaping has been an obsession of Daneshs. To succeed in this, he draws countless numbers ... More | |
Nancy Tong is a Hong Kong-based multidisciplinary fine artist working sculpturally in the painting medium.
HONG KONG.- Over the Influence Hong Kong is presenting artist Nancy Tongs debut exhibition In-Between Movement and Stillness that is part of the Hong Kong Art Gallery Associations Summer Programme 2022. This curatorial project celebrates OTI HKs continued support of local artists with HKAGA to support young and emerging artists living in Hong Kong. The exhibition is on view at OTI HK from 15 July to 27 August 2022. Nancy Tong is a Hong Kong-based multidisciplinary fine artist working sculpturally in the painting medium. Born in Hong Kong during the British reign, Tongs work is influenced by the values and ideologies of Eastern and Western cultures. The foundation of her artistic practice is the Concept of Yi 意in Chinese painting and calligraphy has deeper familial roots, with a strong inspirational bond from her father. Some of Tongs childhood memories are of her fathers extraordinary ... More | |
Hollyhock House west facade, photo by Paul Cozzi, 2021.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) and Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch OFarrell will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially reopen Frank Lloyd Wrights landmark Hollyhock House on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Hollyhock House is the first-and-only United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site in Los Angeles. The reopening aligns with the sites centennial anniversary. The Department of Cultural Affairs is thrilled to reopen our Citys one-and-only UNESCO World Heritage site, said DCA Interim General Manager Daniel Tarica. Visitors will once again be able to appreciate this historic site in-person, including expanded access through our self-guided tour program. Through the pandemic closure, staff have undertaken critical restoration projects and enhanced interpretation of the site visitors ... More |
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| Maya Lin commissioned to create sculpture for Obama Presidential Center | | A 40-year collection of jukeboxes, speakers, trade stimulators and slot machines head to auction | | In the late '70s, teen punks ruled New York. These are their stories. |
Obama Presidential Center's Ann Dunham Water Garden featuring "Seeing Through the Universe" Sculpture by Maya Lin.
CHICAGO, IL.- President Obama announced that the Water Garden at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will be named in honor of his mother, Ann Dunham, and will be anchored by a commissioned art installation from Maya Lin. Lins work, titled Seeing Through the Universe, will feature an upright "oculus" piece that mists and a flat "pebble" piece that fills with water and then cascades over. Located near the Centers north entrance, the Water Garden will serve as a place for reflection and relaxation. "When we thought about what may be a fitting way to commemorate my mothers influence on my sister and me, I thought about where she would want to be in this space," said President Obama. "I could picture her sitting on one of the benches on a nice summer afternoon, smiling and watching a bunch ... More | |
Caille Brothers The Tourist slot machine.
MACON, GA.- No stranger to multi-day monster auctions, Preston Opportunities is having a doozie on Labor Day weekend Saturday and Sunday, September 3rd and 4th at the former Mercy Grove Church building at 8964 Thomaston Road in Macon, at 9:30 am Eastern both days. Online bidding will be on Saturday thru LiveAuctioneers.com. Live bidding only on Sunday. Headlining the event will be items gathered over the course of four decades mostly rare and highly desirable jukeboxes, speakers, arcade games, slot machines and trade stimulators from a collector who was a longtime friend of Preston Evans, the owner of Preston Opportunities. Per an agreement between the two made 30 years ago, Mr. Evans was able to acquire the collection. Now, all of it will come up for bid over the two days. A collection of this caliber could have only originated from an avid collector, Mr. Evans said. The owner acquired ... More | |
A re-creation of a filthy restroom of CBGB, the Bowery club that was one of the birthplaces of punk, as it would have appeared in the mid-1970s. Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times.
by Tim Sommer
NEW YORK, NY.- The year was 1977, and the first generation of New York City punk and alternative bands had moved on to larger venues and the international touring circuit. The thrash of hardcore was still a few years down the pike. Yet the storied music venues of Manhattan were alive and aloud with excited, underage patrons. They passed their days at Stuyvesant High School. They came from the High School of Performing Arts and Murrow. They went to Friends Seminary, Walden and Dalton, and to Brooklyn Friends, too. Some were dropouts and runaways; some were even from the suburbs. Almost all of them were under 18. Over the next four years, they spent their nights creating their own ... More |
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| Online exhibition of works by Hanna Brody. opens at Thierry Goldberg | | On Saturday, August 20, books & ephemera go up for bid at Turner Auctions + Appraisals | | 9/11 Memorial & Museum names new leader |
Hanna Brody, I came all this way and could barely be still, 2021. Oil on linen17 x 15 inches.
NEW YORK, NY.- Thierry Goldberg is presenting Whos a Good Girl?, an online exhibition of works by Hanna Brody. The exhibition runs from August 5 - September 3, 2022. Deliberately disregarding the momentous in favor of the small and ordinary, the works in Whos a Good Girl? examine the trivial repetitive moments that overtime form and define a relationship. Brody utilizes the act of portraiture as a means of reflection, often contemplating her own role in relativity to her formed connections. Vulnerability and sentimentality permeate the works, each intimate portrait exposing Brodys innate interpretation of acceptance, nurturing, and belonging. Pushing the bounds of a single instance, Brodys subjects move through her compositions as compilations of themselves. Similar to David Hockney's photo collages, Brody draws inspiration for her work from a series of photos that she has taken over a limited period of time. In Are ... More | |
Christy, Howard Chandler (D. 1952); [World War I]. Vintage World War I Poster. "Americans All," 1919. Estimate $300-$500.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Books & Ephemera, including Historical Documents from the Chapman Family of Connecticut, on August 20, 2022, at 10:30 am PDT. Featuring over 220 lots from the 17th to the 20th centuries, the auction includes antique and vintage books on many subjects and in diverse languages. There is also a wide selection of works on paper engravings, vintage photographs; maps; war posters, lithographs, and several artworks. Historical documents from the Chapman family are part of a collection related to Edward Mortimer Chapman (1862-1952), a Connecticut pastor, academic, author, and descendant of one of Saybrooks first settlers. Books from the 17th-19th centuries are written in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Latin. There are a wide range of topics: art, history, literature, plays, poems, illustrations, European cities and travel, Russia, opinions, ... More | |
An undated photo provided by Mills College shows Elizabeth L. Hillman, president of Mills College. Mills College via The New York Times.
NEW YORK, NY.- Elizabeth L. Hillman, the president of Mills College, has been appointed president and chief executive of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in Lower Manhattan. The board made the position official on Thursday, announcing Hillman, 54, who served as a U.S. Air Force space operations officer in the 1990s before becoming a law professor in the 2000s, would be the third person to lead the organization and would start in October. She replaces one of the museums founders, Alice M. Greenwald, who said in December that she was stepping down after 16 years there. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who serves as the institutions chairman, said in a statement that Hillman brings a rare set of skills from her experience as college president managing large institutions through challenging times, as a veteran who is still relied upon by our armed services, as a historian whose ... More |
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The composer Huang Ruo on illusion and betrayal in 'M. Butterfly'
NEW YORK, NY.- The question from Chinese-born composer Huang Ruo came out of the blue: Would David Henry Hwang, the American playwright, consider adapting his Broadway hit M. Butterfly for the opera stage? It was 2013, and Huang, who had worked with Hwang on an off-Broadway revival of The Dance and the Railroad, was eager to collaborate again. The playwright agreed, and in late July, almost a decade after their first conversation, M. Butterfly had its premiere at Santa Fe Opera. Like the play, the opera tells the story of René Gallimard, a civil servant at the French embassy in Beijing, who falls in love with Song Liling, a Chinese opera singer who seems to be the ideal woman. Gallimard eventually discovers that Song has been a man and a spy all along. M. Butterfly upends Puccinis Madama Butterfly, which tells the story ... More
She's the secret weapon in a film about the Thai cave rescue
NEW YORK, NY.- When Ron Howard set out to retell the story of the dramatic 2018 rescue of a young soccer team from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, he knew he would have to grapple with underwater photography, hordes of extras and a handful of surly protagonists in the form of the British divers who successfully saved the boys through extraordinary methods. But he also knew that, as an American director tackling a specifically Thai story, authenticity would be crucial and that any deviation from verisimilitude would come at his peril. So for the new film, Thirteen Lives, which debuts Friday on Prime Video, Howard and his producing partner, Brian Grazer, hired Thai cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (Call Me by Your Name), employed producers Raymond Phathanavirangoon and Vorakorn Ruetaivanichkul, and relied ... More
Onna House unveils 'The Lightness of Being'
EAST HAMPTON NY.- Lisa Perry announced The Lightness of Being: Ceramics by Leah Kaplan, Sabra Moon Elliot, Yoona Hur and Yuko Nishikawa, at Onna House from August 6-September 3, 2022. The exhibition also features Katherine Glenday, presented in partnership with Ateliers Courbet. Onna House is a 1960s modernist home restored by Perry and founded in 2021, unveiled in the summer of 2022 as a space to create visibility and appreciation for the work of women-identifying artists and designers. The Lightness of Being celebrates five extraordinary female ceramicists under one roof, each exploring environment, healing and movement in unique ways, while in dialogue with one another. Cape Town-born Katherine Glendays porcelain pieces defy their materiality, stretching the matter to its thinnest; their translucent skin enthralls ... More
John Moran Auctioneers announces results of Art of the American West Online sale
LOS ANGELES, CA.- It was high noon, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, when clickin cowboys with fast-draw fingers saddled up at their computers to tune in to the John Moran Auctioneers Art of the American West online auction. This sale featured a wide variety of collectibles including fine art, including Northwest Coast art, sculptures, Puebloan pottery, well-crafted rugs and textiles, American Indian jewelry, and a stylish selection of Western-style belts. This sales fine art collection included dramatic Western landscapes and vibrant contemporary images by artists such as Dorothy Sklar, Fritz Scholder, Edward Borien, Bud Boller, RC Gorman, and more. The top lot in this category was lot 2057, the mixed media work of Tony Abeyta, The Navajo Yei Council of Gods, estimated at $2,000-4,000, but with a price realized of $7,500 (including buyers premium). ... More
Tiona Nekkia McClodden is not running away
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Tiona Nekkia McClodden hit the gun range on a sweltering Monday in July. The air was sticky inside the facility, but her routine would not be denied. She shoots every week and avoids weekends, when the range gets crowded and loud with men firing off assault-type rifles, inviting sensory overload. It might be a familiar activity for some Americans. Less so for an artist. But McClodden, 41, a star of the 2019 Whitney Biennial who has three major presentations of work now up in New York City at 52 Walker, the Shed, and the Museum of Modern Art didnt purchase guns and get her carry license two years ago with art in mind. At least at first. She did it like many other Black Philadelphians, she recalls after the pandemic drained the streets, and then the George Floyd protests and counterprotests filled them with interlopers ... More
As Is Gallery opens exhibitions by Paul Tzanetopoulos and Katy Crowe
LOS ANGELES, CA.- as-is.la is presenting the exhibition Paul Tzanetopoulos: Silk Series. The show opened July 30 and continues through September 10. Paul Tzanetopoulos: Silk Series is presented in conjunction with Katy Crowe: A Wrinkle in the Macula. The centerpiece of Paul Tzanetopoulos: Silk Series is four hand-painted, rear-lit, wall-mounted painting constructions occupying two walls of the ever-so-slightly darkened main gallery. The show continues upstairs where similar plaid pattern imagery is presented in a wider array of packaging, so to speak: a vintage microfiche reader, video loops, a manual typewriter and, even, paint on canvas. A famous and beloved Los Angeles artist once characterized Paul Tzanetopoulos as our citys best kept secret, this both despite and because of early exhibitions at historically important institutions ... More
Exhibition sheds light on extraordinary career of a self-taught artist's triumph over destruction
DALLAS, TX.- The African American Museum, Dallas presents Fire! The Resurrection of Mr. Imagination featuring approximately 80 works by the late artist known as Mr. Imagination (born Gregory Warmack, 1948-2012). The exhibition sheds light on Mr. Imaginations extraordinary career and his triumph over destruction and tragedy specifically several collective fires that resulted in the loss of his studio, pets, some of his artwork, memorabilia and art collection, yet allowed him to expand his own imaginary world view. Free and open to the public, the exhibition is now on view through Jan. 7, 2023. The Museum is located in historic Fair Park at 3536 Grand Ave., Dallas, 75210. Warmack left behind one of the most impressive bodies of work created by a self-taught artist during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Mr. Imaginations public career ... More
New commission by Nalini Malani premieres on the M+ facade
HONG KONG.- M+, Asias first global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District, premiered In Search of Vanished Blood (2012/22), a new commission by trailblazer of the contemporary moving image Nalini Malani, on the M+ Facade tonight. The work is displayed on the M+ Facade from today until Sunday, 2 October 2022, from 7pm to 9:10pm daily. From Saturday, 8 October 2022 to Sunday, 30 October 2022, the work will be presented from 7pm to 9:10pm during the weekends only. Comprising live-action performance, animation, drawing, painting, and found footage, this silent eight-and-a-half-minute video is tailored for display on the M+ Facade in a bold visual dialogue with Hong Kongs dynamic skyline. Complementing Nalini Malani: Vision in Motion, the inaugural exhibition in the Studio at M+, In Search ... More
HSBC becomes M+'s first lead partner
HONG KONG.- M+, Asias first global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, and HSBC will join forces to contribute to Hong Kongs arts and culture development through a new major partnership. HSBC will become the museums first Lead Partner from 1 November 2022. The partnership will encompass lead sponsorship of select M+s special exhibitions, along with sponsorship of tours for non-governmental organisations, as well as a range of family-friendly learning activities under the M+ Family Day banner. M+ and HSBC are committed to making contemporary visual culture more accessible in Hong Kong and beyond. The partnership also signifies the banks continued support for arts and culture through its archives, which feature different facets of Hong Kong through a huge collection ... More
ArtScience Museum, Singapore presents 'Patricia Piccinini: We Are Connected'
SINGAPORE.- Patricia Piccinini (Australian, b. 1965) explores what it means to be human in a world where biotechnology and genetic engineering is becoming increasingly real. Through her works she invites us to consider how technology is changing the relationship between people and nature and to reflect on the ethical concerns around humankinds abilities to create new life. Patricia Piccinini: We are Connected is an exhibition that offers visitors a fascinating and emotional journey through an extraordinary universe of beautifully bizarre hybrids and strange new beings. Piccininis hyperrealistic sculptures, mechanised animals, mutated human beings and unknown and uncanny creatures, celebrate a world filled with wonder and difference. Piccinini works at the frontier of art, science and technologya place where science- ... More
Jack Hanley Gallery opens its first solo exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist Paul Wackers
EAST HAMPTON, NY.- Jack Hanley Gallery East Hampton is presenting Everything Energy, its first solo exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist Paul Wackers. Paul Wackers creates intimate and inviting still life paintings, filled with household items, ceramics, plants, and abstract decorative objects. The works are vibrantly colored and linear precision is balanced by texture on the canvas. The abundant scenes are often framed by a grid system, with shelving, fences, and windows creating frames within the paintings. The artist typically works from his own experiences and pulls objects from everyday life. Wackers paintings serve to heighten his understanding of these objects and their meaning. Through the process of painting, many familiar items become completely abstracted and fantastic while others remain representational. This, in turn, ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, American artist Andy Warhol was born August 06, 1928. Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 - February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United States of America dedicated to a single artist.
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