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Guests view art displays at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on December 27, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest property crime in US history: the three-decade-old theft of Rembrandt and Vermeer masterpieces from a Boston museum by thieves disguised as police officers in the dead of night. But as the clock ticks toward midnight on New Year's Eve, one detective sits patiently by the telephone and computer screen: could the next call or email finally lead to their recovery and the payout of a $10 million reward? I'm very hopeful," says Anthony Amore, director of security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, who worked previously for Homeland Security and likens his current role to that of a private detective. Ryan McBride / AFP.
by with Jennie Matthew in New York / Ryan McBride
BOSTON, MASS.- It's the largest property crime in US history: the three-decade-old theft of Rembrandt and Vermeer masterpieces from a Boston museum by thieves disguised as police officers in the dead of night. But as the clock ticks toward midnight on New Year's Eve, one detective sits patiently by the telephone and computer screen: could the next call or email finally lead to their recovery and the payout of a $10 million reward? "It's hard to be confident. I'm very hopeful," said Anthony Amore, director of security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, who worked previously for Homeland Security and likens his role to that of a private detective. "One hundred percent of our focus is following up on leads we have received." In May, the museum temporarily doubled to $10 million a long-standing reward for information leading to the recovery of all 13 works in good condition, hoping that a deadline of midnight on December 31, 2017 would concentrate minds. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2017: French president-elect Emmanuel Macron arrives to deliver a speech at the Pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris on May 7, 2017, after the second round of the French presidential election. Emmanuel Macron was elected French president on May 7, 2017 in a resounding victory over far-right Front National (FN - National Front) rival after a deeply divisive campaign, initial estimates showed. Philippe LOPEZ / AFP
| National Portrait Gallery to bring together surviving portraits of Thomas Gainsborough's daughters | | Two Belgians acquitted in Poland of Auschwitz theft | | Exhibition at Musée Félicien Rops focuses on works by artists during the Romantic period |
Thomas Gainsborough by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1758-1759. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery London is to bring together for the first time all twelve surviving portraits of Thomas Gainsboroughs daughters in a major new exhibition, Gainsboroughs Family Album, opening on 22 November 2018. The portraits, which trace the development of the Gainsborough girls from playful young children to fashionable adults, include such famous images as The Artists Daughters chasing a Butterfly (c.1756)and The Artists Daughters with a Cat, (c.1760-1). These will be seen alongside rarely seen paintings, such as the grand double full-length of Mary and Margaret Gainsborough as sumptuously-dressed young women (c.1774). Featuring over fifty works from public and private collections across the world, Gainsboroughs Family Album will provide a unique insight into the private life and motivations of one of Britains greatest artists. The exhibition will include a ... More | |
People visit both parts of the former camp: Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau.
WARSAW (AFP).- A Polish court on Friday acquitted two Belgian citizens who had been accused of stealing parts of an electric fence from the former Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp, local media reported. All objects in the former Nazi death camp, including its electric fence, are the property of the state museum at the site in Oswiecim, southern Poland, that is on UNESCO's protected World Heritage list. Identified only as 51-year-old Yann P.B. and William H., who is 48, the two men were detained in July 2016 with three porcelain electrical isolators in an area adjacent to the camp grounds. The men testified that they came across the half-buried isolators as they were taking photographs along the fence perimeter outside the camp, Poland's PAP news agency reported. The Krakow court said it had found no evidence that the men had intended to act illegally. It also said that although the electrical isolators ... More | |
Eugène Delacroix, Roméo et Juliette au tombeau des Capulet , ca 1850, oil on mounting paper on canvas, 35.2 x 26.5 cm, Paris, national Eugène-Delacroix museum, inv. MD 2008-3.
NAMUR.- The early 19th century witnessed a real rediscovery of Shakespeare in France. The feelings, strangeness and morals found in the poets tragedies influenced painters, engravers and sculptors to create an art of emotion and narration. Delacroix, Chassériau, Moreau, Préault and the Belgian artists Samuel, Meunier, Smits and Stevens all drew inspiration from the world of the English playwright. The exhibition Romantic Shakespeare is dedicated to the way in which artists in the Romantic period and then from the late 19th century saw in the works of the English author, who had died almost two centuries previously, a source of inspiration for their own creations. They used his writings to open up the possibility of reviving art, drama and painting. Shakespeare thus became a romantic icon. This exhibition, ... More |
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| Israel confirms withdrawal from UN cultural body | | Bauhaus Foundation acquires artistic works by Gertrud and Alfred Arndt | | 'Agon! Competition in Ancient Greece' on view at CaixaForum Barcelona |
Former French culture minister Audrey Azoulay looks on at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on November 10, 2017. Eric FEFERBERG / AFP.
PARIS (AFP).- Israel has formally notified the UN's culture and education body of its withdrawal from the organisation, two months after it announced it would follow the US by walking out over resolutions critical of the Jewish state. In a statement UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay said she had been officially notified on Friday that Israel would leave on December 31, 2018. "I regret this deeply, as it is my conviction that it is inside UNESCO and not outside it that states can best seek to overcome differences in the organizations fields of competence," she said. The October 12 announcement by the United States that it was pulling out of the organisation underlined Washington's drift away from multilateral institutions under nationalist President Donald Trump. The US at the time accused UNESCO of having an "anti-Israel bias" -- a sentiment echoed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who accused UNESCO ... More | |
Alfred Arndt, o. T. (Sitzender männlicher Rückenakt, Ãbung aus dem Unterricht in der Aktklasse der Königsberger Akademie), 1920-1921. Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau (I 51253) / Archiv Alfred und Gertrud Arndt, Hugo Arndt / © (Arndt, Alfred) VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2017.
DESSAU.- The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation has been able to purchase a comprehensive collection of artistic works, photographs, textiles and architectural plans from the estate of Gertrud and Alfred Arndt with the support of the Kulturstiftung der Länder and Lotto Sachsen-Anhalt. The more than 550 objects reflect the multifaceted nature of the Bauhaus teaching and fill a gap in the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation's collection. For the first time, the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation was able to acquire part of the estate of Alfred and Gertrud Arndt. This was made possible by the sup-port of the Kulturstiftung der Länder and Lotto Sachsen-Anhalt. The collection consists of more than 550 objects - photographs, plans, graphics and tex-tiles. Its diversity also reflects the many facets of the ... More | |
Winged Nike, her robes billowing in the wind. Marble statue, c. 100. BC. Halicarnassus. © The Trustees of the British Museum.
BARCELONA.- This exhibition, jointly organised by la Caixa Foundation and the British Museum within the terms established in the strategic agreement established by the two institutions, offers a unique opportunity to discover an extraordinary collection of works related to games, sports and competition in Ancient Greece. The objects on show range from marbles and dice used by children 2,200 years ago to a fragment of the frieze from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Ancient Greeks believed that the competitive spirit was inherent to human nature and could transmit positive, innovative and dynamic power. In contrast to the individualism that dominates many aspects of life today, in Ancient Greece competition represented the collective personality and was a factor in social cohesion. Nike, the goddess of victory who connects the world of mortals and the world ... More |
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| Arise, Sir Ringo: Starr and Barry Gibb knighted in UK honours list | | Taipei Fine Arts Museum presents virtual reality work by Laurie Anderson and Hsin-Chien Huang | | 'Alphabet Series' author Sue Grafton dead at 77 |
This file photo taken on September 14, 2017 shows British musician and former Beatles member Ringo Starr. CHRIS J RATCLIFFE / AFP.
LONDON (AFP).- Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and sole surviving Bee Gee Barry Gibb were each awarded a knighthood in Britain's traditional New Year Honours, announced late on Friday. The two music legends were joined on the prestigious annual achievement list by Golden Globe-winning actor Hugh Laurie, renowned dancer Darcey Bussell and hip-hop artist Wiley. Lesser known recipients include 101-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Mordaunt Cohen, honoured for his services to World War II education, and Lucia Mee, 18, the youngest person rewarded, for her efforts to raise organ donation awareness. Starr, 77 -- real name Richard Starkey -- became a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1965, but 52 years later has now been given a knighthood for services to music. "It's an honour and a pleasure to be considered and acknowledged for my music and ... More | |
Laurie Anderson and Hsin-Chien Huang, La Camera Inssabiata: The Water Room.
TAIPEI.- Taipei Fine Arts Museum is presenting La Camera Insabbiata at its outdoor plaza. This virtual reality work, collaborated by American multi-media artist and musician Laurie Anderson and Taiwanese new media artist Hsin-Chien Huang, was evolved and expanded from previous piece Chalkroom exhibited at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. The edition on view at TFAM is the first time La Camera Insabbiata is shown after awarded Best VR Experience at the 74th Venice International Film Festival. Unlike the usual mission-based VR interactive structure, La Camera Insabbiata creates exclusive worlds based on personal experiences and memories. For the exhibition, Laurie Anderson recreated an site-specific painting inside the installation. Anderson states I make art so I can feel free and understand who I am. Co-creator Huang mentions in his statement that VR offers possibilities for full liberation. ... More | |
This file photo taken on April 22, 2005 shows author Sue Grafton posingf with a copy of her book "R is for Ricochet" at the 10th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. Michael Buckner / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP.
LOS ANGELES (AFP).- Sue Grafton, the prolific author of the bestselling "Alphabet Series" mysteries featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone, has died at the age of 77. Grafton died on Thursday after a two-year battle with cancer, her daughter Jamie said on the author's Facebook page. Grafton was best known for her mystery series with alphabetical titles. The first book in the series, "A is for Alibi" came out in 1982 and the latest, "Y is for Yesterday," in August of this year. Her daughter said that would be the last. "Sue always said that she would continue writing as long as she had the juice," her daughter wrote on Facebook. "Many of you also know that she was adamant that her books would never be turned into movies or TV shows, ... More |
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| New book celebrates ten years of the Aftermath Project | | 10 paintings by Rubén Guerrero explore the pictorial space as a topic of reflection | | Artists Proof: Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel opens group exhibition |
The Aftermath Project will publish a special volume (the ninth in its acclaimed book program) featuring the work of over 50 photographers from 15 countries.
STOCKPORT .- War is Only Half the Story is a ten-year retrospective of the work of the groundbreaking documentary photography program, The Aftermath Project, which Sara Terry founded in 2008 to support post-conflict storytelling by some of the world's finest photographers. To mark its 10th anniversary, The Aftermath Project will publish a special volume (the ninth in its acclaimed book program) featuring the work of over 50 photographers from 15 countries that have been winners and finalists in the Aftermath Project's yearly grant competition from 2008-2016. These outstanding photojournalists, among them Nina Berman, Andrea Bruce, Jim Goldberg, Stanley Greene, Jessica Hines, Carlos Justyna Mielnikiewicz, Javier Ortiz, David Monteleone, Andrew Stanbridge, and Danny Wilcox Frazier, are committed to telling the other half of the story of conflict -- the story of what ... More | |
For Rubén Guerrero, the exhibition is an opportunity to present his most emblematic motifs and references, which have been a constant in his works in recent years.
MALAGA.- The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga is presenting Familias mÃnimas (Rojo, amarillo y azul) [Minimum Families (Red, yellow, blue)], an exhibition curated by Fernando Francés. In this exhibition, 10 paintings explore the pictorial space as a topic of reflection, focussing on concepts such as the frame, the support medium or the sides. Sevillian artist Rubén Guerreros paintings are anti-narrative. He designs impossible architectures and uses trompe loeil to deceive the eye. With each layer, he creates an opacity in which images of places, structures, numbers and letters are represented. He creates an intuitive world parallel to the real and tangible one, in which fullness and emptiness alternate. The viewers find themselves having to decide whether they are looking at the front or the back of this reality. There are some aspects ... More | |
Pedro França, Environ, 2017 (detail: Environ IX). Steamer, raincoat, stone, resin and paint, 265 x 120 x 120 cm.
SAO PAULO.- Artists Proof is a borrowed term from printmaking (artists proofs are the copies that the author reserves for himself/herself, apart from the final edition of a work) referenced here as an investigation of the intimate relation that the artist has with his/her own work. Conceived and organized by the Fortes DAloia & Gabriel staff, this group show reflects the desire to unveil issues inherent to artistic process that are often confined to the production backstage. By focusing on the decisions that lead the artist to recognize the work as being in its final state or to understand it as an experiment of his/her experience in the studio, the exhibition promotes the rediscovery of works such as Retalhos de Plástico [Plastic Rags] (1996) by Leda Catunda. Considered by the artist as a study, the work remained unseen and forgotten until then, and can now enter new semantic territories. Rodrigo ... More |
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Exhibition at Hartware MedienKunstVerein explores and reflects upon borders
DORTMUND.- Where does Asia begin and where Europe end? What influence do the borders have and who draws them? These are the key questions posed by the multi-annual art project "The Border" which the Goethe-Institut stages in conjunction with numerous partner institutions in Eastern Europe, Germany and Central Asia in 2017/18. Having toured the cities of Moscow (Russia), Sankt Petersburg (Russia), Krasnoyarsk (Russia), Kiev (Ukraine), Tbilisi (Georgia) and Minsk (Belarus) the exhibition is now on view at HMKV in Dortmund until 8 April, 2018. In 2018 it will continue to travel to Yekaterinburg (Russia), Almaty (Kazakhstan) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan). The exhibition includes 23 artistic positions of the younger generation from eleven countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Germany, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, ... More
Art Rotterdam 2018: Versatile, daring and sometimes also poetic
ROTTERDAM.- The nineteenth edition of Art Rotterdam forms the hub of Art Rotterdam Week, an annual festival of contemporary art, design and architecture. It is an excellent moment to visit Art Rotterdam, for an exploratory look at the latest developments in the visual arts. Not only because of its enormous diversity but also because of the exciting presentations of both young and renowned galleries, as an art lover you should not miss Art Rotterdam. New, this year, is the Commonities section, after a design by Lorenzo Benedetti. This well-known Dutch exhibition maker forms combinations of artists who have similarities in terms of materials and / or themes: "The artistic practice nowadays is to develop more connections through analysis, and to apply different techniques and media. That is why it is especially interesting to find the second layer and see what artists have ... More
Kunstmuseum St. Gallen exhibits works by Caro Niederer
ST. GALLEN.- The unusual exhibition project Good Life Ceramics by Caro Niederer at the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen develops in a special setting that changes systematically over the course of the exhibition. The exhibition takes place on the lower floor of the museum, whose architecture has remained unchanged since the Naturmuseum St. Gallen moved to a new building. The rooms are thus the site of a work in progress that extend across the entire lower floor of the building in stages. In many ways, Caro Niederer (*1963 in Zurich) is an ideal choice for such a project. In her work, every moment can be an artistic act. Thus, moments and things from everyday life engage in a dialogue with her paintings and sculptures. She brings her works from the private sphere into the public art context and thus reflects on the act of collecting art and the interweaving of art and ... More
Artworks by Folinsbee, Chughtai, Tolliver, others will be in Ahlers & Ogletree's Jan. 6-7 auction
ATLANTA, GA.- Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery is gearing up for its big annual Signature Estates Auction, a two-day affair planned for the weekend of January 6th and 7th, online and in the firms showroom at 715 Miami Circle (Suite 210) in Atlanta, beginning promptly at 10 am Eastern time both days. In all, a little more than 1,000 lots will be auctioned to the highest bidder. Session 1, on Saturday, January 6th, will focus on American art, furniture, decorative arts, modern design and contemporary art. Session 2, the following day, will feature English and continental artworks, period antique furniture, antique lighting and textiles, an important collection of black and white photography and fine pieces of sterling silver, from prominent estates and collections. Highlights from Session 1 include an original oil painting signed by John Folinsbee (Am., 1892-1972), ... More
The Design Museum in London unveils works from its latest set of Designers in Residence
LONDON.- 2017 is the tenth year of the Design Museums annual Designers in Residence programme which provides a platform to celebrate new and emerging designers at an early stage in their career. Recent alumni include Asif Khan, Giles Miller, Bethan Laura Wood, Yuri Suzuki and Sarah van Gameren. Responding to the theme of Support, this years designers were the first to use the museums dedicated Designers in Residence studio to develop a new body of work. For eight months, the designers have been based in the museums studio creating new work, which now forms a showcase for the public to visit until the end of March. Over the course of their residency, the designers discuss their projects with established practitioners, industry experts and residency alumni, as well as with the Design Museum's legal, commercial, learning, development, and curatorial teams. ... More
Museum of the City of New York announces companion book to award-winning exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of the City of New York announced the publication of New York at Its Core, a book spanning New York Citys entire 400-plus years of history created to accompany the Museums award-winning, critically acclaimed exhibition bearing the same title. New York at Its Core is available at the Museums Shop and online at www.shop.mcny.org. Since we opened the doors to New York at Its Core last fall, visitor after visitor has demanded in true New York fashion to know where they could buy the book version of our signature exhibition, said Whitney Donhauser, Ronay Menschel Director of the Museum of the City of New York. Now visitors and all those who love New York City can get their own copy right here in our Museum shop or by visiting our online store. ... More
QUAD announces two new patrons, artist Hetain Patel and Dr. Jo Twist
DERBY.- QUAD has added to its current Patrons, Jack O Connell, Paddy Considine, John Tams and the late Sir John Hurt (CBE), with the announcement of two new Patrons, Artist Hetain Patel and Dr Jo Twist (OBE) CEO of The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment. Artist Hetain Patel is a Bolton-born artist whose work has recently been shown in QUAD. He makes humorous films with high production values featuring superheroes. The Jump featured 17 of Patels British-Indian family members who watch the artist as he leaps into the air in his home-made Spider-man costume in a film shot in his grandmothers home. His work Dont Look at the Finger shows a man and woman at an African wedding ceremony jousting in several different ways, using sign language, kung fu and elaborate body gestures during combat. Im interested in how we read each other ... More
Exhibition curated by Şeyma Yerlikaya on view at Cep Gallery
ISTANBUL.- During an individuals lifetime, in addition to all his personal actions; where, how, when, why and with whom are the five main questions that determines his location on the stage of history. In this context, Location Exhibition curated by Şeyma Yerlikaya, between 20 december 2017 and 20 January 2018 at Cep Gallery is gathering six artists, whose works and techniques are different from each other but concentrating on similar concepts that are; witnessing, being impressed, influencing and creating either by existing, extinct or non existent (utopic) places, all their expressions and experiences fully exposed Space is the focus point of change, differentiation and forming. It is neither lifeless, static nor motionless. For this reason the artist percieves the space, designs and makes it liveable. The artist fictionalises the space but the space can never be ... More
Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair announces dates, venue and artist of the 2018 edition
MOSCOW.- Cosmoscow, the only international contemporary art fair in Russia and the CIS, announces the 2018 edition of the fair will open from 6 9 September at Moscows Gostiny Dvor. The 2018 edition will feature a number of specially commissioned projects, including a new solo project by Taus Makhacheva who has been named as Cosmoscow 2018 Artist of the Year and a site-specific project by Alexey Martins who was recently announced as winner of 2017 Ruinart Art Patronat grant. "I am delighted that Cosmoscow Art Fair continues to grow with a higher number of visitors and more artist projects and commissions every year. Our focus continues to be on creating a platform for contemporary art in this region, to support emerging artists and create a space for cultural dialogue between Russia and the rest of the world. For this reason we set up the ... More
Art Fair Tokyo 2018 announces its venue layout
TOKYO.- Japans largest international art fair, Art Fair Tokyo 2018 (to be held March 8 11, 2018) announces its venue layout. This year will have powerful art displays and even more large-scale booths than ever. Projects, a series of solo shows by up-and-coming galleries, will be free to enter in the lobby gallery. This layout will enable visitors to experience the present and future of Japans art market. Additionally, Art Market Tokyo is a Tokyo art and life media collaboration with Tokyo Girls Collection 2018 Spring/Summer in which TGC model Lovely will tour many of the art spots around Tokyo. This year, Art Market Tokyo will feature TGC model representative Lovely visiting art spots and exploring the art that is all over Tokyo. This collaboration will enable art and fashion to interact and blend, portraying an ever-diversifying range of lifestyles and values. The ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Russian photographer and architect El Lissitzky died December 30, 1941. Lazar Markovich Lissitzky (November 23 [O.S. November 11] 1890 - December 30, 1941) was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, typographer, polemicist and architect. He was an important figure of the Russian avant-garde, helping develop suprematism with his mentor, Kazimir Malevich, and designing numerous exhibition displays and propaganda works for the Soviet Union. In this image: El Lissitzky, "Proun, Street Decoration Design", 1921. Photo Peter Cox.
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