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Josef Albers, Homage to the Square (It Seems), 1963, oil on panel, 39 7/8 x 40 inches. Philadelphia Museum of Art: Gift of the Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1968. © 2019 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.- The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is presenting an exhibition in celebration of the centenary of the Bauhaus, the influential school founded in Weimar, Germany, that unified fine arts, design, and architecture in its curriculum. The Palmer joins organizations worldwide in marking the 100-year anniversary with its opening of exhibition Bauhaus Transfers: Albers/Rauschenberg and a variety of related programming throughout the fall season. Artist Josef Albers (18881976), a student and then instructor at the Bauhaus, fled Nazi Germany for the United States after the school was forced to close in 1933. Albers took a post as head of Black Mountain College, a new art school in North Carolina, and became a formative educator for many artists. Robert Rauschenberg (19252008) first attended the school in 194849 and considered Albers the most important teacher he ever had. This exhibition pairs Albers ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Instagram influencer "Anmaykaa" is being photographed at the "Supercandy Pop-Up Museum Vol. 2" in Cologne, western Germany on November 1, 2019. It is an interactive museum and offers a photo backdrop for social media at 25 stations. INA FASSBENDER / AFP
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| | LACMA announces landmark collaboration with international partners | | Minoan treasures found on Libyan Sea island: Experts | | Getty Center museum: A 'beautiful fortress' against Los Angeles fires |
Yuz Museum. ©️ Yuz Museum, Photographer: JJYPhoto.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Yuz Museum Shanghai, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Qatar Museums announced a historic collaboration to jointly develop and share exhibitions and programs across their institutions. The partnership aims to encourage the exchange of art and ideas among these three cities, each a leader in the cultural sector. Each museum will bring unique expertise, collections, and audiences, forging a multi-site exhibition program that is truly global in perspective. The inaugural exhibition of this partnership, In Production: Art and the Studio System, explores the interconnected histories of visual art and film. Featured artists include Cayetano Ferrer, Douglas Gordon, Alex Israel, Mike Kelley, Alex Prager, Amanda Ross-Ho, and Martine Syms. Opening to the public on November 7, 2019 in Shanghai, In Production is grounded in works from LACMAs renowned permanent collection. The exhibition is curated by Rita Gonzalez, Terri and Michae ... More | |
A team excavating on the tiny island of Chrysi south of Crete for over a decade have unearthed a 3,800-year-old Bronze Age compound containing gold jewels, glass beads and the remains of bronze talents, the common unit of value of ancient Greece. © ΥΠΠΟΑ.
ATHENS (AFP).- Archaeologists in Greece have located a "major treasure" of Minoan origin in a Bronze Age settlement on a small island in the Libyan Sea, the culture ministry said Friday. A team excavating on the tiny island of Chrysi south of Crete for over a decade have unearthed a 3,800-year-old Bronze Age compound containing gold jewels, glass beads and the remains of bronze talents, the common unit of value of ancient Greece. Some of the beads are of Egyptian origin, the culture ministry said in a statement. The archaeologists also found ancient fish tanks and large amounts of porphyry -- a prized purple pigment of the ancient world derived from sea snails, and later the colour exclusively reserved for Roman emperors. "The amount of broken shells found...show a very ... More | |
Getty Center Café, 2017. Photo: Elon Schoenholz © 2017. J. Paul Getty Trust.
LOS ANGELES (AFP).- Nestled in the mountains above Los Angeles, the Getty Center is located in an area prone to wildfires -- but museum officials say its priceless collection is safe within the walls of a fireproof "beautiful fortress." On Monday morning, security guards listened in to alarming calls between firefighters. A fire had broken out extremely close to the building. The "Getty Fire" grew quickly within a few hours, forcing stars such as LeBron James and Arnold Schwarzenegger to evacuate their homes in nearby, exclusive residential areas. Despite the flames -- which spread over 300 hectares -- and the smoke, authorities said they never considered moving any of the 125,000 artworks and 1.4 million documents that comprise the museum's unique collection. "Our art is incredibly secure," communications vice-president Lisa Lapin told AFP. "The Getty was constructed to house valuable ... More |
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| | Sotheby's to offer property from the collection of Marc Jacobs | | TEFAF shakes things up with cross-collecting | | Hans Haacke, at the New Museum, takes no prisoners |
John Currin, Helena Painted in 2006. Estimate $500/700,000. Courtesy Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sothebys announced that they will offer fine art and design from the personal collection of renowned fashion designer Marc Jacobs across a series of sales beginning this fall in New York. The vast majority of the 150+ works on offer were acquired by Jacobs for his four-story townhouse in Manhattans West Village, a wonderful showcase for his collection of art and design that he shares with his husband Char Defrancesco. Earlier this year, Jacobs and Defrancesco purchased a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in Rye, New York and are now selling both the townhouse and much of the collection held therein. Initially intimidated by the art world, Marc Jacobs first began collecting fine art after visiting a Mike Kelley exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, which prompted him to seek the advice of his close friend, artist John Reinhold, regarding how to purchase art. He quickly developed a discerning eye and fastidious ... More | |
Male Head, possibly one of successors to Alexander the Great, Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century BC, at Charles Ede/Sean Kelly, at Park Avenue Armory in New York, Oct. 30, 2019. Some dealers at the European Fine Art Fair are mixing media, millenniums and mind-sets, trying for a collage effect. Rebecca Smeyne/The New York Times.
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE ).- When The European Fine Art Fair arrived in New York and set up in Park Avenue Armory four years ago, it was enough to be exactly what it was: a fair that boasted European old master paintings and antiquities, and catered to museum curators and high-end connoisseurs. Several years in, TEFAF is examining its clientele and tweaking its game plan. Among many of its 90 vendors, cross-collecting, or assembling private collections of art from different eras and categories, is a trend now, and TEFAF has responded by including seven collaborative booths on its upper floor. Here, modern or contemporary art is displayed alongside ancient artifacts or Renaissance works in jarring, ... More | |
Hans Haacke: All Connected, 2019. Exhibition view: New Museum, New York. © Hans Haacke / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Dario Lasagni.
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE ).- I still remember, back when I was an art history student, the class in which I had to stare at a painting for an hour, just looking and describing what I saw within the frame. No interpretation, no contextualization to sully the true experience of art, the professor told us. All that analysis comes later, after the pure encounter between you and the painting. It is never just you and the painting. So proved Hans Haacke, one of the most consistent and uncompromising figures of American art, who has spent a half-century mining the terrain around and behind works of art, and revealing the hidden operations of powerful associations, art museums very much among them. When critics were still sticking up for art for arts sake, when artists were still indulging romantic fantasies of self-expression, Haacke was one of the first to insist that art is actually a complex system of institutions, governed ... More |
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| | Haring, Frankenthaler, and Lam lead Bonhams sale of Post-War & Contemporary Art | | Exhibition of new work by Urs Fischer on view at Gagosian Paris | | New exhibition places Edinburgh-born female artist back in the spotlight over 150 years after her birth |
Wifredo Lam (Cuban, 1902-1982), Sans Titre, 1960. Oil on canvas. Estimate: $700,000-900,000. Photo: Bonhams.
NEW YORK, NY.- On November 13, Bonhams sale of Post-War & Contemporary Art will bring together an exciting array of forty-six works by celebrated artists such as Keith Haring, Helen Frankenthaler, Wifredo Lam, George Condo, Sam Francis, Louise Nevelson, among others. This sale is also highlighted by Works from the Estate of Arnold Kopelson, which includes five works from artists such as Hans Hofmann, Eric Fischl, Willem de Kooning, and Larry Rivers. As was previously announced, Bonhams will offer Keith Harings Untitled (The Church of the Ascension Grace House Mural), the first Haring mural ever to come to auction. The monumental 85ft mural was painted circa 1983/1984 in the stairwell of Grace House, a former convent and home of the Catholic Youth Organization in Upper Manhattan. It has an estimate of $3-5 million. Other key highlights in this sale are Helen Frankenthalers Mica, 1981, an extraordinary example of Frankenthaler's groundbre ... More | |
Urs Fischer, Leo, Installation view, 2019 © Urs Fischer. Photo: Stefan Altenburger. Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian.
PARIS.- Gagosian is presenting Leo, an exhibition of new work by Urs Fischer. Across his protean oeuvre, Fischer frequently evokes art historical genres and motifs with wry self-awareness and humor. In Fischers work, the processes of material creation and destruction are often explored through the use of impermanent materials, as in Bread House (200405), a life-size cabin constructed from loaves of sourdough bread. Embracing transformation and decay while resounding with poetic contradictions, Fischers art excavates the potential of its materials and media, producing joyful disorientation and sinister bewilderment. Fischers candle sculptures exemplify the relationship between permanence and impermanence. He began to make them in the early 2000s with a series of crudely rendered female nudes, standing upright or lounging in groups. A series of realistic figurative candle portraits followed, including a full-size repli ... More | |
Curator Dr Helen Scott with paintings by Mary Cameron at Edinburgh's City Art Centre. Image © Ian Georgeson.
EDINBURGH.- Edinburghs City Art Centre brings the Edinburgh-born artist Mary Cameron (1865-1921) back into the spotlight, displaying over forty rarely-seen artworks from public and private collections. Mary Cameron: Life in Paint explores the life and career of a woman who was truly ahead of her time, charting her creative journey from elegant family portraits to breath-taking Spanish scenes. Born in Portobello, Edinburgh, Cameron began her artistic career as a portraitist and genre painter in her native city, before venturing abroad to study in Paris. Foreign travel proved to be a life-long source of inspiration. In 1900 she visited Madrid for the first time, where she became captivated by the Spanish culture, people and scenery. Establishing studios in Madrid and Seville, she painted large-scale compositions of traditional peasant life, dramatic bullfights and rural landscapes. A thoroughly modern and adventurous woman, Cam ... More |
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| | Exhibition explores the artistic legacy of American military engagement in Iraq | | Georgia Museum of Art publications win national awards | | Faurschou Foundation expands to New York City |
Shakir Hassan Al Said. Wall #1. 1991. Oil on wood panel. 25 3/16 Ã 17 11/16″ (64 Ã 45 cm). Courtesy Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah.
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- MoMA PS1 presents a large-scale group exhibition examining the legacies of American-led military engagement in Iraq beginning with the Gulf War in 1991. Through more than 250 works, Theater of Operations: The Gulf Wars 1991-2011 explores the effects of these wars on artists based in Iraq and its diasporas, as well as those responding to the war from the West. Featuring the work of over 80 artists and collectives, Theater of Operations will be on view across the entire MoMA PS1 building from November 3, 2019 through March 1, 2020. American-led military engagement in Iraq over the last 30 years has had an indelible impact on contemporary culture and the work of artists around the world. While brief, the 1991 Gulf War marked the start of a prolonged conflict with Iraq that led to more than a decade of sanctions and the 2003 Iraq War. These wars and their aftermaths have had ... More | |
Clinton Hill and Vernacular Modernism: The Photography of Doris Ulmann.
ATHENS, GA.- The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia received two awards from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) 2019 Museum Publications Design Competition for its stellar work in publications: an honorable mention each for Clinton Hill by museum director William U. Eiland and Vernacular Modernism: The Photography of Doris Ulmann by former curator of American art Sarah Kate Gillespie. In the very competitive process this year, the only other museum to win two awards for exhibition catalogue design is the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. Additionally, the Georgia Museum of Art was one of only four university museums in the country to win one of these awards. We at the Georgia Museum of Art have been extraordinarily pleased to have our exhibitions and publications receive awards from peer professional organizations. It is certainly satisfying to be recognized for the q ... More | |
Rendering of the facade of Faurschou New York. © Faurschou Foundation.
NEW YORK, NY.- Faurschou Foundation announced that it will expand its global footprintwhich already includes permanent exhibition spaces in Copenhagen and Beijing, and a biannual pop-up space in Veniceto New York City, with the opening of a permanent exhibition space in Brooklyns Greenpoint neighborhood in November 2019. The newly renovated 12,000 square-foot industrial warehouse in Greenpoint, will give the Foundation a new platform to showcase large-scale installations and experiential works from Faurschous collection, thematic group shows centered on the human condition and experience, and solo presentations of acclaimed artists from across the globe. The Foundation hopes to further enhance the rich cultural landscape of New York City by providing unique experiences for local, regional, and international visitorsengaging them with topical ideas and themes through artistic practice. Jens Faurschou, Founder of Faurs ... More |
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Lively bidding and strong results at Shannon's
MILFORD, CONN.- It was an exciting night at Shannons last Thursday, October 24th. At 6 oclock with a full room of bidders, a bank of twenty telephone bidders and participation from online bidding platforms, Shannons kicked off a robust auction that resulted in $2.3 million dollars in sales with over 76% of lots sold. Auctioneer Peter Coccoluto kept the pace up wrapping up the 266-lot sale in just under 4 hours. The activity stayed buoyant throughout the sale with active international and online participation in many of the later lots. The top lot in the sale, a rare hunting scene by Percival Leonard Rosseau, sold for $100,000 after a lively round of bidding from the telephone bank. The painting, probably a depiction of Percy Rockefellers hunting grounds at Overhills, North Carolina, attracted dog lovers, Sporting Art collectors and collectors of the American ... More
Crescent City Auction Gallery announces Important Fall Estates Auction
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- A fossilized woolly mammoth (or mastodon) tusk measuring 93 inches long, a Steinway Model L ebonized baby grand player piano, a collection of 19th century Russian icons, a pair of superb mens Rolex wristwatches and an oil painting by English artist Richard Hume Lancaster (1773-1853) are all part of Crescent City Auction Gallerys next major auction. The Important Fall Estates Auction will be held the weekend of November 16th and 17th, online and in Crescent Citys gallery at 1330 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, at 9 am on Saturday, Nov. 16 (lots 1-600), and 10 am on Sunday, Nov. 17 (lots 601-862). Times quoted are Central. Internet bidding is provided by the platforms LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. The fossilized woolly mammoth tusk is 66 inches across from tip to tip and is nicely mounted on a steel stand, ... More
Kunstmuseum Luzern opens an exhibition of works by Giulia Piscitelli and Clemens von Wedemeyer
LUCERNE.- Giulia Piscitelli (*1965) and Clemens von Wedemeyer (*1974) see their art in a social context. The two artists adopt a committed stance, and their works address the global movements of human beings, ideas and goods. Piscitellis objects and images and von Wedemeyers videos and artistic research examine the mechanisms by means of which a society facilitates or prevents access. Nella società , in Gesellschaft (in Society) is conceived as a loose dialogue between these two positions. Giulia Piscitelli reflects, through memory, time, physicality and work, on the conflictual encounter between the political and the individual dimension. The Italian artist is inspired by everyday life in Naples, by materials and impressions gained by the roadside or at the market, as it were. She frequently takes up and transforms everyday items and in doing so combines ... More
Hong Kong's candyman turns sweets into an art form
HONG KONG (AFP).- Using a pair of scissors, a blow pipe and small metal tools, Hong Kong shopkeeper Louis To whittles a chunk of molten sugar into a dragon, a talent he began honing during China's Cultural Revolution. To's shop on Cheung Chau, a small island in the waters west of Hong Kong's famous Victoria Harbour, has become a must-see for visiting tourists. There they can watch a man locals dub "The Candyman" sculpt sugar into a host of animals and fantastical creatures. The technique is a centuries-old folk art form in mainland China but there are few people in Hong Kong with the knowledge or skillset. The origins of To's art go back to the deprivation of the Cultural Revolution when he learned to make his own toys. "During this period, there was no food, there was nothing," recalled To, who was born in Chaozhou, southern China. "So when ... More
Christie's Important Jewels auction to star jewels from Eugénie, The Last Empress of France
LONDON.- Christies Important Jewels auction on 27 November in London will present historic jewels formerly in the collection of Eugénie, The Last Empress Of France. Offered at auction will be an important pair of 19th century natural pearl earrings (estimate: £60,000-80,000), alongside a mid19th century ruby and diamond heart locket pendant, circa 1850-60, (estimate: £10,000-15,000). The locket was included in the 2008 exhibition, Le Musée Chaumet, Le Grand Frisson - Bijoux de Sentiment, de la Renaissance à nos jours, in Paris. Adorned with circular-cut rubies and old and rose-cut diamonds, a glazed compartment on the reverse of the pendant contains a lock of hair reputedly belonging to Napoleon Ill. Married to Napoleon III, Eugénie de Montijo (1826-1920) was a woman of great elegance, beauty and charm. Born in Granada, Spain, she was educated ... More
Works by Western artist A.R. Mitchell for adventure magazines in 'Arts of the American West' auction
DENVER, CO.- Hindmans November 7 Arts of the American West auction in Denver, Colorado, will also offer a selection of original paintings by Arthur Roy Mitchell in partnership with The A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art in Trinidad, Colorado. The items come to auction as part of an effort to raise awareness of the artists legacy and also to perpetuate long-term preservation of the collection. Colorado native Arthur Roy Mitchell was once considered The King of Pulp for his significant contribution to the adventure-themed magazines that flourished from the 1920s through the 1940s. Mitchell neither sought nor received the widespread acclaim given to his better-known Western art contemporaries. By partnering with Hindman, we anticipate introducing Arthur Roy Mitchells body of work as well as ... More
Compton Verney unveils monumental new sculpture commission by Ariel Schlesinger
COMPTON VERNEY.- This is Schlesingers first UK commission, and his first to be located outdoors. The new sculpture is accompanied by a focused solo show of new work by Ariel Schlesinger inside the house (until 15 December 2019). As the unanimous winner of a sculpture competition, Schlesinger has recently designed a similar installation for the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt, which will open in 2020 as part of the museums regeneration. Ways To Say Goodbye a 6-metre tall aluminium tree with shards of glass nested in its upper branches will be a focal point in the landscape at Compton Verney for the next year. Exploring the relationship between art and nature has always been central to Compton Verneys mission and vision. The beautiful, Lancelot Capability Brown-designed parkland features 120 acres of meadows, lakes, woodland ... More
Phillips' sales will feature an exceptional selection of Modern, Post-War, and Contemporary artworks
HONG KONG.- Phillips upcoming Hong Kong Sales of 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design will feature an exceptional selection of Modern, Post-War, and Contemporary artworks. The Evening Sale, taking place on 24 November, will offer masterworks by leading Modern and Contemporary artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gerhard Richter, Zao Wou-Ki, Zeng Fanzhi, and Liu Ye. The Day Sale on 25 November will feature 10 exceptional pieces especially created by artists that capture the spirit of our time, to be sold to benefit Hong Kong Contemporary Art (HOCA) Foundation. Works by a group of young and emerging artists, including Nicolas Party, Jonathan Lyndon Chase, and Genieve Figgis, will also be offered in the Day Sale. As forerunners in curating cross-category sales, Phillips will offer iconic design items by Finn Juhl, Jacob Kjær and ... More
Brooklyn Public Library announces exhibition spotlighting Zimbabwean and African diasporic literature
BROOKLYN, NY.- Brooklyn Public Library announced Beautiful Words Are Subversive, a site-specific exhibition of works by Black Chalk & Co., a collaborative publishing platform established by scholar Tinashe Mushakavanhu and interdisciplinary artist Nontsikelelo Mutiti. Installed across BPLs Central Library at Grand Army Plaza from October 28, 2019 to January 5, 2020, Beautiful Words Are Subversive exposes library-goers to Zimbabwean and African diasporic literatures, and more broadly to experiences from the margins of culture, incorporating community knowledge to fill gaps in the institutional record. As part of the Librarys expansive programming in the visual arts, Beautiful Words Are Subversive extends BPLs mission to provide access to educational, economic, and cultural enrichment opportunities of the highest quality to the 2.6 million ... More
Pokemon trading card soars to a record $224,250 at Weiss Auctions
LYNBROOK, NY.- A Nintendo Pokémon Pikachu Illustrator trainer promotional hologram trading card, graded in Mint 9 condition and given to a winner at the 1998 CoroCoro Comic illustration contest in Japan, soared to $224,250 (a new world auction record) at an auction held October 23rd by Weiss Auctions, online and in firms Lynbrook gallery at 74 Merrick Road. Fan-favorite Pikachu starred on what is inarguably the most valuable and rarest Pokémon card in the world, accounting for the dizzying selling price. Although the technical name for the card is "Pokémon Illustrator", it is known as "Pikachu Illustrator" due to the image. What makes it so rare is that it wasnt sold but awarded as a prize at the illustration contest thru CoroCoro Comic. The card was created specifically for the contest. In the January 1998 issue, three first place winners won ... More
Stanford's Coulter Art Gallery hosts Enrique Chagoya exhibition
STANFORD, CA.- An exhibition of the recent work of Enrique Chagoya, professor of art and art history, is on view at the Coulter Art Gallery in the McMurtry Building through Dec. 6. The survey of paintings, drawings and prints, titled Detention at the Border of Language, spans two decades in Chagoyas career and is presented by the Department of Art and Art History. The works date from 1998 and include five, completed this year, that have never been exhibited before. In his work, Chagoya says he uses satire and humor to open the doors to thought-provoking situations we all experience. Creating art, he says, helps him exorcise anxieties and think about positive changes. I believe that everybody is an alien. I think that we all come from somewhere else, Chagoya, who was born and raised in Mexico, writes in his artist statement for the exhibition. He writes: ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, American artist Richard Serra was born November 02, 1939. Richard Serra (born November 2, 1939) is an American minimalist sculptor and video artist known for working with large-scale assemblies of sheet metal. Serra was involved in the Process Art Movement. He lives and works in Tribeca, New York and on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. In this image: U.S. artist Richard Serra gestures as he talks to journalists during a press preview for his exhibition "Drawings - Work Comes Out of Work" at the Kunsthaus in Bregenz, Austria, Thursday June 12, 2008
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