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Dutch director Ad Geerding (L) and art detective Arthur Brand (R) celebrate during a ceremony in which five paintings, stolen from the Westfries museum in Friesland, northwest of the Netherlands, return from Ukraine in Hoorn on October 7, 2016. Olaf KRAAK / ANP / AFP.
by Jan Hennop
HOORN (AFP).- The Dutch city of Hoorn erupted with joy Friday as it welcomed back five masterpieces recovered from a "criminal group" in Ukraine after being snatched from the town's museum in 2005. "After 4,320 days... yes we counted the days... they are back!" an emotional museum director Ad Geerdink told hundreds of citizens who gathered at the Westfries Museum as the 17th and 18th-century paintings were unloaded from a truck. "Our heritage has returned to the museum where they belong, back in the city where they belong," Geerdink said as the crowd cheered and clapped. The five paintings were among 24 Dutch Golden Age masterpieces and 70 pieces of silverware stolen from the museum in the northwest city on January 9, 2005. At the time of their disappearance, the 24 paintings were valued at a total of around 10 million euros ($11 million). One ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day A 1952 Volkswagen 'Pretzel Beetle' is seen on display prior to the opening of the 'Der Britische Blick: Deutschland - Erinnerungen einer Nation' (The British View: German - Memories of a Nation) exhibition at the Martin Gropius Bau museum in Berlin on October 7, 2016. The exhibition running from October 8, 2016 to January 9, 2017 presents approximately 200 objects that originated during the last 600 years in Germany, and which are formative for culture, business and politics -- past and present. The show traces German identity from a British perspective. Adam BERRY / AFP
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Dean Lomax, the lead researcher. Photo: © Dean Lomax.
BRISTOL.- A new species of British ichthyosaur has been identified using skeletal remains which have been on display at the University of Bristols School of Earth Sciences for many years. Ichthyosaurs lived during the age of the dinosaurs but were ocean dwelling reptiles that resembled dolphins or sharks. They were fierce predators, some growing up to 15 metres long. The newly identified species lived around 200 million years ago in the early Jurassic period, a time when the UK was a small series of islands. The six year study, led by the University of Manchester, and published today in Papers in Palaeontology, set out to search for British examples of ichthyosaurs and researchers were able to identify features in the skull and fins of fossilised remains that distinguished the new species from others. The research was carried out by Dean Lomax (Honorary Scientist at The University of Manchester) and Professor Judy ... More | |
Gladys Bentley at the Ubangi Club in Harlem, photo by Sterling Paige, early 1930s. Courtesy of the Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of the City of New York presents Gay Gotham: Art and Underground Culture in New York, a groundbreaking exhibition that explores New Yorks role as a beacon for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) artists seeking freedom, acceptance, and community. The first exhibition of its kind to be presented by a New York City cultural institution in terms of depth and scope, Gay Gotham peels back the layers of New York Citys LGBT, or queer, life that thrived even in the shadows to reveal an often-hidden side of the citys history and underscore the power of artistic collaboration to transcend oppression. The exhibition, which runs through February 26, 2017, examines the worlds of New Yorks famous LGBT cultural innovators, as well as those of ordinary citizens. The exhibition also identifies historical trends that led to the increased visibility ... More | |
Adrian Ghenie, Nickelodeon, 2008 (detail). World auction record: £7,109,000 / $9,028,430 / 8,054,497. © Christies Images Limited 2016.
LONDON.- Christies auctions held during Londons Frieze Week celebrated the very best Post-War and Contemporary Art and confirmed that the global market is strong, totalling £91,092,925 / $115,611,199 / 103,296,512. The week began with the truly exceptional results for The Leslie Waddington Collection, which sold 100% by lot and 100% by value, and continued with the same momentum throughout. The Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction saw extraordinary results for artists including Adrian Ghenie whose Nickelodeon, a vast, cinematic vision, made a record-breaking figure of £7,109,000 / $9,028,430 / 8,054,497. The week saw 19 artist auction records achieved, including those for Michael Craig Martin, Lucy McKenzie, Henry Taylor, Carol Rama and Pino Pascali, demonstrating that London is undisputed as a global art capital. Francis Outred, ... More |
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| Meadows Museum solves mystery following extensive investigation of Murillo paintings | | Complete set of 108 Michelin Guides offered at auction at Christie's Paris on 5 December | | Exhibition of new paintings by Neo Rauch on view at David Zwirner in London |
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1617 - 1682), Saint Justa, c. 1665. Oil on canvas. Meadows Museum, SMU, Dallas. Algur H. Meadows Collection, MM.72.04. Photo by Michael Bodycomb.
DALLAS, TX.- The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University today announced that a lengthy investigation has concluded with the discovery of the true identity and postwar provenance of two paintings in its collection that had been seized by the Nazis during WWII. With the help of a series of serendipitous discoveries and six years of relentless detective work by Meadows Museum curator Nicole Atzbach, the Museum now has definitive evidence to prove that two major paintings by Spanish master Bartolomé Esteban Murillo had in fact been lawfully restituted to the Rothschild family following the war, long before the 1972 sale to the Museum. The path to uncovering the paintings identities and provenance included finding an overlooked note buried deep in the ... More | |
Michelin Guide. © Christies Images Limited 2016.
PARIS.- On the upcoming Books & Manuscripts auction in Paris on 5 December, Christie's will offer a complete set of the celebrated Michelin Guides. This rare ensemble comprises the 108 existing Guides published between 1900 and 2016, and is estimated at 20,000 to 30,000 euros. Additionally, the set includes the 1939 edition of the Guide that was reprinted by the American Military in 1943, ahead of the June 6 invasion in Normandy the following year. The Michelin Guide In 1900, the Michelin brothers come up with the idea of creating the celebrated Red Guide to provide motorists travelling through France all the useful information to supply their automobile, to fix it, where to sleep and eat, and which means exist to communicate, by mail, telegraph or telephone. While collecting multiple technical recommendations, the Guide evolves little by little. From 1923, it turns to hotels and gastronomy, with the ... More | |
Die Kur, 2016. Oil on canvas, 98 1/2 x 78 3/4 inches (250 x 200 cm). Courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London.
LONDON.- David Zwirner is presenting an exhibition of new paintings by Neo Rauch. On view at the gallerys London location, this marks the German artists debut solo presentation in the UK. Widely recognized for his distinctive combination of figurative painting and surrealist abstraction, his work has been represented by David Zwirner since 2000. Born in 1960 in Leipzig, Rauch spent his youth in the Eastern Bloc at a time when Socialist realism was the predominant aesthetic. As a reaction, he developed his own highly individual style, which came to symbolize a broader generational break with the existing canon. His enigmatic compositions employ a personal iconography of human characters, animals, and hybrids within familiar-looking but imaginary settings. They frequently incorporate references to the creative process, ... More |
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| Exhibition at Martin Gropius Bau traces German identity from a British perspective | | Princeton University Art Museum's Asian art collections to be made more accessible to scholars and the public | | Sky Arts partners with British Library on new celebrity biography television series |
August Theodor Kaselowsky: Porträt Moses Mendelssohn, Kopie nach Anton Graff, (um 1771), 1855. Ãl auf Leinwand, 57 x 48 cm. Jüdisches Museum Berlin, Dauerleihgabe des Israel Museums Jerusalem. Foto: Jens Ziehe. August Theodor Kaselowsky: Porträt Moses Mendelssohn, Kopie nach Anton Graff, (um 1771), 1855.
BERLIN.- On 9 November 1989, media all over the world reported on the fall of the Berlin Wall an event that gave rise to a new, united Germany. Today, this Germany plays an important role in world affairs. For decades, citizens in East and West Germany lived under different political systems, but they had many deep-rooted memories in common. This exhibition explores some of these memories on the basis of approximately 200 objects that originated during the last 600 years in Germany, and which are formative for culture, business and politics past and present. They tell stories of great German achievements, of philosophers, poets and artists, and of historical events that have shaped the face of Germany today. A nation that has ... More | |
Chinese, Tang dynasty (618907), Pair of tomb guardians, mid-8th century. Earthenware with silver, gold, and painted decoration. Height 60.7 cm (human-faced figure) and 60.0 cm (beast-faced figure). Princeton University Art Museum. Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund (2001-215.1-.2)
PRINCETON, NJ.- The Asian art collections at the Princeton University Art Museum will be highlighted for search and discovery thanks to a $150,000 Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This IMLS grant will support the Museums ongoing Collections Discovery Initiative and is designed to ensure that Princetons Asian art collections widely considered among the premier collections of Asian art in the United States can be shared with the broadest possible audiences, especially with scholars and researchers. The grant will allow the Museum to enhance and standardize the cataloging of its Asian art holdings, develop rich educational materials and restructure its award-winning ... More | |
Benjamin Zephaniah holding a banknote from his own personal collection.
LONDON.- A new and entertaining six-part series produced by Nutshell TV is launching on Sky Arts, in which six famous faces take us on their own personal tour of the British Librarys fascinating treasures. From Beethoven's notebook and King Charles I's private letters, to Jane Austens writing desk and hand scribbled Beatles lyrics, the British Library is the custodian of an extraordinary collection of more than 150 million individual items. This archive is one of the largest in the world, and contains items that connect to us all, on a personal, national and international level. The celebrities taking part in the series will be professor and television presenter Lord Robert Winston, children's author Julia Donaldson, actor and writer Meera Syal, jazz singer-songwriter Jamie Cullum and poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Each episode follows one celebrity as they discover six items, selected from the collections by British Library curators. Each item will give us an insight into the celebrity ... More |
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| Etchings by Richard Pousette-Dart on view at Del Deo & Barzune | | Cecilia Brunson Projects opens exhibition of works by Willys de Castro | | Cincinnati Art Museum presents photography from the Bluegrass State |
Sensing the Center, 1979. Etching with acrylic. Plate: 8 x 10 inches. Sheet, 14 x 15 5/8 inches.
NEW YORK, NY.- Del Deo & Barzune announces the opening of Altered States: The Etchings of Richard Pousette-Dart. Pousette-Darts first engagement with printmaking dates back to 1937, but it was not until 1979 when he began to delve more deeply into the medium. At the Rockland Foundation, not far from his home and studio in Suffern, New York, Pousette-Dart worked alongside master printmaker Syliva Roth, who is known to have also trained John Chamberlain and Stephen Greene. Under Roth, Pousette-Dart honed his skills in the time-honored methods and techniques of intaglio etching. In so doing, he discovered as much about the etching process as he did the possibilities for transforming initial etching states through the later applications of other media such as paint, graphite, and ink. Revision and modification were integral, if not defining, to Pousette-Darts practice ... More | |
Willys de Castro, Active Object (Objeto Ativo), 1961. Canvas on wood, 70 x 11 x 2 cm.
LONDON.- Cecilia Brunson Projects announces Willys de Castro: From Paintings to Objects 1950-1965, the next in a series of exhibitions which aim to introduce London audiences to the work of major modern and contemporary Brazilian artists. The exhibition is de Castros first solo exhibition in the UK and follows a successful exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art in São Paulo from earlier this year curated by Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro. The exhibition is presented in association with Almeida e Dale Art Gallery, São Paulo. Willys De Castro was a leading figure of the Neo-Concrete Movement in Brazil, renowned for his exploration of geometric abstraction with highly experimental work which stretched the boundaries of two dimensional painting and created a ground-breaking precedence for future performance and minimalist work. The works in From Paintings to Objects ... More | |
Zygmunt S. Gierlach, Abstract, ca. 1966 (detail), Gelatin silver print, 6 3/4 x 7 in. (17.1 x 17.7 cm), University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center, Lexington.
CINCINNATI, OH.- Cincinnati Art Museum presents the first major museum survey of the Lexington Camera Clubs artistic achievements in the new exhibition Kentucky Renaissance: The Lexington Camera Club and Its Community, 19541974. More than 150 photographs, books, prints and other objects made in and around Lexington, Ky. will be on view from October 8, 2016January 1, 2017. The exhibition is part of the 2016 FotoFocus Biennial, a celebration of photography and lens-based art held in more than 50 museums and galleries throughout Cincinnati and the surrounding region. Kentucky Renaissance focuses on the importance of community, revealing friendships and mentorships among Lexington photographers, artists and writers. The exhibition also underscores ... More |
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Delaware Art Museum exhibition focuses on Elizabeth Osborne's breakthrough decade
WILMINGTON, DE.- Throughout her almost 60-year career, Philadelphia-based artist Elizabeth Osborne has been lauded for her exceptional use of color and superior ability to create glowing canvases. Elizabeth Osborne: The Sixtieson view at the Delaware Art Museum from October 8, 2016-January 8, 2017features 12 oil and acrylic paintings with found objects produced between 1962 and 1966. Elizabeth Osborne: The Sixties affords us the opportunity to showcase a vibrant decade from the artists career and to celebrate her immeasurable impact on the contemporary art of the Greater Philadelphia area and beyond, says Margaret Winslow, Delaware Art Museums Curator of Contemporary Art. The exhibition traces this critical moment in the artists career and presents the first survey of her haunting and dark paintings from the 1960s. Osborne, who was ... More
Dayton Visual Arts Center opens an exhibition of three groundbreaking local photographers
DAYTON, OH.- The Dayton Visual Arts Center presents Navigation: Personal and Geographical Landscapes, an exhibition representing three contemporary photographers who utilize alternative image-making techniques through camera-less methods. Navigation opened October 7th and runs through November 5th, 2016. The exhibition is presented in conjunction with FotoFocus Biennial 2016. DVAC is proud to present Navigation in conjunction with The FotoFocus Biennial, said Eva Buttacavoli, Executive Director for DVAC. Organized around the theme of Photography, the Undocument, the Biennial includes over 60 exhibitions throughout Cincinnati, Dayton and the surrounding region that comments upon, and questions assumption about, the documentary character of photography and the boundaries between fact and fabrication. The three artists featured in ... More
deCordova presents survey of the influential photographer and curator Edward Steichen
LINCOLN, MASS.- DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum presents the exhibition Edward Steichen: Twentieth-Century Photographer. Edward Steichen (1879-1973) is known for his role in expanding the breadth of twentieth-century photography through his memorable images and his work as a gallery director and museum curator. Steichen was a painter, horticulturalist, museum curator, graphic designer, publisher, and film director. He also served as a military photographer in both World Wars, and lived a life that embraced a century transformed by modernization. On view in the James and Audrey Foster Galleries, the exhibition is drawn from deCordovas permanent collection, and features important loans from private collectors and select institutions. The majority of photographs included in this show were made from Steichens original negatives and printed ... More
Private Texas collection reveals early Lui Liu masterwork Interval, 1999
NEW YORK, NY.- An important Realism masterwork, Interval, 1999 by artist Lui Liu painted just a few years after the celebrated Chinese artist immigrated to Canada will be included in Heritage Auctions' Nov. 11 Modern & Contemporary Art Auction in New York. Demand for the artist's work has soared in recent years, as his masterful technique continues to push the boundaries of the potential of Realist painting within the Surrealist movement. "Lui Liu's unique perspective is thought-provoking and his paint quality is masterful," said Ed Beardsley, Vice President of Fine Art at Heritage Auctions. "There is no question why his work has developed broad, international appeal and we have set several auction records reaching well into the six figures." Interval, 1999, was purchased directly from the artist and has remained in the same private Texas collection. Like ... More
Moniker reinvents the art fair for the new era of contemporary artists
LONDON.- Last night Moniker Art Fair 2016 opened its doors to a sold-out crowd of collectors, art enthusiasts and the culture-curious for its preview night. The fair, now in its seventh year, has established itself as a key satellite event of London Art Week, showcasing emerging contemporary urban talent. Visitors engaged with numerous installations throughout the building, including an 18-metre digital playground created by Maser, a virtual reality Oculus Rift life-after-death journey by Jose Montemeyor and the sinister noir studio of Colin McMaster. Works were sold directly off the printing press with Jealous Gallery creating the first of several signed, limited-edition runs with Toaster during the preview. Josh Stika, Jess Wilson and Word to Mother are among the print runs scheduled for the forthcoming weekend and local artist Adam Dant will be signing books from his series of ... More
Through the powerful juxtaposition of object and image, artist engages with America's collective past
WASHINGTON, DC.- In an exhibition beginning October 8, The Phillips Collection presents the artwork of American contemporary artist Whitfield Lovell (b. 1959). An internationally recognized leader in contemporary art, Lovell is best known for his powerful juxtaposition of found objects and drawn figures that explore issues of identity, memory, and our collective American past. The exhibition of more than 40 worksincluding three from the Phillipss own permanent collectionprovides an in-depth study of Lovells deeply resonant series known as Kin. It also situates the Kin Series within the context of Lovells creative practice by bringing it together with a selection of his intricately crafted tableaux and installations. Started in 2008 and now numbering 60 works, Lovells Kin serve as powerful eulogies to the lives of everyday African Americans from the time of Emancipation ... More
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions announce Fine Photographs auction
LONDON.- Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions announce their Fine Photographs auction which will take place on 20th October at 2pm at Bloomsbury House, 24 Maddox Street, London W1S 1PP. Estimates range from £500 to £15,000. Included in the sale and following a hugely successful retrospective at the Victoria & Albert Museum recently, are four photographs by British photographer Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879). Cameron, who suffered criticism for her unconventional photography techniques, often produced photographs that were either intentionally out of focus or complete with scratches, smudges and other markers of the development process. Known for exploring Arthurian and other legendary themes in her photographs, Cameron was also recognised for her portraits of celebrities. Included is a mesmerising portrait of Alfred Lord Tennyson, ... More
Swann Galleries' Travel Posters Auction surveys changing trends in transportation
NEW YORK, NY.- On Thursday, October 27, Swann Galleries will hold an auction of Rare & Important Travel Posters, with images reflecting the excitement and globalization of the early- to mid-twentieth century, depicting popular new methods of transportation to nearly every continent. One top lot in the sale is Leslie Ragans The New 20th Century Limited, 1939, a powerful art deco image of one of the last centurys most famous American trains. Estimated at $12,000 to $18,000, the image conveys the velocity with which the train sped from New York to Chicago; it was also featured on a limited-edition postage stamp. The sale features a run of posters showing California in the early twentieth century. California / Wells Fargo Since 1852, by Adolph Triedler, 1917, emphasizes the Missionary origins of San Francisco, while 1922's Celebrate Days of 49 / The Romance of California reminds ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, English naturalist and artist William John Swainson was born October 08, 1789. William John Swainson FLS, FRS (8 October 1789 - 6 December 1855), was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist and artist. In this image: A colour lithograph of a Moluccan King Parrot produced by Swainson in the first volume of Zoological Illustrations
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