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The First Art Newspaper on the Net Established in 1996 Sunday, February 16, 2025 MUNCH opens the biggest exhibition ever shown in Norway of works by Georg Baselitz Visitors can see more than 80 paintings and drawings from the early 60s to the present. OSLO.- MUNCH launched an exhibition by one of the most significant artists of our time: Georg Baselitz. Feet First is Norway’s biggest ever exhibition by the German artist. The entire 3rd floor of the museum is given over to his monumental paintings and drawings. ‘We are very proud to be able to invite our visitors to experience Georg Baselitz’s painterly, innovative and engaging artistry,´ comments MUNCH director Tone Hansen. ‘With the Feet First exhibition, the artist’s long-running relationship with Edvard Munch is explored for the first time – as well as giving us an insight into the development of an art practice that stretches across many decades.’ Georg Baselitz was born in 1938 in Hitler’s Germany, which was on the road to a world war that would leave Europe in ruins. The experience of being born in a ‘destroyed order’ has been a central theme in his art from his earliest work in the early 1960s right up to today. ... More The Best Photos of the Day Martos Gallery is presenting Olivier Mosset, Drive-In, an exhibition featuring a specific triangulation proposed by the artist: one car, one painting, one video. Clarissa Tossin's multidisciplinary art examines humanity's impact on Earth and Beyond Alex Katz reunites Venice Biennale works in Paris exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac Robert Grosvenor's aerodynamic sculptures take center stage at Paula Cooper Gallery Clarissa Tossin, Corso del fiume delle Amazzoni fino a Marte, 2023. Archival ink on used Amazon.com envelopes, 23.5 x 20.5 in. Courtesy of the artist and Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo. Photo: Brica Wilcox. SOUTH BEND, IN.- The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art is presenting a solo exhibition with artist Clarissa Tossin, a native of Brazil living and working in Los Angeles. Clarissa Tossin: All That You Touch, You Change features moving-image, sculpture, drawing, weaving, and installation works. A highlight of the exhibition is the film installation Mojo'q che b'ixan ri ixkanulab / Antes de que los Volcanes Canten / Before the Volcanoes Sing, which marks the first collaboration between Tossin and guest curator Jared Katz, former associate curator of the Americas and Africa at the Museum. The installation was recently featured in the 2024 Whitney Biennial in New York. The title of the exhibition is drawn from Octavia Butler’s novel Parable of the Sower, which opens with the verses, “All that you touch / You change. / All that you Change / Changes you. / The only lasting truth / Is Change.” The verses encapsulate Tossin’s belief ... More Alex Katz, Claire McCardell 10, 2022. Oil on linen, 182,9 x 152,4 x 3 cm (72,01 x 60 x 1,18 in) Photo: Charles Duprat. PARIS.- Following Alex Katz’s landmark show at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini during the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024, this exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac Paris Pantin reunites, for the first time, the works shown together in the City of Water. Spanning three major groupings of work made between 2021 and 2022, the paintings on view represent three key facets of the artist’s practice, the boundaries of which continue to expand seven decades into his career. A group of works based on outfits by mid-century American fashion designer Claire McCardell is accompanied by large-scale close-up depictions of inky-hued oceans, and of grassland in tones of greens and yellows. Through the late 1980s and 1990s, Katz focused much of his attention on large-scale landscape paintings, which he characterises as ‘environmental’, the evolution of which can be seen in the closely cropped, all-encompassing landscapes and waterscapes on view in the exhibition. As the artist says ... More Robert Grosvenor untitled, 2020. Valmobile scooter circa 1961 with Nason acrylic enamel paint, rabbit's foot keychain, key, 27 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 14 in. NEW YORK, NY.- An exhibition of recent sculpture and photography by Robert Grosvenor surveys his prolonged fascination with the aerodynamics of machinery. Since the 1980s, Grosvenor has applied his subtly elusive formal vocabulary to the vernacular of American car culture by transforming obsolete vehicles into inoperable sculptures. A series of exhibitions of uncannily altered vehicles isolated in striking or purpose-built spaces have frequently enshrined these works. Here, numerous sculptures are gathered under one roof in a lively installation that enhances their individual narrative qualities. In the main room, a reflective deep purple sculpture is flanked with a vibrant green form on one side and a heavily rusted object on the other. Each work is a found object, perfected through small adjustments that enhance its existing form. The purple sculpture (Untitled, 2023) has no windshield and its headlights have been sprayed matt black, but it otherwise looks like it could be spurred into action. The ... More Dan Kennedy Collection of Fine Minerals unearthed at Heritage Auctions March 8 Max Ernst masterpieces arrive at Bilbao museum on five-year loan Menagerie of Fabergé animals from Castle Howard to be offered at Sotheby's Fluorite. Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA, 17 x 17 x 13 cm. DALLAS, TX.- Dan Kennedy was a beloved collector of minerals, revered for his love of the natural world and his genuine affection for those who shared his interest as much as for the specimens that made up his remarkable collection. He did not pursue lots just to fill up a display case; instead, he sought out the largest and finest specimens — more than 200 of which of which will be made available to collectors everywhere when they are offered at Heritage in The Dan Kennedy Collection of Fine Minerals Part 1 Signature® Auction March 8 on HA.com. Kennedy was more than just an eager hunter for the best specimens the natural world had to offer. He was a board member of the Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro, Oregon, who built and fostered relationships throughout the collecting community. He curated world-class minerals displays in his home as a testament to his appreciation for the works of art he found throughout the natural world. “This is an exceptional collection that ... More Les éclairs au-dessous de quatorze ans [Teenage Lightning] (1925). Private collection. BILBAO.- The museum has received on loan an exceptional set of fifty-four works by Max Ernst (Brühl, Germany 1891–Paris, 1976), one of the most prominent figures in contemporary art who played a crucial role in the origin and development of the surrealist movement. The deposit—slated to last five years—includes fourteen paintings, six drawings and the thirty-four collotypes that are part of the celebrated portfolio entitled Histoire naturelle. With the exception of one frottage dated from 1957, all the works were made between 1922 and 1928, a stage of experimentation in which Ernst evolved from his initial interest in dadaism towards the more transgressive strains of surrealism. Within this context, the German artist was able to contribute theoretical, technical and creative novelties that are considered fundamental in the development of twentieth-century art today. Much of this set—the fourteen oil paintings, four drawings and two frottages—which are joined by the temp ... More Some 30 rare & beautiful carvings – from the intensely realistic to the whimsically stylised – to make auction debut at Sotheby’s in May 2025. Courtesy Sotheby's. LONDON.- Castle Howard, one of Britain’s greatest and most beautiful country houses, has for generations been home to one of the most important collecting dynasties in Britain. Among their vast collections includes one of the last important groups of Fabergé animals in private hands, some thirty pieces of Fabergé and vertu that were carefully stored in a leather case in the private reaches of the estate. Once or twice a year, the figures would emerge to form the decoration on the dining table for a large dinner party. Encapsulating the whimsical charm and artful craftsmanship of the most famous jeweller of the time, these rare animals are characterised by their thoughtful use of appropriately chosen hardstones and their diversity of scale. The pieces range from a tiny vole carved of smoky quartz to a commanding obsidian rhinoceros, a captivating bloodstone anteater to a charming series of woodland animals. Alongside the menagerie, ... More Danish sisters' pioneering work in Mexican archaeology finally gets its due Unapologetically Iris: The Collection of Iris Apfel totals $930,000 Now open: Shilpa Gupta at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Los Angeles Indigenous customs, archaeological sites, colonial buildings, and landscapes of Mexico are some of the topics present in Bodil Christensen's photographic archive. MEXICO CITY.- For decades, the contributions of two Danish sisters, Helga Larsen and Bodil Christensen, to Mexican archaeology and ethnography have remained largely hidden, overshadowed by the work of their male contemporaries. Now, nearly a century later, their remarkable story is finally being brought to light, thanks to the research of scholar Jesper Nielsen. Their journey, marked by both intellectual curiosity and personal tragedy, reveals not only their significant discoveries but also the challenges faced by women in the male-dominated world of post-revolutionary Mexican science. Helga (1891-1938) and Bodil (1896-1985) arrived in Mexico after the Revolution, a time of immense social and cultural change. Without formal training in Mesoamerican studies, these resourceful women carved a unique path for themselves. Initially working ... More A Large Japanese Ceramic Vase. © Christie's Images Ltd 2025. NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the outstanding results achieved for Unapologetically Iris: The Collection of Iris Apfel. The online sale far exceeded its low estimate of $150,000, achieving an impressive $929,880 . The auction was 100% sold by lot and 100% by value, realizing 484% of the low estimate, with nearly all lots surpassing their high estimates. In the months leading up to the sale, the collection traveled to Miami and Palm Beach, where fans and admirers of Iris paid tribute to the beloved icon, culminating in an exhibition in New York City. The auction generated remarkable excitement, reflected in the number of new clients registered for the sale, totaling almost 1,000. Notably, Millennials accounted for 43% of bidders and buyers. Tash Perrin, Deputy Chairman, Christie’s Americas, comments: "It was a privilege to bring Unapologetically Iris: The Iris Apfel Collection to auction. Celebrating this self-proclaimed ‘geriatric starlet’ was a true ... More Installation view, Shilpa Gupta, Some suns fell off, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Los Angeles, 2025. Photo by Jeff McLane. LOS ANGELES, CA.- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is presenting Shilpa Gupta’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles, Some suns fell off, on view February 15 through March 29, 2025, and her second show with the gallery. Over the last two and a half decades, Shilpa Gupta has developed a compelling interdisciplinary approach that challenges prevailing notions of individual and collective identity. Through sculpture, installation, sound, and drawing, Gupta explores concepts of nationalism, borderlands, control, and censorship. As regimes with authoritarian tendencies take hold around the world, concurrent with a tightly concentrated media landscape vulnerable to the influence of such power, the concepts of otherness, individual rights and the freedom of expression are especially resonant. Some suns fell off holds a mirror to the world, reflecting the invisible structures that restrict our freedoms. Shilpa Gupta’s work often ... More MoMA and MoMA PS1 open exhibition by the inaugural Adobe Creative Resident at MoMA 2023 biggest year for archaeological finds made by public John Dilg's paintings explore nature's resilience in Seoul exhibition Installation view of DonChristian Jones: The Sumptuous Discovery of Gotham a Go-Go, on view at MoMA PS1 from January 30 through April 28, 2025. Photo: Kris Graves. NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 announce The Sumptuous Discovery of Gotham a Go-Go, an exhibition by MoMA!s inaugural Adobe Creative Resident, DonChristian Jones (American, b. 1989), on view at MoMA PS1 from January 30 through April 28, 2025. The exhibition transforms one of PS1's second-floor galleries into a mise-en-scène inspired by Jones's studio in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The installation contains design elements inspired by film noir, Blaxploitation films, the Harlem Renaissance, and contemporary Ballroom culture movements that historically required discretion for making and gathering. Materials from Jones’s repertoire of paintings, photographs, music videos, event posters, performances, and radio shows are being featured alongside items sourced from their father’s life, including newspaper clippings and articles that he saved, ... More Early Medieval silver penny of Guthrum from Norfolk © The Trustees of the British Museum. LONDON.- The British Museum has launched the latest Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) Annual Report, showing a record high of 74,506 finds recorded by the public in 2023. Reported finds for 2023 were up sharply from the previous year's report (53,490) and the vast majority of objects were found by people metal-detecting at 95% and in agricultural regions. Most finds were made on cultivated land where they would otherwise have been lost to ploughing and farm activity. Regionally, Lincolnshire and Norfolk led the way with the most reported finds, contributing 6,674 and 6,315 finds respectively. Somerset also had a record year thanks to a hoard made up of 5,500 Roman coins, pushing their total for the year to 6,849. Also launched was the Treasure Annual Report for 2022, giving details on 1,377 Treasure finds. Norfolk again holds the title of the most Treasure finds with 95 finds comprising over 170 objects being reported. Featured at the launch of the annual report was ... More John Dilg, Nine-Mile Falls, 2024. Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 35.5 x 4 cm / 18 1/4 x 14 x 1 5/8 in © John Dilg. SEOUL.- Galerie Eva Presenhuber is presenting Perpetual World, its fourth solo exhibition of Iowa-based artist John Dilg in the dedicated showroom Galerie Eva Presenhuber x P21 in Seoul. It is Dilg’s first solo exhibition in Korea. This marks the third collaboration between the gallerists Eva Presenhuber and Soo Choi. A river is flowing through a rugged terrain. The land is hilly and vegetation sparse, but not inhospitable. The water is clean but appears brown because the soil is peaty. The stream is fast and roaring, racing down the hill and over a waterfall that drops into a dark pool. Froth is forming on its surface. The greenery is northern. You can see ferns and some deciduous trees. The time is autumn. Frost hasn’t set yet, but the anticipation of winter is already in the air. There is a large tree overlooking the river. The nature in Dilg’s paintings, and it is always nature, never cities, is wild but tranquil, not arable and clearly not cultivated, though occasionally sc ... More Trailer: An Uncommon Thread at Hauser & Wirth Somerset More News Ben Quilty's "Trinkets" explores the human condition in a world in turmoil MELBOURNE.- Tolarno Galleries is presenting Trinkets, Ben Quilty’s latest exhibition of paintings and drawings. In this formidable new body of work, Quilty focuses almost exclusively on the human figure – especially heads, eyes and mouths – as he wrestles into existence urgently expressive, even grotesque, embodiments of the way many of us are feeling right now, the artist included. “The older I grow, the more awkward I feel about being part of the human condition,” Quilty says. “The world is in turmoil. Nothing seems straightforward anymore. We lead these complex lives overlaid with solastalgia, a massive and realistic fear of what’s happening to the planet. It makes for an odd existence.” Quilty’s protean subjects enact complex emotional states. They’re bodies in extremis, dismembered and remixed in hellish proportions. Some heads have two faces. The h ... More Sarah Cain's "Tell the Poets" transforms space and emotion at Honor Fraser Gallery LOS ANGELES, CA.- Honor Fraser is presenting, Tell the Poets, a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Sarah Cain. Cain’s striking compositions cross dimensions, rainbowing across doors and walls, canvases and currency with a gestural index—the intuitive records of an artist tied to the shifting rhythm of our precarious present. Here, Cain continues to bend a spirited abstraction, summoning an architecture for transformative, embodied, emotive experience. The exhibition forwards her exploration of painting as an expansive practice, one that grew from illicit interventions in abandoned buildings to intimate encounters and grand gestures in both museums and vast public projects. As curator Jamillah James recently wrote, “At their very core, Cain’s abstract paintings are radical and disorienting in the best possible way. Her attack and command of both ... More parrasch heijnen presents La Monte Westmoreland solo exhibition LOS ANGELES, CA.- parrasch heijnen is presenting a five-decade selection of collage and assemblage by Altadena, CA-based artist La Monte Westmoreland (b. 1941, Racine, WI), the artist’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. This show marks the gallery’s fifth in a series of solo exhibitions dedicated to former Brockman Gallery artists, as the gallery mourns the recent passing of legendary artist and Brockman Gallery co-founder, Alonzo Davis. La Monte Westmoreland’s work is an observational reflection and critique of the African American experience in the United States. Through social, historical, humorous, and personal considerations of American culture and his own experiences, the artist explores the intricacies of human conditions of oppression and resistance, hypocrisy and order. Settling in Los Angeles after having served one-and-a-half tours of duty ... More Michelle Uckotter's "Moviestar" unfolds across three interconnected exhibitions BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.- The whole of Michelle Uckotter’s (b. 1992) Moviestar unfolds in three interconnected parts: a solo exhibition at Matthew Brown, a parallel exhibition at Marc Selwyn Fine Art juxtaposed with an exhibition of works by Cameron (1922–1995), curated by Uckotter, and the debut of a short film by the same title directed and co-written by Uckotter and poet Riley Mac. The paintings in Moviestar, inspired by stills from the film, position the viewer as both witness and accomplice, immersed in Uckotter’s “cinema of painting.” These works, rendered in dusky jewel tones of oil pastel, show a sequence of events—perhaps a night of partying gone very, very wrong, or a Manson-style cult ritual––that devolve into a fever dream of violence and eroticism. These scenes, in both content and sensation, are reminiscent of 1970s B-horror and exploitation ... More 'Sakiko Nomura: Tender is the night' on view at Fundación MAPFRE MADRID.- The 1990s are known as “the lost years” in Japan: the financial crisis of 1989 and the bursting of the economic bubble inhibited Japanese society’s growth. Conversely, photography and art experienced a period of change and internationalization. Museums and galleries opened, while infrastructures related to photography were strengthened. Public and private institutions alike began to treasure collections that featured this artform. Nevertheless, Japanese society exerted great discrimination toward women at the time; the world of photography was no exception. Although there were a number of important women photographers, they were few in numbers and it was difficult for them to attain much recognition. It was precisely within this context that women’s awareness radically changed and a true blossoming of new artists—whose work was often disrespectfully ... More Layers: Baltic contemporary glass art exhibition opens in Riga, showcasing 24 artists RIGA.- From 15 February to 18 May 2025, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Riga invites to visit an impressive Baltic contemporary glass art exhibition entitled Layers, embracing the work of 24 talented artists from Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. The Baltic glass art exhibition focuses attention on the modern application of glass – the ways how the traditional properties of this material can be used in a contemporary and conceptually ideological context. The atmosphere and mood of the show will immerse the viewer into a beautiful, fragile, and at the same time powerful world expressed through the poetic and slightly mysterious medium. The title of the project is based on the idea of multidimensionality, uncovering the nature of objects and phenomena from different perspectives. Multilayering can be observed in the earth’s crust, in the atmosphere, ... More Ancient Mayan ink: Unearthing the cultural significance of tattoos and scarification MEXICO CITY.- For the ancient Maya, tattoos and scarification weren't just skin deep. They were a vibrant language etched onto the body, a complex system of symbols that spoke volumes about an individual's place in society, their achievements, and their connection to the spiritual world. A new exploration into Mayan art and culture is shedding light on the rich traditions surrounding these practices, revealing their profound significance in Mayan life. Archaeologist Benjamín Guarneros Brito, presenting his research at the Seminar on Anthropological and Historical Studies of Quintana Roo, has delved into the artistic expressions of the cultures that flourished along the Usumacinta River, including Toniná, Palenque, Comalcalco, Jaina, and Calakmul. His work focuses on the Late Classic period, a time of great artistic and cultural flourishing, and examines ... More Denver Art Museum presents 'Confluence of Nature: Nancy Hemenway Barton' DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum presents Confluence of Nature: Nancy Hemenway Barton, featuring twelve textile wall sculptures and five works on paper by artist Nancy Hemenway Barton. Confluence of Nature: Nancy Hemenway Barton will be on view at the DAM from February 16, 2025, through October 8, 2025, in the Textile Arts & Fashion galleries on level 6 of the Martin Building and will be included with general admission. Hemenway (1920–2008), a multidisciplinary artist, found her voice as she traveled the world, experiencing rich colorful cultural traditions from the Andean weavers in Bolivia to appliquéd textiles by the Fon in Benin. She described these cultural traditions as natural art. Between 1966 and 1997, Hemenway created large-scale wall reliefs made from handloomed fabrics, primarily sourced from indigenous weaving communities, ... More Finding solace in art: New exhibition at argos centre for audiovisual arts explores resilience amidst turmoil BRUSSELS.- Where do we find solace in times of hardship and uncertainty? Who do we turn to? What images, beliefs, or spaces help us endure and resist? solace is a group exhibition that delves into the ability to find comfort amidst inner and outer turmoil. It offers an intimate look at one of our most instinctual yet powerful resources—a place of resilience, care and strength that sustains us in the face of collective and individual experiences of distress and anxiety. The meaning of solace is personal to each, and is as diverse as the hardships we face. Through a selection of artworks from the argos collection and contributions from invited artists, the exhibition traces the varied landscapes where we seek solace, mapping our shared and solitary journeys. Rituals, family, animals, places of worship, beliefs and convictions—each artwork is a window into moments ... More PhotoGalleries Mystery & Benevolence Anne Frank Moore and Malaparte Gauguin Flashback On a day like today, American painter and sculptor Kenneth Price was born February 16, 1935. Kenneth Price (February 16, 1935 - February 24, 2012) was an American artist who predominantly created ceramic sculpture. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, before receiving his BFA degree from the University of Southern California in 1956. In this image: Ken Price, Bubbles, 1995. Acrylic on fired ceramic, 55.9 x 74.9 x 55.9 cm / 22 x 29 1/2 x 22 in. © Estate of Ken Price, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen. © 1996 - 2025 Founder: Ignacio Villarreal (1941 - 2019) Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal (52 8110667640) Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

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