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The Apidima 2 cranium (right) and its reconstruction (left). Apidima 2 shows a suite of features characteristic of Neanderthals, indicating that it belongs to the Neanderthal lineage.
PARIS (AFP).- A 210,000-year-old skull has been identified as the earliest modern human remains found outside Africa, putting the clock back on mankind's arrival in Europe by more than 150,000 years, researchers said Wednesday. In a startling discovery that changes our understanding of how modern man populated Eurasia, the findings support the idea that Homo sapiens made several, sometimes unsuccessful migrations from Africa over tens of thousands of years. Southeast Europe has long been considered a major transport corridor for modern humans from Africa. But until now the earliest evidence of Homo sapiens on the continent dated back only around 50,000 years. There has however been a number of discoveries indicating the ancient presence of Neanderthals -- an early human cousin -- across the continent. Two fossilised but badly damaged skulls unearthed in a Greek cave in the 1970s were identified as Neanderthal at the time. In findings presented in the journal Nature, an ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Christina Geiger, Christie's Head of Department, Books and Manuscripts shows off some pages from the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Timeline Book (estimate: $7- 9 million USD), which was used by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to navigate the lunar module Eagle onto the surface of the moon in July 1969 is seen during a press preview at Christie's New York July 10, 2019. The auction One Giant Leap: Celebrating Space Exploration 50 Years After Apollo 11, includes nearly 200 artifacts from NASA missions of the Sixties and Seventies including the Gemini and Apollo programs. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP
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 | | Alte Nationalgalerie presents 'Gustave Caillebotte: Painter and Patron of Impressionism' | | First public art exhibition in Carmen Herrera's 70+ year career includes three new works | | Exhibition explores works produced by artists who converged on Long Island during the mid-twentieth century | 
Gustave Caillebotte, Paris Street, Rainy Day [Rue de Paris, temps de pluie], 1877 (detail). Oil on canvas, 212.2 à 276.2 cm. Art Institute of Chicago © bpk / The Art Institute of Chicago / Art Resource, NY.
BERLIN.- Gustave Caillebotte (18481894) was one of the central figures of French Impressionism, yet he is among those artists who remain to be discovered today. His fame was initially founded on his role as a patron, and only later did he gain full recognition as a painter. Caillebottes painting Paris Street; Rainy Day (Rue de Paris, temps de pluie), completed in 1877 and now an icon of Impressionism, is on view at the Alte Nationalgalerie. It is considered one of the artists principle works, and is a showpiece of the Art Institute of Chicago. The monumental painting has rarely travelled to Europe in the past, and this is its very first appearance in Berlin. The fact that Paris Street, Rainy Day is being shown here is certainly a sensation, and results from a unique international cooperation: the Art Institute of Chicago will be loaned Ãdouard Manets In the Conservatory ... More | | 
Carmen Herrera, Angulo Rojo, 2017. Acrylic and aluminum, 84 x 120 7/8 x 19 in. © Carmen Herrera; Courtesy Lisson Gallery. Photo: Nicholas Knight, Courtesy of Public Art Fund, NY.
NEW YORK, NY.- On July 11, Public Art Fund opened Estructuras Monumentales, the first major exhibition of outdoor sculptures by the Cuban-born, New York-based artist Carmen Herrera (b. 1915, Havana, Cuba) in her seven-decade career. Featuring three newly-realized sculptures based on historic designs and two sculptures never before seen in the U.S., Estructuras Monumentales enlivens City Hall Park with five works at a monumental scale, ranging from seven feet in height to over 12 feet in width. Known for her vibrant, abstract geometric paintings, Herrera began conceiving her Estructuras series the physical manifestation of her painted forms in three dimensions in the 1960s. The resulting aluminum structures feature strong lines and forms, with bold monochromatic colors that complement the civic environment. The vivid red, blue, green, and yellow ... More | | 
Elaine de Kooning, Untitled, 1949. Oil on board, 10 x 8 inches, 25.4 x 20.3 cm. Courtesy Eric Firestone Gallery and Kasmin Gallery. © Elaine de Kooning.
NEW YORK, NY.- Kasmin is presenting Painters of the East End, on view at 297 Tenth Avenue between July 11 August 16, 2019. The exhibition explores the commonalities and distinctions of the work produced amongst the coterie culture of Long Islands South Fork during the mid-twentieth century, including Mary Abbott, Nell Blaine, Perle Fine, Helen Frankenthaler, Jane Freilicher, Elaine de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Charlotte Park, Betty Parsons, and Jane Wilson. Artists have historically converged on Long Island seeking inspiration from the landscape and an escape from their confined urban studios, while still retaining access to the energy of New York City. With the mass influx of the European avant-garde following the onset of World War II and the subsequent establishment of the New York School, a thriving and collaborative artist-based community was born in the East End. The Hamptons of the New York ... More |
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| | | Museum Ludwig exhibits works donated by Alexander Schröder | | Stills Centre for Photography showcases seminal early works by Cindy Sherman | | Painting of Saint Roch by Bartolomeo della Gatta in Horne Museum restored thanks to Friends of Florence | 
Cosima von Bonin, RUTH, #6, 1999. Loden, Schaumstoff, Holz, Plexiglas, 140 x 87 cm. Schenkung an die Kunststiftung im Museum Ludwig, Köln von Alexander Schröder, 2018 © Cosima von Bonin, Foto: Stefan Korte.
COLOGNE.- In the 1990s a new art scene began to form in Cologne. New galleries, magazines such as Texte zur Kunst, and the alternative exhibition space Friesenwall 120 were started. Alexander Schröder followed these developments from Berlin. Already as an art student at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin, he founded his own gallery along with Thilo Wermke. At the same time, he began collecting art from the 1990s and 2000s with his special eye. Today his collection exemplifies the idiosyncratic and sensual side of this era, which was shaped by Conceptual Art. It demonstrates the significance of artist groups and collaborations in changing constellations at the time. Proximity and distance, connections and competition, inclusion and ... More | | 
Cindy Sherman, Untitled #393 (Murder Mystery People), 1976/2000. Courtesy of the artist/ Metro Pictures, New York / The SAMMLUNG VERBUND Collection, Vienna
EDINBURGH.- Stills opened an exhibition showcasing seminal early works by Cindy Sherman, one of the most influential artists of the last 40 years. The exhibition at Stills presents, Untitled (Murder Mystery People), some of Shermans earliest self-portrait photographs that were made in 1976, the year she graduated from the art department at the State University College at Buffalo, USA. The exhibition also includes the 16mm film, Doll Clothes, (1975) and a selection of works from Untitled Film Stills (1977-80), the series for which Sherman first gained international recognition. Throughout her career, Sherman has worked with photography to picture herself in a range of guises and personas. Drawing upon images from art history, film, TV, magazines and the internet, she ... More | | 
Detail after restoration.
FLORENCE.- Bartolomeo della Gattas 15th-century panel painting of Saint Roch has been returned to the Museo Horne in Florence following a multifaceted restoration process. The restoration by Valeria Cocchetti and Daniele Ciappi, under the supervision of the Soprintendenza di Firenze, was made possible thanks to donations by Donna Curry, Mary Mochary, and Donato Massaro through the Friends of Florence Foundation. Once again, Friends of Florence has stepped up on behalf of our institution, said Elisabetta Nardinocchi, director of the Museo Horne. This time, the Foundation financed a restoration that was particularly complex because of the paintings history and condition. Professor Antonio Paolucci, president of the Fondazione Horne, and I are deeply grateful. When our founder, Herbert Horne, purchased the work in 1909, he was fully aware of the many problems that time had inflicted on it, yet still consider ... More |
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| | | The Moscow Museum of Modern Art exhibits sculptures and installations created by Jaume Plensa | | New book explores the turbulent life of a great artist as told by those closest to him | | Nicolas Party creates four story mural, "Trees" for stairwell at Marciano Art Foundation | 
The exhibition in MMOMA includes sculptures and installations created by the artist during the last 30 years.
MOSCOW.- The Moscow Museum of Modern Art together with the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA), with the support of the Embassy of Spain, presents a solo exhibition of the Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa, the first to be held in Russia. The Catalonian artist gained fame thanks to his figurative installations and sculptures integrated in urban and natural landscapes, which can be seen on the streets of Chicago, London, Montreal, Nice and Tokyo. Airiness, transparency, lace-like structures contrasting with the solidity of cast iron and stone, existential problems and romantic feelings, reflection on oneself and the world these are the features of Jaume Plensas work which make him an artist of sensations and ideas. In Moscow, under the curatorship of MACBAs director Ferran Barenblit the artist has put together an exhibition that includes ... More | | 
Robert Rauschenberg: An Oral History. Edited by Sara Sinclair, with Peter Bearman, and Mary Marshall Clark.
NEW YORK, NY.- Robert Rauschenberg (19252008) was a breaker of boundaries and a consummate collaborator. He used silk-screen prints to reflect on American promise and failure, melded sculpture and painting in works called combines, and collaborated with engineers and scientists to challenge our thinking about art. Through collaborations with John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and others, Rauschenberg bridged the music, dance, and visual-art worlds, inventing a new art for the last half of the twentieth century. Robert Rauschenberg is a work of collaborative oral biography that tells the story of one of the twentieth centurys great artists through a series of interviews with key figures in his lifefamily, friends, former lovers, professional associates, studio assistants, and collaborators. The oral historian Sara Sinclair artfully puts the narrators reminiscences in conversation, with a focus on the ... More | | 
Nicolas Party, Trees, 2019. Courtesy Marciano Art Foundation. Photography © Charles White JWPictures.com
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Marciano Art Foundation is presenting Trees, a site-specific mural by New York-based Swiss artist Nicolas Party on view throughout the four story stairwell of MAF. Commissioned by Marciano Art Foundation, Party creates a fantastical forest scene that grows upwards as visitors climb the stairwell floor by floor. The viewers movement becomes integral to the workas guests move from the dense bushes and roots on the ground floor to the lush treetops on the third floor, they become active participants guided through a colorful, imagined dreamscape. Nicolas Party is known for his work across a wide range of different mediums, including sculptures, pastels, installations, prints, drawings, and especially his bold and colorful paintings and murals. His use of common, everyday objects and motifs in his work provides him the subject matter ... More |
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| | | Solo exhibition by renowned Dutch artist and poet Willem Hussem opens at Dürst Britt & Mayhew | | Tippet Rise Art Center opens new scenic pavilion designed by Francis Kéré | | Michel Rein now represents the French-Swiss artist Agnès Thurnauer | 
Willem Hussem, Composition, ca. 1972, oil on linen, 150 x 120 cm. Courtesy Dürst Britt & Mayhew, The Hague. Photo by Gert-Jan van Rooij.
THE HAGUE.- Dürst Britt & Mayhew is presenting What you own is on its way to others, a solo exhibition by renowned Dutch artist and poet Willem Hussem (1900-1974). This exhibition brings together a group of works spanning a period of thirty years; from Hussems foundational calligraphic ink drawings of the 1940s, through to his hard-edge paintings of the early 1970s. Mostly known for his works from the 1960s, this exhibition aims to show the breadth and line within Hussems oeuvre. Drawings, paintings and sculptures from different eras have been juxtaposed in a non-chronological order. The exhibition also includes several of Hussems poems. Gallery artist Paul Beumer has been commissioned to create a colour scheme for the exhibition walls. Willem Hussem (NL, 1900-1974) continually experimented and produced highly diverse works of art. A constant aspiration towards simplicity and purity underlies his ... More | | 
Francis Kéré-designed Xylem at Tippet Rise Art Center in Montana, 2019. Image courtesy of Tippet Rise/Iwan Baan. Photo by Iwan Baan.
FISHTAIL, MT.- Tippet Rise Art Center welcomes the public for its fourth summer, offering tours of its monumental outdoor sculptures and architectural structures on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Visitors can explore the 12,000-acre working ranch via 10.5 miles of hiking and biking trails, or by shuttle van. This year, visitors can also explore a new scenic pavilion, Xylem, designed by celebrated architect Francis Kéré. The pavilion, which was inaugurated on July 13, is the first site-specific commission to be added to the art centers collection since Tippet Rise opened in 2016. The summers concert season began July 12 and continue for seven weeks, through September 7, 2019. The season brings together accomplished artists and up-and-coming stars for 23 indoor and outdoor recitals and chamber music performances, which will span more than four centuries of repertoire. Tippet Rise co-founders Peter an ... More | | 
Portrait Grandeur Nature (Annie Warhol), 2008. Resin and epoxy painting résine et peinture epoxy diameter: 120 cm (47.2 in.) ed. of 3 + 2 AP.
PARIS.- Michel Rein gallery Paris/Brussels now represents the French-Swiss artist Agnès Thurnauer along with her first solo exhibition at the gallery in Paris in May 2020. Through her paintings sculptures and installations Agnès Thumauer deals with the issue of language. In her pictorial praxis writing is often incorporated in the picture and even when it is not the allusive power released by the subject places the spectator within art history as in the endlessly renewed emancipation of its own reading. This plastic quality of language is tested in three dimensions with her sculptures made of casts of letters on differing scales permitting the involvement of the gaze and the body. For Agnès Thumauer the relation to the work always introduces a form of reciprocity. If the work reads the world it is up to each one of us to make our own reading thereof. For the artist this shared language lies at the heart of society and gives art a powerfu ... More |
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 Exhibition portrays the new world that emerged from the club scene of the 80s and 90sLONDON.- Saatchi Gallery opened Sweet Harmony: Rave | Today, an immersive retrospective exhibition devoted to presenting a revolutionary survey of rave culture through the voices and lenses of those who experienced it. The exhibition recaptures the new world that emerged from the acid house scene and narrates the ascendancy of rave culture with the youth of today. Saatchi Gallerys Director Philly Adams alongside co-curator Kobi Prempeh have assembled a comprehensive panel of visionaries including; Sheryl Garratt, Bill Brewster, Agnes Bliah, Juan Rincon (Voltage and SCI-Arc), Jorge Nieto (Creative Director of Village Underground) and Craig Richards, all of whom have made significant contributions in the execution of the exhibition. Their combined reflections have culminated in a unique and timely production staged over two ... More Nancy Toomey Fine Art opens an exhibition of works by Mark PerlmanSAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Nancy Toomey Fine Art opened an exhibition of works by Mark Perlman entitled Lost and Found on view from July 12 to August 31, 2019. The gallery is located inside San Francisco's Minnesota Street Project, 1275 Minnesota Street. Mark Perlman developed the body of work for his current exhibition Lost and Found out of a process of elimination. In the past, his picture plane contained as much surface, color, and mark making as he could fit into a painting. Over the past few years he has deliberately attempted to contain some of his energy during the process, and reduce the surface and colors to a more modest necessity. In this show Perlman directs our attention to the contradictions he inherited from disciplines as diverse as abstract expressionism, color field painting, and even minimalism. The open spirit of gestural expressionism ... More An exhibition about the relationships between plants, animals and humans at a time of climate crisisMIDDLESBROUGH.- The summer exhibition and public programme at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art and around the Tees Valley, addresses the biggest topic of our moment: climate change. The exhibition Fragile Earth: seeds, weeds, plastic crustruns from 29 June 26 September 2019. It is part of an extensive public programme of talking, making and exploring the Tees Valley with communities, artists and specialists. The exhibition includes works from the 1970s to today by 19 artists from across the globe, with video, installation, drawing and sculpture. MIMA is situated in the Tees Valley, UK, an area of massive industrial production in which regional emissions per person are almost three times the UK average. Among the most active fields of industry are: chemicals, logistics, digital, advanced manufacturing and engineering and there is ... More 2019 South Australian Good Design Award winners announcedSYDNEY.- Three South Australian projects have been awarded the highest accolades for design innovation at Australias peak industry design awards which were announced on 11 July 2019 at the 61st annual Good Design Awards Ceremony. The Social Impact Award was awarded to Family by Family: a network of families supporting families to make lasting change in their live which was commissioned by the South Australian Government. The Design Strategy Award was awarded to Fusion Capital Advanced Mobility Hub, an Adelaide-based enterprise focused on cross-pollinating design, engineering and manufacturing opportunities. Fusion is parent company of Brabham Automotive who have also been awarded two Good Design Awards in Engineering and Automotive for their Brabham BT62 hyper car. The Product Design Medical Scientific Award ... More Princess Diana's sweatshirt sold for $53,532 at auctionBOSTON, MASS.- Princess Diana's Virgin Atlantic sweatshirt sold for $53,532 according to Boston-based RR Auction. Diana's go-to workout wear was given to her by business magnate Richard Branson, which Diana later presented to her longtime personal trainer, Jenni Rivett. Jenni Rivett served as the personal trainer to Princess Diana for over seven years. Rivett plans to donate the proceeds from the sale to help a Malawian family based in South Africa, where she is originally from. The dark blue medium/large cotton/polyester sweatshirt that features a screen-printed image of the Virgin Atlantic' Flying Lady' logo. Included with the sweatshirt is a small gift tag bearing a note signed from Princess Diana, which reads: "Dearest Jenni, Lots of love from, Diana, x." In a 2018 interview with the Yahoo! series The Royal Box, Rivett recounted Diana's decision to simplify ... More Denny Dimin Gallery opens a group exhibitionNEW YORK, NY.- Denny Dimin Gallery is presenting Kadosh a gathering of artists curated by Robert Dimin. The exhibition is on view from July 11 to August 16, 2019. Kadosh, a Hebrew word for holy, presents work by Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, Amir H. Fallah, Cameron Welch, Jillian Mayer, Kennedy Yanko, and L. What is Holy? Throughout history artists have contributed to their spiritual communities by bringing scripture into the here and now. Their visual manifestations of religious doctrine have been a touchpoint for devotees of many religions, while in other faiths the act of artistic creation is itself a form of devotion. Today, in an increasingly secular world, many of us in the art world elevate art to a level of religious devotion. With that said, artists still commonly investigate more traditional ideas of religiosity. Many artists still work in the religion- ... More YARAT Contemporary Art Space showcases a major new multimedia project by Zadie XaBAKU.- YARAT Contemporary Art Space announces a solo exhibition from Korean-Canadian artist Zadie Xa, running from 12 July 29 September 2019. Showcasing a major new multimedia project, Xa creates a sub-aquatic marine environment, inviting audiences to enter into an immersive world by way of atmospheric lighting, surround-sound, large-scale video projections, sculptures and costumes. This work is a co-commission with Art Night, London (22 June), Tramway, Glasgow (26 October 16 December) and De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill (1 February 4 May 2020). At YARAT, Xa brings together imagined and learned Korean folklore, transforming diasporic knowledge into new realities. Within her immersive world, she presents an origin story inspired by Korean creation myths, centered on the giant goddess Grandmother Mago ... More Sotheby's & Stadium Goods to auction 100 of the rarest sneakers ever producedNEW YORK, NY.- Sothebys announced that they will auction 100 of the rarest sneakers in history, in collaboration with Stadium Goods the worlds premier sneaker and streetwear marketplace. Stadium Goods Trophy Case offers the most exclusive and coveted sneakers ever produced by Nike, Air Jordan, Adidas, Yeezy and more, spanning over 15 years of the most sought-after, limited edition drops in sneaker history. The dedicated, online-only auction is open for bidding today through 23 July. In addition to browsing the full offering on sothebys.com, the auction house welcomes sneakerheads and fans of rare collectibles, streetwear, and fashion to view the pieces in their New York galleries, in a public exhibition open through 23 July. Noah Wunsch, Sothebys Global Head of eCommerce, commented: We are thrilled to partner with Stadium Goods on this ... More Haines Gallery opens a group exhibition bringing together works by seven contemporary artistsSAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Haines Gallery is presenting Likenesses, a group exhibition bringing together works by seven contemporary artists from around the world to explore the conventions, possibilities, and limits of portraiture. The paintings, photographs, and mixed-media pieces included in Likenesses often reveal less about their human subjects than about the genre of portraiture as socially, psychologically, and politically charged. Maurizio Anzeri embroiders vintage photographs with intricate filigrees of thread that obscure the faces of the original sitters while leaving exposed an eye, a mouth, or an ear. His colorful handiwork simultaneously masks and unmasks his subjects while upending the intentions of conventional portrait photography. Kota Ezawas pared down renderings of music icons Jimi Hendrix and Joni Mitchell merge with Josef ... More Mary Schmidt Campbell joins J. Paul Getty Trust Board of TrusteesLOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Trust announced today that Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., president of Spelman College in Atlanta, has joined the Board of Trustees. Spelman is a leading womens college dedicated to the education and global leadership of Black women. Before coming to Spelman, Dr. Campbell served for over two decades as dean of New York Universitys Tisch School of the Arts. An art historian and former curator, Dr. Campbell began her career in New York as executive director of the Studio Museum in Harlem, the countrys first accredited Black fine arts museum and a linchpin in Harlems redevelopment. She served as commissioner of New York Citys Department of Cultural Affairs under two mayors and in 2009 President Barack Obama appointed her vice chair of the Presidents Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Austrian painter Gustav Klimt was born July 14, 1862. Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 - February 6, 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism. In this image: Lady with a Muff (1916 - 1917)
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