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Louise Bourgeois 'Crouching Spider' 2003, Private Collection. Photo: Antoine van Kaam © The Easton Foundation/Pictoright, Amsterdam.
AMSTERDAM.- Gigantic spiders, huge eyes, aluminium spirals in a majestic wingnut tree: this spring the Rijksmuseum presents Louise Bourgeois in the Rijksmuseum Gardens, an outdoor exhibition of twelve sculptures spanning half a century of the artists oeuvre from The Blind Leading the Blind in the late 1940s to 2003s Crouching Spider. Many of the works have never before been shown in the Netherlands, and this is the first exhibition to focus on Bourgeois's outdoor sculptures. Internationally, Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) is one of the most renowned and important woman artists of the 20th century. She became famous all the world over for her monumental sculptures of spiders. Louise Bourgeois in the Rijksmuseum Gardens came about in close cooperation with Easton Foundation in New York, and is guest curated by Alfred Pacquement, former director of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Admission is free to the exhibition, which runs fr ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day In this file photo taken on March 21, 2014 a man looks at the relic of the heart of the French queen Anne of Brittany, exhibited by the castle of Blois, central France, as part of the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of her death. The casket, a 500g heart-shaped box consisting of two valves of gold with a guilloche plate held by a cord of gold, was robbed in a museum in April 2018 and quickly found back. The trial of the four presumed robbers will take place on May 27, 2019. GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP
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| | | Documentary on Rudolf Nureyev includes previously unseen archival footage | | One billion year old fungi found is Earth's oldest | | 'Parasite', South Korean comedy about class rage, wins Cannes gold |
Rudolf Nureyev. Courtesy of CineLife Entertainment.
NEW YORK, NY.- Film Forum will present the exclusive two-week New York theatrical premiere engagement of Nureyev, a feature-length documentary co-directed by BAFTA-nominated directors Jacqui Morris and David Morris, beginning Friday, June 7. Ralph Fienness The White Crow, a recently released drama of Rudolf Nureyevs life, leading to his 1961 defection to the West, hints at the artistry of this legendary star widely considered the greatest classical dancer of his generation. The documentary goes further, serving up a truly profound experience of the mans extraordinary technique, scintillating stage presence, and sexual magnetism (both on and off-stage). Richard Avedons dazzling photography of the dancer in his prime gives a sense of why he was often compared to a panther. Nureyev includes previously unseen archival dance footage, some choreographed by modern dance greats Martha Graham, Paul Taylor and Murray Lewis. N ... More | |
Researchers from Early Life Traces & Evolution-Astrobiology Laboratory at ULiège discovered numerous microfossils of fungi dating back from 900 to 1000 million years, preserved in shales in the canadian Arctic.
PARIS (AFP).- Scientists have unearthed fossilised fungi dating back up to one billion years, in a discovery that could reshape our understanding of how life on land evolved, research showed Wednesday. For decades, the earliest known fungi -- organisms such as mushrooms, mould and yeast -- was thought to have appeared on earth around half a billion years ago. But recent fossil specimens unearthed in Canada and analysed using the latest dating technology appear to push back fungi's arrival to the earliest reaches of life on land. Corentin Loron, a PhD student from the University of Liege, Belgium, and colleagues examined the microfossils to determine the chemical composition of their cells. They found the presence of chitin -- a fibrous substance that forms on fungal cell walls -- ... More | |
South Korean director Bong Joon-Ho reacts on stage after he was awarded with the Palme d'Or for the film "Parasite (Gisaengchung)" on May 25, 2019 during the closing ceremony of the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. Valery HACHE / AFP.
CANNES (AFP).- "Parasite", a black comedy about a family of clever scammers from South Korea's underclass, won the Palme d'Or top prize at Cannes on Saturday, the first time a Korean director has scooped the coveted award in the film festival's 72-year history. Bong Joon-ho, 49, best known for daring arthouse hits including "Okja" and "Snowpiercer", won for a satire which critics said powerfully tapped into the tensions caused by the widening gap between rich and poor around the world. Accepting the prize from French movie legend Catherine Deneuve, Bong said winning at Cannes had been a lifelong dream. "I was a little boy who was crazy about cinema since I was 12 years old," Bong said, hoisting the palm-frond statuette in the air. ... More |
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| | | Galerie Karsten Greve announces the death of Lawrence Carroll | | Rare Art Deco design by Albert Cheuret and a unique chair by Wendell Castle lead Rago's May Design Auctions | | Visitors to the Saint Louis Art Museum can watch conservation of massive panorama painting |
Portrait Lawrence Carroll, 2013 © Lucy Jones Carroll Courtesy Galerie Karsten Greve Paris St. Moritz Köln.
COLOGNE.- Galerie Karsten Greve announced the death of Lawrence Carroll, who suddenly passed away on Tuesday morning, May 21, 2019, at the age of 64, in Cologne. He leaves behind an intimate and melancholic body of work, a unique testimony a time that was of both creative and deconstructive time. In his paintings, which often morph into objects, humble materials, forgotten fragments and the passing of time always leave their mark on the canvas. They are continuously reinvented, as every brushstroke erases the preceding one. For Lawrence Carroll, creativity lay within a lengthy process of concentration and contemplation: he constructed an intimate connection with his work until it, in effect, slowly revealed itself to him. Since 1999, Galerie Karsten Greve has had the privilege of collaborating with him and promoting his sensitive and subtle oeuvre. Lawrence Carroll was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1954 and grew up in Califo ... More | |
Albert Cheuret, Rare Cobra Console. Table + Mirror. Sold for: $193,750.
LAMBERTVILLE, NJ.- Rago Auctions June 18-19 Design sales brought in a total of $3,386,219 over the weekend. The two-day, 713-lot auction series achieved impressive results for a wide range of property across three segments: Early 20th Century Design, Modern Design, and Modern Ceramics + Glass. Works of Early 20th Century Design performed well in this 333-lot sale. The top lot of the session was number 1131, an important and rare cobra console table by French artist Albert Cheuret, which sold for $193,750, also making it the highest selling lot of the weekend. Works by Tiffany Studios performed admirably in this session, including lot 1107, a fine and rare Old English Heraldic Table Lamp, which sold for $36,250, and lot 1100, a twelve-light Lily table lamp with Favrile shades, which achieved $26,250 against a high estimate of $20,000. Other highlights from the sale include: lot 1284, a fine and rare Vasekraft lamp by Fulper which sold for $25,00 ... More | |
Conservators restore the Saint Louis Art Museums Panorama of the Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley on May 21, 2019.
ST. LOUIS, MO.- Conservators are treating the Saint Louis Art Museums Panorama of the Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley, and visitors are encouraged to watch the project in a niche in the southwest corner of Sculpture Hall. Created in the mid-19th century by John J. Egan, the work consists of 350 feet of fabric that was scrolled horizontally from one roller to another to display 25 unique painted scenes. Panoramas were a popular 19th-century form of visual culture and entertainment. When shown in its original context, a panorama would have been rolled in front of the audience to offer a cinematographic experience to viewers. Over time, the repetitive scrolling could cause sections of paint to wear off, as well as other damage. Panorama of the Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley is the only known Mississippi River panorama that exists today. It was in a state of disrepair ... More |
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| | | Opera singers prepare like Olympic athletes for 'Tosca' in Washington | | Kunsthal KAdE celebrates its tenth anniversary with 'Videoland: Ten Years of Kunsthal KAdE' | | #knowmyname: A National Gallery of Australia campaign for women artists |
Michael Hewitt adjusts a bloody bandage backstage before a production of Tosca for the Washington National Opera (WNO) at the Kennedy Center on May 22, 2019 in Washington, DC. Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP.
WASHINGTON (AFP).- On the eve of every performance, Riccardo Massi goes silent, not uttering a single word all day. It's part of the Italian tenor's strict regimen to preserve his instrument -- his vocal cords. "I experimented a lot, and I saw this is the best thing to do," said Massi, the male lead in Puccini's beloved "Tosca" through Saturday at the Kennedy Center in Washington. "My voice needs rest." There are 2,364 seats in Washington's opera house, and the singers need to reach each one unamplified. "So much of the craft is how you create this sound using only the bodies of the singers and the instruments of wood and metal," said Washington National Opera general director Timothy O'Leary. "Opera singers are like Olympic athletes, creating incredible feats with their bodies." Retaining the heavy build of his martial artist and stuntman past, the six-foot-four (1.90-meter) ... More | |
Guido van der Werve, Nummer negen,The day I didnt turn with the world, 2007. Time-lapse photography to HD video with sound, 840, Geographic North Pole, courtesy the artist and GRIMM, Amsterdam | New York.
AMERSFOORT.- This summer, Kunsthal KAdE celebrates its tenth anniversary. It is a time to pause and reflect, before continuing to pursue Kunsthal KAdEs mission: to make exhibitions in the (usually contemporary) visual arts field. As the Netherlands supreme poet, Joost van den Vondel, famously wrote in 1632, in this troubled world Eternity goes before the moment. The philosophy summed up in the line touches on a major aspect of art: the setting of a specific motif within an idea of universal relevance. The motto demands a medium with an unparalleled ability to isolate an individual moment in the vast continuum of time: that medium is video art. For this years summer exhibition, Videoland, Kunsthal KAdE has selected 11 films that in some way balance the experience of a specific moment with a sense of eternity. The exhibition is based partly on a selection from the EKARD collection. Participating artists: assume v ... More | |
To rollout the campaign, the National Gallery has partnered with Instagram, Facebook, oOh!media, the Seven Network, Art Girl Rising and the National Association for the Visual Arts and will announce new partners in coming months.
CANBERRA.- The National Gallery has announced a major ongoing campaign to recognise and celebrate Australian women artists. The campaign will include social media and digital activations, outdoor media, research, fundraising, exhibitions, retail partnerships and creative collaborations. To rollout the campaign, the National Gallery has partnered with Instagram, Facebook, oOh!media, the Seven Network, Art Girl Rising and the National Association for the Visual Arts and will announce new partners in coming months. #knowmyname will officially kick off tomorrow when the Gallery in Canberra will be open for 24 hours from 10pm as it joins the global initiative the 24HourProject. Anyone can share a story using the hashtag to celebrate a creative woman. In collaboration with Art Girl Rising, t-shirts with the names of Australian artists are available for purchase. ... More |
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| | | Newfields announces 131 gifts from the George R. Kravis II Collection | | Rare collection of 126 Supreme skateboard decks leads Bonhams Modern and Contemporary sale | | Miller & Miller's June 7th and 8th auctions will feature over 700 lots |
Norman Bel Geddes, designer (American, 18931958), Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corporation, manufacturer (American), Patriot Radio, about 1938, Catalin, electrical, 7-3/4 à 10-3/4 à 6 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift from the George R. Kravis II Collection, 2018.138 © Norman Bel Geddes.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields has received a notable gift of 131 modern and contemporary design objects from the collection of the late George R. Kravis II, a businessman, philanthropist and radio broadcasting pioneer from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Kravis became a well-kown collector of modern and contemporary industrial design starting in the early 2000s, ultimately amassing one of the most significant collections in the United States. In 2013, he established the Kravis Design Center in Tulsa, which housed his collection of over 4,000 objects and supported scholarship and education initiatives focused on design. Kravis passed away in February 2018, and in honor of his philanthropic spirit and passion for education, several institutions were ... More | |
Left: Mike Hill Runner Deck, 2017. Right: Larry Clark Kids 40oz Deck, 2015. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- An extremely rare and complete - collection of 126 Supreme full-sized Skateboard decks, produced by the streetwear brand Supreme New York, between 2011-2019, will headline Bonhams Modern and Contemporary Art Sale in London on Thursday 27 June. The decks, which will be sold as a single lot, feature works by renowned contemporary artists such as The Chapman Brothers, Urs Fischer, Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin and Mike Kelley, as well as pictures of icons of popular culture Bruce Lee, The Godfather and The Cat in the Hat. The collection has an estimate of £100,000-150,000. Supreme, established in 1994, began as a skateboard and clothing shop in downtown NYC, but quickly developed into a global brand. After producing its own trademark line of skateboards in 1998, Supreme became well-known for its collaboration with famous artists - using its decks as the canvas. The collection featured in the Bonhams sale, started ... More | |
National Model 3 cash register, the wooden inlaid model coveted by collectors, in untouched original condition, as featured in the book The Incorruptible Cashier (est. CA$2,500-$3,500).
NEW HAMBURG.- A two-day, two-session auction featuring over 700 lots of collector-grade art, clocks, fountain pens, lamps, art glass and many items of historical interest from world-class makers will be held Friday and Saturday, June 7th and 8th, by Miller & Miller Auctions, online and in the gallery at 59 Webster Street in New Hamburg, Ontario, in Canada. The Friday, June 7th session will highlight vintage and contemporary fountain pens from notable brands such as Parker, Schaeffer, Waterman, Bexley, Conway Stewart, Montblanc and may others over 150 lots in all. The Saturday, June 8th session will continue with a representative collection of clocks from the Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company, plus many other fine offerings. Start times are 7 pm on June 7th and 10 am on June 8th (both times Eastern). Online bidding is open now, on LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com, as well as the ... More |
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Galerie Parisa Kind opens exhibition of works by Pierre Paulin and Christoph von Weyhe
FRANKFURT AM MAIN.- Art, we know it, is and should be different from design. It can dialogue with design, play with design, but its purpose is different: design is for our homes, art is for our souls. Or it at least this is what we used to think we could believe. This schematic set of conception evidently was to be twisted: art is in our homes, and design comforts our bodies the very bodies our soul contains. It is sobering and exciting to find a conversation between an artist and a designer that confirms this belief however old-fashioned it may appear nowadays. Such is the one between Pierre Paulin and Christoph von Weyhe. Pierre Paulin was firmly a designer, of the kind that never attempted to be recognized as other than what he was that is somebody who was conceiving iconic pieces of furniture, and entire interiors such as the one of the musée ... More
New 'Untangling the Tracks' exhibition now open at London Transport Museum
LONDON.- The UK has the oldest railway network in the world and a lively new exhibition Untangling the Tracks, which opened yesterday (Friday 24 May), traces the history of the Thameslink route from 1836 through to the recent £7bn modernisation programme which has transformed the route and untangled the tracks. The Thameslink route links destinations from the south coast through London to the east of England. Its origins are in the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and at the time was the only train company allowed into the heart of London. Thameslink trains still follow the same route today, but they now carry tens of millions of passengers a year, presenting challenges which would be unimaginable to the Victorians who founded and ran the original railway on this route. Visitors to London Transport Museum can now discover how ... More
Nye & Company Auctioneers announces Estate Treasures Auction
BLOOMFIELD, NJ.- Nye & Companys Estate Treasures Auction slated for Wednesday, June 5th, will be a diverse sale featuring nearly 700 lots gathered primarily from the tri-state area and includes ceramics, furniture, jewelry and paintings. The auction, starting at 10 am Eastern time, will be held online and in the Nye & Company gallery, located at 20 Beach Street in Bloomfield. Nye & Company Auctioneers recently launched its new updated website. It allows clients to bid directly on the site, simplifying and streamlining the process. The site also offers more access to the bidders, with online forms and pre-formatted inquiry forms. Of course, they are still able to use the popular platforms LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. The full catalog can be viewed now, on the new website. Phone and absentee bids will be accepted. This auction includes ... More
David Mach RA joins Pangolin London
LONDON.- Pangolin London announced the representation of British artist David Mach. David Mach is one of the UKs most recognised and respected artists working in contemporary art today. Known for his dynamic and imaginative large scale collages, sculpture and installations, Mach is heavily influenced by Pop Art and consumerism, and employs a sense of drama, performance and unpredictability in his work. His work explores materiality on a prodigious scale through the assemblage of massproduced objects, most notably magazines, newspapers and car tyres to form largescale installations. His work is representational, humorous, often controversial and uses scale to deliberately overwhelm audiences and demand their attention. A former pupil of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee and the Royal College of Art, London, Mach ... More
Sir Christopher Lee's photographic archive donates to the BFI
LONDON.- The BFI announced that Lady Lee, Sir Christopher Lees widow, has donated his photographic archive, to the BFI National Archive. The collection offers a precious insight into one of British Cinemas most revered and recognisable stars, who would have been 97 years old on 27 May, consisting of photographic prints and albums collected and compiled by Sir Christopher Lee himself. Spanning his entire film career this photographic archive includes a number of previously unseen on-set stills and contact sheets as well as photographic portraits from many of his most iconic roles including Dracula (1958) and its sequels, The Wicker Man (1973) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). From one of the actors earliest film roles in the Ealing Studios classic Scott of the Antarctic (1948), right up to his work in the 2000s, the Sir ... More
Rolex Submariner retailed by Cartier, Patek Philippe among headliners in Heritage Auctions sale
DALLAS, TX.- A rare Rolex Submariner retailed by Cartier is among the most intriguing lots in Heritage Auctions Watches & Fine Timepieces Auction June 3 in New York. The auction includes 465 lots from an array of popular watchmakers, including Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Rolex and F.P. Journe. This auction includes a wide range of exceptional watches for collectors of all levels, Heritage Auctions Watches & Fine Timepieces Director Jim Wolf said. Having such a collection of lots like this from so many elite watch makers only strengthens Heritage Auctions stature as a leader in collectible timepieces. Rolex, Extremely Rare Submariner, Retailed by Cartier, Ref. 5513/0, Stainless Steel, Circa 1967 is offered by the original owner and purchaser, an avid diver and founder of the New York Sea Gypsies dive club. From its inception in 1905, Rolex ... More
Young orchestra musicians bridge US-Cuba divide
HAVANA (AFP).- Baton in hand, conductor James Ross mixes English and Spanish to set the rhythm for his orchestra of young Cuban and American musicians playing in a convivial atmosphere that contrasts sharply with the diplomatic tensions between their countries. "From the first moment, there's been a generous exchange with lots of heart," a smiling Ross told AFP between rehearsals. On Havana's National Theatre stage, where the Cuban American Youth Orchestra has been rehearsing all week, it's difficult to distinguish the different nationalities of the violinists, clarinetists and cellists as they play in perfect unison. "It's a group of 30 Americans and at least 40 Cubans searching for harmony," said Ross. Either music students or young professionals, they are all aged between 18 and 24. This is 24-year-old American Chris Beroes-Haigis's first ... More
New exhibition symbolises work and life at historic Hong Kong Central Police Station compound
HONG KONG.- Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts today opened a new flagship exhibition: Tai Kwun 101 at Duplex Studio at Block 01 and site-wide at Tai Kwun. Showcasing 101 objects each symbolising work and life at the historic Central Police Station compound throughout the years Tai Kwun 101 invites visitors across generations to connect with rarely seen insider stories of the police, judiciary, prison and immigration systems in Hong Kong. Tai Kwun 101 is curated by the Tai Kwun Heritage Department and launches on 25 May 2019; forming an important part of Tai Kwuns first anniversary celebrations this summer. The exhibition, designed by One Bite Design Studio, also coincides with the 175th anniversary of the Hong Kong Police Force in 2019, with Tai Kwun having been the very first official headquarters for the Force. Winnie Yeung, Head ... More
osloBIENNALEN FIRST EDITION 2019-2024 opens to the public
OSLO.- osloBIENNALEN FIRST EDITION 20192024 officially launched the first set of projects and participants during its Opening Weekend on 25 and 26 May 2019, which will be followed by the Prologue Symposium on Monday, 27 May. Free, accessible and often unexpected, art in public space is different from art in a museum. osloBIENNALEN FIRST EDITION 20192024 sets out to explore the unusual contexts and questions it presents with an evolving programme of art that unfolds over five years. Proposing a new biennial model, co-curators Eva González-Sancho Bodero and Per Gunnar Eeg-Tverbakk note in their curatorial statement: The works pose questions about the timeframes and situations in which they operate, contexts that overflow conventional, institutional time/spaces. How are such works produced and presented? How do they engage ... More
The 1935 "Harrison" OK Supreme TT bike for sale with H&H Classics
LONDON.- On the market for the first time in a long while is the famous 1935 Harrison OK Supreme TT bike, for sale with H&H Classics on July 30 at the National Motorcycle Museum, for an estimate of £6,000 - £8,000. This 1935 OK Supreme RC37 250cc was much modified by the owner Henry Harrison from Liverpool after WW2 with rear swinging arm along with AMC suspension units and then entered into the 1951 Isle of Man TT by local Liverpool bike dealer Victor Horsman. Henry Harrison riding the bike, finished 14th in the lightweight class averaging 60mph. In 1952 he was entered again, this time finishing 22nd with an average speed of 66mph. These two results were quite a feat considering the bike was over 17 years old at the time! Subsequently modified after the TT races with Velocette front suspension it was then raced successfully up to 1958 ... More
Banderas wins Cannes 'best actor' as Almodovar alter ego
CANNES (AFP).- Hollywood actor Antonio Banderas has portrayed Zorro and Pablo Picasso but he is above all the go-to actor of Oscar-winning director Pedro Almodovar, who launched his hugely successful film career in Spain in the early 1980s. And it was the 58-year-old's nuanced portrayal of Almodovar's alter ego in the director's "Pain & Glory" that won him the best actor award at the Cannes film festival -- his first major award Sporting Almodovar's spiky hair and colourful clothes, he plays the movie's central character, an ageing Spanish director who is plagued by physical and psychological frailty who revisits childhood memories. Almodovar, 69, has repeatedly said Banderas gives the "best performance of his life" in the film, which ran in competition for the Palme dOr top prize. And on accepting his award, Banderas dedicated it Almodovar, who has ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, American photographer Dorothea Lange was born May 26, 1895. Dorothea Lange (May 26, 1895 - October 11, 1965) was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs humanized the consequences of the Great Depression and influenced the development of documentary photography. In this image: Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), Couple Seated on Porch, Gunlock, Utah, 1953, Gelatin silver print, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds donated by Jack and Mary Lois Wheatley. ©Dorothea Lange Collection, Oakland Museum of California, City of Oakland. Gift of Paul S. Taylor
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