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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (R), attends the opening of the 'Oceania' exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) in central London on September 25, 2018. 'Oceania' is the first ever major survey of Oceanic art to be held in the UK, celebrating the art of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, encompassing the vast Pacific region including New Guinea, Easter Island, Hawaii and New Zealand. 'Oceania' will bring together around 200 works from public collections worldwide, spanning over 500 years. Arthur Edwards / POOL / AFP.
LONDON.- Oceania is the first ever major survey of Oceanic art to be held in the United Kingdom. This ambitious exhibition celebrates the art of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, encompassing the vast Pacific region from New Guinea to Easter Island, Hawaii to New Zealand. Oceania brings together around 200 exceptional works from public collections worldwide, and spans over 500 years. It is a rare opportunity to be immersed in the art and culture of an area that represents nearly a third of the worlds surface, a region rich in history, ritual and ceremony. The exhibition marks the 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy, founded in 1768, the same year Captain James Cook set sail on his first expedition to the Pacific on the Endeavour. It has been nearly 40 years since the last major exhibition, held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, presented an overview of the entire region of Oceania. Over this time, Oceanic ar ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Visitors take pictures of themselves as they pose with balloons and an inflatable flamingo at the Supercandy Pop-Up Museum in Cologne, western Germany, on September 27, 2018. Until December 30, 2018, the museum offers 20 interactive installations for visitors to do selfies and to post them on Instagram or other social media platforms. Rolf Vennenbernd / dpa / AFP
| Works by leading Middle Eastern modern & contemporary artists to be offered in London | | Gagosian exhibits two large-scale works by Chris Burden | | Sotheby's unveils further royal treasures from Marie Antoinette and the Bourbon Parma family | 
Hamed Ewais, America, 1970. Estimate: £70,000 - 100,000. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
LONDON.- After the success of the move to London of Christies October sale of Middle Eastern Modern and Contemporary Art sales last year, the sale will be held here again on 24 October, with a free public exhibition from October 20. The highlight of the sale, An Ear of Mud, an Ear of Paste, executed by Egyptian masters, Abdel Hadi El Gazzars (1925-1966, estimate: £350,000-450,000), was painted in 1951 and has been in the same private collection and unseen since 1986. The artist will be the subject of a catalogue raisonné due to be published later in 2019 by Valérie Didier Hess and Dr. Hussam Rashwan, the scholars behind the 2017 publication of the first ever catalogue raisonné of any Middle Eastern artist, Mahmoud Saïd. A mosaic and mirror work entitled Drawing in Glass Number 3 by the Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian (b. 1924) reflects the artists strong passion for her Iranian heritage and the influence ... More | | 
Chris Burden, Porsche with Meteorite, 2013. Restored 1974 Porsche 914, 300 pound meteorite and steel structure. © Chris Burden/Licensed by the Chris Burden Estate and Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy Gagosian.
LONDON.- Gagosian is presenting Measured, an exhibition of two large-scale works by Chris Burden: 1 Ton Crane Truck (2009) and Porsche with Meteorite (2013). With a series of startling actions in the early 1970s, Burden challenged his own mental and physical limitations, and with them the boundaries of art and performance. Shut inside a locker for five days (Five Day Locker Piece, 1971), shot in the arm (Shoot, 1971), and nailed through the palms of his hands to the roof of his Volkswagen (Trans-fixed, 1974), he sought to reflect the violence that defined American politics, society, and media. Over the course of his career, the daring spirit of these early performances evolved into compelling large-scale sculptures that embody technical feats on an imposing scale. Burden used ... More | | 
Opulent Pieces from the Kings of France, the Austrian Imperial Family and the Dukes of Parma will be offered in Geneva. Courtesy Sotheby's.
GENEVA.- Sothebys unveiled additional highlights from one of the most important royal Jewellery collections ever to be presented at auction. On 14 November, 2018, in Geneva, Royal Jewels from the Bourbon Parma Family will be offered at auction for the first time, including treasures which belonged to Frances ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette (17551793). During an international tour of public exhibitions in the coming weeks, jewellery-lovers will be able to view these historic jewels, which carry with them more than 200 years of European history. An initial announcement in June captured the worlds imagination, when it was revealed that Sothebys would offer this extraordinary collection of treasures in Geneva. The sale includes pieces which can be traced back to Marie Antoinette led by an extraordinary diamond and natural pearl pendant estimated at $1-2 million, ... More |
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| Sotheby's S│2 London opens a solo exhibition on British-Singaporean sculptor Kim Lim | | Jefferson Airplane co-founder Balin dead at 76 | | Berkshire Museum hires executive search firm, two additional works to be offered at auction | 
Kim Lim, Untitled (Ladder Blue), 1972. Courtesy Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Sothebys S│2 London is presenting a solo exhibition on British-Singaporean sculptor Kim Lim. The exhibition takes place in both Gallery One and Gallery Two and is the first time S│2 London dedicates its whole space to a single artist. In collaboration with the artists estate, the gallery published an accompanying monograph on Kim Lims life and work, which will be celebrated with a book launch and panel discussion during Frieze Week. The monograph contains unseen archival material, a comprehensive discussion of her sculptural practice and printmaking, republished texts and new commissions. In conversation with the current exhibition, Speech Acts: Reflection-Imagination-Repetition, at Manchester Art Gallery which features Lims work, the new monograph will also include a new commissioned essay by curator Hammad Nasar. Born in Singapore, Kim Lim travelled to London in the mid-1950s to ... More | | 
In this file photo musician Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane attends The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Jason Merritt / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP.
LOS ANGELES (AFP).- Marty Balin, co-founder of the 1960s California psychedelic rock group Jefferson Airplane, has died aged 76, US media reported on Friday. Born Martyn Jerel Buchwald, Balin was a folk guitarist in San Francisco when he founded Jefferson Airplane with guitarist Paul Kantner. The group released its first album in 1966, but achieved its breakthrough a year later with "Surrealistic Pillow," which went gold. Balin, a tenor, wrote several songs for that album which also featured the singer Grace Slick. The group cemented its reputation with a performance at the 1969 Woodstock festival. Balin later left the band, but in the 1970s rejoined Kantner and Slick for what was then known as Jefferson Starship and which, according to Rolling Stone magazine, scored more hits than ... More | | 
Berkshire Museum Facade. Courtesy the Berkshire Museum.
PITTSFIELD, MASS.- The Board of Trustees of the Berkshire Museum will work with the executive search firm Brent D. Glass, LLC, to identify candidates for Executive Director of the Museum. The firm, led by Dr. Brent D. Glass, provides management consulting to museums, historic sites, and other cultural organizations, working with more than 60 cultural, historical, and educational organizations around the world. Dr. Glass is Director Emeritus of the Smithsonians National Museum of American History, which he led for nearly a decade. He is an author, television presence, and international speaker on cultural diplomacy and museum management. We are excited about working with the Berkshire Museum to find a strong, creative, and effective leader at an extraordinary moment for the museum and the community it serves, said Dr. Glass. The search, to replace Van Shields, who retired, is expected to take six to nine ... More |
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| Modern-day trailblazers defining the future through design | | The world's most expensive whisky to lead Sotheby's Wine Autumn 2018 Auction series in New York | | Exhibition commemorates 50th anniversary of Tommie Smith's historic 1968 Olympic protest | 
Aljood Lootah, Teak (Tectona Grandis). 82.7 x 73 x 67 cm. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
MELBOURNE.- The National Gallery of Victorias Designing Women exhibition highlights the dynamic and critical force of female designers in shaping contemporary design culture with works including Oru Chair by UAEs Aljoud Lootah, Yang Metamorphosis designed by Carlotta de Bevilacqua for Artemide and Horse Lamp by Swedish design studio Front Design. Drawn from the NGV Collection, Designing Women explores lighting, furniture, object and fashion design, together with architecture, textiles and contemporary jewellery. More than sixty diverse works are being showcased alongside new acquisitions, all united by their female authorship. The exhibition includes works by fifty designers, from Australian icons such as Elliat Rich and Helen Kontouris to international trailblazers including Zaha Hadid and Neri Oxman. Exploring the themes of leadership, research, teamwork and community, the exhibition emphasises the accelerating ... More | | 
The Macallan 1926 60 Year Old (Sir Peter Blake Label). Estimated to sell for $700,000/1.2 Million. Courtesy Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sothebys Wine unveiled the full contents of their autumn 2018 auctions in New York. Led by The Macallan 1926 60 Year Old (Sir Peter Blake Label) as well as an historic offering of Rare Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Wines from the Personal Cellar of Robert Drouhin, the series of four auctions this September, October and November will offer wine and spirit enthusiasts an unmatched opportunity to acquire some of the worlds most sought-after wines and spirits. Jamie Ritchie, Worldwide Head of Sothebys Wine, commented: Our New York fall auctions offer a unique opportunity to buy the rarest wines and spirits, the stars of which have never previously appeared in Sothebys auctions, since our founding in 1744. The highest value lot of our sale series is The Macallan 1926, 60 Year Old, Sir Peter Blake Label, which carries the highest estimate for any bottle of wine or whisky ever offered by Sotheby ... More | | 
Tommie Smith (center). © Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images.
ATLANTA, GA.- A half century before NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee, Olympic gold-medal sprinter Tommie Smith raised a gloved fist. Smith made his historic gesture at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City to protest human rights abuses around the world and bring international attention to the struggle for civil rights in the United States. His act of protest, and its reverberations over the past 50 years, are explored in With Drawn Arms: Glenn Kaino & Tommie Smith, an exhibition organized by the High Museum of Art (Sept. 29, 2018Feb. 3, 2019). The exhibition, which introduces several new works, is the culmination of a multiyear collaboration between Los Angelesbased conceptual artist Glenn Kaino (American, born 1972) and Smith (American, born 1944), who lives in Stone Mountain, Ga. With Tommie_Smith_SaluteDrawn Arms features sculptural installations and drawings by Kaino and Smith, excerpts from ... More |
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| Brighton Photo Biennial 2018 showcases eighteen artists across eight venues | | Runo Lagomarsino's first US solo museum exhibition premieres at the Dallas Museum of Art | | Roof garden at Vancouver Public Library opens to the public 23 years after first proposed | 
Robin Maddock is showing at Brighton Photo Biennial 2018: A New Europe.
BRIGHTON.- Brighton Photo Biennial returns 28 September - 28 October 2018 across Brighton & Hove, showcasing eighteen artists across eight venues. The theme for its eighth edition is titled A New Europe and the festival is curated by Photoworks Director, Shoair Mavlian, working with local and international partners. The full programme includes: Heather Agyepong, Bill Brandt, Tereza Červeňová, The Cross Channel Photographic Mission, Aikaterini Gegisian, Uta Kögelsberger, à meric Lhuisset, Robin Maddock, Hrair Sarkissian, Harley Weir and Donovan Wylie. Examining the current state of flux as the United Kingdom redefines its role in Europe, A New Europe draws on one of the most important geopolitical events of our time. The UKs status within the EU may be changing, but geographically we ... More | | 
Runo Lagomarsino, ContraTiempos, 2010, 27 original images in a Kodak slide projection carousel with timer, Courtesy the artist, Nils Staerk, Copenhagen, Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo, and Francesca Minini, Milano, Photo: Amilcar Packer.
DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art presents Concentrations 61: Runo Lagomarsino, EntreMundos, the first US solo museum exhibition for the conceptual artist. The exhibition, which is on view September 30, 2018, through April 14, 2019, explores the unstable nature of national identities and mythologies through the transformation of everyday objects and phrases into historically referential works of art. With these deceptively simple transformations, Lagomarsino points to the volatile relationship between power and geography. Concentrations 61 spans two galleries and features new commissions and previous works specifically reconfigured ... More | | 
Rooftop Garden Aerial View, Courtesy Safdie Architects.
VANCOUVER.- When the Vancouver Public Library opened in 1995, its urban room set libraries on a trajectory of incorporating grand public spaces, however it was an incomplete vision. On Saturday, 29 September, the public at last had the chance to access the roof garden at the 10th level of the library. Working with the Vancouver Public Library, Moshe Safdie, the internationally renowned architect of the original 1995 building, conceived of a sky-lit double-height atrium with a grand stair leading the public from level 8 to level 9 to the roof garden. We are delighted that after 23 years, the original concept of an accessible rooftop garden is being delivered to the public, said Moshe Safdie, from his office in Somerville, Massachusetts. We compliment the Library Board and the City of Vancouver ... More |
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Kathryn Hart, Daunting Transitions Exhibition, Krakow 2018
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 Fine Art Asia 2018 and Ink Asia 2018: An outstanding display of antiques, fine art and ink art HONG KONG.- Fine Art Asia 2018, Asias leading international fine art fair, returned to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre this week. This year Ink Asia 2018, the worlds first art fair dedicated to ink art, is being staged alongside Fine Art Asia 2018, creating a truly stunning treasure trove for collectors and art lovers. Founded in 2006, Fine Art Asia 2018 is recognised as Asias leading international fine art fair. Attracting major Hong Kong and international galleries, the fair provides an unrivalled platform for art and antiques in Asia. Spanning 5,000 years of cultural history are museum-quality Asian and Western antiques, jewellery, antique silver and timepieces; Impressionist, modern and contemporary art; and photography. Fine Art Asia 2018 and Ink Asia 2018 are being staged at the peak of the art season in Hong Kong, at the same time as major art au ... More Exhibition at Art Projects International focuses on works by Il Lee from the 1990sNEW YORK, NY.- Art Projects International is presenting Il Lee: The 90s from September 13 to October 27, 2018, at 434 Greenwich Street in Tribeca, New York City. Focusing on works by Il Lee from the 1990s, this exhibition brings together select breakthrough black ballpoint ink on paper works that first introduced the energetic, exhilarating mark-making which remains characteristic of his later signature works. To accompany the exhibition, a fully-illustrated brochure with an essay by Erik Bakke has been published. This is the first exhibition to concentrate solely on works from this critical decade in the artists career and includes a loan of Untitled 292 (1992), a stunning example of an early black ink on paper work that was part of an important exhibition at Art Projects International in SoHo in 1997 (Line and Form, Drawings 1984-1996), the first in-depth ... More Identity explored through the works of Korean Canadian artists at the Museum of VancouverVANCOUVER.- The Museum of Vancouver and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Vancouver are presenting In/Flux: Art of Korean Diaspora, a collaborative exhibition featuring works from three Korean-Canadian artists, on display from September 28, 2018 to January 6, 2019. Curated by Jillian Povarchook, Curatorial Associate at MOV, the exhibition features selected works of Jin-me Yoon, Junghong Kim, and Jin Hwa Kim, artists originally from the Republic of Korea now based in the Vancouver area. Carefully curated selections of photography, traditional calligraphy, and ceramics are on display, all conveying, in their own way, the complex and dynamic nature of Canadian art and identity. "in/flux reminds us that, though the tendency is to think of diaspora as a communal experience, it is also a deeply unique and personal experience, ... More Flowers Gallery opens first exhibition of works created entirely in bronze by Nicola HicksNEW YORK, NY.- For the past four decades British artist Nicola Hicks practice has centered around a world populated by a cast of humanized creatures and beast-like humans, expressing the universal, often darker aspects of humanity. The present exhibition brings together works from key periods in Hicks career from the 1990s to the present day, and is the first exhibition of works created entirely in bronze. Hicks characters frequently resemble figures from common myths and shared stories, using a distinctive personal vocabulary to establish a connection between ancient and contemporary worlds. Central to this exhibition are works that involve themes of childhood and coming-of-age, often drawn from the perspective of the maternal gaze. In the work titled Recovered Memory, the two standing figures of a wolf-man looming over a tiny child, enact a sinister scenario reminiscent ... More Jeannette van Campenhout appointed Specialist in 20th Century & Contemporary Art and Latin American Art NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips announced the appointment of Jeannette van Campenhout as a Specialist in 20th Century & Contemporary Art and Latin American Art, based in New York. The appointment reflects the extraordinary growth of Phillips Latin American Art initiatives and its increasing importance to the companys global growth strategy. Ms. van Campenhout joins Phillips after running her own art advisory business for the last seven years, advising prominent collectors in the U.S. and Latin America about their collections and acquisition strategy. She also worked at Pinta, the Contemporary Latin America Art Fair as a Director, overseeing the fairs high profile VIP program aimed at generating awareness of Latin American Art. She served as a Partner at Sokoloff + Associates, advising clients in Latin America and Europe, and worked for ... More Super-rare boxed Walking Batman stars in Milestone's Oct. 13 Premier Vintage Toys AuctionWILLOUGHBY, OH.- The color, action and irresistible charm of antique and vintage toys will be on full display during Milestones October 13 auction in suburban Cleveland. More than 700 lots ranging from coveted early 20th-century German clockwork characters to mid-century superheroes and flashy 50s vehicles await collectors, who may bid in person, absentee, by phone or live online. The level of condition from start to finish is just incredible, said Milestone co-owner Chris Sammet. We set the bar very high with all of our Premier sales, but I can say without any hesitation that this is the most outstanding selection of clean, original toys we have ever offered. Many dozens of robots, space toys and superheroes will be ready to take the spotlight, and all eyes are sure to be on Lot 96, a TN battery-operated Walking Batman in impeccable condition. ... More First museum retrospective devoted to Eugene Richards's work arrives in his hometown of NYCNEW YORK, NY.- The International Center of Photography opened Eugene Richards: The Run-On of Time. This exhibition, the first museum retrospective devoted to Richardss nearly 50-year career, is on view at the ICP Museum (250 Bowery) from September 27, 2018 through January 6, 2019. Composed of over 140 photographs and short filmsall created in Richardss unflinching yet poetic stylethe show is organized thematically, rather than by project, offering an in-depth look at the recurring subject matter of his career. Focusing on birth, death, poverty, prejudice, war, and terrorism, Richards illuminates aspects of American society that are more easily, or more comfortably, ignored. The show confronts difficult subjects with an impassioned honesty that can be challenging, lyrical, beautiful, and melancholy. His work is informed ... More Rodeo Gallery opens exhibition of works by Liliane Lijn in its new space in Piraeus ATHENS.- Liliane Lijn (b. 1939, New York) began her practice as a young artist within a male world of kinetics and conceptual art. The kind of work she has become known for, as the result of being affiliated openly and consistently with artists that deal with space, light and matter, stands bold and fresh still today. Although it is language, through poetry and myths, that has lead her work and her philosophy throughout and has been the thread in all her work. As she developed a language of her own during the early years of her career, work after work, Lijn has never stopped experimenting and pushing the limits of her practice. Merging science, technology with poetry, writing and performance, sculpture, video and painting she has built throughout the decades a very dense and coherently diverse corpus. She has always been an un-feminist feminist, referencing fields ... More New York based artist Mike Lee opens exhibition at The Garage, gallery and residency spaceAMSTERDAM.- The Garage, gallery and residency space in Amsterdam, is hosting a solo exhibition of New York based artist Mike Lee from 29 September, 2018. Ive Missed You is Lees first dedicated presentation in Europe, following a string of successful solo shows in L.A., New York and Portland as well as Asian debuts in Tokyo and Hong Kong. The artist is exhibiting his latest series of smoothly-textured monochromatic paintings in the 17th century carriage gallery space, nestled amongst the canals of Amsterdam. Lees practice involves a construction of harmonious compositions in which light and interaction of characters form the desired narrative. Borrowing elements from his digital media career, these sanguine oil paintings are a merging of classical art with CGI-like aesthetics. His subjects are a collection of sphered body parts stripped of any distinctive features, ... More Exhibition of new works by New York based artist Michael Wetzel on view at Kristen LorelloNEW YORK, NY.- Kristen Lorello is presenting Bu, a solo exhibition of new works by New York based artist Michael Wetzel. This is the artist's first solo exhibition at the gallery. Sculptures in frescoed plaster with inclusions of found seashells, pebbles, and colored plexiglass are paired with paintings on linen that superimpose landscape, figure, and word. They continue the artist's ongoing exploration of the experience and imaging of place. The geographic reference point in this exhibition is Los Angeles. Wetzel incorporates elements of L.A.'s humanmade and natural landscape into the form and material of his artworks, drawing upon his lived experiences in California, while working from New York. Each sculpture includes a geometric base and elongated torso, capped by a highly embellished head. Found seashells, the outline of canyons and shorelines, ... More Kalahari photography on view at Harvard's Peabody MuseumCAMBRIDGE, MASS.- In June 1951, Raytheon founder Laurence Marshall and his family left Cambridge, Massachusetts to spend over a decade documenting hunter-gatherers in the Kalahari during a series of expeditions sponsored by Harvards Peabody Museum. The familys photos of the Ju/hoansi and /Gwi peoplesonce known pejoratively as the Bushmen heralded a transformation in the ways these Indigenous people had been represented through history. The Marshalls' experience became a groundbreaking photographic experiment and one of the most important ventures in the anthropology of Africa. Previously, the Ju/hoansi, also known as the !Kung, had been depicted as primitive, romantic, or exotic, but the Marshall familys 40,000 still images showed the men, women, and children at work and play, revealing both their culture and ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, two paintings by Vincent Van Gogh were recovered September 30, 2016. Two paintings by Vincent Van Gogh with a combined value of $100 million, Seascape at Scheveningen and Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen, were recovered after having been stolen on December 7, 2002 from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. In this image: Seascape at Scheveningen in Stormy Weather.
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