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Carl Andre, who left retirement to help set up sculptures for an exhibition of his life's work at Dia: Beacon, in Beacon, N.Y., on April 9, 2014. Andre, one of the most influential and ascetic pioneers of Minimalist sculpture, whose career was overshadowed by the accusation that he played a role in the death of his wife, the Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta, died on Jan. 24, 2024, in Manhattan. He was 88. (Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times)
by Randy Kennedy
NEW YORK, NY.- Carl Andre, one of the most influential and ascetic pioneers of minimalist sculpture, whose career was overshadowed by the accusation that he played a role in the death of his wife, Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta, died Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 88. His death, in a hospice facility, was confirmed by Steven Henry, a senior partner with the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York, which represented Andre. Andre helped establish the terms of minimalism, which shifted the focus of art in the 1960s away from the heroic gestures of Abstract Expressionism toward rudimentary forms and industrial materials. He was a practitioner of the movement at perhaps its most austere, working primarily from a limited range of elemental metals along with granite, wood and brick. Typically employed in the standard forms in which any contractor could order them from a foundry or quarry, the materials were arranged directly on the ground, with a plainness and Pythagorean purity that brought to mind cairns or ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Anselm Kiefer, 'For Jean-Noël Vuarnet', 24 January - 2 March 2024, White Cube Paris © the artist. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis).
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| An English mystery: What killed 7 giant tortoises found in the forest? | | Frank Farian, the man behind Milli Vanilli, is dead at 82 | | Why was Greta Gerwig snubbed for a Best Director nomination? |
A giant tortoise in the Ashclyst Forest, northeast of Exeter, England, this month. (Devon and Cornwall Police via The New York Times)
by Claire Moses
LONDON.- It wasnt your usual crime scene. And they werent your usual victims. But it was a tragedy nonetheless, one that has grabbed the authorities attention in a sleepy corner of England. The police in Devon and Cornwall are investigating how seven giant tortoises ended up dead this month in Ashclyst Forest, northeast of Exeter, England. Two tortoises were found Jan. 8, and five more Jan. 12, police said. Authorities have asked members of the public to come forward with information if they have it. Its unclear who found the tortoises, but police said a member of the public reported the dead animals. For now there are only more questions How did these animals die? Where did they come from? Who are their owners? and almost no answers. We would also like to hear from anyone who has recently purchased a giant tortoise in the area or knows of anyone who normally has a large number of tortoises but has fewer now, Mark Arthurs, a police i ... More | |
He had worldwide success with the disco group Boney M. He was better known for a duo that had hit records but, it turned out, only pretended to sing.
by Alex Williams
NEW YORK, NY.- Frank Farian, the hit-making German record producer who masterminded the model-handsome dance-pop duo Milli Vanilli and propelled them to Grammy-winning heights until it was revealed that they were little more than lip-syncing marionettes died Tuesday at his home in Miami. He was 82. His death was announced by Philip Kallrath of Allendorf Media, a spokesman for Farians family. Farian was no stranger to the pop charts in the late 1980s, when he brought together Rob Pilatus, the son of an American serviceman and a German dancer, and Fab Morvan, a French singer and dancer, to create one of pop musics most sugary bonbons. He was born Franz Reuther on July 18, 1941, in Kirn, Germany. His father, a furrier turned soldier, was killed during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, leaving Franz and his older siblings, Hertha and Heinz, to be raised by their mother, a schoolteacher. Coming of age on a steady diet of ... More | |
Greta Gerwig at the Golden Globes Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. Barbie scored a best-picture nomination and scooped up eight nods overall. Several factors could have led to Gerwigs omission..(Sinna Nasseri/The New York Times)
by Kyle Buchanan
NEW YORK, NY.- In her own world, Barbie can accomplish just about anything. But in the real world, Barbie was dealt a significant setback Tuesday morning: Though Greta Gerwigs colorful comedy skewering the patriarchy was the biggest blockbuster of last year and set a record for the highest-grossing movie ever directed by a woman, Gerwig failed to receive an Oscar nomination for best director. The snub had many in Hollywood scratching their heads, since the 40-year-old filmmaker had earned best director nominations from the Golden Globes and Directors Guild of America for Barbie and had picked up an Oscar nod for her solo debut, Lady Bird, just six years ago. Ryan Gosling, Ken to Margot Robbies Barbie, criticized the academys vote even as he himself received an Oscar nomination. No recognition would be possible for anyone on the film ... More |
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| 1st Festival of Lights in Wallonia to host work by British artist Robert Montgomery | | Celebrating 'Bloomberg New Contemporaries' can be seen at Camden Art Centre | | Gallery Delaive presenting 'Ayako Rokkaku: Dreams in My Hand' at Hangaram Museum of Art in Seoul |
© Cédric Leborgne.
WALLONIA.- From today until 04 February, 2024, Wallonia capital of culture is launching a large event which will animate the city during the calmest period of the year: the first Festival of Lights in Wallonia! The objective is to support businesses by bringing many tourists and visitors into the city. This ambitious project, financed by European funds (to be spent solely as part of the touristic budget with no exception), should indeed attract tens of thousands of visitors to Mons every year during the same period. A free 3 km route scattered with 25 installations will be accessible for all. The use of LEDs will hugely limit the energy consumption of these installations. Carefully developed in harmony with the urban setting and architecture of the historic center, the proposed light projections will submerge visitors in a spellbinding atmosphere that will leave them amazed. Wallonia capital of culture is planning on making ... More | |
Installation images by Rob Harris.
BLOOMBERG.- New Contemporaries returns to Camden Art Centre after more than 20 years, showcasing a new generation of emerging artists in the UK. The exhibition coincides with an annual artist development programme, supporting our 2023 cohort to successfully transition from education into professional practice. Bloomberg New Contemporaries features fifty-five of the most exciting emerging and early-career artists from UK art schools and alternative peer-to-peer learning programmes, selected by internationally renowned artists Helen Cammock, Sunil Gupta and Heather Phillipson. The resulting exhibition presents an important picture of emerging artistic practices and the urgent lived concerns driving artists in the UK today. The selected artists for Bloomberg New Contemporaries are: Savanna Achampong, Bunmi Agusto, Ahaad Alamoudi, Adama Dercilia Bari, Alexandra ... More | |
Installation view of Dreams in My Hand with Ayako Rokkakua Sculpture with two ghost rabbits, 2011. Initially made for the exhibition Colours in My Hand in the Kunsthal in Rotterdam.
SEOUL.- Gallery Delaive is pleased to announce the exhibition Ayako Rokkaku, Dreams in my Hand at the Hangaram Museum of Arts in the Seoul Arts Center featuring an overview of 16 years of collaboration with Japanese Ayako Rokkaku. The exhibition features approximately 130 original artworks collected by the Delaive family of the Netherlands, including the best of her early works for which she received international acclaim and large-scale objects. Ayako Rokkaku. Dreams in My Hand charts the career of the world-renowned Japanese artist from its early beginnings through its more recent developments. With artworks in various mediums and scales, it highlights Rokkakus unique, colourful style with her signature child-like figures while simultaneously ... More |
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| Art Brussels 2024 marks milestone 40th Edition: Unveiling an International Spectrum | | 'Takesada Matsutani and Kate Van Houten: Paris Prints 1967 – 1978' now showing at Hauser & Wirth | | 130 years since the birth of architect Aino Aalto |
Art Brussels takes place from Thursday 25 April to Sunday 28 April 2024.
BRUSSELS .- Art Brussels is announcing its 40th edition, taking place from Thursday 25 April to Sunday 28 April 2024. One of Europe's most distinctive and established fairs, this anniversary edition of Art Brussels will be held in Halls 5 and 6 of the Brussels Expo, the Art Deco icon built for the 1935 Brussels International Exposition. While celebrating its 40th edition and being the second oldest contemporary art fair (Art Cologne started in 1967, one year before Art Brussels), Art Brussels remains one of Europe's leading contemporary art fairs and is a highlight of the international art spring calendar. The past few years and thanks to its rich history, vibrant energy, diverse communities, and thriving arts scene, Brussels has become Europes epicentre of contemporary art and one the worlds most exciting ... More | |
Takesada Matsutani, La propagation-Y Jaune, 1967. Etching on BFK paper, 64.5 x 49.7 cm / 25 3/8 x 19 5/8 in Photo: Sarah Muehlbauer. © Takesada Matsutani. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth.
NEW YORK, NY.- Lifelong partners in art and life, Takesada Matsutani and Kate Van Houten first met in 1967 while working at Atelier 17, the celebrated print studio established in Paris by Stanley William Hayter. Beginning 25 January 2024, Hauser & Wirth New York will present a two-part exhibition exploring the couples overlapping oeuvres and deep involvement with printmaking over the years through a selection of etchings, screenprints, photography, painting, sculpture and various ephemera on view at the gallerys 18th Street location in New York City. The first installment of this presentation will focus on works made using intaglio techniques, while the second will foreground hard-edge silkscreens in vibrant color. Through these works ... More | |
Aino Aalto, 1944. Photo © Alvar Aalto Foundation.
KELSINKI.- Aino and Alvar Aalto were the top couple in Finnish architecture and design from the 1920s to 40s. Their seamless collaboration produced numerous internationally acclaimed masterpieces. Aino Marsio, born Helsinki 25.1.1894, graduated as an architect from the Technological University of Finland in 1920. At that time, she was still one of few pioneers in a male-dominated field. She was a modern woman of her time, travelling abroad, taking photographs, and keeping up with trends in film and art. As a designer, Aino Marsio-Aalto worked closely with her husband, architect Alvar Aalto, from 1924 right up to the end of her life in 1949. On 25.1.2024, we celebrate the 130th anniversary of the birth of architect Aino Aalto in her own characteristic way through work and design. Aino Aalto will be prominent in many ways ... More |
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| MAGMA Gallery set to open exhibition of works by Nicola Facchini | | The cosmic genius of Iris Van Herpen | | Artist & Curator Conversation for launching of 'Hangama Amiri: A Homage to Home' at Kemper Museum |
Nicola Facchini, Amore Pioggia, 2024.
VENICE.- MAGMA Gallery will present Acqua Bruciata, Nicola Facchini (Trieste, 1990) solo show, from January 27 to February 23. Nicola Facchini is an Italian artist active on the national and international art scene through a series of exhibitions held in Beijing, Rome, Vienna, Venice and Tirana among others. His artistic production ranges between painting, drawing and sculpture: from post-impressionist, expressionist, Baconian and conceptualist influences, the inquietant visions expressed by his art often give way to a shrewd and irreverent conception of life. It is precisely through a tragic yet humorous component - in the manner of Pirandello - that the artistic spirit of each of his works manifests itself. Graduating in painting in 2015 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, Nicola Facchini began his journey in contemporary art through a vibrant pictorial production with expressive brushstrokes, in which ... More | |
Held at the Musée des Arts décoratifs, from November 29, 2023 to April 28, 2024, the exhibition Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses pays tribute to one of the most forward-thinking fashion designers.
by Vanessa Friedman
PARIS.- It is possible that the most dazzling couture show in Paris this week is not actually taking place on a runway at all, but in an entirely different sort of setting. Possible that said couture show is not an invitation-only affair with gold ballroom chairs and the latest celebrity du jour, but rather one open to the public. And certain that it is less about nostalgia for a past when couture was defined by the whispering of silk satin ballgowns, and more about a dream of the future. The show in question? Iris Van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses, a one-woman exhibition that opened at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in late November and scheduled to run through April 28. Five years in the making, ... More | |
Hangama Amiri, Facial Care, Beauty Salon, 2022. Muslin, cotton, polyester, chiffon, suede, velvet, iridescent paper, inkjet print and found fabric, 85 x 66 1/2 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Cooper Cole, Toronto. © Hangama Amiri. Photo Chris Gardner.
ST. LOUIS, MO.- Afghan Canadian artist Hangama Amiri combines painting and printmaking techniques with textiles, weaving together stories based on memories of her homeland and diasporic experience. Amiri fled Kabul with her family in 1996 when she was seven years old. Moving through numerous countries over several years, they immigrated to Canada in 2005 when Amiri was a teenager. Amiris choice of materials stems from autobiographical originsher mother taught her to sew and her uncle was a tailor. Her textiles also reference the colors and fabrics she remembers in the bazaars and on the streets in Kabul. She sources her materials from an Afghan-owned shop in New York Citys fashion district, collaging ... More |
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Ghostwriters emerge from the shadows
NEW YORK, NY.- Ghostwriting is a secretive profession. Its long been maintained that a good ghost writer, like a well-behaved child in the old proverb, should be neither seen nor heard. So it was unusual for a group of around 140 ghostwriters to gather, as they did in Manhattan on Monday, to schmooze and celebrate their work with awards, panel discussions and keynote speeches. The one-day conference, called the Gathering of the Ghosts, took place at a moment when ghostwriting is in high demand and gaining recognition as an art form of its own, after years of operating largely in the shadows. Theres great value in building this community because of the nature of what we do, said Daniel Paisner, who hosts a podcast about ghostwriting called As Told To and has collaborated on 17 New York Times bestsellers. We do it in a vacuum, sitting ... More
'Local Ties' acquisition of contemporary works by Seattle artists announced
SEATTLE, WA.- The Frye Art Museum announced the acquisition initiative Local Ties, intended to underscore the museums identity as an artists art museum and a commitment to collecting work made by artists who live in or hold deep ties to the city of Seattle. Chief Curator and Director of Exhibitions Amanda Donnan has selected six works for the museums permanent collection by artists not yet represented in the Fryes holdings: Gretchen Frances Bennett, Dawn Cerny, Marita Dingus, Wynne Greenwood, and Hanako OLeary. The works were purchased directly from the artists studios and from Seattles Traver Gallery; piloting support for this initiative is provided by Lucy and Stuart Williams, who is the new President of the Board of Trustees for the Frye. Im proud to mark the start of my first full year at the Frye with ... More
Edouard Sacaillan 'Les toits de Paris' is now having a solo at Kalfayan Galleries
ATHENS.- Kalfayan Galleries present the solo exhibition of Edouard Sacaillan titled Les Toits de Paris. The opening will take place today, Thursday, 25th January 2024, 19.00-22.00. Edouard Sacaillans paintings provoke with their honesty and poetry. With his characteristic artistic idiom that explores and constantly experiments with the limits of representation, the internationally renowned painter -based in Athens and Paris - invites the viewers to enter into his own unique dream world, a colorful parade of spectators, clowns, car drivers and swimmers. At the epicenter of the artist's interest lies, as always, the study of light, a fact that is vividly reflected in the new series titled "Les toits de Paris" (The rooftops of Paris) presented for the first time at Kalfayan Galleries. ... More
The 13th Austrian Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts goes to Junya Ishigami
VIENNA.- The Austrian Frederick and Lillian Kiesler Private Foundation announced that Junya Ishigami has been awarded the Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts, one of the most highly endowed international prizes in this field. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1974, Junya Ishigami is one of the most exceptional talents on the international architecture scene. After spending many years in the office of the Pritzker Prize laureate Kazuyo Sejima, SANAA, he established his own firm, junya.ishigami+associates, in 2004. The uniqueness of his work and the unconventional way in which he approaches his projects led to swift recognition and the award of many prizes. In 2009, he became the youngest ever recipient of the Architectural Institute of Japan Prize; in 2010, he received the Golden Lion of the Architecture ... More
'Oppenheimer' leads the way with 13 Oscar nominations
NEW YORK, NY.- Oscar voters lined up behind a classic studio blockbuster Tuesday, giving 13 nominations to Christopher Nolans Oppenheimer, the most of any movie, and setting up the long-awaited coronation of Nolan as Hollywoods leading filmmaker. It was a shift from recent years, when the academy fixated on unconventional art films unseen by most Americans. No film by Nolan has ever been named best picture and, despite five previous nominations, he has never personally won an Oscar. Nolan received his second nomination for directing Tuesday, the first coming in 2018 for his complex Dunkirk. He was also nominated for his Oppenheimer screenplay. The recognition for Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) had been expected. But the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences threw surprises into all of the other major categories. Barbie broke two heels, failing to sc ... More
Danielle Brooks on her Oscar nomination: 'Look What God Has Done'
NEW YORK, NY.- It was 3:30 a.m. in New Zealand, where actress Danielle Brooks was filming a Minecraft movie. But she was wide awake. Im alive and I am an Oscar nominee today, she said on a video call minutes after the nominations were announced. I dont think Ill be able to go back to sleep. Brooks, a past Emmy nominee, Tony nominee and Grammy winner who broke out in Orange Is the New Black, is nominated for her supporting actress work in the movie musical The Color Purple. Hers is the films sole nomination. She plays Sofia, an outspoken woman who knows her own worth and insists on her own autonomy, qualities that make her a target of racialized violence. She first played the part on Broadway in 2015, in a defiant, exuberant turn that The New York Times likened to a homemade steamroller. Her film work is perhaps ... More
Charles Osgood, lyrical newscaster on radio and TV, dies at 91
NEW YORK, NY.- Charles Osgood, a newscaster who told unconventional stories on the radio in unconventional ways sometimes with rhyme, sometimes with humor, often with both died Tuesday at his home in Saddle River, New Jersey. He was 91. The cause was dementia, CBS News reported, quoting his family. Osgood became a familiar face on television as the host of CBS Sunday Morning from 1994 to 2016. But his passion was the medium he had grown up listening to in the 1930s and 40s, so much so that he closed his TV broadcasts by saying, See you on the radio an oxymoron, to be sure, but one masked by the cleverness that his audiences had come to expect. He also used the phrase as the title of a book. On television, he was known for his trademark bow ties; on the radio, it was for his distinctive voice, most ... More
Artists who performed as the Soft Moon and Silent Servant die in Los Angeles
NEW YORK, NY.- Musician Jose (Luis) Vasquez of the post-punk band the Soft Moon, John (Juan) Mendez, the DJ known as Silent Servant, and a third person were found unresponsive at a loft apartment in downtown Los Angeles last week and were pronounced dead, according to their representatives and authorities in Los Angeles. Vasquezs death was announced in a post on the bands Facebook page on Friday. Records kept by the Los Angeles County coroner show that Jose Vasquez, 44, died at a residence the day before, Jan. 18. Triangle Agency, which represents Mendez, confirmed his death to the electronic music platform Resident Advisor. The Los Angeles County coroners office lists John Mendez, 46, as also having died on Jan. 18 at a residence. The coroners office said a third person, Simone Ling, 43, was also ... More
William Villalongo exhibition opens today at Grinnell College Museum of Art
GRINNELL, IOWA.- The exhibition William Villalongo: Myths and Migrations opens today at Grinnell College Museum of Art (GCMoA). Exhibition curator Daniel Strong will introduce the exhibition in a 4 pm gallery talk, followed by an opening reception. Both the talk and the reception are free and open to the public. Myths and Migrations will present more than 30 paintings, collages, and signature velour paper cut-outs by Villalongo, who was a 2021 recipient of the Rome Prize in the visual arts, awarded by the American Academy in Rome. Over the past 20 years, William Villalongo (b. 1975) has reconsidered history by examining who has been left out of the traditional canon of Western European art and history. According to Villalongo, we have a mythology of a kind of scarcity of Black Presence, a scarcity of Black power, ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Dutch painter Govert Flinck was born January 25, 1615. Govert (or Govaert) Teuniszoon Flinck (25 January 1615 - 2 February 1660) was a Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age. For many years Flinck laboured on the lines of Rembrandt, following that master's style in all the works which he executed between 1636 and 1648. With aspirations as a history painter, however, he looked to the swelling forms and grand action of Peter Paul Rubens, which led to many commissions for official and diplomatic painting. In this image: Blessing of Jacob (1638).
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