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Bavaria has drawn criticism for refusing to refer a dispute over Picassos portrait of Madame Soler to a national tribunal that reviews claims of art lost in the Nazi era. Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society. Photo: Courtesy The Bavarian State Painting Collections.
By Catherine Hickley
BERLIN (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- BERLIN Almost two decades ago, Germany established a national commission to address disputes over art looted or sold in the Nazi era. While the opinions of the advisory commission are not binding, its recommendations have been routinely followed and about 20 artworks have been returned to the heirs of people who suffered because of the Third Reich. But now the Bavarian State Painting Collections, which is owned by the state of Bavaria, has refused to refer the case of a Picasso to the commission, a break from tradition that has drawn scrutiny from the federal government and an admonishment from the chairman of the advisory commission itself. It is simply inexplicable that the state should refuse to use a mediation mechanism it established itself, said Hans-Jürgen Papier, the commissions chairman and a former president of Germanys constitutional court. Critics of the decision say that whatever the merits of a particular claim, the 16 German states should r ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day An employee from The National Museum of Denmark unpacks the skeleton of a man found in a mass grave in Oxford, England on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in Copenhagen. The skeleton will be reunited in the special exhibition 'Join the vikings - on raid' with a relative who lived in Denmark more than 1000 years ago. The man from Oxford was killed in England in a massacre when an English king ordered the slaying of dozens of Danish settlers. A museum said Wednesday that archaeologists and scientists on both sides of the North Sea have established the relation between the men thanks to DNA technology and they were likely either half-brothers or nephew and uncle. One was a farmer in Denmark, the other likely a raider. Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP.
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| Exhibition comprises quilts, sculptures and a series of African masks by Yinka Shonibare | | New dinosaur species is Australia's largest, researchers say | | Two Viking relatives reunited in Denmark after 1,000 years |
Yinka Shonibare CBE, 'Hybrid Mask (Fang)', 2020-2021. Hand painted wooden mask on a brass clad plinth, 33 x 19 x 16cm (13 x 7 1/2 x 6 1/4in). © Yinka Shonibare CBE. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Photo by Stephen White & Co.
LONDON.- Stephen Friedman Gallery is presenting British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RAs seventh solo exhibition at the gallery, titled African Spirits of Modernism. The exhibition comprises quilts, sculptures and a series of African masks that engage with the artists own identity as a post-colonial hybrid. The works are accompanied by archival material that captures the burgeoning interest in African art in Paris in the 1920s. Playfully described by the artist as Picasso in reverse, this body of new work explores the relationship between African aesthetics and western modernist expression by juxtaposing icons of classical European antiquity with African artefacts from Picassos collection. As Shonibare explains, Picasso was interested in appropriating from another culture, and I also appropriate from European ethnic art. Challenging notions of cultural ... More | |
A rendering of the Australotitan cooperensis, a new species of dinosaur. Australotitan cooperensis, a long-necked herbivore from the Cretaceous period, is estimated to have weighed 70 tons, measured two stories tall and extended the length of a basketball court. Eromanga Natural History Museum via The New York Times.
by Jennifer Jett
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Robyn and Stuart Mackenzie, riding motorbikes one day in 2006 on their vast sheep and cattle farm in the Australian outback, spotted a pile of what looked like large black rocks. On close inspection, they appeared to be dinosaur bones. A closer inspection, with the help of paleontologists who were part of a new study, found that the rocks belonged to a new species of dinosaur that is the largest found in Australia and one of the largest in the world. Researchers in Eromanga, Queensland, where the Mackenzies live, said Monday that they had identified the new species, calling it Australotitan cooperensis. Nicknamed Cooper after the creek near the fossil, it was a long-necked, plant-eating titanosaur ... More | |
Employees from The National Museum of Denmark unpack the skeleton of a man found in a mass grave in Oxford, England on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in Copenhagen. Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP.
COPENHAGEN (AFP).- Separated for 1,000 years, two Viking warriors from the same family were reunited on Wednesday at Denmark's National Museum, as DNA analysis helps shed light on the Vikings' movements across Europe. One of the Vikings died in England in his 20s in the 11th century, from injuries to the head. He was buried in a mass grave in Oxford. The other died in Denmark in his 50s, his skeleton bearing traces of blows that suggest he took part in battles. DNA mapping of skeletons from the Viking era -- from the eighth to the 12th century -- enabled archaeologists to determine by chance that the two were related. "This is a big discovery because now you can trace movements across space and time through a family," museum archeologist Jeanette Varberg told AFP. Two of her colleagues spent more than two hours on Wednesday piecing together the skeleton of the man in his 20s, from the remains freshly arrived from Oxford. The 150 bones have been lent to the Danish ... More |
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| Sleeping House by Not Vital to enter the Museum der Moderne Salzburg's collection | | Christie's announces Matisse on Paper: Prints & Drawings from the Estate of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse | | Saatchi Gallery opens the largest solo museum exhibition to date of JR's work |
Not Vital, Sleeping House, 2009. Photo: Rainer Iglar © Museum der Moderne Salzburg.
SALZBURG.- For the past ten years, it has been a defining highlight of the unique ensemble of architecture, art, and nature atop Salzburgs Mönchsberg hill: Sleeping House, a work by the acclaimed Swiss artist Not Vital (Sent, CH, 1948). The thirty-three-foot-tall steel wire mesh sculpture arrived at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg in 2010 as a permanent loan from Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac and was prominently installed on the plaza next to the museum. Director Thorsten Sadowsky shared the great news with the public: The Museum der Moderne Salzburg is proud and grateful to announce the addition of Not Vitals Sleeping House to its collection, thanks to a generous gift by Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac. Since December 8, 2020, the Museum der Moderne Salzburg mounts Vitals first solo exhibition at a museum in Austria, which can be seen until June 13, 2021. The sprawling presentation features twenty-one sculptures, three ... More | |
Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Bédouine. Figure aux bandeaux, aquatint, on wove paper, 1947. Image: 12½ x 9¾ in. Sheet: 19⅞ x 13¼ in. Estimate: $8,000-12,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies will present Matisse on Paper: Prints & Drawings from the Estate of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse, an online-only auction of drawings and prints by Henri Matisse offered directly from the Estate of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse. At Mme. Matisses request, her estate will benefit charitable organizations, including The Alzheimers Research Institute, The National Foundation for Autism Research, Société Française du Cancer, and The Art Institute of Chicago. With 47 lots to browse, the sale includes dynamic works on paper by one of the defining modern masters of the 20th century. Estimates start at US$2,000 and the sale is open for bidding between June 9-23. Margaux Morel, Head of Online Sales, Impressionist & Modern Art, Christies, remarked: Christies is honored to offer selections of drawings and prints ... More | |
Installation Image, JR: Chronicles (4 June 3 October 2021) © Luke Walker, 2021. Image courtesy of Saatchi Gallery, London.
LONDON.- Saatchi Gallery is presenting JR: Chronicles - the largest solo museum exhibition to date of the internationally recognised French artist JR, featuring some of his most iconic projects from the past fifteen years. This exhibition is being presented at Londons Saatchi Gallery from 4th June to 3rd October 2021. Saatchi Gallery is collaborating with the Brooklyn Museum, with their shared aim to provide public access to contemporary art and support social engagement, for the renowned artist JRs first major exhibition in the UK. Curated by Sharon Matt Atkins and Drew Sawyer from the Brooklyn Museum, JR: Chronicles traces JRs career from his early documentation of graffiti artists as a teenager in Paris, to his large-scale architectural interventions in cities worldwide, to his recent digitally collaged murals that create collective portraits of diverse publics. Saatchi ... More |
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| Doyle to auction Modern & Contemporary Furniture, Art & Design on June 16 | | Coins restored thanks to Friends of Florence support | | Bruised by the pandemic, Carnegie Hall plans a comeback |
Paul Jenkins (1923-2012), Phenomena Prism Chambers, 1984, Acrylic on canvas, 77 x 96 inches. Est. $40,000-60,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- On Wednesday, June 16 at 10am, Doyle will host the next sale in the popular Doyle+Design auction category. This highly-anticipated sale showcases a wide range of Modern and Contemporary furniture, art and design prominent designers, makers and artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The public is invited to the exhibition on view Saturday, June 12 through Monday, June 14 at Doyle, located at 175 East 87th Street in New York. View the catalogue and place bids at DOYLE.com A 1974 work by Frank Stella (b. 1936) finds the artist expanding upon his classic geometric abstraction of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Targowica showcases Stellas early usage of collage, laying shaped elements directly to a surface and achieving both the sublime flatness of his earlier paintings as well as a preview of his sculptural works to come (est. $50,000-70,000). New York School painter Paul Jenkins (1923-2012) was a leading Post-War Abstract Expre ... More | |
Roman silver denarius with portrait of Octavian (Augustus). RTI Photographs of Cetamura coins courtesy of Friends of Florence.
FLORENCE.- A trove of 192 Roman coins dating from 200 BCE to 27 BCE discovered in 2015 at an archaeological site in Chianti, Italy, are now on public display for the first time in the Santa Maria della Scala Museum in Siena. Friends of Florence funded the restoration and preparation of the silver coins to enable historical, cultural, numismatic, and metallurgic research. This effort yielded Treasure of Chianti: Silver Coinage of the Roman Republic from Cetamura del Chianti, an exhibition that opened May 29 and remains on view through September 3, 2021. The presentation contextualizes the coins within the regions history and the Republican age. The project was organized and led by Florida State University; the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le province di Siena, Grosseto, e Arezzo; the Comune di Siena; and the Santa Maria della Scala Museum in collaboration with Friends of Florence and the Studio Arts Co ... More | |
Outside Carnegie Hall in New York, March 12, 2020. Carnegie Hall, which has been closed for 15 months, announced its return by unveiling its 2021-22 season on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Vincent Tullo/The New York Times.
by Javier C. Hernández
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- For 15 months, Carnegie Halls doors have been closed to the public by the coronavirus pandemic. Hundreds of performances have been canceled at the hall one of the worlds most renowned concert spaces and millions of dollars in ticket sales lost. Facing a financial crisis, Carnegie reduced its staff by nearly half and dipped into its endowment to survive. Now, as New Yorks arts scene stirs tentatively to life, the citys premier concert hall is planning a comeback. On Tuesday, Carnegie announced its 2021-22 season, a mix of familiar works and experimental music that its leaders hope will persuade virus-wary fans to return. People are desperate to get back to experiencing live culture again, Clive Gillinson, Carnegies executive and artistic ... More |
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| Christie's announces highlights included in the 'Vince Camuto: Designer and Collector' sale | | Fine books & autographs at auction June 17 | | 2021 Sobey Art Award announces the five shortlist artists from across Canada |
A Pair of Louis XIV Giltwood Fauteuils circa 1680. Estimate: $10,000-15,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies announces Vince Camuto: Designer and Collector, a testament to the connoisseurial vision of one of the most noted American footwear designers, the founder of both Nine West and an eponymous brand. Housed at the magnificent Château Ridge in Greenwich, Connecticut, the interiors reflect the brilliant interweaving of Camutos historical and aesthetic interests: the beauty of the Italian Renaissance, the opulence of the French Court, and the movement and grandeur of Baroque art, which he experienced through his frequent travels. The online sale is open for bidding from June 15-29, and includes Italian and European furniture, Old Master and 19th Century European paintings, French carpets and textiles, Chinese porcelain, and European porcelain glass and silver. Vince Camuto was a pioneer of the modern footwear industry, marrying style and quality with comfort and accessibility. ... More | |
James Joyce, Ulysses, deluxe limited issue, signed, London, 1936. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- Swann Galleries will hold their spring offering of Fine Books & Autographs on Thursday, June 17. The auction will feature a strong showing of autographs by prominent American political figures, as well as bright minds from both the performing and visual arts. Literature from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is present alongside a selection of art, press and illustrated books. The autographs portion of the sale includes uncommonly inspiring items in nearly every major category of collecting. Among Americana is an 1849 autograph letter signed by Abraham Lincoln to Whig activist George W. Rives ($10,000-15,000); and an 1823 ALS from Declaration signer Charles Carroll of Carrollton writing more than 20 years after the death of his friend, George Washington, that the Generals great and disinterested services will be revered by every good citizen of these States to the gates of time ($2,000-3,000). Another re ... More | |
Rajni Perera, Traveller 6, 2019. Mixed media on paper, 243.84 à 101.60 cm. Collection of Global Affairs Canada © Rajni Perera Courtesy of the artist and Patel Brown.
OTTAWA.- The Sobey Art Foundation and the National Gallery of Canada announced the five artists shortlisted for the 2021 Sobey Art Award. Globally recognized as one of the worlds most generous privately funded prizes for contemporary visual artists, the Award celebrates the careers of emerging Canadian artists of all ages through financial support, an exhibition highlighting the practices of the five shortlisted artists, as well as national and international recognition. I want to personally congratulate these five inspiring artists shortlisted for the 2021 Sobey Art Award. For 20 years the Sobey Art Foundation has been proud to support Canadian visual artists through this award and we are excited to celebrate their exceptional work at the National Gallery of Canada this fall, said Rob Sobey, Chair, Sobey Art Foundation. Thank you to the jury panel ... More |
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French writer Emmanuel Carrere wins top Spain literature prize
MADRID (AFP).- Celebrated French writer Emmanuel Carrere was awarded Spain's prestigious Princess of Asturias prize for literature on Wednesday, one of the most important awards in the Spanish-speaking world. Carrere, a leading exponent of "autofiction" where writers fictionalise their own lives, is known for a string of books including "L'adversaire" (The Adversary, 2000), "Un Roman Russe" (My Life as a Russian Novel, 2007) and his new hit memoir "Yoga". In awarding the prize, the jury hailed the 63-year-old Parisian screenwriter and director for his "highly personal work that opens up a new space for expression that blurs the boundaries between reality and fiction". Over a writing career of nearly 40 years, Carrere has built up a body of work based on self-exploration, which often recounts the lives of others. Such was the case with "L'adversaire" which was based on the life ... More
Dr. Sarah Kennel named VMFA's Aaron Siskind Curator of Photography and Director of the Raysor Center
RICHMOND, VA.- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced the appointment of Dr. Sarah Kennel to the position of Aaron Siskind Curator of Photography and Director of the Raysor Center at VMFA. She will begin the newly developed position in September. Kennel comes to VMFA from the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, where she has served as the Donald and Marilyn Keough Family Curator of Photography and most recently organized the exhibition Underexposed: Women Photographers from the Collection. We are delighted to have someone with Sarahs deep knowledge, thoughtful vision and extensive experience joining the curatorial team at VMFA, said Alex Nyerges, VMFA's director and CEO. She will play a leading role in building the photography program and shaping the museums plans for an exciting new space devoted to collecting, caring for and ... More
Love in Bloomsbury at Bonhams Modern British and Irish Art sale
LONDON.- The art historian and critic Roger Fry (1866-1934) occupied a central role in British cultural life during the first four decades of the 20th century. A key figure in the influential Bloomsbury Group of writers, artists and freethinkers, and a founding member of both The Burlington Magazine and the Omega Workshops which gave practical expression to the Groups design aesthetics, Fry is, however, perhaps best remembered for organising the Manet and the Post-Impressionists exhibition at the Grafton Galleries in London in 1910. The exhibition not only introduced the work of painters such as Gauguin, Van Gogh, Cézanne and Matisse to the British public, it also gave the world a new word Post-Impressionism, which has been a standard art history concept for more than a century. Roger Fry was himself a painter, and his Vanessa Bell in a Deckchair is one of the star ... More
Freeman's American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists auction sets multiple auction records
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freemans announced the results of its June 6 American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists auction, which far outperformed its overall estimate to achieve an impressive sale result of nearly $3.5M. The 89-lot auction featured a 91% sell-through rate and multiple standout sales, confirming Freemans strength in presenting important American art at auction. Between December 2020 and June 2021, Freemans has achieved their best year yet for American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists: with over $10 million realized for fewer than 200 lots. I am extremely pleased with the strong results obtained Sunday, which contributed to Freemans most successful year for American Art yet, said Chairman Alasdair Nichol. We continue to prove our ability to sell fresh-to-market works from private collections, and I am pleased to announce a significant collection ... More
Jordan Chicago Bulls rookie shoes, Stan Musial World Series road uniform, Johnny Bench jersey lead Grey Flannel auction
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.- More than 950 generously illustrated, premium-quality sports memorabilia lots are now available to peruse and bid on in Grey Flannels Summer Games Auction. All major sports are represented, with an emphasis on provenance, authenticity and rarity throughout. Online bidding has begun and will continue through June 26. The sale opens with an unimprovable pair of 1984-85 Michael Jordan rookie game-used and autographed shoes that were gifted by Jordan to his favorite college photographer, Robert Crawford. Jordan had known Crawford from the basketball phenoms days on the hardcourt at the University of North Carolina. After he was drafted by the Bulls and left UNC, Jordan was thrilled to reunite with Crawford on ... More
Museum's role in police mural outside Detroit draws criticism
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- They unveiled the mural outside the Sterling Heights police station with fanfare June 1. The mayor of the city in the Detroit suburbs cut the red ribbon to mark the installation of the artwork, which had been three years in the making and depicts police officers bowing their heads and clasping hands in front of an American flag. But in the week since then, the work, which was sponsored by the Detroit Institute of Arts, has become a touchstone for controversy as critics have denounced it as badly timed and overtly pro-police when they say the public discussion should be about police aggression. Some have called for it to be removed, and following the backlash, the artist herself said she no longer believes it is appropriate and that she feels used by the museum, which paid for the work as part of an initiative to work with surrounding counties whose tax ... More
Christie's auction features highlights of Marni's SS21 Marnifesto collection
LONDON.- Christies Jewels & Handbags Online: The London Edit from 9 to 23 June will present four one-of-a-kind pieces from Marnis SS21 Marnifesto collection, sold to benefit the Alliance of Artists Communities, an international association of artist residencies that support artists of any discipline in the development of new creative work. The selection of Marnifesto highlights will comprise of upcycled leather coats from the brand's archives, featuring hand-painted words and drawings inspired by Marni's community. The online auction is now open, with bidding starting from £100, and the unique pieces will be available to view at Christies London from 11 to 16 June. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Marnis Creative Director Francesco Risso opened up a dialogue between the talents, photographers and creative consultants who have collaborated with the brand over the ... More
New York Theater Workshop plans a summer reopening
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- One major off-Broadway institution announced its return to live performances Tuesday when New York Theater Workshop unveiled its 2021-22 season, which will begin in August and overwhelmingly feature projects by women and people of color. Among the five productions announced is Sanctuary City, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok, which was eight preview performances into its run in March 2020 before the pandemic brought live theater to a standstill. The play, about two teenage children of immigrants living in the United States without legal permission, will be directed by Rebecca Frecknall and is planned for September. New York Theater Workshop also said it had slated four shows so far for 2022-23, including a staging of Chekhovs Three Sisters that had originally been planned for 2020. Directed by Sam Gold and ... More
Douglas Cramer, producer of TV hits and art aficionado, dies at 89
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Douglas S. Cramer, who produced some of the most successful television shows of the 20th century, many including The Love Boat and Dynasty in partnership with Aaron Spelling, and who used his substantial wealth to become a leading art collector, died on Friday at his home on Marthas Vineyard in Massachusetts. He was 89. His husband, Hubert Bush, said the cause was kidney failure. Cramer had a long career in television, producing or helping to develop shows including Peyton Place in the 1960s, The Odd Couple in the 1970s and Hotel in the 1980s. In the 1990s he produced a string of television movies based on novels by Danielle Steel. Today, television producing credits are handed out for a variety of reasons, and those given them often have little direct involvement in the show. But in Cramers day the producer was often ... More
Robert Hollander, who led readers into 'The Inferno,' dies at 87
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Robert Hollander was the sort of literature professor to recommend years of rereading to understand a great book. To study his own favorite masterpiece, Dante Alighieris The Divine Comedy, Hollander held himself to a yet higher standard. He mastered seven centuries of line-by-line commentary about the poem. Such a body of writing more closely resembles Talmudic exegesis than literary criticism. Devotion to it is devotion to an extreme form of traditionalism. Yet the commentaries became, for Hollander, the engine of his most innovative work. In the early 1980s, when few scholars had ever applied computer technology to the study of literature, Hollander set out to digitize the Divine Comedy commentaries. He secured funding from Apple and AT&T for what came to be known as the Dartmouth Dante Project. Undergrads used scanners the ... More
William Powell Frith and Pre-Raphaelite drawings head the cast for country house sale at John Nicholson's on June 25
HASLEMERE.- Millais, Burne-Jones and William Powell Frith are just three artists whose work will feature in John Nicholsons sale of the contents of Selham House, Sussex on June 25. Described by Country Life as having a grand entrance hall worthy of Downton Abbey, Selham House stands in 15 acres of landscaped gardens between Petworth and Midhurst. Dating to about 1900, Selham House, its owners have included the Cowdray family and the Maharajah of Bahawalpur, who bought it in 1948. Furniture, porcelain, clocks, tapestries and fine art come together in this rare country house sale the dream of any auctioneer these days with the paintings and drawings leading the way thanks to a connoisseurial eye that favoured Pre-Raphaelites and choice ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, French-Swiss painter Gustave Courbet was born June 10, 1819. Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet (10 June 1819 - 31 December 1877) was a French painter who led the Realism movement in 19th-century French painting. Committed to painting only what he could see, he rejected academic convention and the Romanticism of the previous generation of visual artists. In this image: A visitor observes the painting 'The girl at the Seine' (1856/57) of French painter Gustave Courbet at the Schirn museum in Frankfurt Main, Germany. The artwork is a part of the exhibition 'A Dream of Modern Art - Courbet', which is under the patronage of German President Christian Wulff and French President Nicolas Sarkozy and at the Schirn from 15 october 2010 until 30 January 2011.
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