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Timnah Goloubin (L), an archaeologist with the Israel Antiquities Authority, shows on October 23, 2019 a mosaic church floor of an Eagle symbol of the Byzantine Empire in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh. The magnificent 1500-year-old church, decorated with spectacular mosaic floors and Greek inscriptions, was discovered during a three-year excavation near a residential area. MENAHEM KAHANA / afp.
BET SHEMESH (AFP).- The remains of a sixth-century Byzantine church dedicated to an unnamed "glorious martyr" with elaborate mosaics, a rare crypt and a large collection of lamps were unveiled in central Israel on Wednesday. The complex, which spans over a third of an acre, was found during salvage excavations ahead of the construction of a new neighbourhood for the city Bet Shemesh, west of Jerusalem. The mosaics in the church depict themes from nature, such as leaves, birds and fruit, as well as geometrical elements, with imported capitals topping pillars, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority, which carried out the excavation. Most of the construction of the church began during the reign of Emperor Justinian, who ruled between 527-565, with a chapel added later under Emperor Tiberius II Constantine, with rare financial support from him, the IAA said in a statement. An underground burial chamber with two separate ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day David Nash: 200 Seasons is one of the most ambitious exhibitions of David Nash's work presented in England. The exhibition on view at Towner Art Gallery, from 28 September - 2 February 2020, is a major survey of Nash's career from the late 1960s to the present day, exploring his unique contribution to British sculpture and the international Land Art movement. Photo by Rob Harris.
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| | Mark Rothko's 'Blue Over Red' to highlight Sotheby's Contemporary Art Auctions this November in NY | | Will Louvre show include world's priciest painting? | | Exhibition at Alte Pinakothek traces Anthony Van Dyck's development as an artist |
Blue Over Red is estimated to sell for $25/35 Million. Courtesy Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sothebys announced that they will offer Mark Rothkos Blue Over Red from 1953 as a highlight of their Contemporary Art Evening Auction on 14 November 2019 in New York. Blue Over Red marks the apex of the Rothkos most critical period of development in the first half of the 1950s, during which the artist pioneered his signature style of abstraction. Testifying to the importance of this period in Rothkos career, half of the 16 paintings the artist executed in 1953 reside in permanent museum collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Blue Over Red was acquired directly from the artist in 1957 by legendary dealer and collector Harold Diamond. Diamond owned seven Rothko paintings during his life, ... More | |
The work, in which Jesus Christ is depicted emerging from darkness, blessing the world with one hand while holding a transparent globe in the other, has not been seen in public since its sale.
PARIS (AFP).- As the Louvre museum prepares to unveil a blockbuster exhibition of works by Leonardo da Vinci on Thursday, mystery surrounds whether the show will include the world's most expensive painting -- Salvator Mundi, attributed to the master painter. It is unlikely, but organisers have not ruled out a last-minute appearance by the painting that sold for $450 million (400 million euros) at a 2017 Christie's auction. The work, in which Jesus Christ is depicted emerging from darkness, blessing the world with one hand while holding a transparent globe in the other, has not been seen in public since its sale. The Wall Street Journal first reported that the painting was bought by Saudi prince Badr bin Abdullah, who had acted in the name of the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, known by his initials MBS. Riyadh never ... More | |
Anthony van Dyck, The Engraver Karel van Mallery, c. 1630‒1635. Oil on canvas, 99.5 x 84 cm © The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo.
MUNICH.- Anthony van Dyck celebrated across Europe for his portraits of the rulers, military commanders, artists, and beauties of his age. He captured his subjects with unparalleled vitality while also clearly denoting their status. Yet Van Dycks path to fame was no easy one: the early years of his career were overshadowed by the famous Peter Paul Rubens: the role model, as much admired as he was unassailable, whose influence is most palpable in Van Dycks early history paintings. It was only in Italy and through the close study of Venetian painting of Titian and Tintoretto that Van Dyck came to find his own style. The exhibition allows the visitor to get close to an artist who was always probing wrestling with his own creativity and painterly goals. Van Dycks profound study of artistic role models ultimately saw him shift from history painting to portraiture, a genre that he made ... More |
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| | Man threatening to make French museum 'hell' taken into psychiatric care | | 'TRANS, Carmody Groarke and RE-ST' to design new wing of Design Museum Gent | | Row over plans to move Greek antiquities from construction site |
Officers from the elite RAID crisis intervention unit and a policeman stand in a blocked street leading to the archeology museum in Saint-Raphael, southern France. Valery HACHE / AFP.
SAINT-RAPHAEL (AFP).- Police in southern France on Wednesday detained a man who had broken into a museum overnight and threatened to turn it into "hell", before admitting him to a psychiatric hospital, authorities said. The man, who had provoked a four-hour standoff with police, was "mentally disturbed", regional prosecutor Patrice Camberou said. He was "a very mentally disturbed person, he was totally delusional, it was impossible to question him," said Camberou. The museum, a historic monument, includes a medieval stone church and a vast collection of amphoras and other items from the region's Roman history. "Some amphoras dating from the Roman period have been destroyed," Saint-Raphael's mayor, Frederic Masquelier, said at a press conference. The man was about 18 years old but gave officers several identities, including that of the fictional "Aladdin". The ... More | |
Design Museum Gent is being expanded to include a new wing by the name of DING (Design In Ghent). © TRANS, Carmody Groarke en RE-ST.
GHENT.- A temporary partnership between the architectural firms TRANS architectuur | stedenbouw, Carmody Groarke and RE-ST architectenvennootschap is going to design the new wing of Design Museum Gent. The design team convinced the jury with an inviting concept that will put Design Museum Gent even more firmly on the map as an inspiring place to meet. Design Museum Gent is being expanded to include a new wing by the name of DING (Design In Ghent). DING will be located on the derelict site on Drabstraat which, until now, has mainly been known for its giant roll of toilet paper. The new building will link the existing museum buildings and create additional exhibition areas, as well as providing space for debate, reflection, public activities, a shop and catering. The new wing should also solve various issues with accessibility and logistics. The museum regards the new wing as a participatory third place, a link ... More | |
This picture taken on April 15, 2013, in Thessaloniki shows the Greek Archaeological Service rescue excavations at the Venizelos metro station. Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP.
THESSALONIKI (AFP).- Opposition politicians, archaeologists and locals have denounced Greek government plans to displace the fragile remnants of an ancient city district unearthed during work on a subway tunnel in Thessaloniki. Experts say the early Byzantine site, which includes the city's main 6th-century highway, ancient buildings and hundreds of thousands of artefacts, is priceless. But the government and the company managing the subway project in Greece's second largest city say the work, already behind schedule because of the find, has to get back on track. The plan is to move the ancient remains to a museum, to be built at a later date, reversing an earlier plan by the previous left-wing administration to put them on show where they were found. The conservative government's new plan has outraged many in Greece's second largest city. "You ... More |
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| | South African Art's love affair with Paris explored at Strauss & Co's November sale | | Original Olympic Games manifesto to highlight Sotheby's Books Auction this December | | Hayward Gallery presents a major retrospective exhibition of celebrated British artist Bridget Riley |
Alexis Prellers Icon Barbare, Adam R8.5m-10m, £450,000- £530,000. Reveals his admiration for French Fauvist painter Raoul Dufy.
JOHANNESBURG.- Forthcoming Johannesburg sale, to be held at Strauss & Cos Houghton offices on Monday, 11 November will focus collectors attention on the strong influence Paris has exerted on South African art throughout the twentieth century. Paris was a beacon for countless South African artists, says Susie Goodman, executive director at Strauss & Co. The first South African artist to study in Paris was Robert Gwelo Goodman, in 1895. The list of local artists who followed in his footsteps is as remarkable as it is long. The top three lots in our upcoming sale are by Alexis Preller, William Kentridge, and Penny Siopis, highly acclaimed artists who each spent time in Paris early in their careers. The top lot is Prellers Icon Barbare (Adam), an oil painting quoting his powerful 1969 intaglio Adam (sold by Strauss & Co in 2016 for R6.8 million). Shown ... More | |
Original Olympic Games manifesto, written in 1892 by French aristocrat, educator and athletics advocate Pierre de Coubertin. Courtesy Sothebys.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sothebys presents the original Olympic Games manifesto, written in 1892 by French aristocrat, educator and athletics advocate Pierre de Coubertin, which outlines his vision for reviving the ancient Olympic Games as a modern, international athletic competition. The first modern Games were organized shortly thereafter in Athens, Greece in 1896, and the ideas espoused by Coubertin continue to underpin the Olympic spirit of excellence and sportsmanship that has made the Games the preeminent international sporting spectacle to this day. The 14-page manuscript is the only known copy of the manifesto in existence, and was written in French by Coubertin as a speech he delivered in 1892 for the fifth anniversary of the French Athletics Association held at the Sorbonne. In his speech, Coubertin outlined his idealist vision for reviving the ancient ... More | |
Installation view of Bridget Riley at Hayward Gallery 2019. © Bridget Riley 2019. Photo: Stephen White & Co.
LONDON.- Hayward Gallery presents a major retrospective exhibition devoted to the work of celebrated British artist Bridget Riley. Spanning 70 years of the artists working life, it is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of her work to date. Bridget Riley is one of the most distinguished and internationally renowned artists working today. Her pioneering approach to painting involves the skilful balancing of form and colour, yielding a continuous but highly varied enquiry into the nature of abstraction and perception. Rileys rigorous and visually-charged works actively engage the viewer, bringing attention to the act of looking at paintings and perceiving the world around us. The exhibition traces both the origins and evolving nature of Bridget Rileys innovative practice. Chronicling early works to recent paintings, it features her iconic black-and-white works of the 1960s ... More |
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| | The Cleveland Museum of Art appoints Nadiah Rivera Fellah Associate Curator of Contemporary Art | | Jean Pigozzi collection of contemporary African art exhibit opens in Zurich | | 2019 Art and Antique Dealers League of America Fine Art & Antiques Show starts October 31st |
Since 2015, Fellah has served in various capacities at the Newark Museum in Newark, New Jersey.
CLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art announced the appointment of Nadiah Rivera Fellah as associate curator of contemporary art. She will help further develop the museums contemporary art program with Emily Liebert, curator of contemporary art; help plan exhibitions at the CMA, Transformer Station, and displays in the museums contemporary art galleries; and help acquire works of contemporary art for the permanent collection. Fellah assumes her responsibilities at the CMA in early November. I am thrilled that Nadiah is joining the museum at this time. Her expertise in Latin American and global contemporary art will be an asset to the museum as we continue to grow our contemporary program, said Director William M. Griswold. Nadiah combines her talent as a curator with a deep commitment to making contemporary art accessible to a ... More | |
Romuald Hazoumé, Claudia Maigre, 2005.
ZURICH.- Only three months after the announcement by the MoMA of having received 45 works of African contemporary art from the collector Jean Pigozzi a major donation described as a transformative gift by the museum, Galerie Gmurzynska is presenting Expressions dAfrique Inside Jean Pigozzis Collection. Artist, collector and entrepreneur Jean Pigozzi started his collection of contemporary art from Africa in 1989, under the influence of the groundbreaking exhibition Magiciens de la Terre at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. With the time and support of his curator André Magnin, thanks to his (and also the MoMAs) single-minded vision, dedication, and passion, he assembled one of the most important and largest collections of African contemporary art in the world, named the Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC). The collection has never had the intention of representing the different move ... More | |
Bernard Buffet, 1928-1999 fr. Saint Tropez, le port, 1993. Oil on canvas, 130 x 195 cm.
NEW YORK, NY.- Autumn is in the air, and for fine and decorative-arts aficionados, the season signals a special appearance of eye-dazzling treasures as the Art and Antique Dealers League of America Fine Art & Antiques Show opens its doors for a five-day run starting October 31st. Every year, tastemakers, trendsetters and everyone who loves beautiful things know that the AADLA show is the place to cast eyes on unique wonderments not seen anywhere else. Taking place in Wallace Hall at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola on Manhattans glamorous Upper East Side, AADLA is bursting this year, as always, with not-to-be-missed prizes. Here are some highlights to whet your collecting appetite: What: Portrait of Dona Lesa Aldobrandini by Ottavio Maria Leoni. Why: The drawing has a unique provenance, having remained in the artists possession with his other ... More |
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Star Wars prototype action figure estimated at $200K-$500K could set new world record at Hake's
YORK, PA.- Hakes Auctions final auction of 2019 is also its largest offering of the year, boosted in no small measure by an out-of-this-world selection of rare and highly prized Star Wars items. The top-tier lineup showcases nearly 400 lots of Kenner prototypes and test shots; newly unearthed early production pieces, foreign and rare variants; multi-packs, store displays, and the piece de resistance: a Boba Fett J-slot rocket-firing prototype. The current world auction record for a Star Wars toy is $112,926, achieved by the AFA 85 NM+ Boba Fett L-slot rocket-firing prototype that shot to the top of Hakes July 11 sale. The first documented Star Wars collectible to break the six-figure barrier, it crushed the previous world record price for a Star Wars figure $86,383 which was set by an unpainted L-slot prototype, graded AFA 85, that sold at Hakes in March 2018. The ... More
Exhibition offers an analytical and transversal look at the work of Antoni Muntadas
VITORIA-GASTEIZ.- Artium, Basque Centre-Museum of Modern Arts, presents the exhibition Muntadas. Elkarrekiko loturak, interconexiones, interconnessioni [Muntadas. Interconnections], (North Gallery, from 5 October 2019 to 12 January 2020). The exhibition offers an analytical and transversal look at the work of Antoni Muntadas from the 1970s to the present, featuring projects in which the reflection on the mechanisms of power and control, the relationship between public space and private sphere, and the intervention of the media in the mediatisation of information are recurrent aspects. Twenty works, including photographic series, videos, installations and video installations, make up the exhibition, which also has a space in the Museum Library with information on his last three major projects. Additionally, Antoni Muntadas has updated his work On ... More
Almine Rech Paris opens its first monographic exhibition dedicated to Karel Appel
PARIS.- Almine Rech Paris is holding its first monographic exhibition dedicated to Karel Appel (1921-2006), from October 12 to November 16 2019. Appel is often described as the most influential Dutch artist of the second half of the 20th century, which is only partly true: he was of course born in Amsterdam, but in 1950, at age 29, left the Netherlands never to return. He moved to Paris with Corneille, Constant and Asger Jorn who formed the nucleus of CoBrA, a fiercely European avant-garde group founded two years earlier. Amsterdam was the city of my youth; Paris was that of my evolution. What I learned there beats all the rest, he later told writer Simon Vinkenoog. Soon after settling in Paris, he visited an exhibition of drawings by patients of Sainte-Anne hospital for the mentally ill. He was deeply impressed by what he saw and covered the pages of the exhibitions ... More
Palais de Tokyo opens "Future, Former, Fugitive"
PARIS.- The exhibition "Future, Former, Fugitive", devoted to a (in others words certain) French scene is based on an open conception of territorial placement bringing together artists born in France and abroad, living in France or elsewhere, linked provisionally or lastingly to this country escaping from the effects of a tabula rasa which would dictate that one generation eclipses another. On the contrary, it unites contemporaries who today share this evolving space with its porous frontiers. Meanwhile, it seeks to sketch out the routes of transmission through which this mood of the times is conveyed and which suround for the forty-four artists or groups that have here been united. They are artists born between the 1930s and the 1990s, but who all live and work in and with their era. Contemporary is a transitive word and thus relational, Lionel ... More
Keith Tyson responds to permanent works in the Musée Marmotan Monet collection
PARIS.- For over 30 years, with a diverse practice which ranges from sculpture and installations to paintings and drawings, the British Turner prize winning artist Keith Tyson has probed, dissected, explored, and questioned reality. Not fixed to one artistic style, Tysons mission is to challenge himself and the audience, whilst working with diverse materials paint, clay, metal, resin to question our knowledge of the world we perceive as real, and arts role in representing it as such. Even when he was at university in the 90s, Tyson pushed boundaries. He challenged the traditional role of the artist as the creator of art work by inventing The Art Machine. This conceptual device was an algorithm or precise sequence of specific instructions which generated random proposals for art works. The Art Machine provided the instructions, Keith executed the works. He even made work ... More
Historic painting with links to JFK and LBJ will be auctioned Nov. 16-17 in Austin, Texas
AUSTIN, TX.- An historic oil on canvas painting by the renowned Texas artist Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973), created to be presented to President John F. Kennedy at Vice President Lyndon Johnsons ranch on Nov. 23, 1963 the day after JFKs assassination is the headliner lot in an auction planned for November 16th and 17th by Austin Auction Gallery, online and in the gallery. The auction date is close to the 56th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination November 22nd, 1963. The painting is not only a work of art by an accomplished Texas painter, it is an historic artifact with connections to two former U.S. Presidents and one of the most seminal dates in U.S. history. Porfirio Salinas, incidentally, was Lyndon Johnsons favorite artist and a personal friend. He hung canvases by Salinas at his Texas ranch and even in his private suite at the White ... More
Najd collection sets new benchmark for Orientalist art with £33.5 million sale
LONDON.- Edward Gibbs, Sothebys Middle East & India Chairman, said: The appearance at auction of important private collections gives the world the opportunity to discover exceptional works of art collected with a taste for the very best. This season, it was a privilege to be able to exhibit all 155 rarely-seen works from one of the greatest collections of Orientalist paintings ever formed and to see a growing audience to discover their sheer painterly power. The enhanced enthusiasm carried through to the auction of select pictures from the group, the results of which represent a major market defining moment. Precious records of the history of the Islamic world, Orientalist paintings provide a unique window into a realm that has forever changed, capturing in technicolour detail every aspect of life in the region. Yesterday evening, the dedicated evening ... More
From the 1910's to the 1950's: Christie's sale celebrates the masters of design
PARIS.- This season, the department will present exceptional pieces coming from several historical commands. From Jean-Michel Frank and Alberto Giacometti and from Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret to the Martel brothers, the 180 lots present in this sale are globally estimated around 5,5 million. Christies will present sixteen pieces coming from the famous Born family who entrusted Jean-Michel Frank to decorate their new villa in San Isidro, not far from Buenos Aires. The Born Family, originated from Argentina, first discovered the work of the famous French Art Deco designer Jean-Michel Frank during one of their numerous trips to Paris. Jean-Michel Frank had opened a shop in 1935 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, with the help of his dear friends, Elsa Schiaparelli, Charles de Noailles and Emilio Terry and in collaboration with Adolphe ... More
GR gallery opens a collaborative exhibition of new artworks by Dalek (James Marshall) and Buff Monster
NEW YORK, NY.- GR gallery is presenting Surface Fetish a collaborative exhibition of new artworks by Dalek (James Marshall) and Buff Monster. These artists developed a most distinctive and iconic style in contemporary painting, and their works in various ways complement and contrast each other. They combine their works and visions is a captivating and goofy way, giving birth to a unique exhibition design that immerses the visitors in a kaleidoscopic world, populated by funky characters and bright uncommon shapes. Referentially titled after the glossy-pop LA look style of the sixties, this show pushes beyond the boundaries their passion and care for details, a bright and trendy layout, and dreamy imagery. Both of these artists present us with cheerful, weird figures that open a dialogue on contemporary society and culture. Surface Fetish puts together ... More
TOTAH opens an exhibition of new works by Alex Sewell
NEW YORK, NY.- TOTAH presents When I Wanted Everything, an exhibition of new works by Alex Sewell, on view October 24th through December 18th, 2019. This is Sewells second solo exhibition with the gallery. The images populating Alex Sewells paintings archive an ongoing dialectic between the artists personal memory and the collective identity of the American psyche. A restive sense of melancholy threads through each work on exhibit using a disarmingly personable tone. Sewell meticulously destabilizes all-too-familiar vistas of American suburbia, imposing a translucent scrim of violence onto objects ordinarily earmarked for passive consumption. Video games, television, toys of every kind become eerily macabre, giving the lie to the placid everydayness of his themes. The painting from which the shows title derives embodies ... More
Play Well opens at Wellcome Collection
LONDON.- Play Well explores the transformative power of play both in childhood and society at large. Through a range of objects including toys, games, artworks and design objects from the 1800s to the present day, it considers how children learn through play and its importance in developing social bonds, emotional resilience and physical wellbeing. It examines the relevance of play in the adult world and its vital role in fostering imagination, enabling independent thought and challenging the status quo. Play Well presents historical and contemporary objects and artworks that invite visitors to explore and reflect upon their own play experiences and the impact of play on our lives. It includes images of children at play in the street, the playground and beyond; makeshift and commercially produced toys; digital games and an interactive installation by artist Adam ... More
Exhibition presents 11 watershed installations by living artists from the past two decades
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art opened Surrounds: 11 Installations, on view in The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Center for Special Exhibitions, in The Peggy and David Rockefeller building. The presentation, spanning the entire sixth floor, presents 11 watershed installations by living artists from the past two decades, all drawn from the Museums collection and on view at MoMA for the first time. Each installation occupies its own gallery, providing an individualized, immersive experience. Surrounds includes work by Jennifer Allora (American, b. 1974) and Guillermo Calzadilla (Cuban, b. 1971), Sadie Benning (American, b. 1973), Janet Cardiff (Canadian, b. 1957) and George Bures Miller (Canadian, b. 1960), Sou Fujimoto (Japanese, b. 1971), Sheila Hicks (American, b. 1934), Arthur Jafa (American, b. 1960), Mark Manders (Dutch, b. 1968), Rivane ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian artist Andrea della Robbia was born October 24, 1435. Andrea della Robbia (October 24, 1435 - August 4, 1525) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, especially in ceramics. Born in Florence, Robbia was the son of Marco della Robbia, whose brother, Luca della Robbia, popularized the use of glazed terra-cotta for sculpture. Andrea became Luca's pupil, and was the most important artist of ceramic glaze of the times. In this image: Andrea della Robbia, 1435Â1525, Saint Michael the Archangel Italian (Florence) 15th century (ca. 1475) 1470 Â 1480. Glazed terracotta; Frame, wood 31-1/8 x 61-7/8 in. (79.1 x 157.2 cm) Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1960 60.127.2
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