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| | | The exhibition "Inspiration Matisse" opens at Kunsthalle Mannheim | |
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Kurator Dr. Peter Kropmanns in der Ausstellung Inspiration Matisse (27.09.2019 bis 19.01.2020) in der Kunsthalle Mannheim Foto: Kunsthalle Mannheim/ Daniel Lukac
MANNHEIM.- Color, form, surface, figure and space Henri Matisse, the master of painterly innovation, combined these elements in an entirely new way around 1905. His figurative and symbolic reductions bordered on abstraction. The French painter, printmaker and sculptor Matisse (1869 1954) had a lasting influence on twentieth-century art. Hardly any young artist looking to build on impressionisms foundations could fail to engage with his oeuvre. In developing and intensifying his means of artistic expression, Matisse continued to work within the European tradition while simultaneously opening himself up to the possibilities offered by oriental and far Eastern art. With an exhibition of around 125 selected paintings, sculptures, pottery and graphic works, the Kunsthalle Mannheim presents Matisse as a pioneer of modernity and an example to his circle of younger contemporaries, whether the French fauvists, the German expressionists ... More |
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| | The Snite Museum of Art announces long-term loan from the Cummins Family Collection of the painting St. Paul the Hermit | | The Cobham Hall Hadrian offered as top lot at Christie's Exceptional Sale | | Paul Aizpiri's Le Port de Saint Mandrier surfaces |
Jusepe de Ribera (called lo Spagnoletto), Spanish, 1591-1652, St. Paul the Hermit, ca. 1614-1615. Oil on canvas, 34 ¾ x 29 inches (87.5 x 73.5 cm) Image courtesy of the Cummins Family Collection.
NOTRE DAME IN.- The Snite Museum of Art is pleased to announce an extraordinary long-term loan from the Cummins Family Collection of the painting St. Paul the Hermit by Jusepe de Ribera (b. 1588- d. 1656). On the occasion of announcing the loan, Dr. Joseph Antenucci Becherer, Director of the Museum, said, The significance of this long-term loan to the Museum cannot be overstated. Recognized as one of the greatest Baroque masters, Ribera was born in Jativa, near Valencia, in Spain. He left Spain for Italy as a young man and was active there for most of his career. Known as "lo Spagnoletto" (The Little Spanish One), Ribera lived and worked in Parma, Rome, and Naples. He is recorded as living in Rome by 1612, and is viewed as one of the artists drawn to, and influenced by, Caravaggio and his followers. His extreme version of Caravaggios naturalism can be seen in his use of strongly ... More | |
A Roman marble statue of the Emperor Hadrian. Reign 117-138 A.D. 81 7/8 in. (208 cm.) high. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies announces that The Cobham Hall Hadrian is the top lot of The Exceptional Sale on October 29, during Christies Classic Week. The Roman Marble Statue of the Emperor Hadrian will be sold in order to benefit the Mougins Museum of Classical Art in the South of France. It is one of the finest ancient statues from the Grand Tour era of collecting and the only full-length statue of a famous emperor to appear at auction in decades. The over-life-sized marble statue depicts the Emperor Hadrian standing in a chiastic pose with his weight on his right leg, his left leg bent at the knee and drawn back and his right arm raised. Hadrians body is robust and powerfully built. He dons a voluminous mantle around the lower part of his frame and draped over the left arm, while his muscular torso and chest are exposed. The head is turned slightly to his right with a cropped beard and mustache and his ... More | |
Le Port de Saint Mandrier was originally exhibited at the Prima Biennale Internazionale d'Arte Marinara, Genova, in 1951, and has been in a private U.S. collection since the 1980s.
NEW YORK, NY.- Rehs Galleries Inc., a New York gallery specializing in 19th and 20th-century works of art, announces the discovery of an early and important work by Paul Aizpiri (1919-2016). Aizpiri was born in Paris in 1919 and while little is known about the painters childhood, he was enrolled at the Ecole Boulle around 1934; there he learned to design furniture and marquetry. Two years later, he abandoned this course of study when he was accepted at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts to study painting. By 1938, Aizpiri was established enough to obtain a commission from the regional government in Paris. More importantly, his address is listed as 91 rue de Vaugirard in Montparnasse. The nineteen-year-old painter was living in the liveliest arts community of his day with neighbors such as Chagall, Soutine, Pascin, Foujita, and Giacometti. Aizpiris career was abruptly halted in 1939 when ... More |
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| | Exhibition debuts new works from Charles Gaines's signature Gridworks series | | Trevor Paglen creates a new work for the Barbican's The Curve. | | Phillips announces modern highlights from the November Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art |
Charles Gaines, Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm Trees Series 2, Tree #10, Tübatulabal, 2019. Acrylic sheet, acrylic paint, photograph, two parts. Overall: 368.3 x 162.6 x 14.6 cm / 145 x 64 x 5 3/4 in. © Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Hauser & Wirth is presenting Palm Trees and Other Works, its first exhibition with Charles Gaines, noted American artist, educator, and recipient of the 2019 Edward MacDowell Medal. This exhibition debuts new works from his signature Gridworks series. Employing native trees from Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, these luminous works have evolved from Gainess rigorous application of his numbered systems a process central to an esteemed, decades-long practice that interrogates the relationship between the object and its subjective realms. Gaines also presents a new series of watercolors based on assorted trees as well as Manifestos 3 (2018), the latest contribution to a series from which earlier examples ... More | |
Trevor Paglen: From Apple to Anomaly Portrait of Artist Trevor Paglen The Curve, Barbican 26 September 2019 16 February 2020 © Tim P. Whitby / Getty Images.
LONDON.- Barbican Art Gallery has commissioned the artist Trevor Paglen to create a new work for The Curve. Paglens practice spans image-making, sculpture, investigative journalism, writing and engineering. Among his primary concerns are learning to see the historical moment we live in, exposing the invisible power structures that underpin the reality of our daily lives and developing the means to imagine alternative futures. The exhibition is part of the Barbicans 2019 season, Life Rewired, which explores what it means to be human when technology is changing everything. For the exhibition, Paglen takes as his starting point the way in which Artificial Intelligence networks are taught how to see, hear and perceive the world by engineers who feed them vast training sets. Standard training sets consist ... More | |
Joan Miró, Paysan catalan inquiet par le passage d'un vol d'oiseaux, 1952. Estimate: $7,000,000-10,000,000. Image courtesy of Phillips.
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips New York Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art will feature an exceptional selection of modern artworks, which will be exhibited internationally prior to the November auction. Joan Mirós Paysan catalan inquiet par le passage dun vol doiseau, Pablo Picassos Femme assise dans un fauteuil, Alberto Giacomettis Portrait of G. David Thompson, and Henry Moores Family Group will embark on a tour to London and Los Angeles, offering collectors around the globe a rare opportunity to see these extraordinary works alongside other highlights from the sale. Hugues Joffre, Senior Advisor to the CEO, said, In the last five years, Phillips has made remarkable investments in growing the auction houses areas of expertise, perhaps most notably with the expansion into modern art. From Pablo Picassos La Dormeuse to Joan Mirós Femme dans la nuit, we ... More |
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| | Wright & Wright Architects unveil a new Library for St John's College, Oxford | | From Rome to Purchase: Yto Barrada, The Dye Garden, on view for the first time in the U.S. | | Christie's celebrates Chicago with a week of exhibitions, events and educational programs |
St Johns College Library and Study Centre by Wright & Wright Architects, Stone Drawing by Susanna Heron © Hufton+Crow.
OXFORD.- Wright & Wright Architects has completed a new Library and Study Centre for St John's College, Oxford which will be opening on Saturday 12 October 2019. Adding to the historic continuum of St Johns, the new building is an outstanding academic library for the digital age. Set on a challenging site, its elegant, contemporary architectural language abstracts the Colleges Baroque heritage, while achieving new benchmarks in sustainable design. Wright & Wright Architects was commissioned by St Johns Colleges in 2015 to remodel and extend its library estate. The Colleges existing libraries are housed in the Grade I-listed Canterbury Quadrangle, one of Britains most significant Baroque ensembles. Set within the Presidents garden and bordering the Groves - a Grade II-listed garden - the new Library and Study Centre is linked to the 16th century Old Library and 17th ... More | |
Barrada has long investigated gestures and grammar of resistance to structures of power and control.
PURCHASE, NY.- Work by Yto Barrada, an internationally-acclaimed, Moroccan-French, multi-media artist and winner of the 2019 Roy R. Neuberger Prize, is on view at the Neuberger Museum of Art, September 25 through December 22, 2019 in Yto Barrada: The Dye Garden. This is the first time that the exhibition, which originated at the American Academy in Rome, is being seen in the United States. The exhibition includes film, video, photography, sculpture, and hand-dyed textiles that are inspired by the artists family history, Islamic tradition, and the legacy of Western colonialism. Barrada has long investigated gestures and grammar of resistance to structures of power and control. Says Barrada: All my work explores strategies of survival of resistance and constraint [which can be] oppression or domination The central question remains, disobedience and insurrection. How does one acquire and transmit political courage? ... More | |
Charles Whites Banner for Willie J. is a powerful and poignant portrait of the artists cousin, who as an innocent bystander was killed during an armed robbery at a bar. Estimate: $1,000,000 1,500,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
CHICAGO, IL.- In honor of the 40th anniversary in Chicago, Christie's announces a series of events, educational programming and exhibitions at its Chicago gallery October 16-19, 2019. A public exhibition of top upcoming auction highlights will be on display to the public and free of charge. The exhibition will feature works from Impressionist and Modern Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art, as well as 20th Century Design. Additionally, a superb highlight from the fall sales, a Moon and Stars trumpet designed and played by Miles Davis, will be unveiled to the public for the first time and exhibited in the lobby of the John Hancock building, where Christies office is located on the 38th floor. Marc Porter, Christies Chairman Americas, comments: We are proud to mark Christies 40th anniversary ... More |
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| | Peter Koch Printer: A forty-five-year retrospective opens at the Grolier Club | | "Pueblo Dynasties" showcases Southwest pottery's most illustrious families | | Quadruple-signed photo of Iwo Jima Flag Raising offered in Heritage Auctions' Photographs Auction |
Peter Koch is recognized as one of the most important fine press printers and typographic designers and this 45 year retrospective includes all of his major works.
NEW YORK, NY.- Peter Rutledge Koch has been designing and printing limited edition books, portfolios, and ephemera since 1974. He has long been recognized as one of the most accomplished printers and typographic designers of his generation. His training, influences, and achievements place him in the lineage of San Francisco literary fine press printers. A forty-five-year retrospective opens at the Grolier Club on September 11 and remains on view through November 23, 2019. The works on display, published by Koch between 1974 and 2019, span wide-ranging territory, from cowboy surrealism to pre-Socratic philosophy, and from contemporary and Renaissance poetry to hard-hitting photo-based requiems to the American West. Koch spent his youth in Montana, steeped in the lore of the American West and witness to its aftermath of environmental and cultural destruction, which continues to influence his work more than four decades ... More | |
Attributed to Nampeyo of Hano (Hopi-Tewa, ca. 18561942), Bowl with Mission Design, ca. 1905. Earthenware, 3 x 10 (daim.) in. Crocker Art Museum, gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D., 2017.110.18
SACRAMENTO, CA.- The Crocker Art Museum announced the opening of Pueblo Dynasties: Master Potters from Matriarchs to Contemporaries, an exhibition of more than 200 vessels that highlight techniques of the legendary matriarchs of New Mexico and Arizona as well as their artistically adventuresome descendants, whose works have become increasingly elaborate, detailed, personal, and even political over time. Most of the works in the exhibition including those by revered pueblo matriarchs of New Mexico and Arizona were recently given to the Crocker ceramics collection by the late Loren G. Lipson, M.D., who sponsored the acquisition of signature works by many of the most important American Indian potters, both historic and contemporary. The Crockers overall ceramics collection is one of the largest public holdings in the United States and includes more than 5,000 examples from cultures ... More | |
Joe Rosenthal (American, 1911-2006), Raising the Flag on Mt. Surbachi, Iwo Jima, 1945. Gelatin silver, 9-1/4 x 7-3/8 inches. Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000.
DALLAS, TX.- A powerful photograph of one of the most famous military images in American history is expected to be one of the items in highest demand at Heritage Auctions Photographs Auction Oct. 4 in New York. Joe Rosenthals Raising the Flag on Mt. Surbachi, Iwo Jima, 1945 (estimate: $15,000-25,000) captures Marines as they raised an American flag after American forces captured Mount Surbachi, a dormant volcanic cone on the island of Iwo Jima, a small island halfway between the American long-range bombers on the Mariana Islands and the Japanese Mainland. The island was a strategic landmark, because it was part of the Japanese warning system, so claiming it became a priority for American forces who spent three days fighting for it. There were two flag raisings on Mount Surbachi Feb. 23, 1945. The first flag raised was deemed too small, and replaced by the one in this iconic photo, in which six flag-raisers have been identified: Ira Hayes, ... More |
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GARDEN: Sargent's Daughters opens a group exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- So many gardens, both real and imaginary, populate our imaginations: Eden, Paradise, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, "yard shows" created by African American artists in the American South, Watts Towers, Versailles. The garden creates an idyllic and meaningful space through the organization of nature and art. These man-made utopias provide the makers a sense of purpose and vision, and offer a welcome distraction from the stresses of daily life. Visitors to gardens often enjoy these same gifts and find themselves in spaces equally suitable for reflection or recreation. The delicate push-and-pull between Nature and artifice creates a realm that is continually evolving and transcendent in ways inaccessible to either architecture or wilderness. The contradictory forces work together and in opposition, spurring a wild dance in the process. The ... More
Sworders to offer a souvenir of a famous Soho drinking den
LONDON.- A wine-stained napkin from an artists den of iniquity is set to sell at auction for about £1,500. The embroidered cotton cloth was signed during a boozy night at Sohos legendary Colony Room Club by regulars including artist Tracey Emin, former Clash guitarist Mike Jones and architect David Adjaye. It was set up in Dean Street as a private members drinking club in 1948 when the law forced pubs to close in the afternoon and run for decades by its famously rude owner Muriel Belcher until her death in 1979 and eventually closed in 2008. The club always attracted artists with members including musician George Melly and several figures from the Young British Artists (YBA) movement who dominated the London art scene in the 1990s, as well as Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon whose portrait of Belcher sold at Sothebys in Paris for around ... More
Works by peter campus on view at three museums in Winston-Salem
WINSTON-SALEM, NC.- The final leg of peter campus' traveling survey exhibition, video ergo sum opened in Winston-Salem. Curated by Anne-Marie Duguet, the exhibition originated at the Jeu de Paume, Paris in 2017, before traveling to the CAAC, Seville; Culturgest, Lisbon; and The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York. video ergo sum is on view concurrently at two institutions in Winston-Salem: Hanes Art Gallery Wake Forest University from September 2nd through December 8th, and SECCA from September 7th through December 29th. Two recent works by campus are also being presented at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art alongside modernist paintings from their collection through December 31st. This collaboration between the three institutions results in the largest presentation of campus work to date. Following studies ... More
Cultured Magazine debuts inaugural "Living Legends" issue
NEW YORK, NY.- Cultured announces the release of its first annual Living Legends issue bringing together luminaries, mavericks and rebels from fashion, film, art and architecture. The issue launches with four covers featuring contemporary icons Thom Browne, Tracee Ellis Ross, Arthur Jafa and Denise Scott Brown. Im excited to launch our very first Living Legends issuededicated to those individuals and modern myths who seem to walk untethered between disciples, paving the way for others to do the same, states CULTURED Editor in Chief Sarah Harrelson. They are visionaries who understand that intelligence is rounded rather than linear. American fashion designer and three-time CFDA Designer of the Year Thom Browne was photographed by artist Cass Bird and speaks to Fiona Duncan on his rise from competitive athlete to couture ... More
Exhibition offers a different perspective of African ceramics from the collection of Franz, Duke of Bavaria
MUNICH.- In July 2017, the extraordinarily diverse, exquisite, and extensive collection of African ceramics from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century from the collection of Franz, Duke of Bavaria was given as a donation and a permanent loan to Die Neue Sammlung The Design Museum. It consists of ceramic vessels and figures, spanning a vast region of the African continent. The collection is focused on ceramic items crafted using a hand-building technique, forgoing the use of a potters wheel. Apart from the northern regions, this technique is prevalent throughout the entire continent. In its scope, the precision of its selection, and the quality of each piece, the collection, which Franz, Duke of Bavaria has been acquiring since the 1970s, is considered one of the most internationally significant collections of African ceramics. The donation of the collection ... More
Detroit Institute of Arts names new Assistant Curator of Native American Art
DETROIT, MICH.- The Detroit Institute of Arts has named Dr. Denene De Quintal as the Assistant Curator of Native American Art in the Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania and Indigenous Americas. She succeeds David Penney, the museums last curator of Native American Art who left the DIA in 2011. Native American history is a key component of Michigans elementary school curriculum, and the DIAs galleries are the most visited by school groups, said Salvador Salort-Pons, DIA Director. Having a dedicated curator of Dr. De Quintals expertise to research and recommend acquisitions for this collection will allow us to create more relevant connections with our indigenous communities, student groups, and our general visitors. Most recently, De Quintal spent two years as the inaugural Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellow ... More
MIT List Visual Arts Center announces a number of staff appointments and promotions
CAMBRIDGE, MA.- MIT List Visual Arts Center Director Paul C. Ha announces a number of staff appointments and promotions in the List Centers curatorial department. Christopher Ketcham has been appointed Associate Curator, for MITs Public Art and Permanent Collection; and Selby Nimord has been promoted to Assistant Curator for Exhibitions. We are pleased to welcome Christopher and congratulate Selby on her promotion, said List Center Director Paul C. Ha. Together they bring years of scholarly writing and research that will invigorate our presentation of dynamic cutting-edge exhibitions, campus public art acquisitions, and new-percent-for-art commissions at MIT. I look forward to working with both of them to present the art of our time. Christopher Ketcham received his Ph.D. in the History, Theory, and Criticism ... More
Senegal's powerful Mourides build 'biggest mosque in West Africa'
DAKAR (AFP).- Senegal's influential Mouride Brotherhood on Friday will inaugurate a 30,000-capacity mosque in the capital Dakar, touted as the largest in West Africa and rivalling its opulent peers in Arab nations. Work on the Massalikul Jinaan ("The Paths to Paradise") mosque began a decade ago on a swampy six-hectare (14-acre) site in the poor area of Bopp, on land donated by the government of the 90-percent Muslim nation. The name is derived from the title of a poem by Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke, the 19th-century founder of the Brotherhood, who is revered by followers as a Sufi saint. Headquartered in the city of Touba, where Bamba is entombed, the movement is a pillar of Senegal's reputation for religious tolerance. The Mouride philosophy -- the name derives from the Arabic word for "one who desires to learn" -- preaches service to humanity in addition to upholding the principles of Islam. ... More
Artworks by Toulouse-Lautrec and Theodor Karner will headline Ahlers & Ogletree's auction
ATLANTA, GA.- A color lithograph by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a hand-painted porcelain figurine model by Professor Theodor Karner, and an oil on canvas landscape painting by Wolf Kahn are just a few expected top lots in Ahlers & Ogletrees upcoming Autumn Fine Estates Auction slated for Sunday, October 20th, online and in the Atlanta gallery at 700 Miami Circle. The Toulouse-Lautrec (French 1864-1901) color lithograph is titled Confetti from 1894 and was printed by Bella & de Malherbe (London and Paris). The work measures 22 ¾ inches by 17 ½ inches (sheet) and is expected to bring $15,000-$25,000. Toulouse-Lautrec is among the best-known painters of the Post-Impressionist period, along with Cezanne, van Gogh and Gauguin. Hand-painted porcelain figurine model #121 by German painter and sculptor Professor Theodor Karner (1884-1966), of a Malachowsky ... More
Classic Frank Frazetta painting offered for first time in Heritage Auctions' Illustration Art Auction
DALLAS, TX.- An oil painting by iconic American science fiction and fantasy artist Frank Frazetta could bring as much as $400,000, and artwork from the collection of Glynn and Suzanne Crain and the IRI collection should continue their waves of popularity in Heritage Auctions Illustration Art Auction Oct. 15 in Dallas, Texas. Coming to auction for the first time, Frank Frazetta Child of the Sun paperback cover, 1972 (estimate: $200,000-400,000) is an amazing peak-period masterpiece purchased by the current owner in the early 1970s near the time when the book was published, and has been kept in the same collection ever since. The dramatic, multi-figure composition includes more depth and detail than many Frazetta book covers. Included is a beautiful woman, one of the elements many associate with the artist, but also three heroic male figures, ... More
Anna Maria Maiolino's first UK retrospective opens at the Whitechapel Gallery
LONDON.- Anna Maria Maiolino: Making Love Revolutionary is the first UK retrospective of one of the most pioneering artists working in Brazil today. With simple materials like clay, paper and ink Anna Maria Maiolino (b. 1942, Italy) constructs a fascinating world rooted in human conditions such as longing and motherhood, fragility, language and resistance. Frequently taking inspiration from her experience as an immigrant coming of age under Brazils military dictatorship, the artist chronicles sixty years of political, personal and cultural shifts. Whitechapel Gallery brings together an extraordinary body of 150 works, many on display in the UK for the first time. The title Making Love Revolutionary reflects Maiolinos exposure to the Argentinian Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo movement when living in Buenos Aires. Originating in the 1970s, it saw women march ... More
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