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Ian Hislop examines a print from the British Museums Prints and Drawings collection. J.Fernandes/D.Hubbard © Trustees of the British Museum.
LONDON.- Ian Hislop has been on a mission to find stories of dissent, subversion and satire hidden within the vast collections of the British Museum, for a new exhibition this autumn. The Citi exhibition I object: Ian Hislops search for dissent will see the journalist, historian and broadcaster showcase over 100 objects that challenge the official version of events and defy established narratives. With items spanning three millennia - from ancient Mesopotamia in 1300BC to the 2016 Presidential election - the exhibition demonstrates that humans have always subverted concepts of authority. As guest-curator, all objects in the exhibition have been hand-picked by Ian, ably assisted by British Museum curator Tom Hockenhull. Ians diverse and eclectic choices are drawn from across the British Museums collection and from all corners of the globe, and include everyday items alongside finely crafted works of art. Many will be on ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Stephenson's Auctioneers, the Philadelphia and tri-state area's preferred estate specialists, will host a Summer Antiques & Decorative Arts Auction on Friday, September 7, 2018. The event will take place at Stephenson's gallery in Bucks County (suburban Philadelphia), with absentee, phone and Internet live-bidding options for those who cannot attend in person.
| Rare Ebsworth collection of modern US masters set for auction | | Sotheby's unveils the full auction contents of the Collection of Marsha & Robin Williams | | Birmingham Museum of Art returns stolen statue to India |
Jackson Pollock, Composition with Red Strokes. Oil, enamel and aluminum paint on canvas 36 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. Painted in 1950. Estimate in the region of $50 million. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
PARIS (AFP).- Nearly 90 works from the Ebsworth collection of modern American masters, including rarely seen paintings by Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe and Jackson Pollock, will go under the hammer in November, auction house Christie's said Wednesday. Showings of highlights from "An American House: The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection", will kick off Thursday in Paris to coincide with the French capital's Biennale art fair. The works were amassed over several decades by Ebsworth, a pioneer in the luxury travel industry who died in April age 83. His interest in art was awakened by trips to the Louvre museum in Paris, where he met his first wife while stationed in France with the US Army. Christie's said the collection was expected to be sold for upwards of $300 million (260 million euros) at the New York auction. "His unique journey as a collector resonates with the influence and art historical connections of Gertrude Stein's Paris, and ultimately set a new high standard ... More | |
Niki de Saint-Phalle, Le poète et sa muse. Acrylic on polyester resin, 94 x 56 x 22 in.; 238.8 x 142.2 x 55.9 cm. Executed in 1973. Estimate $350/450,000. Courtesy Sothebys.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sothebys unveiled the full auction contents of Creating a Stage: The Collection of Marsha and Robin Williams, a dedicated auction to be held on 4 October 2018 in New York. The 300+ works on offer span the diverse interests and careers of beloved entertainer Robin Williams and his wife of 20 years, film producer and philanthropist Marsha Garces Williams all reflecting their shared passion for collecting. The auction reflects the character of a much-loved, unfettered talent, and a fun-filled family life. The generosity of spirit behind these objects extends to Marshas decision with the Williams children to donate a portion of the proceeds from the auction to benefit organizations championed by the couple. These include Human Rights Watch, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Challenged Athletes Foundation, St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital and Wounded Warrior Project. Proceeds from the sale wi ... More | |
Lingodhbhavamurti ( Shiva Manifesting within the Linga of Flames). Tamil Nadu, South India Chola dynasty (300 BC-AD 1279), About 1150. A large linga-shaped carving that is splitting open to reveal Shiva inside. Brahma (Goose) and Vishnu (Boar) are posed above and below. Granite, 45 x 16 x 12 in. (114.3 x 40.6 x 30.5 cm)
BIRMINGHAM, AL.- The Birmingham Museum of Art officially repatriated a stolen work of art to the nation of India in a formal ceremony that took place in New York City on the evening of September 4. Dr. Graham Boettcher, R. Hugh Daniel Director of the Birmingham Museum of Art, represented the BMA at the ceremony which was hosted by the Consulate General of India in New York, and attended by Consul General Sandeep Chakravorty. The BMA returned a stone sculpture of the Hindu deity, Shiva, nearly three years after it was discovered that the work was stolen out of India as a part of a $100 million international smuggling racket organized by art dealer Subhash Kapoor. The Birmingham Museum of Art follows a strict code of ethics to ensure that objects acquired for our collection are not among those stolen from ... More |
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| Bruce Museum Executive Director Peter C. Sutton announces plans to retire | | Galerie Miranda presents Ellen Carey's latest photographic object: The Zerogram | | Christie's to offer twelve works by Bacon and Freud during Frieze Week |
As the Executive Director and CEO, Peter led the Museums transformation from an institution of local interest to one of the most dynamic museums in the region.
GREENWICH, CONN.- Peter C. Sutton, after an illustrious 17-year career as Executive Director of the Bruce Museum, is moving toward his retirement. During his tenure, he dramatically advanced the Bruces mission, improved its operations, and vastly expanded its audience. The Board of Trustees has formed a Transition Committee to steer the Museum through its leadership succession and to conduct a national search for a new Executive Director. The Museum has engaged Koya Leadership Partners to assist with identifying qualified candidates. As the Executive Director and CEO, Peter led the Museums transformation from an institution of local interest to one of the most dynamic museums in the region. Today it offers exhibitions of international quality ... More | |
Zerogram, 2018 © Ellen Carey and Galerie Miranda.
PARIS.- Galerie Miranda is presenting Ellen Carey: Mirrors of chance, la photographie expérimentale, solo exhibition by the American experimental photographer that highlights Careys investigation into minimalism and abstraction in photograms, under her darkroom practice Struck by Light (1992-2018). Carey is highly regarded for her work that digs deeper into colors mother lode in new and experimental ways. Color is subject and object, material with meaning, process within the art. This gives her work context vis-à -vis the field of color photography, a rich area in scholarship relatively under-exposed to borrow a photographic term. Photography and art, like music, are universal languages, as is color. Color is an artists universe and photographic color theory, RGBYMC, photographys planet. Light is photographys indexical and light is color; in nature, when light and color mix, we see a rainbow. ... More | |
Francis Bacon, Figure in Movement (1972, estimate on request). © Christies Images Limited 2018.
LONDON.- This October during Londons Frieze Week, Christies will present the largest and most diverse selection of 12 works by Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, two British masters of the 20th century. The group is led by Francis Bacons Figure in Movement (1972, estimate on request), held for 41 years in the prestigious collection of Magnus Konow. The work is a poignant meditation on human existence, expressed through the memory of Bacons muse and lover George Dyer, whose tragic suicide took place less than thirty-six hours before the opening of Bacons career-defining retrospective at the Grand Palais, and had a devastating impact upon the artist. Within Bacons oeuvre, Figure in Movement sits at the centre of the black triptychs. In addition, a collection of some of the earliest works on record by Bacon, comprises six pieces including his earliest surviving ... More |
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| Phillips to offer 'A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen and Victoria Shaw' | | Hirshhorn receives major gift of more than 50 iconic works by Marcel Duchamp and his contemporaries | | Chilean artist Iván Navarro deconstructs the notion of utopia in new exhibition at Galerie Templon |
Man Ray, Portrait of Lee Miller, Paris, 1929. Gelatin silver print. 9 x 6 3/4 in. (22.9 x 17.1 cm) Estimate: $80,000-120,000. Image courtesy of Phillips.
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips announces A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen and Victoria Shaw. The sale, featuring 83 lots, will take place on Thursday, 4 October, following public exhibitions in London from 28 August 7 September and New York from 28 September 3 October. Avid collectors of Contemporary Art and Photographs, Ed Cohen and Victoria Shaw have acquired an impressive collection of works by some of the most important artists of the 19th through 21st centuries. With a keen interest in the intersection of art and literature, and in works that speak to the essence of humanity, their collection reflects many ways of seeing the world as expressed in photographs by Richard Avedon, Diane Arbus, Robert Mapplethorpe, Francesca Woodman and Man Ray, among many others. Vanessa Hallett, Deputy Chairman, Americas, ... More | |
Marcel Duchamp, With Hidden Noise (A Bruit Secret). Signed Marcel Duchamp, dated 1964, numbered 7/8 and engraved A Bruit Secret, 1916 / Edition Galerie Schwarz, Milan. Assisted Readymade: ball of twine (containing unknown object) between two brass plates joined by four long bolts. Height: 11.4 cm.; 4 ½ in. Courtesy of Sothebys © Association Marcel Duchamp / ADAGP, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 2018.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has announced a gift of more than 50 major historical artworks, including more than 35 seminal works, by pioneering artist Marcel Duchamp from Washington, D.C., collectors Barbara and Aaron Levine. The works will be complemented by 15 portraits, related photographs and works on paper by Duchamp's contemporaries as well as those he influenced, including Man Ray, Tristan Tzara, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Diane Arbus and Irving Penn, among others. The donated collection was gathered by the Levines over a period of two decades. Comprising works from the entire ... More | |
Iván Navarro, Totem, 2013. Néon, 254 x 111,7 x 111,7 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Templon, Paris Brussels .
BRUSSELS.- For his new exhibition Prostutopia at Galerie Templon in Brussels, Chilean artist Iván Navarro has deconstructed the notion of utopia. Extending his exploration of the energetic forces that incite revolutionary action, and following up on his recent exhibition Fanfare, at Templon Paris in 2017, which invoked the power of sound and music as a revolutionary tool, he now turns his attention to the utopian vision and its exploitation. A resident of New York for over 20 years, Iván Navarro's works are political, informed by art history, design and architecture as well as his personal experience of American society and the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. His new work takes the notion of utopia and its subsequent commodification as its starting point. Prostutopia questions the distorting spectacle of utopia dressed up, marketed and denatured. In the half-light, electric sculptures create an interplay of light and optical ... More |
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| Tanya Bonakdar Gallery opens exhibition of works by Analia Saban | | Gallery 46 hosts the premier of Epoh Beech's animated film 'The Masque of Blackness' | | Loie Hollowell explores themes of sexuality, conception, and being a woman in today's world in new exhibition |
Analia Saban, Tapestry (Computer Chip, TMS 1000, Texas Instrument, 1974) 2018. Woven acrylic paint and linen thread, 72 1/4 x 68 1/4 inches; 183.5 x 173.4 cm. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles.
NEW YORK, NY.- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is presenting its third solo exhibition with Analia Saban, Punched Card, on view from September 6 through October 18. Throughout the past decade, Saban has developed a dynamic practice that at once investigates and subverts the fundamental elements of artmaking, blurring the lines between what constitutes painting, sculpture, and everyday object. Integrating conceptual depth with a poetic formal sensibility, innovative technical processes and wry wit, Sabans latest body of work examines the transition and contrasts between analog and digital worlds. Literally weaving together content and form, the artist continues to explore how artmaking materials have shaped the history of art, and further, the role of technology in shaping our ... More | |
Accompanying the 12-minute film will be an extensive series of drawings and preparatory sketches of varying scale, detailing the journey of the painstakingly created animation.
LONDON.- More than seven years in the making, Epoh Beechs hand-drawn animation sits at the heart of the exhibition. Inspired by Joseph Conrads novella, Heart of Darkness, and Ben Jonsons Jacobean play The Masque of Blackness, it explores the geographical, historical and cultural relationship between the Thames and the Rhine, and between West Africa, England and Germany. Recurring characters and motifs featured in the animation and drawings include Shells, Hermes (the grey Seal), Pegasus (the mythological horse representing justice, wisdom and acting as a muse to the poets, unhindered by the straightjacket of history and time), Oil Rigs and water nymphs. The film, edited by Matthew Thomas, features an original musical score by Esben Tjalve and choreography by Julia Gillespie to evoke a sense of ... More | |
Installation view.
LONDON.- Pace is presenting the gallerys first solo exhibition in the UK by the New York-based artist Loie Hollowell. The exhibition features twelve new paintings and twenty-two works on paper which explore themes of sexuality, conception, and being a woman in todays world, through abstractions of the human body and evocations of sacred iconography. The exhibition is on view at 6 Burlington Gardens from 28 August to 20 September 2018. A catalogue accompanies the exhibition and includes an essay by independent Los Angeles-based curator Diana Nawi who will be organising the next Prospect.5, the New Orleans triennial, in 2020. Reminiscent of luminary painters like Agnes Pelton, Georgia OKeeffe and Judy Chicago as well as Light and Space artists such as Robert Irwin and James Turrell, Hollowells geometric ephemeral and meditative new works expand on previous depictions of sexual acts. For the first time, the pieces pr ... More |
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Trailer for "The Masque of Blackness" by Epoh Beech
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American abstract sculptor Bruce Beasley's most recent work on view at Pangolin London
LONDON.- Pangolin London is hosting an exhibition of American abstract sculptor Bruce Beasleys most recent work. Persistently pushing the boundaries of sculpture making throughout his career, this exhibition includes brand new pieces in a range of metals including bronze, iron and silver, emphasising Bruce Beasleys position as the preeminent godfather in the use of digital technology in sculpture. During a successful career of more than five decades experimenting with digital technologies and creating a new abstract language in sculpture, Bruce Beasley has established himself as one of Americas most noteworthy and innovative contemporary artists. Beasleys inspiration originates predominantly from organic structures and the natural world. Through close observation and investigation of elemental forces, he has developed his own unique language that ... More
Phillips announces highlights from the upcoming New Now auction
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips announced highlights from the upcoming New Now auction on Wednesday, 26 September. The sale, which is known for placing emerging artists alongside those with established careers, has become a staple of the auction calendar. Highlights include works by Urs Fischer, Yayoi Kusama, George Condo, KAWS, and Cindy Sherman, among others. With over 250 lots on offer, the auction is expected to realize in excess of $5 million. Leading the sale is Urs Fischers Salt, Sandra. Executed in 2010, this work is a perfect example of Fischers dissected, three-dimensional image/sculpture, which challenges the viewers perception of the traditional scopes of sculpture and photography. Salt/Sandra features four large-scale stainless steel structures with printed images of a fox mask and a chair. Fischer has reproduced the chair approximately ... More
RYAN LEE opens Indigenous Woman, a solo exhibition by Martine Gutierrez
NEW YORK, NY.- On September 6, RYAN LEE will open Indigenous Woman, a solo exhibition by Martine Gutierrez. The exhibition is the culmination of a two-year project by Gutierrez to create a 146-page magazine of the same name, designed and fully executed by herself from cover to cover, including ads and a Letter From the Editor. Indigenous Woman is dedicated, as Gutierrez describes it, to the celebration of Mayan Indian heritage, the navigation of contemporary indigeneity, and the ever-evolving self-image. As a transwoman, a Latinx woman, and someone of indigenous descent, Gutierrez has long been interested in producing work that explores the complexity, fluidity, and nuances of personal identity. The magazine features spreads that invoke conventional cultural references and then turn them on their head to explore the way sexism, ... More
Uruguay's 'El Pepe' is film's new working class hero
VENICE (AFP).- He is 83 and was never exactly movie star material, but Jose "Pepe" Mujica, the former president of Uruguay, is the undisputed star of the Venice film festival. "El Pepe" -- dubbed "the world's humblest head of state" for giving away 90 percent of his salary to good causes -- is the hero of two films, attracting just as many autograph hunters and selfie seekers as some Hollywood stars. "Pepe! Pepe! Pepe!" shouted a group of teenagers who spotted him arrive Monday. "I am not a star," said the rather embarrassed veteran left-winger, sporting one of two suits he owns, after the premiere of "El Pepe, a Supreme Life" by the cigar-chomping Serbian director Emir Kusturica. "I am only here because my friend Kusturica asked me," said the man who chose to stay in his tiny farmhouse outside Montevideo growing his own vegetables rather than move ... More
Ewbanks Auctions to offer items from The Royal Star & Garter Homes
WOKING.- For decades The Royal Star & Garter Homes stood majestically on the brow of the hill overlooking the Thames in Richmond, providing a safe haven to heroic service personnel who had sacrificed themselves in the service of their country. Now a hand-picked selection of pictures, trophies and other mementos from the contents have been consigned for sale at Ewbanks Auctions in Surrey on September 13, providing a unique opportunity for the public to catch a glimpse of life in the home and acquire a reminder of its singular inhabitants. Some of the pieces we will be offering have a uniquely personal connection with those who lived and worked at the home, or with those lost in battle. The catalogue for this sale is like a time capsule, giving people a unique opportunity to own a little piece of history, said auctioneer Chris Ewbank. One portrait marks ... More
Crescent City Auction Gallery to hold 10th anniversary auction
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- A Russian icon of the Virgin Akhtirskaya made in Moscow between 1896 and 1908, a rare oil on window shade painting rendered circa 1950 by the renowned folk artist Clementine Hunter, and an early 19th century French Louis XV-style gilt bronze three-piece clock set are expected top lots in Crescent City Auction Gallerys upcoming Sept. 22-23 auction. This auction marks Crescent Citys 10th year in business and will be held online as well as in the firms gallery located at 1330 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, starting at 10 am Central time both days. The sale will feature hand-selected fine art and antiques, to include property from Oak Alley Plantation; a Gulf Breeze, Florida estate; and the estate of Dr. Ball of Jackson, Mississippi. With a pre-sale estimate of $40,000-$60,000, the Russian icon is a strong candidate for top lot of the ... More
Refugee baggage exhibition opens at Christian Petersen Art Museum
AMES, IA.- University Museums at Iowa State University announces the Christian Petersen Art Museum's fall exhibition UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage which features the contemporary sculpture of Iowa State alumni Mohamad Hafez. The exhibition opened on September 4, 2018 and will run until October 19, 2018 at the Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall, Ames, IA. Admission is free. University Museums will also be bringing Mohamad Hafez to campus for an engaging lecture on his art that is informed by his personal story, along with other programming that will shed light on the refugee experience in America. University Museums has an exceptional opportunity to host the exhibition UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage. The uniquely beautiful and delicate creations are the work of Syrian-born artist and architect Mohamad Hafez of New Haven, ... More
Ben Sledsens presents large-scale works at Tim Van Laere Gallery
ANTWERP.- Tim Van Laere Gallery presents the second solo exhibition of Ben Sledsens (°1991 Antwerp, lives and works in Antwerp), titled Two Trees. In this exhibition, Sledsens shows large-scale canvasses with a distinctive bright colorite in which he translates the classical themes of painting, such as portrait, still life and landscape, into his own visual language. His works are situated in Sledsens own fictional universe that transcends time and space, his own personal utopia. Sledsens's works testify a profound knowledge of art history. His palette of strong, lively colors, high technical qualities and simple visual language exist within a long tradition that refers to great masters such as Henri Matisse, Henri Rousseau and Pieter Breughel the Elder. Nature and daily life are also important sources of inspiration for Ben Sledsens. He documents various sources ... More
Liza Lou's first exhibition in New York City in over a decade opens at Lehmann Maupin
NEW YORK, NY.- Lehmann Maupin presents Liza Lou: Classification and Nomenclature of Clouds as the inaugural exhibition of the gallerys new, additional location at West 24th Street and Tenth Avenue. This exhibition, her first in New York City in over a decade, will encompass painting, sculpture, drawing, and video. A continuation of the exhibition will be featured at Lehmann Maupins West 22nd Street location, with a room dedicated to an installation of paintings and sculpture from Lous Terra series. Liza Lous sculptures, room-size installations, and performances have broken boundaries between art and craft, sculpture and painting since the unveiling of Kitchen (19911996) at the New Museum in New York in 1996. Eschewing the well-traveled path in art school to pursue a self-guided exploration of more traditional media like painting and sculpture, ... More
Asya Geisberg Gallery opens Matthew Craven's second solo exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- Asya Geisberg Gallery presents Matthew Cravens second solo exhibition, EMPIRE(s). Well known for his work in drawing and collage using found images from earlier eras, Craven argues for a flattening of imagery and sources, while paradoxically causing astute viewers to pause and wonder at each specific reference. Consistently working with printed materials encyclopedias, textbooks, and movie posters from the 1950s through the 1970s his works share a unified physicality: all matte images with a certain color cast, on the verso of equally yellowed posters. In turn, the artist chooses a strict color scheme for each new body of work, and in EMPIRE(s) the palette is composed of warm reds, forest greens, royal blues, and golden browns, stemming from antiquity and traditional textiles. Organic and biomorphic patterns and shapes ... More
Newfields debuts innovative board model
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.- Newfields announces an innovative board model introducing the addition of an associate board called the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors is comprised of ten community leaders from diverse backgrounds who have served for the past year on a task force to create this board model. These leaders were carefully selected by the Newfields Board of Trustees for their high levels of community leadership and engagement. After a years service, the task force presented formal recommendations resulting in the creation of an associate board that will function as a pipeline and deepen the pool of prospective leaders for the Board of Trustees and other board committees. The Board of Governors will enhance Newfields ability to make strategic connections within the civic and corporate community, and build a new model for ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Japanese director Akira Kurosawa died September 06, 1998. Akira Kurosawa (March 23, 1910 - September 6, 1998) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, who directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. In this image: Akira Kurosawa on the set of Seven Samurai in 1953
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