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The First Art Newspaper on the Net Established in 1996 Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Dan Flavin's illuminating legacy: Ordovas presents major works by a minimalist master Dan Flavin (1933 – 1996), untitled (for Fredericka and Ian) 3 pink, yellow and blue fluorescent light. 6 ft. (183 cm.) long on the diagonal. Executed in 1987. This work is number three from an edition of five. © Stephen Flavin / Artists Rights Society, New York an DACS, London 2025. LONDON.- From 25 February to 25 April 2025, Ordovas presents an exhibition dedicated to the work of Dan Flavin (1933-1996), one of the leading exponents of minimalism and a pioneer of installation art. The gallery is devoted to four major ‘situations’ spanning Flavin’s career and celebrating the artist’s importance and influence within the canon of Post-War art. Comprising works representing the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, the exhibition begins in the lower ground floor gallery which is devoted to showing four red horizontals (to Sonja). This installation was conceived in 1963, the pivotal year in which Flavin first started using his signature fluorescent light bulbs, turning an everyday object into a work of art and exploring the ways in which light sculpts space. As well as representing a key year in Flavin’s artistic career, this work also represents a momentous period personally; it is dedicated to Sonja Severdija, the artist’s first wife whom he had married in 196 ... More The Best Photos of the Day Installation view of Ho Tzu Nyen's exhibition at MUDAM Luxembourg. Courtesy of the artist and Kiang Malingue. University Archives announces highlights included in Online-Only Auction, Wednesday, March 12th Rising interest in ancient coins, ingots and jewelry is attracting collectors to UK auctions SJ Auctioneers announces Online-Only Auction scheduled for Wednesday, March 26th Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup can (with its original contents), signed twice by Pop Art icon Andy Warhol (American, 1927-1987), circa 1987 (est. $3,000-$4,000). WILTON, CONN.- Past U.S. Presidents will take center stage in University Archives’ online-only Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Memorabilia auction slated for Wednesday, March 12th, starting at 10am Eastern time, as items signed by Abraham Lincoln and George Washington and a White House engraving signed by six former Presidents will all cross the auction block. All 549 lots in the catalog are up for viewing and bidding now on the recently redesigned University Archives website – www.UniversityArchives.com – as well as LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com. Telephone and absentee bids will also be accepted. “The March auction is a carefully curated selection of outstanding historical items, representing the best of U.S. Presidents, Science, Aviation/Space, World Leaders, Civil Rights, Literature, Art, Sports, and so much more,” said John Reznikoff, president and owner of University Archives. Mr. Reznikoff added, “Most of the lots in this blockbuster ... More Anglo-Scandinavian pre-Viking gold ingot, 5.86-grams, equal to 4.5 tremisses. Found by metal detectorist in December 2022 in Leicestershire, England. Estimate: £400-£600 ($500-$760). ESSEX, UK.- TimeLine Auctions is the modern-day incarnation of a venerable antiques dealership that originated in 1858. Of the many categories featured in their high-profile sales over many decades, one of the most popular has always been precious metals, whether in the form of coins, ingots or jewelry. TimeLine’s fully-vetted March 4-9 auction presents the opportunity for collectors to acquire some of the finest earth treasures the company has ever handled. The array of rare coins includes examples from the earliest Middle Eastern civilizations as well as Roman, Greek/Mediterranean, Near Eastern, Celtic Britannian, Viking, and Medieval productions. It may surprise some to know that ancient coins weren’t just a form of currency; they also served as the “newspapers” of their day. In ancient Rome, to cite just one example, news was spread through coins, each carrying a message, propaganda, or an important announcement. Even beginners with little ... More Spectacular 280-piece Gorham sterling silver flatware service for 12 in the Paris pattern previously owned by the renowned author Anne Rice (1941-2021) (est. $16,000-$20,000). BROOKLYN, NY.- Dazzling jewelry pieces and a spectacular 280-piece Gorham sterling silver flatware service for 12 in the Paris pattern previously owned by the renowned author Anne Rice (1941-2021) are the expected headliners in a 225-lot, online only Fabulous Collectibles, Décor, Silverware & Jewels auction scheduled for Wednesday, March 26th, by SJ Auctioneers. The auction will begin promptly at 6pm Eastern time. In addition to sterling silver and fine jewelry, the auction will also feature vintage toys and toy trains, pens and mechanical pencils, Disney collectibles and lovely decorative accessories. The Gorham flatware service carries a well-deserved pre-sale estimate of $16,000-$20,000. “Anne Rice’s passion for silver evolved into preserving fine old vintage sterling services and kept them intact,” said Erica Anderson of SJ Auctioneers, adding, “This is one of her finest examples.” The 280 pieces include 28 major serving pieces, all with the original monogram. In addition ... More Alien wristwear to be sold at a Sotheby's watch auction this April Christie's announces Asian Art Week live auctions Ho Tzu Nyen's "Time & the Tiger" explores the layers of history at Mudam Luxembourg The three-day event will be hosted at the site of what appears to be a crash-landed UFO in the heart of Geneva. Courtesy Sotheby's. GENEVA.- Coinciding with Watches & Wonders, the horology industry’s signature trade show, Sotheby’s is reuniting with creative watch collective heist-out for their second collaboration: Area_51, an exhibition and live auction of alien wristwear. The new collaboration is the hotly anticipated follow up to Rough Diamonds, the groundbreaking activation celebrating the vintage watch market’s most unconventional references. Launched last April, the unorthodox Rough Diamonds exhibition – housed deep inside a Geneva wine cave and featuring rock formations as displays – was followed by a thrilling live underground auction which saw all 24 lots on offer sell out in less than an hour, the majority far above their high estimates. This was a triumph for adventurous vintage watches created by visionary designers, including Gilbert Albert, Charles de Temple, and Jacqueline Dimier, whose names have somewhat faded into horological history. With Area_51, Sotheby’s and heist-out are ... More An extremely rare 17th century huanghuali “Officials Hat” armchair. Estimate: $800,000 - 1,200,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2025. NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s celebrates Asian Art Week, a series of six auctions, three live and three online, taking place 12-27 March at Rockefeller Center. The live sales begin 18 March with Japanese and Korean Art, led by an Important White Porcelain Moon Jar of the Joseon Dynasty (estimate: $1,800,000-2,500,000). On 19 March, live sales continue with South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, featuring a seminal 1954 painting by Maqbool Fida Husain Untitled (Gram Yatra) (estimate: $2,500,000-3,500,000) that has not been exhibited since it was purchased in India the year it was painted. The live sale series concludes 20-21 March with Important Chinese Furniture and Works of Art, which features furniture from two important private collections, including a magnificent and extremely rare 17th century huanghuali “Officials Hat” armchair (estimate: $800,000-1,200,000). Three online sales will complement the live auctions ... More Ho Tzu Nyen, T for Time: Timepieces, 2023–ongoing. Image courtesy of Singapore Art Museum. LUXEMBOURG.- Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean welcomed artist Ho Tzu Nyen (1976, Singapore), a major figure in contemporary art whose work pushes the boundaries of moving image. Following an international tour of Asia and the United States, the exhibition Time & the Tiger offers a journey through the layers of history in East and Southeast Asia. Bringing together five video installations created since 2017 in an immersive setting, the exhibition is centered around the two motifs highlighted in its title. Through these themes, Time & the Tiger offers a profound meditation on our relationship to history: how it is written, transmitted and shaped by myths and fiction. Time, for Ho Tzu Nyen, is not linear but made up of meanders, loops and whirlpools. He sees it as the very material of his work: ‘Sometimes I think that the true medium I work with is time itself. After all, one could say that moving images like films and videos are just attempts to give shape to time,’ he explains. ... More Carlo Ciussi: A dance of traces and colors at A arte Invernizzi Roger Maris' New York Yankees uniform worn during historic 61-home run season sets record Historic Royal Palaces announces Eleri Lynn as Chief Curator The focus is on a specific phase of Ciussi’s work (Udine, 1930 - 2012) with around twenty medium and large format canvases and works on paper from the same phase of his pictorial investigation. MILAN.- On Tuesday, 25 February 2025, at 6 p.m., A arte Invernizzi gallery opens the solo show Carlo Ciussi. Una danza di tracce e colori, curated by Lorenzo Madaro, presenting works created between 1983 and 1990. The exhibition confirms the attention paid to an artist who was fundamental for research in the history of Italian art in the second half of the 20th century, to whom A arte Invernizzi has dedicated numerous projects, including solo exhibitions in its own spaces and in museum institutions - such as the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice - and choral exhibitions, as well as some editorial projects. The focus is on a specific phase of Ciussi’s work (Udine, 1930 - 2012) with around twenty medium and large format canvases and works on paper from the same phase of his pictorial investigation. In these paintings, the artist sets aside the systematic nature of a geometric abstraction and modularity that he has been verifying with untiring ... More 1961 Roger Maris New York Yankees Game Worn Uniform. DALLAS, TX.- The bidding lasted for hours, and when the dust settled early Saturday morning at Heritage Auctions, the New York Yankees pinstripes Roger Maris wore during his legendary 61-home run season realized $1,586,000. Not only is that complete 1961 uniform the most valuable Maris item ever sold at auction, but it was among numerous jerseys, jackets and jewelry to shatter estimates and expectations at Heritage Auctions over the weekend. Collectors worldwide clamored for the history woven into the garments and stamped into the rings worn by legends during their history-book moments. The Heritage February 22-23 Winter Platinum Night Sports Catalog Auction realized $24,477,537 thanks to more than 2,600 bidders who participated worldwide, led by the Maris jersey that was photo-matched to multiple home-run games during the season Maris topped Babe Ruth’s record and incurred the wrath of fans who didn’t want to accept that he’d accomplished the seemingly impossible. Even commissioner ... More As Chief Curator, she will guide HRP’s curatorial team in researching and presenting these extraordinary historic sites and collections, ensuring their stories continue to inspire audiences worldwide. LONDON.- Historic Royal Palaces (HRP), the independent charity responsible for six of the UK’s most iconic palaces—including Kensington Palace, Hampton Court Palace, and the Tower of London—is delighted to announce the appointment of Eleri Lynn as its new Chief Curator. A renowned expert in fashion history and textiles, award-winning author, and accomplished curator, Lynn will lead HRP’s curatorial team, overseeing research and presentation of its world-class palaces and collections. Lynn has dedicated her career to exploring fashion history, image-making, and the power of dress as a form of communication. Her special interests include inclusive storytelling and research, the intersection between fashion and politics and the performance of power through dress in the Tudor court. Lynn shares HRP’s commitment to ensuring the rich and diverse histories the charity’s six sites and 60,000 ... More Melbourne Art Fair celebrates strong return in 2025 Artists for Kids and Heffel partner for exclusive auction benefiting art education Georgia Museum of Art receives two statewide awards Melbourne Art Fair returned February 20 - 23 at MCEC. Photo: Phoebe Powell. MELBOURNE.- After four days of dynamic programming and cultural engagement, the 18th edition of Melbourne Art Fair 2025 has successfully wrapped, reaffirming its status as Australasia’s leading forum for contemporary art and ideas. With more than 100 artists on display from over 70 galleries and indigenous owned art centres, the Fair saw an estimated AUD $14.1m in sales, with increased transactions among young galleries and early-career artists, highlighting the growing appetite for emerging talent. With 17,164 visitors to the sprawling 9,000 square metre space at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, attendance surged by 14% compared to 2024, demonstrating a strong demand for contemporary art among collectors and the wider public. Fair Director Melissa Loughnan says: “The 18th edition of Melbourne Art Fair was a huge success, both across sales and visitation, proving that the industry can support our now-annual model. An estimated 20% of booths recorded sellout or ... More David Lloyd Blackwood, Loss of the Flora S. Nickerson (AP I/X), etching and aquatint on paper, 32 x 20 in, unframed. Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000. NORTH VANCOUVER, BC.- Artists for Kids partnered with Heffel to present Artists for Kids: The Archival Collection. This benefit auction continues a decades-long collaboration between the two organizations. Proceeds from this auction will directly support Artists for Kids, furthering its mission to enhance children’s education within the visual arts. Founded in 1989 by renowned British Columbia artist-patrons Gordon Smith, Jack Shadbolt, and Bill Reid, Artists for Kids was established with the singular intent of nurturing young artists and enriching their educational experiences. The organization works closely with art specialists to provide thousands of students across Canada with hands-on art-making opportunities, while also offering professional development programs for educators. The collaboration between Artists for Kids and celebrated Canadian artists began in 1990 with the publication of the first limited edition print, Xhuwaji / Haida Grizzly by Bill ... More Todd Rivers, director of exhibitions, accepting one of the awards. ATHENS, GA.- The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia received two awards from the Georgia Association of Museums (GAM) at its annual conference, held in Milledgeville this February. GAM president Rebecca Bush and awards co-chairs Karin Dalton and Natalie Smith presented the museum with the Special Project Award (Category #3: $25,001 - $99,999) for its lobby drawings by Sol LeWitt and the Exhibition Award (Category #3: $25,001 - $99,999) for “Kei Ito: Staring at the Face of the Sun.” LeWitt, a key figure in conceptual and minimalist art, prioritized the artistic process over the product, inviting others to execute his wall drawings using his detailed instructions. In fall 2024, the museum installed two Sol LeWitt wall drawings in its lobby. Partially funded by a grant from the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, the project invited UGA students to participate in creating artworks that would remain on display for three years. Professional installers from the LeWitt estate ... More Takashi Murakami and Hans Ulrich Obrist | In Conversation More News Belvedere without men: An audio tour with Katy Hessel VIENNA.- A new audio tour at the Upper Belvedere will focus on works by female artists from the collection. The Belvedere is joining forces with renowned British art historian, author, and curator Katy Hessel to present an English-language audio tour from the Museums Without Men series. Hessel is known for her highly acclaimed podcast The Great Women Artists and book The Story of Art Without Men, which highlight the contributions of female artists in art history. In her latest project, the Museums Without Men series, Hessel gives unique audio tours of museums—in this case, the Belvedere’s collection—focusing on artworks by female artists. The audio tour will be released on February 24th, 2025 and is available HERE. The feminist audio tour can be listened to in the museum using the Smartify app on your cell phone, as well as at home or on the go, to open ... More Giuseppe Porcelli's first manifesto project: The Garçonnière MILAN.- Giuseppe Porcelli is set to unveil his inaugural furniture collection at the upcoming Milano Design Week, as part as Garçonnière manifesto project, a captivating and intimate concept within a pied-à -terre in the heart of Milan’s vibrant Città Studi district. Drawing from the charged tension around male love, Porcelli’s work delves into themes of ego, loneliness, solitude, and hedonism. By reinterpreting the traditional Garçonnière—once a private retreat for heterosexual male affairs—Porcelli seeks to challenge its original meaning and redefine it through the lens of the gay experience. This new take transforms the space into a personal sanctuary, where taste, status, and intimacy converge. The project is set to offer a provocative and bold perspective on private spaces, blending design with deeper emotional and cultural narratives. ... More Clint Ramos joins Lincoln Center as Artist-in-Residence NEW YORK, NY.- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) today announced that internationally celebrated creative director, designer, and producer Clint Ramos joins Lincoln Center as Artist-in-Residence. Among innumerable career highlights, Ramos has designed hundreds of theater, opera, and dance productions around the globe; is the creative mind behind the transformation of Lincoln Center’s outdoor campus each year for Summer for the City; is a two-time recipient of the Ani ng Dangal Presidential Medal for dramatic arts from the President of his native Philippines; and a TONY® Award winner. Established in 2022, LCPA’s Artist-in-Residence program is one of a number of initiatives to support artists throughout their careers, beyond the presentation of their work. A first of its kind residency at LCPA, Artists-in-Residence receive foundational ... More Interspecies: New scenarios of symbiotic coexistence explored at Swivel Gallery NEW YORK, NY.- Swivel Gallery presents, Interspecies: New Scenarios Of Symbiotic Coexistence, a three-person show featuring Camilla Alberti, Anastasia Komar, Bai Yiyi. The works in the show exist in a fluid limbo, where transformative metamorphosis between organic and artificial is still a potential state. Blurring the lines between the known and the yet unknown, the works in the exhibition both test and already envision a different interconnectedness and symbiosis of different entities in a continuous intertwining between human and nonhuman. Hybridity becomes a paradigm for rethinking our constitution as humans, as embedded parts in a broader ecosystem of vital interconnections, both on an organic and technological level. We are creatures inhabited by microorganisms, and the endless technological extensions of our bodies today implement and modify ... More ICA LA, AvalonBay Communities & Griffin Capital provide free studios to ten local artists impacted by LA fires LOS ANGELES, CA.- Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA), AvalonBay Communities, and Griffin Capital Company, LLC have teamed up to provide studio space to artists impacted by the recent Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles. Many artists who live and work in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades not only lost their homes but also their studios, gravely impacting their livelihoods and capacity to make art. Artists’ works in progress and older works stored in their studios were engulfed in flames—some experienced the loss of decades of artwork—as well as essential equipment, archives, and documents. Artists' vision, generosity, and empathy are ICA LA's guiding principles, and since its founding, the museum has ... More Wales Contemporary exhibition opens in London & Milford Haven LONDON.- The highly anticipated Wales Contemporary exhibition returns in 2025 , showcasing a stunning array of contemporary artworks from across the globe. The exhibition will launch at The Garrison Chapel in Chelsea , London, from Tuesday 25 February to Sunday 9 March, before touring to the Waterfront Gallery in Milford Haven from Friday 21 March to Saturday 17 May. Developed in 2019 by the Waterfront Gallery, and sponsored by the Port of Milford Haven , Wales Contemporary strives to inspire diverse audiences of art lovers, and to reward talented contemporary artists. This year’s competition saw an overwhelming 1,600 entries by over 800 artists , with works spanning painting, sculpture, drawing, print, ceramics, textiles, and glass. After a lengthy deliberation, a distinguished panel of judges - including artists Katherine Jones RA, Kelvin Okafor ... More Exhibition examines urgent environmental concerns through the camera lens PHOENIX, AZ.- In the spring, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) will present Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape, an expansive photography exhibition that features the work of nearly 20 contemporary artists examining environmental history and degradation, particularly in the American landscape, as well as urgent concerns about climate change, through the camera lens. Organized by Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Widening the Lens invites viewers to reconsider their relationship to the environment and explore how photography can help envision new paths forward. Widening the Lens will be on view at Phoenix Art Museum from February 26 – June 15, 2025. “We are excited to bring Widening the Lens to Phoenix in continuation of the Museum’s long history of presenting thought-provoking programming centered ... More Harry Ransom Center announces new exhibition: Words and Wonder: Rediscovering Children's Literature AUSTIN, TX.- The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin presents Words and Wonder: Rediscovering Children’s Literature, an interdisciplinary exhibition examining the history, artistry, and impact of children’s literature. Opening February 25, 2025, and running through August 17, 2025, this exhibition celebrates the creation and lasting impact of children’s storytelling through a range of mediums. Words and Wonder explores the storytelling process through two distinctive lenses: the perspectives of children as readers, writers, and performers, and the contributions of early twentieth-century illustrators and artists who envisioned fantastical worlds for young audiences. The exhibition explores early modern education and literacy practices, featuring rare seventeenth-century hornbooks and marginalia that reveal how ... More Construction Nudes: Blake Little's bold tribute to Los Angeles queer history LOS ANGELES, CA.- Capturing the end of a more innocent era for gay culture and for Los Angeles, Blake Little’s latest monograph, Construction Nudes 1981-1985, juxtaposes the purity of the nude male form against raw, almost violent concrete environments as a reaction to the AIDS crisis that was ravaging the queer community. In preparation of the upcoming 1984 Olympics, LA was growing exponentially and building massive skyscrapers speaking to the city’s new international status. Sneaking models into these dangerous construction sites, Little boldly captured gay men in often classical and haunting images that speak to the fear and unknown of the time. These photographs present an artistic time capsule of a unique moment in LGBT history and the history of the city. Recently rediscovered in his multi-decade archive, the photographic series ... More PhotoGalleries Mystery & Benevolence Anne Frank Moore and Malaparte Gauguin Flashback On a day like today, French painter and sculptor Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born February 25, 1841. February 25, 1841. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (25 February 1841 - 3 December 1919), was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau." In this image: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Child with an Apple or Gabrielle, Jean Renoir and a Little Girl, circa 1895-1896. Pastel sobre papel. 560 x 760 mm. Mrs. Léone Cettolin Dauberville. © 1996 - 2025 Founder: Ignacio Villarreal (1941 - 2019) Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal (52 8110667640) Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

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