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Place de la Republique en Soir - an early Edouard Cortes that dates from circa 1905.
NEW YORK, NY.- Rehs Galleries Inc., a New York gallery specializing in 19th and 20th-century works of art, announces the discovery of Place de la Republique en Soir - an early Edouard Cortes that dates from circa 1905. Born in Lagny, France, on August 6th, 1882, into a family of artists, Edouard followed the family tradition and started training with his father at an early age. In 1899, at the age of 16, he made his debut at the Paris Salon with Le Labour, a painting which clearly owed a debt to both Realist and Naturalist painters as well as his father and brother. The works acceptance by the Salon jury signaled that the artist showed great promise. The critics agreed. Le Figaro proclaimed: His style and his color have greatly impressed the jury. Young Cortès did, of course, attend a good school: we all know what a talented artist his father is. The newspaper Le Matin commented that Cortès was A little chap, only so high, who ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day A general view taken on April 9, 2019 shows the Santa Croce church in Vinci, the Tuscan village where Leonardo Da Vinci was born. Locals preparing to mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo's death say little has changed among the vineyards, lush fields and brooks that appeared his art. Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP
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| | | Lock of Leonardo's hair to go on show for first time | | British Museum acquires Damien Hirst works | | Sotheby's to offer the wardrobe of fabled film star Claudia Cardinale |
A Leonardo Da Vinci look alike is pictured on April 9, 2019 in Vinci, the Tuscan village where Leonardo Da Vinci was born. Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP.
ROME (AFP).- A lock of what Italian experts believe is Leonardo' da Vinci's hair will go on public display for the first time this week, to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of the great Italian painter and Renaissance giant, Italian media said Monday. "On the other side of the Atlantic we have found a lock of hair known to history as 'the hair of Leonardo da Vinci,'" Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabata, who have set up the "Leonardo Lives" exhibition in Vinci, were quoted as saying. "This lock of hair, which has remained a secret up until now in an American collection, will be exhibited in a world first along with the documents which attest to its ancient French origins," Vezzosi said, according to the AGI news agency. Leonardo da Vinci died May 2, 1519 in France, in the central town of Amboise, where he had been invited by French King Francois I. He was born April 15, 1452 in the small Italian town of Vinci, northwest ... More | |
Damien Hirst, UNTITLED (PORTRAIT OF FRANK), signed and dated 29/06/04, pencil on placemat, diameter: 22cm.
LONDON.- A collection of 73 portraits of Frank Dunphy by Damien Hirst, known as The Wolseley Drawings, has been generously donated by Frank Dunphy through the Cultural Gifts Scheme and allocated to the British Museum. Frank Dunphy masterminded many important sales of Hirsts work, during his time as his business manager and agent throughout the 90s and 2000s. Meeting for breakfast at the Wolseley in Mayfair, the pair would discuss their business affairs; it was during these meetings from 2004 to 2010 that Hirst produced these 73 portraits drawn on the back of the Wolseley restaurants 22cm diameter placemats. Hirst would rest a placemat on his knee, so that they were out of sight of passers-by, and begin to sketch in pen or pencil. Some of the portraits are stained with coffee and food from the breakfasts. Many are humorous, such as the portrayal of Dunphy as a boiled egg drawn after a discussion between the ... More | |
Emilio Schuberth Haute Couture, Spring-Summer 1959. A short evening dress in ivory satin with lace and sequins embroidery. Estimate: 4 000-6 000. Courtesy Sotheby's.
PARIS.- Sothebys announced the sale of some 130 couture and ready-to-wear items from the wardrobe of sixties icon and award-winning international film star Claudia Cardinale. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses of her day, Claudia Cardinale also had an eye for beautiful, chic, occasionally understated but nonetheless very sensual clothes which, combined with her stunning looks and extraordinary talent on stage and screen, saw her variously described as a Goddess of Love and Italys Sweetheart. This summer, with the sale and pre-sale exhibition of her extraordinary wardrobe, Sothebys will shine a spotlight Cardinales ability not only to act, but also to dress to perfection. Together, the auction and preceding exhibition will celebrate Italian fashion from the late 1950s through to the early 1980s, a period when Paris no longer had the monopoly ... More |
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| | | 'Boyz n the Hood' director John Singleton dead at 51 | | Woodstock 50 fest under threat as investor pulls out | | Art world leader David Norman named Chairman of the Americas at Phillips |
In this file photo taken on February 24, 2019, director John Singleton arrives for the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Mark RALSTON / AFP.
NEW YORK (AFP).- John Singleton, director of the groundbreaking 1991 movie about US inner city life "Boyz n the Hood," died Monday at the age of 51, his family announced, triggering a flood of tributes hailing him as an "inspiration." Singleton had been placed in a medically-induced coma after suffering a stroke several weeks ago, and his family had earlier made known their intention to take the filmmaker off life support. "John passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends," they said in a statement quoted by media including USA Today and NBC News. "Our hearts are heavier today... as we mourn this tremendous loss," said the president of the Directors Guild of America, Thomas Schlamme, reacting to the news. Singleton directed "Boyz n the Hood" as a 22-year-old fresh out of film school. The flick described youth ... More | |
The 2019 edition of peace, love and music was to span genres in a bid to appeal to fans of the original weekend -- where icons including Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin jammed in the pouring rain -- as well as today's young concert-goers.
NEW YORK (AFP).- A highly anticipated celebration of the storied Woodstock festival's 50th anniversary appeared under threat Monday, with a primary investor saying it was canceled as promoters held it was still on. Contemporary heavyweights including Jay-Z, along with veteran acts like Santana, were to play the anniversary weekend August 16-18 in upstate New York's Watkins Glen. But Amplifi Live, a lead financier of the festival, released a statement saying that "despite our tremendous investment of time, effort and commitment, we don't believe the production of the festival can be executed as an event worthy of the Woodstock Brand name while also ensuring the health and safety of the artists, partners and attendees." "As a result and after careful consideration, Dentsu Aegis Network's ... More | |
Mr. Norman was recently an independent art advisor working with many of the worlds leading collectors.
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips announced the appointment of David Norman as Chairman of the Americas, reflecting the increasing importance of the Modern Art category to the companys global growth strategy. He is based in New York and starts in his new position immediately. One of the most recognized Modern and Impressionist art experts in the field, Mr. Norman was recently an independent art advisor working with many of the worlds leading collectors. Before starting his own advisory practice, he spent more than 30 years at Sothebys, ending his career there as a Vice Chairman of Sothebys North America. Mr. Norman attained a number of noteworthy accomplishments during his tenure at Sothebys. In 2004, he led the auction of the first painting to ever break $100 million, Pablo Picassos Garçon a la Pipe. He followed that with the first sculpture to exceed $100 million, Giacomettis Walking Man I, and ... More |
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| | | Crawling to extinction: Singapore turtle haven fights for life | | National Portrait Gallery announces shortlist for BP Portrait Award 2019 | | A major exhibition by renowned Colombian artist Doris Salcedo opens at Irish Museum of Modern Art |
This picture taken on April 7, 2019 shows Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum owner Connie Tan posing for a photo in front of a display cabinet of tortoise memorabilia in Singapore. Theodore LIM / AFP.
SINGAPORE (AFP).- Hundreds of turtles and tortoises, including rare and endangered species, face an uncertain future after their Singapore sanctuary -- a Guinness World Record holder -- was forced to relocate due to government redevelopment plans. At its peak around 1,000 of the creatures were housed at The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum, which opened in 2001 at popular tourist spot Chinese Gardens. It also showcased specimens and memorabilia such as figurines and stuffed toys. While the venture built up a loyal following, there had been criticism online of the conditions the reptiles were kept in. Authorities decided to repurpose the area, and evicted them -- leaving owner Connie Tan scrambling to find and finance a new location. "I gave up quite a lot for this, and it's tough. My son's university education fees have ... More | |
The Crown by Carl-Martin Sandvold, 2019 © Carl-Martin Sandvold.
LONDON.- Four artists have been shortlisted for the BP Portrait Award 2019 at the National Portrait Gallery, London, which will be presented on 10 June 2019, it was announced today, Monday 29 April 2019. The shortlisted portraits were selected from 2,538 entries from 84 countries, submitted for judging anonymously by a panel which included writer and presenter Gaylene Gould, artist Gary Hume and curator Zoé Whitley. 2019 will mark the Portrait Awards 40th year at the National Portrait Gallery and 30th year of sponsorship by BP. The four portraits in the running for the First Prize are Emma Hopkins portrait of her friend Sophie and her pet dog Carla, Sophie and Carla; Quo Vardis? by Massimiliano Pironti, which shows the artists 95 year old grandmother Vincenza Pesoli in her kitchen; Carl-Martin Sandvolds self-portrait, The Crown, and Charlie Schaffers portrait of his close friend, Imara in her Winter ... More | |
Doris Salcedo, Plegaria Muda, 2008-2010, Wood, mineral compound, cement and grass, Dimensions variable, © the artist. Courtesy White Cube.
DUBLIN.- IMMA presents a major exhibition by acclaimed artist Doris Salcedo (b. 1958, Bogotá). Salcedo is one of the worlds leading sculptors and her work is deeply rooted in her native Colombia. Using domestic materials already charged with significance and saturated with meaning accumulated from years of use in daily life, Salcedos sculptures and installations transform commonplace items into poignant and commanding testimonies of loss and remembrance. Salcedo takes acts of political violence and the experiences of those directly affected as the starting point to make works that are an examination of mourning and materiality. Since 2008, Salcedo has incorporated organic materials into her work, such as grass, silk, soil and rose petals, blurring the lines between what is permanent and ephemeral. Acts of Mourning focuses on key aspects of the artists career ... More |
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| | | Revamped Russian animation goes for global audiences | | Buena Vista Social Club's Portuondo blows final round of kisses | | Dallas Museum of Art appoints Assistant Curator of European Art |
State-owned Parovoz animation studio CEO Anton Smetankin poses in Moscow on February 1, 2019. Mladen ANTONOV / AFP.
MOSCOW (AFP).- In a slick Moscow loft, dozens of graphic designers peer at computers, compiling the latest scenes of "Fantasy Patrol", a cartoon produced by Russia's Parovoz animation studio. With its Netflix contracts, state-owned Parovoz -- which means locomotive in Russian -- is at the forefront of a resurgence of the country's animation industry. But, for some observers, the revival comes at the expense of a tradition for innovation dating back to the Soviet-era heyday. Russian authorities have invested heavily in the animation sector in recent years, after it, like others, was left in ruins following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. Parovoz is part of a state media holding and has grown from around 20 to 300 employees. Its animated series are shown in 55 countries. Chief executive Anton Smetankin, who co-launched the studio in 2014, said it had "a product for every market". Last year, two Parovoz productions were bought ... More | |
Cuban singer Omara Portuondo speaks during an interview with AFP on April 26, 2019 in New York City. Angela Weiss / AFP.
NEW YORK (AFP).- As revolutions go, the emergence of Cuban music collective Buena Vista Social Club was certainly a peaceful one -- but it sent cultural shockwaves still vibrating today. It is more than 20 years since the ensemble of mostly elderly musicians burst onto the scene in the mid-1990s, going on to win a Grammy and sell millions of albums globally. But one of its last original living legends, 88-year-old singer Omara Portuondo, is still on the road -- enchanting audiences worldwide with her lush vocals. "I feel very honored to be able to take our culture, our music, to the entire world," she told AFP in Spanish prior to the New York date of her "Last Kiss/Ultimo Beso" world tour, cast as her final global hurrah. "The Cuban music, the essence of being Cuban, the way we make our music and how people receive it with so much fervor ... we have to travel the world," said the octogenarian, whose skin remains smooth and luminous against her crimson ... More | |
Julien Domercq, The Lillian and James Clark Assistant Curator of European Art. Courtesy Dallas Museum of Art.2019.
DALLAS, TX.- Julien Domercq has been named The Lillian and James H. Clark Assistant Curator of European Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. The appointment was announced today by Dr. AgustÃn Arteaga, the DMAs Eugene McDermott Director. Domercq joins the DMA after serving as the Vivmar Curatorial Fellow at the National Gallery in London from 2016 to 2018. He will begin his new role in Dallas on May 14, 2019. Under the direction of Dr. Nicole R. Myers, the Museums Barbara Thomas Lemmon Senior Curator of European Art, Domercq will actively contribute to the European departments robust research, exhibition, and collection programs. The DMAs European collection encompasses more than 1,900 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper from the Renaissance to the mid-20th century. Domercq will focus his efforts on the Old Master collection, rethinking its presentation and interpretation in the galleries and strategizing on collection grow ... More |
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Gerry Judah's new work The Scroll unveiled on site in Sharjah to mark UNESCO World Book Capital launch
SHARJAH.- The installation of a landmark sculpture has taken place in Sharjah marking the start of a year of celebrations as the Emirate becomes the UNESCO World Book Capital 2019. Gerry Judahs monument, titled The Scroll, stands close to Sharjah University City and Sharjah International Airport, at the front of the House of Wisdom, designed by Foster + Partners to be completed in 2020. The monument was commissioned by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, Shurooq, engineered by Diales, and built by Rimond. The Scroll is a contemporary interpretation of the ancient Arabic scrolls - a single, spiralling sculpture that loops towards the sky. The design and inspiration are representative of a celebration of reading and the power of books to unite people, central to the purpose of the House of Wisdom and that ... More
Ketterer Kunst announces highlights included in the 19th Century Art Auction
MUNICH.- The fascinating composition makes Franz von Stucks oil painting Faun und Bacchusknabe a work of true museum quality. The impressive picture will be called up in the 19th Century Art Auction on May 24 which marks the beginning of the Anniversary Auctions on occasion of Ketterer Kunsts 65th birthday. Franz von Stucks brilliant work is a wonderful document of his strong fascination with the ancient world and its mythology. We usually meet fauns as smitten conquerors of nymphs, mermaids and maenads in his oeuvre, however, in this rare scene we see the faun as playful and caring cup-bearer of the young God of the Wine. The iconic motif from Greek Mythology has two more remarkable features, as it comes in a very interesting octagonal format and an original opulent artist frame. Franz von Stuck, who created an intimate scene characterized ... More
Petzel Gallery now represents New York-based artist Derek Fordjour
NEW YORK, NY.- Petzel Gallery announced the representation of New York-based artist Derek Fordjour. Derek Fordjours images draw upon a variety of sources, including sporting imagery, board and card games, carnival motifs, and the circus to explore ideas of vulnerability. He uses the economic, political and psychosocial implications of games to discuss the power structure that exists around rewards and sanctions, merit and punishment, for both the player within the game and as an allegory for the broader human experience. Team dynamics that evoke the tension of an individual situated within a collective effort convey the seductive sense of the risks and rewards that are inherent in the drama of both games and life. I was intrigued by Dereks solo presentation with Josh Lilley Gallery at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2018, where he transformed the booth ... More
Photo London reveals ambitious development plans with announcement of new Director
LONDON.- Since its launch in 2015, Photo London has successfully established itself as a key event in the global art world calendar and an important annual showcase of the very best of the past, present and future of photography. In advance of the 2019 edition, set to be the strongest to date, the Fair's Founding Directors Michael Benson and Fariba Farshad have unveiled plans to build on the achievements of the first five years. Michael Benson and Fariba Farshad explain: 'Almost as soon as we closed last year we felt this would be the right moment to stop, take stock, survey what we have achieved so far and develop plans for the next phase of Photo London. And so we embarked on a lengthy consultation exercise and what we discovered as we talked to friends and supporters around the world was that Photo London had massive untapped potential. ... More
Phillips announces highlights from May Photographs Auction
LONDON.- Phillips will present Photographs in London, an auction of 162 lots taking place on 16 May at 2pm BST. Available for sale only at Phillips is ULTIMATE, a multifaceted selection of exclusive works ranging from rare masterpieces to unique works and sold-out editions. This Spring, Photographs will also feature ULTIMATE EDITORIAL, celebrating collaborative creativity in ten captivating photographs by todays leading and emerging forces in fashion, from legendary photographer Steven Meisel to rising star Txema Yeste. The Photographs sale showcases the work of Man Ray, Witkacy, Robert Mapplethorpe, Irving Penn and Gregory Crewdson, among others. Genevieve Janvrin & Yuka Yamaji, Co-Heads of Photographs, Europe, said, This season we are incredibly excited to be offering so many fresh-to market works with ULTIMATE, including ... More
Exhibition at bo.lee gallery brings together a new body of work by Tomas Harker
LONDON.- A Sea in Suspense brings together a new body of work by Ingram Collection Purchase Prize awardee Tomas Harker. Like the tides, the ubiquitous jpeg image ceaselessly impresses upon us before receding into an expanse. Tomas Harker suspends such fleeting images in paint, a medium at odds with our perpetual visual consumption. Sifting through online images as anthropological fragments of our culture, he selects diverse source material to paint. High, low, iconic and banal are treated with equal importance, their hierarchies deconstructed in the process. A non-linear narrative of allegorical and aesthetic associations is created throughout, one that resists didactic interpretation. Within his practice, the gesture of painting has a function akin to self-analysis. Insights are unveiled and decoded both over the course of creation and during ... More
Elmgreen & Dragset explore the idea of 'home' in new exhibition at SMK National Gallery of Denmark
COPENHAGEN.- In a new exhibition at the SMK National Gallery of Denmark, the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset explores the idea of home while taking their starting point in one of their great sources of inspiration: the Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi. Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset have long been fascinated by the works of Vilhelm Hammershøi (18641916), whose works occupy a central position in Danish art history and in the SMK collection. The artist duo has a particularly abiding interest in some of Hammershøis most iconic recurring motifs from the painters own home: interior scenes depicting half-empty rooms arranged en suite, full of open and closed doors, painted in melancholic grey tones. Now, Elmgreen & Dragset have joined SMKs curators Marianne Torp and Tone Bonnén in organising the exhibition: There I Belong. Hammershøi ... More
GR Gallery opens a solo exhibition by Catalan artist Joan Cornella'
NEW YORK, NY.- GR Gallery is presenting Keep it Real!, a solo exhibition by Catalan artist Joan Cornella. The show also features a newly completed series of paintings, conceived and executed in New York City, during his residency in the city. Keep it Real! is an anthological exhibition that aims to present the unique dark and unsettling irony of the internationally renowned Catalan artist and cartoonist. Back to New York for the second time (and first time in two years), his bold and direct message is sharply addressed through a very recognizable, naive and simplistic, visual style, that tend to soften the very delicate themes debated. With no shame or fear to offend the viewer, Cornella insists in depicting surreal macabre situations, always strongly connected with the latest society issues, where the characters cynically, but always cheerfully, do what should ... More
Lévy Gorvy opens an exhibition devoted to Warhol's feminine subjects
NEW YORK, NY.- Lévy Gorvy is presenting Warhol Women, an exhibition devoted exclusively to Andy Warhols portraits of women from the early 1960s through the 1980s. On view through June 15 at Lévy Gorvys landmark building on Madison Avenue, the selection of paintings, covering the full scope of Warhols career, invites the viewer to ponder the artists complex and often contradictory relationship to myths and ideals of femininity, beauty, and power. Whether intimate or monumental in scale, each canvas embodies the ambiguities that animate Warhols oeuvre. Made using his signature silkscreen process, they seem at first glance to submit to impersonal iterationthe machine-like detachment of the Factory production line. Yet, upon sustained viewing, they convey something indelible about their sitters: an aura of intimacy that by turns intrigues ... More
Jenny Gibbs and Helen Toomer to spearhead the IFPDA and Fine Art Print Fair's vibrant new chapter
NEW YORK, NY.- The Board of Directors of the International Fine Print Dealers Association announced that art fair veteran Helen Toomer will join Executive Director Jenny Gibbs at the helm of the Fine Art Print Fair as Fair Director. Gibbs, who became Executive Director of the International Fine Print Dealers Association, the Fine Art Print Fair and the IFPDA Foundation in February 2019, says, I am thrilled we were able to recruit Helen to head the IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair! Her expertise and flair are just what we need to stand out in this crowded art-fair landscape." President of the IFPDA, David Tunick, says Jenny and Helen make a formidable team -- their breadth of experience and energetic leadership is what we need to advance the mission and objectives of the IFPDA at this pivotal time for the organization and for the Fair. Helen Toomer brings ... More
Exhibition presents French drawings from the New Orleans Museum of Art
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- The New Orleans Museum of Art is presenting Paper Revolutions: French Drawings from the New Orleans Museum of Art, on view through July 14th, 2019. The exhibition traces the politics of draftsmanship in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, featuring works on paper by celebrated painters Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, and Eugène Delacroix, as well as lesser-known artists, such as Nicolas Lejeune. Drawn from NOMAs permanent collection, Paper Revolutions explores themes of political and stylistic change during the Frances Age of Revolution (17891870). The political upheaval and instability in eighteenth and nineteenth century France is signified by the rapid shifts in rulers and regimes, as well as the shifts in artistic technique, from Simple, spontaneous sketches to Carefully executed, highlight ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, French painter Ãdouard Manet died April 30, 1883. Ãdouard Manet (23 January 1832 - 30 April 1883) was a French painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. In this image: Ms Vicky Hirsh, Mara Talbot and Dr Christopher Brown standing in front of Portrait of Mlle Claus by Manet.
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