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Helen Lundeberg (American, 1908 1999), Selma, 1957. Oil on canvas, 30 à 24 inches. Louis Stern Fine Arts and the Feitelson/ Lundeberg Art Foundation, Courtesy Louis Stern Fine Arts © The Feitelson / Lundeberg Art F.oundation.
ATHENS, GA.- Long overshadowed by the rise of abstract expressionism in the 1950s, magic realisms reputation is on the way up again. The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia is presenting the exhibition Extra Ordinary: Magic, Mystery and Imagination in American Realism from February 27 to June 13, 2021, seeking to reexamine how we define magic realism and expand the canon of artists who worked within this category. The term magic realism was popularized in 1943 during the exhibition American Realists and Magic Realists at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), organized by curator Dorothy C. Miller with assistance from museum director Alfred H. Barr Jr. and arts impresario Lincoln Kirstein. The Georgia Museum of Arts exhibition includes works originally presented in MoMAs show, including paintings by Ivan Albright, Paul Cadmus, Z. Vanessa Helder and Patsy Santo, as well as other ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day From March 6, 2021 to May 23, 2021, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art presents "Silent Thunder," a group exhibition examining the links between Buddhism and contemporary art in China, interrogating the concept of "Buddhist art" as a whole.
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| Christie's to offer rediscovered pastel by Eugene Delacroix | | Sotheby's to offer group of works by the Scottish Colourists from the Harrison Collection | | Metro Pictures, champion of the pictures generation, is closing |
Eugène Delacroix, Arab Hunting a Lion. 250,000-350,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021.
PARIS.- Christies announced the top lot of the Old Master and 19th Century Drawings auction (24 March 2021), an important rediscovered pastel by celebrated romantic artist Eugène Delacroix, an Orientalist drawing which reappears on the market after having belonged to the painter Edgar Degas, estimated at 250,000-350,000. The artists trip to North Africa in 1832 made a lasting impression on Delacroix for the rest of his career, as shown by this important pastel made in the last decades of his life, and which has come down to us in very good condition. A painting of the same composition kept in the former collection of the British painter Eliot Hodgkin (1905-1987), recently at the sale Christies, New York, 23 May 2007, lot 72, can be accurately dated thanks to the Journal of Delacroix (L. Johnson, The Paintings of Eugène Delacroix. A Critical Catalogue 1832-1863 (Movable Pictures and Private Decorations), III, no. 180 ... More | |
Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell, Sails, Venice, est. £40,000-60,000. Courtesy Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Bidding opens this Wednesday on a group of works by the Scottish Colourists acquired by Major Ion Harrison an important patron and friend of the quartet of artists between the 1920s and 1940s. This offering of 24 works from the Harrison Collection follows Sothebys sale in June 2018 of some 30 pictures from the collection, which sold for a combined total of £4.5 million and saw a new auction record achieved for Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell. Passed down through the family, the works remained together at Croft House, Major Harrisons home where he openly welcomed the Colourists. All four Colourists are represented, with a painting by Cadell, Carnations and Ranunculus (est. £250,000-350,000), leading this second tranche, alongside fourteen works in a variety of media by George Leslie Hunter. In addition, all 24 lots in the sale are making their first appearance at auction, having ... More | |
Cindy Sherman at the installation of a show at Metro Pictures Gallery in New York on Nov. 11, 2008. The gallery has announced it plans to close by the end of the year. Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times.
by Zachary Small
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- After more than 40 years, the gallery famous for representing artists like Cindy Sherman, Robert Longo and Sherrie Levine has announced that it will close by the end of December. Metro Pictures Gallery announced Sunday that it would be closing toward the end of 2021 in an email that cited a demanding year of pandemic-driven programming and the anticipated arrival of a very different art world. The decision came as a surprise to artists and curators who regarded the gallerys place in history as unimpeachable. Founded in 1980 by the gallerists Helene Winer and Janelle Reiring, Metro Pictures became a launchpad for many members of the Pictures Generation, a loosely affiliated group of artists connected ... More |
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| 'Plunder,' a gripping reflection on what the Nazis took and what it would mean to take It Back | | Radiant European masterpieces light up National Gallery of Australia | | Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, founder of National Museum of Women in the Arts, dies |
'Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure' By Menachem Kaiser, 277 pages. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. $27.
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Menachem Kaisers Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure tells a twisting and reverberant and consistently enthralling story. Its a weird story that gets weirder. Kaiser, the descendant of Polish Jews, is a young writer who grew up in Toronto. Plunder is about what happens after he takes up his Holocaust survivor grandfathers battle to reclaim an apartment building in Sosnowiec, Poland, that the family owned before the war. The author has no great hope of success. His father and grandfather made inquiries over decades but got nowhere. Kaiser hires a Polish lawyer known as The Killer. She wears pink velour tracksuits under her black judicial garments. The Killer starts a process that has Kafkaesque hurdles. For example, Kaiser needs to prove that his ancestors, who were killed in the Holocaust and who would be 130 or 140 if still alive, are actually ... More | |
Vincent van Gogh. Sunflowers. 1888. © The National Gallery, London.
CANBERRA.- Australian audiences have a rare opportunity to view some of the most celebrated paintings in the world as Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London opened for an exclusive season at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Featuring renowned paintings by some of Europes most admired artists including Titian, Velázquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Canaletto, Turner, Renoir, Cézanne, Monet and Gauguin, the exhibition runs until Monday, 14 June 2021. People can experience first-hand many of the works that have defined European art history, including Vincent van Goghs much-loved Sunflowers, in the COVID-safe environment of Australias national capital, with limited timed-entry tickets available for 12 sessions per day. Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London is the first major international exhibition in Australia since COVID-19 closed international borders in March ... More | |
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay. Photo: Michele Mattei.
WASHINGTON, DC.- Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, who founded the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the first and only museum solely dedicated to championing women through the arts, died on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at the age of 98 in Washington, D.C. Against tremendous odds and with dedication, drive and a singular vision, Holladay created a museum to help alleviate the underrepresentation of women artists in museums and galleries worldwide. For nearly 40 years, Wilhelmina Holladay has been the guiding light of our museum, said Director Susan Fisher Sterling. Mrs. Holladay knew the power of art and the importance of women in art and in the world. Her foresight in recognizing women artists of the past and championing women artists of the present by creating a new museum was visionaryeven revolutionaryfor the time. Her actions signaled a major shift in our thinking about art and society, and it is her genius and purpose we carr ... More |
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| New public sculpture unveiled on International Women's Day | | Elvis Presley's 1968 rare guitar from his famous comeback TV special is hitting the auction block | | From Titian to van Dyck: Koller's Old Master auction features works by great names of Renaissance and Baroque art |
Kalliopi Lemos, The Plait, height 650cm, 2020. Photo: Bram Vreugdenhil.
ROTTERDAM.- One of the most beloved pieces at FRIEZE Sculpture in Londons Regent Park last November has found a permanent location. Kalliopi Lemos giant steel sculpture The Plait has been acquired for the public sculpture collection Rotterdam. At a height of no less than six and a half meters, The Plait was unveiled on International Women's Day. The Plait is the title of the slender steel sculpture by the London-based, Greek-born artist Kalliopi Lemos (1951). The Plait, made in 2020, is an upright cut off plait of dark brown hair of monumental proportions. Kalliopi Lemos is best known for her large-scale public installations of everyday objects, sometimes of colossal size. The Plait raises questions about the role of femininity in modern society and rebels against patriarchal coercion. The Plait is the first work by a female artist on the sculpture terrace. The sculpture terrace was founded in 2001 during Rotterdam European ... More | |
Elvis Presley Hagstrom Viking II guitar.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Dressed in black leather with his guitar strapped across his chest, Elvis Presley strolled on stage in 1968 to perform in what would become his legendary TV Comeback Special. It was here that the King reclaimed his crown in one of his greatest performances of all time. With Kruse GWS Auctions long-standing reputation for offering the most iconic Elvis Presley memorabilia and producing record-breaking auctions in entertainment memorabilia, fine jewelry, iconic fashion and Royal artifacts, the auction house will exclusively offer the incredible Elvis Presley 1968 Comeback Special Cherry Red Hagstrom Viking II guitar at the Artifacts of Hollywood & Music Auction to be held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 beginning at 10:00 a.m. P.T. The Hagstrom Viking II guitar was played by the King of Rock and Roll, on December 3, 1968 on NBC Television. This marked the superstars return to live performance after seven years when his car ... More | |
Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp 15991641 London) St Jerome in the Wilderness. Oil on panel. 47.1 Ã 40.4 cm.
ZURICH.- The Old Master Paintings auction on 26 March features works by an 'all-star' selection of artists, including a powerful painting of St Jerome in the wilderness by Anthony van Dyck (lot 3027, estimate upon request). This small-format work is remarkable for its virtuoso, free-flowing execution. Painted when the young van Dyck was still in Peter Paul Rubens's workshop, the work seems to correspond with one mentioned in the elder artist's estate, and so may have been a part of Rubens's personal collection. A portrait of a nobleman by Titian, circa 1550 (lot 3032, CHF 800 000/1 200 000), apparently served as a model for paintings by both Rubens ('Self-Portrait in the Circle of His Mantuan Friends', 1602, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne) and van Dyck ('Self-Portrait with Endymion Porter', 1635, Museo del Prado, Madrid). The Flemish artists were likely inspired by ... More |
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| Hershel Shanks, whose magazine uncovered ancient Israel, dies at 90 | | Picassomania: Bonhams celebrates Picasso in new sale in London | | Museum of Russian Icons announces death of founder Gordon B. Lankton |
The magazine, Biblical Archaeology Review, which Shanks commanded for over 40 years until his retirement in 2017, popularized what was a rather arcane, technical and exclusive subject and made it digestible for tens of thousands of readers.
by Joseph Berger
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Hershel Shanks was neither an archaeologist nor a biblical scholar when the notion of creating a popular magazine devoted to biblical archaeology began to germinate in his mind; he was a real estate lawyer in Washington. But in 1972 he took a yearlong hiatus and traveled with his wife and two daughters to Israel, where he became captivated by the wealth of archaeological digs. As he put together research about some of those excavations for a book called The City of David: A Guide to Biblical Jerusalem (1975), he formed lasting relationships with prominent archaeologists. He returned to Washington with a determination to publish a magazine about intriguing discoveries and scholarly controversies in a field where the very truthfulness of the Bible was at stake. The magazine, Biblical Archaeology ... More | |
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Nature morte sous la Lampe, 1962. (This work is an artist's proof aside from the edition of 50. Printed by Arnéra, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, 1963) Estimate: £80,000 - 120,000. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- Perhaps no other name in modern art sparks the imagination like that of Pablo Picasso. A painter, an etcher, an illustrator, a draughtsman, a jeweller, and a ceramicist, Picasso was an undisputed genius in an age where overuse robbed the word of meaning. Bringing together works by the master himself, as well as photographs and ephemera, Bonhams new sale, Picassomania on 23 March in London, will celebrate his expansive oeuvre as well as all things Picasso. Leading the sale will be Visage de Faune, a 22-carat gold repoussé plate, which has an estimate of £250,000-350,000. Head of Sale, Lucia Tro Santafe, commented: Picasso is rightly one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th Century, and Picassomania showcases the full diversity of his oeuvre and his versatility as an artist. It includes all mediums, from ceramics and prints, through to unique works on paper and photographs. One of the highlights o ... More | |
Gordon left an indelible mark on the town of Clinton, turning old, otherwise abandoned buildings on Union Street into Nypro Inc. and the Museum of Russian Icons, both globally recognized organizations.
CLINTON, MASS.- The Board of Trustees of the Museum of Russian Icons announced the death of founder Gordon B. Lankton. After opening a branch of his plastics manufacturing company in Moscow in 1992, he came to appreciate Russian culture, particularly the icon, the emblematic sacred art form stemming from the Byzantine traditions of the Russian Orthodox Christian faith. Gordon founded the Museum of Russian Icons in 2006. From his early days as a Boy Scout collecting pennies, Gordon was a studious and passionate collector. Whether it was icons, African sculpture, World War I and II posters, or die-cast model cars, Gordon tirelessly pursued not only the objects, but also information about their origins and the artists who created them. "Gordon was a natural-born leader. He was infectiously enthusiastic, a pragmatic visionary, and an inspiration to his community and to the over 20,000 employees of his plastics company Nypro, Inc. Gordon was a father ... More |
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CAC Cincinnati appoints inaugural Deputy Director & Chief Business Officer
CINCINNATI, OH.- The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati announced it has appointed Marcus Margerum to the newly created position of Deputy Director & Chief Business Officer. In this role, Margerum will be responsible for overseeing the business management of the institution, including all administrative, operational, and financial matters. He began his new role with the CAC on March 1, 2021. Prior to joining the CAC team, Margerum held several key leadership positions in the entertainment and hospitality industry in Atlanta. He was most recently the Vice President of Government and Community Affairs with the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB). While there, he was responsible for representing the interest of the ACVB and its members with the City of Atlanta and the State of Georgia. Margerum also previously held ... More
Ken Follett donates royalties to restore French cathedral
PARIS (AFP).- Welsh writer Ken Follett will donate the royalties from his book "Notre-Dame", published after the Paris cathedral was ravaged by fire in 2019, to help restore another Gothic cathedral in Brittany, it was announced Monday. Follett wrote the short e-book celebrating the history of Notre Dame to raise money for its restoration following the devastating fire in April 2019. But France's Heritage Foundation said they had decided together to use the money -- around 150,000 euros ($180,000) -- for another project -- restoring the Saint-Samson cathedral in Dol-de-Bretagne -- since the Paris restoration is not short of funds. Follett was inspired by Notre Dame for his 1989 historical novel, "The Pillars of the Earth", which recounts the construction of a gothic cathedral in 12th century England. Another book in that series was set in the Paris ... More
Heritage Auctions offers largest selection of trophy-level video games at April event
DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions, the worlds largest collectibles auctioneer, will offer the most extensive (more than 370 lots) and highest-quality trove of video games ever offered at auction in its Comics & Comics Art Auction April 1-4. Our April Signature Auction features the largest selection of high-end video games we have ever offered in a single auction at Heritage in terms of variety and number of lots. Heritage Auctions Video Games Director Valarie McLeckie said. Not only that, but, without question, this sale is composed of the highest-quality selection of culturally significant, high-grade and rare video games we have ever offered. Super Mario Bros. - Wata 9.6 A+ Sealed [Hangtab, 1 Code, Mid-Production], NES Nintendo 1985 USA is a pristine example of a variant for this title that was produced for an extraordinarily short period of time. ... More
PIASA to offer works by the Greek artist Pavlos
PARIS.- PIASA Auction house will present, on Thursday, April 8th, an exclusive sale of works by the Greek artist Pavlos (1930-2019). Prefacing the Modern and Contemporary sale, this monographic auction is centered around 28 lots. Exceptionally, the works presented all emanate directly from the artists family. Having all been shown in major exhibitions in France and abroad, these works epitomize Pavlos oeuvre from the 1960s to the 2000s, and benefit from an impeccable provenance. Pavlos Dionyssopoulos, better known by his artists moniker Pavlos, was born in 1930 in Filatra. Aged 19, he left his native Greece for the Ãcole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, which became his lifelong home. In Paris of the 1950s, dwelling of the Nouveaux Réalistes, Pavlos mingled with sculptors Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, and César, as well as famous ... More
Creative Folkestone Triennial announces new extended summer dates for fifth edition
FOLKESTONE.- Creative Folkestone announced the new dates for the fifth Folkestone Triennial, The Plot, from 22 July 2 November 2021. With an extended running time now spanning across the summer, audiences can safely enjoy over 20 outdoor, newly commissioned public artworks in Folkestones scenic coastal setting, by artists including Assemble, Rana Begum, Gilbert & George, Atta Kwami, Pilar Quinteros, and Richard Deacon. Free to the public, the Triennial marks one of the UKs most ambitious art exhibitions. Following its run, some works will remain as permanent additions to Creative Folkestone Artworks, which currently features 74 artworks located across the town and harbour and accessible throughout the year. Dedicated to producing and enabling the very best creative activity that has transformed Folkestone and East ... More
Instagram-ready: Vietnamese influencer teaches art of posing
HANOI (AFP).- How to smile, where to place a hand, which direction to face: young Vietnamese social media users are snapping up a popular influencer's course on posing for the perfect photo. In communist Vietnam, where 70 percent of the population is under 35, the classes are particularly popular with young women. Instructor Pham Kieu Ly -- who has hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok -- set up the $130 course in Hanoi after women began asking her how to look their best in photos, largely for social media. The lessons also teach aspiring amateur photographers how to take snaps themselves. Ly told AFP she saw women in the class who wanted "to learn how to pose and take photos to help their work, while others wanted to build confidence". Since the first class in September 2020, Lys day-and-a-half-long tutorial ... More
RIBA unearths lecture series from 1986: Pioneers - Women Architects and Their Work
LONDON.- To mark International Women's Day 2021, the Royal Institute of British Architects has published audio recordings of a four-part lecture series called Pioneers - Women Architects and Their Work: unheard by a public audience for 35 years. The lectures were given and recorded at an event on 29 April 1986 at RIBA Headquarters in London, by four leading 20th century UK women architects: Jane Drew, Patricia Tindale, Elaine Denby, and Rosemary Stjernstedt. Around 10 to 20 minutes long, each lecture features one of the architects reflecting on the trajectory of their career, exploring in part the impact that being a woman had on it and interrogating both their successes and the challenges they faced. Some of the challenges they raise include difficulties finding employment in practice, the impact of family life, and being asked ... More
Ralph Peterson Jr., jazz drummer and bandleader, dies at 58
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Ralph Peterson, a thunderously swinging drummer who began his career as Art Blakeys last protégé and finished it as a mentor to a new generation of jazz talent, died on March 1 at his home in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He was 58. His publicist, Lydia Liebman, said the cause was complications of cancer, which he had been fighting for six years. Peterson came to the fore in the 1980s as a member of the so-called Young Lions, a coterie of young improvisers devoted to the core ideals of bebop: swing rhythm, acoustic instrumentation and rigorous improvisational exchange within the constraints of a standard song form. Within that context, he brought a take-no-prisoners style and a bountiful, collaborative spirit. Peterson was probably the most prominent drummer among the Young ... More
'Welcome back!': Movie theaters reopen in New York City
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Around 9:45 a.m. Friday morning, the creaky metal awning, that for almost a year had walled off moviegoers from the Angelika Film Center on Houston Street, rolled up with a lurch. There was the gleaming glass box office with a smiling attendant. Behind him sprawled the theater, its retro light bulbs aglow again. Marilyn Evans, 73, who said she lived nearby, climbed the short flight of stairs and paused before walking inside. At last! she exclaimed. I have five tickets over the next four days. Thats how much Ive missed this. On Friday and over the weekend movie lovers like Evans returned to reclining seats, surround-sound environments and concession stands wafting the smell of buttered popcorn to enjoy movies on the big screen around New York City for the first time in almost a year. They wore masks ... More
A ballerina takes a leap of faith, this time in herself
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- In November, on her 29th birthday, Lauren Lovette cut off her hair and posted about it on Instagram. Last week, this New York City Ballet principal, who brings a singular breath of fresh air to her dancing, announced that she would be retiring from the company. That haircut was more than a haircut. Every voice that was in my ear liked my hair long or felt that it needed to be long for me to get modeling gigs or for me to be able to dance definitely dance ballet and all the roles that I do, she said in an interview. As I left that hair salon, I knew that from that moment on I was going to say yes to what I felt was right. Why would a dancer so young, with so much still to give, leave such a prestigious position? (Her final performance with the company is slated for this fall.) As it has for many dancers, the past year ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, American painter and sculptor Eric Fischl was born March 09, 1948. Eric Fischl (born March 9, 1948) is an American painter, sculptor, printmaker, draughtsman and educator. He is known for his paintings depicting American suburbia from the 1970s and 1980s. Fischl is a trustee and senior critic at the New York Academy of Art and President of the Academy of the Arts at Guild Hall of East Hampton. In addition to receiving Guild Hall's Academy of the Art's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994, Fischl was extended the honor of membership to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2006. In this image: Eric Fischl, Family, 2018.
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