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The First Art Newspaper on the Net Established in 1996 Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Prado Museum enlists Artificial Intelligence to uncover hidden details in masterpieces For example, the museum is asking questions like: If the figures in David Teniers the Younger's painting of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm's picture gallery were to divide the depicted canvases, how many would each person get? MADRID.- The world-renowned Prado Museum in Madrid is taking a novel approach to engaging art enthusiasts by using artificial intelligence to "count" the stories within its vast collection. In a new initiative called "Counting the Prado," the museum has partnered with Spanish AI startup Sherpa.ai to develop technology that can identify and enumerate the various elements within selected artworks, from people and animals to objects and even other paintings depicted. The project aims to offer a fresh perspective on familiar masterpieces by focusing on the sheer quantity of figures or items within them. By leveraging AI to perform these counts, the Prado is then posing intriguing questions to the public on its social media platforms, encouraging a closer look and a new appreciation for the details often overlooked. For example, the museum is asking questions like: If the figures in David Teniers the Younger's painting of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm's picture gallery were to divide the depicted canvase ... More The Best Photos of the Day Installation view of Jack Whitten: The Messenger, on view at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, from March 23 through August 2, 2025. Photo: Jonathan Dorado. Ahlers & Ogletree announces results of Estates & Collections Auction Exhibition unveils the socially conscious world of Norwegian artist Christian Krohg at Musée d'Orsay ACES Gallery announces Spring Estates Auction, online, April 27th Oil on canvas painting by Aiden Lassell Ripley (American, 1896-1969), titled Grouse by the Brook, signed upper left and titled to verso, 27 inches by 40 inches (canvas, less the frame) ($66,550). ATLANTA, GA.- Oil on canvas paintings by Aiden Lassell Ripley (American, 1896-1969) and Michel Delacroix (French, b. 1933), a Chinese Kangxi period porcelain brush pot and a Tiffany & Co. partial dinner service in the Cirque Chinois pattern all performed well in Ahlers & Ogletree’s two-day Estates & Collections auction held March 26th and 27th, online and live at the gallery in Atlanta, Ga. The Ripley painting was the overall top lot of the two days, realizing an impressive $66,550, which more than doubled the $30,000 high estimate. The work, titled Grouse by the Brook, was signed upper left and titled to verso. It measured 27 inches by 40 inches (canvas, less the frame). Ripley hailed from Massachusetts and was regarded as one of America’s preeminent painters of sporting and wildlife art. The painting by Michel Delacroix was rendered around 1984 and was titled Musiciens de Rue (Street Musicians). It was signed and inscribed “Paris” lower left and signed and ... More Christian Krohg (1852-1925), Village Street in Grez [Landsbygate i Grez], 1882, oil on canvas, 102 x 72 cm. Bergen, Kode Bergen Art Museum, RMS.M.00214 Photo © Fosse, Dag / Kode. PARIS.- The Musée d'Orsay, renowned for its impressive collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art, has turned its gaze northward to present a compelling survey of the Norwegian painter Christian Krohg (1852-1925). The exhibition, titled "Christian Krohg. The People of the North," marks the first major retrospective of the artist's work outside of Scandinavia, offering an overdue introduction to a significant figure in European art history. Following acclaimed shows dedicated to Edvard Munch and Harriet Backer, this exhibition concludes a thoughtful trilogy exploring the rich artistic landscape of Norway at the turn of the 20th century. Christian Krohg was more than just a painter; he was an engaged intellectual, a prolific writer, and a keen observer of the social currents shaping his era. This comprehensive exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay illuminates the breadth of his artistic output, revealing a profound commitment to depicting the lives and struggles of the Scandinavian people. ... More Bronze sculpture by Anna Vaughan Hyatt Huntington (American, 1876-1973), 6 ½ inches tall, titled Reaching Panther, previously owned by a noted art historian. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000. STAMFORD, CONN.- An important 18th century French variegated marble-top centre table, a bronze statue of a panther by Anna Vaughan Hyatt Huntington (American, 1876-1973), and a watercolor on paper depicting boys on a pier by Reginald Marsh (American, 1898-1954) are a few expected top lots in ACES Gallery’s Spring Estates Auction set for Sunday, April 27th. The auction, beginning promptly at 1pm Eastern time, features over 500 lots, including fine art, jewelry, collectibles, a single-owner collection of clocks, plus over 50 items from the collection of Susie Hilfiger (Greenwich, Conn.), and items descended through the family of a New York City auctioneer, circa 1930s. Additional material from over 50 local estates will also be offered. These will include fine art by names such as Bejamin Constant and Nicola Simbari; dozens of bronzes (including Erte); antique and contemporary furniture (Regency, American, William Hinn, Stephen Swift and ... More National Gallery of Art launches new program to share nation's art collection with U.S. museums David Salle's AI-driven paintings take center stage in London solo show Serpentine and the LEGO Group announce Play Pavilion Commission by Sir Peter Cook Winslow Homer, East Hampton Beach, Long Island, 1874, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 2012.89.2 WASHINGTON, DC.- Today, the National Gallery of Art announces details of its “Across the Nation” partnership program bringing key works of art from its permanent collection to regional museums across the United States in 2025 and 2026. Through “Across the Nation,” the National Gallery has lent works of art by renowned artists from its collection—including Georgia O’Keeffe, Andy Warhol, Dorothea Lange, Sandro Botticelli, Rembrandt van Rijn, Henri Matisse, and Mark Rothko—to 10 partner museums in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Utah, and Washington. This program creates unprecedented access to the nation’s masterworks by placing them directly in communities throughout the country. “Across the Nation” is part of the National Gallery’s programming commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America in 2026. Partner institutions have ... More David Salle, Pink Cover-Up, 2025. Oil, acrylic, Flashe and charcoal on archival UV print on linen. 76.2 x 101.6 cm (30 x 40 in). LONDON.- Thaddaeus Ropac London presents Some Versions of Pastoral, the first UK exhibition of David Salle’s latest body of work, the New Pastorals, and the artist’s first solo exhibition at the London gallery. The paintings are the result of a significant recent innovation in Salle’s art: his use of artificial intelligence as a tool to create more dynamic and conceptually rich compositions than ever before. ‘I have long dreamed of a truly malleable, elastic pictorial space,’ Salle says. Over his career, David Salle has taken as his subject imagery from a wide range of sources including magazines, advertisements, art history and cartoons. Though his subject matter is ostensibly figurative, Salle’s paintings locate the imagery in pure formal play and an all-over composition that is deeply rooted in Abstract Expressionism – what the artist describes as a ‘sensation of neither beginning nor ending [...] a kind of circuitous freefall through the universe’ ... More Exterior render of the Play Pavilion, designed by Peter Cook (Peter Cook Studio Crablab), in collaboration with Serpentine and the LEGO Group. © Peter Cook (Peter Cook Studio Crablab). Courtesy Serpentine. LONDON.- Serpentine and the LEGO Group announced the Play Pavilion, a new vibrant, interactive play commission situated alongside Serpentine South in London’s Kensington Gardens. The public art project is designed by British architect Peter Cook and will showcase the power of play, with an unveiling on World Play Day on 11th June. Incorporating LEGO® Bricks into the design, the Play Pavilion will be an immersive environment where visitors can explore the creative power of play in three dimensions. By partnering with the LEGO Group, the Play Pavilion will extend a shared mission of building connections around play, beyond Serpentine’s gallery walls and into the park itself. The Play Pavilion continues a new series of programmes presented by Serpentine welcoming families, younger audiences and teenagers, that is centred on the idea of engaging with activities for ... More Museum Brandhorst exhibition reveals the creative and personal bonds of five art titans MCA Chicago to host US showing of Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind Art Gallery of South Australia celebrates 50 years of minimalist masterpiece by Donald Judd Jasper Johns, Flag on Orange Field, 1957. Encaustic on canvas, 167,5 x 124,5 cm © Jasper Johns, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Museum Ludwig, Köln. Photo: Rheinisches Bildarchiv Köln. MUNICH.- With the exhibition “Five Friends. John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly,” Museum Brandhorst is showing a circle of artists who had a decisive influence on music, dance and art in the post-war period. In an intensive exchange, Cage, Cunningham, Johns, Rauschenberg and Twombly created unique connections between the artistic genres and media. With over 180 works of art as well as scores, stage props, costumes, photographs and archival material, the exhibition provides an insight into the interaction between the five artist friends. “All of us worked totally committed, shared every intense emotion and I think performed miracles, for love only.” Robert Rauschenberg They decisively shaped the art of the 20th century: the musician and theorist John Cage (1912–1992), the choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham (1919–2009) and ... More Yoko Ono with Glass Hammer, 1967. From Half-A-Wind Show, Lisson Gallery, London, 1967. Artwork: © Yoko Ono. Photo: © Clay Perry. CHICAGO, IL.- The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago announced Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind, opening October 2025. The MCA is the exclusive US venue for this comprehensive solo exhibition dedicated to artist, musician, and activist Yoko Ono (b. 1933, Tokyo, Japan; lives in New York). Traveling from Tate Modern in London, where it enjoyed record attendance, and in close collaboration with Ono’s studio, this groundbreaking retrospective covers seventy years of Ono’s trailblazing career, with over 200 works including participatory instruction pieces and scores, installations, a curated music room, films, music and photography, and archival materials. The exhibition reveals Ono’s innovative approach to language, art, and participation that continues to speak to the present moment. Participation is an important feature of Yoko Ono’s vision as an artist, which is why visitors will be able to partake in several interactive, instruction-based ... More Donald Judd at 101 Spring Street, New York, 1972; photo © Paul Katz. ADELAIDE.- One of the Art Gallery of South Australia’s most significant works, Donald Judd’s triangular sculpture Untitled, 1974-75, celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 2025. Today considered a masterwork of American minimalism, it attracted both admiration and controversy when it was first unveiled in 1975. AGSA will explore the work’s storied history and artistic significance on Friday 2 May with the premiere screening of a newly commissioned documentary and a curated display of Judd’s original project drawings and archival material. The 7.6m long concrete structure came to be at AGSA through a timely combination of chance and quick thinking. American artist Donald Judd (1928–1994) initially proposed to make a site-specific work in Sydney while visiting Australia in 1974 for the exhibition Some Recent American Art, on tour from New York’s Museum of Modern Art. However, when a suitable site could not be found, AGSA’s then-director John Baily seized the oppor ... More Vija Celmins Foundation Grant established to support Latvian artists BLUM presents survey of material-focused sculptor Kazuo Kadonaga, a key figure in 1980s LA art Turner 250: Breaking Waves celebrates JMW Turner and a new brand for Turner Contemporary Vija Celmins (1939), Saturn Stamps, 1995. Offset lithograph on paper. Collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga. RIGA.- On Thursday, 3 April 2025, at a press conference at the Latvian National Museum of Art, the establishment of the Vija Celmins Foundation Grant to support Latvian visual artists was anounced. The Vija Celmins Foundation Inc., established in the United States to promote culture, in collaboration with the Latvian National Museum of Art (LNMA) and Latvian-born American artist Vija Celmins, will award an annual grant of 30,000 USD to one Latvian artist who works in the field of visual arts, starting from 2025. The Vija Celmins Foundation has pledged to fund the grant for ten years – from October 2025 until October 2034. The aim of the grant is to support actively practicing Latvian artists or individual members of an artist group who have demonstrated high artistic merit in their creative careers. Vija Celmins has always taken an interest in the Latvian art scene and the fate of Latvian artists, how they, despite often limited opportunities, manage to practice art and ... More Kazuo Kadonaga, Wood No. 8 L, 1982, cedar, 24 5/8 x 10 x 9 3/4 inches, Photo: Evan Walsh. LOS ANGELES, CA.- BLUM is presenting a survey exhibition of Kazuo Kadonaga, an artist who worked extensively in Los Angeles during the early 1980s and has exhibited throughout the US, Europe, and Mexico. Kadonaga’s practice draws from a holistic approach to natural forms, where he unveils the essence of material properties. Deviating from sculpture as a repository of projected ideas, the artist exposes the phenomenological transformation of materials. The exhibition includes seventeen works from 1976 to 2019, spanning bamboo, oak, cedar, cypress, handmade paper, and glass. Kazuo Kadonaga was born in 1946 and is based in Ishikawa Prefecture, where generations of the Kadonaga family have owned a cedar forest and lumber mill. A self-taught artist, Kadonaga first moved to Tokyo in 1966 to learn architectural drawing and later study architectural techniques such as welding at small factories. Immersing himself in the contemporary art scene, he frequented many galleries and attended major ... More Joseph Mallord William Turner, Waves Breaking on a Lee Shore at Margate (Study for ‘Rockets and Blue Lights’), c.1840. © Tate. MARGATE.- Turner Contemporary celebrates Turner 250, marking 250 years since the birth of JMW Turner, with the display of his remarkable painting Waves Breaking on a Lee Shore at Margate (Study for Rockets and Blue Lights), c. 1840. This presentation offers audiences a rare opportunity to experience one of Turner’s masterful depictions of the Kent coastline, reinforcing the gallery’s deep connection to his legacy. The painting, likely created in Margate, captures the raw energy of a stormy sea viewed safely from the shore. Looking east towards the Stone Pier and lighthouse, the composition suggests an unseen vessel battling the turbulent waters. Executed during a period of experimentation, the wide landscape format heightens the drama and emotional intensity of the scene, exemplifying Turner’s fascination with the sea and coastal landscapes. Art historian Ian Warrell has penned an insightful essay accompanying the display. His exploration of the historical context, ... More Inside Jean Dubuffet's Alternate Reality More News Nieuwe Instituut announces the cultural programme of the Dutch Pavilion at Expo 2025 OSAKA.- This Sunday 13 April 2025, the World Expo 2025 will open in Osaka, Kansai, Japan. This international event will bring together more than 160 countries and organisations. In the context of the World Expo 2025 theme Designing Future Societies for Our Lives, they will share knowledge and showcase innovations and new products in the fields of health, food, energy, construction, agriculture and technology. Expo 2025 expects to welcome 28 million visitors from all over the globe during its six opening months. Nieuwe Instituut has been commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science to curate the cultural programme of the circularly built Dutch Pavilion, which was designed by RAU architects with Tellart, DCMR and Asanuma. Nieuwe Instituut has involved Studio The Future as co-curator and is working closely with various ... More First solo show for emerging artist Roman Kakoyan explores psychological spaces at Galeri 77 ISTANBUL.- Galeri 77 is hosting emerging talent Roman Kakoyan’s first solo exhibition, Form s Space. Deeply committed to the idea of creating physical spaces that can be directly experienced, Kakoyan presents a collection of thought-provoking and emotionally evocative works that blend imagination with reality. The exhibition focuses on the artist’s hybrid spaces, where the boundaries between the real and the unreal blur seamlessly, creating an atmosphere that is both unsettling and contemplative rather than bleak. Drawing from his recent interest in psychology, Kakoyan explores the concept of cognitive dissonance, the internal discomfort experienced when confronted with conflicting thoughts, beliefs, or perceptions. Through spatial tensions in his compositions, the dynamic interplay of light and shadow, and the ambiguity between interior and exterior spaces, ... More The Whitney opens the New York debut of Amy Sherald's first major museum survey NEW YORK, NY.- The Whitney Museum of American Art presents Amy Sherald: American Sublime, the artist’s debut solo exhibition at a New York museum and the most comprehensive showing of her work. Opening to the public on April 9, 2025, American Sublime considers Amy Sherald’s powerful impact on contemporary art and culture, bringing together almost fifty paintings spanning her career from 2007 to the present. This exhibition positions Sherald within the art historical tradition of American realism and figuration. In her paintings, she privileges Black Americans as her subjects, depicting everyday people and foregrounding a population often unseen or underrepresented in art history. The exhibition features early works, never or rarely seen by the public, and new work created specifically for the exhibition, along with iconic portraits of First Lady Michelle Obama ... More Ghanaian photographer James Barnor and South African artist Nico Krijno exhibit at L'Appartement VEVEY.- For its 11th exhibition session, L’Appartement brings together James Barnor and Nico Krijno: two artists from the African continent with complementary visions, two countries, two generations, two ways of approaching reality through images. On one side, James Barnor (born in 1929, Ghana) presents a series of images documenting the sociocultural transformations of Ghana and the United Kingdom from the 1950s to today. On the other, Nico Krijno (born in 1981, South Africa) deconstructs traditional photography through an experimental approach, blending digital collages, abstract compositions, and vibrant colors. Between memory and reinvention, this exhibition confronts Barnor’s historical and documentary narration with Krijno’s experimental approach. It highlights how these two artists, each in their own way, contribute to redefining the image of the continent. ... More Ludwig Museum presents A Field Well-Found: Artistic Practices from the Marcel Duchamp Prize's 25 Years BUDAPEST.- The Ludwig Museum—Museum of Contemporary Art offers a glimpse into the recent past of the contemporary French art scene through the lens of the winners and nominees of the prestigious Marcel Duchamp Prize, celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025. The Centre Pompidou in Paris, a prominent French contemporary art institution, has been a partner of the privately launched prize by ADIAF since its inception in 2000. The prize plays a major role in promoting contemporary art in France and in fostering the international careers of the artists nominated. Over the years, the national art prize founded by ADIAF has grown into a highly regarded and recognised initiative in the international professional discourse. The jury selects artists who were born in France or live in France and who consider the French scene a place of artistic fulfilment. Recent years have only ... More Art Paris 2025: The triumphant return of Art Paris to the Grand Palais PARIS.- This year’s edition of Art Paris was, as always, the place to be in springtime for modern and contemporary art. The fair closed its doors on Sunday 6 April having welcomed a record number of 86,975 visitors (compared to 69,575 in 2024, representing an increase of 25%). As Art Paris returned to the magnificent light-filled setting of the Grand Palais - enhanced by its recent renovation and seen to its advantage thanks to the beautiful weather – the press and visitors alike hailed this 27th edition as the most successful in the fair’s history. It was truly a lovely and joyous moment full of emotion and far from the turmoil of the world today. A leading Parisian springtime event for modern and contemporary art, this edition of the fair boasted an exceptionally rich and varied programme. In addition to 170 exhibitors from 25 different countries, two new sectors located on the balconies ... More Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens announces retirement of Director and CEO JACKSONVILLE, FLA.- The Board of Trustees of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens announced today that it has accepted the retirement notice submitted by Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, PhD, the George W. and Kathleen I. Gibbs Director and CEO. Her retirement will be effective May 1, 2025. The Cummer Museum’s current chief financial officer, Kimberly Noble, MBA, CFM will serve as interim director and CEO while a national search is conducted for a permanent successor. “I have been honored to lead the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens and am proud it is increasingly regarded as a vibrant cultural hub of Jacksonville that is welcoming to all,” said Brownlee. “I am excited about devoting more time to my family and pursuing other interests. I wish the Cummer Museum, its Board of Trustees, exceptional staff and docents all the best.” Brownlee took ... More Raimund Kummer and Daniel Ott's "5-5-5-5 cut" transforms Pariser Platz with interdisciplinary art BERLIN.- Sculptor Raimund Kummer and composer Daniel Ott introduce their project 5-5-5-5 cut, conceived for the Pariser Platz venue. Following the dialogue between Luc Tuymans and Edith Clever in autumn 2023, this is the second instalment in the Akademie der Künste exhibition series, in which Akademie members from different artistic disciplines come together to develop a joint project. The underlying spatial concept is an intervention in the 5 historical exhibition rooms at Pariser Platz, implementing a central axis through all the rooms – cut. Raimund Kummer uses the space for a vivid interplay of 5 sculptural fragments, in which Daniel Ott’s site-specific composition is performed by up to 5 instrumentalists over a period of 5 weeks, for at least 5 hours a day. His composition uses musical cuts as a principle and responds to a jointly produced soundtrack that makes walking ... More Digital Witness: Algorithmic Spaces for Typography and Language PASADENA, CALIF.- What does it mean to create when the relationship between humans and algorithms is constantly shifting? The commercialization and distribution of personal computers and software beginning in the 1970s, paved the way for the significant advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence the world is currently experiencing. These algorithmic technologies have rapidly transformed the possibilities of typography, visual communication, and culture, both aesthetically and systematically. An algorithm is a sequence of instructions or parameters that automate a process to create a generative system. Digital Witness: Algorithmic Spaces for Typography and Language is an exhibition that explores how collaborating with computers through algorithmic thinking and computational processes are influencing typography and language. The work featured ... More Agrest and Gandelsonas: Fabric Object II opens at The Cooper Union NEW YORK, NY.- Diana Agrest and Mario Gandelsonas are the principals of Agrest and Gandelsonas Architects, known for their collaborative work and their distinctive approach to architecture and urbanism, working across scales from urbanism to architecture and interior design, always in consideration of social and cultural issues. In addition to their practice, Diana Agrest and Mario Gandelsonas have made significant contributions to theoretical and critical discourse as well as the development of new pedagogical approaches. Their work has profoundly influenced contemporary architecture and urbanism, challenging traditional methods, and advancing new frameworks. Their transdisciplinary approach articulates critical theory, social science, and environmental studies in reimagining the field. The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture presents Agrest and Gandelsonas: ... More Center for Art, Research and Alliances announces recipients of CARA Fellowship 2025-2027 NEW YORK, NY.- The Center for Art, Research and Alliances announced its third cohort of CARA Fellows: Duwawisioma (Victor Masayesva Jr.) and Pippa Garner, who is honored in memoriam. The CARA Fellowship, which launched in 2023, recognizes mid-to-late-career artists and artists’ legacies across disciplines, uplifting knowledges and voices from different geographic contexts and making alternate historical perspectives visible. In recognition of sustained commitment to their practices and profound cultural impact, awardees receive unrestricted $75,000 grants and individually tailored support over a two-year term. Duwawisioma (Victor Masayesva Jr.) and Pippa Garner, whose legacy is stewarded by her estate, were selected for the enduring influence of their unconventional experimentation across mediums. Working across writing, photography, and video, ... More PhotoGalleries Consuelo Kanaga Brooklyn Museum at 200 Gerard Byrne Mystery & Benevolence Flashback On a day like today, English photographer Eadweard Muybridge was born April 09, 1830. Eadweard Muybridge (9 April 1830 - 8 May 1904, born Edward James Muggeridge) was an English photographer important for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection. He adopted the first name Eadweard as the original Anglo-Saxon form of Edward, and the surname Muybridge believing it to be similarly archaic. In this image: Eadweard Muybridge, Contemplation Rock, Glacier Point (1385) 1872. Collection of California Historical Society. © 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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