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The First Art Newspaper on the Net Established in 1996 Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz give Art Institute private collection Installation view of French Neoclassical Paintings from The Horvitz Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago, 2024. CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announced a transformative gift of 16th- to 19th-century French art from Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz. The Horvitz Collection is the preeminent collection of French Old Master paintings, drawings, and sculptures in the United States, and while the Art Institute is already renowned for one of the most comprehensive collections of 19th-century French art worldwide, this unparalleled gift will allow the museum to provide its visitors with a 300-year panorama of French art that is wholly unique outside of France. This gift is made up of nearly 2,000 drawings, 200 paintings, and 50 sculptures, and includes works by well-known artists Charles Le Brun, François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Jacques-Louis David, and Théodore Géricault; numerous works by women artists, including Anne Vallayer Coster, Élisabeth Vigée Lebrun, Marie-Gabrielle Capet, and Adélaïde Labille-Guiard; and rare works of art where few or none otherwise exist in America, such as artworks by Jacqu ... More The Best Photos of the Day The Capitoline Museums unveiled one of the most significant cultural events of the 2025 Holy Year: “The Farnese in Sixteenth-Century Rome. Origins and Fortune of a Collection.” Photo: Monkeys Video Lab. Holabird announces results of 4-day Desert Riches Auction New permanent exhibition at Independence Seaport Museum to open March 2025 Winter exhibition celebrates one of the first U.S. abstract artists 1901 imprint type Jos. Lesher No. 17 referendum silver dollar for J. M. Slusher in EF-AU condition, one of 260 stamped, with a low serial number and a mining scene ($4,500). RENO, NEV.- An exceptionally rare 1862 Nevada Territory receipt issued to Samuel Clemens (better known as author Mark Twain) for his work as a legislative reporter sold for $23,125, and a pair of 1871 documents appointing the melter and refiner to the Carson City, Nevada Mint, one of them signed by President Ulysses S. Grant, rang up $15,625 in a huge, four-day Desert Riches Auction held January 31st thru February 3rd by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC. The event was packed with more than 2,100 lots in numerous collecting categories to include mining, gold, numismatics, scripophily, Native Americana, railroadiana, philatelic and general Americana. The first three days were live sessions, hosted in Holabird’s Reno gallery. The fourth day was a timed-only session, hosted exclusively on iCollector.com and LiveAuctioneers.com. “We chose the name ‘Desert Riches’ to honor the ... More Pond Yacht Almary II, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1949, Albert H. Link (1909-1993), white pine, redwood, lead, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Ruth, 1990.001.001. PHILADELPHIA, PA.- For centuries, people of all ages have been intrigued by model ships. Made for myriad reasons ranging from pure enjoyment to promotional tools, most are unique objects made by hand. Opening on March 20, 2025, the Independence Seaport Museum (ISM) will display nearly 50 rarely seen models from its collection dating from the early 19th century to the later 20th century along with related paintings and prints in Small but Mighty!: Models, Toys, and Miniature Ships. Primarily made of wood, the models were also fashioned out of paper, bone and metal. Among the examples to be displayed are extraordinarily detailed and realistic models, such as the Heavy Cruiser USS Indianapolis, as well as highly stylized toy models intended for adults and children. “Guests to the ISM over the years have remarked at the amazing range of ship models, toys and pond models in our permanent collection,” said Peter S. Seibert, president and CEO. “This new ... More Blanche Lazzell (American, 1878–1956), Untitled, 1917. Oil on canvas, 20 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. Art Museum of West Virginia University, gift of the Sander family, relatives of the artist  Estate of Blanche Lazzell. GREENWICH, CONN.- Follow the journey of one of the United States’ first abstract artists and discover her interdisciplinary approach in “Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist,” on view Feb. 6-April 27, 2025, at the Bruce Museum. The exhibition honors the largely unsung artist with more than 60 paintings, prints and other works on paper. It is the first monographic show of her work in nearly 20 years. The American painter, printmaker and designer championed abstract art in the early 20th century with works that translated European modernisms into an American art form. While she experimented with post-impressionism, pointillism, cubism and abstraction, she was best known for her innovative printmaking technique. By cutting a design into a soft block of wood, then inking and transferring its individual sections one by one, Lazzell produced prints that were highly unique, with translucent colors ... More Urs Fischer's "Easy Solutions & Problems" opens at Gagosian Gstaad: A playful disruption of art and advertising Comprehensive exhibition celebrates the 20th anniversary of The Gates Groundbreaking exhibition at Musée du quai Branly explores the intersections of art, archeology, and ethnology Urs Fischer, Spirits, 2024. Aluminum panel, aluminum honeycomb, polyurethane adhesive, epoxy primer, gesso, solvent-based screen-printing paint, and water-based screen-printing paint, 80 7/8 x 64 3/8 inches (205.3 x 163.5 cm). GSTAAD.- Gagosian opens Easy Solutions & Problems, an exhibition of paintings by Urs Fischer. On view at the gallery in Gstaad are seven paintings on canvas from the new Chumbox series (2024–) and five new works on aluminum from the Problem Paintings series (2010–). The title of the Chumbox series derives from a fishing technique called “chumming” in which meat-based ground bait (or “chum”) is scattered on the water. In 2015, web designer John Mahoney popularized a variant of the term, chumbox, using it to denote grids of thumbnails that confront online readers with outwardly compelling juxtapositions of image and text. These now-ubiquitous inserts link to tangential and sometimes offensive promotional material. Generally amateurish in appearance, they lure unwary users through confrontational imagery and outlandish claims, further extending the reach and power of advertising and ensuring that it continues to operate as a default corpus ... More Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005. New York City, 2005. Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 2005 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation. NEW YORK, NY.- The Shed will open a comprehensive, multiplatform celebratory retrospective of The Gates, the February 2005 public art installation in New York City’s Central Park by renowned artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The retrospective will mark the 20th anniversary of The Gates. Credited with revolutionizing New York City’s relationship with participatory and community- based art and igniting dialogue about the importance of public art globally, The Gates captured the imagination of millions and helped revive a city that had been transformed by the tragedy of 9/11 four years earlier. Twenty-six years in the making, The Gates was on display for sixteen days in 2005. The work of art attracted over four million visitors to the Park and generated an estimated $254 million in economic activity across New York City. “Even after 20 years, the unforgettable visual memory of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates is still in the minds of the many people who experienced it in person ... More Nkisi nkondi, magical statue, Central Africa, Congo, 19th century. Wood, mirror, iron, ropes, feathers, plant fibers. Musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, Paris © musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, photo Patrick Gries. PARIS.- "Objects in Question: Archeology, Ethnology, Avant-Garde," a captivating new exhibition, illuminates the dynamic exchange between art and scientific inquiry during interwar France. Running from February 11 to June 22 at Musée du quai Branly, the exhibition delves into the intellectual ferment of the 1920s and 30s, a period when artists, archaeologists, and ethnologists challenged traditional boundaries and redefined the very concept of the "art object." "Objects in Question" showcases an array of artworks, archival materials, sketches, publications, and ephemera, offering a unique glimpse into the creative process of some of the 20th century's most influential figures. The exhibition highlights the pivotal role of avant-garde journals like Cahiers d'art, Minotaure, and Documents in fostering this interdisciplinary dialogue. These publications served as platforms for the exchange of ideas, juxtaposing images of ancient ... More Christie's presents Eye Contact: An Invitation to the Pinault Collection RM Sotheby's announces key appointments in the Middle East and Africa region Marcelo Silveira's "The Sea, The River, The Stone" opens at Nara Roesler Rio de Janeiro Luc Tuymans, C, 2017 © Luc Tuymans. All rights reserved. Courtesy Studio Luc Tuymans, Antwerp, and David Zwirner. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.- Christie’s presents Eye Contact: An Invitation to the Pinault Collection, a special exhibition on view at Christie’s Beverly Hills gallery beginning February 12. The exhibition will showcase visions of portraiture created in an array of mediums by eight contemporary artists: Luc Tuymans, Marlene Dumas, Llyn Foulkes, Pope L., Jim Shaw, Cindy Sherman, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Thomas Houseago. The exhibition comprises both an indoor component of selected artworks on loan from Pinault Collection, as well as an outdoor component of a group of sculptures on the upstairs terrace by Los Angeles based artist Thomas Houseago. The full exhibition has been curated by the Pinault Collection team. More than half of the artworks in the Collection address the subject of human figuration, and an expression of human complexity is expressed ... More Francesca Diletta Sernagiotto joins as PR, Marketing & Logistics Manager for MENA. Courtesy RM Sotheby's. DUBAI.- RM Sotheby’s announced two key appointments in its Middle East and Africa (MENA) operations. The expansion in the region sees Duccio Lopresto appointed as Managing Director for the MENA region, and Francesca Diletta Sernagiotto has joined as PR, Marketing & Logistics Manager for the region. Duccio Lopresto has relocated to Dubai to assume the role of Managing Director for the MENA region. Duccio joined RM Sotheby’s in 2021 as Director of Business Development in London bringing a wealth of experience in the luxury automotive market and international high-profile relationships to the business. Before joining RM Sotheby’s, he worked with Kaiser Partners Wealth Advisors in Switzerland and Lamborghini Spa in Bologna, Italy, where he developed strategic skills and strong relationships within the high-net-worth and classic car collector communities. A passionate enthusiast of classic cars, ... More Marcelo Silveira in his studio in Recife, Brazil (2025). RIO DE JANEIRO .- Nara Roesler Rio de Janeiro is presenting The Sea, The River, The Stone, the first solo exhibition by Pernambuco-based artist Marcelo Silveira in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by a critical text by Daniela Name. The artist, whose career spans over 40 years, showcases both recent creations and historical works, providing a broader overview of his trajectory. One of the primary materials Silveira employs in his works is cajacatinga wood, a tree native to the Atlantic Forest. This wood was extensively used in sugar mills in the southern region of Pernambuco due to its resistance to water, humidity, and fire. Over time, sugarcane plantations and mills gave way to pastures, leaving only the stumps of these trees behind. It was through these remnants that the artist first encountered the material. In this exhibition, cajacatinga wood forms the basis of works from the Peles, Bolofote, and Sementes series. While Peles represents a well-known sequence of works ... More Farnese Family treasures return to Rome for a blockbuster holy year exhibition Serralves Museum presents its 2025 program Victor Wang appointed as Artspace Director Installation view. Photo: Monkeys Video Lab. ROME.- On a crisp February morning, the usually tranquil grounds of Villa Caffarelli came alive with activity. Set against the backdrop of the Capitoline Museums, this historic villa has unveiled one of the most significant cultural events of the 2025 Holy Year: “The Farnese in Sixteenth-Century Rome. Origins and Fortune of a Collection.” The exhibition has already welcomed a steady flow of visitors eager to marvel at over 140 masterpieces—sculptures, bronzes, paintings, drawings, manuscripts, gems, and coins—from the legendary Farnese Collection, one of the grandest assemblages of the Renaissance. This major event has been made possible by a collaboration among some of Italy’s most respected institutions. Promoted by Roma Capitale’s Department of Culture and the Capitoline Superintendence for Cultural Heritage, and organized by Zètema Progetto Cultura in partnership with Civita Mostre e Musei, the exhibition has come to fruition through the dedicated work of its ... More Zanele Muholi, Bester VII, Newington, London, from the series “Somnyama Ngonyama.” Installation view, Improbable Anagrams, works from the Serralves Collection, Serralves Museum, Porto, Portugal, 2024. Photo: © Filipe Braga. PORTO.- From Maurizio Cattelan’s biting satire and Anne Imhof’s visceral explorations of control to Filipa César’s critical lens on colonial legacies, Serralves Museum’s 2025 program unites bold voices that are shaping the art world today. Serralves Museum presents its 2025 program, reaffirming its commitment to fostering far-reaching, transdisciplinary debate on our contemporary world. This year, its exhibitions and events engage artists from different geographies, generations, and fields of thought in constructive dialogue, establishing Serralves as a space where transformative artistic critique and practices resonate with the pressing issues of our time. The program’s highlights include artists such as Avery Singer, Mounira Al Solh, Zanele Muholi, Maurizio Cattelan, ... More Victor Wang. Photo: Anna Kucera. ULTIMO.- The Board of Directors of Artspace announced the appointment of Victor Wang 王宗孚 as the Director of Artspace. In this role, Victor will lead the senior leadership team, defining and shaping the strategic direction of the organisation. He will oversee Artspace’s curatorial and public programs, exhibitions, studio program, international curators program, and international partnerships and co- commissioning projects, while also guiding the development of the institution’s growth and outreach initiatives. Wang is in the process of relocating to Australia and is anticipated to take on the role this autumn. Wang joins Artspace from M WOODS Museum, where he has served as the Executive and Artistic Director since 2019, overseeing both the Beijing and Chengdu locations. At M WOODS, he curated and co-curated the first institutional exhibitions in China and often in Asia—of artists such as Ann Veronica Janssens (2023), Ryuichi Sakamoto (2023 and 2021), Salman To ... More Unexpected Views: Ed Fornieles on Titian's 'Bacchus and Ariadne’ More News Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung presents exhibition and opens its additional art space BlackBox FirstFloor MUNICH.- Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung presents new exhibition and opens its additional art space BlackBox FirstFloor. The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung is showing the exhibition Love, Maybe—Intimacy and Desire in Contemporary Art from 7 February 2025 in the BlackBox and the BlackBox FirstFloor. The title is based on the eponymous poem by African-American writer Audre Lorde from 1970. The exhibition is dedicated to the possibilities and challenges of depicting love in contemporary art. What ideas and prejudices shape our understanding of love and intimacy? Which images are missing from collective memory, especially with regard to empathic forms of togetherness? The group exhibition shows some 240 photographs, multimedia installations and five large contemporary sculptures using the medium of glass by 24 international artists ... More Valeria Montti Colque's "Cosmonación - Modersberget" opens at Bonniers Konsthall STOCKHOLM.- Bonniers Konsthall opens 2025 with an extensive solo exhibition by Swedish-Chilean artist Valeria Montti Colque. As the first representative from the Chilean diaspora, Montti Colque represented Chile at the 60th International Art Biennale in Venice 2024. Montti Colque was born in 1978 in Sweden, after her parents fled Augusto Pinochet’s 1973 coup d’état. She has been practising as an artist since the late 1990s. For the Chilean pavilion Valeria Montti Colque created a newly produced monumental installation – a territory – in which visual, symbolic and material elements from all the nations she inhabits are interconnected. At the centre of the installation stands Mamita Montaña (Mother Mountain), a primordial force that connects the Andes with the Swedish mountains and invites the viewer to reflect on the concepts of nation, exile, migration ... More GRAM announces first endowed position with transformative $1.5 million gift GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.- The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) announced today a $1.5 million gift by collectors and philanthropists Dean and Helga Toriello, establishing the Museum’s first ever endowed position. Held by Jennifer Wcisel, the Dean and Helga Toriello Curator of Collections and Exhibitions position leads the museum’s program of rotating exhibitions and collection installations, as well as facilitates the growth of the museum’s permanent collection of 6,700 objects. “The Grand Rapids Art Museum is immensely grateful to Dean and Helga Toriello for their generous support and bold leadership in establishing the first endowed position at GRAM,” commented Cindy Foley, GRAM’s Director and CEO. “The first of its kind, this gift endowing the lead curator position is an important moment in the Museum's over 120-year history, ... More Modern twist on ancient treasure: Artist reimagines Moctezuma's headdress in striking new exhibit MEXICO CITY.- A breathtaking new exhibit at the National Museum of Anthropology (MNA) is causing a stir, offering a fresh perspective on one of Mexico's most iconic symbols. Textile designer Valeria Corona has dared to reimagine the legendary Penacho de Moctezuma, the majestic headdress of the Aztec ruler, in a stunning contemporary installation. The original headdress, a masterpiece of featherwork and gold, sadly resides in the Ethnological Museum of Vienna, Austria. But Corona's "Penacho of Modern Mexico" brings the spirit of this national treasure back home, showcasing the enduring power of ancient artistry through a modern lens. "I wanted to create a dialogue between the past and the present," Corona explained at the exhibit's opening. "This installation honors the incredible skill of the original makers while embracing the ... More 86-year-old artist Arvie Smith reveals personal journey in powerful new exhibition CHICAGO, IL.- moniquemeloche is presenting Arvie Smith: Crossing Clear Creek, the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. Smith is a 2024 recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts, with an artistic career spanning over four decades. His ongoing passion for advancing social and racial justice is reflected through his narrative paintings depicting historical and contemporary policies, influencers, bigotry, and institutional white supremacy, transforming the history of oppressed and stereotyped segments of the American experience into lyrical two-dimensional master works. While the works’ emotional rage, burden and determination are expressed through movement, color and sound, Smith has historically shelved his own underlying agony, revelations and the impact of living in Black skin – an element at the core ... More New Orleans Museum of Art appoints Anne Collins Smith as Chief Curator NEW ORLEANS, LA.- The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) announced the appointment of Anne Collins Smith as Chief Curator. In an important role for the museum, Smith leads NOMA’s collection and exhibition initiatives and manages the institution’s team of curators, conservators, and collections staff. Smith is responsible for the museum’s presentations of modern and contemporary art adding significant expertise in African American art. “The museum’s permanent collection of art spanning 5,000 years is at the center of everything we do,” said Susan M. Taylor, The Montine McDaniel Freeman Director of NOMA. “Anne Collins Smith is an accomplished curator, art historian, and museum leader, and we are thrilled to welcome her to NOMA in this crucial position. Her experience in institutions across the country and her perspective ... More Exhibition explores the ongoing influence of flowers on creativity and human expression LONDON.- Spring comes early to London’s world-renowned Saatchi Gallery when the exhibition Flowers – Flora in Contemporary Art & Culture opens on 12 February 2025. Occupying two floors and over nine major gallery spaces, the exhibition will feature large-scale installations, original art, photography, fashion, archival objects and graphic design exploring the ongoing influence of flowers on creativity and human expression. Flowers have, throughout history, inspired artists, writers and creatives. This exhibition seeks to reveal the myriad ways that flowers continue to be depicted by artists, and their omnipresence within our contemporary culture. Aside from studies of their inherent beauty and drama, flowers are also utilised as symbols, signifiers or metaphors for human emotions and impulses. Flora lies at the heart of myths and stories that inform ... More PhotoGalleries Mystery & Benevolence Anne Frank Moore and Malaparte Gauguin Flashback On a day like today, American painter Grant Wood died February 12, 1942. Grant DeVolson Wood (February 13, 1891 - February 12, 1942) was an American artist and representative of Regionalism, best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest. He is particularly well known for American Gothic (1930), which has become an iconic example of early 20th-century American art. In this image: Grant Wood, American Gothic (1930), Art Institute of Chicago. © 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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