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The First Art Newspaper on the Net Established in 1996 Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Important prints by Modern masters in Blackwell's January auction Andy Warhol, screenprint, signed and numbered 2 of 10. Image courtesy of Blackwell Auctions. CLEARWATER, FLA.- On January 25, 2025, Florida’s Blackwell Auctions will hold its first Exceptional Estates auction of the new year. The highlight of the sale is Lot 100: a signed and numbered Andy Warhol screenprint from his Ads series, depicting a Volkswagen Bug. Titled “Lemon,” this vibrant 1985 work measures 38 inches square, and is numbered 2 of 10 in Roman numerals (II/X). It will open for bidding at $50,000. From the same Modern art collection comes Lot 50, Joan Miro’s Le Grand Ordinateur, signed in pencil and limited as HC. It measures 24 inches by 40 inches (sight size). Opening bid is $5,000. Lot 25 is a Roy Lichtenstein screenprint titled “Musical Notes (Comp IV).” This circa 1995 work is signed and numbered 29/120, and it measures 21 inches by 15-1/2 inches (sight size). Opening bid is $4,000. ... More The Best Photos of the Day Michelangelo Pistoletto - To Step Beyond at Lévy Gorvy Dayan. Tom Powel Imaging. Mantua to become a hub for contemporary art with new Sonnabend Collection Museum Turner 250: A year celebrating Britain's greatest artist The New Frontier Western Collectibles and Firearms Show to be held February 14th-16th Jeff Koons, Wild Boy and Puppy. MANTUA.- Art lovers, mark your calendars! In winter 2025, the historic city of Mantua will open a brand-new contemporary art museum dedicated to the extraordinary Sonnabend Collection. Housed in the beautifully restored Palazzo della Ragione, this new cultural landmark promises to be a major draw for art enthusiasts worldwide. The Sonnabend Collection isn't just any collection; it's a treasure trove of 20th-century art amassed by the legendary art dealer Ileana Sonnabend and her family. Ileana, along with her husband Michael and their adopted son Antonio Homem, were pioneers in the art world, introducing American Pop Art and Minimalism to Europe and vice versa. They had galleries in both Paris and New York, acting as crucial bridges between artistic movements on both continents. This new museum isn't just about displaying art; it's about telling a story. The story of Ileana Sonnabend's vision, her keen eye for talent, and her dedication to supporting groundbreaking artists. The ... More JMW Turner, Self-Portrait, c.1799. Image courtesy of Tate. LONDON.- This morning, cultural institutions across Britain announced Turner 250, a year-long festival of special exhibitions and events. Taking place throughout 2025, the programme celebrates 250 years since the birth of renowned painter JMW Turner. Whether visiting museums and galleries or tuning in on TV and online, everyone will have the chance to enjoy Turner’s greatest works, learn about his incredible life and career, and discover the many ways he continues to inspire creativity today. Born on 23 April 1775, JMW Turner is widely considered to be the greatest and most influential British artist of all time. From humble beginnings, he travelled the length and breadth of the country to capture its dramatic scenery, redefining landscape painting in the process. Today he remains a touchstone of British cultural life – the face on the £20 note – and the painter behind some of the most iconic images of the natural world ever created. Today’s announcement ... More This year’s show will feature a large assortment of cowboy and Indian artifacts, to include items like this incredible pair of Hamley angora batwing chaps. DURANT, OKLA.- The New Frontier Western Collectibles and Firearms Show will be held the weekend of February 14th-16th at the Choctaw Casino & Resort Conference Center in Durant. This year’s event will feature a large assortment of new and antique firearms, accessories, knives and edged weapons, cowboy and Indian artifacts, relics, Western memorabilia and antiques, jewelry and more. “Durant is one of the fastest growing cities in Oklahoma and is accessible to our guests in Oklahoma and north Texas,” said Scott Tarbell, the owner of New Frontier, based in Loveland, Colorado. “We look forward to seeing everyone for this new show.” Vendor setup will take place on Friday, February 14th, from 8am to 12 o’clock noon Central time. The show times are Saturday, February 15th, from 9am to 5pm, and Sunday, February 16th, from 9am to 2 pm. The show is open to the public all three days. New Frontier conducts tw ... More Henning Strassburger's "KÖPFE": Bold paintings and sculptures explore identity and modern life Thomas Schütte's monumental "Frauen" sculptures arrive in New York at Gagosian From Julia Roberts to the McCloskeys: Sam McKinniss explores the void in "The Perfect Tense" Henning Strassburger, Abstract Alphakenny I (Hedonist), 2024, signed recto, oil on canvas, 150 x 110 cm. 59 x 43 1/4 in. Unique BERLIN.- KÖNIG GALERIE is presenting KÖPFE (en: heads), the first solo exhibition for the gallery by Henning Strassburger, located in the Nave of St. Agnes. The exhibition includes new paintings and, for the first time, sculptures that powerfully embody Strassburger’s dynamic visual language. With bold colors and gestural compositions, the artist explores the multi-layered intersections of identity, media, and social narratives. His works offer lively commentary on today's fluid existence. A delight in the image is perhaps the most prominent feature of these new works: a playful exhilaration that turns away from pure abstraction and toward the flesh of painting, its figures, colors, and stories. Strassburger was initially praised as an abstract painter, but in recent years, his relationship to abstraction has become increasingly critical. As a result, Strassburger’s paintings engage with figuration, with specific formal allusions to German painters. He has a ... More Thomas Schütte, Bronzefrau Nr. 14 (Bronze Woman No. 14), 2003. Bronze on steel table, 83 1/2 x 98 3/8 x 49 1/8 inches (212.1 x 249.9 x 124.8 cm) © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen Studio. Courtesy Gagosian. NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian announces an exhibition of monumental sculptures by Thomas Schütte in New York. Opening on January 22 at the West 21st Street gallery, the installation includes six sculptures from the Frauen (Women) series and the related Torso (2005). The largest presentation of this historic body of work in the United States to date, the exhibition highlights its importance within the oeuvre of one of the most significant sculptors of our time. Schütte’s multivalent practice incorporates painting, drawing, printmaking, architectural model making, and sculpture. Having emerged as an artist after the development of Conceptual art and rejecting that movement’s attempted refusal of the body, Schütte uses the human figure as a means of inquiry into aesthetics and culture, often with a sardonic, critical stance toward ... More Sam McKinniss, Greg Louganis, 2024. Oil on linen, 84 1/8 x 59 x 1 3/8 inches (213.7 x 149.9 x 3.5 cm) framed: 85 5/8 x 60 1/2 x 2 1/8 inches (217.5 x 153.7 x 5.4 cm). LOS ANGELES, CA.- David Kordansky Gallery is presenting The Perfect Tense, its first solo exhibition of new paintings by Sam McKinniss. The exhibition will be on view in Los Angeles at 5130 W. Edgewood Pl., through February 23, 2025. McKinniss paints pictures based on pre-existing images found online, transforming visual building blocks of the public domain into open-ended—and paradoxically personal—documents of emotional life. In many cases, these images—which often encompass people and scenes from disparate corners of popular culture or art history—also pre-exist in the minds of their viewers. For McKinniss, the challenge is to re-invest these images with a material conviction that may re-establish them as sites of real feeling. Images that begin as relatively generic cultural products thereby become full-spectrum demonstrations of human experience. As its title suggests, The Perfect Tense is oriented toward the past. The grammatical term refers to ... More Rare Merovingian sword with garnet and gold fittings to be auctioned Art Basel announces further highlights for its 2025 edition in Hong Kong Gruffalos, political puns, and forest fantasies: Krems Cartoon Museum announces 2025 lineup A long sword with a parallel-sided blade that tapers to a sharp point. Ca. AD 400 - 500. Estimate £15,000-£30,000. LONDON.- A stunning Merovingian sword, dating back to the 5th century AD, is set to go under the hammer at Apollo Art Auctions on January 25th. This exceptional artifact offers a rare glimpse into the warrior culture of early medieval Europe. The sword, crafted between AD 400 and 500, features a long, parallel-sided blade tapering to a sharp point, indicative of its purpose as a formidable weapon. What truly sets this piece apart is its ornate decoration. The lower guard is embellished with intricate garnet cloisonné work, with the gemstones meticulously arranged in a stepped pattern. The hilt is completely enveloped in gold, showcasing decorative punched patterns that create textured lines along its length. The sword culminates in a circular pommel, completing its elegant yet functional design. Measuring 820mm in length and weighing 850g, the s ... More Katsumi Nakai, Untitled,1982-84. Courtesy of Ronchini. HONG KONG.- The 2025 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong will bring together 240 exhibitors from 42 countries and territories, including 23 newcomers, presenting artistic practices that reflect the show’s commitment to global diversity and regional representation. More than half of the participating galleries are from the Asia-Pacific region, highlighting Art Basel’s vital role as a platform for the region’s dynamic art scene. The extensive week-long offsite and onsite public program will further underscore Hong Kong’s role as a major cultural hub. Encounters, the show sector dedicated to large-scale projects will feature 18 large-scale installations by artists from a broad spectrum of geographies. Curated by Alexie Glass-Kantor and titled ‘As the World Turns’, Encounters will be structured across four platforms: Passage, foregrounding themes of cultural resonance, resilience, and storytelling; Alteration, delving into the subversion of ... More Bruno Haberzettl, Timely reminder as the hunting season begins: a request to gun enthusiasts and hunters to find other ways to spend their free time!, 1999. © Bruno Haberzettl/Landessammlungen NÖ. KREMS.- Austria's only museum dedicated to satirical art, the Karikaturmuseum Krems, has unveiled its exciting program for 2025, promising a diverse range of exhibitions that will appeal to art lovers of all ages. From biting political commentary to beloved children's book characters and explorations of our relationship with nature, the museum is set to offer a captivating year of exhibitions. Kicking off the year on February 22nd is an exhibition dedicated to the sharp wit of political caricaturist Michael Pammesberger. For over two decades, Pammesberger's daily cartoons in the Kurier newspaper have provided insightful and often darkly humorous commentary on Austrian politics. This exhibition, coinciding with his 60th birthday and the publication of his book "Planet Pammesberger," will showcase ... More De La Warr Pavilion announces exhibitions programme 2025 Groundbreaking photographers unite in powerful new exhibition From SnackWells to Viagra: Stephanie H. Shih captures 90s domesticity in clay Betty Parsons, Circles, 1967. Acrylic on canvas, 117 x 239 x 6 cm, framed. Courtesy Alison Jacques, and Alexander Gray Associates, New York. © The Betty Parsons Foundation. Photo: Michael Brzezinski. BEXHILL-ON-SEA.- Ssh Ow is the first major solo exhibition in a UK public gallery in a decade by Dublin-based artist Jaki Irvine (b. 1966, Ireland) and features Ack Ro’, an immersive thirteen-channel video installation that surrounds viewers with an evocative interplay of sound, imagery, and light. The piece layers delicate sound and visuals, to create an atmosphere that feels both disorienting and intimate. Fragments of film are interspersed with 28 looping pink neons, which spell out anagrams derived from the words of Cracklin’ Rosie, the title of a Neil Diamond song from 1970. Irvine’s project at DLWP includes a newly-commissioned immersive live work titled SHWO EM TEH WAY OT GO HMOE that will be presented in our auditorium in May 2025. Michelle Roberts is a Bexhill-based artist whose paintings and drawings are ambitious in scale, conception and realisation. Her subjects arise from the realm of lived experience, ... More Kwame Brathwaite, Untitled (Couple’s Embrace), 1971. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Jenkins Johnson Gallery presents Infinite Hope, an exhibition of historical photographs by groundbreaking, internationally renowned artists Kwame Brathwaite, Renée Cox, Gordon Parks, and Ming Smith. The exhibition opens following Martin Luther King Jr. Day and remains on view through February, Black History Month. Jenkins Johnson Gallery presents this ambitious museum-scale exhibition at 1150 25th Street, San Francisco, a 6,000 square foot venue formerly housing the McEvoy Foundation. Spanning the late 20th century, Infinite Hope presents a discourse around philosophical, social, and aesthetic developments for African Americans. Starting in the 1950s with Parks, and Brathwaite, it continues through the present with Smith and Cox. The multigenerational artists address the unique social circumstances of their lives and times. Each artist represents the triumph over the challenges faced by their ancestors, with “hope” as the torch passed ... More Stephanie H. Shih, Divorce for Dummies, 2024. Ceramic, 9 x 7 1/2 x 2 in. (22.9 x 19.1 x 5.1 cm.). NEW YORK, NY.- Alexander Berggruen presents Stephanie H. Shih: Domestic Bliss. This exhibition will open Wednesday, January 22, 2025 with a 5-7 pm reception at the gallery (1018 Madison Avenue, Floor 3, New York, NY). This is the artist’s first solo show with the gallery. Stephanie H. Shih’s hand-painted ceramic sculptures of 1990s consumer goods playfully evince the tensions in modern family life. Through the artifacts of a single household, she evokes the complementary and contradictory politics around gender roles, sexuality, and family structure. Her ceramic renderings of cleaning supplies, exercise equipment, and foods of convenience are connected by an emotional proximity to the body and self, yet, seen together, expose the underlying conflicts of domesticity under consumerism. Pitted against one another are convenience and wellness, lust and loneliness. Shih’s starting point for Domestic Bliss was a single object: the 1998 self-help book Divorce for Dummies. She found a da ... More A Lacquer Cabinet Brought Back to Life More News From celestial landscapes to the essence of light, explore five stunning exhibitions TORONTO.- The Image Centre's winter season, opening January 22, 2025, promises a compelling array of exhibitions that explore the intersections of art, science, and memory. The season is headlined by Michael Benson’s Planetfall, presenting stunning images that will forever change our visual understanding of the solar system. Drawing from historical photographs and raw data collected by NASA and ESA space missions, Benson meticulously researches, processes and composites these images to reveal vivid colors, dramatic light, and extraordinary planetary landscapes. By reworking autonomous imagery from robotic spacecraft, Benson transcends traditional representations of space and raises important questions about the nature of photographic authorship. His work, made at the intersection of art and science, has the potential ... More Exhibition celebrates the radical history of Düsseldorf's Ratinger Hof NEW YORK, NY.- Inscribed on the wall of the legendary Düsseldorf punk bar the Ratinger Hof was its motto: “Either you are hot or cold, the lukewarm ones the Lord will spit out of his mouth”. The adage was ushered in with the radical renovation to the bar in 1971, by two women, Carmen Knoebel and Ingrid Kohlhöfer, who then happened to be the romantic partners of two other artists, Imi Knoebel and Blinky Palermo. Ratinger Hof introduced a stylistic shift that mirrored the contemporary and experimental tendencies of art and music in 1970s; the space was transformed with painted white walls and neon lights, the latter inspired by the works of Dan Flavin. The newly installed lurid lights were an invitation for those bold enough to enter. Scene set, the club became home to cutting edge musical acts of the period, where art and music dared in tandem. Presenting ... More Jesus Sanchez transforms personal struggle into powerful art REDWOOD CITY, CA.- Fung Collaboratives unveiled a new site-specific installation by Jesus Sanchez. Echo of Renewal takes place in the present of the person I have become after December 2022, a turning point in my life when I was arrested due to a regrettable decision that led to a warrant for my arrest. I felt embarrassed and afraid to confront my family and friends but facing myself and my emotions was the greatest challenge. My journey is reflected in Echo of Renewal, which expresses how I began to understand how my past experiences have shaped me, leading to personal growth over time. Although I still feel regret for my actions, I’ve learned that one mistake does not define who I am. I remain committed to pursuing my goals and aspirations while improving myself. This highlights the potential for growth despite past mistakes and serves as a message to others: don’t let regret consume your life; instead, learn from it and keep moving forward. ... More transmediale 38th edition: (near) near but - far BERLIN.- The 38th edition of transmediale festival will form an understanding of how algorithms place us in weird proximities and new intimacies with one another by way of their machine-driven actions. By attending to the affects of proximity and closeness, the festival will reach beyond constructing a dichotomy of the two terms to ask: how can the capacities of technologies foster relations better adapted to responding to the complexities of our individual and collective discontents? At Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) and silent green Kulturquartier, transmediale 2025 will feature a weekend of extensive discourse, screening, and performance programme, with a series of workshops as a prologue to the festival. Additionally, artists whose work materialises the destabilisation of proximity and closeness have been invited to occupy the public spaces ... More Arnolfini announces 2025 exhibition programme BRISTOL.- Arnolfini, Bristol's international centre for contemporary arts, announced an ambitious 2025 exhibition programme, featuring four extraordinary artists whose work spans painting, drawing, sculpture and installation, each addressing complex questions about the world in which we live. The year begins with Being Here (8 March to 25 May), the first major survey exhibition by acclaimed British artist Barbara Walker. Following its successful run at The Whitworth, this comprehensive exhibition presents nearly 60 works, including Walker's Turner Prize-nominated series 'Burden of Proof'. The exhibition charts Walker's compelling figurative practice from the 1990s to present day, showcasing her dedication to creating space for Black presence, power and belonging through various media, from delicate graphite drawings to embossed reliefs. ... More Adomas Narkevičius appointed curator of 15th Kaunas Biennial KAUNAS.- The 15th Kaunas Biennial, taking place in Lithuania from September 12 to November 23, 2025, announced Adomas Narkevičius as Curator for its 15th edition, titled Life After Life. Reflecting on his appointment and the upcoming edition, Narkevičius states: “I am honoured and thrilled to collaborate with the Kaunas Biennial team in shaping its 15th edition. Kaunas Biennial’s significant role within the Baltic contemporary art scene offers a unique opportunity to present a perspective from our so-called “semi-peripheral” region—embracing its irreverent, experimental, and self-reflexive ethos. With the trust of the Biennial’s team and within the framework of Life After Life, I look forward to developing an exhibition that engages with our time—and, more precisely, its own. My aim is for it to imaginatively address the palpable shifts in the international ... More Marie Capesius awarded prestigious Luxembourg Photography Mentorship for exploration of ancestral memory ARLES.- Multidisciplinary artist Marie Capesius has been awarded the 2025 Luxembourg Photography Award Mentorship, a prestigious program that will support her exploration of ancestral memory and its influence on personal identity. The award, presented by Lët’z Arles in partnership with the École nationale supérieure de la photographie d'Arles (ENSP), offers Capesius a unique opportunity to develop her project, "DO THE LINES OF OUR HANDS RESEMBLE EACH OTHER?" Capesius, born in Strasbourg in 1989 and currently based in Luxembourg, blends photography, writing, and sound recordings to create audiovisual experiences that delve into stories beyond the visible. Inspired by the Situationist ... More PhotoGalleries Silk Road Oasis Wim Delvoye KUSAMA Gabriele Münter Flashback On a day like today, French painter Nicolas Lancret was born January 22, 1690. Nicolas Lancret (22 January 1690 - 14 September 1743), French painter, was born in Paris, and became a brilliant depicter of light comedy which reflected the tastes and manners of French society under the regent Orleans. © 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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