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Claude Monet (French, 18401926), Maisons au bord de la route, 1885, oil on canvas, 25 x 32 inches. High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Doris and Shouky Shaheen Collection.
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art announced today that Atlanta-based philanthropists Doris and Shouky Shaheen have donated their entire impressionist, post-impressionist and modernist painting collection, totaling 24 artworks, to the Museum. The Shaheen gift is one of the most significant groups of European paintings ever to enter the Museums collection, rivaled only by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation donation in 1958, which established the core of the Highs European art holdings. This marks the Highs first acquisition of paintings by renowned artists such as Henri Fantin-Latour, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani and Alfred Sisley. We are exceptionally grateful for the generosity of this landmark gift, said Rand Suffolk, Nancy and Holcombe T. Green, Jr., director of the High. The Shaheens contribution single-handedly elevates the quality of our European collection and will greatly enhance the visitor experie ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day The "Futurium" House of Futures is seen on August 27, 2019 in Berlin. The Futurium will open its doors to the public on September 5, 2019. The new location will consist of an exhibition, a Forum for open discussions and the Futurium Lab, where visitors can try out their own ideas. Odd ANDERSEN / AFP
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| | 'Focus on provenance' continues at the Kunsthaus Zurich until 22 September | | Christie's to offer the collection of Eileen and I.M. Pei | | Bonhams to offer 8 museum-quality sculptures from one of the most important Himalayan art collections |
Otto Dix, Selbstbildnis (mit Zigarette). Plate 1 from the portfolio Radierwerk III, erster Teil, 1922. Drypoint etching on white handmade paper, 38.8 x 28 cm Kunsthaus Zürich, © 2019 ProLitteris, Zurich
ZURICH.- To accompany the exhibition Hour Zero, in which 70 works of art reveal the full extent of the artistic energies tied up by the Second World War and released when it ended, the Kunsthaus has organized a special presentation of results from a research project, supported by the Federal Office of Culture, into works on paper acquired by the Collection of Prints and Drawings. In all, 3,900 works that entered the Collection of Prints and Drawings between 1933 and 1950 were investigated. One outcome of the project is that none of them has been declared looted art. Two thirds can be categorized as unproblematic. In the remaining cases, the previous owner has at least been identified but further research is still needed. The results from the works on paper investigated have been published in the Provenance research section of the Kunsthaus website. Some are also ... More | |
Franz Kline, Untitled. Oil on panel 42 ¾ x 34 in. Painted in 1955. Estimate: US $3 5 million. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies has been entrusted with The Collection of Eileen and I.M. Pei, an exceptional selection of paintings, drawings, works on paper and sculpture assembled by the celebrated international architect and his wife over the course of their 72-year marriage. The collection, a sophisticated blend of artworks by Eastern and Western artists, will be offered through Christies major sales sites in New York, Hong Kong, and Paris this fall in the categories of Impressionist & Modern Art, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Asian 20th Century Art, and Chinese Paintings. Highlights of the collection include seminal works by Barnett Newman, Jean Dubuffet, and Zao Wou-Ki, who were personal friends of the architect and his wife for many years and formed a part of their close community of artists, architects, and intellectuals. Additional works by Franz Kline, Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, Willem ... More | |
A Gilt Copper Figure of Bodhisativa, Nepal, Circa 9th Century. Estimate: HK$ 20 25 Million. Photo: Bonhams.
HONG KONG.- The international auction house Bonhams will present The Path of Compassion: Masterpieces of Buddhist Sculpture on 7 October in Hong Kong a single owner sale of eight Buddhist sculptures from the esteemed Nyingjei Lam Collection. The Collection, which translates into Paths of Compassion, is long regarded as the gold standard in the field of collecting Himalayan Art, comprising outstanding examples of Tibetan sculpture as well as superb works from surrounding regions that were important in the formation of Tibetan sculpture: eastern India, Swat Valley and Nepal. The eight works on offer all fresh to the market were previously on long-term loan for more than ten years to the Rubin Museum of Art, New York. Spanning a millennium from seventh century Nepal to 17th century Tibet, these museum-quality sculptures are immediately magnetic in their beauty and presence, each representing ... More |
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| | The Foundling Museum acquires important portrait of the Duchess of Portland | | Renovation halts 'caterpillar' rides at France's Pompidou museum | | La Brea Tar Pits in LA reimagined |
Mattheus Verheyden 1700-1776 Duchess of Portland. © The Foundling Museum.
LONDON.- The Foundling Museum has been gifted, through Art Fund, a portrait by the celebrated eighteenth-century artist from the Northern Netherlands, Mattheus Verheyden (1700-1776), the first known work of his to enter a UK public collection. The portrait, which was previously in a private collection, depicts Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (1701-1779), who was one of Thomas Corams key, catalytic, female supporters in his campaign to establish the Foundling Hospital. Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland was one of Corams 21 ladies of quality & distinction who, in the face of male indifference and risking societys disapproval, put their names to the first petition submitted to King George II in 1735, calling for the establishment of a home for abandoned and deserted young children. The support of these pioneering women was crucial in overcoming moral concerns about Corams pr ... More | |
On full display outside is a maze of blue air-conditioning conduits, green water pipes, yellow electrical casings and red elevators. Photo: Reinraum/wikipedia.org
PARIS (AFP).- Art and architecture fans hoping to experience the glass-enclosed escalators hugging the facade of the Pompidou Centre in Paris will have to wait until next year, as extensive renovation work is carried out on the groundbreaking four-decade-old structure. The museum said Tuesday that the "caterpillar" escalator as well as the sloping stone plaza in front of the iconic structure were closed to the public Tuesday for work expected to last until September 2020. As a result, the centre's three million annual visitors will have to use an entrance around back, usually reserved for the vast public library that forms part of the inside-out complex. While a hit with visitors, the escalator can get unbearably hot under the summer sun, whose rays have taken their toll on the corridors since the Pompidou opened in 1977. The glass panels in particular, ... More | |
A New Arrival Plaza at the Corner of Wilshire & Curson welcomes visitors to the Tar Pits and extends into a ramped museum forecourt, descending 12 feet and 20,000 years in the past.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga, President and Director of the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County, today, at a public presentation, unveiled three preliminary conceptual approaches to a master plan for the world-famous La Brea Tar Pits. Made available for viewing at the Tar Pits and Museum and on TarPits.org, the varied concepts are early contributions to improve the entire 12-acre site, which has not been renovated or considered comprehensively since it opened more than forty years ago. Prepared by multidisciplinary teams led by three renowned architectural firmsDorte Mandrup (Copenhagen), Diller Scofidio + Renfro (New York) and WEISS/MANFREDI (New York)the concepts envision a more integrated experience of the museum and the landscape in Hancock Park while ... More |
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| | Dallas Museum of Art appoints first curator of Latin American Art | | Bonhams New York to offer four Asian art sales on September 9 and 11 | | Lark Mason Associates announces series of Asian, Ancient, and Ethnographic Auctions |
Mark Castro.The Jorge Baldor Curator of Latin American Art. Photo: Amanda Jaffee.
DALLAS, TX.- Dr. AgustÃn Arteaga, The Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art, announced today the appointment of Dr. Mark A. Castro as the DMAs first Jorge Baldor Curator of Latin Am erican Art, a new position created earlier this year. With more than a decade of experience as a curator, scholar, and educator in Latin American art, Dr. Castro is recognized as a leader in the field, and his appointment signals a dynamic new chapter in the DMAs collection, presentation, and study of Latin American art. Dr. Castro will begin at the DMA on September 3, 2019. The Jorge Baldor Curator of Latin American Art was established with a multi-year gift from Mr. Baldor, a Dallas-based entrepreneur and civic leader. This is a newly created position, whose purview encompasses art from North America, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, from the viceregal to the modern centuries. In tandem with the creation of the role, the DMA anno ... More | |
Sozan for the Kinkozan workshop (circa 1900). A large and fine Satsuma vase, Meiji era (1868-1912), early 20th century (estimate: $18,000-25,000). Photo: Bonhams.
NEW YORK, NY.- On September 9 and 11, Bonhams will offer four Asian art sales Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, Chinese Works of Art, Property from the Collection of Drs. Edmund and Julie Lewis Part I, and Fine Japanese and Korean Art. The sales present 700 lots of quality and rarity that span centuries ranging from sculpture, ceramics, prints, paintings, among others. Public exhibitions begin September 5. In conjunction with the sales, Bonhams will also host a day of lectures on September 7 and 9, featuring guest speakers and prominent scholars. The sale of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles features over 150 exquisite bottles in a wide range of materials, including jade, glass, agate, porcelain, and amber. Highlights include a white jade 'Mallow Blossom' snuff bottle, Qianlong period, 1736-1795 (estimate: $10,000-15,000); an embellished celadon jade snuff ... More | |
A Chinese Simulated Bronze Famille Rose Porcelain Presentation Vase from the Republic period, circa 1947.
NEW YORK, NY.- Lark Mason announces that a month-long series of Asian art sales will be open for bidding on iGavelAuctions.com during Septembers Asia Week. The opening sale, Asian, Ancient, and Ethnographic Works of Art Auction, starts September 5th and preceding sales run through November 5th. One of the showstoppers is a pair of exceedingly rare Chinese Huanghuali Continuous Horseshoeback Armchairs dating from the early Qing Dynasty, offered with an estimate of $600,000-900,000. Almost all horseshoe back armchairs have a sloping crest rail that terminates in scrolled handgrips, but an extremely rare version has the crest rail terminating into the chair seat frame, which this pair has. Gustav Ecke, author of the seminal work, Chinese Domestic Furniture, published in English in 1944, illustrated similar chairs captured the imaginations of Scandinavian designers of whom the most ... More |
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| | Edgar Leciejewski's first exhibition with Contemporary Fine Arts on view in Berlin | | Anish Kapoor donates art to be auctioned at London's anti-arms trade art show | | Scientists reproduce coral in lab, offering hope for reefs |
Edgar Leciejewski, Ei No. 01, 2019. Glossy color-print on alu-dibond, wood, framed. Photo: Matthias Kolb and Courtesy Contemporary Fine Arts.
BERLIN.- Contemporary Fine Arts is presenting Ferragosto, Edgar Leciejewskis first exhibition with the gallery. Fire is an ambiguous phenomenon. It represents both destruction and renewal. In the Middle Ages, fire was a medium of punishment and purification. It stood as a kind of limbo, marking the boundary between the total bliss of paradise and the eternal damnation of hell. In many cultures, it is worshipped as something divine. In China, it is typical to burn bundles of cash termed Hell Money to provide for relatives in the afterlife and to honor the gods. Something of this magical or transformative power of fire burns in Edgar Leciejewski's Fabric Images. Here, still life forms, assemblage and portraits move across each other like projected slides. Fire gives and takes, Leciejewski points out. In fire, one sees everything. The ... More | |
Anish Kapoor, Untitled (detail).
LONDON.- Sir Anish Kapoor, one of the most esteemed and influential artists of his generation, has donated a signed print to be displayed and auctioned at the forthcoming Art the Arms Fair exhibition, an award-winning art show that explores war, conflict and peace. Kapoor is considered one of the most influential artists working today. He is perhaps best known for his monumentally scaled public sculptures, which includes Cloud Gate in Chicago and the Orbit in London's Olympic Park. His work has won an array of prestigious awards, including the Turner Prize (1991), the Premium Imperiale award (2011) and the Genesis Prize (2017). In 2003 Kapoor was awarded a CBE, and was Knighted in 2013. Kapoor has donated a mesmerising print that in its depiction of beguiling light and darkness sits within the language of form on the cusp of formlessness that is so iconic of his sculptural practice. Art the Arms Fair will coincide with ... More | |
Reproduction was achieved by mimicking the conditions of the corals' natural environment, including sunrises, sunsets, moon phases, water temperature and quality.
MIAMI (AFP).- A team of scientists in the US have managed to reproduce coral in a lab setting for the first time ever, an encouraging step in the race to save "America's Great Barrier Reef" off the coast of Florida. The researchers from Florida Aquarium's Center for Conservation were able to reproduce endangered Atlantic Pillar coral through induced spawning, a development that could ultimately prevent the extinction of the Florida Reef tract. "This amazing breakthrough was the first time that we spawned Atlantic corals in a laboratory setting that we've had for over a year in our greenhouses," Amber Whittle, the aquarium's director for conservation, told AFP Monday. "It's been done before at the Horniman Museum in London with Pacific corals, never with Atlantic corals, ... More |
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Patricia Piccinini's 'Life Clings Closest' opens at Cairns Art Gallery
CAIRNS CITY.- Patricia Piccinini opened a new solo exhibition at Cairns Art Gallery last week, including several brand new sculptures, two of which are pictured here. The artist describes her practice as focused on bodies and relationships: relationships between people and other creatures, between people and bodies, between the artificial and the natural, between creatures and the environment. This question of our place in the environment is key to this exhibition, as well as our relationship to and our responsibilities towards the other creatures we share it with. Piccinini wonders what happens to us if we recognise that we are just one animal among many, and that our fate and theirs are tied together. Piccininis works are drawn from the real world but they are often not anything that we recognise. Their strangeness challenges our ... More
Tate Staff Biennale 2019 opens at Tate Modern
LONDON.- This week, staff from Tates galleries will showcase their own artworks in a free exhibition in Tate Exchange at Tate Modern. The first Tate Staff Biennale will feature work by 133 members of staff based at all four Tate galleries Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives and is curated by the Inside Job Collective, a group of Tate staff dedicated to championing the work of colleagues who are also practicing artists. Presented in Tate Exchange on Level 5 of the Blavatnik Building, the exhibition will reveal the passion and talent of those who work in different departments across the gallery from retail assistants and art handlers to caterers and visitor assistants. Together these works illustrate how the artistic practices of staff have been informed and shaped by working with Tates collections and exhibitions. The biennale ... More
Christie's Education announces new online course 'History of Watches: 1700 to Now'
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies Education announced a new online course History of Watches: 1700 to Now, starting on 17 September. This unique five-week video-based programme will introduce the development of watches from their first appearance in the pocket to todays wristwatches, bringing together science, engineering and incredible artistry. Students will learn the features of the mechanical watch through custom animations, as well as hear first-hand about the development of the industry from prestigious designers and historians. The course introduces the most important and remarkable stories in watchmaking and opens up what might be considered a complicated subject to a general audience. Ted Sandling, Programme Director of Online Courses, commented: "After the huge success of Christie's Education's online course History ... More
Delaware Art Museum unveils new Kids' Corner installation
WILMINGTON, DE.- The Delaware Art Museum announced a new interactive installation in Kids Corner, the childrens space on the Museums lower level. The installationtitled Who Hears Twell Van Dunder (Who here is 12 and under?)fosters creative and imaginative play, hands-on exploration, and storytelling. The new installation, an artist-made space designed and created by the New Jersey-based Smith family, has transformed Kids Corner into a colorful enchanted forest where visitors wander on paths winding around giant trees which contain tiny displays of magical places and original music by the Smiths. The installation also includes a shimmering, sequined fish pond where children can sit on lily pads and fish with magnetic poles; stool-sized mushrooms encircling a fabric campfire; and a plush birds nest perfect for curling up with a book. ... More
Painting by Kamrooz Aram acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales
DUBAI.- Green Art Gallery announced the acquisition of Kamrooz Aram's Nocturne 3 (Departing Nocturne, 2019) by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Kamrooz Aram's recent paintings, sculptural works, and collages highlight the complex position of ornament throughout the history of modern art. Arams works challenge conventional art historical hierarchies that have placed fine art and the decorative arts in separate categories of value. Utilizing patterns lifted from Persian carpets through gestural abstraction, he allows color field painting to become backdrops for ceramics, and employs wall painting with reference to encyclopedic museums, where viewers typical engage the decorative arts. Kamrooz Aram (born 1978, Shiraz, Iran) received his BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2001 and MFA from Columbia ... More
Dayton Art Institute joins 'Museums for All' program and introduces new 'Art Connections' membership
DAYTON, OH.- As part of its ongoing efforts to make the museum accessible to all in the Dayton community, the Dayton Art Institute has joined the Museums for All program and announced the creation of Art Connections, a special discounted family membership available for anyone who receives SNAP benefits. Museums for All is a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), administered by the Association of Childrens Museums (ACM), to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits. The program supports those receiving food assistance (SNAP) benefits by offering discounted admission at participating museums, for up to four people, with the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. The DAI will offer a discounted admission ... More
Albert Einstein letter regarding anti-Semitism in American universities to be auctioned
LOS ANGELES, CA.- A 1935 letter from Albert Einstein regarding the plight of Jewish intellectuals in the United States will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on August 29, 2019. Auction owner Nate Sanders stated, These letters penned by Albert Einstein continue to be tremendously relevant in light of current global affairs. They represent an ongoing important cultural and political discussion. Einstein sent the typed letter dated June 8, 1935, from his summer vacation home, the White House in Lyme, Connecticut, to his colleague physicist Paul Epstein. The letter, which was written in German, discussed the dilemma of Jewish academics in American and the necessity for Jewish teaching institutions. Einstein also discussed his Unified Field Theory and referred to his manuscript, ''The Particle Problem in the General Theory of Relativity.'' ... More
Zilberman Gallery announces representation of Başak Bugay and Yaşam Şaşmazer
ISTANBUL.- Zilberman Gallery announced the representations of Başak Bugay and Yaşam Şaşmazer. Başak Bugay (1979, Istanbul, Turkey) lives and works in Istanbul. She gradutes from the Painting Department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 2002 and completed her masters degree at the same university in 2006 where she currently pursues her Ph.D. In her works, Başak Bugay explores ways to represent the relationship between the psychic constructions of the subject and the collective unconscious. Using a wide range of material and an ironic discourse, she puts forth themes like childhood traumas, denial and defense mechanisms, and sleep/death. Taking her relationship with material and process as organic, Bugays production process is shaped through the use of materials of fabric, fiber, plaster, and terracotta. Cut off from the ... More
Reko Rennie awarded Artbank + ACMI Commission
MELBOURNE.- Australian Centre for the Moving Image, together with Artbank, announced Reko Rennie as the recipient of the second $70,000 Artbank + ACMI Commission for his proposed new video work, What Do We Want. Shot on cinematic 4K, What Do We Want will draw on 1970s Blaxploitation films and Rennies own martial arts practice to explore political, environmental and social questions through an Aboriginal Australian lens. I'm very excited and honoured to be offered this award by Artbank + ACMI to make my new video work, What Do We Want. This commission is an amazing opportunity to create a new work that I've wanted to make for some time and I look forward to sharing it with you, said Rennie. ACMI Director and CEO Katrina Sedgwick said: Reko Rennie is a vital voice at the forefront of Australian contemporary art and we are thrilled ... More
Exhibit Columbus 2019 celebrates opening
COLUMBUS, IN.- Exhibit Columbus, the annual exploration of architecture, art, design, and community, continues to celebrate the design legacy of Columbus, Indiana, with the opening of its second major exhibition this past weekend, August 23-24. The exhibition features 18 site-responsive installations by architects, designers, academics, artists, and graphic designers. These designers have created outdoor installations and experiences that use Columbus built heritage as inspiration and context, while highlighting the role that visionary community plays in growing a vibrant, sustainable, and equitable city. The exhibition is free and open to the public, and will transform downtown Columbus through December 1. For inspiration, Exhibit Columbus looked to the 1986 exhibition, Good Design and the Community: Columbus, Indiana, created when Columbus ... More
Ancient Resource Auctions announces online-only Summer Antiquities Discovery Sale
MONTROSE, CA.- Ancient Resource Auctions online-only Summer Antiquities Discovery Sale on Saturday, September 7th, is packed with over 375 lots of authentic antiquities from Roman, Greek, Egyptian, Near Eastern and Pre-Columbian cultures, as well as other interesting items, starting at attractive values. The auction will start promptly at 9 am Pacific time. Were offering a fabulous selection of antiquities from a wide array of cultures said Gabriel Vandervort of Ancient Resource Auctions. In addition to that, were also offering a fine selection of antique and ancient replica pieces. Collectors will scoop up wonderful pieces at really great prices. All lots may be viewed and bid on now, via Ancient Resource Auctions bidding platform, at bid.AncientResourceAuctions.com, and on its bidding apps for both Android and ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, English photographer Mary McCartney was born August 28, 1969. Mary Anna McCartney (previously McCartney-Donald) is a photographer. The first biological child of rock photographer Linda Eastman McCartney and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, Mary was named after her paternal grandmother, Mary McCartney. In this image: British photographer Mary McCartney, daughter of Linda Eastman McCartney and Paul McCartney poses for a photograph next to her photographs during the opening of the exhibition 'From where I stood' in the gallery Contributed in Berlin, Germany.
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