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James Capper, TREADPAD B - PAIR 1 WALKING SHIP 150 TON STANDARD DISPLACEMENT 4 LEG (DIA 1800), 2018. Powder-coated steel. Courtesy: Hannah Barry Gallery.
LONDON (AFP).- Visitors to London's Regents Park this summer will be met with the unusual sight of a giant penguin and a dancing hare as part of an annual sculpture fair. For the second year, Frieze Sculpture will take over the famous park's English Gardens for three months, showcasing the work of 25 international artists, free of charge. Curator Clare Lilley, from the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, said the event would allow the public to experience "a snapshot of the fantastic imagination of artists and variety of sculpture being made today". The "celebration of sculpture", which opens on Wednesday, brings together a diverse roster of artists, including South Korea's Kimsooja, India's Bharti Kher and Britain's Larry Achiompang. "There is a geographic spread: the artists come from South Africa, South Korea, Scandinavia, Europe and the United States," Lilley told AFP. "In terms of age too, there is a nice span, since Haroon Gunn-Salie, from South Africa, is 29, whereas John Balderssari, from the United ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Canova, Winterhalter & cabinet by Agostino Gerli at Robilant+Voena & Burzio London Art Week. credit - David Owens
| Pérez Art Museum Miami presents Femme à la montre, a 1932 masterpiece by Pablo Picasso | | Baronne Henri de Rothschild's unique collection on view at Fondation Bemberg | | Louvre sets up Beyonce and Jay-Z art tour |
Pablo Picasso. Femme à la montre (Woman with a Watch), 1932. Oil on canvas. 51 ¼ x 38 inches. © 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
MIAMI, FLA.- Pérez Art Museum Miami presents Pablo Picassos (1881-1973) Femme à la montre (1932), a portrait of one of the most revered subjects in the artists paintingshis muse and lover Marie-Therese Walter. The work is a classic example of the Modern Masters highly prized works from 1932, a particularly fruitful and pivotal year for the artist that was marked by his first major retrospective at the Galeries Georges Petit, Paris. We are pleased to bring this extraordinary painting to Miami where it will be a highlight for viewers throughout the summer, said PAMM Director Franklin Sirmans. We are grateful for the opportunity from lender Emily Fisher Landau to present this important painting. In 1985, when the museum was in its infancy, as the Center for Fine Arts, we hosted an exhibition of works by Picasso. In line with our coming 35th Anniversary, this important work ... More | |
Vincenzo Dandini, Portrait dhomme au crâne. Huile sur toile, 74 x 59 cm. Musée de la Chartreuse Douai © Douai, Musée de la Chartreuse.
TOULOUSE.- It is under the subtle title Même pas peur ! (Fearless) that the Fondation Bemberg is presenting for the first time ever (from 29 June to 30 September 2018) the Baronne Henri de Rothschilds unique collection, generously loaned by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. A superb selection of ancient and contemporary works on the theme of vanities completes the scope of the collection and enriches the exhibition itinerary. The amazing collection that once belonged to the Baronne Henri de Rothschild (18741926) comprises around 200 pieces, mainly miniature skulls, some of which are embellished with precious stones, smoking cigars, or designed to be used as a tie clip. There are also skeletons, amulets, rosary beads, trinkets, and ivory, wood, and marble engravings; there are all sorts of sacred and secular objects, most of which originate from the West and some from the Far East. The Baronne H ... More | |
The choice of works which they used or posed in front of has been taken as a celebration of black bodies and empowerment in an institution which was built on the spoils of conquest and imperialism.
PARIS (AFP).- The Louvre has dedicated a new art tour to Beyonce and Jay-Z after pop's biggest power couple shot the video for their latest hit in the Paris museum. The R'n'B stars' hit song "Apeshit" -- which used some of the museum's greatest masterpieces as backdrops -- has been viewed 56 million times on YouTube alone since it was released a fortnight ago. Now the Louvre, which already has a tour based on the US rapper will.i.am's hit "Smile Mona Lisa", has created another based on the Carters' night in the museum. It follows the video through 17 paintings and sculptures which feature in the six-minute clip, going from the monumental white Greek marble "Nike of Samothrace" to Marie Benoist's "Portrait of a Negress". The choice of works which they used or posed in front of has been taken as a celebration of black bodies and empowerment in an institution which was built ... More |
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| Nelson's victory watch for the Battle of Trafalgar to be auctioned at Sotheby's | | The Fondation Martell in Cognac inaugurates its first exhibition spaces | | French-US art dealer Wildenstein faces appeal of tax fraud victory |
Admiral Nelson's watch. Estimate: £250,000 -450,000. Courtesy Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Sothebys will offer for sale, a watch that belonged to the great British hero, Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson and set the pace of one of historys greatest naval battles. Now mounted in a gilt-brass carriage clock case, this pocket watch is thought to be the timepiece carried by the Admiral during the Battle of Trafalgar. Offered with an estimate of £250,000 450,000, the watch will be one of the highlights of Sothebys Treasures sale on 4 July. Chairman of Sothebys International Watch Division, Daryn Schnipper said: The perfect timing of the British assault at the Battle of Trafalgar was key in the historic victory of the Royal Navy so to be able to offer for sale the watch that Nelson probably used to establish the timing for this decisive battle, is a real privilege. Never in a battle had the mastery of time been so critical. The victory at Trafalgar was partly achieved through Nelsons i ... More | |
L'Ombre de la vapeur. Fondation d'entreprise Martell © Adrien M & Claire B.
COGNAC.- The Fondation dentreprise Martell opened its buildings ground floor to the public on June 30th 2018, a large space of around 900 sqm devoted to displaying immersive installations and innovative artistic projects specially designed for the site. The inaugural installation has been entrusted to Adrien M & Claire B, which unveiled an innovative, original piece called: Lombre de la vapeur. This immersive insight into their poetic, digital world seeks to pay tribute both to the memory of the Foundations building as well as to the black fungus Baudoinia compniacensis, also named Torula. Before the Foundation completed its renovation work, the building was plastered with this fungus. Inspired by an animist fiction, Claire Bardainne and Adrien Mondots piece uses digital technology to reveal the shadow of the vapor. It is a work of art, a space, an immersive ... More | |
In this file photo taken on September 22, 2016 French American art dealer Guy Wildenstein arrives for his trial over tax fraud at the courthouse in Paris. Eric FEFERBERG / AFP.
PARIS (AFP).- French prosecutors said Tuesday that they would appeal a court ruling clearing Franco-American art dynasty heir Guy Wildenstein of massive tax fraud. The ruling last week was the second setback for prosecutors in a case sparked by inheritance battles that has gripped high-society watchers. The state accuses Wildenstein of concealing art treasures and properties worth hundreds of millions of euros from tax authorities. But an appeals court last week said the alleged fraud fell outside the statute of limitations. On Tuesday, the Paris prosecutor's office said it would not let the matter rest there and would pursue the case at the Cour de Cassation, France's court of final appeal. Wildenstein, 72, is the heir of three generations of wealthy art dealers and thoroughbred racehorse ... More |
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| Exceptional exhibitions demonstrate the diversity of Old Master works at London Art Week | | Perrotin New York opens an exhibition dedicated to the aloalo of Efiaimbelo and his disciples | | Exhibition at Estorick Collection celebrates Campari's rich heritage in creativity and design |
Frederic Millet (1786-1859), Self-portrait, circa 1817. Watercolour and gum arabic over pencil, 297 x 218 mm. Courtesy Didier Aaron.
LONDON.- The breadth and scope of expertise at London Art Week Summer 2018, which runs through Friday 6 July at 40 fine art galleries in St. Jamess and Mayfair, reveals master artists working in media such as drawings, watercolours, textiles, ceramics and marble. Highlights among these shows, some of which have taken decades to collect and present, include: Study for Nude Pattern: The Holy Well, by Sir William Orpen, R.H.A., R.A. offered by Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd. Orpens assured and subtly drawn large-scale study for the figure of a young peasant undressing to bathe relates to the painting of The Holy Well finished in 1916 and now in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. An important and newly-attributed inlaid marble table top circa 1565 by the master of stone inlay, Jean Ménard (French, active in Italy 1552-1582), similar to one made by the same artist for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese now at ... More | |
View of the exhibition Aloalo, Mahafaly sculptures of the Efiambelos, Perrotin New York (June 28August 17, 2018) © Photo: Guillaume Ziccarelli. Courtesy of the artist & Perrotin.
NEW YORK, NY.- In collaboration with André Magnin, African art expert, Perrotin New York is presenting an exhibition dedicated to the aloalo of Efiaimbelo and his disciples. Efiaimbelo, Madagascan sculptor deceased in 2006, owned his knowledge to his great grandfather Soroboko. Over the years, he developed his art and passed it on to his son Jacques Jean Efiaimbelo, and his grandson Jean Colomb Efiaimbelo, their turn becoming disciples of the art. Today, only five members of the clan perpetuate this unique practice in the same style as their distinguished inspirer. Usually sculpted out of Mendorave, a very dense, rare and sacred wood exclusively cut and handled by sculptors; the aloalo is a vertical sculpture that reaches about 2 meters high (6.5 feet) divided in two distinct parts. The base of the sculpture is a pole. Its upper middle part is carved into eight (the number ... More | |
Marcello Nizzoli, Cordial Campari liquor, 1926. Lithographic colour print on paper.
LONDON.- Since the nineteenth century, Campari has been responsible for some of the most distinctive and innovative imagery created in Italy. In a new exhibition this summer, London's Estorick Collection traces the history of Campari's pioneering approach to advertising its iconic ruby-red aperitivo . Drawn from Campari's extensive archives in Milan, the show features the original Belle Ãpoque posters, looks through the revolutionary campaigns of the 1920s, and culminates in the elegant designs of the 1960s. The Art of Campari runs from 4 July until 16 September 2018. This exhibition celebrates Camparis rich heritage in creativity and design, showcasing the ground-breaking advertising and packaging designs responsible for establishing and maintaining unrivalled global recognition for the brand. Founded in Milan in 1860 by Gaspare Campari (1828-1882), it was under Davide Campari (1867-1936) that the ... More |
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| Imperial Carriage Museum Vienna opens a new permanent exhibition | | Splendor Solis: The Approach opens summer group show | | Saatchi Gallery opens first presentation of Berenice Sydney's work staged at a public art gallery in over 30 years |
Franz Schrotzberg, Empress Elisabeth, c. 1862. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Picture Gallery, inv. no. 9560 © KHM-Museumsverband.
VIENNA.- After the great success of the anniversary exhibits 2014/15 (Congress of Vienna), 2016 (Emperor Franz Joseph) and 2017 (Empress Maria Theresa) the Imperial Carriage Museum Vienna is presenting a permanent exhibition completely revamped both visually and in terms of content. Sophisticated architectural installations and striking lighting effects instil new life into the imperial carriages, clothing and paintings, revealing their beauty in all its glory. The exhibition tells the story of the Vienna court, its ceremonies, its way of life and its travels between 1700 and 1918. Special attention is paid to the person of Empress Elisabeth. In order to explain her significance and fascination to overseas visitors as yet unacquainted with Sisi, the exhibition draws astonishing parallels between her fate and that of Lady Diana Spencer. Under the title of Empress Elisabeth of Austria ... More | |
Jean-Marie Appriou, Vessel 2, 2016. Zinc, aluminium, gold leaf, tin, 145 x 125 x 65 cm | 57 x 49 1/8 x 25 1/2 in. © Hugard & Vanoverschelde Photography / Courtesy of the artist, The Approach, London and CLEARING New York, Brussels.
LONDON.- For Splendor Solis, Jean-Marie Appriou, Kasper Bosmans, Anna Glantz, Allison Katz, Caitlin Keogh, Rosa Loy and Lin May Saeed, create their own poetic and associative explorations of mythologies and storytelling through a shared interest in symbolism, iconography, visual motifs and allegories, both personal and universal. Jean-Marie Appriou (b. 1986; Brest, France) lives and works in Paris. Recent and forthcoming exhibitions include Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris; Palais de Tokyo, Paris (both 2018); Voyage dHiver, Château de Versailles, Versailles; Robots. Work. Our Future, Vienna Biennale 2017, Vienna, MEDUSA, Musée dArt Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris (all 2017) and Streams of Warm Impermanence, David Roberts Art Foundation, London (2016). Kasper Bosmans (b. 1990; Lommel, Belgium) lives ... More | |
Berenice Sydney (British 1944-1983), Untitled, 1969 (detail). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated '69 lower left, 182.5 x 168cm (72 x 66in.) Courtesy of the estate of Berenice Sydney.
LONDON.- SALON, in collaboration with Mallett and Dreweatts 1759, announces Dancing with Colour, a selling exhibition of paintings by the British artist Berenice Sydney (1944 1983). This show, remarkably the first presentation of her work staged at a major public art gallery in over thirty years, is comprised of a selection of oil paintings and works on paper that reflect Berenices as she was professionally known signature lyrical and highly animated graphic style. Her paintings, notable for their fluency of form and movement, are inscribed with her passion for music and dance she studied classical ballet, guitar and flamenco as well as the sense of liberation and freedom of expression which prevailed in Britain during the 1960s. Paintings such as Untitled (1966), and Lady Enjoying the Sun (On the Beach) (1966), both of which are featured in Dancing with Colour, ... More |
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Daniel Tsal wins the Lauren and Mitchell Presser Photography Award for a Young Israeli Artist
TEL AVIV.- Photographer Daniel Tsal is this year's winner of the Lauren and Mitchell Presser Photography Award for a Young Israeli Artist. This is the fourth time the prize has been awarded; previous winners are Rami Maymon (2015), Mark Yashaev (2016) and Ronit Porat (2017). The prize carries a $5,000 grant and a solo exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Daniel Tsal (born in Tel Aviv in 1985, lives and works in Tel Aviv and Berlin) is a graduate of the Fine Art Department at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and of the Frankfurt Städelschule Student Exchange Program. He has exhibited alone and in group exhibitions in galleries in Israel and abroad. His works have been featured in local and international publications and magazines. The jury panel included Doron Rabina, Chief Curator at Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Luca Lo Pinto, curator at Kunsthalle Wien ... More
Swiss Institute debuts new permanent home in the East Village, designed by Selldorf Architects
NEW YORK, NY.- On Saturday, June 23, 2018, Swiss Institute, New York's beloved contemporary art non-profit, opened its new home a 7,500 square foot building in the heart of the East Village at 38 St Marks Pl. Originally a bank, the building has been transformed into a versatile space open to the public free of charge. SI has worked closely with Selldorf Architects to create a more accessible and inviting location for the institution than had been possible previously. Since its foundation in 1986, SI has held temporary leases at spaces throughout the city, primarily in Lower Manhattan. Its new home at 38 St Marks Pl, built in 1954 by New York architecture firm Alfred Hopkins & Associates, was purposely designed as a bank; the building has undergone major renovations to accommodate SI, and is the first location in the non-profits over-thirty-year-history ... More
Hunter Reynolds' first solo exhibition with Hales Gallery on view in London
LONDON.- Hales is presenting Love Light, Hunter Reynolds first solo exhibition with the gallery. Through intimate moments, the exhibition explores symbolic dedications to past friends, family and lovers. The artworks presented in Love Light contribute to the portrayal of the artist as a survivor, living a life of art - a story integral to identity politics and the history of AIDS. Reynolds practice is concerned with issues of gender, sexuality, HIV/AIDS, politics, mortality and rebirth through performance, photography, installations and his alter ego, Patina du Prey. His work is directly influenced by his own lived experiences as an HIV-positive gay man living in the age of AIDS. As a member of Act-Up (Aids Coalition to Unleash Power) and a co-founder of Art Positive (an affinity group fighting homophobia and censorship in the arts), he uses his work to spread a message ... More
In Front of the Camera: Stuart Shave/Modern Art opens exhibition of works by Collier Schorr
LONDON.- I began as a picture collector. Not an art collector, but someone who takes pictures out of magazines and hangs them in carefully curated groups on a wall. The groups are organized by random themes like Girls I Like, Clothes I Want, Places I Want To Go, People I Wish I Was. They come from magazines, first that my parents subscribed to and later from copies I buy myself. I continue this practice from age 14-21. From when I start high school to when I graduate college. I am utterly convinced that it doesnt matter if these women are as they seem in the pictures. I believe that how they seem in the pictures is important. Revolutionary even. They look at one another with longing or they look at themselves. And when I put them next to each they seem like a tribe. When I am in high school I tell people I want to be a fashion photographer and that's why ... More
Lost Saramago journal retrieved from his computer
LISBON (AFP).- Eight years after his death and 20 after he penned the work, a previously unknown volume of a journal by late Portuguese author Jose Saramago will finally come to light after being retrieved from his computer. The work, written in 1998 when he won the Nobel Prize for Literature, is the sixth and last volume of "Cuadernos de Lanzarote" (Lanzarote Diaries) and will be published in October in Portugal and Spain, his widow Pilar del Rio said Tuesday. Saramago was living on the Canary island of Lanzarote when he died in 2010, aged 87, and the work was found buried in a file on his computer, said Del Rio, who heads the Jose Saramago Foundation in Lisbon. "I thought everything had been published. I was very perplexed when I realised nobody had got wind of this book's existence," she said. Saramago had in fact cryptically referred to the volume ... More
Cosworth to sell Barry Sheene's Goodwood Festival of Speed soapbox racer in July 19 auction
NORTHAMPTON.- When the Earl of March introduced the soapbox racing challenge at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2000, one of the first drivers invited to take part was the late great Barry Sheene. Swapping his usual two wheels for four and relying entirely on gravity, Sheene joined 24 other hopefuls on the circuit, in what was to become one of the most hotly contested events at the Festival. The rules were simple a maximum weight of 165kg (including the driver), total cost no greater than £1,000 and maximum dimensions of 170cm long and 75cm wide. Sheenes Cosworth Racing soapbox car is now up for sale as part of the unique auction staged by Cosworth at their Northampton HQ on July 19 in association with H&I Auctions. Accompanying it will be a framed photo of Sheen racing it. H&I Auctions have yet to announce an estimate nothing like ... More
Jan Fabre presents new works of art at Saint Augustine church in Antwerp
ANTWERP.- In 1628, the Antwerp trinity of Rubens, Jordaens and Van Dyck received the assignment from the Augustinian monks to make altarpieces for their cloister church in the Kammenstraat. This year, Jan Fabre is receiving the same honour upon the occasion of Antwerp Baroque 2018. The former Augustinian church is now the reception and music centre AMUZ. Specially for these new works of art the church site is open from July 3rd until August 9 on Mondays from 2 pm till 8 pm and from Tuesday till Friday from 2 pm. After that/From then on the church site can only be visited during concerts and on Mondays from 2 pm till 8 pm. Jan Fabre explores not only the Baroque Augustinian iconography in his interpretation of the altarpieces, which must lead the believer to spirituality, but also uses the three modern-day functions that the AMUZ now fulfils ... More
'Behind the Curtain: Treasures from the Vault' opens at the Jason Jacques Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Jason Jacques announces the opening of Behind the Curtain: Treasures from the Vault -- the gallerys largest group exhibition to date. With over 100 works on view, this unprecedented historic show provides a wide-reaching survey of styles and design movements in ceramic art, from functional vessels to decorative sculpture, while emphasizing the clay mediums role in the visual arts from the turn of the 20th century forward. Viewers will be able to witness the narrative arc of technical, aesthetic, and experimental developments in ceramic during a fascinating moment in its history. Representing more than two-dozen ceramic artists and companies, masters of the Art Pottery Renaissance, the exhibition evokes the experience of visiting the vaunted ceramic vault in upstate New York where the gallery maintains its collection. Among the iconic ceramists ... More
Macron praises African culture in Lagos music venue
LAGOS (AFP).- French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Lagos on Tuesday evening to the Shrine, Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti's music venue, to celebrate Nigerian and African culture. "I'm very happy to be here with you tonight," said Macron, addressing the cheering and whistling crowd in English. Macron went directly to the Shrine from Nigeria's capital of Abuja, where he met with President Muhammadu Buhari on the second day of his visit to West Africa after Mauritania on Monday. The French president said he was happy to return to Nigeria, where he had done an internship at the French embassy in 2002 and had visited the Shrine. Describing the concert hall as "iconic", Macron said that "we have to build a new common narrative" in Africa. "You have to recognise the bad and negative pages of this history, but you have to move forward," he said to applause. ... More
Milestone for the Kunsthaus Zürich: Extension shell completed
ZURICH.- The vision of a museum for the 21st century - The New Kunsthaus - is fast becoming a reality: completion of the shell in July 2018 means the full dimensions and proportions of the building designed by David Chipperfield Architects can be appreciated for the first time. For many years the extension existed only in the form of plans and models; now the building has reached its full height and is changing the face of Heimplatz. At a media briefing Member of the City Council and Head of the Structural Engineering Department André Odermatt emphasized the significance of the Chipperfield structure to the urban landscape: together with the existing Kunsthaus and the Schauspielhaus it will enhance the role of Heimplatz as a cultural hub and also act as a gateway to the university district. Within the shell, the proportions of the future museum spaces can already be ... More
Maida Withers choreographs a program for the 60th Anniversary of the National Exhibition Center of Ukraine
KIEV.- This collaboration occurs at a most timely moment for USA and Ukraine engagement. Maida Withers, noted Washington, DC choreographer, and Anton Ovchinnikov, ZelyonkaFest founder, Kiev, are co-creating 60 Moves with Future Gaze, a site-specific performance featuring 15 Ukrainian contemporary dancers and live electronic music by Steve Hilmy, USA, in honor of the 60th Anniversary Gala Celebration of The historic National Exhibition Center, Kiev, Ukraine.- Friday, July 6, 2018. 60 Moves with Future Gaze, a dance production of Black O!Range, and Ukrainian Contemporary Dance Platform, Kiev, was created during a 15-day residency in the studio of the Les Kurbas Centre for Performing Arts and on the territory of the Expo Center. The National Exhibition Center is known to all as a unique islet, an architectural pearl. On the territory of the complex ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, American painter Barnett Newman died July 04, 1970. Barnett Newman (January 29, 1905 - July 4, 1970) was an American artist. He is seen as one of the major figures in abstract expressionism and one of the foremost of the color field painters. His paintings are existential in tone and content, explicitly composed with the intention of communicating a sense of locality, presence, and contingency. In this image: Barnett Newman's masterpiece Stations of the Cross is focus of exhibition at National Gallery of Art
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