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The EY Exhibition: Impressionists in London, French Artists in Exile (1870 1904) is the first exhibition to map the connections between French and British artists, patrons and art dealers during a traumatic period in French history.
by Martine Pauwels
LONDON (AFP).- Nearly 150 years after the Franco-Prussian War prompted artists to flee Paris, the works of Claude Monet and other Impressionists in London are to go on display in the British capital. Finding freedom in London after 1870, artists including Camille Pissarro, James Tissot and Jules Dalou created a unique portrait of the city and British society. More than 100 of the Impressionists' paintings and sculptures during the period until 1904 form a new exhibition opening Thursday at Tate Britain. "There was a long tradition in London of welcoming political refugees, but the main draw of London, for these artists, was the importance of the art market," said curator Caroline Corbeau-Parsons. Although prompted by the dire circumstances in their home city, which are touched upon in the exhibition, the French artists brought a fresh perspective to London. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Club 57: Film, Performance, and Art in the East Village, 1978 - 1983 on view at MoMA is the first major exhibition examining the scene-changing, interdisciplinary life of downtown New York's seminal alternative space in full. Valentine's Day Repose, 1982. Photograph by April Palmieri. Pictured: Katy K and John Sex in the window of Fiorucci. Courtesy the artist.
| Bundeskunsthalle opens a comprehensive presentation of Ferdinand Hodler's oeuvre | | More than 7,000 women denounce sexual harassment in art world | | Property from the Mellon Family Collection offered at Sotheby's New York |
Ferdinand Hodler, Portrait Willy Russ, 1911 © Musée dart et dhistoire, Neuchâtel, S. Iori.
BONN.- Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918) is one of the most successful Swiss artists of the late 19th and early 20th century and was perceived as one of the most important painters of modernism by his contemporaries. Since the last extensive monographic exhibition in Munich and Wuppertal in 1999/2000, there has not been a comprehensive presentation of Hodlers oeuvre in Germany. The exhibition in Bonn provides the opportunity to focus on different aspects and to show works that have either never been on display in Germany or at least not in a long time. About 80, partly large-size paintings and numerous drawings illustrate the stages and events in the artists career that led to his both national and international success. The show also examines the strategies Hodler employed to be acknowledged and appreciated as an autonomous artist. His training, journeys abroad, participation in competitions, scandals, and exhibitions are among the ... More | |
"There is an urgent need to share our accounts of widespread sexism, unequal and inappropriate treatment, harassment and sexual misconduct, which we experience regularly, broadly and acutely," the open letter read.
LOS ANGELES (AFP).- Cindy Sherman, Laurie Anderson and Jenny Holzer joined more than 7,000 women, including some of the biggest names in contemporary art, to denounce sexual harassment by people who hold positions of power in their milieu. The open letter followed last week's resignation of Knight Landesman, an art world figure known for his colorful suits, as co-publisher of leading arts magazine Artforum, after a lawsuit was filed accusing him of sexual harassment. "We are artists, arts administrators, assistants, curators, directors, editors, educators, gallerists, interns, scholars, students, writers and more -- workers of the art world -- and we have been groped, undermined, harassed, infantilized, scorned, threatened and intimidated by those in positions of power who control ... More | |
Claude Monet, Champ diris à Giverny, 1887 (detail). Estimate: $3/5 million. Courtesy Sothebys.
NEW YORK, NY.- Following Sothebys record-breaking auctions of The Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon in 2014, they will once again present fine art acquired over a lifetime by this legendary tastemaker. Works by artists including Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Nicolas de Staël, Winslow Homer and Eugène Delacroix that have descended in the Mellon Family to present will be offered in a series of auctions at Sothebys New York, beginning this November and extending into 2018. Jeremiah Evarts, Head of Evening Sales for Sothebys Impressionist & Modern Art Department in New York, commented: In 2014, thousands of collectors, longtime admirers and new fans crowded into our galleries and followed along on social media to take part in auction history, as fine art, furniture and decorative art from Mrs. Paul Mellons extensive collection raised over $200 million for The Gerard B. Lambert Foundation. It is a true honor ... More |
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| Bank of America announces 2017 Art Conservation Project grant recipients | | Impressionist, Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art Auction at Doyle on November 15 | | Minor White Archive expands access with release of image files |
Dam, 1959. Oil photomechanical reproduction, cloth and metal object on canvas, 75 1/2 x 61 5/8 in. Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966.
NEW YORK, NY.- Bank of America announces that the company will provide grant funding to 21 major art restoration projects in six countries, through the 2017 Bank of America Art Conservation Project. A selection of the historically and culturally significant works in danger of deterioration that will benefit from the grants includes: The Assumption of the Virgin (1577-1579) by El Greco at The Art Institute of Chicago Untitled (Three Dancing Figures, version C), a 1989 outdoor sculpture by Keith Haring in Des Moines, Iowa The Farnese Sarcophagus (circa 225 C.E.), a 7,500-pound Roman Severan period piece at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston 21 works by Romare Bearden and other African American artists, at The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York Femmes à leur toilette (1937-1938) by Pablo Ruiz Picasso at Musée national Picasso in Paris Since the Art Conservation Project began in 201 ... More | |
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976), Long Orange Tail, 1948, Sheet metal, brass, wire and paint, 3 3/4 x 4 x 2 1/2 inches. Estimate: $150,000-250,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- Doyles auction on Wednesday, November 15 in New York showcases paintings, drawings and sculpture from the late 19th century to the current day. Session I at 11am is devoted to Impressionist & Modern Art by European and American artists. Offered are works ranging from Academic and Barbizon art through Impressionism and Post-Impressionism to German Expressionism and early Modernism. Highlighting Session I are two works by French artist Jean Metzinger (1883-1956). A good example of the "mechanical" style of Cubism that flourished during the 1920s is Nature Morte (Still Life), painted around 1929 (est. $80,000-120,000). Here we can see the bright colors and flat planes so characteristic of Synthetic Cubism, but instead of building up a single image from smaller pieces, this work presents a group of discreet objects, mechanical and organic. In the 1920s and 1930s he painted a ... More | |
Minor White, American, 19081976, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, August 24, 1951. Gelatin silver print. The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White. © Trustees of Princeton University.
PRINCETON, NJ.- The Princeton University Art Museum has contributed approximately 5,980 images by the seminal American modernist photographer Minor White to the Artstor Digital Library. This contribution represents a substantial selection from the Minor White Archive, which came to Princeton as a gift of the artist in 1976. Minor White (1908-1976), one of the most important photographic artists and teachers during the 30 years following World War II, was a key figure in shaping a distinctly modern American photographic style in thousands of works that fuse a precise and meticulous technique with allegory and poetry. White passionately pursued his art, taught it and wrote about it. He was also the founding editor of Aperture magazine. He worked and lived by his own creed: Photography is a language ... More |
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| Exhibition at Levy Gorvy celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Arte Povera | | Phillips announces Latin American highlights from the Fall Auction Season in New York | | The Houseboat wins 20th Stephen Lawrence Prize |
Jannis Kounellis, Untitled, 1980 (detail), India ink on paper, 103 ½ x 59 inches (262.9 x 150 cm). The Sonnabend Collection and Antonio Homem. © The Estate of Jannis Kounellis, courtesy Gavin Brown's enterprise.
NEW YORK, NY.- The genesis of the Arte Povera movement is, in many ways, inseparable from the history of Ileana Sonnabends legendary gallery. In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the movements inception, Ileana Son n abend and Arte Povera will open at Lévy Gorvys New York location on November 2nd and will run through December 23rd. Curated by the renowned art historian and Arte Povera forefather Germano Celant, this exhibition is the first to investigate Ileana Sonnabends central role in the international reception of Arte Povera, and the close friendship between Celant and Sonnabend that grew out of their shared interest in the Italian artists. The exhibition will include works by Giovanni Anselmo, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz, Giulio Paolini, Michelangelo Pistoletto, and Gilberto Zorio most of which were originally ... More | |
Hélio Oiticica, P31 Parango lé, capa 24, Escrerbuto, 1972. Estimate: $600,000 - 800,000. Image courtesy of Phillips.
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips announced highlights of Latin American art from the upcoming auction season. On Tuesday, 21 November, the Latin America sale will feature 85 works that span the 20th and 21st centuries, with works by Jorge Eielson, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Zilia Sánchez, and Sandú Darié, among others. Preceding the dedicated Latin America auction is Phillips Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art on 16 November, which will include works by contemporary masters Carmen Herrera and Hélio Oiticica. Kaeli Deane, Phillips Head of Latin American Art, Americas, said, We are delighted to bring together a fresh and exciting group of Latin American artworks across our November auctions. At Phillips, we have consistently worked to break down the barriers between Latin American Art and international Modern and Contemporary Art, and the upcoming sales are no exception. We are proud to champion under- ... More | |
House Boat. Photo: Rory Gardiner.
LONDON.- The 2017 Stephen Lawrence Prize, now in its twentieth year, has been awarded to The Houseboat, designed in collaboration with Meredith Bowles of Mole Architects and executive architect Rebecca Granger. Built for clients who are architects themselves, this extraordinary house is the culmination of many years of designing and collaborating. The result is a spectacular home, conceived as two upturned hulls propped together, with breath-taking spaces facing the sea over Poole Harbour. The Stephen Lawrence Prize was first awarded in 1998 in memory of Stephen Lawrence, who was taking steps to become an architect before his untimely death in 1993. Since its inaugural year, the Prize has been supported by the Marco Goldschmied Foundation and aims to encourage new, experimental architectural talent, celebrating and rewarding projects with a construction budget of less than £1 million. Stephen Lawrence Prize founder Marco Goldschmied said: 'In an age where detail design and carefully crafted co ... More |
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| Ketterer Kunst announces highlights from its Auction of 19th Century Art | | Seven new large scale digital portraits by painter and filmmaker Alfred Leslie on view at Janet Borden, Inc. | | Collection of legendary film producer now live on iGavel Auctions |
Franz von Stuck, Dissonanz, 1910. Oil on board, 46 x 36 cm / 18.1 x 14.1 inches. Estimate: 30,000-40,000.
MUNICH.- No matter whether earsplitting or heartbreaking it's the good will that counts. In Franz von Stucks oil painting Dissonanz the teacher is in great need of a strong will, while it is hard for the observer to refrain from smirking. The likeable motif will be called up in the auction of 19th Century Art at Ketterer Kunst in Munich on 24 November. Apart from that, Franz von Stuck is also represented with the painting Scherzo from 1909, which has also been estimated at 30,00040,000. In Scherzo the artist creates an exemplary Utopia in which man is liberated from repression through sexuality. The focus of his oil painting Iphigenie auf Tauris, which has been estimated at 80,000-120,000, is also on the examination of the relationship between man and woman. Next to two works on paper, an Amazone from 1897 will be called up. The bronze puts more emphasis o ... More | |
The subject matter of this continuing series are all literary characters involved in sexual and violent worlds.
NEW YORK, NY.- Janet Borden, Inc. is presenting Alfred Leslie: The World is Charged with the Grandeur of God. Seven New Works from 50 Characters in Search of a Reader. Seven new large scale digital portraits by acclaimed painter and filmmaker Alfred Leslie are being shown at the gallery. These new works are a continuation of his series of studies of characters from film and literature. The exhibition opened Wednesday, 25 October and continues through 22 December. Known since the 1950s for his abstract and figurative painting, Alfred Leslie has embraced technology and new techniques, thus updating his craft for the contemporary age. These pixel scores further the ideas Leslie began in his Grisaille paintings of 1963. Here he composes the image on the computer, using a dactyl to draw on the computer itself. That file is then digitally printed, using dye ... More | |
Francis Sartorius the Elder (British 1734-1804), John Beard, Sportsman (detail). Oil on canvas.
NEW YORK, NY.- Lark Mason, founder and president of Lark Mason Associates, has announced that the collection of a legendary Hollywood film producer and executive are now live on iGavelauctions.com through November 16. The preview opened on October 30 at the iGavel Auctions, 227 120th Street in New York. Says Lark Mason, "This is an excellent opportunity to acquire some of the best 19th century British and American sporting and maritime paintings by the leading artists of this genre." Among the fifty-four lots are numerous British and American Sporting and Maritime paintings and decorative works of art. Of particular note are eight superb paintings including a finely rendered painting of the Volunteer, by James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894), a racing scene by Elisha Taylor Baker (1827-1890) and two works by Antonio Jacobsen (1850-1921). Jacobsen's portrait of the ship, Andes, painted in ... More |
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A sparkling start to the festive season: Dix Noonan Webb's superb Jewellery and Watches Sale
LONDON.- The festive season of jewellery auctions will get off to a flying start at Dix Noonan Webbs Mayfair salerooms on 29 November 2017 with a superb selection of lots on offer. They range from a beautiful Indian turban ornament in the form of a peacock, made for the Western market, to a gold, diamond and enamel pocket watch given by an 18th century aristocrat to her granddaughter. Our sale includes unusual pieces that will attract dedicated collectors of jewellery and watches as well as items that will make perfect Christmas gifts, says Frances Noble, head of the jewellery department at Dix Noonan Webb. From classic 20th century makers, including Cartier, Kutchinsky, Chaumet, Chopard and Theo Fennell, early 20th century German jewellers Koch and French 19th century jeweller Bassot, to modern designers such as Alan Gard and Tom Scott, famed ... More
Waterhouse & Dodd opens a solo exhibition of the British artist David Bomberg's paintings and drawings
LONDON.- Following the success of two recent shows which presented David Bombergs work in the context of his leading role in the Borough group, Waterhouse & Dodd announce a solo exhibition of the British artists paintings and drawings this November. The exhibition is particularly interesting because all the works were sourced from one private English collector. They were acquired over a 10 year period, during which time the collector only bought paintings and drawings by Bomberg. He employed an unusual degree of discipline, focusing initially on the angular figurative works Bomberg produced in the aftermath of the First World War. The remit of the collection developed to encompass other phases of the artists career, but the central dedication to expressive figuration never wavered. As the collector explains in our catalogue: I never stopped being captivated by ... More
Rizzoli launches Rafael de Cárdenas monograph
NEW YORK, NY.- Rafael de Cárdenas/Architecture at Large: RDC/AAL is the first volume surveying the career of one of the most distinctive interior designers working today. Trained as an architect at UCLA, Rafael de Cárdenas describes the profession of architecture as his third career. He first honed his skills as a menswear designer at Calvin Klein and then as a production designer, before launching his multifaceted design laboratory, Architecture at Large, in 2006. In the little over a decade since, de Cárdenas has amassed an international portfolio of projects that are as diverse as they are influential; a body of work that spans the design spectrumeverything from restaurants, art galleries, luxury shops to residential spaces and furniture designwhile touching on culture high and low. From politics and the history of architecture to popular culture and casual ... More
Historic Jewish quarter of Marrakesh sees revival
MARRAKESH (AFP).- The once teeming Jewish area of Moroccan tourist gem Marrakesh is seeing its fortunes revived as visitors including many from Israel flock to experience its unique culture and history. "You're now entering the last synagogue in the mellah," the walled Jewish quarter in the heart of the ochre city, Isaac Ohayon says as he enthusiastically guides tourists in the courtyard of the Lazama synagogue. "Many visitors come from Israel -- you wouldn't believe the demand!" adds the jovial 63-year-old hardware shop owner. This place of worship and study was built originally in 1492 during the Inquisition when the Jews were driven out of Spain. Known as the "synagogue of the exiles", it hosted generations of young Berbers who converted to Judaism and were sent from villages in the region to learn the Torah, before finally being deserted in the 1960s. In classrooms ... More
Exhibition explores the history of 'La Ruta de la Amistad' in Mexico City
NEW YORK, NY.- The Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation is presenting No. 9, an exhibition curated and designed by Frida Escobedo, principal of Frida Escobedo Taller de Arquitectura in Mexico City. No. 9 is Escobedos first solo show in the United States. Through archival research and a new sculptural installation, Escobedo explores the history of La Ruta de la Amistad (Route of Friendship) in Mexico City, a monumental public sculpture project that was realized as part of the cultural program for the 1968 Olympics. Sited along an eleven-mile stretch of Mexico Citys then burgeoning highway system, La Ruta de la Amistad comprised a network of nineteen monumental sculptures, or stations, by artists from seventeen countries. German-born Mexican artist Mathias Goeritz ... More
Ayyam Gallery Dubai opens 'Distorted Reality', a solo exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Faisal Samra
DUBAI.- Distorted Reality presents works from the artists photographic series of the same title. The photographs on display are documentation of a series of performances by the artist, whose identity is concealed by intricate costumes and head coverings, as well as other objects. In these works, Samra is shown struggling to break free; capturing his movement, the camera provides a visual documentation of the sequences of his actions, which are improvised and executed against a predetermined backdrop. The resulting digital prints are reminiscent of early twentieth-century experiments with moving images, in which each frame shows sequential movement, yet within the context of todays mass media dominated visual culture, the series articulates a rebellion against the burden of representation. The violence of Samras gestures is blurred when digitally ... More
Ben Uri Gallery and Museum exhibits a rare limited edition portfolio by Marc Chagall.
LONDON.- A Farewell to Art: Chagall, Shakespeare and Prospero is the first UK exhibition of a rare limited edition portfolio by Marc Chagall. Produced at the age of 88, it features 50 illustrations reflecting his interpretation of Shakespeares magical play, The Tempest. This edition of the play was published by Ãditions André Sauret under the supervision of Charles Sorlier in September 1975. The original lithographs by Marc Chagall were printed on the presses of Fernand Mourlot in Paris. Ben Uri is exhibiting these illustrations in London for the first time before commencing a national and international tour. The exhibition draws on a number of themes including the relationship between Shakespeares Renaissance aristocratic characters in The Tempest and Chagalls own imaginary mythological world. The curatorial argument of this new exhibition is that Chagall saw ... More
Exhibition at Jeu de Paume presents the work of Albert Renger-Patzsch
PARIS.- The aim of this exhibition is to rediscover and pay tribute to the legacy of this unique photographer in the conviction that his work offers a context for encouraging reflection on the nature and artistic and speculative potential of photography within the framework of contemporary art and culture. Of enormous simplicity and originality, Renger-Patzschs photography is notable for being based on a documentary style that prioritised realist sobriety and frankness as fundamental characteristics of photographic representation. In other words, his work offers a rigorous approach in technical and formal terms, in which the camera is only used to intensify our vision and aware of things. For Renger-Patzsch, this not only explained his photographic procedures but above all the potential for an aesthetic and conceptual identity for photography that visibly distanced itself from the Pictorialist ... More
The Fine Art Society opens last exhibition curated by Director Gordon Cooke
LONDON.- The Fine Art Society is presenting Lasting Impressions, an exhibition of 50 works largely prints curated by Director, Gordon Cooke. After twenty years at The Fine Art Society and over forty years in the business, Cooke will retire at the end of the year and this is his final exhibition at the gallery. The show features a number of works by James McNeill Whistler, Samuel Palmer and Walter Sickert, reflecting Cookes own interests as well as the gallerys long history of exhibiting these artists. These include Whistlers Nocturne: Palaces, one of his greatest Venice etchings, and Palmers The Lonely Tower, gifted by the artist to Frederic George Stephens, who was the first critic to write about Palmers Shoreham paintings in the catalogue of his memorial exhibition at The Fine Art Society in 1881. The show also presents a unique etching by Whistlers pupil Sicke ... More
Nobel Prize medal awarded to British scientist in 1956 for sale at Julien's Auctions
LOS ANGELES, CA.- One of just eight Nobel Prizes to have ever been sold comes to the market with Juliens Auctions on November 17 in Hollywood, California. This Alfred Nobel Prize was awarded in 1956 to British scientist, Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for his work in Chemistry. The medal is estimated to sell for $200,000 to $400,000. His work in explosives and chain reactions led to the development of antibiotics and other therapeutic agents. The medal is solid 23 carat gold and weighs 202 grams. On one side it bears the profile of Alfred Nobel and on the other side the goddess Nature bearing a cornucopia with the Genius of Science holding up her veil. Below it is a plaque engraved with the winners ... More
Space-flown, astronaut-signed memorabilia among coveted lots at Heritage's Space Exploration Auction
DALLAS, TX.- An Apollo guidance computer, a strip from an astronaut's EKG test as he stepped on the moon and a flag signed by the two most famous astronauts of all time are expected to be among the most coveted lots in Heritage's Nov. 10 Space Exploration Auction. An Apollo Guidance Computer: Original Display and Keyboard (DSKY) Unit, Signed by (astronaut) Harrison Schmitt (est. $25,000-35,000) was designed at M.I.T. and manufactured at Raytheon, has 19 keys and a 21-digit display, and is inscribed on the bottom of the front panel in black felt tip ink: "Jack Schmitt/Apollo 17." A unit like this one which was not flown was attached to the control panel of each lunar module, and two were mounted in each command module. This unit allowed the astronauts to interface with the groundbreaking on-board Apollo Guidance Computer. It helped ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, American painter and educator William Merritt Chase was born November 01, 1849. William Merritt Chase (November 1, 1849 - October 25, 1916) was an American painter, known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. He is also responsible for establishing the Chase School, which later would become Parsons The New School for Design. In this image: William Merritt Chase (American, 1849 - 1916), The Young Orphan (An Idle Moment) by 1884. Oil on canvas. National Academy Museum, New York. Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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