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Exhibition view "Watteau. The Draughtsman". Photo: Städel Museum.
FRANKFURT.- From 19 October 2016 to 15 January 2017, the Städel Museum will present a comprehensive exhibition on one of the most outstanding draughtsmen in the history of French art ? Antoine Watteau (1684?1721). The show in the Exhibition Gallery of the Department of Prints and Drawings will bring together fifty drawings by Watteau, enhanced by six of his paintings and a small selection of drawings by contemporaries and successors. Organized in cooperation with Teylers Museum in Haarlem, Holland, the exhibition ?Watteau. The Draughtsman? will be the first monographic presentation of the artist?s work in Germany for more than thirty years. It will moreover be the first in this country devoted specifically to the phenomenon of Watteau in all his many facets as a draughtsman. Drawings served him as a basis for his painterly work. He drew continually and habitually, and in the most varied situations. The Städel has in its holdings altoget ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Prize winning French sculptor Annette Messager (R) receives certification from member of the Japan Art Association Hanae Mori (L) during the awards ceremony at the 28th Praemium Imperiale in Tokyo on October 18, 2016. The Praemium Imperiale, awarded in the five disciplines of painting, sculpture, architecture, music and theatre/film annually since 1989, is a global arts prize awarded by the Japan Art Association. KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP
| Bloomberg donates $50 mn to Boston's Museum of Science | | VMFA completes works on paper conservation project | | Yoko Ono unveils her first permanent US art installation |
Bloomberg LP CEO Michael Bloomberg listens during a plenary session along with former French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron at the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit event in Paris on October 14, 2016. ERIC PIERMONT / AFP.
NEW YORK (AFP).- Billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday announced a $50 million gift for Boston's Museum of Science, fondly recalling hours spent there as a child that helped lay the foundation for his later success. The museum is "where I learned to ask questions, to recognize just how much there is to learn about the world, and to follow science wherever it leads," said Bloomberg, 74, who grew up in the Boston suburb of Medford. "Those mornings were the highlight of my weeks, and they helped define the course of my life," the businessman reminisced in a statement. The Museum of Science, which opened its doors in 1864, welcomes about 1.5 million visitors each year, many of them school children who flock to its interactive displays and hands-on exhibits. Museum president Ioannis Miaoulis exulted over the donation, the largest in the institution's history. "This ... More | |
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880-1938). Three Boys, Fehrs Sons, 1915. Woodcut on wove paper, 22 ¾ x 16 15/16 in. (57.79 x 43.02 cm.) Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; The Ludwig and Rosy Fischer Collection, Gift of the Estate of Anne R. Fischer (Photo: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)
RICHMOND, VA.- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has recently completed a year-long project to conserve, stabilize, and digitize 60 works on paper from the Ludwig and Rosy Fischer Collection of German Expressionist Art. The conservation efforts were made possible by a grant from the Bank of America Art Conservation Project. VMFA was among only thirteen institutions selected in 2015 to receive funding from the Bank of America Art Conservation Project, which seeks to preserve culturally significant works of art from around the world. Our Art Conservation Project is designed to not only conserve artworks and shine a light on the need for the preservation of artistic and historic treasures, but also to educate communities, and convey respect for the varied cultures and traditions throughout the world, said Victor Branch, ... More | |
Yoko Ono speaks during the unveiling of her first permanent US art installation in Chicago, Illinois on October 18, 2016. Nova SAFO / AFP.
CHICAGO (AFP).- Yoko Ono, whose last recorded song with John Lennon was inspired by Chicago, unveiled here Tuesday the final piece of her first permanent US art installation. The sculpture, which is on display at The Art Institute, is entitled "Mended Petal." It is a tall representation of a stainless steel lotus blossom petal. A group of 12 similar petals, comprising a separate sculpture entitled "Skylanding," was unveiled Monday in Jackson Park, an expansive urban setting on Chicago's South Side and the future home of the Barack Obama presidential library. "I am very, very, very honored to be here today. I never expected something like this," Ono told guests Tuesday at the museum. Her sculptures were inspired by a Japanese garden built in Jackson Park in the 1930s, and a pavilion which was a gift from Japan during the 1893 World's Fair. Ono's 12 "Skylanding" petals were installed on the site of the pavilion, which burned down in 1946. Ono said she was moved ... More |
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| Museum Tinguely gives visitors their first ever opportunity to experience four monumental sound sculptures | | Revelatory exhibition explores Pablo Picasso's prolific work in the medium of lithography | | ICA LA and artist Mark Bradford collaborate on museum's new visual identity |
Jean Tinguely, Fatamorgana Méta-Harmonie IV, 1985. Installation view at Museum Tinguely, Basel © 2016, ProLitteris, Zurich; photo: Museum Tinguely, Basel, Christian Baur.
BASEL.- Jean Tinguelys sculptures invariably have an acoustic dimension that the artist deliberately calibrated and composed as an integral part of the work. This musical aspect reached its apogee in the four Méta-Harmonies created between 1978 and 1985. The exhibition Music Machines / Machine Music gives visitors their first ever opportunity to experience all four of these monumental sound sculptures from Karuizawa (Japan), Vienna and Basel live and in dialogue with each other under one roof. The Méta-Harmonies will also set the stage for performances by contemporary artists who experiment with the acoustic dimension. The interdisciplinary programme of concerts, artistic interventions, workshops and events that the Museum Tinguely is hosting between 19 October 2016 and 22 January 2017 enables visitors ... More | |
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Long-Haired Young Girl, November 9, 1945. Lithograph, 3rd state; 1 of 18 artist reserved proofs, plate: 15 x 12-1/2 in. (38.1 x 31.8 cm); sheet: 17-1/2 x 12-3/4 in. (44.5 x 32.4 cm) Norton Simon Art Foundation, Gift of Jennifer Jones Simon, M.2001.1.43.G © 2016 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
PASADENA, CA.- The Norton Simon Museum presents States of Mind: Picasso Lithographs 19451960, a revelatory exhibition exploring Pablo Picassos prolific work in the medium of lithography. Drawing from the Norton Simon Museums holdings of more than 700 Picasso printsamong the deepest collections of its kind anywhere in the worldStates of Mind traces the evolution of the artists individual compositions from the 1940s and 1950s through multiple states, subtle adjustments and radical revisions. The 86 prints on view, many presented for the first time in 40 years, give viewers a rare chance to encounter this groundbreaking body of work by one of historys most celebrated artists. ... More | |
New ICA LA logo designed in collaboration with Mark Bradford.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles unveiled today a new logo and visual identity designed in collaboration with renowned artist Mark Bradford. Bradford was unanimously chosen by ICA LA to reinterpret the museums visual identity on the occasion of their recent name change from Santa Monica Museum of Art and planned move to a new location in downtown Los Angeles. Evoking the brightly colored posters found along the streets of the city, Bradfords design derives from a sensibility that is unique to the urban landscape of Los Angeles. The new identity captures the vibrancy of ICA LA as the museum redefines its programming and reinvents its future space in the downtown Arts District. Opening fall 2017, the 12,700-square-foot locationdesigned by wHY, under the direction of founder Kulapat Yantrasastwill house expansive galleries, an education annex, indoor/outdoor ... More |
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| Aboriginal ancestral remains returned to Australia | | Major Arthur Boyd painting gifted to Queensland Art Gallery | | Kickstarter campaign aims to save Dorothy's fading ruby slippers |
The Ceremony, which took place at Australia House, London, was carried out on Friday 14 October.
BRIGHTON.- A special Handover Ceremony to mark the return of Aboriginal ancestral remains from Brighton to Australia has taken place. The ceremony, organised by the Australian High Commission, saw the ancestral remains, formerly in the collection of Royal Pavilion & Museums, returned to the Ngarrindjeri Community of South Australia, from whom historical information suggests they were taken. The remains, which were received at the ceremony by Mr Major Sumner, Elder and representative of the Ngarrindjeri Community, were donated to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery by keen scientist and collector, Frederick William Lucas in November 1925. They were part of a large group of osteological and ethnographical items, most of which had been on loan to the Museum since September 1922. The Ceremony, which took place at Australia House, London, was carried out on Friday 14 October. It was attended by Brighton & Hove Councillor Alan Robins and Director o ... More | |
Arthur Boyd, Sleeping bride 1957‑58 (detail). Oil and tempera on composition board. Gift of Paul Taylor in memory of his parents Eric and Marion Taylor through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2016.
BRISBANE.- Queensland Art Gallery Director Chris Saines CNZM announced on the weekend Sleeping bride 1957-58, a major painting by leading Australian artist Arthur Boyd (1920-1999) has been gifted to the Queensland Art Gallery. At the 2016 QAGOMA Foundation Annual Dinner on Saturday evening, Mr Saines said Boyds Sleeping bride 1957-58 was one of the most significant additions to the Gallerys Australian art collection in the institutions history. The QAGOMA Foundation is the primary fundraising body of the Gallery. Since its establishment in 1979, the QAGOMA Foundation has raised more than $110 million, enabling the acquisition of more than 7200 artworks and supporting the development of QAGOMA exhibitions, publications and programs. We are thrilled to have ... More | |
Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland's character Dorothy in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz. Photo: Richard Strauss, Smithsonian.
WASHINGTON (AFP).- Wishful thinking and three heel-clicks whisked Dorothy back home in "The Wizard of Oz," but it will take hard cash to restore her ruby red slippers. The sparkling shoes dazzled audiences of the 1939 film classic as Dorothy, played by Judy Garland, danced down the yellow brick road. Now the US Smithsonian's Museum of American History in Washington -- where they are on public display -- has launched a crowdfunding Kickstarter campaign to raise $300,000 for restoring their pizzazz. The shoes, made nearly 80 years ago, are in dire need of repair as well as a new display case to protect them from environmental harm, the museum said. The Smithsonian Institution -- which oversees museums and research centers in and near Washington -- receives federal funding to support its core operations, but that money will not cover repairing the shoes, it added. The institution often solicits corporate ... More |
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| Exhibition at Albertina explores the woodcut in Vienna around 1900 | | At 90, Chuck Berry back to rock 'n' roll | | UNESCO to decide on Palestine resolution opposed by Israel |
Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel, The Reapers, 1903 (detail). Albertina, Vienna.
VIENNA.- Around 1900, the Habsburg capital of Vienna was a cultural and artistic melting pot. The city was also a hothouse of salons, artists circles, and coffeehouses, as well as a centre of refined taste and the culture of decadence, sensuality, and graceful beauty. With its exhibition on the colour woodcut in Vienna ca. 1900, the Albertina is dedicating itself to a hitherto little-noted chapter of Viennese Art Nouveau with around 100 outstanding works from its own collection. This period saw artists including Carl Moll, Emil Orlik, and Koloman Moser rediscover one of the worlds oldest printing techniquesthat of the colour woodcutentirely anew: with their emphasis on outlines, on the stylisation of motifs, and on the interplay of contrasting hues, these artists colour woodcuts were thoroughly in keeping with the new formal ideals of the Art Nouveau style ... More | |
Legendary US singer and composer Chuck Berry. PABLO PORCIUNCULA / AFP.
NEW YORK (AFP).- Rock pioneer Chuck Berry turned 90 on Tuesday with the surprise announcement that he plans to release his first album in decades. Berry said he recorded the album -- entitled simply "Chuck" -- at studios around his native St. Louis and will release it sometime next year. Considered one of the creators of rock 'n' roll, Berry helped define 1950s youth culture and shape the future of music by bringing together rhythm and blues, country guitar and consummate stage showmanship. His 1958 song "Johnny B. Goode" is one of the most recognizable in popular music and was selected to represent rock music for potential extraterrestrial listeners on the Voyager spacecraft. "Chuck" will be the first album in 38 years by Berry, who has gradually cut back on live performances as his age advances. Chuck Berry dedicated the album to his wife of 68 years, ... More | |
A general view taken on October 13, 2016, shows the Dome of Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP.
PARIS (AFP).- The UN cultural agency will consider a resolution Tuesday on the occupied Palestinian territories which Israel believes ignore Jewish ties to religious sites in east Jerusalem. Israel has suspended its cooperation with Paris-based UNESCO, which oversees World Heritage sites, over the controversial resolution which was proposed by Arab countries. It refers to "Occupied Palestine" and is critical of Israel's management of Palestinian religious sites, but it is the names used to describe key sites that appear to have infuriated Israel the most. It refers to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in east Jerusalem's Old City -- Islam's third holiest site -- only by its Muslim name. The site is known to Jews as the Temple Mount. Last Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu complained that saying "Israel has no connection to ... More |
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Hammad Nasar to curate the UAE's exhibition at the 2017 Venice Biennale
ABU DHABI.- The National Pavilion United Arab Emirates (UAE) has appointed Hammad Nasar to curate the UAEs exhibition at the 57th International Art Exhibition at la Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale). The exhibition will explore the artistic practices of the UAE through the analogy of play. Through the lens of imagination and non-linear exploration in art-making, the exhibition will stage a collective conversation between projects from selected UAE-based contemporary artists. The 57th International Art Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) will run from May 13th to November 26th, 2017 (vernissage May 10th 12th). The National Pavilion UAE is commissioned by the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation and supported by the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development. In his curatorial approach, Hammad Nasar considers exhibitions ... More
Indianapolis Museum of Art showcases commanding steel sculptures by artist Monika Sosnowska
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- Guests to the Indianapolis Museum of Art are now greeted by commanding, complex works of painted steel by internationally recognized Polish sculptor Monika Sosnowska. Sosnowska bends, collapses and twists metal to create sculptures that question the finality of the architectural structures that surround us. Sosnowskas transformed sculpturesalmost unrecognizable from their inspired formsexist between representation and abstraction, past and present. In particular, her investigation of the past draws from the Soviet-era architecture in her hometown of Warsaw, Poland, where certain buildings have been repurposed or no longer exist. Through her work, Sosnowska addresses how architecture can shape the daily lives of a citys inhabitants, how buildings hold memories and meaning over time. The new IMA exhibitionMonika Sosnowska ... More
Exhibition showcases the history of underground abstract art development in the USSR
MOSCOW.- The Moscow Museum of Modern Art and Foundation of Russian Abstract Art present the exhibition The New Reality Studio (19581991). Transformation of Consciousness a major retrospective of the creative association of the same name showcasing the history of underground abstract art development in the USSR, as well as the unique teaching system and theories which were a basis for the Studios activity. Set up after WW2, The New Reality has been conceived as an alternative to the USSR Academy of Arts. Its participants advocated the revival of traditions of active creative search typical for Russian avant-garde artists of the early 20th century: Vasili Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich, Alexander Rodchenko. The founder of the Studio is Ely Belyutin a legendary and controversial, talented artist-innovator and teacher, who created unique forms of creativity and ... More
Imperial War Museum exhibits a selection of 2D and 3D works from Mahwish Chishty's Drone Art series
LONDON.- US-based artist Mahwish Chishty, born in Pakistan and raised in Saudi Arabia, opened her first solo international exhibition at IWM London with a selection of 2D and 3D works from her Drone Art series. She is exhibiting her most recent drone model Reaper for the first time. The exhibition features a mixture of sculptural paintings on wood, painted drone models and works on paper. Each piece reflects Chishtys training in traditional miniature painting and many are painted in the style of colourful Pakistani folk art. Inspired by a trip to Pakistan in 2011, Chishty uses her pieces to comment on the ongoing drone war in the country. Struck by the pervasive and constant presence of foreign drones in Pakistan, Chishtys designs combine symbols of violence and contemporary warfare with Pakistani artistic and cultural traditions. They highlight how foreign ... More
Pirelli HangarBicocca opens a solo exhibition by French artist Laure Prouvost
MILAN.- From October 19, 2016 to April 9, 2017, Pirelli HangarBicocca is presenting GDM Grand Dads Visitor Center, a solo exhibition by French artist Laure Prouvost (b. 1978), who won the Turner Prize in 2013. One of the most interesting figures of her generation, Prouvost weaves intricate tales full of surreal humor, in work that emulates the constant proliferation and consumption of images typifying the communication methods of our time. GDM Grand Dads Visitor Center, curated by Roberta Tenconi, is a Gesamtkunstwerk that brings together over fifteen works, including installations, videos and projections, sculptures and found objects: together, they form a personal museum dedicated to the artists grandfather, a place built in shifting layers, where architecture and content complete each other. The works on view include If It Was (2015), Into All That ... More
The Baltimore Museum of Art presents 30 years of protest posters by the Guerrilla Girls
BALTIMORE, MD.- The Baltimore Museum of Art is presenting Front Room: Guerrilla Girls, a selection of 48 works by the New York-based anonymous feminist collective known for using humor to confront sexism and racism in the art world. The works are drawn from their Portfolio Compleata compilation of nearly 90 projects undertaken by the group between 1985 and 2012 that was acquired by the BMA in 2015. The exhibition is on view September 25, 2016 through March 12, 2017 in the Front Room Gallery of the museums contemporary wing. Curated by Senior Curator of Contemporary Art Kristen Hileman, Front Room: Guerrilla Girls underscores the New York-based groups edgy, energetic, and unconventional 30-plus year crusade to call attention to the ways in which museums, private collectors, publications, and the art market have historically marginalized women ... More
Archives of American Art and Terra Foundation announce partnership
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonians Archives of American Art and the Chicago-based Terra Foundation for American Art announced a long-term partnership to support the digitization of the Archives collections. The Terra Foundation has made a $4.5 million commitment to the Archives, $4 million of which is a challenge grant to be matched by the Smithsonian, to seed an endowment for ongoing digitization. The remaining $500,000 provides operating support for the current digitization program. The Archives of American Art holds nearly 6,000 collections of archival material on the artists, collectors, dealers and scholars who have shaped the history of art in America. Its oral history program, containing interviews with important artists ranging from Charles Burchfield to Kehinde Wiley, has preserved the voices and personal stories of nearly 2,300 art world ... More
J. Paul Getty Trust presents annual J. Paul Getty Medal to composer Yo-Yo Ma an artist Ellsworth Kelly
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Trust awarded the J. Paul Getty Medal to musician Yo-Yo Ma and, posthumously, to artist Ellsworth Kelly at a gathering of arts and community leaders at the Getty Center in Brentwood on Monday evening, October 17. Esa-Pekka Salonen, Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor for Londons Philharmonia Orchestra and the Conductor Laureate for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, introduced Yo-Yo Ma, who was honored for his efforts to further understanding of the worlds diverse cultures. Agnes Gund, president emerita of the Museum of Modern Art and trustee emerita of the J. Paul Getty Trust, introduced photographer Jack Shear, Ellsworth Kellys husband. Mr. Kelly, who passed away late last year, was honored for paintings and sculptures of the highest quality and originality. Yo-Yo Ma is not only one of the worlds greatest musicians, ... More
Nationalmuseum Sweden acquires sculpted portrait by Ida Matton
STOCKHOLM.- Nationalmuseum has acquired a sculpted portrait in terracotta created in 1895 by Ida Matton. The bust depicts a young woman wearing a dress typical of the period, with a high collar and puff sleeves. The slight movement of the head, the models relaxed style and her dreamy gaze create the impression of a fleeting, momentary portrait. The work shows elements of both expressive naturalism and illusionism, reflecting trends in French sculpture at the time. Ida Matton (18631940) was born in Gävle, Sweden. Her family ran a leather factory and were influential members of the towns business community and social scene. With the financial means to acquire an education, Matton moved to Stockholm at a young age to train as a handicrafts teacher. She studied initially at Wallins art school before attending the technical college from 1882 to 1886 to become ... More
Vero Beach Museum of Art announces new Executive Director/CEO
VERO BEACH, FL.- On behalf of Vero Beach Museum of Arts Board of Trustees, Chair Sandra Rolf announced today that it has selected Mr. Brady Roberts as the Museums new Executive Director/ CEO. Mr. Roberts has been Chief Curator at the Milwaukee Art Museum since 2009, leading a Curatorial Department of more than thirty-one employees. He led a master planning initiative for the re-installation of the Museums collections; played a key role with the Director and Director of Development for a successful $34 million capital campaign, and worked with the Director and board on strategic planning and governance issues. Roberts was selected following an intensive six month national search from a field of more than a dozen candidates provided through the search firm, Management Consultants for the Arts. He will assume his position on December 5, 2016. In recommending ... More
New Hope Design goes global with $1.4 million at Freeman's Design Auction
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freeman's October 16 Design sale featured one of the strongest selections of works from George Nakashima Woodworker studio to be offered at auction in recent years. The excellent array of pieces brought in collectors from near and far; with enthusiastic bidders from suburban Pennsylvania to Paris competing in the room, on the phone, and internet. With outstanding results for New Hope School designers George and Mira Nakashima and Paul Evans, this sale illustrates the growing international demand for Pennsylvania studio craft. Totaling more than $1.4 million in sales with a 92% sell-through rate, this auction is a sign of good things to come - for both Freeman's 20th Century Design department and for the studio craft market. "I am thankful to the families and private collectors who continue to choose us for the sale of their Nakashima. ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian painter and sculptor Umberto Boccioni was born October 19, 1882. Umberto Boccioni (19 October 1882 - 17 August 1916) was an Italian painter and sculptor. Like other Futurists, his work centered on the portrayal of movement (dynamism), speed, and technology. He was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy. In this image: Francesca Rossi, curator in charge of the Sforzesco Castle drawings collection, looks at a work by Umberto Boccioni, in the same room where sketches by mannerist painter Simone Peterzano are preserved, in Milan, Friday, July 6, 2012.
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