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Lucas Samaras in front of some of his works at Pace Gallery in Manhattan in 1975. Samaras, who sang the song of self louder and in more keys than perhaps any other postwar visual artist, creating a wildly diverse body of work in which his own lithe body, bearded face and personal effects took center stage in countless shape-shifting guises, died on March 7, 2024, at his home in Manhattan. He was 87. (Paul Hosefros/The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- Lucas Samaras, who sang the song of self louder and in more keys than perhaps any other postwar visual artist, creating a wildly diverse body of work in which his own lithe body, bearded face and personal effects took center stage in countless shape-shifting guises, died Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87. His death, from complications of a fall, was announced by Arne Glimcher, the founder of Pace Gallery, which represented Samaras for more than five decades. Emerging in the late 1950s amid a generation of artists, among them Claes Oldenburg, Allan Kaprow and Carolee Schneemann, who propelled the American art world in daring new directions after the strictures of abstract expressionism, Samaras (pronounced suh-MARE-us) was a wild card even within a rabble-rousing crowd. Smudgy cartoonlike pastels coexisted with raw plasterworks a ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Stuart Lochhead Sculpture has made its first sale of TEFAF 2024 to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts who have purchased Joseph Chinardâs Portrait of Alexis Guiffrey in the region of 90,000 USD. A rare documented commission from Chinard, one of the most accomplished sculptors in post-Revolutionary France, this terracotta bust represents Alexis Guiffrey, the son of the Lyonnais couple François Guiffrey and Victoire Aimée Caminet, who sadly passed away at the age of three.
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| Piero Dorazio and Mary Obering present the exhibition 'The Upstairs' opens at Bortolami | | Picasso and Ellsworth Kelly drop in for Roland Auctions' fine art auction on March 9th | | A swimming dinosaur? Maybe not, study says |
Mary Obering, NS2 (Per Piero), 1995. Egg tempera and gold leaf on gessoed panel, 72 x 36 x 8 in (183 x 91.4 x 20.3 cm.
NEW YORK, NY.- Bortolami is now opening an exhibition honoring the friendship and mentorship between Italian painter Piero Dorazio and American artist Mary Obering, presented together for the first time. The exhibition surveys each ... More | |
Ellsworth Kelly (American, b. 1933) lithograph Cyclamen II. Est. $12,000-16,000.
GLEN COVE, NY.- Roland Auctions NY is presenting its next Multi-Estates Auction with a strong Fine Art presence on Saturday, March 9th, 2024 at 10am. As Roland has become very prominent in the Modern and Contemporary Art arena this past year, this sale will continue that theme, offering an eclectic ... More | |
An artists rendering of spinosaurus standing in water and eating fish. A new paper challenges the idea that the large, carnivorous dinosaur dived after prey rather than wading and plucking it out of the water. (Daniel Navarro via The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- Spinosaurus was one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs, and it ate fish. That much paleontologists agree on. But did it just wade into rivers and snatch ... More |
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| 'A Breath of Fresh Air: Nature Inspires Rarely Seen Works from the Taft' | | Kate MacGarry is hosting Patricia Treib's third solo show at the gallery | | Jason Rhoades' 'Drive' began yearlong exhibition at Hauser & Wirth in LA dedicated to cars and car culture |
Frederic van Vliet Baker (American, 18761964), Portrait of a Woman, 1903. Oil on panel, 13 x 9 3/8 in., 20 1/8 in. x 16 3/8 in. x 2 7/8 in. framed. Bequest of Charles Phelps Taft and Anna Sinton Taft, 1931.441.
CINCINNATI, OHIO.- The Taft Museum of Art owns hundreds of exquisite artworks, many of which were acquired by Cincinnati art patrons and museum founders, ... More | |
Patricia Treib, La Cintura, 2023. Oil on canvas, 203 x 152 cm, 80 x 60 ins. Courtesy the artist and Kate MacGarry, London.
LONDON.- Enfold, the title of Treibs exhibition, is two-fold by design. The terms first definitionto surround or cover completelypertains to the immersive scale of Treibs canvases that seemingly envelop the space of the gallery with sinuous ... More | |
Photograph for Jason Rhoades Caprice Auto Project (1996). © The Estate of Jason Rhoades Courtesy the Estate of Jason Rhoades and Hauser & Wirth
LOS ANGELES, CA.- For Jason Rhoades, the car was a vehicle of artistic pursuit, both readymade sculpture and American idol. Since 27 February, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles has been dedicating an entire gallery at its Downtown Arts District ... More |
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| Seeing stars, sperm and millions of spawn after a Valentine's Day rendezvous | | Fresh faces for old gear | | Janet Borden, Inc. hosting first exhibition with acclaimed illustrator Christoph Niemann |
In an undated image provided by Jordann Tomasek, Birch Aquarium at Scripps, Melissa Torres from Birch Aquarium, Jenifer Burney from Aquarium of the Pacific and Riah Evin from California Academy of Sciences work together to administer a spawn-inducing hormone to a female Sunflower Star at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps in La Jolla, Calif. Sunflower sea stars, a species of giant starfish, are critically endangered researchers tinkered with sperm in an aquarium lab to help them reproduce. (Jordann Tomasek, Birch Aquarium at Scripps via The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- On Valentines Day, Melissa Torres strung up red tinsel hearts around a shallow pool at her workplace, the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution ... More | |
Aiden Olson, Logan McGrath and Mack Fritz at the Americana Pipedream Apparel, an online military surplus store, in Appleton, Wis., on Tuesday Feb. 20, 2024. (Sara Stathas/The New York Times)
APPLETON, WIS.- On a chilly afternoon in February, Logan McGrath and Mack Fritz were preparing to shoot a video advertising the green Austrian army fatigue shirts they were selling on Americana Pipedream Apparel, the online military surplus store McGrath started out of his parents basement in Appleton, Wisconsin, three years ago. After outgrowing their last two locations and grabbing the attention of customers like singer Post ... More | |
Christoph Niemann, Like.
BROOKLYN, NY.- Janet Borden, Inc. is recently opened CHRISTOPH NIEMANN: PHOTO GRAPHICS, the first exhibition with acclaimed illustrator Christoph Niemann. Niemanns work for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and many other publications has made him world-renowned. Famous for his extraordinary drawings and sketches and prints, Niemann has been adding photography into his mix. The interaction of photography with drawing and design expands all these disciplines possibilities. ... More |
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| Now open: Christopher Myers at the GANTT Center | | Fay Ray transfigures aspects of her biography into source material for the work | | The privileges and pitfalls of making movies about real people |
In-Situ Portrait: Courtesy the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Photo by Tricia Zigmund.
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Fay Ray, And Return, installation view, 2021. Courtesy the artist and Shulamit Nazarian, Los
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TUCSON, AZ.- MOCA Tucson presents PORTALS, the first solo museum exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Fay Ray featuring large-scale hanging sculptures and seven new site-specific commissions, opening Friday, March 8 in the museums ... More | |
Diana Nyad, a marathon swimmer, in Ket West, Fla., July 29, 2011. The Oscars slate this year is packed with films rooted in historical events and biographies. How much influence should the subjects have? (Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- When Walter Naegle was first approached over a decade ago by producers who wanted to make a feature about his late partner, civil rights ... More |
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And the Oscars carpet color goes ... back to redNEW YORK, NY.- After a red carpet reveal last year that upended the foundations of Hollywoods staid tradition it was champagne-colored the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed Wednesday that, this year, it would be returning to the traditional red. Last years departure from tradition was prompted by the introduction of an orange sorry, sienna tent over the carpet that offered the couture-clad arrivals shelter from a forecast rainstorm, which Lisa Love, a red-carpet creative consultant for the Oscars, told The New York Times necessitated the color change to prevent a color clash. After initially considering a chocolate brown carpet, she said, they settled on the champagne color, which, next to the sienna tent, was inspired by watching the sunset on a white-sand beach at the golden hour with a glass of Champagne ... More 'Timing is Everything' vintage watches go up for bidSAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Vintage Watches: One Mans Collection on Sunday, March 24, 2024. The sale features over 140 timepieces from a private collection in Northern California mostly mens wristwatches, plus several pocket watches, small clocks, and one ladies watch. Almost all date from the mid-20th century, from the 1940s to the 1970s. Most are American brands, plus several from Europe. The 25+ manufacturers include Bulova, Hamilton, Longines, Lord Elgin, Omega, Dunhill, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Louvic, Jacques Lemans, and Concord. Completing the sale are several Rolex boxes for watches and/or jewelry. Turner Auctions + Appraisals begins its online auction on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at 10:30 am PST; sale items are available for preview and bidding now. The online auction will be featured ... More 'Journeys into Light', March 8 opening at Susan Powell Fine ArtMADISON, CT.- The new show, Journeys into Light, now on view at Susan Powell Fine Art, is a group exhibition featuring paintings by 25 award-winning artists. The show is an unfolding of the human quest for luminance and the collective passion for color and light. Their artists vision takes us to far away places, as well as exploring intimate observations closer to home. Light, atmosphere, a cityscape view from a bridge in Venice, a dramatic cliff view from Cap Ferrat on the Cote dAzur, the experience of warm sunlight on a winters day, the gentle stillness that accompanies a moonrise, watching light passing through luminous, cresting waves; all are welcoming celebrations for hopeful spring days and new adventures. This exhibit offers a varied selection of subjects including landscapes, seascapes, still life, figurative, European, and New York City ... More Current exhibition "Seeing the Sun through Closed Eyes" by Dirk EickenBERLIN.- Painting has failed - that is a fact! It has failed as an image-producing medium, insofar as the production of images up to the threshold of modernity had the task of creating a true representation of reality. But the failure or even the death of painting has not made painting impossible. On the contrary: the death of painting actually brought it to life in the first place. Why? Because the impossibility of painting a true picture has made painting aware of the need to think about itself. In Seeing the Sun through Closed Eyes, Dirk Eicken searches for the possibilities of painting under the condition of its failure. In doing so, he translates the historical break with referentiality and the image by breaking up the hierarchy of layers in a peculiar way: Derived from three series developed over the last decade, the pictorial surface becomes nonhierarchical, ... More  Claridge's ArtSpace presents: 'THE HUDSONS, Family Ties' curated by Mollie Dent-BrocklehurstLONDON.- Claridges ArtSpace opened, earlier this year, THE HUDSONS, Family Ties, a multidisciplinary, intergenerational exhibition of work by Richard, Richard WM and Henry Hudson. Curated by Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst, the exhibition brings together these three British artists father and sons to be shown together for the very first time. In all their work, they are united in their deep understanding and fascination of nature and natural forms. Their artistic practices all began to evolve at a similar time, though in remarkably different directions, incorporating a variety of mediums and processes. Yet, crucially, all connect strongly with the intricate and complex materiality of their mediums, involving physical processes that work earthen materials with clay, plasticine, scagliola and wood. From the elder Richards large-scale stainless-steel sculptures to Henrys tactile mixed media works, and Richard WM ... More 'Double Reflection' Xi Zhang's second solo exhibition with Marc Straus NEW YORK, NY.- MARC STRAUS is currently showing Double Reflection, Xi Zhangs second solo exhibition with the gallery. In this series of recent paintings, Zhang considers his experiences as part of a generation that has witnessed the profound integration of the Internet into our daily lives. Fascinated by the phenomenon of the transition from mainly physical to mostly virtual, Zhang observes that nowadays we often interact with substitutes for physical objects and real people. Many elements in the Double Reflection seriessuch as backgrounds, shapes, decorations, and colorsare inspired by designs found in digital games and animations, serving as symbols for the object substitutes we interact with in our real lives. The protagonists of Zhangs paintings represent real people, taking inspiration in style and subject from late 19th-century, early Impressionist, and realist paintings. ... More Off the board game, onto the digital canvasNEW YORK, NY.- The capricious churn of internet-charged culture is producing more main characters, apocrypha and relics than we can handle. Remember when the Canadian musician known as Grimes former partner of one of the worlds most powerful men, tech entrepreneur Elon Musk brought a sword to the 2021 Met Gala? The image of a futurist pop star lugging a medieval blade (made from a smelted AR-15, no less) down the red carpet summed up the mystifying way contemporary culture seems to run in all directions, chasing myths both new and old. Simon Denny, an artist working in Berlin, creates sculptures, installations, videos and prints inspired by the aesthetics of tech companies. In two concurrent shows in Manhattan he has seized on omens like the blade to explore the sociopolitical fallout of the technology industrys taste for medieval ... More A music festival headlined by Alexandria Ocasio-CortezORLANDO, FLA.- Two acts received top billing at MadSoul, a music and arts festival in Florida, on Saturday. The first was Muna, an indie-pop group that opened for Taylor Swift at some Eras Tour stops. The second: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. She and several elected Democrats shared a stage with musicians including Phoebe Bridgers during the daylong event at Loch Haven Park in Orlando. Other politicians included Reps. Greg Casar of Texas and Maxwell Frost of Florida, the first Gen-Z member of Congress. Frost, a percussionist, is also the founder of the MadSoul Festival, which he started in 2018 when he was working as an organizer for the American Civil Liberties Union. He said in an interview before this years event that he had personally booked the whole lineup. Frost who played drums for Venture Mote ... More Crowdfunding, auctions and raffles: How Ukrainians are aiding the armyNEW YORK, NY.- This year, Daria Chervona, a photo retoucher from Kyiv, was busy trying to raise 78 million Ukrainian hryvnia, about $2 million, for Ukraines army, posting daily on social media to urge friends and acquaintances to chip in. That was a high bar, but after a few weeks she announced she had cleared it, reaching her target. You did it, she told her followers on Instagram in late January, in a post displaying the eight-figure sum raised in large black characters. Chervona attributes her success to a system she adopted last summer: dividing the work among dozens of people, each tasked with collecting money from friends, in a process that she said can yield large sums. Each fundraiser is then highlighted in a social media post with their picture, tapping into civilians desire to be recognized as active participants in the war effort. They need to be able to tell themselve ... More In Los Angeles, even an art fair is really about the partiesLOS ANGELES, CA.- I think Frieze is fantastic, James Corden said. I went to the one in London before anyone in LA even knew what it was. It was last Tuesday, and Corden, the former late-night host who now lives in London, was standing inside the Holmby Hills home of Jimmy Iovine, the co-founder of Interscope Records and the former CEO of Beats Electronics. About 225 people had gathered for an art auction hosted by Iovine and Dr. Dre and organized by Sothebys. The event was part of a week of art talks, exhibitions and dinners culminating in Frieze Los Angeles, a four-day contemporary art fair held at the Santa Monica airport. Frieze began in London in 2003 and has since expanded to New York City, Los Angeles and Seoul, South Korea. (Last year, Frieze also bought two existing art fairs, Expo Chicago and the Armory Show ... More John Walker, tech executive who popularized AutoCAD, dies at 74NEW YORK, NY.- John Walker, a groundbreaking, if reclusive, technology entrepreneur and polymath who was a founder and CEO of Autodesk, the company that brought the ubiquitous AutoCAD software program to the design and architecture masses, died Feb. 2 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He was 74. His death, in a hospital, was caused by complications of head injuries he suffered in a fall at home, his wife, Roxie Walker, said. His death was not widely reported at the time. Walker was well known in tech circles, not just for his triumphs in business but also for his outsize skills as a programmer he was credited with developing an early prototype of the computer virus and as a voluble writer who filled his personal site, Fourmilab, with free-ranging musings on topics as diverse as cryptography, nanotechnology and consciousness studies. Although ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, English sculptor and illustrator Anthony Caro was born March 08, 1924. Sir Anthony Alfred Caro OM CBE (8 March 1924 - 23 October 2013) was an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' industrial objects. His style was of the modernist school, having worked with Henry Moore early in his career. He was lauded as the greatest British sculptor of his generation. In this image: Anthony Caro, Paper Like Steel, installation view.
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