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Giuseppe Penone, Spoglia dâoro, 2001.
LONDON.- From 4 October to 13 December 2024, Ordovas presents Golds, an exhibition exploring one of the most symbolic colours in the history of art, and how it has been used and represented in the work of significant artists from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The exhibition features 11 works of art and represents a diverse and international group of artists including Carl Andre, Lucio Fontana, Donald Judd, Giuseppe Penone, Edmund de Waal and Andy Warhol. These modern works are shown alongside a masterpiece of medieval art: an exceptional champlevé enamel chasse from Limoges, France, created circa 1200 and believed to have housed and protected one of the most precious relics: a piece of the True Cross. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Isaac Julien, Once Again... (Statues Never Die), 2022, installation view, Isaac Julien: Once Again... (Statues Never Die), Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney 2024, image courtesy Isaac Julien and Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, © the artist, photograph: Zan Wimberley.
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| The entertainment is free and you might hit the jackpot at Morphy's Oct. 17-19 Coin-Op & Antique Advertising Auction | | Thought-provoking print by Kerry James Marshall included in Chiswick Auctions' Prints and Multiples sale on October 17 | | 'Rediscovered Geniuses: Juan Antonio Guirado and Igor Gorsky' opens at Red Eight Gallery in London |
Circa-1905 Cretors (Chicago) Model D horse-drawn popcorn wagon. Extensively restored. Beveled, cobalt blue flash-cut and chipped-glass signage says HOT BUTTERED POPCORN and ITS SOOOO GOOD. Estimate: $15,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Morphy Auctions.
LAS VEGAS, NEV.- There will be no shortage of accomplished entertainers at Morphys Oct. 17-19 Coin-Op & Antique Advertising Auction in Las Vegas. A world-class lineup of European antique music machines is waiting in the wings to thrill ... More | |
The print offered at Chiswick Auctions is a four-scene panel from P-Van, one where black figures are shown as central, dynamic and deeply human characters. Number 13 from an edition of just 50, it is signed, dated and titled in pencil.
LONDON.- A thought-provoking print by leading US contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955) is among the highlights of Chiswick Auctions Prints and Multiples sale on October 17. They Are Liars!, a pseudo comic strip that questions the lack of black heroes in American pop culture, was ... More | |
Catalina Guirado, Guirado Estate President.
LONDON.- 'Rediscovered Geniuses: Juan Antonio Guirado and Igor Gorsky at Red Eight Gallery in Londons historic Royal Exchange opens to the public today, 4th October, until 14th November, 2024. The exhibition features a curated selection of previously un-exhibited paintings from the Estates of Spanish Surrealist Juan Antonio Guirado and Greek Abstract Expressionist Igor Gorsky. London gallery Red Eight and New York City gallery Nina Churchill have teamed up for this ... More |
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| Ateneum Art Museum opens the exhibition 'Gothic Modern: From Darkness to Light' | | Exhibition invites viewers to reflect on the concept of sculpture as a reshaping of physical space | | Christie's to offer Angelina Jolie's Ferrari 250 GT |
Helene Schjerfbeck, John Chambers, copy after Hans Holbein the Younger (1894). National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, state copy collection. Photo: Kansallisgalleria / Aleks Talve.
HELSINKI.- Gothic Modern rewrites the history of modern art. The international exhibition will focus on 19th and 20th-century modern art, the creators of which were influenced by European medieval and Northern Renaissance art. Modern art has previously seldom been examined from the perspective of its relationship with the past, and the extent of this phenomenon has not been ... More | |
Within the dichotomous and dynamic relationship between form and space lies a destabilising yet fascinating debate that also extends to a purely theoretical level.
MILAN.- A arte Invernizzi gallery opened Dimensionare lo spazio [Dimensioning Space], an exhibition curated by Lorenzo Madaro. The show invites viewers to reflect on the concept of sculpture as a reshaping of physical space, with works that achieve three-dimensionality by altering visual perception. Dimensionare lo spazio explores the boundaries and research areas of both sculpture and ... More | |
With this Ferrari 250 GT, the star will be offering collectors the object of one of her greatest passions. © Christie's Images Ltd 2024.
PARIS.- One of the worlds most famous American actresses will on November 20th at Christies in Paris make her legendary Ferrari 250 GT the star of The Exceptional Sale auction (Estimate on request). Angelina Jolies FERRARI PF PININFARINA coupé a model unveiled in 1958 beneath the glass dome of the Grand Palais will be auctioned just a stones throw away from the Grand Palais, 76 years later. This legendary ... More |
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| Tomie Ohtake's "Untitled" acquired by MoMA | | Hauser & Wirth announces representation of Jeffrey Gibson | | First UK solo exhibition of Berlin-based artists Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst opens at Serpentine |
Tomie Ohtake in 1980 at her studio at her house a 1970 project of her son architect Ruy Ohtake.
NEW YORK, NY.- Nara Roesler Gallery announced that Tomie Ohtake's seminal work, "Untitled" (1982), has been acquired by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) for its permanent collection. This acquisition marks a significant milestone for Ohtake's legacy, solidifying her place as one of the leading figures in abstract art in Brazil and the Americas. "Untitled" is a prime example of Ohtake's signature approach to figural abstraction, developed during ... More | |
One Of My Kind, 2023. Glass beads, artificial sinew, nylon thread, copper-coated tin cones, nylon fringe, acrylic felt, polyester fill, crafting wire, 29.2 x 14.5 x 25.5 cm / 11 1/2, 14 1/2, 25 1/2 in. Photo: Max Yawney.
NEW YORK, NY.- Hauser & Wirth announced its representation of acclaimed American artist Jeffrey Gibson, in collaboration with Sikkema Jenkins & Co. Over the past three decades, Gibson has evolved a rich interdisciplinary practice, drawing from American, Indigenous and queer histories, as well as references to popular music, literature and art historical narratives. ... More | |
Mat Dryhurst and Holly Herndon. Portrait courtesy Herndon Dryhurst Studio.
LONDON.- Serpentine presents The Call, the first UK solo exhibition of Berlin-based artists and musicians Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst, two of the most influential artists working with artificial intelligence today. Presented at Serpentine North from 4 October 2024 to 2 February 2025, the exhibition will address current societal concerns with AI, and platform musical ensembles from across the UK in a participatory experience for the public. Serpentine Arts Technologies ... More |
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| New fall exhibitions at the North Carolina Museum of Art | | Pace presents Mystic Sugar at Art Basel Paris | | Shelburne Museum announces the Perry Center for Native American Art |
Vittore Carpaccio, Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan, 15011505, tempera and oil on panel, 26.4 Ã 20.1 in., Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia - Museo Correr, Cl. I n. 0043.
RALEIGH.- The North Carolina Museum of Art announces its fall 2024 season, offering two headline exhibitions as one ticket, Venice and the Ottoman Empire and Samurai: The Making of a Warrior. Together, these two shows offer visitors the opportunity to view works of art spanning more than 500 years ... More | |
Kiki Smith, Unknown (Snake and Clover with stars blue), 2011. Bronze, 96" à 99" à 3" (243.8 cm à 251.5 cm à 7.6 cm) © Kiki Smith
NEW YORK, NY.- Pace Gallery announced its participation in Art Basel Paris, where it will present Mystic Sugar, an exhibition curated by acclaimed artist Paulina Olowska. Running from October 18 to 20 in the newly renovated Grand Palais, Paces booth (A30) will feature a selection of works by Louise Nevelson, Kiki Smith, Lucas Samaras, and ... More | |
Perry Center East entry.
SHELBURNE, VT.- The Perry Center for Native American Art will be devoted to the exhibition and care of the Museums collection of more than 500 Indigenous items from 389 Tribal Nations. In planning for the Perry Center, Shelburne Museum was intentional in collaborating with Tribal Nations and culture bearers whose works are represented in the collection. The result is a building and integrated landscape design ... More |
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This immersive portrait brings Frederick Douglass to life
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Berlinische Galerie presents an exhibition of works by GASAG Art Prize 2024 winner Mariechen Danz BERLIN.- Mariechen Danz (* 1980 in Dublin, Ireland) is the recipient of the GASAG Art Prize 2024. The GASAG initiated award, has been presented in cooperation with the Berlinische Galerie since 2010. With the prize the partners honour an outstanding artistic position at the intersection of art, science and technology every two years. In her artistic practice Mariechen Danz explores methods and models of human knowledge. In installations and performances she combines scientific systems for appropriating and describing the world, with subjective, alternative and magical thinking. The starting point for her artistic research is the human body, which serves as a template for new approaches to communicating or presenting information and knowledge. For her exhibition edge out Danz transformed the entrance hall of the Berlinische Galerie ... More A new display at the National Gallery of Ireland presents the art of one of Ireland's first professional women artistsDUBLIN.- The National Gallery of Ireland announced the opening of Mildred Anne Butler: At Home in Nature, a new display running from 14 September 2024 until 5 January 2025. This in-focus display, part of the Gallerys broader effort to re-contextualise and celebrate the contributions of Irish women artists, offers a unique opportunity to rediscover the work of Mildred Anne Butler (18581941), one of Irelands first professional women artists. It showcases 16 watercolours, drawn from public and private collections across the island of Ireland, along with a selection of archival material, on loan from Trinity College Dublin, which provide further insights into her life as a working artist. Mildred Anne Butler was born ... More Kunsthalle Wien opens the first solo exhibition in Austria by Diego Marcon VIENNA.- Kunsthalle Wien presents the first solo exhibition in Austria by Diego Marcon (b. 1985, Busto Arsizio). The exhibition sees the Kunsthalles ground floor space in the MuseumsQuartier transformed into a bespoke theatre to present his new film La Gola (2024). Marcons work draws upon different cinematic vocabularies from diverse genres including musicals, melodrama, horror and slapstick comedy. His uncanny, singular imagery employs various technical devices such as robotics, prosthetics and CGI. This is supported by musical scores or scripts that deploy spoken language and sound. La Gola (2024) is structured by a series of letters between two correspondents, Gianni and Rossana. Over the course of eight letters, Gianni describes the successive courses of an exquisite banquet, while Rossana gives an account ... More What's on the menu? A new exhibit explores art and consumerismST.GALLEN.- What is arts place in this world? What do we expect from it and how do we consume it? These questions are at the centre of the exhibition «ALL I EAT IN A DAY», curated by Giovanni Carmine and artist Cory Arcangel. The group show features works by Gabriele Garavaglia (*1981 in Vercelli/ IT), Barbara Kruger (*1945 in Newark, New Jersey/USA), Jayson Musson (*1977 in Bronx, New York/USA) or Emily Sundblad (*1977 in Dalsjöfors/SWE). Consumer culture, entertainment, and the tourism industry increasingly infiltrate the field of art: fashion brands drop artist collaborations, luxury products claim to have artwork status, and immersive lightshows blend classical art history with spectacular marketing. Influencers populate the social media feeds of established art institutions, while museum goers are on the hunt ... More Step into Rozeal.'s world: Biggs Museum unveils bold exhibition blending samurai, hip-hop, and mythDOVER, DE .- The Biggs Museum of American Art unveiled Rozeal.: Want Not (Rescue from the Otherwise Obscene, Salvation from the Wicked), a powerful exhibition running from October 3, 2024, through March 2, 2025. Known for her unique fusion of Japanese woodblock printing techniques with American hip-hop and voguing cultures, Rozeal.s art creates an immersive narrative that explores complex characters and cross-cultural identities. Her work has been exhibited around the world and is featured in prominent museum collections, including the National Gallery of Art. Rozeal.s larger-than-life multimedia paintings and collages blend samurai, geisha, and kabuki imagery with vibrant elements of contemporary pop culture, autobiography, and folklore. Drawing from a wide array of influencesfrom J.R.R. Tolkien to the artists ... More Heritage Auctions will offer complete DC Comics collectionDALLAS, TX.- In February 1983, the Associated Press profiled a woman named Christine Farrell, described in the headline as a comic-crazed collector from Burlington, Vermont, who lives in a land of simple truths, where swashbuckling superheroes match wits with the worlds most cunning criminals. Farrell showed off a handful of first-edition treasures, including her Superman No. 1, but said she didnt collect comics because they might one day become valuable. She just liked to read them. Everybody needs an outlet of some kind or other, Farrell told the Associated Press. You project yourself into a fantasy world where the superhero always wins. Its an escape. At the time, the AP reported that Farrell had about 8,000 comics crammed into cartons stacked to the ceiling in an upstairs bedroom. By the time she died in April ... More BMA appoints Cecilia Wichmann as Curator and Department Head of Contemporary ArtBALTIMORE, MD.- The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) today announced the appointment of Cecilia Wichmann as Curator and Department Head of Contemporary Art. Wichmann joined the BMA in 2017 as an Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and was promoted to Associate Curator in 2019. She has organized or co-organized many important exhibitions, including most recently the Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams retrospective, for which she also served as co-editor of the eponymous catalog distributed by Yale University Press. Wichmann has also worked closely with many other artists with deep ties to the region, including Nekisha Durrett, Martha Jackson Jarvis, Jackie Milad, Stephen Towns, and SHAN Wallace, and spearheaded the acquisition of more than 150 contemporary artworks, including Jefferson Pinders Ben-Hur, ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, French painter Jean-François Millet was born October 04, 1814. Jean-François Millet (French: [milɛ]; October 4, 1814 - January 20, 1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his scenes of peasant farmers; he can be categorized as part of the Realism art movement. The exhibition "Jean-François Millet: Sowing the Seeds of Modern ArtJean-François Millet: Sowing the Seeds of Modern Art" opens today at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. In this image: Jean-François Millet, 'The Angelus', 1857-1859, Musée d'Orsay, Paris (bequest of Alfred Chauchard, 1910).
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