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Alicja Kwade (b.1979, Poland). The Roof Garden Commission: Alicja Kwade, ParaPivot. Installation view, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019. Courtesy of the artist; 303 Gallery, New York; KÃNIG GALERIE, Berlin/London; and kamel mennour, Paris/London. Image credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photograph by Hyla Skopitz.
NEW YORK (AFP).- Polish-German artist Alicja Kwade has brought the vastness of the solar system to the roof garden of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. With the Big Apple's iconic skyscrapers in the distance, art lovers can ponder their place in the universe. Kwade -- known for her enigmatic sculptures and installations -- first attracted attention at the Venice Biennale in 2017. She is now only the seventh artist invited since 2013 to decorate the Met's roof esplanade overlooking Central Park. The 40-yar-old, who is based in Berlin, has created "ParaPivot," a massive metallic framework dotted with nine marble and granite spheres, one of which weighs 1.6 tons. They are made from stone sourced from ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day This picture taken on April 12, 2019 shows 19th century Perfume bottles displayed in the new Fragonard perfume museum in Paris. In this new space inside a mansion located across the street from the Opera Garnier, the Fragonard family branch based in Grasse tells the story of craftsmanship related to perfume in this city located on the French Riviera, registered on Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2018. Thomas SAMSON / AFP
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 | | National Galleries of Scotland and V&A Musuem purchase Zucchi portrait of architect James Adam | | Masterpieces of Japanese art donated to The Met, Freer│Sackler, and Portland Art Museum | | Researchers discover ancient giant 'lion' in Kenya | 
James Adam, 1732 - 1794. Architect and designer, 1763 by Antonio Zucchi (1726-1795). Oil on canvas, 172.8 x 123.2cm. Purchased jointly by the National Galleries of Scotland and the Victoria and Albert Museum, with assistance from the Art Fund, 2019.
EDINBURGH.- The National Galleries of Scotland and the Victoria and Albert Museum have jointly acquired the most ambitious and splendid surviving portrait of a member of the Adam family, the great eighteenth-century Scottish architectural dynasty. The portrait of James Adam (1732-94) by the Italian artist Antonio Zucchi (1726-95) becomes the third outstanding artwork to be jointly-acquired by the V&A and NGS after together securing two exceptional sculptures, Antonio Canovas The Three Graces (purchased 1994) and Lorenzo Bartolinis The Campbell Sisters (purchased 2015). The Zucchi portrait has been purchased thanks to a major grant from national charity Art Fund. The newly acquired portrait of James Adam will be shown among the great eighteenth-century collection at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery ... More | | 
Japan, Saga prefecture, Kakiemon kiln, Octagonal Bottle with Chrysanthemum, Plum, and Bamboo Design, 1670s/1690s, porcelain with painted overglaze enamel and gilded decoration, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, public domain, 2018.76.22.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Freer|Sackler, and the Portland Art Museum announced jointly today that the three institutions are to receive superlative works of Japanese painting, calligraphy, and ceramics from Seattle-based collectors Mary and Cheney Cowles. The three gifts together total over 550 works and represent an extraordinary contribution to the understanding and enjoyment of Japanese art in the public realm. Mr. and Mrs. Cowles's collection is one of the largest and finest comprehensive collections of Japanese painting and calligraphy in private hands in the West, with over 600 works ranging in date from the eighth century to the present day, most of which will be dispersed in the coming five years. In addition to the works on paper and silk, the collection includes over 100 ceramics, with a focus on early Edo- ... More | | 
Matt Borths with the jawbone. Photo: Nancy Stevens.
PARIS (AFP).- A giant lion with enormous fangs that roamed the Kenyan savannah more than 20 million years ago was one of the largest ever meat-eating mammals, researchers said Thursday. A team unearthed the lower jaw, teeth and other bones of a new species, Simbakubwa kutokaafrika -- Swahili for "big African lion". They calculated it would have weighed up to 1,500 kilogrammes and could have preyed upon the elephant-like creatures that lived there at the time. "Based on its massive teeth, Simbakubwa was a specialised hyper-carnivore that was significantly larger than the modern lion and possibly larger than a polar bear," said Matthew Borths, from Duke University, who co-led the research with Ohio University. An artist's impression of the creature shows a giant big-cat-like hunter with stripey fur and enormous fangs. The team behind the study, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, said Simbakubwa lived in what is modern-day Kenya around 23 million years ago, a key period in the evoluti ... More |
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| | | Gagosian launches art advisory venture | | Caravaggio's ornamental shield depicting the severed head of Medusa loaned for exhibition in Munich | | Exhibition examines the use of Christian iconography in contemporary art | 
Larry Gagosian. © Roe Ethridge, 2016. Courtesy Gagosian.
NEW YORK, NY.- After a landmark year of exhibitions and sales, Gagosian Gallery, Inc., today announced three initiatives: the launch of Gagosian Art Advisory, to be led by Laura Paulson; the appointment of Andrew Fabricant to the recently created position of Chief Operating Officer of the gallery; and the establishment of a global Advisory Board to the gallery, comprised of senior directors who oversee strategy and business development, artist relationships and exhibitions, information and technology, and infrastructure. The board reports directly to the gallerys founder Larry Gagosian. Innovation has been a driving force for Gagosian throughout its nearly forty-year history. The creation of Gagosian Art Advisory and this new management structure will enhance our client relationships, grow our global reach, and ultimately, maximize our platform to showcase the creative visions of our artists for years to come, Mr. ... More | | 
Michelangelo Merisi, called Caravaggio (1571 - 1610), Medusa, called Medusa Murtola, 1597. Canvas on panel, diameter 44.68 cm. Private collection.
MUNICH.- Last weekquite literally at the eleventh hourthe Bavarian State Painting Collections received news that the Italian Ministry of the Interior and the authorities for cultural-heritage protection in Milan and Rome have granted permission for Caravaggios world-famous ornamental shield depicting the severed head of Medusa to leave the country and feature as another high-profile loan in the exhibition Utrecht, Caravaggio and Europe. Joining Caravaggios renowned Entombment of Christ from the Vatican Museums, his Penitent Saint Jerome (1605) from the collections of the Benedictine Abbey at the Museum of Montserrat near Barcelona, as well as his Fortune Teller (1595/96) from Romes Capitoline Museums, the Medusa (1596/97) represents an additional highlight by the hand of the Italian Baroque painter to go on show in Utrecht, Caravaggio and Europ ... More | | 
Dan Flavin, Yellow and Pink Flourescent Light, 1969. Flourescent light bulbs (pink, yellow), 24 x 24-1/2 x 5 in. (61 x 62 x 13 cm) Hall Collection. Courtesy Hall Art Foundation © the artist.
HOLLE.- The Hall Art Foundation is presenting a group exhibition, The Passion, being held at its Schloss Derneburg location. Installed throughout the cloister of the former monastery, the show examines the use of Christian iconography in contemporary art, while paying homage to Schloss Derneburgs long ecclesiastical history. The show features approximately one hundred paintings, sculptures, videos, photographs and works on paper by twenty-nine artists. All the works come from the Hall and Hall Art Foundation collections. Derneburg has a long history. Once a fortified dwelling, it was ceded to the Bishopric of Hildesheim during the 12th century. For the next 700 hundred years it then served as the home of various religious orders: first Augustinian nuns, then Cistercian nuns. During the Reformation, the Protestant ... More |
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| | | Christie's to offer rare Modigliani sculpture in May | | Julien's Auctions announces Music Icons: Property From The Estate of Greg Lake | | The Jewish Museum opens contemporary art exhibition inspired by global icon Leonard Cohen | 
Amedeo Modigliani,Tête, limestone, carved circa 1911-1912. Estimate: $30,000,000-40,000,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
NEW YORK, NY.- On May 13, Christies will offer Amedeo Modiglianis limestone sculpture, Tête, carved circa 1911-1912, in its New York Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art (estimate: $30-40 million). The present work is among the finest examples of the approximately twenty-six carved stones that defined Modiglianis sculptural output, and one of the last left in private hands. Giovanna Bertazzoni, Co-Chairman of Impressionist and Modern Art, remarked: It is an immense privilege to have the opportunity to offer Tête in New York this May. This is a magical and alluring work by one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. Modiglianis pure and daring shapes have always attracted the attention of international collectors whose collecting interests range from Old Masters, to Modernism and Contemporary art and Contemporary Art. This marks the first time that one of Modiglianis highly sought- ... More | | 
A Gretsch G6120 Chet Atkins hollow body electric guitar used by Greg Lake during the 2012 Songs of a Lifetime Tour, serial number JT11093485. Accompanied by a copy of OK! magazine and a hardshell case. Estimate: $2,000-3,000.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Juliens Auctions has announced Property From The Estate of Greg Lake as part of their Music Icons auction taking place on Saturday, May 18, 2019 with historical items by other music legends live at Hard Rock Cafe New York and online at juliensauctions.com. The auction will feature guitars, memorabilia, stage wardrobe, personal items, tour ephemera and more owned and used by legendary singer, bassist, guitarist and producer Greg Lake of the English progressive rock supergroup, Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Born on November 10th, 1947 in Bournemouth, England, Greg Lakes music career had an auspicious start when he befriended neighbor and fellow guitarist Robert Fripp. After a brief stint playing with the Gods, Lake joined Fripp on his band King Crimson where the band found success and critical acclaim ... More | | 
Candice Breitz, Im Your Man (A Portrait of Leonard Cohen), 2017. Shot at the Phi Centre, Montreal, May-June 2017. Nineteen-channel video installation, colour with sound, 40 min., 43 sec., featured on eighteen suspended monitors and one single-screen projection. Collection of the Musée dart contemporain de Montréal (MAC). Installation detail (partial view) of the exhibition Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything presented at the MAC, 2017-2018. Photo: Guy LHeureux.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Jewish Museum presents Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything, a contemporary art exhibition devoted to the imagination and legacy of the influential singer/songwriter, man of letters, and global icon from Montreal, Canada. The exhibition is on view from April 12 through September 8, 2019. Organized by the Musée dart contemporain de Montréal (MAC), where it debuted, the exhibition is curated by John Zeppetelli, Director and Chief Curator at the MAC, and Victor Shiffman, Co-Curator. Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything will embark on a tour, with the Jewish ... More |
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| | | Helter Skelter II to be offered on May 16 at Phillips | | Lego, Game of Thrones and Monopoly help British Museum tell the story of toy money | | Gazelli Art House opens an exhibition of works by Italian artist Giovanni Ozzola | 
Phillips secures the Mark Bradford painting after selling Helter Skelter I for a record price in 2018. Image courtesy of Phillips.
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips announced that it will offer Mark Bradfords Helter Skelter II, a large-scale work executed in 2007, at its May 16 Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art in New York. Its companion work, Helter Skelter I, was sold by Phillips on behalf of tennis great John McEnroe at its March 2018 auction in London for a record price of $12 million. It was purchased by The Broad Museum in Los Angeles. Phillips had previously held several auction records for the artist for his works Constitution IV and Rat Catcher of Hamelin III. Jean-Paul Engelen, Worldwide Co-Head of 20th Century & Contemporary Art, said: We are thrilled to offer Mark Bradfords masterpiece, Helter Skelter II, in our May Evening Sale after realizing a world-record price for its companion work last year. These works were ... More | | 
Stack of board games.
LONDON.- A new free display at the British Museum opening today examines the story of toy money. Playing with money: currency and games brings together highlights from the Museums collection many on display for the first time which explore how we understand money and economics through board games, toys, gambling, computer games and fantasy games. Playing with money focuses on the twentieth century, when board games which had for a long-time framed success and victory in moral or spiritual terms began to focus on money and material wealth. Monopoly is the most famous board game of this type, and visitors to the display will be able to see a set of the iconic Monopoly money that is thought to have been printed during the wartime rationing. Other games on display to first use economic themes include Pit, which simulates the noisy floor of a stock exchange and thought to be the earliest game to model how fi ... More | | 
Installation view.
LONDON.- Gazelli Art House is presenting 1982, a third solo show with the gallery by the Italian artist, Giovanni Ozzola. At the core of this poetic odyssey is a film, titled Warm Shadow # Intro, 2019. Debuting during the show, the 230 film depicts a pair of female legs coming out of the water to a speeding heartbeat and just as quickly submerging back into the stillness of water. The effort of this underwater mastery is the underlying theme of the new body of work presented in the show the suffering we go through to leave a trail behind, the way we mark a life and the way life marks or at times scars us. For 1982 Ozzola, whos work often spans multi-faceted medium from photography and video to sculpture and installations, introduces century-old techniques that herald his artistic patrimony. Born in Florence, Italy, the artist reprocesses the technique of detachment to create his strappi di affres ... More |
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 Worry over 'modern art thing' on rebuilt Notre-DamePARIS (AFP).- Conservative French politicians expressed concern Thursday about the prospect of modern architecture being added to Notre-Dame cathedral after the government invited design proposals for a new roof and spire. Politicians from France's right-wing Republicans and far-right National Rally (RN) party called on the government to restore the cathedral exactly as it was before the devastating fire broke out on Monday evening. French President Emmanuel Macron has set a five-year target for the reconstruction to be completed and has said "an element of modern architecture could be imagined." "Let's stop this madness: we need to have absolute respect for French heritage," Jordan Bardella from the National Rally told LCI channel, rejecting the idea that "some modern art thing" might be added. "Modern art makes me nostalgic for the arts of the past," ... More Notre-Dame's precious rooster statue found 'battered' in debrisPARIS (AFP).- A wrought copper statue of a rooster that sat atop Notre-Dame has been found "battered" in the debris of the Paris cathedral following its devastating fire, France's culture ministry said. The statue is considered all the more important because it contains three holy relics -- including a fragment of the Crown of Thorns believed by Christians to have been worn by Jesus Christ during his crucifixion, placed there to protect Parisians. The sculpture of the bird -- which is an unofficial symbol of France -- was recovered Tuesday by a restorer picking through the rubble left when the spire on which it had sat toppled at the height of the inferno that ravaged Notre-Dame on Monday, a ministry spokesman told AFP. The head of the French Builders Federation, Jacques Chanut, posted a picture of the restorer holding a green-coloured rooster statue in the street. ... More Exhibition of works by the artist SKU opens at the Saatchi GalleryLONDON.- On 17 April the Saatchi Gallery opened Rainbow Scenes, an exhibition of works by the artist SKU, in the Prints & Originals Gallery. All but two of these works have been newly created for this exhibition. The overriding theme of the exhibition is how we, as individuals, are subjected to wider cultural, economic, moral and political forces in society. Once section of the exhibition deals with the impact of these forces on us individually as we absorb such influences into our minds and our bodies. A second section deals with the projection and promotion of values in symbols and propaganda. A final section includes works that represent a call to arms an encouragement to re-boot the world, to press CTL+ALT+DELETE. USI II and USI III are the second and third parts of a series of paintings reflecting upon the cultural conflict that has been taking place throughout ... More Thematic exhibition on the emergence of the Nietzsche cult at the turn of the 20th century in Germany opensOTTAWA.- A monumental bronze bust portraying the famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (18441900) one of only three large-scale bronze copies in the world is the central work in the new exhibition in the Masterpiece in Focus series, which opened at the National Gallery of Canada on Thursday, April 18, and will be on view until August 25, 2019. Made around 1904 by Max Klinger (18571920), one of the most celebrated German artists of his day, the sculpture was donated to the National Gallery of Canada 20 years ago. Titled Friedrich Nietzsche and the Artists of the New Weimar, the exhibition places the bust in its historical and cultural context at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibition sheds light on a pivotal period in Germany, one in which the élite was looking for new social, political ... More Exhibition unveils rare works from French architect Jacques Hondelatte's family archiveLONDON.- Betts Project is presenting One Cant Engrave Lies in Marble, the second solo exhibition at the gallery by French architect Jacques Hondelatte (1942-2002). Expanding on Hondelattes previous exhibition at Betts Project in 2017, this exhibition unveils rare works from his family archive that assist in understanding his architectural idiosyncrasies and demonstrate his staunch disinclination for architectural sketching. The airbrush drawings on display were produced by Hondelatte and his team between 1984 and 1987 at his studio in Bordeaux. During this period Hondelatte developed perhaps his most seminal architectural concept, the idea of mythogenesis; the moment when mythology was integrated into the his design tools as a way to metamorphise architectural elements. With this conceptual framework at hand, Hondelatte and his devoted ... More Prices for vintage video games and prototypes surge as rarities head to auction next monthDALLAS, TX.- Who could predict a copy of Nintendos Donkey Kong 3 (NES, 1986) and a rare cartridge of Nintendo World Championships (NES, 1990) the game played during the worlds first nationwide video game competition are now enticing collectors to pay $20,000 or more for each at auction next month? The explosive demand for vintage video games, particularly those professionally certified, are now bringing big dollars at auctions, with no price ceiling in sight. A group of 53 such games and game prototypes will cross the auction block May 16-18 in Heritage Auctions Comics & Comic Art Auction in Dallas, Texas, and on HA.com. This Donkey Kong 3 is the fourth revision of this black box game, indicated in part by the presence of the hangtab under the shrink wrap, Heritage Auctions Video Game Consignment Director Valarie McLeckie ... More J. Garrett Auctioneers to offer the lifetime collection of antiques dealer Sandra ClementsDALLAS, TX.- The lifetime collection of Sandra Clements for the past forty years one of the Souths most formidable figures in the antiques, auction and interior design trades will be sold over the course of three days, April 27th thru 29th, by J. Garrett Auctioneers, online and in the gallery at 9203 Diplomacy Row. April 29th will be online only, via www.LiveAuctioneers.com. The sale will be packed with a fabulous assortment of boulle, palace-size Sevres vases, sterling silver, a nice collection of Imari, Meissen, Baccarat chandeliers and accessories, Lalique pieces, religious paintings, blackamoors, bronzes, unique lighting, mirrors, great garnitures, paintings (many of them large) and a wide array of superb Italian statues, sculptures and life-size bronzes. Co-headlining the event will be the antiques collection of Dr. Marianne R. Hopkins, who amassed ... More On American hard drives, a precise 3-D model of Notre-DameWASHINGTON (AFP).- At Vassar College in the United States, a university team gathered the week before the devastating fire at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris to plan an ambitious project: inventorying about a terabyte of 3-D modeling data of the famed Gothic masterpiece. The precious data is the work of Andrew Tallon, a Francophile American art professor who loved medieval architecture and was passionate about Gothic cathedrals. He died in November. His technique was nothing new, but his application of the tools was innovative. In 2011 and 2012, funded by a foundation, Tallon used a laser device to accurately measure the interior and exterior of the cathedral, which was ravaged by flames this week. He placed the device in about 50 places to measure the distance between each wall and pillar, recess, statue or other form -- and to record all the imperfections ... More Jeanne Gang leads the design for California College of the Arts' expanded campus in San FranciscoSAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Today, Time Magazine released its TIME 100: Most Influential People of 2019, with architect and MacArthur Fellow Jeanne Gang, founding principal of Studio Gang, as the only architect included on this years list. Gang is a pioneering architect, champion of gender equity, leader on sustainability, and one of the few women to reach the highest echelons of a historically male-dominated field. Gang was recently selected for the $8.5 billion Chicago OHare International Airport expansion, becoming the first woman to design a major U.S. airport terminal. In November 2016, California College of the Arts selected the award-winning architecture firm Studio Gang to design a new, expanded campus that will bring all of CCAs 2,000 students and programs together for the first time in San Francisco. CCA and Studio Gang ... More Paula Cooper Gallery opens a group exhibition of major sculpture by five artistsNEW YORK, NY.- Paula Cooper Gallery opened a group exhibition of major sculpture by Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, Liz Glynn, Robert Grosvenor, Justin Matherly, and Paul Pfeiffer, each inhabiting a discrete part of the gallery. Encompassing a range of material and scale, the works obscure the boundaries of familiar objects, traditional narratives, and normative modes. Using techniques of remaking, rebroadcasting, and repurposing, the artists expose the underside of things presumed known. The exhibition will be on view through May 4th, 2019 at 524 West 26th Street. Extracting musical potential from the soundtrack of quotidian life, Céleste Boursier-Mougenots index, v.4 (2005/2009) consists of an unaccompanied Pleyel grand piano, mysteriously playing without a pianist. Wired to a complex, live feed, the piano strikes notes based ... More 'The Rest of History' opens at Virginia MOCAVIRGINIA BEACH, VA.- "History is written by the victors." How often have you heard this? This quote often comes into play when talking about a history or story that seems one-sided or incomplete. There is a deep truth at the heart of this glib statement. Those with the most power and influence have, through the centuries, written the script of who we were and, therefore, who we are. The "victors" control the documentation of history. They commission artworks and books, approve history textbooks, and choose the production of movies and television programs. This constructed history is a narrative borne from a specific viewpoint and limited by gender, ethnicity, and class. It is also what defines our values and community. Because of this, society suffers a great loss. Its like listening to a song with only a few notes or a symphony that only one type of instrument. The ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian painter Paolo Veronese died April 19, 1588. Paolo Caliari, known as Paolo Veronese (1528 - 1588), was an Italian Renaissance painter, based in Venice, known for large-format history paintings of religion and mythology, such as The Wedding at Cana (1563) and The Feast in the House of Levi (1573). Included with Titian, a generation older, and Tintoretto, a decade senior, Veronese is one of the Âgreat trio that dominated Venetian painting of the cinquecento and the Late Renaissance in the 16th century. In this image: Left: Paolo Veronese (1528 - 1588), St. Agatha Visited in Prison by St. Peter, 1566 - 67, oil on canvas, 65 1/2 à 81 1/2 inches, San Pietro Martire, Murano; photo: Ufficio Beni Culturali del Patriarcato di Venezia. Right: Paolo Veronese (1528 - 1588), St. Jerome in the Wilderness, 1566 - 67 Oil on canvas, 91 à 57 1/4 inches, San Pietro Martire, Murano; photo: Ufficio Beni Culturali del Patriarcato di Venezia.
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