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Exhibition view Hilti Art Foundation, photo: Roland Tännler © Hilti Art Foundation .
VADUZ.- The second exhibition of the Hilti Art Foundation has opened in Vaduz. The show focuses on classical modernism and includes works by Gauguin, Picasso, Kirchner, Beckmann and Klee. Contemporary art is prominently featured, with artworks by Imi Knoebel, Gotthard Graubner and Sean Scully amongst others. The exhibition presents 36 selected paintings and sculptures from the internationally renowned private art collection. After its exceptionally successful exhibition premiere in its own gallery, which is an extension of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, the Hilti Art Foundation is proud to present the next instalment, titled Kirchner, Léger, Scully & more. Visitors will recognise some of the paintings and sculptures presented on the three levels of the building: 16 of these artworks were featured in the first exhibition. Curator Uwe Wieczorek has picked them again to enable visitors to view them in a new context. Another objective is to keep specific key artworks on display over a lon ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Doctor Diana Rivas poses for a picture at the "Museum of Neuropathology" in Lima on November 16, 2016. The "Museum of Neuropathology" at the Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo hospital bears a collection of 290 brains and offers an unusual journey by encephalic masses unrevealing the secrets of the most complex organ of the human body. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
| Court clears Swiss museum to inherit Nazi-era art hoard | | Northern strength in the art market bodes well for 2017 say Barnebys | | Asia Week New York announces record-breaking roster | 
The Kunstmuseum welcomed the decision of the Higher Regional Court in Munich.
MUNICH (AFP).- A German court Thursday threw out a challenge to the will of collector Cornelius Gurlitt, clearing the way for a spectacular Nazi-era art hoard found in his home to go to a Swiss museum. The superior regional court in the southern city of Munich ruled that collection, including pieces by Cezanne, Beckmann, Holbein, Delacroix and Munch, could be inherited by the Museum of Fine Arts in Bern. Gurlitt died in May 2014 aged 81 and named the museum as the sole heir of the hundreds of works, found in his cluttered Munich apartment and valued at millions of euros. But a cousin, Uta Werner, challenged the will and staked a claim to the collection, arguing that Gurlitt was not mentally fit to stipulate what would happen with the art.
The Munich tribunal rejected her argument. "An incapacity to make a will on the part of the deceased person at the time it was ... More | | 
A Robert "Mouseman" Thompson Oak Circular Stool.
LONDON.- Yorkshire men and a Mouseman were among the stand-out regional pieces to lead the way at auction in North Yorkshire recently says Barnebys the auction search engine which tracks the sale of some 500,000 items through 1,600 auction houses internationally Furniture and art from Yorkshire as well as pieces by the creative minds of the North saw buyers reaching for the paddle at Tennants at the end of last month. The sale saw a surge in interest for traditional pieces, such as this 17th century Oak Press Cupboard made in the Leeds area c.1650, which went for £14,000. Pontus Silfverstolpe, co-founder of Barnebys says: Despite the fact that the major international auction houses have chosen to focus their activities in London, the regional art auction scene continues to thrive. The arrival of online bidding means that in reality these regional sales are no longer regional but are truly international. Buyers are ... More | | 
A limestone block-form Buddhist stele. Tang Dynasty, 8th Century, 22 x 19 ½ x 10 inches (55.9 x 49.5 x 25.4 cm). Courtesy of J.J. Lally & Co.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Asia Week New York Association announces that 51 international galleries and 5 auction houses will participate in Asia Week New York 2017, the ten-day celebration of Asian art and culture that spans the metropolitan region from March 9 through 18, 2017. "We are thrilled to announce the 2017 roster of international galleries - our largest and most diverse to date," says Lark Mason, chairman of Asia Week New York. "The ongoing participation by these notable galleries is a testament to how firmly entrenched this annual event has become." According to Mason, a record-breaking 13 new galleries have joined the roster: The Art of Japan (Issaquah WA, Japanese prints); Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints (Burbank CA, Japanese prints) Robert Hall Asian Art Ltd (London, Chinese snuff bottles ... More |
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| French museum employee sold stolen fossils online | | "Hans Van de Bovenkamp: Gateways" exhibition opens at Alfstad& Contemporary | | Hitler house expropriated in Austria | 
File photo of the Pont George-V in Orleans. Photo: Croquant/ Wikipedia.org
ORLÃANS (AFP).- A French employee at the Orleans museum of natural history was found guilty and handed a three-month suspended sentence for stealing hundreds of stones and fossils dating back to the Neolithic era and selling them on eBay. The man was sacked on November 14, after being detained for the theft of 666 archaeological treasures from the museum in the city of Orleans, which is located to the south of Paris. The 56-year-old museum employee had been a civil servant working for the city of Orleans for 28 years. The stolen stones and fossils were all part of a collection donated to the museum in 1983. Most of the items came from Mauritania. Investigators found 364 items at the employee's home. Another 100 were returned by their buyers -- after they purchased them on eBay for 10 to 20 euros each. The elaborate scheme was discovered thanks to one of the buyers, who was keen to find out whether the pieces were authentic. ... More | | .jpg)
Stonehenge, 2015. Gate Maquette. Bronze, patina, 7 x 22 x 2.
SARASOTA, FLA.- Hans Van de Bovenkamp, renowned for monumental sculpture installations with the power, lyricism and grand proportions that heighten a viewer's sense of imagination and discovery, unveils Gateways at Alfstad& Contemporary, December 16 January 20. The exhibition features more than 30 pieces, including small-scale sculptures, paintings, works on paper and maquettes of his one-ofa-kind, estate-entry gates. Thirty years ago Hans Van de Bovenkamp created a gate for his home in Tillson, New York. Using his signature metal work, shapes and artistry to blend form and function, the gate created a dramatic transition point from public to private space. Today, to broaden his creative portfolio, Van de Bovenkamp combines his art with the utilitarian nature of a gate, making this new endeavor one of his most practical and interesting. I reinvent my work every three to ten years changing discipline, size and materials, ... More | | 
This file photo shows the house where Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau Am Inn, Austria. JOE KLAMAR / AFP.
VIENNA (AFP).- Austrian MPs have approved the expropriation of the house where Hitler was born, ending years of bitter legal wrangling, but it was unclear Thursday what will now happen to the building. A large majority approved the new law late Wednesday, submitted by the government in a bid to stop the dilapidated house in the northern town of Braunau am Inn from becoming a neo-Nazi shrine. The owner, local resident Gerlinde Pommer -- who has been renting the premises to the Austrian state since 1972 -- will receive an unspecified amount in compensation under the legislation. But the fate remains uncertain of the otherwise unremarkable yellow corner house in Braunau's quaint historic centre where the future Nazi dictator came into the world on April 20, 1889. In October, Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka said it would be "torn down" to make place for a new building to be used by a charity, citing recommendations from an expert committee. ... More |
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| UN fears further looting of wrecked ancient Iraqi city | | Culture Minister steps in to prevent a rare Josiah Wedgwood vase from export | | Jennifer Scott appointed as new Sackler Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery | 
This file photo taken on November 15, 2016 shows Iraqi soldiers standing amid destruction caused by the Islamic State (IS) group at the archaeological site of Nimrud. SAFIN HAMED / AFP.
PARIS (AFP).- The UN's cultural agency called for emergency measures on Thursday to prevent further looting at the historic Iraqi city of Nimrud which has been wrecked by Islamic State militants. Nimrud, founded in the 13th century BC on the Tigris river about 30 kilometres (18 miles) southeast of Mosul, was retaken by Iraqi forces on November 13 after it was overrrun by IS in 2014. Journalists who visited immediately afterwards found shattered statues, wrecked ancient palaces and bulldozed structures in one of the region's most important archaeological sites. A fact-finding mission sent by the UNESCO agency this week confirmed "large-scale, systematic" destruction and recommended greater protection for what remains of the site. "Emergency measures will entail the immediate physical protection of the site in order to allow for detailed ... More | | 
Wedgwood Vase.
LONDON.- One of only four vases known to have been made by Josiah Wedgwood on the opening day of his world-famous factory is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match the asking price of £482,500 (plus VAT of £16,500). Culture Minister Matt Hancock has placed a temporary export bar on the Black Basaltes First Days Vase to provide an opportunity to keep it in the country. Wedgwood - known as one of the most famous and pioneering potters of the Industrial Revolution - treasured the First Days Vases and said that they should not be sold. He made them himself when his new factory Etruria opened on 13th June 1769. Two of the other vases are owned by the V&A and displayed in the Wedgwood Museum in Staffordshire. The third vase is on a long-term loan to the British Museum. The vase is based on ancient Greek pottery and is believed to have been hand painted by renowned enamel painter William Hopkins Craft. The Etruria factory ... More | | 
Scott is currently Director of The Holburne Museum, Bath, having joined in August 2014.
LONDON.- Dulwich Picture Gallery has today announced that Jennifer Scott has been appointed to the position of Sackler Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery, succeeding Ian A C Dejardin after his 12 year leadership. Scott will take up her new position in April 2017. Professor Evelyn Welch MBE, Chair of Trustees at Dulwich, said: I am delighted to be able to announce Jennifers appointment to this important role. Her passion for the Gallery is clear and her achievements at The Holburne Museum and at the Royal Collection are an excellent foundation for joining Dulwich. We look forward to welcoming her on board as we look towards the Gallerys future ambitions. Scott is currently Director of The Holburne Museum, Bath, having joined in August 2014. During this time she has played a significant role in shaping the Museums centenary celebrations, with a series of critically acclaimed exhibitions in 2016. I ... More |
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| 32nd Bienal de Sao Paulo ends with over 900 thousand visitors | | Magnus af Petersens appointed Director of Bonniers Konsthall | | Russian writer lashes 'criminal' West as he gets top French honour | 
Installation view.
SAO PAULO.- The 32nd Bienal de São Paulo Incerteza Viva came to an end last Sunday (11/12) having chalked up over 900 thousand visitors, the highest number in a decade. Under the general curatorship of Jochen Volz and co-curators Gabi Ngcobo (South Africa), Júlia Rebouças (Brazil), Lars Bang Larsen (Denmark) and SofÃa Olascoaga (Mexico), the show focussed on notions of uncertainty in order to reflect on the current conditions for life and contemporary arts strategies for dwelling therein. Conceived over a period of 23 months, starting in February 2015, the process involved teachers, students, artists, activists, indigenous leaders, educators, scientists and thinkers, and works that broached all the most pressing contemporary themesglobal warming, the loss of biological and cultural diversity, rising political and economic instability, and the inequitable distribution of the ... More | | 
Magnus af Petersens currently holds the role of Head of Exhibitions and Collections at Moderna Museet, Stockholm. Photo: Petter Cohen.
STOCKHOLM.- Magnus af Petersens has been appointed the new Director of Bonniers Konsthall, replacing Sara Arrhenius, who has held the position since the Konsthall first opened in 2006, and this spring becomes Vice Chancellor of the Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm. Magnus af Petersens officially assumes the role on 1 April 2017. af Petersens most recently held the position of Head of Exhibitions and Collections at Moderna Museet, Stockholm. Before this, he served as Chief Curator of Whitechapel Gallery, London, in addition to curating The Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2011. Bonniers Konsthall is primarily an establishment for contemporary art, where artists are provided with the incredible opportunity to produce new works. Very few institutions have the same ... More | | 
Russian author Andreï Makine poses at the library before his induction into the Academie Francaise in Paris on December 15, 2016. PATRICK KOVARIK / AFP.
PARIS (AFP).- Russian novelist Andrei Makine launched a scathing attack on the West and branded the last three French presidents "arrogant ignoramuses" as he was given France's highest literary honour Thursday. Hours after President Francois Hollande had accused Russia of reneging on its vow to safeguard civilians after the fall of the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo, the author poured scorn on what he called the "criminal" West's "strategy of chaos" in the Middle East. "Who today would have the impudence to contest the martyrdom of so many peoples, Muslim or otherwise, on the altar of the new global order?" he asked as was inducted into the Academie Francaise. He lambasted the US and its allies for the "half million children who were massacred" after the invasion of Iraq ... More |
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 The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and MOTI in Breda jointly acquire 17 top items by digital artistsAMSTERDAM.- The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and MOTI in Breda are jointly acquiring 17 top digital works by contemporary artists in the Netherlands and abroad who are among the pioneers of digital art. This collaboration is spurred by MOTIs change of course: it is due to reopen in the course of 2017 as the Stedelijk Museum Breda, where the legacy of the city of Breda will have a more prominent role. In the short space of time that it existed, and under the management of Mieke Gerritzen, MOTI founded in 2011 has managed to build a remarkable collection of digital works by leading artists. The joint acquisition with the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam means investing in a national collection in the field of digital art. This merging of curatorial vision transcends local museum policy. The course taken by MOTI in the collection of digital art coheres perfectly with the policy of ... More Sioux war shirt decorated with human hair makes $32,500 at Heritage AuctionsDALLAS, TX.- A flurry of bids drove a Sioux Pictorial Beaded Hide War Shirt to the top of the list of lots sold at Heritage Auctions' American Indian Art Auction Dec. 13 in Dallas, Texas. The shirt, circa 1890, is made in traditional Plains style, and was created to be worn in the style of a poncho sold for $32,500. The unique shirt stood out because of its open sides, which are held together with hide tie laces and sleeves decorated with strips of beads in classic Sioux colors and designs along the shoulders and sleeves, and its edges are fringed with long locks of hair. "In theory, at least, a lock of hair was added for each recognized deed in war: as, coup, capturing a horse, taking prisoners, getting wounds, saving the life of a friend, etc., but eventually the fringed shirt became simply the conventional regalia of the four grand councilors and finally a style of dress for anyone," Heritage ... More Ethiopian photographer seeks new portrayal of AfricaADDIS ABABA (AFP).- Surrounded by untidy stacks of paper and abandoned half-empty coffee cups, photographer Aida Muluneh chain smokes cigarettes in her Addis Ababa office and rails against the negative portrayals of Africa by foreigners. The 42-year-old came returned to Ethiopia nine years ago after living in Yemen and Canada and set herself the task of changing perceptions of the continent, replacing the outsiders' dominant eye with an African one. The Addis Foto Fest, which she founded and which opens its fourth edition Thursday, is one way of doing this, she said. Muluneh left Ethiopia aged five, but developed a powerful nostalgia for home while living abroad. Her first photography job was with the Washington Post in the United States by which time she was "obsessed" with Africa and irritated by the images of her home country that she ... More Marjorie E. Wieseman is new Curator of European Paintings and Sculpture at The Cleveland Museum of ArtCLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art has announced the appointment of Marjorie E. (Betsy) Wieseman as the Paul J. and Edith Ingalls Vignos Jr. Curator of European Paintings and Sculpture, 15001800. The museums collection of Old Master European paintings and sculpture is of international importance, ranging from works created in the early years of the Renaissance through the Rococo period. Wiesemans appointment follows an international search. She will assume her responsibilities at the CMA sometime this spring. Betsy is an extraordinarily accomplished and productive curator and an elegant writer. The exhibitions she has curated for the National Gallery, London, have been celebrated for their scholarship, sensitivity, and beauty, said Director William Griswold. As Curator of European ... More Christie's Fine Books & Manuscripts sale totals: $9,433,063 . 82% by lot / 91% by valueNEW YORK, NY.- The Fine Books & Manuscripts sale totaled $9,433,063, with 82% sold by lot and 91% sold by value, making this the highest total for a various owner sale of Books & Manuscripts at Christies. There was active in-room, phone, and online participation from institutions, established collectors, and new buyers with registered bidders from over 25 countries. The top lot was Sir Isaac Newtons (1642-1727) Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica (estimate: $1,000,000-1,500,000), which realized $3,719,500, nearly four times its low estimate and setting a new world auction record for a printed scientific book. Other sale highlights included nine lots of correspondence to the Marquis de Chastellux (1734-1788), featuring six letters by George Washington (1731-1799) and three by Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), which collectively realized ... More Second Edition of INK ASIA features strong line-up of galleries and almost 100 artistsHONG KONG.- INK ASIA, the first-ever art fair devoted to contemporary ink, returns to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre for its second edition from 16-18 December 2016. As the hub of art business in Asia, Hong Kong is the best place to establish an art fair specialising in modern and contemporary ink art, heralding a new era of ink. Ink Asia 2016 will present exquisite ink works in a variety of media, as well as a series of academic lectures by renowned experts and artists. Ink Asia 2016 will host 50 leading international galleries and academic institutions from Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea, presenting works in a variety of media related to ink art, from traditional through to contemporary. This year, the fair has attracted new international galleries: from Hong Kong - Pearl Lam Galleries, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery and Galerie ... More Snow White and friends are worth over $1,000,000 in Heritage Auctions' million-dollar Animation Art AuctionBEVERLY HILLS, CA.- A Production Cel and Key Master Background of the Evil Queen and her Magic Mirror from Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs conjured $59,750 to lead Heritage Auctions' $1,385,924 Animation Art Auction in Beverly Hills. The Dec. 10 auction is the fifth straight animation auction to surpass $1 million during the last two years, realizing a grand total of $7.4 million. "This only proves the animation market is increasingly being considered as fine art," said Jim Lentz, Director of Animation at Heritage Auctions. "No other auction house has been able to deliver consignors anywhere near our $7 million in successful bids over the last two years." A rare, Production Cel Sequence and Pan Key Master Background Setup from the 1965 holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas, sold for $59,750, but it was art from Walt Disney Studios that ... More Ilaria Bonacossa is the new director of ARTISSIMA, international contemporary art fairTURIN.- The board of directors of the Fondazione Torino Musei has chosen the new director of ARTISSIMA, selected from a shortlist nominated by an external committee composed of Andrea Bellini, Michela Bondardo, Silvia Evangelisti, Guido Guerzoni and Francesco Manacorda. Ilaria Bonacossa, age 43, will lead the Contemporary Art Fair of Torino for the next three editions, 201719. After careful evaluation of the candidates and projects selected by the external committee, the board of directors of the Fondazione Torino Musei identified Ilaria Bonacossa as the ideal candidate to guide the next three editions of Artissima, according to the following motivation: The decision was based on her professional profile and on the project submitted, which was very well structured and in line with the objectives of such an important and complex contemporary art fair. Her ... More In Trump, cartoonists find a poisonous giftNEW YORK (AFP).- Between his wild gesticulating, linguistic tics, sweeping crest of hair and a complexion that suggests a weakness for tanning beds, US president-elect Donald Trump is a ripe target for comedy. But many cartoonists, actors and comedians are grappling with how to strike the right tone in lampooning the divisive Republican. Editorial cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher said that the artist in him sees his work as "playing a role of national therapy." "When you're the artist, it is exhilarating because there's a rich vein of material," he said. But "as a journalist, this is going to be unchartered waters. We just finished eight years of no drama Obama and this is going to be melodrama Trump. "You find it upsetting; you find it destructive." Kallaugher -- whose work runs in The Economist ... More Nadeau's Auction Gallery announces highlights from its New Year's Day auctionWINDSOR, CONN.- A Patek Philippe minute repeater chronometer watch in an 18kt gold case, a pair of George III satinwood and tulipwood marquetry bookcase cabinets in two parts, an oil on canvas depiction of 43 prominent American businessmen by Thomas Prichard Rossiter (Am., 1818-1871), and a one-owner 1966 Thunderbird car will all come up for bid on New Years Day. Theyre just a few of the nearly 700 lots that will come under the gavel on Sunday, January 1st, at Nadeaus Auction Gallery, online and in the firms gallery at 25 Meadow Road in Windsor. The annual New Years Day auction is typically one of the premier events on Nadeaus calendar, and this auction will be no exception. The action will get underway promptly at 11 am Eastern time. Featured will be 150 lots of diamonds, jewelry and 33 watches, including 13 Rolex wristwatches, several Cartier, Baum & Mercier ... More Exhibition of new paintings by former official British War Artist John Keane on view at Flowers GalleryLONDON.- Flowers Gallery announces an exhibition of new paintings by former official British War Artist John Keane. On view is a series of new paintings produced in response to the commemoration of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, following Keanes recent investigations of the countrys Lieux de Mémoire or Sites of Memory. Keane is currently Artist in Residence at the School of International Relations, University of St Andrews. He visited Rwanda in 2015 with a group of postgraduate students of Peace and Conflict Studies, led by Dr Hazel Cameron. The visit, which was designed to examine the causes and legacy of the genocide, took Keane to several of the many locations around the country where more than 800,000 people were slaughtered in the space of 100 days, to meet both survivors, and perpetrators still serving their sentences in prison. Large numbers of Lieux ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, French painter Antonio de La Gandara was born December 16, 1861. Antonio de la Gándara (16 December 1861 - 30 June 1917) was a French painter, pastellist and draughtsman. He was born in Paris, France, but his father was of Spanish ancestry, born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and his mother was from England. La Gandara's talent was strongly influenced by both cultures. At only 15 years of age, Gandara was admitted as a student of Jean-Léon Gérome and Cabanel at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Soon, he was recognized by the jury of the 1883 Salon des Champs-Elysées, who singled out the first work he ever exhibited: a portrait of Saint Sebastian. In this image: Madame Pierre Gautreau, 1898.
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