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Sebastiano Ricci's The Battle of the Lapiths and The Centaurs is to be offered by Trinity Fine Art at TEFAF Maastricht 2020, with an asking price in the region of 1 million euros.
LONDON.- One of the highlights of TEFAF 2020 will be an extremely rare and impressive work by Sebastiano Ricci, The Battle of the Lapiths and The Centaurs which has been rediscovered after being lost for 60 years. Sebastiano Ricci revitalised Venetian painting at the beginning of the 18th century and his work marked the transition between the Baroque and Rococo styles; he took the rich colours and luminosity of Veronese and further transformed it by his looser, more airy and spontaneously decorative style always shot through with a clear Venetian light, all traits he passed down in turn to Tiepolo. Ricci was widely travelled, since as one of the main exponents of the Rococo style he was called to many European courts who wished to draw on his talents. He was in France - where he became a close friend of Watteau, in Austria - where he was summoned by Emperor Joseph I to decorate the palace of Schönbrunn, and in England - where he executed a series of large canvases for the newly cons ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Fashion designs are displayed as part of the new exhibit Contemporary Muslim Fashion at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum on February 27, 2019 in New York City. The exhibit is intended to explore the ways in which Muslim women embrace and express style. The show, which runs from February 28 through August 2020, features ensembles and photographs. Johannes EISELE / AFP
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| | Exhibition looks at ways of visually narrating the history of art | | Sixteenth-century drug jar from Italy acquired by the British Museum | | Expert gallery talks enhance Asia Week New York offerings |
"Three figures under a tree" (1907-1908) by Pablo Picasso. © Museo Picasso Málaga.
MALAGA.- If the history of art is composed of objects designed to be seen, then shouldnt the way we tell its story also be highly visual? Or is art history something that can only be read about, rather than seen? Art history has traditionally been constructed with words more than with images, and certainly more than by the artworks themselves. Textual abstract narration has thus been more prevalent than the visual, concrete kind. Yet since classical antiquity there have been many, very different ways of expressing ideas other than through conventional writings. The exhibition makes up for this absence by showing a wide selection of visual representations produced from the 17th century until today by artists, designers, illustrators, historians, essayists, poets, writers and critics. It begins with genealogical trees and ends with modern diagrams and virtual presentations on the internet, ... More | |
Albarello. Photo Courtesy of Sam Fogg, London.
LONDON.- The Arts Council has today, Friday 28 February, announced that an outstanding tin-glazed earthenware jar has been donated to the public through the Cultural Gifts Scheme. The albarello (Italian for drug jar) has been allocated to the British Museum in honour of Dr Dora Thornton, former Curator of Renaissance Europe and the Waddesdon Bequest. The front of the albarello shows a woman in profile amidst finely rendered grotesque decoration consisting of masks, garlands and scrollwork a preeminent expression of sixteenth-century decorative fashions. It dates to c.1510-30 and is believed to have been made in Siena for the Monastery of Santa Chiara in the close-by town of Massa Marittima. The cylindrical form of the jar together with the prominent inscription GALVZA PESTA at the front indicate that it was probably used for storing powdered oak galls in the Monasterys pharmacy. The albarello will be united with its sister ... More | |
A silver figure of Vajrapani, Tibet, Pala style, 13th century, Courtesy of Kapoor Galleries.
NEW YORK, NY.- In their on-going effort to educate the public about the many fascinating aspects of Asian art, the dealers of Asia Week New York- have scheduled informative gallery talks-free and open to the public-which coincide with their exhibitions during the week. As space is limited and admission is on a first come, first- served basis, an RSVP to the gallery is required. The schedule is as follows: Thursday, March 12 11:00 a.m. A director-led tour of Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics, at Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street 2:00 p.m A curator-led tour of The Art of Impermanence: The John C. Weber and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Collections at Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue Friday, March 13 2:00 p.m. Collecting Japanese Prints, by Gary Levine. at Bonhams, 580 Madison Avenue Monday, March 16 10:30 a.m. Restraint to Flamboyance: ... More |
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| | Important exhibition showcases Pier Paolo Pasolini's wide range of work and influence | | Walker Art Center surveys six decades of Jasper Johnss work in printmaking | | Norway authorises demolition of building with Picasso murals |
Queen Jocastas Costume for Pasolinis movie Oedipus Rex (Edipo Re, 1967). Designed by Danilo Donati at Farani Sartoria Teatrale. Courtesy Farani Sartoria Teatrale.
PURCHASE, NY.- Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italian, 19221975), one of 20th century Europes leading intellectuals, known for his prolific work as a poet, writer, and film director, and who railed against government corruption, materialism, consumerism, and political and social repression, is the focus of Pier Paolo Pasolini: Subversive Prophet, an important exhibition showcasing the artists wide range of work and influence that is on view at the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, SUNY, from February 12 through May 31, 2020. A blunt and controversial figure, Pasolini often faced harsh rebuke. His unrelenting critiques of materialist values, the bourgeoisie and its institutions, and the destruction of Italys culture and traditions, were carried by media outlets, earning him an international reputation as a leading public intellectual. He championed the disinherited and viewed the intellectual as a savior of society. O ... More | |
Figure 7, 1969. Lithograph on paper, 38 x 31 in. Gemini II from an edition of 60. Collection Walker Art Center, Gift of Kenneth Tyler, 1985 © Jasper Johns and Gemini G.E.L./VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Published by Gemini G.E.L.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- When Jasper Johnss paintings of flags and targets debuted in 1958, they brought him instant acclaim and established him as a critical link between Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. In the ensuing 60 years, Johns (US, b. 1930) has continued to astonish viewers with the beauty and complexity of his paintings, drawings, sculpture, and prints. Today, he is considered one of the 20th centurys greatest American artists. In celebration of the artists 90th birthday, An Art of Changes surveys six decades of Johnss work in printmaking, highlighting his experiments with familiar, abstract, and personal imagery that play with memory and visual perception in endlessly original ways. The exhibition features some 90 works in intaglio, lithography, woodcut, linoleum cut, screenprinting, and lead relief all drawn from the Walkers comprehensive ... More | |
People pass Picasso's mural art work "The Fisherman" on the government quarter's 'Y building' in Oslo, Norway. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN.
OSLO (AFP).- Norway gave the go-ahead on Wednesday for the demolition of a bomb-damaged building adorned with drawings by Spanish master painter Pablo Picasso. The government, which ruled out a further postponement to the 2014 decision to demolish the building, has said it would relocate the two Picasso murals. Completed in 1969 in the centre of Oslo, the "Y block", named for its shape, bears drawings by Picasso sandblasted on its walls - the work of Norwegian artist Carl Nesjar, who collaborated with the Spanish master painter. Previously the home of a government ministry, the building was damaged in the deadly bomb attack carried out by right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik on 22 July 2011, before he went on to carry out a mass shooting on the island of Utoya, killing a combined 77 people. In 2014, Norway decided to demolish the building for security reasons as part of a major reconstruction project, and decided to relocate the murals "The Fishermen" and "The Seagull." ... More |
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| | PAFA presents 40 years of American printmaking in 'Making Community' | | Cooper Hewitt opens acclaimed 'Contemporary Muslim Fashions' exhibition | | Contemporary artists and prisoners collaborate on unique artworks in exhibition and online auction |
Lonnie Holley (b. 1950), Born into Colors, 2017. Color woodblock, 47 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. Published by Paulson Fontaine Press. PAFA, Gift of Paulson Fontaine Press. ©2019 Lonnie Holley / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts presents Making Community: Prints from Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Brodsky Center at PAFA, and Paulson Fontaine Press, on view February 1 April 12, 2020 in the Fisher Brooks Gallery of PAFAs Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building. This exhibition brings together an exceptional group of nearly one hundred prints from PAFA's permanent collection of American art, selected from nearly two hundred artworks in this medium that have recently been acquired by PAFA. Presented together, these prints provide a compelling overview of contemporary American printmaking over the past forty years, created with a rich range of traditional techniques and technologically new formats, by four generations of influential artists. Curated by Paola Morsiani, Director of the Brodsky Center at PAFA, this exhibition highlights works created at three important American ... More | |
Dian Pelangi (b. 1991, Indonesia); Ensemble (maxi dress, turtleneck, inner headscarf, and scarves); Co-Identity Collection, Jakarta Fashion Week, 2016; Cotton drill and crepe with fringe appliqué, spandex knit with beading, Thai silk, wax-resist dyed (batik) Thai silk; Photo: Sebastian Kim.
NEW YORK, NY.- Contemporary Muslim Fashions, the first major museum exhibition to explore the rise of the modest fashion industry, will be on view in winter 2020 at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, this pioneering exhibition examines how Muslim womenthose who cover and those who do nothave become arbiters of style within and beyond their communities. On view Feb. 28, 2020, through Aug. 23, 2020, the exhibition features approximately 80 ensembles drawn from established and emerging designers in high-end fashion, streetwear, sportswear and couture, as well as about 40 photographs that will contextualize the garments on view. New video content, produced by Cooper Hewitt, will introduce the designers behind the looks and expand on the design process. Through interviews and footage of designers ... More | |
Bob and Roberta Smith, Art Makes People Powerful, 2019. Framed wall-hanging. Dimensions (framed): 138 by 138cm, (unframed) 115 by 115cm. Needlepoint (wool) on canvas. Courtesy Fine Cell Work © Bob and Roberta Smith.
LONDON.- Fine Cell Work announces Human Touch, a ground-breaking collaboration between international contemporary artists and stitchers working in prisons, trained by this leading charity and social enterprise. Artists and stitchers have worked to create unique works of art which are on show at Sothebys London galleries from 26 February until 3 March 2020, and offered for sale by Fine Cell Work. All proceeds go to Fine Cell Work, working to enable prisoners across Britain to build fulfilling and crime free-lives by training them to do high-quality creative needlework, and thereby helping to foster hope, discipline and self-esteem. The participating artists are: Ai Weiwei, Idris Khan, Carolina Mazzolari, Annie Morris, Cornelia Parker, Bob and Roberta Smith, Wolfgang Tillmans, Francis Upritchard. Working with each artists narrative, highly skilled prisoners based around the UK have stitched the works. Pieces includ ... More |
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| | Pick up a penguin from the heroic age of polar exploration | | Dix Noonan Webb to hold first sale devoted to Irish banknotes | | Misha Kahn's third solo show at Friedman Benda opens in New York |
This Adélie specimen, possibly mounted by the London taxidermy firm Rowland Ward, was given to the vendor's great-grandmother Lady Porter and her husband, Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir James Porter (1851-1935) by Terra Novas doctor and parasitologist Edward Leicester Atkinson (1881-1928).
STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET.- A taxidermy Adélie penguin collected by scientists during the Terra Nova or British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913) goes under the hammer at Sworders next month. The 47cm stuffed and mounted bird, an important relic of the so-called Heroic Age of polar exploration, comes for sale from the family of the original recipient with an estimate of £2000-3000. Robert Falcon Scotts doomed expedition, that arrived in Antarctica on January 4, 1911, hoped to be the first to reach the South Pole but it also had scientific objectives. The study of penguins, believed at the time to represent the evolutionary missing link between birds and reptiles, was a key part of the expedition. This Adélie specimen, possibly mounted by the London taxidermy firm Rowland ... More | |
The material has been split into three sections, each of which will be offered in a separate auction and includes many examples that havent been offered to the market before.
LONDON.- A unique and fascinating collection of archive material from the Allied Irish Bank (formerly the First Trust Bank) will be offered for sale in the first auction devoted to Irish Banknotes at Dix Noonan Webb, the international coins, medals, banknotes and jewellery specialists, on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 1pm at their auction rooms in central Mayfair - 16 Bolton St, London, W1J 8BQ. The proceeds from this sale of 120 lots will be spilt between Age Northern Ireland and the Alzheimers Society. The rare and large collection of Proofs, Specimens and high grade issued notes from the Provincial Bank, Allied Irish Bank and First Trust Bank. The material has been split into three sections, each of which will be offered in a separate auction and includes many examples that havent been offered to the market before. Adrian Moynihan, Head of AIB (NI) said: With a ... More | |
Misha Kahn [American, b. 1989], Rendering for chair, 2019. Fiberglass. Courtesy of Friedman Benda and Misha Kahn.
NEW YORK, NY.- Friedman Benda is presenting Misha Kahns third solo show at the gallery. In Soft Bodies, Hard Spaces, the Brooklyn-based artist exploits innovative processes across different media to propose an alternative environment, reflecting our natural sense of being. The exhibition title references Kahns interest in the incongruity of what he refers to as our strange, soft bodies within the hard, violent right angles in which we reside. Our entire material culture constantly places images of the natural world in rectangular frames and builds textures that riff off the tension between our constructed civilization and our desire to escape it, he says. Soft Bodies, Hard Spaces illustrates Kahns peripatetic workflow, which alternates between analog and digital production and equalizes material hierarchy. The works incorporate cast metal, hand-weaving, and ceramic as part of his studio pr ... More |
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Christian Louboutin explains himself
PARIS (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- A sprawling new exhibition devoted to and imagined by Christian Louboutin, the shoe designer, opened this week at the Palais de la Porte Dorée in Paris. Less a retrospective of his career than a tour through his creative mind, the show, Christian Louboutin, Exhibition[niste], was constructed in halves. First, an opening series of rooms form an ode to Louboutins signature themes and collaborators, from Bhutanese craftspeople to film director David Lynch; second, a cavernous space filled with treasures illuminates the sometimes obscure connections between what is seen and what is imagined. The exhibition will run through July 26. This interview has been edited and condensed. Q: Why the Palais de la Porte Dorée? This isnt exactly Fashion Central. A: It was very close to where I was living when I was a kid. ... More
Labour of love to conserve one of the most important tapestry collections in the world
GLASGOW.- Just as the leap year is about to present an opportunity for women tired of waiting to be asked to pop the question themselves, The Burrell Collection is preparing a story of love and marriage for display when it re-opens in spring 2021. Four months of painstaking conservation work is being carried out on a tapestry which tells the Story of Gombaut and Macée. It is one of six in a series of pastoral narrative tapestries.The Wedding Procession is the only surviving tapestry from this particular set. As a type of pastoral Ages of Man, the series follows two peasants, a shepherd and shepherdess called Gombaut and Macée, from their childhood games (Butterfly Hunt with Lady Eating Soup, and Game of Croquet) to their youthful romance (The Dance, The Feast, The Announcement of the Engagement) and marriage (The Wedding Procession), to ... More
Tate Britain's Dr. Martin Myrone explores the life and art of Richard St. George
LONDON.- Although it is little known, the story of Irish artist and soldier Richard St. George is one of the most visually rich stories of the Revolutionary era for someone of his status. In fact, 22 works of art that St. George either posed for, personally created, or helped to create are known to survive and have been reunited for the first time from across the globe in the Museum of the American Revolutions special exhibition Cost of Revolution: The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier. On Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 6 p.m., Dr. Martin Myrone, Senior Curator of British Art to 1800 at Tate Britain in London, will explore the extraordinary life and art of Richard St. George during a discussion entitled From Gainsborough to Gothic Nightmares: Art History in Cost of Revolution. Following the talk, guests are invited to take a closer look at Cost of Revolution ... More
Rare dragon bowls, R.J. Horner cabinet found in mobile home highlights Fine Estate, Inc., auction
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- A rare pair of iron-red painted Dragon Bowls from the Kangxi Period are expected to take top lot honors in Fine Estates, Inc., auction on Saturday, Feb. 29 held live on LiveAuctioneers. The 5-1/2 bowls are directly from the estate of James Nassikas, the entrepreneur credited with building of one of San Francisco's best known hotels, The Stanford Court. The pair carries an estimate of $20,000 to $30,000. These rare bowls are only one highlight in an auction featuring many fine Asian antiques and fine jewelry, said Martin Codina, owner of Fine Estate, Inc., of San Rafael, California. We were shocked to find a stellar R. J. Horner cabinet in a mobile home in the San Francisco Bay area. You never know where the treasures are hiding. In addition to the Dragon Bowls, top highlights in the sale include fine jewelry such ... More
MCA Australia develops online artmaking toolkit for people living with dementia
SYDNEY.- The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia has launched a first-of-its-kind online toolkit specifically designed for individuals living with dementia and their support networks. The Artful: Art and Dementia toolkit is an innovative online resource offering artist-led, creative activities based from the Museums onsite art and dementia program. Over three years (20162018) the MCA, the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney and Dementia Australia, have undergone a pilot research project looking at how regular art activity can impact on the wellbeing and markers of neuroplasticity of people living with dementia. The Artful report verifies that contemporary art can have a positive impact on the wellbeing, mental health and relationships for people living with dementia and their ... More
OSL contemporary opens a solo exhibition by Dag Erik Elgin
OSLO.- OSL contemporary presents the solo exhibition by Dag Erik Elgin titled In Order of Appearance, a body of works reflecting on Marcel Prousts novel In Search of Lost Time. The show is comprised of 61 paintings, in a series bearing the same title as the exhibition. The series In Order of Appearance mirrors the classical typography of Prousts publisher Gallimard's Collection Blanche, where the title of the novel is printed in red letters on the cover. In turn, each painting consists of five artist names painted in red on a single pale yellow monochrome background. The row of names, starting with Corot and ending with Chardin, consists of 303 entities in the same chronological order as they appear in the literary work. The exhibition breaks up the literary approach of the text paintings with an historic painting by the french artist Pierre Mignard, an artist ... More
Japanese Modernism opens at NGV International
MELBOURNE.- Japanese Modernism is an exclusive exhibition by the National Gallery of Victoria showcasing more than 190 multi-disciplinary works created during the first half of the 20th century, featuring Asian Art Deco paintings, prints, design and fashion. Created during a culturally formative period in Japan between the catastrophe of the 1923 Kanto earthquake and the devastation of World War II, the exhibition presents traditional Japanese motifs juxtaposed with modern designs, highlighting two rare large-scale works by exceptional yet under-recognised women artists and leading avant-garde designers and illustrators of the era. Showcasing rare paintings and colour woodblock prints, street posters and magazine designs, Japanese Modernism will also highlight innovative fashion - including kimonos for women and men displaying playful ... More
Clive Cussler, author and shipwreck-finder, dies aged 88
LOS ANGELES (AFP).- Bestselling US author and keen underwater adventurer Clive Cussler has died aged 88, his family said Wednesday. Cussler was the prolific writer of more than 80 books, mainly fast-paced action thrillers such as "Sahara" and "Raise the Titanic!", which collectively sold tens of millions of copies. "It is with a heavy heart that I want to share the sad news that my husband, Clive passed away on Monday," his wife Janet Horvath wrote on Facebook. "I want to thank you, his fans and friends for all the support, for all the good times and all the adventures you have shared with him," she added. The cause of death was not disclosed. He reportedly passed at his home in Arizona. According to Cussler's website, his books were published in more than 40 languages in more than 100 countries. Many featured the same, larger-than-life hero ... More
Erasmus Prize 2020 awarded to Grayson Perry
AMSTERDAM.- The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2020 to the British artist Grayson Perry. The theme of the Erasmus Prize this year is ́The power of the image in the digital era. At a time when we are constantly bombarded with images, Perry has developed a unique visual language, demonstrating that art belongs to everybody and should not be an elitist affair. Perry receives the prize for the insightful way he tackles questions of beauty and craftsmanship while addressing wider social and cultural issues. One of the best-known British artists of today, Perry (b. 1960) employs a wide variety of techniques and materials. His works range from large woodcuts, tapestries and cast-iron sculptures to prints, dresses and even an entire house. In both challenging and charming the public, he often provokes humorous clashes between old and new, between ... More
Exceptional works by Zadkine and Foujita highlight Bonhams Impressionist and Modern Art sale
LONDON.- Rare and exceptional works by two key émigré artists of the radical Ãcole de Paris, Ephebus by Ossip Zadkine and Femme allongée, Youki by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, will highlight Bonhams Impressionist and Modern Art Sale on 26 March in London. Both works have estimates of £500,000 - £700,000. In the early 20th century, Paris was the epicentre of the international art scene and attracted young artists from all over the world. Zadkine (1888-1967) and Foujita (1886-1968) were two such artists. They would become not only great friends mingling in the same circles as Modigliani, Brancusi, and Picasso but also leading figures of the Ãcole de Paris, which was formed largely of émigré artists who congregated in Montparnasse and Montmartre. Head of Bonhams Impressionist and Modern Art Department, Hannah Foster, commented: ... More
Exhibition of black and white photographs by Lillian Bassman opens at Atlas Gallery
LONDON.- Atlas Gallery is presenting an exhibition of black and white photographs by Lillian Bassman (1917-2012), renowned for her modernising influence on the post-war fashion industry. Working as a fashion photographer and art editor at Harpers Bazaar in the 1950s 1970s, she was famous for her high-contrast images of society women, actresses and models. Reworking early negatives in the 1990s, Bassman was able to accentuate the stylised vision she had been exploring in her early career. Atlass exhibition coincides with one at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, which will feature 150 years of fashion photography at Harpers Bazaar magazine. Many of Bassmans photographs will be included, paired with the original dresses from her shoots. Bassmans work was significant in emphasising the power of elegance, mystery and ... More
LaM Museum opens a major retrospective devoted to William Kentridge
LILLE.- The LaM is beginning 2020 with a major retrospective devoted to William Kentridge, the first such exhibition on this scale organised by a French museum. Conceived in close collaboration with the artist and the Kunstmuseum in Basel, the exhibition occupies half the museums surface area and present previously unseen works never exhibited in Europe (from the artists very first drawings to his latest work). South African artist, William Kentridge has gained international recognition as one of the greatest creators of his generation. One of the last thirsty years most prolific artists, he explores each medium with consummate skill, including drawing, engraving, sculpture, tapestry, animated film, performance and video installation. His interest in the theatre has led him to build bridges between the visual arts, cinema and the performing arts, making ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, English illustrator John Tenniel was born February 28, 1820. Sir John Tenniel (28 February 1820 - 25 February 1914) was an English illustrator, graphic humorist, and political cartoonist prominent in the second half of the 19th century. He was knighted for his artistic achievements in 1893. Tenniel is remembered especially as the principal political cartoonist for Punch magazine for over 50 years, and for his illustrations to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871). In this image: John Tenniel, A Conspiracy, oil on panel, August 1850. Private collection, UK.
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