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Persian Ferahan Sarouk, circa 1875, High Collectible.
OAKLAND, CA.- In this installment of continuing series of interviews and articles featuring Claremont Rug Company founder/president Jan David Winitz, Art Daily spoke with him about Ferahan and Ferahan Sarouk carpets woven during the Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving (circa 1800 to circa 1910). Designed for an aristocratic regional clientele, the small rug-weaving workshops on the Ferahan Plain of West Central Persia developed a distinctive rug-weaving tradition in the 19th century. These rugs blended refined, curvilinear designs based on the museum-level carpets of the Safavid Dynasty with geometric influences from the surrounding tribes and villages. Ferahan carpets were one of the rug-making genres displayed at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873, which ushered in broad Western interest in Oriental rugs. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day With over 600 pairs, films, archive documents, photos and personal accounts, the exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Bordeaux presents all the facets of this iconic object, from its success with New York breakdancers to the cutting-edge technological research that goes on with that. Installation view of Playground: The Design of Sneakers. Photo: madd Bordeaux / Alastair Philip Wiper.
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| | Summer Redux: Asia Week New York 2020 opens with a virtual exhibition | | Petrit Halilaj turns the Palacio de Cristal into a giant nest that connects the interior with the exterior | | Centre Pompidou Málaga reopens with a brand new display of its collection |
A Gray Limestone Guardian Beast (Lu Duan). Song Dynasty (960-1279). Height 10 1/4 inches (26 cm) (J.J. Lally & Co.).
NEW YORK, NY.- Summer Redux: Asia Week New York 2020, featuring 38 galleries and three auction houses, will open with a virtual exhibition from July 17th to 31st. The week-long celebration of Asian art and culture, held annually in March for the past 11years, was interrupted by Covid-19 with many galleries from abroad unable to travel to New York and those who were here closing early. Says Katherine Martin, chairman of Asia Week New York: We are delighted to provide a digital platform for our international galleries to present examples of their spectacular works, not to mention our fascinating panel discussion, Seen and Unseen, three museum shows that were postponed or unviewed. According to Martin, the Zoom presentation, which takes place on Thursday, July 23 at 5:00 p.m. PST/ 2:00 p.m. PST, covers Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Up Close, The ... More | |
Installation view of "Petrit Halilaj:To a raven and hurricanes that from unknown places bring back smells of humans in love" exhibition. Palacio de Cristal, 2020. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofÃa. Photo: ImagenSubliminal (Miguel de Guzman and Rocio Romero).
MADRID.- Petrit Halilaj (Kostërrc, Skenderaj, Republic of Kosovo, 1986) presents his first solo exhibition in Spain: To a raven and the hurricanes which bring back smells of humans in love from unknown places. In this show, held in Palacio de Cristal, the artist uses a wide variety of elements to explore topics such as home, nation, love and cultural identity. This is the first exhibition inaugurated by the Museo Reina SofÃa since its closure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which interrupted the montage of the show. Halilaj has turned the Palacio de Cristal into a giant nest that connects the interior with the exterior, linking visitors to their surroundings by opening windows, installing structures, and setting up feeding areas to attract the birds and other creatures inhabiting or transiting through Parque del Retiro. Birds, ... More | |
Joan Miró, Peinture. Huile sur toile. 1927 © Sucesión Miró
MALAGA.- The Centre Pompidou Málaga, in association with a renewed 5-year partnership with the Centre Pompidou, unveiled its latest permanent exhibition tour. Entitled "From Miró to Barceló. A Century of Spanish Art" and running until November 1st 2021, this outstanding presentation of the collection features throughout the Centre and immerses visitors in almost a hundred years of Spanish art history. Cubism, surrealism, figuration and abstraction, painting, sculpture, film and video; there is not a single period or field in the 20th and 21st century art history that has not been dominated by Spanish artists. Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Salvador Dalà or Luis Buñuel were the pioneers of new ways of seeing and creating that continue to influence art today. This chronological pathway through a century of Spanish art demonstrates the extraordinary energy with which the current generation of artists keeps the spirit of the ... More |
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| | Stunning glass to be offered at Bonhams sale of Modern Decorative Art + Design | | Spink solves the riddle of the Jacobites' lost gold | | Christie's announces "Original Air: Michael Jordan Game-Worn and Player Exclusive Sneaker Rarities" |
Tadao Ando (born 1941), Set of Three 'Rosetta', 'Ghiaccio' and 'Velato' 'Ando' Vases, 2011 (estimate: $20,000-30,000). Photo: Bonhams.
NEW YORK, NY.- On July 31, Bonhams will offer stunning glass works in the sale of Modern Decorative Art + Design, a selection of 45 glass designs from Venice, Italy, with many of the works at auction for the first time. This sale presents an excellent opportunity for new and established collectors alike, with estimates ranging from $2,000 to $20,000. Leading the glass selection are colorful works by Laura Diaz de Santillana (1955-2019), the grand-niece of celebrated Murano glass designer, Paolo Venini (1895 1959). Highlights include two exquisite blown glass works: Qumran Verdi Acquamare, 2004, and Flag 36, 2005. Both are each estimated at $12,000-18,000. Dan Tolson, Bonhams International Director of Modern Decorative Art + Design, said: Laura Diaz de Santillana was born and raised in Venice, but actually went to New York to study art. This also makes these pieces perfect for the New York sale a segue between the ... More | |
This rare and exceptional Jacobite item is available for private treaty and/or auction with a guide price of £150,000 + buyer premium.
LONDON.- For all those treasure hunters in Scotland who have for generations been searching for the fabled lost gold of the Jacobites, Spink have some bad news: the mystery has been solved, it isnt there. In an extraordinary story every bit as thrilling as an episode of Outlander, a newly discovered silver cup has revealed how the gold was smuggled out of the Highlands to London by an Englishman then sent to Bonnie Prince Charlie in France. As the Battle of Culloden raged between the British Army and the rebellious Jacobites on 16 April 1746, two French ships, Mars and Bellone, sailed towards Loch nan Uamh on the West coast of Scotland. They were laden with six casks filled with £35,000 worth of Louis dOrs (gold coins valued at £5 million today). The gold had been sent by the French King Louis XV to finance the rebellion. But they were too late. The Jacobites were beaten and those that survived ... More | |
Before the Air Jordan 1 was released, Michael Jordan wore the Nike Air Ship for the NBA preseason and early games of his rookie year. Estimate: $350,000 550,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies announces its partnership with Stadium Goods to host Original Air: Michael Jordan Game-Worn and Player Exclusive Sneaker Rarities (July 30-August 13), a landmark online sale offering the most comprehensive sneaker record of Michael Jordans era-defining Chicago Bulls career. With a total of 11 lots including sneakers that are among the rarest of the rare, Original Air unites the greatest collection of historic Michael Jordan footwear memorabilia ever offered at one time. Additionally, a portion of proceeds from one of the sales lots are designated to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF). Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfils the promise of equality for all Americans. Beginning in 1985 with the release of the ... More |
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| | Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Bordeaux opens major exhibition featuring the design of sneakers | | Group exhibition explores the impulse to understand visual culture as a collective narrative | | Handmade ties from southern Italy with a British twist |
Installation view of Playground: The Design of Sneakers. Photo: madd Bordeaux / Alastair Philip Wiper.
BORDEAUX.- Basketball shoe, tennis shoe, trainer or sneaker, regardless of the name, they have influenced the way we live, and the way we dress, since the early 20th century. Worn by millions of people the world over, sneakers have, in just a few decades, become a mass-market product that transcends gender, age, and social and cultural background. But how did a simple sports shoe make the leap from the pitch to become a genuine fashion accessory or even a piece of art? With over 600 pairs, films, archive documents, photos and personal accounts, the exhibition presents all the facets of this iconic object, from its success with New York breakdancers to the cutting-edge technological research that goes on with that. Through a selection of around fifty emblematic iconic models from 1900 to the modern day, the visitors discover the key markers of what constitutes the history of the sneaker. Worn by sports stars, demonstrating breakthrough technological innovation, promoted by famous rappers or skater ... More | |
Nick Doyle, Wherever I look all I see is the past, 2020. Denim, flashe on custom relief panel. 181 x 170.8 cm | 71 1/4 x 67 ¼ in. Photographer: Guillaume Ziccarelli. Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin.
NEW YORK, NY.- Perrotin is presenting the group exhibition The Secret History of Everything, featuring paintings by Katherine Bernhardt, Mauro Bonacina, Sayre Gomez and Julia Wachtel, as well as sculptures by Daniel Arsham, Cosima von Bonin and Nick Doyle. Comprised of historical works, as well as new works, this exhibition explores the impulse to understand visual culture as a collective narrative and challenges notions of individuality and authorship. The exhibitions title is a nod to Adam Curtiss pivotal 2016 documentary HyperNormalisation, which proposes a new cultural narrative and societal portrait through assembling three decades of BBCs broadcasting archives. The Secret History of Everything presents work by seven artists who are to varying degrees meticulous observers. Together, the work on view reckons with the sprawl of mass medias infinite image bank, the obfuscation of source material, and the unceasing advance ... More | |
Alessandro Marinella works in the "E. Marinella" shirt and tie makers family business shop in Naples on June 30, 2020. FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP.
by Céline Cornu
NAPLES (AFP).- Film star Marcello Mastroianni, John F. Kennedy, even Prince Charles -- all have donned handmade ties from one shop in Naples so famed for its artisanal finery some devotees boast thousands. The painstaking needlework cannot be rushed, despite demand for E. Marinella ties usually far outstripping production. In Naples, the tiny shop near the sea remains much as it was when it opened in 1914, with its wood-framed windows, chandelier, and counter where the red, blue, polka dot or diamond-patterned ties are displayed. Maurizio Marinella, 64, who is the third generation to head up the company, says his family's success in the southern Italian city, which struggles with poverty and unemployment, was "a kind of miracle". "It all started in 20 square metres in Naples, where everything is a little more difficult than elsewhere," he told AFP. Maurizio's grandfather Eugenio wanted to create "a little ... More |
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| | The 'Black Lives Matter' street art that contain multitudes | | WWII archives of Tuskeegee Airman and Admiral John McCain Sr headline Soulis' Aug. 1 auction | | To dye for: Czech blueprint tradition alive and well |
The Black Lives Matter mural at Foley Square in lower Manhattan. The location has meaning because of its proximity to the federal courthouse and the African Burial Ground. Topiary Productions/Manhattan Borough President via The New York Times.
by Julia Jacobs
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- The first word, Black, was designed by Tijay Mohammed, a Ghanaian-born artist, and used vibrant Kente fabric design and Adinkra symbols, which represent concepts like royalty, unity and legacy. Sophia Dawson, a Brooklyn-based visual artist, took the second word, lives. The L contains the faces of the mothers who have lost their children to police killings. The I uses imagery inspired by Emory Douglas, an artist for the Black Panther Party; the V highlights the culture of the African diaspora; the E contains faces of Black Panther Party members who are in prison; and the S carries a passage from the Bible. The street painting at New York Citys Foley Square ... More | |
WWII-era A-2 bomber jacket with painted leather insignia, named for 2nd Lt. Carl H. Holt, USAAF 448th Bombardment Squadron, 8th AAF European Theatre. Estimate $1,500-$2,000.
KANSAS CITY, MO.- At age 7, Jack Angolia listed 10 things he wanted to accomplish in life, including write a book and become a professional soldier. He would far exceed those aspirations, earning two masters degrees, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel in the US Army, and writing 38 books on military history. As if that werent enough, Angolia also built a phenomenal lifetime collection of World War II memorabilia that arguably rivals that of any great institution. That collection is set to be auctioned by Dirk Soulis in two sessions: an online-only event that closes for bidding on July 24, and an August 1 gallery sale led by the unique and historic wartime archives of Admiral John S McCain, and Tuskegee Airman William S Powell Jr. The extraordinary collection ... More | |
Czech craftsman Jiri Danzinger prints a wax on a textile at his blueprint workshop on March 10, 2020 in the eastern village of Olesnice town, south Moravia. Michal Cizek / AFP.
OLESNICE (AFP).- For Jiri Danzinger, settling on a line of work was a no-brainer: he grew up in a Czech family with a long tradition in blueprint dyeing. The 40-year-old craftsman is the 11th generation of a family living off the UNESCO-listed technique in the eastern village of Olesnice. "Nobody ever forced me, but I also never had another job offer," the bespectacled Danzinger told AFP in one of the Czech Republic's two surviving blueprint workshops, his hand resting on an age-old rolling press. Blueprint, which made its way to Europe in the 17th century, uses so-called resist printing, which involves dipping a large wooden stamp -- typically with a floral pattern -- into a gum arabic paste. Artisans like Danzinger then apply the pattern to white cotton fabric before submerging it in a tub of water dyed indigo blue. When he pulls out the ... More |
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L.A. Louver and Betty Cuningham Gallery exhibit digital Charles Garabedian show
LOS ANGELES, CA.- In a bi-coastal collaboration, L.A. Louver and Betty Cuningham Gallery are presenting Charles Garabedian: Outside the Gates. Drawing from both galleries long histories with the artist, this exhibition brings together two dozen paintings from the last three decades of Garabedians life. The artists ability to tap into the collective unconscious renders the work timeless; while many of the figures may be familiar from myth, their staging speaks to our common lot as humans. With distinctive humor and pathos, Garabedian takes us on a trip as he moves toward finding himself in history, mythology, and by accident. Garabedian embraced grand themes in his idiosyncratic and compelling body of work. Inspired by Armenian manuscripts, Biblical stories, and the epic poetry of ancient Greece, his iconoclastic approach to figuration breathes vibrant, pulsating lif ... More
UK Black Lives Matter sculpture removed
LONDON (AFP).- A statue of an anti-racism protester in Britain which had replaced one of a slave trader was removed Thursday, local authorities said, in an ongoing battle over the symbolic empty plinth. The authorities in the southwestern city of Bristol said they had taken down the sculpture -- entitled "A Surge of Power" showing Black Lives Matter demonstrator Jen Reid with her fist raised -- almost exactly 24 hours after it was placed on the plinth without permission. "This morning we removed the sculpture," Bristol city council said in a statement. "It will be held at our museum for the artist to collect or donate to our collection." The sculpture was secretly put in place on Wednesday, and was inspired by events in Bristol last month which saw anti-racism protesters remove the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and dump it in the local harbour. ... More
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston welcomes new Director of Finance and Strategic Resources
HOUSTON, TX.- Contemporary Arts Museum Houston announced that Seba Raquel Suber has been appointed Director of Finance and Strategic Resources. Suber begins her tenure with CAMH immediately. In this role, she will lead the financial administration of the Museum, guided by a specific mandate to ensure CAMHs resources are aligned to our mission and strategic goals of directly supporting artists and promoting equity. Prior to this role, Suber was Chief Executive Officer at Houston Museum of African American Culture. Her previous leadership experience includes serving as Director of Finance and Operations for St. Stephens Episcopal School and Church, and Director of Finance for Houstons Project Row Houses. In addition, she has been principal and owner of S. Suber Consulting Groupa boutique consultancy for ... More
Cirque du Soleil accepts purchase offer from creditors
MONTREAL (AFP).- Canadian cultural icon Cirque du Soleil -- currently under court bankruptcy protection -- accepted a purchase offer from its creditors Thursday, which will serve as a minimum bid for an investors auction in August. The creditors "would acquire substantially all of the Company's assets" in the agreement, according to a statement from the global entertainment giant. The new agreement replaces the arrangement that Cirque du Soleil and its current shareholders -- American TPG, Chinese Fosun and Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) -- made in late June. The Montreal-based circus troupe, which was founded in Quebec in 1984, was forced to cancel 44 shows around the globe in March as efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic prevented large audiences from gathering. The company has since furloughed ... More
Montalbano's last stand in Camilleri's posthumous novel
ROME.- The last whodunnit featuring famed Sicilian police inspector Salvo Montalbano hit the bookshelves in Italy on Thursday, nearly a year to the day after the death of author Andrea Camilleri. "Riccardino" was first penned by the celebrated author in 2005, then tweaked in 2016, after which Camilleri gave it to his publisher on the promise it would not be released until after his death. Fans are in for a special treat: not only do they get another murder for grumpy Montalbano to resolve, but Camilleri himself makes an appearance. The author, who died on July 18, 2019, at the age of 93, turns up to tick his detective off after he is reluctant to get on with the new case, according to an extract of the novel published by the Corriere della Sera newspaper. "I offer you a lead and you mess around, and I find myself in trouble. As a writer, I mean. We can't go on ... More
Woodruff Arts Center CEO Doug Shipman departs, Hala Moddelmog named CEO
ATLANTA, GA.- The Atlanta-based Woodruff Arts Center, the third largest arts center in the United States, announced today that current President and CEO Doug Shipman has decided to leave his role on Aug. 31 after three years of service. Hala Moddelmog will assume the role of CEO on Sept. 1. The Woodruff Arts Center is home to the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre, the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the Southeast. During his tenure, Shipman oversaw the successful rebuild and reopening of the Alliance Theatre Coca-Cola Stage, the re-installation of the High Museum of Arts permanent collection, and the diversification and expansion of the patron base across the entire Arts Center. He also delivered meaningful improvements to the organizations operating ... More
MCA Denver names Miranda Lash new Ellen Bruss Senior Curator
DENVER, CO.- MCA Denver announced that Miranda Lash has been named the new Ellen Bruss Senior Curator. Miranda is an exceptionally talented curator who brings to Denver a wealth, breadth, and depth of experience and knowledge, bold ideas, a commitment to community engagement, and a dedication to exhibiting artworks by women, LGBTQ-identifying artists, and artists of color. I have full confidence in her ability to build upon MCA Denvers renowned exhibitions program and continue to advance the museum as a leader in the field of contemporary art, while also pushing our field even further, said Nora Burnett Abrams, MCA Denver Mark G. Falcone Director. Lash has most recently served as the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky since 2014. Over the course of her career she has organized more ... More
Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize virtual finalists' exhibition now live
BALTIMORE, MD.- The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts announced the launch of the Virtual Finalists Exhibition for the 15th annual Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize. The six 2020 finalists participating in the exhibition are: Miguel Braceli, Hoesy Corona, Phylicia Ghee, Muriel Hasbun, LaToya M. Hobbs, and the artist group strikeWare, consisting of Mollye Bendell, Jeffrey Gangwisch, and Christopher Kojzar. The exhibition is presented on Kunstmatrix, an online platform that allows for publicly viewable digital galleries that simulate the setup of three-dimensional galleries. The virtual finalists exhibition is available now through Monday, August 31, 2020. The award ceremony, a special highlight for the arts community in Baltimore every summer, will also occur virtually this year. Join BOPA, the jurors, and the six finalists for the big reveal of the winning artist on Satu ... More
Towner International: Artist list and themes for inaugural biennial exhibition announced
EASTBOURNE.- Towner International is a new biennial exhibition of contemporary art that will take place for the first time at Towner Eastbourne from 6 October 2020 to 10 January 2021. Following an open call, 24 artists have been selected by an esteemed panel including Polly Staple (Director of Collection, British Art, Tate), Turner Prize nominated artist Mike Nelson, and Noelle Collins (Curator, Towner Eastbourne). The exhibition features artists living and making locally in Sussex, Kent and Hampshire, as well as those working and exhibiting nationally and internationally. The Brewers Award of £10,000, sponsored by Brewers Decorator Centres, will be given to one of the exhibiting artists along with mentoring from the Towner team. Towner International hopes to address how artistic communities are recording and ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, German-American painter and caricaturist Lyonel Feininger was born July 17, 1871. Lyonel Charles Feininger (July 17, 1871 - January 13, 1956) was a German-American painter, and a leading exponent of Expressionism. He also worked as a caricaturist and comic strip artist. In this image: Hellmut Seemann president of the foundation "Weimarer Klassik", right, talks with William Timken, US ambassador to Germany, left, about drawings of artist Lyonel Feininger after the opening of the "Feininger" exhibition at the Bauhaus museum in Weimar, eastern Germany, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006.
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