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A picture shows exhibits on display at the "Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen's Wardrobe" exhibition inside Buckingham Palace in London on July 21, 2016. The exhibition showcases a selection of the Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's outfits, dresses and accessories in celebration of her 90th birthday. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP.
LONDON (AFP).- They may look garish for some but Queen Elizabeth II's brightly-coloured outfits are a power dressing tool that allow her to make an impression, according to a new exhibition opening on Saturday. Exhibits at the Buckingham Palace show range from her christening gown to the eye-catching bright green wool-crepe and silk dress she wore at one of her 90th birthday celebrations earlier this year. The queen's wedding dress from 1947 and the one she wore at her coronation in 1953 are also exhibited together for the first time in "Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from the Queen's Wardrobe". "The Queen is well-known for block colour dressing using vivid and bold colours to ensure she is easily visible on important occasions," Caroline De Guitaut, the exhibition's curator, told reporters. De Guitaut said the dresses reflected the multi-faceted role the Queen plays as sovereign not only of Britain but also of th ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Queen Mathilde of Belgium (L) visits the exhibition on science and culture 'Science et culture au Palais', at the Royal Palace in Brussels, on July 20, 2016 on the opening day of the exhibition. THIERRY ROGE / Belga / AFP
| RM Sotheby's auction highlighted by the first Alfa 2.9 to be offered at public sale this century | | Tel Aviv Museum of Art opens permanent display of the Simon and Maire Jaglom Collection | | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition on view at Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown | 
RM Sothebys unveils stunning 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B as the latest star attraction for its Monterey sale, August 1920 in California.
NEW YORK, NY.- A rare 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Touring Spiderthe pre-war equivalent to the Ferrari 250 GTOis the latest star attraction to be announced for RM Sothebys upcoming Monterey sale, August 1920 during the famed Pebble Beach Concours dElegance week in California. One of five cars on offer from the esteemed Sam & Emily Mann Collection, the tremendously valuable 2.9 (as it is known among aficionados) rounds out an impressive catalogue of some 100 collector cars on offer at the upcoming auction. Significantly, the Alfas presentation on the Monterey Peninsula marks the first time a 2.9 has been offered at public sale this century, setting the scene for a truly exciting auction. The Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B represents the ultimate original gran turismo. The Italian equivalent of the Bugatti Atlantique, it is a symphony of fabulously ... More | | 
Claude Monet, Apple Trees in Bloom, 1900 (detail), from the Simon and Marie Jaglom Collection
TEL AVIV.- The Simon and Maire Jaglom Collection, which is on permanent display in the gallery named for the collectors, centers on Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. These two movements, which are viewed as heralding the advent of modernism, developed in France in the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th century. This period, which is known for its tremendous impact on the history of art, was characterized by a spirit of openness and tolerance unprecedented in the history of Europe. Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist art represents various facets and aspects of modernity, and this is visible throughout the exhibition. The selected works show new representational conventions, technical innovations, and novel subject matter, which often touched upon everyday life during this period. The Impressionists aspired to capture ephemeral, fleeting moments, thus overturning the conventions of academic ... More | | 
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COOPERSTOWN, NY.- The Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York, is showing an exhibition featuring the work of famous French painter and illustrator, Toulouse-Lautrec. The exhibit, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Bohemian Paris, on view May 28 through September 5, includes rare examples of Lautrecs large original posters, letters, prints, and drawings, which were largely inspired by both everyday life and the entertainment world of late 19th century bohemian Paris. The items are from the collection of the Herakleidon Museum, Athens, Greece. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is most famous for his posters depicting the nightlife of Paris, many of which advertised cabarets, theaters, and performers. In addition to his signature posters, the exhibit includes Toulouse-Lautrecs sketches and prints of his friends, family, and peers. His images captured the imagination of his contemporaries and generations to follow, and helped define the end ... More |
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| Paul Holberton Publishing announces "Hans Memmling: Portraiture, Piety, and a Reunited Altarpiece" | | Britain in the World: New display of the collections at the Yale Center for British Art | | Estorick Collection London announces major refurbishment; Will reopen January 2017 | 
Hans Memling, Portrait of a Man with a Pink, ca. 1475. Tempera on panel, 10 3/4 x 15 inches (273 x 381 mm). Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
NEW YORK, NY.- Bringing together the scattered elements of Hans Memlings extraordinary Triptych of Jan Crabbe from New York, Vicenza and Bruges, this book is published to coincide with the first museum exhibition to explore the reconstructed masterpiece in context. Hans Memling was one of the most important, prolific and versatile painters active in 15th-century Bruges, and one of the leading artists of the Early Netherlandish School. Commissioned by Abbot Jan Crabbe, one of Memlings most signifcant and erudite patrons, the triptych of the Crucifixion in particular its wings, with their complex and meticulously conceived background landscapes and the convincing realism of the portraits ostentatiously demonstrate Memlings skills and ambitions. Completed around 1470, the triptych was dismantled centuries ago and the parts were scattered. Two panels from ... More | | 
Benjamin West, Queen Charlotte, 1777, oil on canvas, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.- When the Yale Center for British Art reopened to the public, after completing the third phase of an important multi-year building conservation project, visitors can experience not only a renewed masterpiece of modern architecture by Louis I. Kahn, but also a freshly reimagined installation of the Centers collections. More than five hundred works from the Centers holdings, largely the gift of the institutions founder, Paul Mellon (Yale College, Class of 1929), are being displayed in the newly renovated and reconfigured galleries on the second and fourth floors. The reinstallation puts British art in a global context, tracing the relationship between art and Britains imperial ambitions from the sixteenth century to the present day, said Matthew Hargraves, Chief Curator of Art Collections and Head of Collections Information and Access. Far from being insular, the new hang shows the range and ... More | | 
The museum closes to the public from August 2016 until January 2017, when it will re-open with a new exhibition, War in the Sunshine: The British in Italy 1917-1918.
LONDON.- The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art has appointed Nathaniel Gee Architects Ltd to oversee a major refurbishment of the building and garden. The museum will close for renovations in August 2016, reopening in January 2017. The Estorick Collection opened in 1998 in Northampton Lodge, a Grade II listed Georgian house in the heart of Canonbury, Islington. The building was converted with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund to create six galleries, an art library, café, bookshop and garden. Having welcomed over 300,000 visitors since opening 18 years ago, the museum is now undertaking major upgrades to improve the infrastructure of the building and to update visitor facilities. Architect Nathaniel Gee, who was responsible for the original design of the Estorick in 1998, is currently working on new designs ... More |
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| New 'giant thief' dinosaur discovered in Argentina | | Record-setting political memorabilia pushes Hake's auction past 1M | | Exhibition at Musei Capitolini evokes places which no longer exist today | 
Illustration of Murusraptor barrosaensis by Jan Sovak.
MIAMI (AFP).- A previously unknown species of meat-eating dinosaur from 80 million years ago has been unearthed in Argentina, adding to the dino family known as the "Giant Thieves," researchers said Wednesday. The fossil found in Patagonia -- an area rich in bone discoveries from the Late Cretaceous Period -- is named Murusraptor barrosaensis and may reveal more about the origins of the group known as the megaraptorids, according to the study in the open-access journal PLOS ONE. These dinosaurs walked on two legs, bore large sickle-shaped toe claws and were fast, agile and smart with voracious appetites that led to the nickname, "Giant Thief." Other well known megaraptorids include the Megaraptor, Orkoraptor, and Aerosteon. Some members of the family have been found in Australia and Japan. This fossilized partial skeleton was discovered in Sierra Barrosa, in northwest Patagonia. Researchers said ... More | | 
1950s Desis Conga Drum (I Love Lucy TV show) in original cardboard shipping box, $6,958. Images courtesy of Hakes Americana.
YORK, PA.- Novembers election results are still a matter of speculation, but there was no question that rare political memorabilia won the popular vote at Hakes Americanas million-dollar-plus July 12-14 pop culture auction. Several record prices were confirmed during the sale, including the successful $31,625 bid that secured an 1860 parade flag imprinted For President, Abram Lincoln For Vice President, Hannibal Hamlin. The 11 by 17-inch glazed cotton parade flag was a coveted item even to the most advanced collectors pursuing it because of its appealing star pattern and inadvertent misspelling of the future presidents first name. According to our research, that was a record auction price for that particular flag design, said Alex Winter, president of Hakes Americana. Another impressive performer was the Free Gene Debs button, ... More | | 
Autore non identificato, Sibilla Persica (particolare del volto della Sibilla), 1600 ca. Dipinto murale. Dalle demolizioni della Chiesa di San Giacomo a Scossacavalli (primavera 1937) Roma, Museo di Roma (inv. MR 43761).
ROME.- The exhibition proposes a trip back in time following the steps which lead to the Basilica san Pietro, showing the inner changes within the area from the ancient times to the Jubilee in 1950, when the urban fabric was completed. In such a significant year for San Pietro, with a huge number of pilgrims walking across via della Conciliazione, the exposition promoted by Roma Capitale Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali together with Zètema Progetto Cultura, monitored by Claudio Parisi Presicce and Laura Petacco. The showing La Spina. DallAgro Vaticano a Via della Conciliazione evokes places which no longer exist today, but which over the years have kept the historical memory of the events which led to the current configuration ... More |
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| Across the Divide: rosenfeld porcini opens a themed exhibition | | Bonhams Space History Sale achieves stratospheric result | | Iconic cover for Swamp Thing #1 offered at Heritage Auctions | 
Keita Miyazaki, Circulated Duality, 2016, exhaust pipe, paper, 220x40x50cm.
LONDON.- Beginning 22st July 2016, rosenfeld porcini presents Across the Divide a themed exhibition curated by gallery artist Lu Chao and gallery director Ian Rosenfeld. Across the Divide will feature works of Roberto Almagno, Enrique Brinkmann, Lu Chao, Francisco de Corcuera, Antonis Donef, Leonardo Drew, Claudia Fontes, Yucheng Ji, Minjung Kim, Gao Lei, Houston Maludi, Keita Miyazaki, Robert Muntean, Marlene Steyn, Levi Van Veluw, He Xiangyu, Sun Xun, and Sungfeel Yun. One of the stranger phenomena of current collecting is the specialisation around countries, gender, colour or age-groups. Certainly collectors of Old Master, Ancient Greek, Egyptian or Chinese art for example would base their collecting specialisation on the very particular characteristics of the art they collected. German, Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish Old Masters are very different from each other, yet can the same ... More | | 
Stellar result for the full-scale lab model of the Sputnik that sparked the Space Race, which rocketed to $269,000, leaving its estimate ($10,000-15,000) for dust. Photo: Bonhams.
NEW YORK, NY.- It was an astronomical result. The Space History Sale at Bonhams New York yesterday, 20 July 2016, made $1,315,063. The sale quickly took off. It opened with a full-scale lab model of the Sputnik 1 satellite, which achieved more than ten times its estimate of $10,000-15,000. After a dramatic spate of bidding, it eventually sold for $269,000 to a buyer on the telephone. The Soviet-built Sputnik 1 marked the dawn of the Space Race between Russia and the United States, and this life-size model was one of only four ever made. An incredibly rare artefact from the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, signed by all three astronauts on board Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins made double its estimate. Just 3.5 inches in diameter, the Apollo 11 Beta cloth crew emblem sold for $110,000, (estimated $50,000- ... More | | 
Bernie Wrightson Swamp Thing #1 Cover Original Art (DC, 1972).
DALLAS, TX.- A stunning group or original art by illustrator Bernie Wrightson's lead by his iconic original cover art for Swamp Thing #1 highlights the finest examples of the master's hand to come to market in decades. The iconic horror cover art is estimated to sell for $150,000+ in Heritage Auctions' Comics & Comic Art Auction Aug. 4-6 in Dallas. "Wrightson's facility with an inking brush never fails to astound," said Barry Sandoval, Director of Comic Operations at Heritage Auctions, "and it's even more stunning on the original art than in printed form." Wrightson's original cover art for Swamp Thing #1 (DC, 1972), not only stands as one of the most iconic horror covers ever produced, it is also marks the first appearance of the half-man-half-plant version of Alec Holland, a character which resides permanently in DC Comics canon. This "First Startling Issue" was crafted in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image ... More |
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 Heritage Auctions to present the Jon Alan Boka 1794 Cent CollectionDALLAS, TX.- This September, at the Long Beach Expo, Heritage Auctions will present the Jon Alan Boka 1794 Cent Collection the finest current collection of all 58 Sheldon-numbered 1794 cent varieties in private hands. The collection also will be on display Aug. 9-14. at the American Numismatic Association Convention's World's Fair of Money in Anaheim, California (800 W. Katella Ave.). "The Boka Collection is unrivaled amongst modern collectors, with fully 47 of his 58 coins ranking in the top 10 for their respective variety, and with 35 of those in the traditional Condition Census of the Top Six examples," said Mark Borckardt, Senior Numismatist at Heritage Auctions. "Nearly half of the collection 23 of the 58 coins are plated in one or more reference works on the early cents. Almost one-third of the collection, 19 coins, has a continuous provenance over the last ... More TENT presents the exhibition Happyland by Authentic Boys ROTTERDAM.- Holidays! Since the advent of the commercial holiday, the tourist has superseded the historical figure of the traveller or pilgrim. We fantasise about escaping daily routine, for a couple of weeks every year, to places where stress, worry, and the pressure to perform are irrelevant. We depart for paradisiacal resorts, blue skies, authentic cuisine, and friendly locals. From Thursday 21 July, TENT presents the video installation 'Happyland', a portrait of the holidaymaker in all of us. In 'Happyland', Authentic Boys artist collective define five groups of travellers and the paths they tread toward personal happiness. One group is homely, another rebels against society, and the others either seek hardship, glamorous luxury, or the purity of nature. What their journeys have in common is a search for the authentic self: a mystical tour and profound existential quest ... More The New York Public Library makes it easier than ever to borrow free eBooks with new app SimplyENEW YORK, NY.- The New York Public Library has released SimplyE, a new app that makes browsing, borrowing, and reading e-books from the Library easier than ever. SimplyE makes all of the Library's e-books available in one easy-to-use app for the first time. "The New York Public Library's new SimplyE app makes it easy for New Yorkers to enjoy our growing e-book collection," said NYPL President Tony Marx. "We look forward to working with other library systems to bring the app to readers across the country, and to continue our work with publishers and distributors to ensure that library e-content is as accessible to the public as possible." Key features of SimplyE include: Simple design and interface that makes browsing, borrowing, and reading ebooks easy Content curated by NYPL librarians Public domain titles that are available for unlimited downloads SimplyE is currently ... More Solo exhibition by Korean artist KwangHo Shin on view at UNIX GalleryNEW YORK, NY.- UNIX Gallery is presenting 제목이 없는 존재, a solo exhibition by Korean artist KwangHo Shin at ther 532 West 24th Street location in New York. This latest series of work features new oil paintings that challenge the notion of identity and interactivity between people. Painting in the new environment of New York City, Shin features new tones and color combinations that directly reflect the artists experience with his new surroundings. The result of this is a seductive enigma, an amalgamation of specificity and obscurity, anxiety and humor; all with Shins expressive strokes that articulate the eponymous notion of 제목이 없는 존재, the devoid identity, the untitled being. Evoking themes of Abstract Expressionism, Shin employs intense and vibrant colors to depict the individualistic expression of emoti ... More New Museum opens major exhibition featuring efforts to protect and preserve diverse objects and imagesNEW YORK, NY.- This summer the New Museum presents The Keeper, an exhibition dedicated to the act of preserving and collecting objects, artworks, and images. A reflection on the impulse to save both the most precious and the apparently valueless, the exhibition brings together a variety of imaginary museums, personal collections, and unusual assemblages, revealing the devotion with which artists, collectors, scholars, and hoarders have created sanctuaries for endangered images and artifacts. In surveying varied techniques of display, the exhibition also reflects on the function and responsibility of museums within multiple economies of desire. The Keeper opened on July 20, 2016. The centerpiece of this exhibition is Partners (The Teddy Bear Project) (2002), a vast display conceived by Ydessa Hendeles. Composed of over 3,000 ... More Kashmir sapphires and a rare blue diamond set to sparkle ar Bonhams London Fine Jewellery saleLONDON.- A pair of Kashmir sapphires and a rare blue diamond are set to sparkle at Bonhams London as it kicks off the autumn auction season with its Fine Jewellery sale on Tuesday 20 September. Headlining the sale is a stunning oval-cut blue diamond. Weighing 3.81 carats, the Fancy Intense Blue diamond is accompanied by a GIA report and hails from a private British collection. It is estimated at £1,300,000-1,800,000. Jean Ghika, Head of Jewellery for Bonhams UK & Europe, says: Blue diamonds are extraordinarily rare and account for only 0.004% of all diamonds mined. This particular diamond is categorised as a Fancy Intense Blue with no modifying or secondary colour. With so few blue diamonds coming to auction we are anticipating global interest. Bonhams has a strong track record of selling blue diamonds and holds price-per-carat world auction records ... More Transformation of Scottish National Gallery given £5 m funding boost by Heritage Lottery FundEDINBURGH.- The National Galleries of Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund have announced the confirmation of a £4.94 m award to support an ambitious major redevelopment of the Scottish National Gallery (SNG) in Edinburgh. A HLF Stage One pass was announced in March 2015, and following a recent meeting of the HLF trustees, full support for the award has now been confirmed. The £16.8 m extension will radically improve access to the SNGs world-class collection of Scottish art. Preparation is due to begin in September 2016, with construction work commencing on site in January 2017 and continuing until summer 2018. The new space will be open to the public in autumn of that year. The planned redevelopment of the SNG, entitled Celebrating Scotlands Art, will triple the exhibition space available to the Scottish collection from 440 m to 1320 m, vastly improve ... More Aretha Franklin to headline new NYC wine festivalNEW YORK (AFP).- Gospel legend Aretha Franklin will headline the latest addition to the fast-growing US festival calendar -- a weekend in New York featuring leading winemakers. City Winery, a mid-sized Manhattan music venue and restaurant, on Thursday announced the September 17-18 festival at Forest Hills Stadium, the Queens venue best known as the site of the US Open tennis championships. The "City Winery Open" will bring together 75 wineries from around the world as well as food from 40 New York chefs, it said in an announcement. Franklin, the 74-year-old "Queen of Soul" music, will headline the festival's second day, with folk pop star Sheryl Crow leading the lineup on Saturday. Other performers over the two days will include Americana songwriter Josh Ritter, retro Los Angeles rockers Dawes and Jakob Dylan's band The Wallflowers. Festivals have witnessed ... More Pavarotti's family protest Trump's use of famous ariaROME (AFP).- Late Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti's family called Thursday for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to stop using his recording of Giacomo Puccini's aria "Nessun Dorma" in his election campaign. The Pavarotti family are not the first to ask the Trump camp to stop using their music: others include rock legends Queen, the Rolling Stones, Adele, Aerosmith and Neil Young. "We would like to recall that the values of brotherhood and solidarity which Luciano Pavarotti expressed throughout the course of his artistic career are entirely incompatible with the world view expressed by the candidate Donald Trump," the family said in a statement. "Nessun Dorma", which became Pavarotti's signature aria and climaxes with the words "Vincero" ("I will win"), has been played often at Trump rallies. Pavarotti, the son of a baker and cigar factory worker who became ... More Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center announces new Executive DirectorASHEVILLE, NC.- Jeff Arnal has been appointed Executive Director of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center it was announced today by BMCM+AC Co-Chairs Brian Butler, PhD, and Don Carson effective August 1, 2016. In his position at BMCM + AC, he will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for the institution that has just completed a three-year expansion in downtown Asheville's vibrant cultural district to further broaden its programming and resources. Arnal succeeds Katherine de Vos Devine, who is completing her doctoral thesis in Art History from Duke University. Arnal - who has been active in the arts and nonprofit worlds for two decades - moved to Asheville from Philadelphia in 2015, and co-founded Free Range Asheville, a platform for performance, research, and discourse for artists to collaborate and experiment. ... More Sotheby's presents an exhibition of selections from the collection of B.Z. + Michael SchwartzNEW YORK, NY.- Sothebys is presenting the public exhibition, Selections from the Collection of Barbara (B.Z.) and Michael Schwartz, in its York Avenue galleries from 19 July - 1 September. With an emphasis on American contemporary artists such as Jeff Koons, Richard Prince, Carroll Dunham, Peter Halley, and Jack Goldstein, the works on view at Sothebys while the family moves from their home of nearly 30 years celebrate the couples shared passion for Contemporary Art and the tremendous dedication that has gone into assembling the collection. Introduced to the art world at a young age by his parents, renowned collectors, Barbara and Eugene Schwartz, Michael dove into the 1980s art scene following graduation from university. Befriending members of the Metro Pictures School and their assistants, he and his wife B.Z. began collecting in earnest. The ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, American painter Edward Hopper was born July 22, 1882. Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 - May 15, 1967) was a prominent American realist painter and printmaker. While he was most popularly known for his oil paintings, he was equally proficient as a watercolorist and printmaker in etching. Both in his urban and rural scenes, his spare and finely calculated renderings reflected his personal vision of modern American life. In this image: A woman looks at the painting "South Carolina Morning" by American artist Edward Hopper during a press conference in Hamburg, Germany, on Thursday, May 7, 2009.
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