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Installation view. East Gallery. Photo: Michael Bodycomb.
NEW YORK, NY.- Anthony van Dyck (15991641), one of the most celebrated and influential portraitists of all time, enjoyed an international career that took him from his native Flanders to Italy, France, and, ultimately, the court of Charles I in England. Van Dycks elegant manner and convincing evocation of a sitters inner lifewhether real or imaginedmade him the favorite portraitist of many of the most powerful and interesting figures of the seventeenth century. His sitterspoets, duchesses, painters, and generalsrepresent the social and artistic elite of his age, and his achievement in portraiture marked a turning point in the history of European painting. Van Dyck: The Anatomy of Portraiture, on view only at New Yorks Frick Collection, looks comprehensively at the artists activity and process as a portraitist. It is also the first major exhibition devoted to his ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day LONDON.- An exhibition assistant poses for a photograph whilst cleaning a replica 1964 Cassius Clay Championship Belt, during a photocall to preview the Muhammad Ali exhibition entitled "I Am The Greatest", at the O2 Arena in London on March 3, 2016. The exhibition at London's 02 Arena traces the story of the boxer from his childhood, through his glittering and brutal career to his elevation as a cultural and political icon. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP
| Tate Modern to show iconic flower painting "Jimson Weed, White Flower No. 1" by Georgia O'Keeffe | | World's costliest train station designed by architect Santiago Calatrava opens in NY at 9/11 site | | Sculptor Anish Kapoor's blacker than black pigment monopoly angers other artists | 
Georgia O'Keeffe, Jimson Weed, White Flower No. 1 1932. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Arkansas, USA) © 2016 Georgia O'Keeffe Museum/ DACS, London.
LONDON.- One of the highlights of the major Georgia OKeeffe (1887-1986) retrospective opening at Tate Modern this summer will be the celebrated flower painting,Jimson Weed, White Flower No. 1 1932. This iconic painting is an important example of the artists investigations into still life, and particularly the flowers for which she is most famous. The painting of a humble garden weed is being loaned to Tate Modern from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas. This will be the first time the work is displayed outside the US since being acquired by the Museum in 2014. It is the most expensive painting sold at auction by a female artist. The Jimson weed bloom is native to New Mexico and the focus OKeeffe affords it in the painting reflects her growing affinity with the region in the 1930s - an ... More | | 
The first portion of Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center Transportation Hub, known as the Oculus, opens to the public March 3, 2016. Timothy A. CLARY / AFP.
NEW YORK (AFP).- The world's most expensive train station opened Thursday in New York, nearly $2 billion over budget and years behind schedule, but the European architect who designed it called it a gift of love to the city. The World Trade Center Transportation Hub, which is expected eventually to serve more than 200,000 commuters daily, is built next to the site of the Twin Towers, which were destroyed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Santiago Calatrava, the Spanish-Swiss architect who unveiled his ambitious design 12 years ago, removed a barrier at the entrance of the Oculus, a giant oval hall with walls of steel ribs and glass. "This is a great moment. This is a gift for all New Yorkers," he said of the opening to rail commuters. "I hope the New ... More | | 
This file photo taken on May 09, 2011 shows Indian born British sculptor Anish Kapoor. PATRICK KOVARIK / AFP.
LONDON.- Sculptor Anish Kapoor sparked debate in Britain Thursday by buying the exclusive right to use a pigment said to be the blackest ever, to the fury of others in the artistic community. Kapoor, whose huge works of public art are landmarks in cities from London to Chicago, has snapped up the rights to Vantablack, which absorbs 99.96 percent of light. The move has drawn some criticism in Britain's artistic community. Christian Furr, a portraitist who had planned to use Vantablack in a series of paintings, told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "We should be able to use it. It isn't right that it belongs to one man." The Guardian newspaper ran a story headlined: "Can an artist ever really own a colour?" But it found that Kapoor was "an ideal artist to experiment with this freaky black" due to his love of "deep, dark, sensual colours". ... More |
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| Fossil find by Imperial College London student reveals just how big carnivorous dinosaur may have grown | | London's 02 Arena honours boxing idol Muhammad Ali with sacred boxing relics exhibit | | Associate Director Kathy Halbreich named the first Laurenz Foundation Curator at MoMA | 
Abelisaurid. Photo: Davide Bonadonna, 2016.
LONDON.- An unidentified fossilised bone in a museum has revealed the size of a fearsome abelisaur and may have solved a hundred-year old puzzle. Alessandro Chiarenza, a PhD student from Imperial College London, last year stumbled across a fossilised femur bone, left forgotten in a drawer, during his visit to the Museum of Geology and Palaeontology in Palermo Italy. He and a colleague Andrea Cau, a researcher from the University of Bologna, got permission from the museum to analyse the femur. They discovered that the bone was from a dinosaur called abelisaur, which roamed the Earth around 95 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period. Abelisauridae were a group of predatory, carnivorous dinosaurs, characterised by extremely small forelimbs, a short deep face, small razor sharp teeth, and powerful muscular hind limbs. Scientists suspect they were also covered in fluffy feathers. The abelisaur in today's ... More | | 
An exhibition assistant poses for a photograph whilst cleaning a glass display case containing a replica of Muhammad Ali's "Peoples Choice" robe. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP.
LONDON (AFP).- Boxing idol Muhammad Ali's gloves from the "most important sporting event in history" and pieces of his childhood home are among the artefacts at an exhibition in London honouring "the greatest". The vast show opening on Friday at London's 02 Arena traces the story of the boxer from his childhood, through his glittering and brutal career to his elevation as a cultural and political icon. The 100 items at the "I Am The Greatest" show include one of his robes, embroidered with his famous "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" mantra and a dazzling rhinestone and jewelled boxing gown given to him by rock'n'roll legend Elvis Presley in 1973. Visitors will also be able to see the wooden doorframe from his childhood home in Louisville, Kentucky, and white ... More | | 
Kathy Halbreich, Laurenz Foundation Curator and Associate Director, The Museum of Modern Art, NY. Photo: Peter Ross.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art announced that Associate Director Kathy Halbreich will be the first Laurenz Foundation Curator, a newly endowed position. This generous endowment provided by Trustee Maja Oeri and the Laurenz Foundation will provide essential funding to support the Museums curatorial goals now and in the future. The named position will rotate among MoMAs curators based on the programming needs of the Museum. I am profoundly grateful to Maja Oeri and the Laurenz Foundation for their exemplary generosity and commitment to The Museum of Modern Art and its curatorial needs. This endowment will greatly help the Museum meet its intellectual and artistic goals as we look to the future, said MoMA Director Glenn D. Lowry. Ms. Halbreich, who will retain the title of Associate Director, said, ... More |
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| "Andrea Dasha Reich: Flying Colors and Resin Renaissance" opens at Alfstad& Contemporary | | Judd Foundation announces reprint of 'Donald Judd: Complete Writings 1959-1975' | | Looted Mesopotamian temple figurines found in Slovenia refugee tent on the border with Croatia | 
Folding #700, 2016. Epoxy resin, pigment, 31" x 11" x 4".
SARASOTA, FLA.- Internationally acclaimed artist, Andrea Dasha Reich unveils her new body of work in a dual exhibition at Alfstad& Contemporary: Flying Colors and Resin Renaissance. Inspired by the organic shapes of nature, Flying Colors features Reichs new Fusion painting style, as well as many colorful sculptures and shapes. Resin Renaissance, an installation debuting the gallerys new Backspace, displays gently folding sculptural fragments that emit a creamy effervesce, reminiscent of the flowing garments adorning statues in the Uffizi or Galleria dellAccademia. The shows open Friday evening, March 4th, and run through April 1st. Color, color, color, says Sam Alfstad, standing in the gallerys front space. The impact of Andrea Dasha Reichs work is immediate and stunning. There is no way anyone can walk in the gallery and see her work hanging from the walls and rafters and not break into a smile. Employing her ... More | | 
Donald Judd Complete Writings 19591975. © Judd Foundation.
NEW YORK, NY.- Judd Foundation announced the reprint edition of Donald Judd: Complete Writings 19591975. Complete Writings 19591975, was first published in 1975 by The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and since then it has been the primary source for Donald Judds early writing. Working as an art critic for the magazines Arts, Arts Magazine, and later Art International, Judd regularly contributed reviews of contemporary art exhibitions between 1959 and 1965, but continued to write throughout his life on a broad range of subjects. In his reviews and essays, Judd discussed in detail the work of more than 500 artists showing in New York in the early and mid-1960s, and provided a critical account of this significant era of art in America. While addressing the social and political ramifications of art production, the writings frequently addressed the work of such artists as Jackson Pollock, Kazimir Ma ... More | | 
The National Museum of Slovenia is located in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.
LJUBLJANA (AFP).- Three ancient Mesopotamian sculptures, thought to have been excavated illegally in Syria or Iraq, have been found in a Slovenian refugee camp on the border with Croatia, police said on Wednesday. The National Museum in Ljubljana confirmed the alabaster objects were authentic Mesopotamian temple figurines and probably dated back to third millennium B.C. "Since the objects have no registration or inventory signs, we believe they were excavated illegally," museum archeologist Peter Turk told state radio Slovenija. "Their value on the black market might not be in the ten of thousands of euros but certainly several thousands of euros," he added. Last September, UNESCO warned that archaeological sites in Syria and Iraq were being looted "on an industrial scale" and the proceeds from the plunder were funding Islamic State extremists. The statuettes were most likely ... More |
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| Dictator's Mercedes, complete with 'secret police' technology, offered at Bonhams | | Exhibition of collages and sculptures by Ivan Chermayeff opens at Pavel Zoubok Gallery | | Montreal opera to stage Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' together with rock group founder Roger Waters | 
The Mercedes includes remnants of the security system installed by the Romanian secret police, including a Becker Mexico radio, and a Becker short-wave radio system hidden in the glove compartment. Photo: Bonhams.
STUTTGART.- A 1973 Mercedes-Benz 350 SL Roadster originally owned by Communist dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu, will be sold to benefit a charity supporting the innocent victims of Ceaușescus brutal regime. It will be sold at Bonhams Mercedes-Benz Sale, taking place in Stuttgart, Germany, on 19 March 2016. Nicolae Ceaușescu was leader of the Communist party of Romania from 1965 to 1989, and had been in this position for six years when he purchased this Mercedes-Benz 350 SL in 1973. He became the countrys President in 1967, until his brutal regime was overthrown by a popular revolt in 1989. After a trial, Ceauşescu and his wife Elena were shot by firing squad on Christmas Day. In 1999, the Romanian government auctioned the Ceauşescus estate, and among the ... More | | 
Ivan Chermayeff, Untitled.
NEW YORK, NY.- Pavel Zoubok Gallery announces an exhibition of collages and sculptures by Ivan Chermayeff (b. 1932), whose fine art practice and influential design career have saturated the visual landscape and profoundly shaped the post-modern era. Focusing on works made within the past decade, Collages & Sculptures celebrates the compositional strategies shared between the artists fine art and graphic design practices. Informed by a lifelong commitment to the interplay of tone and form, Chermayeffs associative images manifest a deeply poetic sensibility and a rigorous graphic intelligence. He has famously said that the essence of design is finding relationships, a tactical approach to visual communication that similarly informs his collages and assemblages. Composed of humble materials including envelopes, stamps and pebbles, Chermayeffs extemporaneous compositions vibrate with the color and chaos of daily life. Emph ... More | | 
Musician Roger Waters attends in celebration of the release of the Limited Edition box set of the film "Roger Waters The Wall", Roger Waters hosts Los Angeles Event for Brazilian artists Osgemeos' interpretation of "The Wall" on February 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Mike Windle/Getty Images/AFP.
OTTAWA (AFP).- The Montreal Opera will turn Pink Floyd's hit album "The Wall" into an opera, the troupe announced on Thursday together with one of the rock group's founding members. The opera will debut in 2017 to mark the city's 375th anniversary, Montreal Opera representatives said at a news conference together with Pink Floyd member Roger Waters. Waters initially dismissed the idea when first approached, he said. "It had been my experience that experiments in collaboration between the worlds of rock and roll and the worlds of symphonic music were generally disastrous and should be embarked upon with extreme trepidation," he said. "But they were extremely persuasive." On first hearing the music, he added: "I sat there not ... More |
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 Original color art page by French illustrator Moebius brings $56,500 at auctionLYNBROOK, NY.- An original color art page by French artist, cartoonist and writer Moebius (1938-2012) sold for $56,500, original cover art from the legendary comic book artist Joe Kubert (1926-2012) fetched top dollar in Part 1 of his massive comic collection, and sneakers signed by Michael Jordan and worn by him during the 1991 championship playoff series realized $12,000. They were just part of a major auction featuring sports items, comics, comic art, animation, Star Wars toys and collectibles and more, held Feb. 27 by Philip Weiss Auctions, in the firms gallery at 74 Merrick Road in Lynbrook, N.Y. Over 600 lots came up for bid in an auction that grossed just under $500,000. Internet bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com and Proxibid.com. Between the online bidding (which was also available through the Philip Weiss Auctions website at www.weissauctions.com) ... More New works by contemporary artist Armand Boua on view at Jack Bell GalleryLONDON.- Jack Bell Gallery presents a solo presentation of new works by contemporary artist Armand Boua. The violence that followed the disputed Ivorian presidential election in late 2010 greatly influenced Bouas work. As the conflict escalated, many children were separated from their families amidst the political turmoil that enveloped Abidjan, Ivory Coasts sprawling capital. Drawn to densely populated areas in search of work, the children find themselves vulnerable to exploitation and often excluded from the opportunities they sought after. These children tend to live in slums with poor sanitation, minimal access to safe drinking water and overcrowded schools. Leaving the slums to escape these conditions means facing a worse predicament, enduring life on the street. In his third show with the gallery, Boua takes the street kids of his hometown as subjects for a powerful series ... More Swann Galleries to hold 20th annual Auction of Printed & Manuscript African AmericanaNEW YORK, NY.- On Thursday, March 31, Swann Galleries will hold an auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana, the 20th annual sale for this groundbreaking department at Swann. The top lot of the sale is a rare copy of Benjamin Bannekers Bannakers (sic)
Almanack and Ephemeris for the Year of Our Lord 1796, Baltimore, (1795). Banneker, a self-taught astronomer, mathematician, surveyor, famer and herbalist, helped survey the Federal Territory that became Washington, D.C. The almanac is estimated at $60,000 to $80,000. Another rarity in the sale is a copy of investigative journalist and suffragist Ida B. Wellss magazine The Womans Forum, Vol. 1, No. 3, November 1922 (estimate: $8,000 to $12,000). This is the only known surviving copy of any issue of Wellss magazine. A run of items related to abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass are also featured ... More Fine Oriental rugs & carpets on offer at Skinner; Chinese "Imperial" carpets highlight March 13 saleBOSTON, MASS.- Skinner, Inc. announced its auction of Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets on Sunday, March 13 at 12PM. With over 300 lots on offer, the sale features a number of early, striking collectors pieces, as well as a broad range of 19th century furnishing rugs and carpets, many of which were consigned from estates or private collections. Among several early Chinese rugs and rug fragments in the sale, one of the most significant is a 16th century Ming Imperial Carpet Fragment (Lot 84, estimated between $8,000 and $10,000). An illustration of a similar carpet was featured in HALI (Issue 173, page 85, Forgotten Carpets of the Forbidden City), and a fragment from the same carpet is illustrated in Glanz der Himmelssoehne, Kaiserliche Teppiche aus China 1400 1750, the groundbreaking catalog by Michael Frances and Hans Koenig (Plate 6, page 66). Skinner will ... More Artist Machiko Edmondson opens exhibition at UNIX GalleryNEW YORK, NY.- UNIX Gallery presents Everything in Equal Measure by artist Machiko Edmondson, a study of paintings that examines the hyperreal anomalous anti-portraits, questioning relationships between reality and symbols in our postmodern society. Featuring new oil works inspired by the philosophical principles of Jean Baudrillard, gender and beauty, and simulating the real, Everything In Equal Measure marks the artists first solo exhibition at UNIX Gallery. On view from March 3 - April 2, 2016. Machiko Edmondson refers to her practice as a representation of painting rather than as being representational. Despite the overt use of faces as her image source, she regards her work as neither figurative paintings or as portraits of people. Employing the momentary seduction of fashion photography to lure the viewer into the world of idealized beauty, her paintings ... More Fundació Joan Miró hosts the launch of the book Self-Organization. DIY Practices, edited by Antonio OrtegaBARCELONA.- In Self-Organization. DIY Practices, artist and curator Antonio Ortega (Sant Celoni, 1968) surveys the phenomenon of do-it-yourself practices in recent art history, from the pioneers of the sixties to the present. Ortega argues that these artists use self-organization strategies to take control of the production, transmission, and reception of their works, through empowering processes that have generated new ways of understanding and experiencing art. In a text entitled Ten Moments of Alert, Ortega begins to recount how he became aware of the potential of self-organization through the practices of various artists. A series of footnotes in which university professor Pilar Bonet explains how art history has dealt with the strategies of these artists offers an academic counterpoint to Ortegas first-person account of those personal turning points To illustrate ... More Chris Antemann returns to Bellevue Arts Museum with lavish exhibition Forbidden Fruit BELLEVUE, WA.- Sculptor Chris Antemann returns to Bellevue Arts Museum with Forbidden Fruit: Chris Antemann at MEISSEN. Employing her signature wit and formal references to classic Baroque MEISSEN figurines, Chris Antemann has invented a new narrative on contemporary morality through her one-of-akind porcelain figures in a setting that recalls the decadence of Boucher and Watteau. Themes from the classics and the romantics are given a contemporary edge; elaborate dinner parties, picnic luncheons, and ornamental gardens set the stage for Antemanns twisted tales to unfold. In 2011, Antemann was invited to partake in the Art Studio program of the legendary MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen, Germany. While there she collaborated with MEISSEN master artisans on a series of limited edition sculptures, resulting in a grand installation that reinvents ... More Phillips Watches appoints Paul Boutros as Head of Americas and International Strategy Advisor NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips announced the appointment of Paul Boutros as Head of Americas for Watches and the International Strategy Advisor for Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo. Joining the auction house in 2016 and based in New York, Mr. Boutross appointment follows his support as a consultant, where he was instrumental in establishing the department. His initiatives directly contributed to the record-breaking results of the Phillips Watches Departments inaugural year in 2015, during which it achieved over $80 million in sales. A respected member of the watch community for many years, Mr. Boutros is a specialist in the authentication and valuation of collectible wristwatches, advising clients on obtaining investment-grade watches and collections. As the International Strategy Advisor for Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo, Mr. Boutros will lead the companys ... More PULSE New York featured artists and programming highlightsNEW YORK, NY.- PULSE Contemporary Art Fair opened at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea for its eleventh year. With intimate exhibitions and thoughtfully curated programming, PULSE New York offers a dynamic setting in which to discover a diverse range of artwork amongst an international roster of over 120 artists. Showcasing a vibrant mix of emerging and established galleries from across four continents, PULSE welcomes a large number of new exhibitors including Christopher Moller Gallery from Cape Town, South Africa, Linare/Brecht Gallery from Hawaii, USA, PITT PROJECTS from Worcester, UK and Acacia Gallery from Havana, Cuba. Over 25% of exhibitors are new to PULSE with a number of returning galleries from last years edition. One third of PULSEs galleries present solo exhibitions which are all nominated for the PULSE Prize; a jury-awarded cash grant given ... More Top TV series getting museum treatment in USWASHINGTON (AFP).- Some say television is experiencing a new golden era, and America's museums are putting those highly acclaimed shows on display, showcasing popular culture in their prestigious spaces in hopes of attracting younger and more diverse visitors. In the US capital Washington, the National Portrait Gallery houses the likenesses of all of the country's great leaders -- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and.... Francis Underwood? Underwood, Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey's cunning fictional president on the powerhouse Netflix series "House of Cards," sits cross-legged at a desk -- his Oval Office, of course. The work made its debut last week and will be on display until October. The display coincides with Friday's release of the fourth season of the political drama. "I'm one step closer to convincing the rest of the country that I ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, German artist Franz Marc, died March 04, 1916. Franz Marc (February 8, 1880 - March 4, 1916) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of the German Expressionist movement. He was a founding member of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a journal whose name later became synonymous with the circle of artists collaborating in it. In this image: A visitor stands next to the expressionist painting "Grazing Horses IV" dating back to 1912 at the Kunstbau Lenbachhaus in Munich, southern Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005.
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