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Solitude plays a huge role in Karl's creativity and artistic style, he confides. "It's about self-exploration, taking chances and not being afraid to go down different avenues."
by Julie Brown Patton
WEST CHESTER, PA.- Art: The chance to go many miles into one's own mind! During the evening of May 5 in downtown West Chester, art collectors and enthusiasts can fully indulge their aesthete-driven senses in the borough's annual, self-guided Gallery Walk event. Sandra Riper, owner of Sunset Hill Jewelers & Fine Arts Gallery, is presenting the 2023 Gallery Walk during a personal milestone year as her team celebrates the group's 40th business anniversary. Art can be interpreted differently by everyone," she says. "This Many Hats exhibit makes me think about my life in business for the past 40 years." As a founding supporter of this event, Sandy presided over the West Chester Chamber of Commerce and retail committee that launched the first Walk. "We had 12 fine art galleries and a tremendous amount of artistic talent who lived in our area. We coordinated the Walk with Chester County Day. Every gallery was different, with so many styles ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Karolina Kokora, the director of Wolinâs history museum, examines animal bones that were discovered during the last excavation in Wolin, Poland, on March 28, 2023. Was a âmedieval New Yorkâ called Jomsborg a literary fantasy or a historical reality? New archaeological discoveries may provide a clue. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times).
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| Hales art gallery is now presenting solo exhibition by Basil Beattie: Recalling Echoes | | Boca Raton Museum awarded grant from Bank of America to restore Louise Nevelson sculpture | | Artis-Naples heralds success of Future-Forward Campaign for Cultural Excellence | 
Basil Beattie, In the Ascendancy, 2015.
LONDON.- Hales is now hosting until July 1st, 2023 the exhibition Recalling Echoes, Basil Beattie RA's third solo show with the gallery. In an exhibition of paintings and drawings made over the past decade, Beattie continues to explore a unique system of visual codes and painterly language with which he has become synonymous. Beattie (b. 1935, West Hartlepool, UK, lives and works in Mitcham, Surrey) graduated from the Royal Academy schools in 1961 and was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in 2006. Over a sixty-year career, he has carved out a process-based practice deeply concerned with the experiential qualities of painting. A pioneer of abstraction which emerged in post-war Britain, Beattie is known for gestural, painterly, monumental compositions. In non-figurative mark making, the artist's paintings have develop ... More | | 
Shadow Chord, (1969). Painted wood construction. Partial purchase courtesy of Collectors' Forum, partial gift of Mr. Sid Deutsch (photo by Jacek Gancarz).
BOCA RATON, FLA.- The Boca Raton Museum of Art announced the completion of the restoration of a major sculpture by pioneering artist Louise Nevelson, a leading American sculptor of the 20th-century and innovator in site-specific art installations. The restoration was funded by a grant from Bank of Americas Art Conservation Project, a global program providing grants to nonprofit cultural institutions to conserve historically or culturally significant works of art, including works that have been designated as national treasures. Among the thirteen museums in the U.S. that were selected this year, the Boca Raton Museum of Art is the only museum in South Florida that was chosen. This year, Bank of America selected 23 cultural preservation projects globally, including ... More | | 
ArtisNaples, Kimberly K. Querrey and Louis A. Simpson Cultural Campus. Photo: Albert Vecerka.
NAPLES, FL.- ArtisNaples announced the success of its FutureForward Campaign for Cultural Excellence. Launched in 2016, the campaign initially aspired to raise $50 million for the endowment, and then, following the impact from Hurricane Irma in 2017, was expanded to $75 million for four key areas: improvements and upgrades to its physical campus, support for and expansion of artistic and community initiatives, growing The Baker Museums permanent collection and significantly increasing its endowment. With a campaign goal of $75 million, ArtisNaples is pleased to proclaim the campaigns success, with contributed revenue exceeding $95 million. The overwhelming generosity of our community has enabled us to raise substantially more than we imagined for all four pillars of the campaign, said ... More |
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| National Museum of Asian Art announces major gift of Japanese lacquer objects from the Avant Family | | Phillips to offer masterworks by Richard Avedon, Peter Lindbergh, Helmut Newton, among others | | New sculpture at the Chazen Museum of Art responds to controversial work in the collection | 
Writing box (suzuribako) in the form of a plum blossom, Japan, Edo period, late 18th century, Lacquer, gold, silver, tin alloy, wood, Diameter: 24.8cm (9 ¾ in), RLS2023.4.29, Gift of the Avant Family, Credit: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonians National Museum of Asian Art announced a major gift of a collection of Japanese lacquer objects from the Avant family, known for their outstanding work in the arts, philanthropy and politics. The museum was given the opportunity to choose the very best out of the familys collection. The 18th20th-century objects are exemplary artworks and will add to the museums robust collection of lacquer, which includes works from Japan. It will be the first gift to enter the museums centennial collectionand demonstrates the power of the arts to forge connections across industries, geographies and cultures. Jacqueline Avant was a community activist and prominent philanthropist who collected ... More | | 
Peter Lindbergh, Kate Moss, Harper's Bazaar USA, Long Island, New York, 1994. Gelatin silver print, mounted. Image: 148.5 x 118 cm. Estimate £70,000 - 90,000.
LONDON.- Phillips announced highlights in advance of the London Photographs auction on 19 May. Featuring 168 lots, the sale is led by Richard Avedons 1980 diptych Jesus Cervantes and Manuel Heredia, prisoners, Bexar County Jail, San Antonio, Texas, 6/5/80. Further leading lots include Peter Lindbergh's 1994 portrait of Kate Moss from the sold-out edition of 3, as well as celebrated works by Helmut Newton, Diane Arbus, and Irving Penn. This season's ULTIMATE will feature several stand-out works by Korean artists, including Byung-Hun Min, JeeYoung Lee, Jung Lee and auction newcomer Rala Choi. SPOTLIGHT: A Private London Collection, an exclusive selection of iconic works by some of the greatest photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries, will be offered in a standalone ... More | | 
Sanford Biggers, Lifting the Veil. Image courtesy of Chazen Museum of Art/John Berner. The work by Sanford Biggers is a part of re:mancipation, a multi-year project that explores the history and future of an American monument.
MADISON, WIS.- When artist Sanford Biggers visited the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of WisconsinMadison in 2019, he had a jarring encounter with Thomas Balls Emancipation Group (1873), a four-foot marble sculpture that sat atop a pedestal in the gallery. Although familiar to Biggers, the depiction of an impeccably dressed Abraham Lincoln heroically towering over a partially-clothed freedman incited a visceral reaction that day. His response to that moment instigated the subsequent two years of the re:mancipation project which includes a new sculpture, Lifting the Veil, that strips Lincoln of his saviorhood and turns it over to Frederick Douglass, a freedman, abolitionist, author and public figure who had a complex relationship with the president. ... More |
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| Brooklyn's Batcave reborn as Gotham's Art Factory | | The house is a-rockin' as Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'MTV Unplugged' Guild sells for $225,000 at Heritage | | Who stole Dorothy's Ruby slippers? A Minnesota man is charged | 
Katie Coughlin and Brian Ferreira work on a slipcast mold in the ceramics studio at Powerhouse Arts in New York, May 11, 2023. (Nicholas Calcott/The New York Times)
by Hilarie M. Sheets
NEW YORK, NY.- Rising at the edge of Brooklyns Gowanus Canal a rezoned Superfund site, with developers racing to build the colossal industrial relic known locally as the Batcave has found its own Bruce Wayne. Over the past decade, press-shy philanthropist Joshua Rechnitz gave $180 million through his foundations to transform the 119-year-old red brick behemoth the former Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co.s central power station, and more recently home to squatters and underground raves into a multidisciplinary hub of artistic production called Powerhouse Arts. Consider it his gift to Gotham. The nonprofit organization will celebrate its grand opening Friday, inviting a broad swath of the art world, city government and local residents to tour its state-of-the-art facilities designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the Pritzker Prize-winning architecture firm, ... More | | 
Stevie Ray Vaughan - MTV Unplugged 1969 Guild F-412 Natural 12 String Acoustic Guitar, Serial #OB-114.
DALLAS, TX.- The Guild F-412 Natural 12-string Stevie Ray Vaughan used when he performed on the Jan. 30, 1990, episode of MTV Unplugged is one love-struck collector's new pride and joy after it sold Tuesday for $225,000. The acoustic guitar that will banish any rude mood was just one star attraction in Heritage Auctions' May 9 Guitars and Musical Instruments Signature ® Auction, which realized $1,523,051 thanks to the more than 1,200 bidders worldwide who participated in the nearly sold-out jam session. The Unplugged instrument realized six times its pre-auction estimate, a theme that echoed throughout the five-hour event. Look no further than the 1924 Gibson L5 Sunburst Archtop that ranks high on the short list of the rarest and most important guitars ever made. On Tuesday, one of the scant few sold for $100,000, doubling its pre-auction estimate. Its final price comes as no surprise: This L5 hails from one of the most beloved racks in the world ... More | | 
Ruby slippers worn by Dorothy in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution.
NEW YORK, NY.- A Minnesota man has been indicted on charges that he stole a pair of the famed ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the actresss hometown, nearly 18 years ago. The red-sequined pumps were recovered in a sting operation that ended in Minneapolis in 2018, but the authorities said at the time that their investigation was continuing and they did not name any suspects. On Tuesday, a federal indictment in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota charged Terry Jon Martin of Minnesota with stealing an authentic pair of the slippers, which officials estimated have a market value of $3.5 million, from the museum sometime between Aug. 27 and Aug. 28 of 2005. Martin was indicted on one count of theft of a major artwork. The one-page indictment did not provide any further details about the case. It was not immediately ... More |
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| Sculptures by Tal R on view at Palazzo Experimental, Venice | | Phillips presents 'Disruptors: Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Design and Watches' | | Inside the big world of small objects | 
Tal R, Bow and Arrow, 2019. Installation view, Victoria Miro garden, London, 2022 Patinated bronze, 177 x 96 x 46 cm, 69 3/4 x 37 3/4 x 18 1/8 in. © Tal R. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro.
VENICE.- Over the summer months until August 27th, three important bronze sculptures by Copenhagen-based artist Tal R will be on view in the canalside garden of Palazzo Experimental, Dorsoduro, Venice. In addition, new paintings by the artist will be presented at Victoria Miro Venice from 1 July 2023. Sculpture has long been an integral part of Tal Rs practice. For the artist its presence material and metaphorical has led to an extended consideration of things we might label as objects exerting themselves in the shared physical realm of an exhibition space as beings. The figurative sculptures on view in the tranquil canalside garden of Palazzo Experimental are among the most complete expression of this career-long impulse. Ive made many different kinds of sculptures, Tal R says. Looking back, they all tried to rise up and be fig ... More | | 
KAWS, COMPANION, 2010. Paint on fibreglass, 243.8 x 121.9 x 91.4 cm. Estimate: HK$4,000,000-6,000,000/ US$513,000769,000.
HONG KONG.- Phillips will present highlights from Disruptors, Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Design and Watches. Curated in partnership with Blackbird founder TK Mak, the sale is a celebration of creators who have bucked the status quo and changed the course of art and design culture and history. Taking place at 6:30 pm HKT on 25 May, the Evening Sale features over 60 lots of exceptional works of art, design and watches, ranging from paintings and sculptures by sought-after artists such as Yayoi Kusama, Anish Kapoor, Nicolas Party, Takashi Murakami and KAWS, as well as important pieces by iconic designers including Ron Arad, Gio Ponti and Hans J. Wegner. Speaking to his cross-disciplinary interests as a collector, TK Mak has also curated a noteworthy mixture of timepieces to be offered in this sale, most notably by the world's most established watchmakers such as Patek Philippe, Rolex, and ... More | | 
For over 40 years, Tom Bishops dollhouse miniatures show has been the gold standard for serious collectors and hobbyists alike. Photo: Facebook.
by Emma Orlow
CHICAGO, IL.- Moments before 10 a.m., a security guard thanked the crowd for being cooperative. When the clock struck the hour, it became clear why: The doors of the Marriott Chicago OHare conference center opened, and hundreds of attendees, most over the age of 60, beelined as fast as they could to the booths. Many had studied the color-coded map listing each booths location ahead of time and came prepared with a shopping plan. It was a scene that could easily be mistaken for a Black Friday sale. Instead, it was the Chicago International Miniatures Show. Despite the gathering touting itself as the Worlds No. 1 Dollhouse Miniatures Show, there arent many actual dollhouses. Shoppers instead sift through thousands of tiny objects that fill these tiny homes: miniature sponges, chocolate fondue fountains, rocking ... More |
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The Turkish Centennial LectureâSüleymanâs World and the Making of Ottoman and Turkish Identity
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 Composer Carlos Simon is busier, and more honest, than everNEW YORK, NY.- Composer Carlos Simon is busy. Six premieres in four months busy. In February, Simon was at the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the first appearances of his Four Black American Dances, a romp through a ring shout, a waltz, a tap dance and a praise break. At the Kennedy Center in Washington, where Simon has been a composer-in-residence since 2021, he oversaw two debuts in April: Songs of Separation, a sun-still-shines setting of Rumi poetry, and Dont Let the Pigeon Sing Up Late!, an irreverent operatic collaboration with picture book author Mo Willems. This month, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra gave the first performances of Troubled Water, a concerto for trombone that movingly invokes the fears and faiths of freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad. Then Imani Winds inaugurated Giants, five ... More  In Broadway's 'Grey House,' something nightmarish this way comesNEW YORK, NY.- When it comes to plays that inspire fear, unsettle the audience or display horrific intensity, only a handful come to mind. Martin McDonaghs gruesome The Pillowman is one. Tracy Letts came up with two: the gleefully nasty thriller Killer Joe and the paranoia tale Bug. This certainly makes Levi Holloways Grey House, now in previews at Broadways Lyceum Theatre, an oddity. The premise is classic horror: Stranded in a blizzard, a couple (Tatiana Maslany and Paul Sparks) end up in an eerie house filled with rather unusual children and their minder (Laurie Metcalf). It wears the jacket of horror, Holloway said of his play, which premiered in Chicago in 2019. But I think its more heart than horror. The genre may be scarce onstage but none of the major players here are strangers to works investigating disturbing tensions or the ... More  Dr. Theresa A. Cunningham VMFA's new Assistant Curator of European ArtRICHMOND, VA.- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced the appointment of Dr. Theresa A. Cunningham as the museums new Assistant Curator of European Art and the Mellon Collections. We are delighted to welcome Theresa to the curatorial ranks at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, said Alex Nyerges, VMFAs Director and CEO. In collaboration with Sylvain Cordier, the museums Paul Mellon Curator and Head of the Department of European Art, Theresa will play a key role in the stewardship, interpretation, and future installations and exhibitions of works of art in this impressive collection. VMFAs European art collection comprises more than 10,000 paintings, sculptures, decorative art objects and works on paper dating from the early medieval period to the mid-twentieth century, as well as the Mellon collections of French ... More  Ted Williams' Hall of Fame induction ring sells for $444,000 to top Heritage's $17.9 million Spring Sports Catalog AuctiDALLAS, TX.- Of the nearly 2,800 lots sold during Heritage's three-day Spring Sports Catalog Auction, which ended early Sunday morning, one ring ruled them all: Boston Red Sox immortal Ted Williams' Baseball Hall of Fame induction ringgifted to the great upon his entry into Cooperstown on July 25, 1966. The Balfour-made ring still in its original presentation box realized $444,000, more than four times what it brought in 2012 during an auction of Williams' memorabilia held at Fenway Park. That ring was among the 20 offerings in the $17,930,942 auction to top the $100,000 mark, thanks to the more than 3,500 bidders worldwide who helped set numerous auction records during the May 11-13 event. It was joined ... More  Brush & Bronze reveals gold at Bonhams' Michael Goedhuis saleLONDON.- There were impressive results for Bonhams Michael Goedhuis: Brush & Bronze sale today (Wednesday 17 May 2023) at Bonhams New Bond Street. The curated sale, which offered a selection of Chinese ink paintings by more than 20 key artists of the last four decades (Brush) and bronze sculptures and vessels, mostly focused on those produced from the Song dynasty (960-1279) to the Qing (1644-1911) dynasty (Bronze), made a total of £2,078,000, with 99% sold by lot and 100% sold by value. The top lot was Landscape, 2010-2011, by Li Huayi (b.1948), which sold for £277,500. It was in 1975 that Michael Goedhuis left a successful career in investment banking to pursue his interest in art. Dealing initially in Persian, Mughal and Islamic art, he later expanded his activities to cover India, Japan and China. Since the early ... More  American masters break records and bring in more than $6 million for Heritage's 68-lot art eventDALLAS, TX.- On Friday, May 12, Heritage Auctions showed real muscle and its own evolution in the American Art category with a tightly curated event that brought a frenzy of bidders and broke auction records for a handful of beloved artists. "We took risks this season, getting out of our comfort zone by expanding into areas that are not traditionally in our wheelhouse," says Aviva Lehmann, Heritage's Senior Vice President of American Art "And we did not disappoint. We continue to demonstrate our commitment to the American Art field, and this sale is just the beginning of great things to come." Proving its growth, Heritage's average lot value in its American Art Signature events is now just under $100,000. On Friday, Diverse Visions: Important Works by American Masters Signature® Auction brought in $6,105,750. It took more than two hours ... More  Burgers & Bonsai, an exhibition of whimsical landscapes by Carolyn Swiszcz NEW YORK, NY.- MIYAKO YOSHINAGA is now presenting Burgers & Bonsai, an exhibition of whimsical landscapes by Minnesota-based American artist Carolyn Swiszcz based on her everyday observation of her surroundings. The exhibition showcases a dozen of her small to large works on paper and is on view from May 19 to June 30, 2023. The opening reception will be held on Friday, May 19, from 6-8 pm. Carolyn Swiszcz (b. 1972) is renowned for her uncanny, yet affectionate landscapes and building exteriors, employing a wide range of printmaking techniques, vibrant colors, and distinctive patterns. She derives inspiration from quirky features of buildings, parks, signs and banners, window displays, and distinctive trees. Swizcz says, Im drawn to the textures and backstories (real and imagined) found in the image-scape of my daily ... More  'Zhang Dali - Suffocation' now on view at Eli Klein GalleryNEW YORK, NY.- Eli Klein Gallery is thrilled to present Suffocation, Zhang Dalis third solo show with the gallery. An ambitious presentation of 13 unique works of art on cotton by one of China's most revolutionary and recognized artists. The exhibition examines life under Chinas extreme and inhumane Covid and other policies. Many of the cyanotypes on display cannot be exhibited inside of China, where the restrictive Covid policies that were only terminated a few months ago are a forbidden topic forced into the shadows. Cyanotype has been a highlight of Zhang Dalis artistic practice since 2009. It is a meticulous process that requires a unique blend of nature, chemistry, and creativity. The process involves coating a surface with a solution, placing objects directly onto it, and exposing it to sunlight. The resulting reaction with ... More  'Botanical Legacies': Stephen Inggs on colonialism, migration and ecologyLONDON.- HackelBury will soon be closing Botanical Legacies, a solo exhibition by South African artist Stephen Inggs. Inggs work focuses on material objects which become symbols of transience and history. His images of flowers are beautiful but belie more sombre themes around colonialism and migration. Inggs is interested in the archaeology of identity and how the emblems of cultural history and the circulation of objects are given new meanings. Inggs creates his large-scale black-and-white artwork by hand, using silver gelatin emulsion on cotton rag paper to create a painterly effect giving the work a timeless quality. The soft tactile nature of the watercolour paper acts as a trompe loeil, blurring the boundaries between photography, drawing and printmaking. This reflects his concern with the dematerialisation of the digital age and ... More  'Brent Wadden: WHIMMYDOODLES' on view at Pace Gallery in LANEW YORK, NY.- Pace is now presenting an exhibition by artist Brent Wadden at its Los Angeles gallery from until June 24. Marking Waddens first-ever solo show in LA, this presentation is titled WHIMMYDOODLES in a nod to Bill Nyes description of the overwhelming feelings that come with thinking about climate change, which he shared in a recent radio interview. The show will spotlight a new body of handwoven paintings of various sizes, including several large-scale pieces. A weaver and colorist, Wadden is known for his abstractions that unite traditions of painting, design, craft, and folk art. Mounting his handwoven textiles on canvas, the artist transposes craft techniques into the realm of painting. Through enactments of warp and weft, he embraces the variations and idiosyncrasies that emerge in his compositions. Waddens deliberate ... More  Claire Oliver Gallery now presenting works by Gio SwabyNEW YORK, NY.- Claire Oliver Gallery is opening an exhibition of new work by artist Gio Swaby, I Will Blossom Anyway. The exhibition features life-scale textile works including six self-portraits and a grid work of nine silhouettes. This new series explores the concept of dual identities and the cognizance of other experienced by immigrants living in a foreign culture. Through detailed sewn line drawing and quilting, Swaby conveys intimacy and beauty in the humanity and imperfection of her subjects. The artist displays the back sides of her canvases to the viewer as the finished work to showcase the knots and loose threads, which signify the sitters ongoing journey of life. In I Will Blossom Anyway, Swaby turns this reflection and loving gaze inward, an introspective view of her own journey. The works will be on view in Harlem May 19 ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Flemish painter and illustrator Jacob Jordaens was born May 19, 1593. Jacob (Jacques) Jordaens (19 May 1593 - 18 October 1678) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer known for his history paintings, genre scenes and portraits. After Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, he was the leading Flemish Baroque painter of his day. In this image: Jacob Jordaens, The Tribute Money - Peter finding the silver coin in the mouth of the fish, 1630-1645, Collection Rijksmuseum.
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