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A man wearing a face mask look at a piece as part of the exhibition of British painter Joseph Mallord William Turner 'Turner - Paintings and watercolours from the Tate' at the Jacquemart-Andre Museum, on the first day of the reopening in Paris on May 26, 2020, as France eases lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP.
PARIS.- The Musée Jacquemart-André presents a retrospective of the oeuvre of Joseph Mallord William Turner (17751851). Undoubtedly the greatest representative of the golden age of English watercolours, he experimented with the effects of light and transparency on English landscapes and the Venetian lagoons. Celebrated by his contemporaries, he still has many admirers. Thanks to exceptional loans from the Tate Britain in London, which houses the largest collection of Turners works in the world, the Musée Jacquemart-André is holding an exhibition of sixty watercolours and ten oil paintings, some of which have never been exhibited in France. Apart from his finished works intended for sale, Turner kept a considerable collection of works for himself, which were kept in his house and studio. With their unique qualities, these sketches, which were ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Brookgreen Gardens, South CarolinaÂs premier botanical garden, is excited to announce the opening of Bruce Munro at Brookgreen: Southern Light, an immersive light art installation throughout BrookgreenÂs outdoor garden spaces. The installation is now on display, with enhanced COVID-19 safety procedures. Bruce Munro at Brookgreen: Southern Light consists of seven works of art in light and mixed media, each designed specifically for the natural garden spaces where they are installed. © 2019 Bruce Munro. All rights reserved. Photography by Christopher John.
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 | | Wifredo Lam masterpiece to lead a collection of Surrealist and Modern art from Latin America at Sotheby's | | Revolutionary War tomahawk auctioned in Pennsylvania for world-record $664,200 | | Christie's Paris Classic Week realises $6,048,279 | 
Wifredo Lam, Omi Obini (detail). Signed Wifredo Lam and dated 43 lower right. Oil on canvas. Estimate $8/12 million. Courtesy Sothebys.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sothebys presents The Vanguard Spirit: Modern and Surrealist Masterworks from an Important Estate as a highlight of the marquee auctions of Impressionist & Modern and Contemporary Art this June in New York. One of the most distinguished assemblages of Surrealist and Modern art from Latin America ever to appear at auction, this encyclopedic collection of museum-quality works traces the history of 20th-century art. Anchored by an exceptional and diverse ensemble of Surrealist works by masters such as Wifredo Lam, Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington, and Frida Kahlo, the collection is equally complemented by outstanding paintings by the most accomplished artists of the Cuban vanguardia, including Mario Carreño, Cundo Bermúdez, Mariano RodrÃguez and René Portocarrero, as well as iconic examples by Mexicos ... More | | 
Extremely important and fine silver-mounted and inlaid presentation pipe tomahawk. Sold for $664,200. Morphy Auctions image.
DENVER, PA.- A circa 1765-1770 Revolutionary War presentation pipe tomahawk made by future army general Richard Butler and inscribed to Lieutenant John McClellan of the Pennsylvania Riflemen was sold yesterday by Morphy Auctions in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania for a staggering $664,200, inclusive of buyers premium. It is a world-record auction price for any tomahawk. Because of its historical importance and incomparable line of previous ownership, there was great interest in the tomahawk in the days leading up to the auction. We knew ahead of time that a couple of serious players would be competing for it, said Morphy Auctions founder and president Dan Morphy. There were six phone lines in use when the bidding opened at $240,000. It quickly escalated and was sold to an American buyer. Arguably the most important and best-known American ... More | | 
Simon Vouet, Portrait du cardinal Mazarin. Estimate: 100,000-150,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
PARIS.- The first sales to be held by an international auction house since lockdown, concluded this evening at Christies Paris headquarters on avenue Matignon and saw strong sell through rates of 75% of lots sold with 76% bought by clients bidding remotely, either online or via telephone. In a specially arranged saleroom to comply with social distancing rules, The Collector Le Goût Français, Books and Manuscripts and Old Master Drawings auctions were held across the last 2 days. More than 750 clients chose to visit the gallery space to view the pre-sale exhibition over the 9 days of viewing, either by appointment or by adhering to a strict number limit for each room, all designed to respect health and safety precautions but allowing for the 578 objects to be viewed in person. Despite these limitations, the average sale through rates were strong selling 75% by lot and 81% by value. Cécile Verdier, President ... More |
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| | The National Anthem's path to fame began with little fanfare | | Atget's Paris, 100 years later | | Practicing architecture in a pandemic | 
The first dated printing of Francis Scott Keys The Star Spangled Banner" published in The Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser. That first dated printing will be auctioned online at Christies. Via Christie's via The New York Times.
by James Barron
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- One of the most important articles ever published by a 19th-century newspaper called the Baltimore Patriot & Evening Advertiser didnt even make the front page. It appeared on Page 2. The article was about a new song, The Defence of Fort MHenry. The title was anything but catchy or enduring, but the newspaper said the song itself was destined long to outlast the occasion, and outlive the impulse, which produced it. For once, a prediction in a newspaper proved correct. The song caught on, and its author, Francis Scott Key, became famous for it after it was retitled The Star-Spangled Banner. Still, that issue of the Patriot took on historical significance, because it was the first printing of Keys lyrics with a date Sept. 20, 1814, three days after Key had completed the lines he had begun scribbling on the back of a letter he was ... More | | 
Eugene Atget's 1898 photograph of Saint-Ãtienne-du-Mont church in Paris. Eugene Atget via The New York Times.
by Adam Nossiter
PARIS (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- For much of the last two months, Paris has been empty its shops and cafes shuttered, its streets deserted, its millions of tourists suddenly evaporated. Freed of people, the urban landscape has evoked an older Paris. In particular, it has called up the singular Paris of Eugène Atget, an early 20th-century father of modern photography in his unsentimental focus on detail. In thousands of pictures, Atget shot an empty city, getting up early each morning and lugging his primitive equipment throughout the streets. His images reduced Paris to its architectural essence. Mauricio Lima has followed in Atgets footsteps, shooting images of the same scenes his famous predecessor captured. But this time those streets are deserted because of the coronavirus pandemic. Limas recreations offer new insight into Atgets work and into the meaning of a city unique in its beauty but also in its coldness. The critic and philosopher Walter ... More | | 
Performers in The Mile-Long Opera at the High Line in New York, Oct. 4, 2018. Caitlin Ochs/The New York Times.
by Robin Pogrebin
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Architect Elizabeth Diller typically works with pen on paper, bringing sketches to her West 26th Street studio, where she and her team at Diller Scofidio + Renfro puzzle over how best to realize those plans. Since that kind of in-person brainstorming is no longer possible, Diller and the firm she leads with her husband, Ricardo Scofidio, Charles Renfro and Ben Gilmartin is taking a crash course in what it means to practice architecture in a pandemic, without being able to communicate or collaborate in the presence of colleagues. Usually we work, we draw, we look in each others eyes, we argue, we throw things around the room, we make models and break them apart, and somehow stuff gets made, said Diller, who has been working from the couples weekend home in upstate New York. With this platform, its very sanitized, you have to be very organized, she continued. Were sending each other drawings and sketches, ... More |
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| | Art in times of coronavirus | | Almine Rech opens charity exhibition of works by New Jersey and New York-based artists | | Art Brussels launches online platform designed to benefit the fair's community of galleries and artists | 
Wendimagegn Belete (Ethiopia), Moment (04), 2019. Acrylic, pastel, oil stick on canvas, 200 x 180 cm.
by Julia Campbell Carter
LONDON.- According to the Cambridge dictionary, art is the crafting of objects, images, music, or indeed any manifestation that is beautiful and expresses feeling. Artists feel deeply, and with the help of a brush, a pen, an instrument or their natural vocal chords, they can create a unique piece of art. As an independent art consultant, I have been exposed to many different artworks throughout my career. Whats more, I was fortunate enough to discover the great stories behind these artworks, personally recalled by the artists themselves. I often asked myself: what, if anything, do all artworks have in common? Do they share any similarities or motivations? To answer my question, we may refer to the likes of Carl Jung. Carl Jung (1875 - 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, ... More | | 
Genesis Tramaine, Covered by Grace, 2020. Acrylic, oil sticks and paint sticks, 36 x 24 in. 91.4 x 61 cm. Photograph by Dan Bradica, Courtesy of the artist and Almine Rech.
NEW YORK, NY.- Almine Rech announces a special initiative in collaboration with artists to support the individuals and families who have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. A curated online exhibition opened May 26, featuring new works by New Jersey and New York-based artists: Justin Adian Joe Andoe Jean-Baptiste Bernadet Todd Bienvenu Joe Bradley Peter Halley Marcus Jahmal Kurt Kauper Leelee Kimmel Jeff Koons Erik Lindman John McAllister Sam McKinniss Arlene Shechet Taryn Simon Vaughn Spann Genesis Tramaine Chloe Wise There are currently more people homeless in New York than at any time since the Great Depression. Tonight alone, 63,000 people including nearly 22,000 children will sleep in NYC shelters. As the nation's oldest advocacy and ... More | | 
Art Brussels.
BRUSSELS.- Art Brussels announces the launch of a new online platform designed to benefit the fairs community of galleries and artists. A collaboration with GalleryViewer.com, the new initiative runs from Thursday 28 May 2020 at 11am (CET) until Monday 15 June 2020 and features galleries already confirmed for Art Brussels 2021. Anne Vierstraete, Managing Director, states: Our collaboration with Gallery Viewer is part of a longer-term vision to address how we engage with the online art market. Art Brussels benefits from a loyal audience and we believe it makes sense to initially direct our offer to our community of art lovers to help develop a wider European collector base. Nothing can replace the physical encounter with an artwork and its lively appreciation, this is especially true of works by artists which are still up and coming. Focusing on the local means galleries can present works to buyers in the region and give them t ... More |
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| | Blue Star Contemporary snnounces plans to reopen to the public | | CHART Art Fair announces presentation of 100% women artists for its 2020 edition | | Joseph Bellows Gallery presents an online exhibition of works by Baldwin Lee | 
Blue Star Contemporary.
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- Blue Star Contemporary, San Antonios first and longest running contemporary art non-profit, is pleased to announce its phased public reopening. Beginning on Saturday, June 6, BSC Members and donors will be welcomed to view extended exhibitions, including Novel Ideas, Secret Passage, Giveth and Taketh, and More Findings. Then, on Thursday, June 11, BSC invites the general public to explore these four exhibitions which opened on February 7, 2020. BSC closed to the public on March 14, 2020, out of care and concern for the health and safety of its community and staff. In accordance with public health guidelines and Greater SAfer Together San Antonio, BSC continues to prioritize the health and safety of its staff and visitors with the implementation of new protocols and procedures. All visitors, including BSC Members, will be required to make online reservations prior to admission, use face coverings, have their temperatu ... More | | 
Essi Kuokkanen, Smart Dog, 2020. Oil on canvas, 60,5 x 45cm. Photo: Jussi Tiainen, courtesy galerie anhava.
COPENHAGEN.- CHART Art Fair will show 100% women artists for its 2020 edition, in a new de-centred art fair format across the five Nordic capitals from 28 - 30 August 2020. By exhibiting 100% women artists, CHART aims to highlight a major structural challenge in the art market. Normally held in Copenhagen and bringing together galleries from across the Nordic region, for this years exceptional edition CHART will transform into CHART Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Reykjavik, and Stockholm in a re-thinking of the traditional art fair format in response to the current global health crisis. This new format will combine physical exhibitions and events with online activities, with an ambition to re start the art scene in the Nordics and re-connect both local and international communities. The past few months have turned everything upside down. Not just for us but for everyone. Adapting to a new reality is not only necessary, ... More | | 
Vicksburg, Mississippi, Barber, 1983. Vintage gelatin silver print, 16 x 20 inches.
LA JOLLA, CA.- When Baldwin Lee first arrived in the south, he did not know what he would photograph. He took a 2,000-mile exploratory trip on the back roads photographing anything that interested him with his 4 x 5-inch view camera. "My subjects included landscapes, cityscapes, close-up details, night studies, interiors of commercial and residential buildings, and portraits of peoplewhite and black, old and young, rural and urban, well-to-do and poor," he writes in his manuscript, In Consideration of Photographing in the South. "Upon proofing the film, I saw that the suspicion I had had while making the photographs was confirmedwhat interested me most were the pictures of black Americans who lived in poverty." Lee was surprised by the strong empathy he found he had for the subject. Lee studied photography with Minor White at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, receiving a Bachelor ... More |
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 Tang Teaching Museum presents online exhibition 'Lover Earth: Art and Ecosexuality'SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY.- The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College announces the opening of Lover Earth: Art and Ecosexuality, a student-curated online exhibition that encourages viewers to think critically about their bodies and the planet. The exhibition opens Saturday, May 30, on the Tang website. Organized by Caroline Coxe 20, Lover Earth draws on the ideas of Elizabeth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle, collaborative performance artists who coined the term ecosexuality to describe an erotic connection to nature. Instead of Mother Earth, they opt to use the phrase Lover Earth to denote a reciprocal relationship between humans and Earth. I came across Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens and their ecosex movement last summer, and I was really struck by the ways it embraced environmental ... More Palazzo Strozzi's Tomás Saraceno: Aria exhibition reopens Monday 1 JuneFIRENZE.- After being suspended for three full months, Palazzo Strozzi's major exhibition Tomás Saraceno. Aria will be ready to welcome visitors again starting Monday 1 June, extended until Sunday 1 November 2020. For this "second phase" of the exhibition, Palazzo Strozzi will be implementing safety measures designed to cope with the current health situation by proposing new ways of enjoying the exhibition and of booking tickets. At the same time, the institution are proposing new events, activities and initiatives to continue experimenting with new ways of involving the public, thus confirming their commitment to the city of Florence and Tuscany as a whole under the banner of the values of accessibility, research and innovation: a site of excellence for culture at both a national and international level. Throughout these months in which the exhibition has ... More Virus screening: 'Grease' draws crowds at Madrid drive-in cinemaMADRID (AFP).- For many, it was a long-awaited chance to feel normal again, sitting in their cars belting out "Summer Nights" at Madrid's drive-in cinema on a rare night out after a 10-week lockdown. It's opening night at this 1950s-themed venue and as the sun sets, vehicles begin pulling into the huge car park, ushers ensuring each is carefully positioned several metres apart. With cinemas emptied across the world because of the pandemic, drive-in screens have seen a resurgence in popularity, offering those who've been cooped up at home for months a safe way to go out. Two days after the Spanish capital finally began to emerge from one of the most restrictive lockdowns in the world, the Madrid Race reopened its doors with a screening of the 1978 hit musical "Grease". "We are the safest entertainment place in Madrid. It seems like drive-in cinema ... More National Portrait Gallery presents Shirley Purdie's Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe CANBERRA.- The National Portrait Gallery this week launches an online exhibition of Shirley Purdies remarkable self-portrait Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe to coincide with Reconciliation Week. An expansive, 36 panel work that pays homage to the women in Purdies family, Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe, meaning from my women, occupies an entire gallery wall. Currently installed in the NPGs main entrance gallery, this striking artwork is now also available as an online exhibition while the gallery remains closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, and is accompanied by a video of Shirley talking about her life. Shirley is a senior Gija woman, a leader within the Warmun Community, and has lived on Gija Country in Western Australias East Kimberley all her life. Inspired by more senior ... More London Art Week Digital Summer 2020 confirms 50 participantsLONDON.- The innovative digital presentation of London Art Week Summer 2020, taking place from 3-10 July 2020, welcomes numerous new faces alongside familiar participants that have supported the event for many years. Some 50 exhibitors have been confirmed to date. International newcomers include Galerie Canesso and Jacques Leegenhoek from Paris, Nicolás Cortés Gallery of Madrid, Daxer & Marschall and Arnoldi-Livie of Munich, and, from Italy, dealers such as Walter Padovani of Milan with sculpture, Antichità Alberto Di Castro Srl of Rome with works of art, Bottegantica of Bologna with Italian art and Enrico Ceci Cornici Antiche of Modena with fine antique frames. From the USA come new participants Jill Newhouse Gallery and Mireille Mosler. Among new London-based dealers taking part in London Art Week this summer is Stuart Lochhead ... More Art Gallery of NSW opens next Monday 1 June with free timed ticketing for entrySYDNEY.- From next Monday 1 June, free timed-entry tickets, physical distancing, no cloaking and BYO water bottles are among the measures the Art Gallery of NSW is implementing as it reopens to the public. These measures are in line with the NSW Governments health guidelines to keep visitors safe during COVID-19. Gallery director Michael Brand said while fewer visitors will be in the Gallery together, and with no groups and tours scheduled, the benefit for art lovers is a more intimate, up-close and personal experience of art than was possible pre-COVID-19. Physical proximity to art in the flesh is the most satisfying way to experience a work and were so thrilled to be able to open our doors again for visitors to enjoy this experience, Brand said. While the ideal experience of art is in person, the Gallery will maintain its online presence through ... More Christie's presents Imaginary Friends by Sir Quentin Blake sold to benefit Comic ReliefLONDON.- Christies Beyond Worlds: Fine Books & Manuscripts online auction, open for bidding from 14 May to 4 June, presents a collection of 12 drawings by Sir Quentin Blake, sold to benefit Comic Relief. The series, titled Imaginary Friends, has been created exclusively by Sir Quentin Blake to raise funds for Comic Relief and illustrate the imaginary companions people in isolation may dream of. Money raised by the drawings will go to charities in the UK and around the world that urgently need support to respond to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Sir Quentin Blake commented: When I was asked to make some drawings for Comic Relief I naturally thought of all those people isolated by lockdown, and I realised that I voluntarily spend quite lot of time on my own, with pen in hand, drawing imaginary friends (well, not always friends, actually). What ... More Lynden Sculpture Garden to open grounds to free social distance walkingMILWAUKEE, WIS.- The Lynden Sculpture Garden will be reopening its grounds for social distance walking on Monday, June 1, 2020. Hours will be 10 am-4 pm daily (closed Thursday). No admission will be charged at this time, but visitors are invited to become members. Visitors will be able to check in via app by scanning a QR code after entering the grounds. It is essential that we collect visitor information should contact tracing become necessary at some point in the future. The sculpture garden is located at 2145 W. Brown Deer Rd., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Visitors will find Lyndens new guidelines; a map to download and print at home (or access on your own device at the garden); and a link to virtual tours and family activities, here. As a sculpture garden, we are fortunate to have a 40-acre space that accommodates social distancing, observes Executive ... More Parrish Art Museum announces leadership transitionWATER MILL, NY.- The Parrish Art Museum announced today that Terrie Sultan, its Director for the past twelve years, is stepping down at the end of June. Sultan has been instrumental in leading the Parrish Art Museum into the 21st century. In 2012, she unveiled the Museums world-class building designed by Herzog & de Meuron, which has become an iconic cultural destination on the East End of Long Island. My years at the helm of the Parrish Art Museum have been the highlight of my career, and I am deeply proud of having led the Museum into the future, said Sultan. It has been an honor and I am ready now to take on new challenges. The Board of Trustees extends a heartfelt thanks to Terrie for her tremendous accomplishments on behalf of the Parrish, said Mary E. Frank, Board President and Interim Co-Chair. Terrie arrived ... More Oklahoma City Museum of Art to reopen June 6 to members, plans June 17 reopening to the publicOKLAHOMA CITY, OK.- On June 6, OKCMOA will reopen to members with timed ticketing and limited hours. During this special member preview period, the Museum will be open Wednesday to Sunday, 12 to 4 p.m. Opening along with the Museum is the special summer exhibition, POP Power from Warhol to Koons: Masterworks from the Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. Tickets for the general public will go on sale in early June with the first time slots available on June 17. Our goal is to provide a safe and reassuring experience for everyone who supports the Museum during this period of transition, said OKCMOA president and CEO, Dr. Michael J. Anderson. Since we made the difficult decision to close the Museum on March 14, our top priority has been getting ready to safely reopen to the public. When ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, American artist Eva Hesse died May 29, 1970. Eva Hesse (January 11, 1936 - May 29, 1970), was a German-born American sculptor, known for her pioneering work in materials such as latex, fiberglass, and plastics. She is one of the artists who ushered in the postminimal art movement in the 1960s. In this image: No title, 1963. Ink, gouache, crayon, and graphite on paper, 22 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches. Private collection.
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