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Fourteen Views (2023), a panorama of 14 wallpaper and wood panels showing France, Vietnam and the United States, on display in the Between Two Rivers exhibition by An-My Lê at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Oct. 30, 2023. At MoMA, her images of Vietnam, the American South and the California desert show the vanishing line between boot camp and theater, fiction and truth. (Vincent Tullo/The New York Times)
by Holland Cotter
NEW YORK, NY.- The initial photographs of the Hamas-Israeli war arrived, as if out of nowhere, like a kick to the chest. How could this mutual slaughter be happening, so suddenly, and on this scale? I thought of American poet Walt Whitmans stuttering shocked reaction to Americas Civil War. The dead, the dead, the dead, he keened, Our dead South or North, ours all, all, all, all. Another, later American poet and political activist, Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980), might have been less surprised by the present catastrophe and the images its generating. It is the history of the idea of war that is beneath our other histories, she coolly wrote in the late 1940s, early in the bitter long Cold War that followed World War II. War, with its guarantee of violence, she was saying, is always in progress somewhere, maybe everywhere, in one of three predictable stages: preparation, detonation, cleanup. This long view of war as a perpetual reality, always na ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Material about Brian Friel on display at St. Connell's Museum includes news clippings of his funeral and old show posters, in the western Irish town of Glenties, where Friel's mother was born, Oct. 18, 2023. Irish Repertory Theater's season-long survey of the playwright's work prompted a reporter to seek out the Irish town that inspired the imaginary site of so many of his plays. (Finbarr O'Reilly/The New York Times)
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| In public art, sometimes subtlety just doesn't cut it | | Templon exhibits previously unseen oils on canvas and site-specific installation by Franz Ackermann | | Hindman offers the historically significant Ernest and Elle Brummer Collection | 
An animation by the artist Joshua Frankel is projected on large LED screens at Moynihan Train Hall in New York, Oct. 31, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
by Blake Gopnik
NEW YORK, NY.- Zendaya, the stunning actress, hovers in front of the great Victory of Samothrace at the Louvre, her black cape spreading out to echo the classical statues white wings. BEAUTY IS A LIVING ART, reads the tagline, in this sleek ad for Lancôme cosmetics playing across the 160-foot width of the video screens in Amtraks Moynihan Train Hall. Those screens, four of them, then display some stills, rather less sleek, of NFL quarterback Jalen Hurts in his green Philadelphia Eagles jersey, with copy that proclaims HULU HAS LIVE SPORTS. And finally theyre filled with a hand-drawn animation, in scrawly white on black, of a crowd of figures crossing and ... More | | 
Empty Window, 2023. Oil on canvas, 278 Ã 438 cm 109 1/2 Ã 172 1/2 in. detail
NEW YORK, NY.- For his first exhibition at Templon NY, German artist Franz Ackermann continues to explore his concept of an evolving exhibition with Multiple Locations. Fruit of an in-depth reflection over several years on the notion of physical and mental displacement, this selection of previously unseen oils on canvas and a site-specific installation follow on from A Range of Thoughts in Paris and Dont Move-Travel in Brussels in 2022. With each exhibition leading him to new destinations, Âthe sense of displacement is what feeds the nomadic artists practice. On the canvas, he mixes random memories together with explosive colours and strong emotions inspired by his many travels. His mental maps with their exuberant palette of hues combine fragments of photographs and outlines of skyscrapers in a subtle nod to the legendary seething energy of the megalopolis that never ... More | | 
A Romano-Egyptian Black Basalt Portrait Head.
CHICAGO, IL.- Hindman has been given the opportunity to offer the remaining collection of Ernest and Elle Brummer over a series of auctions, commencing with the highly anticipated Antiquities and Ancient Art sale in December. The collection also features fine jewelry, furniture, decorative arts, and fine art to be offered in auctions from December through March of next year. These auctions not only showcase exceptional pieces but also serve as a tribute to the Brummer legacy, said Jacob Coley, Hindmans Director and Senior Specialist of Antiquities & Ancient Art. The carefully curated collection, spanning various artistic periods and styles, embodies the Brummers' discerning taste and passion for art. We are thrilled to honor this legacy and provide a unique platform for art enthusiasts and collectors to acquire these remarkable pieces, thereby continuing the legacy of appreciation and scholarship that the Brummer Ga ... More |
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| Turning heads in mystery, not another pretty face | | 125th anniversary of the birth of M.C. Escher celebrated extensively throughout The Hague | | Movement and energy erupt in José Sierra's biomorphic ceramic vessels at Gerald Peters Contemporary | 
Ewa Juszkiewicz, a Polish painter, at her studio in Warsaw, Poland on Oct. 12, 2023. (Anna Liminowicz/The New York Times)
by Chantel Tattoli
WARSAW.- Ewa Juszkiewicz was staring at a portrait of Katarzyna Starzenska, a Polish aristocrat and social fixture, completed in 1804. She had many romances, Juszkiewicz said. She was partying a lot. She was basically an influencer. Other women all wanted to dress like her, she said. The small painting by François Gérard, which presents Starzenska in a black dress and red shawl, was displayed at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, a museum that was once the home of Polish monarchs. I think her black dress is velvet, Juszkiewicz said. The red shawl probably cashmere? Cashmere had become popular at that time. Juszkiewicz, 39, a surrealist painter, ha ... More | | 
Sigrid Calon, To the extend of / | & - no. 120, 2012. Riso print.
THE HAGUE.- The themes close to M.C. Escher's heart are still alive and kicking. Even today, we see artists incorporating optical illusion, reflection, nature and architecture into their artworks. In the major autumn exhibition Just Like Escher, Escher in The Palace shows how contemporary artists and designers such as Damien Hirst, Iris van Herpen, Chris Ofili and Carlijn Kingma challenge Escher's ideas. Impossible objects, masterful metamorphoses and absurdist architecture. In Just Like Escher, Escher in The Palace brings to life famous themes associated with Escher through contemporary art. Thirty-six artists, both national and international, illustrate how current and confrontational Escher's themes remain, and how his work lives on and evolves in contemporary culture. Escher ... More | | 
José Sierra, 2023. Stoneware, 13 x 14 x 14 inches. Images © 2023 William Clift, courtesy of Gerald Peters Contemporary.
SANTA FE, NM.- Gerald Peters Contemporary to host, Cholla Galáctica, an exhibition of new works by José Sierra. The Albuquerque-based artist grew up in Mérida, Venezuela and his practice is intrinsically linked to these two places and their dramatic landscapes. From the lush, mind-bending forests of Venezuela to the sprawling cholla of the Albuquerque valley, Sierras seeks to capture the memory, emotion, and physicality of the natural world. Movement and energy erupt in Sierras biomorphic ceramic vessels. His undulating forms pulsate with bold colors and delicate surface details immersing the viewer into Sierras personal expression of the land. My goal is not mimesis but to capture the energy of these spaces and ... More |
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| Peter Freeman, Inc. now presenting American artist Charles LeDray | | First exhibition by Craig Calderwood, 'Ambrosia Salad, Bad Panacea and Other Work' at George Adams Gallery | | Setting a table at the Whitney with art | 
Backward Suit, 20102023. Fabric, thread, leather, gold-plated brass, epoxy resin, enamel paint, crayon, paper, wood, coated pressboard. Photography by Justin Craun. Courtesy Peter Freeman, Inc., New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- Peter Freeman, Inc. is now presenting American artist Charles LeDrays second solo exhibition with the gallery, composed of new sculptures and drawings made in New York, primarily over the last three years. Charles LeDray uses a multitude of techniques including carving, casting, drawing, painting, printmaking, sewing, and throwing. The artist recreates existing objects, transforming them through uncanny manipulations of scale and re-combinations that suggest narratives about history and society. Here, containerspockets, pallets, cigar boxes, chests, and vitrineshold collections of individualized yet related objects: things we amass to remember, or to project who we are, where we have been, need, or want to go. LeDrays work is in numerous public collections including The Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ... More | | 
Bassoon Song for a Sad Baguette, 2023. Denim, Thread, Acrylic, Metal Clips, Bisque Ceramic, One Shot Enamel Paint 61 x 82.5.
NEW YORK, NY.- The George Adams Gallery announced its first solo exhibition of recent work by Craig Calderwood: Ambrosia Salad, Bad Panacea and Other Works. The exhibition includes a series of intricate tapestry paintings and drawings that explore themes of queer identity and life. These works bring together elements drawn from fantasy, video games, and Calderwoods own personal history, providing a reflection on their experience of processing grief over the past several years. A predominantly self-taught artist, Calderwoods work is heavily autobiographical, referencing their childhood and identity as a queer and trans individual. Their use of materials, specifically textiles, is essential to Calderwoods practice and evokes memories of their father, a skilled upholsterer and craftsman. By fusing aspects from their personal life with fantastical imagery, Calderwood creates enigmatic visual tales enriched by intricate patt ... More | | 
An image from Max Touhey/Whitney Museum shows Rashid Johnsons art installation, New Poetry, at the renovated Frenchette restaurant at the Whitney Museum. (Max Touhey/Whitney Museum via The New York Times)
by Ted Loos
NEW YORK, NY.- Culinary passion and art-making can flourish together in the right hands, such as those of Rirkrit Tiravanija, who has explored meals-as-art-medium, and the artist-founded restaurant Food, started in SoHo in the early 1970s by Gordon Matta-Clark and others. Now, the Whitney Museum of American Art is rebooting its restaurant spaces with commissioned artworks by two top contemporary makers, Rashid Johnson and Dyani White Hawk, and their works are also entering the museums collection. We didnt design these spaces and then ask artists to fill a spot, said Scott Rothkopf, who took over as Whitney director from Adam D. Weinberg on Wednesday. We asked the artists first, and found out what they wanted to do. Its a very Whitney way of doing it. This month, the ground floor space, which ... More |
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| Doyle sets world auction record for Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1983 Print 'Back of the Neck' | | Poster Auctions International announces highlights included in Rare Posters Auction #91, Nov. 12 | | Bertoia's welcomes 2023 holiday season with festive Nov. 17-18 Annual Fall Auction | 
CRASH. Original logo
NEW YORK.- Doyle set a new World Auction Record for Jean-Michel Basquiats 1983 print Back of the Neck on November 1, 2023. International bidding drove the large-scale, hand-colored screenprint soaring over its estimate to achieve $1,119,000 -- a record price for the print. 1983 was an important year for Basquiat. He was included in that years Whitney Biennial, following his 1982 solo shows at the Annina Nosei Gallery in New York and Gagosian in Los Angeles. From an edition of 24 prints and 3 artists proofs, Back of the Neck was consigned by the Estate of a Prominent New York Chef. The highly-anticipated auction of Prints & Multiples Including 80s NYC took place in New York following preview exhibitions in Doyles galleries on both coasts. In celebration of the 1980s theme, Doyle commissioned a special 80s NYC logo for the sale from the Bronx-born artist CRASH, also known as John Matos, one ... More | | 
Paul Colin, Champs Ãlysées / La Loïe Fuller. 1925. Estimate: $30,000-$40,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- The 91st Rare Posters Auction from Poster Auctions International on Sunday, November 12, features rare and iconic images from a century of poster design. The collection includes Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern, and Contemporary lithographs as well as decorative panels, maquettes, and original works. All 460 lots will be on view to the public through November 11. The auction will be held live in PAIs gallery at 26 West 17th Street in New York City, as well as online at posterauctions.com, beginning promptly at 11am Eastern time. Jack Rennert, the president of Poster Auctions International, Inc., said, Our 91st sale is notable for the many exceptionally rare works being offered by top artists, including Cappiello, Chéret, Colin, Hohlwein, Mucha, and Schnackenberg. This auction also includes first-class images for automobiles, bicycles, and war and ... More | | 
Hubley cast-iron Surfer Boy pull toy. Figures bathing top embossed Beach Patrol. Produced as a cross-promotional effort with Jantzen swimwear company. 7.5in long. Pristine condition. Estimate: $7,000-$10,000. All images courtesy of Bertoia Auctions
VINELAND, NJ.- Antique toy collectors wont have to wait till December for their holiday gifts to arrive. All of their Christmas wishes will come true this month at Bertoias festive Annual Fall Sale. The 2023 edition, slated for November 17-18, features a dizzying array of exquisite European and American toys, as well as mechanical, still and spelter banks from premier collections. European toys will take their turn in the spotlight, with all forms of transportation ready to roll on land, sea or in the air. A large grouping of early German boats includes a fabulous Marklin paddle wheeler, a near-mint Marklin battleship, an enormous Radiguet gunboat, and several other awe-inspiring vessels. Grand ... More |
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 The family that turned Malcolm X's life into operaNEW YORK, NY.- X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, which arrives at the Metropolitan Opera on Friday, was a family affair. The meditative yet dramatic work has a score by Anthony Davis to a scenario by his younger brother, Christopher Davis, and a libretto by their cousin Thulani Davis. When they were working on the opera, in the early 1980s, the three were living in New York. Christopher appeared as Malcolm X in a play in Jamaica, Queens, and Anthony was playing experimental, improvised music in ensembles alongside Thulanis poetry in productions downtown. There was a lot of energy in the air, Christopher, 70, said in a recent interview at the Met alongside Anthony, 72 with Thulani, 74, joining by video from her home in Madison, Wisconsin. In the decades since X had a celebrated New York City Opera premiere in 1986, ... More  'Poor Yella Rednecks' review: A writer's origin story remixes conventionsNEW YORK, NY.- Playwright Qui Nguyen has made a career of imagining marginalized people as heroic leads. That includes his parents, who emigrated from Vietnam and met in an Arkansas refugee camp, a story Nguyen chronicled in his raunchy rom-com-style play Vietgone. Poor Yella Rednecks, which opened Wednesday in a rollicking, comic book-inspired production at New York City Center, picks up five years later, in 1980, when their marriage hits the rocks and the playwright is a 5-year-old struggling to learn English. Commissioned by Manhattan Theater Club and South Coast Repertory, where it premiered in 2019, Poor Yella Rednecks functions as the playwrights own superhero origin story: Nguyen has become not only a wizard of language and form, but also an expert master of ceremonies, subverting and remixing conventions ... More  Pairing celebrity with audiobook? It's a 'Kind of Matchmaking.'NEW YORK, NY.- Its not clear how many takes it took to get that fo shiz, fo shiz just right in the recording studio. But however many it was, actress Michelle Williams landed on a line reading that has resonated on social media. The quotation in question is part of her 5 1/2-hour audiobook narration of Britney Spears bestselling new memoir, The Woman in Me. And while audiobook memoirs are traditionally voiced by the authors, in an introductory recording, Spears explains that because of the heart-wrenching and emotional subject matter, she would not be providing her own voice-over. Instead, its Williams voice that listeners hear. Although her impression of Justin Timberlake encountering Ginuwine was widely circulated on X, formerly known as Twitter, there are passages in the book that are somber. Williams narrates how ... More  'Merry Me' review: A loopy sex comedy focused on female pleasureNEW YORK, NY.- On an imaginary island off the coast of some enemy state that exists only in fantasy, a navy is becalmed. A blackout is to blame, but its the good kind of blackout the kind that stops a war in its tracks. Still, it means the phones arent working. So when Pvt. Willy Memnons mother calls him up from elsewhere on the base camp, she does it the analog way: on a paper cup attached to a string. William Iphigenio Memnon, she says, using his full name because she means business, pick up the cup, I need to ask you something. Unusual middle name, no? Then again, his father is Gen. Aga Memnon, and his mother is Memnon, aka Clytemnestra. And in Hansol Jungs delightfully loopy sex comedy, Merry Me, it matters not a whit that navies dont tend to have generals and privates, or that the Clytemnestra we know from ... More  Kenyan-British artist Dame Magdalene Odundo presents North American exhibition at Gardiner Museum, TorontoONTARIO.- One of the worlds most esteemed ceramic artists, Dame Magdalene Odundo, made her Canadian debut this fall at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto. Magdalene Odundo: A Dialogue with Objects, which opened October 19, 2023, is the largest ever North American exhibition of Odundos work. Since the early 1980s, the British-Kenyan artist has pursued a singular vision centered on the refined, magisterial ceramic vessel. Made entirely by hand and fired to a smooth, lustrous sheen, these works are uniquely her own while synthesizing traditions of ceramics and other media from multiple global cultures. Odundos sensuous vessels, with their vibrant orange and velvety black surfaces, reference the human ... More  Ogden Contemporary arts announces two fall exhibitionsOGDEN, UT.- Today, Ogden Contemporary Arts presents two solo exhibitions for artists whose dual cultural identities and journey to American citizenship shape their work and artistic practice. MyLoan Dinh: Unsettled Provisions is presented in OCAs main gallery, while Nancy Rivera: No Present to Remember occupies the upper gallery. Both shows run from November 3rd, 2023 through January 14th, 2024. MyLoan Dinh, who was born in Vietnam and is currently based in North Carolina, is a multidisciplinary artist whose work reflects on her experiences as a woman of color and former refugee, addressing everyday manifestations of transcultural identity, memory and displacement. Nancy Rivera is a Salt Lake City-based artist whose explorations in photography, fiber and sculpture bridge her roots in Mexico with her life in America. ... More  Fifth solo exhibition by artist Gillian Wearing to begin at Regen ProjectsSANTA MONICA, CALIF.- Well-known for photographic portraits in which she adopts the guise of others as a way of inquiring about the consistency of the self, with reflections, her fifth solo exhibition at Regen Projects, Gillian Wearing focuses our attention on the precarity of perception and self-perception, the constructed reality of pictures of any kind, and the susceptibility of how we see ourselves. Recalling her love of painting as a student, Wearing long wondered how the medium might join her established range of practices, including photography, video, and sculpture. The pandemic lockdowns afforded what seemed like an inifinity of time and the privacy to rediscover the medium without scrutiny as she relearned a once seemingly innate skill. Wearings paintings clearly evoke many of her familiar themes. Questions of representation, ... More  'The Golden Hour' by Rob Pruitt celebrates 60th birthday milestone at 303 GalleryNEW YORK, NY.- 303 Gallery is presenting its second exhibition with Rob Pruitt. On view will be new works that chart the artists coming to terms with his milestone, 60th birthday. The exhibition includes new Calendar paintings, Date paintings, and a markedly personal iteration of the artists renowned Flea Market, in a self-reflective meditation on the passing of time. Over the last decade, Pruitt has utilized gradient fields of color in different, evolving series of paintings. Early, gradient face paintings employ color symbolism to depict human emotion, and subsequent Suicide Paintings use gradients to form deep corridors of psychological space. With his multi-panel, Month of Sunsets paintings, gradients are used to depict the actual sunrise or sunset of a given day, dramatically mapping color on to time. In his latest Calendar paintings, ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian painter Annibale Carracci was born November 03, 1560. Annibale Carracci (November 3, 1560 - July 15, 1609) was an Italian Baroque painter. In this image: Eugenio Riccomini, curator of the exhibition of Italian painter Annibale Carracci, stands next to the painting "I macellai" (The butchers) during the exhibit opening in Bologna, Italy, Thursday Sept. 21, 2006. Carracci, who lived from 1560 to 1609 was underpaid in his lifetime and undervalued for centuries after his death and at last is having a renaissance in his native Bologna. Carracci's mastery ranged from sympathetic and realistic portraits of common folk like butchers, to magnificent frescoes adorning palatial residences in Rome.
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