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Maren Hassingers River, 1972/2011, mixed-media with steel chains and rope, on display as part of the exhibit Joan Didion: What She Means, at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles on Oct. 4, 2022. The museums first gallery is devoted to Didions early years in Sacramento and works that evoke the arid landscape as well as the fluidity of the Sacramento River, images present in her writing. Bethany Mollenkof/The New York Times.
by Adam Nagourney
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Joan Didion was born in Sacramento, a fifth-generation Californian, and wrote some of her most memorable essays, novels and screenplays during her years on the West Coast. She moved to New York City (for a second time) in 1988 and lived there a literary, cultural and social icon until she died in her Manhattan apartment at the age of 87 in 2021. There have always been competing claims on the Didion legacy by New York and California. So it seems noteworthy that an examination of her life, an ambitious museum exhibition created with her blessing, will open Oct. 11 at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. Joan Didion: What She Means is devoted not to a painter, sculptor or photographer, but to a writer. Yet the sweep of her life, from Sacramento to Hollywood to the Upper East Side, is captured in art paintings, photography and video along with archival material. That includes pages from original screenplays she wrote with her husband, John Gregory Dunne ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day L.A. Louver is presenting drawings, prints, and ceramics by Beatrice Wood centered on the collection of renowned scholar and curator Francis M. Naumann. This selection of works, dating from 1917 to 1996, represents the breadth and variety of Woodâs art and provides remarkable insight into her extraordinary life and creative process.
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| Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to Annie Ernaux | | Fossils reveal Pterosaur relatives before they evolved wings | | Colnaghi presents new exhibition dedicated to Spanish Modernists working in Belle Ãpoque Paris | 
The author Annie Ernaux, at home in Cergy Pontoise, France in March 2020. Isabelle Eshraghi/The New York Times.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Nobel Prize in literature was awarded Thursday to Annie Ernaux, the French novelist whose intensely personal books have spoken to generations of women by highlighting incidents from her own life, including a back-street abortion in the 1960s and a passionate extramarital affair. Mats Malm, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, which decides the prize, announced the decision at a news conference in Stockholm, lauding the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory. The committee had not been able to reach Ernaux by telephone, Malm said, but the author quickly learned of the news. On Thursday afternoon, she emerged from her home in a Paris suburb to talk briefly with reporters. Looking overwhelmed, she said had she learned of the award on the radio. Im very happy Im proud, she ... More | | 
An undated photo provided by Matt Humpage, Northern Rogue Studios shows a 3-D skeletal reconstructions of Scleromochlus taylori. By reanalyzing earlier specimens, scientists linked small, leggy creatures that roamed 237 million years ago to the reptiles that flew through the dinosaur era. Matt Humpage, Northern Rogue Studios via The New York Times.
by Jack Tamisiea
NEW YORK, NY.- Few creatures were built to soar like pterosaurs. Tens of millions of years before the earliest birds, these Mesozoic reptiles had pioneered flight with sail-shaped wings and lightweight bones. Eventually pterosaurs the size of small planes would take to the sky, pushing the boundaries of animal aviation. But the origins of these reptiles have remained murky because of a lack of fossils from the earliest flyers. The oldest pterosaur we have already had wings and were capable flyers, said Davide Foffa, a paleontologist at Virginia Tech, which makes it difficult to chart their aerial evolution. For decades, paleontologists have postulated ... More | | 
Mariano Andreu, Le Travesti et le miroir, Paris, 1928. On view in Barcelona - Paris, 1860 - 1936: A Journey to Modernity, open Oct 6th - Nov 18th at Colnaghi London.
LONDON.- Colnaghi, London presents a survey of painting by Spanish artists of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries working in Paris this autumn. Running from 6th October 18th November, 2022, Barcelona Paris, 1860-1936: A Journey to Modernity reflects the continued interest in this period, and builds upon two previous exhibitions showcasing work by Spanish Modernists at the gallery in 2020 and 2021. To realise this presentation, Colnaghi (est. 1760), is collaborating once again with two of Barcelonas most important and historic galleries, Sala Parés (est. 1877) and Artur Ramon Art (est. 1911), combining more than five hundred years of collective expertise. Barcelona Paris, 1860-1936: A Journey to Modernity is comprised of over 50 works by 29 artists, who travelled from Barcelona to Paris, to live, work and draw inspiration from the avant-garde city of lights. This exhibition explores the ... More |
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| $100 million collection of former Whitney President David M. Solinger comes to Sotheby's | | Important Johannes Kepler documents highlight Bonhams History of Science & Technology Sale | | In 60th year, New York Film Festival stays true to its mission | 
Alberto Giacometti, Trois hommes qui marchent (Grand plateau), conceived in 1949, cast by 1952, painted bronze, est. $15-20 million. Courtesy Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- David M. Solinger (1906-1996) was many things: a highly successful lawyer, among the first to specialize in advertising law, and legal representative to a number of leading artists; a transformational force as President of the board of the Whitney Museum of American Art (the first person from outside the Whitney family to hold this position); a highly engaged amateur artist, whose confrontation with the challenges of painting brought him closer to the art and artists of his day; an abundantly generous philanthropist, who donated important works to Cornell University (his alma mater), the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Smith College and others; and not least a collector in the truest sense. This fall, across a series of sales in New York and Paris which will open with a dedicated evening sale in New York on November 14, Sothebys will offe ... More | | 
Kepler Requests the Payment of his Pension. Kepler, Johannes. 1571-1630. Autograph Letter Signed (Johann Kepler), in German, to Matthaias, Roman Emperor and King of Hungary Bohemia, etc., 2 pp recto and verso.
NEW YORK, NY.- An autograph scientific manuscript using the new concept of logarithms to determine the movement of the planets by Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) comes to auction on October 25 at Bonhams History of Science and Technology, including Space History in New York. The manuscript, estimated at $400,000 600,000, is arguably the most important Kepler autograph to come to auction. Rarely does Kepler material come to auction and only two other scientific manuscripts have appeared at auction in the past 100 years. Kepler, a German mathematician and astronomer, along with Galileo, essentially created modern astronomy with his discovery of three laws of planetary motion, giving physical reality to Copernicuss theories of the heliocentric solar system. Written in Latin on the address leaf of a letter, the dense mathematical calculations employ logarithms, only recently discovered ... More | | 
Standouts like All the Beauty and the Bloodshed and Descendant are still on tap in the second half of this marathon of cinematic art.
NEW YORK, NY.- In 1966, when the New York Film Festival didnt program a single big Hollywood movie, the omission made news. The major American film companies had grown allergic to festivals and were reluctant to be on the slate, including United Artists, which refused to submit Billy Wilders The Fortune Cookie for consideration. Speaking to The New York Times about his teapot tempest, Wilder wondered if the studio was afraid of the snobbish, intellectual types who attended the festival, quipping that my picture was not made in Czechoslovakia. Now in its 60th year, the New York Film Festival has managed to outlive Czechoslovakia and most of the old Hollywood companies that once largely dictated the audiences ideas about cinema. The festival has also nurtured new talent, supported established auteurs and served as an ongoing argument for cinema as an art even while reliably exasperating every conceivable stakeholder. Among my cherished festival memo ... More |
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| Woody Auction to offer Part 1 of the lifetime Ron Blessing estate collection | | Susan Juster named W.M. Keck Director of Research at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens | | ICA/Boston presents major thematic exhibition exploring how artists have been inspired by children and childhood | 
Circular bank/hotel foyer cabinet by Phillip Kopp, 105 inches tall and 63 inches in diameter, made in 1850 from burl walnut, a two-tiered cabinet, having four sections of white marble with mirrors.
DOUGLASS, KAN.- Part 1 of the lifetime Ron Blessing estate collection an amazing accumulation of quality Victorian antiques, French cameo art glass, period American furniture and other items will come up for bid on Saturday, October 29th, beginning at 9:30 am Central time, by Woody Auction. The sale will be held online and live in the Woody Auction hall located at 130 East Third Street, Douglass. Mr. Blessing was a long-time resident of Kearney, Nebraska, and began collecting quality Victorian antiques many years ago. Early on, he developed a love of silverplate items, especially pickle castors and brides baskets. His dream was to turn his Kearney warehouse into a fully displayed showroom of the finest antiques available and to host large dinner parties surrounded by the Victorian atmosphere. As with many ... More | | 
Susan Juster. Photo: Leisa Thompson Photography.
SAN MARINO, CA.- Following an international search, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today the appointment of University of Michigan history professor Susan Juster to the position of W.M. Keck Foundation Director of Research. Juster, a scholar of 17th- and 18th-century American history, joins The Huntington staff on Feb. 1, 2023. We are thrilled to have Susan joining The Huntington at this important time, said Karen R. Lawrence, president of The Huntington. Susan is both a first-rate scholar and a strong administrator, with an impeccable sense for why the humanities matter, especially at this fraught moment, when evidence and historical fact are questioned at every turn. We look forward to having her join us as The Huntington seeks to magnify the impact of its collections by using them to help inspire discussion and transform understanding among our diverse and growing audiences. Juster, w ... More | | 
Tau Lewis, Untitled (play dumb to catch wise), 2017. Hand-sewn fabrics, wire, polyester stuffing, plaster, acrylic paint, human hair, and stones. 24 à 20 à 33 inches (61 à 50.8 à 83.8 cm). Courtesy the artist and Night Gallery, Los Angeles. © Tau Lewis
BOSTON, MASS.- On October 6, 2022, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston opened To Begin Again: Artists and Childhood, the first thematic group exhibition in the U.S. to explore the influence of children and childhood on the practice of visual artists. Years in the making, this groundbreaking exhibition examines how childhood is an important yet undervalued subject in the history of art. It begins with the observation that artists have long been inspired by childrenby their imagination, creativity, and unique ways of seeing and being in the worldand explores how artists grapple with timely issues of creativity, risk, power, care, labor, and learning through their engagement with childhood. Featuring 40 artistsincluding Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paul Klee, Glenn Ligon, and Faith RinggoldTo Begin ... More |
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| Fall at Michaan's returns to traditional masters, Marc Chagall, and rare Asian antiques | | Noonans to sell the P.D.S.A. Dickin Medal to "Rob, the Parachuting Dog' | | Exhibition of new photographs by Tyler Mitchell opens at Gagosian | 
A Rare Chinese Four Panel Coromandel Lacquer 'Eighteen Lohans' Screen. Estimate $4,000/6,000.
ALAMEDA, CA.- This October, Michaans Auctions will hold two auctions in addition to the monthly Annex Auction. Friday, October 14th will see the Traditional & Old Masters Auction, in which fine art, furniture, and decorative arts from the Baroque era to the Barbizon school will be offered. The monthly Gallery Auction will conclude the auction week on Saturday, October 15, bringing a selection of rare articles and decorations including a fire extinguisher grenade circa 1890, a lithograph by Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1985), and a rare Chinese coromandel lacquer screen. Fridays auction will present no shortage of rare decorations, including a 19th century Derbyshire fluorspar Blue John Urn estimated at $2,000-$3,000. Blue John, or Derbyshire Spar, is a rare form of fluorite which has only been observed in two caverns of Derbyshire. Mined for ornamental purposes since at least the 18th century, operations ... More | | 
It is estimated at £20,000-30,000 and the proceeds will be given to the Taylor McNally Foundation, it is being sold with an extensive archive including his collar, a portrait painting, photographs, certificate, manuscripts, books and letters.
LONDON.- The hugely emotive P.D.S.A. Dickin Medal for Gallantry, otherwise known as the V.C for animals, and the R.S.P.C.A. Red Collar for Valour awarded to War Dog Rob, for his gallantry and outstanding service during the Second World War, during which he undertook 20 parachute descents while serving with Infantry in North Africa and the 2nd S.A.S. Regiment in Italy will be offered for sale by Noonans on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 in a sale of Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. It is estimated at £20,000-30,000 and the proceeds will be given to the Taylor McNally Foundation, it is being sold with an extensive archive including his collar, a portrait painting, photographs, certificate, manuscripts, books and letters. Rob, a black-and-white collie-retriever, was bought as a puppy ... More | | 
Tyler Mitchell, Cage, 2022 Archival pigment print, 50 x 40 in. 127 x 101.6 cm. Edition of 3 + 2 AP © Tyler Mitchell. Image courtesy of the artist, Jack Shainman Gallery, and Gagosian.
LONDON.- Gagosian is presenting Chrysalis, an exhibition of new photographs by Tyler Mitchell. Opening October 6, it is the gallerys first solo exhibition of works by Mitchell, and his first in London. Mitchells photographs and videos propose a utopian vision of Black beauty, desire, and belonging. For Chrysalis, he has produced photographs of youthful subjects in nature. Shot on location in upstate New York and in studios in New York and London in 2022, the images allude to the contemporary landscape while reflecting on the history of photographic images of Black people, particularly in the American South. Playfully theatrical and surreal, the works focus on Black figures and the landscapes they inhabit, incorporating visual signifiers of spirituality, transformation, and aspiration. Chrysalis presents images of Black men ... More |
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 Toledo Museum of Art appoints Christine D. Starkman as Consulting Curator of Asian Art TOLEDO, OH.- The Toledo Museum of Art has named Christine D. Starkman consulting curator of Asian art. As TMA continues its efforts to broaden the narrative of art history, Starkman will integrate Asian art into the expansive and global stories the Museum seeks to tell. After assessing TMAs holdings, Starkman will focus on new acquisitions of Asian art to draw on collection strengths and complement existing holdings and will contribute to the Museums thinking about its upcoming reinstallation. Starkman, a recipient of the 2021 Fulbright Scholar Award for Korea, is an Asian and contemporary art curator interested in the global, transnational and transcultural histories of modern and contemporary art between Asia, North America and Europe. She has been a researcher and curator at the Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland ... More  Ewbank's £1m Bond mania continues as 007 celebrates 60 years of Dr NoWOKING.- When the film Dr No was released on October 5, 1962, it launched a 007 phenomenon that is still running strongly 60 years later. Now Ewbanks, the Surrey auctioneers who have taken over £1 million from dedicated James Bond sales, are marking the anniversary with 150+ lots of Bond film memorabilia and collectables on October 6. Highlights includes an official replica Golden Gun signed by Roger Moore and Christopher Lee, a rare first edition of the first Bond book, Casino Royale, highly collectable movie posters for Thunderball, starring Sean Connery, and even Casino chips from Daniel Craig's debut film Casino Royale. Together the lots are expected to sell for up to £75,000. The sale is just the latest in a series of 007 sales that have netter Ewbank's over £1m since they first launched in early 2019 with one themed as Bond and Beyond. Ewbanks specialist Alastair McCrea, who has overseen the concept auctions for a ... More  Edgar Allen Poe among Fine Autograph and Artifacts featuring Literature up for auctionBOSTON, MASS.- RR Auction's October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a wealth of important literary letters and Revolutionary rarities. Highlights include an autograph letter signed by Edgar Allan Poe. In the one-page letter, dated November 12, 1836, Poe solicits a donation for the Southern Literary Messenger, his shortlived employer and his formal entrance into the publishing realm. A beautifully penned letter from the 27-year-old scribe, written during a formative period in his life. (Estimate: $125,000+) A handwritten poem by Emily Dickinson, soliciting a shopkeeper's smile. The autographed poem on two pages, no date but circa 1861. Fabulous autograph manuscript of a poem by Emily Dickinson, rendered in her distinctive, slanted handwriting. this is one of two known copies of the autograph manuscript of this lovely Dickinson poem ... More  Nye & Company to hold back-to-back online auctions, October 19 and 19-20BLOOMFIELD, NJ.- Nye & Company Auctioneers will hold back-to-back online sales in October, beginning on Wednesday, October 19th, with A Moment in Time; The Watch Sale at 10 am Eastern nearly 75 lots of watches by makers such as Patek Philippe, Rolex, Cartier, Omega, Universal Geneve and others. A large number of pieces come with the original boxes and papers. Immediately following the watch sale that day, and on into the next day, October 20th, will be a live-online Chic and Antique Estate Treasures Auction, featuring a curated mix of around 550 lots of fine and decorative arts spanning the 17th century to present day, including a selection of fine property from the Stanley Weiss collection and a fully restored 1962 Roman Red Corvette. The Moment in Time sale includes a late 1940s Patek Philippe oversized mans watch in rose ... More  Museum of Broadway announces first special exhibitNEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Broadway announced the first special exhibit that will be featured in the Museum, The American Theatre as seen by Hirschfeld, curated by David Leopold, Creative Director of The Al Hirschfeld Foundation. This new exhibition, created exclusively for the Museum of Broadway, takes visitors through nine decades of Hirschfelds iconic images of theater in this country through twenty-five drawings and prints from 1928 to 2002. Visitors will be brought face to face with the original productions of Fiddler on the Roof, The Phantom of the Opera, The King and I, Sunday in the Park with George, Funny Girl, Ragtime, Beauty and the Beast, and Hairspray, among others. Hirschfeld created more posters for shows than any other artist, which are featured on two dedicated walls in the exhibition, alongside a number ... More  Serpentine present the first London solo exhibition from the pioneering Sudanese artist Kamala Ibrahim IshagLONDON.- This autumn, Serpentine presents a major exhibition of pioneering Sudanese artist Kamala Ibrahim Ishag (b. 1939) organised with Sharjah Art Foundation in collaboration with The Africa Institute. The exhibition at Serpentine South in London will take place from 7 October to 29 January 2023. Ishag has forged a unique and expansive practice which is not defined by a singular style or movement. Her work embraces and expresses different earthly and spiritual landscapes and histories of Sudanese visual culture across many eras. The artist also roots her practice around subjects including women, spiritualism, Zar ceremonies, plants and stories from her mother and grandmothers in relation to how she has experienced ... More  Remarkable royal gifts to famous British aristocratic convert to Islam at Bonhams Islamic and Indian Art SaleLONDON.- Rowland George Allanson Allanson-Winn, 5th Baron Headley (1855-1935) led an extraordinary life. Born into an aristocratic family, he was a conventional member of the British establishment until his conversion to Islam in 1913, the year he also inherited his seat in the House of Lords. Known alternatively by his adopted name of Shaikh Rahmatullah al-Farooq, Headley founded the British Muslim Society (1914), was declared bankrupt (1922) and in 1926 was offered the throne of Albania, which he declined much to the disappointment of his wife who promptly left him. In 1923 Headley completed the hajj the obligatory pilgrimage to the Muslim holy site of the Kaba in Mecca. To mark the occasion, he was ... More  Extremely rare bottles of French wine offered at Bonhams Skinner October Fine Wine auctionMARLBOROUGH, MA.- Bonhams Skinner announced an upcoming, online sale of fine wines and rare spirits, taking place October17-27, 2022.This auction will offer hundreds of bottles of wine, with something for every wine lover, including a reminder that the bottle in your basement might be worth a lot more than you think. Two bottles from the Romanee-Contivineyard in Burgundy, France will be offered, presenting a uniquely rare moment for buyers to acquire large formats of these exceptionally difficult-to-find wines, often referred to as one of the greatest wines in the world. The highlight of this auction is a 3-liter1971 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti La Tache, estimated to sell for $60,000-$90,000.Consigned by a distinguished gentleman living in San Francisco who bought the bottle for $325 in 1979, this large-format bottle holds four bottles in one and is exceptionally rarethere has only been one other bottle sold of its kind, selling for $90,000 i ... More  Apollo Art Auctions presents fresh-to-market ancient art and antiquities of extraordinary quality and beauty in saleLONDON.- With each successive sale, Londons Apollo Art Auctions delights collectors of ancient art and antiquities with a fresh selection of fully authenticated treasures from bygone civilizations. Each rare object whether valued for its great beauty, historical significance, or both is offered with the assurance that it has been vetted by top experts working under the direction of Apollos founder, Dr. Ivan Bonchev (Ph.D., University of Oxford). On October 9th, the London-based firm will conduct yet another outstanding gallery auction of ancient art and antiquities, with worldwide bidding available online through LiveAuctioneers. The beautifully illustrated catalogue features 499 lots divided into three sections: Classical ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, American photographer Irving Penn died October 07, 2009. Irving Penn (June 16, 1917 - October 7, 2009) was an American photographer most known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at Vogue magazine, and independent advertising work for clients including Issey Miyake, and Clinique. His work has been exhibited internationally, and continues to inform the art of photography even after his death. In this image: A collector, left, makes a comment as a Christie's auction house worker holds Irving Penn's classic image of Jean Patchet that appeared in Vogue magazine's cover in 1950, during a presentation in London, Friday May 13, 2005.
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