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English artist Grayson Perry poses during a photo session at "La monnaie de Paris" for his exhibition in Paris on October 16, 2018. JOEL SAGET / AFP.
PARIS.- The Monnaie de Paris is organising the first major solo exhibition in France by the celebrated British artist Grayson Perry (born 1960, lives in London). Perry's works in traditional materials such as ceramics, bronze, cast iron, printmaking and tapestry, offer an ironic and darkly humorous look at universal topics such as identity, gender, class, religion and sexuality. Perry's honest and candid unpacking of his own identity is part of what drives his appeal far beyond the confines of the art world. Autobiographical references -- to the artist's childhood, his family and his transvestite alter ego Claire -- can be read in tandem with questions about décor and decorum, class and taste, and the status of the artist versus that of the artisan. In several of his works he challenges traditional masculinity and demonstrates how its values and traits have been eroded. These themes are further explored in his book The Descent of Ma ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day A selection of some of the photography of Edward S. Curtisâ??s "The North American Indian" is seen on display at Swann Galleries in New York October 17, 2018. On October 18, 2018 Swann Galleries offered the auction Artists & Amateurs: Photographs & Photobooks led by Edward S. Curtisâ??s The North American Indian. Complete with 20 text volumes, in original deluxe Levant binding, and corresponding portfolios, this set, #11, was among those reserved for J.P. Morgan, who later gifted it to the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. The set was expected to bring $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP
| The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego breaks ground on $95M expansion project | | Egyptians farmed fish 3,500 years ago: study | | Christie's to offer the Collection of Herbert and Adele Klapper | 
Entrance from Prospect Street. © Selldorf Architects.
SAN DIEGO, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego broke ground on its long planned for expansion project this morning at a special ceremony led by MCASD's David C. Copley Director and CEO Kathryn Kanjo, Board President Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, and Founding Principal of Selldorf Architects, Annabelle Selldorf. Congressman Scott Peters, San Diego City Council President Pro Tem Barbara Bry, Assemblyman Todd Gloria, and Supervisor Ron Roberts were all in attendance to celebrate another milestone in this important civic project. "Two years ago, on the occasion of our 75th anniversary, the Museum announced a transformative vision for the future: a campaign that would dramatically grow the campus and increase its operational endowment," said Kanjo. "With the acquisition of additional property, invested stakeholders, and the endorsement of the city of La Jolla and San Diego, the Museum is poised to nearly double its size and quadruple ... More | | 
Scientists studied 100 fish teeth found at archaeological sites across modern-day Israel.
JERUSALEM (AFP).- Egyptians practised fish farming more than 3,500 years ago, the earliest evidence of such activity worldwide according to a joint German-Israeli study released on Tuesday. Scientists studied 100 fish teeth found at archaeological sites across modern-day Israel to conclude they had been plucked from a lagoon in Egypt's Sinai thousands of years ago. "The sample of teeth covered a chronological period extending over 10,000 years, from the early Neolithic period through to the early Islamic period," said a statement from Israel's Haifa University, one of the participants in the study. Of those samples, some were from about 3,500 years ago. Farmers at the time found a lagoon which fish were entering and barricaded it for a few months, Guy Bar-Oz, one of the authors of the report and archaeology professor at the University of Haifa. Afterwards "you can easily harvest them," the academic ... More | | 
Pablo Picasso, Femme accoudée, pastel on paper, 1921. Estimate: $10-15 million. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies has been entrusted with The Collection of Herbert and Adele Klapper, which will commence on November 11, in the specially titled Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, Including Property from the Collection of Herbert and Adele Klapper. The Klappers embraced a life surrounded by art and beauty with zeal and unwavering enthusiasm. Across their fifty years of marriage, the couple undertook an inspiring journey in business, family, and collecting a loving partnership that resulted in an extraordinary collection of fine art. The Impressionist and Modern selection encompasses 16 lots. Additional works from the collection will be sold across the American Art Sale taking place in New York on November 20, and in the Old Masters Evening Sale in London on December 6. Together, the collection is expected to exceed $50 million. ... More |
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| MFA Boston receives gift of Native American art from Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller | | Christie's FIAC Week Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art auctions achieve $49 million | | Joyce Robinson named Assistant Director of the Palmer Museum of Art | 
Native American (Western Apache) San Carlos or Western Mountain Reserve, Southeastern Arizona Willow and devil's claw, Basketry storage jar, 1910-1925. Gift of the Estate of David Rockefeller from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller. Photo © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
BOSTON, MASS.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has announced the gift of the Estate of David Rockefeller from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefelleran acquisition comprising 52 works of art by Native American artists and works representing Native American culture. The objects in this cornerstone gift were assembled primarily by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller in the 1920s and 1930s, and include Plains beadwork, Navajo (Diné) weavings and rugs, Nez Perce cornhusk bags and one Taos School painting, as well as pottery, watercolors and baskets by a variety of artists from 13 Native American tribes and nations. Later works in the collection were added by their son David Rockefeller and his wife Peggy. ... More | | 
Max Ernst, Ames soeurs. Estimate: 250,000-350,000. Sold for 787,500. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
PARIS.- Christies FIAC Week auctions in Paris concluded on Thursday 18 October with a total of 42,983,625/£37,825,590/$49,474,152, the second highest figure for this marquee week. The highlight of this week was Picasso's 1922 Guitare, bouteille et compotier which reached an impressive 3,982,500. World auction records were set for 2 artists including for Belgian artist Pierre Alechinsky whose Mur doiseaux sold for 1,387,500, nearly four times its presale estimate. Tudor Davies, Valérie Hess and Paul Nyzam, in charge of the sales: The strength of the market was proven this week with strong prices achieved and records set for major artists. The international presence weve seen in Paris and the appeal of FIAC Week around the globe demonstrates the success of our strategy to make this week a focal point of the calendar. The Paris Avant-Garde sale achieved a total of 29,602,250/£26,012,522/$3 ... More | | 
Robinsons managerial and organizational skills were amply evident in the highly successful Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials, recently on view at the Palmer and currently traveling to academic museums across the United States.
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.- The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State announced that Joyce Robinson has been named assistant director of the museum, a newly created position for the museum. Robinson will serve as a collaborative leader and passionate advocate for the museum at a time of expansion and institutional growth. We are delighted to have Joyce step into the role of assistant director especially during this period of growth in the museums collections and programs, and at this time of expansion as we look to the museums future, said Erin M. Coe, Director of the Palmer Museum of Art. Joyce brings passionate leadership and strong ties with donors, collectors, and community members that will be critical to elevating the museums profile and impact. Robinson ... More |
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| Carpenters Workshop Gallery opens Karl Lagerfeld's first ever sculptural works exhibition | | MoMA announces major publication celebrating the 80-year history of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden | | The Morgan appoints Maria L. Fredericks as Head of the Thaw Conservation Center | 
Evoking a contemporary architectural landscape with Greek origins, the unique pieces combine the precision of canonical proportions born from the use of the golden ratio and the most noble material, marble.
PARIS.- Carpenters Workshop Gallery | Paris presents Karl Lagerfelds first ever sculptural works exhibition, Architectures, from 19th October through 23rd December 2018. Architectures is an art collection of functional sculptures designed by Karl Lagerfeld and inspired by Antiquity, referred to as the origin of beauty, culture and modernity by the designer. Evoking a contemporary architectural landscape with Greek origins, the unique pieces combine the precision of canonical proportions born from the use of the golden ratio and the most noble material, marble. The ensemble of gueridons, tables, lamps, consoles, fountains and mirrors materialize the perfect balance of classical foundations with a present-day vibe, like a modern mythology. Each piece is carved from a carefully selected marble block, the Arabescato ... More | | 
Child playing beneath Auguste Rodins Monument to Balzac, 1898 (cast 1954), in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, c. 1970s. The Museum of Modern Art Archives.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art announced the publication of Oasis in the City: The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden at The Museum of Modern Art, to be released on October 23 in the United States and Canada and on November 6 in the rest of the world. Commissioned by The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, the richly illustrated publication celebrates the 80-year history of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, which has held a special place in the hearts of artists, museumgoers, New Yorkers, and visitors from around the world since its opening in 1939. It is edited by Peter Reed, Senior Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Romy Silver-Kohn, Research Assistant, with contributions by Reed and Silver-Kohn, as well as Ann Temkin, The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief ... More | | 
Maria Fredericks in the Thaw Conservation Center.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Morgan Library & Museum announced today the appointment of Maria L. Fredericks as the Sherman Fairchild Head of the Thaw Conservation Center. Founded in 2002 with the support of Eugene Thaw, a longtime Morgan Trustee, the Thaw Conservation Center is a world-renowned laboratory facility for the study and conservation of works on paper and parchment, including drawings, illuminated manuscripts, rare books, fine bindings, prints, photographs, and literary, historical, and music manuscripts. Ms. Frederickss new role is the first full-time leadership position for the center and was made possible by an endowment from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation. In her new role, Fredericks will lead the staff of the Thaw Center, oversee the long-term conservation of the collection, and broaden the Morgans conservation-related programs. She succeeds Peggy Ellis, who was Director of the center from its inception in 2002 through 2016. ... More |
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| Early O'Keeffe watercolors go on view at The Fralin Museum of Art | | The Museum of Russian Icons opens the first exhibition in more than 50 years of a lost masterpiece | | Exhibition presents 11 commissioned portraits of people Kehinde Wiley met during a 2017 visit to St. Louis | 
Georgia O'Keeffe, Anything, 1916. Oil on Board, 20 x 15 3/4 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.29].
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.- The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia presents Unexpected O'Keeffe: The Virginia Watercolors and Later Paintings, on view Oct. 19, 2018-Jan. 27, 2019. This rare exhibition explores Georgia OKeeffes watercolor studies produced during her time at the University of Virginia (UVA) in the summers from 1912 to 1916, and will include several key sketches and paintings as well as other works demonstrating her developing style. This is the first time the watercolors have been on view outside the Georgia OKeeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is an honor and a thrill to bring Georgia OKeeffes works created in and around the University of Virginia back to UVA for the first time since they were produced, said Matthew McLendon, J. Sanford Miller Family director at The Fralin. Visitors will be able to walk out of the gallery and find the same points-of-view O ... More | | 
Romanov liturgical silver, 1877, part of the imperial dowry of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna Romanova; on loan from a private collection; the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign, New York; NY; the Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA; and the Russian History Foundation, Jordanville, NY.
CLINTON, MASS.- The Museum of Russian Icons will be presenting Opulence Rediscovered: the Romanov Liturgical Silver, the first exhibition in more than 50 years of a lost masterpiece, October 19, 2018 January 13, 2019. This extraordinary set of Russian Orthodox liturgical implements was made in 1877 as part of the imperial dowry of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna Romanova (1853-1920), the only surviving daughter of Russian Emperor Alexander II, who married Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1874, and used this opulent silver set in her private chapel in the Clarence House British Royal Residence in London. Commissioned by the cabinet to the Russian Imperial Court, the Romanov silver set was based on designs by court architect David Grimm (1823 - 1898), one of the creators of the Neo-Byzantine ... More | | 
Kehinde Wiley, Portrait of Mahogany Jones and Marcus Stokes, 2018. Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California. © Kehinde Wiley.
SAINT LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum presents Kehinde Wiley, a free exhibition of 11 commissioned portraits of people the artist met during a 2017 visit to St. Louis. The exhibition will be on view in galleries 249 and 250 from Oct. 19 through Feb. 10, 2019. Kehinde Wiley creates large-scale oil paintings of contemporary African-American subjects that address the politics of race and power in art. Recalling the grand traditions of European and American portraiture, Wiley depicts his models in poses adapted from historic paintings. Wiley studied the Saint Louis Art Museum collection to identify works he would reference in the exhibition. During a 2017 visit to St. Louis, he invited people he encountered in neighborhoods in north St. Louis and Ferguson to pose for the paintings. Kehinde uses works in the Saint Louis Art Museums collection as a starting point for observations about race and representation throughout the histo ... More |
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 Freeman's British & European Auction tops $1 millionPHILADELPHIA, PA.- When the final hammer fell on Tuesdays British & European Furniture, Decorative Arts & Paintings sale, 620 lots had passed through the auction block, with several hours of spirited bidding online, on the phones, and in the saleroom. The auction totaled more than $1.035 million, with 83% sold by value. European, American, and Chinese silver enjoyed a 100% sell-through rate, as did a collection of nearly 30 polychromed Venetian figures, from the collection of a Virginia gentleman. Highlights from the days proceedings include Lot 43, a Soviet porcelain group titled On Guard: Boy Directing Border Guards to Spies, from the Lomonosov State Porcelain Manufactory, Leningrad, 1937, which soared past its presale estimate of $3,000-6,000, eventually selling for $20,000. A palatial Italian Renaissance carved marble and walnut doorway ... More Unveiling of major acquisition by African American sculptor aligns with 2018 Juried Craft Exhibition openingWILMINGTON, DE.- The Delaware Art Museum is committed to acquiring works of art by women and historically underrepresented minorities. On Friday, October 19, 2018, at the Museum's Juried Craft Exhibition Members Preview, we will celebrate our most recent large-scale sculpture acquisition for the Copeland Sculpture Garden. Chakaia Booker's 2008 One Way, made of recycled tires and stainless steel, is the first artwork by an African American artist to be represented in the Museum's sculpture garden. The artist explains that One Way conveys her concerns about diversity, mobility, and hope. The sculpture's interconnecting circles are meant to resemble movement and perceptual cycles. This significant addition further supports the Delaware Art Museum's ability to showcase the diversity in process, materials, and interests ... More Prince's last stage guitar and Hendrix's Electric Ladyland recordings to rock Julien's AuctionsLOS ANGELES, CA.- Juliens Auctions has announced that Icons & Idols: Rock-N-Roll their two-day music extravaganza to take place Friday, November 9 and Saturday, November 10 live in Hard Rock Café in New York and online at juliensauctions.com. The all star lineup featuring hundreds of historical items of music giants Prince, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, The Beatles and more joins the previously announced auctions of Bernie Taupin and Aretha Franklin. Born Prince Rogers Nelson in 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and revered around the world by his first name and later only a symbol, the one and only Prince takes center stage with several of his most iconic items heading to auction for the first time, most notably his final stage performance instrument: a white Collings 290 guitar (estimate: $60,000-$80,000). The seven- ... More A selection of André Brasilier's most iconic paintings on view at Opera GalleryLONDON.- Opera Gallery is presenting André Brasilier, a selection of André Brasiliers most iconic paintings from the past sixty years. Aged 89 the French artist is one of the worlds most acclaimed living fauvist painters. Celebrated for his palette of vivid primary colours, and his iconic paintings of horses, in his lifetime Brasilier has been the subject of over 100 solo exhibitions across 20 countries. Brasilier has been the recipient of several awards including the 1952 Prix Florence Blumenthal and the 1953 Prix de Rome. Along with Picasso, Brasilier is the only artist to have been the subject of a retrospective at Russias Saint Petersburgs Hermitage Museum during his lifetime, in 2005. A second retrospective followed in 2007, at the Museum Haus Ludwig für Kunstausstellungen Saarlouis in Germany. Brasiliers output to-date has been diverse, ... More Rare Rolex 'John Player Special' Paul Newman Daytona offered at Heritage AuctionsDALLAS, TX.- An extremely rare 14K Gold "Paul Newman Rolex is headed to auction for the first time ever in Heritage Auctions Watches & Fine Timepieces Auction Oct. 24 in New York. A Rolex, Very Fine and Rare 14k Gold Ref. 6241 "John Player Special" Cosmograph Dayton with "Paul Newman" dial, Circa 1969, with a reserve of $350,000, is one of the most rare and desirable Daytona models among vintage Rolex collectors. With its distinctive art deco-inspired dial, it is named after the Rolex Daytonas most famous owner, iconic actor and racing driver Paul Newman, who lent his name to this model and is the namesake of the signature dial. Nicknamed "John Player Special after the Formula One car of the Brazilian legend Ayrton Senna and regarded as one of the most beautiful racing vehicles of all time, the car of Team Lotus sported the John ... More The Mennello Museum of American Art exhibits works from the collection of Dr. Robert B. FeldmanORLANDO, FL.- The Mennello Museum of American Art announces Shifting Gaze: A Reconstruction of The Black & Hispanic Body in Contemporary Art from the collection of Dr. Robert B. Feldman. This exhibition is on view at the Mennello Museum from October 19, 2018, through January 13, 2019. Shifting Gaze: A Reconstruction of The Black & Hispanic Body in Contemporary Art presents a selection of works from Dr. Robert B. Feldmans extensive collection of contemporary art. The artists gathered in the exhibition have all drawn upon art history, American history, and popular culture to create powerful works that, independently and collectively, present a broad range of concepts about identity, beauty, belonging, and religion, as well as work with deep gravitas around poignant issues of race, sexuality, violence, displacement, vulnerability, erasure, ... More National Portrait Gallery unveils twenty new portrait commissions to celebrate twenty yearsCANBERRA.- The National Portrait Gallery has unveiled twenty new portrait commissions of Australian leaders and individualists as part of its twentieth birthday celebrations in a new exhibition, 20/20: Celebrating twenty years with twenty new portrait commissions. Director of the National Portrait Gallery, Mr Angus Trumble, is delighted to welcome the twenty new portraits into the national collection. The Gallery has been commissioning portraits since its establishment in 1998. To mark our twentieth year as a national institution it seemed fitting to bring our focus back to one of the Gallerys founding platforms, the commissioning program, said Mr Trumble. Great care was taken in bringing together the subjects and artists to bring out the best in the creative process. As a result, each work is a striking and unique representation of the twenty individuals but ... More Tim Flach's unusual shots of wild and domestic animals on view in MoscowMOSCOW.- The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography is presenting the work of the British animal photographer Tim Flach, known all over the world for his unusual shots of wild and domestic animals. He explores the interaction of humans and the environment, rare and endangered species of animals, adapting nature to the needs and tastes of humanity, urging us to think about the fragility of our relationship with the natural world and the need to have a careful attitude towards it. Tim Flach studied Photography and Painting at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, and then he quickly became a successful commercial photographer, working with brands such as Adidas, Cirque du Soleil, Jaguar and Sony, and major publications such as National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine and the Sunday Times. Later, he began to apply ... More Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara announces new DirectorSANTA BARBARA, CA.- Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara announced today that it has appointed Abaseh Mirvali as its new Executive Director, Chief Curator, and CEO effective immediately. In this role, Mirvali will work closely with the MCASB staff and its Board of Trustees, as well as the wider Santa Barbara and greater Los Angeles communities to advance the mission of the Museum regionally, nationally, and internationally. In addition to setting the curatorial vision for the institution, Mirvali will also launch MCASBs expansion to a new location in Santa Barbaras ocean-facing Funk Zone arts district. Mirvali brings with her more than 15 years of experience working as an internationally-respected director and independent contemporary art and architecture curator and project producer. Her professional background includes previous roles as the Executive ... More Whizzpopping worlds collide at Roald Dahl MuseumGREAT MISSENDEN (AFP).- From a battered armchair in a hut tucked away in the English countryside, author Roald Dahl dreamed up worlds that have enchanted youngsters across the globe. Stuffed with hundreds of weird and wonderful mementos, the garden hut was where the children's novelist wrote his fantastical tales. A museum including a recreation of the hut, in the same village of Great Missenden where Dahl lived, reopens to the public on Saturday following an extensive renovation triggered by a flash flood. "You can get the books and movies around the world but we are in the place where the stories were generated. That's the magic of coming here," said museum director Steve Gardam. The museum offers visitors a glimpse into the man and method behind some of the best-loved stories of the 20th century, including "Charlie and the Chocolate ... More Mass tourism sparks battle for Montmartre's soulPARIS (AFP).- Inside a dark, low-ceilinged room once frequented by Picasso and Modigliani when they were still struggling artists, a group of tourists from Russia, Canada and Australia are listening to traditional French songs. This is the Lapin Agile, a small house surrounded by acacia trees which is home to the last cabaret in Montmartre, an iconic neighbourhood perched on a hilltop in the middle of Paris. But in recent decades, this village-like district of steep, hills and sweeping views has been transformed by the arrival of mass tourism. "It's the last of the traditional cabarets," says owner Yves Mathieu, grumbling about the proliferation of souvenir shops selling Paris mugs and Eiffel tower key rings clogging the nearby cobblestoned streets. "I'm 90 years old but I'm not giving up," he says pointing to the cabaret's sparse furnishings of plain wooden tables and ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, German-American illustrator Peter Max was born October 19, 1937. Peter Max (born Peter Max Finkelstein, October 19, 1937) is an American artist known for using bright colors in his work. Works by Max are associated with the visual arts and culture of the 1960s, particularly psychedelic art and pop art. In this image: Peter Max, "The Different Drummer," 1968. Color offset poster. Courtesy of the artist. © Peter Max 2005.
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