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A work is hung at the exhibit Heroes & Monsters: Jean-Michel Basquiat at the Orlando Museum of Art in Florida on Feb. 2, 2022. The exhibition mounted works purportedly by Jean-Michel Basquiat that the museum now acknowledges were forgeries. (Melanie Metz/The New York Times)
by Matt Stevens
NEW YORK, NY.- A Los Angeles man who pleaded guilty in April to making false statements to federal investigators about fake artworks that were marketed as works by Jean-Michel Basquiat was sentenced Friday to probation and community service for his role in the scheme, prosecutors said. The man, Michael Barzman, avoided jail time for his role, which he eventually admitted involved working with an associate to create between 20 and 30 fake pieces that were promoted for sale as if they were genuine Basquiats. The fake Basquiats were displayed last year at a highly touted exhibit at the Orlando Museum of Art, the FBI said. A judge in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles sentenced Barzman to three years probation, 500 hours of community service and a fine of $500, a spokesperson for the U.S. attorneys office said. The fake Basquiats have roiled the Orlando Museum of Art, which promoted the exhibition heavily and staked its ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Works in the studio of Li Yizhong, one of Chinaâs most popular miniaturists, in Jinan on July 13, 2023. Making loving replicas of homes that were demolished or otherwise swept away in China's rapid modernization, some of the countryâs miniaturists have become social media celebrities. (Qilai Shen/The New York Times).
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| Cooper Hewitt announces 2023 National Design Award winners | | National Gallery of Art acquires work by Jack Whitten | | Ed Ruscha work is the gem of Bonhams Post-War & Contemporary Art X Made in California auction | 
Atlason, Upholstery collection for DWR, easy sit-to-stand for aging populations (2022). Photo: Courtesy of DWR.
NEW YORK, NY.- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum announced the winners of the 2023 National Design Awards, recognizing design innovation and impact in 10 categories. Now in their 24th year, the National Design Awards bring national recognition to the ways in which design enriches everyday life. Award recipients are selected by a multidisciplinary jury of practitioners, educators and leaders from a wide range of design fields. The winners will be honored at an Awards celebration Thursday, Oct. 5 at Cooper Hewitt. This years National Design Award recipients are: Seymour Chwast, Design Visionary Biocement Tiles by Biomason, Climate Action Beatriz Lozano, Emerging Designer nARCHITECTS, Architecture Arem Duplessis, Communication Design Clement Mok, Digital Design Naeem Khan, Fashion Design The Archers, Interior Design Kongjian Yu, Landscape Architecture Atlason, Pr ... More | | 
Jack Whitten, Cut Acrylic Series #3, 1973 (detail). Pastel and powdered pigment on wove paper, sheet: 47.5 x 65.8 cm (18 11/16 x 25 7/8 in.) National Gallery of Art, Washington. Gift of Funds from Agnes Gund, 2023.24.1 © 2023 Jack Whitten.
WASHINGTON, DC.- One of the most influential abstract and conceptual artists of his generation, Jack Whitten (19392018) is best known for his innovative approaches to applying paint to canvas that result in fissured surfaces and unusual terrains. Whittens style has been described as bridging gestural abstraction and process art. The National Gallery of Art has acquired three extraordinary drawings by Whitten that provide insight into his artistic interests and demonstrate the important place of drawing within his career. Initially associated with the abstract expressionist painters active in New York City in the early 1960s, Whitten gradually focused on experimenting with process and technique, an approach that came to define his distinctive practice. In place of a brush, Whitten used squeegees, ... More | | 
Phone Booth, circa 2012 by Shepard Fairey (b. 1970), estimated at $15,000 20,000. Photo: Bonhams.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- An exceptional pastel and pencil work on paper from 1968 titled Gem by the influential artist Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) is the highlight of Bonhams Post-War & Contemporary Art x Made in California sale on September 13 in Los Angeles. Enamored with the glamor of California from a young age, Ruscha, who will have a major career retrospective at the MoMA this September, has spent his adult life on the West Coast and his oeuvre has been deeply influenced by the culture and atmosphere of the area. Working as a sign painter and typesetter when first moving to Los Angeles at 18, Ruschas visual vocabulary is fundamentally inspired by advertising and graphic design and Gem, estimated at $700,000 1,000,000, is a quintessential example of his transformation of word into image. Gem will be presented with over 100 works from international blue chip and emerging artists as well as ... More |
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| Wildfires and the threat to international cultural heritage: The art shipping community responds | | Single Channel begins national tour in Western Australia | | More than 800 human-harvested shellfish species tend to be more resistant to extinction | 
An IAS truck in bushfire-affected forest.
HUDSON OH.- As wildfires continue to sweep across vast areas of the United States and Europe, the priority of safeguarding cultural treasures against this threat has become paramount. The risk to prized national objects and sites of special cultural interest is under the spotlight at the moment as wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, have torn through the second-largest island in the state. The historic town of Lahaina has experienced some of the most intense blazes, and significant damage has been done to several cultural sites, including those under the responsibility of The Lahaina Restoration Foundation. The international cultural heartbreak caused by this destruction is insurmountable, but among the unsung heroes working diligently to protect irreplaceable artworks at risk are art shipping companies, supporting emergency response teams all over the world. These dedicated professionals play a critical role in evacuating artworks and preparing for potential disasters, ... More | | 
Destiny Deacon, Virginia Fraser, G'ua G'ua/Erub/Mer peoples, Forced into images [video], 2001 (detail), National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2006 © Destiny Deacon/Copyright Agency.
GERALDTON.- A new touring exhibition by the National Gallery of Australia featuring works by some of the countrys leading artists has begun its two-year tour of the country at Geraldton Regional Art Gallery. Single Channel has been curated to travel with ease across Australia and reinforces the Gallerys commitment to making the national collection more accessible to more Australians. The exhibition presents single-channel video installations which consider the influence of movement in storytelling by First Nations and Australian artists Tony Albert, Destiny Deacon and Virginia Fraser, Silvana and Gabriella Mangano, Club Até, Shaun Gladwell and Tracey Moffatt. Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Tina Baum, Gulumirrgin (Larrakia)/Wardaman/Karajarri peoples, explains The moving image ... More | | 
Human-harvested shellfish from the Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History research collections. (Credit: Brittany M. Hance and James D. Tiller, Smithsonian)
WASHINGTON, DC.- In a new study, scientists Stewart Edie of the Smithsonian, Shan Huang of the University of Birmingham and colleagues drastically expanded the list of bivalve species, such as clams, oysters, mussels, scallops and their relatives, that humans are known to harvest and identified the traits that make these species prime targets for harvesting. They also discovered that some of these same traits have also made this group of shellfish less prone to extinction in the past and may protect these shellfish in the future. The authors flagged certain ocean regions, such as the east Atlantic and northeast and southeast Pacific, as areas of special concern for management and conservation. The research, published in Nature Communications, finds that humans exploit some 801 species of bivalves. That figure adds 720 species ... More |
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| Smithsonian museum recognizes the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington | | Brussels Gallery Weekend 2023 will be held 7-10 September | | Re-creating a bygone China, one miniature home at a time | 
Placard from March on Washington "WE DEMAND AN END TO POLICE BRUTALITY NOW" August 28, 1963. Paint on cardboard. H x W: 28 3/16 Ã 22 in. (71.6 Ã 55.9 cm) Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton Jr.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonians National Museum of African American History and Culture invites visitors to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington by experiencing Luther King Jr.s I Have a Dream Speech on view for a limited time, Aug. 7Sept. 18, in the Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom gallery. The museum also offers three compelling exhibitions: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation 18761968, Making a Way Out of No Way and A Changing America that shares the story about the March on Washington. At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, sited at the foot of the Washington Monument, the meaning and purpose of the March ... More | | 
Brussels Gallery Weekend. ©Brussels Gallery Weekend & @ Antonin Weber.
BRUSSELS.- From 7th to 10th September, 45 art galleries around Brussels will be open to the public as part of the Brussels Gallery Weekend. For its 16th edition the BGW has a special program with a unique central venue in the DIeteren headquarters. Over the course of the long weekend, spanning over four days, Brussels will come alive with a vibrant array of exhibitions, performances, and installations. This 16th edition of BGW will count more than 60 openings all around the city. In addition to the exhibitions hosted by galleries, visitors will have the chance to immerse themselves in the 6th edition of the "Generation Brussels" exhibition. Furthermore, BGW introduces two exciting new collaborations with Ateliers Indigo and Globe Aroma, promising a diverse range of artistic experiences. The event also boasts curated routes, guided tours, kids' activities, and more, with further details soon to be announced. With such a rich ... More | | 
Li Yizhong, one of Chinas most popular miniaturists, adjusts a figure in a home at his studio in Jinan on July 13, 2023. (Qilai Shen/The New York Times)
by Vivian Wang
BAODING.- Not long after Shen Pengs grandfather died, his grandmother visited the site of the house where she and her husband once lived. The government had demolished the house, in northern China, nearly 15 years before as part of a redevelopment project. The site still hadnt been developed, and she could barely walk around the familys old plot because the grass was so overgrown. Shen wondered: Could he help her relive her memories another way? For more than six months, he labored in secret after his day job as a hairdresser. Finally, Shen, now 31, presented his grandmother with a surprise: a handcrafted 1:20-scale replica of her old home. There was the wire clothesline in the courtyard, draped with a blue blanket cut into the size of a postage stamp. There was the rickety bicycle, outside a shed ... More |
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| Clio Art Fair shares the opening of its 15th edition September 7 - 10, 2023 | | Volume festival reveals massive free program of music, film and dance | | Brazil found the last survivors of an Amazon tribe. Now what? | 
Acquarium, 2009, It can be lonely in the city..., Custom made aquarium tank doubles as an ambient lamp, W 21 W 18 H 43, ed. of 6.
NEW YORK, NY.- Clio Art Fair is a contemporary art fair that focuses on showcasing independent artists without exclusive gallery representation in NYC. It is held biannually in May and September. The fair is known for its democratic approach to art and its emphasis on showcasing artists from a wide range of backgrounds and styles. The fair is named after Clio, the Greek Muse of History and Poetry, and is intended to give artists a platform to create a legacy through their work. Clio Art Fair was created in 2014 by Alessandro Berni to offer a fresh and alternative perspective on the traditional art fair model and to challenge the traditional art markets methodologies. Clio is an alternative to more established art fairs which are often dominated by big galleries and high-priced artwork. Clio Art Fair aims to create an intimate and approachable ... More | | 
Lisa Lerkenfeldt. Photo: George Downing.
SYDNEY.- The Art Gallery of New South Wales revealed the second line-up announcement for the inaugural Volume festival, featuring a massive free program of local and international live music, moving image works and dance performances over 17 days. Running from 22 September to 8 October, Volume festival brings 86 trailblazing musicians 52 Australian and 34 international together in Sydney with boundary-pushing filmmakers and cutting-edge performers for more than 50 music, film and performance events, by day and night, across the Art Gallerys new North and original South buildings. The highlight of the free music program is North and South, an extraordinary two-night series of world premieres and new music commissions by renowned musicians including Akio Suzuki (Japan), Alexandra Spence (Australia), amby downs (Australia), Annea Lockwood (NZ/USA), David Shea (Australia/USA), David Toop ... More | | 
Pakyi bathes in the forest within the Piripkura territory in Mato Grosso, Brazil on July 27, 2023. (Victor Moriyama/The New York Times)
by Jack Nicas and Manuela Andreoni
PIRIPKURA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY.- There was virtually nothing but rainforest for miles, and then the government agents spotted it: a makeshift shelter, the fire still smoldering. There were two sets of footprints, two machetes and two spots for hammocks. He was just here, said one of the agents, Jair Candor, crouching beneath the shelter in June as his partner snapped photographs. Candor had spent 35 years searching for a man who did not want to be found and this time, he just missed him. That man, Tamandua Piripkura, has lived his life on the run. Not from authorities or enemies although plenty of people would like to see him dead but from modernity. Tamandua is one of the last three known survivors of the Piripkura ... More |
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 The real Tahiti olympics celebrate Polynesian culturePAPEETE.- Drenched in sweat, lungs heaving, Christopher Ravatua looked like any other athlete in the wake of a hard-fought win. But the remains of the contest the flesh and shells of several hundred freshly husked coconuts, the sugary scent of their juice reflected, in fact, the singularity of the scene. Ravatua, 36, from the French Polynesian island of Rimatara, had just taken first place in a coconut-opening competition last month in Papeete, Tahiti. The event was part of the Heiva i Tahiti, an annual festival on the island that features competitions in traditional Polynesian dance and games and now draws hundreds of contestants from around the region. Next year, Tahiti will host an event with a far-larger global profile, the surfing competition of the 2024 Paris Olympics, in an arrangement that has produced conflicting emotions on the island. There is ... More  Did Gérard Grisey's music predict his own death?NEW YORK, NY.- In November 1998, French composer Gérard Grisey went out to dinner with friends in Milan. He could be anxious, but he seemed strangely grounded that evening. Atli Ingolfsson a former student and friend, who was among those I interviewed for my new book, The Life and Music of Gérard Grisey: Delirium and Form noticed that the composer didnt complain about the food, as he sometimes did, nor did the cigar smoke from the next table bother him, as it often would. I feel good, said Grisey, a pioneer of spectral music, which is inspired by acoustics. Maybe I wont compose anymore. He was unusually satisfied with his latest composition, Quatre Chants pour Franchir le Seuil, or Four Songs for Crossing the Threshold, a 40-minute work for solo soprano and an ensemble of 15 players. Grisey intended ... More  A way to feel music through the skinNEW YORK, NY.- Jay Alan Zimmerman, a deaf composer and musician, was used to positioning himself near the speakers at clubs, straining to feel the vibrations of songs he could not hear. So when he was invited to test a new technology, a backpack known as a haptic suit, designed for him to experience music as vibrations on his skin a kick drum to the ankles, a snare drum to the spine he was excited. With captioning and sign language interpretation, your brain is forced to be in more than one place at a time, Zimmerman, who began losing his hearing in his early 20s, said in a recent video interview. With a haptic system, he said, it can go directly to your body at the exact same moment, and theres real potential for you to actually feel music in your body. The type of haptic suit Zimmerman first tested, now nearly a decade ago, has recently ... More  Paul Boesch Art Prize 2023 goes to Senam OkudzetoBERN.- The British-American artist, researcher, writer and founder from Basel, Senam Okud- zeto (*1972), is awarded one of the countrys highest art awards. The Paul Boesch Foundation thus honors the socio-politically relevant work of the artist with Ghana- ian roots. The award ceremony will take place on August 24 2023 at the Kunsthalle Bern. Senam Okudzetos work encompasses writing, scholarly research and art practice within a wide range of mediums, including painting, film, installation and social sculpture. Her method- ological practice of Afro-Dada forges narrative connections between unexpected vectors, an ongoing exploration of identity politics, material culture and critical responses to previously overlooked socio-economic and political histories. Her installations are designed to represent forgotten or unnoticed forms of material and architectural ... More  The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts announces updates to Artscape 2023BALTIMORE.- The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts made the following announcements for the return of Artscape, one of the nation's largest free arts festival, from Friday, September 22 to Sunday, September 24, 2023. This highly anticipated event is making a triumphant comeback after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Artscape 2023 promises to be an extraordinary celebration of art, culture, and community featuring an incredible lineup of artists, vendors, and organizations with exciting new additions and beloved classics. Artscape is one of Baltimores most iconic events, and its return this year is a marker of how our city is bouncing back after the pandemic, said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. Baltimore is a town full to the brim with incredible artists and a rich history supporting our arts community. There is simply ... More  Edinburgh Art Festival heads to the woodlands of Jupiter Artland for magical one night festival EDINBURGH.- Jupiter Artland and Edinburgh Art Festival held JUPITER RISING x EAF 2023 on Saturday 19 August, a one night festival party of music, dance, performance and more in the woodlands of Jupiter Artland. Over 500 people attended. Curated by artist Lindsey Mendick, whose solo commission SH*TFACED is currently presented across Jupiter Artlands galleries, and queer workers co-op Bonjour, this years JUPITER RISING x EAF featured artist-performance, live music, talks, workshops and DJ sets Together with Edinburgh Art Festival, this is the first free one-night-only JUPITER RISING. Inspired by muse Lindsey Mendick, JUPITER RISING is collaborating with EAF to present the first one-night only party at Jupiter, expertly curated by Mendick and queer workers co-op Bonjour. There was dancing, karaoke, DJs, ... More  Philadelphia musicians authorize strike before new seasonNEW YORK, NY.- The musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra voted Saturday night to authorize a potential strike as negotiations over a new labor contract stalled, raising the possibility of a tense standoff just weeks before the start of a new season. Of those who took part in the vote, 95% decided to authorize the strike. In a news release, members of the orchestra said that the vote was necessary because they felt the ensembles managers were ignoring their demands for better compensation, retirement benefits and working conditions. The musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra have declared that enough is enough, Ellen Trainer, president of Local 77, the union that represents the musicians, said in a statement. Management has shown that musicians are a cost to be contained, rather than the most important asset. The Philadelphia Orchestra ... More  Exhibition highlights the recent discovery of a Greek bronze statuette and its treatment by Getty conservatorsLOS ANGELES, CA.- Getty presents The Horse and Rider from Albania, an exhibition introducing an extraordinary new archaeological discovery from the Republic of Albaniaan Archaic Greek bronze statuette of a horse and rider. Following its treatment and analysis by Getty Museum conservators, the bronze will be shown to the public for the first time since its excavation in 2018. Dating from around 500 BC, when the region was inhabited by Greek colonists, the statuette is an exceptional work of Archaic Greek art and a unique example of Albania's rich archaeological heritage. The exhibition goes on view at the Getty Villa Museum from July 26, 2023, through January 29, 2024. Although bordering on Greece ... More  Holabird Western Americana Collections will hold a "Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" auctionRENO, NEV.- Holabird Western Americana Collections will bid farewell to summer with a premier four-day Raise a Glass to Yesteryear auction Thursday thru Sunday, August 24th-27th, online and live in the Reno gallery located at 3555 Airway Drive. Start times all four days are 8 am Pacific time. Online bidding is via iCollector.com, LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. The four days will be packed with more than 2,000 lots in a wide range of collecting categories, to include saloon, bottles, brewery, mining, numismatics, philatelic, general Americana, stocks and bonds, fine art, display minerals, vintage toys and more. Included in the offerings will be a major beer tray collection, U.S. coin sets, ingots and assay, fractional gold, medals and tokens. Lots with lofty pre-sale estimates include a magnificent sculpture of the Chinese goddess Guan ... More  Save Venice launches new campaign for the mosaic floor of the Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta - TorcelloVENICE.- Save Venice continues its commitment to the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta on the island of TorcelloVenices oldest heritage siteby funding urgently-needed conservation treatment of the mosaic presbytery floor. Extending for roughly 900 square feet (85 square meters) between the iconostasis and the high altar, this decorative pavement is thought to date to the 11th-century and is composed of precious marble and stone tesserae in geometric designs. During Save Venices recent conservation efforts at Torcello, it was discovered that the roof requires essential repairs to ensure the churchs structural stability and preservation. While the Catholic Diocese of Venice will finance work on the roof, funding is first needed for the delicate mosaic floor, which will not be able to withstand the weight of the interior scaffolding required. The floor must therefore be conserved first, prior to the roof. Beginning ... More  Sliman Mansour's Limited Edition exhibition on view at Zawyeh Gallery and virtuallyRAMALLAH.- Zawyeh Gallery announced the opening of the Sliman Mansour: Limited Edition exhibition in Ramallah. The exhibition showcases 21 iconic artworks by Sliman Mansour, carefully curated from his extensive work spanning his artistic career since the 1970s. The exhibition features a unique collection of hand-signed limited-edition prints, exhibited for the first time. The complete collection of artworks is available online, providing a broader audience with the opportunity to view and potentially acquire pieces that capture the essence of Mansours work. Ziad Anani, Founder and Director of Zawyeh Gallery, emphasized that the exhibition celebrates the art of Sliman Mansour and his profound portrayal of Palestinian resilience, identity, and connection to the land. The exhibition provides an exceptional chance for the audience to view ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, American designer and architect Charles Eames died August 21, 1978. Charles Ormond Eames, Jr (June 17, 1907 - August 21, 1978) was an American designer, who worked in and made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture. He also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art and film. In this image: "Lobby Chair" models by U.S. designers Charles Eames (1907-1978) and his wife Ray (1912-1988) are on display during the exhibition "The furniture of Charles and Ray Eames - Products, Processes, Prototyps", in the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany, Thursday, March 22, 2007.
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