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Mark Berkson, a professor and chair in the Department of Religion at Hamline University, at the universitys alumni center in St. Paul, Minn. on Jan. 6, 2022. Berkson took issue with the idea that showing the image was the equivalent of hate speech. (Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times)
by Vimal Patel
NEW YORK, NY.- Erika López Prater, an adjunct professor at Hamline University, in St. Paul, Minnesota, said she knew that many Muslims have deeply held religious beliefs that prohibit depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. So, last semester for a global art history class, she took many precautions before showing a 14th-century painting of Islams founder. In the syllabus, she warned that images of holy figures, including Muhammad and the Buddha, would be shown in the course. She asked students to contact her with any concerns, and she said no one did. In class, she prepped students, telling them that in a few minutes, the painting would be displayed, in case anyone wanted to leave. Then López Prater showed the image and lost her teaching gig. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Exhibition view "Guido Reni. The Divine" Photo: Städel Museum - Norbert Miguletz.
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| The Frick acquires its frst Renaissance portrait of a woman | | In the Village, another piece of the city's history is coming down | | Museum devotes an exhibition to the Jewish art historian and collector Curt Glaser | 
An undated photo provided by Joseph Coscia Jr. shows Portrait of a Woman (circa 1575) by Giovanni Battista Moroni, which has been acquired by the Frick Collection. It is the most significant Renaissance painting acquired in more than half a century by the Frick, a curator said. (Joseph Coscia Jr. via The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- From a gilded frame, a red-haired woman eyes the viewer warily. Her gaze is steely, direct and somewhat confrontational. The painting, Portrait of a Woman (circa 1575) by Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Battista Moroni, was a centerpiece of a 2019 exhibition of his work at the Frick Collection, Moroni: The Riches of Renaissance Portraiture. And now, it will become the first painted portrait of a woman from the Italian Renaissance to join its permanent collection, the New York museum announced Friday. We have two Titians, we have a Tintoretto, we have a Bronzino and theyre all of men, Aimee Ng, a curator who co-organized the 2019 exhibition ... More | | 
In a photo provided by Bernie Abbott shows Gay Street in New York City in 1937. (Berenice Abbott, via The New York Public Library via The New York Times)
by Penelope Green
NEW YORK, NY.- One Monday in late November, preservationists, politicians, neighbors and looky-loos gathered at dusk on Manhattans tiny Gay Street, a slim crescent in the heart of Greenwich Village, to protest the demolition of a nearly 200-year-old house there. The place in question, 14 Gay St., is one of a clutch of six winsome but precarious early 19th-century buildings on Gay and Christopher streets that were owned for decades by Celeste Martin, a singular character devoted to her properties and to the often eccentric cast of tenants she nurtured. Martin died in late 2018, at 94, with no will and no close relatives, so the city took over her holdings, selling 14 Gay St. and its siblings for about $9 million to a buyer who flipped them in April ... More | | 
Installation view. Photo: Julian Salinas.
BASEL.- The Kunstmuseum Basel devotes an extensive exhibition at its Neubau venue to the Jewish art historian and collector Curt Glaser (18791943). Glaser was a central figure on the Berlin arts scene of the 1910s and 1920s and director of the Berlin Art Library. With his wife Elsa, he built an outstanding art collection. After his wifes death in 1932 and the Nazis rise to power in 1933, his life took a dramatic turn: having been removed from his position in late April, he auctioned off most of his assets in Berlin and went into exile via Switzerland to New York, where he died in 1943. His fate and his collection sank into obscurity. The Kunstmuseum Basel acquired two hundred drawings and prints from Glasers auction in 1933 for its Kupferstichkabinett (Department of Prints and Drawings), including major works by Edvard Munch. In 2017, Glasers heirs demanded the restitution ... More |
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| Smithsonian Institution building to begin multiyear renovation | | Portland Museum of Art names LEVER Architecture as winner of international design commission | | Fall 2023 opening of Raclin Murphy Museum of Art continues Notre Dame's long legacy of commitment to the arts | 
The Castle, located at 1000 Jefferson Dr. S.W., currently houses the Smithsonians Visitor Center, a café, a gift shop and a small exhibit featuring a sampling of Smithsonian artifacts.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian Institution Building, known as the Castle, is closing Wednesday, Feb. 1, for its first major renovation in more than 50 years. All elements of the building will undergo extensive repairs and upgrades starting in March, and the renovation is expected to last about five years. The Castle, located at 1000 Jefferson Dr. S.W., currently houses the Smithsonians Visitor Center, a café, a gift shop and a small exhibit featuring a sampling of Smithsonian artifacts. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Institution and includes the offices of the Secretary and Smithsonian senior leadership. During construction, the Enid A. Haupt Garden will remain open and pedestrian routes on both sides of the Castle will allow access from the National Mall to the National Museum of African Art, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the garden. To continue ... More | | 
High Street in Summer (LEVER Architecture, Courtesy of Portland Museum of Art, Maine/Dovetail Design Strategists).
PORTLAND, ORE.- The Portland Museum of Art (PMA), together with Dovetail Design Strategists, announced that LEVER Architecture (Portland, OR and Los Angeles, CA) has been selected to lead the design team for the PMAs $100 million campus expansion and unification project, The PMA Blueprint. LEVER Architecture will now begin the process of designing a new museum wing, as well as improvements to unify the PMAs existing campus of four architecturally significant buildings located in the heart of Portland, Maine. This is one of the most significant moments in the PMAs 140-year history, says Mark Bessire, the Judy and Leonard Lauder Director of the Portland Museum of Art. LEVER, and the team they have assembled, have demonstrated that they care deeply about our regions future, our unique arts culture, and the needs of our communities. They share our values of courage, equity, service, sustainability ... More | | 
View of the plaza at the new Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at Notre Dame. Architect: Robert A. M. Stern Architects (RAMSA). Rendering: Courtesy of RAMSA.
SOUTH BEND, IND.- In the fall of 2023, the Snite Museum of Art of Notre Dame, one of the oldest and most esteemed university art museums in the country, will become the new Raclin Murphy Museum of Art and will move to an entirely new building in the Universitys arts district. It will serve both as an entrance to the campus and as a welcoming community partner. The project is designed as a 132,000-square-foot complex and will be constructed in two phases. The first phase, projected to open in November 2023, will feature a 70,000-square-foot facility devoted to new state-of-the-art galleries, a café and retail space. The Museum will also feature a chapel, Our Lady, Queen of Families, with traditional and commissioned works of art on the second floor and a multi-story sculpture court. The new building will continue to promote a culture of learning and includes space for ongoing scholarship and examination of the Museums ... More |
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| Movie trailers keep tweaking well-known songs. The tactic is working. | | Now open in New York, Jake Clark: Canal Street at Albertz Benda Gallery | | Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego reimagines downtown campus to provide new experiences | 
David James Rosen with two of his semi-modular analog synths at home in Los Angeles, Dec. 21, 2022. (Michael Tyrone Delaney/The New York Times)
by Eric Ducker
NEW YORK, NY.- David James Rosens work has been streamed on YouTube hundreds of millions of times. Hes played a crucial role in some of pop cultures biggest recent moments. But few people outside the space where the entertainment and marketing industries overlap know his name. As a composer, Rosen is at the forefront of the trailerization movement: Hes in demand for his ability to rework existing songs to maximize their impact in trailers for films and TV shows. He married vocals and motifs from Kate Bushs Running Up That Hill to a thunderous version of the Stranger Things theme in the lead-up to the second volume of the shows fourth season. He intertwined Nigerian singer Tems cover of No Woman No Cry with Kendrick Lamars Alright in the teaser for Black Panther ... More | | 
Jake Clark, Australian, b. 1985, Balthazar Seafood Tower, 2022. Glazed earthenware. 24 x 14 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches, 61 x 36 x 36 cm.
NEW YORK, NY.- albertz benda is now presenting Canal Street, Australian ceramicist and sculptor Jake Clarks first solo exhibition with the gallery. On view from January 5th to February 4th, 2023, the exhibition will feature Clarks signature vessels alongside a new body of ceramic sculptures that riff on the names and trademarks of landmark New York venues. Opening on the heels of his relocation to New York, this exhibition marks a significant moment in Clarks artistic practice as the works presented are the last produced at his Melbourne studio. Canal Street offers a fresh look at New York from the perspective of a native Australian as Clark retraces the fabric of the citys cultural and epicurean landscape through whimsical, handcrafted sculptures and ceramic objects. In Carbone Veal Parm, for example, he features the crowd-favorite dish at this renowned NYC eatery ... More | | 
Image of MCASD Downtowns Jacobs Building and Copley Building. Photo: Courtesy of MCASD.
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.- Coming off the ambitious expansion that quadrupled gallery space in its La Jolla location, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego announced a strategic shift for its Downtown San Diego campus that will provide new experiences to serve all audiences in its regional community more fully. MCASD Downtown will develop a multi-disciplinary arts hub to nurture the visual and performing arts of the region. The goal is threefold: Bridging new collaborations, Engaging new audiences, and Highlighting new voices. The strategic shift will leverage creative partnerships from across the region to further enhance downtown San Diego as an arts destination for the region, explained Kathryn Kanjo, MCASD David C ... More |
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| The hottest Gen Z gadget is a 20-year-old digital camera | | Christopher Bucklow's Guests and Tetrarchs: A Retrospective to open at Edwynn Houk Gallery | | Alexander Berggruen now representing Sholto Blissett | 
An undated photo of herself by Zounia Rabotson who shares her photos taken with a Canon PowerShot SX230 HS digital camera, made in 2011, on Instagram. The old digital cameras of Generation Zs childhoods are in vogue again, as young people revel in the novelty of an old look, tout the cameras on TikTok and share the often blurry, overlit photos they produce on Instagram. (Zounia Rabotson via The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- Last spring, Anthony Tabarez celebrated prom like many of todays high schoolers: dancing the night away and capturing it through photos and videos. The snapshots show Tabarez, 18, and his friends grinning, jumping around and waving their arms from a crowded dance floor. But instead of using his smartphone, Tabarez documented prom night with an Olympus FE-230, a 7.1-megapixel, silver digital camera made in 2007 and previously owned by his mother. During his senior year of high school, cameras like it started appearing in classrooms and at social gatherings. On prom night, Tabarez passed around his camera, which snapped fuchsia-tinted photos that looked straight from the early aughts ... More | | 
Christopher Bucklow, British, b. 1957, Guest 5.21PM, 27th February, 1997. Photo courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY.- Edwynn Houk Gallery is opening an exhibition by Christopher Bucklow (British, b. 1957), Guests and Tetrarchs: A Retrospective. Bringing two of his most well-known series together, this show includes vibrant, large-scale cameraless photographs that have become the artists trademark. Part painter, part photographer, part alchemist, Bucklow harness the power of the sun to infuse his figure studies with energy. He begins by tracing the shadow of his sitter onto a sheet of aluminum foil into which he pricks hundreds of tiny pinholes. An accomplished art historian, Bucklow brings his knowledge of photographys early years to this work, adapting a pinhole camera not unlike those used in the 19th century. At one end, he places a sheet of light-sensitive photographic paper. At the other, the punctured aluminum silhouette. When held to the sun, the light filters through colored gels over the pinholes ... More | | 
Sholto Blissett in the studio, London, UK, 2022. Photo: Elliott Mickleburgh.
NEW YORK, NY.- Alexander Berggruen announces their representation of Sholto Blissett. Alexander Berggruen will present a solo show with the artist opening January 25, 2023. Sholto Blissett (b. 1996, Salisbury, UK) constructs fantastical landscapes, marked by imagined monuments, topiary, and the suggestion of human presence within the natural world. They are eerie scenes suffused with the tension between human attempts to modify nature, and natures resistance to these contortions. This upcoming exhibition marks Alexander Berggruen's first solo show with the artist, following his inclusion in the gallery's group exhibitions The Natural World: Part II (March 9-April 13, 2022) and Sholto Blissett, Emma Fineman, Madeline Peckenpaugh (December 10, 2021-January 22, 2022). Blissett received an MA in painting from the Royal College of Art in London and a BA in Geography from Durham University in Durham, England. He is co-represented by Hann ... More |
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 Gallery Wendi Norris inaugurates 2023 with a new space in Jackson Square, San FranciscoSAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.- In February 2023, celebrating its 20th anniversary of operation, Gallery Wendi Norris will open a new global headquarters in the historic Yeon Building, 436 Jackson Street, in San Francisco. The move marks an expansion for the gallery, allowing it to accommodate a growing roster of artists, frequent in-house programming, and additional staff. The Yeon Building provides room for the gallery to consolidate its inventory, archives, and research materials. It also incorporates an exhibition space, enabling the gallery to present work onsite, in conjunction with its offsite exhibition model. After four years at its current location on Octavia Street, Gallery Wendi Norris is thrilled to relocate to this publicly accessible and elegant location in one of San Franciscos most vibrant and charming neighborhoods. It is exciting to celebrate our 20th anniversary ... More  Unique gold coin shines at $5.52 million, leads record-setting Bass Collection Auction above $24 millionDALLAS, TEXAS.- An 1870-S Three Dollar Gold, SP50 sold for a record $5.52 million, and three other coins reached seven figures to lead Heritage Auctions The Bass Collection, Part II US Coins Signature® Auction - Orlando FUN to $24,022,741 on Jan. 5. The auction was enormously successful by any metric: of the 103 offered lots, 30 established new records. The event was the second installment of the collection of Harry W. Bass; proceeds from the auction will benefit the dozens of Dallas-based nonprofits supported by the Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation, with a particular emphasis on early childhood education and literacy in Dallas. Part I reached $20,459,645 Sept. 29. These coins were very special to Harry, and I hope the buyers appreciate them as much as he did, says F. David Calhoun, executive director of the Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation ... More  Lexington Historical Society looks to the future by transforming its headquartersLEXINGTON, MD.- Lexington Historical Society has selected Massachusetts-based, women owned H2 Design Studio to create the physical starting point of a visitors journey through the rich, diverse, and dynamic history of Lexington. The Society set a fundraising goal of $500,000 and achieved it in less than nine months through a combination of private donations, state funding earmarked by Rep. Michelle Ciccolo, and a fundraising campaign. As Representative Ciccolo points out, The Lexington Depot is an important cultural facility for the Town of Lexington and I was extremely pleased to be able to help provide funds that will help catalyze its new interpretation and reuse as a more culturally relevant facility. I look forward to seeing this project materialize and know it will be of great benefit to the people of Lexington and all its visitors ... More  In 'Mayfair Witches,' Alexandra Daddario takes a dark turnNEW YORK, NY.- Despite much evidence to the contrary, Alexandra Daddario still does not consider herself a famous person. But there are moments when she is reminded, as she was on a chilly day in November, at a cafe and juice bar in Manhattans West Village. For most of an hourlong conversation, she had managed to sip her honey almond matcha latte unnoticed. Then a college-age woman approached the table, as giddy as she was effusive. Excuse me, the young woman said. Ive literally seen you in The White Lotus. Youre my favorite actress. Daddarios striking sea-blue eyes youll see them plastered all over New York Citys subways and bus stops right now, advertising the new AMC series Anne Rices Mayfair Witches widened in genuine surprise. She glanced around, as if to verify that there were, in fact, no other White Lotus actresses in the cafe ... More  Jessica Silverman announces representation of Chelsea Ryoko WongSAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.- Jessica Silverman is pleased to announce representation of San Francisco-based painter and muralist Chelsea Ryoko Wong. Inspired by Bay Area communities and landscapes, Wongs distinct figurative style and use of warm, vibrant color celebrates a spectrum of lived experiences as a form of resistance and empowerment.
Wong recently held her first solo exhibition at Jessica Silverman, Gravitational Pull, in Spring 2022 and will present a series of four new, large-scale paintings in the gallerys presentation for FOG Design+Art 2023. Wongs paintings are rooted in a love for the Bay Area and its diverse communities. Including her in our international roster gives these personal narratives and poignant histories a new context, said gallery owner, Jessica Silverman ... More  Cooper Hewitt to present monographic exhibition on designer and weaver Dorothy LiebesNEW YORK, NY.- This summer, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will present the first monographic exhibition in more than 50 years on designer and weaver Dorothy Liebes (18971972). Among the most influential designers of the 20th century, Liebes shaped American tastes in areas from interiors and transportation to industrial design, fashion and film. On view July 7 through Feb. 4, 2024, A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes will feature more than 125 works, including textiles, textile samples, fashion, furniture, documents and photographs. A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes is organized by Susan Brown, associate curator and acting head of textiles at Cooper Hewitt, and Alexa Griffith Winton, manager of content and curriculum at Cooper Hewitt. Through her experimental studio practice ... More  Director of Tate Modern awarded CBE in New Year HonoursLONDON.- Frances Morris, Director of Tate Modern, has been awarded a CBE for her services to the arts in the New Year Honours 2023. Frances Morris has played a key role in establishing Tate, and in particular Tate Modern, as one of the most important and popular galleries of modern art in the world. After a distinguished academic training at Cambridge and the Courtauld Institute, she joined Tate as a young curator in 1987, and when Tate Modern opened, took on the responsibility of introducing an entirely new way of seeing the national collection of modern and contemporary art, first as Head of Displays (2000-2006), and then Director of International Collections, until she took over as Director in 2016. Frances Morris is the fourth Director of Tate Modern and the first to receive an Honour. The influence of her thinking can be seen in the way international institutions ... More  Overlooked no more: Tove Ditlevsen, Danish writer of confessional autofictionNEW YORK, NY.- Three years before she took her own life, Danish poet and author Tove Ditlevsen penned a draft of her obituary. In the piece, which she titled My Obituary (1973), she wrote, Before her untimely death, Tove Ditlevsen was able to write over a score of books, of which the most important are her memoirs. With ruthless honesty she tells about the men with whom, out of the goodness of her prodigal heart, she shared table and bed, she continued. Unfortunately her contemporaries did not appreciate her honesty, which led in the end to no man daring to converse with her on the street for fear of appearing in her next volume. Ditlevsen was one of Denmarks most popular authors. But her works were dismissed as womens fiction in her native country, and virtually unknown elsewhere, until an English translation of her three-volume memoir ... More  Museo Reina Sofia to host 10 exhibitions in 2023MADRID.- This year, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofÃa will host ten exhibitions that will explore different trends in contemporary art. The Sabatini Building will host Ben Shahn's retrospective, which will review the career of this artist, recognized as one of the main figures of American realism, as well as an anthological exhibition of the Basque artist Ibon Aranberri. 2023 is the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picassos death, and on this occasion Museo Reina SofÃa will present the exhibition Picasso 1906. The Turning Point, which aims to delve into the artist's contribution to the germinal moment of modern art. Almost fifty artists from the Mediterranean area and the African continent will be part of the thematic exhibition Machinations. In addition, visitors will be able to explore the universe of Alberto Greco and get to know the intense activity ... More  Kent Michael Smith to direct Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of ArtMANHATTEN, NY.- Kent Michael Smith, an experienced art museum leader, will become the director of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University, effective March 1, 2023. K-State President Richard Linton made Smith's appointment following a national search. Smith currently serves as deputy director of the Madison Museum of Modern Art in Madison, Wisconsin. "The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art is a gem on the Manhattan campus," said Linton. "Kent has an extensive background in museum strategy, management and philanthropic success, and we're very thankful to have him joining the university in this role, as his skillset will enable us to grow the success of the Beach Museum of Art to the next level." In his new role, Smith will lead museum staff, set programmatic priorities and oversee all operations and activities of the museum ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, art collector Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, was born January 09, 1875. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875 - April 18, 1942) was an American sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She was a prominent social figure and hostess, who was born into the wealthy Vanderbilt family and married into the Whitney family.
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