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A photo display at the Brooklyn Library for The Book of Hov, an exhibit that was quietly conceived by Jay-Zs team as a surprise tribute to him, in New York, July 13, 2023. When Jay-Z entered the library for a private event on Thursday, he was greeted by his live band playing instrumental versions of his hits out front, and a career-spanning archival exhibition that he never asked for. (Amir Hamja/ The New York Times)
by Joe Coscarelli
NEW YORK, NY.- Earlier this week, when passages of Jay-Z lyrics from songs like Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) and Justify My Thug appeared on the art deco-style, curved limestone facade of the Brooklyn Public Librarys main branch, fans and passersby could only speculate on the occasion for the buildings sudden makeover. A surprise concert for the rappers home borough? A tribute to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop this summer? The answer, it turned out, was neither and also a secret even from the man himself. On Thursday evening, when Jay-Z entered the library for a private event surrounded by an inner circle of family, friends and business associates, he was greeted by his live band playing instrumental versions of his hits out front, and a career-spanning archival exhibition that he never asked for inside. I know he wouldnt let us do this, said Desiree Perez, the chief executive of Jay-Zs entertainment empire Roc Nation, about ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Installation view of "Matisse by Matisse," UCCA Beijing, 2023. Photograph by Sun Shi, courtesy UCCA Center for Contemporary Art.
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| Putting the rich world of Philadelphia's public art online | | Contemporary art sets the trendd at Roland Auctions NY Two-Part June 30th/July 1st auction | | Search for a century-old shipwreck turns up one even older | 
Artist Shaun Durbin works on a mural in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, on July 1, 2023. (HoJun Yu/The New York Times)
by Joshua Needelman
NEW YORK, NY.- Conrad Benners phone camera was fixed on Nile Livingston, an artist who stood in front of a blank wall. Livingston would soon paint a massive mural, and the canvas would be the side of an apartment building overlooking a parking lot in the Gayborhood area of Philadelphia. But Livingston was having a hard time finding the right words for a promotional TikTok. We can do a thousand takes, Benner said, warmth in his voice. He had chosen both the location and the artist. Benner, 38, runs Streets Dept, a photo blog and social media presence dedicated to spotlighting street artists. In addition to interviewing artists on video and photographing their work, Benner selects artists for Mural Arts Philadelphia, which says it is the nations largest public art program. In a ... More | | 
Walter Gay (American, 1856-1937) oil on canvas painting of an interior scene. Sold for $15,000.
GLEN COVE, NY.- Roland Auctions NY, having just recently launched monthly two-part auctions with this summer, kept up their current trend of Contemporary and Fine Art leading their sales. This was evident once again at their two-part June 30th and July 1st auction. Along with the various top art sellers of the day, Roland offered another glimpse into the vast archives of the legendary Phyllis Lucas Gallery treasure trove of Salvador Dali prints, lithographs and etchings. The renowned gallery famously had exclusive North American representation of all original Salvador Dali prints, starting back in 1965. This auction presented and sold over 60 Dali pieces, all in the $300 - $2,000 range. This particular auction was a treasure trove of moderately priced fine and contemporary art, with a great many top sellers seeing bidding quickly shoot up past the estimates. In keeping with the trend of recent months, Contemporary and Fine Art makes a bold st ... More | | 
An image provided by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, the tugboat Satellite, which sank in Lake Superior in 1879. (Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society via The New York Times)
by Lauren McCarthy
NEW YORK, NY.- In September, a Discovery Channel film crew traveled to Paradise, Michigan, searching for two French naval ships that disappeared in 1918. But on a voyage to find them, they stumbled upon another shipwreck that was four decades older. Josh Gates, host of Expedition Unknown, and a team of researchers instead spotted the Satellite, a tugboat also lost in Lake Superior that had not been seen for 142 years, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society announced this past week. Finding the Satellite was hugely exciting and unexpected, said Gates. On June 21, 1879, the 15-year-old Satellite was on a routine trip to Duluth, Minnesota, from Detroit, and towing four schooner barges when it sprang a leak. We commenced bailing ... More |
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| Saber-tooth cats and dire wolves carried a terrible disease in their bones | | Rare dinosaur 'bonebed' is discovered in a Maryland park | | Serge Attukwei Clottey in 'Windrush: Portraits of a Pioneering Generation' at Palace of Holyroodhouse | 
The open access paper Subchondral defects resembling osteochondrosis dissecans in joint surfaces of the extinct saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis and dire wolf Aenocyon dirus was published July 12 in PLOS ONE.
by Miriam Fauzia
NEW YORK, NY.- Some 50,000 to 10,000 years ago as ice sheets melted and the planet warmed, around 100 species of gigantic animals started to disappear without a trace. Paleontologists have sought to understand exactly how these animals died off, including iconic predators like the saber-tooth cat and the dire wolf. Some hypotheses suggest stiff competition for limited food aggravated by the arrival of humans and gray wolves. But new evidence suggests a bone disease that can debilitate modern cats and dogs, and even some of their humans, may have also played a role. In a paper published this past week in the journal PLoS One, researchers report that as the climate shifted, the bones of saber-tooth cats and dire wolves became riddled with defects associated with osteochondrosis dissecans, or OCD ... More | | 
Paleontologist JP Hodnett and team have uncovered the largest theropod fossil discovered in Eastern North America. Photo: Department of Parks and Recreation Pr. Geo. County.
NEW YORK, NY.- Fossils from animals including dinosaurs and stingrays more than 100 million years old were uncovered in a Maryland park in what experts said could be the widest-ranging discovery of fossils of different species on the East Coast. In April, a group of paleontologists and volunteers with the Department of Parks and Recreation in Prince Georges County found and classified a 3-foot-long shin bone as one from a theropod, a branch of the dinosaur family that includes carnivorous dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex. A meat-eating dinosaur of this size has never been found on the East Coast of the United States, said JP Hodnett, a paleontologist with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Finding a bonebed like this is a dream for many paleontologists, as they can offer a wealth of information on the ancient environments that preserved the fossils and provide more details on the extinct ... More | | 
Serge Attukwei Clottey, Laceta Reid, 2023, oil and duct tape on cork, 193.04 x 124.46 cm (76 x 49 in.). Photo: Matthew Hollow. Courtesy of the artist.
EDINBURGH.- Serge Attukwei Clottey is among the ten artists commissioned by His Majesty the King to create portraits honouring members of the Windrush Generation. Those depicted left countries in the Caribbean and arrived in the UK via the HMT Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948. They made crucial contributions to local communities and industries following the war. Clottey's portrait is of Laceta Reid, who settled in Newport, Wales, and worked for Crompton Batteries for nearly 27 years. Following his meeting with Reid in Wales, Clottey created the work with duct tape and oil paint on cork board, inspired by African lifestyle photography. A BBC documentary tells the story of the creation of the portraits. The exhibition titled Windrush: Portraits of a Pioneering Generation will travel to the National Portrait Gallery in October. The art of Serge Attukwei Clottey (b. 1985, Ghana) primarily employs found materials from the artists hometown in Accra, Ghana in order to create a dialogue with the city ... More |
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| Danish artist Malene Landgreen presents an exhibition of her work at Trapholt | | Carpenters Workshop Gallery and Calodney Art Advisory preseent 'In Repetition, There is Difference' | | A Victorian dinosaur park finds its way in the 21st century | 
Malene Landgreen. Photo: David Barnwell.
KOLDING.- Join Trapholt on a journey through four sensuous universes in the exhibition Flow of Change featuring the acclaimed Danish artist Malene Landgreen (b. 1962). Take the opportunity to step inside a vast, immersive painting when Trapholt invites you on a voyage through darkness, light and colour this January. Through a series of new works and installations, Landgreen challenges the physical limits of classic painting and its traditionally flat surface. Malene Landgreen explores the physical boundaries of painting in her work, letting colour, light and space envelop us. Her thorough activation of floors and walls evokes the experience of actually entering a painting. The exhibition will be an immersive installation spanning 280 m2 of floor space, where the interaction between ones own physical, sensing self and the painterly physiology of the room is palpably felt to poignant effect. As we move from one room to the next, we become ... More | | 
Carbonell, Mushroom Tree (156/2019), 2019. Metal Mesh with Paverpol and Pigments, Metal Welded Branch, Concrete Base, Silicone Cable, Light Fittings.
ASPEN, CO.- In Repetition, There is Difference, sees Carpenters Workshop Gallery and Calodney Art Advisorys collaborative return to Aspen with an extraordinary exhibition of artists, bringing together collectible design and contemporary art in a thought-provoking dialogue. Inspired by the philosophical theories of Gilles Deleuze and musings of Samuel Beckett this exhibition invites viewers to delve into the subtle nuances of repetition in form and practice. The collection opened July 1 and will continue to August 12 at 601 East Hyman Avenue, providing a unique opportunity to engage with these exceptional artworks through an immersive exploration of repetition and its transformative power. Presenting works by visionary artists including Adam Pendleton, Aki+Arnaud Cooren, Atelier van Lieshout, Cy Twombly, David Hockney, Donald ... More | | 
Statues of extinct animals peek out from the trees, delighting onlookers in this London park. But dont expect them to be scientifically accurate. Photo: Jes from Melbourne, Australia/wikipedia.org
by Claire Moses
LONDON.- Imagine: Its 1854. The concept of evolution wont be introduced for another five years or so. The word dinosaur is only about a decade old. There are no David Attenborough documentaries teaching you about extinct animals. Now imagine yourself as a resident of Victorian London, walking into Crystal Palace Park in the southeastern part of the city. There you encounter dozens of 3D dinosaurs and ancient mammals you could have never imagined, made of clay, brick and other available building materials. They are arranged in small groups, poking out from behind trees and bushes, some of them towering over their human visitors out for an afternoon stroll. Except you dont have to imagine too ... More |
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| Newport Foundation at The Vernon House presents 'Games, Gamblers & Certomancers: The New Cardsharps' | | bG Gallery opens an exhibition celebrating the indelible impact and legacy of California's artists | | Farah Atassi's presents 'Mechanical Cabaret' at François Ghebaly | 
Michaelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, The Cardsharps, c. 1594 (detail). Oil on canvas. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth.
NEWPORT, RI..- Games, Gamblers & Certomancers: The New Cardsharps brings together seventeen contemporary artists who have revisited the art historical trop of card play now on view at the Newport Foundation at The Vernon House. Card playing is rooted in Newports historyhistorically and contemporarily card playing has been and remains part of the social fabric. Newporter Edith Whartons protagonist Lily Bart in House of Mirth describes her gambling debts incurred at the high society bridge tables. To this day, bridge games and canastas are the norm three times a week. As with all of Art&Newports projects, the curators have sought to highlight the enduring social customs of the town while simultaneously injecting local history and tradition with contemporary artistic interpretations and inter ... More | | 
Angela Perko, Refugio Beach, West End #2, 2001. Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in.
SANTA MONICA, CA .- In collaboration with the Venice Institute of Contemporary Art, bG Gallery is presenting "California: Now & Then," an art exhibition celebrating the indelible impact and legacy of California's artists. The exhibit, which runs from July 15 through August 15, 2023, showcases works from artists who have deep historical or current ties to the state. California has long been a beacon for artists, its diverse landscapes and vibrant communities inspiring generations of creatives. These artists, whether they have lived here, kept a studio here, or sought inspiration from the state's unique spirit, have each left their distinctive mark on the artistic landscape. This exhibition presents a unique opportunity to engage with and appreciate the artistic evolution that has taken place in California. From works from the early 1900s to up to the minute pieces, the "California: Now & ... More | | 
Farah Atassi. Photo: Rebecca Fanuele.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- François Ghebaly's presentation of Farah Atassis Mechanical Cabaret, the Paris-based artists latest exhibition at the gallerys Downtown Los Angeles location will soon be ending. French-Syrian artist Farah Atassis intricately composed paintings are in direct and open conversation with the world of the modernists. In gridded planes and vivid, staccato geometries, her works recast the feminized subjects of modernist paintingthe bather, the female nude, the still lifewithin her own visual universe and sensibility. The latter, engaging with the legacies of modernist masters like Braque, Schlemmer, Picasso, and Léger, comprises a signature formalist vocabulary for Atassi, through which she interpolates elements of abstraction. For her newest exhibition at François Ghebaly, entitled Mechanical Cabaret, Atassi offers two distinct though interrelated bodies of work, each demonstrating her recent explorations in ... More |
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 Courtney M. Leonard's first retrospective debuts new work and explores intersections of Indigenous CultureHUNTINGTON, NY.- The Heckscher Museum of Art presents Courtney M. Leonards first retrospective, and the artists first solo museum exhibition in New York from June 10 through November 12, 2023. Leonard (Shinnecock, b. 1980) is among the most original and compelling voices in American contemporary art. Her work amplifies Indigenous knowledge and expresses reverence for the earth and sea while advocating for their protection. Leonards practice engages with Long Islands history, breaks new ground in the disciplines of ceramics and installation art, and underscores the importance of dialogue between Indigenous knowledge marine biology, and other sciences. Courtney M. Leonard: Logbook 2004-20023 at The Heckscher Museum of Art will be concurrent with an exhibition presented by Planting ... More  The Morgan Library & Museum elects two new TrusteesNEW YORK, NY.- The Morgan Library & Museum is pleased to announce the election of two new members to its Board of Trustees: Allison Binns and Martha J. Fleischman. Lawrence R. Ricciardi, President of the Board, said, The Trustees and I are very pleased to welcome these two outstanding women to the Morgans Board. Their experience, expertise, and dedication to the arts will bring so much to the Morgan as we approach our 2024 centennial and beyond. Colin B. Bailey, the Director of the Morgan, added, We look forward to working with these exceptional board members to fulfill our commitment to facilitating close, meaningful encounters with great works of human achievement for a wide audience. Allison Binns is Global Head of ESG and Sustainable Investing for alternative asset manager Angelo ... More  Interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, writer, and curator Tiona Nekkia McClodden joins White CubeLONDON.- White Cube has announced the global representation of visual artist, filmmaker and curator Tiona Nekkia McClodden (b. 1981, Blytheville, Arkansas). Raised in Greenville, South Carolina, and based in Philadelphia, McCloddens practice spans documentary film, experimental video, sculpture, painting, sound installation and poetry. Her interdisciplinary approach interrogates ideas of ritual and order through their relationship to identity and the conditions of being human. Weaving narratives through archives, memories and objects, which are integral to her past and present, McClodden examines and amplifies experiences relational to her personal identity. Significant projects include her 2019 Whitney Biennial video installation I prayed to the wrong god for you, which won the prestigious Bucksbaum pr ... More  Works by Pitcher, Wood, and SHAG highlight Moran's California Living saleLOS ANGELES, CA.- On Tuesday, August 1st, 2023 at 10:00am PDT, John Moran Auctioneers will present California Livingan auction that encompasses the California aesthetic through a selection of important art and design. Included in the sale are works from Loyola Marymount University and the Jonathan Art Foundation of Los Angeles, as well as property from important Los Angeles collectors and estates. Highlights include a collection of paintings by noted Santa Barbara area artist Hank Pitcher (b. 1949), works by Josh Agle/SHAG (b. 1962), original drawings by Erte (Romain de Tirtoff, 1892-1990), and many more. The sale also includes a wide range of decorative art and musical instruments, Arts and Crafts oak furniture by Stickley, a selection of Japanese arts and furniture, a collection of Paolo Soleri bells, gard ... More  'Veronika Kellndorfer: Dialoge with Silver Lake, Metabolism of Architecture' opens at the Neutra VDL HouseLOS ANGELES, CA.- Neutra VDL House is presenting Veronika Kellndorfer Dialogue with Silver Lake Metabolism of Architecture, a site-specific exhibition by artist Veronika Kellndorfer currently on view at the VDL House. Veronika Kellndorfer's exhibition at the VDL House in Silverlake draws inspiration from her residency at the VDL Research House. Through her exploration, she investigates how architecture encapsulates historical narratives and translates remnants of the past into captivating images of architectural spaces. Within her work, she challenges the concept of representation and explores the transformative potential of art in capturing the essence of architecture. This series of new works is a direct response to the context, history, and design of the Neutra VDL House, following Kellndorfer's in-depth rese ... More  Bonnefanten Museum opens an exhibition featuring photographs of skateboard culture by Ed TempletonMAASTRICHT.- The artistic practice of photographer, painter, graphic artist and designer Ed Templeton (Garden Grove, California, 1972) has been fuelled by his career as a professional skateboarder beginning in 1990. Since 1993, he has also been the owner of the skateboard brand Toy Machine, for which he still designs the artwork. Throughout his career, Templeton has documented the skateboard culture he was active in using his 35-mm camera. This has resulted in decades of detailed diaries and visual reports. Templetons works surpass the autobiographical and depict skateboarding as a unique and singular subculture unto itself. His artwork and photographs, sometimes painted on and annotated, have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide. In 2021, MoMA acquired 82 photographs by Ed and ... More  Exhibition at ARKEN raises highly topical questions about our relationship with artificial intelligenceISHÃJ.- Digital art is developing at immense speed these years, and one of the main pioneers within the field is Turkish artist Refik Anadol. Right now his work is featured at the MoMA Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his art can be seen on Danish soil for the first time ever in an exhibition at ARKEN which raises highly topical questions about our relationship with artificial intelligence. What does it mean to be human in a time permeated by artificial intelligence now and in the future? In his giant digital installations, Refik Anadol (b. 1985) works with machine learning and artificial intelligence, utilising the data-driven algorithms found everywhere in our everyday life. His installations raise philosophical questions which point to a future where human existence is inextricably linked to data and advanced computer technol ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, German-American painter and caricaturist Lyonel Feininger was born July 17, 1871. Lyonel Charles Feininger (July 17, 1871 - January 13, 1956) was a German-American painter, and a leading exponent of Expressionism. He also worked as a caricaturist and comic strip artist. In this image: Hellmut Seemann president of the foundation "Weimarer Klassik", right, talks with William Timken, US ambassador to Germany, left, about drawings of artist Lyonel Feininger after the opening of the "Feininger" exhibition at the Bauhaus museum in Weimar, eastern Germany, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006.
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