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Amedeo Modigliani, Red-headed Woman wearing a Pendant, 1918 (detail). Oil on canvas, 92 x 60 cm © Collection Alicia Koplowitz - Grupo Omega Capital.
BILBAO.- Over the past few decades the Alicia Koplowitz Grupo Omega Capital Collection has become one of the most important art collections in Europe. Despite this, it has remained largely unknown with the exception of the recent display of around 50 works at the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris. The exhibition at the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum is an artistic event of the first order as for the first time it will introduce the visiting public to an extensive selection of works from this collection, based on an exceptional roll-call of great masters within the history of art. On display are a total of 90 paintings and drawings dating from the 16th to the 21st centuries, in addition to sculptures from classical antiquity to the present day. In its entirety the selection of works reveals a distinctive approach to collecting marked by a quest for beauty that has led to a focus on both the past and present and which encompasses both pa ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day A man cleans inside the Heart of Chechnya - Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque, one of the largest mosques in Russia, in central Grozny on July 26, 2017. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
| Ingleby Gallery continues sequential exhibition where one work is paired with another for two weeks | | Exhibition spotlights the principal role that music and dance played in Marc Chagall's artistic career | | Magnolia Home Entertainment to release historical portrait Cézanne et Moi on Digital HD | 
James Hugonin, Detail of Fluctuations in Elliptical Form (I), 2016-17. Oil and wax on wood, 200.7 x 178.8 cm. Photo: John McKenzie Image courtesy the Artist and Ingleby, Edinburgh.
EDINBURGH.- For the 2017 Edinburgh Art Festival Ingleby Gallery reaches the half way point of its year-long marathon and per se and a sequential exhibition where one work is paired with another for two weeks at a time across a stretch of twelve months. Having begun with Mark Wallingers epic film The End, a thread has been woven through the work of such diverse artists as Albrecht Dürer, Katie Paterson, Callum Innes and Agnes Martin. In each case theres a link between the two works on show, but there is also a no-less intriguing connection between the works that are not together, made by the work that comes between: a continuum perfectly illustrated by this summers sequence. At first glance the large abstract paintings of James Hugonin, the small-scale still lives of Giorgio Morandi, and Ragnar Kjartanssons film of a ... More | | 
Marc Chagall, David with a Mandolin, 1914, oil on paper mounted on cardboard, 19 11/16 à 14 3/4 in., private collection, © 2017 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris, photo © 2017 Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage, the first U.S. exhibition to spotlight the principal role that music and dance played in Marc Chagalls artistic career. Concentrating on four theatrical productions created over a quarter century (Aleko, The Firebird, Daphnis and Chloe, and The Magic Flute), the exhibition comprises 145 objects, including 41 vibrant costumes; nearly 100 preparatory sketches; rare 1942 film footage of the original performance of Aleko; musical accompaniments for each section; and a selection of paintings depicting musicians and theatrical scenes. Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage is adapted from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts exhibition Chagall: Colour and Music (January 29June 7, 2017), initiated ... More | | 
Theatrical one-sheet for Cézanne et Moi, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The beautifully produced (The Village Voice) historical portrait Cézanne et Moi, arrives on Digital HD August 8 from Magnolia Home Entertainment. Set in 19th century France, the film traces the unique friendship between painter Paul Cézanne and novelist Ãmile Zola. Directed by Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Danièle Thompson (Avenue Montaigne), Cézanne et Moi is both an artistic journey, and a story of friendship. Starring César Award® winners Guillaume Canet (Tell No One) and Guillaume Gallienne (Me, Myself and Mum), Cézanne et Moi captures the evolution of two singular visionaries. From the beginning of Cézanne and Zolas friendship as schoolboys to their future as revolutionary artists, the riveting drama follows both Zola, a fatherless child from a poor family, and Cézanne, a wealthy child with a happier home life, who as young men both wish for fame and women. The ... More |
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| Exhibition explores the multidimensional relationship between sound and design | | Bonhams Knightsbridge showcases autumn and winter auction highlights | | Walker Art Center opens first U.S. retrospective of Jimmie Durham | 
Installation view. Photo: Shay Ben Efraim.
HOLON.- Design Museum Holon has recently opened its new exhibition Sound and Matter in Design, examining the relationship between sound and design and the ways in which shapes, environments and everyday experiences are influenced by sound, sponsored by leading manufacturer of speaker components and audio systems Morel. Upon arrival, visitors are confronted with the exhibition's largest object, the Design Museum Holon iconic building designed by Ron Arad, which, already a "musical building" in its visual appearance, is itself transformed into a musical instrument. Titled The Sound of Architecture, the site-specific installation curated by Anat Safran and Lila Chitayat exploits the building's architecture and the capacity of its hollow Corten ribbons to function as echo chambers to create an all-immersive musical arena", where visitors become the composers. The sound is emanated from 100 speakers ... More | | 
The large bronze sculpture Perseus Arming by Sir Alfred Gilbert. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- This August, Bonhams Knightsbridge will showcase highlights from its autumn and winter auctions. The exhibition will run from Tuesday 1 August to Friday 1 September inclusive, Monday Friday, 9.00am 5.00pm. It will be closed on Monday 28 August for the Bank Holiday. The exhibition of exceptional works of art include: A very rare pair of 18 inch Coronelli globes dated 1696 by the Venetian cosmographer and cartographer Vincenzo Coronelli, who made globes for, among other important figures, Louis XIV of France. They will be offered in the Important Instruments of Science and Technology Sale, 31 October. Estimate: £100,000-150,000. A collection of items relating to Admiral Lord Nelson, including a Chamberlain's Worcester Fine Old Japan pattern plate from Nelson's service (£25,000-30,000). The Admiral commissioned the service on ... More | | 
Jimmie Durham, Tlunh Datsi, 1984. Puma skull, shells, turquoise, turkey feathers, metal, sheep and deer fur, pine, acrylic paint. 40 ½ à 35 ¾ à 31 ¾ in. (103 à 91 à 81 cm). Private collection, Belgium.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The Walker Art Center is presenting the first U.S. retrospective of artist, poet, essayist, and political activist Jimmie Durham (b. 1940, Arkansas), one of the most compelling and multifaceted artists working internationally today. On view from June 22 October 8, 2017 in the Target and Friedman Galleries, Jimmie Durham: At the Center of the World features approximately 175 works from the artists expansive practice, including sculpture, drawing, collage, printmaking, photography, and video from 1970 to the present. The Walker is excited to share the work of the critically-acclaimed conceptual artist Jimmie Durham whose work is represented in major museum collections around the world, including the Walkers. His distinctive multimedia practice, which ... More |
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| The Parallel State by Guy Martin exhibited in a dynamic multimedia installation at the Atelier de la Mécanique in Arles | | James A. Michener Art Museum opens largest-ever survey of work of George Sotter | | Mona Hatoum's first comprehensive solo show in Japan opens in Hiroshima | 
Guy Martins series encompasses the idealistic Gezi Park protests of 2013. Courtesy of the artist and nineteensixtyeight.
ARLES.- The Parallel State is a term hijacked by Turkish president Tayyip Erdoğan and turned on its head, a rebranding, essentially, of the better-known deep state.' As Erdoğan rose to power from the early 2000s onward, he was increasingly convinced that he was being undermined by his own media, police, judiciary, military, and various foreign powersall part of a traitorous parallel state that could and would be blamed for any of his mishaps and Turkeys ills. A once uniquely Turkish phrase, the parallel state has become a byword for power grabs, populist rhetoric, and a police state on the hunt for an unfixed yet ever-present enemy, recalling Western politicians endless invocations of terrorist forces at work. Martins series encompasses the idealistic Gezi Park protests of 2013 through to last year's failed coup and the subsequent purges. Indistinguishably intermixed are ... More | | 
Road to the Mill, c. 1915 (detail). Oil on canvas. Robert and Elaine Larason.
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- The James A. Michener Art Museum is presenting George Sotter: Light and Shadow, the largest-ever survey of the work of George Sotter (1879-1953), a Bucks County-based artist best known for his winter nocturnes. In addition to a significant investigation of Sotters nocturnal landscapes, the exhibition features tranquil marines and sunlit landscapes he produced throughout his career, and introduces his work as a stained-glass artist. The exhibition will be on view through December 31, 2017. George Sotter is one of the most revered artists from the New Hope art colony, and this landmark survey of his work is a powerful reminder of the importance of the Pennsylvania Impressionist movement in the history of American art, said Lisa Tremper Hanover, director and CEO of the Michener Art Museum. We are looking forward to welcoming many new and returning visitors to our galleries for this opportunity ... More | | 
Mona Hatoum, Undercurrent (red), (2008) ©Mona Hatoum Courtesy Galerie Max Hetzer. Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen.
HIROSHIMA.- Established in 1989 by the City of Hiroshima, site of the first atomic bombing in human history, the Hiroshima Art Prize aims to appeal to a wider world about the Spirit of Hiroshima, which seeks everlasting world peace, through contemporary art. The prize is awarded once every three years, and this year organizers present an exhibition by Mona Hatoum, winner of the 10th Hiroshima Art Prize, at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art. Mona Hatoum was born in Beirut to an exiled Palestinian family in 1952. While on a short visit to London in 1975, she was forced to remain in England after civil war broke out in Lebanon. Since then, Hatoum has created performances, videos, installations and sculptures that deal with a variety of social contradictions, such as the hardships of displaced people, political oppression, and gender issues based on her ... More |
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| Artemis Gallery's Aug. 3 auction includes important fossils, silver/gold treasures | | Contemporary Afro-Cuban art collection celebrates 10th anniversary with
exhibition in Havana | | Portland Art Museum opens exhibition of vernacular photographs of, by, and for African Americans | 
Chinese Song Dynasty hand-carved stone Lohan head, 960-1270 CE, 13.25 inches high (including custom stand), est. $3,500-$4,500. All images provided by Artemis Gallery.
BOULDER, COLO.- Some of the worlds greatest private and institutional collections of antiquities and cultural art are represented in a 357-lot auction set for August 3 at Artemis Gallery in Boulder, Colorado. Acclaimed experts in their field, owners Bob and Teresa Dodge have left no stone unturned in bringing together a premier selection of art and objects with sterling provenance. The auction includes a sensational array of Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Asian treasures, as well as tribal art from Viking, Pre-Columbian and Native American cultures. Two featured specialty categories have been added to the lineup as well: geological and zoological fossils; and coveted William Spratling silver and gold designs, including two exquisite pieces that incorporate, or were inspired by, Pre-Columbian jewelry Spratling took directly from his vault. Bidders are invited to participate by phone, absentee or live online. The Ancient Egyptian sec ... More | | 
The third exhibition in Havana commemorates the 10th anniversary of the von Christierson Collection of contemporary Afro-Cuban art.
HAVANA.- The Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and the Watch Hill Foundation are pleased to announce the opening of Without Masks, on view July 28 - October 2, 2017 at the MNBA. Following successful exhibitions in Johannesburg, South Africa and Vancouver, Canada, the third exhibition in Havana commemorates the 10th anniversary of the von Christierson Collection of contemporary Afro-Cuban art. Curated by eminent Cuban art critic, curator and researcher in Afro-Cuban ritual arts Orlando Hernández, the exhibition is comprised of 149 works by 40 Cuban artists from the last three decades, showcasing a diverse range of media from painting and drawing to sculpture, photography, and more. The artists include Wifredo Lam, Bernardo SarrÃa Almoguea, Belkis Ayón Manso, Manuel Mendive Hoyo, José Bedia Valdés, Juan Carlos Alom, Elio Rodriguez, Roberto Diago Durruthy, Andres Montalván, and Douglas Pérez Castro. What distinguishes the collection and renders it exceptional is that it assembles ... More | | 
Unknown photographer, Untitled (Portrait of a Couple), ca. 1898, collodion print, Museum Purchase: Photography Acquisition Fund.
PORTLAND, ORE.- Representing: Vernacular Photographs of, by, and for African Americans brings together studio portraits from an important North Portland family album, vernacular snapshots, and Polaroids to demonstrate the rich diversity of African-American life and experience from the late 1800s through the 1990s. Throughout the history of photography, the representation of African Americans has been problematic and, until recently, understudied. During the 19th and 20th centuries, negative depictions of African Americans published in the popular press distorted white audiences understanding of black life and culture. Personal, everyday photographs made by, for, and of African Americans, rarely seen by wider audiences, serve as important counter-images to the stereotypical media portrayals of the time. The earliest photographs featured in Representing, now part of the Museums permanent collection, come from the North Portland estate of Carl and Judge Mercedes Deiz. A ... More |
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 The Natonal Centre for Contemporary Arts to present the 4th Ural Industrial Biennial of Contemporary ArtEKATERINBURG .- The Ural Industrial Biennial is one of the largest internatonal projects in the feld of contemporary art in Russia, organized and conducted by the Natonal Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA) as part of ROSIZO in Ekaterinburg and the Ural region since 2010. The Biennial ofers a new vector of territory development and uses art as an actual resource. The industrial specifcity of the Urals has become a constant theme of this cultural project, which allowed it to take a unique place in the internatonal biennial movement. Geography of 4th Ural Industrial Biennial covers 27 cites atractng more than 60 artsts from 21 countries and utlizes 20 locatons during the parallel program. The exhibiton of the main project will be developed on an area of more than 10,000 square meters in the former building of the Ural Instrument Making Plant in the heart ... More Waddesdon Manor exhibits "Creatures and Creations"WADDESDON.- Witness nature reimagined in an exhibition that sees a combination of fashion, digital art and animal specimens on show. In collaboration with the Natural History Museum at Tring, Walter Rothschilds spectacular collection of natural history provides the inspiration for colourful virtual collages by Platon H and couture dresses by Mary Katrantzou. Walter Rothschild, 2nd Lord Rothschild, nephew of Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (who built Waddesdon), dedicated his life to the natural sciences. His private collection of specimens formed the foundation of his museum at Tring which opened to the public in 1892. An eccentric character, Walter was fascinated by birds, butterflies and giant tortoises, and famously trained zebras to draw his carriage. His reputation and knowledge in the scientific community was so great that many newly discovered ... More 1:54 art fair's Special Projects announced for fifth London editionLONDON.- 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, the leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary African art, has announced the programme of special projects for its fifth London edition, taking place at Somerset House, 5 8 October, with a VIP & Press preview on 4 October 2017. In partnership with Somerset House, 1:54 will present Hassan Hajjaj: La Caravane (5 October 2017 7 January 2018), the first UK solo exhibition of the British-Moroccan artist in seven years, showcasing new and celebrated works. Hajjajs multi-layered works fuse traditional and contemporary North African culture with familiar Western imagery and iconography. He is best known for his photographic portraits, including the Kesh Angels series, from which there will be several new works in the exhibition. Blending the glossy aesthetic of a fashion shoot with Moroccan street ... More Scottish festival celebrates the finest in gold, silver and jewellery designEDINBURGH.- Elements 3, a festival celebrating the finest UK and international jewellery, silver and gold will be held in Edinburgh in November. A centrepiece of the event, which is presented by The Incorporation of Goldsmiths and Lyon & Turnbull, will be a fair at which pieces by 50 carefully selected makers will be on sale. Elements 3 will take place from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 November and will also see the unveiling of a drive to make Scotland a leader in ethical gold and silverwork. Mary Michel, Director of The Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh, said: Elements 3 is a celebration of excellence in design and craftsmanship and an antidote to mass produced work of uncertain origin. We are building on the success of our two previous events by showcasing more designers and makers than ever. There is no other event like Elements 3; it is a ... More Art Dubai announces partnership with Art JameelDUBAI.- Art Dubai announced today a curatorial partnership with Art Jameel for the upcoming edition of its Campus Art Dubai (CAD) programme, a highly competitive educational platform for artists, curators, writers and cultural producers based in the UAE. Complementing an in-depth syllabus of lectures and seminars, CAD features workshops, talks and courses by renowned local and visiting tutors focussing on topics of critical thinking and contemporary practices. To mark this curatorial collaboration, Project Space Art Jameel is converting its gallery into a six-week experimental summer studio for current CAD members and alumni. Running from July 30 till September 6, 2017, the communal studio will provide participants with a semi-public environment to practice, create, research and exchange ideas. This will culminate in an open studio taking place on August 26 at ... More Norway's national contemporary art award announces shortlist and opening datesTRONDHEIM.- The Lorck Schive Kunstpris, Norways national and largest art prize, aims to enable leading Norwegian artists to further their practice, and gain recognition on an international level through the biennial cycle. Trondheim kunstmuseum, which houses a national collection of art from late 19th century to present day, is home to the prize. Each of the four artists has been nominated on the basis of individual, strong artistic oeuvres. Knut Henrik Henriksen works with sculptures that alternate between promising models, and architectural frustrations. With references to modernist architecture, Henriksen exposes the distance between utopian ideals and pragmatic solutions. Mattias Härenstam connects morbid humour with the paradoxical powerlessness of desire and longing. For the Lorck Schive Kunstpris, Härenstam plans a ... More Poles revive ancient tradition of timber floatingGASSY (AFP).- A group of Poles have assembled tree trunks into a long raft and are streaming down the country's longest river, the Vistula, to revive the ancient tradition of timber floating. Their day begins at dawn with a prayer -- "When dawn breaks, the earth, the sea, all of nature praises you" -- which captain Zdzislaw Nikolas sings in his bass voice while the whole crew stands around an image of their patron saint. They sing it at night too like their ancestors, says Nikolas, who sports an impressive handlebar moustache. "Saint Barbara was the patron of those with dangerous jobs, like miners and firefighters and also raftsmen, because that too was a dangerous job: there was a strong river current in the spring," he adds. For centuries, timber floating brought wealth to many villages along the Vistula and its tributaries. Men sent merchandise of all kinds ... More Exhibition at Columbus Museum of Art celebrates local artistsCOLUMBUS, OH.- Columbus Museum of Art presents Greater Columbus: The 2017 Greater Columbus Arts Council Visual Arts Exhibition, on view July 14 through November 26, 2017. Highlighting the outstanding talent and ability of Columbus artists, the exhibition includes work by the recipients of the 2016 Visual Arts Fellowship Awards including Sue Cavanaugh, Paige Früchtnicht, Dani Leventhal, and Melissa Vogley Woods. For Greater Columbus, Paige Früchtnicht shows work with Greg Ponchak under the collective name OGH, and Dani Leventhal presents collaborative work with Sheilah Wilson. Chosen by jury, these artists represent a diverse range of practices fostered within Columbuss artistic community. Each with their own voice, they demonstrate the strength and vibrancy of the regions artistic ecology. Works in the exhibition span a wide range of media ... More Exhibition at Latvian National Museum of Art presents an overview of Latvian art in an unusual interpretationRIGA.- The exhibition of the Zuzāns collection TOP in formation is on view at the main building of the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga (Jaņa Rozentāla laukums 1) from 29 July to 17 August 2017. The exhibition presents an overview of Latvian art in an unusual interpretation, highlighting that a private collection is always in formation. The title of the exhibition can be interpreted in two ways. On the one hand, the word TOP denotes a hierarchical order determined through a variety of assessment criteria. On the other hand, in formation characterises a process en route to fulfilment, one which requires assessment of that which has already been acquired, a search for missing pieces, and possible additions. The exhibition is organised into three blocks: TOP, TOP-TOP and top. The main section features a curatorial selection of ten TOPs in contrast to customary art ... More New exhibition by the Israeli installation artist Hili Greenfeld on view at Art Cube Artists' Studios, Jerusalem JERUSALEM.- During the Yom Kippur War, an Israeli soldier who served in the forces that crossed the Suez Channel, wandered along the banks of the Sweet Water Canal. The houses in the Canals area have been standing empty for a while, possibly abandoned already in the War of Attrition. The soldier entered one of the houses, where he found several objects on a desk: two drawings, a small donkey doll, and a Turkish coffee cup. He coveted the small objects and drawings and felt a need to save them from destruction. And so, against IDF orders that forbid plunder of civilian property, he took them with him back to Israel, as mementos from the war. Little surprise then, that he, who was driven by appreciation and curiosity for the paintings and objects he found, became a famous painter and lecturer in an Israeli art academy. Several years ago, Hili Greenfeld ... More Second edition of AKAA Also known as Africa to be held November 10-12PARIS.- Following the success of its first edition in 2016, AKAA Also Known As Africa will be back from November 10-12, 2017 at the Carreau du Temple. First and only art fair in France devoted to contemporary art and design from Africa, AKAA has instantly found its public: 15.000 collectors and art lovers attended the art fair in 2016. The enthusiasm for this artistic scene has been confirmed this spring by the numerous events allover France dedicated to contemporary art from Africa. AKAA is clearly the annual Parisian rendez-vous for this new art market. In 2017 AKAA brings together 36 galleries from 19 countries. More than half of its 2017 exhibiting galleries are new to the fair. New countries are represented: 5 from the African continent (Angola, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Tunisia and Uganda) and 4 from Europe (Switzerland, Belgium, Italy and Spain). Design is expanding w ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, French painter and sculptor Jean Dubuffet was born July 31, 1901. Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet (31 July 1901 - 12 May 1985) was a French painter and sculptor. His idealistic approach to aesthetics embraced so called "low art" and eschewed traditional standards of beauty in favor of what he believed to be a more authentic and humanistic approach to image-making. In this image: A young lady looks at "Paysage charbonneux" by French artist Jean Dubuffet dated 1946, and valued at 3.5 million Marks (1.5 million Dollars) at the 34th International fair for modern art "Art Cologne" in Cologne, Germany, Friday, November 3, 2000.
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