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Posters, lithographs, drawings, illustrations and watercolours, together with photos and period furnishings, paint a picture of Bohemian Paris, taking visitors back in time.
CATANIA.- The exhibition Toulouse Lautrec. La Ville Lumière has been exceptionally extended until September 9th: at Palazzo della Cultura in Catania, 150 works from the Herakleidon Museum in Athens celebrates the artistic career of one of the greatest exponents of the Belle Ãpoque: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864‒1901). Paris, late 19th century: Bohemian lifestyle, the artists of Montmartre, the Moulin Rouge, theatres, satirical journals and prostitutes. This was the captivating world of Toulouse-Lautrec, a genius who primarily made his name through advertising posters and portraits of figures who characterised an era, making a real impression on the public imagination. Posters, lithographs, drawings, illustrations and watercolours, together with photos and period furnishings, paint a picture of Bohemian Paris, taking visitors back in time. Curated by Stefano Zuffi and w ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Dr. Jennifer Mass samples historical restoration materials from fragments of the North Carolina Museum of Art's statue of Bacchus. The statue is undergoing a de-restoration, where the fragments will be separated and they will be displayed in their proper places.
| Venet Foundation marks the 90th anniversary of Yves Klein's birth with an exceptional summer show | | Navigating land, sea and air through the ages of photography at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery | | Kunsthalle Mannheim opens new museum building | 
Pure Pigment, Yves Klein. Installation view at the Venet Foundation, 2018 © Succession Yves Klein c/o ADAGP Paris, 2018. Photo © Venet Foundation.
LE MUY.- The Venet Foundation is celebrating its 5th anniversary and the 90th anniversary of Yves Kleins birth with an exceptional summer show devoted to Yves Klein called Pure Pigment, a vast installation of pigments applied directly on the floor and covering 200 m2 of the Gallery in Le Muy (South of France) The French artist Yves Klein is a central figure of Nouveau réalisme (New Realism). Born in Nice, he continues to be celebrated in his home town. During his short life (1928-1962), Klein created a number of emblematic artworks, including the blue monochromes; IKB (International Klein Blue), the colour for which he filed a patent; the Anthropometries; the Fire Paintings; the Void; and his Monotone-Silence Symphony. In 1957, while showing paintings at Iris Clerts gallery, Klein simultaneously held ... More | | 
Alfred G. Buckham, Sunshine, and Showers, about 1920. Photograph, silver gelatine print, 45.5 x 37.7 cm. Collection: National Galleries of Scotland, purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund 2008 © Richard and John Buckham.
EDINBURGH.- The extraordinary advances in the technology of travel over the past 170 years, and their wide-ranging impact on our lives are the subject of a dramatic and inspiring new exhibition of photographs at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery this summer. Planes, Trains and Automobiles draws upon the outstanding collection of the National Galleries of Scotland to consider the rapid expansion of transportation from the end of the Industrial Revolution to the present day. It features 70 outstanding images, including key images by Alfred G Buckham and Alfred Stieglitz, which demonstrate how the technologies of photography and transport have evolved in tandem, each of them broadening our horizons and radically altering our perception ... More | | 
The new Kunsthalle Mannheim.
MANNHEIM.- On Friday, June 1, 2018, the Kunsthalle Mannheim opened with its first special exhibition Jeff Wall. Appearance and a new presentation of its collections. After the new building was handed over to the city of Mannheim in December 2017, the Kunsthalle team moved into the museum complex and set up 5,500 square meters of exhibition space. Across roughly 13,000 square meters of floor space, the Kunsthalle showcases its new concept of a museum in motion in a city in the city. Visitors will discover ten art cubes in the new building and the historical galleries of the art nouveau building, filled with well-known masterpieces and Mannheim-specific works, as well as permanent exhibitions on provenance research and the exhibiting history of the Kunsthalle. In addition, 1,000 square meters of space in the new building displays thirty works by Jeff Wall. The new building was designed by gmp von Gerkan, Mar ... More |
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| New exhibition of works by Iván Argote at Perrotin Paris conceived like an essay | | Exhibition at The Phillips Collection celebrates Aboriginal Australian culture with nine leading artists | | Jack Rutberg Fine Arts opens an exhibition of works by the Catalan artist Jordi Alcaraz | 
Iván Argote, View of the exhibition Deep Affection by Ivan Argote Perrotin Paris (June 2 July 28, 2018) Photo: Claire Dorn © Iván Argote / ADAGP, Paris 2018.
PARIS.- This new exhibition by Iván Argote at Perrotin Paris is conceived like an essay composed of sculptures, texts, photographs, illustrations and films in which the artist proposes a poetic, sociological and political discussion on our relationship with history and our relationship with the other. To stimulate our reflection, Argote transports us to two cities that are diametrically opposite to one another: Neiva in Colombia and Palembang in Indonesia. Exact antipodes are a rare geographical relationship that only six pairs of cities share in the world. The artist produced a film on the subject (As far as we could get) that weaves links between the two places and the people who live there, creating a voice that gently but firmly criticizes hegemonic historical narratives. The film revolves around the main axis of decentralizing voice and gaze. The film appears and disappears throughout ... More | | 
Nonggirrnga Marawili, Yurr'yun, 2015. Earth pigments on wood, 103 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. Collection of Debra and Dennis Scholl. © Nonggirrnga Marawili. Courtesy Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala. Photo: Sid Hoeltzell.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Phillips Collection is presenting Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia. Celebrating Australian Aboriginal culture, the exhibition includes 68 works drawn from the collection of Miami-based collectors and philanthropists Debra and Dennis Scholl with many key works commissioned specifically for the exhibition. Marking the Infinite is carefully curated by the Scholls in conjunction with Australian art historian Henry F. Skerritt and is on view June 2 through September 9, 2018. The exhibition features works by nine leading Aboriginal Australian women artists: Nonggirrnga Marawili, Wintjiya Napaltjarri, Yukultji Napangati, Angelina Pwerle, Lena Yarinkura, Gulumbu Yunupingu, Nyapanyapa Yunupingu, Carlene West, and ... More | | 
Jordi Alcaraz, Pregaria (Prayer), 2017, Painting, Book, Plexiglass, Wood, 21 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Jack Rutberg Fine Arts is presenting a provocative exhibition of works by the celebrated contemporary Catalan artist, Jordi Alcaraz. The exhibition, Jordi Alcaraz defying boundaries, opened on Saturday, June 2. The exhibition will extend through August 31. This much anticipated museum-scale exhibition brings together large and small works which transcend the categories of painting, sculpture and drawing as they blend all media, employing assemblage-like manner and installation. Conceptually, Alcaraz extends notions of perspective beyond the realms of the physically-seen. Previously, Alcaraz's first U.S. solo exhibition, presented at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts in 2010, was cited by critics as one of Southern California's 10 best exhibitions of that year. Since then, Alcaraz's works have continued to elicit international critical attention. In this current exhibition, Jordi Alcaraz defying boundaries, the artist furth ... More |
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| Finest collection of British paintings in America comes to Joslyn Art Museum | | Bundeskunsthalle opens an exhibition on the subject of "Play" | | Porsche Super Speedster offered for first time in 50 years at RM Sotheby's Porsche 70th Anniversary Auction | 
Benjamin West (17381820), Queen Charlotte, ca. 1776, oil on canvas, The Berger Collection at the Denver Art Museum, TL-19057.
OMAHA, NE.- Treasures of British Art 14002000: The Berger Collection presents a rare opportunity to view one of the most important collections of British art in America. The paintings in this exhibition tell the complex history of Great Britain and how matters such as religious conflict, the rise and fall of the monarchy, industrialization, trade expansion, colonialism, and European influences shaped British artistic identity. With such a breadth of historical material and a diverse representation of subject matter, there is something for everyone to enjoy in this remarkable exhibition. Treasures of British Art 14002000: The Berger Collection is organized by the Denver Art Museum. The exhibition is made possible by the Berger Collection Educational Trust. Treasures of British Art opened to the public at Joslyn Art Museum on Saturday, June 2, and continues through Sunday, September 9. Beginning in the mid-1990s, ... More | | 
Exhibition View. Photo: Laurin Schmid, 2018. © Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland GmbH.
BONN.- Play is commonly described as: an activity that is carried out without a conscious purpose for pleasure, for relaxation, for the mere joy of the activity and its result. It is an activity that is often pursued in community with others. In connection with the exhibition The Playground Project Indoor (as of 13 July), Bundeskunsthalle has thus developed an exhibition on the theme of play for the rooftop garden and Museum Square, i.e. Outdoor, which gives contemporary artists the opportunity to design offers of play and interactive installations. The visitors are thus able to experience art playfully, participatorily, and performatively. According to a definition of the playing human (Homo ludens), man depends on play as an elementary form, since, unlike Homo faber, he develops his skills above all through play: Here, he discovers his individual qualities and, through the experiences made in play, becomes ... More | | 
The 1956 Porsche 356 A 1600 S Speedster photographed at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta. Photo: Matthew Jones © 2018 Courtesy of RM Sothebys.
BLENHEIM.- RM Sothebys is thrilled to announced an early featured highlight for its upcoming Porsche 70th Anniversary auction at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta (PEC ATL). A time-capsule, fully numbers-matching 1956 Porsche 356 A 1600 S Speedster, commonly referred to as a Super Speedster, will be offered from its owner of 51 years at the October auction event. A rare example of the first production Porsche model, the nimble, rear-engine, two-door 356 Super Speedster is lauded as one of historys greatest sports cars. The Speedster iteration of the 356 was introduced to the U.S. market in 1954 to compete with its affordable British contemporaries. The Speedster wore a more sporting body, featuring a low, wraparound windscreen, an entirely retractable hood, lower door waistline, horizontal trim strip and twin bucket seats. The 356 A Speedster ... More |
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| Binoche et Giquello to offer August III's chocolate set at Drouot in Paris | | The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's 'Becoming Los Angeles' exhibition reopens | | Jewels sparkle at Sotheby's this summer | 
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. Porcelain saucer, circa 1737. Estimate : 4,000-6 000. © Binoche-Giquello/Drouot.
PARIS.- On Wednesday 6 June, a part of king of Poland and Elector of Saxony August IIIs chocolate set, offered to the Queen of France Maria Leszczynska, will be offered by auction house Binoche et Giquello at Drouot. The Palace of Versailles had acquired eight other pieces from this set at auction in 2017. It illustrates the taste of Louis XVs wife for Meissen porcelain and recalls the sensitive French-Polish diplomacy from this period. The overall estimate is 45,000-60,000. The production of Meissen Porcelain Manufactory is the most famous among porcelain of Saxony. Imported from China in Occident since the 15th century, the fabrication secret of this white, translucent and delicate ceramic is only discovered in 1709 by alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger, soon after the discovery of the first kaolin deposit close to the city of Meissen which is the row material of porcelain. When the Queens set is executed, ... More | | 
The Museum has a world famous collection of Hollywood costumes, props, and memorabilia, including this tutu actress Betty Grable wore in Diamond Horseshoe (1945).
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County reopened the permanent exhibition, Becoming Los Angeles, which explores the rich history of Los Angeles and the diverse groups of people that have made the city their home. When the groundbreaking exhibition opened in 2013, it was the only permanent museum exhibition to address the citys development over five centuries, from a small pueblo to a booming metropolis. It aimed to weave Los Angeles natural and cultural developments into a single narrative, to show how peoples actions have a direct impact on their environment and vice versa. Visitors will now find an expanded section on Indigenous Angelenos, artworks inspired by Los Angeles that complement each historical section of the exhibition, fresh objects from NHMLAs history and anthropology / archaeology collection and newly ... More | | 
A diamond brooch, designed as a bird perched on a coral branch, by Van Cleef & Arpels, (lot 200, est. £700 1,500 / $1,050 2,150). Courtesy Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Swing into the summer season with Sothebys: The Fine Jewels and online sales bring together a fabulous array of jewels for every occasion. The sales will offer pieces from across the decades from antique jewels through 1920s chic to contemporary glamour including eye-catching accessories for daytime as well as elegant evening jewels. From decorative creations to emblematic pieces by world-famous jewellery icons such as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari and JAR, collectors with an eye for stylish design and quality will be spoilt for choice. Sothebys galleries in London and Geneva will be filled with colour, as their specialists welcome jewellery lovers to try on pieces for themselves, or simply explore the wonderful selection. Jewels are on view to the public, in London, from 1-5 June and in Geneva, from 11 13 June. Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Bulgari feature strongly in the London auction, a ... More |
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Yves Klein: How texture affects our perception of color in Blue Monochrome | AT THE MUSEUM
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 The Ravestijn Gallery exhibits Scheltens & Abbenes' bright and colourful series 'The Workers'AMSTERDAM.- This Summer The Ravestijn Gallery presents Scheltens & Abbenes bright and colourful series The Workers. The Dutch artist duo, consisting of photographer Maurice Scheltens (1972) and visual artist Liesbeth Abbenes (1970), show their distinctive still lives: abstract yet compelling, and with a meticulous eye for detail. The works are a mix of studio photographs and images from the series Trailer, consisting of flowers painted on vans from floral transportation docks, which premiered at Unseen in 2016. From afar the advertisements look like appealing flowers, but up close the artificiality almost dissolutes the flowers - within the context of the artists newest show the images are now instilled with a new layer of meaning. The Workers consists not only of these almost still lives of painted flowers - printed large scale as to make the texture and every trace of use on the van ... More Australasia's premier international art fair Sydney Contemporary announces 2018 gallery listSYDNEY.- Sydney Contemporary today announced over 70 Australian and International galleries participating in the fourth edition of Australasias premier art fair, to be presented at multi-arts precinct Carriageworks from Thursday 13 until Sunday 16 September 2018. Sydney Contemporary Australasias largest and most diverse art fair is now an annual event, in line with major international art fairs around the world, with the 2018 participating galleries list hailing from six continents and featuring artists from 32 countries. For the first time in 2018, Sydney Contemporary will welcome one of the worlds leading contemporary galleries, Pace Gallery, with bases in New York, Hong Kong, London, Beijing, Seoul, Palo Alto and Geneva, whilst Flowers Gallery of London and New York also debuts at the Fair in 2018. Returning galleries include Sydneys Roslyn Oxley9 ... More 15th edition of La Gacilly Photo Festival questions time for EarthLA GACILLY.- 15 years ago, La Gacilly Photo Festival was created to be a space where images gave us an insight into our planets extremely fragile beauty a beauty which has been perverted by frenetic industrialisation, uprooted by urbanisation and impoverished through over-work of the earth. Either in a spirit of revolt or with a gentler approach, the photographers have set out to magnify, document, capture or simply display the vital connection between humankind and nature. The greatest names in contemporary photography have supported us throughout the years. They are, in their own way, custodians and protectors of our Earth. Without their shots, their drive to let others see what they see, their sensibilities and their implacable vision of the society emerging around us, we would not be able to stand in wonder before wild animals, the last unviolated ... More New exhibition highlights collage and drawings by artist Benny Andrews, who balanced art with activism ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.- Artist Benny Andrews used innovative collage techniques to create portrayals of urban and rural life in America, from a woman purchasing peaches in a produce stand to a farmer working in a cornfield. In his groundbreaking 40 years of work, he combined images of people and places with elements of abstract art and surrealism to depict the human condition. Even during the height of Abstract Expressionism and later Minimalism, Andrews maintained total dedication to representation (or figuration). Andrews was also an educator and activist dedicated to social justice, both in and out of his studio. All these facets of his work are on view in Benny Andrews: Mix Master Collage and Line Drawings from the Collection of Professor Edward J. Littlejohn, at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg from May 26 to August 26. His work can ... More V-A-C Foundation opens "The Explorers, Part One" at Palazzo delle Zattere in VeniceVENICE.- V-A-C Foundation is presenting The Explorers, Part One at their Venice headquarters Palazzo delle Zattere. Organised with the Whitechapel Gallery in London and curated by its Director Iwona Blazwick, the exhibition is the first in a two-part project that revisits and expands four displays from the V-A-C collection that premiered at the Whitechapel Gallery in London in 2014/15. The Explorers, Part One, is the result of a journey made by two artists and a curator through the V-A-C collection, bringing their discoveries to Venice. Renowned painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, recently celebrated in a solo show at the New Museum and winner of the Jarman Award and Turner Prize nominee, filmmaker James Richards, were invited to explore the entire V-A-C collection. They found themselves drawn to art about nature, from the depiction of flora and fauna ... More First solo exhibition in a European museum by the Chinese artist Zhang Peili opens at S.M.A.K.GHENT.- S.M.A.K. announces the first solo exhibition in a European museum by the Chinese artist Zhang Peili (1957, Hangzhou). On the basis of a selection of works covering the last thirty-five years, Uplifting shows how Zhang reacts to and reflects on the socio-political fabric of present-day society. The exhibition emphasises Zhangs artistic course, which has evolved from avant-garde painting through conceptual, text-related projects to video and media art. In the exhibition, Zhangs early works from the 1980s and 1990s are echoed by a number of recent installations. Borrowed from the sound installation A Standard, Uplifting, and Distinctive Circle along with Its Sound System (2015), the title refers in an ironical twist typical of Zhang to the uplifting propaganda campaign of the Reform and Opening-Up Era that dramatically transformed the political and ... More Gammel Holtegaard exhibits works by Mette WinckelmannCOPENHAGEN.- With expanses of painted, embroidered, stitched and mounted textiles Danish artist Mette Winckelmann creates a total installation in dialogue with the Late Baroque architecture of Gammel Holtegaard. Mette Winckelmanns (b.1971) new solo exhibition Stop Calling Me Names is a total installation of encounters and refractions between new and old structures and systems encompassing the entire building of Gammel Holtegaard. Winckelmann gets to grips with the historical galleries with pencil and ruler, dividing the galleries into new spaces with imaginary walls. The artist superimposes her distinctive grid on the ground plan of the Late Baroque Danish architect Lauritz de Thurah. Layer after layer Winckelmann intervenes in the physical space with a series of works juxtaposing more layers of textiles with industrial, pre-designed patterns and her own hand- ... More Jim Kempner Fine Art opens an exhibition of David Mitchell's most recent photographsNEW YORK, NY.- Jim Kempner Fine Art is presenting an exhibition of David Mitchells most recent photographs on view from May 19th through June 24th. This is the third solo show for the British-born photographer. As described by Vince Aletti in his 2013 New Yorker article: David Mitchell makes luminous abstractions that look like stained-glass windows designed by a color-field painter. Juxtaposing blocks of hot, cool and sugar-sweet colors (the spectrum veers from fauve to Necco wafer), he makes images that are at once orderly and trippy. The pictures are Mitchells attempts to give form to the auras he experiences as a result of left-temporal-lobe epilepsy, and they sometimes appear more atmospheric than solid, as if they were about to evanesce out of their frames. Rooted in geometric abstraction, David Mitchell continues to translate his visions and aura sensations ... More Catherine Southon Auctioneer & Valuers to offer impressive collection of Royal WorcesterLONDON.- Catherine Southon Auctioneer & Valuers sale on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Farleigh Court, Selsdon in Surrey will include a magnificent single owner collection of Royal Worcester. Comprising 60 items with estimates from £40 to £2,500, the varied and diverse collection ranges from blush ivory vases to a more dramatic centrepiece and is expected to fetch in the region of £15,000. The vendor, who lives ten minutes from Catherine Southons office in the Bromley Borough, inherited a blush ivory vase from his Great Aunt soon after he married in 1968. This was the start of their Royal Worcester collection that brought them so much pleasure over the ensuing years. Items were purchased from antique fairs, auctions and antique shops. The pride of the collection is the large table font purchased from a Worthing auction in 1979. This Royal Worcester ceramic ... More Fabrice Gygi presents large works on paper and two sculptures at Galerie Chantal CrouselPARIS.- Galerie Chantal Crousel announces the sixth solo exhibition by Fabrice Gygi, one of the most influential Swiss artists of his generation. The artist presents a set of large works on paper in conjunction with two sculptures in Corten steel. In 2010, Fabrice Gygi initiates a rupture in his work by abandoning the practice of installations in favor of sculpture. First, though the creation of jewelry, which lasted several years. Radically new in construction, with basic geometrical shapes, these pieces are driven by a determination to strip the object of all sensuality. Likewise, the volumes of his newest sculptural works and bas-reliefs, modular combinations of cubes and rectangular cuboids, or parallelepipeds, abolish the curve and the oblique, adopting the elegance and purity of abstract lines. The golden ratio applies to the sculpture whose articulated cubes are assembled ... More Exhibition features a collaboration between Kirsten Tradowsky and gallery owner Paul KopeikinLOS ANGELES, CA.- Kopeikin Gallery is presenting Time Echo, a collaboration between Bay Area painter Kirsten Tradowsky and gallery owner Paul Kopeikin. This is a very special exhibition for the gallery since the Kopeikin Gallery is presenting for the first time original oil paintings by Tradowsky depicting scenes of everyday life she chose from Paul Kopeikins sizable collection of vernacular photography. Each oil painting is be exhibited alongside its photographic pair. The exhibition opened on Saturday, June 2nd and continues through July 14th. This is a natural collaboration for artist Kirsten Tradowsky as she has always painted from discarded snapshots that are thrown into the world for anyone to claim. She is taken by, how throughout time, people photograph similar themes: showing off a new car, a group photo with friends in the yard, a holiday on ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Danish artist Nicolai Abildgaard died June 04, 1809. Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (September 11, 1743 - June 4, 1809) was a Danish neoclassical and royal history painter, sculptor, architect, and professor of painting, mythology, and anatomy at the New Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen, Denmark. Many of his works were in the royal Christiansborg Palace (some destroyed by fire 1794), Fredensborg Palace, and Levetzau Palace at Amalienborg. In this image: Nicolai Abildgaard (1743 - 1809), The Archangel Michael and Satan Disputing about the Body of Moses. ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum. C. 1782. Oil on canvas, 49.7 x 61.7 cm.
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