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Exhibition view "From Hopper to Rothko: America's Road to Modern Art", Museum Barberini, Photo: Helge Mundt, © Museum Barberini.
POTSDAM.- Following its opening exhibition, the Museum Barberini presents its first international cooperation project with the exhibition From Hopper to Rothko: Americas Road to Modern Art from June 17 to October 3, 2017. For this, The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., has sent 68 works of early American modern art to Germany for the first time. American art from the first half of the twentieth century is still relatively unknown in Europe. The three central themes of the exhibition landscapes, portraits, and cityscapes present a cross-section of American painting. The show traces the beginnings of abstract painting, which also developed during this time. After 1945, this culminated in Abstract Expressionism, and New York City became the new center of the art world. Works from The Phillips Collection highlight all of these developments. The exhibition From Hopper to Rothko: Americas Road to Modern ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day The Museum of Fine Arts Bern (Kunstmuseum Bern) that will host the spectacular estate of Cornelius Gurlitt is pictured on June 15, 2017 in Swiss capital Bern. When Corneluis Gurlitt died in 2014, more than 1,500 artworks, including valuable paintings and sketches by Picasso, Monet, Chagall and other masters, were discovered at two homes he owned in Germany. Gurlitt, the son of an art dealer tasked by Adolf Hitler with helping to plunder great works from museums and Jewish collectors -- many of whom perished in the gas chambers -- left his vast collection to the Bern museum. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP
| Exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum explores French drawing in the Classical Age | | Scottish National Gallery opens "Beyond Caravaggio" | | National Gallery of Ireland re opens with "Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry" | 
Daniel Dumonstier (1574 - 1646), Portrait of a Gentleman of the French Court, 1628, black, red, yellow, and white chalk. The Morgan Library & Museum; Purchased as the gift of John M. Crawford, Jr., 1956.9.
NEW YORK, NY.- The French refer to the seventeenth century as the Grand Siècle, or the Great Century. Under the rule of Louis XIII and Louis XIV, the period saw a dramatic increase in French political and military power, the maturation of French courtly life at Versailles, and an unparalleled flourishing of the arts. Poussin, Claude, and French Drawing in the Classical Age, a new exhibition on view at the Morgan Library & Museum, explores the work of some of the most celebrated artists of the time. More than fifty drawings largely from the Morgans collectionsincluding works by Claude Lorrain, Nicolas Poussin, Jacques Callot, and Charles Le Brunare on view. Together they demonstrate the eras distinctive approach to composition and subject matter, informed by principles of rationalism, respect for the art of classical antiquity, ... More | | 
Gerrit Van Honthorst (15921656), Christ before the High Priest, about 1617. Oil on canvas, 272 x 183 cm. The National Gallery, London. Bought, 1922 © The National Gallery, London.
EDINBURGH.- The revolution in painting sparked by one of the worlds most celebrated (and notorious) artists is the subject of the major summer exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh this year. Beyond Caravaggio brings a group of four important paintings by the bad boy of seventeenth-century Italian art to Scotland for the first time, and explores the extraordinary impact of his work across Europe, both during his lifetime and in the decades following his premature death. Organised in partnership with the National Gallery in London and the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, this is the first exhibition devoted to this theme ever to be mounted in Britain. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) is one of very few Old Master painters to enjoy genuine, broad popular appeal today, remembered not only for his brilliance, but also his challenging, ... More | | 
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), Woman Writing a Letter with Her Maid, c.1670-71. Oil on canvas, 72.2 x 59.7 cm. Photo © National Gallery of Ireland.
DUBLIN.- The National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin is presenting Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry, from 17 June17 September 2017. This major exhibition celebrates the work of Johannes Vermeer and gives new insights into the relationships the artist maintained with other great painters of the Dutch Golden Age. Conceived by the National Gallery of Ireland, this revelatory exhibition brings together some 60 paintings from major public and private collections around the globe. Ten masterpieces by Johannes Vermeer (16321675) are included nearly a third of Vermeers surviving works and the third highest number of works by the artist ever assembled in the world. Genre painting scenes of everyday life of the Dutch Golden Age between 1650 and 1675 ranks among the pinnacles of Western European art. This exhibition explores how the virtuosity of these masterpiece ... More |
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| Giovanni, Alberto, Diego and Augusto Giacometti "a Casa" now open | | Rijksmuseum exhibits examples of Dutch micro-carving from the late Middle Ages | | Exhibition explores life of actress, activist and icon Marlene Dietrich | 
Eli Lotar III by Alberto Giacometti, cast in bronze after the artists demise and placed on his grave, now housed in the Museo Ciaesa Granda in Stampa, Switzerland.
SPINO.- The Museo Ciaesa Granda and the Atelier Giacometti are once again open, from 1 June until 20 October. Located in the native valley of all the artists Giacometti, the museum houses a good number of works by Giovanni, Alberto, Diego and the cousin Augusto Giacometti, covering their respective creative life. The majestic, scenic and sometimes harsh mountainous landscape offers a greater understanding of the respective artists oeuvre. In addition to these artists, there are also paintings on view by Willy Guggenheim, known as Varlin. Two temporary exhibitions have been installed for this summer. Bruno Ritter, by whom over 40 drawings are on view, and Marguerite Hersberger, who has installed in the Atelier Giacometti seven Fotopolissages along with six Photographs by Ernst Scheidegger, a close friend of Alberto Giacometti. Printed catalogues accompany both exhibitions. In 1906, Giovanni Giacometti had a stable and barn ... More | | 
Miniature altar Virgin of the Rosary with Saints Barbara and Catherine, Adam Dircksz. and workshop, c. 1500 - c. 1520.
AMSTERDAM.- They are among the most sophisticated, mysterious and unknown works of Dutch art: the masterfully carved figurines, miniature shrines, coffins, skulls and prayer nuts of boxwood from the 16th century. They are often no larger than a few tens of millimetres and were intended purely for private use. About 130 examples are still in existence today. No fewer than 60 of them from around the world will be on display at the Rijksmuseum during the 'Small Wonders' exhibition, which will be held from 17 June to 17 September. This is the first time that so many examples of Dutch micro-carving from the late Middle Ages can be seen in one place. The exhibition was set up in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto, Canada), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, USA) and the Rijksmuseum. Apart from objects from these museums, loans are on display from elsewhere including the Louvre, the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Schatz ... More | | 
Marlene Dietrich [Blue Angel close-up] by Unidentified Artist. Gelatin silver print, 1929-1930. Deutsche Kinemathek - Marlene Dietrich Collection Berlin.
WASHINGTON, DC.- Marlene Dietrich: Dressed for the Image, the first major exhibition on the star in the United States, opened at the Smithsonians National Portrait Gallery June 16 through April 15, 2018. The exhibition showcases the life and influence of the actress in more than 45 objects, including correspondence, film clips and photographs. Among the images are many of Dietrich at various points in her life taken by notable photographers including Irving Penn. Dietrich is a study of contrasts in many ways, said Kate C. Lemay, exhibition curator and National Portrait Gallery historian. She was known for her discipline and dedication to her craft while unapologetically breaking social barriers and embracing female independence. Dietrich brought androgyny to the silver screen through her roles in movies such as Morocco (1930), Shanghai Express (1932) and Seven Sinners (1940). The biggest Hollywood star at a ... More |
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| Major Alphonse Mucha touring exhibition opens at Liverpool's Walker Art Gallery | | Steven Kasher Gallery opens first ever exhibition of photographer Alfonso "Fons" Iannelli | | Heaven and Hell: New exhibition at the San Antonio Museum of Art explores Pure Land Buddhism | 
Rêverie, 1898 © Mucha Trust 2016.
LIVERPOOL.- Works of art by one of the most influential artists of the Art Nouveau movement is on view at the Walker Art Gallery. This major touring exhibition from the Mucha Foundation explores the work of Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) around the theme of beauty. The Czech-born artist rose to fame in Paris in the late 1890s with his elegant designs for decorative panels and his iconic illustrations that featured on posters and product advertisements. Showcasing 100 works primarily drawn from the Mucha Trust collection, the exhibition includes drawings, paintings, photographs and a rare Mucha sculpture. It also includes a number of key Aesthetic and Art Nouveau works from National Museums Liverpools collections, as well as sculptures by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), a friend of Muchas. Xanthe Brooke, Curator of European Fine Art at the Walker Art Gallery, said: The works of Alphonse Mucha are undoubtedly some of th ... More | | 
Fons Iannelli, Untitled. Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- Steven Kasher Gallery is presenting the first ever exhibition of photographer Alfonso Fons Iannelli (1917-1988). The exhibition includes over 50 vintage black and white prints from this recently discovered archive. On view are Iannellis images of the daily lives of U. S. Navy sailors in the Pacific theater during World War II, taken while Iannelli was part of Edward Steichens famed Naval Aviation Photographic Unit. . The team included a brace of photographers later held in high regard: Horace Bristol, Wayne Miller, Charles Fenno Jacobs, Victor Jorgensen -- and Iannelli, who is only now becoming recognized. Iannellis war time images are complimented by his iconic images of everyday life in post-war America, from prospering suburban housewives to poverty-stricken coal miners in Harlan County, Kentucky. Iannelli began photographing at his fathers sculpture studio, Iannelli Studios, in Park Ridge, ... More | | 
Amida Buddha with Attending Bodhisattvas, Japan, Edo period, late 18th century. Wood with gold, pigment, metal, and headstones, 22 x 18 x 9 in. San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown, 2013.38.262. Photography by Peggy Tenison.
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- On June 16, the San Antonio Museum of Art opened Heaven and Hell: Salvation and Retribution in Pure Land Buddhism, the first exhibition in the U.S. to explore in detail one of the most popular forms of Buddhism throughout Asia. Featuring approximately 70 worksincluding paintings, sculpture, and decorative objectsthe exhibition contrasts the visions of heaven and hell, ideas that are central to Pure Land Buddhism. Curated by Dr. Emily Sano, PhD, the Coates-Cowden-Brown Senior Advisor for Asian Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art, the exhibition features some of the most stunning examples of works created as part of the sect's devotional and funerary traditions. They are drawn from fifteen private collections and institutions across the country ... More |
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| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston organizes first-ever museum exhibition of revolutionary Chinese 'bapo' paintings | | Westfälischer Kunstverein exhibits five new sculptures by Tom Burr | | A new exhibition, Gay UK: Love, Law and Liberty, opens at the British Library | 
Unknown Chinese Artist, Duan Jian Can Pian (Broken Bamboo Slats and Damaged Sheets), third quarter of the 19th century. Ink and color, and gold on paper. Anonymous gift in memory of William W. Mellins. Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
BOSTON, MASS.- This summer, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, opened Chinas 8 Brokens: Puzzles of the Treasured Past, the first-ever museum exhibition dedicated to bapo (eight brokens) painting, a revolutionary artistic genre that emerged in China during the mid-19th century. Bapo refers to the damaged cultural ephemera hyper-realistically depicted in the worksworm-eaten calligraphies, partial book pages, burned paintings, remnants of rubbings and torn-open letters. The term eight brokens also alludes to the hidden messages of the imagesoften wishes for good fortune. Eight is a lucky number in Chinese culture, and broken, or less-than-complete, objects can also have favorable implications, since perfection could bring about misfortune. The art form was largely forgotten after 1949, but has recently been rediscovered by contemporary artists and collectors, prompting curators ... More | | 
Tom Burr, Surplus of Myself, 10 June1 October 2017. Installation view Westfälischer Kunstverein. Photo: Thorsten Arendt. Courtesy the artist; Galerie Neu, Berlin and Bortolami, New York.
MUNSTER.- For almost three decades, Tom Burrs sculpture, writing, collage, and photography have focused on access, site-specificity, the confluence of public and private environments, as well as the constructed persona. With the fifth edition of Skulptur Projekte Münster as a backdrop to all of Münsters artistic and cultural endeavours in the summer of 2017, Burr chose to reflect upon this synchrony by adopting the decennials characteristic feature of adding, layering, framing, and juxtaposing artworks from different time periods. While the city of Münster is host to several artworks from the Skulptur Projekte editions of 1977 through today, Westfälischer Kunstverein presents five new sculptures by Tom Burr amidst a selection of earlier works. Appropriating the formal vocabulary of minimalism, Burr charges these seemingly neutral shapes and materials with innumerable connotations and references ... More | | 
A caricature of Oscar Wilde holding onto a sunflower illustrated by Chas. Kendrick, dated 1882 © British Library Board.
LONDON.- Gay UK: Love, Law and Liberty explores gay lives through personal testimony, cultural expression and legal reform, from the 1895 trial of Oscar Wilde to the posthumous pardoning of historical homosexual offences this year. The free exhibition, hosted in the British Librarys Entrance Hall Gallery, marks the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act 1967, which enacted the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales. Spanning a century of social and legislative change in Britain, Gay UK: Love, Law and Liberty considers how gay men and women have been represented and how they have sought to describe and define themselves, from the repressive decades of the first half of the twentieth century to the on-going campaign for full equality which continues today. From original manuscripts and rare printed items to striking campaign material and unique oral history recordings, this will be the first time these items ... More |
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 Leading London silver dealer to present antique silver for modern times at Masterpiece London 2017 LONDON.- A set of four exceptionally illustrious candlesticks made by the silversmith Paul Crespin after a design by William Kent (1685-1748) is just one of the many highlights on display on Koopman Rare Arts stand (C29) at the forthcoming prestigious Masterpiece London 2017 Fair. Considered to be the earliest known candlesticks of this form, the candlesticks, which are dated 1745, were originally in the collection of the Duke of Newcastle. Lewis Smith, Director of Koopman Rare Art considers them to be artistically and historically in a league of their own. The asking price is £350,000. Equally noteworthy is an incredibly rare 16th century silver-gilt Elizabeth I tankard. Made in London in 1578 and stamped with the makers mark of a slipped rose, the tankard is of classic form with a hinged lid and has attractive decorative detailing, as well as an incised coat of arms ... More At the world's premier show for Modern and contemporary works, exceptional sales across all sectorsBASEL.- The 48th edition of Art Basel in Basel closed on Sunday, June 18, 2017, with galleries throughout the show reporting exceptional sales, pointing to Art Basel's ability to convene leading galleries and collectors from around the world. Running simultaneously with the Venice Biennale, documenta 14 and Skulptur Projekte Münster, Art Basel drew a particularly strong turnout of both established and new collectors from over 100 countries, with strong attendance from the Americas and Asia. The show attracted an attendance of 95,000 and once again proved itself to be a pivotal meeting point for the international art world. The show, whose Lead Partner is UBS, brought together 291 premier galleries from 35 countries, presenting extraordinary contemporary and Modern works by over 4,000 artists. Leading private collectors from Europe, the Americas, Asia ... More Multi-part exhibition curated by London-based curator Morgan Quaintance opens at Pi ArtworksLONDON.- Pi Artworks London is presenting Letter from Istanbul, a multi-part exhibition curated by London-based curator Morgan Quaintance. This is the final exhibition of Pi Artworks Londons Curatorial Season that runs from October 2016 to July 2017 and brings together the work of Nancy Atakan, Didem Erbaş, Neslihan Koyuncu, Fatih Pınar, Özlem Sarıyıldız and Andrea Luka Zimmerman. A daylong symposium of talks and screenings featuring these artists, writers and activists will follow on July 8th, in London. Inspired in part by British broadcaster Alistair Cookes Letter from America, a series of radio essays on American history, current affairs and politics, Letter from Istanbul is a group exhibition as dispatch, a project that takes a look at art, culture, history and politics in the city of Istanbul. Rather than an essentialist survey of the metropolis and its artists, ... More "Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic" makes final stop in OklahomaOKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.- "A New Republic" presents over 50 paintings and sculptures spanning the celebrated artist's 14-year career. Organized by the Brooklyn Museum, "A New Republic" has travelled to Texas, Washington, Virginia, Arizona and Ohio. "I hope visitors to this exhibition will enjoy not only the beauty, color and scale of Mr. Wiley's work but also the discussions that these artworks provoke," said Eugenie Tsai, curator of "A New Republic" and the John and Barbara Vogelstein Curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum. "This is an exhibition that needs to be experienced in person and preferably with friends or family members. The artwork opens up a dialogue with the viewer and I think summer visitors to OKCMOA will enjoy the many conversations that arise from this exhibition." "Kehinde Wiley bridges the gap between contemporary ... More Documenta 14 to collaborate on show in Luanda with Fundação Sindika Dokolo KASSEL.- Fundação Sindika Dokolo is pleased to announce a partnership with documenta 14 in supporting the production of works by artists of African descent being exhibited in the fourteenth edition of the international art exhibition taking place in both Kassel, Germany its traditional home, and Athens, Greece from 8 April to 17 September 2017. This key cultural collaboration supports 16 artists showing in documenta 14 to realise their artistic commissions underlining the foundations ongoing commitment to nurturing and promoting contemporary art from Africa. Following the artists participation and the conclusion of documenta 14, Adam Szymczyk, the Artistic Director and Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Curator at Large will initiate a new exhibition bringing together the artists; this will travel to Luanda, Angola, one of the most dynamic cities on the continent. ... More Category winners announced for World Illustration Awards 2017LONDON.- The Association of Illustrators, in partnership with the Directory of Illustration in California, announced category winners of the World Illustration Awards. This years winning entries were selected by a panel of international judges from all aspects of the industry including commissioners, publishers and artists, such as Alexandra Zsigmond, Designer at the New York Times, Matt Smith, Creative at Australian public broadcaster SBS and London-based Jonathan Hubbard, Creative Director and Founder of The Clearing. Zan Boag, Editor-in-Chief of New Philosopher and Editorial Director of Womankind magazine said after the initial shortlisting: A wonderful bunch of entries, I look forward to discussing the favourites with the other judges. I think these are all excellent artworks - I would commission all of these artists in an instant. Category winners include ... More Aurélien Froment opens the solo exhibition 'Double Tales' at MLEUVEN.- Aurélien Froment (°1976, Angers) is fascinated by the complexity of images. Take Ferdinand Chevals ideal palace, for example, or the box of blocks by the educational pioneer Fröbel. The artist subjects both to meticulous research and showcases them in a completely unique way. M is presenting the first extensive retrospective of Froments work in Belgium. Recent installations, sculptures and photo series are shown along with three new films. The exhibition Double Tales runs until 5 November 2017 at M-Museum Leuven. From the toys of the educational pioneer Friedrich Fröbel, a 14th-century tapestry of the Apocalypse from Angers, a Bollywood school in Dakar, the ideal palace of the postman Ferdinand Cheval, and the utopian architecture of Paolo Soleri to the Sardinian musician Franco Melis. It seems as though Aurélien Froment navigates ... More Now on view at the Getty Museum: The Borghese-Windsor CabinetLOS ANGELES, CA.- The Borghese-Windsor Cabinet, which the Getty Museum acquired last year, is on view at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. This magnificent work of furniture, sculpture and stone inlay (pietre dure) was made in Rome about 1620 for Pope Paul V and later acquired by King George IV of England. The Borghese-Windsor cabinet is one of the finest examples of Italian pietre dure cabinets known. Works of this quality, craftsmanship, and historical significance are almost all in museums and princely private collections, so the opportunity to acquire one of the most renowned examples for the Getty is too good to pass up, said Timothy Potts, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum. The Getty Museums strong collection of Roman Baroque paintings and sculpture is now greatly enhanced by the addition of a major piece of furniture from the period. This ... More The Venet Foundation opens exhibition of works by Fred SandbackLE MUY .- The Minimalist artist Fred Sandback (1943-2003) made sculptures from wire, elastic cord, and more generally colored yarn stretched in space. He first appeared on the art scene in 1967 and starting in 1968 took part in all of the major exhibitions of the minimalist scene. He also had a number of solo shows, notably at the Haus Lange Krefeld, the epicenter of the avant-garde in the 1960s. An elastic straight line stretched between the floor and the ceiling reveals no structure, no tools for maintaining itand gives the illusion of a thin rod balanced on one end. The beauty this mystery brings about endlessly fills us with wonder. The tension is gentle, not aggressive; it is induced but without being emphasized. The question of tension arises by comparing the sculpture in space with the ball of yarn it comes from. The show features six sculptures produced between ... More "American Artists and the Legacy of the Grand Tour, 18801960" opens at Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, TENN.- This summer, American Artists and the Legacy of the Grand Tour, 18801960 explores work created and brought home by American artists, and the continuing allure of Europe as a destination for leisure, study, and cultural refinement during these years. The exhibition opened on June 15, 2017 and will remain on view through August 26, 2017. In a historical sense, the Grand Tour was a seventeenth- to eighteenth-century phenomenon in which young, usually male and aristocratic, members of English and Northern European families visited great cities and societies of the European continent. It was an educational trip, meant largely for cultural exposure and refinement. Art was central to this travel in a number of ways, from visiting masterpieces of painting and architecture, to commissioning portraits, buying art to bring home, and engaging an artist ... More Almine Rech Gallery in Paris opens exhibition of works by Alex IsraelPARIS.- Earlier this year, Alex Israel told me that his spirit animal was a pelican. He came to this conclusion while filming his forthcoming teen movie SPF-18there was always a pelican sneaking into the background of the scenes he was recording. He further explained that pelicans are the closest living animals to pterodactyls, and that they can be found up and down the coast of California. At the time, he had just started working on a sculpture of a pelican with Michael Curry, who designed animal puppets for the Broadway musical The Lion King. Alex wanted this sculpture to be suspended in the air, and its flight to be manually activated by the viewers. He sent me a video of Michael Curry commenting on a prototype flying above his head in a big warehouse. The object looked a little like those hanging mobiles for children, traditional wooden toys representing birds, whose ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Swiss engraver Matthäus Merian died June 19, 1650. Matthäus Merian der Ãltere (or "Matthew", "the Elder", or "Sr.") was a notable Swiss engraver. After his death his sons Matthäus and Caspar took over the publishing house and continued publishing the Topographia Germaniae and the Theatrum Europaeum under the name Merian Erben (i.e. Merian Heirs). In this image: Frankfurt ca. 1612; engraving by Matthäus Merian.
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