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Yupik Eskimo artifacts found by archaeologist Rick Knecht and his team at the excavation site beside the Bering Sea, near the town of Quinhagak on the Yukon Delta in Alaska on April 12, 2019. Knecht for the past 10 years has led a team racing to save as many items as possible at the excavation site located about three miles (4.8 kms) from Quinhagak and dubbed Nunalleq, which means Old Village in the Yupik language. Mark RALSTON / AFP.
by Jocelyne Zablit
QUINHAGAK (AFP).- The first artifact -- a wooden mask -- was discovered in 2007 by a child who stumbled upon it while playing on the beach near his home in Quinhagak, a village in western Alaska that sits by the Bering Sea. Over the following months, hundreds of similar objects -- baskets, finely carved harpoon shafts, lip plugs, wooden dolls, ivory tattoo needles -- emerged from the earth as melting permafrost and erosion driven by climate change revealed a Yupik Eskimo settlement dating back to the 1600s. Today, more than a decade after the first find, an extraordinary collection of some 100,000 prehistoric Yupik artifacts -- the largest such collection in the world -- sits in a small newly opened museum in Quinhagak, home to an indigenous community of about 700 people. "This is by far the highlight of everything I've ever excavated in my 40-year-career -- and I've worked on some pretty spectacular sites," said Rick Knecht, an archaeologist with the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. For the past 10 ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day An excavation worker works inside a burial shaft at the Giza pyramid plateau, on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, on May 4, 2019, following the discovery of several Old Kingdom tombs and burial shafts. MAHMOUD KHALED / AFP
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 | | Rehs Contemporary unveils a series of new works from Julie Bell | | Christie's: Strong results achieved for Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, including Oriental Rugs and Carpets | | Gagosian in partnership with members of the Picasso family present exhibition in tribute to Sir John Richardson | 
Julie Bell, Lush. Oil on panel, 14 x 11 in.
NEW YORK, NY.- This May, Rehs Contemporary unveiled a series of new works from Julie Bell at her first solo exhibition, Lush. The body of work put forth is a culmination of more than a years work
and a lifetime of examining a myriad of textures and surfaces all through the exploration of diverse themes, both terrestrial and otherworldly. Lush takes us on a journey inside the fantasy worlds shaped in Julies early compositions. When observing the work, it is apparent how Julies experiences have greatly influenced her aesthetic
most notably, her initial ventures into illustrations, particularly fantasy illustration, and her later love for western and wildlife paintings. Bell credits a particular photograph, Child in Forest, by Wynn Bullock as a primary source of inspiration. The image shows the interior of an ancient redwood forest, with a girl laying in the lush growth of oxalis covering the floor. Reflecting back Bell says ... More | | 
An important Safavid silk and metal-thread 'Polonaise' carpet from Isfahan, central Persia, first quarter 17th century. Estimate: 600,000 - 800,000. Sold for: £3,895,000 / 4,529,885 / $5,079,080. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
LONDON.- The top lot was an important Safavid silk and metal-thread 'Polonaise' carpet from Isfahan, central Persia, first quarter 17th century, which fetched £3,895,000, setting a new world record price for a Polonaise carpet at auction. Another highlight of the sale, the Monumental Mamluk Quran sold for £3,724,750, achieving a world record for a Quran at auction. Reviewing the results, Jan David Winitz, internationally recognized Oriental rug expert and founder of Claremont Rug Company, commented: The results of the Christies 'Islamic Treasures' London auction once again demonstrate the strength of the antique Oriental market at the high-collectible and museum-level niche. These two important rugs both sold for more than five ... More | | 
Pablo Picasso, Buste de femme (Dora Maar), 1940. Oil on canvas, 29 1/8 x 23 5/8 in, 74 x 60 cm © 2019 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Erich Koyama. Courtesy Gagosian.
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian, in partnership with members of the Picasso family, present an exhibition in honour of their late friend and colleague, Sir John Richardson: Picassos Women: Fernande to Jacqueline, features paintings and sculptures showing the central role and influence of the many women in Picassos life. The exhibition runs from 3 May 22 June 2019 at Gagosian, 980 Madison Avenue, New York. In the early 1960s, John Richardson was planning to write a study of Picassos portraits and spent hours with the artist, poring over reproductions of his works. As Picasso spoke about the complexities of his pictorial thinkingpointing out, for example, that a portrait of Dora Maar might also contain elements referring to her romantic predecessor Marie-Thérèse Walter, and her ... More |
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| | | Lévy Gorvy opens an exhibition centred on the innovative reassessments of abstraction that emerged in postwar Paris | | Le French May Arts Festival 2019 presents 'Legend of the 20th century art: Niki de Saint Phalle' | | Exhibition at Palace of Versailles marks the tricentenary of the death of Madame de Maintenon | 
Sam Francis, Arcueil, 1956/58 (detail). Oil on canvas, 80 3/4 x 76 inches (205.1 x 193 cm) © Sam Francis Foundation, California / DACS 2019 Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, gift of Mr and Mrs Richard K Weil, 1962.
LONDON.- Lévy Gorvy is presenting Un art autre, an exhibition centred on the innovative reassessments of abstraction that emerged in postwar Paris. Un art autre, a term meaning Art of another kind was coined by legendary art critic and curator Michel Tapié in 1952. The artists involved provided a distinctively European parallel to the American Abstract Expressionist movement. This exhibition offers an insight into the allure of Paris in the 1950s and 60s: a hub of cross-cultural exchange, intellectual activity, and artistic re-invention. It explores the works by artists Sam Francis, Joan Mitchell, Jean Paul Riopelle, Pierre Soulages, and Zao Wou-Ki. Un art autre features an outstanding painting from 1956/58 ... More | | 
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HONG KONG.- Le French May Arts Festival presents a world-class exhibition Legend of the 20th century art: Niki de Saint Phalle. Echoing voyage, the theme of 27th edition of the Festival to transport audience through time and space, from the East to the West, the highlight exhibition brings around a hundred monumental artworks of Niki de Saint Phalle to the plaza and exhibition gallery of Sha Tin Town Hall. An eyecatching promenade will lead audience to the indoor exhibition, as well as an artistic voyage. Public will have an immersive encounter with Nikis sculptures and paintings from 5th May to 2nd June. Niki de Saint Phalle (1930 2002) was a sculptor, painter, and filmmaker. The French-born, American-raised artist is one of the most significant female and feminist artists of the 20th century. She had no formal training in art, but associated freely with many ... More | | 
Portrait of Françoise dAubigné, by Pierre Mignard, Between 1660 and 1673, Niort, Musée Bernard dAgesci © Musée Bernard dAgesci collections Niort Agglo.
PARIS.- To mark the tricentenary of the death of Madame de Maintenon (1635-1719), the Palace of Versailles shines the light on the exceptional destiny of this woman, who was born in a prison but went on to become the wife of the worlds most powerful king. On display in the private quarters Mme de Maintenon occupied on the first floor of the Palace, close to the Kings own apartments, the exhibition traces the life of this important court figure via around sixty works and documents. Thanks to the evocative staging of the exhibition, visitors can also rediscover the emblematic 17th-century décor, no examples of which remain in modern-day Versailles. Following a difficult, impoverished childhood, at the age of 16 Françoise dAubigné married the ... More |
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| | | French war reporter who witnessed Lee Harvey Oswald shooting dies aged 94 | | Julien's Auctions announces the complete lineup of Music Icons auction | | Auction of Impressionist, Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art at Doyle on May 14 | 
French Agence France Presse (AFP) war reporter Francois Pelou speaks to the media as he arrives in Orly airport near Paris on December 27, 1970.
PARIS (AFP).- A veteran French war reporter who was a witness in Dallas to the fatal shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald has died at the age of 94, his family said on Sunday In 1963, Francois Pelou, who also covered the wars in Korea and Vietnam for Agence France-Presse (AFP), was the first French journalist sent to Dallas from New York the day after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Two days later, he was an eyewitness to Oswald's shooting by nightclub owner Jack Ruby in the basement of the Dallas police headquarters. Describing the killing, Pelou said he saw "on the chest, on the black sweater worn by Oswald... the small flash of the revolver of his assassin". Ruby "knocked into me in order to kill Oswald. He did not shoot to injure, in a fit of anger, but to kill", he said. Oswald "was the first to see his killer arrive, which is why I always felt like they knew each other", he added. Pelou covered Ruby's trial the following year and was called as a witness by the Warren ... More | | 
A 2004 Charvel EVH Art Series guitar in black and yellow, striped by Eddie Van Halen and played by him while performing in Houston on September 23, 2004. Estimate: $10,000-$20,000.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Juliens Auctions has announced the complete lineup of Music Icons to take place on Saturday, May 18 live in Hard Rock Café New York and online at juliensauctions.com. Standing atop the auction stage will be some of the most celebrated and important music memorabilia and ephemera touched by the worlds greatest music artists and pop culture icons of all time. Madonna, Prince, Queen, Elton John, Nirvana, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Lady Gaga, Black Sabbath and more will headline along with the previously announced auctions of Greg Lake, frontman of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and The Hannah Montana Collection. An exceptional collection of psychedelic concert posters from the personal collection of Alain Ronay, a close friend of The Doors legendary lead singer Jim Morrison, was also announced as a highlight of the world-record breaking auction houses annual ... More | | 
Henry Moret (French, 1856-1913), Rochers de Penharn Baie de Douarnenez, 1911, Oil on canvas, 36 1/2 x 28 3/4 inches. Property of the Gertrude D. Davis Trust. Est. $75,000-125,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- Doyles auction on Tuesday, May 14 will offer a wide range of paintings, drawings and sculpture in two sessions. Impressionist & Modern Art will commence at 11am and Post-War & Contemporary Art at 2pm. The public is invited to the exhibition on view from Saturday, May 11 through Monday, May 13. Doyle is located at 175 East 87th Street in Manhattan. The catalogue is available online at Doyle.com. The session of Impressionist & Modern Art showcases European and American paintings, drawings and sculpture from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The offerings range from Academic and Barbizon art through Impressionism and Post-Impressionism to German Expressionism and early Modernism. Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) was one of Americas finest and most prolific illustrators, with a successful career spanning over fifty years. Reproduced as the cover ... More |
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| | | Ringling appoints Marissa S. Hershon Curator of the Ca' d'Zan and Decorative Arts | | Da Vinci 'claw hand' may have impaired later art: study | | Exhibition focused on creative interpretations of play features works from 40 groundbreaking designers | 
Hershon comes to The Ringling from The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston where she performed curatorial duties in the department of Decorative Arts, Craft and Design.
SARASOTA, FLA.- The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art announced that Marissa S. Hershon has been appointed Curator of the Ca dZan and Decorative Arts. Hershon comes to The Ringling from The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston where she performed curatorial duties in the department of Decorative Arts, Craft and Design. Her past employers include the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia and the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. Ms. Hershon is a graduate of Tulane University and received her Master of Arts degree from The Smithsonian Associates and the Corcoran College of Art and Design. Steven High, Executive Director of The Ringling says, We are fortunate to have a curator with the in-depth knowledge of both art and architecture that Marissa possesses. I am excited to introduce her to our community as she champions our efforts to preserve and interpret the unique stories and histo ... More | | 
French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella walk in the gardens of Chambord Castle. ludovic MARIN / AFP.
PARIS (AFP).- Leonardo da Vinci may have suffered traumatic nerve damage that left him with a "claw hand", impairing his ability to paint in later life, a new study said. The damage could have been the result of a fainting episode, according to Italian research published Friday in the British Royal Society of Medicine journal. Reconstructive surgeon David Lazzeri and neurologist Carlo Rossi said the handicap prevented the Renaissance artist from even holding his palette in his right hand, though he continued to draw with his left. Many researchers have assumed that the palsy of his right hand stemmed from a stroke or Dupuytren's contracture, a condition that causes fingers to become permanently bent. The two scientists reached their finding by studying a chalk drawing of da Vinci attributed to the 16th-century Lombard artist Giovanni Ambrogio Figino. The picture shows the great Italian polymath with his right hand emerging from his clothing, as if he were ... More | | 
Isamu Noguchi, study model for Play Sculpture, about 196568. Plastic; 3/4 à 21/2 à 2-1/2 in. The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York. © The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.
DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum and Milwaukee Art Museum are presenting Serious Play: Design in Midcentury America, an exhibition presenting the concept of play in postwar American design as a catalyst for creativity and innovation. Serious Play explores how employing playfulness allowed designers to bring fresh ideas to the American home, childrens toys and play spaces and corporate identities. The exhibition opened September 28, 2018, at the Milwaukee Art Museum before traveling to the Denver Art Museum where it is now on view. While midcentury American design may be familiar to some audiences, this exhibition sheds light on work by many designers from the perspective that play can be a serious form of experimentation, said co-curator Monica Obniski, Demmer Curator of 20th and 21st Century Design, Milwaukee Art Museum. The spirit of play, and its importance to the cultural production of the ... More |
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 Artist's solo exhibition features a total of 49 photographs, all taken with a 1898 AGFA field cameraWATER MILL, NY.- The Parrish Art Museum presents Thomas Joshua Cooper: Refuge, the artists first solo exhibition in an American museum in nearly two decades, on view May 5July 28, 2019. Coopers images, made primarily along the coastal and inland waterways of the world, are steeped in the history of place, yet timeless in their aesthetic. Refuge features photographs made between 1998 to 2018 along the Eastern seaboard and the Hudson River, anchored by 21 images of seascapes and interior landscapes he made on the East End of Long Island during his 2016 exploratory commission sponsored by the Lannan Foundation with the Parrish Art Museum. Throughout his 50-year career, Cooper has taken the role of as self-described expeditionary artist whose approach to photography borders between exploration and picture-making. Inspired ... More Exhibition of 10 new large-scale oil paintings by Armando Mariño opens at FACTION Art ProjectsNEW YORK, NY.- FACTION Art Projects have announced a solo show of painter Armando Mariño. The exhibition consists of 10 new large-scale oil paintings of figures in landscapes that draw on themes of identity and personal history within the current political and socio-economic climate. Drawing from his Cuban roots, Armando Mariños work is influenced by periods of time living in Cuba, the Netherlands, France and New Yorks Hudson Valley, and his experience of dislocation and popular culture. The places and people embedded within the works are suffused with social and political significance. Using imagery taken from his own photographs as well as external sources, the artists works connect to one of the most pressing issues of our world today. Armando Mariños paintings are characterised by his distinctive and highly saturated ... More Exhibition features 22 LGBTQ+ artists whose work honors the fight for queer liberation BROOKLYN, NY.- The Brooklyn Museum presents the exhibition Nobody Promised You Tomorrow: Art 50 Years After Stonewall, which commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City by exploring the rebellions profound legacy and lasting impact on the queer artistic community of today. The exhibition features twenty-two LGBTQ+ artists currently or recently active in New York, whose work spans painting, sculpture, film, photography, and performance. It takes its title from the rallying words of transgender artist and activist Marsha P. Johnson, aiming to expand the collective understanding of the Stonewall Uprisings legacy for todays LGBTQ+ communities. The summer 1969 revolt at The Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York Citys West Village, was a landmark moment in the queer liberation and ... More Rare Darth Vader costume to be offered at BonhamsLOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams and Turner Classic Movies announced that a complete Darth Vader costume from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (estimate: $1,000,000-2,000,000) will go up for sale on May 14 in the TCM Presents
Wonders of the Galaxy auction of classic movie memorabilia at Bonhams Los Angeles. The 17-piece costume consists of everything from gloves, boots and a pair of capes to a cod piece and a battery pack. A special public exhibition opens on May the 4th and then from May 10-14. In 1977, Bryce Kermit Eller, tall and with a deep and commanding voice, landed himself a gig making personal appearances as Darth Vader all over the country, from premieres, book signings, conventions, and the 1978 Academy Awards®. He wore the originaland onlyDarth Vader costume from Star Wars: Episode IVA New Hope ... More Estate collections expected to grab spotlight at Heritage Auctions' Tiffany, Lalique & Art Glass AuctionDALLAS, TX.- Selections from three estates of private collectors, including an assortment of Lalique and Loetz glass and Tiffany lamps, are among the highlights in highest demand in Heritage Auctions Tiffany, Lalique & Art Glass Auction, including Art Deco & Art Nouveau Tuesday, May 14 in Dallas, Texas. This is the best art glass spring auction Heritage has ever presented, Senior Vice President Nicholas Dawes said. The largest collection in the sale is a selection of glass by Loetz, the premier Bohemian art glass manufacturer during the Art Nouveau period into the early 1900s. The Loetz glass is from the estate of an extremely knowledgeable and discerning private collector, and among the finest ever to appear at auction. The 69 lots of Loetz include Loetz Glass Titania Genre 6388 Series PN II-6378 Vase (estimate: $8,000-12,000) and Loetz Glass Phaenomen ... More Stephenson's to auction Finn Juhl chairs, fine and decorative art from East Coast estates on May 10SOUTHAMPTON, PA. .- Theres a reason why Stephensons Bucks County gallery is always packed with dealers on auction days. They recognize the family-owned firm as a trusted source for long-held family treasures from estates throughout the Mid-Atlantic and along the East Coast. Their next select offering of fine and decorative art, mid-century furniture and jewelry will cross the auction block on Friday, May 10, with all forms of bidding available, including live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers. The sale will open with a small selection of antique photographica, including a nicely preserved example of Maschers Improved Stereoscope, Philadelphia, showing a patent date of 1859. It carries a $400-$800 estimate and comes from the Montgomery County (Philadelphia) estate of National Geographic illustrator Davis Meltzer, ... More Leedy-Voulkos Art Center exhibits works from GK Callahan's ongoing study surrounding HIV and AIDSKANSAS CITY, MO.- Mapping Stigma: An Archive of the Contracting an Issue Project presents archival and new works from GK Callahans ongoing, decade-long study of the social issues surrounding HIV and AIDS. This work springs from real life voices in the communities of San Francisco, Kansas City, Tampa and Tanzania, Africa. The layered visual works are accompanied by educational workshops and panel discussions to occur once a month during the exhibitions three-month run. Curated by Kansas City art critic and curator Blair Schulman, this work calls attention to the cultural responses concerning criminalization, representation, and stigmatization of HIV/AIDS. Comprising photography, video, painting, installation and works on paper, the exhibition is broken out into four distinct sections of the gallery space and includes work from the Zekana women of Tanzania, Africa, Bruce Burstert and ... More Tired to trendy: architects give Russian provinces urban makeoverBELGOROD (AFP).- For decades, the banks of the river flowing through the Russian city of Belgorod were in a sorry state of disrepair. "It was hard to get down to the water, and it was really filthy in places," said architect Jezi Stankevic. Now reeds line the waterfront and teenagers lounge on wooden boardwalks that extend right across the river, overlooked by a wooden amphitheatre. The idea of creating pleasant public spaces might not seem groundbreaking but it is only just taking root in Soviet-planned cities like Belgorod, some 600 kilometres (370 miles) south of Moscow. Such cities were built with the aim of fulfilling production targets rather than responding to the needs of residents, says Daria Paramonova, of the Strelka architecture firm leading the project. The Moscow-based firm has been awarded a contract to oversee the regeneration of 40 cities ... More Art Gallery of South Australia announces finalists for $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize 2019ADELAIDE.- The Art Gallery of South Australia announced twenty-three finalists have been selected for the Ramsay Art Prize 2019, a $100,000 acquisitive prize for contemporary Australian artists under the age of forty. The finalists are: Liam Benson (NSW) Jessica Bradford (NSW) Ry David Bradley (VIC) Eric Bridgeman (QLD) Lina Buck (VIC) Dale Collier (NSW) Julia deVille (VIC) Kuba Dorabialski (NSW) Emily Ferretti (VIC) Tom Freeman (WA) Tarryn Gill (WA) Nathan Hawkes (NSW) Sophia Hewson (VIC) Hayley Millar-Baker (VIC) Viv Miller (VIC) Pierre Mukeba (SA) Vincent Namatjira (SA) Phuong Ngo (VIC) Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran (NSW) Jahnne Pasco-White (VIC) Huseyin Sami (NSW) Isadora Vaughan (VIC) Sera Waters (SA) AGSA Director, Rhana Devenport ONZM, says, We are thrilled to present the second ... More Solo exhibition by photographer Ann Shelton on view at Denny Dimin GalleryNEW YORK, NY.- Denny Dimin Gallery is presenting jane says, a solo exhibition by photographer Ann Shelton, on view from April 18th to May 19th, 2019. This is the artists first solo exhibition in the United States and follows her recent career survey at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, New Zealands largest art institution. Sheltons series jane says features large-scale, highly detailed photographs of botanical arrangements that engage aesthetic devices from within the Japanese tradition of Ikebana. The painstakingly-structured compositions of herbs, flowers, seeds and plants evoke high degrees of control and a kind of structural or visual violence, which in turn alludes to the functional significance and history of these flora and their action in a body. Shelton, whose artistic practice involves extensive archival research, has selected specimens from plant ... More Exhibition of works by landscape painter Jeff Makin opens at Mitchell Fine Art, BrisbaneBRISBANE.- Highly acclaimed landscape painter Jeff Makin returns to Brisbane with a series of works celebrating the lush surrounds of his own backyard in Central Victoria. After 50 years depicting grand vistas, waterfalls and iconic landscapes, Makin has moved closer to home for his latest subject matter. Literally painting the view from his home studio, Makin explores a constant source of inspiration, his wifes garden. The exhibition, 'Elizabeth's Garden' is a pictorial dedication to the gardens caretaker Elizabeth - Jeff's wife of 48 years. Set in Chewton, Central Victoria, the Makins home and studio is surrounded by a lush garden that has come from years of hard work and devotion. In spring the Makins property is exploding with colour and life; vibrant gardens of roses, lavender, olive trees, fig trees and a plethora of flowers. Gardens have been a place ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, German-Swiss painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born May 06, 1880. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (6 May 1880 - 15 June 1938) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th-century art. In this image: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880-1938), Women on the Street (Frauen auf der StraÃe). 1915. Oil on canvas. 49 5/8 x 35 7/16" (126 x 90 cm). Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, Germany. Photograph by Peter Frese. © Ingeborg and Dr. Wolfgang Henze-Ketterer, Wichtrach/Bern.
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