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"The Eye is the First Circle" by Lee Krasner, which is expected to set a record-breaking price for the late female artist's work this week in New York's spring auctions AFP.
by Thomas Urbain
NEW YORK (AFP).- With a new record expected for a work by Lee Krasner and another one possible for a Helen Frankenthaler, the appetite for female abstract painters, and women artists in general, is growing fast as New York gears up for its spring auctions beginning on Monday. "We've seen an extraordinary recalibration in the market for female artists, both historical and contemporary," said David Galperin, head of evening sales at Sotheby's auction house. Last year was already an auspicious one, with record-breaking auctions for the late Frankenthaler, as well as for 50-year-old Briton Cecily Brown, Grace Hartigan, who died in 2008, and above all Joan Mitchell, who died in 1992 and whose "Blueberry" went in May 2018 for $16.6 million. David Leiber, a partner at the David Zwirner gallery, which has exhibited a number of Mitchell's works, recalled that although she found popular and critical acclaim very early on, only recently did her work profit from the increasing interest in women artists. "These ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day New York City Police officer, NYPD Triathlon president and triathlete Tim Stamm poses next to nearly 20-feet-high U.S. Presidential bust statues prior to IRONMAN 70.3 Virginia on May 3, 2019 in Croaker, Virginia. Patrick Smith/Getty Images for IRONMAN/AFP
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| Saudi Arabia Pavilion at Venice: Triumphant return and first permanent pavilion for the country | | Nature: Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial opens in New York | | United States Pavilion in Venice presents new and recent work by Martin Puryear |
Visitors are encouraged to touch the leather forms that artist Zarah al Ghamdi has installed for After Illusion at the Saudi Pavilion. As one brushes against them, the sounds of their 'making' echoing around the room.
VENICE.- Saudi Arabia is taking part in the 58th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia with a presentation of new work by celebrated land artist Zahrah Al Ghamdi. Her exhibition After Illusion follows Saudi Arabias successful presentation at Biennale Architettura 2018. Zahrah Al Ghamdi is known for her site-specific installations that are assembled using natural materials such as sand, rocks and leather. For the exhibition After Illusion, Zahrah Al Ghamdi demonstrates the intimate tactile encounter she undergoes in the process of making the work that exhibits her master craftsmanship. The exhibition aims to recognise, reconnect, and revisit a feeling where one tries to explore something new but rather familiar; a step into an imaginary world created by the artist to seek comfort in her journey towards self-realisation. After Illusion is curated by Eiman Elgibreen, to reflect on the history of Saudi Arabia and its identity. The team is guided by Project ... More | |
Metamorphism, 2017ongoing; Shahar Livne (Israeli, b. 1989); Plastic, minestone, marble dust; Sizes vary, up to: 80 x 60 x 20 cm (31 ½ x 23 3/5 x 7 7/8 in.); Photo by Alan Boom © Shahar Livne.
NEW YORK, NY.- Designers are striving to transform peoples relationship with the natural world. NatureCooper Hewitt Design Triennial, co-organized by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and Cube design museum in Kerkrade, Netherlands, features over 60 projects to demonstrate how designers are collaborating with scientists, engineers, environmentalists, academics and other stakeholders to find inventive and promising solutions to the environmental and social challenges confronting humanity today. On view May 10Jan. 20, 2020, the Design Triennial is being presented at both Cooper Hewitt and Cube, allowing audiences in both the U.S. and Europe to experience the works simultaneously. With 2018 the Earths fourth-warmest year on record and global carbon emissions at an all-time high, the crisis of human-caused climate change has never been more dire, said Caroline Baumann, director of Cooper Hewi ... More | |
Cloister-Redoubt or Cloistered Doubt?, 2019. American hemlock, Eastern white pine, tulip poplar, red cedar 99 1/2 x 96 x 53 in. Photo: Joshua White JWPictures.com
VENICE.- The United States Pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, presents new and recent work by Martin Puryear, an artist recognized for a fiercely independent sculptural language ascending from his long-term scrutiny of national and international sources and for an exacting practice that foregrounds technique, materiality, and meaning in sculpture. Organized by Madison Square Park Conservancy, New York; commissioned and curated by Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Deputy Director and Martin Friedman Senior Curator at the Conservancy; and presented by the U.S. Department of States Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the U.S. Mission to Italy, Martin Puryear: Liberty/Libertà meditates on a theme that has remained central to Puryears work over the course of his more-than-fifty-year career. Featuring recent sculptures and new works, including a monumental installation in the ... More |
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| A multimedia riot of colour, images, animation and sound opens at Firstsite | | Sotheby's Hong Kong announces first online jewellery sale | | Never before seen works by Jordan Belson on view at Matthew Marks |
Arcangel examines the relationship between digital technology and pop culture.
COLCHESTER.- An exhibition by Cory Arcangel at Firstsite (from 4 May 2019) draws upon Colchesters heritage as a garrison town to explore how technologies originally developed for the military such as lasers and the Internet - have become part of mainstream culture. Arcangel examines the relationship between digital technology and pop culture. The ageing of technology is a central theme in his work, and he uses software and hardware such as baby monitors, web browsers and lasers, along with Internet resources, as his raw art materials. Some of Arcangels best-known works are his Nintendo game cartridge hacks and reworkings of obsolete computer systems of the 1970s and 80s. Cory Arcangel: BACK OFF features line drawings of vintage Ford Taurus, photography, lorry lights, a laser, a drum machine and a baby monitorplus a new series of prints made specifically for Firstsite to explore themes such as viole ... More | |
Diamond, Sapphire and Enamel Clip Brooch, Van Cleef & Arpels (Est. HK$48,000-80,000 / US$6,100-10,200). Courtesy Sotheby's.
HONG KONG.- Sothebys Hong Kong will host its inaugural online jewellery sale from 21 to 30 May, presenting over 70 jewellery pieces from HK$6,500 (US$800). The sale features a wide selection of signed pieces by renowned houses such as Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, and Chanel, some offered without reserve, as well as fun jewellery pieces enchanted by whimsical motifs and coloured gemstones. A range of contemporary jadeite pieces are also included. Yvonne Chu, Acting Head of Department, Jewellery, Sothebys, comments: The online platform presents huge potential as demonstrated by the continued growth in sales. This summer, we are excited to expand the online auction model to our Jewellery sales in Asia, offering an exceptional opportunity for jewellery collectors to bid with ease out of our regular sale seasons. Growth of Online in Numbers: Growing Importance ... More | |
Jordan Belson, Great Nebula, c.1965 (detail). Oil and dry pigment on panel, 12 x 12 inches. © Estate of Jordan Belson, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY.- Highlighting a gorgeous series of ripped paper collages depicting the landscapes of 1970s San Francisco, this exhibition featuring Jordan Belson at Matthew Marks (May 2 - June 29) is the first time pieces from the late artists estate are being shown publicly. These breathtaking landscapes are a rare opportunity to see how this master of the cosmos approached more terrestrial subjects. Selected from an archive of over 1,200 unseen works, this series is an informative departure from Belsons legacy as both a filmmaker and a champion of nonobjective, spiritual art. The oft unsung forefather of the visual music genre, Belsons abstract ambient films laid the groundwork for much of our visual culture today. From special effects in early science fiction movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey to Pink Floyd planetarium laser shows to countless music videos to modern ... More |
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| Peggy Lipton, star of 'Mod Squad' and 'Twin Peaks', dead at 72 | | Lenin and Trotsky signatures obtained by French journalist sold for more than USD $64,000 at auction | | Eva Rothschild creates an ambitious and immersive exhibition for the Irish Pavilion |
In this file photo taken on March 17, 2009 Actress Peggy Lipton arrives at the premiere of "I Love You, Man" held at Mann's Village Theater in Westwood, California. Gabriel BOUYS / AFP.
LOS ANGELES (AFP).- Actress Peggy Lipton, who gained fame in the late 1960s with her star turn on the counter-culture cop show "Mod Squad" and returned to TV two decades later on "Twin Peaks," has died at age 72 after a battle with cancer. Her daughters Rashida and Kidada Jones, from her marriage to legendary music producer Quincy Jones, confirmed her death on Saturday in a statement to US media. "We are heartbroken that our beloved mother passed away from cancer," they said. "She made her journey peacefully with her daughters and nieces by her side." Born in New York on August 30, 1946, Lipton launched her career in modelling as a young teenager. By age 19, she was getting bit parts on television shows such as "Bewitched." But she catapulted to fame in 1968 with the premiere of "Mod ... More | |
An amazingly rare combination of Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky signatures sold for $64,055 according to by Boston-based RR Auction.
BOSTON, MASS.- Lenin and Trotsky signatures obtained by French journalist from the start of the Russian Soviet Republic sold for more than USD $64,000 at auction An amazingly rare combination of Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky signatures sold for $64,055 according to by Boston-based RR Auction. The signatures were obtained shortly after the historic October Revolution, a seizure of state power instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917. It took place with an armed insurrection in Petrograd, following and capitalizing on the February Revolution of the same year, which overthrew the Tsarist autocracy. The October Revolution resulted in the power being shifted to the local Soviets in Petrograd, whom heavily supported the Bolshevik Party. After the Congress of Soviets, now the governing body, had its second session, it elected members of the ... More | |
Eva Rothschild, Drift (detail), 2019.
VENICE.- Irish artist Eva Rothschild has created an ambitious and immersive exhibition for the Irish Pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia. Continuing her exploration of sculptural presence, Rothschild presents a physical environment which materially resonates with current political concerns and our ongoing sense of global uncertainty. Curated by Mary Cremin, The Shrinking Universe consists of four works made up of multiple elements. Each sculpture retains its own distinct presence while forming a cohesive totality within the pavilion. The array of materials that Rothschild uses in her work, alongside the distinction between the presence of the artists hand and industrially-created works, brings about a tension between the monumental and the personal. Drift (2019), a wall of cast concrete blocks painted in Rothschilds signature geometric forms, is architectural and foreboding, its position controlling our entry to the space. ... More |
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| Angelica Mesiti's ASSEMBLY opens at Australian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia | | Modern Art opens a two-person dialogue exhibition by Peter Halley and Ugo Rondinone | | In north Syria, the arts return to former jihadist bastion |
Angelica Mesiti, ASSEMBLY, 2019 (production still). Three-channel video installation in architectural amphitheater. HD video projections, colour, six-channel mono sound, 25 mins, dimensions variable. © Photography: Bonnie Elliott.
VENICE.- Australias 2019 representation for the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, Angelica Mesitis ASSEMBLY, was officially opened in the Australian Pavilion within the historic Giardini della Biennale precinct. Angelica Mesitis ASSEMBLY is a new three-channel video installed within an architectural setting inspired by the historical shape of the community circle and amphitheatre. ASSEMBLY establishes as an evolving set of translations from the written word to stenographic codes then music, and performance. Filmed in the Senate chambers of Italy and Australia, the three screens of ASSEMBLY travel through the corridors, meeting rooms and parliaments of government while performers, representing the multitude of ancestries that constitute cosmopolitan Australia, gather, disassemble and re-unite, demonstrating the strength and ... More | |
Peter Halley, Redemption, 2019, metallic acrylic and Roll-A-Tex on canvas, 220.9 x 187.9 x 10.2, 87 x 74 x 4 1/8 ins. Photo: Robert Glowacki. © Peter Halley. Courtesy the artist & Modern Art, London.
LONDON.- Modern Art is presenting Still a two-person dialogue exhibition by Peter Halley and Ugo Rondinone, which marks the first time the artists have shown their work together. Architectural elements, including windows, doors, walls, conduits, smokestacks and cells, all play a significant part in the works of both Halley and Rondinone. Still brings together a number of key motifs within each artists practice, in a unique conversation that has been reduced exclusively to an installation of greyscale, monochromatic works. On the ground floor, Rondinone exhibits two ominous and monumental door sculptures fitted with a variety of bolts and chains. Whilst these austere sculptures appear introverted and hostile, they are also subverted by their larger-than-life, almost cartoon-like essence. They dwarf the viewer before them, and contain no concrete answer to whom is being contained, to where these doors ... More | |
Amal al-Attar, a 37-year-old artist, looks at her artworks on display during an exhibition at the first cultural centre to open since the Islamic State (IS) group's rule ended in the eastern Syrian city of Raqa. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP.
RAQA (AFP).- More than a year after the Islamic State group fled, Syrian boys and girls are finally back on stage -- bobbing to the rhythm of drums in the northern city of Raqa. At the first cultural centre to open since the jihadists' draconian rule ended, sunlight floods into the brand new library, while books line shelves along a wall that still smells of wet paint. After almost four years under IS, which banned music and the arts, US-backed forces expelled the last jihadists from Raqa in October 2017. But it's taken a bit of time to resuscitate cultural life. "I can't describe how happy I am," said Fawzia al-Sheikh at the centre's opening earlier this month, in the still largely devastated city. "After all this destruction, and no arts or culture, we finally have a centre where we can listen to song and poetry" again, the Raqa resident added. In the Raqa Centre for Arts and Culture's brightly lit gallery, ... More |
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Romer Young Gallery opens its second solo exhibition with Montreal artist Jean-Francois LaudSAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Romer Young Gallery announced its second solo exhibition with Montreal artist Jean-Francois Lauda. Lauda presents four large scale works that are emblematic of his practice. Laudas intelligence is liquid, material, sensual, and metaphysical, all at once (Ara Osterweil). Through an intuitive, approach and a fugitive quality of marks, Laudas work embraces the unexpected and seeks to understand the residual traces of the image. Whether through erased and fleeting gestures, juxtaposed geometric bands and fragmented or concealed elements, his compositions reveal a constant desire to shift the susceptible elements of chance into a unique aesthetic. Paint application shifts from scraping to stamping, from spraying to rubbing, to lightly brushing the paint on the canvas. Large swaths of paint are interrupted, unpredictably, ... More Zuecca Project Space opens a solo exhibition by American artist and theorist Warren NeidichVENICE.- American artist and theorist Warren Neidich is presenting his solo exhibition Rumor to Delusion at the Zuecca Project Space, to coincide with the opening of the 58th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, in Venice, Italy. In a series of works on view, Neidich captures the entangled and psychedelic tale of the Pizzagate mythology in our post-truth moment. Pizzagate was the fake news story that was circulated at the end of the 2016 presidential campaign which accused Hillary Clinton and her staff of running a child sex slave ring out of the basement of the Comet Ping Pong pizza parlor in Washington D.C. Many political scientists refer to our times as the post-truth moment because of the difficulty in discerning whether news stories reflect the truth or not. Neidich asks the question as to whether and to what degree sensationalized fictive news ... More Works by the shortlisted artists for the Future Generation Art Prize exhibited in VeniceVENICE.- The PinchukArtCentre and Victor Pinchuk Foundation present works by 21 young artists across 17 countries, shortlisted for the 5th edition of the Future Generation Art Prize - the global art prize for artists aged 35 or younger. Established in 2009, 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the prizes founding. An official Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, the show is on view at the Palazzo Ca Tron from 11 May until 18 August 2019. The 21 exhibited artists, chosen from amongst 5,800 entries, include the winner of the Future Generation Art Prize 2019, the Lithuanian artist Emilija karnulytė, and the winners of the Special Prize, Gabrielle Goliath (South Africa) and Cooking Sections (UK). In addition there is new work by the other shortlisted artists, inluding: Monira Al Qadiri (Kuwait), Yu Araki (Japan), Korakrit Arunanondchai (Thailand), Kasper Bosm ... More Exhibition celebrates the work of the author W.G. Sebald on the 75th anniversary of his birthNORWICH.- This unprecedented exhibition brings together a diverse selection of celebrated artworks, curious objects, archive material and the authors own, unseen photographs to tell the story behind the creation of one of East Anglias most famous literary masterpieces, The Rings of Saturn (1995). From the mystery of Sir Thomas Brownes skull to the secret landscapes of the Cold War, from the ghostly vessels of the vanished Herring fleets to intricate pattern books of Norwich silk weavers, this exhibition gathers the threads of Sebalds enigmatic text to present a uniquely poetic visual portrait of East Anglia that will appeal to both those familiar and new to his work. W.G. Sebald (1944 2001) or Max to his friends is one of the most revered, authors of the late 20th century. His evocative and unclassifiable prose works: Vertigo (1990), The Emigrants (1992), ... More Holding Up a Mirror: The inaugural pavilion of Malaysia opens at La Biennale de VeneziaVENICE.- The National Art Gallery of Malaysia is presenting Holding Up a Mirror, Malaysias inaugural national pavilion at the International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. The exhibition presents four eminent Malaysian artists Anurendra Jegadeva, H.H. Lim, Ivan Lam and Zulkifli Yusoff and is on display at the Palazzo Malipiero from 9 May to 24 November 2019. Holding Up a Mirror is a discourse around the concept of identity within the larger context of society at a time of immense political, social and economic change. Marking both the countrys first ever National Pavilion and the one year anniversary of the 2018 Malaysian elections, which united the country around the Pakatan Harapan coalition and ushered in a new era for Malaysian identity. The exhibition reflects the overarching theme of the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale ... More Liverpool 'garage find' 1936 Aston Martin Marl II 1.5 Litre Sports Saloon to go under the hammerLONDON.- This highly desirable 'garage find' from Liverpool - an Aston Martin Mark II 1.5 Litre Sports Saloon - which has been in storage since the early 1970s will be sold by H&H Classics at their next Duxford Imperial War Museum sale on June 19th. The car has been untouched for 50 years. It was bought in 1953 by a brilliant self-taught electrical engineer, Philip Kenyon, who worked for radio companies on the development of the first Radar system during WW2 and spent time with the Radio Secret Service. Often these cars were chopped in the 70's and 80's to create open top tourers, as that was then the fashion. But this car has virtually had no modifications at all. Aston Martin fans see features in this car that they have never seen before. So this incredibly rare example of an iconic historical car, a piece of British automotive history, would add significant ... More Ghana's first pavilion opens at La Biennale di VeneziaVENICE.- The first Ghana Pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, under the patronage of Ghanas President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, opened to the public on Saturday 11 May 2019. Entitled Ghana Freedom, after the song composed by E.T. Mensah on the eve of the independence of the new nation in 1957, the pavilion examines the legacies and trajectories of that freedom by six artists, across three generations. Rooted both in Ghanaian culture and its diasporas, the pavilion exhibition includes large-scale installations by El Anatsui and Ibrahim Mahama; representation and portraiture by prominent photographer Felicia Abban and painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye; and a three-channel film projection by John Akomfrah and a video sculpture by Selasi Awusi Sosu. Situated in the Artiglierie of the historic ... More Ketterer Kunst to offer Daniel Richter's 'Alles ohne Nichts'MUNICH.- Never before has a main work by Germanys hippest super star in the international art scene been offered on the continental auction market. Daniel Richters Alles ohne Nichts from the very important time between 2004 and 2008 is a monumental and connoted masterpiece, which reflects the artists great sense of humor. On occasion of the 65th Anniversary of Ketterer Kunst, the spectacular work with its notable museum history will be called up in the Evening Sale in Munich on June 7. Even though this fascinating masterpiece by Daniel Richter is just around a decade old, it already looks back at an impressive exhibition history with stops in the worlds most renowned institutions. Apart from shows at the Kunsthalle Hamburg, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague and the CAC Málaga Centro de Arte, it also was featured in exhibitions ... More The Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco announces shortlisted artworks MONTE CARLO.- The Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco announced that the three artworks shortlisted by their new Jury for the 2019 PIAC Prix International dArt Contemporain (International Contemporary Art Prize) include: Tree Identification for Beginners (2017) by Yto Barrada proposed by Adrienne Edwards Love Is the Message, The Message Is Death (2016) by Arthur Jafa proposed by Tumelo Mosaka FRAGMENTS (2016-ongoing) by Rayyane Tabet proposed by Lorenzo Giusti PIAC Prix International dArt Contemporain (International Contemporary Art Prize) is awarded every three years for a recent work by an artist at the forefront of their practice, rewarding the winner 75,000, including funding to produce a new work. In preparation of the 47th edition, a symposium investigating the future of art prizes will take place, organised by ... More Bonhams presents Hong Kong Jewels and Jadeite sale on 26 MayHONG KONG.- The international auction house Bonhams will present its Hong Kong Jewels and Jadeite sale on Sunday 26 May 2019, offering a collection of jewellery which is perfect for every occasion, be it daytime, cocktails or dinner. Led by a mesmerising and near-flawless 9.98 carat Colombian no oil emerald ring, this collection features important coloured gemstones, white and coloured diamonds, jadeite, signed jewellery sets and vintage jewellery, and is a curated response to the changing tastes of contemporary jewellery collectors. Paul Redmayne-Mourad, Head of Sale, Jewellery, Bonhams Hong Kong, commented: There is a marked trend that our clients are increasingly collecting for style rather than buying merely for safekeeping. We are seeing that these collectors enjoy wearing their pieces about town in a more relaxed setting, whilst also ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, French painter and sculptor Georges Braque was born May 13, 1882. Georges Braque (13 May 1882 - 31 August 1963) was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most important contributions to the history of art were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1906, and the role he played in the development of Cubism. In this image: The Port (Le Port), winter-spring 1909. Oil on canvas, 40.6 x 48.2 cm. Washington, National Gallery of Art,Gift of Victoria Nebecker Coberly in memory of her son, John W. Mudd © Georges Braque, VEGAP, Bilbao, 2014. Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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