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The Roman Holiday necklace worn by Audrey Hepburn to highlight the Geneva Edit Jewels Online sale
GENEVA.- Christies presents the very fine pearl collier by FÃ¼rst, worn by Audrey Hepburn in the final scene of "Roman Holiday". The lot will be offered in the upcoming Jewels Online: The Geneva Edit sale taking place from 3 to 16 November (estimate CHF18,000-26,000). The FÃ¼rst family is originally Austro-Hungarian. In the 1850s, Moric FÃ¼rst moved to Turin to establish his business as a Jeweller and became a leading supplier for the Savoyard court. Audrey Hepburns performances in Roman Holiday (1953) continues to enchant audiences. Her portrayal of Princess Ann, a young royal on a journey of self-discovery in the Eternal City of Rome, earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress. The film is celebrated not only for its timeless storytelling but also for its exquisite costume and jewellery designs, showcasing the transformation ... More

Robbin Bain, pageant winner and 'Today Girl,' is dead at 87
NEW YORK, NY.- Robbin Mele Gaudieri, who, as Robbin Bain, embodied traditional womens roles as the winner of a beauty contest designed to promote beer in 1959 and later as the Today Girl, handling fashion and beauty segments, on the popular NBC-TV morning show, died Oct. 21 in Southampton, New York, on Long Island. She was 87. Her daughter Lara McLanahan said the cause was breast cancer. In 1959, she was elected Miss Rheingold, representing what was then the most popular beer in the New York region and was also sold in Pennsylvania and throughout New England. She defeated five other finalists in an election that the brewer said attracted 24 million votes. As Miss Rheingold, she received $50,000 (about $530,000 in todays dollars) and spent a year making appearances in the United States and Europe. ... More

Old World Auctions announces Online Auction #195, ending November 15th
RICHMOND, VA.- The landmark Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia and Maryland from 1775; the first printed sea chart of the Southeastern coastline of North America from 1661; the French edition of John Mitchell's monumental map of eastern North America from 1756; and the first printed map to name the colony of Georgia are just a few of the rare antique items in Old World Auctions Auction #195, online now and set to end on November 15th at 10 pm Eastern time. The auction is loaded with 856 lots, including rare antique and vintage maps, charts, atlases, decorative prints, illuminated manuscripts and historical documents from the late 15th century to the mid-20th century. Its an online-only auction, with no live gallery bidding. The catalog is up for viewing and bidding online now, here. We hope people have fun browsing through ... More

Hilliard Art Museum names curator Ben Hickey as its interim director
LAFAYETTE, LA.- Hilliard Art Museum announced today the appointment of Ben Hickey, curator of exhibitions and Emily Cyr Bridges endowed professor of art, as its interim director. He replaces LouAnne Greenwald, who served as director for 9 years. Hickey assumed the role Oct. 1, 2023. A national search for a permanent director is underway. In his tenure, Hickey, who played an integral role in the museums accreditation by the American Association of Museums in 2022, organizes eight to ten exhibitions annually for Hilliard, including Kota Ezawa: Two Views and Twenty Years of Marais Press: Imprinting a Campus and Collection. In total, Hickey organized more than 52 exhibits at the Hilliard. Hickey and the Curatorial Department has also advanced the museum's relationship with the university and Lafayette community with interdisciplinary ... More

'Pastel Shadow' is Stéphane Dafflon's first solo exhibition with Air de Paris since 2013
PARIS.- Air de Paris has begun Pastel Shadow, StÃ©phane Dafflons fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition presents a new body of paintings that continue the artists investigations into the perception and experience of color. These new paintings by StÃ©phane Dafflon combine two realms of science, mathematics and the spectrum, number and color. In them we oscillate between contradictory perspectives: geometry, a stern thing of edges lines and angles, and the chromatic wheel, a diffuse thing of minute gradations. In the paintings both are put to straightforward use, despite engaging in a deliciously uncertain ontology. The color spectrum, which Newton discovered is a quality of light, a form of electromagnetic radiation, is thoroughly understood by science, while at the same time we read it as a marker of aesthetic feeling ... More

The underlying optimism inherit in the work Jordy van den Nieuwendijk on view at Marian Cramer Projects
AMSTERDAM.- Jordy van den Nieuwendijk (1985) is a Dutch-born who lives and works in Australia. He is known for his explorations of everyday objects through painting. His artistic style involves working with primary color palettes and simplified shapes, often organized into series that operate within carefully defined boundaries. His work transcends the traditional dichotomy between abstract and figurative forms, creating a sense of tension with a timeless quality, which could be described as a form of new purism. In addition to his fine art practice, Jordy van den Nieuwendijk is also a commercial illustrator. He has collaborated with numerous clients, including notable names like HermÃ¨s, American Express, The New York Times, and Jacquemus. In his editorial work, he infuses elements of fun and playfulness, which contribute to his unique ... More

The PHI Foundation presents Rirkrit Tiravanija
QUEBEC.- The PHI Foundation is pleased to present JOUEZ/PLAY, a solo exhibition by artist Rirkrit Tiravanija. Rather than creating art objects for static display, Tiravanija focuses on the interactions between people and their surroundings. As a central tenet of his practice, he encourages visitors to become active participants in the artistic experience, instead of passive consumers of culture. In many of Tiravanijas artworks, the visitors involvement is required in order for the work to be fully realized. In this exhibition and since 2017, he has moved into the realm of illusory speculation, experimenting with technological integrations into artistic forms of practice. During the 1990s, Tiravanija began producing artworks that revolved around his own personal history, through the restaging of his everyday experiences. By presenting such alternative ... More

'What's New In Still Life, Portrait, and Landscape' curated by John Yau now on view
BOSTON, MA.- LaiSun Keane has mounted Whats New in Still Life, Portrait, and Landscape, a group exhibition curated by notable writer and poet John Yau, spotlighting emerging artists that keep the spirit of observational art with new innovations. This will be Yaus second curated show with the gallery, on view from November 3 to Dec 23, 2023 with an accompanying exhibition essay. While some may perceive art from direct observation as objective and academic, Yau argues that it is a deeply personal craft as no two individuals perceive the world identically. Yau expresses that this philosophy, more than any stylistic choices, lends originality and fresh appeal to these artists work. Ranging from detailed paintings to trompe loeil inspired sculptures, the works in this exhibition capture fantasies, and inner reflections within everyday ... More

Now on view at Hauser & Wirth in West Hollywood, 'Westward Ho!' by Allison Katz
LOS ANGELES, CA.- On 4 November, Hauser & Wirth opened Westward Ho!, its first solo exhibition with Allison Katz, whose critically admired work addresses the ways in which aesthetic practices link and absorb autobiography, art history, information systems and commodity culture. On view at Hauser & Wirths West Hollywood location in Los Angeles, this presentation will debut new paintings, some of which were completed during her recent residency at Hauser & Wirth Somerset, alongside site-specific responses to the architecture of the gallerys 1930s Spanish Colonial Revival building. Katzs paintings are informed and united by her relentless curiosity about the ways in which images perform and construct meaning. The artist skillfully combines surface materiality, word play and humor with literary and cultural references, ... More