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The Kelton Gandharan half-round schist head of a Bodhisattva (probably Maitreya), 3rd-6th century AD, exquisitely carved and detailed with arched brow, aquiline nose, neat moustache and full lips; the eyes heavily lidded. Urna to forehead. Curling locks gathered into ushnisha with brow band below. For similar, see Jongewards 2018 reference Buddhist Art of Gandhara: In the Ashmolean Museum. Exhibited at Frieze Masters, London, 2023. Weight: 14.3kg. Height: 34cm (13 3/8in) on custom stand. From private collection of Richard Kelton (1929-2019), California, USA; acquired 1982, thence by descent; with Abell Auctions, Los Angeles, September 2022; to the present owner. Estimate: £15,000-£20,000 ($19,785-$26,380). Image courtesy of TimeLine Auctions.
HARWICH, UK.- With a history dating back to a legendary gem and fossil dealership founded in 1858, TimeLine Auctions continues a long and illustrious tradition as the worlds foremost auctioneers of ancient art and antiquities. Their September 3-8 auction one of their largest sales ever includes an expertly curated array of rare and historically important objects. Each piece is notable for its quality and distinguished provenance. The fully-curated selection will be available to bidders worldwide through several bidding methods, including live at the gallery, by phone, absentee, or live online. In addition to the generously illustrated online catalog, videos of many auction lots may be viewed on TimeLine Auctions website. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Longcase clocks moved into storage in V&A East Storehouse, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, opening 2025. Image by David Parry for V&A.
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| Bluerider ART London announces 'Golden Age: Art and Modern Space' | | The Art of Saving Lives Fundraising Charity Auction at the V&A features Ukraine's New Renaissance Movement | | Exhibition explores how the construction of space is inherently linked with the concept of 'dwelling' |
Reinoud Oudshoorn, I-23, 2023, 60 x 68 x 13 cm, Steel and frosted glass.
LONDON.- Bluerider ART announces Golden Age: Art and Modern Space, a compelling group exhibition bringing together some of the most important contemporary artists from the gallerys global roster. Featuring the work of over a dozen represented artists, the exhibition explores the expansive and protean interaction between contemporary art and modern space. Golden Age: Art and Modern Space runs at Bluerider ART London·Mayfair ... More | |
Oksana Mass Altar of Nations was presented for the first time in 3D in the V&A Raphael Hall.
LONDON.- Humanitarian project The Art of Saving Lives, presented by American NGO Revival Foundation, partnered with Art Shield on a fundraising charity auction on 22nd August. The event was presented at the V&A in the prestigious Raphael Hall. The Art of Saving Lives was founded by Aksenia Krupenko, President of the Revival Foundation, Washington D.C., USA. Revival Foundation organized the Gala Auction ... More | |
Gus Monday, Protection.
LONDON.- Meeting Point Projects will present Dwelling, a group exhibition that explores how the construction of space is inherently linked with the concept of dwelling. Featuring the artists Yifan Jiang, Charlotte Keates, Iva Kinnaird, Yushi Li, Gus Monday and Tim Wilson, the show curates and contextualizes the works within a gallery space transformed into a living, breathing and immersive environment. Dwelling marks the second exhibition for Meeting Point ... More |
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| A donor's message, revealed in a museum renovation: He hated this design | | Frieze Seoul headlines a busy South Korean art season | | V&A completes its biggest collection move in history to new east London site V&A East Storehouse |
Sainsbury Wing foyer October 2020 © The National Gallery, London.
LONDON.- John Sainsbury never liked that pillar. It was structurally unimportant and, he believed, an eyesore to the visitors that would eventually stroll through the foyer of the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery in London, to which Sainsburys family had reportedly donated tens of millions of pounds. False pillars were installed in the gallerys entrance anyway, part of the postmodern construction of American architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, who designed the Sainsbury Wing in 1990. ... More | |
Yeo Workshop, Frieze Seoul 2023. Photo by Lets Studio. Courtesy of Lets Studio and Frieze.
NEW YORK, NY.- In 2023, dealer Mariane Ibrahim made a radical move in todays art world: She did not participate in any art fairs, anywhere. We took a hiatus, said Ibrahim, who has galleries in Chicago, Paris and Mexico City and specializes primarily in artists of African descent. It was great. Were in such a machine, I wanted to slow down a little bit. But now she is back, exhibiting at Frieze Seoul as she did in 2022, when it was brand-new. The fairs third edition runs Sept. 5-7 in the Coex convention center in Seoul, ... More | |
1,000 library books moved into V&A's new cultural destination, V&A East Storehouse, opening in 2025, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Image by David Parry for V&A.
LONDON.- Over five years in the making, the move of V&A collections from Blythe House to V&A East Storehouse, a 16,000m2 purpose-built home and first of its kind in the UK to provide open public access to collections through self-guided tours and changing displays, is now complete. The move, which is the V&As largest since World War II, has seen over 250,000 objects, 350,000 library books and 1,000 archives audited, ... More |
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| Pace presents Genesis Belanger's first solo exhibition in the UK | | rodolphe janssen announces the third solo show at the gallery of artist Lisa Vleamminck's work | | Sean Scully is an art star, but he 'won't bend the knee for anyone' |
Genesis Belanger, Self-awareness, 2024 © Pauline Shapiro, courtesy the artist.
LONDON.- Pace announced the first solo exhibition of works by Genesis Belanger in the UK at its Hanover Square gallery, on view from October 9 to November 9. For In the Right Conditions we are Indistinguishable, Belanger will probe the shifting complexities of self-curation, domestic labor, and our relationship with nature through fourteen new sculptural groups. These works, rendered ... More | |
Lisa Vlaemminck, Raw Meat Portal, 2024. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 166.8 x 124.3 cm 65 5/8 x 49 in.
BRUSSELS.- rodolphe janssen announced the third solo show at the gallery of Brussels based-artist Lisa Vleamminck. Urschleim in silicon is opening on 12 September 2024 at Livourne 35. In her third solo exhibition at rodolphe janssen, titled Urschleim in Silicon, Lisa Vlaemminck presents oil paintings on traditional rectangular canvases, as well as shaped canvases and a ... More | |
Sean Scully. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)
LONDON.- On a bright summer morning, Irish-born artist Sean Scully interrupted a small watercolor for a conversation at his sunlit London atelier. The half-finished abstract rested on a trestle table among paint tubes and empty hummus tubs that they had been squeezed into. Leaning against the walls were large new oils featuring colorful grids and stripes. Though abstract, they somehow evoked the rich scenery ... More |
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| Galerie Max Hetzler will open Rinus Van de Velde's first solo exhibition in France | | Paula Cooper Gallery will present Christian Marclay's recent video installation, Subtitled (2019) | | The American Folk Art Museum announces a gift of gameboards |
Rinus Van de Velde, Not the pathos of experience,
, 2024, © Rinus Van de Velde, photo: Tim Van Laere Gallery.
PARIS.- Galerie Max Hetzler, Paris, announced Rinus Van de Velde's first solo exhibition in France. Through a new series of oil pastels on paper and charcoal on canvas, alongside a video work and a monumental sculpture, the artist immerses the viewer in various scenarios from his fictional autobiography. Van de Velde's narrative style spans a range of media, from drawing and installation to video and sculpture. Since the late 2010s, the artist has been supplementing his emblematic monochrome ... More | |
Christian Marclay, Subtitled (still), 2019. Single-channel video installation, silent. Continuous loop. Dimensions variable.
NEW YORK, NY.- To open the fall season, Paula Cooper Gallery will present Christian Marclays recent video installation, Subtitled (2019). Previously exhibited as part of Marclays 2022-2023 survey at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, this will be the United States premiere of the work. Subtitled expands on Marclays virtuosic mastery of filmic collage, known from his previous video works Telephones (1995), The Clock (2010), 48 War Movies (2019), and Doors (2022), among others. In this work, twenty- ... More | |
Shoot Out. Early 20th century. Paint on wood and linen, 12 x 11 1/2 in. Collection of Doranna and Bruce Wendel.
NEW YORK, NY.- The American Folk Art Museum announced a gift of gameboards and photographs from the collection of Bruce and Doranna Wendel. Works from the gift will be presented in the exhibition Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, which will feature over 100 gameboards from the Wendels collection from September 13, 2024, through January 26, 2025. Included in the gift are early examples of classic games of Parcheesi, checkers, and chess, as well as hand-painted iterations ... More |
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Conservation: dramatic transformation of a huge royal portrait
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Dueling Ramones heirs fight over the punk band's legacyNEW YORK, NY.- Years of disputes over control of the legacy of the Ramones escalated this month when the brother of Joey Ramone sued the widow of Johnny Ramone, accusing her of trademark infringement, trademark dilution and breach of contract. Joey Ramoneâs brother, Mickey Leigh, and Johnny Ramoneâs widow, Linda Cummings-Ramone, each control 50% of Ramones Productions, the company that holds the punk bandâs intellectual property rights. Joey Ramone, its lead vocalist, died in 2001, and Johnny Ramone, the guitarist, in 2004. In the lawsuit, Mickey Leigh, whose legal name is Mitchel Hyman, accuses Cummings-Ramone of improperly exploiting the bandâs legacy â often in sharply personal terms â and leveraging its intellectual property âfor her own fame and vanity.â Cummings-Ramone had sued ... More This biopic could be Angelina Jolie's Oscar comebackVENICE.- Shes one of the most famous actresses to have ever lived, but how formidable is Angelina Jolies filmography? After winning the supporting-actress Oscar for Girl, Interrupted (1999), Jolie made a few big hits like Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, as well as a string of movies that remained steadfastly so-so. (Who remembers Taking Lives, Come Away or Life or Something Like It?) Jolies most recent movies, the mildly received Those Who Wish Me Dead and Eternals, were released back in 2021, and her only other Oscar nomination happened ages ago, for Clint Eastwoods 2008 film Changeling. Jolie has said that she takes frequent breaks from acting to spend time with her family, but its still been a while since a movie really leveraged all she has to offer. Perhaps thats why journalists at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday were quick to he ... More What's the deal with the Dare?NEW YORK, NY.- In the stairwell of Electric Lady Studios a few weeks ago, Harrison Patrick Smith, 28, was handed a coat hanger carrying an unassuming pair of pants and a T-shirt. Oh, my street clothes! he said and laughed, subtly pumping a low fist by his side. Yes! Smith, who records dance rock he characterized as electroclash revival with a supersized attitude as the Dare, isnt always in his signature crisp black suit, and doesnt always prefer it. But youd be forgiven for thinking otherwise, as hes been spotted in it a lot lately: performing live, attending fashion shows, filming music videos, at parties. All of my musical heroes typically commit to the bit, and are larger than life, and the music is never secondary, Smith explained earlier that day. The bit in this case, the suit furthers the story of the music, or piques the interest or the imagination of the listener even more. ... More The highly deceptive, deeply loved, down-to-earth Carol KaneNEW YORK, NY.- Do you hear Carol Kane before you see her? The voice that can go pipsqueak high or deep rasp, wavering at just the right moment? Or do you imagine first the mass of golden curls, which telegraph unruliness while actually framing exactly what she wants you to experience? She modulates that distinctive quaver to match the character, too whether it should be lower, or denser, or higher, or an accent, she said. I work a lot on that. I get it as specific as I can. Its nearly absent in her Annie Hall graduate student, and filtered through quiet Yiddish in Hester Street, the 1975 immigrant drama that earned her an Oscar nomination at 22. It swings from the pinched cadences of Simka, with her invented language on the sitcom Taxi, to the brash Lillian, the batty, mouthy New York landlord on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. ... More Was 45 years leading Second Stage Theater enough? Not for Carole Rothman.NEW YORK, NY.- Carole Rothman was a 28-year-old director when she and a colleague decided to form a theater company. It was the 1970s, and leadership opportunities for women were scarce. Also, they had a theory that there were a lot of new-ish plays that, for any number of reasons, deserved another look: Many nonprofit theaters, in their admirable enthusiasm for new work, seemed to be overlooking promising dramas that hadnt gotten their due. The result was Second Stage Theater, which is now a leading nonprofit theater in New York City. The company has its own house on Broadway (the Helen Hayes), a commitment to staging work by living American writers and a proud history of nurturing Tony- and Pulitzer-winning shows. (In June, its production of Appropriate won the Tony for best play revival, and it previously won ... More 'English Teacher' finds surprising humor in polarizing subjectsNEW YORK, NY.- For over a decade, Brian Jordan Alvarez has been bootstrapping his way across platforms and screens big and small, collecting fans and followers. In the early days, he starred with friends in short comedic sketches he posted on YouTube. Then in 2016, on a paltry budget of around $10,000, he created The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, a five-part comedy web series about a misfit group of queer friends in Los Angeles. Alvarez wrote and directed it, and starred as the title character. Caleb Gallo quickly found an audience. It was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City that year, earned a Gotham Award nomination and topped IndieWires list of best web series of 2016, edging out Jerry Seinfelds Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The next year, Alvarez landed a recurring role in the three- ... More 5 classical music albums you can listen to right nowNEW YORK, NY.- Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason has the happy habit of making musically enjoyable albums that are also uncommonly well thought through. Her first solo release for Decca was an important survey of the works of Clara Schumann; her second, Summertime, took in Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Amy Beach, as well as George Gershwin and Samuel Barber; a third, Childhood Tales, featured a rare account of Ernst von Dohnanyis Variations on a Nursery Song. Each was solidly played, and each made for fulfilling listening. Much the same is true of Kanneh-Masons new recording of music by the Mendelssohn siblings, Felix and Fanny. Could there be more pizazz in the outer movements of Felixs first concerto, a work that Fanny once played in public? More fairy dust to her rather plodding account of Rachmaninoffs ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, American photographer Helen Levitt was born August 31, 1913. Helen Levitt (August 31, 1913 - March 29, 2009) was an American photographer. She was particularly noted for "street photography" around New York City, and has been called "the most celebrated and least known photographer of her time. She lived in New York City and remained active as a photographer for nearly 70 years. New York's "visual poet laureate" was notoriously private and publicity shy.
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