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Installation view of "Mary Cassatt at Work", Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 2024. Photograph by Gary Sexton. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco opens Mary Cassatt at Work, a major loan exhibition focused on the great woman Impressionist. The exhibition presents Mary Cassatt (18441926) as a fiercely professional artist and an aesthetically radical painter, pastelist, and printmaker who helped shape the French Impressionist movement and transformed the course of modern art. Cassatt produced images of womens workknitting and needlepoint, bathing children, nursing infantsthat also testify to the work of the woman who made them: the marks of her brush, etching needle, pastel stick, and even fingertips. Juxtaposing paintings, pastels, and prints, Mary Cassatt at Work will explore the artists activity across media, revealing the daring, iterative methods she used to give form to her ideas. In addition to 93 objects on loan from institutions including the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (MARCO) presents Nuevo León: El futuro no está escrito (Nuevo León: The Future Is Unwritten), an exhibition that delves into the social complexities and contradictions of living in a 21st-century city, through contemporary photography. Photo: Michelle Lartigue for MARCO.
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| Rocky Morton explores the depths of human experience | | Varvara Roza Galleries & The Blender Gallery unveil Manolis Anastasakos's solo exhibition | | Photography project marks National Inclusion Week and celebrates the contributions made by migrants to life in the UK |
Drawing from his deep fascination with science and the essence of humanity, Mortons latest works stand apart, in their inspiration and innovative creation process.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Shatto Gallery will present While Im Away, an exhibition of new works by multi-disciplinary artist, Rocky Morton. Known primarily for his work in filmmaking, Morton makes a striking return to his roots in painting, exploring the depths of human experience through his unique ... More | |
"Myths, by their very nature, unfold gradually. The more time and focus you devote to them, the deeper your understanding becomes.
LONDON.- This October, Greek contemporary artist Manolis Anastasakos presents MYTHOS: MNEMOSYNE in the heart of London. Debuting during the capitals busiest art month and named after Mnemosyne, the Greek goddess of memory, the show provides a welcome riposte to the surface vacuity of the modern ... More | |
Albert King decontamination supervisor in the endoscopic processing unit, Hammersmith Hospital.
LONDON.- Open Britain, led by photographer and Oscar-nominated director JJ Keith, is excited to announce its collaboration with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, in an informative yet often moving project that celebrates the pivotal role migrant workers play in keeping the NHS running. To coincide with National Inclusion Week, the Trust has released the series of Keiths ... More |
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| San Carlo Cremona opens "Monica Bonvicini: And Rose" | | MARCO's newest exhibition explores Latin American conditions through contemporary photography | | The Prado exhibits a lost self-portrait by Rosario Weiss alongside portraits of the finest Spanish artists of her time |
The installation is critically inserted in the current debate about the role of art in public spaces and the participatory nature of artistic experience.
CREMONA.- Monica Bonvicinis site-specific installation in a deconsecrated church adds another step to the artists practice centered on the interaction between artwork, viewer and architecture. With imposing sculptures from the series Chainswings dominating the nave, Bonvicini continues her incisive exploration of the dynamics of power ... More | |
Juan Rodrigo Llaguno, De la serie Retratos de Domingo, 1990-1991.
MONTERREY.- The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (MARCO) presents Nuevo León: El futuro no está escrito (Nuevo León: The Future Is Unwritten), an exhibition that delves into the social complexities and contradictions of living in a 21st-century city, through contemporary photography. Under de curatorship of Mauricio Maillé and Ariadna Ramonetti, ... More | |
Rosario Weiss, Attention (self-portrait), 1841. Oil on canvas, 69 x 57.5 cm. Museo Nacional del Prado.
MADRID.- The Museo Nacional del Prado has unveiled a long-lost self-portrait by Rosario Weiss, one of the most significant Romantic painters of her era. The painting, dated 1841 and titled La Atención (The Attention), is now on display in Room 62A of the Villanueva Building. For years, the painting was believed to be lost, but its reappearance has sparked considerable excitement ... More |
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| Viral Hallucinations: Orejarena & Stein's solo show debuts at Deichtorhallen | | Beyond Borders: A new exhibition explores the GDR's artistic connections | | Galerie Eva Presenhuber now representing Chemu Ng'ok |
Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein, Pink Desert Facade, 2022 © Orejarena & Stein, Courtesy Palo Gallery, NY
HAMBURG.- The exhibition Tactics and Mythologies: Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein, opens the new series Viral Hallucinations at the Temporary House of Photography Hamburg, presenting the first institutional solo show of the New York duo Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein. Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Steins (1994, Colombia, UK, respectively) conceptual, documentary work uses the intersection of technology, memory, and ... More | |
Seiichi Furuya, East Berlin, 19851987. Gelatin silver print, C-print, inkjet print © Seiichi Furuya. Courtesy of Galerie Thomas Fischer, Berlin.
BERLIN.- A groundbreaking new exhibition, "Beyond Borders," is set to open at the Humboldt Forum on October 3, 2024. Curated by Kerstin Pinther, the exhibition delves into the artistic and cultural exchanges between the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and other socialist states during the Cold War era. "Beyond Borders" aims to challenge conventional narratives ... More | |
Portrait of Chemu Ng'ok. Photo: James Muriuki.
ZURICH.- Galerie Eva Presenhuber announced the representation of Nairobi-based artist Chemu Ng'ok, alongside Central Fine, Miami, and Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg. On November 15, her debut solo exhibition with Galerie Eva Presenhuber Echoes will open at Waldmannstrasse, Zurich. Ngok investigates personal, psychological, political, and spiritual relationships through her art. Her works unveil tensions and shifts in belief systems within African societies, blending ... More |
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| François Ghebaly New York presents a two-person exhibition of works by Sascha Braunig & Greg Parma Smith | | Two haute couture showpieces designed by Paul Poiret and Yves Saint Laurent to be offered at Christie's | | Smithsonian and NASA partner to open exhibition exploring ever-changing Earth from space and on the ground |
Greg Parma Smith, Iterative Dimensional Lifesource, 2023. Oil on canvas, 44 x 44 inches (111.8 x 111.8 cm.)
NEW YORK, NY.- François Ghebaly New York is presenting a two-person exhibition of new paintings by Sascha Braunig and Greg Parma Smith. Artists Sascha Braunig and Greg Parma Smith are meticulous image-smiths. Guided by demanding technical and conceptual methodologies, each is as interested in matters of surface, shade, and modeling as in the perceptual and ideological factors that undergird the image itself. In her work, Braunig looks to consider and critique connections between visual iconography and processes of gendered socialization or ... More | |
Yves Saint Laurent | Exceptional embroidered cardigan by Mesrine, Haute Couture Fall-Winter, 1972-1973. Estimate: 15,000-25,000 © 2024 Christies Images Limited.
PARIS.- With Paris Fashion Week in full swing, Christies announced the auction in Paris on November 20th of a very rare Minaret ensemble by Paul Poiret and a luxurious cardigan designed by Yves Saint Laurent, and embroidered by Maison Mesrine. Bold and innovative, and deeply inspired by the worlds rich cultures, Paul Poiret and Yves Saint Laurent have, each in their own time, left their indelible mark on the history of fashion and contributed to the liberation ... More | |
A large Hyperwalla giant video screen used to display NASAs Earth Information Center datawill be the centerpiece of NASAs Earth Information Center at the National Museum of Natural History. James Di Loreto, Smithsonian.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History will open NASAs Earth Information Center at the National Museum of Natural Historya 2,000-square-foot exhibition showcasing the dynamic forces and processes that are constantly shaping the planeton Tuesday, Oct. 8. The immersive exhibition will feature graphics, interactives and an enormous, state-of-the-art 32-foot-long, 12-foot-high ... More |
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parrasch heijnen announces the Hammer Museum has acquired Mi Cultura (1977) by Linda VallejoLOS ANGELES, CA.- parrasch heijnen announced the Hammer Museum has acquired Mi Cultura (1977) by Linda Vallejo for the museums Contemporary Collection. The Hammer Contemporary Collection is a dynamic and growing collection of international contemporary art since 1960 with a special focus on Los Angeles-based artists and works on paper. Linda Vallejo (b. 1951, Los Angeles, CA) creates imagery drawn from her beliefs about the cosmos, creation and the interlacing relationship between women and the earth. Her work is an amalgamation of aesthetics reflecting cultural memory, knowledge and her own life experiences of Latino, Chicano, and American indigenous culture and communities resulting in a Chicana feminist decolonial practice. Exploring relationships to nature and the spiritual legacy of her Mexican heritage, Vallejo ... More José GarcÃa Torres announced as new Director of Morillo Shk. - Fine Arts LogisticsMEXICO CITY.- Morillo Shk. announced the appointment of José GarcÃa Torres as its new Director. GarcÃa Torres assumes leadership of Morillo Shk. following a distinguished career in the contemporary art world. Born in Monclova, Coahuila in 1980, GarcÃa Torres received communications and design training at Central Saint Martins in London before founding and directing Proyectos Monclova, a pioneering contemporary art gallery locally and internationally renowned, from 2005 to 2015. Subsequently, he launched joségarcÃa,mx, expanding his vision trough out exhibition spaces in Mexico City and Merida, Yucatan, distinguished for their innovative artistic program. GarcÃa Torres's expertise includes participations at international art fairs like MACO, Material, Art Basel and FIAC; he has produced and presented exhibitions that helped ... More New tapestry recounts the prophesy, history and mythology of an uprising WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonians National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) now has on view a larger-than-life, vibrant depiction of Nat Turners slave rebellion by artist Christopher Myers. The tapestry, titled The Grim Work of Death, is a monumental artwork and visual journey containing 32 feet worth of history and mythology surrounding Turners slave rebellion. An important addition to the museum, the tapestry can be found on NMAAHCs Concourse Level Sept. 24. For more information about this artwork, visit the Searchable Museum. Art has a way of bringing history to life in riveting ways, said Kevin Young, the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The Grim Work of Death, a 2022 tapestry by Christopher Myers, is stunning in its power to create ... More Ana Iti wins Walters Prize 2024AUCKLAND.- Ana Iti (Te Rarawa) has won the Walters Prize 2024 for her formidable sculptural and sonic installation A resilient heart like the mānawa, 2024. The announcement was made this evening by this years esteemed international judge, Professor Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, during a celebration at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Ana Iti receives a cash prize of $50,000 for the honour of Aotearoa New Zealands national contemporary art prize. Professor Ndikung, who serves as the director and chief curator of Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in Berlin, says: Ana Itis work A resilient heart like the mānawa has been singled out because of the radicality of its manifestation. Stripped to the bare minimum, the work shares something in common with great poetry: the ability of accessing multiple universes through the availability ... More An Eye Towards the Real: Photographs from the Collection of Ambassador Trevor Traina totals $3,252,564NEW YORK, NY.- Christies Contemporary New York sale series continued in the afternoon of October 2, with An Eye Towards the Real: Photographs from the Collection of Ambassador Trevor Traina. The sale, which took place live at Christies Rockefeller Center, achieved a total of $3,252,564 with 80% sold by lot and 88% by value. The sale experienced deep bidding throughout, with active participation online, on the phones, and in the room. Darius Himes, Christies International Head of Photographs comments: Being entrusted with the sale of Ambassador Trainas post-war and contemporary photography collection has been an honor from the outset. From the road-trip inspired work of Frank, Shore and Soth, to pioneering women like Arbus, Sherman and Taryn Simon, we have had the pleasure of working with some of the most extraordinary ... More Shimabuku's first institutional show in Spain on display at Centro BotÃn SANTANDER.- Octopus, Citrus, Human is the first institutional solo exhibition of Shimabuku in Spain, spanning video, photography, sculpture, installation and text from the early 1990s until now. Through his affective and humorous performative actions, Shimabuku relays the simplicity of daily coexistence and the beauty of interspecies interaction. His practice is firmly grounded in relationships, rather than creating specific objects, encouraging viewers to re-familiarise themselves with the natural world. For this exhibition, Shimabuku has created new works with the participation of local communities, both human and non-human, including an underwater piece installed and recorded on the seabed off the coast of Santander. The artist also created a work in collaboration with local residents who, together with the artist, created ... More Joris Van de Moortel pushes the boundaries of his spectrum with a new solo exhibitionGHENT.- Modern alchemist Joris Van de Moortel pushes the boundaries of his spectrum with a new solo exhibition. The journey of discovery that is Pur, Nur, Fur unfolds at S.M.A.K. from 5 October 2024 to 2 March 2025, the latest stop of the pilgrimage that began in De Warande. Joris Van de Moortel (b. 1983, Oostakker-Lourdes; lives and works in Hoboken) has been building his multidisciplinary oeuvre, which transcends borders and defies conventions, for more than 15 years. His studio is akin to a laboratory of the imagination, where he experiments with materials and ideas like a modern alchemist. While traditional alchemists seek eternal life and gold, Van de Moortel seems to be striving for a different kind of treasure: a path through the chaos of a rapidly changing world. At the same time, he remains true to the essence of art, knowledge ... More Maureen Paley opens the third solo exhibition of works by Seb Patane at the galleryLONDON.- Maureen Paley is presenting the third solo exhibition, In the Sharp Gust of Love, of Seb Patane at the gallery, in Studio M. The title of the exhibition is borrowed from the opening lyrics of a Siouxsie and the Banshees song, The Last Beat of My Heart (1988), a ballad in which Siouxsie declares her yearning for a lover to return. In the Sharp Gust of Love is centred on a queer mode of desire and longing, intertwining the personal with the historical to render the past through an inherently subjective and continually mutable perspective. By blending biographical references with period images and found photographs, Patane seeks to create dynamic narratives, locating the subversive power to be found in the process of collage. Patane centres archival practices in his work. He adapts pictures of actors from Victorian and Edwardian theatre ... More National Historical Museum marks 130th anniversary of Tsar Boris III's birth with commemorative exhibitionSOFIA.- In a ceremony held on October 3, 2024, the National Historical Museum officially opened its exhibition commemorating the 130th anniversary of the birth of Tsar Boris III, a key figure in Bulgaria's history. The event, titled "Boris III: The Man and the Statesman," featured a distinguished guest list that included His Majesty Tsar Simeon II, His Royal Highness Prince Boris of Tarnovo, and prominent Bulgarian cultural and political leaders. Among the attendees were Minister of Culture Nayden Todorov, Plamen Slavov, cultural secretary to the President of Bulgaria, Tourism Minister Evtim Miloshev, and Snezhana Petkova-Vladimirova, director of the Central State Archives. Dr. Ekaterina Tsekova, the director of the National Polytechnic Museum, also played a significant role in the event, reflecting the strong collaboration between these institutions ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian painter Francesco Guardi was born October 05, 1712. Francesco Lazzaro Guardi (October 5, 1712 - January 1, 1793) was a Venetian painter of veduta, a member of the Venetian School. He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of the classic Venetian school of painting. In this image: Sotheby's employee Maria Sheremeteva studies Francesco Guardi's Venice, a view of the Rialto Bridge.
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