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Rong Rongâs âTwelve Square Meters,â which depicts Zhang Huan, his body smeared with honey and fish oil, sitting naked in a fly-infested latrine.Credit...via Rong Rong
by Arthur Lubow
WASHINGTON, DC.- Chinese photography erupted with creative energy in the early 1990s, only to subside about a decade later. It was a period of anxious uncertainty. The encouragement of capitalist practices and the partial easing of restrictions on political and artistic expression of the 80s had ended abruptly and tragically with the Tiananmen Square massacre of June 4, 1989. By 1992, it was apparent that economic reforms would continue full throttle, but the political relaxation of the 80s would not. In that troubled time, there was an outpouring of artistic expression that utilized the camera but was as far as you can get from street photography or photojournalism. Poised and pointed, many of the most celebrated photographic images document a performance. In the shabby district on the eastern outskirts of Beijing that was called the East Village by the free-spirited artists who flocked there, photographer Rong Rong depicted Zhang Huan, his naked body smeared with honey and fish oil, sitti ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day An extensive survey exhibition dedicated to American artist Dara Birnbaum opened to the public on 13 April 2023. It is on view at Osservatorio Fondazione Prada in Milan until 25 September 2023. A parallel exhibition will be presented at Prada Aoyama Tokyo from 1 June to 28 August 2023.
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| Detroit Institute of Arts acquires major work by cubist artist MarÍa Blanchard | | Osservatorio Fondazione Prada opens an exhibition of works by "Dara Birnbaum" | | Mary Quant, British fashion revolutionary, dies at 93 | 
MarÃa Blanchard. The Saxophonist (c.1919).
DETROIT, MI.- The Detroit Institute of Arts today announced it has acquired a significant work by cubist artist MarÃa Blanchard. The Saxophonist (c.1919) exemplifies the Spanish-born artists distinct style, embodying the influence she had on shaping the cubist movement, a legacy largely overlooked in favor of her male counterparts. Against the backdrop of Detroit, a city with a rich history of music, it is fitting that The Saxophonist has found a home at the DIA, said Jill Shaw, Head of the James Pearson Duffy Department of Modern and Contemporary Art and the Rebecca A. Boylan and Thomas W. Sidlik Curator of European Art, 1850-1970, at the DIA. While Blanchards contribution to cubism was profound, recognition of her work and impact has long been overshadowed. We are thrilled to add this work ... More | | 
Dara Birnbaum, Transmission Tower: Sentinel, 1992, (detail). Eight-channel video installation (color, eight-channel stereo sound, 2:48 min. loop), ROHN® Transmission tower, custom-designed hardware, dimensions variable. Installation view, "Theater of Operations: The Gulf Wars 1991-2011", MoMA PS1, New York. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery. Copyright: Dara Birnbaum. Photo credit: Alex Yudzon.
MILAN.- An extensive survey exhibition dedicated to American artist Dara Birnbaum opened to the public on 13 April 2023. It is on view at Osservatorio Fondazione Prada in Milan until 25 September 2023. A parallel exhibition will be presented at Prada Aoyama Tokyo from 1 June to 28 August 2023. Curated by Barbara London, with Valentino Catricalà and Eva Fabbris, the exhibition offers different perspectives to understand the distinguished career of Dara Birnbaum (New York, 1946), an artist who consistently has ... More | | 
Mary Quant at her apartment in Draycott Place, Chelsea, London, c.1965 © Keystone-France, Gamma-Keystone, Getty Images.
by Penelope Green
NEW YORK, NY.- Mary Quant, the British designer who revolutionized fashion and epitomized the style of the Swinging Sixties a playful, youthful ethos that sprang from the streets, not a Paris atelier died Thursday at her home in Surrey, in southern England. Known as the mother of the miniskirt, she was 93. Her family announced the death in a statement. England was emerging from its postwar privations when, in 1955, Quant and her aristocratic boyfriend, Alexander Plunket Greene, opened a boutique called Bazaar on Londons Kings Road, in the heart of Chelsea. Quant filled it with the outfits that she and her bohemian friends were wearing, ... More |
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| Rinko Kawauchi receives the Sony World Photography Award 2023 | | FICCIONES: Joe Bartram, Julia Taszycka on view until the end of April at M 2 3 | | The Drawing Room opens an exhibition of works by Saul Steinberg | 
Rinko Kawauchi, Untitled, from the series "Illuminance, 2009, c-print, 101 x 101 cm, Courtesy PRISKA PASQUER GALLERY. A special exhibition of Rinko Kawauchis works will be on view at Somerset House, London.
LONDON .- One of the most important Japanese photographers working today, Kawauchi has achieved international renown for her intimate and luminous images, capturing ephemeral moments of everyday life. More than thirty images by the photographer are being shown at the Sony World Photography Awards 2023 exhibition, which returns to Somerset House, London since 14 April to 1 May 2023. The selection, made by the artist, spans over twenty years of her career and highlights significant milestones and themes across some of her most iconic series: Illuminance (2011), AILA (2004), Utatane (2001), and Ametsuchi (2013). Kawauchi was born in 1972 in Shiga Prefecture, Japan and first began taking photographs at the age of 19. In the early 1990s she worked as a photographer for an advertising ... More | | 
Joe Bartram, Trotter, 2023. Urethane foam, hardware, 8 x 3 x 2.5 inches (20 x 8 x 6 cm).
NEW YORK, NY.- M 2 3 is currently presenting an exhibition of recent work by Joe Bartram, Julia Taszycka that will be on view 31 March through 30 April 2023. In the dream of the man that dreamed, the dreamed one awoke. One afternoon, the man almost destroyed his entire work, but then changed his mind. (It would have been better had he destroyed it.) When he had exhausted all supplications to the deities of earth, he threw himself at the feet of the effigy which was perhaps a tiger or perhaps a colt and implored its unknown help. That evening, at twilight, he dreamt of the statue. He dreamt it was alive, tremulous: it was not an atrocious bastard of a tiger and a colt, but at the same time these two firey creatures and also a bull, a rose, and a storm. This multiple god revealed to him that his earthly name was Fire, and that in this circular temple (and in others like it) people had once made sacrifices to him and worshiped him, and that he would magically ... More | | 
Untitled, 1991-95. Signed and dated "ST 95" dated "Dec 31 1991" verso lower left. Wood, crayon, pastel, pencil and colored pencil, 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches © 2020 Saul Steinberg Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
EAST HAMPTON, NY.- On view through May 21, 2023, The Drawing Room is presenting the gallerys third Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) exhibition in East Hampton, where the artist lived and worked for nearly half a century. Important ink and watercolor drawings completed during his extraordinary career at The New Yorker are central to the installation, which also highlights oil paintings, watercolors, prints and objects used on his Drawing Table reliefs. The focus is on Steinbergs original approaches to conventional art mediums and conceptual practices such as Trompe LOeil, assemblage and found objects. Many of the drawings have important exhibition histories. The earliest is a green tinted zincograph, the profile of a woman with a notable nose and a feathered hat, Untitled 1945. A closely related impression on blue paper was ... More |
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| Exhibition curated by Sandhini Poddar and Sabih Ahmed 'Notations on Time' on view at Ishara Art Foundation | | Phillips to offer Yayoi Kusama soft sculptures from the Collection of Agnes and Frits Becht | | Terumasa Ikeda: Iridescent Lacquer ends tomorrow at the Ippodo Gallery | 
Haroon Mirza, Detail view of Light Work xlix (2022). Shown in Notations on Time at Ishara Art Foundation, 2023. Image courtesy of Ishara Art Foundation and the artist. Photo by Ismail Noor/Seeing Things.
DUBAI.- Notations on Time is a group exhibition at Ishara Art Foundation that explores the philosophical and political dimensions of time through the works of 20 contemporary artists from South Asia and its diaspora. Curated by Sandhini Poddar and Sabih Ahmed, the exhibition stages a dialogue between artistic generations to highlight entanglements between the past, present and future. The exhibition exists as a veritable laboratory of time, exploring art in notational, experimental and fragmentary forms. Standing apart from Western notions of linearity, progress and capitalist domination, Notations on Time explores ontological systems that reveal how artists from this region and its diaspora think about aesthetics, existence, remembrance and futurity. ... More | | 
Yayoi Kusama, Blue Spots, 1965. Estimate: $2,500,000 3,500,000. Among the artist's earliest examples of the medium to be sold at auction, after remaining in the same collection for nearly six decades.
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips announced two significant early works by Yayoi Kusama from the collection of Agnes and Frits Becht, which will be featured in the New York Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art. To be offered for the first time at auction on 17 May, the internationally renowned pair of soft- sculpture works, Blue Spots and Red Stripes, are some of the earliest known examples of Kusamas famous tuberous forms, jutting from the frame, employing her iconic red and white color scheme alongside the polka dots that now define Kusamas career. The two works will be on view from 6-17 May at 432 Park Avenue. Jean-Paul Engelen, President, Americas, and Worldwide Co-Head of 20th Century & Contemporary ... More | | 
"Colosseo" Incense Container, 夜光円都ノ図香合, 2023, Urushi Laquer, Cypress, Turbo Snail Pearl, Silver Lip Oyster, Black Lip Oyster, Gold. H0.82 x ⌀2.4 in, H2.1 x ⌀6.1 cm.
NEW YORK, NY.- In celebration of Ippodo Gallerys 15 year anniversary, Terumasa Ikedas first overseas solo exhibition, that will end tomorrow, was held at the gallery. Coinciding with Asia Week 2023, TERUMASA IKEDA: IRIDESCENT LACQUER is an unveiling of the artists signature alluring raden lacquerware. Since Japans first encounter with the cultures of Europe some 500 years ago, lacquer has become representative of the great treasures the archipelago has to offer the world and a long-favored subject of international trade. Thus, lacquer has become synonymous with Japan. Extracted from trees and mildly processed, lacquer is a varnish applied to the exterior surface of an object, forming a lustrous film with a mes- merizing sense of depth. ... More |
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| Rita Ackermann. Vertical Vanish last weeks on view at Hauser & Wirth downtown Los Angeles | | Exhibition of the work of Gina Pane opens at kammel mennour | | JD Malat Gallery exhibiting artist Ayanfe Olarinde's works in 'In The Beginning, And So It Goes" | 
Vertical Vanish, 2021. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 195.6 x 167.6 cm / 77 x 66 in, 198.6 x 170.7 x 6.7 cm / 78 1/4 x 67 1/4 x 2 5/8 in (framed).
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Hauser & Wirth presents Vertical Vanish, an exhibition of recent paintings by Hungarian-born artist Rita Ackermann. Vertical Vanish opened 2 February, and will remain on view in the North Gallery of Hauser & Wirths Downtown Los Angeles Arts District complex through 30 April. This is Ackermanns first West Coast exhibition with the gallery. Composed primarily of large-scale oil paintings that intuitively recast the interplay of line, color and form, Vertical Vanish makes a game of repeated gestures, figures and motifs. Pre-drawn scenes obscurely emerge from the background, only to disappear into impasto fields of imbricated color. Through a series of gestural interventions guided by the artists hand an admixture of drawing, painting and erasure oil paints, China markers and acrylics are ... More | | 
Gina Pane, Sans Titre, 1962-1965. Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas 129,7 x 97 x 2 cm © Gina Pane, Adagp, Paris, 2023. Photo. Archives Mennour. Courtesy Anne Marchand and Mennour, Paris.
PARIS.- Mennour gallerys fifth exhibition of the work of Gina Pane (Biarritz, 1939 Paris, 1990) focuses on the pictorial and graphic investigations she undertook in the period running from her student years at the Beaux-Arts de Paris (1961-1964) up until 1969-1970. Coming before the ecologically oriented actions that she executed alone in the natural landscape (1968-1970) and the heavily symbolic, ritualistic actions based on wounding that she performed in front of an audience (1971-1979), these early productions were where Gina Pane worked out the foundations of her artistic practice and took a stance on the world around her. Preserved in her studio all her life long, the works are given pride of place here for the first time. All these paintings, preparatory sketches, and ... More | | 
Ayanfe Olarinde, Aeroplani O'Dabo II, The contentment Song, 2023.
LONDON.- JD Malat Gallery's exhibition In The Beginning And So It Goes
, a solo show by Lagos-based artist Ayanfe Olarinde (b. 1996) will continue to be on view until 6 May 2023. This exhibition offers a visual narrative of mythological traditions of Yoruba, one of the most prominent and widely recognized cultures in Nigeria and West Africa. The viewers will find themselves on a journey of discovery and enlightenment, as Olarindes paintings pose questions and ignite curiosity, while offering a pause to reflect on the fluidity of art and life. In The Beginning And So It Goes
directly references Creation Myth, a folktale exploring the origins of the Yoruba people, one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa with a population of about 40 million. Yoruba thought is characterised by its predominantly oral narrative structure, which ... More |
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 'The Phantom of the Opera': Thinking of a spectacle fondlyNEW YORK, NY.- With The Phantom of the Opera set to play its final performance Sunday yes, its actually happening Broadways longest-running show, a spectacle-in-residence at the Majestic Theatre since 1988, still resonates with fans. The closing date was delayed by eight weeks after a surge in ticket sales. Joshua Barone, assistant classical music and dance editor and a contributing classical music critic, was joined by critics Alexis Soloski and Elisabeth Vincentelli in a discussion about the shows legacy. Here are edited excerpts from the conversation. ALEXIS SOLOSKI: I first saw Phantom in Los Angeles, at the Ahmanson Theatre, sometime in the late 80s during its first North American tour. My friends and I were obsessed. We wore the T-shirts, we wore out the cassettes, we watched every Michael Crawford ... More  Museum Van Loon's newest exhibition 'Says Who? Creating Space for Histories' turns monumental building inside outAMSTERDAM.- Museum Van Loon launched its newest exhibition Says Who? Creating space for histories. In collaboration with Imagine IC, SpeakUpWorld and participants from their networks, the museum has joined forces to create more recognisability in the public spaces of museums. This exhibition is the poignant and vulnerable result of a joint search for meaning. We consider it important that there is recognition of the history that continues to impact the present, and to tell the stories of that history from the perspectives of the various communities. The permanent collections of museums often still focus on the white Eurocentric perspective, SpeakUpWorld states. Imagine IC agrees that this participative ... More  Livestreaming 'made all the difference' for some disabled arts loversNEW YORK, NY.- For Mollie Gathro, live theater was a once-a-year indulgence if the stars aligned perfectly. Gathro has degenerative disc disease and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, resulting in joint pain, weakness and loss of mobility. Because of her disabilities, going to a show meant having to secure accessible seating after hourslong phone calls with her nemesis, Ticketmaster; finding a friend to drive her or arranging other transportation; and hoping her body would cooperate enough for her to actually go out. But when live performance was brought to a halt three years ago by the coronavirus pandemic, and presenters turned to streaming in an effort to keep reaching audiences, the playing field was suddenly leveled for arts lovers like Gathro. From her home in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Gathro suddenly had access ... More  Alison Jacques to expand with new gallery space on Cork Street, MayfairLONDON.- Alison Jacques today announced plans to expand the businesss presence in London with a new 6000-sq-ft location at 22 Cork Street, Mayfair. The new space will open in Autumn 2023, following a significant renovation by architect Mike Rundell who also designed the existing Alison Jacques gallery at 16-18 Berners Street. 22 Cork Street was a vacant concrete shell which Rundell has transformed into a three-floor gallery HQ comprising four exhibition spaces, private viewing rooms, ample offices and on-site storage. Alison Jacques first opened in London on Clifford Street in 2004 before moving to its current home on Berners Street in 2007. 22 Cork Street represents a significant new chapter. The gallery looks forward to building on its reputation for discovering under-acknowledged artists and being a platform for artists who are making ... More  Final week to see Fabian Ramirez: Meeting Duality at Plain Gallery, MilanMILAN.- Meeting Duality is a show that brings together a body of work that explores the individuals encounter with duality. In this context, duality is a way of thinking corresponding with a Maya tradition in which opposites become unified. Quite different from the Cartesian tradition, the unity of opposites in Maya thought takes places in the depths of an individuals being in relation with that which takes place outside the self. Based on this understanding of duality, the works in the current show take place on a metaphoric plane and themselves become metaphors which embody this duality. They are informed by the dreams and experiences of the artist during his time with the Häch Winik in the south of Mexico. The metaphor is extended further in the material creation of the pieces displayed: fire is an element which is both represented in the artworks ... More  Anozero: Coimbra Biennial of Contemporary Art solo show '23 features Ragnar KjartanssonCOIMBRA.- i8 congratulates Ragnar Kjartansson on his solo exhibition não sofra mais, which is opening as part of the Anozero Coimbra Biennial of Contemporary Art solo show '23. The exhibition opened at the Santa Clara-a-Nova Monastery in Coimbra, Portugal, and will be on view through 16 July 2023. não sofra mais marks Kjartansson's first presentation in Portugal and will feature new works designed specifically for the Santa Clara-a-Nova Monastery, as well as other acclaimed works by the artist. Ragnar Kjartansson was born in 1976 in ReykjavÃk, the city where he lives and works. In his work, he engages various artistic mediums, creating video installations, performances, drawings and paintings that draw on numerous historical and cultural references. An underlying pathos and irony connect his works, each deeply influenced ... More  Holabird's announces Big Bonanza AuctionRENO, NEV.- An historic document from 1859, dating to the very beginning of the Comstock Lode silver rush in the U.S. and including mention of the most important mining claim the Ophir sold for $16,875 at a four-day Big Bonanza auction held March 30th thru April 2nd by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC, online and live in Holabirds Reno gallery. The Comstock Lode was a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson, in Virginia City, Nevada (then western Utah Territory). It was the first major discovery of silver ore in the United States and was named after American miner Henry Comstock. The discovery, in 1859, sparked a big silver rush of prospectors to the area, all scrambling to stake their claims. The document a handwritten deed on blue paper was datelined Ophir Diggings, Utah Territory, U.S., ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 - 2 May 1519), more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian Renaissance polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. In this image: Agents speak on their phones with their clients while bidding on at the auction of Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" during the Post-War and Contemporary Art evening sale at Christie's on November 15, 2017 in New York City. The rediscovered masterpiece by the Renaissance master sells for an historic $450,312,500, obliterating the prevous world record for the most expensive work of art at auction. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images/AFP.
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