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Shelley Svoboda, senior conservator of paintings at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (left), and William & Mary Associated Professor of chemistry Kristin Wustholz with The Miracle of the Slave painting at the Muscarelle Museum of Art at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. Photo by Stephen Salpukas/W&M News.
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WILLIAMSBURG, VA.- John Spike knew he was looking at a Cézanne. Analysis and testing of the painting The Miracle of the Slave have backed up his now certainty that it was painted by French artist Paul Cézanne as a copy of an original work from 300 years earlier. The practice replica is part of the current Muscarelle Museum of Art exhibition The Art and Science of Connoisseurship that runs through Aug. 13. Its made up of six paintings by Old Masters that Spike, chief curator, said the museum has been able to buy because they werent correctly identified. Italian Renaissance artist Jacopo Tintoretto Robusti painted the original in 1548 and it is currently housed in the Gallerie dellAccademia in Venice, Italy. It is referred to as The Miracle of the Slave or the Miracle of St. Mark Freeing the Slave, and depicts the story of St. Mark saving a slave who was being ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day A conservator of archeological works on a human skull in a lab at the American School of Archeology in Athens on July 7, 2017. More than 2,500 years ago, an Athenian nobleman named Cyclon -- the first Olympic champion recorded by history -- tried to take over the city of Athens and install himself as sole ruler. Now archeologists in Athens believe they may have found some of the remains of Cyclon's army in a mass grave in Phaleron, a scant four miles (6 kilometres) south of downtown Athens. ARIS MESSINIS / AFP
| Santiago Sierra debuts a large-scale, site-specific installation at Lisson Gallery London | | Exhibition of masterpieces from Degas to Hammershøi opens at Ordrupgaard | | Sarah Lucas' first major museum exhibition in the United States opens in San Francisco |
Santiago Sierra, Impenetrable Structure. Installation view, Lisson Gallery London, July 2017. Photo by Jack Hems © Santiago Sierra; Courtesy Lisson Gallery.
LONDON.- For the past two decades, Santiago Sierra has carried out provocative actions around the world. Known for his politically and socially charged work, Sierra returns to Lisson Gallery London to debut a large-scale, site-specific installation. After studying Fine Arts in Madrid, Sierra moved to Hamburg as a guest of the Hochschule für bildende Künste (HFBK). It was there that he first became enthralled with the serialised arrangements of industrial containers while wondering around the harbour area of the city and where he also encountered a large community of immigrants and the mass displacement of foreigners for the first time. Influenced by the formal language of the Minimal and Conceptual art movements of the 1960s and 70s, Sierra then began making geometrical structures using industrial materials to comment on ideas of physical displacement and restricted access, ... More | |
Edgar Degas, Three Dancers, ca. 1898 (detail). Ordrupgaard.
CHARLOTTENLUND.- Dancing girls, sunbeams and delicate pastels you can see the very best from Ordrupgaards collection at this years major summer exhibition, Masterpieces. From Degas to Hammershøi. The exhibition presents a wealth of masterpieces from the museums French and Danish collections including highlights by such masters as Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, Paul Gauguin, Vilhelm Hammershøi, L.A. Ring, and others. As a special highlight, the public will also be able to see Ordrupgaards new acquisition, White Doors by Vilhelm Hammershøi, which is being exhibited for the first time in more than 30 years. At the summer exhibition Masterpieces. From Degas to Hammershøi, the public will get a chance to experience some of Ordrupgaards very best works. There will also be a very special opportunity to see the museums extensive collection of pastels works that are exhibited only rarely, ... More | |
Installation view of "Sarah Lucas: Good Muse" at the Legion of Honor, 7/15/2017-9/17/2017. Image Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco host Sarah Lucas: Good Muse, the artists first major museum exhibition in the United States. The Legion of Honor presents two new works by Lucas (b. 1962), as well as a selection of recent sculptures in dialogue with the museums acclaimed collection of works by Auguste Rodin (1840−1917) on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his death. By confronting Rodins nudes with Lucass naked truths, Good Muse draws attention to the palpable eroticism in much of Rodins work, and simultaneously emphasizes the dramatic shift in the cultural understanding and representation of sexuality and gender that has taken place over the course of the 20th century. Good Muse gives American audiences an opportunity to discover Lucass pointedly female perspective in the too often male-dominated canon of art history, says Max Hollein, Director and ... More |
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| Special group exhibition organized to mark Dolby Chadwick Gallery's 20th anniversary | | Fashion inspired by the work of Piet Mondrian and De Stijl on view at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag | | Phoenix Art Museum celebrates opening of new Sikh Art Gallery |
Sherie' Franssen, I walk in my own landscape, 2017. Oil on canvas, 77 x 57 inches.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Dolby Chadwick Gallery announces Artist as Subject, a special group exhibition organized to mark the gallerys 20th anniversary. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, July 15. Dolby Chadwick Gallery was founded in 1997 by Lisa Dolby Chadwick in order to support artists in the development of their creative processes and visions, and to further advance the Bay Areas culture of creativity and free expression. The gallery currently represents a roster of emerging and mid-career artists from around the world who work in traditional and hybrid media. Though they embrace a diversity of subjects and styles, they are united by a dedication to craft and quality, and by a deep-seated sense of curiosity. This exhibition honors this talented group by locating the artist at its center as the subject. To accomplish this, the gallery invited thirty-two artists to create self-portraitsthough not ... More | |
Francesco Bandini, Suit, spring 1991, linen, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.
THE HAGUE.- Alongside this summers grand Mondrian retrospective, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag is offering a special month-long treat for fashion fans: an extra exhibition entitled Fashion in Style and focusing on fashions inspired by the work of Piet Mondrian and De Stijl. In addition to Yves Saint Laurents famous Mondrian dress (1965), examples will include creations by Prada, Peter Rozemeijer, Marlies Dekkers and Michael Barnaart van Bergen. The exhibition will also include inspiring work by students at The Hagues ROC Mondriaan vocational college, specially designed for the nationwide Mondrian to Dutch Design. 100 years of De Stijl centenary and exhibited fresh from the catwalk. Exhibition design is by Das Leben am Haverkamp. The starting point for Fashion in Style is Yves Saint Laurents famous Mondrian dress, designed in 1965 and now a veritable fashion icon. The dress was ... More | |
Unknown, Maharaja Kaparphula, not dated. Pastel on paper. The Khanuja Family.
PHOENIX, AZ.- Phoenix Art Museum recently commemorated the official naming of a gallery space that is dedicated to exhibiting Sikh art. Amada Cruz, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO of Phoenix Art Museum, and the Board of Trustees presented the naming of the Dr. Darshan Singh and Ajit Kaur Khanuja and Mr. Jaswant Singh and Mohinder Kaur Sikh Art Gallery, made possible through a generous gift from Dr. Parvinderjit Singh Khanuja. This gallery space is the second exhibit space in the United States to focus exclusively on displaying Sikh art. The inaugural exhibition in the gallery, Virtue and Valor: Sikh Art and Heritage, opened April 15, 2017 and will be on view through November 5, 2017. We are grateful to the Khanuja family for sharing these treasures with us, said Amada Cruz, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO of Phoenix Art Museum. It is a privilege to broaden the scope of our Art of Asia Gallery with rare objects, an opp ... More |
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| Ryan Lee exhibits two monumental Hurricane wave triptychs by Clifford Ross | | Christie's July Classic Week totals $112,601,271 | | Group exhibition of multistylistic and intergenerational painters on view at Thomas Erben Gallery |
Clifford Ross, Wave LX (Wood).
NEW YORK, NY.- Ryan Lee is presenting Wood Waves, two monumental Hurricane wave triptychs printed on wood by photographer and multimedia artist Clifford Ross. Wood Waves, the artists second exhibition at the gallery, is concurrent with Light | Waves, a solo exhibition of Rosss wood wave triptychs and large-scale Digital Wave installation at Parrish Art Museum on Long Island, New York. Light | Waves will be on view from July 16 through October 15, 2017. Ross began the Hurricane series in 1996, marking a shift in his practice towards keenly observing the forms and movements of water. He captured the striking ocean waves by wading into the surf, tethered to shore, during severe storms on the East Coast. The resulting black and white photographs translate the power and dynamism of waves into still images in which the hyperrealistic details of the water often render nature abstract. Wood Waves further the abstraction of the ... More | |
A carved marble group of two addorsed lions marble lions from the tomb of Charles V by André Beauneveu sold for £9,349,000 / $12,088,257 / 10,648,511. © Christies Images Limited 2017.
LONDON.- Christies Classic Week concluded on 13 July 2017, achieving a combined total of £87,169,480 / $112,601,271 / 98,976,239 across 11 sales, spanning the Decorative Arts, Antiquities, Old Master & British Paintings, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, 19th Century Works of Art, Books and Manuscripts and The Collection of Raine, Countess Spencer. The week witnessed global participation from 65 countries, along with significant online bidding, highlighting the international collecting base for the Classic Week categories. Online bidding was particularly evident in Antiquities, Valuable Books and Manuscripts and The Collection of Raine, Countess Spencer, which saw over 40% of the works being bid for by online buyers. The sales were led by Francesco ... More | |
Marcus Webber, N-Platz (Nolli), 2011. Oil on canvas, 19.5 x 24 in.
NEW YORK, NY.- Thomas Erben Gallery is presenting Painting in due time, a group exhibition of multistylistic and intergenerational painters. In the works of Scott Anderson, Lydia Dona, Denzil Hurley, Harriet Korman, Hanneline Røgeberg, and Marcus Weber, the materials, techniques, and conventions of painting give way to new experimentation, where extended viewing is rewarded with vibrant and surprising effects. In Harriet Korman's works (b. 1947, Bridgeport, CT), an impression of pure geometry gives way to complex, painterly constructions. Untitled (1979) depicts a plane of color fields, their rolling outlines suggesting a lying figure. Upon closer inspection, the seemingly flat colors are understood as lightly feathered and beautifully textured, with subtle layers of pigment built up in a delicate evolution. This understated technique is similarly present in Untitled ... More |
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| Iconic images offered during Heritage's Photographs Online Auction | | Tiffany Studios sees robust online bidding on Bidsquare | | Watts Contemporary opens the first selling exhibition of studies, illustrations and paintings by Evelyn Dunbar |
Ansel Adams, Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958 (detail). Est. $15,000-25,000.
DALLAS, TX.- Some of the most recognizable cultural figures and historical events are represented in the prints offered in Heritage Auctions' Photographs Online Auction. Bids have been registered for a number of pieces with the end of bidding arriving July 19. Highlighting the auction is long time LIFE magazine photographer Ormond Gigli's Girls in the Windows, New York City, 1960 (est. $35,000-45,000), an impressive-sized (46 by 46 inches) print that is widely regarded as one of the most famous fashion shots of the 1960s. "This auction is a testament to the evolving fine-art photography market and our over one million registered bidder-members that we are able to offer such high-value and iconic photographs in an internet-only format," said Nigel Russell, Heritage Auctions Director of Photography. Photographer and ... More | |
Tiffany Studios Lotus Table Lamp, Sold for $86,800 on Bidsquare.
NEW YORK, NY.- In what is being regarded as one of the most important Tiffany auctions in the past 25 years, James D. Julia's Extraordinary Rare Lamps, Glass & Fine Jewelry Auction grossed $4.3M. The top lot sold on Bidsquare? An iconic Tiffany design, the Lotus Table Lamp, selling for $86,800. "The Lotus pattern, also referred to as Mandarin, is one of the most complex of Tiffany Studios geometric shade designs. The scarcity of this design, the amount of geometry involved in the shade, and the number of glass tiles used to construct the shade make it a very desirable model," said Mike Fredericks, James D. Julia's Department Head in Rare Lamps, Glass & Fine Jewelry. The sale featured seven leaded glass windows, the most anticipated being a Wisteria Window which sold for an impressive $257,850. Another intricate example of the ... More | |
Evelyn Dunbar, Self Portrait Drawing, 1930.
COMPTON.- Watts Contemporary, in partnership with Liss Llewellyn Fine Art, presents the first selling exhibition of studies, illustrations and paintings by Evelyn Dunbar (1906 1960), an artist now considered to be amongst the most important in 20th century British art history. Bringing together 150 pictures over half of which have never previously been shown, including many from the lost studio collection which, in 2013, brought to light works that had not been seen since the artists lifetime the exhibition will demonstrate why Dunbar deserves recognition as a major figurative artist of the Modern British era. Evelyn Dunbar was born in Reading, Berkshire, into a merchant family. In childhood she moved to Kent, where she lived for most of her life. While at school she won national awards for drawing. Between leaving Rochester Grammar School for ... More |
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Modern Art Oxford opens first posthumous exhibition of works by Rose Finn-Kelcey
OXFORD.- Modern Art Oxford presents Life, Belief and Beyond, the first posthumous exhibition of works by the highly acclaimed and influential artist Rose Finn-Kelcey (19452014). Life, Belief and Beyond focuses on Finn-Kelceys explorations of power, performance, political commentary, and perceptions of the self, belief and spirituality. The exhibition presents works from the early 1970s to 2014, including Divided Self (Speakers Corner), 1974; The Restless Image: a discrepancy between the seen position and the felt position, 1975; Glory, 1983; Bureau de Change, 1987; and It Pays to Pray, 1999. These examples of Finn-Kelceys diverse and exacting practice are presented alongside photographs, collage, performance documentation, preparatory material and sketches in progress never before exhibited. Finn-Kelceys work is conceptually powerful, profound ... More
Picasso 1956 lithograph offered in online Prints and Multiples Auction
DALLAS, TX.- A diverse offering of prints and multiples covering a variety of mediums is being offered now during Heritage Auctions' Prints & Multiple Online Auction. Bidding is scheduled to conclude July 18 and all of the 178 lots are garnering significant interest, with a number of items already exceeding pre-auction estimates in bidding. A number of Pablo Picasso pieces highlighted in this auction, including Portrait de Jacqueline, 1956, (est. $10,000-15,000), an offset lithograph in colors on Arches paper and a painted ceramic piece entitles Visage no. 202, 1963 (est. $6,000-8,000) The diversity of the Prints & Multiples auction is realized when Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara's Cosmic Girl (Eyes Open, Eyes Shut) (two works), 2008 (est. $4,000-6,000), a classic Nara example of simplicity and innocence, joins lots such as David Hockney's The Blue Guitar (seven ... More
The National Museum of Women in the Arts opens 'Equilibrium: Fanny SanÃn'
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Museum of Women in the Arts presents Equilibrium: Fanny SanÃn, on view July 14October 29, 2017. This spotlight exhibition, featuring five paintings and more than 30 preliminary drawings by Fanny SanÃn (b. 1938), invites viewers into the artists meticulous, intuitive process, as she creates compositions of geometric forms with precisely defined fields of color. Equilibrium explores SanÃns methodical process through a selection of some of her earliest Abstract Expressionist-inspired works as well as two complete series of preliminary drawings and their associated, finished geometric compositions. SanÃns signature painting style is smooth and meticulous, yet her studies pulsate with visible gesture. She uses drawings, which she describes as the most important part of her process, to experiment with arrangements of form and ... More
LOT's Sky-line installation debuts at Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
QUEBEC CITY.- Any excuse is a good excuse to be outdoors in the summer! The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec offers its visitors yet another excuse and invite them to take a look at the new TD Public Art Walk. Through the new digital visit, by crisscrossing the MNBAQs magnificent flowery grounds extending from the heart of the Plains of Abraham to La Grande Allée, visitors young and old alike can enjoy 25 works from its collections and discover the artists behind the sculptures and monumental installations that embellish the outdoor spaces surrounding the four pavilions in the museum complex. Works by Charles Daudelin, Jacques Hurtubise, Jean-Pierre Morin, Lewis Pagé, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Armand Vaillancourt, Bill Vazan, Bernar Venet and many others will not only reveal their full beauty but also all of their secrets. "At TD, we firmly believe that ... More
Luis De Jesus Los Angeles opens exhibition of new paintings by Dusseldorf-based artist Erik Olson
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Luis De Jesus Los Angeles announces L.A. Paintings, an exhibition of new paintings by Dusseldorf-based artist Erik Olson, to be presented from July 15 through August 19, 2017. L.A. Paintings represents Erik Olson's ongoing project with portraiture and is the culmination of several years of exploration and experimentation in his Dusseldorf studio and a period of intense production in Los Angeles. Portraying friends and colleagues as well as people he has an interest in, these bold, expressive paintings present the genre of portraiture as fluid as identity itself, offering a range of possibilities that lead us back to a central question: how do we define the individual in this present moment? In response, Olson posits these questions: "Is it skin color? Is it gender or sexual orientation? Is it the place a person lives or where they are born? Is it religion or the ethnic ... More
Exhibition of work by Jenny Watson on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
SYDNEY.- Jenny Watson: The Fabric of Fantasy, the most comprehensive exhibition of the work by leading Australian artist Jenny Watson opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia on 5 July 2017. Curated by Anna Davis, the survey brings together more than 100 paintings, prints and drawings and encompassing over 45 years of Watsons practice. Intertwining autobiography and fiction, Watsons work features a recurring cast of characters, self-portraits and alter egos that appear in everyday settings and dreamlike scenarios. Many are painted on collected fabric during the artists travels and include found objects and collaged materials such as horsehair, ribbons, buttons and sequins. MCA Director, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE said: Jenny Watsons works are witty, moving and provocative ... More
Exhibition looks at subculture in East and West Germany in the 1980s
DRESDEN.- As the 1970s came to an end, an alternative artistic scene in Germany in both the West and the East stirred up acclaim and recognition through vociferous protest and targeted provocation. Influenced by the punk movement in England, its members rejected virtuoso talent in favour of striving for self-organisation in the spirit of the do-it-yourself ethos; their activities transgressed the artistic and cultural mainstream and societal expectations. For the Dresden exhibition Genial Dilletantes. Subculture in East and West Germany in the 1980s, the touring exhibition from the Goethe-Institut has been significantly expanded by an equal focus on the scene in the GDR. The subculture in West Germany meets the contemporaneous East German alternative music and art scene. Defined by their different societal systems, the motivations and articulations of the ... More
Fuller Craft Museum bids a fond farewell to Director Jonathan L. Fairbanks
BROCKTON, MASS.- Fuller Craft Museum bids a fond farewell to Director Jonathan L. Fairbanks as he retires from his role as Director at Fuller Craft Museum, effective July. After a long prestigious career, including five years as Director of Fuller Craft Museum, Fairbanks has decided to retire at the age of 84. In recognition of his leadership, scholarship, and service, the Board has named him Senior Research Associate and Director Emeritus. Fairbanks plans to be both a resource for this institution and continue his scholarship, writing, and painting. Deputy Director, Denise Lebica, will serve as Interim Director while a national search is conducted to fill the position of Executive Director. This position will be known as the Jonathan Leo Fairbanks Executive Director in honor of Jonathan's indispensable contribution to Fuller Craft Museum. Words from Jonathan Fairbanks: ... More
Karbury's Auction House announces its first online auction of important Chinese art
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Driven by a passion for the diverse beauty of Asian visual arts, Karburys is a new boutique auction house based in California. The debut is the result of many years of work on the part of their small yet expert team. We are so pleased to share this very special group of fine art and antiques, and are particularly excited to showcase the Qianlong period Rare Red-Enameled Dragon Vase. This piece is superbly carved and has exquisitely deep vibrant red color. It features three dragons, a mythical symbol of good fortune, transformation and strength. The dragons are rendered with a remarkable dynamism, and set against flames and crashing waves. On close examination, you see the flaming pearl motif a metaphor for enlightenment and wisdom. The dragon in pursuit of the pearl is an important theme in Asian art, and we see ... More
Mirror Mirror: Hosfelt Gallery opens group exhibition
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The first mirror likely a pool of still water allowed humans to see themselves as others did. Later came polished surfaces copper, bronze, silver, pyrite, even stone though the quality of the image was so very low that Paul, in Corinthians 13:12, used it as a symbol for obfuscation seeing, as in a mirror, darkly. As craft improved, mirrors became aestheticized luxurious, decorative objects costly works that denoted wealth and conferred status. Artifacts valued as much to look at as to look in. Then came science and a myriad of uses: periscopes, telescopes and the single-lens reflex camera. Convex, fun house, side and rear view, safety, dental, architectural and one-way. Mirror image, mirror writing, mirrored sunglasses and the vanity table. The looking glass is the forerunner of the selfie. We are all Narcissus, to one degree or ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian painter Annibale Carracci died July 15, 1609. Annibale Carracci (November 3, 1560 - July 15, 1609) was an Italian Baroque painter. In this image: Eugenio Riccomini, curator of the exhibition of Italian painter Annibale Carracci, stands next to the painting "I Macellai" (The Butchers) during the exhibit opened in Bologna, Italy, Thursday Sept. 21, 2006. Carracci, who lived from 1560 to 1609 was underpaid in his lifetime and undervalued for centuries after his death and at last had a renaissance in his native Bologna. Carracci's mastery ranged from sympathetic and realistic portraits of common folk like butchers, to magnificent frescoes adorning palatial residences in Rome.
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