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Two untitled works from 2023 by Lauren Halsey at the David Kordansky booth during the Frieze Fair, located at the Shed, in New York on May. 17, 2023. Exciting work from emerging artists exploring environmental change, and proof that much of the most innovative work of the past half century has been by women. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)
by Holland Cotter
NEW YORK, NY.- At its debut in 2012, Frieze New York, a spinoff of Frieze in London, came off as an imperious enterprise. The fair commanded an island in the East River. Getting there could be difficult and expensive. And once there, negotiating the miles of pedestrian aisles formed by some 120 galleries made for a humbling degree of exertion. This has changed. The fair, which is on view through Sunday, is now reachably moored in Manhattan, a block or so from the Hudson, at the Shed on West 30th Street. At roughly half its original size 69 galleries this year it makes for a quite doable walkabout spread over three floors. Apart from now-standard VIP perks, highfalutin is downplayed. Which, of course, makes sense. Art fairs are trade fairs. On the supply side, professionals gather to market and mingle, to compete and compare, to roll out product and hope that it sells. On the demand side, collectors get a one-stop scan of new retail and a chance to drop cash if they lik ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day This exhibition of all new work by Yayoi Kusama features new paintings, new sculptures elaborating on her signature motifs of pumpkins and flowers, and a new Infinity Mirror Room. Spanning David Zwirner's spaces at 519, 525, and 533 West 19th Street in New York City, it is one of the artistâs largest gallery exhibitions to date. Installation view, Yayoi Kusama: I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers, David Zwirner, New York, May 11 - July 21, 2023 © YAYOI KUSAMA. Courtesy of David Zwirner.
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| Kusama takes on the infinite with a sly wink | | First edition Jane Austen novels soar past estimates at Hindman | | Matthew Barney, back in the game | 
Installation view, Yayoi Kusama: I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers, David Zwirner, New York, May 11July 21, 2023 © YAYOI KUSAMA. Courtesy of David Zwirner.
NEW YORK, NY.- Once a high-profile fixture of the 1960s New York avant-garde, Yayoi Kusama has long since become an icon, in the sense of a visually recognizable brand. Her polka dots, her spectacular sculptures of flowers and pumpkins, and most of all her Infinity Mirror Rooms, which regularly draw crowds willing to wait hours for as little as one minute inside its all as familiar, and as reliably perfect, as Coca-Cola. Like Coca-Cola, it also goes with anything: A recent collaboration with Louis Vuitton even included Instagram and Snapchat filters. The downside of being a brand might be a certain predictability. But being so well known actually provides a visual thinker as adept and inventive as Kusama with a kind of head start on shocking and delighting her audience, because she can achieve so much ... More | | 
Jane Austen (1775-1817). Pride And Prejudice: A Novel. London: T. Egerton, 1813. First Edition. Price Realized: $107,100.
CHICAGO, IL.- First editions of each of Jane Austens major novels led Hindmans May 11th Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts auction. The five books, including Austens Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, realized more than $300,000. Overall, the sale realized more than $1.1 million, and was over 94 percent sold. The passion of private collectors for rare works of literature and first editions led to very competitive bidding on the Jane Austen novels, commented Gretchen Hause, Hindman Vice President of Books & Manuscripts. We are thrilled with the results, and to see that the market for literature, and particularly for literature written by women, continues to gain strength. Highlighting the five first editions was Austens Pride & Prejudice (lot 138), which sold for $107,100, more than double its high estimate. The work, written by Austen at the age of 21 and finally published ... More | | 
David Thomson, left, who plays the former New England Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley in Secondary, with Matthew Barney, who plays the Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, at Barneys studio in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, April 26, 2023. (Camila Falquez/The New York Times)
by Siddhartha Mitter
NEW YORK, NY.- The hit, 45 years ago, shook up the world of football. Then, just as quickly, people moved on. But not Darryl Stingley, the receiver for the New England Patriots who bore the head-on charge by Jack Tatum of the Oakland Raiders. Stingley was rendered quadriplegic. Tatum, a defender known as The Assassin, notoriously never apologized. Artist Matthew Barney was an 11-year-old in Idaho at the time and remembers the incident from constant slow-motion replays on television. He was just getting into the sport seriously himself, and the Tatum-Stingley collision, though shocking, didnt stop him. Violence was inculcated in ... More |
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| 'Mattea Perrotta: In A Forgotten Tongue' now on view at Praz-Delavallade | | Olympia Auctions to present European works of art and a stellar selection of jewellery | | PDNB Gallery Exhibition: The Good Life by Nancy Baron | 
Mattea Perrotta, Echoing Dialects, 2023, oil on canvas, 77 x 105 in (195.6 x 266.7 cm).
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Praz-Delavallade Los Angeles is pleased to present In a Forgotten Tongue, a solo exhibition by Mattea Perrotta, her first with the gallery, opening on 20 May at 6:00PM and running through 24 June 2023. To speak does not mean to be heard or understood or believed. Each time a word leaves our lips, not yet audible but partially formed in the way our tongue moves/pushes it outward, our mouth becomes a threshold into vulnerability. There is risk in speaking as there is risk in not. It is impossible: language. The magic of the mundane that holds the power to both bring humanity together as well as divide it. To express then becomes an attempt of sublimation; an act of transformation from thought into word, akin to line into letter, color into shape, edge into limit, soft into hard, and abstract into figure. It is an ongoing translation in search for meaning or ... More | | 
A Dutch Delft plate, circa 1730.
LONDON.- The european works of art auction taking place on 24th May by Olympia Auctions comprises 396 lots & includes five collections of enticing objects from Dutch delft to Russian and Greek icons. In addition, a stellar selection of jewellery includes an art deco and diamond bracelet, estimate: £30,000 - £50,000. The property of a European Collector was assembled over twenty-five years ago by a gentleman of exquisite taste, and adorned an 18th century house in Covent Garden. The varied and enticing collection of objects includes Delft ceramics of which a Dutch Delft plaque, circa 1730 pictured above, painted with a depiction of the Last Supper is a highlight. The composition of the figures, table and floor are probably based on a print of the Last Supper, No. 2 in the Passion of Christ series, first published by Philip Galle in about 1580 after Jan van der Straet. This has an estimate of £2,500-£3,500. Another highlight ... More | | 
Nancy Baron, Backyard Morning, 2012.
DALLAS, TX.- PDNB Gallery presents artist Nancy Baron: The Good Life on view May 20 through August 19th, 2023 with an artist reception from 5 - 8 PM. I stepped into a Time Machine to go back to the late 1950s, to experience the Mad Men, Mid-Century Modern life that my parents lead. I ended up in Palm Springs, California. It was a beautiful city, with the San Jacinto Mountain range in the background of the Sonoran Desert. The community of homes and hotels designed by famous architects like Richard Neutra, Donald Wexler and Albert Frey represented the swanky life of the movie stars and movie makers of the era. The fashion was cool, they were wearing 1950s clothing colored turquoise, mustard yellow, avocado green, pink and red. But the Time Machine failed me, I never traveled back in time, rather I was in a mid-century modern dream. Nancy Barons photographs of Palm Springs residents, architecture ... More |
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| Socrates Sculpture Park presents Mary Mattingly 'Ebb of a Spring Tide' | | Patricia Low Venezia presents Philip Colbert "House of the Lobster: from Pompeii to Venice" | | A dazzling exhibition of African craft opens at Mingei International Museum | 
Mary Mattingly.
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- Socrates Sculpture Park presents New York-based artist Mary Mattingly: Ebb of a Spring Tide on view May 20 through September 10, 2023. Mattinglys first solo exhibition at Socrates unveils new sculptural works exploring our relationship to coastal ecosystems and the shifting nature of rivers and water lines. An Opening Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 20 from 12 5 pm. The exhibition will feature a 65-foot living sculpture titled Water Clock, fabricated on-site in response to the Parks unique waterfront location along the East River; the place where the edges of land and water meet: the riparian zone. This monumental, scaffold structure, which includes edible vegetation, mirrors the cityscape across the East River, highlighting the human impact on New York Citys riparian edge. The clocks pulse will be kept by water from the East River moving through tubes ... More | | 
Philip Colbert, Lobster Amphora with Battle Scene (Pixel), 2022.
VENICE.- Patricia Low Venezia is now opening a solo show by British artist Philip Colbert as second exhibition at the brand new gallery on the Grand Canal in Venice, from May 20 to August 26, 2023 alongside the 18th Architecture Biennale. After the success of Colberts 12-meter inflatable a surprise installation for the opening of the 2022 Venice Biennale Patricia Low Venezia is excited to announce his return to the city. Inspired by Canalettos renowned paintings, synonymous with Venice, Colbert uses the city itself as a context to present the work. In the exhibition titled, House of the Lobster, Colbert presents a new Pompeii series that celebrates the origins of lobster mythology reviving the lobster of Herculaneum and Pompeian mosaics and frescos. Central to the exhibition is the eternal conflict between the lobster, as a symbol of mortality, and octopus, a ... More | | 
Currency Rings, Nigeria, Metal. Anonymous Loan.
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.- Mingei International Museum opens African by Design: Form, Pattern and Meaning in African Craft on May 20, 2023. Curated by Mingei Director of Exhibitions and Chief Curator, Emily G. Hanna, African by Design presents works of traditional and contemporary African craft, including furniture, pottery, basketry, textiles, jewelry, clothing, weapons, currency and more. All the objects are part of the layered cultural stories and histories found across the continent of Africa. Over 100 objects will be on view, with many of the works drawn from Mingeis permanent collection, and others from private collections. African by Design showcases objects and the stories behind them while also revealing the design elements and decisions that make them special everyday objects. The exhibition African by Design celebrates the brilliance of African craft and design from the past and the present, says ... More |
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| Saoirse Amira Anis: symphony for a fraying body now on view at Dundee Contemporary Arts | | The first decade: 10 years at Nahmad Contemporary | | SFMOMA opens expansive Frank Bowling exhibition: Frank Bowling: The New York Years 1966 to 1975 | 
Saoirse Amira Anis, Holding Barzakh, 2022. Image courtesy of the artist. Captioning courtesy of Valery Tough.
DUNDEE.- Dundee Contemporary Arts is now presenting a new body of work by Dundee-based artist Saoirse Amira Anis, her first major exhibition in a UK institution. The installation of new film, sculpture, and costume work, builds upon Aniss ongoing research delving into the parallels that can be drawn between Scottish and Moroccan folklore and rituals, particularly looking at how these are rooted in each country's deep connection to water. Aniss practice prioritises radical care, informality, and empathy. Her work is informed by Black queer literature, her personal ancestry, and her own body as it moves through the world. She incorporates bodily knowledge and care into each facet of her work, considering the ways in which the body holds ancestral and lived memories particularly in relation to feelings of guilt, shame and inadequacy. ... More | | 
© Cady Noland. © David Hammons. Install view by Tom Powel Imaging.
NEW YORK, NY.- New York, NYIn commemoration of its founding in 2013, Nahmad Contemporary is pleased to present The First Decade, an exhibition that celebrates the gallerys innovative, decade-long exhibition history while providing a glimpse into its future programming. This comprehensive presentation, on view until June 3, 2023, showcases more than 30 works created by 19 of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Cultivating a dialogue between diverse artistic practices, The First Decade reflects the gallerys enduring commitment to recontextualize and honor exceptional works of art. Whether historicizing contemporary artists or inspiring fresh perspectives on modern masters, Nahmad Contemporarys formative decade of astutely curated shows is reaffirmed with its tenth-anniversary exhibition. Creating a unique framework for a centurys ... More | | 
Frank Bowling, Elder Sun Benjamin, 2018; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, purchase by exchange, through a gift of Peggy Guggenheim; © Frank Bowling; photo: Katherine Du Tiel.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- On May 20, 2023, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opens Frank Bowling: The New York Years 19661975, the first major U.S. survey of the artists work in more than four decades. Co-organized with the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, this exhibition captures the significance of the formative decade when Bowling, who was born in British Guiana (now Guyana), moved from London to New York. Featuring over 45 color-soaked paintings, this exhibition uncovers the explosive development of his vision and practice during a period that continues to inflect his deeply experimental works today. The SFMOMA exhibition adds to the Museum of Fine Arts Bostons presentation Frank Bowlings Americas with 11 additional artworks, including an expanded group ... More |
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 Legacy of style showcases compelling and exquisit works from a private collection at Rago/WrightLAMBERTVILLE, NJ.- Rago/Wright is presenting the exhibition Legacy of Style: Works from a Private Collection on Wednesday, May 24th, 2023. This distinguished selection showcases a sophisticated eye and passion for exquisite craftsmanship across materials, eras, and movements. Among the highlights, Legacy of Style boasts expressive mid-century mirrors from Line Vautrin, hand-blown glass vessels by Yoichi Ohira, and designs from Finn Juhl, Jean Royère, Matthias Bengsston, Hans Coper, Studio Nucleo, Paavo Tynell, Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist, and more. From quintessential Arts & Crafts furniture by Gustav Stickley to the evocative photography of Nan Goldin, the collection is both eclectic and coherent, with a deep reverence for modern lines, natural elements, and unexpected details. So-called "poetess of metal" Line Vautrin ... More  Beautiful bronze Tibetan Buddha brings a record $200,000 at Briggs AuctionGARNET VALLET, PA.- A rare and important gilt bronze Tibetan Buddha blasted through its $200-$300 pre-sale estimate to finish at a staggering $200,000 in an online Fine Estates Auction held March 24th by Briggs Auction, Inc. The piece, pulled from a Main Line, Pennsylvania estate, generated auction fever from almost the moment it was posted until the hammer came down. It was the most ever paid for a single item at Briggs Auction, Inc. What made this Buddha so special? "It was right, and of exceptional quality," said Stephen Turner, president and owner of Briggs Auction, Inc. "The figure was unusually large at 13 inches tall, and very heavy. The underside of the statue bore a Yongle mark, which added to its historical significance. And the piece's nearly excellent condition certainly added to its value. The heavy, 13-inch-tall Tibetan bronze ... More  London's Chiswick Auctions to offer Sally Jacobs costume designs created for British stage productionsLONDON.- An archive containing hundreds of stage costume designs by Sally Jacobs (1932-2020) are featured in Chiswick Auctions Books and Works on Paper sale slated for May 24. One of the lots (Lot 161), which includes mixed-media designs for important stage Royal Shakespeare Company productions from the 1960s, is expected to sell for £18,000-£22,000 ($22,465-$27,460). Jacobs worked at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) from 1962-65 before moving to Los Angeles to produce designs for the Mark Taper Forum until 1982. Jacobs designs entered in the auction include those for the 26 costumes for the RSCs production of Love's Labours Lost in 1964 plus 15 designs for companys The Screens, directed the same year by Peter Brook. The 17 designs for the RSCs Don Gil of the Green Breeches, by ... More  Claire Chase is changing how people think of the fluteNEW YORK, NY.- Something unusual happens when people speak about flutist Claire Chase. Seasoned musicians light up with gleeful optimism. They use superlatives that would seem reckless if they werent repeated so often. The most jaded among them appear incapable of negativity. Its so difficult to talk about Claire, composer Marcos Balter said. Shes so much more than a virtuoso flutist or a pedagogue. She is a true catalyst for change. But also not only that. She makes you think that everything is possible. Chases reputation is all the more remarkable for the level head she maintains as one of the most enterprising and imaginative musicians in her field which is to say one of the busiest fundraisers and devoted interpreters of new music, and the unconventional performances it often demands. This, on top of a life that ... More  With 'Primo,' Shea Serrano points his gleeful pen homewardSAN ANTONIO, TX.- Shea Serrano wants to show you something. It has nothing to do with the autobiographical comedy series he created, Primo (premiering Friday on Freevee), a coming-of-age story set in San Antonio. It isnt one of his bestselling books, which tackle his favorite subjects hip-hop, movies and basketball with the fervor of an obsessive fan. It isnt a missive from his popular Twitter account (435,000 followers and counting). It is a small newspaper clipping from 2021, framed by the owners of his favorite south San Antonio breakfast spot, a neighborhood cafe where the wait is long but the migas are worth it. The story announces that Serrano, a favorite San Antonio son, has won a humanitarian award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. It has pride of place near the front door of the restaurant, ... More  Review: Gibney Mines a too-familiar contemporary dance modeNEW YORK, NY.- A performance by Gibney Company begs a question: What about this reinvented company does the dance world need? In 2023, what does it nourish? Im still not sure. Created as a contemporary repertory company along the lines of Nederlands Dans Theater or Ballet BC in Canada Gibney gravitates toward work in which emotions are fraught and the bodies containing them, while malleable, are nearly indistinguishable as they slither from one state to the next. In the companys return Wednesday to the Joyce Theater in Manhattan, part of the problem had to do with the sleepy lighting. More than watching dancers, it often felt like watching silhouettes of dancers in an all-too-common contemporary dance combination of dated and distraught. The program started in darkness, but it ended in light. Gibney ... More  This 'Magic Flute' has ring tones, bird tracks and a foley artistNEW YORK, NY.- Supernatural happenings, curses and romances, heartbreaking arias and vocal fireworks whats not to love? Mozarts Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), a wildly popular gateway opera, has been a frequent presence on stages since its premiere in 1791. Its a fair bet, though, that Simon McBurneys production, which opens at the Metropolitan Opera on Friday, is the first to feature a ring tone duplicating the bird catcher Papagenos five-note musical trademark. Or to use about 100 speakers strategically placed all over the house. For McBurney, the use of technology is less about embracing the present than about nodding to the creation of Zauberflöte. That was at Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, which was run by the multitasking Emanuel Schikaneder, the operas librettist and originator of the role ... More  Enredos: Eva Fàbregas is the first chapter of Centro Botín's new exhibition programme EnredosSANTANDER.- Running from 20 May to 15 October 2023, Centro BotÃn (Santander, Spain) presents Enredos: Eva Fà bregas, marking the first edition of Centro BotÃns new exhibition programme Enredos. The programme's focus is on artists who have received the Fundación BotÃn Art Grant, offering them the opportunity to reconnect with Centro BotÃn's collection, spaces, teams, and audiences. The exhibition proposes a sensory, intuitive and aesthetic relationship between Fà bregas' sculptures and drawings, and a selection of works from the Fundación BotÃns art collection, extending it to the architecture of the exhibition hall and visitors. Beyond the theme of what can be described with verbal language, these affective bonds speak of love, desire, intimacy and making art accessible to different bodies, ages and capacities. In Fà bregas sculptures, ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, English sculptor Barbara Hepworth died May 20, 1975. Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth DBE (10 January 1903 - 20 May 1975) was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. She was one of the few female artists of her generation to achieve international prominence. In this image:Barbara Hepworth, Photo-collage with Two Segments at Richard Neutraâs Silver Lake house in Los Angeles 1938 © The Hepworth Estate.
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