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The exhibition shows that Degass relentless experimentation with technical procedures was a defining characteristic of his art.
CAMBRIDGE.- In the centenary year of the artists death, the Fitzwilliam Museum is staging a major exhibition of its wide-ranging holdings of works by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the most extensive and representative in the UK. The Museums collections have been complemented by an outstanding group of over fifty loans from private and public collections throughout Europe and the United States, several of which are on public display for the first time. These include a group of paintings and drawings once belonging to the economist John Maynard Keynes, bought directly in 1918 and 1919 from Degas's posthumous studio sales in Paris, against a backdrop of German bombardment during World War I. The remarkable breadth of works on display includes paintings, sculpture, drawings, pastels, etchings, monotypes, counterproofs and letters some business-like, some heartrending written by Degas to friends and associates. Prominen ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day National Gallery of Art senior conservator of paintings Michael Swicklik speaks during an interview with AFP in front of "Young Girl Reading" by Jean-Honoré Fragonard at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC on September 27, 2017. MANDEL NGAN / AFP
| Audrey Azoulay, France's 'passionate' arts defender to UNESCO chief | | Julien's Auctions announces Icons & Idols: Rock 'n' Roll sale | | Prehistoric humans are likely to have formed mating networks to avoid inbreeding | 
French former culture minister and newly elected head of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay looks on during a press conference following her election on October 13, 2017. Thomas Samson / AFP.
PARIS (AFP).- When Audrey Azoulay, then number two at France's National Cinema Centre, was named culture minister last year, she barely had a public profile -- she didn't even have a Twitter account. That was quickly rectified as the career civil servant, long used to working behind the scenes in the higher spheres of French administrations, got her first exposure to the bright lights of politics. When the 45-year-old becomes the next director-general of the troubled UN cultural body UNESCO in November, her profile will become global -- in a job fraught with diplomatic, bureaucratic and financial challenges. "In a time of crisis, we need more than ever to get involved (and) work to strengthen the organisation," Azoulay said after her election Friday. During her tenure of just over a year as culture minister under Socialist president Francois Hollande, Azoulay secured a budget increase for her ministry after ... More | | 
Cobains cheerleader outfit from Aberdeen Weatherwax High School, where the singer was a student, worn in a photo shoot with photographer Mark Seliger for Rolling Stone in 1994. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Juliens Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house, has announced that Icons & Idols: ROCK-N-ROLL their blockbuster, music auction event of the season to take place November 4, 2017 in Los Angeles and live online. This seasons lineup captures the excitement of a playlist spanning over 50 years of rock and rolls greatest recordings, most iconic performances and biggest pop culture moments in history played by a whos who of legendary music artists. The Allman Brothers, The Beatles, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, Jefferson Starship, Elton John, Madonna, Ziggy Marley, Joni Mitchell, Jim Morrison, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Elvis Presley, Prince, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Slash, Sly Stone, Rod Stewart, U2, The Who and Frank Zappa are just some of the headliners. ... More | | 
llustrations of the Sunghir burials. Illustration: Libor Balák, Anthropark.
COPENHAGEN.- Early humans seem to have recognised the dangers of inbreeding at least 34,000 years ago, and developed surprisingly sophisticated social and mating networks to avoid it, new research has found. The study, reported in the journal Science, examined genetic information from the remains of anatomically modern humans who lived during the Upper Palaeolithic, a period when modern humans from Africa first colonised western Eurasia. The results suggest that people deliberately sought partners beyond their immediate family, and that they were probably connected to a wider network of groups from within which mates were chosen, in order to avoid becoming inbred. This suggests that our distant ancestors are likely to have been aware of the dangers of inbreeding, and purposely avoided it at a surprisingly early stage in prehistory. The symbolism, complexity and time invested in the objects and jewellery found buried with the remains also suggests that it is possible that they ... More |
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| First U.S. exhibition dedicated to the presentation of abstraction by black women artists opens in Washington | | Mid-career retrospective of Tal R's work opens at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen | | Collezione Maramotti exhibits works by the winner of the sixth edition of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women | 
Candida Alvarez, best friends forever, 2009; Flashe on canvas, 42 x 42 1/8 in.; Courtesy of the artist, Chicago, Illinois; © Candida Alvarez. Photo by Tom van Eynde. Photo: Tom van Eynde.
WASHINGTON, DC.- A landmark exhibition of abstract paintings, sculptures and works on paper by 21 black women artists is on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts Oct. 13, 2017Jan. 21, 2018. Magnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction, 1960s to Today places the visual vocabularies of these artists in context with one another and within the larger history of abstraction. This exhibition celebrates those under-recognized artists who have been marginalized, and argues for their continuing contribution to the history and iconography of abstraction in the United States. Magnetic Fields is the first exhibition dedicated exclusively to the formal and historical dialogue of abstraction by black women artists. From the brilliant colors and energetic brushwork of Alma Woodsey Thomass paintings to ... More | | 
Tal R, Keyhole, 2016. Pigment and rabbit-skin glue on canvas, 240 x 188 cm. Courtesy of the Artist and Cheim & Read, New York
ROTTERDAM.- Academy of Tal R offers the first in-depth exploration into the artistic journey of one of the most visually exciting painters of our time. Featuring roughly 170 works, consisting of new pieces made especially for this exhibition and an overview of the vibrant work of Tal R from the past twenty years, this mid-career retrospective is the largest survey of his oeuvre to date. This presentation of Tal Rs insatiable output and energy - coming now to the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - really demonstrates his appetite for inspiration and his variety of form. The exhibition further highlights a more subconscious and considerate side of his output. - Sjarel Ex, Director of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen The exhibition highlights that Tal R (b. 1967) from the outset has been a storyteller with a special eye for the overlooked, ... More | | 
Emma Hart, I, I, I, 2017 © Emma Hart.
REGGIO EMILIA.- Emma Hart, winner of the sixth edition of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women, presents her new large artwork Mamma Mia! at Collezione Maramotti, where it will enter its permanent collection, after being shown at Whitechapel Gallery, London (12 July 3 September 2017). The artists installation at the Collection shows some interesting variations compared to the Londons exhibition, based on the specific features of the site. The installation consists of a family of large ceramic heads, suggesting a dialogue with one other. Each sculpture is jug-like in shape: the spout mimics a nose and the opening a mouth. Produced by the artist in Faenza alongside ceramic artisans, each sculpture is glazed incorporating motifs, such as the speech bubble. The interior space of the heads is filled with vivid patterns, designed and hand-painted by Hart after researching the designs and practice of the Italian tradition of ... More |
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| Art and ecology merge in University of Georgia undergraduate-organized exhibition | | The Drawing Center opens solo exhibitions of works by Eddie Martinez and Susan York | | Art Gallery of Ontario names Julian Cox its new Chief Curator | 
Martha Odum, Sapelo Island, Lighthouse and Marsh, Low Tide, ca. 196080 (detail). Watercolor and ink on paper, 18 1/2 x 13 inches. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Dr. Eugene Odum GMOA 1997.34.
ATHENS, GA.- Martha Odum carried a sketch pad, a box of watercolors and a vial of water everywhere she traveled with her husband, Eugene P. Odum, for whom UGAs School of Ecology is named. Eugene Odum is often called the father of modern ecology, but its possible Martha was its mother, dotingly painting gorgeous portraits of her child. The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia is showing some of those landscape paintings in the exhibition Martha Odum: Art Intersects Ecology, on view October 7 to December 31. This exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the ecology program at the University of Georgia, established as the Institute of Ecology in 1967 (it became a school in 2007). As Martha and Eugene Odum traveled the country to further ... More | | 
A site-specific installation by the Santa Fe-based artist Susan York.
NEW YORK, NY.- For the second long-term installation presented in the Lab Corridor, The Drawing Center presents a site-specific installation by the Santa Fe-based artist Susan York, which references the internal structure of the museums 35 Wooster Street building. Using graphite as a sculptural rather than a two-dimensional medium, York created replicas of parts of the museums foundation: irregular granite piers that protrude above the museums ground floor. Four graphite drawings, each mirroring the appearance of a pier, hang alongside Yorks sculptural works, strengthening the ties between drawing and sculpture in her practice. Yorks long-term installation initiates an expanded field of activity at The Drawing Center, offering an opportunity to explore drawing as an interactive and socially-minded practice. By bringing attention to The Drawing Centers building, Yorks installation encourages discussion ... More | | 
The British-born Cox is currently the Chief Curator and Founding Curator of Photography for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
TORONTO.- The Art Gallery of Ontario announced that Julian Cox has been appointed its new Chief Curator. With 25 years of museum experience, the British-born Coxwho is currently the Chief Curator and Founding Curator of Photography for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF)begins his tenure in January 2018, pending approval of authorization to work in Canada. In his capacity as Chief Curator, Cox will also become the Gallerys second Deputy Director, joining Alicia Vandermeer, Deputy Director and Chief Advancement Officer. Julian is joining us at a pivotal moment in the AGOs history, said Stephan Jost, the AGOs Michael and Sonja Koerner Director, and CEO. We face exciting opportunities as our audiences expand and we continue our evolution into a 21st-century museum. His strong leadership and curatorial sensibilities will help us ignite ... More |
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| Vero Beach Museum of Art acquires outstanding work by Peter Blume | | Restored velum by American graffiti artist Keith Haring again on display at the Stedelijk | | Immersive digital exhibition inspired by nature opens at The Peabody Essex Museum | 
Peter Blume American (1906 - 1992), Study for 'South of Scranton', 1930 (detail). Oil on canvas. Museum Purchase with funds provided by the Athena Society, 2017.2
VERO BEACH, FLA.- The Vero Beach Museum of Art announced its recent acquisition of Peter Blumes Study for 'South of Scranton' (1930) for the Museums permanent collection. Blume was one of the most famous and important American painters in the 1930s. His style was similar to the Precisionists like Charles Sheeler, but Blume was in fact one of the first American artists to understand and practice Surrealism. One of Blumes most significant works, Study for 'South of Scranton' was inspired by a road trip the artist took with his wife. They traveled south from their home in Connecticut through the coal fields and steel mills of Pennsylvania until finally stopping in Charleston, South Carolina, where Blume saw sailors performing calisthenics aboard a docked German naval ship. When he returned to work, he used the Surrealist ... More | | 
Keith Haring, Untitled (velum), 1986, coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam © Keith Haring Foundation.
AMSTERDAM.- The velum painted by Keith Haring (1958-1990) is on display again at the Stedelijk Museum. The American artist painted the canvas, which filters daylight into the grand hallway, especially for his solo exhibition at the Stedelijk in 1986. For this show, Haring didnt simply want to present artwork hed already made he insisted on making new work. Laying out the velum (which measures almost 40 x 66 feet, 12 x 20 meter) on the floor of one of the museum galleries, he painted it in just one day, using spray paint. Haring turned the event into an energy-fueled performance: while photographers and journalists looked on, he painted rapidly and rhythmically, moving over the canvas, hip-hop playing in the background. He filled the canvas with dancing, waving figures, crawling babies and squirming animals. Known as the Keith Haring velum, the painting was stretched below the monumental glass cupola above the hist ... More | | 
XYZT Photo Courtesy of Adrien M. & Claire B. ©RomainEtienne.
SALEM, MASS.- The Peabody Essex Museum presents an immersive exhibition designed by internationally acclaimed French digital artists, Adrien Mondot and Claire Bardainne. XYZT: A Journey in 4 Dimensions, on view at PEM from October 14, 2017 through April 22, 2018, invites exploration and interactivity through 10 digital installations that are inspired by nature, activated by gesture and movement and rooted in math and physics models. Each letter in "XYZT" identifies the movement of a point in space - horizontal (X), vertical (Y), depth (Z) and time (T). The exhibition experience melds personal exploration with scientific reasoning, as each installation is accompanied by a video label on the nature of the underlying physical behavior, complete with excerpts from related dance performances. In a darkened gallery, guests stroll through a digital landscape where letters blow off a tree like leaves, blades ... More |
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 The June Kelly Gallery opens exhibition of new paintings by Philemona WilliamsonNEW YORK, NY.- Hovering Tales, an exhibition of new paintings by Philemona Williamson visual narratives that intrigue with disquieting depictions of the edginess of imagination and curiosity between adolescence and adulthood - opened at the June Kelly Gallery, 166 Mercer Street, on October 13. The exhibition will remain on view until November 14. Williamson says she is an observer of human behavior, and while longtime fascinated with the innocence and wonder of pubescent youth and its inevitable progression toward adulthood, she finds this current culture yields yet a plethora of notions. Here, in Hovering Tales, Williamson exhibits her fabled energetic adolescent figures, raw with instinct, in the throes and entanglement of play, in the pause of curiosity or on the precipice of a happening while introducing figures which appear older, assertive, more secure in diverse ... More Modern & Contemporary to be offered at Gray's October 25CLEVELAND, OH.- This month Grays Auctioneers in Cleveland Ohio are featuring modern and contemporary fine art, prints, sculpture and fine art books from notable collectors across the globe. Paintings, prints and fine art books from the noted Ohio gallerist and collector Charles Foley feature prominently in the auction. Foley was an early proponent of modern art in Columbus, Ohio. A graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design, in 1966 he went to work at Eve Glimchers Pace Gallery/Columbus, serving as the gallerys Assistant Director from 1969 to 1982. After Glimcher died in 1982 Charles continued her legacy and opened his own gallery championing modern and contemporary artists in the Ohio market. Lot 1 - from the Charley Foley Gallery - is an unpretentious, untitled, abstract oil on canvas by the Dutch artist Theo Wilhelm Wolvecamp. Rich ... More Exhibition at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag sheds new light on the birth of Art DecoTHE HAGUE.- The exhibition Art Deco Paris sheds new light on the birth of Art Deco. The name of the movement is taken from the Exposition Internationale des Art Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris in 1925. The foundations of this opulent, decorative art movement were laid much earlier, however. Couturier Paul Poiret played an important and inspiring role in this development. This autumn Gemeentemuseum Den Haag brings together the work of the famous couturier and that of other artists of the same era: Paul Iribe, Georges Lepape, Erté, Benito, Raoul Dufy, Man Ray, Kees van Dongen, Modigliani, Brancusi, Picasso, Robert Delaunay, André Groult, Mallet-Stevens, the Wiener Werkstätte and the Ballets Russes. The exhibition includes some top items on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and several collections in Paris, Berlin, ... More Portland Art Museum opens exhibition of works by the animation studio LAIKAPORTLAND, ORE.- This fall, the Portland Art Museum and its Northwest Film Center celebrate Animating Life: The Art, Science, and Wonder of LAIKA, a groundbreaking view behind-the-curtain into the visionary artistry and technology of the globally renowned animation studio. At the heart of every LAIKA film are the artists who meticulously craft every element. Through behind-the-scenes photography, video clips and physical artwork from its films, visitors will be immersed in LAIKAs creative process, exploring the production design, sets, props, puppets, costumes, and worldbuilding that have become the studios hallmarks. Their films are a triumph of imagination, ingenuity and craftsmanship and have redefined the limits of modern animation. Portland Art Museum and Northwest Film Center are thrilled to partner with LAIKA to present the wonders of this distinct ... More Ludwig Museum Budapest opens 'Economize! On the Relationship of Art and Economy'BUDAPEST.- The emergence of art in an economic context and its interpretation in the refraction of contemporary culture and politics raises a vast number of questions. Most people perhaps only see this aspect manifested in the quality of art as a commodity, in the way art is marketed through a system of profit-oriented galleries to provide the artist with a living (or, as is often the case, with bare subsistence at best). The functionality or dysfunctionality of the art market is, however, just one segment of this field. If we approach the problem from the perspective of the institutional system, then the role of non-profit art institutions is more substantial than that of the for-profit sphere, with aspects of financing having gained central focus in the past decades. The financing of art from a central budget is partly an issue of (cultural) politics and is thus often the subject of fierce debate ... More Tales from the city: Major new LGBT+ exhibition opens at Museum of LiverpoolLIVERPOOL.- Tales from the city brings together for the first time often hidden voices, personal items, shared memories and official documents that reflect how the lives and experiences of Liverpools LGBT+ community have changed during the last five decades. Working with LGBT+ arts organisation Homotopia and other supporters, curators at the Museum of Liverpool have developed an exhibition which explores how social and legal changes and attitudes towards the LGBT+ community in the city have changed since 1967. Individual stories are being told through a mixture of objects, costume, art, photography, film and oral history interviews. The exhibition also explores the impact of national events such as Section 28 (legislation which banned local authorities from producing and distributing material promoting homosexuality, or promoting the acceptability ... More 'Katowice 150+1: Witness of Changes' opens at The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography MOSCOW.- Polish Institute in Moscow and The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography present a multimedia portrait of the dynamic Katowice city that celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding last year. Katowice is the capital of Silesia, industrial center of Europe in the 19-20th centuries. Together with 13 neighboring towns Katowice constitute the largest metropole in Poland and the unique Agglomeration in Europe - Upper Silesian Industrial Region - which accounts for over 3 million people. Katowice is one of the brightest examples of a European city that underwent successful transformation from an industrial and mining province into a cultural, science and business center. It is an actively developing city with one of the lowest unemployment rates in Poland. Katowice is the most multinational city in Poland boasting rich history and unique architecture. ... More First solo museum exhibition of Iranian artist Farhad Moshiri opens at The WarholPITTSBURGH, PA.- The Andy Warhol Museum announces Farhad Moshiri: Go West, which opened October 13, 2017. This exhibition, the first solo museum exhibition of Iranian artist Farhad Moshiri, addresses contemporary Irans traditions and historic isolationism while simultaneously acknowledging the powerful appeal and influence of Western culture in his homeland. He spent a portion of his formative years in the United States during the Iranian Revolution, returning years later as a young adult and artist. Encompassing several bodies of work created over decades, this mid-career survey focuses on Moshiris varied Pop subject matter, deft use of language, and wide-ranging materials and methods. Moshiris interest in Pop art and kitsch resonates throughout his work. Many of his visuals are pulled from cartoons, films, comic strips, childrens books, and ... More Curator Catherine Walworth's new book explores early Soviet art and material cultureCOLUMBIA, SC.- The Columbia Museum of Art announces the launch of Soviet Salvage: Imperial Debris, Revolutionary Reuse, and Russian Constructivism, a new book from CMA Curator Catherine Walworth, to be held on Wednesday, October 25, at 6:00 p.m. Coinciding with the centennial anniversary of the October Revolution, the launch includes an opening happy hour followed by a lecture from Walworth and subsequent book signing. An engaging, multidisciplinary study of objects and their makers during the Soviet Unions early years, Soviet Salvage explores how artists on the margins of the 1920s constructivist movement rejected elitist mediums and imagined a new world, knitting together avant-garde art, imperial castoffs, and everyday life. Constructivism deserves a closer historical study that broadens the discussion, says Walworth. There are names ... More Freeman's to offer the Memento Mori and Mourning Jewelry Collection of Irvin and Anita SchorschPHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freemans will offer the Memento Mori and Mourning Jewelry collection of the late Anita and Irvin G. Schorsch in the Nov. 15 American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts auction. This remarkable and extensive collection of over 150 tokens of mortality, grief, commemoration and remembrance, represents over 200 years of private and public expressions of death. The collection vividly documents western societal changes: from graphic symbols of skulls, skeletons and hourglasses of the rock crystal slides of the 17th century, to the Neo-Classical depictions of idealistic perfection and heaven in lockets and rings from the late 18th century. As collectors and historians, Anita and Irvin Schorsch did not limit themselves to the traditional areas of Americana collecting of furniture, decorative arts, needlework, textiles, fine arts and silver. Their ... More Mary Ryan Gallery opens exhibition of watercolor illustrations by Laurent de Brunhoff NEW YORK, NY.- Mary Ryan Gallery is presenting Babars Guide to Paris, an exhibition of original watercolor illustrations and preparatory studies by Laurent de Brunhoff for his most recent Babar book of the same name. Published in the spring of 2017 by Abrams Books, Babars Guide to Paris features 33 new watercolors by de Brunhoff that celebrate the City of Lights iconic sites and simple pleasures, from wandering through the Louvre to spending an afternoon reading at a café. In Babars Guide to Paris, the youngest daughter of the family, Isabelle, prepares for her first visit to Paris alone. Babar shares his best tips for navigating the city and embracing the local French culture, suggesting not only which well-known sites not to miss but how to truly experience the city like a Parisian: walk everywhere, exchange ideas in a garden, become a regular at a restaurant ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, American fashion designer Ralph Lauren was born October 14, 1939. Ralph Lauren (born Ralph Lifschitz, October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer and business executive, best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand. In this image: Designer Ralph Lauren walks the runway to audience applause after his fall 2010 collection was presented in New York, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010.
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