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La Danse, 1906. Huile sur toile, 185 x 228 cm. Collection particulière © Adagp, Paris 2017.
PARIS.- The Centre Pompidou is presenting « André Derain 1904 - 1914. La décennie radicale » (The Radical decade), which takes a fresh look at the work of this major 20th century artist, tracing the various stages of his career before the First world war, when he was involved in the most radical avant-garde movements. Some remarkable groups of work have been brought together for the exhibition: his 1905 summer pieces painted in Collioure; a series of London scenes, and his very large dance and bather compositions. The art of André Derain has not been the focus of any major monographic exhibitions since the 1994 retrospective at the Musée dArt Moderne de la Ville de Paris in other words, for over twenty years. This French painter played a crucial intellectual role in the emergence of two major avant-garde movements in the early 20th century: Fauvism and Cubism. Early on, he made a solitary return to realism, foreshadowing ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day This photo taken on December 21, 2017 shows a woman visiting the "teamLab: Dance! Art Exhibition. Learn & Play! Future Park" exhibition is held by Japan's digital art and design company Team Lab in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province. AFP
| Auckland Art gallery obliterated by Yayoi Kusama participatory installation | | Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art highlights the Vajracharya priest's crowns of Nepal | | Deutsche Bank KunstHalle presents a comprehensive retrospective of Fahrelnissa Zeid | 
Yayoi Kusama, The obliteration room 2002present. Collaboration between Yayoi Kusama and Queensland Art Gallery. Commissioned Queensland Art Gallery. Gift of the artist through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2012. Collection: Queensland Art Gallery, Australia. Photograph: QAGOMA Photography.
AUCKLAND.- A rainbow of brightly coloured dots obliterates a pure white room at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Yayoi Kusamas family-friendly participatory installation in the Gallerys Creative Learning Centre begins as a New Zealand living room drained of colour which functions as a blank canvas ready to be invigorated. The white walls, ceiling, furniture and objects in the space are being obliterated over time by the mass build-up of dots into a dizzying blur of colour as visitors apply brightly coloured stickers in various sizes to every surface. Auckland Art Gallery Director Rhana Devenport says Kusamas work welcomes people into a space to become collaborators on a celebrated artwork that has travelled the world. The obliteration room makes artists of us all. Moving away from the traditional restrictions of a Gallery space, it encourages everyone to touch, engage and ... More | | 
Vajracarya's ritual crown, 13th century. Nepal, Early Malla period. Gilt-copper alloy inlaid with semiprecious stones, 12 x 9 x 8 1/4 in. (30.5 x 22.9 x 21 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Barbara and David Kipper, 2016 (2016.408).
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition in its South Asian exhibition gallery highlights the Vajracharya priest's crowns of Nepal. Crowns of the Vajra Masters: Ritual Art of Nepal includes five crownsthe largest group ever displayed, evoking the five Transcendent Buddhas. This is the first-ever exhibition to celebrate this unique tradition in Nepalese Buddhism. One of the most spectacular symbols of Buddhist ritual in Nepal, the crowns date from the 13th to the 18th century. The exhibition examines their devotional use, iconography, and stylistic evolution. It also considers how the crowns preserve the memory of early Indian Buddhist practices that otherwise would be lost to us; these practices can be traced back to the fifth century and the great mural paintings of Ajanta. The crowns on view are drawn from The Met collectionincluding an important gift from Barbara and David Kipperand ... More | | 
Fahrelnissa Zeid, Resolved Problems, 1948. Oil paint on canvas, 130 x 97 cm Istanbul Museum of Modern Art Collection, Eczacıbaşı Group Donation (Istanbul, Turkey) © Istanbul Museum of Modern Art/ Raad Zeid AlHussein.
BERLIN.- The Deutsche Bank KunstHalle is showing a comprehensive retrospective of Fahrelnissa Zeid (b. 1901, Istanbul, d. 1991, Amman) and the third presentation resulting from the cooperation between the KunstHalle and Tate Modern in London. Fahrelnissa Zeid was a pioneering artist best known for her large-scale colorful canvasessome over five meters widewhich reveal her unique vision and distinctive abstract style. This major exhibition brings together paintings, drawings and sculptures spanning over 40 yearsfrom expressionist works made in Istanbul in the early 1940s, to immersive abstract canvases exhibited in London, Paris and New York in the 1950s and 1960s, finishing with her return to portraiture later in life. Celebrating her extraordinary career, the exhibition presents Zeid as an important figure in the international story of abstract art. Zeid was one of the first women to receive formal training ... More |
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| The Amsterdam Museum to present its restored masterpieces at TEFAF Maastricht | | Britain's iconic red phone boxes ring the changes | | The Nasher Museum of Art presenting the first-ever exhibition of works by Carlo Dolci | 
Bartholomeus van der Helst (c.1613-1670), The Headmen of the Longbow Civic Guard House, 1653 (detail).
HELVOIRT.- The Amsterdam Museum is currently restoring one of its masterpieces, The Headmen of the Longbow Civic Guard House (1653), by Bartholomeus van der Helst (c.1613 1670), which will form the centrepiece of the loan exhibition within TEFAF Paper at TEFAF Maastricht 2018. For the first-time, visitors to the Fair will be able to admire not just the results of the restoration but also compare actual examples of 16th-century silverware, the same objects that are depicted in the 17th-century painting, a unique situation in Dutch art. TEFAF Maastricht, the worlds leading fine art and antiques Fair, takes place from 10 - 18 March 2018 at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre), Maastricht, The Netherlands. The group portrait depicts several prominent sitters: former burgomaster Jan van de Poll (15971678), brewer Albert ... More | | 
Fouad Choaibi works inside a red telephone box from which he runs a smartphone repair shop on Southhampton Row. Tolga Akmen / AFP.
LONDON (AFP).- Facing extinction due to ubiquitous mobile phones, Britain's classic red telephone boxes are being saved from death row by ingenious conversions into all sorts of new uses. "It smells nice," a passer-by said while sniffing the waft of hot stew steaming out of one phone box in the heart of London. Every day, dozens of office workers come down to Bloomsbury Square to get their lunch at a phone box that has been converted to hold a tiny refrigerator and shelves to put the dishes on. The generous salads -- the house speciality -- go down particularly well with customers who like to sit in the square's gardens to enjoy their lunch. It is one of thousands of phone boxes which are enjoying a new lease of life. Often abandoned, vandalised or reeking of urine, some have been transformed into libraries, ... More | | 
Carlo Dolci, The Virgin and Child, late 1640s. Oil on canvas, 44 2/5 x 39 1/3 in. (112.7 cm x 99.7 cm). Greenville, The Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery, P.65.367.19. From The Bob Jones University Collection.
DURHAM, NC.- The Nasher Museum of Art is presenting The Medicis Painter: Carlo Dolci and 17th-Century Florence, the countrys first-ever exhibition of the remarkable paintings and drawings by Carlo Dolci (1616-1687). A favorite of the Medici court, Dolci was a celebrated and popular artist in his day, but his personal and original interpretation of sacred subjects fell out of favor in the 19th century. The Medicis Painter invites us to see this artist with new eyes. The meticulously painted and emotionally charged works that were carefully selected for this exhibition, from U.S. museums as well as important private collections and major museums in Europe, allow for a reassessment of an Old Master painter whose reputation deserves to be restored. Dolci ... More |
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| Automobilia goes up for bid January 7, 2018, at Turner Auctions + Appraisals | | Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology: Shinji Murakami exhibits at Catinca Tabacaru Gallery | | New lowriders grace Petersen Automotive Museum lobby this holiday season | 
1931 Monaco Grand Prix lithograph. Size: 39.5 X 24.75". Estimate: $80-120.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to offer a selection of Automobilia from two major California collectors. The sale features over 65 lots of car mascots, artwork and related collectibles. The diverse range of hood ornaments come mostly from the U.S., France and Britain. Their creation extends throughout the 20th century, from the very early 1900s to the 1960s, with an emphasis on the 1920s and 1930s. In the early days of automobiles, wealthy owners would personalize their vehicles to add beauty; make a political statement; or identify with a person, brand or organization. Later, automobile companies created signature hood ornaments with the petite statues to adorn their cars and help showcase their brands. This collection features winged goddesses, diverse animals and birds, dolls and comic characters, 1932 Olympic athletes, airplanes and ... More | | 
Shinji Murakami has completely transformed the white-walled gallery space into an almost "digital simulation" relating light, the online world, and advancements in technology to our physical landscape and how the boundary between the two is dissipating.
NEW YORK, NY.- Shinji Murakamis new body of work moves from the exploration of the pixel as a 2D or 3D part of a whole in painting and sculpture, to its position as a point of LED light within a composition of pixels arranged within a limited grid. In line with his life-long interest in 1980s video games, Murakami titles his second solo show at Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology, a reference to the philosophy of Gunpei Yokoi, the creator of the Nintendo Game Boy. Withered technology, in this context, refers to a mature technology which is cheap and well understood. Lateral thinking refers to finding radical new ways of using such technology. While the 8-bit technology used in early video games is now a relic ... More | | 
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass RM Series by Bobby Garza.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Petersen Automotive Museum is featuring a new collection of lowriders to celebrate the holiday season and extend the record-setting popularity of The High Art of Riding Low: Ranflas, Corazón e Inspiración exhibit. From now until January 14th, museum guests can get a first-hand look at these rolling examples of highly ornate Chicano art and culture. Presented in the museums main lobby, the new vehicles include a 1963 Chevrolet Impala Convertible "Slippin Into Darkness" by Cleto Sanchez, a 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass "RM Series" by Bobby Garza (Lowrider of the Year 2014), a 1958 Chevrolet Impala "Lemonlaid" by Danny Arriaga, and a 1972 Monte Carlo "Fatal Attraction" by Jose Alvarez. The new additions complement the existing display, which highlights Our Family Car, a 1950 Chevrolet Sedan painted by legendary artist Gilbert Magu Luján; El Rey, a 1963 ... More |
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| Guggenheim announces short list for Hugo Boss Prize 2018 | | "Home Beirut. Sounding the Neighbors" on view at MAXXI - National Museum of XXI Century Arts | | Rosenfeld Porcini opens themed exhibition Combining Materials | 
Simone Leigh, Dunham II, 2017. Terracotta, graphite, and steel, 105.4 x 55.9 x 58.4 cm © Simone Leigh; Courtesy the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York. Photo: Farzad Owrang.
NEW YORK, NY.- Six finalists for the Hugo Boss Prize 2018, the biennial award established in 1996 to recognize excellence in the visual arts, were announced today by Nancy Spector, Artistic Director and Jennifer and David Stockman Chief Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, and jury chair for the prize. The short list of artists is selected by a panel of international critics and curators based on each artists contribution to the expansion of cultural, intellectual, and artistic boundaries with no restrictions regarding age, gender, nationality, or medium. In addition to their significant aesthetic and conceptual contributions to the field of contemporary art, the finalists practices collectively reflect the rich diversity of artistic production today. The following artists are finalists for the Hugo Boss Prize 2018: Bouchra Khalili (b. 1975, ... More | | 
Ziad Abillama, Untitled (Arabes), 2011. Painted metal with black stickers. Courtesy Saleh Barak Gallery.
ROME.- Cultural diversity, the memory of war, the effervescence of the present, the profound urban transformation, the prospects for the future: all these are Home Beirut. Sounding the Neighbors, the story of a city, a laboratory of resistance, artistic innovation and hope seen through over 100 works by 36 artists. The exhibition, curated by Hou Hanru and Giulia Ferracci, is a new chapter of the Interactions across the Mediterranean which, after focussing on the contemporary art scene in Iran (201415) and Istanbul (201516) this time turns to Beirut, a dynamic city processing the past and acting as a laboratory for the future. Over the last two decades, Beirut has become an example of resilience, dynamism, cultural vivacity and hope of which contemporary art is both a testimony and a dynamo. The very history and reality of the city always echoes and interacts with lively but conflictive events happening in the neigborhoods, near and afar. ... More | | 
Felicity Hammond, Stone Effect: marble, 2016. Inkjet print on acrylic, concrete, 20 x 20 x 20 cm. Edition multiple of 5 + 2.
LONDON.- If from ancient times to the modern era, artists had garnered renown for their technical mastery of one single material, the avant-gardes rejection of hierarchies opened the gates to the democratization of materials, regardless of the preconceived ideas attributed to their nature. Ever since the forging of this revolutionary shift, the cohesion of different components progressively gained recognition amongst artists. Radical languages were discovered, as the combining of materials that were in apparent contradiction became the core of sculptural practice. Rosenfeld Porcini is presenting Combining Materials, the third themed exhibition held at the gallery this year. Featuring a selection of sculptural works, the show illustrates how the juxtaposition of unlikely materials responds to the formal experiments voiced by a diverse range of contemporary artists. The works by American artist Leonardo Drew, who is mostly known ... More |
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 Triennale di Milano opens retrospective dedicated to the visionary designer Rick OwensMILAN.- From December 15, 2017 to March 25, 2018, the Triennale di Milano presents Rick Owens. Subhuman Inhuman Superhuman, the first retrospective entirely dedicated to the visionary fashion and furniture designer Rick Owens, as suggested and presented by the Curator of the Fashion Department at Triennale di Milano, Eleonora Fiorani. For this exhibition Owens is the author of his own narrative, curating garments, accessories, furniture, graphics and publications that he has selected from over 20 years of his career. Inspired by the example of artists and literature, Owens has always worked to promote and highlight moments of beauty that might otherwise be overlooked. Key to this retrospective is a sculptural installation, a piece which runs throughout the show. Taking the form of a giant earthwork ... More Art Brussels exhibitors announced for 50th anniversaryBRUSSELS.- Art Brussels is pleased to announce the participants of its 50th anniversary edition, which brings together 146 galleries from 33 countries in four sections; 32 in DISCOVERY, 114 in PRIME and REDISCOVERY as well as 21 SOLO presentations. Art Brussels International and Discovery Committees have selected a total of 35 newcomers and 111 returning from previous years. Anne Vierstraete, Managing Director of Art Brussels: In celebration of the fairs 50th anniversary this year, we are going back to our roots with a strong display of support from the key Belgian galleries as well as a high rate of returning galleries. The fair will continue to be an exciting lab for discovery and a place to see booths from some of the top blue chip international galleries Art Brussels is proud to have played a pivotal role in the citys burgeoning art scene ... More Bye Bye De Stijl: Contemporary artists respond to De Stijl on view at Centraal MuseumUTRECHT.- The year 2017 marked 100 years of De Stijl. This renowned modern art movement has been presented and celebrated in a series of exhibitions across the country, and Centraal Museum is presenting a final exhibition to round off this nation-wide manifestation. This exhibition is devoted to works by contemporary artists, from the 1990s until today, for whom the iconic works by Rietveld and Mondriaan are something to mock or to emulate, to interpret or to elaborate on. In this exhibition, featuring Collectief General Idea, Erik van Lieshout, Katja Mater, Mary Heilmann, Ding Yi, Barbara Visser, Marc Bijl and others, the artists offer some form of commentary on De Stijl. The exhibition takes its cue from several components of the installation by the influential collective General Idea, called Infected Mondriaan. In response to the HIV/Aids epidemic, ... More Brand new immersive ABBA exhibition unveiled at Southbank CentreLONDON.- Southbank Centre and Entertainment Exhibitions International AB, in association with ABBA The Museum in Stockholm bring to life the world of chart-topping Swedish pop sensation ABBA in a brand new, immersive exhibition that charts their music, lyrics, creative process, and irrefutable influence as one of the most iconic pop bands of the modern age. ABBA: Super Troupers opened to the public on Thursday 14 December 2017. ABBA: Super Troupers recreates the extraordinary rise to worldwide fame and lasting legacy of ABBA (Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad), set against the shifting socio-economic and political conditions of the time. The guided exhibition transports audiences on a journey through previously unseen archive material including ABBAs original costumes, handwritten notes and sketches, ... More La Criée centre for contemporary art opens final exhibition of the cycle on the idea of narrativeRENNES .- While I was also listening to David, Eleanor, Mariana, Genk, David, Jean, Mark, Daphne, Pierre, Shima, Simon, Zin, Christian and Virginie is the final exhibition of the cycle on the idea of narrative at La Criée centre for contemporary art. This is the B-side the slightly distorting mirror of the first exhibition in the series, which presented practically the same artists, the only exceptions here being Daphne Oram, successor to Delia Derbyshire, and Franco-New York artist Christian Xatrec, a close friend of Jean Dupuy. Things have happened to the works making up that first exhibition: things that have sometimes transformed them, sometimes projected them into the past, the future and even into the clouds, but have in all cases added to their depth. Some of the works, for example, have simply been turned around, making visible the side usually hidden: after ... More Tomoo Gokita joins Blum & PoeLOS ANGELES, CA.- Blum & Poe announced the representation of Tokyo-based artist Tomoo Gokita. His work will be the subject of an exhibition at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery in spring 2018, and a solo exhibition at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles is scheduled for fall 2018. Gokita began his career as a graphic designer, with an influential reputation in the fashion and music industries, well known for his series of thick art books in newsprint. In 2005 the artist shifted his focus to painting and draftsmanship, cultivating a repertoire of portraiture in gradations of gray, black, and white. With gouache and acrylic Gokita employs his distinctive greyscale, depicting subjects appropriated from Western popular culture and marginal counterculture. The artist sources found imagery from materials ranging from record sleeves, '70s Playboy magazines, wrestling posters, vintage postcards, ... More Phoenix Art Museum explores the mid-century revolution and evolution of photography PHOENIX, AZ.- Phoenix Art Museum is presenting an exploration of the photographic revolution that began during the second half of the 20th century. The Logic of the Copy: Four Decades of Photography in Print spans the period from 1960 through the early 2000s and highlights the influence of artists as diverse as Robert Heinecken, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, James Turrell, and Tacita Dean who began to integrate photography with text and the graphic arts. This explosion of photographic printing was a crucial factor in the transformation that took place in the art world during this time, from the democratization of the artistic economy to the conceptual shift toward cross-disciplinary forms of art. Organized by Phoenix Art Museum in collaboration with its longtime partner, the University of Arizonas Center for Creative Photography, The Logic of the Copy ... More Beaverbrook Art Gallery's transformation continues with changes on its boardFREDERICTON.- The Beaverbrook Art Gallerys transformation continues, with changes to the membership of its Board of Governors. The Gallery announced today a number of changes to the composition of the board, and thanked the outgoing members for their years of service and dedication in steering the organization through the many changes of recent years. James C. Irving takes over as Chair of the Beaverbrook Art Gallerys Board of Governors effective December 8, 2017. Long-time Chair Allison D. McCain, a member of the Gallerys Board since 2004 and its Chair since 2008, has stepped down. Serving on the board of Governors of the Gallery has been a very enjoyable and rewarding experience for me, said McCain. The Beaverbrook Art Gallery has always been known for the quality of its ... More Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates most checked out book of 2017 at NYPLNEW YORK, NY.- Between the World and Me, the award-winning bestseller by Ta-Nehisi Coates, was The New York Public Librarys most checked out title in 2017. The thought-provoking book debuted at number two on the Librarys top checkouts list last year. Colson Whiteheads The Underground Railroad: A Novel secured the number two spot this year. Last years top title The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins earned a place at number four, and more than 30 years after its original release, Margaret Atwoods dystopian novel The Handmaids Tale landed at number 9. Other books that debuted in the top 10 this year include: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance, The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis, and Commonwealth by Ann Patchett. The ... More Exhibition at the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations retraces the era of the photo-novel MARSEILLE.- Originating in Italy in 1947, the photo-novel was an instant success. It would remain a bestselling genre of popular literature worldwide for nearly a quarter of a century. Magazines were passed from hand to hand, and readers were counted in the millions. By the 1960s, one in three French people read photo-novels. Yet, the photo-novel has only rarely attracted the attention of historians, archivists, museums, or art centres because it is typically perceived as a vulgar subgenre. This exhibition examines its origins, from its debut to the development of its archetypes, and even its deviances. The aim is to move beyond stereotypes of the photo-novel as merely a soap opera genre, and recognise it as a reflection of society. Through more than 300 objects (magazines, original photographs, models, films
), the exhibition retraces an era, its dreams and its fears, and features ... More Exhibition explores the striking, beautiful portraiture emerging from 100 years of Australian moviesCANBERRA.- Visitors are being left in awe with the National Portrait Gallery and National Film and Sound Archive of Australias star-studded exhibition, Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits. Starstruck explores the striking, beautiful portraiture emerging from 100 years of Australian movies. Curators of the show Ms Penelope Grist, Assistant Curator at the Portrait Gallery, and Ms Jennifer Coombes, Curator at the NFSA had a wealth of items to draw on for the exhibition. Starstruck features 275 items, predominantly drawn from the NFSAs superb collection. There are portraits of beloved Australian actors such as Hugo Weaving, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Toni Collette and Cate Blanchett and photography from iconic films like Australia, Moulin Rouge!, RED DOG and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, said Ms Grist. The faces and fashions may change, ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, American painter Ad Reinhardt was born December 24, 1913. Adolph Frederick "Ad" Reinhardt (December 24, 1913 - August 30, 1967) was an abstract painter active in New York beginning in the 1930s and continuing through the 1960s. He was a member of the American Abstract Artists and was a part of the movement centered on the Betty Parsons Gallery that became known as abstract expressionism. In this image: View of the exhibition Hard to Picture: A Tribute to Ad Reinhardt, 17.06.2017 - 21.01.2018, Mudam Luxembourg © Estate of Ad Reinhardt; courtesy of David Zwirner, New York/London. Photo: Rémi Villaggi/ Mudam Luxembourg.
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