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An Airstream Bambi trailer, which was designed in 1960 and became a fixture on American highways, at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan, June 29, 2021. The MoMA exhibit Automania, drawn almost exclusively from the museums own collection, walks a painted white line between critique and celebration. Jeenah Moon/The New York Times.
by Lawrence Ulrich
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- For many Americans, cars became a lifeline and refuge during the pandemic, even as newly sparkling air over locked-down cities highlighted their darker side. Soul-searching over commuting and climate change was balanced by hope that cars might clean up their act via electricity, and allow new generations to fall for their beauty and ingenuity. That wrench-tight tension is at the heart of Automania, an exhibition opening at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan on Sunday July Fourth, a holiday that has come to symbolize motorized freedom and parade-queen convertibles. In that spirit, the public might be urged to visit MoMA via mass transit; but in this case, pack the kids in the SUV and have at it. As this shrewdly curated show reveals, that yin-yang of cars dates to the industrys earliest years, and to those of MoMA itself. Automania takes its name and inspiration from a 1963 Oscar-nominated animated short, Automania 2000. That piece is the work of John Halas a ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day US artist Jeff Koons poses next his artwork titled "Titi" displayed at the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MuCEM) in Marseille, southern France, on June 28, 2021. An exhibition showing Koons' art pieces from the Pinault collection runs until October 18, 2021 at the MUCEM. Nicolas TUCAT / AFP
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| In Boston, art that rises from the deep | | The Courtauld to stage first exhibition devoted to Van Gogh's self-portraits across his career | | Auckland Castle reopens with exhibition dedicated to 'Beauty in the Everyday' | 
The artist Firelei Baez at her installation-in-progress To breathe full and free: a declaration, a re-visioning, a correction
at Bostons Institute of Contemporary Art, May 6, 2021. Amani Willett/The New York Times.
by Siddhartha Mitter
BOSTON (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- The East Boston shipyard on the harbor hosts a mix of maritime ventures, from vessel repair to a robotics startup for autonomous navigation. Since 2018, art has found a roost here as well, in the Watershed, the exhibition hall that the Institute of Contemporary Art opened in a former copper and sheet-metal factory. But on a bright spring day, pausing during the installation of her monumental new sculpture opening July 3, artist Firelei Báez was contemplating the harbors earlier history: The U.S. Immigration Station, where those with bad documents or suspected of having a contagious disease were held until the 1950s. The Boston Tea Party, so ... More | | 
Vincent van Gogh (18531890), Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat, 1887, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
LONDON.- The first ever exhibition devoted to Vincent van Goghs self-portraits across his entire career will take place at The Courtauld Gallery from 3 February 8 May 2022. Van Gogh Self-Portraits takes as its springboard Van Goghs iconic Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, one of the most celebrated works in The Courtauld collection, and will bring together around half of the self-portraits Van Gogh created during his short years as a painter an exciting opportunity, given that many of these works are rarely lent. This will be the first time that the full span of Van Goghs self-portraiture has been explored in an exhibition. An outstanding selection of more than 15 self-portraits will be brought together to trace the evolution of Van Goghs self-representation, from his early Self-Portrait with a Dark Felt Hat, created in 1886 during his formative period in Paris, to Self-Portrait with a Palette, ... More | | 
Jan Steen (1625_26 1679), Villagers Merrymaking Outside an Inn, 1652 (detail), Oil on canvas © The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle.
BISHOP AUCKLAND.- Auckland Castle reopened its doors on Saturday 3 July with a new exhibition dedicated to scenes of everyday life. Beauty in the Everyday: Dutch and Flemish Masters at Auckland Castle, on display in the Bishop Trevor Gallery until 3 October, features paintings which capture scenes of daily life produced in the Low Countries during the seventeenth century. Although created 400 years ago, they offer a glimpse into a world which is recognisably continuous with our own, similarly concerned with food, leisure, and gathering together with friends and family. Visitors are invited to consider both the contemporary meanings behind the paintings, and how they resonate with our own experiences of normal life in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The seventeenth century saw an unprecedented surge ... More |
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| The first NFT to be sold by Phillips in London | | Thomas Del Mar achieves world record price of £120,000 for Renaissance helmet | | 'Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960' debuts at The Frick Pittsburgh | 
Agoria, Nicolas Becker, Nicolas Desprat LPENS, ENS-PSL, Phytocene. Estimate: £15,000-20,000. Image courtesy of Phillips.
LONDON.- Phillips is pleased to announce the sale of Phytocene by musician Agoria, Oscar-winning sound designer Nicolas Becker and bio-physicist Nicolas Desprat LPENS, ENS-PSL, the first NFT to be offered by the auction house in London. This collective work has been produced and curated by 91.530 Le Marais, a creative lab founded by Benjamin Eymère and Victoire de Pourtalès. Phytocene will be exhibited at Le Marais from 26 June to 26 July, and Phillips gallery at 46 Rue du Bac, Paris from 5 to 12 July, before being sold in the London New Now auction on 13 July 2021. Phillips will be accepting payment in Bitcoin and Etherum for the work. Clara Rivollet, International Specialist, 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Phillips, said, It is fascinating to see how the digital and physical life of this work evolve in unison. Phillips began its NFT journey in April 2021 with REPLICATOR by the celebrated digital artist Mad Dog Jones. It is ex ... More | | 
Discovered in a house in Europe by Mr. Del Mar, this is one of the finest pieces to come onto the market for more than a decade.
LONDON.- An important Renaissance helmet made a world-auction record price of £120,000 in Thomas Del Mars auction of Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria which was held on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Olympia Auctions, 25 Blythe Road, London W14. Discovered in a house in Europe by Mr. Del Mar, this is one of the finest pieces to come onto the market for more than a decade. This previously unrecorded helmet was bought by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and will be re-united with the rest of the elaborate garniture, which is already in their collection, and includes a close helmet, gauntlet for the left hand, breast and backplate. Made in Augsburg (South Germany), the gilt and embossed closed burgonet dates from circa 1555-60, and has etching attributed to Jörg Sorg the Younger. It was is estimated at £40,000-60,000, however after attracting much interest, which resulted in fierce competition between two private collectors and the ... More | | 
Baseball ensemble with Spalding cleats, 1930s. Photo: Brian Davis © FIDM Museum Courtesy American Federation of Arts.
PITTSBURGH, PA.- The Frick Pittsburgh is the debut venue for the presentation of Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960 organized by the American Federation of Arts (AFA) and the FIDM Museum at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles. The first exhibition to explore the evolution of womens sporting attire in Western fashion over this 160-year period, Sporting Fashion presents sixty-four fully accessorized ensembles comprised of more than 480 historic objects selected from the exceptional collections of the FIDM Museum. The exhibition includes garments and accessories from long-established sportswear brands such as Champion, Pendleton, Spalding, and Stetson, in addition to garments and accessories from key fashion brands such as Abercrombie and Fitch, Balenciaga, Chanel, Patou, and Pucci. Its an absolute delight to share this fascinating presentation of womens activewear with a range of museum audienc ... More |
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| Exhibition pays tribute to David Tudor's transformation from interpreter to composer-performer | | Marilyn Monroe's personally annotated 'Seven Year Itch' script offered at Heritage Auctions | | Exhibition at MOCA Grand Avenue features 25 new and recent works by Jennifer Packer | 
Teasing Chaos. David Tudor, exhibition view, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 2021, © Museum der Moderne Salzburg, photo: Rainer Iglar.
SALZBURG.- David Tudor (19261996) was one of the leading pianists and interpreters of contemporary music in Europe and the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. His ability to respond to the indeterminacy of challenging scores by composers such as John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Christian Wolff and to masterfully execute their vague instructions as complex compositions was legendary and is the reason why he continues to be perceived first and foremost as a pianist and interpreter. The exhibition Teasing Chaos. David Tudor at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg is the first to pay tribute to David Tudors transformation from interpreter to composer-performer, his groundbreaking achievements in the field of live electronics, and his interdisciplinary projects between 1961 and 1996. Decisively expanding the narrative of Tudor as interpreter and ... More | | 
Marilyn Monroe Personal Heavily Hand-Annotated Shooting Script for The Seven Year Itch (TCF, 1955).
DALLAS, TX.- To the casual observer, Marilyn Monroe was the ultimate Hollywood bombshell, a hybrid of stunning good looks and an alluring personality that made her the standard by which all sex symbols were measured. But thumbing through her annotated movie scripts reveals that she was far more than just a bundle of curves and charisma. She was a serious student of acting who took a very cerebral approach to her craft. One such script (estimate: $120,000), from one of her most popular and important films, is available in Heritage Auctions Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Auction July 16-18. Monroes Personal Heavily Hand-Annotated Shooting Script for The Seven Year Itch (TCF, 1955) will afford its new owner much more than a review of the lines in the classic film. This script is incredible not just because of the film itself, but because of what it shows about Marilyn Monroe, Heritage Auctions Executive Vice President Jo ... More | | 
Jennifer Packer, Untitled (Revival), 2021, Oil on canvas, 40 x 36 in. (101.6 x 91.4 cm). Courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, Corvi-Mora, London.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Jennifer Packer: Every Shut Eye Aint Sleep, the artists West Coast debut, features 25 new and recent works on view at MOCA Grand Avenue through February 21, 2022, with free admission as part of MOCAs Art for All initiative. In recent years, Packer has received increasing acclaim for her intensely lyrical and emotionally nuanced portraits of friends and family members, as well as numerous floral paintings memorializing lives stopped by police violence. Rendered in virtuosic expressive style and layered intensity, Packers paintings and works on paper surface representations of intimacy, embodiment, and loss, and mark an important new direction in figurative painting. Produced in our present moment of incalculable grief, shaped by the ravages of the pandemic and continuing state of harm through which people of color have navigated what it means to see and be seen, the exhibition includes many ... More |
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| Ed Atkins premieres a new project at the New Museum | | Hash Halper, street artist who adorned New York with hearts, dies at 41 | | Villa Albertine: A new cultural institution reinvents artists' residencies across the United States | 
Ed Atkins, The Worm, 2021 (production still). Video projection with sound, 12:40 min. Courtesy the artist. Commissioned and produced by the New Museum and Nokia Bell Labs / Experiments in Art and Technologies.
NEW YORK, NY.- Over the past decade, Ed Atkins (b. 1982, Oxford, United Kingdom) has created a complex body of work that considers the relationship between the corporeal and the digital, the ordinary and the uncanny, through highdefinition computer-generated (CG) animations, theatrical environments, elliptical writings, and syncopated sound montages. With these filmic and text-based artworks, Atkins tracks forms of feeling, living, and communicating hidden behind or curtailed by technological representation, which unfold into sensitive and often somber narratives. At the New Museum, Atkins premieres a new project that focuses on the ways bodies and technologies are intertwined, particularly in the field of digital communication and telepresence. As always in Atkinss work, ... More | | 
The artist Hash Halper in New York, Feb. 6, 2018. Halper, who became a beloved fixture in New York neighborhoods like SoHo and the East Village for bringing positivity to a harsh city with his humble shards of chalk, died on June 11, 2021. He was 41. Kholood Eid/The New York Times.
by Alex Vadukul
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Sometime around 2014, little hearts drawn in chalk mysteriously began appearing on the streets of downtown Manhattan. Some materialized in clusters on sidewalks, while others cascaded along blocks. The hearts inevitably faded away, but for New Yorkers who encountered them, they offered a respite from the harshness of city life. At least that was the intention of their creator, a street artist named Hash Halper, who started drawing the hearts as a gesture of affection for a woman he was dating. The relationship didnt last, but the hearts made him feel better, so he kept drawing them. Halper soon began spreading ... More | | 
Villa Albertine headquarters. Photo: © John Bartelstone.
PARIS.- Welcoming more than 60 artists and thinkers for its inaugural season, this new French cultural institution in the U.S. is reinventing the traditional French residency model seen in the Villa Medici by hosting residents in 10 major American cities and exploring intersections between culture and the urgent questions of our time. The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has announced the creation of Villa Albertine in the United States the fourth international French Villa. Three hundred and fifty years ago, France created the first artists residency of modern times, The French Academy in Rome now known as Villa Medici , a global center for artistic and intellectual residencies that inspired the creation of the American Academies and many other residencies throughout the world. This fall, following those in Italy, Spain (Casa de Velázquez), and Japan (Villa Kujoyama), Frances fourth major ... More |
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 Heritage Auctions offering first copy ever from early 'Legend of Zelda' production run DALLAS, TX.- One copy to Hyrule them all. The Legend of Zelda - Wata 9.0 A Sealed [No Rev-A, Round SOQ, Early Production], NES Nintendo 1987 USA, the only copy from one of the earliest production runs ever offered by Heritage Auctions, will land in a new collection when it is offered in Heritage's first Video Games Auction July 9-10. This variant was produced for just a few months in late 1987 before it was replaced by the "Rev-A" variant in early 1988. The offered "NES R" was preceded by just one other variant: the "NES TM" variant, which is the true first production run. But it is widely believed that a single additional sealed "NES TM" copy exists, and may or may not ever get brought to market, making this copy the earliest sealed copy anyone can realistically hope to obtain. "The Legend of Zelda marks the beginning of one of the most important sagas ... More  Prinseps' Modern Art Auction is set to go live on 6 JulyMUMBAI.- Prinseps are set to host their upcoming Modern Art Auction on 6 July at 7pm. The auction brings together a selection of highly researched and documented artworks by renowned modernists including M.F Husain, Manjit Bawa, Bhupen Khakhar, Prabhakar Barwe and Bikash Bhattacherjee amongst others. The auction is led by Manjit Bawas iconic painting, Lady with Bird, 1999 (Lot 21, estimate INR 1,50,00,000 - 2,50,00,000). The painting depicts a simple figure of a woman holding a bird and is remarkable for its use of bright pastel colors and the interplay between the figures limbs, anatomy and space. The painting is an exemplary example of an artist whose work is rarely seen at auction. Alongside this, Prabhakar Barwes Whispering Green (Lot 9, estimate INR 50,00,000 - 75,00,000) is a vivid mixed media on canvas painted by the artist ... More  Christie's Summer in Aspen: "Off the Wall: Basquiat to Banksy" open July 3-15ASPEN, CO.- Christies announces the inaugural selling exhibition for its Summer 2021 Aspen residency, Off the Wall: Basquiat to Banksy (July 3-15). Bringing together the cult figures of the 1980s with the counter-cultural artists of today, Off the Wall celebrates the contemporary explosion of these expressions that have morphed into global phenomena, chartering a course from post-punk New York to millennial Britain, and beyond. From the punchy and political to the sly and subversive, Off the Wall celebrates the negotiation between street and studio over nearly half a century. From the vigorous marks of Basquiat to the iconic motifs of Banksy, this exhibition seeks to recreate the buzzing energy of the streets. Highlighting the selling exhibition are works by Basquiat, Banksy, KAWS, and Keith Haring. Emily Kaplan, Senior Specialist of Post-War and ... More  The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston announces new appointments to Board of TrusteesBOSTON, MASS.- Jill Medvedow, Ellen Matilda Poss Director of the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, and Charles Brizius, Chair of the Board of Trustees, today announced that the ICA has expanded its Board with the recent appointments of former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Emmett G. Price III. They join Nicole Zatlyn and Leslie Riedel as fiscal year 2021 appointees, expanding the ICA Board to 34 members. Jill Medvedow said: With the addition of these four outstanding Trustees, the ICA adds invaluable expertise in public service, law, finance, youth education, music and religion. We are immeasurably strengthened by their collective experience, their knowledge, and their abiding commitment to art, civic life, and social change. Deval Patrick is the former two-term governor of Massachusetts, having served ... More  Bruneau & Co. announces Summer Comic, TCG & Toy AuctionCRANSTON, RI.- Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers Summer Comic, TCG and Toy auction on Saturday, July 10th, starting at 10 am Eastern time, is shaping up as the firms biggest and best Pop Culture sale to date. In addition to the abovenamed categories, the first 52 lots will be from the collection of Eric Baker, someone whos very well-known and respected in the community. Mr. Baker was the creative lead of props and set dressing for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios and Star Wars: Galaxys Edge at Disney World and Disneyland. He was also Nickelodeons prop master and fabricator. Several of the props in the auction were fabricated by him during his career with Nickelodeon. Other items are objects he collected. Im honored that we get to handle the collection of Eric Baker, not just because of his unbelievable career but for the ... More  University of New Mexico selects Studio Ma for College of Fine Arts planPHOENIX, AZ.- The University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque has announced the selection of a team led by internationally recognized architecture firm Studio Ma to create a new master facility plan for its College of Fine Arts. The plan will guide the continued expansion of UNMs acclaimed arts education programming and advance its leadership position in the statewide arts community. A focus on leveraging strategic partnerships will promote lasting career success for UNM students and support long-term economic development. I am delighted to announce our alliance with Studio Ma on behalf of the UNM College of Fine Arts and UNMs master facility planning team, said Amy Coburn, University Architect and Director of UNM Planning, Design and Construction. I am confident this collaboration will provide the strategic guidance to successfully ... More  George Eastman Museum restoration project Murder in Harlem selected for screening at Cannes Film FestivalROCHESTER, NY.- The George Eastman Museum announced that its recent restoration of Murder in Harlem (1935), a rare film directed by Oscar Micheaux (18841951), has been selected to be screened in the Cannes Classic series at the 74th Annual Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) in France. The festival will be held from Tuesday, July 6, through Saturday, July 17, 2021. The Eastman Museum collaborated with the Cineteca di Bologna, in Italy, to preserve the film. Murder in Harlem is among a group of motion pictures referred to as race films, a term used to refer to films with Black casts created for Black audiences between 1915 and 1950. The original 35mm print was discovered in 1983 in a warehouse ... More  TAP Galleries announces the launch of an online fine art print store at SelfridgesLONDON.- Launched on Selfridges.com, the online store presents a selection of work from across their artist roster. TAP Galleries at Selfridges includes pieces by artists including Maxim (The Prodigy), Gavin Mitchell, Kristjana Williams & Jayson Lilley, at prices from £50. In addition to the permanent offering, TAP Galleries will be introducing monthly drops of a specific limited prints which will be exclusive to the online print store at Selfridges. Founded by Soo Turner, TAP Galleries' growing portfolio spans realism, abstract work, pop art, and urban art, photography, sculpture and installations, includes international artists such as Maxim (The Prodigy), Dan Baldwin, Joe Webb, Gavin Mitchell, Sara Pope, Kristjana Williams and Rosie Emerson. With over 25 years in the art business, Soo Turner combines the marketing of mainstream work with the astute championing ... More  Louis Andriessen, lionized composer with radical roots, dies at 82NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Louis Andriessen, who as a young iconoclast disrupted the Dutch classical music scene before becoming one of Europes most important postwar composers with a series of large-scale, often brash works, died Thursday in Weesp, the Netherlands. He was 82. His death, at his home near Amsterdam in a specialized village for people with dementia, was announced by his music publisher, Boosey & Hawkes. Andriessens musical influences included Stravinsky, bebop and American minimalism, different styles that he often presented in gleeful confrontation. His music was a unique blend of American sounds and European forms, composer Michael Gordon said in a phone interview. These pieces are really constructed like big symphonic works, but using the materials of the vernacular, he said. The music ... More  Morris Museum announces new partnership with Art in the Atrium to present annual exhibitions of Black artMORRISTOWN, NJ.- The Morris Museum is presenting an exhibition of contemporary art exploring the medium of fiber by Black artists whose practice is based in the U.S. The Social Fabric: Black Artistry in Fiber Arts, An Exhibition in Homage to Viki Craig features 62 works by 26 established and emerging artists, and includes quilting, embroidery, tapestry, sculpture, and mixed-media assemblages. This inaugural exhibition announces the joint venture between two Morristown organizationsthe Morris Museum and Art in the Atrium, Inc. (ATA)to present annual exhibitions that investigate the diversity of Black artistry. This years theme of fiber arts honors ATA co-founder and avid quilter Viki Craig (19472018) with a special installation within the exhibition, titled A Quilted Legacy, showcasing 13 of her quilts. Todays fiber arts combine conventional textile ... More  Survey II: 10 early-career artists create new commissions for 2021-2022 UK touring exhibitionCARDIFF.- A national partnership exhibition led by Jerwood Arts brings together new work by 10 early-career artists, whose practice spans a wide range of disciplines from photography and moving-image to large scale sculpture and sound installation. The exhibition launched at g39 in Cardiff (July 2 - 11 September 2021), bringing this major presentation of work by some of the most exciting early-career artists currently making work to the Welsh capital for its premiere. Many of the artists respond to the times we are currently living through, with the works having been begun during a turbulent and fraught 2020 and further developed in an equally difficult early 2021. Established by Jerwood Arts in 2018, Survey II is the second edition of a group exhibition that presents new work from some of the most outstanding artists in the first stages of their careers ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, photographer Erwin Blumenfeld died July 04, 1969. Erwin Blumenfeld (26 January 1897 - 4 July 1969) was an American photographer of German origin. He was born in Berlin, and in 1941 emigrated to the United States, where he soon became a successful and well-paid fashion photographer, working as a free-lancer for Harper's Bazaar, Life and American Vogue. His personal photographic work showed the influence of Dadaism and Surrealism; his two main areas of interest were death and women. He was expert in laboratory work, and experimented with photographic techniques such as distortion, multiple exposure, photo-montage and solarisation. In this image: Self Portrait c. 1930. © 2020 Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton.
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