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Setsuko Klossowska de Rola, widow of French-Polish artist known as Balthus, born Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, smiles during a preview of the exhibition "Balthus" on August 31, 2018 at the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen near Basel. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP.
BASEL.- With its Balthus exhibition, the Fondation Beyeler presents one of the last great masters of twentieth-century art, and also one of modern arts most singular and controversial exponents. This extensive presentation, which has been in planning since mid-2016, takes as its starting point Balthus key work Passage du Commerce - Saint - André (19521954), which has been on permanent loan from a major Swiss private collection to the Fondation Beyeler for many years. With his multifaceted and ambiguous oeuvre, which has prompted both reverence and rejection, Balthasar Klossowski de Rola (19082001), known as Balthus, pursued an artistic path running distinct from, or even counter to, the currents of modernist avant-gardes and our established notions thereof. On this solitary path, the eccentric painter drew on a number of art historical traditions and predecessors, ranging from Piero della Francesca to Poussin, ... More |
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| Lehmann Maupin opens Marilyn Minter's first exhibition in Hong Kong | | Chinese ink at forefront of Gianguan Auctions annual fall event | | From fights over selfies to midnight swims: Rome's Trevi Fountain | 
Indigo, 2018, dye sublimation print, 40 x 30 inches, 101.6 x 76.2 cm. Courtesy the artist, Lehmann Maupin, Hong Kong, and Salon 94, New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- Lehmann Maupin is presenting Marilyn Minters first exhibition in Hong Kong. The gallery will exhibit recent paintings and photographs by the New York-based artist. Since the 1980s, Minter has been at the forefront of the ongoing dialogue surrounding depictions of women in art and media with her raw, honest, and at times explicit paintings and photographs of women. By pushing the boundaries of beauty and glamour imagery, Minter exposes the double standards that influence womens identities and presents brazen alternatives to the depictions of women that we consume daily. Minter gained notoriety during the 1990s, at the height of what was known as the culture wars in the United States, a period of extreme political correctness that led to art censorship. Not surprisingly, Minter became a target on both sides of the divideboth for being provocative and for working outside of dominant ... More | | 
Xu Beihongs 1940 Horse Standing, one of several horse paintings by the artist. Lot 107, upwards of $50,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Chinese paintings on the podium at Gianguan Auctions on September 8th hold strong interest for collectors and may well serve as an introduction to the du hua of Chinese paintings for wnew buyers interested in learning how to read a painting. Since the dawn of the dynasties, paintings with brush and ink have been the domain of poets and multi-talented scholars, emperors, and monks. In the twentieth century globe-trotting modernists commanded the respect of Picasso, famous patrons, and the press. Today collectors look for idealism, technique, and provenance as expressed by red Emperors seals, collectors seals and artists signature seals. At the start of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) calligraphy was the highest form of visual art. The measure of calligraphyin addition to the emotion expressed through the balance of order and dynamismwas found in the words ... More | | 
Tourists and visitors admire and take pictures of the 18th Century Baroque Trevi Fountain and the 16th Century Palazzo Poli in downtown Rome. Vincenzo PINTO / AFP.
ROME (AFP).- It is one of the must-see sights for visitors to Rome but its iconic Trevi Fountain has been making headlines for the wrong reasons recently -- and people are getting fed up. Two tourists came to blows earlier this month as they competed for a prime selfie spot and a new round-the-clock deployment of police officers clearly indicates the authorities have had enough of bad behaviour. "There are too many people," a French tourist says as he struggles to see past the throngs gathered in front of the 18th century UNESCO site on Trevi Square. "There needs to be more order, otherwise the visit is not pleasant," adds Rafel Llerat, a 44-year-old visitor from Spain. The on-site police officers, whose job it is to manage the crowds swarming around Bernini's masterpiece, add to the hubbub with their whistle-blowing at the slightest misdemeanour. "No, it's not possible to go to this ... More |
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| Palmer Museum announces fall exhibition openings that highlight Pennsylvania artists | | Unique influence of Pop art explored at the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation | | Amos Rex: A new cultural powerhouse for Helsinki | 
Martin Johnson Heade, The White Rose, c. 187480, oil on artists board, 11 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches. Promised gift of Barbara Palmer.
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.- Object Lessons: American Still-Life Painting in the Nineteenth Century opens September 4 in the first-floor special exhibitions gallery. The show highlights the rich tradition of still-life painting in the United States with an emphasis on Pennsylvanias influential role in that history. The twenty-two works featured in Object Lessons explore a variety of themes from the brevity of life, to the bounty of the continent, to the poetic power and meaning of the commonplace. Rarely seen loans from private collectors complement the holdings of the Palmer to explore how flowers, fruit, and simple household items have transfixed and beguiled viewers from the nineteenth century to the present day. The Palmer is committed to presenting exhibitions that explore different periods and styles in American art, said Erin Coe, Director of the ... More | | 
Richard Artschwager, Exclamation Point, 1997, green plastic bristles on wood (2 parts), 66 x 21 in., © 2018 Richard Artschwager. Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
MALIBU, CA.- The unique influence of Pop art is being explored in Pop! 50 Years of Art & Popular Culture from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation at Pepperdine University's Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art until Sunday, December 2. A special opening reception will be held Sunday, September 9 from 24 p.m. There is no admission charge and the public is invited to attend. Featuring vintage examples of historic Pop art, combined with work by younger artists, this exhibition features more than 50 pieces, and looks at the varied ways contemporary art continues to reflect mass media and daily life. Since Pop art appeared in the early 1960s, artists have drawn inspiration from popular culture. Over time, Pop has proven to be a remarkably resilient and flexible style, renewing itself with each generation of young artists ... More | | 
The new museum is housed in the distinguished 1930s Lasipalatsi building in Central Helsinki.
HELSINKI.- The Finnish capital Helsinki gained a new cultural landmark on 30 August 2018 when the doors of Amos Rex opened to the public. The new art museum completed after a five-year, 50 million project designed by architecture firm JKMM, which has seen the refurbishment of the landmark 1930s Lasipalatsi building in Central Helsinki. At the heart of the museum, a new 2,200 sq m world-class flexible gallery space has been created beneath a remodelled public square. Amos Rex opened with Massless, an installation by the Tokyo-based digital art collective teamLab. Massless features five digital artworks: four fully immersive spaces created using digital projection, including a new work making its debut at Amos Rex, and an LCD screen-based display. The exhibition is one of the largest completed by the collective outside Japan and the first teamLab exhibition in the Nordic region. Kai Kartio, Director of Amos ... More |
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| A new exhibition celebrates an extraordinary creative community in Sydney during the 70s and 80s | | Baltimore Museum of Art's Print, Drawing & Photograph Society celebrates 50 years with exhibition | | Dallas Museum of Art appoints Amir Tabei as Director of Information Technology and Digital Media | 
In the bottom of park at Lavender Bay there is a jacaranda and a gardenia tree, Brett Whiteley, 1984-85. Courtesy of Southerbys Australia © Wendy Whiteley.
SYDNEY.- The spectacular sweeping views from Sydneys Lavender Bay have inspired generations of artists but none more influential than the bohemian community drawn to the bay during the 70s and 80s. On view at the Museum of Sydney, Bohemian Harbour artists of Lavender Bay exhibition focuses on the harbourside haven which became the home and inspiration to some of Sydneys leading artists including Brett Whiteley and his neighbours, Peter Kingston, Tom Carment, Philip Cox, Joel Elenberg, Robert Jacks, Rollin Schlicht, Garry Shead and Tim Storrier. The exhibition brings together paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and experimental film produced during the formative Lavender Bay period, including a number of rarely seen artworks by Brett Whiteley from private collections. Insightful interviews with the artists, whose relationships and connections made Lavender Bay such an extraordinary hub of creativity, illustra ... More | | 
Joan Miró. Plate 6 from the "Black and Red Series". 1938 (detail). Purchased as the gift of the Print, Drawing & Photograph Society in Celebration of its 50th Anniversary. The Baltimore Museum of Art, BMA 2017.41.
BALTIMORE, MD.- The Baltimore Museum of Art celebrates the 50th anniversary of its oldest collectors friends group, the Print, Drawing & Photograph Society (PDPS), with an exhibition highlighting a selection of works that PDPS has helped the BMA acquire over the years. A Golden Anniversary: Celebrating 50 Years of the Print, Drawing & Photograph Society has been organized in two six-month presentations from August 29, 2018 to October 6, 2019. Each installation includes 2030 prints, drawings, and artists books dating from the late 19th century through present day. The crown jewel of the groups celebration is the newest gift to the museums collection: Joan Mirós Plate 6 from the Black and Red Series. Other notable artworks in the first rotation include Otto Dixs Illusion Act (1922), Vija Celminss Concentric Bearings, C (1983), Donald Judds Untitled (1988), ... More | | 
Tabei currently serves as Director of Engineering Group for Techbridge, Inc., an international nonprofit providing IT consulting in seven countries to thousands of nonprofit organizations.
DALLAS, TX.- AgustÃn Arteaga, The Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art, today announced the appointment of Amir Tabei as the Director of Information Technology and Digital Media. Mr. Tabei brings to his new role over 30 years of senior management practice in information technology, product development, consulting and business development. With extensive experience in nonprofit operations, Tabei currently serves as Director of Engineering Group for Techbridge, Inc., an international nonprofit providing IT consulting in seven countries to thousands of nonprofit organizations. He is the former Chief Technology Officer of NPower Texas, a not-for-profit that provides IT consulting to Texas nonprofit organizations, and former Director of Technology at Susan G. Komen for the Cure, where he led the IT strategy along with business and operational systems. He will assume his new position at ... More |
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| Morigami Jin's first solo show in the United States on view at TAI Modern | | Sotheby's Hong Kong opens autumn 2018 sale series with three exceptional wine sales | | Important work by Norman Rockwell to take center stage at Clars' September 16th sale | 
Morigami Jin, Trailing Clouds, 2017. Madake bamboo, rattan, 16.5 x 7.25 x 7.25 in.
SANTA FE, NM.- TAI Modern is presenting an exhibition of works by Morigami Jin. In his first solo show in the United States, Morigami showcases his delicate and innovative bamboo baskets and sculpture. One of the most artistically gifted Japanese bamboo artists of his generation, Morigami Jin is credited with introducing a new style of basketry to his region. His work is light and open but retains a complexity that implores the viewer to investigate it. Trailing Clouds is a basket in the technical sense; however, it uses non-traditional weaving and bold colors to delineate undulating ripples of madake bamboo. In Galaxy II, Morigami uses hexagonal plaiting to create a topographically rich sculptural form. In this exhibition, Morigami takes the opportunity to play with scale creating his classic basket designs at double the usual size and combining discrete sculptures into sprawling diptychs and triptychs. In bamboo art, to materialize ... More | | 
Over 1,700 Lots of Legendary and Iconic Rarities. Estimated at HK$75-103 million / US$10-13million. Courtesy Sotheby's.
HONG KONG.- Sothebys Hong Kong Autumn 2018 auction series begins with three wine sales on 29-30 September, bringing to the market more than 1,700 lots estimated at HK$75-103 million (US$10-13 million). Adam Bilbey, Head of Wine, Sothebys Asia, states, Following a strong Hong Kong first-half totaling HK$294 million (US$37 million), we are thrilled to present another extraordinary sale series to continue this spectacular year for Sothebys Wine in Asia. We are offering two distinguished single-owner sales, The Towering Bordeaux Collection, and The Wonderful Cellar of an Important Asian Collector. The former brings a rare offering of Château Latour historic vintages with impeccable provenance, whereas the latter presents gems from Burgundy and Bordeaux amassed over a 20-year period. Also not to be missed, Finest and Rarest Wines will feature a huge cross-section of ... More | | 
This large linocut by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) will be the featured multiple at this sale. Titled, Femme Au Collier (1959), this impressive work is estimated at $40,000-60,000.
OAKLAND, CA.- Clars Auction Gallery will host a major Fine Art, Decorative Art, Furniture, Jewelry and Asian Art Auction on Saturday and Sunday, September 15 and 16, 2018. The investment level works and property come to this sale from prominent California estates as well as museums, private institutions and special collections. The following is just a glimpse at the exceptional property to be offered. Clars will offer another work on paper by Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978) titled Study - Crestwood Commuter Station, (for the cover illustration, Saturday Evening Post, November 16, 1946). This meticulously realistic charcoal of commuters coming to and from a busy train station is pure Americana at its best and will be offered at $70,000-100,000. In November 2018, Clars realized enormous success with the charcoal study ... More |
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 Artworks from the Namits Collection and Westervelt Corporation headline Nye & Company saleBLOOMFIELD, NJ.- A diverse selection of artworks that span from the 17th century through to the modern day to include a spectacular offering of Self-Taught and Outsider Art being offered from the Namits Collection and an equally exciting group of works from the Westervelt Corp. will come up for bid at a Fine Art Auction slated for Sept. 12th by Nye & Company Auctioneers. Also for sale are a number of fabulous frames supplied by firms such as Eli Wilner & Co., one of the leading antique frame dealers and restorers, based in New York. The mid-week sale will be held in Nye & Companys gallery, at 20 Beach Street in Bloomfield. The full catalog is available for viewing at www.nyeandcompany.com, as well as LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. Whether you like Dutch Old Masters or contemporary works by artists like Robert Motherwell and Helen Frankenthaler, ... More John Mason's firebrick installations on view at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College CLAREMONT, CA.- Los Angeles was the site of a revolution in clay in which a small group of artists challenged studio potterys traditional focus on utilitarian ware to bring forth sculptural forms. One of the central figures, John Mason, emerged as a sculptor of power, creating new works in clay that claimed equal footing with art in other media. Mason went on to work with clay and space as a visionary. In his Hudson River Series, Mason turned to manufactured fire bricks as a medium, revealing most distinctly his deep interest in the role of viewer and his fascination with the process of perception. This exhibition of his work at the Williamson Gallery of Scripps College features an installation that Mason created in preparation for the series, one that lays the foundation of his thinking for the work yet to come. While doors open on Aug. 25, 2018, the formal opening of the ... More Sir Peter Blake designs limited edition bag to celebrate bookshopsLONDON.- Coming to a bookshop near you, iconic pop art artist, Sir Peter Blake has designed a Limited Edition Bag to celebrate bookshops as part of the annual Books Are My Bag campaign. Sir Peter Blake joins a number of high profile artists and designers who have designed the Books Are My Bag campaigns annual Limited Edition Bag including Grayson Perry, Tracey Emin, Orla Kiely and Coralie Bickford-Smith. Blakes Limited Edition Bag is created in his signature pop art style and will be available exclusively in bookshops up and down the country from Bookshop Day on Saturday 6th October. Books Are My Bags Alan Staton commented: We are absolutely thrilled that Sir Peter has given his support to booksellers and the campaign in this way. His wonderful design will be loved by booksellers and their customers. Now in its sixth year, the Books Are My Bag campaign ... More Avant Arte announces two new Limited Edition prints by Marc QuinnLONDON.- Avant Arte announces two exclusive new Limited Edition prints by the internationally acclaimed British artist Marc Quinn, created in collaboration with Coriander Studio. Based on two works from the artists Iris series, Chromosphere and Heliosphere are produced as a limited run of 75, set to go on sale via Avant Arte at 6pm (GMT) on Wednesday 19th of September. Described by Quinn as stealth portraits, the Iris paintings reflect on the dominance of the visual in the age of the internet, and its effects on our perception of the world. Quinn depicts the iris at close range, in a photorealist, non-expressive way on a round canvas. The eye is enlarged so that it appears virtually abstract and the pupil appears like an aperture or hole in the centre of a fine, detailed network of colourful lines. The eye, often seen as a mirror of the soul, becomes ... More Solo exhibition of works by renowned photographer Irving Penn opens at Fahey/Klein GalleryLOS ANGELES, CA.- The Fahey/Klein Gallery is presenting Irving Penn: Worlds in a Small Room, Seen & Unseen, a solo exhibition of works by renowned photographer Irving Penn. This exhibition will feature a powerful retrospective of Penns ethnographic studies, which illustrate the diversity of Irving Penn and his work. Following a long-established tradition of ethnographic photography, Penn abandoned the traditions passivity and instead applied his own unique approach. The photographs on view highlight Penns purposeful engagement with his subjects and his exacting attention to detail. A stark contrast from his personality portraits, the photographs in the exhibition are drawn from the images made from his travels to Peru, Dahomey, Morocco, and New Guinea. With the generous assistance from The Irving Penn Foundation, ... More A solo exhibition by Kirkcudbright based artist, Maggie Ayres, opens at Gracefield Arts Centre, DumfriesDUMFRIES.- A new exhibition by Maggie Ayres explores memories, hopes and imagination recalling everything from a childhood playing among the apple trees in the Lake District, through the joys and trials of motherhood, to struggles with anxiety and depression. Entitled Orchard, it takes place at the Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries from 1 September. Although an intensely personal, almost circular, journey through life, the universal themes of desire, struggle and hope, are something everyone can connect to. Visitors to the Dumfries-born artists studio during the Spring Fling open studios event earlier this year caught glimpses of the exhibition to come. Over a year in the making, Maggie has created a series of abstract wall pieces and boxes using the ancient art of encaustic painting, incorporating beeswax mixed with tree resin, oil paints, rust ... More September Art Fair at The Bridge returns to the HamptonsNEW YORK, NY.- The Bridge announced the second edition of a new, invitation-only open air art fair, September Art Fair at The Bridge, that coincides with its rare and vintage car show this September. Twelve internationally renowned galleries will participate this year, doubling the size of the inaugural edition. The event will take place at the exclusive golf club on the site of the historic Bridgehampton Race Circuit. The Bridge, the invitation-only car show, will take place on September 15 only, and September Art Fair at The Bridge will continue through the weekend on September 16. The art fair is organized by Suzanne Butler (CANADA), Max Levai and Pascal Spengemann (Marlborough Contemporary) and designed by artist Lars Fisk. The participating galleries in 2018 are 303 Gallery, CANADA, Andrew Edlin Gallery, Karma, Johann König Gallery, Andrew Kreps Gallery, ... More Hazelhurst Arts Centre stages first major survey of Alexander McKenzie's workSYDNEY.- Alexander McKenzie, best known for his evocative and luminous landscape paintings is holding his first major survey exhibition, The adventurous gardener, at Hazelhurst Arts Centre. It showcases 42 of his most significant works, many of which have not been seen before together as they are largely from private collections. For him, the landscape is both a place for contemplation and a metaphor for personal journeys. Created entirely in his minds eye and conjured from imagination and memory, his uninhabited landscapes are places that do not exist but are a means of exploring personal and historical narratives through symbols and metaphors. While his works have an underlying sense of familiarity, they are more evocative of otherness than a representation of a specific place, and they instantly transport the viewer into a dreamlike otherworld. ... More Sydney Contemporary announces Installation Contemporary and Performance Contemporary programsSYDNEY.- Sydney Contemporary, presented by Deutsche Bank and Carriageworks, one of Australasias most significant and celebrated art events on the cultural calendar, today announced over 25 Australian and international artists for their Installation Contemporary and Performance Contemporary programs. Spanning a range of mediums from painting and sculpture, sound and ceramics, through to installation and video, as well as performances, the artists will present ambitious, large-scale and interactive works across the entire Carriageworks multi-arts precinct in Redfern, Sydney for the Fair being presented from 13 to 16 September 2018. Now approaching its fourth edition, Sydney Contemporary welcomes Installa tion Contemporary back this year as one of the significant highlights of the Fair, presenting Australian and international artists, whose innovative ... More Ground-breaking Swedish Underground exhibition set to open at the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book FairBROOKLYN, NY.- Its the largest known collection of artwork and photography produced by the leading Swedish and Scandinavian artists of the 1960s and 70s counterculture. The Swedish Underground Exhibition, one of the finest examples of the shift in post-war art in Sweden, is coming to the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair, Sept. 8 & 9 at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint. The exhibition will be on view both days of the Fair during show hours in the Centers exhibit room. Organized and curated by Johan Kugelberg, founder of Boo-Hooray, the organization he formed to formalize his archival collections of hip hop, punk and counter culture art, the exhibition features major artistic voices of the time. At the center of the movement is Carl Johan De Geer, the Swedish artist and photographer, who began taking photographs in the 1960s that ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, American painter Romare Bearden was born September 02, 1911. Romare Bearden (September 2, 1911 - March 12, 1988) was an African-American artist. He worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils and collages. In this image: Romare Bearden, "Out Chorus", 1979-80. Etching and aquatint, 12 3/8 x 16 ¼ inches. Courtesy: Romare Bearden Estate. ©Romare Bearden Founcation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York.
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