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Edvard Munch, Girl's Head Against the Shore, 1899 (detail). Color woodcut, framed: 78.11 x 67.63 x 3.49 cm (30 3/4 x 26 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.) Epstein Family Collection.
WASHINGTON, DC.- In the second half of the 19th century, advances in physics, electromagnetic radiation theory, and the optical sciences provoked new thought about the physical as well as the spiritual worlds. Aspects of that thought are revealed in Edvard Munch: Color in Context, an exhibition of 21 prints that considers the choice, combinations, and meaning of color in light of spiritualist principles. Informed by popular manuals that explained the science of color and by theosophical writings on the visual and physical power of color, Edvard Munch (18631944) created works that are not just strikingly personal but also are charged with specific associations. Edvard Munch will be on view in the West Building from September 3, 2017, through January 28, 2018. The majority of the prints in the exhibition come from the Epstein Family Collection, the largest and finest gathering of the artist's graphic work outside of his native Norway. Their holdings are being steadily donated to the Gallery. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day German conceptual artist Ottmar Hoerl poses amidst Madonna statues of his new art project in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on September 1, 2017. The work consisting of around 600 golden Madonna figures will be on display in front of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum museum in Nuremberg until September 17, 2017. The golden Madonnas - copies of the "Nuernberger Madonna", an original wooden statue from an unknown artist of the 15th century - will be sold after the event. Christof STACHE / AFP
| Australia shipwreck tale clue to French explorer disappearance | | Rembrandt's Religious Prints: the Feddersen Collection on view at the Snite Museum of Art | | 'Property from a Hampstead Collection' to be offered across nine auctions at Sotheby's | 
Thomas Woolnoth (17851836) La Perouse, from a miniature in the possession of La Perouses niece at Alby (detail) stipple engraving print; 12.2 x 9.9 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection.
SYDNEY (AFP).- An Indian seaman's tale of being shipwrecked on a remote northern Australian island could shed light on the 230-year-old disappearance of a renowned French explorer, one of maritime history's greatest mysteries, an anthropologist said Thursday. In 1785 Jean-Francois de Galaup de La Perouse was sent by King Louis XVI to chart the globe and map lands that had eluded English explorer Captain James Cook. Three years later the explorer and his 220 crew were shipwrecked after setting sail from Botany Bay in New Holland -- now Australia -- in the direction of New Caledonia. His two frigates were eventually found off the tiny Solomons island of Vanikoro, northeast of New Caledonia and locals said the survivors built a vessel to sail back to France. After they left, they were thought to have vanished at sea. But the survival story of an Indian sailor, Shaik Jumaul, hints at a bloodier end for La ... More | | 
Rembrandt (Dutch, 1606Â1669), Virgin and Child with the Cat and the Snake, 1654 (detail), etching, 3.74 x 5.71 inches. Snite Museum of Art: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Feddersen, 1991.025.034.
NOTRE DAME, IN.- The Jack and Alfrieda Feddersen Collection of Rembrandt prints will make an encore appearance at the Snite Museum of Art September 3 through November 25. The exhibition of the renowned artists prints marks the publication of the first comprehensive catalog of the entire collection and the celebration of the University of Notre Dames 175th anniversary. All 70 of Rembrandts etchings that comprise the Feddersen Collection will be displayed together, examining the sweep of historical, theological, and artistic impulses that informed the creation of the masters religious and biblical prints. From Jacobs anguish resulting from the betrayal of his children to the joyous epiphany of the coming of the Messiah and the depths of despair at the entombment, Rembrandt plumbed the range of human experience and faith through keen observational skills and a supreme ... More | | 
C.R.W. Nevinson, Looking down on Downtown (detail), oil on canvas, 1920. Est. £100,000-150,000. Courtesy Sothebys.
LONDON.- All collections are imbued with the personality of their owners, yet sometimes there is a further distinctive dimension: a sense of the place in which they were brought together. Besides being a collection of great character and discrimination, this is also in many ways a particularly Hampstead collection, assembled and enjoyed over many years in a beautiful house in this leafy corner of London. Walking through the rooms, visitors would be greeted with eclectic highlights ranging from Modern British and Irish art to Contemporary Chinese Ink paintings; photographs of polar expeditions to Regency furniture; centuries-old Tibetan figures of lamas to rare books. The collection paints a picture of what seems a particularly British heritage of collecting. I knew the owners of this collection well, and remember the warm and civilised atmosphere of their house. They were in the art world, and as such they bought works with an insiders knowledge as well as ... More |
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| David Zwirner opens exhibition of recent paintings by artist Lucas Arruda | | Stunning seasonal jewels including classic and contemporary pieces to be offered at Sotheby's London | | Croatians strip Tito's name from Zagreb square | 
Sem tÃtulo (Untitled), 2017 (detail). Oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches (30.5 x 30.5 cm) © Lucas Arruda. Courtesy Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo/Brussels and David Zwirner, London. Photo: Everton Ballardin.
LONDON.- David Zwirner is presenting an exhibition of recent paintings by São Paulo-based artist Lucas Arruda (b. 1983), on view at 24 Grafton Street in London. It marks the artist's first solo show in the city. Arruda's landscapes and seascapes are characterized by their subtle rendition of light. Painted from memory, they are devoid of specific reference points, achieving instead their variety through the depiction of atmospheric conditions. Verging on abstraction, the compositions are grounded by an ever-present, if sometimes faint, horizon line that offers a perception of distance. Intimately sized, they appear at once familiar and imaginary. Through his often evocative and textured brushstrokes, Arruda foregrounds the materiality and physicality of paint, while also recalling his genres' ... More | | 
Sapphire, ruby and diamond brooch, Cartier, 1960s (Lot 295). Estimate £20,00030,000. Courtesy Sothebys.
LONDON.- Embrace the start of the new season with beautiful accessories from the Sothebys Fine Jewels Sale on 20 September. Drawing on the rich golden hues and seasonal motifs of autumn, the sale offers a spectacular range of on-season jewels with an eclectic mix of pieces from the Edwardian and Art Deco periods. As well as timeless brands such a Cartier, Bulgari and Boucheron, the sale will also include notable 20th century designers such as Grima, Pol Bury and Mosheh Oved, bringing together a much sought-after array of classic and contemporary jewels. A splendid brooch modelled as a cockatoo, set with carved sapphires and brilliant-cut diamonds and accented with blue enamel, eyes set with an oval ruby and resting on a perch set with baguette diamonds, signed Cartier. A bicoloured cuff of hinged design, ... More | | 
A vase with a portrait of communist Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito at the Belgrade's Museum of Yugoslav History.
ZAGREB (AFP).- Zagreb on Friday stripped the name of late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito from a prominent square in the Croatian capital, a move that has sparked controversy and split public opinion. The vote in the city assembly to change the name of Marshal Tito Square took place on the initiative of the right-wing party Independent for Croatia, which labelled the communist leader a dictator. It will now be named the Republic of Croatia Square. "No street or square in Croatia should bear Josip Broz Tito's name," said party leader Zlatko Hasanbegovic ahead of the vote. The decision, backed by 29 deputies in the 51-seat assembly, gave "small and belated satisfaction to all victims... of Yugoslav communist Titoist terror," he said. His party offered its support to beleaguered Zagreb mayor Milan Bandic on condition that the square's name ... More |
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| Allen Memorial Art Museum celebrates 100 years of art for the people | | 25 limited edition prints signed and numbered by Bob Dylan will be auctioned Sep 20th | | New visitor record: Over 100,000 art enthusiasts visit the Austrian pavilion | 
"Nude with Coral Necklace," painted by Amedeo Modigliani the year the Allen was founded, is featured in the exhibition "Maidenform to Modernism: The Bissett Collection," curated by Museum Director Andria Derstine. The painting was given to the Allen in 1955 by Enid and Joseph Bissett, cofounders of the Maidenform company.
OBERLIN, OH.- The cause of art is the cause of the people. Those words, written by William Morris, are a maxim that the Allen Memorial Art Museum has lived by since opening on the Oberlin College campus in 1917. The letters are chiseled in stone above the front doors of the museum building designed by Cass Gilbert. Since June 12, 1917, the museum has been free to the public. In the coming academic year, the Allen will celebrate its centennial with exhibitions, speakers, and a symposium related to its history and the growth of its collection, which now comprises more than 15,000 items. Well be showing some of the most significant and celebrated works in the museums care, as well as highlighting the people who shaped our history, said Museum Director ... More | | 
Giclee print titled Train Tracks, from Bob Dylans (Am., b. 1941) Drawn Blank Series, pencil signed and numbered (75/295) by Dylan and nicely framed (est. $2,000-$3,000).
FRANKLIN, MASS.- A collection of 25 limited edition prints, all signed and numbered by the legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and all 25 from his Drawn Blank Series of artworks based on drawings done between 1989 and 1992, will be sold Wednesday, Sept. 20, online-only, by Woodshed Art Auctions, at 11 am Eastern. A Prestige Collection sale will follow at 12 noon. Each giclee carries a pre-sale estimate of $2,000-$3,000, although the sky could be the limit for a signed print from a man with the star power and cache of Bob Dylan. The circa 2013 prints are from the heirs of a private estate in London, England and all are framed in silver-finish wooden molding, with deep mats and glass glazing. Theyre large (42 inches by 32 ¾ inches, framed). Last year I saw an exhibition of Bob Dylans paintings at the New Orleans Museum of Art, said Bruce Wood, the owner of Woodshed Art Auctions. It was my first introduction t ... More | | 
Erwin Wurm, Just about Virtues and Vices in General, 2016 2017. Performative One Minute Sculpture. Contribution Austrian Pavillon. Mixed Media, Caravan, Furniture Pieces. H 245 x B 205 x L 592 cm | H 96 1/2 x B 80 2/3 x L 233 in. Unique. Photo: Eva Würdinger. © Bildrecht, Vienna 2017.
VENICE.- Following the fulminant opening on 12th May 2017 in which over 2000 enthusiasts participated, the steady stream of visitors culminated in a record-breaking result of 112.024 with key date 31st August 2017. The show-stealing contributions Brigitte Kowanz and Erwin Wurm made for the Austrian Pavilion attracted enormous interest and enthusiasm from the Austrian and international media and art experts. A wave of critical acclaim flowed in from the following media: ARTE1 TV (BR), ArtLight Magazine (DE), ARD Thesen Thema Temperament (DE), artpress (FR), Dear (DE), Deutsches Handelsblatt (DE), Deutschland Radio Berlin / Fazit (DE), Beaux Arts Magazine (FR), Connaissance des Arts (FR), eikon (AT), Glass is more! Textile is more! (NL), Kunstforum International (DE), Monopol (DE), the New York Times (USA), Parnass (AT), Quality ... More |
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| Galeria Nara Roesler opens its first exhibition of Dan Graham's work | | Mel Ziegler opens 'Flag Exchange' at Federal Hall National Memorial | | Robert Longo reveals his largest public artwork to date | 
Installation view.
SAO PAULO.- Galeria Nara Roesler | São Paulo is presenting a solo exhibition of Dan Grahams works (b. Urbana, IL, USA, 1942), on view August 12 through November 4, 2017. The first exhibition of Grahams work at Galeria Nara Roesler features Pavilion (2016), a new work created specifically for the occasion, in addition to six untitled maquettes (20112016) and the video work Death by Chocolate: West Edmonton Shopping Mall (19862005). Exhibited across the globe, Dan Grahams pavilions are emblematic of his critical engagement with the visual and cognitive parameters of architectural language within and outside of art institutions. This exhibition provides insight into the oeuvre of an artist who has, since the 1960s, engaged in multimedia experiments in performance, video, and architecture as means to reflect not only on the art institution and its commercial context, but also on the social implication ... More | | 
Living Thing: Flag Exchange at Federal Hall models the spirit in which we may continue to seek a more perfect union.
NEW YORK, NY.- Between 2011 and 2016 artist Mel Ziegler journeyed through all 50 states and replaced distressed American flags flying at civic and private locations city halls, post offices, hospitals, homes, and schools with new flags. These 50 tattered flags form a powerful artwork, Flag Exchange, which spans the geography of our union, and represents the spectrum of our allegiance. The American flag offers a perfect mirror for all of us. For citizens and others alike, it is the shining beacon of hope and resilience of the United States. It also transcends national borders as a symbol of opportunity and unnamable possibility. At the same time, for many throughout our world, this flag is a nationalist and contemptible signal of imperialism. As with the most charged and enduring symbols, it is simultaneously revered, cherished, ... More | | 
The work has been installed on Hunter College's iconic sky bridges across Lexington Avenue.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Hunter College Art Galleries and Department of Art & Art History are presenting a site-specific, monumental, political work by the legendary conceptual artist Robert Longo that comprises his largest public artwork to date. The work has been installed on Hunter's iconic sky bridges across Lexington Avenue at 68th street, and features a reproduction on vinyl of two of Longos recent charcoal on mounted paper drawings. American Bridge Project coats the windows of Hunters third and seventh floor sky bridges, resulting in an immersive experience for viewers passing through, but also a powerful billboard-sized image visible from Lexington Avenue, both north and south of 68th Street. The 3rd floor sky bridge is based on Longos 2017 charcoal on paper drawing, Untitled (First Amendment, September 25, 1789), a labor-intensive portrayal of the ... More |
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 New ifa touring exhibition opens in Dresden, 'The Event of a Thread: Global Narratives in Textiles'DRESDEN.- Textiles are at the heart of the new ifa touring exhibition, which focuses on questions including: what inherent meanings and messages can be found in fabrics? What is the cultural significance of material? How can they be "read"? Textiles are a site where art encounters handicraft, where traditions meet the present day, where local knowledge intersects with global relationships. Almost every part of the world has witnessed the complex inscription of textiles into cultural and industrial history. A fabric can tell us a lot about when and where particular materials became important, the migration of technologies and the development of techniques. The artists link personal and aesthetic narratives with the social and economic circumstances of a globalized world. The exhibition highlights the many and complex ways in which the participating ... More The Clay Studio opens four new exhibitionsPHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Clay Studio is presenting four exciting solo exhibitions this September Internal Voice: Ahrong Kim, the reality of it is: Claudia Mastrobuono, holding forth: gwendolyn yoppolo, and Arnie Zimmerman: Springtime Vase Triptis. Each exhibition is on view at the Old City gallery from September 1 through October 1, 2017. To coincide with the opening of the new exhibitions, Clay Studio will host Artist Talks and Reception on Thursday, September 7, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. During this free event (open to the public) guests are inviting to join exhibiting artists Kim, Mastrobuono, and Zimmerman for creative discussions and to celebrate the display of their work. Clay Studio Resident Artist Ahrong Kim makes work based on psychological observations that represent internal voices. The intricate patterns, colors, and dreamscapes she incorporates in the work ... More Belfast Exposed opens "Observations" exhibition BELFAST.- Observations takes as its starting point Swedish playwright and philosopher August Strindbergs early photographic experiments from 1894, the Celestographs. In these photographs, Strindberg placed sensitized photographic plates outside in an attempt to gain a visual record of the night sky. Over time, an image emerged on the plates resembling the star strewn skies, with mottled patches and swirls of blues, browns, greens and golds. In actuality they were formed from the chemical process of the metal plates degrading due to being exposed over long periods of time to the air. Rather than the universe revealing itself through the spectacle of the night sky as would have been perceived by viewers at the time, the Celestographs represent the irrepressible process of entropy and decay. The powerful conceptual readings of these works set the stage for ... More LOW PROFILE launch Jamboree 2018, a bespoke artist-led professional development festivalDEVON.- Artist duo LOW PROFILE nnounced Jamboree 2018: a four day artist-led professional development event held at Dartington Estate, Devon, on the 28th June - 1st July 2018. Bringing together 150 visual artists, curators and programmers in a relaxed outdoor setting across four days, attendees will navigate a participant-built programme of presentations, micro-exhibitions, activities and discussions to share practice. Jamboree aims to support the development of a geographically dispersed, national network of artists and curators. Jamboree 2018 will enable essential, productive connections to be made between participants; supporting artists & curators to meet; share experiences, exchange skills, test out ideas & broaden the reach of their work. Hannah Rose (nee Jones) of LOW PROFILE says: Jamboree 2018 follows on from our successful pilot ... More Anri Sala to create sound and sculpture installation in Sydney's Observatory Hill RotundaSYDNEY.- Kaldor Public Art Projects today announced a suite of free public programs as part of the 33rd Kaldor Public Art Project, a world-premiere installation by internationally celebrated French-Albanian artist Anri Sala. Presented free to the public from 13 October until 5 November 2017 within the historic parkland setting of Observatory Hill, Anri Salas The Last Resort represents the first time the artist has created a major work for an Australian audience. Positioned on Sydneys highest natural viewpoint, set against 360-degree vistas of the city and harbour, Observatory Hill Rotunda provides a dramatic location for Salas astonishing new work comprising sculpture and sound. The Last Resort is presented over three weeks, free to the public from 10am to 6pm daily, with extended opening hours every Wednesday until 7:30pm, giving visitors an opportunity to experience ... More The Lyman Allyn Art Museum showcases street art by Billi KidNEW LONDON, CONN.- The Lyman Allyn Art Museum announced the opening of Deer in the Headlights: Man vs. Nature, on view from September 2 through October 29, 2017. Deer in the Headlights: Man vs. Nature, the latest exhibit in Lyman Allyns Near :: New contemporary series, focuses on the pressing matter of mans role in the natural world and the ongoing depletion of Earths natural resources. Through his witty and streetwise commentary, artist Billi Kid addresses issues related to environmental and sociological concerns regarding one of our most precious resources, our wildlife. On view in Glassenberg Gallery are 20 iconic deer crossing road signs, reinterpreted in collaboration with some of todays most prolific sticker and street artists. The deer crossing signs are reverse-contextualized by stickers representing human activity. Despite the familiar iconography ... More Jhaveri Contemporary opens 'Windows' with works by five artistsMUMBAI.- The works by the five artists in Windows are based on a deep awareness of modernist architecture and design. Anwar Jalal Shemza (b. 1928), Simryn Gill (b. 1959), Lubna Chowdhary (b. 1964), Seher Shah (b. 1975), and Ayesha Singh (b. 1990), have lived and worked internationally; their careers span generations. Brought together, their work in diverse media resonates with each others in many ways, and illuminates how the presenceand memoryof built form has continued to shape and disturb the imagination of our individual and shared lives. South and Southeast Asia have for millennia been home to heterogenously distinctive architectures, ranging from the humble to the spectacular. The colonial era ushered in modern institutions and many new types of built forms in the region. During the twentieth century, the International Style of modern architecture ... More The McMichael presents major exhibition on groundbreaking Inuk artist Annie PootoogookKLEINBURG, ON.- 'Cutting ice' is a term that implies something that matters or is of consequence. On September 2, 2017, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection opened Annie Pootoogook: Cutting Ice - the first major exhibition on the life and work of this renowned Inuk artist since her untimely death in 2016. Pootoogook, who received the prestigious Sobey Art Award in 2006, is widely known for the skill and colourful detail with which she captured candid and contemporary scenes of everyday life in Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Taking both the exceptional and the mundane as her subjects, Pootoogook's drawings intrigue in their openness, wit and sincerity, all the while challenging the mainstream perception of what Inuit art should and could be. "Annie Pootoogook's work cracked the glass ceiling for Inuit art and its place in contemporary Canadian art history," said Dr. Nancy ... More New Millarworld Comic Launched at Kelvingrove Museum by Scottish artist Frank QuitelyGLASGOW.- As part of the Frank Quitely: The Art of Comics exhibition on now at Kelvingrove, icon of the comic book world Frank Quitely launched Jupiters Legacy Vol 2 with a special Q&A session and book signing on Wednesday 30 August. Comics publisher Millarworld produced an exclusive Kelvingrove cover for the latest volume of the epic superhero saga, which details the series climax of the war raging between the super-villains and heroes. The exclusive cover edition can only be purchased from the museum and was produced in a limited run of just 300 copies. Fans were able to hear directly from Quitely and ask questions during the Q&A hosted by well-known Scottish author, broadcaster and journalist Muriel Gray, and also have their new books signed by Quitely. Quitely spoke about his work for Scottish publications Electric Soup and Millarworld, his ... More Raphaël Zarka transforms the Art Museum of the Hainaut Province's great hall into a unique skateparkCHARLEROI.- The Art Museum of the Hainaut Province currently presents the first major Belgian museum show of French artist Raphaël Zarka (Montpellier, 1977). The exhibition produced in collaboration with the Espai d'art contemporani de Castelló focuses on skateboarding and is being held from 2 September 2017 to 7 January 2018. Raphaël Zarka is a singular artist who excels in sculpture, painting, drawing, photography or still, video. He is also known and recognised as one of the rare historians of skateboard, a discipline he practices since a very young age. He has published three works on the subject: Une journée sans vague. Chronologie lacunaire du skateboard 1779-2009 (2009), La Conjonction interdite (2011) and Free Ride, skateboard, mécanique galiléenne et formes simples (2011). When he was at art school, Raphaël Zarka measured ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, American architect Louis Sullivan was born  September 03, 1856. September 3, 1856.- Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 - April 14, 1924) was an American architect, and has been called the "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". He is considered by many as the creator of the modern skyscraper, was an influential architect and critic of the Chicago School, was a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an inspiration to the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School. Along with Henry Hobson Richardson and Frank Lloyd Wright, Sullivan is one of "the recognized trinity of American architecture". He received the AIA Gold Medal in 1944. In this image: Shoppers pass a building designed by celebrated architect Louis Sullivan, Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, in Chicago. The buiding, a National Historic Landmark, for now houses the Carson Pirie Scott department store. Chicago is kicking off a six-week-long 150th birthday celebration this weekend for Sullivan who is sometimes called the "father of modernism."
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