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Valley House Gallerys booth at the Dallas Art Fair, on view this weekend, April 13-15, at the FIG Building in Downtown Dallas between the Dallas Museum of Art and the Fairmont Hotel. Valley House is exhibiting a survey of paintings and sculpture by the gallerys contemporary artists, as well as a selection of important Early Texas works.
DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Art Fair opens the tenth edition of the Fair taking place from April 12 through April 15, 2018 at the Fashion Industry Gallery (f.i.g.). For its tenth anniversary, the Fair will see the addition of almost 30 new galleries, including Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden, James Cohan Gallery, Van Doren Waxter, Casey Kaplan, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Rachel Uffner Gallery, Green Art Gallery,, The Hole, Luhring Augustine and Praz-Delavallade, among others. The galleries join nearly 100 participants, from close to 30 different cities. To be entering our tenth year is an incredible milestone, and indicative of the tremendous growth and success we've enjoyed, says Fair Chairman John Sughrue. With a new generation of leadership, an internationally renowned roster of galleries, and an expanding collector base, we are very much looking forward to what t ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Picture taken of the Artcurial Auction House where preparations are being made for the upcoming sale of some 3,500 lots belonging to the Ritz Paris on April 11, 2018 in Paris. The sale will take place on 17 April, 2018 and will include such items as chandeliers and French antiques from Louis XIV to Empire style, including Regency and Louis XVI. GERARD JULIEN / AFP
| Anders Wahlstedt Fine Art opens exhibition of eleven of Joan Snyder's most important prints | | Kazimir Malevich painting to lead Christie's Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art | | Tracey Emin sends anti-Brexit message in pink neon | 
and acquainted with grief, 1998 (detail), color etching, aquatint, woodcut, and linocut, 41.5 x 59.5 inches, edition of 10 plus 3 AP.
NEW YORK, NY.- Anders Wahlstedt Fine Art presents Joan Snyder / Selected Prints 1975-2018, an exhibition of eleven of Snyders most important prints. The show features highlights of her printmaking activity from the 1970s onward, including her newest, hot off the press print, Chant/Forever (2018). Since the outset of her career, Joan Snyder has been adventurous in her approach to printmaking, particularly in etching and woodcut. In the 1990s, she began combining different printmaking techniques and color applications in boldly untraditional ways, often making varying impressions with an open-ended inventiveness within editions that are ultimately complex to produce. Snyders art has always been informed by nature, by the landscape, and deals with deeply personal themes, among them female sexuality, mortality, and social injustice. The exhibition opens with Snyders 1975 intaglio print Imagine, ... More | | 
Kazimir Malevich, Suprematist Composition, 1916, oil on canvas. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
NEW YORK, NY.- This May, Kazimir Malevichs Suprematist Composition, 1916, will lead Christies Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art (estimate upon request). Suprematist Composition is among the groundbreaking abstract paintings executed by Malevich that would forever change the course of art history. The present canvas was last sold at auction in November 2008, when it established the world auction record for the artist, which it continues to hold today.* One decade later, Suprematist Composition is expected to set a new benchmark for the artist when it is offered at Christies New York on May 15. Loic Gouzer, Co-Chairman, Post-War and Contemporary Art, remarked: Malevichs work provided a gateway for the evolution of Modernism. Malevich pushed the boundaries of painting to a point far beyond recognition, forever changing the advancement of art. Without the Suprematist Composition paintings, the art being made t ... More | | 
Passengers walk under British artist Tracey Emin's new neon sculpture "I Want My Time With You" at St Pancras station in London on April 11, 2018. Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP.
LONDON (AFP).- British artist Tracey Emin has unveiled her latest artwork: a bright pink homage to Europe at St Pancras station in London -- Britain's rail gateway to the continent. Emin, one of country's most famous living artists, said she conceived the 20-metre-long text-based work, "I Want My Time With You", as a response to Brexit. The installation -- bright neon letters spelling out the phrase -- is suspended from the ceiling inside the cavernous Victorian era station facing trains arriving from continental Europe. "Essentially, it is a great subliminal message sent out to the rest of Europe... I want my time with Europe," she told reporters at Monday's unveiling. "I'm deeply saddened that Britain is going to be demoted to a tiny island floating around in the North Sea." Emin, 54, who first rose to fame with her 1999 exhibit "My Bed" -- a stained bed surrounded with detritus -- said ... More |
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| French Casablanca double grande boosts Heritage Auctions' Movie Posters Auction to nearly $2 million | | The Glass House will re-open in May 2018 with a new ceiling | | Sarasota celebrates newest addition to public art collection | 
Casablanca (Warner Brothers, 1947). First Post-War French Release Double Grande (63" X 90") Artwork Attributed to Hervé Morvan.
DALLAS, TX.- A rare post-war French release double grande poster from Casablanca soared to $143,400, helping Heritage Auctions' Movie Posters Auction reach $1,958,775 in total sales. A film that was made with the hope of creating a successful war drama only to evolve into a beloved classic is represented beautifully in this Casablanca (Warner Brothers, 1947) First Post-War French Release Double Grande, which drew multiple bids before ultimately selling for $143,400. This poster is extraordinarily rare, one of just two known to exist anywhere, and features artwork believed to have been done by Hervé Morvan, the popular 20th-century poster artist. "This auction contained a variety of desirable posters for collectors of all tastes," Heritage Auctions Vintage Posters Director Grey Smith said. "The Casablanca poster is a beautiful poster that drew the attention of our most serious collectors." One of the most actively ... More | | 
In recent years, the ceiling of the Glass House was sagging in several areas. Photo: Michael Biondo.
NEW CANAAN, CONN.- The Glass House continues our ongoing commitment to architecture and the arts with the replacement of the entire ceiling of the iconic structure. The Glass House, completed in 1949, is one of 14 structures on the 49-acre site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In recent years, the ceiling of the Glass House was sagging in several areas. In 2015, the ceiling was stabilized where the decoupling from its support was most significant while a study was performed to identify the optimal repair process. Upon visual inspection, the system attaching the ceiling to the roof timbers was noted to be poorly constructed. Almost half of the ceiling was compromised. The 1,800 square foot plaster ceiling was applied in a three-coat plaster system on lath with the top coat being a self-colored plaster mixed with asbestos with a texture to appear like exterior stucco. The presence of asbestos in the ceiling plaster also contributed ... More | | 
The sculpture now has a permanent home on the intersection of Ringling Boulevard, Links Avenue and Golf Street, on the Sabal Palm Bank Plaza.
SARASOTA, FLA.- Baal & Yizhaq, a striking Bronze, Boulder and Bluestone sculpture created by world-acclaimed artist Boaz Vaadia was unveiled today as the newest addition to Sarasotas public art program. The 4,000 lb. multi-layered sculpture depicts two men gazing straight-ahead, one standing with right leg resting on a large stone, the other sitting, both with arms crossed. The project was made possible by the efforts and unique financial commitment by three entities; the City of Sarasota, developer Dr. Mark Kauffman and Alfstad& Contemporary art gallery to buy the $200,000 sculpture. The groups split the cost of the sculpture three ways. Kauffman also donated part of his Ringling Boulevard property to the city, and covered the cost of installing the statue on that land. The city now has full ownership of Baal & Yazhaq. Sarasota has a lot of art and they are all very enjoyable, but I could not ask f ... More |
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| Artcurial to offer an exceptional collection of eighteenth and nineteenth century Japanese prints | | First London exhibition of master photographer John Thomson opens at Brunei Gallery | | Outstanding masterworks of Arab, Iranian & Turkish art offered at Sotheby's | 
Suzuki Harunobu, Chuban tate-e, from the Zashiki hakkei, series, 8 views of the drawing room, night rain, geisha looking at a child combing the hair of another geisha, circa 1766, estimate : 5,000 6,000 / $5,500 6,600. © Artcurial.
PARIS.- On May 23rd, Artcurial will host the auction of an exceptional collection of eighteenth and nineteenth century Japanese prints, as well as seven shinhanga prints illustrating the pictorial renewal of the early twentieth century. The collection was gathered in the 19th century, while Japan opened its doors to the world and its artistic production starts spreading to Europe. Named "Japonism, this far Eastern art form deeply influenced French and western artists, launching an influx of collections. The compilations offered by Artcurial comprise of 50 pieces which have remained in the same family since the end of the 19th century. Originaly, the collection included over 150 pieces. The main Japanese artists who influenced their European counterparts at this time are represented, such as Kitagawa Utamaro, with ... More | | 
John Thomson, Young Siamese Boy, Bangkok 1865. Image © The Wellcome Library, London.
LONDON.- The first London exhibition devoted to the Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) and his photography in Asia will be shown from 13 April-23 June 2018 at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS. Thomsons photography of China, Siam (Thailand) and Cambodia was widely praised by his peers and continues to enthuse new audiences today. The images are from newly discovered negatives held at the Wellcome Library, London. John Thomson (18371921) was a Scottish photographer and writer who set off for Asia in 1862. Over the next ten years he undertook numerous journeys photographing countries including Siam, Cambodia and various provinces of China. Photographs from these journeys form one of the most extensive records of any region taken in the nineteenth century. The range, depth and aesthetic quality of John Thomsons vision mark him out as one of the most important travel photographers. Dr Michael Pritchard, Chief ... More | | 
Antoine Malliarakis Mayo, La Clairière (The Meadow) , oil on canvas, 1970 (est. £15,000-20,000). Courtesy Sothebys.
LONDON.- A vibrant international platform for modern and contemporary arts spanning an array of countries and regions, this Springs edition of Sothebys 20th Century Art / Middle East will present seminal works by revered artists. The exhibition opens to the public in London on 20 April, unveiling rare masterworks by Mahmoud Said, Bahman Mohasses, Monir Farmanfarmaian, Shakir Hassan Al Said and Saliba Douhayi, among others. Defying classification, Monir Farmanfarmaians inimitable style evokes a nostalgia for Irans ancient culture alongside the influence her Western education and close friendships with the leading names of Abstract Expressionism in New York. Farmanfarmaians works shine a light on the unexplored traditions of geometry craftsmanship that she had grown up with, combining this with her love of gardens and fascination with colour and form. Indeed, she was the first contemporary artist ... More |
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| Exhibition of new collage works from Danish artist Evren Tekinoktay opens at The Approach | | Two dinosaurs fetch over 1.4 million euros each in Paris sale | | Mitchell-Innes & Nash opens an exhibition of new work by Keltie Ferris | 
LOTUS, 2018. Collage, 23.4 x 12 cm | 9 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.
LONDON.- The Approach presents Serpentine, an exhibition of new collage works from Danish artist Evren Tekinoktay. The works in the show have a close relationship to Tekinoktays iconic neon sculptures, reminiscent of carnivals and Red-Light Districts. Translated from original sketches for the neons into painted paper cut-outs, the collages retain the same sense of energy, movement and vibrancy as the neons. Their geometric patterns and arrangements are offered up as rebuses, puzzles where words are replaced by images, symbols and letters. Tekinoktays work often plays off concepts surrounding the construction of gender and so the show title, Serpentine, connotes a multitude of ideas, visual images and historical references. Of course, primarily referring to the serpentine curves found in the works, yet also beyond that, the serpent or snake-like figure suggests something more potent, deceptive and devious. Evren Tekinokt ... More | | 
An Italian scientific consultant assembles the bones of an Diplodocus on April 7, 2018. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP.
PARIS.- Two dinosaur skeletons marketed as hip design objects-- one of a diplodocus, the other of an allosaurus -- sold for more than 1.4 million euros ($1.7 million) apiece at auction in Paris on Wednesday. "The same foreign buyer acquired the two dinosaurs," the Drouot auction house said, hailing "exceptional" prices for dinosaurs, though neither was a record. The diplodocus -- a herbivorous giant measuring 12 metres long from nose to tail -- fetched 1.44 million euros, compared with 1.41 million for the carnivorous allosaurus, a minnow in dinosaur terms at just 3.8 metres (12.5 feet) long. The two dinosaurs roamed the Earth during the late Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago. Only about five dinosaur skeletons are put up for auction around the world every year, mostly snapped up by ultra-rich collectors or museums in Europe or the US. But auctioneers have noted ... More | | 
Keltie Ferris, I O, 2018. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 96 by 77 in. 243.8 by 195.6 cm. © Keltie Ferris; Courtesy of the artist and Mitchell-Innes & Nash, NY.
NEW YORK, NY.- Mitchell-Innes & Nash opens an exhibition of new work by Keltie Ferris, on view at the gallerys Chelsea location at 534 West 26th Street from April 12 through May 19. Titled (F(U(T( )U)R)E), the exhibition will feature roughly ten new paintings. This will be the artists fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. Engaging with the ongoing discourse on the possibilities and limitations of painting in contemporary art, Keltie Ferriss new body of work continues her signature use of the spray gun to explore those boundaries. However, the paintings in (F(U(T( )U)R)E) also mark a discernable departure from the artists previous works on canvas. In these new pieces, arabesque curves in thick graphite paint succeed the swathes of colored haze of the artists prior work. These forms, reminiscent at first glance of cloisonné metalwork or the window frames of Art Nouveau ... More |
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 Syrian artist Sara Naim opens exhibition at ParafinLONDON.- Parafin announces an exhibition with Syrian artist Sara Naim (born 1987, London). It will be Naims first solo show with the gallery and follows on from her participation in Secular Icons in an Age of Moral Uncertainty in 2017. Naim is known primarily as a photographic artist but in fact makes much of her work using a Transmission Electronic Microscope, Scanning Electron Microscope and a high-resolution Flatbed Scanner. Using these hi-tech tools Naim creates seemingly abstract quasi-photographic imagery which addresses philosophical concerns including the reality of physical structures, the notion of the border and the possibility that technological glitches reveal new, abstract information. In presenting her work Naim often blurs distinctions between image and object, so that her work becomes a hybrid form between image and sculpture. For Naim, ... More Beryl Korot's second solo exhibition with bitforms gallery opens in New YorkNEW YORK, NY.- bitforms gallery announces A Coded Language, Beryl Korots second solo exhibition with the gallery. It features paintings on traditional and handwoven canvas, video, and drawings with ink and thread, highlighting the breadth of the artists practice across multiple media forms from 1980 to 2017. The works on canvas represent a period of her work in the 1980s which is virtually unknown and are shown for the first time together in this exhibition. In 1980, several years after completing her seminal multichannel video and textile installation, Text and Commentary, Korot began to weave her own linen canvases and invented a coded language based on the grid structure of woven cloth. Babel 1 (1980) and Babel 2 (1980) translate the Tower of Babel text from Genesis into this language. The Tower of Babel interested Korot because it is an ancient ... More Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts awards Artist Project Grants for third year totaling $400,000LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts announced today the ten recipients of the 2018 Artist Project Grants, an initiative in its third year that seeks to further Mike Kelleys philanthropic work and honor his legacy by supporting innovative artist projects at Los Angeles nonprofit institutions and organizations. The grants support compelling projects of any duration or type, particularly work that is lesser-known or has proven difficult to make or fund. This years grantees are the Craft & Folk Art Museum, Fulcrum Arts, Hammer Museum,JOAN,LA Freewaves, LAXART, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Museum of Latin American Art, Self Help Graphics & Art, and The Underground Museum.The 2018 grants mark both the largest total sum awarded and group of grantees to date. A combination of small, mid-size, and large ... More 16 single-owner collections lead Bonhams bumper spring Stafford saleLONDON.- On 21 and 22 April, Bonhams will offer an astonishing range of motorcycles, spares and memorabilia at its marathon two-day auction at the International Classic MotorCycle Show in Stafford. 16 single-owner collections will be offered alongside everything from supremely rare Vintage models to modern superbikes of impeccable provenance. One of only two known survivors from a total of five or six ever made, this Grindlay Peerless is the last word in important Vintage racers. After Bill Lacey became the first man to cover 100 miles in an hour on UK soil on his own Grindlay-Peerless, the Coventry factory wasted no time in creating replicas of the mighty machine. However, the project proved expensive and only 5 or 6 are believed to have been made. This example was owned and raced by the legendary JD Potts, the winner of the last ever Amateur ... More Exquisite French watercolours provide a glimpse into Australia's pastCANBERRA.- A glossy coated platypus, a finely rendered echidna and an ethereal jellyfish. These stunning depictions of Australian fauna are part of an exhibition of vivid watercolours made by French artists 200 years ago during Nicholas Baudins scientific expedition to map Australia, on show at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. Launched today, The Art of Science: Baudins Voyagers 18001804 is the result of a partnership between the Natural History Museum, Le Havre, France, and six Australian museums, which has brought these exquisite works to Australia. The paintings by Baudins artists Charles-Alexandre Lesueur and Nicolas-Martin Petit, provide a rare view of Australias extraordinary fauna at a time when the region was largely unknown to Europeans. First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte authorised and generously funded ... More Hirschl & Adler opens the first comprehensive gallery exhibition on Winold Reiss in more than 30 years.NEW YORK, NY.- Even during his lifetime, and at the height of his career, the extraordinarily successful GermanAmerican artist Winold Reiss (18861953) defied categorization. Was he a fine artist or a designer, illustrator or architect, printmaker or muralist? Steeped in the German arts-and-crafts tradition with its permeable boundaries between fine and applied arts, Reiss bucked the hierarchical world of American art by practicing a broad array of artistic disciplines with an excellence and panache that few could rival. Upon visiting the artists bustling art school and studio abounding with Reisss own portraiture, landscapes, abstractions, graphic work, illustrations, interior and exterior studies, mural projects, furniture and fabric designs, the writer P. W. Sampson began his 1931 feature on the artist with a simple conclusion: "Winold Reiss will not be classified. ... More Portrait of celebrated broadcaster James Naughtie to enter Scotland's national collectionEDINBURGH.- Distinguished journalist, author and radio presenter James Naughtie FRSE (b. 1951) was at at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery this week for the unveiling of the most recent addition to Scotlands national collection a specially-commissioned portrait of the respected broadcaster. Brendan Kellys (b. 1970) colourful painting, the first portrait of Naughtie to enter the nations art collection, was specially commissioned with the support of the Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) and is now on display at the Gallery. It was made in the intimate setting of Naughties Edinburgh home. James Naughtie was born in Aberdeenshire and educated at the University of Aberdeen and then Syracuse University in New York. His career as a journalist began in 1975 at the Aberdeen Press & Journal. He later moved to The Scotsman ... More 1836 Classic Head Quarter Eagle Proof highlights Heritage's CSNS AuctionsDALLAS, TX.- A rare proof specimen of the 1836 Classic Head Quarter Eagle and an extraordinary 1915-S Panama-Pacific Round Fifty Dollar Gold Piece are among the rarities highlighting Heritage Auctions' seven sessions as the official auctioneer of the Central States Numismatic Society Convention, April 25-28 in Schaumburg, Illinois. "An estimated seven examples of the 1836 Classic Head quarter eagle are presumed to exist in various grades," said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage Auctions. "The proof offered in our Platinum Night Auction claims the most illustrious pedigree of any other known specimens, with ownership tied to famous numismatists Lorin G. Parmelee, John Mills, William H. Woodin and Louis Eliasberg, Sr., among others." The Central States auctions include a plethora of early copper, early type, gold, patterns and silver rarities, with an emphasis ... More Christie's announces public preview tour dates of Magnificent Jewels SaleGENEVA.- Highlights from the Geneva Magnificent Jewels Sale to be held on the 16 May, will be touring and on public view in Christies flagship galleries in London (April 9 12) and New York (May 4 8). The sale will feature a selection of exceptional items with over 400 jewels on offer, ranging from diamonds to high-quality coloured stones, Art Déco, Retro and animal-themed jewellery. Among the top lots being toured is a spectacular fancy vivid yellow diamond ring of 20.49 carats (estimate: CHF 3,800,000 4,500,000) and an important late 19th century emerald and diamond necklace, by Tiffany & Co., circa 1880 (estimate: CHF 700,000 1,200,000), which was originally sold at Christies New York, over 20 years ago. Additional highlights include, a fancy intense purplish pink diamond ring (estimate CHF 3,500,000 - 5,000,000), a pair of Burmese sapphire ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, French painter Robert Delaunay was born April 12, 1885. Robert Delaunay (12 April 1885 - 25 October 1941) was a French artist who, with his wife Sonia Delaunay and others, co-founded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes. His later works were more abstract, reminiscent of Paul Klee. His key influence related to bold use of colour and a clear love of experimentation with both depth and tone. In this image: Robert Delaunay (1885-1941). Hommage à Blériot, 1914. Kunstmuseum Basel. Leimtempera auf Leinwand. HxB : 250 x 250 cm. Photo : Martin P. Bühler © L&M Services B.V.
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