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The Ashmolean exhibition includes important works from the 1980s with which Koons made his name through the novel use of the readymade and the appropriation of popular imagery.
OXFORD.- A major exhibition of the work of Jeff Koons (b. 1955) opens at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, on 7 February. Curated by Koons himself together with guest curator Norman Rosenthal, the show features seventeen important works, fourteen of which have never been exhibited in the UK before. They span the artists entire career and his most well-known series including Equilibrium, Statuary, Banality, Antiquity and his recent Gazing Ball sculptures and paintings. Dr Xa Sturgis, Director of the Ashmolean, says: 'In showing Jeff Koons at the Ashmolean, the worlds oldest public museum where the collections range from prehistory to the present, this exhibition provokes a conversation between his work and the history of art and ideas with which his work engages. I am sure it will also provoke conversations among those who see it. Jeff Koons is surrounded by superlatives. Since he burst onto the contemporary art scene in the ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day A guide waits for visitors outside the space museum located in Saint Paraskeva church in Pereyaslav-Khemlnytsky, a small town some 80 kilometers southeast of Kiev on January 11, 2019. The wooden church in central Ukraine is one of thousands of buildings that were repurposed or simply destroyed during an anti-religion campaign in the Soviet era. But now some believers are asking whether it's time for the century old structure to be returned to the Church, especially as Ukraine is undergoing a religious revival. ALEKSEY FILIPPOV / AFP
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 | | Christie's sale of Impressionist & Modern Art catalogues now live | | San Antonio Museum of Art receives several gifts of exceptional works of contemporary art | | Tunnel of Love: Public artwork installed in Rotterdam's iconic Maastunnel | 
Claude Monet, Saule pleureur et bassin aux nymphéas, 1916-19. Estimate on Request. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
LONDON.- Christies 20th Century Season will launch on 27 February with Hidden Treasures: Impressionist & Modern Masterpieces from An Important Private Collection, a prestigious collection of 23 seminal works by the leading Impressionist and Modern artists. Hidden Treasures will be led by Claude Monets Saule pleureur et bassin aux nymphéas (1916-19, Estimate on Request). Further highlights include Paul Cézannes Nature morte de pêches et poires (1885-87, Estimate on Request) and Vincent van Goghs historically important Antwerp period portrait Portrait de femme: buste, profil gauche (1885, estimate: £8,000,000-12,000,000), one of only two works painted in Antwerp specifically mentioned in correspondence with his brother Theo. The collection precedes the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 27 February 2019. The series of 20th Century auctions will take place from 21 February to 7 March 2019. The Evening Sale wi ... More | | 
Virginia Overton (American, born 1971), Untitled (Quartered Pine), 2016. Eastern white pine, 99 x 27 x 26 in. (251.5 x 68.5 x 66 cm) Photography by Ron Amstutz.
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- The San Antonio Museum of Art announced today that it has received three separate gifts of contemporary art to support the continued growth and diversification of its collection. The Dallas Consortium has given Nic Nicosias major work Space Time Light (2008-2009), which comprises a series 10 large-scale archival inkjet images on canvases. It is the first work by the artist to enter the collection. At the same time, the Alex Katz Foundation, which has been focused on donating works of art by living American artists to American art museums, has donated one work each by artists Katherine Bernhardt, Richard Bosman, Juan Gomez, Lauren Nickou, and Virginia Overton. The third gift, from an anonymous donor, is a large-scale bronze sculpture by American artist Catherine Lee. Many of these gifts are now on view at the Museum, in its newly reinstalled galleries of contemporary art. These ... More | | 
With Tunnel of Love VOLLAERSZWART drowns us in a hallucinating fantasy world.
ROTTERDAM.- Using thousands of fluorescent heart-shaped ornaments, a dazzling temporary visual spectacle is fashioned onto the ceiling, walls and floor of the Rotterdam iconic Maastunnel. Blacklights replace existing lights, making thousands of fluorescent hearts glow and float on their endless background. The 600 meters length artwork offers every visitor an immersive experience. The artists duo Madje Vollaers en Pascal Zwart (VOLLAERSZWART), well known for city dressing projects in Istanbul, Amsterdam, Milan and Rotterdam initiated this longest artwork one can think of. With Tunnel of Love VOLLAERSZWART drowns us in a hallucinating fantasy world. After one enters the pedestrian tunnel, nobody can escape the love virus. The Tunnel of Love is a love declaration from VOLLAERSZWART to the people of the city of Rotterdam, a city of 176 nationalities, and its visitors. Tunnel of Love (free admission). 8 - 15 February, including Valentine Day 14 February Maastunnel, Rotterdam ... More |
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| | | India Art Fair closes its 11th edition with reports of strong sales | | PalaisPopulaire exhibits 'Objects of Wonder British Sculpture from the Tate Collection, 1950s - Present' | | New findings show Magic Mountain archaeological site is older than originally understood | 
India Art Fair 2019 featured 75 modern, contemporary and institutional exhibitors.
NEW DELHI.- India Art Fair, the leading platform for contemporary and modern art from South Asia, closed its 11th edition on 3 February 2019, with strong sales reported and growing confidence in the South Asian art market. The fair was attended by leading gallerists, collectors, artists, museum professionals and philanthropists, with galleries reporting new collectors entering both the contemporary and modern markets. India Art Fair 2019 featured 75 modern, contemporary and institutional exhibitors, an inaugural performance art programme, artist talks and the launch of India Art Fairs magazine. The fairs commitment to the art ecosystem in South Asia was made prominent through IAF Parallel, which highlights gallery and museum shows across India to regional and international audiences. Partnerships offered a platform to emerging artists including a showcase of Inlaks Fine Art Awards receipts, and a collaboration with St+art India Foun ... More | | 
Anthea Hamilton, Wrestler Kimono, 2012. PVC leatherette, silk satin acetate, cotton, and steel on wooden base, 2120 à 1903 à 438 mm. © Tate Images. © Anthea Hamilton.
BERLIN.- Comprising around seventy masterpieces from Tates collection, Objects of Wonder shows how British artists have revolutionized contemporary sculpture since the middle of the twentieth century. The spectrum ranges from icons of postwar modernism like Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, to stars of the Young British Artists generation, including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, who is represented with a provocative neon sculpture. The show, conceived exclusively for the PalaisPopulaire, examines important modern and contemporary art movements. A leitmotif that runs through the exhibition is the transformation of everyday objects. Through distortion, recombination, and dramatic staging they become Objects of Wonder that tell stories and put things that were forgotten or only fleetingly perceived in a completely new light. The exhibition ... More | | 
University of Kansas Odyssey Archaeological Research Program participant Rolfe Mandel (in the excavation unit), Mark Mitchell and Michele Koons examine the different layers in the profile of an excavation unit. A buried soil with associated artifacts nearly two meters below the surface yielded the new dates for the site. ©Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
DENVER, CO.- An archaeological site near Golden, Colorado, was occupied by humans thousands of years earlier than originally understood, according to new research conducted by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science in partnership with the Paleocultural Research Group (PCRG) and the University of Kansas Odyssey Archaeological Research Program (OARP). The site, nicknamed Magic Mountain, served as a campground for nomadic hunter-gatherers for millennia. The Museum, PCRG and OARP have conducted fieldwork there for the past few summers. The site was also excavated in the 1950s and 1990s. Previous excavations and radiocarbon dates revealed that the oldest ... More |
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| | | Anton Kern Gallery opens a solo exhibition of work by Erik Van Lieshout | | Rare casting of Rodin's seminal 'Age of Bronze' offered at Bonhams | | Phillips and Daata Editions announce partnership to commission digital artists | 
Erik van Lieshout, Untitled, 2018. Collage, vinyl on magazine paper. Paper Dimensions: 12.01 x 8.74 inches (30.5 x 22.2 cm).
NEW YORK, NY.- For his second solo exhibition at Anton Kern Gallery, Erik Van Lieshout debuts his new film, Beer, which documents the inner controversies that surrounded his acceptance of the prestigious Heineken Prize in 2018. The footage shot over the course of the year chronicles the wildly unpredictable saga that unfolded. New drawings and collages, inspired by the events in the film, also are on display, hung throughout a monumental Heineken-style box in the gallerys first floor atrium, in which Beer will be shown. Van Lieshouts work is sharp, incisive, and fearless. His brutally honest nature and bluntness result in the fascinating and surprising interactions that play out in his films. It is also deeply personalhis inner monologue and personal life are the subject of much of his work. Receiving the Heineken ... More | | 
LAge dairain (The Age of Bronze) by Rodin. Estimate: £100,000-150,000. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- A bronze cast of one of Rodins most famous sculptures, LAge dairain (The Age of Bronze), leads a strong selection of the artists work at Bonhams Impressionist and Modern Art Sale in London on 28 February. It is estimated at £100,000-150,000. Conceived between 1875-1877, L Age dairain caused great controversy when it was first shown. The figure was so intensely realistic that critics initially refused to believe Rodin had not simply made a cast of his model. The resultant publicity boosted Rodins public profile, and led to the commission of La Porte de lenfer (The Gates of Hell) the monumental group composition that preoccupied him for the rest of his life. The version of L Age dairain in the Bonhams sale was cast between 1935-1945 by the Alexis Rudier Foundry in Paris and has resided in a private collection for generations. The sale also includes a cast of Rodin ... More | | 
Ollie Dook. Photo: Courtesy the artist and Daata Editions.
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips and Daata Editions announced a partnership this spring, which will lead to the commissioning and exhibition of two new, digital artworks. The recipients will comprise of artists with practices that include video, sound, and performance. The commissioned artworks will premiere and be exhibited at Phillips in April, alongside a selection of other works from the roster of Daata artists, after which they will be offered for sale through Daatas online platform. Founded in 2015, Daata provides a new and innovative way to discover and collect digital artworks, serving as a native platform to a new generation of artists who work with moving image and sound. David Gryn, Founder of Daata Editions, said, Since its founding, Daata has supported artists working in digital media through the commissioning of new artworks. We are delighted to work with Phillips ... More |
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| | | Greek PM makes symbolic visit to Istanbul's disputed Hagia Sophia museum | | Tang Teaching Museum launches new collections website | | Studio Museum and MoMA announce multi-year partnership | 
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (3rd L) and Turkish officials visit the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia museum. OZAN KOSE / AFP.
ISTANBUL (AFP).- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday visited the Hagia Sophia, an iconic and disputed landmark in Istanbul which has recently been at the centre of tensions between Athens and Ankara over Muslim activity. The symbolic visit by a Greek leader to the former church and mosque that is now a museum came on the second day of Tsipras' first visit to Turkey in four years. The prime minister met Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin at the museum, an AFP correspondent said. "You can feel the burden of history here," Tsipras told AFP. The Greek premier listened enthusiastically as a guide accompanying the delegation explained the history of the edifice. The Hagia Sophia was first built as a church in the sixth century under the Christian Byzantine Empire as the centrepiece of its capital Constantinople, today's Istanbul. Almost immediately after the conquest of Constantinople by ... More | | 
The new site at offers visitors access to more than 1,100 high-resolution images of artwork.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY.- The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College has revamped its website to showcase the museums growing collection of drawings, paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, and more. The new site at offers visitors access to more than 1,100 high-resolution images of artwork. These works are also organized in collections, groupings of works by artist, theme, or a specific Skidmore class. Visitors can also explore stories about the artworks through new scholarship by faculty, staff, students, and guests; creative responses to the collection through music, dance, and new visual art; and video interviews with artists. Tang staff members Annelise Kelly, Online Content Coordinator, and Rebecca McNamara, Mellon Collections Curator, were led by Dayton Director Ian Berry in collaborating with Linked by Air, a New York City-based firm, to design and launch the new collection site. The si ... More | | 
In this file photo taken on April 11, 2013 a man walks by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Museum of Modern Art, and MoMA PS1 announced today an exciting multi-year partnership building on the institutions existing affiliations and shared values. The wide-ranging collaboration encompasses exhibitions and programming at both The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 during the Studio Museums construction of a new facility on the site of their longtime home on West 125th Street. The first in this series of collaborative programs will be an exhibition of new work by the current participants in the Studio Museums signature Artist-in-Residence program. Opening June 9, 2019, at MoMA PS1, the exhibition will feature new work by Allison Janae Hamilton (b. 1984, Lexington, KY), Tschabalala Self (b. 1990, New York, NY), and Sable Elyse Smith (b. 1986, Los Angeles, CA). Since May 2018, Hamilton, Self, and Smith ... More |
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 Arts+Leisure opens a collaborative exhibition of work by Jamie Powell and Joe NanasheNEW YORK, NY.- Arts+Leisure is presenting Somewhere, a collaborative exhibition of work by Jamie Powell and Joe Nanashe. In their first exhibition as a couple, the two navigate the vicissitudes of geography and place, modes of labor, and the cycles of experimentation and failure that underscore the artistic process. The exhibitions title, drawn from various sources including Over the Rainbow sung by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz and Tom Waits cover of Somewhere from West Side Story, reflects feelings of longing, desire, and hope, as well as Nanashes perception of an American delusion, a particularly trenchant observation given the urgent realities of displacement endemic to contemporary America. 1 Raised in West Virginia and Ohio, respectively, Powell and Nanashe embrace the dynamics of materiality, socialization, ... 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More Karen MacKinnon to leave post as director of Artes MundiLONDON.- Acclaimed arts authority Karen MacKinnon is to step down as Director and Curator at Artes Mundi the UKs largest international art prize, to take up post as curator of Swanseas prestigious Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, one of Wales leading contemporary art galleries. Since taking on the post of Director and Curator at Artes Mundi in 2013, Karen has put the independent Cardiff-based organisation on the global stage. Karen has overseen three cycles of the Artes Mundi Prize and Exhibition, won in the past three years by Theaster Gates, John Akomfrah and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Karen has overseen an expansion of the programme to include partner organisations Tate Plus, Chapter Arts Centre, Ffotogallerys Turner House alongside core partner National Museum Cardiff. Karen used her tenure to grow awareness for international ... 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Flashback On a day like today, English painter Margaret Fownes-Luttrell was born February 07, 1726. Margaret Fownes-Luttrell[a] (7 February 1726 - 13 August 1766) was an English artist and wife of Henry Fownes Luttrell. Two of her paintings are part of the Dunster Castle collection, now property of the National Trust. She was the heiress of Dunster Castle, under the stipulation in her father's will that her husband should take the additional surname of Luttrell. Four portraits of her exist in Dunster castle and a fifth at Bathealton Court. In this image: Margaret Luttrell (1726 - 1766), Mrs Henry Fownes Luttrell
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