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Pavel Pepperstein, (born 1966, active USSR/Russia), The Way of Communication in the Year 5781, 2017 Watercolor on paper, 50 x 70 cm. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Purchase, Ruth and Joseph Bromberg Fund and Barbara and Eugene Schwartz Contemporary Art Acquisition Endowment Fund. Courtesy Nahodka Arts, London; Photo © Nataliya Tazbash; Artwork © Pavel Pepperstein.
JERUSALEM.- Victory over the Sun charts the evolution of Russian avant-garde and nonconformist art over the course of the 20th century, from the eve of the Bolshevik Revolution to the collapse of the Soviet Union, demonstrating the link between artistic styles and the nations tumultuous history. Showcasing important loans from renowned institutions including the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, and Centre Pompidou, Paris, this in-depth exhibition presents leading figures of movements that ebbed and flowed with Russias social and political upheaval. Victory over the Sun brings together some of the finest examples of the Russian avant-garde movements, highlighting the indelible connection between art and politics that existed during the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, remarked Ido Bruno, Anne and Jerome Fisher Director of the Israel Museum. This exhibition presents a holistic approach to exploring the artistic practic ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day A sign hangs on the door of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History stating that the museum is closed because of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, January 2, 2019. SAUL LOEB / AFP
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 | | Gainsborough's family album on view at the National Portrait Gallery, London | | Exhibition invites visitors to look at photographs with a conservator's eye and see them anew | | Trump mocks Indian PM for library in Afghanistan | 
Thomas Gainsborough by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1758-1759. © National Portrait Gallery, London.
LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery London has brought together for the first time all twelve surviving portraits of Thomas Gainsboroughs daughters in a major new exhibition, Gainsboroughs Family Album. The portraits, which trace the development of the Gainsborough girls from playful young children to fashionable adults, include such famous images as The Artists Daughters chasing a Butterfly (c.1756) and The Artists Daughters with a Cat, (c.1760-1). These can be seen alongside rarely seen paintings, such as the grand double full-length of Mary and Margaret Gainsborough as sumptuously-dressed young women (c.1774). Featuring over fifty works from public and private collections across the world, Gainsboroughs Family Album provides a unique insight into the private life and motivations of one of Britains greatest artists. The exhibition includes a number of works that have never been on public ... More | | 
Sylvie Pénichon, Head of Photograph Conservation, gently rolls a swab over the surface of a photograph to remove grime imbedded in its emulsion. Photo: James Iska. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago is presenting an exhibition that invites visitors to look at photographs with a conservators eye and see them anew. Photographs are surprisingly delicate objectsvulnerable to damage through improper handling, poor storage conditions, and flaws inherent to their
own chemistry. Omnipresent, they exist in many different forms, and are made from a wide variety of materials. To preserve and treat photographs, conservators use a variety of strategies and tools appropriate considering the diversity and breadth of the Art Institutes collection. Conservators of photographs are part of a larger group of specialists that care for all objects in the museums collection within the Department of Conservation and Science. This exhibition explores the many facets of the work they undertake in their daily ... More | | 
In this file photo taken on November 30, 2018, US President Donald Trump listens to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting in the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. SAUL LOEB / AFP.
WASHINGTON (AFP).- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday mocked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a library in Afghanistan, suggesting it was of no use. Trump brought up India's aid during a rambling press appearance at a cabinet meeting as he defended his push for the United States to invest less overseas. While stating that he got along with Modi, Trump said the Indian leader was "constantly telling me he built a library in Afghanistan." "You know what that is? That's like five hours of what we spend," Trump said. "And we're supposed to say, 'Oh, thank you for the library.' I don't know who's using it in Afghanistan," Trump said. It was unclear to which project Trump was referring, but India has committed $3 billion in assistance to Afghanistan since US-led forces ... More |
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| | | Best of Bauhaus: TASCHEN publishes the definitive reference work, now in a compact format | | Exhibition features artworks from more than 50 cultures across North America | | Yale Center for British Art presents apocalyptic floodscapes from John Martin to John Goto | 
As we approach the Bauhaus centennial, this is a defining account of its energy and rigor.
NEW YORK, NY.- In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germanys Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology, which they applied across media and practices from film to theater, and sculpture to ceramics. This best-selling reference work is made in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv/Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin, the worlds largest collection on the history of the Bauhaus. Documents, studies, more than 250 new photographs, sketches, plans, and models record not only the realized works but also the leading principles and personalities of this idealistic creative community through its three successive locations in Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin. From informal shots of group gymnastics to drawings guided by Paul Klee, from extensive architectural plans to an infinitely sleek ashtray by Marianne Brandt, the collection brims with the colors, ma ... More | | 
Tsimshian artist. Headdress frontlet, ca. 182040. British Columbia. Wood, abalone shell, pigment, and metal, 7 x 6 x 1/2 in. (17.8 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm). The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Promised Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection features 116 artworks from more than 50 cultures across North America. Ranging in date from the 2nd to the early 20th century, the diverse objects are promised gifts (first announced in spring 2017), donations, and loans to The Met from the pioneering collectors Charles and Valerie Diker. The collection has particular strengths in sculpture from British Columbia and Alaska, California baskets, pottery from southwestern pueblos, Plains drawings and regalia, and rare accessories from the eastern Woodlands. Max Hollein, the Museums Director, commented: The presentation in the American Wing of these exceptional works by Indigenous artists marks a critical moment in which conventional narratives of history are being expanded to acknowledge and celebrate the ... More | | 
J. M. W. Turner, Yarmouth Sands, ca. 1840 (detail), watercolor, graphite, and scraping out on paper, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.- This exhibition explores how the idea of the Deluge has been represented and interpreted by British artists and writers from the end of the eighteenth century to the present day. It considers the diverse ways they have responded to accounts of both biblical and mythological, and real and fictional, floods and the political ends to which this theme has been used in their respective historical contexts. Drawing on the Yale Center for British Arts collections of prints and drawings, photographs, and rare books and manuscripts, Before the Deluge examines the connections between our own sense of antediluvianism and that of earlier times, charting the artistic representation of apocalyptic floods, and the scientific and political debates about the Deluge to which these writers and artists contributed. From John Martins Deluge, one of the most sensational images of the Romantic age, to the diluvian reimagining of the eighte ... More |
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| | | Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival announces its 2019 spotlight on Carrie Mae Weems | | Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents 'Laurie Simmons: Big Camera/Little Camera' | | The High Line presents a video exhibition of three works by Merce Cunningham | 
Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled, 2017 (detail). Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY.
TORONTO.- Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival announced that renowned American artist Carrie Mae Weems will headline the 23rd edition of the city-wide event spanning the month of May 2019. Weems exhibition in five parts, sited at distinct locations across the city, represents the artists first solo exhibition in Canada. In addition to Weems, a selection of North American and international lens-based artists will present a diversity of projects in museums, galleries, and public spaces across Toronto. The preliminary list of artists includes Taysir Batniji, Moyra Davey, Weronika Gesicka, Mike Hoolboom and Jorge Lozano, Ayana V. Jackson, Sanaz Mazinani, Meryl McMaster, Nadia Myre, Louie Palu, Sputnik Photo Collective, Michael Tsegaye, and Carmen Winant. Critically acclaimed and recently chosen by T: The New York Times Style Magazine as one of the The Greats in the creative sector ... More | | 
Laurie Simmons, Clothes Make the Man: Ask Any Woman, 1992. Photo: courtesy the artist and Salon 94 © Laurie Simmons.
FORT WORTH, TX.- Laurie Simmons: Big Camera/Little Camera is on view to the public at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth from October 14, 2018, through January 27, 2019, and will travel to the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, February 23 through May 5, 2019, where it will be overseen by Omar Kholeif, Manilow Senior Curator and Director of Global Initiatives. The exhibition is organized by Andrea Karnes, senior curator, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, with full support of the artist. This exhibition showcases the artist's photographs spanning the last four decades, from 1976 to the present, a small selection of sculpture, and two films. Simmons's career-long exploration of archetypal gender roles, especially women in domestic settings, is the primary subject of this exhibition and is a topic as poignant today as it was in the late 1970s, when she began to develop her ... More | | 
For the Centennial, High Line Art presents three of Cunninghams choreographies for camera.
NEW YORK, NY.- Presented by Friends of the High Line, High Line Art announces For Camera, a video exhibition of three works by Merce Cunningham. The exhibition will screen January 3 through February 27, 2019, as a part of High Line Channelan ongoing series of video projections in the semi-enclosed passageway on the High Line at 14th St. For Camera is part of the Merce Cunningham Centennial, a celebration of Cunninghams legacy, hosted at arts and educational institutions around the world. For the Centennial, High Line Art presents three of Cunninghams choreographies for camera. A perpetual innovator and routine collaborator, Cunningham worked with artists, musicians, dancers, scenographers, and more. In particular, he used film to both document his performances and as a medium in its own right, often collaborating with filmmakers to stage dances specifically made for ... More |
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| | | Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal announces the international tour of its Leonard Cohen exhibition | | David Voyles named Deputy Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum | | Historic Medici and Lorraine Gem Collection on view for the first time | 
Leonard Cohen, Trouville, 1988. Photo: Claude Gassian.
MONTREAL.- The Musée dart contemporain de Montréal announced the international tour of its Leonard Cohen Exhibition: A Crack in Everything, with three confirmed destinations. With this tour, the MAC joins forces with renowned museums in cultural capitals around the world, continuing its work on the international art scene. The Museum also achieves its objectives of presenting and promoting Québec, Canadian and international artists, as well as promoting Montréal, Leonard Cohens hometown. Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything was inaugurated on November 9, 2017, at the MAC, one year after the passing of Leonard Cohen. A record number of 315,000 visitors attended the exhibit, making it one of the most viewed in the Museums history. I find it extremely moving to tour this exhibition, which was one of MACs greatest successes and also one of the most beautiful exhibitions I had the pleasure to organize in my ... More | | 
Voyles has spent the past 25 years working for the Smithsonian in various capacities. Photo by Libby Weiler.
WASHINGTON, DC.- David Voyles has been named deputy director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, effective Dec. 9. Voyles has spent the past 25 years working for the Smithsonian in various capacities, having served since 2011 as the highly respected director of the Office of Planning, Management and Budget. He takes over the role of deputy director from Rachel Allen, who retired after 45 years of service to the museum. David brings significant experience and skill in financial management and strategic planning to his new role as SAAMs deputy director, said Stephanie Stebich, the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. His talents will strengthen SAAMs management excellence in support of our programs presented in two historically significant buildings in Washington, D.C., as well as our national programs." ... More | | 
Bust of a bacchant or Dionysus. First half 1st century B.C. (cameo). 17th century (mount).
FLORENCE.- The newly refurbished section displaying the extraordinary collection of antique gems collected by the Medici and Lorraine families opened at the National Archeological Museum in Florence last month, enabling the display of a selection of objects for the first time. The last ruling dynasties of the Duchy of Florence, the Medici and Lorraine families collected the diminutive masterpiecesBabylonian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, and post-Classicaldating from 2300 B.C. to the early 18th century. Friends of Florence Foundation funding supported the two years of study and preparatory work, the refurbishment of the gallery, new display cases, and interpretive material including touch-screens to showcase one of the largest and most important gem collections in the world. The first display in what will be ongoing rotating installations includes 432 objects from the over 2,300 pieces in the collections. ... More |
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 Arts + Leisure presents an exhibition of new sculptures by Johnston FosterNEW YORK, NY.- Arts + Leisure is presenting Souvenirs of the Suzerain, an exhibition of new sculptures by Johnston Foster. In his first showing at the gallery, the artist presents his constructions of found objects, which often allude to the natural world, while simultaneously drawing inspiration from art historical and musical references. Comprised of common, even banal objects (PVC, vinyl siding and floor tiles, scrap metal, etc.), Fosters practice challenges the viewer to re-examine the material fabric of their daily lives, and forms a bridge between realities of everyday consumption and the grand cycles of the natural world. Likening his practice to a sort of homegrown alchemy, Foster emphasizes the hands-on, labor intensive process of creating his sculptures. By reappropriating discarded consumer products, his work also calls attention to the wasted ... More 'Two Sides of the Border' on view at the Yale School of ArchitectureNEW HAVEN, CONN.- What if we stopped dividing the United States and Mexico into two separate nations, and instead studied their shared histories, cultures, and economies and acknowledged them as pieces of a single region? During the spring 2018 semester, Tatiana Bilbao organized an academic initiative called Two Sides of the Border: Redefining the Region. The Yale School of Architecture Gallery is exhibiting the works of 13 architecture studios across the US and Mexico that participated in the initiative, examining regional issues across the two countries. The current political climate exaggerates differences across the border, and at a moment when migration is at the forefront of political discourse and NAFTA is being renegotiated as the USMCA, the exhibition investigates the urgency of shifting the narrative. To redefine and reimagine the border ... More Austrian artist Nikolaus Gansterer announced as the winner of the MAC International prizeBELFAST.- The third edition of MAC International has launched in Belfast, with Austrian artist Nikolaus Gansterer announced as the winner of the 20,000 GBP MAC International prize; Ireland's largest art prize and one of the few major art prizes in the UK. Spanning all three of the MACs galleries, MAC International provides a truly global perspective on contemporary art and presents a snapshot of some of the most urgent voices in contemporary practice operating in our world today. This years exhibition includes work by artists from Ireland, Italy, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Austria, France, Turkey, Palestine, USA and Canada. The works in MAC International 2018 take many forms; from photography and film, through to installation, sculpture and painting. Conceptually, they address some of the main concerns facing artists, and wider society, today. Many ... More Kunstmuseen Krefeld is presenting Volker Döhne's first large-scale museum retrospectiveKREFELD.- Volker Döhnes first large-scale museum retrospective Seeker and Finder provides visitors the opportunity to rediscover the previously little known oeuvre of this photographer and designer. Born in Remscheid in 1953, Volker Döhne was one of Bernd Bechers first students. He has been exploring his native region in North Rhine-Westphalia with the camera since 1976. With their clear visual language and precise thematic subject matters, his photographic series resemble sociological studies. His works sharpen the viewers perception of everyday life as well as promote a sense of historical awareness. The Seeker and Finder exhibition will conclusively inscribe the work of Volker Döhne in the history of the Düsseldorf School of Photography. The original objective, conceptual approach of the Düsseldorf School of Photography shaped between ... More Para Site presents a major selected retrospective exhibition of the work of Ellen PauHONG KONG.- Para Site is presenting Ellen Pau: What about Home Affairs? Ellen Paus first retrospective set in Hong Kong. Showcasing multi-faceted creations from one of Hong Kongs most influential and pioneering artists, the exhibition is curated by Para Site in-house curator Freya Chou and is on show from Saturday 8 December 2018 to Sunday 17 February 2019 at Para Site. During her thirty years of practice, Pau has continually explored the possibilities of creating an alternative viewing experience through the lens, one that is concerned with the values inherent to technology and its modes of communicating in daily life. Ellen Pau: What about Home Affairs? features work from the late1980s to the present including selected single-channel video works, archives, and a series of unpublished photographs. By the early 1990s, Pau began to incorporate ... More Suzanne Heggie Werner joins Shaker Museum │ Mount Lebanon Board of TrusteesNEW LEBANON, NY.- Suzanne Heggie Werner has joined the Board of Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon. Werner moved to Hillsdale, NY in 2016 to raise alpaca at Green River Hollow Farm. She is the owner, along with her husband Robert Werner, of Fluff Alpaca, a shop in Hudson, NY that sells clothing and textiles made from alpaca fiber. Werner holds a JD from New York University and a BA from Mount Holyoke College. She also attended Tunghai Universtiy in Taichung, Taiwan, where she pursued her study of the Mandarin language. She practiced law and taught English for many years before joining the Central Intelligence Agency in 2001. She worked first in the Office of General Counsel and later served as the Branch Chief of the Chinese language branch of the East Asia Division in the Directorate of Operations. Two of Werners aunts were deeply ... More Lyons Wier Gallery opens exhibition of paintings by Chelsea GibsonNEW YORK, NY.- Lyons Wier Gallery presents "My Kitchen Table" by Chelsea Gibson. Chelsea Gibson paints portraits of home. Home for the upstate New York artist is not a static entity; it cannot not be measured in square feet or valued in dollars. Rather, home is a feeling-something experienced-that roots itself in a person's relationship to space, time, things, and people. To capture and emit the performative sense of the home, Gibson loads many of her paintings with what some would call quotidian clutter, but that together speak volumes outside of the singular moment being painted. While all of Gibson's subjects are in some ways defined by and also defining their surroundings, the real potency of the artist's work resides in her own (seemingly unseen) presence. There is an intimacy in the paintings-a deeply personal and profound attachment ... More Exhibition brings the game of chess to lifeSANTA ANA, CA.- Bowers Kidseum is hosting Kings, Queens & Castles, a childrens chess exhibit co-created by The World Chess Hall of Fame and The Magic House, St. Louis Childrens Museum, through February 18, 2019. This innovative, nationally traveling exhibition brings the game of chess to life and provides an engaging introduction to individual chess pieces and game strategy. Kings, Queens & Castles invites children to learn more about this classic game while diving into an interactive world of medieval fantasy. Designed for children ages 3 to 11, Kings, Queens & Castles features an array of hands-on elements. Visitors of all ages can: Take a drawbridge into a medieval castle, complete with turret slides and a giant chess board floor with life-size chess pieces. Make a fanciful crown, then don a royal cape and sit on a majestic throne to become ... More Newly discovered Rogie Vachon 'smiley' goalie mask emerges in upcoming Platinum Night AuctionDALLAS, TX.- From year to year, Heritage Auctions' famed Platinum Night catalogs have showcased some of the most intriguing and significant pieces in hobby history. From Curt Schilling's famed bloody sock, to the bat shard that Roger Clemens threw at Mike Piazza in the 2000 World Series, to the heavyweight championship belt presented to Muhammad Ali in the 1970's , the museum-caliber, head turning offerings keep coming and the pieces in the upcoming February Platinum Auction will most certainly follow suit. While non-hockey enthusiasts may think the lot highlighted here may have originated from a horror film, knowledgeable hobbyists will be quick to point out that this Rogie Vachon game-worn goalie mask is widely considered one of the most famous masks in NHL history. The first of its kind ever to hit the auction block, it was worn by the Hall of Fame netminder ... More Certified video games are coming to Heritage Auctions starting January 6DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions announced that certified video games will be included in every weekly Sunday Internet Comics Auction at HA.com, beginning January 6. There will be no minimum bids or reserves, and bidders can bid with confidence knowing that all games are certified by the experts at Wata Games. The full selection can be seen here Also, it's not too early to register your wantlist so you receive an email from Heritage Auctions anytime the games you're looking for are listed for sale. Wata Games is the preeminent grading and certification leader for the video game collectible market, and has set consistent and transparent standards in certification. Much like other collectibles, the video game collectible industry is now evolving from nostalgia to a recognized form of art and history. Founded and operated b ... More First edition of INK NOW Art Expo to be held from 19-21 January 2019HONG KONG.- INK NOW, the worlds first online/offline multifaceted ink art platform, announces the first edition of INK NOW Art Expo to be held from 19 21 January 2019 (VIP Preview on 18 January) in Expo Dome, Taipei Expo Park, with American Express as Lead Partner, Regent Taipei as Hotel Partner, BMW as VIP Limousine Partner, and William Grant & Sons as Special Sponsor. Advocating Eastern culture and aesthetics, INK NOW is built to respond to the growing demand on ink art in the international market, and it aims to promote Eastern arts and culture to a wider audience. The first edition of INK NOW Taipei Art Expo invites leading galleries across Asia to participate, such as Hanart TZ Gallery and Yewn from Hong Kong, SHIBUNKAKU from Japan, Amy Li Gallery from Beijing and Yi Art Museum from Shanghai, mainland China, and Art WeMe ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, German-French painter August Macke was born January 03, 1887. August Macke (3 January 1887 - 26 September 1914) was a German Expressionist painter. He was one of the leading members of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider). He lived during a particularly innovative time for German art: he saw the development of the main German Expressionist movements as well as the arrival of the successive avant-garde movements which were forming in the rest of Europe. In this image: August Macke, Landschaft mit hellem Baum, 1914. Aquarell uber Bleistift, 22.2 x 30.9 cm. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett. Photo: bpk, Jorg P. Anders.
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