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Sam Doyle, Sailboat, c.1960s, house paint on metal, 25 x 26 1/2 in. (63.5 x 67.31 cm). Photo: Gordon W. Bailey Collection.
BILOXI, MS.- The Ohr-OKeefe Museum of Art will present Changing Tides: Gifts from Gordon W. Bailey opening July 12, 2021 and on view through February 8, 2022. Showcasing artworks recently gifted by Mr. Bailey, a Los Angeles-based, advocate, scholar and collector, the exhibition represents an important new direction for the Ohr-OKeefe. Created with various media, the artworks testify to the enduring creative impulse that cuts across cultures, geography and generations. All of the featured artists are making their debuts in the museums expanding permanent collection. We are extending the reach of our exhibitions to include more national and international artists, said Ohr-OKeefes Executive Director David Houston, Mr. Baileys thoughtful, transformative gift greatly enhances our collection and enables the museum over the coming decades to better serve ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Karla Black, sculptures (2001 - 2021) details for a retrospective. Fruitmarket, Market St, Edinburgh, EH1 1DF. 7 July 2021 to 21 November 2021.
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| MAM Shanghai presents the first exhibition of Zaha Hadid Architects in mainland China | | Ten objects by Joseph Beuys exhibited at different locations in Munich | | Sale of rare da Vinci drawing triggers legal battle in France | 
From MAXXI Museum of 21st Century Art in Rome (2010) and Leeza SOHO in Beijing (2019) to the studios ground-breaking projects currently in development across six continents.
SHANGHAI.- Defined by a timeline of Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) formative works in China, ZHA Close Up at MAM Shanghai explores the pioneering research and interconnecting relationships that unite their projects around the globe, detailing the technological innovations that are transforming how the studio imagines, designs and constructs built environments. Running from 26 June 15 September 2021, the exhibition examines the evolution of Zaha Hadid Architects buildings over the last 40 yearsfrom the flowing urban spaces of the MAXXI Museum of 21st Century Art in Rome (2010) and Leeza SOHO in Beijing (2019) to the studios ground-breaking projects currently in development across six continentsdemonstrating a consistent desire to innovate and inspire. Founded by the late Zaha Hadid in 1979, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) redefined architecture for the ... More | | 
Joseph Beuys, Capri-Battery, 1985. Light bulb with plug socket, lemon. Location: gate Technology and Start-Up Center in Garching, LichtenbergstraÃe 8, 85748 Garching bei München © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021.
MUNICH.- Ten objects by Joseph Beuys each a multiple from a limited edition left the Pinakothek der Moderne to spark new ideas at different locations across Munich. Removed from the familiar museum setting and the polarizing personality of the artist who would have celebrated his 100th birthday on 12 May 2021 the multiples are tested in exchange with a new generation. In 1970, Joseph Beuys compared the making and distribution of editioned objects to the installation of transmitters which would interconnect his comprehensive body of work across multiple locations. For Beuys the decision to produce editioned artworks was a way of reaching beyond the confines of the museum so that the multiples could resonate in the wider world. In this way the multiples made a significant contribution to eroding the boundary between art and everyday life. As objects they embody ideas that were central to Beuys ... More | | 
In this file photo taken on December 13, 2016, a member of Paris auctioneer Tajan displays a previously undiscovered drawing by Leonardo da Vinci at the auction house in Paris. The rare drawing is valued at around 16 million USD. PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP.
by Eleonore Dermy
PARIS (AFP).- A small pen-and-ink drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, which lay buried unrecognised in a box for decades, was at the centre of an acrimonious battle between its owner and France's culture ministry in a case that opened in a Paris court on Wednesday. The court began hearing if the drawing of a martyred Saint Sebastian lashed to a tree is allowed to leave France for eventual purchase by a foreign buyer, as desired by the owner, named only a Jean B, but contested by the French state. The piece was among several drawings and engravings that Jean B, now 86, received as a gift from his father for passing his medical school exams in 1959. Being more of a rock enthusiast than an art lover at the time, the young ... More |
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| Major exhibition of Joan Miró's work opens at the Museum of Art Pudong in Shanghai | | Exhibition at Xavier Hufkens explores how artists use systems and structures to free expression | | 'Will I be alive tomorrow?': Afghan woman photographer under threat | 
In the works on display, visitors will discover Mirós imagination and his unique language of signs, as well as the way the artist experimented with a variety of techniques and materials and the new life he gave to everyday objects.
SHANGHAI.- The depth of meaning in Joan Mirós work springs from a desire to capture the essence of human existence. On a personal level, this desire also implied an affirmation of identity that arose from Mirós strong connection with the land with the medieval town of Mont-roig del Camp, in the Catalan countryside, where his family had a house and which was the original source of his creativity. Paradoxically, he could only achieve this aim by breaking boundaries and constantly reconsidering his own creative effort, which he was finally able to materialise in the context of the Paris avant-garde and in a century marked by cruel conflicts. The artists wish thus acquired a dimension that moved beyond the realm of the individual to become universal. Miró aspired to achieve a collective, anonymous form of art, and this explains the multidisciplinary nature of his work ... More | | 
Roni Horns (b. 1955) Remembered Words is a group of nine framed drawings in a grid formation.
BRUSSELS.- Featuring the work of ten artists and spanning a period of forty-five years, Gridscape explores how artists use systems and structures to free expression. The exhibition brings together different generations of artists who have approached one of the defining questions of Modernism: how can systems be used to investigate, contain or liberate the self? The confrontation between regimentation and chaos, rules and imagination, limits and freedom has given birth to some of the most fascinating artworks of the twentieth century. Taking this as a starting point, Gridscape presents the work of artists who have continued to use and challenge systems as a way of expressing the complex relationships that unite the collective and the individual, or the inner and outside worlds. Grids often represent an attempt to rationalise things that are vast, capricious and almost impossible to control, such as language, memory and time. The latter two concepts come to the fore, for example, ... More | | 
This picture taken in Kabul on June 20, 2021 shows Afghanistan visual artist and photographer Rada Akbar posing for a photograph in Kabul. ADEK BERRY / AFP.
by Anne Chaon
KABUL (AFP).- Photographer Rada Akbar's striking self-portraits are a declaration of her independence and heritage -- but in Afghanistan that comes at a deadly risk. The 33-year-old artist's latest exhibition was forced online after she faced threats for her work showcasing some of the nation's powerful female figures. High profile women including media workers, judges and activists are among the more than 180 people who have been assassinated since September -- violence the US and Afghan government blame on the Taliban. "We are the minority who are fighting, raising our voices. By killing some of us, they will force the rest of us to be silent," she said of the insurgents. "They are sending the message: 'You have no place, if you want to do this you'll get killed'," she added. Like most of her friends, she no longer follows any routine and has restricted her movements ... More |
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| Exhibition presents a comprehensive picture of the role of art during The Thirty Years' War | | Dilip Kumar, Bollywood's 'tragedy king', dies aged 98 | | UK's first new cultural space since coronavirus pandemic opens in Edinburgh | 
Porträit Kurfürst Johann Georg I. von Sachsen, um 1617-1620 © Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, SKD.
DRESDEN.- The Thirty Years War, which convulsed Central Europe four centuries ago, has seared itself into our collective memory as one of the most dramatic periods of European history. The conflict, which began in 1618 with the Prague Defenestration, escalated over the following decades into a bitter struggle for religious dominance and political hegemony within Europe. Famine, death and disease decimated the population, in some areas by as much as two thirds; whole regions were devastated, causing huge numbers of people to be displaced. Yet even during the war, artistic production never came to a standstill. On the contrary, art continued to fulfil important functions: works of art were used to demonstrate power and authority, were exchanged as diplomatic gifts, documented military encounters and served as admonitions for peace. The high regard in which art was held meant that it was coveted ... More | | 
In this file photo taken on September 16, 2006 Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar speaks at the announcement of the release of the Bhojpuri film "Ab Ta Banja Sajanwa Hamaar" (Please Become My Sweetheart Now) in Mumbai. SEBASTIAN D'SOUZA / AFP.
by Nivrita Ganguly
MUMBAI (AFP).- Dilip Kumar, one of Bollywood's most accomplished and respected film stars, died on Wednesday aged 98, prompting tributes from across Indian and Pakistani cinema, politics, sport and even animal rights. Alongside Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor, Kumar was one of three big names who dominated the golden age of Indian cinema from the 1940s to the 1960s, enjoying a career spanning more than 50 years and nearly 60 films. Nicknamed "The Tragedy King" with brooding good looks, tousled hair, and a deep voice, he played the lead in some of the Indian film industry's most commercially successful films of the period. ... More | | 
Installation view. Photo: Neil Hanna.
EDINBURGH.- The Fruitmarket, Edinburgh, UK, opened its doors for the first time Wednesday 7 July since summer 2019, with its existing galleries refreshed and expanded into a large adjacent warehouse. A £4.3m capital development, it is the first project and renovation of its kind to open in the UK since the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic. A major exhibition of over 30 works including major new commissions by renowned Scottish sculptor Karla Black inaugurates the newly expanded Fruitmarket and spans the entire building comprising two gallery spaces, the new warehouse space and linking walkway. Access into and around the building has been improved, with an emphasis placed on equality of experience for everyone. The new spaces and redevelopment have been designed by Edinburgh-based Reiach and Hall Architects and prioritise re-use and sustainability. The resulting transformation doubles the footprint of the gallery and brings the next door ... More |
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| Christie's Paris to offer the Monsieur et Madame Jean-Marc Forneri Collection | | A blossoming of trust: miart and Milano Art Week will be back in September | | Smithsonian names Ngaire Blankenberg Director of the National Museum of African Art | 
Madame Forneri comes from a family of Italian antique dealers who settled on the French Riviera in the 1910s. Her husband, Jean-Marc, is originally from Marseille and went to the prestigious ENA school before becoming a finance inspector.
PARIS.- On 28 September, Christie's will be hosting the sale of the collection of Monsieur and Madame Jean-Marc Forneri. Comprising nearly 300 lots, this eclectic collection has been carefully selected by this passionate couple over several decades. It will attract a broad panel of collectors, due to the diversity of periods and mediums on offer. The estimates, ranging from 200 to 250,000 euros, will appeal to both young and experienced collectors. Madame Forneri comes from a family of Italian antique dealers who settled on the French Riviera in the 1910s. Her husband, Jean-Marc, is originally from Marseille and went to the prestigious ENA school before becoming a finance inspector. Both share a common passion for art and started their collection in 1980, focusing on 18th century furniture, -when baroque and rococo were the prevailing trends- to decorate their splendid ... More | | 
Peter Halley, Purple Cell, 2021. Acrylic, fluorescent acrylic and Roll - A - Tex on canvas, 113 Ã 107 Ã 11 cm. Courtesy the artist and Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia.
MILAN.- From 17 to 19 September 2021 (VIP preview 16 September) miart, the international modern and contemporary art fair organised by Fiera Milano, will make a long-awaited comeback. Now in its twenty-fifth edition, it will be directed for the first time by Nicola Ricciardi. 145 galleries from 21 countries (traditionally split into 5 sections: Established Contemporary, Established Masters, Emergent, Decades, and Generations) will present in the pavilions of fieramilanocity_MiCo - and at the same time on a dedicated digital platform - artworks by established contemporary artists, modern masters, and emerging young talents. With a path full of dialogues, discoveries, and rediscoveries from the early twentieth century to the creations of the latest generations, miart maintains its wide chronological offer and confirms its international nature. Moreover, this year, miart pays special attention to the poetic word - interpreted as a form of univ ... More | | 
As a consultant, Blankenberg has advised clients on strategies for decolonization, concept development, operations and business planning, programming, stakeholder and public engagement and more.
WASHINGTON, DC.- Ngaire Blankenberg has been named director of the Smithsonians National Museum of African Art, effective July 6. A consultant for museums and cultural destinations around the world, Blankenberg brings rich experience finding innovative ways to connect cultural resources to new audiences and a deep commitment to co-reimagining the museums of the future. Blankenberg, a member of the African diaspora, has a proven track record in the systemic transformation of museums and cultural spaces to become more inclusive and more engaged in the community and society around them. The National Museum of African Art embodies the Smithsonians mission to foster understanding, inspire dialogue and bring people together irrespective of language, culture or border, said Lonnie Bunch, the Secretary of the Smithsonian. Ngaires leadership and experience will be invaluable ... More |
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KAWS 'Untitled (C3PO)' | London | July 2021
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 First UK solo exhibition by art collective Fehras Publishing Practices opens at The Mosaic RoomsLONDON.- The Mosaic Rooms presents the first UK solo exhibition by Berlin-based art collective Fehras Publishing Practices. Borrowed Faces: Future Recall looks at the Cold War and its effect on cultural practices in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa region, which generated one of the most fertile periods in the history of Arab culture and publishing. The exhibition is part of the 2021 Shubbak Festival. Artists Sami Rustom, Omar Nicolas and Kenan Darwich have been working together as Fehras Publishing Practices since 2015. Their work playfully explores significant cultural moments in the history of Arab publishing through performance, installation and publications, skilfully blending fiction and reality. Borrowed Faces unpicks the political and cultural policies of the United States and the Soviet ... More  The Art Institute presents Mimi Cherono Ng'ok: Closer to the Earth, Closer to my Own BodyCHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago presents Mimi Cherono Ngok: Closer to the Earth, Closer to My Own Body on view June 18, 2021 through February 7, 2022. For more than a decade, Mimi Cherono Ngok has worked to understand how natural environments, botanical cultures, and human subjects coexist and evolve together. Working with an analog camera, she travels extensively across the tropical climates of the Global South constructing a visual archive of images that document her daily experiences and aid her in processing emotions and memories. For this solo museum exhibition in the United States, Cherono Ngok presents photographs and a film made across Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, all as part of an ongoing inquiry into the rich and diverse botanical cultures of the tropics. She tracked flowers and floral ... More  Kristina D. Palmer takes on role of chief development officer at the Columbia Museum of ArtCOLUMBIA, SC.- The Columbia Museum of Art announced that Kristina D. Palmer has accepted the position of Chief Development Officer at the museum. She joined the CMA team as senior development officer in November 2020; in her new position, Palmer oversees the CMA development department, managing all fundraising efforts in order to both sustain and increase individual and institutional support for the museum. I could not be happier to recruit Kristina to the team, says CMA Executive Director Della Watkins. Kristina has a passion to help arts and culture flourish, and she smartly networks, strategically plans, and confidently communicates. We are thrilled to have her here at the CMA. Palmer is an accomplished fundraising professional and strategist with over 20 years of progressive nonprofit leadership experience and ... More  With venues reopening across New York, life is a cabaret once againNEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Thank you all for risking your lives by coming out tonight, Joe Iconis quipped, welcoming a socially distanced crowd to the June reopening of the cabaret venue Feinsteins/54 Below in Manhattan. Iconis, a composer, lyricist and performer beloved among young musical theater fans, was joking, but before diving into an alternately goofy and poignant set with actor and singer George Salazar a star of Iconis first Broadway production, Be More Chill he added, earnestly, Its the most incredible thing to be able to do this show for real human beings, not computer screens. Moist-eyed reunions between artists and fans have been taking place across the city as COVID-19 restrictions are gradually relaxing. I hope youre prepared for how emotional it will be when youre onstage, because it will ... More  Exhibition reveals young people's insights into life at home during lockdownCOLCHESTER.- When the first lockdown was announced on 23 March 2020, our homes and how we lived within them changed completely. Home began to take on a new meaning as it became more than just a living space but where all elements of life played out, from schooling and studying to working and socialising and often the only connection to the outside world came through digital media and video calls. This changing relationship with our homes as the weeks and months rolled on is explored in the exhibition - House Share - on view at Firstsite, Colchester. Curated by Firstsites Young Art Kommunity (YAK) group, working in partnership with Firstsite and Arts Council Collection (ACC), with whom Firstsite is a National Partner 2019-22, House Share responds to the groups experiences during the three UK lockdowns. House Share ... More  Freedom 50: New outdoor exhibition on view in Birmingham's Centenary SquareBIRMINGHAM.- A new outdoor exhibition showcasing photographs taken over the last five decades has opened in Birminghams Centenary Square. Organised by Legacy West Midlands in collaboration with Birmingham Museums Trust, Freedom 50 celebrates 50 years of Bangladeshi independence and will be on display until the end of August 2021. The Freedom 50 exhibition presents 40 evocative images of protest, self-determination and emigration. It includes images taken during the 1971 war in Bangladesh, and the protest that followed within the UK. Iconic images from the legendary Bangladeshi photographer Naib Uddin Ahmed are featured, as well as striking images taken by other professional and emerging photographers. Visitors to the free exhibition will also be able to learn about Bangladeshs ... More  One of Birmingham's most iconic buildings now welcoming visitorsBIRMINGHAM.- Aston Hall, one of Birminghams most iconic buildings, is welcoming visitors as it reopened on 7 July after being closed for more than a year. The magnificent Grade 1 listed mansion reopened its doors with brand new displays that explore the fascinating lives of the Halls residents and its colourful historic past. Full of architectural and historical delights - from its breath-taking Long Gallery to the battle scars of the Civil Wars - Aston Hall is one of Britains finest treasures steeped in 400 years of history. The new displays focus on the key players and periods of Aston Halls history illustrating enthralling stories of family rifts, royal visits and pitched battles. There are over 30 rooms to explore, including King Charles Chamber and the elaborate Great Stairs. Visitors can also explore the servants rooms - from Dicks Garret at the very ... More  Pinakothek der Moderne opens 'Taiwan Acts! Architecture in Social Dialogue'MUNICH.- The exhibition "Taiwan Acts!" is about a particular aspect of the current building culture in Taiwan, which promotes socially engaged architectural projects of humble origins. These new approaches that have developed independently of large-scale projects by international architects are to date little known abroad. Since the devastating Jiji earthquake in September 1999, a number of architectural initiatives that focus on the social role of building to strengthen the equality and sustainability of living conditions have emerged in Taiwan, and continue to do so. These include measures to improve urban structures, but also cultural buildings and housing in many places on the island. Projects by architects such as Ying-Chun Hsieh and Atelier-3, Fieldoffice Architects and Sheng-Yuan Huang, Chen-Yu Chiu with Studio Cho, will be presented ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi was born July 08, 1593. Artemisia Gentileschi or Artemisia Lomi (July 8, 1593 - c. 1656) was an Italian Baroque painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation following that of Caravaggio. In this image: Artemisia Gentileschi, Mary Magdalene (detail). Oil on canvas, 81 x 105 cm ; 32 by 411/3 in. €865.500 - World Auction Record for the Artist. Photo: Sotheby's.
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