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NEW YORK, NY.- Anders Wahlstedt Fine Art is presenting a selection of prints spanning across the later half of Elizabeth Murrays extensive career. Born in 1940, Murray is recognized as one of the most important Neo-expressionist artists whose hyper-saturated irreverence effectuates in paintings, prints and multimedia works that continue to challenge thematic boundaries in the arts. Selected Prints begins with the decade that catapulted Murray to international acclaim as an artist, as well as the dawn of her practice as a printmaker. A series of five lithographs, Untitled States (I-V), instantiates the Murray fascination with printmaking as a medium incepted in 1980. Whilst relating to Murrays paintings subject matters, the prints relish in the intimacy provided by the temporality of the mediums technique. The same geometric shape appears in succession of five abrasive forms, manifesting scenes from the works own e ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day After being hidden away for more than two centuries, a rare 18th-century flag is now on public display for the first time since the Revolutionary War at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. The blue silk flag served as the regimental emblem of South Carolinas 2nd Spartan Regiment, marking its position on the battlefield.
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| 'Warm to the Touch: Cool and Refreshing Celadon' opens at Joan B Mirviss LTD | | Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces new initiative to help U.S. art museums innovate and thrive | | Rare, never-before-displayed Revolutionary War Flag now on view | 
Yoshikawa Masamichi (b. 1946), Hand-built rectangular ancient Chinese house-inspired sculpture titled, "Kayō", 2021. Porcelain with seihakuji (bluish-white celadon) glaze and gold paint-filled firing cracks on base. Dims: 10 1/2 x 11 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. Photo by Richard Goodbody. Courtesy of Joan B Mirviss LTD.
NEW YORK, NY.- Highly prized across Asia for centuries, celadon finds inventive new expression in recent ceramics by leading Japanese artists. This summer, the captivating qualities of celadon are showcased in a range of forms and styles by a dozen modern and contemporary Japanese ceramic artists from different backgrounds and traditions. Often synonymous with a very distinctive and pristine bluish-green color, celadon encompasses many different tonalities and textures that challenge our expectations. From exquisite vessels to daring sculptures, works in this exhibition play with celadons categorical boundaries and even reconsiders its very definition. Warm to the ... More | | 
Remuseum will be led by Founding Director Stephen Reily, an attorney and entrepreneur who served as Director of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky from 2017 to 2021.
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Building on its commitment to expand access and upend conventional narratives, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art today launches Remuseum. This independent research-and-results-driven project aims to spur innovation across U.S. art museums. Inspired and supported by entrepreneur and arts patron David Booth, powered by Crystal Bridges, and with additional support from the Ford Foundation, Remuseum is a three-year project designed to help U.S. museums fully embrace their missions by developing new approaches to relevance, governance, and financial sustainability. From our inception at Crystal Bridges, we started by breaking conventions launching a major museum in Americas Heartland built on the foundational ... More | | 
2nd Spartan Regiment Flag. Photo: MoAR.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- After being hidden away for more than two centuries, a rare 18th-century flag is now on public display for the first time since the Revolutionary War at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. The blue silk flag served as the regimental emblem of South Carolinas 2nd Spartan Regiment, marking its position on the battlefield. The newly discovered flag is one of fewer than half a dozen surviving Revolutionary War flags from the South. It is now on view as part of a new display that explores the important, yet lesser-known role that soldiers from the Southern states played in securing American Independence. It is an incredible honor to be able to share this remarkable national treasure with the public for the first time, said Dr. R. Scott Stephenson, President and CEO of the Museum, adding there is nothing quite like standing in the presence of an object that witnessed our ... More |
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| Mary Grigoriadis opens solo exhibition of oil paintings today at James Cohan | | 'David Simpson: Smoke and Mirrors' now open at Haines Gallery | | Xavier Hufkens now representing figurative artist Leon Kossoff | 
Mary Grigoriadis, Ravena Eve, c. 1979 -80, detail. Oil on canvas, 66 x 65 3/4 in., 167.6 x 167 cm.
NEW YORK, NY.- James Cohan opens today an exhibition of works by New York- based artist Mary Grigoriadis (b.1942, Jersey City, New Jersey) on view at the gallerys 52 Walker Street location from June 22 through July 28, 2023. The exhibition features paintings and works on paper from the late-1960s through the mid-1990s. Mary Grigoriadis pushed the bounds of oil painting by pursuing new approaches to composition, color, and ornament in her works on raw linen and canvas, which reveal a concise orchestration of gestural brushstrokes. Bridging multiple art movements in mid-century New York, Grigoriadis was a founding member of A.I.R., the first womens art gallery in the United States, and exhibited as part of the Pattern and Decoration (P+D) group. P+D elevated the motifs of decoration to fine art, and Grigoriadis married these references with the formal, exacting sentiments of a minimalist painter. Within this historical context, her painter ... More | | 
David Simpson, Bronze Tondo, 1990. Acrylic on canvas 72 x 72 inches. Credit: Courtesy of the artist and Haines Gallery, San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Haines Gallery just opened David Simpson: Smoke and Mirrors, its 11th solo exhibition with the beloved Bay Area painter. At once reductive and radical, Simpsons paintings weave together impulses of minimalism with those of the California Light and Space movement, resulting in a singular creative vision. Born in 1928, Simpson has been based in the Bay Area since the 1950s, graduating from the San Francisco Art Institute (then known as the California School of Fine Arts) in 1956. Since then, he has been a significant figure to the West Coast art scene, co-founding the artist-run Six Gallerywhere Allen Ginsberg gave his first public reading of Howlalongside contemporaries such as Jay DeFeo and Wally Hedrick, and teaching at UC Berkeley 25 for years. Now 95, he continues to create new work. Smoke and Mirrors features a selection of paintings created between 1987 and 2019 using interference and ... More | | 
Christ Church, Spitalfields, Morning, 1990. Oil on board, 210.7 Ã 200.7 cm, 83 Ã 79 in. Courtesy The Estate of Leon Kossoff and Xavier Hufkens, Brussel.
BRUSSELS.- Xavier Hufkens has announced its representation of British artist Leon Kossoff (1926-2019), one of the most acclaimed figurative painters of the twentieth century. Known for his portraits, life drawings and cityscapes of London, Kossoff adopted a radical commitment to figurative painting at a time when conceptualism and minimalism were the dominant forces in the art world. The artist will be included in the gallerys presentation at Art Basel 2023. In February 2024, Xavier Hufkens will present a solo exhibition of works by Leon Kossoff. Xavier Hufkens: Kossoffs artistic legacy is a testament to the power of raw emotion. His extraordinary practice, which captured a profound human connection, has had a lasting impact that will endure for generations to come. I look forward to contributing to the continued appreciation and understanding of Kossoffs ... More |
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| National Portrait Gallery unveils new posthumous commission of Terry Higgins by Curtis Holde | | Edinburgh Art Festival reveals first programme under new Director Kim McAleese for summer 2023 | | Public Art Fund announces new curatorial and board of directors appointments | 
Terry Higgins Three Ages of Terry by Curtis Holder (2023) © Curtis Holder.
LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery announces its commission of a posthumous portrait of Terry Higgins, one of the first people in the UK to die of an AIDS related illness. Supported by Terrence Higgins Trust the first charity in the UK to be set up in response to the HIV epidemic this portrait is unveiled in their 40th year to mark what would have been Terrys 78th birthday, and for when the Gallery's reopening June 22nd. Born on 10 June 1945, Terry Higgins left his Welsh hometown, Haverfordwest as a young man and moved to London. By day, he worked as a reporter in the House of Commons, and by night, he was a bartender and DJ. Higgins collapsed in Heaven nightclub in Soho while at work in 1982, and just a few months later, he died at St Thomas hospital, London, on 4 July, aged 37. Established by Whitaker and Terrys close friend Martyn Butler OBE, Terrence Higgins Trust has continually fought for change since Terr ... More | | 
Christian Noelle Charles, Edinburgh Printmakers, WHAT A FEELING! 2023. Image courtesy of the artist.
EDINBURGH.- Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) today announce plans for the 2023 festival, the first under the direction of Kim McAleese and a programme that connects the people and city of Edinburgh with a global dialogue through a range of exhibitions, commissions, performances and events. The 2023 festival is set to be one of the largest yet, with 55 ambitious projects and exhibitions across more than 35 venues, with the most innovative and renowned partners, museums and galleries working in visual art in this city all set to take part, including many who will work with EAF for the first time. The new format festival is a call to action to explore the Scottish capital, looking at the city a-new through the lens of visual art and across a diverse range of the EAF partner galleries, museum presentations, and newly commissioned works. The press view and press delegates visit takes place on Thursday 10 August and the opening ... More | | 
Angelo Chan.
NEW YORK, NY.- Public Art Fund announced the appointments of Melanie Kress as Senior Curator and Angelo Chan and Rasika Reddy as Members of its Board of Directors. With breadth and depth of experience, they each play essential roles in moving forward Public Art Funds mission of free and open access to exceptional contemporary art. Kress brings extensive curatorial experience in public and contemporary art to the position of Senior Curator, and will play a key role in shaping the vision for Public Art Funds future artistic programming. Joining the senior leadership team on June 26, Kress will create ambitious and inspiring exhibitions that activate public spaces across New York Citys five boroughs and beyond, as well as contribute to the management and implementation of Public Art Funds mission and strategic goals. Melanie and Public Art Fund both share a deep commitment to ensuring experiences with art are acces ... More |
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| Clars' Summer Summer Modern + Contemporary Art + Design Auction brings in worldwide bidders | | The National Gallery of Art acquires two works by David Wojnarowicz | | Signed, sealed, delivered: 'world's largest' private collection of celebrity autographs to be auctioned June 25 | 
Tony Hunt totem pole dating to 1990, measuring at a mighty 8'11". Sold: $20,160
OAKLAND, CALIF.- Clars' Summer Modern + Contemporary Art + Design Auction brought in active bidders from across the globe vying for artwork from world famous artists and design master woodworkers. The sale began with modern and contemporary art. A featured highlight was Wayne Thiebauds (American, 19202011) Portrait of Jean Lee Porter, 1951/52, whose provenance was strong and led to a hammer of $31,500. The subject, Jean Lee Porter, was a big band singer in San Francisco and her own notoriety certainly contributed to the interest in the piece. Another featured highlight was March Averys (American, b. 1932), Resting Nude, 1989, oil on canvas. Her stark style of painting, with bold colors and simple linework, appeals to the 21st century minimalist aesthetic. This particular work depicts a female nude a subject that is highly sought after and sold for $28,980. This sale also included a fine example ... More | | 
David Wojnarowicz, Arthur Rimbaud in New York (Coney Island), 19781979 (detail). Gelatin silver print, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund 2022.126.1
WASHINGTON, DC.- Painter, photographer, filmmaker, musician, author, poet, and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz (19541992) incorporated personal narratives influenced by his struggle with AIDS as well as his political activism in his art. Best known for his work documenting the AIDS crisis and culture wars of the late 1980s and early 1990s, he refused to be bound by a signature style and instead experimented widely. The National Gallery of Art has acquired two photographs from his earliest series, Arthur Rimbaud in New York (19781979). Synthesizing his literary fascinations with a highly transgressive visual practice, these works initiated a period of immense creativity for Wojnarowicz that would propel him to the center of the burgeoning East Village Art scene of the 1980s. Like his idol Arthur Rimbaud, Wojnarowicz ... More | | 
Whitney Houston autograph on large white album page. Estimate: £200-£300 ($255-$380)
STANSTED MOUNTFICHET.- What may very well be the worlds largest private collection of autographs is currently offered in an online auction that closes on Sunday, June 25. The Clive Bullimore Autograph Collection includes the signatures of around 60,000 different celebrities, amassed by a former stockbroker over a period of more than 70 years. The massive assemblage representing a whos who of 20th century pop culture is expected to make in excess of £100,000 ($127,600) in the sale, which is being conducted by the British auction house Sworders. For Clive, who began autograph-hunting in the early 1950s at the age of 17, collecting has been a lifelong passion. He was hugely dedicated. From Monday to Friday he would commute from the small Hertfordshire town of Hoddesdon to his job at the London Stock Exchange, but on Saturdays he would return to London for a different mission: to visit the smart hotels, theaters, record ... More |
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Loyal Down to the Buzzer: Michael Jordanâs Olympic Gold Medal âDream Teamâ Jacket
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 A Swiss Army Knife of a dancer, making a virtue of versatilityNEW YORK, NY.- Dance polyglots abound in the entertainment industry. Need a dancer who can pick up hip-hop and contemporary choreography quickly, and maybe also perform in pointe shoes? At most Los Angeles dance auditions, youll find not one but several. The television competition So You Think You Can Dance hinges on that kind of spectacular versatility. (A concluding In Many Styles is implied.) When Gaby Diaz won Season 12 of the show in 2015, she seemed like a classic So You Think success story. After auditioning as a tap dancer, she proved exceptionally adaptable, even by the shows high standards, bringing polish and vibrant energy to a wide array of dance genres. In her hyper-capable body, it all looked natural, easy, coherent, fun. She is the most articulate mover I have potentially ever come across, said choreographer ... More  But would they really go back to the Jazz Age?NEW YORK, NY.- Hundreds of time travelers in 1920s-era outfits took ferries to Governors Island this month to attend the two-day Jazz Age Lawn Party, one of New York Citys most curious summer traditions. They wore flapper dresses with feather boas, pinstripe suits with black-and-white wingtips and lots of boater hats, cloche hats and bow ties. Gathered on picnic blankets in a grassy field, they passed the day sipping gin and tonics before dancing to hot jazz performed by the Dreamland Orchestra. A man wearing pink pants and suspenders drank beer from a Mason jar while his young son, also in suspenders, sat on his shoulders. Lines gathered outside a stand that sold newsboy caps and another that offered on-site tintype portraits. A pie contest included the category, Hobos Choice, which rewarded the confection most likely to be stolen off a back porch. The orchestra was conducted by t ... More  Can't repeat the past? An immersive 'Great Gatsby' thinks you can.NEW YORK, NY.- In the formerly deserted ballroom of a midtown Manhattan hotel, on a morning in early May, work lights shone on piles of tile and metal debris. A gramophone stood atop a table beside bolts of shimmering cloth. Artificial flowers spilled from bins. A stack of old-timey suitcases reached the ceiling. Plastic coated the carpets. Dust coated the plastic. In just a month, the doors of this space were scheduled to open onto opulent interiors, meant to evoke the moneyed New York of a century ago. For now, I counted a dozen separate folding ladders and choked on the particulate swirling in the air of this construction zone. Aint we got fun. This was the intended site of the Gatsby Mansion, the setting of the The Great Gatsby: The Immersive Show, a theatrical performance of F. Scott Fitzgeralds 1925 novel that opens on Sunday at the Park ... More  First Picassomania sale in Paris at Bonhams Cornette De Saint Cyr at end of monthPARIS.- This 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Picasso's work continues to exert a real fascination throughout the world, with universal recognition. The Picassomania sale returns to Bonhams this year in Paris on 28 June 2023 with prints, works on paper, ceramics and photographs along with works by contemporary artists influenced by Picasso. Estimates start at 700. Lucia Tro Santafe, Bonhams Head of Sale and Senior specialist for Modern & Contemporary Art and Prints in Spain, said: "Picasso is an artist who needs no introduction. His work is instantly recognisable, and his reputation is well established. However, the scope of his work extends far beyond his paintings, and the Picassomania sale showcases the full breadth of his genius with ceramics, prints, works on paper and photographs. After a first sale ... More  Nairy Baghramian: Jupon de Corps opening today at the Aspen Art MuseumASPEN, CO.- The Aspen Art Museum is going to open Jupon de Corps today, a major solo exhibition by Nairy Baghramian that brings together significant constellations of artworks made over the past decade for the first time. Displayed across two floors, the exhibition establishes a personal and poetic dialogue between key works from the artists output, alongside a new body of sculptures specially conceived for the museums outdoor commons. Born in Iran in 1971, Baghramian fled to Berlin, Germany, in 1984, where she continues to live. Jupon de Corps brings to the fore foundational aspects of Baghramians practice, such as the artists sustained dialogue with art historical traditions of the twentieth century; her ongoing interest in expressions of bodily attitudes; the symbolicsocial and psychologicalcharge of prosthetic and mechanical apparatuses ... More  Djamel Tatah Solitary Figures on view until July 15th at Bienvenu Steinberg & JNEW YORK, NY.- Bienvenu Steinberg & J is currently presenting Solitary Figures, Franco-Algerian artist Djamel Tatahs first solo exhibition in the United States. Curated by Richard Vine, the exhibition showcases eleven of Tatahs full-size figurative paintings, produced between 2011 and 2021. These works question our presence in the world and our relationship to the humanity that surrounds us. A fully illustrated catalog with essays by Richard Vine and art historian Barbara Stehle will accompany the exhibition. Tatahs works
comport perfectly with a major strain of postwar European thought and sensibility. To immerse ones self in Tatahs compositions is to feel the world of Beckett, and Sartre, Giacometti, and Antonioni, Vine contends. But what are we to make of Tatahs figures, his silent arrivals, in an American context? Truth be told, they are more recognizab ... More  Mercedes Dorame: Woshaa'axre Yaang'aro (Looking Back)LOS ANGELES, CA.- For the inaugural installation of its new Rotunda Commission series, Getty has invited Los Angeles-based artist Mercedes Dorame to create a special installation in the Museums Entrance Hall at the Getty Center. On view since June 20, 2023, through August 11, 2024, Mercedes Dorame: Woshaaaxre Yaangaro (Looking Back), explores how we position ourselves in our relation to the land we inhabit, asking viewers to adjust their perspective and imagine a point of view that prioritizes the original caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles Basin and Southern Channel Islands). We are delighted to launch a series of installations at the Getty Center that will highlight new work by contemporary artists, says Timothy Potts, Maria Hummer-Tuttle and Robert Tuttle Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum. For this first commission, we ... More  Crusading the Specter: a group exhibition curated by Shikeith now on view at Yossi MiloNEW YORK, NY.- Yossi Milo is opening Crusading The Specter, a group exhibition curated by artist and filmmaker Shikeith. The exhibition will present work by Antoine dAgata, Kevin Beasley, Kevin Claiborne, Justin Emmanuel Dumas, Alanna Fields, Diana Al-Hadid, Allison Janae Hamilton, Y. Malik Jalal, Harold Mendez, Azza El Siddique, Bri Williams, and London Williams. The exhibition is opening with a reception on Thursday, June 22 and will be on view through Friday, August 11, 2023. Crusading The Specter is a creative response to a prevailing socio-political state of mourning and remembrance, an ever-increasing loss of societal liberties and privileges, and worldwide environmental devastation. This exhibition delves into the spatial dimension and politics of the notion of a haunting, drawing inspiration from the concept of Hauntology as introduced ... More  Robert Colescott's monumental painting, '1919', to be auctioned at BonhamsNEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams will present the upcoming auction of Robert Colescott's masterpiece, 1919. Created in 1980 at the height of Colescotts practice, this work is fresh to market, coming directly from the family, and was the centerpiece in the recent retrospective, Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott. 1919 stands as a poignant and introspective self-portrait, providing a window into both Colescott's personal journey and a nuanced exploration of America's racial history. It is a poetic statement of promise, a nod to heritage and the legacy of generations across America who challenged the social iniquity of their day; a paean to those mothers and fathers who redefined the political landscape of a country. Embodying Colescott's unparalleled mastery and his profound abilities to confront topics of race through personal ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Polish-American painter Ed Paschke was born June 22, 1939. Edward Francis Paschke (June 22, 1939 - November 25, 2004) was an American painter of Polish descent. His childhood interest in animation and cartoons, as well as his father's creativity in wood carving and construction, led him toward a career in art. In this image: Ed Paschke (1939 - 2004), Bag Boots, 1972. Oil on canvas, 132 x 132 cm. Hall Collection, courtesy of Hall Art Foundation © Ed Paschke.
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