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Cindy Sherman with her work Untitled (Murder Mystery People), 1976/2000, on display in Cindy Sherman, National Portrait Gallery London. Photograph by Alastair Fyfe Photography.
LONDON.- Cindy Shermans groundbreaking series, Untitled Film Stills, 1977-80, has gone on public display for the first time in the UK in a major new retrospective of the artists work at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Opening on Thursday 27 June, Cindy Sherman explores the development of the artists work from the mid-1970s to the present day, including rarely exhibited photographs and films created while Sherman was an art student at the State University College at Buffalo from 1972 to 1976, and a new work Untitled #602 created in 2019 from a collaboration with Stella McCartney. The exhibition features over 190 works from international public and private collections, as well as a recreation of Shermans studio in New York, providing an unprecedented insight into the artists working processes. Widely regarded as one of the worlds leading contemporary artists, Cindy Sherman, (b. 1954), first gained wide ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Perrotin Shanghai is presenting the first gallery solo exhibition of Japanese artist Izumi Kato in mainland China. This exhibition showcases new paintings, drawings, and sculptures as well as fabric installations-the latest development of Kato's practice.
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 | | Sotheby's sale led by Francis Bacon's evocative 'Self-Portrait' from 1975 | | New Museum announces design of second building by OMA / Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas | | Jerusalem's Tomb of the Kings to reopen to public | 
The sale was led by Francis Bacons evocative Self-Portrait, which realised £16,542,650 / $20,969,463 / 18,461,635 (est. £15-20 million), £98,500 per square inch. Courtesy Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Tonight in London, Sothebys evening sale of Contemporary Art totalled £69,143,300/ $87,811,991/ 77,440,496 (est. £58-82.8 million/ $73.5-105 million / 64.7-92.4 million). Led by Francis Bacons evocative Self-Portrait from 1975, the sale drew bidders from across the globe and was 90% sold by lot, with over 70% of works appearing at auction for the first time. Alex Branczik, European Head of Contemporary Art at Sothebys, said: Tonight was business as usual for Sothebys with strong results for great art from great collections. We also saw records for Wols, Toyin Ojih Odutola and Pascale Marthine Tayou, and of course, Albert Oehlen who really had his moment this evening. Theres undoubtedly a real momentum behind the artist, who will star in a major new exhibition at the Serpentine in a few months time. The sale was led by FRANCIS BACONs ... More | | 
Daytime View from Prince Street; Image Credit: OMA/Bloomimages.de
NEW YORK, NY.- The New Museum announced today plans for its second building, designed by OMA / Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas in collaboration with Cooper Robertson. This will be OMAs first public building in New York City. The design complements and respects the integrity of the Museums SANAA-designed flagship building and replaces the Museums 50,000 square foot adjacent property at 231 Bowery, acquired in 2008. The new seven-story, 60,000 square foot building will include three floors of galleries, doubling the Museums exhibition space, along with additional space for the Museums many community and education programs, a permanent home for its cultural incubator NEW INC, as well as increased public amenities and improved vertical circulation. Since the New Museum opened on the Bowery in December 2007, the Museum has become an international cultural destination welcoming millions of visitors, said Lis ... More | | 
In this file photo taken on December 28, 2018 the facade of the Tombs of the Kings, owned and administered by the French Consulate of Jerusalem, is pictured on December 28, 2018 in East Jerusalem. THOMAS COEX / AFP.
JERUSALEM (AFP).- The Tomb of the Kings, a 2,000-year-old archaeological gem in the heart of Jerusalem owned by France, is to reopen to the public for the first time since 2010, the French consulate said Wednesday. The elaborate Roman-era tomb with stone shelves that once held sarcophagi, considered among the largest in the region, will be opened on Thursday, and the following Tuesday and Thursday mornings, the consulate's website said. Visits will be limited to 15 people in 45-minute stretches, the ticket order page said, noting the need for "proper dress" at the Tomb of the Kings, which is a funeral site. The graves themselves will remain closed to the public for conservation and safety reasons. The vast site, located in east Jerusalem some 700 metres (yards) north of the Old City, is hidden behind a wall with a metal gate marked by ... More |
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| | | Christie's France achieves €6 million for the Old Master Paintings and Sculptures sales | | Detroit Institute of Arts exhibits Impressionist era treasures from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery | | Getty Villa opens first major exhibition on the Villa dei Papiri | 
A bust by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) representing the Countess Jean-Isaac de Thellusson de Sorcy executed circa 1791 which sold for 562,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
PARIS.- The top lot of the Old Masters Paintings sale was Diane découvrant la grossesse de Callisto by Denys Van Alsloot (1570-1620) which sold for four times its pre-sale estimate, 454,000. Pierre Etienne, International director of the department: We are proud of the results achieved today for the first sale of our new team, under the hammer of François de Ricqlès for which this auction was the last of his career at Christies. These strong results demonstrate that international buyers, from 13 countries, are always attracted by high-quality paintings from private provenances and fresh to the market such as the beautiful painting by Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1789), which was acquired for 416,000 and for le Baron Gérards Portrait of the Countess Starzenska coming from the Counts Doria collection which realised 200,000. The young painter Théodore Chassériau ... More | | 
"Portrait of Postman Roulin," 1888, Vincent van Gogh, Dutch; oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts.
DETROIT, MICH.- From Wednesday, June 26 to Sunday, October 13, 2019, the Detroit Institute of Arts presents Humble and Human: Impressionist Era Treasures from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the Detroit Institute of Arts, an Exhibition in Honor of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. The exhibition, featuring 44 works by Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and others, is comprised of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works from the collections of the DIA and the Albright-Knox. The exhibition celebrates the centenary of the birth of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Wilson, who lived in the Detroit area for the majority of his life and was the founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills, endowed the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation at his death in 2014. Many of the paintings in the exhibition have never been shown in Detroit before. Jill Shaw, the DIAs Rebecca A. Boylan and Thomas W. Sidlik Curator of European Art, ... More | | 
Amazon Roman, first century AD Marble with pigment, H: 34 cm. Found in the seaside pavilion, April 28, 1997. Parco Archeologico di Ercolano, 4296/80499 VEX.2019.1.52 Image: Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali Parco di Ercolano. All rights reserved.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Getty Villa is modeled on the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum, an ancient Roman villa buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Rediscovered in the 1750s and explored further in the 1990s and early 2000s, the Villa dei Papiri has yielded spectacular colored marble and mosaic floors, frescoed walls, a large collection of bronze and marble statuary, and a unique library of more than a thousand papyrus scrolls (from which it gets its name). On view June 26 to October 28, 2019, Buried by Vesuvius: Treasures from the Villa dei Papiri presents many of the most significant artifacts discovered in the 1750s, along with recent finds from the still active archeological site, and explores ongoing efforts to open and read the badly damaged papyri. The Villa dei Papiri is one of the most luxurious private residences of the ancient ... More |
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| | | Getty announces new Pacific Standard Time theme of art and science | | Artsy names Mike Steib Chief Executive Officer | | Hauser & Wirth announces representation of New York-based Swiss artist Nicolas Party | 
Abstract of Piano Curve against blue sky and clouds. Photo: Alex Vertikoff. ©2003 J. Paul Getty Trust.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Southern California cultural and scientific institutions will explore the intersection of art and science as part of the Gettys next Pacific Standard Time initiative. Opening in 2024, Pacific Standard Time: Art x Science x LA will present an ambitious range of exhibitions and public programs that look at art through the lens of science, and at science through the lens of art. The initiative, the third in the Gettys influential Pacific Standard Time series of regional collaborations, will reveal the many connections between the visual arts and science from prehistoric times to the present day and across different cultures worldwide. From alchemy to anatomy, and from botanical art to augmented reality, art and science have shared moments of unity, conflict, and mutual insight. The next PST theme connects these moments in the past with the most pressing issues of today. From climate change to the future of artificial intellig ... More | | 
Prior to joining Artsy, Mike Steib was the CEO of XO Group Inc (NYSE: XOXO), parent company of The Knot, which just sold for nearly one billion dollars, a 350% increase in the companys equity value over Mikes five-year tenure.
NEW YORK, NY.- Artsy announced the appointment of Mike Steib as the Companys new Chief Executive Officer. As CEO, Mikethe former CEO of XO Group Inc., parent company of The Knotwill assume day-to-day management of Artsy and oversight of the Companys overall strategy. Artsys Founder, Carter Cleveland will transition into a newly created and full-time Executive Chairman position for the business. Discussing Mike Steibs appointment to CEO, Carter Cleveland, Artsys Founder and Executive Chairman, said: I am off the charts excited to welcome Mike to the Artsy team. Mike has grown businesses to over a billion dollars in revenue and managed teams of almost 1,000 people across multiple geographies. He brings a wealth of executive experience from McKinsey, Google, ... More | | 
Nicolas Party. Photo: Axel Dupeux. Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Xavier Hufkens, Kaufmann Repetto, Modern Institute, Galerie Gregor Staiger and Karma.
NEW YORK, NY.- Marc Payot, Partner and Vice President, today announced that Hauser & Wirth now represents Swiss artist Nicolas Party in collaboration with Xavier Hufkens in Brussels, Kaufmann Repetto in Milan, Modern Institute in Glasgow, Galerie Gregor Staiger in Zurich, and Karma in New York. Born in Lausanne in 1980, Party is a figurative painter who has achieved critical admiration for bold and otherworldly landscapes, portraits, and still lifes that simultaneously celebrate and challenge conventions of representational painting. His works are primarily created in soft pastel, an idiosyncratic choice of medium in the 21st century, and one that allows for exceptional degrees of intensity and fluidity in his depictions of objects both natural and manmade. Transforming these objects into abstracted, biomorphic shapes, Party suggests deeper connections and meanings. ... More |
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| | | Prints as propaganda: Krannert Art Museum builds world-class collection of Dutch political prints | | The Barakat Gallery presents eight millennia of ceramic art from around the world | | Pinakothek der Moderne exhibits single-leaf woodcuts of the 15th century | 
Willem Jacobsz. Delft, (15801638) after Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (15661641), Portrait of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (15471619), 1617. Engraving. Museum purchase through the John N. Chester Fund L2019.45.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.- When evoking the Dutch Golden Age, paintings by Rembrandt and Vermeer may come to mind, but the Golden Age was also a time when the Dutch were at the vanguard of political printmaking. Krannert Art Museum has amassed the largest museum collection of early modern Dutch prints outside of Europe, thanks to strategic acquisitions guided by Maureen Warren, KAMs curator of European and American art. Dutch society in the early modern period (1500-1800) was a time of great political strife, and printmakers used images to fuel political divides and shape public opinion. Prints were a unique medium in Europe at that time because they could be weapons to criticize government and powerful politicians, Warren said. The Netherlands was a republic in a sea of monarchies. Its why they have this really radical printmaking and image-making a full century before most ... More | | 
Funerary Mask of a Woman. Roman Period. C.100-300 CE.
LONDON.- Unglazed presents eight millennia of ceramic art from around the world, emphasising how diverse cultures have transformed clay into myriad forms for thousands of years. In contrast to the smooth, frictionless and glossy surfaces that typify todays digital culture, this exhibition celebrates the earthy unglazed quality of ancient ceramic work. Unglazed is attuned to the physical, human touch and creative spirit of anonymous makers. The exhibition title emphasises the raw quality of the works on display, which show the texture of the clay, its unevenness, cracks and imperfections. From the earliest piece in the show a Neolithic fertility goddess from Anatolia c.5000-6000 BCE, to the latest, an enigmatic Costa Rican vessel in the form of a bird, c.1100-1500 CE, these works possess a sense of immediacy, playfulness and sometimes strangeness that transcends time. Whether a Bronze Age mask from Israel c.2700-1700 BCE, or a hump-backed ... More | | 
Christ crucified with Mary and John, Bayrisch or Salzburg, around 1420. Woodcut, black-grey block print, coloured 260 x 185 mm. Unicum Inv.-Nr. 118123 D © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.
MUNICH.- The Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München shows a comprehensive presentation of the early period of European printmaking in its exhibition spaces at the Pinakothek der Moderne. The focus here will be on one-sided, single-leaf woodcuts of the late medieval period from Munichs collection. These are not just some of the earliest examples of German printmaking, but of European printmaking altogether. The Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München holds over one of the most important collections of 15th-century German single-leaf woodcuts worldwide. The development of the woodcut technique is closely linked to that of paper. Starting in Nuremberg, paper has been manufactured in Germany since roughly 1390. The earliest extant woodcuts on this inexpensive material were produced shortly thereafter in 1410. These early prints heralded the first medial revolution and ... More |
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ÂA Surreal Moment for the Book World': The Paul Destribats Collection
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 Garage Museum of Contemporary Art opens 'The Coming World: Ecology as the New Politics 2030-2100MOSCOW.- The Coming World: Ecology as the New Politics 20302100 is a major exhibition project that brings together historical and new works by over 50 Russian and international artists and will occupy the entire museum building. It takes a look at a future already in the making, when the environmental agenda will become one of the main political questions. The suggested timeline references two widely speculative points in time taken from the sphere of popular science and iconic science fiction: 2030 is suggested as the year when existing resources of oil will be exhausted (Paul R. Ehrlich, Beyond the Limit, 2002), putting an end to the Oil Age; and 2100 denotes the year that, according predictions made by Arthur C. Clarke in the 1960s, human life will be able expand to other star systems. The exhibition alludes to a compressed period of time starting ... More Michael Hoppen Gallery opens an exhibition of photographs by Ernest C. Withers LONDON.- Howlin Wolf and his band, dressed in white shirts, smart trousers and brightly shined shoes, laughingly stoop to pick cotton in a field in Arkansas. A young B. B. King poses with one foot on a piano stool, holding a book of gospel songs. Elvis Presley hangs out backstage, surrounded by black teenagers in Native American costumes, at a concert presented by the rhythm-and-blues station WDIA; a sign overhead proclaims, Profanity or Obscene Language Will Not Be Tolerated on this Stage. A tearful Aretha Franklin joins Coretta Scott King at a conference after the murder of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in 1968. In a career that stretched back to World War II, Ernest C. Withers captured some five million images. They have become an archive, not just of Memphis musicians, but of public and private lives, civil rights marches and church ... More Nikita Kadan reshapes the Soviet-era hero-tipped plinth sculptures into heroless sculptural pedestalsVIENNA.- In his work, Ukrainian artist, author, and political activist Nikita Kadan (b. 1982) deals with current sociopolitical developments in his home country. His installations, objects, drawings, and videos prove him to be a critical observer and interpreter of the changes and the links between communist past and neoliberal present. At the center of Nikita Kadans Project of Ruins is his exploration of the role of avant-garde art during the Soviet period in Ukraine and its significance for the present day as well as the public response to it. Kadan lets unstatued pedestals rise all the way to the museum ceiling. In his installation at mumok, he reshapes the Soviet-era hero-tipped plinth sculptures into heroless sculptural pedestals, thus illustrating the suppression of political heritage in Ukraine on the example of the demolition of Communist monuments. The ... More Vienna's Secession opens an exhibition of works by Nora SchultzVIENNA.- Everyday objects, language, recording systems, and cultural displacements play key roles in Nora Schultzs art, as do the observation and critical activation of the exhibition space and the artist herself as the works producer. Recently, she has employed various cameras (GoPro, video drone, etc.) as automated co-producers whose contributions to the creative process she cannot fully control and which have their own internal dynamics and probe the artist/authors changing position vis-Ã -vis its operation. In performative interactions, she often develops large installations that involve and take possession of the venues structure and sometimes project beyond its confines. The exhibition at Secession will be the realization of a complex proposal that Schultz submitted within the accompanying publication designed by the artist, which ... More Lil'Buck, US dancer mixing street and classical, ready for next levelPARIS (AFP).- "I'm just getting started," says dancer Lil' Buck, whose hybrid style mixing street with classical has already earned him a devoted following. And with a documentary on him due out in autumn, he looks set to leap higher into the public eye. He and French director Louis Wallecan were in Paris this week for a special preview of the film, "Lil' Buck: Real Swan", at the Champs Elysees film festival. He took time out to talk to AFP about his career. Charles "Lil' Buck" Riley was born in Chicago but grew up in Memphis. He learned his first dance steps when he was 12 from his big sister -- a local style known as jookin -- and was quickly hooked on dance. But he lived surrounded by poverty. "I wasn't happy with a lot of how I was raised and grew up, and things I have to be around, my environment. I kept myself happy with my family, my sisters and with dance." And dance was his way out. ... More Sudan's underground musicians turn defiant after uprisingKHARTOUM (AFP).- During the day, Gadoora checks his patients at a clinic near Khartoum, but at night he locks himself in his room rapping songs which echo the sentiments of Sudan's "revolution". "The revolution broke the long-standing wall of fear," said Gadoora. "Songs have become much more daring now," added the doctor, who chose to use his stage name. A surge of freedom has taken over Sudan's underground music scene since the army ousted longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir in April after months of nationwide protests against his rule. From rap to afrobeat, musicians living in Sudan and overseas have composed tunes punctuated by some of the protest movement's most popular slogans. During Bashir's ironfisted rule of three decades, Sudanese rappers had been unable to express themselves openly. Gadoora, who has been composing ... More Russian pottery "dark horse" sells for 157 times high estimate at Morphy's DENVER, PA.- When Keats wrote, A thing of beauty is a joy forever its loveliness increases, he unwittingly created a tagline for Morphy Auctions $3.3 million Fine & Decorative Arts sale held June 18-19. The breathtaking array of European and American antiques, glass and ceramics dazzled an international contingent of bidders who drove prices on many items to unexpected if not astounding levels. The fresh-to-market 2,500-lot selection included a dark horse that would shock even the experts as it raced to the top of prices realized. The sales big winner, a Russian pottery vase dated 1903 and bearing multiple impressed marks, had the unmistakable look of expert craftsmanship. Its elaborately designed metal overlay depicting helmeted warriors on horseback was tastefully set with jeweled cabochons and further ... More OUT OF SIGHT, Lawrence Weiner's playful and inspirational installation, presented by LongHouse Reserve NEW YORK, NY.- On June 22nd, LongHouse Reserve debuted Lawrence Weiners OUT OF SIGHT, a participatory hopscotch-inspired artwork that aims to inspire and engage through positive visualization. The text-based installation, which Weiner refers to as a marelle(the French word for hopscotch), is a bold black and white graphic incorporating the artists intelligent and poetic play on words. The piece combines wit and whimsey in a game-like format, encouraging inquiry and exploration through the use of phrases such as: Once Can Only Imagine the Powers That Be, The Destination is Straight On, and Assuming a Position. At LongHouse, the 40 foot long work is installed on a pavement in the Squash Court area of the garden. A person coming in with whatever situation they find themselves ... More The Ringling brings the museum experience to kids and familiesSARASOTA, FLA.- The modern museum is a vibrant, inclusive hub of activities for the community that it serves. With the guidance of its new strategic plan, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art has made great strides toward achieving its goals of inclusion, inspiration and excellence. As The Ringlings Youth and Family program manager, Angelica Hull has seen firsthand the difference that creative and inclusive programming can make in the lives of Sarasota families. Hull reports that last year over 10,000 children, ages 0-12 years and their accompanying adults participated in the museums family programs, including Stroller Tours, Museum of Art Mondays, Family Saturdays, Home School Thursdays and ROAR (The Ringlings Preschool reading program). We have facilitated 222 programs for children and families over the last year. All of the programs ... More The Fashion and Textile Museum brings the captivating art and textiles of Peru to the UKLONDON.- Weavers of the Clouds brings the captivating art and textiles of Peru to the UK, showcasing some of the worlds oldest and most colourful designs. The exhibition features rarely seen objects from private collections and national museums, including full costumes, tapestries, paintings, photographs, illustrations and accessories. Weavers of the Clouds examines the vibrant applied crafts, heritage and traditions of Peru, celebrating the culture and customs of the artisan and their influence on design, fashion and beyond. Peru is one of the earliest civilisations - an ancient culture dating back to pre-Colombian times, with an uninterrupted lineage of textiles and costumes and the longest continuous history of textile production in the world. Each geographical region is associated with a different technique or application; the exhibition will feature weaving ... More New work by Jacqueline Humphries on view at Dia's Dan Flavin Art InstituteBRIDGEHAMPTON, NY.- This month Dia Art Foundation presents an exhibition of new work by Jacqueline Humphries at the Dan Flavin Art Institute in Bridgehampton, New York. On long-term view from June 22, 2019, through May 17, 2020, the exhibition introduces an entirely new body of work that builds upon Humphriess black light paintings. For these, the artist illuminates fluorescent cast objects under black light, an innovative process that extends her work beyond the canvas and into the sculptural realm. The works on view have been created specifically for the space, in direct response to the permanent Dan Flavin installation at the eponymous institute. Humphries lives and works between New York City and the North Fork of Long Island. These remarkable new works by Jacqueline Humphries build upon her long-standing interests ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, American painter Philip Guston was born June 27, 1913. Philip Guston (born Phillip Goldstein (June 27, 1913 - June 7, 1980), was a painter and printmaker in the New York School, an art movement that included many abstract expressionists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. In this image: Philip Guston, "Untitled", (book, ball and shoe), 1971. Oil on paper, 50.2 x 70.5 cm., 19 3/4 x 27 3/4 inches. (T004167) ©The Estate of Philip Guston. Courtesy: Timothy Taylor Gallery, London.
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