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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (18411919), Still Life, n. d (detail). Oil on canvas, 20.8 Ã 35.5 cm. Kunstmuseum Bern, Bequest of Cornelius Gurlitt 2014.
by Madeleine Schwartz
BERN (AFP).- Hundreds of artworks from a spectacular collection hoarded by the son of a Nazi-era dealer will be shown for the first time since World War II in parallel exhibitions in Switzerland and Germany starting Thursday. "Gurlitt: Status Report", which displays around 450 pieces by masters including Monet, Gauguin, Renoir and Picasso, aims to shed a light on the systematic looting of Jewish-owned collections under Adolf Hitler. The works in the two exhibitions, which run in Bern and the German city of Bonn until March, derive from the more than 1,500 discovered in 2012 in the possession of Munich pensioner Cornelius Gurlitt. His father, Hildebrand Gurlitt, worked as an art dealer for the Nazis starting in 1938. "With these two exhibitions, we wish to pay homage to the people who became victims of the National Socialist art theft, as well as the artists who were defamed and persecuted by the regime as 'degenerate'," Rein Wolfs and Nina Zimmer, directors of the Kunsthalle Bonn and the Kunstmuseu ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day A tourist takes pictures of an altar dedicated to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo ahead of the November 1-2 celebrations for the Day of the Dead, at the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City on October 31, 2017. The celebration of the Day of the Dead is one of the oldest traditions of Mexico during which relatives place altars adorned with flowers, food and drinks to honour their dead. Yuri CORTEZ / AFP
| Alfstad& Contemporary opens exhibition of works by Zimoun | | Sotheby's unveils the personal collection of French interior designer Jacques Granges in its entirety | | Exhibition explores the practice and expression of religious beliefs in the lives of individuals | 
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SARASOTA, FLA.- Alfstad& Contemporary presents the inaugural show of its fifth season, the eponymously-titled, Zimoun, featuring a site-specific installation, as well as two prints created by the internationally acclaimed Swiss artist. The Opening Night reception is November 3rd and the exhibit runs through December 22nd. Zimoun combines raw, industrial material with mechanical elements, often using multiples of the elements to examine the creation and deterioration of patterns. Exhibited around the world, his sound sculpture and installation art have been called, "mechanized works of playful poetry." "I am particularly interested in the interplay between a simplicity of materials and mechanical systems and a visual and acoustic complexity evolving out of this systems, once they are set in motion," says Zimoun. "We are thrilled to open our fifth season - and inaugurate a new artspace in Sarasota - with Zimoun's work," says Sam Alfstad. "Zim ... More | | 
Daniel Buren's Cercle Cadre, 1991 and Francois-Xavier Lalanne's Bar Les Autruches, 1967-70. Courtesy Sothebys.
PARIS.- While a small selection of highlights from the personal collection of celebrated French interior designer Jacques Granges was unveiled in June, the full scope of Jacques Grange/Collector has been revealed today with the release of the online catalogue. Assembled over the past 50 years, the 177 lots in the sale comprise a wonderful mix of objects from Jacques Granges Paris apartment overlooking the gardens of the Palais Royal, once home to the novelist Colette. Renowned worldwide for his sophisticated taste, Jacques grange has counted Yves Saint-Laurent, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola, Valentino, Karl Lagerfeld and Ronald Lauder and Aerin Lauder, among his starstudded clients. Grange himself has said that his apartment is the house of a collector. He wrote his collection as a travel notebook, where each pie ... More | | 
Stadel Cave, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 40,000 BC. The Lion Man sculpture from Stadel Cave in south-west Germany is the oldest known evidence of religious belief in the world. © Museum Ulm, photo: Oleg Kuchar, Ulm.
LONDON.- There is no known culture in the world or in history without religious beliefs. What sustains this worldwide phenomenon? The answer to this question is usually set out in terms of what people believe. By contrast, this exhibition explores the practice and expression of religious beliefs in the lives of individuals and communities around the world and through time. It also touches on the benefits and risks of these behaviours in terms of co-existence and conflict in societies such as 17th18th-century Japan, China and the Soviet Union, as well as modern Europe. Belief is a key aspect of human behaviour and the exhibition notes not only the mystical and sociological aspects of this, but also the innate neurological and psychological triggers. The similarities in the recurrent practices exhibited, ... More |
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| Estimated to sell for $5000, record-breaking painting fetches $3 million | | Solo exhibition devoted to Bosco Sodi's clay cube sculptures opens at Paul Kasmin Gallery | | Schantz Galleries to present thirty new works by Maestro Lino Tagliapietra at SOFA Chicago 2017 | 
Fu Baoshis Landscape sold for $3.17 million including buyers premium. Photo: Bonhams.
SYDNEY.- Frenzied international bidding at Bonhams Sydney saleroom last night saw a rare Chinese painting break the $3 million mark, the highest price ever paid for an Asian artwork in Australia. A round of applause broke out in the Woollahra gallery as the hammer finally fell on Fu Baoshis Landscape, which sold for $3.17 million including buyers premium (IBP), off a pre-sale estimate of just $5000-$8000. The result makes the artwork one of the most expensive paintings ever sold in Australia. The ink-on-paper hanging scroll was part of a 40-strong collection of Chinese paintings amassed by a Sydney- and Singapore-based family in the 1960s and not seen in public for 50 years. Another work, Galloping Horse, attributed to Xu Beihong, lived up to its name by racing well past its $16,000-20,000 estimate to sell for $732,000 IBP. It was just one of several ... More | | 
Bosco Sodi, Untitled, 2017. Clay cubes, 59 x 14 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches, 150 x 37.5 x 37.5 cm.
NEW YORK, NY.- Paul Kasmin Gallery announces Caryatides, the first solo exhibition devoted to Bosco Sodis clay cube sculptures, on view from November 2, 2017 through January 6, 2018 at 515 West 27th Street. The show will be Sodis first with the gallery in New York and will include a new monograph with a forward by Dakin Hart, published by Hatje Cantz. Sodi employs the systematic approach of minimalism, but eschews the cold precision of industrial manufacturing, electing to use traditional vernacular methods that retain the character of the local elementsearth, water, air, and firefrom which the sculptures are created. Sodi begins his sculptures by extracting raw earth, mixing it with water and sand to form clayan ancient medium. The clay is shaped and smoothed by hand into solid cubes that are left to air dry in the sun at his studio in Oaxaca, Mexico. Once ... More | | 
Florencia Murrini, (detail). Photo: Russell Johnson.
CHICAGO, IL.- This weekend, Thursday, November 2, - Sunday, November 5, Schantz Galleries presents thirty new works by Maestro Lino Tagliapietra featuring his most recent innovations in glass. Tagliapietra, who will be at the event, is proud to introduce two of his newest innovations, works using the Florencia murrini, and a large installation of small, golden vessels. The, Florencia murrini, are small, individual elements which are made by folding, stretching hot glass, then cutting the resulting rods into workable sizes. This is accomplished well before the actual blowing begins, and the resulting murrini are composed, and blown into vessels in which the mosaic-like patterns are more distinct. When asked how does he keep transforming these new techniques, forms and ideas, Lino explained the key is to listen to the intuition and make space for the imagination, and then...you must do it. Consisting of more than eighty golden, ... More |
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| Anders Wahlstedt Fine Art opens exhibition of works by Nicole Bigar | | Cleveland Museum of Art releases new strategic plan | | Banksy holds Balfour 'apology party' for Palestinians | 
Nicole Bigar, No.7 New York, New York, 2015. 14 x 11 inches.
NEW YORK, NY.- Nicole Bigars artistic career spans decades. Her paintings are alive. Her joyous vision a constant. Her enthusiasm is boundless, overwhelming, thrilling, beckoning. Figures spin and whirl in ecstasy. Hers is a world of beauty. A poem. A meditation on humanitys goodness. The mystery of creation. The scent of the ocean. Happiness. A dance. Nicoles paradise. Though her roots are French, much of her life has been in America. In New York City. The buildings, paths, and crowds of Times Square thrill. A crossroads of her understanding of this country, its life. A vibrant abstraction. With perspective. She came quite late to collage, though quickly grasped its ability to harness gestures, movement, forms. She is always the master, allowing all the city elements to tumble about, swept up into a blizzard of activity. Cutout paper in a frenzy. The works are studied ... More | | 
The plan will serve as a road map for the CMA over the next ten years . Photo by Keith Berr.
CLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art today released a new strategic plan, Making Art Matter: A Strategic Framework for Our Second Century. The result of an intensive and inclusive year-long process, the plan will serve as a road map for the CMA over the next ten years as it inaugurates a second century of leadership and service. Since the conclusion of our centennial late last year, the museums trustees and staff have been engaged in a rigorous strategic planning process, with extensive input from both volunteers and its community partners. The result is an ambitious plan that will position the museum for a second century of growth, said Cleveland Museum of Art Director and President William M. Griswold. The plan will support the creation of transformative experiences through art, advancing new and existing audiences understanding and appreciation ... More | | 
An actor dressed up as Queen Elizabeth and Palestinian children from the al-Aida refugee camp attend an event held by secretive British street artist Banksy. AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP.
BETHLEHEM.- Secretive British street artist Banksy held a special event Wednesday to apologise for the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration outside his hotel in the occupied West Bank. The typically surreal event involved 50 children hosted by an actor dressed as Queen Elizabeth II for a British-style tea party. Their party hats were bullet-riddled helmets with British flags on them, while tattered Union Jacks were flown. The queen revealed a plaque carved in concrete saying "Er, Sorry," playing on the common initials for Elizabeth Regina. The apology was etched into Israel's controversial separation wall, which in many areas cuts through Palestinian territory. The children were descendants of Palestinians forced to flee their land in the 1948 war surrounding the creation of Israel. ... More |
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| Major new exhibition by pioneering Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist opens in Sydney | | Penn Museum launches a major building renovation | | Exhibition of new work by Sam Moyer opens at Sean Kelly | 
Pipilotti Rist, 4th Floor to Mildness from the Mildness Family, 2016, installation view, Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest, New Museum, New York, US, 2016, courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Luhring Augustine © the artist, photograph: EPW Studio.
SYDNEY.- This summer the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia is presenting a major new exhibition by pioneering Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist. Pipilotti Rist: Sip my Ocean is exclusive to Sydney as part of the Sydney International Art Series. Incorporating video and sculpture, Rists dazzling environments plunge viewers into colourful projections which explore the relationship between nature, the body and technology. The exhibition presents the spectrum of Rists ground-breaking practice, from her early single-channel videos of the 1980s to her large-scale audio-visual installations and recent immersive environments. Her work is an ode to the heart and the intellect, to the big emotions that sustain us as human beings and to the beauty of the world and the universe ... More | | 
Egypt Gallery Rendering.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Penn Museum (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) in Philadelphia kicks off a major renovation that will dramatically transform its Main Entrance Hall, make its historic building fully accessible to all, add significant visitor amenities, and renovate and add air conditioning to the historic Harrison Auditorium and surrounding galleries. The construction project is a major element of the Museums Building Transformation campaign, to be announced next spring, that will also encompass the reinstallation of most of the 130-year-old Museums signature galleries and educational and public programmingto welcome visitors of all ages, from around the region and across the globe. The announcement was made at a construction groundbreaking event with a twistin lieu of wielding shovels, officials symbolically removed several seats from the historic Harrison Auditorium, in preparation for ... More | | 
Installation view of Sam Moyer: WIDE WAKE at Sean Kelly, New York. October 27 - December 9, 2017. Photography: JSP Art Photography. Courtesy: Sean Kelly, New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sean Kelly is presenting WIDE WAKE, an exhibition of impressive new work by Sam Moyer. Recognized for a diverse practice that draws inspiration from architectural space and natural materials, Moyer fashions compelling hybrids that abstract the languages of painting and sculpture. This is Moyers first exhibition with Sean Kelly and her first solo exhibition in New York since 2014. For this exhibition, Moyer has produced a series of vibrant, large-scale paintings, a dramatic, architectural sculpture, and drawings in oil on paper. Each of Moyers large paintings is a unique composition of variegated and multi-hued sections of repurposed marble, slate and stone combined with fabrics in a spectrum of colors. Although Moyer has used dyed textiles and industrial fabrics in previous bodies of work, ... More |
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 K11 Art Foundation announces new appointmentsHONG KONG.- Adrian Cheng, cultural pioneer and founder and Honorary Chairman of the K11 Art Foundation officially announces the appointment of a new team, as part of his ongoing mission to spread awareness and deepen global understanding of Chinese contemporary art. These appointments signify a new phase of development and direction for the foundation since its establishment in 2010, which will allow KAF to continue to position itself as a pioneering curatorial platform for cultural exchange between Chinese contemporary artists and their global contemporaries. May Xue Mei (formerly CEO, Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art, Beijing) has been appointed Director of Education & Institutional Relations, K11 Art Foundation as well as Assistant General Manager of K11 (Northern China) and Venus Lau Sau Yee (formerly Artistic ... More Mnuchin Gallery opens an exhibition of works by Sam GilliamNEW YORK, NY.- Mnuchin Gallery is presenting an exhibition of works by Sam Gilliam. The exhibition presents examples of the artists two seminal series, the Beveled-edge and Drape paintings, spanning from 1967 to 1973. This is the artists first solo exhibition in New York in nearly twenty-five years, and coincides with his installation at the Central Pavilion of the 57th Venice Biennale. On view from November 2 through December 16, 2017, it is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue. Gilliam established himself at the forefront of American abstraction while working in Washington, D.C. in the 1960s, when his experiments with paint application and his radical transformation of the canvas support profoundly expanded the possibilities for the future of abstract painting. Working alongside Color Field painters such as Kenneth Noland and Thomas ... More Over 1,000 lots of American Indian artifacts, art and related collectibles offered at Big Fall PhoenixMESA, ARIZ.- An historic early 20th century Navajo rug from J.B. Moore, a San Ildefonso pottery plate crafted by Maria Martinez around the same time, a circa-1940 watercolor painting by Oscar Berninghaus (Am., 1874-1952), and a large Apache basket from the 1930s or 40s are just a few of the expected top lots in this years Big Fall Phoenix auction planned for Nov. 11-12. Big Fall Phoenix is held every autumn by Allard Auctions, Inc., based in Saint Ignatius, Mont. Like last year, this years event will be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites in Mesa, Ariz., just outside Phoenix. Offered will be more than 1,000 lots of American Indian artifacts, art and related collectibles. Start times are 12 noon Nov. 11, and 11 am Nov. 12 (both times Mountain). Featured will be a quality collection of Navajo rugs, original Native art and pottery from Santa Fe, beadwork items from ... More Hastings Pier wins the 2017 Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize for architectureLONDON.- The Royal Institute of British Architects has awarded the 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize, sponsored by Almacantar, to Hastings Pier by dRMM Architects. The RIBA Stirling Prize, now in its twenty second year, is awarded annually to the UK's best new building. Hastings Pier, on the East Sussex coast and overlooking the English Channel, can chart its history from 1872. For many years it was a popular pleasure pier famous for musical acts, but its recent past has been much more precarious. Neglected for years, it closed in 2008 following storm damage, and in 2010 faced destruction when a fire ravaged the entire structure. Residents and supporters were determined to use the fire as an opportunity to reimagine the pier. Buoyed by the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund, a RIBA design competition attracted entries from around the world. London-based architects ... More Important selection of collectible toys by renowned contemporary artists to be offered at Heritage AuctionsLOS ANGELES, CA.- Collectors will have the rare opportunity to bid on an array of urban art and street-inspired collectibles in Heritage Auctions' Urban Art Auction, taking place in Los Angeles Monday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. PST. The auction features KAWS and BE@RBRICKS from 2000% to 100%, as well as significant works by Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Mr. Brainwash, Takashi Murakami and Keith Haring. "Every sale has a particular focus that grows organically," Heritage Modern & Contemporary Art Director Leon Benrimon said. "Last season, we had an unbelievable selection of rare collectible sneakers. This season, our selection of toys is definitely the highlight. We are presenting the most important, diverse and collectible set of toys by various artists to ever come to auction." Presented for the first time at auction are two 2000% BE@BRICKS designed by Lanvin ... More Richly decorated garments from over 20 countries on view at the Jewish MuseumNEW YORK, NY.- A sumptuous array of apparel from over 20 countries on four continents will be on display at the Jewish Museum from November 3, 2017 through March 18, 2018, offering an exceptional opportunity for American audiences to view many facets of Jewish identity and culture through rarely seen garments. Veiled Meanings: Fashioning Jewish Dress, from the Collection of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, the first comprehensive U.S. exhibition drawn from The Israel Museums world-renowned collection of Jewish costumes, showcases over 100 articles of clothing from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, presented as complete ensembles or as stand-alone items. The exhibition is organized by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Clothing is intended to cover our bodies, but it also uncovers. In Veiled Meanings the visitor will be asked to consider ... More Tel Aviv Museum of Art opens exhibition of works by Shaun GladwellTEL AVIV.- Shaun Gladwells project references a historic event that took place one hundred years ago, connecting Israeli history to the history of Australia: The Battle of Beersheba of 31 October 1917, in which the 4th and 12th Australian Light Horse Brigades, fighting with the Allied Forces, defeated the forces of the Ottoman Empire. The outcome of this battle the British rule of Palestine was to affect political reality of the region for years to come. It is also considered the last important battle to actively involve mounted infantry. Shaun Gladwells works focus not on the battle but on its less central protagonists the horses. Gladwell has had a longstanding interest in the horse as a historical and cultural image and in the ways by which it is connected to myths of war, heroism and masculinity. An early performance and video work of his was inspired by Jean- ... More Griffin Gallery opens exhibition of works by shortlisted artists for £10,000 awardLONDON.- Griffin Gallery announced the ten artists shortlisted for Griffin Art Prize 2017. Out of 350 entries ten artists have been shortlisted to take part in the Griffin Art Prize 2017 exhibition from 2nd November 15th December. The Griffin Art Prize shortlist for 2017 is: CRISTINA BANBAN SOOYOUNG CHUNG OLI EPP JADE FADOJUTIMI JONATHAN KELLY ANNA LIBER LEWIS JINYONG PARK NOOR QAYYUM MAIA REGIS RANIA SCHORETSANITI The winner of the Griffin Art Prize 2017 will receive: A cash stipend of £5000 £2000 for studio rent £3000 of materials from Winsor & Newton, Liquitex and Conté à Paris An exhibition showcase at the Griffin Art Prize exhibition in November 2018 A professional support programme including mentoring from an arts professional, technical advice from chemists in the Innovation & Development laboratory, studio visits ... More De Buck Gallery opens a solo exhibition by newly represented artist Devan ShimoyamaNEW YORK, NY.- De Buck Gallery is presenting Sweet, a solo exhibition by newly represented artist Devan Shimoyama. Shimoyamas first solo exhibition with the gallery presents seven new paintings and an installation of two oversized mixed media sculptural hoodies. The exhibition is on view from November 1, through December 9, 2017. A visual artist working primarily in the realm of self-portraiture and narratives inspired by classical mythology and allegory, Shimoyama seeks to depict the black queer male body as both desirable and desirous. Exploring the mystery in the process of understanding his origins and also investigating the politics of queer culture, his work showcases the relationship between celebration and silence in both queer culture and sexuality. Shimoyamas composition is inspired from the canons of the masters Caravaggio and Goya, ... More Ken Yeh joins Phillips as Senior International Specialist, 20th Century & Contemporary ArtNEW YORK, NY.- Phillips announced the appointment of Ken Yeh as Senior Vice President and Senior International Specialist, 20th Century & Contemporary Art. He is based in New York. Mr. Yeh joins Phillips from Acquavella Galleries in New York, where as a Director for four years he led the gallerys business and client development in Asia. Before joining Acquavella, Mr. Yeh was Chairman of Christies Asia, where he provided senior cross-category support in developing relationships with clients and collectors. As a Senior International Specialist, Mr. Yeh will be responsible for winning business and selling Phillips 20th Century & Contemporary Art sales on a global basis, with an emphasis on strengthening Phillips active client base in Asia. He will promote Phillips internationally to support and lead cross-departmental business development and brand initiatives, ... More The Foundling Museum acquires major works of art by two of the UK's most celebrated artistsLONDON.- The Foundling Museum has acquired a large-scale painting by Sir Michael Craig-Martin, RA and a sculpture by Yinka Shonibare MBE, RA, thanks to grants from Art Fund and the Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Fund Grant, and other supporters. Craig-Martins 2x2 metre Tricycle, 2016 is the first major painting to enter the Museum Collection in 94 years, while Shonibares Trumpet Boy, 2010, is the first major sculpture to enter the Collection in 163 years. These acquisitions represent an important landmark in the Museums ongoing programme of commissioning and exhibiting contemporary art, and continue the story of contemporary artists involvement with the historic Founding Hospital. In 2016 the Museum commissioned Michael Craig-Martin to make a new work in response to its story and Collection. Painted in his signature bold, graphic ... More Willem Weismann's first solo exhibition in Amsterdam on view at Grimm GalleryAMSTERDAM.- Grimm is presenting the first solo exhibition with Willem Weismann in Amsterdam. Weismann (NL, 1977) presents a suite of new paintings based on the structure of a house. The title Flashback contd, written in screenplay abbreviation, refers to the narrative technique used in film that takes viewers back in time and supplies background and context for current events. Simultaneously, the title refers to the construed nature of these paintings and the importance of narrative and time embedded in them. The works are inspired by a wide range of sources from comic books, video games and cinema to ideas by historians such as Hayden White (US, 1928). White claims history has to be brought back to a narrative in order for it to become historic and thereby forgoes its objectivity. The structure of the house is inspired by the method of loci, which is part ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, American artist Richard Serra was born November 02, 1939. Richard Serra (born November 2, 1939) is an American minimalist sculptor and video artist known for working with large-scale assemblies of sheet metal. Serra was involved in the Process Art Movement. He lives and works in Tribeca, New York and on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. In this image: U.S. artist Richard Serra gestures as he talks to journalists during a press preview for his exhibition "Drawings - Work Comes Out of Work" at the Kunsthaus in Bregenz, Austria, Thursday June 12, 2008
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