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View of the entrance to the defended site at Ebbsfleet during the University of Leicester's excavation in September 2017.
LONDON (AFP).- Archaeologists have discovered what they believe is the first evidence of Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain, the University of Leicester announced Tuesday. Its team have unearthed new evidence suggesting that Caesar's fleet landed at a bay on the Isle of Thanet in the English county of Kent, around 70 miles southeast of London. The location and landscape of the Pegwell Bay site matches Caesar's own account of his landing in 54 BC, according to the university. The archaeologists found the presence of Roman weapons and other artefacts at a spot overlooking the bay, indicating it may have been a ... More |
| Denver Museum of Nature & Science receives its largest dinosaur donation | | British Museum and Google Arts and Culture unveil project on ancient Maya | | First-of-its-kind mummy study reveals clues to girl's story | 
More than 6,000 bones of duck-billed dinosaurs collected from eastern Wyoming recently arrived at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. © Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
DENVER, CO.- The Denver Museum of Nature & Science received its largest-ever donation of dinosaur fossils this month, more than 6,000 bones of Edmontosaurus from eastern Wyoming. The collection, assembled during several years of excavations by the Hankla family of Danville, Ky., includes skulls, vertebrae, and limbs from dinosaurs of varying ages. These fossils are spectacular! said Joe Sertich, curator of dinosaurs at the Museum. The donation is one of the largest collections of dinosaur bones from a single bone bed and includes skulls and other remains from dozens of individuals. It will allow us to study how dinosaurs changed as they grew and how they varied within a single population. Edmontosaurus was a duck-billed dinosaur, or hadrosaur, that lived in western North America at the end of the Cretaceous Period between 68 and 66 million years ago. ... More | | 
The beautiful Fenton Vase from ancient Guatemalan highlands. Courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum.
LONDON.- Today sees the launch of the British Museums collaboration with Google Arts and Culture to digitise and share the ancient Maya collection of Alfred Maudslay, a 19th century explorer who brought the stories of the Maya to the world. This important collection is made up of photographs, casts and other scientific documents created during archaeological excavations and research at Maya sites in the late 1800s. Now available to view online for the first time, these objects are also part of new resources which bring to life ancient Maya culture using the latest technology. Through a new dedicated page on Google Arts and Culture, interactive content focused on Maya sites in Guatemala has been created, with a series of online exhibits introducing the project, its activities and the British Museums Maya collections more broadly. Alongside these, new immersive Google Street View ... More | | 
The mummy traveled from Evanston to Argonne National Laboratory on Nov. 27 for an all-day X-ray scattering experiment.
EVANSTON, ILL.- Who is she, this little mummy girl? Northwestern University scientists and students are working to unravel some of her mysteries, including how her body was prepared 1,900 years ago in Egypt, what items she may have been buried with, the quality of her bones and what material is present in her brain cavity. As part of a comprehensive scientific investigation, the mummy traveled from Evanston to Argonne National Laboratory on Nov. 27 for an all-day X-ray scattering experiment. It was the first study of its kind performed on a human mummy. This is a unique experiment, a 3-D puzzle, said Stuart R. Stock, research professor of cell and molecular biology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, who led the synchrotron experiment. We have some preliminary findings about the various materials, but it will take days before we tighten down the precise answers to our ... More |
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| Madrid opens first global roving Auschwitz exhibit | | Dickens Museum captures Christmas spirit with new exhibition | | Exhibition of works of British artist Rose Wylie opens at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery | 
A man visits the exhibition "Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away" on November 28, 2017 at the Arte Canal Exhibition Centre in Madrid. More than 600 original objects are shown in the first travelling exhibition about the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP.
Letters thrown from death trains, tiny children's shoes, a Nazi gas mask... Hundreds of objects from Auschwitz are going on display in Madrid as a roving exhibition on the Nazi extermination camp opens. Some will leave the memorial site of the German death camp in Poland for the first time for an exhibition that starts in the Spanish capital on December 1 before heading on a tour that will take in a dozen cities in Europe, America, Asia and Oceania. Inmates' drawings found in a bottle hidden in the camp, a piece of electrified fence, an original carriage like those used to take Jews, Poles, prisoners of war, gypsies and others to the camp where over 1.1 million people died during World War II... More than 600 objects will be on display for those who can't travel to see Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazis' biggest ... More | | 
This file photo shows a collection of early editions of novels written by British author Charles Dickens at the Charles Dickens Museum. Carl COURT / AFP.
LONDON (AFP).- The Dickens Museum in London got into the festive spirit on Wednesday, unveiling its "A Christmas Carol" exhibition centred on the novelist's famous tale of Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas. The book helped "crystallise" the way Britons celebrate Christmas and carried a strong social message after a scathing report on child labour that deeply shocked Charles Dickens, curators said. The exhibition is housed in a Victorian building where the author and his family lived between 1837 and 1840 -- and where he penned several classics including "Oliver Twist" and "The Pickwick Papers". The museum holds over 100,000 Dickens-related items include furniture, personal effects, paintings, prints, photographs, letters and manuscripts. "A Christmas Carol" was written in six weeks in 1843 and is considered a charming tale with a heart-warming ending. But it is also a story about child labour, a ... More | | 
Rose Wylie, Rays Yellow Plane (Film Notes), 2013 © Rose Wylie, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, London, Photograph: Soon-Hak Kwon.
LONDON.- This winter, the Serpentine presents the works of acclaimed British artist Rose Wylie (born 1934, UK). Wylie finds inspiration for her visually compelling paintings through her daily encounters and a variety of sources, from art history, cinema, comic books and the natural world to news, verbal anecdotes, celebrity stories and sport. These might include a scene from Quentin Tarantinos iconic Kill Bill films, a self-portrait of Wylie eating a chocolate biscuit, an olive oil label or a football match. Her vibrant, large-scale canvases will fill the walls of the Serpentine Sackler Gallery. Quack Quack includes paintings dating from the late 1990s to the present day some never previously exhibited, including a new group of works inspired by Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. One, based on Wylies childhood memories of living in Bayswater during the Blitz, maps the parks landscape dogs, ducks, th ... More |
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| Lyndsey Ingram opens exhibition of new work by the British photographer Miles Aldridge. | | Christie's announces highlights from the December Sales of Post-War and Contemporary Art in Amsterdam | | Lazinc officially launches and opens its doors in Mayfair | 
Miles Aldridge, Untitled (after Cattelan) #4.
LONDON.- Lyndsey Ingram launched a show of new work by the acclaimed British photographer Miles Aldridge. Entitled (after), the exhibition is a response by Aldridge to works by the artists Maurizio Cattelan, Harland Miller and Gilbert & George. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue with an original essay by Michael Bracewell and continues until 5 January 2018. It forms part of the opening programme of Lyndsey Ingrams new London gallery. Aldridge is a photographer who is well known for staging elaborate mise-en-scènes that have an icily erotic, film noir quality. Long interested in art history, his highly stylized work draws inspiration from representations of the female nude in art, as well as in pulp fiction and pin-ups. As Aldridge states: In my work there is always a push and pull between high and low art. The idea for this show and for the concept of making work after ... More | | 
Daan van Golden (1936-2017), Heerenlux, 2003. Oil on canvas, 170 x 130cm. Estimate: 120,000 160,000. © Christies Images Limited 2017.
AMSTERDAM.- On 12 & 13 December 2017 Christies will hold its biannual sales of Post-War and Contemporary Art at the famous Westergasfabriek, the former gasworks in the magnificent Zuiveringshal West. Christies staged the auction preview of the collection sale of the Princes of Liechtenstein here in 2008, which was one of Christies most successful sales in its 45 years of auctions in the Netherlands. De Westergasfabriek will be the new venue for Christies sales with a new Christies office to be opened at Vondelstraat in the new year. The upcoming sales feature works from American and European masters such as German-born American artist Josef Albers and German Post-War masters Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Günther Förg and Imi Knoebel as well as Dutch and ... More | | 
Lazinc now comprises a flagship gallery in Mayfair, the Lazinc Banksy Print Gallery on Londons Southbank and an e-commerce print sales business based in Greenwich.
LONDON.- January 2018 sees the launch of Lazinc, a contemporary arts business and new flagship gallery space in the heart of Mayfair. Lazinc is based on a joint partnership with contemporary art specialist, Steve Lazarides, who founded the existing Lazarides business in 2006, alongside eminent art collector and global retail expert, Wissam Al Mana. Lazinc will incorporate the existing Lazarides business, which has already produced internationally acclaimed projects in New York and Los Angeles as well as solo exhibitions, art fairs and museum collaborations across London and Europe. Lazinc now comprises a flagship gallery in Mayfair, the Lazinc Banksy Print Gallery on Londons Southbank and an e-commerce print sales business ... More |
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| ICCROM 30th General Assembly launched today | | Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac opens first exhibition to focus on Medardo Rosso's relationship with London | | Ancient sculptures bring £3.9 million at Sotheby's London | 
Dr Webber Ndoro, New Director General of ICCROM.
ROME.- The 30th General Assembly of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) was inaugurated today in Rome. The three-day event, held from 29 November 1 December, will feature panel discussions on productive and sustainable approaches to support the reconstruction of destroyed and damaged historic cities. Delegations of ICCROMs 135 Member States are gathered today to discuss and endorse the Rome-based agencys strategic directions and work plan, and elect its governing Council. The General Assembly will also ratify the nomination of its next Director-General, nominated by the executive Council for a six-year period of leadership. Representatives from both international and Italian organizations gave opening addresses at the official inauguration of the event. The speakers stressed the importance of enforcing and strengthening international collaboration in the ... More | | 
Medardo Rosso, Madame Noblet, ca.1897-98. Plaster. Museo Medardo Rosso.
LONDON.- Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac is presenting an exhibition of the works of Medardo Rosso (18581928), one of the founders of modern sculpture. Medardo Rosso: Sight Unseen and his Encounters with London is the first exhibition to focus on Rossos relationship with London. The show features a selection of Rossos most representative sculptures in plaster, wax and bronze, as well as rarely shown drawings and, for the first time in the UK, his own photographs of his sculptures and drawings. Presented together, these help demonstrate how Rosso created his subtle yet powerful images, where forms seem to materialize and dematerialize in relationship to the effects of light and atmosphere. Rosso was a revolutionary sculptor who subverted traditional modeling and casting methods to animate the surfaces of his sculptures. He went against prevailing monumental and heroic tendencies by depicting vulnerable ... More | | 
A Roman Black Marble Herm Head of Hermes, circa 2nd Century A.D, Estimate: £35,000-45,000. Sold for: 206,250 GBP. Courtesy Sothebys.
LONDON.- Covering an unprecedented spectrum of objects from Classical Greece and Rome to Ancient Egypt and the Near East, Sothebys sale of Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art soared beyond pre-sale expectations to total £3,910,125 / $5,244,260 (est. £2.2-3.2 million), with 77% of lots sold. The auction was led by a Roman Marble Head of Ganymede, circa 1st Century A.D., which sold for £429,000 / $575,375 (est. £250,000-350,000). One of the most finely carved Roman marble heads to be offered at auction in recent history, this portrayal of handsome and youthful divine hero Ganymede is the only known copy of a lost Classical Greek original sculpture. An exceptionally preserved and extremely rare early Byzantine marble sigma-shaped table brought £429,000 / $575,375 (est. 400,000-600,000). Unusually depicting Aphrodite with maritime themes, ... More |
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 Mitchell-Innes & Nash opens its first exhibition with the Estate of General IdeaNEW YORK, NY.- Mitchell-Innes & Nash announces the gallerys first exhibition with the Estate of General Idea (1969-1994) titled Ziggurat. The exhibition will be on view in our Chelsea gallery from November 30, 2017 through January 13, 2018 and will feature approximately seven ziggurat paintings alongside works on paper, photographs and ephemera that expand upon the significance of the ziggurat form in the oeuvre of General Idea. Ziggurat marks General Ideas first solo exhibition in New York since The Museum of Modern Art presented One Day of AZT / One Year of AZT (1991) in Projects 56: General Idea (1996-97). The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue with an interview between AA Bronson and Hans Ulrich Obrist. Formed in Toronto in 1969 by AA Bronson, Felix Partz and Jorge Zontal, General Idea is internationally recognized for work ... More Bradford Dennison Waywell appointed Director of Edward Tyler Nahem Fine ArtNEW YORK, NY.- Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, the New York City gallery specializing in modern, post-war and contemporary art, announced Bradford Dennison Waywell as its Director. In his new role, Waywell oversees all aspects of the gallery, including sales, consignments, client development, exhibitions and art fairs. Were excited to welcome Brad and were delighted that he is joining us as we mount what we think is an especially strong stall at this years Art Basel Miami Beach, said Edward Tyler Nahem, founder of the eponymous gallery. Brad brings a deep knowledge of art and the art world and we couldnt be more pleased. Prior to joining Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, Waywell was Director, Di Donna Galleries in New York and Associate Director, Galerie Gmurzynska in Zurich. His range of experience includes primary roles in the acquisition of significant secondary ... More Miyako Yoshinaga opens a solo exhibition of works by Cleverson OliveiraNEW YORK, NY.- Miyako Yoshinaga presents its 5th solo exhibition of Cleverson Oliveira, the Brazilian contemporary artist. The exhibition, Rainy Days, will be on view from November 30, 2017, to January 6, 2018. On November 18, 2017, Oliveira released a new publication in conjunction with his exhibit, Beyond the Surface, on view at the Museo Oscar Neimeyer in Brazil. Rainy Days explores the line between reality and illusion. At first glance, the works appear to be monochromatic photographs of rain, but a second look reveals them to be drawings filled with subtle intricacies. The exhibit challenges traditional representations of nature by using Oliveiras memories, inventiveness, and imaginary landscapes that give the impression of reality. Raindrops trail across the series of images. They pour down the front of drawings, blurring out the world behind them. Other ... More Designer Debra Blair adds new display to Victorian holiday splendor at the Hudson River MuseumYONKERS, NY.- This season, the six period rooms of Glenview, the Hudson River Museums Gilded Age home on the National Register of Historic Places, are decked out for the holidays in full Victorian splendor through December 31, 2017. The Library, Parlor, Great Hall, Sitting Room, Dining Room, and the Billiard Roomwill be hung with garlands, baubles, and trees in every room. Each room is defined by a specific color schemethe Parlor, for example, is characterized by teal, royal blue, and chartreuse hues that play off the stuffed peacock that sits by the mantlepiece. Conceived by designer Bob Pesce, the arrangements use a combination of traditional Victorian elements such as kissing balls, wreaths, and period toys from the collection, along with designs that boast a contemporary flair, such as a rainbow-colored tree in the Great Hall. New this year, the ... More Sotheby's announces a week of auctions offering the very best of jewelry, watches, cars, wine and fashionNEW YORK, NY.- Just in time for the holidays, Sothebys New York presents A Life of Luxury: an inaugural week of sales and events during which we will offer the very best in jewelry, watches, cars, wine and fashion. All exhibitions opened to the public in Sotheby's York Avenue galleries on 30 November, with a series of eight auctions beginning on 2 December offering nearly 2,000 lots: Sothebys Wine will host its final New York auction of the season, Finest & Rarest Wines, on Saturday, 2 December. A wonderful range of wines is on offer, noteworthy for the breadth of regions spanning the globe and depth of formats from half bottle to Nebuchadnezzar. The sale includes solutions for all of your holiday entertaining needs, such as magnums of Meursault, Champagne in jeroboam, imperials of Bordeaux and ... 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More Fort Gansevoort opens exhibition of works by Cheryl PopeNEW YORK, NY.- During the summer of 2016, Cheryl Pope spent three weeks visiting NYC neighborhood park district basketball courts listening to youth reflect on the importance and impact of streetball. These conversations shed light on how the game influenced their identity both on and off the court. Pope collected statements generated from these conversations and produced them as official Championship Banners elevating them into championship statements in the series titled IVE BEEN HEARD. These voices positioned side by side represent the team of NYC Youth today expressing the importance of the game and its impact on developing both independency and community. Statements such as I AM DEDICATED, I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE, and I GOT FAMILY reveal the values youth define within themselves and for each other. Public Parks to this day exist as one ... More Susan Faxon, The Addison Gallery of American Art's Curator to retire after 31 years at the museumANDOVER, MASS.- The Addison Gallery of American Art announced today that Susan Faxon, associate director and Robert M. Walker Curator of Art before 1950, is retiring after 31 years at the museum. Since joining the Addison in 1986, Faxon has overseen tremendous growth of the museums renowned American art holdings and has organized major exhibitions that have traveled around the country and the world, introducing new scholarship and insights into the history of American art. In recognition of her contributions, Faxon will be awarded the title of Associate Director and Robert M. Walker Curator of Art before 1950, Emerita. Her last day at the Addison is November 30, 2017. We are tremendously grateful to Susan for enriching the Addisons program and staff with her passion and expertise over the past three decades, said Judith F. Dolkart, ... 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More Artcurial announces the acquisition of the John Taylor Group PARIS.- Group Artcurial, international player in the art market sector, announces the acquisition of John Taylor Group, one of the oldest and most prestigious real estate network in the world. Since 2013, Artcurial and John Taylor have been linked by a strategic partnership aimed at providing a service always more efficient and complete for their customers. Today, by fully integrating John Taylor, the group Artcurial will be able to amplify and accelerate these synergies by constructing a global and complementary offer. Indeed, Artcurial and the John Taylor real estate agency network share the same profession, that of intermediation, the same international clientele, that of "high net worth individual" (individuals with more than $30 M assets), and the same entrepreneurial spirit based on talent management. « Thanks to investments carried out by the Pastor family ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian architect Andrea Palladio was born  Noviembre 30, 1508. Andrea Palladio (30 November 1508 - 19 August 1580) was an architect active in the Republic of Venice. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily by Vitruvius, is widely considered the most influential individual in the history of Western architecture. All of his buildings are located in what was the Venetian Republic, but his teachings, summarized in the architectural treatise I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura (The Four Books of Architecture), gained him wide recognition. The city of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In this image: A Royal Academy of Arts staff looks over a model of the Villa Emo at the Royal Academy in London, Britain, 27 January, 2009. The Royal Academy of Arts showed the first exhibition devoted to one of Italy's greatest architects Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) to be held in London. The exhibit follows Palladio's career, from the earlier palazzi in Vicenza, the Basilica and his innovative solutions to rural buildings.
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