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Michael Katzev, an archaeologist, in 1974 with jars that had been recovered from the Kyrenia shipwreck. Much of the ships cargo also survived its sinking, possibly at the hand of pirates. (Steven V. Roberts/The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- In the 1960s, Susan Womer Katzev, a marine illustrator, and her husband, archaeologist Michael L. Katzev, spent two summers diving with a team beneath the lapping waves of the Mediterranean off Cyprus. Their quarry was an ancient shipwreck on the sandy ocean floor discovered just years earlier by a man foraging for sponge. It would become a startling find. Before it sank in the third century B.C., the Kyrenia had traded food, iron and millstones out of its home port, thought to be the island of Rhodes. After more than 2,000 years underwater, much of its hull and cargo old plates, coins, amphoras that once held wine and others that still held almonds were remarkably intact. Susan Katzevs drawings and photographs helped document a discovery that revealed not only ancient trading behaviors but a wealth of information about how the Greeks built ships. For decades, her and her husbands efforts have been heralded for their central role in establishing nautical archa ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day For three weeks in August, the city of Edinburgh welcomes an explosion of creative energy from around the globe. Artists and performers take to hundreds of stages all over the city, presenting shows for every taste.
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| Briggs Auction to offer important George Washington letter | | Morphy's chosen to auction the celebrated Wayne Edens fishing lure collection | | New public art rides the rails in Chicago, timed to the convention |
Close-up view of Washington's signature at the close of the missive.
GARNET VALLET, PA.- A unique George Washington letter, dated 1780 and addressed to Col. Stephen Moylan, heads to auction at Briggs Auction's Fine Estates Auction on Friday, August 23rd. Descended in and cherished by the consignor's family, the letter is now being offered for the first time at public auction. It was written on January 5th, 1780, after Washington and his troops marched into Morristown, New Jersey that December for winter encampment. In it, Washington requests that Stephen Moylan, the ... More | |
Angled view of one of the original eight Heddon factory board frog lures hand-carved circa 1898 by Heddon Company founder James Heddon. To be auctioned Dec. 10 at Morphys Denver, Pa., gallery with a $30,000-$60,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Morphy Auctions.
DENVER, PA.- Dan Morphy, president of Morphy Auctions, has always enjoyed fishing the tranquil lakes of his native Pennsylvania, but his biggest catch was announced today and its neither trout nor bass. Morphys has been commissioned to auction the renowned Wayne Edens collection of antique and vintage fishing lures. ... More | |
Esperanza Rosas, a commercial artist and designer featured in the public art project Track(ed) Changes, on the platform of a Chicago Transit Authority stop, Aug. 8, 2024. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)
CHICAGO, IL.- Public art by world-renowned creators is a seminal part of Chicagos urban landscape. Anish Kapoors beloved 2006 silver sculpture in downtown Millennial Park, known as The Bean (officially Cloud Gate), is as much a symbol of the city as Chicagos sports stars and its skyscrapers. Now, timed to the Democratic National Convention (Aug. 19-22), Chicago is debuting a new ... More |
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| Hurricane cleanup effort reaps 'treasure': A 1945 letter in a bottle | | A Nazi villa so tainted Berlin can't give it away | | A jazz DJ's lifetime of knowledge leaves Queens for a new Nashville home |
An undated photo of a message in a bottle discovered by Suzanne Flament-Smith of Tampa, Fl., while gathering debris from Hurricane Debby. (Suzanne Flament-Smith via The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- A letter written in 1945 from a naval base in Virginia wound up in a glass bottle more than 800 miles away in Florida, where it was found last week nearly eight decades later after Hurricane Debby swept a swath of the state. The letter was addressed to someone named Lee from someone named Chris. But it was Suzanne Flament-Smith, 46, of Tampa, Florida, who found it Wednesday. By then, ... More | |
Visitors at the main entrance of Joseph Goebbels' former villa near Wandlitz, Germany, May 23, 2024. (Lena Mucha/The New York Times)
BRANDENBURG.- Behind thickets of beech trees, overgrown with nettles and beside a blue lake an hour north of Berlin, a villa that once belonged to a Nazi mastermind quietly rots. No one knows what to do with the estate beside the Bogensee lake in Brandenburg. It was built for Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister, by his grateful country just before the start of World War II. Owned by the state of Berlin today, it has sat moldering expensively on the publics tab, along with ... More | |
Phil Schaap at Mintons Jazz Club in New York on May 19, 2006. Phil Schaaps childhood home held what may be the largest collection of recorded jazz interviews, an archive that will now be housed at Vanderbilt University. (Earl Wilson/The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- From the outside, the red clapboard house on Clio Street in New York Citys eastern Queens seemed frozen in time. Neighbors would occasionally spot the homes owner coming and going, toting bags of records and bulky reel-to-reel tapes. All wed see in the windows were record albums, said Tracy Pizzirusso, who in 30 ... More |
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| The National Gallery of Art acquires a painting by Karin Bergöö Larsson | | A selection of works by Olga de Amaral highlights the dynamic appeal of fiber art | | Behind the scenes of the 'treasure hunt' for Olympic history |
Karin Bergöö Larsson, Pierre Louis Alexandre, 18791880. Oil on canvas, mounted on board. Overall: 36 5/16 x 28 15/16 in. National Gallery of Art. Gift of Funds from Laura and John Arnold, Virginia Cretella Mars, and Maria Elena Weissman 2024.6.1 Ben Elwes Fine Art, London © Per Myrehed.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art has recently acquired Pierre Louis Alexandre, a painting from 18791880 by Swedish artist and designer Karin Bergöö Larsson (18591928). The acquisition broadens the art-historical narratives of our 19th-century European ... More | |
Olga de Amaral, Lienzo A, 2014. Linen, cotton, gesso, and acrylic. © Olga de Amaral. Courtesy the Lisson Gallery.
MANCHESTER, NH.- The Currier Museum of Art announces Everything Is Construction and Color, a showcase of distinctive works by Olga de Amaral (b. 1932, Bogotá) opening in the museums Welcome Gallery on Thursday, August 29. De Amaral merges the fields of textiles, craft, and design, making her work a natural addition to the museums ongoing series of installations exploring the relationship between crafts and the visual ... More | |
An exhibit inside the Olympic Museum that includes a red jersey worn by the American basketball player Sue Bird at the Tokyo Olympics, in Lausanne. (Darren S. Higgins/The New York Times)
PARIS.- They met in locker rooms. They met in suites. They met in hallways. The interactions were usually brief. These werent spies or drug-test collectors. They are the staff of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. And to collect items that tell the stories of the Paris Games, they needed to be everywhere. There were 32 sports and 329 medal events crammed into ... More |
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| Chazen Museum of Art opens "Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century" | | Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel opens "Paisagem Selvagem", Leda Catunda's new solo show at Carpintaria | | After a 16-month break, the Rieckhallen at Hamburger Bahnhof will reopen for exhibitions |
Kirsten Malone, Babs Gonzales in Nyhavn in Copenhagen, 1968. Gelatin silver print from original, courtesy of Kirsten Malone.
MADISON, WI.- Nordic Utopia? assembles more than 60 drawings, paintings, photographs, textiles, film, music and dance to explore how travel impacted some African Americans visual and performance art. New scholarship chronicles the experiences of singers Josephine Baker and Anne Wiggins Brown; jazz tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon; dancer and choreographer ... More | |
Leda Catunda, Paisagem selvagem II, 2024. Photo: Eduardo Ortega.
RIO DE JANEIRO.- Fortes DAloia & Gabriel presents Paisagem Selvagem, Leda Catundas new solo show at Carpintaria, which marks her return to Rio de Janeiro a decade after her last exhibition at the Museu de Arte Moderna. The works on view show a baroque inflection in the artists research, in which the accumulation of textile elements and image citations that characterize her work is intensified through the multiplication of procedures ... More | |
Mark Bradford, Portrait © Mark Bradford Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth.
BERLIN.- On September 6, after a 16-month break, the Rieckhallen at Hamburger Bahnhof will reopen for exhibitions following the acquisition of the unique space by the state of Berlin in November 2022 and its permanent preservation for the public. The front section of the Rieckhallen will house temporary special exhibitions over an area of around 1,300 square meters, while the rear section will showcase works of contemporary ... More |
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GR Gallery announces a solo exhibition by Kila CheungNEW YORK, NY.- GR Gallery will present Little Fires Everyone, a solo exhibition by Kila Cheung, in collaboration with How2Work. This show will feature a new collection of Cheungs work, including paintings on canvas, sculptures, and limited editions. Through this exhibition, Cheung explores the essence of daily life and the impact of collaboration, delving into the inner fires that define individuals and shape our contemporary existence. The opening reception will take place on Friday, September 6th, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Exhibition Dates: Sept 7th - 28th). Visitors who wish to attend the opening reception may RSVP by contacting the gallery. Kila Cheung will participate in the opening reception. For a long time, Kila Cheung has explored childhood memories, capturing the desire for joy and a sense of warmth and comfort through ... More The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art announces "Crossroads: The Paintings of John Mellencamp"BLOOMINGTON, IN.- The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University announced an exhibition of artwork by award-winning musician and accomplished artist John Mellencamp. Crossroads: The Paintings of John Mellencamp , which opens on September 5, 2024, is the first exhibition at Indiana University (IU) to focus on the paintings of Indiana-born artist John Mellencamp. Since the 1970s, when he arrived in New York City to pursue a career in music and art, Mellencamp has created works of art that express a conflicted view of America, especially the plight of Americans living in the Midwest who have felt abandoned and overlooked. European Expressionism and American Regionalism serve as inspirations for Mellencamps artistic practice, providing a means of articulating social criticism in visual terms. Influences ... More Bob Tischler, who helped revive 'Saturday Night Live,' dies at 78NEW YORK, NY.- Bob Tischler, who was part of the production and writing team that helped revive Saturday Night Live after the groundbreaking comedy show fell into a deep creative trough in the 1980-81 season, died July 13 at his home in Bodega Bay, California. He was 78. His son, Zeke, said the cause was pancreatic cancer. Bob Tischler did not define himself as a writer when he joined SNL. He was best known for his work in audio, having produced The National Lampoon Radio Hour and albums by the Blues Brothers. I produced a lot of comedy and I did writing, but I wasnt a member of the union or anything, Tischler told James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales for their book Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live (2002). SNL needed a lot of help. After five trailblazing seasons under Lorne Michaels, ... More George Eastman Museum recently added a print documenting the aftermath of the fires in LahainaSANTA FE, NM.- The George Eastman Museum in Rochester, NY, has recently added a print by David Butow taken while on assignment for TIME magazine documenting the aftermath of the August, 2023 fires in Lahaina, Maui. David Butow is a freelance photojournalist whose projects and assignments have taken him to over two dozen countries including Afghanistan, Burma, Iraq, Peru, Yemen and Zimbabwe. His work in covering politics in Washington, D.C. resulted in the monograph BRINK, published in late 2021 by Punctum Press. Born in New York and raised in Dallas, he has a degree in Government from the University of Texas at Austin. After college he moved to Los Angeles and worked in newspapers before beginning a freelance career for magazines in the 1990's. From the mid-90's through the late-2000's he worked as a contract photographer ... More ROSEGALLERY to open an exhibition of works by John Chiara SANTA MONICA, CA.- ROSEGALLERY will present The Alchemy in Materiality, an exhibition of works by John Chiara as part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide. The Alchemy in Materiality offers an enthralling journey through John Chiaras innovative career. It presents a comprehensive retrospective of his work, inviting viewers to contemplate the elusive essence of the present moment, seamlessly bridging the realms of art and science with a captivating, visceral aesthetic. Seamlessly fusing art and science, John Chiaras practice forges a unique process which combines photography, sculpture, and immersive experience. At its core are his meticulously crafted cameras; essentially large scale yet portable camera obscuras. Within the dark chamber of these cameras, Chiara choreographs a precise interplay of light and chemistry on positive ... More "Alfred Jacob Miller: Revisiting the Rendezvous in Scotland and Today" spotlights American WestINDIANAPOLIS, IN.- A new exhibition opening at the Eiteljorg Museum brings together breathtaking paintings, watercolors and drawings by a major 19th century artist of the American West, Alfred Jacob Miller, who was eyewitness to a historic gathering in the Rocky Mountains in 1837. Alfred Jacob Miller: Revisiting the Rendezvous in Scotland and Today opened at the Eiteljorg on August 3 and continues through Jan. 26, 2025. Before traveling to Indianapolis, the exhibition previously was on view at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, which jointly organized the project with the Eiteljorg Museum. Western art enthusiasts will experience 50 of Millers works that once graced the walls of Murthly Castle, the Scotland home of Millers patron, William Drummond Stewart (1795-1871). This traveling exhibition is the first time ... More Shelby Lynne meets her moment, againNASHVILLE, TENN.- Shelby Lynne left Nashville, Tennessee, both physically and metaphorically behind 2 1/2 decades ago. In 2000, she released I Am Shelby Lynne, a genre-defying declaration of self that helped land her first Grammy, for best new artist. Shed spent a decade in Nashville, putting out five albums that never quite harnessed her sweltering Southern soul, then moved to Palm Springs, California, and jettisoned country music. While she found success with the bluesy rock and retro pop of I Am, produced by Bill Bottrell (Sheryl Crows Tuesday Night Music Club), she floundered in a life of her own intractable artistic standards, bad decisions and drinking. Back in Tennessee, sitting on the patio of Soho House, the Nashville outpost of the British social club, in rust-colored Dickies overalls over a crisp white dress shirt and tailored black jacket, she laughed, a slow ... More MCA Australia announces the next generation of young Australian artists for Primavera 2024SYDNEY.- The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia) announced today the five artists selected to exhibit in Primavera 2024: Young Australian Artists Teresa Busuttil (SA), Chun Yin Rainbow Chan (陳雋然) (VIC), Aidan Hartshorn (ACT), Monica Rani Rudhar (NSW), and Sarah Ujmaia (VIC), opening on 30 August 2024 until Monday 27 January 2025. Primavera 2024, curated by MCA Australia Assistant Curator Lucy Latella, considers the possibilities of cultural connection in the face of social, political and geographical challenges. These early-career artists revisit and reimagine family histories to question how cultural identities are shaped and held, and how they continue to evolve with each generation. On the exhibition, curator Lucy Latella said: The artists in Primavera 2024 draw on a range of media to connect ... More Sutton Foster and Michael Urie reunite in the zany 'Once Upon a Mattress'NEW YORK, NY.- Princess Winnifred and Prince Dauntless are goofy and playful characters. In most musicals, they would provide comic relief from the main storyline. But in Once Upon a Mattress, its the funny people who rule, both literally and figuratively. All the more so since Winnifred and Dauntless are played by Sutton Foster and Michael Urie in symbiotic performances that are highly controlled and precise while maintaining the appearance of off-the-cuff abandon. And with the rest of the cast mostly following suit, it is refreshing to see actors so actively dedicating themselves to entertaining their audience. This kind of unabashed reveling in the joys of strutting your stuff appears to be in demand, too, judging by the recent success of Oh, Mary! and Cats: The Jellicle Ball. The family-friendly Once Upon a Mattress, which ... More Calvin Royal creates a ballet festival with intention and careNEW YORK, NY.- It was oppressively hot on a recent afternoon in a dance studio at a former Boys Club of New York in the East Village. Two long-limbed dancers, precise but visibly tired, rehearsed, as a coach gave suggestions. The whirring of fans made it almost impossible to hear what was being said. But the two dancers, Chloe Misseldine and Calvin Royal III, had no trouble understanding each other. The moment Misseldine faced Royal and stepped into a long, stretched arabesque, his face lit up. Here and in other rehearsals that day, Royal, 35, a leading dancer at American Ballet Theater and the companys only Black male principal, radiated an engaged, gentle energy. He was preparing for Unite, a ballet festival that he planned and curated, which will be presented by the Joyce Theater, Tuesday through Sunday. These rehearsals ... More An unexpected bright spot in theater? Look to Wisconsin.SPRING GREEN, WIS.- For a regular theatergoer, a recent July evening in rural Wisconsin was peak surreal. It could have been the sight of an amphitheater packed to its 1,075-seat capacity for a weeknight performance of the fairly obscure French comedy Ring Round the Moon. Or maybe it was that the actors didnt have mics, which is a rarity nowadays. From my seat, I could see audience members leaning in, transfixed by those unamplified voices. Theyre here to listen, Brenda DeVita, the artistic director of American Players Theater, said of the faithful who flock to Spring Green, about an hour west of Madison. APT, in its 45th season, describes itself as a language-based company, which explains why it has doubled down on idiosyncratic choices in the current theatrical landscape. One is not doing musicals. Another is eschewing mics. ... More |
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