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Statue of Athena, Roman, first half of the 1st century CE, Marble, Height 74.5 in.
CHICAGO, IL.- An ancient Roman statue of great importance and beautya depiction of the Greek goddess Athena from the early 1st century CEhas been acquired by Halsted A&A Foundation, it was announced today. In keeping with its commitment to the arts and education, Halsted A&A Foundation will display the Roman statue on extended view in the Tadao Ando-designed atrium of Wrightwood 659 in Chicago, debuting Saturday, January 25. This acquisition underscores Halsted A&A Foundations commitment to the advancement of education, research, and the arts in Chicago. By displaying the sculpture at Wrightwood 659, the foundation invites the public to see a work which has been largely out of general public view for nearly three centuries. Now, scholars, students, and visitors will be able to study the statue of Athena closely and interpret it from many perspectives, including those of art history, restoration practices, and gender studies, said Karen Manchester, Curator, Halsted A&A F ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Soil, Toil and Table at Lethaby Gallery, 2025. Photos by Jamie Pazmino.
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| The Parrish Art Museum announces the appointment of seven new trustees | | A section of the Eiffel Tower headlines University Archives' Jan. 29 auction | | Inaugural exhibition and creative programme presented by Teaspoon Projects |
Marlies Verhoeven Reijtenbagh.
WATER MILL, NY .- The Parrish Art Museum announced the appointment of seven distinguished leaders to its Board of Trustees: Ruchira Bhuyan, Marty Cordes, Suzi Cordish, Astrid Hill, Dr. Harvanit Gahunia, Kimberley Taylor, and Marlies Verhoeven. These new Trustees bring a wealth of expertise in philanthropy, global communications, healthcare, contemporary art, and real estate, further strengthening the Museum's mission to celebrate art, artists, and the East End's artistic legacy and expand access to the arts for the surrounding community and beyond. As we begin an exciting year filled with extraordinary exhibitions and deep community engagement, we are thrilled to welcome these dynamic leaders to our Board," said Mónica RamÃrez-Montagut, Executive Director of the Parrish Art Museum. "Their unique perspectives, expertise, and talents will catapult the Parrish well into the future. I am very excited to be working closely with these new and amazi ... More | |
Circa 1889 wrought-iron architectural artifact salvaged from Pariss Eiffel Tower in 1983. Stairway Section #6, comprised of 12 steps, housed in a special cradle and trailer (est. $50,000-$75,000).
WILTON, CONN.- A wrought-iron architectural artifact salvaged in 1983 from the Eiffel Tower in Paris; Bob Dylans signed and handwritten lyrics to the timeless 1963 anthem Blowing in the Wind; and an autograph letter signed by Thomas Jefferson as President from 1801 are just a few of the expected highlights in University Archives online-only Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Memorabilia auction scheduled for Wednesday, January 29th, at 10am Eastern time. All 459 lots in the catalog are up for viewing and bidding now on the newly redesigned University Archives website www.UniversityArchives.com as well as LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com. Telephone and absentee bids will also be accepted. University Archives is ushering in the New Year with a new sale featuring over 450 lots of ... More | |
Ya Hsuan Hsiao, The Guilty Mirror, 2023. Polymer clay, glass, water, acrylic and wood, 12 x 12 x 15cm.
LONDON.- A thousand-pointed star marks the exciting launch of Teaspoon Projects, a dynamic curatorial initiative dedicated to exploring the intricate layers of contemporary storytelling. An exhibition spanning painting, drawing, video, sculpture and mixed media, alongside a diverse cross-disciplinary programme, A thousand- pointed star is an exploration of the self as a richly woven tapestry, not unchanging and pristine but instead an amalgamation of every thread that has touched us the lives weve intersected with, the impressions weve left, and those left upon us. The exhibition takes its title from Clarice Lispector's novella The Hour of the Star, which explores the fragmented self through storytelling, radical uncertainty, and the tension between glimpsed identity and the barely known. As such, the self, as told through the artists various narratives, is not a fixed, hidden pearl. Shaped by countless ... More |
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| Hunter College showcases pioneering Black art gallery | | Black Cat teams up with 'The Amazing Spider-Man' at Heritage for the frst million-dollar Spidey cover sold at auction | | Lost Mayan city of Ichkabal opens to the public, offering a glimpse into ancient splendor |
Installation view. Photo: Matthew Capowski.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Hunter College Art Galleries are presenting Acts of Art in Greenwich Village, the first comprehensive account of the six-year history of Acts of Art, a gallery dedicated to showcasing the work of Black artists in downtown Manhattan. The exhibition is accompanied by a full-color catalog co-published with Hirmer Publishers and distributed in North America by the University of Chicago Press. In addition to an introductory essay and complete exhibition history, the volume will include biographies of the gallerys key artists and entries on important group exhibitions, events, and affiliated organizations. Founded by artists Nigel Jackson and Patricia Grey in 1969, Acts of Art was first located at 31 Bedford Street and later moved to 15 Charles Street in the West Village. In 1971, the gallery mounted Rebuttal to the Whitney Museum Exhibition, the Black Emergency Cultural Coalitions strategic response to the Whitneys concurrent Contemporary Black Artists in Am ... More | |
Al Milgrom The Amazing Spider-Man #194 Cover Black Cat First Appearance Original Art (Marvel, 1979).
DALLAS, TX.- Black Cat was good luck for Spider-Man at Heritage Auctions: The debut of the startling new villainess on the cover of 1979s The Amazing Spider-Man No. 194 sold Friday for $1,020,00 to become the most valuable Spidey cover ever sold at auction. And Black Cats introduction wasnt the sole debut among the record-setters in Heritages January 9-12 Comics & Comic Art Signature® Auction, as Robins first swing through the comics in Detective Comics No. 38 realized $132,000 to set a new highwater mark for the historic issue. With this $10.79 million auction, Heritage began 2025 as it spent most of 2024, making history with record-setting sales of iconic pieces of American history. Black Cat was created by comics legends Marv Wolfman, who initially intended to use her during his run on Spider-Woman, and Dave Cockrum, who designed her black, white-fur-accented outfit. But it was Al Milgrom who brought her to life on that cover. Milgrom co-created DC Comic ... More | |
You can visit for free from Monday to Sunday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., with last entry at 4:30 p.m. Photo: INAH.
QUINTANA ROO.- After years of careful planning and collaboration with local communities, the ancient Mayan city of Ichkabal in Quintana Roo has finally opened its doors to the public. This exciting development, made possible by the Tren Maya project's Program for the Improvement of Archaeological Zones (Promeza), adds another jewel to Mexico's rich tapestry of pre-Hispanic heritage. Imagine venturing into the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula, where towering structures rise from the jungle floor, whispering tales of a civilization that thrived centuries ago. This is now a reality at Ichkabal, a site that played a pivotal role in the development of Mayan architecture. The opening is the result of a two-year partnership between INAH (Mexicos National Institute of Anthropology and History) and local ejido communities (communal land owners). This collaboration, formalized in an agreement signed on January 10, 2025, ensures the protection of the 113-hectare ... More |
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| RM Sotheby's set to fly high with biggest ever Paris sale on 4 and 5 February | | Amy Feldman's new paintings explore time and transformation | | Rarely seen European master drawings on view at the Wadsworth Atheneum |
The two-day auction will once again be held in the stunning surroundings of Les Salles du Carrousel in the heart of Paris on 4 and 5 February. Photo: Courtesy RM Sotheby's.
BLENHEIM.- RM Sothebys announced a final list of exceptional consignments coming to its two-day Paris sale on 4-5 February 2025. RM Sothebys is making a return to Les Salles du Carrousel in the Louvre Palace, in the heart of Pariss Golden Triangle, for a third consecutive year. The following highlights are just some of the exceptional automobiles coming to the Paris sale this year, which includes the previously announced 1964 Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti. One of the stars of the show is the 1970 Ferrari 512 M. For a sale already rich in Ferrari competition cars, the 512 M is another stunning Maranello masterpiece to be offered in Paris. Supplied new to Ecurie Francorchamps in May 1970, this was the last sports prototype to be raced by the Belgian team and is a two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans entrant, placing 5th overall in the 1970 edition. Representing the peak of early 1970s Ferrari sports prototype engineering, this was the only 512 that ... More | |
Amy Feldman, Madame Mystic, 2024. Acrylic, Flashe, and silkscreen ink on canvas, 127 x 101.5 x 4 cm / 50 x 40 x 1 1/2 in. © Amy Feldman.
VIENNA.- Galerie Eva Presenhuber will present Good Fortune, the gallerys third exhibition with the New York-based artist Amy Feldman. It is her first solo exhibition in Austria. Amy Feldman is in her blue period. After 15 years mining shades of grey, elucidating the endless variation that exists between the poles of light and darkness, she has turned to ceruleans and prussians, shades of azure and cobalt. The paintings in Good Fortune are the manifestation of this call to blueto the divinity of the color itself and the sublimity of its presence in the sea and sky, which meet just outside the windows of Feldmans Brooklyn studio. Feldman falls in good company, following the likes of everyone from Picasso and Yves Klein to Derek Jarman and Maggie Nelson in her yielding to this siren. Feldman often works in series, using repetition within and beyond each canvas to understand where form and color move from similar to different and what exactly it is that makes them similar or diffe ... More | |
Léon Bakst (Russian, 1866-1924), Costume Design for Vaslav Nijinsky as the Faun, from "L'Après-Midi d'un Faune", 1912. Graphite, tempera and/or watercolor, and gold paint on illustration board. The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund, 1935.37.
HARTFORD, CONN.- A rarely-seen trove of European drawings spanning 500 years will be on view at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art from January 16April 27, 2025. Featuring works on paper from the 16th- to the late 20th- centuries, Paper, Color, Line is a survey of great European artists showcasing 65 works, some of them on view for the very first time. This is a unique opportunity to explore some extraordinary highlights of our European drawing collection. Few people are aware of the breadth and depth of what we have, and this is our moment to share our collection with the world, said Oliver Tostmann, Susan Morse Hilles Curator of European Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum, We have exceptional works on paper and thanks to recent research, we have made new discoveries we are excited to display. The earliest drawings in the Wadsworths collection span ... More |
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| Honoring ancestors through clay: Simphiwe Mbunyuza's sculptures at David Kordansky Gallery | | Govett-Brewster Art Gallery presents 'Interlaced: Animation and Textiles' | | RETNA's universe: Heritage presents significant works and objects from the trailblazing artist's studio |
Simphiwe Mbunyuza, MTHIMKHULU, 2024. Ceramic, 66 x 56 x 56 inches (167.6 x 142.2 x 142.2 cm).
NEW YORK, NY.- David Kordansky Gallery announces UMTHONYAMA, a solo exhibition of new ceramic sculpture by Simphiwe Mbunyuza. The exhibition is on view in New York at 520 W. 20th St., from January 16 through February 22, 2025. Mbunyuzas work stems from a personal and spiritual exploration of long-performed ritual and iconography associated with the Xhosa people of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Throughout his practice, the artist has developed a unique approach to his materials, in which hes able to achieve uncommon textures and glazes that highlight his grasp of both the material itself and the processes and temperatures in which clay is fired. Each sculpture incorporates distinct markings in the shapes of houses, animals, garments, and ridged or stippled patterns, arranged in large swaths and demarcated by contrasting colors and impressed linework. The exhibition takes its name from a term used to define the rectangular section within a familys livestock enclosure whe ... More | |
Faig Ahmed, Hal, 2016. Wool, 196.5 x 165 x 87.5 cm. Ed. 3/3, Collection National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. © the artist. Image: Sam Hartnett.
NEW PLYMOUTH.- Interlaced: Animation and Textiles is the first major exhibition dedicated to the reciprocal relationship between these two artforms. Spanning the gallery and cinema spaces of the Len Lye Centre, Interlaced brings together moving-image works fashioned from textile materials and patterns alongside fibre works inspired by visual transformations made possible by animation. Artists featured in the exhibition explore ways of embroidering with projected light, quilting celluloid films, and weaving digital tapestries. By braiding together contemporary animation and textile art, Interlaced highlights the influence of textile history and culture on artisanal media production. The work of renown experimental filmmaker Len Lye (19011980) plays an important connective role in the exhibition. Interlaced makes a compelling case for the influence of Pacific tapa design and British textile production on Lyes innovative animation techniques. Nesting ... More | |
RETNA (b. 1979), Streamlines, 2013. Oil, acrylic, and thread on canvas, 72 x 60 in.
DALLAS, TX.- If youve ever visited an established artists longtime studio, you have essentially taken a walk through the artists brain. Maybe his very soul. Not only will you likely encounter completed works, but youll also see all the moving, working parts of his process, as well as the things that influence and matter to him. Youll probably see works and ephemera by and about his peers and the luminaries who have most impacted his own work, some of which came to the artist through trades, and some from his personal collecting acumen. The artist RETNA, whose name is nearly synonymous with downtown Los Angeles and its ever-evolving art scene, occupied a big studio in the city for more than a recent decade that served not only as his laboratory (and sometimes his home) but also as a living testament to his passions and process, and as a stomping ground for his peers. On January 30, Heritage presents the contents of this storied artists studio which includes ... More |
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Lawrence Weiner on Making a Specific Object Without a Specific Form
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Ping Zheng's lyrical visions of nature and cosmos take center stage at Kristen LorelloNEW YORK, NY.- Kristen Lorello announces New York-based artist Ping Zheng's sixth solo exhibition at the gallery. Included is an array of eighteen new works in the artist's signature medium of oil stick on paper. Zheng's new paintings on paper bear witness to the artist's boundless energy and inquisitive approach to working hand-held oil sticks into lyrical visions of the natural and cosmic worlds. A full color catalogue accompanies the exhibition and includes two new poems by celebrated American poet and artist Sally Van Doren. Within the realm of nature, Zheng finds a sense of peace. She transposes this feeling into scenes of day and night structured by bold geometric forms and repeated marks melded into joyful, textured patterns. Mountainsides, tree trunks, and waterfalls lead to bright orbs that reflect onto glistening rivers. Zheng paints intricate ... More Bea McMahon, Marie Farrington, and Ruth E Lyons at Kunstverein AughrimAUGHRIM.- Throughout 2025 Kunstverein Aughrim will accompany the practices of three artists across multiple projects. Bea McMahon has a background in mathematics, a missing vocal cord, and the ankles of a dancer. She creates work that is multidimensional, philosophically poised, and often collaborative. In 2025 McMahon will work with Kunstverein Aughrim to develop The Cricket Portfolio, a moving-image project arranged within the formal parameters of a TV show. The first episode, Pilot, was devised and shot at Treignac Projet in 2024, in collaboration with Deniz Buga, Zhana Ivanova, Nathan ODonnell, Artémise Ploegaerts and Leonid Tsvetkov, and supported by the Mondriaan Fonds. Episode Two will be written and produced on location in Ireland in collaboration with The Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely and with ... More The Royal Scottish Academy announce winners for three major awardsEDINBURGH.- The Royal Scottish Academy announced winners for three major awards funded by the RSA Blackadder Houston Bequest. Moyna Flannigan receives the RSA Blackadder Houston Mid-Career Painting Award (£20,000). Olivia Irvine receives the RSA Blackadder Houston Mid-Career Travel Award (£5,000). Derrick Guild RSA receives the RSA Academicians Blackadder Houston Mid-Career Travel Award (£5,000). The Royal Scottish Academy announced that Moyna Flannigan has been awarded the RSA Blackadder Houston Mid-Career Painting Award. Funded by the RSA Blackadder Houston Bequest and administered by the RSA, this £20,000 award intends to enable a committed painter to devote themselves exclusively to painting for a period up to 26 weeks, that would otherwise be impeded by other commitments, such as employment ... More Gagosian to participate in the third edition of Art SG in SingaporeSINGAPORE.- Gagosian will participate in the third edition of ART SG, opening in Singapore on January 16, 2025, with a selection of works by international contemporary artists including Derrick Adams, Amoako Boafo, Carol Bove, Edmund de Waal, Katharina Grosse, Simon Hantaï, Damien Hirst, Jamian Juliano-Villani, Sabine Moritz, Takashi Murakami, Albert Oehlen, Nam June Paik, Ed Ruscha, Mary Weatherford, Tom Wesselmann, Stanley Whitney, Jonas Wood, and Zeng Fanzhi. The works on view explore the possibilities of abstraction and figuration, symbol and text, probing the active intersection of natural and cultural influences in paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. Working with color in conjunction with sculptural objects and materials, Carol Bove juxtaposes raw and painted steel components in Dim Memesis (2024). Adopting ... More Jonathon Heyward renews contract as Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director of the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln CenterNEW YORK, NY.- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) today announced an extension for Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director Jonathon Heywards contract with the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center through the 2029 season. In recognition of Heyward's commitment to furthering the Orchestra's impact across Lincoln Center's campus and the city of New York, Artistic Director is being added to his title, making him Music Director & Artistic Director of the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center, effective immediately. Heywards leadership over the next several years will continue to expand on the Orchestras legacy of accessible and engaging concerts that uphold the traditions of classical music while paving ... More Whimsical worlds and fearless characters: Kate Harrold's digital collages inspire new realitiesCHICAGO, IL.- Jackson Junge Gallery will present their first solo exhibition of 2025, DANGEROUSLY WHIMSICAL, featuring the work of Nashville-based artist Kate Harrold. Her seamless digital collages depict fantastical worlds and fearless characters that inspire us to shape our own realities. Each piece is meant to transport you to a different place, whether it be into a strangers dreams or back to the freedom of childhood. The title DANGEROUSLY WHIMSICAL is inspired by the elements of both light and dark found in Harrolds work. I want to create a balance between what's dark and scary and what's exciting and joyful. The viewer will notice that when there is a scary or dark element to an image, the subject of the piece is never afraid, she says. This can be seen in her piece Wild Child, where a young girl is unbothered by the dark ... More Library of Congress, National Park Service announce 2024 Holland Prize winnerWASHINGTON, DC.- The Library of Congress and the National Park Service announced today that the 2024 Leicester B. Holland Prize will be presented to architectural designer Laura Pressley for a drawing of the Wainwright Tomb at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, designed by the noted early American modernist architect, Louis Sullivan. Considered one of Sullivans masterpieces, the Wainwright Tomb (1893) is a St. Louis landmark. It has been described as a powerful work of early American modernist architecture, praised for its bold geometry and elaborate organic-inspired ornamentation. As such, its design has been juxtaposed to the 19th century romantic garden-inspired tombs found in Bellefontaine Cemetery, established in 1850 at the height of the American Rural Cemetery movement. It was the last of three ... More Drawing Now Paris returns to the Carreau du Temple from March 27 to 30PARIS.- For this anniversary edition, Drawing Now Paris reinvents its visual identity with a new graphic charter that explores the boundaries of contemporary drawing. Through this approach, the fair asks essential questions: Where does drawing stand today? What are its tools, its mediums, its techniques? From graphite to colored pencils, ballpoint pens to watercolor, portraits to landscapes, abstraction to color, black and white to paper, cardboard, photography, ceramics, and even tapestry, drawing reinvents itself in myriad forms. Over four days, visitors will have the opportunity to explore the many facets of contemporary drawing through 70 selected galleries, spread across three thematic sectors. Parallax, curated by Joana Neves, Claudine Grammont, and Elsy Lahner, offers an immersive experience where drawing reveals itself only through ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, French painter and lithographer Henri Fantin-Latour was born January 14, 1836. Henri Fantin-Latour (14 January 1836 - 25 August 1904) was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers. His first major UK gallery exhibition in 40 years took place at the Bowes Museum in April 2011. Musée du Luxembourg presented a retrospective exhibition of his work in 2016-7 entitled "à fleur de peau". In this image: Henri Fantin-Latour, La leçon de dessin ou Portraits. Oil on canvas, 145 x 170 cm Musées Royaux des Beaux-arts de Belgique, Brussels.
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