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A personal monument titled the eastside of south central los angeles hieroglyph prototype architecture (I) by the artist Lauren Halsey on the rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, April 12, 2023. Halsey built a personal monument drawing on sources from ancient Egypt to George Clinton to threatened neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles. (Amir Hamja/The New York Times)
by Holland Cotter
NEW YORK, NY.- A monument has touched down on the Metropolitan Museums rooftop that a few decades ago I would never have dreamed of finding there: an architectural mothership packed with a cargo of ideas and images encompassing eons of Black American life. The latest and one of the best in the Mets 10-year series of annual Roof Garden commissions, the monument was designed by young California artist Lauren Halsey. In conceiving it, she has evoked ancient forms found in the Mets Egyptian collection. She has conjured up the Pharaonic funk and empyreal jazz of George Clinton and Sun Ra. And she has streamed in, hot from the street, the urban culture of the South Central Los Angeles neighborhood where she grew up and still lives. Finally, she has encapsulated all this richness in a 22-foot-high architectural cube, creating a kind of space station/sanctuary, open to the sky and to spectacular views of the city and Central Park. A direct inspiration for the structure would appear to be th ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Güvenç Özel, Holoflux, photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy Coachella.
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| A century-old mystery surfaces from Lake Superior | | Discovery of important Chinese Ming Cloisonne box in family attic | | Museum of Craft and Design examines the bay area artists ecosystem through artwork and stories | 
A photo provided by Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society shows brass gauges found aboard the C.F. Curtis ship which disappeared on Lake Superior in 1914. (Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society via The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- For more than 30 years, researchers have scoured the depths of Lake Superior for vessels lost to time. Each carries a dramatic story of lives at risk and, many times, lives lost. A stretch of shoreline in Michigan with about 200 known shipwrecks is called Graveyard of the Great Lakes. Among the greatest of those mysteries has been the disappearance of a fleet belonging to the Edward Hines Lumber Co. On Nov. 18, 1914, the steamboat C.F. Curtis was towing two schooner barges and carrying 3 million board feet of lumber when a surprise storm sent all three boats to the bottom of Lake Superior. Twenty-eight crew members died across the Curtis and the two schooners, the Selden E. Marvin and the Annie M. Peterson. Now, more than 100 years later, researchers with the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Societ ... More | | 
Lost Cloisonné box made for Xuande, the fifth Emperor of the Ming dynasty. Estimate £6,000-£10,000.
LONDON.- An exceptionally rare Chinese cloisonné pomegranate box and cover from the Ming period has been discovered in a dust-filled cabinet in the attic of a family home, where it had been stored and left untouched since the owners death in 1967. This important box bearing the incised six-character marks of Xuande, the fifth Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1426-1435), was nestled in a dusty cabinet amongst other cloisonné pieces and it was only on close inspection many years later that it was found. The box comes from the collection of the late Major Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967), having been acquired at Sothebys in London in 1946 and then exhibited in the National Gallery of South Africas Chinese Exhibition in Cape Town in 1953. It is one of only four other known examples, including one in the Palace Museum, Beijing. Three are in museum or institutional collections and only this box and one other remain in private hands. Dr Yingwen Tao, specialist in Chines ... More | | 
Adia Millett, SUN (Quilted Ancestor), 2022. Quilted fabric, feathers.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Museum of Craft and Design opened Fight and Flight: Crafting a Bay Area Life, on view since April 15. A timely examination of the Bay Area arts ecosystem, this exhibition features 23 Bay Area artists who have stuck it out during the crises of our times: a pandemic, gentrification, high cost of living, limited access to resources, insurrection, and racist, xenophobic, and transphobic violence. Their responses are evident in their artworks. From them, we get a sense of what it takes to make it in the Bay Area now. Curated by Jacqueline Francis and Ariel Zaccheo, Fight and Flight, which will end September 3, 2023, is about the struggle to live and work in the Bay Area where, despite the lack of affordable housing and studio space, the participating artists histories are nuanced expressions of the determination to remain. Over several months, Francis and Zaccheo visited artists in their studios and via Zoom, engaging in convers ... More |
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| Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 Art Program debuts several large-scale, immersive art works | | Late life of Charlotte Mayer explored in exhibition on view at Pangolin London | | Opening today at Tornabuoni Art Paris 'Painting and Poetry: Ungaretti and the art of seeing' | 
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Güvenç Ãzel, Holoflux, photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy Coachella.
INDIO, CA.- The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival opened this weekend revealing a program of art installations by nine international artists, designers and collectives. The newly-commissioned, sculptural works by Kumkum Fernando, Vincent Leroy, Güvenç Ãzel, and Maggie West lend color, light and alternate perspectives to the charged atmosphere and act as fresh, colorful and architectural beacons that transform the iconic Coachella landscape at various times of day and night. From totemic figures that rise across the expanse of the Empire Polo Field to playful, floating mobiles and photographic-based installations and digital interventions, the massive installations by a selected roster of creative talent complement structures like Spectra, the seven-floor architecturally-inspired pavilion, Robert Boses quarter-mile long kinetic Balloon Chain, and Don Kennells Mustang. ... More | | 
Charlotte Mayer, The Thornflower, 2006. Bronze. Edition of 12.
LONDON.- To celebrate the extraordinary life of the late sculptor Charlotte Mayer, the private view of A Life in the Studio, held last week at Pangolin London, documented Mayers artistic evolution over her seventy-year career. As well as exhibiting a vast body of Mayers work, including three new bronzes made last year and exhibited for the first time, Pangolin London recreated the artists intimate home studio where she worked for the last four decades of her life in an exhibition that began yesterday and will continue through May 26th. The power behind Charlotte Mayers sculpture is her strong affinity with the natural world. Spending idyllic days in the garden of Das Rosel Haus (The House of Roses) where she grew up in Prague until the end of the 1930s, Charlotte learned about the rhythmic structures of nature and the patterns of the material world. Many of her sculptures are inspired by skeletons, seed pods, leaves ... More | | 
Amedeo Modigliani, Giovane seduta, (1905). Oil on canvas, 68,5 x 42,5 cm.
PARIS.- Tornabuoni Art Paris is pleased to present Painting and Poetry. Ungaretti and the Art of Seeing, an exhibition that celebrates the convergence of literature and visual arts through the figure of the Italian poet Giuseppe Ungaretti (Alexandria, Egypt 1888 - Milan 1970). Ungaretti met Picasso, de Chirico, Severini in Paris on the eve of the First World War. Many years later, in Rome, he met Italian artists such as Dorazio, Capogrossi and Burri, among others. The intensity of these encounters, from Paris to Rome, made him more than a privileged witness of an unprecedented artistic period. Nurturing a deep fascination for painting, Ungaretti developed his own literary style in the continuity of languages, making possible a true encounter between the arts. Establishing a link between poetry and painting, the exhibition is a continuation of the gallerys ex- ploration of the dialogue between artistic disciplines: it is a follow-up t ... More |
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| Review: Grief and mourning, delivered with ecstatic vitality | | Tamo Jugeli ...lightly opens today at Polina Berlin Gallery | | Patric McCoy: Take My Picture, exhibition documenting 1980s black gay Chicago now on view | 
Otto Andile Nhlapo, center, in the role of the central mourning figure in Gregory Maqomas Cion, at the Joyce Theater in New York, April 12, 2023. In Gregory Maqomas Cion, performed by the Vuyani Dance Theater, the performers offer images of collective lamentation, prayer and hope. (Andrea Mohin/The New York Times)
by Roslyn Sulcas
NEW YORK, NY.- Wooden crosses, some drunkenly askew, dot a darkened stage at the start of Vuyani Dance Theatres Cion: Requiem of Ravels Bolero. There is silence, then the sound of weeping, which escalates to heart-rending, gasping sobs. A man, the source of the lamentation, appears and as he walks across the stage, his cries transmute into song, and the slow snare drum rat-a-tat-tat of Ravels composition begins. Death, mourning, redemption, rebirth. These are the some of the subjects of Cion, choreographed by South African artist Gregory Maqoma, at the Joyce Theater. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say these are some of the ... More | | 
Tamo Jugeli, Untitled, 2023, oil on canvas, 72 x 60 inches,182.9 x 152.4 cm / Photo: Steven Probert
BERLIN.- Polina Berlin Gallery is pleased to present
lightly, an exhibition of new paintings by Georgian artist Tamo Jugeli. On view from April 18 through May 20, 2023, this marks the artists second solo exhibition at the gallery, for which there will be an opening reception from 6 to 8 pm. As a self-taught artist, Jugeli is utterly self-possessed, resisting allusion. Jugeli has created an idiom all her ownone that pushes beyond symbols and narrative to carve out her own sense of self in space. Her compositions are lyrical, figures are fortuitous, never preconceived. Her work is at once immediately recognizable yet totally inscrutable. Forgoing themes, Jugeli commits herself to a practice driven by instinct. Jugeli aligns herself with wrist and body painters, oscillating between large and small scale paintings, figuration and abstraction. The show consists of 12 paintings, some on board, some on canvas ... More | | 
Jeff, 1985, by Patric McCoy, Courtesy of the artist.
CHICAGO, IL.- Patric McCoy: Take My Picture features a selection of 50 striking photographic portrayals of gay Black men taken on the streets of Chicago in the 1980s. These photographs were shot by Patric McCoy, Chicago native, retired environmental scientist, and noted collector of African American art, who traveled around Chicago, often on his bike, always with his camera. Installed on the second floor of Wrightwood 659, Patric McCoy: Take MyPicture opened on April 14, and will continue to July 15, 2023. This exhibition is presented by Alphawood Exhibitions at Wrightwood 659. Over a crucial ten-year period, McCoy shot thousands of imagesalways at the subjects request which form a rich document of 1980s Black gay Chicago. Take My Picture features a selection of some 50 black-and-white and color photographs from this decade, by the end of which thousands would die of HIV/AIDS, including many of McCoys friends, lovers, and ... More |
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| UOVO acquires majority stake in Domaine | | Howardena Pindell anchors dynamic group of artworks by women this month | | Ahmad Jamal, jazz pianist with a measured approach, dies at 92 | 
Founded by real estate professionals and art collectors, UOVO has elevated art storage beyond the utilitarian to create a unique experience on par with elite hospitality.
NEW YORK, NY.- UOVO, the leading storage and logistics provider for art and fashion collections, announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Domaine. Established in St. Louis, Missouri in 2003, Domaine is widely recognized as the premier wine services firm for serious collectors. The addition of Domaine to UOVOs portfolio of dedicated art and fashion verticals amplifies and expands its suite of bespoke services and resources available to clients spanning all three categories. By acquiring Domaine as well as last years acquisition of Garde Robe, UOVO is uniquely equipped to manage a diverse array of assets with expertise and flexibility across art, fashion, and wine. Founded by real estate professionals and art collectors, UOVO has elevated art storage beyond the utilitarian to create a unique experience on par with elite hospitality. Its 13 state-of-the-art facilities are ... More | | 
Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish, 1930-2017, NANA (Red with Black), 1970-80. Estimate: $30,000- 50,000.
CHICAGO, IL.- A pair of works by Howardena Pindell will highlight Hindmans April 19th Post War & Contemporary Art auction. The remarkable dot collages anchor a group of artworks by prominent women artists, including Magdalena Abakanowicz, Miyoko Ito, Gertrude Abercrombie and Alice Baber. Powerful works by Kerry James Marshall, Leon Polk Smith, Jack Bush and Winfred Rembert will also be featured. Howardena Pindell - "Beyond being dazzling objects, the dot constructions have compounded depth to them, both in the layers of material beauty and the levels of experiential meaning, commented Zack Wirsum, Hindman Vice President of Post War & Contemporary Art. The colorful chads, so particularly stacked, are like the many hats and scars Pindell wears. All of this informs her compelling and complex production. With an oeuvre that confronts social and structural issues from racism to feminism, Pindell has become renowned for her a ... More | | 
He was known for his laid-back style and for his influence on, among others, Miles Davis, who once said, All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
NEW YORK, NY.- Ahmad Jamal, whose measured, spare piano style was an inspiration to generations of jazz musicians, died Sunday at his home in Ashley Falls, Massachusetts. He was 92. The cause was prostate cancer, his daughter, Sumayah, said. In a career that would bring him a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master award, a lifetime achievement Grammy, and induction into Frances Order of Arts and Letters, Jamal made his mark with a stately approach that honored what he called the spaces in the music. That approach stood in marked contrast to the challengingly complex music known as bebop, which was sweeping the jazz world when Jamal began his career as a teenager in the mid-1940s. Bebop pianists, following the lead of Bud Powell, became known for their virtuosic flurries of notes. Jamal chose a different path, which proved equally influential. Critic Stanley Crouch wrote ... More |
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 ICA Philadelphia appoints Denise Ryner as CuratorPHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania today announced the appointment of Denise Ryner as its Andie B. Laporte Curator, effective immediately. With experience working at academic and artist-led non-profits and museums internationally, Ryner has served most recently as the Director and Curator at Or Gallery in Vancouver, which advances emerging, conceptual, and experimental art practices, and as an Associate Guest Curator at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in Berlin. Ryner joins ICA as it looks ahead to its 60th anniversary and will collaborate closely with Zoë Ryan, the ICAs Daniel W. Dietrich, II Director, and Hallie Ringle, ICAs Brett Sundheim Chief Curator, in the advancement of new curatorial programs and initiatives. Ryners curatorial ... More  With cheers and tears, 'Phantom of the Opera' ends record Broadway runNEW YORK, NY.- The Phantom of the Opera concluded the longest run in Broadway history Sunday night with a glittery final performance at which even the productions signature chandelier, which had just crashed onto the stage of the Majestic Theatre for the 13,981st time, got its own curtain call. The invitation-only crowd was filled with Broadway lovers, including actors who had performed in the show over its 35-year run, as well as numerous theater artists (including Lin-Manuel Miranda and Glenn Close) and fans who won a special ticket lottery. Some dressed in Phantom regalia; one man came dressed in the characters sumptuous Red Death costume. The final performance, which ran from 5:22 p.m. to 7:56 p.m., was interrupted repeatedly by applause, not only for the main actors but for belov ... More  'Serdar Acar: A Midsummer Night's Dream', artist's first solo exhibition at Pi Artworks Istanbul, now openISTANBUL.- Pi Artworks İstanbul opened on April 15th Serdar Acars first solo exhibition, A Midsummer Nights Dream, which will continue through May 20th, 2023. The artist focuses on loneliness in the present day and on the various forms of existence one can experience in isolation. In doing so, he creates alternative forms of existence for individuals through his paintings. The title of the exhibition is influenced and borrowed from William Shakespeares infamous play, A Midsummer Nights Dream, in keeping with this, the show embraces concepts that are similar to the main themes of the play. More explicitly, Acar explores themes embodied by the plays title and his work wanders through the fringes of loneliness, touching on love both imperfect and unrequited - destiny, loss, imagination, dream and reality ... More  Rachel Ostrow 'Tell Me Everything' solo exhibition now on view at Morgan Lehman NEW YORK, NY.- Morgan Lehman on April 15th opened Tell Me Everything, an exhibition of recent paintings by Rachel Ostrow. This marks the artists first solo show with the gallery that will end on May 20th. Rachel Ostrows paintings are built upon formal concerns such as space, movement, shape, and light, but blend these ingredients using a refreshingly exuberant energy. Though abstract and even otherworldly in their visual makeup, the works contain recognizable elements and create space for a range of interpretations. Ostrows paintings give authority to the viewers imagination to navigate their own visual experience, indulging in the mystery and mutability of perception. The artist is interested in the interconnectedness of the body and the mind, and how physical movement and gesture might g ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, German sculptor Otto Piene was born April 18, 1928. Otto Piene (18 April 1928 - 17 July 2014) was a German artist specializing in kinetic and technology-based art. He lived and worked in Düsseldorf; Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Groton, Massachusetts. In this image: MIT List Visual Arts Center exhibition "Otto Piene: Lichtballett." October 21, 2011 - December 31, 2011.
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