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Original photographs printed by Zaharia Cusnir, in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, Dec. 1, 2022. To the amazement of friends and relatives in his village, photographs by Cusnir, who died 30 years ago in obscurity, have been celebrated in exhibitions across Europe, and a publisher in Moldova has produced a coffee-table book collecting his oeuvre. (Andreea Campeanu/The New York Times)
by Andrew Higgins
ROSIETICI, MOLDOVA.- He died nearly three decades ago in a tiny village at the bottom of the valley, unheralded and quickly forgotten, except by a few old-timers who still marvel at how Zaharia Cusnir, a poor farmhand with four children to raise, put so much time into taking photographs with a clunky Soviet camera. He was at every wedding and funeral with that thing, recalled Vyacheslav Bulkhak, one of only a few dozen people, all pensioners, still living in the now mostly abandoned riverside hamlet of Rosietici, north of Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. About the only other thing residents remember about Cusnir at times a teacher, collective farmworker and blacksmith was that he liked to drink, hardly unusual in a region of Moldova studded with vineyards. He grew his own grapes and made his own wine. What really set him apart, though, was his passion for photography. He had no training and no fancy equipment, only a Lubitel, Russian for amateur, a cheap but sturdy twin-lens refl ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Hanefi Yeter, Vesile, Photo by Kayhan Kaygusuz, Anna Laudel Istanbul, 2022.
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| Gagosian opens an exhibition of gouaches made by Stanley Whitney | | Flag flown on Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 touches down at $300,000 to boost Space Exploration auction | | Major Exhibition featuring Lee Alexander McQueen and Ann Ray opens at the Crocker Art Museum | 
Stanley Whitney, Untitled, 2017. Gouache on paper, 22 x 30 in. © Stanley Whitney.
GSTAAD.- Gagosian celebrates the opening of the holiday season in Gstaad with Stanley Whitney: Paintings on Paper, an exhibition of gouaches made by the artist between 2015 and 2021. This is the third exhibition at the gallery in Gstaad, which opened in 2022. Whitneys paintings imbue loose stacked compositions with dynamic and unpredictable rhythms of color and space. Inspired by sources as diverse as experimental jazz and American quilt making, he marshals energetically brushed blocks and bars of pigment distinguished by transparency and tension wherever they intersect. Having worked in an abstract mode since the 1970s, he consolidated his current approach in the early 1990s during time spent in Italy. There, captivated by the effect of light on the façades of ancient Roman buildings such as the Colosseum and Palazzo Farnese, he achieved a new understanding of the relationship between color and geometry ... More | | 
Apollo 11 and Gemini 10 Flown Largest Size American Flag, Signed and Certified by Michael Collins, Directly from His Personal Collection, CAG Certified and Encapsulated.
DALLAS, TX.- An American flag that flew on two of the most significant space missions of all time soared to $300,000 to lead Heritage Auctions Space Exploration Signature® Auction to $2,254,958 Dec. 15-16. The out-of-this-world result for the Apollo 11- and Gemini 10-Flown Largest Size American Flag, Signed and Certified by Michael Collins, Directly from His Personal Collection, CAG Certified and Encapsulated was six times its pre-auction estimate. This is an incredibly important flag because it flew with Collins on both Apollo 11 and on Gemini 10, says Brad Palmer, Space Exploration Director at Heritage Auctions. Gemini X was a historic mission that set a world altitude record in 1966, and of course Apollo 11, in 1969, was the mission that resulted in the first lunar landing. The fact that this flag was on both missions ... More | | 
Alexander McQueen, Cropped military-style jacket (detail)
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.- The Crocker Art Museum is presenting Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous. The first high-fashion exhibition being presented at the Crocker, Rendez-Vous pairs photography and related garments in its Sacramento début, which will be followed by a multi-city tour. The exhibition is curated and organized by Barrett Barrera Projects and will be on view through April 2, 2023. The exhibition explores the thirteen-year friendship and intimate creative collaboration between the late British fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen and French photographer Ann Ray, whom McQueen personally selected to document his design process and the behind-the-scenes experience of his runway shows. Brilliant and provocative, McQueen designed for his own label, led design at Givenchy between 1996 and 2001, and partnered with Gucci from 1999 until his death in 2010. Ann Ray, who met McQueen when he was named ... More |
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| Exhibition Opening: "Ecce Sublimia" explores Niagara University's academic use of religious artworks and artifacts | | Hindman breaks Gertrude Abercrombie world auction record | | Baltimore Museum of Art announces major renovation to Joseph Education Center | 
(Left): Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987). Ingrid Bergman (The Nun), 1983. Screen-print on Lenox Museum Board, 38 x 38 in. Collection of the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Gift of the Andy Warhol Foundation, 2014. (Right): Black Madonna of Częstochowa, n.d. Oil on panel, 78-1/8 x 53-3/4 in. Collection of Niagara Heritage of Hope and Service, Inc., Home of Historic Holy Trinity, Niagara Falls, NY.
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y..- A vibrant exhibition, illustrating works from the Castellani Art Museum (CAM) of Niagara Universitys world-class collection and several Western New York worship sites, opens at the CAM on Thursday, Nov. 17. Ecce Sublimia: The Art of Christianity, which features classical and contemporary pieces, explores how art is used to teach religious studies at Niagara University. Ecce Sublimia, Latin for Behold the Sublime, explores the major concepts of Western Christianity along with Niagara University student research. For this exhibition, the CAMs Tops Gallery walls are completely filled with artworks that showcase ... More | | 
Gertrude Abercrombie, (American, 1909-1977), Untitled (Woman with Tethered Horse and Moon), 1947 (detail). Price Realized: $437,500.
CHICAGO, IL.- Hindman set a new world auction record for Gertrude Abercrombie with the sale of her 1947 painting Untitled (Woman with Tethered Horse and Moon) for $437,500. As a leader in offering works by the Queen of the Bohemians, the firm broke its own auction record for the artist of $387,500, which it set in February. Abercrombie was just one of many female artists who drove Hindmans December 14th Post-War & Contemporary Auction to well above its total estimate. Building on the spellbinding success of the single-owner Gertrude Abercrombie auction this September, a new auction record was set for the artist with Untitled (Woman with Tethered Horse and Moon) (lot 4), 1947 for $437,500, against an estimate of $80,000 - $120,000. This mysterious and evocative 23 by 28 inch oil on canvas featured several quintessential Abercrombie elements a solitary woman, a barren landscape, a white horse ... More | | 
Conceptual rendering of new interactive gallery in BMA's Joseph Education Center. Courtesy of Quinn Evans.
BALTIMORE, MD.- The Baltimore Museum of Art today announced it is embarking on a major renovation and reconceptualization of the Joseph Education Center that will introduce more opportunities for dynamic, hands-on engagement when it reopens in fall 2023. A significant focal point will be the creation of a larger interactive gallery within the 5,625 square-foot center that features new site-specific installations that encourage direct visitor engagement, especially among children, made by internationally acclaimed artists Derrick Adams, Mary Flanagan, and Pablo Helguera. Other elements of the renovation include the development and refurbishment of classrooms that expand available space for art-making and the reimagining of the school tour entrance with an interactive Wall of Wonder that captures the vision and unites the architecture of the center. The renovation is being supported by Baltimore philanthropists Patricia and Mark Joseph, who have been ... More |
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| Bruneau & Co. announces highlights included in Part 2, the Andy Yanchus Collection | | Outsider Art Fair announces exhibitor list for 2023 | | Nicole Wittenberg: Our Love is Here to Stay' opens at Acquavella Galleries in Palm Beach | 
Original cover color guide to the unreleased Marvel Comics Black Panther #16 (July 1979), the stat paper page of cover artwork by Rich Buckler and Bob McLeod and hand-colored by Andy Yanchus (est. $1,000-$2,000).
CRANSTON, RI.- Part 2 of the Andy Yanchus collection 564 lots of rare and vintage comics and comic art gathered over the course of a lifetime by the renowned hobbyist will come up for bid on New Years Day, Sunday, January 1st, beginning at 12 noon Eastern time, by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, online and live in the Bruneau & Co. gallery at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston. Part 1 of the collection, which consisted of plastic models, diecast toys, American models and vintage toys from the 1960s thru the 1990s, was sold on September 17th, also by Bruneau & Co. A series of further auctions will also be conducted throughout the year, featuring more of Mr. Yanchuss models, toys and more. Part 2 will be Bruneau & Co.s largest comic auction to date. Andy Yanchus was born and raised in Brooklyn ... More | | 
Bill Traylor (1854-1949), Spotted Black and Red Bird (Blue Spotted Bird), c. 1939-1942. Poster paint, pencil on cardboard, 9.5 x 9.5 inches. Courtesy Cavin-Morris, New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- Outsider Art Fair, the only fair dedicated to self-taught art, art brut and outsider art, announced details for its 31st edition, taking place March 2-5, 2023 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan and featuring over 64 exhibitors from 28 cities in 8 countries, with 12 first-time exhibitors. Since 1993, the Outsider Art Fair has championed self-taught artists from around the world. Returning dealers who have been with OAF since its inception include Aarne Anton / Nexus Singularity (New York), Cavin-Morris Gallery (New York), Fleisher/Ollman Gallery (Philadelphia), Carl Hammer Gallery (Chicago), Marion Harris (New York), and Ricco/Maresca Gallery (New York). Visitors can once again count on seeing works by the most acclaimed artists in the field, like Morton Bartlett, James Castle, Henry Darger, Thornton Dial, William Edmondson ... More | | 
Nicole Wittenberg, Broken Reflections Study, 2022 (detail). Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in. Courtesy of Acquavella Galleries.
PALM BEACH, FLOR.- Acquavella Galleries is presenting its first solo exhibition of works by New York-based artist Nicole Wittenberg. Titled Our Love is Here to Stay, the exhibition features 22 new works on canvas and paper. The show has been on view since December 2, 2022 and will continue through January 2, 2023 at Acquavellas Palm Beach location. During the pandemic, Wittenberg spent over a year in mid-coast Maine, recording what she saw and experienced in plein air pastel studies. Rendering the world in brilliant colors and free expressive marks, Wittenbergs scenes from nature are deeply personal and meditative. The loose pastel compositions capture the sensations of the landscape. Back in her studio in New York, Wittenberg reimagines the scenes rehearsed in the sketches on large canvases, where a single composition often undergoes a series of transformations ... More |
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| Victoria Miro is currently presenting "The Conceptualists", an exhibition of new paintings by Hernan Bas | | Kunstmuseum Basel showcases works by thirty-one Ukrainian artists | | Gladstone Gallery now presenting works by Richard Aldrich in the exhibition "Shadowrun" | 
Hernan Bas, A conceptual artist #5 (A budding gilder, his dying houseplants get 'The Midas Touch') , 2022. Acrylic, genuine gold leaf and silver leaf on linen, 182.9 x 152.4 cm, 72 x 60 in. ©Hernan Bas. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro.
LONDON.- Hernan Bas is celebrated for works that, permeated by an aura of eroticism and decadence, and loaded with codes and double-meanings, point to the intricacies of self-identity while celebrating moments of transformation the ordinary becoming extraordinary. While earlier paintings hinge on characters with nascent identities and burgeoning interests, the works in this exhibition follow a new theme, in which Bas protagonists engage in a variety of obsessive pursuits that, deemed strange under everyday circumstances, might be rationalised or even championed when considered as conceptual art ... More | | 
Installation view. Photo: Julian Salinas
BASEL.- In the exhibition Born in Ukraine, the Kunstmuseum Basel showcases works by thirty- one Ukrainian artists from the Kyiv National Art Gallery, Ukraines national art museum. The forty-nine paintings from the eighteenth through the twentieth century and other works from Kyiv will find a temporary home in Switzerland. A concurrent second exhibition is on view at Musée Rath, Geneva. In the spring of 2022, representatives of the Kyiv National Art Gallery had approached the Kunstmuseum Basel. Given the lack of protected storage spaces for their collection in Kyiv, they were looking for museums abroad that would shelter selections from the outstanding collection. Rather than merely bringing the works abroad and out of harms way, they hoped to see them exhibited in their temporary new homes ... More | | 
Installation view of, Richard Aldrich: Shadowrun, Gladstone Gallery, New York, 2022.
NEW YORK, N.Y..- Gladstone is currently presenting the exhibition of new works by Richard Aldrich "Shadowrun" until January 14th, 2023. Through a multifaceted, conceptually-based practice that encompasses painting, sculpture, and drawing, Aldrich defies simple categorization. Here, the artist presents a series of works that continue upon his career-long interest in visualizing immateriality and the processes of perception through the modalities of art and exhibition making. Unlike previous exhibitions, which often brought together a curated selection of works from the past two decades of his career, the focus of this exhibition is a series of the artists recent large-scale paintings made over the last three years. Aldrichs ... More |
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A Life Less Ordinary: Emma Hawkins - A Natural World
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 Galerie Nathalie Obadia presents PATAQUÉS by artist Guillaume LeblonPARIS.- Galerie Nathalie Obadia is now presenting PATAQUÃS, the artist Guillaume Leblon's first exhibition in his gallery in Paris, following on from The Traveller Walking on Tiptoes in Brussels last spring. After his solo exhibition, THERE IS A MAN and more at the S.M.A.K (Ghent) in 2018, the artist is currently enjoying a solo exhibition entitled PARADE at the Palais de Tokyo (Paris). As an extension of this show, PATAQUÃS presents a new set of revisited sculptures. Living in a big city today engenders a strong impression of temporal and spatial dislocation. When Saul Anton met Guillaume Leblon in New York in 2019, the author pointed out that the incessant changes in modern times did not lead to the demise of the landscapes of yesteryear, but rather revealed "the total absence of stable ground, of a native land"¹. Mirroring a world in constant evolution ... More  National Gallery launches "Vision", a celebration of one of the nation's most remarkable buildingsCANBERRA.- It is our hope people will say that this Gallery with its Sculpture Garden on the banks of Lake Burley Griffin is, in itself, a work of art. - Gordon Darling, Chairman, Australian National Gallery, 1982. Published in the 40th Anniversary year, Vision: Art, Architecture and the National Gallery of Australia celebrates the story behind one of the nations most remarkable buildings. Designed by pioneering architect Col Madigan AO, of Edwards Madigan Torzillo and Briggs, the iconic National Gallery building is a bold combination of the sculptural and the functional. Vision honours Madigans complex masterwork with a major essay by internationally respected architectural historian Professor Philip Goad alongside never-before-seen images from the Gallerys photographic archive, including those by renowned Australian photographers David Moore and Max Dupain ... More  Thomas Dane Gallery, Naples presents 'Mettere al Mondo il Mondo' curated by Mark GodfreyNAPLES.- In 1971, Alighiero Boetti began to use the phrase Mettere al mondo il mondo. One translation is giving birth to the world, but another more prosaic translation is putting the world back into the world which implies a way of making art that Boetti followed. Instead of inventing images, constructing forms, or having things fabricated, Boetti took the stuff of the world, rearranged it, and put it back into the world as art. He used stamps, maps, the names and lengths of rivers, the colours of biro pens. Boettis idea of putting the world back into the world is one approach among the many that artists take when transforming used objects, and this exhibition explores the different reasons they do this. In the early 1970s, Cecilia Vicuña left her home in Chile to flee the military dictatorship. She started to make tiny constructions from things she found, calling them Precarios ... More  AGO expands Department of Indigenous Art by appointing Taqralik Partridge as Associate Curator of Indigenous ArtTORONTO.- The Art Gallery of Ontario today announces the appointment of Taqralik Partridge to the newly-created position of Associate Curator of Indigenous Art Inuit Art Focus. Partridge is a curator, artist, performer, writer and spoken-word poet originally from Kuujjuaq, Nunavik. In her new role within the AGOs Department of Indigenous Art, Partridge will develop exhibitions, lead acquisitions, and champion new and diverse voices from across the circumpolar north. Inuit art and artists are at the forefront of conversations about climate change and community, belonging, beauty and sovereignty, says Julian Cox, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, AGO. The AGOs extensive collection of Inuit Art is already world-renowned ... More  Rubens Ghenov's "Octave Face dos Santos: Linernotes. Syllabus for Earrings and Ghosts on an Afternoon Shelf'NEW YORK, N.Y..- Morgan Lehman has extended the exhibition "Octave Face dos Santos: Linernotes. Syllabus for Earrings and Ghosts on an Afternoon Shelf", a presentation of new paintings by Rubens Ghenov, until January 8th, 2023. This marks the artist's fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. In these latest works, Ghenov continues to mine and develop his ongoing Morgan Lehman is pleased to present Octave Face dos Santos: Linernotes. Syllabus for Earrings and Ghosts on an Afternoon Shelf., an exhibition of new paintings by Rubens Ghenov. This marks the artists fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. In these latest works, Ghenov continues to mine and develop his ongoing conceptual project in which paintings ... More  Academy Museum opens new Stories of Cinema gallery rotationsLOS ANGELES, CA.- The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opens its doors to thrilling new gallery and object rotations in its Stories of Cinema exhibition. Like cinema itself, the galleries of the museums core exhibition Stories of Cinema are designed to evolve and change over time to highlight different movies, artists, eras, genres, and more. Following are new rotations that will be presented in the 20222023 season in Stories of Cinema: The Art of Moviemaking: The Godfather showcases the collaborative process of the making of this masterpiece through a wide array of original objects, images, and stories. In 1972, director Francis Ford Coppolas interpretation of Mario Puzos popular novel provided an operatic and poignant reflection on the American Dream that not only radically transformed the moviegoing experience, but also the moviemaking process ... More  Hanefi Yeter's comprehensive solo exhibition "Vesile" is now open at Anna Laudel IstanbulISTANBUL.- Anna Laudel Istanbul displays Hanefi Yeter's comprehensive solo exhibition titled Vesile until February 11, 2023, featuring works of the artist's various compositions, sculptures, drawings and ceramic works that he has recently produced. A multi-disciplinary exhibition Vesile, brings together a considered selection of sculptures, paintings, drawings and ceramic works by the renowned artist Hanefi Yeter at Anna Laudel Istanbul until February 11, 2023. Hanefi Yeter has built his exhibition around the concepts of nature and human relations, reflecting both the blessings and beauties that nature provides and the agonizing consequences of humankinds attitude towards nature. While the artists goal is to raise awareness and sensitivity, he considers his art to be a part of the change. The artist states that, in his previous production processes ... More  Vancouver Art Gallery announces addition of two new trustees to the Association boardVANCOUVER, BC.- The Vancouver Art Gallery Association welcomes two new members to their Board, Josh Vander Vies and Tara Poseley. The two new members were elected last Wednesday, December 14th at the organizations Annual General Meeting. Canadian Disability Foundation founder, Josh Vander Vies, brings with him valuable insight as a lawyer focused on creating and defending Canadian not-for-profit organizations, charitable status and charitable gifts. Josh has served as the President of AthletesCAN, Canadas association of national team athletes, and a past director of the Canadian Paralympic Committee. Josh won a bronze medal at the London 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in doubles boccia. He is dedicated to advancing inclusion, accessibility and support in the Canadian disability community and beyond ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, the founder of ArtDaily Ignacio Villarreal Junco was born  December 20, 1941. December 20, 1941. Ignacio Villarreal Junco (December 20, 1941 - July 26, 2019) Journalist, graphic designer and publicist between the 1960s and 1990s, creator of concepts, images, slogans, logos, campaigns and founder of ArtDaily.com The First Art Newspaper on the Net. As editor he published the magazines: Gala (1965), Creatividad (1972-1977), Espacio (1983-1984), Museos (1995-1996). For ten years he made the Agenda del Arte (1987-1997). He made the serigraphic editions titled: 1976-Calendario Gráfico, 1977-Alfabeto Gráfico. He also edited serigraphs with the visual artists: José LuÃs Cuevas, Juan Soriano, Juan Genovés. Corporate Identities: 1968 - Hylsa, 1970 - Universidad de Monterrey, 1974 - BanpaÃs, 1978 - Akra, 1985 - Ãbaco, 1990 - Club de Fútbol Monterrey, 1991 - Socrates Rizo Campaign, 1992 - ConfÃa, 1993 - Mexlub, 1993 - Rogelio Montemayor Campaign, 1996 - Monterrey400 (Fourth centenary of the city), 2002 - UANL Tigres Soccer Club. As a publicist, he received 18 national awards: Teponaxtlis de Malinalco and as founding editor of ArtDaily, an art newspaper that has received 51 awards or distinctions.
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