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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 17271804), Scene of Contemporary Life: The Picture Show, 1791. Pen and brown and black ink and wash over black chalk on paper, 11 5/16 Ã 16 5/16 in. Thaw Collection, Morgan Library & Museum, 2017.253.
WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS.- Over the past fifty years, New York art dealer and philanthropist Eugene V. Thaw assembled one of the worlds finest private collections of drawings. The collection, known for its breadth and exceptional quality, charts the high points of drawing from the Renaissance through the twentieth century and features works made by pivotal artists at key moments in the history of the art form. Mr. Thaw donated his collection of more than 400 drawings to the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, which celebrated the gift with the September 2017 opening of Drawn to Greatness: Master Drawings from the Thaw Collection, an exhibition that has drawn critical acclaim for the diversity and quality of the works presented. In recognition of Mr. Thaws longstanding interest in the Clark Art Institute, Drawn to Greatness traveled to Williamstown for an exclusive presentation at the Clark from February 3 through April 22, 2018. Featuring 150 drawi ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Terje Lsungset, the founder and artistic director of the Ice Music Festival, performs with a musical instrument made purely of ice during the festival on February 2, 2018 in the small mountain village of Finse in the municipality of Ulvik in southern Norway. A buzzing sound from a horn made entirely of ice is anything but frozen as a concert inside an igloo with crystalline shaped instruments warms the mood in a wintery Norwegian village where temperature hits - 24 Celsius. Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP
| Rare Fauve View of the Thames by André Derain to star in Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale | | One of the greatest works by Sayed Haider Raza comes to auction at Sotheby's | | George Condo leads Phillips' first New York auction of 2018 |
André Derain, Londres: la Tamise au pont de Westminster (detail), oil on canvas (1906-07, estimate: £6,000,000-9,000,000). © Christies Images Limited 2018.
LONDON.- André Derains Londres: la Tamise au pont de Westminster (1906-07, estimate: £6,000,000-9,000,000) will star in Christies Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 27 February, launching 20th Century at Christies, a series of auctions that take place in London from 20 February to 7 March 2018. One of 29 recorded paintings of London that Derain painted across 1906 and 1907, it comes to auction alongside the exhibition Impressionists and London currently on view at Londons Tate Britain. Londres: la Tamise au pont de Westminster is captured from the Albert Embankment, portraying the Thames, the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Bridge and, in the background, the pyramidal silhouette of Whitehall Court. As with all of the works in this series, the British capital is saturated in radiant colour. The ... More | |
Sayed Haider Raza, Ville Provenҫale (detail). Courtesy Sothebys.
NEW YORK, NY.- Hidden from public view for years, Ville Provenҫale is one of the greatest and largest works by Indian artist Sayed Haider Raza to ever appear on the market. This painting was made in 1956 while Raza was living in France an incredibly formative period for the artist. Distinguished by its vivid colours, this seminal work displays a semi-abstracted view of a town in rural Provence. Raza was amongst only five artists to represent India at the Venice Biennale, where Ville Provençale was displayed in 1956, before it was secreted away into private collections for many decades. A testament to the enduring legacy of one of the foremost pioneers of Indian Modern Art, Ville Provenҫale will be offered as the star lot of Sothebys Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art Sale in New York on 19 March. The work will be exhibited as part of a travelling exhibition of highlights from the sale at The Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi fr ... More | |
George Condo, Nude Homeless Drinker, 1999. Estimate: $500,000-700,000. Image courtesy Phillips.
NEW YORK, NY.- On 28 February, Phillips will kick off the 2018 auction season in New York with its New Now sale. Offering nearly 250 lots, this auction will bring together works by emerging contemporary artists and those with firmly established careers, and will be the first of Phillips 20th Century & Contemporary Art auctions to include Latin American works since the announcement of Phillips full incorporation of the two categories. George Condos Nude Homeless Drinker will lead the sale, featured alongside artworks by Damien Hirst, Ugo Rondinone, and Manolo Valdés. Samuel Mansour, Head of Phillips New Now Auctions, New York, said, Phillips New Now sales have become a focal point of the auction season for collectors and this is one of our strongest to date. In keeping with the tradition of New Now, we will offer a selection for collectors of all levels and interests, from artworks by blue-chip names like Dami ... More |
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| Scenes from the 1890s-1930s, William Glackens and his contemporaries on view at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale | | Rare early Georgian baby house at risk of leaving the UK | | The Neuberger Museum of Art opens two illuminating exhibitions |
William J. Glackens, In the Luxembourg, c. 1896 (detail). Oil on canvas. NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale; bequest of Ira D. Glackens.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.- NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale is presenting Midnight in Paris & New York: Scenes from the 1890s 1930s, William Glackens and His Contemporaries from February 4 through October 18, 2018. Featuring drawings, paintings and photographs by American and European artists along with distinctive architectural designs, furniture, glass, metalwork and silver, this new exhibition offers a fascinating glimpse into the rapidly changing society of the turn of the century and life in the new modern city. The Museums Sunny Kaufman Senior Curator Barbara Buhler Lynes, Ph.D. curated the exhibition. William J. Glackens (1870-1938) came of age as an artist in the 1890s, when he distinguished himself as one of Americas most celebrated illustrators. He subsequently became known as an important and leading modernist artist for his lively, realistic depictions of modern ... More | |
A rare early Georgian baby house.
LONDON.- Arts Minister Michael Ellis has placed a temporary export bar on a rare Georgian baby house to provide an opportunity to keep it in the country. The baby house (later known as a dolls house) is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match the asking price of £65,000 (plus £13,000 VAT). The house is a rare and magnificent example from the early 18th century, one of only around thirty surviving examples of pre-1760 English baby houses. It descended through the family of William Edward Forster, the Liberal MP who introduced the Education Act of 1870 and was later Chief Secretary for Ireland. Jesse Burtons best-selling 2014 book The Miniaturist brought baby houses to renewed attention in recent years. The book was inspired by Petronella Oortmans famed baby house, on display at Amsterdams Rijksmuseum. It was also made into a two-part BBC series, which aired over Christmas last year. The concept of the miniature house came to ... More | |
Stephen Antonakos, Proscenium, 2000, neon and painted raceways, overall 20 feet 6 inches x 189 feet; Collection of the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, SUNY. Photo credit: Jim Frank.
PURCHASE, NY.- Neon signs are an iconic part of the urban American landscape; they have been illuminating brands for nearly a century. But neon also has attracted artists who have realized its potential as vehicles for expression and commentary. Beginning January 28, 2018, the Neuberger Museum of Art at Purchase College shines a new light on neon as an art form, presenting two illuminating exhibitions: Stephen Antonakos: Proscenium + Bending Light: Neon Art 1965 to Now. Proscenium, curated by Helaine Posner, Chief Curator, features a monumental, site-specific work, originally created in 2000 for the Neuberger Museums vast Theater Gallery. Named for a type of Greek stage, Proscenium wraps and brilliantly illuminates the Gallery's perimeter walls, animating the darkened space with vibrant color, glowing light, and calligraphic line. A pioneer in the use of neon ... More |
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| MoMA presents Tania Bruguera's groundbreaking performance installation for the first time since acquiring it in 2015 | | PROYECTOSMONCLOVA opens exhibition of works by Gabriel de la Mora | | Brett Littman appointed new Director of Noguchi Museum |
Video still from Tania Bruguera. Untitled (Havana, 2000), 2000. Sugar cane bagasse, video (black and white, silent), and live performance. 164 x 39 ¼ x 13 1/8 feet. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Casey Stoll.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents a major performance installation by Tania Bruguera (Cuban, born 1968), Untitled (Havana, 2000), for the first time since acquiring it in 2015, from February 3 through March 11, 2018. Initially conceived for the 7th Havana Biennial, the work was first presented in the Cabaña Fortress, a military bunker used as a jail for prisoners of conscience during the Cuban Revolution. The Fortress was used from colonial times through the early years of the Revolution as a site where the counter-revolutionary opposition was submitted to torture and execution by firing squad. Combining milled sugarcane, video footage of Fidel Castro, and live performance presented in near-total darkness, the work suggests the contradictions of life following the Cuban Revolution. The work, which was ... More | |
Si la repetición existe (detail). Obsidiana talla a mano 300 x 400 x 5.5 cm. Photo: Estudio de Gabriel de la Mora. CortesÃa del artista y PROYECTOSMONCLOVA.
MEXICO CITY.- EntropÃas by Gabriel de la Mora unites works from 5 of the artists major series for his individual exhibition at PROYECTOSMONCLOVA. The presentation encompasses works from his Burned papers, Neon papers, and Plafonds series. Additional works on view include the most ambitious work from de la Moras CACO3 series produced to date, which features 273,472 individually affixed pieces of eggshell as well as a significant new piece from his Obsidian (volcanic glass) series. De la Mora is known for the precision of his practice that reframes and reorganizes discarded or obsolete objects that he acquires mostly in and around Mexico City. Antique radios, metro tickets, microscope slides, and shoe soles are cut and set in exact geometric and random arrangements, giving the objects new life. Author Dr. Eliza Mizrahi Balas explains, de la Moras strategy ... More | |
Littman, currently executive director of The Drawing Center, will join Museum on May 1, 2018.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Board of Trustees of The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum (The Noguchi Museum) today announced the appointment of Brett Littman, currently executive director of The Drawing Center, in New York, as the Museums new director. Mr. Littman, who will officially join the Museum in May, succeeds Jenny Dixon, who led the institution from April 2003 until her retirement at the end of December 2017. Malcolm C. Nolen, Chair of the Board of Trustees, says, The Noguchi Museum Board of Trustees is delighted that Brett Littman will join us as the Museums sixth director. Brett, who is a prominent and valued member of New Yorks cultural community, will play a critically important role as we articulate and implement the next phase of the Museums development. I know that I speak for my fellow trustees when I say how thrilled we are that Brett will bring his rich experience in both the ... More |
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| Toledo Museum of Art explores issues surrounding the display of Egyptian mummies in special exhibition | | Holidays bring a special gift to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery | | Jeu de Paume opens retrospective of the work of American photographer Susan Meiselas |
Egypt, Ptolemaic Period (33230 BCE), Mummy Mask. Cartonnage (linen, glue, and plaster) with gilt and paint. KM# 88777, Loan from Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan.
TOLEDO, OH.- Early next year, the Toledo Museum of Art is presenting a rare opportunity to experience the three Egyptian mummies in its collection and consider some of the complex cultural and social questions surrounding their display. The exhibition places the mummies in historical context by including additional Egyptian objects and artifacts from the TMA collection and loans from other institutions. It also explores the role Egyptomania has played in our understanding of ancient Egypt and what ways that has incorrectly influenced our knowledge surrounding this ancient culture. The Mummies: From Egypt to Toledo is on view exclusively at TMA from Feb. 3 through May 6, 2018. The exhibition is co-curated by Adam Levine, associate curator of ancient art and associate director, and Mike Deetsch, the Emma Bippus director of education ... More | |
Eugène Boudin (1824 1898), Port of Saint-Valery Moonlight, 1891.
FREDERICTON.- The Beaverbrook Art Gallery announced today the acquisition of a major work by the French master Eugène Boudin (1824 1898). The painting, Le Port de Saint-Valery Clair de Lune (1891) ("Port of Saint-Valery Moonlight"), was donated by Dr. Lucinda Flemer of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, and was officially accepted as a donation at a meeting of the Gallerys Board of Governors in December. The painting depicts one of the maritime scenes for which the artist is best known. It shows a view of the port of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France, bathed in moonlight. This acquisition marks the fourth Boudin painting to be acquired into the Gallerys permanent collection holdings. The Gallerys other three Boudin works were all included in its North American touring exhibition, Masterworks from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. Gallery Director/CEO Tom Smart is enthusiastic about this gift: ... More | |
Portrait de Susan Meiselas, Monimbo, Nicaragua, Septembre 1978. © Alain Dejean Sygma.
PARIS.- The retrospective devoted to the American photographer Susan Meiselas (b. 1948, Baltimore) brings together a selection of works from the 1970s to the present day. A member of Magnum Photos since 1976, Susan Meiselas questions documentary practice. She became known through her work in conflict zones of Central America in the 1970s and 1980s in particular due to the strength of her colour photographs. Covering many subjects and countries, from war to human rights issues and from cultural identity to the sex industry, Meiselas uses photography, film, video and sometimes archive material, as she relentlessly explores and develops narratives integrating the participation of her subjects in her works. The exhibition highlights Susan Meiselass unique personal as well as geopolitical approach, showing how she moves through time and conflict and how she constantly questions the photographic ... More |
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Ice instruments ring out coolest music in Norway
FINSE (AFP).- Inside a giant igloo in a snowy Norwegian village, the sound of a horn rings out, warming the mood of a freezing audience, huddled together in -24 Celsius. But the four musicians performing are even colder: the instruments they are playing are all made of ice. The xylophone, claves and wind instruments have been painstakingly carved from ice blocks extracted from a frozen lake, and are now part of a finger-numbing performance at the 13th Ice Music Festival in the mountain village of Finse. The problem is, the longer the musicians play, the more the instruments start to disintegrate. It is not an easy task "to perform on instruments that are melting while you play them," says percussionist Terje Isungset, also the founder of the festival. Wearing thick wool gloves, he blows warm air into his ice-sculpted horn, illuminated under blue and turquoise lights. ... More
China Institute Gallery presents 'Art of the Mountain: Through the Chinese Photographer's Lens'
NEW YORK, NY.- An exhibition of contemporary photography will be on view at China Institute Gallery from February 8 through December 2, 2018. Art of the Mountain: Through the Chinese Photographers Lens will survey work from more than 20 photographers. With over 60 photographs many on view for the first time in the U.S Art of the Mountain will present photographs that pay homage to the major mountain ranges of China. In Chinese legend, mountains are the pillars that hold up the sky. Mountains were seen as places that nurture life. Their veneration took the form of rituals, retreat from social society, and aesthetic appreciation with a defining role in Chinese art and culture. Art of the Mountain will consist of three sections: The Revered Mountains of China will introduce the geography, history, legends, and culture that are associated ... More
Smith College Museum of Art looks at the multifaceted representations of the body in East Asia
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.- The Smith College Museum of Art is presenting 体 Modern Images of the Body from East Asia (February 2August 26, 2018). Drawing mostly from the museums collection, this exhibition looks at the multifaceted representations of the body in East Asia from the nineteenth century to the present. 体 is a character and concept commonly used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages. It refers to the material existence of a person, as seen in compound words such as 身体 (human body) and 体格 (physique). In an abstract sense, it also connotes substance, form and organizing principles, as seen in compound words such as 体系 (system) and 国体 (national polity). Using this character as a point of departure, this exhibition explores modern and contemporary portrayals of physical appearances in East Asia. Moreover, ... More
Prince collection including piano, boots, pants, along with handwritten notes and lyrics up for auction
BOSTON, MASS.- RR Auction will present a new lot of exciting collectibles in its Prince Auction with bidding beginning February 8 - February 15. From the time he exploded onto the music scene in 1978 with his debut album For You, until his untimely death in 2016, Prince reigned over the landscape of modern music in a way few have before or after. With his unparalleled virtuosity as a prolific singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, electric live performer and even fashion icon, Prince leaves behind a legacy of chart-topping and record-smashing success. His legions of fans worldwide still mourn the loss of his larger-than-life talent. The collection offers an intimate, up-close glimpse of an elusive musician who valued his personal privacy and kept his inner circle small. Items featured are stage-worn clothing and jewelry and personally owned items, autographed photos ... More
Selldorf Architects selected by High Museum of Art for collection reinstallation
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art in Atlanta announced it has selected the internationally renowned architectural firm Selldorf Architects to work with staff to develop plans for a major reinstallation of the Museums collection galleries, set to commence in late spring 2018. This project marks the first comprehensive revision of the collection galleries since the Highs transformative expansion was completed in 2005. The reinstallation will involve all seven of the Highs curatorial departments and emphasize key concepts across genres and time periods. It will also highlight the collections core strengths and continuing evolution while providing new and engaging experiences for visitors. In addition to refining the appearance of the Museums collection galleries and improving the functionality of lighting systems, plans include improvements to visitor wayfinding ... More
Artist Lee Ufan brings new public sculpture to Kensington Gardens
LONDON.- The Serpentine continues its exploration of public art with a sculptural commission by artist Lee Ufan, to be installed outside the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens in early February 2018. In 2010, the Serpentine brought new sculpture to Kensington Gardens for the first time in 35 years, presenting Anish Kapoors Turning the World Upside Down, in collaboration with The Royal Parks. This tradition continued with Fischli & Weisss Rock on Top of Another Rock in 2013, Bertrand Laviers Fountain in 2014, Michael Craig-Martins Transience in 2015 and Alex Katzs sculpture, Ada (Wind Vane), in 2016. In its subtle interplay of elements and setting, Ufans new work, Relatum Stage (2018), builds on ideas that permeated previous artworks in the series, as well as the artists own ongoing exploration of materiality and difference. Lee Ufan (b. 1936 in ... More
Installation exhibition of new sculptures by Australian artist Anna-Wili Highfield opens at Olsen Gruin
NEW YORK, NY.- Olsen Gruin is presenting Spirit Faces, an installational exhibition of new sculptures by Australian artist Anna-Wili Highfield, on view from February 6 to March 6, 2018, at 30 Orchard Street. Highfields first fully conceived body of work in a decade, Spirit Faces gathers a celebratory mélange of animals, body parts, and self-portraits. Virtuosic and playful, Highfields mixed media sculptures reach new heights of exuberance and material imagination. Highfield rejoices in the rough treatment of luxury objects. Constructing forms rather than using molds, Highfield combines cut brass with natural materials, including freshwater pearls, shell, feathers, onyx, and coral, and with fabrics like velvet, linen, and felt. Spray painted, her glamorous sculptures appear dirty and sharp, and elicit a desire to touch. Such a sense of urge persists throughout the work ... More
Brett Littman curates group exhibition at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York
NEW YORK, NY.- The Austrian Cultural Forum New York is presenting the group exhibition The Projective Drawing, curated by Brett Littman, Executive Director of The Drawing Center, New York. The exhibition is based on The Projective Cast, a book published in 1995 by architectural historian Robin Evans that defines a new way to explain how we see architecture by incorporating all sensations that underpin the human experience of built structures (mental, physical, and emotional). In The Projective Drawing, the curator Brett Littman applies Evanss theory, which is skeptical of drawing at its core, to challenge our understanding of how the medium of drawing operates in contemporary culture by highlighting both Austrian and international artists whose drawings require viewers to activate a matrix of complex and nontraditional ideas in order to ... More
Boston College McMullen Museum of Art opens Chinese artist's first exhibition in the United States
CHESTNUT HILL, MASS.- The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College presents the first United States exhibition of works by contemporary Chinese artist Cao Jun. Cao Jun: Hymns to Nature is on display in the Museums Daley Family and Monan Galleries from February 5 through June 3, 2018. The exhibition comprises sixty-four works, all from the artists collection, consisting of watercolor and mixed media paintings, calligraphy, porcelain, and digital media. Cao Jun was born in 1966 and raised in Jiangsu Province in southern China, where the lakes and rivers shaped his childhood environment. He studied and worked for eighteen years near Mount Tai, one of Chinas most ancient places of worship and ceremonial ritual. Concrete experience of both aquatic sites and mountainous terrain informed Cao Juns approach to artistic creation. After formal ... More
David Magee opens his first public exhibition of landscape and seascape photographs at Herrick Gallery
LONDON.- David Magee will present his first public exhibition of landscape and seascape photographs at Herrick Gallery in February 2018. The exhibition showcases a retrospective body of work spanning twenty-five years, which will coincide with the release of his limited edition book Outside, published by Concentric Editions. This beautifully printed and meticulously produced book presents an overview of his approach to landscape photography consisting of forty-seven plates painstakingly selected from an extensive archive. Outside is a gallery in itself with a collection of images that encapsulate the essence of his atmospheric photography. The elements - earth, water and air and where the land and sea meet the sky, are the recurring themes that Magee works with. However, it is the composition and the combinations of light, tone and movement, ... More
'Frasier' dad John Mahoney dies at 77
CHICAGO (AFP).- Actor John Mahoney, who portrayed the no-nonsense father in the TV sitcom "Frasier," has died in Chicago at the age of 77, his longtime theater company said Monday. Mahoney played the iconic role of Martin Crane for all 11 seasons of the popular sitcom until 2004. He won numerous acting accolades including nominations for Emmys and Golden Globes. The Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago said Mahoney, who was a member of the ensemble for 39 years, died Sunday due to complications from cancer while in hospice care. The character actor was born in England, but moved to the United States at the age of 19 to teach English at a college in Illinois, according to Variety. Chicago was his longtime home, and he had said he felt happiest when in the Windy City. "John Mahoney was a fixture on the Chicago stage," Mayor Rahm ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Austrian painter and illustrator Gustav Klimt died February 06, 1918. Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 - February 6, 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism. In this image: Lady with a Muff (1916 - 1917)
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