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Exhibition view "Tokens of Friendship. Ulrike Crespos Gifts to the Städel Museum. Photo: Städel Museum Norbert Miguletz.
FRANKFURT.- It is one of the most important bequests of the past decades: the photographer and philanthropist Ulrike Crespo of Frankfurt left more than 90 outstanding paintings and works on paper to the Städel Museum. Spanning modern and international post-war art, the bequest includes outstanding works by Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, Otto Dix, Max Ernst, Fernand Léger, Jean Dubuffet, Cy Twombly, and many others. One great example is Oskar Schlemmers watercolour for his world-famous painting Bauhaus Stairway (New York, Museum of Modern Art). The Städel Museum is now honouring Ulrike Crespos impressive gesture with an exhibition titled Tokens of Friendship: Ulrike Crespos Gifts to the Städel Museum. From 24 November 2021 to 6 March 2022, selected works from the bequest enter into dialogue with works from the Städels collection. A total of 72 works are on view, including 44 from the Ulrike Crespo bequest. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Noguchi Installation view Barbican Art Gallery 30 September 2021 - 23 January 2022 © Tim Whitby / Getty Images.
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| Famed White Cliffs of Sicily are defaced in an act of vandalism | | Estate of Edwin L. Cox, renowned Texas businessman & philanthropist to be offered by Hindman Auctions | | Phillips announces highlights from the Evening & Day Editions Auctions in London | 
Vandals stained a cliff formation known as the Staircase of the Turks with red splotches over the weekend. Residents of a nearby town banded together for a successful cleanup.
by Elisabetta Povoledo
ROME.- Saturday was a bad news, good news sort of day for Sabrina Lattuca, mayor of Realmonte, a small town on the western coast of Sicily. She awoke that morning to find that vandals had thrown iron oxide powder across the white cliffs known as the Scala dei Turchi, or Staircase of the Turks, staining Realmontes principal tourist draw with bloody red blotches. But by nightfall, much of the damage had been undone thanks to the efforts of a crew of cultural heritage experts, municipal workers and local citizens who spent the day scrubbing the site with the aid of mops, brooms and water pumps. They are an example of the best of Sicily, Lattuca said of the people who helped with the cleanup. In 24 hours, she added, this teamwork was able to restore ... More | | 
Artist Unknown, Edwin L. Coxs Beverly House, 20th Century (detail).
CHICAGO, IL.- Hindman Auctions will offer property from the Estate of Edwin L. Cox (Dallas, Texas), a renowned philanthropist and businessman. Not only was Cox a prominent figure in Texas civic life and a distinguished entrepreneur in the American energy industry, he also was a fervent benefactor of major cultural institutions who built an extraordinary collection of French impressionist masterpieces, as well as decorative arts. He served on the boards of museums such as the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the Library of Congress Trust Fund and the Dallas Museum of Art. He was also a key supporter of Southern Methodist Universitys business school. His influence as a collector continues to be displayed through the record-setting prices that his works have recently achieved at auction. Hindman is known for marketing single-owner collections in a way that tells the entire story of a persons collecting ... More | | 
Andy Warhol. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, from Reigning Queens (F. & S. 337), 1985. Estimate £70,000 - 100,000. Image courtesy of Phillips.
LONDON.- Phillips announced highlights ahead of the Evening & Day Editions auctions on 19 and 20 January. Led by a trio of iconic portraits: Banksys Kate Moss (Purple/Orange) from 2005, and two Warhol Marilyn screenprints, the sale will also include Francis Bacons Miroir de la tauromachie which comes to auction this month alongside the launch of a solo exhibition for the artist at the Royal Academy in London. Further highlights include a Modern group featuring Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, Pop Art from Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, and Contemporary editions from Miles Aldridge, Banksy, Damien Hirst, and David Hockney. The Evening sale on 19 January at 6pm will be followed by the Day sale on 20 January at 12pm. The exhibition is now live online on Phillips.com and the exhibition will be on view to the public in Phillips ... More |
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| LaCollection x British Museum: New NFT collaboration of Turner works | | Artcurial to offer a collection of one hundred portraits | | Helen Stalker joins Lakeland Arts in new Senior Producer role | 
The Colosseum, Rome, Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1920, Bequeathed by Robert Wylie Lloyd, © 2022, The Trustees of the British Museum.
LONDON.- Following the success of the recent Katsushika Hokusai drop, which has attracted to the platform an audience from over 120 countries, LaCollection announced that the next theme in our NFT collaboration with the British Museum will be drawn from a selection of 20 paintings by J.M.W. Turner. Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 1851) is perhaps the best-loved English Romantic artist. He became known as 'the painter of light', because of his increasing interest in brilliant colours as the main constituent in his landscapes and seascapes. His works include watercolours, oils and prints. His use of watercolour is considered by some to be the most inventive and varied ever devised for the medium. The works in this series are from the R.W. Lloyd Bequest to the British Museum. The terms of Robert Wylie Lloyds bequest to the British Museum stipulated that the ... More | | 
This sale presents a full panorama of 18th century French society.
PARIS.- On 15 February 2022, the Old Master & 19th Century department at Artcurial will present: One hundred portraits for a Century. This collection is a testament to the splendour of 18th century France, a period when French painting, architecture, literature and fashion were flourishing and spreading their influence worldwide. Across this collection of personalities from the Age of Enlightenment, there are members of the Royal family, figures from the Court of Versailles, the law and the military, peasants and prelates, all beautified by great artists such as Louis-Michel van Loo, Joseph-Siffrède Duplessis and Ãlisabeth Vigée Le Brun. During the course of acquiring these pieces, the collector made discoveries and identifications with the aid of annotations found on the back of the works. Through extensive research he has been able to authenticate most of the portraits. The famous 18th century portrait artist, Ãlisabeth Louise ... More | | 
Helen Stalker Lakeland Arts Senior Producer.
BOWNESS-ON-WINDERMERE.- Lakeland Arts in Cumbria has appointed Helen Stalker to run its exciting programme exhibitions across its venues. Helen has been a key player in the cultural sector for more than two decades working at high profile venues including Tate Liverpool and Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester. She was CEO and Founder of The Turnpike in Leigh, Greater Manchester, turning it into a highly regarded art gallery with the community at its core. In her new role as Lakeland Arts Senior Producer (Collections) shell be responsible for collections and programming at Windermere Jetty Museum, and Blackwell - the Arts & Crafts house. She joins at an exciting time as Lakeland Arts plans to reopen Abbot Hall in Kendal this summer. Helen Stalker said: Working with Lakeland Arts presents a terrific opportunity to get to know these wonderful venues and collections and investigate the stories within them. Connecting historic objects of nation ... More |
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| Ski poster sale provides winter warmth | | Bob Saget, comic who portrayed Danny Tanner in 'Full House,' dies at 65 | | The Cleveland Museum of Art announces new acquisitions | 
R.H. Ste. Croix et les Rasses. Lithographic poster, 1922
. Estimate: £3,000-5,000 + fees.
EDINBURGH.- For the second year running, the ski season is being disrupted by international travel restrictions. For some of those who were planning to journey to the French Alps, in particular, there could once again be disappointment. However, one way to guarantee the skiing hit in the New Year is to peruse The Ski Sale to be held by international auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull live online on January 18. The auction features a fine selection of original lithographed posters focused on winter sports and travel is presented in partnership with vintage poster specialists Tomkinson Churcher. Nicolette Tomkinson and Sophie Churcher first teamed up with Lyon & Turnbull to launch dedicated poster sales in 2018 and this is the largest selection offered so far. The sale features nearly 100 pre- and post-war ski posters of resorts in Switzerland, France, Austria and Norway - all of them in colo ... More | | 
Bob Saget portrayed Danny Tanner on Full House.
NEW YORK, NY.- Bob Saget, the stand-up comic and actor known as Danny Tanner on Full House and the host of Americas Funniest Home Videos, was found dead Sunday in Florida. He was 65. His death was confirmed by the Orange County Sheriffs Office, which said Saget was found unresponsive in a hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. The cause of death was not known, but the sheriffs office said there were no signs of foul play or drug use. Saget, who was on tour, had performed Saturday night at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, southeast of Jacksonville. In a tweet early Sunday, Saget thanked the appreciative audience. I had no idea I did a 2 hr set tonight, he said. Im happily addicted again to this. On Full House, Saget played a widowed father who shared his house with his three daughters, his brother-in-law and his best friend. The show, which aired from 1987 to 1995, prop ... More | | 
Standing Broken Men, 2021. Rashid Johnson (American, b. 1977). Ceramic tile, mirror tile, branded red oak, bronze, spray enamel, oil stick, black soap, wax; 240.7 x 186.7 x 7.6 cm. Gift of Agnes Gund in honor of Helena Huang.
CLEVELAND, OH.- Recent acquisitions by the Cleveland Museum of Art include an important watercolor by Paul Cézanne; a mixed-media artwork by Rashid Johnson and three sculptures from Melvin Edwardss series, Lynch Fragments, that build upon the CMAs commitment to diversifying its collections. Watercolor by Paul Cézanne is a new highlight in the CMAs internationally recognized collection of works on paper The acquisition of Footpath in the Woods, a watercolor by Post-Impressionist Paul Cézanne, builds upon the CMAs internationally recognized stature as a repository of important 19th-century French art. With its innovative depiction of a trail traversing a forest at the Jas de Bouffan, an estate Cézanne inherited from his father, Footpath in the Woods exemplifies the ... More |
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| Turtle Power: Heritage Auctions presents a treasure trove of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collectibles | | The Fine Art Society celebrates British potter Waistel Cooper's work with exhibition | | Tracey Emin announced as Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon for 2022 | 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - World Premiere Pinball Game Machine (Data East, 1991).
DALLAS, TX.- When Mark Freedman first discovered Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the self-published comic book created in 1984 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird he knew he'd found something special. At that time, in 1986, after a decade of working in the toy industry, Freedman was just starting his fledgling licensing company Surge Licensing, and he was on the hunt for an emerging brand he could shepherd. As it turns out, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles about four crime-fighting, sewer-dwelling reptile brothers named Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello and Leonardo was just what he'd been looking for. "Eastman and Laird spun a story that was just incredible, and the characters would align themselves perfectly with action figures," Freedman says today. "I was sold pretty much the second I saw it." Once the three men joined forces, toys were just the beginning for the soon-to-skyrocket Turtles franchise. By ... More | | 
A sculptural dual-form vase from the 1960s signed 'Waistel' to the base.
LONDON.- Last year marked the centenary of British potter Waistel Cooper's birth in Ayr on the west coast of Scotland and The Fine Art Society is celebrating his work with a series of concurrent exhibitions in Edinburgh and London with the first one opening on the 13th January 2022. Along with the notable potters Hans Coper and Lucie Rie, Waistel was a major force in the evolution of ceramics, instigating what would become a revolution: elaborately decorated Victorian pots were eschewed in favour of rough, textured, sculptural pieces and pure forms. Although he studied art in Scotland, he spent most of his career in the South of England, in Somerset and Cornwall, after spending four years in Iceland where he established himself as a potter. In 2021, The Fine Art Society had the opportunity to acquire a large single owner collection of his ceramics, with over one hundred pieces dating from the 1950s through to his final years. The ... More | | 
Tracey Emin, The Ship, 2019 (detail), Acrylic on canvas, 152.5 x 182.2 x 3.7 cm. © Tracey Emin.
LONDON.- Whitechapel Gallery announced that Tracey Emin (b. 1963, UK) is the ninth artist to receive the prestigious annual Art Icon award. On Monday 22 March 2022, the award will be presented at gala celebration hosted by Iwona Blazwick OBE (Director, Whitechapel Gallery). Iwona Blazwick said: Our nominating committee was unanimous in wishing to pay tribute to Tracey Emin. Over the past four decades, her work across painting, sculpture, installation, film and photography has both challenged and transformed conceptions of art, gender, health and autonomy; now as one of the most renowned artists of our time, Emins impact can be seen globally - from contributing to the development of East London and Margate as centres for creativity, to her impact as a Professor at the Royal Academy and efforts further afield with the Tracey Emin Library in Uganda. Her pioneering portrayals of love, loss, happiness and hope will ... More |
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 Dix Noonan Webb to sell important Victoria Cross from the Indian MutinyLONDON.- The outstanding Indian Mutiny V.C. group of six awarded to Private Patrick Donohoe of the 9th Lancers, who at the Battle of Bolondshuhur on September 28, 1857, went to the aid of his severely wounded officer, will be offered by Dix Noonan Webb in their auction of Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Estimated to fetch £140,000-180,000, the group has not been sold on the open market for over 100 years and is being sold by an Overseas collector. As Christopher Mellor-Hill, Head of Client Liaison (Associate Director), Dix Noonan Webb comments: We are pleased to offering one of the best Indian Mutiny VCs for auction. Donohoe was a cavalryman of probably the most distinguished cavalry regiment to serve in India, who joined the 9th Lancers from Ireland and he was unique in being awarded the grand slam of medals ... More  A group of eight awarded to Battle of France and Battle of Britain fighter ace to be offered at auctionLONDON.- A fine Battle of France and Battle of Britain Fighter Aces 1940 D.F.C. and 1945 Test Pilots A.F. C. group of eight awarded to Hurricane and Spitfire pilot, Wing Commander P. L. Parrott, will be offered by Dix Noonan Webb in their auction of Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Estimated to fetch £80,000-120,000, it is being sold by his family. Wing Commander Peter Lawrence Parrott, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who nearly achieved Ace in a day status during his first aerial combats on May 10, 1940, was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire in June 1920, and educated at Lord Williamss Grammar School. After school, he worked in the Bucks County Council offices at the County Hall in Aylesbury. Aged just 19, Parrott went on to fly with 607 (County of Durham) Squadron during the Battle of France, and with 145 Squadron ... More  4 operas in 48 hours: A critic's marathon at the MetNEW YORK, NY.- Even for a critic who attends performances as a way of life, there were more than a few similarities to Groundhog Day in seeing four shows over 48 hours at the Metropolitan Opera this weekend. I was getting off the subway at Columbus Circle again. Walking up the broad steps to Lincoln Center again. Shuffling into the line at will call; showing proof of vaccination; raising my arms for a metal detector wand; holding out tickets to be scanned; entering the gilded, red-velvet auditorium; drifting down the aisle to the same seat again and again and again. Only the music changed, an assemblage of greatest hits by Mozart, Verdi and Puccini. These performances felt especially precious amid a coronavirus surge that has shuttered Broadway productions, ballets, concerts and festivals. Yet, the mighty Met through strict health protocols, a deep bench of ... More  A rising designer brings hip-hop to homewareNEW YORK, NY.- Toronto-based designer Sean Brown made a splash in 2020 with rugs inspired by classic CDs that you might have come across while scrolling through Instagram. In just a few years, Curves, which started with an event at a Toronto gallery, has grown into a contemporary homeware brand that offers products inspired by hip-hop (a color-changing umbrella featuring lyrics from Mobb Deep and Missy Elliott; a grocery tote depicting music video stills), stocked by stores around the globe. But Brown, 35, did not have a typical designers childhood filled with trips to art galleries and museums. Growing up in a strict household in Toronto, he rebelled after his parents divorce, landing in a group home at 14 and then in a foster home until he was 19. (Hes since reconciled with his parents, he said.) As he bounced around high schools without graduating, he started designing T-shirts. ... More  EstateOfMind to offer fine jewelry, coins, watches and decorative accesoriesMIDDLETOWN, NY.- EstateOfMinds first major auction event of 2022 will be an online-only affair slated for Saturday, February 5th, starting at 11 am Eastern time. The sale will be an offering of fine jewelry, coins, watches and decorative accessories from prominent estates, bank safety deposit boxes and family heirloom collections; online bidding is via LiveAuctioneers.com. Included will be 9-24kt gold and sterling jewelry from antique to modern; high-grade Morgan silver dollars; other coins and currency; estate pocket and wristwatches from the 19th and 20th century; and over 25 violin bows by famous makers. Previews will be held January 31st-February 4th by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call 845-386-4403. Masks are required. This auction is scheduled for nine days before Valentines Day, so that should give dealers and collectors ample time to have their ... More  Claire Oliver Gallery extends solo exhibition of works by Leonardo BenzantNEW YORK, NY.- Claire Oliver Gallery is presenting the artist Leonardo Benzants first solo presentation with the gallery, Across Seven Ruins & Redemptions Somo Kamarioka. Featuring six new multi-media works, including four large scale mixed media sculptures and two paintings on paper, Across Seven Ruins & Redemptions Somo Kamarioka is an extension of the artists multi-year exploration of his conception of the Urban Shaman, which Benzant deploys a wide variety of media and found objects to create dynamic hanging beaded structures inspired by the Yoruba and Kongo community and the beaded regalia of African material culture. The exhibition is open to the public November 11 through January 22, 2022. I am surrounded by the aftermath of slavery and colonialism and a people living in various stages of ruin and redemption, states artist Leonardo Benzant. This series ... More  Parrish Art Museum announces the appointment of Melanie Crader as Deputy DirectorWATER MILL, NY.- The Parrish Art Museum Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Melanie Crader as its new Deputy Director, effective February 22, 2022. With 14 years of professional experience at arts institutions including the Hammer Museum and the Menil Collection, plus 8 years in the financial sector, Crader has in-depth experience in managing resources, personnel, and operations, and leading cross-departmental teams to achieve common institutional goals. As a museum professional, she bridges creative, financial, and operational areas through her expertise in the curatorial process, finance administration, risk analysis, education, human resources, public engagement, and public safety and security. I'm excited to join the Parrish Art Museum for many reasons, said Crader. First and foremost, Im drawn to the thoughtful integration of art ... More  After its odds-defying run, John Cariani says bye to 'Caroline, or Change'NEW YORK, NY.- For a little while Sunday evening, after the final performance of Caroline, or Change at Studio 54, actor John Cariani disappeared from backstage to have his portrait taken upstairs. No one had told the boys, though, and when Cariani reappeared, his young castmates some of whom had played his son flocked around, teasing him and hugging him. They were palpably pleased he hadnt given them the slip. Stuart Gellman, the lost-in-grief clarinetist in Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesoris Broadway musical, is the first father Cariani has ever played. Stuart a widower newly remarried to Rose, played by Caissie Levy is also the first character to tap Carianis clarinet skills, dormant for more than 30 years. When the pandemic shutdown delayed the revival of Caroline by a year and a half, he used that time to polish them. As the productions director, Michael ... More  From Northern Ireland, dance as a 'physical prayer'NEW YORK, NY.- Push!, choreographer Oona Doherty shouted, as a group of young women sprinted in a circle to a propulsive drumbeat. It was a chilly night at the Gibney dance studios near Union Square, with the windows wide-open to improve ventilation, a safety measure in the midst of the omicron wave. But the cold didnt seem to bother the dancers, who were in the third hour of a sweaty rehearsal. Slowing to a walk, they tightened into a huddle, then unleashed a sharp, confrontational unison phrase, full of thwacking arms, stomping feet and hands slapping their thighs. Well done, well done, Doherty said when they had finished. Youre killing it! The dancers were learning one of the four short episodes that make up Dohertys Hard to Be Soft A Belfast Prayer, a work inspired by the city where she grew up in the wake of the 30-year conflict known as the Troubles. In this ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian artist Parmigianino was born January 11, 1503. Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola (also known as Francesco Mazzola or, more commonly, as Parmigianino (11 January 1503 - 24 August 1540) was an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, Bologna, and his native city of Parma. His work is characterized by a "refined sensuality" and often elongation of forms and includes Vision of Saint Jerome (1527) and the iconic if somewhat untypical Madonna with the Long Neck (1534), and he remains the best known artist of the first generation whose whole careers fall into the Mannerist period. In this image: Virgin with Child, St. John the Baptist, and Mary Magdalene (about 1530-40).
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