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The design component of the show seeks to inform the viewer on the dynamic relationships between art and design as explored through an organic sensibility as expressed in historical and contemporary design.
SOUTHAMPTON, NY.- Jeff Lincoln Art + Design debuted The Organic Impulse in Contemporary Sculpture, Art and Design Memorial Day weekend at the gallerys Old Power Station location in Southampton and will run through July. This wide-ranging show examines the powerful influence nature and organic structures have on artists and designers and how it is revealed in their work. Cutting across mediums and disciplines, the impulse of the organic sensibility informs the work of various artists included in the show, notably among them Yayoi Kusama, Carl Andre, Al Held, Per Kirkeby, and seminal abstract expressionist sculptor Raoul Hague, says gallery owner Jeff Lincoln. The design component of the show seeks to inform the viewer on the dynamic relationships between art and design as explored through an organic sensibility as ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Installation view of "Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade" at the Legion of Honor, June 24 - September 24, 2017. Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
| Dia Art Foundation adds works by Lee Ufan and Kishio Suga to its collection | | Christie's to offer the collection of Alberto Pinto | | International shortlist revealed for architects to design landmark Centre for Music in London |
Kishio Suga, Diagonal Phase, 1969/2012, 541 West 22nd Street, New York City. © Kishio Suga. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Courtesy Dia Art Foundation, New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- Dia Art Foundation announced today that it has expanded its collection of art from the 1960s and 1970s by adding works by two new artists from AsiaLee Ufan and Kishio Suga. Both of these artists are considered to be key members and vocal proponents of the Mono-ha movement that emerged in Japan in the 1960s. These acquisitions will introduce the materials and techniques of Mono-ha into Dias permanent collection. Mono-has emphasis on natural and man-made materials aligns with the interests of Arte Povera, Land art, and Minimalist art, which are movements that form the foundation of Dias collection. The addition of works by Lee and Suga incorporates intellectually and historically connected practices that emerged in conversation with, but distinct from, ... More | |
A remarkable pair of Anglo-Indian engraved ivory bureau-cabinets dated circa 1786. Estimate: 60.000-100.000. ©Christies Images Ltd, 2017
PARIS.- Christies France announces the sale of the collection of Alberto Pinto (19432012), unique elements from his Parisian apartment, which will take place in Paris on 12, 13 and 14 September during the Biennale des Antiquaires. After having studied at the Ãcole du Louvre in Paris, Alberto Pinto set off for New York City where he created a photo agency specialising in architecture and decoration. Over several years Alberto developed his taste for interior design, notably when he had the chance to do photo shoots for Condé Nast. At the end of the 1960s, Alberto Pinto personally designed the interior of his own New York apartment. A rush of requests to do others follows, leding him to create his interior design firm in Paris in 1968, where, according to him, you can find the most skillful and talented artisans and craftsmen. As a master ... More | |
Lord Foster, Foster + Partners © Vogue, Manolo Yllera.
LONDON.- The Centre for Music project has today announced the architects shortlisted to compete to develop a concept design for a new Centre for Music in the City of London. In May, the Barbican, London Symphony Orchestra and Guildhall School of Music & Drama, who are leading on the development of a detailed business case for the new Centre backed by £2.5million in funding from the City of London Corporation, launched an open selection process to shortlist companies for this role, seeking applications from internationally-recognised experts to develop plans for a state-of-the-art building of acoustic and visual excellence. The project received applications from companies from across the globe and, following assessment of applications against the published criteria, the architects receiving an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the contract will be: AL_A (UK) and Diamond Schmitt Architects (Canada) Diller ... More |
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| Lévy Gorvy celebrates Modern Italian art with the first solo exhibition of Vincenzo Agnetti | | Jean-Paul Engelen promoted to Deputy Chairman, Americas | | The Ateneum acquires Heikki W. Virolainen's Ilman Impi for its collection |
Oltre il linguaggio, Semiosi, 1970. Photographic enlargement on emulsioned canvas mounted on chipboard, 35 7/16 x 25 9/16 inches (90 x 65 cm) Framed: 36 5/16 x 26 7/16 inches (92.3 x 67.2 cm). Courtesy Lévy Gorvy Photo: Stephen White.
NEW YORK, NY.- Vincenzo Agnetti was an innovative participant in the Italian avant-garde from the 1950s through the 70s, and a prominent member of the artist-run gallery and journal Azimut(h) along with Enrico Castellani and Piero Manzoni. Agnettis work traverses a wide formal range with an analytic rigor matched only by his poetic vision. In examining the depth and progression of the artists output, Vincenzo Agnetti: Territories, on view at Lévy Gorvy New York, begins to map the development of his artistic and philosophical consciousness. The first solo exhibition of Agnetti in New York in over twenty-five years, Territories, which was presented in London earlier this spring, celebrates Lévy Gorvys new collaboration with the Archivio Vincenzo Agnetti Milan. The exhibition will be on view through August 18th. In parallel with Territories , the gallery also presents After the ... More | |
Mr. Engelen, with more than two decades of market experience in the auction and private sectors, joined Phillips in August of 2015.
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips announced that Worldwide Co-Head of 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Jean-Paul Engelen, has been elevated to Deputy Chairman, Americas, in addition to his current role as Worldwide Co-Head of 20th Century & Contemporary Art. The promotion reflects the extraordinary growth of the department and its central role in the company?s global growth strategy. Under the leadership of Mr. Engelen, in partnership with his Worldwide Co-Head Robert Manley, the department has experienced extraordinary growth in recent years. Phillips? London auction last month of 20th Century & Contemporary Art was up 105% from a year earlier, and its May 2017 sale in New York advanced 136% from the year-ago period. Both Mr. Engelen and Mr. Manley will continue to lead the department as Phillips strengthens its team of international specialists and expands its range of art and expertise available to collectors. ?Jean-Paul has built an extraordinary team i ... More | |
Heikki W. Virolainen: Virgin Daughter of the Ether, 1970 (on the left) / Marjatta, 1965 (on the right). Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Aaltonen.
HELSINKI.- The Ateneum Art Museum has acquired eight new sculptures for its collection during spring 2017. Of the works acquired, the sculptor Heikki W. Virolainen's (19362004) three-metre wooden sculpture Ilman impi (Virgin Daughter of the Ether) (1970) will, from now on, be on permanent display as part of the Stories of Finnish Art exhibition in the Kalevala hall. The sculptures by Helena Pylkkänen (born 1945) and Marjo Lahtinen (born 1944), an important addition to the museum's collection, will be on show in future exhibitions. "We have acquired impressive works from powerful sculptors. Sculpture is an amazing form of art, which deserves a more important place in our collection", says the museum director Susanna Pettersson. The recently acquired works demonstrate the diversity of sculpture. Between 1964 and 1970, Heikki W. Virolainen created a series of wooden sculptures, themed around the Kalevala epic, painted with ... More |
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| Erskine, Hall & Coe opens off-site exhibition of works by Claudi Casanovas at Fitzrovia Chapel | | Julien's Auctions names Tim Luke Executive Director, Contemporary and Street Art | | Museum Frieder Burda opens exhibition of works by Rodney Graham |
Claudi Casanovas, Nimfa (Nymph), 2017. 85 x 90 x 50 cm.
LONDON.- Claudi Casanovass third solo exhibition with Erskine, Hall & Coe opens today. This is the first occasion that the gallery holds an off-site exhibition, and it takes place within the historic Fitzrovia Chapel. This exhibition presents the final instalment, Quart Minvant, of a body of work that began with Lluna Nova in 2013 and included Quart Creixent in 2014. Quart Minvant (Waning Crescent) explores the notion of emptiness. The pieces refer to a metaphorical journey, a moment in balance, which ultimately alludes to life: life in its final evanescence and its promise of completeness. --Claudi Casanovas. Claudi Casanovas was born in Catalonia in 1956. He studied theatre in Barcelona and subsequently trained as a ceramicist in the Catalan city of Olot. He was a member of the Coure Potters' Cooperative from 1978 until 1987, and in 1992 he won first prize at the III ... More | |
Lukes impressive career in the auction world has spanned over two decades, most recently as President of TreasureQuest Group, Inc.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Juliens Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house to the stars, has named industry veteran and auctioneer Tim Luke as Executive Director, Contemporary and Street Art. He will be managing and maintaining the international auction houses successful development of the contemporary and street art global auction markets. He will also manage Juliens highly successful partnership with Artsy, the digital leader and top resource for buying, collecting and fine arts education. Lukes impressive career in the auction world has spanned over two decades, most recently as President of TreasureQuest Group, Inc. As President, he was responsible for evaluating fine art collections, and preparing USPAP compliant estate, donation and insurance appraisals. Tim is frequently called on as an expert witness in the areas of auction, personal ... More | |
Rodney Graham, Canadian Humorist, 2012. Leuchtkasten, 232,79 x 181,9 x 17,8 cm. Courtesy the artist and Esther Schipper, Berlin © Rodney Graham, 2017.
BADEN-BADEN.- The decision to place ones biography at the service of art is always a decision in favor of a certain role. The dandy or the Bohemian, the accomplice of the downtrodden or the courier of the privileged as with all professions, being an artist is accompanied by its own clichés. The Canadian artist Rodney Graham is a virtuoso when it comes to staging these role images and at the same time, he investigates how individual identities can form from socially ascribed roles. Profession as an obsession. And always in the lead role: himself. His medium: the classic advertising light box. Thus, the meticulously staged antique dealer or the modern cowboy becomes his own advertising medium. But behind the smooth, shiny surface of illuminated photography, behind the perfectionist scenography, there always lurks ... More |
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| 100 years after WWI: Propaganda dominates Swann Galleries' Vintage Posters Sale | | 'Drawing: The Beginning of Everything' opens at the Albright-Knox | | Prem Sahib's first solo exhibition in Germany on view at the Kunstverein in Hamburg |
James Montgomery Flagg, I Want You For U.S. Army, 1917. Estimate $7,000 to $10,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- On August 2, Swann Galleries will close their spring-summer season with an extravaganza of Vintage Posters that span the last 150 years. Marking the centennial anniversary of the U.S.s entry into World War I, the sale will feature the largest number of posters from the conflict the house has ever offered. James Montgomery Flaggs iconic I Want You for U.S. Army, 1917, estimated at $7,000 to $10,000, leads a group of galvanizing images from both sides of the Atlantic. Flagg is well represented in the sale, with several of his famous works promoting Wake Up America Day, as well as various factions of the military. Also available are patriotic works by Howard Chandler Christy, Joseph C. Leyendecker, William Dodge Stevens and Lucy Kemp-Welch. A prodigious selection World War II propaganda brings the total number of war posters in the sale to nearly 250. Leading the way is the iconic Keep Calm & Carry On, published in 19 ... More | |
Nancy Rubins (American, born 1952). Drawing, 2007. Graphite on paper, sheet: 139 x 121 inches (353.06 x 307.34 cm). Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Gift of the artist and George B. and Jenny R. Mathews Fund, by exchange, 2011 (2011:50). © 2007 Nancy Rubins. Photo: Tom Loonan.
BUFFALO, NY.- The Albright-Knox Art Gallery opened a new exhibition entitled Drawing: The Beginning of Everything, exploring the evolution of this wide-ranging medium. The exhibition is located in the South Galleries of the museums 1905 Building, and will remain on view until Sunday, October 22, 2017. The Albright-Knox has a rich and varied collection of contemporary drawing, and the artists selected for this exhibition push the boundaries of the medium to create imagery that is simultaneously subtle and detailed, said Godin-Spaulding Curator & Curator for the Collection Holly E. Hughes. I think now, more than ever, museum visitors are looking for a place of contemplation and reassurance. It is my hope that the inviting nature of these works will result in extended observation, ... More | |
Best & Boldest #3: Prem Sahib Balconies, exhibition view, Kunstverein in Hamburg, 1.7. 3.9.2017. Courtesy: The artist and Southard Reid. © Fred Dott.
HAMBURG.- The Kunstverein in Hamburg is presenting the first solo exhibition in Germany, of the British artist Prem Sahib (b.1982, London, UK, lives and works in London). Sahib predominantly works with sculpture and draws on the aesthetics of public and personal spaces. Industrial materials and simplified geometrical shapes are reminiscent of Minimal Art. However in contrast to Minimalism, Sahib is not only focused on objectivity, and logic; his sculptures are also charged with personal experiences, symbolism, emotions, and subjectivity. Their clearly contoured, schematic, exterior forms stand in contrast to the very personal content. His work frequently references the human body and human touch as well their absence. For Balconies a new series of works maneuver the fragile intermediate area between the public and private sphere. The exhibition Balconies activates various spatial registers ... More |
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20th century rarities claim top lot honors in Heritage Auctions' $4.1 million Hong Kong World Coin Auction
HONG KONG.- A 1914 Republic Yuan Shih-kai Silver "L. Giorgi" Pattern Specimen Dollar SP65 PCGS, took top lot honors at $77,675 in Heritage Auctions' inaugural Asian Coins and Currency Auctions held June 21-23 in Hong Kong, which realized $4.1 million. The auction saw bidders vying for a diverse selection of 20th century rarities in one of the fastest-growing events in world numismatics. "Our Hong Kong office thanks all of our bidders for participating in this exciting auction," said Cristiano Bierrenbach, Executive Vice President of International Numismatics. "Each lot was pursued by multiple bidders, which tells us we presented an auction selection that met both collector's needs and wants." The Yuan Shih-kai silver "L. Giorgi" Pattern specimen dollar is among the finest ever to come to market. The pristine surface and its exemplary state of technical preservation ... More
Royal car with extendable handbag tray for sale with H&H Classics
LONDON.- In 2001 it was decided that a new car was needed for HM The Queens personal use and to serve as a Royal relief vehicle. It had to be luxurious yet understated. The answer was a 2001 Daimler Majestic 4.0 LWB built to bespoke specifications for the personal use of Her Majesty. This car was in Royal service from June 2001 to January 2007 and has done 1,400 miles since being retired from the Royal household and just 15,400 from new. Every British monarch has been chauffeured around in, or has driven if they so wished, Daimlers since 1902 when King Edward VII granted the Coventry marque a Royal Warrant. Rolls-Royce and latterly Bentley may have become the preferred source of state limousines post-WW2 but Daimler remained happy to furnish the Royal Mews with less ostentatious conveyances that were better suited to private motoring. Built ... More
New Van Dyck painting on display at the Ashmolean
OXFORD.- The Ashmolean now has on long-term loan a new painting by Flemish portrait painter, Anthony Van Dyck (15991641). The portrait of Elizabeth Howard, 1st Countess of Peterborough, is on display in the Mallett Gallery of European Art (Gallery 44) alongside other portraits by Van Dyck, Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds. Painted around 1638 it demonstrates Van Dycks skill in depicting the wealthy British aristocracy. Elizabeth Howard, reputedly a great beauty, is dressed in lavish silk and lace and is wearing pearl and diamond jewellery which is painted with particular delicacy. She was married to John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough (about 15981642) who had been educated at Oxford. It is therefore appropriate that the portrait of his wife is now on display in the Ashmolean Museum. Mordaunt later joined the court of the Prince of Wales, the later ... More
Lucy Bell Gallery opens exhibition of photographs from Getty Images Gallery
ST LEONARDS ON SEA.- Lucy Bell Gallery is presenting Archival Show touring from Getty Images Gallery. Getty Images Gallery have plucked enduring and evocative images that span the last century and a half to bring you an incredible insight into their Archive, from over 80 million images that are stored in the Getty Images Archive images accumulated over its 160-year history. This section of their Archival Show includes work by Bert Hardy, Thurston Hopkins, Slim Aarons, Davis Boulton, The John Kobal Foundation, Clarence Bull Sinclair, Terry Fincher, John Engstead, and Vigil Apger, and the Scott Polar Research Institute, and features some of the Archives best selling images as well as some lesser known treasures. Access is critical and there is really no point in burying our content away like that final scene from the Lost Ark. Photography evolved ... More
Premier LA auction house hosts 25th anniversary auction
VAN NUYS, CA.- Los Angeles Modern Auctions, the premier auction house on the West Coast for Modern and Contemporary Art & Design, announces The 25th Anniversary Auction. This curated auction in October 2017 will commemorate the companys landmark year, and will include many of the artists and designers for which LAMA is known. The 25th Anniversary Auction will feature a selection of fine art including California Modernists, the Cool School, and Light & Space artists, among others. Specifically, artists such as Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Karl Benjamin, Sam Francis, and Nathan Oliveira will all highlight the October 2017 Modern Art & Design Auction. Founder and Director of Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Peter Loughrey, is thrilled to present such a strong showing of California artists and designers. Over twenty-five years, LAMA has turned ... More
Tananbaums endow curator position at Block Museum of Art
EVANSTON, ILL.- The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University has announced the receipt of a major endowment from Lisa (WCAS 86) and Steven Tananbaum in support of its modern and contemporary art program. The $1 million gift will permanently establish the position of the Steven and Lisa Munster Tananbaum Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. Lisa and Steven Tananbaum are deeply devoted to public appreciation of the art of our time and are dedicated supporters of Northwestern and its commitment to making the arts part of the educational experience of all of its students, said Lisa Corrin, the Block Museums Ellen Philip Katz Director. We are extraordinarily grateful to them for this visionary gift. Janet Dees will be the inaugural Steven and Lisa Munster Tananbaum Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. Dees joined the Block team in ... More
'Making Heimat: Germany, Arrival Country' on view at Deutsches Architekturmuseum
FRANKFURT.- The exhibition Making Heimat. Germany, Arrival Country, which DAM created and curated for the German Pavilion at the 15th International Venice Architecture Biennale, is presented on two floors at the DAM and features updated and expanded subject matter as well as documentation and a review of the German Pavilion in Venice. The exhibition responds to the fact that in 2015 the German borders were left open for around 1 million refugees, and prompts reflection about Germany as an open immigration country. In close cooperation with Doug Saunders, eight theories about Arrival Cities were devised that aim to trigger a change in the way we view immigrant neighborhoods. While providing their inhabitants and new arrivals with the most important conditions for them to be able to settle down and become integrated, these have for the most part ... More
New exhibitions at Ogunquit Museum include Will Barnet, John Marin, and Dozier Bell
OGUNQUIT, ME.- The Ogunquit Museum of American Art opened new exhibitions including rarely seen works by major 20th century American artists Will Barnet and John Marin, as well as an installation by Maine visual artist Dozier Bell. Will Barnet: Family Homage offers a look at rarely exhibited paintings drawn from the artists most personal body of work, those retained by his family and for a foundation created in his name. A giant in the history of American art, Barnet is widely associated with the most prominent figures in painting spanning several generations and movements, from Stuart Davis and Yasuo Kuniyoshi to James Rosenquist and Cy Twombly. Entwining figurative and abstract elements with personal and universal themes, Barnets artistic practice charts an extraordinary progression through a lifetime of work. John Marin: On the Verge of Wilderness features ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo died July 11, 1593. Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527 - July 11, 1593) was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of such objects as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books ? that is, he painted representations of these objects on the canvas arranged in such a way that the whole collection of objects formed a recognizable likeness of the portrait subject. In this image: Visitors look at paintings called Winter 1573, left, and Water 1566, right, at the exhibition of Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1527 - 1593, in Paris Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. The exhibition of Guiseppe Arcimboldo was on view at the museum of the Jardin de Luxembourg from September 15, 2007 until January 13, 2008.
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