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Two paintings by Francesco Guardi return to Venice for exhibition at The Gritti Palace
LONDON.- Robilant+Voena is presenting an exhibition of two paintings by Francesco Guardi (17121793), in partnership with The Gritti Palace, Venice. The exhibition is open from 6 April to 18 July. Returning to Venice after three centuries in private collections, the pair of works are a testament to the enduring magnificence of La Serenissima. The paintings, Outward Voyage of the Bucintoro to San NicolÃ² del Lido and The Return of the Bucintoro to the Doge's Palace, depict the most magnificent and historic of Venetian traditions: the annual celebration of the Festa della Sensa. Still taking place on Ascension Day every year, the festival culminates in a spectacular ceremony representing Venices Marriage with the Sea. In these richly detailed paintings, Guardi captures the grand procession of the Bucintoro, the state barge, with the Doge and Senate ... More

As China ramps up scrutiny of culture, the show does not go on
NEW YORK, NY.- The cancellations rippled across the country: A Japanese choral band touring China, stand-up comedy shows in several cities, jazz shows in Beijing. In the span of a few days, the performances were among more than a dozen that were abruptly called off some just minutes before they were supposed to begin with virtually no explanation. Just before the performances were scrapped, authorities in Beijing had fined a Chinese comedy studio around $2 million, after one of its stand-up performers was accused of insulting the Chinese military in a joke; police in northern China also detained a woman who had defended the comedian online. Those penalties, and the sudden spate of cancellations that followed, point to the growing scrutiny of Chinas already heavily censored creative landscape. Chinas top leader, Xi Jinping, has made ... More

George Maharis, TV heartthrob of 'Route 66,' is dead at 94
NEW YORK, NY.- George Maharis, the ruggedly handsome New York-born stage actor who went on to become a 1960s television heartthrob as a star of the series Route 66, died Wednesday at at his home in Beverly Hills, California. He was 94. His longtime friend and caretaker, Marc Bahan, confirmed his death. Maharis greatest fame arose from the role of Buz Murdock, one of two young men who traveled the country in a Corvette convertible, finding a new adventure and drama (and usually a new young woman) each week on CBS Route 66. In a 2012 reappraisal of the show, New York Times critic and reporter Neil Genzlinger praised the literary quality of the scripts and commented, This half-century-old black-and-white television series tackled issues that seem very 21st century. Several actors who went on to greater renown appeared ... More

How a novel about video games became a surprise bestseller
NEW YORK, NY.- Five and a half years ago, Gabrielle Zevin was in a slump. She had recently published her ninth novel, and sales were sluggish. She needed a distraction, so she turned, as she often does, to video games. But when she tried to play the adventure game Gold Rush, she discovered that the version she had played obsessively as a kid no longer existed. It felt like a chapter of her childhood had been erased. This part of my life was gone, she said. The feeling of loss yielded a kernel of an idea, which Zevin jotted in a notebook: Story of two game designers. The games they make are their lives." Those two sentences eventually grew into her latest novel, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, which follows two video game developers who endure creative highs and lows that parallel Zevins own meandering path as a novelist. Zevin had init ... More

The FundaciÃ³ Joan MirÃ³ presents a photographic exhibition featuring portraits of residents of Rotterdam by Shehera Grot
BARCELONA.- Rotterdammers is a series of portraits of the inhabitants of Rotterdam, the city where Shehera Grot lives. It reveals her interest in the personal stories of her subjects, many of whom are, like her, people from different origins and cultures. The photographic project aims to give visitors insights into the lives of people who transit every day between diverse identities. Rotterdam is one of the most diverse cities in the world; it is home to people of more than 170 nationalities, and half of its population is of migrant origin. According to Martina MillÃ , the exhibitions curator, the relationship that Grot forged with her subjects has enabled her to share doubts and questions about life in Rotterdam with them. As a mirror ... More

'I'll Bet The Devil My Head' by Carlos Alba to be published in July
LONDON.- Ill Bet The Devil My Head is a visual fable in which urban foxes are the protagonists to tell the tale of inequality in Londonthe proximity of power and poverty in one of the richest cities in the world. Over a period of 6 years, whilst living in Tower Hamlets, Spanish artist Carlos Alba documented the daily life of a family of local red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). In the borough of Tower Hamlets, 43% of children live in povertythe highest rate in Londonyet his neighbourhood is surrounded by two of the most important financial areas in the world: The City of London and Canary Wharf. To make this project, Alba would begin photographing in the hours when both the city brokers left their offices and the foxes came out onto the streets. Echoing the methodology of a wildlife photographer, Alba studied the behaviour of his subjects and waited patiently ... More

Intesa Sanpaolo presents 'Una collezione inattesa' at Gallerie d'Italia in Milan
MILAN.- Gallerie dItalia, Intesa Sanpaolos museum in Milan, is now presenting Una collezione inattesa. Viaggio nel contemporaneo tra pittura e scultura [An unexpected collection. A journey through contemporary painting and sculpture], curated by Luca Massimo Barbero, Associate Curator of the Banks Collections of Modern and Contemporary Art. Running from 26 May to 22 October 2023, the exhibition will present a selection of works from the Intesa Sanpaolo collection in dialogue with works that form part of the permanent exhibition, Cantiere del '900. Gathering over 70 works - all of which form part of Intesa Sanpaolos most recent acquisitions and have never before been exhibited at Gallerie dItalia in Milan - the exhibition unfolds as a journey through modern and contemporary Italian and international art. Specifically, it aims to stimulate reflections upon the different research of several of t ... More

Philbrook receives transformative $10 million gift
TULSA, OK.- Philbrook Museum of Art has received a $10 million gift from the A. R. & Marylouise Tandy Foundation to build a major new feature within the Philbrook Gardens. The approximately 6,000-square-foot Tandy Pavilion and 2,000-square-foot covered patio takes advantage of an underutilized area of the Museums grounds, creating a hub for art education, nature programs, special events, and general recreation. The Tandy gift also enables Philbrook to enhance the campus, adding new lighting, accessible pathways, much-needed infrastructure like restrooms, and updated security measures to more safely and efficiently use the outer edges of the property. Philbrook is working locally with Tulsas Selser Schaefer Architects and Manhattan Construction to oversee design and construction. Site prep is set to begin this summer, with a planned groundbreaking ... More

Impressions of Perspective: Multitudes Lifted into Dynamic Relief at Bill Hodges Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Bill Hodges Gallery has opened Printed Paper, an exhibition that surveys the bounds of color and composition, explored in exquisite relief. A powerful selection of works that span photographic, fragmentary, engraved, and scorched mediums; this exhibition brings into conversation a group of artists from a variety of genres and perspectives. From prints by Jacob Lawrence and Pablo Picasso to photographs by Lorna Simpson and Zanele Muholi, a vivid range of aesthetic and historic impressions emerge; instantiating the versatility of the printmaking practice. Though these striking editions of artistic expression vary in scale and sensibility, they remain allied in medium. With figural and abstract works brimming with detail and brilliant hue, Printed Paper invites viewers to appreciate the harmony found between portrait and palette in this finely curated exhibition. ... More

Here and Now by Moki Cherry is now on view at ICA London
LONDON.- From May 2023, ICA London presents the first sofio exhibition in a UK institution of Swedish artist, designer and educator, Moki Cherry (1943 2009). The exhibition expfiores Cherrys expansive and cofifiaborative practice across textifie, scufipture, painting, drawing, writing, cofifiage, and video. Here and Now displays over 30 artworks and archival material of Moki Cherry including works that have never been shown in the UK. The exhibition celebrates her exploration of where art and life meet, her collaborative and interdisciplinary practice, and her inventive resolve in the face of gendered challenges working both as an artist and mother issues which remain pertinent to artists and audiences today. Drawn entirely from the Estate of Moki Cherry, this exhibition presents a rare chance for the public to view these privately ... More

Henry Threadgill's musical spring is varied and extreme. Like he is.
NEW YORK, NY.- Even as a child, Henry Threadgill liked to experiment. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and saxophonists new memoir, Easily Slip Into Another World, he recounts a youthful attempt to fly from a window using a contraption of his own devising. He managed to escape the ensuing, predictable crash without breaking any bones, but the young Threadgill did earn a reputation for daring in his Chicago neighborhood. His mothers response Henry, why do you have to be so extreme? became, as he writes, the refrain of my childhood. That same question may have occurred to a few listeners. But Threadgill, 79, has done plenty of soaring, on stages, over the years: composing music intended for social dancing, and pieces for orchestra and string quartet in which players are encouraged to improvise. He has also led some ... More

Gustavo Dudamel in New York: Selfies, hugs and Mahler
NEW YORK, NY.- The violins were tuning, the woodwinds warming up and the trumpets blaring bits of Gustav Mahler. Then the musicians of the New York Philharmonic began to whistle and cheer. Gustavo Dudamel, one of the worlds biggest conducting stars, strode onto the stage this month for his first rehearsal with the Philharmonic since being named the ensembles next music director. On the program was Mahlers epic Ninth Symphony. I will have the opportunity in the next few days to hug everybody, he told the musicians, smiling and pumping his fist. Im very honored to become part of the family. As it happened, the orchestras new hall, the recently renovated David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, was occupied that day, so Dudamels first rehearsal took place at its old home, Carnegie Hall. Dudamel said he felt a connection to Mahler, ... More