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The exhibition at Museo Picasso Málaga includes unpublished correspondence between Torres-GarcÃa and Picasso concerning a project that ultimately never saw the light of day. The two artists coincided in Barcelona and again, later on, in Paris.
MALAGA.- This major retrospective of JoaquÃn Torres-GarcÃa covers his production dating from his earliest works in late 19th-century Barcelona - where he became one of the most recognized painters of the Noucentisme movement up to his late works, produced in Montevideo in the 1940s. The exhibition combines a chronological and thematic look at his production, with emphasis on two key moments. The first of these was from 1923 to 1933, when Torres-GarcÃa took part in the European avant-garde movements; and the second, from 1935 to 1943 when he returned to Montevideo to work intensively on his own personal interpretation of abstract art, announcing the materialization of a universal art. JoaquÃn Torres-GarcÃa was one of the most complex artists of the first half of the 20th century. He opened up new pathways for modern art, and possessed a radical individuality that defies classification or stereotype. His work is significant because it combined the theories of the European avant-garde movem ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day A visitor looks at a reconstitution of the ceiling of the cella of Bel's Temple of Palmyra, as part of an exhibition called "Rising from Destruction Ebla, Nimrod, Palmyra" presented at the ancient Colosseum, on October 6, 2016 in Rome. The exhibition propose to discover the reconstruction on scale 1:1 by 3D printing technique of three important monuments destroyed by ISIS / Daesh members in Syria and Iraq : the human-headed bull from the North-West Palace in Nimrud (Iraq), the Archive Room of Ebla (Syria) and the ceiling of the cella of Bel's Temple in Palmyra. ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP
| First exhibition to examine the radical use of colour in JMW Turner's work opens | | Exhibition explores the curious blend of science and spirituality known as alchemy | | France fights to hold its place in Europe as the second largest online art market | 
JMW Turner, Margate, 1826 1828 (detail). Watercolour © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford.
MARGATE.- Turner Contemporary presents JMW Turner: Adventures in Colour, the first exhibition to examine the radical use of colour in Turners work. The exhibition features more than 100 works in both oil and watercolour, with the fullest survey of the artists watercolours of Margate yet to be shown in the gallery. The show is curated by leading Turner expert and art historian Ian Warrell. A highlight of the exhibition is Turners watercolour View of the Beach at Margate , which was only recently attributed to the artist. The work was part of a cache sold by Mrs Booth and her son in 1865 and was acquired by Manchester collector H T Broadhurst. The work was inherited by his son Sir Edward Tootal Broadhurst, and on its death was given to the Whitworth. The work was not accessioned as a Turner, and was ... More | | 
Mercury ca. 15701580 Johann Gregor van der Schardt (Netherlandish, ca. 1530after 1581) Bronze Lent by the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 95.SB.8.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Long shrouded in secrecy, alchemy was once considered the highest of arts. Straddling art, science, and natural philosophy, alchemy has proven key to both the materiality and creative expression embedded in artistic output, from ancient sculpture and the decorative arts to medieval illumination, and masterpieces in paint, print, and a panoply of media from the European Renaissance to the present day. Drawing primarily from the collections of the Getty Research Institute as well as the J. Paul Getty Museum, the exhibition The Art of Alchemy examines the impact of alchemy around the world on artistic practice and its expression in visual culture from antiquity to the present. Alchemy is a fascinating subject ... More | | 
French auction houses have not let tradition stand in their way when it comes to competing online say Barnebys.
Part of the joy of visiting France or shopping there is the traditional civility of the greeting you get and give in each shop. But French auction houses have not let tradition stand in their way when it comes to competing online say Barnebys, the world's fastest growing and largest art auction search engine which allows you to browse no fewer than 1,600 auction house sites on their own user friendly website. One-stop-shopping at its best. The French move to digital is important for despite the stiff competition from London, New York and Hong Kong art centres, Paris remains an important and pleasurable place to buy at auction - £278m sold in 2014 say Barnebys. But it could have lost that reputation if tradition had halted the online facility. Digital platforms such as Barnebys have helped to boost ... More |
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| Sotheby's to offer the first Chinese imperial firearm ever to appear at auction | | David Zwirner recreates Fred Sandback's 1987 solo presentation at the Westfälischer Kunstverein | | Painting by leading figure of 20th century British art acquired by Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art | 
The first Chinese firearm with an imperial reign mark to be offered at auction. Estimate: £1,000,000-1,500,000 (HK$10,270,000-15,410,000 / US$1,330,000-1,990,000). Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- On 9 November 2016, Sothebys in London will present the first Chinese firearm with an imperial reign mark to be offered at auction. Created for the Qianlong Emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty arguably the greatest collector and patron of the arts in Chinese history this brilliantly designed and exquisitely crafted musket, produced in the imperial workshops, is to be sold with an estimate of £1,000,000-1,500,000 (HK$10,270,000-15,410,000 / US$1,330,000-1,990,000). Robert Bradlow, Senior Director, Chinese Works of Art, Sothebys London, said: This remarkable object epitomises the pinnacle of imperial craftsmanship during the Qing dynasty. The guns historical importance cannot be overstated it ranks as one of the most significant Chinese treasures ever to come to auction. The musket bears not only the imperial reign mark on top of the ... More | | 
Untitled (Seven-part Vertical Construction), 1987. Yellow, red, blue, and black acrylic yarn. Ceiling height x 74 x 76 inches (Ceiling height x 188 x 193 cm) © 2016 Fred Sandback Archive; courtesy David Zwirner, New York/London.
NEW YORK, NY.- David Zwirner is presenting Fred Sandback: Vertical Constructions, on view at 537 West 20th Street in New York. Organized in conjunction with the Estate of Fred Sandback, the exhibition recreates the artists important 1987 mid-career solo presentation at the Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster, which featured six new works that each uniquely engaged vertical space. Drawn from both public and private collections, these works have been brought together for the first time since their initial installation and are being exhibited alongside key examples of vertical constructions spanning Sandbacks career. Over the course of more than three decades, Sandback developed a singular, Minimal formal vocabulary that elaborated on the phenomenological experience of space and volume with unwavering consistency ... More | | 
Ben Nicholson (1894-1982), 1932 (profile: Venetian red), 1932. Oil on canvas: 116.00 x 88.00 cm. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art © Angela Verren Taunt 2016. All rights reserved, DACS. Photo: Antonia Reeve.
EDINBURGH.- A major painting, which marks a pivotal moment in the career of one of Britains most distinguished twentieth-century artists, has been acquired by the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art through the Acceptance in Lieu of Tax (AIL) scheme, and is now on public display. 1932 (profile: Venetian red), was painted by Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) in the first year of his relationship with the celebrated sculptor Barbara Hepworth. The painting, a still-life, contains a semi-veiled likeness of his lover, a subtle rendering of her distinctive profile, drawn in pencil over a rectangular area of thinly applied white paint, as if it were a bust or sculptural element in the carefully arranged composition. The painting is one of a series of major works, including 1932 (Au Chat Botté) and 1932 (Crowned Head the Queen), in which Hepworths profile appears, and which mark the moment when recognisably human figures disappear from ... More |
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| Jeffrey Uslip accepts new curatorial position | | Phillips celebrates Wifredo Lam in London | | Celebrated Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda dies aged 90 | 
Uslip became Chief Curator at CAM in 2014. Photo: Wesley Law.
ST. LOUIS, MO.- Jeffrey Uslip, Deputy Director for Exhibitions and Programs / Chief Curator for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, unexpectedly accepted a new position at another institution. In light of Uslips decision, CAM will immediately commence a national search for a new curator. Uslip became Chief Curator at CAM in 2014. His exhibitions include Mark Bradford: Receive Calls on Your Cell Phone From Jail; Hurvin Anderson: Backdrop; and Jesse Howard, one of Missouris seminal self-taught artists. Uslip organized the museum debuts of Laurie Simmonss Two Boys and The Love Doll and Katharina Fritschs Postcards; he also presented first solo museum exhibitions by Arcangelo Sassolino, Mark Flood, Wyatt Kahn, Jon Rafman, and Liat Yossifor. Uslips most recent show for CAM, Kelley Walker: Direct Drive, is the artists first solo American museum exhibition. As a non-collecting ... More | | 
Wifredo Lam (Cuba 1902-1982), Hermes trismegiste, 1945. Oil on canvas, 63 x 50 In. 160 x 127 cm. Signed and dated lower right.
LONDON.- Phillips announces the exhibition Wifredo Lam: Blurring Boundaries, which is on view at 30 Berkeley Square from 10 to 21 October. Presenting masterworks from throughout the career of one of Cubas most celebrated artists, the exhibition includes significant loans from the Nader Art Museum Latin America, one of the largest and most important Latin American art collections in the world, as well as several renowned private collections. The exhibition focuses on Lams exploration of his lauded Afro-Cuban iconography and is the most important exhibition of Latin American art to ever take place at Phillips in Europe. Wifredo Lam: Blurring Boundaries coincides with the concurrent retrospective at the Tate Modern (The EY Exhibition: Wifredo Lam). Henry Allsopp, Phillips Worldwide Head ... More | | 
Polish director Andrzej Wajda receiving the 2013 Premio Persol award of the Venice Film Festival. GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP.
WARSAW (AFP).- Polish freedom icon Lech Walesa Monday hailed legendary film director Andrzej Wajda as "a great man, a great Pole" after he died aged 90, leaving behind a series of acclaimed movies inspired by his country's turbulent history. Wajda's first films were marked by the painful experience of World War II and the Polish resistance against the Nazis, who occupied the country for almost six years. "A great man, a great Pole, a great patriot has passed," Nobel Peace Prize laureate Walesa told AFP Monday, hailing his "great wisdom". Then leader of Poland's anti-communist Solidarity trade union, Walesa appeared in Wajda's anti-regime film "Czlowiek z Zelaza" ("Man of Iron"), which in 1981 won the Palme d'Or, the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. "We've all been shaped by Wajda. We saw Poland and ourselves through him," ... More |
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| Sterling Associates announces Auction of Estate Antiques & Sports Memorabilia | | Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles opens major exhibition devoted to Urs Fischer | | Chinese Ceramics and Asian Works of Art to be offered at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions | 
Trove of baseball material pertaining to the 1957 Word Series champion Milwaukee Braves, to include balls and photos signed by various stars. (photo courtesy Sterling Associates, Inc.)
CLOSTER, NJ.- Baseball items from a prominent single-owner New York collector to include a Joe DiMaggio relief plaque and two important New York Giants team-signed balls plus art furnishings pulled from estates in the New York tri-state area and a collection of mostly American coins will be part of Sterling Associates' two session auction planned for October 19th. Internet bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be accepted. Live previews will be held October 14, 17, 18 and 19, from 11 am-2:30 pm, or later hours by appointment. To schedule an appointment, call (201) 768-1140. The auction will be conducted in two sessions, with Session 1 comprising fresh-to-the-market art and antiques from the New York metro and mid-Atlantic states region; 19th century American, European and Asian fine and decorative arts; and clocks, coins, furniture, lighting and decorative accessories. ... More | | 
Urs Fischer, Invisible Mother, 2015. Cast brass, enamel, enamel spray paint, dirt, bronze dust, copper dust, epoxy, spray lacquer, stainless-steel plumbing, stainless-steel basin, copper tubing, electric pump, rubber hose, 132.1 x 160 x 170.2 cm. AP of Edition of 2 & 1 AP. Private collection. Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian Gallery © Urs Fischer. Photo : Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich.
ARLES.- The major exhibition devoted to Urs Fischer, born in 1973 in Zurich, was unveiled to the public on 1 October 2016. Mon cher
runs at the Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles for four months and aims to offer a panorama of Fischers artistic production since 2013: monumental as well as more intimate sculptures, paintings on aluminium panel and wallpapers. The whole is thereby inscribed within a dynamic circuit involving the movement of the visitor. Above and beyond the power of Fischers organisation of space, as demonstrated, for example, by the deluge of oversize multicolour raindrops in his 400 m2 installation Melodrama (2013), the singularity of this show derives from the fact that the totality of the museums spaces is devoted ... More | | 
A Chinese Imperial yellow embroidered silk throne seat cushion cover, late Qing Dynasty (detail). (Est: £1,500-2,500). Photo: Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions.
NEWBURY.- Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions announced their Chinese Ceramics and Asian Works of Art Sale which will take place on Tuesday 15th November 10.00am at Donnington Priory, Newbury, Berkshire. Estimates range from £100 to £40,000 and includes the Peter Arlidge Collection of Song Ceramics. Peter Arlidge, who describes himself as an old-fashioned collector, comes from a long line of potters and was the first son not to take up the profession. His interest in ceramics developed alongside his 50 year career in transport investment that made him resident in countries such as Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia. Many of the 50 lots that make up the collection carry attractive estimates. During his time in Malaysia in the 1960s Arlidges interest in Chinese ceramics peaked and when he later moved to Indonesia, he bought the first two pieces for what would become a much prized personal collection. Highlights ... More |
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 The final install of British Art Show 8 opens in SouthamptonSOUTHAMPTON.- Following a year's tour across the UK in Leeds, Edinburgh and Norwich, Hayward Touring announced the final leg of the British Art Show 8 (BAS8), on view now in Southampton. This final showing is being presented across Southampton City Art Gallery and John Hansard Gallery, as well as off-site locations across the city, including the historic Bargate monument and the University of Southampton's Highfield campus. The exhibition includes the culmination of a series of artistic commissions that have evolved throughout the duration of the tour, which commenced in October 2015 in Leeds. Southampton has hosted the British Art Show twice during it's almost 40 year history: first in 1984-1985 for BAS2, and subsequently in 2000 for BAS5, which foregrounded artists now at the centre of the British art scene, including Sarah Lucas, Tracey Emin, Jeremy Deller and Grayson ... More Navigating the Imaginary: Solo exhibition of works by Anouk Griffioen on view at TENT RotterdamROTTERDAM.- On Thursday 6 October, Anouk Griffioen's solo exhibition Navigating the Imaginary opened in TENT Rotterdam. Griffioen responds to new digital developments by using techniques such as video mapping for her drawings, and in doing so she takes her traditional art practice onto new roads. For over fifteen years now Anouk Griffioen has been working on creating a distinctive oeuvre of monumental charcoal drawings, which she sometimes works on for months in a delicate hand. Griffioens drawings are characterized by their dream-like aesthetics, in which the observer literally feels overrun by nature. Her black and white panoramas of mysterious animal and plant kingdoms evoke a sensation that balances between a beneficent experience of beauty and a sense of foreboding. In the exhibition, Griffioen presents both new and recent work. The ... More Estorick Collection London unveils plans for new conservatory in ongoing refurbishmentLONDON.- London's Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art which is currently being renovated has unveiled plans for a contemporary conservatory which will extend the café into the garden. Architect Nathaniel Gee is overseeing major upgrades to improve the infrastructure of the building and to update visitor facilities. The Estorick is currently closed to visitors and reopens on 13 January 2017. Regular visitors to the Estorick will notice some dramatic changes to the building when it reopens in January. These include: the new conservatory - a contemporary structural glass extension which will become part of the café and connect directly to the secluded garden a new entrance hall and revamped café, allowing freer movement through to the gallery spaces a series of accessible ramps at the Canonbury Square entrance which will vastly improve accessibility to the ... More Gallery 8 opens first solo show by Cuban painter Armando MariñoLONDON.- Coates and Scarry announce the first solo show by Cuban painter Armando Mariño on view at Gallery 8 in London. The artists large scale works in New Paintings are rooted within the stories of migration that many have undertaken - enormous and dangerous journeys made across land and sea. Drawing from his Cuban roots, Armando Mariños work is influenced by periods of time living in Cuba, the Netherlands, France and New Yorks Hudson Valley, and his experience of dislocation and popular culture. The places and people embedded within the works are suffused with social and political significance. Using imagery taken from his own photographs as well as external sources, the artists works connect to one of the most pressing issues of our world today. The artists use of reflections on seas and lakes, tiny droplets of water, sparkles of light and figures that are ... More IFAR announces catalogue raisonnés database enhancementsNEW YORK, NY.- The International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR)the leading organization addressing critical art-world issues regarding attribution, authenticity, and provenanceannounced today the launch of new enhancements to its online Catalogues Raisonnés Database. New features and functionality include external links to the complete or partial digitized text of published catalogues raisonnés available on Google Books, HathiTrust, Internet Archive, and other online platforms. Additionally, Database users will now be able to link to WorldCat to locate the library nearest to them that holds a print copy of a particular catalogue. IFARs comprehensive resourcethe only one of its kindis regularly updated and available free of charge at www.ifar.org. Launched in 2008, along with IFARs Art Law & Cultural Property Database, the Catalogues ... More Ancient Japan 'more cosmopolitan' than thought: researchersTOKYO (AFP).- Ancient Japan may have been far more cosmopolitan than previously thought, archaeologists said Wednesday, pointing to fresh evidence of a Persian official working in the former capital Nara more than 1,000 years ago. Present-day Iran and Japan were known to have had direct trade links since at least the 7th century, but new testing on a piece of wood -- first discovered in the sixties -- suggest broader ties, the researchers said. Infrared imaging revealed previously unreadable characters on the wood -- a standard writing surface in Japan before paper -- that named a Persian official living in the country. The official worked at an academy where government officials were trained, said Akihiro Watanabe, a researcher at the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties. The official may have been teaching mathematics, Watanabe added, pointing to ancient ... More Anita Shapolsky Gallery exhibits comprehensive collection of works by women abstract expressionistsNEW YORK, NY.- The Anita Shapolsky Gallery presenting Women! Women! (of the 50s), a comprehensive collection of works by women abstract expressionists who exhibited in the 1950s. The fifteen women in this exhibition acted as pioneers in their field, each of them carving a unique space in a male-dominated art world. The Anita Shapolsky Gallery has been exhibiting these artists since the 80s. More than sixty years after the emergence of Abstract Expressionism, the art produced by these women remains relevant, modern, and highly individualized. Women! Women! is a celebration of these influential artists. The Gallery is proud and excited to devote a show entirely to showcasing their talents and innovations. Two of the artists in the exhibition, Ethel Schwabacher and Sonia Gechtoff, are currently featured at the Denver Art Museum as a part of its Women of Abstract ... More Dallas Auction Gallery's Fine Art Auction yields success across multiple categoriesDALLAS, TX.- Achieving a sell through rate of 96%, Dallas Auction Gallerys Fine Art Auction achieved strong results from top American artists. The sale, which featured the collection of Dallass Sam Wyly, achieved $5.9 million in sales and was led by Thomas Hart Bentons Roasting Ears (est. $700,000-$900,000)which sold on the phone for $1,877,000. We were not surprised by the amount of interest or the result as thisis a wonderful example of how Benton was at the forefront of the American realist modern art movement. The two Benton works on paper also had strong demand and sold for $200,000 including premium. said Scott Shuford, President of Dallas Auction Gallery. David Martins Portrait of Benjamin Franklin,(est. $250,000-$450,000), is one of three portraits of Benjamin Franklin by the artist. The other two reside in the collections of the White House ... More Dubai begins building 'world's tallest' towerDUBAI (AFP).- Dubai began construction work Monday on a tower that will stand higher than its Burj Khalifa, which is currently the world's tallest skyscraper. The Gulf emirate's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, marked the groundbreaking of The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour as construction workers laid foundations for the skyscraper at a vast patch of sand. The structure "will be the world's tallest tower when completed in 2020," said a statement issued at the ceremony. Dubai's developer giant Emaar Properties announced plans to build the viewing tower in April, saying it will be "a notch" higher than Burj Khalifa, which stands 828 metres (2,700 feet) high. Emaar has not revealed the exact final height of the tower. It said in April that the structure will cost around $1 billion (900 million euros). Designed by Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, ... More Exhibition of new paintings by Kai Samuels-Davis on view at Dolby Chadwick GallerySAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Dolby Chadwick Gallery announces Wilderness, an exhibition of new paintings by Kai Samuels-Davis. The title is suggestive of the space captured in these works which include portraits, landscapes and still lifes. The majority of paintings included depict cropped, enlarged portraits arrived at through the application of a mark-making strategy employing repetition and layering of paint so that the figures are simultaneously familiar and mysterious. The marks are quick and choppy, confidently made with a rubber squeegee and scraping tool. In many paintings, solitary forms, of which the head and upper torso are visible, emerge from a vast darkness into a warm light, revealing either a literal narrative of someone alone in the wild, or a metaphorical and existential wilderness. The title of this exhibition alludes to both the physical and psychological ... More Peacebuilding art exhibition uses the Egyptian Ankh as a message of hope NEW YORK, NY.- At a time when stereotypes and media hype are increasing the ever widening divide between the Middle East and West, THE KEY, the 2016 CARAVAN Exhibition of Art, a strategic East-West art exhibition, has opened at the historic Riverside Church in New York, seeking to change misconceptions and build bridges between cultures and creeds. Designed to grab the imagination, the exhibition seeks to inspire its viewers to realize what is possible and how all play a part in shaping our world into one where understanding and compassion are valued above all. Organized by CARAVAN, an international peacebuilding arts non-profit, THE KEY uses the worlds most ancient symbol of harmony and pluralism, the Egyptian Ankh (known as the Key of Life) as the canvas for a contemporary message of hope for a harmonious, peaceful and tolerant world. THE KEY ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Scottish sculptor Benno Schotz died October 11, 1984. Benno Schotz (28 August 1891 Arensburg - 11 October 1984 Glasgow) was a Scottish artist. During his career, Schotz produced several hundred portraits and compositions including figure compositions, religious sculptures, semi-abstracts and modelled portraits. His bust of James Maxton is on public display at the Maxton remembrance garden in Barrhead near Paisley. In this image: The Psalmist (1974). Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, Scotland.
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