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Victoria Martinez, "Puzzle Pieces: Introduce yourself to San Antonio, Texas," 2024. Enamel, acrylic paint, fiber paste, pumice gel, thread, hosiery, soft materials on bricks. Courtesy of the artist.
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- The term rasquachismo may be unfamiliar to some, but the flamboyant Chicano concept has rich history. The McNay Art Museum will celebrate the idea with Rasquachismo: 35 years of a Chicano Sensibility, on view Dec. 19, 2024-March 30, 2025. The exhibition will explore how rasquachismo influences Latinx artists around the United States and beyond and celebrate the 35th anniversary of Rasquachismo: A Chicano Sensibility, the pivotal essay by Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, Ph.D. The critic and scholar of Latinx art and culture coined the term rasquachismo in his 1989 essay as a cultural concept informed by the experiences of Chicanos in the United States. Today, those elements are apparent in poetry, music and the visual arts. Rasquachismo is a sensibility that is not elevated and serious but playful and elemental. It finds delight and refinement in what many consider banal and projects an alternative aesthetic ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day After an extensive process of consolidation and restoration Mantua's Palazzo del Podestà reopened. This monumental building, situated between Piazza Erbe and Piazza del Broletto, is connected to two other historic structures from the communal era: the Arengario and the Palazzo del Massaro.
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| Morphy's chalks up $3.7M at Las Vegas auction of coin-ops and antique advertising | | A Carson City (Nev.) Branch Mint Troemmer special bullion balance scale brungs $62,500 at auction | | Cezanne 2025. An international exhibition: His home, his studio, his landscapes |
Very rare circa-1905 Ray-O-Lite rifle arcade game made by Automatic Target Machine Co. Dry-cell battery-operated as opposed to later AC-powered revamps of the 1920s. Top lot of the auction at $319,800 against an estimate of $100,000-$200,000.
LAS VEGAS, NEV.- Part I of a fabulous personal collection of antique advertising and coin-operated machines amassed over several decades by Rich and Sharon Penn was the special highlight of Morphy December 5-7, 2024 auction in Las Vegas, which grossed $3.7 million. Acknowledged experts within the collecting world, the Penns founded Rich Penn Auctions, an Iowa business that forged a partnership with Morphys in May when Rich assumed a key role there as Market Development Officer. The Penns private collection was described by Morphy Auctions founder, president and principal auctioneer Dan Morphy as unquestionably one of the finest of its type. Every item Rich and Sharon acquired was handpicked with an emphasis on high condition, rarity and eye ... More | |
Cabinet card signed in pencil by Sioux Chief Rain-In-The-Face, the man who personally killed Gen. George A. Custer, taken for the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 ($5,000).
RENO, NEV.- A Carson City (Nev.) Branch Mint Troemmer special bullion balance scale used from 1870-1893 sold for $62,500 to take overall top lot honors at massive, seven-day Autumn Gold Auction held November 21st thru 27th by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC, online and live in the Reno gallery. Over 4,300 lots in many categories came under the gavel. The 31-inch-tall special bullion balance scale was built into a waist-high table for ease of use at the Carson City Branch Mint. The set, which came with two framed signs, was on display at the Nugget Casino in Nevada for about 70 years. It was the most important numismatic artifact to surface in decades, and surpassed its $50,000 pre-sale high estimate, to the surprise of no one. The auction featured a broad selection of unique items and rare collectibles ... More | |
Paul Cézanne, Portrait dAntoine-Fortuné Marion, vers 1871. Oil on canvas, 41 x 33 cm. Kunstmuseum Bâle, Suisse.
AIX-EN-PROVENCE.- Starting in June 2025, the City of Aix-en-Provence is organising a major event celebrating the painter Paul Cezanne, who was born and died in this city, as well as the landscapes and mountain he made famous through his paintings, and which served as the backdrop to his life. Although Cezanne divided his time between his hometown and Paris, he always returned to Aix-en-Provence, drawn by the unique light of its countryside and his emotional connection to his birthplace. As part of its preparations for Cezanne 2025, the City of Aix-en-Provence has begun the phased restoration of Jas de Bouffan, the mansion or country house bought by the artists father in 1859, which it plans to open permanently to the public. Situated on the western outskirts of the city centre, the mansion was more than a family home to Cezanne, who was f ... More |
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| When Hands Touch: ROSEGALLERY presents a group exhibition | | Christie's projects $5.7B global sales in 2024 | | Artist Marina Zurkow selected for next Hyundai Terrace Commission at the Whitney Museum |
John Chiara, Madison Avenue at E82nd Street, 2017. Signed and dated by artist in pencil on print verso. Negative Chromogenic Photograph. Unique Photograph, 42.5 x 53.5 Inches Framed.
SANTA MONICA, CA.- ROSEGALLERY is presenting When Hands Touch, a group exhibition featuring the works of Kennedi Carter, Jo Ann Callis, John Chiara, and Tania Franco Klein. When Hands Touch is a photographic exploration of the complexities and tensions woven into todays societal landscape. Each photograph offers a raw, visual commentary on societal frustrations, inviting viewers to confront and reflect on the challenges that define our era. Kennedi Carters photographs celebrate the beauty and complexity of Black life, blending portraiture with storytelling to highlight resilience, identity, and cultural heritage. Her work brings depth and elegance to everyday moments, challenging conventional narratives with vibrant, intimate images. Jo Ann Calliss photography combines surreal elements with scenes of everyday life, exploring ... More | |
Adrien Meyer, Christies Global Head of Private Sales and Co-Head of Impressionist and Modern Art, sells the top lot at auction in 2024, Rene Magrittes L'empire des lumières for record-breaking $121.2M in New York in November from the Mica Ertegun Collection. © Christie's Images Ltd 2024.
NEW YORK, NY.- In 2024 Christies experienced a strengthening of auction sales as the year progressed, together with outstanding results for Private Sales throughout. Our key performance indicators of overall sell through rate of 86%, hammer vs. low estimate index at 112% and bidders per lot of 3.7 all showed growth year over year, indicating that our strategy and focus resonated with sellers and buyers. We sold the most valuable work of the year René Magrittes Lempire des lumières for $121.2M from the Mica Ertegun collection; the only lot to sell for over $100M globally. Christies also sold the most valuable jewel of the year, The Eden Rose, for $13.4M in New York in June. Private Sales have grown by 41%, contributing 27% to global sales. ... More | |
Photograph by Karin Jobst.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Whitney Museum of American Art and Hyundai Motor Company present the next Hyundai Terrace Commission by Marina Zurkow. The artwork The River is a Circle will be on view on the Whitneys fifth-floor terrace from April 2025 through early 2026. Shown on a large-scale video wall, The River is a Circle is an animation based on custom software that depicts a complex river ecosystem of fluctuating social and biological groups, such as traveling vessels, schools of fish, and oyster reefs. The animation, accompanied by an installation, offers a split view of the Hudson River, revealing the world above and below the water. Driven by algorithmic probability and real-time climate and tide data from the Hudson River estuary, the software continuously reflects New York Citys current weather conditions. This innovative work by Marina Zurkow, in collaboration with James Schmitz and Blake Goble, marks the Museums second Hyundai Terrace Commission, a newly imagined annual site-speci ... More |
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| 25 films named to National Film Registry for preservation | | Exhibition spotlights the rich history of mutual respect, inspiration and exchange between China and France | | Exhibition of works by Kader Attia explores themes of postcolonialism and decolonization |
The Social Network (2010).
WASHINGTON, DC.- Twenty-five films have been selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2024 due to their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nations film heritage, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today. The new selections date back nearly 130 years and include a diverse group of films, filmmakers and Hollywood landmarks. The selections span from a silent film created to entice audiences at the dawn of cinema in 1895 to the newest selected film from 2010, a drama about social media. Popular Hollywood releases selected this year include the first Star Trek film added to the registry with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan from 1982, as well as Eddie Murphys first feature film on the registry, Beverly Hills Cop. The public submitted nominations of more than 6,700 titles for consideration this year. Several selected titles this year received strong public support, including: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, ... More | |
The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles presents an overview of the two palaces as the administrative, life and artistic centres of China and France, as well as major stages for Sino-French cultural exchange.
HONG KONG.- The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM or the Museum), the Palace Museum, and the Palace of Versailles today jointly unveiled the new special exhibition, The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: China-France Cultural Encounters in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, that will run at the HKPM. The exhibition will be open to the public from 18 December 2024 to 4 May 2025. Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France, as well as the China-France Year of Cultural Tourism, this exhibition features nearly 150 treasures from both the Palace Museum and the Palace of Versailles, illustrating the rich history of mutual respect, inspiration, and exchange in science, artisanship, arts, culture, and philosophy between the ... More | |
Kader Attia, On Silence, 2021. Installation, prosthetics, wire, dimension variable. Courtesy of the artist. © Kader Attia.
BANGKOK.- The Jim Thompson Art Center invites you to experience "Urgency of Existence," the first solo exhibition in Asia by internationally renowned French-Algerian artist Kader Attia, a pioneer in multidisciplinary art. This exhibition explores themes of postcolonialism and decolonization, offering a perspective shaped by the direct and indirect experiences of those oppressed and impacted by colonialism in the past century. The exhibition will be on view at the Jim Thompson Art Center until March 16, 2025, curated by Gridthiya Gaweewong, Artistic Director of the Jim Thompson Art Center and former Artistic Director of the Thailand Biennale Chiang Rai 2023. The exhibition, titled "Urgency of Existence," delves deeply into Attia's concept of repair, examining the urgency of global decolonization and crypto-colonization in Thailand and the surrounding ... More |
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| Lawrence Lithography Workshop Archive established at Nelson-Atkins | | High Museum of Art builds collection with strategic acquisitions in 2024 | | Michelle Nikou announced as 2024 Guildhouse Fellow |
Michael Sims in The Lawrence Lithography Workshop booth at a print fair in New York, October 2023. Image courtesy of Emily Sims.
KANSAS CITY, MO.- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City announced that it has established an archive for The Lawrence Lithography Workshop, which, under the guidance of owner and master printer Michael Sims, has become nationally renowned, collaborating with more than 200 artists from across the United States since it opened in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1979. To launch the establishment of The Lawrence Lithography Workshop Archive at the Nelson-Atkins, C. Richard Belger and Nelson-Atkins Board of Trustees Chair Evelyn Craft Belger, along with the John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation, generously gave the museum 105 lithographs in 2023. In early 2024, the museum purchased 249 more, as well as a selection of key preparatory works. Combined, the gifts and purchases created a repository of lithographs by 55 artistsincluding many historically under-represented artists ... More | |
Catherine Opie (American, born 1961), Self-portrait/Cutting contact sheet, 1993/2024, pigmented inkjet print, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, purchase with funds from the LGBTQIA+ Photography Centennial Initiative, 2024.51.
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art continued to strategically expand its collection in 2024 with 591 new acquisitions, including a playscape model sculpture by American designer Isamu Noguchi, a painting by Nigerian modernist Ben Enwonwu, a mixed media work by contemporary artist Hank Willis Thomas and a painting by American modernist Raymond Jonson. This year, the High also acquired an Impressionist painting by Alfred Sisley and works by leading quilt artist Carolyn L. Mazloomi and American photographer Catherine Opie. In 2024, our curators intentionally and thoughtfully acquired artworks that build upon strengths in our existing holdings and also offer new pathways for deeper audience engagement, two of the hallmark goals of our collecting program, said Director Rand Suffolk. Chief ... More | |
Michelle Nikou, The natural world, 2022, plastic, neon (unique state from series of 3), 20 x 20 x 3 cm each; image courtesy the artist.
ADELAIDE.- Guildhouse, the Art Gallery of South Australia and the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation announced South Australian contemporary artist Michelle Nikou as the 2024 Guildhouse Fellow a twelve-month fellowship valued at over $50,000. The Guildhouse Fellowship was inaugurated in 2019 with the generous support of the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation to recognise and elevate South Australian artistic ambition. The annual fellowship offers a transformative opportunity for one mid-career South Australian visual artist, craftsperson or designer, awarding funding to support research and development, travel, the creation of new work, and a presentation outcome at AGSA. This years Guildhouse Fellow, Michelle Nikou, is a South Australian-based sculptor, who experiments with a diverse range of materials and draws on surrealist techniques to transform everyday domes ... More |
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He sold No Paintings at his NYC art Exhibition - what went wrong?
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Heritage's Imperial Fabergé & Russian Works of Art auction realizes stunning $10 millionDALLAS, TX.- On December 16, with its second major auction in the category this year, Heritage Auctions has proved itself an international leader in Russian decorative arts with its stunning Imperial Fabergé and Russian Works of Art Signature® Auction, which over one breathtaking day and two sessions broke auction records and realized a staggering $10,004,000. With this news, Heritage has shifted the markets focus from Europe back to the United States. Bidding ran white-hot in fact, momentum built in such a breathtaking manner that the auction broke $5 million before it was even 30 percent through its first session with nearly 600 bidders competing for just under 300 historically significant lots that showcased Russias exquisite decorative arts legacy from before the Revolution. An impressive number of works sold for many times ... More Artists explore the link between living organisms and the circadian cycle of light and darknessWINTERTHUR.- The biological clocks of living organisms and the impact of daylight are truly remarkable. 17 international art and design professionals transform our daily and seasonal rhythms into atmospheric landscapes of light and sound. They probe the mysteries of sleep and dreams, create alternative images of time and conjure up the power and beauty of daylight. Lets regain the night and lighten up the day! What with jet lag, night shifts, the switch-over from summer to winter time, not to mention urban lifestyles and light pollution, when and how do we actually sleep and when do we need to be active? From bats to plants, insects to human beings living creatures have internalized the 24-hour day/night cycle, optimally adapting their behaviour and bodily functions to suit it. In Lighten Up!, well-known artists, designers and architects ... More Fotomuseum Winterthur announces 2025 programmeWINTERTHUR.- The work of fully renovating Fotomuseum Winterthur is almost complete and the grand reopening of the museum is coming soon: Fotomuseum Winterthur will be welcoming visitors back in spring 2025! The opening exhibition The Lure of the Image is the first show on display in the new exhibition hall, which is connected to the buildings existing pent-roofed hall and offers space for various formats, some of them experimental. In addition to the exhibition, Fotomuseum Winterthur will be inaugurating the foyers inviting, brightly lit space, the new shop, the photo lab and the workshop and education rooms. The Lure of the Image explores the seductive powers of photographic images online. The exhibition maps the mechanisms of the lure and investigates how seduction and desire, affect and drive are embedded in contemporary visual ... More Glyptotek announces 2025 programmeCOPENHAGEN.- In 2025, the Glyptotek invites guests to enjoy an exciting series of exhibitions of works ranging from contemporary art to French masterpieces and will introduce you to a famous emperor, who is returning Türkiye. The key names are Alia Farid, Paul Gauguin and Edgar Degas. Longer exhibition runs and increased focus on the museums own collection reflect the Glyptoteks goal of presenting a more sustainable programme, while also providing guests with the opportunity for a more in-depth, immersive experience. Not only is the Glyptotek the leading museum of antiquities in the Nordic region, it also possesses one of Europes finest collections of French art (from 1800 to 1930): art that will constitute the common thread of the 2025 exhibition programme. The exhibitions at the Glyptotek aim to provide space ... More Krannert Art Museum presents first retrospective of artist Millie WilsonCHAMPAIGN, ILL.- Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is presenting the first retrospective of the work of contemporary artist Millie Wilson, who uses photography, sculpture, painting and symbols of museum authority to examine stereotypes and media representations regarding sexuality and gender identity. Wilson uses humor to challenge early 20th-century medicalized studies on homosexuality that portrayed queer and gender nonconforming people as deviant and as individuals to be cured. Her work also examines the erasure of queer artists from museums and art history. Millie Wilson: The Museum of Lesbian Dreams is on view at KAM through March 1. KAM prioritizes highlighting the work of women artists and artists of color during their lifetimes, said Amy L. Powell, KAMs curator of modern and contemporary ... More Columbia Museum of Art to begin gallery lighting updates in JanuaryCOLUMBIA, SC.- The Columbia Museum of Art announces it will undergo a major legacy project in its 75th anniversary year a total gallery lighting renovation and fresh art reinstall beginning late January 2025. The CMAs gallery lights date back to 1998, when the museum first moved to its current location on Main Street. That system is now obsolete and, in order to best preserve and present the art on view, must be replaced. To accommodate this exciting new project, all galleries will temporarily close by January 21. This is a significant step as the museum prepares to bring visitors enhanced and enriched experiences. The galleries will reopen in phases beginning in May, unveiling new and improved spaces to explore. The CMA will continue to offer programs, events, and rentals throughout this period, ensuring that the museum ... More de Appel Amsterdam opens 'My Garden's Boundaries Are the Horizon'AMSTERDAM.- To See the Inability to See a collective that formed at de Appel's Archive in 2019 is known for their collectively written texts and their performative readings of a series of temporarily made triangular books. In 2022 and 2023 they developed a foldable multidirectional book/object called My Gardens Boundaries Are the Horizon: A Porous Reader to Unguard the Garden. This publication has sculptural and performative qualities, stressing the relationship between bodies and books; provoking collectivity in writing, reading and thinking. It has been developed in close conversation with its designer, Elisabeth Klement, who joined their collective process by designing the book parallel to the development of its content. The book/object has now unfolded into the exhibition My Gardens Boundaries Are the Horizon a repertoire ... More Kistefos presents 2025 programmeJEVNAKER.- In 2025, Kistefos will present an exhibition programme with works by three internationally renowned contemporary artists: Christina Quarles, Kathleen Ryan and Nairy Baghramian. Through the theme The Corporeal and Intersectionality, this year's programme invites an in-depth reflection on the body as both physical form and cultural symbol, while offering visually striking artistic experiences. Quarles, Ryan and Baghramian have each established themselves as leading figures in the field of contemporary art. Their work ranges from Quarles' colour-saturated abstract paintings that explore complex identities, to Ryan's magnificent sculptures that blend humour and poignancy in their reflection on decay, and Baghramian's poetic marble sculpture that combines vulnerability and monumentality. The programme at Kistefos offers ... More Expressions of interest now open for Melbourne Design Week 2025, Australia's largest annual design event MELBOURNE.- Expressions of interest are now open for the ninth iteration of Australias largest and leading annual design festival, Melbourne Design Week, taking place across Melbourne and Victoria from 15 to 25 May 2025. Designers, studios and collectives are invited to submit innovative and ground-breaking ideas for events, talks, exhibitions, workshops and more for the festivals state-wide program, including the Melbourne Art Book Fair. Expressions of interest are now open and close Monday 20 January 2025. The annual 11-day festival is an important national platform for designers, industry and enthusiasts to come together and share bold ideas, show new work, connect with industry and imbed themselves within Victorias rich design community. The state-wide program features events held at the National Gallery of Victoria, ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian sculptor and painter Mimmo Paladino was born December 18, 1948. Paladino was born in Paduli, Campania, on December 18, 1948, but grew up and trained in Benevento. He now lives in Rome and Milan, but still has a studio in the little town near Benevento. In this image: Mimmo Paladino, Mattinate (Puglia Suite) No. 7, 2011. Watercolour with collage. Paper and image 58.0 x 77.0 cm.
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