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Nina Murashkina
NEW YORK, NY.- The much-anticipated art exhibition Water Drops on Burning Rocks has successfully concluded its run at Mriya Gallery. Presented by Rukh Art Hub, the exhibition featured the compelling works of Ukrainian artist Nina Murashkina and Spanish sculptor Xavier Escala. The show explored powerful themes of duality, contrast, and the delicate interplay between masculine and feminine energies. The exhibition's title, Water Drops on Burning Rocks, was inspired by the philosophical question of dualitieswhether a water drop falling onto a scorching stone would instantly evaporate or slowly leave a lasting mark. These inquiries into the fragility of time, transformation, and the potential for change were at the core of the artists' work. Visitors were drawn into a thought-provoking and sensual environment, where Murashkina's vivid visual language and Escala's tactile sculptures came together in a harmonious exploration of opposites. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day MASSIMODECARLO is presenting New Works, a solo exhibition by American artist Sanford Biggers. Returning to Italy after over a decade, Biggers continues his exploration of historical objects and discarded materials to create artworks that disrupt cultural hierarchies.
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| Exploring cultural barriers and technological interweaving: The layered narratives of Qupei | | Shapero Modern opens 'The Modern Muse' in new Bond Street Gallery | | Both classics and contemporary favorites landed in the top 10 at Morphy's $1.1M+ Toys & Collectibles Auction |
In her work Infinite Land, Qupei continues to probe the complexities of cultural barriers, exposing a pervasive anxiety around identity and cultural belonging in a globalized era.
NEW YORK, NY.- In the multidimensional landscape of contemporary art, Qupei, a London-based new media artist from Asia, has carved a unique expressive voice by intertwining traditional painting, 3D modeling, and interactive technology. Her work acts as an exploration of new technological possibilities in visual art as well as a profound contemplation on human existence and cultural diversity. Some critics argue that her ... More | |
Muses have always played an important role in artists' lives and this exhibition also highlights how artists are inspired by each other's works.
LONDON.- Shapero Modern recently moved to Bond Street to join the new Shapero flagship store at 94 New Bond Street. The first big exhibition at the new gallery space is 'The Modern Muse'. The exhibition includes works by Picasso, Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Grayson Perry and Banksy. The gallery will also be at Art Basel Miami Beach from the 6th to 8th December again, and some of Warhol's 'Details from the Renaissance Paintings' series will be on view as well as some of ... More | |
Shepard Hardware Santa at the Chimney figural cast-iron mechanical bank. Scarce black-coat version. All original, Excellent+ condition. Sold for $6,765 against an estimate of $2,000-$4,000.
DENVER, PA.- Good things came in small packages at Morphys Nov. 6-7 Toys & General Collectibles Auction, which closed the books at more than $1.1 million. The Pennsylvania companys last major toy auction of the year featured a diverse mix of popular collecting categories within its 1,600+ lots, and when all was said and done, it was an antique baseball card and the smallest of handmade artworks marbles that made the biggest ... More |
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| Art Institute of Chicago announces Eric Lefkofsky as new Chair of the Board of Trustees | | Giant dinosaur skeleton to hit the auction block | | Restoration begins of Rembrandt's The Night Watch |
Eric Lefkofsky is the founder and CEO at Tempus, a leader in artificial intelligence and precision medicine.
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago today announced the election of Eric Lefkofsky as the organizations new chair of the Board of Trustees. Lefkofsky will succeed Denise Gardner as the leader of the board, the governing body for both the Art Institute of Chicago museum and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Over the last three years, Gardner has made significant contributions to the organization, and her leadership will have a lasting ... More | |
Apatosaur SP. Morrison Formation, Kaycee, Johnson County, Wyoming, USA. Period: Late Jurassic, 155-146.8 Ma. Estimate: 3,000,000 / 5,000,000.
PARIS.- A colossal dinosaur skeleton, dubbed "Vulcain," is set to be auctioned off on November 16th, potentially shattering records as the most expensive dinosaur ever sold. This remarkable find, estimated to be worth between 3 and 5 million euros, is expected to draw significant attention from collectors and institutions worldwide. Vulcain, an Apatosaurus, measures an impressive 20.5 meters long and is remarkably complete, with ... More | |
Operation Night Watch. Photo: Rijksmuseum/Henk Wildschut.
AMSTERDAM.- Following five years of intensive research and the re-stretching of the painting, today a team of eight Rijksmuseum conservators started removing the varnish from The Night Watch. This marks the beginning of the second phase of Operation Night Watch, the biggest ever research and restoration project devoted to this masterpiece by Rembrandt. Removing the old varnish will enable us to preserve the painting for future generations. Visitors are ... More |
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| First major U.S. retrospective of Camille Pissarro in over 40 years to premiere at Denver Art Museum in fall 2025 | | The Brooklyn Museum opens an expansive exhibition exploring gold through six thousand years of history | | The Prado Museum showcases recently acquired polychrome wooden sculptures for the first time |
Camille Pissarro, Self-Portrait (autoportrait), 1873. Oil on canvas; 21 7/8 à 18 1/8 in. Musée dOrsay: Donation Paul-Emile Pissarro, 1930. Image courtesy akg-images/Laurent Lecat.
DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum announced that it will present a major exhibition of works by Camille Pissarro (18301903) in the fall of 2025, providing an overview of the artists illustrious career and examining his singular role within the Impressionist movement. Opening October 26, 2025, The Honest Eye: Camille Pissarros Impressionism is the first major U.S. museum retrospective of the artists oeuvre in more than ... More | |
Mummy Cartonnage of a Woman, probably Hawara, Egypt, 1st century. Linen, gesso, gold leaf, glass, and faience. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.35. Photo: Brooklyn Museum
BROOKLYN, NY.- Goldas a medium and a colorhas held significance throughout human history. It is often used to represent the apex of beauty, honor, joy, ritual, spirituality, success, and wealth. It has been transformed into myriad forms: from millennia-old depictions of an idealized world to thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Italian altarpieces, from Japanese screens to haute couture fashions, one-of-a-kind jewelry and contemporary ... More | |
Juan de Mesa y Velasco, Saint John the Baptist, 1623-1627. Polychrome wood, 168.3 x 81 x 71 cm. Weight 79.2 kg. Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado.
MADRID.- The Museo Nacional del Prado will unveil five recently acquired polychrome wooden sculptures in a new exhibition titled "Darse la mano. Escultura y color en el Siglo de Oro" ("Shaking Hands: Sculpture and Color in the Golden Age"). Sponsored by Fundación AXA, this exhibition will open on November 19, providing visitors a rare glimpse into Spain's rich tradition of polychrome sculpture, a remarkable artistic genre that combines sculpture with vibrant color ... More |
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| Solo exhibition by American artist Sanford Biggers on view at MASSIMODECARLO | | NGV Architecture Commission 2024: Home Truth by Breathe | | Steph Wilson wins first place in the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024 for Sonam |
Installation view.
MILAN.- MASSIMODECARLO is presenting New Works, a solo exhibition by American artist Sanford Biggers. Returning to Italy after over a decade, Biggers continues his exploration of historical objects and discarded materials to create artworks that disrupt cultural hierarchies. As the first artist ever commissioned for a campus-wide installation at Rockefeller Center in New York in 2021, Biggers is renowned for his ability to merge past and present, high and low culture, and tradition and innovation. In this body of work, he once again pushes our ... More | |
Installation view of the 2024 NGV Architecture Commission: Home Truth by Breathe on display from 13 November 2024 until April 2025 at NGV International, Melbourne. Photo: Derek Swalwell.
MELBOURNE.- Taking the form of a labyrinthine house-within-a-house, Home Truth by Breathe, the winning design of the NGV Architecture Commission for 2024, invites audiences to envision an alternative way of building homes in Australia. Highlighting how small-scale architecture can create homes that are more sustainable, higher-quality and community-orientated, Home Truth presents a powerful yet elegant commentary ... More | |
Mom, Ill follow you still by Jesse Navarre Vos, from the series Ill Come Following You, 2023. © Jesse Navarre Vos.
LONDON.- London-based photographer Steph Wilson has won first prize in the prestigious Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024 for her portrait Sonam. Second prize was awarded to Adam Ferguson for Kukatja Pintupi boy Matthew West, hunting trip, Wirrimanu/Balgo, Kukatja Country, Western Australia, 2023; Pintupi-Luritja Lutheran Pastor Simon Dixon, Ikuntji/Haast Bluff, Arrernte Country, Northern Territory, 2023; and Cousin sisters Shauna and Bridget Perdjert, ... More |
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Leopold Museum showcases a representative selection of exhibits from the Backhausen ArchiveVIENNA.- The exhibition Poetry of the Ornament at the Leopold Museum shows a representative selection of exhibits from the Backhausen Archive to a broad public for the first time. The presentation affords insights into the tradition-steeped companys unique archive, made up of several thousands objects, which was given to the museum in 2023 as a permanent loan. The exhibition Poetry of the Ornament. The Backhausen Archive sheds light on individual production stages, from the designs via patterns to the use of the fabrics. The exhibition timeline starts with the earliest object in the exhibition, a design from 1878. At the end of the timeline, we encounter a pattern designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1907, which was re-issued in 1961 for the architect Hermann Czech, and marks the beginning of a new appreciation and rediscovery of Viennese ... More Whatcom Museum Executive Director announces retirementBELLINGHAM, WA.- Whatcom Museum Executive Director Patricia Leach announced she will retire March 31, 2025. She has been at the helm of the museum for the past 17 years and has enjoyed a 42-year career at the executive director level. Ms. Leach came to the Whatcom Museum in late 2007 after serving as CEO of The Hermitage, the 1,100-acre property and home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville, TN. Before that, she was the executive director at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, CA. I cannot believe it has been more than 17 years at the Whatcom, said Leach. "There always seemed to be a new challenge or opportunity, and I have enjoyed immensely working with such a stellar group of professionals and trustees who all share the same vision for this amazing institution. Ms. Leach oversaw several transformative ... More Nico Williams wins 2024 Sobey Art Award grand prizeOTTAWA.- Nico Williams is the winner of the 100,000 CAD 2024 Sobey Art Award, Canadas richest prize for contemporary visual arts. The announcement was made on Saturday, November 9 during an online broadcast of the evening celebration held at the National Gallery of Canada. The remaining shortlisted artistsTaqralik Partridge, Judy Chartrand, Rhayne Vermette, June Clark, and Mathieu Légerwill each receive 25,000 CAD. The Sobey Art Award recognizes Canadian visual artists at a critical juncture in their careers and whose work reflects upon and speaks of our contemporary moment nationally and globally. Nico Williams (Québec) has a multidisciplinary and often collaborative practice that is centred around sculptural beadwork. Williams lives and works in Tiohtià :ke/Montreal, Québec, and is a member of Aamjiwnaang ... More MoMA opens an installation of Henri Matisse's cut-outs NEW YORK, NY.- Coinciding with the holiday season, The Museum of Modern Art presents Matisses Cut-Outs: A Celebration, a special installation of Henri Matisses cut-outs, on view from November 9, 2024, through January 20, 2025, in the fourth-floor collection galleries. The installation features 10 key works, including Matisses Nuit de Noël (Christmas Eve) cut-out maquette and stained-glass window, the latter on view for the first time since 2015. This presentation celebrates The Swimming Pool (1952), marking the last chance to see this immersive work before it comes off view in early 2025. Matisses Cut- Outs: A Celebration is organized by Samantha Friedman, Curator, with Rachel Rosin, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Drawings and Prints. In the late 1940s, Henri Matisse (18691954) turned to cut paper as his primary medium, ... More Secession presents new video guide in Austrian Sign LanguageVIENNA.- The Secession now offers a mobile video guide in Austrian Sign Language (ÃGS) that accompanies interested visitors on a tour of the building and exhibitions. At five stations, an ÃGS speaker shares information about the Secessions architecture and history, the Association of Visual Artists, the exhibition programming, and the Beethoven Frieze. Visitors wishing to use the ÃGS guide may borrow a tablet computer at the cash desk or watch the videos on any mobile device such as a private smartphone. QR codes at the marked stations provide easy access to the guide. The ÃGS video guide was realized in cooperation with Sandra Schügerl, who translated the contents into Austrian Sign Language and produced the videos. The project was implemented with support from the Vienna of Labour. It is our stated goal as the board ... More ifa Gallery Stuttgart opens '(Re)Born from Volcanos'STUTTGART.- Volcanos are powerful natural forces that play a significant role in the geological and climatic formation of our planet. They do not just stand for destruction, but also for the creation of new land and living environments, and they are also a metaphor for cycles of birth, destruction, and rejuvenation. For these reasons, in many cultures they have strong symbolic meanings. The exhibition (Re)Born from Volcanos, at ifa Gallery Stuttgart from 15 November 2024 to 23 February 2025, is devoted to the transformative power of volcanos and the cultural, political, and spiritual dimensions that are linked with volcanic cycles. This project invites us to view the world beyond the realm of geopolitics and instead via the cartography of volcanic connections. It addresses forms of knowledge that arise in conjunction with the worlds ... More Galerie Valerie Traan presents an exhibition of sculptural works by Julia CottinANTWERP.- Developed around simple gestures in the tradition of the artistic genre (carving, cutting, assembling, stacking, etc.), using wood as her preferred material, Julia Cottins sculptural work finds its references in architecture, using its symbols (the column) and its archetypes. For the Galerie Valerie Traan, the artist has designed new works, reactivating the installation of columns that invert construction standards and extend her reflections on natural and constructed space. The title she has chosen for the exhibition, The Word for World is Forest, is a reference to a short science fiction novel published by Ursula K. Le Guin in 1972, which explores our relationship with the environment and offers anti-colonialist viewpoint. It is also a journey into the civilization of the Athseans, part of whose existence is spent in the dream ... More Es Devlin and Anya Hindmarch among new ambassadors for University of the Arts LondonLONDON.- University of the Arts London announced the appointment of ten new ambassadors, featuring prominent figures from the creative sector, including the acclaimed artist and designer Es Devlin and celebrated accessories designer Anya Hindmarch. These industry trailblazers will champion and support the universitys mission to inspire and nurture the next generation of talent, building stronger connections between UAL and the creative industries globally. From stage-designers and fashion frontrunners to advertising pioneers and more - each of UALs ambassadors is influential in their respective field. They will leverage their networks and expertise to advocate for UAL, broadening its reach and impact, whilst opening valuable opportunities for students and faculty alike. ... More Lorna Simpson debuts a new body of work at Hauser & WirthNEW YORK, NY.- With Earth & Sky, Lorna Simpson debuts a new body of work exploring our relationshipsphysical and metaphysicalto unseen forces that work upon us individually and generationally, alternately challenging and empowering our sense of our own humanity. The exhibition encompasses a series of massive paintings inspired by a 1929 textbook Minerals from Earth and Sky, along with a pair of monumental paintings depicting the impact of fired bullets. Presented in a temple-like atmosphere in which both human scale and geological time are upended, Simpsons works are accompanied by a new text-based wall sculpture referencing a story recounted in the same textbook, describing the astonishment of an unnamed Black sharecropper when a meteorite falls from the sky and lands at his feet, still warm ... More Galleria Continua opens an exhibition of works by Antony GormleyBEIJING.- Galleria Continua presents Body Buildings, Antony Gormleys third solo exhibition at the 798 Art District in Beijing following Another Singularity (2009) and Host (2016). Body Buildings interrogates our species relationship to the built environment, an increasingly high-rise world we rarely escape. In a significant group of recent sculptures and drawings, Gormley uses clay and iron, two ubiquitous materials of the built world, to think and feel the body in this condition. The central work in the exhibition, Resting Place II, conjures a dense labyrinthine terrain that viewers are invited to enter and navigate. This field of 132 life-size bodies, each built from fired clay bricks stacked atop one another, investigates the body at rest as our primary dwelling place. For the artist, the brick is a physical pixel that plays an important role in Chinese ... More Exhibition at Michael Werner Gallery pairs paintings by Markus Lüpertz and Pierre Puvis de ChavannesLONDON.- Michael Werner Gallery, London is presenting Markus Lüpertz - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. This groundbreaking exhibition pairs paintings of Markus Lüpertz (b. 1941 in Liberec, Bohemia), one of the most important German painters of the post-war period, with paintings and drawings of 19th-century French master Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (b. 1824 in Lyon, d. 1898 in Paris). Over the course of a nearly seven-decade career, Lüpertz has created an expansive body of work, which art historian Aimée Brown Price describes as replete with staunch emotional, historical, and personal content. Lüpertz mulls over, repeats, and recontextualizes imagery with deep cultural and personal resonance, often culling from the work of past artists, such as Poussin, Rembrandt, Goya, and Courbet. Lüpertz has said, I live with artists I routinely ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, French painter Camille Pissarro died November 13, 1903. Camille Pissarro (10 July 1830 - 13 November 1903) was a French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter born on the island of St Thomas (now in the US Virgin Islands, but then in the Danish West Indies). His importance resides in his contributions to both Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Pissarro studied from great forerunners, including Gustave Courbet and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. He later studied and worked alongside Georges Seurat and Paul Signac when he took on the Neo-Impressionist style at the age of 54. In this image: An unidentified visitor looks at the Impressionist painting by Camille Pissarro called the "Rue Saint-Honore apre-midi. Effet de Pluie (Rue Saint-Honore Afternoon, Rain Effect)," in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, Thursday May 12, 2005.
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