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Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947), L'Escalier, c. 1932, Oil and gouache on paper, laid down on canvas, 25 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches.
NEW YORK, NY.- The late 19th through the first half of the 20th centuries saw the rise of several art movements, including Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Pointillism, and Symbolism. These movements set the groundwork for the development of modern art in the latter 20th century, and opened the door for artists to work abstractly and conceptually in the 21st century. By looking at 19th and early 20th century artwork, we can gain insight into the artistic and historical complexities of this transformative period. The beginning of globalization allowed artists to see artwork made in other countries; to use paint and materials bettered by technical innovation; and to engage ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Installation view from Joel Shapiro: Out of the Blue, courtesy Pace Gallery.
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| OMM Odunpazari Modern Museum marks its 5th anniversary with the opening of the 'Creatures of Comfort' exhibition | | 'Christophe von Hohenberg: Transcendence' opens at C+C Photography Gallery | | Lark Mason Associates achieves over $900,000 in Asian art sales on iGavel Auctions |
Dilara Kan & Bodin Hon. Photo: Didem Kendik.
ODUNPAZARı/ESKIşEHIR.- In the 21st century, where modern humans spend three-quarters of their lives indoors and nature feels ever-distant, Creatures of Comfort showcases artworks that invite nature back into our urban lives. The featured artists infuse their creations with natural elements and humane qualities, imbuing functional objects with soul. The selection features artists and designers Ahmet Doğu İpek, Andrea Branzi, Audrey Large, Barbora ilinskaitė, Batten and ... More | |
Christophe von Hohenberg portrait. Courtesy of the artist.
NEW YORK, NY.- C+C Photography Gallery will present Transcendence, a solo exhibition featuring never-before-exhibited works by internationally renowned photographer Christophe von Hohenberg. Opening Wednesday, October 30th at 3 West 57th Street in New York, the exhibition will highlight von Hohenbergs brand new color series photographed in the summer of 2024, as well as a curated selection of works ... More | |
Qing Dynasty Chinese Imperial Yellow Ground Nine Dragon Brocaded & Kesi Silk Panel, fetched $78,125.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TX.- Lark Mason Associates successfully concluded a series of four auctions on iGavel Auctions, generating over $900,000 in sales. The auctions, which closed on October 15th, featured over 950 lots of rare Asian art, ranging from Song Dynasty to Republic Period Chinese porcelain bird feeders and water containers, to Chinese porcelain spoons, and important textiles. Collectors from around the world, including ... More |
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| National Portrait Gallery opens entries for the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2025 | | The Approach presents an exhibition of new works by Germaine Kruip | | Center for Creative Photography presents Chicana Photographers LA! |
Adam Pearson, 2023 by Tim Benson © Tim Benson.
LONDON.- Today, the National Portrait Gallery opens the call for entries for the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2025, supported by headline sponsor, Herbert Smith Freehills. Representing the very best in contemporary portraiture, entries are open from 22 October 2024 to 14 January 2025, to all artists aged 18 and over. The Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award is one of the most important platforms for portrait painters. The highly successful competition ... More | |
Germaine Kruip, Untitled Circle Stainless Steel, 2024. Mirror-polished stainless steel plate, spotlight, wooden beams. Ellipse: 121.7 x 35 x 0.2 cm. 47 15/16 x 13 3/4 x 1/16 in. Light circle (approx.): 180 x 180 cm 70 7/8 x 70 7/8 in.
LONDON.- The Approach is presenting Two Circles, Mirrored, an exhibition of new works by Germaine Kruip in the Annexe. Untitled Circle Stainless Steel, 2024 explores the interplay between a geometric form and its reflection. This mirror-polished stainless steel ellipse, positioned on the floor, casts ... More | |
Star Montana, Star in the Los Angeles River tunnels, 2022, Courtesy of the artist. © Star Montana.
TUCSON, AZ.- The Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona presents Chicana Photographers LA!, an exhibition running from September 28, 2024, to February 15, 2025 in the Alice Chaiten Baker Interdisciplinary Gallery. Chicana Photographers LA! features five Chicana artists from Los Angeles whose work focuses on themes such as families, neighborhoods, sacred spaces, and body ... More |
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| Andréhn-Schiptjenko opens a solo exhibition of works by Cecilia Bengolea | | Goodman Gallery opens Atta Kwami's 'Prelude to Mountains' | | Ceysson & Bénétière to open an exhibition of works by Wilfrid Almendra |
Installation view of Cosmo Conviviality at Andréhn-Schiptjenko Paris, France, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Andréhn-Schiptjenko © Alexandra de Cossette.
PARIS.- Andréhn-Schiptjenko announced the opening of Cecilia Bengoleas solo exhibition Cosmo-Conviviality - there is time that passes even when nothing changes. Previously exhibited at Andréhn-Schiptjenko Stockholm in 2020, this is the artists first solo exhibition in France. Bengolea works in a range of media including performance, video, sculpture and wall-based works and uses dance as a tool to foster radical empathy and emotional exchange. She infuses her practice with the symbolic energies found within ... More | |
Atta Kwami, Credential, 1999 Oil on canvas. Work: 49 x 73 cm (19.3 x 28.7 in.) Unique.
NEW YORK, NY.- Goodman Gallery is presenting Prelude to Mountains, featuring a selection of early works created over almost two decades (1990-2008). The presentation highlights Kwamis significant contribution to non-Western expressions of modernism and showcases the pivotal moments that shaped his artistic practice which coalesced painting, printmaking and sculpture through vibrant compositions. Often, narratives are reflected in the spirit of the composition and the titles of the works, such as Arlesheim, Prelude to Mountains, Carnak, and ... More | |
Frequently, Almendra juxtaposes the quiet serenity of the natural world with clean modernist architecture, staging a poetic interplay between man-made structures and the spontaneous designs of the environment.
NEW YORK, NY.- Before Wilfrid Almendra became an artist, he studied mechanics and worked as a truck driver. The French-Portuguese artist found beauty in the industrial wastelands, community gardens, and innovative landscapes that surrounded the regions he commuted across throughout Europe. For Almendra, these terrains distinguish the remarkable intersection where human life meets the natural ... More |
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| Gordon Lightfoot's legacy hits the block at Heritage on November 17 | | More than 160 works of art featured in Vassar's new hotel, restaurant and scholarly convening space | | London Museum Docklands announces the opening of The Reflections Room |
Gordon Lightfoot's 1967 Gibson B45-12 Sunburst Acoustic Guitar, Serial # 045053.
DALLAS, TX.- When a musicians musician dies, the grieving feels a little different. Just last year, in the days following the death of singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, the online world of musicians and fans surfaced en masse to pay honor to the man who had given us some of the most beloved songs of the 1960s and 70s If You Could Read My Mind, Sundown, Carefree Highway and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald among them. The outpouring of tribute videos ... More | |
Ransome, Quilter Rosie, 2022. Acrylic and paper collage on canvas. Collection Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center. College, Purchase CA2024.2 © Ransome.
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY.- Eight acclaimed contemporary artists with roots in the Hudson Valley have their works featured at the new Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts, The Heartwood at Vassar, a boutique hotel, and the farm-to-table restaurant, The Salt Line Hudson Valley, all in a new building adjacent to Vassars campus. The shared lobby, each of the hotel rooms, the restaurant and the Institute feature more than 160 pieces of artwork ... More | |
Exodus by Zak Ové. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
LONDON.- Today London Museum Docklands announces The Reflections Room, a new display space for artists. Complementing the museums galleries, the new space will offer room to explore a range of ideas and perspectives that foreground emotions and human experiences connected to Londons history. It will launch on Friday 29 November featuring Exodus by British-Caribbean artist Zak Ové. Exodus sees Zak explore migration through the present lens, highlighting the history and challenges of major ... More |
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The Genesis Facade Commission: Lee Bul, Long Tail Halo
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Natasha Johns-Messenger's SoftTime unveiled at Monash University Caulfield CampusMELBOURNE.- Monash University Museum of Art | MUMA announced the unveiling of a major new public artwork at Monash Universitys Caulfield Campus by Australian installation artist Natasha Johns-Messenger. The new sculpture, SoftTime 2024 is a remarkable six-metre diameter light clock positioned in the heart of the campus and is a significant addition to MUMAs distinguished Public Art Collection. Since its inception in 1968, the Monash University Collection has grown to include forty-four public artworks by some of Australias best-known artists, enriching campus life for the wider Monash community. Monashs commitment to public art as a key part of the built environment reflects the Universitys steadfast commitment to the creation of lively and inspiring learning environments for students and staff, to be shared and enjoyed by all, says Dr. Rebecca Coates, Director, MUMA. ... More Christina Lehnert appointed curator of Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary ArtGOTHENBURG.- Röda Sten Konsthall as the organiser of Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art (GIBCA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Christina Lehnert as curator of the 13th edition of the project, taking place at art centres and collaborative venues throughout the city of Gothenburg and the region of West Sweden, from September 20November 30, 2025. I look forward to developing the coming biennial edition together with Christina, in Gothenburg and the region. Its exciting to see how her compelling curatorial practice, committed to close dialogue with artists for extensive artistic projects, can contribute to and shape the biennial format. (Ioana Leca, Artistic Director GIBCA) Regarding her appointment and the curatorial proposal for GIBCA 2025, Christina Lehnert writes: I am honoured and excited to be ... More Smithsonian receives $40 million grant from Lilly EndowmentWASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian received a momentous $40 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. that will support the Institutions celebration of the United States 250th anniversaryor semiquincentennial. The Smithsonians vision is to bring together people from all backgrounds and communities to reflect on what it means to be an American. The celebration will include special exhibitions and programming at the Smithsonians museums, an extension and expansion of the Smithsonians annual Folklife Festival, the temporary reopening of the Arts and Industries Building and Smithsonian Castle, along with special events and digital activities that make the Smithsonian accessible across the nation. I am so pleased to build on the 15 years of support we have had from Lilly Endowment, said Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie ... More National Portrait Gallery premieres season six of PORTRAITS podcastWASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonians National Portrait Gallery has announced the launch of season six of its PORTRAITS podcast. Hosted by the museums director, Kim Sajet, PORTRAITS explores art, biography, history and identity. During season six, Sajet and expert guests will use portraits as starting points to tie history to current events. Eleven new episodes will be presented biweekly, beginning today, Oct. 22, and a trailer is available for download. I am really looking forward to season six which will focus on three things that are occupying our thoughts, Sajet said. The election, and how portraits help people get elected and stay in the public eye; the connection between art and science and how early explorers warned us about climate change and species loss long before any of us were born; and the museums triennial Outwin Boochever ... More Woodruff Arts Center names Michael P. Doss as chair of 2024-2025 Corporate Fundraising CampaignATLANTA, GA.- Last night, the Woodruff Arts Center and its Art Partnersthe Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Artcelebrated the launch of its 2024-2025 corporate fundraising campaign with Michael P. Doss, President and Chief Executive Officer of Graphic Packaging. Doss will lead the Arts Centers fundraising campaign as the Corporate Campaign Chairman. At Graphic Packaging, we believe in the power of innovation and sustainability, not only in our consumer packaging business but also in our community, said Doss. As a supporter of the Woodruff Arts Center for many years, we have helped to bring that vision to life by funding programs that are changing the landscape of the arts in Atlanta, making them more accessible and reflective of the city we call home. Thanks to the support ... More Jonell Logan appointed Executive Director & Curator of Tephra Institute of Contemporary ArtRESTON, VA.- Following a national hiring search, Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art (Tephra ICA) today announced the appointment of Jonell Jaime Logan as the Institute's new Executive Director & Curator. Ms. Logan will start on October 28. The appointment comes as the Institute (formerly the Greater Reston Arts Center) is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Tephra ICAs mission is not only to promote innovative art and thinking, but to advocate for the arts and artists with curiosity and care. I believe in this mission and am honored to be the next Executive Director to support this work," said Ms. Logan. Ms. Logan is a curator, arts advocate, and non-profit leader who believes in building visionary, mission-driven organizations that support contemporary art and culture. She has an MFA in Drawing and Painting, Printmaking from Brooklyn ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Andy Warhol "superstar" Baby Jane Holzer, was born October 23, 1940. Jane Holzer (née Bruckenfeld; born 23 October 1940) is American art collector and film producer who was previously an actress, model, and Warhol superstar. She was often known by the nickname Baby Jane Holzer. Movies she appeared in included Soap Opera, Warhol's Couch (1964), and Ciao! Manhattan (1972). She co-produced the 1985 film Kiss of the Spider Woman. Holzer is the subject of "Girl of the Year" in Tom Wolfe's The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby (1965) and is referenced twice in the 1972 Roxy Music song Virginia Plain from the album Roxy Music.
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