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A photo provided by the Metropolitan Museum of Art shows Vincent van Goghâs âWheat Field With Cypressesââ (1889). A spring exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art will focus on van Goghâs fascination with the flamelike cypress trees, seen in âWheat Field With Cypresse,â during his years in the South of France. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York via The New York Times)
by Robin Pogrebin
NEW YORK, NY.- Vincent Van Gogh may be best known for the swirling skies of his âStarry Night.â But he also filled his paintings with cypress trees. The Metropolitan Museum of Art will focus on those towering trees â several of which he painted during his stay at a mental hospital in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France â in an exhibition from May 22 through Aug. 27, the museum announced Tuesday. âIt has always been thought that he discovered the cypresses after his stay at the asylum, that this is what fueled his imagination and that he had more or less ignored the most eye-catching motif in Provence before he got there,â said Susan Alyson Stein, the Metâs curator of 19th-century European painting, who is organizing the exhibition. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day All That Glitters - Ancient, Ethno, Fine Art: Join Artemis Gallery on Dec 08, 2022 9:00 AM GMT-6 for a very special holiday auction featuring jewelry, glass, icons, coins, and so much more. Think silver, gold, and all things shiny. Perfect for holiday gift giving or for self-gifting. Roman 24K Gold Ring Eye Agate Intaglio w/ Ant. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
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| "Sadamasa Motonaga: Triangle, Circle, Square A Centennial Celebration" at Fergus McCaffrey, Tokyo | | Shaikha Al Mazrou's second solo at Lawrie Shabibi opens in Dubai | | An unmissable showcase of architectural super models opens in London's King's Cross | 
Sadamasa Motonaga, The Shape of the White Line, 1993, Dimensions: 35 7/16 x 28 21/32 x 1 inches, (91 x 72.8 x 2.5 cm). Photo Courtesy of Fergus McCaffrey.
TOKYO.- On November 26th, 2022 in Tokyo, Fergus McCaffrey began the celebration of the Centennial of the birth of Sadamasa Motonaga with the opening of the exhibition Triangle, Circle, Square, which features 14 paintings made between 1990 and 1999. The exhibition will continue until Februrary 18, 2023. Originally trained as a cartoonist, Motonaga illustrated for local magazines and newspapers in the late 1940s. Shortly thereafter he became an early member of Gutai, joining the group in 1955. Together with other first generation members, including Jiro Yoshihara, Kazuo Shiraga, and Saburo Murakami, Motonaga forged an ethos of artistic experimentation, freedom, and individuality in the wake of the Second World War. To break free from the conservatism and militarism of the past, Yoshihara urged his adherents to do what has never ... More | | 
Shaikha Al Mazrou, Finding Form , 2022. Wet Coated Steel, 132 x 103 x 12 cm. 52 x 40 1/2 x 4 3/4 in (SR110) Courtesy of the artist and Lawrie Shabibi.
DUBAI.- Lawrie Shabibi is presenting Dwelling in the Gap by Shaikha Al Mazrou (b. 1988, UAE), her second solo at the gallery. The exhibition comes hot on the heels of her participation at Frieze Sculpture 2022 in Regents Park, London, with her major new artwork Red Stack (2022). Al Mazrous practice is an expression of tension, weight and space, borrowing from conceptual art and geometric abstraction, and formally from minimalism. Her work dwells and drifts in the spaces between substance, transmutation, and deception. In her latest sculptures and works on paper, materials appear to betray their functions and their fixed properties, shapes and angles connect and then release into mysteries. Al Mazrou pushes her materials to see what they will yield, but ultimately must also listen to their message and possibly even accept ... More | | 
Piercy&Co, Supermodels, Steel House. © Andy Stagg.
LONDON.- A newly opened exhibition from Piercy&Company celebrates the art of model making, bringing architecture and ideas alive through movement, sound, scent and film. Supermodels is a creative body of work which represents the distillation of 20 years of Piercy&Companys design thinking around the importance of the haptic, sensory and experiential in architecture. Employing mechanical automata, projection, sound, light and scent, the exhibition experiments in how far the architectural model can be pushed as a tool for engaging audiences and communicating ideas around buildings and the built environment. The free exhibition opened to the public on Friday 25 November at Regent Quarter, Kings Cross London N1, and will run until Sunday 11 December 2022. It takes place in an atmospheric meanwhile space, in the Jahn Court building, a short walk from Kings Cross station. ... More |
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| Diana Thater's newest work is a large-scale video installation in the form of a full-size circus tent | | Kunstmuseum Den Haag and Escher in The Palace to celebrate Escher anniversary with four exhibitions | | The Belvedere: 300 Years a Venue for Art | 
Installation view, Diana Thater: Practical Effects, David Zwirner, New York, November 10December 10, 2022. Courtesy David Zwirner.
NEW YORK, NY.- David Zwirner is presenting Practical Effects, a new large-scale video installation by trailblazing video artist Diana Thater at the gallerys 519 West 19th Street location. This is Thaters first solo exhibition in New York since 2015 and her tenth solo presentation with the gallery. Since emerging in the early 1990s, Thater has pioneered the use of film, video, light, and sound, continually challenging the boundaries of time-based media and installation art. Her work explores the relationship between the natural and man-made worlds while critically examining the structures of mediated reality. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, including literature, animal behavior sciences, mathematics, chess, and sociology, her evocative works directly engage their surroundings, producing an intricate relationship between time and space. Approaching the idea of post-apocalyptic life through a poignant and wistful ... More | | 
M.C. Escher, Waterfall, 1961, lithograph. Collection Kunstmuseum Den Haag. © The M.C. Escher Company Baarn Holland. All rights reserved. www.mcescher.com
THE HAGUE.- From optical illusions and impossible architecture to realistic natural landscapes: the work of Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) has it all. In 2023 it will be 125 years since his birth. With the worlds largest museum collection of Eschers work, Kunstmuseum Den Haag and Escher in The Palace will be the focus of this special anniversary year. Birds that become fish, water that flows uphill, two hands drawing each other: with consummate skill, M.C. Escher would transform a blank sheet of paper into his own infinite worlds where he would play with his viewers perception. His masterful metamorphoses and tessellations continue to amaze and inspire people all over the world. With four exhibitions at Kunstmuseum Den Haag and Escher in The Palace, plus a host of activities in the city organised in collaboration with cultural ... More | | 
Exhibition view "The Belvedere. 300 Years a Venue for Art". Photo: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna.
VIENNA.- It took more than a decade to build the summer residence of Vienna's most famous general, Prince Eugene of Savoy. In 1723, construction of the upper palace drew to a close and the Belvedere estate was finally completed. The 300th anniversary of this event presents the perfect occasion for the museum to reflect on its history.
Both as a museum and a landmark building, the Belvedere has stood for power and prestige throughout the ages, serving as the setting for courtly festivities, at times as a royal residence, and as the venue for the signing of the Austrian State Treaty in 1955. In an extensive exhibition, the museum will examine the buildings changing roles. The show will mark the Belvederes 300th-anniversary year of 2023. Presented as a homage to an institution dedicated to the arts throughout the centuries, the exhibition casts a critical eye on historical developments and institutional changes. It illustrates ... More |
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| 'The Good Citizen' by Benjamin Rasmussen to be published February 2023 by Gost Books | | Constellations: 20 rotating sculptures on view in Bali | | Untitled Art concludes successful edition in Miami Beach; Announces inaugural premier prize winners | 
The Good Citizen by Benjamin Rasmussen. Text by Frank Wu, February 2023, 200 x 250mm portrait format, 240 pages, 131 Images | Hardback clothback 978-1-910401-80-4
LONDON.- The Good Citizen explores how American society came to be what it is today. Over a period of eight years, photographer Benjamin Rasmussen travelled to 43 states and was introduced to over 500 people as he investigated the impact of the countrys complex history on contemporary society. In this new book, Rasmussens photographs are combined with essays by Frank Wu and collectively they seek to provoke thought and conversation around the complicated nature of American identity. Who was freely invited into this space and who wasnt? In what ways are the ripples of our past seen in our present? How can we engage more honestly with our history? --Benjamin Rasmussen The book is divided into five chaptersViolence, Exclusion, Archetype, Beauty and Whiteness and Surveillance. The portraits in the book ... More | | 
Initiated by Indonesian businesswoman, philanthropist and MoMA International Council nominee Cherie Nursalim, CGR is sited on Kura Kura, her eco-focused island in the heart of Denpasar, Balis capital.
BALI.- Constellations: Global Reflections (CGR), a unique, site-specific, public art exhibition featuring twenty-one international, contemporary artists, is on view in three locations on the island of Kura Kura Bali until November 2023. Curated by Lance Fung of Fung Collaboratives, the exhibition is now open to the public for scheduled visits. There will be a virtual artist talk on December 8 and December 9 with Fung and artists Paola Pivi, Tony Albert, Kota Hirakawa, and Naledi Tshegofatso Modupi. Xu Bing, Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, Yinka Shonibare CBE, and Kimsooja will share their thoughts through prerecorded messages. Initiated by Indonesian businesswoman, philanthropist and MoMA International Council nominee Cherie Nursalim, CGR is sited on Kura Kura, her eco-focused island in the heart of Denpasar, Balis capital ... More | | 
UNTITLED Miami. Photo: Casey Kelbaugh.
MIAMI, FLA.- The 11th edition of Untitled Art brought together over 140 exhibitors from around the world, reporting vigorous sales and an overall attendance of 50,000 guests throughout its VIP and public days. Located on the sands of Miami Beach, the fair presented a vibrant cultural program throughout the week, both onsite and throughout the grounds of Lummus Park. Untitled Art was attended by high-level patrons and leading private collectors from North America and across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa, as well as directors and leadership figures from over 260 institutions and museums, and over 350 curators from cultural organizations and independent initiatives alike. Untitled Art 2022 took place from Tuesday, November 29 Saturday, December 3, 2022, with a VIP and Press Preview on Monday, November 28. Awarded in support of exhibitors and artists, the inaugural Untitled Art 2022 Exhibitor Prizes were launched in line with ... More |
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| Free outdoor exhibition showcases Gideon Mendel's personal response to the global climate crisis | | The CAM's latest exhibition "Connected Isolation" explores shared struggles during COVID-19 pandemic | | Women to Watch: A group exhibition presented by Reem Gallery | 
Fire / Flood by Gideon Mendel in Soho Photography Quarter November 2022 © Kate Elliott Courtesy of The Photographers Gallery.
LONDON.- Fire / Flood by Gideon Mendel opened in November in the Soho Photography Quarter, right outside The Photographers Gallery. Works from his Drowning World and Burning World series of photographs, alongside a newly commissioned film, are on show in this free outdoor exhibition showcasing Mendels personal response to the global climate crisis. Since 2007, South African photographer Mendel has made twenty trips to document floods in thirteen countries, witnessing a shared human experience of climate catastrophe that transcends geographical, cultural and economic divides. Shown for the first time in the UK, Mendels most recent portraits were shot in Bayelsa State, Nigeria and in Sindh Province, Pakistan. Since August 2022, both regions experienced ... More | | 
NU students from the Introduction to Museum Studies course installing their selected artworks for "Connected Isolation" in the CAM Student Gallery, November 17, 2022.
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY.- Students from Niagara Universitys Introduction to Muse"Connected Isolation". This interactive exhibition, which explores the human experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, opened at the Castellani Art Museum (CAM) of Niagara University over the weekend. The public reception will be held on Thursday, Dec. 8, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The class of 13 used the museums internal and external digital database to each select five works from the CAMs collection of over 5000 world-class artworks. Through a challenging voting process, they narrowed their 78 selections to 16 pieces consisting of contemporary photographs, paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures. Each student wrote ... More | | 
The Cam Twins artwork.
LONDON.- This festive season, leading contemporary art gallery Reem Gallery, from 6th December 24th December 2022 present Women to Watch a group exhibition of some of the most exciting female artists currently working in London. Set to be a hotly anticipated glimpse into the untapped glory and rising talent of Londons budding female artists working in the city right now. The exhibition works across a diverse array of mediums and voices traversing a spectrum of subjects and themes. It features work by Laxmi Hussain, Lauren Baker, Tia ODonnell, Phoebe Boddy, Dawn Beckles, Emily Penfold, Selby HI, The Cameron Twins, Bambi, Dirtee Murfee and more. Expect poetic neons, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, figurative and still-life paintings, protest art, street art and pop-culture Barbies, Trolls and My Little Ponies in a dazzling ensemble of riotous refrain. Barack Obama and Stephen ... More |
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 Never before seen works included in landmark exhibition of St. Ives artist Wilhelmina Barns-Grahm at Hatton GalleryNEWCASTLE.- A large-scale exhibition that explores the work of the celebrated Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, from her early works inspired by the Cornish landscape through to the abstract canvases she made during the 1960s and early 1970s, is to open Newcastle Universitys Hatton Gallerys 2023 exhibition programme begining February 11th and ending on May 20th. It is the most significant exhibition of the artists work in recent years and a chance to engage with works including those rarely seen before by the public in a solo museum presentation for over 30 years. In particular, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: Paths to Abstraction charts the crucial period of artistic progress during the first half of the artists career which saw her development ... More  European ArtEast Foundation presents the first UK exhibition of two significant painters of the Cluj School at Cromwell LONDON.- Commissioned by European ArtEast Foundation, Painterly Affinities is the first UK exhibition dedicated to exploring the dialogue and personal connection between two Romanian painters associated with the Cluj School of Painting phenomenon - octogenarian master Cornel Brudaşcu and his younger disciple Alin Bozbiciu. Co-curated by Maria Rus Bojan and Dr. Thierry Morel, the intimate exhibition brings together portraiture and figurative compositions. Charting the artists master-apprentice relationship and subsequent abiding friendship, it includes several portraits they have made of each other, their everyday surroundings and dance performances, as well as paintings that express their shared love for dogs ... More  The new initiative, Maison Commun, launches its first range of artists' jewelleryMUNICH.- Maison Commun will be presenting its first selection of artists jewellery, including pieces designed by the likes of Martin Belou, Guillaume Bleret, Kasper Bosmans, Patrick Carpentier, Simona Denicolai, and Arnaud Eubelen. Maison Commun was founded by the artist, curator and publisher, Patrick Carpentier, and the graphic designer, Isabel Debry. The company offers artists the opportunity to imagine and realise a piece of jewellery, using an everyday element, an objet mémoire, or a recurring object from their artistic practice as a starting point. Transforming a common object into a preciously appropriated piece of jewellery is an act that is very much part of the DNA of Maison Commun. With the realisation of these jewels-sculptures-objects, the intention is also to invite people to connect with the work of artists: in the form of pendants, mini pocket-editions ... More  Roman Allegories & Greek Mythologies on view at Richard Saltoun GalleryLONDON.- Richard Saltoun Gallery is presenting Roman Allegories & Greek Mythologies, a landmark exhibition presenting two seminal series of works: Roman Allegories, by the pioneering American feminist artist Eleanor Antin; and Mythologies, by the father of the Italian Metafisica Giorgio de Chirico. Albeit different in form, the two bodies of works reveal the artists shared fascination with the ancient world and their striking capacity to transform existing narratives into new worlds and stories with different layers of meaning. It is the first time the two series are on view in Rome. Active since the early 1960s, Eleanor Antin is regarded as one of the most influential feminist and conceptual artists working today. Her works, though marked by a characteristic ... More Kirstie Alley, Emmy-winning 'Cheers' actress, dies at 71NEW YORK, NY.- Kirstie Alley, the actress whose breakout role as the career-minded Rebecca Howe in the sitcom Cheers catapulted her career and earned her an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe, died Monday. She was 71. The cause was cancer, according to a statement from her family on Twitter. Alley quickly won over millions of viewers while playing Rebecca in Cheers, the timeless NBC show that ran for 11 seasons in the 1980s and 90s. She had stepped in to replace Shelley Long in the ensemble cast in 1987, at the height of the series popularity, and remained through the final season. Critics noted how Alley had brought a refreshing new dynamic to the character, with scripts giving her a more fun arc that helped create a denser joke machine, as one writer noted. At times, Rebecca, who managed the bar in the show, appeared ... More  Simen Johan: The third monograph from a pioneer in digital image-makingNEW YORK, NY.- Simen Johanan award-winning, internationally exhibiting artist, and a pioneer in digital image-makingis publishing his third monograph. Representing 15 years of the artists career, and gathered here for the very first time in this deluxe volume, are his uncanny animal portraits, otherworldly landscapes, and psychologically-charged narrative natural scenes. With a unique creative process that combines candid wildlife photography with digital manipulation, cinematic drama, and a painterly approach, Simen Johan summons a metaphorically dense world into being where human fantasy and nature collide. Traveling both near and far to photograph his source material, Johan can find inspiration anywhere from the local zoo to the jungles of Costa Rica or the lava fields of Iceland. He then spends countless hours assembling his images captured in these far-flung ... More  Robin Ricce presents a series of paintings by Matt KinneyNEW YORK, NY.- This series of paintings are an exciting transition for Kinney as he is best known for assemblage and sculpture. Anim, the Latin root word of animal, means life, soul or breath. This exhibition features select large-format monochromatic oil paintings on stretched canvas and wood panels. On view as well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been looking at pre-historic cave paintings as well as animals depicted therein, such as the Chavet caves in Nice, Southern France. Emerging from the inextricable interplay of light and dark, Kinneys black and white ink paintings capture the ever-shifting subjectivity shaped by shadow. Cast in Japanese Sumi ink, each unique painting explores the trajectories of human and animal, natural and architectural form- what is revealed or hidden? A variety of hand-torn, ... More  Jerwood Arts commits £1 million to early-career artist development programmesLONDON.- Jerwood Arts has today announced £1million of funding for leading arts organisations to deliver transformative programmes tailored to what early-career artists, curators and producers need now. Against the backdrop of unprecedented challenges for the arts sector posed by the cost of living crisis, the aftermath of the pandemic, and Brexit, Jerwood Arts affirms its commitment to early-career artists through supporting over 100 outstanding opportunities across the UK over the next two years. Twelve programmes join four announced earlier this year to create a growing portfolio of fully resourced opportunities for artists at a pivotal moment in their careers to gain new skills, experiment with their practice, and make new work. The disciplines span from digital art to printmaking, opera singing to set design, and inter/multi-disciplinary ... More |
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The seduction of beauty
Flashback On a day like today, Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini was born December 07, 1598. Gian Lorenzo Bernini (also spelled Gianlorenzo or Giovanni Lorenzo) (Naples, 7 December 1598 - Rome, 28 November 1680) was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect. In addition he painted, wrote plays, and designed metalwork and stage sets. In this image: After a long restauration, the head of the Medusa by Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini was displayed in Rome, on Wednesday 22 November 2006. The sculpture was exhibited in the Capitol museum in Rome until January. The work of restoration emphasized the lights and the shadows on the sculpture.
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