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A sonar image provided by the Wisconsin DNR shows what is believed to be the wreck of the George L. Newman resting on the bottom of Green Bay in Lake Michigan. Tim Wollak and his daughter Henley spotted a mysterious object on their boats sonar. Experts say they might have discovered the George L. Newman, which sank in 1871. (Wisconsin DNR via The New York Times)
by Christine Hauser
NEW YORK, NY.- It began as a typical summer outing for Tim Wollak and his daughter, Henley, 4. On a clear morning Aug. 13, they set out in their 22-foot boat from the eastern shore of Wisconsin. The sky was blue and the waters flat and calm, perfect conditions for them to explore the shallows of the bay and look for walleyes, large-eyed game fish common in Lake Michigan. But then, about three hours into their jaunt, Wollak, a 36-year-old medical devices salesperson, and Henley, who was two days away from her 5th birthday, found their lives intersecting with history. A shipwreck from the 1871 Peshtigo fire was about to reveal itself. As they chugged along the shoals of Green Island, their boats sonar delivered images of shadows, sand and indistinct rock features on the bay floor about 10 feet below them. Then a cluster of long, slender objects edged into view, forming a pattern far too regular to have been fashioned b ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Tommy Simoens announced the fourth solo exhibition by the artist Yutaka Sone at the gallery. Yutaka Sone: Obsidian brings a series of new obsidian-shaped ceramic sculptures by the artist. The exhibitions' starting point is a recent poem by Sone.
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| A century of abstraction charted in 'Abstract Explorations' starting today at Gagosian | | Italy picks Italians to lead the Uffizi and other museums | | Tenement Museum to feature a Black family's apartment for the first time |
Louise Bourgeois, Untitled, 2003. Watercolor on paper, 19 1/2 x 13 inches (49.5 x 33 cm) © The Easton Foundation / 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo: Niklaus Spoerri. Courtesy Gagosian.
GSTAAD.- Gagosian is opening Abstract Explorations: 100 Years on Paper, an exhibition of modern and contemporary works on paper starting today, at the gallery in Gstaad. Abstract Explorations charts a century of abstraction from its revolutionary beginnings through the diverse exploratory approaches of artists today. With artworks in various mediums and scales, it highlights visual and conceptual correspondences within a range of painting and drawing practices specific to working on paper. The development of abstraction in the first decades of the twentieth century was one of modernisms most radical breaks with convention, birthing entirely new modes of art making. A painting in oil and gouache from Fernand Légers radically innovative Contrastes des formes series (c. 1913) comprises a dense array of overlapping cylindrical, cubic, and planar elements, its highlights and shadows complicating what might have been considered an ima ... More | |
The Uffizi, one of the worlds most visited art institutions and home to hundreds of masterpieces including paintings by Botticelli, Caravaggio and Michelangelo, in Florence, Italy, Sept. 27, 2023. (Susan Wright/The New York Times)
by Alex Marshall and Elisabetta Povoledo
NEW YORK, NY.- Italys culture ministry announced new leaders at some of the countrys top museums, including the Uffizi in Florence one of the worlds most visited art institutions and home to hundreds of masterpieces including paintings by Sandro Botticelli, Caravaggio and Michelangelo. The nationalist government said in a news release Friday that the Uffizis new director would be Simone Verde, an art historian who currently leads the Pilotta complex of museums in Parma, in northern Italy. Verde, 48, studied theoretical philosophy in Rome before securing a diploma in art history from the Ãcole du Louvre in Paris. He has also worked at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, as the museums head of scientific research and publications. Verde, who will begin a four-year term in January, will succeed Eike Schmidt, who ... More | |
A coat rack in the Tenement Museums new exhibit, A Union of Hope, which centers on the re-created home of Joseph Moore, a Black coachman, and his wife, Rachel, a housekeeper, who lived in New York City in the 1860s, in New York, Dec. 4, 2023. (Roshni Khatri/The New York Times)
by Lola Fadulu
NEW YORK, NY.- For the past 35 years, the Tenement Museum has told the stories of immigrants and migrants who lived in New York City in the 19th and 20th centuries to help visitors better understand the city through the lives of its working class. For the first time in its history, the museum will soon feature the apartment of a Black family as a permanent exhibit. A Union of Hope, the new exhibit in the Lower East Side museum, will include the re-created apartment of Joseph Moore, a coachman, and Rachel Moore, a housekeeper. The exhibit was supposed to open in 2022, but it was delayed because of renovations to modernize the building. Limited tours begin Dec. 26, and it will open completely in February. The Tenement Museum has centered Black history in the past, ... More |
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| He made a magazine, 95 issues, while hiding from the Nazis in an attic | | Belvedere has successful anniversary year 2023 and an outlook for 2024 | | Lyon & Turnbull's Scottish paintings & sculpture auction |
An issue of The Underwater Cabaret, a weekly magazine made by a Jewish man hiding from the Nazis in Holland during World War II. (Charities Aid Foundation America via The New York Times)
by Nina Siegal
NEW YORK, NY.- For more than two years, home for Curt Bloch was a tiny crawl space below the rafters of a modest brick home in Enschede, a Dutch city near the German border. The attic had a single small window. He shared it with two other adults. During that time, Bloch, a German Jew, survived in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands by relying on a network of people who gave him food and kept his secrets. In that respect, he was like at least 10,000 Jews who hid in Holland and managed to live by pretending not to exist. At least 104,000 others many of whom also sought refuge, but were found ended up being sent to their deaths. But Blochs experience was different because, in addition to sustenance and care, his helpers brought him pens, glue, newspapers and other printed materials that he used to produce a startling ... More | |
Amoako Boafo, Enyonams Black Shawl, 2020 Courtesy of the artist and Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Paris.
VIENNA.- In 2023, the Belvedere celebrated its 300th anniversary under the motto "Golden Spring," with an extensive program dedicated not only to its rich history but also to the tasks and challenges of the future. Consequently, the 2024 program will address topics such as diversity and inclusion, political crises and identity formation, ecology and sustainability, digital cultures and transformations. General Director Stella Rollig: We are emerging from our anniversary year reinvigorated and ready for the next phase. Our program encourages meaningful encounters with art, enabling us to reach a broad audience and effectively communicate the social relevance of museums in a variety of contexts. In our vision, the museum of tomorrow is progressive and diverse, fosters learning through the arts. A museum that matters. Extraordinary festivals, programs, and exhibition highlights such as the contemporary sculpture project Public Matters, Klimt. I ... More | |
Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell R.S.A., R.S.W. (Scottish, 1883-1937), Cassis, Le Port. Unseen in public for two generations. Sold for £287,700 ($363,795). Lyon & Turnbull image
EDINBURGH .- Bidders were transported to the south of France by way of the Scottish Colorists at Lyon & Turnbull on December 7. The firms bi-annual sale of Scottish Paintings & Sculpture held live in Edinburgh and online was one of their best on record, with sun-kissed oils by Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell and George Leslie Hunter contributing handsomely to a total of over £1.95million ($2,465,765). The selling rate across the 170 lots hit an impressive 94%. Unseen in public for two generations, Cassis, le Port by Cadell (1883-1937) sailed away to bring £287,700 ($363,795). Dating from the heyday of his career, in the early 1920s, it brilliantly captures the vibrancy of one of the south of Frances most beautiful waterfronts. Cadell first travelled to Cassis in 1923 and returned in 1924, likening the region to his beloved Iona but with better weather. Writing from the Hotel Panorama to his patron ... More |
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| Mary Lee Bendolph and family entrust over 100 Gee's Bend Quilts to Souls Grown Deep | | Weathervanes, shooting gallery targets and folk art toys bolstered Soulis' Mid-Americana Auction | | Tel Aviv Museum of Art opening the exhibition 'Shalom Sebba: As a Matter of Fact' |
Mary Lee Bendolph, Strings, 2008, Cotton, corduroy and denim, 87 x 93 in. © Mary Lee Bendolph/Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio.
ATLANTA, GA.- Souls Grown Deep has announced that it has been entrusted by artists Mary Lee Bendolph (b. 1933) and Essie Bendolph Pettway (b. 1956) to steward over 100 quilts made by them, with the express goal of their distribution to major collections. Together, their artworks are widely considered among the most inventive and fundamental examples of quiltmaking in Gees Bend, the home of some of the most miraculous works of modern art America has produced (The New York Times). Souls Grown Deep has, since the 2016 inception of its Collection Transfer Program, placed 175 quilts by 76 quiltmakers in the permanent collections of 34 museums, with the goal of celebrating the creative contributions of Gees Bend, Alabama within the canon of modern ... More | |
Scarce 1930s sheet-iron shooting gallery target depicting cowboy gunfighter. Similar to a model made by William F. Mangels of Coney Island. Height 35.5in/41.5in inclusive of display piece. Sold at midpoint of estimate range for $7,800
LONE JACK, MO.- Everyone loves a big multi-day antiques auction because of the sheer amount of goods from which to choose, but sometimes its more fun to bid at a smaller, studiously curated sale where every piece has a story to tell. That was the case at Dirk Soulis colorful 196-lot Mid-Americana Gallery Auction, which took in $240,000, inclusive of buyers premium. The marvelous mix of folk and outsider art, weathervanes, old-paint furniture and primitives had its own entertaining sideshow going on with the addition of carnival shooting gallery targets, a category whose following has gotten quite a boost since Soulis September 2020 auction of Richard and Valerie Tuckers consummate collection. Racing to the top of its category, a rare, ... More | |
Shalom Sebba. Photo by pardo yigal
TEL AVIV.- This extensive retrospective, opening at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, is dedicated to the multidisciplinary oeuvre of the Israeli-German artist Shalom (Siegfried) Sebba. Sebbas biography echoes the national history: He was an active artist, portraitist, and stage designer in 1920s Berlin, who had to escape Germany in 1933 after the Nazi rise to power, worked for a brief period in Switzerland and Sweden, and in 1936 came to Pre-State Israel. The exhibition follows the timeline and unfolds the paths of Sebbas life and unique art practice. Each work of art tells a story, from interwar Germany, through his early years in Pre-State Israel, to his return to Germany later in life. Sebba was one of those rare artists who find their passion and fulfillment in the creative process, rather than in basking in the warmth of public accolades. While he is known in Israel predominantly as a painter, Sebbas art was multifaceted and ... More |
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| Photographer Ron Sherman's releases 'Witness, a photographic essay of humor and heart' | | Abstract bursts of color beneath pristine surfaces exemplify work by Eric Johnson in 'Madame X' | | 'Fashioning an Empire: Textiles from Safavid Iran' showcasing at the Museum of Islamic Art |
Ron Sherman: Atlanta-based photographer Ron Shermans new book is a testament to his 60 years documenting the people of Atlanta, of Georgia and much of the rest of the country. Its his fifth book.
ATLANTA, GA.- Acclaimed Atlanta photographer Ron Shermans new book titled Witness A Photographic Essay of Humor and Heart is available for purchase, through Mr. Shermans website: witness.ronsherman.com. The handsome, 144-page coffee table book 10 inches by 12 inches, with a cloth-wrapped hard cover features 98 images from Mr. Shermans vast inventory of thousands of photographs, some of which are quite famous. Individuals, bookstores, libraries, colleges, universities and more are all invited to purchase the book. Witness A Photographic Essay of Humor and Heart is a testament to my sixty years as a professional photographer documenting the people of Atlanta, of Georgia and much of the rest of the country, said Mr. Sherman, who grew up in Cleveland but has made Atlanta his home for the past five-plus decades. I had the privilege ... More | |
Installation view of lustrous cast resin sculptures by Eric Johnson, from the exhibition Madame X.
SANTA MONICA, CA.- William Turner Gallery is conducting the exhibition Eric Johnson: Madame X, a new series of lustrous cast resin sculptures, which opened on November 18th, 2023, and will be ending soon on January 6th, 2024. The Madame X works exemplify Eric Johnsons passionate embrace of the sensuality of form. The sculptures are imbued with abstract bursts of color beneath pristine surfaces, which appear to undulate as one moves around their double-helix curves. Seen together, the series is a celebration of the exquisite harmony of depth, structure, color, and lovingly polished surfaces, somewhat blurring the line between painting and sculpture. Interestingly, the Madame X series was inspired by a painting by John Singer Sargent, and pays homage to Sargents portrait of the same title, which scandalized the Paris Salon of 1884. While Parisians were shocked by the slip of a dress strap and the alabaster complexion of the portr ... More | |
Textile with Pink, Red and Blue Flowers. Iran, 17001722 CE. Silk and metal-wrapped thread. MIA.2014.282. Photo: © Museum of Islamic Art, Doha.
DOHA.- The Museum of Islamic Art, Doha is currently showcasing Fashioning an Empire: Textiles from Safavid Iran, a captivating exhibition that highlights the critical role silk played during the Safavid period (1501-1736 CE). The exhibition is organised into four sections, starting first with the establishment of the silk monopoly and state-funded manufacturing, exploring the production and technical components of textiles; the rise of Isfahan as imperial capital; fashion and trends in Safavid society; and lastly, contemporary commissions created by local designers inspired by Safavid textiles. Fashioning an Empire was conceived by and first presented at the Smithsonians National Museum of Asian Art, Washington DC (December 18, 2021 to May 15, 2022). Silk. Its complex manufacturing process and supple feel against the skin make it a valuable and highly prized luxury good. Since the 6th century CE, ... More |
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Amazon to bring Warhammer 40,000 to the screen, with Henry Cavill
NEW YORK, NY.- Thereâs big news this week for tiny warriors. Games Workshop, the company behind Warhammer 40,000, the wildly popular tabletop game with miniature figurines, announced Monday that it had reached a deal with Amazon Studios to bring the game to life on television and film screens. Henry Cavill, known for his roles in the âSupermanâ franchise and as the title character on Netflixâs fantasy series âThe Witcher,â is set to appear on the show and be its executive producer. The two companies had signed an agreement last year to create television programs and movies based on the Warhammer franchise, and will now move forward bringing the gameâs universe to life. âAll we can tell you right now is that an elite band of screenwriters, each with their own particular passion for Warhammer, is being assembled,â Games Workshop said in a statement on their website. ... More
Original artwork from Magic: The Gathering, at $350,000, leads Heritage's Trading Card Games event to $2.734 million
DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions again proved its dominance in the trading card games category when its December 16-17 event, its latest Trading Card Games Signature® Auction, resulted in two new auction records and $2,374,276.50 in sales. The 241-lot auction was a complete sell-out. Two of the lots that led the auction were indeed the record breakers and the top lots overall: A 1996 original illustration for Magic: The Gathering Force of Will by legendary artist Terese Nielsen sold for $350,000, the highest auction price realized for a Magic: The Gathering original artwork. The fiery subject rendered on canvas brings to life one of the most iconic counterspells in Magic: The Gathering history. Most illustrations ... More
BMA announces new appointments for chief curator and assistant curator of contemporary art
BALTIMORE, MD.- The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) announced today that Kevin Tervala has been appointed the museums Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Chief Curator, following a nine-month search process. Tervala, a scholar of African art and material culture, has served as the BMAs Interim Chief Curator since February 2023, and previously held the role of Department Head for the Arts of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific Islands (AAAPI) since 2017. Tervala has played a critical leadership role at the BMA, supporting the museums work to develop a new collections roadmap, to enhance its policies on repatriation and ethical collections growth and management, to engage more directly with college and university partners, and to diversify the voices and experiences represented in the museums galleries. He is responsible ... More
1815 B-1 Quarter and 1927-S Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle lift Heritage's US Coins Auction beyond $5.65 million
DALLAS, TX.- Nearly three dozen bids poured in for the finest-certified 1815 B-1 Quarter Dollar, CACG-Certified MS67 until it sold for $126,000 to lead Heritages US Coins Signature ® Auction to $5,654,911 Dec. 14-17. The 1815 quarters represented the first Capped Bust design for the denomination by John Reich, the celebrated German-born designer of American coins, says Todd Imhof, Executive Vice President at Heritage Auctions. His designs had appeared earlier on half dollars in 1807 and on dimes in 1809, but this was the beginning of his design on Capped Bust quarters ... and it is the finest known example. NGC claims one other MS67 example, but that example has traditionally been ... More
National Portrait Gallery reveals a newly commissioned portrait of Oprah Winfrey by Shawn Michael Warren
WASHINGTON, DC.- Oprah Winfreys portrait is now on display at the Smithsonians National Portrait Gallery. Chicago-based artist Shawn Michael Warren painted Winfrey in a purple taffeta dress amidst a lush garden at her California home. The full-length portrait with the frame, approximately 6 feet 10 inches by 5 feet 8 inches, is commissioned for the museums permanent collection. It was put on view on the museums first floor on December 13th. As a global media leader, philanthropist, producer, actor, author and entrepreneur, Winfrey has made significant contributions to American popular culture, which earned her a place in the National Portrait Gallery. The painting was revealed in a ceremony the morning of Dec. 13 in the museums Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard. Speakers included Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie ... More
Manifesta 15, the European Nomadic Biennial announces key venues, artistic team and 1st participants
BARCELONA.- Manifesta is actively planning its future activities whilst consolidating leading projects from its previous edition. The first Manifesta 16 Ruhr Area expectation workshop took place this year, and efforts are underway for the 2026 edition in Germany. Meanwhile, the Centre for Narrative Practice, established during Manifesta 14 Prishtina, continues to bring a diverse artistic programme to the people of Kosovo. Lastly, after months of hard work, were thrilled to launch our brand-new website for the International Foundation Manifesta, showcasing archival images, videos and more. Experience a fresh look and discover everything you need to know about Manifesta and its 30 years of history. The distinctive strength of Manifesta is to approach certain global critical issues from the viewpoint of a European Host City or Region ... More
Marco Costantini is appointed as the new director of mudac
LAUSANNE.- Following the vacancy at the helm of mudac museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts on 1 July 2023, Marco Costantini, then acting director of the institution, agreed to take over as interim director. He has now been appointed director with effect 1 January 2024. Following the announcement of Chantal ProdHoms retirement, a recruitment process was launched in the spring of 2022. Costantini was interviewed and his application met with a positive response from the recruitment committee. His creative and scientific profile, and the ideal balance between his roots and his interests in both the local and international scenes, made a strong impression. At the end of October 2023, at the request of Patrick Gyger, Managing Director of Plateforme 10 and hiring authority for the museums in Lausannes arts ... More
Alexei Ratmansky infuses 'Coppelia' with new life
MILAN.- Coppelia is the last, exuberant gasp of 19th-century ballet Romanticism, that moment when the idea of the ballerina as a weightless, ethereal being, poised on the tips of her toes, became central to classical dance. But the heroine of Coppelia isnt anything like the unattainable sylph of La Sylphide or the vaporous Wili of Giselle. She isnt a victim, she doesnt die. Instead she is a cheerful, sensible village girl who teaches her fiancé the inadequacy of fantasy and the virtues of the real. In Alexei Ratmanskys new Coppelia, for the La Scala Ballet, the heroine, Swanhilda (Nicoletta Manni), is the driving force of the story, much more clearly than in other productions. She doesnt pout at her fiancé Franzs infatuation with the beautiful Coppelia, the enigmatic figure who turns out to be a mechanical doll, created by the eccentric, ... More
'Appropriate' review: When daddy dies, a disturbing inheritance
AMSTERDAM.- Think of the worst person you know: the kind who blabs peoples secrets, mocks their diction, dismisses their pain while making festivals of her own. Throw in a tendency toward casual antisemitic slurs, for which she thinks she has a free pass, and a Whats the big deal? approach to racism. Now add a deep wound and a wicked tongue and youre almost partway to Antoinette Lafayette, the monster played by Sarah Paulson in the blistering revival of Appropriate that opened on Broadway on Monday. Recalling yet somehow outstripping the thrilling vileness of theatrical viragos like Martha in Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Violet in August: Osage County, she is the burned-out core of a nuclear family reactor, taking no prisoners and taking no blame. But even in Paulsons eye-opening, sinus-clearing performance, ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, the founder of ArtDaily Ignacio Villarreal Junco was born December 20, 1941. December 20, 1941. Ignacio Villarreal Junco (December 20, 1941 - July 26, 2019) Journalist, graphic designer and publicist between the 1960s and 2010s, creator of concepts, images, slogans, logos, campaigns and founder of ArtDaily.com was born. In this image taken on December 20, 1996, ArtDaily employees present Ignacio with a birthday cake.
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