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Mandarin Orange, Dried Persimmons, Smelts and Different Nuts; Food Used for the Celebration of the New Year. Color woodblock print with mica highlights: kokonotsugiriban surimono, 5½ x 7⅜ in. (14 x 18.7 cm); ca. 1810. Signed: Shinsai sha.
NEW YORK, NY.- The 2022 edition of Asia Week New York returns with its trademark whirlwind schedule of captivating gallery exhibitions, auction sales and museum shows, which runs from March 16th through March 25th. Spread out across the city, 22 international galleries will open their doors to the public, with 4 others exhibiting online, while Bonhams, Christies, Doyle, Heritage Auctions, iGavel, and Sothebys will hold 14 in-person auctions with 6 online sales starting March 21st through March 25th. Asia Week New York is extremely delighted to welcome back collectors, curators and Asian art enthusiasts with an exciting calendar of in-person activities at the galleries and auction houses, said chairman Dessa Goddard. Our participants look forward to presenting an abundance of alluring Asian art treasures that theyll unveil to the public for the first time. For the past 13 years, Asia Week New York has a ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Joan B Mirviss LTD presents "Kondō Takahiro: Making Waves" for Asia Week New York at 39 East 78th Street (Madison Ave), 4th floor, New York. Shown alongside Kondō's daring sculptures are ink paintings by artist Bingyi titled, "Land of Immortals."
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| Suspect in New York MoMA stabbing is arrested in Philadelphia | | Pritzker Prize goes to architect from West Africa | | Roman imperial women heads and French manuscript join Getty Museum collection | 
Police officers on the scene of a double stabbing at the Museum of Modern Art in midtown Manhattan on Saturday, March 12, 2022. C.S. Muncy/The New York Times.
Mike Ives, Troy Closson and Ashley Wong
NEW YORK, NY.- A suspect in the stabbing of two employees at the Museum of Modern Art in New York over the weekend was arrested early Tuesday in Philadelphia, the New York Police Department said. The man, Gary Cabana, 60, was identified by the department as the suspect who jumped over a reception desk at the building and stabbed two workers Saturday afternoon. Cabana had been denied entry to the museum after his membership was revoked days earlier. When he was not allowed inside over the weekend, police said, he became upset and attacked the two employees a 24-year-old woman stabbed in the back and neck and a 24-year-old man stabbed in the left collarbone who were both expected to survive the attack. Cabana was taken into custody after he was found sleeping on a park bench at a Greyhound ... More | | 
In an undated photo provided by Tim Tiebot shows Francis Kéré. Using indigenous materials and local symbols, Kéré makes buildings that serve the community he came from. Francis Kéré via The New York Times.
by Robin Pogrebin
NEW YORK, NY.- Growing up in a poor village in Burkina Faso, Francis Kéré did not play soccer with the other boys. He helped fix houses. After winning a scholarship to a vocational school for carpentry in Germany and attending architecture school at the Technical University of Berlin, Kéré did not rush to join a prestigious firm. As an architecture student, he had raised the money to build an elementary school in his hometown, Gando, with construction help from local residents, drawing blueprints for them in the sand. And even after earning international acclaim at exhibitions such as the Serpentine Pavilion in London and the Venice Biennale, Kéré has continually directed his attention toward home. It is this devotion to lifting up the community he came from that has helped Kéré, 56, ... More | | 
Head of a Young Woman (Small Herculaneum Woman type),25 BCAD 25, Marble, 23 cm (9 1/16 in.), Getty Museum, VL.2021.6.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum adds two exceptional marble heads of young Roman women and a mid-15th century French illuminated manuscript highlighting Western European medieval views about civilizations around the world to the collection. The two heads of young women are outstanding examples of Roman portraits from the Imperial period. Both heads are well-preserved and will meaningfully enhance the Getty Villas displays of Roman sculpture, says Timothy Potts, Maria Hummer-Tuttle and Robert Tuttle director of J. Paul Getty Museum. The French manuscript brings to our collection a rare example of how people in medieval Europe viewed the world. The earliest of the two marble portraits, made between 25 BC and AD 25, depicts a young woman with symmetrical features and a melon coiffure hairstyle. It is among the finest preserved examples of a type of idealized head known as the Small Herculaneum Woman that originated ... More |
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| Joan B Mirviss LTD opens an exhibition of works by artist Kondō Takahiro | | Legendary Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson's main arsenal of iconic guitars and archive head to Julien's Auctions | | Lute music anthologies at risk of leaving UK | 
Joan B Mirviss has represented Kondō Takahiro for over twenty years.
NEW YORK, NY.- After six years of planning, acclaimed contemporary artist Kondō Takahiro presents his latest solo exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD this spring for Asia Week New York. These thirty new sculptures in swirling whirlpools of black, gray, and white marbleized porcelain glisten with 'silver mist' that resembles morning dew. His signature gintekisai (silver mist) overglaze technique finds new expression here as he plays with scale in striking geometric forms that catch light from daring angles. In a departure from his earlier "Wave" artworks, Kondō incorporates a whiter clay into his marbleization (nerikomi) technique. Its combination with the darker clay that seemingly flows down the surfaces creates an ink-on-paper effect, transforming his sculptures into what he calls "porcelain ink paintings". From major zig-zagging rhomboidal monoliths to glass capped vessels to wondrous teabowls, the incomparable ... More | | 
A 1970 Gibson Les Paul electric guitar acquired by Alex Lifeson on Rushs inaugural tour in 1974 and played extensively by Lifeson on all Rush albums and tours from Fly By Night to Hemispheres.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Juliens Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house to the stars, will honor one of the most influential music icons and guitar heroes of the progressive rock metal genre with Property from the Archives of Alex Lifeson, a centerpiece of their premiere music auction event, Music Icons, taking place Friday, May 20th, Saturday, May 21st, with the Rush legends auction as the grand finale on Sunday, May 22nd, 2022 live at Hard Rock Cafe in New York and online at juliensauctions.com. More than 100 lots featuring signature guitars, instruments, wardrobe, gear and memorabilia owned and used by Alex Lifeson, the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist and co-founder of Rush, one of the best-selling progressive rock groups of all time, who have sold ... More | | 
Worth over £200,000, the manuscript is described as one of the most extensive and important sources of lute music of the early 17th century.
LONDON.- An early 17th century manuscript of Italian and French lute music is at risk of leaving the country unless a UK buyer can be found. Worth over £200,000, the manuscript is described as one of the most extensive and important sources of lute music of the early 17th century, containing 89 unidentified pieces that had never been seen before. Instrumental music was hugely popular during the period with many in the middle class keen to enjoy musical performances. Creating anthologies was a valuable way to preserve and share music by composers who didnt have enough pieces to publish volumes of their own. The rich and cosmopolitan anthology will contribute to peoples understanding of how cultures flourished across national boundaries, despite the hardships and restrictions of the Thirty Years War. Arts Minister Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay said: Lute music ... More |
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| Artist Atong Atem awarded inaugural La Prairie Art Award | | New edition of VOLTA Art Fair in Basel | | University Archives announces Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs & Books auction | 
Atong Atem, A yellow dress, a bouquet 2022, Art Gallery of New South Wales, La Prairie Art Award 2022 © Atong Atem 2022
SYDNEY.- Melbourne-based artist Atong Atem is the first recipient of the La Prairie Art Award, an acquisitive award championing the work of Australian women artists presented by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, and La Prairie. A new partnership between the Art Gallery and Swiss luxury skincare house La Prairie, the prestigious award supports Australian women artists through the development or expansion of a new body of work. The La Prairie Art Award aims to support and nurture the recipient's practice and increase their international profile. Each work will be acquired by the Art Gallery for its collection. Atong Atem was selected as the inaugural recipient of the award by the Art Gallery of NSW and La Prairies global board of directors. Atem was awarded for her originality and ambitiously crafted and vibrant photographic portraits that celebrate their subjects. The La Prairie Art Award a ... More | | 
In keeping with the fairs foundation "Discover. Connect. Collect.", VOLTA Art Fair will emphasize the art markets diversity with a focus on the most recent developments, both nationally and internationally.
BASEL.- VOLTA Basel, the international and established satellite fair coinciding with Art Basel, returns to the Swiss art capital in June under the leadership of VOLTA Director Kamiar Maleki. From June 13 to 19, collectors and visitors are invited to discover VOLTA Art Fair. VOLTA Basel is the second VOLTA fair edition to take place in 2022: VOLTA returns to New York from May 18 to 22, 2022 at 548 West 22nd Street, the former Dia Building and Hauser & Wirth gallery space. In keeping with the fairs foundation "Discover. Connect. Collect.", VOLTA Art Fair will emphasize the art markets diversity with a focus on the most recent developments, both nationally and internationally. Fair director Kamiar Maleki, who was appointed director at the end of 2019, aims to develop the VOLTA Art Fair into the foremost platform for international art trends alongside Art Basel. The ... More | | 
Albert Einstein manuscript in German from around 1942, paired with a vintage Lotte Jacobi photograph of the physicist wearing his beloved bomber jacket (est. $27,500-$30,000).
WILTON, CONN.- A 197-page book manuscript written entirely in the hand of Israeli military commander and statesman Moshe Dayan, two items pertaining to Albert Einstein (a photograph and a manuscript), an autograph letter signed by Robert E. Lee and a document boldly signed by John Adams in 1801 are just a few of the expected highlights in University Archives online-only auction planned for Wednesday, March 30th, starting promptly at 10:30 am Eastern time. Presidential, Science, Technology, Aviation, Space, Sports, and World Leaders are among our leading categories, though novice and veteran collectors alike are certain to appreciate the outstanding cross-section of Early American, Civil War, Literature, Art, Music, Entertainment, Business, and Civil Rights material, said John Reznikoff, the president and owner of University ... More |
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| The Grolier Club exhibits photographs from the Collection of Dr. Roger Härtl | | Wanrooij Gallery in Amsterdam presents 'The Shadow of the Master' | | Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and Feyenoord unveil art from supporters' memories | 
Vittorio Sella, Summit of Mount Jannu at Sunset, Nepal, 1899. Gelatin silver print. Collection of Dr. Roger Härtl, courtesy of The Grolier Club.
NEW YORK, NY.- In the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century, two explorersmountaineer and photographer Vittorio Sella and desert denizen and author Wilfred Thesigermatched unparalleled energy in geographic exploration with mastery in photography and writing, creating remarkable documents of some of the worlds most extreme terrain. Examining their work side by side, for the first time, this exhibition tells the story of two men working at a pivotal historical moment, when true geographic exploration was coming to an end and photography as a discipline was beginning to take shape. Vittorio Sella (18591943), born in northern Italy, was the leading large-format, mountaineering photographer at the turn of the twentieth century, renowned for his spectacular high-altitude photographs of glaciers, peaks and valleys. Sir Wilfred ... More | | 
Julius Rooymans, Het Brieflezende meisje.
AMSTERDAM.- Wanrooij Gallery in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, presents a solo exhibition of the Dutch photographer Julius Rooymans from 10 March until 14 May 2022. The gallery shows with The Shadow of the Master a new series of monumental artworks and portraits. Paintings of Rembrandt, Vermeer and Jan Steen come alive. The layered images, full of scenes and symbolism, reflect the Golden Age in an extra large format. Artist Julius Rooymans is a passionate storyteller with a fascination for history and large projects. In 2019 he realized the project Nightwatch360 - The Other Side of Art, a photographic reconstruction with lookalikes and a fictitious backside of the iconic painting by Rembrandt, that is exhibited in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. In the new art project The Shadow of the Master, the works of world-famous Dutch master painters come together and the dark sides of artistry are highlighted such as love, self-irony, poverty, sadness an ... More | | 
Feyenoord doelman Justin Bijlow met Versatile Forever jack in Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, Photo: Willem de Kam.
ROTTERDAM.- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Feyenoord Football Club and Rotterdam designer Inez Naomi (Versatile Forever) have worked together on a work of art that was unveiled today by Feyenoord keeper Justin Bijlow, in a new Making Memories video of Feyenoord. The video is available online, and can be seen from Tuesday 15th of March - fans who want to admire the jacket can buy a ticket via the museum website. Just as a museum collection is a reflection of society cherished in both centuries-old art and everyday items, collectibles can also contribute valuable memories. The Versatile Forever fashion label makes unique items using football memorabilia. This fine amalgamation of art and sport in society has brought forth an exceptional jacket, made from fabrics such as scarves and pennants supplied by supporters and the club. Two Rotterdam ... More |
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A Rare Piece of Chinese History: the âDragonâ Dive Bowl from the Friedman Collection
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 Paul Holberton Publishing releases 'Hockney's Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction'LONDON.- David Hockney is one of the best known and most widely admired living painters. This vibrant book accompanies a major exhibition at the The Fitzwilliam Museum and the Heong Gallery in Cambridge, as well as the Teylers Museum in Haarlem, that explores Hockney's obsession with how we see the world, and how our world of time and space can be captured on the surface of a flat picture. In addition to presenting his latest self portrait a world first it is the first show to embed his art in a historic collection. Throughout his long career, David Hockney has insistently explored diverse ways of depicting the visible world. He has scrutinised the methods of the old masters, and explored radical departures from their cherished assumptions. The exhibition and accompanying book are the first to focus on this central theme in his art. Western ... More  Ancient Roman gold coin commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar to be auctionedLONDON.- One of the most important gold coins from the ancient world, which is thought to have been worn by one of the murderers of Julius Caesar, will be auctioned in May 2022, by the leading ancient coin firm, Numismatica Ars Classica. The Eid Mar coin was minted by Caesars betrayer, Marcus Junius Brutus, to celebrate the assassination of Caesar on the 15th March (the Ides of March), 44 BC; an event widely recognised as one of the great moments in Western European history. The rare Eid Mar aureus has been on display at the British Museum for the last decade, on long-term loan from a private collector, and is the only one of its type with exceptional provenance, dating from before WWII. The coin was first brought to the Museum in 1932 by the expert numismatist, Oscar Ravel. A plaster cast of the coin, which was made during ... More  Exhibition focuses on a selection of contemporary artists working in photography todayNEW YORK, NY.- LAUNCH F18 is presenting a new group exhibition focusing on a selection of contemporary artists working in photography today. Relentless Melt opened on Saturday, March 5, 2022 and remains on view through March 26, 2022. This exhibition is also being accompanied by a special online viewing room. Relentless Melt includes works by Aneta Bartos, Sasha Phyars-Burgess, Barbara Ess, Tommy Kha, Yamamoto Masao, Armando Nin, Sarah Palmer, Ben Renert, Frankie Rice, Hannah La Follette Ryan, Gus Van Sant , Akilah Townsend and John Waters. Since its invention in the 1800s, to the common accessibility in the 1900s, followed by its undeniable explosion in the early 2000s, photography is truly unlike any other form of art. It has the unique ability to straddle the line between documentation and what one might consider traditional ... More  Detroit Institute of Arts acquires major video work by renowned conceptual artist Rashid JohnsonDETROIT, MICH.- The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) today announced it has acquired an extraordinary video work by preeminent conceptual artist Rashid Johnson. The work, Samuel in Space (2013), explores the Black male body as a site of reflection on histories past and progression towards rejuvenation and new meaning in the future. Samuel in Space depicts a Black male dancer moving (or tumbling) through the high desert at sunrise, seemingly laying claim to and reveling in the landscape. Filmed in Marfa, Texas, the work continues a trajectory that began with The New Black Yoga, a dance-like movement piece originally inspired by Johnsons attempt to learn yoga while in Berlin, where his inability to understand German thwarted both his physical and intellectual mastery of the poses. We are thrilled to have purchased this profound video ... More  With anthems and flags, the Met Opera plays for UkraineNEW YORK, NY.- Vladyslav Buialskyi stood center stage at the Metropolitan Opera, his hand on his heart, and sang the national anthem of his country, Ukraine. That was Feb. 28, when the house reopened after a month off from performing and the Russian invasion of Ukraine was just a few days old. The companys chorus and orchestra joined Buialskyi, a member of the Mets young artists program, in a message of solidarity with him and his suffering people. Exactly two weeks later, on Monday, Buialskyi, a 24-year-old bass-baritone from the besieged port city of Berdyansk, Ukraine, stood center stage once more, his hand again on his heart, and sang the anthem with the orchestra and chorus. This time it wasnt a prelude to Giuseppe Verdis Don Carlos, but the start of A Concert for Ukraine, an event hastily organized by the Met to benefit ... More  Thinking of going to Southeast Asia? Here is what to expect.NEW YORK, NY.- Their flights were more expensive and took longer, their favorite restaurant was shuttered, and they had to take coronavirus tests on the first and fifth days of their trip. But the biggest hassle for Brian Lamberty and Paola Laird, retirees from London, in their long-awaited return to Phuket Island in Thailand was the paperwork. Before their February trip, Laird spent nearly three hours uploading all the documents vaccination records, hotel reservations, and proof of health insurance among them needed for the Thailand Pass, an entry requirement instituted for international travelers during the pandemic. For many people who are not computer literate, its going to be a problem, Laird said. After a long and painful hiatus, and despite rising cases of coronavirus in some Southeast Asian countries and lingering U.S. government ... More  A near-mint copy of 'Captain America Comics' No. 1 storms hstoric comics auction this AprilDALLAS, TX.- The first issue of Captain America Comics, which introduced super soldier Steve Rogers, his sidekick Bucky and their Nazi nemesis Red Skull, sold nearly 1 million copies upon its publication at the beginning of 1941. But few copies Captain America Comics No. 1 are in better condition today than the one that serves as a centerpiece offering in Heritage Auctions superpowered April 7-10 Comics & Comic Art Signature® Auction. The copy of Caps debut featured in the April auction hails from the historic San Francisco Pedigree Collection and bears a grade of Near Mint 9.4 from Certified Guaranty Company. Its the finest copy Heritage Auctions has offered in two decades. Yet that platinum piece from comicdoms Golden Age isnt the lone Cap capstone available in this auction. For the first time at auction, here, too, is the entirety ... More  Four super-historic DC Comics prototypes, including a 1939 'Superman Comics,' soar to Heritage Auctions in AprilDALLAS, TX.- Thirty-seven years ago Gary Colabuono saw his first ashcan. And I did not know what they were, he says now, decades after he began collecting, preserving and promoting these cheaply made, stapled-together black-and-white mock-ups made to secure a comic book titles trademark and meant to be tossed into the trash. In time, Colabuono became the expert on these lost rarities from the earliest days of the comic-book industry. Now, four of his ashcans including one of two surviving Superman Comics ashcans from 1939 head to market for the first time during Heritage Auctions history-making April 7-10 Comics & Comic Art Signature® Auction. Gary has been a close friend of mine for nearly 30 ... More |
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Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son 
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Jules Tavernier and the Elem Pomo
Flashback On a day like today, Romanian-French artist Constantin Brâncuși died March 16, 1957. Constantin Brâncuși (February 19, 1876 - March 16, 1957) was a Romanian sculptor, painter and photographer who made his career in France. Considered a pioneer of modernism, one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th-century, Brâncuși is called the patriarch of modern sculpture. In this image: The 1911 gilded bronze sculpture "Prometheus" by Constantin Brancusi is displayed during a preview of "Brancusi Serra" at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
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