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Curator and organizer Larry Schiller of American Visionary: John F. Kennedy's Life and Times exhibition gives a guided tour at the Smithsonian American Art Museum & National Portrait Gallery on May 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. Larry French/Getty Images for WS Productions/AFP.
WASHINGTON, DC.- A new exhibition commemorating President John F. Kennedy?s life and work will be on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum?s main building from May 3 through Sept. 17. ?American Visionary: John F. Kennedy?s Life and Times? brings together 77 images culled from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, Getty Images, private collections and the Kennedy family archives that capture the dramatic scope of Kennedy?s life. The exhibition is one of the most exhaustively researched collections of Kennedy photos ever assembled. ?American Visionary? is based on the forthcoming book JFK: A Vision for America. The museum?s presentation of ?American Visionary? is the première event in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum?s yearlong, nationwide celebration that commemorates Kennedy?s centennial year. The exhibition opens in time for what would have been Ken ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Rome mayor Virginia Raggi looks on during a visit to the Mausoleum of Augustus, the biggest mausoleum ever built by the ancient Romans, in central Rome on May 2, 2017, within a press access within the second phase of its archaeological restoration. The Mausoleum of Augustus, built by the Roman Emperor Augustus in 28 BC on the Campus Martius in Rome, became the last resting place of the eponymous emperor, as well as his successors Nero and Tiberius. ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP
| Lisson Gallery opens exhibition of new paintings on paper by Carmen Herrera | | Liverpool's World Museum opens the doors of its new Ancient Egypt gallery | | Kelvingrove Museum begins preparations for Charles Rennie Mackintosh exhibition in 2018 | 
Carmen Herrera, Untitled, 2015. Acrylic and pencil on paper, 36 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches, 92.7 x 62.2 cm © Carmen Herrera; Courtesy Lisson Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY.- Lisson Gallery presents new paintings on paper by Carmen Herrera as the second exhibition in the newest location at 138 Tenth Avenue in New York. The exhibition features eleven works, all painted within the past six years. Drawing lies at the core of Herreras practice, wherein she uses arithmetic guidelines and careful calculations on tracing paper to create a meticulous framework. Expressed through basic geometric shapes, Herrera seeks to create a balanced relationship between compositional variables. Realized in a striking opposition of symmetrical or asymmetrical form, these preparatory structures are then translated on to larger paper and the chosen colors applied within the determined planes. In recent works, Herrera continues to introduce novel juxtapositions of forms and line, while further exploring the role of color in her work. Over the past ... More | | 
Coffin lid of Padiamun. 664 BC - 525 BC (Dynasty 26). © Courtesy of National Museums Liverpool. Two coffins on display for first time since 1941.
LIVERPOOL.- Liverpools World Museum opened the doors of its new Ancient Egypt: A journey through time gallery, revealing one of the UKs most significant collections of ancient Egyptian and Nubian antiquities. The gallery has trebled in size to create the biggest ever display area for its ancient Egypt collection. At 1,000 square metres, it is the UKs largest ancient Egypt gallery outside of the British Museum. The new, enhanced gallery sees around 1,000 key objects displayed including many items that have never been on public display before such as a recently identified statue part of Nefertiti and two mummy masks, including one with a magnificent representation of the vulture goddess Nekhbet, her wings outstretched and patterned. Also new on display are Djed-hors Book of the Dead and a brightly painted coffin belonging to a man named Haty from 8th century BC ... More | | 
Stephanie De Roemer assessing The May Queen.
GLASGOW.- Glasgow Museums will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Glasgow born architect, designer and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh with an extensive programme of events throughout 2018. One highlight will be a significant temporary exhibition, hosted at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. It will showcase works by and relating to Mackintosh and his Glasgow Style contemporaries, many of which come from Glasgow Museums internationally important collection and will be on display for the first time in a generation, with others making their debut public appearance. While the exhibition will span the lifetime of Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928), it will feature work by many of his contemporaries including some works by The Four: Charles Rennie Mackintosh, his future wife Margaret Macdonald, her younger sister Frances Macdonald and her future husband James Herbert McNair. Conservator with Glasgow Museums Step ... More |
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| National Portrait Gallery acquires new portrait of Ed Sheeran | | Hauser & Wirth presents the US debut of four new bodies of work by Roni Horn | | El Museo del Barrio announces the appointment of Patrick Charpenel as Executive Director | 
Ed Sheeran by Colin Davidson, 2016 © Colin Davidson.
LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery has acquired a new portrait of Ed Sheeran, it was announced today, Tuesday 2 May 2017. Painted by the Belfast-based artist Colin Davidson, renowned for his larger-than-life canvases, it is the first painted portrait of Sheeran since the start of his professional career. It goes on display from Wednesday 3 May. The four-foot square portrait, in oil on linen, is the result of an encounter, in which a sitting was proposed, between the artist and the singers father, John, an art historian and curator. Sheeran readily agreed and sat for Davidson at his home in Suffolk in August 2015. The final portrait is based on one sitting during which Davidson made twenty drawings from life and took reference photographs. Davidson studied Sheeran intently for up to three hours which apparently Sheeran found fascinating, as the whole process contrasted to his fast-paced lifestyle. Colin ... More | | 
Roni Horn, The Selected Gifts, (1974 2015), 2015 2016. Ink jet prints on Hahnemuehle paper, 67 parts, 13 x 13 in (18 images); 13 x 14 in (3 images); 13 x 16 in (31images); 13 x 18 in (9 images); 13 x 19 in (6 images). Photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich.
NEW YORK, NY.- Hauser & Wirth is presenting the US debut of four new bodies of work by acclaimed American artist Roni Horn. The exhibition features the photographic opus The Selected Gifts, (1974 2015), a collection of 67 photographs documenting the history of gifts the artist received over a period of 41 years. Also on view are two new bodies of works on paper, The Dogs Chorus (2016) shown here for the first time and Th Rose Prblm (2015), as well as the new glass sculptures Water Double, v. 1 and Water Double, v. 3 (both 2013 2015). Although materially divergent, these works all derive from longstanding questions and themes that have propelled Horns practice and her ongoing poetic study of the protean nature ... More | | 
Patrick Charpenel.
NEW YORK, NY.- El Museo del Barrio announces the appointment of its new Executive Director, Patrick Charpenel. Charpenel brings an extensive range of curatorial experiences, with a track record of advancing international education in and reception of Latin American art and culture. He has produced exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, San Antonio, Miami, and Mexico that explore the complexities and cultural forms of Hispanic and Latino artistic expression. Having led the development of publications with American and Latin American distribution, and having spoken at countless academic roundtable discussions on art and culture, Charpenel is a contributor to and influencer in the discourse surrounding the development of a nuanced understanding of contemporary Latin America. As Executive Director of El Museo, Charpenel will be responsible for amplifying the museum's local, national, and international stature in the art world; ... More |
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| 1.5 million euro painting 'forgotten' in Paris taxi is returned | | Doyle's May 10 auction features a group of works by Middle Eastern artists | | Phillips announces highlights from the 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale in Hong Kong | 
Lucio Fontana photographed by Lothar Wolleh. Photo: Wikipedia.org.
PARIS (AFP).- A painting worth 1.5 million euros ($1.64 million) that a Paris art dealer left in a taxi's boot has been handed over by the cab's driver, the police said Tuesday. The dealer, who was not identified by the police, had filed a complaint for theft after he "forgot" about the work after hailing the cab to meet a collector last Thursday. Unable to locate the taxi, he filed his complaint Saturday. "The taxi has been found, he brought back the painting," a police source said. The artwork is by Argentina-born Italian sculptor and painter Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), entitled "Concetto spaziale" (Spatial concept), with an estimated value of 1.5 million euros, police said. The work is one of a series of abstracts Fontana made featuring the piercing of the canvas to create an actual dimension of space and using light. He became known for founding the spacialist movement, according ... More | | 
Ibrahim Hussein (Malaysian, 1936-2009), Firebird, 1967 (detail), Signed Ibrahim Hussein and dated '67, inscribed as titled on the stretcher, 59 5/8 x 60 inches. Estimate: $40,000-60,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- In its auction of Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, May 10 at 2pm, Doyle continues to examine the global impact of American and European Modernism with the inclusion in this sale of many notable Modern painters from the Middle East. What is most fascinating about these artists is their ability to draw influence from the revolutionary 20th century movements from the west, yet still retain influences of their own land. This reinterpretation of western Modernism through the eyes of gifted artists from locations like Egypt, Iran and Lebanon offer new perspectives on painting as Modern Art expands across the globe. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Adham Wanly (1908-1959) studied with Italian painter Ottorino Bicchi (1878-1949), who had studied at the Academy in ... More | | 
Shiro Kuramata (1934 - 1991), Miss Blanche chair_, designed in 1988. Estimate: HKD 2,200,000 - 3,200,000. Image courtesy of Phillips.
HONG KONG.- Phillips announced highlights from the 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale, which is led by some of the biggest names in international modern and contemporary art, including Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha, Anselm Kiefer, Danh Vo and Peter Doig. These are presented alongside highly sought-after Asian artists of the contemporary age including Yoshitomo Nara, Zhang Enli, Christine Ay Tjoe, and Zeng Fanzhi. The selected group of important design works includes examples by Ron Arad, Finn Juhl and Shiro Kuramata. Comprising 60 lots, the sale is expected to realise in excess of 100 million HKD. Taking place on 28 May, the Evening Sale will be preceded by Warhol in China, a standalone auction of over 200 photographs, taken by Andy Warhol during his pivotal trip to Hong Kong and Beijing in 1982. ... More |
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| Dan Byers appointed new Director of Carpenter Center | | A record-setting sale of Korean works of art rings up $366,366 at Lark Mason Associates on iGavel Auctions | | Henry Moore prints launch new Sworders sales programme as artist's studio celebrate his work nearby | 
Previously Byers served as the Mannion Family Senior Curator at The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston since 2015.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.- Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University announced the appointment of Dan Byers as the John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Director, beginning June 1. Byers will create a long-range vision for CCVA and oversee exhibitions and programs, developing a platform that brings together artists, exhibitions, students, and communities at Harvard and beyond. Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts is housed alongside the Visual and Environmental Studies Department and Harvard Film Archive in the only Le Corbusier structure designed and built in North America. Dan Byers has a wealth of curatorial expertise, and he is arriving when ambitions for the arts at Harvard are stronger than ever. I look forward to supporting his efforts to make the Carpenter Center buzz and spark, said Robin Kelsey, Dean of Arts and Humanities, Harvard University. ... More | | 
A pair of Large 20th century Korean Dongja, circa 1950.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TX.- Exceeding all expectations, the sale of Korean Works of Art at Lark Mason Associates on the iGavel Auctions platform closed on April 26th with a sale total of $366,366 including buyers premium. Fifty lots of ceramics, paintings, furniture and metalwork, most of which emanated from a local Central Texas collector, whose eye for quality and rarity were evident in the strong and, in some instances, extended bidding from Asia, Europe, and the United States. The auction saw fierce competition from dealers and collectors, alike. " iGavel's online platform met the needs perfectly for all of the international bidders, and many of the items purchased will be returning to Korea," says Lark Mason. "More than half of the items in the sale went into extended bidding, with the final prices rocketing past the estimates." The biggest surprise of all came on the last day of this exciting sale. The final lot, a ... More | | 
Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986), Mother with Child on Lap. Lithograph printed in colours, 1982, signed in pencil, a proof aside from the edition of 50, on wove paper, with full margins, image 35 x 25.3cm, unframed. Est.£600-800.
STANSTED.- Sworders inaugural dedicated prints sale on May 24 will offer three works by Henry Moore to coincide with the 40th anniversary of nearby Henry Moore Studio and Gardens in Perry Green. Becoming Henry Moore is the 40th anniversary exhibition at the Studio and Gardens until October 22 and follows the artists creative trajectory from 1914 to 1930, presaging the period when he became Britains foremost modern sculptor. Moore (1898-1986) is also acknowledged as one of the leading British printmakers of the period and the three prints at Sworders come from his last years, reflecting the ultimate expression of his sitting and reclining sculptural figures. From 1974 comes Four Reclining Figures, a colour printed lithograph proof aside from the limited edition of 200, of which there is ... More |
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 A revolutionary new art tech marketplace for investors and ownersLONDON.- Art investors, collectors and owners will be able to trade shares in fine art for the first time on a unique online marketplace that will shake up the $56billion industry. Maecenas is a new platform that will match art owners with investors, creating a fair and open market, reducing costs and bringing transparency to a traditionally opaque world. It will allow any investor to have a fractional share of a masterpiece. Its creators are using blockchain technology to create an open exchange where works of art valued at more than $1m can be traded in real time as liquid financial units. Investors will be charged a fee of just 2% per transaction while owners pay 6% of the listed amount for their piece of art this compares with auction house fees of up to 30%. Its founders believe the fine art market has been largely unchanged for more than 300 years and is ripe ... More Slow photographs worthy of deeper consideration on view at Baxter St at the Camera Club of New YorkNEW YORK, NY.- Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York presents Deep Shade, an exhibition of photographs by 2016 Workspace Resident Lisa Fairstein. For the series Deep Shade, Lisa Fairstein finds influence in the visual shorthand of web-based photos. Drawn to images made for online consumption, she seeks out isolated poetic fragments worthy of deeper consideration. A mysterious yellow liquid that forms a stark contour on the dark ground, or awkwardly framed limbs gesturing ambiguously - her aim is to heighten the charged and consequential elements of these fractured moments. Fairsteins creative process involves sourcing and re-staging these instances, often using printed backgrounds, props and hired models. Her approach gives her photographs an uncanny sense of construction, an element that makes visible the tension between consumption and critique. ... More Heritage Auctions adds fine watch expert Jonathan Burford to Beverly Hills officeBEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Heritage Auctions, the largest auction house founded in the United States, has hired Jonathan Burford as Timepiece Consignment Director for the Beverly Hills office. Jonathan has worked in the fine watch and vintage timepiece industry for the majority of his professional career. His luxury lifestyle brand experience includes not just timepieces but also racing and publishing across the UK, said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage Auctions. His experience and professional relationships will help Heritage continue to expand our timepiece department. Most recently, Burford lived in London while working for Privatus, a private sales and advisory company focused on rare collectables as Head of Watches and Fine Timepieces. He was an advisor and consultant for a client base of private banks, family offices and other high net worth individuals. He has ... More Monterey Museum of Art appoints Stuart A. Chase Executive DirectorMONTEREY, CA.- The Monterey Museum of Art announced the appointment of Mr. Stuart A. Chase as its Executive Director. Chase officially assumed the role on April 24, 2017. "Stuart is a proven leader with more than thirty years of museum experience," said MMA Board President Ronda Eubanks. Most recently serving as President & CEO of HistoryMiami Museum, Stuarts executive leadership and vision for the future are a perfect fit for the Monterey Museum of Art. We are confident the Monterey Peninsula community will join us in welcoming Stuart. As President & CEO of HistoryMiami Museum, Mr. Chase led development of programs and exhibitions for expanded facilities to serve the public, including 135% growth of additional museum space. As Executive Director of the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, MA, he focused on community partnerships by engaging area ... More Royal Ontario Museum announces record-breaking 1.35 million visitors annual attendanceTORONTO.- The Royal Ontario Museum announced today that a record 1.35 million people visited the Museum in the last fiscal year, ending March 31, 2017. This is a historic high mark for the ROM, which ranks #1 in attendance among the countrys cultural institutions, and is among the top 50 museums worldwide[1]. "These are the highest attendance figures in the Museum's history and represent a 23% increase in visitors over last year," said Josh Basseches, ROM Director & CEO. "Our record-breaking attendance clearly reflects the publics enthusiasm for our exhibitions, programs, and collections. It also underscores the Museums vital role as a place of discovery and learning. With an exciting ROM-original exhibition program in place for 2017, including our popular Out of the Depths: The Blue Whale Story, we are on our way to another robust year." Among the Museum's ... More John McInerney to take helm of Penn's Sachs Program for Arts InnovationPHILADELPHIA, PA.- John McInerney, vice president of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, has been named the inaugural executive director of the University of Pennsylvanias Sachs Program for Arts Innovation. The announcement was made today by Penn Provost Vincent Price and Anita Allen, vice provost for faculty. In his 13 years at the Cultural Alliance, the research and advocacy organization representing more than 450 cultural nonprofit groups in Greater Philadelphia, McInerney has worked closely with arts organizations in every discipline, as well as with Penn, the City of Philadelphia and arts alliances across the country. He launched and runs the successful Phillyfunguide events calendar and Funsavers, one of the largest nonprofit ticket discount programs in the United States, generating annual revenues of as much as $1 million for the 250 participating ... More Lynch talks retiring, fishing and anything but 'Twin Peaks'LOS ANGELES (AFP).- David Lynch is reclining in his seat, a puckish grin playing occasionally on an otherwise inscrutable face as he offers parables about fishing and geese, like Jesus with a quiff. The 71-year-old directing legend appears to have just announced his retirement from making movies, although it's hard to tell, as his intended meaning is often misplaced in the lumpy word salad of his discourse. Lynch, regarded as one of the greatest American filmmakers of his generation, is on the promotion circuit for his latest project, Showtime's hotly-anticipated sequel to the iconic early 1990s ABC show "Twin Peaks," due to air from May 21. He has spent recent years directing music videos and shorts and dabbling in comedy acting, but hasn't made a motion picture since surreal thriller "Inland Empire," which made an underwhelming $4 million worldwide 11 ... More Historic Beaver Valley property purchased for conservationCHADDS FORD, PA.- The Conservation Fund, in partnership with Mt. Cuba Center and the Brandywine Conservancy, announced today its purchase of the historic Beaver Valley property in Concord Township, Pennsylvania. Thanks to generous support from Mt. Cuba Center as well as other private contributions, the national environmental organization acquired the 27-acre property from the Woodlawn Trustees for permanent conservation as open space. After years of negotiations, The Conservation Fund is elated to finalize the purchase and protection of Beaver Valley, ensuring that everyone can continue to enjoy the beautiful trails, scenic pastures, and wildlife of this vitally important historic property, said Blaine T. Phillips, Jr., Senior Vice President of The Conservation Fund. Once again, the steadfast support of Mt. Cuba Center has been crucial in ... More Jane Benson's solo exhibition Song for Sebald on view at LMAKgalleryNEW YORK, NY.- LMAKgallery announces the opening of Jane Benson's solo exhibition Song for Sebald. The exhibition features a ten-panel series of works on paper, each with an individual component of sound. In Song for Sebald, Jane Benson explores the themes of separation and belonging through a radical encounter with the writer W.G. Sebald's novel, The Rings of Saturn. Benson begins with the physical text of the novel and a knife. By carefully excising every part of the text except the syllables of the musical scale - do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti - she uncovers what we might call the "potential music" of Sebald's prose: a set of notes with a full tonal range hovering both inside and outside of the novel, untethered from the original text and radically disjointed within itself. From that point of radical excision and destruction, Benson ... More Exhibition of new paintings by Canadian artist Dil Hildebrand opens at C24 GalleryNEW YORK, NY.- C24 Gallery presents Lorem Ipsum, an exhibition of new paintings by Canadian artist Dil Hildebrand. This is Dil Hildebrands first solo exhibition in New York. Lorem Ipsum showcases paintings and collage that highlight the artist's distinctive working process in which he examines space and surface. The exhibition is on view May 2 - June 30, 2017. Dil Hildebrand's new body of work focuses on spatial concepts of design, the construction of image, and the mechanics of representation in art. His work is informed and influenced by a diversity of references and methods, including modernist strategies of fragmentation and re-composition, pictorial tropes of Western art and theatre, and post modernist architecture. Layered panels follow a consistent color palette throughout the work, playing with distortion, and depth of field. In Lorem Ipsum, Hildebrands ... More Taymour Grahne Gallery opens exhibition of works by 8 paintersNEW YORK, NY.- Taymour Grahne Gallery presents Try to Smoke It, an exhibition of 8 painters, curated by Holly Coulis. "[Jasper] Johns's subjects are flat. Under an enormous literal representation of an unmistakable pipe Magritte wrote Ceci n'est pas une pipe. And to the puzzled spectator who mistakes the image for the reality, he would have said - Try to smoke it." - Leo Steinberg, from "Jasper Johns: The First Seven Years of His Art", 1972 Within this group of painters, each makes work that sits somewhere along the spectrum from flat abstraction to flattened, abstracted representation. Each creates their own specific world of paint and image by using varying degrees of flatness, either via color or picture plane, to create some type of illusion. As in the case of both Johns and Magritte, the arena of the canvas is acknowledged, even as we are engaged ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, The Anne Frank House opened in Amsterdam May 03, 1960. AMSTERDAM.- The Anne Frank House on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank, who hid from Nazi persecution with her family and four other people in hidden rooms at the rear of the building. As well as the preservation of the hiding place - known in Dutch as the Achterhuis - and an exhibition on the life and times of Anne Frank, the museum acts as an exhibition space to highlight all forms of persecution and discrimination. It opened on 3 May 1960 with the aid of public subscription, three years after a foundation was established to protect the property from developers who wanted to demolish the block. In this image: People waiting in line in front of the museum.
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