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In this file photo a Franciscan friar looks at the exposed the Tomb of Jesus, where his body is believed to have been laid, as part of conservation work done by a team of Greek team of preservation experts in Jerusalem on late on October 28, 2016. The experts from the National Technical University of Athens for cultural heritage preservation removed the marble slab stone that covered the original tomb since the last restoration of the edicule on 1810 by Greek architect Nikolaos Komnenos. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalems Old City is traditionally believed to be the site of Jesuss burial and attracts every year millions of pilgrims from all over the world. GALI TIBBON / AFP.
JERUSALEM (AFP).- Scientific testing at what is believed to be Jesus's tomb dates material there to the fourth century, supporting traditional beliefs surrounding the site, an expert involved in the study said Tuesday. The study offers no further evidence whether or not Jesus was actually buried at the site in Jerusalem, but was consistent with the historical belief that the Romans built a monument there some 300 years after his death. It is the first time such testing has been carried out at the site, located at what is now the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and encased in an elaborate shrine, or edicule. The tests on mortar at the site were done in connection with recent restoration work, which saw the cave where Jesus is believed to have been buried opened for the first time in centuries. Antonia Moropoulou, chief scientific coordinator of the restoration works, said the testing was consistent with historical beliefs that the Romans built a monument at the presumed tomb during the era of Constantine th ... More |
| Camille Claudel art sale breaks records in Paris | | Unique metal artefacts from Iron Age settlement shed new light on prehistoric feasting | | Poland gets Sotheby's to halt sale of 19th-century painting | 
Auctioneer Matthieu Fournier (R) calls the sale at 26,000 euros for the sculpture depicting Camille Claudel's mother during an auction of artworks by French artist Camille Claudel at the Artcurial auction house in Paris. Eric FEFERBERG / AFP.
PARIS (AFP).- An "exceptional" trove of sculptures by the tragic French artist Camille Claudel has broken records at auction in Paris, going for 3.5 million euros ($4.1 million) -- three times their estimate. Prices for work by Claudel, who died in a mental hospital after a tortured love affair with fellow sculptor Auguste Rodin which has inspired several films and plays, have rocketed in recent years. The star of the auction late Monday, a bronze called "The Abandonment", went for nearly 1.2 million euros, twice its estimate. The statue is one of a series inspired by the Indian myth "Shakuntala" about an overlooked wife from the Hindu epic "Mahabharata" from which Claudel drew parallels with her own tumultuous relationship with Rodin, who was both her lover, boss and artistic rival. It was snapped up ... More | | 
This is a copper alloy horn-cap ULAS.
LEICESTER.- A unique collection of Iron Age metal artefacts which sheds new light on feasting rituals among prehistoric communities has been discovered by archaeologists from the University of Leicester during an excavation at Glenfield Park, Leicestershire. The team, from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), has located a trove of ancient treasures at the site, including eleven complete, or near complete, Iron Age cauldrons, fine ring-headed dress pins, an involuted brooch and a cast copper alloy object known as a 'horn-cap', which may have been part of a ceremonial staff, emphasising the unusual nature of the metalwork assemblage. The collection is unprecedented in terms of the overall mix of findings, with the cauldrons highlighting the role of the settlement as a potential host site for feasting, with associated traditions of ritual deposition of important objects. The project took place over the winter of 2013/14 and was c ... More | | 
The oil version of "The Sword Dance", which depicts a naked woman dancing between daggers, is classified as lost, according to Poland's culture ministry.
WARSAW (AFP).- Poland on Tuesday succeeded in having Sotheby's halt the sale of a work by the 19th-century Academic painter Henryk Siemiradzki, saying it believes the work was taken out of the country without permission. The oil version of "The Sword Dance", which depicts a naked woman dancing between daggers, is classified as lost, according to Poland's culture ministry. "There is a great likelihood that the painting was taken out of Poland illegally. In 1953 it was added to the Registry of Moveable Objects of Cultural Heritage," Culture Minister Piotr Glinski told reporters. "Our enquiry tells us that there is and was no permission granted to take the painting out of the country. Therefore this is a painting with a serious legal issue." The painting by Siemiradzki, a Pole born in 1843 in Russia, was supposed to be included in a London auction of Russian artwork ... More |
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| Sotheby's announces highlights from the Old Masters Evening Sale | | David Zwirner opens a group exhibition at the London gallery | | As Finland celebrates 100 years of independence Sotheby's offers group of works by Finnish artists | 
A woman looks at Joseph Wright of Derby's An Academy by Lamplight from 1769. Courtesy Sothebys.
LONDON.- Sothebys London Old Masters Evening sale on 6 December 2017 covers 400 years of art history, from the visually arresting gold-grounds of the Early Italian Renaissance to one of the last and most important candlelight pictures by Joseph Wright of Derby left in private hands. Highlights also include a luminous 18th-century view of Venice by Bellotto, two recently rediscovered landscapes by Constable, as well as a formidable gallery of portraits covering 300 years, from Cranach and Titian to Van Dyck. Alex Bell, Worldwide Co-Chairman of Sothebys Old Master Paintings Department: Strong imagery, luminous works and great names have long been driving the Old Masters market but in the last couple of years, we have witnessed a surge of interest in Early Renaissance and high Renaissance paintings among international collectors. With their simple and striking imagery, these works often find their way in very eclectic ... More | | 
Jason Rhoades, Trim (Idol 75), 2005. Neon phrase, transformer, camel saddle, various materials, 31 7/8 x 14 15/16 x 11 inches (81 x 38 x 28 cm) © The Estate of Jason Rhoades. Courtesy The Estate of Jason Rhoades, Hauser & Wirth and David Zwirner, New York /London. Photo by Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich
LONDON.- David Zwirner is presenting Markers, a group exhibition at the London gallery on 24 Grafton Street featuring work by Matt Connors, Michael Dean, Marlene Dumas, Goutam Ghosh, Josh Kline, Gillian Lowndes, John Outterbridge, Gerhard Richter, Celso Renato, Jason Rhoades, Prem Sahib, and Pádraig Timoney. Like the exclamation mark, and the multivalent and shifting sentiments it has come to represent, this exhibition encompasses artworks that evoke diffuse and even contradictory meanings within a single visual gesture. The exclamation mark is believed to have originated in the Medieval era, when copyists would append the Latin word io (literally hooray) to the end of a ... More | | 
Eero Järnefelt, Sunset over a Lake, 1894 (detail). Gouache and gold paint on paper. Estimate £150,000-200,000 (168,000-224,000). Courtesy Sothebys.
LONDON.- This December, Sothebys will offer four works by leading Finnish artists as Finland marks 100 years of independence. The paintings comprise two quintessentially Finnish landscapes by Eero Järnefelt and Akseli Gallen-Kallela, and two pictures by Helene Schjerfeck, one of the most important and renowned artists of the entire Nordic region. Consigned from different private collections, three of the group are coming to auction for the first time, while the Järnefelt set a new artist recorded when it was last at auction in 1990. The group will feature as part of Sothebys 19th Century European Paintings sale in London on 13 December. All four works will be on view to the public in Helsinki at Snellman Sothebys International Realty, Kasarmikatu 34, on 30 November. Richard Lowkes, Specialist, 19th Century European Paintings, ... More |
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| Works by Beckmann, Vallotton, Leger and Lichtenstein to be featured in Koller's December auctions | | Marianne Boesky Gallery now representing Archivio Maria Lai | | BP Portrait Award prize money increased as National Portrait Gallery calls for entries for 2018 | 
Max Beckmann, Waldgracht mit Segeln (Woodland Canal with Sailboats), 1943 (detail). Oil on canvas. 55 x 95 cm. Estimate: CHF 400 000 - 700 000.
ZURICH.- The top lot of the 8 December auction of Impressionist & Modern Art at Koller Zurich is a landscape by Max Beckmann, Waldgracht mit Segeln (Woodland canal with sailing ships). Beckmann painted this work during his exile in Holland in the 1940s. The artist and his wife had fled Germany in 1937 on the opening day of the Nazi governments Degenerate Art exhibition, which included many of his works. Although the landscape depicts an outwardly idyllic scene, an undercurrent of tension marks the work, from a very uncertain yet highly creative period in Beckmanns career. A still life by Fernand Léger is also from a crucial period in that artists career: the mid-1920s, when Léger was fully occupied with pushing beyond the boundaries of classic still lifes by liberating the objects from their surroundings and from the very subject of the painting. ... More | | 
Maria Lai, Fairies' Honey, 1991. Fabric and thread, 7 x 5 1/2 x 1 inches, 18 x 14 x 2.5 cm. Courtesy of Archivio Maria Lai and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen. Photo: Object Studies.
NEW YORK, NY.- Marianne Boesky Gallery announced representation of Archivio Maria Lai (1919-2013), marking the first time the artist will be represented in the U.S. Lais expressive compositionsmade from a spectrum of materials, including watercolors, fabric, and claywere influenced by literature and the oral histories of her birthplace, Sardinia. Her works, which were recently featured in Viva Arte Viva curated by Christine Macel at the 57th Venice Biennale as well as at documenta 14, seamlessly combine the essence and traditions of her home with a universally compelling aesthetic vocabulary. Marianne Boesky Gallery will present a selection of cast and sewn works from Archivio Maria Lai at the upcoming edition of Art Basel Miami Beach at Booth B11, December 710, 2017, and will open the artists first solo exhibition in the U.S. ... More | | 
Benjamin Sullivan First Prize Winner of the BP Portrait Award 2017, with his portrait Breech!. © Jorge Herrera.
LONDON.- All prize values for the BP Portrait Award 2018 have been increased, making it one of the largest for any global arts competition, it was announced today, 28 November 2017, as the National Portrait Gallery invites entries for the BP Portrait Award 2018. The first prize for the BP Portrait Award is to increase from £30,000 to £35,000, with second prize rising to £12,000 (previously £10,000); third prize £10,000 (previously £8,000); the BP Young Artist Award, awarded to one selected artist aged between 18 and 30, £9,000 (previously £7,000), and the BP Travel Award £8,000 (previously £6,000). To enter, artists are invited to upload a photograph of their finished painting to the BP Portrait Award website, which will be viewed anonymously by the judges in the first round of the competition. The entrants who are successful in this round will then be invited to hand-deliver or courier their work to a venue in London ... More |
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| Massimo De Carlo opens exhibition of works by Jim Hodges | | Trevor Paglen's first exhibition in Israel on view at the Center for Contemporary Art | | Exhibition at Boers-Li Gallery showcases both established and emerging Chinese artists | 
Jim Hodges, turning pages in the book of love. Installation views at Massimo De Carlo, Milan/Belgioioso, 2017. Photo by Roberto Marossi. Courtesy Massimo De Carlo, Milan/London/Hong Kong.
MILAN.- Massimo De Carlo presents turning pages in the book of love, the first exhibition by the artist Jim Hodges with the gallery, conceived and created for the historically significant Palazzo Belgioioso in Milan. Upon entering the exhibition, the viewer encounters a subtle atmosphere of light and shadows. A room within a room hosts a cabinet made of wood and its multiple skins of lacquer, gold, and silk, housing an object made of light and glass. In the second room a sculpture of two interlaced arms made in white Michelangelo marble lay upon a rock made of black Colonnata marble as they hold a rose made of gold. Behind the marble sculpture is a large scale diptych, that is part of one of Jim Hodges new series of paintings created ... More | | 
Behold These Glorious Times! Still from video.
TEL AVIV.- The CCA is presenting Trevor Paglens first exhibition in Israel. Paglens practice spans sending time capsules and satellites into outer space, providing footage for Citizenfour, the Oscar award-winning documentary about Edward Snowden, and creating a radioactive sculpture for the nuclear exclusion zone in Fukushima, Japan. The Guardian newspaper has called Paglen one of the most conceptually adventurous political artists working today, and has collaborated with scientists and human rights activists on his always ambitious multimedia projects. Paglens recent research focuses on Artificial Intelligence and machine vision, i.e. how computers and other forms of technology can see and use visual data. On view at the CCA is Paglens newest video installation, Behold These Glorious Times!, which brings together hundreds of thousands of training images routinely used to teach ... More | | 
Fang Lu, Cinema, 2013. Single channel video, sound, color, 16:9. 19'19''.
NEW YORK, NY.- Waling Boers announced the opening of Boers-Li Gallerys outpost in New York City. This expansion of the Beijing-based gallery is in accord with the vision to introduce the gallery's artists to a broader audience. The gallery is located in a landmarked townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, within walking distance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum. The gallerys new branch will present works from veteran artists, and, at the same time, develop new programs in collaboration with international artists outside of China. The inaugural exhibition of Boers-Li New York Gallery, Uncharted Waters, showcases both established and emerging Chinese artists including Zhang Peili, Zhao Gang, Zhang Hongtu, Zhang Wei, Ma Kelu, Lin Yilin, Fang Lu, and Miao Ying, all of whom have lived or are still living in New York ... More |
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 Activatar brings new cutting-edge media art to you every monthNEW YORK, NY.- Media platforms and technologies evolve at a breakneck speed these days, but what artists can do with them evolves even faster at times. How to keep up with some of the the latest creative ideas being realized in gaming, video art, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and audio-based projects could take a building a wide network of curators with their fingers on the pulse of developments in these fields. To help connect international creators with those of us wanting easier access to whats new and compelling, two artists and two former gallerists and current art fair directors have collaborated on a new app that delivers new exhibitions of cutting-edge works, some still in progress, every month. Activatar, an iOS app-based platform hosting curated media art projects, presents its inaugural exhibition December 1, 2017, featuring artists Johnathan ... More Alison Jacques Gallery opens its first solo exhibition of photographs by German artist Juergen TellerLONDON.- Alison Jacques Gallery is presenting its first solo exhibition of photographs by German artist Juergen Teller (b.1964, Erlangen). This exhibition comprises selections from three bodies of work the artists iconic series Go-Sees; Enjoy Your Life! Junior, a recent collaboration with Bubenreuth Primary School in the artists hometown; and a visual essay depicting a modern fairy tale about a boy who became a king. The Go-Sees is a seminal work from Tellers early career. Produced over the course of one year from May 1998, and shot from the threshold to Tellers West London studio, the title of this series documents an industry term for a photographers first meeting with a new model. Unlike a casting, the Go-See is a models testing ground; an open-ended encounter between the photographer and model, without the prospect of a definite commission. Like casting appo ... More Iraqis throng to Picasso in BaghdadBAGHDAD (AFP).- Picasso, Dali, Miro, Chagall... names that are instantly recognisable in the international art world. Now works by these masters are being exhibited in Baghdad thanks to an anonymous Iraqi collector. The exhibition at the Hiwar gallery -- one of the last to remain open in the city -- includes 24 Picasso lithographs. For gallery owner Qassem Sabti, "this exhibition is a historic chance" for Iraqis to feast their eyes on artworks of such a high standard, in a first for the capital. "It is presented by an Iraqi person who prefers not to disclose his identity due to the circumstances in Baghdad," Sabti said. There are 42 works in all being shown: in addition to those by Pablo Picasso, there is work by Salvador Dali, Joan Miro and Marc Chagall. They "belong to an Iraqi who lives in the United Arab Emirates who wanted to open a museum dedicated to Picasso in Baghdad ... More Iranian Art Gallery, CAMA, announces London opening ceremony with exhibition of 30 Iranian artistsLONDON.- CAMA Gallery announce a launch exhibition of 30 Iranian artists in anticipation of opening their permanent space in Londons St. James in early 2018. CAMA Gallery are the pioneering market leaders in Modern & Contemporary Iranian art. Following the success of their live online gallery and exhibiting space in Tehran, they now look forward to the inauguration of their new London gallery in St. James. CAMA mark their arrival in the capital with an exclusive drinks reception at Londons iconic Hotel Café Royal in Mayfair. The launch taking place on Wednesday 29th November will include an exhibition showcasing the works of Irans best contemporary and modern artists, including the masters Sohrab Sepehri, Bahman Mohasses and Parviz Tanavoli. Committed to bringing the booming and increasingly accessible Iranian art scene to the heart ... More British Migrants: Instant Australians? exhibition launches at the Immigration MuseumMELBOURNE.- Seduced by promises of sun, surf and abundance and cheap fares, almost 1.5 million Brits migrated to Australia in the decades following World War II with hopes for a dream life. With all the advantages of a shared language, culture and history, newcomers from Britain were expected to easily assimilate. The reality of migration is never that simple. Now some of the most personal responses to British migration are shared for the first time in British Migrants: Instant Australians? which opened on 25 November 2017. The Immigration Museum exhibition explores the personal stories, social history and contemporary impacts of this cohort of British migrants on Australian society whose backgrounds and experiences were more diverse than is often assumed. Among them are children, young adults and families, nurses, labourers, adventurers, returnees, ... More Sendak, Seuss & Bemelmans lead Swann Illustration AuctionNEW YORK, NY.- Swann Galleries will close the auction season with their popular sale of Illustration Art on Thursday, December 14. The houses newest department specializes in original works of art intended for publication. This will be the largest selection of material theyve offered to date, both by number of lots and overall value. The star of the sale is Georges Lepapes ethereal portrait of Madame Condé Nast in a Fortuny gown against a dark sky. The watercolor painting with gold highlights, Après la Tempête, served as the cover of Vogue at the end of World War One. Lepape inscribed the work to its subject, and included symbolic details such as the tri-color pin on her lapel and dispersing storm clouds. The work carries an estimate of $25,000 to $35,000, and will be closely watched after the house set an auction record for the artist in September 2016. A ... More RISD Museum announces new curatorial staff and 2018 artist fellowPROVIDENCE, RI.- John W. Smith, Director of the RISD Museum, announced the appointments of two new RISD Museum curatorial staff members, Anita Bateman and Jamie Gabbarelli, as well as the selection of the 2018 Artist Fellow, Becci Davis. Anita Bateman joined the RISD Museum in July 2017 as the Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow in Prints, Drawings, and Photographs. Anita has a BA (cum laude) from Williams College, and MA from Duke University where she is a PhD candidate (ABD) in Art, Art History, and Visual Studies. She specializes in modern and contemporary African art and the art of the African diaspora with additional interests in the history of photography, an inclusive view of feminism, and the role of social media in activism and contemporary art. Her dissertation examines the photography of Ethiopia in the context of nationalism, ... More Michel Comte's installation Black Light, White Light reveals the inspirational power of nature and beautyMILAN.- Following the opening of Light at the MAXXI museum in Rome on 14 November, the artist unveils at the Triennale di Milano Black Light, White Light, a new large-scale installation, the second exhibition of a series that explore the impact of environmental decline on the glaciers and glacial landscapes of the world. With his study of natural landscapes through large-scale sculptures, photography, video installations and projections, Michel Comte highlights the rapid process of change, rising ocean levels and the decline of the remaining ice masses so essential to our survival. Two exhibitions form the first part of this remarkable presentation: Light in Rome at the MAXXI museum from 14 November to 10 December 2017, and Black Light, White Light at the Triennale di Milano from 28 November to 1 January 2018. Comtes work originates from the his decades- ... More Fahrelnissa Zeid portraits triumph at BonhamsLONDON.- Fahrelnissa Zeids monumental portraits of King Hussein and Princess Alia of Jordan were the two top lots at the Bonhams Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art sale on 28 November in London. The portrait of Princess Alia of Jordan, 1982, sold for £234,350 against an estimate of £50,000-70,000; the portrait of King Hussein of Jordan (Eternal Youth), 1973, achieved £121,250. The 78-lot sale made a total of £1,379,725. Bonhams Head of Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Nima Sagharchi said: We were delighted to offer such seminal works from Zeids rich and dynamic career her ability to fuse Byzantine and local traditions in painting with Western Modernism makes her work and character truly fascinating. Not surprisingly, the works were hotly contested and we had intense interest in them from Turkey, Iran and ... 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More Kiasma presents favourite works in LatviaRIGA.- The exhibition With Seven-League Boots. Stop Finland. Works from the Kiasma Collection is on show at the Riga Bourse Art Museum from 25 November 2017 to 7 January 2018 (Dome Square 6, Riga). The exhibition foreshadows the opening of the Latvian Contemporary Art Museum in the near future. We would like the nascent Latvian Contemporary Art Museum to become an important art centre in the Baltic region. A task of equal importance is to promote the publics interest in information about contemporary art in Latvia and nearby areas," stresses Boris Teterev, Chair of the Board of the Teterev Foundation. The selection of works from the Kiasma Collection reflects the legacy of pop art and traces its influence over the decades. Contemporary artists continue to find inspiration in the realms of popular culture, advertising, the Internet and the social ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, American artist James Rosenquist was born Noviembre 29, 1933. James Rosenquist (born November 29, 1933 - March 31, 2017) was an American artist and one of the protagonists in the pop-art movement. In this image: Then 71-year-old US artist James Rosenquist stands in front of his art work 'Brazil' which he created in 2004 at the art museum in Wolfsburg, Germany on Thursday, 17 February 2005. The piece was part of a retrospective which included 150 works of art spanning across three decades, allowing an insight into the work of a leading representative of US American Pop Art. The exhibition ran until 05 June 2005.
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