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This historic exhibition showcases more than 200 artifacts and artworks from the UNESCO World Heritage site. Photo: Courtesy of Phoenix Art Museum.
PHOENIX, AZ.- Phoenix Art Museum is presenting Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire, the first major U.S. exhibition on Teotihuacan in more than 20 years from October 6, 2018, through January 27, 2019 in Steele Gallery. This historic exhibition, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), showcases more than 200 artifacts and artworks from the UNESCO World Heritage site. This exhibition presents a rare opportunity to experience both previously and recently excavated objects drawn from major collections in Mexico, many of which are on view in the United States for the first time and include mural fragments, religious offerings, reliefs, and more. A contemporary of ancient Rome, which reached its height in 400 CE, the ancient metropolis of Teotihuacan is one of the largest and most important archaeological sites in the world and the most-visited archaeological site in Mexico. On vi ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day World renowned for their expertly curated ancient and cultural art auctions, Bob and Teresa Dodge of Artemis Gallery will host a Thursday, October 11 sale comprising 417 lots of exceptional antiquities, Asian and ethnographic art. In this image: Egyptian Wooden Sarcophagus Head Fragment. Ancient Egypt, Late Period, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
| Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien opens 'Fascination Japan: Monet. Van Gogh. Klimt' | | Stolen ancient artefact returns to Iran museum | | Christie's to offer Vincent Van Gogh's Coin de jardin avec papillons | 
Alfred Stevens, Die japanische Pariserin, 1872 (detail). Ãl auf Leinwand, 150 x 105 cm. Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Boverie, Lüttich © Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Boverie, Lüttich.
VIENNA.- This isnt fashion, its passion, its madness thus did the French critic Ernest Chesneau characterise the mania of the Western public for the extravagant vases, lacquered boxes, fabrics and colour woodcuts that had arrived from the Far East and were on display at the 1878 World Exhibition in Paris. Owing to pressure from the USA, Japan, after centuries of self-elected isolation, had in 1854 re-opened its ports for trade with the West; reformers in Japan moreover urged a presentation of the new Japan in the West, and the world exhibitions of 1867 and 1878 in Paris and in 1873 in Vienna offered eagerly taken opportunities as its platforms. Now, the elegant and exotic everyday objects, the exquisite textiles and most of all the brilliantly imaginative ukiyo-e the colour woodcuts rapidly conquered the European market and fulfilled the publics craving for ... More | | 
Tourists walk on October 9, 2018 past a twice-stolen ancient Persian artefact in Tehran's national museum after a New York court ordered it returned to Iran. ATTA KENARE / AFP.
TEHRAN (AFP).- A twice-stolen ancient Persian artefact is in Tehran's national museum after a New York court ordered it returned to Iran. "It now belongs to the people who made it in the first place, and who are now going to preserve it, and is part of their identity," Firouzeh Sepidnameh, director of the ancient history section of the National Museum told AFP on Tuesday. The limestone relief was handed over to Iran's representative at the United Nations last month and was personally brought back to Iran by President Hassan Rouhani, returning from the UN General Assembly. The bas-relief, approximately 25 centuries old, depicts the head of a soldier from a line of Immortal Guards. It was discovered in an archaeological dig in the early 1930s at Persepolis, capital of the Achaemenid Empire near today's central Iranian city of Shiraz. The artefact was stolen ... More | | 
Vincent Van Gogh, Coin de jardin avec papillons, 1887 (detail). Oil on canvas. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
NEW YORK, NY.- On 11 November Christies will offer the painting that marked the moment Vincent Van Gogh crossed the divide into contemporary art, Coin de jardin avec papillons, 1887 (estimate on request). Presented at auction for the first time, Coin de jardin avec papillons possesses a sweeping exhibition history. Most recently, it was exhibited as a focal point of Van Gogh & Japan, a travelling exhibition that explored the artists fascination with Japonism, and the significant impact it had on his work. Van Gogh and Japan toured to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art in Sapporo, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and The National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto throughout 2017 and 2018. Van Goghs Coin de jardin avec papillons will return to Japan once again for a presale exhibition at Christies Tokyo from 10-11 October. David Kleiweg de Zwaan, Senior Specia ... More |
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| Pierre Théberge, former Director of the National Gallery of Canada, dies | | Six centuries of furniture & decorative arts offered at Sotheby's New York | | V&A Museum of Childhood to be transformed into a world-leading museum of design and creativity | 
Pierre Théberge will be fondly remembered for bringing the iconic sculpture Maman to the Gallery. Photo: NGC, Ottawa.
OTTAWA.- Pierre Théberge, highly regarded in both Canada and abroad for his grand, thematic exhibitions, died October 5, 2018 after a long illness. As Director of the National Gallery of Canada, from 1998 to 2009, he made many important acquisitions, including Maman, the sculpture of the much-loved giant spider by Louise Bourgeois, and programmed exhibitions that had broad public appeal, ensuring the continued growth of the Gallery during his eleven year tenure. Pierre Théberge left an indelible mark on the National Gallery of Canada, from his earlier role as Curator of Canadian Contemporary Art to his years as Director and CEO, said Marc Mayer, Director and CEO of the National Gallery of Canada. His best initiatives, such as integrating Indigenous art into the Canadian galleries and the many partnerships that he forged with a variety of institutions, were not only pursued but significantly expanded in the years since his ret ... More | | 
A large and impressive Napoleon III gilt and patinated bronze regulateur de parquet, by Louis-Constantin Detouche, Paris, circa 1860. Estimate $60/80,000. Courtesy Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sothebys present their autumn auctions of furniture and decorative arts in New York. Offering more than 900 lots, the trilogy of sales celebrate the art of collecting through a captivating array of objects, spanning from the 16th Century through to today. The October auctions are bookended by two dedicated sales: Gallison Hall: The James F. Scott Collection, a tribute to both the classic Virginia taste of this historic Charlottesville residence and the passionate collecting habits of its late owner, James F. Scott; and LArt de Vivre: Property from the Collection of Kathleen and Martin Field, who together amassed an exceptional collection of French furniture, housed in their lavish Philadelphia residence. All of the works from the three sales will be on view beginning tomorrow, 10 October in Sothebys York Avenue galleries, alongside the exhibitions of Fine Jewels and Prints & Multiples. ... More | | 
Co-design workshop with The Children's Forum, September 2018 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
LONDON.- V&A Director Tristram Hunt revealed details of a transformative redevelopment project for the V&A Museum of Childhood that will enable the much-loved institution to become a world-leading museum of design and creativity for children, families and young people. Developed in collaboration with local children, it will create immersive galleries and flexible learning studios, invigorate the outdoor landscape, reveal and celebrate the buildings Grade II* listed Victorian architecture, and significantly improve visitor experience. The new V&A Museum of Childhood will inspire curiosity and build creative confidence among future generations, with an expanded programme of immersive exhibitions, events and learning activities that empower young people with creative skills and champion learning through play. Four new interactive galleries showcasing pioneering child-centred design will maximise the number of objects on display from ... More |
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| Flag Day highlights Bonhams American Art sale | | The Queen's House, Greenwich unveils major art installation by Mat Collishaw | | Rubin Museum gallery becomes a lake with Matti Braun's otherwordly installation "R.T./S.R./V.S." | 
Theodore Earl Butler (1861-1936), Flag Day, oil on canvas, Painted in 1918. (estimate: $500,000-700,000). Photo: Bonhams.
NEW YORK, NY.- Flag Day, a significant work by American Impressionist, Theodore Earl Butler (1861-1936) will highlight Bonhams American Art sale in New York on November 19 (estimate: $500,000-700,000). This year marks the 100th anniversary of Armistice of World War I on November 11th as well as the paintings execution in October of 1918. Theodore Earl Butler was born in Columbus, Ohio and began his artistic training under William Merritt Chase at the Art Students League in New York. He set off for Paris in 1886 where he studied at the Académie Julian. He moved to Giverny in 1888 and became closely associated with the group of Americans who worked in the artists colony there. Giverny was famously home to Claude Monet, who was the expatriates greatest influence. Butler formed a close personal relationship with Monet, who became his father-in-law after Butler married Suzanne ... More | | 
Mat Collishaw, The Mask of Youth. © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Courtesy the artist and Blain Southern.
GREENWICH.- The Queens House, Greenwich has unveiled a major new installation by internationally acclaimed British artist, Mat Collishaw. The specially commissioned work, The Mask of Youth, responds directly to one of the most important paintings in the Museums collection, the iconic and powerful Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I. The Armada Portrait commemorates the most famous conflict of Elizabeths reign (15581603), the Spanish Armadas failed attempt to invade England in July and August 1588. Despite being painted shortly after the invasion when the Queen was almost fifty-five, the painting depicts a woman who looks considerably younger. Inspired by this idealised image of the Tudor Queen, Collishaw has collaborated with leading special effects designers using cutting-edge technology to create a stand-alone animatronic mask which approximates Elizabeth's appea ... More | | 
The site-specific installation R.T./S.R./V.S. connects to Brauns extensive research on the Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray and his science fiction script The Alien.
NEW YORK, NY.- From October 5, 2018, to February 4, 2019, visitors can traverse Matti Brauns immersive installation R.T./S.R./V.S. by walking on slices of tree trunks peeking above the water on an in-gallery lake. The installation is the focal point of the final rotation of A Lost Future, the three-part exhibition featuring art in an evocative range of mediums by Shezad Dawood, The Otolith Group, and Matti Braun. By challenging existing histories and considering speculative futures, the artworks and the exhibition are part of the Rubin Museums 2018 exploration of The Future. Brauns art engages an expansive range of materials and mediums and frequently imagines the results of cross-cultural encounters. His practice is grounded in rigorous intellectual and skill-based research, excavating lost facts about important cultural figures and mastering and ... More |
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| 450 robotic penguins perform choreographed dance in response to movements using computer vision technology | | Christie's France announces highlights from its contemporary photography sale | | Freeman's announces a single owner sale of Pennsylvania art, craft and design | 
Penguins Mirror is comprised of 450 plush penguins performing a choreographed dance of pirouettes on tiny stages.
NEW YORK, NY.- On Tuesday, October 2, Brookfield Properties unveiled the installation of Mirror Mirror, two of artist Daniel Rozins iconic interactive works that combine the dexterity of robotics and computer vision. Mirror Mirror features two of Daniel Rozins iconic interactive sculptures that combine the dexterity of robotics and computer vision to create incredibly curious and engaging artworks. Each mirror that Rozin creates is grounded in the gestures of the body and becomes complete when activated by the viewer. Penguins Mirror is comprised of 450 plush penguins performing a choreographed dance of pirouettes on tiny stages. The artist-developed software that instructs the penguins to twirl in unison, their black backs or white bellies are exposed to emulate and mirror the viewers movements at a rate of 15-20 times per second. The result is a ... More | | 
William Klein, Smoke + Veil, Paris, Vogue, 1958. 104 x 76 cm. Estimate: 20,00025,000.
PARIS.- As part of the Paris Photo fair taking in place in November, three events will be hosted by Christies including a monographic sale dedicated to Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto, on 8th November 2018. A general sale dedicated this year to contemporary photography and composed of 104 lots will be organised the same day. Visitors will have the opportunity to discover a fashion photography exhibition showcasing nearly fifty photographs by F.C. Gundlach and works from his personal collection. For each sale, the Photography department directed by Elodie Morel, selects high quality corpus including a series of 7 ethnographic portraits by Irving Penn, in which the aesthetics and the care taken to stage the scene, prevail over the historical and sociological character of the indigenous populations. In 1970, Penn traveled to Papua New Guinea. He first visited the tribal village of Bena, not far from the ... More | | 
Rae Sloan Bredin (American 1881-1933), May Day (detail). Estimate: $10,000-15,000.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- On December 10, 2018, Freemans will present at auction A Bucks County Life: The Collection of Bonnie OBoyle, a single owner sale exhibiting the eclectic taste of the local philanthropist who surrounded herself with Pennsylvania art, craft and design in her historic farmhouse in Doylestown. This auction will be bookended by Freemans seasonal American Art & Pennsylvania Impressionists and Design auctions, occurring on December 9 and 10, respectively. Bonnie was truly a Renaissance woman, one who was ahead of her time, and whose many passions defined her life. Born in Bristol, PA, Bonnie graduated Valedictorian from local boarding school Eden Hall in 1963, before attending the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. An accomplished journalist, she worked for more than two decades for various boating publications beginning ... More |
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 New exhibition takes visitors on a journey of contemporary art and Tlingit cultureTACOMA, WA.- Museum of Glass opened a new exhibition, Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight, featuring works by the internationally acclaimed artist Preston Singletary (Tlingit American, born 1963). The exhibition, organized by Museum of Glass and curated by Miranda Belarde-Lewis, PhD (Zuni/Tlingit), features new works by the artist accompanied by an immersive multi-sensory environment. Countless generations of Tlingit children have heard of Ravens adventures through an oral tradition that has played an essential role in the survival of Tlingit culture by preserving its rich histories and narratives. Singletary shares this story through Raven and the Box of Daylight, in which Raven, the central character, is a trickster who released the stars, moon, and sun. Raven leads visitors on a fantastical journey through the transformation of darkness into light. ... More Van Doren Waxter opens exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Harvey QuaytmanNEW YORK, NY.- Van Doren Waxter announces Harvey Quaytman: Rockers and Pendulums, 1969-1977 on view through November 3, 2018 at 195 Chrystie Street. Quaytman, a self-professed classical modernist, helped to reshape the trajectory of American painting in the 1960s and 1970s with his monumental shaped canvases and is acknowledged for moving abstract painting into a more sculptural direction. The curated gallery exhibition, which includes public programming on the artists legacy and influence, coincides with the artists first full-scale museum retrospective (October 17, 2018-January 27, 2019) at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), CA organized by Apsara DiQuinzio. The highly anticipated survey is accompanied by the most indepth scholarship to date edited by DiQuinzio (UC Press, 2018), examining the artists ... More Original comic art charity auction benefits the Ed Asner Family CenterDALLAS, TX.- Known for his Emmy-winning roles playing curmudgeons, ranging from Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Carl in the Pixar film UP, actor Ed Asners true character is that of a philanthropist and loving father who shared his passion for comic books with his children. Earlier this year, the legendary actor and founders Matt and Navah Asner opened The Ed Asner Family Center, to offer a host of programs, classes and therapy dedicated to promoting self-confidence in differently abled individuals. They plan to open in their new location in November. On Oct. 17, Heritage Auctions is hosting The Ed Asner Family Center Original Comic Art Charity Auction at HA.com/Asner. Todays leading comic book artists, including Kevin Nowlan, Alex Ross, Jim Lee and more, have donated high-profile work for the online auction. The Asner family have ... More Exhibition at Public Gallery features a new series of paintings by Felix CarrLONDON.- Public Gallery presents Felix Carrs debut UK solo exhibition Only My Right Hand is Mine. The exhibition features a new series of paintings in which Carr explores both formalistic and subjective aspects of process in order to develop a tableau of bizarre, self-referential narratives that evoke sentiments of yearning, expectation and self-hood. The exhibition is a culmination of Carrs developing practice in which he investigates paintings enduring relationship with the figure. Through continual negotiation with form and context, the works are marked by their fragmentary nature and emphasis on gesture and expressivity. The artist tests the interstices between representation and abstraction, fluidly working to create imagery that is at once elusive and physically intimate. Often a result of continued reworking and alteration, the works develop a palimpsestic quality. ... More A most "curious" sale at Rago Auctions this DecemberLAMBERTVILLE, NJ.- On Saturday, December 1, 2018, Rago Auctions holds Curiouser and Curiouser, featuring outsider art, fine art and extraordinary objects. Wander and wonder among over 300 lots of outsider and fine art; propaganda art; unusual decorative arts; photography; animalia; automata; lay figures and mannequins; magic, carnival, circus and sideshow; scientific, medical, and botanical; silver; grotto furniture; contemporary ceramics; erotica and more. Among the artists whose work is included: Morton Bartlett, Raymond Coins, Joe Coleman, Howard Finster, Lonnie Holley, Sergei Isupov, William Kent, Royal Robertson, Daniel Rohrig (a new discovery), Judith Schaechter, Jon Serl, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Mose Tolliver, Karl Waldmann, Purvis Young, along with Old Masters and sets and costumes after Maurice Sendak. Among other highlights: A painted ... More Dolby Chadwick Gallery opens exhibition of new works by Matt GonzalezSAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Dolby Chadwick Gallery is presenting Matt Gonzalezs new show Derivations in Color. Gonzalezs collages are meditations on the nature of equilibrium. They create a balance between the feeling and the syntax of things (to quote E.E.Cummings), between our sensuous, emotive experience of the world and the rational interpretation of it. Geometrical lines and figures form highly structured compositions that are so complex and self-contained that they look like living systems. But each of them is also suffused with a sumptuous color that exudes a nearly religious depth and simplicity. Balancing the two, Gonzalez creates an aesthetic equilibrium from which a subtle glow seems to emanatelike bioluminescence from a still, silent sea. Gonzalez composes his collages from discarded pieces of paper and packaging, which he finds on his ... More Stones to Stains: The Drawings of Victor Hugo on view at the Hammer MuseumLOS ANGELES, CA.- Widely recognized as a preeminent figure in the literary, social, political, and cultural life of nineteenth century France, Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was also an accomplished draftsman and produced a lesser known but remarkable body of works on paper. The Hammer Museum presents Stones to Stains: The Drawings of Victor Hugo, a landmark exhibition that sheds new light on Hugos experimental and enigmatic drawing practice, and includes more than 75 drawings and photographs spanning the duration of his career. The first American exhibition devoted to his graphic work in nearly 20 years, Stones to Stains: The Drawings of Victor Hugo is on view from September 27 through December 30, 2018. The works in the exhibition are drawn from major European and American public and private collections, including the Maisons de Victor ... More Joseph Antenucci Becherer appointed Director of Snite Museum of ArtNOTRE DAME, IN.- Joseph Antenucci Becherer, the founding director and curator of the sculpture program at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been appointed the new director of the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame. Becherer joined Meijer Gardens in 1999, and became its chief curator and vice president of sculpture and horticulture, collections and exhibitions in 2009. He also is the Lena Meijer Professor in the History of Art at Aquinas College, where he teaches courses in Renaissance, Baroque and Contemporary art. At Notre Dame, Becherer will lead a staff of 16 responsible for exhibition development and educational programs that serve Notre Dame students and faculty as well as thousands of primary and secondary school students who visit the Snite Museum of Art annually. He also will play ... More Wadsworth Atheneum announces the first American showing of installation by Bouke de VriesHARTFORD, CONN.- Bouke de Vries (b. 1960) is the featured artist in the 180th installment of the MATRIX contemporary art series at the Wadsworth Atheneum. This is the first American showing of War and Pieces, a twenty-six-foot installation inspired by the sophisticated figural centerpieces that decorated 18th century European banqueting tables. Such figures, first made of sugar and later made increasingly of porcelain, were displayed during the dessert course on special occasions and told stories or conveyed political messages. War and Pieces uses this mode of table culture to call attention to our current culture of waste and mass production. De Vries piece is also a commentary on the follies of war and its continuing impact on our lives. The exhibition is on view October 4, 2018January 6, 2019. War and Pieces, de Vries ... More Frye Art Museum opens exhibition by poet and educator Quenton BakerSEATTLE, WA.- Quenton Bakers poetry focuses on how black interiority functions under the constraints of an anti-black society. His exhibition at the Frye Art Museum is an outgrowth of an in-process collection of poems that examines the 1841 slave revolt aboard the brig Creole, using the event as a kaleidoscopic lens through which to consider the position of blackness and the ongoing afterlife of slavery. The Creole revolt occurred when a group of enslaved persons, led by Madison Washington, commandeered the ship en route from Virginia to Louisiana, and steered it toward the British island of Nassau. Britain abolished slavery in 1833, meaning that no authority could be exercised over any of the enslaved who landed on English soil, and 135 people gained their freedom as a result. It is the only successful large-scale revolt involving U.S.- ... More Trembling Thinking: Exhibition focuses on the ideas developed by Lydia Cabrera and Ãdouard GlissantNEW YORK, NY.- Americas Society is presenting Lydia Cabrera and Ãdouard Glissant: Trembling Thinking, an exhibition that focuses on the ideas developed by the prominent Caribbean thinkers Lydia Cabrera (Havana, 1899Miami, 1991) and Ãdouard Glissant (SainteMarie, Martinique, 1928-Paris, 2011). This exhibition is organized in partnership with the Cuban Heritage Collection of the University of Miami. The exhibition presents modern and contemporary artists whose works respond to Cabrera and Glissants notions of literary ethnography, difference, opacity, and cultural multiplicity. Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist (Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries, London), Gabriela RangeI (Chief Curator and Director of Visual Arts, Americas Society), and Asad Raza (Artist) with the assistance of Diana Flatto (Assistant Curator, Americas Society), Trembling ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau was baptised October 10, 1684. Jean-Antoine Watteau (baptised October 10, 1684 - died July 18, 1721), better known as Antoine Watteau, was a French painter whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement, as seen in the tradition of Correggio and Rubens. He revitalized the waning Baroque style, shifting it to the less severe, more naturalistic, less formally classical, Rococo. Watteau is credited with inventing the genre of fêtes galantes, scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm, suffused with a theatrical air. Some of his best known subjects were drawn from the world of Italian comedy and ballet. In this image: Jean-Antoine Watteau (French, 1684 - 1721), The Foursome (La Partie quarrée), ca. 1714. Oil on canvas, 19 ½ x 24 ¾ in. (49.5 x 62.9 cm) Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum Purchase, Mildred Anna Williams Collection (1977.8)
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