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Wednesday Society explores the threshold between private and public, poetry and silence.
ISTANBUL.- Artam Antik A.S. is hosting a highlight exhibition in Istanbul which will be open until the October 18, 2019. Wednesday Society exhibition takes place at Artam Antik, a nineteenth-century Ottoman mansion in Istanbul's popular Macka neighborhood in collaboration with Goethe-Institut, Allianz Kulturstiftung and ifaInstitut für Auslandsbeziehungen. Curated by A.S. Bruckstein / House of Taswir. Addressing what Freud called the "dark continent" of female desire, the exhibition presents works of the legendary Swiss artist Meret Oppenheim and Georgian artist Natela Iankoshvili for the first time in Istanbul, next to a number of rarely seen works of Rebecca Horn from the Collection Peter Raue in Berlin. Wednesday Society exhibits parts of the digital archive of Beral Madra, curator of the first and second Istanbul Biennial, paying homage to a pioneering female contemporary figure in Istanbul's art scene and beyond. Wednesday Society comb ... More |
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| | James Cohan opens an exhibition of important works by the late Nam June Paik | | Opera star Placido Domingo withdraws from all future Met performances | | Traditional Jewish instrument that survived Auschwitz shown in New York |
Nam June Paik, Main Channel Matrix, 1993-1996. Image courtesy James Cohan, New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- James Cohan is presenting Music is Not Sound, an exhibition of important works by the late Nam June Paik, on view from September 11 through October 20 at the gallerys Grand Street location. Commonly hailed as the father of video art, Nam June Paik saw the latent artistic potential in the glow of the television set sitting in every Americans living room. Paik, who died in 2006 at the age of 73, left behind a groundbreaking body of work that synthesized music, video, performance, television broadcast and technological experimentation to profoundly alter our understanding of the electronic image. With a prolific output that included manipulated TV sets, video wall installations, live performances, single-channel videos, and global television broadcasts, Paik balanced a Utopian philosophy with a technical pragmatism and subversive sense of humor, creating artworks that drew on chance encounters between ideas, the object an ... More | |
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo performs during his concert in the newly inaugurated sports and culture centre 'St Gellert Forum' in Szeged, southern Hungary. Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP.
NEW YORK (AFP).- Placido Domingo, the legendary opera singer facing myriad sexual harassment accusations, is withdrawing from all future performances at New York's Metropolitan Opera, both he and the institution announced Tuesday. The 11th-hour decision comes just one night before the 78-year-old Spaniard dubbed the "King of Opera" was scheduled to perform the title role in the Met's sold-out first production of "Macbeth." "Placido Domingo has agreed to withdraw from all future performances at the Met, effective immediately," the opera said in a statement obtained by AFP, saying that the bankable star agreed "that he needed to step down." Domingo -- who has been a conductor and director of some of the world's most prestigious opera houses, and debuted at the Met at age 27 -- said in a separate statement that he had in fact "asked to withdraw." "I ... More | |
Judith Tydor Baumel-Schwartz, daughter of Chaskel Tydor, who came back from the Auschwitz concentration camp presents a shofar,a ram's horn made into a religious instrument that was used inside Auschwitz camp to play religious music, during a press conference at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on September 23, 2019 in New York. Thomas URBAIN / AFP.
NEW YORK (AFP).- A Jewish ram's horn instrument hidden and blown behind the barbed wire of Auschwitz was shown publicly for the first time Monday in New York, where it will be included in an exhibition. The shofar -- a wind instrument traditionally used at services during the Jewish High Holidays, whose sound is a call for mercy -- was obtained by the former prisoner Chaskel Tydor during a "death march." During these marches, Nazis forced prisoners to walk on foot in winter to other camps as Soviet troops encroached. Tydor survived the Holocaust and moved to Israel before emigrating to the United States. He kept the shofar until his death in 1993, when it was passed on to his family. His ... More |
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| | Allora & Calzadilla open an exhibition of new works at Gladstone Gallery | | Hauser & Wirth opens the first solo L.A. exhibition in over half a century dedicated to Philip Guston | | UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Director Lawrence Rinder steps down |
Installation view, Allora & Calzadilla: Cadastre, at Gladstone Gallery, New York, 2019. Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels Photography by David Regen.
NEW YORK, NY.- Gladstone Gallery is presenting Cadastre, an exhibition of new works by Allora & Calzadilla and the duo's third exhibition with the Gallery. The exhibition revisits the Surrealist encounter with the anti-colonial movement in the Caribbean to consider present forms of coloniality and its relation to climate justice. The artists have taken inspiration from the radical and transformative collection of poems by Martinican poet and politician Aimé Césaire under the same name. The term cadastre refers to the means by which the territorial limits of private property are publicly registered. Taking cue from the powerful mechanics of Césaires writing, Allora & Calzadillas exhibition Cadastre brings together three works all informed by a poetics of mark making, traces, and survival. In April 1941, the ... More | |
Philip Guston, Untitled, 1971 (detail). Oil on paper, 45.7 x 58.4 cm / 18 x 23 in. Photo: Thomas Barratt.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Hauser & Wirth is presenting the first solo Los Angeles exhibition in over half a century dedicated to American artist Philip Guston. Resilience: Philip Guston in 1971 sheds light on a single pivotal year that launched Guston into the final prolific decade of his career, during which he painted what are now celebrated as some of the most important works of art of the 20th Century. On view are two major series, the Roma paintings and the Nixon drawings, accompanied by a select group of larger works. Created immediately after the overwhelming critical rejection of his new figurative work, exhibited in October 1970 at Marlborough Gallery in New York City for the first time, during a time of social and political turmoil in the United States, these works bear witness to an artist at the height of his powers, exquisitely responsive to his world. On view through 5 January 2020, Resilience: Philip Guston in 1971 ... More | |
Rinders departure concludes more than two decades of service to BAMPFA.
BERKELEY, CA.- Lawrence Rinder, the director and chief curator of the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, announced today that he will leave the museum in March 2020. Following his departure, Rinder will continue to work with BAMPFA on a consulting basis. The University of California, Berkeley is launching an international search for Rinders successor that will commence immediately; BAMPFAs Chief Administrative Officer Richard Tellinghuisen and Senior Film Curator Susan Oxtoby will serve as co-interim directors during the transition period. For more than a decade, Lawrence Rinder has been an outstanding leader of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, amplifying the museums international reputation and deepening its public impact through programming that advances the highest creative and intellectual aspirations of UC Berkeley, said Chancellor Carol ... More |
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| | The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College presents four innovative fall exhibitions | | 'The Monster' roars as PSA Current #2 finest T206 set smashes multiple world records in Heritage $2.75 million auction | | Replica of beloved Josef Albers mural "Manhattan" has returned to original home in lobby of 200 Park Avenue |
William Trost Richards (18331905), In the Woods, 1860. Oil on canvas, 16 x 20.1 in., Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Gift of Miss Mary T. Mason and Miss Jane Mason, 1955.10.
CHESTNUT HILL, MASS.- The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College is presenting four innovative, exclusive exhibitions, from September 9 through December 8, 2019, including: the first monographic examination of nineteenth-century landscape painter William Trost Richardss art in Boston; the New England debut of Simon Dinnersteins renowned masterpiece, The Fulbright Triptych; the gritty New York street photography of Alen MacWeeney; and seascapes and landscapes by Mary Armstrong. The first monographic examination of William Trost Richardss (18331905) art in Boston, this exhibition explores the artists career, from his earliest sketches and exemplary Pre-Raphaelite technique of the 1860s, to his late masterful seascapes and landscapes. His landscapes come to light within the context of the nineteenth centurys burgeoning appreciation for the environment. The exhibition ... More | |
Leading the highlights of the evening were a $540,000 result for the fabled T206 Honus Wagner, easily assuming the record for that card in a PSA Authentic grade.
DALLAS, TX.- The worlds largest collectibles auctioneer dropped the hammer on the second edition of The David Hall T206 Collection Sept. 19, rewriting the record books for the hobbys most celebrated tobacco issue and adding $2.75 million to Heritages industry-leading 2019 tally. The extraordinary set, assembled by the founder of Collectors Universe, was ranked No. 2 on the PSA Current Finest registry before the auction scattered its components to Heritage bidders. Leading the highlights of the evening were a $540,000 result for the fabled T206 Honus Wagner, easily assuming the record for that card in a PSA Authentic grade. Likewise besting all previous results was a $144,000 price for the rare Ty Cobb Tobacco tin, the only non-cardboard relic in the sale. Were so happy for David, said Chris Ivy, Director of Heritage Sports. Hes one of the hobbys most important pioneers, and the ultra-hot mark ... More | |
The original Manhattan was on prominent display from the buildings opening in 1963 until 2000. Courtesy of Diane Bondareff, AP Images for Tishman Speyer.
NEW YORK, NY.- A meticulous replica of the signature Josef Albers mural Manhattan has returned to the lobby at 200 Park Avenue, commonly referred to as the MetLife Building. Tishman Speyer and its long-term partner in ownership, California-based Irvine Company, announced the murals return today as part of a major re-imagination of the lobby and public areas of the building. The original Manhattan was on prominent display from the buildings opening in 1963 until 2000 and with oversight from the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and the artists specifications for the massive work (55 feet wide x 28 feet tall), has been replicated with exacting precision and at full scale. One the most important intentions of the lobby renovation at 200 Park Avenue is to honor and respect the history of this iconic building. Tishman Speyer and Irvine Company commissioned MdeAS Architects to reimagine the two-level, 50,000-s ... More |
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| | Bonhams appoints Amelia Manderscheid as Senior Director of Post-War & Contemporary Art, Americas | | Swann Galleries announces a sale of Fine Books & Manuscripts | | The Wallace Collection to lend works for the first time |
Amelia was most recently a General Partner at Exponential Creativity Ventures. She was formerly at David Zwirner Gallery, where she worked on the development of eCommerce strategy. Prior to this role, she was the Global Head of eCommerce for Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christies New York. Photo: Bonhams.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The international auction house Bonhams announces that Amelia Manderscheid will join the company as Senior Director of the Post-War & Contemporary Art Department. She will be reporting to Muys Snijders, Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art Department, Americas. Based in San Francisco, Amelia will represent Bonhams with a particular focus on the West Coast region. She will look to expand sourcing and buying activity, as well as focusing on client engagement and strategic development opportunities. Amelia was most recently a General Partner at Exponential Creativity Ventures, a venture capital ... More | |
Ernest Hemingway, in our time, first edition, limited issue, Paris, 1924. Estimate $25,000 to $35,000. Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries.
NEW YORK, NY.- On Thursday, October 10, Swann Galleries will hold a sale of Fine Books & Manuscripts, a three-part auction featuring autographs, nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, as well as art, press and illustrated books. The auction is replete with poetry, with poetic works being offered in each category: concrete and visual poetry from the last century, volumes of classic poetry that once belonged to Herman Melville, and a selection of titles by Robert Frost and Charles Bukowski. The cornerstone of the art books offering is a selection from the Sackner Archive of Concrete & Visual Poetry. Founded in Miami Beach in 1979 and collected over a 40-year period by Dr. Marvin Sackner and his late wife, Ruth Sackner, the archive is one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of works of art in this genre ever assembled. ... More | |
Oval Drawing Room. © The Wallace Collection.
LONDON.- Although the Wallace is traditionally considered to be a closed collection, the terms of Lady Wallaces bequest do not expressly forbid lending or borrowing. Sir Richard Wallace himself loaned works extensively to other institutions in Paris and London, notably the Royal Academy and the Bethnal Green museum. The conclusion reached by the Trustees and the Director is that temporary loans would not be going against the bequest and this would be entirely in keeping with Sir Richards desire to share great art with the widest possible audience. As the Wallace Collection resides in Sir Richard Wallaces original home at Hertford House, Manchester Square, in central London, each loan request will be considered extremely carefully in order to minimise disturbance to its unique environment. Owing to these restrictions, the Wallace Collection will only be able to enter into loan agreements ... More |
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The Grand Canal, Venice by Irma Stern leads Bonhams Modern and Contemporary African Art Sale
LONDON.- Grand Canal, Venice by major South African artist, Irma Stern, leads Bonhams Modern and Contemporary African art Sale in London on Thursday 3 October. The bustling scene, depicting Venices main waterway, has an estimate of £350,000-500,000. Stern painted Grand Canal, Venice after a trip to the Venice Biennale in 1945. The painting captures the breathtaking view of Venices Grand Canal stretching down to the Giardini della Biennale. The focal point of the painting is the fifteenth century church, the Santa Maria della Pietà , renowned for its beautiful ceiling frescoes by Italian painter, Giovanni Battista. As many artists before her, Stern was entranced by the city, the Queen of the Adriatic. She was later invited to represent South Africa at the Biennale on two occasions, in 1950 and 1958; the crowning moments of her ... More
Dallas Museum of Art appoints Vivian Li Curator of Contemporary Art
DALLAS, TX.- Vivian Li has been appointed the Lupe Murchison Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art, it was announced by Dr. AgustÃn Arteaga, the DMAs Eugene McDermott Director. Most recently serving as Associate Curator of Asian Art and Global Contemporary Art at the Worcester Art Museum, Li brings expertise in both contemporary art and Asian art to the DMA. Her appointment follows several new additions across the DMAs curatorial departments in the past year, which have built on the Museums breadth of curatorial expertise across cultures, periods, and geographies and reflect the full spectrum of the DMAs collections and programs. Li will begin in her new role on October 7, 2019, and will report to Anna Katherine Brodbeck, the Museums Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art. As the DMAs new Lupe ... More
Milestone's auction features important relics from Civil War through Gulf War era
WILLOUGHBY, OH.- Milestone Auctions sleek new suburban-Cleveland gallery has been reaping accolades ever since opening its doors on July 27. Owners Chris Sammet and Miles King will once again roll out the red carpet to the new venue on October 5 as they welcome bidders to their 849-lot Fall Premier Military & Tribal Auction. All forms of bidding will be available, including live via the Internet. With a timeline that runs from the 18th century through the Gulf War, the sale is packed with rare and historically important relics and weaponry from seven general categories: Antique Swords, Civil War, Spanish-American/World War I, World War II Nazi, World War II U.S., and World War II Japan. Theres never a shortage of interest in Civil War memorabilia, said Chris Sammet. If anything, there are more collectors today than ever before. Its a war that is unforgettable, even ... More
The Bronx Museum of the Arts opens the first U.S. retrospective of photographer Henry Chalfant
BRONX, NY.- The Bronx Museum of the Arts announces Henry Chalfant: Art Vs. Transit, 1977-1987, the first U.S. retrospective of the pioneering photographer, on view from September 25, 2019 to March 8, 2020. Recognized as one of the most significant documentarians of subway art, Chalfants photographs and films immortalized this ephemeral art form from its Bronx-born beginnings, helping to launch graffiti art into the international phenomenon it is today. The historic exhibition looks back at a rebellious art form launched in the midst of a tumultuous time in New York City history. Chalfants graffiti archives are a work of visual anthropology and one of the seminal documents of American popular culture in the late twentieth century. Starting in the early 1970s, graffiti became a cultural movement, along with hip-hop and breakdancing, created ... More
Hunters Point Library opens to the public
NEW YORK, NY.- Steven Holl Architects Hunters Point Library celebrates its public opening today. Located on a prominent site along the East River, against the backdrop of rapidly built skyscraper condominiums, the 22,000 square foot Queens Public Library at Hunters Point stands as a public building and public park, bringing community-devoted space to the Long Island City waterfront. Resisting recent trends of incorporating public libraries and much-needed social space within high-end residential towers, the Hunters Point Library stands independently, rising with a minimal footprint on its 32,000 square foot site to offer maximum surrounding green space to the local community and becoming an integrated part of the vibrant public park that lines the rivers edge. It is an honor to imagine and realize this community library, a free open public ... More
Davis Museum opens major solo exhibition of multimedia works by Fatimah Tuggar
WELLESLEY, MASS.- The Davis Museum at Wellesley College presents Fatimah Tuggar: Home's Horizons, an exhibition of multimedia works across multiple platformsincluding sculpture, photomontage, video, and augmented reality (AR). The works in the exhibition illuminate how humanity has employed technology to reshape its homes (including our shared planetary home) during the 20th and 21st centuries. Curated by Amanda Gilvin, the exhibition opened on Thursday, September 12, and runs through Sunday, December 15, 2019. Fatimah Tuggar is one of the most original, incisive conceptual artists of the digital age, said Gilvin, Sonja Novak Koerner '51 Senior Curator of Collections and Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs at Davis Museum. She shows us how to view the things around us in new ways, and to recognize how each objectwhether ... More
Tiffany, Picasso, marble statuary and furniture highlight Fontaine's Auction Gallery sale
PITTSFIELD, MA.- The artisans at Tiffany Studios were world renowned for their craftsmanship, and not surprisingly, a bevy of rare and striking items made by them led the day at Fontaines Auction Gallerys Sept. 14 auction. From leaded glass lamps to vases, punch bowls, decanter sets, perfume bottles and inkwells, several Tiffany Studios lots performed at or above estimate. Also vying for bidders attention were a monumental set of leaded glass windows, a Pablo Picasso ceramic pitcher and fine marble sculptures. In all, the sales grossed just over $1.5M. We wanted to kick off the fall/winter auction season with a really strong auction filled with great antiques and statement pieces, said John Fontaine, owner of Fontaines Auction Gallery. This auction was a hit across the board and we saw strong prices where we had expected and there were a ... More
Exhibition by Sidsel Meineche Hansen opens at Chisenhale Gallery
LONDON.- Chisenale Gallery presents Welcome to End-Used City, an exhibition by Sidsel Meineche Hansen. The exhibition brings together new and existing works to further explore Meineche Hansens ongoing enquiry into virtual and robotic bodies and their relationship to human labour within the gaming, pornographic and tech-industries. Central to Meineche Hansens exhibition is a new video work End-Used City (2019). Using a game controller, audiences can select and view three short videos, embedded in the eyes of an animated figure. The body of the figure is composed of portraits of key software providers within the global tech-industry, whose products and accompanying end-user licence agreements, set the terms and conditions of surveillance capitalism. Following an introduction from the animated figure, three short videos can be activated. ... More
Newark Museum exhibitions showcase different routes to a meaningful life
NEWARK, NJ.- The Newark Museum is presenting two new exhibitions that explore very different paths to fulfillment: living a life of simplicity and living a life in the public eye. Beyond Zen: Japanese Buddhism Revealed, a visual feast of objects that showcase the works of Japanese Buddhist art, spotlights more than 50 works - including paintings, sculptures and ritual implements - from the Museum's permanent collection, many of which have not been displayed for over a century. Additionally, the Museum is presenting an exhibition of intimate portraits of notable people born in the Garden State. What Exit? The New Jersey Spirit: Photographs by Timothy White features black & white portraits of famous film, music and television artists-including Newark natives Whitney Houston and Queen Latifah-by the award-winning photographer Timothy White. Beyond Zen is ... More
The breakdancers of Kabul: Afghan youth busting moves
KABUL (AFP).- In the land of suicide bombings, burqas, and unending war, a group of Afghans have turned to breakdancing for stress relief and self-expression -- even as fears the Taliban could yet return to power fuel worries of a renewed crackdown on the arts. At the French Cultural Centre in Kabul, the group takes turns practising the basics -- toprocking, headspins, and freezes, while watching YouTube videos on their phones of famous b-boys like Lilou and Hong Ten for inspiration. "Breakdancing keeps us away from stress and war. It gives us freedom. It frees our minds from the stress of living in Kabul and we forget about the war and killings," explains Murtaza Lomani, 23, from the Top Step crew. Still, breakdancing is a rare sight in the fiercely conservative Islamic society, where traditional folk music mostly dominates the radiowaves and dancing takes ... More
Solo exhibition of works by influential Californian artist Ron Nagle opens in London
LONDON.- The Perimeter is presenting Midnight Stroll, a solo exhibition of works by influential Californian artist Ron Nagle. Installed throughout The Perimeters intimate exhibition spaces within the renovated mews building in Bloomsbury, the show is the first solo exhibition staged in the private collection space. Midnight Stroll explores over 30 years of Nagles practice, creating a dialogue between Alexander V. Petalass collection and the artists personal collection from his studio. Named after a 1997 work of the same name, the exhibition features many of the small-scale intricate sculptural pieces which Nagle is best known for, with wittily titled, brightly coloured ceramic pieces shown alongside his works on paper. Delving into the oeuvre of one of the most accomplished artists working in ceramics today, the exhibition features over 35 ... More
Remington's Bronco Buster among coveted western choices in Heritage Auctions' American Art auction
DALLAS, TX.- A 1.5-scale cast of Frederic Remingtons Bronco Buster is expected to be the top lot in Heritage Auctions American Art auction Nov. 1 in Dallas, Texas, which features an outstanding selection of Western Art. Bronco Buster (estimate: $500,000-700,000) is a rare 1.5-scale work, measuring 32.8 inches high. Shortly before the artist died in 1909, he made a large-scale plaster model of his popular sculpture that has been cast nearly 300 times since it was created in 1895. The sculpture underwent a few small changes when it was enlarged, including the riders hand being outstretched farther and no longer carries the short whip than in the original. The example offered in this sale is one of just 19 casts made of the larger version; other casts can be found in collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, ... More
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