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The kwab style is the most sensational and important Dutch contribution to the development of decorative art in Europe. Photo Rijksmuseum.
AMSTERDAM.- Fantastic sea creatures, monstrous beasts, whimsical body shapes and fluid contours that seem to drip like syrup from a spoon: all are manifestations of the ornament style known as kwab, ?auricular? or ?lobate? - with the English denominations referring to the organic forms of the ear. In the 17th century their almost molten form was to be found on luxury items such as ewers, dishes, furniture, wall-hangings and frames in the most stylish interiors of the elite. The kwab style is the most sensational and important Dutch contribution to the development of decorative art in Europe. Its originators ? the Dutch silversmiths Paulus and Adam van Vianen and Johannes Lutma ? enjoyed unprecedented fame in their day. Their work was also an inspiration for artists such as Rembrandt and the cabinetmaker Herman Doomer. In this exhibition, a spectacular design by theatre and lighting designer Keso Dekker, renowned for his ballet sets by Hans van Manen, brings together 130 auricular masterpieces in t ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day MEXICO CITY.- In an area located within the limits of the Ãlvaro Obregón city hall, INAH archaeologists have recorded 26 cavities of the Middle and Late Formative periods They emphasize that in an unprecedented event, in addition to locating graves of funerary type and for storage, others had to serve to realize steam baths. Photo: Mauricio Marat INAH.
| The Leopold Museum opens a comprehensive exhibition of Gustav Klimt's work | | The Singh Twins' new artwork commission for the Royal Collection Trust | | 13th century cockatoo images spark Australia-Europe trade re-think |
Gustav Klimt, Girl in the Foliage, 1896-1899 © Klimt-Foundation, Vienna. Photo: Klimt.
VIENNA.- Marking the transition from historicism to Jugendstil, Gustav Klimts oeuvre shaped the beginning of modern art in Vienna. 100 years after his death, the Leopold Museum pays tribute to the figurehead of the period of Vienna around 1900 with a comprehensive exhibition divided into eight thematic emphases and illustrating all the periods of the artists oeuvre by means of some 35 paintings, 90 drawings, 30 photographs and approx. 150 archival documents. Along with exhibits from the Leopold Museum and the Leopold Private Collection, the exhibition also features numerous works given to the museum by a Klimt descendant as a new permanent loan, as well as four paintings and six drawings from a private collection, which were also entrusted to the museum as permanent loans. The presentation further includes select ... More | |
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LONDON.- British artists, The Singh Twins, have been commissioned by Royal Collection Trust to create a contemporary response to Splendours of the Subcontinent, which includes Four Centuries of South Asian Paintings and Manuscripts and A Prince's Tour of India 18756, which opened to the public at The Queens Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London on 8th June. Presented as a tryptic, the Twins artwork, titled Rule Britannia:Legacies of Exchange, is inspired by and incorporates selected treasures from the exhibitions including South Asian paintings and manuscripts from the Royal Library, and arms and armour, decorative objects, and jewellery gifted to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, by local rulers during his tour of the subcontinent in 1875-6. In keeping with the Twins highly symbolic, decorative, narrative and thought provoking style, the piece, which is di ... More | |
One of the four images of the cockatoo gifted to Frederick II by the Sultan of Babylon. Codex Ms. Pal. Lat 1071, folio 20v (© [2018] Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana).
SYDNEY (AFP).- Drawings of an Australasian cockatoo discovered on the pages of a 13th century European manuscript suggest trade Down Under was flourishing as far back as medieval times, researchers said Tuesday. Four images of the white cockatoo feature in the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II of Sicily's "De Arte Venandi cum Avibus" (The Art of Hunting with Birds), which dates from between 1241 and 1248 and is held in the Vatican library. The coloured drawings pre-date by 250 years what was previously believed to be the oldest European depiction of the bird, in Andrea Mantegna's 1496 altarpiece Madonna della Vittoria. Heather Dalton, an honorary research fellow at Melbourne University, published an article about the ... More |
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| Bank Secrecy Act threatens art dealers | | Rijksmuseum launches Escape Game | | An important Régence silver-gilt toilette box achieves top price at Bonhams |
US Pennies, By Roman Oleinik - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0.
SANTA FE, NM.- Art dealer groups, from tribal art organization ATADA to CINOA, the largest global art and antiques trade association, have announced their opposition to U.S. legislation and asked members to contact their Representatives and voice their concerns. HR 5886, subtitled, The Illicit Art and Antiquities Trafficking Prevention Act, would apply the Bank Secrecy Act to dealers in art and antiquities. The bill is now before Congress House Financial Services Committee and appears headed rapidly toward passage in the House of Representatives. Currently, the Bank Secrecy Act applies to banks, financial institutions, credit card institutions, casinos, and dealers in precious metals. The new legislation would require U.S. art and antiquity dealers to follow similar FinCen reporting rules. Republican Congressman Luke Messer, who introduced the legislation, claims ... More | |
Rijksmuseum Escape Game. Photo: Rijksmuseum.
AMSTERDAM.- What do you get when you combine the thrill of an escape room game with famous stories from the Rijksmuseum? The answer: A mysterious mission that criss-crosses the museum. This summer, the Rijksmuseum is launching its very own escape game in which players have to recover a secret formula thats been stolen from a centuries-old book. Players will need to find the clues hidden among the 8,747 art treasures on display throughout the grand museum building. The story starts in the library. Its well after closing time when Bert, the librarian, realises hes not alone: theres a shadowy figure moving around in the library. Bert gives chase, but fails to catch whoever it was. Then he discovers that a page containing a very special formula is missing from an 18th-century book by the Italian sorcerer and alchemist Alessandro Cagliostro. Now its up to the players of the escape game to save the secret ... More | |
An Important and Rare Régence silver-gilt toilette box from the Duchess of Modena Service, 1719, Price realized: $102,500. Photo: Bonhams.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- An important Régence silver-gilt toilette box achieved $102,500, leading The Elegant Home sale at Bonhams Los Angeles on June 25 and 26. The toilette box is from the Duchess of Modena Service and attributed to Nicolas Besnier, Paris, 1719. The piece was estimated at $20,000-30,000. Aileen Ward, Director, Silver & Objects of Vertu Department, commented: It was exciting to handle, research and offer for sale such a rare piece of early French Royal silver. It is now rediscovered and re-joined in scholarship with the rest of the extant pieces of the set. The Duchess of Modena's impressive and extensive service included quatre carrés or four dressing boxes. The only other of the inventoried carrés known today is the grand carré, currently in a private collection. Along with the grand carré there are thirteen other pieces from ... More |
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| Paul Kasmin Gallery opens a group exhibition curated by Yvonne Force | | Brian Tolle presents his site-relevant 40-foot tall sculpture, EUREKA, at Federal Hall | | Copenhagen Contemporary reopens its art center in a refurbished Welding Hall at Refshaleøen |
Rachel Feinstein, Ballerina, 2018, hand-applied color resin over foam with wooden base and painted aluminum with printed vinyl base, 85 1/2 x 31 x 27 inches, 217.2 x 78.7 x 68.6 cm, Unique. Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian.
NEW YORK, NY.- This exhibition, curated by Yvonne Force, brings together a group of contemporary artists who explore the complexity and resonance of a long association between the natural world, sexuality and fertility, and spirituality and mysticism. Forces understanding of the artistic practice as akin to witchcraftresonant with ideas of creation in both the divine and horticultural sensesinforms the curation of works that span landscape, figuration, symbolism and abstraction. Presenting 29 artists (29 years is the length of Saturns orbit around the sun) and inspired by the modernized expression Oh my Goddess!, the exhibition is playfully engaged with both traditional and nontraditional deific archetypes: the mystic, the warrior, the sage, the lover, the maiden, and the matriarch. Loaded with surrealism, symbolism ... More | |
Tolles 40-foot tall sculpture, reflecting a rippling and distorted facade of a 17th century Dutch canal house, pays homage to the legacy of 40 years of Dutch rule in New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- The National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy, in partnership with the National Park Service, announces the presentation of Brian Tolles EUREKA, on view June 27 - September 8, 2018, in Federal Hall, the iconic memorial to democracy on Wall Street. EUREKA is part of a new art initiative, curated by Bonnie Levinson, inviting contemporary artists to investigate themes that resonate with the history and legacy of Federal Hall, melding the past and present, to serve as a catalyst toward the reinvigoration of civic life and a platform for free expression. For this presentation of EUREKA, Tolle has chosen to exhibit his work alongside a rare viewing of The Flushing Remonstrance, the 1657 New Netherland petition for liberty of conscience that served as the precursor to religious freedom, as cemented in the First Amendment written at Federal Hall over ... More | |
SUPERFLEX. One Two Three Swing! Installation shot, Copenhagen Contemporary 2018. Photo: Anders Sune Berg
COPENHAGEN.- Copenhagen Contemporary reopens the art center in new surroundings in the refurbished Welding Hall at Refshaleøen. Copenhagen Contemporary celebrates the opening presenting an opening programme to mark the fact that Copenhagen has gained a permanent institution capable of housing international large-scale installation art. CC opens two expansive audience-involving total installations, both of which received international critical acclaim besides being huge crowd-pullers. The Danish artists collective SUPERFLEX One Two Three Swing! occupies Hall 1 and 2. In a large-scale orange construction of swings, the audience is encouraged to join others for a swing and thus experience the potential of collaborative participation. Hall 3 shows the acclaimed American artist Doug Aitkens SONG 1, a 35-minute sound and video installation. With the classic pop song I Only Have ... More |
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| Exhibition at Atlas Gallery brings together the work of five photographers | | Berkshire Museum announces leadership changes | | Georges Rousse creates an installation within Sous Les Etoiles Gallery's space |
Michael Light, Hollywood and Sunset Looking East, Los Angeles, CA, from LOS ANGELES 12.12.04 (detail) © the artist. Courtesy Atlas Gallery.
LONDON.- HIGH: Photography from Above brings together the work of five photographers who adopt varied, and sometimes extreme, techniques to give the everyday a fresh perspective, sparking the imagination and inviting us to consider the world in new ways. HIGH features works by Olivo Barbieri, David Drebin, Andreas Gefeller, Kacper Kowalski and Michael Light, and marks the first showing of Kowalskis work in the UK. The imaginative landscapes and cityscapes of Olivo Barbieri (Italy, 1954) challenge the viewers perception of reality by creating seemingly artificial, manufactured scenes. Utilising the technique of tilt/shift focusing, Barbieri photographs from a helicopter 200500 feet in the air above his subject. The resulting compositions distort reality and transform the landscape into an artistic creation of Barbieris ... More | |
Van Shields is retiring from the Berkshire Museum.
PITTSFIELD, MASS.- Executive Director Van Shields is retiring from the Berkshire Museum. Dr. David Ellis will become interim Executive Director, as the museum undertakes a national search for Shields successor. We are grateful for Vans leadership and vision, especially through a challenging time, said Elizabeth McGraw, President of the Museums Board of Trustees. Van helped chart a course to secure the museums future, true to our mission and responsible to our community. We wish our friend well in his retirement. Shields joined the museum in September 2011 aiming to increase its relevance to the community and ensure the museum became financially sustainable. Among other accomplishments during his tenure, the museum increased its programming based on interdisciplinary interpretation, launched the WeeMuse early childhood education program, and expanded its educational services to area ... More | |
Installation view.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sous Les Etoiles Gallery is presenting In Situ, French artist and photographer Georges Rousses second solo show with the gallery. For this occasion, the gallery has given free rein to the artist to create an installation within its space. In conjunction with this performance, the exhibition is showcasing Rousses most recent work accomplished in the last two years. In recent years Georges Rousse has been commissioned to make installations in various locations such as France, Japan, Peru, South Korea and the United States. In 2016, Georges Rousse unveiled his first permanent public art installation, commissioned by The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in partnership with Starbucks. Georges Rousse, b. 1947, is internationally renowned for his ephemeral, one-of-a-kind installations and resulting photographs. Working at the intersections of photography, painting and ... More |
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Romania asks UNESCO to delay decision on gold mining region
BUCHAREST (AFP).- Romania asked UNESCO on Thursday to delay a decision on whether to accord world heritage list status to the Rosia Montana gold-mining region, the latest twist in a long-running saga. Known since antiquity for its large gold deposits, northwestern Rosia Montana is one of 30 candidates being considered by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee meeting in Bahrain. The precise reasons for Bucharest's request were not clear. But in a statement the Romanian culture ministry implied that the UNESCO decision could have a bearing on whether or not it would have to pay damages in a case brought by Canadian mining company Gabriel Resources. It said it had asked UNESCO to delay the decision until the complaint brought by Gabriel Resources had been settled, "to protect the national assets and financial interests of the Romanian state". ... More
Kiowa warrior's drawings of captivity bring $396,500 at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX.- A Kiowa warriors book of drawings documenting his captivity by the U.S. Army in 1875 sold for $396,500 in Heritage Auctions June 26 Ethnographic Art Auction, pushing the sale to more than $1 million. The bound book of 33 images is a stunning discovery of the earliest recorded drawings by Etahdleuh Doanmoe, one of 71 tribal members imprisoned in an effort to force Western assimilation and crush resistance to reservations. The auction also offered Self Portrait, Etahdleuh Doanmoe, Kiowa, circa 1878 the only known self-portrait by Etahdleuh in his full war panoply which sold for $27,500, and Kiowa Ledger Drawing, circa 1878, also by Etahdleuh Doanmoe, which sold for $25,000. Etahdleuh is considered a master artist in a genre called ledger art, which is an extension of traditional paintings done on buffalo robes, said Delia Sullivan, Senior ... More
Haus der Kunst dedicates exhibition to women artists and their works
MUNICH.- From the beginning, works by women have had a significant importance in the Sammlung Goetz. Thus, central individual positions - like those of Yayoi Kusama, Rosemarie Trockel and Mona Hatoum, or groupings like the Young British Artists - were established early on, and the work of such artists collected consistently over the years. In her passion for collecting, Ingvild Goetz allowed herself to be guided by her interest in socio-political topics, formal-aesthetic issues and artistic materials, while always remaining open to new discoveries. The Sammlung Goetz celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2018 with a three-part exhibition in its own museum and in Haus der Kunst; the show is dedicated to women artists and their works, which are presented in an intergenerational dialogue. In the second part of the exhibition, staged in the former air shelter ... More
Exhibition at The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents a selection of thirty works by Joana Vasconcelos
BILBAO.- The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents the exhibition Joana Vasconcelos. Im Your Mirror , a selection of thirty works produced between 1997 and the present day by the most internationally reputed Portuguese artist, including a site-specific installation for the Atrium of the Museum and various other new works. In this show viewers can submerge themselves completely in the universe of an artist with a direct and humorous vision of the world, whose work explains many of our societys contradictions without any apparent effort. Some of Joana Vasconcelos works are extraordinarily complex: they move, make sounds, or light up. These complications are resolved by the artist in her 3000 m2 Lisbon studio with the assistance of a team of more than fifty permanent collaborators. Vasconcelos uses a wide variety of materials from everyday life to make ... More
Tchoban Foundation - Museum for Architectural Drawing exhibits sketchbooks of ten modern architects
BERLIN.- Opening Lines: Sketchbooks of Ten Modern Architects, an exhibition drawn from the Drawing Matter collection, with additional loans from selected architects, is dedicated to architectural sketchbooks in practice and on display. The exhibition presents a variety of sketchbook and sketch practices by architects whose built work has been largely formed through drawing by hand on paper. In parallel, it explores the parameters of displaying sketchbooks, considering how an object intended to be held and leafed through can be presented within the requirements of a museum setting. The project therefore considers the content and materiality of sketchbooks both within an architects oeuvre, and in the context of institutional display. The sketchbooks represented are the work of Hans Poelzig, Le Corbusier, Alberto Ponis, Adolfo Natalini/Superstudio, Ãlvaro ... More
Banu Cennetoğlu's first solo exhibition in a UK institution opens at the Chisenhale Gallery
LONDON.- Chisenhale Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in a UK institution and a major new commission by Istanbul-based artist Banu Cennetoğlu. Cennetoğlus work incorporates methods of mapping, collecting and archiving in order to question and challenge the politics of memory, as well as the distribution and consumption of information. For her commission at Chisenhale Gallery, Cennetoğlu has produced a new moving image installation presented in the gallerys exhibition hall. The new multi-titled moving image work maps Cennetoğlus archive of digital images and videos sourced from various devices, including her mobile phones, computers, cameras and external hard drives. Starting on 10 June 2006 and ending on 21 March 2018, the work presents a continuous stream of unedited content, ordered in a chronological format. The work is 128 ... More
Fundació Joan Miró presents a video installation exploring the idea of verticality
BARCELONA.- The human body functions especially well at sea level, where atmospheric pressure and oxygen levels are high. This is largely why humans have historically spread out over the land horizontally, and why so many civilizations have been founded at altitudes near sea level. Nevertheless, humans have always felt an irresistible urge to explore sites that soar or plunge vertically, such as mountains or ocean trenches. And yet this vertical colonialism, in the artists words, has been hampered by the fact that we are physically ill-equipped to thrive at great depths and extreme altitudes. It is no coincidence that places located more than 8,000 meters above sea level, what mountaineers call the vertical limit, are known as death zones. Gideonsson/Londré have probed the effects of very high altitudes on humans and how these sensations can enhance ... More
Mayfair & St James's throws open its doors for a free weekend of art & events
LONDON.- Mayfair Art Weekend (29 June - 1 July 2018), in partnership with the Royal Academy of Arts, will present an extensive programme of exhibitions, events, talks and tours across Mayfair & St Jamess. Mayfair Art Weekend celebrates the diverse offering of this historic cultural district, internationally renowned as a vibrant hub of creativity and craftsmanship, where the worlds of art, fashion and luxury converge. Over 40 galleries, including David Zwirner, Gagosian, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac and Hauser + Wirth, will participate in this years Mayfair Art Weekend. New galleries for 2018 include Cardi Gallery, Christies, kamel mennour, Mall Galleries, Mimosa House, Olivier Malingue, Peter Harrington Rare Books, Richard Saltoun and Senesi Contemporanea. The Gallery HOP! will launch the weekend with 24 galleries hosting special evening viewings and events ... More
Exhibition at Throckmorton Fine Art explores the landscape of Latin America
NEW YORK, NY.- Throckmorton Fine Art is presenting an exhibit of 42 photographs that explore the landscape of Latin America dating from 1850 to the year 2000. T I E R R A Photographs of Latin Americas Landscapes features photographs united by a prominent theme in Latin American photography: the portrayal of the architectural remains of the regions pre-Columbian civilizations. The photographs capture specific places at a moment of time, but they also are evocative of the passing of time, and so the unfolding of Latin Americas history. T I E R R A Photographs of Latin American Landscapes is on view from June 28 through September 15 at Throckmorton Fine Art on East 57th Street in New York. Spencer Throckmorton says that among the most emblematic images in the exhibition is Manuel Ãlvarez Bravo photograph of a child in Tulum ... More
The writer inspiring Romania's protest movement at 101
BUCHAREST (AFP).- Amid the almost daily crowds of anti-government protesters in the Romanian capital Bucharest, there's one name on the lips of many of those gathered outside government headquarters: the 101-year-old many of them see as their guiding light. As he moves slowly through the crowd, philosopher Mihai Sora -- who counts 100,000 followers on Facebook -- quickly attracts appreciation from his many fans. "You're an inspiration!" says one, while another shouts: "Thank you, maestro!" Sora often retreats under his wide, dark-brimmed hat from the adoration and the glare of the TV cameras, but he's not reticent about stating his reasons for joining the wave of protests condemning the government's campaign against alleged abuses by the judiciary. "I'm a citizen who is aware not only of his rights, but of his duties too, which I have to fulfil when the country ... More
Chicago celebrates its legacy of outsider art in 'Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow'
CHICAGO, IL.- In the world of self-taught art, Chicago is renowned as a center for the recognition of this genre. In fact, the emergence of self-taught and outsider art in the United States is closely linked to Chicago, often cited as the first place this historically under-appreciated art form gained a toehold in the American art scene. However, outside the genre's enthusiasts, Chicago has not been well recognized for its leading role. The story of the city's impact on the acceptance of non-mainstream art across the country and the world is finally told through an exhibition and accompanying catalog: Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow. "Outsider art is made by people who don't come from the mainstream. These are artists from every walk of life, of every color, orientation, socioeconomic level and often have overcome some barrier or disenfranchisement. ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Swiss painter Paul Klee died June 29, 1940. Paul Klee (18 December 1879 - 29 June 1940) was a Swiss German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism. In this image: Paul Klee, Young Moe, 1938. Colored paste on newspaper on burlap, 20 7/8 x 27 5/8 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1948.
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