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Max Ernst, The Fireside Angel (The Triumph of Surrealism), 1937. Oil on canvas, 114 x 146 cm. Collection Hersaint © 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo: Peter Schälchli, Zurich.
BASEL.- In a world premiere, the Fondation Beyeler is showing a representative selection of surrealist masterpieces from the Hersaint Collection. The exhibition includes around 50 key works by artists such as Salvador DalÃ, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Dorothea Tanning, Toyen as well as Balthus, Jean Dubuffet, Wifredo Lam and many others, reflecting on major themes of Surrealism such as the night, dreams, the unconscious, metamorphoses or the forest as a site of mystery. The paintings from the Hersaint Collection are presented in dialogue with important works from the Fondation Beyeler. Referencing the title of a major work by René Magritte from the Hersaint Collection, The Key to Dreams encapsulates the surrealist focus of the collection with its numerous references to the mysterious and uncanny world of dreams, nightmares and the unconscious. The Hersaint Collection was founded by Claude Hersaint (1904, São Paulo 1993, Crans-Montana), one of ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome is hosting one hundred masterpieces by Edvard Munch, including the iconic The Death of Marat (1907), Starry Night (1922 1924) The Girls on the Bridge (1927), Melancholy (19001901), Dance on the Bridge (1904), as well as one of the lithographic versions of The Scream (1895).
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| Stedelijk and Rijksmuseum acquire photos by Carrie Mae Weems | | Patek Phillipe watches out in front at Roland Auctions February 8th auction | | Rediscovered Artemisia Gentileschi painting goes on display in Scotland for the first time |
Carrie Mae Weems, 'Painting the Town #2', 2021. Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Acquired with the support of Leferink family and the Mondriaan Fund.
AMSTERDAM.- The Stedelijk and Rijksmuseum have acquired a selection of photographs by the renowned American artist Carrie Mae Weems (b. 1953). They come from the 2021 series Painting the Town, which she made in the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter protests in her home city of Portland. Weems intertwines personal narratives with social issues such as power relations, emancipation, inequality and discrimination. The Painting the Town series is on view at the Rijksmuseum from 7 February to 9 June 2025. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has bought Painting the Town #2. This acquisition was made possible by Leferink family and the Mondriaan Fund. The Rijksmuseum has bought Painting the Town #3 and Painting the Town #4. This acquisition was made possible by the Friends Lottery (VriendenLoterij) and the Women of the Rijksmuseum Fund. It has been a long-standing wish of the Stedelijk to acquire ... More | |
Patek Philippe Gondolo 18K Gold Dress Watch. Sold for $11,875.
GLEN COVE, NY.- Roland Auctions NY February 8th Multi-Estates auction featured two notable Patek Philippe watches; one a Patek Philippe Gondolo 18K Gold Dress Watch, manual wind dress wristwatch having a silvery grey dial and a brown alligator style leather band with 18k clasp. Ref. 5111R, 20mm x 25mm face, Geneva Seal hallmarked. With catalog and receipt of sale. Comes with Laco box, which sold for $11,875 and a Patek Philippe 18K Yellow Gold Dress Watch, manual wind dress wristwatch having a tan dial and a black leather band. Ref. No. 3923/J, MVT. 1844314, BTE/Case 2951750, Q.C. Jd, 32mm face diameter. Comes with customer service box, selling for $10,625. The sale offered a fresh collection of Fine Art & Sculpture, 20th Century Modern, Antique & Vintage Furniture, along with fine jewelry, Rugs, Collectibles, Asian and Decorative Arts from estate finds and private collectors. Also notable was a Chinese Ming Dynasty Schist Stone Buddha, carv ... More | |
Artemisia Gentileschi, Susanna and the Elders, painting after conservation. Photo: Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2025.
EDINBURGH.- A rare surviving painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, the greatest female artist of her generation, is on display for visitors to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The painting was recently rediscovered in the Royal Collection following a misattribution at least two centuries ago, and, following extensive conservation work, first went on display for visitors to Windsor Castle in 2023. The rediscovered painting, Susanna and the Elders, forms a significant addition to Artemisias extant body of work and sheds fresh light on her creative process and her time in Great Britain in the late 1630s as she worked alongside her father Orazio Gentileschi at the court of Charles I and Henrietta Maria. Also on show is Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura), considered one of Artemisias greatest works. The two paintings form a new temporary display in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, taking their place in the ornate baroque ... More |
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| Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw to open inaugural exhibition in new permanent home | | Joyce Wieland's multifaceted art explored in Montreal exhibition | | Palazzo Bonaparte hosts a show dedicated to Edvard Munch |
Alina Szapocznikow, Friendship (Monument to Polish-Soviet Friendship), 1954. Patinated bronze, ca. 278 Ã ca. 140 Ã ca. 115 cm. Copyright The Estate of Alina Szapocznikow / Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris. Collection Wojciech Pawłowski.
WARSAW.- The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw (MSN Warsaw) will open its inaugural exhibition in the Museums newly built home, designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners in historic Plac Defilad (Parade Square). Opening February 21, The Impermanent: Four Takes on the Collection will focus on the ways artists from around the world have made sense of modernism and its political, economic, and artistic implications. Drawing from the Museums holdings of more than 4,300 artworks by Polish and international artists, the exhibition is a testimony to the changes that have taken place across the visual arts in the last seven decades. The exhibition includes more than 150 workshalf of which were created by women artistsfrom the 1950s to the present. ... More | |
Joyce Wieland, Necktie, 1963, oil on canvas, textile, wire, metal, 92 x 77 cm. MMFA, gift of Pierre Théberge in honour of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 150th anniversary. © National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière.
MONTREAL.- The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is presenting the world premiere of Joyce Wieland: Heart On. This exhibition brings together some 100 works that attest to the breadth and uncommon originality of Wielands (1930-1998) multifaceted practice that spanned five decades. Organized in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Ontario, it highlights the predominant themes that informed the artists work feminism, social justice, politics, the environment as they emerged in her paintings, assemblages, textile works, films, prints and drawings. Heart On is the most ambitious retrospective of Wieland to date and fosters an appreciation of the major 20th-century international figure of art and cinema she was. The MMFA is proud to be ... More | |
Installation view.
ROME.- Decades have passed since the last exhibition dedicated to Munch in Rome; although one of the worlds most beloved artists (the only one who, with his most well-known work The Scream, generated an emoticon), he is also one of the artists most difficult to see represented in shows, because almost all of his works are held at the Munch Museum in Oslo, which has agreed to extend an unprecedented special loan. Thus Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome is hosting one hundred masterpieces by Edvard Munch, including the iconic The Death of Marat (1907), Starry Night (1922 1924) The Girls on the Bridge (1927), Melancholy (19001901), Dance on the Bridge (1904), as well as one of the lithographic versions of The Scream (1895). The exhibition, which paid a previous visit to Palazzo Reale in Milan where it attracted visitors in record numbers, recounts Munchs entire artistic journey, from his very beginnings to his last works, traversing the ... More |
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| A homecoming 60 years in the making: Ancient Olmec monument returns to Chalcatzingo | | Emotion in motion: Woody De Othello's installation at Karma explores invisible frequencies of feeling | | Flamboyant, the extravagant proposal by Joana Vasconcelos that is revolutionising the Liria Palace |
For 21 months the pre-Hispanic relief, repatriated in 2023, was on display inside the Regional Museum of the Peoples of Morelos. Photo by Mauricio Marat, INAH.
CHALCATZINGO.- After a 60-year odyssey that took it across borders and through the hands of collectors, a monumental Olmec sculpture, known as Monument 9 or the Gateway to the Underworld, has finally returned to its rightful home in Chalcatzingo, Morelos, Mexico. The return of this ancient treasure marks not only a victory in the fight against cultural patrimony theft but also a joyous reunion with a piece of the community's ancestral past. The journey back to Chalcatzingo began in May 2023, culminating a 20-year effort by the Mexican government, through the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), to locate and repatriate the monument. Diplomatic collaboration between the United States and Mexico proved crucial in securing its return. This repatriation is a testament to the ongoing commitment to reclaiming Mexico's rich cultural heritage. Before its triumphant return ... More | |
Woody De Othello, Capacity, 2025. Bronze, 60 Ã 48 Ã 48 in. Edition of 3 + 2 APs.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- For Tuning the Dial, Woody De Othello creates an offering for reflection through an immersive installation of ceramic and bronze sculpture, works on paper and canvas, light, sand, and a commissioned ambient soundscape titled Vire Sabturning sand in Haitian creoleby Othellos frequent collaborator Cheflee. The title of the show is inspired by the invisible frequencies that we carry in our emotions as humans. Emotion is energy in motion, explains Othello, felt rather than seen, almost like wave lengths or sound reverberations. As visitors navigate the installations multiple elements, they are encouraged to participate in a collaboration between body and environment that recalibrates their internal compass, tuning the emotional dial. Upon entering the exhibition, viewers encounter three bronze sculptures of hands, ears, feet, horns, and speaker cones that blur the line between the human figure and sonic technology. Morphological a ... More | |
Installation view. Photo: Juan Rayos.
MADRID.- The House of Alba Foundation inaugurates Flamboyant Joana Vasconcelos at the Liria Palace, a unique project in the history of the palace created by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, one of the most outstanding figures on the contemporary art scene. The exhibition, which runs from 14 February to 31 July, marks the start of an ambitious programme of contemporary art sponsored by the Foundation to coincide with its 50th anniversary. Internationally renowned for her sculptures and monumental installations, the Lisbon-based artist transforms the halls and gardens of Liria Palace and merges them with one of the worlds most distinguished private collections of historical art. Un like the artists similar interventions in other palaces such as Versailles, the Uffizi in Florence or Ajuda in Lisbon, this is the first time that Joana Vasconcelos has brought her works to an inhabited palace. The artists proposed exhibition at the Liria Palace opens a special dialogue not only b ... More |
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| Chapultepec: More than just a hill, a story of water, mammoths, and a thriving city | | Ruth Hallensleben: A lens on 20th-century Germany | | Tokyo Photographic Art Museum celebrates 30th anniversary with Takano Ryudai: kasubaba |
Detail of a map of Mexico City drawn by Juan Gómez Trasmonte, 1628. Courtesy of Lourdes López, INAH.
MEXICO CITY.- Chapultepec, a name synonymous with lush greenery and a historic castle in the heart of Mexico City, holds a secret history that stretches back millions of years. Far from just a beautiful park, Chapultepec is a story etched in stone and shaped by water, a story that begins with volcanoes, mammoths, and the rise of a great city. Before the imposing Chichinautzin mountain range closed off the Valley of Mexico 700,000 years ago, Chapultepec was one of the region's first volcanic cones. This ancient elevation, perched on the edge of a vast lake, became a vital hub for the diverse cultures that called the valley home. And now, thanks to recent discoveries, we're learning even more about Chapultepec's intimate relationship with water. Archaeologist MarÃa de Lourdes López Camacho, speaking at the 60th-anniversary celebration of the Center for Studies of the History of Mexico, shared fascinating insights into Chapultepec's past. She painted a vivid picture of a prehistoric landscape, wher ... More | |
Milk bar of the Graf Moltke Mine, Gladbeck, November 1954 © Ruth Hallensleben / Photo Archive Ruhr Museum.
ESSEN.- The Ruhr Museum has opened its doors to the remarkable work of Ruth Hallensleben, a pioneering industrial photographer whose career spanned decades of dramatic change in Germany. "Commissioned Images: Photographs 19311973," which opened on February 10, 2025, offers an unprecedented look at Hallensleben's diverse portfolio, drawn from the museum's extensive collection of her negatives and prints. Hallensleben, born in 1898, was more than just a photographer; she was a chronicler of her times. Starting her independent practice in the 1930s, she quickly became known for her precise and often idealized images, capturing the industrial heart of Germany. Her commissioned work wasn't limited to factories and machines; she also turned her lens to landscapes, portraits, travel, and advertising, demonstrating a remarkable versatility. This exhibition, the first comprehensive showing of Hallensleben's work, features ... More | |
Takano Ryudai, 2002.09.08.M.#b08, 2002. From the series Stand up, Kikuo! © Takano Ryudai. Courtesy of Yumiko Chiba Associates.
TOKYO.- The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum will present Takano Ryudai: kasubaba Living through the ordinary. Since receiving the 31st Kimura Ihei Award in 2006 for his photo collection IN MY ROOM, Takano Ryudai (b. 1963) has presented numerous works through books and exhibitions, earning critical acclaim internationally as well as in Japan. In parallel with his explorations on the theme of sexuality, most prominently I IN MY ROOM, Takano has also undertaken a series of ordinary snapshots known variously as his daily photos or kasubaba. Since the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, he has also been interrogating the roots of photography, using shadows as his subject. This exhibition follows the trajectory of Takanos career from early years up to the present, including works on public display for the first time. The kasubaba of the title is a term coined by Takano. In 1998 he set himself the task of taking at least one photo every day, and he continues to point his camera ... More |
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Maria Toumazou's "Half Frame" opens at Overbeck-Gesellschaft, exploring photography and memory
LÃBECK.- Under the leadership of new Director Paula Kommoss, the Overbeck-Gesellschafts program will commence with the first institutional solo exhibition in Germany by Cypriot artist Maria Toumazou. In Half Frame, Toumazou utilises the mechanisms of photographic image-making as a methodology to (re)develop new and earlier work. The title of the exhibition refers to the half-frame camera design that came to prominence in the early 1960s, transforming photography by halving the size of each frame on a standard 35mm film roll, effectively doubling the number of exposures for the same cost. On one hand, this doubling set in motion the intensification of photographic representation. On the other, it can also be understood as a harbinger of the drive towards continuous technical progress, and the cascade of fragmented, decentralized and hyper-referential ... More
William Norton's Goddess: Myth, memory, and the art of cultural connection
GREENPOINT, NY .- In an era of shifting global alliances, Goddess, the new Solo Exhibition by artist William Norton at PeepShow Space Redux, offers a meditation on the beauty of cultural exchange and the enduring need for harmony. Curated by Wade Bonds, the exhibition draws inspiration from the mythology of Mount Fuji and the ethereal beauty of Japanese aesthetics as seen through Western eyes, reminding us that the world is better when in balance. At the heart of Goddess is the legend of Konohanasakuya-hime, the goddess of Mount Fuji and cherry blossoms, a symbol of both power and fragility. Nortons work embodies this duality, merging traditional Japanese influences with contemporary artistic sensibilities to explore the interplay of permanence and transiencean apt metaphor for international relationships in a time ... More
Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp presents 'Hugo Roelandt: The End is a New Beginning'
ANTWERP.- Hugo Roelandt (Aalst 1950Antwerp 2015) was a versatile artist, at various times a performer, installation artist and photographer, who from the mid-1970s was a significant figure of the post-war avant-garde in Antwerp. Beginning his artistic career with presentations organised by the New Reform Gallery in Aalst which was renowned for its focus on performance art, he became prominent as a pioneering performance artist. An influential figure amongst the artistic community, Roelandt also co-founded the radical alternative art space Montevideo (together with Annie Gentils) in Antwerp in 1981, and served as a non-conformist teacher in the photography department at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp (19912010). Roelandt did not confine himself to a single artistic genre or style. His performances, photographic series and interventions ... More
First solo exhibition in Belgium by German artist Thomas Scheibitz opens at TICK TACK
ANTWERP.- TICK TACK opened >>>(X)<<<, the first solo exhibition in Belgium by world-renowned German artist Thomas Scheibitz. Scheibitz (b. 1968, Radeberg, DE) is celebrated as one of the most influential painters and sculptors of his generation. His work dismantles and reimagines fragments of classical painting, architecture, the urban landscape, and popular culture, balancing clarity and enigma. At >>>(X)<<<, Scheibitz unveils an extraordinary new body of work, created over the past two years and exhibited for the first time. Anchored by two monumental paintings 'Calvary' and 'Landscape#Mundus' the exhibition captures the essence of his practice: exploring the translation of situations and the indirect designation of space. These are complemented by a site-specific sculptural installation featuring 28 elements, parts, fragments, and sculptures; ... More
Anna Talens' "Stillleben" challenges the idea of Arcadia with a decaying floral installation
BERLIN.- Reflections on the metaphorical meaning of cultivating nature confront us with the complex legacies of exploitation. The gardens a form of control of the wild that once symbolised an idyllic return to nature now invite lingering questions: Can Arcadia still be dreamt today? Traditionally, idylls have represented serene, harmonious visions of natureuntouched paradises offering an idealised retreat from the complexities of human life. However, Anna Talens work challenges this notion, revealing the fragility and complexity inherent in both nature and human-made spaces. Talens intervenes in the gallerys ground floor as the final chapter of our evolving exhibition Arcadia!. Her practice is rooted in installations that engage with historical architectural spaces, creating ephemeral works that reflect on the passing of time. The artist confronts us with a large- ... More
Engraving After 1900 and the Fascination of Sugar: Two new exhibitions open at Wesleyan's Pruzan Art Center
MIDDLETOWN, CONN.- Wesleyan Universitys Pruzan Art Center highlights artworks from the Davison Art Collection in two exhibitions. The first is an exhibition of prints featuring engravings made after 1900. The second exhibition features artworks that depict sweets across cultural contexts. The two exhibitions--Engraving after 1900: A Technique in Its Time, and The Fascination of Sugar--opened on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Both exhibitions are curated by Miya Tokumitsu, Donald T. Fallati and Ruth E. Pachman Curator of the Davison Art Collection. Associated most typically with the European Renaissance, copperplate engraving proved a vital and expansive method of printmaking for numerous artists working ... More
Crow Museum of Asian Art unveils 2025 Winter and Spring season of exhibitions
DALLAS, TX.- Nearly five months after the Crow Museum of Asian Art unveiled its second location on The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) campus, the museum is announcing its 2025 winter/spring season, packed with new exhibitions, interactive workshops, educational experiences and captivating multimedia performances. Visitors can explore a range of Asian artistic expressions including engaging installations, hands-on activities and events for all ages from art enthusiasts and families to anyone seeking to broaden their cultural understanding. Highlights include the debut of an immersive multimedia installation Saya Woolfalks Floating World of the Quilted Cloud opening March 8 at the UT Dallas museum, alongside three compelling exhibitions opening April 5 at the Dallas Arts District location. Additionally, the museum is offering ... More
Dr. Zoé Whitley will curate The 2025 Focus Exhibition at Art Toronto
TORONTO.- The curatorial direction of the forthcoming Art Toronto Focus Exhibition has been decided: Dr. Zoé Whitley will present the art fairs fourth edition of this special section. Whitley is a London-based, US-born curator and writer. With a twenty year history in Britain's leading museum collections and exhibition-making galleries, projects to her credit include co-curating the acclaimed touring exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power (2017-2020), curating the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (2019), and editing the major monograph on Barkley L. Hendricks, solid! (Skira, 2024). "I am perpetually excited by the contemporary artistic practices and creative thinking nurtured in Canada, reverberating globally, says Dr. Zoé Whitley. Whether serving on the Sobey Art Award jury in 2024a particular privilege as the only non-artist juror, or working ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, German-American painter Hans Hofmann died February 17, 1966. Hans Hofmann (March 21, 1880 - February 17, 1966) was a German-born American abstract expressionist painter. Hofmann's art work is distinguished by a rigorous concern with pictorial structure, spatial illusion, and color relationships. He was also heavily influenced in his later years by Henri Matisse's ideas about color and form. In this image: Hans Hofmann, The Lark, um 1960. Ãl auf Leinwand, 152,7 x 133 cm. University of California, Berkeley Art Museum und Pacific Film Archive. Schenkung von Hans Hofmann, 1965 © JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Patricia A. Gallagher, Trustees of the Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust.
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