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The focus of the exhibition is on Baselitz as an artist who is deeply rooted in the history of European and American painting, and who is seen as the originator of an outstandingly inventive pictorial language.
BASEL.- The Fondation Beyeler is devoting its first exhibition in 2018 to the German painter, printmaker and sculptor Georg Baselitz (b. 1938 in Deutschbaselitz, Saxony), whose work occupies a central position in the art of our time. The exhibition, marking the artists eightieth birthday, takes the form of an extensive retrospective, comprising many of the most important paintings and sculptures created by Baselitz over the past six decades. These include loans from renowned public and private collections in Europe and the USA, some of which have not been seen in public for many years. The exhibition begins at the end of January 2018 at the Fondation Beyeler and will be shown in the summer in a modified form at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. Baselitz exhibitions are rare events in Switzerland and the USA. The last monographic exhibition of Baselitzs work in Switzerland took place in 1990 at ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Indian artist Mohan Mehra paints the goddess Maa Durga at a temple in Amritsar on January 18, 2018. Mehra offers his services free of cost to decorate pictures of gods and goddess at temples across India. NARINDER NANU / AFP
| Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson opens exhibition of works by Zbigniew Dłubak | | Hauser & Wirth Zürich opens a major solo exhibition by sculptor Larry Bell | | Freeman's to sell The Collection of Dorrance "Dodo" H. Hamilton |
Untitled, 1970.
PARIS.- The Zbigniew Dłubak - Héritier des avant-gardes exhibition is being held at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson between January 17 and April 29, 2018. In the post-war period, Zbigniew Dłubak (19212005) was one of the driving forces behind the profound changes in the Polish artistic scene. A great experimenter of photographic forms, he was also a painter, art theoretician, teacher and editor of the Fotografia magazine for twenty years, introducing into this publication a robust photographic critique and interdisciplinary approach to the medium. He enjoyed a certain notoriety in Poland during his lifetime. Several monographic exhibitions were dedicated to him and some of his major works are part of Polish public collections. Although Dłubak was primarily known as a photographer, he initially aspired to become a painter, tirelessly searching for materials for drawing during the war. Very active in these two t ... More | |
Larry Bell, VFZM 3, 2017. Laminated glass. 4 panels True Sea Salt glass: 12 x 16 x 1/4 in. 4 panels Lagoon glass: 12 x 8 x 1/4 in. © Larry Bell. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth.
ZURICH.- Hauser & Wirth Zürich is presenting a major solo exhibition by sculptor Larry Bell. This marks the gallerys first exhibition of Bells work since representing the artist across America and Europe. Bell is one of the most renowned and influential artists to emerge from the Los Angeles art scene of the 1960s, alongside contemporaries Frank Stella and Donald Judd, and had garnered international repute by the age of 30. Known foremost for his refined surface treatment of glass and explorations of light, reflection and shadow through the material, Bells significant oeuvre extends from painting and works on paper to glass sculptures and furniture design. Venice Fog: Recent Investigations is an exhibition of new laminated glass works with colour combinations inspired by the marine ... More | |
Childe Hassam, White Church, Provincetown, 1900 (detail). Estimate: $250,000-400,000.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freemans announced it has been selected to bring to auction the Collection of Mrs. Dorrance "Dodo" H. Hamilton, renowned philanthropist and horticulturist. The collection includes items from her three residences located in Newport, Rhode Island; Strafford, Pennsylvania; and Boca Grande, Florida. It will be offered in two auctions: the fine art, furniture, porcelain, silver and other decorative and personal items will be presented as a single-owner sale, The Collection of Dorrance "Dodo" H. Hamilton on April 29; while Mrs. Hamilton's jewelry collection will be offered in Freeman's Fine Jewelry auction on May 9. A woman of many accomplishments, Mrs. Hamilton had a special commitment to philanthropy. She was a much-beloved figure whose name resonates in Philadelphia and far beyond. Dodo, as she was known to everyone, left an ... More |
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| Jason Martin exhibits new paintings in his first solo show at Lisson Gallery New York | | New York vows to reopen Statue of Liberty, at its own cost | | With helping hand, 'outsiders' gatecrash London art world |
Jason Martin, Untitled (Titanium White / French Ardoise Grey), 2017. Oil on aluminium, 80 x 68 cm., 31 1/2 x 26 3/4 inches © Jason Martin; Courtesy Lisson Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY.- Jason Martin presents a new body of paintings for his first exhibition at Lisson Gallery New York. The works on display continue Martins investigation of the fundamentals of painting, his experimentation beyond its traditional boundaries into three-dimensional space and his recent re-engagement with oil paint. To produce these works, Martin begins with minimal means no more than three colors, often similar in tonality, as well as just a handful of tools or brushes and a number of vertically aligned, aluminum panels. Despite these self-imposed limitations, Martins latest series veer from epic and luscious compositions of swirling dark oils to pared-down and muted abstractions in smoky off-whites. Formed of horizontal bands being swept to and fro across the surface, the paintings are loaded with varying quantities of paint, resulting perhaps in significant spillages, impasto ridges and arabesque ... More | |
People take pictures as they to go around the Statue of Liberty on January 21, 2018 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images/AFP.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Statue of Liberty, temporarily closed by a US government budget shutdown, will reopen on Monday to once again beckon other countries' "huddled masses" -- as well as not-so-poor tourists with dollars to spend. "We will not stand by as this symbol of freedom and opportunity goes dark," New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a tweet Sunday, announcing that the state had found funds to keep the iconic landmark open. Shutting the surrounding park "jeopardizes an economic driver for the state of New York," said Cuomo, a Democrat. "This park is a symbol of New York and our values. And her message has never been as important as it is today," he said, alluding to the budget battle in Washington, where Democrats were seeking protection for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants before agreeing to Republican proposals to extend funding for the government. As a result of the ... More | |
British artist Dannielle Hodson poses for a photograph at Sotheby's auction house in central London on January 16, 2018. NIKLAS HALLE'N / AFP.
LONDON (AFP).- Having made the unlikely journey from prison and psychiatric hospital to the beating heart of London's art world, a charity helping artists considered "outsiders" is looking to shake up the industry. At London's prestigious Sotheby's auction house this month, Outside In showcased works by artists battling ill-health and other social barriers. Among them was a haunting drawing depicting a naked woman squatting down as she looks at her smartphone, created by 37-year-old Dannielle Hodson while she was in prison. "It's always about spontaneity, always about freedom, it may come from my story as well," Hodson told AFP at the "Outside In: Journeys" exhibition, which wraps up on Friday. The artist heard about the project in 2008, when she was spending her time "doodling" while confined by the four walls of a prison cell. "When you are in prison, in an institution, you are not connected to the outside world so whatever ... More |
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| Haroon Mirza curates the Arts Council Collection at Towner Art Gallery | | Grayson Perry exhibition celebrated at The Gallery at Windsor | | Exhibition focuses on the evolution of the feminine perspective in an otherwise male dominated medium |
Lis Rhodes, Dresden Dynamo, 1971-2, Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London © the artist.
EASTBOURNE.- Towner Art Gallery presents We stared at the Moon from the centre of the Sun, a new exhibition curated by internationally acclaimed artist Haroon Mirza with works from the Arts Council Collection, and interventions orchestrated by the artist and his studio hrm199, tracing the connections between them. Using electricity as his main medium, Mirza creates atmospheric environments by intuitively linking light, sound, music and film with elements of architecture. Drawing together a variety of media to explore how our fantasies about the future and understanding of the past determine our experience of the now. Rather than providing an answer, Mirzas chosen works are intended to trigger reflection and individual interpretation. The title We stared at the Moon from the centre of the Sun draws on the circular symbolism inspired by astral bodies such as the Moon and the Sun. With its powerful significance in ancie ... More | |
Grayson Perry at Windsor. Courtesy Windsor. Photo: Scott Rudd.
VERO BEACH, FLA.- Windsor Founders, Galen and Hilary Weston hosted a VIP weekend to celebrate the opening of Making Meaning, an exhibition by the internationally acclaimed British artist Grayson Perry RA at The Gallery at Windsor, Vero Beach, Florida. The exhibition, which runs until 27 April 2018, launches a new three-year curatorial partnership between The Gallery and the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The guest list included high society and art world elite, including Royal Academy President Christopher Le Brun, Royal Academy Artistic Director Tim Marlow, Brooklyn Museum Board Vice Chair Stephanie Ingrassia, interior designer Alessandra Branca, Canadian television presenter Valerie Pringle, director of Victoria Miro Oliver Miro, Dali Museum Board Chair Karen Lang Johnston, writer and editor James Reginato, Executive Director of the Vero Beach Museum of Art Brady Roberts, ... More | |
Amanda Charchian, 7 Types of Love, Agape, 2017.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Fahey/Klein Gallery is presenting Future Feminine, a group exhibition focused on the evolution of the feminine perspective in an otherwise male dominated medium. This exhibition presents the visions of a group of distinctly 21st century female photographers with their eyes toward the future. Their abstractions of intimacy explore the intricacies of our relationships with the feminine lens. This exhibition includes works from emerging artists Amanda Charchian, Remy Holwick, creative duo Honey Long & Prue Stent, and Magdalena Wosinska. Amanda Charchian (b. Los Angeles, CA, 1988) creates work with a feminine sensuality that celebrates the erotically charged. Amanda earned a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design in 2010, and has been featured in publications such as New York Magazine, Vogue Italia, TIME, The Huffington Post, Interview Magazine, LOfficiel ART, i-D, Purple, and Turkish Vogue. In 2016 Charchian r ... More |
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| Konrad Fischer Galerie opens solo shows of works by Merrill Wagner, Cordy Ryman, and Louisa Clement | | Leica Studio Mayfair opens exhibition of photographs by Stuart Franklin | | Exhibition traces the evolution of landscape painting in 19th century France |
Merrill Wagner, Untitled, 1974. Oil on masonite, 60.96 x 50.165 cm.
DUSSELDORF.- In her first solo exhibition at Konrad Fischer Galerie titled "Zwischenstände" (Intermediate Results), Louisa Clement introduces conceptual works, videos and objects dealing with the fragility of a, however, presumed or determined status quo as well as with the provisional nature of forms and configurations, and the conscious and unconscious ways of communication. The gallery walls are partly covered with smartphone glitches - abstract geometric patterns resulting from information overload. Louisa Clement's "Mirrors" reproduce highly reflecting surfaces from sunglasses which do not allow any visual communication besides the own mirror image. In the same way, her video works "not lost in you" are discussing topics like contact, distance and close proximity: the artificial body of a fibre glass puppet is touched by gloved fingers in super slow motion. The fabric hinders a direct contact and even the almost erotic interactio ... More | |
Stuart Franklin, Egypt. Memnon. Colossus of Memnon and surrounding valleys.
LONDON.- Earlier this year, photographer Stuart Franklin travelled to Egypt and Morocco, inspired by the North African journey made by Magnum founder George Rodger, 60 years previously across the Sahara Desert. In the spirit of Rodger, Franklin viewed the landscape through his geographers eye, comparing the natural and honed stone he encountered in the monumental landscape. Temples of Stone, exhibited here for the first time, is part of the Magnum Retold, a 70th anniversary project, celebrating the agencys powerful legacy of documentary storytelling. George Rodger embarked on his journey across the Sahara with his wife, Jinx Rodger, in 1957 and covered 4000 miles in 90 days. The resulting photographs offered a rare insight into the landscapes and inhabitants of what was one of the worlds most remote and unexplored terrains. Franklins contemporary journey reflects on Rodgers travels, recording, once more, a world of both human and ... More | |
Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926), Les rochers de Belle-Ãle (Rocks at Belle-Ãle), 1886 (detail), Oil on canvas, 25 7/8 x 32 1/8 in. © Musée des Beaux-Arts, Reims, Legacy Henry Vasnier. Photo: C. Devleeschauwer.
WINTER PARK, FLA.- The Cornell Fine Arts Museum opened the exhibition, Towards Impressionism: Landscape Painting from Corot to Monet. Highlights from the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Reims. This exhibition is curated by Suzanne Greub, founder and director, Art Centre Basel, in collaboration with the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Reims and the City of Reims, France. Towards Impressionism marks the first time that an exhibition drawn exclusively from the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Reims, France home to one of the largest collections of French 19th century landscape painting travels to the United States. The Cornell Fine Arts Museum is the first of only two venues nationwide to host this extraordinary exhibition and the only stop on the East Coast. The exhibition traces the revolutionary evolution of landscape painting in France ... More |
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New space focused on providing emerging artists with a platform in the heart of NYC
NEW YORK, NY.- STRAY is an exhibition that brings together five artists who are re-contextualizing the human body and the ways it is affected in the contemporary technological era; Kelly Akashi, Ivana Baić, Hayden Dunham, Marguerite Humeau, and Pamela Rosenkranz. STRAY is curated by Tiffany Zabludowicz. It is located on the 14th floor of an office building in Times Square, with sweeping views of the iconic city center. Artists in this exhibition explore what it means to have a human body in the contemporary world by depicting abstract sculptural suggestions of flesh that is in flow or transition. Flesh is fleeting, and authority over ones own skin is in question in an age where the body can be commodified, observed, edited, augmented, and frozen. This exhibition operates within the context of contemporary artists interests in animism, biochemistry, and ... More
Anna Laudel Contemporary opens a solo exhibition of works by Gazi Sansoy
ISTANBUL.- Anna Laudel Contemporary is presenting a solo exhibition by Gazi Sansoy, that brings together a selection of his thought-provoking paintings produced between 2008-2018. Gazi Sansoy comes from an established family known for their involvement with political satire during the late Ottoman Empire. Inspired by his satirist grandfathers, Sansoy created his unique critical painting approach and considered as one of the few sharp and witty satirists of his time with his multilayer works, criticising late Ottoman cultural heritage as well as West European civilisation and visual arts. Opened on Thursday, January 11, Epochs features Sansoys works produced in the last decade under 5 subtittles. Nude and Covered Up Tales / Arabex includes the works of the artist produced between 2008-2010 that combine the photos taken by him or the images he saw in various ... More
First solo museum exhibition by the British illusionist painter Christopher Page on view in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO.- The Museum of Modern Art Rio de Janeiro opened Christopher Page: Blind Gallery, the first solo museum exhibition by the British illusionist painter. Page is the youngest British artist to hold a solo exhibition at the museum, and follows exhibitions by José Bechara, Cabello and Wlademir Dias-Pino. Inspired by the ancient trompe-loeil optical illusion technique, Page created a blind gallery of invisible paintings with only impressions of panels, and remnants of the previous exhibition visible to the eye effectively creating the inverse of the trompe-loeil effect for an art exhibition a blind gallery. Blind Gallery is a site-specific installation. The walls have been arranged to create an inner and outer space much like that of a Roman temple, and the overall concept is inspired by Roman interiors where trompe-loeil was frequently deployed to create ... More
Heimo Zobernig exhibits nine new text paintings at Petzel Gallery's Upper East Side location
NEW YORK, NY.- In neworkthe artists first solo show at Petzel Gallery's Upper East Side location, Zobernig exhibits nine new text paintings. The sans serif typeface, Helvetica has been used by Zobernig since 1986 in his catalog and poster designs. For a 1993 group exhibition Zobernig, using orange, brown, gray, black, and white, subdivided the letters of the shows main title REAL into four fields, in reference to Robert Indianas iconic LOVE paintings. One year later, the first REAL pictures were produced in the same colors. Bit by bit, Zobernig extended the color scale of the REAL images and years later added the word EGAL (German for whatever), which fills the canvas to the same extent as REAL. The words appear written into one another, and thus their meaning disappears, and a new, interpretive zero point of complex construction has been reached. Zobernigs ... More
Mills College Art Museum exhibits works by Jennifer Brandon and Jay DeFeo
OAKLAND, CA.- Mills College Art Museum announces Jennifer Brandon & Jay DeFeo: Photographic Works presenting new work by Bay Area photographer Jennifer Brandon shown in conjunction with rarely seen photocopies and photographs by the ground-breaking visual artist Jay DeFeo. Featuring approximately 40 works, including photograms, photographic collages, photocopies, and gelatin silver prints, this exhibition explores each artists interest in the intersection of physical materials and photographic process. Brandon works with materials such as reclaimed silver, glass, cinefoil, and silver leaf, often obscuring the original material through scale and composition to create mysterious visual landscapes that are both abstract and familiar. Similarly, throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, DeFeo experimented extensively with photography and photocopying. She ... More
America's leading art, antiques, and design fair opens its doors
NEW YORK, NY.- The Winter Antiques Show, Americas leading art, antiques, and design fair featuring 70 renowned experts in fine and decorative arts from around the world, returns to the Park Avenue Armory in New York City for its 64th year from Friday, January 19 to Sunday, January 28. The 2018 edition features special curated booth presentations and 2018 loan exhibition, Collecting for the Commonwealth/Preserving for the Nation: Celebrating a Century of Art Patronage, 1919-2018, celebrating a century of art patronage at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, VA (VMFA). Highlights of the loan exhibition include objects made by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Lalique, Jean Schlumberger, Paul Storr, and Fabergé, as well as paintings by Robert Henri, George Stubbs, John Singer Sargent, Berthe Morisot, Willem de Kooning, Eastman Johnson, ... More
Phillips' overall sales up 25% to $708.8 million in 2017
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips announced that overall sales in 2017 rose 25% to $708.8 million from $567.2 million a year earlier, driven by a strong market for contemporary art, increased sales in Hong Kong and strong performances by all of the companys departments. Auction sales increased 25% to $625.4 million from $499.4 million in 2016, and private sales ended the year at $83.5 million, a 23% gain from $67.8 million last year. Our strong results speak to the extraordinary year weve had at Phillips, said Edward Dolman, Chief Executive Officer. Weve made enormous progress as we built a major presence in Asia, attracted many of the most talented people in the art world, including our Chairman Cheyenne Westphal, strengthened our position in the 20th Century & Contemporary Art category, captured market-leading positions in both Watches and ... More
Coveted Remington bronze to star in Sterling Associates' Jan. 31 Annual Winter Estate Auction
CLOSTER, NJ.- Sterling Associates Winter Estate Auction is an annual tradition anticipated by bidders from coast to coast and beyond. The emphasis is always on fresh-to-the-market goods, with quality as the watchword. This years event, which takes place on Wednesday, January 31, includes 460 lots of fine art, glass, bronzes and sculptures; Chinese art, porcelain, furniture, lighting, crystal and many types of decorative accessories. Leading the lineup is a superlative Frederic S. Remington (American, 1861-1909) bronze titled The Sergeant. Standing 10 3/8 inches high, the work masterfully depicts a 19th-century US Army sergeant wearing a kerchief and realistically molded hat with an impressed motif of crossed cavalry swords. Several makers marks and signatures appear on the sculpture, including the artists name and copyright, a Roman Bronze ... More
Quinn's Jan. 27 Fine & Decorative Art Auction features selection of contemporary, modern & Chinese works
FALLS CHURCH, VA.- A unique work by 20th-century German artist Joseph Heinrich Beuys and a painting by American artist Ida Kohlmeyer are expected to be the top draws at Quinns Jan. 27 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction. The 460-lot selection features an impressive offering of contemporary, modern, and Chinese works in addition to traditional art, furniture, silver, and unique lacquer boxes. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers. Beuys mixed-media construction consists of nine paper labels wired together within a double-framed presentation. Each label is printed with the name of an Italian place of business and phone number, and is signed by the artist on verso. The provenance backing this unique artwork includes Totem Gallery, Venice, Italy. It has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate. Titled Carousel, Ida Kohlmeyers gaily colored ... More
Solo exhibition of new works by David Altmejd opens at Modern Art
LONDON.- Modern Art is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of new works by David Altmejd. This is the artists fifth solo exhibition with the gallery. Over the course of the past fifteen years, David Altmejd has been working through questions about the relationship between the human body and larger energy systems of physics, electricity and biology. The forms his works take tend towards the fantastical; he builds up complex characters who occupy unfamiliar mythological narratives, all the while alluding to the inevitable destruction and decay of all biological matter. For this exhibition at Modern Art, Altmejd is presenting a dozen haut-reliefs in which casts of hands seem to be moving plaster around to form figures. These figures are then fragmented and seem to return to a state of abstract materiality. In these dynamic pieces, the acts of formation and disintegration become ... More
The Seeds of Divinity: An exhibition of Pre-Columbian art opens at the Williams College Museum of Art
WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS.- Through art, music, dance, and ritual offerings of food, drink, incense, and even human blood, the people of Mesoamerica materialized gods in their daily lives. Pre-Columbian civilizations in Mexico and Central America used the human body as a prism for understanding and depicting the supernatural. Comprised of 33 objects from five Mesoamerican civilizationsMaya, Teotihuacán, Nayarit, Zapotec, and AztecThe Seeds of Divinity explores the spiritual and the sacred, plumbing the mutable line between humans, gods, and animals. The exhibition is on view at the Williams College Museum of Art from January 19 through August 26, 2018. The Seeds of Divinity is designed to transport you to another time and culture, where bodies are transformed into actual divine beings, and humans have multiple souls including that ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, French painter Nicolas Lancret was born January 22, 2018. Nicolas Lancret (22 January 1690 - 14 September 1743), French painter, was born in Paris, and became a brilliant depicter of light comedy which reflected the tastes and manners of French society under the regent Orleans.
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