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An undated photo provided by MUTERMUR project shows exquisitely crafted baskets, woven from reed and esparto, with decorative geometric patterns previously believed to have been made by Neolithic farmers. (MUTERMUR project via The New York Times)
by Rachel Chaundler
NEW YORK, NY.- Hunter-gatherer societies on the Iberian Peninsula were making sophisticated baskets with decorative geometric patterns 9,500 years ago, more than 2,000 years earlier than previously thought, researchers in Spain have reported. The researchers also said that sandals that were found in the same cave as the baskets represent the earliest and most diverse set of plant-based footwear documented in the prehistory of Europe. Francisco MartÃnez-Sevilla, a researcher of prehistory at the University of Alcalá and the lead author of a paper outlining the findings that was published this past week in Science Advances, explained that carbon-14 dating tests had been carried out on 76 objects that were found by 19th century miners in the Cueva de los Murciélagos, a cave in southern Spain. The objects, including Europes oldest pair of sandals, a wooden stick and mace and exquisitely crafted baskets woven from reed and esparto, were previously believed to have been made by Neolithic ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day "Pictures Girls Make": Portraitures Installation view, 2023. Blum & Poe, Los Angeles © The artists; Courtesy of the artists and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo. Photo: Evan Walsh.
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| Charlie Watts auction, part I, of two-part sale realises £2,751,588 | | Monet's never-before-seen masterpiece 'Le bassin aux nymphéas' highlights Christie's sale | | Fire in a Maine village destroys 3 Jamie Wyeth paintings |
Charlie Watts' copy of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald which sold for £226,800. © Christie's Images Ltd 2023.
LONDON.- On 28 September, Part I of the much-anticipated Charlie Watts: Gentleman, Collector, Rolling Stone Literature and Jazz realised £2,751,588 (178% of the low estimate). The live auction presented over 200 lots comprising modern first editions and an extensive collection of jazz amassed by the legendary musician and Rolling Stones drummer. World auction records were set for books by Agatha Christie (The Thirteen Problems), Miles Davis (Miles. The Autobiography), Arthur Conan Doyle (The Hound of the Baskervilles) and Evelyn Waugh (Brideshead Revisited). The top lot was an important presentation copy of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, a book which defines the Jazz Age, inscribed inside the front cover to the original Gatsby, which sold for £226,800. Benedict Winter, Specialist, Private & Iconic Collections and ... More | |
Claude Monet, (1840-1926). Le bassin aux nymphéas (detail), oil on canvas. Painted circa 1917-1919. Estimate on request. © Christie's Images Ltd 2023.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies will present Le bassin aux nymphéas, one of the artists monumental canvases from his celebrated water lily series, as the leading highlight of the 20th Century Evening Sale on November 9, 2023. Modern and timeless, Le bassin aux nymphéas captures the dynamism and beauty of natures transience, exploring the ephemeral atmosphere, seasonal blooms, watery depths, and glimmering reflections of light of Monets famed lily pond in Giverny. This superb example has been held in the same family collection for over fifty years. It is estimated to realize in excess of $65 million. Max Carter, Christies Vice Chairman of 20th and 21st Century Art, remarks: With Monet, seemingly everything has already been seen or said. Le bassin aux nymphéas, which has never been exhibited or offered at auction, is, however, that rarest thing: A masterpiece ... More | |
The painter Jamie Wyeth on Allen Island, Maine, Jan. 13, 2022. (Cig Harvey/The New York Times)
by Sopan Deb
NEW YORK, NY.- A fire in a Maine village Wednesday destroyed multiple original paintings by renowned painter Jamie Wyeth of the Wyeth family of artists, along with several waterfront buildings. The fire broke out shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday at The Dip Net restaurant in Port Clyde, Maine, and spread quickly, said Michael Smith, the chief of the fire department in St. George, the town that includes Port Clyde. The fire eventually engulfed other establishments, including a general store, an art gallery displaying the Wyeth artworks and the offices of the Monhegan Boat Line, a company that ferried passengers to nearby Moneghan Island. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was being investigated. Smith called the building that housed the art gallery a town staple that was more than ... More |
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| Hauser & Wirth debuts works created over the past two years by Stefan Brüggemann | | Berggruen Gallery opens an exhibition of 14 new paintings by Matt Kleberg | | The Whitney opens Henry Taylor's largest exhibition of his work to date |
Stefan Brüggemann, 17/JAN/2021 White Riot (HEADLINE), 2021. Spray paint and gold leaf on canvas, 175.5 x 145.5 x 4.5 cm / 69 1/8 x 57 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. Photo: Damian Griffiths. © Stefan Brüggemann Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- White Noise, the first Los Angeles solo exhibition by Mexican-German artist Stefan Brüggemann, debuts works created over the past two years. Together the paintings, installation and neon works on view address ways in which information and misinformation saturate our consciousness and shape our approach to the world in which we live today. Brüggemanns art layers texts in a distinctive type of controlled chaos, opening a space between legibility and abstraction that introduces a healthy degree of doubt and questioning to the process of parsing truth. The nexus of the exhibition, TRUTH / LIE (2023), updates an earlier version of a major neon piece that was unveiled on 3 November 2020the last presidential Election Day in the United Stateson top of Tunnel House in Tijuana, ... More | |
Kleberg's palette embraces earthy greens, the sky's dusty blue, and the warm terracotta tones of the South Texas landscape.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Berggruen Gallery is presenting Matt Kleberg: Pigeon Holes, an exhibition of 14 new paintings. This show marks his first solo exhibition with the gallery. Matt Kleberg: Pigeon Holes will be on view through October 13, 2023. Drawing inspiration from myriad influences, Matt Klebergs paintings operate like invitations into illusory spaces while remaining firmly rooted in the built world. Kleberg's artistic vocabulary is characterized by his distinctive use of architecturally inspired elements. Niches, beams, fans, arches, stripes, and sunbursts borrow from ornamental references such as stages and altars, suggesting an interest in performativity and ritual. Central to this exhibition is the concept of the columbariuman architectural structure dedicated to the dignified retention and ceremonial presentation of funerary urns. The artists recent encounter with an ancient Roman columbarium segment ... More | |
Henry Taylor, i'm yours, 2015. Acrylic on canvas, 73 1/8 à 74 1/4 in. (185.74 à 188.6 cm). Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; acquired through the generosity of the Acquisitions Circle. © Henry Taylor. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photograph by Sam Kahn; Harry Smith, Aleph, c. 1953. Ink on paper, 7 à 5 in. (17.8 à 12.7 cm). Private collection.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Whitney Museum of American Art presents the landmark retrospective, Henry Taylor: B Side. As the first large-scale New York survey of leading contemporary artist Henry Taylor (b. 1958, based in Los Angeles), the exhibition celebrates the artists unique aesthetic, social vision, and freewheeling experimentation. Through paintings, rarely seen drawings, sculpture, and a newly conceived installation, Henry Taylor: B Side captures an over thirty-year career and features many of the artists most recognizable works, including paintings of family, fellow artists, legends, and public figures including Barack and Michelle Obama, JAY-Z, Martin Luther King, Jr., and more. Informed by the artists life experience ... More |
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| Property from The Mougins Museum of Classical Art will be offered at Christie's in 2023 and 2024 | | Franklin Parrasch Gallery presents Marcia Hafif: Select Work from "The Inventory," 1967-1998 | | Three masterpieces by Cezanne will highlight Christie's sale |
Antony Gormley, Reflection II. Estimate: £400,000-600,000 © MMoCA.
LONDON.- Christies invites the world to delve into A Collecting Odyssey: Property from The Mougins Museum of Classical Art which will be offered across 6 sales over 12 months, in London, New York and Online, starting in London during Classic Week in December 2023 and closing a year later in December 2024. A celebration of the award-winning museum and its acclaimed collection, owned and founded by Christian Levett, the sales series will pay homage to the legacy of MACM (2011-2023), which recently announced an exciting artistic change of direction as the first major European museum dedicated to female artists, FAMM. Underpinned by Levetts profound sense of storytelling, vision and passion for collecting art across all periods, with works in juxtaposition and conversation with each other, the ... More | |
Marcia Hafif, Cobalt Blue (March 7), 1974.
NEW YORK, NY.- Franklin Parrasch Gallery is presenting Marcia Hafif: Select Work from The Inventory, 1967-1998. Illustrating the singular focus of experimentation into the process of painting and its meditative nature, this exhibition is itself an investigation into Marcia Hafifs deliberate and meticulous practice driven by the insatiable curiosity at the center of the late artists more than fifty-year career. This presentation surveys Hafifs core oeuvre, tracing the evolution of her practice from the 1960s through the end of the century. Hafif referred to her entire body of works as The Inventory, a listing by series of works in the approximate order they appeared[i], contemporaneously logging and briefly summarizing each series as it developed. Now The Inventory serves as the artists archive. Select examples from key series chronicling Hafifs explorations from ... More | |
Paul Cezanne (18391906), Quatre pommes et un couteau (detail). Painted in 1885. Estimate: $ 7 million 10 million. © Christie's Images Ltd 2023.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies and the Foundation Langmatt Sidney and Jenny Brown announced three masterpiece paintings by Paul Cezanne will highlight Christies 20th Century Evening Sale taking place on November 9, 2023 during New York Fall Marquee Week: Fruits et pot de gingembre, Quatre pommes et un couteau and La mer à LEstaque. This exceptional trio come to Christies from the collection of the Museum Langmatt in Baden, Switzerland, home to one of the most extraordinary collections of Impressionist art in Europe, assembled with care and passion in the early 20th century by famed collectors Sidney and Jenny Brown. The lead highlight of the trio coming to auction is the exceptional Fruits et pot de gingembre (estimate: $35 million ... More |
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| "Pictures Girls Make": Portraitures on view at Blum & Poe | | Glasgow Life Museums acquires famous oil painting by legendary Scottish artist Alasdair Gray | | Tate Modern launches the Infinities Commission |
Pictures Girls Make: Portraitures Installation view, 2023. Blum & Poe, Los Angeles © The artists; Courtesy of the artists and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo. Photo: Evan Walsh.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Blum & Poe is presenting Pictures Girls Make: Portraitures, an exhibition bringing together over fifty artists from around the world, spanning the early nineteenth century until today. Curated by Alison M. Gingeras, this prodigious survey argues that this age-old mode of representation is an enduringly democratic, humanistic genre. Pictures girls make is a quip attributed to Willem de Kooning who purportedly dismissed the inferior status of his wife Elaines portrait practice. [1] Inverting the original dismissal into an affirmation, Pictures Girls Make is a rallying cry for this exhibition which examines how different forms of portraitures defy old ... More | |
Alasdair Gray.
GLASGOW.- Alasdair Grays iconic painting, Cowcaddens Streetscape in the Fifties, has been added to Glasgow Life Museums collection. Painted in 1964, it is one of Grays best-known works and what he referred to as my best big oil painting. The work was also a key part of the artists retrospective From The Personal To The Universal which was curated by Sorcha Dallas at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in 2014 as part of the wider Alasdair Gray Season she devised. This addition has been made possible through the generous support of The National Fund for Acquisitions, administered with Scottish Government funding by National Museums Scotland. Cowcaddens shows life in an area of Glasgow where the landscape and community changed radically post-war. The work captures the look ... More | |
The Tanks at Tate Modern. Photo © Iwan Baan.
LONDON.- Tate Modern today announced a new annual commission to support experimental and visionary new work. It will provide a platform for international artists at the cutting-edge of contemporary practice, enabling them to realise innovative and future-facing projects at a critical point in their careers. Entitled the Infinities Commission, its name reflects the boundless curiosity of contemporary artists, the multiplicity of tools and technologies they use, and the limitless diversity of their approaches. The first commission will open in spring 2025 in The Tanks, Tate Moderns unique spaces dedicated to performance, film and installation, and will be accessible to the public for free each year. Catherine Wood, Tate Moderns Director of Programmes, said: Artists have always been innovators, taking ideas, ... More |
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National Museum of American History acquires objects and archives from America's first microbrewery
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonians National Museum of American History has recently acquired objects and archival materials from the now-closed Anchor Brewing Co., generally known as the nations original microbrewery, for its collections. The museum collected the companys business records and a selection of items from the historic San Francisco brewery. Among the items are brewing charts, photographs, blueprints, signage, tools used in the brewery and lab, a wood barrel used to transport steam beer to 19th-century taverns, sample tiles from the brewhouse floor in custom Anchor blue and other records and materials related to the brewerys history and its former owner Fritz Maytag III. Anchor Brewing Co. was founded in 1896. In 1965, Maytag bought a controlling stake in the business. At the time, the ... More
Smithsonian's Center for Environmental Justice at the Anacostia Community Museum appoints Director
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonians Center for Environmental Justice at the Anacostia Community Museum has announced the appointment of Lisa McClure as its founding director. McClure began her appointment Aug. 10, following over 10 years in the environmental non-profit space. Environmental justice is critical to creating equitable environmental solutions, said Ellen Stofan, the Smithsonians Under Secretary for Science and Research. I look forward to Lisas leadership as the Center for Environmental Justice continues the incredible work the Anacostia Community Museum does best: highlighting stories and creating impact as we work to create a more sustainable life for everyone. McClure comes to the Anacostia Community Museum from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she served as the compliance manager. ... More
Make your mark on Tate Liverpool as gallery prepares for transformation
LIVERPOOL.- As Tate Liverpool prepares to close its doors temporarily to undergo a major reimagining, the gallery will hold a celebratory weekend on 14 and 15 October. Tate Liverpool: Past, Present and Future will be filled with making activities for all ages, talks, music and a chance to make your own mark on the walls through a graffiti workshop. Most importantly, the weekend will give visitors a last chance to see work from the Tate collection, and the building in its current form, ahead of its transformation. Throughout both days there will be three different making activities for visitors to enjoy and have something to take away from the event. There will be a free mini placard making workshop inspired by artist Bob and Roberta Smith, who is renowned for his "slogan" art and the formation of the Art Party in 2013, and his works such ... More
The Approach opens an exhibition of new paintings by John Maclean
LONDON.- The Approach is presenting John Maclean New Paintings. Part I; a continuation of the body of work Maclean produced for his Annexe show earlier this year. Maclean studied at the Royal College of Art in the mid-90s under contemporary British painters such as Chris Ofili and Peter Doig, however his other interests took him in the direction of a career in music and film making. With his film projects on hold during the pandemic and needing a creative outlet for his ideas, Maclean returned to painting after a twenty-year hiatus. Landscapes seemed to be an obvious subject matter for Maclean to work with; growing up in the Scottish Highlands surrounded by dramatic, almost romantic, surroundings, he always had a strong relationship to the natural environment. Landscapes also play a central role in his films: in Slow West, the film ... More
New Chair and Board appointments for Adelaide Festival
ADELAIDE.- The Government of South Australia and Adelaide Festival announced that cultural leader Tracey Whiting AM has been appointed as Chair of the Adelaide Festival Corporation. Ms Whiting succeeds Judy Potter who leaves the Festival Board after eight years of service. In addition, former Adelaide Festival Artistic Director, choreographic luminary and Nunukal/Ngugi Man of Qandamooka Peoples and Munaldjali Man of Yugambeh Nation Southeast Queensland, Stephen Page AO, also joins the Board of the Festival. Minister for Arts Andrea Michaels MP said: "I congratulate Tracey Whiting on her appointment as Chair of the Adelaide Festival Board and I look forward to working with her to steer the nations premier international arts festival. Her leadership and significant contributions to South Australias cultural landscape demonstrate ... More
GNYP Gallery opens an exhibition of new works by the Australia's First Peoples female artists
BERLIN.- GNYP Gallery opened the group exhibition Our Country: APY Lands. The exhibition presents new works by the Australias First Peoples female artists Kukika Adamson, Nyunmiti Burton, Umoona Collaborative, Yaritji Heffernan, Tuppy Goodwin, Sandra Pumani and Rhoda Tjitayi for the first time in Germany. This is a group exhibition of APY Art Centre Collective and Mimili Maku Arts artists in collaboration with Arndt Art Agency. The APY Art Centre Collective is a social enterprise made up of 11 Indigenous- owned and governed arts and culture organisations from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. As a collective, these organisations work to increase income for Aboriginal artists and support the important work of art centres in APY communities. The Mimili Maku Arts is a vibrant contemporary art studio ... More
The Montclair State University Galleries announces 'The Backend'
MONTCLAIR, NJ .- Montclair State University Galleries presents The Backend, a group exhibition of works by thirteen contemporary artists who delve into the protocols and agreements that shape our society and the framework of our participation. These often hidden structures, such as the code behind digital platforms or legal systems that dictate the use and access to information, significantly impact our daily lives and cannot be skirted without voiding participation. Artists approach these arrangements often already in place without mutual agreement, revealing societal givens we are born into regardless of our willingness and understanding. The artists aim to reveal these hidden structures and how they manifest, where encounters with refusals, confusion, bureaucracy, and denial function like dog whistles ... More
Almine Rech now represents Ji Xin
PARIS.- Almine Rech announced the representation of Chinese artist Ji Xin in France, Belgium and the United Kingdom. Following his first solo show in Paris last January, the gallery will present new works at both Frieze London and Art Basel Miami Beach. Born in 1988 in Jiangsu Province, China, Ji Xin received his BA and MA degrees in the Oil Painting Department from the China Academy of Art, and also studied in Paris as a visiting artist via an Exchange Project of CAA, in 2012. He is currently a PhD candidate at the China Academy of Art. In Ji Xins work, traditional Eastern aesthetics and Western oil painting techniques are intertwined, presenting an examination of the forms and realms of traditional Chinese art, as well as a glimpse into his research of Renaissance iconography and the glazing of light and shadow. The ambiance in his work ... More
New auction model for emerging artists and charitable causes: The Stand, launches 19 May
LONDON.- Responding to the pre-pandemic art market, and inspired by recent, transformative developments in the ways we live, work and use technology, Robin Woodhead, former CEO and Chairman of Sothebys International, created The Stand to support artists incomes and charitable organisations as well as giving art collectors access to rising talents. Through the online marketplace Invaluable, The Stand will produce themed, curated auctions of works by emerging and mid-career artists. Artists along with their galleries or agents receive 70% of the sale price, with 20% going to partner charities and 10% to The Stand to cover costs. By properly rewarding artists and enabling them to donate to social causes, their best work is submitted for auction. As a form of social impact investing, The Stand offers the dual purpose of supporting artists ... More
Conducting lessons: How Bradley Cooper became Leonard Bernstein
NEW YORK, NY.- On a late-spring day in 2018, when the New York Philharmonic was deep in rehearsals of a Richard Strauss symphony, an unexpected visitor showed up at the stage door of David Geffen Hall, the Philharmonics home. The visitor, Bradley Cooper, the actor and director, had come on a mission. He was preparing to direct and star in a film about Leonard Bernstein, the eminent conductor and composer who led the Philharmonic from 1958-69. He was asking the orchestras leaders for help with the movie, Maestro, which has its North American premiere Monday at the New York Film Festival. The Philharmonic is accustomed to having luminaries at its concerts. But it was unusual for someone like Cooper to express such deep interest in classical music, a field often neglected in popular culture. How many top Hollywood stars can ... More
Sale of Latin American art Christie's totals $13,200,030
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies live auction Latin American Art concluded on 28 September 2023. This dedicated sale of Latin American Art featured exceptional works of art by the foremost modern and contemporary artists from the region. The sale saw lively, spirited bidding throughout, with bidders in the room, on the phone, and online. In total, the sale achieved $13,200,030, selling for 102% of its low estimate. The top lot of the sale was Rufino Tamayos Los tres amigos, which realized $1,623,000, more than 160% its low estimate. Other top lots from the sale include two works by the iconic Fernando Botero: En la plaza, which realized $1,332,600, and Man Eating, which realized $1,071,000. Another highlight was Diego Riveras Retrato de Anita Antunes (Diana Cazadora), which realized $693,000. Christies online sale of Latin ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, American fashion designer Donna Karan was born October 02, 1948. Donna Karan (born October 2, 1948) is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels. In this image: Designer Donna Karan appears during an event in celebration of her Urban Zen collection and foundation Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009 in New York.
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