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A jackhammer is seen beside rubble at artist Ai Weiwei's "Left and Right Art Studio" in Beijing on August 3, 2018. Ai Weiwei said on August 3, 2018 wrecking crews had started demolishing his main studio in Beijing without notice, three years after the artist and government critic left China. PAK YIU / AFP.
BEIJING (AFP).- Ai Weiwei said Friday wrecking crews had started demolishing his main studio in Beijing without notice, three years after the artist and government critic left China. Ai, who now lives in Berlin, posted videos on Instagram showing an excavator's boom breaking large windows as several men look on from inside the near empty brick and concrete building. "Today, they started to demolish my studio 'zuo you' ('left and right')" without notice, Ai wrote on the image-sharing platform, which is blocked by China's online "Great Firewall". "Farewell," he wrote in English. The conceptual artist said the East German-style socialist factory building had been his main studio since 2006. The video showed wooden boxes and planks inside the building. Ai was detained for 81 days in 2011 amid a crackdown on government critics. His passport was confiscated for four years and he moved to Berlin after the travel document was returned to him in 2015. Ai helped to design the Bird's Nest Olympic S ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Picture of a painting by Colombian artist Fernando Botero taken as his exhibition "Joven Maestro", of his early works, is being prepared at the National Museum in Bogota on August 2, 2018. Colombia's National Museum honours painter and sculptor Fernando Botero with an exhibition of his early works to open for the public from August 4 to October 28. JOHN Vizcaino / AFP
| The Whitney opens its first exhibition related to fashion in twenty-one years | | Forget billionaires, museums the ticket for fine art market | | Palazzo Albergati exhibits "Japan. Tales of Love and War " |
A version of this image is featured on a lightbox as part of the exhibition Eckhaus Latta: Possessed, on view August 3 through October 8, 2018 in the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Gallery, Whitney Museum of American Art.
NEW YORK, NY.- This summer, the Whitney Museum of American Art presents the first museum solo exhibition of Eckhaus Latta, the New York-and Los Angeles-based fashion label, founded in 2011 by Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta. Eckhaus Latta: Possessed highlights the work of this compelling young design team who belong to a new generation of designers operating at the intersection of fashion and contemporary art. The exhibition, part of the Museums emerging artist series, is on view in the first-floor John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Gallery from August 3 through October 8, 2018. Access to the gallery is free of charge. Mike Eckhaus (b. 1987, New York, NY) and Zoe Latta (b. 1987, Santa Cruz, CA) met as students at the Rhode Island School of Design, while studying sculpture and textiles, respectively. They are known for using unexpected materials, emphasizing ... More | |
The company's founder Thierry Ehrmann pointed out that "around three quarters of purchases above one million dollars is now by museums".
PARIS (AFP).- Bye bye billionaires -- it's now museums that acquire most artworks put up for auction, according to a firm which follows the fine art market. Sales at auction of works of fine art -- paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, engravings and installations -- jumped by 18 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2017 to $8.45 billion (7.3 billion euros), according to Artprice. The company's founder Thierry Ehrmann pointed out that "around three quarters of purchases above one million dollars is now by museums". That trend is being supported by the opening of new museums. "More new museums have been opened since 2000 than all of the 19th and 20th centuries," said Ehrmann. "And 700 are being founded each year in China." The new openings helped China remain in second place in terms of auction revenues at $2 billion, accounting for just under a quarter of the market, according to Artprice's twice-yearly market report. ... More | |
Chiyūsai Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Kagaribi Yamato Takeru no Minoto, serie Wakan nazorae genji, Eroi giapponesi e cinesi paragonati ai capitoli del Genji firma: Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga e sigillo kiri formato: ōban tate-e tecnica: nishiki-e, stampa broccato editore: Iseyoshi incisore: Takichi censore: aratame data: Ansei, 1855.
BOLOGNA.- Geisha and samurai, beautiful women and legendary heroes, kabuki actors, fantastical animals, visionary worlds and strange landscapes are the protagonists of the exhibition Japan. Tales of Love and War. A selection of more than 200 works of art describing the Floating World of ukiyo-e has been brought for the first time to Bologna, where the elegant and sophisticated atmosphere of the Edo period, present day Tokyo (1603-1868) has descended on Palazzo Albergati. The greatest Japanese artists of the 19th century are on show including Hiroshige, Utamaro, Hokusai, and Kuniyoshi, but the exhibition also gives a complete panorama of Japanese life in this period through the display of samurai clothes, kimonos, fans and photographs. The exhibition describes ... More |
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| Extensive exhibition by Giuseppe Penone on view at Yorkshire Sculpture Park | | Virtual Insanity: Major international group exhibition opens at Kunsthalle Mainz | | The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles opens exhibition of lifestyle brand 69 |
Giuseppe Penone, Matrice, 2015. Private Collection. Courtesy the artist and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Photo © Jonty Wilde.
WAKEfiELD.- Yorkshire Sculpture Park is presenting an extensive new exhibition by Giuseppe Penone that recognises a partnership between one of the most eminent artists working today and one of the worlds foremost sculpture parks, marking the culmination of a dialogue that has evolved since the artists first visit to YSP in 1989. Works drawn from five decades of Penones career, from the late 1960s to the present day, trace his evolving and poetic investigation into the relationship between the human body, sculpture and the natural world. This idea plays out across many different materials, scales and forms, from the iconic early Alpi marittime (1968) photographs to recent, towering open-air tree sculptures, displayed in the light-filled spaces of the Underground Gallery and across the historic landscape. Many of ... More | |
Installation View: Renaud Jerez, TBD (RJ1502), 2015, Courtesy Collection Antoine de Galbert, Paris. Photo: Renaud Jerez, TBD (RJ1502), 2015, PVC Tubes, Aluminium, Coton, Corde, Webcams, Tape, Polyester, Plastic, Courtesy Collection Antoine de Galbert, Paris.
MAINZ.- Kunsthalle Mainz presents Virtual Insanity a major international group exhibition including Antoine Catala, Cao Fei, Eva & Franco Mattes, Harun Farocki, Igor Simić, Jon Rafman, Jordan Wolfson, Refrakt & Nicole Ruggiero & Molly Soda, Renaud Jerez and Tabita Rezaire. Virtual Insanity was the title of the song with which Jamiroquai stormed the international music charts in 1996. The song heralded the dawn of a new era, capturing its spirit both vocally and tonally. The accompanying video has taken on legendary status for its use of what at the time were spectacular images to encapsulate the feeling of having the rug pulled from under your feet, and the instability of people and situations. While the term virtual insanity ... More | |
SUNBLOCK HAT, photo by Bennet Perez.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The lifestyle brand 69 is the brainchild of an anonymous Los Angeles-based designer whose non-gender and non-demographic-specific clothing exuberantly suggests ideas of freedom, inclusivity, and a more fluid future. Since its founding in 2011, 69 has developed a cult following for its playful and exaggerated designs. With a strong focus on transforming denim, a typically utilitarian everyday fabric, into deeply elegant garments that resist easy categorization, 69 welcomes people of all ages, races, sexualities, and sizes into its community. For 69s first solo museum exhibition, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, presents 69: Déjà Vu , a survey of the brands groundbreaking clothing from 2011 to the new Spring/Summer 2019 collection. The exhibition will also feature a selection of irreverent and inventive videos and photographs that blur the line between promotional material and artwork. ... More |
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| Art of cinema comes alive in basement of Iraq aficionado | | Items signed by Einstein, Lincoln, Marilyn and others offered at University Archives online auction | | Canada's Zombie Boy dead of apparent suicide at 32 |
Abdel Qader al-Ayoubi watches a movie in his basement in Iraq's northern multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk on July 27, 2018. Ayoubi has scoured the country to collect 8-mm, 35-mm, 16-mm spools of old films, projectors, screens and archive materials from second-hand dealers, sometimes at exorbitant prices. SHWAN NAWZAD / AFP.
KIRKUK (AFP).- From black-and-white musicals to action movies, Abdel Qader al-Ayoubi screens films and exhibits paraphernalia of the art form in his basement in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, a cinema-free zone. Ayoubi has scoured the country to collect 8 mm, 16 mm and 35-mm reels of old films, projectors, screens and archive materials from second-hand dealers, sometimes at exorbitant prices. Back in the 1970s, the city of Kirkuk was home to five cinemas: the Khayyam, Hamra, Alamein, Atlas and the Salaheddin, the educational advisor and longtime movie enthusiast told AFP. The silver screen pulled in audiences in towns across Iraq, until 1980 when war broke out with Iran, marking the start of decades of conflict. It was only in December that Baghdad declared victory ... More | |
Single page typed, signed scientific letter (in English) by Albert Einstein on Kepler and Quantum Law, precursors to his theories of relativity, dated November 3, 1942 (est. $10,000-$12,000).
WESTPORT, CONN.- Important, historical items signed by Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln and Marilyn Monroe are just part of the incredible selection of autographed documents, books, manuscripts and relics set to come up for bid in University Archives next online-only auction, slated for Wednesday, August 22nd, at 10:30 am Eastern time. In all, 298 lots will be offered. Other names in the auction include such diverse luminaries as Napoleon Bonaparte, Catherine the Great, Ty Cobb, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Woody Guthrie, Ernest Hemingway, Bruce Lee, J. D. Salinger, Joseph Stalin and Orville Wright. The full catalog with all lots can be viewed online now, at www.University Archives.com. Internet bidding will be provided by Invaluable.com. The historical market is showing great signs of strength, in many cases outpacing our strong economy, said John Reznikoff, the president of University Archives. Its not ... More | |
In this file photo taken on January 19, 2011 Canadian tattooed model Rick Genest aka Zombie boy presents a creation by French designer Thierry Mugler. François GUILLOT / AFP.
MONTREAL (AFP).- Canadian model and artist Zombie Boy -- who was found dead of an apparent suicide at his home in Montreal -- used his head-to-toe tattoos to earn international notice, from the catwalks of Paris to a video for pop superstar Lady Gaga. Zombie Boy, whose real name was Rick Genest, died this week in his hometown of Montreal, his agent Dulcedo Management said. He was 32. The cause of death was not officially announced, but several Canadian media and Lady Gaga said he took his own life. Lady Gaga, with whom he appeared in the clip "Born This Way" (2011), said news of her friend's suicide was "beyond devastating." "The suicide of friend Rick Genest, Zombie Boy is beyond devastating," she said in a Twitter message. "We have to work harder to change the culture, bring Mental Health to the forefront and erase the stigma that we can't talk about it." Dulcedo Management called ... More |
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| Dave Pressler's museum retrospective shows what's possible as an artist in LA | | Frist Art Museum presents "Image Building: How Photography Transforms Architecture" | | New England Impressionist Hilda Neily unveils new 2018 summer series in Provincetown |
Dave is based out of his studio in Los Angeles, where he is committed to making at least one robot a day.
LANCASTER, CA.- When you count the number of robot artists, Dave Pressler is always is included in that short list. Noted as one of the most prolific robot artist in the world, Pressler is being honored with a full retrospective of his 20+ year career at Lancasters Museum of Art History (MOAH), from August 4 to September 30, 2018. The opening reception will be Saturday, August 4, 2018 from 2pm - 6pm. The self-described Blue Collar Artist has been working for over two decades in every medium, including drawing, painting, sculpting, character design, stop-motion animation, animatronics, and even co-creating the Emmy-nominated Nickelodeon show Robot And Monster. Titled Idea to Object, the exhibit will map out the narrative of Presslers career, divided into sections focusing on each different medium hes worked in and how he made his ideas ... More | |
Balthazar Korab (Hungarian, 19262013). TWA Flight Center in JFK International Airport (Queens, New York), 1964. Gelatin silver print, 21 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. Courtesy Korab Image, Christian Korab, Minnesota. © 2018 Korab Image.
NASHVILLE, TENN.- The Frist Art Museum presents Image Building: How Photography Transforms Architecture, an exhibition that examines the complex and dynamic interactions among spectators, images, buildings, and time through the lens of architectural photography in America and Europe from the 1930s to the present. On view in the museums Upper-Level Galleries from July 20 through October 28, 2018, Image Building features 57 photographs that explore the social, psychological, and conceptual implications of architecture through the subjective interpretation of those who portrayed it in both film and digital media. Organized by guest curator Therese Lichtenstein, PhD, Image Building brings together works by 21 artists and ... More | |
Rose Walk, oil on board, 14 X 11 inches.
PROVINCETOWN, MASS.- Highly-acclaimed Provincetown, MA based plein air Impressionist artist Hilda Neily debuted her latest series of paintings, 2018 Summer Streetscapes in Provincetown on exhibit from Friday, August 3rd at the Hilda Neily Gallery at 364 Commercial Street in Provincetowns East End Gallery District. The extraordinary new works, oil on board plein air paintings of the cottages and gardens, boats, bays and dunes of the area, keep the Provincetown mystique alive with her signature vibrant landscapes, seascapes and still lifes; all reminiscent of the great French Impressionists. Neilys contemporary works are a soulful culmination of light and color, which have been and continue to be her inspiration. The stunning new 2018 Summer Streetscapes in Provincetown series, all oil on board, features paintings including Glow 48 x 36, Radiant Garden Path 20 x 16, Sunset ... More |
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Yemeni blacksmiths transform shrapnel into heirlooms
HAJJAH (AFP).- In his war-torn city, a Yemeni artisan is transforming shrapnel which litters the streets into the country's celebrated traditional daggers. For 45 years, blacksmith Mohammed Haradhi has crafted swords for his clients' loved ones and built custom locks. But after more than three years of war, he and so many other Yemenis have been left struggling to find work. Haradhi has turned to the conflict's debris in Hajjah, his home city in western Yemen, and repurposes the metal to make traditional jambiyya daggers. A short, curved dagger, the jambiyya is worn by Yemeni men in an ornate sheath tucked into an embroidered belt. They are often gifted to boys during a coming of age celebration that brings the whole family together. With steel now hard to come by, Haradhi said shrapnel is a "cheap, high-quality metal" to make the daggers. ... More
Playing with history: Corsica's Playmobil homage to Napoleon
AJACCIO (AFP).- Tucked away on a side street near the Corsican home where Napoleon Bonaparte was born, a mini museum invites young minds to relive the French emperor's story -- through scenes painstakingly built from hundreds of Playmobil figurines. Frederic Pierrot, a 53-year-old IT entrepreneur, came up with the idea a few years ago as a way to pay homage to the Mediterranean island's most famous son while "rediscovering the historical reconstructions I did when I was 10 years old". "I wanted an original idea, far from all the digital technology offerings," he said, of his Naporama museum in the island's capital, Ajaccio. Using pieces from his vast Playmobil collection, he began customising the figurines with paper, raffia and even handmade accessories to create historically accurate scenes and characters. For 20 euros ($23) fans can buy their own made ... More
Cinnabar bento box climbs to $23,750 at Nye & Company Auctioneers
BLOOMFIELD, NJ.- It didnt come with a sushi roll, ginger salad and miso soup, but a darling cinnabar bento box, offered together with a cloisonné teapot and dish, gaveled for $23,750 to take top lot honors at a two-day weekday auction held July 25th and 26th by Nye & Company Auctioneers. The sale was held online and in Nyes gallery, at 20 Beach Street in Bloomfield. Headlining the auction were items from the estate home in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island known as Wawapek the Queen Anne-style residence of the de Forests, a family so deeply rooted in New York history it dates back 300 years to the days of the early Huguenot settlers in Manhattan. The cinnabar bento box grouping turned out to be the centerpiece lot of the estate. The de Forest collection brought out A-list members of the trade and huge numbers of people for the ... More
Nicole Eisenman receives the Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize
NEW YORK, NY.- The Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize will fund a $200,000 unrestricted award to an artist selected by an independent advisory committee comprising renowned curators and art historians from across the U.S. and internationally, a scholarly publication, and all production expenses for the creation of new work for a solo exhibition that will premiere at The Contemporary Austin in Texas, with a version of the exhibition then traveling to The FLAG Art Foundation in New York. Suzanne Deal Booth and Glenn & Amanda Fuhrman have committed to jointly fund four prizes biennially through 2026. Each Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize exhibition will be organized by the curatorial team at The Contemporary Austin in collaboration with the staff at The FLAG Art Foundation. Suzanne Deal Booth has long been committed ... More
Online sale of hunting books from the collection of Arnold "Jake" Johnson at Doyle
NEW YORK, NY.- Following the successful online sale of Angling Books, Doyle is now auctioning a selection of Hunting Books assembled by Arnold Jake Johnson (1930-2017) of Bozeman, Montana. The current sale comprising over 200 lots of books is being presented as a timed online-only auction on Doyle.com. Bidding will close on Tuesday, August 14 beginning at Noon EDT. All of the books will be on public exhibition at Doyle on Friday, August 10 and Monday, August 13. Doyle is located at 175 East 87th Street in Manhattan. The auction offers books covering all aspects of hunting around the world: big game, upland gunning, pig-sticking, fox hunting and still more esoteric pursuits. Big game hunting includes John Cyril Franciss privately printed Three Months' Leave in Somali Land, published in London in 1895. Issued after the authors death (and based ... More
Bruges Contemporary Art and Architecture Triennial on view through September 16
BRUGES.- The Bruges Triennial 2018, themed Liquid City reaches back to 2015 edition, which was a reflection on the city as a megapolis: What if the 5 million visitors to the city decided to stay? This edition takes a step further: how flexible, liquid and resilient can a historic city like Bruges be in an age when nothing seems to be certain any longer? None other than Zygmunt Bauman, prophet of the permanent crisis in the West, devoted his final book to this phenomenon, a year before his death in January 2017. In Retrotopia, Bauman invites the reader to question the dynamics of our society, as well as the metaphor liquid itself, the contemporary era as a time of transition, which today stands in stark contrast with the institutional framework that once formed a safe environment for our (grand)parents. Each institution in turn, whether the government, ... More
Touchstone Gallery opens Journey to Yuki's World by Japanese artist Yuki Hiyama
WASHINGTON, DC.- Touchstone Gallery presents Journey to Yukis World by Japanese artist Yuki Hiyama. The exhibit will present a wide variety of paintings from Yukis recent and past works. This is her first Washington, DC, gallery exhibition and her second exhibition in the United States, having exhibited in New York. French painter Jean Dubuffet coined the term art brut, or raw art, which he characterized as follows: Those works created from solitude and from pure and authentic creative impulses where the worries of competition, acclaim and social promotion do not interfere are, because of these very facts, more precious than the productions of professionals. 1 Ms. Yuki Hiyamas work embodies the essence of raw art. Ms. Hiyama was born on December 17, 1977. Due to a difficult birth, she suffered a brain injury. In her childhood, she discovered ... More
21c Lexington opens exhibition featuring artists Carrie Mae Weems, Deanna Lawson and more
LEXINGTON, KY.- 21c Museum will present OFF-SPRING: New Generations, a group exhibition opening at 21c Lexington on August 4. Featuring 37 artists, the exhibition explores the development of personal and group identity through religious, cultural, institutional, and domestic rituals. To mark the opening of the exhibition, 21c Lexington will host a reception on August 4 from 6 - 9 p.m. with remarks by 21c Chief Curator and Museum Director Alice Gray Stites, and a special presentation by and artist Stacey Steers, whose work is featured in OFF-SPRING. This event is free and open to the public. Employing sculpture, painting, photography, and video, the artists in OFF-SPRING explore the daily rituals and communal rites that continue to shape identity and define the politics of family and society, transforming iconic imagery to generate the ... More
Artist Cathy Immordino opens solo exhibition at California Center for Digital Art
SANTA ANA, CA.- California Center for Digital Art presents Pilgrimage of Heritage by L.A. artist Cathy Immordino. Composed of a series of digitally-manipulated photographs, Pilgrimage of Heritage ascertains the artists biological and cultural history as a means of uncovering the present. Immordino explains, The distance between my father and I always made me wonder about my heritage. My father never spoke about his Sicilian family or ancestors, which made me even more curious. What was he hiding? Her journey began using ancestry.com. Online, Immordino found an Immordino group on Facebook serendipitously leading the artist to a distant cousin who became her guide overseas. What began from research through books and the web, blossomed into connecting to the geographical origins and daily routines of her ancestors firsthand. The works ... More
Orlando Museum of Art opens exhibition of works by illustrator Jon J Muth
ORLANDO, FLA.- The Orlando Museum of Art is presenting Zen Tales: The Art of Jon J Muth, on view from August 4 October 28, 2018. Zen Tales features 69 works by Jon J Muth, an American comic book artist and children's book illustrator, known for his painted artwork. Jon J Muths watercolor art has been called quietly life-changing by the New York Times. He is the author and artist of The Three Questions and the bestselling picture book Zen Shorts, as well as a Gold Medal winner from the Society of Illustrators for his illustrations in Come On, Rain! This exhibition series is important as its such a wonderful way to introduce art to children through picture books, states Jane Ferry, Curator of Education, And it helps foster a love of art and reading, which inspires curiosity and creativity. Jon Muth will ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, American painter and sculptor Paul McCarthy was born August 04, 1945. Paul McCarthy (born August 4, 1945), is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. McCarthy's works include performance, installation, film and "painting as action". His points of reference are rooted, on the one hand, in things typically American, such as Disneyland, B-Movies, Soap Operas and Comics - he is a critical analyst of the mass media and consumer-driven American society and its hypocrisy, double standards and repression. In this image: Paul McCarthy, WS, Bookends, 2013. Black walnut. Bookends (Horizontal) (12'): 365.8 x 304 x 444 cm / 144 x 119 5/8 x 174 3/4 inches (overall dimensions). Bookends (Vertical) (14'): 444 x 303.7 x 365.8 cm / 174 3/4 x 119 5/8 x 144 inches (overall dimensions). Photo: Genevieve Hanson.
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