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The remains came from three separate dinosaurs from the herbivorous group of sauropods, the best known of which are the Diplodocus and Brontosaurus. This new species has been named Lavocatisaurus agrioensis. Image: Gabriel Lio. Courtesy Agencia de divulgación cientÃfica CTyS.
BUENOS AIRES (AFP).- A team of Spanish and Argentine paleontologists have discovered the remains of a dinosaur that lived 110 million years ago in the center of the country, the National University of La Matanza revealed Friday. The remains came from three separate dinosaurs from the herbivorous group of sauropods, the best known of which are the Diplodocus and Brontosaurus. This new species has been named Lavocatisaurus agrioensis. "We found most of the cranial bones: the snout, the jaws, a lot of teeth, also the bones that define the eye sockets for example and, in that way, we were able to create an almost complete reconstruction," said Jose Luis Carballido, a researcher at the Egidio Feruglio museum and the national council of scientific investigations. Parts of the neck, tail and back were also found. "Not only is this the discovery of a new species in an area where you wouldn't expect to find fossils, but the skull is almost complete," added Carballido. The remains belonged to an adult of around 12 m ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day A field archaelogist measures a coffin as she works on the excavation of a late 18th to mid 19th century cemetery under St James Gardens near Euston train station in London on November 1, 2018 as part of the HS2 high-speed rail project. Tucked behind one of London's busiest railway stations, a small army of archaeologists shovel thick clay as they clear a vast burial site to make way for a new train line. They have already unearthed about 1,200 of the estimated 40,000 skeletons believed to lie beneath St James Gardens near Euston, which was a cemetery between 1788 and around 1852. It is one of more than 60 archaeological sites created as part of the construction of a new high-speed rail link from London to Birmingham. Adrian DENNIS / AFP
| Collection of 400 works of Swiss art donated to Texas University | | The original handwritten lyrics to Elton John's "Your Song" offered at Bonhams Rock and Roll Memorabilia Sale | | Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac to represent Donald Judd and Judd Foundation in Europe |
Jean-Etienne Liotard, Portrait of the Empress Maria Theresa, 1762, pastel on vellum, 29 11/16 x 25 1/4. Courtesy of the Barrett Collection.
DALLAS, TX.- The University of Texas at Dallas announced today the gift to the university of the Barrett Collection, consisting of over 400 works of Swiss art. It is the single largest donation ever made to UTD as well as the largest gift of art to any school in The University of Texas system. This unparalleled collection of paintings, sculpture, drawings, and prints is the only definitive collection of Swiss art outside of Switzerland and is considered the largest and finest private collection of Swiss art ever formed. With works dating from the late 14th through the mid-20th century, the Barrett Collection includes important pieces by every major artist born in Switzerland, from Caspar Wolf (1735-1788), the first painter of the Swiss Alps, to Cuno Amiet (1868-1961). Recognized for its excellence in science, engineering, and business, UTD has recently placed greater emphasis on the arts. With the ... More | |
The Crown Jewel of the Elton John and Bernie Taupin Songbook. Photo: Bonhams.
NEW YORK, NY.- On November 19, Bonhams Rock and Roll Memorabilia Sale will offer the Original Handwritten Lyrics written by Bernie Taupin for Elton Johns Your Song, the iconic song that catapulted Elton Johns career to stardom. Estimate on request. This is the original, first and only draft of the lyrics to "Your Song", the crown jewel of the Elton John and Bernie Taupin songbook. The world-famous song was created one morning on the roof of 20 Denmark Street, in Tin Pan Alley, the epicentre of Londons music industry in the seventies, and where Elton was working as an office boy for a music publishing firm. The lyricist Bernie Taupin was waiting there for Elton, which is how the line "I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss" materialised. After being handed the lyrics, Elton took all of 10 minutes to come up with the haunting melody that accompanies Taupin's paean to young love. It's a little bit funny this fe ... More | |
The work of Donald Judd (1928-1994) prepared the ground for a new artistic language and established the sculptural parameters he modulated throughout his career. © Laura Wilson.
LONDON.- Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac announced the representation of Donald Judd and Judd Foundation in Europe. The close collaboration with the Foundation will be inaugurated by a solo exhibition of works by Donald Judd (1928-1994) in Galerie Thaddaeus Ropacs Paris Marais gallery in April 2019, the first dedicated show of his works in France for almost 20 years. The exhibition will be curated by the artist's son Flavin Judd, Artistic Director of Judd Foundation. The architecture of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac presents an occasion to exhibit Dons work within an environment that suits his artwork wonderfully. Through working with the gallery we will develop a compelling programme of exhibitions and initiatives. Flavin Judd, Artistic Director, Judd Foundation We very much look forward to working with Judd ... More |
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| Christie's announces highlights from its Important Russian Art auction | | James Cohan opens an exhibition of new work on paper by Spencer Finch | | Exhibition investigates the impact of Peanuts on the cultural landscape globally |
Boris Kustodiev (18781927) Model, 1919. Estimate: £250,000 350,000. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
LONDON.- Kicking off Londons Russian Art Week, on 26 November Christies Important Russian Art auction will present 268 lots featuring important paintings that are fresh to the market and valuable works of art. Highlights of the painting section include Ivan Aivazovsky's Venice at sunset, 1873 (£400,000 600,000); Vasilii Shukhaevs Self-portrait in a grey smock and Portrait of Vera Shukhaeva, the artists wife which are offered together as a single lot with an estimate of £300,000 500,000; and an astonishing group of works by Léon Bakst from the Constantinowitz Collection, never before seen at auction. The works of art section is highlighted by a monumental and extremely rare Imperial porcelain vase decorated with an equestrian portrait of Emperor Franz I after Johann Peter Kraft by Nesterov (£800,000 1,200,000). ... More | |
Vermont Landscape (Late summer), 2018 (detail). Watercolor and pencil on paper, 55 5/8 x 74 in. Framed: 59 x 77 ⅜ x 2 ½ in. (149.9 x 196.5 x 6.4 cm).
NEW YORK, NY.- James Cohan is presenting The Brain is deeper than the sea, an exhibition of new work on paper by Spencer Finch, at the gallerys Lower East Side location from November 2 through December 21. The Brain is deeper than the sea is Finchs third solo exhibition at James Cohan. Spencer Finch combines a poetic sensibility and a scientific approach to gathering data to create installations, sculptures and works on paper that filter perception through the lens of nature, history, literature, and lived experience. Finch uses precise instruments such as anemometers and light meters as well as his own observation to recreate the transcendence of quiet momentsthe play of light on his studio wall at night or a breeze through the windowand celebrate the sublime in the quotidien. Finchs scientific ... More | |
Good Grief, Charlie Brown! Celebrating Snoopy and the Enduring Power of Peanuts © Somerset House.
LONDON.- Snoopy, Charlie Brown and co. have arrived at Londons Somerset House this autumn for an exhibition exploring the worlds most influential comic strip, Peanuts. It is the first significant show on the comic strip, created by American artist Charles M. Schulz, in the UK and Somerset House presents an unparalleled insight into the life and legacy of both Schulz and his beloved creations, with some objects never seen on show before. GOOD GRIEF, CHARLIE BROWN! Celebrating Snoopy and The Enduring Power of Peanuts investigates the impact of Peanuts on the cultural landscape globally, from 1950 to the present, and reveals its relevance for readers today. The premise of Peanuts is big thoughts in little heads and the exhibition uncovers the comic strips recurring themes of anxiety, failure, love and loss and its commentary on issues such as feminism, racism and war, which resonate ... More |
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| Cheesy music: Swiss experiment with sound to make cheese tastier | | Eduard Planting Gallery presents 'Style Icons' by Norman Parkinson | | Poppies' enduring impact in Britain a century on from WWI |
Swiss cheesemaker Beat Wampfler lays his head on a wheel of Emmental, one of the most famous cheeses in Switzerland, as it is being matured in music with small music speakers directly below, on October 19, 2018 in Berthoud. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP.
BERTHOUD (AFP).- When searching a fromagerie for the perfect chunk of cheddar or parmesan, cheese aficionados have probably never grilled vendors over what kind of music was played to their cheeses. To many, the question itself might sound crackers. But a Swiss cheesemaker has embarked on an experiment to test the impact of music on Emmental, one of the most famous cheeses in Switzerland, even if it prompts pundits to write such grating remarks as: you gouda brie kidding! Marching through his 19th century cellar in Burgdorf, a town also known as Berthoud, on the edge of the Emmental region in central Switzerland, Beat Wampfler shows off hundreds of perfectly formed circles of the holey classic maturing in neat rows. A veterinarian by day but consumate apron-wearing cheese enthusiast at ... More | |
Norman Parkinson, The New Mayfair Edwardians, London 1950. Courtesy Eduard Planting Gallery.
AMSTERDAM.- Eduard Planting Gallery in Amsterdam presents from 3 November until 22 December 2018 an exhibition with iconic images by British fashion photographer Norman Parkinson. The gallery shows a selection of classic portraits of style icons such as Audrey Hepburn, Iman, Jerry Hall, Marie-Hélène Arnaud and Mick Jagger. Norman Parkinson (1913-1990) is one of the greatest 20th century photographers. He began his career in 1931 and developed his own distinctive style throughout almost 60 years. Known for his innovative and unique body of work, Parkinson was instrumental in the transformations in fashion photography. His images capture the history of style of the twentieth century; from pre-war 1930s Britain and the austerity fashions of World War Two, the Parisian New Look of the 1950s and Swinging London in the 1960s, to the glamour and glitz of the 1970s and 80s. Norman Parkinson gained international recognition in ... More | |
A girl walks through the "Never again" poppy installation at Koenigsplatz in Munich, southern Germany on November 1, 2018 as Europe prepares to mark the Centenary of the ending of the First World War. Matthias Balk / dpa / AFP.
RICHMOND (AFP).- In a London factory, military veterans have spent all year making the artificial red poppies that millions will wear in their lapels as Britain marks the World War I armistice centenary. Some 30 former service personnel, who have all suffered physical or psychological injury, also make the wreaths that will be used on November 11. The Poppy Factory by the River Thames in suburban Richmond, was founded in 1922 to provide work for sick, injured or disabled veterans. "I feel like I'm doing something to be proud of. It's important giving something back, because of all the mates I've lost over the years," said 59-year-old Alex Conway. Sat at a desk, the former British army and French foreign legion soldier quickly assembles a poppy for a wreath. Conway signed up for the army as a teenager and after about 15 years in ... More |
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| Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, celebrates two mavericks of the American Avant-Garde | | Sotheby's sale to offer five centuries of Japanese artistry and craftsmanship | | Exhibition of paintings by Peter Halley from the Collection of Gian Enzo Sperone opens in New York |
Dorothy Hood, Haiti, 1969, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Long.
HOUSTON, TX.- In November 2018, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will present Kindred Spirits: Louise Nevelson & Dorothy Hood, a focused selection of paintings, sculpture, and works on paper that encapsulates each artists evolution across four decades and reveals the subtle affinities that link these two bodies of work. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the exhibition was conceived in cooperation with Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, and will be presented at the MFAH from November 3, 2018 through February 3, 2019. Both Louise Nevelson and Dorothy Hood have had a major impact on Houstons cultural scene, stated Gary Tinterow, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Through exhibitions and public commissions their work has shaped the history of Modernism in our city; we were able to draw on our resources, and those in Corpus Christi, to throw a fresh light on the careers of these two extraordin ... More | |
A Fine and Rare Kakiemon Vase. Edo Period, Late 17th Century. Estimate: £60,000-80,000. Courtesy Sothebys.
LONDON.- On 6 November in London, Sothebys will hold a Japanese Art sale showcasing five centuries of Japanese artistry and craftsmanship, adding to the companys history of important sales in the category. The auction will present a curated group of fine works of art from distinguished Asian, European and American private collections, including lacquer, ceramics, enamels, woodblock prints, armours and swords. Henry Howard-Sneyd, Sotheby's Chairman of Asian Art, Europe and Americas, said: It is very rewarding to bring Japanese art auctions back to Sothebys after an interlude of over 10 years. The obvious quality and dazzling variety of the art on display in this sale fabulously illustrates the richness of this extraordinary culture. Mark Hinton, Sothebys Senior Japanese Art Consultant, commented: We are thrilled to present a tremendous array of material in our first Japanese Art sale in a decade, led ... More | |
Left to right: Enough, 2001. Acrylic, fluorescent acrylic, metallic acrylic, pearlescent acrylic, and Roll-a-Tex on canvas, 66 x 49 inches / Another Time, 2001. Acrylic, fluorescent acrylic, pearlescent acrylic, and Roll-a-Tex on canvas, 66 x 49 inches. Photo: Robert Vinas Jr.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sperone Westwater is presenting Peter Halley: Unseen Paintings: 19972002, From the Collection of Gian Enzo Sperone. Between 1992 and 2002, Peter Halleys paintings were seldom seen in New York City during that entire ten-year span there was only one exhibition of his paintings in the city. This exhibition focuses on eight works from those years when, despite his absence from the New York scene, Halley was actively exhibiting in Europe. The eight paintings in this exhibition were assembled by Gian Enzo Sperone, who exhibited Halleys work regularly at his gallery in Rome in 1996, 1997 and 2000. The paintings in this exhibition, dated 1997 through 2002, are representative of Halleys particular visual lexicon in this period. They are characterized by his extensive use of pearlescent and metallic paints and feature dense compositions in which ... More |
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Garis & Hahn presents This Body a group exhibition curated by VICTORI + MO
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Garis & Hahn presents This Body, an exhibition of sculptures by a select group of East and West Coast-based women artists curated by VICTORI + MO. Working with a wide range of materials, the ten artists in this group exhibition explore issues of the body, personal identity and perception: topics of immediate relevance to current events. As society continues to become increasingly polarized, the new paradigm is inclined to categorize people into binary extremes, rather than celebrate individual attributes. Opinions, personalities and appearances are pigeonholed; fat or thin, independent or subservient, conservative or liberal and other absolutes are expressed in a rigid and exclusive manner consisting of only the two diametrically opposed concepts. Too often, values and principles are regarded as either universally valid ... More
Exhibition of new paintings by Daniel Lefcourt opens at Mitchell-Innes & Nash
NEW YORK, NY.- Mitchell-Innes & Nash is presenting an exhibition of new paintings by Daniel Lefcourt at the gallerys Chelsea location at 534 West 26th Street. Titled Terraform, this is the artists second solo exhibition with the gallery and features a set of eight large-scale paintings. Throughout his career, Lefcourt has engaged painting through the lens of scientific, industrial and military imaging technologies. For his latest work, he has created a set of paintings each depicting an abstract landscape seen from an aerial perspective. The landscapes do not describe real places, but are generated by staining the canvas and then tracing the stains using algorithmically plotted lines. Sometimes the line drawings are map-like or diagrammatic; in other instances, landforms are described using hatching and linear perspective. The paintings speak to a history of art derived ... More
Coffee and chocolate could help preserve endangered birds in Venezuela
WASHINGTON, DC.- In Venezuela, the red siskin (Spinus cucullatus), a vibrantly colored red-and-black finch, is inextricably linked with the countrys identity. It is present in poems, paintings, names of streets and sports teams and even graces the back of the 100,000 Bolivar bill, but it is rare in its natural habitat. To help reverse this, the Smithsonian and the Piedra de Cachimbo coffee farmers in northern Venezuela stepped in. With support from the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, farmers are committing to the conservation of 400 hectares of forest for traditional shade-grown organic coffee, seeking Smithsonian Bird Friendly certification of their beans. This approach is part of the Red Siskin Initiative (RSI), an international consortium in which the Smithsonian collaborates closely with Provita, a local NGO focused on the preservation of biodiversity ... More
Waverly's Nov. 15 auction features 400 lots of sci-fi and fantasy literature, comics and original comic art
FALLS CHURCH, VA.- Waverly Rare Books, a division of Quinns Auction Galleries, will host a catalog auction of nearly 400 lots of science fiction, fantasy literature, comics and original comic art on Thursday, November 15. The auction will be held at Quinns gallery at 360 South Washington Street in Falls Church, Virginia, as well as online, with a start time of 6 p.m. ET. All forms of bidding will be available, including live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers. The material chosen for the auction came from several longstanding and important collections. Highlights include significant books and correspondence from the acclaimed science fiction author Clark Ashton Smith (American, 1893-1961), five original comic art storyboards by Sal Buscema (American, b. 1936-); more than 10,000 Modern Age comic books; several Golden Age and Silver Age issues; and large ... More
Lisa Wright opens her most ambitious exhibition in New York at Faction Art Projects
NEW YORK, NY.- Faction Art Projects has announced a solo show of paintings by award-winning British artist Lisa Wright. In The Eyes of Each is Wrights most ambitious exhibition in New York. In The Eyes of Each presents a series of oil paintings which Wright refers to as her inner landscape series, figurative works that embody natural landscapes. Wrights inner worlds encompass fauna, trees, birds, insects and sky. They draw our attention back to nature and remind us of our responsibility to protect Earths ecosystem. Each of Wrights distinctive subjects embodies a unique landscape that collectively represent growth and the protection of Earth for future generations. The subject in Luminous contains glowing skeletal insects that have emerged from various stages of metamorphosis, a visual metaphor for human development from child to adult. Similarly, Blossom ... More
Ruth Buchanan wins Walters Prize 2018
AUCKLAND.- Ruth Buchanan has been announced tonight as the winner of the Walters Prize 2018, New Zealands most prestigious contemporary art award. The announcement was made by Adriano Pedrosa, the Walters Prize 2018 international judge, at a dinner at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Buchanan is awarded $50,000 for the honour. Buchanan was selected for her presentation of BAD VISUAL SYSTEMS, 2016/2018, a mixed media installation. Pedrosa, Artistic Director of Brazils São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) says: The many layers of Ruth Buchanans installation BAD VISUAL SYSTEMS, 2016/2018, provide a distinct polyphonic quality to the exhibition, at times poetically verging on the cacophonic. From sculpture to architecture, painting to design, performance to audio, manifesto to poetry, Buchanan brings together politics, feminism ... More
Walker Art Gallery launches new family programme to aid language development
LIVERPOOL.- The Walker Art Gallery is set to launch a new learning programme specially designed to support language and literacy development in 0-7 year olds. The programme, called Storywalkers, aims to tackle concerning levels of language and literacy learning among early years children in the Liverpool City Region. Storywalkers will present a range of different sessions, many of which will run on a weekly basis, often using the Walkers world class artworks as a tool for learning and development. The sessions are free of charge and are designed for parents and carers to bring their children to. Families are invited to join the team at the Walker for the official Storywalkers launch on Saturday 10 November, from 11am until 4pm. The launch will provide an opportunity to find out more about the programme, and to take part in activity taster sessions. ... More
Lyman Allyn Art Museum commemorates the life of President John F. Kennedy
NEW LONDON, CONN.- The Lyman Allyn Art Museum presents an exhibition commemorating President John F. Kennedys private life and public trajectory. American Visionary: John F. Kennedys Life and Times features iconic photographs as well as rarely seen images, covering Kennedys first run for Congress, his 1953 marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier, the process of running for President in 1960, life in the White House and the major political issues of his Presidency, to his 1963 assassination in Dallas. The exhibition is on view from November 2, 2018 through February 24, 2019. John F. Kennedys presidency marked a pivotal period in American history. Kennedy rose to political prominence following World War II as Americans were enjoying the first fruits of a consumer culture. Manufacturing muscle, fueled by the war, was turned to making cars ... More
Cinema sees revival in post-revolution Tunisia
TUNIS (AFP).- Tunisian filmmakers are making the most of newfound freedoms to tackle issues banished for decades from the silver screen, prompting a post-revolution cinema revival. "Since 2011, one of the most tangible benefits we've seen is the ability to talk about all topics, especially themes of society, our daily life, its complexity and its richness," said producer Habib Attia. "In cinema it pays to have that sincerity." Just two or three films a year were released during the 2000s, but the industry has rebounded since the 2011 uprising that toppled dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. A dozen feature films are now made each year and new cinemas are opening up. Some 200,000 people flocked to the cinema this year to watch "El Jaida" by filmmaker and activist Salma Baccar about the fight for women's rights in Tunisia. Such box office figures are the highest in 15 years, said ... More
Dorotheum announces Modern Art, Post War and Contemporary Art, Jewellery and Watches sales
VIENNA.- The focus of Dorotheums auctions held from 27 to 29 November will be entirely on modern and contemporary art. Offering more than 500 works, they will reflect the vast spectrum of 20th-century international and Austrian art. In the past few years, Dorotheum has succeeded in establishing an excellent reputation in the field of post-war avant-garde art, with works by the eras leading artists changing hands in their sales. Avant-garde movements from Italy and Germany will once again feature prominently in the upcoming auctions. Examples include a large-sized composition Integrazione ovale in black and white, an important early painting by Carla Accardi (1958, 160,000 240,000), as well as works by Piero Dorazio and Giulio Turcato. In 1946, these three artists were co-founders of the Forma group in Rome. Agostino Bonalumi, whose ... More
Van Doren Waxter presents a curated selection of key works by Hedda Sterne
NEW YORK, NY.- Van Doren Waxter is presenting Hedda Sterne: Structures and Landscapes, 1950-1968, on view at 23 East 73rd Street from November 1 to December 22, 2018. The exhibition traces the prolific artists shift from man-made forms, such as machines, roads, and cityscapes, to organic and atmospheric ones during two highly productive decades, the 1950s and 1960s. A curated selection of key works, many of which have never been seen before, and in a variety of mediums including paintings, works on paper, and drawings made with early technical, Rapidograph pens elucidate her diverse and experimental practice. Her classically Abstract Expressionist concern, with gestural abstraction and all-over composition is apparent throughout, while at the same time, many works reference the visual world. In a new scholarly essay commissioned ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian painter and illustrator Annibale Carracci was born November 03, 1560. Annibale Carracci (November 3, 1560 - July 15, 1609) was an Italian painter and instructor, active in Bologna and later in Rome. Along with his brothers, Annibale was one of the progenitors, if not founders of a leading strand of the Baroque style, borrowing from styles from both north and south of their native city, and aspiring for a return to classical monumentality, but adding a more vital dynamism. In this image: Annibale Carracci (1560-1609). Portrait of an African Woman Holding a Clock, circa 1585. Oil on canvas, 60cm x 39.5cm.
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