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ATHENS, GA.- Founded in 2012 in Columbus, Georgia, by Alan Rothschild Jr. (UGA JD 85), the Do Good Fund has built a museum-quality collection of photography that charts a visual narrative of the ever-changing American South from the 1950s to the present. The collection includes images by more than 25 Guggenheim Fellows, five Magnum Photographers and two Henri Cartier-Bresson Award winners as well as prints by lesser-known or emerging photographers from the region. On view from October 8, 2022, through January 8, 2023, at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia, which organized the show, Reckonings and Reconstructions: Southern Photography from the Do Good Fund is the first large-scale survey of the funds remarkable and sweeping collection. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Artemis Gallery will hold an Asian, Ancient, Ethno, Fine Art auction on Starts on: Oct 09, 2022 11:00 AM GMT-5. The sale features antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian Art, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African/Tribal / Oceanic, Fine / Visual art, and much more! 13th C. Medieval English Silver Stamp Seal Vesica Shape. Estimate $2,500 - $3,500.
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| Gagosian opens an exhibition of new sculptures by Setsuko | | The Holburne exhibits a bequest of 35 objects from the estate of sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink | | Sotheby's to auction Abstract art pioneer Piet Mondrian's signature grid masterpiece this November |
The exhibition furthers the body of work presented in Into the Trees, Setsukos 2019 exhibition at Gagosian Paris.
ROME.- Gagosian is presenting Into the Trees II, an exhibition of new sculptures by Setsuko in ceramic, bronze, and wood, inspired by the richness of the natural world. Also on view are paintings from throughout her career and a selection of new works on paper. The exhibition furthers the body of work presented in Into the Trees, Setsukos 2019 exhibition at Gagosian Paris. It also marks her return to Rome, where she lived for fifteen years at the Villa Medici with her husband, Balthus, during his tenure as director of the Académie de France à Rome, before the couple moved to the Grand Chalet of Rossinière, Switzerland, in 1977. It was there, too, that she first met Benoît Astier de Villatte, who also resided at the Villa Medici as a child. Now Setsuko works in Astier de Villattes workshop in Paris, where she produces her own artwork and collaborates with the renowned studio on ... More | |
Elisabeth Frink, Homme Libellule IV, 1966, bronze. © The Holburne Museum. Photograph: Peter Stone.
BATH.- In 2019 the Holburne received a bequest of 35 objects from the estate of sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink (19301993). The artworks included sculptures, drawings, etchings, and screen prints. A new exhibition will celebrate this important acquisition by showcasing a selection of the works. Featuring themes such as storytelling, animals, humour and violence, Elisabeth Frink: Strength & Sensuality is the Holburnes first opportunity to show a selection of Dame Elisabeth Frinks bronzes and works on paper. The 11 works included depict her unique take on some of the most loved and well-known tales from Chaucers The Canterbury Tales and classical Greek mythology, in her Children of the Gods series of etchings. Together, they examine an almost unknown, or indeed forgotten, but important aspect of Frinks career, as a storyteller and printmaker. Visitors will also be able to see a number of Frinks ... More | |
Abstract art pioneer Piet Mondrians signature grid masterpiece, Composition No. II from 1930, to star in Sothebys Modern Evening Auction this November. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- In his recent review of Hans Janssens newly translated biography of the Dutch Modern master Piet Mondrian, The New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl places the artist alongside only Picasso as the premier progenitors of twentieth-century painting: Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian are, to me, the twin groundbreakers of twentieth-century European pictorial art: Picasso the greatest painter who modernized picture-making, and Mondrian the greatest modernizer who painted. As one of the earliest and most innovative creators of truly abstract painting, Mondrian is not only among the cornerstone figures of Modern art, but also among the great Dutch masters, in company with Rembrandt and Van Gogh, who revolutionized painting and the course of art history in their time. Possessing the balance and ... More |
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| Golden Boy Gustav Klimt inspired by Van Gogh, Rodin, Matisse in new exhbiton at the Van Gogh Museum | | Oolite Arts adds works by eight artists to its collection | | Newly discovered work by Sebastiano Ricci on view in New York for the first time |
Gustav Klimt, Judith, 1901, Oil and gold leaves on Canvas, 84 x 42 cm, Belvedere, Vienna.
AMSTERDAM.- A new exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum presents the work of Gustav Klimt alongside those artists who inspired him. This is the first retrospective of Klimts oeuvre of this scale to be organised in the Netherlands. The exhibition features iconic highlights from all over the world, such as Judith (1901), Emilie Flöge (1902) and Water Serpents II (1904). These works are displayed together with those of other renowned artists, including Van Gogh, Rodin and Matisse. Golden Boy Gustav Klimt presents an overview of a staggering career characterised by a thirst for liberty and innovation. Emilie Gordenker, Director of the Van Gogh Museum: This exhibition offers a fresh perspective on Klimt. It doesnt present him as a lone genius, but rather as a man whose work came into being and flourished thanks to the inspiration offered by international kindred spirits. The Van Gogh Museum has the standing to organise a pioneering ... More | |
The Somnambulists Garden, 2015, Collage on wood in artists Plexi box, 58 x 34 x 12, $10,000. In the Wolfsonian Museum catalogue for 2015 exhibition, Philodendron".
MIAMI, FLA..- Oolite Arts announced today that it has acquired works from eight artists for its collection. The acquired works will be displayed at Oolite Arts new campus when it opens in 2024, and ultimately donated to museums across the United States and abroad. Now in its third year, the program will ensure that more artists based in South Florida are represented in major collections, helping them advance their careers. Having a piece in a museum collection can be a breakthrough moment for an artist, said Marie Elena Angulo, vice chair of Oolite Arts Board of Trustees and chair of the Collections Committee. With the acquisitions program, we are providing talented artists in our community with an opportunity to receive recognition for their work that goes well beyond South Florida. A bonus of this program is that we will also get to enjoy these pieces for a while at our new home. The ... More | |
Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659 Venice 1734), Diana and Endymion, ca. 1720 (detail). Oil on canvas, 94.3 x 147.3 cm.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christopher Bishop Fine Art is exhibiting a long-lost work of art from the 18th century by Italian master Sebastiano Ricci from October 7 through November 22, 2022 in a special exhibition at Highline Nine, Gallery 8, 507 West 27th Street in Chelsea. The painting, titled Diana and Endymion, generated great excitement during its debut at the prestigious art fair TEFAF Maastricht, The Netherlands, from June 25-30, 2022. The viewing marks the first time the work will be shown in New York. Christopher Bishop discovered a previously unknown painting by Italian artist Sebastiano Ricci (1659-1734), a master who revitalized Venetian painting and bridges the gap between the Baroque 17th century and the Neoclassical 18th Century. Lost for two centuries, Diana and Endymion (c. 1720) is exceptionally rare to find on the market, as Riccis work has been vigorously collected for centuries and most of his important paintings ... More |
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| Toledo Museum of Art names 2022-2024 Brian P. Kennedy Leadership Fellows | | Modern + Contemporary Art + Design sale at Clars, totaled over $1.3M across 230 lots | | New-York Historical Society presents "The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming" |
Photo of Sophie Ong, courtesy of the Toledo Museum of Art.
TOLEDO, OH.- The Toledo Museum of Art has named Sophie Ong and Ahmad Rafiei as the 2022-2024 Brian P. Kennedy Leadership Fellows. The fellowship combines curatorial and executive-level leadership responsibilities and provides direct experience in strategy and policy development, curatorial and programming leadership, outreach and community engagement, board development, philanthropy stewardship and financial and resource management. Fellows must have completed their graduate studies within five years of applying for the program and specialize in one of TMAs collection priorities. Ong and Rafiei will focus on the art of the Middle Ages with particular attention to the arts of the Islamic World. TMA established the innovative, experiential fellowship in 2011 during the tenure of then-director Brian P. Kennedy to train the next generation of art museum leaders. Several ... More | |
Clars Auction Gallery had a nearly 100% sell through rate for the Fall Design sale, with just above 100 lots selling for over $210,000 total.
OAKLAND, CALIF.- Clars Fall Modern + Contemporary / Art + Design sale on September 16th started off the season with impressive results having 230 lots achieve a little over $1.3 million in sales. Fine art led the way with $1.1 million in sales with the highlight being Andy Warhols complete set of ten screenprints, Cowboys and Indians, selling for $503,750. Rick Unruh, Clars CEO, remarked, Clars is definitely moving up the ladder in being recognized internationally as one of the premier auction houses for Modern and Contemporary works. This past auction was our 3rd complete set of Warhols to be offered in the last 2 years all with outstanding results. Another stellar performance was several Pumpkin screenprints by Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929) selling for a combined price of $108,750. Clars Auction Gallery had a nearly 100% sell through rate ... More | |
Tape loom owned by Rebecca Putnam, 1690-1710.
NEW YORK, NY.- In an episode that has resonated through American culture from colonial times until today, more than 200 residents of Salem, Massachusetts, were accused of witchcraft in 1692-93. The trials led to the executions of 19 people, most of them women, and the deaths of at least six more. The last of the accused, Elizabeth Johnson Jr., was officially cleared of charges in July 2022. This fall, the New-York Historical Society reexamines this defining moment in American history and considers from a contemporary viewpoint how mass panic can lead to fatal injustice in the exhibition The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming. On view October 7, 2022 - January 22, 2023 in the Joyce B. Cowin Womens History Gallery, this traveling exhibition is organized by the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts, and is coordinated at New-York Historical by its Center for Womens History, which unearths the lives and legacies of ... More |
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| Important works by James Turrell and Judy Chicago highlight Moran's Autumn Modern & Contemporary Fine Art Sale | | Georgian artist Tekla Aslanishvili presents 'A State in a State' at the Fundació Antoni Tàpies in Barcelona | | Hastings Contemporary presents the first major survey show of the work of Caragh Thuring |
The bold and bright oil on wood panel, Turtle, is from the abstract artist, Josh Smith. Smith is a New York-based painter who first became known in the early 2000s for a series of canvases demonstrating his experimentation with abstraction and figuration.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- John Moran is pleased to present major works by Judy Chicago, Marcos Grigorian, Rosangela Renno, Jenny Holzer, and the Father of the Space and Light Movement, James Turrell with his important work, Hologram #10 at Morans Autumn Modern & Contemporary Art Sale. On the heels of Morans three World-Auction Records in their September Modern & Contemporary Art Sale, this selection of rare to market works by blue-chip artists on Tuesday, November 1st will certainly be an auction the art world will be closely watching. For over a half a century, James Turrell has worked directly with light and space to create artworks that engage viewers with the limits and wonder of human perception. Along with being an artist, Turrell is an avid pilot and considers the sky his studio, material, and canvas. He is quoted as ... More | |
Tekla Aslanishvili, still from A State in a State, 2022. Courtesy of the artist.
BARCELONA.- Georgian artist Tekla Aslanishvili will present A State in a State at the Fundació Antoni Tà pies in Barcelona from October 8th to November 27th 2022, and at NTU CCA Singapore, from October 11th to November 6th 2022. A State in a State, is the result of Aslanishvili winning the Han Nefkens Foundation Fundació Antoni Tà pies Video Art Production Grant 2020, in collaboration with Jameel Art Centre, Dubai; the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design in Manila; NTU CCA Singapore and WIELS, Brussels. The Grant appraises the work of emerging artists aged 40 and under, who live in West or Central Asia and have established a solid trajectory but not yet received recognition by international art institutions. A State in a State is an experimental documentary film that follows the construction, disruption, and fragmentation of railroads in the South Caucasus and Caspian regions. It examines railways ... More | |
Caragh Thuring, Sleight of Hand, 2021. Oil, graphite, gold leaf, gouache on woven cotton, linen 178 x 132 cm. 70 1/8 x 52 in. © Caragh Thuring. Courtesy the artist and Thomas Dane Gallery. Photo: Richard Ivey.
HASTINGS.- Hastings Contemporary will present a major survey show of the work of Caragh Thuring (b. Brussels, 1972) her first UK exhibition in six years. The show of more than 20 works will include paintings, drawings and monotypes created over the last 15 years. All works are on loan from the artist and public and private UK collections, in order to avoid the environmental impact of international shipping. Thurings unique compositions oscillate between the humorous and the quotidian, juxtaposing signs and imagery from her recurring iconography of volcanoes, bricks, submarines, tartan, human silhouettes, and flora, and exploring where natural and manufactured worlds collide. Thuring grew up in Scotland near to the Holy Loch, the site of the renowned Cold War US nuclear submarine base and also the construction ... More |
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The reimagined museum of Islamic art reopens in Doha ahead of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
DOHA.- Qatar Museums today reopened the iconic Museum of Islamic Art to the public following a year-long facilities enhancement project and the reimagination and reinstallation of its permanent collection galleries. The inauguration ceremony was attended by diplomats and cultural emissaries representing all nations of the region that together are celebrated as part of the Qatar-MENASA 2022 Year of Culture. On the occasion, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani accompanied by Minister of Culture His Excellency Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad bin Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, Her Excellency Minister of Social Development and Family Her Excellency Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser Al-Misnad and Minister of Youth and Sports His Excellency Salah bin Ghanim Al-Ali Minister of Culture ... More
JAM, a gate-crashing gallery, expanded the idea of Blackness
NEW YORK, NY.- When is a time capsule a treasure chest? When does a scrapbook read like a utopian syllabus? When is an art archive its own form of art? Answer: when the exhilarating exhibition Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces opens at the Museum of Modern Art on Sunday. The Manhattan gallery named Just Above Midtown debuted in 1974, an inopportune moment for a startup. New Yorks economy was scraping bottom; infrastructurally, the town was a mess. The gallery itself had scant financial backing, yet was setting up shop on 57th Street, in what was still, at the time, arts commercial Gold Coast, a few blocks north of MoMA. There was another, potentially intractable obstacle to success: The new gallery was African American-owned and run. And, as such, it was the first of its kind to plant a flag inside the gated community that was ... More
Second City to open its first New York outpost
NEW YORK, NY.- The founders of Second City, the storied comedy theater, took its name from essays by The New Yorker writer A.J. Liebling, who skewered Chicago as inferior to his hometown. Now, more than 60 years later, Second City has found a home in New York. The improv stage and training center, based in Chicago since 1959, announced Thursday that it would open a location in New York City for the first time. Over the decades, Second City has opened outposts in Toronto and Hollywood, which are still in operation, as well as in Detroit and Las Vegas, which have closed. Starting next summer, the institution that was an early home for performers such as Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Keegan-Michael Key will also have a physical location in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, the company said. As we came out of the pandemic ... More
Review: '1776,' When all men, and only men, were created equal
NEW YORK, NY.- A transformation that is either wondrous or scandalous, depending on your taste, occurs less than a minute into the Roundabout Theater Companys otherwise disappointing Broadway revival of 1776. Barely a line has been uttered or a note sung when the performers, who identify as female, transgender and nonbinary, and are wearing more-or-less contemporary streetwear, hike up their black tights and white socks to simulate breeches, don buckle shoes in place of clunky boots, step into frock coats of various colonial cuts and become (thanks to Emilio Sosas outstanding costume design) our Founding Fathers. That includes Elizabeth A. Davis, who makes a very visibly pregnant Thomas Jefferson. Although some will see the casting which is diverse not just in gender but in race and ethnicity as a stunt and a travesty, ... More
From her Algerian family's living room to the dance stage
NEW YORK, NY.- When Esraa Warda participated in a residency in Algeria earlier this year, she was told she should not perform in the final show in the town of Taghit. A representative from the Algerian Ministry of Culture warned that her dancing might be too controversial for a public audience, Warda said. Others told her she would not be safe under the spotlights that the crowd might throw things. Warda specializes in dancing to raï, a popular, grassroots form of Algerian music, historically associated with social protest. Movement is initiated by the feet, hips swaying in quick, precise arcs from side to side with each step; the upper body twists slightly, the arms light in the air. Although raï (pronounced rye) is an important part of Algerian culture officials there are recommending that it be added to UNESCOs World Heritage List the genres subversive ... More
NFL linebacker revealed as owner of rare, $1 million Pokémon card
SARASOTA, FLA.- NFL linebacker Blake Martinez, recently signed by the Las Vegas Raiders, has been revealed as the owner of one of the most famous and valuable modern trading cards, a Pokémon Illustrator. One of only 41 known examples, it was authenticated this week by experts at CGC Trading Cards in Sarasota, Florida. In 1997 and 1998, Japanese comics magazine CoroCoro Comic conducted illustration contests for its fans, and winners received one of the specially-printed Illustrator promotion cards depicting a character from the Pokémon franchise, explained Matthew Quinn, CGC Trading Cards Vice President. The Martinez Illustrator promo card is from 1998 and depicts one of the most popular Pokémon characters, Pikachu. This is pretty much the holy grail of Pokémon card collecting. It is in gem mint condition, one of the finest ... More
Venus Over Manhattan now representing Keiichi Tanaami
NEW YORK, NY.- Venus Over Manhattan announced its representation of Tokyo-based artist Keiichi Tanaami in collaboration with NANZUKA, Tokyo. This news comes during the gallerys first solo exhibition with the artist, Keiichi Tanaami: Manhattan Universe, on view at 55 Great Jones Street. Rising to prominence in the 1960s, Keiichi Tanaami (b. 1936, Tokyo) found early success early by creating images now deeply forged in the cultural landscape of both Japan and the United States. He is widely considered the progenitor of the Superflat movement, embodied today by Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara, among others. Tanaamis work first registered the influence of manga and the Neo-Dada movement in Japan, mingling with his childhood experience of the Second World War, a recurring motif via images of air raids, flares, and blasts of white ... More
One of the world's great maestros is suddenly a free agent
DRESDEN.- The Alte Meister cafe is just steps from the Semperoper, this citys ornate concert hall and opera house, and home to its Staatskapelle orchestra. So it wasnt too surprising when a stranger recognized that ensembles chief conductor, Christian Thielemann, as he ate lunch on the cafes terrace on a recent Saturday. This wasnt just any fan: He introduced himself as David Kim, concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, which was in town on a European tour. Apologizing for interrupting, Kim intertwined his hands, almost begging for Thielemann to return to the Philadelphia podium, where he hasnt stood since 1997. I just wanted to say, please come back, Kim said. It would be so wonderful if you could come back. Grinning, Thielemann gestured at the Semperoper. My office is right over there, he said. He made it seem simple, ... More
Unraveling one of rock's deepest mysteries: Les Rallizes Dénudés
NEW YORK, NY.- Makoto Kubota is still amazed by the continuing appeal of his old band, Les Rallizes Dénudés. An accomplished producer and bandleader in Japan, Kubota spent just a few years in the early 1970s playing with the Rallizes, which by the usual measures of rock success barely made a blip. Led by the enigmatic Takashi Mizutani, the band emerged in the late-60s haze of psychedelia and radical student politics with a scorchingly loud sound, though it ceased performing in 1996 and the handful of raw recordings the group released went out of print long ago. Yet decades later, younger musicians now press Kubota for any information about the band, and fans around the world who likely cannot understand Mizutanis cryptic Japanese lyrics declare on social media that his music has changed their lives. I ... More
Jacob Lawrence's Nigeria series brings together African American artist's work with selection of African contemporaries
NORFOLK, VA..- This fall, the Chrysler Museum of Art will present Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club, the debut museum presentation of Jacob Lawrences Nigeria series of paintings and drawingsand the first in-depth look at the international artists who were members of the renowned Mbari Artists and Writers Club, many of whom Lawrence met during an extended stay in Nigeria in 1964. These artists, including Lawrence, contributed to Black Orpheus, a radical arts and culture journal published in Nigeria between 1957 and 1975. After opening at the Chrysler Museum from October 8, 2022, to January 8, 2023, the exhibition will travel to the New Orleans Museum of Art from February 10 to May 7, 2023, ... More
MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission: Tatiana Bilbao
MELBOURNE.- The inaugural MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission, that opened on 6 October, unveiled a large scale installation by world-leading Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao exploring the concept of clothing as a symbol of protection, and the associated practices of domestic labor, gender and community. The MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission is a major five-year series that, each year, invites an international female designer or architect to create new and significant work for the NGV Collection. The first and only initiative of its kind in Australia, the Commission will create an annual platform for the presentation of topical, world-premiere works that amplify the contribution of female designers and architects in shaping our world. Titled La ropa sucia se lava en casa (Dirty clothes are washed ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, American painter and activist Faith Ringgold was born October 08, 1930. Faith Ringgold (born October 8, 1930, in Harlem, New York City) is an artist, best known for her narrative quilts. Ringgoldâs artistic practice was extremely broad and diverse, and included media from painting to quilts, from sculptures and performance art to childrenâs books. She was an educator who taught in the New York city Public school system and on the college level. In 1973, she quit teaching public school to devote herself to creating art full-time. In this image: Faith Ringgold, American People Series, The Flag is Bleeding, 1967, oil on canvas. Collection of the artist, c. Faith Ringgold. Courtesy ACA Galleries, NY.
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