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The newly repainted Salle des Bronzes, still in the process of renovations, at the Louvre in Paris, March 5, 2021. The Cy Twombly Foundation is taking the Louvre to court over the renovations in a gallery that boasts a monumental blue ceiling mural designed in 2010 by Twombly, the abstract American painter, who died in 2011. Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York Times.
by Doreen Carvajal
PARIS (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- In the midst of a pandemic, with empty galleries, shuttered doors and plunging revenues, the Louvre faces new turbulence: a legal fight over the color of its walls. Stucco cream? Or warm terra cotta? Those are the hues of palace intrigue at the storied French museum, which is awaiting the imminent decision of President Emmanuel Macron about whether to appoint a new leader or to extend a third term to its current president, Jean-Luc Martinez. Some freshly repainted walls in the museum are now at the center of a trans-Atlantic legal clash between the Louvre and the Cy Twombly Foundation in New York over extensive renovations in its Salle des Bronzes. That gallery, now empty of its Greek antiquities, boasts a monumental blue ceiling mural designed in 2010 by Twombly, an abstract American painter, who ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein starts its 2021 exhibition programme with a major collection display featuring numerous works that have never been on show before.
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| Naomi Rosenblum, historian of photography, dies at 96 | | Neanderthals listened to the world much like us | | Hindman Auctions to present 'Spring Fashion: A Century Of Couture' this month |
Rosenblum was the author of seminal works that helped bring scholarship and recognition to photography as a creative art form.
by Katharine Q. Seelye
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Naomi Rosenblum, who wrote about the history of photography and helped elevate it as an art form, died Feb. 19 at her home in Long Island City in the New York borough of Queens. She was 96. The cause was congestive heart failure, her family said. Rosenblum was the author of seminal works that helped bring scholarship and recognition to photography as a creative art form after practitioners, notably Alfred Stieglitz, had revolutionized the field by defying the conventions of subject matter and composition creating images in the rain and snow, for example, or of a pattern that the sea cut in the sand. Histories of photography traditionally focused on England, France and the United States. But Rosenblums major contribution, A World History of Photography (1984), provided a true global perspective. The book was translated into several languages and remains a standard text in the field. Her other major work, A History ... More | |
In this file photo taken on March 26, 2018 a skull is displayed as part of the Neanderthal exhibition at the Musee de l'Homme in Paris. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP.
by Sabrina Imbler
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- If you were somehow able to travel back in time some 130,000 years and chance upon a Neanderthal, you might find yourself telling them about some of humanitys greatest inventions, such as spanakopita and TikTok. The Neanderthal would have no idea what you were saying, much less talking about, but they might be able to hear you perfectly, picking up on the voiceless consonants t, k and s that appear in many modern human languages. A team of scientists has reconstructed the outer and middle ear of Neanderthals and concluded that they listened to the world much like we do. Their study, published Monday in Nature Ecology & Evolution, found that Neanderthals had the anatomical ability to perceive a similar range of sounds as modern Homo sapiens, including upper speech frequencies that mainly involve consonant production. The authors believe this research has ... More | |
Charles James, Satin Evening Dress, 1945. Additional versions of this dress are recorded on page 130 in The Genius of Charles James (Coleman, 1982). Estimate: $1,500 - $3,500.
CHICAGO, IL.- Hindman Auctions will present Spring Fashion: A Century of Couture on March 18, 2021. The auction will feature hallmarks of some of the most important moments in fashion, from the dawn of the 20th century to the cutting edge of contemporary avant-garde. Designers featured in the sale include Hermès, Chanel, Oscar de la Renta, Charles James, Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Pierre Cardin, among others. Iconic designs include a number of Hermès leather Kelly bags (lots 269-271 and lot 274, with estimates ranging from $2,000-6,000). A sculptural Charles James gown (lot 5; estimate: $1,500-3,500) is an exceptional piece that dates from the 1940s and anticipates the structured, bold tailoring of the 1980s. A House of Weeks evening coat from the 1920s (lot 3; estimate: $1,000-3,000) stands out with a look towards the East for its inspiration. A 1970s four piece Saint Laurent Rive Gauche peasant ensemble (lot 8; estimate: $1 ... More |
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| Alexander Berggruen exhibits new paintings and works on paper by Brittney Leeanne Williams | | Sims Reed Gallery opens an exhibition of new work by Eileen Cooper | | What do we want to keep? Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein reopens with exhibition of works from the collection |
Brittney Leeanne Williams, Arch 21, 2020. Oil and pastel on panel. 14 x 11 in. Photo: Dario Lasagni.
NEW YORK, NY.- Alexander Berggruen is presenting Brittney Leeanne Williams: The Arch Is a Portal Is a Belly Is a Back. This exhibition is running by appointment only at the gallery: 1018 Madison Ave., Fl. 3, New York, NY, 10075. The new paintings and works on paper by Brittney Leeanne Williams in this show take influence from desertscapes in Victorville, a city northeast of Los Angeles where Williams spent part of her childhood. Williams transforms these Southern Californian landscapes into emotional landscapes: representations of psychological states, memories, and emotional ties. In speaking about her omnipresent red figures folded posture, Williams noted: She bends in tiredness, she bends under the weight of heavy grief; she bends in negotiation for the ones she loves; she bends in prayer; she bends to pick up her baby; she bends to anchor herself to the ground; she bends in pleasure; she bends in caretaking; ... More | |
Eileen Cooper, With Wings 1, Collage with linocut, etching and gouache, 2020, 38 x 26 cm. © Eileen Cooper 2021.
LONDON.- Sims Reed Gallery is presenting Nights at the Circus, an exhibition of new work by the celebrated British artist Eileen Cooper, opening on 4th March 2020. Comprised of twenty works on paper of unique collages, monoprints and a linocut, plus a new woodcut edition to be launched by the gallery, this is Coopers second show with Sims Reed. The presentation takes its title from Angela Carters seminal novel, Nights at the Circus, from which Cooper developed the featured works. Published in 1984, the book incorporates multiple categories of fiction, referencing fairy tales and weaving them into magical realism themes that frequently appear in Coopers work. The opportunity to visit Nights at the Circus arose with The Folio Society commissioning Cooper to create illustrations for a new edition of Carters novel. Revisiting the novel elicited deep connections ... More | |
Pino Pascali, Ponte levatoio, 1968. Steel wool, plywood, 221 Ã 118 Ã 10 cm. Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz.
VADUZ.- Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein starts its 2021 exhibition programme with a major collection display featuring numerous works that have never been on show before. We associate collecting with an ongoing activity, accumulating things over an extended period of time. This is the only way that a collection can come about. However, this continuous flow of a growing collection consists of many individual decisions which involve answering a variety of questions. Is this object of interest to me, who else may be interested in it?, Is this object meaningful, is it complex enough to retain its importance for a long time to come?, How are the aspects of relevance for me rendered in formal terms?, Does the object tie in with the context of the existing collection?. These are questions which need to be answered again and again. Whereas private collections are totally free in defining their collecting ... More |
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| Taschen publishes 'Rock Covers: 40th Anniversary Edition' | | When Europe's theaters reopen, will fans return? | | New exhibition rethinks MACRO's collection |
Rock Covers. 40th Anniversary Edition. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.47 kg, 512 pages. US$ 25.
NEW YORK, NY.- Album art is indelibly linked to our collective musical memories; when you think of your favorite albums, you picture the covers. Many photographers, illustrators, and art directors have become celebrities from their album artworksthe best examples of which will go down in history as permanent fixtures in popular culture. Paying tribute to this art form, Rock Covers brings you a compilation of more than 750 remarkable album covers, from legendary to rare record releases. Artists as varied as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, The Cure, Iron Maiden, and Sonic Youth are gathered together in celebration of the cover art that defined their albums and their cult status. Each cover is accompanied by a fact sheet listing the art director, photographer or illustrator, year, label, and more, while nearly 250 records that marked particular turning points for a band, an artist, or the music genre, are highlighted with short descriptions. This far- ... More | |
Fewer than 200 audience members attend a concert featuring the baritone Gunther Groissböck and the pianist Alexandra Goloubitskaia at the State Theater of Hesse in Wiesbaden, Germany, which normally seats 1,000, May 18, 2020. Gordon Welters/The New York Times.
by Thomas Rogers
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- With most European countries lurching between lockdowns and reopenings over the last year, it has been a disruptive time for the continents many theater fans. When theaters open up across Europe, likely in the coming months, they will do so in an increasingly digital world (theaters in a few countries, like Spain, are already open). Deutsches Theater in Berlin, La Scala in Milan and the Schauspielhaus Zurich, among others, have streamed performances during the pandemic, and fans have had access to virtual theater from all over the world. Some venues have expanded their audiences far beyond whats possible in their physical spaces. Around 160,000 viewers ... More | |
RETROFUTURE. Notes for a Collection. Exhibition view. Photo: Agnese Bedini and Melania Dalle Grave of DSL Studio.
ROME.- RETROFUTURE is the column of Museum for Preventive Imagination devoted to rethinking the museums collection in the perspective of a pathway in progress aimed at the newer generations, where different timeframes overlap to investigate the role of a public collection of contemporary art in the 21st century. The backdrop of the evolution of this space is provided by the large wallpapers reproducing photographic portraits of the MACRO, shot by Giovanna Silva in the storerooms of the museum. The project, titled Catabasi, brings to light the works stored in the off-limits spaces where they are conserved, granting them a new-found visibility and triggering reflections on the status of the artwork in an era in which it is increasingly mediated by images. The survey has also activated the idea of a meta collection, organized to gather a new nucleus of works by young Italian artists, until the ... More |
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| Exhibition presents works by artists braving the challenge of working related to the figure | | Celebrity photos from the famed Cliff House go up for bid at Turner Auctions + Appraisals | | Exhibition concentrates on a selection of key pieces made between 1967-1974 by Joachim Bandau |
Don Keene, When Times Are Tough, 2020. Oil on Panel, 60 x 54 in.
NEW YORK, NY.- Lichtundfire is pleased to presenting PRESENCE; a selection of figurative works that contrast the reality in which we find ourselves today where everyone needs to be socially distant, non-touching and almost unrecognizable behind a mask the body has become a presence with artists pursuing life, identity, and a sense of being while being staunchly visible and comforting. Domestic visions to erotic trace to semi-abstract manifestations abound in the exhibit bearing an undeniable introspective pull. PRESENCE is an exhibit of artists braving the challenge of working related to the figure, whether from memory, photographs, or actual models, that nurtures our longing for direct social contact and a bygone normalcy we miss. Every artist in the exhibition has dealt with this situation in his/ her own way, with various techniques and in various media. What they all have in common, however, is a reflection on the inspir ... More | |
Shirley Temple. Original autographed, inscribed photograph: Size: 8" x 10". Condition: Showing fading throughout. In good vintage condition. Estimate $200 - $300.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Turner Auctions + Appraisals is very pleased to present The Cliff House Collection of Celebrity Photos at its online auction on Saturday, March 13, 2021, featuring movie stars, sports figures and other noted personalities. The framed photographs, most with autographs and inscriptions, graced the walls of the iconic San Francisco restaurant through many decades, from the 1930s to present day. Among the 210+ lots on offer are photos of the famous, including Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Bob Hope, John Wayne, Hedy Lamarr, Humphrey Bogart, Judy Garland, Shirley Temple, the Marx Brothers, Jerry Rice, Barry Bonds, Michael Douglas, Grace Slick, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, Sharon Stone, Carlos Santana (photographed by Jim Marshall), and many more. Turner Auctions + Appraisals begins its online ... More | |
Joachim Bandau, installation view, Die Nichtschönen, Works 19671974, Kunsthalle Basel, 2021. Photo: Philipp Hänger / Kunsthalle Basel.
BASEL.- Joachim Bandau was just over thirty years old when he began to forge the body of sculptures and drawings that marks a distinctive phase in his early practice. In 1967, he had begun the creation of his amorphous, vaguely humanoid sculptures built up from mannequin segments in combination with then-new industrial materials, and already by 1974, he announced the abrupt end of this production in order to move into a different direction. In those few but prolific years, Bandau made well over one hundred sculptures and countless related drawings, each as strange and singular today as when he first created them. This exhibition concentrates on a selection of key pieces from that period, some rarely or never seen since they were first made. All adamantine surfaces and abstracted curves, Bandaus early sculptures were typically achieved by way of ... More |
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Paramount Collection presents world coins not seen in decades
DALLAS, TX.- Paramount: the only word that comes close to describing the breadth, quality and rarity of this incredible collection that Heritage Auctions has the honor of presenting March 25-27. Comprised of 701 world and ancient coins, bidding is now open on the Paramount Collection World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction. This is by far the most significant collection of world and ancient coins ever offered by Heritage, and it is likely the most significant collection to come on the market in at least a generation, said Cristiano Bierrenbach, Executive Vice President of International Numismatics. The Paramount Collection contains dozens of lots that are considered unique, with more than 100 multiple ducats that are 5 ducat size or larger, as well as coins that are making their first-ever appearance at auction. This sale is stacked with world-coin rarities ... More
Sydney's Mardi Gras marches on despite virus venue change
SYDNEY (AFP).- The gleaming pageantry of Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade couldn't be dulled by a Covid-forced venue change Saturday as marchers moved from the streets to a stadium. Revellers usually line the traditional parade route through the city's LGBT hub, but due to Covid-19 concerns, the event was held inside the Sydney Cricket Ground to an audience of 36,000. "It is such an amazing event weve had this year, to really be together, to fight what weve had, Dr Bushan Joshi, who marched with other frontline health workers. Joshi, one of the 5,000 parade participants, said it was amazing to see so many people together, safely celebrating at the SCG. The usually boisterous street parade was corralled inside the sports ground in an attempt to prevent the potential spread of Covid-19. But the tightly managed spectacle, filled ... More
Reel excitement: New Yorkers return to movie theaters
NEW YORK (AFP).- Movie enthusiast Cindy B was among the first in the door at the AMC Empire 25 off Times Square Friday as New York City's cinemas reopened a year after they were abruptly closed by coronavirus. "Oh my God, I'm so excited to be back. I'm not working so I gotta have something to do!" the woman in her sixties told AFP, before buying a ticket for "Raya and the Last Dragon." The Big Apple's movie theaters resumed operations for the first time since March 17 last year, when officials ordered them shut as Covid-19 began ravaging America's commercial capital. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced last month that cinemas would be allowed to operate at 25 percent capacity -- or with no more than 50 people per screen -- from March 5. Cindy arrived at 10 am, 30 minutes before the doors opened and a full hour before her film started ... More
Israel holds concerts for vaccinated Tel Aviv residents
TEL AVIV (AFP).- Hundreds of people vaccinated against Covid-19 packed a Tel Aviv football stadium Friday for the first of four concerts organised by the municipality, as Israel eases virus restrictions. The 500 fans wore masks and sat in the central section of the 30,000-seat capacity Bloomfield Stadium to attend a performance by Israeli pop star Ivri Lider. "This is really cool. I am so happy," said Reut Gofer, as she arrived at the venue. "I hope this is the beginning of a period when we will return to our normal life," she added. Israel in February began easing restrictions following a third lockdown, and has since gradually re-opened shopping malls, gyms, swimming pools, hotels and some cultural facilities. But in most cases, the return to normality has been reserved for people who have been fully vaccinated, under a so-called "green badge" scheme. ... More
Bill C. Davis, who had a hit play with 'Mass Appeal,' dies at 69
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Bill C. Davis, whose play Mass Appeal was a hit both off and on Broadway in the early 1980s and has been performed countless times since, died Feb. 26 in Torrington, Connecticut. He was 69. His sister, Patricia Marks, said the cause was complications of COVID-19. Davis was virtually unknown in theater circles and still in his 20s when he wrote Mass Appeal, a two-character comic drama in which a middle-aged Roman Catholic priest finds his complacency challenged by an outspoken young seminarian. A friend a priest, in fact sent the play to actress Geraldine Fitzgerald, who in turn took it to Lynne Meadow, the artistic director of the Manhattan Theater Club. Meadow, in a telephone interview, recalled first reading the play. I put it down and I had this feeling of lucidity, she said. It was crystal clear what ... More
She was a star of new Palestinian music. Then she played beside the mosque.
RAMALLAH (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Until the showdown beside the mosque, Sama Abdulhadi believed she was a flag bearer for contemporary Palestinian culture. A 30-year-old DJ from Ramallah, Abdulhadi is a rising star of global electronic music. She helped build the electronic music scene in Ramallah, the administrative hub of the occupied West Bank. And through the streaming of her performances in Ramallah and her appearances at major international festivals, she had turned this small mountainous city often associated with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into an occasional destination for hard-core European clubbers and international music journalists. But then, late last December, came the mosque incident. For her newest video project, Palestinian officials permitted Abdulhadi to film a performance at Nabi Musa, a remote cultural ... More
A Masterpiece Hennessy X.O Decanter by Frank Gehry to highlight Sotheby's dedicated spirits auction
NEW YORK, NY.- A Hennessy X.O. 150th Anniversary Masterpiece Decanter designed by Frank Gehry and exclusively offered with the original design moulds will join a stellar line-up as part of Sotheby's dedicated Spirits auction on 13 March in New York (estimate $15,000/30,000). Bottle #1 in the limited edition of 150 decanters produced for the Hennessy X.O x Frank Gehry collection, the Masterpiece Decanter is on offer from the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC), with proceeds to benefit the organization as part of Hennessy's Unfinished Business initiative. Launched last May, the initiative is committed to help small businesses power through the immediate financial challenges of COVID-19 and help ensure they have the resources needed to get back on their feet. For the special 150th anniversary celebration marking ... More
Exceptional Irish and Middle Eastern banknotes fetch high prices at Dix Noonan Webb
LONDON.- An Irish £10 Banknote from the iconic ploughman series sold for £22,320 at Dix Noonan Webb in their auction of British, Irish and World Banknotes on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. The very fine and extremely rare Northern Bank Ltd note dated from May 6, 1929 and was being offered by a private collector. It was bought by a private collector of Irish notes using DNWs online bidding system [lot 240]. The second highest price of the sale was paid for an extremely fine Government of Iraq 1/2 Dinar note, dating from 1948 that sold for £12,400 five times its pre-sale high estimate of £2,200. The superb note, which was in fantastic condition was part of the Red Ox collection and was being sold by a long-term collector. The incredibly rare note was only issued for a very short time, featured the Boy-King Faisal II and was bought by ... More
Items from estate of celebrity author Judith Krantz head to auction on April 8
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Admirers of the best-selling novelist and journalist Judith Krantz may bid on treasured items from her Bel Air estate on Thursday, April 8 at 9 a.m. PDT. Hosted by Los Angeles Abell Auction Co., the online-only sale will offer an array of fine art, furniture, modern prints, and other fine collectibles and personal mementos. Krantz is most well-known for authoring romance novels such as Scruples (1978), which remained on the New York Times best seller list for over a year, and Princess Daisy (1980), which also topped the best-seller list and set the record for the highest price ever paid for a novel at the time. Overall, Krantzs 10 books numbered more than 80 million in print and encompassed over 50 languages at the time of her passing in June 2019. Seven of her novels were adapted for television as miniseries. Before ... More
Private collection of American film producer Elliot Kastner heads to auction
KINGS LANGLEY.- A fantastic opportunity for fans of the big screen is the auction of the private collection of celebrated American film producer, Elliott Kastner. Amongst the highlights is a signed contract by Marlon Brando, a Charlie Chaplin signed vinyl, Eric Claptons autograph and the original concept artwork for the film Where Eagles Dare, amongst other items taken directly from his office at Pinewood Studios, where he worked until his death in 2010. These fascinating film-related items at very accessible prices, offer a rare opportunity to get the inside track on the world of elusive film stars and movie-making and in particular the movie career of the great Elliott Kastner, producer of films such as; Where Eagles Dare (1968), The Long Goodbye (1973), The Missouri Breaks (1976) and Angel Heart (1987). They will be offered in a sale of Movie ... More
CHART opens an exhibition of new works by Shona McAndrew
NEW YORK, NY.- CHART is presenting Haven, an exhibition of new works by Shona McAndrew. Occupying both floors of the gallery, McAndrew debuts nine new paintings and seven new watercolors. With this body of work, McAndrew explores the significance for a woman to create her own safe haven and to invite someone to share that space. The artist was inspired by British Conversation Pieces, a sub-genre of 18th and 19th century European portraiture colloquially known as gossip paintings. These paintings, all painted by men, depicted groups of women in domestic spaces engaged in lighthearted moments of chatter and camaraderie. In A Good Read by Guglielmo Zocchi (Italian, b. 1874), two women are seen perusing a small book, both gossiping about its contents. Though these exchanges at the time were deemed shallow, McAndrew ... More
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Mental Escapology, St. Moritz
TIM VAN LAERE GALLERY
Madelynn Green
Patrick Angus
Flashback On a day like today, Dutch-American painter Piet Mondrian was born March 07, 1872. Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Mondriaan, after 1906 Mondrian (7 March 1872 - 1 February 1944), was a Dutch painter and theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is known for being one of the pioneers of 20th century abstract art, as he changed his artistic direction from figurative painting to an increasingly abstract style, until he reached a point where his artistic vocabulary was reduced to simple geometric elements. In this image: Mondrian restoration project team with Sea after sunset (1909) Photo: Alice de Groot.
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