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In an undated image provided by Joseph Hu, The artist Jane Irish and James Steward, the director of Princeton University Art Museum, with Irishs Cosmos Beyond Atrocity, 2024. When the Princeton University Art Museum opens to the public next year, at almost double the size of its original building, six new large-scale works by women and artists of color will have pride of place visible beacons near the buildings perimeter, both indoors and out at this central crossroads on campus. (Joseph Hu via The New York Times)
PRINCETON, NJ.- Princeton University has a long history of commissioning public art by the likes of Henry Moore, Louise Nevelson, Alexander Calder and Pablo Picasso, dating back to the 1960s. And when the Princeton University Art Museum opens to the public next year, at almost double the size of its original building, six new large-scale works by women and artists of color will have pride of place ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Installation view of Tamiko Nishimura's Journeys.at Alison Bradley Projects.
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| Christie's announces highlights included in 20th Century Evening sale | | Jacob Marrel and the power of the mentor | | Rare Lavinia Fontana portrait acquired by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco |
The top lot of the sale is Vincent Van Goghs Coin de jardin avec papillons, a luminous depiction of a flower bed in the public gardens at Asnières, a suburban town on the Seine to the northwest of Paris (estimate: $28,000,000 35,000,000). © Christie's Images Ltd. 2024.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies announced the 20th Century Evening Sale, on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 7PM live in Christies Rockefeller Center saleroom in the heart of New York City. Taking place during the Spring Marquee Week, this sale celebrates the most significant artistic movements throughout the entirety of the twentieth century, through ... More | |
Jacob Marrel, Tulips and Other Flowers in a Painted Stoneware Baroque Vase on a Wooden Ledge signed on the lower left side of the ledge J Marrel. Oil on canvas, 30 x 19 1/2 inches (65 x 50 cm.)
NEW YORK, NY.- The relationship between mentor and mentee has long been recognized as a formative influence in the development of individuals' talents and passions. Look at Rafael Nadal and his uncle Tony or Tiger Woods and his father. Particularly in athletics, these relationships are well documented but what about in art? The connection between Jacob Marrel, celebrated still- ... More | |
Lavinia Fontana (Italian, 1552-1614) Portrait of Bianca degli Utili Maselli and Her Children, ca. 1604-5, Oil on canvas, 39 x 53 1/4 in. (99.06 x 135.255 cm) Collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2024.7.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.- The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco announced today the acquisition of Portrait of Bianca degli Utili Maselli and Her Childrena rare and significant family portrait by Lavinia Fontana (Italian, 1552-1614). Fontana was among the greatest women artists in early modern Europe, renowned both for her exquisite descriptions of costumes and jewelry ... More |
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| Tamiko Nishimura's debut solo exhibition in the United States on view at Alison Bradley Projects | | Christie's announces 20th/21st Century: Milan Online sale | | Shepard Fairey's original iconic portrait of Barack Obama leads Heritage's Modern & Contemporary Art Auction |
Between performance photography, portraiture, and street photography, Nishimuras work transcends styles. Photo: Courtesy Alison Bradley Projects.
NEW YORK, NY.- Alison Bradley Projects announces Tamiko Nishimura: Journeys, the artists debut solo exhibition in the United States, curated by Pauline Vermare and accompanied by a publication with Dashwood Books. On view from April 25th, the exhibition runs until June 8th. Tamiko Nishimura (西村多美子, Nishimura Tamiko, born in Tokyo, 1948) graduated from Tokyo ... More | |
Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, 1967-68, est: 400,000-600,000. © Christie's Images Ltd. 2024.
MILAN.- This May, Christies 20th/21st Century: Milan Online Sale features a curated selection of works by todays most sought-after post-war and contemporary artists, together with a refined array of masterpieces from the last century, covering nearly 100 years of artistic creations. The sale will offer a total of approximately 120 works by over 70 artists, mainly consigned from private collectors and including some notable ... More | |
Shepard Fairey (b. 1970), HOPE (Barack Obama), 2008. Hand-finished collage, stencil, and acrylic on paper, 69-3/4 x 45-3/4 in.
DALLAS, TX.- The two most effective and recognizable political images in our lifetime came from a guerilla street artist-turned-pop-art wizard named Shepard Fairey. His first was conceived in 1989, when he was 19, and ultimately became the ubiquitous Obey picture that features the screen-printed and abstracted face of Andre the Giant and the all-caps directive OBEY Faireys ... More |
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| Bertoia's May 18 auction to showcase John and Adrianne Haley collection of antique toys and banks | | Christie's presents 21st Century Evening Sale | | Open at Gagosian: Maurizio Cattelan's first gallery exhibition in more than twenty years |
John Haleys favorite bank was made by an unknown German manufacturer and is known as The Worlds Banker. Depicted on Page 283 of Dan Morphys Official Guide to Mechanical Banks. Pristine condition. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.
VINELAND, NJ.- On May 18, Bertoias will auction the antique toy and bank collection of John and Adrienne Haley. Within the toy hobby, the Haley name is both immediately recognizable and respected ... More | |
Diane Arbus, Identical Twins Cathleen and Colleen Roselle, New Jersey, 1967. © Christie's Images Ltd. 2024.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies announced the 21st Century Evening Sale, taking place on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 8PM live in Christies Rockefeller Center saleroom in the heart of New York City, directly following The Rosa de la Cruz Collection Evening Sale, the inaugural sale of Christies Spring Marquee ... More | |
Maurizio Cattelan, Photo: Courtesy the artist.
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian announced the opening of Sunday, Maurizio Cattelans first solo gallery exhibition in more than two decades and his solo debut at Gagosian. Similar to Americaa functional solid gold toilet that he installed at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, in 2016Cattelans new project, which is on view at the gallerys 522 West 21st Street location, once again ... More |
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| Stevens Auction announces Annual Spring Multi-Estate Auction | | Broadside offering reward for Lincoln's assassin brings $200,000 in Heritage's Americana & Political Auction | | Dazzling gems and showstopping jewelry headline Freeman's | Hindman's May Important Jewelry Sale |
There are three very old oil on canvas religious pre-Crucifixion scenes of Jesus, all different, 86 inches by 59 inches and housed in antique gold gilded frames (each est. $5,000-$10,000).
ABERDEEN, MISS.- Stevens Auction Companys annual Spring Multi-Estate Auction was originally planned for April 27th, but auctioneer and auction house owner Dwight Stevens was so busy getting elected mayor of Aberdeen (and in the process unseating a longtime incumbent), the sale ... More | |
Abraham Lincoln: John Wilkes Booth Assassination Broadside.
DALLAS, TX.- A rare first printing and first issue of perhaps the most famous reward poster in American history sold for $200,000 to lead Heritages April 26-27 Americana & Political Signature® Auction to $1,899,089. The Abraham Lincoln: John Wilkes Booth Assassination Broadside, which was issued by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton on behalf of the War Department, doubled ... More | |
This sale features an array of important diamonds, signed jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, Garrard & Co., and Cartier, as well as jewelry from notable estates from across the country.
CHICAGO, IL.- Freemans | Hindman will present its May 14th Important Jewelry auction, the first Important Jewelry sale since Freemans and Hindman merged at the beginning of the year. This sale features an array of important diamonds, signed jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, Garrard & Co., and Cartier, ... More |
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From Agnes Pelton to Rembrandt Peale: The 2024 American Art Signature Auction.
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Ralph Lauren invites everyone to return to (his) office
NEW YORK, NY.- Having mixed feelings about return to office? Not sure what to wear? Ralph Lauren has a solution for that. On Monday night, paparazzi were camped out in front of the nondescript glass-door building at Madison Avenue and 58th Street where Lauren has his storied headquarters, there to record the arrivals of Jessica Chastain, Kerry Washington and Glenn Close, among others. The reason: Laurens latest well, not show, exactly. More like episode in the long-running series he has been directing called This Is My Life. For the past few years (even before COVID), Lauren has been framing his collections as glimpses into his private world. There was, for example, the 2017 show held in the garage in Bedford, New York, where he keeps his collection of rare cars, including a 1938 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic once valued at $40 ... More
Remembering Carrie Burns Brown: A pioneer in the Greenville arts community
GREENVILLE, SC.- The Greenville Center for Creative Arts mourns the loss of Carrie Burns Brown, a cherished Founder whose pioneering spirit and unwavering dedication transformed the arts landscape in Greenville and beyond. Carrie passed away after a courageous battle with severe COPD, leaving behind a profound legacy that will forever inspire and shape the future of GCCA. Carrie Burns Brown was more than just a founder of GCCA; she was the driving force behind its establishment and success. Her passion for the arts, coupled with her visionary leadership, laid the foundation for GCCA to become the vibrant hub of creativity it is today. Without Carrie's vision and tireless efforts, GCCA would not exist, and countless artists would not have had the opportunity to thrive and grow in our community. In recognition of Carrie's immense contributions, ... More
Karma NY to open 'Alan Saret: The Rest of Me'
NEW YORK, NY.- Karma presents The Rest of Me, a multivenue exhibition of work by Alan Saret, open from May 3 to June 22 at 22, 172, and 188 East 2nd Street, New York. Across all three of the gallerys New York locations, Karma presents more than 180 never-before-seen works by Alan Saret dating from 1975 to the present. At 22 East 2nd street, a selection of representational drawings and paintings reveal Sarets complex knowledge of spiritual traditions from around the world and across time. The calligraphic and typographic works on paper Saret calls dharanis, on view at 172 East 2nd Street, are accompanied by a recorded selection of songs written and performed by the multidisciplinary artist, accessible to the public for the first time. Finally, at 188 East 2nd Street, Saret shares a body of kaleidoscopic works on paper ... More
Important Garrard & Co. wine cistern shines in Heritage's May 16 Silver Auction
DALLAS, TX.- From its intrinsic value to its reflection of tastes, history and culture, silver has an allure that continues to draw us in. Throughout history, silversmiths have created treasures reflecting their clienteles status, to be used for social rituals, to commemorate an event or as a gift ranging from birth to diplomacy. Garrard & Co., the official Crown Jewelers by appointment from Queen Victoria, stands out among such esteemed silversmiths. Queen Victorias appointment marked Garrards as a symbol of unmatched quality and prestige but also set a standard for royal commissions and the crafting of ceremonial pieces that resonate with the power and elegance of the British monarchy. Garrards legacy is not merely about the silver it has crafted but the stories each piece tells of empires and eras, of celebrations and ceremonies. For instance, the bacchanal- ... More
Paul Auster, prolific author and Brooklyn literary star, dies at 77
NEW YORK, NY.- Paul Auster, a prolific novelist, memoirist and screenwriter who rose to fame in the 1980s with his postmodern reanimation of the noir novel and who endured to become one of the signature New York writers of his generation, died of complications from lung cancer at his home in Brooklyn on Tuesday evening. He was 77. His death was confirmed by a friend, Jacki Lyden. With his hooded eyes, soulful air and leading-man looks, Auster was often described as a literary superstar in news accounts. The Times Literary Supplement of Britain once called him one of Americas most spectacularly inventive writers. Though a New Jersey native, he became indelibly linked with the rhythms of his adopted city, which was a character of sorts in much of his work particularly Brooklyn, where he settled in 1980 amid the oak-lined streets ... More
Kathleen Hanna's music says a lot. There's more in the book.
PASADENA, CALIF.- The first draft of Kathleen Hannas memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, was 600 pages long. As she worked to cut the manuscript, Hanna found herself excising page after page of male violence. Its pretty sad, if you read the book, because theres still a lot in there, she told me. I had a joke with my editor about it. Like, shed already removed a rape and a kidnapping and a guy who threw a wineglass at her head! What more do you want from me? Hanna is super funny. When she takes the stage as the frontwoman of Bikini Kill, Le Tigre or the Julie Ruin, she plays a kind of punk trickster, shifting her voice to resemble a bratty Valley Girl, a demonic cheerleader, an obnoxious male fan. She is always subverting femininity and disarming bad guys with her spiky and irreverent lyrics. But when it came time to write her life story, ... More
Mdou Moctar's guitar is a screaming siren against Africa's colonial legacy
NEW YORK, NY.- Funeral for Justice, the new album by African musician Mdou Moctar, opens with a blast of angry, snarling guitar and an accusation raised like a fist against the rulers of his native Niger and beyond. African leaders, hear my burning question, Moctar sings, as his band churns with a ragged intensity reminiscent of vintage White Stripes. Why does your ear only heed France and America? Over about a decade of touring in the West, Moctar, 40, has carved out a niche as a modern African guitar hero and one of the very few voices in the pop world calling attention to the struggles of the Tuareg people, a historically nomadic ethnic group in the Sahara region. On the guitar, he is a spellbinding psychedelic soloist, with a style that draws as much from Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen as from traditional Tuareg wedding ... More
A starry cast navigates 'Uncle Vanya' and 'Every Emotion Under the Sun'
NEW YORK, NY.- Broadway shows usually come with a backstory about the yearslong slog it took to get them there. Not so with Heidi Schrecks new translation of Chekhovs Uncle Vanya, which arrived at Lincoln Center Theaters Vivian Beaumont Theater not even 12 months after its inception. Directed by Lila Neugebauer, it is Schrecks first Broadway show since What the Constitution Means to Me, in 2019, and the ensemble is a starry one. Steve Carell is making his Broadway debut as Vanya, who believes he has wasted his life running a provincial estate and its farm alongside his niece, Sonia, played by Alison Pill, to support Sonias largely absentee father, portrayed by Alfred Molina. William Jackson Harper, best known for The Good Place, plays Astrov, the eco-nerd doctor whom Sonia loves. Anika Noni Rose, a Tony Award winner ... More
'Ash' review: A Nobel Prize-winner confronts environmental collapse
MUNICH.- Twenty years ago, when Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek received the Nobel Prize in literature it was a surprise that the award had gone to an author who was barely known outside the German-speaking world. It set off a scandal, too. A juror from the academy that makes the decision resigned, calling Jelineks work unenjoyable, violent pornography. Despite her Nobel and the controversy that it engendered, Jelinek is still hardly a household name in the English-speaking world. In Germany and Austria, however, the premiere of a new play by this prolific and divisive writer is always an event. When the Münchner Kammerspiele presented the opening night of Jelineks Ash on Friday, every seat in the playhouses main theater was full. Outside Europe, Jelinek is known, if at all, for her novels, which include The Piano ... More
Sebastian Silva joins BLUM with "Ivanhoe"
LOS ANGELES, CA.- BLUM announced the representation of Los Angeles-based artist Sebastian Silva on the occasion of his first solo exhibition with the gallery, opening in Los Angeles on May 18. Silvas mode of painting is quick-witted and rhythmic, referencing the illustrative style and subject matter of childrens cartoons, then filtering this dialect through the lens of abstraction. With striking forms that pop outward against dark outlines, Silvas intricate symbols propel themselves from the canvas as if yearning to join the space of the viewer. Rendered in rippling tones, the artists vibrant greens, scarlets, and aquamarines call out to onlookersencouraging an observant spectators gaze to dance across the composition, all at once ingesting the works aura. Uncoupling character from narrative, Silva employs sketched figures, from ... More
Jessica Pratt's timeless folk music is evolving. Slowly.
NEW YORK, NY.- Jessica Pratts new album, Here in the Pitch, begins with a vintage drum beat, a gently strummed guitar and a lot of vibey room tone the kind that recalls a wood-paneled studio from 60 years ago. The chances of a lifetime might be hiding their tricks up my sleeve, she sings on Life Is, in an enchanting melody that rises and falls with ease. Time is time is time again. Pratt is 37, and over three albums since 2012, she has become known for seemingly bending time. A friend of a friend was stunned to find out that Jessica is a modern artist, Matt McDermott, Pratts partner and collaborator, said over the phone. He was convinced that she was a lost private press folk artist from the 60s or 70s. The fact that shes hung around a lot of record stores and is very into the texture and atmospherics of older music means that her stuff appears somewhat anachronistic, McDermott add ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci died May 02, 1519. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (I15 April 1452 - 2 May 1519), more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian Renaissance polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. In this image: Codex Forster 1¹, 6v-7r, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), pen and ink, Italy (Florence), about 1505, V&A: Forster MS.141/1, Forster Bequest. © V&A Images/Victoria and Albert Museum.
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