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| | | Claremont Rug Company's Jan David Winitz Explores The World of Antique Caucasian Rugs | |
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High collectible 19th century Caucasian Kazak, 4'-5" x 5'-10".
OAKLAND, CA.- Last month Art Daily and Jan David Winitz, founder/president of Claremont Rug Company, began a series of first person narratives and interviews that will discuss a wide range of topics related to the selecting, evaluating and collecting antique Oriental rugs from the Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving, ca. 1800 to ca. 1910. In this interview, Winitz discusses the immensely diverse world of Caucasian rugs which were produced by 85 distinct weaving groups in an area that is characterized by tribespeople who spoke over 100 languages. Bordering Iran to the north, the Caucasus Mountains are among the most formidable landscapes in the world. Stretching 400 miles, they contain a dozen peaks higher than the highest in the Alps and are inhabited by approximately 350 tribes. Against this towering backdrop, many of the tribes were nomads who moved seasonally. Intimately in tune with nature, they had gratitude for everything that provide ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day An Egyptian archeologist, wearing personal protective equipment, performs restorations on the golden sarcophagus of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun (reigned between 1342-1325 BC) at the restoration lab of the newly-built Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo on April 13, 2020. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
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| | Almine Rech Shanghai opens a thematic group show of abstract and figurative paintings | | Holly Hendry joins Stephen Friedman Gallery | | You can't visit the museum. But your robot can. |
Todd Bienvenu, Selfie, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 193 x 170,2 cm.
SHANGHAI.- Almine Rech Shanghai welcomes the new spring season, and the hope it represents, with a thematic group show of abstract and figurative paintings, opening on April 17, 2020, by appointment only. Aptly titled Spring, the exhibition will feature a diverse group of artistsspanning a variety of movements, generations, and geographiesthat together embody the broad scope of the gallerys programme: John M Armleder, Todd Bienvenu, Matthias Bitzer, Brian Calvin, Sylvie Fleury, Gregor Hildebrandt, Li Qing, Turi Simeti, Vivian Springford, Xu Qu and Zhang Wei. Spring will be presented in two distinct sectionsone exhibition space will feature abstract works that explode with expressiveness, while a second room will present a group of figurative works that address the subject of self-representation. The intention is to create a dialogue ... More | |
Holly Hendry. Photo by Jan Weisebrod. Courtesy of the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London.
LONDON.- Stephen Friedman Gallery announces representation of British artist Holly Hendry. The gallery will host a solo presentation of Hendrys new work at Frieze London in October this year. Hendrys large site-responsive sculptures and installations are concerned with what lives beneath the surface, from hidden underground spaces to the interior workings of the body. Casting is central to the artists process in which she uses an array of materials, including steel, jesmonite, silicone, ash, charcoal, lipstick, soap, foam, marble, aluminium and grit. Hendrys allusion to the skin as the visible container of the body is combined with cartoon-like illustrations of anatomy, food and detritus. The artists projects often directly reference scientific research. Through collaboration with scientists and by conducting her own experimentation, Hendry engages with subjects ... More | |
Unique collaboration between Hastings Contemporary and Bristol Robotics Lab is the first time telepresence robot technology has been used in a gallery in the UK.
by Andrew Dickson
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- On a recent weekday morning, a robot was investigating the art on display at the Hastings Contemporary art museum. Guided by the museums director, Liz Gilmore, the machine an iPad-sized screen mounted on a thin black pole, attached to Segway-like wheels zoomed past works by English painter Graham Sutherland before turning to a rainbow-colored sculpture by Anne Ryan, the American abstract expressionist. Then, moving a little too enthusiastically, it collided with the table on which the sculpture stood. No harm done, Gilmore said brightly. Just back up, swing left and try again. She was actually talking to this reporter, controlling the robot via a laptop from London, some 70 miles from the ... More |
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| | Days Soon to Fade: P·P·O·W Gallery opens an online viewing room benefiting the Domestic Violence Project | | Exhibition brings together 20 works by some of the most influential photographers of the last century | | Coronavirus spurs digital boom in internet auction at Ketterer Kunst |
Devin Morris, Endangered Were These Days Soon To Fade. Intarsia 5, 2020. Wood veneer, oil pastel, ink, color pencil, leather, suede, acrylic, satin on paper, 14 x 11 ins. 35.6 x 27.9 cm. Courtesy of Devin N. Morris and P·P·O·W, New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- P·P·O·W is presenting Days Soon to Fade, an online viewing room featuring works on paper by Kyle Dunn, Aaron Gilbert, Elizabeth Glaessner, Ramiro Gomez, Hilary Harkness, Judith Linhares, Gerald Lovell, Devin N. Morris, Betty Tompkins, and Robin F. Williams. Days Soon to Fade brings together works made amidst the ongoing pandemic or chosen with this crisis in mind. In His House in Flames, 2020, Hilary Harkness paints over a Jim Crow Era stamp commemorating Andrew Jackson's plantation home "The Hermitage," where he enslaved 300 people. Engulfing this presidential plantation in flames, Harkness links the ravaging histories of racism and discrimination to our present moment. Concurrently, Devin N. Morriss ... More | |
Richard Avedon, Adam Clayton Powell, Congressman, New York City, March 6, 1964. Vintage gelatin silver print, image, 19 3/8 x 15 3/8 inches, paper, 20 x 16 inches, frame, 27 3/8 x 23 1/8 x 1 1/2 inches, edition #3/8. © The Richard Avedon Foundation.
NEW YORK, NY.- Pace Gallery presents Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, an online exhibition bringing together 20 works by some of the most influential photographers of the last century. Collectively, the included works reveal fundamental truths through the cameras lens around the resilience, empathy, and unity that have defined American culture in its most challenging and triumphant moments. Curated by Andria Hickey, Senior Director, and Lauren Panzo, Vice President; Kimberly Jones, Senior Director; and Margaret Kelly, Director, from Paces photography department, the exhibition includes works by Richard Avedon, Harry Callahan, William Christenberry, William Eggleston, Robert Frank, Jim Goldberg, Paul Graham, Peter Hujar, Richard ... More | |
Günther Förg, Fenster, 1986. Gouache and India ink, 26.3 x 17.2 cm / 10.3 x 6.7 inches. Sold for: 4,701.
MUNICH.- Germanys number one art auctioneer records a boom in its online auction. After the end of todays latest Online Only-Auction, Ketterer Kunst announces a growth of 48% in comparison with the same period a year ago. Indeed, latest figures are quite impressive: A total of 1140 bids were placed on 75 objects (with starting prices from 100). Accordingly, more than 15 bids per lot made for the remarkable result of 160,000. These are numbers that many traditional auctions can only dream of, says Robert Ketterer. The auctioneer continues to explain: Yes, corona certainly prompts a boom in online auctions. However, the virus is not the cause but more the accelerator of a trend that has long begun: The internet is the future of art auctions The company owner is certain: Auction houses that miss out on using the opportunities online auctions have to offer will disappear ... More |
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| | Rare 1868 Brooklyn Atlantics trade card to be auctioned | | Luhring Augustine announces representation of Tomm El-Saieh | | Art Vancouver 2020 rescheduled |
Detail of 1868 The Atlantic Nine Peck & Snyder Advertising Trade Card. Starting Bid: $20,000.00.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- A scarce Peck & Snyder trade card featuring the 1868 Brooklyn Atlantics will be auctioned at Robert Edward Auctions. Bidding ends April 19. Interested bidders may participate in the auction online. The Brooklyn Atlantics, established in 1855, were one of the most prominent and successful baseball clubs in New York during baseball's formative years. A charter member of the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1857, the Atlantics are best known today for their historic win over the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1870. That victory, by a score of 8-7 in extra innings, marked the first defeat for the Red Stockings in over two years. Ironically, the last team that had beaten the Red Stockings, on October 1, 1868, was also the Atlantics. Many of the Atlantic players responsible for that victory over the Red Stockings in 1870 are pictured here, including Pearce, Ferguson, Start, ... More | |
Tomm El-Saieh, Battery, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 96 x 144 inches, 243.8 x 365.8 cm.
© Tomm El-Saieh. Courtesy of the artist, CENTRAL FINE, Miami, and Luhring Augustine, New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- Luhring Augustine announces representation of Tomm El-Saieh in collaboration with CENTRAL FINE, Miami. El-Saiehs vibrant paintings and considered practice bring a compelling addition to the gallerys roster of renowned international artists. El-Saiehs (paintings) suggest from a distance speckled veils of atmospheric color Up close, they reveal thousands of tiny marks, blotches, and erasures, each discretely energetic and decisive. The accumulation mesmerizes. Grasping for its coherence is like trying to breathe under waterwhich, to your pleasant surprise, as in a dream, you find that you can almost do something about the present world has proved congenial to this artists startling revitalization of abstract painting. There will be more to see and to know of El-Saieh in the near future. ... More | |
Art Vancouver was founded in 2015 by the Vancouver Visual Art Foundation.
VANCOUVER.- The Vancouver International Art Fair is now rescheduled for Sept. 2427, 2020, at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. As all levels of government in Canada and the rest of the world work towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic, Art Vancouver 2020 has made the decision to reschedule this years exhibition in order to ensure the safety of our participating exhibitors and attendees. Art Vancouver welcomes artists, galleries and attendees from all over the world. During this postponement, Art Vancouver will continue to work diligently, adding new artists and galleries. Art provides the freedom of expression and once life begins to return to normal, we want to give people a space to come together, reflect and share experiences through art. The Vancouver International Art Fair is a four-day event held at the Vancouver Convention Centre. More than 100 artists will display over 1,200 pieces of artwork. The ... More |
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| | Art Museum of West Virginia University receives $50,000 from Henry Luce Foundation | | Most libraries are closed. Some librarians still have to go in. | | 2020 Sobey Art Award announces longlist artists |
The museum was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation's American Art Program to make the change from its current model, which features temporary and traveling exhibitions in both galleries.
MORGANTOWN, WV.- The Art Museum of West Virginia University will soon transition one of its two galleries into a dynamic, rotating installation of objects from its nearly 5000-object permanent collection. The museum was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation's American Art Program to make the change from its current model, which features temporary and traveling exhibitions in both galleries. At present, the museum has no year-round space dedicated solely to exhibiting works from its collection, said Museum Director Todd J. Tubutis. The intent of this project is to provide an opportunity for visitors to regularly engage with the breadth of collection holdings while also establishing a flexible, ... More | |
October Ramos, who works reduced hours from home for the Houston Public Library system, in Houston, April 10, 2020. Elizabeth Bick/The New York Times.
by Colin Moynihan
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- October Ramos, a library employee who lives in Harris County, Texas, was relieved March 24 when the county ordered residents who did not work in essential services to stay home to limit the spread of the coronavirus. That meant staff members employed by the Harris County Library system would be allowed to work from home. But Ramos works for a separate, adjacent library system operated by the city of Houston (the county seat) and was soon disappointed to find out the order would not apply to the citys employees. The Houston Public Library told its staff that, though its branches were closed, the city remained open for business and they must report ... More | |
Carmen Papalia.
OTTAWA.- The Sobey Art Foundation and the National Gallery of Canada announce changes to the Sobey Art Award program for 2020 due to the global pandemic. For the 2020 program year, the Sobey Art Award will dispense with the selection of a five artist shortlist, the annual shortlist exhibition, and the final winner announcement gala and the International Residencies Program. Instead, each of the 25 exceptional Canadian artists on the jury-selected 2020 longlist will be awarded 25,000 CAD. We are so proud to be able to celebrate the work of these 25 talented artists, said Rob Sobey, Chair, Sobey Art Foundation. These extraordinary, historic, and challenging circumstances will have a profound impact on the livelihoods and practices of artists across Canada and around the world. As we all adjust to the changes in our every-day lives, we recognize how artists and their ... More |
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Toys, shoes, passport photos: Remembering Afghanistan's dead
KABUL (AFP).- Nargis's husband wrote beautiful letters, even from a Taliban prison. But after the insurgents tortured and killed him, those pieces of paper became painful reminders of loss until a Kabul museum asked her to share them. The modest space in the basement of an Afghan non-profit has exhibited dozens of "memory boxes" filled with mementos ranging from photographs and journals to perfume and plastic toys -- all belonging to victims of conflict. Now 48, Nargis was a penniless mother of five -- her youngest was just seven months old -- when her husband was murdered two decades ago. Eleven years later, one of her sons, an Afghan soldier, went missing and has never resurfaced. The relentless onslaught of violence means that for many Afghans, remembrance is a luxury, and a solitary one at that. Until now. The Afghanistan Center for Memory ... More
Finbarr O'Reilly awarded 11th Carmignac Photojournalism Award on the Democratic Republic of Congo
PARIS.- The 11th Carmignac Photojournalism Award on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)was awarded to Canadian-British photographer Finbarr OReilly. OReillys reportage began in January, before the pandemic disrupted our lives and the way we operate. Due to the swiftly worsening global health situation and the gradual closing of borders, Finbarr OReilly and the Award teamalongside members of the jury and the pre-jury for the 11th editionre-conceived their approach, adapting the Award and the reportage to better cover the crisis we are experiencing. With this in mind, the Fondation Carmignac presents Congo in Conversation by Finbarr OReilly. It is a collaborative digital reportage produced in close cooperation with Congolese journalists and photographers (or DRC-based foreigners), respectful of security measures, ethics, ... More
Maak confirms their spring auction, Unifying Eye: The Dayabandhu Collection
LONDON.- Maak confirms their Spring auction, Unifying Eye: The Dayabandhu Collection will go ahead with bids closing Thursday 14th May. In light of COVID-19, the auction will now be dedicated to the 200 or so pieces from this exceptional single collection. Maak has also announced a new initiative, two additional curated auctions scheduled for June, Form Over Function: The Abstract Vessel and July, Movements in Monochrome. Even a seemingly modest door can reveal a collectors personal paradise within. Unifying Eye brings together a considered selection from the remarkable personal collection of Michael Evans, also known by his Buddhist name Dayabandhu. The extensive collection, gathered over the last 30 or so years, extended to some 1200 objects that he cherished and lived with in his South London apartment. Nearing 200 pieces, the ... More
Artcurial Motorcars celebrates its 10th anniversary
PARIS.- In April 2010, the auctioneer and racing driver Hervé Poulain, an emblematic figure in the art world, responsable for the first collectors car sales in 1973, originator of the BMW Art Cars, and co-founder of the auction house Artcurial, offered the lead of his department to two specialists, Matthieu Lamoure and Pierre Novikoff, accompanied by senior administrator Iris Hummel. Having gained experience working in Britain, they brought a new energy and international dimension to the department, re-named Artcurial Motorcars for the occasion. The recipe for their success has been to hold sales in association with international events such as the Salon Retromobile and Le Mans Classic while promoting the historic motor racing heritage of Hervé Poulain. And most importantly, the team has consistently discovered automobiles that are new to the market. The Artcurial ... More
Kimarlee Nguyen, writer who explored Cambodian roots, dies at 33
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Kimarlee Nguyens writing was as restrained as the Cambodian elders she conjured in her fiction, short stories that sketched precarious, haunted lives in a chilly new country. But her personality was as exuberant as the rugby she played at Vassar with a team so determined, said Kiese Laymon, a novelist and her creative writing professor there, that the players would regularly come to class concussed. Most people are reserved in their personality, but in their writing everything busts out, Laymon said. Kim was the opposite. She would tell stories so it appeared that nothing had happened. But, oh, man, so much was happening. You know sort of immediately the kids that are going to make themselves into writers, she added. Kids with relentless imagination and uber desire to revise. Kim had all of that but also had, as ... More
A 'full deck' of Chekhov, with the translators as the wild cards
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Everywhere there is cholera, everywhere quarantine and terror. In 1890, Anton Chekhov, 30 years old, trained as a physician and coming into fame as a writer, was confronted by the horror of a cholera pandemic ravaging Europe and Asia. There is no time even to think of literature, he wrote to a friend. He began ministering to 25 local villages, refusing all remuneration. In letters, he complained of cholera-loneliness but also confessed: There is a great deal that is interesting in cholera if you look at it from a detached point of view. Saint Anton. To Gorki, he was the only free man. To Tolstoy, he was beautiful, magnificent. The good doctor in the Neil Simon play of the same name and a model for Doctor Zhivago, Chekhov has become the embodiment of humility, patience and decency. He endowed libraries, ... More
Becca Hoffman to lead Intersect Art and Design: Art Aspen, SOFA Chicago, and Art Palm Springs
NEW YORK, NY.- Intersect Art and Design announces the appointment of Becca Hoffman as Managing Director. Hoffman will oversee the three art fairs in Intersects portfolio: Art Aspen, SOFA Chicago, and Art Palm Springs. Hoffman, who for the past seven years was Director of the Outsider Art Fair, comes to Intersect with decades of experience working with galleries in the United States and internationally. In her new role, she will establish a fresh creative direction for the fairs and guide them in their evolution and growth. Intersect Art and Design, owned by brothers Tim and Dirk von Gal, recently acquired the three fairs. We are passionate about these fairs, and the positive impact they make in and beyond their respective marketsAspen, Chicago, and Palm Springs, says Tim von Gal. Were thrilled that Becca will join us in shaping the new vision ... More
Neue Auctions' sale will feature books, library furnishings and Natural History and orthinological prints
BEACHWOOD, OH.- Neue Auctions online-only auction of collections and ephemera on Saturday, April 25th, will be packed with 340 lots of books, library furnishings, Natural History and orthinological (bird-related) prints, works on paper, assorted estate goods and a single-owner collection of collectible knives. There will be no live bidding and the start time is 9 am Eastern. In this strange and grim time of COVID-19, we need to reach for and retain the parts of our former life wherever we can, said Cynthia Maciejewski of Neue Auctions. Luckily, we still have online auctions, and the trade in fine and rare and interesting goods can continue. Were doing our best to manage selling and shipping to customers as well as serving our consignors. Maciejewski said the April sale is bigger than originally planned. We ... More
Most artists have only two months cash to survive coronavirus
LONDON.- More than nine out of ten artists are worried about the impact of the coronavirus on their work and 56% only have cash reserves to last up to two months, according to a survey by one of the UKs leading art rental consultancies, ARTIQ. ARTIQ was founded with a vision of creating a sustainable art economy, but its survey reveals that even established artists will struggle to withstand the crisis. Chief Executive Patrick McCrae is calling on the Government to implement a substantial art investment programme to safeguard the industry. Last month, the Arts Council announced a £20m emergency funding package for creative practitioners and creative workers, with grants of up to £2,500, but Chief Executive Darren Henley admitted: We will only be able to support a small proportion of the individuals we would like to help. Eighty-five per ... More
Lone bell chime marks Notre-Dame fire anniversary
PARIS (AFP).- A lone bell rang out from what remains of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Wednesday, in the sole commemoration to mark a year since a massive blaze nearly destroyed one of the world's most revered monuments. Reconstruction of the mediaeval cathedral has been halted, with France under lockdown over the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The bell dubbed "Emmanuel" in the cathedral's south tower rang out at 8:00 pm, the hour French people have become accustomed to gather at their windows and on balconies to applaud health workers on the frontlines of the battle against the virus that has killed over 17,000 people in France. President Emmanuel Macron vowed Wednesday to do everything possible to ensure the 13th-century masterpiece is restored to its former glory within five years -- a timeframe already judged ... More
Henry Graff, Columbia historian of presidents, dies at 98
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Henry Graff, a Columbia University professor who studied the past and present as a scholar of the presidency and, as an Army translator during World War II, foreshadowed the future from decrypted Japanese diplomatic messages, died April 7 in a hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was 98. The cause was complications of the new coronavirus, said Molly Morse, his granddaughter. He lived in Scarsdale, New York. An author of 12 books and countless articles and a regular contributor to The New York Times Book Review, Graff was best known as a keen observer of the men who occupied the White House 17 of whom presided during his lifetime. He knew several personally, including Harry Truman and Gerald Ford, who sat in on his popular seminar at Columbia; and Lyndon Johnson and Bill Clinton, ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Mexican architect Pedro RamÃrez Vázquez was born April 16, 1919. Pedro RamÃrez Vázquez (April 16, 1919 - April 16, 2013) was a late twentieth century Mexican architect. He was born in Mexico City. He was persuaded to study architecture by writer and poet Carlos Pellicer. In this image: National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
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