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The Eliasberg 1913 Liberty Head nickel, one of only five ever produced, is the finest-graded example of its kind and traces its provenance to the only complete collection of United States coins by date and mintmark.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Numismatic auction powerhouse Stacks Bowers Galleries has sold the rarest and most valuable U.S. nickel in existence tonight for $4,560,000 million at their official auction of the American Numismatic Associations Worlds Fair of Money at Philadelphias Pennsylvania Convention Center. At this price it becomes one of the five most valuable coins sold at auction as well as the most valuable non-precious metal coin ever. The Eliasberg 1913 Liberty Head nickel, one of only five ever produced, is the finest-graded example of its kind and traces its provenance to the only complete collection of United States coins by date and mintmark. This is truly a momentous sale and one for the history books, said Brian Kendrella, president of Stacks Bowers Galleries. The new owner of the Eliasberg nickel now possesses one of the rarest, most valuable United States coins, and one of onl ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day In this picture taken on August 13, 2018 a family pays respects in front of jizo statues in Jizoji Buddhist Temple in Oganomachi, Saitama prefecture, for the souls of unborn children and those who died at a young age, during the Obon prayers period. Behrouz MEHRI / AFP
| New referral program offers Christie's clients the ability to extend their philanthropic impact | | Stolen 12th century Indian Buddha statue found in London | | Martin Puryear to represent U.S. at 2019 Venice Biennale |
Christies most recently made auction history with the philanthropic auction of the Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, which raised a record $835 million on behalf of 12 philanthropic organizations of the familys choosing. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies, the worlds leading art business, will collaborate with Charitybuzz, the premier online charity auction site, to offer Christies institutional clients access to a suite of digital and fundraising services designed to maximize the impact of philanthropic auctions. The collaboration answers a need among cultural institutions and non-profit organizations to create complementary avenues for charitable giving that can be easily coordinated with the traditional auction process. By utilizing Charitybuzzs innovative platform, Christies clients can select from an array of fundraising approaches to further their fundraising goals outside the saleroom, including creating bidding opportunities for exclusive experiences, luxury travel, and access to notable celebrities and influencers. Through Givergy, a Charitybuzz partner, Christies clients can also add digital fundraising channels lik ... More | |
An undated handout picture released by the British Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in London on August 15, 2018, shows a 12th century Buddha statue stolen from India 57 years ago that is to be returned to the Indian High Commissioner in London. Photo by HO / METROPOLITAN POLICE / AFP.
LONDON (AFP).- A 12th century bronze Buddha statue stolen from an Indian museum 57 years ago has surfaced in London and is now being returned to the country, police said Wednesday. The statue with silver inlay was one of 14 stolen from the Archaeological Survey of India site museum in Nalanda in the east of the country in 1961. It was spotted at a trade fair in Britain in March this year, prompting an investigation by the Art and Antique Unit of London's Metropolitan Police. They alerted the owner and dealer, who are not accused of any wrongdoing, and who agreed for it to be returned to India. The statue was handed over to the Indian High Commission in London in a ceremony on Wednesday. "This underlines how law enforcement and the London art market are working hand in hand to deliver positive cultural diplomacy to the world," said arts minister Michael Ellis in a ... More | |
Martin Puryear, Big Bling, 2016. Installation view in Madison Square Park, New York. Pressure-treated laminated timbers, plywood, chain-link fencing, fiberglass, and gold leaf, 40 x 10 x 38 feet. Collection of the artist © Martin Puryear, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery. Photo: Yasunori Matsui.
NEW YORK, NY.- Madison Square Park Conservancy, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of States Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, announced today that Martin Puryear will represent the United States at La Biennale di Venezia 58th International Art Exhibition. Puryear is recognized for a fiercely independent visual language of object making that has developed over a half-century, and for a sculptural practice that has influenced generations of artists. On view May 11 through November 24, 2019, the Biennale will mark a major international presentation for the artist, whose work has remained at the forefront of American creativity and who will create new site-specific pieces for the U.S. Pavilion. The 2019 U.S. Pavilion is commissioned and curated by Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Deputy Director and Martin Friedman Senior Curator of Madison Square Park Conservancy. ... More |
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| LA Phil unveils design by Frank Gehry for the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen Yola Center | | World's most expensive whisky leads Bonhams Whisky Sale in Edinburgh | | Remington sculptures bequeathed to Newark Museum by the late Justice Marie Garibaldi |
The architectural design by Gehry Partners, LLC.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Reaffirming its commitment to the mission of music education and community service, the Los Angeles Philharmonic today unveiled the architectural design by Gehry Partners, LLC, for its new Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center @ Inglewood: the first permanent, purpose-built facility for Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA). Established by the LA Phil in 2007 and led by Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, YOLA currently serves more than 1,200 students in South L.A., the Rampart District, Westlake/MacArthur Park, and East L.A., providing free, high-quality music training and academic support. YOLA has grown to become one of the most influential community-based music education programs in the United States, while taking its place at the core of the LA Phils identity. Now, as the LA Phil prepares to celebrate its Centennial year beginning in September 2018, it is aiming to double the number of students that YOLA ... More | |
The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60 year old. Estimate: £700,000-900,000. Photo: Bonhams.
EDINBURGH.- A bottle of the extremely rare The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60 year old will be offered at Bonhams Whisky Sale in Edinburgh on 3 October. It is estimated at £700,000-900,000. The whisky was bottled in 1986. Macallan commissioned two world-famous Pop Artists Valerio Adami and Peter Blake to design labels for a very limited edition of 24 bottles 12 of the Adami and 12 of the Blake labels. The bottle is elegantly presented in a specially commissioned cabinet or Tantalus, based on the traditional Brass and Glass distillery spirit safe. It was bought by the vendor direct from the Macallan distillery for an undisclosed sum in 1994. Another bottle of The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong in May this year for a world-record breaking price of £814,081 (HK$8,636,250). This is the most ever paid for a bottle of Scotch whisky at public auction. At the same sale, Bonhams also sold ... More | |
Frederic Remington, The Rattlesnake, 1906. Bronze, 23 1/8 x 17 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. Collection of the Newark Museum, Gift from the Charles A. Serventi Collection, 2017 2017.62.1A-C
NEWARK, NJ.- The Newark Museum has announced the bequest of two American bronze sculptures from the collection of Justice Marie L. Garibaldi of Weehawken. Garibaldi, who died in 2016, was the first woman appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court, and also the first woman to serve as President of the New Jersey Bar Association. Garibaldis 2017 bequest of important bronzes by the sculptor Frederic Remington tripled the Museums holdings by this iconic artist of the American West. Since 1952, the Museum has owned Remingtons Trooper of the Plains, cast in 1909 by the Roman Bronze Works of New York. That sculpture was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. William V. Griffin. The Garibaldi bequest includes a 1906 cast of The Rattlesnake, first modeled by Remington in 1904, and first cast in 1905. The second work is Mountain ... More |
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| The first museum exhibition of Out My Window includes work from all of Gail Albert Halaban's series locations | | Fears for historic city of Agadez as flooding continues | | Creator of iconic Soviet cartoons Eduard Uspensky dies |
Gail Albert Halaban (American, b. 1970). Rue Lemercier, Paris 17e, 2013. Inkjet print. © Gail Albert Halaban.
ROCHESTER, NY.- Gail Albert Halaban: Out My Window is on view at the George Eastman Museum. The exhibition includes artist Gail Albert Halabans photographs from the earliest to the most recent phases of her project, which until now has been seen only as discrete bodies of work from New York and Paris. This show features images made in cities all over the world, including Buenos Aires, Istanbul, New York, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Utrecht, and Venice, and showcases what urban neighbors see when they look across the street. Although modern technology has made the world seem smaller, the ease of communicating with distant or unfamiliar individuals may make it too easy to ignore those physically closest to us. Albert Halabans photographic project, Out My Window, counters this tendency by using photography as a means of social engagement. The project began in 2007, two ... More | |
View of Agadez, from a minaret. Photo: Dan Lundberg / Flickr/Wikipedia.
NIAMEY (AFP).- Authorities in Niger on Wednesday said floods threatened the historic centre of the 15th-century city of Agadez after weeks of heavy rain. "We have already triggered an alert warning the population to be prepared and vigilant: flood surges have already carried off an ambulance with two people inside," the city's mayor said. Agadez and its 145,000 residents face the threat of surging waters from Kori-Telwa, a seasonal waterway that can become swiftly supercharged with runoff from the Air Mountains. The old town of Agadez which dates back to the 15th and 16th centuries is classified by UNESCO as being of "outstanding universal value". It includes a well-preserved group of palatial and religious buildings, including a 27-metre (88.5-feet) -high minaret made entirely of mud brick. On Tuesday, two people died when a building housing a mosque and a school collapsed in the city, ... More | |
A picture taken on April 22, 2005 shows Russian children's writer Eduard Uspensky, (also written Ouspenski), during a visit in Saint Petersburg. Russian children's writer Eduard Uspensky (also written Ouspenski) and creator of the cartoon characters Cheburashka, died in his home in Moscow suburbs, at the age of 80, on the evening of August 14, 2018. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP.
MOSCOW (AFP).- Legendary Soviet children's writer and creator of the USSR's most popular cartoon characters Eduard Uspensky died in his home in the Moscow suburbs at the age of 80 late on Tuesday. Uspensky was most famous for his iconic cartoon characters Gena the Crocodile -- a friendly crocodile who works at a zoo and plays the accordion -- and Cheburashka, a strange brown-haired creature with large ears. Millions of children in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc watched the animated adventures of Gena the Crocodile, which first aired in 1969. Cheburashka first made an appearance in the cartoon in 1971. The Kremlin on ... More |
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| Native American jewelry and collectibles go up for bid on September 9 at Turner Auctions + Appraisals | | Tampa Museum of Art opens exhibition of works by Patricia Cronin | | NEH and Luce grants totaling $600,000 awarded to Nevelson Chapel restoration project |
Kwakiutl Mask. "Horned Owl", by John Livingston, 1993. Length 12 inches. Estimate: $500-700.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present Native American Jewelry and Collectibles on Sunday, September 9, 2018. Offering over 200 lots from one major collector, this diverse sale features a wide selection of Native American and Southwest jewelry, including bracelets, squash blossom and heishi necklaces, ladies and mens rings, numerous watch cuffs and watch bands, concho and other belts, pins, pendants, hat bands, belt buckles, bolos, ketohs and money clips. Most are Native American, including Navajo and Zuni, with sterling or coin silver; most have turquoise, coral or other embellishments. All are Old Pawn or vintage. Collectibles are from various tribes, among them Laguna, Pueblo, Hopi, Apache, Papago and Navajo, include pottery jars and vessels, rugs, dolls, Katsina-related carvings, headdresses, miniature baskets; cornhusk bags and other Native American items. The sale also includes a selection ... More | |
Patricia Cronin (American, b. 1963), Aphrodite Reimagined (maquette), 2018. Cold-cast marble and resin, 1/3 AP, ed. 6. Courtesy of the artist.
TAMPA, FLA.- The Tampa Museum of Art will open the first in an exciting slate of exhibitions for Fall 2018 focused on the theme of love. Sponsored by the Vinik Family Foundation, the Season of Love begins August 16 with the unveiling of Patricia Cronins commissioned sculpture Aphrodite Reimagined, part of her solo exhibition Patricia Cronin, Aphrodite, and the Lure of Antiquity: Conversations with the Collection. The new sculpture is a contemporary look at the Greek goddess of love and beauty inspired by an ancient marble torso from the Museums renowned antiquities collection. This exhibition is the first in a new biennial exhibition series entitled Conversations with the Collection, which explores synergy between classical antiquities and modern and contemporary art. Following Conversations with the Collections 2018 launch, Museum curators will invite a contemporary artist or artists every two years to engage with the Museu ... More | |
Objects Conservation Studios Sarah Nunberg and students from Pratt Institute are treating overpainted wood surfaces with an innovative cleaning system developed in Florence.
NEW YORK, NY.- A critical restoration for Louise Nevelsons 1977 masterwork Chapel of the Good Shepherd is now underway in New York City. The work is colloquially known as Nevelson Chapel. Objects Conservation Studios Sarah Nunberg and students from Pratt Institute are treating overpainted wood surfaces with an innovative cleaning system developed in Florence, revealing Nevelsons original paint for the first time in decades. A multidisciplinary team including Jane Greenwood of Kostow Greenwood Architects, Michael Ambrosino of ADS Engineers, Michael Henry of Watson & Henry Associates, Ryoko Nakamura of Loop Lighting and Sarah Sutton of Sustainable Museums have designed and will introduce an integrated system to regulate heating/cooling/humidity, filter UV light and provide for energy-efficient LED lighting all while respecting the historic ... More |
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Detroit church holds vigil for ailing 'Queen of Soul' Franklin
DETROIT (AFP).- The Detroit church that music legend Aretha Franklin's father once led held a prayer vigil Wednesday for the gravely ill 'Queen of Soul.' Franklin received visits Tuesday from fellow icon Stevie Wonder and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson amid an outpouring of well wishes, a spokeswoman said. Dozens gathered at New Bethel Baptist Church for a 5:00 a.m. (0900 GMT) service dedicated to the 76-year-old who influenced generations as one of the reigning divas of American popular music for five decades. Few details have emerged about the singer's condition or illness but she is said to be in hospice care, surrounded by family and friends. The vigil at New Bethel church for the creator of unforgettable hits such as "Respect," "Natural Woman" and "I Say a Little Prayer" included ministers from multiple Detroit-area churches. The singer's father ... More
KP Projects Gallery announces Todd Schorr's most comprehensive monograph to date
LOS ANGELES, CA.- KP Projects will present the Los Angeles book release and signing event for Todd Schorrs most comprehensive monograph to date, Neverlasting Miracles. The artist will be signing and dedicating books in person from 5pm 8pm at the gallery along with music and light refreshments. The gallery will also feature a preview exhibition of new original paintings, and iconic limited edition prints in celebration of the artists upcoming exhibition at MOCA Virginia, set to open this Fall. KP Projects two-week exhibition will continue through September 1st. Published by Last Gasp, San Francisco, Neverlasting Miracles is an expansive 304 page, hard bound monograph, spanning 30 years of Todd Schorrs enduring career as a painter and maverick in the Pop Surreal / Low Brow Art Movement. ... More
Enter the world of Percy Jackson with free interactive mobile tour at The Getty Villa
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Discover your immortal lineage with The Demigods, a new Percy Jackson-themed free interactive mobile tour launching on Percys birthday, August 18 at the Getty Villa, with a special celebration that includes monstrous mythological photo opps and plenty of blue food. Inspired by the best-selling Percy Jackson series of books and movies, The Demigods takes young visitors through the Villa on an audio adventure. Each visitor chooses their own destiny by identifying personal traits that may reveal the identity of their immortal parent. Along the way, visitors dive into mythology by interacting with Hercules, Venus, Hades and other gods and heroes while investigating the Villas collection of antiquities for clues and context. "The Getty Villa is the perfect setting for bringing Percy Jacksons world to life, said Lisa Clements, Assistant Director of Education, ... More
Wallace Foundation names new Director of Arts, Bahia Ramos
NEW YORK, NY.- Bahia Ramos has been selected as The Wallace Foundations new Director of Arts, the foundation announced today. Ramos, who will oversee one of the foundations key grantmaking areas, will join Wallace on September 6, 2018. She succeeds Daniel Windham, who is retiring at the end of September. Ramos most recently served as National Director/Arts at the Miami-based John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. As Director of Arts, Ramos will lead both the arts program unit and the interdisciplinary team responsible for the strategic design and implementation of Wallaces initiatives in the arts. We are delighted to have Bahia Ramos joining our team at The Wallace Foundation, said Will Miller, President of The Wallace Foundation. She brings a wealth of experience in philanthropy, the arts, and community engagement that, in ... More
Arts and Education Council awards $45,000 in grants for rural communities, arts organizations
ST. LOUIS, MO.- The Arts and Education Council has awarded five organizations a combined total of $25,000 through the Monsanto Fund Rural Community Arts and Education Program. Four additional organizations were awarded nearly $20,000 in support through the Monsanto Creative Impact Fund. Both grant programs are generously supported by the Monsanto Fund. The Monsanto Fund Rural Community Arts and Education Program, which has provided more than $200,000 in arts funding since its inception in 2007, brings artists and entertainers into classrooms and performance venues so people and families living in the rural communities surrounding the St. Louis metropolitan area have greater access to the arts and leaves a lasting impact on the individuals within these communities. Organizations receiving support from this program in 2018 ... More
In the hoop: Taiwan's spinning street artist
TAIPEI (AFP).- Isaac Hou is one of Taipei's best-known street artists, famous for his mesmerising acrobatics using a giant spinning hoop. The 37-year-old Taiwanese American is a master of the metal Cyr wheel, whirling himself around while stretched out inside the ring. He performs on stage and television but still busks, drawing crowds in various spots around Taiwan's capital, mainly in the shopping district of Xinyi. Hou, who also practises the Brazilian dance-like martial art capoeira, as well as ballet, jazz and tango to balance his body, says he finds street performing liberating. "The reason I wanted to become a street performer is because I saw it as a job without an unpleasant boss, having a great deal of freedom, a way to travel," Hou told AFP. After high school, Hou travelled around the world doing odd jobs and learned kung fu at the Shaolin temple in China, going on to hone ... More
Samara Scott's most ambitious exhibition to date on view at Tramway
GLASGOW.- For her most ambitious exhibition to date, artist Samara Scott has created a large site specific installation in response to Tramways main gallery. Scotts work is improvised in situ, using fluid and supple materials - cosmetics, cat litter, mustard, toilet paper, milk, soil and cleaning products are just some of the substances that have made up her alchemic collages. Often working on the horizontal plane, Scott submerges these objects creating sculptural friezes in which audiences are confronted with the glitching grit of contemporary culture. At Tramway Scott suspends these miscellaneous accumulations to create a translucent, putrid, and seductive expanse which hovers ominously above the viewer. A vast, transparent membrane has been smeared and impregnated with materials sourced from around Glasgow, creating a patina that will ... More
Contemporary Istanbul announces galleries for 13th edition
ISTANBUL.- Contemporary Istanbul, the leading annual art fair in the region, announces today the galleries for its 13th edition, taking place 20 23 September 2018 in the Istanbul Congress Center and Convention and Exhibition Centre. Situated at the meeting point of Europe, Asia and the Middle East, in one of the great cities of the world, CI is led by Chairman Ali Güreli and Director Kamiar Maleki, alongside Akbank, CIs main sponsor and Ferko, associate sponsor. CI brings together leading international and Turkish contemporary art galleries, offering a platform for the citys thriving art scene and growing art market. The 13th edition of the fair will feature approximately 80 galleries from 21 countries. CI is pleased that galleries such as Archeus Post Modern, Galleria Continua, Galeria Plan B, Galerie Jerome Poggi, Galerie Michael Schultz and Marlborough ... More
New exhibition celebrates Travelling Gallery's past, present and future
EDINBURGH.- 40 years of the Travelling Gallery is celebrated and showcased in a new exhibition at the City Art Centre, forming part of Edinburgh Art Festival. The new exhibition, Travelling Gallery at 40 charts the history of the contemporary art gallery in a bus which forms a unique and integral part of Scotlands cultural provision and its commitment to making art inclusive and accessible. From Lerwick to Dumfries and Renfrew to Dunbar, Travelling Gallery has taken art to every part of Scotland so that people from every background and community have had the opportunity to engage with excellent, experimental and inspiring art practices. In this its fortieth year an exhibition over two floors at Edinburghs City Art Centre celebrates Travelling Gallerys journey past, present and future, and take pride in Scotlands commitment to take art out to communities. Housed within a newly c ... More
Dovecot Gallery opens a major retrospective celebrating the design studio Liberty London
EDINBURGH.- Dovecot Gallery brings to Scotland for the first time, a major retrospective celebrating the innovative retailer and design studio Liberty London. Featuring over 100 garments and fabrics spanning over 140 years, this exhibition explores how textiles bring art into everyday life. Liberty Art Fabrics & Fashion charts Libertys history as a source for key trends in cultural history, including Aestheticism, Art Nouveau, Bauhaus, Pop and Psychedelia. The exhibition presents a historical survey, featuring early garments inspired by the Far East, through to iconic designs of the Swinging Sixties and more recent collaborations with leading British designers. Arthur Lasenby Libertys visionary store was established in London in 1875 selling dyed silk fabrics from the Far East, but quickly expanded to become the destination of ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans was born August 16, 1968. Wolfgang Tillmans (born 16 August 1968) is a German photographer. His diverse body of work is distinguished by observation of his surroundings and an ongoing investigation of the photographic medium's foundations. In this image: Dr. Marek Kukula & Dr. Melanie Vandenbrouck look at Tillmans prints. Photo: ©National Maritime Museum, London.
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