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Circa 1st-2nd century AD Roman bronze statuette of the goddess Iphigenia, daughter of King Agamemnon, who, according to Greek myth, sacrificed her during the Trojan War. Size: 145mm/5.71in high. Long history of provenance, most recently a Central London gallery. Estimate £12,000-£20,000 ($15,275-$25,460).
LONDON.- Apollo Art Auctions, internationally recognized for its sales of authentic, expertly vetted ancient art and antiquities, announced highlights of its August 27 Timeless Treasures: Ancient Art and Coins Auction. All forms of remote bidding are available, including live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers. At this expertly curated auction we invite collectors to experience an exquisite array of artifacts from diverse cultures and epochs, ranging from ancient China through the Medieval period. Additionally, we are very pleased to offer wearable ancient jewelry and a fine collection of early Roman and Greek coins, said Apollo Art Auctions director, Dr. Ivan Bonchev. Many forms of historical heavy metal will weigh in, starting with an incredible Greek Chalcidian bronze helmet dating to circa 500-300 BC. Its distinctive design incorporates such features as a domed crown, prominent front medial ridge, contoured ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Fotografiska New York partnered with the artist-led organization For Freedoms to present Listen Until You Hear, For Freedoms first curated art exhibition in New York City. Featuring the work of six artists of diverse backgrounds, the shows curationwhich goes beyond Fotografiskas primary focus of photography by prominently including sculpture and textilefurthers the museums practice of contextualizing film-based work in the overall visual arts landscape.
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| Alison Bradley Projects announces the passing of the artist Tadaaki Kuwayama | | These bees have been mummified in their cocoons for 3,000 years | | For Freedoms and Fotografiska New York present a six-artist exhibition of intersectional identity explorations |
Tadaaki Kuwayama.
NEW YORK, NY.- It is with great sadness that Alison Bradley Projects shared the news of the passing of the artist Tadaaki Kuwayama. Kuwayamas achievement and influence in the American Minimalist movement was vast, quickly gaining notoriety after his move to the United States alongside wife and fellow artist, Rakuko Naito, in 1958. Establishing himself as an active member of the avant-garde in New York, Kuwayama was befriended by Kenzо̄ Okada, Sam Francis, Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, and Frank Stella. His first solo show was held at Green Gallery in 1961, run by art dealer Richard Bellamy. Kuwayamas striking work was included in many landmark exhibitions, such as Vormen van de Kleur (Forms of Color), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Systemic Painting, the emblematic exhibition organized by art critic Lawrence Alloway at the Guggenheim, both in 1966. He has been the subject of countless solo and group exh ... More | |
An undated x-ray microcomputed tomography image by Federico Bernardini/ICTP of a male Eucera bee inside a sealed, 3,000-year-old cocoon. In 2019 a research team on the coastline of southwest Portugal stumbled upon bees that had been mummified in subterranean sarcophagi for nearly 3,000 years. (Federico Bernardini/ICTP via The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- A research team was combing the coastline of southwest Portugal in 2019 in search of signs of how its ecosystem had changed over time. They stumbled upon an astonishing and unexpected scene: bees that had been mummified in subterranean sarcophagi for nearly 3,000 years. An unlikely series of events had conspired to preserve this helpless horde of pollinators over millenniums. Whatever had happened, it was an unlucky night for hundreds of adult bees that were ready to leave their cocoons, said Carlos Neto de Carvalho, a paleontologist and scientific coordinator at the Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geopark in Portugal. These were not typical European honeybees in a ... More | |
Hank Willis Thomas, Love Over Rules (Horizon Blue), 2020.
NEW YORK, NY.- Fotografiska New York partnered with the artist-led organization For Freedoms to present Listen Until You Hear, For Freedoms first curated art exhibition in New York City. Featuring the work of six artists of diverse backgrounds, the shows curationwhich goes beyond Fotografiskas primary focus of photography by prominently including sculpture and textilefurthers the museums practice of contextualizing film-based work in the overall visual arts landscape. Listen Until You Hear invites us to look beyond the surface and practice deeper forms of listening that can lead towards greater awareness and connection to ourselves and the world around us, said the artist Michelle Woo, who co-founded For Freedoms alongside Eric Gottesman and Hank Willis Thomas. The exhibition explores themes ranging from freedom, family, love, pain, survival, and the future. Each artists dis ... More |
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| Last chance to see 'I Spy' at Alexander Gray Associates, Germantown | | University Archives announces highlights included in September 6th online-only auction | | Thierry Despont, who brought elegance to prestigious properties, dies at 75 |
Carrie Moyer, Spilt Milk, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 28 in (101.6 x 71.1 cm), 41 1/4 x 29 x 2 in framed (104.8 x 73.7 x 5.1 cm framed)
GERMANTOWN, NY.- Alexander Gray Associates, Germantown presents I Spy, a group exhibition of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures by Jennie Jieun Lee, Carrie Moyer, and Betty Parsons. Spanning more than a half-century of artmaking, I Spy spotlights alternative, yet complimentary approaches to abstraction that embrace optical pleasure and compositional play. Together, Lee, Moyer, and Parsons use nonrepresentation to challenge divisions between content and form, embedding pseudo-figurative imagery into their work for viewers to parse out over time. All three artists employ color to inject a sense of spontaneity and verve into their abstractions. Deeply influenced by Color Field painting, which she championed at her eponymous gallery, Parsons filled her canvases with expressive fields of deeply saturated pigmentacid greens, ... More | |
Bob Dylans handwritten lyrics for Subterranean Homesick Blues from his album Bringing It All Back Home, with a COA from Dylans manager, Jeff Rosen (est. $40,000-$50,000).
WILTON, CONN.- Singer Bob Dylans handwritten lyrics for the song Subterranean Homesick Blues, a letter typed in German and signed by Albert Einstein regarding clock time and the Theory of Relativity, and a circa 1848 William Stone/Peter Force copperplate engraving printing of the Declaration of Independence are just a few of the many desirable and highly collectible items up for bid in University Archives online auction planned for Wednesday, September 6th. The Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia auction will start promptly at 11 am Eastern time. All 505 lots in the catalog are up for viewing and bidding now on the University Archives website: www.UniversityArchives.com as well as on Invaluable.com, Auctionzip.com and LiveAuctioneers.com. Telephone and absentee bids will also be accepted. This is one of our biggest auctions to date and certainly one of our most diverse, ... More | |
The architect and designer Thierry Despont in his studio in Manhattan, on Oct. 14, 2011. (Evan Sung/The New York Times)
by Alex Williams
NEW YORK, NY.- Thierry Despont, a worldly, erudite French architect and designer whose rich sense of history and heritage brought a refined elegance to the grand homes of industry titans such as Bill Gates and Calvin Klein, as well as to the restoration of landmark projects such as the Statue of Liberty, the Woolworth Building and the Ritz Paris, died Aug. 13 at his home in Southampton, New York. He was 75. His death was confirmed in a statement provided by his family. No cause was specified. A native of Limoges, France, Despont moved to New York in 1980 and quickly rose to a position of influence in the global architecture and design world. He was an officer of the Legion of Honor, the highest French honor, and was named to the Architectural Digest AD100 2023 Hall of Fame. His low-key demeanor belied the grandeur of his monumental projects, ... More |
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| National Portrait Gallery announces shortlist for Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023 | | National Gallery of Art acquires work by Charles Gaines | | Ron Cephas Jones, Emmy winner for 'This Is Us,' dies at 66 |
Shaun Ryder by Jake Green © Jake Green.
LONDON.- Five photographers have been shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2023, the prestigious photography award organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London. The shortlisted works will be displayed in the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2023 exhibition as the show returns to the National Portrait Gallery, open from 9 November 2023 until 25 February 2024. Owing to the outstanding quality of submissions this year, a joint third place prize will be awarded to two photographers from a shortlist of five. Selected by a panel of judges from 5020 entries from 1785 photographers, the five shortlisted photographers are: Serena Brown for me nana fie featuring the photographers younger sister visiting her grandmas home in Ghana for the first time. Jake Green for Shaun Ryder capturing the Happy Mondays lead singer obscured by a vapour cloud. Carl Francois van der Linde for Chotu ... More | |
Charles Gaines, Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm Series 4, Tree #2, Kitanemuk, from the suite of 4 prints, Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm Series 4, 2021. Color aquatint printed chine collé over aquatint on paper, mounted to foamcore with screenprinted acrylic box, overall: 165.1 x 88.9 x 8.89 cm (65 x 35 x 3 1/2 in.) National Gallery of Art, Washington Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund and William A. Clark Fund 2023.11.1
WASHINGTON, DC.- A pivotal figure in the field of conceptual art, Charles Gaines (b. 1944) is celebrated for the photographs, drawings, and works on paper in which he investigated how rules-based procedures construct order and meaning. Gaines bridges the early conceptual artists of the 1960s and 1970s and the subsequent generations of artists who are pushing the limits of conceptualism today. The National Gallery of Art has acquired Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm Series 4, Tree #2, Kitanemuk (2021) from the suite of four prints titled Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm ... More | |
The actor Ron Cephas Jones in New York, Nov. 19, 2021. (Nina Westervelt/The New York Times)
by Alex Traub
NEW YORK, NY.- Ron Cephas Jones, an admired actor in New York theater and on several television shows, including This Is Us, a family drama for which he won two Emmy Awards drawing on his troubled youth of drug addiction and temporary homelessness for inspiration has died. He was 66. The writer and creator of This Is Us, Dan Fogelman, posted about Jones death on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Jones manager, Dan Spilo, told The Associated Press that Jones died from a long-standing pulmonary issue, but did not specify where and when he died. Jones received a double-lung transplant in 2020, after years of living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Jones was known for playing characters who, like him, wrenched from past experiences of personal ... More |
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| Bonhams announces the sad passing of Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr | | Springfield Art Museum acquires enamel works by Sarah Perkins | | 'Liam Young: Planetary Redesign' opens at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia |
Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr (DR).
PARIS.- It is with great sadness that Bonhams announces that Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr passed away on Sunday 20 August 2023. He was 84 years old. His name will forever be associated with introducing the first Contemporary Chinese art, photography and Comic art sales in France which quickly became a speciality of the auction house and he was renowned for lending his gavel to numerous charity sales. Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr spearheaded many important collections. Among them, the collection of abstract paintings belonging to French actor Alain Delon (2007); the Estate of the painter Foujita (2011-2013); furniture from the Hotel Royal Monceau (2008) and the Couture Collection belonging to Hélène Rochas (2016). "My father was a luminous, enthusiastic man who taught us passion, courtesy and love of others. His commitment to contemporary art guided his life, from his first sales to his presidency of the P ... More | |
Sarah Perkins, Shares, 2007-2023, Silver and enamel. Collection of the Springfield Art Museum.
SPRINGFIELD, MO.- The Springfield Art Museum announced the acquisition of new works by local artist Sarah Perkins. Perkins is considered among the leading figures in the contemporary enameling field. Her work was recently featured in the group exhibition Holding Space: Contemporary Enamel Vessels, the Museums first exhibition devoted solely to the enamel arts. Perkins was born in Ohio and taught at Missouri State University from 1994 to 2019, retiring with emeritus status. She received a BA from San Diego State University and an MFA from Southern Illinois University. Her work has been exhibited extensively, including a solo exhibition at the Metal Museum in Memphis, TN. Perkins creates vessels cups, bowls, tea pots, vases, and containers which, while they explore the concepts of use, and ritual, defy their functional foundations to rise to the level of intimately-scaled abstract sculpture. Shares was ... More | |
Installation view of Liam Young: Planetary Redesign on display from 19 August 2023 to 11 February 2024 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square, Melbourne. Photo: Sean Fennessy.
MELBOURNE.- Liam Young: Planetary Redesign is the first major solo exhibition of Australian filmmaker and speculative architect Liam Young in the country. Through an immersive display of moving image works, photography, and costumes made in collaboration with Ane Crabtree (The Handmaids Tale), Young proposes thought-provoking redesigns of our planet that offer a radically optimistic solution to the climate crisis. The exhibition includes the Australian premiere of Youngs latest moving image work, The Great Endeavor, which presents an alternative future where humankind unites to reverse our carbon footprint. Coming direct to Melbourne from its world-premiere at the 2023 Venice Biennale of Architecture, The Great Endeavor, 2023, depicts the construction of infrastructure powered by renewable ... More |
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Benefit art auction by Artsy for LongHouse Reserve
NEW YORK, NY.- Artsy, in partnership with Hollis Taggart Gallery, will present an auction of two significant paintings by Dusti Bongé (19031993), in support of LongHouse Reserve. During her remarkable seven-decade career, Bongé, a native of Biloxi, Mississippi, connected the vibrant art community of her home with that of New Orleans and New York City. Bongé was one of the pioneering women artists represented by Betty Parsons Galleryalongside Judith Godwin, Perle Fine, Agnes Martin, and Hedda Sterneand had her first solo exhibition at the gallery in 1956. This solidified Bongés position in the art world, putting her among the ranks of other iconic artists represented by Parsons, including Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Mark Rothko, Lee Krasner, and Clyfford Still. A single mother who resided and worked outside ... More
A Gentil Carioca announces the representation of Sallisa Rosa
RIO DE JANEIRO.- A Gentil Carioca announced the representation of Sallisa Rosa. Born in Goiás, he currently lives and works in Rio de Janeiro. She works with art as a path based on intuitive experiences linked to fiction, territory and nature. She focuses on images related to themes such as memory and oblivion and strategies for creating the future. In her trajectory, Sallisa explores different supports and the commitment to practices aimed at participatory constructions is central to her work, in the sense of unfolding works in conversations and knowledge sharing. In 2022, she participated in the group shows Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil in Austin, Texas, Histórias Brasileiras at MASP, São Paulo and Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy, London. In 2021, she opened her first solo exhibition América at ... More
'Modern Women' reframes art history at Frieze Masters 2023
LONDON.- New for Frieze Masters 2023, Modern Women, curated by Camille Morineau and her team at AWARE (Archive of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions), is dedicated to solo exhibitions by women artists working between 18801980, a pivotal period for womens rights and feminism. Modern Women features individual presentations by Tarsila do Amaral (Almeida & Dale Art Gallery), Anna-Eva Bergman and Germaine Richier (Perrotin), Lisetta Carmi (Ciaccia Levi and Galleria Martini & Ronchetti), Ãmilie Charmy (Galerie Bernard Bouche), Kangja Jung (Arario Gallery), Maria Lai (M77), Vera Molnár (Vintage Galéria), Faith Ringgold (ACA Galleries), Paule Vézelay (England & Co) and Ethel Walker (Piano Nobile). 18801980 is a century that stretches from the first wave of feminism in Europe and the US to the integration of second- ... More
The world's most prized whisky (630 bottles in cask) heads to auction for first time at Aguttes
PARIS.- For the first time in auction history, the entire contents of a cask of a Glendronach whisky will go under the hammer on October 23, 2023, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, outside Paris. Aguttes Auction house will be selling the 630 bottles drawn from this unique cask, lovingly aged for 30 years. This whisky, called The One And Only, celebrates the bicentenary of the Excise Act passed in 1823 which marked the official birth of Scotch whisky as the Act legalized its production and established its taxation by the British government. Thus, this year marks the 200th anniversary of this milestone in the history of whisky. Estimated at 300,000-400,000 ($327,043-$436,000) and 30 years old, this will be the first time that the contents of such a cask are going up for auction and is the first whisky cask to go under the hammer since the Glendronach distillery ... More
You can take your dog to a National Park, but you'll both need to be very, very good
NEW YORK, NY.- Ely MacInnes and her husband, Tom, began traveling in the western United States with their 85-pound mutt, Alaska, in March 2020. Driving and living in a recreational vehicle, they visited White Sands and Petrified Forest National Parks in New Mexico and Arizona before heading to California, Oregon and Washington. They sometimes struggled to figure out where Alaska could and couldnt roam, but often found that they could have wonderful experiences. We could have a great time viewing the park from the car and doing the limited options that allowed dogs, said MacInnes. Most people think you cant bring your dogs to national parks, but many national parks actually make it very welcoming. In June 2020, the couple started a Facebook group, U.S. National Parks With Dogs, to exchange advice and information ... More
Travel Photography: How to make the most of your cellphone camera
NEW YORK, NY.- A cellphone allows travelers to have a camera always at the ready. The latest phones offer multiple lenses with better resolution and enhanced macro and telephoto capabilities, enabling virtually every moment to be captured for posterity. This can be both a blessing and a curse. When should we be taking a photograph and when should we simply be taking the time to look and wonder at the world around us? Here are a few tips on when and what to shoot, and how to better frame what we see when we travel. Try to capture a wide variety of images. While it is important to concentrate on classic landscape shots and portraits, also search for photographs with arresting colors and shapes, as well as the details of objects, works of art and food the things that flavor a place and weave its visual tapestry. Imagine each picture as a jigsaw ... More
Gus Solomons Jr., 84, dies; a rare Black presence in experimental dance
NEW YORK, NY.- Gus Solomons Jr., who as a dancer, choreographer, educator and critic was a leading figure in modern and postmodern dance, died Aug. 11 in New York City. He was 84. His death, at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, was confirmed by Robert Gerber, Solomons friend and health proxy, who said the cause was sudden heart failure after several months of declining health. Over his long career, Solomons danced with many companies and many choreographers, including Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham. He broke ground as the first Black dancer to join the Cunningham company. (There were only four in the companys history, all of them men.) In an interview as part of the YouTube series Mondays With Merce, Solomons said that he loved taking Cunninghams classes, but that he never aspired ... More
The Armed is one of punk's biggest, oddest mysteries. That's changing.
DETROIT, MICH.- There are bands that are challenging to get into, and then there is the Armed. The Detroit-based punk outfit has operated largely pseudonymously for roughly 14 years, preferring renegade one-off shows at gas stations or rec centers to tours. Its self-produced, highly weird music videos have a Jackass-meets-David Lynch aesthetic, with surprisingly advanced production values for an obscure Midwestern hardcore group. Its rare interviews read more as absurdist gonzo journalism than traditional profiles: The Armed has shown up with blunt-smoking bodybuilders or driving a $200,000 Porsche, handed out false or even stolen identities, and provided Hegelian philosophical tangents in response to basic questions such as Who, exactly, is in the Armed? For the better part of the groups history, keeping the answer ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson was born August 22, 1908. Henri Cartier-Bresson (August 22, 1908 - August 3, 2004) was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography. He helped develop the "street photography" or "life reportage" style that has influenced generations of photographers who followed. In this image: A man looks at images at the opening of a photo exhibit Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004, at The Museum of The City of New York, which features the work of photographers from the Magnum photo agency. At right is Harlem,1947 (Easter Sunday) by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
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