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US actor Jared Leto arrives for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Costume Institute. The Gala's 2019 theme is Camp: Notes on Fashion" inspired by Susan Sontag's 1964 essay "Notes on Camp". ANGELA WEISS / AFP.
by Thomas Urbain
NEW YORK (AFP).- The brightest stars in fashion and Hollywood collide Monday at the Met Gala, the biggest party of the year thrown by the venerable Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. As it does every year, the annual extravaganza to raise money for the museum's Costume Institute kicks off the Met's annual major fashion exhibition -- look out, because the theme is "camp." And the more outrageous the outfit, the better for the Met Gala red carpet, where the A-listers strut their stuff, usually in the most eye-popping ensemble they can find to match the theme. Last year, Rihanna showed up in full papal-esque regalia, and Madonna wore a regal black gown -- with a see-through cross in the bodice -- to go along with the "Heavenly Bodies" concept. Want a seat? They go for $35,000 a piece. Attendance is by invitation only, and word ha ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Ezra Miller arrives for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York. The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. The Gala's 2019 theme is "Camp: Notes on Fashion" inspired by Susan Sontag's 1964 essay "Notes on Camp". ANGELA WEISS / AFP
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| | | Three monumental sculptures by Robert Indiana on view in Kasmin's rooftop sculpture garden | | Works on paper and small oils from the Louis-Dreyfus Family Collections on view at Jill Newhouse Gallery | | TEFAF New York Spring opens to record crowds and significant sales |
Installation view of Robert Indiana at the Kasmin Sculpture Garden. From May 3, 2019. © 2019 Morgan Art Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photography by Christopher Stach.
NEW YORK, NY.- Kasmin is presenting an exhibition of three monumental sculptures by Robert Indiana (1928-2018) to be exhibited on the gallerys rooftop sculpture garden, on view from The High Line at 27th Street, from May 3, 2019. Additional works accompany the rooftop exhibition in Gallery 3, High Line Nine. Each of the three works is an iteration of Indianas iconic LOVE series, articulated in three languages: English, Spanish, and Hebrew, or LOVE, AMOR, and AHAVA. The works represent three of New Yorks most historic and influential dialects, celebrating immigration and lingual diversity in one of the most visited public art spaces in the city. This is the first time the three works have been shown together, and the first significant exhibition of Indianas sculpture since 2018s Robert Indiana: A Sculpture Retrospective at Albright-Knox, Buffalo, NY. Indianas archetypal ... More | |
Edouard Vuillard (French, 1868-1940), Zinnias on the Table at Vaucresson, 1921-23. Pastel on paper mounted to board, 19 5/8 x 20 1/8 in. (50 x 51 cm) Signed lower right.
NEW YORK, NY.- On view, for the first time in a gallery venue, are a selection of 19th and 20th century works on paper and small oils from the Louis-Dreyfus Family Collections. The collections were assembled in large part by William Louis-Dreyfus, the American lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and poet. Works in this show demonstrate the broad range of interest he had in artists, media, and subject, ranging from a vivid and energetically drawn rare watercolor by Daumier to the precisely drawn, elegant lines of an abstract Kandinsky from 1939. The exhibition includes a group of 6 works by Theodore Rousseau, illustrating Louis-Dreyfuss, particular love of his work. Two works of interest and beauty are an intimate, touching drawing of a Breton boy by Gauguin, related to several works, and a colorful and large Vuillard pastel of flowers at his home in Vaucresson. This show presents ... More | |
Nilufar - Historic Rooms - Stand 212. Photo: Mark Niedermann.
NEW YORK, NY.- Record crowds, a buoyant atmosphere, and robust sales marked the opening days of TEFAF New York Spring 2019. From the VIP Preview Day on Thursday, May 2nd, through the first few public opening days, it is clear the Fair has made its mark on the international art community. Now in its third year at the Park Avenue Armory, TEFAF New York Spring has quickly established itself as an unrivalled Fair in North America for blue-chip modern and contemporary art and design. Visitors to the Fair were greeted by Beck & Eggelings (Booth 201) ethereal floating neon-pink installation, entitled Bioethical Transsubstantiation II that hung above the entrance by the Ukrainian artist, Aljoscha (b. 1974). The artist was present at the Fair to oversee the installation, which attracted serious interest from potential buyers. He also sold a smaller piece from the same series on the opening day. Single artist displays proved a popular feature at the ... More |
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| | | The Brooklyn Museum acquires works by emerging artists Diedrick Brackens and Gala Porras-Kim at Frieze | | International auction house Bonhams introduces Australia Jewels Auction to be held in Sydney, 7 August | | Petersen Automotive Museum's new exhibit features Hollywood movie cars of the future |
Diedrick Brackens (American, born 1989). when no softness came, 2019. Cotton and acrylic yarn, 96 x 96 in. (243.8 x 243.8 cm). Courtesy the artist and Various Small Fires
BROOKLYN, NY.- The Brooklyn Museum has acquired two major works by emerging artists Diedrick Brackens and Gala Porras-Kim that will join the Museum's permanent collection through the generous support of The LIFEWTR Fund at Frieze New York. The LIFEWTR Fund builds on the 15-year tradition of museum acquisition funds at Frieze Art Fairs and deepens the partnership between Frieze and LIFEWTR, a premium water brand committed to supporting and advancing the careers of emerging artists. Launched in 2017, The LIFEWTR Fund supports the acquisition of significant works by emerging artists for the Brooklyn Museum at Frieze New York. The LIFEWTR Fund made possible the Museum's 2017 acquisition of Untitled (1971), by Virginia Jaramillo, as well as Untitled ... More | |
A Sapphire and Diamond Cluster Ring.
SYDNEY.- Leading international auction house Bonhams is introducing a jewellery sale into its Australian calendar. Consignments are now open for Bonhams Australia Jewels Auction be held in Sydney, 7 August 2019. Bonhams is at the forefront of the international jewellery world, selling more jewellery than any other auction house with 30 auctions taking place globally throughout the year. Continuing Bonhams success in the Asia Pacific Jewellery market, Bonhams Australia now joins the companys international network of auctions held in the key jewellery locations: London, New York, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles. Director Bonhams Australia, Merryn Schriever said: Bonhams has a clear vision for Australia as an integral part of its future growth in the Asian Pacific region. We are delighted to expand our calendar to include an Australia Jewels auction in Sydney this August. With 20 dedicated specialists throughout ... More | |
1966 Batmobile (replica). As depicted in the TV series Batman (1966-1968) and Batman: The Movie (1966) Designer: George Barris.
ANAHEIM, CA.- From its display at WonderCon 2019, the Petersen Automotive Museum announced a new exhibit which features over 40 Hollywood vehicles from cult classic films and video games. On view now in the Mullin Family Grand Salon, Hollywood Dream Machines: Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy has been produced in collaboration with Comic-Con Museum, with additional support provided by Audi and Microsoft. Along with iconic automobiles, the exhibit showcases a selection of concept artwork, props and costumes to explore and analyze the ways in which the speculative fiction genre pushes the boundaries of human imagination. Series represented in the display spans the niches of speculative fiction with emphasis on dystopian future films such as Back to the Future, Blade ... More |
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| | | Ruiz-Healy Art opens an exhibition space in New York City | | After delighting more than 600,000 visitors in Glasgow it's time to say farewell to Dippy | | John Lennon Imagine piano owned by George Michael makes last US appearance at the Goss-Michael Foundation |
Cecilia Paredes, The Shield.
NEW YORK, NY.- Ruiz-Healy Art announced the opening of its inaugural exhibition space in New York City, a gallery dedicated to presenting multidisciplinary art and public programming by Latinx, Latin American, and Texas-based artists. The gallery's inaugural exhibition, Cecilia Paredes & Chuck Ramirez: Photographing Identity, opened May 3 and runs through June 15, 2019. Patricia Ruiz-Healy, Ph.D. states we see the gallery's New York City location as an expansion to our current program that will grant us the ability to further engage institutions, art professionals and collectors. We are thrilled to have the ability to continue the gallery's mission of supporting emerging and established artists that predominantly address social issues and identity. The opening exhibition features the work of Cecilia Paredes and Chuck Ramirez (1962-2010). Working within issues of identity, both artists use photography to confront fundamental questio ... More | |
Dippy, the Natural History Museum Londons famous Diplodocus, met Scottish audiences at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.
GLASGOW.- After delighting more than 635,000 visitors Dippy, the Natural History Museum Londons famous dinosaur, has bowed out to rapturous applause at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Following a record-breaking stop in Glasgow, Dippy is being dismantled and packed away, ready to head to Great North Museum: Hancock, opening there on the 18th May. Newcastle upon Tyne is the fifth destination to host Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure, which is being brought to visitors across the UK by the Natural History Museum, London in partnership with the Garfield Weston Foundation, and supported by Dell EMC and Williams & Hill. Chair of Glasgow Life, Councillor David McDonald said: Didnt Dippy do well. The majestic creature looked quite at home gracing the main hall in Kelvingrove Museum. Since January he has wowed over 635,000 people since ... More | |
At each site, the piano was photographed representing an article of peace amidst a background with a violent past. Memphis, TN. Photo: Caroline True.
DALLAS, TX.- The chestnut upright Steinway piano on which John Lennon composed Imagine will be making its last stop in the United States at The Goss-Michael Foundation in Dallas. The public is invited to see the piano Wednesday, May 8 through Saturday, May 11, from 10am until 5pm each day. Admission is free. Now, imagine a different world, a world without violence, hatred, or anguish; imagine a world of peace. This sentiment echoes the lyrics to John Lennons 1971 song, Imagine, which illustrates the heart and soul of the song. Concurrently, the exhibition on display at The Goss-Michael Foundation, Marc Quinn: History & Violence also represents the conflicts throughout the world as interpreted by the artist. These works are sort of reflecting how I perceived the mood of the world with conflict and social tectonic plates shifting around the globe. A sense of the geology ... More |
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| | | Dia breaks ground on upgrade and expansion of Dia:Chelsea this spring | | NADA House now open on Governors Island every weekend through August 4 | | Andréhn-Schiptjenko opens project space in Paris |
Dia:Chelsea, exterior view of West 22nd Street, New York City. Courtesy Architecture Research Office.
NEW YORK, NY.- Dia Art Foundation breaks ground this month on the upgrade and expansion of Dia:Chelsea, creating a unified, naturally lit facility on West 22nd Street in New York City, scheduled to reopen in fall 2020. Designed by Architecture Research Office (ARO), the 32,500-square-foot project, with 20,000 square feet of integrated, street-level exhibition and programming space, integrates Dias three contiguous buildings in Chelsea to support a more cohesive visitor experience with expanded street-level galleries for exhibitions, a new flexible space for public and educational programs, the return of Dias bookstore to Chelsea, and the extension of Joseph Beuyss 7000 Eichen (7000 Oaks, which was inaugurated at Documenta in 1982) along the street. Continuing Dias history of repurposing and revitalizing existing buildings, the design respects the character and vernacular of the Chelsea neighborhood that ... More | |
RMF564, 2010, 64 x 9 x 4. Wood, vinyl, thread, fabric, stainless steel wire, Aluminum, polyester fiberfill, brass.
NEW YORK, NY.- The New Art Dealers Alliance is presenting NADA House, the organizations second off-site exhibition on Governors Island, featuring 45 artists from NADA Member galleries and non-profits in a new, expanded format across 34 rooms in three historic, turn-of-the-century Colonial Revival houses. The collaborative, public exhibition is on view every weekend, Friday through Sunday, 11AM5PM from May 2, 2019 to August 4, 2019. The exhibition is free and open to the public, with monthly programmatic activations and performances. We are excited to continue our partnership with Governors Island, a New York City landmark with a rich history, said NADA Executive Director Heather Hubbs. These types of collaborations are crucial in presenting new formats for our members to showcase contemporary art ones that highlight artists work ... More | |
Linder - Origin of the World, 2016 (detail). Photomontage, 25 x 21 3/4 in. (63,5 x 55,5 cm).
PARIS.- Andréhn-Schiptjenko announced the opening of a project space in Paris. This marks the first international expansion of Andréhn-Schiptjenko outside of Sweden and the space will serve to expand the gallerys international scope and to accommodate collaborations and multidisciplinary projects. The Project Space will be located at 10, rue Sainte-Anastase in the Marais district. Paris has an exceptional historical importance for the arts, and its relevance as a hub for the international contemporary art community is continuously evolving and growing. The inaugural exhibition will be Origin of the World by British artist Linder, opening on May 24. Linder is well known to the French audience by virtue of her solo-exhibition Linder: Femme/Objet at the Musée dArt Moderne de la ville de Paris in 2013. Linder will be followed by Brad Kahlhamer (US) and Elisabeth Frieberg (SE) later in the year. The gallery also ... More |
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Tel Aviv's Center for Contemporary Art opens an exhibition of works by Noa Glazer
TEL AVIV.- The work of Noa Glazer (*1981, Haifa; lives and works in Tel Aviv) is focused on objects and materials, often fossilized and congealed in their settings. Into these objects, the artist intervenes to withdraw and expand their nature, from and beyond their own boundaries. In her first institutional solo exhibition, Glazer presents three points of view of her artistic practice. The first one is manifested through a new body of work, which includes, among other objects, four sculptures: two suspended objects made of felt which share a certain resemblance and two creased and pocket-like objects made of cotton and wool one rising from the floor while the other is suspended in the air above it. The second point of view consists of existing works that were reworked by the artist especially for this exhibition. The third point of view takes form as an artist-designed display ... More
Berliners buy art at paper positions berlin
BERLIN.- The high level of the exhibitors was rewarded by a top-class audience. The fantastic results achieved by numerous galleries at paper positions berlin, which has just come to an end, confirm this. Maus Contemporary from the US was able to sell several works by Berlin-based artists Felix Becker and Mafalda Figueiredo to German, Belgian and Portuguese private collections at the opening. Galerie Martin Mertens based in Berlin sold all works as part of paper positions berlin: "We are more than satisfied, the visitors were consistently very interested in the background stories and techniques of the artists and works we represented. We were able to make many important contacts and cultivate well-known collector relationships". Galerie Martin Kudlek from Cologne was able to place several works in German collections. Also Malte Ueckermann Kunsthandel ... More
Artemisia visits... Pocklington Group Practice
POCKLINGTON.- After a hugely successful first visit to Scotland, the National Gallerys Artemisia Gentileschi self portrait is back on the road, this time visiting Pocklington Group Practice a GP Surgery in the East Yorkshire market town of Pocklington that lies between York and Hull. The rare self portrait by the celebrated artist of the Italian Baroque Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria (about 161517) is on display from today (Monday 29 April 2019) until Saturday 11 May as part of a partnership with the charity, Paintings in Hospitals. While Artemisia is visiting Pocklington Group Practice, there will be a number of opportunities for the general public to pop in and see her. A Community Viewing Evening is scheduled for Wednesday 1 May, 6-8pm, and a Community Viewing Day on Saturday 11 May, 1.30-6pm. Through spring and summer 2019, Artemisias ... More
GWBJ 2019 closes most successful edition to date
BEIJING.- Building on the success of previous editions, GWBJ 2019 saw engagement in the event increase across the board. Leading the conversation of artistic development in the capital, GWBJ linked four of Beijings art districts and further bridged local and international art scenes. This year, the platform incorporated several new non-profit institutions, including the CAFA Art Museum, Faurschou Foundation and Song Art Museum, and three themed VIP forums received praise from guests. VIPs from many of the worlds leading institutions for contemporary art were in attendance, while new sectors introduced public art and new media practices to local audiences, celebrating established and emerging names in the process. This year brought together 27 galleries and institutions across four of Beijings art districts, including 798 Art Zone, Caochangdi ... More
Künstlerhaus, Halle für Kunst & Medien opens an exhibition of works by Jan Böhmermann
GRAZ.- Besides his examination of social and political questions, Jan Böhmermann again and again focuses on the boundaries of satire and its place in the cultural sphere. For the project Deuscthland#ASNCHLUSS#Ãstereich, he concentrates his cumulative lapses in concentration on the identity of the Republic of Austria and its motherland Germany (direct quote Böhmermann)and questions the political and cultural status quo in the country that we call home with a proper amount of black humor. With the exhibition in Graz, Böhmermann and his comrades-in-arms at the production company btf expand their successful installation DEUSCTHLAND toward the southeast. As one of the fundamental ideas of democracy, freedom of expression is also increasingly under discussion as a result of populist and antidemocratic movements and hence must ... More
Joseph Bellows Gallery opens an exhibition of works by Han Nguyen
LA JOLLA, CA.- Joseph Bellows Gallery announced its solo exhibition, Han Nguyen:Nude Compositions. The exhibition opened on May 02 and continues through June 14, 2019. The exhibition presents a selection of Nguyens small-scale black and white photographs, which are comprised of varying layers of imagery that present the nude figure within a field of relating forms and tones, while referencing art history. Included in the exhibition is a large-scale color piece from the series. Nguyens delicate and transformative imagery investigates beauty, perception, and the medium itself through modest working methods that employ pinhole cameras, fabricated studio arrangements, collage, photogram image-making processes, and subtle color toning and print masking procedures. His photographs have been celebrated with exhibitions at the Museum ... More
Works by E. Charlton Fortune, Jay DeFeo, plus newly discovered Ansel Adams collection headline auction
OAKLAND, CA.- On Sunday, May 19th, Clars Auction Gallery will present numerous important works in fine art, 20th century design as well as an impressive selection of estate jewelry as part of their May Fine Art, Decorative Art, Furniture, Jewelry and Asian Art Auction. The investment level property to be offered comes from prominent California estates, museums, private institutions and special collections. Following are highlights to be presented. Of all the California Impressionists from the early 20th century, E. (Euphemia) Charlton Fortune's (American, 1885-1969) paintings are considered some of the rarest and most sought after as so few exist due to the loss of much of her early work in the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906. Born in Sausalito, Fortune developed a fondness for the coastal towns of Northern California such as Carmel and Monterey, ... More
The Duchess of Cornwall's favourite painting on show in Beggarstaffs exhibition
CAMBRIDGE.- In the 1890s the painters William Nicholson and his brother‐in‐law James Pryde formed a ground‐breaking artistic partnership. Both rejected conventional artistic training and they began working together as the brothers Beggarstaff. Now for the first time, their cutting‐edge graphic posters will go on show after decades, alongside their finest individual works as painters, many lent from private collections. The exhibition will be a revelation, a once‐in‐a-lifetime opportunity to see these rare works brought together. Inventing an entirely novel technique involving collage and stencilling directly onto huge sheets of plain brown wrapping paper, the Beggarstaffs created some of the most innovative and memorable poster images of all time, including their celebrated Don Quixote poster for Henry Irvings Lyceum Theatre production. Six of these original ... More
H&H Classics customers line up to bid on cars sight unseen
LONDON.- Would you spend tens of thousands of pounds on a car youve never seen or touched, or whose tyres youve not kicked? Well it seems many classic car buyers are queuing up to do just that at the trend-setting H&H Classics Auctions Online. The most recent one took place on May 1st and garnered solid support for what was on offer. And there is a bonus if you really want to kick the tyres that too is available. H&H will put you in touch with the owner who will be happy for you to come and see and touch and kick those tyres. But most people are happy with the online offer. Simon Hope, Chairman of the company, says: This was our second Auction Online and we are getting a lot of encouragement for this new offer of ours. It is all about having a brand that people trust. Many of the bidders are clients whom weve had for 26 years and know ... More
After eighteen years, the founder and director of Foam, Marloes Krijnen, is to stop doing 'the best job ever'
AMSTERDAM.- This is a job that demands a huge amount from you, she declared. Before too long I will be sixty-five and I want to start on a new phase of life. So Ive decided to give up the best job ever as of 1 September this year. From that date onwards, Foam will have two directors, with Marcel Feil as artistic director and Nynke de Haan as managing director. Feil is currently deputy artistic director and De Haan deputy director of corporate affairs. Between them they have thirty years of national and international experience in fields of photography, art and culture. Ingo Uytdehaage, chair of the board of the Foam Foundation, has recently stated: Marloes has achieved truly great things with the creation of Foam and with the way in which, over the past eighteen years, she and her team have made it the success it is today. The board is extremely grateful ... More
'Poverty / Porn: Steve Hash and Andy Warhol' opens at Chase Contemporary
NEW YORK, NY.- On Friday, May 3, artist Steve Hash debuted Poverty / Porn, a two-person exhibition of concrete sculptures by Steve Hash and late black-and-white paintings and works on paper by Andy Warhol. This marked the gallerys first exhibition with Los Angeles-based artist Steve Hash and his first exhibition in New York. The exhibition engenders a dialogue between Steve Hash and the late Andy Warhol. Both Hash and Warhol grew up in poverty, heavily immersed in religious ideologies. Warhol (1928-87) was a Ruthenian Catholic and son of a coal miner in depression-era Pittsburgh, PA. Hash (b. 1982) was raised in a radicalized Christian community in rural Mississippi, the son of a construction worker. Warhol was able to elevate the quotidian commodities of American life into the realm of fine art. Similarly, Hash transforms every day, accessible materials ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, German painter Caspar David Friedrich died May 07, 1840. Caspar David Friedrich (5 September 1774 - 7 May 1840) was a 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation. He is best known for his mid-period allegorical landscapes which typically feature contemplative figures silhouetted against night skies, morning mists, barren trees or Gothic or megalithic ruins. In this image: Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), Giant Mountains, not dated, Oil on canvas, 73,5 x 102,5.
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