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Winter Platinum Night counts among its numerous highlights a twice-signed and annotated glove that a young Boston Red Sox pitcher named George Herman Ruth used during the Red Sox 1916 World Series win over the Brooklyn Robins.
DALLAS, TX.- From Feb. 24-25, Heritage will hold its annual Winter Platinum Night Sports Auction, its version of All-Star Weekend. Among the more than 1,600 lots featured in this event are gloves, jerseys, bats, championship rings and sneakers for starters! worn and used by some of sports most towering titans, among them Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Hank Aaron, Tom Brady, Willie Mays and so many more. Here, too, are the cards, photos and paintings of icons who defined the game, from a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle in Near Mint-Mint+ condition to an unopened case of 1979 O-Pee-Chee hockey cards (containing who knows how many of Wayne Gretzkys rookie cards) to LeRoy Neimans 1970s-era paintings of NBA All-Stars and slugger Ted Williams that belong in a museum. Speaking of ... ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Record number of over 130.000 visitors for the Brancusi exhibition in Timisoara. The exhibition was the most important cultural event of the Timișoara 2023 European Capital of Culture program, which certainly attracted the most significant number of tourists from the country and abroad.
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| Vera Klement, painter who saw both beauty and evil, dies at 93 | | Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan rookie cards help propel Heritage's Winter Sports Card Catalog Auction past $11.15 million | | Why the Los Angeles Public Library acquired a book publisher |
Vera Klement in her studio in 2020. (Tom Van Eynde via The New York Times)
by Richard Sandomir
NEW YORK, NY.- In late 2009, as she was about to turn 80, Vera Klement was spattering and brushing red paint onto a 6-foot-by-7-foot canvas on the floor of her loft in Chicago where she lived and worked. It depicted a faceless man, his arms pressed tightly to his chest, surrounded by a field of red. To the right, separated by white space, was a black rectangle. This is a homage to Shostakovich, she said in the short film Vera Klement: Blunt Edge, directed by Wonjung Bae, referring to Russian composer and pianist Dmitri Shostakovich. Bae had made initial contact with Klement by email, expressing her admiration for her. Its an attempt to memorialize his struggle with the Soviet regime that tried in every way to suppress his freedom and individuality. The pose is holding on to himself. The rectangle, she added, was the back ... More | |
1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie #57 PSA Gem Mint 10.
DALLAS, TX.- Heritages latest Winter Sports Card Catalog Auction, held Jan. 26-27, was another grand slam. By the time bidding closed early Sunday morning, more than 2,752 bidders worldwide helped push the final tally past the $11.15 million mark. Leading the pack was the lone highest-graded blank-back 1916 M101-5 Babe Ruth rookie, as the SGC Excellent+ example realized $630,000. And a 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card graded PSA Gem Mint 10 sold for $372,000, which Sports Collectors Daily notes is the highest price for a Gem Mint PSA graded copy since September 2021. Turns out, you cannot keep Air Jordan grounded for long. Prices were astonishing throughout. Look no further than the signed 1949 Jackie Robinson Bowman, which realized $117,000. The card, one of just eight autographed specimens in the entirety of the PSA population, is graded a PSA Fair 1.5 but the autograph re ... More | |
Oaxacan murals, below, by the artist collective Tlacolulokos, and a 1930s mural by Dean Cornwell, above, titled Four Great Eras of California History, at the Los Angeles Public Library central branch, Sept. 18, 2017. (Emily Berl/The New York Times)
by Soumya Karlamangla
NEW YORK, NY.- Im a longtime fan of the Los Angeles Public Library. After I learned to read, my mother and I would walk nearly every day from our apartment to the Brentwood branch to check out picture books to add to a growing stack on my nightstand. And throughout my 20s, I was a regular visitor to the charming Los Feliz branch, where I would, of course, borrow books but also sometimes work on my laptop, print documents or drop off my ballot on Election Day. (Fun fact: The Los Feliz library sits where actor Leonardo DiCaprios childhood home used to be.) Libraries are changing; theyre adapting to shifts in technology and expanding their services to help communities in need. ... More |
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| 'Barbie' is adapted? 'Maestro' original? Let's fix the screenplay categories. | | The world's biggest jeweler now only sources recycled metals | | Christie's to show snapshot of global perspectives on Chinese culture to kick off Chinese New Year |
Mary Albus with the Barbie doll she shares with a group of friends known as the sisterhood of the Traveling Barbie, outside the AMC Kips Bay theater in New York, July 20, 2023. (Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times)
by Alissa Wilkinson
NEW YORK, NY.- In the midst of the squabbles about actors and directors, theres always at least one screenplay to debate when Oscar nominations are announced. Last year, in fact, there were two, and I regularly get collared by people wondering: What in the world were Glass Onion and Top Gun: Maverick doing in the best adapted screenplay bucket? Adapted from what? Was there some secret book about fighter pilots or tech mogul whodunits theyd missed? Nope. Theres also no previous story about a Barbie who starts thinking about death and sets out on an existential journey. But that didnt keep the Academy of Motion Picture ... More | |
Pandora plans to pay about $10 million annually for recycled metals used to make its charms and other pieces. (Pandora via The New York Times)
by Elizabeth Paton
NEW YORK, NY.- Pandora, known for its affordable sterling-silver charm bracelets, is the worlds largest jewelry company by volume: The Danish chain sells more than 100 million pieces annually. This week, it announced that it is now sourcing only 100% recycled silver and gold for its collections. The move was touted as an important step by a massive company to reduce its environmental footprint. We wanted to lead by example, Pandora CEO Alexander Lacik said in an interview. If we can make positive contributions to society through our use of recycled gold and silver, it means anyone can do it. By working with metals that have already been mined, Pandora wont be digging deeper in search of new materials, allowing the company ... More | |
Han Yang, Asian Body Paint. London, 2023.
LONDON.- Auction house Christies London will open a public exhibition of the Global SinoPhoto Awards finalists' images from 31 January to 14 February 2024 at its gallery at 8 King Street, St Jamess to coincide with the announcement of the Global SinoPhoto Awards (GSPA) 2024 winners on 5 February at the British Library in London ahead of the Chinese New Year (10 February), the Year of the Dragon. At the same time, a panel discussion on global perspectives on Chinese culture, as seen through photography, will be chaired by Theresa Booth, Founding Director/Trustee, Engage with China Ltd, and will include Malini Roy, Head of Visual Arts at the British Library, who cares for Librarys international photographic collections including the historic photographs of Dunhuang in western China; Yü-Ge Wang, Auctioneer at Christies, who was born in Beijing, China, grew up in Germany and is passionate about how photogra ... More |
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| New artwork installation begins in Kings Hill | | One of the foremost Dutch painters Robert Zandvliet is now presenting at Peter Blum Gallery | | Galerie Lelong & Co. now showing Juan Uslé's exhibition 'Viento Sur' |
Artwork in construction: The giant steel structure that will form the main apple. Colour samples: Colour samples for the steel structure.
WEST MALLING.- Work has begun on the installation of a major new piece of public art in Kings Hill, near West Malling in Kent. Named Slices of Peace, the artwork consists of a giant multicoloured apple, flanked by two smaller apples, and was commissioned from British-Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist and designer Yinka Ilori, MBE, who was appointed as Artist in Residence in Kings Hill in 2021. The artwork is being installed in Orchard Park, Kings Hills new public park, and will serve as a meeting point for the community. Bringing people and communities together is something I am passionate about and aspire to do through all of my work, which is why I am excited to bring Slices of Peace to Kings Hill, said Yinka Ilori. This installation is inspired by the rich culture and heritage of Kent, in particular its history of apple growing. Com ... More | |
Robert Zandvliet, Untitled, 2005. Egg tempera on linen, 67 3/4 x 50 inches (172 x 127 cm).
NEW YORK, NY.- Since the late 1990s, Robert Zandvliet has continually enriched the historical lineage of Dutch landscape painting in particular, and European art in general, with decisive new directions in composition, perception, and introspection. Being primarily concerned with the elemental or natural world, and what the artist calls "the idea of landscape," the exhibition Florilegium: Overview 1998 - 2023 illustrates Zandvliets inventive pictorial solutions that fuse both abstract and representational elements. He pursues the very essence of a subject and simultaneously challenges viewers' habits of observation by resisting realism while drawing attention to painterly gestures and the medium itself. Zandvliet has divided the exhibition into seven chapters focusing on themes or bodies of work from his evolving approach to painting over the last quarter ... More | |
Juan Uslé, Fulgor Celeste, 2023. Vinyl, dispersion, acrylic and dry pigment on canvas
198 x 112 cm (78 x 44 1/8 in). © Juan Uslé / Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.
PARIS.- The light, relief and climate of his native Cantabria are ever present in Juan Uslé's paintings. His paintings are like large pages of colourful writing, evoking abstract landscapes. In small, jerky strokes, he creates bands of shimmering, vibrant colours that can evoke reflections on water, shades in the sky or the effect of the wind rippling on green hills. The "Viento sur" (the south wind) is a well-known wind in Santander. Its warm air rushes down the mountain, sometimes in very violent gusts, right into the bay. Its influence on men and women is mythical. Nicknamed "viento loco" (the crazy wind), it is said to cause mood swings, headaches, respiratory illnesses, nervous breakdowns etc. In his work, Juan Uslé focuses on the change in perception he brings to bear on distances, volumes, ... More |
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| Celebrating four decades work by George Segal and his innovative spirit at Zimmerli | | 'Vittoria sul Sole' Renato Leotta's second show at Sprovieri now open | | French-Canadian artist Mathieu Malouf opening 'Women and Penguins' at Nahmad Contemporary |
George Segal, Untitled from the series Chairs, 1978. Color lithograph on paper. Collection Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers. Gift of Donald J. Mrozek and R. Scott Dorman. © The George and Helen Segal Foundation. Photo Peter Jacobs.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ.- Marking the centennial of George Segals birth in 1924, the Zimmerli Art Museum at RutgersNew Brunswick welcomes visitors to experience more than 60 works: some familiar, others rarely seen. The exhibition highlights not only the breadth of Segals work, but also the people and the state that helped to shape his career. George Segal: Themes and Variations commenced on Jan. 24 and will continue through to July 31, 2024. With works drawn from the Zimmerlis collection, as well as loans from the George and Helen Segal Foundation and private collections, the exhibition offers the unique opportunity to view Segals less well-known paintings, drawings, and photographs alongside his renowned life-sized plaster cast figures. ... More | |
Renato Leotta, Vittoria sul Sole, Etna volcano, 2024.
LONDON.- Sprovieri is now presenting Vittoria sul Sole, Renato Leottas second solo exhibition at the Gallery, coinciding with the hundredth exhibition at Sprovieri. A pyroclastic eruption of a volcano ejects ash and lapilli into the sky, forming colossal black clouds composed of tiny particles of rocks and minerals. These exploded tens of kilometres above the crater, obscuring the sun. The prospect of this "alien" matter just created by nature, which has not yet found a purpose in our reality, is to proceed, moved by the winds like the hands of a clock, aerial, until it falls, adhering to the surfaces, erasing them but also nourishing them. Creating a completely black and lightless landscape. The matter, instead of touching the ground, adheres to the pictorial surfaces or rests on plinths, becoming poetic matter. This action of zeroing invokes a libertarian and anarchic aesthetic, an uncontrolled production of nature in which the volc ... More | |
Mathieu Malouf. Photo courtesy of Nahmad Contemporary.
NEW YORK, NY.- Nahmad Contemporary is now opening Mathieu Malouf: Women and Penguins, an exhibition of new paintings by the French-Canadian artist on view from January 31 through March 16, 2024. In this recent work, Malouf (b. 1984, Montreal) artfully divides his focus between two distinct subjects: female figures and the flightless, cold-weather bird. I am genuinely trying to make beautiful paintings. Not beautiful by contemporary standards of beauty, but something more atemporal or enduring. There are no markers of time in my paintings, so they are not anchored in any particular period. I like art that is beautiful, even if that makes no sense in our era. No one discusses whether things are beautiful or not anymore. Its more difficult to paint women than men. I have only painted mennude men, gay men, famous men. I think men can be more ugly and weird, and it doesnt ... More |
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Mennour Emergence 2024 winners and exhibition dates announced
PARIS.- The Mennour Institute recently announced the success of its Mennour Emergence program, committed to supporting young artists in the early stages of their careers. Its first call for applications, sent this year to young graduates of the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2023, met with exceptional enthusiasm, with about 50 applications received (i.e. almost one graduate in two). The committee made up of professionals renowned for their commitment to emerging creationAnna Labouze and Keimis Henni from Artagon, Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel from Lafayette Anticipations, Armelle Pradalier from Beaux-Arts de Paris, as well as Christian Alandete, Jessy Mansuy and Sylvie Patry, and chaired by Kamel Mennour himselfhad the task of choosing from among exceptional talents. The winners will receive full support at every stage ... More
Melbourne Art Fair unveils its most ambitious artistic program yet
MELBOURNE.- Melbourne Art Fair, Australasias progressive forum for contemporary art and ideas today unveils the full artistic program for its mammoth 17th edition, set to take over the Denton Corker Marshall designed Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from 22 25 February. Following its move to an annual summer model, the 2024 program promises to be the most ambitious in the Fairs rich 35-year history, with over 100 artists showcasing a dynamic array of interdisciplinary practices, performances, moving-image art, conversations, immersive installations, and works of scale and significance presented by over 60 leading galleries and Indigenous art centres across 7,500sqm at the MCEC. Spanning more than 50 events, and including 6 performances, 4 large-scale installations and 2 major new commissions, ... More
Paintings celebrate the joy of the Sonoran desert in new solo exhibit at DeGrazia Museum
TUCSON, AZ.- The artist, Kristin Harvey, has commenced her debut solo exhibit in Tucson, AZ. The exhibit titled Sonoran Joy" is at the DeGrazia Museum in the Sun, Little Gallery in Tucson, AZ. The exhibit opened on January 28th, and will run through February 9th, attendance is free and open daily. The artist attended the opening reception and will be at the exhibit daily. The artist is originally from California and attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, graduating with a BFA in illustration. Her mastery of those skills became the foundation for a career in digital design, where she created video games, characters, and animations for Sega of America, Activision, and Maxis. She also had a successful career in user experience design. In 2015, Kristin and her husband moved to Southern Arizona to be closer to family. It was at that moment that the landscape of the ... More
Joni Mitchell adds a gig to her comeback tour: The Grammys
NEW YORK, NY.- Nine years ago, Joni Mitchell fans wondered if they might ever hear her perform again, after Mitchell a Canadian singer-songwriter and icon of the folk movement had an aneurysm that initially left her unable to speak. But in recent years she has made a gradual recovery, and in 2022 she surprised the music world with a performance at the Newport Folk Festival. And on Sunday, at age 80, Mitchell is set to perform at the Grammy Awards for the first time. Show organizers offered no details about her appearance, including whether she is expected to play solo or with guests. Mitchell, who was given a lifetime achievement Grammy in 2002 and has won nine competitive Grammys throughout her career going back to best folk performance in 1970 for Clouds is up this year for best folk ... More
At 'Saltburn' party, Bathwater is an acquired taste
NEW YORK, NY.- On Friday night at 3 Dollar Bill, a queer club in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, partygoers danced and sang along to early 2000s hits by Fergie, Justin Timberlake and, of course, Sophie Ellis-Bextor whose Murder on the Dancefloor is currently having a renaissance. The theme of the night was the movie Saltburn, which, based on the number of attendees who arrived dressed in costume, is quickly garnering cult status. The crowd cheered as the DJ played Untouched by the Veronicas. It was like hopping into a time machine to 2007. (Well, a 2007 in which everyone owns an iPhone and has a working knowledge of the words novel coronavirus.) The film, a psychological thriller set in the early aughts, is as freaky as it is aesthetically rich. Come for the sex and the murders and the mind games, ... More
In Peru, a mission to save the stingless Bee
NEW YORK, NY.- As a child, Heriberto Vela, an Indigenous resident of Loreto, Peru, watched his father pull nests of wild stingless bees from trees in the Amazon forest. Together, the two then extracted honey from the nests to help cure colds and other ailments. Stingless bees are native to the Amazon, unlike the more familiar but invasive honey bees from Africa and Europe that have spread through the Americas. The most obvious difference is that stingless bees dont sting. Their honey, which is runny enough to be drunk like a liquid and is said to have a citrusy aftertaste, is used by many Indigenous Peruvians as a natural medicine. Velas father didnt know how to salvage the bees they would fly away, or even die. We would take the nests out and leave them lying on the ground in the forest, Vela said. Those bees were lost. Today, Velas methods ... More
What do you call a galaxy without stars?
NEW YORK, NY.- What do you call a galaxy without stars? This month, radio astronomers announced that they had discovered the darkest galaxy ever not quite seen, a cloud of hydrogen gas resembling our own Milky Way galaxy in many respects, such as its mass and rotation, but with no stars that anyone can discern. What we might have here might is the discovery of a primordial galaxy, a galaxy that is so diffuse, it hasnt been able to form stars readily, Karen ONeil of the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia told a news conference at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in New Orleans on Jan. 8. That same week, a group of Spanish astronomers led by Mireia Montes, a research fellow at the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics, revealed the discovery of another nearly starless galaxy they called Nube, Spanish for cloud. ... More
The ABCs of modern life, according to Sheila Heti
NEW YORK, NY.- No one at this point in history knows how to live, so we read biographies and memoirs, hoping to get some clues, Sheila Heti writes in Alphabetical Diaries, her powerful and intimate new book. That is why we read novels, too, of course for the clues. Heti knows this. It is why her breakout 2010 novel had an exemplary title, one that could stand in for the title of every real novel from Don Quixote down the line: How Should a Person Be? Well, how should we be? In Alphabetical Diaries, Heti comes at this question slant, as Emily Dickinson advised truth tellers to do so slant that you may feel you are in a ship that has been thrown sideways. The book is made up of Hetis frank, funny, filthy and casually philosophical diaries, 10 years of them. She has pared them down and arranged the sentences in order from A ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, American artist Dorothea Tanning died January 31, 2012. Dorothea Margaret Tanning (August 25, 1910 - January 31, 2012) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet. Her early work was influenced by Surrealism. In this image: Dorothea Tanning, Untitled (Set Design for The Night Shadow or an Unrealized Ballet), c. 1950. Graphite, ink, and gouache on paper, 25.4 x 35.6 cm, 10 x 14 ins © ADAGP. Courtesy of The Destina Foundation, New York, and Alison Jacques Gallery, London.
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