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Archaeologists excavate a statue believed to have once stood guard over an ancient hospital at Cambodias famed Angkor temple complex. AFP/Getty Images.
PHNOM PENH.- Archaeologists have unearthed a large, centuries-old statue that is believed to have once stood guard over an ancient hospital at Cambodia's world-famous Angkor temple complex. The nearly two-metre-tall artwork, which is thought to date from the late 12th to the early 13th century, was discovered during a dig on Saturday, said Long Kosal, a spokesman for Apsara Authority -- the state agency charged with managing the complex. The new find is the most significant statue discovery at Angkor since two giant Buddha carvings were unearthed in 2011, he added. The Angkor Archeological Park, a world heritage site, contains the remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, dating from the 9th to the 15th centuries, and is Cambodia's most popular tourist destination. At the height of its power the city and its hundreds of temples boasted more than a million inhabitants, making it one of the world's most populous pre-industrial centres. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Picture taken with long time exposure shows night lights of the banking district in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, reflecting in the water of the river Main on July 30, 2017. Frank Rumpenhorst / dpa / AFP
| Gold replica of US space module pinched from Ohio museum | | Milwaukee Art Museum celebrates 150th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's birthday with exhibition | | Archaeologists uncover 'little Pompeii' in southeast France |
This July 20, 1969 file photo provided by NASA shows Neil Armstrong.
CHICAGO (AFP).- A gold replica of a lunar landing module gifted to US astronaut Neil Armstrong by French jewlers has been pilfered from an Ohio museum, with security footage offering little help to police. The artifact was stolen late Friday from the astronaut's namesake museum in his small hometown of Wapakoneta. Local police are working with only a blurry image of the thief taken via security camera, which has not helped them identify the suspect. The five-inch (13-centimeter) tall solid gold model of the 1969 Lunar Excursion Module, which took the first humans to the Moon, was one of three made by Cartier. They were given to Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins during their visit to Paris, as part of a celebratory world tour following their return from space in 1969. Authorities were unable to give an estimated value for the object, but the museum said the loss could not be measured in dollars and cents. ... More | |
Frank Lloyd Wright, "Tree of Life" Window from the Darwin D. Martin House (Buffalo, New York), ca. 1904. Gift of the Frederick Layton Art League in memory of Miss Charlotte Partridge and Miss Miriam Frink. Photo by: Richard Beauchamp © Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.- This summer, the Milwaukee Art Museum joins prominent institutions across the country in celebrating the 150th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wrights birthday. Frank Lloyd Wright: Buildings for the Prairie is on view July 28October 15 and presents a selection of the renowned architects designs from the Wasmuth Portfolio alongside related pieces of his furniture, stained glass and textiles. The Wasmuth Portfolio is considered the most significant collection of Wrights early work, showcasing the breadth and beauty of his output. We are honored to celebrate this American icon from Wisconsin, said Brandon Ruud, Abert family curator of American art at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The portfolio emerged at a critical moment for Wright, at a time when ... More | |
An archaeologist works on July 31, 2017, on the archaeological antiquity site of Sainte-Colombe, near Vienne, eastern France. JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK / AFP.
SAINTE-COLOMBE (AFP).- A "little Pompeii" is how French archaeologists are describing an entire ancient Roman neighbourhood uncovered on the outskirts of the southeastern city of Vienne, featuring remarkably preserved remains of luxury homes and public buildings. "We're unbelievably lucky. This is undoubtedly the most exceptional excavation of a Roman site in 40 or 50 years," said Benjamin Clement, the archaeologist leading the dig on the banks of the Rhone river, about 30 kilometres (18 miles) south of Lyon. The city of Vienne -- famous for its Roman theatre and temple -- was an important hub on the route connecting northern Gaul with the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis in southern France. The site unearthed on land awaiting construction of a housing complex covers an area of nearly 7,000 square metres (75,000 square feet) -- an ... More |
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| Museum showcases stunning Japanese kimono and Obi with new Google Arts & Culture online exhibition | | Paddle8 announces Marilyn Monroe auction | | Canton Museum of Art celebrates a major football-themed art exhibit |
The We wear culture project invites virtual visitors to explore 400 online exhibitions from 180 cultural institutions presenting everything from the ancient Silk Road and the courtly fashions of Versailles to iconic creations by Coco Chanel and other famous fashion designers.
BALTIMORE, MD.- The Baltimore Museum of Art is showcasing Kimono and Obi: Romantic Echoes from Japans Golden Age, as part of We wear culture, a Google Arts & Culture project that uses state-of-the-art technology to present 3,000 years of fashion in the worlds largest virtual exhibition of style. The We wear culture project invites virtual visitors to explore 400 online exhibitions from 180 cultural institutions presenting everything from the ancient Silk Road and the courtly fashions of Versailles to iconic creations by Coco Chanel and other famous fashion designers. The BMAs selection of exquisite Japanese kimono robes and obi sashes were originally shown at the museum from July 2016 to January 2017. Many of the images in the online exhibition can be magnified to examine the individual gold threads that were woven into or embroidered onto the garments. Viewers can ... More | |
Philippe Halsman, Marilyn Monroe (LIFE Magazine Cover), 1952. Gelatin silver print, 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm). Photographer's stamp on verso. Printed later. Estimate $1,000 - $1,200.
NEW YORK, NY.- Paddle8, the leading online auction house announced Platinum Blonde: Collectible Marilyn, an auction of more than 70 works including fine art, photographs and rare memorabilia of and inspired by Marilyn Monroe. One of the most iconic faces of the 20th century, Marilyn Monroe was a superstar during her lifetime and her allure and legend has only grown since her passing 55 years ago. Platinum Blonde pays homage to the stars enduring legacy through a carefully curated selection of contemporary art inspired by the actress, memorabilia, and photographs live for bidding worldwide August 2-11, 2017. Highlighting the sale is a rare assemblage of more than 150 photographs by George Barris from June 1962, from the last photoshoot of the femme fatale. The more than 150 vintage photographs represent the most comprehensive public offering of the Barris sessions, including numerous images that have not been previously ... More | |
Monique Crine (American, born 1980), Richard, 1961, 2014. Oil on panel University Art Museum, Colorado State University, Gift of Linny and Elmo Frickman. Courtesy of the University Art Museum, Colorado State University, and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon.
CANTON, OH.- Scrimmage: Football in American Art from the Civil War to Present is the first comprehensive assembly of work by prominent American artists focusing on football. This exciting new exhibition is on view August 1 October 29, 2017 with a special public reception on August 10 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Canton Museum of Art. Scrimmage allows audiences from around the country to discover and explore football and art in a community steeped in both. This special exhibition is organized by the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art (formerly the University Art Museum) at Colorado State University, and the Jorden Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon. Scrimmage features 78 artworks, dating from the 1850s to 2014, that take as their subject various aspects of the game of football. Rather than presenting a history of the sport, Scrimmage ... More |
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| Exhibition and book to bring together the covers of every counterculture publication from the 1960s | | From Auguste Rodin to Ai Weiwei, new book reveals the history, magic, and omnipresence of casting | | National Gallery of Canada's exhibition spaces transformed by Studio Adrien Gardère |
Nasty Tales comic, 1971.
LONDON.- Albany Arts Communications announced the publication of The British Underground Press of the Sixties, edited by Barry Miles and James Birch, on 5 October 2017, only at www.britishundergroundpress.com. The book will be accompanied by an exhibition at the A22 Gallery, Clerkenwell, to be held from 28 September 4 November 2017. The British Underground Press of the Sixties brings together the iconic covers of International Times, Oz, Friends and Frendz, Gandalfs Garden, Black Dwarf and Ink for the first time in a dedicated book, along with comic books, original ads, graphics, posters and flyers. Fractious, challenging, and highly controversial, these titles not only caught the spirit of the times, they are also a guiding light for the zines of today. The publication is timed to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Summer of Love and the beginning of British counterculture. In a time when ... More | |
The book includes exquisite, full-color photos of over 800 contemporary and historic works.
NEW YORK, NY.- From Ai Weiwei's sunflower seeds at the Tate Modern to Auguste Rodin's Les Trois Ombres, it would be hard to overstate the importance of casting -- the 6,000 year old process of using a mold to give material form -- in not only the ancient and contemporary art worlds, but in the world itself. Casting is all around us, all of the time (think: skyscrapers, toothbrushes, ice cube trays, jewelry, doorknobs, trophies, the list goes on...) and in CAST: Art & Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational Process -- a 450-plus page, full-color, first-of-its-kind luxury coffee table book -- the full scope of the history, magic, and omnipresence of this process is revealed. A must-read for artists, craftspeople, historians, designers, and anyone interested in the objects that populate our world, CAST includes: Exquisite, full-color photos of over 800 contemporary and historic works Writing on casting as it relat ... More | |
William Berczy, John Mackenzie, c. 1811. Oil on paper, mounted on card, 31.7 x 24 cm. Purchased 1994. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo: NGC.
OTTAWA.- The $7.4M CAD renewal of the exhibitions spaces for the Canadian and Indigenous Galleries is the first major transformation at the National Gallery since the buildings inauguration. It represents a radical new approach to the curatorial presentation of artworks, as the National Gallery is shifting the narrative of how to tell a more inclusive story of art in the country. After several years of planning and nine months of construction, the National Gallery has officially opened the Canadian and Indigenous Galleries, designed by award-winning architects, Studio Adrien Gardère. Founded in 2002, Studio Adrien Gardère is currently working on several projects with the Royal Academy of Arts in London, with architects Foster+Partners on the Musée Régional in Narbonne, and with Bernard Desmoulin Architects on the Musée de Cluny in Paris, among others. Drawing ... More |
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| Larger than life sculpture by Dame Elizabeth Frink joins gallery's collection | | Tribal Art London fair announces highlights from its 2017 edition | | Laumeier Sculpture Park acquires Tony Tasset's Deer, 2015, in honor of 40th anniversary year |
Dame Elizabeth Frink (British, 1930 - 1993), Riace IV, 1989. Bronze. Gift of an anonymous donor.
FREDERICTON, NB.- The Beaverbrook Art Gallery has just installed a new sculpture in its TD Sculpture Garden. The artwork, Riace IV, is a seven foot tall bronze figure created in 1989 by celebrated British artist Dame Elisabeth Frink. It is one of only a small handful of sculpted works by the artist held in Canadian public collections, and is a significant work by the artist. The sculpture will remain on display in the TD Sculpture Garden, becoming part of a growing collection of works freely open to visitors at all times, year-round. Frinks Riace series was inspired by a discovery of fifth-century Greek sculptures found in the sea of the Italian coast in the 1970s. The nudes build on the figures of the classical Greek warriors and evoke an aggressive presence. Another figure in this series, Riace I, is in the Tate collection in the UK. Frink, who died in 1993, was a major artist in the British post-war movement labeled by Sir Herbe ... More | |
A superb Lwena staff, perhaps one of the most beautiful and important on the market today, made in Angola or Zambia. The staff is offered by David Malik.
LONDON.- Tribal Art London opens the busy autumn fairs season in the UKs capital city. Celebrating 10 years, and with 23 exhibitors its largest-ever iteration, Tribal Art London is the UKs most important focal point in this field. It has stamped its mark on the international fair circuit by offering an exciting diversity of works for sale. With works priced from the low hundreds to over £20,000, the fair attracts collectors new and seasoned. Taking place a week prior to Parcours des Mondes Paris, the event attracts many international specialist dealers and museum curators. A Collectors Preview takes place 3pm-9pm on Wednesday 5 September. Well-known tribal art collectors who attend the Fair include Mark Blackburn (based in Hawaii, focusing on Oceanic art), collectors of Aboriginal and Oceanic art Sam and Sharon Singer (U.S.A.), Antonio Lunari (Italy), and African art collector Jonathan ... More | |
Tony Tasset, Deer, 2015. Fiberglass, steel, paint, 12 x 20 x 8 feet. Photo by Tim Johnson; courtesy of Kavi Gupta and the artist.
ST. LOUIS, MO.- Laumeier Sculpture Park announced today the acquisition and upcoming installation of a new sculpture by artist Tony Tasset, whose Eye, 2007, is already one of the most iconic sculptures in the Park. Tassets Deer, 2015, is a larger-than-life, 12-foot-tall sculpture of a white-tailed doe made of painted, steel-reinforced fiberglass. The major acquisition honors and celebrates the nonprofit organizations 40th Anniversary year. The sculpture will be accessioned into Laumeiers Permanent Collection and installed in the Way Field in August 2017. Tony Tasset is arguably one of the most inventive sculptors working in the United States today. Since the mid-1990s, he has created increasingly ambitious sculptures; his cunning work explores how we collectively dwell in the landscape. Deer celebrates the unique environment created when art frames nature. The ... More |
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The Perot Museum of Nature of Science unveils its exhibition lineup for 2017-2018
DALLAS, TX.- Astronauts and dinosaurs and one-of-a-kind minerals! Demonstrating that science spans all dimensions, the Perot Museum of Nature of Science unveils its lineup for 2017-2018. Headlining the season are two traveling exhibitions Journey to Space (Oct. 21, 2017-May 6, 2018), which includes a full-size simulated International Space Station, and Ultimate Dinosaurs (June 23, 2018-Jan. 6, 2019), which brings to life a new menagerie of dinosaurs discovered in the Southern Hemisphere. The 2017-2018 season also offers up a score of offerings to appease all ages and interests from a brilliant cast of National Geographic speakers, architecture tours of the building and adults-only nights, to new 3D films, family-fun Discovery Days, seasonal Discovery Camps and more. Theres a universal fascination with space and dinosaurs, so our upcoming exhibitions should ... More
Public art program commissions major work by José Parlá
AUSTIN, TX.- Landmarks, The University of Texas at Austins public art program, announces a significant addition today: the commission of a monumental mural by artist José Parlá. The site-specific work will be an integral part of Robert B. Rowling Hall, the new graduate education building for the McCombs School of Business. Rowling Hall was designed by Ennead with Jacobs and is scheduled to open Spring 2018. The commission was initiated by Landmarks, one of the most important public art programs to emerge at an American university. On view throughout Austins 433-acre main campus, the collection includes commissions and acquisitions of works by Michael Ray Charles, Mark di Suvero, David Ellis, Ann Hamilton, Sol LeWitt, Marc Quinn, Ben Rubin, Nancy Rubins, and James Turrell. In addition, Landmarks presents 28 sculptures on long-term loan from the ... More
Rubin Museum extends Henri Cartier Bresson exhibition due to popular demand
NEW.- Due to popular demand, the Rubin Museum of Art will extend the exhibition Henri Cartier-Bresson: India in Full Frame, illustrating the pioneering photographers perspective on India in a period of political and cultural turmoil. Now closing on January 29, 2018, the exhibition features 69 photographs, selected by the artist, from his travels in India during the mid-twentieth century as well as his letters, camera, and other personal ephemera, shown in this configuration for the first time in the United States. This selection of Cartier-Bressons India work includes images of political leaders, refugees from Indias partition from Pakistan, and everyday people, offering insight into his deep understanding of issues that continue to resonate today. Cartier-Bresson is best known for his street photography that has influenced generations of photographers and was developed ... More
The Frick to publish new series of books: Frick Diptychs
NEW YORK, NY.- The Frick Collection is pleased to announce a new series of books, Frick Diptychs. Each publication in the series will illuminate a single important work from the museums rich collection by juxtaposing an engaging, in-depth essay by a curator with a contribution from a contemporary cultural figure. Connecting the Old Masters with the masters of today, the series is designed to foster critical engagement and be of interest to the specialist and non-specialist alike. The subject of the inaugural volume of the series, to be published in April 2018, is Hans Holbeins 1527 portrait of the humanist scholar, author, and statesman Sir Thomas More, one of the Fricks most iconic paintings. The book will include an essay by Xavier F. Salomon, the Fricks Peter J. Sharp Chief Curator, and a literary piece by Hilary Mantel, the recipient of the Man Booker Prize for her ... More
Important collection of Cowboy and Native American items will come up for bid in Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, MICH.- What will quite possibly be the largest and most important collection of Cowboy and Native American Indian items ever offered at auction will come up for bid on the weekend of September 29th through October 1st at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor. The three-day event will be held by Showtime Auction Services, based in Woodhaven. Approximately 2,000 lots of investment-grade, museum-quality artifacts will cross the auction block, the vast majority of them coming from the lifetime collection of Brad and Mary Watts of Phoenix, Ariz. Mary passed away not long ago and Brad has decided to unleash this incredible trove of material onto the collecting public, said Mike Eckles of Showtime Auction Services. The Watts collection is filled with Native American Indian objects as well as traditional cowboy antiques and collectibles. ... More
Chana Budgazad Sheldon joins ProjectArt
NEW YORK, NY.- ProjectArt announced the appointment of Chana Budgazad Sheldon as its new Miami Director and National Program Advisor. With almost a decade of nonprofit experience at Miamis premier experimental art space, and a tenure in the New York gallery world before that, Sheldon is well prepared to step into ProjectArt as it continues to expand. In addition to directing ProjectArt's Miami operations, Sheldon will lead the organization's expanded programming and artist residency initiatives as ProjectArt establishes classes in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh in 2017. This years expansion is the first of what will be annual multi-city launches, further reflecting the youth art programs impressive ambition. Prior to joining ProjectArt, Sheldon served as Executive Director of Locust Projects, producing over 70 exhibitions in her eight years, during ... More
National Museum of Australia announces appointment of three new Council members
CANBERRA.- The National Museum of Australia in Canberra has welcomed three new federal government appointments to its governing Council, which will reinforce the institutions continued commitment to excellence, enterprise and innovation. Minister for Communications and the Arts, Senator Mitch Fifield, today announced that Ms Vicki Coltman, Ms Sarah Davies and Ms Fiona Jose would join the Council that oversees the Museums operations and performance. Ms Coltman has wide experience in business and the arts in Ballarat, Victoria; Ms Sarah Davies is the CEO of Philanthropy Australia; and Ms Fiona Jose is the Executive General Manager at the Cape York Partnership. Chair of the Council, Mr David Jones, said that the three new appointments brought a wealth of experience, networks, skills and expertise to the Museums Council. I am delighted that ... More
Legendary bike to be on display at the next H&H Classics bike sale
LONDON.- Best known as TVs favourite speed merchant, Guy Martin says that the Honda-Six is the most amazing motorbike hes ever ridden. He put the bike, valued at £450,000, through its paces over eight laps at Castle Combe in Wiltshire on July 16th 2017. The Honda-Six with just an engine capacity of 297cc is a mind-blowing technological marvel with pistons the size of thimbles, 24 valves and an 18,000rpm rev-ceiling. It sounds like absolutely nothing else and works brilliantly. In the 1960s it dominated 250 and 350 GPs (indeed winning 1966s 250 crown by the seasons midway point); becoming inextricably associated with arguably the greatest racer of all time, Mike Hailwood who rated it the best bike he ever rode. And Guy doesnt disagree. Mike gained enough points by winning all races in the first half of the 1967 season to clinch the Championship. George ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, English painter Thomas Gainsborough died August 02, 2017. Thomas Gainsborough (christened 14 May 1727 ? 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter. He was born the youngest son of John Gainsborough, a weaver in Suffolk, and, in 1740, left home to study art in London with Hubert Gravelot, Francis Hayman, and William Hogarth. In 1746, he married Margaret Burr, and the couple became the parents of two daughters. In this image: A self-portrait of British painter Thomas Gainsborough, painted about 1787, is seen to the right as a security guard watches over paintings in the Thomas Gainsborough exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Monday, June 9, 2003, in Boston.
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