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Sigmar Polke (1941-2010), Untitled (Uranium Green) 1992, Tate Modern install view. Hans Georg Näder © The Estate of Sigmar Polke / VG Bild-Kunst Bonn and DACS London, 2018. Photo: © Tate / Seraphina Neville.
LONDON.- A major new exhibition at Tate Modern reveals the intertwined stories of photography and abstract art. Shape of Light: 100 Years of Photography and Abstract Art is the first show of this scale to explore photography in relation to the development of abstraction, from the early experiments of the 1910s to the digital innovations of the 21st century. Featuring over 350 works by more than 100 artists, the exhibition explores the history of abstract photography side-by-side with iconic paintings and sculptures. Shape of Light places moments of radical innovation in photography, such as Alvin Langdon Coburns pioneering vortographs from 1917, within the wider context of abstract art. This relationship between media is explored through the juxtaposition of works by painters and photographers, such as cubist works by George Braque and photographs by Pierre Dubreuil, or the abstract expressionism of Jackson Pollock and Otto ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Men's clothes are seen on display at the Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear 1715 - 2015 exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney on May 1, 2018. Reigning Men is the world's largest exhibition of men's fashion featuring some of the world's most iconic examples of menswear spanning over 300 years and traversing the globe organisers said and runs in Sydney from May 2, to October 14, 2018. PETER PARKS / AFP
| Two major Raeburn portraits to enter Scotland's national art collection | | Exhibition presents major works conceived by artists of the Conceptual art movement | | Christie's to offer 'Portrait of the Artist's Daughter, Clara Serena' by Peter Paul Rubens |
Sir Henry Raeburn (1756‑1823), William Stuart Forbes, elder son of Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo (180226). Oil on canvas, 135.26 x 109.86 cm.
EDINBURGH.- Two outstanding portraits by Sir Henry Raeburn, one of the greatest Scottish artists of the early nineteenth century have entered the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland, thanks to the Acceptance in Lieu scheme, which enables works of art to be presented to the nation and offset against inheritance tax. Raeburn, who was born in Edinburgh and lived from 1756 to 1823, was the leading portrait painter of his time in Scotland, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished and innovative in European art of the period. Originally apprenticed to a goldsmith, he showed enormous artistic talent as a young man. In 1784 Raeburn moved to London and he spent some time in Italy, but returned to Edinburgh in 1787, where he began painting portraits of famous and important contemporaries. He was ... More | |
Mel Bochner, Forgetting Is The Only Continuum, 1970 / 2018. Acrylic paint and oil pastel on wall, 180.3 x 121.9 cm (71 x 48 in.) Edition 1 of 3. Courtesy of Simon Lee Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY.- Simon Lee Gallery New York presents Towards Infinity: 1965-1980, an exhibition of major works conceived by artists from across the international scope of the Conceptual art movement, with special focus on the period between 1965 and 1980. During the 1960s and 1970s a disillusionment with pervasive movements in art and the influence of radical European theoretical thought inspired a re-evaluation of long-held attitudes towards formal and material conventions. Taking its title from Giovanni Anselmos seminal work of the same name, Verso linfinito (1969), the exhibition explores the dematerialization of the art object and the dismantling of concepts that had bolstered the definition and context of traditional art-making well into the 20th century. Working across a wide range of ... More | |
Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of Clara Serena, the Artist's Daughter. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
LONDON.- Christies will offer Portrait of Clara Serena, the Artist's Daughter by Peter Paul Rubens in the London Old Masters Evening Sale on 5 July, during Classic Week (estimate: £3-5 million). Never intended for public display, this seminal work offers a rare glimpse into the private life of the greatest artist of the Northern Baroque. The portrait is on public view in New York until 5 May, later going on view in Hong Kong from 24 to 28 May, before being exhibited in London in the lead up to the sale. Henry Pettifer, Head of Old Master Paintings, Christies London: Rubens paintings of his family members, freer and bolder than those of his wealthy clientele, count amongst his greatest achievements in portraiture. This spontaneous likeness of Clara Serena, his only daughter with his wife Isabella Brant, painted around the time of her untimely death at the age of twelve, is extraordinary ... More |
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| Freeman's sets new records with the collection of Dorrance "Dodo" H. Hamilton | | Sotheby's Paris to offer the collection of Marcel Proust's great-niece | | Wright of Derby masterpiece at risk of leaving the UK |
Mrs. Hamiltons collection included several paintings by noted Impressionists.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freemans April 29 auction of The Collection of Dorrance Dodo H. Hamilton was a resounding success with 99% of the works sold, and six auction records. Freemans first-floor gallery was standing room only; the sale drew international interest from collectors who competed in the room, on the phone and over the internet for works, with many of the lots doubling and tripling their estimates. Of the 139 lots offered, 84% sold at or above the estimate. The auction lasted nearly four hours and totaled $4.9 million, including buyers premium. Todays results are truly a testament to the caliber of the collection, Alasdair Nichol, Freemans Chairman and the principal auctioneer of Sundays sale said. Mrs. Hamiltons legacy in Philadelphia and beyond is well-known and wide-reaching, and we were honored to have had a chance to bring so much of her ... More | |
One of the most eagerly awaited lots is a large collection of 138 letters from Gaston Gallimard to Marcel Proust (lot 183, estimate: 100,000-150,000). Courtesy Sotheby's.
PARIS.- It is always a remarkable event when the archives of the great writer appear on the market. On 24 May at Sothebys in Paris, there will be a sale of the collection of Marie-Claude Mante, Marcel Proust's great-niece and daughter of the writer's only niece, Suzy. After the library of Stéphane Mallarmé* and the collection of Proust's great-great niece, Patricia Mante-Proust*, this sale is a literary red-letter day, once again inviting literature lovers and bibliophiles to see Proust's work in a new light through 70 lots of literary manuscripts, letters and books with envois. The adored niece of her writer uncle, whom she saw as a "kind of magician", Suzy Proust (1903-1986) fell heir to a huge literary heritage on her father's death. A cultivated woman and music lover, and a keen reader of La Recherche, she ... More | |
Detail of An Academy by Lamplight by Joseph Wright of Derby.
LONDON.- Arts Minister Michael Ellis has placed a temporary export bar on An Academy by Lamplight by Joseph Wright to provide an opportunity to keep it in the country. An Academy by Lamplight is one of the most ambitious and earliest paintings by Joseph Wright and is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match the asking price of £7,456,440. Joseph Wright (1734 - 1797) was one of the most distinctive and gifted British painters of the eighteenth century. Nicknamed the Painter of Light for the candle lit scenes he produced early in his career, Wright was a frequent contributor to the exhibitions of the Society of Artists, and to those of the Royal Academy. Wrights works record the struggles of the development of science against traditional religious values during the age of enlightenment. Wrights works are most famous for his exceptional ... More |
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| John Baldessari's work adorns new shade umbrellas at Cedars-Sinai | | Lévy Gorvy opens first exhibition with Dan Colen | | Art Fund Museum of the Year 2018 shortlist for £100,000 prize announced |
The 11 umbrellas dotting the Plaza level gardens are printed with images of Baldessaris well-known white, puffy clouds against a blue sky.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Thanks to artist John Baldessari, the new umbrellas in the Cedars-Sinai Healing Gardens provide beauty as well as shade. The 11 umbrellas dotting the Plaza level gardens are printed with images of Baldessaris well-known white, puffy clouds against a blue sky. Three of the umbrellas are located between the North Tower and Saperstein Critical Care Tower. Four are placed near the metal gazebo alongside the North Tower and four are on the south side of the South Tower. We positioned the umbrellas, so people can enjoy them whether they are sitting under them or viewing the umbrellas from a patient room or a surgical waiting area, said John T. Lange, curator of Cedars-Sinais art collection. There is a fun play between the artists vision of sky and water, and the actual sky above the umbrellas. A California native, Baldessari is perhaps best known as a conceptual artist whose work often mi ... More | |
Dan Colen, Purgatory, 2017-2018. Installation view. © Dan Colen, 2018. Images courtesy of Lévy Gorvy, Photography by Tim Nighswander.
NEW YORK, NY.- Lévy Gorvy will debut new paintings and sculpture by Dan Colen in the artists inaugural exhibition at the gallery, opening May 2nd. Dan Colen: Mailo rder Mother Purgatory will present three recent bodies of works that focus on technical innovation in pursuit of ambience and emotional depth. The exhibition, which will run through June 23rd at the gallerys New York flagship, is both a celebration of Colens recently announced representation by the gallery and an evolution of his painterly practice. A leading figure of his generation, Colen pursues an art deeply rooted in the history of painting. Having engaged in long periods of material experimentation, employing substances from chewing gum, flowers, dirt, and grass, to confetti, and tar and feathers, he has gradually deconstructed the essence of paintings brushstroke and the gestural mark of the artists hand. His bold, spirited, ... More | |
Art Fund Museum of The Year 2018 Finalist. The Postal Museum. Photo: Marc Atkins.
LONDON.- The winning museum, which will receive £100,000, will be announced at a ceremony at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on Thursday 5 July 2018. The other four shortlisted museums will receive £10,000 each in recognition of their achievements. Art Fund awards the Museum of the Year prize annually to one outstanding museum, which, in the opinion of the judges, has shown exceptional imagination, innovation and achievement in the preceding year. This years jury, chaired by Stephen Deuchar, comprises: Ian Blatchford, director of the Science Museum Group; Rebecca Jones, BBC arts correspondent; Melanie Manchot, artist; and Monisha Shah, independent media consultant and Art Fund trustee. Speaking on behalf of the jury, Stephen Deuchar, director, Art Fund, said: Above all, Art Fund Museum of the Year is a prize for exceptional originality and innovation. Each of our five finalists has tapped into very current concerns: the ... More |
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| Sharjah Art Foundation is new permanent home for acclaimed Rain Room installation | | Tabari Artspace opens a solo exhibition of new and existing works by Lulwah Al Homoud | | Hauser & Wirth opens its inaugural exhibition of works by Eduardo Chillida |
Random International, Rain Room, 2012. Exhibited at Sharjah Art Foundation, 2018; Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation.
SHARJAH.- Sharjah Art Foundation opened Rain Room (2012), marking its Middle East debut. A site-specific installation by Random International, Rain Room will be permanently sited in Sharjahs Al Majarrah Park. Previously on view internationally at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (20152016); Yuz Museum, Shanghai (2015); Museum of Modern Art, New York (2013) and Barbican Centre, London (2012), Rain Room is the first of a series of permanent installations Sharjah Art Foundation has planned for sites across the Emirate. That Rain Room has found a permanent home at Sharjah Art Foundation is a humbling thought, said Hannes Koch and Florian Ortkrass of Random International. The organisation [Sharjah Art Foundation] is unparalleled in its approach to art, exhibition-making and relationships with a wider public audience. Sharjah Art Foundation ... More | |
ALLAH, 2018, wood and acrylic, 150 x 150cm, courtesy the artist.
DUBAI.- Tabari Artspace is presenting a solo exhibition of new and existing works by the London-based Saudi Arabian artist Lulwah Al Homoud. Beyond The Grid is composed of a selection of abstract artworks which draw influence from traditional Islamic art, synthesising its characteristic motifs with the regular rhythms of calligraphy and geometry, and ultimately deconstructing them to create a new visual vocabulary. Amongst the works in the exhibition are several large-scale minimalist pieces that emulate the geometric forms of Optical Art in bold, singular colouring. Alongside these larger works, Tabari Artspace is showing 50 silkscreens from Al Homouds series 99 names of God, displayed as limited-edition bound books. The works, which originated from the artists fascination with written language and Arabic calligraphy, demonstrate a drive to break the rules of traditional Islamic geometric ... More | |
Installation view, Eduardo Chillida, Hauser & Wirth New York, 69th Street, 2018 © Estate of Eduardo Chillida. Courtesy of the estate and Hauser & Wirth. Image: EPW Studio.
NEW YORK, NY.- Hauser & Wirth opened its inaugural exhibition of works by Eduardo Chillida (1924 2002), Spains foremost sculptor of the twentieth century. Widely recognized for monumental iron and steel public sculptures displayed across the globe, Chillida is also celebrated for a wholly distinctive use of materials such as stone, chamotte clay, and paper to engage concerns both earthly and metaphysical. On view from 30 April through 27 July 2018, this exhibition showcases the artists varied and innovative practice through a focused presentation of rarely displayed works, including small-scale sculptures, collages, drawings, and artist books that shed new light on Chillidas enduring fascination with space and organic form. Originally a student of architecture in Madrid, Chillida created art guided by its ... More |
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Tolkien letters, Joyce's Ulysses, and Orwell featured at auction
BOSTON, MASS.- An extraordinary pairing of letters from JRR Tolkien to Mary Fairburn, an artist who sent him paintings of several scenes from Lord of the Rings will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction. Among the two letters is a one-page typed letter from Tolkien on his personal letterhead, dated May 24, 1968, in part: I think the samples of illustrations you sent me are splendid. They are better pictures in themselves and also show far more attention to the text than any that have yet been submitted to me. My publishers and I decided long ago not to have The Lord of the Rings illustrated, largely for the reasons which I myself dealt with in my lecture On Fairy Stories, now included in Tree and Leaf. I should not think of employing Pauline Baynes because, thought she can be quite good at certain points, she cannot rise to anything more noble or ... More
KAWS dominates largest contemporary toy collection ever auctioned
DALLAS, TX.- The largest collection of contemporary toys and urban art collectibles ever offered at auction more than doubled its pre-auction estimates with $174,000 in winning bids April 24 at Heritage Auctions. Dedicated to toys and lifestyle collectibles, intense interest in early works by artist KAWS, rare BE@RBRICK designs and streetwear by Supreme sold for as much as five times expectations. The sale was 100 percent sold by value an incredible result that proves Heritage is the No. 1 auction house for these rare collections," said Leon Benrimon, Director of Modern & Contemporary Art. We are aggressively growing this collecting area and are already in talks for another important collection to be offered later this year." A Los Angeles-based collector with an affinity for toy collecting invested years into searching for the now-rarities offered in the sale. ... More
India's top court slams government over Taj Mahal decay
NEW DELHI (AFP).- India's top court on Tuesday sharply criticised the government for failing to protect the Taj Mahal, the centuries-old monument to love which has been changing colour because of pollution. The brilliant marble of the Taj Mahal -- a UNESCO world heritage site -- has acquired a yellow tinge over the years. The colour of the marble "was first becoming yellow. Now it seems to be green and black," a Supreme Court bench said after reviewing recent photos of the monument. The Taj Mahal has been slowly yellowing because of smog in the region. Insects also leave green stains on its rear wall, which faces the heavily-polluted Yamuna River. Various methods -- including using mudpacks to draw the stain from the marble -- have been employed since conservationists first raised alarm about the decay. Authorities also announced plans earlier ... More
Sotheby's to offer Thomas Molesworth's coveted western furniture this spring
NEW YORK, NY.- Sothebys announced that we will present Thomas Molesworth: Designing the American West as a dedicated auction on 23 May 2018 in New York. Amassed over the course of several decades by renowned Los Angeles-based collectors, Ruth and Jake Bloom, the works on offer present some of the rarest examples of Molesworths highly-coveted western furniture to ever appear at auction, and the largest single offering of his designs in more than 20 years. Lauded for establishing a truly western interior design aesthetic in the early 1930s, Molesworths genius was rooted in his remarkable ability to create an idiosyncratic style that was romantic and unique, yet cosmopolitan and familiar. Exhibiting his characteristic burled wood, colorful leathers, dynamic weavings and imaginative western motifs, the Blooms collection is comprised of a diverse array ... More
The New Museum opens solo exhibitions by Hiwa K, Anna Boghiguian, and Aaron Fowler
NEW YORK, NY.- Inaugurating its summer 2018 season, the New Museum presents solo exhibitions by Hiwa K and Anna Boghiguian in its recently debuted South Galleries, along with a window installation by artist Aaron Fowler. These join the Museums lead exhibitions of the season, Thomas Bayrle: Playtime and John Akomfrah: Signs of Empire, which open on June 20; Naufus RamÃrez-Figueroa: The House at Kawinal, opening June 6 in the Lobby Gallery; and the Museums annual summer art and social justice residency and exhibition on the Fifth Floor, The Black School x Kameelah Janan Rasheed, opening May 23. Drawing on vernacular forms and collaborative and performative actions, Iraqi-Kurdish artist Hiwa K (b. 1975, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq) makes work inspired by political events, chance encounters, oral histories, and his own experiences, ... More
Museum of Fine Arts Boston appoints Reto Thüring as Chair of Contemporary Art
BOSTON, MASS.- Matthew Teitelbaum, Ann and Graham Gund Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, announced today that Reto Thüring has been appointed Chair, Linde Family Wing of Contemporary Art and Arthur K. Solomon Curator of Modern Art. The Swiss-born Thüring, who will assume his new role on September 10, 2018, comes to the MFA from the Cleveland Museum of Art, where he currently leads the contemporary and modern art program. In Boston, Thüring will guide the department in developing an exhibition program of consequence while also continuing to build and preserve a global collection. Retos leadership comes at a moment when contemporary art has a special role to play in the life of the MFA. As we seek to further explore the links between the past and the present, and reflect the urgent issues of artists in our community and beyond, we welcome ... More
Exhibition includes a number of works by Brian O'Doherty/Patrick Ireland from IMMA's National Collection
DUBLIN.- IMMA is presenting Brian ODoherty Language and Space, in association with fine art print studio Stoney Road Press, Dublin. Presented in the context of the Collections exhibition Coast-Lines, this solo exhibition includes a number of works by Brian ODoherty/Patrick Ireland from IMMAs National Collection, in addition to drawings from the 1960s, Structural Plays and new works recently published by Stoney Road Press as limited editioned prints. Brian ODoherty Language and Space marks the artists lifelong commitment to exploring line, language and location, and is a timely celebration of the ten-year anniversary of his performance The Burial of Patrick Ireland at IMMA in 2008. All of the works on display evoke the discourse between mind and body that has absorbed Brian ODoherty throughout his career. Many are inspired by Ogham ... More
Exhibition brings together Laurie Simmons's celebrated Walking & Lying Objects series
NEW YORK, NY.- Mary Boone Gallery opened at its Chelsea location Clothes Make the Man: Works from 1990-1994, a solo exhibition featuring the work of Laurie Simmons, curated by Piper Marshall. The exhibition, in collaboration with Salon 94, opened concurrently with Simmonss show of new work at Salon 94, titled 2017: The Mess and Some New. Clothes Make the Man: Works from 1990-1994 brings together Simmonss celebrated Walking & Lying Objects series (begun in 1987) with Café of the Inner Mind (1994) alongside Clothes Make the Man (1990-ongoing). In Walking & Lying Objects Simmons appends ordinary domestic objects to human legs, staging them in anthropomorphized tableaux with high-contrast lighting. At once humorous and dramatic, this ongoing series was prompted by Simmonss childhood memory of a television show featuring dancing ... More
Royal Museums Greenwich acquires Kehinde WIley's 'Ship of Fools' with help of Art Fund
LONDON.- Royal Museums Greenwich with the help of Art Fund has announced a new major acquisition by American artist Kehinde Wiley. The acquisition, Ship of Fools (2017), unveiled on Thursday 26 April at the Queens House in Greenwich, is the first work by Kehinde Wiley to enter a public collection in the United Kingdom. Kehinde Wiley is known for his majestic large scale portraits featuring subjects of African descent and inspired by the works of old master paintings. His works explore themes of race, identity and power that challenge the absence of people of colour from traditional art histories. A popular figure in the contemporary art world, Wileys works have been acquired by many major American institutions, with his name most recently associated with the creation of the official portrait of former US President, Barack Obama. His appearance in 2018s ... More
Crystallized Gold could bring $100K at Heritage Auctions' Nature & Science Auction
DALLAS, TX.- A stunning Crystallized Gold on Quartz (est. $70,000-100,000) is expected to vie for top-lot honors in Heritage Auctions' Nature & Science Auction May 5-6 in Dallas. The specimen comes from a preeminent source of fine American gold specimens, Eagle's Nest Mine (Mystery Wind Mine) in Sage Hill in Placer County, California, and features a magnificent leafy sheet of gold sitting atop a shapely matrix of white quartz. The gold "spray" exhibits good octahedrons, adding to the charm of the piece that would fit well in any serious collection. The gold sheet measures a full five inches at its longest point. "Beautiful gold specimens always draw shrewd collectors, and this auction has eight gold lots for collectors at all levels," said Craig Kissick, Director of Nature & Science at Heritage Auctions. "We also have a really wide array of collector-grade mineral ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci died May 02, 1519. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 - 2 May 1519), more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian Renaissance polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. In this image: Codex Forster 1¹, 6v-7r, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), pen and ink, Italy (Florence), about 1505, V&A: Forster MS.141/1, Forster Bequest. © V&A Images/Victoria and Albert Museum.
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