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Clifford Ross, Maren Hassinger, Jody Harrison Grass (Chair of the Museums Board), & Irvin Lippman (Executive Director, Boca Raton Museum of Art). Photo by Jose Lima of News Travels Fast.
BOCA RATON, FLA.- The power of nature was unleashed with the world premiere of two timely exhibitions at the Boca Raton Museum of Art for the new season. Both of these original shows ─ Maren Hassinger: Tree of Knowledge and Clifford Ross: Waves ─ launched the museums 70th anniversary season and will remain on view through March 1st. The museum is presenting both exhibitions together because they sound a clarion call for environmental awareness. These two shows also remind viewers that the beauty and power of nature can still inspire us, despite the oversaturation of society by hand-held devices and screens. The two exhibitions are presented side-by-side in adjoining galleries. Clifford Ross: Waves features a new approach to his monumental depictions of ocean waves that the artist captures during extreme weather. The result is the most comprehensive survey of his process ever shown in a museum. Ross dramatically presents the mons ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Installation view of Bridget Riley, From Here, 1994 at Hayward Gallery 2019 © Bridget Riley 2019 Photo: Stephen White & Co.
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| | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers to present 'Jewelry, Silver & Objects of Vertu' sale on November 17 | | Pompidou Centre inaugurates Shanghai branch | | Anthony Bourdain auction rings up astounding $1,846,575 |
The Kalo Shop, pendant necklace, sterling silver and blister pearl ($2,000-3,000).
OAK PARK, IL.- On November 17, 2019, Toomey & Co. Auctioneers will offer a wide range of impressive material over 565 lots in its Jewelry, Silver & Objects of Vertu sale. This carefully curated auction includes property from The Collection of Governor Jim Thompson as well as The Paul & Terry Somerson Collection of 20th and 21st Century Metalwork and Jewelry. Over the years, Governor Jim Thompson, the 37th and longest-serving governor of Illinois (1977-1991), has put together an impressive collection of art and design. Toomey & Co. has recently had the privilege of auctioning many items on behalf of Governor Thompson. The sale on November 17 will include over 100 match safes / vestas from Governor Thompson by notable makers like Gorham Mfg. Co. and Battin & Co. These intricately detailed works are made of various materials, such as sterling silver, brass, and copper, and most have popular ... More | |
The West Bund Museum, which contains a new outpost of the Centre Pompidou, called Centre Pompidou x West Bund Museum Project, in Shanghai on Nov. 4, 2019. The French museum will curate the exhibitions and provide works from its collection but Chinese officials are keeping a close eye on what gets shown. Yuyang Liu/The New York Times.
SHANGHAI (AFP).- France's Pompidou Centre inaugurated a riverside branch in Shanghai on Tuesday, the modern and contemporary art museum's first outpost outside Europe, with works by Picasso and Kandinsky among the pieces on display. The Parisian centre will display its collection in a 25,000-square-metre building on the banks of the Huangpu River that traverses the financial hub of 24 million people. Billed as the most important cultural cooperation project between France and China, the museum is owned by local developer West Bund, which has a five-year agreement with the Pompidou Centre. "Long live the friendship of China and France," said French President Emmanuel ... More | |
U.S. Navy Jacket from the U.S.S Nashville with a Tony Bourdain patch which fetched $171,150.
NEW YORK, NY.- Bidding for The Collection of Anthony Bourdain closed on October 30 with outstanding results. Presented by Lark Mason Associates on the iGavelauctions.com website, the results matched the enthusiastic interest in the sale from 3,000 bidders. All of the 202 lots were sold for amounts significantly higher than their estimates, realizing a total of $1,846,575 including buyers premium. A record price of $231,250 was achieved for Bourdains Bob Kramer Steel and Meteorite Chefs knife and his U.S. Navy Jacket from the U.S.S Nashville with a Tony Bourdain patch which fetched $171,150. The sale included a range of items from books and personal mementos to carefully chosen works of art, as well as cultural artifacts, which he accumulated during his travels. Many of these items had special significance to Bourdain, either as gifts from friends or special purchases associated with memorable experiences from ... More |
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| | A Bloomsbury portrait comes home: Duncan Grant's intimate painting of Vanessa Bell acquired for the nation and returned | | Freeman's sales total over $2.8 million | | Tippecanoe and a sword caper, too |
Vanessa Bell by Duncan Grant © The Charleston Trust.
LONDON.- A portrait of artist and designer Vanessa Bell (1879 1961) by artist Duncan Grant (1885 1978), has been acquired for the nation through the Acceptance in Lieu scheme, administered by the Arts Council. It was acquired from the estate of Vanessa Bells daughter-in-law, Anne Olivier Bell, and allocated to The Charleston Trust collection for display in the new year. In 1916 Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant and his lover, the writer David Garnett, moved to Charleston in Sussex. Inspired by Italian fresco painting and Post-Impressionist art the artists transformed the seventeenth-century farmhouse into a living artwork with hand-painted rooms, colourful furniture, bold ceramics, textiles and paintings. For the next fifty years it became the country meeting place of the Bloomsbury group, where artists, writers and thinkers gathered to imagine life differently. This full length portrait of Vanessa Bell was painted by Duncan Grant around 1916. It is a rare example ... More | |
Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015) Lemon Branch [4] drawing sells for $181,250. An auction record for a pencil on paper work by the artist.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freemans Modern and Contemporary Art sale held on 29 October 2019, and The Collection of Robert J. Morrison sale held on 30 October 2019, were resounding successes. Sale totals combined reached over $2.8 million. The auctions featured many lots that spanned multiple media across several collecting genres including paintings, sculpture, works on paper, and prints and multiples. Among the significant highlights from the Modern and Contemporary Art auction were several works from the distinguished collection of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Oldenburg. Distinguished collector and art world power broker, Richard Oldenburgs interest in the arts helped him and his wife to build an impressive personal collection of international scope. The entire collection sold for $304,687, which more than doubled the presale low estimate total. Most notable was a pencil drawing ... More | |
The sword and its scabbard were seized by police in Connecticut last month just minutes before they were to go up for auction.
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE ).- President William Henry Harrison died in 1841 after just 31 days in the White House. But the sword he carried at the Battle of Tippecanoe is caught up in one last war. The sword and its scabbard were seized by police in Connecticut last month just minutes before they were to go up for auction, where organizers said they were expected to fetch at least $50,000. A sword said to have belonged to the president was stolen from the Cincinnati Historical Society in 1979, officials said. There was no sign of it for 40 years until an eagle-eyed Harrison fan in Ohio last month stumbled upon an auction website advertising the sale the next day of a silver-hilt smallsword once wielded by the president. He alerted other amateur historians, and together they got law enforcement officials in two states to swiftly intervene, seizing the sword Oct. 19, the day it was to ... More |
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| | Bonhams expands its Australian operations opening new Melbourne premises | | Happy! exhibition opens at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale | | Pat Martin's intimate portraits of his late mother win the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2019 |
Margaret Preston (1875-1963), Bunch of Flowers, 1924. Signed and dated lower right: 'Margaret Preston / 24', oil on canvas, 56 x 40.5cm (22 1/16 x 15 15/16in). AU$50,000-70,000. Photo: Bonhams.
SYDNEY.- Bonhams will launch its new Melbourne offices and gallery on Thursday 7 November with a combined preview of its Summer Season of auctions. Covering the collecting categories of Australian Art, Asian art and Fine Jewels, these three auctions will take place in Sydney between 20 21 November following a combined preview event at the new offices and gallery, 1130 High Street, Armadale. Director Merryn Schriever said: Bonhams operations in Australia continues to grow from strength to strength and we are delighted to be expanding our presence in Melbourne. Our new offices and gallery offer a home base for our many Melbourne based collectors. We are delighted to launch the new gallery with the preview of our Summer Season which boasts three international caliber auctions each offering outstanding pieces to our local and international collectors. The ... More | |
Rob Pruitt (b. 1964, Washington, DC; lives and works in New York, NY), Untitled, 2012. Glitter and enamel on linen, 80 x 60 inches © Rob Pruitt.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.- NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale is presenting Happy!, a new exhibition of contemporary works produced by artists who aim to engage the viewer emotionally. As in life, sorrow and happiness are intertwined in their works. Happy! is organized by NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale and is curated by Bonnie Clearwater, the Museums director and chief curator, who states, Many of these artists acknowledge that making art is an essential means for them to work out their own trauma and frustrations, and they suggest that art can provide viewers with a sense of well-being that will help them cope with lifes challenges. Happy! includes works by Gesner Abelard, Kathryn Andrews, Cory Arcangel, Eugene Brands, Francesco Clemente, Tracey Emin, Christina Forrer, FriendsWithYou, Félix González-Torres, Adler Guerrier, Keith Haring, Asger Jorn, Samson Kambalu, ... More | |
Mom (our last one) from the series Goldie (Mother) by Pat Martin, 2018 © Pat Martin.
LONDON.- Pat Martin has won the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2019 for two works from his portrait series of his late mother, Goldie (Mother). The £15,000 award was presented to the Los Angeles-based photographer at an awards ceremony at the National Portrait Gallery, London, on Tuesday 5 November 2019. Second prize was awarded to Enda Bowe for his portrait Neil, a young man photographed as part of Bowes series on the Belfast Conway estate, a project documenting youth culture on either side of the Belfast peace walls. Garrod Kirkwood was awarded third prize for his photograph The Hubbucks, a family on the cusp of a holiday adventure to Whitley Bay beach, England. The winning portraits will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery, London as part of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2019 exhibition from 7 November 2019 to 16 February 2020. Pat Martin (10.07.1992) is a photographer from Los Ange ... More |
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| | Exhibition explores the artistic networks that informed avant-garde art in Japan and America in the 1950s | | 1-ton Wizard Rock vanished in Arizona. Just as mysteriously, it returned | | Queens Library's stunning form draws ire over function |
Jasper Johns, High School Days, 1964. Sculp-metal on plaster and shoelace with mirror, 4 3/8 x 12 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches (11.1 x 30.8 x 11.4 cm).
NEW YORK, NY.- Fergus McCaffrey is pleased to present Japan Is America, an exhibition exploring the complex artistic networks that informed avant-garde art in Japan and America between 1952 and 1985. Starting with the well-documented emergence of American-Style Painting that ran parallel to the Americanization of Japan in the 1950s, Japan Is America endeavors to illustrate the path and conditions from Japanese surrender in 1945 to that country's putative cultural take-over of the United States some forty years later. The exhibition traces the international exchanges that supported and propelled Japanese art forward in unimaginable ways, and shifted the course of American art and culture. The exhibition is accompanied by an ambitious film program including rarely-seen films by John Cage, Shigeko Kubota, and Fujiko Nakaya, among others. In the aftermath of World War II, both countries sought recognition beyond the cultural periphe ... More | |
In an undated image provided by the Prescott National Forest, the boulder known as Wizard Rock that went missing from Prescott National Forest in Arizona in October 2019. As stumped as forest officials were that someone had swiped it, they were just as astonished when someone returned the boulder, sometime during Halloween night. Via Prescott National Forest via The New York Times.
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE ).- Drivers traveling along Route 89 in Arizona have seen it off the two-lane road. A 1-ton black boulder covered in streaks of white quartz sitting in an open meadow of lightly wooded trees outside Prescott, about 90 minutes north of Phoenix. So when the boulder, fondly known to locals as Wizard Rock, suddenly vanished last month from the Prescott National Forest, forest officials were surprised: Who could move such a big thing without anyone noticing? They sent out news releases and pleas on social media for its return. And as stumped as they were that someone had swiped it, forest officials were just as astonished when someone returned the boulder, sometime during Halloween ... More | |
Exterior of Queens Public Library at Hunters Point in Long Island City, N.Y., on Oct. 16, 2019. Heralded as an architectural triumph, the new $41.5 million public library provides stunning Manhattan views to patrons as they browse books, but several of the terraces are inaccessible to people who cannot climb them. Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times.
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE ).- It has been heralded as an architectural triumph: A new $41.5 million public library in Long Island City that ascends over multiple landings and terraces, providing stunning Manhattan views to patrons as they browse books and explore. But several of the terraces at the Hunters Point Library are inaccessible to people who cannot climb them. A staircase and bleacher seating in the childrens section, judged too risky for small children, has been closed off. And the five-story, vertically designed building only has one elevator, creating bottlenecks at times. The accessibility issues, some of which have been angrily called out in social media posts and elsewhere online since the librarys Sept. 24 opening, have left officials with the Queens Public Library hurrying to find solutions ... More |
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Works by sculptor who worked on many films on view at Indar Pasricha Fine Arts
LONDON.- For anyone who has a love for the natural world the Exhibition at the Indar Pasricha Fine Arts Gallery in London The Wolf and the Lamb Shall Graze Together is a must see. It runs from 30th October to 16th November. The exhibition features magisterial sculpture of renowned artist Stuart Smith and the sensational wildlife photography of Alastair Boyd and provides an opportunity to see something of the wonder of the animal kingdom which is currently being lost at a rate of 200 species a day according to leading environmentalists. Stuart Smith has had a great deal of praise for his work. One comment from the late art critic, Brian Sewell, stands out. "I have lived with a Stuart Smith sculpture for more than thirty years and it has never ceased to give me pleasure; ... More
'Summon the Sea! Contemporary Artists and Moby Dick' highlights six artists
SAVANNAH, GA.- A 52-foot-long felt whale by artist Tristin Lowe made its way to the Jepson Center this fall, holding space alongside works by internationally renowned artists. Summon the Sea! Contemporary Artists and Moby Dick, on view at the Jepson Center from November 1, 2019 through January 26, 2020, examines the work of six contemporary artistsCorey Arnold (American, b. 1976), Guy Ben-Ner (Israeli, b. 1969), Patty Chang (American, b. 1972), Tristin Lowe (American, b. 1966), Allan Sekula (American, 1951-2013), and Frank Stella (American, b. 1936)who respond to, challenge, and celebrate ideas presented in Herman Melvilles literary classic Moby-Dick. The artists in this exhibition were selected as a result of the epic, Moby-Dick-like nature of their own work, with some pieces painstakingly created over multiple ... More
Legends of Speed brings the art of racing to Phoenix Art Museum this fall
PHOENIX, AZ.- Phoenix Art Museum is presenting Legends of Speed, the Museums first major exhibition of racing cars. Legends of Speed showcases an unprecedented selection of more than 20 cars spanning six decades and driven by some of the greatest drivers in the history of racing, such as A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Dan Gurney, and Stirling Moss. The exhibition includes winners of 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Indianapolis 500, and the Italian Grand Prix, and featured marques include Maserati, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Alfa Romeo, Ford, and Bugatti. Phoenix Art Museum is the sole venue for this landmark exhibition. We are very excited to bring this remarkable collection of racing cars to Phoenix Art Museum, said Gilbert Vicario, the Museums Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs and the Selig Family Chief Curator. Legends of ... More
Kiki Smith's first solo show in a French public institution on view at Monnaie de Paris
PARIS.- The 11 Conti Monnaie de Paris is presenting the first solo show of the American artist Kiki Smith (born 1954, living in New York) by a French public institution. This unique collection of exceptional breadth brings together almost one hundred works from the 1980s to the present day. Visitors are being greeted by two sculptures in the exterior courtyards of Monnaie de Paris and the exhibition itself is being held on two floors, covering more than 1000m2, notably within the historic salons facing the Seine. The exhibition covers the major themes of the artists oeuvre, including the human body, the female figure and the symbiotic relationship with nature, all of which are recurring motifs.The works presented at Monnaie de Paris reflect the great diversity of Kiki Smiths practice, and the wide variety of mediums she has explored: bronze, plaster, glass, porcelain, ... More
Exhibition provides unique insight to the struggles and accomplishments of Indian Americans
SEATTLE, WA.- Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation, on view at Seattles Museum of History & Industry explores the rich heritage and diverse contributions of Indian immigrants and Indian Americans in the United States. From the builders of some of America's earliest railroads and farms, to civil rights pioneers, to digital technology entrepreneurs, Indian Americans have long been an inextricable part of American life. Making its Northwest premier at MOHAI, Beyond Bollywood uses photography, artifacts, and audio stories to tell a uniquely American story. The exhibition was created by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and is presented in Seattle by MOHAI. Amy Bhatt, co-author of Roots and Reflections: South Asians in the Pacific Northwest, ... More
At 1000 Feet: The Robin Rice Gallery opens a photographic exhibition by Dinesh Boaz
NEW YORK, NY.- The Robin Rice Gallery is presenting At 1000 Feet, a photographic exhibition by Dinesh Boaz. The show will run through January 5, 2020. At 1000 Feet is Boazs first solo exhibition at the Robin Rice Gallery. As a photographer, Boaz defies a traditional approach to perspective and instead situates himself quite literally in the sky above. The resulting work is breathtaking and arresting. Each image captured by Boaz offers his audiences a rare composition of both nature and civilization in all their complexity. Originally a recording studio owner and music producer in New York City, Boaz became an avid aerial photographer almost entirely by accident after he won a doors off helicopter ride over Manhattan that opened his eyes to a new realm of experience. The oddity of what he saw sparked a deep fascination that led Boaz to return ... More
San Antonio Museum of Art set to unveil six-and-a-half-ton Taihu rock
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- One of the Museums newestand quite possibly heftiestacquisitions will be unveiled on November 6. The six-and-a-half-ton Taihu rock from the Lake Taihu region in Jiangsu province was given to the City of San Antonio by its Chinese sister city, Wuxi, and the Museum is its permanent home. The rock will be installed behind the Pavilion, visible from both the Museum and the River Walk, on a pedestal designed by Overland Partners. A delegation from the Wuxi government, San Antonio officials, and the Chinese Consulate in Houston will attend the November 6 unveiling and dedication ceremony, followed by a public event on November 12. This type of rock is considered an embodiment of the yin-yang dichotomy and represents harmony between man and nature, said Shawn Yuan, Assistant Curator of Asian Art. Some of the best ... More
Edna O'Brien picks up French prize for Boko Haram book
PARIS (AFP).- Veteran Irish writer Edna O'Brien was honoured with a special prize Tuesday after her latest novel narrowly missed out on France's Femina award for foreign fiction. "Girl", which tells the story of a young woman abducted by the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, has been hailed by critics. The Observer said it showed "audacity and tact". The Guardian marvelled at how aged 88 she "appears to be more unafraid of experiment and risk than ever". While the all-female jury of the Femina handed their top foreign fiction prize to the Spanish novelist Manuel Vilas for his autobiographical "Ordesa", they created a special award for O'Brien to honour her life's work. O'Brien, whose career began nearly 60 years ago with her "Country Girls" trilogy, won the PEN/Nabokov award in New York last year for a career of "breaking down social and sexual ... More
Marya Columbia, whose music soothed on 9/11, dies at 63
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE ).- Marya Columbia was awakened by her husband just before 9 a.m. on that indelible September morning 18 years ago. He had been startled by a clangorous noise that he later likened to the sound of an aluminum bat striking a lamppost. He sprinted to the window of their TriBeCa apartment and saw smoke billowing from somewhere in Lower Manhattan. The couple arrived on the roof just in time to hear another metallic crack as a plane struck the north tower of the World Trade Center. Soon they were staring agape as the south tower crumbled into a cloud of rubble. Like many New Yorkers, Marya Columbia felt compelled to respond to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 to do something, to help someone. What she, a violinist, had to offer was music. For her, nothing else makes sense other than being ... More
Nahmad Contemporary exhibits significant works from Albert Oehlen's series of Spiegelbilder
NEW YORK, NY.- Nahmad Contemporary is presenting Albert Oehlen: Spiegelbilder, the first exhibition in US dedicated to the significant works that comprise Albert Oehlen's series of Spiegelbilder (Mirror Paintings). The show is comprised of two concurrent presentations, one at Galerie Max Hetzler in London, on view through November 16, 2019, and one at Nahmad Contemporary in New York. The exhibition coincides with a solo show of the artists work at the Serpentine Gallery, London (Oct.2, 2019 Feb.2, 2020.) Spanning eight years, from 1982 1990, this series straddles a decisive period for the artist, during which he moved from the crude figuration and bad painting of the late 1970s and early 80s, towards non-objective painting in the late 1980s. Through the Spiegelbilder, Oehlen cemented ... More
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers to offer fine art and antiques from several homes around New England
CRANSTON, RI.- A large selection of fresh estate fine art and antiques from several homes around New England to include a 1939 Cadillac Series 75 convertible sedan and a 1948 Ford Woodie V8 wagon, both New Hampshire barn finds will come up for bid on Saturday, November 16th, at Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, at 11 am Eastern time. The sale will be held online and in Bruneau & Co.s gallery at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston. Also offered will be a selection of military letters (including three major archives from Civil War through World War II), a large selection of Czechoslovakian art glass, several rugs, several paintings by noted listed artists, Asian arts, modern arts, glassware, pottery, china, an over 60-piece collection of Swarovski crystal, a large collection of American, European and Czechoslovakian art glass and additional wonderful decorative ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian artist and designer Harry Bertoia died November 06, 1978. Harry Bertoia (b. March 10, 1915 in San Lorenzo, Pordenone, Italy. d. November 6, 1978 in Barto, Pennsylvania, United States), was an Italian-born artist, sound art sculptor, and modern furniture designer. In this image: Bertoia's "Textured Screen" caused much controversy when it was unveiled for the Dallas Public Library in 1954.
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