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A visitor looks on a painting by French painter Claude Monet entitled 'Le Bassin aux Nympeas' during a Sotheby's press preview. EPA/YM YIK.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s autumn Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art in New York on 2 November 2010 will present a superb offering of works across the period. From an early painting by Eugène Boudin from 1868 to a Pablo Picasso canvas from the 1970s, the sale features classic Impressionist paintings, key Modern works, tremendous sculpture and powerful German Expressionist canvases. Highlights will include important works by Modigliani, Matisse, Monet, Rodin and Picasso, among many others. Prior to the auction, works from both the Evening and Day Sales will be exhibited at Sotheby’s New York galleries beginning 29 October. Highlights will also be exhibited at Sotheby’s London from 11 –15 October. The cover lot of the Evening Sale catalogue is Nu assis sur un divan (La Belle Romaine), the finest painting by Amedeo Modigliani to appear on the market in years (est. in excess of $40 million) ... More |
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Egypt Court Jails 11 for Gross Negligence and Incompetence in the Theft of a Van Gogh Painting
Deputy Culture Minister Mohsen Shalaan and 10 officials from the Culture Ministry were convicted of gross negligence and incompetence in the theft of a Vincent Van Gogh painting. EPA/STRINGER.
CAIRO (AP).- An Egyptian court convicted 11 officials from the Culture Ministry, including the deputy minister, of gross negligence and incompetence in the theft of a Vincent Van Gogh painting that embarrassed the government. The defendants received sentences of three years in prison and will have to post a bond of $1,800 to stay out of prison until the appeal. The "Poppy Flower," valued at $50 million was stolen in broad daylight from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum. Subsequent investigations revealed that no alarms and only seven of 43 security cameras were working. In addition to the poor security, thieves took advantage of the moment when museum guards were praying, to slice the canvas out of its frame with box cutters. In the course of the trial, Deputy Minister Mohsen Shalaan, and a number of museum ... More | | Gerhard Richter's "Zwei Kerzen" to Be Offered at Auction for the First Time in November
Gerhard Richter (b. 1932), Zwei Kerzen, oil on canvas, 59 x 39 3/8 inches (150 x 100 cm.) Painted in 1982. Estimate: $12,000,000 - 16,000,000. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2010.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces that they will offer a masterpiece by Gerhard Richter at the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York on November 10, 2010. One of the most monumental and iconic pictures ever painted by the artist, Zwei Kerzen , an image that is totally universal and transcends every border and collecting class, will be offered at auction in November for the first time and is expected to realize $12,000,000-16,000,000. The painting will be a presented in the public exhibition at Christie’s in London from 11 to 15 October during the Frieze Art Fair. Brett Gorvy, International Co-head of Contemporary Art and Deputy Chairman, Americas: “Gerhard Richter is one of the greatest artists of the Post-War period and the market for his work continues to reflect growing international ... More | | Jeff Koons' Monumental Balloon Flower (Blue) to Highlight November 2010 Evening Sale
Jeff Koons, Balloon Flower (Blue), 1995- 2000. High cromium stainless steel, mirrored polish finish with transparent color coating, 133 7/8x 112 1/4x 102 3/8in (340 x 285 x 260 cm.) Estimate: $12,000,000- 16,000,000. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2010.
NEW YORK, NY.- Jeff Koons’ magnificent Balloon Flower (Blue) will highlight Christie’s New York’s November 2010 Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale. The work, executed from 1995-2000 is estimated from $12,000,000 to $16,000,000. Balloon Flower (Blue) is one of Koons’ most important outdoor sculptures and belongs to his acclaimed and beloved Celebration series, which has contributed to the artist’s global status and taken his market to the highest level at auction. In July 2008 Koons’ Balloon Flower (Magenta), 1995-2000, another unique version of this sculpture, broke a world record for the artist at auction, selling at Christie’s London for $25,752,051. There are only five Balloon Flowers in existence, each a different color. Koons’ Celebration series ... More |
 | Demi Moore to Sell Two 19th Century Paintings at Sotheby's in New York City
"Frere et Soeur" (detail) by William Bouguereau that will be offered for sale on Nov. 4, 2010 at Sotheby's. AP Photo/Sotheby's.
By: Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP).- Demi Moore is selling two 19th century European paintings at auction, including a French work the actress says inspired her because of the artist's depiction of strong women. William Bouguereau's "Frere et Soeur," an oil painting of a young woman tenderly holding her baby brother, could fetch up to $1.5 million at Sotheby's on Nov. 4. It was painted in 1887 by the French artist whose work is enjoying renewed interest. Moore's other painting, "Mere et Ses Enfants" by Belgian painter Alfred Stevens, is estimated to bring up to $200,000. While she loves both paintings, Moore said, "with the renovation and new direction our home is taking, it is time for a change." The actress acquired the works in 1995 at a Christie's auction, paying $178,500 for "Frere et Soeur" and $200,500 for the Stevens painting. "I find Bouguereau ... More | | Bob and Roberta Smith and Mark Titchner Create Artworks for Campaign Against Cuts
Bob and Roberta Smith, "Art Gallery Closed". © Bob and Roberta Smith.
LONDON.- A new work by British artist, Bob and Roberta Smith created specially for the campaign supported by over 100 leading British artists against the government’s proposed funding cuts of the arts is released today. Artist Patrick Brill better known as Bob and Roberta Smith, currently lives and works in London. He is known for artwork that incorporates text - often commenting on art, politics, or popular culture — in his unique, brightly colored lettering style on banners and discarded boards of wood. He became a Tate Trustee in 2009. Two challenging new works by artist Mark Titchner are also unveiled today across two UK cities as part of the campaign. The Turner Prize nominated artist’s work uses direct language in strong political graphic forms. His lead artwork demands ‘DON’T LET THEM DESTROY ANOTHER BRITISH INDUSTRY!’ tying the debate on cuts to the arts to other vital large-scale industries currently and previously under threat. The strikin ... More | | First Retrospective Dedicated to the Work of Nancy Spero in France at Centre Pompidou
Nancy Spero, Artaud Painting : Then there will be..., 1969. © Courtesy of the Estate of Nancy Spero and Galerie Lelong.
PARIS.- The Centre Pompidou will hold the first retrospective dedicated to the work of Nancy Spero in France. Presented from 13 October 2010 to 10 January 2011, it gathers sixty drawings in homage to the American artist who died last year at the age of 83. The exhibition, which will be shown in both the Gallery of Graphic Art and the Museum Gallery, chronologically displays the work of an engaged artist. Nancy Spero created a woman who is both a protagonist and a driving force of history, along the lines of the feminine model she defended. In 1966, she definitively abandoned painting on canvas, a medium she considered too “masculine,” and renewed her practice of graphic art utilizing simple procedures and materials: she photocopied, enlarged and modified her images, which she reworked and redrew with an ink pen and then cut out. The figures thus obtained are often incorporated into long strips of ... More |
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Laurie Anderson is Both Curator and Performer at the Upcoming American Academy in Rome "Cabaret"
Her performance at last year’s Cabaret, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with Lou Reed, was one of the evening’s highlights. Photo: Tim Knox.
NEW YORK, NY.- The American Academy in Rome announced that Laurie Anderson, RAAR’06, will both curate and perform at the upcoming Cabaret in New York City on October 26th. The Los Angeles Times recently called Ms. Anderson “the most important multimedia artist of our time.” Her performance at last year’s Cabaret, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with Lou Reed, was one of the evening’s highlights. Ms. Anderson’s Cabaret performance this year will be culled from a prolific new body of work. Ms. Anderson recently concluded a week of performances at BAM’s Next Wave Festival, interweaving her virtuosity as a composer, violinist, visual artist, story-teller and live performer in a collection of short plays called “Delusion.” Her recently released studio album, Homeland, is her first in nearly ten years and ... More | | Landmark Exhibition "Venice: Canaletto and His 18th-Century Rivals" at the National Gallery in London
Canaletto, The Piazza San Marco, looking East, about 1723 (detail) © Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. Photo: José Loren.
LONDON.- This landmark exhibition presents the finest assembly of Venetian views by Canaletto and his 18th-century rivals to be seen in a generation. Bringing together around 50 major loans from the public and private collections of the UK, Europe and North America, Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals highlights the extraordinary variety of Venetian view painting, juxtaposing masterpieces by Canaletto with key works by artists including Luca Carlevarijs, Michele Marieschi, Bernardo Bellotto and Francesco Guardi. Featured works span the 18th-century, from one of the first accurately datable Venetian views by Luca Carlevarijs of 1707 to the death of Francesco Guardi in 1793. The age of the veduta (view) reached its zenith around 1740, by which time the acquisition of this choice souvenir had become an important element ... More | | Philbrook Museum of Art and Vitra Design Museum Announce Long-Term Partnership
Vitra Design Museum.
TULSA, OK.- Philbrook Museum of Art announced a strategic partnership with the Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein, Germany). The long-term partnership (2012-2016) will bring three major exhibitions to Philbrook. The first of which will be the inaugural North American debut of Antibodies: Fernando & Humberto Campana, 1989 – 2009 (July 8-Sept. 20, 2012). For the duration of this partnership, Philbrook will be the exclusive venue of Vitra exhibitions within a 425 km radius of Tulsa. The two organizations have also agreed to cooperate regarding collective exhibition planning for display at Philbrook of exhibitions co-organized by VDM. Alexander von Vegesack, director of the Vitra Design Museum remarked, “I look forward to seeing the first results of our cooperation and I am very proud to be working together to promote design in the United States.” Philbrook’s forthcoming satellite location in Tulsa ... More |
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Smithsonian Latino Center Opens "Southern Identity: Contemporary Argentine Art"
“Estructura y semicurvas en gas neón”, 1948, neon sculpture. Credit: Gyula Cosice.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian Latino Center opened its exhibition “Southern Identity: Contemporary Argentine Art” Oct. 11. The exhibition, organized with Argentina’s Secretariat of Culture, highlights 80 works by 32 living Argentine artists, including León Ferrari, Marta Minujín, Luis Felipe Noé, Nicola Constantino, Marcos López, Pablo Siquier and Marcia Schvartz. “Southern Identity: Contemporary Argentine Art” will be on view in the International Gallery of the Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center through Jan. 23, 2011. The bilingual exhibition presents an overview of the major movements and trends in Argentina’s national art scene since 1948 and is organized in four sections featuring political art, landscapes, national identities and abstraction. It is the largest survey of Argentine contemporary art ever organized in the United States and includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, vid ... More | | First United Kingdom Solo Exhibition by Mark Bradford at White Cube Hoxton Square
Mark Bradford, Things Fall Apart, 2010 (detail). Mixed media collage on canvas, 48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm) © the artist. Photo: Todd-White Art Photography. Courtesy White Cube.
LONDON.- White Cube Hoxton Square presents the first UK solo exhibition by Mark Bradford. Encompassing painting, collage, sculpture, film and audio performance, Bradford's practice examines the ever-changing conditions and spontaneous networks that characterise urban societies, and in particular that of his home city, Los Angeles. Bradford's large-scale, multi-layered collaged paintings incorporate materials such as remnants of billboard posters, magazines and newsprint found in the vicinity of his studio. These materials, which he describes as having 'an inbuilt history' are used to create dense, visually complex compositions that are ostensibly abstract but referential in content. At first glance, the work brings to mind 'Affichiste' artists such as Raymond Hains and Jacques Villeglé; yet Bradford is less ... More | | Noel Barrett Presents the Old Salem Toy Museum and Thomas A. Gray Antique Toy Collection
Early to mid-19th-century Erzgebirge (Germany) ship with paper sails, pennants and flag; carved-wood horse figurehead, 12 painted-wood sailors, 7¾ inches long, estimate $8,000-$10,000. Noel Barrett image.
NEW HOPE, PA.- Last May the Old Salem Toy Museum in Old Salem, N.C., closed its doors for the last time on a spectacular collection of antique toys, holiday items, dollhouses, miniatures and other children’s playthings, some dating to as early as 225 A.D. The collection was built over many years by businessman Thomas A. Gray and his mother Anne P. Gray, members of a highly respected family of North Carolina philanthropists. Both Tom Gray’s grandfather, James A. Gray, and his great-uncle, Bowman Gray Sr., held the position of chairman of the board of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. One would presume correctly that the museum’s toy collection ranked among the very finest of its type. While the museum is now part of antique toy history after eight years of operation, the collection has one last public ... More |
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Tragic Silver Snatched by Nazis for Sale at Bonhams, Rare Surviving Piece from Fabled Collection
LONDON.- A 17th century German silver-gilt table decoration in the form of a ship (£20,000-25,000) with a tragic and poignant history appears at auction in Bonhams Silver Sale in London on 3 November 2010. It is being sold by the Viennese born Hungarian aristocrat, Count Ferdinand Orssich de Slavetich, and is only one of two known surviving pieces from the fabulous Egger Silver collection confiscated by the Gestapo in Vienna in 1944 and sold anonymously by the Nazis at auction in December of that year. The spectacular 150 piece collection had been amassed by a Jewish couple, Fanny and Ernst Egger, who were arrested in 1944 and sent with the rest of their family to a concentration camp where they died sometime before the end of the war. Ferdinand Orssich was Fanny and Ernst’s step grandson - his father, who was not Jewish, had married the Egger’s daughter. He acquired the ship when a friend of the Eggers bought it, ... More
Te Papa Museum Explains Why It Suggested Pregnant and Menstruating Women Not Visit Exhibition
WELLINGTON.- Ms Michelle Hippolite, Te Papa’s Kaihautū, today clarified the Museum’s guidelines for entry to its taonga Māori (Māori treasures) collection store - an area not accessible by the general public - in response to media reports today. One of these cultural considerations is that hapu (pregnant) or menstruating women (mate wahine) should consider entering the taonga Māori collection stores at another time. ‘Te Papa, as the kaitiaki (caretaker) of taonga Māori and a bicultural museum, embraces Māori tikanga and kawa when caring for those collections’, Ms Hippolite said. ‘While we inform visitors to the collection stores of cultural considerations, no visitor would be stopped from continuing the tour if they wished to.’ Te Papa worked with iwi and museum practitioners to develop protocols as to how the collections should be best cared for, including any cul ... More
Stuart Shave/Modern Art Presents a Solo Exhibition of New Work by Bojan Šarĉević
LONDON.- Stuart Shave/Modern Art presents a solo exhibition of new work by Bojan Šarčević, Comme des chiens et des vagues. This will be Šarčević’s first exhibition with the gallery, and his first solo show in London. Bojan Šarčević’s work has an incredible elemental sensitivity. His practice centres on the cusp of the experience of form, where material intersects with the phases of creative process and aesthetic judgement. Šarčević takes this sensible experience and interpretation of material character and compresses it with the codes of architecture and ornamentation as the basis for an abstract narration. His narrative is constructed in such a way as to seem ambiguous and feel abstractly formed - deferring the representation of certainty and opening a field for the interplay of history, analogy, interpretation, and the expression of meaning. For his exhi ... More
"Peak": An Exhibition of New Works by New York's Tony Oursler at Lehmann Maupin
NEW YORK, NY.- Lehmann Maupin presents Peak, an exhibition of new works by Tony Oursler, on view through 4 December 2010. Peak continues the artist’s exploration into the ways in which technology affects the human psyche. Focusing on humankind’s obsessive relationship to computers and other virtual platforms, the works in this exhibition are microcosmic scenes that convey the varied nature of these relationships, such as obsession, escapism, isolation and sexual fetish. The installations reference dynamic systems and models, such as flowcharts, Rube Goldberg machines and astronomical orreries. Oursler’s projections combine glass, clay, steel and other raw materials with a synthesis of performance language and rhythmic editing. Oursler explores Masahiro Mori’s “ ... More
Historic BMW Cars Make World Record Prices in Bonhams First Dubai Sale of Collectors Motor Cars
DUBAI.- Two cars from the official BMW factory collection were among the top selling lots at Bonhams inaugural sale of Collectors’ Motor Cars in Dubai yesterday (11.10.10), with both achieving world record prices for their models at auction. The sale was truly international with cars being sold not only to the local region, but also attracting buyers and bidders from Australia, USA and Europe. This was the first time that cars have become available from the world-renowned BMW factory collection, so it was not surprising that buyers were keen and bidding was fierce. The white BMW 3.0 CSL ‘Batmobile’ – the 46th of only 57 examples built beat its pre-sale estimate of $165,000-215,000 to finally sell for $218,400. A 1979 white BMW M1 with very low mileage and in concours condition was also consigned to the sale from BMW. A truly iconic car worthy of inclusion in any collection, it sold for - $264,000 (estimate ... More
Fondation Cartier Opens First Major Exhibition in Paris Devoted to the Work of Jean Giraud
PARIS.- From October 12, 2010 through March 13, 2011 the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain presents MOEBIUSTRANSE- FORME, the first major exhibition in Paris devoted to the work of Jean Giraud, known by his pseudonyms Gir and Moebius. An icon of incomparable stature in the world of comics, an inventor of extraordinary forms and a brilliant cartoonist, Moebius is an artist who goes beyond the traditional boundaries of the discipline. Following the artist’s wishes, this exhibition explores the theme of metamorphosis, a leitmotif that runs throughout his comics, drawings, and film projects. In relation to this theme, the exhibition also presents the first 3-D animated film directed by the artist, La Planète encore, along with the stories from the original comic boards. ... More
Papal Gift Goes on Display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse
LONDON.- The gift presented by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Her Majesty The Queen during his recent visit to Edinburgh has gone on display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. This rare manuscript, known as the Lorsch Gospels, is a magnificent illuminated Gospel Book collection written 1,200 years ago. Sumptuously illustrated, it includes images more than 400 pages written entirely in gold ink on vellum. The facsimile edition presented to The Queen combines all parts of the manuscript in one volume for the first time in five hundred years, complete with reproductions of the ivory covers. The manuscript was written in the early 9th century at the court of the Emperor Charlemagne (747 to 814) in Aachen, Germany, and was first recorded in the Imperial Abbey of Lorsch around 860. The binding of the original manuscript was mounted with ivory panels depicting the Virgin and Child with St John and the prophet Zachariah, and the figure of Christ. The manuscript remained at Lorsch Ab ... More
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