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A visitor looks at a painting, entitled We Are Ocean, B08, by German artist Eberhard Havekost at the Kunsthalle in Dresden, Germany. The museum dedicates a solo exhibition to the Dresden-born artist.The show runs until 06 February 2011 and features 68 recent works. EPA/MATTHIASHIEKEL.
DRESDEN.- Central to Eberhard Haverkost’s artistic realization is the critical reflection on the present, being saturated with pictures. He deals with the optical perception of the realistic world and its pictorial abstraction. Purposefully, he examines the visual rhetoric of media images and the picture forms typical of their time, which condition our daily image consumption. The exhibition focuses on works that were created after 2007. The confrontation of diverse conceptual approaches in the oeuvre of Eberhard Haverkost – between abstraction and representation, between reality and fiction – will create a space of thought typical of Eberhard Havekost’s exhibitions, which can be experienced by the visitors. Due to the almost complete absence of representational elements, Eberhard Havekost’s most recent works mark a remarkable break in his oeuvre. They accelerate the question of authenticity of images, which is consistently addressed by means of painting ... More |
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Johan Thorn Prikker: Beyond Art Nouveau at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Lamp (1901/1902). Copper and glass, 57.5 x 50 cm. Gemeentemuseum, The Hague.
ROTTERDAM.- This autumn Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is showing more than 200 highlights from the multifaceted oeuvre of Johan Thorn Prikker (1868-1932). This is the first major exhibition devoted to one of the most prominent designers from the heyday of Dutch art at the beginning of the twentieth century. Beyond Art Nouveau illustrates Thorn Prikker’s enormous creativity and love of experimentation. Johan Thorn Prikker gained recognition early in his career for his paintings and drawings, which are among the finest examples of Symbolist art in the Netherlands. However, Thorn Prikker soon became an ardent exponent of the applied arts. He abandoned traditional easel painting in favour of a wide range of other media from watercolours, textiles, book covers and stained glass to wall paintings, furniture, mosaics and carpets. Thorn Prikker was more than just an Art Nouveau designer; he was one of the ... More | | Rare Photographic Albums and Portfolios Break Records at Swann Galleries' Auction
Another record-setting album was Roman Vishniac’s portfolio The Vanished World.
NEW YORK, NY.- The top lots at Swann Galleries’ October 19 auction of Fine Photographs & Select Photobooks were scarce or unique photographic albums and portfolios that captured cultures on the brink of extinction. Adam Clark Vroman’s A Trip to Snake Dance, Moqui-Indian-towns, and Petrified Forests of Arizona, an album with 76 platinum print photographs of southwestern Native American culture, 1895, sold for a record $48,000. The album was once owned by Senator Barry Goldwater. Another record-setting album was Roman Vishniac’s portfolio The Vanished World, complete with 12 silver print photographs of Jews living in Poland from 1936 to 1938. The album, which was printed in an edition of 50 in 1977, brought $43,200. There was also a suite of 29 portraits of Native Americans by Alexander Gardner, Chas. Bell and others from the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, late 1860s to early 1870s, $28,800; a c ... More | | Geert Mul and Maurer United Architects Transform Bus Stop into a Beacon for the Media Era
Project Christiane Berndes, Van Abbemuseum and Baltan Laboratories. Photo: Perry Van Duijnhoven.
EINDHOVEN.- On a yearly basis since 1990, the ‘Rietveld Bus Stop' Foundation invites someone from the art world to develop a project for the Rietveld Bus Stop at the Stadhuisplein in Eindhoven. This year they invited Christiane Berndes, curator at the Van Abbemuseum. She worked with Baltan Laboratories, and together with Angela Plohman, director of Baltan, they invited artists Geert Mul and Maurer United Architects to present their vision on the significance of Rietveld and De Stijl today. They transformed the bus stop into a beacon for the media era. The project is installed for one year. Mul and Maurer United were inspired by the map of Eindhoven made out of mosaic tiles located on the wall under the roof of the shelter. It is one of the first city maps in public space. The square tiles from which the map is constructed give the image a pixellated character that echoes the early imagery of the computer age ... More |
 | 14th Annual Boston International Fine Art Show to be Held this Week at The Cyclorama
Gen Paul (1895-1975), Le Guitariste, 1928. Oil on canvas, 36.2 x 28.7 inches. Courtesy of Galerie Jean-Francois Cazeau (France).
BOSTON, MA.- Galleries from London, Paris, Madrid, New York and across the United States will offer more than 3,000 original works of art at The 14th Annual Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS), which takes place Thursday - Sunday, November 18-21, 2010 at The Cyclorama, Boston Center for The Arts, 539 Tremont Street in the South End. The show opens with a Gala Preview on Thursday, November 18 from 5:30 to 8:30pm to benefit Boston Symphony Orchestra. The weekend show hours are Friday 1:00-9:00pm, Saturday 11:00am-8:00pm and Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm. Weekend tickets are $15 online or at the door, under 12 free. All special programs, panels and guest speakers are free with admission. For more information call (617) 363-0405, or visit www.FineArtBoston.com. The only fine art fair of its kind in New England, BIFAS ... More | | The Valencian Institute of Modern Art Presents Sculptures by Xavier Mascaro
Xavier Mascaró is one of the Spanish artists with the greatest international presence today.
VALENCIA.- The IVAM presents an exhibition of the artist Xavier Mascaró covering the last few years of his work. The exhibition comprises a large-format sculptural installation, a series of drawings and a selection of sculptures combined in two different montages, establishing a suggestive dialogue between the inside and outside of the museum. Sponsored by Caja Madrid, the exhibition offers the opportunity to see the most representative works of an artist whom Carlos Saura defined as "the iron sculptor". The exhibition displays his "guardians", seated figures made from the same mould albeit with different textures and degrees of rusting. Mascaró also presents at the IVAM his typical "boats" and has installed one of his "musicians", a sculpture of giant proportions, in the lobby to receive the visitors arriving at the museum. The catalogue of the exhibition contains reproductions of the pieces displayed and texts ... More | | Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art Announces Details of Its Three Opening Exhibitions
Mahmoud Hammad, Title Unknown, 1977. Oil on canvas, 90.5 x 75.4 cm © Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art.
DOHA.- Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art revealed the details of the three exhibitions it will present when it opens to the public on December 30, 2010. Historic works of Arab modernism and a multitude of new works commissioned by Mathaf will be on view at two sites in Doha, Qatar. The new Museum will open its 5,500-square-meter (59,000-square-foot) building with Sajjil: A Century of Modern Art. This will be the first in an ongoing series of exhibitions that will survey Mathaf’s unparalleled collection of more than 6,000 works representing major trends and sites of production of modern Arab art, spanning the 1840s to the present. Sajjil, an Arabic word meaning the act of recording, will feature paintings and sculptures by more than 100 artists, representing pivotal moments in the development of Arab modernism throughout the 20th century. Sajjil is organized by guest curator and consultant Dr. Nada Shabout, Associate Pr ... More |
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Everson Presents Works by Artists from the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy
Frank Buffalo Hyde, Onondaga, Beaver Clan, God Save the Queen, 2010 (detail). Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in. Courtesy of the artist.
SYRACUSE, NY.- The Everson Museum of Art opened Haudenosaunee: Elements, presenting works by contemporary Haudenosaunee artists from the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy—Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga and Tuscarora. The exhibition will be on view November 13, 2010 – January 16, 2011. Haudenosaunee: Elements features artists with well established careers and new and notable talents. Among those exhibiting are Jay Carrier, Harold Farmer, Katsitsionni Fox and Ed Burnam, Ronni-Leigh Goeman, Stonehorse Goeman, Tom Huff, Frank Buffalo Hyde, Ada Jacques, G. Peter Jemison, Peter B. Jones, Linley Logan, Shelley Niro, Aweñheeyoh Powless, Jolene Rickard, Clint Shenandoah, Leah Shenandoah, Natasha Smoke Santiago, Smiley Summers, Tammy Tarbell-Boehing, and Tracy Thomas. “This is the first exhibition of ... More | | The Etchings of Etcher John Taylor Arms on View at the Chrysler Museum of Art
John Taylor Arms (American, 1887–1953) Gates of the Cit, Etching, Bequest of Dorothy Noyes Arms.
NORFOLK, VA.- The etcher John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) is ranked among the most renowned printmakers in early 20th-century America. The Chrysler Museum of Art presents his work in a free exhibition, An Eye for Architecture: The Etchings of John Taylor Arms, which are on view in the Kaufman Theatre Lobby. The 23 works on display were selected from the Chrysler’s extensive collection of Arms etchings and memorabilia. Donated in the mid-1950s by the artist’s widow, Dorothy Noyes Arms, the collection includes more than 300 prints, a group of etching tools and steel and copper plates, and one of John and Dorothy’s collaborative publications, The Cathedrals of France. Active on both sides of the Atlantic, Arms achieved fame both for his prints of the great cathedrals and picturesque buildings of Europe—he believed that Gothic architecture was mankind’s loftiest achievement—and his equally evocati ... More | | A Selection of Drawings and Paintings by Stephen Farthing at the Royal Academy of Arts
Boucher: The Back Story #2 (detail), oil on canvas. Image Courtesy of the Artist.
LONDON.- The Royal Academy of Arts presents Artists’ Laboratory 02, featuring the recent work of Stephen Farthing RA. The exhibition displays a selection of drawings and large scale paintings, made since 2005, all of which examine the artist’s preoccupation with looking beyond the surface of the visual image by exploring the story behind the work. Farthing has mixed writing, painting and drawing in varying proportions to produce a sequence of works that take aspects of the history of painting as their subject matter with a view towards better understanding how words and images can work together. Many of the drawings in this exhibition started life as a creative response to the work he carried out as executive editor of 1001 Paintings You Should See Before You Die. Farthing said ‘I decided to set the acquired knowledge of working in the studio, to turn what were masses of facts into something useful to me ... More |
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Delaware Art Museum Presents Ultra-Realistic Sculptures by Milwaukee-Based Artist Marc Sijan
Hands on shoulder, 2004. Marc Sijan (born 1946), 28 x 21 x 23 inches. Courtesy Marc Sijan.
WILMINGTON, DE.- The Delaware Art Museum presents Ultra-Realistic Sculpture by Marc Sijan, featuring 17 startlingly lifelike sculptures, on view from November 13, 2010 through January 16, 2011. Based on individuals Sijan knows well, his faces and figures capture movement and human emotion, as well as the minute details of individual appearance. Although the artist draws inspiration from the idealized anatomy of classical sculptures, such as Michelangelo’s David, his contemporary interpretation of the human form illustrates the gritty imperfections of average people. “I want to give it life so it doesn’t come off rigid,” Sijan has said. “I’m trying to create energy and motion without showing a great deal of action—a natural, very fluid look. I’m making my art believable; it goes beyond the physical to the inner spirit and soul of the person.” Sijan breathes life ... More | | Mark Moore Gallery Announced Its Permanent Relocation from Bergamot Station to Culver City
Originally built in 1925, the building that will soon house Mark Moore Gallery has been deemed a Historic Building by Culver City's preservation program.
CULVER CITY, CA.- After twelve successful years in Bergamot Station (Santa Monica, CA), Mark Moore Gallery announced its permanent relocation to Culver City, CA. In conjunction with the grand opening of the new space, the gallery will also debut the much-anticipated solo exhibition for renowned local artist, Mario Ybarra Jr. Originally built in 1925, the building that will soon house Mark Moore Gallery has been deemed a Historic Building by Culver City's preservation program. Featuring a brick façade, vaulted wood ceilings and an enclosed courtyard, the 3,200 square-foot gallery is located in close proximity to Roberts & Tilton, Carmichael Gallery and Blythe Projects on Washington Boulevard two blocks from La Cienega Boulevard. The interior ... More | | Babe Ruth Home Run Ball Goes for $264,500 at the Louisville Slugger Museum
A Babe Ruth signed ball, his 702nd home run ball was auctioned at the Louisville Slugger Museum's seventh annual live auction of baseball memorabilia. AP Photo/ The Courier-Journal, Michael Hayman.
LOUISVILLE (AP)- The ball Babe Ruth hit for his 702nd career home run fetched $264,500 during an auction Saturday at the Louisville Slugger Museum. Ruth hit the home run in 1934 and later signed the ball. It had been passed down by three generations of a Minnesota family before going to the auction block. The anonymous winning bid was more than three times the estimated sale price by Hunt Auctions. A Cy Young autographed bat from the 1903 World Series sold for $138,000, while a Marilyn Monroe autographed photo signed to former husband Joe DiMaggio sold for $63,250. The picture was from the Yankee star's personal estate and considered to be among his most coveted possessions. ... More |
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The Power Plant Appoints Melanie O'Brian as New Curator of Programs
TORONTO.- Gregory Burke, Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre, announced the appointment of Melanie O’Brian as Curator of Programs at the gallery. O’Brian will lead the programming team at The Power Plant, and among her many duties, she will be a major contributor to the gallery’s exhibitions, as The Power Plant continues to lead in the production of engaging and significant programs of contemporary art. Burke commented, “The gallery welcomes Melanie O’Brian to The Power Plant team, and is proud to hire an outstanding Canadian curator to manage an internationally-recognized line-up of exhibitions and programs. Melanie will bring both strong management and intellectual attributes to her new position. With her past successes in Vancouver , our audiences here in Toronto and around the world can look forward to her contribution to a continuing, exceptional progr ... More
PHotoEspaña Announces Portfolio Reviews to be Held in Colombia and Nicaragua; Launch a New Online Curating Competition
MADRID.- Trasatlántica PHotoEspaña and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) have released the names of the photographers chosen to participate in the portfolio reviews to be held in Colombia and Nicaragua. The Colombia review, organised in association with the Spanish Cooperation Training Centre in Cartagena de Indias, will take place on 19 and 20 November, and the Cultural Centre of Spain in Nicaragua will host the reviews on 10 and 11 December. Forty photographers from nine different countries—Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the United States, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Venezuela—have been selected to participate in this professional encounter. The photographers selected for the Colombia review are Simon Altkorn (Uruguay), Andrea Carolina Ardila (Colombia), Ricardo Barcellos (Brazil), Iván Castiblanco (Colombia), Renan Cepeda (Brasil), Mª Elena Díaz (Mexico), Martín Javier Estol (Argentina), Marco Antonio Fredes (Chile), Edgar Ga ... More
DeCordova Announces Co-Curators for the 2012 Biennial: Associate Curator Dina Deitsch and Abigail Ross Goodman
LINCOLN, MA.- DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum announces Associate Curator of Contemporary Art Dina Deitsch and Abigail Ross Goodman, formerly co-director of the Judi Rotenberg Gallery, will co-curate the 2012 deCordova Biennial. “I am thrilled to work with Abi.” Deitsch commented on the hiring of Goodman as co-curator. “She has an excellent eye for contemporary art and brings unparalleled experience in serving the Boston art community through her long leadership of the Judi Rotenberg Gallery.” The 2010 Biennial, curated by Deitsch, was the first of its kind for deCordova after twenty years of Annual exhibitions. Moving to a two-year cycle, Deitsch expanded the Museum’s curatorial voice by incorporating an advisory board—the members of the board for the 2012 Biennial will be announced this winter. The format of the Biennial will continue to evolve, and it has been the goal of Director Dennis ... More
"American Tapestry" Exhibition Tells 25 Stories through Collected Objects, Art
LOS ANGELES, CA.- As part of its celebration of its 25th Anniversary since its incorporation, the Japanese American National Museum unveiled its latest exhibition, American Tapestry: 25 Stories from the Collection, on Saturday, November 13. The National Museum, since its founding in 1985 and its public opening in 1992, has developed the world’s largest collection of Japanese American objects, including artifacts, photographs, documents, oral histories and works of art. Of the more than 80,000 pieces in its collection, the National Museum will highlight 25 stories connected to objects as part of its anniversary year. "Museums use artifacts and objects to convey history in a very personal way to their visitors," explained Akemi Kikumura Yano, President & CEO of the National Museum. "Using 25 selected pieces from our permanent collection, this exhibition reveals that Japanese American history is more than a century in length an ... More
Celebrity Painter Rosson Crow and Motorcycles at the Contemporary Arts Center
CINCINNATI, OH.- The Contemporary Arts Center presents Rosson Crow: Myth of the American Motorcycle, an exciting exhibition pairing all new work from painter Rosson Crow with customized American motorcycles. The show, curated by Assistant Curator, Justine Ludwig, runs through April 3, 2011. Bold, irreverent and rebellious are often used to describe Crow. But girly, charming and fearless would work just as well. The 27 year-old painter has become a fixture on the club scene, her celebrity status crossing over in recent years from the art world to the party circuit. Though quite young, she has several major shows under her belt already, having caught the attention of galleries and collectors while still in art school. Ever since her senior thesis, Crow has been creating super-sized paintings of daring places. Her tendency is to take on stereotypically male-dominated spaces like strip clubs, hunting lodges, oil rigs an ... More
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