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A visitor takes a picture of an artwork by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor with his mobile phone at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in New Delhi, India, 27 November 2010. The exhibition presenting a selection of sculptures and installations by Kapoor will be displayed in two venues the NGMA in New Delhi from 27 November 2010 to February 2011 and the Mehboob Studios in Mumbai from 29 November 2010 to January 2011. EPA/ANINDITO MUKHERJEE.
NEW DELHI.- The National Gallery of Modern Art India presents an exhibition of works by world renowned artist Anish Kapoor in Delhi and Mumbai. Kapoor’s unique style and Indian heritage have combined to make him one of the most engaging and distinctive artists in the world and the exhibition will be the first ever showcase of his work in the country of his birth. The exhibition has been organised over two sites in New Delhi and Mumbai and is the largest and most ambitious exhibition project ever to be developed on Kapoor’s work. It features a selection of sculptures and installations which span the breadth of the artist’s career, from his early pigment-based sculptures of the 1980s right through to his most recent wax installations. The exhibitions are displayed in two venues: the newly renovated NGMA, New Delhi (Anish Kapoor show is the first major exhibition to be held in the gallery’s newly constructed ... More |
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Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Presents First Exhibition Devoted to Hans Holbein in 45 Years
Hans Holbein, Graue Passion, Christus vor Pilatus, zwischen 1494 und 1500, ölhaltige Mischtechnik auf Fichtenholz, 89,4 x 87,4 cm, Leihgabe der Landesbank Baden-Württemberg.
STUTTGART.- Hans Holbein the Elder: The Grey Passion in its Time opened at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart on 27 November as part of the Große Landesausstellung Baden-Wurttemberg is the first exhibition devoted to the artist in 45 years. At the heart of the exhibition is Holbein’s Grey Passion, a series of twelve panels painted between 1494 and 1500. The artist’s magnum opus is presented in the context of other treatments of the subject, both in painting and in print, by Holbein’s precursors and contemporaries, among them Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, Martin Schongauer, Albrecht Dürer, Hans Baldung Grien and Matthias Grünewald. The Staatsgalerie was able to acquire the Grey Passion in 2003 thanks to the success of a large-scale fundraising campaign. In a joint effort the government of Baden ... More | | Epic, Dramatic and, Above All, Cinematic Photographs by David Drevin at Camera Work
David Drevin, Me and Me, 2008 (detail). © David Drevin.
BERLIN.- CAMERA WORK presents David Drebin's new photographs, some of which originated in Berlin, from November 27, 2010, on. At the opening of the exhibition, his new illustrated book, "The Morning After," published by teNeues, was presented exclusively at CAMERA WORK. David Drebin’s photographs are epic, dramatic and, above all, cinematic. His work combines voyeuristic and psychological viewpoints in a unique manner. The photographer offers to the beholder an exciting insight into the emotions and experiences of the protagonists of his illustrative worlds. It is predominantly the night shots of glittering metropolises such as New York, Hong Kong, and San Francisco which serve as gigantic backdrops for his photographs. With their impressive skyscrapers, they provide the beholder with a nearly infinite surface for the imagination. Thus, it is only consistent that Drebin gives the viewer a voyeuristic insight into the ap ... More | | Bruce Munro Installs Light Showers in the Magnificent Nave of Salisbury Cathedral
2,000 teardrop diffusers, each set at the end of a fiber optic thread, cascade down from the Spire Crossing.
WILTSHIRE.- Bruce Munro installed Light Showers over the last 5 days, in the highest point inside Salisbury Cathedral. Due to be switched on from 29th November until January 2011, the piece is made of 2,000 shimmering points of light. “Within minutes of walking into the magnificent Nave of the cathedral I knew what I wanted to create. I firmly believe that a building gives all the clues to what will work best. I hope that what I create will capture the spiritual essence that pervades the space.” says Munro. 2,000 teardrop diffusers, each set at the end of a fiber optic thread, cascade down from the Spire Crossing. The volume of the piece is 10m x 10m x 7m – “it’s as big as a house” says Munro. The cathedral, completed in 1258, measures 134.7m long and 123m high at the highest point, so within that huge space, Light Shower hovers like a cloud of ... More |
 | Works by Modigliani, Matisse, Cassatt, Pissarro and Others Featured at New Santa Fe Gallery
Mary Cassatt (1844 - 1926), Head of Baby With Finger in Mouth (George Fiske Hammond), circa 1898, pastel, 18 x 14 inches. Photo: Courtesy The Matthews Gallery.
SANTA FE, NM.- The Matthews Gallery opened its inaugural exhibition, “European and American Selections” on Friday, November 26, 2010. The exhibition runs from November 26 until December 31, 2010 Featured in the exhibition are paintings, sculpture, drawings and prints. Artists include: Amedeo Modigliani, Camille Pissarro, Mary Cassatt, André Lhote, Gino Severini, Fernand Léger, Françoise Gilot, Henri Matisse, Gustave Doré, Joseph Stella, Charles Burchfield, Käthe Kollwitz, Lynn Chadwick, Emil Bisttram. Gallery owner Lawrence Matthews said, “this exhibition examines the connection between artistic styles shared between European artists and American artists. There has always been a strong association between European artists and several of the artists associated with the Santa Fe and Taos movements. This exhibition will give viewers a look ... More | | First Solo Exhibition in London by Spanish Artist Francesc Ruiz Opens at Gasworks
Francesc Ruiz, Gasworks Yaoi (2010), detail.
LONDON.- For his first solo exhibition in London, Spanish artist Francesc Ruiz transformed Gasworks into a bookshop specialising in yaoi comic books. Gasworks Yaoi is the result of research conducted during Francesc Ruiz's residency at Gasworks in autumn 2010. Inspired by the long-standing gay establishments in Vauxhall, the artist has created a semi-fictional narrative that emphasises the clichés around sexuality and lifestyle in the area. Originating in Japan, the yaoi genre (also known as 'Boys' Love') focuses on homoerotic male narratives but, unlike male-oriented gay erotica, yaoi comics are usually created as well as consumed by women. Allegedly produced by female amateur illustrators, the yaoi comics featured in Ruiz's bookshop at Gasworks focus on a group of men whose nightlife revolves around the sprawling bar and club scene in Vauxhall. By adopting the yaoi genre and claiming female authorship, Ruiz distances him ... More | | A Portrait Miniature of Elizabeth I Reigns Over Bonhams Sale at Knightsbridge
Nicholas Hilliard (British, 1547-1619) Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603). Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- Bonhams announced that a portrait miniature of Elizabeth I exceeded the pre-sale estimate of £15,000 - £20,000 in to sell for £40,800 in the Fine Portrait Miniatures sale held at Knightsbridge on 24th November, with the total sale realising £371,000. The portrait was painted by one of Queen Elizabeth’s favourite miniaturists, Nicholas Hilliard, who chose to specifically concentrate on her costume and jewellery, whilst always painting the Queens face simply and youthfully. A smart officer wearing a red coatee, painted by the artist John Smart during his time in India in 1794, was also one of the top lots of the sale, realising £24,000. Further highlights included a portrait miniature by Horace Hone of Sarah Siddons (1755 – 1825), a British actress who found fame on Drury Lane for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth and became the best known tragedienne of the 18th century. The portrait sold for £12,000 against a pr ... More |
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Two Exceptional Gilt Bronze Figures from a Private European Collection Offered at Sotheby's
A rare and important gilt-bronze figure of Cudapanthaka, Sino-Tibetan, 15th and 16th Century, 51 cm. Estimate: 350 000-500 000 €. Photo: Sotheby's.
PARIS.- A tour through the highlights of the Asian Art sale on 16th December at Sotheby’s in Paris gives an insight into the diversity and creativity of Asia in all its forms. Key among the works in the auction are two exceptional gilt bronze figures from a Private European Collection. Originally part of a group of sixteen similar figures, evenly positioned east and west of the Buddha Shakyamuni in a sanctuary, they have companion pieces in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and Munich’s Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde. The series depicts the Luohans or Arhats meaning “the dignified ones” in Sanskrit, and their respective names – Ajita and Cudapanthaka (lot 78 and 79, estimate: €350,000-500,000 each) – and their original position in relation to the Buddha is incised on their bases. Until now five other sculptures belonging to the same group have ... More | | A Selection of Works by Simon Starling at the Contemporary Art Center of Málaga
British artist Simon Starling posing during the presentation of his exhibition. EPA/DANIEL PEREZ.
MALAGA.- The Contemporary Art Center of Málaga is presenting Recent History, a selection of works by the British artist, Simon Starling. His characteristic focus on preliminary research, his interest in architecture and art institutions and the recurring concept of changes of scale are all manifested in the central work in the exhibition. This site-specific creation is a reduced-scale model of the former Wholesale Market in Malaga (now home of the CAC Málaga), conceived in the manner of a set of Russian dolls. The result is a conceptual representation of the thinking that underlies Starling’s working procedures, in which one idea or discovery leads on to another and eventually brings about unexpected connections of a temporal or historical nature. The exhibition has been organised by the CAC Málaga and will travel to the Tate St Ives next February through a collaborative agreement between the two institutions. This is the f ... More | | Cédric Delsaux Deals with the Fact and Fiction of Modern Urban Space at acte2galerie
Cédric Delsaux, The round of battle droid. © Cédric Delsaux. Photo: Courtesy acte2galerie, Paris.
PARIS.- The recent photo works of Cedric Delsaux, the final installment of his Dark Lens trilogy dealing with the fact and fiction of modern urban space, can be viewed as an attempt to approach this enigmatic, emblematic city, using cinematic futurism as a tool to get a grasp on the present. Cedric describes the feeling he had as if walking around in a gigantic set for a science fiction film: "I instantly knew that all the characters from the Star Wars galaxies would be at home here." Seen through his Dark Lens, Dubai appears to be finally welcoming the guests it has been built for from the beginning. Delsaux collapses the realm of fiction and the realm of the real onto a single image plane: film characters are inserted into photographs of existing locations that often appear less real than the iconic crew and vehicles of the Star Wars films, whose adventures we have witnessed with our own eyes on screens around the globe. What the artist aims for ... More |
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Staffordshire Hoard Scoops 'Acquisition of the Year' at Apollo Magazine Awards
Deborah Cane, Collection Care Officer, wet sieving an artifact from Britain's biggest discovery of Anglo-Saxon gold, the Staffordshire Hoard at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. EPA/ANITA MARIC.
LONDON.- On 25 November, Art Fund director Stephen Deuchar accepted the prestigious Apollo Magazine Award for ‘Acquisition of the Year’ for the Staffordshire Hoard. He accepted the award on behalf of all partners involved in the £3.3 million campaign, which was led by the Art Fund to save the glittering Anglo-Saxon treasures for the West Midlands. The huge sum was needed in order for both Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery and Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, to jointly acquire the hoard which was unearthed in a field near Staffordshire in 2009. Beginning on 13 January, the two museums had until 13 April to raise the sum. Thanks to overwhelming public support, generous donations from trusts and foundations and a major grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the campaign target ... More | | Kunsthalle Mannheim Establishes a Flexible Platform for Exhibiting Contemporary Art
Spanish artist Enrique Marty (C) kneels between his molded sculpture '80 Fanatics', which all have the face of the artist. EPA/RONALDWITTEK.
MANNHEIM.- “Premiere” is the name that Kunsthalle Mannheim has given its new exhibition format dedicated to current international trends in contemporary art. The start is made by Enrique Marty, one of the shooting stars of the Spanish art scene. On Friday, November 26, it was “curtains up!” for Premiere_1: ENRIQUE MARTY, an exhibition debut in two senses: It is also the Spaniard’s first solo show at a museum in Germany. Dozens of clones all bearing the face of the artist assemble to form a space-filling army of fanatics, rowed up in an apathetic and irritated, ecstatic and panicky, hurt and ailing manner, like in a crusade. They all appear to be under the control of an idea, a conviction or a foreign power. With eighty individual sculptures, the installation “Fanatics” is at the centre of the exhibition, surrounded by a wall painting created especially for the Kunsthalle. Eerie bei ... More | | Topping-Out Ceremony at the Städel Museum, Shell for Expansion Completed
Topping-Out Ceremony at the Städel Museum. Photo: Martin Oeser.
FRANKFURT.- The Städel Museum celebrated the topping-out ceremony for the expansion wing being built to house the presentation of art after 1945. The shell construction of the 3,000-square-metre underground facility was completed on schedule after a mere fifteen months of construction work. At the end of a process carried out in five stages since August 2010, the final section of the ceiling has been poured, representing a further milestone in the construction work. Altogether about 1,300 cubic metres of concrete and 330 tons of steel have been processed to date. With its striking dome-shaped roof featuring circular skylights, the museum building designed by architects schneider+schumacher of Frankfurt will form a new architectural landmark in the middle of the Städel garden. Max Hollein, Städel Museum director, comments: “We owe the project’s rapid progress to the good cooperation ... More |
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Galerie Jeanne Bucher Presents an Exhibition by Argentinian Artist Antonio Seguí
PARIS.- Galerie Jeanne Bucher located rue de Seine in Paris presents an exhibition by Argentinian artist Antonio Seguí from November 25th, 2010 until January 8th, 2011. This third exhibition of Antonio Seguí, presented jointly with Galerie Claude Bernard, accompanies the release of an important monograph on the artist by Daniel Abadie pubished by Hazan. Its title, “A vous de (re)faire l’histoire”, puts us on the track of a scenario that evokes the development of the work of Seguí since his debut in Argentina until his current work in Paris. In a catalogue published by the two galleries in 1968, Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues stressed Seguí’s talent, “a hand of incomparable skill, under the direction of an intelligence which does not refuse beauty.” He also emphasized him to be “one of the greatest satirical artists of Latin America,” his “violent black humor” and in the new ... More
Curated by Two Top Dalí Experts, Major Dalí Exhibition Opens in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- For the first time, the two world-renowned Salvador Dalí experts Mr. Enrique Sabater y Bonany, Dalí’s personal secretary and confidente for over 12 years, and Mr. Beniamino Levi, president of the Stratton Foundation and The Dali Universe, are working side by side on the exhibition ‘The Vision of a Genius’ at the Time Warner Center in New York, located in New York's Columbus Circle, between Broadway and Central Park. As the exhibition curators, these two Salvador Dalí experts and avid collectors, have brought many years of experience, and their own particular specializations within the Dalinian oeuvre, to create a fascinating show and a comprehensive overview of the work of ‘The Master of Surrealism’. On display are more than forty original Dalí artworks, including: paintings, watercolours, and ink drawings, which are on loan from private collections. All of these artworks are curated personally by Mr. Enrique Sabater y Bonany, who lived ... More
Young Designer-Silversmith Award 2010 Recognised at National Museum Cardiff
CARDIFF.- Ben Ryan – the 16th winner of an annual competition run by the Goldsmiths’ Company, which focuses on young silversmithing students in Britain today - was faced with a brief of producing a presentation dish for a specific species of fish. On Thursday, 25 November 2010, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales was presented with his Mytilidae Dish (so called after the Latin name for the family of small salt water mussels), which will enter the Museum’s collection. Ben Ryan was chosen as the winner of the 2010’s Young Designer-Silversmith Award organised by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, London and therefore given the opportunity of making a piece of silver in a leading silversmithing workshop for a national museum collection. Ben’s work was overseen by master craftsmen Carl Padgham and Andrew Putland in their workshop at Pluckley in Kent. He worked with one of the largest blank ... More
Make It a Merry Christmas for the Bowes Museum by Taking Part in the Big Give
DURHAM.- The Bowes Museum is taking part in a national fundraising campaign to boost online donations during the festive period. The Barnard Castle treasure house has signed up to be part of The Big Give as a way of raising the extra funds necessary to fully equip and staff the Reading Room, which opened earlier this year as part of a major redevelopment of the 19th Century listed building. The Friends of The Bowes Museum have already pledged £6,000 towards library books for the new facility, but we are now urging members of the public to offer their support by going online at 10.00am on Monday 6 December to pledge their own contributions in a bid to match the Friends’ generosity. For those people who are able to donate as near to 10.00am on that date, their contribution can be doubled by private sponsorship managed by the Sponsors Club for Arts and Busi ... More
Protest Painting by Nicholas Middleton Wins Visitors' Choice
LIVERPOOL.- Nicholas Middleton is the winner of the John Moores Painting Prize’s Visitors’ Choice for the second time with his painting Protest, April 1st 2009. Nicholas scooped the £2,010 prize, sponsored by Rathbones, with a detailed photorealist depiction of the Financial Fools’ Day protest outside the Bank of England. While the John Moores Painting Prize charts development in contemporary painting, the Visitors’ Choice appears to also reflect the mood of the public, with many voters choosing the painting not only for its technical ability but also the subject matter. As one visitor described it: “It captures the feelings of the nation during an important phase of our history…” Another comments: “He (Middleton) has taken away the decoration and concentrated on the stark financial climate we live in.” The artist, who was also a prize winner in this year’s competition, won the Visitors’ Choice prize in 2006 with the work Sc ... More
Eskenazi to Bring Chinese Treasures to New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Rare and luxurious articles made for emperors, courtiers and scholars are the focus of the fifteenth annual New York exhibition staged by London gallery Eskenazi Ltd, one of the world’s leading dealers in Asian art. Early Chinese Metalwork in Gold and Silver and Works of Art of the Ming and Qing Dynasties will take place at the Ukrainian Institute, 2 East 79th Street , New York , from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 26 March 2011. The exhibition is part of Asian Art Dealers New York (AADNY) and coincides with Asia Week. The exhibition will feature exquisitely decorated pieces from the Tang period (618-907 AD), one of the most important being a parcel-gilt silver box and cover in the form of a melon surmounted by a bushy-tailed squirrel, or tree shrew, holding a bunch of grapes. This charming piece has an excellent provenance having been acquired in Shanghai in the 1950s by the distinguished collector/dealer Wa ... More
Matt Stokes Brings a Unique Take on "Penny Gaff" Culture to Stratford Underground Station
LONDON.- A musical hall extraordinaire, beatbox champ and an operatic soprano; these are just a handful of the colourful collection of local performers who are entertaining visitors at Stratford Underground station, courtesy of a new film and installation by artist Matt Stokes. The film will be on show for nine months at the station and is part of an ongoing series of artworks at the station in the lead up to London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Matt Stokes’ ‘The Stratford Gaff: A Serio-Comic-Operatick-Bombastick Interlude’ is the latest contemporary artwork commissioned by Art on the Underground on the London Underground and belongs to a collection of art projects for the Jubilee line. Around 170,000 journeys are made through Stratford station a day. The project draws heavily on the East End’s rich narrative of popular entertainment. ‘The Stratford Gaff’ is a contemporary take on the Victorian ‘Penny Gaffs’, where, for only a penny ... More
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