| | A Selection of Shanghai's Diverse Contemporary Art on View at Kunstmuseum Bern
| | | | 
A visitor passes an artwork, entitled Flying Angels, by Chinese artist Jin Feng during a preview of an exhibition, entitled Big Draft Shanghai - Contemporary Art from the Sigg Collection, at the Museum of Fine Arts Bern, Switzerland, 17 November 2010. The collection of Uli Sigg unifies more than 1,200 Chinese contemporary art pieces, ranging from canvases to videos, photos and installations. The Museum of Fine Arts Bern presents selected works from the Sigg collection revealing the variety of artistic positions found in Shanghai, China. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER.
BERN.- The exhibition Mahjong: Chinese Contemporary Art from the Sigg Collection took place in the Kunstmuseum Bern in 2005. Media response was overwhelming both at home and abroad. The show was an ideal introduction to Chinese contemporary art, which received little attention at the time. The Mahjong catalogue is still regarded as standard literature on the topic today. Initiated in 2006, the Chinese Windows exhibition series allows the museum to further collaborate with Uli and Rita Sigg, so the museum can give their audience the opportunity of viewing their extensive collection regularly. Chinese Windows 2010 focuses on Contemporary Art from Shanghai, a metropolis of superlatives. The Kunstmuseum Bern is exhibiting works selected from the Sigg Collection by thirteen artists who live and work in Shanghai as well as showing works by two Beijing artists who explicitly engage with this megacity and dynamic seaport in the ... More |
 |
"Charles Marville" Exhibition and New Discoveries Announced by National Gallery of Art
Charles Marville, Rue de la Bûcherie, 1865/1869, albumen print from collodion negative, 32 x 27.1 cm (12 5/8 x 10 11/16 in. Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation through Robert and Joyce Menschel.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The first exhibition in the United States and the very first scholarly catalogue on the renowned 19th-century French photographer Charles Marville will present recently discovered, groundbreaking scholarship informing his art, including his identity, background, and family life. On view at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from October 1, 2012 through January 6, 2013, Charles Marville, 1813–1879 will include some 100 photographs that represent the artist's entire career, from his city scenes and landscape and architectural studies of Europe in the early 1850s to his compelling photographs of Paris and its environs in the late 1870s. The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington. "Although his photographs of Paris on the brink of modernity are widely ... More | | Archive of Photographer Richard Nickel Goes to the Art Institute of Chicago
Richard Nickel, Garrick-Schiller Building.
CHICAGO, IL.- The Richard Nickel Committee--a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and making accessible the images and research work of architectural photographer Richard Nickel (1928-1972)--has recently donated Nickel's archive documenting the work of Dankmar Adler, Louis H. Sullivan, and other noted Chicago architects to the Art Institute of Chicago's Ryerson & Burnham Libraries. The Richard Nickel Archive includes approximately 15,000 negatives, photographs, contact sheets, items of correspondence, documents, architectural drawings and reproductions, digital image files, realia, and other effects, including Nickel's personal library. Everything in the archive was created or owned by Richard Nickel or by the Richard Nickel Committee. The acquisition of the Nickel archive makes the Art Institute the premier repository in the nation for architectural photography and enhances its holdings of material ... More | | Metropolitan Presents Exhibition on Haremhab, Ancient Egyptian General Who Became Pharaoh
Haremhab as a Scribe, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun or Aya, ca. 1328–1316 B.C. Granodiorite, Probably from Memphis. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923 (23.10.1) Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- One of the most fascinating pharaohs of ancient Egypt, Haremhab (reigned ca. 1316–1302 B. C.) was a strong leader in a time of political and religious transition. As commander-in-chief of Tutankhamun's army, he oversaw important military campaigns at the border with Nubia and in the Levant; later, as the last king of Dynasty 18, Haremhab instituted laws that secured the rights of civilians and curbed abuses perpetrated by powerful groups, including the army. A statue that was created before he became king shows the general as a scribe and thus an administrator and wise man. This statue—the most famous three-dimensional image of Haremhab—is the focus of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's ... More |
 | Guggenheim Museum Announces Nominees for Rob Pruitt's 2010 Art Awards
Yves Klein, “Untitled Blue Sponge Sculpture (SE 89),” c. 1960. Private Collection. © 2010 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Image courtesy Yves Klein Archives.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum announced the nominees for Rob Pruitt’s 2010 Art Awards, the second annual celebration honoring the notable individuals, exhibitions, and projects that have made a significant contribution to the field of contemporary art during the past year. Awards in 14 categories will be presented at a fundraising event to benefit the Guggenheim Foundation and visual arts non-profit White Columns on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at the nightclub and music venue Webster Hall. Artist Rob Pruitt, whose conceptual practice is rooted in a pop sensibility and a playful critique of art world structures, conceived the event as a performance-based artwork which follows the format of a Hollywood awards ceremony. Designed by Pruitt with a flourish ... More | | Exhibition at the Getty Research Institute Refracts Ancient Mexican Art and Archaeology
Parade float from President Porfirio Díaz’s visit to Yucatan, Merída, 1906. F. Gómez Rul (Mexican, active 1900s). Gelatin silver print. Getty Research Institute.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Celebrating the bicentennial of Mexican independence and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution, Obsidian Mirror-Travels: Refracting Ancient Mexican Art and Archaeology on view at the Getty Research Institute from November 16, 2010 through March 27, 2011, presents highlights from the GRI’s strong collection of visual materials that explore representations of Mexican archaeological objects and sites from the Colonial era to the present. Through objects created over the past 500 years, the exhibition investigates historical dialogues among explorers, archaeologists and artists, and examines how Mexican antiquities have been viewed by the world and by the people of Mexico. The exhibition of more than 70 objects features images of ancient Maya and Aztec ruins by archaeologist-explorers such as John Lloyd Stephens and Désiré ... More | | Jimi Hendrix's Epiphone FT79 Guitar for Sale at Bonhams' Memorabilia Auction
Jimi Hendrix's Epiphone FT79 guitar. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- Bonhams are to sell a guitar once owned by Jimi Hendrix which his girlfriend of the time said he “used for almost everything he composed in this country”. It will be offered in the Entertainment Memorabilia auction on 15th December 2010 and is estimated to fetch £80,000-120,000. Hendrix, widely considered to be the best electric guitarist in the history of rock music, bought the vintage Epiphone FT79 guitar second hand for about $25 in New York during his first tour of the States. He kept it for three years – longer than any other documented Hendrix guitar and spent weeks recording, jamming and performing with it in New York, Washington DC and Los Angeles. The acoustic Epiphone became his favourite instrument and his girlfriend Kathy Etchingham has said, “it was used very, very heavily, continuously, all the time. Jimi had music coming out of every pore. One minute he’d be eating his breakfas ... More |
 |
Cain Schulte Explores the Diverse and Innovative Creations of International Artists
Mark Fox. "The Carp", 2010, oil on paper, linen tape, cardboard, mixed media, 32 x 20 x 10". Photo: Courtesy Cain Schulte Contemporary Art.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Cain Schulte Contemporary Art San Francisco & Berlin's joint exhibition Magna Carta explores the diverse and innovative creations of international artists who work with and on paper. The 20 acclaimed and emerging artists involved have been asked to create pieces thematically anchored in an investigation of the 13th-century legal document the Magna Carta, which is widely considered a pivotal turning point in the attempt to establish individual liberties, and a key element in the radical transformation of constitutional thought. The works in this exhibition explore contemporary issues focusing on the protection of personal freedom, individual rights, and unlawful imprisonment. The exhibition seeks to highlight the universality and contemporary relevance of the issues emanating from the Magna Carta in today's increasingly globalized world. The artists involved hail from many countries, including Germany, ... More | | Old Master Brueghel Campaign Approaches 900,000 as Painting Returns to Yorkshire
Pieter Brueghel the Younger, The Procession to Calvary, 1602. (detail)
LONDON.- The campaign to raise £2.7million so save The Procession to Calvary by Pieter Brueghel the Younger has reached just under £900,000 as the painting returns to Yorkshire to go on display at York Art Gallery on 17 November 2010. The painting, the star attraction at the National Trust’s Nostell Priory & Parkland, has been on display at the National Gallery for a month where it has been seen by almost half a million people and is now returning to Yorkshire for the next phase of the fundraising campaign where it can be enjoyed by the people of Yorkshire. The National Trust and the Art Fund jointly launched a £2.7million fundraising campaign to raise the money and save this iconic Old Master painting for the nation by Christmas. The Art Fund kick-started the campaign with a donation of £500,000. The Procession to Calvary is one of the most important attractions at Nostell Priory & Parkland in Yorkshire, owned by the National Trust since 1954, where it has hung for over 20 ... More | | MoMA Debuts Free iPad App in Conjunction with the Exhibition Abstract Expressionist New York
The iPad App for Abstract Expressionist New York, on view October 3, 2010-April 25, 2011, The Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Jason Brownrigg.
NEW YORK, NY.- In conjunction with the exhibition Abstract Expressionist New York, on view at The Museum of Modern Art through April 25, 2011, MoMA announces a free application for the Apple iPad, now available through the App Store. The Ab Ex NY App utilizes the technological capabilities of the iPad to foster enjoyment and understanding of major works of art from the Abstract Expressionist movement, which catapulted New York City to the center of the international art world in the 1950s and had a lasting influence on the history of modern art. The App is an informative and entertaining resource for use before or after a visit to the exhibition, or as a stand-alone guide to Abstract Expressionism through the lens of MoMA’s collection. The Ab Ex NY App provides iPad users with an immersive mobile experience blending high-resolution imagery, audio, video, mapping, and text in a user-friendly, fluid, and social interface. Some ... More |
 |
Previously Unseen Work by Dante Gabriel Rossetti to Be Shown in Birmingham
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Mnemosyne, 1876. © Private collection c/o Christie's Images Ltd., 2010.
BIRMINGHAM.- A previously unseen work by Dante Gabriel Rossetti is to go on show for the first time Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, The Poetry of Drawing, opening 29 January 2011. Rossetti’s brooding Mnemosyne (1876, private collection) is a striking large-scale pastel drawing depicting Jane Morris, wife of the designer William Morris and Rossetti’s most important muse in the last decade of his life. The drawing remained in Rossetti’s studio until his death and has been in a private collection ever since. Rossetti fell in love with Jane and drew and painted her repeatedly, sometimes as herself but more often as characters from mythology and literature. Her distinctive appearance, with her heavy dark hair and strong, impassive features, has come to typify the later Pre-Raphaelite ideal of female beauty. When the novelist Henry James, having seen Rossetti’s paintings of her, met Jane in person in 1869, he ... More | | Exhibition Examines Noguchi's Ties to Key Figures in Art, Theater, Design, and Architecture
Isamu Noguchi with model for Josef von Sternberg pool, 1935.
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- This fall, The Noguchi Museum marks its twenty-fifth anniversary with an important exhibition that explores the relationship between Isamu Noguchi (1904–88) and some forty figures from the worlds of art, architecture, design, and theater. On view from November 17, 2010, through April 24, 2011, On Becoming an Artist: Isamu Noguchi and His Contemporaries, 1922–1960 will integrate artworks and documentary materials to examine Noguchi’s relationships with figures such as artists Constantin Brancusi, Alexander Calder, Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky, and Frida Kahlo; designer and inventor Buckminster Fuller; architects including Gordon Bunshaft, Louis Kahn, and Richard Neutra; and dancers and choreographers Martha Graham, Erick Hawkins, and Merce Cunningham, among many others both famous and less well-known. In so doing, it will provide a singular portrait of the art world at ... More | | American International Fine Art Fair 2011: Highlights Announced for February Edition
Pierre Auguste Renoir, Jeune Femme au Chapeau Noir, 1895. Oil on canvas, 21 5/8 x 18 1/8 inches. Signed lower left: Renoir. Photo: Courtesy Hammer Galleries.
PALM BEACH, FL.- Every February prestigious, international fine art and antique galleries gather in Palm Beach for the American International Fine Art Fair, attracting distinguished collectors, connoisseurs, and art enthusiast from across the globe. International Fine Art Expositions (IFAE), organizers of the 15th annual American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF), released highlights for the 2011 edition of the fair today. AIFAF will return to the Palm Beach County Convention Center on February 4th for a VIP preview night with show dates continuing from February 5th-13th, 2011. IFAE continues last year’s successful format with a full schedule of daily activities to coincide with the exhibitions. These activities include informative lectures from highly respected museum curators and art experts, as well as cocktail parties and other social events. This coming year ... More |
| More News |
Estate of Television and Business Pioneer Maria Helen Smith Brings More than $3-Million at Bonhams & Butterfields
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields was pleased to offer the Estate of Maria Helen Smith, San Diego, California during the auctions of Classic California: Important Motorcycles, Motorcars and Related Memorabilia, Sunset Estate and a single-owner sale. Assembled over the course of a lifetime, the Collection features a diverse group of 19th century works with a focus on the European and Asian aesthetic. The Fall sales included a discerning selection of rare pieces by renowned makers such as Francois Linke, Paul Sormani and Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener, as well as beautiful examples of jewelry, couture and motoring excellence. The Los Angeles sales brought more than $3-million dollars to become several of Bonhams & Butterfields most successful auctions to date. "Bonhams & Butterfields was pleased to offer works from the Estate of Maria Helen Smith during the Fall of 2010. The single-owner sale attracted a crowd of more than ... More
California Warehouse Fire Began in Neil Young's Car
SAN CARLOS (AP).- A fire at a San Francisco Bay area warehouse where singer-songwriter Neil Young stored memorabilia started in a vintage car the singer had converted into a hybrid vehicle in a much publicized project to promote fuel-efficiency, authorities said. Belmont-San Carlos Fire Marshal Jim Palisi told the San Mateo County Times on Monday that the Nov. 9 fire began in Young's 1959 Lincoln Continental convertible and spread to the warehouse. Fire crews were able to save about 70 percent of the 10,000-square-foot building's contents, including other vintage cars, guitars and framed photos belonging to Young. The blaze caused an estimated $850,000 in damage to Young's possessions and damaged his car, dubbed the LincVolt. The building suffered another $250,000 in damage, Palisi said. No one was injured. Young had converted the car to run on batteries and a biodiesel-powered generator as part of a project to create the world's most efficient full-size vehicle. The white, 20-f ... More
Sotheby's Latin American Art Evening Sale Totals $ 14,814,500; Sets 8 New Records
NEW YORK, NY.- Last night’s Evening Sale of Latin American Art at Sotheby’s in New York brought a total of $14,814,500, meeting pre-sale expectations (est. $14.5/19.8 million). The highlight of the evening was Les Abalochas Dansent Pour Dhambala, dieu de l'unité by Wifredo Lam which set a new record for the artist at auction when four bidders sent the price to $2,154,500 (est. $1.75/2.25 million). Les Abalochas was painted 1970 and once hung in the Cuban artist’s home in Italy. Other Lam highlights included an Untitled painting which sold for $470,500 (est. $400/600,000) and Femma from 1944 which fetched $374,500 (est. $250/350,000). In addition to Lam, at least seven other records were set for artists including Alejandro Otero and the 19th century artist Eugenio Landesio. Carmen Melián, Head of Latin American Art at Sotheby’s said: “Tonight’s sale was in part an homage to Wifredo Lam, and the re ... More
Mexicans Celebrate Food as Intangible Heritage
MEXICO CITY (AP).- The quesadilla had more zip Wednesday and the taco tasted just a bit sweeter as Mexico celebrated its food being put on the United Nations list of intangible cultural heritage, alongside the lofty art of eating in France. The U.N. Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization recognized everything from the growing of corn, beans and chilies to Mexican dishes prepared with grinding stones and mortars as an ancient process worth safeguarding in the face of encroaching global influences. "Collectives of female cooks and other practitioners devoted to raising crops and traditional cuisine ... express community identity, reinforce social bonds, and build stronger local, regional and national identities," said the committee of 24 countries that determines the list. The group, meeting in Kenya this week, announced additions to the list Tuesday that also included flamenco in Spain and carpet-weaving in Azerbaijan. UNESCO, known for designating world heritage sites s ... More
National Gallery Receives Major Donation for New Education Centre
LONDON.- The National Gallery announced that a transformational gift of £1 million has been made by American industrialist and philanthropist Mark Pigott OBE towards the refurbishment of the National Gallery’s Education Centre and to improve its teaching facilities. Dr Nicholas Penny, National Gallery Director, said: “Education and public engagement have always been central to the Gallery’s mission. We have a long tradition of offering people opportunities to discover, explore and learn about the collection, whatever their age or level of understanding. "Our education programme is one of the largest in Europe, with over 80,000 school pupils on facilitated visits per year, 3,300 teachers on courses and 80,300 adults participating in our talks and tours. We are delighted to announce the renaming of the Education Centre as the Pigott Education Centre and would like to thank Mr Pigott for this genero ... More
Botanical Sculptures by Paula Hayes Installed in Museum of Modern Art's Lobby
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents an installation of two sculptures by New York artist and landscape designer Paula Hayes (b. 1958) that will be on view in the Museum’s lobby from November 17, 2010 through February 28, 2011. The installation, Nocturne of the Limax maximus, includes a fifteen-foot-long, wall-mounted horizontal sculpture called Slug, and a free-standing floor-to-ceiling structure titled Egg. Organic in form and containing a variety of living plants, the vessels will enliven the space during the winter season. The installation is organized by Ann Temkin, The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, in collaboration with the artist. Since the 1990s, Hayes has produced botanical sculptures—organically ... More
|
|
|
No comments:
Post a Comment