| | Recovery of Painting by Albrecht Dürer Leads Italian Police to Various Pieces of Stolen Art
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The suicide of Cleopatra, a painting by German renaissance artist Albrecht Durer that was stolen from a museum in central Italy in May 1972, is shown during a press conference to illustrate the recovery of various pieces of stolen art, in Rome Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino.
ROME.- Sixteen paintings that had been stolen at various times from private homes and churches will be back by Christmas, to their rightful owners. The works of art seized by police in September for the protection of cultural heritage have been recovered from the house of a Roman designer and 'at large were reported stolen to the public prosecutor of Rome. In his house were found and photographed 180 paintings from various periods, purchased in markets and fairs across Italy, during a period of over 30 years. The investigation''- said Lt. Col. Raffaele Mancino - 'started by the request of a collector from Rome, who wanted to buy a painting by the Sienese school of the fifteenth century, and it was' directed to this department to verify the legal origin''. Having established that the painting of the 'Suicide of Cleopatra' was included in the database with the command of unlawfully removed cultural property, started off the investigation. ... More |
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AGO Partners with Centre Pompidou to Bring Masterworks by Chagall, Kandinsky to Toronto
Marc Chagall, Dance, 1950‐52 (La danse, 1950‐52), oil on canvas, 238.0 x 176.0 cm. Collection of the MNAM, Centre Pompidou, Paris © Adagp/Centre Pompidou, Mnam‐CCi / Dist.RMN Marc Chagall.
TORONTO.- The Art Gallery of Ontario is bringing the magic, whimsy and wonder of Marc Chagall to Toronto next fall with a major exhibition organized by the Centre Pompidou. Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde: Masterpieces from the Collection of the Centre Pompidou, Paris on view from October 15, 2011 through January 15, 2012, features the lush, colourful, and dreamlike art of Marc Chagall alongside the visionaries of Russian modernism, including Wassily Kandinsky, Kasimir Malevich, Natalia Goncharova, Sonia Delaunay, and Vladimir Tatlin. Drawn from the collection of the Centre Pompidou, the exhibition examines how Chagall’s Russian heritage influenced and informed his artistic practice, illustrating how he at turns embraced and rejected broader movements in art history as he developed his widely ... More | | 20th Century Design Sales at Sotheby's in New York Total More than $19 Million
The day began with a blockbuster sale of a rare interior of furniture by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. Photo: Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- A week of 20th Century Design sales at Sotheby’s New York concluded, bringing in excess of $19 million. This represents the highest total for a week of Design sales at Sotheby’s New York since December 2003, achieved with less than one third of the total number of lots on offer. The week was led by an auction of nine masterworks by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, an original interior of furniture that had been in storage for nearly a quarter of a century. The sale brought $6,618,100, more than double its pre-sale high estimate. The day began with a blockbuster sale of a rare interior of furniture by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, the legendary French Art Deco atelier. The nine masterworks on offer achieved $6,618,100 in total, more than double the pre-sale high estimate of $2.5 million*. The salesroom saw spirited bidding from an international ... More | | Los Angeles County Museum of Art Presents the First Museum Exhibition of Artist Steve Wolfe
Untitled (Study for Stories of Atists & Writers), 1997-1998. Pencil and screenprint on paper, 13 x 10 in. Collection of Gail and Tony Ganz. © 2009 Steve Wolfe.
LAS ANGELES, CA.- —The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Steve Wolfe on Paper, the first solo museum exhibition of artist Steve Wolfe. For the last twenty years, Wolfe has created objects and drawings of astounding craft and visual presence that explore the intersections between material culture, intellectual history, and personal and collective memory. The exhibition focuses on works on paper—some that are purely drawn, but most of which combine aspects of drawing, painting, collage and printmaking. The title, Steve Wolfe on Paper, selected by Wolfe himself, refers to the artist’s technique and subject (Wolfe’s work often depicts paper in the form of books) and to his commitment to the material and the handmade, a particularly compelling issue given the current endangered status of the printed word. LACMA’s presentation—the final stop on the exhibition’s national tour—is ... More |
 | Sculptures and Photographs by Anthony Pearson at David Kordansky Gallery
Installation view. Courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- David Kordansky Gallery presents an exhibition of new work by Anthony Pearson. The exhibition will run through February 5, 2011. Anthony Pearson's sculptures and photographs are, on the one hand, records of a studio practice dedicated to non-representational mark-making and the pursuit of free aesthetic movement; on the other, they are the elements of a vocabulary designed to systematize the irrational and inexplicable facets of artistic endeavor. This oscillation between generative and curatorial instincts is manifest in the solarized silver gelatin prints that form one of the central aspects of Pearson's work. These unique prints are photographs of ink drawings on foil: images, in essence, of hand-drawn marks that have been mediated by the optical and chemical processes of photography. By arranging them in sets or pairing them with sculptural works, Pearson distances himself even further from ... More | | The National Gallery of Canada Creates Special Programs to Celebrate Winterlude
The National Gallery of Canada.
OTTAWA, B.C.- The National Gallery of Canada announced that it will add to the magic of the Winterlude celebrations by featuring additional special programming. This will take place during the second weekend of the festival on February 12 and 13 and will include a talk with internationally renowned sculptor Roxy Paine, a special pancake breakfast and a day of in and outdoor family activities. “Winterlude is a very popular festival with residents and visitors to the National Capital Region alike, said NGC director Marc Mayer. We are pleased to be associated more closely with this festival and to integrate our programs with those of the National Capital Commission. We are also proud to contribute to their new approach to Winterlude.”
Internationally renowned and critically-acclaimed sculptor, Roxy Paine (creator of the recently installed 100 Foot Line on Nepean Point), will sit down with National Gallery of Canada Dir ... More | | National Museum Cardiff Announces Exhibition of Ancient Rock Carvings from Dazu, China
Head of Sakyamuni Buddha, Southern Song dynasty (AD1127-1279), from the Duobaota (‘Pagoda of Many Treasures’) on Beishan, Dazu; carved, painted and gilded sandstone.
WALES.- Visitors to National Museum Cardiff in the New Year will have an exclusive opportunity to see a unique exhibition of ancient rock carvings from China - sculptures which have never before been seen outside China. From Steep Hillsides: Ancient Rock Carvings from Dazu, China will be exhibited from Wednesday 26 January to Sunday 3 April 2011. The steep hillsides of the Dazu World Heritage site near Chongqing contain an exceptional series of rock carvings dating from the 9th to the 13th centuries. The carvings comprise some 50,000 figures in total, and are remarkable for their aesthetic quality, their rich diversity of subject matter, both secular and religious, and the light that they shed on everyday life in China during this period. This free exhibition - From Steep Hillsides: Ancient Rock Carvings ... More |
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First Large-Scale Exhibition of Contemporary Taiwanese Art in Hungarian Region Opens
TZENG Yong-Ning: Splendid 09. 2009. 75 x 107 cm. ball point pen, ink, paper. Courtesy of the artist.
BUDAPEST.- Taiwan Calling is the first large-scale exhibition in the region to present contemporary Taiwanese art. In recent years, the increasing number of programmes created by various European cultural institutions has shown a genuine and professional interest in contemporary Asian art. The exhibition in Budapest, due to a unique cooperation, is on display simultaneously at the Ludwig Museum and Műcsarnok from December 17, 2010. - March 06, 2011, where the works of altogether 25 artists represent the rich and fresh contemporary Taiwanese art scene. The Taiwan Calling – Elusive Island exhibition realised at the Ludwig Museum presents artistic reflections on the social, historical, ethnic, political, and cultural issues pertaining to the multifaceted Taiwanese society of our time. During the last few decades, Taiwan has witnessed rapid and radical ... More | | Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Honorary Patrons Scheme Launched by Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry. Photo: Adam Whitehead.
GATESHEAD.- Eight of the biggest names in art and music have pledged their support for BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. Antony Gormley, David Shrigley, Louise and Jane Wilson, Yoko Ono, Melvyn Bragg, Sting, Neil Tennant and Bryan Ferry have been unveiled as the first Honorary Patrons whose role will be to champion the Gateshead gallery. Legendary musician and lead singer of Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry will become the first Honorary Patron to appear at the gallery when he hosts a special one-off event early in the New Year to raise funds for BALTIC’s Learning Programme. Born in Washington Co. Durham, Ferry studied Fine Art at Newcastle University before becoming one of the most iconic figures in popular music. Bryan Ferry will return to the North East on Saturday 22 January for an exclusive In Conversation with evening which will provide fans with a unique chance to hear ... More | | Michelle Obama Presents Highest Honors for Museums to Japanese American National Museum
First lady Michelle Obama speaks before presenting the 2010 National Medals for Museum and Library Science, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite.
LAS ANGELES, CA.- The Japanese American National Museum was presented the Institute of Museums and Library Services’ (IMLS) National Medal, the nation’s highest honor for museums, by First Lady Michelle Obama in ceremonies at the White House on Friday, December 17, 2010. The National Medal was accepted by National Museum President & CEO Akemi Kikumura Yano, Board Chairman Emeritus Ernest Doizaki, and community member Paul Takemoto. Institutions are presented with the National Medal by IMLS in recognition for their "extraordinary civic, educational, economic, environmental, and social contributions." The National Medal for Museum and Library Service was created to underscore the important role played by these institutions throughout the nation. ... More |
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Bonhams to Sell King Baudouin of Belgium's Aston Martin at the Grand Palais
1955 Aston Martin DB2 4 3.0-Litre Sports Saloon Baudouin II. Photo: Bonhams.
PARIS.- A 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 Sports Saloon, which was owned by King Baudouin of Belgium, who reigned in Belgium from 1951 until his death in 1993, is to be sold at Bonhams’ Paris sale of Motor Cars at the Grand Palais on 5 February 2011. The car, which was supplied new to the King in February 1955, has attracted a pre-sale estimate of €200,000 – 240,000. King Baudouin was renowned for his love of fast cars. As well as having this Aston Martin, described in Autocar (1953) as ‘an expensive car designed to cater for the connoisseur of sports cars who is not limited by financial considerations’, he also owned a Porsche Spyder and was passionate about Maseratis. Accompanied by photographs of King Baudouin with his brother, the present King Albert II, the car is in concours condition following its complete restoration to original specification between 2001 and 2008. A 1956 ... More | | Merseyside Maritime Museum's Sailortown Project: Casting Light on Vanished World
Much of Liverpool’s seafaring areas were clustered around the city centre, inland from the Albert, Canning and Salthouse Docks.
LIVERPOOL.- People have been recalling their memories of Liverpool’s once-vibrant seafaring district in a study linked to Merseyside Maritime Museum displays. Historians, museum curators and film-makers are collaborating on the Mapping Memory of the Waterfront project. Many years ago all ports had a Sailortown where mariners relaxed, shopped and did business. Liverpool’s extended behind the docks and was finally swept away in the 1970s with the arrival of containerisation. For centuries ships spent several days in port while cargoes were loaded and unloaded. This gave crews the chance to visit their haunts ashore. Since the introduction of roll-on / roll-off, vessels spend less time in port and the ship’s company are unlikely to go ashore. Much of Liverpool’s seafaring areas were clustered around the city centre, ... More | | Crafts Council Announces Exhibitors for Collect 2011 at London's Saatchi Gallery
This will be the third year that the fair has been presented at London’s Saatchi Gallery.
LONDON.- The Crafts Council announces exhibitors for COLLECT 2011: the international art fair for contemporary objects, which will take place at the Saatchi Gallery, London from 6-9 May 2011. This will be the third year that the fair has been presented at London’s Saatchi Gallery where 37 of the world’s finest international craft galleries will showcase and sell exquisite objects by new and established artists. Between them they will display the very best ceramic, glass, jewellery, textile, wood, furniture, silver and fine metal work in the world. A first for COLLECT 2011, a project space will also exhibit new site-specific artist installations and works to commission. COLLECT is Europe’s premier annual fair for museum quality contemporary craft. Since its inception in 2004, each year the fair has attracted over 10,000 collectors and visitor ... More |
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The Tyler Museum of Art Presents an Exhibition of The Tile Club-Artists of America's Aesthetic Movement
TYLER, TX.- The Tyler Museum of Art examines the late 19th Century expression of an American aesthetic with the exhibition “Studiously Slangy and Bohemian,” The Tile Club–Artists of America’s Aesthetic Movement from the Graham Williford Collection. The exhibition on view from December 14, 2010 through February 20, 2011 in the Museum’s Bell Gallery. In addition to the two rare examples of the exhibition’s namesake tiles, over 80 paintings, sculptures and prints from the Tile Club artists are on view. The exhibition is organized by the Tyler Museum of Art. Tile Club members were arguably the first group of artists who succeeded in creating a “cult of the artists” against the backdrop of America’s “Aesthetic Movement” during the late 19th Century. Their group, based in New York, was primarily made up of artists but also included other professionals such as an architect an ... More
Kahmann Gallery Presents "Talents of the Royal College of Art"
MSTERAM.- Kahmann Gallery presents “Talents of the Royal College of Art,” which showcases works by five recent graduates of the prestigious London institution’s photography master program. During their studies, the photographers evolved artistically and each have come to exhibit a strong vision, a distinct signature, and a profound depth in their respective works. Beyond their educational credentials, they share little in common, except for a tremendous focus and ambition to create amazing work. Kahmann Gallery is very impressed with their artistic maturity, and decided to exhibit their works in a group show, currently on display through 19th February 2011. With this show we offer a platform for photographers who are at the start of their careers, but whose work is well matched to the quality and talent Kahmann Gallery is known for. Bailes, Goudal, Herman, Harvey-Regan, and Winsor are promising photograph ... More
Definitive Royal Ontario Museum Book on Iconic Canadian Artist Now in Stores
TORONTO.- The latest Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) publication, Paul Kane/the Artist/: Wilderness to Studio beautifully illuminates a jewel of the ROM’s collections, the works of the Irish-born Canadian artist, Paul Kane (1810-1871). The book, published in the bicentennial of the artist’s birth, is written by Kenneth R. Lister, Assistant Curator of Anthropology in the ROM’s Department of World Cultures. Paul Kane/the Artist/ is the perfect gift for students of Canadian history, art historians, connoisseurs of art, anthropologists, those interested in the cultures of Aboriginal peoples and, of course, the many admirers of Kane’s art. The ROM’s anthropology section holds the world’s largest collection of Paul Kane’s art — 100 oil paintings and nearly 400 sketches in graphite and watercolour. This landmark study marks the first time that the ROM’s collection has been published in a single ... More
Manuscripts by Composers Such as Mozart and Beethoven, Available on The Morgan Library & Museum's Web Site
NEW YORK, NY.- The Morgan Library & Museum announced that on December 20, 2010, it will make digital versions of more than forty celebrated music manuscripts from its extraordinary permanent collection available on its Web site for the first time. Music Manuscripts Online, at www.themorgan.org/music, will include such important works as Beethoven's Violin and Piano Sonata, op. 96; Chopin's Polonaise, op. 53; Debussy's En sourdine; Haydn's Symphony No. 91; Mahler's Symphony No. 5; Mendelssohn's Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage; Mozart's Piano Concerto, K 537; and Schubert's Impromptus D 935. Eventually as many as nine hundred manuscripts containing more than 42,000 pages will be added to the Morgan’s Web site. The Morgan’s collection of music manuscripts is considered one of the best in the world, and is consulted by scholars, performers, conductors, and collectors. Until recently, access was largely provided by appo ... More
Spectacular 1882 $20 Gold Certificate Headlines Heritage Tampa FUN Currency Auction
DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions, the official auctioneer of the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Show, will present a substantial number of rare and exceptional notes as part of its Signature® Currency Auction, Jan. 6-10, in Tampa FL. A total of 5970 lots will be offered in four floor sessions that will take place Jan. 6-8, and two online-only sessions that will take place Jan. 9-10 in Dallas. The Auction is anchored by The Menlo Park Collection, The Dr. Larry Miller Collection, The Dee Panda Collection, The R.J. Bradley Collection, The Nicholas J. Buyer Collection and The Everglades Collection of Florida National Bank Notes. The auction will also include a Serial Number One Fr. 1175 $20 1882 Gold Certificate PMG Choice Fine 15 that carries an estimate of $400,000 to $500,000. This spectacular Gold Certificate is one of only two known, with the other example listed in the census, but yet to make an auction appearance. A spectacular ... More
Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA, Selected as 2011 Recipient of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Award
WASHINGTON, D.C..- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) have selected Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA, as the 2011 recipient of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Award, given to an architect or architecturally oriented organization exemplifying the profession’s responsibility toward current social issues. As one of very few African-American women architects, Sutton has spent her career advocating inclusion in the planning and design profession. She will be presented with the award at the 2011 AIA National Convention in New Orleans. The award honors civil rights leader Whitney M. Young Jr., proponent of social change and head of the Urban League from 1961 until his death in 1971. At the 1968 AIA Annual Convention, Young challenged architects to more actively increase participation in the profession by minorities and women. Originally from Cincinnati, Sutton began her professional life as a classical musician. The idea of preserving o ... More
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