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A woman walks through the exhibition 'Napoleon and Europe. Dream and Trauma' at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, Germany. The exhibition pictures the Napoleonic era with about 400 exhibits runs until 25 April 2011. EPA/JOERG. CARASTENSEN.
BONN.- During the nearly sixteen years of his reign, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), more than any other historical figure, redrew the very foundations of European history and wrought changes that can be felt to this day – both positively and negatively. The exhibition, which has been panned and organized by the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, draws on a selection of high-calibre loans from all over Europe to present a comprehensive picture of Napoleon and his time. Painting and sculpture reached new heights of excellence in the Napoleonic era – both in the propaganda paintings by David, Gérard and Ingres and in the work of those who opposed the French emperor, among them Goya and the German Romanticists. Staying clear of well-worn clichés that paint Napoleon as a warmonger or a larger than life political genius, the exhibition aims to draw a more differentiated picture of t ... More |
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Frank Gehry's Design for University of Technology, Sydney Envisions a New Kind of Business School
Section view of west elevation, model scale: 1-to-50.
SYDNEY.- Sydney's Frank Gehry designed Dr Chau Chak Wing building will open a new page in business education in Australia. The world-renowned architect's plans for the $150 million building, his only in Australia, were unveiled at a media conference at the University of Technology, Sydney. UTS has been working with Gehry Partners to design a world-class business school based on the idea of a tree-house structure. As Frank Gehry has put it, "a trunk and core of activity and... branches for people to connect and do their private work." The building will have two distinct external facades, one composed of undulating brick, referencing the sandstone and the dignity of Sydney’s urban brick heritage, and the other of large, angled sheets of glass to fracture and mirror the image of surrounding buildings. The project inspired the Australian-Chinese business leader Dr Chau Chak Wing to donate a total of $25 million to UTS; $2 ... More | | Sotheby's Doha Auction 'Hurouf: The Art of the Word' Realises Above High Estimate, Total of $5.6 Million
Robin Woodhead Chairman of Sotheby's announcing the first auction dedicated to calligraphy. AP Photo/Osama Faisal.
DOHA, QATAR Sotheby’s ‘Hurouf: The Art of the Word’ Sale, the first-ever international auction entirely devoted to calligraphy, realised the outstanding total of $5,630,125 (QAR 20,500,765), in excess of the pre-sale high estimate of $5.5 million. The sale established sell-through rates of 72.5% by lot and 87.6% by value, and set 9 new records for artists at auction and benchmarks for 21 artists whose works have never before been offered in an international sale. 32% of the buyers were new to Sotheby’s. Following the auction, Robin Woodhead, Chairman Sotheby’s International, commented: “This evening’s sale concludes a remarkable week in Qatar . The concept of this calligraphic auction was exceptionally well received when we announced the sale in June, and the momentum and enthusiasm generated grew as we exhibited highlights in London, Abu Dhabi and ... More | | Exhibitions: World Museums Unite for Dulwich Picture Gallery's 200th Anniversary
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Self-portrait, 1887, Oil on canvas, 44 x 39 cm, Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
By: Adam Jourdan
LONDON (REUTERS).- London's Dulwich Picture Gallery turns 200 in January, and the museum is in for a birthday treat of 12 masterpieces from around the world, one for every month of its anniversary year. The paintings to be loaned to the gallery in the south of the capital including major works by Velazquez, Vermeer, El Greco, Veronese, Rembrandt, Ingres, Van Gogh, Gainsborough, Constable and Hockney. "Dulwich is recognized internationally as a really important museum in the history of museums," said gallery director Ian Dejardin. "So I felt able to go and visit and write to directors of major institutions that we've worked with over the years to suggest to them that they might like to lend what I suppose ... More |
 | Galerie Lelong Presents An Exhibition of Paintings by Five Emerging and Mid-Career Artists
Alexandra Grant, body (1), second iteration, after Michael Joyce's "this", 2010. Oil on linen, 80 x 70 inches (203.2 x 177.8 cm) © Alexandra Grant. Courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- Galerie Lelong presents Five from L.A., an exhibition of paintings by five emerging and mid-career artists—Whitney Bedford, Kirsten Everberg, Alexandra Grant, Iva Gueorguieva, and Annie Lapin—who each uniquely employ bold and saturated colors, an elusive sense of space, and fluid movement between abstraction and representation. Currently working in Los Angeles, the artists hail from diverse backgrounds and explore a variety of themes, including language, turmoil, and the fragility of memory and perception. Five from L.A. opened to the public on December 16th. In her enigmatic paintings of oil and ink, Whitney Bedford juxtaposes a traditional use of the horizon with unusual figures and hues, creating an ambiguous setting. Amid a sparse, serene background, tightly controlled yet wild brush strokes form a central figure that ... More | | Lee Harvey Oswald's Simple Wooden Coffin Sells for $87,469 to Mystery Bidder
The wooden coffin in which John F. Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was buried in. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong.
By: John Rogers,Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP).- The simple wooden coffin that was supposed to be Lee Harvey Oswald's final resting place will soon have a new resting place of its own after a mystery bidder bought it at auction for more than $87,000. The coffin was put on the auction block late last month by a Texas funeral home owner who swapped it with Oswald's family for a new one when the body was briefly exhumed in 1981. It sold Thursday evening for $87,469, which includes a 20 percent buyers' fee. "Anything connected to the JFK assassination sells for really high," said Nate D. Sanders of Nate D. Sanders Auctions in Santa Monica. He declined to provide details on the winning bidder, but said the bidder might speak publicly Friday. The auction was extended two hours because of a last-minute rush of bidding. Sanders ... More | | MoMA Presents Andy Warhol's Influential Early Film-Based Works on a Large Scale
Andy Warhol. Screen Test: Nico (1965). 16mm film (black and white, silent). 4 min. at 16fps. © 2010 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved. Film still courtesy of The Andy Warhol Museum.
NEW YORK, NY.- Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures, on view at MoMA from December 19, 2010, to March 21, 2011, focuses on the artist's cinematic portraits and nonnarrative, silent, and black-and-white films from the mid-1960s. Warhol’s Screen Tests reveal his lifelong fascination with the cult of celebrity, comprising a visual almanac of the 1960s downtown avant-garde scene. Included in the exhibition are such Warhol ―Superstars as Edie Sedgwick, Nico, and Baby Jane Holzer; poet Allen Ginsberg; musician Lou Reed; actor Dennis Hopper; author Susan Sontag; and collector Ethel Scull, among others. Other early films included in the exhibition are Sleep (1963), Eat (1963), Blow Job (1963), and Kiss (1963–64). Andy Warhol: Motion Pictures is organized by Klaus Biesenbach, Chief Curator at ... More |
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After More than 30 Years ABBA Returns to Sydney at the Powerhouse Museum
June 14, 1974 file photo of Swedish pop group ABBA, Bjorn Ulvaeus, rear left, Benny Andersson, rear right, Agnetha Faltskog, front left, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. AP Photo.
SYDNEY.- After more than 30 years since ABBA’s first live performance in Australia at the Sydney Showgrounds in Moore Park on that wet evening of 3 March 1977, ABBA returns to Sydney in the first official exhibition about the 1970s global pop sensation. The exhibition, ABBAWORLD, is showing exclusively in Sydney at the Powerhouse Museum from 17 December 2010. The exhibition captures the music, memories and magic that made the Swedish group a worldwide phenomenon and whose music almost four decades later continues to attract new generations of fans. Band member Björn Ulvaeus said: “It always seemed to me that people in the music press and also in the music industry sort of took it for granted that ABBA would be a one hit wonder. Why would we be different from any other Eurovision winner? “We really had an up-hill struggle after ... More | | Renovation and Extension of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp to Last from 2011 to 2017
The renovation and extension of the 19th-century museum in Antwerp ’s Zuid (South) district is a complex undertaking. © Claus & Kaan.
ANTWERP.- The renovation of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) will start in September 2011 and last until the autumn of 2017 rather than 2014 as previously announced. The main reasons for the longer duration are the scope and complexity of the work, combined with some complications revealed during the preparatory phase. The renovation and extension of the 19th-century museum in Antwerp’s Zuid (South) district is a complex undertaking. It encompasses not only the replacement of all obsolete technical systems, but also the construction of a new in-house storage room and an expansion of the museum surface area by 40%. The latter will be achieved by the insertion of additional floors in what are presently four large patios or courtyards. Part of the museum collection will be stored inside the building during the redevelopment, so the contractors must proceed with care. Meanwhile, various preliminary examinations have ... More | | Pierre Huyghe is the 2010 Winner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Contemporary Artist Award
Pierre Huyghe represents the commitment to creative innovation that this award seeks to recognize.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum announced that Pierre Huyghe is the 2010 winner of the museum’s contemporary artist award. Huyghe was selected by an independent panel of jurors for his “pioneering vision and tireless ambition to make art that defies expectations and extends conventional practices into new territory.” Huyghe is the ninth winner of the $25,000 award, which recognizes an artist younger than 50 who has produced a significant body of work and consistently demonstrates exceptional creativity. It is intended to encourage the artist’s future development and experimentation. “Pierre Huyghe represents the commitment to creative innovation that this award seeks to recognize,” said Elizabeth Broun, The Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. “Huyghe’s pioneering use of appropriated imagery and filmic reenactment reveal th ... More |
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Exhibition of Rarely-Seen Drawings Explore Noted Sculptor, Tony Smith's Early Work at the Menil Collection
Tony Smith, Untitled, 1953-55. Pastel on paper, 311/2 x 39 1/8 inches. Courtesy of Tony Smith Estate, New York © 2010 Tony Smith Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Tom Powel Imaging.
HOUSTON, TX.- On view at the Menil Collection from December 17, 2010 through April 3, 2011, Tony Smith: Drawings brings together a group of rarely-exhibited works on paper by the American artist best known for monumental geometric sculptures in steel and bronze. Created between 1950 and 1955, the 30 drawings on display encapsulate a dramatic turning point in Smith’s artistic career, as he shifted from his professional architectural work towards painting and sculpture. Throughout this brief yet remarkably productive period, Smith laid the formal and theoretical groundwork for some of the most essential sculptures of the mid-twentieth-century. Born in South Orange, New Jersey, in 1912, Smith was stricken with tuberculosis in early childhood – a circumstance, the artist recalled, that allowed him to develop his penchant for ... More | | Esther Mañas and Arash Moori Present Invoking a Demon Landscape at Espai 13 by Fundació Joan Miró
Circo Metafísico, 2007. Centre d'art Santa Mònica, Barcelona.
BARCELONA.- Esther Mañas (Madrid, 1974) and Arash Moori (Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1977) joined artistic forces in 2004. They currently live and work in Madrid. Their work explores sound within the extended field of sculpture and installation. Sound is used as a sculptural medium to change the perception of architectural spaces taken over by EM&AM. They work on a site-specific basis, making the most of a site’s symbolic properties or the given or found contexts. These architectural borrowings include materials and objects they find in their immediate surroundings or the contexts where they work, which they then alter using different techniques of visual and sound amplification. They redefine the interactions between objects and their architectural functions. These high- and low-technology altered objects are then smuggled into everyday spaces and used to spark spectators’ curiosity by creating a series of discontinuities and perturbations in their sensory perceptions ... More | | Foam in Amsterdam Presents a Retrospective Containing Work by W. Eugene Smith
W. Eugene Smith, Steelworker with Goggles, Pittsburg, 1955 © The Heirs of W. Eugene Smith, courtesy Black Star.
AMSTERDAM.- This winter, Foam presents a retrospective containing work by W. Eugene Smith (US, 1918-1978). Smith has been hailed as the founder of the photographic essay. His extensive pictorial narratives, accompanied by captions and comments, appeared in magazines such as the world-famous American periodical Life in the 1950s, the heyday of photographic journalism. Smith’s black-and-white reportages exhibit a powerful sense of involvement, dealing with subject matter that reflects his social commitment. Foam features six of his finest series, including The Country Doctor (1948), acclaimed as photojournalism’s first official photo essay. Other famous series such as Nurse Midwife, A Man of Mercy, Spanish Village, Pittsburgh and Minamata are also shown in the exhibition. Alongside the photos, magazines are on display as well as the short documentary entitled Lamp Unto My Feet. Smith ... More |
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Two Evocative Paintings of Welsh Landscapes to be Auctioned at Bonhams
LONDON.- Two beautiful oil paintings of the Welsh countryside by Alfred de Breanski are to feature in Bonhams auction of 19th Century Paintings on 27th January 2011. Fishermen and cattle, Betts-y-Coed is expected to fetch £10,000-15,000 while The Llugwy from Pont-y-Cyfyng, Capel Curig is estimated to sell for £5,000-7,000. Alfred de Breanski (1852-1928) was a British landscape artist admired for his spectacular and resplendent views of Wales and the highlands of Scotland. These rural scenes are noted for their beautiful depiction of light and often feature sheep or cattle. The artist made his debut at the Royal Academy in 1872, and his works were exhibited here until 1918. He went on many trips to Wales to paint the scenery and it was on one of these visits that he met the Welsh artist Annie Roberts, whom he later married. His works are well regarded and can be found in several museums including the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastl ... More
Moscow Museum of Modern Art Presents Cultural Exchange Project: VoTH
MOSCOW.- VoTH is a project of cultural exchange between Russia and the Netherlands, initiated by Dutch curators Marjan Teeuwen and Ine Lamers (Marjan Teeuwen / KW_14 is responsible for the organization of the exhibitions and the catalogue). The core of this exhibition is an endeavour of 8 Russian and 8 Dutch contemporary artists to analyze and reflect upon some aspects of today’s Russian society, culture, and history. All artists have created new work for this project. Dutch participants: Daya Cahen, Aliona van der Horst, Natasja Kensmil, Paul Kooiker, Ine Lamers, Paulien Oltheten, Marjan Teeuwen, Jasmijn Visser. Russian participants: Viktor Alimpiev, Alexandra Demenkova, Ksenia Galiaeva, Arkady Nasonov, PROVMYZA, Andrei Roiter, Roman Volgin, film program by Chto Delat? Group. Guest Artist in Moscow: Marina Chernikova. Holland and Russia have long and fruitful historic ties, yet collaboration and exchange in the field of contemporary art have not been developed intensely. H ... More
Ground-Breaking Exhibition of Contemporary 21st Century International Art at GoMA
QUEENSLAND.- An ambitious and ground-breaking exhibition of contemporary international art from the first decade of the twenty-first century is present at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) from December 18, 2010 to April 25, 2011. Queensland Art Gallery Director Tony Ellwood said ‘21st Century: Art in the First Decade’ would showcase over 180 works by more than 110 senior and emerging artists from over 40 countries, with most of the work from the Gallery’s own expanding collection.' ‘The Queensland Art Gallery has forged new territory in contemporary art over the past 20 years — with its Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) exhibition series, Kids’ APT programs, and Asian and Pacific collections — and ‘21st Century’ signals a new commitment to be truly international in contemporary art collection development,’ Mr Ell ... More
The National Museum of Women in the Arts Presents P(art)ners: Gifts from the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Beginning this winter through March 6, 2011, the National Museum of Women in the Arts presents P(art)ners: Gifts from the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection, an exhibition of 28 contemporary photographs and sculptures drawn from the more than 300 works the couple has donated to the museum. P(art)ners demonstrates the Podestas' shared collecting vision and honors their participation in the inaugural TEDWomen conference in Washington D.C. The Podestas' collaborative collecting practice inspired the NMWA staff to hand them the curatorial reins for this exhibition. The two have articulated the themes for P(art)ners and selected the works. Images of the female body or allusions to it (such as seen in G-Force Dive, a witty sculpture by E.V. Day (American, b. 1967) made from women's underwear stretched into the shape of fighter jets) present multiple views of contemporary feminine identity. These works exploring the f ... More
SFMOMA Announces 2010 SECA Award Winners
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announced that Mauricio Ancalmo, Colter Jacobsen, Ruth Laskey, and Kamau Amu Patton are the 2010 artists selected for its biennial SECA Art Award. Administered by SECA (Society for the Encouragement o f Contemporary Art), one of the museum's auxiliaries, the signature award honors Bay Area artists who are working independently at a high level of artistic maturity but who have not yet received substantial recognition. The four award winners will receive a modest cash prize and will be featured in an exhibition (with accompanying catalogue) that will open at the museum in the fall of 2011. The upcoming SECA Art Award exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of SECA. Distinguished as one of the few and longest standing award programs dedicated to local artists at a modern art museum in the United States, SECA has been bridging the traditional divide between ... More
Raptor-like Dinosaur Discovered in Eastern Utah
By: Josh Loftin, Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (AP).- A small, feathered raptor-like dinosaur thought to be 125 million years old has been discovered in eastern Utah, scientists announced Thursday. The Geminiraptor suarezarum was bipedal and, like other raptors, had a large head. Most of the known raptors discovered in North America date to between 72 million and 75 million years ago, which makes the discovery the oldest reported specimen of its kind. "They were fast, they were smart, they had big eyes and very dexterous hands," said James Kirkland, a paleontologist with the Utah Geological Survey. It was the eighth new species of dinosaurs discovered in Utah this year. Seven of those were found on federal land. The G. suarezarum was discovered on federal land near Green River, an area about 180 miles southeast of Salt Lake City that has become notable for the number of new species discovered there. The College of East ... More
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