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Spanish police agent carrying an unidentified artwork by Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida. The piece is one of 35 stolen artworks from which police has recovered 34, including pieces by Pablo Picasso, Colombian artist Fernando Botero and Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida that were stolen from a Madrid warehouse.The pieces, stolen on 27 November, were found in a stolen truck in an industrial area on Madrid's southern outskirts. EPA/Ministerio del Interior.
MADRID.- Police have recovered in good condition 34 of the 35 works of art that were stolen from a truck three weeks ago in Getafe (Madrid) and which are worth about five million euros. The same sources acknowledged yesterday that, for now, they failed to apprehend the perpetrators of the robbery. The vehicle, whose keys were kept in the glove compartment, was abandoned in Alcorcón to confuse the officers. Although it was initially thought that the works of art were stolen on request and that they may already have had a buyer, with the passage of time the investigation took a turn after it emerged that a sculpture by Chillida had ended in a junkyard. This startling revelation shows that the thieves (three masked men who did not even bother to switch off the alarms) were met with a commodity they did not expect and did not know what to fo with it. According to the initial investigation, the thieves transferred the works to a van after leaving the truck and it was there that the l ... More |
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Museum of the Confederacy Opens Civil War Message, Decodes It: No Help Coming
A Civil War bottle with a message that was tucked inside. AP Photo/Museum of the Confederacy.
By: Steve Szkotak, Associated Press
RICHMOND, VA.- A glass vial stopped with a cork during the Civil War has been opened, revealing a coded message to the desperate Confederate commander in Vicksburg on the day the Mississippi city fell to Union forces 147 years ago. The dispatch offered no hope to doomed Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton: Reinforcements are not on the way. The encrypted, 6-line message was dated July 4, 1863, the date of Pemberton's surrender to Union forces led by Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Siege of Vicksburg in what historians say was a turning point midway into the Civil War. The message is from a Confederate commander on the west side of the Mississippi River across from Pemberton. "He's saying, 'I can't help you. I have no troops, I have no supplies, I have no way to get over there,' " Museum of the Confederacy collections manager Catherine M. Wright said of the author of the dispiriting message. "It was just another ... More | | 20th Century Financial Titan and Top Modern Art Collector Roy R. Neuberger Dies at 107
Roy R. Neuberger, one of the foremost patrons of American art, speaks in his apartment Jan. 27, 2003. AP Photo/John Marshall-Mantel.
NEW YORK, NY.- Roy R. Neuberger, a Wall Street investor who became one of the nation's top modern art collectors, has died. He was 107. Neuberger died Friday at his home in Manhattan's Pierre Hotel, said Rich Chimberg, a spokesman for the Neuberger Berman firm. Neuberger had survived Wall Street's three major crises with enough money to build one of the largest private collections of major contemporary masterpieces. He acquired hundreds of paintings and sculptures by such artists as Milton Avery, Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe and others. But he never sold any work by a living artist, believing collectors should buy contemporary art and keep it, while giving the public access. The works are now scattered at 70 institutions in 24 states — many at the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, north of New York City. At a White House ceremony in 2007, President George W. Bush presented him with a National Medal of Arts. Neuberger was a consummat ... More | | Forty Photographs by Photographer Jeanloup Sieff at Bernheimer Fine Art Photography
Jeanloup Sieff, Le dos d'Astrid, Harper's Bazaar, Palm Beach 1964. Gelatin Silver Print, printed later. Verso stamped and signed by the Estate, 50,5 x 40,5 cm.
MUNICH.- Bernheimer Fine Art Photography presents in its gallery spaces on Brienner Strasse in Munich the exhibition Jeanloup Sieff: Four Decades. It features a selection of around forty photographs from four decades by the great French photographer Jeanloup Sieff. This unique selection of photographs offers a look at the themes of fashion, portrait, and nude photography from the 1960s to the late 1990s. It includes both vintage prints and later prints made during the photographer’s lifetime and authorized by him. The curator, Ira Stehmann, in collaboration with Barbara Sieff and in consultation with Blanca Bernheimer selected the works directly from the photographer’s estate in Paris, and it is the first larger selection to be exhibited in a gallery in nearly a decade. The number of vintage and later prints of the motifs presented in the estate is very limited. Only a single copy of some of the prints is for sale. That explains why so few works have been sold from the ... More |
 | More than 350,000 have Visited the First Exhibition in Mexico Dedicated to Moctezuma II
No other exhibition had raised as much interest among the public. Photo: INAH/H. Montano.
MEXICO CITY.- More than 350,000 persons have visited the exhibition “Moctezuma II. Time and Destiny of a Ruler”, which opened at the Templo Mayor Museum on June 17th 2010, where 220 Prehispanic and Colonial jewels account for the life of the last Tenochtitlan governor. The exhibition will be open until January 16th 2011. Carlos Gonzalez, director of Templo Mayor Museum, informed that since the inauguration of the precinct of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in 1987, no other exhibition had raised as much interest among the public, also generated by the success the show had in the British Museum in London, where 210,000 persons visited it. Archaeologist Leonardo Lopez Lujan, one of the curators, remarked that “unlike the exhibition mounted in Europe, in Mexico it is presented with a new format with a double attraction: the character of Moctezuma is approached, and ... More | | Selection of Vintage Gelatin Silver and Polaroid Prints by Albert Watson at Hamiltons
Mick Jagger photographed by Albert Watson, Los Angeles, 1992, Vintage Watson, courtesy of Hamiltons.
LONDON.- Scottish-born photographer Albert Watson’s forty year career has been one of unparalleled productivity. He is renowned for his iconic portraits, innovative fashion work and distinctive land and cityscapes. In this exhibition, only his second UK gallery show, Hamiltons presents an exclusive selection of vintage gelatin silver prints and polaroid prints, including some of his most famous images. Unearthed from his extensive personal archive, these prints are a testament to the pursuit of perfection embodied in Watson’s technique; he printed all the gelatin silver prints himself. Watson’s polaroids provide evidence of his meticulous working methods – directly highlighting the creative process linking his thoughts and vision to the final images. Hamiltons is the exclusive representative for Watson’s vintage photographs. From unique polaroids to the only vintage prints ever sold by Watson& ... More | | Exhibitions: Pablo Picasso Zurich Exhibition Recreates Landmark 1932 Show
Pablo Picasso by Man Ray, 1933 © Man Ray Trust/2010 ProLitteris, Zurich, (Exhibition flyer, design by Hesskiss).
By: Robert Evans
ZURICH (REUTERS) .- In September 1932, already a world-famous artist, Pablo Picasso drove from Paris to Zurich for the opening of a mega-exhibition of his works that was to mark a turning point in Western cultural history. Although he curated the exhibits himself and stayed at a luxury lakeside hotel nearby for two days, hobnobbing with art connoisseurs and critics, he mysteriously never went to see the show at the city's Kunsthaus Museum. This autumn, and to celebrate its own centenary, the Kunsthaus has recreated the landmark exhibition -- or something under a half of it -- and it has been pulling in the crowds. For the original, the then already 51-year-old Picasso chose the 229 works himself -- paintings, lithographs and a handful of bronze sculptures -- to be displayed. "In effect," says Tobia Bezzola who ... More |
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Art Antiques London 2011 on Track to Repeat Success of Last Year's Inaugural Fair
Naples biscuit figure representing Napoleon, commissioned by Joachim Murat around 1808-1815. Photo: Courtesy Christophe Perles.
LONDON.- Art Antiques London was launched in June 2010 to wide acclaim, winning praise, in particular, for its central location, light and airy atmosphere and stylish presentation. The boutique Fair incorporates The International Ceramic Fair and Seminar, which this year celebrates its 30th anniversary. Art Antiques London is aimed at collectors and connoisseurs, and, in 2010, attracted a crowd of knowledgeable international buyers as well as many new enthusiasts from South Kensington. The Fair had a buzz and air of excitement from the moment the doors opened for the Private Preview on June 9th 2010 until the end of the Fair some seven days later. ‘We were delighted with the launch of Art Antiques London, which exceeded all our expectations. The location and size were perfect - it looked good, it felt buoyant and there were serious buyers. The compliments have flowed and the interest in the Fair has been immense’, s ... More | | "Seasons" Exhibitions Celebrate the Importance of Seasons in Chinese and Japanese Art
Mount Emei under Heavy Snow. Formerly attributed to Guo Xi (ca. 1001-ca. 1090) China, Ming-Qing period, mid 17th century. Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk F1915.20
WASHINGTON, DC.- "Seasons," a series of five exhibitions at the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art through March 4, 2012, explores the vast history of seasonal imagery and associations in Chinese and Japanese art. Highlighting the museum's outstanding permanent collection, the exhibitions invite reflection on the importance of the cycle of seasons in East Asian culture and the prevelance of seasonal themes in art, literature and social customs. "The seasons have affected Japanese and Chinese art in profound and distinct ways," said Ann Yonemura, senior associate curator of Japanese art. "In Japan, art and poetry reflect the gentle changes in climate resulting from the islands' topography as an archipelago, whereas in China, art reflects the cycle of seasons through stunning landscape paintings of craggy cliffs, wide rivers and soaring mountains." Through June 12, ... More | | Donald Ellis Gallery to Unveil Rare Eskimo Masks at New York's Winter Antiques Show
Complex Mask (Donati Studio Mask), Yup’ik; Kuskokwim Region, Alaska , circa. 1890-1905, wood, pigment, sinew, vegetal fiber, cotton thread, replaced feathers, height: 34 inches.
NEW YORK, NY.- Arguably the most important Native American object to be offered for sale since the 1940s will be unveiled by the Donald Ellis Gallery at the Winter Antiques Show (Booth 4) which takes place at Park Avenue Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue , New York , from Friday 21 to Sunday 30 January 2011. Donald Ellis, a leading dealer in this field, has exhibited at this prestigious fair for fifteen years and was the first Canadian to be invited to participate. While the Gallery’s stand will present a wide range of objects from the Northwest Coast, Alaska and the Eastern Woodland regions of North America dating from 200 BC to the early 20th century, the talking point for visitors to the Show will undoubtedly be the extraordinary Eskimo masks from the estate of the Surrealist artist Enrico Donati (1909-2008). Yup’ik Eskimo masks are pos ... More |
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In Time for the Holidays, Art Gallery of Ontario Opens Family-Friendly Exhibitions for Holidays
Walter Trier (Canadian, 1890-1951) The Toy Shop, 1920s. Pen and ink and watercolour. Gift of the Trier-Fodor Foundation, 1984. © Art Gallery of Ontario.
TORONTO.- Just in time for the holidays, the AGO has opened a group of intimate exhibitions that feature the work of two remarkable storytellers – Aesop and Walter Trier. Animal Tales: Beasts, Toys, and Fables from the AGO Collection opened December 24 and comprises four installations: Walter Trier: The Animals’ Conference; Aesop and Other Fables; Savage and Sublime: Animal Prints from the 1700s; and Walter Trier’s Toyland. The installations feature brightly coloured illustrations that celebrate the timeless appeal of picture books and the magic of visual storytelling. “Because of our unprecedented offers of free admission to visitors 25 and under and the special family package for Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts, we wanted to ensure that families had a number of exciting reasons to spend a day of their holidays at the AGO,” says Matthew Teitelbaum, the AGO’s Michael and ... More | | German Artist Manfred Pernice Develops Sculpturama Show Especially for the Secession
Manfred Pernice, sculpturama, Secession 2010, Foto: Oliver Ottenschläger.
VIENNA.- Berlin-based German artist Manfred Pernice developed the sculpturama show especially for the Hauptraum at the Secession. His sculptural works are built or assembled out of simple, sometime painted or sprayed materials including cardboard, chipboard, concrete, and metal, supplemented with text, maps or photographs. Starting from his observations of the urban environment, he highlights its failings and subjects the ordering system of modernity to a fundamental critique. His works set up an interplay between autonomous form and an installation-based, narrative and site-specific character. They deal with good and bad form, with perfection and imprecision, realism and abstraction. The exhibition title, sculpturama, alludes on the one hand to the panoramalike, near symmetrical layout that articulates the space with lines of sight and interrelation. Immediately in front of the entrance, Pernice positions an architectural s ... More | | Architect and Engineer Dov Karmi Featured in Exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Dov Karmi with Zvi Meltzer and Ram Karmi, El Al Building, 32 Ben-Yehuda Street, Tel Aviv, 1956-1962. Photo: Assaf Evron, 2010.
TEL AVIV.- Dov Karmi (1905–1962) immigrated to Eretz-Israel from Zhvanets, Ukraine, aged 16, studied architecture and engineering in Ghent, Belgium (1925–1929), and established an architecture office in Tel Aviv (1932); he then worked in several partnerships, the last one with his son Ram Carmi and Zvi Melzer. He worked intensively in Tel Aviv, until his death, aged 57. Karmi's full body of work has never been exhibited. His heritage has been felt as a fragmented visibility in Tel Aviv's public spaces, as variations of typically functional solutions through which he was able to implement intimacy within apartment blocks and public buildings. A disciple of the mellowed modernism of the Ghent School, Karmi imported to Israel a culture of tectonic and tactile sensitivity to detail, and developed an art of building unique in significant technical inventions. The exhibition positions a concrete and documentary wandering space between ... More |
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Details Announced for 5th FORMAT International Photography Festival at QUAD Derby
DERBY.- Programme details have been announced for the 5th FORMAT International Photography Festival, by Louise Clements, which will run in QUAD and venues around Derby from 4th March until 3rd April 2011. Entitled ‘Right Here, Right Now: Exposures from the Public Realm’ this years’ festival has been curated around the theme of street photography through a wide variety of approaches. The festival celebrates the wealth of contemporary practice in international photography and is an opportunity to see an incredible range of new work alongside some of the best-known practitioners in the world, as well as developing opportunities for audiences to see, debate, develop and engage in the best of what photography is and can be. QUAD will be the base for FORMAT festival activity, which takes place across Derby. The festival programme consists of exhibitions, ... More
New Exhibition at the Arnulf Rainer Museum, Baden: Anrulf Rainer's Visages
BADEN.- VISAGES bears witness to the artist’s lengthy and dramatic discourse with the image of his own face, his fascination with the facial expressions of death masks and, finally, his exploration of the depiction of faces in the history of art from antiquity through the end of the 19th century. This comprehensive show features over 80 individual works and outlines the various forms and techniques Arnulf Rainer has explored from the 1950s up to today.We learn how the artist has taken on the challenge of recreating and restoring the figure to visual art after its deconstruction in the 20th century. To this purpose, he uses his own face like a tabula rasa, as a foundation that allows him to develop an art that is at once free from any kind of convention and at the same time attempts to reconstruct the lost connection between art and life. The exhibition, curated by renowned French art expert and museum director Jean‐Michel Foray, shocks us with the radical nature of ... More
Berlin: Sediments of a City by Mona Breede at Galerie Dittmar in Berlin
BERLIN.- Mona Breede, born in 1968 in Kiel, Germany, studied Photography in Munich and Karlsruhe. In 1999 she had a solo exhibition in the Goethe-Institute in London and at the same time participated in the extensive group exhibition “Reconstructing Space. Architecture in Recent Germany Photography” in the Architectural Association London, which was accompanied by a catalogue, in addition to exhibitions in France, Austria, China and Russia, among other countries. In 2001 was awarded with the photographic prize “starshots01”, by dit. In 2005 she received an award at Art Cologne with her New York-Panoramas (sponsored booth). She was a participant and speaker at the Darmstädter Tagen der Fotografie 2010 “Jetzt. Die erzählte Zeit”, (Darmstadt Photography Days “Now. Narrated Time”), accompanied by a catalogue. In the exhibition Berlin - Sedimente einer Stadt (Berlin – Sediments of a City), Mona Breede shows a seismographic picture of our s ... More
New York State Museum Exhibits Works by Leading Printmaker Frank C. Eckmair
ALBANY, NY.- The first exhibition of its kind -- “The Landscape of Memory: Prints by Frank C. Eckmair” -- on view at the New York State Museum showcases the works of one of the nation’s most accomplished printmakers. Open until September 18, 2011 in Crossroads Gallery, the exhibition comes from the Museum’s own 386-piece collection, which is the largest museum collection of Eckmair’s works that exists. The Museum’s curatorial and exhibition team worked with Eckmair during the last few years to archive his lifework, document the way he makes the prints and develop the exhibition. The exhibition features more than 80 works, mostly landscapes, which include framed woodcut prints, as well as wood engravings, sculptures and the original woodblocks that track Eckmair’s career as an artist and lifelong resident of Gilbertsville in central New York . Also included are wood engraving tools and an e ... More
The Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2011 to Present: Fia Backström & Andreas Eriksson
STOCKHOLM.- The partnership between the three nations sharing the Nordic Pavilion in Venice - Sweden, Finland and Norway - will try a new concept for the next three biennials. The previous requirement that all three countries should be represented by artists will be set aside to enable solo exhibitions. Sweden, which is responsible for the Nordic Pavilion in 2011, will thus be presenting two separate projects. The artists Fia Backström and Andreas Eriksson are currently producing new works for the Biennale. Once these projects have reached a more mature stage, they will be presented in a new press release. Fia Backström (b 1970) has enjoyed increasing international acclaim in recent years. For more than a decade, she has been living and working in New York, participating in numerous exhibitions and projects, including the Whitney Biennial in 2008 and Performa in 2009. In this year’s edition of the Moderna Exhibition, she was featured with the work The Worker Through the A ... More
New Exhibition in China Celebrates Three Decades of British Art
LONDON.- The British Council opened an exhibition of British art from the last 30 years that will tour four cities in China (Chengdu, Xi’an, Hong Kong New Territories and Suzhou), at a time of increased interest in cultural relations between China and the UK. “Made In Britain: Contemporary Art from the British Council Collection 1980 – 2010” has been created in partnership with the Sichuan Provincial Museum, Xi’an Art Museum, Hong Kong Heritage Museum and Suzhou Museum, to provide the first opportunity for audiences in four regional cities in China to see original art works by leading British contemporary artists. Selected by Chinese curators working closely with the British Council’s Visual Arts Department, the exhibition has been drawn from the rich reserves of the British Council’s Collection of over 8,500 works of 20th and 21st century British art. Launched on 17 December 2010 a ... More
Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston Exhibits Works by a Founding Member of Fluxus
HOUSTON, TX.- Benjamin Patterson: Born in the State of FLUX/us is a retrospective of the artist’s career, which now spans nearly fifty years. The exhibition includes both early and recent work by the artist that range from annotated scores and books to painting and sculpture. Video documentation from performances and audio files of Patterson’s music are also featured. As a founding member of Fluxus, a loose and international collective of artists who infused avant-garde practices of the day with humor and anarchic energy, Patterson helped revolutionize the artistic landscape at the advent of the 1960s and usher in an era of new and experimental music. Now in his seventies, Patterson is being discovered by a new generation of artists. Benjamin Patterson: Born in the State of FLUX/us marks the artist’s first major exhibition, bringing together a multitude of works never before seen in the United States. The exhibition is curated by More
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