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The new director of the Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden, Ludger Huennekens poses for a photograph next to the life-size figure 'Queenie II' by US artist Duane Hanson in the large exhibition hall of the Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden. In the background, a photographs by US photographer Gregory Crewdson. Both works by the two American artists Duane Hanson (1925 1996) and Gregory Crewdson (born in 1962) are part of an exhibition entitled Duane Hanson / Gregory Crewdson Uncanny realities that runs from 27 November 2010 to 06 March 2011. EPA/ROLF HAID.
BADEN-BADEN.- Their works confuse and touch the observer. Works by the two American artists Duane Hanson (1925 – 1996) and Gregory Crewdson (born in 1962) are at the centre of the exhibition at the Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden, to be seen under the title ”Uncanny Realities“ from 27 November 2010 to 6 March 2011. With his realistic sculptures, the American artist Duane Hanson has become a synonym for contemporary realism in contemporary art. Typical motives are average people like housewives, waitresses, car dealers, janitors. Posture and expression of these figures are very close to reality. The photographer Gregory Crewdson arranges his large format pictures with cineastic arrangements and lets the abyss behind every-day life scenes become visible. Both artists present people in their everyday lives, with hopes, yearnings and broken dreams. People we usually do not notice, aged and marked by ... More |
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Expert Says Michelangelo Drew Inspiration from Brothels to Paint Frescoes in Sistine Chapel
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City. AP Photo.
ROME.- The Renaissance genius artist Michelangelo Buonarroti drew inspiration from various Italian brothels to paint some of the figures that form part of the frescoed panels of the Sistine Chapel, assured specialist Elena Lazzarini in an article published today in “Corriere della Sera.” One of the frescoed panels of the Sistine Chapel was inspired by brothels according to the expert. Italian renaissance artists frequently went to what’s called “stufa”, public bathrooms similar to a brothel where prostitution was practiced often, to study models that would later be represented in their work. One fountain of inspiration present in the production of many artists of this era, from Leonardo to Bronzino, down to Michelangelo. According to Lazzarini, Many of the blessed and condemned that make up part of the frescoed panels of the Sistine Chapel are shown in obscene situations. “A condemned, for example, is dragged to hell by the testicles and between t ... More | | The Herakleidon Museum Presents Exhibition "Edvard Munch, Beyond the Scream"
Edvard Munch, The Brooch. Eva Mudocci. Lithographic crayon, tusche, and scraper, 1903, 67.8 x 53.3 / 61.5 x 46.
ATHENS.- The Herakleidon Museum opened the exhibition "Edvard Munch, Beyond the Scream" which will be on display from November 26th, 2010 until February 27th, 2011 and includes 80 graphic works of Edvard Munch from the Collection of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art - Gift of Charles and Evelyn Kramer, New York. The exhibition is under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Municipality of the City of Athens and the City of Athens Cultural Organization (PODA); it also has the support of the Norwegian Embassy and the Norwegian Institute at Athens. Many years ago, Charles and Evelyn Kramer built one of the most comprehensive collections of Edvard Munch’s graphic work, which they donated to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (TAMA). Thanks to a close collaboration with and great support from Professor Mordechai Omer, Director and Chief Curator of TAMA, we are able to ... More | | Many Scientists Believe Hunters May Have Delivered Fatal Blow to Mammoths
Russian scientist Sergey Zimov shows the skull of a woolly rhinocerous in his house at the Northeast Science Station. AP Photo/Arthur Max.
By: Arthur Max, Associated Press
CHERSKY, RUSSIA (AP).- During the last Ice Age, shaggy mammoths, woolly rhinos and bison lumbered across northern Siberia. Then, about 10,000 years ago — in the span of a geological heartbeat, or a few hundred years — the last of them disappeared. Many scientists believe a dramatic shift in climate drove these giant grazers to extinction. But two scientists who live year-round in the frigid Siberian plains say that man —either for food, fuel or fun — hunted the animals to extinction. Paleontologists have been squabbling for decades over how these animals met their sudden demise. The most persuasive theories say it was humanity and nature: Dramatically warming temperatures caused a changing habitat and brought a migration of men armed with deep-piercing spears. No one knows for sure what set off global warming ... More |
 | L.A.'s Craft and Folk Art Museum Director, Maryna Hrushetska, to Step Down at End of Year
Maryna Hrushetska will step down as Director effective December 30.
LAS ANGELES, CA.- After reviving an ailing Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) and establishing a more solid foundation for the institution, Maryna Hrushetska will step down as Director effective December 30, after six years of service. Hrushetska, who previously worked in international finance, will be starting her own cultural consultancy firm focused on global heritage and cultural understanding projects. “While I am leaving CAFAM, its mission of promoting cultural understanding has become my life’s passion and purpose. I have been deeply touched by the dedication, creativity and generosity of so many wondrous souls and will be forever changed by this experience,” said Hrushetska. Hrushetska was hired on March 2005 to lead major revitalization efforts at CAFAM. She came to the museum during a precipitous time in its history. After a string of five ... More | | Winter Mood at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with Dutch Winters from the Rijksmuseum Collection
August Allebé, 'Later days', 1863.
AMSTERDAM.- With its Dutch Winters exhibition, which runs from 24 November 2010 up to and including 21 March 2011, the Rijksmuseum Schiphol will display a selection of 17th- and 19th-century works from its own collection that depict the popular theme of winter in a multifaceted and sublime manner. Hendrick Avercamp’s winter landscapes are among the best-known images in 17th-century Dutch painting. The frivolity in the cold depicted in his paintings creates the impression that every winter in centuries past was an extended period of freezing temps, which is true in a sense, as the period between approximately 1500 to 1850 is sometimes referred to as the ‘Little Ice Age’ due to the brutal winters and cool summers. Along with these 17th-century winter scenes by artists, such as Hendrick Avercamp and Jacob van Ruisdael, the Dutch Winters exhibition will also fe ... More | | Barbra Streisand Details Love of Design in New Book "My Passion for Design"
This week Streisand has seen her first book land in stores.
By: Bob Tourtellotte
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS).- It's not exactly opening your home to guests at a holiday party, but for film and singing star Barbra Streisand and her fans, it's pretty close. This week Streisand has seen her first book land in stores, but it's no memoir of star turns in films such as "Funny Girl" or "The Way We Were," nor does it recount the making of albums that have sold over 71 million copies. For her debut as an author, Streisand has instead written about her love of architecture, art, furniture and landscaping in "My Passion for Design." But don't be fooled by its title because within the pages, the star tells tales from her life and career that influenced the choices she made in designing her dream home in Malibu, California. "I think it makes it more interesting," she told Reuters ... More |
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"Landscapes without Memory" by Joan Fontcuberta at Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam
Joan Fontcuberta, Orogenesis: Turner, 2003. (detail).
AMSTERDAM.- For the project Landscapes without Memory Catalan artist Joan Fontcuberta (b. 1955, Barcelona) used software developed by the US Air Force. It translates two-dimensional cartographic data into a simulated three-dimensional image. Instead of feeding maps into the software, in Landscapes without Memory Fontcuberta inserts painted landscapes: from Gauguin to Van Gogh, from Cezanne to Turner and Constable. The software translates them into new, virtual landscapes that Fontcuberta calls ‘post-landscapes’. They form a no-man’s land between the virtual and the real, between truth and illusion. Ever since the medium was first invented, photography’s relationship with the real world has been as perplexing as it is fascinating. Far more than a medium such as paint, photography was supposed to have a certain level of truth. In recent decades in particular the idea has taken root that truth and reality are ambiguous concepts in photography. The unprecedented ... More | | Why is Chinese Contemporary Art Important to Collect Today? An Interview with Larry Warsh
For more than 25 years, Larry Warsh, founder of AW Asia, has been involved in the art world.
NEW YORK, NY.- AW Asia is a private organisation founded to promote Chinese contemporary art in the United States. In this original Art Radar interview, we gain insight into the aims of the organisation and founder Larry Warsh provides expert opinion on contemporary Chinese art. For more than 25 years, Larry Warsh, founder of AW Asia, has been involved in the art world. An enthusiastic collector of fine art for many years, Warsh possesses an extensive professional background within both Western and Chinese contemporary art. Warsh has focused on collecting and promoting contemporary Chinese art since 2000. Since then, he has made it his public mission to support and advance contemporary Chinese art and in 2007, AW Asia was founded. AW Asia is a private organisation, dedicated to promoting contemporary Chinese art through institutional loans and museum acquisitions, ... More | | American Museum in Britain Celebrates 50 Years of Relations Between the Two Countries
Marilyn on the set of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953 © Sunset Boulevard/Corbis.
BATH.- “It was unique when it opened in 1961, and it remains unique today.” This is how Richard Wendorf, the director of an unusual museum on the outskirts of Bath , describes the only public collection of American art to be found beyond the boundaries of the United States . The American Museum in Britain, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2011, contains over 15,000 items devoted to the decorative arts of America: fancy gowns and Shaker furniture, an extensive collection of native folk art, important holdings of early maps charting the discovery and exploration of the Americas, and one of the largest and finest quilt collections in the entire world. “Portrait paintings and Grandma Moses, painted furniture and Chinese export porcelain – you will find it all here on top of Claverton Hill.” For the past 50 years the American Museum in Britain has informed its visitors about the cultur ... More |
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Joslyn Art Museum Welcomes New Chief Curator and Holland Curator of American Western Art
Jurovics comes to Joslyn from the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.
OMAHA, NE.- Joslyn Art Museum announces the appointment of Toby Jurovics as the Museum’s new chief curator and Richard and Mary Holland Curator of American Western Art, Joslyn’s first ever endowed position established by Richard and the late Mary Holland. Jurovics comes to Joslyn from the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. He will begin work at the Museum in mid December. Jurovics has been curator of photography at the Smithsonian American Art Museum since 2006. Prior to that, he was a curator for over a decade at the Princeton University Art Museum. He earned his Master’s degree in art history from the University of Delaware and his Bachelor’s degree in art history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a curator, Jurovics’ focus has been and remains art of the American ... More | | New Purpose-built Cultural Centre for Manchester to Bring Together Library Theatre and Cornerhouse
Artist Impreession of New Cultural Facility.
MANCHESTER.- A major new cultural facility will help unlock up to 10,000 jobs in a key regeneration area in Manchester city centre. Two unique Manchester creative organisations, Cornerhouse and Library Theatre Company, will join forces in a stunning purpose-built £19 million new home on the northern side of First Street. This new cultural destination will act as a powerful catalyst to the regeneration of the 20-acre First Street site and its neighbourhood, bringing the area to life through by increased footfall, attracting other leisure and retail investment and giving it a strong sense of place which it currently lacks. These changes will help stimulate the development of around 1.25 million sq ft of commercial floorspace which will be critical to meeting growing occupier demand as Manchester’s economy recovers from the economic downturn. Sir Richard Leese, ... More | | National Museum of Cultures Receives Donation of Works Created by Hambis Tsangaris
The 37 engravings of different sizes were created by the artist Hambis Tsangaris. Photo: Héctor Montaño INAH.
MEXICO CITY.- Thirty seven engravings by the Cypriot artist Hambis Tsangaris that represent Kalikangiari, mythical beings related to December feasts on the island, were donated yesterday by the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Mexico to the National Museum of Cultures (MNC). This collection, the second received from the Cyprus Government, will be presented to the public in December 2010 at the Multi-purpose Hall of the National Museum of Cultures, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of this precinct, part of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). “This contribution will help Mexican public to know more about Cypriot culture, history and traditions, said Leonel Duran, director of MNC, when receiving the engravings from hands of Vasilis Philippou, Ambassador of ... More |
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Unveiled: New Weiner Art Commission for mima through Art Fund International
MIDDLESBOURGH.- A LINE IS A LINE FOR ALL THAT is a major new commission using vinyl for the 500m2 glass facade of the mima building by acclaimed New York artist Lawrence Weiner, and is the single largest commission ever produced by the artist in the UK. It is part of the Drawing in Progress exhibition at mima, that is now open to the public. The exhibition shows a unique collection of some 40 post-war American drawings collected through the Art Fund International scheme that now form a significant strand of mima's collection - and is on show until March 2011. mima has been collecting these works since 2007, in partnership with The Drawing Center, New York. All works have been acquired through Art Fund International, the £5 million funding initiative, launched by the Art Fund, the national fundraising charity for works of art, to encourage UK museums and galleries to build ... More
Canadian Artist Shannon Bool's Most Important Sources of Inspiration at Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst
BREMEN.- Everyday life, literature, psychology, music, and art history are Canadian artist Shannon Bool's most important sources of inspiration. Her paintings, photograms, collages, carpets, murals, and objects explore contextual shifts and reassignments of meaning. Bool (born 1972, currently based in Berlin) is fascinated by the recurrence of ideas across different cultures and ages, and the revitalisation of quotidian phenomena and historico-cultural references through the excavation of their original meanings. Drawing on a diverse range of references and epochs, Bool creates images that blend historical and contemporary motives, materials, and themes. Form and content figure accordingly as equal peers in her artistic practice. Bool's exhibition at the GAK is titled The Inverted Harem I. Evoking exoticism's stubbornly persistent vision of the harem as a site of mystery, the exhibition explores the contrasts between Western pro ... More
Madison Square Park Conservancy Announces the New York Public Art Premiere of Jaume Plensa
NEW YORK, NY.- Madison Square Park Conservancy’s Mad. Sq. Art announces the New York public art premiere of internationally acclaimed artist Jaume Plensa, featuring a new monumental, site-specific sculpture for Madison Square Park. Plensa’s Echo will mark the single largest monolithic work of art presented in the 7-year history of Mad. Sq. Art, on view May 5 through mid- August 2011. Echo, Plensaʼs new site-specific installation serves as a monument to everyday people, both within and without Madison Square Park. Creatively inspired by the presence of the 9-year old daughter of a restaurant proprietor near Plensaʼs home in Barcelona, the 44-feet tall sculpture comprised of white fiberglass resin depicts the face of this inspiring young girl in a dream state from the neck, up. Plensaʼs sculpture, made from marble gel-coated fiberglass-reinforced plastic, will be sited on the central Oval Law ... More
Bassenge's Holding Final Auction of 2010, Covers 19th Century Work to Contemporary Photographs
BERLIN.- Bassenge Photography Auctions is holding its final sale for the year on Dec. 1, 2010 in Berlin at 3 pm local time. The auction will offer nearly 500 photography and photography book lots in one of its largest sales ever. Bassenge's auction will cover 19th century work to contemporary photographs. The 19th-century portion of the sale offers unique and beautiful prints from the pioneering days of the medium such as early salt prints of Berlin , Italy , Egypt , animals, and many other subjects. The image of a pipe-smoking, scantily clad woman as a hand-colored stereo daguerreotype (circa 1850) is a particularly intriguing image (est. 4000 euro). A very rare and excellent album of the German-Danish War (1864) by C.F. Brandt (est. 4000 euro) and the view of the fountain of Achmed III (1854) by Robertson & Beato (est. 2000 euro) are additional highlights. The 19th-century section closes with a group of 15 very finely ... More
First Comprehensive Survey Exhibition of Mark Morrisroe's Work at Fotomuseum Winterthur
AMSTERDAM.- More than twenty years after Mark Morrisroe’s early death, Fotomuseum Winterthur is presenting the first comprehensive survey exhibition on his work—an extraordinarily diverse body of works that has usually been shown in group shows, mostly in connection with his famous Boston colleagues Nan Goldin and David Armstrong. The exhibition, curated by Beatrix Ruf and Thomas Seelig, is a collaboration between Fotomuseum Winterthur and the Estate of Mark Morrisroe (Ringier Collection). In the Boston of the early 1980s, Mark Morrisroe was a well-known, charismatic figure, who often appeared in drag together with the artist friends he had met while studying and who performed in bars and clubs with Stephen Tashjian (alias Tabboo!) as the “Clam Twins”. As an artist and photographer he was also at the center of the lively Boston punk scene, whose most important protagonists were known well beyond the ci ... More
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Art-o-mat® and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas mentioned in the New York Times.
Art-o-mat® - November Happenings  Summer of 2010 was very busy for the Art-o-mat® project….building machines for venues that have been installed or will soon be installed. But, it is nice that Fall has officially settled in. Here are a few things happening this month…… Art-O-Mat archive at SECCA A selection of the AIC/Art-o-mat® permanent collection will be on display at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. This is a great opportunity to see rare works from 1997 until today. Part of the display will be a collection of international Art-o-mat work mounted on a large map indicating the country of origin. The opening Reception (in conjunction with 2 other SECCA exhibits) is Thursday, November 18th from 7:00-10:00pm and will be on display until Spring. Please visit www. secca.org for more information. Sneak Peek- click hereA New Newport Art-o-mat!After taking a break for a few years, an Art-o-mat returns to Newport, Rhode Island. Thanks to Project One Newport, East Bay Met School and Ben Ellcome…we will have a very unique machine back on the island. The goal of this machine is to literally and overtly make it part of the community. This machine is arriving in it's old, semi-gross original brown finish. But, soon it will be repainted by local organizations, youth groups, artists, etc and filled with work by these groups. So, this machine may be refaced several times a year. We are looking forward to seeing how locals make it part of their own. Also, it feels great to be working with Project One Newport again. It is like reconnecting with an old friend. ;) The opening is November 19 at 7:00 pm at the People’s Café on 282 Thames Street. Project one Newport current and archive pics- click hereOne last thing....If you are an artist, have a creative concept, etc...we want to hear from you. If you know an artist who may be a good fit for our project, please send them our way. We need art to fill our machines. Interested artists - click hereSincerely, Clark and AIC
Become a $5 Art Collector With the Art-o-mat - Huffington Post  Hi there. Just a quick note to share this story by writer Thea Joselow. We particularly like this paragraph. "Man, I love my tiny art. How accessible is this? And what a great thing to do at the museum that isn't just observational. It's a tiny participation, an interaction that contains an element of surprise (you don't, after all, know precisely what you'll get from the general descriptions), and something you can take with you." We could not phrase it better. Our goal is to create valid relationships between any artist who wants to participate in our project and anyone who is interested in art but may have caught the "vibe" made famous by vintage mentos commercials. Having a small work of art in your pocket or briefcase can only brighten your day. Showing it off can only make people happy. ;) To read the whole story- click hereSincerely, Clark and AIC
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