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A man looks at two images part of a group of ten artworks entitled 'Wir Kleinbürger!' (We small people!)(1972-1976) by German artist Sigmar Polke in Berlin, Germany, 13 January 2011. The President of the Academy of Arts, Klaus Staeck, a friend of the late Polke presented the exhibition called 'Sigmar Polke - Eine Hommage, Bilanz einer Künstlerfreundschaft Polke/Staeck' (Sigmar Polke - a tribute, a balance of artistic friendship Polke / Staeck), which runs until 13 March 2011 at the Academy of Arts in Berlin. EPA/STEPHANIE PILICK.
BERLIN.- In his tribute to Sigmar Polke (1941-2010), Klaus Staeck looks onto a four decade-long friendship and working relationship, dedicating a very personal exhibition at the Berlin Akademie der Künste to one of Germany’s most important artists. The friendship with Polke was due to the fact that Staeck was not only publisher and gallery dealer but also an artist colleague. When asked how it came about that the largest contingent of his editions was published by Staeck, the artist replied succinctly: “He has the printer, the logistics, the distribution and the artists.” The exhibition at Pariser Platz presents 90 mainly large-size sheets of Polke’s work, covering several decades. Included are objects such as the famous “Kartoffelmaschine” (potato machine) of 1969 as well as testimonies and photographs revealing an artistic life. Staeck opens his private archives documenting ... More |
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Caroline Kennedy Unveils Groundbreaking Online Archive of President JFK
Caroline Kennedy speaks about the launch of the JFK Digital Archive. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin.
WASHINGTON, DC.- To help mark the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, and Caroline Kennedy, President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, today unveiled the nation’s largest online digitized presidential archive, providing unprecedented global access to the most important papers, records, photographs and recordings of President John F. Kennedy’s thousand days in office. The announcement was made in the Archivist's Reception Room in the National Archives building in Washington, D.C. Until now, the national treasure of historical material housed in the Kennedy Presidential Library’s collection has been available only by a physical visit to the library itself. With the launch of the new digital archive at www.jfklibrary.org, students, teachers, researchers and members of the public now just need an internet connection to se ... More | | Andy Warhol, Pinball All Appeal at Dennis Hopper Auction at Christie's in New York
Easy Rider, 1969. Original poster for the classic film starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson, framed 28 x 41½in.
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- From the sublime to the silly, artwork, furniture and memorabilia owned by Dennis Hopper was auctioned off in New York this week. Typical was an Andy Warhol portrait of Mao Zedong which the actor shot two bullets through and still fetched $302,500. The two-day sale at Christie's, which ended on Wednesday and combined with a November auction of Hopper's most valuable art work, totaled more than $14.7 million including the auction house's commission. The Warhol, which set a new auction record for a single print from the pop artist's iconic Mao series, soared to more than 10 times its high pre-sale estimate, while another Warhol screenprint of Marilyn Monroe from 1967 fetched $206,500, about four times the estimate. But the sale wasn't only about fine or fashionable art. Hopper's annotated script from his seminal, low budget 1969 film "Easy Rider," a huge hit in which Hopper and Peter Fonda co-starred as bi ... More | | MoMA Announces Acquisition of David Wojnarowicz's Film A Fire in My Belly
David Wojnarowicz, A Fire In My Belly (Film In Progress) and A Fire In My Belly Excerpt, 1986-87. Super 8mm films transferred to video (black and white and color, silent), 13:06 min. and 7:00 min. The Museum of Modern Art. Committee on Media and Performance Art Funds. Courtesy of The Estate of David Wojnarowicz.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art has acquired a complete version of A Fire in My Belly (1986–87) by David Wojnarowicz—both its original 13-minute version and a 7-minute excerpt made by the artist—announced MoMA Director Glenn D. Lowry today. MoMA is the first institution to acquire the video, and it goes on view today in the Museum’s exhibition Contemporary Art from the Collection, a focused examination of artistic practice since the late 1960s that considers how current events from the last 40 years have shaped artists’ work. Also joining the collection are media works by Harun Farocki, Andrea Fraser, Dan Graham, Dorit Margreiter, and a collective of young artists who critically engage social and political issues in their work. Wojnarowicz (American ... More |
 | Mammoth Sculpture of the Ancient Philosopher Confucius Shows Up on China's Tiananmen Square
A newly unveiled 7.9 meter bronze statue of ancient Chinese thinker Confucius stands at the north gate of the National Museum of China beside Tiananmen Square. EPA/Adrian Bradshaw.
By: Anita Chang, Associated Press
BEIJING (AP).- There's a new face keeping Chairman Mao company on Tiananmen Square. A mammoth sculpture of the ancient philosopher Confucius was unveiled this week off one side of the vast plaza. It's a jarring juxtaposition for a square the ruling Communist Party treats as politically hallowed ground: a mausoleum holding revolutionary leader Mao Zedong's body sits in the middle and his giant portrait hangs at one end. Placing the statue at China's political heart is the authoritarian government's most visible endorsement yet of the 2,500-year-old sage and, selectively, his teachings. Confucius is enjoying a revival, in books and films, on TV and in classrooms. His message of harmonious social order and deference to authority is unthreatening to the party, while his emphasis on ethics resonates among Chinese ... More | | Human Skeletons and Vessels Dating from 900 to 1521 AD Located at Tamtoc, San Luis Potosi
Five Prehispanic burials of high rank personages, accompanied by rich offerings were found. Photo: Estela Martínez/INAH.
MEXICO CITY.- Five Prehispanic burials of high rank personages, accompanied by rich offerings, were discovered recently at Tamtoc Archaeological Zone, in San Luis Potosi, by researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). The finding dated between 900 and 1521 of the Common Era will bring in new information regarding funerary traditions and diet of the inhabitants of this Teneek or Huasteca site. The conjunct of burials presents remains of bones of at least 7 persons that were placed seated and were buried with attires; the textile fragments used to wrap the bodies, which still conserves red, blue, yellow and white pigments, as well as copper, greenstone and shell beads, stand out. Offerings consist of dishes and zoomorphic and anthropomorphic vessels that contain residues of food of animal origin, such as fish, birds, armadillos and turkey eggs. Archaeologist Estela Martinez Mora, co-responsible ... More | | Original Color Photographs by Stieglitz and Steichen on View at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Edward Steichen (American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973), Alfred Stieglitz, 1907. Autochrome, 23.9 x 18 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art , Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1955 (55.635.10)
NEW YORK, NY.- For the first time in more than 25 years, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will display five of its original Autochromes by Edward Steichen and Alfred Stieglitz for one week only—January 25-30, 2011—as part of the current exhibition Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand. Invented by Auguste and Louis Lumière in 1907, Autochromes are one-of-a-kind color transparencies that are seductively beautiful when backlit. The invention of the Autochrome was a milestone in the history of photography. It was the first commercially available means of making color photographs. Steichen was enthralled by the process and recommended it to his fellow photographers. Praising the luminosity of the new medium, he wrote, “One must go to stained glass for such color resonance, as the palette and canvas are a dull and lifeless medium in comparison.” Among the five Autochromes exhibited are Steichen’s portrait of Rodin ... More |
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Public Debut of the Huntington Library's Important New Works by Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol, Small Crushed Campbell’s Soup Can (Beef Noodle), 1962. 20 x 16 in. Casein and pencil on linen. © 2010 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Art/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
SAN MARINO, CA.- In October, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced that it would be receiving a gift of important works by Andy Warhol from the estate of Los Angeles gallery director Robert Shapazian, who died earlier that year. One of the pieces is Small Crushed Campbell’s Soup Can (Beef Noodle), a painting made in 1962 as a unique, early variant of the famous series. Another is Brillo Box, constructed in 1964 at the time of the artist’s first sculpture exhibition; and rounding out the gift is a group of nine unlicensed copies of Brillo Box commissioned in 1990 by art collector and international museum director Pontus Hultén (1924–2006). The objects have recently arrived and are being installed in the gallery of mid-20th century art in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American ... More | | Plans by Architect Charles Burton for World's First Skyscraper at Bonhams Gentleman's Library Sale
Drawing of the proposed 1,000 ft high metal and glass building. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- An astonishing mid 19th century design for what would have been the world’s first skyscraper is for auction at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale in London on 19 January. After the Great Exhibition of 1851, it was decided to move the Crystal Palace from Hyde Park and proposals were invited to redesign the building. By far the most imaginative idea came from the architect Charles Burton who proposed stacking the iron frame upwards to fifty storeys. This made Burton the first man ever to suggest building a skyscraper. His drawing of the proposed 1,000 ft high metal and glass building is set in the context of other famous large man-made structures, such as St Paul’s Cathedral, the Basilica of St Peter’s in Rome and the Pyramids, to show how tall it would have been. It is estimated to sell for between £800-1,000. In the event, of course, the Crystal Palace was moved, in an enlarged form, to an area o ... More | | Archie Comics will Be Released Simultaneously in Print and Digital Versions
Archie has made several of its titles available through apps for the iPhone and iPad. Photo: AP Photo/USPS.
By: Matt Moore, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- The company behind Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica is expanding its reach by making its comic-book titles available for digital download the same day their printed counterparts go on sale. Archie Comics said Wednesday that starting in April, several of its titles featuring the gang from Riverdale will be released simultaneously in print and digital versions, including "Archie & Friends," ''Jughead" and "Betty & Veronica." That decision makes the privately held Archie Comics Publications Inc. one of the first major comic book publishers to do that and reflects what co-chief executive Jon Goldwater called the goal of making Archie stories available to everyone everywhere. "Digital provides us with the tools to reach out to a whole new readership, and we're excited and emboldened by ... More |
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Important 19th-Century Italian Micromosaic is Centerpiece of Myers Auction Gallery's Sale
Attrib. to Vatican master micromosaicist Cesare Roccheggiani, circa-1870s micromosaic depicting the Roman Forum, 59 inches wide by 32 inches long, estimate $100,000-$200,000. Myers Auction Gallery image.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- A remarkable Italian micromosaic artwork depicting the Roman Forum and attributed to Vatican artist Cesare Roccheggiani has emerged from a Florida residence after nearly 90 years of unobtrusive display and will be auctioned on Jan. 30, 2010. The important estate discovery will be offered at Myers Auction Gallery in St. Petersburg as the star attraction in a 500-lot sale of fine European and Asian antiques. Measuring 59 inches wide by 32 inches long and weighing over 100 lbs., the circa-1870s panoramic depiction of Rome was composed from hundreds of thousands of minute pieces of non-reflective glass. It is believed to be the work of master mosaicist Cesare Roccheggiani, who was active at the Vatican workshops from 1856 to 1864. “While unsigned, we believe it is almost ... More | | Exhibition at the Royal Academy Showcases Architectural Drawings and Models
Alfred Waterhouse RA (1830-1905), Manchester Town Hall: perspective, 1887. Pencil, pen with black ink and coloured washes, 762 x 1092 mm.
LONDON.- An exhibition showcasing the masterwork architectural drawings and models from the collection of the Royal Academy of Arts will open on January 14, 2011. Over fifty Diploma works will be displayed spanning the centuries of the collection. Early examples to be shown will include Sir John Soane’s spectacular watercolours for his design for a new House of Lords. More recent exhibits will include Zaha Hadid’s ‘silver painting’ of her winning 2010 RIBA Stirling Prize scheme for MAXXI Museum in Rome. The exhibition will be displayed throughout the suite of The John Madejski Fine Rooms. The Tennant Gallery will house early examples of Diploma works and will include George Gilbert Scott’s design for government offices on Whitehall, Alfred Waterhouse’s Manchester Town Hall and Sir Edwin Lutyen’s work in New Delhi. Architectural masterworks by many post-war and all current RA archit ... More | | Drawings and Installation by Amy Rathbone at Priska C. Juschka Fine Art
Amy Rathbone, thusness, 2011. Ink, watercolor, gouache, and spray, enamel on paper, mounted on birch, 66 x 44 in. (168 x 112 cm). Image courtesy of Priska C. Juschka Fine Art.
NEW YORK, NY.- Priska C. Juschka Fine Art presents suchness, Amy Rathbone’s second solo exhibition at the gallery. With this exhibition, Rathbone continues to explore her process of investigation, revealing the fragile equilibria between the real and the imaginary. By applying, at first sight, two disparaging methodologies — one inspired by the measured breathing technique based upon the practices of the Anapanasati Sutta (‘breath mindfulness discourse’), the other tapping into spontaneous sources of the subconscious — Rathbone pursues “antidotes to a dualistic view.” Rathbone’s delicate drawings, both spontaneously drawn as well as carefully crafted on the surface of the gallery walls, mix with other materials and installations to evoke the viewer’s curiosity by forcing two seemingly polar perspectives to synthesize “when their ... More |
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Smithsonian Exhibit Invites Visitors to View "Orchids: A View from the East"
WASHINGTON, DC.- Smithsonian Gardens and the U.S. Botanic Garden will open the 16th annual orchid exhibition, “Orchids: A View from the East,” at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Saturday, Jan. 29. The exhibition will display more than 300 plants representing 50 varieties of orchids. Orchids have been a part of Chinese culture for many centuries, permeating Chinese history, legends, literature and art. Since ancient times, orchids have been celebrated in China for their beauty and fragrance, and appreciated as symbols of nobility, friendship and refinement. The exhibition, which continues until April 24, reflects these themes and introduces visitors to long-standing traditions and contemporary trends in Chinese orchid culture. “The cultures of eastern Asia were likely the first cultivators of orchids and represent an important, yet virtually unknown, facet of orchid history,” said Tom Mirenda, museum specialist for the Orchid Collect ... More
Nigerian Artist Who Painted the HM Queen Elizabeth II Featured in Bonhams "Africa Now" Sale
LONDON.- A painting by Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy M.B.E. – the female Nigerian artist who produced a portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II recently – will feature in Bonhams next `Africa Now’ sale in London on 16th March 2011. One of Nigeria’s rising stars she received worldwide recognition for painting the official Golden Jubilee portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Head of The Commonwealth and for her work with a number of prominent personalities. In June 2009, Chinwe was awarded the MBE for services to art in the Queen's birthday honours list. In 2003 Chinwe addressed the European Council Committee in Paris on Contemporary African Art and Artists, and later that year was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of East Anglia. Chinwe’s work appeared on the national postage stamps of seven countries during 2006. Chinwe has exhibited widely in recent years ‘Ancestral Footsteps ... More
Museum Offers Tactile Tours for People Who Are Visually Impaired
KANSAS CITY, MO.- A new program at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art offers monthly tours through 2011 for people who are blind or visually impaired. Inspired by the 100th anniversary celebration of Alphapointe Association for the Blind, as many as nine visually impaired people at a time, along with a guest, will be able to experience the joy of art. “We’ve been doing tactile tours at the Nelson-Atkins since 2005,” said Susan Spencer, Specialist, School Tours. “But they are usually limited to three people and mostly involve students. Now adults who are visually impaired, and their families, can come for a tactile tour.” Two types of tactile tours are available as of Jan 15. One focuses on contemporary interpretations, the other on the human figure. Participants will begin in a classroom in the Museum’s Ford Learning Center as docents introduce them to handling objects with care. They will touch different substances, such as bronze or ceramic, after pu ... More
New North Carolina Museum of Art Building Wins 2011 AIA Award
NEW YORK, NY.- The 127,000-square-foot, single-story project—one of only ten to receive the Honor Award for Architecture this year—was selected from hundreds of submissions worldwide. The AIA announcement of the Award notes the building interior's "gently luminous setting," the result of natural light that is filtered through hundreds of elliptical oculi in the ceiling, and the way in which its exterior, enclosed in matte aluminum panels, "continue[s] the discourse with the landscape" and offers "unexpected and scintillating reflections." West Building, which opened to the public in April 2010, is the central component of the Museum's recently completed three-year expansion. It dramatically transformed the visitor experience of both the Museum itself and the 164-acre park in which it is sited, and with which West Building is visually and experientially integrated. Indeed, the building is surrounded by five courtyards, each of whic ... More
Barn-Find Shelby Cobra to Find Light of Day at "Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale" Auction
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL.- Now flying under the Auctions America by RM banner, the three-day Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale sale returns to the Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center March 4th, 5th and 6th 2011 with an impressive range of automobiles and motorcycles, including a barn-find 1963 Shelby Cobra (CSX 2080), estimate: $425,000 - $475,000. With only two private owners from new and parked since 1981, the matching-numbers CSX 2080 is one of the most original Cobras in existence. The red exterior and black interior of CSX 2080 have been left untouched, but the car is road ready having recently undergone a complete mechanical restoration of its factory-installed powertrain. “We’re going to kick start the hobby’s spring season with an excellent show in Fort Lauderdale, featuring one of the most original Cobras on the planet,” said Donnie Gould, President, Auctions America by RM. &# ... More
Weekly Internet Rare Books Auction to Start March 3 at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions has announced the start of Weekly Internet Rare Books Auctions, with the first auction starting Thursday, March 3, at 10 p.m. CST. The auctions will then operate in a rolling format, with an auction ending every Thursday night at 10 p.m., with the next week's offerings starting at exactly the same time." Every auction will feature a wide variety of material for collectors of all levels to choose from, more than 300 lots of rare books, prints and maps each week, all sold without reserve and with bidding starting at $1 for every lot. "Heritage's Website sees more traffic each day than our top competitors combined," said James Gannon, Director of Rare Books at Heritage. "What we're doing is coupling that Internet reach with a rare book market that's hungry for a steady stream of moderately-priced material – along with some better books and the occasional sleeper – to create must-bid events every Thursday evening." Heritage's new Weekly Internet Rare B ... More
British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology Cancels Exhibition on Missing Women
By: Anthony Shelton, Director, MOA
VANCOUVER.- MOA’s intention was to open doors for discussion about difficult issues that have a continuing and powerful resonance in Vancouver. Our decision to host the show, however, was predicated on further developing productive relationships with local community groups, First Nations, and academics, with whom we hoped to develop useful programming (such as talks, panel discussions, film screenings, other art exhibitions, performances, etc) through which the larger issues raised by the exhibition could be explored. Despite concerted efforts by staff and others in the past few months, it has become clear that the kind of productive dialogue we sought is unlikely to result from continuing with the exhibition: there are too many unresolved issues surrounding it, and serious concerns have been raised by some individuals and groups that by showing the paintings, we might cause further dist ... More
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