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Collectors Ute (L) and Rudolf Scharpff pose in front an artwork from their collection, entitled Impulsion fo a Symbolian, by artist Koor at the Kunstmuseum in Stuttgart, Germany, 18 February 2011. Works by graffiti artists from New York from the 1980s are on display at the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart. EPA/UWE ANSPACH.
STUTTGART.- For museums the exchange with private collectors is becoming increasingly important. A new series of exhibitions in the Kunstmuseum aims to make the engagement of these art patrons visible. The first show presents Ute and Rudolf Scharpff, who have been collecting for over fifty years and in the 1960s initially concentrated on the Nouveaux Réalistes. Today their collection comprises art by the Zero Group and German and American contemporary painting. Included are works by well-known artists such as Yves Klein, Lucio Fontana, Piero Manzoni, Franz Ackermann, André Butzer, Albert Oehlen, Neo Rauch, Christopher Wool, and Jeff Koons. Ute and Rufolf Scharpff are interested particularly in young artists whose works deal critically with the present. For the exhibition in the Kunstmuseum, the Scharpffs have chosen an exceptional focus on their collecting activity of more than five decades: New York graffiti art ... More |
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Irish Artist Jim Fitzpatrick Bids to Copyright Revolutionary Che Guevara Image
"It's not about making money, it's to make sure that it is used properly...".
By: Conor Humphries
DUBLIN (REUTERS).- The Irish artist whose poster of Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara became one of the most reproduced images of the 20th century, said he has decided to copyright the image to block "crass commercial" use. Jim Fitzpatrick produced the classic red and black print of the long-haired Che wearing a soldier's beret with a single star in 1968 and distributed it copyright-free for use by revolutionary groups in Europe. It was quickly adopted by left-wing students, whose t-shirts and posters helped turn the image into a global sign of rebellion. But the image of the Marxist revolutionary, who helped bring Fidel Castro to power in 1959, has since been co-opted by makers of mugs, baseball caps and even lingerie. The image is emblazoned across Cuban-themed restaurants around the world. "It's not about making money, it's to make sure that it is used properly... that it's not used ... More | | King Tutankhamun's Stolen Dad Found; Egypt Sites to Reopen on Sunday
Dr. Zahi Hawass, Director for the Supreme Council of Antiquities, speaks to journalists. AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill.
By: Christopher Torchia, Associated Press
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt said it will reopen historical sites to tourism on Sunday as it sought to revive a key industry shattered in the turmoil that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Archaeologists were cheered by the recovery of the most important artifact stolen from Cairo's Egyptian Museum, a rare statue of King Tut's father. A 16-year-old anti-government protester found the statue of the Pharaoh Akhenaten next to a garbage can and his family returned it, the antiquities ministry said. But damage to Egypt's heritage may have been greater than previously thought, as officials reported new cases of break-ins at archaeological sites. Zahi Hawass, head of the Ministry of State for Antiquities, had reported a total of 18 missing museum artifacts, three of which were found on the museum grounds, possibly abandoned by looters making their escape. The antiquities ministry ... More | | Exhibition of Recent Paintings by New Jersey-Born Pat Steir at Cheim & Read in New York
WINTER GROUP 4: GREEN, GOLD, RED AND BLUE, 2009-11. Oil on canvas, 131 3/4 x 132 in., 334.6 x 335.3 cm. Photo: Courtesy Cheim & Read, New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- Cheim & Read present an exhibition of recent paintings by Pat Steir. The show is accompanied by a full color catalogue with essays by Kay Larson and Matthew Israel. Steir’s last show with Cheim & Read was in 2007. Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1940, Pat Steir received her BFA from Pratt Institute in 1962. Her work has been shown almost continually since graduation. After debuting in a few group shows, including Drawings at the Museum of Modern Art, she had her first solo exhibition at Terry Dintenfass Gallery in 1964. Though with her early work Steir was loosely allied with Conceptual Art and Minimalism, she is best-recognized for dripped, splashed and poured “waterfall” paintings which she first started in the late 1980s. As Larson explores in her catalogue essay for the show, Steir’s continuous search for the essence of painting guided her to John Cage, who she met in 1980, and Agnes Ma ... More |
 | The Museum of Modern Art Announces a Retrospective of Cindy Sherman for 2012
Cindy Sherman, Untitled #474. 2008. Chromogenic color print, 90 3/4 x 60" (230.5 x 152.4 cm). Courtesy the artist and Metro Pictures, New York © 2011 Cindy Sherman.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Museum of Modern Art will present the exhibition Cindy Sherman, a retrospective survey tracing the groundbreaking artist's career from the mid 1970s to the present, from February 26 through June 11, 2012. The exhibition will bring together more than 170 key photographs from a variety of the artist's acclaimed bodies of work, for which she created myriad constructed characters and tableaus. The first comprehensive museum survey of Sherman's career in the United States since 1997, it will draw widely from public and private collections, including the collection of The Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition is organized by Eva Respini, Associate Curator, Department of Photography, The Museum of Modern Art. Sherman (American, b. 1954) is widely recognized as amongst the most important contemporary artists of the last 40 years, and arguably the most influential ... More | | A Collector's Eye: Cranach to Pissarro Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool
Pissaro, Pommiers dans une prairie (detail) © David Lewis Family Interests.
LIVERPOOL.- A Collector’s Eye: Cranach to Pissarro is a unique exhibition of paintings from a stunning private collection. Running from Friday 18 February to Sunday 15 May 2011 at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, A Collector’s Eye: Cranach to Pissarro exhibits five centuries of art and 64 works ranging from tender 15th-century devotional images to 19th-century French Impressionist landscapes. Old Master artists Rubens, El Greco, Delacroix and Cranach are included alongside Impressionists such as Pissarro and Sisley. A Collector’s Eye: Cranach to Pissarro features works from the Schorr Collection assembled by private collector David J. Lewis for his family interests. This privately held collection has been built up over the last 35 years and now numbers over 400 paintings. While numerous individual pieces have been loaned to many public institutions in the UK and abroad, this is the first t ... More | | Sylvester Stallone Opens Retrospective Exhibition at Galerie Gmurzynska
US Actor Sylvester Stallone in front of one of his artworks poses during a press conference ahead of an exhibition, entitled Sylvester Stallone. 35 Years of Painting. EPA/ARNO BALZARINI.
ST. MORITZ.- From February19th until March 15th 2011, artworks by Sylvester Stallone will be exhibited at Galerie Gmurzynska, St. Moritz. Stallone’s exhibition at Galerie Gmurzynska is a retrospective of his work. The pictures will document different periods of the creative work. About 30 pictures of the action star will be presented, including various self-portraits. Stallone’s pictures are as action-packed as his movies: colorful, expressive and abstract. Referring to Automatism and abstract Expressionism, his paintings merge to a new, very personal expressive style. Thereby the Hollywood star uses the Expressionism concept of presenting art in a spontaneous manner without caring about conventional shapes. The exhibition at Galerie Gmurzynska will be accompanied by a catalogue written ... More |
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Quinn's Auction Galleries to Present International Array of Fine and Decorative Art on March 5
Madoura/Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) earthenware pitcher, Cavalier and Horse, 8¾ inches high, circa 1952, 28/300, Madoura Plein Feu pottery stamps. Estimate $4,000-$6,000. Quinn’s Auction Galleries image.
FALLS CHURCH, VA.- While Washington, D.C., has long been a hive for international activity, the district’s suburb of Falls Church, Va., is where the fine art of many nations will be showcased on Saturday, March 5. That’s when Quinn’s Auction Galleries will host its 500-lot International Furnishings, Fine & Decorative Arts sale. “The selection of fine art and furniture in this auction is, by far, the finest and most diverse we have ever offered,” said Quinn’s VP Communications & Marketing Matthew Quinn. “The main consignor is a Washington-area physician who has very refined taste and a preference for English furniture and Continental paintings.” A premier piece from the doctor’s consignment is an 1850 English walnut with marquetry tilt-top table measuring ... More | | Pobeda Gallery Presents "Face to Face" the First Exhibition of Georgian Photography in Moscow
Guia Chkhatarashvili, "Goats" 1997 (detail), "Ushguli" series, 1991-2000. Photo: Courtesy Pobeda Gallery.
MOSCOW.- POBEDA Gallery presents a new project - “Face to Face” - the first exhibition of Georgian photography ever to take place in Moscow. It includes works of 6 authors: Guia Chkhatarashvili, Beso Uznadze, David Meskhi, Guram Tsibakhashvili, Irina Abzhandadze and Yuri Mechitov. Curator of the project Nestan Nizharadze was born and raised in Tbilisi. Educated as a journalist, Nestan curated numerous projects (such as Michael Kenna’s exhibitions in Tbilisi, georgian photography retrospective in Kiev, contemporary Georgian photography exhibition in France), founded Tbilisi Photography House. She is the editor-in-chief and the publisher of “PHOTO” magazine. More than 60 works of the photographers of different generations and schools will recreate the many-sided face of the so-called “New Wave” in modern Georgian photography. Judging by the amount and artistic quality of the photographic ... More | | First Major Exhibition in More Than Thirty Years to Examine Tipis of Plains Peoples
Teri Greeves (Kiowa, born 1970), Twenty-first Century Traditional: Beaded Tipi, 2010. 46 x 29 x 32 ½ in. (116.8 x 73.7 x 82.6 cm) Brooklyn Museum, Florence B. and Carl L. Selden Fund.
BROOKLYN, N.Y.- On View February 18 through May 15, 2011, Tipi: Heritage of the Great Plains focuses on the tipi as the center of Plains culture and social, religious, and creative traditions from the early nineteenth century to the present. The exhibition examines the tipi as an architectural form, an expression of Plains artistic and cultural identity, and an interior space for domestic and ritual use. Tipi features more than 160 objects from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection of Plains material, as well as selected works from other museums; objects by contemporary Plains artists; and three full-size tipis, two with furnished interiors. Tipi: Heritage of the Great Plains includes objects from a large number of tribes from the Northern, Central, and Southern Plains: the Blackfeet, Crow, Arapaho, Lakota, Osage, Kiowa, Southern ... More |
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum Presents "Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels"
Watercolor drawing: Passe-partout chain necklace/belt with floral clips. Designed by Van Cleef & Arpels. Paris, France, ca. 1947. Van Cleef & Arpels’ Archives. Courtesy of Van Cleef & Arpels.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presents “Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels”. The exhibition examines the renowned jewelry firm’s significant historical contributions to jewelry design and design innovation, particularly during the 20th century. Organized by Sarah Coffin, curator and head of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department, the exhibition open from Feb. 18 and runs through June 5, 2011. Since its 1906 opening on the Place Vendôme in Paris, Van Cleef & Arpels has played a leading role in style and design innovation. Pioneering techniques and designs, combined with an attention to craftsmanship, are at the core of Van Cleef & Arpels’ jewelry and small precious objects. The exhibition features more than 350 works, including jewels, timepieces, ... More | | Metro Pictures Presents Croatian Artist David Maljkovic's Latest Works "Recalling Frames"
David Maljkovic, Recalling Frames, 2010. Black and white photograph, 41 3/4 x 54 3/4 inches, 106 x 139.1 cm. Unique print. Courtesy of the Artist and Metro Pictures.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Croatian artist David Maljkovic's latest works, Recalling Frames, are photomontages that interweave still images from Orson Welles' film The Trial, shot in Zagreb in 1962, with the artist's own contemporary photographs of the filming locations. Welles' haunting exploration of the terror of faceless bureaucracy was set against the city's Cold War-era Modernist buildings, to which Maljkovic returned to carefully photograph the sites from the same dramatic angles shown in the film. Spliced together from black-and-white negative prints, the resulting unique prints conflate five decades of aesthetic and ideological change. This is his second one-person exhibition at Metro Pictures on view from February 19 to April 2. In some of Maljkovic's works, sections of austere concrete architecture are seamlessly ... More | | Paris Photo Announces New Venue in 2011 and Julien Frydman as Its New Director
The 2011 edition will mark the 15th anniversary of Paris Photo.
PARIS.- Jean-Daniel Compain, Managing Director for Culture and Leisure at Reed Expositions, organiser for the event, announces that Paris Photo is moving to the Grand Palais, the finest setting that Paris can offer to photography, from 9th to 13th November 2011. This prestigious location will without a doubt, add to Paris Photo's unique international position and make it an even greater fixture of Paris' vibrant artistic and cultural scene. Taking the fair into this new era, Julien Frydman has been appointed Director of Paris Photo. He was head of the renowned photography agency Magnum Photos in Paris since 2006, and has been a consultant of the LUMA Foundation for Le Parc des Ateliers in Arles since January 2011. He takes over from Guillaume Piens who ensured the success of the fair for the last three editions. The 2011 edition will mark the 15th anniversary of Paris Photo. Artists and their work, dealers, and publishers, ... More |
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Rare Anti-Communist Comics at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX.- A superb collection of high-grade anti-communist comic books from the 1950s, from The Collection of Todd Warren, will make for an esoteric and interesting corner of Heritage Auctions’ Feb. 24-25 Signature® Vintage Comics & Comic Art Auction. All are being sold without reserves. “The youth of America was seen as fair game for the ever-gathering storm of Soviet and Chinese Communism in the 1950s,” said Steve Borock, Consignment Director at Heritage, “and concerned patriots wanted to make sure the nation’s future was not compromised by those dark forces.” How better to combat those nefarious influences than through comics books, which every kid in the 1950s was religiously reading. Add in the bonus that these comics were free – a bonus to any kid who save nickels and dimes to buy the latest Superman or Batman – and publishers figured they had direct access to those impressionable yo ... More
Sotheby's February Series Realises $394 Million: The Highest Total Achieved in London
LONDON.- Sotheby’s February Series of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art auctions**, realised £242,109,075 / $393,550,838 / €286,186,170. This exceptional sum, which surpasses pre-sale expectations (combined pre-sale estimate for the series: £152-250 million), not only represents the highest total achieved in London by any auction house this season, but also the second highest total for any sales season ever held at Sotheby’s in London. In the course of the two weeks of sales, Sotheby’s established the three highest prices of the London season, leading the field in sales of Impressionist & Modern and Contemporary Art, as well as establishing the highest prices across a number of schools and periods. Melanie Clore, Chairman Sotheby’s Europe and Co-Chairman Sotheby’s Worldwide Impressionist & Modern Art Department, “The last two weeks of sales have seen the vitality of the current marke ... More
The Other King's Speech Goes Under the Hammer at Bonhams
LONDON.- A remarkable hand-written speech delivered by Charles II in Perth on 6 October 1650 is for auction at Bonhams in London on 29 March as part of the Roy Davids sale of Papers and Portraits. Written down the side of one page and folded into four panels to make it easier to deliver, the speech takes the form of an apology to members of the Scottish Parliament for a bizarre episode in which Charles had attempted to escape from their control. The King’s handwriting shows unmistakable signs of the pressure he was under. It is estimated at between £8,000-12,000. The Scottish Parliament recognised Charles II the legitimate King soon after the execution of his father Charles I in 1649 and he arrived in Scotland in June the following year to reclaim the throne. The Scottish Parliament was dominated by Covenanters - Protestants whose objective was to spread Presbyterianism throughout Britain. They forced Charles, reluctantl ... More
$55,813 Carved Ivory Vase Tops Garth's Decorative Arts Auction
DELAWARE, OH- An impressive early 20th century Chinese carved ivory vase was the top lot of Garth’s Auctioneers and Appraisers’ auction of Asian, Continental, & American Furniture, Decorative Arts, & Fine Art on January 29, 2011. On display the week prior to the sale, the 14 ½” tall vase, adorned with intricate, continuous carving of a banquet scene around the circumference, drew quite a bit of attention from those visiting Garth’s gallery, as well as many phone calls from Europe and Asia. The vase was the highlight of a fresh-to-the-market group of ivories and textiles deaccessioned from a major Ohio institution which no longer found the material germane to its mission. The Asian material, which had been collected many years before landing at the institution via a generous donation, was clearly several steps above the typical, mid-century trinkets brought back by GIs in WWII. The buzz surrounding the vase ... More
Jouin Manku Designs Installation for "Set in Style" Exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- French partners Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku of Jouin Manku studio designed a site-specific installation for the "Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels" exhibition, which draws on the domestic history of the 1902 Carnegie Mansion, home to the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. The exhibition will be on view from Feb. 18 through June 5.The original function of the historic spaces will be highlighted through the studio's design, which Jouin says pays special attention to the "memories of the past." "It's a house where people were living; they were having dinner; they were sleeping; they were receiving friends," he said. "I thought it was interesting to reconnect the design of the exhibition with the history of the building, because Van Cleef & Arpels also has a long history." The designers' intention to evoke the building's past is clear in the dining room of the mansion. In a nod to the sumptuous dinners that the Carnegies' held with ... More
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