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British artist Anthony Cragg poses between his works at the Kueppersmuehle Museum in Duisburg, Germany, 23 February 2011. A retrospective, entitled Anthony Cragg - Things On The Mind,presents some 50 sculptures, together with drawings and graphic art by the artist from various work phases from 24 February to 13 June. EPA/ROLAND WEIHRAUCH.
DUISBURG.- The MKM is kicking off the year 2011 with a retrospective exhibition featuring Anthony Cragg, on view from February 24 through June 13, 2011. Entitled Things on the Mind, it brings together some 50 sculptures, in addition to drawings and graphic art by Cragg, selected from his key work-phases. Occupying an area of some 1000 sq.m., the exhibition furnishes an overview of the artist's total oeuvre and juxtaposes his early works with his more recent output. "For me myself, it’s very exciting ", explains Tony Cragg, "because there never has been an exhibition with works spanning almost 40 years." The viewer experiences how Things on the Mind gradually takes shape and evolves, and how each artistic solution prepares the following one: "As soon as a sculpture is finished, I’m basically ready for the next, thinking of new paths to tread or new things I want to investigate or forms I have to try out.& ... More |
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Getty Museum Displays Stories to Watch: Narrative in Medieval Manuscripts
Unknown, The Lamb Defeating the Ten Kings, about 1220 - 1235. Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment, 29.4 x 23.5 cm. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 77, recto.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The illuminators of medieval manuscripts found creative ways to tell stories through pictures. A sequence of illustrations was often linked on a page, or several parts of a tale were incorporated in a single image. On view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center, February 22 - —May 15, 2011, Stories to Watch: Narrative in Medieval Manuscripts displays approximately 20 manuscripts and leaves with narrative illuminations from different periods and regions, presenting a fascinating variety of pictorial storytelling. "Although medieval illustrators used various techniques to help convey a story, the viewer still needed to interpret certain clues and complete the stories using his or her imagination," say Kristen Collins, associate curator of Manuscripts. "In this ... More | | Exhibition of One Thousand Photographs from the Moderna Museet Collection Opens
Aleksandr Rodtjenko, Sjukov-masten, radiomast i Moskva, 1929 (detail) © Aleksandr Rodtjenko.
STOCKHOLM.- In 2011, Moderna Museet’s new directors, Daniel Birnbaum and Ann-Sofi Noring, launched a new presentation of the collection. Another Story, now on view, gives a fresh angle on art history, based on works from the Moderna Museet collection. We start by focusing on photography, which will gradually be given a more prominent position, only to fill the entire exhibition of the permanent collection this autumn. “We want to show the museum collection from a new perspective, but also to present an alternative art history, not one that is more true, but simply another perspective. We have noted a strong demand to see more of Moderna Museet’s large collection of photography among our visitors. With this venture, we hope to contribute in a way that only we can, and to give the public what they have a right to expect from us, namely the historic dimension. We are also intensifying our research into p ... More | | Christie's Launches Spring 2011 Season of Post-War and Contemporary Art with First Open
Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959), Untitled, graphite and acrylic on paper, 11½ x 9 in. (29.2 x 22.9 cm.) Painted in 1997. Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 U.S. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s New York announces First Open, an auction of Post-War and Contemporary Art to take place on March 10. The daring and innovative sale is robust with key works ranging from blue-chip artists such as Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg to standout auction newcomers, including Ion Birch and Michael Scoggins. First Open is geared toward both new and seasoned collectors, thus estimates for works of art in the auction range from the accessible to aspirational. Merce Cunningham’s Diptych No 6, for instance, has an estimate of $1,500-$2,000, while at the top end, Untitled, a seminal work by Rudolf Stingel has an estimate of $300,000-$500,000. First Open is expected to generate upwards of $8 million with 316 lots. The sale will be led for the first time by Sara Friedlander, who ... More |
 | New York City's National September 11 Memorial & Museum Creates 9/11 Timeline
This is a web image from the "September 11 Attacks Timeline," of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, in New York, Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011. AP Photo/National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
By: Deepti Hajela, Associated Press
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- Flight attendant Betty Ong couldn't tell exactly what was happening in the cockpit of American Airlines Flight 11, but it was clear to her that there was trouble. "I don't know, but I think we're getting hijacked," she said in a phone call to an American Airlines reservation desk at 8:19 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001. The audio recording of that call — her relaying that two other employees had been stabbed, that they couldn't get into the cockpit and didn't know who was in there, that someone had sprayed something into the air, the long stretches of silence on the other end of the phone as her listeners seemingly struggled to fully absorb what they were being told — is part of an online timeline that attempts to give a sense of order to that most chaotic of days. The ... More | | The Pace Gallery Presents Donald Judd: Works in Granite, Cor-ten, Plywood, and Enamel on Aluminum
Donald Judd, Untitled, 1989. Douglas Fir plywood, 36" x 60" x 60". © Donald Judd/ Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Photo: Ellen Labenski/ Courtesy The Pace Gallery.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Pace Gallery presents Donald Judd: Works in Granite, Cor-ten, Plywood, and Enamel on Aluminum, featuring thirteen wall and floor pieces from 1978 through 1992. In the final two decades of Judd’s life, the artist introduced a variety of new materials to his work that expanded his possibilities for formal innovation. The exhibition is on view from February 18 through March 26, 2011 at 534 West 25th Street. A catalogue with an entry on each work written by Marianne Stockebrand, Director Emerita of the Chinati Foundation, accompanies the show. Judd considered material one of the three “main aspects of visual art.” In his articulation of “actual” space and his inventive use of color, he paid particular attention to the selection and fabrication of materials. This exhibition focuses on some of the “lesser known” and, as Stockebrand writes in the catalogue essay, “more un ... More | | Artist Ryoji Ikeda to Create Visual and Sonic Installation for Armory's Vast Drill Hall
Installation view of Ryoji Ikeda’s test pattern [nº3], a version of which will be on view at Park Avenue Armory as part of his digital and sonic installation "the transfinite."
NEW YORK, NY.- Park Avenue Armory has commissioned artist and electronic composer Ryoji Ikeda to create a large-scale digital installation and sonic landscape as their third annual visual arts commission. Within the Armory’s immense 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall, Ikeda will create a transformative environment that subsumes visitors within abstract expressions of digital information and binary code. Accompanied by a tightly synchronized musical composition, the two-part installation explores how data defines the world we live in and how it is a beautiful artistic material in its own right. On view from May 20 through June 11, 2011, the transfinite is Ikeda’s most ambitious installation to date and marks the first time that American audiences will be able to experience the large-scale installation work of this multidisciplinary artist. “the transfinite promises to be a sublime experience, eng ... More |
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James Naismith's Original Rules of Basket Ball to Be Shown at the Nelson-Atkins
James Naismith in Lawrence, Kansas, holding replicas of the equipment he used in the first basketball game. © Corbis.
KANSAS CITY, MO.- James Naismith thumbtacked the freshly typed 13 rules for his new game, Basket Ball, to a gymnasium bulletin board in December 1891. Now nearly 120 years later, the public will have a rare chance to see the landmark document that launched a cultural legacy in a display at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. James Naismith’s Original Rules of Basket Ball opens to the public Saturday, March 5, in Kirkwood Hall at the Museum. At 2 p.m. Friday, March 4, the Nelson-Atkins will unveil the exhibition with a press conference that features David Booth and Suzanne Deal Booth, who purchased the Rules of Basket Ball at a Sotheby’s auction Dec. 10 for more than $4 million. The selling price exceeded other exceptional items sold the same day, including Robert F. Kennedy’s copy of the ... More | | Michael Hoppen Contemporary Presents the Diorama Map Series Featuring Sohei Nishino
Creation of ‘Diorama Map i-Land’, 2007/2008 © Sohei Nishino. Courtesy of Michael Hoppen Contemporary/ Emon Photo Gallery.
LONDON.- Sohei Nishino is one of the rising gems of contemporary Japanese photography. Discovered in 2008 by Michael Hoppen, 28 year old Nishino’s extraordinary photographic dioramas, monumental in size, map out the artist’s personal impressions of the world’s major cities in several thousand intimate details. Nishino’s collages are not precise geographic recreations, but an imperfect mix of landmarks and iconic features conceived from his personal ‘re-experiencing’ of a city. Never before exhibited outside of Asia, Michael Hoppen Contemporary presents the Diorama Map series for his inaugural European show, featuring ten of Nishino’s most striking collages as well as his latest creation: the map of London. When photographing London, Nishino walked the entire city on foot for a month, wandering ... More | | High Announces Hale Woodruff's Renowned Monumental Talladega Murals to Tour Nationally
Hale Aspacio Woodruff , Scenes from the Underground Railroad, 1940 (detail), oil on canvas, 6 x 10 feet.
ATLANTA,GA.- The High Museum of Art, in collaboration with Talladega College in Alabama, today embarked on a two-year project to restore, research and exhibit Hale Aspacio Woodruff’s renowned Talladega murals. Commissioned in 1938 to both commemorate the 1867 founding of Talladega College and celebrate its success as one of the nation’s first all-black colleges, the murals have been on continuous view at the college since their installation in the lobby of Savery Library. The Talladega murals, which are considered among Woodruff’s greatest achievements, will undergo conservation at the Atlanta Art Conservation Center under the auspices of the High Museum of Art and will then be presented to a national audience for the first time. “Rising Up: Hale Woodruff’s Murals at Talladega College” will be on view at the High from June 2 to September 2, 2012 ... More |
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Raising Over £325,000, Charity Auction Success for The Photographers' Gallery
Maurizio Anzeri, Florence, 2010© Maurizio Anzeri.
LONDON.- Raising over £325,000, last week’s Charity Auction for The Photographers’ Gallery was a resounding success, securing a significant contribution towards the final funds needed for the redevelopment of its Central London Gallery. Held last Thursday, 17 February 2011, at Christie’s South Kensington, the fundraising event consisted of a Live and Silent Auction comprising 70 lots in total. Coinciding with The Photographers’ Gallery’s 40th anniversary, the works on sale reflected the extraordinary range of artists who have exhibited at the Gallery during its 40-year history. Names such as Helmut Newton, Tracey Emin, Mario Testino and Sebastião Salgado ensured that the Auction attracted great interest creating an exciting atmosphere at the crowded Live Auction. Estimates on the works ranged from £600 to £10,000 and were substantially exceeded ... More | | Ayse Erkmen's New Exhibition Entitled "On Its Own" on View at Rampa, Istanbul
Installation view of Ayse Erkmen's exhibition at Rampa, Istanbul. Photo: Cemal Emden.
ISTANBUL.- Ayşe Erkmen's new exhibition entitled "On Its Own" is on view at Rampa through March 26, 2011. A leading figure in the art world, Ayşe Erkmen, has exhibited continuously in national and international museums, art galleries and biennials over the last 20 years. Erkmen produces works, which emphasize thought and add new dimensions to the perception of time. Erkmen continues to render the hidden meanings of space with her ephemeral/volatile site-specific sculptures. Ayşe Erkmen, who represents Turkey at the Venice Biennale 54th International Art Exhibition, is presenting a new large-scale installation for the "On Its Own" exhibition at Rampa. The installation is conceived around online image banks which one can no longer determine who has compiled or how they have been structured. When one types ... More | | Photographer Discovered by Student Researching at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Abel Boulineau, Dax: Jeanne Dupary and washerwomen on the banks of the Adour River, 1906 (detail), gelatin silver printing-out-paper. Anonymous gift, 2005 ©2011 Art Gallery of Ontario.
TORONTO.- A University of Toronto student completing an internship at the Art Gallery of Ontario last summer discovered that a series of 1,702 photographs auctioned at Christie’s in 1997 and acquired by the AGO in 2005 were taken by the previously unknown French photographer and painter Abel Boulineau. Vanessa Fleet, who is pursuing a master’s degree in museum studies, re-examined the photographs after learning that Gallery curators questioned the original attribution—to French photographer Émile Fréchon. The reattribution was spurred by Fleet’s discovery of an inscription written on the back of one of the photographs by the photographer: “Auberive—Avenue de l’Abbatiale—where I was ... More |
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 Auctions America by RM to Present Inaugural 'Auburn Spring' Collector Car AuctionAUBURN, ID.- An unrestored Futurliner bus from GM’s ‘Parade of Progress’ of the 1940s and ‘50s is an early star consignment for the expected roster of 1,000 quality motor cars and motorcycles going up for bids when Auctions America by RM opens the gates at its famous 235-acre Auburn Auction Park May 12 – 15 for its inaugural Auburn Spring event. To add to the weekend’s excitement, the park grounds will be buzzing with the hundreds of vendors who will set up shop on the swap meet field and in the car corral, coordinated by the respected Pennsylvania-based Carlisle Events. “It’s been a long, hard winter, but spring fever is about to hit the Midwest and we’re ready to put on a not-to-be-missed show with our new partner, Carlisle Events,” said Donnie Gould, President, Auctions America by RM. ... More Exhibition in Long Beach Showcases Key Figures of the Mexican Contemporary Art SceneLONG BEACH, CA.- The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) jointly present Mexico: Expected/Unexpected, an exhibition that introduces more than 100 artworks selected from the Isabel and Agustin Coppel Collection, one of Mexico’s most comprehensive contemporary art collections. The exhibition is being shown concurrently in both Southern California locations, MOLAA and MCASD. Mexico: Expected/Unexpected destabilizes categories typically associated with Mexico and with Mexican art. The exhibition features artworks that overcome the concept of “Mexican-ness” as a fixed category. The Coppel collection surprises in unexpected ways, defying the cliché. Likewise, Mexico: Expected/Unexpected proposes that Mexican contemporary art ... More Les Paul 'Burst Tops $131,000, Factory-Sealed Beatles Butcher Cover Brings $26,000+ in $1.682+ Million at Heritage AuctiBEVERLY HILLS, CA.- A gorgeous 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard Cherry Sunburst electric guitar, one of the most sought-after modern stringed instrumented ever made, proved its worth at $131,450 to lead Heritage Auctions' $1,682,831 Signature(r) Music & Entertainment Auction, Feb. 20. All prices include 19.5% Buyer's Premium. "The 1960 'burst is exceptional even by Les Paul's standards," said Jonas Aronson, Director of Vintage Guitars at Heritage. "It's got everything a collector could want - name, style and a beautiful sound - and the price it realized is reflective of that quality." The subject of much pre-auction buzz, a Factory-sealed First State Beatles Yesterday and Today "Butcher Cover" ... More Port of Los Angeles Unveils its Most Unique Ship YetSAN PEDRO, CA.- The Port of Los Angeles has unveiled a new public art sculpture, titled “Ship in a Bottle,” one of several planned public art installations underway as part of the LA Waterfront redevelopment project. Created by internationally-acclaimed artist Mark Dion, “Ship in a Bottle” is permanently installed at the South end of a newly completed 1,200 linear foot section of Cabrillo Way Marina Phase II, a short walk south from 22nd Street Landing. See map. “The L.A. waterfront public art program focuses on creating a unique experience, destination and sense of place to the waterfront, and making a connection between art, the region and residents here,” said Port Executive Director Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D. “This wonderful piece of public art does just that.” ... More Sotheby's to Exhibit Artistic Treasures of the Islamic World in Doha, Qatar in MarchLONDON.- Sotheby’s will mount an exhibition at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha from the 5th-6th March 2011 which will be highlighted by an extraordinary group of objects assembled by the late scholar and collector, Stuart Cary Welch. Ranging from striking and beautiful Qur’anic scripts and other works of calligraphic inspiration through remarkable illuminated manuscripts and weaponry created for the Safavid, Mughal and Deccani courts, these works will be auctioned at Sotheby’s London 6 April 2011 sale. Stuart Cary Welch was one of the leading art historians of his generation and devoted his life to the study and teaching of Islamic art and culture, as well as being an inspired collector renowned for his brilliant eye and exquisite taste. The exhibition will include an illustrated folio from what is universally acknowledged as one of the supreme illustrated manuscripts of any period or culture and among the gre ... MorePower Line Hurts Workers at Astronaut Hall of FameTITUSVILLE, FL (AP).- Officials say two workers have been seriously injured outside the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame after coming in contact with a power line. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex spokeswoman Andrea Farmer says the workers were setting up for a launch viewing event Wednesday. Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to make its final launch Thursday at nearby Cape Canaveral. Four workers had been erecting a metal frame tent when bystanders — including a group of students on a field trip — saw a bright flash. Two men had let go of the tent after feeling a tingle, but two others were knocked to the ground. Farmer says one man was taken by helicopter to an Orlando hospital. The other man was taken to a local hospital. The men's names and conditions weren't immediately released. ... More |
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