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The painting 'Portrait of a Woman' (1851), by French artist Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904), is displayed at the Thyssen Museum during the opening of the French artist's retrospective in Madrid, Spain, 14 February 2011. The painting is one of the Gerome's 60 artworks displayed at Thyssen Museum in the first Gerome's retrospective exhibited in Spain. The exhibiton runs from 15 February until 22 May 2011 EPA/JUAN CARLOS HIDALGO.
MADRID.- Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid presents Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904), on view from 15 February through 22 May 2011. An ambitious exhibition jointly organised with the Musée d’Orsay, the Réunion des musées nationaux and J. Paul Getty Museum. It is the first major monographic exhibition to be devoted to this French painter and sculptor since the celebrated one held in the United States thirty years ago, and the first to be devoted to the artist in Spain. The carefully selected group of oil paintings and sculptures to be seen in Madrid constitute a reduced version of the exhibition shown in Los Angeles and Paris during the course of 2010. Nearly 60 works are shown at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, including some of Gérôme’s most famous and important creations, covering all facets of his lengthy and ... More |
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Egypt's Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass Says Some Objects Looted from Museum Found
Artefacts still missing include a statue of Akhenaten's wife Nefertiti making offerings. EPA/MINISTERY OF STATE ANTIQUITIES AFFAIRS.
CAIRO (REUTERS).- Egypt's Antiquities Ministry has recovered some of the national treasures that went missing from the Egyptian Museum during an uprising which unseated Hosni Mubarak, the country's top Egyptologist said Monday. Items including a statue of King Tutankhamun and objects from the era of the Pharaoh Akhenaten went missing when looters broke into the museum during mass protests that engulfed the streets around the museum in central Cairo. But Zahi Hawass, recently named minister of state for antiquities affairs, said in a statement that some objects including a Heart Scarab and a small Ushabti statue were found. Part of a coffin dating back to the Modern Kingdom 3,000 years ago was also found outside the museum. "We found two of the eight missing artifacts outside the museum between a government building that got burned and the gift shop. We are continuing the search and will find more," Hawass told Reuters. Artefacts still missing include a statue of Akhenaten's ... More | | Surface/Tension: New Work by Kitty Kraus, Dan Shaw-Town and Gedi Sibony at Lisson Gallery
Dan Shaw-Town, Untitled, 2010, graphite and spray enamel on paper with metal grommets. Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery.
LONDON.- Lisson Gallery presents a three-person exhibition of new works by Kitty Kraus, Dan Shaw-Town and Gedi Sibony. The works in the show explore the unifying aesthetic and interest in unconventional materials and sculptural practices shared by these three geographically and methodologically disparate artists. The exhibition, on view from February 15 through March 19, is the first time that these artists have shown work with Lisson Gallery. Kitty Kraus’ installations explore the physical processes that govern how materials behave. Through Kraus’ interventions small-scale objects act in unexpected ways, transforming and expanding to fit their environment. Glass explodes through overheating and dyed black ice melts across the floor as the potential instability of seemingly ordered materials is revealed. Kraus also works extensively with sheet glass, exploring its fragility and often attempts to push the large ... More | | September 11 Memorial to Have Limited Access to a Set Number of People for Years
The "survivors' staircase" during a tour of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan.
By: Samantha Gross, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP).- The Sept. 11 memorial will open in the World Trade Center's footprints by the 10th anniversary of the 2001 attacks, but for years afterward access will be limited to a set number of people and mourners will be surrounded on all sides by the noise of construction, the memorial foundation president said Monday. It will be years before the millions of people who want to visit the center have unfettered access to the memorial site, said Joe Daniels, president of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Ultimately, visitors will be able to approach the memorial and its green spaces and cobblestoned plazas from all sides. But for years visitors will be surrounded by construction of skyscrapers and a transit hub and may only use one entrance; organizers will observe strict capacity limits for safety reasons, Daniels said. Preliminary plans call ... More |
 | Milwaukee Art Museum Offers a Fresh Perspective on Frank Lloyd Wright with New Exhibition
“Fallingwater,” Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr. Residence, PA. Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
MILWAUKEE, WI.- On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright’s home, studio and school in Spring Green, Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Art Museum presents a major exhibition offering a fresh perspective on celebrated architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright’s seven-decade career. The exhibition runs from February 12 through May 15, 2011. Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture for the 21st Century surveys more than 150 works, including drawings —33 of which have never been exhibited publicly— scale models, furniture, and photography as well as video footage of Wright and several key projects. Reflecting on Wright’s impact during his lifetime and his significance today, the retrospective highlights the many triumphs of Wright’s career and focus on his grand opus of suburban planning, Living City (1958) which, though never realized ... More | | 150 Archaeology Graduates Protest Against Egypt's Antiquities Chief Zahi Hawass
About 150 graduates of archaeology schools demonstrate outside the office of Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass. AP Photo/Ben Curtis.
By: Christopher Torchia, Associated Press
CAIRO (AP).- The man in charge of Egyptian antiquities starred in a TV show about his exploits, sports an "Indiana Jones"-style fedora and triumphantly declared that the nation's heritage was mostly unscathed after the revolt that toppled the president. On Monday, however, he was under siege, the target of angry protesters who want him to quit. "Get out," a crowd of 150 archaeology graduates chanted outside the office of Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass, who threw in his lot with the old order when he accepted a Cabinet post in the last weeks of Hosni Mubarak's rule. Whether Hawass, entrusted with preserving Egypt's museums and monuments, will go the way of Mubarak and resign is uncertain. But the scorn directed him at personifies the ... More | | Venetian and Flemish Masters from the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp on View in Brussels
Giovanni Bellini, Ritratto di giovane (detail), 1470. Bergamo, Accademia Carrara.
BRUSSELS.- Following their initial collaboration in 2009, which focused on the collection of the House of Savoy, the museums of Flanders and of northern Italy are once again putting their respective schools of painting into perspective with a stunning selection of pictures. From the 15th to the 18th century, the exhibition presents four centuries of contrast between 15 masterpieces from the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and some fifty paintings from the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, one of the finest collections of Venetian paintings in existence. Venetian and Flemish Mastersis organised chronologically in four sections, one for each century; within each section, four major themes are highlighted - the portrait, saints in a natural setting, the sacred and the profane, and panoramic views. In thequattrocento Bellini's portraits influenced Van Eyck, while th ... More |
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Prince Philip: Celebrating Ninety Years at the Drawings Gallery in Windsor Castle
Prince Philip, 1933. Collection of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, © Reserved; Photo: The Royal Collection.
LONDON.- His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh celebrates his 90th birthday on 10 June 2011. To mark this occasion, a special exhibition is being shown in the Drawings Gallery at Windsor Castle, home to The Duke of Edinburgh, as Consort of Her Majesty The Queen, for nearly 60 years. Photographs, memorabilia, paintings and gifts have been selected from the Royal Collection and the Royal Archives, with around a third of the exhibits from The Duke’s own collection. They tell the story of His Royal Highness’s childhood and naval career, his marriage and family life, his work in support of The Queen as Patron or President through some 800 organisations, and his wide-ranging interests and achievements. Prince Philip was born on 10 June 1921 on the Mediterranean island of Corfu. A great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria, and a Prince of Greece and Denmark, he was the youngest of five children a ... More | | American Master David Smith Featured in Exhibition at the Phillips Collection in Washington
David Smith. Untitled, 1956 (detail). Oil on masonite. © Estate of David Smith/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.
WASHINGTON, DC.- This winter, The Phillips Collection showcases the work of modern master David Smith (1906–1965). The exhibition shines a spotlight on a pivotal moment in the artist’s illustrious career, revealing the evolution of his personal aesthetic. The exhibition remains on view through May 15. David Smith is widely considered one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century. He was the first American to make welded steel sculpture, infusing this industrial material with a fluidity and imaginative creativity that is at once beautiful and muscular. In doing so he transformed the nature of sculpture in America and won for sculpture the respect in American art previously reserved for painting. David Smith Invents, the first exhibition in Washington of the artist’s work in more than 25 years, explores Smith’s creative process from the early 1950s into the early 1960s through 39 ... More | | Researchers Say Slaves Hid African Charms on Colonial Greenhouse in Maryland
This 1920 photo made available by the Library of Congress shows the orangery at the Wye House in Easton, Md. AP Photo/Library of Congress.
By: Alex Dominguez, Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP).- The greenhouse on the Maryland plantation where famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass spent part of his childhood was not as uniquely European as once thought: Its furnace was built by slaves, who hid distinctly African touches within it to ward off bad spirits, researchers said. A stone pestle to control spirits was concealed in brick ductwork used to heat the orangery — a type of greenhouse used to shield citrus and other trees from chilly winters — and University of Maryland archaeologists found charms buried at the structure's entrance, said excavation leader Mark Leone. The greenhouse was long considered a mark of European sophistication and was a status symbol of the era. Douglass, whose adopted birthday is Feb. 14, described the ... More |
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"The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt Named Most Romantic Oil Painting for Valentine's Day 2011
The Kiss by” Gustav Klimt.
WICHITA, KAN.- The popular online art gallery overstockArt.com, published today its official Top 10 list of most romantic oil paintings for Valentine’s Day 2011. Topping the chart is Gustav Klimt’s sensual masterpiece “The Kiss.” Other artists named on the 2011 Valentine’s Day Top 10 Romantic Oil Paintings list include Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Vincent van Gogh. The oil paintings that made the 2011 Valentine’s Day Top 10 Romantic Oil Paintings list are: • “The Kiss,” Gustav Klimt • “Dance in the City,” Pierre-Auguste Renoir • “The Lovers,” Pablo Picasso • “Lovers with Half Moon, 1926,” Marc Chagall • “The Heart,” Henri Matisse • “Fulfillment (The Embrace),” Gustav Klimt • “The Bridal Pair with The Eiffel Tower,” Marc Chagall • “ ... More | | First Major U.S. Retrospective of Artist Richard Hawkins Travels to Los Angeles
Richard Hawkins. disembodied zombie george green, 1997. Ink-jet print. 47 x 36 in (119.4 x 91.4 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchase. Image courtesy of Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The first U.S. survey exhibition of Los Angeles artist Richard Hawkins (b. 1961) traveled to the Hammer Museum from The Art Institute of Chicago this winter. Richard Hawkins: Third Mind, on view February 12 through May 22, 2011, consists of more than 60 objects, including books, collages, drawings, paintings, and sculptures spanning his twenty-year career. The exhibition has been installed in Gallery IV of the museum, and several artist’s books, including his work Correspondence with John Wayne Gacy regarding having a portrait painted of Tom Cruise (1988-1994), is on display in the Hammer’s Grunwald Center ... More | | New Work by Los Angeles Native Artist Laurie Frick at Edward Cella Art + Architecture
Laurie Frick, 36 Nights in Charlotte, 2010. Wood, pigments and adhesives, 48 x 48 x 2 in. (121.92 x 121.92 x 5.08 cm).
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Edward Cella Art + Architecture presents a solo exhibition of new work by Los Angeles native artist Laurie Frick. Entitled Sleep Patterns, each of Frick’s wall-based works and a site specific installation, represent the resonant rhythms of the neural paths of the human mind. Using scientific tools to measure these, Frick desires to visually present our biological nature though a unique language of pattern. This is Frick’s debut exhibit with Edward Cella Art + Architecture, as well as her first on the West Coast. Frick’s recent works are conceived from five years of daily activity charts captured in ten minute intervals over twenty-four hours from a colleague’s self ... More |
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Once Upon a Wartime: Classic War Stories for Children at the Imperial War Museum in London
LONDON.- Once Upon A Wartime: Classic War Stories for Children delves into the pages of well-loved books, bringing stories of war dramatically to life. This new family-friendly exhibition at Imperial War Museum London takes a fresh and engaging look at five of the best-loved books written for children about conflict - War Horse by Michael Morpurgo, Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden, The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier, The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall and Little Soldier by Bernard Ashley. Through stunning life-size sets, intricate scale models and interactive exhibits, families are invited to enter the imaginary worlds of these five classic war stories. From the bleak landscape of no man's land in War Horse to the imposing tower blocks of London's gang warfare in Little Soldier, Once Upon A Wartime will take visitors on a journey through conflicts from the First World War to the present day. Pull up a chair in Hepzibah's ki ... More
Deep Impressions: Willie Cole Works on Paper at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
MEMPHIS, TN.- On Friday, February 11, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art opened an exhibition of 31 prints, drawings, and photographs by internationally recognized and award-winning artist Willie Cole. Organized by Patterson Sims, Deep Impressions: Willie Cole Works on Paper includes images of everyday consumer objects used in repetition, intricate designs, and bold color combinations to create universal, transcendent statements that are both powerful and provocative. The exhibition, which spans 30 years of work, fuses pop art and minimalist concepts or what Cole alternately calls “minimal maximalism” or “exponentialism.” Cole, born in 1955, is a native of New Jersey. His sculptures and works on paper have been the subject of numerous exhibitions around the world, including, most notably, a one-person exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art in 1998. The Brooks has a triptych by Cole, “Ma ... More
International Survey of Experimental Film, Video and New Media at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
By: Patrick Clancy
KANSAS CITY, MO.- The diverse group of performance video artworks presented in InsideOut collectively inscribes varying intensities of psychological and provocative effects within and on individual physical bodies as sites of sensual and material expression. Individual performers/subjects characterized by multiplicities of identities morph and transform their subjectivities and event-spaces through disruptive re-contextualizing effects. Hallucinatory layered and aggregate identities become sites of narrativity and modulating displacement that exceed their boundaries and turn our expectations upside down and inside out. Several works presented appear to be kinds of metaperformance as a generative process that evokes unexpected and unrestrained modes of performance as opposed to habitual and conformist actions and reactions to diverse social circumstances and environmental contexts. These works are more like the Happenings of the mid-twentieth century wher ... More
Royal Peek-a-Boo: Kate's Sheer Dress to Be Sold
LONDON (AP).- A see-through dress that some believe played a key role in bringing Kate Middleton and Prince William together will be auctioned off in London next month. Middleton wore the transparent dress over black lingerie at a 2002 charity fashion show at the University of St. Andrews when the two students were just friends. Their romance started shortly afterward, and some journalists maintain it was the eye-catching outfit that made the friendship sizzle. The piece of royal history is expected to sell for more than 8,000 pounds ($12,800) at Kerry Taylor Auctions on March 17. It was designed by Charlotte Todd, who did not pursue a career in fashion and now works at an aquarium. "If it is true that my design helped change the Prince's interest in Kate from platonic to romantic as has been reported, then I am pleased to have played a part — however minor," said Todd. "I never would have imagined as I sat knitting this piece that one day it would be so important." The kn ... More
Sketchy Intelligence: Artist Unveils Study of MI6
LONDON (AP).- Security chiefs complain intelligence is often sketchy — and here's the proof. Artist James Hart Dyke on Monday unveiled a series of paintings and drawings completed during a rare 12-month study of Britain's overseas spy agency MI6. Dyke, who has been a war artist with the British military in Iraq and Afghanistan, was granted access to secretive sites at home and overseas. The project was sanctioned as part of events to mark the service's centenary in 2009. Last year, historian Keith Jeffery published an official history of the agency's first 40 years. MI6 chief John Sawers said last year that the commemorations would be a rare opening up. He said spy agencies must "stay secret, even if we present ... More
Anthony McNerney Appointed Head of Contemporary Art at Bonhams
LONDON.- Bonhams announced this week that Anthony McNerney has been appointed Head of Contemporary Art. He takes up this new role on February 14th. Anthony McNerney has considerable experience and in-depth knowledge of the international Contemporary Art market. He has been involved at the forefront of the emerging markets of the Middle East and Asia as well as with the established European and American arenas. He has an extensive international network of clients. Anthony commenced his career at Christie's in 1995, on completion of a BA in Fine Art and Art History, and worked in the Post-War Contemporary Art departments until October 2007. Initially Head of the Contemporary and Post-War Art departments at Christie's South Kensington, Anthony was subsequently appointed Head of the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sales at Christie's King Street and then co-Head of The Contemporary Sales in London. He became an Associate Directo ... More
Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Ty Cobb and Dozens of other Rare Autographed Baseballs at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX.- A perfect storm of single signed baseball consignments will make the Heritage April 22 Signature Sports Memorabilia Auction the most important event of 2011 for autograph collectors. Three of the most extensive and carefully curated collections in the hobby will be up for bid, forming the foundation for what looks to be one of the strongest events in Heritage history. "This is an auction that no autograph collector will be able ignore," said Chris Ivy, Director of Sports Collectibles at Heritage. "The rarity and condition throughout is astonishing. I think it's safe to say you'll never see another offering like it." The roster of Hall of Fame signers, the widest assortment of such signatures on baseballs ever offered in a single auction, reads like a who's who of Cooperstown rarities: G.C. Alexander, Hack Wilson, Mel Ott, Chick Hafey, Chuck Klein, Heinie Manush, Ernie Lombardi, Clark Griffith, George Weiss and Sam Rice ... More
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