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A visitor looks at the painting "Femme assise, 1911" (Seated Woman) by Dutch artist Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968) during a media preview of the "Van Dongen : Fauve, anarchist, socialite" exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris March 24, 2011. The exhibition will run from March 25 to July 17, 2011. REUTERS/Charles Platiau.
PARIS.- The Musée d’Art Moderne offers a fresh appreciation of Kees Van Dongen (1877–1968), the dazzling, disconcerting painter who made his reputation in Paris in the 1920s. This is a comprehensive look at a multifaceted personality: the socially-conscious Dutchman ever ready to caricature and denounce, the avant-garde artist and iconic Fauve, and one of the Roaring Twenties’ leading figures on the trendy Paris scene. The exhibition includes and adds to “All eyes on Kees Van Dongen”, shown at the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam (18 September 2010-23 January 2011). The exhibition is on display from March 25 through July 17, 2011. Twenty years after “Van Dongen: the Painter”, the retrospective organised in conjunction with the Boijmans Museum in 1990, this exhibition centres on the success that came with his Paris period. The latest research and exhibitions have given us a clearer ... More |
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Museum in Poland Acquires a Missing Collection of Composer Frederic Chopin's Letters
One of six letters written by Polish composer and pianist Frederic Chopin to his parents and sisters. AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski.
By: Monika Scislowska, Associated Press
WARSAW (AP).- A collection of Frederic Chopin's letters telling of the Polish composer's daily life, from giving lessons to the hot chocolate he drank, have gone on display in Warsaw's Chopin museum more than six decades after they went missing. The six letters written by Chopin to his parents and sisters back home in Warsaw in 1845-1848 are the centerpiece of an exhibit that opened Thursday. It will run for one month after which they will be made available to researchers. The collection also includes letters from the piano composer's Scottish pupil Jane Stirling to Chopin's sister, as well as other items, such as a ticket for a rehearsal concert on July 26, 1840. Although the contents of the letters were known to researchers, the originals were believed to have been lost or destroyed during World War II. "This is a great day for us. This is an invaluable collection that we have acquired," museum curator Alicja Knast told ... More | | French Auction House Binoche Et Giquello Insists $4 Million Maya Statue is Real
The Mayan-style statue that brought a record $4 million (2.9 million euros). AP Photo/Binoche Et Giquello.
By: Mark Stevenson, Associated Press
MEXICO CITY (AP).- The Mexican government argued Wednesday that a Mayan-style statue auctioned for a record $4 million (2.9 million euros) this week is a fake. Auctioneers insisted it is genuine and charged Mexico wants to quash legal sales of pre-Hispanic artifacts. The stakes in the dispute are high — and not just because of the cash laid down by the as-yet unidentified buyer. A debate has been renewed about whether there is a place, if any, for sales of ancient artifacts. The Paris-based Binoche Et Giquello auction house that sold the stucco figure of a shield-toting stucco warrior said the attack on its authenticity is an attempt by Mexican officials to shake confidence in the auction market for pre-Hispanic artifacts. "They want to ruin the market for pre-Hispanic art, that is my opinion," said auctioneer Alexandre Giquello. Damaging the legal market could push such pieces onto the unregulated black market, he said. Auction houses are subject to public scrutiny ... More | | Discovery of Ancient Stone Tools in Texas Suggests Earlier Settlers in North America
Some of the artifacts from the 15,500-year-old horizon site in Texas. AP Photo/Michael R. Waters, Science.
By: Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP).- The discovery of ancient stone tools at an archaeological dig in Texas could push back the presence of humans in North America, perhaps by as much as 2,500 years. Thousands of artifacts dating to between 13,200 and 15,500 years ago were uncovered by researchers led by Michael R. Waters of Texas A&M University. They report the discovery in Friday's edition of the journal Science. The find was located 5 feet below materials left by the well-known Clovis culture, which was once thought to have been the first American settlers around 13,000 years ago. It was "like finding the Holy Grail," Waters said in a telephone interview. To find what appears to be a large open-air campsite "is really gratifying. Lucky and gratifying." The trove of 15,528 artifacts, including chipping debris from working stones and 56 tools such as blades, scrapers and choppers, was found in the Buttermilk Creek complex near Austin. The l ... More |
 | Exhibition Examines Artists' Expressions of Intimate Personal Experience
Guy de Cointet, French, 1934-1983. We must not think that cold... 1982 (detail). Ink and pencil on paper, 20 x 25 5/8" (50.8 x 65.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Committee on Drawings Funds. © 2011 The Estate of Guy de Cointet
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Museum of Modern Art presents I Am Still Alive: Politics and Everyday Life in Contemporary Drawing, an exhibition that brings together recently acquired works dating from the 1950s to today that exemplify expressions of a personal existence in the world with decidedly conceptual, ephemeral, even opaque means, on view March 23 through September 19, 2011. The artists in this exhibition comment—often directly—on the state of the world around them, highlighting their place within it, or sometimes simply attesting to the existence of an outside reality full of conflicts and politics in everyday life. The installation takes works by Danh Vo, On Kawara, and Cengiz Çekil as starting points from which to examine ... More | | Pinacotheque de Paris Presents a Retrospective Exhibition of Works by Hugo Pratt
Hugo Pratt, ''Corto Maltese - La jeunesse'' 1985.
PARIS- The Pinacothèque de Paris presents an exhibition of works by Hugo Pratt, on view from March 17 through August 21, 2011. Thanks to this vast retrospective, the public can discover the breadth of the talent of the creator of Corto Maltese. This exhibition shows over 150 watercolors, most of them little known by the broad public, as well as historical images, more specifcally the whole of the 164 plates of the mythical Ballade de la mer salée. Since the retrospective in the Grand Palais in 1986, it is the frst time that Paris has put on an exhibition devoted to the oeuvre of this exceptional artist, regarded as the inventor of the literary comic strip. Hugo Pratt’s own life is a genuine novel, characterized by a genealogy combining various cultures. His life and his work were influenced by his literary culture – Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Conrad, Herman Melville, Jack London, Ernest Hemingway as well as ... More | | Archaeologists Discover Saber-Toothed Vegetarian that Lived 260 Million Years Ago
the skull of Tiarajudens eccentricus. AP Photo/Science.
By: Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP).- Surprised scientists have discovered the remains of a saber-toothed vegetarian. The leaf-crunching animal — about the size of a large dog — lived 260 million years ago in what is now Brazil, researchers report in Friday's edition of the journal Science. Its upper canine teeth were nearly 5 inches long. Such large teeth are more often the mark of a meat-eating animal, used to capture and kill prey. The enormous canines were likely used by the plant-eating animals to fight each other or protect against predators, said research leader Juan Carlos Cisneros of the University of Piaui in northeastern Brazil. For example, they might have fought for territory, resources or females, like the modern musk deer, which also have a pair of large, tusklike teeth, he said via email. "These situations are extremely ... More |
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Phillips de Pury & Company To Offer Iconic Painting Of Elizabeth Taylor, Liz #5, 1963 By Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol, Liz #5. Estimated at $20,000,000 / $30,000,000.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Phillips de Pury & Company announce the sale of a rare, iconic portrait of the legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor, painted by Andy Warhol in 1963. The stunning painting will be offered for sale in the Contemporary Art Part I auction on May 12th and is estimated at $20,000,000 / $30,000,000. "Liz #5 is a pristine gem. It is Warhol at his very best with a perfect screen, glowing colors, and impeccable provenance. She is classic yet every bit as cutting edge as she was when Warhol painted her nearly 50 years ago. Liz #5 embodies everything that a major collector of 20th and 21st century art desires and we are thrilled to offer this rare and exciting opportunity to the market." Michael McGinnis, Senior Director and Worldwide Head, Contemporary Art. Liz #5 was painted at the height of the actresses' fame which coincided with the most significant and creative period of Warhol's career. The glamorous por ... More | | Lust & Vice: Major Exhibition Filling Three Rooms and Five Display Cases at The Nationalmuseum
Interior Lust & Vice. Photo: Hans Thorwid / Nationalmuseum.
STOCKHOLM.- The Nationalmuseum presents Lust & Vice, a major exhibition filling three rooms and five display cases. The exhibition runs from 24 March to 14 August 2011. Over 200 works from the 16th century to the present day, mostly little-known treasures from the museum’s own collection, illustrates how views of sexuality, virtue and morality have changed over the centuries. The exhibition includes works coloured by the religious teachings of the 16th and 17th century, which held that sexual relationships could only take place inside marriage. However, there was a big difference between the behaviour the church prescribed for ordinary people and the liberties taken by the elite. The exhibition continues by examining the upper-class view of marriage in the 18th century: a social institution that left the parties to seek true passion elsewhere. In other words, an attitude diametrically opposed to that of the church. ... More | | Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Rare Korean Joseon Period Screen for Its Collection
Scholar's Accouterments (chaekgori), Korea, Joseon period, late 1800s. Ten-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk, 54¾ x 11 3/8in. (139 x 29cm.) each panel.
CLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art has acquired a rare screen that demonstrates European and Chinese influences on Korean art from the Joseon period. Consisting of ten-panels depicting the personal objects of a Confucian scholar, the screen uses European techniques of linear perspective to portray Chinese subject matter. This is Dr. Seunghye Sun’s first acquisition for the Cleveland Museum of Art since she became associate curator of Japanese and Korean art in June 2010. With this acquisition, the museum continues to augment its internationally-renowned Asian collection as it moves toward the completion of its building expansion and Asian collection reinstallation in 2013. “This most recent acquisition demonstrates the museum’s renewed focus on its Asian art program,” stated C. Griffith Mann, Ph.D, the ... More |
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Installation of Skylar Fein Mixed Media Portrait with Related Works on View at the Brooklyn Museum
Skylar Fein, Black Lincoln for Dooky Chase, 2010. Acrylic on plaster and wood.
BROOKLYN, N.Y.- A recent work by Skylar Fein titled Black Lincoln for Dooky Chase is on view at the Brooklyn Museum from March 23 through August 2011 as the centerpiece of an installation including related works from the permanent collection. In Fein's 2010 work he overlays a silhouette portrait of Abraham Lincoln on a panel created to resemble an old wall menu from Dooky Chase, a well-known New Orleans Creole and soul food restaurant. Painted in acrylic on plaster and wood, Fein's portrait is displayed alongside such works as an 1871 marble bas-relief profile of Lincoln, early nineteenth-century cut-paper silhouettes by French artist August Edouart, and Kara Walker's 2005 Cotton Hoards in Southern Swamp (from Harper Pictorial History of the Civil War). Skylar Fein, a resident of New Orleans since 2005, believes that Lincoln's opposition to slavery was shaped by a trip that he took as a teenager to New Orleans, which w ... More | | First Major Retrospective to Honor Artist Sheila Hicks: 50 Years at the Institute of Contemporary Art
Sheila Hicks, La Clef, 1988, rubber bands, metal key, 9 1/2 in. x 6 in. (24.13 cm x 15.24 cm) Private collection.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) presents Sheila Hicks: 50 Years, the first major retrospective to honor this extraordinary American artist. The exhibition is on view from March 24 through August 7, 2011. Sheila Hicks has built an international reputation with her two- and three-dimensional works in fiber. Her remarkably far-reaching artistic focus has encompassed painting, sculpture, photography, weaving, fabric design, writing, publishing, teaching and collaborations with architects. Her early work of the 1960s was at the forefront of experimentation in sculpture. By the 1980s it had taken hold. Since that time, her unique work has explored the dynamic interactions of color and the skills required to hone an aesthetic vision in multiple media. Featuring more than 90 of her most important works, including a major installation of a work on loan from Target's headquarters in ... More | | Second Solo Exhibition of Works by Tim Rollins and K.O.S at Lehmann Maupin Gallery
Tim Rollins & K.O.S., Installation view at Lehmann Maupin Gallery, 540 West 26th Street, New York. Photo: Kirsten C. Springer. Courtesy of the Artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Lehmann Maupin Gallery presents its second solo exhibition of works by Tim Rollins and K.O.S., on view from March 24 through April 30, 2011. The exhibition continues the artists’ extensive practice of challenging notions of art through deep engagement with literary and historical texts. Tim Rollins and K.O.S. features new works that critically investigate Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (after Mark Twain, 1885), The Great Gatsby (after F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925), and The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (after Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, 1930). Tim Rollins and K.O.S. mine the literature and historical information surrounding them for visual motifs that transcend the object and reveal a contemporary message. For their paintings related to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tim Rollins and ... More |
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 Sotheby's Geneva to Sell the Most Important Emerald & Diamond Tiara to Come to Auction in 30 YearsGENEVA.- David Bennett, Sotheby’s Chairman of Jewellery for Europe and the Middle East, today announced that Sotheby’s will sell the most valuable emerald and diamond Tiara to have appeared at auction in over 30 years in its sale of Magnificent and Noble Jewels in Geneva on the 17th May 2011. Estimated to sell for £3.1-6.2 million (CHF 4.5- 9 million / $5-10 million), the Highly Important and Extremely Rare Emerald and Diamond Tiara is composed of 11 exceptionally rare Colombian emerald pear-shaped drops which weigh over 500 carats in total, which may well have originally adorned the neck of a Maharajah. These emeralds are also believed to have been in the personal collection of Empress Eugénie. This superb tiara was commissioned, possibly from the renowned jewelers Chaumet, by Guido Count von Henckel, First Prince von Donnersmarck for his second wife Princess Katharina (1862-1929). The jewellery collection of the D ... More First US Solo Show by Lee Kit on View at Lombard Freid ProjectsNEW YORK, N.Y.- Lombard Freid Projects introduces the work of Hong Kong based artist Lee Kit in his first US solo show. On view March 23rd through April 30th, 2011. Some thoughts on ‘1, 2, 3, 4…’ exhibition in Lee Kit’s own words: 1, 2, 3, 4… I imagine someone is wandering in a room, or on the street, counting objects around him, or counting his steps, or counting the days. It’s like something repeating in his mind, like someone’s name, but actually he is just contemplating everything around to get used to living in a city. Like sometimes you can only gaze at somebody who you love or hate. Sometimes I wonder how long can these moments last. But even this question repeats again and again, so it really doesn’t matter. Four different series of works are shown to reveal some kind of daily practices. Hand-painted cloth with simple geometric patterns or songs lyrics, cardboard paintings ... More Dame Vivien Duffield Gives £8.2 Million to 11 Cultural Organisations Across EnglandLONDON.- Dame Vivien Duffield announced today grants totalling £8.2 million to open up new creative learning spaces for children and young people in eleven cultural organisations across England. The recipients are: The Donmar Warehouse; The Holburne Museum, Bath; Kensington Palace; Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge; Museum of Liverpool; National Theatre; Porthcurno Telegraph Museum, Cornwall; Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon; Tate Britain; Turner Contemporary, Margate; Whitworth Gallery, Manchester. Dame Vivien Duffield said today: “I believe passionately that children and young people deserve the very best opportunities to benefit from the transforming power of our world class cultural organisations. I am delighted that we have been able to support such outstanding projects created by some of the best architects, in museums, galleries and theatres across the country – even in a royal palace. ... More Bonhams Appoints Filipa Rebelo de Andrade as New Representative in PortugalLONDON.- Bonhams, the international fine art auction house, has appointed Filipa Rebelo de Andrade as the company’s representative in Portugal. She is based in Lisbon. Filipa’s professional experience includes an art curatorship at the Fundacao Oriente in Lisbon, where she collaborated with the building up of the collection, was responsible for all issues regarding collection management, and in particular with the relationship between the Fundacao and the commercial art world. Since leaving Fundacao Oriente she has worked as a Private Art Consultant for a variety of commercial and private clients including insurance companies. Moving between the commercial and academic worlds she has lectured for three years in Architecture and European Studies at a Portuguese ... More Mike Weiss Gallery Presents "Failures" by Canadian Artist Marc SéguinNEW YORK, N.Y.- Mike Weiss Gallery presents “Failures”, their first solo exhibition by Canadian artist Marc Séguin. The exhibition is on view from March 24 through April 30, 2011. War images, churches in ruin, iconic portraits of an assassin, a billionaire and a pope make up more than a dozen new paintings with ash, charcoal and oil on raw canvas. Using found images culled from the internet, history and text books, Séguin portrays moments in social, political, historical and personal timelines that are marked by the absence of success. From crumbling social institutions to a disintegrating religious authority and a vanished spiritual transcendence in art, Séguin’s work demands that viewers confront humanity’s failure to progress. Séguin creates near-photographic quality grisailles only to deface the surface with clusters of expressive, ecstatic strokes of bold color or piles of deep black. These ge ... More Artexpo New York Offers Affordable Quality Art NEW YORK (AP).- Hans Magden's paintings are vibrant and raw, deep expressions of emotion from an artist afflicted with a disabling disease. Safori is a sought-after, self-taught artist who once was hailed as Ghana's national pole-vault champion. They are among 148 artists and 215 galleries from 25 countries featuring their work at Artexpo New York, the oldest fine art trade show in the country. The three-day event, in its 33rd year, opens Friday at Pier 94 in Manhattan. The contemporary art event draws 10,000 people annually and offers collectors an alternative to such high-end shows like Art Basel in Miami and the Armory Show in New York for quality works from mid-career, moderately priced artists. Prices range from $500 to $100,000. It is also a place where emerging artists hope to find recognition. Notable artists who have benefited from exhibiting at the show include Andy Warhol, Peter Max, Robert ... More The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Names Steven High as Executive DirectorSARASOTA, FL.- Steven High was named executive director of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, home to the Ca' d'Zan mansion, Museum of Art featuring a rare Old Masters collection, Circus Museum and Historic Asolo Theater. The announcement was made after Eric J. Barron, president of The Florida State University, approved his appointment by the Ringling Museum Board of Directors. "Today is a great day for the state of Florida, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, and the future of this iconic and beloved Sarasota institution," Barron said. "With Steven High at the helm, I have every confidence that The Ringling Museum possesses the artistic and business leadership required to achieve ever greater prominence and excellence building on its outstanding reputation for its art collection, programming, educational opportunities, buildings, library, grounds and gardens, an ... More |
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