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Participants of a press conference look at a painting, entitled Holding a Balance, by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, Germany, 16 March 2011. The 175th birthday of the Ate Pinakothek starts with a program of the Bavarian State Picture Collection in Munich. The Vermeer masterpiece once belonged to the private collection of the Bavarian King Maximilian I Joseph. EPA/MARC MUELLER.
MUNICH.- The Alte Pinakothek welcomes a very special guest to its 175th anniversary: Johannes Vermeer’s “Woman Holding a Balance” from the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The exhibition is on display until June 16, 2011. In the early 19th century, this exquisite masterpiece once formed part of the exceptional private collection amassed by the first king of Bavaria, Max I Joseph (1756-1825). He focused almost exclusively on 17th-century Dutch masters, mostly landscapes and genre paintings. To these he added the works of contemporary painters in Munich who were inspired by such Old Masters. In 1826, one year after the death of Max Joseph, the private royal collection was sold at auction. Some exceptional works were acquired for the state collections; others found their way to the Alte Pinakothek via roundabout routes – as part of Ludwig I’s collec ... More |
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Rifle Belonging to King Edward VII to Be Sold in London Nine Days Before the Royal Wedding
Made by famous London gunmaker James Purdey & Sons, this hammer rifle was built in 1873 for the Prince of Wales (King Edward VII 1901-1911).
LONDON.- A rifle belonging to Edward, Prince of Wales, before he became King Edward VII will be offered by Gavin Gardiner (in association with Sotheby’s) in a sale of Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns and Rifles on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London. Made by famous London gunmaker James Purdey & Sons, this hammer rifle was built in 1873 for the Prince of Wales (King Edward VII 1901-1911) and was used on numerous occasions. It was subsequently taken to India and used during the Prince’s visit in1876. Records state that Her Majesty's government placed an order with Purdey's for a number of rifles to be presented as gifts during the visit, however this was the Prince’s own example and is estimated at £7,000-9,000. Commenting on the auction, Gavin Gardiner said: “I am delighted to be offering such a historic rifle at my forthcoming auction. Built in 1873 for E ... More | | First Dinosaur Fossil, a Long-Necked, Plant-Eating Sauropod, Discovered in Angola
Louis Jacobs and Nancy Stevens excavating part of a fossilized dinosaur. AP Photo/PaleoAngola Project.
By: Donna Bryson, Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP).- Scientists say they have discovered the first fossil of a dinosaur in Angola, and that it's a new creature, heralding a research renaissance in a country slowly emerging from decades of war. A paper published Wednesday in the Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences describes a long-necked, plant-eating sauropod, among the largest creatures ever to have walked the earth. The international team that found and identified the fossilized forelimb bone say it is from a previously unknown dinosaur, citing unique skeletal characteristics. The fossil was found along with fish and shark teeth in what would have been a sea bed 90 million years ago, leading its discoverers to believe the dinosaur might have been washed into the sea and torn apart by ancient sharks. The new dinosaur has been dubbed Angolatitan adamastor — ... More | | Brooklyn Museum Presents a New Twist on Its Annual Gala "The Brooklyn Artists Ball"
File photo of actress Sarah Jessica Parker arriving at the Burberry Prorsum fashion show. EPA/DANIEL DEME. EPA/JASON SZENES.
BROOKLYN, NY.- The Brooklyn Museum will be partnering with Brooklyn artists to celebrate the Brooklyn Artists Ball, on Wednesday evening, April 27, 2011. This new twist on the Museum’s longstanding annual gala will celebrate the creativity and considerable influence of Brooklyn artists. “It is incredibly exciting for the Museum to enlarge in yet another way its already major engagement with the community of artists living and working in Brooklyn. The new direction of the Ball signifies the Museum's enormous commitment to those artists, past and present, who are a cornerstone of the institution,” said the Museum’s Director, Arnold Lehman. Museum Trustee and arts patron Stephanie Ingrassia will chair the event with Sarah Jessica Parker acting as Honorary Co-Chair. The Museum will honor Brooklyn-based artists Fred Tomaselli, Lorna Simpson, and Fred Wilson, as well as retiring Brooklyn Museum Chair, Nor ... More |
 | Sue Scott Gallery Presents "Paper A-Z" Featuring More than 70 Artists from Around the Country
Kirsi Mikkola, Untitled, 2010-2011. Painted paper construction, 18 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. Photo: Courtesy Sue Scott Gallery.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sue Scott Gallery presents Paper A-Z, on view from March 16th through April 22, 2011. Featuring more than seventy five established, mid-career and emerging artists from around the country, this exhibition showcases multidisciplinary approaches to works on paper that examine and celebrate this basic language of the artistic process. “A-Z” implies linearity, but the heart of the show is a constellation of parts that drifts off the alphabet, a collection of phonemes—gaffs, folds, stutters, perfect pronunciations and alliterations. Drawing naturally emerges from an immediate relationship of the artist's hand with the instrument or medium. This arrangement can invite risk and produce spontaneous and often unintentional results. This is drawing’s clearest articulation: the serif ‘a’ of the alphabet. This exhibition also looks beyond this customary notion of drawing, while pre ... More | | Erik Thomsen Asian Art Presents Golden Treasures: Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes
Natsume Tea Caddy by Akihide, Autumn Flowers by Bamboo Fence; Meiji period; 19th century. Maki-e sprinkled gold and gold foil on black lacquer ground; H: 6.8 cm.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Erik Thomsen Asian Art will present a select collection of Japanese lacquer boxes in Golden Treasures: Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes, an Asia Week exhibition held at its new, purpose-built gallery in New York City. The exhibition will run from March 16 – May 28, 2011 at Erik Thomsen Asian Art, 23 E. 67th Street. Thomsen’s exhibition focuses on small-scale boxes of the past two centuries, a period of exceptional artistry in Japan in the medium. During this period, Japanese artists mastered the technique of creating wafer-thin layers of lacquer that built up and, when infused with gold powder and other materials, created a luminous three-dimensional effect. As a whole, the boxes at Thomsen’s gallery present a virtual catalogue of Japanese lacquer techniques and design. Among the highlights of Golden ... More | | Cranbrook Architect Receives Architecture Award From American Academy
Architect William Massie.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI.- Cranbrook Academy of Art announced that the Head of its Architecture Department William Massie has been awarded the prestigious Architecture Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, continuing the school’s 75-year tradition of design leadership and innovation. In receiving this honor from the American Academy, Massie joins a distinguished list of America's finest architects including Maya Lin, Michael Rotundi and Thom Mayne, and Daniel Libeskind (who earlier held the same position at Cranbrook that Massie holds now). Massie was selected for the award -- which carries a $7500 prize and is considered the highest-formal recognition of artistic merit in this country -- in recognition of his groundbreaking work in architecture research, design and digital fabrication. “Massie is a free-spirited constructivist inventor who has expanded the architectural canvas,” said James Polsh ... More |
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The Paula Cooper Gallery Presents an Exhibition of Works by John Chamberlain
John Chamberlain, Dhuha Ditty, 1983, painted and chromium-plated steel, 71 1/2 x 51 x 18 1/2 in. (181.6 x 129.5 x 47 cm. ©John Chamberlain. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Paula Cooper Gallery presents an exhibition of works by John Chamberlain, spanning four decades of this acclaimed artist’s career. The exhibition opened on March 1 and remain on view through April 2, 2011. With works ranging from 1962 through 1990, the exhibition presents a selection of free-standing pieces and wall sculptures made in Chamberlain’s iconic idiom of crushed metal from car bodies and other detritus of modern industrial society. Since the late 1950s, Chamberlain’s practice has included the crumpling, welding and at times painting or spraying of discarded car parts, which he twists and bends to form dynamic, powerful assemblages. Notable for their everyday, industrial nature and their varying degrees of formal resilience and pliability, ... More | | United States Postage Commemorative Forever Stamps Honor Latin Entertainment Giants
Stamp honors Latin musical giant Carmen Miranda. AP Photo/USPS.
AUSTIN, TX.- Five legendary musicians and performers of the Latin sound whose contributions have had a lasting impact on American music — Selena, Carlos Gardel, Carmen Miranda, Tito Puente, and Celia Cruz — were honored on U.S. commemorative Forever stamps. The stamps are on sale nationwide at Post Offices and online at usps.com/shop. “From this day forward, these colorful, vibrant images of our Latin music legends will travel on letters and packages to every single household in America,” said Marie Therese Dominguez, vice president, Government Relations and Public Policy. “In this small way, we have created a lasting tribute to five extraordinary performers, and we are proud and honored to share their legacy with Americans everywhere through these beautiful stamps,” Dominguez said. Among the distinctive musical genres and styles represented by the music legends featured on the Forever stamps ar ... More | | Sotheby's to Sell Four Hundred Items from the Fabius Freres Gallery Collection
The Fabius Frères Gallery is known worldwide for the exceptional quality, condition and provenance of the works of art in their collection. Photo: Sotheby's.
PARIS.- Sotheby’s announced today that, in partnership with the auction house PIASA, it will sell the Fabius Frères Gallery collection on the 18th and 19th October 2011 in Paris. The 400 sculptures, pieces of furniture, works of art, drawings and 19th century paintings, estimated to sell for € 9 - 14 million, will be on view at the Galerie Charpentier for five days prior to the sale. The Fabius Frères Gallery is known worldwide for the exceptional quality, condition and provenance of the works of art in their collection. The selection of sculpture to be offered represents perhaps the most important group of 19th century sculptures ever sold at auction and includes works by two of the leading European sculptors of their time, Antoine-Louis Barye and Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. The furniture section comprises classical 18th century pieces and more exuberant ... More |
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National Museum Wales Purchases Painting by Howard Hodgkin for the Nation
Venice, Evening (detail) © Howard Hodgkin, Image courtesy Alan Cristea Gallery.
WALES.- Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales has acquired one of Howard Hodgkin’s most spectacular original prints, entitled Venice, Evening, 1995 thanks to funding grants from the Nerys Johnson Contemporary Art Fund and the Derek Williams Trust. Thanks to the generous support of the Nerys Johnson Contemporary Art Fund and the Derek Williams Trust, who each awarded a grant of £9,000, the 16 part hand painted etching and aquatint will beautifully complement and enhance other Venetian works by artists in the Museum collection including Canaletto, Guardi, Monet, Whistler, Sickert, Brangwyn and Piper. Before this acquisition, Hodgkin was not represented in Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales’ collection apart from one painting on long term loan from the Derek Williams Trust, Bedtime, 1991-2001. Venice, Evening will not only complement the paintin ... More | | Rare Sundial Once Used to Grow Strawberries Expected to Realise Over £7,000 at Christie's
A Scottish sundial. Estimate: £7,000 and £10,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
LONDON.- A Scottish sundial boss discovered half-buried in the ground in Herfordshire, England, and then used by the owner to grow strawberries, is expected to realise between £7,000 and £10,000 when it is auctioned as part of Christie’s Travel, Science and Natural History sale in London on 6 April 2011. The sundial, scientifically referred to as a stone polyhedral dial, will be sold alongside over 200 objects, instruments, globes and illustrations from the Golden Age of Colonial Exploration in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries and includes scientific discoveries made during the Age of the Enlightenment; estimates range from £300 to £30,000. Discovered in 1974, the rare sundial boss was found half-buried in the ground at Walton Lodge, Great Amwell. The then resident of the Lodge dug it up and rescued it, displaying it as an object of intrigue in the garden and successfully growing strawberries ... More | | Sotheby's Hong Kong To Present Fine Chinese Paintings Spring Sale 2011 in April
Zhang Daqian’s Spring Mountains in Sichuan (detail). Photo: Sotheby's.
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold Fine Chinese Paintings Spring Sale 2011 on 5 April at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Several thematic sections will be featured, including Fine Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy from the Zan De Lou Collection, A Private Collection of Calligraphy by Hongyi, Late Ming to Early Qing Fan Paintings from the Baiyun Tang Collection, A Private Collection of Huang Junbi Landscape Paintings After Ancient Masters, Traces of Ink: Calligraphy Works from Mid-Qing to Mid-20th Century, Exquisite Paintings & Calligraphy from an Asian Private Collection, Important Zhang Daqian Painting from the Jie Ping Collection, as well as a series of paintings and calligraphy by Zhang Daqian. The total of 308 lots in this sale is expected to fetch in excess of HK$150 million*. C.K. Cheung, Head of Sotheby’s Fine Chinese Paintings department, said: “We remain firmly focused on ens ... More |
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 Artists AA Bronson and Peter Hobbs Present New Book "Queer Spirits"NEW YORK, N.Y.- Creative Time announced the publication of a new artist book by AA Bronson, with Peter Hobbs. Bronson, a New York-based artist best known for his 25 years with the artists’ collective General Idea, joined up with Toronto-based artist and academic Peter Hobbs to spin a tale in images and words of five performances, all titled Invocation of the Queer Spirits. The book, published in the United States by Creative Time Books and in Canada by Plus In Editions/Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, with support from Shelley Fox Aarons and Phillip E. Aarons, is now available in select bookstores through JRP Ringier and Distributed Art Publishers. From 2008 to 2010 Bronson and Hobbs performed Invocations of the Queer Spirits, bringing together small groups of men—in Banff, New Orleans, Winnipeg, Manhattan, and Fire Island—in a secret group ritual that was different every time and yet always the same. ... More Newly Launched Artist Become Allows Artists to Showcase and Sell Art Online WICHITA, KAN.- Artist Become (ArtistBe.com), the new online community for creating, selling and buying artwork online, today announced its launch. ArtistBe.com is the latest venture by the popular online art gallery overstockArt.com, the go-to source on the web for purchasing art reproduction oil paintings. ArtistBe.com, http://www.ArtistBe.com, is an online platform providing tools and resources to enable emerging and established artists to showcase and sell their artwork. The online community focuses solely on original art and its growing amount of artist members. “With ArtistBe.com we are doing more than creating a place for up and coming artists to display original art online, we are creating a new social platform for artists and art lovers alike,” stated David Sasson, overstockArt.com’s president and CEO. Some distinctive features of ArtistBe.com include: • Connecting artists and art aficionados aroun ... More Westmoreland Museum of American Art Narrows Architect Search Down to 5GREENSBURG, PA.- The Westmoreland Museum of American Art announced the five finalists for its expansion/renovation project. From a very strong field of 63 qualification submissions, these five architectural firms were selected for interviews by the Architectural Steering Committee (ASC). Representatives from all firms attended a site visit on March 16, 2011. Interviews will take place in mid-April. For the final selection phase, the ASC, headed by Museum Trustee, Harry A. Thompson II, will be expanded to include Rebecca Flora, former Executive Director, Green Building Alliance, Pittsburgh; Dr. Mitchell Kahan, Director and CEO, Akron Art Museum; and Lynda Waggoner, Director, Fallingwater. The ASC will announce the final selection of an architect in April/May of 2011. According to Harry A. Thompson II, “The ASC spent time together this past fall visiting other art museums that had recently gone through an expansion to lea ... MoreIconic Photograph Tells Cautionary Tale at AXA Art Lounge at AIPADNEW YORK, N.Y.- Ask any dealer presenting fine art for sale, whether collectors conduct their purchases online, at auctions or traditional art fairs, it is inescapable, a sale is not complete unless the artwork arrives at its destination in pristine condition. AXA Art Insurance says “Expert handling and packing are critical components in preventing irreparable damage to works of art during transit”. With 60% of the company’s claims deriving from incidents due to improper handling, packing and transport conditions, the art insurance specialist is redoubling its efforts to keep collectors apprised of simple measures that can help to avert avoidable situations which often amount to substantial economic and emotional loss. AXA Art will substantiate its message at the 2011 AIPAD Photography Show New York – on display at the company’s lounge will be an iconic photograph which was shipped from an internatio ... More Canary Wharf Unveils Award-Winning SculptureLONDON.- Canary Wharf Group plc (CWG) has installed its latest art installation, Drawing Cube (Blue) by Suresh Dutt. This striking 3.5m high sculpture in Montgomery Square, Canary Wharf is the winner of the First@108 Public Art Award 2010. The Award is an initiative of The Royal British Society of Sculptors and each year provides one up-and-coming sculptor with a £10,000 grant and prominent public display space. The First@108 Award provides a unique opportunity for artists new to public art to develop the specific skills and experience required to compete for large-scale sculpture commissions. The award was sponsored by CWG in 2009 and 2010. Suresh Dutt impressed the 2010 Award judges with his innovative, intelligent and ambitious proposal for Drawing Cube (Blue). The sculpture is inspired by the distortion resulting from converting a three-dimensional object into a two-dimensional drawing, otherwise known as foreshortenin ... More |
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