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A man looks at illustrated pages of a Shahnameh manuscript from 16th Century Iran, on display at the Pergamonmuseum in Berlin, Germany. The sheets are part of an exhibition, entitled A Thousand Years of the Persian Book of Kings, held to commemorate the tenth centenary of the completion of the Shahnameh, the Book of Kings, by Persian poet Ferdowsi (935-1020). EPA/STEPHANIE PILICK.
BERLIN.- UNESCO has designated the year 2010 as Millennium year of the Shahname. The Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin and the Berlin National Library are seizing the opportunity to introduce this literary masterpiece to the public with their world-renowned collections of Shahname manuscripts and miniature paintings. The exhibition, on view from March 19 through July 3, 2011, communicates the history of the epic and its literary highlights, as well as the important role the Shahname for Persian national identity. The National Epic Shahnameh by the poet Ferdausi is one of the great works of world literature. In nearly 50,000 verses, it recounts a partly mythical, partly historical past of the Iranian people right up to the Islamic conquest of Persia. Legendary are the stories of its famous kings and heroes, especially of Rustam who ... More |
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Premier Exhibition of the Full Images of the Lukhang Murals of Tibet at the Rubin Museum of Art
Lukhang East Wall, two Mahasiddha, 9 x 13 life size (detail).
NEW YORK, NY.- Some of the finest works of art from the Rubin Museum’s collection are presented in Masterworks: Jewels of the Collection. Masterworks highlights the stylistic diversity and relationships between different strands of Himalayan and neighboring cultural and artistic traditions. Together, the museum’s recently redesigned introductory exhibition Gateway to Himalayan Art and Masterworks provide visitors with the fundamental knowledge to understand and contextualize many of the works of art throughout the museum. Masterworks will remain on view for five years with a series of scheduled object rotations throughout that time. The exhibition is organized geographically, setting the diverse regional traditions of West Tibet, Central Tibet, East Tibet and Bhutan in relation to the neighboring areas of India, Kashmir, Nepal, China, and Mongolia. Visitors can explore the major strands of the development of Himalayan ... More | | Rijksmuseum Discovers Unknown Masterpiece at Sotheby's "Juliana Auction"
Sculpture belonging to the Royal Family attributed to court sculptor.
AMSTERDAM.- The Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands' national museum, discovered a previously unknown masterpiece at the auction Property from the estate of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands at Sotheby’s in Amsterdam. Upon closer study, the terracotta sculpture of two women, still credited to 'Louis Royer's circle' in the auction catalogue, has been attributed to court sculptor Jean-Louis van Geel, one of the Netherlands' foremost neoclassical sculptors. It is the only example of the artist's work held by a Dutch museum. At 48 cm and signed ‘L. van…1816’, the sculpture depicts the political unification of the Netherlands and Belgium between 1815 and 1830, with two women in classical dress holding hands and the lion of the Netherlands between them symbolising alliance. The figure on the right holding the caduceus, symbolising trade, and a plough, denoting agriculture, represents the Dutch Republic, while the lef ... More | | Moderna Museet in Malmo Presents Exhibition of Early Modernism from 1900 to 1920
George Braque, La Roche-Guyon: le château, 1909 © Georges Braque/BUS 2011.
MALMO.- In the latter half of the 19th century, the rules and norms governing visual arts were dissolved and replaced by a wide array of artistic possibilities, where small constellations of artists fought for new, revolutionary ideas. Partly as a consequence of the emerging art of photography in the second half of the 1800s, the artists of the time eschewed the concept of naturalistic depiction and instead began to explore the conditions of painting. Illusionist painting was no longer a viable alternative. Paris was still the European capital of painting, attracting young artists from all over the continent who sought to study, encounter the new art and meet other artists. Solo exhibitions of Cézanne, van Gogh and Gauguin in the early 1900s, introduced many of them to the inspiringly colourful and expressive style of post-impressionism. Other young artists discovered non-European art that had been brought back to Paris from the colonies and by explorers and was now exhibited in ... More |
 | Miró's Unique Bird Sculpture Flies Away Amid Brisk Sales as TEFAF 2011 Opens
Joan Miró, Oiseau lunaire, Olive wood, 30 x 24 x 17 cm, 1945. Photo: Loraine Bodewes.
MAASTRICHT.- A unique wood sculpture by the Spanish artist Joan Miró sold within hours of the opening of TEFAF Maastricht as thousands of collectors and museum curators arrived at the world’s most influential art and antiques fair. Oiseau lunaire, a 30cm high olive wood work dating from 1945, was sold for $5 million to a private collector and was part of an entire room devoted to Miró by Landau Fine Art of Montreal. The sculpture had been out of sight in a private collection for almost 40 years. Dealers reported good sales across all sections of TEFAF with modern and contemporary art, antiquities and Asian art performing particularly well. The Fair held its preview, attended by more than 10,000 invited guests, on Thursday before opening to the public the following day. TEFAF will continue until Sunday 27 March. Noortman Master Paintings sold four important works, three of them 17th century Dutch Old Masters. Gerrit Berckhe ... More | | Earliest Printed Star Charts by Albrecht Dürer to Headline Sotheby's London Prints Sale
Marc Chagall's Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire is estimated at £80,000-120,000. Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London Sale of Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, on Wednesday, 30 March, 2011, will present for sale the earliest printed star charts, in the form of a pair of extremely rare woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer depicting A Map of the Northern Sky and A Map of the Southern Sky. These two celestial maps are the oldest printed star charts published in Europe. Dated circa 1515, they were produced in Nuremberg under the patronage of the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I, and were the product of an innovative collaboration between Dürer, the eminent Viennese mathematician, cartographer and astronomer Johannes Stabius and German astronomer Conrad Heinfogel. The woodcuts depict the northern and southern skies known to European astronomers at the time, and combine with great skill the accuracy of the stars with constellation figures as visualised by the Greeks and Romans. There are only ten other examples of the ... More | | The Art Fund Saves for the United Kingdom Two Treasure Hoards on the Same Day
Iron Age torcs, National Museums Scotland.
LONDON.- The Art Fund announced that both the Frome Hoard of Roman coins and the Iron Age Hoard of Gold Torcs, or neck ornaments, uncovered near Stirling in Scotland have been secured for the UK public with significant assistance from the Art Fund and the National Heritage Memorial Fund. The Museum of Somerset takes possession of the £320,250 Frome Hoard and further funds of over £100,000 towards its conservation following the announcement of a £294,026 grant from theNHMF. The good news follows an intensive fundraising campaign which the Art Fund kick-started with a grant of £40,250 to help raise the funds needed for the extraordinary find of over 52,000 silver and bronze coins. Members of the public generously donated £13,657 towards the appeal that we match-funded with a further £10,000. At the same time the National Museum of Scotland adds four stunning Iron Age gold Torcs, dated between the 1st and 3rd century BC, to its c ... More |
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Exhibition of Work by New York-Based Artist Isca Greenfield-Sanders at Haunch of Venison
Isca Greenfield-Sanders, Focus Shift (Soccer), 2010.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Haunch of Venison presents The Ocean Between an exhibition of work by New York based artist Isca Greenfield-Sanders from March 11th through April 23rd. Work in the exhibition includes selections from a ten-year period including works from Greenfield-Sanders’ solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver entitled Light Leaks. New, large-format beach paintings are also a part of the exhibition alongside earlier works on loan from private collections in the New York region. Isca Greenfield-Sanders has been showing her ethereal paintings and works on paper for the past decade. Basing her paintings on found vintage slides, she uses imagery from anonymous sources to explore the relationship between painting and photography, pushing her work into an ambiguous realm between the two. Her paintings draw on art historical antecedents include ... More | | Contemporary Art from the Claudia Gian Ferrari's Collection on Sale at Sotheby's Milan,12 April 2011
Terence Koh, My Path to Heaven. Are You Blind Bastard God? Cera, Styrofoam, gesso, tempera, incense, olii minerali. Eseguito nel 200 in un’edizione di 5 esemplari oltre a due prove d‘artista. Stima: 10,000-15,000 euro. Photo: Sotheby's.
MILAN.- Sotheby's announces the sale of Claudia Gian Ferrari's Contemporary and Modern Art Collection which will be held at Palazzo Broggi on 12th April 2011. Just one year after her untimely passing, in compliance with her will, artworks from her own home and from her gallery will be sold at auction at Sotheby's Milan. These events will fulfill Claudia's desire - as her sisters Grazia and Paola tell us- to have her collection sold at two separate auctions, one including mostly Italian paintings of the 20th Century and the other, more descriptive of her far-seeing activity, devoted to contemporary art. Sotheby's will take care of the contemporary part of the Collection. Claudia Gian Ferrari, enlightened art historian, ... More | | Art Dubai Wraps Up Fifth Edition of Art Fair with Strong Sales & Record Attendance
A UAE man stands in front of an artwork, entitled Peranance, by Moebius. EPA/ALI HAIDER.
TEL AVIV.- The largest and most diverse edition to date, Art Dubai experienced strong sales during its 2011 presentation from 16-19 March and attracted more than 20,000 guests, with a 30 percent increase in international visitors. Underscoring its role as a vital cultural meeting point connecting the Middle East and Asia with the rest of the world, Art Dubai 2011 was attended by curators, collectors, gallerists, artists, museum directors and more than 60 museum groups. Of the 81 participating galleries, the majority experienced strong sales from the outset with major purchases from international and regional institutions in addition to established and first-time collectors from the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the United States. A number of participating galleries, including Chatterjee & Lal and Chemould
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United States Couple Create Photo Exhibits of War Dead, Booked in 39 Communities
The exhibit featuring photos of war dead from Nebraska and western Iowa opened in November and has been booked in 39 communities across the state.
OMAHA, NE (REUTERS).- A traveling photo exhibit of members of the military from two states who were killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars has inspired its creators to put together similar displays across the country. Bill and Evonne Williams. of Omaha, Nebraska, formed Patriotic Productions Inc. to create and display "Remembering Our Fallen" exhibits in other states that will feature photos and information on each service member killed. "We need to remember their names," Evonne Williams said. The exhibit featuring photos of war dead from Nebraska and western Iowa opened in November and has been booked in 39 communities across the state. The Williams hope to organize and mount exhibits in five states a year. They said inspiration for the project came from reading newspaper coverage of the wars, especially stories of the families of those killed. The couple has four sons who have served or ... More | | Turkish Modern Artists Featured at 14th International Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair
Ayhan Tomak, Tyhce, 2010, wood, linen, 39.5 x 18.5". Photo: Mustafa Seven.
NEW YORK, NY.- Four leading Turkish modern artists, competitively selected by the Turkish Cultural Foundation (TCF) will have the opportunity to present their work at the 14th International Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair (SOFA NEW YORK), held from April 14-17 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. The four artists, Ayhan Tomak, Ebru Dosekci, Semra Ecer and Yildanur Ketenci, will exhibit at SOFA NEW YORK thanks to the support of the Turkish Cultural Foundation, a U.S. non-profit that promotes and preserves Turkish culture around the world, and builds cultural ties between Turkey and other countries. This is the fifth year that TCF has participated in SOFA and sponsored Turkish artists at the New York and Chicago fairs. Every year, TCF selects a handful of promising artists from Turkey to represent the country's diverse artistic talents at SOFA shows. TCF is the only non-profit organization represented at SOFA. ... More | | Magnificent Illuminated Manuscript to Headline First New York Rare Books Event
The "Astor-Aubery de Frawenberg" Book of Hours, France, circa 1500-1520, expected to bring $325,000+.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- A superlative illuminated manuscript, the "Astor-Aubery de Frawenberg" Book of Hours, France, circa 1500-1520, expected to bring $325,000+, is the undisputed anchor of Heritage Auctions inaugural Signature(r) Rare Books Auction in Manhattan, being held April 7-9 at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion (Ukrainian Institute), 2 East 79th Street at 5th Avenue. "With 19 large miniatures paintings, four full-page miniatures and 28 small miniatures by the workshops of Jean Pichore and Jean Poyet," said James Gannon, Director of Rare Books at Heritage Auctions , "the manuscript is breathtakingly beautiful and boasts more than fifty original renaissance paintings, all very finely executed and preserved." An important example of an early printed book is a superb incunable Missale, Use of Magdeburg (Magdeburg: Moritz Brandis) dated April 14, 1497, expected to bring $20,000+. The book, a fine, complete copy, from the liturgical libra ... More |
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 Murals Brighten City, Depict Philadelphia HistoryPHILADELPHIA, PA (REUTERS).- With 3,553 murals Philadelphia boasts the largest public art program in the United States and is a model for other cities around the world seeking to transform urban landscapes. While its historic charms, such as the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, are confined to the Old City, the massive art works that depict local heroes, national legends and community pleasures are dotted throughout the center of a region of more than 5 million people. The art works have also earned it international praise as the "City of Murals." "It's like the autobiography of a city," says Jane Golden, the executive director of the Mural Arts Program as she oversees the painting of "How Philly Moves" which will be one of the largest murals in America. When it is completed in a few months it will feature 27 dancers, in various poses and costumes, symbolizing the movement theme. It will stretch for half a mile long, reach a ... More Picasso Exhibit Breaks Records at Virginia MuseumRICHMOND (AP).- A traveling exhibition of works from Pablo Picasso's personal collection is breaking records at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Museum spokeswoman Suzanne Hall tells The Richmond Times-Dispatch that more than 75,000 regular admission tickets have been sold. Another 11,577 reserved tickets have been sold. Hall says museum memberships have topped 31,000, another record. She says many of the new memberships can be attributed to interest in Picasso. "Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris" opened in February and is scheduled to run through May 15. The exhibit includes 176 of the artist's paintings, drawings, sculptures and etchings. Richmond is the exhibit's only stop on the East Coast. ... More Art by World-Famous Artists--Donated as Prizes for Winning Filmmakers at Tribeca Film FestivalNEW YORK, N.Y.- During the Tribeca Film Festival, New Yorkers and festival-goers alike will be able to view the artwork of eleven major contemporary artists—to be given as prizes to winning Festival filmmakers. Robert De Niro Sr., Inka Essenhigh, Stephen Hannock, Mark Innerst, Tom Otterness, Will Ryman, Clifford Ross, Taryn Simon, Nate Lowman, Sarah Crowner and Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao have all donated a work, consisting of paintings, photographs, prints or sculptures, which will be on display at the New York Academy of Art from April 20-23 and April 25-27 at 111 Franklin Street in Tribeca. The exhibition, sponsored by CHANEL, will be free and open to the public. The Tribeca Film Festival Artist Awards Program, in which winning filmmakers are awarded original artwork, was created in lieu of a trophy prize. On ... More Spain's Police Publish Catalog of Stolen Art MADRID (AP).- Spanish police have published a catalog of high value stolen art and precious objects in the hope of reuniting them with their rightful owners. Among items retrieved during raids are works by Pablo Picasso, sculpture, rare archaeological objects, watches, coins and medals. Six Picasso pieces from 1933 entitled "Cardinal Sins" including "Envy" and "Avarice" — each in a silver frame — feature alongside an Etruscan period bronze sculpture estimated by police to be 2,000 years old and jewelry made of gold, diamonds and emeralds. Other items include Roman coins bearing the garlanded head of Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus and a 17th century tapestry depicting Battle of the Granicus, when Alexander the Great defeated the Persian Empire in 334 B.C. ... MoreDetroit Historical Museum Shows Off 3 New ExhibitsDETROIT (AP).- The Detroit Historical Museum is showing off three new exhibits. The exhibits that just opened at the museum in Detroit's Midtown area include "Fabulous 5: Detroit's Award Winners," the latest installment of "New to the Collection" and a "Detroit Artists Showcase" featuring the work of Janet Anderson. The exhibit on award winners focuses on people such as Motown star Diana Ross who have been given major honors. "New to the Collection" includes glasses worn by Detroit radio personality Dick Purtan and a scorecard from when Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga missed a perfect game last season when an umpire's wrong call cost him what would have been the final out. The "Detroit Artists Showcase" looks at Anderson's illustrations of area buildings and landmarks. ... More |
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