| | The Museum for Arts and Crafts in Zurich Presents Henri Cartier-Bresson Retrospective
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A visitor walks past a photograph by French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson at an exhibition at the Museum for Arts and Crafts in Zurich, Switzerland. The retrospective of Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) brings together around 300 photographs along with his films and important publications for the first time ever in Switzerland. The exhibition lasts until July 24, 2011. AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri.
ZURICH- Henri Cartier-Bresson is one of the most important photographers in history. The Museum für Gestaltung Zürich pays tribute to his achievements in a comprehensive retrospective that is the first of its kind to be seen in Switzerland. The exhibition is on view from April 8 through July 24, 2011. Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) is among the most influential and most admired photographers. Even his first works from the early 1930s stand out on account of their exceptional qualities in terms of composition, the view selected and the dramaturgy of the images. Like no-one else Cartier-Bresson succeeded in recording the decisive moment, in his works entire stories are often condensed in a single picture. Together with photographer friends such as Robert Capa he set up the Magnum Agency in 1947 which launched the heyday of photo-journalism and today still represents photographers’ rights with regard to thei ... More |
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Sotheby's Greek Sale to Include Important Examples of Greek Modernism by Masters
Yiannis Moralis (1916‐2009), Erotic, 1988. Estimate: £200,000‐300,000 (€230,000‐345,000). Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Sotheby’s Greek Sale, on Monday, 9 May, 2011, will draw together an exceptional array of Greek art, with important examples of Greek Modernism by eminent 20th-century masters such as Constantinos Parthenis, Yiannis Tsarouchis and Yiannis Moralis. The Resurrection by Constantinos Parthenis (1878-1967) forms part of a series of works for Athens City Hall, commissioned by the Metaxas government in 1939. Parthenis executed many preliminary drawings for this decorative scheme, as well as plans for their final installation before abandoning the project. The other two related scenes, The Virgin and Child and The Crucifixion are currently in the collection of the National Gallery and Alexandros Sountzos Museum in Athens. Estimated at £300,000-500,000 (€345,000-575,000), the present work is the only example still in private hands. It is a stunning illustration of Parthenis' use of non-perspectival space, inspi ... More | | Andy Warhol Painting Bought for $1,600 Could Fetch $30 Million at Christie's Sale
Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait, 1963-1964. Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas, in four parts, overall: 40 x 32 in. (101.6 x 81.3 cm.) Estimate: $20,000,000-30,000,000.
By: Chris Michaud
NEW YORK, N.Y (REUTERS).- An Andy Warhol self-portrait purchased in 1963 for $1,600 on an installment plan is poised to fetch $30 million or more when it hits the auction block at Christie's in May. "Self-Portrait," a four-panel acrylic silkscreen depicting the pop artist wearing a trench coat and sunglasses, is being sold by the family of Detroit collector Florence Barron. Barron first commissioned Warhol to paint her portrait, but changed her mind and suggested the young artist depict himself, telling him, "Nobody knows me ... They want to see you." The result was Warhol's first self portrait, four images taken in a coin-operated photo booth rendered in hues of blue. "My mother didn't look at collecting in terms of ... More | | China's Foreign Ministry Transcript Omits Mentions of Detained Artist Ai Weiwei
A resident signs her name to support to release detained artist and activist Ai Weiwei. AP Photo/Kin Cheung.
By: Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press
BEIJING (AP).- China's Foreign Ministry removed all references to a detained artist from its official transcript of a news conference given by its spokesman, in an apparent sign it wants to stifle discussion of the case. Ten of the 18 questions asked at the news conference Thursday concerned Ai Weiwei, a prominent artist and activist who was detained Sunday at Beijing's international airport along with an assistant, Wen Tao. All 10 questions were omitted from the transcript posted Friday on the Foreign Ministry's website. The ministry did not immediately respond to requests for an explanation. Ai is the most prominent target so far in China's massive crackdown on dozens of lawyers, writers and activists following online calls for protests similar to those ... More |
 | High Commissions Two Iconic Designers for Exhibition Opening in June
nendo, “Visible Structures (chair detail),” 2011. Image courtesy nendo.
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art has commissioned two new major works by Dutch designer Joris Laarman and the Japanese design collective nendo to be installed this spring in Atlanta. Laarman’s “Digital Matter” and nendo’s “Visible Structures” will be completed and included in the exhibition “Modern by Design,” on view from June 4 through August 21, 2011. Along with these new commissions, the exhibition’s installations will also feature approximately 23 works from the High’s growing collection of contemporary design that showcase late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century design. The portion of the exhibition from The Museum of Modern Art will feature a selection of works chronicling three key moments in MoMA’s design collection and exhibition history: “Machine Art” (1934), “Good Design” (1950–1955) and “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape&# ... More | | Ashmolean Museum Presents New Exhibition of Groundbreaking Archaeology
Silver jug. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Archaeological Receipts Fund.
OXFORD- In the first major archaeological exhibition in the new temporary exhibition galleries, the Ashmolean Museum showcases over five hundred treasures made of gold, silver and bronze, recently found in the royal burial tombs and the palace of Aegae, the ancient capital of Macedon. These extraordinary new discoveries are on display for the first time outside Greece. They re-write the history of early Greece and tell the story of the royal court and the kings and queens who governed Macedon, from the descendents of Heracles to the ruling dynasty of Alexander the Great. On view from April 7 through August 29, 2011. “This exhibition is a very important cultural event for Greece. From the astounding finds made by the late Professor Manolis Andronikos in the ‘70s to the recent discoveries of the past twenty years, this is groundbreaking work that tells the story of life in the ancient kingdom of Macedon, northern Gre ... More | | Following a Period of Study, Bellini Painting to Go on View at the Frick Collection
Giovanni Bellini, St. Francis in the Desert, c. 1480 (detail). Oil on poplar panel, 49 x 55 ⅞ inches. The Frick Collection, New York. Photo: Michael Bodycomb.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Giovanni Bellini’s St. Francis in the Desert, a hallmark of The Frick Collection and one of the most important Italian Renaissance paintings in America, is a moving, spiritual portrait of a central figure in western Christianity. It is also a profoundly mysterious work, whose beauty depths of detail are matched only by the enigma of the artist’s intentions. This spring, following a period of unprecedented study, the painting is the subject of a special exhibition, In a New Light: Bellini’s St. Francis in the Desert. Running from May 22 through August 28, the dossier presentation places the painting in the sky lit Oval Room for a rare viewing opportunity outside of its traditional location in the mansion’s Living Hall. The exhibition also marks the debut of a Multimedia Room at the Frick. This new educational space, just steps away from the Oval Room ... More |
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Twenty-One Museums and Science and Visitor Centers Vie To Get Retired Space Shuttles
A proposal for a space shuttle exhibit in Chicago. AP Photo/Adler Planetarium.
By: Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (AP).- As the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch draws near, the focus is not so much on the past but the future: Where will the shuttles wind up once the program winds down? Twenty-one museums and science and visitor centers around the country are vying for one of NASA's three retiring spaceships. They'll find out Tuesday on the 30th anniversary of Columbia's maiden voyage. Snagging Discovery, Atlantis or Endeavour for display doesn't come cheap. NASA puts the tab at $28.8 million. Consider that a bargain. Early last year, NASA dropped the price from $42 million. One space shuttle is already spoken for — the Smithsonian Institution is getting Discovery, NASA's oldest and most traveled shuttle that ended its flying career last month. It will go to the National Air and Space Museum's hangar in Virginia and take the place of Enterprise, the shuttle prototype used ... More | | Historic Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria Damaged in 2009 Abruzzo Earthquake Reopens
Fondazione Pescarabruzzo covered the total cost of the conservation program. Photo: Julien Guinhut/World Monuments Fund.
NEW YORK, NY.- Two years after a devastating earthquake hit the Abruzzo region of Italy, an important historic structure damaged in the tremor has been returned to its community fully restored. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monuments Fund Europe, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of Culture, identified the twelfth-century Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria as a priority project. World Monuments Fund (WMF), the foremost independent, nonprofit historic preservation organization, and the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, the most important local benefactor, agreed to cover the total cost of the conservation program. WMF supported this project through the Robert W. Wilson Challenge to Conserve Our Heritage and the Rudolf-August Oetker Stiftung. At the inauguration ceremony on April 8, Gianmarco A. Marsili, Mayor of the municipality of Castiglione a Casauria; Bertrand du Vignaud; and Nicola Mattoscio, ... More | | Twenty Portraits of Helena Rubinstein to Be Offered by Sotheby's in New York
Salvador Dalí, Princess Arthchild Gourielli-Helena Rubinstein, 1943 (center right). Oil on canvas, 35 by 25¼ in., 89 by 64 cm. Painted in 1943. Est. $1/1.5 million. Photo: Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- In May and October 2011, Sotheby’s will offer 20 portraits of Helena Rubinstein (1870-1965), the legendary businesswoman and style icon whose name remains synonymous with beauty and elegance more than 100 years after the founding of her company, Helena Rubinstein, Incorporated. Rubinstein was a pioneer and an innovator, creator of one of the first worldwide beauty brands and the world’s first female self-made millionaire. She was also a noted collector, filling homes in London, Paris and New York with extraordinary works of art. The auctions of works from her estate by Sotheby’s predecessor firm,Parke Bernet in 1965 are still spoken of with reverence, and even today, collectors continue to prize a Rubinstein provenance. As both a patron of the arts and a seasoned collector, Rubinstein sat for portraits by celebrated artists such as Salvador Dalí, Raoul Dufy ... More |
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Museum Director Bonnie Pitman to Step Down, Olivier Meslay to Serve as Interim Director
Ms. Pitman joined the DMA as Deputy Director in 2000 and assumed her current role as Director in 2008. Photo: Terri Glanger.
DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) today announced that Bonnie Pitman will step down from her position as the Museum’s Eugene McDermott Director in May 2011 for health reasons. Ms. Pitman will continue to work with the Museum and its Board of Trustees on special projects through April 2012, and will help with the search and transition to the new director. The Museum concurrently announced that Olivier Meslay will serve as the interim director. Mr. Meslay currently holds the joint position of Senior Curator of European and American Art and the Barbara Thomas Lemmon Curator of European Art. “We have been incredibly fortunate to have had Bonnie in a leadership role at the Museum for more than a decade. She is an inspiring and visionary leader and has been a tremendous force for innovation and growth at the Museum,” stated John Eagle, President of the DMA Board of Trustees. “We deeply regret that her te ... More | | The Whitney Presents Dianna Molzan's First Solo Museum Show and New York Debut
Dianna Molzan (b.1972), Untitled, 2009. Oil on linen, 24 x 20 in / 60.96 x 50.8 cm. Collection of Rosette Delug; courtesy Overduin and Kite, Los Angeles ©Dianna Molzan; photograph by Brian Forrest.
NEW YORK. N.Y.- The Whitney Museum of American Art presents Dianna Molzan: Bologna Meissen, the first solo museum exhibition devoted to the artist’s work. This lobby gallery show, open today, is curated by Whitney curatorial assistant Margot Norton. Dianna Molzan’s works engage in an open and unpredictable dialogue with the history of abstract painting. Although she works with traditional materials, such as oil on linen, she approaches her canvases irreverently, invoking elements of fashion, the decorative arts, ceramics, and popular design. In this installation the artist’s engaging and sophisticated works each reveal a highly distinctive character and play off one another in lively counterpoint. The title Bologna Meissen, alludes to two of the artist’s longstanding interests: the twentieth-century Italian painter Giorgio Morandi, who lived and worked in Bologna, rendering still lifes ... More | | Maine Labor Art's Removal Strikes Sensitive Nerve in Politics, Academia and the Art World
Jessica Graham, right, of Waterville, Maine, leads a gathering in front of a mural honoring labor. AP Photo/Kennebec Journal, Joe Phelan.
By: Glenn Adams, Associated Press
AUGUSTA, ME (AP).- It's big in its own right, a 36-foot-wide, 11-panel mural representing Maine's labor history. Even bigger is the nerve its removal has struck in politics, academia and the art world during the national debate over public workers' collective bargaining rights. The state's new pro-business governor ordered it removed from the Maine Department of Labor's lobby in late March, saying it didn't mesh with his policy goals. Since then, the maelstrom of reaction has only escalated, resonating all the way to Washington. "I think there's a widespread feeling among people that they're being made scapegoats for state budget problems not of their making," said Jonathan Beal, who filed a lawsuit in federal court in Maine challenging the mural's removal. Gov. Paul LePage's directive was "an insult to people who create the ... More |
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 Sotheby's Hong Kong Important Watches Spring Sale 2011 Achieves US$9.4 MillionHONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong Important Watches Spring Sale 2011 held yesterday achieved an impressive total of HK$73,086,250 / US$9,370,032 (Est. HK$46 -92.3 million / US$5.9 - 8 million*), achieving the Highest Ever Total For A Various-Owner Sale of Important Watches at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, eclipsing the consecutive record-breaking results of the past two seasons. With frenzied in room bidding and competition from around the world via telephone and Internet, the sale achieved astounding sell-through rates of 96.8% by lot and 99.1% by value, as well as world auction records for multiple timepieces, with 71.2% of total lots sold above high estimate. Top lot of the sale, an extremely important and rare Patek Philippe Platinum Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon Wristwatch With Retrograde Date And Moon-Phases, Accompanied By Three Additional Dials, Circa 2004, Ref. 5016P ... More New Royal Alberta Museum to Mirror Alberta's Past, Present, and FutureEDMONTON.- A new comprehensive Royal Alberta Museum will be built in downtown Edmonton starting this year, featuring twice as much gallery space, direct connections to public transit, proximity to the Arts District, and the ability to host major international exhibits and rare artifacts. The new museum will be equipped to showcase both Alberta’s history and its natural wonders, and will be free of the limitations of the current museum site. “Great urban centres around the world are known for their museums and cultural institutions. They help shape the character and fabric of a community, and bring the past to life,” said Premier Ed Stelmach. “This is an unprecedented opportunity to create a new provincial museum in the heart of Alberta’s capital city that will bring our province’s past, present, and future ... More Portrait of Matt Moran by Vincent Fantauzzo Wins Packing Room Prize 2011SYDNEY.- Melbourne artist Vincent Fantauzzo has been awarded the Packing Room Prize in conjunction with the 2011 Archibald Prize for his portrait of celebrity chef, Matt Moran. Matt Moran is now a household name from his appearances on television cooking shows including MasterChef, The Chopping Block and My Restaurant Rules. Moran and his business partner Peter Sullivan own two of Australia’s premier restaurants: ARIA in Sydney and in Brisbane. He is also the author of two cookbooks. “Matt is one of my best friends. I’ve known him for years,” says Fantauzzo. Fantauzzo experimented with numerous different poses before settling on this one. “Some of them looked a bit sinister with the knife and meat.” Fantauzzo chose to surround Moran with meat. “He grew up on a dairy farm, he has a lamb business and he’s very into fresh produce and meat. It’s a bit intense, I suppose, if you’re a vegetarian.” Born in England ... More Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire Presents 10 New Artists and Photographers PARIS.- Following on from an initial commission awarded to Jannis Kounellis in 2008, it is now the turn of Sarkis to offer the Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire some exceptional work, with financing from the Centre Region. This will happen in two stages: 40 panes of stained glass designed and installed in 2011 and 32 in 2012. So, 72 creative works in all that light up and transform some of the Château’s apartments, which have been long abandoned, but which are to be specially opened up to visitors. On view from April 8 through November 3, 2011. Just like an imaginative museum of the artist, these panes of stained-glass reveal fundamental images of life and death, love and architecture, “mental windows” which are both fascinating and unusual, playing with the memory of the place itself, the world’s memory and the artist’s own memory. A wide variety of scenes are represented, such as a cherry tree in ... More Beyond Ourselves on View at The Royal SocietyLONDON.- Funded by the Arts Council, Beyond Ourselves is to be held at the premises of the Royal Society in London. The exhibition brings together six innovative contemporary artists who have all placed the potential of enquiry and thought at the core of their work. Works include video installations, sculpture, collage and paintings, which are to be innovatively displayed throughout the Royal Society building. The exhibition is on display until June 24, 2011. The origins of the Royal Society lie in an ‘invisible college’ of natural philosophers who began meeting in the mid-1640s to discuss the new philosophy of promoting knowledge of the natural world through observation and experiment, which we now call science. The spirit of scientific enquiry is evident throughout the varied works, which respond directly to man’s quest to understand the world and his place within it. The work articulates the artist’ ... More Science Museum Presents Ten Climate StoriesLONDON.- A new series of exhibit interventions, Ten Climate Stories, on view today at the Science Museum, reveals hidden stories behind some of the museum's best-loved exhibits – as well as showcasing artworks from established and emerging artists, offering new perspectives on the famous displays. Ten Climate Stories is part of the Museum's three-year Climate Changing programme – a series of thought-provoking events that accompanies the *atmosphere exploring climate science gallery. David Rooney, Science Museum curator said: “Ten Climate Stories takes a long view of our climate changing world, offering a fresh take on historic inventions and everyday objects – and their impact on the world around us.” Newly on show is the Sno-Cat used by Sir Vivian Fuchs in the 1955–8 crossing of Antarctica with Sir Edmund Hillary. This bright-orange tracked vehicle was one of four that completed the per ... More |
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