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A visitor walks past German artist Neo Rauch's statue 'Nachhut' at the stand of the Leipzig based gallery 'Eigenart' at the ArtCologne in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1967, ArtCologne is considered to be one of the oldest art fairs. After a recent crisis it recuperated and won back lost exhibitors. EPA/OLIVER BERG.
COLOGNE.- Lively, open to change, daring and innovative - these are the qualities ART COLOGNE (13th-17th April 2011) is displaying 45 years after it was founded. The 45th International Art Fair is once again the event that showcases the works of well-established artists and also very promising up and coming talents, where art dealers with long years of experience engage in dialogue with daring young gallery owners. About 200 galleries from 22 countries are offering a comprehensive overview ranging from Modernist works to post-war art to contemporary art coming straight from today's studios. Some of the most important examples of Polish contemporary art are the works of the late Thadeusz Kantor, who died in 1990. Kantor's estate is represented by Galerie Isabella Czarnowska (Berlin), which is showing at its stand 25 drawings by this multitalented artist, who also was a theatre director and stage designer. Raster (Warsaw) wil ... More |
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Presentation of Historical Pieces and New Works at Punta della Dogana in Venice
Chen Zen, Cocoon du Vide.
VENICE.- Punta della Dogana is showing In Praise of Doubt, a presentation of historical pieces and new works including several site-specific projects, which question the idea of uncertainty, our convictions about identity, and revisit the relationship between intimate space and the space of the artwork. Among the twenty artists in the exhibition In Praise of Doubt, almost half of them have never been included in previous exhibitions of the François Pinault Collection. The exhibition The World is Yours at Palazzo Grassi presents another re-assessment, this time of the traditional limits of the geography of art, and how we relate to others and the world. Presented from 2nd June 2011, its opening will coincide with that of the contemporary art Venice Biennale, and will bring together works by some 40 artists from 20 countries, most of which have never been shown as part of the François Pinault Collection before. For François ... More | | Sculptor Richard Serra Shows Unsung Drawings at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Richard Serra, September, 2001 (detail). Paintstick on handmade paper, 50 x 51 inches. Private collection © Richard Serra. Photo: Rob McKeever.
By: Basil Katz
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- American artist Richard Serra's huge iron sculptures are unique for their sense of movement and apparent simplicity, and so are his drawings. A new show, "Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective," opening on Wednesday at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, exposes nearly 40-years worth of the artist's drawings, sketches and works on paper. "My drawings are seen very infrequently ... so I think for a lot of people who don't know the work, it's probably going to be an eye opener," Serra, 71, told reporters on Monday, adding "I don't mean that good or badly." The show, which progresses chronologically, is the first to gather the whole span of Serra's drawings, all of which ... More | | Rediscovered Rothko to Highlight Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Mark Rothko (1903-1970), Untitled #17, oil on canvas, 93 x 76 in. (236.2 x 193 cm.) Painted 1961. $18,000,000 – 22,000,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces the auction of a previously undocumented masterpiece by the great Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko (1903-1970), to be offered as the highlight of the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale at Christie’s New York on May 11, 2011. The boldly colored 1961 painting Untitled #17 (oil on canvas, 93 x 76 in.) comes to auction with an estimate of $18,000,000-22,000,000. The present owner of Untitled #17 acquired the work directly from Rothko, and the work has remained in private hands since 1965. It is one of only ten paintings that have come to light since the Rothko catalogue raisonné was published in 1998. The discovered work will be included in the supplement to the catalogue raisonné. David Anfam, author of the catalogue raisonné, Mark Rothko The Works on Canvas, has ... More |
 | Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Appoints Naomi Beckwith as New Curator
Naomi Beckwith is currently the Associate Curator at The Studio Museum in Harlem. Photo: Paul Mpagi Sepuya.
CHICAGO, IL.- Michael Darling, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, announced today that Naomi Beckwith has been appointed the new Curator at the MCA. Beckwith is currently the Associate Curator at The Studio Museum in Harlem, where she has focused on themes of identity and conceptual practices in contemporary art, artists of African descent, and managing the Artists-in-Residence program. She will assume her new responsibilities at the MCA on May 11, 2011. "Naomi is an up-and-coming talent in our field who has wide-ranging interests and experiences," says Michael Darling. "Her work at the Studio Museum demonstrates a highly intelligent and complex approach to the art of our time. Her exhibition 30 Seconds off an Inch, in particular, was groundbreaking. As we expand our commitment to artist residencies, Naomi brings great expertise in this area and her scholarship on African-Ameri ... More | | Russian Art Auction Achieves $16.1 Million At Sotheby's New York, Highest Result Since 2008
Yuri Pimenov, The Pianist. Est. $500/700,000. Sold for: $602,500 (£369,768). Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Sotheby’s auction of Russian Art in New York brought $16,089,390 in total today, in excess of the pre-sale high estimate and the highest result for an auction in New York in this category since April 2008*. The Russian paintings on offer were highlighted by Petr Petrovich Vereshchagin’s View of St. Petersburg from the collection of Mikhail Baryshnikov, which sold for $746,500 above a pre-sale high estimate of $500,000. The sale was led by Henryk Siemiradzki’s The Sword Dance, which achieved $2,098,500 and set a new record for the artist at auction, as well as works by Nicholas Roerich, Boris Grigoriev and Yuri Pimenov. Russian works of art were led by An Important and Rare Micromosaic Table by Gioacchino Barberi, Made for the Russian Court, 1830-33, which more than tripled its high estimate in bringing $1,986,500. Competition came down to three determined bidders, who battled for several minutes befor ... More | | Bonhams to Sell J.M.W. Turner Masterpiece Depicting Whitstable Oyster Beds
JMW Turner, Oyster Beds at Whitstable, Kent (detail). Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- One of the highlights of Bonhams next 19th Century Paintings sale will be a remarkable watercolour of the Oyster Beds at Whitstable, Kent by the master of colour, light and atmosphere, J.M.W. Turner. It is estimated to sell for £120,000-180,000 when it is offered for auction on 13th July 2011, at Bonhams New Bond Street. Turner lived in Margate for 20 years, just along the coast from Whitstable, and was fascinated by the pure, bright light of the region and particularly the sunsets. The landscape, skies and light of Kent inspired many of his works, its “dawn clouds to the east and glorious sunsets to the west...the loveliest skies in Europe.” This watercolour was one of 40 that Turner created for W.B. Cooke’s folio of engravings, Picturesque Views on the Southern Coast of England. It was painted in 1824, and engraved by H. Horsburgh and appeared as plate 1 in the catalogue which was published in 182 ... More |
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National Portrait Gallery Announces BP Award Shortlist; Record Number of Entries
Distracted by Wim Heldens. © Wim Heldens.
LONDON.- After a record number of entries, four artists have been short-listed for the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, one of the world’s most prestigious art prizes. This year the prize received 2, 372 entries, an increase of 196 on last year. For the fifth year, the competition has been open to all aged 18 or over. 55 portraits have been selected for the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, which runs from 16 June until 18 September 2011. The four artists shortlisted for the 2011 award are: Ian Cumberland for Just to Feel Normal; Wim Heldens for Distracted, Sertan Saltan for Mrs. Cerna and Louis Smith for Holly. In addition to a prize of £25,000, the winner of the BP Portrait Award will receive a commission worth £4,000. The second prize will be £8,000 and third £6,000. For the fifth year there will be a BP Young Artist Award of £5,000 for the work of an entrant aged between 18 and 30. Both Ia ... More | | Art Fund to Increase Funding for Museums and Galleries to Buy and Show Art by 50%
Tate Director Nicholas Serota speaks during a news conference at the Foundling Museum in London. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett.
LONDON.- The Art Fund announce their plans to increase funding for museums and galleries to buy and show art by over 50% by 2014. Responding to the severe financial pressures facing most institutions, Art Fund is committing £7 million a year to their funding programme – up from £4.5 million. They also launched the National Art Pass, giving special access to art all over the UK. Art Fund plans to develop a funding programme to deliver art to all corners of the UK in different ways, and to help people experience great art at first hand. They plan to do this by: Making more money directly available to help museums buy important works of art – the Art Fund has given over £24m over the last five years to 248 museums, Running more public fundraising campaigns for art at risk of being lost to UK collections – such as the recent ... More | | Recently Rediscovered Books Plundered by the Nazis Returned to Jewish Community
Old Jewish books are pictured in Berlin. AP Photo/Michael Sohn.
By: Jenny Soffel, Associated Press
BERLIN (AP).- Recently rediscovered books plundered by the Nazis more than six decades ago were returned to Berlin's Jewish community on Wednesday in a ceremony at the city's landmark synagogue. The Berlin Central and Regional Library formally handed over 10 books and three journal volumes discovered among more than 200,000 volumes being examined by researchers as part of a project to establish their origin, with a focus on restitution. One of the books is from noted author Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and dates back to 1890. There is also a travel guide to Palestine from 1934 and a book on Jewish history "from the destruction of the First Temple to the present," that was published in 1913. All are in German. Though experts say none of the books have significant ... More |
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Snap Galleries Presents Michael Putland's Second Solo Exhibition with the Gallery
John Lennon by Michael Putland (detail).
LONDON.- Snap Galleries hosted a solo show for Michael Putland in their Birmingham gallery in 2005 which was a great success, and now they are working with Michael again on this new exhibition of triptychs. In this new exhibition, Michael Putland presents a collection of work from his extensive 1970s and 80‘s photographic archives in a stunning new format, combining sets of three images as triptychs, presenting three individual frames as a single artwork.
The exhibition is on view from April 13th through May 21st, 2011. As Michael Putland explains “The inspiration for the project actually came from the Renaissance. Seeing many Renaissance originals in museums and churches over the years, it struck me that there could be a contemporary twist to this age old method of image presentation, and I started to explore images within my archive to see whether any would be suitable for combining as triptychs ... More | | artnet Auctions Celebrates the Season with Spring Sale that Includes 100 Contemporary Works
Robert Mapplethorpe, Dark Sepia Calla. Photograuve, 19 x 19in. image, 24 x 30 in. paper. Estimate: US $15,000-20,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- From April 19-26, artnet Auctions will celebrate Spring with 100 contemporary works by 40 artists including Damien Hirst, Robert Indiana, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Tom Wesselmann with estimates between US $2,000 and US $150,000. Leading the sale is Pop artist Robert Indiana’s rare silkscreen on canvas, Hope, 2008, (estimate: $125,000-$150,000), a unique work created especially for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. Additional highlights include Andy Warhol’s Pop version of Boticelli’s “Birth of Venus, 1482,” 1984, (estimate: $80,000-$120,000), and French Urban artist Mr. Brainwash’s modern-day Venus, Kate Moss, painted in pink (estimate: $9,500-$10,500). Also on offer is a wonderful group of flower works including Keith Haring’s portfolio ... More | | Surprising Discovery of Sharp-Toothed Fossil Links Old and New Dinosaurs
A Daemonosaurus chauliodus. AP Photo/Jeffrey Martz.
By: Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP).- The surprising discovery of a fossil of a sharp-toothed beast that lurked in what is now the western U.S. more than 200 million years ago is filling a gap in dinosaur evolution. The short snout and slanting front teeth of the find — Daemonosaurus chauliodus — had never before been seen in a Triassic era dinosaur, said Hans-Dieter Sues of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Sues and colleagues report the discovery in Wednesday's edition of the British journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Sues, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the museum, said the discovery helps fill the evolutionary gap between the dinosaurs that lived in what is now Argentina and Brazil about 230 million years ago and the later theropods like the famous Tyrannosaurus rex. Features ... More |
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 Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Presents 'Double Portrait' by Zoran Music and Ida Barbarigo LONDON.- The intertwined artistic lives of husband and wife painters Zoran Music and Ida Barbarigo are explored in an exhibition comprising some twenty-five works as well as photographs and ephemera at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art from 13 April to 12 June 2011. An exhibition about Barbarigo and Music at the Estorick Collection has a particular resonance because of their relationship with Eric and Salome Estorick, who built the museum’s permanent collection of modern Italian art – described by Sir Nicholas Serota as “one of the finest collections of early 20th century Italian art anywhere in the world”. The two couples were introduced in 1952 by the artist Massimo Campigli and became good friends. Although acquainted with many artists, it was Barbarigo and Music to whom the Estoricks grew closest, visiting each other throughout their lives and, in Barbarigo’s case, remainin ... More Philbrook Features Precious Possessions: The Art of the Portrait MiniatureTULSA, OK.- One of Philbrook’s smallest collections (literally) is the focus of a new exhibition through July 3, Precious Possessions: The Art of the Portrait Miniature. The objects on view are portraits, but not in the traditional sense – they are portrait miniatures, a specialized and unique form of portraiture that emerged in the sixteenth-century and largely died out with the development of photography. These delicate objects are, as their name implies, diminutive. They were worn as jewelry, or otherwise held and gazed at. Traditionally, they were given as tokens of affection between friends, expressions of commitment by lovers, or created as tiny memorials to recently deceased loved ones. Because of the way in which they literally symbolized family, friends and lovers, a complex constellation of ritual and tradition emerged around these tiny objects. And yet, despite these engaging qualities, miniatures are of ... More The Huntington Library Announces Major Civil War Photographs Exhibition SAN MARINO, CA.- As the nation begins to mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announces its plans for a major exhibition of photographs opening in October 2012 along with a companion exhibition of manuscript material. And this fall, The Huntington will hold a scholarly conference titled “Civil War Lives,” featuring some of the most prominent Civil War scholars in the country. The largest undertaken of Civil War images at The Huntington, the photographs exhibition will be presented in the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery and draw from the institution’s deep archives relating to the period, begun when Henry E. Huntington purchased two of the “Big Five” collections of Abraham Lincoln materials early in the 20th century. The show will highlight some 150 works from the extensive Civil War images collection as well as reveal additional ... More PINTA Announces Its Second Latin American Art Show in LondonLONDON.- Following a successful first year in London in 2010, PINTA, the Latin American Art Show is returning to Earls Court Exhibition Centre this June to present the very best in modern and contemporary Latin American art. Launched in New York City in 2007, PINTA has become the annual meeting place for Latin American Art. In June 2011, PINTA will bring to London over fifty galleries from the Americas and Europe including Guillermo de Osma Galería and Distrito 4 from Madrid; Maddox Arts from London; Ruth Benzacar Galería de Arte from Buenos Aires; LucIa de la Puente from Peru, Galería Enrique Guerrero from Mexico, Galeria Nara Roesler from São Paulo, Aninat Isabel from Santiago, Chile and Durban Segnini and Sammer Gallery from Miami. Anticipating its second year in London, PINTA’s chairman Alejandro Zaia, commented: “Latin American art is increasingly making its mark in London. The UK’s renowned ... More Euan Macdonald's 9,000 Pieces at Yerba Buena Center for the ArtsSAN FRANCISCO, CA.- For the ninth exhibition in its PAUSE: Practice and Exchange program series, YBCA presents Los Angeles-based artist Euan Macdonald’s 9,000 Pieces. The show includes four new works investigating globalization, perception, and temporality through a single object, the piano. Macdonald’s 9,000 Pieces is the former San Francisco resident’s first Bay Area show since exhibitions at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and other local galleries in the early to mid-2000s. The show is on display from April 9 and runs through June 12, 2011. Macdonald is best known for video works which often capture everyday, fleeting moments that challenge viewers’ expectations of seemingly familiar situations. The artist also maintains an ongoing interest in sound, referencing sheet music and other instruments in his explorations of visual and audio indeterminacy. T ... More New-York Historical Society to Re-Open to the Public in NovemberNEW YORK, NY.- Throwing wide its doors as never before, the New-York Historical Society will re-open its landmark building to the public at 11:00 a.m. on Veterans’ Day, Friday, November 11, 2011. A three-year, $65 million renovation of the Central Park West building has sensitively but thoroughly transformed the face of the institution—the first museum established in New York—to welcome visitors of all ages to a great cultural destination, and to immerse them, from the moment they enter the building, in the Historical Society’s collection of extraordinary objects and sweeping ideas. To help extend the welcome, the Historical Society will remain open on November 11 until 11:00 p.m., offering free admission during that day to veterans and active service members and to children under 13, and free admission for all visitors after 6:00 p.m. Entering the Historical Society, renovated by the distinguished firm o ... MoreIrving Penn, Edward Weston, Ansel Adams and Annie Leibovitz Originals Highlight Photography Event at Heritage AuctionsNEW YORK, NY.- Irving Penn's Harlequin Dress, Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, 1950, a Platinum-Palladium print from 1979, an acknowledged masterpiece from one of the greatest fashion photographers to ever pick up a camera, is expected to bring $150,000+ to lead Heritage Auctions' May 2 Signature Vintage & Contemporary Photography Auction, taking place at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion, 2 East 79th Street. This legendary image is accompanied by four more Penn images in the auction, including Penn's Woman in Dior Hat with Martini (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), 1952, a Gelatin Silver print, estimated at $30,000+. "The five Penn photographs in this auction underscore the overall quality that we've assembled for this auction," said Ed Jaster, Senior Vice President of Heritage Auctions. "Without a doubt this is our deepest Photography auction yet and I believe that collectors have noticed and will respond accordingly to the quality of the material." H ... More |
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