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US artist Richard Serra poses for a photograph in front of his sculpture 'Olson', 1986, at the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland, 20 May 2011. The Fondation Beyeler is devoting its large summer exhibition 'Constantin Brancusi Richard Serra' from 22 May until 21 August 2011. EPA/ANDREAS FROSSARD.
RIEHEN, SWITZERLAND.- The Fondation Beyeler is devoting its large summer exhibition to the art of Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) and Richard Serra (b. 1939), two of the most important sculptors of the twentieth century. Brancusi, born in Romania and a resident of Paris from 1904 onwards, reduced forms to the essentials and thus set the cornerstone for abstract sculpture. The American artist Serra redefined the effects of sculpture by means of minimalistic steel pieces which draw the viewer directly into the work. The phenomenon and presence of sculptural form in space are his prime theme. Taken together, the oeuvres of these two pioneers of European and American sculpture cover the period of over one hundred years in which modern sculpture developed. The exhibition is on view from May 22 to August 21, 2011. The essential aspects of Brancusi’s work are illuminated by about 40 exemplary pieces, arranged in the exh ... More |
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Exhibition of Illuminated Manuscripts Explores the Evolution of High Fashion in Middle Ages
Bulkiness Dominates the Look for Men. Pierre Gringore, Abuses of the World; France, Rouen, ca. 1510. Pierpont Morgan Library, MS M.42, f. 1v. From section 7: “Twilight of the Middle Ages, 1480-1515.
NEW YORK, NY.- The complex and rich history of courtly fashion of the late Middle Ages as seen in the manuscripts and early printed books of the period is the subject of a fascinating new exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum entitled Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands. Opening today, May 20, the show includes more than fifty works of Northern European origin from the Morgan’s renowned collections, and also features four full-scale replicas of clothing seen in exhibited manuscripts. It will run through September 4. Covering nearly 200 years prior to the beginning of the full Renaissance in France about 1515, Illuminating Fashion examines a period in which clothing styles changed more rapidly than had previously been the case, often from one decade to the next. Social custom, cultural influences, and politics—such as the Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453) and the ... More | | Photos of Beatles' First United States Concert to Be Auctioned at Christie's in New York
Ringo Starr during the group's first US concert, two days after their Ed Sullivan appearance. AP Photo/Christie's, Mike Mitchell.
By: Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- It was 1964. Beatlemania ruled. Two days after their momentous debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show," the Fab Four boarded a train from New York for Washington, D.C., for their first U.S. concert. An enterprising 18-year-old Mike Mitchell was there, a press pass in hand, shooting photographs just feet away and even jumping onto the stage for the group's brief pre-concert press call. Forty-seven years later, Mitchell has made 50 silver gelatin prints from his negatives of the event and the Beatles' Sept. 3, 1964, performance at the Baltimore Civic Center. He's offering them for sale at Christie's New York auction house on July 20. The total pre-sale estimate is $100,000; the images will be sold individually. Mitchell laughs when he describes the scene at the indoor arena that ... More | | New Series of Paintings by Internationally Acclaimed Artist Georg Baselitz at White Cube
Georg Baselitz, Gute Hoffnung, 2010. Oil on canvas, 106 5/16 x 81 1/2 in. (270 x 207 cm) © the artist. Photo: Jochen Littkemann. Courtesy White Cube.
LONDON.- White Cube Mason's Yard presents a new series of paintings by the internationally acclaimed artist Georg Baselitz. Covering three principal themes - eagles, dogs and double portraits - the paintings attest the persistent vigour of his distinctive pictorial style and exploration of personal and collective narratives. The images of these paintings first appeared in the historic edition of the German newspaper 'Die Welt' on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of German reunification last year. Having grown up in East Germany before moving west as a student, Baselitz's work has long referenced aspects of German history and its cultural identity: as he has noted 'my pictures are content-heavy, just dripping with history'. For the 1 October 2010 edition, the newspaper reproduced Baselitz's paintings in lieu of all photographs, so that the works appeared as singular images, featuring in the international news, fi ... More |
Metropolitan Museum's Ian Wardropper Named Next Director of The Frick Collection
Mr. Wardropper is currently Chairman of the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Board of Trustees of The Frick Collection announced the appointment of Ian Bruce Wardropper as the next Director of the institution. Mr. Wardropper, currently Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Chairman, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will take up the post as of October 3, 2011, with the retirement of the Frick’s Director of eight years, Anne L. Poulet. Wardropper will be responsible for the overall vision of The Frick Collection, which includes the Frick Art Reference Library. Comments Margot Bogert, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, “We are delighted to welcome Ian Wardropper to The Frick Collection as its next Director. He comes to the institution with a significant and nuanced combination of experience as a scholar and curator in areas that relate beautifully to the holdings of the Frick. As an administrator over large collections and staffs at ... More | | China Says Detained Artist Ai Weiwei's Company Evaded a "Huge Amount" of Taxes
A worker attaches a banner showing Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, to the Lisson Gallery in London. REUTERS/Andrew Winning.
By: Michael Martina
BEIJING (REUTERS).- Chinese police said a company controlled by artist Ai Weiwei had evaded a "huge amount" of taxes, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday, the first indication of the "economic crimes" behind his detention, which has triggered an international outcry. Ai's sister, Gao Ge, said his family had not been officially notified of the tax accusations, which she said were another unfounded effort by the police to justify holding Ai. Supporters say he is the victim of a crackdown on dissent. The Beijing Fake Cultural Development Ltd., which has helped produce Ai's internationally renowned art and designs, "was found to have evaded 'a huge amount' of tax" and also to have "intentionally destroyed accounting documents," Xinhua said, citing unnamed police. The brief report also said Ai has been "under residential ... More | | Ryoji Ikeda Creates Immersive Visual Sonic Environment for Armory's Vast Drill Hall
Installation view of the transfinite by Ryoji Ikeda at Park Avenue Armory. Photo: James Ewing.
NEW YORK, NY.- Park Avenue Armory has commissioned artist and electronic composer Ryoji Ikeda to create a large-scale digital installation and sonic landscape as their third annual visual arts commission. Within the Armory’s immense 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall, Ikeda creates a transformative environment that subsumes visitors within abstract expressions of digital information and binary code. Accompanied by a tightly synchronized musical composition, the two-part installation explores how data defines the world we live in and how it is a beautiful artistic material in its own right. On view from May 20 through June 11, 2011, the transfinite is Ikeda’s most ambitious installation to date and marks the first time that American audiences will be able to experience the work of this multidisciplinary artist on such a large and immersive scale. “The transfinite promises to be a sublime experienc ... More |
Art 42 Basel's Art Unlimited: 62 Ambitious, Large-Scale Art Projects Announced
Zhang Huan, The Pace Gallery, New York.
BASEL.- This year’s Art Unlimited features 62 projects. The artists showing at this exhibition of ambitious contemporary art represent a cross-section of leading figures from the international art scene, with works by artists of five different decades. Many pieces have been created especially for Art Unlimited. In the 17,000-square-meter exhibition hall, Art Unlimited offers artists and galleries a platform for works that exceed the possibilities of the conventional gallery booth, showcasing outsize sculptures, video projections, installations, wall paintings, photographic series, and performance art. Since its launch in 2000, many of the world’s leading contemporary artists have exhibited in the Art Unlimited sector, which is generously supported by UBS. The design of this year's exhibition, drawn exclusively from proposals by the show's gallerists, has once again been devised by the Geneva curator Simon ... More | | Historic Abraham Louis Breguet Pocket Watches Go on View at the J. Paul Getty Museum
Abraham Louis Breguet, Pocket Watch (Breguet 155 montre simple), 1812. Gold, brass, steel, enameled metal, glass. D: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.). Photo: © Montres Breguet SA Switzerland.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum announced the loan of four pocket watches created by Abraham -Louis Breguet (1747 – 1823), founder of the Breguet watch company. These watches, part of the company’s historic timepiece collection, date to the late-18th/early-19th- centuries and will join the Getty’s display of French decorative arts in the South Pavilion at the Getty Center. They will be on view through October 2011. Born into a Swiss family of watchmakers, A.L. Breguet trained in Versailles and Paris before establishing his own Parisian workshop in 1775. His beautifully crafted and technologically innovative watches set new standards of quality that appealed to discerning clients among the French ... More | | Exhibition at the British Library Finds Science-Fiction Themes in Unexpected Places
'Utopia' by Thomas More published in 1561 is seen on display in an exhibition 'Out of this World' at the British Library. AP Photo/Sang Tan.
By: Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press
LONDON (AP).- The genre that brought us "The Matrix" has roots reaching back nearly two millennia. The literary tradition often associated with "Star Trek"-loving fanboys has a militant feminist streak. Oh, and science fiction also invented cyberspace. The British Library's new exhibit, "Out of this World," wants visitors to know that there's more to sci-fi than "The War of the Worlds" or "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." "It's much, much wider than that," Katya Rogatchevskaia, one of the exhibit's co-curators, said Thursday. "H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, they are fantastic influences, but it's a very diverse genre." Sometimes thought of as a child of the Industrial Revolution, sci-fi has ... More |
Vatican Slams New Modernist Pope John Paul Sculpture by Oliviero Rainaldi
An image showing the unveiled statue of Pope John Paul II at the Piazza dei Cinquecento. EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI.
By: Alba Tobella and Frances D'Emilio
ROME (AP).- The Vatican on Friday slammed a giant new modernist sculpture that portrays John Paul II, saying the bronze work outside Rome's main train station doesn't even look like the late pontiff. Commuters and tourists say the statue looks more like the late Italian dictator Benito Mussolini than the widely beloved pope. "How could they have given such a kind pope the head of a Fascist?" said 71-year-old Antonio Lamonica, in the bustling square outside Termini Train Station. As he pondered the statue, his wife muttered, "It's ugly, really ugly, very ugly." The artist, Oliviero Rainaldi, depicts the pontiff as if he is opening his cloak to embrace ... More | | The Hammer Museum Introduces Its Free Mobile App Available for iPhone and Android
Use the Hammer app to plan your visit, enhance your museum experience with robust exhibition content.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Hammer Museum introduces the Museum’s free mobile app, available now on iTunes and the Android Market. Use the Hammer app to plan your visit, enhance your museum experience with robust exhibition content, and learn more about the Hammer’s wide array of exhibitions and collections. The free app is rich with content including interviews with artists and curators discussing specific works of art, videos of artists describing their practices, and excerpts from exhibition catalogues. Features Include: - In-depth exhibition audio guides - Interviews with artists and curators - Videos and images of works on view - Exhibition catalogue texts - Tools for planning your visit - Interfaces with social networking sites and email The breadth of material on the app will be continually expanded. ... More | | Playboy Enters Digital Age Archiving Entire Magazine, More than 130,000 Pages, Online
Paraguayan model Larissa Riquelme poses for photographers during a presentation of her pictures published in the Mexican Playboy magazine. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso.
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS).- Moving further in to the digital age, Playboy Enterprises is archiving its entire magazine online by launching the web-based subscription i.Playboy.com, the company announced today. The service, which is optimized for the iPad, gives users the opportunity to read, search and explore every issue of Playboy magazine ever published. With more than 130,000 pages in total, the iPlayboy will house every pictoral, interview, Centerfold, investigative reporting piece, story, advertisement and image that ever appeared in Playboy, ranging from the current issue all the way back to the inaugural 1953 issue. In June, the site will also feature exclusive ... More |
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 The Hugo Boss Prize 2010: Hans-Peter Feldmann on View at the Guggenheim MuseumNEW YORK, NY.- An exhibition of the work of German artist Hans-Peter Feldmann (b. 1941, Düsseldorf), winner of the HUGO BOSS PRIZE 2010, is on view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, May 20–November 2, 2011. Feldmann is the eighth artist to win this prestigious biennial award, established in 1996 by HUGO BOSS and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to recognize significant achievement in contemporary art. Feldmann has spent over four decades conducting a profound investigation into the influence of the visual environment on our subjective reality. Composing images and objects into serial archives, uncanny combinations, and other illuminating new contexts, his work unearths the latent associations and sentiments contained within the landscape of daily life. As the 2010 prizewinner, Feldmann received an honorarium of $100,000, and for his solo exhibition ... More Delaware Art Museum Presents Perception/Deception: Illusion in Contemporary ArtWILMINGTON, DE.- The Delaware Art Museum presents Perception/Deception: Illusion in Contemporary Art, a compelling four-artist exhibition featuring 26 sculptures and site-specific installations that explore the mysterious relationship between reality and our sense of sight, on view May 21, 2011 through September 25, 2011. The Brandywine Tradition, which is represented in the Delaware Art Museum’s collections, includes in its history a style of art dedicated to “fooling the eye” or trompe l’oeil painting. Through the use of shadow play, lights, mirrors, and complex mathematical equations, the artists included in Perception/Deception expand past this earlier tradition, presenting three-dimensional objects and installations that “fool the mind,” as participating artist Mary Temple explains. This exhibition features the work of four internationally recognized contemporary artists including Temple, Chul ... More First Major European Retrospective of Brazilian Artist Anna Maria Maiolino at Malmo Konsthal MALMO.- Malmö Konsthall presents the first major European retrospective of Brazilian artist Anna Maria Maiolino (b. 1942). Maiolino’s complex works have developed through a variety of media: poetry, woodcuts, photography, film, performance, sculpture, installation and, above all, drawing. The wide spectrum of subjects, interests and attitudes that underlies her work does not follow a linear development, either in the work itself or in time. Rather, through the diversity of her work, she creates a web where themes and attitudes intertwine while meanings slip between one work and another. The exhibition is on view from May 21 through August 21, 2011. In this way, the subject of her first woodcuts and reliefs from the mid-1960s, which relate language to food and allude to scatology, reappear in two actions from 1978 (Monumento à Fome (Monument to Hunger) and Estado Escatológico (Scatological State)), which exemplify ... More Mickey Jacob Elected 2013 American Institute of Architects PresidentWASHINGTON, D.C.- Delegates to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention in New Orleans elected Mickey Jacob, FAIA (AIA Tampa Bay), to serve as the 2012 AIA first vice president/president-elect and 2013 Institute president; Russell A. Davidson, AIA, and Debra S. Kunce, FAIA, each to serve as vice president from 2012 through 2013; and Gabriel Durand-Hollis, FAIA, as the Institute’s treasurer from 2012 through 2013. Jacob, managing principal at Urban Studio Architects, a seven-person firm in Tampa, has more than 25 years of AIA participation holding numerous leadership positions with AIA Tampa Bay, AIA Florida, and AIA National. Following his term as president of AIA Florida in 2004-2005, he served as the 2007-2009 AIA Florida/Caribbean Regional Director on the AIA National Board of Directors. In 2009, he was elected to a two-year term as an AIA vice president. “The AIA is standing at the threshold of ... MorePhillips de Pury & Company's May Photographs Auction Totals £1,420,438 /$2,296,848 LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company’s May Photographs sale totaled £1,420,438/$2,296,848 selling 80% by value and 67% by lot. “Strong works by leading photographers across the spectrum are continuing to command excellent prices. We are also seeing competitive bidding on a global scale. This reflects the steady growth of the market, and Phillips de Pury’s continued dedication to offer the best in the field of Photographs.” Vanessa Kramer, Worldwide Director, Photographs. “I am delighted that we sold a range of genres and mediums extremely well across the board, and that we achieved solid prices for our highest value lots. It was really exciting to see works consistently selling over the high estimate during the auction.” Lou Proud, Head of Photographs, London. ... More The Guggenheim's Helsinki Concept and Development Study: Project UpdateNEW YORK, NY.- The Guggenheim's Helsinki Concept and Development Study is well underway. This project update, the first to be issued since the project was announced in January 2011, offers information about what the study entails and who is involved. "It's an opportunity to ask very open-ended questions about what a museum might be in the 21st century, starting from a clean slate," explains Ari Wiseman, Deputy Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. According to Wiseman, the study team is asking how an institution developed with as few preconceptions as possible might respond in new ways to artists and audiences, and how the particular strengths of Helsinki, Finland and the Nordic region might be combined with those of the Guggenheim network of museums to contribute something new to the world of culture. Although the Guggenheim has conducted studies in the past, this undertaking differs in three ways. First, it ... More |
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