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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, third left, and Whitney Museum Director Adam Weinberg, right, shovel dirt around artist Elizabeth Streb during ground breaking ceremonies for a new Whitney Museum, in New York, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. The nine-story, metal-clad building, which will include a series of asymmetrical rooftops for outdoor exhibitions facing the High Line and the nearby Hudson River, is designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano and will nearly double the museum's current gallery space. AP Photo/Richard Drew.
NEW YORK, NY.- Celebrating a defining moment for the premier institution of modern and contemporary American art, and a landmark achievement in the public-private revitalization of downtown Manhattan, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the City of New York today broke ground for the Whitney’s new museum building on Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg joined Adam D. Weinberg, the Whitney’s Alice Pratt Brown Director, for a ceremony animated by music and performance, held before an invited audience of some 500 guests at the site of the Whitney’s future building, at the southern entrance to the High Line.
Joining the Mayor and Mr. Weinberg for the ceremony were Christine C. Quinn, Speaker of the New York City Council; Scott M. Stringer, Manhattan Borough President; Whitney Board of Trustees Co-Chairs Robert J. Hurst and Brooke Garber Neidich; Whitney Board President Neil ... More |
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Secrets from the Studio of Jack B. Yeats to Be Auctioned at Whyte's in Dublin
Whyte’s will offer an exceptional opportunity to step through the portal of Yeats’ studio .
DUBLIN.- When Jack Butler Yeats died in 1957 he left the contents of his studio to his niece, the artist Anne Yeats who carefully catalogued and managed her uncle’s sketchbooks, library, correspondence and belongings until she presented the bulk of the material to the National Gallery of Ireland in 1996. On May 30 next Whyte’s will offer an exceptional opportunity to step through the portal of Yeats’ studio - the private creative space of an artist who was particularly secretive about his working methods. This assortment from the artist’s studio includes Yeats’ paint-box, as listed by Anne, several palettes, brushes, palette knives and a number of paint boxes which belonged to the artist. Other interesting items include one of Yeats’ address books which lists many of his close friends and contacts such as Padraic and Mary Colum in New York, the writer and critic Patrick Kavanagh and the English art ... More | | Game Over! National Pinball Museum in Washington to Close After Just Five Months
The museum is being asked to leave to make way for mall renovations.
WASHINGTON (AP).- The National Pinball Museum in Washington is being forced to close after just five months. David Silverman, who put up $300,000 of his own money to help open the museum, tells The Washington Post he recently received a letter informing him he'll have to leave his third-floor space in Georgetown in mid-July. The museum features 200 pinball machines, some of which visitors can play, as well as displays detailing the art and history of the game. Silverman says he's being asked to leave to make way for mall renovations. Officials at Vornado Realty Trust declined to comment to the newspaper about the lease agreement. Silverman says he remains committed to keeping the museum alive. In a statement the museum said: By now, some of you have seen or heard the news that National Pinball Museum has lost our lease at The Shops at Georgetown Park. Here’s what happened: shortly before opening ... More | | Roxy Paine's "Neuron" Finds Permanent Spot in Nature at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
"Neuron," part of Paine’s “Dendroid” series, is an abstract, re-imagined tree hand-constructed of approximately 3,500 stainless steel rods and cylindrical industrial piping. Photo: Chuck Heiney.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI.- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park announces its most recent acquisition, "Neuron" by American artist Roxy Paine. The colossal stainless steel structure stands at 41 feet in the Cultural Commons, an expansive meadow enclosed by trees. Installation occurred in mid-April and the site is now officially open to the public. “It is an honor to be a part of this amazing collection and beautiful sculpture park,” said the artist. "Neuron," part of Paine’s “Dendroid” series, is an abstract, re-imagined tree hand-constructed of approximately 3,500 stainless steel rods and cylindrical industrial piping commonly used in pharmaceutical and nuclear power plants. Paine’s juxtaposition of nature and industry is central to his acclaim as one of the most important sculptors of his generation. ... More |
Works of Art from the Collection of Marquis Nicola Santangelo to Be Sold at Sotheby's
Artemisia Gentileschi, Betsabea al Bagno. Olio su tela, 288 x 228 cm. Estimate: € 200.000-300.000. Photo: Sotheby's.
MILAN.- Works of Art from the Collection of Marquis Nicola Santangelo Old Master Paintings, 19th Century Paintings Furniture and works of art And a Library of Travel books on sale at Sotheby’s Milan on 14th e 15th June 2011. The Milanese June catalogue includes at the first lots a group of Haute Époque paintings among which two panels representing Madonna con Bambino. The former, is by Liberale da Verona and it is enriched by two singing angels on the background, the latter, is by Neroccio di Bartolomeo dei Landi, sculptor and painter in Siena from the second half of the 15th Century and companion of the older Francesco di Giorgio Martini of whom he was also the brother-in-law. The two panels have the same estimate in the catalogue: between 40.000 and 60.000 euro. “Pittora singolare tra le donne”, Lavinia Fontana is a refined artist from Bologna, working during the second half of the 16th Century and author of ... More | | Museo del Prado to Collaborate on the Study and Restoration of The Crucifixion
This is one of the masterpieces from the outstanding collection of Flemish painting assembled by Philip II.
MADRID.- Patrimonio Nacional and the Museo del Prado today signed a collaborative agreement for the technical study and restoration in the Museum’s studios of The Crucifixion by Rogier van der Weyden. This is one of the masterpieces from the outstanding collection of Flemish painting assembled by Philip II that is known from documents to have been kept in the Royal Monastery of El Escorial since 1574. Together with The Descent from the Cross by Van der Weyden, now in the Prado, it is the most important work by this master from Tournai to be seen in Spain. The project is part of the Prado’s restoration programme, which has been sponsored by Fundación Iberdrola since 2010. Together with Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden (Tournai, 1399/1400 – Brussels, 1464) was the most important painter active in the Low Countries in mid-15th century. The influ ... More | | School of the Art Institute of Chicago Announces $5 Million Gift for LeRoy Neiman Student Center
LeRoy Neiman. Photo © Cameron Neilson.
CHICAGO, IL.- School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) President Walter E. Massey today announced that former SAIC Faculty Member and Alumnus LeRoy Neiman and his wife, Janet Byrne Neiman (also an SAIC alumna) will make a $5 million gift to the institution to help create a new student center within SAIC’s building at 37 South Wabash Avenue. LeRoy Neiman’s brilliantly colored, motion-filled images of sporting events and leisure activities have made him perhaps the most popular living artist in the United States. A 56-foot-long, eight-foot-tall mural entitled “Summertime Along the Indiana Dunes,”(1965), co-signed by LeRoy and Janet Byrne Neiman, will be prominently displayed in the student center. The new space, to be named the LeRoy Neiman Center, will transform the northeast corner of Monroe and Wabash into an energetic, light-filled gathering space for SAIC students, faculty, a ... More |
For the First Time Ever, Moscow Museum Puts Lenin's Jewish Roots on Display
a visitor looks at documents on display at the exhibition in the State History Musum in Moscow. AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev.
By Mansur Miroalev, Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP).- For the first time ever, ordinary Russians can now see documents that appear to confirm long-standing rumors that Vladimir Lenin had Jewish heritage. In a country long plagued by anti-Semitism, such heritage can be a significant taint, especially for the founder of the Soviet Union who is still revered by many elderly Russians. Among dozens of newly released documents on display at the State History Museum is a letter written by Lenin's eldest sister, Anna Ulyanova, saying that their maternal grandfather was a Ukrainian Jew who converted to Christianity to escape the Pale of Settlement and gain access to higher education. "He came from a poor Jewish family and was, according to his baptismal certificate, the son of Moses Blank, a native of ... More | | Frederico Seve Gallery Presents the Second Solo Showing of Gego's Prints & Drawings
Gego, Untitled, Ed. 4/10, 1963. Intaglio on paper, 8 x 7 in. plate size. Photo: Courtesy Frederico Seve Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY.- Frederico Sève Gallery present GEGO: Prints & Drawings 1963-1991, an exhibition featuring thirteen prints and drawings that were completed by the German born, Venezuelan artist, Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt, 1912-1994), from 1963 to 1991, along with a book of lithographs dating back to 1966. The show is on display from May 25 – July 7, 2011. The prints, drawings and book document a history of Gego’s involvement with prominent printmaking workshops in North America including Iowa State University; Pratt Institute, New York; and Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. GEGO: Prints & Drawings 1963-1991 sheds light on how the artist’s graphic works bridge her early sculptures with her breakthrough “drawings without paper”, which reflects space as its own form. Gego’s influence is undeniable, although often overlooked by historical surveys. She is noted for her use of line ... More | | Karol Wight Appointed Executive Director of The Corning Museum of Glass
Karol Wight was a senior curator of antiquities at the Getty Villa.
CORNING, NY.- Karol Wight, senior curator of antiquities at the Getty Villa and internationally renowned specialist in Roman glass, was named the next executive director of The Corning Museum of Glass, the world’s foremost museum dedicated to the art, history, and science of glass. Wight will succeed David Whitehouse, who has been executive director of the Museum since 1999. Currently head of the Department of Antiquities of the J. Paul Getty Museum, located at the Getty Villa in Malibu, CA, Wight will assume her new post on August 15, 2011. At the Corning Museum, she will oversee its 45,000-object collection—the world’s most important glass collection including the finest examples of glassmaking across centuries and cultures—as well as its studio, library, programming, and publications. Whitehouse will continue his research and contributions to the Museum by ... More |
Christie's New York to Offer Sale of 500 Years of Decorative Arts Europe on June 7
A Louis XV Gilt-Tole and Wrought-Iron Mirror, Mid-18th Century. The frame cast overall with scrolling foliage, mirror plates replaced probably in the 19th century, 46 in. (117 cm.) high, 28 in. (71 cm.) wide. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
NEW YORK, NY.- On June 7, Christie's will present French Classicism: Selections from the Private Collection of Michael Simon, a variety of over thirty superb examples of French furniture and decorative arts of the Ancien Régime, all owned by one of the most respected connoisseurs in the field. The pieces selected are characterized by all the hallmarks of Michael Simon’s professional work as an interior designer: a meticulous attention to detail, exquisite craftsmanship and beautifully selected fabrics for the fine array of seat furniture in the group. The collection will be a special feature within the June sale of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe. Acclaimed for his knowledge of 18th-century French decorative arts, the New York-based designer Michael Simon has created exquisite interiors for clients across ... More | | Exhibition Honoring Four Decades of Support from Collab Celebrates Modern and Contemporary Design
"Ginza Robot" Cabinet, Designed 1982. Designed by Masanori Umeda, Japanese, born 1941. Plastic-laminated wood and chipboard, 5 feet 8 7/8 inches x 56 x 22 inches (174.9 x 142.2 x 55.9 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of Collab: The Group for Modern and Contemporary Design at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in memory of Hava J. Krasniansky Gelblum, 1994.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Showcasing nearly 60 out of the hundreds of works of modern and contemporary design acquired through the generosity of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s support group for Modern and Contemporary Design, Collab: Four Decades of Giving Modern and Contemporary Design features outstanding examples of 20th- and 21st- century furniture, ceramics, glass, lighting and functional objects. It commemorates the 40th anniversary of Collab, a collaboration of design professionals and enthusiasts founded in1971 to support the development of the modern and contemporary design collection at the Museum through acquisitions, special exhibitions, and ... More | | Original Vostok, Sputnik, Gemini and Apollo Materials Highlight Heritage Auctions Spacefest III Simulcast Event
Vostok Bolt.
DALLAS, TX.- A bolt of Yuri Gagarin's Vostok Spacecraft, sheared by the heat of re-entering the atmosphere, along with a Sputnik 1 Tag from the Fourth Arm of the Satellite inscribed and initialed by Sergei Pavlovich Korolev and given to Oleg Ivanovsky, the head of the secret Sputnik program, headline Heritage Auctions' June 3 Signature(r) Space Exploration Auction, being held in Dallas and simulcast to Tucson, AZ in conjunction with Spacefest III. "The spring of 2011 marks a milestone in manned space travel, as it was 50 years ago in April that Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made mankind's first foray into space with his orbital flight in Vostok 1," said Michael Riley, Senior Historian at Heritage Auctions. "Less than a month later, on May 5, 1961, American astronaut Alan Shepard successfully completed a suborbital flight in Freedom 7. Twenty days after that JFK announced the goal of sending an American to the moon and back. The rac ... More |
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 Kay Rosen's 6-Story Art Installation Unveiled Today in ChicagoCHICAGO, IL.- Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) unveiled today “GO DO GOOD,” a bold six-story mural by Midwest-based, internationally-acclaimed contemporary artist, Kay Rosen, painted in bright yellow and black on the North wall of the Stevens Building, 17 N. State Street. The mural, which was installed by Chicago’s Thomas Melvin Painting Studio, will remain visible throughout the year; Rosen’s companion “GO DO GOOD” pieces, on display through September, include a related installation at the State and Lake CTA train station and on a series of banners along State Street from Wacker to Congress. This commission marks the second annual Art Loop public art installation created to drive summer traffic to State Street and the central Loop area, building on the tremendous success of l ... More RM Auctions Achieves Over £23 Million in Two Hours at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'EsteCERNOBBIO, ITALY.- RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house for investment-quality automobiles, kicked off its 2011 European calendar in style on the weekend, posting over €23 million** ($33,436,750 USD) at its debut sale at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Cernobbio, Italy. Held in conjunction with the celebrated Italian concorso d’eleganza, the two-hour sale treated a discerning international audience to one of the most significant offerings of collector cars presented in recent auction history, including the highly-anticipated sale of six unique Bertone concept cars. Featuring a handpicked selection of 32 motor cars, six automobiles achieved individual million-euro-plus results, with two lots surpassing €3 million. Top sale honours went to a stunning1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta for €3,360,000, along with a breathtaking, concours-quality 1938 Talbot-Lago T1 ... More Russell Hill Wins £5,000 Catlin Art Prize 2011LONDON.- Russell Hill announced as overall winner of the Catlin Art Prize 2011, now celebrating its fifth year at The Tramshed, Shoreditch. To celebrate the fifth year of The Catlin Art Prize, the 2011 exhibition invited former winners and key artists from previous years to show alongside the fresh selection of recent graduates. This year, judges Julia Royse, consultant and curator, gallerist Simon Oldfield and collector Richard Greer chose Russell Hill, 22, as the winner for his installation Fabric Softeners. Art Catlin presented Russell with £5,000, an increased amount from last year’s prize – and a mark of Catlin’s continued support of the emergent arts. “We had an excellent trio of judges this year – curator Julia Royse, gallerist Simon Oldfield and collector Richard Greer – I enjoyed listening to them deliberate over the win ... More Bonhams to Offer Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Estate of Tim Whelan and Miriam SeegarLOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields to offer Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts on June 13, 2011 in Los Angeles. The 550-lot sale will feature an array of works for varied tastes and collecting levels from the 16th through the 20th centuries, with a focus on English, French, Italian, Spanish and German properties. Highlights from the sale include property from the Estate of director, writer, producer and actor, Tim Whelan and his wife, actress and Los Angeles interior decorator, Miriam Seegar. Whelan, best know for his work on The Thief of Bagdad (1940) and The Divorce of Lady X (1938) was born in Cannelton, Ind., on November 2, 1893. He began his career working for noted actor, producer and comedian Harold Lloyd in Hollywood. It was during this time that Whelan met and married Miriam Seegar, an actress from the early talkies. Seegar made her film debut in 1929, but retired from Hollywood after ... More Results of Swann Galleries' May Auction of Art, Press & Illustrated Books, and 19th & 20th Century LiteratureNEW YORK, NY.- Bidders competed for scarce livres d’artiste and books illustrated by important artists, as well as sought-after examples of 19th and 20th century literature at Swann Galleries on May 12. Christine von der Linn, Swann’s 19th & 20th Century Literature specialist said, “The success of this sale is reflected in the fact that illustrated books and 19th & 20th century literature were represented in the top three lots, showing a strong selection of material that continued with a run of rare literature and sci-fi classics.” The auction’s top lot was the celebrated collaboration between Jasper Johns and Samuel Beckett, Foirades / Fizzles, which exemplifies the interplay of contemporary art and literature. The work contains 26 lift-ground aquatints and five etchings with mixed media, and is one of only 250 copies signed by Johns and Beckett, Paris and New York, 1976, realized $16,800.* The ... More Tate Acquires Important Boris MikhailovLONDON.- The Art Fund has contributed £75, 000 towards Boris Mikhailov’s Red series – an important collection of early works... This summer Tate Modern unveils a series of major new photography displays including a significant new body of work by Taryn Simon, iconic works by Diane Arbus and two important early works from Boris Mikhailov including Red 1968 – 1975, which were acquired with the support of the Art Fund. The gallery will devote an entire level to new photography acquisitions, including recent work by Luc Delahaye, Mitch Epstein, Guy Tillim, Akram Zaatari and the two Art Funded works by Boris Mikhailov. A series of works by Diane Arbus (1923–71) also opens. Arbus is acknowledged as one of the great figures of American photography who created remarkable images of contemporary life. Drawn from ARTIST ROOMS, the display includes over 30 works including a unique series of rarely ... More NGC MS65 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar and Huge Gold Nugget lead Heritage Long Beach Coin AuctionDALLAS, TX.- Silver dollars and golden treasures are among the most important highlights of Heritage Auctions’ Official Auction of the June 2011 Long Beach Expo, with floor sessions held June 2-3 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA. “For more than a decade, Heritage has been the Official Auctioneer of the Long Beach Expo,” said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage. “We’ve put together another great catalog for this year’s summer installment with close to 2300 lots ready to cross the auction block.” The major highlight of the first auction session is a 1795 Flowing Hair, Two Leaves dollar, BB-20 variety, graded an astounding MS65 by NGC and pedigreed to Jascha Heifetz and The Cardinal Collection. “This is one of the finest Flowing Hair silver dollars ever certified, regardless of the die variety,” said Rohan. “Ma ... MoreNew Gallery Launches in July 2011LONDON.- GALERIE8 is a new art gallery that will be located within the Arthaus Project in London Fields, East London . Opening in July 2011, it will focus on site-specific installations and emerging international artists. The gallery atrium consists of 250 metres of floor space with an open-air ceiling spanning five floors allowing for natural light and large scale works. Not limited to an exhibition platform, the gallery will also provide a multi-use artistic venue and community space for art and socio-cultural discussions. To celebrate its opening, GALERIE8 will host a summer-long programme of creative endeavours including workshops, films screenings and artistic performances. Prior to the gallery’s first official solo exhibition in September 2011, the gallery’s launch will initiate a number of individual projects and events. Firstly, the artist Mary Yacoob will be collaborating with GALERIE8 on a project to tra ... More Cuban Painter Loses Political Seat After Criticism By: Peter Orsi, Associated Press
HAVANA (AP).- A prominent Cuban artist said he has been removed from his legislative post and forced to close his studio over his contacts with dissidents and a commentary that was posted on an anti-government blog. Pedro Pablo Oliva said in a message on his own website Monday that he was summoned by officials and told of a complaint filed by one of his colleagues in the Pinar del Rio provincial legislature. He said he was expelled and that members of the legislature called him a counterrevolutionary, traitor and "annexationist" — someone who wants Cuba to be taken over by the United States. He accepted that his behavior violated a code of ethics he accepted when he assumed the legislative post. but denied being disloyal, saying he was just expressing his opinions. "We made the difficult decision to close Casa Taller (his workshop) because the leadership of the assembly felt the project had strayed from the cultural objectives for which it was f ... More |
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