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An artwork, titled Cosmic Thing (2002), by Mexican artist Damian Ortega, is on display at the Museum Tinguely in Basel, Switzerland, 06 June 2011. An exhibition, entitled Car Fetish. I drive, therefore I am., opens to the public from 08 June to 09 October and demonstrates the wide range of art influenced by the automobile. Around 160 artworks are featured by more than 80 artists, among them Giacomo Balla, Robert Frank, Jean Tinguely, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, Chris Burden, Damian Ortega, Richard Prince or Superflex. From 08 June to 09 September, a drive-in cinema will be operated in the Museum Tinguely park. EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS.
BASEL.- The automobile is the foremost cultural touchstone of the 20th century, reflecting the social and cultural development of the western world and beyond. Both technical device and instrument of locomotion, it offers the most highly developed and widespread interface for human-machine interaction – while also functioning as a carrier of meaning, an individualized living room, a medium for escapes great and small, and a means of distancing oneself from others and of creating a personal profile. The attraction of speed and the new feeling of time and space ushered in by the advent of the automobile had a formative influence on (urban) perception and the rhythm of modern life in the early years of the 20th century. The view through the windshield still drives our outlook on life today, as well as coloring the cinematic perspective on reality. The exhibition "Car Fetish" demonstrates the wide range of art influenced by the automobile. Around 160 artworks are featured by mo ... More |
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| The Best Photos of the Day |  |  | LONDON.- An auction house worker poses for the photographers wearing the Rosebery pearl diamond tiara, and a matching bracelet and brooch, in central London, Monday, June 6, 2011. The three pieces, that belonged to Hannah, Countess of Rosebery (1851-1890) nee de Rothschild - the granddaughter of Nathan Mayer Rothschild founder of NM Rothschild Sons - the English branch of the Rothschilds banking empire, will go for sale at the Christies auction house London, as part of an auction of Important Jewels on Wednesday June 8, 2011. AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis. | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Christie's Sets Ilya Repin Record at the Start of Russian Art Week Sales in London
Participants inspect a painting called 'A Parisian Cafe' by artist Ilya Repin during the Fine Art Auction House Christie's Moscow. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin.
By: Mike Collett-White
LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie's claimed a new auction record for Russian artist Ilya Repin on Monday when his 1875 canvas "A Parisian Cafe" fetched 4.5 million pounds at the start of Russian art week in London. The large-scale canvas, depicting a bustling cafe crowded with well-heeled customers, had been expected to fetch 3-5 million pounds and fetched one of the highest prices of any painting at a specialist Russian sale. That record is held by Russian art auctioneer MacDougall's, which raised around seven million pounds with Russian-American artist Nikolai Fechin's "The Little Cowboy" last year. Christie's holds a single Russian art sale in London this week on Monday, while its rival Sotheby's has three separate auctions ending on Wednesday. MacDougall's holds four sales on Wednesday and Thursday with an overall low estimate of 15 million pounds. "We ... More | | A Master of Light and Shadows, Chilean Painter Claudio Bravo, Has Died at Age 74
Visitors view the oil painting "Visus Tactus" by Claudio Bravo. Visitors view the oil painting "Visus Tactus" by Claudio Bravo
TAROUDANT, MOROCCO.- He had the gift of perceiving reality and translate it onto the canvas, with its lights and shadows, to the extent that many called him "the master of light”. Considered the most prestigious Chilean painter alive, Claudio Bravo moved to Southern Morocco 39 years ago, where he died Saturday night at age 74. Early reports indicated that his death had been caused by an attack of epilepsy, an illness that had been recently detected. But his friend and gallerist, Ana Maria Stagno, who manages the exhibition of his work in Chile, said Bravo suffered two heart attacks that caused his death. "I talked to Bashir, his partner and right hand man in Morocco and he told me that Claudio had arrived from Paris where he had gone to see a cardiologist. These two heart attacks were tremendous, he was taken to hospital in Taroudant, but they could do nothing," said the Director of AMS Marlborough Gallery. A wake for Bravo was held during the day yesterday at his farm in ... More | | Portrait of Blondie Bombshell Debbie Harry to Star in Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Auction
Debbie Harry by Andy Warhol (1928-1987), 1980 (detail), acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas, 106.7 by 106.7cm. Estimate: £3.5-5.5 million / $ 5,790,000–9,100,000.
LONDON.- Blondie’s Lead Singer Debbie Harry by Andy Warhol to spearhead Sotheby’s forthcoming Contemporary Art Auction this June. The artist’s 1980 acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas of Debbie Harry, the renowned lead singer of the new wave and punk rock band Blondie, is estimated at £3.5-5.5 million and will be offered for sale on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, coinciding with the release of Blondie’s new album Panic of Girls. This iconic work comes from a private European collection. Commenting on this work, Cheyenne Westphal, Sotheby’s Chairman of Contemporary Art Europe, said: “Debbie Harry is the ultimate culmination of Warhol’s exploration of our public fascination with female cultural icons. The lasting visual power of the optically playful pink in the present work lies in the enigmatic identity of its subject, the bold directness of its surface allure, and its role as a mirror of its ti ... More |
Curator Michael Taylor Appointed New Director of Dartmouth's Hood Museum of Art
Michael R. Taylor was the Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Photo: Joseph Mehling '69".
HANOVER, NH.- Michael R. Taylor, the Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, has been named the director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth. Taylor succeeds Brian Kennedy, who served as director for five years before assuming the directorship of the Toledo Museum of Art in September 2010. Taylor begins his position at the Hood on August 15. A highly regarded curator, author, and expert on modern and contemporary art, Taylor is an eminent scholar of Dada and Surrealism with a focus on the art of Marcel Duchamp. Taylor’s 2009 book, Marcel Duchamp: Etant donnés, won the George Wittenborn Prize for outstanding scholarship in the field of art history, and was awarded first prize for best museum permanent collection catalogue by the American Association of Art ... More | | Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress to Be Displayed at Buckingham Palace Starting in July
Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge. AP Photo/Martin Meissner.
By: Gregory Katz, Associated Press
LONDON (AP).- Prince William and Kate Middleton are getting a London apartment — in a palace — and the new royal bride is putting her famous wedding gown on public display. Palace officials said the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge — as the newlyweds are formally known now — would use a small refurbished apartment at Kensington Palace as their official London home for the next year or so. The move is considered a temporary measure as their primary house will remain in Anglesey, Wales, where William serves as a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter pilot. That is expected to be their main residence until 2013. They are expected to move into larger London quarters later. Kensington Palace, which is being extensively renovated, was once home ... More | | Timothy Taylor Gallery Brings Together a Group of Cross-Generational Artists for Exhibition
Jonathan Lasker, ‘Heavy Mental’, 1985 (detail). Oil on canvas, 71 x 71 in. / 180.5 x 180.5 cm. ©Jonathan Lasker; Courtesy, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London.
LONDON.- The Minimal Gesture brings together a group of cross-generational artists working in the wake of abstract expressionism. The exhibition suggests that the painting practices of these artists are marked by conflicting impulses. Austere signifiers of order such as the grid format, geometric motifs and monochromatic colour palettes are made expressive through playful lines and textured surface. The Minimal Gesture explores the gap between – and improbable proximity of – abstract expressionism and minimalism. The exhibition is on view from June 4th through August 20th, 2011 at Timothy Taylor Gallery. Markus Amm’s work references rigorously formal 20th-century painting, but the seemingly cool geometry of his work is not closed but rather humorously expressive. In Untitled (2010) the apparently freely ... More |
Kate Gilmore Launches "Walk the Line" at London's Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art
A pedestrian passes a public art project entitled "Walk the Line" by U.S. artist Kate Gilmore in London June 6, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett.
LONDON.- On 6 June, 2011, Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art launched Walk the Line, a dynamic site-specific sculptural artwork by the American artist Kate Gilmore on Exchange Square, London. Inaugurating a new strand of events, entitled Parasol Public, this public art project promises to be one of the most thrilling summer events in London. For this project Kate Gilmore proposes a vibrant site-specific art work in Exchange Square, London. During the live performance, teams of eight women in two shifts will walk continuously on top of a red structure for nine hours a day; from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Members of the public will be able to walk both around the structure in order to experience the work visually and through the passageway beneath the platform to get a sensory experience of the women walking above. By creating such a visually striking and powerful work, Gilmore highlights ... More | | Sotheby's Announces Sale of Works from the Collection of Eurythmics Legend Dave Stewart
Detail of Dantrolene (Being God for Dave) by Damien Hirst. Estimate: £600,000-800,000 ($994,000-1.3 million. Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that it will offer for sale a group of works by Damien Hirst, Gilbert & George and Angus Fairhurst from the collection of Eurythmics legend, Grammy and BRIT Award winning musician, songwriter, record producer, and a friend of Damien Hirst, Dave Stewart. The offering of seven artworks, which combined are estimated to realise in excess of £1.3 million, will be included for sale in the forthcoming Contemporary Art Evening and Day Auctions on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 and Thursday, June 30, 2011. The collection will be led by Dantrolene, pictured, an early and important example of Damien Hirst's pharmaceutical paintings and among the largest paintings with one-inch spots to appear at auction in recent years. Dedicated on the reverse Being God (for Dave), this painting is testament to a friendship and an artistic symbiosis between musician and artist which was at the very heart of the 1990s Young B ... More | | Bonhams to Sell a Wine Glass Reputed to Have Belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte
The glass is estimated to sell for £2,000-3,000. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- A wine glass that is thought to have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte is to be part of the auction of Fine British and European Glass and Paperweights on 15th June 2011 at Bonhams, New Bond Street, London. The glass is offered in a red-leather coated wooden case with gilded toolwork, and attached to the case is a handwritten note that reads Wine Glafs of 1st Emperor Napoleon given to James C.Fyler Esqr. by the Count Strasoldo Governor of Elba in 1818 A.D. It is unusual for a liquer glass to be encased in such a fine manner, strongly suggesting that the owner may have been a senior military commander on campaign. In 1814 Napoleon was exiled to the Italian island of Elba following his abdication at Fontainbleau and he lived in a house that was subsequently inhabited by the Governor of the island. In 1817, James Chamness Fyler (1790-1858) to whom the label on the glass case is thought to refer, visited the island with hi ... More |
Sotheby's in London Sells a Group of Paintings by Vereschagin for $5.7 Million
Headlining the evening auction and this component of the sale was Vasily Vasilievich Vereschagin's oil on canvas The Taj Mahal, Evening. Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Tonight, in Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Important Russian Paintings a group of works by renowned Russian master Vasily Vasilievich Vereschagin of Russian, Indian and Balkan scenes brought the well above-expectations combined total of £3.7 / $5.7 million (pre-sale estimate for the group: £1.2-1.9/$1.9-3.1 million). The top-selling lot of this group also set a new auction record for the artist. Headlining the evening auction and this component of the sale was Vasily Vasilievich Vereschagin's oil on canvas The Taj Mahal, Evening, which is one of the most important works to have resulted from Vereschagin's trip to India from 1874 to 1876. This museum quality painting witnessed intense competition for several minutes from no fewer than four clients in the saleroom and on the telephone banks. Setting a new record for the artist at auction, the work finally sold ... More | | Tantalizing New Evidence Suggests Ancient Human Migrations were Two-Way Streets
The Dmanisi excavation site in the Republic of Georgia. AP Photo.
By: Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP).- The worldwide spread of ancient humans has long been depicted as flowing out of Africa, but tantalizing new evidence suggests it may have been a two-way street. A long-studied archaeological site in a mountainous region between Europe and Asia was occupied by early humans as long as 1.85 million years ago, much earlier than the previous estimate of 1.7 million years ago, researchers report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Early human Homo erectus is known to have occupied the site at Dmanisi later. Discovering stone tools and materials from a much earlier date raises the possibility that Homo erectus evolved in Eurasia and might have migrated back to Africa, the researchers said — though much study is needed to confirm that idea. "The ... More | | PINTA: The Latin American Art Show Opened Today at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London
Nicola Costantino, ‘Nicola y su doble. Moisés’, 2010, Inkjet print, 172 x 129 x 8 cm, courtesy of Galeria Sicart.
LONDON.- PINTA, the Latin American Art Show is open today, Monday 6 June, at Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Presenting the very best in modern and contemporary Latin American art, the show follows last week’s record sale of Latin American art at Sotheby’s, New York. The sale achieved strong prices for artists including Columbian Fernando Botero and renowned Uruguayan artist Joaquín Torres García who are represented at PINTA. Launched in New York City in 2007, PINTA has become the annual meeting place for Latin American Art. In June 2011, PINTA brings 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 ... More |
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 Stellar Collection of Congolese Sculpture Acquired by The Cleveland Museum of ArtCLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art announces the acquisition of a single collection of 35 works of Congolese sculpture from the Belgian collectors René and Odette Delenne. In exceptional condition, these works represent the deep cultural meanings and formal diversity of the art of Central Africa, ranging from the naturalistic styles of the Kongo people to the abstract styles of the Ngbandi people. This acquisition was in part a donation by the Delenne family to the Cleveland Museum of Art, a gift which acknowledges the distinction of the museum’s existing African holdings and importance as a comprehensive art museum. An exhibition in the spring of 2013 featuring the Delenne collection, along with a companion catalogue, is being planned to celebrate this acquisition, which puts the museum’s African art collection among the best in the United States.”A private collection with a personality and charac ... More Christian Marclay's The Clock Winner of Golden Lion Prize at 2011 Venice BiennaleNEW YORK, NY.- The Paula Cooper Gallery announced that Christian Marclay's groundbreaking new 24-hour video work The Clock has been awarded the Golden Lion for best artwork in the 54th Venice Biennale. Called "an abundant, magnificent work" (The Financial Times) "relentless and compelling" (The Guardian) and "utterly transfixing" (The Huffington Post), The Clock is on view in the Arsenale through 27 November 2011 as part of the exhibition, Illuminations, organized by Bice Curiger. In The Clock, Marclay samples thousands of film excerpts indicating the passage of time. Spanning the range of timepieces, from clock towers to wristwatches and from buzzing alarm clocks to the occasional cuckoo, The Clock draws attention to time as a multifaceted protagonist of cinematic narrative. With virtuosic skill, the artist has excerpted each of these moments from their original contexts and edited them together to form a 24-ho ... More 20th Century Modern Design from the Museum of Modern Art, New York, at Atlanta's High Museum of ArtATLANTA, GA.- Since its inception in 1929 The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA), has been at the forefront of recognizing pivotal moments of radical change in twentieth-century design through its exhibition and collection program. As part of the High Museum of Art's ongoing collaboration with MoMA, "Modern by Design" presents 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" (1972) that heralded groundbreaking aesthetic movements and intellectual considerations. Nearly 150 objects created by more than 120 of the most influential artists and designers of the twentieth century are included. A companion installation, "High Design," incorporates 20 works by nine designers from the High's growing collection of contemporary design. The exhibiti ... More Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Jacket Up for Auction BEVERLY HILLS, CA (AP).- The jacket Michael Jackson wore in his "Thriller" video is hitting the auction block. Auction administrator Darren Julien says the red and black leather jacket is "the most recognized and significant piece of pop culture" to come up for sale, and he expects it to fetch at least $200,000 at the Music Icons auction on June 25 and 26 at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills. Jackson autographed the jacket as a gift to his longtime costume designers, Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush. He wanted them to use the small calfskin jacket as a template for his future concert fashions. A portion of the proceeds from its sale will benefit the Shambala Preserve, where Jackson's two Bengal tigers, Thriller and Sabu, have been living since the pop star left his Neverland ranch in 2006. Other Jackson items up for sale include the wig he wore when he announced his ill-fated "This Is It" concert series in London, a ... More New Hampshire Marks 100th Anniversary Robert Frost Sold Farm DERRY, NH (AP).- From Highway 28, the New Hampshire farm once owned by poet Robert Frost may seem unchanged from a century ago. Yet the picturesque New England white barn and farmhouse recently underwent thousands of dollars in renovation including a new roof, foundation work and other upgrades. And for the first time in decades the Robert Frost Farm — which sits on 30 acres in Derry, N.H., about 10 miles north of the Massachusetts border — now closely resembles the place Frost left as he embarked on a life as a full-time poet, officials at the historic site say. This year marks the 100th anniversary of when Frost sold the poultry farm for $1,100 to help pay for a three-year adventure in England where he would begin obtaining recognition in the world of letters. After walking away from the farm, Frost won four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry, read at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy and received a number ... More Mexico Finds Possible US Remains from 1846-48 WarBy: Mark Stevenson, Associated Press
MEXICO CITY (AP).- Archaeologists said Thursday they have found 10 sets of skeletal remains that may belong to U.S. soldiers who died during a battle in the 1846-48 Mexican-American war. The government experts said the shape of the skulls and bone measurements suggest the skeletons belonged to Americans who were killed in the battle of Monterrey on Sept. 21-23, 1846. Archaeologist Araceli Rivera said the height of the skeletons — between 5 feet, 7 inches (175 centimeters) and 5 feet, 9 inches — and "Caucasian" skull features indicated they were Americans. The finds made during digging between January and mid-May came in the same area of the northern city of Monterrey where a total of 10 other sets of remains have been discovered during excavations since 1995. The archaeologists are digging in the area because a construction company plans to build there. Artifacts found near skeletons excavated in past years at the site — incl ... More1966 Romanee Conti Case Expected to Bring $85,000+ at Heritage-Martin Joint Wine AuctionBEVERLY HILLS, CA.- A full wood case of 1966 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti is estimated to bring $85,000+as the highlight lot from the superb collection of an American financier in the Heritage and Greg Martin Auctions joint Signature® Wine Auction, Thursday, June 16, at the Heritage Beverly Hills offices, 9478 West Olympic Blvd. The auction will be simulcast from the Heritage Beverly Hills office on June 16 at 6 p.m., PST to the Island Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong, June 17 at 9 a.m. HKT. "This special collaboration brings together resources from both Heritage and Greg Martin for a very deep summer auction that should excite discerning wine connoisseurs," said Frank Martell, Director of Fine Wines at Heritage, "particularly those of France's most celebrated wine estates: Château Latour, Château Margaux, and Château Lafite Rothschild." In particular, aficionados of Château Lafite Rothschild will find reason to celebrat ... More Heart Gallery Photos Have Inspired Adoptions for 10 YearsBy: Zelie Pollon
SANTA FE (REUTERS).- When Diane Granito was hired to recruit foster and adoptive parents in New Mexico, she was told to review the photos of children available for adoption. The shots were "uniformly bad," Granito said. She knew they had to be better if people were going to be drawn to adopt the children. Granito, the adoption events manager for New Mexico's Children, Youth and Families Department, asked some of the state's most talented photographers to help capture the beauty and spirit of the state's foster children. A large-scale art show at a local gallery would help spread the word, she thought. This weekend marks 10 years since the first exhibition of the Heart Gallery. There are now 130 different Heart Gallery organizations around the country, and two recently started in Ontario, Canada. Granito recently launched a national organization, Heart Gallery of America, and hopes to expand in Europe. ... More Louisiana Man Admits Selling Forged Folk Artist PaintingsBy: Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP).- A 79-year-old man admitted Monday that he forged paintings and sold them as work by famous folk artist Clementine Hunter, U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley said. William Toye of Baton Rouge pleaded guilty in federal court in Lafayette to one count of conspiracy to sell forgeries falsely attributed to Hunter, Finley said in a news release. "This defendant preyed upon the best of what our art community has to offer. It was all motivated by greed," Finley said. "We hope that this case sends a message of the importance of protecting our artists and those who are patrons of the art." Toye, his wife, Beryl Ann Toye, 69, and New Orleans art dealer Robert E. Lucky Jr., 63, were charged in February 2010 with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and three of mail fraud. Beryl Ann Toye and Lucky are scheduled for trial Aug. 15 before U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell in Alexandria. Under the plea agreement, the government wi ... More |
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