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A visitor looks at the creation "Evening sheath dress, around 1947" by French fashion designer Madame Gres (1903-1993) which are displayed during the exhibition "Madame Gres, Couture at Work" at the Bourdelle Museum in Paris July 7, 2011. For this celebrated couturier, who pleated and draped her waythrough a half century career in fashion, the art of meticulously folding fabric over the body to create dramatic sculpted forms elevated craft to art. Some 80 flowing creations from the artist who died in 1993 are on display this summer at Paris' Musee Bourdelle, the first retrospective of this legendary Parisian with the signature Angora turban to whom contemporary fashion designers owe much. The exhibition will end on August 28. REUTERS/Charles Platiau.
By: Alexandria Sage
PARIS (REUTERS).- A pleat is just a pleat -- unless, of course, your name was Madame Gres. For this celebrated couturier, who pleated and draped her way through a half-century career in fashion, the art of meticulously folding fabric over the body to create dramatic sculpted forms elevated craft to art. Some 80 flowing creations from the artist, who died in 1993, are on display this summer at the Musee Bourdelle in the French capital. The collection, culled from the archives of the temporarily shuttered Musee Galliera of fashion, is the first retrospective of this legendary Parisian with the signature Angora turban to whom contemporary fashion designers owe much. In one stunning example, electric orange silk falls in hundreds of tiny folds in three tiers accentuated with brown ribbon in a 1977 dress that is at once contemporary and classic. In another room, seven white evening gowns dating from the 1950s to the 1970s offer versatility around a common theme. The dresses move from ... More |
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In Ancient Metropolis in Southern Israel, Diggers Unearth the Bible's Bad Guys
Volunteers and archeologists work at the excavation site in Tel el-Safi, southern Israel. AP Photo/Ariel Schalit.
By: Matti Friedman, Associated Press
TEL EL-SAFI (AP).- At the remains of an ancient metropolis in southern Israel, archaeologists are piecing together the history of a people remembered chiefly as the bad guys of the Hebrew Bible. The city of Gath, where the annual digging season began this week, is helping scholars paint a more nuanced portrait of the Philistines, who appear in the biblical story as the perennial enemies of the Israelites. Close to three millennia ago, Gath was on the frontier between the Philistines, who occupied the Mediterranean coastal plain, and the Israelites, who controlled the inland hills. The city's most famous resident, according to the Book of Samuel, was Goliath — the giant warrior improbably felled by the young shepherd David and his sling. The Philistines "are the ultimate other, almost, in the biblical story," said Aren Maeir of Bar-Ilan University, the archaeologist in charge of the excavation. The latest summer excavation season began this past week, with 100 diggers from ... More | | Da Vinci Discovered: Painting Gains Attribution After Careful Scholarship and Conservation
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Salvator Mundi, c. 1500 Oil on walnut panel, 25 13/16 X 17 7/8 inches (65.6 X 45.4 cm) © 2011 Salvator Mundi llc. Photo: Robert Simon, Tim Nighswander.
NEW YORK, NY.- A lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci has been identified in an American collection and will be exhibited for the first time this November. Titled Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World) and dating around 1500, the newly discovered masterpiece depicts a half-length figure of Christ facing frontally, holding a crystal orb in his left hand as he raises his right in blessing. One of some 15 surviving Leonardo oil paintings, the work will be included in "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan," to be held at the National Gallery in London from November 9, 2011 until February 5, 2012. The last time a Leonardo painting was discovered was in 1909, when the Benois Madonna, now in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, came to light. Leonardo's painting of the Salvator Mundi was long known to have existed, but was presumed to have been destroyed. The composition was documented in two preparatory drawings by Leonardo and more than 20 painted copies by students ... More | | Priceless Manuscript Stolen from Spanish Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela
A woman observes a replica of Calixtinus Codex as she visits the exhibition 'Exlibris Gallaeciae' in Santiago de Compostela. EPA/XOAN REY.
By: Ciaran Giles, Associated Press
MADRID (AP).- A priceless collection of 12th-century religious manuscripts was stolen from a cathedral in the northwestern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, police said Friday. Galicia regional police inspector Benigno Roca said a special unit has been set up to try to recover the Calixtinus Codex, which went missing from a strongbox in the cathedral's archive room last week. He said there were no signs of a break-in. Roca said European police forces had been alerted. Cathedral dean Jose Maria Diaz said the richly-decorated tome was of incalculable value. He said whoever took it knew this and knew where to find it. "If I suspect anyone I won't say who because it's a sin to make rash accusations," Diaz told reporters. The codex is considered the first guide for people making the ancient Christian pilgrimage known as the Camino de Santiago, the Spanish name for the Way of St. James. Francisco ... More |
San Diego Museum of Art Presents Great Spanish Masters from the Pérez Simón Collection
Julio Romero de Torres, Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1930. Oil on canvas. Pérez Simón Collection.
SAN DIEGO, CA.- The San Diego Museum of Art is the only U.S. museum to show From El Greco to Dalí: Great Spanish Masters from the Pérez Simón Collection. This spectacular survey of Spanish art from the 16th century to the 1970s features 64 works drawn from one of the world’s finest private collections, on view from July 9 to November 6, 2011. From the golden age of Charles V and on through the modern period, this exhibition showcases such acclaimed masters of the Spanish school as El Greco, Ribera, Murillo, Goya, Sorolla, Picasso, Dalí and Miró. Spanning five centuries, this selection of works by some of the world’s most celebrated artists illustrates a splendid chapter in the history of Spanish art. Visitors to the exhibition are also invited to discover dazzling artists little-known in the U.S., such as the Romantic Manuel Barrón y Carrillo, or the Modernist Romero de Torres. This exhibition proposes new ... More | | Black Seaman's 1861 Heroics Recalled in New Film by New York-Based Documentary Producers
A line engraving published in Harper's Weekly, 1861 depicts the brig Jefferson Davis. AP Photo/US Navy's Naval History & Heritage Command via Harpers Weekly.
By: Chris Carola, Associated Press
ALBANY (AP).- The Union's first black hero of the Civil War wasn't one of the African-American soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, famously depicted in the 1989 film "Glory," but rather a merchant ship's cook who took up arms to prevent being sold into slavery after a Confederate raider captured his vessel. At least that's the reckoning of some historians and a pair of upstate New York-based documentary producers who have included William Tillman's story in their new film on the short-but-prolific wartime record of the brig Jefferson Davis, a Southern privateer that seized several Union ships in the opening months of the war. "He certainly ranks among the top half-dozen African-American heroes of the Civil War as far as I'm concerned," said Gerald ... More | | After Serving as Acting Director, Eric C. Shiner Named Director of the Andy Warhol Museum
A curator, professor, writer, and translator, Shiner was an adjunct professor at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh today announced that Eric C. Shiner has been named director of The Andy Warhol Museum. Shiner joined the museum in 2008 as the Milton Fine Curator of Art, and he has served as acting director since January 2011. A curator, professor, writer, and translator, Shiner was an adjunct professor at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and in 2007 he curated “Making a Home: Japanese Contemporary Artists in New York” at Japan Society in New York City. He also served as assistant curator of the Yokohama Triennale 2001. After joining The Warhol, Shiner organized the large-scale exhibition, “The End: Analyzing Art in Troubled Times.” “In Eric Shiner, Carnegie Museums has appointed a director who is at once scholarly and ... More |
Rarely Seen Masterworks from the Dutch Golden Age on View at the Legion of Honor
Godfried Schalcken (Made 1643-1706 The Hague), Young Girl Eating Sweets, 1680–85. Oil on panel, 7 3/8 x 6 1/8 inches (18.6 x 15.5 cm). The Rose-marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- One of the world's best private collections of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, including masterworks by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Gerrit Dou, Jan Steen and others, is on view at the Legion of Honor from July 9 through October 2, 2011. Organized by the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, where it debuted earlier this year, Dutch and Flemish Masterworks from the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection presents paintings exceptional for their quality, superb condition and impeccable provenance. Premier examples by the most talented artists of the Dutch Golden Age, many of these works are distinguished by a glowing quality of light reflecting Holland’s proximity to the sea and the swiftly changing weather patterns that sweep across the flat countryside. As exemplars of an unsurpassed period of artistic, cultural, ... More | | Rare Porcelain Vases Purchased by Wynn Macau Limited for Record Amount at Auction
An invaluable part of Chinese culture, the set of four Chinese Porcelain vases were purchased at auction for more than $12.7 million. The vases will be displayed exclusively in the Wynn's Cotai resort scheduled to open in 2015. PRNewsFoto/Wynn Resorts.
LAS VEGAS.- Wynn Macau Limited acquired an extraordinary group of important Jiaqing period (1796-1821) vases at CHRISTIE'S London sale on July 7, 2011. An invaluable part of Chinese culture, the set of four ormolu-mounted Chinese Porcelain Baluster vases were purchased at auction for more 7,993,250 pounds, including buyers premium (more than $12.7 million), far exceeding twice the current world auction record for ormolu-mounted porcelain. The pieces are distinctive in scale, quality and number with matched pairs being rare and matched quartets of this age and size never seen. The only known similar examples are in the collection of the British Royal Family. These exceptional examples will be displayed exclusively in the company's Cotai resort scheduled to open in 2015. The ... More | | Bonhams Appoints Dr. Thomas Kamm as the Company's Senior Representative for Germany
Dr Kamm, has had a distinguished career as an art academic and leading journalist in the art world.
LONDON.- Bonhams, the international fine art auction house, has announced the appointment of Dr Thomas Kamm as the company’s Senior Representative in Germany, with immediate effect. Dr Kamm, has had a distinguished career as an art academic and leading journalist in the art world. For more than twenty years Dr Kamm has worked at as an editor or editor-in-chief in the German art market press for highly regarded publications such as Museumswelt, Weltkunst, Antiquitaetenzeitung and Kunst und Auktionen. As a result his network of German and European art collectors, curators, art dealers, auctioneers, art consultants and art historians is second to none. Matthew Girling, Bonhams CEO Europe, said: “We welcome Thomas Kamm as a very significant appointment for Bonhams in Germany and in Europe where he is a well known and respected figure in the art world. His arrival as part of the Bonhams team will doubtless build ... More |
The Andy Warhol Museum Presents The Word of God(ESS) by Artist Chitra Ganesh
Chitra Ganesh, Tightrope, 2010, courtesy of the artist.
PITTSBURGH, PA.- The Andy Warhol Museum presents its latest special exhibition, The Word of God(ESS): Chitra Ganesh. The exhibition is curated by Tresa Varner, curator of education and interpretation. The Word of God(ESS): Chitra Ganesh is on view through September 4, 2011. Chitra Ganesh’s artwork combines different visual languages, canons and cultures, including comic books, Bollywood cinema and iconic goddesses from Hindu folklore. Ganesh creates cross-cultural narratives about sexuality and power that sit in comic book frames where interior thoughts are revealed in bubbles or – as in her wall installations – hover in psychedelic space with three-dimensional elements that protrude into contemporary reality. This exhibition includes artworks based on the comic, Amar Chitra Katha, which Ganesh read as a youth and that is still in print today. The enormously popular comic (over 90 million printed) began in the 1 ... More | | The Tampa Museum of Art Presents Syntax: Drawn from the Hadley Martin Fisher Collection
Jason Rhoades, One-wheel wagon-wheel chandelier (Baby Zipper, Deep Sea, Wound, Sister) 2004. Courtesy of the Hadley Martin Fisher Collection, Miami, Florida © The Estate of Jason Rhoades. Courtesy the Estate of Jason Rhoades and Hauser & Wirth.
TAMPA, FL.- The Tampa Museum of Art presents Syntax, an exhibition that examines the current generation of artists' interest in text, symbolism, and means of information transference. Drawn from the Hadley Martin Fisher collection in Miami, this project is the first opportunity to experience the depth of this fascinating new collection of contemporary art. The exhibition is on view from July 9 through September 25, 2011. The 20th century began with the inclusion of written text within the collages of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. As the century progressed, text remained an important presence within the art world. With the appearance of Pop Art, textual references reappeared in staggering fashion. Conceptual art, with all of its challenges to the ... More | | Fossils of Earth's Oldest Trees Donated to New York State Museum in Albany
Dr. William E. Stein, associate professor of biology at the State University of Binghamton and Dr. Christopher Berry, paleobotany lecturer at Cardiff University in Wales are shown in this photo examining the stumps. Photo: courtesy of New York State Museum.
ALBANY, NY.- Fossils of the Earth’s oldest trees have been donated to the New York State Museum after workers uncovered them during a project to reconstruct the Gilboa Dam in Schoharie County. Engineers for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) discovered 35 Gilboa stump specimens in the same location where similar Gilboa stumps were uncovered in 1920 when the dam was constructed. Other smaller discoveries were made in the 1850s and in 1869. Twelve new stumps will be added to what is now the world’s largest collection of Gilboa stumps at the State Museum. The stumps are widely cited as evidence of the world’s oldest forest. For decades scientists did not know what the trees ... More |
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 Out of the West: Art of Western Australia from the National Collection at the National Gallery of AustraliaCANBERRA.- Out of the West is the first survey exhibition outside Western Australia to present a large sample of Western Australian art from pre-settlement until today. It includes well known images and new discoveries. Works by established early artists, Robert Dale, Thomas Turner, James W R Linton, A B Webb and Kathleen O’Connor, as well as those by more recent artists such as Herbert McClintock, Harald Vike, Elise Blumann, Guy Grey-Smith, Robert Juniper, Howard Taylor, Brian Blanchflower, James Angus and Rodney Glick, will be shown, alongside significant works by many less familiar names. When settlers started arriving in Western Australia nearly two centuries ago, they were mesmerised by the light, heat, long horizons, and vast expanses. By the twentieth century art societies had formed and local traditions had developed. Out of the West presents a starting point for visitors to the National Gallery of Austr ... More UC Berkeley Study Finds Gray Whales Likely Survived the Ice Ages by Changing Their DietsBERKELEY, CA.- Gray whales survived many cycles of global cooling and warming over the past few million years, likely by exploiting a more varied diet than they do today, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, and Smithsonian Institution paleontologists. The researchers, who analyzed California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) responses to climate change over the past 120,000 years, also found evidence to support the idea that the population of gray whales along the Pacific Coast before the arrival of humans was two to four times today’s population, which stands at about 22,000. The whale is considered a conservation success story because protections instituted as early as the 1930s have allowed populations to rebound from fewer than 1,000 individuals in the early 20th century, after less than 75 years of systematic whaling. “There ... More John Lennon/Bob Dylan Owned and Played Gibson Guitar Expected to Bring $200,000+DALLAS, TX.- A 1967 Gibson J-160E Sunburst acoustic-electric guitar bought by John Lennon and later gifted by Lennon to Bob Dylan is expected to bring $200,000+ as the undisputed centerpiece of Heritage Auctions July 29 Signature® Music & Entertainment Auction. Lennon played and wrote songs on this beautiful Gibson during the period of the famous Beatles retreat with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh, India, possibly even taking this guitar with him on the journey - one of the most tumultuous and creative periods in the band's history, which resulted in 1968's The White Album, one of the greatest albums ever made. Lennon later gave to Bob Dylan, who wrote, recorded and toured with the guitar himself. "It's a cliché to say it, of course, but if this amazing guitar could only talk," said Margaret Barrett, Director of Music & Entertainment Auctions at Heritage. "What an incredible amount of Rock n' Roll history ... More Cheekwood Presents Exhibition of British & American Screen PrintsNASHVILLE,TN.- In the late 1960s, screen printing rose beyond its use in the industrial realm when artists adopted the machine to make art. Intrigued by the widespread impact screen printing had on popular culture, the aesthetic contributed to perceptual abstractions and color optics that pioneered Pop Art. Artists in the United States and Great Britain were at the forefront of developing screen printing as an art forum. The exhibition is on view from July 9 through October 2 at Cheekwood. Joseph Albers was a member of the German Bauhaus group before immigrating to the United States. He was very interested in precision and craft, and the screen printing process allowed him to create his series Homage to the Square. R.B. Kitaj was drawn to the spontaneity of the medium to combine different images from art, literature, and history. Eduardo Paolozzi, an Italian artist who worked in England, inserted his own sense of humor int ... More One of the Most Iconic Portraitists, Yousuf Karsh: Regarding Heroes at Kalamazoo Institute of ArtsKALAMAZOO, MI.- The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts presents one of the most iconic portraitists in the history of photography, Yousuf Karsh! Yousuf Karsh: Regarding Heroes is on view from July 9 until September 3, 2011. Canadian Yousuf Karsh's work helped form our collective visual memory of the most celebrated political and cultural figures of the 20th century, including Albert Einstein, Marian Anderson, Albert Schweitzer, Ernest Hemingway and many others. Karsh's defiant and scowling portrait of Winston Churchill in 1941 became an instant icon of Britain's stand against facism. From that time on, Karsh became internationally renowned and a long list of statesmen, artists, musicians, writers, actors and celebrities sat before his camera. The 100 works on view are a selection of Karsh's own favorites, now in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. This exhibition tour is organized by Curatorial Assistance, ... More Frye Art Museum Presents Gabriel von Max: Be-tailed Cousins and Phantasms of the SoulSEATTLE, WA.- One of the most discussed, and perhaps controversial, artists of the late nineteenth century, Gabriel von Max (1840–1915) “set hearts beating violently” with his paintings of a somnambulant, crucified woman with a full-blooded swain at her feet and an anatomist pulling back diaphanous cloth from the alabaster corpse of a beautiful young woman. Max’s portrayal of the biblical tale of Jairus’ daughter being raised from the dead, his polemical depiction of vivisection, and his paintings of his beloved, yet melancholic, monkeys engaged in various humanlike endeavors stirred the emotions and public debates of his day. Yet, despite international acclaim, Max has not been the subject of a solo museum exhibition in America until now, with the Frye Art Museum’s Gabriel von Max, on view July 9 through October 30, 2011. The exhibition Gabriel von Max, curated by Frye Director Jo-Anne Birnie Danz ... More Secret Service Probing New York Art Spy Camera ProjectNEW YORK (AP).- The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a Brooklyn media artist who reportedly installed a custom app on computers in an Apple store that automatically took pictures of people staring at the screen and displayed the images on other computers. A Secret Service spokesman would not comment Thursday, saying the investigation is ongoing. On the artist's website, Kyle McDonald describes the project as "People Staring at Computers 2011 A Photographic Intervention." A video shows patrons in an Apple store gazing at a computer screen in which photographs of other faces pop up. McDonald told The Associated Press Thursday that he's in contact with the civil liberties group Electronic Frontier Foundation. He says they encouraged him not to discuss the project while it's under investigation. ... More |
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