| Legal Victory by the Fundació Salvador Dalí in the Defense of the Artist's Resale Rights
| | | | A camerawoman records the latest acquisition by the Gala Salvador Dali Foundation, an oil painting of the artist titled 'Elementos enigmaticos de un paisaje' (Enigmatic elements of a landscape, 1934) displayed at the Dali Theater Museum in Figueres, Spain. This is the most expensive artwork of the artist acquired by the private cultural institution founded by the Spanish painter Salvador Dali with the mission of promoting his work. EPA/ROBIN TOWNSEND.
PARIS.- The Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí announced that the High Court of Paris has upheld the claims of the Fundació Dalí and acknowledges that the Spanish State is the sole holder of the resale right on the works of Salvador Dalí. The Foundation is glad to receive such a transcendental ruling because it is not only a step forward in the defence and protection of Salvador Dalís rights but it also creates jurisprudence. In a ruling passed on Friday 8 July, the High Court of Paris, upholding in its entirety the claim submitted by the Fundació Dalí and VEGAP against the ADAGP (the French collective management agency of visual artists royalties, which corresponds to the Spanish VEGAP), declared that Spanish law is the applicable law for determining which party is the holder of the resale right on the artworks of Salvador Dalí, and consequently acknowledged that the FUNDACIÓ DALÍ, as the manager and administrator ... More | | Swann Galleries Announces Two-Session Vintage Poster Auction in New York
Rene Lelong's Deloso, Paris, circa 1930. Estimate: $2,000 to $3,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- On Wednesday, August 3, Swann Galleries will conduct a two-session auction of Vintage Posters, which features a wonderful assortment of summer resort and beach posters from around the world, World War I and II propaganda posters, and the ever-popular Mather Work Incentive posters. The sale opens with a selection of more than 40 American turn-of-the-century literary posterswhich is the largest offering of these works at auction in years. The majority are Edward Penfields designs for issues of Harpers magazine. Penfield, known as the Father of the American Poster, depicted an elegant couple in a rowboat for the June 1894 issue; a Yalie at a Harvard vs. Yale football game in November 1894; and a raven-haired beauty cuddling two cats for Harpers May, 1896 (estimates: $1,500 to $2,000 each). Other highlights among the literary posters are Ethel Reeds 1895 designs for ... More | | World Monuments Fund Europe Brings Chancellerie d'Orleans Interiors Back on View
The Chancellerie d'Orleans, also known as the "Hôtel de Voyer d'Argenson," was designed around 1707 by Germain Boffrand and decorated by Antoine Coypel.
PARIS.- World Monuments Fund (WMF) Europe announced today a project to restore and reconstruct the interiors of the Chancellerie d'Orleans, which have been in storage for nearly ninety years. One of the most important Parisian hôtel particuliers of the eighteenth century, the Chancellerie d'Orleans was demolished in the 1920s but its interiors were saved and stored for later reinstatement elsewhere. Now that a preliminary study by a French Architecte en chef des Monuments historiques has been completed, the interiors will be installed in the former Hôtel de Rohan-Strasbourg, a structure contemporary to the Chancellerie and now the Archives nationales. Bertrand du Vignaud, President of WMF Europe, stated: "WMF is pleased to be in a partnership with the Banque de France and the French Government to complete this project. Fifteen years have passed since the ... More | | Clark Art Institute Launches International Tour of Masterpieces in Giverny
Pierre Bonnard (French, 18671947), Women with a Dog, 1891. Oil on canvas, 41 x 32.4 cm. © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA, 1979.23.
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- Continuing its commitment to global outreach and cultural exchange, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute opens the exhibition La Collection Clark à Giverny, de Manet à Renoir at the Musée des impressionnismes in Giverny, France, as part of the international tour of masterpieces from its collection of nineteenth-century European paintings. Open to the public from July 13 through October 31, the exhibition represents a unique opportunity to present many of the greatest works from the Clarks extraordinary holdings of French Impressionist paintings in their country of origin, particularly notable given Givernys central role as a base of activity for many of the most noted artists of the Impressionist movement. The Musée des impressionnismes is located within ... More | Sotheby's France to Offer 400 Items from The Fabius Frères Gallery Collection
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875), Ugolin et ses enfants. Plaster, signed, old print retouched by the artist. Estimate: 50,000-70,000/ $72,400-101,350. © Sothebys / ArtDigital Studio.
PARIS.- Sothebys announce, in association with the auction house PIASA, the sale of the Fabius Frères Gallery collection on the 26th and 27th October 2011 in Paris. The 400 sculptures, pieces of furniture, works of art, drawings and 19th century paintings, estimated to sell in the region of 10 million ($14,5 million), will be on view at the Galerie Charpentier for five days prior to the sale. The Fabius Frères Gallery is known worldwide for the exceptional quality, condition and provenance of the works of art in their collection. The Fabius Frères collection is undoubtedly the most important ensemble of 19th century sculpture ever to be offered at auction. It consists predominantly of works by the most original and significant sculptors of the period: AntoineLouis Barye (17951875) and JeanBaptiste Carpeaux (182775). Carpeauxs important marble group Daphnis & Chloe is a sculptural mast ... More | | Swatch from Moon-Bound Flag Unsold at Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
A segment of the lunar flag, lower left, from the famed flag planted on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. AP Photo/Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Inc. By: Jacob Adelman, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP).- It was one small step for man, and one small price that just wasn't enough. A strip of fabric shorn from the American flag before it went to the moon with Apollo 11 astronauts pulled in a top bid of $60,000 at a Los Angeles auction on Sunday, but didn't meet the auction house's minimum reserve price of $95,000 and was not sold. For now it will stay in the possession of owner Tom Moser, the retired NASA engineer who rescued it from the trash in 1969. "When you're dealing with a unique item there's no way to anticipate either value or interest, so it's really a blind item," said auctioneer Michael Orenstein. "I would say we established a market." Orenstein had earlier expressed hope that the strip from what he called "the most-viewed flag in American history" along with a photo bearing Neil Armstrong's autograph would fetch $100,000 to $150,000. ... More | | Genesis Medical Imaging Mobile CT Scan Unit Helps Field Museum Discover Ancient Secrets
Field scientists were surprised to find only a skull and legs inside the wrappings of one Egyptian mummy and the baskets of four Peruvian specimens simply empty, with no mummies inside.
HUNTLEY, IL.- By providing a mobile CT scan unit free of charge to Chicago's famed The Field Museum for a series of mummy scans this month, Genesis Medical Imaging, Inc. has helped discover ancient secrets, and opened the door to new mysteries. Field scientists were surprised to find only a skull and legs inside the wrappings of one Egyptian mummy and the baskets of four Peruvian specimens simply empty, with no mummies inside. Yet it was all instructive for the museum's researchers, who after several days of scanning objects more than 2,000 years old are more certain of what their collection actually holds. Several of the museum's oldest and most delicate specimens were moved with painstaking care last week to the museum's back parking lot, where they slowly passed through an advanced multi-slice computed tomography scanner in a 53-foot semi-truck trailer spe ... More | Rare and Extremely Important Tibetan Painting Acquired by San Antonio Museum of Art
SAMA has recently acquired a rare Tibetan Buddha painting that dates back to the 1700s.
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- The San Antonio Museum of Art announces the acquisition of a rare and extremely important Tibetan painting, Buddha Amitābha in Western Paradise. According to John Johnston, the Coates-Cowden-Brown Curator of Asian Art, This is the finest Tibetan painting in our collection and one of the best paintings of its type in America. The thangka, or scroll painting, dates to circa 1700 and features vivid pigments and gold painted on cotton. The thangka depicts a celebratory scene of Buddha Amitābha seated in meditative pose and resting on a lotus supported by a peacock throne. Around Amitabha are elaborate scenes featuring over one hundred figures in attendance to the Buddha. The painting is unusually large for a thangka, as most scenes of this size and detail are featured on wall paintings rather than scroll paintings. Buddha Amitābha in Western Paradise was purchased with funds provided ... More | | The Haight-Ashbury Collection of Original Hand-Crafted Psychedelic Art at Heritage Auctions
Alton Kelley Winged Eyeball Original Poster Art: Oil on canvas, signed by Kelley. Some dings to the frame; otherwise, in Excellent condition, 30" x 40", framed to 42" x 52.5". Estimate: $20,000+.
DALLAS, TX.- The Haight-Ashbury Collection of original hand-crafted psychedelic art, original 1960s rock posters, including original work by the biggest names in the genre - artists Rick Griffin, Alton Kelley, Stanley Mouse, David Singer and Victor Moscoso, among the many - will be offered as part of Heritage Auctions' July 29 Signature(r) Music & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction in Dallas. "This amazing collection originated years ago in the San Francisco Bay Area, and was assembled by a true patron of the arts," said Garry Shrum, Consignment Director for Music Memorabilia at Heritage. "With aspirations of becoming a poster artist himself, the collector did the next best thing to working for Bill Graham - he sought out the individual Fillmore poster artists themselves." After befriending the artists, and ... More | | Galerie Richard Opening with Paul Henry Ramirez's First Solo Exhibit in NYC in Four Years
Paul Henry Ramirez, PLAYCONICS 2, 2011. 66" x 66", acrylic/canvas.
PARIS.- Galerie Richard in Paris announce the opening of their second gallery in Chelsea, NYC this coming September at the ground floor of 514 West 24 Street. The inaugural solo exhibition of Paul Henry Ramirez entitled PLAYCONICS opens on September 8, 2011. Donald Kuspit, noted curator and writer, will be writing an essay for the exhibition catalog. Jean-Luc Richard, owner and director says of the expansion I mainly support emerging and mid-career artists that I want to see accepted as major established international artists, and to do this I need to have a gallery in New York. "This guy, Jean-Luc Richard is the most adventurous and courageous art dealer in Paris. states leading collector Hubert Neumann, curator of the exhibit The Incomplete Paris at the gallery last fall. He continues in Le Figaro that There is no question about that. If you want to see the ... More | Independent Curator Fabrice Stroun Appointed as New Director of Kunsthalle Bern
Over the last 15 years Fabrice Stroun has been working as an independent curator based in Geneva.
BERNE, SWITZERLAND.- The board of Kunsthalle Bern announces the appointment of Fabrice Stroun (born 1969) effective from January 1st 2012. Over the last 15 years Fabrice Stroun has been working as an independent curator based in Geneva. Welcoming his appointment, Wolf von Weiler, President of the Board of Kunsthalle Bern, said: "I am delighted to announce Fabrice Stroun as the new Director of Kunsthalle Bern. The appointment reflects the board's commitment to further strengthening the reputation of Kunsthalle Bern as one of Switzerland's foremost institutions of contemporary art and its international standing. Fabrice Stroun brings with him a wealth of expertise, both as a curator and as an art editor, at a key point in the evolution of Kunsthalle Bern." Wolf von Weiler also ... More | | Smithsonian Institution Archives Releases New and Rare Photos of the Scopes Trial
Watson Davis, Taken the month before the Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial. June 1925. Black and white photographic print. Smithsonian Institution Archives.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Dubbed The Trial of the Century, the State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes trial of July 1925 convicted Scopes for violating a state law prohibiting teaching the theory of evolution and engaged the United States in a debate over the mixture of religion and science in public schools. In honor of the famous trials anniversary, the Smithsonian Institution Archives has released a new set of 25 portraits of scientists who agreed to testify on behalf of the defense from the Archives Science Service collections. These rarely seen photos, which are assembled together for the first time on the Web, are free and available to researchers and the public on the Tennessee v. John Thomas ... More | | Man Held in Picasso Painting Theft at San Francisco Art Gallery to Plead Not Guilty
San Francisco police Inspector Al Lum helps wrap up a Picasso drawing in San Francisco. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP).- The attorney for a New Jersey man accused of snatching a Picasso drawing off the wall of a San Francisco art gallery says his client will plead not guilty. Mark Lugo appeared in court Monday for the first time since his arrest last week on suspicion of stealing the 1965 sketch, which was on sale at the Weinstein Gallery for more than $200,000. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a judge agreed to a request from Lugo's attorney, Douglas Horngrad, to postpone his arraignment until Friday. Horngrad said he wants Lugo's $5 million bail reduced. The 30-year-old sommelier from Hoboken, N.J., is charged with grand theft, possession of stolen property and second-degree burglary. Police on Wednesday arrested Lugo in Napa ... More | More News | Bonhams Hosts Russell Simmons' 12th Annual Art For Life Art Auction Preview NEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams auction house will host Russell Simmons 12th Annual ART FOR LIFE art auction preview at their New York headquarters the evening of Wednesday, July 13. The event will be co-hosted by Bonhams Chairman Laura King, Russell Simmons, auction chairwoman Lucille Blair, and designer and philanthropist Tory Burch. Russell Simmons, one of the three founding brothers of Rush Philanthropic, states, We are thrilled these truly great artists have donated such extraordinary works of art to Rush Philanthropics 2011 ART FOR LIFE East Hampton auction. They send a compelling message and are an inspiration to all of us, and to the over 2,300 inner-city public school students in our arts education programs." This evening of art and cocktails will offer an exclusive viewing of this years theme Works on Paper, featuring unique artworks from some of the contemporary art worlds most celebra ... More Seismopolite: New Journal of Art and Politics LaunchesOSLO/ISTANBUL.- The main agenda of the Seismopolite Journal of Art and Politics is to investigate the possibilities of artists and art scenes worldwide to reflect and influence their local political situation. Seismopolite will come out 4-6 times per year, presenting art reviews, essays and interviews in a bilingual English and Scandinavian online issue. Blind encounters in the fault lines of an empire: Blind Dates Project is a collaborative project involving artists and researchers from estranged societies in the former territories of the Ottoman Empire. The project tackles the master narratives, remains and gaps produced by the empire's fall, in an attempt to create new future trajectories. Between utopia and dystopia: On June 30th, Between Utopia and Dystopia opened at the University Museum of Contemporary Art (MUAC) in Mexico City. In this exhibition, Asian artists mediate between art, life, politics, history and soci ... More The Most Famous Ancient Coin of All at Heritage AuctionsLONG BEACH, CA.- The most famous ancient coin in existence, the "Ides of March" silver denarius struck by Julius Caesar's assassin Marcus Brutus, celebrating the infamous deed, will return to its longtime California home this summer for display, Sept. 2-3, before heading to the auction block. It is being offered as part of Heritage Auctions' Sept. 7 Long Beach Signature® World & Ancient Coins Auction at the Long Beach Numismatic Expo, where it is expected to bring $500,000+. The coin will be on view at Heritage's Beverly Hills offices, 9478 West Olympic Blvd., Friday, Sept. 2, with a special Roman-themed reception held on Saturday, Sept. 3, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. "The 'Ides of March' denarius, struck in 42 B.C., is the only Roman coin to openly celebrate an act of murder," said David S. Michaels, Director of Ancient Coins for Heritage, "the only Roman coin to mention a specific date and one of the very few ... More Plains Art Museum Hires Megan Johnston as Director of Curatorial AffairsFARGO, N.D.- Plains Art Museum welcomes Megan Johnston to the Museum staff as its new director of curatorial affairs and interpretation. Johnston arrives with a wealth of experience across a wide expanse of geography. A native of Stillwater, Minn., she spent her early professional years as an intern and tour guide at the Weisman Art Museum and Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. After earning a bachelor of arts in art history at the University of Minnesota, she produced publications for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, served as curator at the Leadwhite Gallery in Dublin, Ireland, and was art director and lead curator at the Millennium Court Arts Centre in Portadown, Northern Ireland, from 2003 to 2009. Most recently, Johnston served as director and lead curator at the LaGrange Art Museum in LaGrange, Ga. She holds a masters degree in visual culture studies from the University of Ulster in Belfast, ... More Portrait Gallery Murals to be Cleaned for the First Time in a Quarter of a CenturyEDINBURGH.- A set of stunning murals, which decorates the entrance hall of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, is to be cleaned for the first time in a quarter of a century, as part of a major conservation project funded by WREN, a not for profit business that awards grants to community projects from funds donated by Waste Recycling Group (WRG) to the Landfill Communities Fund. The Scottish National Portrait Gallery opened in 1889, as the worlds first purpose-built portrait gallery. The decorative scheme created by William Hole in the late 1890s for the Gallerys magnificent entrance hall, is one of the buildings most striking features. It comprises a dazzling, painted procession of famous Scots (including David Livingstone, James Watt, Robert Burns, Adam Smith, David Hume, the Stuart monarchs, Robert the Bruce a ... More "Different Trains" Rattle through Historic Jerusalem SiteBy: Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (REUTERS).- A disused Ottoman-era jail in Jerusalem has been taken over this month for performances of American composer Steve Reich's "Different Trains" multimedia work that recounts the ferrying of Jews to the Nazi death camps. The antiquated building in Jerusalem's walled Old City was built by Palestine's Turkish Ottoman conquerors in the mid-19th century and later used by its British Mandate rulers, but the site has lain derelict for decades. The show, part of Jerusalem's Season of Culture, was brought to the city by Stockholm's Jewish Theatre that first staged it under the direction of Pia Forsgren in the Swedish capital in October 2008. Sweden's Fleshquartet played electronic instruments in the cavernous hall to perform Reich's work that debuted in 1988 and won a Grammy Award in 1990 for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. They added their own improvised sounds in a work they call "Tears Apart" on colourfully lit bulbous glass vessels in a dar ... More |
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