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American painter Cy Twombly arrives at the the Louvre museum in Paris, Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Celebrated American painter Cy Twombly, whose large-scale paintings featuring scribbles, graffiti and unusual materials fetched millions at auction, has died at age 83. Gagosian Gallery spokeswoman Virginia Coleman said Twombly, who had suffered from cancer for some years, died Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Eric Mezil, director of the Lambert Collection in Avignon, France where a Twombly show opened in June, said he died in Rome. AP Photo/Christophe Ena.
By: Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
ROME (AP).- Celebrated American painter Cy Twombly, whose large-scale paintings featuring scribbles, graffiti and unusual materials fetched millions at auction, died Tuesday. He was 83. Twombly, who had cancer, died in Rome, said Eric Mezil, director of the Lambert Collection in Avignon, France, where the artist opened a show in June. Twombly had mostly lived in Italy since 1959. "A great American painter who deeply loved old Europe has just left us," French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said in a statement. "His work was deeply marked by his passion for Greek and Roman antiquity, and its mythology, which for him was a source of bottomless inspiration." Twombly was known for his abstract works combining painting and drawing techniques, repetitive lines and the use of words and graffiti. He is often linked to the legendary American artists Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. In 2010, he painted a ceiling of the Louvre museum in Paris, the first artist given the honor si ... More |
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Marsden Hartley Loans Augment Scope of American Art at Cantor Arts Center
Marsden Hartley, Painting No. 2, 1913. Oil on canvas. Lent by the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Bequest of Hudson D. Walker from the Ione and Hudson D. Walker Collection. L.59.2.2011
STANFORD, CA.- Visitors to the Cantor Arts Center now benefit from the loan of two early 20th-century paintings by Marsden Hartley (1877–1943), a major figure in American art. The Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, is lending Hartley’s “Painting No. 2” (oil on canvas), completed in 1913, and “Elsa” (oil on paper on cardboard), from 1916. The works will remain on view to the public through early July 2012. Each painting represents a different moment in the development of Hartley’s artistic career. “Painting No. 2” is typical of early transitional modernism, when artists were moving from more descriptive painting into abstraction. The brushwork and palette of “Painting No. 2” show the influence of the early work of European painters Wassily Kandinsky, Paul ... More | | Magnificent Porcelain Snuff Box Sold for New World Record of £860,000 at Bonhams
The top lot was a magnificent Meissen gold-mounted Royal snuff box made for Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- The most important collection of porcelain snuff boxes assembled in the 20th century sold for a fantastic £1,700,000 at Bonhams, New Bond Street, London today (5.7.11). The top lot was a magnificent Meissen gold-mounted Royal snuff box made for Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. With an intricately detailed depiction of a Dresden landscape on the inside of the cover, painted after an engraving by Bernardo Bellotto, the box had attracted a pre-sale estimate of £100,000-150,000. After a protracted bidding battle on the telephones the hammer finally came down on the staggering price of £860,000. This is a world record price for a porcelain snuff box at auction. Nette Megens of Bonhams Ceramics Department comments, “We are absolutely thrilled with the results of this sale. It was a fantastic collection that attracted the global interest it deserved – evident by the fantastic prices achieved ... More | | George Stubbs Horse Painting Fetches $36 Million at Christie's Old Master Sale in London
The George Stubbs painting Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a Trainer, a Stable Lad, and a Jockey which was on show during a Masterpieces exhibition at Christie's. AP Photo/Tim Hales.
LONDON (REUTERS).- A horse painting by George Stubbs fetched 22.4 million pounds ($35.9 million) at Christie's in London on Tuesday, the third most valuable old master painting to be sold at auction, the company said. "Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a Trainer, a Stable-Lad, and a Jockey" had been expected to fetch 20-30 million pounds excluding fees. The sale price included buyer's premium. The work was painted by Stubbs, renowned for his anatomically precise portrayals of horses, in 1765, and was described by the auctioneer as "a true masterpiece." It depicts Gimcrack, one of the most admired 18th century racehorses which won 28 of his 36 races and finished unplaced only once. The painting shows Gimcrack twice -- in the background winning a "trial" and in the foreground with his trainer and jockey, a stable lad rubbing him down. Christie's said ... More |
Leading American and African Contemporary Artists Contribute to Sotheby's Art for Africa Sale
Mary Sibande, I decline, I refuse to recline (Photograph by John Hodgkiss), Courtesy of Gallery MOMO.
NEW YORK, NY.- Peter Beard, Alex Katz, Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol, Mary Sibande, Hunt Slonem, Nick Cave, Mickalene Thomas, E.V. Day, Jeff Sonhouse, Beezy Bailey and Sue Williamson are among the artists whose works have been donated to the Art for Africa™ Auction, a unique auction presenting leading American, African-American and African contemporary artists which will be held at Sotheby’s New York on Thursday, November 17th, 2011. This is the second Art for Africa™ Auction which follows the remarkable success of the inaugural Art for Africa™ Auction held at Sotheby’s in London on 21st September, 2009. The proceeds from the New York sale will continue to benefit Africa Foundation’s work in support of orphaned and vulnerable children living in some of the poorest rural communities in South and Eastern Africa. Artists who have pledged ... More | | Exhibition of New York Times Magazine Photographs on View at Arles
Gregory Crewdson, Untitled. From “Dream House,” 2002. Courtesy the artist. From the new Aperture Book and Exhibition "The New York Times Magazine Photographs".
NEW YORK, NY.- For over thirty years, the New York Times Magazine has presented the myriad possibilities and applications of photography. Aperture is pleased to present The New York Times Magazine Photographs, a joint publication and exhibition that reflect upon and interrogate the very nature of both photography and print magazines at this pivotal moment in their history and evolution. The New York Times Magazine Photographs exhibition premiered this July at the prestigious Les Rencontres d'Arles photography festival in France. The exhibition is cocurated by Kathy Ryan, longtime Photo Editor of the Magazine, and Lesley A. Martin, Publisher of Aperture Books. The Aperture-produced exhibition is comprised of eleven individual modules, each of which focuses on a notable project or series of projects that have ... More | | Florence Griswold Museum Hosts Renowned Collection of American Landscapes
Frederick Childe Hassam, Church at Old Lyme, 1906. Oil on canvas. Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY. Littlejohn Collection.
OLD LYME, CONN.- Through September 18, the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme hosts an exhibition of over 40 American landscape paintings from the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, New York. American Landscapes: Treasures from the Parrish Art Museum traces the evolution of American art from its roots in an emerging national landscape tradition to the liberating influences of European modernism. Some of the artists represented include William Merritt Chase, William Stanley Haseltine, Theodore Robinson, John Henry Twachtman, John Marin, John Sloan, Ernest Lawson, Fairfield Porter, and Alex Katz. Of special interest is Lyme Art Colony painter Childe Hassam, whose view of the Church at Old Lyme (1906) will be featured. “We are delighted at the opportunity to present one of Hassam’s legendary paintings of the Congregational church, which put ... More |
Martin Schoeller's Portraits of International Celebrities at The Kennedys in Berlin
Paris Hilton. © Martin Schoeller.
BERLIN.- With the beginning of the Showroom Days Berlin, the Museum The Kennedys will temporarily turn into a photographic catwalk for trendsetters, style icons as well as fashion rebels of the international fashion world. The exhibition »Behind the Mask« shows one of the most fascinating portrait series of the last couple of years worldwide. Whether pop stars, athletes, actors, or politicians: It is the people from the public sphere who influence the public opinion and create a socially acceptable consensus out of short-lived lifestyle trends. Not only do they perfectly master the art of self-representation in the media – the high society also creates an impression of all-encompassing perfection and flawless beauty. In combination with their omnipresence in the media, public figures thus appear as inaccessible, seemingly surreal figures. To break through this masquerade and to present the person behind it is the self- ... More | | Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery Acquires 17th Century Painting with Local Connections
‘Portrait of Johann Friederich, the Elector of Saxony and the Reformers’.
PLYMOUTH.- A 17th century painting that was part of one of the most important collections of historical portraits in England has been acquired by Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery for the city’s permanent collections. The ‘Portrait of Johann Friederich, the Elector of Saxony and the Reformers’ was purchased thanks to funding support from the Art Fund (£5,344) and the V&A/MLA Purchase Grant Fund (£6,120). The painting is a copy of an original 16th century work and shows the leaders of the Protestant Reformation – a movement that aimed to reform the Roman Catholic Church in Northern Europe during the 1500s. At the centre of the portrait is Johann Friederich, the Elector of Saxony - a powerful supporter of the Reformation movement. The painting also includes portraits of Martin Luther and other German and Swiss reformers. Although the painter of this ... More | | Frankenstein and Werewolf of London Top July Vintage Movie Poster Sale at Heritage Auctions
Detail of a stunning 1935 Werewolf of London insert poster, estimated at $30,000+. Photo: Courtesy Heritage Auctions.
DALLAS, TX.- The greatest and most horrific monsters, aliens and giant mutated creatures in the history of cinema, including Frankenstein, Dracula and The Wolf Man, will be on the block as part of Heritage Auctions' July 16-17 Signature(r) Vintage Movie Poster sale at the company's Dallas headquarters, 3500 Maple Avenue. "Collectors will have a chance to acquire more than 1,275 different lots from across all genres and ages of film," said Grey Smith, Director of Movie Posters at Heritage. "This is one of the best offerings of some very rare material that we have seen in several years." As usual, classic horror is king in vintage movie poster collecting circles and top offerings in this auction read like a Who's Who of the genre, including a stunning 1935 Werewolf of London insert poster, estimated at ... More |
Anton Corbijn's Most Recent Photographic Project on View at FOAM in Amsterdam
Anthony Kiedis, West Palm Beach, 2003. © Anton Corbijn
AMSTERDAM.- Foam presents Anton Corbijn's most recent photographic project. In it he has aimed the camera at a few of his favourite artists, including Gerhard Richter, Alexander McQueen, Richard Prince, Iggy Pop, Anselm Kiefer, Damien Hirst, Tom Waits, Peter Doig, Bruce Springsteen, Lucian Freud and Karel Appel. Corbijn's love for the musical and creative spirit is already well known. Collaborating on a short film (Some YoYo Stuff, 1993) with artist Don van Vliet - also known as Captain Beefheart - made his appreciation for the painter clear. This probably also had to do with the fact that his grandfather was a painter. The project strippinggirls which he produced with Marlene Dumas in 2000 also had an influence on his interest in the painter. Anton Corbijn is interested in how artists struggle with the creative process: the pain and the drama of the act of creation. His monumental black-and-white portraits blend austerity and aes ... More | | Number Five: Cities of Gold and Mirrors on View at the Julia Stoschek Collection
Jon Kessler, Heaven's Gate.
DUSSELDORF.- The Julia Stoschek Collection is presenting selected works in a newly designed exhibition. The show features 44 works by 35 artists in all, including many that have never been shown before, works acquired in the past few years and site-specific spatial interventions. Each work is presented in its own, carefully elaborated setting. Rather than being organised around a single theme, the exhibition picks up on several content strands and reflects current themes in contemporary art. Its title, CITIES OF GOLD AND MIRRORS, taken from a film by Cyprien Gaillard shown in the exhibition is a metaphor for the fact that the pieces on display explore socio-political questions relating to urban development, humankind's relationship to architecture, and our own personal vanities and desires. The first exhibition area presents artists like Gordon Matta-Clark, Tobias Zielony, Cyprien Gaillard and Francis ... More | | Fine Art Asset Management Specialist Appointed President of Appraiser's Association of America
Nancy Harrison, has been appointed president of the Appraisers Association of America.
NEW YORK (BUSINESS WIRE).- Fine Art Asset Management LLC, a subsidiary of Emigrant Bank Fine Art Finance, LLC, announced today that its Senior Fine Art Specialist, Nancy Harrison, has been appointed president of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA). Founded in 1949, AAA is the oldest non-profit professional association of personal property appraisers, with over 500 members across the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. The association’s board of directors appointed Ms. Harrison to a two year term. She will also continue as the senior expert for Fine Art Asset Management and Emigrant Bank Fine Art Finance. “We are delighted with Nancy’s appointment to head such an important and vibrant organization within our industry,” said Andy Augenblick, president of Fine Art Asset Management and Emigrant Bank ... More |
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 Artist Creates Towering 20-Foot Sculpture Suspended from NOMA's Century-Old CeilingNEW ORLEANS, LA.- This summer, the New Orleans Museum of Art unveiled a new large scale, site-specific installation by the internationally renowned artist Swoon. This installation, entitled Thalassa, is named for and inspired by the Greek goddess of the sea. The work began with a careful examination of NOMA's Great Hall and was specifically designed for the space. Thalassa will be on display until September 25. "This exhibition launches a series of commissioned site-specific works for NOMA's Great Hall," said NOMA Director Susan Taylor. "Each summer, the museum plans to work with an artist to create a project for this dramatic space. Whether inspired by New Orleans or the space itself, we hope to engage artists and our community in an ongoing conversation about contemporary art. Swoon's Thalassa is a dramatic, thought-provoking piece that will speak to all audiences." The twenty-foot tall piece depicts a ... More Creative Collaboration Takes a New Look at Ulster Museum's Historic TreasuresBELFAST.- Some of Northern Irelands best known writers and artists are taking a fresh look at the Ulster Museum’s greatest treasures to form an exciting new exhibition set to open this autumn. The project, 26 Treasures at the Ulster Museum, involves 26 writers, including poets Michael Longley, Paul Muldoon and Bernard MacLaverty, who have been paired with 26 visual artists, such as Peter Anderson, Ross Wilson and Sonya Whitefield, and a well-known museum artefact. The writers will now compose a 62 word response to their artefacts which include the Takabuti the Mummy, the Clonmore shrine and Bog butter. The brief they have been given is that the response can be funny, sad, prose or poetry, but always personal. They will collaborate with the artist to produce a visual and verbal response that will be exhibited at the Ulster Museum in October as part of the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s and Irish Design Week. ... More Travel Channel and Gaiam Release "Mysteries at the Museum Season 1"NEW YORK, NY.- Gaiam, Inc., a leading producer of lifestyle media, announced today the release of Mysteries at the Museum Season 1 under its exclusive home video license agreement with Travel Channel. Discover the secrets behind bizarre relics and amazing artifacts found in the nation's most revered institutions across the U.S. Each episode of Mysteries at the Museum delves into mysterious artifacts such as Bonnie and Clyde's rifle, a doctor-approved "cure-all" that actually claimed many lives, and four ordinary objects that were the most dangerous weapons during World War II. Get answers to questions about the manuscript and eyeglass case that saved President Roosevelt's life and how a musical instrument triggered one of the biggest spy scandals. Mysteries at the Museum Seaso ... MoreVatican Opens Archives for Unprecedented Exhibit By: Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
VATICAN CITY (AP).- The Vatican will display 100 select documents from its Secret Archives at an unprecedented exhibit next year that includes previously unpublished papers from its World War II papacy. "Lux in Arcana: The Vatican Secret Archives Revealed" opens in February at Rome's Capitoline Museums and marks the first time such precious documents, manuscripts and parchments have been allowed out of the Vatican vaults for view by the general public. The occasion is the archive's 400th anniversary. On view will be the acts of Galileo's trial for heresy as well as the letter from members of the British Parliament asking Pope Clement XII to annul the marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon — one of the key events that led to England's break with the Roman Catholic Church. Organizers said some of the previously unseen documents concern the papacy of Pope Pius XII, accused by some of failing to do enough to stop the Holocaust. Those d ... More Smithsonian's Archives of American Art Presents "Little Pictures Big Lives"WASHINGTON, DC.- A special view into the intimate lives of "larger than life" people is given in the exhibition "Little Pictures Big Lives: Snapshots from the Archives of American Art." This exhibit will be on display from July 1 to Oct. 3 in the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery at the Smithsonian's Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. Snapshots—thousands of them—are tucked away among the letters, documents and diaries of artists in the Archives of American Art. Most of these images date from the golden age of snapshot photography—the 1920s through the 1960s—when cameras first became widely owned and were used to document all kinds of occasions, both public and private. In today's digital age of point-and-shoot, instant playback and Photoshop, snapshots evoke an earlier era of photography, when there was a charm in capturing, saving and sharing even the simplest of scenes. Capturing the authentic and the in ... More |
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