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Visitors view artwork at the "New Native Photography 2011" exhibition at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe, N.M. The exhibition is a collaboration between the museum and the Southwestern Association of Indian Arts for its annual Indian Market. AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan.
By: Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
SANTA FE (AP).- A young Native American boy named Chii stares straight into the camera of Vicki Monks. His long, dark hair is tussled by the breeze as she captures his solemn expression while he waits for his family on the edge of a Yuchi burial ground in Oklahoma. Monks is telling a story of sorts with Chii's photograph — a story about mixed American Indian ancestry. An age-old tradition among indigenous people throughout the world, the art of storytelling has transcended words for Monks and the other Native American artists who are part of the "New Native Photography, 2011" exhibition at the New Mexico Museum of Art. Through a collection of seemingly simple and other more complex photographs, the artists are working to convey their perspective on everything from ancestry and environmental concerns to stereotypes and tribal sovereignty. ... More |
| Michael Dweck gets $100K from Denim Co. for illegal use of iconic "Montauk" image | | "In the Beginning Was the Word": Medieval gospel illumination exhibition at the Getty Museum | | National Gallery of Australia announces Renaissance: 15th & 16th century Italian paintings | 
Dweck sued designer Diana Amadi and her unincorporated Malibu Denim Co.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- A denim designer must pay photographer Michael Dweck $100,000 for using his photograph of a nude female surfer to sell blue jeans, a federal judge ruled. Dweck sued designer Diana Amadi and her unincorporated Malibu Denim Co. in March 2010, for using his photograph "Sonya, Poles, Montauk, NY 2002" for "advertising, promotion and sales of its jeans" since 2009. Dweck's photograph, which depicts a young, naked woman running with a surfboard to the ocean, appeared in his first major photographic volume, "The End: Montauk, N.Y." in 2004. As described by the artist, "It is an evocation of a real-world paradise lost: the paradise of summer, youth, and erotic possibility, and of community and camaraderie in a perfect setting." Dweck said Amadi used it to advertise Malibu Denim, and included the image in hang-tags on every pair of her $160-to-$200 jeans. Dweck says he never licensed the image for commercial use, and the copyright breach risked alienating ... More | | 
Unknown, Saint Matthew, about 1504 - 1505. Tempera on parchment. Leaf: 34.5 x 26.5 cm. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 102, fol. 26v.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, among the most well-known texts in the Bible, offer powerful accounts of the life of Christ and form the basis of the religion that his disciples founded. Drawing primarily from the Getty Museum's permanent collection, “In the Beginning Was the Word”: Medieval Gospel Illumination, on display August 30–November 27, 2011, at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center, examines the decoration associated with the Gospels, including portraits of the four Evangelists, and explores the varied approaches to illustrating the life of Christ. “The Gospels were considered of paramount importance and were richly decorated throughout the Middle Ages,” says Kristen Collins, associate curator of manuscripts. “With examples ranging from England to Ethiopia, Byzantium, and Armenia, this exhibition traces the tradition of ... More | | 
Giovan Battista Moroni, Portrait of a child of the House of Redetti c. 1570. Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, Bequest of Guglielmo Lochis 1866.
CANBERRA.- The National Gallery of Australia today announced that it will present the first ever exhibition in Australia dedicated to Renaissance paintings. The exhibition is titled Renaissance – 15th & 16th Century Italian Paintings from the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, it will be the Gallery’s major summer exhibition, opening on 9 December 2011. Everyone understands that the Renaissance was a golden age in which learning and the arts flourished as never before. The exhibition will feature more than 70 paintings including works by Italian masters such as Raphael, Botticelli, Bellini and Mantegna – artists whose paintings have never been seen in Australia before. The fifteenth and sixteenth centuries of Italian art are the foundation of the grand tradition of European painting. The genius of artists such as Raphael, Botticelli and Titian is known to most Australians, but visitors to this exhibition w ... More |
| National Portrait Gallery marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of the artist William Dobson | | Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University appoints Min Jung Kim as deputy director | | Edgar Degas works on paper on view this winter at the Portland Museum of Art | 
Probably Nicholas Oudart by William Dobson, circa 1645. ©National Portrait Gallery, London.
LONDON.- A new display at the a National Portrait Gallery marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of the artist William Dobson. Considered the most important British painter of his generation, Dobson was a hugely significant witness to the English Civil War but his career was tragically short. This display is part of a wider celebration of Dobson’ s anniversary year which sees the launch of a special Dobson Art Trail created by The Sunday Times art critic Waldemar Januszczak. The four oil portraits included in the display are of Richard Neville (c 1643), Sir Edward Nicholas (c. 1945), probably Sir Thomas Aylesbury, Bt (c 1642) and probably Nicholas Oudart (c. 1645). These will be shown alongside a selection of prints from the Gallery’s archive, exploring Dobson’s relationship with the printmaker William Faithorne. Born in London in 1611, Dobson was described by the antiquary John Aubrey as ‘the most exce ... More | | 
Min Jung Kim has experience in international programming and planning for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Photo: Courtesy Min Jung Kim.
EAST LANSING, MI.- The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University has appointed Min Jung Kim as its deputy director. Throughout her career, which includes more than a decade’s experience in international programming and planning for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Kim has developed strategic alliances and collaborative initiatives with cultural institutions around the globe. At MSU’s Broad Art Museum , she will be responsible for strategic planning and overseeing daily operations. She joins the new Zaha Hadid-designed museum, which is dedicated to exploring global contemporary culture and ideas through art, as it prepares to open to the public in late spring 2012. “Min Jung Kim’s experience in developing innovative museum programming and mounting international collaborations makes her particularly well-suited for the Broad Art ... More | | 
Edgar Degas, Danseuse assise (Seated Dancer), 1894. Pastel on joined paper mounted, 22 3/4 x 17 3/4inches. Scott M. Black Collection. Photo by Melville Mclean.
PORTLAND, ME.- This winter, the Portland Museum of Art will present the exhibition Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist, on view February 23 through May 27, 2012, which will feature compelling works from a private collection that have never been exhibited together publicly. Comprised of more than 100 drawings, prints, pastels, and photographs as well as several sculptures, Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist will provide an insightful exploration into the oeuvre of one of the most skilled and complex artists in history, and grant an unprecedented opportunity to view an impressive private collection formed during the course of 40 years. The exhibition will highlight an array of works that reflect Degas’ unique Impressionist style. The works demonstrate Degas’ ability to combine his profound appreciation for the Old Masters with ... More |
| Metropolitan Museum displays Romare Bearden's The Block for centennial tribute to the artist | | The Sartin Collection of Asian Art & Fine Japanese Works of Art during Asia week at Bonhams New York | | University of Virginia Art Museum selects Jennifer Farrell as curator of exhibitions | 
Romare Bearden, The Block (detail), 1971. Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, pencil, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and pen and ink on Masonite, 48 x 216 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shore, 1978 (1978.61.1-6) © Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Romare Bearden, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will display Bearden's The Block, a six-panel tableau that portrays one city block of the Harlem neighborhood that nurtured his career. On view at the Metropolitan Museum from August 30, 2011, through January 2, 2012, Romare Bearden (1911-1988): A Centennial Celebration is presented in conjunction with a multi-city centennial tribute to the life and work of this great American artist. Romare Bearden's embrace of an unusual medium—paper collage—set him apart as an artist. Jazzy, syncopated compositions, made with found materials such as magazine clippings, old photographs, and colored papers elevated the medium to ... More | | 
A parcel-gilt silver repousse figure of Padmasambhava in the aspect of Nyima Oser Tibet, 18th century. Pre-sale estimate $60,000-80,000. Photo: Bonhams.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Bonhams is thrilled to participate in New York City’s Asia Week 2011, which brings together a variety of art outlets to celebrate Asian art from China, India, Japan, Korea, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Bonhams will highlight this week with two sales on September 13, 2011—The Sartin Collection of Asian Art and Fine Japanese Works of Art. The Sartin Collection of Asian Art auction comes from the impressive collection of Peter Sartin, a major supporter of the Pacific Asia Museum and one who had an eye for the unusual and rare. Predominantly consisting of Tibetan, Nepalese and Indian art and artifacts, several objects in the sale were included in the Pacific Asia Museum’s landmark exhibition titled “Wooden Wonders: Tibetan Furniture in Secular and Religious Life” (2004-2005). Edward Wilkinson, Bonhams Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art Consultant, states, “This is the most imp ... More | | 
Since 2010, she was director of The Nancy Graves Foundation in New York.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.- Jennifer Farrell, whose scholarly research, writing, foundation and curatorial work focuses on modern and contemporary art, joined the University of Virginia Art Museum staff Aug. 15 as curator of exhibitions. She will be in charge of developing in-house exhibitions, working with outside curators toformulate future projects and advising on museum purchases, among other duties. Farrell brings a depth of experience working with museums, galleries and foundations to further their exhibition, publication and outreach efforts. Since 2010, she was director of The Nancy Graves Foundation in New York, an organization focused on giving grants to artists and to preserving and exhibiting the work of artist Nancy Graves. Prior to that, she was at the Yale University Art Gallery for three years, first as the Florence B. Selden Senior Curatorial Fellow and then assistant curator in the Department o ... More |
| Fourth successive Artist Rooms tour announced by Tate and National Galleries of Scotland | | Creative Time announces 2011 Leonore Annenberg prize for social change winner | | Two Canadian and two Indian photographers shortlisted for $50,000 Grange Prize | 
Martin Creed, Work No. 1102, Work No. 1103, 2011 © Martin Creed. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Hugo Glendinning.
LONDON.- National Galleries of Scotland and Tate announced plans for the fourth successive ARTIST ROOMS Tour in 2012 thanks to continued support from the Art Fund. In 2012 a total of 19 new exhibitions and displays will go on show at 17 venues across the UK, including six new to the project. The works being shown are drawn from ARTIST ROOMS, the collection of modern and contemporary art established through the extraordinary gift made by Anthony d’Offay in 2008, held by Tate and National Galleries of Scotland for the nation. The Art Fund, the national fundraising charity for works of art, continues to sponsor the tour with funding of £250,000. In 2012, ARTIST ROOMS exhibitions and displays will be seen outside the capitals in Banff, Belfast, Bristol, Dunoon, Glasgow, Hull, Leicester, Linlithgow, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Perth, Sheffield, Wakefield and Walsall. A further venue, Mostyn in Llandu ... More | | 
Jeanne van Heeswijk's work is distinguished by her strong social engagement with citizens to enact social change in their own communities.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Creative Time announced that Dutch artist Jeanne van Heeswijk is the winner of the 2011 Leonore Annenberg Prize for Art and Social Change, which is generously supported by the Annenberg Foundation. The award will be presented at the third annual Creative Time Summit conference at NYU Skirball Center on September 23, 2011. Van Heeswijk, known for her intensive, long-term commitment to community organizing and social involvement as artistic practice, is the third artist to receive the Annenberg Prize, a $25,000 award given every year to an artist whose work has been devoted to instigating social awareness and harnessing the communicative power of art to engage communities around critical public issues. Jeanne van Heeswijk's work is distinguished by her strong social engagement with citizens to enact social change in their own communities. Her practice integrates artists, designers, architects, ... More | | 
Nandini Valli (Indian), Disillusioned 1, 2003, from the series Definitive Reincarnate, inkjet print on archival paper, 36 x 36 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai. © 2011 Nandini Valli.
TORONTO, ON.- Four photographers — two each from Canada and India — have been shortlisted for The Grange Prize 2011, Canada’s largest cash prize for photography. The winner of the $50,000 prize is chosen by public vote, which opens today and continues through October 23 at www.thegrangeprize.com. The winner will be announced at a gala reception hosted by presenting partners Aeroplan and the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) on November 1. Gauri Gill, an Indian photographer born in 1970 and based in Delhi, India, whose work documents narratives of ordinary heroism within challenging environments and includes a decade-long study of people living in marginalized communities in Rajasthan. Gill’s photographs address the twinned Indian identity markers of class and community and document the artist’s often-intimate relationships with her subjects. Elaine Stocki, a Canadian photographer born in 1979 in Winnipeg, who ... More |
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 Exhibition consisting of faxes submitted by nearly 100 artists opens at the Knoxville Museum of Art KNOXVILLE, TN.- The Knoxville Museum of Art presents FAX August 26-November 6, 2011. The exhibition consists of faxes submitted by nearly 100 artists sent to the initial showing of FAX at The Drawing Center, New York, along with seminal examples of early telecommunications art. The KMA will invite additional artists to submit works through a working fax line in the gallery throughout the duration of the exhibition. All the transmitted pages will be archived or displayed together with the active fax machine, which may produce new faxes from invited artists at any moment. The result—an ongoing cumulative project—is a show concerned with ideas of reproduction, obsolescence, distribution, and mediation. Here, reproducible yet erratic faxes displace traditional notions of the hand‚ still commonly associated with the medium of drawing, and foreground the role of drawing as a generative process. FAX is a traveling ... More Sotheby's Hong Kong to present the sale of Finest & Rarest Wines in October HONG KONG.- The second day of Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn Wine Sales 2011 (2 October) will feature the sale of Finest & Rarest Wines, Including the Ultimate Nine from the Bordeaux Winebank Collection at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. In total, the auction will bring to the market over 820 lots estimated at HK$62.5–88 million / US$8–11 million* The sale will feature a selection of Château Lafite from two members of the Rothschild family (170 lots; est. HK$15-20 million / US$1.9-2.6 million) that has been stored in the cellars of the Château since production. A further highlight is a magnificent range of Five Star Provenance Bordeaux from the Bordeaux Winebank Collection (118 lots; est. HK$10-14 million / US$1.2-1.8 million) featuring the five First Growths, along with Pétrus, Ausone, Cheval Blanc and Yquem. This follows previous sales of wine from Bordeaux Winebank in Hong Kong, New York ... More Acclaimed International Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair in Chicago this November CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Fair Company, based in Chicago, again presents two art fairs under one roof at Chicago's historic Navy Pier (600 E. Grand Avenue) Friday, Nov. 4 - Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. For the second straight year, SOFA CHICAGO 2011, the critically acclaimed International Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair, will share the Pier's Festival Hall with The Intuit Show of Folk & Outsider Art. SOFA CHICAGO, now in its 18th year, enjoys the prestigious position of being the largest and longest continually running art fair in Chicago, a mainstay of the city's cultural and social calendar. The Chicago Sun-Times hails SOFA CHICAGO as "amazing," and Bradley Lincoln of Chicago Home + Garden raves, "This is one of my favorite art shows in Chicago - I guarantee you will see some flashy, jaw dropping works of...genius." The SOFA CHICAGO and Intuit Show's joint Opening Night Preview on Thursday, Nov. 3 will be open to ... More Cartoonists plan Sept. 11 anniversary tribute PHILADELPHIA, PA. (AP).- Sept. 11 is etched in the memories of millions, and as the 10th anniversary nears, cartoonists are etching their thoughts and emotions about 9/11 into comic strips. With the anniversary falling on a Sunday, more than 90 cartoonists with five different syndicates have banded together to dedicate their strips on Sept. 11 to those whose lives were lost in the attacks. Sept. 11-themed strips will appear from the writers and artists of "Family Circus," ''Mallard Fillmore," "Candorville," "Doonesbury" and "Pluggers," among others. Jeff Keane, who co-authors "The Family Circus," was immediately sold on the idea when approached by King Features, his syndicate. "I knew that it was something that I think would work for 'Family Circus' if I could find the approach for it," he told The Associated Press. "Because 'Family Circus' is more of a realistic look at family, and I don't necessarily have a cartoon that ... MoreMead Art Museum at Amherst College has placed on view nine works by photographer Jerome "Jerry" LieblingAMHERST, MA.- The Mead Art Museum at Amherst College has placed on view nine works from its collection by renowned photographer, filmmaker and Hampshire College professor Jerome "Jerry" Liebling, who passed away on July 27. Born in Brooklyn in 1924, Liebling studied photography with Walter Rosenblum at Brooklyn College and with Paul Strand as part of the socially minded New York Photo League. The aspiring artist also studied film at The New School for Social Research. In 1949, already established as a pioneering street photographer along with Berenice Abbott and Gordon Parks, Liebling founded one of the country's first college-level photography and film programs at the University of Minnesota. In 1969, Liebling moved to Amherst and founded the photography and film program at the fledgling Hampshire College, where he remained an inspiring and beloved teacher until his retirement in 1990. His legacies as an artist ... More Library of Congress announces agreement with Small Press Expo for acquisition of independent comics and cartoon artWASHINGTON, D.C.- The Library of Congress today announced an agreement with Small Press Expo that will allow the Library to acquire independent comics and cartoon-art forms—material that it does not receive through copyright deposit. The Small Press Expo (SPX) is an annual festival in Bethesda, Md., for alternative comic creators. The festival brings together more than 300 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, distributors and each other. SPX also hosts the annual Ignatz Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in comics, cartooning and graphic novels. "I am extremely excited about this partnership," said Sara W. Duke, curator of popular and applied graphic art in the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division. "Small Press Expo offers talented young newcomers, as well as established artists, the opportunity to showcase their limited-edition and small-run publications. "The Library ... More |
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