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Argentinian artist Tomas Saraceno poses at his exhibition 'Cloud Cities' at the Museum for Contemporary Art at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition of the installation artist shows around 20 balloon modules, which can be entered by the visitors. The exhibition runs until 15 January 2012. EPA/MAURIZIO GAMBARINI.
BERLIN.- Tomás Saraceno's installations shatter traditional concepts relating to place, time, gravity and traditional ideas as to what constitutes architecture. His works are utopian and invite the viewer to play a part in their impact on a particular space, as they reach up to the sky and down to the ground. The artist creates gardens that hang in the air and allow visitors to float in space, fulfilling a dream shared by all humankind. Saraceno draws inspiration from soap bubbles and the incredible strength and flexibility of spider webs. The interests of the artist (born in 1973, in Tucuman/Argentina) are broad and he moves with confidence from place to place throughout the world. With his studio in Frankfurt, it is unsurprising that the city's international airport plays an important role in his work. Everything he does appears to develop from a certain degree of boundlessness, motivated by an interest in the changes taking place in the world in which we live. Each of his obj ... More |
| Gothic tapestries from Spain, recently restored, on view together for first time at the National Gallery of Art | | MoMA presents first major retrospective devoted to the full scope of the career of Willem de Kooning | | Extended Drawing: Exhibition by artists Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Bruce Nauman & Richard Serra | 
Probably produced under the direction of Passchier Grenier, tapestry merchant, The Conquest of Tangier, (detail) c. 1471-1475, wool and silk tapestry, overall: 400 x 1082 cm (157 1/2 x 426 in.), Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Pastrana (Guadalajara). ©Fundación Carlos de Amberes. Photographs by Paul M.R. Maeyaert.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Pastrana Tapestries -— among the finest Gothic tapestries in the world—are on view together for the first time in the United States at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from September 18, 2011 through January 8, 2012. The Invention of Glory: Afonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries features the recently restored set of four monumental tapestries that commemorate the conquest of two strategically located cities in Morocco by the king of Portugal, Afonso V (1432–1481). Since the 17th century the tapestries have been the property of the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Pastrana, Spain, just 50 miles east of Madrid. Because of their outstanding quality and historical significance, the Spanish government listed them as cultural patrimony to be safeguarded during the Spanish Civil ... More | | 
Willem de Kooning, Pink Angels, c. 1945. Oil and charcoal on canvas, 52 x 40" (132.1 x 101.6 cm). Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles © 2011 The Willem de Kooning Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Museum of Modern Art presents the first major museum exhibition devoted to the full scope of the career of Willem de Kooning (American, b. the Netherlands, 1904–1997), widely considered to be among the most important and prolific artists of the 20th century, from September 18, 2011, to January 9, 2012. de Kooning: A Retrospective, which will be seen only at MoMA, provides an unparalleled opportunity to study the artist's development over nearly seven decades, beginning with his early academic works, made in Holland before he moved to the United States in 1926, and concluding with his final, sparely abstract paintings of the late 1980s. Bringing together nearly 200 works from public and private collections, the exhibition is the first to occupy the Museum's entire sixth-floor gallery space, totaling approximately 17,000 square feet. The retrospective is organized by John ... More | | 
Richard Serra, Egyptian Horsemix i: Squared to the Floor, 1979 Paint stick on paper, 329 x 396 cm Private collection, Belgium©Richard Serra/Artists Society (ARS), New York.
MAASTRICHT.- Extended Drawing focuses on a specific aspect of the work of American artists Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Bruce Nauman and Richard Serra. The exhibition shows works in which line and drawing are taken beyond their original boundaries. The exhibition brings four artists together, who belong to the 'classical' generation that gave direction to American art from the mid-sixties. These four artists have consistently used drawing in their zeal to strip art of easy (false) sentimentality and an over-emphasized subjectivity. Their endeavour to achieve universality leads them to a far-reaching objectification of visual means. Extended Drawing stands for the art that transcends the limitations of all the traditional values that are part and parcel of the various mediums. For some time already, painting and sculpture have demonstrated all sorts of 'extended' forms, including significant contributions by these four artists. However, until now, the inclusion of drawing has not ... More |
| Tony Curtis Collection tops $1 million at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills; more than twice the presale estimate | | Artspace.com releases its first commissioned limited edition multiple with Lawrence Weiner | | Jusepe De Ribera's masterpiece Mary Magdalene on view at the Meadows Museum | 
The "Some Like It Hot" yachtsman jacket, which sold for $46,875. EPA/JULIENS AUCTIONS.
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS).- Fine art, jewelry and Hollywood memorabilia owned by Tony Curtis -- including the yachtsman jacket he wore in "Some Like It Hot" -- brought in over $1 million on the auction block on Saturday, more than twice the presale estimates. Curtis, who enjoyed a 60-year career in show business before his death in 2010 at age 85, appeared in more than 100 films and received an Oscar nomination for the 1958 drama "The Defiant Ones." He was an art lover and painter as well. The estate items on sale at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills featured property Curtis acquired throughout his life, from the time he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II to the 2000s. The presale estimate on the collection was $500,000. Highlights included the Andy Warhol "Some Like It Hot" shoe lithograph, signed by Warhol to Curtis around 1955, which sold for $53,125; the "Some Like It Hot" yachtsman jacket, which sold for $46,875; and a signed ... More | | 
Lawrence Weiner, STARS DONT STAND STILL IN THE SKY.
NEW YORK, NY.- Artspace.com, the leading online platform for contemporary art, is pleased to announce the release of its first multiple commission with renowned conceptual artist, Lawrence Weiner. STARS DONT STAND STILL IN THE SKY is an exclusive limited edition sculptural multiple. Whimsical and bold, it employs the bright colors of Pop art and Weiner's signature use of language and directions. The blue arrow, red star, and yellow tags that make up the work playfully depict a kind of navigational sign. “Stars dont stand still in the sky” and yet where they’re going is left to interpretation: “wheresoever,” “whensoever,” or “howsoever.” Lawrence Weiner has worked closely with Artspace to produce this new work and exclusive edition–a hard enamel and raised metal plaque–available to Artspace.com Private Sale members only on September 13 at noon. An edition of 100, STARS DON ... More | | 
Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591-1652), Mary Magdalene, 1641. Oil on canvas. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, P1103. Image © Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid.
DALLAS, TX.- Beginning September 18, Jusepe de Ribera’s monumental portrait of Mary Magdalene from the collection of the Museo Nacional del Prado will be on view at the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University, home to one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Spanish art outside of Spain. The exhibition, “Ribera: Mary Magdalene in a New Context,” which runs through January 15, 2012, marks the second year of the museum’s unprecedented international partnership with the Prado and will include other notable works by Ribera from distinguished international museums and private collections, as well as works by the artist and his followers from the Meadows’ permanent collection. Ribera: Mary Magdalene in a New Context is part of the museum’s ... More |
| Hockney in Los Angeles: Iconic prints from the 70's and 80's at Leslie Sacks Fine Art | | Peter Saul Print Retrospective, 1966-2010 opens at Carl Solway Gallery in Cincinnati | | Christie's in New York to offer two exceptional photograph sales this October | 
David Hockney, Celia in an Armchair, 1980 (detail). Lithograph 40 x 48 inches. Photo: Courtesy Leslie Sacks Fine Art.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- This exhibition at Leslie Sacks Fine Art, Brentwood, highlights a select group of David Hockney's prints made in Los Angeles during the 1970's and 1980's. Hockney's rise to fame took place after he moved to the U.S. from England, ensconced himself in Los Angeles and became the L.A. art scene's favorite adopted son. This period of time, the 1970's and 1980's, was concurrent with the print revival that began in L.A. before his arrival with June Wayne's founding of the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in 1960, and the subsequent founding of Gemini G.E.L., one of L.A.'s most prominent publishers, where Hockney made many of his iconic prints. It seems Hockney made a concerted effort in the 1960s to reject the polished skills he'd acquired in art school, but in the 1970's he returned to a classic style of draftsmanship, as evidenced by Celia, 8365 Melrose Avenue (the ... More | | 
Peter Saul, Girl Trouble, 1987. Lithograph, 34.25 x 24.5 inches. Photo: Courtesy Carl Solway Gallery.
CINCINNATI, OH.- Scorching social commentary, cartoon-like grotesque figures and acidic colors characterize the paintings of Peter Saul. In organizing the first retrospective of his prints, Carl Solway Gallery highlights his parallel involvement with printmaking, featuring work created from 1966 to the present. The prints engage cultural topics ranging from the Vietnam War and decades of American policies to more personal issues involving sexual politics and consumerism. Public figures from Ronald Reagan, to Angela Davis, to Donald Duck and Superman appear. In a quote from 1967, Saul stated: ”Not to be shocking means to agree to be furniture”. In creating rambunctious artwork aiming straight for the controversial subject matter avoided by many artists, he rejects the notion of becoming furniture with great relish. Sacred cows in the artworld and society at large are skewered with equal abandon. Influenced by u ... More | | 
Dorothea Lange, Guilty, Alameda County Courthouse, 1955. Gelatin silver print notations '47661' and '6' in pencil (on the mount); Euclid Avenue credit stamp (on the reverse of the mount), 11 x 10½in. (27.8 x 26.5cm.). Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 U.S. dollars.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- In October, Christie’s New York will present two remarkable Photograph sales comprised of important works by eminent photographers such as Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange and Robert Frank. In addition to the various owners Photographs sale, Christie’s will offer The American Landscape, Black and White Photographs from the Collection of Bruce and Nancy Berman – the fifth auction of photographs from the illustrious collection, which includes an exceptional selection of black and white prints with a traditional American focus. The October sales are expected to generate a combined $5.4 - 8million. On October 7, Christie’s will offer The American Landscape: Black and White Photographs from the Collection of Bruce and Nancy ... More |
| Sotheby's in Hong Kong announces 20th century Chinese art autumn auction | | William H. Bunch to auction private collection of classic cars, estate art, antiques and fine jewelry, Oct. 4 | | "Raw/Cooked": A series of five exhibitions by emerging Brooklyn artists at the Brooklyn Museum | 
Zao Wou-ki’s 10.1.68. Est. HK$25- 35 million (detail), created during the pinnacle of Zao’s career in the 1960s. Photo: Sotheby's.
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong 20th Century Chinese Art Autumn Sale 2011 will be held on 3 October, offering a meticulous selection of over 140 lots estimated at HK$190 million / US$24.4 million*. Curated along thematic lines, the auction will present two special sessions - Female Artists of 20th Century China and The Art of Paper.Important works by Zao Wou-ki, Wu Guanzhong, Chu Teh-Chun and Wang Yidong will also be on offer. Sylvie Chen, Head of Sotheby’s 20th Century Chinese Art Department, said: “At our Spring Auction this year, we witnessed a substantial surge of market interest in 20th Century Chinese Art. This shows the enduring value of a whole range of 20th Century Chinese Art and the strong appeal it holds for private collectors. This Autumn, Sotheby’s has assembled an exciting range of lots from China and abroad, which includes represen- ... More | | 
One of two original oil paintings by Louis Icart to be auctioned. William H. Bunch Auctions image.
CHADDS FORD, PA.- A virtual automotive time capsule – from an early Pierce-Arrow to a trendy 1970 Chevy El Camino – will cross the auction block at William H. Bunch’s suburban Philadelphia gallery on Tuesday, Oct. 4. The prized collection of vintage cars and trucks was amassed over many years by Pennsylvania businessman Dorando Faggioli, now 78, who made it his personal mission to restore each vehicle to perfection. Faggioli considers his 1926 Pierce-Arrow Model 80 “New York” car to be the jewel of the collection. “In its day, the Pierce-Arrow was the most expensive car made in this country,” Faggioli said. Everything about Faggioli’s Pierce-Arrow is deluxe; down to the special storage area for golf clubs. Purchased in the 1980s, the car won a national first place at the AACA Show in Hershey, Pa., and has plaque on the radiator to prove it. Faggioli’s sleek 1976 Cadill ... More | | 
Kristof Wickman (American, b. 1981), Self-Portrait, 2010. Neoprene ball, cast silicone, 35 x 35 x 35 in. (88.9 x 88.9 x 88.9 cm). Courtesy of the artist. © Kristof Wickman.
BROOKLYN, N.Y.- A major series of five ten-week-long exhibitions of works by emerging Brooklyn artists will be presented at the Brooklyn Museum from September 2011 through September 2012. The project, Raw/Cooked, supported by Bloomberg, launched on September 16 with an exhibition of the work of Bushwick-based artist Kristof Wickman that will be on view through November 27, 2011. Candidate artists were recommended by an advisory board of leading Brooklyn artists and the five to be shown will be selected by Eugenie Tsai, the John and Barbara Vogelstein Curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum. The Museum will offer the selected artists a variety of unconventional spaces that make possible a wide range of art interventions. Artists can create projects that respond to ... More |
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 Sotheby's to offer fine & decorative arts from the collection of Edward P. Evans NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby’s announces that it will offer Property from the Collection of Edward P. Evans across a series of sales this autumn in both New York and London. Furniture and decorative arts from the Collection will comprise the single-owner sale of Property from the Collection of Edward P. Evans in New York on 29 September, while Mr. Evans’s Sporting Art will appear in both the 19th Century European Art auction on 4 November in New York and the Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale on 8 December in London. Proceeds from the sale of each of the works on offer will benefit the Edward P. Evans Foundation, which continues the philanthropic mission of its founder in supporting excellence in the areas of education and medical research. Paintings and sculpture from the Evans Collection led the May 2011 auction of American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture in New York, where they brought a ... More Overview of the overlooked Southern California artists at the Robert Berman Gallery SANTA MONICA, CA.- Robert Berman Gallery presents Paid to Play – an overview of the overlooked Southern California artists rooted in illustration, commissioned to create imagery for record albums, magazines, advertisements, et al. A genre dirtily linked to commercialism but nonetheless full of innovation, technique, artistic expression and speed. “Fueled by a combination of intense demand, sleepless nights and brutal competition, the four men at the center of LA’s airbrush market – Dave Willardson, Charles E. White III, Peter Palombi and Peter Llyod – embarked on careers that produced iconic work for Playboy, Levi’s, the Rolling Stones, along with major studio films such as American Graffiti and Tron.” - Overspray: Riding High with the Kings of California Airbrush Art. And the wrangler of these men was Mike Salisbury – the art director of West magazine, the Sunday supplemen ... More Solo exhibition of new work by Linda Karshan at Cain Schulte Contemporary Art SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Cain Schulte Contemporary Art presents a solo exhibition of new work by Linda Karshan. For this third solo show with the gallery, Karshan has created two new bodies of work, both extremely coherent, with more complexity and more division in their forms than in the past. In them, the viewer can share her sense of time and space, and witness the act of creating space by defining the breadth of one’s essence. Linda Karshan’s reputation as a highly original and accomplished artist has been steadily growing since the early 1990s. She is best known for her drawings on paper, some of them on a large scale, which combine the rigor of a grid structure with the spontaneity and expressiveness of a very personal marking system. Her works has been exhibited in various European cities: London, Cologne, Berlin, Munich, Copenhagen, Staphorst (Holland), Valencia, Essen, Cambridge (U.K) and in the Unit ... More Refurbished, re-configured, restored and re-hung: The De Morgan Centre re-opens LONDON.- Refurbished, re-configured restored and re-hung, visitors once again are able to experience the stunning collection of William De Morgan’s ceramics and Evelyn De Morgan’s paintings – the largest collection of each anywhere in the world. While William De Morgan was the most important ceramicist of the Arts and Crafts Movement and a close friend and collaborator of William Morris, his wife Evelyn was a talented and acclaimed artist and symbolist painter. Together they were actively involved in a number of social movements of their day; including prison reform and women’s suffrage and so the Centre is also a rich resource for students of late 19th Century art, social and political history. Once again the Centre hosts a lively and wide ranging programme of temporary exhibitions, many featuring the work of contemporary crafts-people thus promoting craft education and the best craft practices of today. ... More (e)merge Art Fair in Washington DC, a virtual fair also! WASHINGTON, D.C.- Openartcollection.com, the New York based pioneer in virtual collectors’ networks and online art fairs has announced they will be hosting the virtual version of the (e)merge art fair in Washington DC (September 22-25). The (e)merge art fair is a new, vetted art fair focused on emerging artists and galleries with emerging art. The (e)merge art fair is the very first virtual art fair in the USA based on a physical fair, making the world of American art much easier for global collectors and art lovers to connect with. Following hot on the heels of several successfully hosted virtual art fairs in Europe and Asia, Openartcollection.com have recently announced that they will be presenting the (e)merge art fair based in Washington DC as a virtual fair, corresponding with the real world fair. This makes the (e)merge art fair the first in the US to be available in both a physical and digital format. Nathal ... More New exhibit presents stunning collection of photorealism JERSEY CITY, N.J.- Over the past four decades, prominent SoHo art dealers Louis K. Meisel and his wife, Susan, have dedicated themselves to the pursuit of collecting and have amassed upwards of 150 distinct collections containing more than 10,000 items. While their collections are comprised of objects of a most varied nature-including some of the largest and most thorough collections of antique gambling devices, player pianos, tin toys, Art Deco pottery and even beech trees-a particular emphasis has been placed on contemporary art, in particular, Photorealism, for which Louis K. Meisel coined the term in the late 1960s. From September 18, 2011 to January 2012, the Eileen S. Kaminsky Foundation and Mana Art Center will present highlights from the Meisels' personal art collection. Our Own Directions: Works from the Louis K. and Susan P. Meisel Collection assembles Photorealist paintings, photo- ... More "CIRCA 1986" exhibition at Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art PEEKSKILL, N.Y.- The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA) presents the exhibition CIRCA 1986, from September 18, 2011 through July 2012. 'CIRCA 1986 shows 65 artworks by 47 international artists who emerged with significant artworks in the extremely prosperous and exciting period between 1981 and 1991. The exhibition attempts to capture a decade, a momentous game changing time that started in a rush and ended with the collapse of the art market. It is seen from the perspective of 6 New York based couples who, over much of the past 50 years, spent considerable effort building important art collections, each independent of advisors each extremely diligent and each original. The art scene of New York in the 1980's opened with a roar, with brash plate paintings by Julian Schnabel and huge works by Anselm Kiefer. New ... More |
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