Art Events & Exhibitions
Camden Arts Centre opens exhibition of works by German-Swiss artist Dieter Roth
LONDON.- German-Swiss artist Dieter Roth (1930-98) worked with obsessive energy and his prolific output included installation, sculpture, drawing, video, assemblage and books. All of his work was a diary of sorts – a record of his relentless and impassioned engagement with life – and this exhibition takes his diaries as its central theme. Dieter Roth: Diaries runs at Camden... [Read Full Article]
Exhibition of new work by Brazilian artist Jac Leirner opens at White Cube Mason’s Yard
LONDON.- White Cube Mason’s Yard announced an exhibition of new work by Brazilian artist Jac Leirner. Entitled ‘Hardware Silk’, this is Leirner’s first exhibition in London. Since her emergence on the international art scene at the beginning of the 1990s in dOCUMENTA (IX) (1992) and in the exhibition ‘Sense and Sensibility: Women Artists and Minimalism... [Read Full Article]
Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery features original cover art for Time Magazine
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery opened a new exhibition, “Mr. Time: Portraits by Boris Chaliapin,” May 17, which features covers he produced during his 28 years with Time magazine. Chaliapin’s colleagues aptly nicknamed him “Mr. Time” due to his contribution of more than 413 covers as an artist for the magazine from 1942 to 1970. Throughout... [Read Full Article]
Marisol Rendón’s first Los Angeles solo exhibition opens at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Luis De Jesus Los Angeles presents Marisol Rendón in her first Los Angeles solo exhibition, titled So, Dragons Do Exist? (Considerations of the Unavoidable Syndrome of Illusion), on view from May 18 – June 29, 2013. An artist’s reception will be held on Saturday, May 18, from 6–8 pm. Marisol Rendón pursues an interest in the metaphorical and quasi–spiritual... [Read Full Article]
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Art Market
Russia propels Old Masters at Auction of Fine Art from the 15th to the 19th Century in Munich
MUNICH.- With the result of more than € 2,9 million in the auction Old Masters & Art of the 19th Century with the Collection Harry Beyer, the figures could have hardly been better. Last year’s result for the same period was topped by more than € 2 million. A total of 80% of all lots were sold, realizing an average increase of 265% per sold object. The auction’s most... [Read Full Article]
Sotheby’s London to offer an exquisitely assembled single owner collection: The Analytical Eye
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announced the Single Owner sale of the Branco Weiss Collection to be offered as a stand-alone auction preceding the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on Wednesday 19th June 2013. A collector who turned science and business into an art form, Branco Weiss was a renowned entrepreneur who established several international high-tech companies that... [Read Full Article]
Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Auction sells nearly half billion dollars
NEW YORK (AFP).- A blockbuster auction of Contemporary art in New York, including a record $58.4 million for a Jackson Pollock drip painting, fetched nearly half a billion dollars on Wednesday — the biggest haul ever at an art auction. Christie’s said its sale raised a “staggering” total of $495,021,500, with 94 percent of lots finding buyers. Nine of the... [Read Full Article]
Sotheby’s London Sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art brings $20,134,466
LONDON.- Sotheby’s biannual sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art today brought a total of £13,237,650 / $20,134,466, in excess of the pre-sale estimate of £7,732,500 – 11,386,500 ($11,761,133 – 17,318,867). Headlining the auction was A Rare Pair of Blue and White ‘Bajixiang’ Moonflasks, Qianlong Seal Marks and Period. These two impressive moon flasks,... [Read Full Article]
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Museums & Galleries
Pérez Art Museum Miami announces gift of $15 million at museum’s Annual Corporate Luncheon
MIAMI, FL.- The capital campaign for Miami Art Museum’s new, state-of-the-art facility, opening as Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) this December, has now reached 85 percent of its... [Read Full Article]
New York native Robert Lesser donates $9 million Pulp Art Collection to New Britain Museum of American Art
NEW BRITAIN, CT.- On Tuesday, April 30, 2013, New York native and Pulp Art expert Robert Lesser signed the deed of the gift that officially transferred ownership of the largest and... [Read Full Article]
LACMA to host free, participatory art and film programs in nine southern California communities
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents a new outreach initiative that brings an array of interactive art and film programming to nine communities in Southern... [Read Full Article]
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston opens two 18th-century period rooms from Great Britain
BOSTON, MASS.- Two 18th-century period rooms from Great Britain have been reinstalled at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as part of a suite of galleries. The Alan and Simone Hartman... [Read Full Article]
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Artists & People
Galerie Jaeger Bucher in Paris announces the death of Swiss artist Michael Biberstein
PARIS.- Galerie Jaeger Bucher announce the death of its artist Michael Biberstein who passed away on Sunday 5th of May, victim of a cerebrovascular accident in his Alentejo house... [Read Full Article]
Storm Thorgerson’s family announces that the Pink Floyd cover designer dies at age 69
LONDON (AFP).- British graphic designer Storm Thorgerson, best known for designing the iconic cover of Pink Floyd’s 1973 classic album “The Dark Side of the Moon”,... [Read Full Article]
Franco-Chinese abstract painter Zao Wou-Ki dies at home at the age of 93: Lawyers
PARIS (AFP).- Chinese-French abstract painter Zao Wou-Ki, a significant figure in 20th-century Chinese art, died Tuesday at his home in Switzerland aged 93, Marc Bonnant, a lawyer... [Read Full Article]
Kate Haw named new Director of Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- Kate Haw, currently vice president for development at the National Building Museum, has been named the director of theSmithsonian’s Archives of American Art, effective... [Read Full Article]
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Art Reviews
Flower Time by Elena Eremina
Elena Eremina lives in St. Petersburg (Russia), and is know for her still lifes photographies. Read More →
Paceful nature pictures by David Fokos
David Fokos was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1960 and went on to receive his Bachelors in engineering from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Fokos creates photographs of land and seascapes that evoke tranquility and emanate light with a concentration on capturing the feeling and emotion of a location, rather than documenting precise imagery. At Cornell, Fokos studied... [Read Full Article]
Photography by Peter Coulson
Peter Coulson is an Australian photographer particularly strong in fashion and advertising. Recently he win the 2010 Canon AIPP Australian Professional Photographer of the Year and for that he talked about himself. “Winning the 2010 Canon AIPP Australian Professional Photographer of the Year award, as well as the Commercial category, was massive for me and entirely unexpected.... [Read Full Article]
Most Powerful Photos Of 2011
It’s time for selections of moments that marked the entire year. This is a selection of photographs that summarizes the year 2011. They are impressive captures in several themes but all very powerful and emotional. Robert Peraza, who lost his son Robert David Peraza in 9/11, pauses at his son’s name at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial. (Getty Images / Justin Lane) 2. A... [Read Full Article]
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Sculpture
Hong Kong cries fowl as giant rubber duck by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman deflates
HONG KONG (AFP).- The giant inflatable rubber duck which has attracted tens of thousands of visitors since it sailed into Hong Kong two weeks ago was reduced to a sad deflated disc... [Read Full Article]
New and permanent galleries dedicated to the work of Henry Moore open at Tate Britain
LONDON.- The first permanent galleries in London dedicated to the work of Henry Moore opened at Tate Britain on 14 May 2013. Two gallery spaces present around 30 works and focus... [Read Full Article]
Exhibition of new work by American sculptor, Mark di Suvero opens at John Berggruen Gallery
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- John Berggruen Gallery presents an exhibition of new work by American sculptor, Mark di Suvero. Mark di Suvero: Selected Small Works marks the artist’s fifth... [Read Full Article]
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Antiques & Archaeology
A spectacular 1,500 year old mosaic was exposed in the fields of Kibbutz Bet Qama
JERUSALEM.- A spectacular colorful mosaic dating to the 4th–6th centuries CE was exposed in recent weeks in the fields of Kibbutz Bet Qama, in the B’nei Shimon regional council.... [Read Full Article]
French archaeologists uncover a Gallic necropolis from the 4th and 3rd centuries BC
PARIS.- An Inrap team has recently uncovered a Gallic necropolis from the 4th and 3rd centuries BC on the site of the Parc Logistique de l’Aube, at Buchères. Since 2004, the 260... [Read Full Article]
Excavation unearths evidence of Thessaloniki’s urban life between 4th and 9th centuries AD
THESSALONIKI (AFP).- Archaeologists in Greece’s northern metropolis Thessaloniki were already overjoyed in 2006 when a 2,300-year-old avenue was found during construction work... [Read Full Article]
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Photography
HCB Award Winner 2011 Vanessa Winship exhibits at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
PARIS.- For me photography is a process of literacy, a journey whereby I understand that life doesn’t come to us in perfectly formed narratives. This quote from Vanessa Winship, British photographer born in 1960, may give the keys of her very intimate approach. Vanessa Winship is interested in the concepts of borders, land, desire, identity, history, memory, and about how those... [Read Full Article]
Sotheby’s announces sale of photographic artworks from the former Soviet Union
LONDON.- On 5 June 2013 in London, Sotheby’s will present for auction ‘Changing Focus: A Collection of Russian & Eastern European Contemporary Photography’. This private American collection of over 800 photographs taken by artists living within the former Soviet Union is the first of its kind to be offered for sale on the international auction market. Comprising works... [Read Full Article]
Museum of Modern Art in New York exhibits new acquisitions in photography
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents XL: 19 New Acquisitions in Photography, featuring a selection of major works—often multipart and serial images—by 19 contemporary artists, from May 10, 2013, to January 6, 2014. The exhibition features works, made between 1960 and the present, which have been acquired by the Department of Photography within the past five years... [Read Full Article]
Photographs capture the imagination at Bonhams New York May 7 Photographs Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams May 7 Photographs auction at the Madison Avenue salesroom realized strong results for inventive compositions from established names, with a number of offerings significantly exceeding their pre-sale estimates. The auction attracted primarily domestic interest, although European participation was significant and bidders from as far as the Middle East were... [Read Full Article]
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Arts Policy
Poland’s culture minister Bogdan Zdrojewski seeks return of art seized by Soviet Russia in 1945
WARSAW (AFP).- Poland’s culture minister said Wednesday that Russia has yet to return several paintings seized by the Soviet Red Army at the end of World War II, including one... [Read Full Article]
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to return two Khmer sculptures to Cambodia
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced today that it will return to the Kingdom of Cambodia two 10th-century Koh Ker stone statues of “Kneeling Attendants”—donated... [Read Full Article]
French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault to return relics bought at Christie’s to China
BEIJING (AFP).- French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault will return two rare Chinese relics whose auction in 2009 outraged Beijing, his company said on Friday during a visit to... [Read Full Article]
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Art Crime & Legal
United States returns stolen 16th century Virgin Mary and baby Jesus tapestry to Spain
WASHINGTON (AFP).- A 16th century religious tapestry stolen from a Spanish cathedral in 1979 and sold at auction three years ago for $369,000 was returned to Spain on Wednesday by... [Read Full Article]
One million euro stolen gold egg recovered near French-Swiss border during a routine roadblock
GRENOBLE (AFP).- A bejewelled golden egg stolen four years ago in Geneva and worth an estimated one million euros ($1.3 million) has been recovered by French police near the Swiss... [Read Full Article]
Italian police recover painting by Marc Chagall stolen from United States yacht more than a decade ago
ROME (AFP).- A painting by Marc Chagall stolen from a US yacht moored in Italy has been recovered more than a decade later in a private collector’s home, Italy’s art theft... [Read Full Article]
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Design & Architecture
The New York Public Library unveils award-winning designs for new 53rd Street Library
NEW YORK, NY.- Plans released today depicting The New York Public Library’s all-new 53rd Street branch in midtown Manhattan portray an open, light-filled design that offers a rich variety of public reading and meeting spaces, a family and children’s area, state-of-the-art computer labs, an audio-video collection, and accessible book collections that encourage communal interaction... [Read Full Article]
International Design Museum Munich devotes exhibition to design icons
MUNICH.- An exhibition in the Audi Forum in Neckarsulm has now been devoted to design icons from one of the world’s leading design museums. Until the end of June Neue Sammlung – The International Design Museum Munich – is displaying a trenchant selection of objects from its permanent collection. The exhibition represents a new style of presentation for the Museum, which... [Read Full Article]
Stairway to heaven: Famous 13th-century black-and-white striped Siena cathedral opens roof tour
SIENA (AFP).- Secret passages high up in the rafters of Siena Cathedral have opened for the first time after decades of restoration, offering a rare view of midnight-blue ceilings and the Tuscan panorama. The famous 13th-century black-and-white striped cathedral has opened a series of spiral staircases and covered internal walkways to the public — all some 15 metres (49... [Read Full Article]
Exhibition at the Block Museum explores Chicago architecture and the modern city
EVANSTON, IL.- “Drawing the Future: Chicago Architecture on the International Stage, 1900–1925,” the main gallery exhibition at Northwestern University’s Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art this spring, examines the role Chicago architects played in shaping ideas about the modern city in the United States, Europe and Australia. Free and open to the public, “Drawing the... [Read Full Article]
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Multimedia Art
First UK show of the American artist Edy Ferguson at Faggionato Fine Arts
LONDON.- Faggionato Fine Arts announced the first UK show of the American artist Edy Ferguson. The exhibition America combines video and film installations, drawings, paintings and... [Read Full Article]
Major exhibition by Eija-Liisa Ahtila opens in Kiasma
HELSINKI.- Eija-Liisa Ahtila (b. 1959 in Hämeenlinna, Finland) is an international contemporary artist. She has exhibited her work in major museums across the world, including Tate... [Read Full Article]
Cardi Black Box in Milan opens exhibitions by Marnie Weber and Loredana Di Lillo
MILAN.- Cardi Black Box, the Milan-based contemporary art gallery, announced two exhibitions featuring works by Marnie Weber and Loredana Di Lillo. The shows will be on view April... [Read Full Article]
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Education & Research
New documentary reveals story of WWII unit that duped Hitler’s army – with rubber tanks
NEW YORK, NY.- War, deception and art come together in Rick Beyer’s new documentary The Ghost Army, the astonishing true story of American G.I.s — many of whom would go on to... [Read Full Article]
Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven announces unknown painting by El Lissitzky discovered
EINDHOVEN.- An up-to-now unknown Proun painting by the Russian artist El Lissitzky (1890 – 1941) will be exhibited in the Lissitzky – Kabakov, Utopia and Reality exhibition... [Read Full Article]
Rembrandt self-portrait hanging in a British stately home confirmed in Britain
LONDON (AFP).- A painting hanging in a British stately home has been confirmed as a self-portrait by Rembrandt worth tens of millions of dollars, the National Trust heritage body... [Read Full Article]
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Artifacts & Decorative Arts
“Out of Tradition: Contemporary Decorative and Applied Art” on view at The Ukrainian Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Organized by The Ukrainian Museum, the exhibition Out of Tradition: Contemporary Decorative and Applied Art features the work of 35 contemporary decorative artists... [Read Full Article]
Swatch’s Harry Winston buys $26.7mn diamond at Christie’s auction in Geneva
GENEVA (AFP).- Prestigious jeweller Harry Winston, which was acquired earlier this year by Swatch Group, bought a new colourless, flawless 101.73-carat diamond for a record $26.7... [Read Full Article]
Christie’s in Geneva to offer one of the largest pear-shaped diamonds known to date
GENEVA.- On 15 May 2013 Christie’s will be presenting at auction in Geneva an extraordinary pear-shaped perfect diamond weighing 101.73 carats. Offered for sale for the very first... [Read Full Article]
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Opinion & Experiences
The Procuress: Fake or Mistake? Painting Featured in the Third Episode of BBC One’s Fake or Fortune
LONDON.- The Procuress, the painting featured in the third episode of BBC One’s Fake or Fortune, went on view to the public at The Courtauld Gallery, London, on Monday 4 July... [Read Full Article]
“The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt Named Most Romantic Oil Painting for Valentine’s Day 2011
WICHITA, KAN.- The popular online art gallery overstockArt.com, published today its official Top 10 list of most romantic oil paintings for Valentine’s Day 2011. Topping the chart... [Read Full Article]
Christopher Stone’s Adam and Eve and Christmas Musings
“Adam and Eve”, Christopher Stone What do Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Rodin, Andy Warhol, Chuck Close, and Robert Rauschenberg all have in common ? except being... [Read Full Article]
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