Art Events & Exhibitions
Restored Rubens masterpiece goes back on public view at The Courtauld Gallery
LONDON.- The newly-conserved masterpiece Cain Slaying Abel by Sir Peter Paul Rubens went back on public display at The Courtauld Gallery, today. The magnificent painting, widely considered to be one of the most important in the Gallery’s world-class collection of works by Rubens, has been restored as part of the Bank of America Art Conservation Project which was launched in... [Read Full Article]
Hayward Gallery presents first major United Kingdom survey of works by David Shrigley
LONDON.- This Hayward Gallery exhibition is the first major survey in the UK of works by David Shrigley. Spanning the upper galleries, David Shrigley: Brain Activity, covers the full range of Shrigley’s diverse practice from the past two decades of the artist’s career, including drawing, animation, painting, photography, taxidermy and sculpture. The exhibition features some... [Read Full Article]
The Valencian Institute for Modern Art opens exhibition: Contemporary Indigenous Art in Australia
VALENCIA.- The director of the IVAM, Consuelo Císcar, the curators of the exhibition Ian McLean and Erica Izett and artists Judy Watson and Christian Thompson presented the exhibition “Contemporary Indian Art Australia. Missana-Sordello Collection, which will run until April 16 . The exhibition draws primarily from the private collection of Marc Sordello & Francis Missana... [Read Full Article]
Heather Gaudio Fine Art announces exhibition of select works by Robert Kushner & Cornelia Kubler Kavanagh
NEW CANAAN, CT.- Heather Gaudio Fine Art, a contemporary art gallery featuring paintings, sculptures, photography, and works on paper is pleased to present their latest exhibition, Patterns and Forms, at their gallery located at 21 South Avenue in New Canaan, CT. The exhibition will feature a compelling apposition of paintings and sculpture. A series of richly textured and opulent... [Read Full Article]
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Art Market
Christie’s 2011 sales total US$5.7 billion; significant increase in private sales and via online
LONDON.- Christie’s announces 2011 sales of £3.6 billion / US$5.7 billion, up 9% by £ (14% by US$) compared with 2010 (figures include buyer’s premium). This includes private sales of £502 million / US$808.6 million, an increase of 44% by £ (50% by US$) on 2010. “Christie’s ability to curate and offer sales of art to a growing audience has led to continued demand across... [Read Full Article]
“A Portrait of a Young Lady in Pink” leads January Period Art & Design auction at Bonhams
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- A selection of paintings paved the way to success at Bonhams Period Art & Design auction, January 29, 2012 in San Francisco, which realized a sales total of $578,981. Leading the auction was A portrait of a young lady in pink, an oil on canvas by Tadé Styka, depicting a brunette woman in a sleeveless, eye-catching, pink gown sitting outside against a... [Read Full Article]
Bonhams to sell Zulu heritage in London: German art training that gave new insights into Africa
LONDON.- When does a work of art become part of a country’s national heritage? Bonhams next sale of South African Art on 21st March 2012 in New Bond Street, London, may go some way towards answering that question when ‘Zulu Woman’ by Irma Stern goes under the hammer. Painted in 1935 at the height of her creative powers by South Africa’s leading artist, Irma Stern, it... [Read Full Article]
31 dog paintings by Royal artist from Bolton to sell at Bonhams
NEW YORK, NY.- Thirty one works by the renowned canine artist, Reuben Ward Binks (1880-1950), who regularly painted for the Royal family, will feature in the ‘Dogs in Show & Field: The Fine Art Sale’ on 15th February 2012 at Bonhams New York saleroom. Reuben Ward Binks was born in Halliwell, Bolton in 1880 and was initially destined to follow the career of his father... [Read Full Article]
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Museums & Galleries
Bank of America Merrill Lynch art conservation project helps restore 20 works of art across globe
LONDON.- At an event at London’s Courtauld Gallery last night (31 January), Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced this year’s conservation funding recipients through its unique... [Read Full Article]
Sweden’s Nationalmuseum acquires Tradgardsinterior by artist Johan Krouthén
STOCKHOLM.- Nationalmuseum has acquired the painting Trädgårdsinteriör från Linköping by Swedish artist Johan Krouthén. The detailed painting depicts army surgeon Ernst Boman... [Read Full Article]
Turner watercolour, lost from public view for 100 years, brought home to Brighton
BRIGHTON.- A painting of Brighton by JMW Turner which was lost from public view for 100 years has found a home at the city’s Royal Pavilion thanks to an Art Fund grant. Jenny... [Read Full Article]
Special contributions allow Knoxville Museum of Art to acquire masterpiece by Catherine Wiley
KNOXVILLE, TN.- Thanks to an outpouring of generosity from the community, the Knoxville Museum of Art has acquired a landmark 1913 Impressionist painting by East Tennessee native... [Read Full Article]
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Artists & People
Amon Carter Museum of American Art Announces New Interpretation Manager
FORT WORTH, TX.- The Amon Carter Museum of American Art announced that Jenna Madison has joined its nationally recognized Education Department in the newly created position of Interpretation... [Read Full Article]
Academy Award-winning visual artist Eiko Ishioka has died at age 73 of pancreatic cancer
NEW YORK (AP).- Eiko Ishioka, a bold, Academy Award-winning visual artist whose surreal and sensual costumes were worn by Broadway actors, Olympic athletes, Cirque du Soleil performers... [Read Full Article]
Purdue University President France Cordova becomes Smithsonian Institution chairwoman
WASHINGTON (AP).- Purdue University President France Cordova was installed Monday as chairwoman of the Smithsonian Institution’s governing board as the museum complex expands... [Read Full Article]
James Holloway CBE to retire as Director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
EDINBURGH.- The National Galleries of Scotland announced that James Holloway CBE will retire from his post as Director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery at the end of January... [Read Full Article]
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Art Reviews
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]
Sexy model pictures by George Katsanakis
Enjoy some fashion and glamour photos by George Katsanakis, talented women photographer, based in Athens, Greece. Read More →
Africa’s Wildlife Through Nick Brandt Eyes
Photographer Nick Brandt says, “The emphasis has generally been on capturing the drama of wild animals IN ACTION, on capturing that dramatic single moment, as opposed to simply animals in the state of being.” I agree with Brandt and appreciate his stunning contributions to wildlife photography. The native Londoner first discovered the beauty of Africa’s majestic creatures... [Read Full Article]
Innocence and erotism by Audrey Kawasaki
The themes in Audrey Kawasaki‘s work are contradictions within themselves. Her work is both innocent and erotic. Each subject is attractive yet disturbing. Audrey’s precise technical style is at once influenced by both manga comics and Art Nouveau. Read More →
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Sculpture
Rachel Kneebone presents new artwork alongside sculptures by Rodin at the Brooklyn Museum
BROOKLYN, NY.- Rachel Kneebone: Regarding Rodin, an exhibition featuring new works by the British artist Rachel Kneebone shown alongside iconic works from the nineteenth-century French... [Read Full Article]
Indianapolis Museum of Art to celebrate Super Bowl XLVI with special Robert Indiana installation
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art announced today that it has placed Robert Indiana’s sculptures Numbers (four) and Numbers (six) in the IMA Welcome Center to celebrate... [Read Full Article]
Galerie Jaeger Bucher in Paris opens exhibition by the Portuguese artist Miguel Branco
PARIS.- From 28 January to 31 March, 2012, the gallery presents an exhibition of the artist Miguel Branco entitled Deserto. Born in Castelo Branco, Portugal in 1963, Miguel Branco... [Read Full Article]
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Antiques & Archaeology
Olympian world of the Greek gods is recreated at the Roman-Germanic Museum in Cologne
COLOGNE.- Even today, the world of the ancient Greek gods has lost none of its fascination. Accounts of the deeds of mighty Zeus, his jealous wife Hera, the twins Apollo and Artemis,... [Read Full Article]
A selection of treasures from the Khalili Collection to be shown at the British Museum
LONDON.- The earliest known accurate panoramic view of Mecca is one of over forty-five important objects to be loaned by the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art to the British... [Read Full Article]
A Stamp with the Temple Menorah was uncovered in excavations near Akko
JERUSALEM.- A ceramic stamp from the Byzantine period (6th century CE) was discovered in excavations the Israel Antiquities Authority is currently conducting at Horbat Uza east of... [Read Full Article]
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Photography
Cy Twombly: Photographs 1951-2010 opens at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels
BRUSSELS.- As a tribute to the recently deceased artist, the Centre for Fine Arts is turning the spotlight on a less familiar aspect of his oeuvre. The exhibition includes more than 100 dryprint Polaroid photographs (selected by Twombly himself), along with a selection of other works by Twombly and a film portrait by Tacita Dean. Cy Twombly (who was born in Lexington in 1928... [Read Full Article]
Phillips de Pury & Company London announces it has become market leader in photographs
LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company announced it has become the London market leader in the sale of Photographs following on from the success of the last auction in November 2011 which achieved £1,664,750; selling 74% by lot and 86% by value. The Phillips de Pury photographs department in London maintains its position as a leader across the European market. Phillips de Pury’s... [Read Full Article]
Weegee: Murder Is My Business at the International Center of Photography in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Gangland murders, gruesome car crashes, and perilous tenement fires were for the photographer Weegee (1899—1968) the staples of his flashlit black-and-white work as a freelance photojournalist in the mid-1930s. Such graphically dramatic and sometimes sensationalistic photographs of New York crimes and news events set the standard for what has since become known... [Read Full Article]
Celebrities and unknowns alike star in presentation of nearly forty rarely or never-seen Andy Warhol Polaroids
BERKELEY, CA.- The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archivepresents Andy Warhol: Polaroids / MATRIX 240. The exhibition features a selection of Warhol’s Polaroid portraits drawn from an extraordinary gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to the museum. From 1970 to 1987, Warhol, armed with his Polaroid Big Shot camera, captured... [Read Full Article]
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Arts Policy
Italy returns 2,000 year-old statue to Libya
TRIPOLI (AP).- Italy has returned to Libya the head of a 2,000 year-old statue that was smuggled out of the country in the 1960s. Prime Minister Mario Monti gave the sculpted head... [Read Full Article]
Bosnian closure-threatened museum gets reprieve
SARAJEVO (AP).- A regional government is providing emergency funding to Bosnia’s National Museum to save the 125-year-old institution from being forced to close due to unpaid... [Read Full Article]
Bosnia’s oldest and most prestigious cultural institutions begin to close doors
SARAJEVO (AP).- Bosnia’s oldest and most prestigious cultural institutions have begun closing their doors one after another, thanks to long-standing disputes among politicians... [Read Full Article]
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Art Crime & Legal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement returns Pissarro painting stolen from French museum in 1981
WASHINGTON, DC.- An art piece stolen from a French museum more than 30 years ago is finally on its way home to France. On Wednesday, U.S. officials repatriated “Le Marché aux... [Read Full Article]
NY federal court finds for Art International in Edelman Arts’ suit over multimillion-dollar Mondrian painting
NEW YORK, NY.- One of the art world’s most acquisitive and controversial collectors has been dealt a noteworthy setback this week by a New York federal judge. In a closely watched... [Read Full Article]
Hotel in Australia offers its guests the chance to try and steal a work of art by Banksy
MELBOURNE.- Crime Stoppers is to become the beneficiary of a valuable piece of art that inept thieves have failed to steal despite multiple attempts. Art Series Hotels in Melbourne... [Read Full Article]
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Design & Architecture
United Kingdom’s tallest building “The Shard” designed by Renzo Piano adds drama to London’s sky
LONDON (AP).- Passengers stepping out of London Bridge tube station cannot help but crane their necks to gaze at the jagged tower under construction: The Shard is the tallest building in the European Union and looks like a slice of glass balanced on the edge of the financial district. When the tower opens next year, visitors to the observation deck will see helicopters fly by at... [Read Full Article]
First U.S. exhibition of Thomas Heatherwick opens at Haunch of Venison in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Haunch of Venison presents the first U.S. exhibition of Thomas Heatherwick, one of Britain’s most celebrated architect designers. The exhibition Extruding and Spinning will be open through March 3, 2012. Heatherwick’s designs engage in the spectrum of architecture, engineering and public art. He has worked on a diverse range of projects from buildings, bridges... [Read Full Article]
Architect Ricardo Legorreta, who combined vibrant color with geometric shapes, dies at 80
MEXICO CITY.- Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta has died at the age of 80. Legorreta’s best-known work is Mexico City’s Camino Real hotel, which was built in 1968. He also oversaw the remodeling of Los Angeles’ Pershing Square in 1993. The hallmark of Legorreta’s work was the use of color. He placed a 10-story purple bell tower in the middle of Pershing... [Read Full Article]
Three architects selected to receive the 2012 A.I.A Thomas Jefferson Award for public architecture
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The American Institute of Architects has selected, Alexander Cooper, FAIA, Daniel Feil, FAIA, and Robert Peck, Hon. AIA, to receive the 2012 Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture. This year’s award recipients will be honored and receive their awards at the 2012 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in Washington D.C. The Thomas Jefferson Award... [Read Full Article]
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Multimedia Art
Newly renovated and freshly installed 19th-Century French galleries reopen at National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- Following a two-year renovation, the galleries devoted to impressionism and post-impressionism in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art reopened to the... [Read Full Article]
Canadian artist Althea Thauberger presents film at Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
MONTREAL.- From January 4 to February 19, 2012, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréalis presenting Zivildienst ≠ Kunstprojekt (Social Service ≠ Art Project) by the Canadian... [Read Full Article]
First solo exhibition of Tian Xiaolei in the United States opens at Meulensteen
NEW YORK, NY.- Meulensteen announces the first solo exhibition of Tian Xiaolei in the United States. Based in Beijing, he creates surreal animated videos and images that engage with... [Read Full Article]
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Education & Research
Earliest known copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa found at Spain’s Prado Museum
MADRID (AP).- A “Mona Lisa” copy owned by Spain’s Prado Museum was almost certainly painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci’s apprentices alongside the master himself... [Read Full Article]
Art detective and leading art dealer Philip Mould is on the hunt for lost treasures
LONDON.- Is there a chance you have an unknown Rembrandt or a forged Leonardo? The race is now on to discover unattributed treasures or counterfeits currently languishing in the dimly... [Read Full Article]
National Gallery of Victoria corrects details of missing Bonington painting investigation
MELBOURNE.- The National Gallery of Victoria outlined details of its investigations into the missing, now reported stolen, Richard Bonington painting Low Tide at Boulogne (1818-28). Media... [Read Full Article]
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Artifacts & Decorative Arts
“Georgia Bellflowers: The Furniture of Henry Eugene Thomas” displayed at the Georgia Museum of Art
ATHENS, GA.- The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia presents “Georgia Bellflowers: The Furniture of Henry Eugene Thomas”, a decorative arts exhibition featuring... [Read Full Article]
Sotheby’s to offer American silver from First Parish Church in Dorchester, MA
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby’s annual auction of Important Americana on 20 & 21 January 2012 will feature a group of rare and important 17th, 18th and early-19th century American... [Read Full Article]
Bonhams takes United Kingdom market leadership with £4.1 million fine jewellery sale
LONDON.- A selection of outstanding diamonds, natural pearls and important signed pieces were the highlights of the Fine Jewellery Sale that took place on the 8th December at Bonhams,... [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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