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Irma Sterns Zanzibar Image of Indian Beauty to Sell at Bonhams Irma Sterns Zanzibar Image of Indian Beauty to Sell at Bonhams

LONDON.- An arresting image from Irma Stern’s time in Zanzibar, where she was powerfully affected by the beauty of the local Indian women, features in Bonhams next sale of South African Art in London on October 26 and 27. There are no fewer than four images by Stern (1894 to 1966) in this sale estimated at between £1.5m to £2m for the quartet. The... [Read full article]

Six-Month Restoration Ends of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Bedroom” Six-Month Restoration Ends of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Bedroom”

AMSTERDAM (AP).- Vincent van Gogh must have been horrified when he returned from the hospital to his studio in Arles early in 1889 to find one of his favorite paintings damaged by moisture. He pressed newspaper to the canvas to protect it from further deterioration, and later rolled it up and sent it to his brother Theo in Paris. Ella Hendriks could... [Read full article]

Bob Dylan’s Specifically-Made ‘Brazil Series’ on Display in Denmark’s National Gallery Bob Dylan’s Specifically-Made ‘Brazil Series’ on Display in Denmark’s National Gallery

COPENHAGEN (AP).- Denmark’s National Gallery is displaying 40 acrylic paintings by Bob Dylan that have never before been shown to the public. Curator Kasper Monrad said the paintings in Dylan’s “Brazil Series” were specifically made for the Danish exhibition, which opens Friday. The collection includes figurative scenes from... [Read full article]

Bridget Riley and Wolfgang Tillmans Among Highlights of Frieze Talks Bridget Riley and Wolfgang Tillmans Among Highlights of Frieze Talks

LONDON.- Ramin Bahrani, Susan Hiller, Amar Kanwar, Bridget Riley and Wolfgang Tillmans are all part of the international line-up of highly respected artists, filmmakers, curators and cultural commentators taking part in Frieze Talks 2010. Frieze Talks is a daily programme of keynote lectures, panel debates and discussions that take place in the... [Read full article]

New Head of Exhibitions and Displays for Tate Liverpool New Head of Exhibitions and Displays for Tate Liverpool

LIVERPOOL.- Tate Liverpool announced the appointment of Gavin Delahunty to the position of Head of Exhibitions and Displays. Gavin is currently Curator at mima (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art). He will join the gallery in November 2010 and succeeds Peter Gorschlüter, who has taken up the position of Deputy Director at MMK (Museum für Moderne... [Read full article]

Bonhams to Sell Album of Paintings of Australia’s Famed Wine Growing Region Bonhams to Sell Album of Paintings of Australia’s Famed Wine Growing Region

LONDON.- An album of paintings of Australia’s famed wine growing region, the Barossa Valley, by an English vicar sent as a parish priest to Lyndoch in 1877, will be sold at Bonhams Exploration & Travel Sale on September 15 in London. What makes this album of topographical views particularly interesting is that they show the region as it was... [Read full article]

Canadian Pavilion in Venice: Hylozoic Ground by Philip Beesley Canadian Pavilion in Venice: Hylozoic Ground by Philip Beesley

VENICE.- For the 12th International Architecture Exhibition Hylozoic Ground transforms the Canada Pavilion with an immersive, interactive environment made of tens of thousands of lightweight digitally-fabricated components fitted with meshed microprocessors and sensors. The glass-like fragility of this artificial forest is built of an intricate... [Read full article]

Landmark New Sculpture by Acclaimed Artist Peter Randall-Page for Dulwich Landmark New Sculpture by Acclaimed Artist Peter Randall-Page for Dulwich

LONDON.- On 14 September the Dulwich Picture Gallery will unveil a new, permanent sculpture in its grounds. Walking the Dog by acclaimed artist Peter Randall-Page is being presented to the Gallery by the Art Fund to mark its 2011 bicentenary. It is the first contemporary sculpture to be acquired for Dulwich – the UK’s first public art... [Read full article]

Neues Museum in Berlin Welcomes One Millionth Visitor Neues Museum in Berlin Welcomes One Millionth Visitor

BERLIN.- At 11 a.m. on Wednesday, 1 September 2010, Michael Eissenhauer, Director General of the National Museums in Berlin, was delighted to be able to greet Harald Fuchs (48), from near Erlangen, as the millionth visitor to the Neues Museum and handed him the weighty volume ‘Neues Museum’, published by Nicolai Verlag Berlin, as well... [Read full article]

Larry Gagosian to Open New Gallery in Paris in October Larry Gagosian to Open New Gallery in Paris in October

PARIS.- On October 20, 2010 Gagosian will inaugurate a new gallery in Paris. Gagosian Gallery of Paris is located in the 8th arrondissement, between Avenue Matignon and the Champs Elysees, in what is known as the ‘triangle d’or’. Occupying 900 square meters on four levels, it has over 350 square meters dedicated to public exhibition space on... [Read full article]

Istituto Veneto di Scienze Shows Stanley Kubrick, the Photographer Istituto Veneto di Scienze Shows Stanley Kubrick, the Photographer

VENICE.- Love of the paradoxical, of the oxymoron, of the ambiguous, is a key to the work of one of the twentieth century’s greatest filmmakers: Stanley Kubrick. While his films are known and appreciated by millions, few were aware until now that Kubrick was also a great photographer, in the years just after World War II. From 1945 to 1950... [Read full article]

Experts Reveal the Full Beauty of Petra’s 2,000 Year-Old Cave Painting Experts Reveal the Full Beauty of Petra’s 2,000 Year-Old Cave Painting

LONDON.- Experts from London’s Courtauld Institute of Art recently completed the conservation of a rare and exquisite Nabataean wall painting at the World Heritage site of Petra in Jordan, for the Petra National Trust. Conservators Stephen Rickerby and Lisa Shekede from the Courtauld’s Conservation of Wall Painting Department worked on the... [Read full article]

Treasures of Kazakhstan Take Centre Stage in London Treasures of Kazakhstan Take Centre Stage in London

LONDON.- Christie’s presents a special and unique loan exhibition, Treasures of Kazakhstan – Exhibition of Kazakh and Russian Art from the Kasteev Museum and a Distinguished Kazakh Private Collection at its headquarters in London from 1-8 September 2010. This selection of masterpieces of Kazakh and Russian art of the twentieth century will enable... [Read full article]

Two Important Paintings Consigned to Auction through Christie’s iPhone App Two Important Paintings Consigned to Auction through Christie’s iPhone App

LONDON.- The auction of Modern and Contemporary Australian Art at Christie’s on 23 September 2010 will offer a pair of rediscovered paintings of historical importance that was found in an attic and which was identified and consigned to auction through Christie’s iPhone application. The rare oil paintings by William Blamire Young celebrate the... [Read full article]

Basquiat, Hockney and Wesley Drive Momentum in Christie’s First Open Sale Basquiat, Hockney and Wesley Drive Momentum in Christie’s First Open Sale

NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the fall 2010 edition of First Open, a sale of edgy Post-War & Contemporary Art to be held on September 22, 2010 in New York. The offering runs the gamut with works by artists — such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Hockney, Donald Judd ,Yayoi Kusama, Frank Stella, Thomas Struth, John Wesley and Lisa Yuskavage... [Read full article]