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Museum of the Moving Image in New York to open new gallery devoted to Jim Henson Museum of the Moving Image in New York to open new gallery devoted to Jim Henson

May 22, 2013 by   - Filed under Museums & Galleries


ASTORIA, NY ( ).- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Museum of the Moving Image, The Jim Henson Legacy, and other officials today announced that the family of Jim Henson has donated nearly 400 puppets, costumes, props, and other objects to the Museum, which will build a new gallery devoted to Henson’s important and lasting creative achievements. The project, which has a fundraising goal of $5 million, is anchored by $2.75 million in funding from the City of New York for the construction of the new gallery, which is expected to open to the public in winter 2014–2015. “It’s... [Full Article]

German art smuggling suspect Nils Jennrich leaves China after more than 100 days in prison German art smuggling suspect Nils Jennrich leaves China after more than 100 days in prison

May 22, 2013 by   - Filed under Art Crime & Legal


BERLIN (AFP).- A German man held in a Beijing prison for more than 100 days last year on suspicion of art smuggling has left China, Germany’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Guido Westerwelle said in a statement that Nils Jennrich had departed China on Tuesday and voiced relief that “many months of uncertainty and concern” for his family was “over for the present”. The foreign ministry declined to give information about his current whereabouts. Westerwelle said the proceedings in China against Jennrich were still under way. Nils Jennrich,... [Full Article]

Chapman Brothers unveil diabolical art installation at White Cube in Hong Kong Chapman Brothers unveil diabolical art installation at White Cube in Hong Kong

May 22, 2013 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions


HONG KONG (AFP).- The Chapman brothers presented their latest epic installation featuring thousands of little figures in violent conflict Tuesday at the sidelines of Art Basel in Hong Kong, but dismissed the renowned fair as a “shop”. “The Sum of all Evil” by Jake and Dinos Chapman builds on previous works “Hell” (1999), and “Fucking Hell” (2008), which showcased innumerous miniature Nazis soldiers in various states of diabolical torment. Their ambitions to use themes of war, genocide, the apocalypse and the evils of... [Full Article]

International bidding drives California works to new highs International bidding drives California works to new highs

May 22, 2013 by   - Filed under Art Market


VAN NUYS, CA.- Los Angeles Modern Auctions set multiple world records for works of art and design in its May 19, 2013 auction, selling major works by California artists to American, European, and Asian buyers. The auction broke world records for a work by Vija Celmins, the highest price achieved at auction for a work on canvas by the artist, and a work by Joe Goode, which set a new world auction record for any work by the artist. LAMA achieved a new company record for total sales, realizing $3.46 million and selling 120% of the 469 lots by value. Sunday’s auction... [Full Article]

Major outdoor exhibition of Mark di Suvero’s sculptures near Golden Gate Bridge Major outdoor exhibition of Mark di Suvero’s sculptures near Golden Gate Bridge

May 22, 2013 by   - Filed under Sculpture


SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- From May 22, 2013, to May 26, 2014, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy presents a major outdoor exhibition of sculptor Mark di Suvero’s works near the Golden Gate Bridge: eight large-scale steel sculptures installed at historic Crissy Field, a former airfield and military base that is now one of the most-visited national park sites within the Golden Gate National Parks. Curated by SFMOMA Director Neal Benezra, Mark di Suvero at Crissy Field surveys... [Full Article]

Exhibition presents a South African curator/artist-run organization currently in residence at New Museum Exhibition presents a South African curator/artist-run organization currently in residence at New Museum

May 22, 2013 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions


NEW YORK, NY.- This spring, the Museum as Hub will present “After-after Tears,” a project exploring the operational strategies of Center for Historical Reenactments (CHR), a Johannesburg-based platform founded in 2010, currently in residence at the New Museum. Over the course of two years, CHR gained local and international recognition through diverse projects that mobilized around historical events and sites in order to explore how officially obsolete systems and ideologies continue to condition contemporary life. The exhibition is on view from May 22–July... [Full Article]

Even more rediscovered masterpieces to be unveiled during Master Paintings Week 2013 Even more rediscovered masterpieces to be unveiled during Master Paintings Week 2013

May 22, 2013 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions, Featured


LONDON.- Master Paintings Week, now in its fifth year and already an important event in the London art calendar, takes place from 28 June to 5 July 2013 and, for the first time, will have the support of The Crown Estate. The successful collaboration between twenty leading dealers and three international auction houses highlights the extraordinarily wide selection of European paintings dating from the 15th to the 20th centuries available in London . A number of newly rediscovered works will be displayed during Master Paintings Week including The Expulsion of the moneychangers... [Full Article]

China’s most influential portrait artist, Mao Yan exhibits at Pace Gallery in Beijing China’s most influential portrait artist, Mao Yan exhibits at Pace Gallery in Beijing

May 22, 2013 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions, Featured


BEIJING.- Pace Beijing is presenting the solo exhibition of China’s most influential portrait artist, Mao Yan. This exhibition is also the first exhibition of Mao Yan since his representation by Pace Beijing. Mao Yan is well known by his portrait art. His artworks reveal the momentary glory of peace and attract audience into his artworks through the very straight expression without any metaphor. Mao Yan insists the spiritual dominance in his paintings and depicts the same object though years, in which he has controlled the arbitrary sorrows and the flow of emotions... [Full Article]

Sale features Newmarket Race paintings owned by former CEO of the Ritz, the late Lord Matthews Sale features Newmarket Race paintings owned by former CEO of the Ritz, the late Lord Matthews

May 22, 2013 by   - Filed under Art Market


LONDON.- Christie’s Sporting & Wildlife Art auction on 5 June 2013 will feature over 50 paintings of horses, which show a shift in the naturalistic representation of animals throughout the ages. The auction includes 113 lots with works from the 18th to the 20th centuries, ranging from £1,000 to £80,000. Among the highlights of the sale are four paintings by John Frederick Herring Senior, a successful and prolific 19th Century painter who counted Queen Victoria among his patrons. John Frederick Herring’s pair of oil paintings, The Duke of Grafton’s Oxygen,... [Full Article]

Centre Pompidou in Paris exhibits works by a master figure of abstraction: Simon Hantaï Centre Pompidou in Paris exhibits works by a master figure of abstraction: Simon Hantaï

May 22, 2013 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions


PARIS.- The Centre Pompidou brings together for the first time the work of one of the greatest painters of the second half of the 20th century, a master figure of abstraction: Simon Hantaï. Five years after the death of the artist, the Centre Pompidou dedicates an original exhibition to Hantaï’s work – the first in over thirty-five years. Through more than 130 paintings created from 1949 to the 1990s, this exhibition, unprecedented in its scale and retrospective character, bears witness to the importance and abundant richness of a body of work that has... [Full Article]

English photographer Stephen Gill’s first retrospective exhibition opens at Foam English photographer Stephen Gill’s first retrospective exhibition opens at Foam

May 21, 2013 by   - Filed under Photography


AMSTERDAM.- Foam presents the first retrospective exhibition of English photographer Stephen Gill (Bristol, 1971). The Best Before End exhibition comprises a large number of series that Gill has made over the past fourteen years in and around the London Hackney district, as well as recent work being shown for the first time at Foam. The series in the exhibition all endeavour to reflect and respond to various aspects of life in this quickly changing district, which Gill has portrayed over the past years from the micro to macro level. Chronicler, visual poet, anthropologist,... [Full Article]

Groundbreaking exhibition presents works by Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi together for the first time Groundbreaking exhibition presents works by Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi together for the first time

May 21, 2013 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions


ANN ARBOR, MI.- The University of Michigan Museum of Art is presenting Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi: Beijing 1930, an exhibition of drawings and paintings by the two eminent artists seen side-by-side for the first time and the first large-scale exhibition to focus on the fruits of Noguchi’s six-month stay in Beijing in 1930. This exhibition showcases the artists’ cross-cultural creative impulses and underscore their respective and lasting influences on contemporary practice worldwide. The exhibition, which is accompanied by a scholarly publication, will travel... [Full Article]

Newly discovered masterwork to lead Sotheby’s Sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Newly discovered masterwork to lead Sotheby’s Sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art

May 21, 2013 by   - Filed under Art Market


LONDON.- On 11 June 2013, Sotheby’s will present a 20th Century masterpiece by Indian artist, Vasudeo S. Gaitonde as the pre-eminent highlight of its Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art auction. Coming to the market for the first time in 50 years, Vasudeo Gaitonde’s luminous Painting No.1, of 1962, was acquired in New York during the 1960s and is believed to have previously been in the collection of the celebrated collector and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller III, one of the earliest Western patrons of Indian modern art. Estimated at £250,000-450,000,... [Full Article]

Masterpieces from top-selling artists headline Bonhams Hong Kong auction Masterpieces from top-selling artists headline Bonhams Hong Kong auction

May 21, 2013 by   - Filed under Art Market


HONG KONG.- Bonhams Hong Kong’s 2013 Spring Sale of Fine Chinese Paintings & Contemporary Asian Art on 25 May at the Island Shangri-la Hotel offers 149 lots. In addition to masterpieces from legendary classical and modern artists such as Wen Zhengming, Xu Beihong, Zhang Daqian and Wu Guanzhong, the sale also features a capsule collection of Contemporary Asian Art carefully curated by the newly established Contemporary Art department. This capsule collection features iconic Chinese and Southeast Asian art and is a harbinger of a more comprehensive offering at... [Full Article]

Original gouache watercolor painting by Alexander Calder soars to $114,000 at A.B. Levy’s auction Original gouache watercolor painting by Alexander Calder soars to $114,000 at A.B. Levy’s auction

May 21, 2013 by   - Filed under Art Market


PALM BEACH, FL.- An original gouache (opaque watercolor) painting by renowned artist Alexander Calder (Am./Fr., 1898-1976), titled Red and Blue Egg, signed in the artist’s hand and dated 1969, sold for $114,000 at a two-session auction held May 5th by A.B. Levy’s, in the firm’s main gallery located at 211 Worth Avenue. In all, over 450 quality lots were offered. The Calder piece was the superstar of the fine art category. Impressive at 29 inches by 42 inches, the work on paper attracted attention because it was an original, not a lithograph, and for its whimsical... [Full Article]