Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

Art News Archive

Ten fantasy portraits by Tiepolo shown publicly for the first time at Fundación Juan March Ten fantasy portraits by Tiepolo shown publicly for the first time at Fundación Juan March

February 1, 2012 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions, Featured


MADRID.- With the aim of offering, together with our larger exhibitions dedicated to specific artists and movements, select smaller–scale shows, the Fundación Juan March presents Giandomenico Tiepolo (1727–1804). Giandomenico was the brother of Lorenzo Tiepolo, and both were the sons of Giambattista Tiepolo, the patriarch of their artistic dynasty, the “Tiepolo factory”, in the words of Andrés Úbeda. The three artists had moved to Madrid in 1762, where their principal task was the creation of decorative frescoes on various ceilings in the Royal Palace. These... [Full Article]


New exhibition sheds new light on the rarely shown collection of the Fondation de l’Hermitage New exhibition sheds new light on the rarely shown collection of the Fondation de l’Hermitage

February 1, 2012 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions, Featured


LAUSANNE.- With over a hundred works, Au fil des collections, from Tiepolo to Degas sheds new light on the rarely shown collection of the Fondation de l’Hermitage. Focusing on the museum’s masterpieces (including Tiepolo, Bocion, Sisley, Degas, Vuillard, Vallotton, Valadon, Braque and Magritte), the exhibition brings these works face to face, in an innovative dialogue, with other gems from public and private Swiss collections, often being exhibited for the first time. The display begins with a room devoted to the Tiepolo family, whose members were among the... [Full Article]


Rachel Kneebone presents new artwork alongside sculptures by Rodin at the Brooklyn Museum Rachel Kneebone presents new artwork alongside sculptures by Rodin at the Brooklyn Museum

January 31, 2012 by   - Filed under Sculpture


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 master Auguste Rodin, will be on view through August 12, 2012 in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. Kneebone’s first major museum presentation, the exhibition includes eight intricately wrought, large-scale porcelain sculptures paired with fifteen Rodin sculptures from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection. Rachel Kneebone: Regarding Rodin focuses on Kneebone’s and... [Full Article]


Eclectic Florida museum to be emptied by auction Eclectic Florida museum to be emptied by auction

January 31, 2012 by   - Filed under Museums & Galleries


BOCA RATON, FL.- Say goodbye to the twirling carousel, the rows of perfectly shined classic cars, the player pianos and jukeboxes. They’re selling all the neon signs, the slot machines, the antique guns, the Tiffany lamps, the hulking chandeliers. There will be no more rare organs or vintage gas pumps or the Army airplane gliding overhead, none of this out-of-this-world collection that took a lifetime to amass. It will all be gone soon, before most people ever knew it existed. Two brothers, Bob and Paul Milhous, are liquidating their one-of-a-kind private museum... [Full Article]


Indianapolis Museum of Art to celebrate Super Bowl XLVI with special Robert Indiana installation Indianapolis Museum of Art to celebrate Super Bowl XLVI with special Robert Indiana installation

January 31, 2012 by   - Filed under Sculpture


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 Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. The sculptures will be on view from January 27 to February 9, 2012. Following this special installation, Numbers (four) and Numbers (six) will rejoin the complete Numbers series on the IMA’s Alliance Sculpture Court, where the series was recently installed after undergoing restoration for the first time since the series was completed in 1983. Numbers... [Full Article]


Regarding Marisa Merz: The latest presentation of the MAXXI Arte collection Regarding Marisa Merz: The latest presentation of the MAXXI Arte collection

January 31, 2012 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions


ROME.- Ten works by Marisa Merz exhibited together with the works of Rosa Barba, Elisabetta Benassi, Alighiero Boetti, Jim Isermann, Ketty La Rocca, Luisa Lambri, Claudia Losi, Mario Merz, Paola Pivi, Rosemarie Trockel, Kara Walker and Franz West. Regarding Marisa Merz is the latest presentation of the MAXXI Arte collection and represents a continuation of the exploration of the history of recent Italian art through a thematic reading of the museum’s permanent collection. The protagonist of this re-interpretation is the outsider Marisa Merz, a key figure in Italian... [Full Article]


31 dog paintings by Royal artist from Bolton to sell at Bonhams 31 dog paintings by Royal artist from Bolton to sell at Bonhams

January 31, 2012 by   - Filed under Art Market, Featured


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 and become a watchmaker. However, he showed an early talent for painting and pursued this as a career after studying at Manchester Art School. He was later commissioned by the Countess of Howe... [Full Article]


Phillips de Pury & Company London announces it has become market leader in photographs Phillips de Pury & Company London announces it has become market leader in photographs

January 31, 2012 by   - Filed under Photography


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 Photographs department consistently achieves top prices at auction with works by Photographers such as Irving Penn, Peter Lindbergh, Vik Muniz and Hiroshi Sugimoto doing so in its most... [Full Article]


Art Fair Tokyo 2012 expands its venue, taking up all of the Tokyo International Forum Exhibition Hall Art Fair Tokyo 2012 expands its venue, taking up all of the Tokyo International Forum Exhibition Hall

January 31, 2012 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions, Featured


TOKYO.- For the seventh edition in this year, the fair will have an expanded venue, taking up the whole area of the Tokyo International Forum Exhibition Hall. As a result, the special section for young contemporary art galleries, “PROJECTS,” which was located in the Lobby Gallery until last year, will be set up within the Exhibition Hall, and several new programs will be conducted. Artistic Practices Launched in 2011 as an experimental exhibition for contemporary art, Artistic Practices will be expanded in 2012 to introduce an even wider range of creative works... [Full Article]


Exhibition at FRAC Lorraine invites the audience to discern, decipher, construct . . . and imagine Exhibition at FRAC Lorraine invites the audience to discern, decipher, construct . . . and imagine

January 31, 2012 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions


METZ.- Digital book, electronic book, or e-book, are all terms designating the new forms given to the book, paperback, printed matter, or the manuscript. The creation and distribution of new reading tools undermine traditional modes of writing and reading which are facing a great challenge today. To enter a three-dimensional book : this is what Anja Isabel Schneider invites us to do. She sees her exhibition as a reading in itself, subject to interruptions and suspensions generated by the architecture of the space. The selected works examine the relations and interactions... [Full Article]


Asia Week NY rolls out an 8-day extravaganza of gallery open houses and museum exhibitions Asia Week NY rolls out an 8-day extravaganza of gallery open houses and museum exhibitions

January 31, 2012 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions, Featured


NEW YORK, NY.- For Asia Week New York starting on March 16, nearly three-dozen galleries will host simultaneous exhibitions to spotlight prized ancient, antique, and contemporary Asian artworks. International and Manhattan dealers will showcase an astonishing array of the best art from China, Japan, Korea, India, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia. The rarest and finest Asian examples of porcelain, jewelry, paintings, ceramics, sculpture, books, bronzes, prints, photographs, and jades constitute the rich offerings at the 33 specialist gallery presentations, some... [Full Article]


Art from the Collections of “la Caixa” Foundation and MACBA on view at the Guggenheim Art from the Collections of “la Caixa” Foundation and MACBA on view at the Guggenheim

January 31, 2012 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions, Featured


BILBAO.- From January 31 to September 2, 2012, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao will be hosting The Inverted Mirror: Art from the Collections of ”la Caixa” Foundation and MACBA, a superb selection of works belonging to two outstanding contemporary art collections that represent the most significant tendencies and movements spanning the second half of the twentieth century to the present, such as Dau al Set, the El Paso group, the Vancouver School and the Dusseldorf School. Throughout the Museum’s third floor, The Inverted Mirror offers visitors a tour of 93 works... [Full Article]


I.M. Chait to host March 21 auction of Important Chinese Ceramics & Asian Works of Art during Asia Week I.M. Chait to host March 21 auction of Important Chinese Ceramics & Asian Works of Art during Asia Week

January 31, 2012 by   - Filed under Art Market


BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- When the doors are opened to I.M. Chait’s elegant Manhattan gallery space during Asia Week New York (March 16-24), the management and staff of the family-owned southern California firm expect to welcome many old friends to their preview and March 21 auction of Important Chinese Ceramics & Asian Works of Art. The company’s venerable founder and auctioneer Isadore “I.M.” Chait, who is celebrating his 45th year as a specialist dealer of Asian art, takes pride in the fact that collectors who bought from him decades ago are still amongst... [Full Article]


Exhibition at Tate Britain explores how British art has been shaped by migration Exhibition at Tate Britain explores how British art has been shaped by migration

January 31, 2012 by   - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions, Featured


LONDON.- In January 2012 Tate Britain presents an exhibition exploring how British art has been shaped by migration. Featuring artists from Van Dyck, Whistler and Mondrian to Steve McQueen and Francis Alÿs, Migrations traces not only the movement of artists, but the circulation of art and ideas. Beginning with works from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the exhibition will show that much British art from this period was made by artists from abroad, including Antwerp-born Anthony Van Dyck, the court painter whose famous portraits such as Charles I 1636 (The... [Full Article]


Weegee: Murder Is My Business at the International Center of Photography in New York Weegee: Murder Is My Business at the International Center of Photography in New York

January 30, 2012 by   - Filed under Photography


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 as tabloid journalism. In fact, for one intense decade, between 1935 and 1946, Weegee was perhaps the most relentlessly inventive figure in American photography. A surprising new exhibition... [Full Article]