Annie Leibovitz opens new art show at Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP).- Photographer Annie Leibovitz says she has come back from some dark days and revived her creativity with a new project now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum that marks a departure from her popular celebrity portraits. Two years ago, Leibovitz was facing millions in debt and a mismanaged fortune that nearly cost her the legal rights to her own work, which includes some of pop culture’s most memorable images. The ordeal was a good lesson in managing [...]

Photographer Annie Leibovitz gets personal with exhibition at Russia’s Pushkin Museum

MOSCOW (REUTERS).- Photographer Annie Leibovitz paid homage to Russia’s rich cultural past on Tuesday when she opened a 200-piece exhibit spanning 15 years of her professional and private life. Pictures of the births of the 62-year-old Leibovitz’s three daughters were hung in Moscow’s state Pushkin Museum next to her portraits of such famous personalities as Mick Jagger, Demi Moore and others for covers of Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. “Russia is definitely at a crossroads now. Coming to Moscow, it feels [...]

Sydney’s over 55 year olds unveil special photography showcase

SYDNEY.- Senior citizens from across Sydney are putting their photographic talents to the test in a special exhibition atCustoms House near Circular Quay. On view from 17 to 31 August 2011, the Snap & Click touring showcase is the result of a dedicated digital photography course for people aged 55 years and over which was held during Seniors Week 2011. Organised by the Museum of Contemporary Art, The Aviiid Foundation and the Australian Centre for Photography (ACP), the ‘Snap and Click’ workshops [...]

PowerHouse Books Publishes Age of Silver by American Photographer John Loengard

NEW YORK, NY.- Age of Silver is iconic American photographer John Loengard’s ode to the art form to which he dedicated his life. Loengard, a longtime staff photographer and editor for LIFE magazine and other publications, spent years documenting modern life for the benefit of the American public. Over the years he trained his camera on dignitaries, artists, athletes, intellectuals, blue and whitecollar workers, urban and natural landscapes, man-made objects, and people of all types engaged in the act of living. 1981, [...]

Ansel Adams, Herb Ritts and Cartier-Bresson Among Famous Names in New York Photography Auction

NEW YORK, NY.- Fresh-to-market finds from the holdings of an important Fortune 500 company – including photographs from such luminous names as Harold Edgerton, Lee Friedlander, Garry Winogrand, Sandy Skoglund, Eliot Porter, Ernst Haas, Annie Leibovitz, O. Winston Link and William Wegman – provide the anchor to Heritage Auction’s Signature(r) Vintage & Contemporary Photography Auction, Friday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m., at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion (Ukrainian Institute), 2 East 79th Street (at 5th Avenue). “This is as eclectic and as a [...]

Christie’s New York Announces Highlights of Dennis Hopper Sale

NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s presents The Dennis Hopper Collection. A veritable master within a range of categories, Dennis Hopper was at once an artist, a filmmaker, an actor, and a passionate art collector. Amassing more than 250 works of art throughout his lifetime, Hopper’s collection includes prime examples of the world’s foremost Post-War & Contemporary artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Wallace Berman and Bruce Conner. Thirty-five works from The Dennis Hopper Collection will be offered at the [...]

New Book by the Royal Collection Explores the Impact of the Royal Portrait

LONDON.- Portraits have played a central role in shaping the image of Monarchy. They have helped legitimise claims to the throne, reinforced dynastic ambitions, cemented political alliances, accompanied proposals of marriage, and even offered a glimpse into the private life of the royal family. The Royal Portrait: Image and Impact brings together iconic images of kings and queens by some of the most celebrated portrait artists, including Holbein, Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Lawrence and Freud. It looks at the creation of [...]

Zeng Fanzhi Exhibits Paintings from His Collection at the National Gallery for Foreign Art

SOFIA.- World-famous Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi on Friday evening opened an exhibition in Sofia’s National Gallery for Foreign Art. Attending the ceremony were Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov. Zeng Fanzhi is here at the invitation of businessman and patron of arts Spas Roussev, who also takes credit for the long list of guests of the Bulgarian and foreign elite. The group of foreign guests included top model Elle MacPherson and fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, Tommy Schiller [...]

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Opens Multimedia Retrospective of Jazz Musician Miles Davis

MONTREAL.- Initiated and organized by the Musée de la musique with the support of the artist’s family represented through Miles Davis Properties, LLC, in association with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), “We Want Miles: Miles Davis vs. Jazz” is a multimedia retrospective exhibition devoted to one the greatest jazz artists of the twentieth century: Miles Davis (1926-1991). Bearing the same title as Davis’s 1982 live album, “We Want Miles” explores many of the greatest highlights of Davis’ exceptional [...]

Green Auction at Christie’s to Mark 40th Anniversary of Earth Day

NEW YORK, NY.- Artists, conservationists, business leaders and film and music stars from around the globe are marking the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day with a Green Auction to benefit the environment. Organizers of the live auction on Thursday at Christie’s and a companion silent online sale and related events, known as “A Bid to Save the Earth,” expect to raise millions for four nonprofit environmental groups. Artists Jenny Holzer, Damien Hirst, Alan Sonfist have donated major works for the [...]

Photographer Annie Leibovitz Accused Anew of Not Paying Her Bills

NEW YORK.- Photographer Annie Leibovitz is facing new accusations of balking at bills, less than a month after she struck a deal intended to resolve financial problems that had risked her rights to some of pop culture’s most famous images. Investment firm Brunswick Capital Partners LP said in a lawsuit filed Friday that Leibovitz owes more than $800,000 in fees for its help arranging her recent financing agreement with another firm, Colony Capital LLC. Through a spokesman, Leibovitz declined to [...]

Annie Leibovitz Agrees Loan Deal with Colony Capital: Report

LONDON.- Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has arranged a deal with a private equity firm to sort out her debts, the Financial Times reported in its Tuesday edition. The paper said Leibovitz, who has photographed everyone from Michelle Obama to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, has lined up real estate investment firm Colony Capital as a sole creditor to help manage her finances and market her work. “We will be partners in managing her assets and her business so that Annie can spend [...]