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First major monographic exhibition in Paris devoted to Edgar Degas at Musée d’Orsay
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A woman watches "La toilette", a painting by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes as part of the exhibition " Degas and the Nude" in Paris. This exhibition has been organised by the Musee d' Orsay and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and takes place from March 13 to July 1, 2012. AP Photo/Christophe Ena.
PARIS.- The first major monographic exhibition in Paris devoted to Edgar Degas (1834-1917) since the 1988 retrospective at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, “Degas and the Nude” is part of the Musée d’Orsay’s aim to show developments in research relating to the great masters of painting in the second half of the 19th century, and follows the tributes paid to Claude Monet and Édouard Manet in 2010 and 2011. Although some of the recurrent themes in Degas’ work, such as dance, horse racing, genre scenes and portraits, have been explored and presented in detail, the nude, which nonetheless holds an equally important place, has never attracted the attention it deserves. Degas in fact constantly represented the nude throughout his career, returning to certain motifs over and over again, readily repeating poses he ... More |
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BROOKLYN.- Keith Haring: 1978?1982, the first large-scale exhibition to explore the early career of one of the best-known of American twentieth-century artists, will be presented at the Brooklyn Museum from April 13 through August 5, 2012. Tracing the development of the artists extraordinary visual vocabulary, the exhibition includes 155 works on paper, numerous experimental videos, and over 150 archival objects, including rarely seen sketchbooks, journals, exhibition flyers, posters, subway drawings, and documentary photographs. Guests at the opening of the Keith Haring: 1978-1982 exhibition at Brooklyn Museum, March 14, 2012. Photo by Eric Weiss.
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| 80 works by Joan Miró, never before shown in Italy, on view at Chiostro del Bramante |
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Cambridge University's Archaeological Unit finds 7th-century teen buried in her bed |
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Berlin's German Historical Museum ordered to return Nazi-seized art to American man |
Joan Miró, Senza Titolo, 1978. Olio su tela, 92 x 73 cm.
ROME.- It has been many years since Rome hosted an exhaustive exhibition of the works of Joan Miró (1893–1983), the great Catalan artist who left his unmistakable mark on the European avant-garde art movements. This exhibition features over 80 works never before shown in Italy, including 50 surprisingly beautiful, large-format oil paintings, but also terracotta sculptures, bronzes and watercolours. The masterpieces that can be admired include the oil paintings Woman in the Street (1973) and Untitled (1978); bronzes such as Woman (1967); sketches including that for the mural for Harkness Commons-Harvard University, all from the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Palma de Mallorca, which owns many works by the artist and has granted them on extraordinary loan for their Italian debut. It is curated by María Luisa Lax Cacho, considered one of the world’s leading experts on Miró, who has wished to illustrate the last stage of the production of the artist’s long life, when h ... More |
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Archaeologists excavating near Cambridge have stumbled upon a rare and mysterious find, the skeleton of a 7th-Century teenager buried in an ornamental bed. AP Photo/University of Cambridge.
By: Raphael Satter, Associated Press
LONDON (AP).- Archaeologists excavating near Cambridge have stumbled upon a rare and mysterious find: The skeleton of a 7th-century teenager buried in an ornamental bed along with a gold-and-garnet cross, an iron knife and a purse full of glass beads. Experts say the grave is an example of an unusual Anglo-Saxon funerary practice of which very little is known. Just over a dozen of these "bed burials" have been found in Britain, and it's one of only two in which a pectoral cross — meant to be worn over the chest — has been discovered. One archaeologist said the burial opened a window into the transitional period when the pagan Anglo-Saxons were gradually adopting Christianity. "We are right at the brink of the coming of Christianity back to England," said Alison Dickens, ... More |
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Peter Sachs poses for media in front of two posters. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber.
By: David Rising, Associated Press
BERLIN (AP).- A Berlin museum must return thousands of rare posters to an American man, part of his Jewish father's unique collection that had been seized by the Nazis, Germany's top federal appeals court ruled Friday. The Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe confirmed Peter Sachs, 74, was the rightful owner of the posters collected by his father Hans and ruled he is entitled to receive them back from the German Historical Museum. The ruling ended seven years of legal battles over a vast collection dating back to the late 19th century that is now believed to be worth between euro4.5 million and euro16 million ($6 million and $21 million). The court said if the museum kept the posters it would be akin to perpetuating the crimes of the Nazis. "I can't describe what this means to me on a personal level," Peter Sachs, who recently moved to Nevada from ... More |
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| Galerie Michael Janssen in Berlin opens group exhibition titled Unknown (Paintings) |
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Whitney Museum of American Art and Centre Pompidou announce promised gift |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston presents Dutch and Flemish works from the van Otterloo Collection |
Emil Holmer, Manual 2011. Mixed media on canvas, 220 x 170 cm / 86,6 x 66,9 in. Courtesy Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin.
BERLIN.- Galerie Michael Janssen announces Unknown (Paintings). On view are works by Emil Holmer, Anders Kjellesvik, Peter Linde Busk, Christof Mascher and Aaron Spangler. The works on view have a common notion of imaginary landscapes. They share the space of inner and outer worlds and reveal that something familiar can also be foreign. Autonomous narratives expose personal myths while at the same time something mysterious seems to be covered under the layers of paint. Distinct painterly gestures disclose uncertainty and convey something unresolved, conducting us simultaneously toward the inscrutable and the unexplainably familiar. Peter Linde Busk (*1973) constructs universes with manic, enthusiastic brush strokes that combine strong colors and awkward shapes and make reference to several traditions of painting. His personal performance and fear of failure also plays a central role in his work. ... More |
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Image courtesy Renzo Piano Building Workshop in collaboration with Cooper, Robertson & Partners,
NEW YORK, NY.- The Whitney Museum of American Art and the Centre Pompidou Foundation have received an unprecedented promised gift of works of art from the noted art collectors Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner, announced Adam D. Weinberg, the Alice Pratt Brown Director of the Whitney, and Alain Seban, the Chairman and CEO of the Centre Pompidou, which expects to receive a loan of works being given to the Centre Pompidou Foundation. This magnanimous promised gift consists of more than 800 works of art by leading figures in American and international art spanning the last several decades. Nearly 500 works by about seventy American artists (about forty of whom are represented by multiple works) will enter the Whitney’s collection, while some 300 works by twenty-seven European and international artists will be exhibited by the Centre Pompidou. The Whitney and the Centre Pompidou will each present both the American and in ... More |
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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Portrait of Aeltje Uylenburgh, 1632. Oil on panel. Rose Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection Photo: Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
BOSTON, MA.- Approximately 40 works from the acclaimed collection of Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo are on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, through June 24. Included in Complementary Collections, Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo and the MFA are paintings by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Gerrit Dou, Aelbert Cuyp, Ambrosius Bosschaert, Frans Hals, Hendrick Avercamp, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Salomon van Ruysdael, and Jan Lievens. The pictures, which have been on tour in Holland and the United States, have been integrated into the MFA’s holdings of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings to deepen the viewer’s understanding of the work of certain artists and, in some cases, to showcase painters not yet represented in the MFA’s collection. These are displayed in three MFA galleries on the second floor: Northern Europe ... More |
| Serpentine Gallery appoints Instituto Inhotim's Jochen Volz as Head of Programmes |
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Medals given to the Titanic rescuers plus document signed by Nelson to be auctioned by Charles Miller |
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Peabody Essex Museum appoints Monica Mackey as Chief Philanthropy Officer |
Jochen Volz is currently Artistic Director at the Instituto Inhotim, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
LONDON.- The Serpentine Gallery announced the appointment of Jochen Volz as Head of Programmes. He will take over from Sally Tallant, who recently was appointed Artistic Director of the Liverpool Biennial. Jochen Volz is currently Artistic Director at the Instituto Inhotim, Minas Gerais, Brazil, where he has co-curated a series of large-scale site-specific projects on art and architecture with artists, including Adriana Varejão, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Doris Salcedo, Doug Aitken, Hélio Oiticica, Matthew Barney and Rirkrit Tiravanija, as well as numerous exhibitions from the collection. He is at present organising permanent presentations of the works by Lygia Pape and Tunga, amongst others and will continue to serve on Inhotim’s board of curators. Furthermore, he has contributed to many exhibitions ... More |
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Carpathia Medals.
LONDON.- Charles Miller Ltd’s auction and sale is open to all and is a unique opportunity to see and buy some of the rare, curious and historic items that will be coming under the hammer next month in London. The forthcoming sale includes fascinating items relating to Titanic, Nelson, and Shackleton. Two extremely rare R.M.S Carpathia Medals – one in bronze and one in silver - awarded for the rescue of the survivors of the Titanic are estimated to fetch £4,000-6,000 and £3,000-5,000 respectively when offered for auction in London next month. Inscribed ‘Presented to the Captain, Officers & Crew of R.M.S Carpathia, in recognition of gallant & heroic services from the survivors of the S.S Titanic, April 15th, 1912’. The bronze one is engraved ‘J.J.K Q.M’ – making it even more rare. J.J.K refers to J.J Kirkpatrick – who was known to his crew members as Benjamin and was born in Liver ... More |
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Ms. Mackey is a highly experienced executive most recently of Stanford University.
SALEM, MA.- After an extensive national search, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) announces the appointment of Monica Mackey, recently of Stanford University, to the position of Chief Philanthropy Officer. Ms. Mackey will succeed Christopher R. Reaske, PhD., who led the museum’s development department through a period of unprecedented fundraising achievements, including the quiet phase of PEM’s $650 million advancement campaign. Ms. Mackey is a highly experienced executive most recently of Stanford University, where she led major fundraising efforts for the School of Law and the School of Engineering, for which she spearheaded a $400 million capital campaign. With PEM’s global connections becoming even more important in the future, Ms. Mackey also has valuable experience ... More |
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| Broad/MSU launches Virtual Broad Art Museum with original digital artworks on view in multi-user online environment |
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Sale of 600 lots of predominantly Chinese furniture, porcelain and jades a success at Bonhams |
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Kunsthaus Zürich presents "Posada to Alys. Mexican Art from 1900 to the Present" |
Screenshot from Survey, John Fillwalk, 2012.
EAST LANSING, MI.- The Virtual Broad Art Museum, a multi-user online environment developed in anticipation of the fall 2012 opening of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University (Broad/MSU), launched today. Created by internationally recognized intermedia artists John Fillwalk and Adam Brown, the virtual space mirrors the architecture of the Zaha Hadid-designed museum, and provides an innovative and globally accessible venue for the presentation of cutting-edge interactive digital artworks. Four original works by Fillwalk, which make use of the Virtual Museum’s capacity to facilitate interaction between users and with the environment itself, have been created for the project launch. As the virtual world evolves, the work of other artists will also be integrated into the space. “Engaging visitors with innovators at the leading edge of art and technology, both here at MSU and around the globe, is key to the Broad Art Museum’s mission,” sai ... More |
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Two carved huanghuali veneer fragments, 18th century, 45 5/8 x 32in (115.8 x 81.3cm). Sold for $43,750; Est. $8,000-$12,000. Photo: Courtesy of Bonhams.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams announced it held a solid and successful auction of Asian Decorative Arts on March 13 in San Francisco. The sale, comprised of 600 lots of predominantly Chinese furniture, porcelain and jades, realized strong prices in each category. Leading the auction were two 18th century carved huanghuali veneer fragments that sold for $43,750, far exceeding a pre-sale estimate of $8,000-$12,000. The top performing lots of furniture from the sale included a 20th century set of four hardwood armchairs that took in $31,250, beating its pre-sale estimate of $4,000-$6,000, and a pair of huanghuali arm chairs that brought $27,500 (pre-sale est. $5,000-$7,000). Another highlight of the sale was an 18th/19th century miniature cloisonné enameled metal vase from the Alexander Wylly Collection that brought $35,000, selling far beyond its ... More |
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Unknown artist, Calavera Zapatista, about 1911. Zinc etching, sheet: 34,5 x 23 cm. Kunsthaus Zürich.
ZURICH.- From 16 March to 20 May 2012, the Kunsthaus Zürich is showcasing the politically charged work of Mexican artists. The exhibition begins with graphic plates by José Guadalupe Posada, one of the most important artists and caricaturists in 19th-century Mexico. His motto – ‘art against violence’ – has lost none of its topicality and continues to guide the work of his present-day successors. Francis Alÿs, Carlos Amorales and Teresa Margolles draw their ideas from social deprivation, the gulf between rich and poor, and the violence that is all too prevalent in many parts of Mexico. Their paintings, slide projections and video works are every bit as impressive as Posada’s disturbing images. Artistic creation in Mexico occupies a unique position in the international art scene of the last 100 years, with artists consistently linking together current events and the issue of cultural identity. Art for ... More |
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 National Endowment for the Arts welcomes new Administrator for Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Endowment for the Arts will welcome Patricia Loiko as its new indemnity administrator. Loiko brings extensive experience in museum administration to the NEA including many years with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. She comes to the agency from the Art Institute of Chicago where she was executive director of museum registration. She will join the NEA staff on May 29, 2012. The Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program that Loiko will lead was created by the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act of 1975 (20 U.S.C.971) to minimize the costs of insuring international exhibitions (and amended in 2007 to include domestic exhibitions). The program is administered by the NEA on behalf of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, which comprises agency heads throughout ... More First Charles Atlas museum exhibition in The Netherlands includes large video installations
HAARLEM.- From 16 March until 3 June De Hallen Haarlem presents Charles Atlas’ first Dutch museum exhibition. In the seventies this filmmaker and video artist from New York formed part of the first generation of artists that explored the artistic possibilities of the new medium video. Atlas’ oeuvre moves between the disciplines of performance, dance and visual art. He cooperated closely with renowned dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham. A special part of the exhibition is a room filling video installation focusing on Atlas’s collaborations with Cunningham, whose dance company gave its last performance on 31 December 2011. In his exhibition in De Hallen Haarlem Charles Atlas (St. Louis, Missouri, 1949) shows several important components of his work. In a large video-installation his long-time collaborations with Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) will take centre- ... More National Museum for Women in the Arts presents R(ad)ical Love: Sister Mary Corita
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Museum of Women in the Arts presents R(ad)ical Love: Sister Mary Corita, featuring 65 never-before-exhibited serigraphs created between 1963 and 1967 by nun, artist and social activist Sister Mary Corita (later Corita Kent, 1918-1986). The ad-inspired, eye-popping prints demonstrate the bold graphic language she developed to communicate her vision of peace and love in the 1960s. On view March 9, 2012 through July 15, 2012. The exhibition showcases Corita’s unique brand of pop art that synthesized the spiritual with the commonplace. Incorporating designs from print ads, street signs, billboards and product packaging, she adapted mainstream advertisements and transformed them into positive messages of love and social righteousness. Sister Mary Corita was professor of art at the Immaculate Heart College (IHC) in Los Angeles where ... More Photo exhibit documents life inside North Korea
NEW YORK (AP).- It's a simple scene that repeats itself around the world. A man gently lifts a small child by the arms as they reach the top of the escalator inside a modern department store. In this particular photograph, the man and the child are in Pyongyang, capital of the communist country where life's daily activities are largely a mystery to the rest of the world. A photo exhibit that opened Thursday at a gallery in New York includes images such as these, as well as magnificent landscapes, drab cityscapes and visits by foreign dignitaries. "Daily life is really what I try to focus on when I'm there. ... It's unscripted, it's candid," said AP Chief Asia Photographer David Guttenfelder, who took some of the photographs in the show, and who has made who has made many reporting trips to North Korea since 2010. "For people to see their own life in other people's lives, I ... More Stencil artist breaks traditional barrier as a finalist for the prestigious Archibald Prize 2012
SYDNEY.- Project Five street artist Luke Cornish (E.L.K.) has made history by being the first stencil artist to be announced as a finalist for the prestigious Archibald Prize 2012. The Melbourne self taught stencil artist teamed up with prominent priest Father Bob Maguire late last year to paint the grumpy portrait. Recently Luke has teamed up with aMBUSH Gallery and Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (SHFA) for the award winning urban arts initiative, Project Five. Crowds gathered over last weekend (March 9-11) to watch the stencil artist create his newest charitable piece the 2.4m x 1.2m 80 layered stencil piece, at Project Five Volume Four, The Rocks. Painting alongside three outstanding street artists Vexta, HAHA and REKA spray, stencil and paint to bring to life the four incredible art pieces. Project Five now gives Sydneysiders the chance to take home Luke’s latest work at ... More |
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