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Sotheby's to offer close to 300 works from The Prestigious Gunter Sachs Collection
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Photography, center, created by U.S Photographer Richard Avedon, Brigitte Bardot, Hair by Alexandre, Paris Studio, 1959 with The painting, left and right, titled Gunter Sachs created by Andy Warhol, 1972, is seen during a Sotheby's exhibition preview in Paris. The auction will be held at Sotheby's in London on May 22-23. AP Photo/Jacques Brinon.
LONDON.- Sotheby’s will hold the sale of The Gunter Sachs Collection. In London on Tuesday, May 22nd and Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012*, Sotheby’s will present for sale close to 300 artworks and objects from the collection of the late Gunter Sachs. Spanning numerous collecting categories, from Surrealism and Nouveau Realism, to Pop Art, Art Deco, Furniture and Graffiti, the sale is composed of lots ranging in estimate from £50 up to £3 million** and is expected to realise in excess of £20 million. The two-day sale is set to be among the most remarkable and prestigious single-owner collections to appear at auction, and will stand as a lasting testament to the extraordinary life and visionary art collection ... More |
| Photo exhibition Site/109 gallery in lower Manhattan captures Warhol as young artist |
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German World Images 1890-1930 from Kollwitz to Nolde on view at The National Gallery of Denmark |
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Paintings by dozens of Latin American masters on exclusive loan to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
Andy Warhol stands in a field of Black-Eyed Susans in New York. AP Photo/William John Kennedy via Allen Cooper Enterprises.
By: Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP).- Andy Warhol once predicted 15 minutes of fame for everyone. But 25 years after his death, the pop artist's reputation and impact on the contemporary art world show no signs of fading. His iconic images of everyday consumer objects and celebrities consistently command high prices and draw enthusiastic crowds to museum and gallery shows. But before he catapulted onto the world stage, the young artist was already producing some of his most iconic pieces. In a new exhibition, Warhol is captured in photographs at the very cusp of the pop art movement. "Before They Were Famous: Behind the Lens of William John Kennedy," at the Site/109 gallery in lower Manhattan, features rare shots of Warhol and artist Robert Indiana posing together with what were soon to become their most celebrated works — Warhol's "Marilyn" and Indiana's ... More |
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Franz Marc (1880 - 1916), Creation. The National Gallery of Denmark, 1914.
COPENHAGEN.- Rarely-seen highlights from the Royal Collection of Graphic Art take centre stage in this spring exhibition about one of the most hectic chapters in the history of German art. Featuring works by e.g. Kandinsky, Klee, Kirchner, Beckmann, Grosz, and Nolde the exhibition outlines the contours of German Modernism and its earnest pursuit of truth and identity. To reinvent art! In some ways these words sum up the credo of the entire European avant-garde. The artists sought for answers to a range of questions: What is true art? What should it look like? And what should it be about? In Germany the discussion took on different nuances. Before and after the birth of the nation in 1871 the issue of a German identity was widely discussed. Not just in the inner circle of power, but also among philosophers, historians, and, of course, artists. The new exhibition at the Royal Collection of Graphic Art focuses attention on a period where Germany was one of the leading epicentres of ... More |
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Frida Kahlo, Mexican, Self-portrait with Monkey and Parrot, 1942. Oil on Masonite. Malba-Fundación Costantini, Buenos Aires© 2012 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
HOUSTON, TX.- Beginning April 22, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, hosts an exclusive loan exhibition from one of Latin America’s most important arts and cultural institutions: el Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires), known as “Malba.” The exhibition features 39 masterworks by some of the region’s best-known artists, including Tarsila do Amaral, Frida Kahlo, Wifredo Lam and Diego Rivera, as well as landmark figures new to U.S. audiences. Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from Malba - Fundación Costantini is part of an ongoing artistic exchange between the MFAH and Malba, a partnership formed in 2005. Founded by collector Eduardo F. Costantini in 2001, Malba is the only museum in South America dedicated to collecting and exhibiting ... More |
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| Christie's New York announces Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas sale on May 10 |
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Spring prints sale in New York to present exceptional works by Modern and Contemporary masters |
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Speed Art Museum announces an exhibition featuring two new acquisitions by Deborah Butterfield |
Lega Ivory Mask, Democratic Republic of Congo. Estimate: $30,000-50,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
NEW YORK, NY.- On May 10, Christie's will present the sale of Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler. The works of art from Beyeler’s collection offered in the sale includes a rare Santa Cruz Islands Platter, a rare and important Lega ivory mask, and a Veracruz Smiling figure. Ernst Beyeler opened his celebrated gallery at Bäumleingasse 9 in Basel in 1945. Over the next 65 years the gallery would hold over 300 major exhibitions, which were attended by collectors and museum curators from all over the globe, to whom Beyeler would sell over 16,000 works of art during his lifetime. The gallery’s name quickly became synonymous with the greatest artists of the 20th century, many of whom Ernst Beyeler knew personally. Beyeler’s great eye and sense for quality became legendary. As his gallery prospered in the post-war years, Beyeler was responsible for sell ... More |
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Andy Warhol, Liz, 1964. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced its spring Prints & Multiples sale in New York, taking place April 24-25. The sale encompasses a breadth of superlative examples from 1910 through the 2000’s, with estimates that range from $1,000-250,000, presenting collectors with every taste and price point the opportunity to add to their collections. Highlighting the 390 lots is a particularly strong representation of contemporary prints as well as an excellent selection of linocuts by Pablo Picasso. The sale’s cover lot is Andy Warhol’s Liz, 1964 (estimate: $100,000 - 150,000). This extremely rare version of Andy Warhol's Liz is one of only 4 or 5 impressions known in this color combination. In contrast to the editioned work, the pure white background here recalls Warhol's first explorations of Liz for an exhibition in 1963 at the Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles. Working on a pre-prepared canvas sprayed with silver pain ... More |
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Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923- 1997), Wallpaper with Blue Floor Interior, 1992 (detail). 5 panel/9 color screenprint/36 printings. Purchased with funds from the Alice Speed Stoll Accessions Trust.
LOUISVILLE, KY.- The Speed Art Museum presents Inside|Out, an exhibition illustrating how art and nature will connect at the “New” Speed when the Museum reopens after its unprecedented $50 million renovation and expansion project. Several new acquisitions premier with Inside|Out, including Danuta and Burnt Pine, two beautiful bronze horse sculptures by the artist Deborah Butterfield. Also on view are never before seen large-scale works by Richard Serra and Roy Lichtenstein. Speed Director and CEO, Dr. Charles Venable, remarked “I am exceptionally excited by the three installations that together form Inside|Out. We have worked very hard to ensure that nature and art are united as never before at the Speed in the expansion. To that end, sculpture will play a major role going forward. The minute you walk or drive onto Speed property after the reopening, ... More |
| Exhibition at Autocenter draws on seven artistic positions that examine different methods of display |
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Bobby Fischer: Icon Among Icons, photographs by Harry Benson on view at the World Chess Hall of Fame |
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Chinese artist's public art project sets stage for fall retrospective at The Hirshhorn |
Eva Berendes, Untitled, 2008. PHoto: ourtesy Sommer and Kohl and the artist.
BERLIN.- On the occasion of this year´s Gallery Weekend and after successfully hosting the Autocenter show 'Neue Welt, view on Autocenter' during ART BASEL 2011, the art space SALTS open their own group show 'Stepping Stone' as of April 20th, 2012 here in Berlin. The exhibition draws on seven artistic positions that examine different methods of display, the intrinsic value of an object and the hierarchies that are assigned to these objects in any given surrounding. The artists’ engagement with the architecture of the exhibition room, is rarely disruptive but more regularly enhancive. By placing works made of domestic or industrial, but characteristically simple materials, the artists’ jolt the viewer’s perception of the known into the unknown or new, starting an investigation in what abstraction can represent today. From the personal, to the political or the social, it suggests that abstraction is offering ... More |
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Fischer vs. Spassky, Game Three, Iceland, 1972. Photo: Harry Benson
ST. LOUIS, MO.- The World Chess Hall of Fame presents Bobby Fischer: Icon Among Icons, Photographs by Harry Benson CBE. World-renowned photographer Harry Benson was the only person to have private access to Bobby Fischer during the entire 1972 World Chess Championship match in Reykjavík, Iceland. Benson captured intimate images of this time with Fischer and was the first person to deliver the news to Fischer that he had won the match. Benson began photographing Fischer when on assignment for LIFE magazine in 1971. Sent to Buenos Aires, Argentina to cover the 1971 Candidates Tournament, Benson began to cultivate a relationship with Bobby, who was known for being notoriously camera-averse, guarded, and socially awkward. Being skeptical of journalists, Fischer would request late night meetings with Benson which generally consisted of quiet walks broken up by Fischer ... More |
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Ai Weiwei reaching for the "Dog Zodiac Head" at the bronze foundry in Chengdu, China. Photograph taken April 2010, © AW Asia.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Hirshhorn presents “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,” a monumental 12-part sculptural suite by Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. Beijing, 1957). Installed around the perimeter of the fountain on the museum’s plaza, the work will be on view until Feb. 24, 2013. The historically resonant piece paves the way for “Ai Weiwei: According to What?” the first U.S. retrospective of the artist’s work, which opens at the Hirshhorn Oct. 7. One of China’s most prolific and provocative contemporary artists, Ai is known for such major projects as the installation “Fairytale” at Documenta 12 in 2007 and his collaboration with architects Herzog & de Meuron on the design for the main stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, as well as for his embrace of the Internet and social media as active platforms for commentary and art forms in their own right. Throughout his career, he has o ... More |
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| Making History: A fresh look at international Contemporary photography |
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Artpace resident artist Florian Slotawa creates spaces and alternative economies |
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Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery opens exhibition of women of achievement in the early Republic |
Robert Boyd, Xanadu, 2006.
FRANKFURT.- MAKING HISTORY, the main exhibition of the RAY Fotografieprojekte Frankfurt/ RheinMain—a collaborative project initiated by the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain—presents outstanding examples of international contemporary photography and video art at the Frankfurter Kunstverein, the MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main, the MMK Zollamt, and in the public space. “After two years of concentrated preparation, we are pleased to be able to offer with MAKING HISTORY a fresh look at international contemporary photography. Featuring superior works of art, the exhibition highlights the international reach and appeal of Frankfurt and the Rhine Main Region as a center of photography,” says Luminita Sabau, spokeswoman for RAY 2012. Presented in over 2150 square meters of space, the exhibition addresses the power of public images today: how are historical events reflected in images?; how do photograph ... More |
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For Artpace, Slotawa endeavored to draw parallels between two cultures and their respective forms by using materials found locally.
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- Artpace San Antonio announces its 12.1 International Artists-in-Residence exhibition. New works by resident Florian Slotawa (Berlin, Germany) are on view through May 20, 2012. The 12.1 residents were selected by guest curator Jeffrey Grove, the Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. Florian Slotawa creates spaces and alternative economies that often connect and confuse the realms of material culture and art and their respective values. In his early years as an art student, he asked, “What is there left to make when there is already so much stuff in the world?” Aware of excess, he questioned the necessity of his own possessions. As a cathartic personal exercise, he began to bring all of his belongings into the studio for installation, including items left at this parents’ house or gifts and things kept in storage. The ontological practice seemed to assert: ... More |
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John Singleton Copley, Judith Sargent Murray. Oil on canvas, 1770–72. Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago, Illinois. Daniel J. Terra Art Acquisition Endowment Fund.
WASHINGTON, DC.- At the time of the American Revolution with Great Britain, women did not share the same status or rights as men. They could not vote or hold political office, enjoyed few property rights, were not equal in marriage, and had limited access to educational opportunities. As the debate about liberty and the rights of men took center stage during the Revolution, some women began to question their position in American society. Whereas many believed that women’s primary responsibility was to raise their children to be productive, moral citizens, some women began to argue for certain legal and economic rights and to pursue various professional careers. The Revolution created new opportunities for women to do work outside the home and to voice their opinions and concerns in public. Given the racial and class divisions that existed during the ... More |
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 London Film Museum opens new exhibition space in Covent Garden
LONDON.- The London Film Museum announced the opening of a brand new exhibition space, following a major redevelopment of the original Flower Cellars in the heart of Covent Garden. The inaugural exhibition ‘Magnum on Set’ is supported by original artefacts from the silver screen, and personal cameras used by the photographers. The opening exhibition ‘Magnum on Set', is a celebration of cinema hosting some of the greatest photographers of the Twentieth Century from the legendary agency, Magnum Photos. It is the London Film Museum’s first ever exhibition using their own Apple iPad technology which enables the displays to be viewed in infinitely more detail, multiple languages and intelligent education packages (IEP) – the first attraction with this level of interactivity in the United Kingdom. ‘Magnum on Set’ will be on display at the London Film Museum through 1 ... More Exhibition of new works by British artist Oliver Payne on view at Nanzuka
TOKYO.- Nanzuka announces the exhibition of new works by British artist Oliver Payne (b. 1977). This exhibition is Oliver Payne’s first solo gallery exhibition. After studying at the Kingston University Faculty of Art and Design in England, Oliver Payne began working in collaboration with Nick Relph during the late 1990s, together creating video and installation work based on skating, hardcore music, punk, graffiti, and other street culture. He has had an extraordinarily bright career as a young artist, together with Relph winning the Golden Lion award in the young artist category at the 50th Annual Venice Biennale (2003) and having exhibited their collaborative work in solo exhibitions at Kunsthaus Zürich (2004) and at the Serpentine Gallery in London (2006). In Japan, they have showcased their work at Art Tower Mito (Lonely Planet exhibition, 2004) and at the Yokohama Triennale ... More Jordan Schnitzer Museum presents "Visions of the Orient: Western Women Artists in Asia 1900-1940"
EUGENE, ORE.- “Visions of the Orient,” on view April 21 – June 18, 2012, features 125 prints and paintings by four women who traveled and lived in Asia between 1900 and 1940. The exhibition focuses on the work of four artists: Helen Hyde (1868-1919), Bertha Lum (1869-1954), Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956), and Lilian Miller (1895-1943), all of whom trained initially as painters but, while living in Japan, also designed woodblock prints. It suggests shared themes in these artists’ work: a focus on what they saw as the unchanging Asian traditions; subject matter that emphasized women, children, and romantic landscapes; and a style characterized by lyrical naturalism. “Visions of the Orient” is organized by the Pacific Asia Museum with the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and curated by Dr. Kendall H. Brown, Professor of Asian Art History at California State University, Long ... More Kunsthalle Zürich stages its final project before returning to its renovated and extended premises
ZURICH.- The exhibition «Olivier Mosset ++. Leaving the Museum» is the final project to be staged by the Kunsthalle Zürich at its temporary home in the Museum Bärengasse before it returns to its renovated and extended premises at the Löwenbräu art complex. Over the past year and a half, wide-ranging encounters with contemporary art have taken place in the houses of the Museum Bärengasse, which were built in 1670 and feature tiled stoves, decorative stucco work and wood panelling. We have now come full circle with this last exhibition by Olivier Mosset (born in Bern in 1944, lives and works in Tucson, Arizona), which is staged in 16 rooms of the Museum Bärengasse and presents a range of works which have been integrated into the features of the space. «Leaving the Museum» combines a large selection of Olivier Mosset’s paintings with works created in ... More Marius Bercea's Concrete Gardens on view at François Ghebaly Gallery
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The city square is deserted. There's no one strolling past the columns of the former municipal building, no one on the bandstand. The heat that pulsates on the canvas is keeping everybody at home in this languid summer evening. The modernist pyramid, vaguely redolent of Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer, is a monumental relic of the failed utopias of the 20th century. Imperfect Pearls Shimmer at Dusk (2011) could be in any nondescript ex-USSR city. Although Marius Bercea does not specify the location, the artist is clearly picturing a place lived in, used by its invisible inhabitants to the point of exhaustion. The three diving statues invite the eye to the vast sand expanse, absurdly tropical with its exotic flowers and white promotional umbrellas. There's a distinct yearning for escape from this place saturated with memories—fed 24/7 by the lurid ... More Size Matters: Re-imagining Frame and Scale at Daniel Blau in London
LONDON.- This April Daniel Blau Ltd. presents a selection of images that question the role of identity and scale the vintage photographic oeuvre. Since photography’s beginning the question of representation and truth has been widely discussed, complicated by the medium’s insistence on “realism”. In a photograph grandeur is minimised, compacted, and fixed like Baltic amber pulled from the sea, ensnaring the maker’s “vision” in reduced format. Moving along into the 20th century, photographic technology advanced to such a degree that the operator of the camera no longer even needed to be present – imagine the first view of Earth from Space encrypted in video and produced in a Californian Lab. We can think back to the origins of photography and to Daguerre with his famous dioramas – large-scale theatrical backdrops that intended to represent more closely ... More Photographers from seventy-six countries in competition for Prix Pictet
LONDON.- The Prix Pictet, recognised as the world’s leading photography competition on the theme of sustainability, today announced that they have received 643 nominations for work by photographers in 76 countries, including the most substantial ever showing of work from the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. An expert network of curators, picture editors, photographers, artists and collectors all over the world carefully assesses the work of hundreds of photographers each year, to produce the initial list of nominees. The final selection for the 4th cycle of the Prix Pictet on the theme of Power will be presented to the Prix Pictet Jury in May 2012, who will announce their shortlist at Les Rencontres d’Arles on Wednesday 4 July 2012. This year, reflecting the hugely increased audience for photography, for the first time, a major exhibition of the shortlisted works will go on show at ... More |
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