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A gallery assistant stands by "The Triumph of the Innocents" dated 1883-4 by William Holman Hunt, at the Alice in Wonderland exhibition at the Tate Galley in Liverpool, northern England, November 3, 2011. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis.
LIVERPOOL.- Lewis Carroll?s timeless novels, Alice?s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, have fascinated and inspired many generations of artists since the first novel was published over 150 years ago. Alice in Wonderland at Tate Liverpool is the first exhibition to provide a comprehensive historical exploration of how the stories have influenced the visual arts, providing insight into the creation of the novels, the adoption of the text as an inspiration for artists and the revision of its key themes by artists up to the present day. The starting point for the exhibition is Carroll?s original manuscript, given to the twelve year old Alice Liddell as a Christmas present in 1864. Carroll?s own illustrations in the manuscript, and the famous illustrations by Sir John Tenniel in the first published edition, indicate that images were an integral part of the story, creating a visual world which took on a life of its own. Carroll was very much part of the art sc ... More |
| Historic conservation project by Global Heritage Fund begins at "Machu Picchu of the North" | | Exhibition of the private collection of Robert Rauschenberg at Gagosian Gallery in New York | | Police recover 2 stolen paintings by Dutch masters and return them to Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden museum | 
Marcahuamachuco marks the site of Pre-Incan ruins and is often referred to by archaeologists as “Machu Picchu of the North” and the “Jewel of La Libertad.”
HUAMACHUCO.- If you ask Alejandro Figueroa, Global Heritage Fund’s Project Site director at Marcahuamachuco what her take on cultural heritage is, she’d say her personal stake in the preservation of this mysterious, ancient site is twofold. “As an archaeologist, I want to see the site protected and prepared to survive… As a Peruvian citizen, I cannot ignore the many needs of my country’s population, and the desire for improving their quality of life…Marcahuamachuco has great potential to…strengthen the bond between people from Huamachuco and their cultural heritage and Peru’s past...” Figueroa, who has worked on many archaeological missions across Peru, is working closely with the Unidad Ejecutivo Marcahaumachuco (UEM) to ensure the best preservation practices and community ... More | | 
Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, 1967
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen
14 x 10 1/4 inches. Collection of the Robert Rauschenberg Revocable Trust.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Gagosian Gallery, in collaboration with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, presents “The Private Collection of Robert Rauschenberg,” selections from Rauschenberg's personal art collection. This is the first time that Rauschenberg’s collection has been publicly presented and that an artist’s collection has been exhibited at the gallery. It follows the acclaimed introductory survey exhibition of Rauschenberg’s own work presented at Gagosian West 21st Street in 2010. Proceeds from the collection help fund the endowment established for the Foundation’s philanthropic activities. An artist’s collection is a rare resource, charged with anecdotes of how and why and where works were acquired, as well as whether they represented epistemic ... More | | 
"Two laughing boys" by Frans Hals.
THE HAGUE (AP).- Police recovered two stolen paintings by Dutch masters and handed them back Thursday to the provincial museum they were stolen from five months ago. Three suspects are in custody, police said. The 17th-century paintings, a depiction of two laughing boys by Frans Hals and a forest landscape by Jacob van Ruisdael, were snatched from the Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden museum in the central town of Leerdam in late May. The thieves triggered a burglar alarm, but had fled the building before police arrived. A search of the area immediately after the theft turned up only the frame of one of the paintings that had been dumped in a hedge. A new tip about the paintings' whereabouts led to their discovery on Oct. 28, police said in a statement. A fourth suspect is on the run, police said. Police have not estimated the value of the paintings, but called them valuable parts of the country's "cultural heritage." ... More |
| Sotheby's New York announces sale of important works in its Latin American auction | | Bonhams to sell Imperial Chinese jar recalling Emperor with 99 sons who adopted one more to make 100 | | Picasso, de Chirico, Léger, and Picabia in the presence of the antique at Getty Villa | 
Rufino Tamayo, Naturaleza muerta con cabeza (Retrato de mujer), signed and dated 32 upper right, oil and sand on canvas, 25 5/8 by 19 1/2 in. Estimate: $300/400,000.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby’s fall sale of Latin American Art in New York on 16 and 17 November 2011 will showcase a range of Latin American painting and sculpture from the continents’ most important artists including exceptional works from important collections that are fresh to the market. A group of Rufino Tamayo paintings that span the course of the artist’s career are among the highlights of the sale alongside exceptional works by Alfredo Ramos Martínez, Emiliano Di Cavalcanti, Wilfredo Lam, Matta, and a retrospective selection of works by Venezuelan Kinetic artist Jesús Rafael Soto. La India Del Lago by Alfredo Ramos Martínez is a major highlight of the sale and one of the most important paintings by the artist to have appeared at auction for many years (est. $900,000/1.2 million). During a decade-long stay in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century, Ramos Martinez established friendships with some ... More | | 
This magnificent large blue and white 'boys' jar, with a six-character mark of the Jiajing period is superbly painted in vivid blue on a white background. Estimate: £300,000 to £500,000. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- A beautiful blue and white jar decorated with boys at play that tells a very human story with links to royalty, is estimated to sell for £300,000 to £500,000 at Bonhams sale of fine Chinese Art on November 10th in New Bond Street, London. This magnificent large blue and white 'boys' jar, with a six-character mark of the Jiajing period is superbly painted in vivid blue on a white background. Its decorations show a continuous scene of sixteen boys engaged in various leisurely pursuits. Among the images is a boy impersonating a school master seated before a screen painting with a boy seated at a table before him reading a book, another boy holds a large lotus leaf above the head of his companion who is riding a hobby-horse, another boy rides in a cart towed by a friend and three boys gathered around a table look intensely at fighting crickets. The auspicious design of boys represents the theme of welcoming sons. The d ... More | | 
Fernand Léger, Kneeling Woman, 1921. Oil on canvas. 92.1 x 60.3 cm. © 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Collection Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. Purchase, Walter C. Laidlaw Endowment, 1963.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The alliance between the avant-garde and the antique constitutes an extraordinary episode in the history of European modernism. Modern Antiquity: Picasso, de Chirico, Léger, and Picabia in the Presence of the Antique, on view at the Getty Villa from November 2, 2011 through January 16, 2012, focuses on how four eminent artists reinvented and transformed antiquity between 1906 and 1936. Classicizing creations such as de Chirico's enigmatic piazzas, Picasso's post-cubist women, Léger's mechanized nudes, and Picabia's “transparencies” made the arts of antiquity modern. Following its showing at the Getty, the exhibition will be on view at the Musée Picasso, Antibes from February 16 to May 20, 2012. Juxtaposing twentieth-century works with ancient objects, this major international loan exhibition features works by Pablo ... More |
| Exhibition of nine new, large-scale watercolor paintings by Walton Ford at Paul Kasmin Gallery | | Rare 1938 Gibson Advance Jumbo guitar brings $53,775 to lead $1.43 million Heritage Vintage Guitar auction | | Software developers Contrasto launch app series for iPhone and iPad on great photographers | 
Walton Ford, "Du Pain au Lait pour le Perroquet Mignonne," 2011. Watercolor, gouache, pencil, and ink on paper, 59 5/8 x 40 3/4 inches, 151.4 x 103.5 cm © Walton Ford, 2011. Courtesy the artist and Paul Kasmin Gallery.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Paul Kasmin Gallery presents an exhibition of nine new, large-scale watercolor paintings by Walton Ford, on view for the first time, at 293 Tenth Avenue. The most monumental watercolors that Ford has painted to date, three of the works measure approximately 9 x 12 feet on a single sheet of paper. These nine paintings are grouped into two series of work: one comprising three portraits of King Kong; and the other six meditations on a passage from the memoirs of the ornithologist John James Audubon (1785- 1851). Both series were painted in 2011, and are consistent with Ford’s practice of expanding the visual language and narrative scope of traditional natural history painting. The first series, presenting three huge portraits of King Kong, is based on ... More | | 
This 1938 Gibson Advanced Jumbo Sunburst Acoustic Guitar sold for $53,775.
DALLAS, TX.- An exceedingly rare 1938 Gibson Advance Jumbo Sunburst Acoustic Guitar, also known as "The Bone Crusher" for its legendary sound quality, surpassing the Herringbone Martins of the pre-war era, realized $53,775 to lead the way in Heritage Auctions $1.43 million Vintage Guitar and Stringed Instruments auction on Oct. 21. More than 800 bidders vied for the 534 lots in this auction, translating into a 96% sell-through rate by overall value. All prices include 19.5% Buyer's Premium. "What we're now seeing in our guitar auctions is that the pieces we're offering are realizing full retail value and better on virtually everything," said Mike Gutierrez, Consignment Director at Heritage Auctions. "Stores and shows have struggled in the soft economy while this auction was one of our most successful events across the board, with a wide contingent of international collectors vying for several of these instruments." A 195 ... More | | 
The app, available in English and in Italian both for iPad and iPhone, allows the viewer through an unprecedented experience with the images by Mario Giacomelli.
MILAN.- Contrasto created the app with Keitai, a team of software developers based in Milan. Two more apps are planned for next spring dedicated to Sebastiao Salgado and William Klein. Great Photographers will include more titles in the series each of which will be individually designed. The app, available in English and in Italian both for iPad and iPhone, allows the viewer through an unprecedented experience with the images by Mario Giacomelli thanks to the richness and variety of the content, its interactivity and its great visual quality. The app contains almost 300 images, that you can view individually or in slideshow. It is also possible to navigate inside the most important series of the work of the great photographer and read the texts and poems that were his inspiring sources. There is an original analysis and ... More |
| Psychology, biology and religion collide at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art | | Library of Congress acquires collection of rare architectural drawings, and photographs | | National Gallery of Victoria launches contemporary art space with an exhibition of work by Ranjani Shettar | 
Lu Yang has emerged as one of the most compelling voices in China's new generation of multimedia artists.
BEIJING.- In just three years, the UCCA “Curated by…” series has evolved into a forum where established curators have free reign to showcase the work of China’s most talented emerging artists. Every exhibition in the series is now free to the public, thanks to the generous support of Bloomberg, and every exhibition has broken new ground by making it easier for young artists to bring their work to the broader public. In this latest edition of the “Curated by…” series, UCCA welcomes guest curator Zhang Peili, the “founding father” of Chinese video art and a pioneering figure in the field of new media. He will curate The Anatomy of Rage, an exciting solo exhibition by young artist Lu Yang, whose unique blend of BioArt and animation has made her one of the brightest stars in the Chinese multimedia scene. UCCA Director Jérôme Sans agrees: “Already, Lu Yang has emerged as one of the ... More | | 
Statue of Liberty framework. Drawing by the office of engineer Gustav Eiffel, circa 1881. Drawing for the iron framework of the Statue of Liberty sent from the office of the engineer Gustave Eiffel to the office of Richard Morris Hunt, designer of the Statue's pedestal.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Library of Congress announced the acquisition of the American Institute of Architects and American Architectural Foundation Collection, consisting of rare and significant architectural drawings, photographs and illustrated publications. The materials will be housed in the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division. The new acquisition adds an estimated 160,000 drawings, 30,000 photographs and rare illustrated books to the Library’s rich holdings of millions of architectural documents. Included in the acquisition are original works of art, detailed technical materials, information-rich business files, ephemera and sourcebooks. In recognition of the materials’ historical significance and potential ... More | | 
Ranjani Shettar, Sun-sneezers blow light bubbles 2007–08. Stainless steel, muslin, tamarin kernel paste, lacquer, 487.7 x 731.5 x 426.7 cm (variable). Collection of Talwar Gallery New York/New Delhi and the artist, Bangalore © Ranjani Shettar.
MELBOURNE.- On 4 November, the National Gallery of Victoria will launch its newest contemporary art space with a spectacular exhibition of work by internationally renowned contemporary artist, Ranjani Shettar (1977 - ). Ranjani Shettar: Dewdrops and Sunshine will showcase the artist’s unique approach to sculpture including material experimentation, relationship to space, engagement with nature, exploration of tradition and resonance with modernism. Often transforming natural phenomena into magical forms, Shettar creates sculptures informed by a material openness that borrows from Indian craft traditions filtered through her own novel sensibility. Dr Gerard Vaughan, Director, NGV, said ... More |
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 Tel Aviv Museum of Art inaugurates new building with a major exhibition of works by Anselm Kiefer TEL AVIV.- An extraordinary selection of Anselm Kiefer’s monumental paintings, sculptures, woodcuts and installations on themes of Jewish history and mysticism, chosen predominantly from the artist’s own collection, are presented as the inaugural special exhibition in the new Herta and Paul Amir Building of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Opened to the public on November 2, 2011, in the building’s dramatic 9,000-square-foot gallery for special exhibitions, Shevirat Ha-Kelim (Breaking of the Vessels) features five new sculptures from the artist’s Les femmes d'Antiquité (Women of Antiquity) series; five new monumental, mixed-media paintings; three more recent paintings from Kiefer’s own collection, and another two from private collections; three large new woodcuts, each measuring approximately 2 x 3 meters (6.5 x 9.8 feet); a version of the large-scale installation West-Eastern Divan; and a new installatio ... More George Hendrik Breitner: Pioneer of Street Photography at the Paris Photo Fair PARIS.- For the first time in France, the Rijksmuseum, in collaboration with the Institut Néerlandais, has mounted a large retrospective exhibition of photographs taken around 1900 by the Dutch artist George Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923). Breitner is known mainly as a painter of cityscapes, nudes and genre studies. In the present exhibition, however, he emerges as one of the most intriguing photographers of his day, who recorded life in Amsterdam and other large cities such as Paris and Berlin in an eminently modern and personal style. The exhibition runs from 3 November 2011 to 22 January 2012, during Paris Photo, as part of the VIP programme of this major international photo fair. Precisely a century ago, it became clear that Breitner was not only a major painter but also an excellent photographer. Since then Holland has staged numerous exhibitions of his photos, but in France he is less well ... More China's Ai Weiwei will fight tax charges "to the death" BEIJING (REUTERS).- Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei vowed Wednesday to fight tax evasion charges "to the death," a day after the government ordered a company linked to him to pay 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) in back taxes and fines. The 54-year-old artist, who has been a thorn in the government's side for his satirical art and criticism of contemporary China, was detained without charge for 81 days this year in a move that drew criticism from Western governments. He was released in late June on condition that he not talk to foreign media, since when he has mainly kept to himself and has been reluctant to accept interviews. But in a two-hour interview with Reuters, Ai, who had a hand in designing the Bird's Nest stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, showed flashes of his previously fiery self. "Will a person like Ai Weiwei surrender?" In my dictionary, there's no such word 'surrender'," the bearded artist said ... More Installations made entirely of sugar and salt in Ken + Julia's first UK solo show at GV Art LONDON.- Sense of Taste at GV Art by Ken and Julia Yonetani is inspired by the 1618 painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder of the same name. One of a series on the five senses, it depicts a new world based on unfettered consumption of luxury goods, at a time when expanding markets, colonisation and agricultural revolutions were feeding the increasingly lavish and abundant tables of the European upper class. Nearly 400 years later, Ken and Julia Yonetani’s Sense of Taste ponders our obsession with sensual and material pleasures, reconnecting our sense of taste to the environmental impacts of what is on the dinner table. The exhibition comprises two main works, Sweet Barrier Reef and Still Life, the first made out of sugar and the second made entirely from salt. Both works explore ideas of human desire, colonialism, a culture of hedonism, and global food security, as well as reconnect us back to a spiritual world ... More "Working Together" exhibition by Claire Fontaine at Metro Pictures NEW YORK, N.Y.- Paris-based collective artist Claire Fontaine presents “Working Together,” her first exhibition at Metro Pictures. Founded in 2004 Fontaine lifted her name from a brand of French notebooks and stationery to develop a practice largely based on the elaboration of existing forms and materials. In an attempt to identify the transformed position of “the artist” Fontaine conceived the “ready-made artist,” which considers the contemporary artist as equivalent to the urinal or Brillo Box. Examining society’s visible and invisible cooperative systems, “Working Together” focuses on the delicate balance between independence and complicity. The sculptures, videos, paintings and neon signs in the exhibition explore conflict as an inherent aspect of working together while also addressing cooperation as essential to both struggle and daily life. Joke Paintings (Richar ... More 100-year-old artist donates works to Goddard By: Lisa Rathke, Associated Press
PLAINFIELD, NY (AP).- A 100-year-old Japanese artist donated his works to Vermont's Goddard College on Thursday, saying it was his dream to have the art kept at a school where students could learn from it. Hide Oshiro, a painter, poet, book maker, and illustrator, from Newburgh, N.Y., presented hundreds of pieces of his art, including numerous sketches, to the small liberal arts college. But Oshiro didn't talk about his art during his visit. He talked about life and how to live it. "You know everything already, everything. And you've got everything you need," he told the Goddard staff in his heavily accented English. That includes the sun, earth, space, air, plant kingdom, animal kingdom, beautiful society, he said. "We've got it; We've got it," said Oshiro, who was born in Hawaii and grew ... More 20//20 collective curates exhibition at Bethnal Green Working Men's Club in London LONDON.- Curatorial collective 20//20 are bringing a fresh new perspective to Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club. As resident curators, 20//20 will stage an interdisciplinary exhibition at this East End institution throughout November 2011. Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club is an incredible venue steeped in history, and a rare example of a community centre that has survived with its original purpose intact but has also been reinvigorated by a new programme of events. This exciting exhibition seeks to draw attention to the Club and its now dwindling membership. Following an open call for submissions, 20//20 Collective will curate a selection of artworks conceived in response to the space’s history and functions. Invading the social spaces, cupboards, stairwells and even toilets of the Club, specially commissioned paintings, sculptures, installations, videos, photographs, architectural interventions and per ... More |
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