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The new wing of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel's main modern art museum is set to unveil a striking new wing Wednesday that provides a permanent home for hundreds of works by Israeli artists, a space lacking until now. AP Photo/Ariel Schalit.
By: Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press
TEL AVIV (AP).- Israel's main modern art museum is unveiling a striking new wing Wednesday that provides a permanent home for hundreds of works by Israeli artists, a space lacking until now. The $55 million addition, which doubles the Tel Aviv Museum of Art's previous space, will present dozens of rotating exhibits every year but still will not suffice to permanently showcase one of the world's largest collections of Israeli art, mostly held in storage. "Today Israeli artists are known around the world... They have exposure and a reputation around the world. Therefore Israeli art needs to be presented properly here as well," said Shuli Kislev, the museum's acting director. "They now have a home." Fresh, airy and modern, the wing is set in a five-floor, 195,000-square-foot (18,500-square-meter) triangular structure with a concrete exterior. The centerpiece is an 87-foot-tall (27-meter-tall) atrium, where the walls of the 10 new galleries subtly bend and groove, creating a spiral ... More |
| Seattle Art Museum is the only U.S. venue for Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise | | Swann Galleries' sets auction record for Jackson Pollock print which brought $102,000 | | Sotheby's unveils a group of Modern British art from the Dartington Hall Trust Collection | 
Paul Gauguin, Self-Portrait Dedicated to Carrière, 1888 or 1889. Oil on canvas, 15 15/16 x 12 13/16in. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon.
SEATTLE, WA.- Seattle Art Museum will present the only United States stop for Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise, a landmark show highlighting the complex relationship between Paul Gauguin's work and the art and culture of Polynesia. The exhibition, on view February 9 through April 29, 2012, includes about 50 of Gauguin's brilliantly hued paintings, sculptures and works on paper, which are displayed alongside 60 major examples of Polynesian sculpture that fueled his search for the exotic. Organized by the Art Centre Basel the show is comprised of works on loan from some of the world’s most prestigious museums and private collections. Gauguin (1848-1903) is one of the most influential and celebrated artists of the late nineteenth century. From early on in his career he yearned for the exotic in ... More | | 
Pollock’s Untitled (detail) drypoint and engraving, circa 1944-45 brought $102,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- Swann Galleries’ auction of Atelier 17, Abstract Expressionism & The New York School on Thursday, October 27 offered approximately 140 prints and other works by Stanley William Hayter and the artists he taught and inspired through his work at the Paris Atelier, and later in New York. Prints by Robert Motherwell and Willem de Kooning sold for record prices, and the sale’s top lot was a circa 1944-45 Untitled drypoint and engraving by Jackson Pollock, printed by Gabor Peterdi and inscribed “2nd proof 1967,” which brought $102,000, making it the most expensive Pollock print ever sold. A second impression of the same work, one of 50 produced for the MoMA, sold for $19,200. Other highlights of the Atelier 17 sale were Willem de Kooning’s Quatre Lithographies, color lithograph, 1986, a record $19,200; Robert Motherwell’s The Red Queen, color aquatint and lift-ground etching and col ... More | | 
Ben Nicholson, A Fishing Boat off the Coast. Estimate: £30,000-50,000. Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Sotheby's announces the sale of a remarkable group of works by British artists on behalf of The Dartington Hall Trust, to be sold as part of Sotheby’s sale of 20th Century British Art on Wednesday, 16th November 2011. The works, comprising paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures and ceramics by artists including Ben Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Winifred Nicholson and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, have been carefully selected by The Dartington Hall Trust. The discrete selection of 40 works comes from a much larger and important collection built up by progressive collectors Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst, the founders of the visionary Dartington Hall Trust, which was established in 1925. Vaughan Lindsay, Chief Executive Officer of The Dartington Hall Trust, comments: “We have defined a core collection of works which will remain at Dartington and represents the major artists who worked here, whom Dorothy Elmhi ... More |
| New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens new galleries for the art of the Arab Lands | | Rare 14th century time-telling instrument, marked with badge of Richard II, to sell at Bonhams | | China orders dissident artist Ai Weiwei to pay $2.4 million in fines for "tax evasion" | 
Gallery 454: Egypt and Syria (10th-16th centuries) New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia, opening November 1, 2011, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The grand reopening of a suite of 15 dramatic New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia took place at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on November 1. The greatly enlarged, freshly conceived, and completely renovated galleries house the Metropolitan’s renowned collection of Islamic art—one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of this material in the world. Design features within the new space highlight both the diversity and the interconnectedness of the numerous cultures represented here; multiple entryways allow visitors to approach the new galleries—and the art displayed within—from different perspectives. “The opening of these extraordinary new galleries under- ... More | | 
The Richard II brass horary quadrant, English, dated 1396. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- Bonhams to auction one of the only known 14th century instruments, an exceedingly rare equal hour horary quadrant marked with the badge of King Richard II, at its Fine Clocks and Scientific Instrument Sale on 13 December 2011. Dated 1396, this extraordinary British time-telling mathematical instrument, which has come to light following its discovery in a shed in Queensland, Australia, has attracted a pre-sale estimate of £150,000 – 200,000. It is the second earliest dated British scientific instrument in existence, the earliest being the Chaucer astrolabe, dated 1326, housed in the British Museum. This quadrant is the earliest of a similar group of three other quadrants dated 1398, 1399 and circa 1400 respectively, two of which can be found in the British Museum, and the other in the Dorset County Museum, Dorchester. Like the others, it is noteworthy for showing equal hours, in which the entire period from midn ... More | | 
File photo of artist Ai Weiwei arriving at the Wenyuhe court to support fellow artist Wu Yuren during his trial in Beijing. AP Photo/Andy Wong.
By: Sui-Lee Wee
BEIJING (REUTERS).- China has ordered dissident artist Ai Weiwei to pay 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) in back taxes and fines allegedly due from the company he works for, Ai said on Tuesday, a case supporters said was part of Beijing's efforts to muzzle government critics. The 54-year-old artist, famous for his work on the "Bird's Nest" Olympic Stadium in Beijing, was detained without charge for 81 days this year in a move that drew criticism from Western governments. He was released in late June. Ai told Reuters he received the notice from the tax authorities that described his title as the "actual controller" for Beijing Fake Cultural Development Ltd., which has helped produce Ai's internationally renowned art and designs. The company is owned by his wife, Lu ... More |
| Christie's to sell property from the collection of John W. Kluge to benefit Columbia University students | | Christie's Hong Kong sale of important watches to feature over 550 rare timepieces | | Unseen archive of Orson Welles's hidden masterpiece for sale at Bonhams | 
Large Egyptian bronze cat. Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI-XXII (1070-712 BC). Estimate $400,000-600,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2011.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Christie’s announces it has been selected to present the sale of Property from the Collection of John W. Kluge Sold to Benefit Columbia University, a large and wide-ranging collection of artwork, furniture and decorative arts that will be offered for sale in several major auctions, starting with four important sculptures by Henry Moore and Aristide Maillol in the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on November 1, and several Egyptian and Roman works in the Antiquities sale December 7, both in New York. The collection being offered at Christie’s is part of a $400 million gift from Mr. Kluge to Columbia University. Earmarked exclusively for student scholarships, it is the largest gift ever devoted to student aid at a single institution of higher education in the U.S. Assembled over the course of several decades, Mr. Kluge’s impressive collection is a fitting tribute to the broad liberal ar ... More | | 
A pistol combined with a watch and perfume sprinkler. Estimate: HK$2,800,000 - 4,500,000 / US$350,000 - 550,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong sale of Important Watches of 30 November will offer over 550 rare timepieces valued in excess of HK$85 million/US$11 million. This vast selection features the world’s leading makers, with haute horology examples showcasing the best of fine watchmaking over the last four centuries. In addition to a wonderful selection of vintage and modern complicated wristwatches from the 1940’s through the present day, the sale features stunning high jewellery watches, as well as a striking collection of beautifully decorated Chinese market enamels and complicated pocket watches. From the 16th century, Chinese emperors and their courtiers developed an insatiable appetite for clocks, watches and mechanical curiosities made in Europe. Pocket watches were considered valuable commodities and status symbols, luxury objects that came from the West. Entrepreneurial watchmakers from the West, or ... More | | 
Chimes at Midnight is estimated at between £60,000-80,000. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- Bonhams is to sell a treasure trove of material about Orson Welles’ hidden masterpiece “Chimes at Midnight,” regarded by the director as his favourite film. It is estimated at between £60,000-80,000. ‘Chimes at Midnight’, (Falstaff in the USA), was made in 1965 and nominated for several awards but post production problems and wrangles over ownership have conspired to made it one of his least known films. A restored version, screened in the UK in August 2011, was the first cinema showing for decades. Critics, however, have long ranked it among Welles’ masterpieces and the director’s performance as Falstaff as his best. Welles himself said, “If I wanted to get into Heaven on the basis of one movie, that’s the one I’d offer up”. The archive belonged to the executive producer of ‘Chimes at Midnight’, Alessandro Tasca, a cousin of Guiseppe Lampedusa, aut ... More |
| International Fine Print Dealers Association to open twenty-first annual Print Fair | | Noah Horowitz joins The Armory Show as Managing Director to help shape the creative vision of the fair | | The Hirsch-Index "The Art of Quotation" an exhibition at ZKM Museum of Contemporary Art | 
The annual IFPDA Print Fair is the largest international art fair dedicated to exhibiting fine prints from all periods.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The International Fine Print Dealers Association presents its twenty-first annual Print Fair from November 3rd to November 6th 2011 at the Park Avenue Armory. A private preview party benefiting the IFPDA Foundation, its nonprofit arm, will be held on November 2nd 2011 from 6:30-9pm. The IFPDA Print Fair is unique for its focus on one artistic medium and the unrivaled quality of works on view. The fair, sponsored this year by The Wall Street Journal and City National Bank, will feature prints by over 90 prestigious international art dealers from Europe and North America, all members of the International Fine Print Dealers Association. Notable dealers participating this year include Pace Prints, Marlborough Graphics, Two Palms, David Tunick, ... More | | 
Noah Horowitz. Photo: Courtesy Tali Shamir.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Paul Morris, Co-Founder of The Armory Show, announced the appointment of Noah Horowitz, Ph.D., as the art fair’s Managing Director. Horowitz joins The Armory Show leadership team — including Morris and Managing Directors Michael Hall and Deborah Harris — effective today. In his new role, Horowitz will help shape the creative vision of the fair and cultivate relationships with galleries, partner institutions and collectors for Pier 94, the contemporary section. The appointment of Horowitz is among the signals of the important changes being made to the fair’s infrastructure and amenities for the 2012 edition, which will take place March 8-11, 2012 at Piers 92 & 94 in New York City. “We are extraordinarily pleased to have Noah on board at this pivotal moment and to benefit from his extensive expertise,” said Morris. “Since our launch in 1994 at the Gr ... More | | 
A visitor observes the work 'Gipskopf mit Maske' (Lit Plaster Head with Mask) made in 2006 by German visual artist Hans-Peter Feldmann. EPA/ULI DECK.
KARLSRUHE.- All cultural production, whether in art, literature, music or philosophy emerges from within the context of a tradition – even if they finally break with it. In their art, artists make reference to their own works, but far more to that of other artists. How, and in what form do such references manifest themselves, and what kind of ‘basic images’ flow into their artistic works? By way of a selection of characteristic works, the exhibition The Hirsch-Index. “The Art of Quotation” at ZKM | Museum of Contemporary Art investigates the ways in which artistic creativity and strategies of artists have evolved over the foregoing decades. The art of last century was frequently oriented towards the worldly connoisseur who would have recognized the artistic references contained in ... More |
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 Iconic gates from Wembley Stadium "The Cathedral of Football" to be sold at auction in London LONDON.- SPECIALIST Sporting Memorabilia auctioneers Graham Budd Ltd (In association with Sotheby’s) is offering Football Fans the opportunity to buy a piece of sporting history for their home – items from the World-Famous Wembley Stadium! The sale will take place on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at Sotheby’s, New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA. Among the nine lots that will be offered is The Royal Tunnel Gates dating from 1923 by Samuel Elliott & Sons Ltd of Reading, each timber gate measures approximately 5metres by 5metres and the pair are estimated to fetch £5,000–10,000, while one of the round windows from the iconic Twin Towers, also by Samuel Elliott & Sons Ltd is estimated at £3,000-5,000. Also included are several pieces from the Royal Retiring Room such as doors, windows and wall panels plus a fanlight from the Long Bar and a balustrade and lights that were situated by the Royal Box. The R ... More AGO acquires works by four artists at Art Toronto 2011 TORONTO, O.N.- Art Toronto 2011 launched last night with an Opening Night Preview Gala to benefit the Art Gallery of Ontario. Two drawings by Margaret Priest, a large photographic work by Scott McFarland, a video projection by Nick and Sheila Pye, and a triptych of photographs by Chris Curreri have been purchased for the AGO’s permanent collection with funds raised at the preview. “The AGO is honoured to be adding pieces to our contemporary collection by both emerging and established artists,” said Elizabeth Smith, executive director of curatorial affairs at the AGO. “The pieces we purchased represent a diverse range of timely subject matter, each rendered beautifully and distinctly. All are outstanding additions to the AGO’s collection of contemporary Canadian art.” Two pieces by Margaret Priest from her House series, Barcelona Pavilion V (2011) and Implosion on Land (2010) are intricate, photo-real ... More Laguna Art Museum, in conjunction with Pacific Standard Time, presents seminal exhibition LAGUNA BEACH, CA.- Laguna Art Museum presents Best Kept Secret: UCI and the Development of Contemporary Art in Southern California, 1964-1971 October 30, 2011 through January 22, 2012 in conjunction with the Getty’s region-wide initiative Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945-1980. Tony DeLap, a pioneer artist of Minimalism and Op Art on the West Coast, is serving as the project consultant and Curator of Exhibitions at Laguna Art Museum, Grace Kook-Anderson, is the curator. UC Irvine was a hotbed of creativity and experimentation in the 1960s and early ‘70s, a hub of innovation where exceptional teachers such as Tony DeLap, Robert Irwin, and Vija Celmins taught talented students like Alexis Smith, Chris Burden, and Nancy Buchanan. All but forgotten in the intervening years, this exceptional time and place is now recovered at Laguna Art Museum in Best Kept Secret. Often overlooked in art history, ... More Art Museum Partnership Directors forum: "Expecting the Unexpected" By: Joyce Beckenstein
MATTITUCK, N.Y.- For the 2011 Art Museum Partnership Directors Forum (October 23-October 25), AMP co-founders, John Nichols and Katherine Crum again assembled a stellar roster of speakers to tackle an eclectic range of issues, all of them pulled together under the thematic banner, “Expecting the Unexpected.” AMP was established in 2006 to meet the needs of the approximately 1800 small to mid-sized museums that do not qualify for the American Association of Art Directors, comprised of the 200 largest museums. “The conversations are germane to the issues we face,” commented Audrey Kauders, Director, Museum of Nebraska Art. Those issues included: The IRS says your tax-exempt organization owes Uncle Sam; there are authenticity problems with a Baule ... More Dr. Marek Bartelik elected as the 15th president of AICA international PARIS.- The International Association of Art Critics has elected its new President, Dr. Marek Bartelik, during the General Assembly that took place in Asunción, Paraguay, on October 20th, 2011. Dr. Bartelik succeeds Yacouba Konaté from Ivory Coast, who served as AICA’s President since October 2008. Dr. Bartelik is the XVth President of the Association. Previous Presidents include: James Johnson Sweeney (USA, 1957-1963), René Berger (Switzerland, 1969-1975), Jacques Leenhardt (France, 1990-1996), and Henry Meyric Hughes (United Kingdom, 2002-2008). Dr. Bartelik was born in Olsztyn, Poland, and in 1985 moved to the United States, where he currently resides. He holds a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Columbia University and a PhD in Art History from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He has been teaching modern and contemporary art at the Cooper ... More New York sculptor seeks home for terror victims tribute GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP).- After her son, Alexander, was killed along with 269 others in the 1988 Libyan bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, artist Suse Lowenstein spent the next 15 years capturing the anguish of women whose relatives died in the terrorist attack. Having experienced the grief herself, she created 76 larger-than-life-sized figures of nude women grimacing, tearing at their hair, crying in rage or collapsed in agony at the moment they learned of their loved one's loss. Lowenstein, who lives in Montauk, N.Y., on the far eastern tip of Long Island, has the massive sculpture, called "Dark Elegy," on display in her backyard garden. Visitors, including children on school trips, stop to visit from time to time. But she yearns for her artwork to have a more public home. The Germany-born artist and her husband received $10 million from Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's government as ... More Elizabeth Fritsch returns to Cardiff: Two new additions to Wales' contemporary ceramic collection CARDIFF.- Following a popular exhibition to mark the 70th Birthday of the major Welsh-born ceramic artist Elizabeth Fritsch last year, visitors to National Museum Cardiff are once again able to enjoy a display of contemporary ceramics including works by the Welsh born artist. Thanks to the support of the Art Fund and the Derek Williams Trust, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales has acquired two new pieces by Elizabeth Fritsch, which form part of a new display at the Museum. Optical Bowl with Fractured Rim, 1974 and Counterpoint Vase in Twelve Tones, 1975 costing £20,800 are important examples of Fritsch’s early work, of types that rarely become available. Andrew Renton, Head of Applied Art at Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales explains why Fritsch’s style is so unique: “Elizabeth Fritsch is a major contemporary artist, whose work is as rewarding visually as it is appealing t ... More |
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