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| | Domenichino masterpiece returns to Dulwich as a fitting climax to the Gallery's bicentenary
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Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri), The Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1607-10, Oil on canvas, 143 x 115cm, National Gallery of Scotland.
LONDON.- For the first time since 1971, Domenichino’s masterpiece returns to Dulwich to close the celebrations of the Bicentenary. Domenichino’s The Adoration of the Shepherds, believed in the eighteenth century to be the work of Annibale Carracci, was one of the most highly-prized paintings in the collection of Noel Desenfans and Sir Francis Bourgeois, the Gallery’s founders, in their house in Charlotte Street, London. The canvas was arguably the most important Italian seventeenth-century painting left by Desenfans and Bourgeois to Dulwich Picture Gallery in 1811. The decision of the Governors of Dulwich College to sell the painting at auction on 24 March 1971 was heavily criticised by the public and press at the time and became a topic of heated dicussion, as the will and donation of Sir Francis Bourgeois was openly contradicted. The loss of this significant painting was mitigated by the fa ... More |
| Milwaukee Art Museum exhibition presents artists creating artworks with one tool | | A Nation Emerges: The Mexican Revolution revealed at the Getty Museum | | More accurate view of George Washington crossing debuts at the New-York Historical Society | 
Mark Lindquist, Dowel Bowl, 2011.
MILWAUKEE,WI.- In March of 2011, the Chipstone Foundation invited sixteen established artists from Britain and America to participate in an unusual experiment: each artist was asked to lay aside his or her standard tool kit and craft a work of art with one tool alone. The Tool at Hand showcases these works, the tools that crafted them, and short, explanatory videos produced by each artist, in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Decorative Arts Gallery, December 8, 2011–April 1, 2012. “The challenge presented to the artists sounds simple: create a work of art with one tool. The material and tool to be used were left open-‐ended, with the purpose of encouraging creativity within the one-‐tool constraint,” said Ethan Lasser, curator of the exhibition for the Chipstone Foundation. “For centuries, artists and artisans have felt a particularly intimate connection to their tools. Tools have been described as ex ... More | | 
Ernesto Pena, Age 13, Mexico, ca. 1910–1918. Gelatin silver photographic postcard. The Getty Research Institute.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Mexican Revolution (1910–1920), which lasted a decade and transformed the nation, was extensively chronicled by Mexican, American, and European photographers and illustrators. Thousands of images captured a country at war. Never before, and possibly never since, had a country’s struggles been the subject of such scrutiny or fascination. Organized as part of Los Angeles’ celebration of the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution, A Nation Emerges: The Mexican Revolution Revealed, presented by the Getty Research Institute and the Los Angeles Public Library, chronicles a complex, multifaceted chapter in Mexico’s history. A Nation Emerges, on view at the Central Library, Getty Gallery, 630 W. Fifth St., down- ... More | | 
Mort Kuntsler's “Washington's Crossing: McKonkey's Ferry, Dec. 26, 1776.” AP Photo/Mort Kuntsler.
By: Verena Dobnik, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP).- One of America's most famous images, a painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware River, got much of the story wrong: The American commander wouldn't have stood triumphantly on a rowboat in daylight, but on a ferry bracing himself against a fierce snowstorm on Christmas night. That's the historic scene depicted in a new painting that goes on display this week at the New-York Historical Society museum in Manhattan. "No one in his right mind would have stood up in a rowboat in that weather," artist Mort Kunstler said. "It would have capsized." He told The Associated Press that he's "not knocking the original" — the well-known 1851 painting by German-born artist Emanuel Leutze, who Kunstler says "was glorifying ... More |
| Occupy Wall Street becomes highly collectible at half-dozen major museums and organizations | | Bonhams to sell the Meyer & Ebe Collection of ancient Greek coins on January 6 | | 10 historical and contemporary photographers about Africa at Young Gallery | 
Jean Ashton, left, library director at the New-York Historical Society, and Matthew Murphy, the library's head of cataloging, display part of an ongoing collection of Occupy Wall Street items. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews.
By: Cristian Salazar and Randy Herschaft, Associated Press
NEW YOR (AP).- Occupy Wall Street may still be working to shake the notion it represents a passing outburst of rage, but some establishment institutions have already decided the movement's artifacts are worthy of historic preservation. More than a half-dozen major museums and organizations from the Smithsonian Institution to the New-York Historical Society have been avidly collecting materials produced by the Occupy movement. Staffers have been sent to occupied parks to rummage for buttons, signs, posters and documents. Websites and tweets have been archived for digital eternity. And museums have approached individual protesters directly to obtain posters and other ephemera. The ... More | | 
This small, exquisite collection of coinage of classical antiquity will comprise just over 100 lots. Photo: Bonhams.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Bonhams announces the sale of the Meyer & Ebe Collection of Ancient Greek Coins on January 6. This small, exquisite collection of coinage of classical antiquity will comprise just over 100 lots, with coins issued from the 6th century BC to the 1st century AD. Several classic design types will be represented in this unique auction from a number of the most famous parts of ancient Greece, including but not limited to Syracuse, Macedon, Athens, Rhodes, Bithynia, Cappadocia and Syria. Pre-sale estimates for this sale range from the very affordable $150-200, up to loftier prices such as $115,000-125,000. Paul Song, Director of the Rare Coins and Banknotes Department at Bonhams, states, “Bonhams is delighted to have been entrusted with this lovely collection of Greek Coins from a private collector who has enjoyed searching for and purchasing these coins over the last decade. Different regions of Classical Gr ... More | | 
Malick Sidibé, Soirée Las Vegas. Photo: Courtesy Young Gallery.
BRUSSELS.- Young Gallery Brussels presents an exhibition of 10 historical and contemporary photographers about Africa. These established and up and coming photographers from all over the world give their creative and original view of Africa. Philippe Bordas was born in 1961. He is living and working in Paris. Director of the film “Grand combat” selected at the Venice Festival in 1996, he has exhibited his pictures all over the world. His photographic work joined his literary work, which began in 2008 with the publication of the highly acclaimed Madman. In 1993, he met the artist Frederick Bruly Bouabré writer he celebrates the poetic journey into the invention of writing (Fayard, 2010). From 1994 to 1999, he entered the closed world of the wrestlers of Senegal. The destinies of the boxers and wrestlers are the frame of the book text and photos bare knuckle Africa (Seuil, 2004. Nadar Prize), the first of a t ... More |
| Groninger Museum presents solo exhibition of the world-famous designs of of Studio Job | | Los Angeles' 'Wonderful Life' Day honors Frank Capra film starring Jimmy Stewart | | The outstanding George Daniels Motor Car Collection to be sold by Bonhams at Goodwood Festival of Speed | 
Studio Job, Robber Baron: Cabinet, 2007. Polished, patinated and gilded cast bronze, 70 1/2" x 45 3/4" x 22 3/4" (179 x 116 x 58 cm) © Groninger Museum.
GRONINGEN.- From 16 October 2011 to 4 March 2012, the Groninger Museum presents the exhibition entitled Studio Job & the Groninger Museum. The exhibition displays the world-famous designs of Studio Job, which consists of Job Smeets (1970) and Nynke Tynagel (1977). In the past ten years, the Groninger Museum has accumulated a substantial collection of work by Studio Job. Important series such as Homework (2006-2007) and Robber Baron (2007) illustrate Studio Job’s virtuoso handling of extraordinary materials and extreme techniques. But the archetypical and monumental objects show, above all, an expressive engagement at the interface of art and design. Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel both graduated from the Design Academy in Eindhoven. In 1998, Smeets founded Studio Job and two years later, after her graduation, Tynagel joined him ... More | | 
By John Rogers, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP).- George Bailey can rest easy. He really did make a difference in the lives of people, including all 3.8 million in Los Angeles. Bailey, for the one or two people who still haven't seen the classic Frank Capra film "It's A Wonderful Life," is a man driven to the brink of suicide when he comes to believe his life never really mattered. It's up to his quirky guardian angel Clarence to set him straight by showing Bailey, played by Jimmy Stewart, what the world would have been like without him. In honor of the film's 65th anniversary, the City Council declared Friday "It's A Wonderful Life Day" in Los Angeles. To get people in the spirit, Councilman Tom LaBonge, several members of Capra's family and a few others gathered at the director's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on a sunny holiday morning. The section of the walk, it turns out, is one filled with cheesy souvenir shops and sex toy emporiums. They give it more the look of Pottersville, the disreputable ... More | | 
The ex-Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin 1929-32 Bentley 4½-Litre Supercharged Single-Seater. Photo: GPL.
CHICHESTER.- The outstanding collection of motor cars owned by the famed watchmaker George Daniels is to be sold by Bonhams at auction at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday 29th June 2012. The seven motor cars and two motorcycles are expected to realise in excess of £8,000,000. George Daniels CBE, DSc, FBHI, FSA (1926-2011) was one of the few modern watchmakers who could conceive, design and hand-make a complete watch from blank sheet of paper to finished, ticking, utterly supreme timepiece. This master of his art-cum-science is perhaps most famous for creating the co-axial escapement (the device that drives a timekeeping mechanism) which has been described as the most important horological development for 250 years. As a specialist watchmaker, during his lifetime he created less than 100 pocket watches and wristwatches, each of which would typically involve ... More |
| Fifteen leading Bay Area artists to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge in 2012 | | New York State Museum receives gift of major stoneware to add already major collection | | Visually provocative abstractions by Beverly Fishman at Galerie Richard in New York | 
The Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Point. Photo by Monique Deschaines/FOR-SITE Foundation.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- In one of the signature events celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge in 2012, fifteen leading artists from the Bay Area and around the world will create on-site installations responding to the bridge as an icon, historic structure, and conceptual inspiration. Organized by the nonprofit FOR-SITE Foundation in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the National Park Service, International Orange will occupy selected areas of all three floors and the spacious courtyard of the historic Fort Point building, dating from 1861 and nestled at the southern base of the bridge. International Orange will open on Memorial Day weekend, May 26–28, as part of the kickoff to the 75th anniversary and will remain on view to the public free of charge through October 2012. Featuring site-specific installations, live performance, interactive art experiences, and public programs ... More | | 
Monumental Jug, c. 1865. Attributed to Philip Riedinger and Adam Caire (1857–1878).
Poughkeepsie, New York, 20 ½ inches high x 7 ¾ inches diameter at base.
ALBANY, N.Y.- After hiding away in private collections – and a California coat closet – for nearly 200 years, a valuable piece of early American decorative art returns home to New York, where it will be available for the public to enjoy at the New York State Museum thanks to a generous donation by collector Adam Weitsman, President of Upstate Shredding. At the same time, Weitsman also donated a monumental jug, two water coolers deemed ‘important’ by the museum and a gallon jug decorated with the image of a ship. “The addition of these recent pieces of decorated stoneware surely put the New York State Museum on the map as having the premier collection of American stoneware. Not only are the decorations unique and outstanding as works of American folk art, but the documentation and history of these recent acquisitions enable us to learn so ... More | | 
Dividose W.E.P.B., 2011, enamel on polished stainless steel, 64 x 84 inches. Photo: Courtesy Galerie Richard.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- In a new series of visually provocative abstractions Beverly Fishman explores the fast evolving relationship between our bodies and contemporary technology. Her vibrantly colored paintings and sculptures have their genesis in diverse patterns and iconography drawn from scientific imaging systems and pharmaceutical packaging. By manipulating and layering these representational traces of the body into dense, psychedelic compositions, Fishman raises questions about the vulnerability of human identity in an increasingly digitized and electronically-mediated world. Beverly Fishman’s paintings are configurations of horizontal panels of polished stainless steel, each containing dense visual fields woven from neural imagery, sounds waves, EEG graphs and other technological data. These accumulate into optically dazzling moiré patterns that are interrupted by images of drug capsules and molecular symbols. Painted in enamel on mirrored metal, the dynamic ... More |
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 Details of Photo50 announced, London Art Fair's annual showcase of contemporary photography LONDON.- London Art Fair has announced details of Photo50, its annual showcase of contemporary photography at the Business Design Centre, Islington, from 18–22 January 2012. With the title The New Alchemists: contemporary photographers transcending the print , curator Sue Steward has selected 50 works by contemporary artists whose practice sees them adorn, transform, subvert or deface the photographic print. They are: Veronica Bailey, David Birkin, Aliki Braine, Julie Cockburn, Melinda Gibson, Noemie Goudal, Joy Gregory, Walter Hugo, Lesley Parkinson, Jorma Puranen, Esther Teichmann and Michael Wolf. Together, they provide a snapshot of contemporary artists working in photographic mixed-media in the UK and overseas. Many of the photographs in the exhibition are for sale, including a number of new artworks exclusive to the fair. Sue Steward, critic, writer, broadcaster and curator of ... More DigitisedArt collaborates with London master paintings week LONDON.- DigitisedArt, the brainchild of online entrepreneur Paul Evans, is emerging as the new digital connector and facilitator for art businesses, events and associations. Conceived earlier this year with galleries, dealers, photographers and printers in mind, DigitisedArt has recently been appointed by Master Paintings Week 2012, to provide a digital platform for the participating galleries and auction houses. This is the first time an arts event of this calibre has decided to use digital media as opposed to a traditional printed catalogue. DigitisedArt will provide the following: • All participants will be given a free (restricted) account on DigitisedArt, to upload and manage five works of art. • Master Paintings Week will have its own account to manage the ‘collection’ of paintings from all the participants. • The ‘collection’ will then be used as a resource for the printed ma ... More Samsøn presents Antoniadis & Stone \ ROUGH SHAPE BOSTON, MA.- Samsøn presents Antoniadis and Stone’s 1st solo exhibition, ROUGH SHAPE, on view December 16th to January 28th 2012. “ROUGH SHAPE refers to the current state of affairs as we see it: a struggling economy, a growing sense of alienation in one’s own world and the spiritual poverty that is inherent in our culture’s institutional systems.” Using urethane foam, latex paint, plastic and poly-vinyl chloride, three sculptures create a spiritual awakening from realist boundaries and realms of corporate failure. Social Climber reflects a certain current human condition; a relic of empty anxiety that pulls elements from a Post-Minimalist sensibility. Support System provides evidence of the materials as signifiers camouflaged and subverted by the industrial process. All the works question materiality and architectural strictures placed on us by the institution. There are no found objects. Creat ... More AmericanaWeek.com offers antique show visitors discount hotel rates NEW YORK, N.Y.- The co-founders of AmericanaWeek.com, the website that bills itself as the “Gateway to Americana Week,” now offers antiques show and Americana auction visitors discount deals on select hotels in New York City during Americana Week, January 17 – 29. According to Eric Miller, co-founder, along with Regina Kolbe, of AmericanaWeek.com, a block of rooms has been reserved for Americana Week visitors at the Hilton Hotel New York. The special discount rate can be booked through AmericanWeek.com by clicking on the Stay tab. A direct link takes visitors to the Hilton Hotel reservation page. The Hilton Hotel Americana Week is valid for guests staying January 17, 2012 through January 30, 2012. Reservations must be made by December 27, 2012. Mr. Miller said this is the first of many hotel partnerships under consideration. “As we continue to roll out antiques weeks sites, we will be offering coll ... More |
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