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| | Largest Canadian collection of Mexican Modernism on display now at Vancouver Art Gallery
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Diego Rivera, Maternidad (Motherhood), 1954. Oil on canvas. Collection of Michael Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa. Photo: Sotheby's, New York.
VANCOUVER.- As a university student, Michael Audain travelled to Mexico to view the art of Mexican modernist masters Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and José Clemente Orozco. He was inspired by the vibrancy and powerful social message of their art, and his passion for these artists remained with him. Many years later, the Audains began collecting their work and, today, own the largest collection of Mexican modernist art known in Canada . The Audains' entire Mexican modernist collection – 18 paintings in all – is currently on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery in Shore, Forest and Beyond: Art from the Audain Collection, providing an unparalleled opportunity for visitors to experience this influential school of art. ... More |
| The Best Photos of the Day |  |  | GENEVA.- An employee from the Hotel des Ventes of Geneva shows a large photo album with a red leather cover featuring 53 official photographs and other portraits of Russian Tsar Alexander IIIs family and relatives, during a presentation of over 300 photographs collected by Ferdinand Thormeyer, personal tutor of the Russian Imperial Court, which have never been published before, Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. The album is estimated to be worth between 10,000 to 15,000 Swiss francs ($10,750 to $16,130) and will be auctioned Monday at the Salle des Ventes of Geneva. AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi. | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Getty Museum presents "Gothic Grandeur": Manuscript illumination, 1200-1350 | | The Patty & Jay Baker Naples Museum of Art presents Manolo Valdés | | Exhibition featuring thirty-six artworks by renowned American artists at the Boca Raton Museum | 
A Man Emptying a Money Purse into a Woman's Mantle and a Woman with Three Children before a Judge. Author, Vidal de Canellas, about 1290–1310 Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment MS. LUDWIG XIV 6, FOL.196 (83.MQ.165)
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The term “Gothic” evokes visions of soaring spires, graceful flying buttresses, and sparkling stained glass. It also represents an important style of manuscript illumination that dominated the High Middle Ages in Europe. Drawing primarily from the Getty Museum’s permanent collection, Gothic Grandeur: Manuscript Illumination, 1200–1350, on display December 13, 2011–May 13, 2012, at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center, celebrates the achievements of Gothic manuscript illumination in Europe. The exhibition also spotlights two new acquisitions: the Abbey Bible, considered a pinnacle of Gothic illumination, and a previously unknown German leaf from a superb Apocalypse manuscript. “Western Europe in the thirteenth century underwent dramatic social and ... More | | 
Manolo Valdés, Retrato de una Dama con Collar, 2009 Mixed media on canvas 76.8 x 70.9 inches © Manolo Valdés, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York.
NAPLES, FL.- The Patty & Jay Baker Naples Museum of Art celebrates its 12th season in 2011-12 with a spectacular, wide-ranging line-up featuring work by Edgar Degas, Louise Nevelson, Steve Tobin and many others. Manolo Valdés is one of the most original and versatile artists working today. Impassioned by artists of the past, ranging from Zurbarán to Velázquez, Matisse to Lichtenstein, Valdés finds more than just inspiration in their paintings; he uses their work “as a pretext” (“como pretexto”) to create an entirely new aesthetic object – a painting or a sculpture that while clearly derived from a known composition becomes a uniquely brilliant work of art in itself. The artist’s highly expressive style becomes a collection of daring experiments in Desnudo azul, 2005. This vividly painted blue nude inspired by a Matisse painting perfectly encapsulates Valdés’ approach ... More | | 
Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951), Red and Gold, 1915 (detail), oil on canvas, 31 x 39 inches. Museum Purchase.
BOCA RATON, FL.- What characterizes a "treasure" and what defines "greatness" in art? The criteria of a "treasure" - whether historical or contemporary - is decided by history. In these revisionist times, artworks, no matter how important they may have been at the time of their creation, are subject to reassessment of how we view the past. On December 13, the Boca Raton Museum of Art opens American Treasures, an exhibition featuring thirty-six artworks by renowned American artists. The exhibition offers viewers the opportunity to review two centuries of artistic achievement and reflect on the diversity of period styles and individual voices that make up the history of American Art. These enduring masterworks help illuminate our view of modern and contemporary art, by refreshing our sense of historical aesthetic memory. American Treasures presents exquisite examples ... More |
| Major Art Institute exhibition "Light Years" explores conceptual art and photography | | Israel Museum premieres new project by Sharon Lockhart based on works by Israeli dance composer Noa Eshkol | | Brooklyn Museum curator Emeritus of the Arts of Africa and the Pacific Islands William C. Siegmann dies | 
Alighiero Boetti (Italian, 1940–1994). AW:AB =L:MD (Andy Warhol: Alighiero Boetti = Leonardo: Marcel Duchamp), 1967. Silk screen print with graphite on paper 58.8 x 58.8 cm (23 5/16 x 23 5/16 in.). Colombo Collection, Milan. (C) Artists Rights Society (ARS).
CHICAGO, IL.- The 1960s and 1970s are recognized as the defining era of the Conceptual Art movement, a period in which centuries-held assumptions about the nature of art itself were questioned and dissolved. Until now, the pivotal role that photography played in this movement has never been fully examined. The Art Institute of Chicago has organized the first major survey of influential artists of this period who used photography in ways that went far beyond its traditional definitions as a medium--and succeeded thereby in breaking down the boundaries of all mediums in contemporary art. Light Years: Conceptual Art and the Photograph, 1964-1977 --on view December 13, 2011 through March 11, 2012--is the first exhibition to explore how artists of this era used ... More | | 
Sharon Lockhart, born USA 1964 Models of Orbits in the System of Reference, Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation System: Sphere Three at Five Points in Its Rotation, 2011
JERUSALEM.- The Israel Museum presents the premiere of a new project by the noted American artist Sharon Lockhart, exploring the work of prominent Israeli dance composer Noa Eshkol (1924–2007). Opening December 13, Sharon Lockhart | Noa Eshkol will feature a new film installation and photographic series by Lockhart inspired by Eshkol and the Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation (EWMN) System, which Eshkol developed together with architect Avraham Wachman to describe human locomotion. Also on view will be a selection of wall carpets created by Eshkol, as well as scores, drawings, and other archival material pertaining to her work, creating an encounter between the two artists that raises questions about the nature of artistic practice, its preservation and its interpretation. ... More | | 
William Siegmann 2004 by Adam Husted.
BROOKLYN, N.Y.- William C. Siegmann, Curator Emeritus of the Arts of Africa and the Pacific Islands at the Brooklyn Museum, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2011. Bill Siegmann had a long-standing and deeply personal connection to Liberia, which began with service in the Peace Corps in the late 1960s and continued throughout his life. He taught at Cuttington University, where he also founded the Africana Museum. Bill returned to Liberia to pursue research between 1974 and 1976, which was supported by a Fulbright-Hays fellowship. Upon his return to the U.S., he served as a curator, first at the Museum of the Society of African Missions, in Tenafly, N.J., and then at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in 1979-84. Upon being awarded another Fulbright fellowship in, 1984, Bill once again returned to Liberia. In conjunction with the West African Museums Programme, he served as Director of the National Museum of ... More |
| Rhode Island School of Design Museum announces art donation from Bank of America | | Asia Society museum in New York presents works by artist Sarah Sze in "Infinite Line" | | Kunsthaus Zurich to present "Winter Tales. Winter in art from the Renaissance to Impressionism" | 
Lynda Benglis, American, b. 1941 Pleiades, 1982 Zinc, copper, aluminum, bronze; 29 x 59 x 5 5/8 in. Gift of Bank of America 2011.42 © Lynda Benglis.
PROVIDENCE, RI.- The Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design announces a significant donation from Bank of America. Pleiades (1982), an important wall-relief sculpture by American artist Lynda Benglis, was recently added to the Museum's collection. "The RISD Museum is pleased to announce this donation, the latest in Bank of America's legacy of generosity to our Museum and community," says John W. Smith, Director of the RISD Museum of Art. "Bank of America supported the Museum's highly successful recent exhibition of Linda Benglis' work, and through gifts such as this they continue to foster the public's appreciation and enjoyment of contemporary art and museums nationwide." "We are delighted to provide such a meaningful and significant piece to the RISD Museum of Art, an institution which helps make Rhode Island a vital cultural and arts education hub," says William F. Hatfield, Bank of America Rhode Island president. ... More | | 
Sarah Sze, Guggenheim as a Ruin, 2009. Ink, string, collage on paper. Private collection.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sarah Sze (born 1969, U.S.) is known for her elaborate installations in which everyday materials—such as plastic bottle caps, sheets of paper, strings, tape measures, cotton swabs, and scissors—are hung from the ceiling, mounted in corners, or nestled into discreet spaces. Sarah Sze: Infinite Line is the first exhibition to focus specifically on Sze’s work from drawings to sculpture to installation. Sze combines spontaneity and systemization in her work, which often suggests movement and the ephemeral. Energized chaos becomes painstaking order, when, upon closer inspection, seemingly turbulent scenarios reveal precisely placed objects. Her intimate, sculptural installations invite viewers to reevaluate their relationship to their surroundings. The exhibition is divided into two parts. A smaller gallery houses earlier works on paper including graphite, ink and collage, lithograph and silkscreen. Some are unconventional portraits in which Sze asked e ... More | | 
Pierre Maximilien Delafontaine, The Skater (Bertrand Andrieu), 1798. Oil on canvas, 179 x 130 cm. Musée de la Monnaie, Paris.
ZURICH.- From 10 February to 29 April 2012 the Kunsthaus Zürich is staging a thematic exhibition focusing on depictions of winter from the Renaissance to Impressionism. Entitled ‘Winter Tales,’ it includes some 120 works by artists such Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Jacob van Ruisdael, Francisco de Goya, Kazimir Malevich, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch and many other European painters. For the first time in a Swiss art museum, it brings together the hand-carved, opulently gilded sleighs of Austria’s ruling family and sumptuous Flemish tapestries. The creation myths of most great civilizations generally agree that winter came into the world as a punishment and a plague. Until the Middle Ages, its arrival imperilled food supplies and health in a predominantly agrarian society that was at the mercy of nature. Since then, social and technological progress have combined to progressively mitigate winter's impact. The Kun ... More |
| Heather James Fine Art announces upcoming exhibition Washi Tales: Works by Kyoko Ibe | | Finest known 1921 Double Eagle leads Heritage Auctions' Platinum Night offerings at FUN Orlando | | Waterside Contemporary presents series of projects titled Winter Pavilion by three artists | 
Kyoko Ibe (b. 1941), Untitled, from the series Once Upon a Time, 2011 (detail). Recycled ganpi paper fiber, old documents, indigo, mica and sumi, 44 x 111 1/2 in.
PALM DESERT, CA.- Heather James Fine Art presents Washi Tales: Works by Kyoko Ibe. The exhibition is on view December 17, 2011 - January 2012 with an opening reception on Saturday December 17, 6-8 pm. Washi Tales: Works by Kyoko Ibe presents paper sculptures and wall pieces as remarkable examples of papermaking, integrating scale, material, and content. Recently exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Washi Tales will be reconfigured by the artist for this special exhibition at Heather James Fine Art. Kyoko Ibe’s art making process is one of reflection and meditation in an effort to slow and transcend time. Her art communicates an inherent tranquility which slowly reveals itself through patient observation. Installed within the walls of the gallery space, Ibe’s art transforms ... More | | 
This is the finest specimen of the type known.
DALLAS, TX.- An incredible rarity, a 1921 $20 Double Eagle, MS66 PCGS Secure, Ex: Duckor/Godard - from The Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Duckor Collection - the finest specimen of the type known, is expected to hold collectors in thrall when it leads Heritage Auctions' Jan. 4-5 Platinum Night offerings as part of the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Convention, held Jan. 3-8 at the Orange County Convention Center. "Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Duckor include this magnificent piece in their current PCGS Registry Set," said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage Auctions. "Dr. Duckor is both a connoisseur and an astute student of the Saint-Gaudens series, and he spent more than 33 years building his two sets. Needless to say, only the finest specimens found a home in his collection, and among his finest coins, this is the very top. We expect collectors will be as excited about its appearance at auction as we are." Dr. and Mrs. Duckor will ... More | | 
Marcin Dudek, Katowice, 2004
LONDON.- Waterside contemporary presents Winter Pavilion, a series of projects bringing together an ambitious public installation by Marcin Dudek sited in Shoreditch Park, Hackney, and two solo gallery projects by Claudia Djabbari and Heide Hinrichs. A pavilion is traditionally a space of retreat, and in art parlance a showcase. Winter Pavilion brings the two meanings together, using both the gallery and an off-site space. Marcin Dudek will create Screen House in Shoreditch Park, a short walk from the gallery. This modular and portable building originally housed the artist’s studio in Whitechapel, and will now become an interactive viewing platform. Entering Screen House, visitors will be able to experience an alternative landscape consisting of peep-holes, collages and projections. Dudek’s practice follows enclosed spaces – examining how we make them and how we interact with them ... More |
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 Ketterer Kunst's December auction achieves sensational record breaking 3.5 million euros MUNICH.- Max Pechstein's masterpiece with painting on both sides achieved a sensational result of € 3.500.000* in Ketterer Kunst's auction of Modern and Contemporary Art. “Thus the work did not only set a new world record* for a painting by the artist, it is also the most expensive work sold in an auction in Germany in 2011“, said Robert Ketterer. With this record result Ketterer Kunst is the only auction house which accomplished the highest annual hammer price three times over the past five years in Germany. The oil painting from 1910 (lot 25) is one of Pechstein's strongest works. Aya Soika, author of the catalog raisonné, brings it to the point by simply calling it one of the artist's best works. A collector from Germany seemed to value this quality as well, relegating national and international competitors from the Ukraine over Great Britain to the USA to places second and beyond. With a result o ... More The Aspen Art Museum presents an exhibition of the large-scale, photo-based work of artist Huma Bhabha ASPEN, CO.- The Aspen Art Museum presents an exhibition of large-scale, photo- based works from 2010 and 2011 by artist Huma Bhabha, on view from Thursday, December 8, 2011, through Sunday, February 5, 2012. Huma Bhabha is well known for her visceral, assemblage-based sculptures. Built of cast-off materials, Bhabha’s sculptures are figurative, often taking the form of conventional classical genres like portrait busts and drawn from an eclectic range of influences and art-historical references ranging from classical and African sculpture to the works of modernists like Picasso, Brancusi, and Giacometti. The sculptures also recall elements of the dystopic pop cultural visions of science fiction writers like Philip K. Dick and J.G. Ballard. Bhabha’s Aspen Art Museum exhibition focuses exclusively on a series of large-scale, painted and collaged photographs. Beginning with photographs she has taken ... More Rare 1787 gold coin fetches $7.4 million at Blanchard and Co. By Mary Foster, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, LA (AP).- An exceedingly rare 1787 gold Brasher doubloon has been sold for $7.4 million, one of the highest prices ever paid for a gold coin. Blanchard and Co., the New Orleans-based coin and precious metals company that brokered the deal, told The Associated Press the doubloon was purchased by a Wall Street investment firm. Identities of the buyer and seller were not disclosed. Minted by Ephraim Brasher, a goldsmith and neighbor of George Washington, the coin contains 26.66 grams of gold — slightly less than an ounce. Worth about $15 when it was minted, the gold value today would be more than $1,500. It is the only known example of the doubloon with a distinctive hallmark punch on the eagle's breast; five other known doubloons have a punch on the eagle's left ... More 1892 South African Proof Pond, the finest known, expected to bring $300,000+ at Heritage Auctions NEW YORK, N.Y.- A simply magnificent 1892 South African Republic gold Proof Pond 1892, PR65 NGC - the best of just 10 like pieces known to have been minted - is expected to bring $300,000+ as one of the principal highlights of Heritage Auctions' Jan. 2-3, 2012 World & Ancient Coins Signature® Auction, an official auction of the New York International Numismatics Convention, taking place at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. "This marvelous proof Pond, from The Orange River Collection, is an especially well-preserved piece of this fabled mintage," said Cristiano Bierrenbach, Executive Vice President of Heritage. "It's also the finest possible rendering of the artist's original conception for the coinage. There's no doubt that this is one of the most important of all classic South African coins and just a truly superlative rarity." This gathering of more than 5,200 lots is a showcase of important coins from all over the world and is ... More Art Dubai announces artists- and Curator-in-Residence for 2012 DUBAI.- Art Dubai, in partnership with the Delfina Foundation, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority and Tashkeel, has launched Artists-in-Residence (A.i.R) Dubai 2012, an annual programme for artists and curators based in the historic quarter of Bastakiya, Dubai. Artists Hadeyah Badri, Fayçal Baghriche, Zeinab Al Hashimi, Magdi Mostafa, Nasir Nasrallah, and Deniz Uster have been selected for the three-month residency in the lead-up to Art Week, the Gulf-wide programme of fairs, museum shows, exhibitions, performances and projects that coincides with Art Dubai each March. The 2012 curator-in-residence is Alexandra MacGilp. As part of their residency, Fayçal Baghriche, Magdi Mostafa, and Deniz Uster are commissioned to make site-specific works for Art Dubai Projects, a programme of new works and performances that explore the fabric and economy of an art fair, embracing the theatrical nature of such ... More Brabazon paintings come to the aid of Tricycle Theatre LONDON.- Government funding struck Tricycle Theatre has found a new saviour in the form of art collector and philanthropist Al Weil. Weil is giving around 35 paintings by the renowned Victorian watercolourist Hercules Brabazon Brabazon to the theatre, to exhibit and auction, using the proceeds to support its activities. The Tricycle was a victim of the latest round of government cuts, losing £350,000 funding per year. As a direct result, Tricycle’s Nicolas Kent, one of the UK's longest serving and most respected artistic directors, announced that he would be standing down from the theatre he has run for 27 years. “Ideally, I want Kent to stay on, but the main thing is to keep the theatre alive and kicking as vigorously as it ever has”, says Weil, now 89 years old and a keen supporter of the Tricycle. Weil was introduced to Kent and the theatre’s challenging political programme by his wife Joan Brown, t ... More |
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