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| | Pablo Picasso 1936: Traces of an exhibition at Museu Picasso in Barcelona
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A woman visits an exhibition, titled Picasso 1936, at the Picasso Museum in Barcelona, Spain. EPA/TONI GARRIGA.
BARCELONA.- Within the lines of actuation resulting from the creation of its new Knowledge and Research Centre, the Museu Picasso presents the exhibition Picasso 1936. Traces of an Exhibition. The basis of the show is the acquisition by the Museum during 2009 and 2010 of a fonds of original documents relating to the organization of the Picasso Exhibition at the Sala Esteva in Barcelona in January 1936. This fonds was in the possession of Claudio Hoyos, grandson of one of the gallery owners. The present exhibition is the result of research and interpretation of this documentary fonds, which, although partial, contains information crucial to understanding Picasso’s relationship with Barcelona and, by extension, Spain. ... More |
| Velázquez's equestrian portraits regain their quality and original composition | | Elizabeth Taylor auction at Christie's in New York tells the story of her life and loves | | Building the Western Wall: Israel Antiquities Authority finds King Herod began it but didn't finish it | 
Diego Velázquez, Philip III on Horseback. Photo: Courtesy Museo del Prado.
MADRID.- The Museo del Prado yesterday presented some of the most important restoration projects that it has undertaken this year, sponsored by Fundación Iberdrola in its capacity as “Protector Member” of the Restoration Programme. The three restoration projects presented today also relate to the re-hang of the Museum’s collections, a programme entitled The Collection: The Second Expansion Plan. The programme’s aims include equipping the works on display with the museological resources necessary for their optimum presentation, as well as analysing and reviewing their of conservation and undertaking restoration when necessary. Within this context of reorganising and improving the display context of the Museum’s collections, in particular the Velázquez collection (the re-hang of which was completed last year with the exception of of these two works), the Museum has now restored Philip III on Hor ... More | | 
A photograph of Elizabeth Taylor is seen behind jewels. REUTERS/Mike Segar.
By: Nicole Evatt, Associated Press
NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP).- From the colorful, couture frocks worn during her two weddings with actor Richard Burton, to the dazzling ruby and diamond Cartier jewelry set, a gift from her third husband, film producer Mike Todd, "The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor" on display at Christie's auction house in New York tells a passionate story, spanning seven husbands and nearly five decades. "(Through the collection) you can see that all the men were really, really fundamentally in love with her," said Orianne Collins, a jewelry designer and Taylor aficionado who hosted a preview of the exhibition Thursday before it opens to the public on Saturday. Other tokens from admirers include jewelry and an autographed poster from Taylor's cherished friend, Michael Jackson. The 1987 print is signed "To my true love Elizabeth. ... More | | 
The first course of the wall resting on the bedrock. Photograph: Vladimir Naykhin.
JERUSALEM.- Professor Ronny Reich of the University of Haifa and Eli Shukron of the Israel Antiquities Authority: A ritual bath exposed beneath the Western Wall of the Temple Mount shows that the construction of that wall was not completed during King Herod’s lifetime Who built the Temple Mount walls? Every tour guide and every student grounded in the history of Jerusalem will immediately reply that it was Herod. However, in the archaeological excavations alongside the ancient drainage channel of Jerusalem a very old ritual bath (miqwe) was recently discovered that challenges the conventional archaeological perception which regards Herod as being solely responsible for its construction. Recently, reinforcement and maintenance measures were implemented in the pavement of Jerusalem’s main street from 2,000 years ago, used by pilgrims when they went up to the Temple Mount. This was done ... More |
| MFA Boston opens new Indian/Southeast Asian galleries this December | | Famed Civil War photographer Mathew Brady's studio camera readies for public auction | | Toledo Museum of Art's Small Worlds exhibition offers new perspectives on size, scale | 
Krishna Celebrates Holi with Radha and the Gopis. Attributed to: Nihal Chand (Indian, active in Kishangarh in the mid 18th century) Indian, Rajasthani, about 1750–60. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Keith McLeod Fund. Photo: © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
BOSTON, MA.- Two new galleries are set to open at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this month. One will celebrate rare sculptural works from India and neighboring countries (South Asia) and Southeast Asia. The other will showcase rotations of the rich painting traditions of India, Korea, the Himalayas, and Persia beginning with an important collection of Indian works in the exhibition Gems of Rajput Painting. The two new galleries will reflect a broad range of cultures—from Iran to the west and Indonesia to the east, and from the Himalayas to the north and Sri Lanka to the south—reinforcing the global nature of the MFA’s encyclopedic collection. Highlights include important ... More | | 
Virtually every public figure of the Civil War era passed through Mathew Brady's Washington studio.
DALLAS, TX.- A circa 1860 studio camera that was used by Mathew Brady, the quintessential Civil War photo-documentarian and one of America’s greatest photographers, has been offered by Heritage Auctions on Nov. 30 as part of its Americana & Political Memorabilia Signature® Auction. “Virtually every public figure of the Civil War era passed through Mathew Brady's Washington studio,” said Tom Slater, Director of Historical Auctions at Heritage, “and it’s thrilling to imagine that many of his iconic photographs may well have been taken with this very camera. It’s a museum piece in the truest sense of the word.” Although no manufacturer's label is present on the camera itself, it is similar to examples made by H. J. Lewis of New York, circa 1860. The dark wood camera is fitted with a Petzval-type brass barrel lens bearing the serial number 1195. The Brady provenance is iron-clad. “It ... More | | 
Lori Nix (American, born 1969), Library from The City series. Chromogenic print, 2006. Courtesy of the artist © Lori Nix.
TOLEDO, OH.- The Toledo Museum of Art challenges us to look at the world from new perspectives through its Small Worlds exhibition on view Nov. 18, 2011–March 25, 2012. Five contemporary artists in the exhibition offer engaging works that create an intimate space or environment or show scenes which are familiar but perhaps slightly askew. Intricate and intriguing, the drawings, relief paintings, photography and sculpture explore the realms of the home, the studio, the neighborhood, the city and the natural world, said Amy Gilman, curator of contemporary art, associate director of the Museum and organizer of the exhibition. “The artists encourage the viewer to consider space and perspective in different ways,” said Gilman. “We may feel oversized when peering at Gregory Euclide’s miniature eco- ... More |
| Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art selects Laura Jacobs Communications Director | | Exhibition on the theme of the counter-culture in Switzerland at The Musée de l'Elysée | | Mirador master plan complete: To be unveiled at Guatemala's National Palace of Culture | 
Jacobs came to Crystal Bridges from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, where she served in the University Relations office in a variety of capacities since 1998; most recently as senior director of strategic communications.
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Laura Jacobs has been chosen to serve as director of communications for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Jacobs will coordinate and oversee all the marketing, public relations and branding for the museum, as well as coordinating the museum's social media and internal communications. She also will serve as editor of the museum's membership magazine, which will be published three times a year. Jacobs came to Crystal Bridges from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, where she served in the University Relations office in a variety of capacities since 1998; most recently as senior director of strategic communications. In this capacity, she communicated and collaborated with many university departments, including athletics, student affairs, Information Technology Services, the World Trade Center ... More | | 
Nicolas Crispini, Super Tell, 1994. Collage from the series Swiss miniatures. © Nicolas Crispini. Courtesy Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne.
LAUSANNE.- The Musée de l’Elysée offers an original exhibition on the theme of the counter-culture in Switzerland, expressed through photography and the visual arts from 1950 to the present day. The exhibition is a contextualization of the work of twenty-five photographers, artists, film and video makers. It shows the various aspects of the counter-culture in the 1960s and 1970s, and the photography critique that succeeded it. The counter-culture of the 1960s challenged the traditional values in private and public life; it redesigned cultural and political boundaries, from projects of empowerment to sexual liberation, from realism to utopia, from the possible to the impossible. After this long period dedicated to the conquest of freedom, notably artistic freedom, counter-culture disappeared during the 1980s, to be recycled by fashion, consumerism and the market economy. Society switched from patriarchal domination to an ide ... More | | 
The summit of La Danta pyramid at El Mirador with conservation work underway. La Danta is believed to be one of the largest pyramids in the world in volume. Photo: GHF.
PALO ALTO, CA.- After two years of collaboration with PACUNAM, FARES, and the Guatemalan government, GHF announces the completion of the Archaeological Development Plan for the Mirador Cultural and Natural System. It will be unveiled on December 8th at Guatemala’s National Palace of Culture in the presence of current and past government officials, diplomats, international agencies and foundations, archaeology experts, project managers, partners and friends. The Archaeological Development Plan, available in Spanish and English, provides a framework for continued archaeological discovery and preservation of the Mirador Cultural and Natural system over the next 15 years, with the purpose of guiding sustainable tourism development. Local communities and the environment are expected to benefit from a strong relationship between tourism and stewardship ... More |
| An Artist Remembers: Hanukkah Lamps selected by Maurice Sendak at The Jewish Museum | | Occupying Wall Street: A visual diary by Accra Shepp at Steven Kasher Gallery | | Collectors and museum professionals continue to show strong support for quality works at Art Miami | 
Hanukkah Lamp, Barukh Shlomo Griegst, Copenhagen , 1924, silver: cast. The Jewish Museum, New York : Purchase: Judaica Acquisitions Fund and Bjorn Bamberger Gift, 1994-6.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Jewish Museum presents An Artist Remembers: Hanukkah Lamps Selected by Maurice Sendak from December 2, 2011 through January 29, 2012. This exhibition features thirty-three Hanukkah lamps of varied eras and styles, chosen by renowned author and illustrator Maurice Sendak from The Jewish Museum’s extensive collection. This highly personal selection of lamps, many never before exhibited, echoes the quality of line and depth of emotion that define Sendak’s work. Hanukkah begins at sundown on Tuesday, December 20 and continues until sundown on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. This exhibition also includes two original drawings for Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories (1966) and In Grandpa’s House (1985), and audio excerpts of a conversation between Maurice Sendak and Jewish Museum curators Susan ... More | | 
50% of all sales will go to Occupy Wall Street and 50% to the artist to continue the project. Prints are being sold for $60 each.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Occupying Wall Street is an ongoing visual record of the protest in Zuccotti Park. Each week artist, Accra Shepp, makes twenty to thirty portraits of individuals who are participating in the demonstration. The project’s home in the vitrine space of the Steven Kasher Gallery provides a street level view for all who pass by. As the Occupy Wall Street protest continues, Shepp will add new images on a weekly basis to the installation. Visitors are invited to contribute their comments on the protest and the images in a ledger at the gallery. Using a 4x5 view camera with black and white film, Shepp’s vision slows down the action of the protest and allows the viewer to exercise a sustained gaze. The portraits illustrate the personal face of the protest. They reflect the diverse individual characters of those who have spontaneously come together to speak out against economic inequality. The por ... More | | 
Cynthia Corbett Gallery sold Andy Burgess, Palm Springs House, 2011 (detail). Oil on canvas, 60 x 94 in. for $25,000.
MIAMI, FL.- Art Miami, Miami’s longest running contemporary art fair and anchor fair to the City of Miami, is announcing a continuation of record-breaking sales at the close of Day Three of the Fair. Throughout the day, high profile collectors, museum professionals, curators, connoisseurs and artists engaged with exhibitors and acquired a wide range of superb quality works. Distinguished for its quality, depth and diversity, Art Miami presents an incredible showcase of works from internationally renowned modern and contemporary art from 110 international art galleries. “Day Three sales continue to surpass those in prior years—many galleries have collectively confirmed that this is the most exciting and vibrant year of sales in our Fair’s history,” said Nick Korniloff, Director of Art Miami. “We are seeing large international crowds and many important American collectors at the fair, demonstratin ... More |
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 The San Diego Museum of Art acquires Anton Raphael Mengs portrait SAN DIEGO, CA.- The San Diego Museum of Art announces its newest addition to the permanent collection. An eighteenth-century painting by Anton Raphael Mengs, a portrait of Don Luis de Borbón, is now displayed among the Museum’s world-renowned collection of Spanish art. “Although Spanish art is one of the Museum’s strengths, the collection has not had a Spanish painting made between the 1650s—the date of our late Zurbarán and early Murillo—and 1795, the date of our great portrait by Goya. This portrait by Mengs, the leading artist in Spain in the 1760s and 70s, begins to fill that gap. More importantly, the Don Luis de Borbón will hang proudly alongside our works by Goya and Pompeo Batoni, giving us a spectacular display of European portraiture from the later eighteenth century” says John Marciari, Curator of European Art at The San Diego Museum of Art. Mengs (1728-1779) was famous throughout Euro ... More Walker Art Center launches newly-redesigned website and publishing platform MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The Walker Art Center has launched a redesigned website. The new site, the first major redesign since 2005, is envisioned as a publishing platform that is unique among museums worldwide. The current redesign centers on a fundamental reimagining of the site as a provider of content about the Walker’s artistic programs and the larger context of contemporary art. The home page is overseen by a newly-hired web editor, award-winning journalist Paul Schmelzer, and showcases news stories, interviews, and essays written by Walker staff and others that examine contemporary art at the Walker and across the globe. In addition, a section called “Art News from Elsewhere” provides a curated list of annotated links to relevant stories about contemporary art. The Walker’s suite of blogs also appears on the new site along with content about the Minnesota cultural scene created by its affiliated websit ... More Art-theft suspect pleads not guilty in NYC NEW YORK (AP).- A wine steward suspected in a bicoastal art-theft spree lifted pricey art from New York hotels simply by walking out with the works in a canvas tote bag and then used them to line his own walls, prosecutors said Friday. Mark Lugo, who just spent more than four months in jail for grabbing a $275,000 Picasso off a San Francisco art gallery wall, was being held without bail after pleading not guilty Friday to grand larceny and other charges in a Manhattan court. "In an effort to display stolen art in his apartment, this repeat art thief boldly walked out of two Manhattan hotels in broad daylight" with valuable works, District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said in a statement. Lugo's New York lawyer, James Montgomery, said the 31-year-old was a "pleasant, engaging" man "who's been struggling with particular difficulties," which he wouldn't detail. "When the dust settles, and the DA's office calms down a little bit, we'll ... More Collages, films, and architectural mises-en-scene by David Maljkovic at Vienna's Secession VIENNA.- The collages, films, and architectural mises-en-scène of the Croatian artist David Maljković form part of the current critical engagement with modernism. Maljković turns his attention to sculptural and architectonic symbols that, against the backdrop of Yugoslav socialism, signified the dawn of a new era. He renegotiates these on a historic, cultural, and theoretical level by relating it to the present and the future. In his exhibition at the Secession he takes a different path: He reflects his own previous ideas by giving many of his existing works a radical restaging. Objects developed as presentation structures for other contexts and contents will be cleared out and emptied. Maljković arranges these objects in the main exhibition hall and accents them only with minimal marks and interventions like fog or sounds. In this way, Exhibitions for Secession is deliberately at odds with the model of ... More Art Miami, LLC announces the launch of Art Wynwood for President's Day Weekend MIAMI, FL.- Art Miami, LLC announces the launch of Art Wynwood for President's Day Weekend, February 16 - 20, 2012 in Miami. The five-day fair is scheduled to take place during Miami's busiest holiday weekend and will open with a VIP Private Preview on Thursday, February 16, 2012. This inaugural international Contemporary Art Fair will be held in the spacious 125,000 square foot Art Miami Pavilion located in Midtown Miami Wynwood Arts District. Art Wynwood will feature carefully selected art dealers, showcasing curated indoor and outdoor projects, art video & new media, solo exhibitions and conceptual art. The Fair will continue to distinguish the Wynwood Arts District as Miami's epicenter where art, fashion, design and the culinary arts intersect. "With the continued expansion of the Wynwood Arts District and Miami as a global hub for the art world, we are confident that Art Wynwood will fill a gap in the market, offeri ... More |
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| Impatient people have lower credit scores, study finds Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:58 PM PST Is there a psychological reason why people default on their mortgages? A new study finds that people with bad credit scores are more impatient -- more likely to choose immediate rewards rather than wait for a larger reward later.  | | Astronomers find 18 new planets: Discovery is the largest collection of confirmed planets around stars more massive than the sun Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:58 PM PST Discoveries of new planets just keep coming and coming. A team of astronomers has found 18 Jupiter-like planets in orbit around massive stars. The discoveries further constrain theories of planet formation.  | | Even unconsciously, sound helps us see Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:57 PM PST Imagine you are playing ping-pong with a friend. Your friend makes a serve. Information about where and when the ball hit the table is provided by both vision and hearing. And this is how the senses interact in how we perceive the world.  | | Are doing harm and allowing harm equivalent? Ask fMRI Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:55 PM PST Individuals and courts deal more harshly with people who actively commit harm than with people who willfully allow the same harm to occur. A new study finds that this moral distinction is psychologically automatic. It requires more thought to see each harmful behavior as morally equivalent.  | | Many older Floridians have no backup plan after hanging up their keys Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:55 PM PST Florida is home to one of the highest percentages of residents ages 65 and older in the United States, but very few of them have thought ahead to a time when they will no longer be able to drive a vehicle safely or considered how they will get around without a car, according to a new survey.  | | Instant nanodots grow on silicon to form sensing array Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:55 PM PST Scientists have shown that it is now possible to simultaneously create highly reproductive three-dimensional silicon oxide nanodots on micrometric scale silicon films in only a few seconds. Scientists were able to create a square array of such nanodots, using regularly spaced nanoindents on the deposition layer, that could ultimately find applications as biosensors for genomics or bio-diagnostics.  | | Research improves diagnosis and potential treatment of neuromyelitis optica Posted: 02 Dec 2011 06:19 AM PST Researchers have identified critical steps leading to myelin destruction in neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a debilitating neurological disease that is commonly misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis. The findings could lead to better care for the thousands of patients around the world with NMO.  | | Vegetables, fruits, grains reduce stroke risk in women Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:35 PM PST Swedish women who ate an antioxidant-rich diet had fewer strokes especially if they had no history of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. The findings persisted even after statistics were adjusted for other risk factors such as smoking and physical activity. Women with the highest level of antioxidants in their diet consumed about half their antioxidants from fruits and vegetables.  |
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