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Edward Kienholz, The Signs of the Times.
FRANKFURT.- Rebellious, provocative, and polarizing, the oeuvre associated with the name Kienholz has always caused quite a stir since its beginnings in the mid-1950s, first the works by Edward Kienholz (1927–1994) alone, then later, from 1972 on, the collaborative projects with his wife, Nancy Reddin Kienholz. This is hardly astonishing, since religion, war, death, sex, and the more inscrutable sides of society and its social conflicts have always been at its center. Dealing with such subjects as the sexual exploitation of women in prostitution, the role of the media, and the effects of ethnic conflicts, the works pinpoint fractures of Western societies which have hardly been remedied to this day and thus lend the oeuvre its unmitigated topicality. But this contemporaneity is not due solely to the themes dealt with; today we view the works as anticipating central trends in contemporary art like ... More |
| British artists David Hockney and Damien Hirst feud over use of assistants | | Paul Kasmin Gallery presents Santi Moix on Huckleberry Finn: Watercolors and Wall Drawings | | American cabinetmaker Duncan Phyfe celebrated in Metropolitan Museum retrospective exhibition | 
A file picture dated 24 April 2009 shows British artist David Hockney in front of his oil painting 'Three Trees Near Thixendale, Summer'.
LONDON (AP).- Two of Britain's art superstars are squabbling about whether it's acceptable to use assistants to create works of art. The argument pits painter David Hockney, just awarded Britain's prestigious Order of Merit, against conceptual artist Damien Hirst. Hockney uses the poster for his upcoming Royal Academy show to state that all the works on exhibit were "made by the artist himself." Radio Times magazine reported Tuesday that Hockney said in an interview that the comment was directed at Hirst, who has used assistants to help create some of his most famous pieces. Hirst has said his assistants do a better painting job than he could and that he becomes easily bored. He is best known for suspending a shark in formaldehyde and covering a human skull with more than 8,000 diamonds. ... More | | 
Santi Moix, Huck, 2011. Watercolor and collage on paper, 60 1/2 x 41 inches, 153.7 x 104.1 cm. Photo: Courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Three years after tackling themes and images from the quintessential work of Spanish satirical-heroism, Cervantes' Don Quixote, Santi Moix animates the ultimate allegory of American cultural-heroism, Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Moix's series of watercolors, collages, and wall-drawings transcribe the optimism, color, and vernacular panache of Twain's characters and prose. They also represent a witty confrontation between the artist and his adopted land; the works on exhibit are the quasi-autobiographical "Adventures" of Santi Moix. Just as Twain described antebellum Mississippi while writing from his home on the Connecticut coast, Moix uses his outsider status to gain perspective on America’s traditions and cultural history. Twain had to return to the Mississippi many years after he began ... More | | 
Unidentified artist, Shop and Warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, 168–172 Fulton Street, New York City, 1817-20. Watercolor, ink, and gouache on white laid paper, 15–7/8 x 9–5/8 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1922 (22.28.1) Image: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Renowned in his lifetime for his elegant designs and superior craftsmanship, Duncan Phyfe (1770–1854) remains to this day America’s most famous cabinetmaker. The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York—the first retrospective on Phyfe in 90 years—serves to re-introduce this artistic and influential master craftsman to a contemporary audience. On view are furniture produced in Phyfe’s Fulton Street workshops that once stood on the site of the former World Trade Center. The full chronological sweep of his long and distinguished career is featured, including examples of his best-known furniture ... More |
| Exhibition of works by African American artists from the Flomenhaft Collection opens | | William Carey, who donated millions to Baltimore School for the Arts and other organizations, dies | | Sacred Word and Image: Five World Religions exhibition at Phoenix Art Museum | 
Romare Bearden, Up at Minton's, 1980, collage with painted elements, 39½ x 29½ inches.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Black artists' selections on view share neither an artistic program nor a similar background. They are all of a different mettle. All create with an unremitting creative force that issues from their Black heritage, their American heritage, political or societal influences or from a poetic instinct. What is clear is that out of their shared heroic struggles have come some glorious art that feeds on life. The Flomenhaft Gallery collected works by wonderful Black artists and is making them available to the public. In the exhibit are: Emma Amos, Benny Andrew, Romare Bearden, Beverly Buchanan, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, Charles Lloyd Tucker, and Carrie Mae Weems. Atlanta born artist, Emma Amos once said "For me, a black artist, to walk into the studio is a political act." She received her BFA at Antioch College studying fine arts and textile weaving. She also worked as an illustrator for Sesame S ... More | | 
William Polk Carey was an entrepreneur who founded a New York-based investment management firm bearing his name and donated millions of dollars. AP Photo/Johns Hopkins University
WEST PALM BEACH (AP).- William Polk Carey, an entrepreneur who founded a New York-based investment management firm bearing his name and donated millions of dollars to help found business schools at universities in Maryland and Arizona, has died at 81, his firm said Monday. The board of that firm, W.P. Carey & Co., issued a statement that the Baltimore native and corporate finance pioneer died Monday at a West Palm Beach, Fla., hospital, surrounded by family and friends. Carey gave $30 million in April to the University of Maryland law school, reports noted. He also made a $50 million bequest in 2006 to Johns Hopkins University to found the Carey School of Business at that Maryland university. And in 2003, the business leader and philanthropist also gave $50 million to Arizona State ... More | | 
Painting of Krishna and Radha under an Umbrella, India, 19th century. Ink and color on paper; 8 3/8 x 6 3/8 in. (20.8 x 16.1 cm). Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of George P. Bickford.
PHOENIX, AZ.- Sacred Word and Image: Five World Religions, an exhibition opening on January 4, 2012 at Phoenix Art Museum, features the written word and painted image as expressed in the cultures of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity throughout the past 1500 years. The exhibition, on view through March 25, 2012, draws from the collections of Phoenix Art Museum and several prominent private collections, and includes a variety of materials used to document mankind’s significant thoughts and beliefs, including everything from paper, palm leaf and vellum, to wood, lacquer, metal and ivory. Commented Dr. Janet Baker, Curator of Asian Art, Phoenix Art Museum, “In some instances, complete illustrated manuscripts allow us to understand the original artistic and literary vision of ... More |
| Record numbers join the United Kingdom's Art Fund to boost support for struggling museums | | Proud Camden presents exhibition of portraits of musicians whose passing was untimely and tragic | | TV's History channel announces ambitious 12-hour miniseries, "Mankind the Story of All of Us" | 
Anna (Anna Wintour), 2009 by Alex Katz. ©Alex Katz, DACS, London/VAGA, New York 2011 purchased with help from the Art Fund.
LONDON.- Membership of the UK’s national fundraising charity, the Art Fund, has increased by 15% in 2011 to just fewer than 90,000 members, thanks to the enormous success of the launch of the National Art Pass in April this year. The National Art Pass gives membership of the Art Fund, and a wide range of discounts and free admission across the UK’s art venues. Sales of the Pass go directly towards the work of the Art Fund, which helps museums to buy and share great art. The Art Fund has been particularly active in supporting acquisitions of contemporary art, offering 71 grants for work made since 1965, more than ever before in its history. Works of art by Sir Peter Blake, Ai Weiwei, 2011 Turner Prize-nominee George Shaw, Jake and Dinos Chapman and Eva Rothschild have all joined the nation’s collections, in museums across the United Kingdom. 2011 also saw the ... More | | 
Kurt Cobain with Nirvana, 1992 © Steve Double.
LONDON.- Following the untimely and tragic passing of Amy Winehouse, Proud Camden celebrates her life with an exhibition of portraits of musicians whose passing was untimely and tragic. Proud Camden presents The Day the Music Died, a look back at the musicians that have made a significant cultural impact and whose lives were tragically short-lived. Including a portrait of Amy Winehouse by photographer Mattia Zoppellaro as well as the other celebrated members of the Forever 27 Club: Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin, and going right back to the death of Buddy Holly in 1959; all the musicians featured in the exhibition have made a significant contribution to the history of popular music. For the first time Proud Galleries will exhibit portraits of musical greats such as Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin and Syd Barrett, whose impact has been profound in each of their different musical spheres. Including ... More | | 
Easter islanders erect the statue of Moai on the cliff in a scene from the History's 12-hour miniseries, "Mankind the Story of All of Us," airing later this year. AP Photo/A+E Networks, Joe Alblas.
By: David Bauder, AP Television Writer
LONDON (AP).- After its successful series on the history of America in 2010, television's History channel is setting its sights even higher. The network said Tuesday that a 12-hour miniseries, "Mankind the Story of All of Us," will debut late this year. History, seen in more than 300 million homes worldwide, will offer different versions of the series in different parts of the world, the first time it has ever done that. "America the Story of Us" hadn't even concluded when History executives, impressed by its ratings, began talking about what to do next, said Nancy Dubuc, the network's president and general manager. "Rather than take a slice of the America story and do something more in depth on that, we decided to go bigger and ... More |
| After eight centuries of isolated slumber, Cambodia's "second Angkor" stirs to life | | Timothy Close resigns as Executive Director/CEO of the Museum of Glass in Tacoma | | Two William Trood paintings to feature in "Dogs in Show and Field" the fine art auction at Bonhams | 
Using a crane, workers move heavy sandstone blocs from a tower within the Buddhist temple of Banteay Chhmar. AP Photo/Denis Gray.
By: Denis D. Gray, Associated Press
BANTEAY CHHMAR (AP).- It's still entwined in mystery and jungle vines, but one of Cambodia's grandest monuments is slowly awakening after eight centuries of isolated slumber, having attracted a crack archaeological team and a trickle of tourists. "It takes awhile to unfold this temple — and everywhere there are enticements," says John Sanday, the team leader, as he navigates through tangled undergrowth, past dramatic towers and bas-reliefs and into dark chambers of the haunting monastic complex of Banteay Chhmar. What drove Jayavarman VII, regarded as the greatest king of the Angkorian Empire, to erect this vast Buddhist temple about 105 miles (170 kilometers) from his capital in Angkor and in one of the most desolate and driest places in Cambodia remains one of its many unsolved riddles. At its ... More | | 
Timothy Close was instrumental in establishing MOG’s national brand and achieving accreditation by the American Association of Museums. Photo: Gayle Rieber.
TACOMA, WA.- Timothy Close has resigned as Executive Director/CEO of the Museum of Glass effective January 3, 2012. Close was named the Museum’s director in May 2006. “This is a difficult decision for me, but I feel the timing is right for a leadership change at the Museum of Glass ,” said Close. “It has been an honor to serve as the director of MOG. I truly love living in the Pacific Northwest and I have enjoyed working with so many talented artists and generous collectors. I would like to thank the outstanding staff of MOG for helping make the Museum the wonderful institution that it is today. I would also like to recognize the support of so many members of the community, in particular the volunteers and docents, who do so much to enhance the quality of the visitor experience. I will miss everyone a great deal. However, my professional interest is to return to a general art museum.” ... More | | 
William Trood, Hounds in a Kennel. Estimate: $60,000-80,000. Photo: Bonhams.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Two paintings by the famed canine artist William Henry Hamilton Trood (1860-1899) will be highlights of the ‘Dogs in Show & Field: The Fine Art Sale’ on 15th February 2012 at Bonhams New York. The first of the works is Hounds in a kennel ($60,000-80,000) and shows a pack of hounds in a kennel. The artist captures the individual characters of the hounds and the composition cleverly draws the viewer in past the robin to the kennel. Déjeuner ($50,000-70,000) is a sentimental scene of puppies gathered round a bowl, enthusiastically lapping up milk whilst being watched by ducklings, chicks and a cat. Its scale and quality marks it as being one of the finest paintings by the artist to come to auction. Trood was a consummate painter of animals, particularly known for his canine works. He was born in the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, at a time when the popularity of domestic dogs was increa ... More |
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 Kati Heck's first solo show opens at Tim Van Laere Gallery in Antwerp ANTWERP.- Tim Van Laere Gallery presents 'Multikulti Sause', an exhibition of new works by Kati Heck. The exhibition, the artist's first solo show at the gallery, consists of 7 monumental sized paintings, 2 photographic works and a series of drawings. The title of the exhibition alludes to Angela Merkel's statement 'Multikulti ist tot'. Kati Heck stages people from her immediate environment in her canvases with a heightened sense of drama and irony. Her paintings often display happenings she held during her journeys or in the artist's studio. Her whole gang is there, the local night shop owner, acquaintances with a dress-up fetish, malicious old men, indie kids, her friends. The nude female form is depicted confrontational, almost in a softcore porn kind of way. Heck's protagonists are engaged in indeterminable tasks, making it challenging for us to figure out what they are thinking or in which mood they are in. O ... More Christopher Williams and Fred Sandback exhibit at Museum Morsbroich LEVERKUSEN.- The exhibition "Christopher Williams. For Example: Dix-Huit Leçons Sur La Société Industrielle (Revision 15)" comprises more than 20 photographic works by this artist, who was born in Los Angeles in 1956. The presentation at Museum Morsbroich, which alludes to the book Dix-Huit Leçons Sur La Société Industrielle (Industrial Society: 18 lessons, 1964) by Raymond Aron published in France in 1962, is part of an exhibition series which the artist began in 2005 and has since continued consistently in the most diverse international institutions and museums. The exhibition combines new works, and some which are being shown for the first time in Germany, with older photographs which are already part of the body of 18 lessons. The arrangement of the works takes into account the particularity of the respective exhibition venue. An essential importance is attributed to the exhibition site and ... More A selection of silverprints, hand printed by Machiel Botman at Kahmann Gallery AMSTERDAM.- Kahmann Gallery presents the work of Machiel Botman in a solo exhibition that celebrates the release of his third book “One Tree” (Nazraeli Press). The photographs in “One Tree” are very intimate and poetic. They all carry Botman’s well known signature. The exhibition in Kahmann Gallery contains a selection of silverprints, hand printed by Botman himself. The gallery is showing a few of the dummies that are also an important part of Botman’s working process. An installation made of single shots of leaves has been made especially for the exhibition. These leaves all come from that special tree; One Tree. The works are framed and interestingly priced and can be bought and taken home immediately. This way, the installation will change structurally during the show. The Hague Museum of Photography will show Botman’s work in a solo exhibition in 2013. The exhibition in Kahmann ... More Joanne Northrup joins Nevada Museum of Art as Director of Contemporary Art Initiatives RENO, NV.- The Nevada Museum of Art announces the appointment of JoAnne Northrup as Director of Contemporary Art Initiatives. She spent the remainder of 2011 researching contemporary art and virtual environments on a Fulbright Scholarship in Europe, where she was based at ZKM Center for Art + Media in Karlsruhe, Germany. Northrup's appointment is critical to the Museum's strategic growth as it continues to develop its scholarship and research in the unique area of art and environments. In 2008, the Nevada Museum of Art established the Center for Art + Environment (CA+E), an internationally recognized research center that supports the practice, study and awareness of creative interactions between people and their natural, built, and virtual environments. Described by San Francisco Chronicle art critic Kenneth Baker as a curator of "demonstrated acumen and ambition," Northrup has served as the San ... More Bonhams grows its team in Belgium with two new appointments BRUSSELS.- From January 3 Bonhams will have two new additions to its Brussels office – Blanca Despriet and Joanna van der Lande. Blanca, who has an auctioneering background will support the work of Sophie Lechat and Ellen De Schepper, Bonhams agents in Belgium. She has as a Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Information Systems, as well as a degree in the History of Art. Blanca worked for Phillips Auctioneers with Sophie Lechat in Brussels until the end of 2001. She has also worked with Mercedes-Benz in Sint-Martens-Latem for eight years. She speaks her native Dutch as well as French, English, German and Spanish. The addition of Joanna van der Lande to represent Antiquities in Belgium, is a very significant development for the company in a region rich in clients who focus on this area of collecting. Joanna has for many years headed Bonhams Department of Antiquities. She graduated ... More |
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