Art auction benefits Sawyer Free Library
"The annual art auction at Sawyer Free Library has been moved up to the fall and will take place next Wednesday, Oct. 5, when dozens of artworks will be sold to benefit the historic library.
This is the 14th annual art auction, which includes 69 artworks of some of the top names in the Cape Ann fine arts world." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Gloucester Times
On: 09/28/11
Website: http://www.gloucestertimes.com
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Jack Yeats masterpiece fetches 1m euros at auction
"A Jack Yeats masterpiece has been bought in Dublin for one million euros, making it the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction in Ireland.
The oil painting, 'A Fair Day, Mayo', was bought by an anonymous phone bidder at the sale in Dublin on Wednesday night." [Read Full Article]
Published by: BBC News
On: 09/29/11
Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk
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Art hoard 'worth millions of euros' found in Polish bricklayer's shed
"The paintings were found mixed up with junk in the dirty and dusty concrete building in the bricklayer’s garden near the north-western city of Szczecin.
One is on the Polish register of looted art after it disappeared from a museum in Katowice during World War II, while another dates back to 1532." [Read Story and Watch the Video]
Published by: The Telegraph
On: 09/28/11
Website: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
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Where have all the children gone, Britain's galleries wonder
"The National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) lost thousands of visitors aged 16 or under between 2010 and 2011, according to the institutions' most recent annual performance data, submitted to the Government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The National Gallery has been particularly badly hit, losing 100,000 child visitors in each of the last two years, during which its overall visitor numbers soared." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Independent
On: 09/29/11
Website: http://www.independent.co.uk
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15th annual Art for the Sangres sees sales of $79,000
"A dusty trail was seen winding up from the Valley floor west to the Pines Ranch as patrons of the arts and San Isabel Land Protection Trust supporters made their way to the 15th annual Art for the Sangres sale and exhibition.
Just under 200 pieces of exquisite artwork were on display during the art auction. Those included 10 plein air demonstration pieces." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Wet Mountain Tribune
On: 09/29/11
Website: http://www.wetmountaintribune.com
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How to borrow $10 million
"A crew of experts was on hand to advise on the value of the pieces. The bidding gathered pace. Staff took fake phone calls and bid on behalf of "mystery buyers." A young woman shouted encouragement in Arabic. One team bid hard, driving prices far higher than the recommended valuations. At the last minute they pulled out, landing rivals with an exorbitant bill. A large plasma screen showed the real-life bidding going on downstairs. George Stubbs' "Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath" sold for 22.4 million pounds ($35 million), making it the third most valuable Old Master ever sold at auction." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Reuters
On: 09/28/11
Website: http://www.reuters.com
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It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's… A Hero of the Bulgarian Revolution?
"The [Bulgarian] government opened a museum Sept. 19 to showcase some of the more shameful sides of Bulgaria's communist past through wacky art and kitsch sculptures. Bulgaria is the latest ex-Soviet bloc country to open such a collection, and its Museum of Socialist Art is also the biggest, the government says.
'We want to close this period. We're trying to kill the bogeyman and put it in the museum,' said Finance Minister Simeon Djankov, as he took a reporter on a tour of the place. 'A lot of people here have a romanticized view of communist times and we need to show the unvarnished truth.'" [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Wall Street Journal
On: 09/28/11
Website: http://online.wsj.com
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Art gallery directors play a larger role than meets the eye
"The role of gallery director is an increasingly significant one in Chicago, where the expansion of districts from River North and Michigan Avenue into the West Loop, Pilsen and beyond are evidence that more contemporary art galleries are shining than shuttering. And they don't run themselves.
The owner is the recognizable face of the gallery. But almost like The Great and Powerful Oz, the director is working the magic behind the curtain. Like a silent partner, the director is often just as responsible for logistics and management as the owner, or more. Only the director's name isn't on the door." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Chicago Tribune
On: 09/27/11
Website: http://www.chicagotribune.com
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One.2: the Manifest Prize Competition
| INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES | ||
Cincinnati, Ohio
| ||
| Deadline: October 26, 2011 | ||
| Posted: 9/23/11 | ||
| Exhibit Dates: | December 16 - January 13, 2012 | |
| Title: | One.2: the Manifest Prize Competition | |
| Sponsor/Venue: | Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center | |
| Awards: | One cash prize, and five free copies of the exhibit catalog to the winner. Five runners up each receive one copy of the catalog. | |
| Juror: | Juried by a rotating committee of 5-9 professional and academic advisors. | |
| Eligibility: | The Manifest Prize competition is open to all artists. Students and professionals are equally encouraged to enter. | |
| Fees: | $10 per work submitted | |
| Commission: | 30%. Works do NOT need to be for sale to be considered. | |
| E-mail: | Jason Franz | |
| Phone: | 513-861-3638 | |
| Website: | http://www.manifestgallery.org | |
| Prospectus: | http://www.manifestgallery.org/one | |
White Cube art empire chalks up a record for gallery space
"White Cube Bermondsey – a stone's throw from Tate Modern and Renzo Piano's Shard building – will be Jopling's third outpost in London, adding a branch south of the river to galleries in the West End and Hackney. A fourth, in Hong Kong, is planned for early next year. What began in 1993 as one of the smallest galleries in London now employs more than 100 people.
The new gallery, converted from a 1970s warehouse once used as a distribution centre for the Radio Times, contains an array of new spaces for showing White Cube's roster of artists, who range from Damien Hirst and Gilbert and George to Anselm Kiefer and Doris Salcedo." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Guardian
On: 09/26/11
Website: http://www.guardian.co.uk
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To charge or what to charge?
"Unlike the United Kingdom, where national museums have free entry, institutions in the US take several different approaches, seemingly based on geography. Museums in major cities, especially those that attract tourists, by and large charge for entry. Their counterparts in areas with fewer international tourists or which rely on local visitors are more likely to be free because they need those visitors to return." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Art Newspaper
On: 09/26/11
Website: http://www.theartnewspaper.com
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Fifty original artworks on display at Danbury Fair mall
"Sponsored by Danbury Fair, the exhibition features an array of original pieces by artists in the region. It will open with a reception in the mall's center court on Friday night.
Open to the public, the reception will feature wine, hors d'oeuvres, a jazz trio, and award presentations. Admission is $10, free for HVCA members. Space is limited and advance registration is required." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Connecticut Post
On: 09/27/11
Website: http://www.ctpost.com
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Exceptional British art selection highlights Sotheby's contemporary art evening auction
"Sotheby’s forthcoming Contemporary Art Evening Auction on Thursday, October 13, 2011, which coincides with London’s Frieze Art Fair, will be led by an exceptionally strong section of British Art that is highlighted by Lucian Freud’s Boy’s Head of 1952. The British Art section also includes important pieces by Peter Doig, Frank Auerbach, Leon Kossoff, Marc Quinn and Glenn Brown. The auction will also feature works by established greats such as Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Miquel Barceló and Sigmar Polke as well as an offering of artworks by younger artists including Jacob Kassay. The 47-lot auction is estimated at in excess of £19 million." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Art Daily
On: 09/28/11
Website: http://www.artdaily.org
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Heritage Auctions to sell art from curator Pillsbury’s estate
"More than 250 works of art from the estate of the late Dr. Edmund P. Pillsbury anchor Heritage Auctions’ Oct. 26 Modern & Contemporary Art Signature® Auction, taking place at Heritage’s Design District Art Annex, 1518 Slocum St. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding. Live Auctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Auction Central News
On: 09/26/11
Website: http://acn.liveauctioneers.com
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Auction Houses Open the Fall Art Season With Affordable Contemporary Art Sales
"Last week Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips de Pury opened the contemporary art auction season with a spate of sales catering to collectors who buy at the lower end of the price spectrum. Estimates generally lay between $10,000 and $100,000 — a far cry from the multimillion dollar figures at the marquee November sales." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Art Info
On: 09/26/11
Website: http://www.artinfo.com
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Sale of 4 entrusted Stills messy start for museum
"Last week's announcement that four paintings once destined for Denver's soon-to- open Clyfford Still Museum will be sold in November at a Sotheby's auction drew cheers in a commercial art world always starved for big-name works and eager for media hoopla.
But was it the best way to treat these artworks, which are expected to earn the museum at least $50 million?" [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Denver Post
On: 09/24/11
Website: http://www.denverpost.com
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Tyeb Mehta still rules art auctions
"Even two years after his death, Tyeb Mehta, pioneer of post-Independence modernism in Indian art, continues to rule international auction markets.
The works of Mehta, who died in 2009, still sells at prices that no Indian artist has been able to best.
A untitled figurative work by the artist sold for Rs.7.19 crore at the Saffronart online autumn auction this week." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: Ummid.com
On: 09/25/11
Website: http://www.ummid.com
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The works of Mehta, who died in 2009, still sells at prices that no Indian artist has been able to best.
A untitled figurative work by the artist sold for Rs.7.19 crore at the Saffronart online autumn auction this week." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: Ummid.com
On: 09/25/11
Website: http://www.ummid.com
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Thieves robbing gov't buildings of pricey artwork
"Records kept by the Canada Council for the Arts show thieves have made off with pricey works of art on display in federal offices, airports and universities.
A list obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act shows more than $80,000 worth of art has disappeared over the years.
Not all of it was stolen.
One piece was sold at auction after someone at Montreal's Mirabel Airport mistakenly put it in the lost-and-found." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: CTV News
On: 09/24/11
Website: http://m.ctv.ca
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A list obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act shows more than $80,000 worth of art has disappeared over the years.
Not all of it was stolen.
One piece was sold at auction after someone at Montreal's Mirabel Airport mistakenly put it in the lost-and-found." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: CTV News
On: 09/24/11
Website: http://m.ctv.ca
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Monroe Gallery Uncovers 17th Century Painting
"A 17th century Italian work of art hung undisturbed for nearly half a century before it was identified by Newtown resident Jack DeStories and sold at auction in Monroe last weekend.
The painting, a small depiction of The Madonna and Child, believed to be the work of Giovanni Battista Salvi, also known as Sassoferrato, was sold for $184,000 on Sept. 18 by Fairfield Auction in Monroe." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: Newtown Patch
On: 09/24/11
Website: http://newtown.patch.com
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The painting, a small depiction of The Madonna and Child, believed to be the work of Giovanni Battista Salvi, also known as Sassoferrato, was sold for $184,000 on Sept. 18 by Fairfield Auction in Monroe." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: Newtown Patch
On: 09/24/11
Website: http://newtown.patch.com
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McGuinness jail artwork sells for €5,200
"WHEN THE hammer fell at the auction of IRA 'Prisoner Art' by Martin McGuinness in Dublin on Saturday afternoon, a moment of stunned silence greeted the unexpectedly high price achieved.
Then, from the back of the saleroom, a man defused the tension by shouting out: 'Five thousand for a pile of "oul matchsticks". Auctioneer Ian Whyte jokily responded that, like items associated with Michael Collins, 'in a hundred years time it’ll be going for a hundred grand'." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: The Irish Times
On: 09/26/11
Website: http://www.irishtimes.com
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Then, from the back of the saleroom, a man defused the tension by shouting out: 'Five thousand for a pile of "oul matchsticks". Auctioneer Ian Whyte jokily responded that, like items associated with Michael Collins, 'in a hundred years time it’ll be going for a hundred grand'." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: The Irish Times
On: 09/26/11
Website: http://www.irishtimes.com
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Returning From Texas at Age 700
"After more than two decades, a pair of Byzantine-era chapel frescoes in Houston is heading home—to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
Houston's Menil Collection on Friday said it had agreed to return the 700-year-old wall paintings to the Greek Orthodox Church in Cyprus, ending a long-term loan arrangement between the museum and the church." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: Wall Street Journal
On: 09/24/11
Website: http://online.wsj.com
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Houston's Menil Collection on Friday said it had agreed to return the 700-year-old wall paintings to the Greek Orthodox Church in Cyprus, ending a long-term loan arrangement between the museum and the church." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: Wall Street Journal
On: 09/24/11
Website: http://online.wsj.com
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'I am a canvas': how artists are reinventing body painting
"Currently exhibiting photographs of his work in New York before a trip to Europe, the 39-year-old drew crowds in Wall Street and at Ground Zero this summer when he painted himself to blend into (respectively) the financial district's landmark bronze bull and the half-built Freedom Tower. 'Painting my body isn't the most difficult part of the process,' he tells the Observer via email. 'It's the standing still for five hours at a time.' The slightest shift in position, he says, can ruin a day's work." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: The Guardian
On: 09/25/11
Website: http://www.guardian.co.uk
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Pubslished by: The Guardian
On: 09/25/11
Website: http://www.guardian.co.uk
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X-ray reveals hidden Goya painting
"A previously unknown painting by Francisco de Goya has been found hidden underneath one of his masterpieces, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has announced.
The unfinished work was discovered underneath Goya's Portrait Of Don Ramon Satue, using a new X-ray technique." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: BBC News
On: 09/22/11
Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk
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The unfinished work was discovered underneath Goya's Portrait Of Don Ramon Satue, using a new X-ray technique." [Read Full Article]
Pubslished by: BBC News
On: 09/22/11
Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk
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New York auction house returns to Stamford
"The sale, "Important Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewelry," which includes over 300 lots of paintings, jewelry, folk art and furniture, will be held Saturday at the Marriott Hotel in Stamford. Among some of items highlighted for sale are 18 maritime paintings formerly belonging to a Connecticut collector, a glass fluid lamp from Tiffany Studios, 40 pieces from the collection of Danish silversmith Hans Christensen and diamond-encrusted jewelry by Cartier." [Read Full Article]
Published by: News Times
On: 09/21/11
Website: http://www.newstimes.com
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Slavery museum led by Wilder files for bankruptcy
"The United States National Slavery Museum led by ex-governor and former mayor L. Douglas Wilder has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The action Wednesday would allow the proposed museum to reorganize and regroup free from pressure from its creditors -– and would also put an end, at least temporarily, to the possibility that its land will be sold." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Richmond Times-Dispatch
On: 09/22/11
Website: http://www2.timesdispatch.com
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Grand Opening for Viñoly's Controversial U.K. Arts Center, Firstsite
"The 'Golden Banana,' as it has been dubbed by the townspeople, is a 41,000-square-foot copper-and-aluminum-clad facility built for the arts organization Firstsite. The Colchester council hopes the center will raise the profile of this provincial town with Roman roots, located just 60 miles outside of London." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Architectural Record
On: 09/22/11
Website: http://archrecord.construction.com
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"I Have the Right" Juried Art Competition
| INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES | ||
Carson, California
| ||
| Deadline: October 6, 2011 | ||
| Posted: 8/28/11 | ||
| Exhibit Dates: | November 2011 - August 2012 | |
| Title: | "I Have the Right" Juried Art Competition | |
| Sponsor: | PICTURE Art Foundation | |
| Venue: | PICTURE Cultural Art, on the campus of California State University | |
| Awards: | $5000; $2000 for Best of Show and $750 for each of 4 categories | |
| Juror: | PICTURE Art Foundation Board of Directors | |
| Eligibility: | Seeking submissions for artwork in all media that illustrate a cultural interpretation of the exhibit theme, Human Rights, including art that addresses: • The Right to be Free; from oppression, to choose my leaders, to worship openly, to live in peace and to get an education • The Right to Express Myself; speak freely, be myself and to create • The Right to Dream; anything is possible, war can end, hunger can be eliminated • The Right to Love; myself and the person I choose. Submissions should include: 1) Artist Biography 2) Photographs of Artwork 3) Size and media description for the art 4) Artist Statement regarding the submitted work, describing its connection to the exhibit theme. This statement will be used in the exhibit catalogue should the piece be selected 5) Confirmation that submission in the exhibit does not infringe on any copyrights 6) Insured value 7) Sale price, if applicable 8) Any special installation requirements. Limit: 3 pieces per applicant per category (Freedom, Expression, Dreaming and Love). Submissions may be sent via e-mail or mail. | |
| Fees: | N/A | |
| Commission: | N/A | |
| Send SASE to: | 437 Via el Chico, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 | |
| E-mail: | Michael Johnson | |
| Phone: | 323-363-7044 | |
| Website: | http://www.pictureartfoundation.org | |
| Prospectus: | http://www.pictureartfoundation.org | |
Cardboard cathedral: Plans that look good on paper
"Making a castle from a big cardboard box is the first step for many amateur builders. Generally, cardboard architecture is left behind by the time we turn eight – few would imagine it being used to make a 'real' building, let alone a cathedral.
But this is exactly what's happening in Christchurch, New Zealand, where plans have been made to build a cardboard cathedral, after their century-old building was destroyed in February's earthquake." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Independent
On: 09/20/11
Website: http://www.independent.co.uk
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Abstract works expected to fetch $50 million at auction
"Four paintings by American abstract expressionist artist Clyfford Still will headline Sotheby's contemporary art auction in November, when they are expected to sell for a combined total of more than $50 million.
Tobias Meyer, Sotheby's head of contemporary art, described the November 9 auction in New York as a 'once in a lifetime opportunity.'" [Read Full Article]
Published by: Reuters
On: 09/21/11
Website: http://www.reuters.com
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Roadside Kitsch Is Fun, but Is It Art? Virginia Museum Sure Hopes So
"An artist of roadside renown, the 50-year-old Mr. Cline is the creator of towering figures that have beckoned for decades from the rural Virginia tourist attractions he co-owns: 'Prof. Cline's Haunted Monster Museum,' 'Dinosaur Kingdom' and 'Hunt Bigfoot with a Redneck.' What's more, his carefully crafted beasts are fixtures at miniature golf courses far and wide. 'I'm in Myrtle Beach, Orlando and Branson,' he says with pride.
Mr. Cline is also recognized for his signature Styrofoam achievement: Foamhenge, a 16-foot-tall replica of Stonehenge, the wondrous prehistoric monument in England. 'Mine might be around longer than the original because it's not biodegradable.'
None of this has won applause from the fine-arts cognoscenti." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Wall Street Journal
On: 09/22/11
Website: http://online.wsj.com
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Fayetteville Museum of Art's pictures to be sold at auction Thursday
"The liquidation of the collection, combined with the planned sale of the museum's property on Stamper Road, means any future art museum in Fayetteville will have to start from scratch.
'We're doing what we can to move forward with the predicament we have, and I think this is a good opportunity for these pictures to stay in Fayetteville,' said Mac Healy, president of the museum's board of trustees. 'The board has made the commitment from Day One to retire our debt, and this is a step toward that.'" [Read Full Article]
Published by: Fay Observer
On: 09/20/11
Website: http://www.fayobserver.com
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Warhol Dollar Sign to Top $3 Million Christie’s Seized-Art Sale
"An Andy Warhol “Dollar Sign” is among artworks worth as much as $3 million being sold by Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) to recoup some of the debts of real-estate investor Derek Quinlan." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Bloomberg
On: 09/21/11
Website: http://www.bloomberg.com
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Art market analysis: Who benefits from charity auctions?
"Charity auctions have been around for a while. Sotheby’s decorative arts specialist Robert Woolley, who died in 1996, became a star charity auctioneer in the 1980s and 1990s. Lydia Fenet at Christie’s says there was a huge increase in charity auctions in the boom years between 2000 and 2008. Then, hedge fund money made for more visible events, such as the star-studded Robin Hood Foundation Gala, but these suffered during the downturn. Recently fundraising events have increased again, despite the still flailing economy." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Art Newspaper
On: 09/20/11
Website: http://www.theartnewspaper.com
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Hetti Perkins quits NSW state gallery position and calls for national indigenous art space
"You can only get to a certain point within a mainstream institution, and I have reached that point at the Art Gallery of NSW," she said. "It goes without saying I have had incredible opportunities, and I would like to think I have honoured the artists at the gallery, but I think that we (indigenous people) need our own place, our own cultural institution." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Australian
On: 09/20/11
Website: http://www.theaustralian.com.au
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Politicians, minority groups call on Dutch Royal House to ditch allegedly offensive painting
"Jeffry Pondaag of the Dutch Debts of Honor Committee co-authored an open letter published in national newspapers calling for the painting to be removed and placed in a museum to illustrate 'a nasty chapter of Dutch history.'" [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Washington Post
On: 09/16/11
Website: http://www.washingtonpost.com
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Christie’s Auction House selling stolen merchandise
"According to the Sino Daily 'China accused Christie’s Thursday of repeatedly selling smuggled Chinese relics and vowed to place tough checks on the auction house in an angry response to the sale of two bronze artifacts in Paris'.
According to the Asia One News ‘In recent years, Christie’s has frequently sold cultural heritage items looted or smuggled from China, and all items involved were illegally taken out of the country,’ the State Administration of Cultural Heritage said." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Delhi Times
On: 09/19/11
Website: http://www.dehlitimes.com
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Dutch Artist Hopes to Inspire Marathon Runners With Prophetic Painting
"For the seventh year in a row, Dutch painter Erik van Loon will deck out the New York City marathon with highly optimistic paintings — giant canvases in a series called 'I Will Win.' This year, however, the “I Will Win” painting, called 'The Crash,' takes on a slightly darker tone: the work is 'about the Financial Crash of 2008 and the following depression in all Western industrialized countries.'" [Read Full Article]
Published by: Art Info
On: 09/19/11
Website: http://blogs.artinfo.com
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Too rude to show?
"Facebook has repeatedly disabled users’ accounts for posting images of Gustave Courbet’s The Origin of the World, 1866. The erotic work of art, in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, falls foul of the site’s prohibition of offensive materials. Facebook’s censorship has led to online campaigns encouraging users to change their profile pictures to show the work. This is, according to the French writer Luc Wouters, 'so that Mark Zuckerberg [the company’s chief executive] comes across this masterpiece and can admire its unrelenting beauty as much as I do'." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Art Newspaper
On: 09/15/11
Website: http://www.theartnewspaper.com
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Chinese art students claim painting that fetched $11mn
"The painting by Xu Beihong, a late master of both oils and ink, was sold at a Beijing auction.
The class of 1984 at Beijing-based China Central Academy of Fine Arts noticed the familiar oil painting from the news of its astronomical auction price, reported Shanghai Daily.
In an open letter, the students claimed that they spent three weeks creating the piece at a training lesson in May 1983." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Two Circles
On: 09/17/11
Website: http://twocircles.net/
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Husain’s paintings fetch $4.7 million at New York auctions
"A collection of over 20 paintings by legendary artist M.F. Husain fetched $4.7 million at auctions held at the prestigious Christie’s and Sotheby’s in New York.
An auction held on Thursday at Sotheby’s of 11 masterpieces by late Husain fetched a total of $557,500 with one of his paintings Man with Sitar selling for $146,500." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Hindu
On: 09/16/11
Website: http://www.thehindu.com
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Yeats painting bought for £250 could fetch €800,000 at auction
"A PAINTING of small-town life in Co Mayo that inspired Éamon de Valera – and was sold 67 years ago for just £250 – could now be worth €800,000.
The Jack B Yeats painting, which epitomises de Valera’s idealistic vision of rural Ireland, is to be sold at auction next week. A Fair Day, Mayo so impressed the founder of Fianna Fáil when he saw it on display in Dublin in 1927 that he borrowed it for his office." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Irish Times
On: 09/19/11
Website: http://www.irishtimes.com
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Pacific Standard Time makes a bid for L.A. in art history
"Since the rise of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s, New York has dominated textbook accounts of contemporary art. Pacific Standard Time hopes to establish Los Angeles as an equal player in the post-World War II art world by spotlighting its unique contributions, including David Hockney's dazzling swimming pool paintings, Ed Ruscha's deadpan-humorous prints and the lifestyle-defining furniture of Charles and Ray Eames.
But the goals go beyond that." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Los Angeles Times
On: 09/17/11
Website: http://www.latimes.com
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Museum Admission as an Expression of Mission
"Museums’ pricing structures aren’t a question of universal morality. They’re a question of mission. Mission first. In the case of MoMA, organizational priorities include maintaining a peerless collection, producing the impressive, expensive exhibitions, and retaining its position as an international tourist destination. In support of this mission, a $25 admission price makes sense. Besides, the museum isn’t asking regulars to pay this price. With a $75 individual membership, if you visit every other month, that’s only $12.50 a visit. Accessibility regardless of ability to pay remains a priority, if a secondary one, for MoMA, and this manifests through free Friday nights. Every museum must make pricing decisions that reflect its particular mission." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Glasstire
On: 09/15/11
Website: http://glasstire.com
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Published by: Glasstire
On: 09/15/11
Website: http://glasstire.com
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The full picture on dabbling in the arts
"HUNDREDS of people clamour into Christie's New York for the south Asian modern and contemporary art auction. There was added interest in the sale this week because it featured 13 works of Maqbool Fida Husain, the man dubbed India's Picasso, who died in June aged 95.
. . . .
Meanwhile, Sotheby's, the world's largest auction house, has just experienced its second-most profitable year." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Sydney Morning Herald
On: 09/16/11
Website: http://www.smh.com.au
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. . . .
Meanwhile, Sotheby's, the world's largest auction house, has just experienced its second-most profitable year." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Sydney Morning Herald
On: 09/16/11
Website: http://www.smh.com.au
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Art Takes Miami 2011
| INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES | ||
Miami, Florida
| ||
| Deadline: September 30, 2011 11:59pm EST | ||
| Posted: 9/6/11 | ||
| Title: | Art Takes Miami 2011 | |
| Sponsor: | Artists Wanted, SCOPE Art Show and 3rd Ward | |
| Venue: | SCOPE Art Show | |
| Awards: | $25,000 in Prizes, Including an Exclusive Featured Booth at SCOPE Art Show in Miami this December | |
| Jurors: | Alexis Hubshman, Founder of SCOPE Art Show; Mollie White, Show Director of SCOPE Art Show | |
| Website: | http://www.arttakesmiami.com/?f=pp_as1 | |
| Prospectus: | http://www.arttakesmiami.com/?f=pp_as1 | |
One masterpiece can go a long way
"New York’s Frick Collection, combining the trend for single-work shows with another recent phenomenon, the collection-based exhibition (The Art Newspaper, March), displayed its re-cleaned St Francis in the Desert, around 1475-78, by Giovanni Bellini, under the title “In a New Light” this summer.
Creative use of smaller budgets for exhibitions is one driving force behind this trend. The directors we spoke to said that loan fees, design, insurance and transport costs for a single work are minuscule compared to a big thematic or an in-depth show for a single artist." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Art Newspaper
On: 09/14/11
Website: http://theartnewspaper.com
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Papa’s Damn Good Pictures
"ERNEST HEMINGWAY the hunter, Hemingway the fisherman, Hemingway the drinker — they’re all part of the legend. Among the motifs in “The Select,” the Elevator Repair Service staging of “The Sun Also Rises,” currently at the New York Theater Workshop, is an inside joke about how much imbibing takes place in that book.
But Hemingway the art lover?" [Read Full Article]
Published by: The New York Times
On: 09/15/11
Website: http://www.nytimes.com
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Painting of lost Arctic vessel sold for $60,000 at auction
"Although the Canadian government failed to find the sunken HMS Terror during its high-profile search last month for the fabled Arctic shipwreck, an unidentified Canadian institution has secured an impressive consolation prize for the country: a historically significant and long-forgotten painting of the vessel that was auctioned this week in Britain." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Vancouver Sun
On: 09/14/11
Website: http://www.vancouversun.com
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Warhhol prints in demand at latest modern prints auction
"Fifteen limited edition prints by the American artist were auctioned. All but one of them sold after active bidding. 'In the Bottom of my garden', a miniature lithograph from 1956 led the pricing at $7,600. That was nearly three times the minimum bid set, another indication of strong demand. 'Flowers', a 1970 screenprint, sold for $3,700, close to the original estimate." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Examiner
On: 09/14/11
Website: http://www.examiner.com
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Singapore: An Art Hub?
"A bigger question is whether the growth of Singapore’s art market is sustainable. Despite the large audience drawn by Art Stage, ArtSingapore, Singapore’s longest-running contemporary art fair, will go on hiatus this year. Shen Po Chen, its director, said in a statement that this was to allow the fair to “re-assess the market situation.” Similarly, some contend that the audience figures for the Singapore Biennale were inflated. The organizers included visitors to the Biennale’s public exhibits, many of which are located in heavily trafficked areas in the city centre, in their numbers." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Wall Street Journal
On: 09/14/11
Website: http://blogs.wsj.com
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Published by: The Wall Street Journal
On: 09/14/11
Website: http://blogs.wsj.com
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Memory in the Making
"For nine years, a foundation and a pair of Milanese architects have been working to transform the grim, cavernous depot —all but abandoned after the war — into the Memorial of the Shoah.
When finished, the project will take up 75,000 square feet and will include a Jewish-themed library rising three stories within the vast space, as well as an auditorium, a room for silent contemplation and a cluster of open-sided cubes for showing video testimonials by European Holocaust survivors." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The New York Times
On: 09/08/11
Website: http://www.nytimes.com
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When finished, the project will take up 75,000 square feet and will include a Jewish-themed library rising three stories within the vast space, as well as an auditorium, a room for silent contemplation and a cluster of open-sided cubes for showing video testimonials by European Holocaust survivors." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The New York Times
On: 09/08/11
Website: http://www.nytimes.com
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Saffronart to offer collection of modern, contemporary art at 2011 Autumn Online Auction
"The auction catalogue includes a wide range of modern and contemporary Indian artworks. On offer is a selection of extraordinary paintings by modern masters including Tyeb Mehta, M.F. Husain, Ram Kumar, S.H. Raza, Arpita Singh and Jehangir Sabavala, in addition to outstanding works by contemporary artists Atul Dodiya, Shibu Natesan, Anju Dodiya, Subodh Gupta and Surendran Nair." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Business Standard
On: 09/14/11
Website: http://www.business-standard.com
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Published by: Business Standard
On: 09/14/11
Website: http://www.business-standard.com
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Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Fine Art Auction Realizes $2.7 Million
"Leslie Hindman Auctioneer’s fall auction of Contemporary, Modern, American and European art achieved exceptional prices, realizing over $2.7 million. The highlight of the sale was Wassily Kandinsky’s Composition No. 26 from the estate of John and Valere Butterwick, which sold for $454,000 (est. $300-500,000). Russian buyers competed aggressively for works sold to benefit the acquisition fund of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, with Natalya Nesterova’s The Dragon Flies selling for $23,180 (est. $800-1200). Other contemporary highlights include Victor Vasarely ‘s Photon B which achieved $24,400 (est. $ 8-12,000) and Ibram Lassaw’s Apsaras which achieved $29,280 (est. $12-18,000)." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Art Fix Daily
On: 09/13/11
Website: http://artfixdaily.com/
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Published by: Art Fix Daily
On: 09/13/11
Website: http://artfixdaily.com/
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M.F. Husain’s Work Faces Major Market Test
"A broad selection of works by M.F. Husain, including many paintings featuring his trademark horse imagery, will be going under the hammer in three separate auctions in coming weeks, the first major sales to take place since the Indian master passed away in June." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Wall Street Journal
On: 09/13/11
Website: http://blogs.wsj.com
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Published by: The Wall Street Journal
On: 09/13/11
Website: http://blogs.wsj.com
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The Bias Against Tradition
"Preservation of historically or aesthetically significant edifices is an ancient practice that once provoked little controversy. But as preservation's scope has widened from individual buildings to encompass districts from Colonial Annapolis, Md., to Old Pasadena, Calif., it has become yet another cultural battleground. Much of the debate involves modernist architecture's role in landmark settings of a traditional character. Preservation professionals often advocate modernist additions to these settings, while at the grass-roots level there is strong support for keeping the new work traditional." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Wall Street Journal
On: 09/13/11
Website: http://online.wsj.com
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Published by: The Wall Street Journal
On: 09/13/11
Website: http://online.wsj.com
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SOTHEBYS 'A' : Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Auction to be Headlined by Lucian Freud’s Boy’s Head
"Sotheby’s London is delighted to announce that its Contemporary Art Evening Auction on Thursday, October 13, 2011, will be headlined by Boy's Head of 1952 by Lucian Freud (1922-2011) depicting Charlie Lumley, one of Freud's most immediately- recognisable subjects from this seminal early period in his oeuvre. This oil on canvas transmits a remarkable psychological intensity that is exemplary of the artist's sensational powers of observation and is estimated at £3-4 million. The work measures 21.6cm by 15.9cm and comes to market from a private collection." [Read Full Article]
Published by: 4-traders
On: 09/12/11
Website: http://www.4-traders.com
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Published by: 4-traders
On: 09/12/11
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Christie's gets edgy with Dubai sale
"Christie's is broadening the scope of its auction sales in Dubai as it aims to attract a wider audience of art lovers.
The international auction house is to introduce a new format this autumn, offering works at lower estimates to attract a younger, less wealthy crowd." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The National
On: 09/13/11
Website: http://www.thenational.ae
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The international auction house is to introduce a new format this autumn, offering works at lower estimates to attract a younger, less wealthy crowd." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The National
On: 09/13/11
Website: http://www.thenational.ae
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Oakland museum cancels Palestinian kids' war art
"Museum officials notified Lubin on Thursday that they were pulling the plug on what had become a controversial exhibit that was pulling the children's museum into the long-standing conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.
It had become a distraction to the main objective of bringing arts education to all children, said museum board member Randolph Bell." [Read Full Article]
Published by: SF Gate
On: 09/10/11
Website: http://www.sfgate.com/
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It had become a distraction to the main objective of bringing arts education to all children, said museum board member Randolph Bell." [Read Full Article]
Published by: SF Gate
On: 09/10/11
Website: http://www.sfgate.com/
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Portrait of the artist: A hike in Glen Finglas
"If you've just had a bad week at the office, then spare a thought for 19th-century artist John Everett Millais whose famous painting of the art critic and social commentator John Ruskin is now being celebrated by a new trail in the Trossachs. In 1853 John Ruskin had commissioned Millais to paint a combined landscape and portraiture that they envisaged would revolutionise British art - but Ruskin proved a hard taskmaster." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Scotsman
On: 09/12/11
Website: http://living.scotsman.com
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Published by: Scotsman
On: 09/12/11
Website: http://living.scotsman.com
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Public philanthropy just not a given
"At a Sotheby's auction in London in July the NGV had paid $5.2 million for Correggio's Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, thanks to the generosity of one of its trustees, businessman Andrew Sisson. Sisson said the painting's beauty and 'humanistic' qualities made him ''go weak at the knees''." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Age
On: 09/12/11
Website: http://www.theage.com.au/
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Published by: The Age
On: 09/12/11
Website: http://www.theage.com.au/
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Florida Museum to Hold On to Disputed Painting
"Chucha Barber, the Brogan museum’s chief executive officer, said the United States attorney in Tallahassee, Pamela Marsh, had informed the museum on July 21 that the painting was believed to have been illegally seized from a Jewish family by the French Vichy government during the war. The museum was instructed that the painting should not be returned to Italy until the ownership is established, she said." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The New York Times
On: 09/09/11
Website: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com
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Published by: The New York Times
On: 09/09/11
Website: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com
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A major Poussin painting goes to the Kimbell, not the Getty [UPDATED]
"The great, pricey Poussin failed to sell at a London auction in December, and the Kimbell struck a private deal to buy it from the trustees of Belvoir Castle, the country estate near Nottingham where the canvas has hung for more than 225 years. (The museum reportedly paid the auction's low estimate, $24.3 million.) An export license to send it to Texas was secured in August." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Los Angeles Times
On: 09/09/11
Website: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com
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Published by: Los Angeles Times
On: 09/09/11
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TWO x TWO Catalogue Premiers Online
"Quick! Turn on your computers, iPads, iPhones and start bidding for the amazing art and luxury products offered at the 13th annual TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art benefiting the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) and amfAR. TWO x TWO’s annual benefit gala dinner and art auction has raised over $29 million in its 12 year history in support of amfAR’s AIDS research initiatives and the DMA’s contemporary art acquisition program.
Cindy and Howard Rachofsky have pushed the “going live” button for the online catalogue. Along with Melissa Meeks, TWO x TWO Director, they have assembled the most stellar collection for this year’s October 22 auction. And, you can bid online or leave absentee bidding and not miss out on treasures." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Dallas Art News
On: 09/07/11
Website: http://www.dallasartnews.com
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Cindy and Howard Rachofsky have pushed the “going live” button for the online catalogue. Along with Melissa Meeks, TWO x TWO Director, they have assembled the most stellar collection for this year’s October 22 auction. And, you can bid online or leave absentee bidding and not miss out on treasures." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Dallas Art News
On: 09/07/11
Website: http://www.dallasartnews.com
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Auction features mystery works
"Choose art for art's sake, instead of the name behind it, at Art Incognito on Friday.
The Vancouver Island School of Art's fifth annual fundraiser is a silent auction featuring art by students as well as known local artists.
The catch?
No names are attached to the pieces, so you might end up with work by a promising newbie or a seasoned veteran." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Times Colonist
On: 09/08/11
Website: http://www.timescolonist.com
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The Vancouver Island School of Art's fifth annual fundraiser is a silent auction featuring art by students as well as known local artists.
The catch?
No names are attached to the pieces, so you might end up with work by a promising newbie or a seasoned veteran." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Times Colonist
On: 09/08/11
Website: http://www.timescolonist.com
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Tate Modern's extension delayed due to funding issues
"Tate Modern said the oil tanks, which have lain unused since the power station was decommissioned in 1981, will act as "innovative social and leaning spaces".
The second stage of the work will complete the building and will provide further floors of galleries.
But financing the extension is only half the battle, says BBC arts editor Will Gompertz. Once the building work is complete, money will have to be found to fund the day-to-day operations of the newly enlarged gallery." [Read Full Article]
Published by: BBC News
On: 09/08/11
Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk
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The second stage of the work will complete the building and will provide further floors of galleries.
But financing the extension is only half the battle, says BBC arts editor Will Gompertz. Once the building work is complete, money will have to be found to fund the day-to-day operations of the newly enlarged gallery." [Read Full Article]
Published by: BBC News
On: 09/08/11
Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk
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Schmidt Fine Art Auctions Dresden's fall sale set for Sept. 17
"Schmidt Fine Art Auctions Dresden will conduct an autumn auction of 17th century to 21st century fine arts and crafts on Sept. 17. The sale will be accompanied by an exclusive selection of jewelry, furnishings, frames and carpets. LiveAuctionceers.com will provide Internet live bidding.
One of the highlights in 19th century painting is an unpublished painting of the late work of the Nazarene-affected historian painter Julius Hübner (1806-1882). Hübner’s oil on canvas titled Tempi passati from 1879 reflects a strong personal aspect reaction to his approaching loss of his post as head of the picture gallery as well as his oncoming infirmity and demise." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Auction Central News
On: 09/07/11
Website: http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/
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One of the highlights in 19th century painting is an unpublished painting of the late work of the Nazarene-affected historian painter Julius Hübner (1806-1882). Hübner’s oil on canvas titled Tempi passati from 1879 reflects a strong personal aspect reaction to his approaching loss of his post as head of the picture gallery as well as his oncoming infirmity and demise." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Auction Central News
On: 09/07/11
Website: http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/
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Church closures see pulpits flood the US market
"An unprecedented number of church interiors, liturgical artefacts and period furnishings are for sale in the US while similar material is disappearing in Europe. Many of the objects come from churches that are closing due to declining memberships, an aging population and a shortage of new priests." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Art Newspaper
On: 09/06/11
Website: http://www.theartnewspaper.com
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Published by: The Art Newspaper
On: 09/06/11
Website: http://www.theartnewspaper.com
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SHAPING THE VOID
"This month, a small portion of Ground Zero will open to the public, to mark the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Because so much of the site is unfinished, the main thing on view will be the memorial to the victims of the attacks, built on and around the footprint of the two World Trade Center towers. This is chiefly the design of Michael Arad, a young architect whose entry was chosen, in 2004, from among fifty-two hundred entries, the largest such contest in history. Early on, public officials made the sensible decision that, whatever happened at the site, nothing new would rise exactly where the Twin Towers had stood." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The New Yorker
On: 09/12/11
Website: http://www.newyorker.com
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Published by: The New Yorker
On: 09/12/11
Website: http://www.newyorker.com
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Final Details for MTV RE:DEFINE Benefit Art Exhibition and Auction Revealed
"The MTV Staying Alive Foundation today announced the final details of its RE:DEFINE benefit art exhibition and auction to mark the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the AIDS virus, including the full list of contributing artists.
Event curators The Future Tense have assembled an eclectic roster of 30 original works valued at over $1m from some of the world’s most exciting, dynamic and sometimes controversial artists, including painting, photography, sculpture and a large-scale public installation in downtown Dallas by street artist Ben Eine." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Fort Worth Community Arts Center
On: 09/06/11
Website: http://www.fwcac.com/
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Event curators The Future Tense have assembled an eclectic roster of 30 original works valued at over $1m from some of the world’s most exciting, dynamic and sometimes controversial artists, including painting, photography, sculpture and a large-scale public installation in downtown Dallas by street artist Ben Eine." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Fort Worth Community Arts Center
On: 09/06/11
Website: http://www.fwcac.com/
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China’s New Cultural Revolution: A Surge in Art Collecting
"Chinese auction houses are now selling works at a pace formerly associated with those in London and New York. One company that tracks the fine-art market, Artprice, reported that they were responsible for some $8.3 billion in sales, which would make them the world leader." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The New York Times
On: 09/06/11
Website: http://www.nytimes.com
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Published by: The New York Times
On: 09/06/11
Website: http://www.nytimes.com
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Critic's notebook: Skyscrapers remain powerful symbols, post 9/11
"Any skyscraper is a contradiction.
The tall tower is architecture's most famous building type and also the one most clearly at odds with the profession's roots. Fundamentally, architecture is shelter, a concession that we're afraid to face the elements without protection. A skyscraper is vertical hubris." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Los Angeles Times
On: 09/04/11
Website: http://www.latimes.com
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The tall tower is architecture's most famous building type and also the one most clearly at odds with the profession's roots. Fundamentally, architecture is shelter, a concession that we're afraid to face the elements without protection. A skyscraper is vertical hubris." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Los Angeles Times
On: 09/04/11
Website: http://www.latimes.com
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Nature Group Show
| INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES | ||
Pasadena, California | ||
| Deadline: September 24, 2011 | ||
| Posted: 8/11/11 | ||
| Exhibit Dates: | October 22, 2011 | |
| Title: | Nature Group Show | |
| Venue: | Linus Gallery | |
| Eligibility: | Interpret the beautiful nature of the great outdoors. All 2-dimensional art from worldwide visual artists will be considered including photography, paintings, comics, mosaics, fiber art, illustrations, and digital prints. This competition is open to both amateurs and professionals. Online submission, maximum 250KB at 72dpi. Winning entries will be displayed at the reception and will be permanently displayed on our website, with artist's permission, with a permanent link to their website (if available). | |
| Fees: | $35 for 3 submissions, $5 for each additional | |
| Commission: | 40% | |
| Phone: | Linus Galleries, 626-744-9104 | |
| Website: | http://linusgallery.com/ | |
| Prospectus: | http://linusgallery.com/call-for-entries.html | |
Former local 'ambassador' uncovers art mystery
"Custard found that Kanute Edwin Felix is not listed as a credited painter. However, his paintings with two styles of signature (cursive and block print) have been and continue to be erroneously auctioned as the works of Karl Eugene Felix (Austrian painter).
'Art dealers and auction houses have not done their homework as far as researching the artist in this case,' Custard said. 'Buyers are purchasing paintings by Kanute Edwin Felix, believing they are the works of Karl Eugene (K.E.) Felix.'" [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Meadville Tribune
On: 09/05/11
Website: http://meadvilletribune.com/
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'Art dealers and auction houses have not done their homework as far as researching the artist in this case,' Custard said. 'Buyers are purchasing paintings by Kanute Edwin Felix, believing they are the works of Karl Eugene (K.E.) Felix.'" [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Meadville Tribune
On: 09/05/11
Website: http://meadvilletribune.com/
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VINCENT VAN CHOP!
"Richard Firth, a 40-year-old father of three from Hull, started work at a butcher’s shop as a Saturday boy aged 13.
But years later, when he delivered a consignment of meat to a marine artist customer in his studio, he was inspired to have a go.
He trained himself with basic paint-by-numbers kits, but soon began selling his own work and was able to quit his day job.
Now his stunning seascapes are sold in some of the most prestigious auction houses across the world, including Christie’s in New York." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Express.co.uk
On: 09/06/11
Website: http://www.express.co.uk
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But years later, when he delivered a consignment of meat to a marine artist customer in his studio, he was inspired to have a go.
He trained himself with basic paint-by-numbers kits, but soon began selling his own work and was able to quit his day job.
Now his stunning seascapes are sold in some of the most prestigious auction houses across the world, including Christie’s in New York." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Express.co.uk
On: 09/06/11
Website: http://www.express.co.uk
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Dance to the music of time
"The RA’s exhibition ‘Degas and the Ballet: Picturing Movement’ sets out to present Degas in a new light. It explores his fascination with movement, expressed through the dance, in the broader context of the technical experiments of his day, particularly photography and early film. Photography, which had emerged around 1839, had, by the 1870s, become all the rage. Photographs proliferated in Degas’ world. Calling cards bearing little photographs, called cartes de visite, were immensely popular. Anyone with the slightest social pretensions had to have one, and for the stars of the world of entertainment, ballet and opera, they were an effective publicity tool. Celebrities’ cartes de visite were eagerly collected and pasted into albums." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Royal Academy of Arts
On: RA Magazine Autumn 2011
Website: http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/
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Published by: Royal Academy of Arts
On: RA Magazine Autumn 2011
Website: http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/
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Western art auction house opens Scottsdale gallery
"One of the nation's oldest Western art auction houses has opened a gallery in Scottsdale's arts district.
Altermann Galleries & Auctioneers, 7172 E. Main St., hopes to provide its clients with a more personal presence. The gallery sells the work of Western masters and contemporary Western artists." [Read Full Article]
Published by: AC Central
On: 09/02/11
Website: http://www.azcentral.com
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Altermann Galleries & Auctioneers, 7172 E. Main St., hopes to provide its clients with a more personal presence. The gallery sells the work of Western masters and contemporary Western artists." [Read Full Article]
Published by: AC Central
On: 09/02/11
Website: http://www.azcentral.com
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Great leap for Chinese art market
"SOTHEBY'S is hoping a sale of Chinese paintings in Hong Kong will fetch $26 million, as the auction house taps a growing enthusiasm for art among wealthy Chinese collectors.
The auction giant says more than 360 works will go under the hammer in the Fine Chinese Paintings sale on October 4, which will feature works by masters including Zhang Daqian and Fu Baoshi." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Australian
On: 09/05/11
Website: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/
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The auction giant says more than 360 works will go under the hammer in the Fine Chinese Paintings sale on October 4, which will feature works by masters including Zhang Daqian and Fu Baoshi." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Australian
On: 09/05/11
Website: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/
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A Nuclear Bunker Comes In From the Cold as an Art Gallery
"The exhibition has posed logistical problems. Bosnian soldiers based at the bunker have been charged with guiding visitors, meaning that anyone who wants to stop and reflect a bit longer on a piece can get left behind in the echoing corridors. It is also difficult to find information because the tourism authority in Konjic sets tour times and organizes transport to the bunker, but it does not have a Web site.
Mr. Lulic, however, said that it was amazing that the project happened at all." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The New York Times
On: 09/04/11
Website: http://www.nytimes.com
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Mr. Lulic, however, said that it was amazing that the project happened at all." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The New York Times
On: 09/04/11
Website: http://www.nytimes.com
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Degas: the ascetic with an eye for the ladies
"Degas is at once the best and the least known of the Impressionists. His ballet pictures are among the most popular images ever created – to modern eyes they look almost too pretty. But in the human chemistry of Impressionism Degas cuts a paradoxical and elusive figure: a severe ascetic with a caustic wit, opinionated, yet intensely private." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Telegraph
On: 09/05/11
Website: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
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Published by: The Telegraph
On: 09/05/11
Website: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
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Colourists works auctioned for £1m
"The works of Peploe, Cadell and Fergusson have achieved international acclaim in recent years following major retrospective exhibitions at the Royal Academy in London and the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh.
The Scottish Colourists, which also included George Leslie Hunter, were among the first to introduce influences of the French Fauve movement to Britain during the early 20th century, through the use of intense colour and 'wild' brushwork." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Press Association
On: 09/02/11
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The Scottish Colourists, which also included George Leslie Hunter, were among the first to introduce influences of the French Fauve movement to Britain during the early 20th century, through the use of intense colour and 'wild' brushwork." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Press Association
On: 09/02/11
Website: http://news.google.com
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Harvest Time
| INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES | ||
Fort Collins, Colorado | ||
| Deadline: September 26, 2011 | ||
| Posted: 7/6/11 | ||
| Exhibit Dates: | November 10-26, 2011 | |
| Title: | Harvest Time | |
| Venue: | Poudre River Gallery | |
| Awards: | Juror's Choice, People's Choice | |
| Juror: | Marcie Silverstein | |
| Eligibility: | All artwork inspired by or representing images of autumn, bounty, the harvest, abundance, gratitude, and related themes will be considered. | |
| Fees: | $20 for up to 3 pieces submitted. $5 per piece after the first three. | |
| Commission: | 25% | |
| Send SASE to: | Poudre River Gallery, 406 N. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80524 | |
| E-mail: | Barbara McCulloch | |
| Website: | http://www.poudrestudioartists.com | |
| Prospectus: | http://www.poudrestudioartists.com/poudre-river-gallery/artist-resources/ call-for-entry-harvest-time/ | |
Massive art forgery trial begins in Germany
"The trial of four people behind an alleged art forgery scandal in Germany began in Cologne on Thursday.
German authorities claim that the group is responsible for a multi-million-dollar art scam with victims that include actor Steve Martin." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Art Fix Daily
On: 09/01/11
Website: http://artfixdaily.com/
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German authorities claim that the group is responsible for a multi-million-dollar art scam with victims that include actor Steve Martin." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Art Fix Daily
On: 09/01/11
Website: http://artfixdaily.com/
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Gallery finds art by Nazi-branded "degenerate" Dix
"Famous for works critical of the darker side of German society in the 1920s, Dix's paintings were discovered among the belongings of his wife, gallery owner Herbert Remmert told Reuters Wednesday.
The paintings were found in a portfolio untouched for decades on an estate in Bavaria owned by the ancestors of a Duesseldorf doctor and art collector who remained close to Dix even after his wife left him for the artist." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Reuters
On: 08/31/11
Website: http://www.reuters.com
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The paintings were found in a portfolio untouched for decades on an estate in Bavaria owned by the ancestors of a Duesseldorf doctor and art collector who remained close to Dix even after his wife left him for the artist." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Reuters
On: 08/31/11
Website: http://www.reuters.com
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Sheriff's Department refuses to return purported Rembrandt
"The Times reported previously that there were questions about whether the small pen-and-ink drawing was really the work of the 17th century Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn, as its owner, the Bay Area-based Linearis Institute, claimed. Multiple curators, art historians and other Rembrandt experts consulted by The Times were unfamiliar with the piece, which is called 'The Judgment' and, according to Linearis, is a signed work completed in 1655 and worth $250,000." [Read Full Article]
Published by: Los Angeles Times
On: 09/01/11
Website: http://www.latimes.com
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Published by: Los Angeles Times
On: 09/01/11
Website: http://www.latimes.com
Art auction in Ogunquit
"The Almost Labor Day Auction at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art takes place on Saturday, Sept. 3, starting at 5 p.m.
It’s the museum’s most significant fundraiser of the season. Last year’s event brought in over $50,000 in support of operations and made it possible for the museum to open earlier while supporting several conservation and exhibition costs through donations to the White Glove Fund." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Wire
On: 08/31/11
Website: http://www.wirenh.com/
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It’s the museum’s most significant fundraiser of the season. Last year’s event brought in over $50,000 in support of operations and made it possible for the museum to open earlier while supporting several conservation and exhibition costs through donations to the White Glove Fund." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Wire
On: 08/31/11
Website: http://www.wirenh.com/
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Denver City Council to vote on sale of Clyfford Still paintings
"Denver's City Council votes tonight on whether to approve the sale of four paintings by the late American abstract expressionist Clyfford Still — a sale that has created a public battle between the world's top art auction houses.
The New York-based Sotheby's auction house was awarded the right to sell the paintings for Denver." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Denver Post
On: 08/29/11
Website: http://www.denverpost.com
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The New York-based Sotheby's auction house was awarded the right to sell the paintings for Denver." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Denver Post
On: 08/29/11
Website: http://www.denverpost.com
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Earl of Glasgow asks to keep graffiti mural
"The Earl of Glasgow, Patrick Boyle, whose family has been in Kelburn Castle for 800 years, has written to Historic Scotland seeking to establish whether it is likely the agency would object if he sought consent from the local authority to allow the graffiti to stay indefinitely." [Read Full Article]
Published by: BBC News
On: 08/28/11
Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk
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Published by: BBC News
On: 08/28/11
Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk
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Paintings missing after Oslo bombing
"Some 43 pieces loaned by the Nasjonalmuseet are missing, including works by Krohg, Dolven and Jakob Weidemann. A further 60 were undamaged. 'It is too early to give an overview,' said a spokeswoman for Statsbygg, the government authority responsible for the buildings." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Art Newspaper
On: 08/31/11
Website: http://theartnewspaper.com
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Published by: The Art Newspaper
On: 08/31/11
Website: http://theartnewspaper.com
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