| Pakistan: Buddha attacked by Taliban gets facelift thanks to the efforts of Luca Olivieri | | To the Museum of Modern Dreams: Artistic Concepts of the 1960s to the 1980s" at Staatsgalerie Stuttgart | | Subway work unearths ancient road in Greece, was city's main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago | 
The face of a sculpture of the Buddha which was destroyed by Taliban fighters at Jahanabad. AP Photo/B.K. Bangash.
By: Sebastian Abbot, Associated Press
JAHANABAD (AP).- When the Taliban blew the face off a towering, 1,500-year-old rock carving of Buddha in northwest Pakistan almost five years ago, it fell to an intrepid Italian archaeologist to come to the rescue. Thanks to the efforts of Luca Olivieri and his partners, the 6-meter (nearly 20-foot)-tall image near the town of Jahanabad is getting a facelift, and many other archaeological treasures in the scenic Swat Valley are being excavated and preserved. Hard-line Muslims have a history of targeting Buddhist, Hindu and other religious sites they consider heretical to Islam. Six months before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting a pair of 1,500-year-old Buddhist statues in central Afghanistan. The Jahanabad Buddha, etched high on a huge rock face in the 6th or 7th century, is one of the largest such carvings in South Asia. It was attacked in the fall of 2007 when the Pakistani Taliban swarmed across the scenic Swat Valley. The army drove mos ... More | | 
Barnett Newman, Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue II, 1967, 305 x 257,7 cm acryl on canvas, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2012.
STUTTGART.- For the current presentation, 140 prints and drawings by 21 artists were selected from the approximately 2,600 works on paper comprised by the two endowments, and combined with paintings and sculptures from the museum’s holdings representing »artistic concepts of the 1960s to the 1980s«. This perspective on the collection’s assets once again exemplifies the high standards as well as the diversity a museum like the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart can offer. A foundation active since 1986, the “Konrad Kohlhammer-Stiftung” concentrates primarily on international printmaking of the mid-twentieth century onwards. Particularly Konrad Kohlhammer’s acquisitions in the area of American art have contributed decisively to shaping the international status of the Department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs. Renate Hauff presented the bequest entitled “Vermächtnis Günther und Renate Hauff” in ... More | | 
Workers of Metro's construction company are seen at the ancient ruins in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki. AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis.
By: Costas Kantouris, Associated Press
THESSALONIKI (AP).- Archaeologists in Greece's second-largest city have uncovered a 70-meter (230-foot) section of an ancient road built by the Romans that was city's main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago. The marble-paved road was unearthed during excavations for Thessaloniki's new subway system, which is due to be completed in four years. The road in the northern port city will be raised to be put on permanent display when the metro opens in 2016. The excavation site was shown to the public on Monday, when details of the permanent display project were also announced. Several of the large marble paving stones were etched with children's board games, while others were marked by horse-drawn cart wheels. Also discovered at the site were remains of tools and lamps, as well as the bases of marble columns. Viki Tzanakouli, an archaeologist working on the project, ... More |
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| German Expressionist masterpieces at Bonhams Print Sale in London on July 11 | | Nate D. Sanders to auction Oscar from one of the most beloved films: Casablanca | | University of Texas' Harry Ransom Center appoints new Chief Curator of Photography | 
The Raup collection contains work by all the major names of German Expressionism and features a portfolio of prints - Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses - produced to raise funds for the Bauhaus school of art. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- An important collection of German Expressionist works, including a copy of Der Blaue Reiter the influential almanac of the Blue Rider movement, are for sale at Bonhams Print Sale in London on July 11. The collection was assembled over many years by Philip and Marian Raup. Dr Philip Raup, who died last year at the age of 97, was Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. He played a key role in re-establishing agricultural production in Germany at the end of the war when the population faced starvation, an achievement of which he was rightly proud. Der Blaue Reiter was published in Munich in 1912 in an edition of 1,200 and was the work of two giants of 20th Century German art, Franz Marc, who was to die in the First World War, and the Russian émigré Wassily ... More | | 
The 1943 Best Director Academy Award for “Casablanca,” awarded to Michael Curtiz.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Nate D. Sanders on June 28th will auction one of the most esteemed artifacts of American cinema, 1943 Best Director Academy Award for “Casablanca,” awarded to Michael Curtiz. “Casablanca is one of the most popular and beloved movies worldwide,” said Nate Sanders, owner of Nate D. Sanders Auctions. “Casablanca not only contains outstanding direction, but it’s a romantic melodrama that contains witty dialogue and superb character development. It’s only one of a handful of films from the Golden Age of Hollywood that everyone has seen and is immediately recognizable.” A native of Budapest, Curtiz honed his skills in Vienna making 21 pictures for Sascha Films before immigrating to Hollywood in 1926. By the mid-1930’s Curtiz built a reputation for directing adventure films for Warner Brothers starring Errol Flynn including “The Adventures of Robin Hood.” In 1942, Curtiz directed his masterpiece, ... More | | 
Jessica S. McDonald. © Caren Alpert Photography.
AUSTIN, TX.- The Harry Ransom Center has appointed Jessica S. McDonald, a curator of photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, as its new chief curator of photography. As the Nancy Inman and Marlene Nathan Meyerson Curator of Photography, McDonald will oversee a collection that spans from the world's earliest-known photograph to prints from some of the great masters of the twenty-first century. The Center's photography holdings include the Helmut and Alison Gernsheim collection, a seminal collection of the history of photography and one of the world's premier sources for the study and appreciation of photography. In addition to the history of photography, the Ransom Center's photography collection focuses on photojournalism and documentary photography, with holdings of more than 5 million prints and negatives, supplemented by books, manuscripts, journals and memorabilia of photographers. "McDonald's broad exper ... More |
| Final steel beam lifted at 4 World Trade Center, the first expected to open at the site next year | | Two Royal Institute of British Architects exhibitions celebrate Olympic designs and legacy buildings | | First ever major Dutch retrospective of Erwin Wurm's work opens at Gemeente Museum Den Haag | 
construction cranes perch on top of One World Trade Center, left, and Four World Trade Center in New York. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan.
By: Verena Dobnik, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP).- A final steel beam was lifted Monday atop a new World Trade Center skyscraper — the first expected to open at the site next year since the twin towers were decimated on 9/11. With gospel superstar BeBe Winans offering a powerful rendition of "God Bless America," workers raised their hardhats in tribute as the mammoth beam rose slowly into the Manhattan sky, swaying from a steel rope hoisted by a crane. A U.S. flag attached to the bottom of the beam fluttered above several hundred spectators at the topping-off ceremony. "Ten years later, it's pretty remarkable," said a teary-eyed Sally Rexach, a nurse who aids workers constructing 4 World Trade Center. She was at ground zero just after Sept. 11, 2001, supporting workers who combed through the smoking debris in search of human remains. "This is a very proud moment; it's full ... More | | 
Shooting venue. ©Magma Architecture by Mott Macdonald. London 2012.
LONDON.- Design Stories: The Architecture Behind 2012 provides a unique Olympic and Paralympic experience - a place where people can explore and view drawings, images, videos and amazingly detailed models of London's new key sporting venues. The exhibition will draw back the layers of complex engineering and explore the raw ideas that inspired the architects involved. At its centre the exhibition will feature a stunning 14-metre graphic mural capturing the energy and contrasting styles of the new Olympic and Paralympic buildings. As the Games begin the audiovisual element of the installation will transform into a live screening lounge providing an exceptional central London location to cheer on the record-breaking athletes and experience the stunning new venues they will compete in. Design Stories is part of the London 2012 Festival, a spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration running from 21 June - 9 September 2012. The London 2012 sporting venues and lead architects featured ... More | | 
Erwin Wurm, The artist who swallowed the world, 2006, mixed media, 190 x 140 x 140 cm.
THE HAGUE.- This summer, the Gemeente Museum Den Haag presents the first ever major Dutch retrospective of one of the best-known contemporary artists of our day: Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm (b. 1954). His work has evolved into a humorous universe in which he himself, his audience, articles of clothing, thoughts or actions can all become pieces of sculpture. Wurm directs his light-hearted criticism against the consumer society of today. His Fat Houses and Fat Cars series, for example, poke fun at the use of luxury homes and automobiles as status symbols, while simultaneously referring to the obesity that threatens the health of Western nations. His Instructions on How to be Politically Incorrect, such as ‘spit in someone’s soup’ or ‘pee on someone’s carpet’, are equally good examples of the ironic tone he adopts. However, Wurm is best known for his One Minute Sculptures, in which – with ... More |
| Masterpiece London: Highlights of the best from around the world in London this weekend | | Boca Raton Museum of Art gets fresh perspective with two curatorial appointments | | Diane Arbus photographs, never exhibited before in the UK, on view at Timothy Taylor Gallery | 
Pietra Dura Table, 1831. Kentshire Galleries.
LONDON.- The third edition of Masterpiece London is set to enthral visitors and collectors once again, with its impressive offering of the best of the best showcased in a spectacular purpose-built pavilion on the South Grounds of The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3 from 28 June – 4 July 2012. A variety of exceptional objects will be offered for sale this year; from new discoveries in the fine and decorative arts, to rare maps, watches, jewellery, fine wines and contemporary design, Masterpiece London will entice collectors from across the globe. All works will be stringently vetted by a committee of experts before the fair opens, giving buyers every confidence in their choice. New to Masterpiece London this year are New York dealers Sperone Westwater, Sebastian + Barquet, Siegelson, and Fred Leighton alongside Munich - based dealers Rudigier and Meissen specialist, Robbig. From Norway, the fair welcomes Kaare B ... More | | 
Marisa Pascucci. Photo: LILA PHOTO.
BOCA RATON, FL.- The Boca Raton Museum of Art will gain fresh perspective on the selection, presentation, interpretation, and celebration of art with two significant staff appointments. Marisa Pascucci has been appointed Curator of 20th Century and Contemporary Art, effective June 25, and Kathleen Goncharov as Curator of Exhibitions and Audience Engagement, effective September 1. "These appointments come at a time of renewed energy at the Boca Raton Museum of Art as we strengthen our commitment to engaging our audience in a way that's creative, insightful, and playful while still embracing our mission of inspiring and educating the community through fine art," said Steven Maklansky, Director of the Boca Raton Museum of Art. "I am confident our new curators' expertise,vision, and professional networks will provide important contributions to the success and impact of the ... More | | 
Diane Arbus, Two ladies at the automat, N.Y.C. 1966. The Estate of Diane Arbus, LLC.
LONDON.- To coincide with a major Diane Arbus exhibition at the Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin this summer, Timothy Taylor Gallery announced Diane Arbus: Affinities, an exhibition of thirty-two photographs made over the course of the artistʼs career. Several of the photographs have never been exhibited before in the UK. Arbus explored the notion of affinities – the elements that humans share, as well as those they donʼt – throughout much of her mature work (1956-71). A deep interest in likenesses, disguises, in bonds, alliances and allegiances is a recurring theme.
Arbusʼs carefully considered titles – all for works to be included in the present exhibition – eloquently convey the depth and variety of her interests: • A naked man being a woman, N.Y.C. 1968 • A blind couple in their bedroom, Queens, N.Y. 1971 • Russian midget friends in a living room on 100th Street, ... More |
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 Exotic marble & bronze bust of opera queen links Africa, Italy, Portugal and Bonhams LONDON.- A stunning bust with an extraordinary story that moves between the worlds of early African exploration, opera, art and romance is one of the top items in Bonhams sale of Fine European Furniture, Sculpture and Works of Art on July 5th in London. This marble and bronze bust of an African Queen who marries a Portuguese explorer to save her lover’s life, was created by an Italian sculptor. Its story was then set to music in an opera by a German composer. Estimated to sell for £80,000 to £120,000 this 33-inch tall (85 cm) work by Luigi Pagani (Italian, 1837-1904) is an impressive white marble and patinated bronze bust of Selika, a character from an opera titled L’Africaine (The African Woman) by the German composer Giacomo Meyerbeer. François Le Brun, Head of European Furniture at Bonhams comments: “This very fine and imposing bust combines two materials not ... More Britain From Above launches: More than 16,000 images now online LONDON.- More than 16,000 images from one of the earliest and most significant collections of aerial photography of the UK have been made freely accessible online to the public for the first time. The Britain from Above website is launched today – 25 June 2012 – by English Heritage and the Royal Commissions on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland and Wales. It features some of the oldest and most valuable images of the Aerofilms Collection, a unique and important archive of over 1 million aerial photographs taken between 1919 and 2006. The Aerofilms Collection embodies all that is exciting about aerial photography. Many shots were taken in the early days of aviation by ex-First World War pilots, from extremely low altitudes, a technique which was very dangerous. It shows just how far their pilots were willing to go for a great photograph. The photographs ... More A Royal spectacle: Miniature painting of Queen Victoria at the theatre offered by Bonhams LONDON.- A painting of Queen Victoria in the Royal Box at the Drury Lane Theatre is one of the highlights of the Fine Miniature Portraits sale taking place at Bonhams, Knightsbridge, on the 28th June. Estimated to sell for £4,000 - £6,000, the miniature, on porcelain and by French artist Sophie Liénard, shows the Queen standing in front of her gilt-wood and red upholstered chair, monogrammed VR. She wears the blue sash of the Order of the Garter, a white dress trimmed with two tiers of white lace at the sleeve, white gloves decorated with black rosettes, diamond pendent earrings and a diamond tiara. An ermine stole and a theatre programme, held open by an ivory fan, sit on the Royal Box ledge. The picture is based on a portrait by Edmund Thomas Parris, sketched on the Queen’s first state visit to Drury Lane Theatre in November 1837. It proved an immensely popular ... More National Trust launches groundbreaking new app celebrating sixty years of Soho stories LONDON.- Soho Stories knows where you are, what street you’re on, and whispers its hedonistic history in your ear. 60 years of Bohemian Soho is brought vividly to life in this unique audio tour, narrated by veteran Soho entertainer Barry Cryer. With stories from legendary 'Sohoites' such as Molly Parkin on boozing with Francis Bacon; Janet Street Porter on Damien Hirst, Frankie Fraser on the rise of the gangster and Wee willie Harris on the birth of rock 'n' roll, the National Trust Soho Stories App brings to life 60 years of history from one of London’s most iconic districts. Working in association with members clubs of Soho, The National Trust launched a major initiative to elicit ‘Soho Stories‘ from the Soho general public. In association with 5x15 Stories and Spark London a series of open-mike Soho Stories events were arranged at The Soho Theatre, Lo-Profile, Blacks ... More World Coin Internet Auctions now weekly at Heritage Auctions, starting in July DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions has announced that it is expanding its World Coins category to include Weekly Internet-Only Auctions at HA.com/WorldCoins, ending its practice of Monthly Internet World Coin Auctions. The first auction will start on Thursday, July 5, at 10 pm CT, continuing through the following Thursday, July 12. The next week’s auction will commence immediately after the previous sale closes. “The growth of the World Coins category at Heritage has been tremendous in the last five years here at Heritage,” said Cristiano Bierrenbach, Executive Vice President of Heritage Auctions, “turning into one of the company’s most popular and fastest expanding areas. In keeping with the demand from collectors, and the continued influx of great consignments, we’re adding these Weekly auctions; they’re a natural outgrowth of ever-increasing popularity of World ... More Leak shuts down Battleship Texas indefinitely By: Ramit Plushnick-Masti, Associated Press
LONDON.- The 100-year-old Battleship Texas, the last remaining dreadnaught that fought in World Wars I and II, closed indefinitely Monday as staff try to repair several holes allowing nearly 2,000 gallons of water per minute into the vessel, the ship's manager said Monday. The leaks plaguing the ship, which fought as the USS Texas, have highlighted the need to enact a multimillion dollar plan to dry dock the vessel, removing it from the salty waters of Buffalo Bayou and the Houston Ship Channel, where it has sat for several decades. "The ship is not as good as she was. She's leaking, again," Smith said, the frustration clear in his voice. "I think she's getting persnickety in her old age." The vessel first closed to the public earlier this month ... More |
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