| Norton Museum of Art acquires Annie Leibovitz photographs; exhibition to open January 2013 | | Museum of Modern Art exhibition spans the entire career of Alighiero Boetti | | "South Australia Illustrated: Colonial Painting in the Land of Promise" on view in Adelaide | 
The Reverend Al Sharpton, PrimaDonna Beauty Care Center, Brooklyn, New York, 1988. © Annie Leibovitz.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL.- The Norton Museum of Art announced today that it has acquired a collection of 39 photographs by Annie Leibovitz. The Norton will organize Annie Leibovitz, an exhibition of these new acquisitions that will open January 17, 2013 through June 9, 2013. “The Norton’s photography collection spans the entire history of the medium. Annie Leibovitz is one of the most important portrait photographers of our time and as such deserves a prominent place in our encyclopedic permanent collection,” said Charles Stainback, assistant director of the Norton Museum of Art. “The photographs we’ve chosen demonstrate the quiet power of the photograph and the vital connection between the artist and the subject—the essential element of all great portraits.” Stainback worked closely with Leibovitz to narrow down the selection to the final 39 photographs, which include a mixture ... More | | 
Alighiero Boetti (Italian, 1940-1994). Io che prendo il sole a Torino il 19 gennaio. (Me Sunbathing in Turin 19 January 1969). 1969. 111 pieces of hand-molded concrete, cabbage butterfly 69 11/16 x 35 7/16” (177 x 90 cm). Private collection, Turin. © 2012 Estate of Alighiero Boetti / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SIAE, Rome.
NEW YORK, NY.- Alighiero Boetti: Game Plan marks the largest presentation of works by Alighiero Boetti (Italian, 1940–1994) in the United States to date. A full retrospective spanning the artist’s entire career, the exhibition is on view in two locations in the Museum from July 1 to October 1, 2012. Celebrating the material diversity, conceptual complexity, and visual beauty of Boetti’s work, the exhibition brings together approximately 100 works across many mediums that address Boetti’s ideas about order and disorder, non-invention, and the way in which the work is concerned with the whole world, travel, and time. Proving him to be one of the most important and influential international ... More | | 
Andrew MacCormac, The bush artist, Louis Buvelot, c1870, Moonta or Adelaide. Oil on canvas, 92.0 x 76.0 cm. Purchased 1979. Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.
ADELAIDE.- The Art Gallery of South Australia brings the state’s remarkable history to life with South Australia Illustrated: colonial painting in the Land of Promise, through 5 August 2012. This survey of the development of painting in South Australia from the commencement of colonisation in 1836, through to Federation in 1901 offers new insights and research into this often-overlooked aspect of Australia’s art history, as well as a rare opportunity to see the state’s past as never before. “One of the most important exhibitions of South Australia’s historical colonial art ever mounted, South Australia Illustrated shows how, from Adelaide’s founding 175 years ago, a dynamic art scene took shape and made a distinctive contribution to Australian colonial art,” said Nick Mitzevich, Director, Art Gallery of South Australia. “What remains is a rich record of the colony’s ... More |
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| Caravaggio claims spark Italian art world spat; experts respond with skepticism | | Rare acts and ordinances from Cromwellian England go under the hammer at Sotheby's | | Set to open February 2013, New Hampshire's Museum of the White Mountains acquires two collections | 
Francesca Rossi, curator in charge of the Sforzesco Castle drawings collection, looks at a work by Umberto Boccioni. AP Photo/Luca Bruno.
By: Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press
ROME (AP).- Caravaggio was notorious for his brawling, so it might be fitting that a claim by two Italian art historians that they discovered as many as 100 drawings by the painter in his boyhood has sparked an art world uproar. The researchers say they found dozens of early drawings by Caravaggio in the collection of master Milanese artist Simone Peterzano, the painter's teacher from 1584 to 1588. Many experts have responded with skepticism to the startling claim: Over the centuries, art historians have never definitively attributed any drawings to Caravaggio, who shook up 16th-century art by using models from the lower walks of life for religious scenes and dramatically counterpointing light and dark. On Friday, the curator of the drawings collection at Milan's Sforzesco Castle, where the collection of 1,500 painting generally attributed to Peterzano is kept, challenged the seriousness of the researchers' methods and contended that the pair had never set foot in the room to sc ... More | | 
An Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament, for the suppressing of publike stage-payes throughout the kingdome, during these calamitous times…Die Veneris, Septemb. The 2. 1642 [John Wright, 3 September, 3 September 1642] Est.£2,500-3,500.
LONDON.- A remarkable group of 17th century acts and ordinances - rare survivors of the English Civil War - are to go under the hammer on July 10th at Sotheby’s London sale of English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations. Disseminated through England’s marketplaces, nailed to its venerable oaks, broadsheets such as these have been almost entirely lost to time. The survival of this group - a hotline to some of the most momentous events in British history – is extraordinary. Bearing vivid witness to the turmoil of the times, these are richly penned texts which evoke a ‘distracted state of England…threatened with a Cloud of Blood’. They include an Act for the abolishment of kingship, in the wake of the beheading of Charles I; an order to cancel the festival of Christmas; the infamous Ordinance suspending all plays - and leading to the closure of the Globe Theatre; a colourful ... More | | 
Dr. Catherine Amidon, Museum of the White Mountains Director, with some of the newest artwork donated to the Museum.
By: Holly Ramer, Associated Press
CONCORD, NH (AP).- Female artists who captured the sweeping vistas of New Hampshire's White Mountains will get some long overdue recognition when their paintings are displayed in a museum now under construction at Plymouth State University. The Museum of the White Mountains, scheduled to open in February with galleries, classrooms and state-of-the-art storage, is designed to create a central place for the study of the region's art, culture and heritage. It recently acquired a collection of 19 paintings by female artists such as Maria a'Becket, Susan Ricker Knox and Lizzie Stevens that feature mountain views, pastoral valley scenes and detailed renderings of the mountain flora. The paintings are similar stylistically to those produced by the more well-known male artists of the mid-19th century "White Mountain School" of painting, but the women often were overlooked, said Catherine Amidon, the museum's director. Some of the women didn't sign their ... More |
| The Autry appoints Shelby J. Tisdale, Ph.D., to new Vice President of Curatorial and Exhibit | | Sussex English furniture collection goes under the hammer at Bonhams in London | | National Gallery of Victoria announces appointment of Andrew Clark as Deputy Director | 
Most recently, Dr. Tisdale was the Director of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe, NM.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Autry National Center announced the appointment of accomplished anthropologist and scholar, Dr. Shelby J. Tisdale, to the newly created Vice President of Curatorial and Exhibitions position. Reporting to the Autry’s President and CEO, Dr. Tisdale’s extensive experience in museum management and curation of Native American and Southwest culture exhibitions will serve to guide the Center’s curatorial process, including its intellectual vision, and shape the future direction of exhibitions and acquisitions. “We are delighted to have Dr. Tisdale join the Autry team. Her combined experience in the museum and academic fields across the country will serve to enhance the Autry’s public programs and exhibitions and provide a holistic view of the American West,” said Marshall McKay, Autry Chairman. “I also look forward to her stewardship of the Autry Collections as we continue to gro ... More | | 
A beautiful pair of late George III mahogany and satinwood card tables estimated at £3,000 – 5,000. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- An eclectic range of furniture, clocks, mirrors and paintings from Shelley’s Hotel, once the home of revered English Romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley will be sold at Bonhams Period Design sale on 10th July, in London. The collection formed part of the decoration at Shelley’s Hotel in Lewes, Sussex, where the great poet once lived and worked. The vendor has close ties with the property, as his family first established the hotel and furnished the property with pieces from their family home of Antioch House, Lewes. Most recently the pieces have been removed from Little Antioch and will be sold at Bonhams, Knightsbridge. Items from this private collection range from £200 to £5,000 and include a beautiful pair of late George III mahogany and satinwood card tables estimated at £3,000 – 5,000. Also among the varied collection are a number of handsome clocks, including an impressive mid 18th century French s ... More | | 
Andrew Clark is currently Deputy Director, Programming and Corporate Services at the Queensland Art Gallery l Gallery of Modern Art.
MELBOURNE.- President of the National Gallery of Victoria Council of Trustees Allan Myers AO QC today announced that Andrew Clark has been appointed to the Gallery’s new role of Deputy Director. Mr. Myers said Andrew would commence at the NGV on 1 August, coinciding with the arrival of the incoming Director, Tony Ellwood. “I am delighted to welcome Andrew to the NGV as part of the Gallery’s new leadership team,” Mr. Myers said. “Currently Deputy Director, Programming and Corporate Services at the Queensland Art Gallery l Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) in Brisbane, Andrew has overseen the financial, governance and commercial operations at the institution since the opening of GOMA in 2006. “He has an outstanding reputation for the quality of the programming he has developed at QAG|GOMA, particularly their internationally recognised programming and publications for children and families. “And ... More |
| Kunsthalle Zurich holds a charity auction at Christie's; raises £2,447,000 for new home | | Collectors and curators enthuse over Master Paintings Week that included over 23 galleries | | Breaking and Entering: Solo exhibition by Bay Area artist Judith Foosaner at Brian Gross Fine Art | 
Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Untitled. Polyurethane and paint on wood, in five parts, 103.5 x 96.5 x 120 cm. Executed in 2012. Donated by the artists.
LONDON.- Following a charity auction at Christie’s in London on 28 June 2012, 2,447,000 pounds sterling in auction proceeds and 250,000 pounds in the form of a generous donation by Christie’s will be paid to the Kunsthalle Zürich as a contribution to its share of the purchase price of the Löwenbräukunst-Areal, the Kunsthalle Zürich's now permanent home. The outstanding works were donated to the Kunsthalle Zürich by artists involved in over 27 years of exhibition history at the institution. The works were presented for viewing at an exhibition entitled “Looking Back for the Future”, which was staged at the Kunsthalle Zürich from 10 to 17 June. Christie’s added an additional gift of 250,000 pounds sterling to the generous contribution made by the artists. Hence, the total sum to be received by the Kunshalle Zürich is 4 million Swiss Francs. The foundation stone for the Kunsthalle Zürich’s ne ... More | | 
Laurens Craen (active 1646-1663/1670), A Still Life with Fruit and a Ham. Oil on panel, 49 x 64 cm (19⅜ x 25¼ ins).
LONDON.- The fourth staging of Master Paintings Week, 29 June to 6 July 2012, a collaboration between twenty-three leading galleries and three auction houses, has been well received by collectors and curators who have taken advantage of the free rickshaws to help them get around. The success of this annual event yet again highlights the pre-eminence of London in this field. The participants were delighted to see so many collectors as well as curators from the UK and abroad – with new faces from China , Eastern Europe , France , Italy , Spain and even Greece. Visitors were not only impressed by the variety of works on offer, ranging from the 15th to the 20th century and in all schools and genres, but also that so many of the participating galleries had staged special exhibitions. Ben Elwes Fine Art, who presented First Impressions: Landscape Oil Sketches 1780-1860, from the John Lishawa ... More | | 
Judith Foosaner, Breaking and Entering #10, 2011. Collage with acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 inches. Photo: Courtesy Brian Gross Fine Art.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Brian Gross Fine Art announces Breaking and Entering, a solo exhibition by Bay Area artist Judith Foosaner opening Saturday, July 7, with a reception for the artist from 2-4pm. Influenced by the pulse, beat, and movement of dance and jazz, the seven paintings included in Breaking and Entering are bold compositions marked by fluidity and rhythm. Judith Foosaner’s unique combine works begin with black and white linear drawings on paper, which are then cut, rearranged, and collaged onto the canvas. Guided by the lines, Foosaner applies paint to the collaged surface, resulting in complex compositions that enter into a new formal relationship. In a choreographic gesture, the works investigate line, surface, and movement. The work of Judith Foosaner encapsulates energy and fervor as line and form dance across the surface of the composition, resulting in dynamic and gestural abstractions. ... More |
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 Exotic marble & bronze bust of opera queen performs well at Bonhams LONDON.- A stunning bust with an extraordinary story that moves between the worlds of early African exploration, opera, art and romance sold for £97,250 at Bonhams sale of Fine European Furniture, Sculpture and Works of Art on July 5th in London. In a packed sale room, bidders competed for the magnificent sculpture, which depicts the African Queen, Selika, a principal character in the Opera L’Africaine. Selika’s story is a dramatic tale of love and loss as she takes desperate measures to save her lover’s life, by marrying a Portuguese explorer. The striking figure was created by an Italian sculptor, Luigi Pagani (1837 – 1904) in white marble and patinated bronze and stands at an imposing 33-inches tall (85cm). The story of this tragic and intriguing character is set to music by a German composer, Giacomo Meyerbeer and was first performed in Paris on the 25th April in 1865 to rapturous ... More "This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s" opens at the Walker Art Center MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- Throughout the 1980s, a series of ruptures permanently changed the character of the U.S. art world. Art veered between radical and conservative, capricious and political, socially engaged and art-historically aware. Even as Reaganomics dramatically expanded art as a luxury commodity, postmodernism further challenged the very status of representation and shifted artists’ sense of their role in society. It was a time where people of color, women, and gay artists demanded to play an active role in the cultural conversation; photography challenged the primacy of painting and sculpture; the toll of the AIDS/ HIV crisis politicized a broad cross-section of the art community; and the rise of globalism sounded the death knell of New York’s status as the sole “center” of the art world. The major new exhibition This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s, on view ... More Negro Leagues Museum getting All-Star game boost By: Dave Skretta, Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, MO.- Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine sat back in the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium earlier this season, his feet propped up on the desk, and spoke glowingly of his first visit to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. The former player, longtime manager and lifelong baseball fan had never before stepped through its doors in the historic 18th and Vine District of Kansas City. Never gazed upon the countless artifacts or read the exhaustive research recalling a bygone era. It opened the eyes of someone steeped in baseball history. "Great, it was great. I think everyone should go," Valentine said at the time. "During the All-Star week, they need to keep it open 24-7." Not a bad suggestion. That may be the only way to fit through the doors ... More Connecticut family selling Lou Gehrig's home run ball By: John Christoffersen, Associated Press
NEW HAVEN (AP).- The 84-year-old baseball has been sitting in Elizabeth Gott's drawer for years, but now she's hoping it will pay off her son's medical school debt. New York Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig smashed the ball into the bleachers for a home run during the 1928 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Gehrig hit the homer off Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander while teammate Babe Ruth was on base and called it his most significant homerun at the time, according to a newspaper account. Hunt Auctions plans to sell the ball Tuesday at the All-Star FanFest in Kansas City, Mo., and predicts it could fetch $100,000 to $200,000. Online bidding has already begun, with the top bid at about $37,000 as of Thursday. Gott, a 57-year-old ... More Parallax AF NYC to be held at New York's premier event venue, 82 Mercer NEW YORK, NY.- Parallax AF, or P(AF), will make its NYC debut at the esteemed event venue, 82 Mercer. Through being a direct art-to-consumer experience with an open admission policy, P(AF) makes a uniquely refreshing conceptual statement about subjectivity and the commoditization of taste. Creator and curator Dr. Chris Barlow says: "Parallax offers an intellectual framework that encourages risk to buy what you actually like for a change-there is nothing worse than making a purchase you like and some 'specialist' sneering down your nose." This is the first art fair with such a democratic nature and its NYC appearance will be the franchise's fifth edition. The event attracts around 200 artists from all over the world, presenting 2,000 to 3,000 pieces. The loose "mosaic" approach to curating P(AF) befits its irreverence for the stiffness of traditional exhibitions and is conceptually ... More |
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