| Orient & Occident: Nineteenth-century Austrian artists travelling East on view at Belvedere | | Exhibition of art cars by Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons and David Hockney at the Institute of Contemporary Arts | | "Portrait of Spain" at the Queensland Art Gallery brings together international partnership | 
Julius von Blaas the Elder, Marsh with Buffalo, 1873. Oil on card, 18 x 26.3 cm. Baden, Rollettmuseum© Rollettmuseum, Baden. Photo: Lea Tietz/ Markus Guschelbauer.
VIENNA.- The Lower Belvedere devotes an exhibition to Austrian painters in Orient & Occident. Displaying 116 works by 37 nineteenth-century artists, the show leads from the Hungarian lowlands into the depths of the Indian Ocean. In search of new artistic challenges and unusual motifs, numerous Austrian nineteenth-century painters set out for faraway countries in order to capture colourful markets and landscapes in glaring sunlight or in the manifold atmospheres of changing weather. “What was particularly attractive for those artists who took it upon them to travel so far was the exotic subject matter they could commit to canvas,“ Agnes Husslein-Arco, director of the Belvedere, points out. The exhibition Orient & Occident in the Lower Belvedere follows in the footsteps of these artistic explorers: starting ... More | | 
Alexander Calder, Art Car, 1975 - BMW 3.0 CSL.
LONDON.- The ICA, in partnership with BMW, the Mayor of London and the London 2012 Festival, will take over a landmark car park in Shoreditch for two weeks only from 21 July to 4 August for a unique exhibition of the BMW Art Car Collection on show for the first time in the UK. The exhibition is part of the London 2012 Festival, a spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration running until 9 September 2012, bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK. The collection, initiated over 35 years ago, features BMW cars transformed by some of the world’s leading artists including: Alexander Calder, Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Ernst Fuchs, Robert Rauschenberg, M.J. Nelson, Ken Done, Matazo Kayama, César Manrique, Jeff Koons, A.R. Penck, Esther Mahlangu, Sandro Chia, Jenny Holzer and David Hockney. Art Drive! The BMW Art Car Collection will show cars by 16 international artist ... More | | 
Juan Andrés Rizi (attrib.), Don Tiburcio de Redín y Cruzat 1635. Oil on canvas, 203 x 124cm. Collection: Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid.
BRISBANE.- The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art is partnering with Spanish energy, water and infrastructure group ACCIONA to present one of the most anticipated international art exhibitions ever to travel to Australia. Gallery Director Tony Ellwood said ACCIONA had come on board as principal sponsor for 'Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado', exclusive to the Queensland Art Gallery from the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, from July 21 to November 4, 2012. 'ACCIONA is already a Benefactor Member of the Prado's sponsorship program that supports its international exhibitions and renovations program, and also supported the audio-visual project, 'The Prado' by contemporary artist Francesco Jodice, which will be screened at the Queensland Art Gallery while 'Portrait of Spain' is on display,' Mr Ellwood said. 'This additional ... More |
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| Comprehensive overview of Antonio Saura's work on view at Kunstmuseum Bern | | Sam Francis' Blue Balls V is first oil to enter the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection | | MFAH Director Gary Tinterow appoints two leading figures in art conservation to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | 
Antonio Saura, Heloisa, 1962. Öl auf Leinwand, 162 x 130 cm. Sammlung Olivier Weber-Caflisch, Genf © Succession Antonio Saura / www.antoniosaura.org, 2012 © 2012, ProLitteris, Zürich.
BERN.- Antonio Saura (1930-1998), a leading 20th-century artist, was one of the most influential champions of Spanish painting in his epoch. His work is represented internationally in all major collections of modern art. Together with the Fondation archives antonio saura in Geneva, the Kunstmuseum Bern and the Museum Wiesbaden have organized a comprehensive retrospective illustrating the scope and complexity of Saura’s art with some 200 works. The Kunstmuseum Bern has already presented the art of the greatest Spanish painter Pablo Picasso in three landmark exhibitions. Now it is continuing a focus on Spanish painting with a comprehensive retrospective of Antonio Saura’s figurative and expressive art. Saura explored the key subjects of painting and reformulated them in a highly revolutionary way. The exhibition covers ... More | | 
Sam Francis, Blue Balls V, 1962, 72 x 52 inches, oil on canvas. Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Sam Francis Foundation.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Sam Francis Foundation announced that it has donated Blue Balls V, a 1962 oil on canvas, to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The painting is the first Sam Francis oil to join the Met’s collection. The painting joins two other works by Francis -- 1957 watercolor, Structure II, and an untitled monotype from 1977 -- already in the Metropolitan’s collection. The 72 x 52 inch painting is from a series that Francis executed between 1960 and 1963 while convalescing after a bout of renal tuberculosis. During his extended hospitalization Francis endured kidney problems and swelling in one of his testicles, to which the title “Blue Balls” makes a sardonic reference. Painted on a pure white ground in sweeping strokes of blue – a favored color of the artist – Blue Balls V is both a biomorphic abstraction that suggests cellular presences, and a confident demonstra ... More | | 
David Bomford has been a distinguished figure in conservation for 40 years, as senior restorer at the National Gallery, London, and as secretary general of the International Institute for Conservation.
HOUSTON, TX.- MFAH Director Gary Tinterow today announced the appointments of David Bomford and Zahira (Soni) Véliz to key conservation positions at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Bomford has been appointed Director of Conservation, responsible for establishing conservation priorities in the care of the collections of the MFAH and its two house museums, Bayou Bend and Rienzi, in addition to conservation research and scholarship on the museum’s works of art. Véliz has been appointed Senior Paintings Conservator, responsible for the care of the paintings collections of the MFAH and the two house museums, and for initiating research and scholarship related to those collections. Both will also work closely with Tinterow and senior conservators of the MFAH to prepare the Conservation Department for new ... More |
| "40 under 40: Craft Futures" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum spotlights next generation in craft | | Dissident artist Ai Weiwei decries unfairness in China legal system, loses challenge to the $2.4 million fine | | The Phillips Collection commissions permanent wax room by renowned German artist Wolfgang Laib | 
Daniel Michalik, 3/1 Chair, 2011, recycled cork, FSC-certified ply, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Phyllis and Sidney Bresler in memory of Charles S. Bresler and in honor of Fleur Bresler, photo by Daniel Michalik.
WASHINGTON, DC.- “40 under 40: Craft Futures” features the innovative work of 40 artists born since 1972, the year the Renwick Gallery was established as the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s branch for craft and decorative arts. “40 under 40” investigates evolving notions of craft within traditional media such as ceramics and metalwork, as well as in fields as varied as sculpture, industrial design, installation art, fashion design, sustainable manufacturing and mathematics. The exhibition opens July 20 at the Renwick Gallery and closes Feb. 3, 2013. All of the artworks selected for display in the exhibition were created since Sept. 11, 2001. This new work reflects the changed world that exists today, which poses new challenges and considerations for artists. These 40 artists are united by philoso- ... More | | 
Dissident artist Ai Weiwei, center, looks at public notices diverting bus routes that his supporters collected from near the courthouse. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan.
By: Gillian Wong, Associated Press
BEIJING (AP).- Activist artist Ai Weiwei believes a tax evasion case was meant to intimidate him, but losing his challenge to the $2.4 million fine Friday did not silence his criticism of China's government. "Today's verdict means that after 60 years of the founding of our nation, we still lack the basic legal procedures, the truth is not respected, and they do not give taxpayers or citizens any rights to defend oneself," Ai told reporters at his design studio, where he stayed because police told him he was not allowed to attend the hearing. "The whole legal system is in a dark state right now." Ai and his supporters interpret the penalty Beijing tax authorities levied on his design company last year as official retaliation against his activism. He paid the guarantee ... More | | 
Wolfgang Laib installing a wax room on his property in southern Germany. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Phillips Collection’s board of trustees has voted unanimously to acquire a permanent, site-specific wax room by acclaimed sculptor Wolfgang Laib (b. 1950). Lined with fragrant blocks of beeswax and illuminated by a single bare light bulb, the chamber will be the first permanent installation inaugurated at the Phillips since the Rothko Room in 1960. The artist will install the work in a dedicated space in the original Phillips house, and the Laib Wax Room will open to the public in early 2013. The Phillips Laib Wax Room is the first time the artist has conceived of and created a wax room for a specific museum. To install the work, Laib will heat beeswax, apply it methodically onto the walls of a dedicated space that he was involved in selecting, then smooth the wax with a warm iron. This small, echoing, and cocoon-like chamber will offer a personal, meditative encounter. The experience, upon ... More |
| India Art Fair announces 5th edition, continues to support long term growth of Indian art scene | | New and classic photographs by photographer Michael Kenna at Joseph Bellows Gallery | | Pierre Terjanian appointed Curator in Department of Arms and Armor at Metropolitan Museum | 
A visitor looks at a sculpture exhibited at the India Art Fair, in New Delhi, India. AP Photo/Manish Swarup.
NEW DELHI.- India Art Fair, the country’s single largest modern and contemporary art fair, is delighted to announce its 5th edition, taking place from 31 January – 3 February 2013 including a VIP Preview on 31 January at NSIC Exhibition Grounds in New Delhi. Founded in 2008, India Art Fair (formerly India Art Summit) is widely recognized as the country’s premier art fair, and as being representative of the country’s promising art market. Since its inception, the fair has sought to provide a relevant and sustainable platform for the development of the Indian art scene including providing infrastructure, access and transparency, contributing to the overall growth of the domestic market and helping put India on the global map for art. Established in 2008 at the beginning of a global economic down turn, the art fair has sustained an impressive 3-fold growth rate in terms of scale, footfalls, and participat ... More | | 
Punta Brava, Study 9, Ensenada, Mexico, 2008.
LA JOLLA, CA.- The Joseph Bellows Gallery announces its exhibition of new and classic photographs by world renowned photographer Michael Kenna; with a special exhibition of work from Japan in our Atrium gallery. "The word idyllic comes to mind about these pictures; a pastoral charm. There is no irony or telling contradictions explored through them, but rather they are about the links between romance and reality. The pictures convey the aura of intense melancholy; a character. Inherent in them is the paradox of seeing and photography." - Peter C. Bunnell, McAlpin Professor of the History of Photography and Modern Art Emeritus at Princeton University Since 1976, Michael Kenna (b. 1953, Widnes, Lancashire, England), has primarily concentrated on the uninhabited landscape to create minimalist compositions, resolved within a square format. Traces of human activity in his images produce a fascinating and haunting atmosphere. ... More | | 
Pierre Terjanian is currently a curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
NEW YORK, NY.- Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced the appointment of Pierre Terjanian as a Curator in the Museum’s Department of Arms and Armor, effective this October. He currently holds the dual role of J. J. Medveckis Associate Curator of Arms and Armor, as well as Acting Head of the Department of European Decorative Arts and Sculpture before 1700, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. “We are very pleased to welcome Pierre to the Metropolitan Museum,” said Mr. Campbell in making the announcement. “He is an impressive scholar with strong curatorial credentials and experience. I am also delighted that his arrival will coincide with the celebrations and activities marking the centenary of our Arms and Armor Department.” Pierre Terjanian has worked at the Philadelphia Museum of Art since 1997, first as an Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow of Arms and Armor (1997-2 ... More |
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 Robert Motherwell and poets Octavio Paz and Rafael Alberti at Fundacion Juan March MADRID.- In keeping with its desire to offer, in addition to its large exhibitions, select, smaller scale shows, the Fundación Juan March, presents this summer (from July 20 to September 1) an exhibition on the relationship between artist Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) –a great admirer of Spanish and Latin American literature– and Spanish poet Rafael Alberti (1902-1999) and Mexican poet and essayist Octavio Paz (1914-1998). Robert Motherwell (1915–1991) was a decisive figure in American Abstract Expressionism and the so-called New York School. A writer and editor in addition to being a painter, Motherwell always felt a keen attraction to European culture, in particular that of Spain. Throughout his career he felt closely connected to the tragedy of the Spanish Civil War, a subject that he paid homage to in his famous series of works titled Elegy to the Spanish Republic, ... More Brad Kahlhamer: Bowery Nation on view at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum RIDGEFIELD, CT.- In the late 1970s, Brad Kahlhamer visited the Heard Museum in Phoenix. The Heard’s mission is Native American arts and culture, and Kahlhamer was drawn there because of a growing interest in his Native blood and a resultant fascination with indigenous American art, particularly from the Southwest. His memories of the visit, however, are primarily not of cultural awakening, but are rather based in a profoundly aesthetic experience. Kahlhamer, who was then in his mid twenties, encountered the Heard’s extraordinary collection of Hopi katsina dolls, the majority of which were donated to the museum by Barry Goldwater, former Arizona Senator and Republican Presidential candidate. Kahlhamer’s lifealtering experience with the katsina collection did not so much involve the unique character of each doll, but instead revolved around the overwhelming ... More Rare Philadelphia Mint proof coins anchor Heritage Auctions' Philadelphia event DALLAS, TX.- Two unusual and extremely rare Philadelphia Mint proof coins – an 1802-dated “novodel” silver dollar and a 1907 Ultra High Relief, Sans Serif Edge Saint-Gaudens double eagle – are among the highlights of the Heritage Auctions Philadelphia Signature® U.S. Coin auction featuring Platinum Night™, Aug. 2-5. “We’ve put together a superb auction for Philadelphia,” said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage Auctions. “Our Platinum Night™ session includes some of the most exclusive rarities in U.S. coinage, including some offered for the first time in years.” Only four proof 1802 Draped Bust dollars, or “novodels,” are known. The finest specimen of this enigmatic issue, graded PR65 Cameo PCGS, CAC, in this auction is arguably the highest-quality and most famous of all. “The 1802 novodels are far rarer than the famous 1804 dollars,” said Rohan. “While t ... More "The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Rhode Island" opens at the RISD Museum of Art PROVIDENCE, RI.- The Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design celebrates the generosity and vision of contemporary art collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel in a new exhibition, The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Rhode Island. The show opens to the public Friday, July 20. “We’re honored to have been selected as the Rhode Island home for this remarkable collection,” says Museum Director John W. Smith. “The Vogels are legendary collectors whose passionate support of cuttingedge contemporary art and artists resonates throughout this show. Their generous gift of 50 works of art strengthens the RISD Museum’s collection and allows us to celebrate the Vogels’ forward-thinking vision.” The Vogels, a postal clerk and a librarian of modest means, built one of the world’s finest contemporary art collections in their small Manhattan apartment, using Herb’s income ... More Brunswick, Maine: Art, Civil War and soon a train By: Beth J. Harpaz, AP Travel Editor
BRUNSWICK, ME (AP).- With connections to Harriet Beecher Stowe and Joshua Chamberlain, this town of 23,000 is sometimes called the place where the Civil War began and ended. But while Brunswick is a good destination for history buffs, it also has a lively restaurant scene, a first-rate art museum, and other attractions that earned it a spot on Smithsonian Magazine's 2012 list of America's best small towns. As more proof that Brunswick may be having its moment in the spotlight, in November, Amtrak plans to extend the Downeaster route here, bringing regular passenger service to town for the first time in 52 years, with two daily round-trips from Boston and Portland. Lodging that's easy walking distance from the train and downtown include the newly ... More Paterno statue sculptor wants decision to wait By: Dan Gelston, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP).- Joe Paterno still greets visitors to Beaver Stadium. Forever looking spry, and pointing toward the sky with his jacket flown open and tie whipped around as if it was hit by the wind of another brisk Penn State football Saturday, Paterno is still there. Amid a cascade of controversy, of course. Paterno's statue stands outside the stadium even as his reputation has swiftly fallen following a scathing special investigative report that found he helped cover up child sex abuse allegations against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. Much like the final months of his life, there are no easy discussions or answers when it comes to JoePa. Not long after a plane flew over campus this week with a banner that read: "Take the statue down or we ... More |
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