| United States recovers apparent remains of World War II airmen in eastern Quebec | | New York City movie, pin-up collection slated for auction at Guernsey’s Auction House | | Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents exhibition of Lucian Freud portraits | 
The radio operator's log is shown as part of artifacts that were recovered by divers. AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson.
By: Phil Couvrette, Associated Press
OTTAWA (AP).- U.S. divers searching the wreckage of a U.S. Army amphibious plane that went down in the St. Lawrence River during World War II have recovered what appear to be remains of the crew that went missing nearly seven decades ago. The plane, a PBY-5A Catalina based in Presque Isle, Maine, had completed the first leg of a routine flight and was taking off for the return trip to base when it capsized in rough weather in the eastern Gulf of Saint Lawrence on Nov. 2, 1942. Four of the nine people on board were pulled to safety before the plane sank. Parks Canada discovered the plane in 2009 while conducting a survey near the village of Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan in eastern Quebec. Earlier this month, the Joint Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command, a federal agency that works to recover members of the military who are missing in action, dispatched a 50-person team on the USS Grapple to investigate the site in the hopes of recovering the ... More | | 
Ira Kramer, nephew of the original Movie Star News founder Irving Klaw, holds a boot that once belonged to pin-up legend Bettie Page. AP Photo/Richard Drew.
By: Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP).- Movie Star News amassed a staggering amount of film stills, posters and negatives over the past 73 years — nearly 3 million, including 1,500 prints of Bettie Page, known as the queen of pin-ups. But last week, the once-lively store in lower Manhattan was lifeless. The classic movie posters that once covered its narrow 2,000-square-foot space were rolled up or covered in cellophane, its bins and racks empty. Everything was packed up in cardboard boxes that lined the floor. The legendary Manhattan store credited with creating pin-up art had sold its entire inventory to a Las Vegas collectibles company. The collection, regarded as one of the largest of its kind, is headed for the auction block. It will be sold in a series of sales slated to begin next year. The bulk of the collection covers the years 1939 to 1979; 11,500 movies and 5,000 actors are represented. "This is the most important photo archive of Hollywood in existence. There are tens of ... More | | 
Standing by the Rags, 1988-9. Tate: Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund, the friends of the Tate Gallery and anonymous donors 1990 © The Lucian Freud Archive. Photo: Courtesy Lucian Freud Archive. Leigh Bowery (Seated), 1990. Private Collection.
FORT WORTH, TX.- One of the most ambitious exhibitions of the paintings and drawings by Lucian Freud ever organized opened at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. With over 100 paintings and works on paper loaned from museums and private collections throughout the world, Lucian Freud Portraits is organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in close partnership with the late Lucian Freud. Paintings of people were central to the work of Lucian Freud (1922-2011) and this exhibition is the first to focus on his portraiture. Concentrating on particular periods and groups of sitters to show Freud's stylistic development and technical virtuosity, the exhibition includes both iconic and rarely-seen portraits of the artist's lovers, friends and family. Described by the artist as 'people in my life', these portraits have been selected to demonstrate the psychological drama and unrelenting ... More |
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| Peter Blum Gallery announces that visionary filmmaker Chris Marker dies at age 91 in Paris | | Heritage Lottery Fund awards £4.85 million for the National Museum of Scotland | | Dallas Museum of Art presents The Legend of Quetzalcoatl in Southern Mexico | 
PASSENGERS, Untitled # 1, 2008-2010. Color photograph mounted on white Sintra, 13 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (33.7 x 42 cm). Printed 2011. Edition of 3. Photo: Courtesy Peter Blum Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY.- It is with profound sadness that Peter Blum Gallery announces the passing of Chris Marker. He died in Paris on Sunday, July 29th 2012 on his 91st birthday. Born Christian-Francois Bouche-Villeneuve in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Marker was one of the most influential, important and visionary filmmakers to emerge in the post-war era. Marker appeared on the Paris cultural landscape as a writer and editor in the 1950s winning admiration for the Petite Planète travel books he edited for Éditions du Seuil beginning in 1954. He later became identified for his uniquely expressive non-fiction films eschewing traditional narrative technique and working from a deeply political vein. He began garnering international recognition in 1962 with the science-fiction short film La Jetée. In the seventies Marker created documentaries both on the history of the left (Le Fond ... More | | 
Curator Tacye Phillipson with an Enigma machine. Photo: © National Museums Scotland.
EDINBURGH.- The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced its support to implement the next phase of the Masterplan to transform the National Museum of Scotland. The award of a *First Round pass for a grant of £4.85 million towards a £11.85 million project will enable National Museums to create eight new galleries to showcase its internationally important Science and Technology and European Art and Design collections. Following a detailed reappraisal of the Science and Technology and European Art and Design collections, eight innovative new exhibition galleries will be created. Around 75% of the objects in the galleries will be going on display for the first time for a generation or more. The displays will include major internationally important items and will champion excellence and innovation, offering an inspirational resource for the scientists, engineers, artists and designers of tomorrow. The magnificent tea service creat ... More | | 
Sandaled Feet of Atlantid Warrior Column, Mexico, Hidalgo, Tula, Toltec, AD 900–1200. Basalt, 70 7/8 x 35 7/16 x 43 5/16 in. Museo Arquelógico de Tula Jorge R. Acosta (10-215135 E 131). Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Jorge Pérez de Lara.
DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art presents The Legacy of the Plumed Serpent in Ancient Mexico, the first large-scale exploration of the ancient kingdoms of southern Mexico and their patron deity, Quetzalcoatl, an incarnation of the spirit force of wind and rain that combined the attributes of a serpent with those of the quetzal bird, thus the name “Plumed Serpent.” On view from July 29 through November 25, 2012, this groundbreaking exhibition features 150 objects loaned from museums and private collections in Mexico, Europe, and the United States. The Los Angeles Times described The Legacy of the Plumed Serpent in Ancient Mexico as “dazzling [with] numerous ‘wow’ moments,” and the Huffington Post called the exhibition “imaginative . . . a dramatic and thoroughly engaging exploration of the art of ... More |
| Leading UK corporate lawyer Bruce Minto appointed new Chair of National Museums Scotland | | Cassone Panel to be unveiled by Moretti Fine Art at the Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris | | Celebrate the life and art of Marilyn Monroe at Martin Lawrence Galleries in Las Vegas | 
Bruce Minto co-founded the Edinburgh-based corporate law firm Dickson Minto WS in 1985 where he remains managing partner.
EDINBURGH.- Leading UK corporate lawyer Bruce Minto has been appointed as the new Chair of National Museums Scotland by Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop. Bruce Minto co-founded the Edinburgh-based corporate law firm Dickson Minto WS in 1985 where he remains managing partner. He has served on the Board of Trustees of National Museums Scotland since October 2010 and led the successful fundraising for the £47m transformation of the National Museum of Scotland. He replaces outgoing Chair Sir Angus Grossart on 1 August 2012. Bruce Minto said: "I am delighted to have the opportunity to support National Museums Scotland in building on its outstanding recent successes. The National Museum of Scotland is now recognised as one of the great National Museums of the world and a place ... More | | 
A late 15th/early 16th century cassone panel painted with ‘A battle Scene’, 45.4 x 160.4 cm. (detail)
LONDON.- An impressive panel from a 15th century Italian marriage chest, or cassone, will be unveiled by Moretti Fine Art at the Biennale des Antiquaires (Stand N15) which takes place at the Grand Palais, Paris, from Friday 14 to Sunday 23 September 2012. The panel is painted with a battle scene and recent cleaning has revealed its extraordinary quality, suggesting that the cassone was made for a nobleman of considerable standing and further study is currently being undertaken into its early history. The panel has a notable provenance having presumably been acquired by Alexander, Lord Lindsay, later 25th Earl of Crawford and 8th of Balcarres (1812-1880). It then passed to his son and heir, James, and then to David, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th of Balcarres who sold it at a London auction house in 1946 as a complete cassone, the front panel described as ‘classical battle scene in the manner of the Master of the ... More | | 
Warhol’s Marilyn Suite, screening of ‘Some Like It Hot” and Marilyn’s favorite cocktail
commemorate the 50th anniversary of Monroe’s passing.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.- It’s hard to believe it’s been 50 years since the untimely death of Marilyn Monroe, but her star still shines bright with millions of fans across the globe who continue to be fascinated by her life, her talent and her beauty. On Thursday, August 2nd, Martin Lawrence Galleries at The Forum Shops at Caesars will celebrate Monroe’s life through its distinctive compilation of one-of-a-kind art. Featuring one of the only collections of Warhol’s famed Marilyn suite in existence, Martin Lawrence Galleries is inviting her legions of fans to visit their 26,000 square foot gallery and view the rare collection, as well as watch her famed movie, Some Like It Hot (being shown on two large screens) and enjoy complimentary glasses of Champagne (Marilyn’s favorite cocktail). “Warhol’s Marilyn Suite is probably one of the greatest ... More |
| Claxons: A group show curated by art critic Walter Robinson on view at Haunch of Venison | | Extremely rare Brooklands racing motorcycle from the 1920s offered for sale at Bonhams | | Newark Museum hosts exclusive Metropolitan Area Romare Bearden retrospective | 
Walter Robinson, Society Nurse, 2011. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm).
Courtesy of the artist and Haunch of Venison.
NEW YORK, NY.- Haunch of Venison is presenting Claxons, a group show curated by art critic Walter Robinson, through August 17th. The show features works by ceramic artist Elisabeth Kley, glass artist John Drury, painter Robert Goldman, and Robinson. The exhibition aims to present underrepresented artists with an idiosyncratic sensibility. The title of the show Claxons (or loud horns) refers to the idea that artists create dissonance and cacophony. "It's about letting oneself be carried along by events rather than trying to steer a clear path," explained Robinson. "Each artist's work is disturbed, either through subject matter that focuses on outcasts or through execution of materiality." Kley presents a selection of her painted ceramic pots and drawings that exemplify her interest in drag culture and extravagance. Depicted in vivid colors, her ceramic pieces reference Gothic ... More | | 
One of only two of its kind known to survive, the 1929 Grindlay-Peerless-JAP 500cc ‘Hundred Model’ is estimated to fetch £50,000 - £70,000. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- The 1929 Grindlay-Peerless JAP 500cc ‘Hundred Model’ that is one of only two of its kind known to survive lapped Brooklands at over 100mph in 1937. An extremely rare racing motorcycle from the 1920s that lapped the famous Brooklands race circuit at over 100mph is expected to generate intense competition among bidders at the Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale on Sunday 21st October 2012. One of only two of its kind known to survive, the 1929 Grindlay-Peerless-JAP 500cc ‘Hundred Model’ (estimate £50,000 - £70,000) won the Brooklands ‘Gold Star’ award in 1937 in the hands of prominent VMCC member, the late Edmond ‘Boy’ Tubb. When Grindlay-Peerless rider C W G ‘Bill’ Lacey became the first man to cover 100 miles in an hour on British soil in August 1928, the Coventry factory lost no time in bringing out a replica of his machine, the Brooklands ‘Hundred Model’, of which ... More | | 
Romare Bearden, Falling Star, 1979. Collage with paint, ink and graphite on fiberboard. Private Collection, Image Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington© Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.
NEWARK, NJ.- Metropolitan area museum goers have an opportunity to view a major retrospective of the work of Romare Bearden (1911-1988), one of America’s preeminent African American artists and foremost collagists, exhibited exclusively at the Newark Museum through August 19. Organized by Carla Hanzal, Curator of Contemporary Art at The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections examines how the life in the South had a lasting impact on Bearden’s work. Featuring 80 works of art drawn from Mint Museum’s extensive holdings and from national public and private collections, the exhibition is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). “This retrospective of Bearden’s work underscores not ... More |
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 "Small Utopia: Ars Multiplicata" curated by Germano Celant on view at Fondazione Prada VENICE.- The exhibition “The Small Utopia. Ars Multiplicata,” curated by Germano Celant, is being presented by the Fondazione Prada at Ca’ Corner della Regina in Venice. The title is a reference to the desire, born at the beginning of the 20th century and pursued into the 1970s, to encourage the spread of art in society through the multiplication of objects, experimenting with unprecedented aesthetic and social uses for them. On the ground floor and the first mezzanine, the exhibition explores the different media in which the boundaries of works dissolve, from artist’s books to magazines, from experimental films to radio. These specific territories are divided into various sections located in different rooms: three are devoted to books and magazines; one examines the history of experimental cinema; one delves into vocal performance, recorded sound and radio; and one is entirely ... More Exhibition showcases the First Nations participation in the War of 1812 and their lives in its aftermath TORONTO.- On the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the Royal Ontario Museum presents an original exhibition, exclusively drawn from the ROM’s rich Canadiana, anthropology, European, and textiles collections. Opened in mid-July for an indefinite engagement, Sovereign Allies/Living Cultures: First Nations of the Great Lakes explores the participation of First Nations warriors in the War of 1812 and, in the War’s aftermath, the fate of First Nations communities and cultures. Showcasing nearly 100 objects and original art works, the exhibition is complemented by ROM-produced videos featuring Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe elders and historians reflecting on the War of 1812, and on First Nations beliefs and cultural practices today. Sovereign Allies/ Living Cultures is displayed in the Great Lakes case in the Daphne Cockwell Gallery of Canada First Peoples on Level 1 of the Museum’s ... More "Across the Great Divide" at the Museum at Bethel Woods explores commune life of the counterculture BETHEL, NY.- The Museum at Bethel Woods welcomes the special exhibit, Across the Great Divide: Photographs by Roberta Price, a loving photographic diary of Roberta Price’s seven years as a resident of Libre, a commune in the Huerfano Valley in southern Colorado. The special exhibit opens on Thursday, August 2 and runs through Monday, December 31, exploring the back-to-the-land movement of the late 1960s and ’70s. The exhibition is a photographic memoir of Ms. Price, which serves as a point of departure for examining the place of autonomy and community, capturing the hope, optimism and utopian promise that fueled that period. What had begun as a grant-funded research project became a personal journey, documenting the work, play, relations and structures of hippies, communes, architecture, countercultural luminaries and the events in the Southwest in the late ... More Participating artists announced for Design Museum's Digital Crystal exhibition LONDON.- Over the past decade, Swarovski’s design and architecture commissions have served as an experimental platform for leading figures in design to conceptualise, develop and share their most radical ideas. Building on this platform, the Design Museum and Swarovski are now challenging some of the most exciting talents in contemporary creativity to explore the future of memory in the fast-developing digital age in an exciting new exhibition that will run from 5 September until 13 January. Explaining the central premise of Digital Crystal: Swarovski at the Design Museum, Deyan Sudjic, director of the Design Museum says: ‘Digital Crystal: Swarovski at the Design Museum explores the meaning of memory in the digital age, with the demise of the analogue era our relationship and connection with personal memory, photographs, diaries, letters, time and ephemera is changing.’ Deyan ... More Mladen Miljanovic's "Good Night - State of Body" opens at A plus A Slovenian Exhibition Centre VENICE.- After the New Museum in New York and the Mumok Museum in Vienna, Bosnian artist Mladen Miljanovic comes to Venice for his first Italian solo exhibition Good Night – State of Body at A plus A Slovenian Exhibition Centre. The exhibition will be presented next autumn in Regensburg and New York. Mladen Miljanovic is one of the most interesting contemporary artists in the East European art scene. He was in fact chosen by Massimiliano Gioni for his triennial Younger than Jesus held at the New Museum in New York in 2009. After Ibro Hasanovic’s exhibition in November 2011, A plus A continues its exploration of Balkan art with Good Night – State of Body, which features two works by Mladen Miljanovic: the film Do You Intend to Lie to Me? and the photographic work Show By Your Hand Where do You Feel Pain. During the opening, the artist will do the performance At the Edge ... More Steady sales and upbeat mood at second annual artMRKT Hamptons BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY.- The second annual artMRKT Hamptons, founded by Max Fishko and Jeffrey Wainhause, closed on a high note this past Sunday, with exhibitors reporting steady sales and strong attendance throughout the weekend. The well-heeled Hamptons crowd strolled through the tent on the Bridgehampton Historical Society grounds -- some with canine pals in tow -- scooping up works ranging from sculpture to works on paper, to paintings and photography. Further proof that East Enders considered this a “must attend” event -- over 1500 collectors and art enthusiasts attended the preview night party and guest numbers topped 7000 in total for the weekend. Throughout the weekend, notables including Musician/Actor Jon Bon Jovi, Actress Edie Falco, Marie Claire Fashion Editor and “Project Runway” Judge Nina Garcia, society figures Kathy and Richard ... More Denver Art Museum exhibits the innovative airports of Fentress Architects DENVER, CO.- An exhibition that will change how travelers view airports and their design opened at the Denver Art Museum. Now Boarding: Fentress Airports + The Architecture of Flight takes visitors on a journey through the history of airports aided by film, digital art, animation, models, drawings, photographs and full-scale architectural elements. The exhibition will be on view in the museum’s Gallagher Family Gallery through October 7, 2012. Visitors travel through six airports designed by Denver-based Fentress architects: Denver International Airport, Incheon International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Mineta San Jose International Airport, Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. In each section, visitors encounter sketches, renderings, photographs and large models of these technologically advanced public spaces. ... More |
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