| Nasher Museum of Art's Kimerly Rorschach appointed new Director of Seattle Art Museum | | Demand for art continues as Christie's global sales total $3.5 billion in the first half of 2012 | | Tate Collection acquires Suzanne Lacy's The Crystal Quilt and Lis Rhodes' Light Music | 
Ms. Rorschach has served as the Director of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Photo by Duke University Photography.
SEATTLE, WA.- Today the Seattle Art Museum’s Board of Trustees announced that Kimerly Rorschach has been chosen as the museum’s new Illsley Ball Nordstrom Director following an international search. Since 2004, Ms. Rorschach has served as the Mary Duke Biddle Trent and James H. Semans Director of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. She will assume her position at SAM in fall of 2012. “It has been an honor to participate in the search for a new leader for SAM, and we feel fortunate to be bringing a new arts leader of such caliber to Seattle” said Charles Wright, chair of SAM’s Board of Trustees. “Kim’s engagement with national and global arts issues, along with her combined experience in scholarship, business management and community engagement will benefit SAM and the wider community immeasurably and strengthen the city’s reputation as a national leader in the arts. ... More | | 
Mark Rothko, Orange, Red, Yellow, 1961. Oil on canvas, 93 x 81 1/4 in. Estimate: $35,000,000-45,000,000. Sold for: $86.9m. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
LONDON.- Christie’s announces worldwide sales for the first half of 2012 of £2.2 billion/ $3.5 billion, up 13% by £ (11% by $) compared to the same period last year (figures include buyer’s premium). This includes private sales of £413.4 million / $661.5 million, an increase of 53% by £ (50% by $) on the same period last yeari, and represents the highest total for a corresponding period in company and art market history. Steven P. Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, Christie’s states: “We’ve seen a steady increase in sales at Christie’s driven by three key factors: growing worldwide demand for art, the quality and curation of important consignments and our consistency in offering the best service and broadest choice to our clients. Our truly global teams now serve a growing number of collectors from all around the world: in person and online, as clients are increasingly flexible about choosing how ... More | | 
Suzanne Lacy, The Crystal Quilt, 1987. © Work by Suzanne Lacy, with collaboration from Phyllis Jane Rose, Miriam Schapiro, Susan Stone, Nancy Dennis, and Sage Cowles. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
LONDON.- Two recent major acquisitions of film and performance, Lis Rhodes’ Light Music 1975 and Suzanne Lacy’s Crystal Quilt 1985-87 go on display for the first time in The Tanks at Tate Modern from 18 July. Both works were initially conceived and experienced as performance works. Crystal Quilt has not been shown in its full form since the original events in 1987. First shown at the London Filmmakers Cooperative in 1975, Light Music is an expanded cinema work that has subsequently evolved in form. It is presented as a looping installation for the first time. Each artist worked with the curators at Tate Modern to re-conceive these key performance works as exhibition pieces while maintaining the dynamism and outlook of the original performances. Presented in the first museum spaces permanently dedicated to live art, these works exemplify the ambition of The Tanks programme: presenting performance, film and time-based ... More |
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| Houston Fine Art Fair: Galleries representing 10 countries and 24 cities to converge at Reliant Center | | Art Madrid renews itself: It will be held twice a year and changes location to the Attic of the Chamartín Train Station | | National Geographic's July issue features art project that sheds light on Easter Island statues | 
Chul Hyun Ahn, Vertical Lines #3, 2011, edition 2 of 3, Plywood, color gels, fluorescent lights, mirrors, Courtesy of C. Grimaldis Gallery.
HOUSTON, TX.- The second annual Houston Fine Art Fair will assemble leading galleries from across the United States, Latin America and Europe Sept. 14 -16, 2012 at Houston’s Reliant Center. More than 65 galleries, representing approximately 10 countries and 24 cities, have established the Houston Fine Art Fair (HFAF) as the largest in the Southwest Region. World-renowned collectors, curators and art patrons, from the experienced to the novice, will experience an exciting and diverse array of paintings, drawings, print editions, installations, sculpture, and photography. “This year’s show will reflect Houston as a top flight art market,” says Melissa Grobmyer, President of MKG Art Management and HFAF Show Advisor. Galleries from throughout the world will exhibit at HFAF and come from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Cuba, England, México, Switzerland, and Venezuela. In the United States, ... More | | 
Art Madrid doubles its annual presence, with a first call for 7 to 11, November 2012 and the following one from 13 to 17, February 2013.
MADRID.- In tune with the art market, affected by economic changes and of business model, and in response to the needs of the art galleries, Art Madrid understands that it is time to innovate. That's the reason why it has been decided to design a new fair model, adapted to the current circumstances. Art Madrid advocates for increasing the quality and a smaller format, with the presence of around 40 galleries. On the other hand, Art Madrid doubles its annual presence, with a first call for 7 to 11, November 2012 and the following one from 13 to 17, February 2013. With this double call, Art Madrid aims to give a greater visibility to galleries throughout the year, allowing to present their artists in two different moments, and covering the lack of visitors that they are currently suffering. Another novelty is the change of location, from the Casa de Campo to the Attic of the Chamartín Train Station. The new space has three wi ... More | | 
Archaeologists Terry Hunt of the University of Hawaii and Carl Lipo of California State University Long Beach have studied the island for the past decade.
WASHINGTON, DC.- Rearrange and reinterpret the scattered shards of fact, though, and you get a more optimistic vision of the Rapa Nui past—that of archaeologists Terry Hunt of the University of Hawaii and Carl Lipo of California State University Long Beach, who have studied the island for the past decade. It’s a vision peopled by peaceful, ingenious moai builders and careful stewards of the land. Hunt and Lipo agree that Easter Island lost its lush forests and that it was an “ecological catastrophe”—but the islanders themselves weren’t to blame. And the moai certainly weren’t. There is indeed much to learn from Easter Island, Hunt says, “but the story is different.” His and Lipo’s controversial new version, based on their research and others’, begins with their own excavation at Anakena beach. It has convinced them that the Polynesians didn’t arrive until A.D. 1200, about four centuries later than is commonly understood ... More |
| Custom sister parish designs and fine European antiques on offer at Bonhams this fall | | Rarities from original Star Wars trilogy anchor Heritage Auctions Vintage Movie Poster Event | | The Chinese contemporary art market has achieved a great deal, what's next? | 
A George III mahogany silver table Mid-18th century. height 29 1/2in (75cm); width 32in (81cm); depth 19in (48cm). Est. $6,000-8,000. Photo: Courtesy of Bonhams.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams has quite the sale in store for furniture and decorative arts collectors and shoppers this fall, October 29 at its San Francisco showroom, timed to coincide with the separately-occurring San Francisco Fall Antiques Show. The Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts auction will feature various-owner offerings of European antiques, including more than 70 early works of art, as well a sale within the sale, of 200 lots from the Estate of San Franciscan Gloria Lowengart, comprising English and Italian furniture, important Chinese export porcelain and custom designs by American interior decorator and socialite Sister Parish. From the various-owners portion of the sale will come such notable lots as a Francois Linke gilt bronze mounted marquetry commode (est. $35,000-55,000); a pair of mid-18th ... More | | 
Star Wars (20th Century Fox, 1978). Autographed Concert Poster (24" X 37"). Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- More than 50 lots of some of the rarest posters from the original Star Wars movie and its first two sequels are being offered at Heritage Auctions’ July 25 and 26 Vintage Movie Posters Signature® Auction. The posters, originally released between 1977 and 1982, are among more than 1,300 lots of some of the rarest and most desirable vintage movie posters to come to auction, according to Grey Smith, Heritage’s Director of Movie Posters. They originate in the collection of the late John Williams (not to be confused with the composer of the same name), who passed away earlier this year. “This once-in-a-lifetime selection includes the rare nylon banner produced for Star Wars’ initial release,” Smith said, “along with an autographed poster produced for the Star Wars concert series with artwork by John Alvin and signed by George Lucas as well as the scarce Howard Chaykin promotional poster ... More | | 
"In years to come I predict we will look back at today’s market and realise that this was only the very beginning."
By: Michael Frahm
LONDON.- The Chinese art market has come an incredibly long way in a relatively short space of time. We have witnessed the evolution of a global market created by Westerners to now a more inward facing, localised market largely driven by the major interest from Chinese buyers. But global and now also ‘local’ interest in the Chinese art market is still only in its infancy. As time goes on the quality of work will reach new levels, education in the region will improve and the impact of censorship will decline, driving prices higher and higher. In years to come I predict we will look back at today’s market and realise that this was only the very beginning. Before 2006, global awareness of Chinese contemporary art was somewhat limited. Despite China being included in the ... More |
| Gary Hume exhibition at The Jerwood Gallery traces a path from his early works to the present day | | How did ex-slave Brother Jordan Anderson's letter to master come to be? | | Latest opportunity for fame: Brillo® offers artists their chance at 15 minutes of fame | 
Four Feet in the Garden, 1995 material: gloss paint on aluminium © the artist. Courtesy the artist and Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre.
HASTINGS.- The Jerwood Gallery announces the exhibition Gary Hume: Flashback, a major monographic touring exhibition from the Arts Council Collection. Gary Hume: Flashback traces a path from Hume’s early works to the present day, including some outstanding early acquisitions of the artist’s paintings by the Arts Council Collection, such as Four Feet in the Garden (1995), as well as key works from the artist’s own collection. The show follows on from the success of the previous Flashback exhibitions, which featured the work of Bridget Riley and Anish Kapoor. Taking as its starting point the Collection’s founding principle of supporting emerging artists through the purchase of their work, the Flashback series showcases internationally renowned British artists whose works were acquired by the Collection early on in their careers. Elizabeth Gilmore, Director of Jerwood Gallery said: “Hume is ... More | | 
Jordon Anderson was a former slave who was freed from a Tennessee plantation. AP Photo.
By: Allen G. Breed and Hillel Italie, AP National Writers
NEW YORK (AP).- The photograph, scratched and undated, is captioned "Brother Jordan Anderson." He is a middle-aged black man with a long beard and a righteous stare, as if he were a preacher locking eyes with a sinner, or a judge about to dispatch a thief to the gallows. Anderson was a former slave who was freed from a Tennessee plantation by Union troops in 1864 and spent his remaining 40 years in Ohio. He lived quietly and likely would have been forgotten, if not for a remarkable letter to his former master published in a Cincinnati newspaper shortly after the Civil War. Treasured as a social document, praised as a masterpiece of satire, Anderson's letter has been anthologized and published all over the world. Historians teach it, and the letter turns up occasionally on a blog or on Facebook. Humorist Andy Borowitz read the letter recently and called it, in an email to The ... More | | 
Andy Warhol's "Brillo Box (Soap Pads)" stands on dispay in front of his "Campbell's Soup Cans". AP Photo/David Goldman.
WALLED LAKE, MICH.- "In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." Andy Warhol, 1968. In today's hyper-connected world of social media, 24 hour news channels, YouTube and reality TV, Warhol's predication seems more likely than ever before. The latest opportunity for fame comes from what may seem like an unlikely source. Brillo®, one of the world's most trusted and well known household cleaning brands introduces the 15 Minutes of Fame contest. Brillo wants to offer artists their own chance at fame. Brillo is calling all artists to create and submit an original Cover Design for a limited-edition commemorative book which will celebrate Brillo's 100 year anniversary in 2013. The contest winner will receive a $1,000 Visa® gift card and 10 copies of the book, but more importantly, the winning design will also be displayed in the Andy Warhol Museum for one month and could potentially be seen by more than 100,000 visitors. Second prize ... More |
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 Olympics satire: Watch out for the brand police By: Jill Lawless, Associated Press
LONDON (AP).- Here are some Olympic images that organizers have not approved: A hooded youth making off with an Olympic ring; the same multicolored hoops turned into toasters; a dog doing something a bit rude to a London 2012 mascot. The guardians of the games are vigilant about protecting the integrity — and the commercial clout — of the Olympic brand. But even they can't stop the irreverent spirit of artists and craftspeople, who have responded to the games with a cheeky mix of celebration, skepticism and satire. One street artwork in the southwest England city of Bristol — attributed to the artist Criminal Chalklist and reproduced on T-shirts for sale in London street markets — shows a masked and hooded youth sneaking off with one of the five Olympic ... More Trustees name Hyde Collection Interim Co-Directors GLENS FALLS, NY.- The Board of Trustees of The Hyde Collection announce the appointment of two interim co-directors to oversee and direct the Museum following the departure of the current executive director, David Setford, in August. Hyde chief curator Erin B. Coe and Hyde financial officer Lynne Mason will share responsibilities for running the institution until a new director is found. “The appointment of these two talented, knowledgeable and devoted senior staff members will insure confident, consistent and steady leadership for the museum, allowing the Board of Trustees ample time to find the best possible candidate for the Executive Director position,” commented Candace Wait, Chair of the Board of Trustees. As of August 24, 2012, the current director, David F. Setford, will resign his position to be the managing executive of International Fine Art Expositions, Miami and ... More Oklahoma City Museum of Art presents first-ever exhibition devoted to the game of Golf OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.- This summer, perfecting your swing on the golf course can be followed by a cool visit to the Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s galleries to explore the history of the sport through art. See the royal and ancient game as depicted by landscape and portrait artists, photographers, and pop artists through the ages. Organized by the High Museum of Art and the National Galleries of Scotland, The Art of Golf is the first-ever exhibition devoted to the game by a major American art museum. Comprising approximately 90 works from artists as diverse as Rembrandt, Charles Lees, Norman Rockwell, and Andy Warhol, The Art of Golf will examine the game’s origins, its foundation in Scotland, and its growth in America in the twentieth century. The exhibition also will include an introductory video that features golf legends Sir Michael Bonallack and Jack Nicklaus. The Art of Golf will be ... More Art Gallery of Ontario presents solo exhibition by Michael Snow, winner of the 2011 Gershon Iskowitz Prize TORONTO.- Renowned Toronto artist Michael Snow explores the art of looking at the Art Gallery of Ontario with an exhibition celebrating his June 2011 winning of the Gershon Iskowitz Prize. On view from July 18 to Dec. 9 in the AGO’s Signy Eaton Gallery, the exhibition highlights Snow’s continuing contribution to Canadian art and his ongoing investigation into visual perception. Curated by Georgiana Uhlyarik, the 14 works brought together in Objects of Vision are abstract sculptures from the 1950s, the late 1960s and 1982. They are objects that are variously meant to be sat on, touched and approached with caution. Featuring the spear-like installation Transformer and the clay column Core, these works reflect Snow’s fascination with the act of looking. According to Snow, “all of these works are ‘Directors of Attention’ in the sense that their forms suggest the paths a spectator’s eyes should ... More Touched: An exhibition of work by Frances Goodman at (Art) Amalgamated NEW YORK, NY.- (Art) Amalgamated presents Touched, an exhibition of works by Frances Goodman, on view through August 4, 2012. Recognized as one of South Africa’s leading young artists, Goodman has become well known for her multi-media works that explore issues of female identity in ways that are often humorously dark and cryptic. By looking at everyday obsessions and behavior she explores the way people respond to our contemporary, highly materialistic society and the often idiosyncratic coping mechanisms they develop. Her work reflects a morbid ambiguity of excess and loss, a dislocation between appearance and truth. For her first solo exhibition in the United States, Goodman combines works made in New York during her recent residency at the ISCP (International Studio and Curatorial Program) with older pieces that embody her art as a whole. The title of the ... More Voter registration for GO begins; Public to nominate artists for upcoming Brooklyn Museum exhibition BROOKLYN, NY.- Members of the public will nominate the artists whose work will be considered for GO: a community-curated open studio project, an upcoming exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, by registering online to vote beginning today, and by visiting artist studios during the GO open studio weekend on September 8–9, 2012. 1861 Brooklyn-based artists will open their studio doors in 46 of Brooklyn’s 67 neighborhoods, covering Brooklyn’s 73 square miles. Today marks the launch of a new phase of the GO website, which showcases participating artists and allows voters to register. By visiting www.gobooklynart.org, voters can create and share itineraries of artist studios they plan to visit on September 8 and 9. Itineraries can be accessed on the GO iPhone application, so voters may take their plans with them as they travel around Brooklyn during the ope ... More |
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