| Brooklyn Museum presents first United States retrospective of Jean-Michel Othoniel | | London street photography exhibition opens alongside companion exhibition on NYC street photography | | Sotheby's New York to offer Chinese ceramics and works of art on 11 & 12 September | 
Jean-Michel Othoniel (French, b. 1964), The Secret Happy End, 2008. Murano glass, Saint Just's mirror glass, metal, vintage carriage, 106 5/16 x 145 11/16 x 59 1/16 in. (270.0 x 370.0 x 150.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris/Miami, and the artist, 2010.11. © Jean-Michel Othoniel.
BROOKLYN, NY.- Jean-Michel Othoniel: My Way, a mid-career retrospective of the work of Jean-Michel Othoniel, one of France’s most prominent contemporary artists, features sixty-seven pieces that trace the artist’s career over the past twenty-five years. It is the artist’s first museum exhibition in the United States. My Way presents Othoniel’s early works from the 1980s, rendered in sulfur, phosphorus, and wax, that touch upon sexual identity and suffering, and his more recent large-scale works made with colorful Murano glass from Italy, a medium that combines strength and fragility. His organic and geometrical glass sculptures conjure historical and popular references while also evoking the fantasy universe of the fairytale. Included will be the Museum’s own Othoniel, The Secret Happy End (2008), as well as four pieces ... More | | 
Berenice Abbott, Tempo of the City #1, 1938. Museum of the City of New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- London Street Photography, an exhibition created by the Museum of London, traveled to the Museum of the City of New York opening alongside a smaller new companion exhibition City Scenes: Highlights of New York Street Photography. Both exhibitions coincide with the the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. First on display at the Museum of London in 2010, London Street Photography, has attracted over 125,000 visitors, making it the Museum’s most popular temporary exhibition to date. The exhibition showcases more than 138 images taken between 1860 and 2010 by over 50 photographers who have recorded fleeting London moments, capturing ordinary people in an ever-changing metropolis. It traces two compelling histories: the development of the practice, aesthetics and technology of street photography over 150 years, and the simultaneous growth of a modern city. Organized chronologically, the photographs captur ... More | | 
A Pair of Huanghuali Yokeback Armchairs (Sichutou Guanmaoyi), 17th century. Height 45 ¼ in., 115 cm. Width 22 5/8 in., 57.5 cm. Depth 17 ¼ in., 44 cm. Est. $180/250,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- On 11 & 12 September 2012 Sotheby’s New York will present the bi-annual two-day sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Major highlights include a recently discovered Blue and White Moonflask from the Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period (1403-1424) and a Wucai ‘Fish’ Jar and Cover from the Jiajing Period (1522-1566) that is consigned by The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore and is being sold to benefit the Asian Art acquisitions fund. The sale also includes property from private collections that is fresh to the market such as the Shaw Collection of Qing porcelain and An Important Archaic Bronze Wine Vessel that has been in the same Japanese collection since 1924. Overall the sale is expected to bring $15/22 million. A Rare Blue And White Moonflask (Baoyueping), Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period was recently discovered in a Long Island home (est. $600/900,000). The piece had ... More |
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| Elvis' 'Tiger Man' sunglasses bring $22,500 to top Heritage Auctions Aug. 14 Tribute to The King in Memphis | | Gagosian Gallery announces participation at the ArtRio International Art Fair | | Acclaimed singer-songwriter, Bryan Adams set to release first photography book | 
Elvis Presley 'Tiger Man' Sunglasses, 1974.
DALLAS, TX.- Elvis Presley’s 1974 ‘Tiger Man’ sunglasses, made by Beverly Hills optician Dennis Roberts and worn frequently by The King, proved the most evocative and alluring artifact related to Presley Heritage Auctions’ Elvis Memorabilia Signature® Auction, realizing $22,500 at the Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis, TN on Tuesday, Aug. 14. All prices include Buyer’s Premium. The auction, which unfolded in front of a packed house, featured more than 300 lots of Elvis-related memorabilia which brought more than $620,000 altogether. “Elvis remains an immensely popular figure in American music and pop culture,” said Margaret Barrett, Director of Entertainment & Music Auctions at Heritage. “His immense collectability continues to feed a steady market, as shown by the prices in this auction, which routinely bested our pre-auction estimates.” One of the most hotly contested lots of the day ... More | | 
Yayoi Kusama, INFINITY NETS DMDS, 2012, Acrylic on canvas, 57 3,8 x 57 3,8 in
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery announced its inaugural participation in the ArtRio International fair in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 12-16, 2012. This will be Gagosian Gallery's first presentation in Brazil and will include major works by today's leading artists and modern masters. Gagosian Gallery will have a dual presence at the fair, with a booth highlighting its modern and contemporary program and a sculpture exhibition in an offsite warehouse space. Both will be designed by the Brazilian designer Claudia Moreira Salles and will include artworks by Cecily Brown, Alexander Calder, John Chamberlain, Urs Fischer, Lucio Fontana, Mark Grotjahn, Andreas Gursky, Damien Hirst, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Piero Manzoni, Takashi Murakami, Marc Newson, Albert Oehlen, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Anselm Reyle, ... More | | 
Sir Mick Jagger, February, 2008. © 2012 Bryan Adams.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter, Bryan Adams, is set to release his first book of photography this September, entitled Exposed. Published by Steidl, Exposed, features portraits of friends and colleagues in the entertainment, fashion and art community. Exposed is available for preorder on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Including a foreword by Sir Elton John, Exposed is Adam’s first comprehensive monograph, showcasing an intimate look at some of the most important figures in pop culture, including Morrissey, Sir Ben Kingsley, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, Louise Bourgeois, Dame Judi Dench, and more. In the late nineties Bryan Adams became curious about making photographic self-portraits for his album covers, and so chose to pick up the camera himself. That serendipitous decision was the beginning of a successful photographic career, parallel to Adams’ impressive achievements as ... More |
| Kathryn Gunsch appointed Associate Curator of Arts of Africa, Asia, Americas, and Pacific | | Dan and Kathelen Amos gift brings pair of rare Washington portraits to Columbus | | Development professional Paul Bessire appointed Deputy Director for Development at the Brooklyn Museum | 
Gunsch comes to the BMA after having held a variety of curatorial and teaching positions.
BALTIMORE, MD.- Doreen Bolger, Director of The Baltimore Museum of Art, has announced the appointment of Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch, Ph.D. as Associate Curator and Department Head of the Department of the Arts of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Pacific Islands. Gunsch comes to the BMA after having held a variety of curatorial and teaching positions. Over the past several years, she worked as a Graduate Intern at Grey Gallery at New York University during the exhibition Poetics of Cloth: African Textiles/Recent Art and taught as an Adjunct Instructor of art history at Marymount Manhattan College, Montclair State University, and New York University. She most recently studied as the Erwin Panofsky Fellow at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, where her dissertation centered on the original installation pattern for 900 bronze plaques from the 16th-and 17th-century Benin Court, ... More | | 
Rembrandt Peale, Portrait of George Washington.
COLUMBUS, GA.- The Columbus Museum announced today the acquisition of a pair of extraordinary portraits of George and Martha Washington by the important American artist Rembrandt Peale. The portraits are a gift from Dan and Kathelen Amos. “From the moment we found these portraits, still in shipping crates in a New York gallery, we knew they belonged in a museum, in order to be fully appreciated,” the Amoses said. “In our hearts, there was a strong desire to give them a permanent home in the Columbus Museum.” The Amoses cited the historical significance of the portraits and their educational value, particularly for children. The portraits reflect the significant roles played in our country’s founding by both George and Martha Washington. “Students, and adults, of all ages can study and enjoy them,” the Amoses said. “It is our hope that they will inspire and inform many generations ... More | | 
Paul Bessire joins the Brooklyn Museum following more than a decade at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Photo: Courtesy ICA.
BROOKLYN, NY.- Longtime fundraising professional Paul Bessire has been appointed Deputy Director for Development at the Brooklyn Museum following an intensive search. Mr. Bessire, will assume his new position, which will report to Museum Director Arnold L. Lehman, in early September. Dr. Lehman, who conducted the search, states, "We are delighted that Paul Bessire will join the Brooklyn Museum team. Paul's breadth of experience on behalf of art museums-especially in the areas of individual and corporate giving, as well as in communications and membership development-will serve to further increase and strengthen the Museum's fundraising capacity in all areas, as he leads our excellent Development team." John S. Tamagni, Chair of Brooklyn's Board of Trustees, comments, "With more ... More |
| Liverpool Biennial 2012 programme announced; Cunard Building is major new venue | | Japanese Art Dealers Association announces exhibitions during September Asia Week | | Rhode Island Historical Society's Bernard Fishman named new Director of Maine State Museum | 
Mark Morrisroe, Untitled c. 1987. C-print, photogram of printed material, 35.8 x 28 cm. The Estate of Mark Morrisroe (Ringier Collection) at Fotomuseum Winterthur.
LIVERPOOL.- The full programme of international commissions, major exhibitions and special events for Liverpool Biennial 2012, which will take place from 15 September – 25 November 2012, was announced today by the Biennial’s new Director, Sally Tallant. Liverpool Biennial is the largest contemporary art festival in the UK. For ten weeks every two years it commissions the most exciting artists from around the world, attracting over 600,000 visitors in 2010 and contributing £27m to Liverpool’s economy. Liverpool today offers the richest visual arts environment anywhere in the UK outside London. It has more galleries and museums, and commissions more new art than any other city except the capital and was European Capital of Culture in 2008. The Liverpool Biennial Festival takes place in a wide range of locations across the city, from ... More | | 
Katsukawa Shunsho (1726–1792), Bando Mitsugoro I (?) in a theatrical role. Color woodblock print: aiban tate-e. Early 1770s. H: 32.1 cm; W: 22.5 cm. Signed: Shunsho ga. Courtesy Sebastian Izzard LLC Asian Art.
NEW YORK, NY.- Seldom seen eighth century sutras, a highly unusual collaboration between two important 17th century artists, and paintings never previously exhibited in New York are among the myriad works of Japanese art that will be exhibited this September by leading galleries of Japanese Art. The works will be in exhibitions held by members of the Japanese Art Dealers Association and three affiliated galleries and will provide a broad if episodic overview of more than 1,000 years of works of art from Japan. The September edition of Asia Week, held roughly from September 6th to September 14th, highlights the visual arts of Asia, with curators, collectors, and dealers coming to New York for the exhibitions. Exhibitions being held by JADA’s members are as follows: Mika Gallery is presenting Shakyo: Sutra, an exhibition of museum-quality ... More | | 
Bernard Fishman was the Director of Rhode Island Historical Society.
AUGUSTA, ME.- The Maine State Museum Commission has named Bernard Fishman, former director of Rhode Island Historical Society, as the new director of the Maine State Museum in Augusta . A veteran museum director with 28 years of experience, Fishman replaces Joseph R. Phillips, who retired after twenty years at the helm of Maine ’s largest museum dedicated to the preservation of the state’s natural and cultural history. “We are delighted to welcome Bernard Fishman to the Maine State Museum ,” said Maine State Museum Commission Chair Charles J. Micoleau of Portland . “He was selected after a six month national search and brings important experience in strategic planning, museum operations, and capital campaigns. Without question, Bernard will continue and enhance the high standards established at the State Museum .” “I'm proud to have been selected to lead the Maine State Museum , o ... More |
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 "Andrea Dezsö: Her Kingdom Under the Sea" opens at Tides Institute and Museum of Art EASTPORT, ME.- The Tides Institute and Museum of Art opens its fourth exhibition of the season with a site-specific installation by Andrea Dezsö in the large ground-floor gallery interior and window. The installation titled, “Her Kingdom Under the Sea,” will be on view from August 17 through September 12. Andrea Dezsö, is the assistant professor of art at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. She holds an MFA and a BFA in Visual Communication from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art & Design Budapest, Hungary. Dezsö has been faculty at Parsons School of Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, City College of New York, and Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest, Hungary; taught courses at Penland School of Craft, Paper & Book Intensive, The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, The Museum of Arts & Design, and the American Museum of Visionary Art; ... More Green Cardamom closes its London gallery and moves to Hong Kong LONDON.- Set up in 2005 as a curatorial collective, Green Cardamom is a visual arts organisation that presents a view of the international centred on the Indian Ocean. It has operated an innovative hybrid model, working on a not-for-profit basis to develop curatorial projects, while running a commercial gallery programme in London as its principal means of funding. Green Cardamom opened its London gallery space in November 2007, with generous support from the Rangoonwala Foundation. Beginning its programme with artists from Pakistan, Green Cardamom's roster expanded to artists from the wider South and West Asia regions and beyond. Green Cardamom's projects have been developed through exhibitions, publications, and symposia in partnership with international museums and universities, with critical input from an expanding network of scholars and curators. Partner ... More Rare World War II naval dispatch brings $20K at auction MILLVILLE, PA (AP).- A rare military cable heralding the end of World War II has fetched more than $20,000 at auction. The naval dispatch announced the end of hostilities with Japan. It was received aboard the USS Holland on Aug. 15, 1945, days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and was kept in a crewman's shoebox for more than 60 years. Northeastern Pennsylvania auctioneer Kirk Williams sold the historic 8-inch-by-6.5-inch dispatch to a buyer from Nevada on Wednesday — the 67th anniversary of V-J Day. The lot included other World War II-era documents and photographs taken by Navy veteran Bob York, who died in February at age 91. Williams said the unidentified buyer purchased the dispatch as an investment and gift for his 31-year-old daughter. The new owner might also lend it to museums, as he has other pieces in his collection, Williams ... More Shanghai Fine Art and Jewellery Fair to be held 3-11 November 2012 SHANGHAI.- The Shanghai Fine Jewellery and Art Fair - the most prestigious international fine art fairs in Greater China - is set to return to Shanghai for its 3rd edition from 3-11 November 2012, with a private view on 2nd November (and a gala dinner on 3 Nov to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Shanghai Museum). The Shanghai Fine Jewellery and Art Fair is no ordinary event; it brings together a carefully selected group of the finest jewellers, modern and contemporary art, archaeology and antique dealers from around the world. The fair is uniquely positioned as the only international fine art fair in Greater China. Featuring masterpieces from Van Dyck to Picasso the past two SFJAF events attracted huge media coverage in China as well as interest from individual and institutional collectors from across China, and Asia. With a global share of 41%, China is now the number one art ... More The Heckscher Museum of Art presents Robert S. Neuman's Ship to Paradise HUNTINGTON, NY.- The Heckscher Museum of Art presents Robert S. Neuman's Ship to Paradise. On view from August 18 through November 25, this exhibition focuses on the artist’s surrealist illustrations for an edition of Sebastian Brandt’s The Shyp of Fooles, a 15th century allegory on the foibles and folly of man. In speaking about the exhibition, Lisa Chalif, Museum Curator, said “It is a privilege for The Heckscher Museum to present this exhibition of Neuman’s Ship to Paradise works which include etchings, lithographs, mixed-media drawings, and printing plates. And, we are fortunate to be able to include the two-volume Shyp of Fooles/Ship to Paradise produced by a direct descendent of the Museum’s founder, August Heckscher.” Robert S. Neuman’s Ship to Paradise is the artist’s personal exploration of a theme that dates back to the Middle Ages. Reflecting on the modern ... More Art Gallery of Ontario extends hours due to popular demand for Picasso exhibition TORONTO.- Time is running out to see the Art Gallery of Ontario’s hot summer exhibition, Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris before it concludes its only Canadian appearance on Aug. 26, 2012. The AGO is responding to popular demand by significantly extending its hours next week. Normally closed on Mondays, the AGO is making a special exception on Aug. 20 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., allowing even greater access to the exhibition during its final days. This Monday, both the AGO’s permanent collection and the Picasso exhibition will be open to visitors. Due to an enthusiastic response from GTA residents and visitors to the city, the AGO is also extending the hours of Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris during its final week, from Thursday, Aug. 23, to Sunday, Aug. 26. For these four days only, the exhibition will be open until ... More |
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