| Extraordinary Roman bronzes to highlight Christie's Antiquities Sale on December 5 | | Exhibition covering fifty years of Edvard Munch's prints on view at the Tel Aviv Museum | | Lost Roy Lichtenstein painting "Electric Cord" surfaces in a warehouse in New York City | 
Two Important Roman Bronze Genre Statues Of A Girl Pursuing A Partridge. Circa Late 1st Century B.C.-Early 1st Century A.D. Estimate: $3,000,000-5,000,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the sale of a set of two important Roman bronze genre statues on December 5, circa late 1st century B.C.- early 1st century A.D. (estimate: $3,000,000-5,000,000). Both approximately twenty inches in length, the sculptures each depict a young girl pursuing a partridge. The toddlers are positioned similarly, sitting on the base, leaning forward with open arms and splayed fingers, stretching toward a bird that is just out of reach. The features are exquisitely detailed, with the eyes inlaid with white stone, one preserving further metal inlays. The lashes are of trimmed sheet bronze and their hair is delicately curled and formed in to a loose top-knot. The partridges are equally impressive, with the plumage naturalistically represented as they turn their head back to glance ... More | | 
Edvard Munch, Alley (Carmen), 1895, lithograph.
By: Irith Hadar
TEL AVIV.- The Munch Museum in Oslo holds quite a few photographs to which Edvard Munch (1944–1863), an amateur photographer himself, had added a meditative annotation. A Christmas greeting card Munch sent in December 1908 to his close friend, Danish poet Emanuel Goldstein, shows a ski jumper—an image that was already quite common in tourist resort postcards. Munch's drawing—a light, rather amused scribble—equips the jumper with a palette, paint brushes and a flapping bag, thus identifying him as a painter and charging the greeting card with the severity of a binding declaration. The image of the gliding artist brings to mind Yves Klein's well-known photomontage Le Saut dans le Vide (Leap into the Void, 1960), in which Klein declared his ability, as an artist, to leap into the etheric realm, and which was widely distributed ... More | | 
File photo of artist Roy Lichtenstein posing at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City in October 1993. AP Photo/Chrystyna Czajkowsky.
NEW YORK (AP).- A painting by the late pop artist Roy Lichtenstein that disappeared 42 years ago has turned up in a New York City warehouse and is in legal limbo. Lichtenstein's black and white "Electric Cord" was reported stolen after it was sent out to be cleaned by owner Leo Castelli in 1970 and never returned. The painting shows a tightly wound electrical cord. Court papers say it re-emerged last week when the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation notified Castelli's widow, Barbara Castelli, someone was trying to sell it. Castelli's court filings say the painting recently was on display at a museum in Colombia. They say Castelli is "deeply concerned" the painting may disappear again. A judge on Tuesday signed an order barring the Manhattan warehouse from selling or moving the painting until a hearing next week. ... More |
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| Chinese Fashion during three distinct periods of the 20th Century in exhibition at Edinburgh Festival 2012 | | Civil War photography comes to life in exhibition at the Smithsonian Castle in Washington | | Georgia Museum of Art at UGA displays controversial agriculture murals | 
Women's Military Uniform, 1940, Photograph by Zhao Yan.
EDINBURGH.- An exhibition that channels the look of the orient with a stunning collection of garments, images and objects which examine the changes in Chinese Fashion during three distinct periods of the 20th Century will be exhibited at Summerhall in Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh Festival from the 3rd – 27th August 2012. Fashion Revolution China, which is curated by Anthony Bednall, Head of the School of Design at the Arts University College at Bournemouth (AUCB) opened in January 2012 at TheGallery, AUCB as part of its text + work programme. Many of the exhibits were archived by Anthony over a ten year period when he lived and worked in Beijing. The exhibition focuses on the narrative of the clothing; each section within the exhibition has its own unique beauty and includes hand-crafted embroidery, evidenced in the early and modern pieces, functional conformity and contemporary fashion brand development. Antho ... More | | 
A magnified view of a photo looking through a single lens viewfinder of a Civil War-era stereoviewer. Photo: Brian Ireley, Smithsonian.
WASHINGTON, DC.- A photo exhibit to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, “Experience Civil War Photography: From the Home Front to the Battlefront,” opens in the Smithsonian Castle Aug. 1 and it continues for a year. Advancements in photography brought the conflict close to home for many Americans and the exhibit features a stereoview and a carte-de-visite album of Civil War generals. During the Civil War the Castle served as a home for the Smithsonian Secretary’s family and a place of learning and collecting. The exhibit displays excerpts from the diary from the daughter of the Secretary Joseph Henry. Mary Henry recorded the comings and goings of soldiers to the Castle use of its towers to observe advancing soldiers and the state of Washington after Lincoln’s assassination. Also featured are Smithsonian employee Solomon Brown (1829-1906) and the lecture hall that hosted a series of abolitionist s ... More | | 
George Beattie (American, 1919-1997), Cotton Gin, 1956 (detail). Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Transfer from the Georgia Capitol Museum, a department of the University of Georgia Libraries.
ATHENS, GA.- The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia is displaying four controversial murals that were removed from the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s building in downtown Atlanta last year. In 1956, George Beattie, an Atlanta-based artist, painted a series of eight murals that hung at the Department of Agriculture until 2011. The four that are on display at the museum Aug. 1, 2012, to Jan. 7, 2013, address the state’s history of agriculture, beginning with a representation of the American Indians who originally lived in the region and including two that address slavery. When newly elected agriculture commissioner Gary Black took office, he decided to remove the murals from the walls of the building, saying, “I think we can depict a better picture of agriculture.” Rather than allow the works to languish in government storage, the museum offered to take ... More |
| Storm King Art Center to honor Ursula von Rydingsvard and Anne Sidamon-Eristoff at annual gala | | Museum's Modern Art Council honors media artist Jim Campbell with Lifetime Achievement Award and Dinner | | Early Portrait of Robert Burns at Bonhams Annual Scottish Sale in Edinburgh | 
Ms. von Rydingsvard's first major solo exhibition, which won an award from the International Association of Art Critics (AICA), was presented at Storm King twenty years ago. Photo: Alex Garcia.
NEW YORK, NY.- Storm King's 2012 Gala will pay tribute to artist Ursula von Rydingsvard, whose monumental cedar sculptures are on view at the Art Center and in collections and museums around the world, and distinguished philanthropist and long-time Storm King trustee Anne Sidamon-Eristoff. Held at The Four Seasons Restaurant, the event will comprise a cocktail reception, dinner, and brief program saluting the honorees, and a live auction featuring works by Mark di Suvero, Richard Serra, Alyson Shotz, Johnny Swing, and Stephen Talasnik, among others, as well as additional items to be announced. The auctioneer is David Redden, Vice Chairman and Worldwide Chairman of Books and Manuscripts, Sotheby's. Some 300 guests drawn from the art, cultural, and philanthropic communities are anticipated, and all proceeds will benefit Storm King's exhibitions ... More | | 
Artist Jim Campbell at SFMOMA with Exploded Views, July 2012. Photo: Charles Villyard.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Like no other artist of his generation, internationally renowned media art pioneer Jim Campbell mixes technology, sculpture, cinema, and light into an art form uniquely his own. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art honors Campbell with this year's Bay Area Treasure Award at a presentation and dinner on Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Organized by SFMOMA's Modern Art Council, the museum's premier fund-raising auxiliary, this annual lifetime achievement award recognizes Bay Area–based artists who continually redefine the field of contemporary art. Campbell is the 13th Bay Area Treasure Award honoree; previous recipients include painters Robert Bechtle, Manuel Neri, Nathan Oliveria, Wayne Thiebaud, and William T. Wiley; sculptors Richard Serra and Mark di Suvero; sound artist Bill Fontana; industrial designer Sara Little Turnbull; architect Lawrence Halprin; and photographers Ruth Bernhard and ... More | | 
The portrait dates from the winter of 1786-7, during the writer’s first stay in Edinburgh. Photo: Bonhams.
EDINBURGH.- An intriguing early portrait of Robert Burns, Scotland’s greatest poet and song-writer, is to be offered for auction in Part I of Bonhams Annual Scottish Sale on August 20th in Edinburgh. It is conservatively estimated at £5,000-7,000. The portrait dates from the winter of 1786-7, during the writer’s first stay in Edinburgh. Although the 27 year old Burns was still farming with his brother Gilbert in his native Ayrshire he was also establishing a literary reputation, having published, in July 1786, his first volume of poetry – the celebrated Kilmarnock Edition. He had gone to Edinburgh to arrange the second or Edinburgh Edition, brought out by the publisher William Creech in April 1787. Burns was introduced by his patrons who included the Earl of Glencairn and the Lord Provost of Edinburgh to the leading lights of the cultural and artistic life of the capital. Among these was the painter Alexander ... More |
| Alaska philanthropist Mary Louise Rasmuson, who gave more than $200 million in grants, dies | | Julien's Auctions presents property from the life and career of Evander Holyfield | | Despite chronically short of funds, Italian officials set Colosseum repair date for December | 
Rasmuson extended her personal philanthropy to institutions like the Anchorage Museum and the Alaska Native Heritage Center
ANCHORAGE (AP).- A philanthropist whose family foundation has awarded more than $200 million in grants to nonprofit Alaska organizations has died at the age of 101, foundation officials said Tuesday. Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson died Monday at her Anchorage home, Rasmuson Foundation spokeswoman Cassandra Stalzer said. "We are fortunate to have had Mary Louise in our family," Ed Rasmuson, her stepson and chairman of the Rasmuson Foundation, said in a statement. "We are also fortunate that she loved Alaska." Besides the foundation, Rasmuson extended her personal philanthropy to institutions like the Anchorage Museum and the Alaska Native Heritage Center, an educational and cultural center in Anchorage. "I have yet to find someone more gracious or someone who cared for Alaska — especially Native Alaskans — as much as Mary Louise did," Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, said in a statement. "Alaska lost a giant." In addition to her varied interests in ... More | | 
These are the gloves that Evander wore in the Holyfield Vs. Tyson II fight – a.k.a. “The Bite Fight” on June 28, 1997.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Julien's Auctions, the world's premier sports and entertainment auction house, announces the auction of exclusive Property From The Life and Career of Evander Holyfield, an unprecedented array of boxing memorabilia, household items, vehicles, jewelry and personal property being offered at auction on Friday, November 30th, 2012. This historic collection of memorabilia from the world’s only five-time heavyweight champion in boxing history is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for fans, investors, museums and collectors alike to join in the celebration of the career of one of the greatest fighting champions of all time. With 44 wins, 29 by knockout, and a career that has spanned almost three decades, Holyfield’s record demonstrates the focus and commitment to excellence of a true champion. Holyfield’s exclusive collection features an assortment of memorabilia from every stage of his career ... More | | 
Technicians drop a stone from the top of Rome's ancient Colosseum to evaluate possible risks to visitors. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini.
ROME (AP).- Italian cultural officials on Tuesday announced that the €25 million ($30 million) restoration of the Colosseum financed by the founder of luxury leather good maker Tod's will begin in December. Officials said the work is expected to take 2 1/2 years, during which time the monument will remain open to tourists. The restoration, which also aims to make more of the monument accessible, will recover a wide swath of the monument's basement that will open to the public beginning in 2015. The ancient Roman arena has been blackened by pollution and rocked by vibrations from a nearby subway line and car traffic for years. Its stability, however, has been guaranteed by officials, despite concerns over a 40-centimeter inclination on its south side described by Italian media as the "leaning tower of Pisa effect." Tod's Italian founder Diego Della Valle has urged fellow entrepreneurs to step up and help fix ailing Italian landmarks. "Companies have ... More |
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 Princeton University presents installation by Ai Weiwei PRINCETON, NJ.- The Princeton University Art Museum announced that it has installed 12 monumental sculptures by the renowned contemporary Chinese artist, architectural designer, curator and social activist Ai Weiwei at the University’s Scudder Plaza, in front of Robertson Hall, home of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. The presentation of Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads will be on view from Aug. 1, 2012 to Aug. 1, 2013 and is part of a world tour of the work, which has appeared in cities including Sao Paulo, London, Los Angeles and Taipei. The sculptures have been generously loaned to the University by the family of an alumnus. Ai Weiwei is one of China’s most prolific and controversial artists. His work in recent years has included collaboration on the design of the Beijing Olympic Stadium, or “Bird’s Nest,” for the 2008 Olympic Games; Sunflower ... More Buy your next vacation souvenir in your hotel room DALLAS (AP).- Hotel rooms are no longer just a place to shower, sleep or maybe indulge in a breakfast in bed. They're now also spots to pick up a souvenir — and no, we aren't talking about stealing the towels. Like that painting over the bed? How about that drawing next to the TV? At hotels around the globe, guests now have the option to purchase the art work in their rooms. For several years, hotels have invited local artists in to decorate hallways, lobbies and other public spaces. It's a way they can distinguish themselves from the cookie-cutter chains and offer guests a sense of their unique city or town. Now, they are taking that partnership one step further and turning bedrooms into mini-salesrooms. The recently-opened Omni Dallas hotel features more than 6,500 original pieces of art from 150 local artists in guest rooms and public spaces. The art is one of the reasons the property ... More The Who fans trade in 1979 tickets 33 years later PROVIDENCE (AP).- It was December 1979 when Emery Lucier learned the concert he was eagerly awaiting in Rhode Island by British rock band The Who had been canceled over safety concerns. The 17-year-old was so angry he knocked over a chair in his high school classroom. "I just remember being so upset about the whole thing," he said. Lucier, now 50, of Milford, Mass., held onto the ticket, for which he paid $25 ($12.50 for the ticket and $12.50 more for the scalper). On Tuesday, he and nine other people traded in tickets from that canceled show and got new ones for The Who's final appearance on its Quadrophenia tour in February at the Dunkin Donuts Center, the same venue it was supposed to play 33 years ago. The venue's general manager, Lawrence Lepore, said earlier this month he would honor tickets for the 1979 show, which then-Mayor Buddy Cianci canceled ... More Canadian sword collection that includes British Prime Minister's blade sells for £242,350 at Bonhams Oxford OXFORD.- One of the best sword collections to come to the market in recent years – 150 Victorian and Georgian swords including one once owned by a British Prime Minister, Lord Grenville who was PM from 1806 -1807 – was sold yesterday at Bonhams in Oxford. The former Prime Minister's sword, Lot 224 was bought by a British collector in the room for £7,500, more than twice the upper pre sale estimate (£2,500 to £3,500). Bids on the phone and on the internet came from around the world. Robin Lucas, Head of Arms and Armour at Bonhams Oxford, commented: "We were very pleased with the final result of £242,350 and a selling rate of just under 90 per cent of the items. Many of these wonderful rare items had been off the market for 20 to 30 years, so the sale offered a once in a lifetime opportunity to serious collectors. The result is a real tribute to the collecting eye of Gary ... More 'À Propos (Réflecteur de Réflecteur) #58' by Joseph Kosuth on view at the Jewish Museum NEW YORK, NY.- The Jewish Museum has put on exhibition in its lobby a work by the pioneering Conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth, 'À Propos (Réflecteur de Réflecteur) #58' (2004). The phrase in this piece - "Marx's and Freud's combined lesson: they have taught us that man has meaning only on the condition that he view himself as meaningful" - is quoted from the social anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss and refers back to Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud. 'À Propos' reflects the way philosophy is built on arguments by and with earlier thinkers. Over nearly four decades Kosuth has explored the relationships of art, language, and philosophy, using a wide range of media. 'À Propos (Réflecteur de Réflecteur) #58' was originally one component in a monumental, labyrinthine installation consisting of eighty-six quotations from dozens of philosophers, fabricated in vinyl letters on glass, backlit in neon. The ... More Portland Museum of Art's Dana Baldwin appointed Director of Learning and Interpretation PORTLAND, ME.- The Portland Museum of Art announced that Dana Baldwin has been named Director of Learning and Interpretation. Baldwin is the 2011 National Museum Educator of the Year and has been the Museum’s Peggy L. Osher Director of Education since 1992. Baldwin’s new title and the creation of the Department of Learning and Interpretation is a new initiative toward museum education that focuses on creating more dynamic and engaging experiences in the Museum’s galleries. “By creating a new Department of Learning and Interpretation, the Portland Museum of Art is leading a national trend in the education field that positions learning in a broader and more active way,” said Museum Director Mark Bessire. “Dana’s team will be developing more interactive and collaborative experiences in the galleries and will leverage connections with local artists.” The ... More |
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