| The Getty celebrates the legacy of Franz Xavier Messerschmidt's distinctive character heads | | Marilyn Monroe has been gone 50 years, but her iconic image lives on with today's celebrities | | "When Artists Attack the King: Honoré Daumier and La Caricature, 1830-1835" opens at Cantor Arts Center | 
Joseph Ducreux, Self-Portrait, Yawning, by 1783. Oil on canvas, 114.3 x 88.9 cm. Accession No. 71.PA.56. Photo: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The intriguing series of heads that are collectively known as Character Heads, created by the German Baroque artist Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–1783) during the last 13 years of his life, have become increasingly popular with the general public through a series of recent exhibitions and books devoted to these expressive works. Furthermore, the sculptures, depicting various states of emotion and expression, have also captured the imaginations of generations of artists—especially during the 20th and 21st centuries. Messerschmidt and Modernity, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from July 24 through October 14, 2012, is the first exhibition to explore the contemporary legacy of these surprisingly modern-looking sculptures, which were carved in alabaster, or cast in a lead or tin alloy. Along with Messerschmidt’s works, the exhibition features a selection of modern and contemporary works of art ... More | | 
Marilyn Monroe is shown on set in the film, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." AP Photo/Courtesy Running Press.
By: Jocelyn Noveck, AP National Writer
CHICAGO, IL.- Only 11 years after her death, Elton John sang his ode to Marilyn Monroe. "And I would have liked to have known you, but I was just a kid," went the lyrics. "Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did." What John didn't know was how much truer his words would ring a few decades later. Monroe passed away a half-century ago this Sunday, a murky death that remains one of Hollywood's most tantalizing mysteries. But look around: Her legend lives on, more vibrantly than ever. In a development this fiercely ambitious actress surely would have appreciated, this 1950's bombshell has become a 21st-century pop culture phenomenon. Just flip through a celebrity magazine: Some of-the-moment young starlet or pop singer will be channeling (or outright appropriating) those platinum locks, the bright red lips, moist and slightly parted, and that joyously, almost defiantly ... More | | 
Auguste Bouquet (France, 1810–1846), “The Pear and Its Seeds. (La Poire et ses Pépins.)” La Caricature, Plate 290 (Volume 6, Issue 139, July 4, 1833). Lithograph with hand coloring. Francis Alward Eames Fund, 1973.24.6.10
STANFORD, CA.- Long before Iranian cartoonist Mahmoud Shokraiyeh was sentenced to 25 lashings for drawing a parliament member in a soccer jersey, 19th-century caricaturist Honoré Daumier and his colleagues at the weekly Paris journal La Caricature endured prison sentences, fines, and litigation for their scathing portraits of king Louis-Philippe I of France, who came to power after the Revolution of 1830. The Cantor Arts Center presents 50 of these pioneering satirical works in “When Artists Attack the King: Honoré Daumier and La Caricature, 1830–1835,” which opens August 1. The exhibition, drawn entirely from the collection of the Cantor Arts Center, also features issues of La Caricature and large Daumier lithographs published for L’Association Mensuelle, a monthly print subscription associated ... More |
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| Doug Schmell/Pedigree Comics.Com Silver Age Collection brings $3.94+ million in world record auction | | Tomasso Brothers to unveil major bronze by William Theed the Elder at Frieze Masters 2012 | | Major new exhibition at the Hospital Club celebrates Jimi Hendrix's 70th birthday | 
X-Men #1 Pacific Coast pedigree (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. Sold for: $492,937.50.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- The multi-million dollar Doug Schmell/PedigreeComics.com Collection, featuring the single greatest grouping of Silver Age Marvel CGC #1 Registry sets ever assembled, realized more than $3.94 million on July 26 as the centerpiece of the vintage comic book offerings in Heritage Auctions' July 26 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature® Auction. The top offering in Schmell's incredible grouping was the Pacific Coast pedigree X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM/MT 9.8, which brought an incredible $492,938. "I still can't believe the X-Men #1 9.8 went for nearly went for half a million dollars," said Schmell. "I can't thank the professional team at Heritage enough, especially Steve Borock, who helped me and my family through the entire selling and auction process, who answered every question we had. It was not an easy decision to sell these prized books, but Steve made the transaction much easier, exceeding all my expectatio ... More | | 
William Theed the Elder (1764-1817), Thetis returns from Vulcan with the armour of Achilles. Bronze, cast, chaste and patinated, on an integral rectangular plinth. Height: 128 cm; width: 120 cm; length: 143 cm.
LONDON.- Tomasso Brothers Fine Art, the internationally-renowned dealers in European sculpture, will be exhibiting at Frieze Masters (Stand A9), a new art fair in Regent’s Park, London, from 11 to 14 October 2012 staged to coincide with Frieze Art Fair which concentrates on contemporary art. Frieze Masters will feature some ninety of the world’s leading galleries and aims to give a contemporary perspective on the relationship between old and new art, from ancient times to the 20th century. The two fairs will make London in October the focus for an international art audience and it is hoped both will benefit from a crossover between enthusiasts of contemporary and older art. The highlight of the Tomasso Brothers stand will be a major bronze of Thetis returning from Vulcan with the armour of Achilles by William Theed the Elder (1764-1817), almost ... More | | 
The exhibition includes over 100 artifacts, some of which have never been exhibited before.
LONDON.- Summer 2012 sees the arrival of a magical new exhibition in London, to celebrate what would have been Jimi Hendrix’s 70th birthday. Hear My Train a Comin’: Hendrix Hits London, presented by Seattle’s EMP Museum, runs at in The Hospital Club’s iconic gallery space until 31 August 2012. Hear My Train a Comin’: Hendrix Hits London focuses on Hendrix’s quick rise to prominence in the London music scene, from his arrival in the UK on September 24, 1966 to his brief return to America to play at the Monterey International Pop Festival on June 18, 1967. In less than nine months, Hendrix had transitioned from unknown guitar-slinger to darling of the British music press, and was poised on the edge of superstardom. The exhibition includes over 100 artifacts, some of which have never been exhibited before. They include such gems as Jimi’s original blues records, photographs, fan letters, as well as iconic items of his clothing such as his “W ... More |
| Summer exhibition at D'Amelio Gallery features work by a diverse group of artists | | Artist and musician Jem Finer plays with reality in new work at Yorkshire Sculpture Park | | Solo exhibition of the American photographer Lee Miller opens at galerie hiltawsky | 
Influenced by the writings of philosopher John Locke, Idea is the Object takes its cue from his belief that ideas originate from one's experience of the world and the materials within it.
NEW YORK, NY.- D'Amelio Gallery opened its summer group exhibition, Idea is the Object, which features work by a diverse group of artists who rely on a highly experiential approach to their environment, mining the world around them for inspiration. These artists were chosen to participate because of the essential role that experience plays in their artistic practices. Some actively seek out experiences with people and different environments throughout the world as a driving force for the creation of their work while others have a delicate and connected approach to the materials that they take from their surroundings. Influenced by the writings of philosopher John Locke, Idea is the Object takes its cue from his belief that ideas originate from one's experience of the world and the materials within it. Quite simply, ideas are the objects of thought. These ideas are then the impetus for the production of (art) obj ... More | | 
The work, known as Spiegelei, is a 360-degree camera obscura housed inside a stainless steel sphere on top of an off-the-shelf shed, which reflects distorted and inverted views of the surrounding landscape. Photo: Jonty Wilde.
WAKEFIELD.- A sculpture by artist and musician Jem Finer has gone onto display at Yorkshire Sculpture Park this week. The work, known as Spiegelei, is a 360-degree camera obscura housed inside a stainless steel sphere on top of an off-the-shelf shed, which reflects distorted and inverted views of the surrounding landscape. Visitors are invited into the work to experience a shift in reality, in which the familiar daylight is transformed into a purple haze, the world seems to turn up side down and sounds are strangely muted. Spiegelei was commissioned for the 2010 Tatton Park Biennial but can now be found in a spot chosen by the artist himself overlooking YSP’s historic Cascade Bridge, Lower Lake and Bretton Hall. Jem Finer says: "Gravity is, on reflection, absurd. It’s easy to take for granted but when one stops to consider it, we’re not standing upright at all, we’re all stuck ... More | | 
Lee Miller, Solarized Portrait, thought to be Meret Oppenheim, Paris, France, 1930, © Lee Miller Archives, England 2012. All rights reserved.
BERLIN.- In cooperation with the Lee Miller Archives in Chiddingly (Sussex in South East England), the galerie hiltawsky will present a solo exhibition of the American photographer Lee Miller (1907 – 1977) as of August 2nd 2012. While Miller´s photographs, currently shown at dOCUMENTA (13) focus on her stay in Hitler´s Munich-based apartment in 1945, the collection of approx. 40 Lee Miller photographs at galerie hiltawsky gives a very good overview of her work and particularly features her portraiture from her early days in Paris during 1929 to 1932 through to her intimate and friendly shots of Picasso in the 1960’s. This particular selection of images demonstrates Lee Miller´s informal approach to her subjects that seem to effortlessly capture the spirit of the person and sometimes the place as well. We have Picasso relaxing with Jean Cocteau or at his most playful in the Madura pottery with Gary Cooper or clownin ... More |
| Anonymous masked artist the Urban Maeztro protests violence in Tegucigalpa, Honduras | | Philadelphia's Rosenbach Museum & Library features Colbert with James Joyce, Maurice Sendak | | Mr. Brainwash announces his first ever UK solo art show at The Old Sorting Office | 
An artist who calls himself the Urban Maeztro and prefers to remain anonymous for security reasons, works on a reproduction of Rene Magritte's "Son of Man". AP Photo/Fernando Antonio.
By: Alberto Arce, Associated Press
TEGUCIGALPA (AP).- In the capital of one of the world's most dangerous countries, a hooded, masked man jumped out of a car on an assault mission. His target: a crumbling wall on a garbage-strewn corner. With his accomplice acting as lookout, the man plastered a giant black-and-white reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" — wielding a pink pistol. In minutes he was gone. The city's self-proclaimed Urban Maeztro had struck again with another artistic "intervention" designed to make Hondurans think about the violence that has traumatized Tegucigalpa. "The level of how common guns have become in this country has passed what is rationally admissible," said the 26-year-old ... More | | 
A playful new exhibit at the Rosenbach Museum & Library pairs priceless material by James Joyce and Maurice Sendak.
By: Kathy Matheson, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- Talk show host Stephen Colbert's foray into children's books has landed him alongside some exalted literary company. A playful new exhibit at the Rosenbach Museum & Library pairs priceless material by James Joyce and Maurice Sendak with, um, perhaps less valuable items used by Colbert to write "I Am A Pole (And So Can You!)." Colbert's pens, beer bottles and lunch remnants are certainly not the usual fare for the Rosenbach, the Philadelphia institution that houses the only complete manuscript of Joyce's "Ulysses." But museum officials say the display reinforces their mission to engage and inspire visitors with collections that include papers from Lewis Carroll, Bram Stoker and Miguel de Cervantes. "If I can do that ... More | | 
Kate Moss.
LONDON.- Mr. Brainwash, the artistic alter ego of Los Angeles-based Filmmaker and critically acclaimed Pop Artist Thierry Guetta, announced his imminent arrival to London where he will stage the setting for his first official UK solo art show. On August 5th, Mr. Brainwash will embrace the global art scene by taking over The Old Sorting Office, a colossal space centrally located next to the British Museum at the corner of New Oxford Street and Museum Street in London, during the Olympics this summer. The Old Sorting Office will act as a canvas for Mr. Brainwash’s latest original works in a larger than life exhibition that will be his first European show. Mr. Brainwash achieved worldwide recognition with Banksy’s Oscar nominated film Exit Through the Gift Shop, as well as with his artworks for Madonna’s greatest hits compilation, Celebration. Mr. Brainwash is also well known for his collaborative work ranging ... More |
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 Hats off to London as Lord Nelson gets a 2012 makeover LONDON.- Yesterday, as a special one off, Londoners and visitors woke up to the capital’s most iconic statues reimagined, adorned with breathtaking, bespoke headwear that celebrates the best of British millinery talent. As part of the visual spectacular that is HATWALK, commissioned by the Mayor of London, in partnership with BT, Grazia magazine, the British Fashion Council and the London 2012 Festival, Trafalgar Square’s most famous resident, Admiral Lord Nelson, got a new hat for the first time in 200 years. Lock & Co, the oldest hatters in London, established in 1676, and famed for making Nelson’s original bicorn hat, has created an updated version complete with Olympic torch as a nod to a summer like no other in this city. Nelson is one of 20 well-known statues from William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, currently starring in the millinery extravaganza across the city. ... More Two noted artists join faculty of SMU Meadows Division of Art DALLAS, TX.- Noted national artist/educators Mary Walling Blackburn and Brittany Ransom have been appointed to faculty positions in the Division of Art at SMU Meadows School of the Arts, beginning in fall 2012. Blackburn, a New York-based artist and writer known for conceptually dense, multi-disciplinary projects, will be assistant professor of art and urbanism. Ransom, whose practice centers on art/technology and interactive installations, will be assistant professor of digital/hybrid media and video art. “With the addition of Mary Blackburn and Brittany Ransom, the Division of Art is beginning its next phase of development,” said Michael Corris, chair of the Division of Art. “Mary will be spearheading our new art and urbanism program and contribute to teaching at all levels. She will be introducing new courses on art in the context of the city, which means our students will be able ... More Flint's arts and cultural community receives boost from $3.8 million in Mott Foundation grants FLINT, MICH.- As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting arts and culture in its home community, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation today announced a package of grants totaling $3.8 million for the institutions of the Flint Cultural Center. The one-year, general operating grants are: • $1,550,000 to the Flint Cultural Center Corporation (FCCC), including support for Longway Planetarium, Sloan Museum and The Whiting; • $1,549,924 to the Flint Institute of Arts (FIA); and • $740,100 to the Flint Institute of Music (FIM), including the Flint School of Performing Arts, Flint Symphony Orchestra and Flint Youth Theatre. “From the Foundation’s earliest days, we’ve believed that arts and cultural activities are crucial to building a socially inclusive and vibrant community,” said William S. White, president and CEO of the Mott Foundation. “The Flint Cultural Center, with support ... More Internationally-recognized artist to make waves with Chicago River installation CHICAGO, IL.- The Chicago River will be highlighted in a high-profile installation at EXPO CHICAGO, the inaugural International Exposition of Contemporary / Modern Art and Design, set to take place at Navy Pier from September 20 - 23, 2012. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is collaborating with internationally-recognized artist Maya Lin to present a wide array of artwork that speaks to environmental issues in Chicago and around the world. “The Chicago River is such a rich environmental subject,” said Maya Lin. “I jumped at the opportunity to be NRDC’s featured artist at EXPO. I have had a long connection with the group and continue to be moved by their important work. It is my belief that visual art can help us all rethink the way we interact with urban waterways, starting in Chicago with one of the most abused rivers in the country.” Lin, an honorary NRDC Trustee ... More Minnesota bridge collapse artifacts stay out of sight OAKDALE, MINN (AP).- To remember the collapse of a busy Minnesota highway bridge, state historians preserved items they thought would vividly convey the chaotic scene that unfolded back in 2007: a battered Interstate 35W sign, an emergency worker's shirt, the back door of a school bus that young survivors used to escape. Five years later, most items collected from the rush-hour disaster that killed 13 people and injured scores of others remain tucked away from public view, held back partly by concern that emotions may still be too raw for a museum display. "I don't think it would be inconceivable that we would do an exhibition on the event," said Adam Scher, a collections department curator for the Minnesota Historical Society. "I think perhaps more time does have to lapse before that would be appropriate." One day, the collection might even feature mangled pieces of the bridge ... More Steve McQueen watch auctioned for nearly $800,000 LOS ANGELES (AP).- A watch worn by Steve McQueen in "Le Mans" sold for nearly $800,000 at an auction of film memorabilia. The auction house Profiles in History said Tuesday the Heuer wrist watch sported by the actor in the 1971 action movie sold for $799,500. A signed U.S. passport belonging to McQueen fetched $46,125. Other items that were sold included a miniature drop-ship used in "Aliens" for $225,000; Groucho Marx's wire-rim glasses from "A Night at the Opera" for $86,100; and Vivien Leigh's hat from "Gone with the Wind" for $67,650. One bidder coughed up $98,400 for Marlon Brando's assassination jacket from "The Godfather." A personal copy of the 1971 film's script signed by Brando went for $55,000. The buyers were not identified. ... More |
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