| New paintings by Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi on view at Gagosian Gallery in London | | Sotheby's Zurich to offer works from classical painting to the various forms of contemporary creation | | "Transportation of the Wounded" by Vasily Vasilievich Vereshchagin leads Sotheby's Russian Art Sales | 
Zeng Fanzhi, Hare, 2012 (detail). Oil on canvas (on 2 panels), 400 x 400 cm© Zeng Fanzhi Studio. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery.
LONDON.- Gagosian Gallery is presenting new paintings by Zeng Fanzhi, his first exhibition at the London gallery, following the Hong Kong exhibition last year. Zeng's aesthetic restlessness epitomizes the evolution of Chinese contemporary art in the post-1989 era, grappling with local history and tradition in the face of external influence and accelerated change. Since the beginning of his career, he has presented a succession of powerfully introspective subjects, from the haunting Hospital paintings to the visceral Meat paintings that juxtapose human subjects with butchered flesh; from the enigmatic Mask paintings to candid and startling close-up portraits; from intimate, existential still-lifes to depictions of pivotal Western cultural figures such as Francis Bacon, whose psychic portraits altered the status of the human figure in twentieth century art. Charged with an underlying psychological tension, Zeng's oeuvre reveals ... More | | 
Félix Vallotton, Lisière de forêt, 1920 (detail), oil on canvas (65.5 x 81 cm), est. CHF 500.000-800.000 (lot 58, € 413.000-665.000).
ZURICH.- On 3rd December, Sotheby’s Zurich will celebrate Swiss Art in all its richness and diversity. The carefully curated sale comprises 105 artworks from the 19th century to the present day. In addition to leading figures of traditional Swiss painting, such as Félix Vallotton, Giovanni Giacometti and Ferdinand Hodler, the sale will feature works from the second half of the 20th century and contemporary pieces covering all media, from painting to sculpture through watercolour and drawing. Jean Tinguely and Meret Oppenheim - whose oeuvres are currently the object of two exhibitions in Switzerland - are represented by artworks reflecting the unity of their production. Sculpture will take centre-stage with a selection of works by Max Bill, Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely, as well as by internationally recognised artists who will make their first appearance at an international auction. Commenting the forthcoming ... More | | 
Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev (1887-1938), Banda Woman with her Child, signed in Latin and dated 1926 l.r. oil on canvas, 65 by 50cm, 25 ½ by 19 ¾ in. Est. £500,000 - 700,000. Photo: Sotheby's.
‘LONDON.- Sotheby's presents its biannual November 2012 Russian Art Sales Series. The auctions take place in London on Monday, 26th November and Tuesday, 27th November, 2012 and will be led by Transportation of the Wounded by Vasily Vasilievich Vereshchagin (est. £800,000-1,200,000), which is among the largest works by the artist to come to auction, and Moonrise over the Golden Horn, an exceptional 1886 panorama of Constantinople by Ivan Aivazovsky (est. £700,000-900,000) that comes from a private collection. Highlighting the Russian Works of Art Sales is a Romanov Icon commemorating the ‘miraculous’ preservation of Tsar Alexander III in a fatal train accident (est. £180,000-250,000). The Important Russian Art Sale will take place on Monday, November 26th, 2012 and the sales of Russian Paintings and Russian Works of Art, Fabergé ... More |
| Kunsthaus Zürich becomes Switzerland's largest art museum after electorate approves project | | New Guinea works of art from the Jolika Collection to be sold at Christie's in Paris | | New Perot Museum of Nature and Science to open in Dallas on December 1st | 
Henri Rousseau, Portrait de Monsieur X (Pierre Loti), 1906. Oil on canvas, 61 x 50 cm. Kunsthaus Zürich.
ZURICH.- Zurich’s electorate today approved the project to extend the Kunsthaus Zürich, with 53.9 percent voting in favour. From 2017, the building designed by David Chipperfield Architects will create space for a dynamic, regularly changing presentation of the collection of post-1960 art, attractive temporary exhibitions, and the new specialism of French painting and Impressionism. The result of the popular vote on 25 November 2012 is a major success for the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft – the association that runs the Kunsthaus Zürich. The voting figures – 53.9 percent for and 46.1 percent against – represent a clear majority for the idea of a museum for art and audiences in the 21st century. The extension will focus mainly on art created since the 1960s, and allows for a wide variety of exhibition formats – from new media, prints and drawings and photography to paintings, installations and sculptures & ... More | | 
Head, probably Mi Baba. Estimate: €20,000-30,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
PARIS.- On December 11, Christie’s will present les Micromégas, a superb collection of New Guinea miniature masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, which will be featured at the African and Oceanic Art auction in Paris. Les Micromégas – in a nod to the philosophical tale by Voltaire, reveal the bold virtuosity of New Guinea artists distilled into enchanting forms, which fit in the palm of one’s hand. The Jolika Collection is housed since 2005 at the de Young Museum of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in a vast museum space. It represents one of the single greatest private collecting achievements in the world. The Jolika Collection, named for the first letters of John and Marcia Friede's three children (John, Lisa and Karen), represents the hundreds of clans and art-producing villages throughout the island of New Guinea. This exceptional collection, which com ... More | | 
Emma Fisk looks at a display at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science during a media preview in Dallas. AP Photo/LM Otero.
By: Jamie Stengle, Associated Press
DALLAS (AP).- When the new Perot Museum of Nature and Science opens, visitors will be able to feel the ground shake beneath them in an earthquake simulation, program a robot to navigate a maze and even test their speed against a virtual Tyrannosaurus rex. "It's just going to be an incredible hands-on learning experience for people interested in nature and science," said Nicole G. Small, the museum's chief executive officer. The museum set to open Dec. 1 was named for billionaire former presidential candidate Ross Perot and his wife, Margot, after their five children made a $50 million gift in honor of them. Their daughter Carolyn Perot Rathjen, who chairs the museum's board of directors, said she and her siblings thought the donation would be a good way to honor their parents and say ... More |
| Flemish master's Venus to highlight Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers December auction | | Exhibition of Bosco Sodi's large monochromatic paintings set to open at the Museo de Arte de Ponce | | Exhibition in Germany can be visited and experienced by the visitors only in a burqa | 
Venus by Gortzius Geldorp. Estimate: $10,000-20,000.
DEDHAM, MASS.- Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers will be offering an eclectic selection of works of art at their December 2nd auction. The sale begins with a selection of Old Master works including a sensuous depiction of Venus by Gortzius Geldorp. A Dutch Renaissance painter of the late 16th and early 17th century, Geldorp was born in Leuven, studied with Frans Pourbus, the elder, then became the court painter to the Duke of Terra Nova. He was known to have painted the theme of Venus many times, however, this circa 1612 oil on panel is of exceptional quality and is expected to fetch $10,000-20,000. Other unattributed Old Master works include a Lucretia, oil on copper; the Baptism of Christ, oil on copper; The Holy Family with Bird, after Simon Vouet and the Madonna of the Harpies, after Andrea del Sarto, amongst others. In stark contrast to the Old Master offerings, the American offerings include two modern gouaches and two hand ... More | | 
Bosco Sodi (Mexico City, 1970), Croatia I, 2011 (detail). Photo: Kevin Kunstadt, New York.
PONCE, PR.- The exhibition Bosco Sodi: Croatia opens at the Museo de Arte de Ponce on Sunday, December 2, at 5:00 pm. Artist Bosco Sodi (Mexico City, 1970) is known for his large monochromatic paintings, rich in texture, that explore materiality, color, and the beauty of raw nature. Bosco Sodi: Croatia consists of six large-format paintings whose cracked surface brings to mind a land burned by the sun and invites us to contemplate the complexities of the aesthetic experience. The exhibition is scheduled to run through March 4, 2013, and will be open to the general public from Wednesday to Monday from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. Sodi’s work is an adventure into the unknown; it is driven by the unpredictable, the accidental, and the unique simplicity that is found in the natural landscape. With his hands, Sodi builds up layers of material endemic to nature—pigment, natural fibers, sawdust, and fragments of wood—on ... More | | 
Visitors wearing burkas, walk in front of a photograph of the German artist Naneci Yurdaguel. AFP PHOTO / BORIS ROESSLER.
WIESBADEN.- In his work Naneci Yurdagül reflects, subtly and ironically, on social, cultural and political situations and their change, which always have traces of his own biography. One focus of his artistic engagement are topics on national and religious identity, migration, social exclusion, cultural appropriation and mistrust. They are constantly picked up and are treated critically, often in relation to current public debates, to intervene in the social discourse. His artistic expression includes almost all media such as performance, film, painting, photography, sculpture and installation, setting specific incentives. The Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden has organised the most complex institutional solo exhibition of the artist in Germany. For the exhibition in Wiesbaden Naneci Yurdagül conceived a round tour made up of several installations, focusing "exemplary" on the ... More |
| Haus der Kunst pays tribute to Edition of Contemporary Music's achievements with exhibition | | Flawless Imperfections: Fredrik Norén exhibits at Galleri Lars Olsen in Copenhagen | | Hong Kong's Poly Auction's two-day inaugural sales during 24-25 November fetch HK$520 million | 
Don Cherry in Concert at the Auditorium de Lyon-France, 1979. Photo: © Gérard Amsellem / Lyon-France.
MUNICH.- Founded in 1969 by legendary producer Manfred Eicher at a moment when the status of contemporary music was being redefined across all genres, ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) aimed to bring jazz, improvised, and written music out of the studio and into the world. Acoustically rich and transparent, ECM's productions set new standards in sonic complexity. Eicher's productions recorded some of the world's most extraordinary music and brought sound to a new dimension of spatial definition that set the label apart from its peers. ECM's enormous stable of artists includes Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Carla Bley, Meredith Monk, Marion Brown, Codona, and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, along with music from the New Series by composers from Perotin and Machaut to Arvo Pärt, György Kurtág, Giya ... More | | 
Fredrik Noren, Broken Monochrome (detail).
COPENHAGEN.- The use and exploration of everyday objects have been an important foundation in Fredrik Norén’s artistic practice. By changing, distorting, adding or removing something from the ordinary, he seeks to question form and function, and how we define and value our surroundings. His works question the object, our interpretation of same and our humanity. The exhibition “Flawless Imperfections” at Galleri Lars Olsen constitutes the second part of a related exhibition exploring the broken. The first part “Break Room” is simultaneously showing at Galleri Thomas Wallner (SE) until 25 November 2012. By letting well known objects change shapes at the expense of their original function, questions are raised about how defects, scars and cracks can make something unique. The term “broken” is explored through the alteration of appearances and functions of everyday objects, thereby trans ... More | | 
Lin Fengmian (1900-1991), Chinese Opera Series – Farewell My Concubine. Estimate: 3,000,000 – 5,000,000. Sold for: 6,325,000.
HONG KONG.- Poly Auction (Hong Kong)’s inaugural sales in Hong Kong fetched HK$520 million during 24-25 November. (Price include 15% buyer’s premium). Percentage sold by value for the two-day sale is 82%. More than 400 pieces of works of art were on offer, the sales also achieved several great results: • Rough Lourd et Vert Leger (No.39) by Chu Teh-Chun (Zhu Dequn, B.1920) sold for HK$40.25 million, 5 times over its estimate (HK$8 million). This is a record for Chu’s work of this size: 87x116cm. This is also the highest auction record for work by Chu during his early period (1950s-1960s). • Chinese Modern and Contemporary Art sale achieved average lot value of HK$3.7 million, sold by value for this session is 88%, a great result for Poly’s first Chinese Modern and Contemporary Art Sale. • Tibetan Women with Dogs by Chinese ... More |
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 Ravenel Autumn Auction of Fine Jewels and Jadeite Sale led by US$ 2.39 million diamond ring HONG KONG.- The Fine Jewels and Jadeite Inaugural Sale has successfully completed, led by a Pear-shaped Fancy Intense Blue Diamond and Fancy Intense Pink Diamond “Toi et Moi” Ring, which inspirited considerable competition this afternoon. Pursued by determined bidders starting at HK$ 11million, the ring is finally acquired by a phone bidder after 10 attempts at HK$ 16million. With buyer’s premium, the final price is HK$ 18.56 million/ US$ 2.39million (Est: HK$ 17.2 – 19.5million/ US$ 2.2 - 2.5 million). The splendid ring is set with the pear-shaped fancy intense blue and fancy intense pink diamonds weighing 2.07 and 2.33 carats respectively. The 2.07 carat diamond is of fancy intense blue, natural color, with internally flawless clarity; whereas the 2.33 carat diamond is of fancy intense pink, natural color, with VVS1 clarity. Surrounded by a cluster of white diamonds, the ... More At renovated Iraq shrine, Shiites mark a holy day KARBALA (AP).- It is the most impassioned day of the year for Shiite Muslims — Ashoura, when one of the faith's most revered figures, Imam Hussein, was martyred in battle. Hundreds of thousands of Shiites who flocked to his resplendent, gold-domed shrine to commemorate him Saturday found the site has radically changed. The shrine of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is seeing its most extensive renovation since the 17th century. The construction is part of a push by Iraq's Shiite rulers to reinvigorate sacred shrines long neglected under former dictator Saddam Hussein, reflecting the community's steadily growing pride and power since the fall of their nemesis. Now worshippers find the shrines' minarets coated in gold and — in the most dramatic change — the sweeping plaza surrounding the mosque has been covered over with a series of domes to ... More Solo exhibition of work by Santa Fe artist Meridel Rubenstein at Brian Gross Fine Art SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Brian Gross Fine Art is presenting Heaven Turned on its Side: Photosynthesis, a solo exhibition of work by Santa Fe artist Meridel Rubenstein. Her series, Heaven Turned on its Side, investigates the relationship between nature and culture. Comprised of three parts, a selection from the first part of this series, Heaven Turned on its Side: Photosynthesis, is on view at Brian Gross Fine Art through December 22, 2012. In Heaven Turned on its Side: Photosynthesis, Rubenstein photographed people and trees at each solstice and equinox during the different stages of photosynthesis. In investigating the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the seasons, Rubenstein utilizes photosynthesis as a means to expose current ecological and social imbalances. Set against a post-Edenic world, the work emphasizes that survival is dependent upon a ... More Olaf Rauh presents new series "Multiscan" at Galerie Richard in Paris PARIS.- Galerie Richard opened the fourth solo exhibition of Olaf Rauh, entitled Multiscan, from the 24th November 2012 to the 12th January 2013 in Paris. Olaf Rauh, born in Leipzig in 1968, has quickly distinguished himself from the German photographers of the previous generation, because he does not use photography as an objective medium but rather to express an imaginary world in a real environment. In the new series Multiscan, we are witnesses of urban landscapes, habitats or community plazas which shine by their absence of residents, pedestrians and users. Thanks to electronic methods which differ from the previous series, Olaf Rauh introduces polychrome masses, some biomorphic, as the essence of apparent life. Other masses resembling smoke place the viewers in a dream mood. He transforms the space together with its perception. Effectively, the artist abolishes the ... More Ipek Duben's most recent manifestations of an engagement with the female figure on view at Galeri Zilberman ISTANBUL.- Galeri Zilberman is showing İpek Duben's solo show, titled 2012. The works in the exhibition are the most recent manifestations of an engagement with the female figure to reflect on the relationship between individual and society, which Duben has worked on since the 1980s with series such as Sherife (1981), Traces (1981), Register (1992) and Manuscript 1994. İpek Duben, a pioneer of research-based, socially engaged artistic practice with a feminist perspective, has been exploring issues of identity shaped by her experience of living in Turkey and the United States. Duben articulates a unique and layered artistic language in painting through an epistemological and ontological approach to the issues between westernization and tradition. The works in 2012 lead to a new path that open up a meditative space concerning human condition. The figure emerges as ... More Tiffany silver jug in unidentifiable pattern could be the sleeper in Sterling's Dec. 5 auction CLOSTER, NJ.- Sterling Associates’ outstanding first year as an auction house is in no small way attributable to owner Stephen D’Atri’s knowledge of the tri-state region, acquired from his many years as a full-time antiques dealer. Estates are D’Atri’s specialty, and six out of every seven days, he’s out on house calls, pursuing the fine and decorative art; furniture and Asian artworks for which his auctions have become well known. On Wednesday, Dec. 5, Sterling Associates will offer the finest estate consignments D’Atri and his team have secured over the past several months in a 400-lot Winter Fine Art & Antiques Auction. Two large living estates from New Jersey were the sources for much of the merchandise in the sale. One of the consignors is 94 years old and has been a client of D’Atri’s for some 30 years. “She had always promised that if she moved from her 5,000-square-foot ... More "Season 12: Garden of Earthly Delights" opens at Stills Gallery in Australia PADDINGTON.- This exhibition draws from a wide range of photomedia including traditional photographic practices and some rich examples of contemporary documentary in Sydney. All the participating artists have exhibited at Stills before. The artists are Narelle Autio, Gilbert Bel-Bachir, Ben Cauchi, Ian Dodd, Mark Kimber, Anne Noble, Polixeni Papapetrou, Trent Parke, Danielle Thompson, and Garry Trinh. The mood for the exhibition is ‘transcendent’ epitomized by the vibrant underwater worlds of Narelle Autio in works from the series Water Hole and the sublime magic realism of Ian Dodd’s black and white fairytale landscapes. Polixeni Papapetrou continues to employ surreal constructed tableau in the Australian landscape with whimsical and engaging animal characters. Anne Noble’s Antarctic trucks At the End of the Earth are lolly-coloured and hilarious, infused with male fantasy in the form ... More |
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