| Dallas Museum of Art to offer free membership and a return to free general admission starting January 2013 | | Sotheby's to offer the most romantic movie prop of all time: The piano used in Casablanca | | 16 spectacular new works by British artist Lucy Williams at Timothy Taylor Gallery | 
“The focus of the DMA’s visitor philosophy is to increase access and participation.” said Maxwell L. Anderson.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Dallas Museum of Art announced today a return to free general admission and the launch of an innovative new membership model available to the public for free. The new program, DMA Friends & Partners, approaches membership as a program of engagement that is intended to build long-term relationships with visitors and to emphasize participation over the transaction-based membership model that has become common practice among museums. Beginning on January 21, 2013, the program will enhance the DMA’s role as the region’s largest municipal museum and a vital community asset that rewards cultural participation in novel ways and provides meaningful experiences with art to visitors free of charge. DMA Friends & Partners will enable the Dallas Museum of Art to strengthen existing relationships with constituents as well as forge new ones, expand audiences throughout greater Dallas, and build a robust global online community. In addition to providing ... More | | 
The piano used in the movie Casablanca. Estimate: $1.2 million. Photo: Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- On 14 December 2012, Sotheby’s will offer an icon of the Hollywood silver screen, the Paris piano from the Oscar award-winning Warner Bros. film Casablanca. The American Film Institute has ranked Casablanca the Most Romantic Movie of All Time and the Most Quotable. It is consistently found at or near the top of any list of great films. The romance between Rick (Humphrey Bogart) and Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) is movingly established during the famous flashback scene in Paris at La Belle Aurore. The 58-key piano (est. $800,000/1.2 million) on which Sam plays “As Time Goes By” is the key prop in the intensely romantic scene. Casablanca won three Oscars in 1943 for Best Picture, Best Writing (Screenplay) and Best Director, with Oscar nominations in five other categories, including Best Score. The piano comes to auction on the 70th anniversary of the film, which premiered on Thanksgiving Day in 1942. The ... More | | 
Lucy Williams, Parkleys, 2011. Mixed media, 25 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. / 65.5 x 52 cm. © Lucy Williams; Courtesy, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London.
LONDON.- Timothy Taylor Gallery announced its second solo exhibition by British artist Lucy Williams, known for redefining the concept of collage through her intricate, mixed media bas-reliefs of unpopulated mid-century Modernist architecture. In a new departure for the artist, Pavilion presents 16 spectacular new works within a striking modular structure variously inspired by architects and designers such as Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and Manfred Lehmbruck. Williams has softened the original references by rendering the grid structure in soft wood with peg-board inserts, reminiscent of contemporary children’s furniture and suggesting a more homespun aesthetic. The centerpiece of the exhibition, and the work that most graphically describes the nature of Williams’s practice, is an almost three metre wide collage depicting Jean Dubuisson’s apartment complex in Maine-Montparnasse, turned into an intr ... More |
| Princeton University Art Museum names new Associate Director for Collections and Exhibitions | | EMP Museum organizes major exhibition in celebration of Jimi Hendrix's 70th birthday | | Powerful new selection of works by Tony Cragg on view at Lisson Gallery in London | 
T. Barton Thurber. Photography by Jeffrey Nintzel, courtesy of Princeton University Art Museum.
PRINCETON, NJ.- The Princeton University Art Museum announced that T. Barton Thurber will join the Museum staff as the first Associate Director for Collections and Exhibitions, beginning Dec. 3. Thurber will be responsible for the strategic implementation of the Museum's collections activities (including research, installation, and care) as well as the Museum's ambitious program of temporary exhibitions. Reporting to the Director, Thurber will supervise a staff of 10 curators, a campus collections manager and teams working in registration and collections management, plus exhibitions services and art handling and conservation. Thurber was most recently curator of European art at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College for the past 14 years. He received a B.F.A. and B.Arch. from the Rhode Island School of Design, undertook postgraduate studies at the Università IUAV in Venice, Italy and was awarded a Ph.D. in the hi ... More | | 
Jimi Hendrix crafted his own iconic look, wearing several custom outfits, such as this gold, floral jacket designed by Dandie Fashions in 1967. EMP Museum permanent collection. Photo: Brady Harvey.
SEATTLE, WA.- This November marks the 70th birthday of Jimi Hendrix, and to celebrate his legacy, EMP Museum is organizing a major new exhibition about one of rock music’s most influential artists. Endorsed by Experience Hendrix LLC, Hear My Train a Comin’: Hendrix Hits London focuses on Jimi Hendrix’s arrival in London in September 1966, his rise to prominence on the British pop charts, and his subsequent return to America in June 1967 when his incendiary performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival created a worldwide sensation. Hear My Train a Comin’ opened at EMP Museum on November 17, 2012. “Jimi Hendrix surmounted racial and cultural barriers in America and Great Britain at a time when youth culture, pop music, and society were radically changing,” says Jacob McMurray, EMP Senior Curator. “One of the most innovative musicians of the ... More | | 
Tony Cragg, Versus, 2012. Bronze, 150x160x55cm, ® Tony Cragg; Courtesy, Lisson Gallery, London.
LONDON.- This autumn, Tony Cragg presents a powerful new selection of works at Lisson Gallery in London. This is Cragg’s twelfth exhibition at Lisson Gallery, representing more than three decades of collaboration since his groundbreaking first show in 1979. Cragg’s work is based first on observation and understanding of the natural and material worlds, then an intuitive and exuberant engagement with the possibilities of volume, material, scale and image. He continues to find endless possibilities of formal and associative significance in two broad bodies of work: Early Forms, in which vessels are turned into and around themselves to create delightful paradoxes of containment; and Rational Beings, where human profiles provide the sometimes evident, sometimes deeply hidden source material for wild improvisations on natural processes and the forms they give rise to. New Early Form works in the show, cast in bronze ... More |
| Majestic painting of Chatsworth House emerges at Bonhams after well over a century in Derbyshire family | | Rana Begum's recent wall mounted metal works on view at Bischoff/Weiss in London | | The iceberg that sunk Titanic to be featured at RR Auction live event in December | 
Peter Tillemans, View of Chatsworth House and Park (detail). Estimate: £150,000–200,000. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- A magnificent view of Chatsworth House and the surrounding countryside will go under the hammer at Bonhams Old Masters sale on 5th December in London. Estimated at £150,000 – 200,000, the painting is one of four recorded versions of the scene, with one version still residing at Chatsworth. The painting has remained in the same Derbyshire family since at least the 19th Century, and it formed part of a remarkable private collection of paintings. The family collected many paintings while on the Grand Tour, adding to an already impressive family collection. The Chatsworth House landscape, on the other hand, would have been acquired in England and is likely never to have left Derbyshire since it was painted. The view of Chatsworth House and Park is a stunning example of panoramic landscape painting by renowned Flemish painter, Peter Tillemans. It shows a view of Duke of Devonshire’s home and park from the south e ... More | | 
Installation view of Rana Begum's installation at Bischoff/Weiss.
By: Murtaza Vali
LONDON.- Like her overall practice, Rana Begum's recent wall mounted metal works resist easy categorizations. Though they combine elements of both sculpture and painting they remain resolutely neither, fulfilling the criteria of what Donald Judd, trying to theorize a way out of Modernism's dead end obsession with medium specificity, famously termed "specific objects." Like Judd's Minimalist structures, they are, at their most basic, simply objects. And though Begum willingly attributes her longstanding aesthetic interest in simplicity, geometry, symmetry and repetition to childhood experiences of Islamic art and architecture she does not turn this into a fetish of identity, instead thoroughly assimilating it with lessons gleaned from subsequent entanglements with Minimalism and Post-Minimalism. In fact, the strength ... More | | 
Rare and historically significant original photograph of the iceberg Titanic would collide with two days later.
AMHERST, NH.- Following its successful 100th Anniversary RMS Titanic sale in April, RR Auction will offer the public the opportunity once again to bid on a vast array of museum quality artifacts and rare signed documents and memorabilia relating to one of the grandest, most legendary vessels of the sea. These surviving items not only convey the astonishing, historic story of Titanic, but they also represent some of the most highly prized and sought after maritime memorabilia on the market today. Included in the many live auction lots along with will be an original Titanic deck chair -- one of only seven complete deck chairs known to exist -- and an amazing and extremely rare vintage photo of the “blueberg” iceberg just two days before it struck and sank the Titanic. Amazing and extremely rare original 9.75 x 8 photo of a uniquely-shaped ‘blueberg’ photographed by the captain of the Leyland Line st ... More |
| Philippines says 146 paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh and other masters missing | | Phillips de Pury & Co. announces highlights from its London Under the Influence Auction | | Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art opens Jannis Kounellis exhibition | 
Claude Monet, Le Bassin aux Nymphease, 1899. AP Photo/United States Attorney’s Office.
MANILA (AFP).- More than 140 paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh and other masters which were bought with stolen funds by former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos remain missing, the government said Tuesday. Marcos distributed his priceless collection of at least 300 artworks to cronies when his regime crumbled in 1986. Only about half have been recovered by Manila, said Andres Bautista, head of the Presidential Commission on Good Government. "The Marcoses were art aficionados and they spent millions of dollars buying up these paintings," Bautista told AFP. The 146 paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh and other masters like Renoir, Rembrandt and Cezanne "could be anywhere," he added. The government commission was formed in 1986 to recover Marcos's embezzled fortune believed to be worth up to 10 billion dollars, after a bloodless popular revolt ended his 20-year rule and forced him into US exile. The ex-president died in Hawaii in 1989. The Philippine government ... More | | 
Nikolas Gambaroff, Untitled Painting, 2011. Paper and acrylic paint on aluminium composite board, 50.5 x 31.1 cm (19 7/8 x 12 1/4 in). Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000.
LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company presents its inaugural London Under The Influence auction comprising 208 lots with a pre-sale low estimate of £1,244,300/$1,981,005 and a pre-sale high estimate of £1,833,200/$2,918,676. The sale will offer a diverse and exciting mix of contemporary works by leading and notable artists as well as young and emerging artists including some fresh to the market. Approximately 25% of the sale is offered with no reserve. “This auction is a testament to the diversity of quality contemporary art in today’s market. The inaugural Under The Influence sale in London offers an exciting opportunity for tomorrow’s greats as well as pieces by today’s leading international contemporaries.” George O’ Dell, Head of Sale, Phillips de Pury & Company, London. Highlights include: Marc Quinn, Bismarck Archipelago, 2010, estimated at £80,000 - £120,000; Glenn Brown, ... More | | 
Jannis Kounellis, Parasol unit installation view, 2012. Photo Manolis Baboussis© Jannis Kounellis.
LONDON.- Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art presents a solo exhibition of works by painter, sculptor and performance artist Jannis Kounellis from 28 November 2012 to 17 February 2013. Considered a protagonist of Arte Povera, an art movement that emerged in Italy during the 1960s, Kounellis embarked on his artistic career by creating some of the most radical art works of the time. Often combining the inanimate and animate, he boldly incorporated things such as propane torches, plants and animals as integral if not vital parts of his works. He also introduced the notion of performance within works of art, something that to this day continues to inspire artists around the world. In all these works Kounellis drew from his deep knowledge of and sensitivity to cultures of the past and his own heritage, in itself a spirited discussion between collective and personal experiences. The exhibition at Parasol unit aims to c ... More |
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 1957 masterpiece by Paul-Emile Borduas smashes expectations, fetching $660,800 TORONTO.- Strong bidding led to banner prices for rare and newly-discovered works of art from some of the country’s most renowned artists during the Joyner Waddington’s Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art, taking place on Monday night in Toronto. Highlighting the Post-War and Contemporary Canadian offerings in the fall auction, Chatterie, a 1957 abstract painting by Paul-Emile Borduas, fetched an impressive $660,800 after feverish bidding both on the telephone and in the room. Easily reaching four times its presale estimate of $150,000-200,000, this masterwork holds a firm place within Canada’s vibrant post-war and contemporary art history. The canvas missed setting a new auction record for Borduas by less than $3,000, the record set in May for a painting more than twice the size as Chatterie. During the summer of 1957, ... More Exhibition of the best entries from the Serco Prize for Illustration on view at the London Transport Museum LONDON.- Secret London, an exhibition featuring the best of the entries for The Serco Prize for Illustration, opened at London Transport Museum. This year’s theme is Secret London and there are 50 works of art on display, each showing a hidden aspect of the city. The illustrations have been chosen from entries submitted by professionals and students for the The Serco Prize for Illustration 2012 – a competition open to leading illustrators throughout the world. This is the third year that Serco have sponsored the awards and exhibition. Entrants were asked to create an illustration which depicted little known or unusual aspects of the Capital’s history, culture, characters and communities – past or present. The illustrations vary in media used and the subjects and ideas they interpret. Some are place specific showing surprising and little-known aspects of the Capital including ... More Yvette Mattern's Global Rainbow, After The Storm presented in response to Hurricane Sandy NEW YORK, NY.- Art Production Fund and The Standard present Global Rainbow, After the Storm, a monumental outdoor laser installation by American artist Yvette Mattern on view from 8pm to 2am nightly on November 27th through November 29th from the rooftop of The Standard, High Line and viewable to millions of New Yorkers. Organized in response to Hurricane Sandy, the artist projects seven beams of high power laser light over communities hit hard by the storm, originating on Manhattan's lower west side and spanning across Brooklyn toward the Rockaways. The installation aims to symbolize hope and act as a call to action to support the communities that were devastated by the storm. Global Rainbow, After the Storm illuminates the night sky and is visible for up to 35 miles depending on atmospheric conditions. Despite its significant range, the lasers use a minimal amount of power, ... More More music memorabilia announced for Julien's Auctions Icons & Idols: Rock 'n' Roll event BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Julien’s Auctions, the world’s premier entertainment and music auction house announced I additional highlights to its highly anticipated Icons & Idols: Rock “N” Roll Auction Event to take place on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Julien Auction’s Beverly Hills Gallery. Music enthusiasts, collectors and the curious will have the opportunity to bid on iconic music memorabilia dating back to the1930s to modern day. Rare items from The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Carlos Santana, James Brown, Roy Orbison, Amy Winehouse and many others are among the offering of over 500 items offered. Icons & Idols is part of a two-day auction event with the second day offering the Collection of Tompkins & Bush. Additional highlights of Icons & Idols Rock N’ Roll not previously announced include a stage worn Bruce Springsteen denim vest (Est: $2,000-$4,000), a Slash 14K White ... More Holiday season offerings from Ansel Adams prints to Bolivian textiles at Bonhams in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Just in time for the holidays, Bonhams looks forward to presenting its Period Art & Design auction, December 16-17, with highlights of jewelry, photography and ethnographic art, among myriad additional offerings sure to appeal to a broad scope of collectors. The sale will glimmer with an unmounted, pear-shaped tanzanite (est. $3,500-5,500); an emerald, sapphire and 22k gold lion motif clasp (est. $2,300-2,800); and an 18k gold starburst pendant/brooch with a 14k gold pin-stem (est. $2,000-3,000). The photography portion of the sale will offer two Ansel Adams gelatin silver prints “El Capitan, Winter, Yosemite National Park” and “Morning, Merced River Canyon, Yosemite National Park, 1950,” printed in the 1970s, with each signed in ink on the mount (est. $3,000-5,000); as well as William Wegman’s “Seated Burner, 1989,” a signed, unique color Polaroid ... More Extraordinary Vincent van Gogh handwritten letter goes on display next week NEW YORK, NY.- Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, announced today they will move forward with plans to exhibit highlights from their upcoming auction, The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector in New York City. The exhibit will now take place at Douglas Elliman's Madison Avenue Gallery, 980 Madison Avenue (between 76thand 77th Streets) from December 3rd - December 9th. There will be a special press preview Monday, December 3, 11 AM - 2 PM. The collection, which can only be compared to the collections of Philip D. Sang and Malcolm Forbes, will be open to the public for viewing from 11AM - 6PM daily. Profiles in History had originally planned to display this collection at Fraunces Tavern Museum, however, the museum suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Sandy and had to cancel. Part 1 of The Property of a Distinguished American Private ... More Swann Galleries announces Auction of Fine Photographs & Photobooks NEW YORK, NY.- On Tuesday, December 11 Swann Galleries will conduct an auction of Fine Photographs & Photobooks that ranges from early issues of Camera Work and views of New York City to glamour girl portraits and police mug-shot albums, to edgy examples by contemporary artists. The sale opens with a selection of albums documenting The Holy Land, Egypt, China and Japan from the mid and late 19th century, as well as poignant views of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis; Pierre P. Pullis’s scarce images of the construction of New York City’s subway system; Wilson A. Bentley’s studies of snow crystals; and a suite of 20 photographs of Edwin Hale Lincoln’s Wildflowers of New England, platinum prints, 1910-1914 (estimate: $8,000 to $12,000). Featured photographic literature from that era includes individual issues of Alfred Stieglitz’s Camera Work and ... More |
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