| Joan Miró masterpiece leads Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Sales in London this June | | Major exhibition of large-scale sculptures by Henry Moore opens at Gagosian Gallery in London | | Tate announces major gift of a group of British works from Mercedes and Ian Stoutzker's collection | 
Joan Miró, Peinture (Étoile Bleue). Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Hot on the heels of the recent, widely acclaimed exhibitions dedicated to Joan Miró at Tate Modern in London, the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Sotheby’s London today announces the sale of a landmark work by the artist: Peinture (Étoile Bleue) – which is among the most important works by Miró ever to come to the market and a painting that the artist himself identified as absolutely key to his oeuvre. Having formerly belonged to André Lefevre, a leading collector and connoisseur of early 20th century art, this masterpiece of modern art comes to the market at a moment when demand for iconic works of this period is at an all-time high and leads Sotheby’s landmark Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art in London on 19th June 2012. According to Helena Newman, Chairman of Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art Department, Europe, “Peinture (Éto ... More | | 
Installation view. Photo: Mike Bruce. Courtesy of Gagosian Gallery. Reproduced by permission of The Henry Moore Foundation.
LONDON.- Gagosian Gallery, in collaboration with The Henry Moore Foundation, present a major exhibition of large-scale sculptures by Henry Moore, some of which are being presented indoors for the first time. Moore’s oeuvre, emblematic of modern British sculpture, is informed by elements of the abstract, the surreal, the primitive, and the classical. His rolling corporeal forms are as accessible and familiar as they are distinctly avant-garde. Moore’s first solo sculpture exhibition was held in London in 1928; by the late 1940s he had become one of Britain’s most celebrated artists with a diverse oeuvre that encompassed drawings, graphics, textiles, and sculpture. In the following decades he continued to receive increasingly significant sculpture commissions, ... More | | 
Lucian Freud (b. 1922), Girl In A Striped Nightdress, Or Celia 1983-85. Photo: Tate.
LONDON.- Mercedes and Ian Stoutzker are making a major gift to Tate of a group of pre-eminent British works from their collection, which is one of the leading collections of British Art. The donated works are: • Hurvin Anderson, Maracus 111 2004 • Peter Doig, Untitled (snow scene) • Jacob Epstein, Lucian Freud 1947 • Lucian Freud, Girl in a Striped dress, or Celia 1983-85 • David Hockney, Savings and Loan Building 1966 • RB Kitaj, Synchromy with F.B. - General of Hot Desire 1968-69 • George Shaw, Ash Wednesday, 8.30 am 2004-05 • Conrad Shawcross, Maquette for Continuum 2004 • Rachel Whiteread, Maquette for Trafalgar Square Plinth 1999 This is a major gift to the Tate Collection of works which will significantly enhance key areas in the representation of twentieth-century British art. The ... More |
| Deacon Robert Peckham's recently attributed Hobby Horse is celebrated with focus exhibition | | New discovery at early Islamic site in Jordan: Uncovered inscription reveals name of Umayyad prince | | Getty Museum acquires fourteen photographs by famed fashion photographer Hiro | 
Robert Peckham, The Children of Oliver Adams, 1831. Oil on canvas, 68.58 x 53.34 cm (27 x 21 in.). Charles N. Grichar.
WASHINGTON, DC.- One of the most intriguing and often-reproduced American paintings in the collection of the National Gallery of Art is the inspiration for Deacon Peckham's "Hobby Horse"—a focus exhibition on view on the Ground Floor of the East Building from May 27 through October 8, 2012. "Peckham's Hobby Horse is one of the most beloved works in the Gallery's renowned American collection," said Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art. "We are grateful to the American Folk Art Museum, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Fruitlands Museum, Historic New England, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the private collectors whose works help us to shed new light on the artist." When The Hobby Horse (c. 1840) was given to the Gallery in 1955 by Colonel Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, the artist's identity was unknown, but decades of research led to a formal attribution to Robert Peckham (1785–1 ... More | | 
The inscription, which previously could not be read due to accumulated dirt and previous unsuccessful cleaning attempts, is an invocation to Allah.
AMMAN, JORDAN.- Recent conservation work at Qusayr ’Amra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site 85 kilometers east of Amman, has revealed the name of the Umayyad prince who commissioned the construction of the building. The conservation work is being conducted by the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, the Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro in Rome, and World Monuments Fund. The site is a small building dating to the Umayyad period and is known for its mural paintings. Gazelle and wild donkey hunts, dances, musicians, court scenes and allegories, and zodiac symbols are all painted on interior surfaces. The inscription, which previously could not be read due to accumulated dirt and previous unsuccessful cleaning attempts, is an invocation to Allah beginning with the formula “Allahumma aslih al-Walid ibn Yazîd” (“Oh God! Make al-Walîd ibn Yazîd virtuous”). This inscription was painted in white ab ... More | | 
Hiro, Maria Beadeux, New York, negative 1974; print 2011. Chromogenic print. Image: 31.2 x 23.3 cm © Hiro. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Purchased with funds provided by the Photographs Council.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Getty Museum announced today the acquisition of fourteen photographs by famed fashion photographer Hiro (Y. Hiro Wakabayashi), comprising work he created while on assignment for Harper’s Bazaar, French Vogue and Mirabella from the 1960s–1990s. Prominently known in the 1960s and 1970s for his editorial work in Harper’s Bazaar during a time when editors strove to fill their magazines with great photographs rather than ones that simply highlighted a product, Hiro’s compositions, which feature unusual juxtapositions, have changed the face of the genre and continue to influence photographers today. All fourteen photographs were acquired through the support of the Getty Museum’s Photographs Council. Highlights from the acquisition include Black Evening Dress in Flight, New York from 1963. Shot from above, Hiro captured the flowing movement of a model wearing a wing-stoled evening dress ... More |
| The Next Big Show: "Radcliffe Bailey Memory as Medicine" at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio | | Is one of America's leading potters related to the family of potters who owned him as a slave? | | The Academy selects acclaimed architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali for museum | 
Radcliffe Bailey, American, born 1968. Windward Coast, 2009-2011. Piano keys, plaster bust, and glitter, dimensions vary. Courtesy of Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
By: Haydeé Munoz
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- On November 8, 2011 the McNay Collectors Forum selected Radcliffe Bailey’s Procession as a new acquisition for their permanent collection. In Procession, the artist builds a shadowbox around a painting adding culturally significant images and objects that recall the history of the American South and Bailey’s ancestral past. This example of Bailey’s “medicine cabinet” sculptures, illustrates perfectly the artist’s intense awareness of African American history and social consciousness. As many other works by the artist, Procession incorporates water inspired imagery, such as ships, oars, fishing nets, and ripples, to evoke the traumatic history of the transatlantic slave trade and the role of the waterways in economic and cultural life in the South. With rich colors, thick paint application, and a sensitive and accessible approach, ... More | | 
Colonial American pottery shards from the African Burial Ground in NYC, by Meta F. Janowitz, archaeologist.
By: Pearl Duncan
NEW YORK, NY.- In fine arts, from painting, drawing, sculpture, and even in decorative arts, we have had works misattributed, but usually, they are works from the distant past, and the artists were so prolific and so creative, they labeled some works and not others. But misattribution also happens in art from the recent past, as recently as the American Colonial century, only two hundred years ago. But who knew that misattribution happens not only in identifying artworks, but in identifying and describing the known artist’s race. Racial misidentification of the artist -- that is what happened to one of America’s earliest, most well-known stoneware pottery makers, who operated a colonial business from 1797 to 1819, whose works have been auctioned by Sotheby’s and other leading auction houses, whose work is showcased in the American wing of the Metropolitan Museum and other museums. Colonial Americans had a flair for the decorative arts. Some of their utilitarian ... More | | 
File photo of Italian Architect Renzo Piano posing in the atrium of New York's Pierpont Morgan Library. AP Photo/Richard Drew.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Award-winning architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali will design the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. "Renzo’s track record of creating iconic cultural landmarks combined with Zoltan’s success in transforming historically significant buildings is a perfect marriage for a museum that celebrates the history and the future of the movies," said Dawn Hudson, Academy CEO. Piano, who in 1998 was awarded the Pritzker Prize – architecture’s highest honor – is the founder of the Renzo Piano Building Workshop. With offices in Paris, Genoa and New York, RPBW has been acclaimed for its international commissions. Piano’s significant design accomplishments include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Central St. Giles Court in London, the Kansai International Airport Terminal in Osaka, the Menil Collection in Houston, and ... More |
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| Major summer auction at the Hôtel des Ventes, Geneva: Quality and diversity take pride of place | | Most important work by Tyeb Mehta from his groundbreaking Mahishasura series to lead Christie's sale | | Jamaica seeks heritage status for sunken Port Royal: The "wickedest city on earth" | 
Jean Barthet (1920-2000), Brigitte Bardot, photographie noir et blanc, tirage argentique sur papier baryté, tampon Photo Jean Barthet au dos, 50x40 cm.
GENEVA.- Following the exceptional sales of Russian art, the world record for a painting by Biéler (December 2011) and the unprecedented success of the auction of the Lifar collection (March 2012), the Hôtel des Ventes Geneva resumes its traditional sales, which are one of its main strengths and have established the reputation of the auction house. From 11 to 14 June, an eclectic selection of high quality consisting of more than 2,000 lots will go under the hammer. Its estimated total value is between CHF 2,000,000 and CHF 3,000,000 (EUR 1,600,000-2,500,000; USD 2,100,000-3,100,000). Archaeology, tableware, Art Nouveau, silverware, ancient carpets, furniture, fine arts, Far Eastern art, luxury leatherware, watches and jewels are the main categories for sale at this year’s summer auction. Among the flagship lots, amateurs will undoubtedly be attracted by a very fine selection of works by leading the Swiss masters, i ... More | | 
Tyeb Mehta (1925-2009), Untitled (Mahishasura). Acrylic on canvas, 59 7/8 x 48 in. Painted in 1996. Estimate £1,200,000-1,800,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
LONDON.- Notable international exhibitions of Indian art will be held in Brazil, Tel Aviv, America and Denmark this year, following the inaugural Indian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2011 and exhibitions at the Pompidou Centre and Musée Guimet in Paris. In this dynamic context, Christie’s presents the annual London sale of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art on 11 June. The inspiring group of 112 lots spans the Indian modern masters through to distinguished contemporary artists, epitomising the creative vitality of art rooted in rich traditions. The top lot is Mahishasura, 1996, by Tyeb Mehta, the most important painting from this groundbreaking series to come to auction (estimate: £1.2 million – £1.8 million). Yamini Mehta, Senior Specialist, Director of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art: “Christie's is delighted to be offering the seminal painting, „Mahishasura‟, by Tyeb Mehta; one of t ... More | | 
A collection of clay and ceramic pipes collected by underwater archaeologists. AP Photo/David McFadden.
By: David McFadden, Associated Press
KINGSTON (AP).- Archaeologists said Tuesday that they'll ask the United Nations' cultural agency to bestow world heritage status on Port Royal, the mostly submerged remains of a historic Jamaican port known as the "wickedest city on Earth" more than three centuries ago. Receiving the designation from UNESCO would place Port Royal in the company of global marvels such as Cambodia's Angkor temple complex and India's Taj Mahal. The sunken 17th century city was once a bustling place where buccaneers including Henry Morgan docked in search of rum, women and boat repairs. In recent days, international consultants have conducted painstaking surveys to mark the old city's land and sea boundaries to apply for the world heritage designation by June 2014, said Dorrick Gray, a technical director with the Jamaican National Heritage Trust, a government agency responsible for preserving and developing the island's cultural spots. Port Royal was the main city of the British colony of Jamaica in ... More |
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 Nationalmuseum announces new acquisition: Queen Lovisa Ulrika's memorial cup STOCKHOLM.- Queen Lovisa Ulrika’s memorial cup was donated to the museum at the annual meeting of the Friends of Nationalmuseum. This unique object was made by silversmith Pehr Zethelius and presented as a memento to Johan Wingård, Bishop of Gothenburg, in thanks for the funeral sermon that he gave for the deceased Queen in 1782. The existence of Queen Lovisa Ulrika’s memorial cup, donated by the Friends of Nationalmuseum, has been unknown to most people until now. The silver cup is an impressive size and weighs almost three kilos, as befits a sister of King Fredrik the Great of Prussia. The rediscovery of the memorial cup adds an important jigsaw piece to the history of Swedish design at the Nationalmuseum. At the same time, this magnificent piece is an example of the long royal tradition of presenting an expensive gift to the key officials at ... More Original painting of famous Pears Soap image hanging in primary school for sale at Bonhams LONDON.- The original painting for one of the most famous British Victorian images is for sale at Bonhams 19th Century Paintings sale in London on 11 July. ‘Captain of the Eleven’ painted in 1882 became a lasting and much loved symbol of childhood innocence in late Victorian England and is still instantly recognisable today. Estimated at £100,000-150,000, the image represents the Victorian affection for childhood themes, which became hugely popular. After inclusion in the Pears Annual, published in 1898, the image was reproduced in countless posters, postcards and presentation cricket bats, throughout the 20th Century. For the past 86 years the painting has been hanging in a primary school in Blackpool, a gift from a former governor. It is being sold to raise funds for the school. A school spokesman explained, “The painting was donated to the school in 1926 by a local ... More Wayne Newton denies museum developer allegations LAS VEGAS (AP).- Wayne Newton's lawyers are denying allegations of mismanagement, animal abuse and sexual harassment lodged in a lawsuit against the Las Vegas entertainer by a business associate. And they're responding with counterclaims alleging breach of contract and fraud. Documents filed Wednesday in Nevada state court say allegations in a lawsuit filed two weeks ago by the company that bought rights to convert Newton's home into a tourist attraction are "scurrilous and scandalous." Attorney Bryce Kunimoto tells The Associated Press he's confident the legendary crooner and his family will be vindicated. Kunimoto says the legal fight with CSD LLC, CSD Management LLC and DLH LLC boils down to a business dispute. Both sides are due before a Clark County District Court judge Thursday on a restraining order that Newton is seeking. ... More Eisenhower family: Impasse on memorial design WASHINGTON (AP).- President Dwight D. Eisenhower's family welcomed design changes by architect Frank Gehry for a memorial honoring the World War II general but said Wednesday that any monument should be "simple, sustainable and affordable" to honor his values. In a joint statement from Eisenhower's son and grandchildren provided to The Associated Press, the family offered its first reaction to changes in the national memorial design that Gehry announced May 15. The family continues to oppose the use of large metal scrims to frame a memorial park near the National Mall. Gehry has called them tapestries that would depict the landscape of Eisenhower's boyhood home in Kansas. The scope and scale of the images woven in metal, though, remain "controversial and divisive," the family said. In Gehry's design changes, images of Eisenhower carved in stone ... More 9/11 first responders and recovery workers honored at museum By: Deepti Hajela, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP).- The National September 11 Memorial and Museum on Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of the end of cleanup operations at the site with a tribute to recovery workers and first responders. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and former Gov. George Pataki attended the evening event at the Sept. 11 memorial plaza at the World Trade Center site. "It looks peaceful, the extreme opposite of what I saw when I first came down," said Jaye Markwell, a Connecticut volunteer with the Salvation Army who helped deliver food during the effort. After the attacks, an army of workers spent months cleaning up the site. The formal end of that operation was May 30, 2002, and was marked with the removal of the ... More South African president withdraws case JOHANNESBURG (AP).- South African President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn his legal case against a gallery that displayed a portrait depicting his genitals. The agreement, in which the Goodman Gallery said it "regrets the pain that the display of the painting has caused," was announced Wednesday by Zuma's governing African National Congress and the gallery director at a news conference at the Johannesburg gallery. Gallery director Liza Essers says the image will also be removed from the gallery website as a 'gesture of goodwill.' Two men defaced the image last week as Zuma and the ANC brought the case to court. ... More |
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