| The Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection on long term loan to the Kunsthaus Zürich | | Iconic prints by American master Jasper Johns chart a lifetime of innovation | | Sotheby's to offer a highly selective sale of African and Oceanic Art at auction | 
Paul Cézanne, The Boy in the Red Waistcoat, ca. 1888/90. Oil on canvas, 79.5 x 64 cm. Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection, Zurich.
ZURICH.- On 28 May 2012 the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft signed an agreement with the Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection setting out the terms under which some 190 paintings and sculptures are to be made available on long-term loan to the Kunsthaus Zürich. The internationally renowned collection of the industrialist Emil Bührle (1890-1956) is to be exhibited from 2017 in the extension to the Kunsthaus Zürich designed by David Chipperfield. This will enable the Kunsthaus to stage the largest assembly of French Impressionist painting in Europe, outside Paris. The new agreement between the Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection and the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft replaces the agreement in principle drawn up in February 2006 and sets the seal on the intent, declared by the parties at the time, to make the artworks from the Bührle Collection accessible to the public at large in the newly expanded Kunsthaus. Completion of the preliminary proj ... More | | 
Jasper Johns, Figure 1, 1969. Lithograph, 37 ¾ x 31 in. Published by Gemini G.E.L. John and Maxine Belger Foundation © Jasper Johns and Gemini G.E.L./Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.
WASHINGTON, DC.- One of the most celebrated artists of the modern era, Jasper Johns (b. 1930) transformed the field of printmaking. For over 50 years, he has tested the medium’s boundaries, reinventing subjects like targets, American flags, and images from art history in endless variation. The first exhibition of his work at The Phillips Collection features prints from each decade, with groundbreaking examples of lithography, intaglio, silkscreen, and lead relief. Jasper Johns: Variations on a Theme is on view June 2 through Sept. 9, 2012. The exhibition spans Johns’s entire printmaking career, beginning with his first experiments and culminating in 2011. In 1960, Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE) founding director Tatyana Grosman encouraged Johns to work on lithographic stones, and he completed five prints and began his celebrated 0–9 series ... More | | 
Fang Reliquary Figure by ‘Master of the Upper Ntem Valley’ (estimate €400,000-600,000 / $494,000-742,000). Photo: Sotheby's.
PARIS.- Sotheby'’s will be offering a highly selective sale of African and Oceanic Art for auction in Paris on June 12. The 137-lot sale showcases several remarkably coherent ensembles: two private collections from the U.S. – those of Oliver & Pamela Cobb and Thomas G. B. Wheelock (art of Burkina Faso); an ensemble of African masks with powerful aesthetic appeal; works from Congo and New Ireland; and a number of pieces fresh to the market. Oliver Cobb was initiated to art as a boy by his grandfather Albert Gallatin, a renowned collector of Egyptian art. Each piece in the collection reflects the ‘classical’ taste and sensitivity Cobb inherited, and all are imbued with the artistic individuality which Oliver Cobb holds dear. The history of these works is linked not just to the prestigious collectors who have owned them on both sides of the Atlantic, but also to their importance within the traditional ... More |
| Intimate photographs on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts reveal another side of Patti Smith | | Solo exhibition of works by Colorado artist Pard Morrison on view at Brian Gross Fine Art | | Los Angeles biennial at the Hammer Museum features nearly all new work by 60 artists | 
Fender Duo-Sonic, NYC, Patti Smith, 2009, gelatin silver print. Courtesy the artist and Robert Miller Gallery, New York. Image credit: © Patti Smith.
DETROIT, MI.- The Detroit Institute of Arts hosts the exhibition Patti Smith: Camera Solo, which comprises more than 60 black-and-white gelatin silver prints taken with her vintage Polaroid camera. The exhibition is on view June 1–Sept. 2, and is free with museum admission. Pioneering musician, poet, author and artist Smith has made her mark on the American cultural landscape throughout her 40-year career, from her explorations of artistic expression with friend and vanguard photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the 1960s and 70s to her profound influence on the nascent punk rock scene in the late 1970s and 80s. Patti Smith: Camera Solo explores themes that are significant to Smith: poets and writers; portraiture, including symbolic portraits; travel; and art and architecture. Smith’s photographs highlight the rich relationships between art, architecture, poetry and the everyday. ... More | | 
Pard Morrison, Float, 2012. Patinated aluminum, 96 x 14 x 10 inches. Courtesy of Brian Gross Fine Art.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Brian Gross Fine Art is presenting a solo exhibition of works by Colorado artist Pard Morrison. Featured are Morrison’s signature work that takes the form of colorful, wall-mounted paintings in patinated aluminum, and related freestanding sculptures. Also included are a series of enamel on acrylic drawings. The exhibition, the artist’s first major solo show in San Francisco, will be on view through June 30, 2012. Influenced by the grid paintings of Agnes Martin and the rectilinear sculptures of Donald Judd, the work of Pard Morrison builds upon the Minimalist tradition. Experimenting with color and shape, Morrison departs from his predecessors through his bold color palette. Through the repetition of blocks of neutral colors juxtaposed with vibrant colors, Morrison’s gridded geometric forms are a dramatic mix of geometry and delicate application of paint. Preferring the term “human ... More | | 
Kathryn Andrews. Rainbow Successor, 2011. Stainless steel, rented costume. 73 x 51 x 48 in. (185.4 x 129.5 x 121.9 cm). Ringier Collection, Switzerland. Courtesy of the artist and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles. Photograph by Brian Forrest.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Made in L.A. 2012, the first in an ongoing series of biennial exhibitions focused on new work created by artists in the Los Angeles region, opens June 2 at the Hammer Museum, LAXART in Culver City, and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park in Los Feliz. Building upon the tradition of Hammer Invitational exhibitions, Made in L.A. 2012 features work by 60 artists with an emphasis on emerging and under-recognized artists. This exhibition will debut nearly all new installations, performances, drawings, film, video, sculptures, and paintings created specifically for Made in L.A. 2012. There are ten major new commissions for the exhibition and, in contrast to most biennials, every artist has received an honorarium. Made ... More |
| The Philadelphia Museum of Art appoints Jennifer Francis as Executive Director of Marketing | | Paris airplane crash fifty years ago at Orly Field spurs cultural growth in Atlanta | | Artist Michael Wilkinson makes his solo debut at Blum & Poe with "No History" | 
Francis currently serves as Head of Press and Marketing at the Royal Academy of Arts.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art today announced the appointment of Jennifer Francis as the Museum’s new Executive Director of Marketing. She will take up her new duties in mid August. Francis currently serves as Head of Press and Marketing at the Royal Academy of Arts, where she has worked for the past eight and a half years and made significant contributions to the success of its exhibitions program; increased visitor attendance figures; led effective corporate communications and advocacy for the institution; built high public and media awareness; delivered comprehensive marketing solutions organization wide; and, enhanced its reputation as a premier cultural destination and consistent, strong voice for art and artists in London. “I am pleased to welcome Jennifer to our senior management team,” said Timothy Rub, the George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Philadelphia ... More | | 
Penny Hart as a young girl, right, and her mother, Henrietta Collier Armstrong Ayer who died fifty years ago in a plane crash. AP Photo/David Goldman.
By: Kate Brumback, Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP).- Fifty years ago, a group of 106 influential cultural and civic leaders from Atlanta traveled to Europe to visit famous museums and demonstrate the ascendant southern city's commitment to culture. The Atlanta area's population in 1962 had recently hit a million people, but political and business leaders worried the growth wouldn't continue if the city didn't improve its museums and venues for theater and music. The city's cultural development would be altered forever by the trip, but in ways that had to do more with its tragic end. The group was on its way home June 3 when its chartered Air France plane crashed on takeoff at Orly Field in Paris, killing all but two flight attendants. It was the worst single plane crash at the time. "The community was just in shock," ... More | | 
Michael Wilkinson, Lions After Slumber 1 part 2, 2012. Framed digital print. Ten parts; 117 3/8 x 109 1/2 in. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Blum & Poe present Michael Wilkinson’s No History, marking his solo debut at the gallery. Culling references from art history, punk rock, popular culture, and anarchism, Wilkinson creates subtly layered canvases and sculptures. For this exhibition, he has created a series of twelve red abstract paintings featuring images of the May 1968 Paris riots, which began with student protests and progressed to a general workers’ strike, bringing the entire nation to a standstill. The series is organized around a sequence of images taken from the introduction of Gordon Carr's book The Angry Brigade and is embellished with pages depicting aspects of the conflict from a Paris Match of the period. This red wall of canvases are interlocked in a continuum, effectively creating a classical frieze commemo- ... More |
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| Revered Jerusalem church comes alive at night with chants echoing through the cavernous chambers | | Smooth sailing for Dick Claus Antique Nautical Toy and Boat collection at Bertoia's May 12 auction | | Native American Olympians celebrated at new National Museum of the American Indian exhibition | 
A Greek Orthodox priest fills hanging lamps with oil outside the tomb of Jesus Christ in the Holy Sepulchre church in Jerusalem. AP Photo/Dusan Vranic.
By: Daniela Berretta, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP).- After the last tourists leave the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City at nightfall, a little-known but centuries-old tradition unfolds at one of Christianity's holiest sites. Clerics from the three largest denominations represented in the church — Greek Orthodox, Armenian and Roman Catholic — gather each night for special prayers reserved for the men who take care of the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. Starting at midnight, clerics and monks sing and pray for hours, their chants echoing through the cavernous chambers of the Holy Sepulcher's darkest rooms. "The door of the church is closed, no pilgrims, no tourists, it's very quiet," said Father Isidoros Fakitsas, the superior of the Greek Orthodox ... More | | 
Top lot of the sale: Marklin circa-1900 to 1902 ‘Providence’ paddlewheel boat, $247,250. Bertoia Auctions image.
VINELAND, NJ.- Bertoia Auctions’ May 12, 2012 sale of Part I of the Dick Claus Antique Nautical Toy and Boat collection was a first-class ride all the way. The 210-lot, two-hour cruise through the world-famous fleet of nautical luxury toys was an exciting adventure for collectors, many of whom had traveled from Europe specifically to attend the event. By the time the final lot was sent sailing, Bertoia’s auction total had reached $1.8 million – half a million dollars more than the overall high estimate of $1.3 million. “The average lot price was more than $8,500. Many antiques and fine art auctions don’t even come close to achieving that amount,” said Bertoia Auctions associate Rich Bertoia. “Needless to say, we were very pleased with the results, and so was Dick Claus, who was in the audience watching the sale, and beaming. It was fun to watch his expressions as each toy was sold.&# ... More | | 
Jim Thorpe Commemorative Wheaties Box. Autographed by his daughter Grace Thorpe. 7 cm x 21 cm x 30.8 cm. National Museum of the American Indian, 26/4641. Photograph by S. Voss.
WASHINGTON, DC.- On the 100th anniversary of the Olympic Games in which athletes Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox), Duke Kahanamoku (Native Hawaiian), Andrew Sockalexis (Penobscot) and Lewis Tewanima (Hopi) represented the United States in Stockholm, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian presents “Best in the World: Native Athletes in the Olympics.” In 1912, Thorpe swept both the pentathlon and decathlon at the Olympic Games, becoming the first and only Olympian to accomplish such a feat and earning the accolades of King Gustav V of Sweden, who proclaimed Thorpe to be “the greatest athlete in the world.” Thorpe was joined that year by fellow Native teammates Kahanamoku, who won the 100-meter freestyle ... More |
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 Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas unveils new logo and website DALLAS, TX.- Inviting guests to "discover a world of possibilities," Perot Museum of Nature and Science leaders unveiled a new logo, branding strategy and website to accompany the fresh start promised when the newly constructed museum opens in 2013. "This is another red-letter day for the Perot Museum of Nature and Science as we unveil our new logo and brand identity," said Nicole G. Small, CEO of the Perot Museum. "This novel branding approach provides a flexible and dynamic canvas to support all the wonderful things the Museum will offer, both inside and outside the building. And it will help us deliver our mission of inspiring minds through nature and science." The Perot Museum has been named in honor of Margot and Ross Perot, the result of a $50-million gift announced in May 2008 by their children - Katherine Reeves, Carolyn Rathjen, Suzanne McGee, Nancy ... More Everson Museum of Art opens exhibitions by Julie Blackmon and landscapes in paint and print SYRACUSE, NY.- The Everson Museum of Art announced the opening of Julie Blackmon: Other Tales from Home, scheduled to be on view June 2 – September 2, 2012, with free admission. Authentic and dysfunctional, Julie Blackmon’s photographs of family life strike a resonating chord in both children and adult viewers. Boys and girls run free in the backyard or the living room among scattered toys while preoccupied grown-ups hover on the edges. Inspired by humorous seventeenth century Dutch paintings and her own childhood as the eldest of nine, Blackmon digitally reconstructs scenes of family life with humor and an eye for the underlying chaos. The exhibition contains selections from her past series Domestic Vacations along with photographs from her latest body of work. The Everson also announced the opening of People, Place and Progress: Local Landscapes ... More British Council releases rare films of the Queen's childhood for Jubilee LONDON.- To mark the Diamond Jubilee, the British Council has released two online films showing its patron the Queen as a young Princess, which have been unseen for 50 years. Royal Road (1941) is an incredible behind-the-scenes glimpse of life in the Royal Household, with beautiful pictures of the young Princess Elizabeth in the gardens of Windsor Castle with her family and pet corgis. King George VI took a personal interest in the making of the film. Westminster Abbey (1945) is a tour of the historic Abbey, including footage of Princess Elizabeth looking on with the rest of the Royal Family as her father, King George VI, is crowned. The film took three years to make, due to the difficulty of filming in the Abbey during wartime – as many of the monuments had been removed. The films are from the British Council’s own film archive which dates back to late 1939. 80 of the films ... More Probation for woman who attacked Clyfford Still painting DENVER (AP).- A woman accused of punching and scratching a multimillion-dollar painting at the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver before removing her pants and sliding down the artwork has been sentenced to two years of mental health probation. Prosecutors said Thursday that 37-year-old Carmen Tisch was sentenced immediately after pleading guilty to criminal mischief in mid-May. She was ordered to undergo alcohol treatment as a condition of her probation. Her mother said after Tisch was arrested in December that Tisch was an alcoholic. A restitution hearing could still be scheduled. Still is credited with pioneering the abstract expressionism movement. Museum officials have said the painting that was attacked, 1957-J-No. 2, is valued at more than $30 million. ... More Lawmaker seeks delay on Eisenhower Memorial in DC WASHINGTON (AP).- The chairman of the House Oversight Committee is asking for further delay in approving the planned Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial near the National Mall in Washington. California Rep. Darrell Issa sent a letter Thursday to the Eisenhower Memorial Commission saying more questions must be answered about the design process for the memorial before it's approved. The project has slowed amid objections from Eisenhower's family to the layout and focus of the memorial. Issa says he hasn't received answers from the General Services Administration about how architect Frank Gehry was chosen to design the memorial. Issa is also a member of the National Capital Planning Commission, a panel that must approve the design before construction can begin. He says he won't support the design until there is a thorough examination. ... More Historic steamship leaving W. Michigan for Canada DOUGLAS, MICH (AP).- The historic steamship Keewatin is leaving its West Michigan home of more than 40 years. The Holland Sentinel and MLive.com report the ship was freed Thursday from the bottom of Kalamazoo Lake as preparations continued for its relocation to Canada. The 350-foot ship is expected to be towed to Port McNicoll, Ontario, where it will be part of a waterfront and tourist attraction. The Keewatin is expected to begin the trip this weekend and arrive in Port McNicoll on June 23. The ship was built in 1907 in Scotland then brought to the Great Lakes, where it carried cargo and passengers. It was retired in 1965 and headed for the scrap yard. It was brought to Douglas in 1967 where it has been a museum. ... More |
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