| Exhibition presents 100 paintings by Paul Klee from the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen Collection | | Getty Research Institute acquires photographs by Swiss filmmaker and photographer Eva Sulzer | | "The Ecstasy of Colour: Munch, Matisse and the Expressionists" at Museum Folkwang | 
Paul Klee, omphalo-centrischer Vortrag, 1939, 690 (KK 10), Kreide und Kleisterfarbe auf Seide auf Jute auf Keilrahmen, 70 x 50,5 cm, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf.
DUSSELDORF.- The Paul Klee collection of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen is among the most comprehensive ensembles of work by this multifaceted artist anywhere in Germany. Never before have all 100 Klees been presented together publicly in Düsseldorf. This singular opportunity to present the collection as a whole to art-lovers is generating numerous fresh insights. Klee, who was born in 1879, taught at the Düsseldorf Art Academy in the early 1930s – until he emigrated in the late 1930s under pressure from the National Socialist dictatorship. Klee died in Switzerland in 1940. The core of the Düsseldorf inventory consists of 88 works which were acquired by the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia in 1960 from the US-American art collector and steel manufacturer David Thompson in a sale brokered by the Swiss art dealer Ernst Beyeler. Today, the collection includes 100 works, and represents a major attraction ... More | | 
Convent of the Nuns, Uxmal, 1939. Eva Sulzer (Swiss, 1902-1990). Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. ©Succession Wolfgang Paalen and Eva, Sulzer, Berlin.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Getty Research Institute announced the acquisition of more than ninety photographs taken by Eva Sulzer (Swiss, 1902–1990) in Canada, Alaska and Mexico in 1939. Several of the photographs will be on view in the upcoming exhibition Farewell to Surrealism: The Dyn Circle in Mexico, at the GRI October 2, 2012 through February 17, 2013. Eva Sulzer was a Swiss musician, collector, photographer, and filmmaker closely associated with the surrealist painter and theorist Wolfgang Paalen (Austrian, 1905–1959). She met Paalen in 1931 in a Baltic resort and returned to Paris with him; they remained close friends until Paalen’s death in 1959. In 1939 Sulzer traveled with Paalen and his wife Alice Rahon (French, 1904–1987) to visit pre-Columbian sites in Northwest Canada, Alaska, and Mexico. Sulzer photographed these locations and artifacts, and a portion of this work, along with several article ... More | | 
Maurice de Vlaminck, Portrait d'André Derain, 1906. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, 1998© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2012© bpk / The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
ESSEN.- After two years of preparation, on 29 September Museum Folkwang, Essen finally opened its doors to present visitors with the highlight of this year’s exhibition season. In the special exhibition The Ecstasy of Colour – Munch, Matisse and the Expressionists (29 September 2012 to 13 January 2013), Museum Folkwang focuses on one of the most exciting chapters of early 20th-century painting. The major exhibition was made possible thanks to the museum’s established and indeed close cooperation with RWE AG, likewise based in Essen, which as exclusive sponsor actively supports Museum Folkwang with its excellent advance financing concept. This show is the first to present Norwegian artist Edvard Munch and the “Fauves”, the so-called “wild beasts” of French art (Henri Matisse, André Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck) in relation to the Expressionists in Germany including Ernst Ludwig ... More |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston debuts new gallery showcasing gems and jewelry of the ancient Mediterranean | | Large bronze figural work by Francisco Zuniga could fetch $250,000 at Elite Decorative Arts Auction | | MOSS: An auction of art and design at Phillips de Pury & Company features Frank Stella's Brit (Q-6) | 
Earring with Nike driving a two-horse chariot, about 350–325 B.C. Gold. Henry Lillie Pierce Fund. Photo: © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
BOSTON, MASS.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston opened a new gallery of Gems and Jewelry of the Ancient Mediterranean with more than 250 beautiful objects, many of them precious and rare. Half of the works are gems from the Museum’s world-class collection of about 700 Greek and Roman gems, considered the finest in the United States. The other half of the gallery showcases brilliant examples of Etruscan, Greek, and Roman jewelry, such as one of the MFA’s most famous pieces, the renowned 4th-century BC Earring with Nike driving a two-horse chariot, a masterpiece in gold. To enhance the appreciation of these works, new magnifying devices were specially designed for this gallery, which allows visitors to view the objects up close. Also displayed are a selection of works (a painting, sculpture, and decorative items) representing ancient women wearing jewelry, such as a funerary portrait of a young woman from Roman Egypt and ... More | | 
Bronze figure by Francisco Zuniga (1912-1998), depicting a female seated on a chair (est. $200,000-$250,000).
BOYNTON BEACH, FL.- A very large bronze rendering of a female seated on a chair by the renowned Mexican-Costa Rican artist Francisco Zuniga (1912-1998) is expected to realize $200,000-$250,000 at a multi-estate sale planned for Saturday, Oct. 13, by Elite Decorative Arts, at the firm’s gallery in Quantum Town Center, at 1034 Gateway Boulevard in Boynton Beach. The figural bronze was crafted in 1981 and is titled Rosa en una Silla (or Rosa Sentata). It is quite large -- 49 inches tall by 29 ¾ inches wide by 27 inches deep -- and is marked and dated “Mexico 1981.” It is also inscribed by the artist, who is equally well known for his paintings as well as his sculptures. His father, Manuel Maria Zuniga, was also a noted sculptor. Francisco Zuniga was once described as “one of the 100 most notable Mexicans of the 20th century,” and the Encyclopedia Britannica called him “perhaps the best sculptor ... More | | 
Frank Stella, Brit (Q-6), from the Moby-Dick series, 1990 (detail). Acrylic, aluminum alloy, steel. 89 x 116 x 110 1/2 in (226.1 x 294.6 x 280.7 cm). Estimate: $300,000-400,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company announces MOSS, an auction of art and design including works from the personal collection of Murray Moss and Franklin Getchell, founders of Moss, a beloved New York design institution. The auction, prefaced by a ten-day exhibition, will juxtapose contemporary and historical design with paintings, sculpture and photography. The assemblage was done in collaboration with ArtAssure, Ltd. The exhibition and auction will include important works by prominent contemporary designers including Maarten Baas, Hella Jongerius, Studio Job, Marcel Wanders, Fernando and Humberto Campana, Tokujin Yoshioka, Enzo Mari, and Alberto Meda, as well as master works by mid-century design master Gio Ponti and sculptor Leo Amino. Design icons will be pa ... More |
| First solo exhibition of world-renowned French artist Bernar Venet opens in Singapore | | Iconic news photographs of 1960s on view in exhibition at Worcester Art Museum | | Recent work by artist Hughie O'Donoghue on view at Abbot Hall in Cumbria | 
For this exhibition, Bernar Venet is showing new sculptural reliefs from his GRIB series.
SINGAPORE.- Art Plural Gallery announces the first solo exhibition of acclaimed French artist Bernar Venet in Singapore. New York-based French artist Bernar Venet has been exploring the notions of indetermination, disorder, chance, and unpredictability with perseverance for decades. For this exhibition, Bernar Venet is showing new sculptural reliefs from his GRIB series, an extension of the original wooden Indeterminate Lines that were developed between 1979 and 1983. The works included in this show were made from 35mm steel plates torch-cut by hand. The technique adds to the unpredictable nature of these ‘scribbles’ and gives these works a rougher character and more accessibility than their predecessors. The scribbling of the GRIB wall pieces logically connects the action of drawing in a random two-dimensional gesticulation and the physicality of a precise three-dimensional figure. With these new works, Ber ... More | | 
John Loengard, American, born 1934, The Beatles, Miami Beach, 1964, Gelatin silver print, gift of David Davis, 2011.147
WORCESTER, MASS.- Worcester Art Museum announces its major fall exhibition, Kennedy to Kent State: Images of a Generation, opened September 29 and on view through February 3, 2013. The exhibition features some of the most powerful and provocative American photographs of the 1960s. The photographs chronicle world events during the turbulent decade of the 1960s. From disturbing assassinations, the Vietnam War, antiwar protests, the thrill of space exploration, and the lightheartedness of pop culture, this exhibition represents a range of human emotion. The photographs are from the museum’s permanent collection. The photographs were originally collected by David Davis, as a way to recall and reflect his memories of the era. The photographs also reveal the activities of news gathering and publishing in the 1960s. Many are vintage wirephotos or file photo- ... More | | 
Hughie O’Donoghue, Cumae III, 2011. Oil on linen canvas, 48 x 48 cm© the artist, courtesy Marlborough Fine Art.
CUMBRIA.- Abbot Hall's fiftieth anniversary programme concludes with the work of Hughie O’Donoghue, one of the most ambitious artists working in the UK today. Drawn from both private and public collections the exhibition brings together selected works from a period of almost thirty years, tracing themes and motifs that have preoccupied the artist consistently over this time. The exhibition also presents one of the first opportunities to see some of his most recent work. The human figure immersed in the landscape is a constant subject in O’Donoghue’s work, man in his environment, sometimes the two merging into each other, as in the painting Liquid Earth 1984, where a human head emerges from a ground resembling a flow of molten lava. The natural world, memory and myth are recurring motifs that O’Donoghue uses in his quest to unearth meaning in his painting. His figures, ... More |
| fotofever: An innovative photography showcase begins its European journey in Brussels | | Material Culture to rekindle 'Spirits of Reincarnation Brothers and Sisters' with Oct. 14 auction | | Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney on view at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers | 
Nebula humilias © Lola Guerrera. Photo: GalerÃa Astarté.
BRUSSELS.- After the success of the first edition in Paris, fotofever, a contemporary photography fair, expands and moves into Brussels from the 4th to the 7th of October 2012 at the site, “Tour & Taxis.” The goal : conquer Europe ! Infused with talent and exciting new activities, fotofever explores imagery of today in all of its forms, ranging from well-known artists to emerging talents. Thanks to 60 galleries and editors carefully selected from Europe and North America, fotofever presents a striking assortment of artists and their works in a friendly, welcoming environment. And as photography is explored from every angle, fotofever equally upholds video and digital art in a choice place. Seasoned as well as first-time collectors, galleries, and institutions are invited to come share their passion for photography. One keyword: Discovery. fotofever now undertakes the challenge of developing new vocations for ... More | | 
Syrian judge's robe, Aleppo, 19th century, gold-embroidered silk, tapestry weave. Provenance: Samy and Sara Rabinovic. First-prize winner at 1996 ICOC Conference. Est. $3,000-$4,000. Material Culture image.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- An important artwork by Prince Twins Seven-Seven (Nigerian, 1944-2011) not only co-headlines Material Culture’s 450-lot Oct. 14 auction, it also inspired the event’s title: “The Spirits of My Reincarnation Brothers and Sisters.” Deeply mystical and immediately identifiable, the works of Prince Twins Seven-Seven have spurred a new level of interest in the marketplace since Material Culture offered several exciting multimedia paintings by the artist in their May 5 auction debut. The self-taught Prince Twins Seven-Seven expressed his boundless imagination in themes that blended esoteric imagery with a vibrant, traditional West African color palette. The 65 by 58-inch batik dye, watercolor, acrylic and oil-on-cloth painting featured in Material Culture’s Oct. 14 sale was purchased ... More | | 
The Lion and the Mouse. Cover illustration. Jerry Pinkney, 2009. © Jerry Pinkney Studio. All rights reserved.
YONKERS, NY.- In one hundred books Jerry Pinkney has turned an artist’s eye and hand to the story ─ a classic, a folktale, a fable ─ and readers all over the world saw something new, something they wanted to read and to remember. “I am a storyteller at heart,” Pinkney said. He is also the master of the American picture book and more than 120 watercolor illustrations by this artist, who lives in Westchester, are on view in the exhibition Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney at the Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, from September 26 to January 13. The first major overview of Jerry Pinkney’s 50-year career as a designer and illustrator, the exhibition follows his 2010 award of the Randolph Caldecott Medal for The Lion and the Mouse, from the American Library Association. The Hudson River Museum is the only New York showing for this exhibition on national tour orga- ... More |
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 Modern Art Oxford provides a platform for emerging contemporary artists OXFORD.- A new initiative showcasing the talent of emerging artists from across the South East of England is being featured at Modern Art Oxford from late September through to November. The two-part exhibition presents the work of nine 2012 graduate artists from Oxford Brookes University, The Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art, Oxford Cherwell Valley College, and Reading University. Initiated through CVAN, the contemporary visual arts network in the South East, Platform has been created to nurture new artistic talent and is supported by a coalition of visual arts organisations: Aspex, Milton Keynes Gallery, Modern Art Oxford and Turner Contemporary. Each organisation has selected graduates from their local area to participate in this series of exhibitions. At Modern Art Oxford between 29 September – 28 October, Part I of Platform will feature five artists; Laura Bleach (Oxford ... More Stormie Mills to be honoured with a Cullen Street Art Suite VICTORIA.- Artist Stormie Mills will be the first Australian street artist to be honoured with a street art suite at The Cullen hotel in Melbourne, joining internationally renowned artists D*Face, Swoon and Blek Le Rat. Stormie, who is in residence at the Hotel from Tuesday 2 October for an exhibition at Metro Gallery 1 – 20 October, will gather inspiration and leave his mark in the suite over the course of the week. Stormie’s suite will be the fourth Street Art Suite in the hotel. Renowned street artists D*Face, Swoon and Blek Le Rat have left their marks whilst staying in the hotel since it opened in late 2009. In 2012, The Cullen officially launched their Street Art Suites to guests, further cementing the Art Series Hotels mandate of creating unique art inspired experiences for guests. Best known for his character based work, Stormie explores the idea of isolation and the human condition, drawing on his ... More First US solo exhibition of Dominican artist Jorge Pineda opens at Hunter College East Harlem Art Gallery NEW YORK, NY.- The Hunter College East Harlem Art Gallery presents Jorge Pineda: Shadows and Other Fairy Tales from September 28 through December 28, 2012. The gallery is located in Hunter College’s Lois V. and Samuel Silberman School of Social Work building at 2180 Third Avenue at 119th Street, Manhattan. The first US solo exhibition of Dominican artist Jorge Pineda, Shadows and Other Fairy Tales, features two major art installations. The exhibition presents one of Pineda’s most representative works to date, The Forest: Lies (Version III, 2006), a psychologically charged artwork characteristic of Pineda’s blend of site-specific drawing and installation. Pineda has also conceived a new installation for this exhibition: Oh Taschen, Taschen, Taschen! Wild Girls Without a Mask (2012) composed of double portraits of ninety-three international women artists that uses Taschen’s ... More "Negotiating this world: Contemporary Australian Art" at the National Gallery of Victoria MELBOURNE.- The National Gallery of Victoria showcases a decade of contemporary Australian artworks with Negotiating this world: Contemporary Australian Art. Reflecting the breadth of artistic practice in Australia, Negotiating this world includes more than 100 works by contemporary Australian artists of diverse cultural backgrounds and practices, exploring their response to issues of identity, modernity, history, conflict and environmental concern. Tony Ellwood, Director, NGV, said, “Negotiating this world highlights the tremendous contemporary Australian works that have been acquired by the NGV over the last decade through the Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists (VFLAA). “The VFLAA was established in 2002 and since its inception has resulted in the acquisition of 380 artworks for the NGV. These works demonstrate the immense creative vigour and talent of artists ... More British artist Simon Martin's new exhibition "UR Feeling" opens at Camden Arts Centre LONDON.- British artist Simon Martin’s new exhibition UR Feeling investigates the state between knowing and sensing, particularly in relation to the built environment. He has set up a platform to discuss this idea, bringing into the gallery works by artists and designers including Richard Artschwager, Stephen Shore and Ettore Sottsass. UR Feeling is research for a new film which Martin developed, and is punctuated by discussions, performances and film screenings to further elucidate his ideas. The exhibition looks at how the combination of architectural form with attention to the history of a site can bring about a particular affect on the viewer, and reflects on the complexity of impression, appearance and effect when encountering something unfamiliar. The exhibition is punctuated by discussions, performances and film screenings involving writers and artists. Simon Martin: UR Feeling ... More Sarah Vanderlip: Winner of the Marjorie Schiele Prize exhibits at the Cincinnati Art Museum CINCINNATI, OH.- Shimmering outlines of buildings hover in Sarah Vanderlip’s graphite and silvered Mylar drawings entitled Drawings for Sculptures of Buildings at the Cincinnati Art Museum September 29–December 9, 2012. Vanderlip is the inaugural winner of the Marjorie Schiele Prize, and here uses architectural drawings to stretch the limitations of sculpture, drawing, and space. The exhibition features five large format works, some approaching thirteen by seven feet in size. “Drawings for Sculptures of Buildings underscores the hybridized and expanded field of contemporary art today,” states James Crump, Chief Curator at the Cincinnati Art Museum. “Vanderlip’s works strongly suggest sculpture’s relationship with drawing and painting and architecture, and this artist’s particular penchant to move back and forth between two- and three-dimensionality.” A sculptor by tra ... More |
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