| Three new interconnected exhibitions open this fall at Carl Solway Gallery in Cincinnati | | "Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan" opens at New York University | | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston unveils redesigned William I. Koch Gallery of European art | 
Sol LeWitt, Bands of Equal Width in Color (The Wadsworth Portfolio), 2000 (detail), from a set of 8 linocuts. Edition of 75, 29 x 29 inches each.
CINCINNATI, OH.- Sol LeWitt (1928-2007), one of the 20th century’s most prolific artists, was associated with two major art movements: Conceptual Art and Minimalism. He worked in a wide variety of mediums including wall drawings, structures (a term he preferred to sculpture), painting, printmaking and photography. The exhibition at Carl Solway Gallery focuses on his prints and structures. LeWitt made prints throughout his career and his extensive list of exhibitions includes two print retrospectives, in 1974 at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and in 1986 at the Tate Gallery in London. LeWitt was best known for reducing art to its essential elements. Working with the most basic of shapes (spheres, triangles, cubes, quadrilaterals) and colors (red, yellow, blue, black and white), he organized his components into seemingly logical systems that were often executed in series. He devised instructions for his wall dr ... More | | 
Kneeling Winged Monster, Xiangtangshan: Northern Group of Caves, North Cave, below perimeter wall niches, 550-559 ce. Limestone Relief, 34 x 27 x 10 in. (86.4 x 68.6 x 25.4 cm). The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust (35-276). Photo: Jamison Miller.
NEW YORK, NY.- A groundbreaking exhibition that unites masterpieces of Chinese sculpture from the famed sixth‐century cave temples at Xiangtangshan with the first‐ever digitized reconstructions of their original setting opened on September 11, 2012, at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University (ISAW). Based on the most recent scholarship and utilizing advanced imaging technology, the installation provides new insights into the history and original appearance of one of Chinaʹs most remarkable Buddhist devotional sites. The majestic temples at Xiangtangshan—carved into mountains in northern China and lavishly decorated with sculpted images of Buddha and other celestial beings—were damaged ... More | | 
Installation of the Newly Renovated William I. Koch Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. September 5, 2012. Photo: © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
BOSTON, MA.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, unveiled on September 8 its newly renovated William I. Koch Gallery, one of the Museum’s grandest spaces, evocative of a great hall in a European palace. Masterpieces from 16th- and 17th-century Italy, France, Spain, and Flanders hang on walls covered in red damask, complemented by a spectacular display of German silver and four tapestries from the Palazzo Barberini in Rome. “The Koch Gallery is the most majestic architectural space in the MFA, and the new installation enhances this effort, with an astonishing display of European paintings and silver, virtually unparalleled in America,” said Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director of the MFA, who is overseeing the project and a team of Art of Europe curators and designers. The iconic Koch Gallery features masterpieces drawn from the Museum’s renowned ... More |
| Randy Polumbo presents his most ambitious and monumental work to date at Steven Kasher Gallery | | Works of art from the Collection of Hubert de Givenchy displayed at Galerie de François Girardon | | Hôtel des Ventes, Geneva announces major fall auctions including more than 2,000 lots | 
Study for Love Stream 2012 by Randy Polumbo. Courtesy the artist. Photo by Christopher Burke Studios.
NEW YORK, NY.- Randy Polumbo presents Love Stream, his most ambitious and monumental work to date in the form of a vintage Airstream aluminum trailer transformed into a stimulating experiential wonderland that is both part amusement park attraction and part Freudian intervention. Also presented are a series of handblown crystal Udderformations and techno-organic Wallflowers of glass and aluminum that are illuminated with LEDs to create a bioluminescent frenzy on the gallery walls. Polumbo combines glass and innovative lighting to create environments that speak to our world of pleasure and sensuality. He invites viewers to immerse themselves in an exotic and lurid Garden of Eden blooming with voluptuous handblown glass flora sprouting from every surface. Love Stream is the more resolved and vulnerable sister of Polumbo’s The Garden and Grotto of Manifest Destiny(2008), a solar powered, mobile, military command post overrun with blossoms comprised of hundreds of commercial s ... More | | 
One of the greatest living couturiers, Hubert de Givenchy is also known to be a passionate collector of sculpture, furniture and works of art. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
PARIS.- Christie’s announced that a selection of works of art from the Collection of Hubert de Givenchy are being displayed in an exhibition in Paris from 11 to 26 September 2012, during the Biennale des Antiquaires. The décor of the exhibition has been inspired by the 1708 series of engravings representing the Galerie de François Girardon, the sculptor for Louis XIV. Among the works selected are ten bronze sculptures as well as various marble busts and gilt-bronze and marble vases. The wonderful idea for the exhibition came from Hubert de Givenchy himself. “I believe that as time passes, we like to concentrate on realizing our dreams. I have always been inspired by the Galerie de Girardon and it is marvelous to have the opportunity to realize my dream by recreating it with Christie’s.” declared Hubert de Givenchy. One of the greatest living couturiers, Hubert de Givenchy is also known to be a passionate ... More | | 
Louis Baudit (1870-1960), Fin d'après-midi, Genève 1942, importante huile sur toile dans son imposant cadre en bois doré, signée et datée 1942, contresignée, titrée et contre datée au verso, 170x106 cm. CHF 15.000-20.000.
GENEVA.- L’Hôtel des Ventes de Genève will embrace this major characteristic of Art Nouveau, which advocated « total art », art in everything but also for everyone. From 24 to 27 September, more than 2,000 lots will be put up for auction, with an estimated total value of CHF 2 to 3 million (EUR 1.7 to 2.5 million; USD 2 to 3 million) for starting prices ranging from CHF 100 to CHF 50,000. All forms of decorative art will be represented: from silverware to tableware, from furniture to carpets and display case objects. Indigenous art and Asian art will also play a prominent role. The week will begin on Monday evening with an auction devoted to haute couture, vintage prêt-à-porter and prestige furs. Balmain and Chanel evening dresses will rub shoulders with panther-skin, lynx and sable furs, all to be sold to the highest bidder, without a reserve price! Luxury leather ... More |
| I.M. Chait prepares a connoisseur's selection of Asian and international fine art for its Sept. 23 auction | | Sotheby's to offer Cai Guo-Qiang Gunpowder drawing to benefit the Asian Cultural Council | | Chester Beatty Library exhibits thirty-three paintings that once belonged to Sir Alfred Chester Beatty | 
Important Chinese 16th-century Ming Dynasty Wanli dragon vase of gu form, 21¼ inches high. Est. $50,000-$60,000. I.M. Chait image.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Long known for its ability to secure the rare and exquisite for its auction-going clientele, I.M. Chait Gallery & Auctioneers will present another outstanding selection of Asian and international fine art on Sept. 23 at the company’s Beverly Hills gallery. The auction includes 413 top-tier lots, ranging from important Chinese ceramics and carved ivories to European paintings and fine jewelry. An exceptional Chinese antique rhinoceros-horn libation cup – one of the top lots in the sale – is inscribed on both its sides. Translated, the front inscription reads: “Yizui Kitiandi [Intoxicated (with wine) for prayer in heaven and earth].” A gilt poetic inscription on verso loosely translates, in part: “…Use this cup for tasting wine, [may your] longevity be without an end.” Measuring 4 5/8 inches in length, the cup comes in a signed wood box and has a presale estimate of $30,000-$40,000. Fine Chinese ceramics to be auctioned i ... More | | 
Cai Guo-Qiang, Marx’s Moustache, 2009 (detail), Gunpowder on paper, Signed and dated lower right, 300 by 200 cm, Est. $HK$1.5/2 million. Photo: Sotheby's.
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s announced that it is to offer the Cai Guo-Qiang gunpowder drawing Marx’s Moustache in the Hong Kong Contemporary Asian Art sale on 7 October 2012 to benefit the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) in New York. Cai Guo-Qiang is one of the most important Chinese artists currently working in the US and is best known for using gunpowder and controlled explosions to create his artwork. Marx’s Moustache was created using this signature process and is the one of the rare gunpowder works to depict a political figure. Proceeds from the sale will be used to create the ACC Cai Fellowship Program, which will allow two emerging Chinese artists to participate in individually tailored six-month fellowship programs in United States, annually. Marx’s Moustache is estimated to fetch HK$1.5/2 million (US$192,308/256,410). Evelyn Lin, Head of Contemporary ... More | | 
Gustave Achille Guillaumet, Women in an Eastern Courtyard, 1860-65. Photo © National Gallery of Ireland.
DUBLIN.- A selection of thirty-three paintings that once belonged to Sir Alfred Chester Beatty are on display in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle for six months (until 24 March 2013). The exhibition was formally opened by the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, TD. The paintings are on loan from the National Gallery of Ireland and are part of a gift of some 90 works, mainly of the Barbizon School, presented by Beatty to the Irish Nation in 1950 shortly after his move from London to Ireland. He offered the pictures as a gesture of his appreciation to the Taoiseach of the day, John A. Costello, for his support and assistance to Beatty in making the move from London. Costello described the gift as ‘one of the most magnificent benefactions ever made to Ireland.’ For the first time, these pictures have been re-united with Beatty’s extraordinary collection of illuminated manuscripts and books, today ... More |
| National Gallery of Canada and Winnipeg Art Gallery form three-year partnership | | Foundation and Port Authority reach agreement for September 11 museum's completion | | Hunter Museum of American Art acquires portrait of George Washington | 
Beginning in January 2013, visitors will be able to see masterpieces from the national collection, both Canadian and international.
OTTAWA.- The National Gallery of Canada and the Winnipeg Art Gallery announced that they have signed a three-year partnership. The two institutions will present exhibitions in a specially dedicated space called The National Gallery of Canada at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Beginning in January 2013, visitors will be able to see masterpieces from the national collection, both Canadian and international. This agreement also coincides with the Centennial of the WAG, whose programming will be marked by year-long celebrations and leave an anniversary legacy. "Winnipeg has a famously lively artistic community and we are very happy to be there. Not only will this partnership be stimulating for our curators, it will put the national collection to greater use," said NGC director Marc Mayer. "We offer our warmest thanks to our colleagues at the Winnipeg Art Gallery for initiating a relationship that will let us serve one of Canada's most di ... More | | 
Construction cranes, center, work at the World Trade Center transportation hub in New York. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan.
By: Deepti Hajela, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP).- An agreement that paves the way for the completion of the Sept. 11 museum at ground zero was reached on the eve of the 11th anniversary of the terror attacks. The memorandum of understanding between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the foundation that controls the National September 11 Memorial & Museum was announced Monday. The museum was supposed to open this month, but construction all but ceased a year ago because of a funding squabble between the foundation and the Port Authority, which owns the World Trade Center site. Three powerful political figures became entangled in the dispute: The governors of New York and New Jersey control the Port Authority, while New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is the foundation's chairman. "By ensuring that no additional public funds are spent to ... More | | 
Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860), “Portrait of George Washington,” undated, oil on canvas, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Gift In Loving Memory and Honor of S. K. “Skeeter” Johnston, III and partial Museum Purchase, HMAA.2012.15
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.- The Hunter Museum of American Art recently added a portrait of George Washington to its permanent collection. The acquisition was unveiled last night during the Museum’s 60th Anniversary Celebration. “It is so appropriate for this great American art museum to celebrate its 60th anniversary by adding an image of George Washington to our permanent collection,” said Hunter Museum Executive Director, Daniel E. Stetson. The portrait was painted by Rembrandt Peale. He was a member of the extraordinary Peale family in late 18th and early 19th century America. The family included many artists, and Rembrandt’s father, Charles Willson Peale, was a Renaissance man being not only an artist, but a scientist, aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War and founder of America’s first museum. Rembrandt ... More |
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 Medal awarded to policeman who captured the 'Black Panther' serial murderer for sale at Bonhams LONDON.- The Queens Gallantry medal and handcuffs used in the capture plus notebooks and images relating to the capture of serial killer Donald Neilson by Constable Anthony John White on December 11th 1975 will be sold at Bonhams Coin and Medal sale on 26th September in Knightsbridge. Neilson was responsible for the death of five people mostly in the course of attacks on post offices as well as one kidnapping and death of a 17-year-old girl, Lesley Whittle. The Gallantry medal, estimated to sell for £12,000 to £15,000, comes with a substantial archive relating to Constable Tony White's police service in particular items relating to the capture of Donald Neilson, including the original handcuffs used to apprehend him and the notebook he used at the time, and his photocopied witness statement, dated 11th December 1975. The capture of this killer could not have been more dramatic ... More Painting by Lee Man Fong hits $1.3 million at Freeman's Sunday sale PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freeman’s, on Sunday, September 9, in the first of the auction season’s important Asia Week Sales, outperformed expectations, exceeding the overall estimate with an especially outstanding performance by top lots, including $1,314,500 for a painting by modern Chinese master Lee Man Fong. This is Freeman’s fourth consecutive Asian Arts auction to command million-dollar-plus prices for top items. Other recent sales include a Ming Dynasty gilt bronze and cloisonné covered jar sold in March 2012 for $1.54 million, an Imperial jade seal realized $3.5 million in September 2011, and a blue and white Ming-style vase in the March 2011 sale sold for $1.38 million. Samuel M. “Beau” Freeman II, Chairman, commented “Another great Asian Arts auction.... We’re thrilled to be consistently making news now with great pieces that are commanding the attention of the ... More Investor buys Muhammad Ali Kentucky childhood home By: Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, KY (AP).- A fan of Muhammad Ali has acquired an important piece of memorabilia: the boxing legend's boyhood home. Louisville Realtor Dave Lambrechts told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Las Vegas real estate investor Jared Weiss closed on the property the day before. He said Weiss paid $70,000 for the small white house with a sagging front porch overhang in a western Louisville neighborhood made up of mostly neat, modest homes. "The guy's a huge Ali fan, and that's what kind of spurred this," Lambrechts said. The home already has a state historical marker out front recognizing the residence as the home of Ali when he was a boy named Cassius Clay. The marker says Ali lived in the mostly black neighborhood with his parents ... More Lucy Raven presents three new works at the Hammer Museum LOS ANGELES, CA.- —Lucy Raven uses animation as the foundation for her explorations into the relationship of still photography to the moving image. During her 2011 Hammer Residency, Raven embarked on an ongoing investigation of the invention, growth, and mainstream acceptance of 3D cinema, from its roots in early animation to the current global infrastructure that has been established to support its newfound popularity. In the process, she began to amass an exhaustive archive of film and sound test patterns. Key to achieving high-quality image and sound, these test patterns are usually seen only by projectionists. Raven’s new works press these esoteric image and sound fragments into use as both raw material and subject-matter unto itself, freighted with the patina of analog cinema in a digital age. Hammer Projects: Lucy Raven features three new works that promise to ... More Understanding Art: Impressionism makes U.S. debut with DVD release SILVER SPRING, MD.- An entertaining, accessible, and educational exploration of the highly popular art movement, Understanding Art: Impressionism makes its DVD debut from Athena on September 18, 2012. Renowned critic Waldemar Januszczak (Every Picture Tells a Story) presents this lively documentary on the legendary artists of the impressionist movement. Available to U.S. audiences for the first time, this four-part 2011 program sheds light on the motley collection of personalities that revolutionized art. The DVD 3-Vol. boxed set includes two feature-length bonus programs, Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art (90 min.) and Vincent: The Full Story (146 min.), 20-page viewer’s guide with articles on the politics of impressionism, the social network, women impressionists, Paris’s hot spots, impressionist hardware, and an illustration of impressionist techniques, and more ($59.99, ... More Joslyn Art Museum announces completion of historic journal translation project OMAHA, NE.- Joslyn Art Museum announced the milestone publication of the third and final volume of the English translation of The North American Journals of Prince Maximilian of Wied, one of the most important documents of the nineteenth-century American West. Volumes 1 and 2 were published in 2008 and 2010 respectively. In 2008, Volume 1 was named the “Outstanding Nonfiction Book” of the year by National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. In the fall of 2011, Volume 1 received the Western History Association’s Dwight L. Smith Aware, a biennial award recognizing outstanding bibliographic or research work. Earlier in 2011, Volumes 1 and 2 were reviewed by Stuart Ferguson of The Wall Street Journal, who called the works a “magnificient chronicle.” In 1832–34, Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian, a distinguished explorer, naturalist, and ethnologist from Wied-Neuwied, ... More |
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