| Bernini's terracotta models illuminate his unique creative process in Met Museum exhibition | | Brancusi masterpiece to lead $35 million private collection at Christie's New York | | Associated Press interviews Marina Abramovic at the 2012 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival | 
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Angel with the Superscription (detail) Ca. 1667–68. Terracotta, 14 ¼ x 7 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome. Photo: Anthony Sigel.
NEW YORK, NY.- To visualize life-size or colossal marbles, the great Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) began by rapidly modeling small clay sketches. Fired as terracotta, these studies are bold, expressive works in their own right. Together with related drawings, they preserve the first traces of Bernini’s fervid imagination and unique creative process that evolved into some of the most famous and spectacular statuary in Rome, including the fountains in the Piazza Navona and the angels on the Ponte Sant’ Angelo. Bernini: Sculpting in Clay features 39 of these terracotta sketch models, shown together for the first time, with 30 drawings. Due to unprecedented loans especially granted for this occasion, the exhibition is the first to retrace Bernini’s unparalleled approach to sculptural design and his use of vigorous clay studies and drawings in directing ... More | | 
Constantin Brancusi, Une muse. Plaster. Height: 18 in. (45.7 cm.). Executed in 1912. Estimate: $10,000,000-15,000,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
NEW YORK, NY.- In keeping with increasing collector demand for exceptional examples of modernist sculpture, Christie’s New York is pleased to announce its Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art on November 7 will feature Constantin Brancusi’s Une Muse --- a pivotal work in plaster that was among the first sculptures by the artist ever exhibited for American audiences. Executed in 1912, Brancusi’s delicate, stylized rendering of a woman’s head drew widespread accolades from collectors and the press when it debuted at the inaugural Armory Show of 1913 in New York. Armory Show co-founder Walt Kuhn was so enamored with Une Muse that he purchased it for his own personal collection, keeping this sculpture as well as a second version in plaster for the rest of his life. Estimated at US$10-15 million, Une Muse is among the highlights of an exceptional private collection of Modernist works that forms the co ... More | | 
Performance artist Marina Abramovic speaks during an interview at the Rio Film Festival. AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo.
By: Jenny Barchfield, Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP).- It's taken her 40 years, but performance artist Marina Abramovic says she's learned to relax the iron self-control that's at the heart of her craft. The Belgrade-born artist best known for her piece "The Artist Is Present," which in 2010 saw her sit silent and motionless for 736 1/2 hours opposite a parade of strangers at New York's Museum of Modern Art, said a thirst for novelty pushed her to relinquish control to two movie directors. "If you always control all points of view it's always the same," Abramovic told The Associated Press in an interview in Rio de Janeiro, where she's promoting two documentaries about her life and four decade-long career. "Bob Wilson's Life and Death of Marina Abramovic," by director Giada Colagrande, chronicles the staging of a play loosely based on Abramovic's ... More |
| Michigan's ArtPrize celebrates the diversity of ideas awarding $560,000 to sixteen artists | | National Gallery of Canada presents first major retrospective of Canadian photographer Margaret Watkins' work | | Major gift to Tate from Mercedes and Ian Stoutzker goes on show for the first time | 
The top winner was Adonne Khare from Burbank, Calif. for her large-scale graphite on paper drawing, Elephants, which took the $200,000.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.- ArtPrize, the radically open, international art competition and social experiment, tonight awarded $560,000 in cash prizes to the artists of 16 installations, concluding the 19-day event. Ten awards were decided in an epic, 16-day public voting process, while a panel of internationally renowned arts professionals decided six winners. The top winners included Adonne Khare from Burbank, Calif. for her large-scale graphite on paper drawing, Elephants, which took the $200,000, publicly decided ArtPrize Award, and Design 99 from Detroit, Mich., for Displacement (13208 Klinger St), a found artifacts installation, which was awarded the first-ever, $100,000 Juried Grand Prize. With its public voting and juried awards, ArtPrize 2012 explored the tension between the professional and populist in an epic conversation that was its largest to date. 47,160 people cast 412,560 votes in ArtPrize 2012, the largest ... More | | 
Margaret Watkins, Academic Nude - Tower of Ivory, June 1924. Palladium print, 21.2 x 16 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 1984 with the assistance of a grant from the Government of Canada under the terms of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.
OTTAWA.- The National Gallery of Canada unveiled the first retrospective exhibition of the work of Canadian photographer, Margaret Watkins. Watkins gained a reputation in the world of art and advertising during the 1920s, with her images of everyday objects such as a sink filled with unwashed dishes, eggs on the edge of a draining board, a shower hose and a bar of soap. The exhibition, titled Margaret Watkins: Domestic Symphonies, runs until January 6, 2013, and is comprised of 108 works created between 1914 and 1937, seven of which are part of the NGC’s collection. Although Watkins started working in a Pictorialist style of photography, making soft-focused images of literary and sometimes sentimental subjects, she continued to push the boundaries of what was ... More | | 
Lucian Freud (b. 1922), Girl In A Striped Nightdress, Or Celia 1983-85. Photo: Tate.
LONDON.- A group of pre-eminent works of British art, donated to Tate by Mercedes and Ian Stoutzker, have gone on show at Tate Britain. • Hurvin Anderson, Maracus 111 2004, 1600 x 2430 mm • Peter Doig, Untitled (snow scene) 2001-02, 1850 x 1980 mm • Jacob Epstein, Lucian Freud 1947 • Lucian Freud, Girl in a Striped dress, or Celia 1983-85, 315 x 256 mm • David Hockney, Savings and Loan Building 1966, 1830 x 1220mm • RB Kitaj, Synchromy with FB General of Hot Desire 1968-69, each panel 1524 x 915 mm • George Shaw, Ash Wednesday 2004-05, 910 x 1210 mm • Conrad Shawcross, Maquette for Continuum, 2004, 550 x 1340 x 1340 mm • Rachel Whiteread, Maquette for Trafalgar Square Plinth 1999, 900 x 515 x 240 mm (edition of 15) This is a major gift to the Tate Collection of works which significantly enhance key areas in Tate’s representation of twentieth-century British art. Nicholas Ser ... More |
| Bonhams European Paintings Auction in New York offers real treats on Halloween | | Exhibition of twenty works from 2010 to 2012 by Lucas Samaras on view at The Pace Gallery | | Exhibition at the Phillips Collection introduces American audiences to Per Kirkeby | 
John William Godward, RBA, Waiting for the procession, signed and dated 'J.W. Godward '90' (upper left), oil on canvas, 42 1/4 x 28in. Est. $400,000 - 600,000. Photo: Courtesy of Bonhams.
NEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams New York auction of European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture will feature 158 lots comprising a broad range of works by Old Master and 19th century artists from Europe, Eastern Europe and the UK. The offerings combine varied media and styles with many notable works drawn from private collections. The entire sale will be exhibited in San Francisco and New York and sold simultaneously in both cities on October 31. John William Godward’s masterwork Waiting for the Procession (est. $400,000-$600,000) highlights the sale. This early, rare, multi-figured painting from 1890 is a significant example of the artist’s neo-classical renderings, capturing the perfection and beauty of two Roman patrician women. Considered to be perhaps Godward’s most important early work, ... More | | 
Lucas Samaras, XYZ 0895 (Razor Cut), 2012. Pure pigment on paper mounted on Dibond, 35" x 62" x 1-1/4" © Lucas Samaras, courtesy Pace Gallery. Phot0: Lucas Samaras / Courtesy Pace Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY.- An exhibition of twenty works from 2010 to 2012 by Lucas Samaras inaugurate Pace’s new gallery at 508 West 25th Street. This is the artist’s thirty-third exhibition at Pace, which has represented him since 1965. XYZ is on view from September 28 through October 27. In XYZ, Samaras continues his deeply focused explorations in manipulating materials and images, alluding to his early work with the Polaroid camera and extending the technique he first embraced in the 1970s of slicing colors into abstract, mosaic-like paintings. Rather than stitching tangible materials, in XYZ, Samaras uses the computer to make dazzling pure pigment prints where he fuses his photographs with selected digital effects to create hyper-chromatic compositions. The exhibition presents ... More | | 
Per Kirkeby, New Shadows V, 1996 (detail). Oil on canvas, 63 x 63 in. Private collection
WASHINGTON, DC.- This fall, The Phillips Collection presents a survey of Scandinavia’s most highly acclaimed living artist. Per Kirkeby (Danish, b. 1938) is a painter, sculptor, geologist, filmmaker, writer, and poet. Deeply engrossed in natural history and art history, he has had an enormously prolific 40-year career. The most comprehensive display of his work in the U.S. to date, Per Kirkeby: Paintings and Sculpture is on view at the Phillips from Oct. 6, 2012, through Jan. 6, 2013. The exhibition features an eclectic selection of 26 richly layered paintings and 11 striking bronze models by Per Kirkeby (pronounced PEAR KEER-kay-BUH). Kirkeby’s art does not fit into a single style or movement; he believes that art, like science, is constantly in flux. His works incorporate all aspects of natural history, from the progression of humanity to the scientific evolution of the world, reflecting the ... More |
| Post-World War II Australia in pictures opens at the Western Australian Museum | | Paola Antonelli appointed Director of Research and Development at MoMA in newly created role | | 50 years of James Bond: Evening charity auction totals $1,214,448 at Christie's | 
Violinist, Methodist Ladies' College, 1971.
PERTH.- The iconic images of one of Australia?s most renowned photographers, Max Dupain, are now on display at the Western Australian Museum ? Geraldton. Dupain was famous for his modernist, documentary style of photography and his images of post-World War II Australia are widely regarded as important records of a changing society. Western Australian Museum ? Geraldton regional manager Catherine Belcher said his images, spanning from the 1940s to 1970s, offer a visual record of the ideology and culture of the time. ?Dupain was commissioned by the federal government to contribute to a large-scale campaign to increase migration to Australia following the Second World War,? Ms Belcher said. ?On assignment, Dupain travelled the country capturing images of prosperous cities, healthy children and rich rural opportunities to convey a nation filled with promise for those wanting to create a new life.? One of Dupain?s most striking p ... More | | 
Paola Antonelli, Director of Research and Development, and Senior Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art, NY. Photo: Robin Holland.
NEW YORK, NY.-Paola Antonelli, The Museum of Modern Art's Senior Curator of Architecture and Design, has been named Director of Research and Development, effective immediately, it was announced today by MoMA Director Glenn D. Lowry. Dividing her responsibilities equally between the Department of Architecture and Design and Research and Development, Ms. Antonelli's new assignment will provide the Museum with information and critical tools to evaluate new initiatives and identify new directions and unexplored opportunities, particularly in the digital realm. "As the Museum continues to augment and enhance its digital strategy across the organization, its research and development activities will foster an environment that encourages critical analysis and new ideas about the way culture, ... More | | 
A film clapperboard used during the filming of the upcoming James Bond movie 'Skyfall'. AP Photo/Alastair Grant.
LONDON.- On Friday, 5 October 2012 - Global James Bond Day - Christie's and EON Productions presented a live evening charity auction of ten star lots of memorabilia directly from EON's Archives, plus one surprise addition, in celebration of 50 years of James Bond on screen. The auction realised a total of £752,050 / $1,214,448 / €934,046 with proceeds from each lot set to benefit specific charitable institutions. Auctioneer Hugh Edmeades led proceedings, assisted by several guest auctioneers including Sir Roger Moore, Michael G. Wilson, Dame Judi Dench, Samantha Bond, Lucy Fleming, David Walliams, Lindy Hemming and Maryam d’Abo. Those who were unable to take home a piece of Bond in this evening’s auction are urged to continue bidding online; 50 Years Of James Bond - The Auction continues online until 2pm (BST) on Monday, 8 October 2012 at ... More |
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 Smithsonian ruby slippers depart for London on loan to new "Hollywood Costume" exhibition WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will loan its pair of the famous Ruby Slippers Judy Garland wore in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz for six weeks. The slippers will reunite with Dorothy’s blue-and-white gingham pinafore dress in a new exhibition called “Hollywood Costume” at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London opening Oct. 20. This is the first time the slippers have travelled to Europe and the first time Garland’s dress and shoes have been reunited since filming completed in 1938. The slippers are currently on view in the museum’s “American Stories” exhibition through Oct. 8; the museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Wizard of Oz movie is a fantasy tale about Dorothy’s (a Kansas farm girl) journey to a magical land and was based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919). In addition to its ... More Syrian artists join with western artists for the largest curated artist fair LONDON.- In direct contradiction to Frieze Art Fair, Parallax Art Fair will welcome over 200 assorted artists from a collection of different countries, including for the first time Syria, Oman, Pakistan, India, Brazil and Nigeria, who represent themselves. Produced and curated by Dr. Chris Barlow, Parallax Art Fair is extremely diverse, ranging in cultural and artistic variety. The heart of the fair is the practical exploration of new ideas developing on the fringe of art history. The fair’s ‘no superiority’ philosophy makes a statement about the problems concerning knowledge acquisition and objects designated as contemporary art. Highlighted artists include Adib Fattal from Syria, whose vibrant, full-of-character and somewhat fairy-tale-like paintings depict scenes of naïve happiness and content, contradictory to the struggles and efforts to re-establish relations between the West and Sy ... More Edmund de Waal's largest and most complex installation to date unveiled at Alan Cristea Gallery LONDON.- Edmund de Waal unveiled his largest and most complex installation to date, a thousand hours, as the focal point of a new solo exhibition of the same name at the Alan Cristea Gallery, London. Eleven major new works are showcased across both of the gallery's spaces at 31 & 34 Cork Street, W1, from 6 October until 10 November, including a total of 2202 hand-thrown vessels. "I first visited Edmund de Waal's studio in 2009 and, after 20 minutes of looking and talking, I offered him a solo exhibition which took place less than a year later. This sell-out show represented a transitional moment in his career." says Alan Cristea. "He is an artist who has never believed in the arbitrary delineations so beloved of the art world, and our exhibition put paid to any notion that you have ... More 20th Century Decorative Arts to feature at Kaminski Auctions BEVERLY, MASS.- Kaminski Auctions presents its fall 20th Century Decorative Arts sale featuring exceptional Mid-Century art, art glass, and Danish modern furniture from the collection of Lorraine Graham Morss, significant 20th C. fine art from a recently unsealed 40 years in-the-making private Boston collection, and a range of exciting objects from the last quarter of the 20th C. from various private California collections. Lorraine Graham Morss and her first husband Dr. Kenneth M. Graham furnished their homes in the early 1960's with an assortment of high quality Danish modern furniture which will be included in the sale: Twelve Hans Wegner "Wishbone" armchairs, and matching table, a fine Arne Jacobsen "Swan" leather chair, a Paul Mc Cobb low chest, as well as a half dozen other high quality Danish case pieces, including a fantastic pair of finger-jointed shelving units by Soborg ... More New film by Simon Pope on display in Yorkshire Sculpture Parks's historic chapel WAKEFIELD.- A new film by artist Simon Pope opened at Yorkshire Sculpture Park on Saturday 6 October and will be on show in the Park’s 18th-century Chapel every day until 4 November 2012. What Cannot Be Turned Aside is an exploration of how we negotiate access to land and the strong impulses at play during this process. The work features a horse and rider from West Bretton walking together across an open field near the former gallops on Longside, which once staged an annual horse fair. Visiting artist in 2010/11, Pope’s practice often involves walking, the act of being together, the spoken word, and the subjective notion of memory. During his time at YSP, Pope researched access in relation to the Bretton Estate. Simon Pope says: “My work at YSP started in 2010 by walking and talking to staff and local residents. I was interested to find out about the personal meaning ... More Boston Society of Architects Space opens exhibitions on Middle Eastern architecture BOSTON, MASS.- Two exhibitions on architecture in the Middle East opened at BSA Space this fall. The first, City of Mirages: Baghdad, 1952–1982, opened on Tuesday, October 2. The exhibit presents built and unbuilt work by 11 architects, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, Josep Lluís Sert, Alvar and Aino Aalto, and Robert Venturi FAIA. Models of various scales of the built and unbuilt work by these and other architects are accompanied by a large-scale model of Baghdad. The history of modern architecture in Baghdad is not well-known and remains relatively underexplored. Specialists in Iraq and in exile throughout the world have undertaken detailed analyses of the topic, but many of the studies have been difficult to access in Europe and the United States, and the destruction of war has made it impossible to recover the complete modernist ... More 'Frankenweenie' joins reanimation of stop-motion LOS ANGELES (AP).- By: David Germain, AP Movie Writer
As far as Tim Burton's concerned, you can't keep a good dog down. And you can't keep a good, old-fashioned form of animation down, either. Burton's boy-and-his-dead-dog tale "Frankenweenie" is Hollywood's latest resurrection of stop-motion animation, a century-old style that still creeps on to the big-screen now and then in an age of computer-generated cartoon blockbusters. It's a simple concept — inanimate objects moved infinitesimally and photographed a frame at a time to create an illusion of motion. But with elaborate miniature sets and puppets whose innards are intricate gears to create movement and expression, it's a painstaking process requiring dozens of animation teams and years of work. The result is something that looks like a loose, lumpy ... More |
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