| Saint Louis Art Museum presents international exhibition "Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master" | | Princeton University Art Museum presents City of Gold: Tomb and Temple in Ancient Cyprus | | MFAH presents the portraits, landscapes and Biblical paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner | 
Federico Barocci, Self-Portrait, c.1595–1600; oil on paper mounted on canvas; 16 5/8 x 13 inches; Istituti museale della Soprintendenza Speciale per il Polo Museale Fiorentino; photo: Scala/Ministero per i Beni e le Attività culturali/Art Resource, NY.
SAINT LOUIS, MO.- This fall the Saint Louis Art Museum presents Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master. Opening October 21, 2012, this international exhibition showcases a trove of exceptionally beautiful paintings and studies, the majority of which have never before been seen in this country, gathered from more than 35 institutions worldwide. Federico Barocci was one of the most innovative Italian artists of the second half of the 16th century and was highly sought after by both religious and secular patrons. A major influence on European masters such as Peter Paul Rubens, Barocci's art combines the beauty of the High Renaissance and the dynamism of the Baroque. In addition to his refined paintings, Barocci completed thousands of preparatory studies (over 1,500 survive), including pastel drawings and oil sketches— a technique he pioneered. ... More | | 
Cypriot, late 6th century b.c.e.: Head from a colossal male statue. Polis Chrysochous, Local Museum of Marion and Arsinoe. Courtesy of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus.
PRINCETON, NJ.- City of Gold: Tomb and Temple in Ancient Cyprus examines the unique and compelling art and archaeology of early Cyprus, as seen in a single site, Polis Chrysochous—a place rich in history, architecture, and art, and a meeting place of cultures and religions from the Iron Age to the Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and medieval periods. The exhibition, held exclusively at the Princeton University Art Museum from Oct. 20, 2012 to Jan. 20, 2013, marks a quarter-century of excavation by the Princeton Department of Art and Archaeology, under the direction of William A. P. Childs, professor emeritus and co-curator of the exhibition. It is the fruit of a groundbreaking international collaboration between Princeton University, the Republic of Cyprus, the British Museum and the Musée du Louvre. The modern town of Polis Chrysochous, in northwest Cyprus, lies above the city ... More | | 
Henry Ossawa Tanner, Portrait of Booker T. Washington, 1917. Oil on canvas. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.
HOUSTON, TX.- A major exhibition of the work of African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937) concludes its national tour at the MFAH. The son of a former slave, Tanner trained in Philadelphia under Thomas Eakins and went on to achieve international success. On view from October 21, 2012, through January 13, 2013, Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit presents more than 100 works, including 12 paintings that have never been shown together and the only two known sculptures that Tanner completed. The exhibition also features Tanner’s famed Resurrection of Lazarus. This career-making canvas, on loan from the Musée d’Orsay, earned Tanner his first international accolade when it was exhibited in 1897, and had never crossed the Atlantic before this exhibition tour. The exhibition is organized by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where it opened in January before traveling to the Cincinnati Art Museum in M ... More |
| Stolen art can be burden if thieves who robbed Rotterdam's Kunsthal exhibition this week don't have a plan | | The Academy unveils vision for new museum by architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali | | Exhibition chronicles the vital legacy of the African American artistic community in Los Angeles | 
Police investigating a multimillion euro (dollar) art heist say they are following up several tips from the public. AP Photo/Peter Dejong.
By: Lori Hinnant, Associated Press
PARIS (AP).- The burglars dashed out the back door with seven masterworks, then sped on screeching tires into the night. Now comes the hard part: The thieves have to unload the paintings, instantly recognizable pieces by Picasso, Matisse and Monet worth millions. If the thieves who robbed Rotterdam's Kunsthal exhibition this week don't have a plan, the stolen art could quickly become a burden. Paintings, sculptures and other cultural treasures can be hard to match with a buyer willing to overlook questionable provenance. Just ask the trafficker who lucklessly tried for 20 years to sell a statue head of Nero's mother stolen from Pompeii before its recovery was announced on Thursday. But, experts say for criminals with connections, it's a low-risk, high-reward job, especially for lesser known pieces. Art theft is the third most lucrative crime in the world, after drugs and illicit arms ... More | | 
The Concept Phase of the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. AP Photo/AMPAS, Renzo Piano Building Workshop.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it has reached its initial goal of $100 million toward a $250 million capital campaign to fund the upcoming Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Concurrently, the Academy unveiled its vision for the first major U.S. museum dedicated exclusively to the history and ongoing development of motion pictures. Designed by award-winning architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali, the non-profit museum which will be located in the historic May Company Wilshire building in Los Angeles, is slated to open in 2016. "The Academy Museum will be a landmark that both our industry and our city can be immensely proud of," said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson. “I appreciate the unwavering support of our board, our members, and especially our campaign chairs, all of whom have led us through this crucial stage." Launched in early 2012 by Campaign Chair Bob Iger and Co-Chairs An ... More | | 
Dale Brockman Davis. Swept, 1970. Mixed mediums. 30 x 40 x 6″ (76.2 x 101.6 x 15.2 cm). Blocker Collection.
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- MoMA PS1 presents Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980, a comprehensive exhibition that chronicles the vital legacy of the African American artistic community in Los Angeles, examining a pioneering group of black artists whose work, connections, and friendships with other artists of varied ethnic backgrounds helped shape the creative output of Southern California. Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles 1960-1980 will be on view in the First Floor Main galleries at MoMA PS1 from October 21, 2012 through March 11, 2013. Now Dig This! is organized by the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles and was presented there in 2011-12 as part of Pacific Standard Time, a collaboration of more than sixty cultural institutions across Southern California. The exhibition is curated by Kellie Jones, Associate Professor in the Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University, and the presentation at MoMA ... More |
| Eli and Edythe Broad donate Roxy Paine sculpture and 18 additional works to Broad Art Museum | | Inaugural New York exhibition of Japanese artist Makoto Saito opens at Paul Kasmin Gallery | | Katharine Hepburn as fashion icon at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, | 
Roxy Paine, Containment 1, 2009. Stainless steel, 143 x 96 x 96 in. Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum.
EAST LANSING, MICH.- Art patron, philanthropist and Michigan State University alumnus Eli Broad and his wife, Edythe, have donated 18 works by artists including Jonathan Borofksy, Terry Winters and Sue Williams to the Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University (Broad MSU). This new gift is in addition to Containment 1 (2009) by Roxy Paine, the signature work for the museum’s sculpture garden, also donated by the Broads. Opening November 10, 2012, the Broad MSU is dedicated to exploring global contemporary culture and ideas through art. The Broad Art Museum at MSU will serve as both an educational resource for the campus community and a cultural hub for the central Michigan region. With a collection containing 7,500 objects from the Greek and Roman periods through the Renaissance and on to the Modern, the Broad MSU is uniquely able to contextualize the wide range of contemporary art practices within a firm histori ... More | | 
Makoto Saito, If, 2011-2012. Acrylic and oil ink on canvas with supported canvas, 185.4 x 134.6 cm. Image courtesy of the artist and Paul Kasmin Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY.- Paul Kasmin Gallery announce the inaugural New York exhibition of Japanese artist, Makoto Saito, Face to Face/ Composition, on view October 18th - November 21st 2012 at 515 West 27th Street. A methodic painter and renowned avant-garde graphic designer, Saito has spent the past eight years developing software that would allow him to represent the superimposition of images and the eroticism of the body through digital painting and hand-painted print simulation, all-the-while conserving the beauty and fundamentals of the painting process. Through this practice, Saito strives to “make what is most remote from a computer with the use of computer.” For Saito’s New York exhibition debut, Paul Kasmin Gallery exhibits a new body of work divided into two parts, Face to Face and Composition: a series of paintings inspired by Fellini films and a series of works on paper portraying the female body a ... More | | 
Katherine Hepburn taking a picture in a photo from her scrapbook of her 1955 Old Vic Australian tour. AP Photo/The New York Public Library.
By: Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP).- A new exhibition is hailing the fashion sense of Katharine Hepburn, whose trademark khakis and open-collar shirts were decidedly unconventional in the 1930s and 40s, when girdles and stockings were the order of the day. The fiercely independent Hepburn famously once said: "Anytime I hear a man say he prefers a woman in a skirt, I say, 'Try one. Try a skirt.'" But skirts and dresses abound in "Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen" at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which opens Thursday. Hepburn, who died in 2003 at age 96, saved almost all the costumes from her long career that included four Oscars and such memorable films as "The Philadelphia Story," ''The African Queen," ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and "On Golden Pond." Forty are on view at the exhibition, which runs ... More |
| BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead presents exhibition of works by Tris Vonna-Michell | | MdM Salzburg presents works from an outstanding Austrian collection of photography and media art | | Fire destroys State Fair of Texas icon Big Tex, this year's fair was supposed to celebrate 60th anniversary | 
Tris Vonna-Michell, Source material for Ulterior Vistas 2012. Courtesy the artist.
GATESHEAD.- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead presents Tris Vonna-Michell in partnership with the National Trust. As part of The Residents series Tris Vonna-Michell has produced a new narrative installation, using slides, sounds and spoken word in response to his residency at the National Trust property at Gibside, Rowlands Hill, Tyne and Wear. Vonna-Michell spent his residency in and around the Gibside site to engage with the historical and present day context of the pleasure grounds. Coal baron George Bowes, the great, great, great grandfather of the late Queen Mother, landscaped the 18th Century grounds in the Georgian ‘grand design’. Today the once great hall is in ruins and has become a haven for local wildlife. From his research into the surrounding nature and wildlife during the residency at Gibside, Vonna-Michell’s new work explores notions of classic wilderness and the changing endeavo ... More | | 
David Wojnarowicz, Arthur Rimbaud in New York, 1978–1979 / 2004. Aus der 44-teiligen Serie, Gelatinesilberabzug, 32,8 x 24,5 cm© Estate of David Wojnarowicz / SAMMLUNG VERBUND, Wien. Courtesy Estate of P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York and Cabinet Gallery, London.
SALZBURG.- The SAMMLUNG VERBUND, an outstanding Austrian collection of photography and media art, will be our guest at the MdM SALZBURG this autumn. 38 selected works and groups of works will be presented in the exhibition open spaces | secret places. Works from the SAMMLUNG VERBUND at the MdM MÖNCHSBERG. The SAMMLUNG VERBUND already supported the MdM with numerous loan works for our large-scale summer exhibition Role Models – Role Playing in 2011 and the exhibition Wearing Skirts. The staging of clothes in contemporary photography and sculpture this year. The successful cooperation gave rise to the idea of organizing a joint exhibition. The exhibition open spaces | secret places. Works from the ... More | | 
Fire engulfs the Big Tex cowboy statue displayed at the State Fair of Texas. AP Photo/John McKibben.
By: Danny Robbins, Associated Press
DALLAS (AP).- The man who provides the voice for Big Tex, the giant cowboy at the State Fair of Texas, was greeting people with his usual "Howdy, folks!" in a slow drawl Friday when someone rushed into his trailer to tell him the towering fair icon was on fire. "It moved quickly," Bill Bragg said of the fire that engulfed the 52-foot-tall structure, leaving not much more than its charred metal frame behind. "It was a quick end." This year's fair was supposed to be a celebration for Big Tex, marking his 60th birthday. Instead, the beloved cowboy was hauled from the grounds on a flatbed truck two days before the end of the fair in a procession resembling a funeral. "It's sad to see this happen, but it's lucky no one was injured or killed," said Mike Blucher of Dallas, who was at the fair with his wife, Linda. The fire brought a temporary end to ... More |
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 World's oldest surviving Vauxhall to be offered for sale at Bonhams LONDON.- The oldest surviving Vauxhall motor car is to be offered for sale at the Bonhams auction in New Bond Street, London, on Friday 2nd November. The 1903 two-seater 5hp veteran (estimate £60,000 - £80,000), modelled in cream with brown leather upholstery, will be one of several important entries in the auction of Veteran Motor Cars and Related Automobilia at the auction house’s flagship saleroom ahead of this year’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, which is sponsored by Bonhams. Ordered new for Vauxhall managing director Percy Kidner on 6th November 1903, the car passed to its second owner in April the following year, in whose family ownership it has remained ever since. It remained in use as regular transport until about 1920 and then was laid up until 1948, when it was used again by the family before being loaned to The London Science Museum in 1955. In 1956 ... More Paraguay breathes new life to its steam train By: Pedro Servin, Associated Press
SAPUCAL (AP).- In this rural town, people rushed from homes along a once-dilapidated railroad and began waving in disbelief when an English-built locomotive clacked by, spewing smoke and steam again. Motorists screeched to a halt, and some honked their horns to greet the revival of the Carlos Antonio Lopez Railway. Residents of Sapucai celebrated like a national holiday with traditional music and dance over the return of the steam trains once run by two former British-owned companies, Central Railway Co. Ltd. and Perry Cutbill De Lungo. The railway carried cargo and passengers from its official opening on Oct. 21, 1861, until it finally shut down 140 years later. Now it's back as a tourist attraction in Sapucai, which is about 56 miles (90 kilometers) ... More Major exhibition of Haitian art, representing Vodou, opens at Nottingham Contemporary NOTTINGHAM.- Nottingham Contemporary presents a major exhibition of Haitian art, the UK’s first for many years. Nearly 200 paintings, sculptures and sequin flags by 35 artists from the 1940s to the present day trace the representation of Vodou, reflecting Haiti’s historical experience through the supernatural. Haiti is especially known for the art of its urban and rural poor. The label “naive” has often been applied to it, but doesn’t do it justice. The imaginative power and visual intricacy of these artworks reflect the richness of Haitian history and culture. They are in sharp contrast to the country’s familiar reputation for extreme poverty, natural disaster and political violence. Haitian art is often at its most extraordinary when inspired by Vodou – a spiritual belief system followed by an estimated 90% of Haitians. With its roots in West African religions, Vodou includes ... More English city to show off Roman gold coins find LONDON (AP).- A large batch of 4th-century Roman gold coins found by an amateur treasure hunter will go on display in the English city near where they were discovered. Staff at St. Albans' Verulamium Musem showed off the 159 coins for TV cameras on Wednesday. The coins are examples of the solidus, high-value coins that would been used for major transactions such as buying land or ship cargo, said David Thorold, a curator at the museum. Officials say the coins were found on private land north of St. Albans, but have not identified the site. The town, which is 22 miles (35 kilometers) north of London, also boasts a Roman theater and ruins of ancient walls. Brick salvaged from the Roman city can also be seen in parts of the city's medieval cathedral. The solidus coin, plural solidi, dates to the closing years of the fourth century and was issued under the Emperors Gratian ... More Myanmar find could flood vintage Spitfire market By: Aye Aye Win, Associated Press
YANGON (AP).- As many as 140 World War II Spitfire fighter planes — three to four times the number of airworthy models known to exist — are believed to be buried in near-pristine condition in Myanmar. A British-Myanmar partnership says it will begin digging them up by the end of the month. The go-ahead for excavation came earlier this week when the Myanmar government signed an agreement with British aviation enthusiast David J. Cundall and his local partner. Cundall, a farmer and businessman, earlier this year announced he had located 20 of the planes, best known for helping the Royal Air Force win mastery of the skies during the Battle of Britain. On Thursday, however, a retired Myanmar geology professor who has assisted in the recovery operation ... More |
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