| Siqueiros' influential mural América Tropical, conserved by the Getty Conservation Institute | | Guggenheim Museum in New York loans Picasso's "Lobster and Cat" to Museo Picasso Málaga | | McNay Art Museum opens "Estampas de la Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection" | 
América Tropical during conservation work by the Getty Conservation Institute. © J. Paul Getty Trust.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- América Tropical, the only surviving public mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros in the United States still in its original location, is set to open to the public on October 9, 2012, 80 years after the mural was first painted by Siqueiros. The influential work has been conserved through an ongoing public-private partnership between the City of Los Angeles and the Getty Conservation Institute. “América Tropical has been an inspiration to numerous artists, educators, and social activists about the importance of freedom of expression since its unveiling in 1932,” said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. “This project tells the story of Siqueiros’ incredible artistic talent and his unwavering commitment to people, of censorship during a period of great political upheaval, and of its preservation and enduring presence. I’m proud that the City and the Getty Conservation Institute have com ... More | | 
The work, which is on show for the first time in Spain, can be seen in Room XI of Museo Picasso Málaga until the 20th January, 2013. It will hang alongside other canvases that illustrate the important role of animals in Pablo Picasso’s life and work.
MALAGA.- When, in March this year, MPM presented the work Head of a Musketeer (Mougins, 1968), from the Museo de Málaga, our first guest museum, work was already under way to ensure the continuity of the project, with the issue of an invitation to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York that has served to strengthen Museo Picasso Málaga’s international ties. Lobster and Cat, which will be on display in Room XI until 20th January 2013, attests to the artist’s unbreakable energy during the last few years of his life. The oil painting demonstrates Picasso’s skill at depicting apparently humorous subjects in a serious manner: both animals are, potentially, as innocent as they are dangerous. The cat looks threatening, and is confronted by a crustacean in ... More | | 
Raul Caracoza, Young Frida (Pink), 2006. Screenprint. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of Harriett and Ricardo Romo.
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- In September 2012, the McNay opened Estampas de la Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection, the most comprehensive survey of the contributions of Latino artists of post-1960 American printmaking to date. Organized by the McNay Art Museum, the exhibition chronicles the late 1960s at the outset of the Chicano Movement to the confident expressions of the 2000s. Estampas de la Raza introduces recent gifts to the McNay from San Antonio collectors Harriett and Ricardo Romo. More than 60 prints by 44 artists reveal the richness of a mixed cultural heritage, with depictions of Frida Kahlo, lowriders, a quiceañera, the Statue of Liberty, tattoos, and the Virgin of Guadalupe. "Estampas de la Raza is a celebration of the achievements of Latino printmakers, their rich and vibrant ... More |
| LACMA presents renown French ceramics from the MaryLou Boone Collection | | Tim Noble & Sue Webster's first major solo exhibition in London since 2006 opens at Blain/Southern | | Man arrested on suspicion of defacing Rothko work; co-founder of an artistic movement "Yellowism" | 
Ewer, c. 1700, Rouen, France, Earthenware with tin glaze and enamel (grand feu faïence), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of MaryLou and George Boone in honor of the museum’s twenty-fifth anniversary, M.2010.51.1, photo © Susan Einstein.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Daily Pleasures: French Ceramics From the MaryLou Boone Collection features more than 130 pieces from the finest collection of French faience and soft-paste porcelain on the West Coast. The ideal fusion of the useful and the beautiful that is found in these French ceramics of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is the essence of what inspired MaryLou Boone to assemble her outstanding collection from the foremost manufactories of the era. Although originally made to emulate Asian hard-paste porcelain imported into Europe, faience and soft-paste porcelain ultimately became distinctive and sought-after ceramics in their own right. The collection includes wares for dining and taking tea, for storing the many toiletries ... More | | 
My Beautiful Mistake 2012.
LONDON.- Blain|Southern presents Nihilistic Optimistic, Tim Noble & Sue Webster?s first major solo exhibition in London since 2006. Featuring six large-scale works, the show builds upon the artists? sustained investigation into self-portraiture, further deconstructing the relationship between materiality and form which has been so intrinsic to their practice. Constructed principally from discarded wood and other materials, the artists describe these sculptures as ?street compositions?. Each work appears abstracted or even unfinished as the debris of the artists? studio ? gathered sawdust, wood shavings and tools ? lie scattered around the sculptures. A sense of urban chaos is implicit within the construction of the surrounding gallery environment; this is not an isolated white cube space, but one which remains connected to the studio and the streets ? to the source of these artworks. ?There was a kind of deliberate choi ... More | | 
A photograph posted on Twitter by a gallery visitor showed words, including the name Vladimir, scrawled in the corner of the painting.
By: Cassandra Vinograd, Associated Press
LONDON (AP).- British police on Monday arrested the man who told journalists he was responsible for scrawling graffiti on a mural by modern American master Mark Rothko at London's Tate Modern museum. Scotland Yard launched its investigation after the mural, one of Rothko's Seagram series, was defaced Sunday with what appears to be the words "Vladimir" and "a potential piece of yellowism." Vladimir Umanets, who identifies himself as the co-founder an artistic movement he calls "Yellowism," told journalists he was behind the graffiti. According to an online manifesto, Yellowism is an artistic movement run by Umanets and another person, Marcin Lodyga. Earlier Monday Umanets told Britain's Press Association news agency that he ... More |
| Wolfgang Tillmans' largest exhibition to date brings nearly two decades of picture-making to Moderna Museet | | Important works by Kazimir Malevich and Gio Ponti featured in MOSS, an auction of art and design | | Contents of the home of Princess Viola von Hohenzollern in Scotland for sale at Bonhams Edinburgh | 
Portrait of Wolfgang Tillmans at the Moderna Museet, 2012. © Albin Dahlström/Moderna Museet.
STOCKHOLM.- Wolfgang Tillmans is one of the leading artists of his generation and is constantly in the public eye, with exhibitions all over the world. The exhibition at Moderna Museet is Wolfgang Tillmans’ largest exhibition to date and brings nearly two decades of picture-making to a new audience. Wolfgang Tillmans (b. 1968) first attracted attention at the beginning of the 1990s, with his apparently mundane pictures of subjects taken from his own surroundings. After studying in Britain, he published photographs in prominent publications such as i-D, Spex and Interview. Today, these pictures are considered trendsetting for the young generation of the 1990s, and raise questions about subcultures and sexual identities. By turning everyday situations into almost monumental images, Tillmans very strikingly captured the spirit of the times. It soon became evident that his pictures ... More | | 
Kazimir Malevich, Ceiling plan for the Red Theater, Leningrad, 1931. China ink on paper. 13 x 16 1/4 in (33 x 41.3 cm). Estimate: $100,000 -150,000.
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 | | 
The image of Charles II after Sir Peter Lely, is a three quarter length portrait of Charles II in a blue robe, an oil on canvas it is estimated to sell for £7,000-9,000. Photo: Bonhams.
EDINBURGH.- The contents of Scotland’s Killochan Castle, built in 1324 and bought by the present owner Princess Viola von Hohenzollern 15 years ago, will be sold by Bonhams on November 7th in Edinburgh. A relative of Kaiser Wilhelm II by marriage, the princess is offering for sale a set of 12 silver-mounted beakers made for Edward Prince of Wales, later Edward VII as well as portraits of her husband's ancestors, William III and Charles II. The full-length portrait of William III, an oil on canvas, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, is estimated to sell for £6,000-8,000. The original work is in Windsor Castle. The image of Charles II after Sir Peter Lely, is a three quarter length portrait of Charles II in a blue robe, an oil on canvas it is estimated to sell for £7,000-9,000. Princess Viola von ... More |
| Ullens Center for Contemporary Art examines one of China's most important architectural pioneers | | J. Paul Getty Museum announces Dr. Thomas Kren and Dr. Elizabeth Morrison in new key positions | | Feast Your Eyes: The fashion of food in art explored in new exhibition at the Bowes Museum | 
Shanghai Corporate Pavilion, Shanghai World Expo 2010. Courtesy of Atelier FCJZ and Nic Lehoux.
BEIJING.- The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art is presenting a comprehensive retrospective including over 6 installations, 40 models and 270 drawings charting the seminal, cross-disciplinary work of Yung Ho Chang and his practice Feichang Jianzhu (FCJZ). Chang and FCJZ transformed UCCA’s Great Hall into six courtyard-like modules inspired by the ‘hutong’, the traditional Chinese neighborhood network of narrow alleys between tile-roofed courtyard houses. Each module explores a different facet of Chang’s work and the exhibition also includes several of FCJZ’s art installations and two previously unseen films. Entitled YUNG HO CHANG + FCJZ: MATERIAL-ISM, the retrospective opened Sunday 30 September 2012, marking the first thorough attempt to examine one of China’s most important architectural pioneers. Yung Ho Chang is the first Chinese architect to have emerged on the international cultural scene. ... More | | 
Since January 2012, Dr. Morrison has served as Acting Senior Curator of Manuscripts at the Getty.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Dr. Timothy Potts, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, announced today the appointment of Dr. Thomas Kren to the position of Associate Director of Collections for the Getty Museum. In conjunction with this announcement, Dr. Potts also announced the selection of Dr. Elizabeth Morrison to succeed Dr. Kren as Senior Curator of Manuscripts. “In their interim capacities, both Thom and Beth have very ably demonstrated their ability to lead their respective areas, and I am delighted to announce their promotions to permanent positions in these roles,” said Dr. Potts. “The growth of the collection is a key priority for the Getty Museum and I look forward to working more closely with Thom and all the curators on the expansion of our permanent collection and in exploring innovative ways to make it accessible to audiences internationally.” Dr. Kren, who joined the Getty Museum in 1980, has been servin ... More | | 
Arcimboldo, Summer. ©Southampton City Art Gallery.
COUNTY DURHAM.- Exploring fashions in food and drink throughout Europe, the exhibition Feast Your Eyes is a celebration of the representation of food in art over the past five centuries. Ranging from Arcimboldo’s fantasies of the 16th Century to still life photographs by Irving Penn in the 20th Century, the exhibition, which opened at The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle on Saturday 6 October, explores themes including Still Life, Faith , From Market to Table, Fashionable Beverages, and Feast. The exhibition looks at how food is used to convey a story, or as a message, as symbolism or decoration. It considers the changing fashions in food and how these influenced artists’ depictions of food in their work. One of the earliest works in the show, lent by Southampton City Art Gallery, is a fantastical reference to Summer by the 16th Century artist, Guiseppe Arcimboldo; one of the artist’s famous fruit and ve ... More |
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 Follow the yellow brick road to the Julien's Auctions Hollywood Icons & Idols Event BEVERLY HILLS< CA.- Julien’s Auctions, the world’s premiere celebrity and memorabilia auction house, announces Hollywood Icons & Idols, an unprecedented Hollywood collection of over 800 items of screen worn wardrobe, props, original photographs, and celebrity owned items on November 9-10, 2012 at Julien’s Auctions Beverly Hills Gallery. Included in the auction is one of the most iconic screen worn dress in film history — Judy Garland’s blue gingham dress from The Wizard of Oz. As Dorothy Gale, Garland brought the magic of Oz to life. The blue and white pinafore costume (Est: $400,000-$600,000) is one of the only complete costumes known to exist which includes both original blouse and pinafore. Over 100 images relating to The Wizard Of Oz including Key book and publicity images with continuity photographs from the film will also be offered. This year marks the 50th ... More Art on the Underground: New cinema kiosk to arrive at Stratford Tube station LONDON.- The Stratford Cinema Kiosk, a new specially-designed structure modelled on an original 1920s ticket booth, will be showing a film called Who is Community? By artists Bob and Roberta Smith and Tim Newton from Wednesday 17 October at Stratford Tube station. A fictional meeting and love affair on the Central line between the founder of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, and German political theorist Hannah Arendt, is the basis for the short film and a series of images for Stratford Underground station by artist Bob and Roberta Smith and director Tim Newton. Customers passing through the Tube station will be able to see the film on two small cinema-screens that have been incorporated into this heritage-style ticket booth, also known as a passimeter. Passimeters were introduced on the London Underground in the early part of the century. The film can also ... More Contemporary art installation "Terminus Place" by the artist Clive Head on view at Dulwich Picture Gallery LONDON.- Dulwich Picture Gallery announces a contemporary art installation, Terminus Place by the artist Clive Head, as part of his project From Victoria to Arcadia at Dulwich Picture Gallery and Marlborough Fine Art. From 10 October 2012 till 13 January 2013, a major new painting by Head, Terminus Place, will be installed face-to-face with Nicholas Poussin’s prized work, The Triumph of David. Poussin’s painting depicts the Biblical episode of David bringing the head of Goliath into Jerusalem, having slain him, where he is triumphantly received (1 Samuel 17:54). Head’s Terminus Place features Victoria Underground Station in all its bustling chaos. Yet the forms and shapes of the paintings seem to mirror each other. Xavier Bray, Arturo and Holly Melosi Chief Curator said: “Juxtaposing two very different worlds- the classical world of Poussin and Head’s depiction of one of London’s ... More Kansas artists Marguerite Perret, Bruce Scherting, Robin Lasser, and James Stone take on healthcare LAWRENCE, KS.- Waiting is a passive experience. We are not in control. We endure formalities and agonize over whose turn is next. In the medical waiting room, this sense of powerlessness is compounded by anxiety over possible outcomes. The DropIN/PopUP Waiting Room Project by Marguerite Perret, Bruce Scherting, Robin Lasser, and James Stone turns this dynamic upside down. This multimedia, community-based art project is a platform for ideas, where the waiting room transforms into a place of substance and action. Here, visitors explore the complexities, incongruities, and possibilities of healthcare in the United States. The public is invited to weigh in on policy and access issues, to respond to medical research, and to examine conventional behaviors and emotions associated with the healthcare experience. The core question is: What are you waiting for? With healthcare ... More Legendary left-handed 1959 Les Paul 'burst, one of only two known, in Heritage Auctions Guitar event BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- A 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard Sunburst Left-Handed Solid Body Electric Guitar, Serial # 9 0136 is expected to bring at least $125,000 when it comes across the auction block on Oct. 26 as part of Heritage Auctions’ Vintage Guitars & Musical Instruments Signature® Auction. The most famous and sought-after electric guitars in the world are the Gibson Les Paul ‘bursts from the first three years of their manufacture, 1958-1960, in which just about 1,600 were created. Of those 1,600, only four were made left-handed guitars – two in 1959 and two in 1960. “Of the two ’59 left-handed ‘bursts, only the whereabouts of one of them is currently known,” said Mike Gutierrez, Consignment Director at Heritage Auctions, “and it’s in the vault at Heritage waiting for a new owner to come and claim it after the auction. Talk about a ‘Holy Grail’ piece, this one has it all; ra ... More CAFAM presents an exhibition of Los Angeles's unique tattoo cultures and movements LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Craft and Folk Art Museum presents L.A. Skin & Ink, an exhibition that explores the unique role of Los Angeles in the Tattoo Renaissance over the last 60 years. The exhibition moves through the transformation of tattooing from its traditional base of military and outlaw cultures into an art form of great distinction and adoption into contemporary culture. The exhibition is on view from September 29, 2012 through January 6, 2013. Historically, tattooing was a tradition-bound art form originally associated with a small number of shops located near military bases, ports, or with individuals who clandestinely created homemade tattoo apparatuses to ink fellow inmates or fellow gang member in prison. Skills were acquired by apprenticeship and through the repetitive application of key images such as hearts, daggers, and names on the skin of clients. Tattoo clients ... More The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation launches We the People exhibit and We the People TV NEW YORK, NY.- Using the famous first words of the U.S. Constitution as its title, the exhibition explores issues of identity politics, demographic trends, swing-state gaming, and the influence of special interests against the backdrop of this year's political debates. We the People...but just who are the American people? Can we be pigeonholed into categories such as Starbucks Moms, NPR Republicans, America First Democrats, and the Facebook Generation? Can we be reduced to the 99 percent and the 1 percent, or special interests pitted against regular folks? Are we able to define ourselves as red vs. blue states? Does the issue of income inequality translate into class war? "This exhibition's theme resonates with Robert Rauschenberg's own artistic and philanthropic legacy-the use of art to explore and expose key issues of our time, the power of media and headlines in our society's ... More |
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