| National Gallery of Art acquires major works across media by Ligon, Castle, Fornari, Asselijn, Tripe, and more | | Ground-breaking technology allows a virtual autopsy to be undertaken on one of British Museum's mummies | | North American premiere of "Roads of Arabia" unearths hidden history of ancient Arabian peninsula | 
Jan van der Heyden, View Down a Dutch Canal, c. 1670. Oil on panel, 32 x 39 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman.
WASHINGTON, DC.- At its recent meeting in October, the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art accepted an impressive array of new acquisitions, augmenting the collections of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, illustrated books, and photographs. These new works include a major painting by the midcareer African American artist Glenn Ligon; a select group of 51 works by American artist James Castle; a spectacular baroque silver relief by Giovanni Antonio Fornari; outstanding Dutch paintings by Jan Asselijn, Jan van der Heyden, and Aelbert Cuyp; important collections of photographs by Linnaeus Tripe, Mark Ruwedel, and Robert Frank; a fine copy of the illustrated book the Hypnerotomachia, containing the most important series of woodcuts in the Italian Renaissance; and a large pastel by Italian artist ... More | | 
Gebelein Man being scanned. Photo: David Hughes.
LONDON.- One of the key attractions in the Early Egypt gallery (Gallery 64) at the British Museum is the body of a man who was buried in about 3500 BC at the site of Gebelein in Upper Egypt. Known as Gebelein Man, he was wrapped in linen and matting, and was placed in a crouched position in a shallow grave. Direct contact with the hot dry sand naturally dried and mummified his remains. In ancient times chance discoveries of such well-preserved bodies may have promoted the belief that physical preservation was necessary for the afterlife, leading the later Egyptians to develop the practice of artificial mummification. Discovered in 1896, this mummy is one of the best preserved individuals known from Ancient Egypt, but about whom we actually knew very little. Although he has been in the British Museum’s collections for over 100 years (acquired in 1900), it was not until 2012 that he was CT scanned for the first tim ... More | | 
Inscribed plaque adorned with ibex Qaryat al-Faw, Temple of Wadd, Saudi Arabia, ca. 1st century B.C.E or 1st century CE. Bronze. H x W: 62 x 34 cm. Department of Archaeology Museum, King Saud University, Riyadh.
WASHINGTON, DC.- Ancient sources describe the legendary Arabian city of Gehrra as unmatched in wealth and importance. Located in the northeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, the city attained mythical status in the ancient world, but its exact location was unknown until recently. In 1998, archaeologists discovered the first century BC tomb of a young royal girl outside the city of Thaj. Rich with gold, pearls and precious stones, including a Hellenistic gold funerary mask, the find led scholars to propose that Thaj may be none other than the lost city of Gehrra. The funerary treasures of Thaj are just a few of the surprising discoveries on display in “Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” opening ... More |
| Major Smithsonian exhibition examines the impact of the Civil War on American art | | The Morgan Library explores the life and work of legendary author Beatrix Potter | | Museum of Modern Art hosts Meta-Monumental Garage Sale by Martha Rosler | 
Eastman Johnson, The Girl I Left Behind Me, about 1872, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible in part by Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice in memory of her husband and by Ralph Cross Johnson.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum presents the only major exhibition that examines how America’s artists represented the impact of the Civil War and its aftermath as part of the war’s 150th anniversary commemoration. Winslow Homer, Eastman Johnson, Frederic Church and Sanford Gifford—four of America’s finest artists of the era—anchor the exhibition. “The Civil War and American Art” is on view at the museum’s main building in Washington, D.C., from Nov. 16 through April 28, 2013. The exhibition is organized by Eleanor Jones Harvey, senior curator. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is the only additional venue for the exhibition. “The great painters responded to the mood of the nation during this profound internal conflict,” ... More | | 
Beatrix Potter, Illustration from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1904. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York. 87742. Gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1991.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Tale of Peter Rabbit and other books by Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) have become classics of children’s literature and represent one of the most successful publishing enterprises in the history of the British book trade. Yet Peter Rabbit began not as a commercial publishing venture, but as a story created to entertain the child of a family friend—all told in an eight-page letter illustrated with pen-drawn vignettes. The Morgan Library & Museum explores the extraordinary tale of how a largely self-taught artist and writer used a series of private letters to develop some of the most vividly depicted animal characters in all of children’s literature—in the process creating a wholly original artistic and literary style. On view until January 27, 2013, Beatrix Potter: The Picture Letters brings together for the first time twenty ... More | | 
Garage Sale. Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, Great Britain, 2005.
NEW YORK, NY.- For her first solo exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, from November 17 through 30, 2012, multimedia performance artist Martha Rosler (American) will present her work Meta-Monumental Garage Sale, a large-scale version of the classic American garage sale, in the Museum’s Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium. MoMA visitors will be able to browse and purchase second-hand goods that are organized, displayed, and sold by the artist and her floor assistants. The installation is organized by Sabine Breitwieser, Chief Curator, and Ana Janevski, Associate Curator, with Jill A. Samuels, Performance Producer, Department of Media and Performance Art. Meta-Monumental Garage Sale will fill MoMA’s Marron Atrium with strange and everyday objects—clothes, books, records, toys, bric-a-brac, costume jewelry, artworks, mementos, and other miscellaneous items—donated by the artist, her family and friends, Mu ... More |
| PAFA debuts over 200 works by modern and contemporary female artists from the Linda Lee Alter Collection | | James Bond villains headline new exhibit at D.C.'s International Spy Museum | | William Turnbull, one of the major figures of post-war British art, died on 15 November | 
Joan Brown (1938‑1990), Untitled (Self‑portrait in Turban with Eskimo Dog Pin), 1972. Enamel on canvas; 24 7/8 x 17 7/8 inches. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Art by Women Collection, Gift of Linda Lee Alter, 2011.1.12© Estate of Joan Brown, courtesy of George Adams Gallery, New York.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents The Female Gaze: Women Artists Making their World, on view for the first time November 17, 2012 – April 7, 2013, an exhibition of over 200 works from the Linda Lee Alter Collection of Art by Women of almost 500 works donated to PAFA in 2010. Alter wished to form a collection of art made by women that eschewed a single philosophy, style, or political viewpoint. Diversity and a multiplicity of voices—a community of artists immersed in and making sense of their world—is what she chose to collect. In that sense, The Linda Lee Alter Collection of Art by Women has but two common threads: all of the artworks in the nearly 500-object collection were ... More | | 
Workers move the Jaguar XKR used in the James Bond Movie "Die Another Day". AP Photo/International Spy Museum, John Harrington.
WASHINGTON, DC.- As SKYFALL, the latest in the James Bond film series, opens in theaters this November, the International Spy Museum opened a major new exhibit featuring the most memorable villains who have appeared since 007 first hit the screen in DR. NO in 1962. The interactive exhibit, “Exquisitely Evil: 50 Years of Bond Villains,” features James Bond’s chief adversaries, their henchmen, lairs, and weapons. Over 100 artifacts from the films are on display including Zao’s Jaguar XKR from DIE ANOTHER DAY, the satellite from GOLDENEYE, Jaws’ teeth from THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, and Dr. No’s tarantula from DR. NO. Visitors can also swim with sharks, become a villain, and create their own personal lair as part of the exhibit’s many interactive displays. “We are thrilled to see James Bond’s villains come to life in an exhibit that will mark 50 years of 007 defeating his cunning and bru ... More | | 
William Turnbull in his studio, circa 1956. Photo: Ida Kar.
LONDON.- Born in Dundee in 1922, he began his career as an illustrator for DC Thomson, before joining the RoyalAir Force in 1941, serving as a pilot in the Second World War. He returned to London in 1950, having his first major exhibition at the Hanover Gallery in 1952 and in the same year he participated in the seminal exhibition, New Aspects of British Sculpture, at the Venice Biennale, selected by Herbert Read. He was one of the protagonists in the influential Independent Group in the 1950s at the ICA, with Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi, James Stirling and Colin St John Wilson, among others. Turnbull was one of the first artists to embrace American Abstract Expressionism, creating lasting relationships with Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman. Over the last 60 years, he has exhibited extensively. Among his one-man exhibitions are the ICA, London (1957), Hayward Gallery, London (1968), ... More |
| 1933 King Kong and 1928 Mickey Mouse movie posters eye records in Heritage Auctions' event | | Hans Makart's "Abundantia": The Depiction of Abundance and Fertility at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen | | Charlie Chaplin hat, cane and other Hollywood memorabilia to go under the hammer | 
Mickey Mouse Stock Poster (Celebrity Productions, 1928). Estimate: $20,000 - $40,000.
DALLAS, TX.- A rare three sheet poster for the 1933 classic King Kong goes head to head against Dracula, The Three Stooges and a previously unknown Mickey Mouse cartoon poster for top lot in Heritage Auction’s Nov. 29-30 Vintage Movie Poster Signature® Auction. With almost 1,200 lots to choose from, the auction has rarities from every genre including horror, science fiction, film noir, Western, Alfred Hitchcock, musicals, comedy and many more. Considered a visual triumph and one of the rarest three sheets in the hobby, the 1933 poster for King Kong gives justice to the monster ape. Standing 40-1/4” wide by 79” high, it features Kong on the side of the Empire State Building, clutching Fay Wray and snarling at the world below. It is expected to bring $80,000+. “Posters from King Kong are rare to begin with, however far fewer examples of this style B poster are known to exist and rarely have they ever been offered ... More | | 
Hans Makart, Abundantia: The Gifts of the Earth, circa 1870 (detail). Oil on canvas. Loan: Ger Eenens Collection The Netherlands 2011.
ROTTERDAM.- This autumn Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is showcasing Hans Makart’s phenomenal work ‘Abundantia’. Measuring 1.5 by 4.5 metres, this large canvas is the focal point of a presentation that occupies two galleries, accompanied by a selection of paintings, photos, sculptures, prints and drawings from the 16th century to the present day that explores themes such as abundance and fertility. This special loan from the Ger Eenens Collection is impressive for its size and the swirling composition of warm colours against a golden backdrop. Hans Makart painted the composition in 1870 for the dining room of a palatial mansion on Vienna’s Ring. The central figure is Abundantia - the personification of abundance and fertility - surrounded by the ‘Gifts of the Earth’, such as flowers, fruit and animals. Alongside this loaned masterpiece, Museum Boijmans ... More | | 
Bing Crosby's golf shoes, esitmated between $200 and $400, on display during a press preview at auction house Bonham's. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN.
LOS ANGELES (AFP).- Charlie Chaplin's iconic bowler hat and cane are to go under the hammer in Los Angeles this weekend, as part of an auction which also includes a John Lennon nude drawing of himself and Yoko Ono. The hat and cane, trademark of Chaplin's Little Tramp character, are in "remarkable condition" and are estimated to go for between $40,000 and $60,000 at the sale by auction house Bonhams on Sunday. Legend has it that Chaplin came up with the tramp persona and wardrobe spontaneously one rainy afternoon in February 1914, seizing various wardrobe items in a communal male dressing room at a Hollywood studio. These included baggy trousers from Fatty Arbuckle, size 14 shoes which he had to wear on the wrong feet to keep them falling off, the hat belonging to Arbuckle's father-in-law, and a ... More |
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 Wrong Abbey Road: Station draws lost Beatles fans LONDON (AP).- It's a mystery tour, but it's hardly magical. More than nine miles (14 kilometers) from the striped crosswalk made famous by the Beatles album "Abbey Road," this drab transit station in east London keeps drawing confused fans of the Fab Four into unwanted jaunts through a gritty, industrial area just south of London's Olympic Stadium. Abbey Road Station has no relation to the Beatles' Abbey Road Studios, the birthplace of the eponymous album and a London tourist landmark. The glass-and-metal station is wedged among a train depot, warehouses, and gloomy public housing projects, a world away from the leafy, suburban street pictured on the album's cover. It didn't take long for American visitor Christie Johnson, 22, to figure out she was in the wrong place. "It didn't look right," the Denver resident said. She and her embarrassed host — English student Melody Vettraino — ... More Milan cathedral launches adopt-a-gargoyle campaign MILAN (AFP).- Milan cathedral has launched a campaign to adopt its gargoyles to help it raise the 25 million euros ($32 million) needed to clean up the landmark monument as culture budgets take a hit from the crisis. A total of 135 gargoyles are up for adoption and donors who cough up more than 100,000 euros ($128,000) will have their name engraved under the gargoyle. Smaller donations of between 10 euros and 100 euros can be made through the campaign's website at http://adottaunaguglia.duomomilano.it. The pink marble Gothic cathedral, which was begun in 1387, is a much-loved symbol of the city but has to be cleaned up regularly from pollution. Gargoyles, which are used as drains for rain water, are typical of Gothic architecture and usually depict grotesque figures. The cathedral's management said it wanted "to encourage the ... More Site-specific installation by Rachel Feinstein on view at Gagosian Gallery in Rome ROME.- Gagosian Gallery presents a site-specific installation by Rachel Feinstein. This is her first exhibition in Rome. Feinstein's multi-part installations, which contain autonomous sculptures and paintings, reveal her singular flair for synthesizing a myriad of cultural fascinations--religion, myth, beauty, mortality, decadence--into vignettes of the marvelous. Oil paintings on mirrored surfaces, flat propped sculptures reminiscent of stage dressings, and abstracted reworkings of classical sculpture confront persistent issues of artistic representation such as theatricality and illusionism. By layering quotations from diverse artistic, architectural, cultural, and stylistic sources--from religious iconography to Baroque sculpture, Romantic landscapes, and popular cartoons-- art and history are charged with a burlesque sensibility. In this latest of her compelling fantasies, Feinstein ... More RISD Business: Sassy signs and sculptures by Alejandro Diaz opens at the RISD Museum PROVIDENCE, RI.- The Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design announces an exhibition of new and recent works by artist Alejandro Diaz, RISD Business: Sassy Signs and Sculptures by Alejandro Diaz, on view Friday, November 16, 2012 through Sunday, June 9, 2013. “We are delighted to present Alejandro Diaz’s work at the RISD Museum,” says Museum Director John W. Smith. “Within his highly accessible embrace of popular culture lies a deeper set of questions about the role that art and art-making plays in our daily lives. He blends humor with conceptualism to create new and compelling ways to engage a wide-range of audiences.” Diaz’s paintings and sculptures have been described as fusing “Andy Warhol’s camp aesthetics, Truman Capote’s panache, Oscar Wilde’s irreverence, and Cesar Chavez’s tender hopefulness” (Apollo13Art.com). Ranging from ... More Pocket watch owned by Italian chief of police who guarded the Pope offered for sale at Bonhams LONDON.- A pocket watch that was owned by an Italian chief of police tasked with safeguarding a number of important public figures in the 1960s is to go under the hammer at the Bonhams Fine Watches and Wristwatches Sale in New Bond Street, London, on Tuesday 18th December. The Patek Philippe 18ct gold manual-wind open-face piece (estimate £3,000 - £4,000) belonged to Salvatore di Stefano, who in the 1960s was in charge of ensuring the safety of, amongst others, Pope Paul VI and Aldo Moro – the Italian prime minister and president of the Christian Democracy, Italy’s majority party at the time. According to Mr di Stefano’s family it was only very shortly after his retirement, on the morning of 16th March 1978, that Prime Minister Moro’s car was attacked by the ‘Brigatte Rosse’ terrorist group on the Via Fani in Rome. Firing automatic weapons, the terrorists killed the Prime ... More ING Discerning Eye exhibition prizes announced LONDON.- ING Commercial Banking awarded Owen Bullet with the £5,000 ING Prize for his sculpture Divided Self IV at the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition. They also awarded the £1,000 ING Staff Purchase Prize to Betty Fraser Myerscough for her work The Barbican, a machine embroidered print. The Discerning Eye Founder’s Prize of £2,500, awarded by the Discerning Eye, an educational charity which encourages a wider understanding and appreciation of the visual arts, was presented to Ray Richardson for two oil paintings, Buttercup and Ferg Kelly. The ING Discerning Eye exhibition is a show of small works independently selected by six prominent figures from the art world: two artists, two collectors and two critics. The distinguished panel of selectors have each curated one section of the exhibition, drawing their own selection from works submitted by artists and the works of artists ... More New York man accused of fake $11M Jasper Johns sculpture scheme NEW YORK, NY (AP).- A New York foundry owner has been arrested on a charge he tried to sell a fake Jasper Johns sculpture for $11 million. The U.S. attorney's office says in 1990 the well-known American artist provided Brian Ramnarine with a mold for a famous 1960 sculpture called "Flag" to make a wax cast. Prosecutors say Ramnarine made the cast but never returned the mold. Court documents say 20 years later Ramnarine tried to sell a bronze flag made from the original mold without the artist's knowledge and using the artist's forged signature. Ramnarine was arrested at his Queens home on Thursday. He has been indicted on a charge of wire fraud and would face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Attempts to contact Ramnarine were unsuccessful. ... More |
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