| The Best Photos of the Day |  |  | TOURCOING.- Eugenie, 10, right, and her sister Athenais, 8, look a miniature, Jackson Pollock, by U.S artist Joe Figg, Seaford, New York, in the Mad Museum Eugene Leroy in Tourcoing, northern France. Overworldly brings together work by international artists from different country, who make small worlds, landscapes and interiors. Many of the artists create their fictional world as sculpture, while others make them subjects for their photographs, videos and painting. This exhibition is a joint with the New Yorks Mad, Museum of Arts and design. AP Photo/Michel Spingler. | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Rijksmuseum Schiphol celebrates ten-year anniversary with an exhibition of paintings | | Bellwether year for interest in Islamic art increases demand for antique Oriental carpets | | New York's Museum of Modern Art to display video games starting in March 2013 | 
Frans Hals, Portrait of a clergyman, 1657.
AMSTERDAM.- From 5 December 2012, the Rijksmuseum Schiphol is celebrating its ten-year anniversary with an exhibition of paintings showcasing typical Dutch scenes: the Dutch countryside, Dutch waters, Dutch towns, Dutch royalty, Dutch people and their families. This is the Holland that everyone knows, as seen through the eyes of artists like Frans Hals, Johan Barthold Jongkind, Jan Toorop and Karel Appel. Together, these works present a foretaste of the renovated Rijksmuseum, which is set to reopen in its full glory on 13 April 2013 with a collection of more than 8,000 objects – showing the best that the Netherlands has to offer in art and history, from the Middle Ages to today. On 9 December 2002, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander opened the Rijksmuseum Schiphol. As a joint initiative of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, this one of a kind venture is the first art museum at ... More | | 
Bakshaish Tree of Life, 9ft 6in x 12ft 6in, circa 1850.
OAKLAND, CA.- A confluence of events over the past two years has created an increased enthusiasm for collecting Islamic Art, according to Jan David Winitz, eminent art dealer and president of Claremont Rug Company. Citing the late 2011 opening of Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new gallery of Islamic Art as the key event, he said that art collectors have intensified their interest in rugs from the “Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving,” generally recognized as the period ca 1800 to ca 1910. In 2012, Winitz pointed to opening of a major permanent exhibit at the Louvre. As well, he noted an important Islamic art collection newly on display at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and another soon to be opened at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. He also noted that this year the de Young Museum in San Francisco began to display kilim rugs from its extensive collection of antique Oriental carpets for the first time in t ... More | | 
Pac-Man. Toru Iwatani (Japanese, born 1955). Publisher: NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. 1980-1981. Video game. Gift of NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. © 2012 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
NEW YORK (AFP).- Are video games a form of art? New York's Museum of Modern Art thinks so, and starting in March several games will become an integral part of the museum's collection. The museum, known by the acronym MoMA, has purchased 14 video games, and expects to soon increase its collection to 40, according to Paola Antonelli, senior curator with the museum's Department of Architecture and Design. This will be "a new category of artworks in MoMA's collection that will grow in the future," the museum said in a statement over the weekend. The initial games, which the public can see starting in March 2013, features classics like Pac-Man (1980), Tetris (1984), Another World (1991), Myst (1993), SimCity 2000 (1994) and The Sims (2000); as well as vib-ribbon (1999), ... More |
| Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami is only U.S. venue for major Bill Viola exhibition | | PULSE Miami 2012 art fair hosts eighty-six national and international galleries | | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum names Greg Harris as President and CEO | 
Bill Viola, Three Women, 2008. Color High-Definition video on plasma display mounted on wall, 61 1/5 x 36 2/5 x 4 in (155.5 x 92.5 x 12.7 cm). Performers: Anika, Cornelia, Helena Ballent, 9:06 minutes. Photo: Kira Perov.
NORTH MIAMI, FL.- The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami presents a major exhibition of work by Bill Viola, recognized as one of the leading practitioners of video art. Bill Viola: Liber Insularum begins its sole presentation in the United States at MOCA, North Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach, and will be on view at the museum from December 5, 2012 through March 3, 2013. The exhibition at MOCA marks the first public presentation of Viola’s new piece Ancestors, a recently completed video work that explores the layers of reality and illusion in the physical world, as well as the dimensions between and beyond it. The exhibition Bill Viola: Liber Insularum is presented as part of MOCA’s Knight Exhibition Series. It was first shown last year at Sala de Arte Contemporaneo del Gobierno de Canarias (Spain). The exhibition is organized in collaboration with Bill ... More | | 
Chiharu Shiota, State Of Being, 2012. Mixed Media (Dress, Painting, Black Thread). 59 X 39 X 39 in. Courtesy of Nieves Fernandez and PULSE Contemporary Art Fairs.
MIAMI, FL.- PULSE Contemporary Art Fair presents PULSE Miami 2012, a leading art fair dedicated to international contemporary art, from December 6-9, 2012, at The Ice Palace Studios in Miami. Currently in its eighth edition, PULSE Miami opens on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, with a special preview evening and silent auction, hosted by artnet Auctions, benefiting the Lotus House Womenʼs Shelter in Miami. This yearʼs fair will be home to eighty-six national and international galleries, presenting exhibitions that span across all media, from works on paper, paintings, and sculptures, to performances, installations, and video art. “As one of the longstanding art fairs in Miami and New York to host local and international exhibitors, PULSE is oftentimes a barometer of the global art market. This year, PULSE Miami will feature a greater number of international galleries than that of other satellite fairs. Weʼve no ... More | | 
Gregory Harris poses in front of an exhibit after being named president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. AP Photo/Mark Duncan.
CLEVELAND, OH.- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum announced today that Gregory S. Harris, its vice president of development since 2008, will become president and chief executive officer. Harris, who holds a graduate degree in museum studies and whose industry background also includes curatorial, membership and sponsorship experience, was approved by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. board following a broad nationwide search. A driving force behind growing the Museum’s philanthropic support and a key figure in fundraising, planning and execution of the successful 2012 Hall of Fame Induction Week, Harris, 47, succeeds long-time President and Chief Executive Officer Terry Stewart, who announced in May his intention to retire from the position by the end of next year. The transition will be effective January 1, 2013. In his current role, Harris oversees development, special events, membership, board ... More |
| Exceptional musical clock owned by Egypt's lavish monarch, King Farouk, leads Bonhams Fine Clocks Sale | | Billboards in Times Square spread Yoko Ono's message of peace throughout the holiday season | | Leading artists open exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts celebrating history of Fourth plinth | 
Estimated to sell for £150,000 – 250,000, it is a rare and ornately decorated silver-mounted musical table clock. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- An intricately decorated musical clock once owned by King Farouk, the penultimate King of Egypt, will go under the hammer at Bonhams Fine Clocks sale on 12th December at New Bond Street. Estimated to sell for £150,000 – 250,000, it is a rare and ornately decorated silver-mounted musical table clock, which is still accompanied by the original signed and dated key. The exquisitely designed clock has been in the same family for at least fifty years and has not been seen on the auction market since 1954. Prior to the current owner, the clock would have formed part of the King’s impressive collection of highly decorative European watches, clocks and snuff boxes. Farouk was the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I of Egypt, in 1936 at the age of 16. He quickly became enamoured with the glamour of being a royal and enjoyed a lavish lifestyle. Although he already owned ... More | | 
Yoko Ono’s work IMAGINE PEACE is being featured nightly at 11:57 pm.
NEW YORK, NY.- A stunning visual message of peace greets New Yorkers and visitors to the Crossroads of the World this holiday season as part of a synchronized program on over fifteen of the largest digital screens in Times Square. Yoko Ono’s work, IMAGINE PEACE, is being featured nightly at 11:57 pm – midnight every night throughout December 30 as part of the Times Square Moment: A Digital Gallery, a presentation of the Times Square Advertising Coalition (TSAC) and Times Square Arts. IMAGINE PEACE is artist Yoko Ono’s worldwide initiative of anti-violence. In the film, “Imagine Peace” is written in 24 languages set over the tranquil imagery of a blue-sky background. The piece has now been transformed into a multi-channel work specifically for the Times Square Moment, and spreads the message of peace across Times Square's monumental screens simultaneously, filling the Crossroads of the World with 24 languages of the world. Yoko Ono said: "Every day for ... More | | 
The exhibition Fourth Plinth: Contemporary Monument, presented by the Mayor of London in partnership with the ICA, runs until 20 January 2013.
LONDON.- This morning leading contemporary artists attended the opening of a major exhibition exploring the history of one of the most celebrated art commissions in the world. Jeremy Deller, Bob & Roberta Smith and Elmgreen & Dragset opened the exhibition, which features their own suggestions for the plinth, along with Grayson Perry, a member of The Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group. The exhibition Fourth Plinth: Contemporary Monument, presented by the Mayor of London in partnership with the ICA, runs until 20 January 2013. Fourth Plinth: Contemporary Monument brings together a wide range of historical material including the full set of 21 commissioned maquettes made by some of the most celebrated artists working today. The timely review is a unique opportunity for the public to explore the development of the Fourth Plinth programme, from its inception to its current position as a world class ... More |
| Solo exhibition of works by American painter Martin Mull opens at Ben Brown Fine Arts | | Design Miami celebrates its eight edition with thirty-five participating galleries | | A dozen church painters from European countries seek to revamp ancient practice | 
Martin Mull, House Hunter, 2010. Photo: Courtesy Ben Brown Fine Arts.
LONDON.- Ben Brown Fine Arts present their third solo exhibition of works by American painter Martin Mull, whose new works reacquaint his London audience with the discordant promises of post-World War II suburban America he grew up with. Drawing equally from lifestyle magazines and life experience, Martin Mull cleverly appropriates visual material from both; his paintings function against the framework of flickering collective memory and within the cultural unrest and individual discontent of the present. Throughout his multi-faceted career in stand-up comedy, music, film and television, Mull has become well known as an ironist and satirist, however, the comedic quality of his paintings is contradicted by an equal amount of sorrow – he has moved beyond irony and satire to successfully achieve depth and meaning. Mull’s careful compositions are a continuation of the lineage of American sinister, broo- ... More | | 
Unused Red Blue Chair by Gerrit Rietveld from 1965. Photo: Courtesy Galerie Vivid.
MIAMI, FL.- Design Miami/ will celebrate its eight edition with an impressive roster of 29 international participants in the gallery program and 7 emerging galleries as part of the Design On/Site program. Key themes from this year’s fair include: • Nature Inspirations: Jason Jacques (presenting Art Nouveau glass and ceramic), R 20th Century (bronze and ceramic candlesticks by David Wiseman), Galerie BSL (nature inspired work by Noë Duchaufour-Lawrence and Taher Chemirik), Cristina Grajales Inc (Walking Bench by Pedro Barrail), Priveekollektie (light installations by Dominic Wilcox) and Galerie VIVID (new unique vases by Glithero). • American Design: a strong roster of historic and contemporary design made by US designers. Mark McDonald (homage to the Eames House), Moderne Gallery (work by California Modern masters Nakashim and Wharton Esherick), R 20th Century (work by Wendell Castle, godfather of the Amer ... More | | 
Visitors watch Romanian painter Grigore Popescu at work during a Byzantine icon painting workshop. AFP PHOTO / ANDREI PUNGOVSCHI.
By: Mihaela Rodina
MOGOSOAIA (AFP).- With brighter hues and bolder brushstrokes, Orthodox icon painters are looking to breathe new life into the ancient art of depicting saints, angels and biblical scenes, lest its rigid rules see it consigned to history. A dozen church painters from European countries like Greece and Serbia but also from the United States gathered this month in Romania to experiment with adding modern touches to Byzantine iconography without angering the conservative Orthodox Church. "I don't want to attack them," US painting professor Anthony Salzman said of churchgoers, "but I don't want to bore them either". "Tradition died in the 16th or 17th century, now we are resurrecting it, we are learning what its limits are," he added at the event in Mogosoaia, on the outskirts ... More |
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 Bonhams Entertainment Sale to include memorabilia from acclaimed science fiction film and television series LONDON.- Bonhams forthcoming Entertainment Memorabilia sale, to be held on Wednesday 12th December, will include an array of props, costumes and related memorabilia from legendary Science Fiction movies and television shows including: Alien, Superman, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Red Dwarf and Captain Scarlett. The highlights from the sale include a detailed miniature model from Alien, 1979, of the engine room of the ‘Nostromo’ mothership, being offered directly by the model maker. The model engine room was designed for an establishing shot in the film, and is clearly visible in the scene when Ripley sets the ship to self-destruct. Original models used in the production of Alien have rarely come on to the market and are highly sought after. Following the same theme, included in the Horror and Science Fiction section of the sale is a large airbrush illustration ... More Myanmar graffiti artists unhappy with new ban YANGON (AP).- Graffiti artists in Myanmar are unhappy with a new ban on their handiwork in the country's biggest city, but expect many to carry on one way or another. Yangon city authorities imposed a ban Monday prohibiting anyone from drawing on public buildings, roads and bridges, as well as in schools and parks. Authorities said anyone defying the ban would face an unspecified punishment. The graffiti artists said Tuesday that the ban was not a surprise because authorities were copying regulations enacted in other countries. The artists also said they expected many to continue drawing, and urged authorities to provide a legal outlet for their work so they would not have to act illegally. "I cannot complain about the ban because many countries have such regulations. But the prohibition doesn't stop graffiti artists," said 19-year-old graffiti artist Arkar Kyaw, who became a minor celebrity ... More Moscow Museum of Modern Art opens Aidan Salakhova's largest-ever exhibition MOSCOW.- On Dec. 4 the Moscow Museum of Modern Art opens Aidan Salakhova's largest‐ever exhibition of artworks, some of which were shown at the Azerbaijan Pavilion during the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011. The remainder were created in the past 3 years and not yet seen in public. This is Aidan's first personal exhibition since 2009, and it will display more than 50 works grouped into three thematic constellations: The Body, The Hands, and The Objects. Aidan uses a wide range of techniques and material such as drawings, paintings, marble sculpture, and video. Known for challenging portrayals of veiled female figures and references to religious and traditional symbolism that deconstruct the desires of the patriarchal order, Aidan explores the complex and enigmatic identity of women today. She invites the viewer to analyze and solve the codes of the patriarchal subconscious ... More Gallery ups prize money for BP Portrait Award 2013 as call for entries is announced LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery announces an increase in prize money for the BP Portrait Award 2013, the world’s most prestigious open competition for portrait painting. The First Prize winner will receive a £30,000 cash prize. As part of BP’s ongoing support for a further five years, the First Prize has been increased by £5,000. In addition, the winner receives, at the judges’ discretion a commission worth £5,000 (to be agreed between the National Portrait Gallery and the artist). The Second Prize winner will receive £10,000 and the BP Young Artist Award winner £7,000. Entry forms are now available at www.npg.org.uk/bp and the closing date for entries is Monday 11 February 2013. The Portrait Award, now in its thirty-fourth year at the National Portrait Gallery and twenty-fourth year of sponsorship by BP, is an annual event aimed at encouraging artists to focus upon and ... More Absolut Art Bureau at Art Basel Miami Beach-Güiro: An art bar installation by Los Carpinteros MIAMI, FL.- Absolut Art Bureau, the unit responsible for Absolut’s art initiatives, is delighted to continue its ongoing collaboration with Art Basel as an Associate Sponsor of Art Basel Miami Beach, the most prestigious art show in the Americas, and announce the launch of a new site-specificart bar installation by artist duo Los Carpinteros for South Beach’s vibrant Oceanfront. For the 11th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach (6 – 9 December 2012), Absolut Art Bureau will continue Absolut’s nearly 30-year commitment to the arts as a fi rst-year Associate Sponsor of Art Basel. Holding discourse and the sharing of ideas as central to its mission, Absolut Art Bureau is the Presenting Partner of Art Basel Conversations as one of its many involvements in Miami during Art Basel’s prestigious show. Art Basel Conversations is a lively forum with programming ranging from artists sharing insight into ... More Dinosaur skull seized from Wyoming home By: Bob Moen, Associated Press
CHEYENNE (AP).- A dinosaur skull seized from a Wyoming home is related to an investigation into fossil smuggling from Mongolia, indicating that efforts to stem the illegal trade are making progress, an attorney said Monday. Robert Painter, a Houston attorney representing Mongolia President Elbegdorj Tsakhia, said officials hoped that such seizures will have a chilling effect on smuggling. "It's really part of what we hoped that would happen ... there would be increased awareness across the country of Mongolian law and the U.S. government is cooperating in protecting these cultural treasures," Painter said. He predicted there will be more such cases as word gets out about the illegal sale of Mongolian dinosaur bones. Louis Martinez, spokesman for the U.S. ... More |
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