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Archaeologists in Jordan Unearth 3,000-Year-Old Iron Age Temple with a Trove of Figurines
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Antiquities chief Ziad al-Saad announces the discovery of a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple during a press conference in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Al-Saad said that the sanctuary discovered at Khirbat 'Ataroz near the town of Mabada, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of the capital Amman, shows the advanced worship practices in Jordan's ancient Moabite kingdom, which was mentioned in the Bible. AP Photo/Nader daoud.
AMMAN (AP).-— Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple with a trove of figurines of ancient deities and circular clay vessels used for religious rituals, officials said Wednesday. The head of the Jordanian Antiquities Department, Ziad al-Saad, said the sanctuary dates to the eighth century B.C. and was discovered at Khirbat 'Ataroz near the town of Mabada, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of the capital Amman. He said the complex boasts a main room that measures 388 square feet (36 square meters), as well as two antechambers and an open courtyard. The sanctuary and its artifacts — hewn from limestone and basalt or molded from clay and bronze — show the complex religious rituals of Jordan's ancient biblical Moabite kingdom, according to al-Saad. "Today we have the material evidence, the archaeological proof of the level of advancement of technology and civilization at that period of time," he said. The Moabites, whose kingdom ... More |
New Head of Exhibitions and Displays for Tate Liverpool
Gavin Delahunty, new Head of Exhibitions and Displays at Tate Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL.- Tate Liverpool announced the appointment of Gavin Delahunty to the position of Head of Exhibitions and Displays. Gavin is currently Curator at mima (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art). He will join the gallery in November 2010 and succeeds Peter Gorschlüter, who has taken up the position of Deputy Director at MMK (Museum für Moderne Kunst) in Frankfurt. Gavin will work alongside Tate Liverpool Director Christoph Grunenberg to lead the programme of the Gallery. He stated, “I am delighted to welcome Gavin to the Tate Liverpool team. His appointment strengthens the existing curatorial department and its already strong international outlook. We look forward to Gavin’s expertise and specialist knowledge shaping our future exhibitions and displays.” Gavin added, “I am delighted to be joining the distinguished team at Tate Liverpool. The gallery has an astonishing exhibition history, in many instance ... More |
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Six-Month Restoration Ends of Vincent Van Gogh's "Bedroom"
Educator Jolein van Kragten look at Vincent Van Gogh's 'The Bedroom' painting at the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam. AP Photo/Peter Dejong.
By: Arthur Max, Associated Press Writer
AMSTERDAM (AP).- Vincent van Gogh must have been horrified when he returned from the hospital to his studio in Arles early in 1889 to find one of his favorite paintings damaged by moisture. He pressed newspaper to the canvas to protect it from further deterioration, and later rolled it up and sent it to his brother Theo in Paris. Ella Hendriks could still see traces of newsprint when she looked at "The Bedroom" under a microscope, as she picked and scraped at earlier restorations of the canvas and removed yellowing varnish that had been brushed on 80 years ago. Hendriks has completed a painstaking six-month restoration of the masterpiece, which returns to its place on the wall of the Van Gogh Museum on Friday. "The idea is to create a sort of balance, a feeling of rest," Hendriks said of her task. The Bedroom is a familiar image. ... More |
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Bridget Riley and Wolfgang Tillmans Among Highlights of This Year's Frieze Talks
Wolfgang Tillmans, poses in front of his work 'Richard Hamilton' at art gallery Kestnergesellschaft in Hanover. EPA/Holger Hollemann.
LONDON.- Ramin Bahrani, Susan Hiller, Amar Kanwar, Bridget Riley and Wolfgang Tillmans are all part of the international line-up of highly respected artists, filmmakers, curators and cultural commentators taking part in Frieze Talks 2010. Frieze Talks is a daily programme of keynote lectures, panel debates and discussions that take place in the auditorium at Frieze Art Fair. It is presented by Frieze Foundation and programmed by the editors of frieze magazine, Jennifer Higgie, Jörg Heiser and Dan Fox. Keynote lectures by artists Amar Kanwar and Wolfgang Tillmans will be accompanied by conversations between co-founder of legendary New York-based art collective Group Material, Julie Ault and Bart van der Heide; ‘Neo-Neo Realist’ filmmaker Ramin Bahrani and Bert Rebhandl; American London-based artist Susan Hiller and John Welchman; and artist Bridget Riley ... More |
The James: New Hotel in Soho Opens, Art Curator Included
Art Curator Matt Jensen found new and emerging artists to populate the hotel’s corridor arts program.
NEW YORK, NY.- The James, a hospitality brand synonymous with the seamless blend of modern, residentially styled, state-of-the-art technology and guest-centric service found at its Chicago location, will bring those same attributes to its new property in New York City . The James New York, anchoring the southwest corner of Soho at Grand and Thompson Streets, opened September 1, 2010 with 114 guestrooms and suites bathed in natural light and unobstructed views of Manhattan . The property is evocative of the neighborhoods it borders, a juncture between the artistry of Soho and the industrial qualities of Tribeca. The James New York, designed by the Office for Design and Architecture (ODA) in collaboration with Perkins Eastman and custom interiors by Amanda Sullivan with The James Design team, blends elements of artistry and community throughout. The hotel boasts distinctive features including a lush, tri-tiered urban garden, ... More |
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Co-Owner of Painting Missing in New York ID'd as a Thief
Thomas Doyle is shown in a prison mug shot, Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. AP Photo/New York State Department of Correctional Services.
By: Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP).- First it was a curious tale of a $1.3 million painting a middleman said he drunkenly lost while trying to help a friend sell it. Now the story has gotten stranger still: A part owner of the canvas identified its co-owner as an admitted art thief, her lawyer said. Kristyn Trudgeon sued the middleman in New York earlier this week. But attorney Max Di Fabio said she was withdrawing the lawsuit after realizing Wednesday upon seeing a prison mug shot that co-owner Thomas Doyle was the same man who pleaded guilty in 2007 to stealing an $600,000 Edgar Degas sculpture from a wealthy collector. Doyle, whose record also includes a stint in federal prison for a $200,000 jewelry swindle in Tennessee, was paroled in December, records show. Trudgeon is "exploring potential legal remedies," Di Fabio said. He ... More |
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Basquiat, Hockney and Wesley Drive Momentum in Christie's First Open Sale
Gilbert & George, Night Monster, hand colored silver gelatin prints. Executed in 1981. Estimate: $40,000-60,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the fall 2010 edition of First Open, a sale of edgy Post-War & Contemporary Art to be held on September 22, 2010 in New York. The offering runs the gamut with works by artists — such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Hockney, Donald Judd ,Yayoi Kusama, Frank Stella, Thomas Struth, John Wesley and Lisa Yuskavage — and is geared to appeal to both seasoned and novice collectors alike. The auction to feature 249 lots is expected to realize upwards of $5 million. “As the bellwether Post-War & Contemporary Art sale of the Fall season, First Open signals the shape of market and looks to define the November auction to come,” said Koji Inoue, Head of First Open at Christie's. “With an exciting and diverse selection of Post-War & Contemporary art, the sale aims to highlight the importance of both broadly recognized movements as well ... More |
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Phillips de Pury & Company Announces Highlights from Its New York Photographs Sale
Thomas Struth, Paradise 23, São Francisco de Xavier, Brasil, 2001. Estimate: $60,000-80,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company announced the highlights of the forthcoming New York Photographs sale on Friday, October 8, 2010. Securing its position as a leader in the Photographs market, the Photographs sale features a strong balance of the best in classic and contemporary photography. Vanessa Kramer, Director of Photographs, New York “Our Fall Photographs sale is not only a testament to the resilience of the photography market, but Phillips de Pury & Company’s strong dedication to offering the best works by the leading photographers. The upcoming sale features numerous iconic images, and we are extremely excited to be offering more highly valued lots than in recent seasons.” Highlights of the New York Photographs sale include: Robert Frank’s Trolley- New Orleans, 1955, estimated at $100,000-150,000, undoubtedly one of the pillars of classic American photography; Richard Avedon’s Bri ... More |
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Walking in a Cloud at Venice Architecture Biennale 2010
A woman and a child at the installation 'Instant Untitled', the study aerostatic balloons by Hood Designed and MOS, suspended above the pavilion of the United States of America. EPA/ANDREA MEROLA.
By: Silvia Aloisi
VENICE (REUTERS).- If you thought that the world's biggest architecture show would be about buildings, this year's Venice Architecture Biennale has a few surprises in store. Highlights include a steel ramp sneaking into a cloud, a pitch-black room where water falls from a swirling hose and a tower of metal cages from which one can jump into the void -- setting the tone for a show that, in a break with the past, this time focuses on people and space. Set in the 16th century rope-making factory of the Venice navy, the Biennale mixes design with art installation and has pavilions from 53 countries, plus around 50 works from some of the world's top names in the business. This edition is directed for the first time by a woman, Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima. The winner of this year's prestigious ... More |
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Treasures of Kazakhstan Take Centre Stage in London
Mika Kaliyeva of Christie's auction house looks at work by Kazakh artist Salikhitdin Aitbaev. AP Photo/Alastair Grant.
LONDON.- Christie’s presents a special and unique loan exhibition, Treasures of Kazakhstan – Exhibition of Kazakh and Russian Art from the Kasteev Museum and a Distinguished Kazakh Private Collection at its headquarters in London from 1-8 September 2010. This selection of masterpieces of Kazakh and Russian art of the twentieth century will enable visitors to discover artistic developments that have taken place in Kazakhstan over the last 80 years. 75 extraordinary works that have never before been exhibited outside Kazakhstan will be shown, including important works from the museum’s permanent collection, complimented by works from a private collection. In celebration of its 75th anniversary the museum is currently undergoing refurbishment which has provided an unprecedented opportunity for Christie’s to bring masterpieces from the Kasteev Museum to London. All the ... More |
Simryn Gill: Gathering Opens at Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane
Simryn Gill, Untitled photograph from Standing Still shoot, Malaysia 2003 Type C photograph 31.5 x 31.5 cm Ed. Of 5 Courtesy: The artist.
BRISBANE.- A solo exhibition of key works from the past five years by leading Sydney-based Malaysian artist Simryn Gill opened at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art until October 17. Queensland Art Gallery Director Tony Ellwood said ‘Simryn Gill: Gathering’ included major works created since 2005, as well as photographs, collections, books and jewellery made from paper and found objects. ‘We are thrilled that Queensland audiences will have an opportunity to engage with Gill’s multi-disciplinary practice that questions ideas about place and history, and intersects richly with personal and collective experience,’ Mr Ellwood said. ‘The exhibition highlights Gill’s pursuit of meaning through materials and art-making processes. It also focuses on her ongoing interest in collecting, reading, archiving, arranging, casting and photography. ‘Throwback 2007, is a sculptural work created from ... More |
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Sotheby's to Offer a Unique Collection of Imperial Porcelain
An Exceptional Floral Medallion Vases Enamelled in the Imperial Workshops. The work is estimated to fetch 60-80 million Hong Kong dollars or about 7.71 -10.2 million US dollars. EPA/YM YIK.
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold an unprecedented sale of Chinese ceramics and works of art, titled Masterpieces Of Qing Imperial Porcelain From J.T. Tai & Co., on 7 October 2010 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, comprising 13 lots and expected to bring in excess of HK$170 million/US$22 million. The second part of the collection will be offered at Sotheby’s New York during its Asia Week in March, 2011. The imperial Chinese porcelains from the J.T. Tai Foundation features eight vases made during the peak period of imperial porcelain production under the Qianlong Emperor, one of China’s greatest art lovers and imperial patrons, each of which boasts a collecting history in the West traceable to the 19th century. The highlight in the present group is an exceptional Pair of Floral Medallion Vases Enamelled in the ... More |
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Cantor Arts Center Offers New Installations Selected from the Enhanced Collection
Richard Blake Shaw, “Basket Case,” 1986. Porcelain with decal, overglaze, and china paint, 27-1/2 x 31 x 27 inches. Given in honor of Gerhard Casper, President, Stanford University (1992–2000), by Robert M. and Ruth L. Halperin.
STANFORD, CA.- The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University announces new displays of contemporary art. When the art museum at Stanford reopened in 1999 as the Cantor Arts Center, the top floor of its new wing was devoted to art of the past four decades. Since then, more than 750 works of European and American art in diverse media have been added to the modern and contemporary collection, expanding it to 2700 objects and extending it into the 21st century. Selections from this enhanced collection open in four galleries. “Go Figure!” begins September 1, 2010. Although recent art is often equated with abstraction, many important artists of the last 50 years have explored the human figure in their paintings and three-dimensional work. “Go Figure” includes 25 figurative paintings and sculpture, including witty examples by Karel Appel, Richard ... More |
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Two Important Paintings Consigned to Auction through Christie's iPhone App
LONDON.- The auction of Modern and Contemporary Australian Art at Christie’s on 23 September 2010 will offer a pair of rediscovered paintings of historical importance that was found in an attic and which was identified and consigned to auction through Christie’s iPhone application. The rare oil paintings by William Blamire Young celebrate the birth of the Australian army and were formerly in the ownership of its founder, Major General Edward ‘Curly’ Hutton. They are offered as a pair and are expected to realise £20,000 to £30,000. The auction will offer a total of forty-eight lots including a handful of lost treasures and a number of discoveries. Estimates range from £700 up to £200,000. The paintings by William Blamire Young were found during an attic clear out in a private house in Surrey and were due to be thrown away until the consignor asked a neighbour for advice on how to dispose of them. The neighbo ... More
Beuys and Beyond... Opens at Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico
MEXICO CITY.- On the occasion of the Bicentennial celebration of the independence of Mexico, the exhibitions Beuys and Beyond - Teaching as Art, and Coordinates, Mario Rangel Faz, opened at the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC), in association with the Deutsche Bank Collection. After The Return of the Giants (2003-2004), which involved figurative German painting, and the photography show More than Meets the Eye (2006-2007), Beuys and Beyond - Teaching as Art, curated by Friedhelm Hütte, Global Head of Deutsche Bank Art, Liz Christensen and Christina März (Deutsche Bank AG, CC Art) is the third exhibition of works from the Deutsche Bank Collection touring seven prominent Latin American museums. Afterwards Beuys and Beyond...will be presented at the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango in Bogota, Colombia (May 2011); the Instituto Tomie Ohtake in Sao Paulo, Brazil (September 2011) and the Museo ... More
Julián Zugazagoitia Begins as New Director of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
KANSAS CITY, MO.- Julián Zugazagoitia begins his post Wednesday, Sept. 1, as the fifth Director & CEO of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. An international scholar, museum director and consultant, he has served for the past seven years as the Director/CEO of El Museo del Barrio in New York. Already Zugazagoitia has become known among Board of Trustees members and the community as a personable leader who is enthusiastic about the arts. He has pledged to use his first weeks listening and learning about the Museum’s distinguished, encyclopedic collection and getting to know staff, volunteers and donors. During his first year, Zugazagoitia will explore the most remarkable treasures from the Museum’s 33,500 works of art in a monthly series of Thursday-evening conversations called Art Tasting with Julián. Beginning Oct. 21, Zugazagoitia and a curator will bring to life the finest works of each collection in the series. ... More
Ellis Island Immigrants' Oral Histories Go Online
NEW YORK (AP).- Lawrence Meinwald's voice starts shaking when he recalls the first time he saw the Statue of Liberty. It was 1920, and the young Polish boy was on a ship with his family, headed to Ellis Island and a new life in America. "It was a great sight. I didn't know what it meant. But we stayed on deck, and everybody was anxious, and everybody was happy, and everybody was sad," Meinwald said in an interview recorded years later by the National Park Service. Meinwald has died, but his story lives on for anyone to hear as part of 1,700 oral histories of Ellis Island immigrants that Ancestry.com has put online. For years, the recordings were available only to visitors at the park service's Ellis Island Immigration Museum, so putting them online was a logical step, said Diana Pardue, chief of the Museum Services Division for the park service. "It makes the stories in the oral histories available to people all over the world, not just people who come to the museum," she said. ... More
Books from the Estate of Book Soup Founder Glenn Goldman Highlight August Sunset Estate Sale
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields featured a selection of important books from the Estate of Glenn Goldman during the Sunset Estate Auction on August 22, 2010. Goldman was the founder and owner of the legendary Los Angeles independent bookstore, Book Soup, which opened in 1975. The offering was highly anticipated by the Los Angeles community and brought strong prices at the firm's Sunset Boulevard gallery, located just steps from Goldman's legendary store. The great literary and photographic works brought more than $72,400. Nestled in a Sunset Strip storefront across the street from Tower Records and the original Spago, Book Soup's crowded stacks offer an eclectic selection of books on art, photography, literature, film and music. The store is also famous for its high profile book signings by such luminaries as Gore Vidal, Stephen King, James Ellroy, Edward Albee, and Tom Stoppard. Glenn described himself as a "bookse ... More
Heritage Auctions New York City Gallery Opened Today
NEW YORK, NY- The eagerly-awaited new Manhattan gallery and offices of Heritage Auction Galleries opened at 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street) on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. The expansion of Heritage, the world’s third largest auction house, into the New York City market comes at a time when many major auction firms are contracting. The Dallas-based firm also opened a Beverly Hills, California gallery and salesroom earlier this year. “The New York City area is home to many of the top collectors and collections, and the center of the art and antique market,” said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage. “It’s a perfect fit with our increasingly expanding services, and the best possible place for us to serve the art and high-end collectible needs of our clients. I can think of nowhere else we'd rather be opening a new gallery right now than right in the heart of Manhattan's auction district.” "Heritage is disti ... More
Imperial War Museum to Open Lord Ashcroft Gallery in November
LONDON.- Imperial War Museum London opens the Lord Ashcroft Gallery, its first major permanent gallery for ten years, this November. The new gallery, paid for by a £5million donation from Lord Ashcroft, KCMG, will house the Extraordinary Heroes exhibition containing the world’s largest collection of Victoria Crosses (VCs), which has been established by Lord Ashcroft since 1986. The 162 awards, which range from the Crimean to the Falklands wars, will go on public display for the first time alongside 48 VCs and 31 George Crosses (GCs) already held by the Museum. The VC is Britain and the Commonwealth’s premier award for extreme gallantry in the face of the enemy, while the GC is Britain’s most prestigious civil decoration. Visitors to the Lord Ashcroft Gallery’s Extraordinary Heroes exhibition will discover the personal stories behind each decoration in a state-of-the-art new space filled with interactive touch- ... More
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 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 01 September 2010. Galleries and artists from Europe, North America, Central and South America, the Caribbean and the Dominican Republic participate in the art fair running until 05 September. EPA/ORLANDO BARRIA.');)
 with his wife Clio(6-L) listen to Kazujo Sejima (4-L), director of the architecture section of the Venice Biennale, during a tour of the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale, 01 September 2010, in Venice, Italy. The 12th International Architecture Exhibition directed by Kazuyo Sejima and titled People Meet in Architecture runs from 29 August to 21 November 2010. EPA/ANDREA MEROLA.');)
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