Skylar Fein’s “Remember The Upstairs Lounge” Opens in New York

NEW YORK, NY.- A New Orleans bar is coming to New York but with a difference. This bar doesn’t serve alcohol. And the regulars are long gone. The bar is the Upstairs Lounge, a bohemian French Quarter bar that was destroyed decades ago in a mysterious fire whose story has a surprising power. On a warm summer night in 1973, a popular gay bar in the French Quarter burned down with everyone inside, killing 32 people and injuring dozens more. [...]

Pinta London: A New Chapter in the Expansion of Latin American Art

LONDON.- The inauguration of the first Pinta London Art Show, from 4-6 June 2010, at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, will open a new chapter in the global expansion of Latin American art. Following the three preceding shows, which established the prestige of Pinta New York, Pinta London participates in the process of globalization of modern and contemporary Latin American art through a program that includes around fifty renowned galleries, as well as curatorial strategies and visions that broaden the artistic [...]

After ArtParis: New Horizons for Caroline Clough-Lacoste

PARIS.- After creating artparis some twelve years ago, Caroline Clough-Lacoste is now leaving the organization of this modern and contemporary art fair in order to launch two others in the Autumn of 2010. From 9 to 11 October, the Marrakech Art Fair is getting ready to bring design and modern and contemporary art galleries together in Morocco , while Paris Art Picture will celebrate video and digital images from 18 to 21 November 2010. And thus starts a new chapter [...]

Hammer Museum & LACMA Jointly Acquire Edition Jacob Samuel Archive

LOS ANGELES, CA.- UCLA’s Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the Hammer Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) are pleased to announce the joint acquisition of the complete archive of prints by Los Angeles publisher Edition Jacob Samuel. The two museums have been collaborating for over two years to realize the acquisition, which was just recently finalized. Since 1988, Jacob Samuel has published 43 portfolios, and his archive comprises more than 800 prints made by [...]

Unique Photographs, Previously Unseen in the UK, at Michael Hoppen Gallery

LONDON.- The recently unknown photographic work of Czech artist Miroslav Tichy has become a noteworthy presence in the worlds of photography and contemporary art over the last few years. Timeless and uncategorizable, Tichy’s work captures the women of Kijov, from the artist’s native city in Moravia. On 28 April 2010, the Michael Hoppen Gallery will bring together unique photographs, previously unseen in the UK, created in the 1960’s by Tichy with his makeshift cameras and enlargers. Marginal and exceptionally voyeuristic, [...]

Amon Carter Museum to Exhibit Ansel Adams Photographs

FORT WORTH.- Works by one of the world’s most widely recognized and celebrated photographers will go on view this spring at the Amon Carter Museum. Ansel Adams: Eloquent Light features 40 photographs by the artist and runs from May 29 through November 7, 2010. “Ansel Adams was the last major artist to subscribe to the romantic tradition of American landscape, an artistic lineage that included Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, William Henry Jackson and Carleton Watkins,” says John Rohrbach, senior curator [...]

First Free Sol Lewitt Copy by SUPERFLEX Leaves the Van Abbemuseum

EINDHOVEN.- Last week, a person walked out of the museum with a “Sol LeWitt” tucked under her arm. Not the real artwork by Sol LeWitt of course, but an exact copy of the structure entitled FREE SOL LEWITT by SUPERFLEX. Ms. Bettina Lelieveld was the first person to collect her copy of FREE SOL LEWITT by SUPERFLEX ’ from the Van Abbemuseum. On 11 April, Ms Lelieveld filled in a form during her visit to the museum which gave her [...]

Sotheby’s Announces London Sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

LONDON.- In the wake of Sotheby’s record-breaking Spring sales series in Hong Kong, which totalled almost HK$2 billion, Sotheby’s biannual sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art in London will take place on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 and presents for sale over 220 lots. The auction, estimated to realise approximately £4 million, will be headlined by a unique pair of Imperial gilt and patinated-bronze winter plum trees, their branches covered with perching cloisonné enamel magpies, and a selection [...]

Ten London Artists Respond to Italian Modern Art

LONDON.- Another Country: London Painters in Dialogue with Modern Italian Art brings together the work of ten highly respected London-based artists. It will be on view at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, 39a Canonbury Square, London N1 from 28 April to 20 June 2010. The artists have formed a group based on friendship rather than any shared style or technique, and have shown together previously at a group show held in Italy in 2007 curated by Lino Mannocci. [...]

Doll Dressed by Queen Victoria’s Eldest Daughter to Sell at Bonhams

LONDON.- A wax doll dressed by Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter, the Empress Frederick of Germany (christened Princess Victoria, the Princess Royal), is to be sold at Bonhams, Knightsbridge on Wednesday 26th May, as part of the Fine Dolls and Teddy Bears sale. The Empress dressed the doll, which is expected to fetch £800 – 1,200, for a bazaar in London to raise funds for impoverished Germans in the city circa 1868, and it was bought by the financier Baron von [...]

Picture Bought by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Surfaces at Bonhams

LONDON.- A painting inspired by the psychic spirits of dead soldiers and bought by a grieving Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who lost a son in WW1 is for sale as part of the Owston Collection in Sydney with Bonhams on June 25 and 26. The painting by William Francis (Will) Longstaff (Australian, 1879-1953) titled ‘The Rearguard (The spirit of ANZAC)’ , is a huge oil on canvas,136 x 270cm (53 9/16 x 106 5/16in) and is estimated to sell for [...]

Recent Work by Erwin Olaf Featured in Second Solo Exhibition at Hamiltons

LONDON.- Recent Work, Erwin Olaf’s second solo exhibition at Hamiltons introduces London to Dawn & Dusk, first shown at The Museum of The City of New York. It also features new images from the series Hotel, initiated in 2008 with Hotel 1, Kyoto; a continuation of Olaf’s exploration of mood, period and style as begun in his trilogy Rain, Hope and Grief, shown at Hamiltons in late 2008. These photographs feature models posing sometimes elegantly, provocatively or demurely in replica [...]

Olafur Eliasson: Inner City Out Opens at Martin Gropius Bau

BERLIN.- Innen Stadt Außen (Inner City Out) is the first solo exhibition by the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson in a Berlin institution. The central theme of the show, which has been curated especially for the Martin-Gropius-Bau by Daniel Birnbaum, is Berlin, the city in which the artist has lived and worked for many years. Here he has set up his multifaceted studio, which combines research, experimentation and production; and as a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts founded [...]

Park West Gallery Successfully Defends Reputation in Defamation Trial

SOUTHFIELD, MI.- Park West Gallery is pleased with the recent verdict determining that Park West had not defamed Fine Art Registry, but is disappointed that the jury determined that FAR had not defamed Park West Gallery. FAR’s testimony was that their false and malicious statements were only their opinions and hyperbole, and they pled a defense based on the first amendment. Park West Gallery, on the other hand did not plead a first amendment defense but relied only on the [...]

Museo Picasso in Málaga Presents a New Approach to Its Permanent Collection

MALAGA.- Today, on 26th April 2010, Museo Picasso Málaga presents a new approach to the artworks by Pablo Picasso that belong to its permanent collection, highlighting the wide range of themes the artist tackled during his prolific artistic career. As from tomorrow, Tuesday 27th April, and again, with a second installment, as from Tuesday 20th July, visitors will be able to discover the MPM collection’s new layout. Until October of this year, the public will be able to view all [...]