Francis Bacon Drawing Foundation Shows Seven Works on Paper by Francis Bacon

VENICE.- The exhibition ‘FBACON7’ shows 7 works on paper by Francis Bacon. It concerns 6 colored and a monochromatic drawing of the Italian collection. As experts know and have widely recognized, Francis Bacon produced no small number of drawings, given the sheer volume of sheaves that have emerged, little by little, following his death. The issue has also been definitively rendered official by the presence of a great deal of drawings in the London Tate collection, as well as in [...]

Louvre Presents ‘The Art of Paper’, an Exhibition of Seventy Works on Paper by Some Fifty Artists

PARIS.- For this exhibition, seventy works on paper by some fifty artists active between the fifteenth century and the present day have been selected from the print and drawing collections of three museums in Paris—the Musée du Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, and the Centre Pompidou—as well as from a number of other French collections. The artists represented use a variety of techniques and tools on all kinds of paper: white or colored, transparent or not, and either found, reused or carefully chosen. Paper [...]

For the First Time Ever, Exhibition Presents 300 Polaroids by Photographer Helmut Newton

BERLIN.- Polaroid technology revolutionized photography. Those who have used a Polaroid camera can hardly forget the unique odor of its developing emulsion and the thrill of the instant image. With the Polaroid, every image is one of a kind. This also applies to the later large-format Polacolor prints, whose developing process left behind characteristic borders. Polaroids have thus been frequently used for preliminary studies as well as a standalone medium. This was already the case early on, following the creation [...]

Gang Life by Robert Yager

Robert Yager, street photographer and documentary photography, grew up in London, 18 years old hitchhiking around Europe, he borrowed a friend’s camera and started making pictures, after living for a time in Mexico, then he moved to LA where he taked this series of shots documenting Los Angeles’ Latino gangs, their families, fights, drugs, graffiti, and war wounds. Robert Yager has been published by the NYTimes, the Observer and The Independent.

ARTZUID 2011 an International Sculpture Exhibition in a Unique Cultural Heritage Setting

AMSTERDAM.- In 2008 Cintha van Heeswijck-Veeger established Foundation ArtZuid. She took the initiative to draw greater attention to the urban expansion plan (1917) of architect H.P. Berlage known as the Plan-Zuid in Amsterdam, by organising a high-quality international sculpture exhibition named ARTZUID. This world-class platform for sculpture added a jewel to Amsterdam’s crown of leading cultural events. ARTZUID 2009 was successful with 90,000 visitors. The second edition ARTZUID 2011 takes place between 26 May to 28 August 2011. The opening [...]

Thilo Heinzmann’s ‘Would You Take The Ball From A Little Baby’ at Bortolami Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- Bortolami Gallery presents the second solo show by Thilo Heinzmann at the gallery, on view from June 9th through August 2011. A number of works on display situate pigment powder clearly in the field of perception. Not to render the artist’s ‘material’ visible or to expose painting’s internal working principles but to generate a genuine painterly impression. The transitions between the delicate and the dense areas of colored dusting amount to transitions between lighter and darker blues, [...]

Refurbished George Washington Bust Back at the Huntington Library in San Marino

SAN MARINO, CA (AP).- Catherine Hess doesn’t have all the paperwork to prove that a 400-pound signed marble statue of George Washington is the one made 179 years ago by portraitist and sculptor David d’Angers and given to the United States by France. But the chief curator of European art at the renowned Huntington Library in San Marino said Wednesday she has no doubt it’s authentic. A conservator who recently refurbished and analyzed the 33-inch bust, signed and dated 1832, came [...]

India’s Most Prominent and Sought-After Painter, M.F. Husain, Dies at Age 95

NEW DELHI (AP).- M.F. Husain, a former movie billboard artist who rose to become India’s most sought-after painter before going into self-imposed exile during an uproar over nude images of Hindu icons, died Thursday. He was 95. CNN-IBN TV channel quoted a friend, Arun Vadehra, as saying that Husain, often described as India’s Picasso, died at the Royal Brompton hospital in London. His lawyer, Akhil Sibal, confirmed the death to The Associated Press. Husain had lived in Dubai since 2006 after [...]

New Sensor Network by IBM Protecting Art at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art

NEW YORK, NY (AP).- It will take a good eye to spot them, but dozens of tiny, very modern works of art have been installed near the 15th-century unicorn tapestries and other medieval masterpieces at a New York City museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is announcing Thursday that a network of wireless environmental sensors designed to prevent damage to the collection is being tested at its Cloisters branch. The IBM sensors — each housed with a radio and a microcontroller [...]

A Unique Display Examines the Work of German Artist Albrecht Dürer at the National Gallery of Scotland

EDINBURGH.- This summer the National Gallery of Scotland presents a unique display that examines the work of the 16th century German artist Albrecht Dürer and his enduring influence, spanning five centuries. “Dürer’s Fame” showcases a selection of his magnificent prints from the Galleries’ collection, together with contemporary and later copies of his work. These objects will be augmented by a selection of illicit imitations and surprising tributes, including a 21st century tattoo. The exhibition is on view from June 9th through [...]

19th Century Paintings Sale at Sotheby’s Amsterdam Totals 1.6 Million Euro

AMSTERDAM.- Today’s sale of 19th Century European Painting at Sotheby’s Amsterdam brought €1,586,925 ($2,312,848), within pre-sale expectations (est. €1.5 – 2 million). The auction achieved sell- through rates of 46.9% by lot and 69.2% by value, and set three new artist records. The highest price achieved was for Winter in the Streets of a Dutch Town painted by Willem Koekkoek (1839-1895), one of the most distinguished painters of townscapes, which realised €228,750 ($333,389) against a pre- sale estimate of €100,000 – [...]

Josef Albers’ Study for Homage to the Square Brings $262,900 in $1.55+ Million at Heritage Auctions

DALLAS, TX.- A prime late period work by Bauhaus master Josef Albers, Study for Homage to the Square: Stucco Setting, 1958, brought $262,900 as the top lot in Heritage Auctions‘ $1,552,954 Signature® Modern & Contemporary Art Auction, providing the principal fireworks in an auction that saw strong prices realized across the board for a wide array of 20th century masters. All prices include 19.5% Buyer’s Premium. More than 425 (U.S. and international) bidders vied for the 157 auction lots. Josef Albers, [...]

Cartoonmuseum Basel Presents a Comprehensive Overview of Ralf Konig’s Work

BASEL.- Ralf König (born 1960 in Germany) has written and drawn stories about the relationships among adults for 30 years. Mostly, they focus on men, but increasingly, they deal with love between men and women. And recently, König even analyzes the relationship between men and God. Today, Ralf König’s stories are translated into many different languages. His success story started in the 1980s, when König published his first stories about life and love in the gay subculture. His lovingly stylized [...]

Now in Its 243rd Year, The Royal Academy of Arts Opens Annual Summer Exhibition 2011

LONDON.- The Royal Academy’s annual Summer Exhibition is the world’s largest open submission contemporary art show. Now in its 243rd year, this exhibition continues the tradition of showcasing work by both emerging and established artists in all media including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, architecture and film. This year’s co-ordinator is Royal Academician Christopher Le Brun. Playing a significant role is Michael Craig-Martin RA who is curating one of the largest galleries. The Architecture Room is curated by Piers Gough RA and [...]

Exhibition of Paintings and Works on Paper by Cecily Brown at the Gagosian Gallery

LONDON.- Gagosian Gallery presents an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Cecily Brown, on view from June 8th until July 29th, 2011. Drawing broad inspiration from many forbears, from Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Breughel the Elder, and James Ensor to the abstractions of Arshile Gorky and Philip Guston, Brown brings to the conventions of a traditionally male-dominated history an assertive and, at times, ribald femininity. Revisiting scenes from popular culture as well as Old Master imagery, she creates a [...]