Pablo Picasso, “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust”, Painted on 8 March 1932, 63¾ x 51¼ inches, in a shaped and gilded replica frame by Eli Wilner & Company for Sotheby’s. Sale price $106,500,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- In over four decades of business, Eli Wilner & Company has been trusted to frame some of the most valuable paintings by Picasso, his contemporaries, and an extensive list of works by other European artists for esteemed private collections, museums, and auction houses. Museum curators from European Paintings departments across the U.S. and Canada have turned to Wilner’s expertise for reframing and restoration projects in recent years, including the Eskenazi Museum of Art, Milwaukee Museum of Art, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, RISD Museum of Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, among others. Many of these projects have been made possible in part by Eli Wilner & Company’s ongoing matching funds for museum programs. As of July 2025, Eli Wilner & Company’s frame funding initiative is announcing another round of $150,000 available for distribution in partial grants. Exciting new projects continue to be submitted on a daily b ... More
The new Multimedia Space featuring a 3D digital microscope and other advanced technologies to showcase the museum's scientific and restoration activities. Photo: Matteo Panciera 2025.
VENICE.- On July 10, the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice unveiled their new Multimedia Space, an interactive area that offers a unique glimpse into the Museum’s Scientific and Restoration Laboratories. The Gallerie dell’Accademia is the only museum in Italy to feature an in-house scientific laboratory with a dedicated team, and the first to be equipped with a 3D digital microscope. Through the use of 3D digital microscopy, ultra high resolution images make it possible to view otherwise invisible details that are essential for understanding the structure and techniques used to create the artworks, assessing their conservation status, and reconstructing their history. Inside the new Multimedia Space, visitors can explore the outcomes of the research conducted by the Laboratories. As stated by Dr. Giulio Manieri Elia, Director of the Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia: "Today, we are proud to present an aspect of the museum that is perhaps less well-known, ... More
Deerlodge Montana State Prison-made bridle displaying seldom-seen combination of brilliant colors in an unusual pattern with striking tassels, hitched glass rosettes, chin strap, split reins and original iron bit. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000
CHEYENNE, WYO.- Many a Wild West tale originated in, or had a connection to, historic Cheyenne, Wyoming, a railroad and cavalry town founded in the Dakota Territory in 1867 and nicknamed the “Magic City of the Plains.” Steeped in cowboy, outlaw and Native American lore, Cheyenne is the picturesque site of New Frontier’s annual Western Collectibles and Firearms Show & Auction, where 19th-century American legends come to life through artifacts, memorabilia and firearms of estate quality. This year’s three-day extravaganza, with top-notch dealers presenting their wares from August 22-24, is highlighted by an August 23 onsite auction that also welcomes Internet participation through either of two online-bidding platforms. In this year’s auction, New Frontier will present 383 choice lots – many fresh to the market – led by an extensive private collection of Native American art and relics; a major collection of bits and spurs; prison-made spurs, ... More
NEW YORK, NY.- Shaping the Future Through Tradition, an exhibition of multimedia works by Indigenous artists from the Pacific Northwest, is on view in the rotating contemporary art gallery of the Northwest Coast Hall at the American Museum of Natural History. Exploring how seven of today’s Indigenous artists ground their creative work with heritage and history while working in contemporary modes of expression, the exhibition is produced with guest curator Michael Bourquin (Tāłtān/Gitxsan, Wolf Clan), a filmmaker from Iskut First Nation whose work centers Indigenous oral history, tradition, cultural revitalization, and community empowerment. Shaping the Future Through Tradition features 12 interdisciplinary works—including documentary and narrative films, music and music videos, animations, and a multi-channel video art installation—that honor tradition while sharing Northwest Coast Indigenous cultures in contemporary ... More
THOMASTON, ME.- As above, so below—every vision of heaven is mirrored by a depiction of hell. Paintings of the Last Judgment throughout the millenia, from Jan van Eyck to Michelangelo to William Blake to Buddhist Mandalas, set the two realms in relation, representing moral consequences as a dichotomous, mutually enabling pair. Inspired by Dante’s Inferno, the counterpart to the Italian poet’s Paradiso, artists like Sandro Botticelli and Gustave Doré have attempted to map hell’s nine circles, charting its strata from the Earth’s crust down into its core. Following A Particular Kind of Heaven, last year’s exhibition sited in Ann Craven’s deconsecrated church in Maine, Karma presents A Certain Form of Hell. Titled after a 1983 Ed Ruscha painting just like its predecessor, the exhibition features works exploring the netherworld in its many manifestations. Warming, cleansing, life-giving—fire is also the archetypal symbol of hell. Milton Avery’s Charred Forest ( ... More
SALZBURG.- The exhibition Mindset presents new works by Austrian artist Erwin Wurm. Physicality and the process of absorption are central themes in Wurm’s sculptural practice, as is the relationship between self-image, identity and social norms. Created from 2024, his Mind Bubbles place ovular forms atop spindly, cartoon-like legs in anthropomorphic reimaginings of the thought bubbles found in comic strips. Wurm describes the sculptural form as ‘a symbol of an idea or a specific thought, which is not described.’ In their exaggeration and deliberate play with proportions, the Mind Bubbles adopt central motifs from Wurm’s practice: the anthropomorphisation of forms and the relationship between object and body. Rather than following the realism of earlier series, the legs of the Mind Bubbles gesture ... More
BARCELONA.- Author of a vast and diverse body of work spanning five and a half decades, Edward Weston (1886-1958) is one of the great figures in the history of modern photography also because his work allows us to reflect on the distinctive qualities of photography as a technical, aesthetic and perceptual category. His first creative experiments reveal a momentary adherence to the pictorialist trends of the time, to later stand out as one of the protagonists of a new generation of American photographers who sought to refocus the artistic axis of photography based on his extraordinary ability to represent the most diverse subjects in the world with rigor, clarity and sobriety. In their extreme simplicity and originality, the exceptional quality of Weston’s images is also due to the way in which he was able to reframe and articulate the extraordinary ... More
Jonah Samson, Untitled, 2025. Signed and dated in pencil, verso. Gold-toned Van Dyke print on handmade Japanese Kozo paper (Unique), 19 x 14 inches.
NEW YORK, NY.- CLAMP is presenting “Jonah Samson | You Do Not Know How Longingly I Look Upon You,” an exhibition of recent works by the Canadian artist—his first solo exhibition at CLAMP. “You Do Not Know How Longingly I Look Upon You” comes from a line from Walt Whitman’s poem “To A Stranger,” first published in the 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass. The poem explores the fleeting connection of the writer and a passing stranger and functions as a meditation on loneliness, longing, and unfulfilled desire. Working exclusively with his extensive collection of vintage gay porn and erotica, Samson’s practice is in many ways a similarly intensive rumination on looking at strangers longingly. The trove of print media the artist mined to create the works in this exhibition behave for Samson just as they did for their intended viewers when they were originally made. These subjects and ... More
Washington's Dress Sword.
ALBANY, NY.- The New York State Museum announced its latest exhibit in recognition of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. George Washington: An American Paradox examines the multifaceted legacy of the nation’s first president. Long revered as a symbol of American ideals and known as the “Father of Our Nation,” the exhibit also confronts Washington’s complicated views on topics such as slavery and Indigenous Peoples, providing appropriate context for visitors of all ages. On view in the Museum’s West Gallery, the exhibit features several of the most significant items from the collections of the New York State Museum and New York State Library, including: • Washington’s Dress Sword – According to tradition, this sword was gifted to Washington in 1780 by Frederick the Great of Prussia, accompanied by the message: “From the oldest general of the world to the greatest.” Passed down through the Washington fami ... More
Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #21, 1978. Gelatin silver print. Courtesy of the Rubell Museum.
AKRON, OH.- The Akron Art Museum is presenting She Said, She Said: Contemporary Women Artists, a dynamic new exhibition that runs in the Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries through Sunday, August 10. Curated from the renowned Rubell Museum Collection, alongside select pieces from the Akron Art Museum’s own holdings, She Said, She Said celebrates the groundbreaking contributions of women artists across generations, cultures, and disciplines. The exhibition features an impressive lineup that includes Cindy Sherman, Solange Pessoa, Beverly Semmes, Cajsa von Zeipel, Yayoi Kusama, and the Guerrilla Girls, the exhibition showcases more than 30 artists working in painting, photography, sculpture, video, and installation. “We’re proud to showcase She Said, She Said, an exhibition that underscores the continuing influence of women artists in shaping the future of the art world. This collaboration reinforces our ... More
Emily Xie (born 1989), Memories of Qilin. On-chain algorithm, browser-rendered image, non-fungible token (NFT), and Art Blocks contract, 2022. Private collection. Photo courtesy of the artist.
TOLEDO, OH.- Artists have long used instructions and rule-based systems to produce their work, from thirteenth century Islamic geometric tiles to twentieth century avant-garde movements. Infinite Images: The Art of Algorithms reveals how some contemporary artists use mathematical principles, chance, and automation to design and work with generative systems. In generative art, the artist creates a system to produce the artwork—perhaps written instructions for others to follow or a computer program. In the process they give up some control over the end result. The artist creates the rules, and the system generates the outcomes. This approach, whether analog or digital, enables the artist to experiment with multiple variations within a set of defined constraints, often yielding unexpected results. At a time when our world is ... More
Custom At-Home Slot Machine.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Julien’s Auctions announces “The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation Auction,” to take place in Los Angeles on August 11 at 10am PST. The sale honors the enduring legacy of the global superstar and seeks to raise awareness and generate vital support for the foundation’s diverse initiatives, scholarships, and services—each designed to reflect and address the values and needs of today’s youth. This year marks Whitney Houston’s 40th Anniversary of Music and Entertainment (February 14, 1985 – February 14, 2025). A special preview of the auction highlights will be on view at The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation’s 4th Annual Legacy of Love Gala on Saturday, August 9th, on what would have been Houston’s 62nd birthday at the St. Regis Hotel in Atlanta, GA. “Julien’s Auctions is proud to partner with the Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation for this very special auction,” said Giles Moon, VP Head of Music for Julien's. ... More
Koo Jeong A, Seven Stars, 2020. Phosphorescent pigment, acrylic painting on canvas. Courtesy of the Artist.
ARLES.- The largest presentation of Koo’s work in France to date, Land Of Ousss [Kangse] brings together a major body of new and recent works spanning from 2007 to the present. Showcasing sculptures, an olfactory installation, and a series of phosphorescent paintings, as well as more intimate ink drawings, the exhibition extends the artist’s enduring exploration of movement, weightlessness, levitation, and voids. ‘Ousss,’ a word coined by KOO, variously reappears as a sound, a substance, a being, and a land suggestive of a personal and shifting physical and mental territory. Koo Jeong A often creates site-specific works that intertwine unseen forces and natural phenomena—gravity, magnetic fields, phosphorescence—with speculative ideas, uncanny imaginaries, and personal memories. Dispersed across two levels of The Tower, the exhibition includes [KANGSE ... More
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"ALLONS": A fresh look at contemporary art at Mrac Occitanie SÉRIGNAN.- The Musée régional d’art contemporain Occitanie (Mrac) is inviting visitors on a dynamic journey through its collections with a new exhibition titled "ALLONS." Borrowing its name from a mural by artist MCMitout, this single word – a versatile French interjection that can convey everything from encouragement to impatience – serves as a springboard for a diverse and thought-provoking display featuring works by over 40 artists. This annual re-hang of Mrac’s extensive collection, now boasting over 710 pieces, provides a fresh perspective on contemporary issues. The exhibition focuses on artists whose works echo contemporary concerns, whether ecological, political, or poetic, forging a connection to the present while envisioning shared future spaces. "ALLONS" is not bound by chronology, instead creating intriguing dialogues through formal, stylistic, and aesthetic ... More
Works by Eric N. Mack come to the Wexner Center for the Arts for Fall 2025 COLUMBUS, OH.- As part of its fall 2025 exhibitions season, the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University will present a show dedicated to the work of the category-defying artist Eric N. Mack titled All the Oohs, and the Aahs (on view August 22, 2025–January 11, 2026). And in keeping with the spirit of his practice, Mack’s presence at the multidisciplinary contemporary arts center will extend beyond the galleries, into its lobby. Mack, whose work was previously seen at the Wex in the 2018 group exhibition Inherent Structure, questions the constructs that typically apply to painting or sculpture and explores fabric’s ability to evoke emotional responses. He combines disparate materials and methods to form medium- and large-scale installations. Mack mobilizes an archival fabric collection gathered from around the world to create immersive, layered constructions that invite visitors to explore ... More
Exhibition at Henry Art Gallery explores life, death, and ancestry through Asian art SEATTLE, WA.- Spirit House investigates how contemporary artists of Asian descent challenge the boundary between life and death through art. A thematic exploration of the work of thirty-three Asian American and Asian diasporic artists, Spirit House asks the question, what does it mean to speak to ghosts, inhabit haunted spaces, be reincarnated, or enter different dimensions? Inspired by spirit houses, small devotional structures found throughout Thailand that provide shelter for the supernatural, this exhibition considers how art can bridge the gap between this world and the next. Through the work in the exhibition, contemporary artists connect fragmented family narratives shaped by war, migration, and generational trauma to broader global contexts, creating new narratives that transform their difficult origins. With these artists as guides, Spirit House invites you to commune with your ancestors, ... More
Recoverist Curators: Re-Imagining the World We Live In MANCHESTER.- Portraits of Recovery and the Whitworth present Recoverist Curators: Re- imagining the World We Live In - a bold, co-curated exhibition that reinterprets the Whitworth’s collection through a recovery lens. Featuring more than 25 artworks including paintings, photography, wallpapers, textiles and prints, the exhibition includes, works by artists Francis Bacon, Tracey Emin and Wolfgang Tillmans, alongside personal stories and artefacts like Paul’s vinyl records and Anastasia’s rainbow hat. These create powerful, intimate connections between their lived experience and the Whitworth’s collection. Paul, Recoverist Curator, said: “Engaging with Recoverist Curators has given me the opportunity to explore my own journey of recovery. I was able to reflect and appreciate the changes and growth that I had experienced during my journey. I realised what it was like to be free. ... More
"Ethereal Horizons" opens in Venice, exploring art at the edge of perception VENICE.- Kuun Art presents Ethereal Horizons, a curated group exhibition featuring contemporary artists from across the globe, running from 18 July to 18 August 2025 at Spazio Levante in Venice’s historic Castello district. Coinciding with the vibrant atmosphere of the Venice Biennale, the exhibition brings together emerging and established voices working across painting, photography, collage, and sculpture. Ethereal Horizons explores the fluid boundaries between perception, memory, and emotional resonance. Taking the horizon as both a visual metaphor and conceptual threshold, the exhibition investigates liminal spaces—where the visible dissolves into the felt, and the internal merges with the external, and where inner and outer realities blur. These liminal states are physically embodied in the floor plan, along with the themes of earth (1st floor), water (2nd floor), and air (3rd floor). Artists ... More
Rory Pilgrim, 'Go Find Miracles' at Waterloo Underground station LONDON.- Art on the Underground is presenting a new sound artwork by 2023 Turner Prize-nominated artist Rory Pilgrim. This new work emerges from Pilgrim’s long-term work with those affected by the criminal justice system. Recorded in two underground locations, with Go Find Miracles, Pilgrim asks how we go beneath the surface to imagine new structures of repair and possibility. The 10-minute sound work has been developed in collaboration with HMP/YOI Portland and the Prison Choir Project, as well as the Mayor of London’s Culture and Community Spaces at Risk programme (CCSaR) and the Feminist Library in Peckham. Go Find Miracles can be heard at Waterloo Underground station along the travelator connecting the Northern and Jubilee lines, between 14-25 July 2025. The sound work focuses on the role that the Isle of Portland, a small island in the English Channel, has played in shaping ... More
"Florentine Traces" photography series continues at Trattoria 4 Leoni FLORENCE.- The "Fotografia – Tracce Fiorentine" (Photography – Florentine Traces) exhibition series is set to captivate audiences once again at the popular Trattoria 4 Leoni. Following successful showcases of Franco Cammarata, Lorenzo Bojola, and Massimo D’Amato, the series will present new works by Lapo Pecchioli, Gianluca Sgherri, and Mario Strippini in three upcoming installments from September 2025 to March 2026. These exhibitions will transform the historic restaurant in Piazza della Passera, nestled in Florence's vibrant Oltrarno district, into a unique gallery space. Curated by art and photography historian Anna Maria Amonaci and spearheaded by Trattoria 4 Leoni owner Stefano Di Puccio, the series delves into the profound connection between a photographer's artistic eye and their formative surroundings. It particularly highlights Florence's architectural harmony and evocative ... More
Gallery FUMI opens the second edition of the group exhibition Casa al Mare LONDON.- This summer, Gallery FUMI is presenting the second edition of the group exhibition Casa al Mare, alongside a solo exhibition in the lower ground floor space by London-based artist Emma Witter: The Moon’s Daughter is a Pearl. An exploration of the elegance of the Mediterranean lifestyle and an embrace of the rustic, natural textures we find closer to home, Casa al Mare’s walls of sun-washed blue and terracotta and floors laid in earthy woven sisal invite you to peek into a beautifully crafted home where dolce far niente meets rustic British summer. Under the spell of Cocteau’s canvas of Villa Santo Sospir, we find the breeze of the riviera intermingling with a desire for nature and its boundless intricacies. Ornamentation fuses with the landscape in each of the works, as the border blurs between material and nature, form and aesthetics, function and beauty. Beneath the waves ... More
Ana Escobar Saavedra traces the cycles of identity and memory in solo exhibition ABU DHABI.- 421 Arts Campus, Abu Dhabi’s independent arts space dedicated to supporting emerging creative practices, presents Ana Escobar Saavedra: It Starts Where It Ends, on view until September 7. In this solo exhibition, the artist explores the nuances of identity and identification. At the heart of her practice lies a philosophical and linguistic duality drawn from her mother tongue: the Spanish verbs ser and estar, both of which mean “to be” yet embody different meanings. One suggests permanence, the other, transience. This conceptual tension can be seen throughout Escobar Saavedra’s work. Working primarily with marble and granite - materials traditionally associated with historical preservation - Escobar Saavedra reshapes them to reflect the body and skin’s form as vessels of change, capturing their evolving textures, scars, and color over time. Through this process, she creates ... More
Lessons from a Photo Legend
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On a day like today, French painter Marcel Duchamp was born
August 28, 1887. Marcel Duchamp (28 July 1887 - 2 October 1968) was a French artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. Considered by some to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Duchamp's output influenced the development of post-World War I Western art. He advised modern art collectors, such as Peggy Guggenheim and other prominent figures, thereby helping to shape the tastes of Western art during this period. In this image: Marcel Duchamp's wanted poster is seen as part of the exhibit, "Inventing Marcel Duchamp:The Dynamics of Portraiture," at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, on Tuesday, March 24, 2009.
