Hilda Neily, CAPE COD AFTERGLOW. Oil on board. 12 X 16 inches.
PROVINCETOWN, MASS.- Highly-acclaimed Provincetown, MA based plein air Impressionist artist Hilda Neily is now presenting her new Summer Series 2024 paintings, on exhibit from July 24th right through October at the Hilda Neily Gallery at 364 Commercial Street in Provincetown’s East End Gallery District. The Hilda Neily Gallery is now in its 20th season of operation. The extraordinary new works, oil on board plein air paintings of the cottages and gardens, boats, bays and dunes of the area, keep the Provincetown mystique alive with her signature vibrant landscapes, seascapes and still lifes; all reminiscent of the great French Impressionists. Neily’s contemporary works are a soulful ... More
TORONTO.-Station Independent Projects, Toronto, and curcioprojects, NYC, are thrilled to present At Face Value featuring thirteen artists from Canada, United Kingdom, and the United States. As humans, we inherently enjoy people-watching regardless of whether the situation is chaotic, tranquil, or unsettling, and with the deluge of selfies, everyone is seen. At Face Value goes beyond the surface level of expressions and does not accept a face without thinking it might not be what ... More
Consulate appointment dated April 18, 1863, signed by President Abraham Lincoln using a dip pen, also signed by the U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, and accompanied by a JSA ($12,100).
ATLANTA, GA.- A consulate appointment signed by President Abraham Lincoln brought $12,100 and a group of nine pieces of Chinese carved nephrite jade with six wooden stands realized $9,680 in two days of auctions held July 17th (Historical Documents, Books & Americana) and July 18th (Asian Works of Art) by Ahlers & Ogletree. The ... More
A detail of Matthew Barney’s “Supine Axis,” 2024, in his show “Secondary: object replay” at Gladstone Gallery. (via Matthew Barney and Gladstone Gallery; Photo by David Regen via The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- Something curious happened to Matthew Barney over the past 15 years: He became underrated. The artist spent the 1990s crafting strange, gooey collisions of athletic resistance and body horror. His early “Cremaster Cycle” (1994-2002), an ever-growing system of films, sculptures and photographs culminating ... More
British musician John Mayall performs at the Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, on May 2, 2009. (Cheryl Gerber/The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- John Mayall, the pioneering British bandleader whose mid-1960s blues ensembles served as incubators for some of the biggest stars of rock’s golden era, died on Monday. He was 90. The death was confirmed in a statement on Mayall’s official Facebook page. The statement did not give a cause or specify where he died, saying only that he died “in his California home.” Though he played ... More
Patrick Nagel (American, 1945-1984), Blonde in Sunglasses (NC #5), 1983. Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 in.
DALLAS, TX.- There are a handful of names synonymous with Pin-Up Art, two of the most significant being Alberto Vargas and Patrick Nagel. And on August 8, in its Illustration Art Signature® Auction, Heritage will offer up significant works by these masters of 20th-century illustration along with fresh-to-market works by Gil Elvgren, Robert McGinnis, Hugh Joseph Ward and others long sought after by collectors and connoisseurs. ... More
Portrait of Joel Shapiro, 2024. Photography by Kyle Knodell.
NEW YORK, NY.- Pace announced its upcoming September exhibition program at its New York galleries—510 and 540 W 25th Street—and its Los Angeles gallery, featuring works by artists Joel Shapiro, Mary Corse, Jiro Takamatsu, and Torkwase Dyson. Joel Shapiro’s first solo show with Pace in New York since 2014, this presentation, which will be accompanied by a new catalogue from Pace Publishing featuring an essay by poet and scholar Vincent Katz, will ... More
Palm joins the Norton from the San Antonio Museum of Art.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.- The Norton Museum of Art has appointed Dr. Regina Palm as the Harold and Anne Berkley Smith Senior Curator of Modern Art. Palm will join the Norton September 30, 2024. The Norton, in West Palm Beach, Florida, is internationally known for its Collection of Contemporary Art, Chinese Art, and Photography, as well as American and European Art, which Palm will oversee, particularly works created between the mid-1800s and 1960. Palm joins the Norton from the San Antonio Museum ... More
HONG KONG.- As the auction house of reference for prestigious collections, Christie’s announced ‘The Au Bak Ling Collection: The Inaugural Sale’. Taking place on 26 September 2024, this will be the first live sale at Christie’s new Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong at The Henderson building. The sale will feature Chinese ceramics from one of the most comprehensive private ... More
“Dawn,” one of Arlene Shechet’s massive welded sculptures from “Girl Group,” her exhibition at Storm King Art Center in New Windsor, N.Y. on April 17, 2024. (Cole Wilson/The New York Times)
NEW WINDSOR, NY.- Dance is notoriously impermanent. Perhaps as a reaction to that, more dancers have recently been making installations, viewable for days or weeks and only occasionally brought to life — “activated” is the usual term — with performances in situ. There is, however, another tradition of interplay between dance and visual art. A choreographer responds to work by someone else, creating movement ... More
Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, 2023. Photo: Hendrik Zeitler.
ST IVES.- This autumn, Tate St Ives presents the first major UK exhibition of Małgorzata Mirga-Tas. Born in Zakopane in Poland, Mirga-Tas grew up in a Romani community in Czarna Góra, at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, where she continues to live and work today. Her visual storytelling is informed by a feminist perspective and a sustained engagement with her community, challenging stereotypical representations of Roma people. The artist is best known for creating colourful textile collages made with materials ... More
ARLES.- The Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles is presenting Van Gogh’s famous “cosmic poem” Starry Night (Arles, September 1888), one of the masterpieces in the collection of the Musée d’Orsay. The arrival of this key work in Arles, just a few metres from where it was made, provides an opportunity to produce an exhibition that sheds new ... More
Clipping 12, 2024. Marble, slate, acrylic on plaster-coated canvas mounted to MDF 30 1/8 x 24 1/8 x 1 inches.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- BLUM announced the representation of Brooklyn-based artist Sam Moyer, following the release of her first career-spanning monograph, and in conjunction with her solo exhibition on view at the Parrish Art Museum, NY. Moyer explores themes of nature in collision with the constructed world, creating dynamic compositions that put found materials to work alongside the hand made. Maintaining a practice that cross-pollinates ... More
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Goteborgs Konsthall presents an exhibition of works by Jonatan Pihlgren GOTEBORG.- The exhibition Vargtimme (“Hour of the Wolf”) features artist Jonatan Pihlgren. Pihlgren primarily works with painting but also engages in sculpture and performance. He has gained attention for his expressive painting, unique style, and artworks where everyday motifs intersect with whims, dreams, and fantasies. The exhibition will showcase both previous and entirely new works. “One could say that I explore different ways of understanding our reality. I attempt to expand narratives and perspectives on life that I find intriguing. Some are dark, others are light. Everything that meets within me, in my mental experience of the world, meets on the canvas,” says Jonatan Pihlgren. Jonatan Pihlgren’s artistic works explore a stark reality full of ideals and shortcomings. Many of his paintings are personal and have connections ... More
RISD Museum announces new exhibition Listen! PROVIDENCE, RI.- The RISD Museum announces a new exhibition, Listen!, a selection of 30 historical and contemporary works on paper curated by the members of the RISD Art Circle (RAC), a community group of local high school artists and art enthusiasts from across Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Listen! opened July 6, 2024 and will be on view through January 5, 2025. Since RAC began in 2014, the teens have had several opportunities to work with curators and museum staff doing groundbreaking work, including the acquisition of two artworks for the Museum’s collection. This is their largest project so far. The RAC teens and staff, including Graciela Batista, Mindy Ji, Sherly Torres, Gina Vestuti, worked with Christina Alderman, Director of Family and Teen Programs, and Conor Moynihan, Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings, ... More
Edges of Ailey offers a once-in-a-lifetime exploration of art, music, and dance at The Whitney NEW YORK, NY.- Edges of Ailey, opening at the Whitney Museum of American Art on September 25, is the first large-scale museum exhibition to celebrate the life, dances, influences, adjacencies, and enduring legacy of visionary artist and choreographer Alvin Ailey (b. 1931, Rogers, TX; d. 1989, New York, NY). This dynamic showcase brings together visual art, live performance, music, a range of archival materials, and a multi-screen video installation drawn from recordings of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) repertory to explore the full range of Ailey’s personal and creative life. Presented in three parts, Edges of Ailey consists of an immersive exhibition in the Museum’s 18,000 square-foot fifth-floor galleries, an ambitious suite of performances in the Museum’s third-floor Theater, and an accompanying scholarly ... More
Tony Albert appointed Artistic Director of 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial CANBERRA.- The National Gallery has announced one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists – Tony Albert – as the Artistic Director of the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial. Showcasing the work of contemporary First Nations artists from across Australia, the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After The Rain will open at the National Gallery in Kamberri/Canberra in December 2025, before embarking on a national tour in 2026. Tony Albert (Girramay/Yidinji/Kuku-Yalanji peoples) has a long-held interest in the cultural misrepresentation of First Nations people. Drawing on both personal and collective histories, he has developed a unique language expressed through his multidisciplinary art practice that seeks to rewrite historical mistruths and injustice. The National Indigenous Art Triennial was established in 2007 as an exciting contemporary art event, celeb ... More
Maruani Mercier to exhibit works by Marina Adams, Joanne Greenbaum, and Anne Truitt KNOKKE.- Maruani Mercier will present Light As Space featuring the work of three prolific American artists: Marina Adams, Joanne Greenbaum, and Anne Truitt. This is the second group show organized for the gallery by New York-based curator Raymond Foye, who explains, “Contemporary art is inextricably linked to context and precedence. One of the pleasures of a group show is examining the connections, influences, and reverberations of artistic circumstances.” The exhibition title is taken from Truitt’s description of her work, with its connotations of luminosity, colour, and volume. The artists in this show remind us that the values of freedom begin on the most personal level; they also remind us that developing a personal aesthetic and insisting on its legitimate place in the world is part of the struggle of the artist. Each of these artists ... More
Not your usual secondhand book sale NEW YORK, NY.- Robert Gottlieb didn’t just edit books. He voraciously read and collected them. On Saturday, a portion of his personal library — his books on show business — were sold at a fair in the lobby of the Metrograph theater on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. When Gottlieb, who died in June 2023 at 92, wasn’t heartlessly lancing thousands of words out of Robert Caro’s biographical volumes or marking up the manuscripts of Toni Morrison and Salman Rushdie, he loved watching movies. Along the course of his career, he built a vast collection of books on Hollywood’s golden age. His family was unsure what to do with the collection until earlier this year, when they started talking with Metrograph, a two-screen cinema that is a pillar of the downtown art house scene. Visitors lined up to buy “My Life with ... More
Christian Dior will be showcased this autumn at Kunstmuseum Den Haag THE HAGUE.- Timeless, trailblazing, elegant and influential – the designs of Christian Dior (1905-1957) are all of these. Just after the Second World War, he established his own house in Paris, which soon became famous, and he quickly took the fashion world by storm. His ‘New Look’, with its full skirts, changed fashion, and his silhouettes were worn from Paris to London, New York, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro. His successors – Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons and Maria Grazia Chiuri – have continuously perpetuated his visionary boldness. Their talent and boundless creativity have left an indelible mark on the unique history of the House of Dior. “The ideas of the founding-couturier are still very much alive, and this will be showcased this autumn at Kunstmuseum Den Haag”, says curator Madelief Hohé. “His ... More
Ha'way man! Wor dialects are alreet SUNDERLAND.- North-east dialects are flourishing according to a new book written by an academic at the University of Sunderland which uses data from the online forum Ready to Go. Dr Mike Pearce, Senior Lecturer in English Language and Dialectologist at the University, noticed that many of the messages on the site were rich with local linguistic features and wondered if this untapped resource could form the basis for an up-to-date description of north-east English. Mike said: “One of the things I wanted to show in this book is that many well-known dialect features which have sometimes been seen as ‘old fashioned’ or ‘dying out’ are alive and kicking here. “Many of these features have survived in the north-east and been lost in other parts of England. For example, at one point in history every English speaker would ... More
From Berlin to Paris on the night train: A retro-romantic journey NEW YORK, NY.- Step 1: Board the train. Step 2: Climb into bed. Step 3: Wake up at your destination. That might sound like a dream from the distant past for many travelers, but it’s a growing trend in Europe. Although many night trains were killed off by the rise of low-cost airlines in recent decades, they are on their way back, thanks in part to greater awareness of the environmental impact of flying, as well as a growing interest in slow travel. This spring, a new Paris-Berlin connection caught my eye — a Nightjet operated by the Austrian railway ÖBB. That renewed overnight route made headlines when it started up in December after a 13-year absence, with the French transport minister at the time, Clément Beaune, among its first passengers. “It was magnificent,” he said afterward. “We need projects that are positive, ecological and European. ... More
Latifa Echakhch on the Meaning of Landscape Today
Flashback
On a day like today, American artist Thomas Eakins was born
July 25, 1844. Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (July 25, 1844 - June 25, 1916) was an American realist painter, photographer,[2] sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists in American art history. In this image: A person views Thomas Eakins' "The Gross Clinic," at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, on Jan. 5, 2007. To help finance a $68 million deal to keep the masterpiece in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts said Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, that it has sold another Eakins painting, "The Cello Player."
