Sep 10th, 2024 - All you ever wanted to know about the subject, from tomes on how society shaped Impressionism to a deep dive into how the paintings were actually made—selected by curators Kimberly Jones and Mary Morton The 150th anniversary of the birth of Impressionism has brought with it a wealth of exhibitions about the art movement, including Paris 1874: the Impressionist Moment , which debuted at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris earlier this year and has now travelled to the National Gallery of Art ...

Sep 10th, 2024 - In 1874, a group of rebellious painters—including Claude Monet , Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas —exhibited their work in Paris. They would become known as the , and they painted scenes from everyday life using bright colors and visible brushstrokes. Now, an exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of that historic show has landed in Washington, D.C. First shown at Paris'  Musée d'Orsay  and now on display at Washington's National Gallery of Art, " Paris 1874: ...

Sep 10th, 2024 - The British painter, who left his longtime dealer Michael Werner last year, is curating a show at Gagosian's New York gallery in November The British painter Peter Doig, who left Michael Werner gallery last year after 23 years of representation, is joining forces with the US mega dealer Larry Gagosian to curate an exhibition in his gallery's Madison Avenue space in November. New paintings by Doig will be hung alongside historical and contemporary pieces loaned from major collections and ...

Sep 9th, 2024 - The painting resurfaced at auction in 2001 as a work by the artist's studio, and was recently identified as an original. (ca. 1625–26), went on view Friday, the first time the Baroque masterpiece has been seen publicly since its creation in the 17th century. Against the odds, Gentileschi went on to achieve remarkable success in her field, especially for a woman artist of the era. Her noble patrons across Europe included Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany; and King Charles I of ...

Sep 9th, 2024 - Picture: Oskar Reinhart Collection Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz: The Courtauld Gallery in London have announced that they will be opening a loan exhibition of Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection next February. According to their press release: The Oskar Reinhart Collection in Winterthur, Switzerland, is one of the most remarkable art museums of its kind, with a collection that ranges from superlative old master paintings and drawings to an exceptional group of Impressionist ...

Sep 9th, 2024 - The museum expanded its exhibition space and reorganised its permanent collection for the first time in almost 100 years—with a special focus on Native American art The Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, reopens on 10 September after two years and a $100m renovation and expansion. A landmark of the Great Plains region, the museum now features a complete rehang of its 12,000-piece collection—including more than 100 recent acquisitions and commissions—and a new ...

Sep 9th, 2024 - Picture: Kimbell Art Musuem Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz: The Kimbell Art Museum in Texas have announced their acquisition of a Penitent Mary Magdalene by Artemisia Gentileschi. This is the latest acquisition by the institution, who have acquired works by Stubbs and in the last year. The work was acquired through the US dealers Adam Williams Fine Art and had last appeared on the market at Tajan in 2001. According to the article linked above: There are various copies of this work, and when ...

Sep 8th, 2024 - During a routine house call to a private estate in Camden, Maine, auctioneer Kaja Veilleux made an unexpected discovery in the property's attic: A 17th-century painting of a young woman wearing a cap and ruffled collar. "On house calls, we often go in blind, not knowing what we'll find," said Veilleux, the founder of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, in a press release. "The home was filled with wonderful pieces, but it was in the attic, among stacks of art, that we found this remarkable ...

Sep 6th, 2024 - Zhou founded and helms Latitude Gallery, which maintains a mission of "supporting impactful art and cultivating the Asian diaspora art community." Tell us a bit about the past year at the gallery since we last spoke, what have been some of the highlights or most memorable moments? The past year, we celebrated another "surviving year" by hosting more than 10 exhibitions and participating in two successful art fairs. A standout moment was "Red Thread," a group show curated by Anne-Laure Lemaitre, ...

Sep 6th, 2024 - Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Armory Show opens at the Javits Center, the first edition entirely under the Frieze umbrella . Presenting at this edition are 235 exhibitors from thirty-five countries, with 50 percent returning from the previous year. A special section curated by Robyn Farrell, senior curator at The Kitchen , celebrates the fair's history and the experimental spirit of its 1994 founding at the Gramercy Park Hotel, as well as the namesake International Exhibition of Modern ...

Sep 5th, 2024 - Art Fair Review At 30, The Armory Show Asks, Can Art Fairs Still be Relevant? Among its 235 exhibitors from 30 countries, our critic finds these standout booths — and hails three local curators who have brought some sections exciting new life. Listen to this article · 8:07 min The Armory Show was founded 30 years ago by a handful of art dealers who treated the art fair format as a playful, ironic, even experimental affair. Held at the Gramercy Hotel in Manhattan, artworks were ...

Sep 4th, 2024 - Politics may feel like the main story coming out of Washington, D.C. these days, but the city's art remains as vibrant as ever. The Hirshhorn Museum has long raised the bar for culture in the nation's capital and this year celebrated its 50th anniversary, as well as the 10th anniversary under celebrated director Melissa Chiu . This legacy institution continues to evolve, with efforts like Studio Hirshorn, a video series and YouTube channel designed to demystify the museum by taking viewers ...

Aug 6th, 2024 - There used to be a roll call or "canon" — a list of names every budding student of postwar art was supposed to learn and remember. All the names were male. They all worked in America. The list existed to demonstrate how abstract expressionism led into pop art, minimalism and conceptualism, the four most significant movements between the end of World War II and the 1970s. So the roll call began with abstract expressionists: Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko . It moved on ...

Jul 3rd, 2024 - The oldest example of figurative cave art has been discovered in the Indonesian Island of South Sulawesi by Australian and Indonesian scientists. The painting of a wild pig and three human-like figures is at least 51,200 years old, more than 5,000 years older than the previous oldest cave art. The discovery pushes back the time that modern humans first showed the capacity for creative thought. Prof Maxime Aubert from Griffith University in Australia told BBC News that the discovery would change ...

Jul 2nd, 2024 - Video: Christie's Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz: The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles have just announced their acquisition of the rediscovered Madonna of the Cherries by Quentin Metsys which sold at Christie's London this evening for £10,660,000 (inc. fees).  According to the museum's press release: "The tender beauty and accessibility of Metsys' representation of the familial bond between the Virgin Mary and Christ Child represents a major innovation in early Netherlandish ...

Jul 2nd, 2024 - Many people are deeply fascinated by Japan's timeless culture, harmonious spirituality and delicious food. Fewer are fans of the country's vibrant contemporary arts scene, if only because its evolving and increasingly international gallery scene is relatively young. After years of regional closure, Japan seems to finally be opening up and trying to catch up with the incredible development shown by the Korean art scene on the global stage. The second edition of Tokyo Gendai opens for VIPs on the ...

Jun 19th, 2024 - Picture: themorgan.org Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz: The Morgan Library and Museum in New York have recently  opened a display of promised gifts to the museum, which includes twenty-eight drawings from the collection of Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard. According to the institution's website: The exhibition includes a study for Rembrandt's first masterpiece; Greuze's virtuoso depiction of a young cook made for his friend Jean-Georges Wille; Delacroix's intimate portrait of Jenny, his ...

Jun 10th, 2024 - The Best Art Cities in Europe From the iconic home of the Renaissance to the vibrant street art of the German capital, these are the best art cities in Europe... Exploring the best art cities in Europe is like embarking on a journey through time, culture, and human creativity. Imagine standing before the Mona Lisa in Paris, marvelling at Michelangelo's David in Florence, or being awed by the modern architecture of the Guggenheim in Bilbao. Each city tells a unique story through its art, ...

May 28th, 2024 - Ronald Perelman , the billionaire investor known for his vast art collection, has in recent years sold off nearly $1 billion worth of artwork by the likes of Andy Warhol , Cy Twombly , Pablo Picasso and Jean-Michel Basquiat . Many of these transactions were conducted through auction houses like Sotheby's, while other private sales went to fellow prominent collectors like hedge fund manager Ken Griffin . Recently unsealed court filings reveal Perelman offloaded seventy-one works valued at $963 ...

May 24th, 2024 - It's a shame that the two preeminent stars of abstract art— Hilma af Klint and Wassily Kandinsky —never met in person. At one point, Swedish-born af Klint and Russian-born Kandinsky were miles apart from each other in Stockholm, where Kandinsky traveled in 1915 for an exhibition. They could have talked about their uncanny similarities, parallel lives and of course, their differences. But what if these premiere painters of abstraction actually shared a conversation? What would that ...