Paul Georges, Cala Lilies, 1987-89. Oil on linen, 241.3 x 286.1 cm (95 x 112.5/8 in.).
LONDON .-Simon Lee Gallery opened the first U.K. solo exhibition of American figurative painter Paul Georges (1923 – 2002). Spanning nearly five decades of his career, this ground-breaking exhibition documents an oeuvre that defies simple categorization, rejects the stylistically dominant trends of Post-War American art, and offers cutting observations of the political, artistic, and social life of Georges’ time. His provocative and controversial paintings position Paul Georges as a central pioneer against censorship of the arts; his arduous 10-year lawsuit made him a leader in the fight for the freedom of expression in the visual arts. The paintings on view anchor important moments in Georges’ travels, and elucidate the issues that most concerned him. The exhibition represents work from throughout Georges’ career, starting with the critical period in the development ... More
John Singer Sargent (b. 1856), Portrait of Mrs. Frederick Guest (Amy Phipps) (1905). Promised Gift of the Guest family.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.-The Norton Museum of Art announced today the acquisition of the painting Portrait of Mrs. Frederick Guest (Amy Phipps) (1905) by American artist John Singer Sargent. The portrait is a generous gift from the sitter's grandson, Alexander M. D. C. Guest, and the Guest family. The acquisition further strengthens the Norton’s robust holdings of American art, and represents the institution’s first oil painting by Sargent and its first example of his signature portraiture, which established him as one of the most prolific painters at the turn of the twentieth century. “The Norton is deeply grateful to the Guest family for this meaningful addition to its collection,” said Ghislain ... More
Marissa Zappas’s perfumes inside “The Pink Bedroom” exhibit at the Museum of Sex, in New York on March 1, 2023. (Justin J Wee/ The New York Times)
by Trey Taylor
NEW YORK, NY.- A whiff of strawberry sweetness hits you as soon as you walk into “The Pink Bedroom,” an exhibit at the Museum of Sex here. The installation is a jumble of shocking pink objects (stuffed animals, makeup compacts, music boxes, shoes and sex toys) arranged around a bed made with pink sheets and pillows. But it also features a mishmash of smells: rose, baby powder and … is that cat pee? Artist Portia Munson has exhibited different versions of “The Pink Bedroom,” a diorama that explores girlhood and femininity, since 1994. Her show at the Museum ... More
Conductor Alexander Shelley, newly appointed Sharon and Timothy Ubben Artistic and Music Director.
NAPLES, FL.-Artis—Naples Board Chair Lois D. Juliber and CEO and President Kathleen van Bergen announced today that conductor Alexander Shelley has been named the Sharon and Timothy Ubben Artistic and Music Director. Shelley begins his tenure in this role in the 2024-25 season, and his partnership with Artis—Naples begins immediately as Artistic and Music Director Designate through the 2023-24 season. As Artistic and Music Director of Artis─Naples, home of The Baker Museum and the Naples Philharmonic, Shelley will provide artistic leadership for the Naples Philharmonic, as well as the entire multidisciplinary organization. He succeeds Andrey Boreyko, whose tenure concluded in 2022. ... More
Mr. Cameron’s groundbreaking portraits of himself and others, collected in his book, “Body Alchemy,” inspired a generation of transgender people.
NEW YORK, NY.- Loren Cameron was in his early 30s when he bought his first suit, walking nervously into a haberdashery for short men. Size was a delicate subject for him. He was 5 foot 3 and wanted so much to be bigger, equating masculinity with heft — which is why he was also a dedicated bodybuilder. The salesman sized him up “as a regular working-class Joe,” as Cameron put it, who was entering unfamiliar territory, and set out to teach him the rituals of fine dressing. He fitted Cameron into a double-breasted, Italian-made suit, taught him the difference between a half and a full Windsor tie knot and showed him four variations on folding a pocket square. He even offered dating advice: Never give a woman a rose on a first date. Offer carnations instead. Cameron took a self-portrait in that snappy suit, handsome, bearded and brandishing a bunch of carnations, creating ... More
Meret Oppenheim Prototype 'Table with Bird's Legs', designed 1939, produced 1972. Estimate: £30,000 - 50,000. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- Pieces by female designers are amongst the standout lots of Bonhams Design sale on Thursday 27 April in New Bond Street, London. Leading the sale is a prototype Meret Oppenheim 'Table with Bird's Legs', designed 1939, produced 1972, which has an estimate of £30,000 - 50,000. The sale also features a Lucie Rie footed bowl, circa 1978, estimated at £20,000 - 30,000, and a rare console designed for Marion Brownlie Blackwell in 1937 by Betty Joel, an overlooked leading British designer of the inter-war period. The piece has an estimate of £800-1,200. Marcus McDonald, Bonhams Head of Sale, commented: “Demand for works by often overlooked female designers and creatives has certainly grown over the years. Betty Joel in particular was once considered to be a leading designer of her era, and yet she faded into relative obscurity after separating from her husband and business ... More
Sotheby’s July Old Masters evening sale in London will feature the only known contemporary portrait of Katherine Parr left in private hands, offered from the collection of the Earl of Jersey and estimated at £600,000 - £800,000. Courtesy Sotheby's.
LONDON.- The traditions of the coronation ceremony in Britain can be traced back a millennium. And, although every coronation is different and reflects the era in which they are staged, they each provide a unique moment that distills the extraordinary history and tradition that have maintained the monarchy at the centre of Britain’s public life over the centuries. To mark the occasion, Sotheby’s is to stage a one-off Coronation Sale, which brings together a range of exceptional objects, old and new - of fine manuscripts, jewellery, artwork and objects - that in their different ways reflect upon Britain’s royal past from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. The greatest highlight of the sale is the document that enabled the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the Declaration of Breda ... More
Cator brings 15 years of deep and wide-ranging art industry experience to his role.
NEW YORK, NY.-Hindman announces that Aaron Cator has joined the firm as Senior Specialist of Post War & Contemporary Art, expanding the team of experts in the firm’s recently launched New York office. Cator will lead the development of Hindman’s Fine Art presence in New York and the greater Northeast region. Cator will work closely with Senior Vice President of Fine Art Joe Stanfield and Vice President of Post War & Contemporary Art Zack Wirsum to build the firm’s Post War & Contemporary Art auctions. Cator brings 15 years of deep and wide-ranging art industry experience to his role. Prior to joining Hindman, he operated his own art advisory firm where he worked with new and seasoned collectors to build customized art collections. He previously worked for David Zwirner for nearly seven years, where he spearheaded a robust annual rollout of key client development and marketing initiatives in the United States and internationall ... More
Remedios Varo (1908-1963) with possible additions by Óscar Domínguez (1906–1957) & Esteban Francés (1913–1976), Composition Surréaliste (tableau collaboratif), (Painted circa 1935). Sold for £176,700. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- There were stellar results at Bonhams’ London Impressionist and Modern Art sale today (Thursday 20 April). The top lot was Composition surréaliste (tableau collaboratif) by the Spanish artist Remedios Varo (1908-1963) with possible additions by Tenerife-born Óscar Domínguez (1906-1957) and Catalan artist Esteban Francés (1913-1976), which sold for an impressive £176,700 against a pre-sale estimate of £50,000 - 70,000. The 59-lot sale made a total of £2,059,500 with 87% sold by lot and 96% sold by value. Ruth Woodbridge, Head of Impressionist and Modern Art at Bonhams, commented: “We are delighted with the results of today’s sale and especially to have achieved such a fantastic price for Composition Surréaliste (tableau collaboratif). This was a real Surrealist mystery work, ... More
The photographer Jessica Burstein grabs her camera for a quick shot amongst some of the photos that made her name, during a break from packing to leave her Manhattan apartment for Maine, on Dec. 8, 2017. (Joshua Bright/The New York Times)
by Richard Sandomir
NEW YORK, NY.- Jessica Burstein, a photographer who in extended assignments captured three quintessentially New York institutions — the “Law & Order” television franchise, the new Yankee Stadium as it was being built and the restaurant and celebrity hangout Elaine’s — died on April 11 at her home in Manhattan. She was 76. The cause was lung cancer, her sister Patricia Burstein said. In 1992, Burstein became the official photographer at Elaine’s, the night spot on the Upper East Side of Manhattan where writers, athletes, actors, politicians and filmmakers gathered in a salon overseen by the imperious owner, Elaine Kaufman. Burstein came as she pleased, with her only tangible reward the display of her framed pictures ... More
David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937), The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 6 May. Sold for £277,500. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.-Bonhams’ new Prints & Multiples sale, Hot Off the Press, proved a hit on Wednesday 19 April at Bonhams New Bond Street, London. The top lot of the sale was The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 6 May from a series of iPad drawings by David Hockney R.A. (British, born 1937), which sold for £277,500 against a pre-sale estimate of £100,000 - 150,000. The 167-lot sale, which showcased some of the best contemporary prints and recent editions, made a total of £1,199,200 with 79% sold by lot and 99% sold by value. Other highlights of the sale included: • Banksy (British, born 1974), Girl with Balloon, sold for £82,200, whilst Banksy’s Di Faced Tenner (Pink) sold for £69,600. • Harland Miller (British, born 1964), I am the one I've been waiting for (Unique). Sold for £63,300. • Yayoi Kusama ... More
Colt Single Action Army Revolver used by Kirk Douglas in the movie The War Wagon, estimate $8,000-$12,000.
CINCINNATI, OH.- Iconic actors from Old Hollywood will be spotlighted through an impressive selection of arms this spring at Cowan’s Auctions. Premiere firearms from revered names including John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Gene Autry, and Gary Cooper will anchor Cowan’s May 3rd biannual live auction. This sale will present a strong display of the arms of choice of legendary actors, and the weapons that shaped the culture of the Old West and the films they appeared in. The centerpiece of this celebrity collection of guns will be a Winchester 1892 Large Loop Saddle Ring Carbine Movie Gun from John Wayne's production company BATJAC (estimate: $20,000-25,000). The “Large Loop” modification was one specifically requested by Wayne as it allowed him to do his trademark rifle “twirl” that operated ... More
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s sculpture studio in Corrales, N.M., March 28, 2023. (Brad Trone/The New York Times)
by Jillian Steinhauer
NEW YORK, NY.- Jaune Quick-to-See Smith was sitting on the shore of a lake in Montana when she had an epiphany. An artist and curator, Smith was visiting the Flathead Reservation — the home of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, of which she is a citizen. She’d been born on the reservation in 1940 and later moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. On this trip, in 1991, as she looked out at the landscape that had helped shape her, she realized that she needed to do a better job of communicating. “I’m making paintings, and I know what they’re about, but the viewer doesn’t,” she recalled in a recent interview. Then came the light-bulb moment: Her works were about contemporary Native life, but they were more abstract, less ... More
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Review: In 'The Thanksgiving Play,' who gets to tell the story? NEW YORK, NY.- Rehearsal rooms are embarrassing places. Actors jockey, directors bloviate, writers fume at liberties taken. We see all of that in the rehearsal room where “The Thanksgiving Play” is set, even though what’s being rehearsed is just a holiday pageant for elementary school students. Yet not just any holiday pageant. Meant to “lift up” the Native American point of view despite including no Native Americans, this one twists the drama teacher who is creating it, along with her colleagues, into pretzels of performative wokeness so mortifying they induce a perma-cringe. If that setup makes “The Thanksgiving Play,” which opened Thursday at the Helen Hayes Theater, sound like a backstage farce akin to “Peter Pan Goes Wrong,” which opened the day before, that’s true. In both plays, everyone behaves badly, tempers flare and nothing flies ... More
A dancer's life: Chita Rivera on working hard and learning from the best NEW YORK, NY.- In her new memoir, Chita Rivera says she could never relate to the song “I’m Still Here,” Stephen Sondheim’s beloved ode to persevering despite the odds. She liked the song just fine, but, as a nose-to-the-grindstone professional, there was no time for nostalgia — she was always looking ahead to the next gig. Then the pandemic arrived and, “like the rest of the world, there I was.” Even when the pandemic presented her with an occasion to hit pause, her urge to look back was borne out of a desire to pay it forward. “I really wanted a memoir that kids could read and apply themselves to,” Rivera, 90, said over tea last month at the Laurie Beechman Theater in midtown Manhattan. “It’s not as much of a memoir as it is an opportunity for kids to realize that if they want this, they can have it — but they have to work hard.” “Chita: A Memoir,” ... More
A new era for Bonhams Scotland EDINBURGH.-Bonhams, the international auction house, announces its Scottish headquarters in Edinburgh will move to a new saleroom in Melville Crescent from its existing site at Queen Street. The building will house all the specialist departments and the Valuations team. May Matthews, Managing Director, Bonhams Scotland, is responsible for the overall management and development of Bonhams Scotland. She retains her position as Head of Scottish Pictures. Charles Graham-Campbell has been appointed Director of Private Clients, Scotland. Over the coming months, May will oversee Bonhams’ move from its current premises, where the lease has expired, to the new saleroom at nearby Melville Crescent in the New Town. The five-storey double-fronted 19th-century townhouse has dedicated spaces for a large saleroom, ... More
Helen Barolini, chronicler of Italian American women, dies at 97 NEW YORK, NY.- Helen Barolini, a novelist, essayist and poet who explored the challenges of assimilation, as well as the hard-won victories of feminist emancipation experienced by Italian American women, died on March 29 at her home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. She was 97. Her death was confirmed by her daughter Teodolinda Barolini. A native of Syracuse, New York, whose grandparents immigrated from southern Italy in the late 19th century, Barolini brought their journey, and those of many others, to life in “Umbertina,” her celebrated 1979 historical novel tracing four generations of women in a single Italian American family as they come to terms with their origins and identity in a new land, and with an ever-changing social landscape. “It is the Madonna of Italian American literature in that it shows the transition from ... More
Asian Arts' diversity showcased at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr from 9 to 16 June PARIS.-Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr will offer six auctions from 9 to 16 June 2023 (including two online), with a series of exhibitions taking place before the auctions and conferences on Saturday 10 June. This rich and varied programme will allow collectors from all over the world to discover and appreciate Asian Art exhibited during the Printemps Asiatique in Paris. Following two successful auctions in Paris in 2022, Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr will be offering part III of the remarkable Claude de Marteau Collection at 6 Avenue Hoche on 12 June. The Claude de Marteau Collection is a unique assemblage of art gathered over decades by the late dealer and collector. It contains works created over a period of 1,500 years in the Hindu and Buddhist cultures that once flourished in India, Nepal, Tibet and China. This auction will ... More
Survey of contemporary artist presents powerful interpretation of Crow history COLUMBUS, OH.-The Columbus Museum of Art presents Wendy Red Star: A Scratch on the Earth, on view April 21-Sept. 3, 2023. Organized by The Newark Museum of Art, this mid-career survey is the most comprehensive exhibition of Red Star (b. 1981) to date and features more than 40 works, highlighting 15 years of her studio practice. Bringing the historical details of Crow and colonist history into the Technicolor present, Red Star uses photography, textiles and mixed media installation to explore themes of Crow history, the indigenous roots of feminism and contemporary life on the Crow Indian reservation in Montana where she was raised. “The Columbus Museum of Art is proud to host Wendy Red Star: A Scratch on the Earth,” said Deidre Hamlar, Director of the Aminah Robinson Legacy Project and in-house curator for the exhibition ... More
Ackland Art Museum's new exhibition, 'Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South', opens in Chapel Hill CHAPEL HILL, NC.-The Ackland Art Museum presents Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South at the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, from April 21-July 2, 2023. The exhibition, organized by the Ackland, will later open as a special exhibition at the new International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015. Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South highlights and amplifies the genius of the Black southern artists whose work it showcases, both celebrating the art on its own merits and drawing connections to mainstream movements in contemporary art. Past attempts at description such as “folk,” “self-taught,” or “outsider” have never quite accurately ... More
EstateOfMind's May 6th auction to feature collection of railroadiana, clocks and lighting MIDDLETOWN, NY.- An astounding 50-year collection of railroadiana, clocks and lighting from the estate of Wayne Rheinfeld will headline a two-session Important Estate Auction on Saturday, May 6th, by EstateOfMind, online via LiveAuctioneers.com/Estate-of-Mind, and live in the EstateOfMind gallery located at 195 Derby Road in Middletown, N.Y., under large tents. Session 1, at 10 am Eastern, will contain militaria, firearms and swords. Session 2, the Estate Auction, will get underway at 11 am, featuring the Rheinfeld collection and other consignments, to include items from the estate of Richard “Dicky” Gantz, including a 2003 Volkswagen Jetta TDI, a 2017 Honda Pioneer 700 side-by-side UTV with plow, and three Massey Ferguson 4 x 4 tractors, plus wagons and tools. ... More
Igshaan Adams now being represented by Thomas Dane Gallery Thomas Dane Gallery has announced its representation of Igshaan Adams, working in collaboration with blank projects and Casey Kaplan. The gallery will present a solo exhibition of new work by Adams in London, opening Tuesday 10 October 2023, to coincide with Frieze London. Igshaan Adams (b. 1982, Cape Town) lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa. Adams’ cross-disciplinary practice combines aspects of weaving, sculpture and installation, drawing on his background to contest racial, sexual and religious boundaries. This intersectional topography remains visible throughout his practice and serves as a palimpsest in which traces of personal histories are inscribed and reinscribed. He explains: “I’m interested in the personal stories recorded on the surface. What is recorded is not necessarily always a factual account but can be what is imagined ... More
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On a day like today, artist Sidney Nolan was born
September 22, 1917. Sir Sidney Robert Nolan (22 April 1917 - 28 November 1992) was one of the leading Australian artists of the 20th century. Working in a wide variety of media, his oeuvre is among the most diverse and prolific in all of modern art. He is best known for his series of paintings on legends from Australian history, most famously that of Ned Kelly, the bushranger and outlaw. Nolan's stylised depiction of Kelly's armour has become an icon of Australian art. In this image: Sidney Nolan, Antarctica, 1964. Estimate: AU$70,000 - 90,000. Photo: Bonhams.
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