Stephanie Dinkins at her Brooklyn studio in New York on June 10, 2023. For the past seven years, Dinkins has experimented with AI’s ability to realistically depict Black women smiling and crying. Despite improvements, there are often machine distortions that mangle facial features and hair textures. (Flo Ngala/The New York Times)
by Zachary Small
BOSTON, MASS.- The artist Stephanie Dinkins has long been a pioneer in combining art and technology in her Brooklyn-based practice. In May she was awarded $100,000 by the Guggenheim Museum for her groundbreaking innovations, including an ongoing series of interviews with Bina48, a humanoid robot. For the past seven years, she has experimented with artificial intelligence’s ability to realistically depict Black women, smiling and crying, using a variety of word prompts. The first results were lackluster if not alarming: Her algorithm produced a pink-shaded humanoid shrouded by a black cloak. “I expected something with a little more semblance of Black womanhood,” she said. And although the technology has improved since her first experiments, Dinkins found herself using runaround terms in the text prompts to help the AI image generators achieve her desired image, “to give the machine a chance to give me what I wanted.” But whether she uses the term “African American woman&# ... More
Mike Silva, Window, 2023. Oil on linen. 81.3 x 61 cm, 23 x 24 in.
LONDON.- Mike Silva paints portraits, interiors and still lives that are intimately connected to personal memory. Whilst the importance of his subject matter is evident, the artist’s fascination with the medium of painting is perhaps less often acknowledged. Painting is Silva’s language: through a process of observing and making, he attempts to reflect a part of himself which cannot be articulated by any other means. For his second solo show at The Approach, Silva will produce a series of new paintings where light is the central protagonist. Bringing a contemporary approach to a major art historical trope, Silva possesses a seemingly effortless flair for noticing and depicting light; producing subtle changes in atmosphere that poetically communicate the complexities of human desire and loss. Light is a mediator in Silva’s paintings, acting as an agent to connect inner and outer worlds. As shafts of daylight ... More
Madder Red Flower Basket with a Lotus Shaped Handle, 2022. Madake bamboo, rattan, 18.25 x 8.5 x 5.5 in.
SANTA FE, NM.-TAI Modern has opened Japanese bamboo artist Tanaka Kyokusho’s newest solo exhibition. Tanaka Kyokusho, one of Japan’s most highly esteemed bamboo artists, presents a body of work that features elegant designs and masterful technique. Tanaka’s work synthesizes sleek, modern aesthetics with meticulous traditional craftsmanship. He says, “In creating my works, I try to keep the design as simple as possible and create works with delicacy and strength.” The artist’s signature palette is one of rich ambers and golds, grounded with a heavily saturated black. Tanaka is one of a select few bamboo artists who use vegetable dyes, and these dyes are derived from natural sources, including madder, turmeric, alder, safflower, gardenia, and sappanwood. In Kyoto Museum curator Melissa M. Rinne’s words, “Tanaka’s ... More
BERLIN.-Haus Kunst Mitte, a new venue for contemporary art, located between the main train station and Hamburger Bahnhof, is now presenting two exhibitions at the same time. The first institutional solo exhibition of the British figurative painter Roxana Halls and the group exhibition To Be – Named with international artists. Strong feminist reflections on the position of women in Western societies meet a sensitive, intercontinental discourse on the identity-forming significance of names. Wayward women full of power and charisma dominate the paintings of the British artist Roxana Halls (*1974, London) in her exhibition 'The Eyes of Roxana Halls: New British Figurative Art', which is curated by : Dr. Anna Havemann and Artistic Director Haus Kunst Mitte. ... More
LONDON.- The South London Gallery (SLG) is opening today Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes, a major group exhibition spanning both SLG sites on Peckham Road, London. The SLG’s local neighbourhood of Peckham is home to one of the largest Nigerian diaspora communities in the UK and is sometimes referred to as ‘Little Lagos’. Lagos was a significant port during the trans-Atlantic slave trade until it was annexed by Britain in 1861, beginning the British colonial period. Today Lagos is one of the leading commercial and economic centres in Africa. This landmark exhibition will explore themes that connect Lagos and Peckham in south east London. It will bring together works by over ten Nigerian and British Nigerian artists including Abdulrazaq Awofeso (b. 1978), Seyi Adelekun (b.1993), Chiizii (b.1995), Ndidi Dike, Victor Ehikhamenor (b.1970), Onyeka Igwe (b.1986), Adeyemi Michael (b.1985), ... More
NEW YORK, NY.- Our attention spans have shrunk over the past half century. Consider Michael Snow’s “Wavelength” (1967), a rigorous 45-minute film made by the Canadian artist that stands as a monument of experimental cinema. Snow understood what he was up against: In 2003 he made a video called “WVLNT: WAVELENGTH for Those Who Don’t Have the Time: Originally 45 Minutes, Now 15!” It wasn’t merely a joke or a concession. Knowing that people were choosing to watch his film digitally sped-up, Snow used the occasion to create a brand-new work, superimposing 15-minute segments of the original onto one another like gauzy layers of celluloid film. Both “Wavelength” and “WVLNT” are on view in “Michael Snow: A Life Survey (1955-2020), ... More
PARIS.-Perrotin is currently presenting Izumi Kato’s third solo exhibition at the Paris gallery. For this occasion, the artist showcasing new sculptures and paintings filled with hybrid creatures from his singular artistic universe. For any connoisseur of Japanese art, the ambiguous phenomena that have characterized Izumi Kato's work for more than two decades may seem familiar. Yet there is never any complete correspondence, only omnipresent echoes, the distinctive signs of a highly singular artistic universe. Japan is a world of islands, waters, and a myriad of strange creatures. From time immemorial, everything there has been a source of prolife- ration, sometimes lively and joyful, sometimes frightening and morbid. The vegetation, the rocks, the mountains, the gushing streams, the volcanoes, the stones, and 100-year-old things, are ... More
Fireworks over the Statue of Liberty during the country's bicentennial celebration in New York, July 4, 1976. (D. Gorton/The New York Times)
by Jennifer Schuessler
NEW YORK, NY.- For those planning the United States’ Semiquincentennial in 2026, the past few years have sometimes felt like one long winter at Valley Forge. They’ve had to battle public apathy toward the impending 250th anniversary of American independence, which has hardly been helped by the false starts, recriminations and lawsuits plaguing the federal commission charged with coordinating the celebration. And then there’s the tongue-twisting word itself, which has left more than a few people puzzling over not just what a semiquincentennial is, but how the heck you say it. Still, as July 4 approaches, the effort is stepping into overdrive, as planners hit what some wryly call the annual panic button. On Tuesday, the rebooted United States Semiquincentennial Commission, ... More
Bill Reid, Dogfish Pin, 1959 22k Gold. Private Collection.
VANCOUVER, BC.-Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art opened the Vancouver premiere exhibition of The Art of Dimension on July 4th. A vibrant celebration of Haida metalwork practices, and a powerful artistic affirmation of Indigenous knowledge sharing across generations, The Art of Dimension features the copper, gold and silver carving artistry of Haida Gwaii’s lauded Skil Xaaw Jesse Brillon, alongside Bill Reid’s own masterful repoussé works. Brillon is widely known for his excellence in specialty precious metals techniques, including repoussé, chasing and lost-wax casting. “Bill Reid is credited with introducing the European repoussé technique to the art of the Northwest Coast and inspiring and mentoring Indigenous artists in the craft,” says Beth Carter, Associate Curator with the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. “With only a handful of Haida artists working in these techniques, Jesse Brillon ... More
Luis de Morales, Called El Divino, Badajoz, c. 1520 – 1586, Pietà. Oil on panel, 80.8 x 57.2 cm, 31 3/4 x 22 1/2 in.
LONDON.-Colnaghi Elliot's "Drawings from the 19th Century" comprises a varied group of drawings spanning the entire 19th century. As with their previous exhibition, the show is full of forgotten artists who the gallery have enjoyed researching and bringing to light. They are exhibiting several newly discovered drawings by woman artists, all of which are important examples of their type. The show has been running during London Art Week since 30th June to 7th July 2023. Interestingly, both the earliest and latest sheets in the show are academic head studies by French woman artists, demonstrating the continuity of training methods for female artists during this period. Opening the show chronologically is a powerful and large-scale head study from circa 1800 by Pauline Auzou, a pioneering figure who had multiple Salon success in the early 19th century, eventually opening a school ... More
Zohar Fraiman, Smile, 2022. Oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm. Courtesy Priska Pasquer Gallery.
PARIS.-Priska Pasquer opened the solo exhibition Tending Trending by the painter Zohar Fraiman (born in Jerusalem in 1987 and working in Berlin), following up on her highly successful Show me your Sheroes (2021) in Cologne. Fraiman’s paintings weave a complex interplay between illusion and reality. The focus is on the image of female identities and gender in the digital age. With humour and incisiveness – but without being cynical or mocking – Fraiman creates multilayered visual worlds that become an open surface onto which contemporary forms of presentation are projected. Exploring contemporary forms of socialisation in a social media context, Fraiman creates situational scenes that tie into the visual worlds of digital platforms like Instagram, TikTok or Tinder. The colourful, occasionally loud paintings create personalities as the sum of different facets – shaped by exterior trends. Sometimes they reveal Fraiman&# ... More
Currently on display at the California Automobile Museum, the 1930’s police car is the most famous escape vehicle in American History.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.-Witherell’s Auction House presents The Infamous Dillinger Escape Vehicle, an online auction featuring the most famous escape vehicle in American history. The 1933 Ford V8 belonged to Sheriff Lillian Holley when it was stolen by Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger in a daring jail escape that made sensational headlines around the globe. “The Dillinger escape vehicle has been featured in parades and displayed in museums because it is one of the most iconic cars in history,” said Brian Witherell, cofounder of Witherell’s and guest appraisal expert on PBS’s popular series, “Antiques Roadshow.” “John Dillinger was a brazen bank robber, yet he was cheered on as a hero by average Americans who were struggling during the Great Depression. The riveting story of the Dillinger escape vehicle also tells the story of that tumultuous period in our history and this is an opportunity to ... More
Felicity Hammond & CAN, FORECAST. Photo: Richard Chivers.
BRIGHTON AND HOVE.- A new permanent public artwork has been revealed in East Sussex by artist Felicity Hammond and architecture and ideas studio CAN. The artwork - FORECAST - has been commissioned by Brighton and Hove Council as the focus of a new civic space between the historically significant Portslade town hall and the newly built Victoria Road Housing Development in Portslade, Hove. The work is accessible to view 24 hours a day to the public. For the work, on England’s South Coast, Hammond and CAN have produced a cluster of three organic forms appearing as weathered sections of brickwork, washed up and castaway by the sea. Hammond is a visual artist who works on large-scale installations, both within gallery and public contexts. CAN designs spaces, places, and objects that subvert and amplify their social and cultural contexts. Through their practices, both Hammond and CAN ... More
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Chronometer from Shackleton's British Antarctic expedition stars in Bonhams Fine Clock sale LONDON.- A very rare two-day marine chronometer from Ernest Shackleton’s British Antarctic Expedition, from July 1907 to September 1909, will go on sale at Bonhams Fine Clock Sale New Bond Street on 13 July 2023 with an estimate of £3,000 – 5,000. The chronometer, now mounted in a mahogany mantel case, was first purchased by the Admiralty in 1899 and was one of several chronometers used on the ship, the Nimrod, as part of Ernest Shackleton’s 1907 Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole. The team, led by Shackleton, came to within 97 miles of the magnetic pole, before being forced to turn back due to bad weather. A description of the expedition, written by Shackleton, notes that Jameson Boyd Adams, a Royal Naval Reserve Commander and the first to volunteer for the expedition, “every morning, directly after breakfast, ... More
Peter Brötzmann, 82, dies; His thunderous saxophone shook jazz traditions NEW YORK, NY.- Peter Brötzmann, an avant-garde saxophonist whose ferocious playing and uncompromising independence made him one of Europe’s most influential free-jazz musicians, died June 22 at his home in Wuppertal, Germany. He was 82. His death was confirmed by Michael Ehlers, director of Eremite Records, who served as Brötzmann’s longtime North American tour manager and business partner. No cause was given, but Brötzmann had suffered from respiratory issues for the past decade. A self-taught musician — best known for his tenor saxophone work, he also played various clarinets and the tarogato, a Hungarian woodwind instrument — he said that his practice of pushing too much air through his horn might have caused his health problems, which he likened to the lung damage suffered by glassblowers. “I wanted ... More
Last chance to see: Exhibition by Felix Kindermann on view at Goethe-Institute New York NEW YORK, NY.-Goethe-Institute New York's current presentation of Felix Kindermann's newest exhibition "Mine and Yours: Forms of Distinction" will be ending in two days, for which this is the last call to be able to see it. "Mine and Yours: Forms of Distinction" deals with boundries, whether mental or physical ones, especially fences separating private and public space, the have from the have-not. Our built environment is full of structures that both constrict and facilitate movement. From the architecture of public and private buildings, to city planning and subway systems, to national borders and jurisdictional limits, to the languages we speak and the ones we do not, imagined and real boundaries define and condition how we move in the world and how we interact within it. In this exhibition, "Mine and Yours: Forms of Distinction", Felix ... More
$1 Million gift from TD Bank Group enhances Vancouver Art Gallery's new building project VANCOUVER, BC.- The Vancouver Art Gallery has received a generous gift of $1 million from TD Bank Group, a longstanding supporter of the arts and culture community. This significant contribution demonstrates the bank's continued commitment to fostering the growth and development of artistic endeavors in the city. Through the TD Ready Commitment, the bank's corporate citizenship platform, TD pledged this meaningful support for the new Vancouver Art Gallery, solidifying its dedication to the new building project. This ongoing financial support will be instrumental in driving the success of this transformative endeavour. For over three decades, TD has been a steadfast patron of the Vancouver Art Gallery, with their initial contribution dating back to 1979. The bank's unwavering support underscores its belief in the Gallery's mission and the value it brings to the community. ... More
OJMCHE reopens with expanded galleries and a powerful new core exhibition PORTLAND, OR.-Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education reopened in June after expanding its galleries. The centerpiece of the renovated museum is the new core exhibition, Human Rights After the Holocaust. On the impact of this new focus, Director Judy Margles said, “This allows OJMCHE to dramatically enhance its power to accomplish its core mission, which includes exploring the lessons of the Holocaust and fostering intercultural conversations. The lessons of the past require us to confront the realities of human rights abuses and genocide as a tool to build a more peaceful future for all people.” The exhibition was curated by Scott Miller, former chief curator at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington DC, who has also been a part of the curatorial team at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in ... More
Dawit L. Petros: Recollections now opening at Tiwani Contemporary LONDON.- The exhibition, opening today at Tiwani Contemporary, continues Petros’ inquiries into the complex relationship between African and European histories of colonialism and modernity. The Strangers Notebook (2016-2017) the project which formed Petros’ debut solo show with Tiwani Contemporary, in 2016, emerged from a thirteen-month journey the artist made across Africa and Europe. It addressed the West’s limited knowledge of extensive cross-border flows and diasporas within the African continent. Spazio Disponibile, (2019-2020), Italian for “available spaces”, examined connections and patterns of movement in the interconnected material histories of Eritrea, Italy, and Canada. Prospetto a Mare (2021-Present) expands the implications of this North American, European and North American configuration by adding the itineraries of Alitalia - Fascist Italy’s civil airline - and the trans-At ... More
Noonans sell Campaign Medal of recipient of Victoria Cross who was imprisoned for Bigamy LONDON.- A campaign medal with a fascinating past far exceeded expectations when it sold for a hammer price of £95,000 at Noonans in a sale of Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The important Second Afghan War medal awarded to Victoria Cross winner Gunner James Collis, “E” Battery “B” Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery has been estimated to fetch £15,000-20,000 but after a fierce battle between bidders, it sold for almost five times its pre-sale estimate. It was part of the Collection of Simon C. Marriage who passed away earlier in 2023. As Oliver Pepys, Auctioneer and Medal Specialist (Associate Director) Noonans commented: “This medal awarded to Gunner James Collis, who had been struck off the VC Register, and was later re-instated made an impressive price and attracted a lot of attention from ... More
Ulster Bank gifts Belfast's 'Flying Figures' to national museums NI BELFAST.- The future of an internationally significant piece of public art in Belfast is being secured through an arrangement between Ulster Bank and National Museums NI. ’Airborne Men’ - aluminium sculptures by renowned artist Dame Elisabeth Frink that have been on the side of Ulster Bank’s former Shaftesbury Square branch since the 1960s - are being gifted by the bank to the Ulster Museum with a view to them going on prominent display at their eventual new home. The work was commissioned in 1961 on behalf of Ulster Bank, as a focal point at the new and impressive banking facility at Shaftesbury Square, which opened in 1964. Ulster Bank sold the building in 2009, with the bank then taking back a lease of the whole building and retaining ownership of the sculptures to help protect and preserve them. From August 2023, there will be no remaining ... More
Museo di Palazzo Grimani opens 'Ugo Carmeni: Venice Mapping Time' VENICE.-Museo di Palazzo Grimani, a rare example of Tuscan-Roman Renaissance architecture in Venice and a place where classical and contemporary art are uniquely united, is pleased to present the exhibition Ugo Carmeni. Venice Mapping Time. Curated by Daniela Ferretti with Dario Dalla Lana, promoted by the Veneto Regional Museum Directorate and the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the City of Venice and Lagoon and under the patronage of the Patriarchate of Venice, the exhibition was specifically conceived for the museum spaces and will be open to the public from 5 July to 26 November 2023, proposing a new perspective on the “stones of Venice” and highlighting their particular way of interacting with light. The exhibition is part of a project that aims to increasingly connect the museum's great ... More
Paul Justman, who shed light on Motown's unsung heroes, dies at 74 NEW YORK, NY.- During the filming of a climactic scene in his critically acclaimed documentary, “Standing in the Shadows of Motown,” a celebration of the unheralded session musicians behind countless 1960s hits, Paul Justman could have found himself foiled by Detroit’s harsh winter. Arriving at the city’s MacArthur Bridge one morning to interview guitarist Eddie Willis about Motown’s fateful move to Los Angeles in 1972, Justman and his crew found the bridge blanketed with fresh snow, seemingly impenetrable. But the director was undeterred. “To Paul, this was an opportunity,” his brother, musician Seth Justman, said by phone. “The glistening snow helped accentuate the feeling of loss.” Throughout his career, Paul Justman blended a photographer’s eye with a musician’s feel for the pulse of pop as a prominent director of music documentaries ... More
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