A reconstruction of what the first known specimen of Homo erectus might have looked like on display at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, the Netherlands, Nov. 3, 2022. An Indonesian claim against the Dutch museum has pushed the debate about restitution into the realm of the natural history museum — where it hasn’t been much of an issue until now. (Ilvy Njiokiktjien/The New York Times)
by Nina Siegal
LEIDEN.- Ancient crocodile jaws, the cranium of a primeval water buffalo and a million-year-old turtle shell are just a few of the fossils that fill long metal shelves in a depot of Naturalis Biodiversity Center, a popular natural history museum in the Netherlands. Neatly ordered cardboard boxes contain thousands more fossils, with labels such as Rhinoceros sondaicus (Javan rhinoceros) or Sus brachygnathus (extinct wild boar), under the title “Collection Dubois.” All told, Naturalis owns about 40,000 prehistoric objects collected in the 19th century by Dutch physician and anatomist Eugéne Dubois from the banks of the Bengawan Solo, a river in Java, and at other digs in Indonesia, which he shipped back to the Netherlands. The highlight of the Dubois trove takes pride of place in the museum: Java Man, the first known specimen of Homo erectus, long considered a “missing link” between humans and apes, is part of a popular display on human evolution. A skullcap, femur and molar a ... More
Two Mesopotamian sculptures from around 2112-2004 B.C., included in “She Who Wrote,” an exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York, Nov. 7, 2022. The exhibition explores the world of Enheduanna, an ancient Mesopotamian priestess — and the first known individual author. (Lila Barth/The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- It was a random morning in November, and Enheduanna was trending. Suddenly, the ancient Mesopotamian priestess, who had been dead for more than 4,000 years, was a hot topic online as word spread that the first individually named author in human history was … a woman? That may have been old news at the Morgan Library & Museum, where Sidney Babcock, the longtime curator of ancient Near Eastern antiquities, was about to offer a tour of its new exhibition “She Who Wrote: Enheduanna and Women of Mesopotamia, ca. 3400-2000 B.C.” Babcock was thrilled by the attention, if not exactly surprised by the public’s surprise. Ask people who the first author was, and they might say Homer, or Herodotus. “People have no idea,” he said. “They simply don’t believe it could be a woman” — and that she was writing more than a millennium before either of them ... More
Arnold Chang (Zhang Hong, b. 1954), Landscape After Huang Gongwang, ink on paper, 16 3/4 x 52 5/8 in.
NEW YORK, NY.- In their on-going webinar series to illuminate the multi-layered and exhilarating world of Asian art, Asia Week New York will present The Nuts and Bolts of Chinese Painting: Connoisseurship, Brushwork and Materials on Wednesday, November 16 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Chinese painting has long attracted a coterie of Asian art collectors and connoisseurs, not to mention many of the major museums around the world which have important holdings in the field. The attraction of Chinese paintings is not only in the beauty of the works, but also in their energy and vitality–expressively produced by the stroke of the brush. Four noted experts in the field will provide their perspectives. In Fast-forwarding a Landscape: Painting with Brush and Ink, Arnold Chang, the renowned contemporary artist, will demonstrate the distinctive brushwork and painting techniques that comprise this ancient art form, while Willow Weilan Hai of the China Institute will discuss Meet Bada in New York, His “Flowers on ... More
Georges Seurat’s “Les Poseuses Ensemble (Petite version)” (1888) is auctioned during the Paul Allen sale at Christie’s in Rockefeller Center in New York, on Nov. 8, 2022. A museum’s worth of masterworks from the Microsoft co-founder’s collection are offered in a two-part sale to benefit charity. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- Just when it seemed the high-flying art market couldn’t soar any higher, paintings and sculptures from the collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen hit the $1.5 billion mark at Christie’s New York on Wednesday night, making it the biggest sale in auction history. The first of two Allen sales, it shattered a 6-month-old record of $922 million set at Sotheby’s for art from Harry and Linda Macklowe, squabbling spouses whose divorce settlement included the sale of their collection. Where a price of $100 million used to signify entry to a rarefied club of auction record-holders, the salesroom scarcely applauded as five lots exceeded that mark, including Georges Seurat’s “Les Poseuses, Ensemble (Petite version)” ($149 million, with fees); Paul Cézanne’s 1888-90 cubism precursor “La Montagne Sainte-Victoire” ($138 million); Vincent van ... More
An undated photo provided by William Jess Laird shows Jacqueline Sullivan, who opened her namesake gallery in New York in September. New York’s newest design gallerists see the value in putting creations within reach. (William Jess Laird via The New York Times)
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NEW YORK, NY.- “There is a new wave,” said Emma Scully, who opened her namesake gallery on New York’s Upper East Side last spring. Scully, 33, is among a new guard of gallerists who aspire to shake up the current contemporary design scene with new perspectives. “It felt for a long time, you kind of saw the same very established players in design,” she said. “Now, there are so many new voices and different ways of working.” As retail moves increasingly online, and showrooms, vintage stores and pop-ups become more and more of a curated experience, Manhattan has seen a swell of design galleries started by new curators — many of them young ... More
William Michael Harnett, Still Life—Violin and Music, 1888.
NEW YORK, NY.- Paris, and the year is 1910; four years from now, Europe will shatter, but painting is already in pieces. Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso aren’t even 30 yet, and in their studios in Montmartre, they are making paintings that look like nothing that came before. Flat paintings. Fractured paintings. Paintings that boil down human experience to a stew of signs and symbols, and set the 20th century on the path to abstraction. From their hero Paul Cézanne, they had learned to break down and reassemble multiple perspectives. Scrutinizing central African sculpture in Paris’ colonial ethnology museum, they had learned to clarify bodies into pure geometry. Crossing those two wires, they jolt the history of Western art and spark a whole new kind of image that, for the first time in 500 years, is done with simulating real life. Not satisfied with revolutionizing painting, they then go on to forge an even more radical form: ... More
Portrait of Jameson Green, 2022. Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech. Photo: Charles Roussel.
NEW YORK.-Almine Rech has announced the representation of American artist Jameson Green, following his first solo exhibition with the gallery in London. Born in Connecticut in 1992, he graduated with a BFA from School of Visual Arts in 2014, and later earned an MFA in studio arts from Hunter College in 2019. Jameson Green’s paintings act as psychological parables steeped in the grandeur of art history, influenced by comics and illustration, and filtered through a highly introspective lens. Composed of crowded and narrative-heavy scenes, his works often feature references to social and political injustice, human struggle, freedom, and the eternal connection of life and death. 'To open with the history of art is to place these paintings in the context of the historical and canonised, which may seem like they are somehow related to the past, but they are the result of Green’s time and experience. The kaleidoscope ... More
Steven Spielberg in Los Angeles, Oct. 26, 2022. (Chantal Anderson/The New York Times)
by A.O. Scott
NEW YORK, NY.- Over more than 50 years, Steven Spielberg has directed movies about every subject under the sun. Sharks, dinosaurs, extraterrestrials both friendly and not, pirates, spies, soldiers and heroes both historical and imaginary. Not many filmmakers can match his range. But one subject Spielberg has avoided is himself. Until now. “The Fabelmans” is a disarmingly, at times painfully intimate movie about a family closely modeled on the Spielbergs. It’s a portrait of the auteur as a young man that also tells the story of an unraveling marriage. Sammy Fabelman, played as a teenager by Gabriel LaBelle, is the only son and oldest child of Mitzi (Michelle Williams) and Burt (Paul Dano), who move from New Jersey to Arizona and then Northern California in the 1950s and ’60s. As Sammy discovers his cinematic ... More
Friday’s result smashes the previous record of $275,000 to become the most valuable concert poster ever sold.
DALLAS, TX.- The only known poster from “The Day the Music Died” became the most expensive concert poster of all time Friday when a Winter Dance Party poster from Feb. 3, 1959, sold for a record-setting $447,000 at Heritage Auctions. The poster’s final price, realized after a bidding war that ended with an auction room erupting into applause, shattered the previous record price of $275,000 previously held by a Beatles 1966 Shea Stadium concert poster, which sold at Heritage on April 18. It’s no surprise this is now the most valuable concert poster in the world, as it dates from the very day Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, J.P. Richardson, were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, on their way to a show in Moorhead, Minn. The musicians were en route to the Moorhead Armory as part of the Winter Dance Party tour when their ... More
Lynne Yun of Space Type.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY.- The new Schick Gallery exhibition “True to Type” began a presentation of selections from designers and muralists Annica Lydenberg and Lynne Yun last October 27th which will continue through Friday, December 2nd. Lydenberg and Yun bring a passion for type design to their client work and their own art. In addition to operating their own design firms, both are deeply dedicated to education and making a social impact. “True to Type” features both their personal and commercial work, including four new murals created on site. Lydenberg is a Brooklyn-based designer, illustrator, and sign painter who graduated from Skidmore College in 2000 with a degree in studio art. She founded Dirty Bandits, now a web design firm, in 2003 as a T-shirt company, then completed the Type@Cooper typeface design program at Cooper Union and honed skills in hand lettering and sign painting. Dirty Bandits now creates ... More
LAGOS, NIGERIA.- Well-known for the powerful messages conveyed across various media, Nigerian-based artist Amarachi Okafor decided to tackle a large-scale ecological disaster created by countless small, discarded cigarette butts in her latest work. Now that effort will be featured in an upcoming exhibition, "Announcing beauty, mercy, kindness and love", a rare retrospective exhibition chronicling 20 years of practice by the critically acclaimed Nigerian artist and curator. The exhibition opened October 29 at the Lagos’ Red Door Gallery, until November 19. As part of the symbolic exhibition, a selection of rare paintings, sculptures, and installations will be showcased for the first time, giving audiences a unique insight into Okafor’s work over the last two decades and how it has continually evolved. “There is a lot of beauty and tenderness that can be transmitted ... More
Detective Comics #29: Rare copy of Detective Comics #29 from 1939, with just the second-ever Batman cover and an appearance by Dr. Death in the first of a two-part story, cover art by Bob Kane ($46,800).
LYNBROOK, NY.- A complete Magic: The Gathering “Beta” card set from 1993, just the second set for “MTG” with a print run of only 3,200 rare cards, sold for a staggering $120,000 in an online-only Comics, Comic Art, MTG Booster Boxes & More auction held October 19th by Weiss Auctions, based in Lynbrook. Three other Magic: The Gathering lots cracked the top 20. Magic: The Gathering (also known simply as “Magic” or “MTG”) is a tabletop and digital collectible card game created by Richard Garfield and released in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast (now a subsidiary of Hasbro). “MTG” was the first trading card game (TCG) ... More
Dr Jennifer Powell. Photo: Cat Garcia.
BIRMINGHAM .- A new Director has been appointed for the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham – Dr Jennifer Powell, alumna of the University’s Department of History of Art, Curating and Visual Studies. Jennifer, currently Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Royal Academy of Arts, London and Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge, will take up her duties as seventh Director of the Barber Institute on 9 January 2023, following the retirement in August this year of Nicola Kalinsky. The University has also conferred on Dr Powell the title of Barber Professor of Fine Arts – in accordance with the Barber Institute’s historic Trust Deed – in recognition of her distinguished academic record. After studying for her Bachelor’s degree in History and History of Art at the University of Birmingham, ... More
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"Li Hei Di: Tits at Dawn" now on view at Linseed Projects SHANGHAI.-LINSEED now presenting Li Hei Di’s first worldwide solo exhibition, “Tits at Dawn”, featuring the artist’s latest series of works. The exhibition opened on November 11th, 2022, and will end on December 18th, 2022. Alvin Li, author, contributing editor of Frieze, and the Adjunct Curator, Greater China, Supported by the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, at Tate, recently visited the artist’s studio and had a conversation about Li Hei Di’s current practice, study and research references, writes the following article regarding the exhibition: "I visited Li Hei Di’s studio in west London on a Thursday in early October. The 25-year-old painter, dressed in all black with a short perm, was rocking a style as distinct as her work. She never sketches before a painting, determined to “follow her feelings.” She says this leaves her in a constant state of anxiety, though sounding perfectly a ... More
Nicola Vassell Gallery presents 'Light Forces: Rita Letendre and Fred Eversley' NEW YORK, NY.- Light Forces, now on presentation at Nicola Vassell until December 10th, 2023, traces the creative rapport and friendship shared between Rita Letendre and Fred Eversley that began in the 1960s and continued for decades. Initially meeting in Los Angeles, Letendre and Eversley maintained an abiding fascination with light, exploring its experiential and conceptual properties through their work. If luminosity and vision were touchstones for artists working in Southern California in the 1960s, now codified under the rubric Light and Space, a close examination of Letendre’s and Eversley’s work reveals their distinctive innovations and a probing, singular focus on embodied perception. Letendre arrived in Los Angeles in 1965, already an accomplished abstract painter. Recognized as a precocious talent in the dynamic Montreal art scene of the 1950s, Letendre ... More
Steinitz Gallery at Fine Arts Paris awarded "The Most Spectacular Stand" at Carrousel du Louvre in Paris PARIS.- The Steinitz Gallery has just received the official award for 'the most spectacular stand' at this edition of the important fair, currently taking place at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris from 9 to 13 November. Awarded by the members of the Honorary Committee of Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale, in collaboration with Connaissance des Arts, the 'Most Spectacular Stand' award honours the renowned Steinitz Gallery among the 86 exhibitors present. On the occasion of Fine Arts Paris-La Biennale, the Steinitz Gallery, with its renowned reputation for presenting consistently spectacular stands, is presenting fine furniture and objects that are exceptional in terms of both aesthetic quality and provenance. Two areas comprise the abovementioned ... More
The Art Show returned stronger and larger than ever to the Park Avenue Armory for 34th annual edition NEW YORK, NY.-The Art Show returned for its 34th annual edition this past week at the Park Avenue Armory. The fair ran from November 3-6, bringing together the city’s top collectors, curators, museum directors, advisors, artists, and writers. On November 2, the Benefit Preview & Gala brought together the worlds of art and philanthropy to support Henry Street Settlement—the social services and arts organization that has aided New Yorkers in need for nearly 130 years—during a glamorous first look at the fair. Combined with all admissions proceeds from the run of show, The Art Show raised nearly $1.2 million for its founding partner—and this number will continue to rise after the painting by Tomm El-Saieh that greeted guests in the entryway is sold in Sotheby’s Contemporary Day Auction on November 17, 2022. “This year felt like a true revitalization of the fair as visitors and exhibitors alike were back in full force! ... More
Getty announces acquisition of a group of photographs by Kamoinge artists LOS ANGELES.- The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired 60 photographs by nine artists affiliated with the Kamoinge Workshop: Anthony Barboza, Adger Cowans, Louis Draper, Albert Fennar, Ray Francis, Herbert Randall, Herb Robinson, Ming Smith, and Shawn Walker. Additionally, the Getty Research Institute acquired 14 portraits by Anthony Barboza picturing members of the Kamoinge Photographers Workshop. The photographs acquired by the Getty Museum capture aspects of urban life at mid-century, the civil rights movement, and the Black experience abroad from throughout each artist’s career. The Getty Research Institute acquired a complete set of unexhibited vintage prints of a series of portraits made by Anthony Barboza of each member of the Kamoinge Workshop in 1972. He compiled the portraits and prints to create accordion-bound books, which he gave to each of them as Christmas presents. Anthony Barboza’s portrait ... More
Ketterer Kunst contemporary auction with a late work from international artist David Wojnarowicz MUNICH.- Sociocritical, political and provocative best describes the works by the internationally celebrated American artist David Wojnarowicz. Now two of his works will be called up in what is probably going to be the most spectacular auction at Germany’s leading auctioneer Ketterer Kunst in Munich on December 9/10, 2022. “It is quite a sensation that we can offer both the photography "Weigth of the Earth Part II“, its counterpart is in the collection of the MOMA in New York, as well as “He Kept following me“, one of David Wojnarowicz’s last major works, in an auction in Europe“, says Nicola Countess Keglevich, Senior Director at Ketterer Kunst. In line with Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Kiki Smith, David Wojnarowicz is also considered a New York icon of the East-Village subculture in the 1980s. “Paintings are diaries, proof of my own existence” is how the artist, who died of HIV in ... More
Daylight announces new photo book: 'A Sum of One, Photographs by Derek Schrock' NEW YORK, NY.- "I took up photography as a means of companionship, to overcome my tendency of being closed off, while wandering to far-reaching lengths. As an elongated form of self, photography was a means to communicatively engage and not be alone. As it turns out, I was never alone."—Derek Schrock. For nine years, photographer Derek Schrock explored, discovered, and immersed himself with the people and landscapes of six continents. A glimpse at what he saw and learned is presented in this collection of photographs and writings from his experiences. As with all art, the images and writings in this book are as much about the photographer himself, as they are about the places he saw. Black and white as well as color photographs combine with personal journal excerpts and essays to create a composite view as seen and interpreted ... More
Elizabeth Stewart, champion of Scotland's folk music, dies at 83 NEW YORK, NY.- Elizabeth Stewart, a folk singer, pianist and composer who furthered the legacy of her musical family and the culture of the ethnic grouping known as Scottish Travellers through her recordings, performances and musicology, died on Oct. 13 in the village of Kemnay, near Aberdeen, Scotland. She was 83. Thomas A. McKean, director of the Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen, a center for the study of folklore and ethnology, confirmed the death. No cause was specified. Stewart’s extended family, identified with the Aberdeenshire village of Fetterangus, is part of the Travellers, a group with a distinct culture and history. Many live an itinerant lifestyle, though the Stewarts were a “settled” Traveller family with a business dealing in secondhand goods when, in 1954, the Scottish folklorist Hamish Henderson came calling at the family home and began ... More
Gal Costa, singer who embodied Tropicália's innovative spirit, dies at 77 NEW YORK, NY.- Gal Costa, one of Brazil’s greatest singers and a model for generations of Brazilian performers, died Wednesday at her home in São Paulo. She was 77. Her death was announced on her social media accounts. No cause was cited. Costa’s voice, a lustrous mezzo-soprano, was a marvel of grace and vitality, equally capable of gravity-defying delicacy, tart teasing, jazzy agility and rock intensity. Over a recording career that spanned more than 50 years and three dozen albums, she championed innovative Brazilian songwriters and cross-fertilized Brazilian regional styles with international pop and rock. In the 1960s, Costa was at the forefront of tropicália, the movement that brought psychedelic experimentation and anti-authoritarian irreverence to Brazilian pop music. When the leading songwriters of tropicália, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, were forced ... More
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September 13, 1930. Benny Andrews (November 13, 1930 - November 10, 2006) was an African-American artist, activist and educator. He is known for his expressive, figurative paintings that often incorporated collaged fabric and other material. Andrews helped found the Black Emergency Cultural Coalition, which agitated for greater representation of African-American artists and curators in New York’s major art museums in the late 1960s and 70s. He also led the group in founding an arts education program in prisons and detention centers. In this image: Benny Andrews, American (1930 - 2006), Peaches, 1965, Oil and collage on canvas. Collection of Professor Edward J. Littlejohn.
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