Jody Klotz Fine Art, in downtown Abilene, offers European and American Art from the 19th through 21st centuries and is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am – 5:30pm.
ABILENE, TX.- A new show at Jody Klotz Fine Art ties into the major Milton Avery exhibition currently on view at the Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth. Avery was an iconic and influential figure among 20th century American Modernist painters, and his innovations as a colorist were unparalleled. However, Milton’s contributions were not made entirely independently. Jody Klotz Fine Art’s exhibition, entitled Avery | A Family Legacy, features works by Milton, as well as his wife Sally Michel and their daughter March Avery. Sally Michel was a young art student in the 1920s when she met Milton Avery. They often painted together and developed their unique style in tandem; a style which March would continue in her own career as an artist. These two exceptionally talented artists have begun to garner the recognition that their work merits as the art world focuses on the re-examination of the contributions of women that were often overlooked and ... More
Original Mr. Spock ear tips, (A20220161000) makeup appliances that actor Leonard Nimoy brought home from the original series Star Trek television lot in the late 1960s and placed into that box, which he constructed. Smithsonian Photo by Eric Long.
WASHINGTON, DC.-The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has recently accepted into its collection a set of prosthetic ears made for Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock in the original Star Trek television series. Donated to the museum by Nimoy’s children Adam and Julie Nimoy, the ears will go on display in the new "Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery" opening late next year. The pair of pointed, foam ear tips were made for the original Star Trek television series in the late 1960s. Leonard Nimoy brought the prosthetics home as a personal memento, where they were displayed by the family in a handmade black box beginning in 1969. “We’re delighted that the Nimoy family chose to donate these iconic artifacts to the Smithsonian, where visitors from around the world will be able to enjoy them and connect with Leonard Nimoy’s work,” ... More
The clock is the earliest surviving purpose-made longcase clock.
LONDON.- Valued at £3,009,000, an exquisite and rare Fromanteel longcase clock dating to 1660 is at risk of leaving the country unless a UK buyer can be found. The earliest surviving purpose-made longcase clock, the ebony-veneered piece is a fine example of the type of clock that was the bedrock of precise mechanical, scientific and domestic timekeeping from the late 17th century well into the 20th century. Despite restorations, the majority of the clock’s case is original and the piece is an excellent early example of the architectural form of longcase clock as it developed in this period. Ahasuerus Fromanteel, the clock’s maker, was the first to create pendulum clocks in England and gained the notice and patronage of Oliver Cromwell, during the Interregnum. Arts Minister Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay said: The invention of the pendulum clock, the world’s most precise timekeeper, was a revelation in the 17th century and Fromanteel was the first ... More
“Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi” (1983).
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NEW YORK, NY.- It’s not just Gollum who thinks a certain ring is precious. The first in Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy of films based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels, “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (2001), is among the motion pictures chosen for preservation this year on the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. Also being added is the final installment of another beloved trilogy, “Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi,” and the disarmingly sweet Pixar comedy “Wall-E.” On Tuesday, the library made its annual announcement that 25 more films, from 1902 to 2008, would be honored for their historical and cultural significance and added to the registry, helping to preserve them for future generations. The selection of “Return of the Jedi” (1983) is the culmination of a yearslong campaign by “Star Wars” fans to add the film to the registry. Hispanic lawmakers and experts this year had also pushed for the in ... More
LONDON.- A recording of an old sea song, one of four recently rediscovered pieces of music paying tribute to Nelson, has been released today by the Museum of London. Brought to life by musicians from Guildhall School of Music & Drama, it marks the first performance of the piece in over 200 years. The extraordinary discovery was made last year by Museum of London librarian Lluis Tembleque Teres who discovered it amongst songbooks belonging to Nelson’s lover, the actress and model Emma Hamilton. It is thought the song was sung after the battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) and transcribed by Nelson after hearing it chanted by his crew. The lyrics have been known about since a letter from Nelson to William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, was sold at auction in 2013- the only other known reference to the song. The new discovery points to the addition of new music and a chorus by the Duke, a notorious ... More
LONDON.- American artist Sally Mann was announced this evening (Wednesday 15 December 2021) as the winner of the 9th cycle of the Prix Pictet, the global award in photography and sustainability. The winner receives a cash prize of 100,000 Swiss Francs (£82,000, USD109,000). The announcement, at a ceremony at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, marks the opening of a major exhibition showcasing the 12 photographic series shortlisted for the prize. Each of the shortlisted bodies of work explores the topical theme of ‘Fire’, the focus of this cycle of the award. Sally Mann (b. 1951) is known for her photographs of intimate and familiar subjects rendered both sublime and disquieting. Her works explore family, social realities and the passage of time, capturing tensions between nature, history, and memory. Mann’s winning series Blackwater ... More
NEW YORK, NY.-Christie’s auctioned two objects pertaining to the history of Wikipedia directly from Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of the online non-profit encyclopedia. The online sale titled The Birth of Wikipedia consisted of two lots: an NFT of Wikipedia’s first edit, which sold for $750,000, and a Strawberry iMac used by Wales at the time, which totaled $187,500. Peter Klarnet, Senior Specialist, Christie’s said: We’re so honored to have had the opportunity to bring these two pieces to auction—we think that the result underscores the burgeoning interest in the history of the internet among collectors.” A portion of the sale proceeds will help support Wales’s alternative social media network pilot project WT.Social, an attempt to find a healthier and nontoxic alternative with existing social media platforms with a donation-only advertising-free model, as well as to help support a variety of charities working i ... More
OSLO.- In the course of a single day, each of us breathes in and out around 24,000 times. With every breath, irresistible signals are sent straight to the brain – smells, which in a matter of nanoseconds trigger emotions and memories, stirring up the subconscious in turn. For Sissel Tolaas, smell is a vital yet often overlooked tool for communication. Over nearly three decades, she has devoted her research-based artistic practice to the olfactory, rather than the visual or the auditory, thereby appealing to a different type of sensory experience in her audience. The exhibition RE________exemplifies the breadth of Tolaas’ complex yet highly direct and intuitive artistic practice. All of the works on display are site-specific, developed or reworked especially for this exhibition. The museum’s architecture, its physical setting, and geographical context are all closely scrutinised, raising questions large and small in the process: What is change? What is hidden beneath the museum' ... More
Jiha Moon (b. 1973), Genie (II), 2019. Lithograph with screenprint and nail decals on Arches Platine; ed. of 30, 27 x 21 in. Courtesy of: Flying Horse Editions.
SYRACUSE, NY.-The Everson Museum of Art announced the purchase of several new works for the Museum’s collection. These works, created by artists across the country working in a variety of media, reflect the Museum’s mission to diversify its collection and more fully represent multiple perspectives, identities, and stories. The acquisitions were made during Miami’s Art Week, which took place the first week of December, and included numerous art fairs. The Everson acquired a total of nine pieces purchased at the following fairs: Art Basel Miami, Independent Art Fair, New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA), and INK Miami. The acquisitions are among several others made since fall 2020, when the Everson established a fund focused on purchasing works by emerging and established artists, artists of color, women artists, and other historically marginalized groups. Among the artists represented is Anthony ... More
Neal Ambrose-Smith in his exhibition in the Frost Gallery, October 2021. Photo: Courtesy of MAM.
MISSOULA, MONT.- Fifteen years after dedicating a gallery solely to contemporary Indigenous art and artists, the Missoula Art Museum in Missoula, Mont., is leading the way with bold public programming. The Lynda M. Frost Gallery for Contemporary American Indian Art has featured 41 exhibitions and shown over 80 artists, representing more than 60 Tribal affiliations, since its dedication. This list of artists ranges from the nationally known, like Wendy Red Star (Crow), Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Salish-Kootenai, Métis-Cree, Shoshone-Bannock), and Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit, Unangax̂), to regional favorites like Sean Chandler (Aaniiih), Kevin Red Star (Crow), and Corwin Clairmont (Salish-Kootenai). MAM, already an admission-free museum, is breaking down barriers of access to, and increasing the representation of, Indigenous artists. “This gallery is an activated land acknowledgment. It exerts the authority of Indigenous continuum by pro ... More
Born in Seoul, and now living and working in London, Kim works primarily on unstretched canvas, painting freely without the burden of conventional canvas frame to contend with.
LONDON.-Taymour Grahne Projects announced that Minyoung Kim has joined its collaborative artist roster. Born in Seoul, and now living and working in London, Kim works primarily on unstretched canvas, painting freely without the burden of conventional canvas frame to contend with. She is particularly influenced by myths, folktales, fairy tales and poetry. These narratives all spur uncanny and inventive imagery that speaks to an unconscious world. The ambiguity in Kim's paintings reference an emotive place where the balance between danger, mystery and the whimsical are explored. Minyoung Kim was born in Seoul in 1989, and lives and works in London. Graduating from The Slade School of Fine Art in 2021, Kim also holds an MFA in printmaking and a BA in Western Painting from Sungshin Women’s University, ... More
Jonathas de Andrade, Sugarcane ABC, 2014. Courtesy of the artist.
SAO PAULO.-The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo announced the appointment of Jacopo Crivelli Visconti as curator of Brazil’s national representation at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Crivelli Visconti is currently the general curator of the 34th Bienal de São Paulo – Faz escuro mas eu canto [Though it’s dark, still I sing], which ended on December 5 at the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion. José Olympio da Veiga Pereira, president of the Fundação Bienal, explains that “although it is traditional to appoint the curator of the Bienal de São Paulo to the curatorship of the Brazilian representation at the Venice Biennale, the choice of Jacopo Crivelli Visconti is owing to the broad knowledge that the curator demonstrates about Brazilian contemporary art, to his previous experience as the curator of a national representation in Venice, to his good integration with the Fundação’s team, and to th ... More
Page & Turnbull served as historic consultant and preservation architect and worked in close collaboration with the project’s architect and designer, Los Angeles-based CO Architects. Courtesy CO Architects/Kim Rodgers Photography.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Recognized as a standout academic facility, the newly renamed Pritzker Hall Psychology Tower at the University of California, Los Angeles is earning acclaim for the meticulous restoration and renovation of this historically significant campus building. In acknowledgement of the building’s commendable rejuvenation, where architecture firm Page & Turnbull served as historic consultant and preservation architect and worked in close collaboration with the project’s architect and designer, Los Angeles-based CO Architects, honors have been bestowed by: • The Los Angeles Business Council’s (LABC) 51st Annual Architectural Award for excellence in architectural preservation. • The Westside Urban Forum Merit Award 2021 for the public/institutional category in ... More
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Cassi Namoda's third solo-exhibition with François Ghebaly opens in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, CA.-François Ghebaly is presenting Cassi Namoda’s third solo-exhibition with the gallery titled Forgotten Limbs. The exhibition addresses questions that are central to Namoda’s practice, primarily the question of how to render war and colonization through visual metaphor, in a particularly Luso-African context. Forgotten Limbs speaks to the collective feeling of disembodiment and alienation experienced by Africans living in post-colonial nations generally, but it specifically locates itself in Mozambique, incorporating photographs, landscapes, music and vernacular from the nation’s culture. The paintings and works on tile use the exile of Gungunhana, the last dynastic emperor of Gaza (present day Mozambique), as a point of entry to thematically explore the aftermaths of war and the privation of resources in times of conflict. Forgotten Limbs is Namoda’s largest body ... More
Lesley Lokko appointed Curator of the Biennale Architettura 2023 VENICE.- The Board of La Biennale di Venezia met on Tuesday, December 14th and, upon the recommendation of President Roberto Cicutto, appointed Lesley Lokko as Director of the Architecture department, with the specific task of curating the 18th International Architecture Exhibition to be held in 2023. The Exhibition will be held from Saturday 20 May to Sunday 26 November, 2023 (pre-opening May 18 and 19). Lesley Lokko (Ghana/Scotland) is an architectural academic, educator and best-selling novelist. She is the founder and director of the African Futures Institute, established in Accra, Ghana, in 2020 as a postgraduate school of architecture and public events platform. In 2015 she founded the Graduate School of Architecture at the University of Johannesburg. She has taught in the UK, in the US, Europe, Australia and Africa (the Bartlett School of Architecture, Kingst ... More
Martos Gallery now represents the Estate of Bob Smith NEW YORK, NY.-Martos Gallery now represents the Estate of Bob Smith (1944, Springfield, Massachusetts – 1990, Miami, Florida). American artist Bob Smith regularly exhibited in Europe, yet remained in relative obscurity during his lifetime. Though Smith maintained a relationship with figures from the American avant-garde including Gary Indiana, Alice Neel and Larry Rivers, he developed much of his oeuvre in self-imposed exile, spending his early career in Europe and the Middle East before settling in New York and Miami. As a result, Smith developed a singular, esoteric body of work that integrated in granular detail various regional crafts and imagery. Smith’s earliest works were hallucinatory works on paper. Imaginary spaces carved by perspectival lines and populated by the vaguely natural and distinctly surreal, these works were initiated during his time at the Museum School of ... More
Exhibition features rarely-seen sculptural canvases by Sonya Rapoport SAN FRANCISCO, CA.-Casemore Kirkeby is presenting Sonya Rapoport: Fabric Paintings. The exhibition features rarely-seen sculptural canvases and bold painting on patterned fabric by the late Bay Area artist Sonya Rapoport (1923-2015). First shown in 1967, Rapoport’s ‘Fabric Paintings' represents a radical departure for the artist who had previously been recognized as an Abstract Expressionist painter. This exhibition reveals the origin of Rapoport’s systematic abstraction of the female form and her first experiments with painting on found materials. Rapoport’s paintings anticipate the Pattern and Decoration movement of the mid-1970s, which explored textiles and ornamentation. While shopping for quilting materials with her daughter, Rapoport encountered gaudy, commercially printed upholstery fabric, and challenged herself to create “ostensibly respectable ... More
Dia announces three new vinyl LP releases and accompanying major acquisitions NEW YORK, NY.- Today Dia Art Foundation announced the releases of three limited edition vinyl LPs from artists closely connected to its programming and collection: Carl Craig, Lucy Raven, and La Monte Young. All three artists have had recent major exhibitions at Dia Beacon or Dia Chelsea in 2020, 2021, and 2015, respectively. Dia is also pleased to announce the acquisition of Carl Craig’s immersive sound-and-light installation Party/After-Party (2020) and Lucy Raven’s film installation Ready Mix (2021). In 2015, Dia acquired a unique version of La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, and Jung Hee Choi’s Dream House, titled Dia 15 VI 13 545 West 22 Street Dream House (2015). “It gives me great pleasure to announce this furthering of Dia’s work with sound, which began in the 1970s. Audiences have been able to encounter these unique explorations of Minimalist sound within our ... More
Dazzling holiday event propels Heritage Auctions Fine Jewelry to record $21+ million year DALLAS, TX.- The annual Holiday Jewelry Signature® Auction became the capstone event of the best year ever recorded in fine jewelry at Heritage Auctions. This last Signature® jewelry event of the year surpassed estimates to reach a total of $4.7 million – boosting total 2021 jewelry sales beyond $21 million, a 52% increase from the 2019 total of $13.8 million. “Consistent sales increases of this significance reflect our dedication to meeting the needs of our consignors, and the trust that bidders continue to place in Heritage,” said Jill Burgum, Senior Director, Fine Jewelry. The theme of this year’s Holiday Auction showcased some of the most celebrated designs and coveted collections from extraordinary Texas estates. Several pieces surpassed six figures, including a 5.93-carat diamond ring with tapered baguette-cut diamonds and a platinum band that sold for $206,250. The finest single ... More
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation commits $200M to bolster arts & culture DETROIT, MICH.-The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation announced today a $200 million commitment to transform the financial strength and long-term viability of Southeast Michigan and Western New York's arts and culture communities through the establishment of two endowments that will support the sector now and forever. The Wilson Foundation will contribute $117.5 million over 10 years to establish two endowments at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. This investment will create permanent operational funding streams for 24 of the regions' largest arts and culture institutions that play a critical role as economic drivers. The announcement also includes an annual grant opportunity for additional arts and culture organizations across both regions. Once fully funded after 10 years, each endowment will generate ... More
Gold Quintuple Stella could exceed $2 million at FUN US Coins auction DALLAS, TX.- An exceptionally rare gold quintuple stella could top $2 million when it is sold in Heritage Auctions’ FUN US Coins Signature® Auction January 5-10 in Orlando, Florida. The event also features the seventh selection of coins from the Collection of Bob R. Simpson, a treasure trove that made its debut at Heritage when the Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection crossed the block in September 2020. To date, the spectacular items in the Simpson Collection have brought more than $77 million. Those seeking big treasure also will be drawn to the largest Justh & Hunter gold brick found aboard the sunken “Ship of Gold,” a 54-pound Gold Rush ingot that disappeared at sea in 1857. The 1879 Liberty Head Quintuple Stella, Judd-1643, Pollock-1843, High R.7, PR63 Cameo PCGS is an extremely rare gold pattern that is especially popular with collectors ... More
MCASD announces promotion of Jill Dawsey, PhD, to Senior Curator, and appointment of Assistant Curator Isabel Casso SAN DIEGO, CA.-The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego announced the promotion of Curator Jill Dawsey, PhD, to the position of Senior Curator after a decade at the institution, along with the appointment of Assistant Curator Isabel Casso, who joins MCASD from the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. MCASD operates two locations, one in the heart of downtown San Diego and the other in the coastal community of La Jolla, which over the past four years has undergone a major renovation and expansion by Selldorf Architects and will reopen in April, 2022. Says Kathryn Kanjo, David C. Copley Director and CEO of MCASD, “Jill Dawsey’s intellectual rigor and emotional sensitivity infuse her curatorial practice. Engaging and supportive, she is a ... More
'The Hand of God' review: A portrait of the cineaste as a young man NEW YORK, NY.- What good are movies? According to one line of thinking cited in “The Hand of God,” they are useless except as a “distraction from reality,” something we need because “reality is lousy.” No argument here! I should note that those opinions are attributed to none other than Federico Fellini. It’s the mid-1980s, and he has come to Naples to cast his next film. We don’t see him on-screen, but his words reach the ears of Fabio Schisa (Filippo Scotti), the skinny, watchful teenager at the center of this coming-of-age story. It’s also the story of how a young filmmaker wrests his vocation from a reality that is by turns ridiculous, enchanted, bewildering and tragic. Lousy? Perhaps, but also for writer and director Paolo Sorrentino, a treasury of material to work with and through. Sorrentino — who in his previous features (“Il Divo,” “The Great Beauty”) and television series (“The ... More
Heritage Auctions winter wine event exceeds $2.2 million DALLAS, TX.- Twelve bottles of 1989 Chateau Haut Brion that sold for $29,520, plus a single bottle of 1988 Jayer Cros Parantoux that realized $24,600, helped lead Heritage Auctions’ Dec. 10 Wine Signature® event past $2.2 million. Both lots exceeded their high estimates — the Jayer by more than double. In fact, the Jayer sold for more than double the existing highest price ever achieved in the United States or Asia. The rare bottle of 1988 Jayer Cros Parantoux, which was signed by Henri Jayer himself, shattered its pre-auction estimate of $8,500-$12,000. Jayer, who died in 2006, was a heralded French vintner who began producing wines in the 1950s. His wines quickly earned a strong reputation and remain among the most sought after at auction. “This was a tremendously important result, really highlighting the fact that the right wines with the right provenance are irreplaceable ... More
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On a day like today, Spanish-Mexican surrealist painter Remedios Varo was born
December 16, 1908. Remedios Varo Uranga (16 December 1908 - 8 October 1963) was a Spanish-Mexican para-surrealist painter and anarchist. Born in Girona, Spain in 1908, she studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid. She is known as one of the world famous para-surrealist artists of the 20th Century. During the Spanish Civil War she fled to Paris where she was greatly influenced by the surrealist movement. She met her second husband, the French surrealist poet Benjamin Péret, in Barcelona. In this image: Remedios Varo (Spanish/Mexican 1908-1963), Vampiros vegetarianos. Oil on canvas. Painted in 1962. Estimate: $1,500,000 - 2,000,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2015.
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