Tyler Willis, Self Portrait, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.-Gallery 181 at 181 Fremont Residences welcomes Portraits by Tyler Willis, an American-Brazilian visual artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a background in architecture and engineering. The exhibition runs from October 23, 2024 February 28, 2025. Viewings are by private appointment only. Please email Carmen Legarda, Carmen@181Fremont.com, to schedule. In his artistic practice, Willis employs a diverse range of media, including 3D printing, epoxy resin, graphite, charcoal, and oil/acrylic paint. Through layered textures and colors, he creates portraits that blend photorealism, technical sketching, and abstract expressionism. Williss creative process begins by mapping the structure of his ... More
Danish Sculptor Bjørn Okholm Skaarup blends nature and culture in captivating works.
NEW YORK, NY.- As the world marks International Artist Day on October 25, art enthusiasts are invited to delve into the enchanting and intellectually stimulating universe of Bjørn Okholm Skaarup, a renowned Danish contemporary sculptor. Skaarups bronze masterpieces seamlessly intertwine elements of nature and culture, crafting a contemporary bestiary that challenges and delights viewers. Skaarups ... More
Maurice Wade, Trio, Burslem, 1969 (unframed).
STOKE-ON TRENT.-The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on Trent, is presenting Maurice Wade A Painter from No.57, an extraordinary survey of work by North Staffordshire artist Maurice Wade, bringing together for the first time over 90 paintings, spanning four decades. Inspired by the stark beauty and atmospheric melancholy of the urban, industrial and natural landscapes of his native region, Wade was stirred by the singular mood and shapes of the local ... More
After Columbia Records sent JFK an audio recording of Americas first manned space flight with astronaut Alan Shepard, Kennedy signed a typed letter of thanks (as John Kennedy).
WILTON, CONN.- Americans will go to the polls on Tuesday, November 5th, to elect a new president, but a different kind of presidential history might be made less than a week earlier on Wednesday, October 30th. Thats when University Archives, the Connecticut-based auction house, will offer a complete set of presidential signatures, from ... More
César A. Martínez, Bato Rojo Lino, 1988, Signed bottom right, dated top left, 13 x 10 in, 33 x 25.4 cm, Edition 8 of 22.
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- Ruiz-Healy Art presents César A. Martínez: Smoke & Mirrors, on view at the San Antonio gallery from October 24th to November 30th, 2024. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, October 24th, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. A fully illustrated catalogue will be published alongside an essay written by Santos G. Martinez Jr., curator of the landmark 1977 Houston Contemporary Arts Museum exhibition Dále Gas: Chicano Art of Texas. ... More
PARIS.- Christies will offer a major work by the Dutch painter Adriaen Coorte during the Maîtres Anciens: Peintures Dessins Sculptures auction. Having remained in the same family for over 50 years, the paintings reappearance on the market is an event in more ways than one. Painted in 1704, it is one of the most important works by an artist whose known body of work is limited ... More
ATLANTA, GA.- Famed for her images of flowers and Southwestern landscapes, American artist Georgia OKeeffe (1887-1986) spent several years of her prolific career exploring the built environment of New York City with brush in hand. This fall, the High Museum of Art will be the exclusive venue in the Southeastern United States ... More
Isamu Noguchi, Rare and Important Table, 1945-1947, USA. Marble, wood, aluminum, 18-3/4 x 38 x 26-1/4 in.
DALLAS, TX.- Even in the most informal households, there are often a few things that parents implore their kids to be careful around. A favorite chair, a keepsake rug, an inherited painting. When Pam Richardson thinks about a certain coffee table that was a family fixture during her formative years and beyond, she can still hear her mothers voice: Please be careful of it! My parents, and ... More
Installation view.
GENOA.- Italys first major exhibition dedicated to Berthe Morisot (18411895), one of the foremost female artists of the Impressionist movement, is on display at the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa from October 12, 2024, to February 23, 2025. Titled Impression, Morisot, the exhibition marks a significant cultural event that celebrates Morisots contributions to Impressionism, a movement she helped shape alongside ... More
Somaya Critchlow. Photo: Graham Turner.
LONDON.- Dulwich Picture Gallery unveils its ambitious 2025 Exhibition Programme, which includes a solo exhibition by acclaimed artist Rachel Jones featuring new commissions, a major retrospective of celebrated Danish artist Anna Ancher, and a solo display of new works by contemporary artist Somaya Critchlow, responding to the Gallerys collection. Jennifer Scott, Director, Dulwich Picture Gallery, said: Our 2025 programme showcases ... More
Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Untitled May 19, 1983. Pastel on paper, 22 x 29 1/2 in.
NEW YORK, NY.- Craig Starr Gallery announces Sylvia Plimack Mangold: Tapes, Fields, and Trees, 1975-84, on view from October 24, 2024, through January 25, 2025. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Plimack Mangold developed a distinctive artistic vocabulary, incorporating motifs such as floors, mirrors, rulers, and tiles, drawn from her studio and home surroundings. These motifs were also devices used to construct her work, making the paintings into ... More
GENEVA.- Christies announced the auction of a sensational Colombian emerald brooch that once belonged to the esteemed socialite Nina Dyer (1930-1969). Originally sold at Christies on 1 May 1969 for $75,000 at the houses inaugural Magnificent Jewellery sale at Hotel Richemond in Geneva, this stunning piece will take centre stage once again in the upcoming auction on 12 November 2024, highlighting Christies 55 ... More
David Noveliers, The Procession of the Giants at Ommegang in Brussels on 31 May 1615. Oil on canvas, 119 x 327 cm. 1616. Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado.
MADRID.- The Ministry of Culture has recently acquired The Procession of Giants in Brussels on May 31, 1615, a painting by David Noveliers, for the Prado Museum. This work is part of a series of eight large canvases commemorating an important event that took place in Brussels in 1615. Isabella Clara Eugenia, daughter of King Philip II of Spain, who ruled the southern Netherlands ... More
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Collective exhibition focuses on the young contemporary Chinese art scene PARIS.- The Centre Pompidou and the West Bund Museum are teaming up as part of a Sino French curatorship to present a collective exhibition focusing on the young contemporary Chinese art scene. This multidisciplinary exhibition features works by 21 artists and, for the first time in France, draws a subjective portrait of a new generation of artists. The Chinese character 目 (mù), means eye, with reference to vision and the eyes capacity to organise reality. It is an essential element in Chinese writing, used in many other sinograms. Under the aegis of this sign, the exhibition features the works of artists born between the late 1970s and the early 1990s. This generation grew up during the era of China reform and opening-up, developed international trade and enjoyed strong ... More
Victor Ehikhamenor opens a solo exhibition at Maruani Mercier BRUSSELS.- For Victor Ehikhamenor, history is a totem of storytelling, traversing time, space, and memorya theme deeply rooted in his familial traditions. His recounting of the past intricately navigates religious complexities and the fusion of an evolving multicultural environment. A fervent advocate for the repatriation of the long- disputed looted Benin bronzes, the artist sheds light on the realities of reclaiming cultural artefacts. His plastic rosary works poignantly symbolise the displacement of religious motifs when removed from their original context, addressing the complex interplay of beliefs and traditions among colonised peoples while critiquing environmental destruction through the use of non-biodegradable plastic, which represents globalisation and mass production. This theme extends to other areas of his work, including ... More
Gagosian announces the global representation of Tyler Mitchell NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian announced the global representation of artist, photographer, and filmmaker Tyler Mitchell. Mitchells work will be shown by Gagosian at Paris Photo in a curated presentation with photographs by Richard Avedon from November 6 to 10, 2024. New photographs by the artist will be featured in the catalogue accompanying Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, the Costume Institutes spring 2025 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. His first exhibition with the gallery following representation will take place in New York in the spring of 2025. A leading artist of his generation, Mitchell is renowned for his vibrant, playfully theatrical compositions that foreground the style and beauty of Black subjects, often within pastoral landscapes and familiar domestic settings. His photographs and videos offer utopian ... More
The Fondation Beyeler announces 2025 exhibition programme: Northern Lights, dreams, galaxies and infinity BASEL.- The Fondation Beyeler announced its 2025 exhibition programme. Visitors can look forward to a fascinating group exhibition entitled «Northern Lights» (26 January 25 May 2025). The exhibition will focus on around 80 modern landscape paintings by artists from Scandinavia and Canada, including Hilma af Klint and Edvard Munch, who all drew inspiration from the boreal forests, the world's largest primeval forest. In February, the exhibition «The Key to Dreams» (16 February 4 May 2025) will for the very first time present Surrealist masterpieces from the Hersaint Collection. In the summer (15 June 21 September 2025), the artist Vija Celmins will be honoured with a large solo exhibition, bringing ... More
Six young artists awarded the 2024 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship SYDNEY.- The 26th annual Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, a prestigious painting award for artists aged between 20 and 30 years, was awarded to six artists at a special ceremony at the Art Gallery of New South Wales yesterday. Sydney artist Adele Warner will receive a three-month residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, as well as $50,000 in funding to further her art education while in Europe. Five additional artists were also awarded $10,000 and a two-week residency at Shark Island Kangaroo Valley, NSW. This year, the five recipients of Shark Island residencies are Tommy Carman (NSW), Solomon Karmel-Shann (ACT), Scout Milsome (VIC), Lorna Quinn (VIC) and Elle Wickens (NSW). Guest judge Jelena Telecki selected 10 finalists and six scholarship recipients from 178 entries. Telecki said it was a great ... More
Lindy Lee's Ouroboros unveiled at the National Gallery CANBERRA.- The National Gallery of Australia unveils Lindy Lees Ouroboros. Now open to the public, the immersive sculpture based on the ancient image of the snake eating its own tail is set to welcome visitors to the National Gallery for generations to come. The Governor-General of Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, joined artist Lindy Lee AO, the Minister for the Arts, the Hon Tony Burke MP and the National Gallery to officially unveil Ouroboros in Kamberri/Canberra today. Installed in the National Sculpture Garden at the front of the National Gallery, the four metre high 13 tonne sculpture is Lees most complex and ambitious work to date, and a major addition to the national collection. The ouroboros is an image seen across cultures and millennia, exemplifying a symbol of eternal return, of cycles of birth, death ... More
Artist Camille Henrot: "I did everything I could not to become an artist"
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On a day like today, Italian artist Andrea della Robbia was born
October 24, 1435. Andrea della Robbia (October 24, 1435 - August 4, 1525) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, especially in ceramics. Born in Florence, Robbia was the son of Marco della Robbia, whose brother, Luca della Robbia, popularized the use of glazed terra-cotta for sculpture. Andrea became Luca's pupil, and was the most important artist of ceramic glaze of the times. In this image: Andrea della Robbia, 1435-1525, Saint Michael the Archangel Italian (Florence) 15th century (ca. 1475) 1470 - 1480. Glazed terracotta; Frame, wood 31-1/8 x 61-7/8 in. (79.1 x 157.2 cm) Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1960 60.127.2.