 | | Leger's Le cinq de trefle Achieves $1.1 Million at Christie's NY Impressionist and Modern Art | 
Fernand Leger (1881-1955), Le cinq de trèfle, signed and dated 'F. LEGER 47' (lower right); signed and dated again and titled 'F LEGER, 47 LE 5 de TREFLE' (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 19 3/8 x 25¾ in. (49.2 x 65.4 cm.) Painted in 1947. Price realized: $1,112,500/£741,667/€830,224.
| NEW YORK.- The Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper and Day sales took place today at Christie's NY (May 7 2009) and realized a combined total of $20,659,000/ £13,772,800 / €15,417,314, with a sell-through rate of 90% by value. The top price of the day was achieved for Fernand Léger’s Le cinq de trèfle, 1947 which achieved $1,112,500/ £741,667/ €830,224.
Combined with results from yesterday’s Evening Sale, total sales for this week’s Impressionist and Modern Art sales were $123,426,200/£82,284,133/ €92,109,104. Sharon Kim, Head of Sale, comments: “We are pleased to report a second strong day of results for Impressionist and Modern Art, with over $20,659,000 in combined sales for today’s two sessions and a sell-through rate of 90% by value. The 66-lot morning session of Works on Paper exceeded its high estimate to achieve $5,147,000, led by Marc Chagall’s Talmudiste Endormi at $1,082,500. We were particularly pleased with th...More
| | Avant-gardes '20 / '60: Highlights from the Stedelijk Museum Collection on Show | AMSTERDAM.-Prior to its reopening in spring 2010 the Stedelijk Museum will once again feature as a special guest exhibition in the Van Gogh Museum from 26 June to 23 August, 2009. The Avant-gardes '20 / '60 exhibition shows highlights from the Stedelijk Museum's collection from the Twenties and the Sixties of the previous century: turbulent...More
| | Seoul Auction to Offer Exceptional Western and Asian Contemporary Art in May Sale in Hong Kong | HONG KONG.- Seoul Auction, Korea’s leading art auction house, will present an exceptional array of Western and Asian art in the Modern and Contemporary Art sale to be held on 15 May, 2009 at 2pm at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. A total of 112...More
| | The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Presentss George Segal: Street Scenes | KANSAS CITY, MO.- More than one dozen life-size sculptures by one of the most important American artists of the 20th century will go on view May 9–Aug. 2 when George...More
| | Serralves Museum Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary With Major Exhibition and 40 Hours Party | PORTO.- On May 29th Serralves will commemorate the 20th anniversary of creation of the Serralves Foundation (in 1989) and the 10th anniversary of inauguration of Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art (in 1999). This dual anniversary will be celebrated with an official dinner and inauguration of this year’s main exhibition, Serralves 2009 – the Collection. Constituted exclusively by works from the Serralves Collection of Contemporary Art, the exhibition will occupy the museum’s entire exhibition area and will be inaugurated on the day of commemoration of these dual anniversaries – Friday, May 29th. ...More
| | Dennis Hopper On View at the Harwood Museum of Art | TAOS, NM.- Dennis Hopper first set foot (or wheels, as the case may be) in Taos, New Mexico, in 1968, while directing one of the '60s most powerfully iconic visions, Easy Rider, a film that looked so real and felt so raw, (and sounded so good) it helped define a social movement--and, some may say, the way a nation saw itself. For the next 15 years, Hopper pretty much made Taos home, taking up residence at the Mabel Dodge Luhan house, continuing Mabel's tradition of hosting the best, brightest, and surely the most off-beat of his generation. But before...More
| | High to Present Exhibition on Work and Design Process of Atlanta Architect John Portman | ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art will be the sole venue for “John Portman: Art & Architecture,” an exhibition featuring architectural projects, furniture, paintings, and sculpture by Atlanta-based architect and artist John Portman. The fifteen completed and current architectural projects that will be featured span five decades of national and international developments, including the Hyatt Regency Atlanta (1967) that is globally renowned as the first modern atrium hotel. The projects will be presented with large-scale photographs, design plans, elevations, text, articles, ...More
| | City/Country: Photographs from the Henry V. Heuser, Jr. Collection To Open At Speed Art Museum | LOUISVILLE, KY.- The Speed Art Museum announces City/Country: Photographs from the Henry V. Heuser, Jr. Collection on view June 7 to September 13, 2009. Admission is free. This exhibition presents highlights from more than 500 works, generously donated or loaned to the Speed by Louisville businessman and philanthropist Henry V. Heuser, Jr. This celebration of Heuser’s achievement...More
| | Michener Art Museum Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Exhibition of Collection | DOYLESTOWN, PA.- In celebration of the James A. Michener Art Museum’s 20th anniversary, the Museum hosts a monumental exhibition showcasing over 100 works from its permanent collection, including new and rarely seen acquisitions. An Evolving Legacy: Twenty Years of Collecting...More
| | With You I Want To Live: The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale | FT. LAUDERDALE.- A great love of collecting the art of our time is shown in the private holdings of Gordon Locksley and Francie Bishop Good + David Horvitz. All three individuals are tireless collectors passionately engaged in the contemporary art scene. The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale has brought together over one hundred selected works from these two collections...More
| | John Busby Named Woodson Art Museum 2009 Master Wildlife Artist | WAUSAU, WI.- The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum has named Scottish painter John Busby as its 2009 Master Wildlife Artist. He will receive the award during the preview opening of Birds in Art on September 11. As the Woodson’s 31st Master Artist, Busby will be represented in Birds in Art by more than a dozen watercolors and drawings that exemplify what he calls his “lighter touch” in depicting birds in real-life action with other species and their surroundings. He will speak about his life as a birder, educator, and artist on Saturday, September 12, at 10 am during the traditional Birds in Art opening day Meet the Artists event....More
| | The Craftsman and the Critic: Defining Usefulness and Beauty in Arts and Crafts-Era Boston | AMHERST, MA.- When English craftsman, poet, and socialist William Morris advised consumers in the 1880s to "have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful," he prompted a movement for design reform in Britain, Europe, and America. Championing Morris's views, the Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston led the quest for "usefulness and beauty" in the United States. As the oldest arts and crafts organization in the country, it exerted considerable influence....More
| | Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Presents "The Tsars and the East: Gifts from Turkey and Iran in The Moscow Kremlin" | WASHINGTON, DC.- What sort of gift is fit for a tsar? The Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery offers some stunning examples in its upcoming exhibition, "The Tsars and the East: Gifts from Turkey and Iran in The Moscow Kremlin," on view May 9 through Sept. 13. Sumptuous textiles, bejeweled arms and armor, gold equestrian trappings and other unique objects illustrate the story of diplomatic relationships ...More
| | Raiford Guins: Use with Joystick Controller: The Stuff of Videogame History, A Lecture and Multi-Media Installation | WATER MILL, NY.- This spring, The Watermill Center presents Emerging Dialogues, a new lecture series focusing on young academics forging new fields of inter-disciplinary research. The series' inaugural lecture comes from Raiford Guins, author, scholar, assistant professor of digital cultural studies at SUNY Stony Brook and editor of The Journal of Visual Culture. Co-sponsored by the Humanities Institute of Stony Brook, this pilot discussion is funded by Suffolk County Office of Film and Cultural Affairs....More
| | The Aarhus Art Building: Open Call for Proposals | DENMARK.-Visual artists and curators working within all media types are hereby invited to submit proposals for exhibitions of existing or new projects for the year 2010 under the heading Modifications. 50 years ago the Danish artist Asger Jorn opened the doors to an exhibition at the Galerie Rive Gauche in Paris with a series of so-called modifications. The exhibition consisted of twenty old kitsch-paintings with glossy forest lakes and bellowing stags on top of which Jorn had painted a series of spectacular, mythological figures....More
| | London Design Festival Announces Plans for 2009 | LONDON.- The London Design Festival today announced its plans for the seventh Festival, running 19–27 September, with an array of innovative and creative events, installations and exhibitions taking place all over London. Speaking at the Press Conference held at the V&A Museum, Ben Evans, Festival Director outlined some of the major highlights of the Festival. The Tournament - At the centre of the Festival will be a gigantic chess board in Trafalgar Square. Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has designed thirty-two ceramic chess pieces, each up to 2m tall that will be located in the centre of Trafalgar Square. The installation - supported by Arts Council England and the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade - will be interactive, inviting the public to stage giant-scale chess matches; a design reinterpretation of the Battle of Trafalgar....More
| | Knoxville Museum of Art Presents Fourth Annual "Artists on Location" Paint Out and Sale June 5 - 7 | KNOXVILLE, TN.- The Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art presents Artists on Location, its fourth annual "paint-out" and sale Friday, June 5 through Sunday, June 7, 2009. On Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6, more than 50 local and regional artists will gather at four locations–downtown Knoxville, including Historic Market Square Mall, the Knoxville Zoo, UT Campus and Gardens, and Sequoyah Park–to paint and photograph local sites. The public is invited to watch the artists at work from 9am to 4pm on both days. ...More
| | Zeit-Bikes and Beats at Tacoma Art Museum | TACOMA, WA.- The City of Tacoma's third annual Zeit-Bike display and competition takes place again at Tacoma Art Museum. This year's theme is "Spoke Tales," and artists and bicycling enthusiasts of all ages have been invited to create imaginative bicycle wheel spoke cards promoting bicycling in Tacoma. The deadline for submitting spoke cards is Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Entries will be on display in wheel spokes at Tacoma Art Museum Tuesday, May 19, through Friday, May 22. Three winners will be announced on Free Third Thursday, May 21. The winners will receive prizes and have their designs reproduced and made available to the public. ...More
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