ArtDaily Newsletter: Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The First Art Newspaper on the Net Established in 1996 Tuesday, October 6, 2009   Tate Presents Works by Four Artists Shortlisted for Britain's Turner Prize A woman observes an untitled work by British artist Roger Hiorns at Tate Modern in London today. Photo: EFE/Andy Rain. LONDON (AP).- Artworks by four artists shortlisted for Britain's controversial Turner Prize have gone on display at central London's Tate Britain gallery. The prize always attracts fierce public debate about the nature of art. This year, shortlisted artist Roger Hiorns melted down a jet engine and spayed it through nozzles to form a pile of fine granules. Another finalist, Lucy Skaer, displays the skull of a sperm whale behind a screen. Artists Enrico David and Richard Wright also were shortlisted for the 2009 Turner Prize in April. The exhibition of their work opened to the media Monday and will be open to the public Tuesday. The winner — who will receive 25,000 pounds ($39,850) — will be announced in December. ... More New Gonzalez-Torres Acquisition Installed on Occasion of Museum's 50th Anniversary Felix Gonzalez-Torres, "Untitled" (Golden), 1995. Strands of beads and hanging device, dimensions variable. © The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation Photo: Thorsten Monschein, courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York. NEW YORK, NY.- On October 2, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opened Paired, Gold: Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Roni Horn, an exhibition that brings together two important works from the permanent collection for the first time and illuminates the profound artistic connection between Felix Gonzalez-Torres (b. 1957, Guáimaro, Cuba; d. 1996, Miami) and Roni Horn (b. 1955, New York). Suspended from the ceiling, "Untitled" (Golden) (1995) by Gonzalez-Torres is a shimmering curtain of golden beads and acts as a site of passage, opening onto Horn's delicate, gold floor piece Gold Field (1980–82). Organized by Nancy Spector, Chief Curator with Lauren Hinkson, Assistant Curator for Collections, Paired, Gold is on view through January 6, 2010. ... More   Luxury Brand Louis Vuitton Celebrates Savoir-Faire with Creations by Six Artists Red Cross Kit. Monogram canvas with red cross motif. Open: 39 by 28 by 70 cm. Estimate: £10,000–15,000. Photo: Sotheby's. LONDON.- The luxury brand Louis Vuitton, synonymous with the art of travel and highly qualified craftsmanship, collaborates this year with six masters of savoir-faire and creates six limited-edition Special Orders to benefit the 'Red Cross'. Sotheby's London will co-host the gala charity sale of these unique special pieces at its New Bond Street premises on November 17th, 2009. The proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Red Cross for their Fight against Malnutrition programme in Nigeria. Since its creation in 1854, Louis Vuitton has offered customers the possibility of producing Special Orders to cater a specific need or to fulfil a particular desire. In order to celebrate over a century and a half of exceptional savoir-faire at Louis Vuitton's first workshop in Asnières, France, Louis Vuitton offered six masters ... More   Nefertiti Bust Moved to Berlin's Restored Neues Museum Image of bust taken at the Old Museum, Berlin, Germany. Reprinted, with permission, from State Museums of Berlin, Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, Berlin, Germany; inventory no. 21300; Photo: EFE/Stephanie Pilick. BERLIN (AP).- A famous 3,300-year-old bust of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti has been moved to its new permanent home at Berlin's restored Neues Museum. The city's museum authority says in a statement that officials moved Nefertiti "with the greatest care" on Sunday from the adjacent Altes Museum, her temporary home in recent years. The plaster-and-limestone bust will go on view to the public Oct. 17 when the Neues Museum reopens. The building has been restored painstakingly after lying unused since World War II, when bomb damage ruined much of it. Nefertiti first went on show at the Neues Museum — one of five buildings that makes up Berlin's neoclassical Museum Island complex — before the war. Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. ... More First Public Viewing of French Drawings from a Celebrated Dutch Collector Edgar Degas, (1834–1917), Head of a Soldier, c. 1859. Watercolor, gouache, and red chalk wash over graphite, 25.6 x 21.0 cm. Fondation Custodia, Paris. NEW YORK, NY.- As its major fall exhibition, the Frick presents Watteau to Degas: French Drawings from the Frits Lugt Collection, featuring more than sixty works on paper from the holdings of the Fondation Custodia, Paris. On view until January 10, 2010, it includes drawings and watercolors by well-known masters of the French School, including Antoine Watteau, François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Jacques-Louis David, Eugène Delacroix, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, and Edgar Degas, as well as by important figures who may be less familiar to the general public. This ... More   Drawings by Pablo Bronstein Featured in Fall Exhibition at the Metropolitan Pablo Bronstein (British, b. Argentina, 1977), The Museum Nearing Completion as Seen from Fourth Avenue, 2009 (detail). Ink on paper, 44 7/8 x 137 13/16 in. (114 x 350 cm) © 2009 Pablo Bronstein. Courtesy: Herald St, London and Franco Noero, Turin. NEW YORK, NY.- Pablo Bronstein at the Met is a presentation of new work by the London-based artist, addressing the history and future of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and will be shown at the Museum from October 6, 2009, through February 21, 2010. Several large ink drawings by the artist will suggest a mythical history of the Metropolitan Museum, imagining the building under construction. A series of computer drawings will focus on hypothetical futures of the Museum. This will be the artist's first solo exhibition in New York. ... More   Over 100 Leading Art Galleries will Participate at London Art Fair 2010 Every year, 22,000 visitors enjoy the work of over 1,000 leading artists ranging from Modern British masters to the most recent contemporary talent. LONDON.- This January over 100 leading Modern British and contemporary art galleries will be brought together for the 22nd edition of London Art Fair – the UK's largest Modern British and Contemporary art fair – at the Business Design Centre, Islington. Every year, 22,000 visitors enjoy the work of over 1,000 leading artists ranging from Modern British masters to the most recent contemporary talent. Galleries are chosen by a selection committee and include major UK dealers such as Richard Green, Alan Cristea, FAS and Jonathan Clark Fine Art, as well as younger contemporary spaces. ... More Picasso to Crown Kunsthaus Zürich Exhibition Program in 2010 Art at the turn of the 20th century. Photo © www.jpg-factory.com ZURICH.- The Kunsthaus Zürich's 2010 program is dominated by the museum's centenary: on 17 April 2010, Carl Moser's flagship building on Heimplatz will be one hundred years old. Switzerland's oldest combined collection and exhibition space will treat visitors to some high-calibre shows, dedicated to 18th-century art (Salomon Gessner), 'Van Gogh, Cézanne, Monet – The Bührle Collection', and the contemporary photography of Thomas Struth, among other things. The high point of the fall season is an homage to Picasso. The Kunsthaus Zürich published the program for its centenary year in 2010 today. Common to all of its upcoming events is the Kunsthaus Zürich's own collection and ... More   Entries Now Open for Coveted 100,000 Pound Art Fund Prize Wedgwood Museum, Stoke-on-Trent, winner in 2009. LONDON.- The Museum Prize Trust is calling for entries for next year's coveted £100,000 Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries – the UK's largest single arts prize. Submissions are invited from Monday 5 October 2009. The Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries recognises and celebrates originality and excellence. The prestigious annual award is open to all museums and galleries in the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. This is the third year that The Art Fund – the UK's leading independent art charity – has sponsored this major arts prize. The winner and nominees will be chosen by an independent panel of judges – to be announced later in the year – comprising a mix of museum and gallery ... More   First Comprehensive Museum Exhibition for Jack Goldstein in Germany Since 1985 Installation view, The Planets, 1984. Black vinyl, 25 cm, 33 1/3 turns per minute, mono. Städtische Galerie Erlangen/ Städtische Sammlung Erlangen. FRANKFURT.- The exhibition of Jack Goldstein is the first one in a new exhibition series, which focuses on comprehensive retrospectives the MMK devotes to selected artists of the collection. Jack Goldstein, who was born 1945 in Montreal, Canada, and died 2003 in San Bernardino, California, is one of the most important "artists' artists" of the last 30 years. Though he enjoys international appreciation amongst fellow artists and art experts, his oeuvre remains largely unknown to a broader public. Following his education at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles (1966-69) and later at the newly founded California Institute of the Arts in Valencia in John Baldessari's famous ... More Special Exhibition Showcases the Work of 11 Contemporary Artists Rodney Graham, City Self/Country Self, 2000. 35 mm film transferred to DVD. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery Acquisition Fund. NEW HAVEN, CT.- Continuous Present features a selection of work by 11 of today's most compelling contemporary artists working in a broad array of media, including film, video, photography, painting, and sculpture. The artists chosen for the show are Francis Alÿs, Peter Fischli and David Weiss, Rodney Graham, Roni Horn, On Kawara, Thomas Nozkowski, Gabriel Orozco, Laura Owens, Dieter Roth, and Franz West. Jennifer Gross, the Seymour H. Knox, Jr., Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, organized the exhibition, which will be on view at the Yale University Art Gallery from October 6, 2009–January 10, 2010. ... More   McDonald's Fast Food Restaurant to Become Mona Lisa's New Neighbor McDonald's is delighted at the prospect of feeding hungry culture vultures. But not everyone is happy about mixing high art and fast food. .(AP Photo, file) By: Elaine Ganley, Associated Press Writer PARIS (AP).- French culture and American convenience will come together in December — thanks to plans by the McDonald's restaurant chain to hang its shingle in the shadow of the Louvre. McDonald's is delighted at the prospect of feeding hungry culture vultures. But not everyone is happy about mixing high art and fast food. The McDonald's will be installed in the food court of the underground mall adjoining the museum, known as the Carrousel du Louvre, as the fast food chain fetes its 30th anniversary in France, McDonald's France said. The pairing ... More   Paintings Made for The Who by John Davies on View at Idea Generation Some of the 45 hand painted images by artist John Davis, commissioned by British band, The Who. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LONDON.- For the first time rare paintings from recently deceased artist John Davies will be exhibited at Idea Generation Gallery from 3rd - 8th October. Roger Daltry and Pete Townsend of The Who commissioned the stand alone works for the book 'A Decade of the Who'. These works have never been available to see in the flesh before.Also exhibiting will be prolific photographer Bernie Walters, with unseen images of The Who. John was commissioned by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend to produce images for a book detailing the first ten years of THE WHO entitled 'A Decade of the WHO'. ... More More News National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires Opens Pop Art Exhibition BUENOS AIRES.- The State Society for Cultural Action Abroad in Spain (SEACEX) and the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM) inaugurated on 6 October 2009, where we visit until November 22, 2009 This co-production with the collaboration of the Embassy of Spain in Argentina and the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires. The Pop Art exhibition at the IVAM Collection is curated by chief curator of the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg (USA) William Jeffett, and the Director of IVAM, Consuelo Ciscar. The exhibition brings together 59 works of different techniques and media including paintings, photography, works on paper and sculptures. These works have been selected from the extensive exhibition devoted to Pop Art held at the IVAM in 2007 and that following its exhibition in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Fortaleza (Brazil) are presented in the coming days in Buenos Aires. The works of Pop Art in the Collection of the IVAM, which a ... More Heckscher Museum Celebrates Artists Who have Lived in Long Island HUNTINGTON, NY.- This fall, The Heckscher Museum of Art is presenting an exhibition that celebrates the rich, yet untold role of Huntington and the North Shore of Long Island in American art. "This project really began shortly after my arrival at The Heckscher in August 2005," The Heckscher's Chief Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Kenneth Wayne said. "During my first months at The Heckscher, I heard stories of the famous artists who had lived and/or worked in the Huntington area, including Louis Comfort Tiffany, Arthur Dove and George Grosz. Soon the list began to grow: Edward Steichen, John Marin, Irving Penn, Cindy Sherman and, most remarkably, Fernand Léger. Surprisingly, this impressive chapter of art history had never been explored and recorded for posterity. An exhibition was born, and we are thrilled to finally present it this fall." For more than a century, Long Island has attracted and i ... More Sotheby's to Offer Islamic Works of Art in Paris for the First Time PARIS.- Sotheby's next Orientalist sale in Paris on October 28 will consist of 205 lots of paintings, sculptures and works of art. It will also include a section dedicated to Islamic Art for the first time, with 120 lots illustrating les arts d'Orient from North Africa to China. One of the sale's most desirable works is sure to be Jean-Léon Gérôme's magnificent Study for A Moorish Bath – Turkish Woman Bathing (estimate: €80,000-120,000*). The sketch, dedicated to Gérôme's friend Bourgain (doubtless his pupil Gustave Bourgain), is remarkable for its technical quality and charming composition. Significantly, it has escaped retouching: Gérôme's unfinished works were often completed by other painters to enhance their commercial appeal, but this sketch remains intact, unaltered, and entirely in Gérôme's hand. The work is a study for Gérôme's great 1870's painting A Moorish Bath (Turkish Woman Bathing), now i ... More Rhode Island School of Design Publishes First Historical Anthology PROVIDENCE, RI.- RISD announced the publication of Infinite Radius: Founding Rhode Island School of Design, the first anthology about the establishment of America's best-known college of art and design in 1877. Infinite Radius presents a handsome compendium of rare archival photographs, scholarly essays, previously unpublished manuscripts and reproductions of early acquisitions in its impressive collection of art and design. Together, this written and visual material provides invaluable insight into the social and cultural context in which both the academic programs of the School and the broader educational mission of the RISD Museum of Art took root. Infinite Radius takes its title from a RISD founder, the 19th-century educator and activist Sarah Elizabeth Doyle, who was known to remark that the "sphere" of so-called women's work was one with an "infinite radius." From the beginning, co-editors Dawn B ... More Images of First Cars to Cross the Himalayas into Tibet 102 Years Ago and Secret Photos of Japan from 1898 for Sale LONDON.- Rare and stunning images of the first cars taken to Tibet in 1907, one for the Panchen Lama, and secret images of Meiji Japan from 1898 will be sold in Bonhams Travel & Photography – India and Beyond Sale on October 6 in New Bond Street. An album, (lot 355) likely to have belonged an army mechanic responsible for the first motorcars to cross the Himalayas into Tibet, during 1907-1908 is estimated to sell for £600-800. In 1907 two motorcars were carried over the Himalayas into Tibet. One was an 8hp Clement brought as a gift for the Panchen Lama, the second highest ranking Lama after the Dalai Lama, (pictured in this album with the Chinese Amban at the wheel), who presided over Tashilhunpo monastery near Shigatse. The other was a Peugeot which belonged to Captain O'Connor (later to become Sir Frederick O'Connor), who was posted to Gyantse as the British Trade Agent under the Anglo-Tibet Convention. He is pictured in ... More Distinguished Abstract Expressionist Painter Charles Seliger Dies at 83 NEW YORK, NY.- Charles Seliger, a distinguished abstract expressionist painter who played a vital role in the New York art scene for over sixty-five years, died on Thursday. He was 83 years old. On October 1st, Charles Seliger suffered a massive stroke and died at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. He is survived by his wife Lenore, sons Robert and Mark, and grandchildren Alison and David. A memorial service will be scheduled. In January 2010, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery will mount an exhibition celebrating his life and art. Charles Seliger (American, June 3, 1926-October 1, 2009) passionately pursued an inner world of organic abstraction, celebrating the structural complexities of natural forms. Like many artists of his generation, Seliger was deeply influenced by the surrealists' use of automatism, and throughout his career, he cultivated an eloquent and poetic style of abstraction that explore ... More This is not unsolicited email. You were sent this ezine because you entered your email in our list at http://www.artdaily.org To unsubscribe from this Newsletter please send us an e-mail from the address you want to cancel to newsletter-request@list.artdaily.com with subject Unsubscribe.