LINCOLN, MA.- DeCordova Sculpture Park + Museum announces the acquisition of Reflection II, a sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Antony Gormley. It is the first international acquisition for DeCordova. Reflection II is scheduled to be installed Monday, March 15, 2010. Director Dennis Kois says, "the Gormley acquisition not only brings an incredible work of art into the collection, but signals the seriousness of our intent to build an exciting, engaging, and ambitious sculpture program. As the largest year-round sculpture park on the East coast, we are in a unique position to be a national leader in connecting the public with great sculpture. We couldn't be more pleased." DeCordova's acquisition of Reflection II is the first in a series
LONDON.- Sotheby's announced that on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, it will present for sale, in its New Bond Street galleries in London, "An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection". The single-owner sale of some 250 lots will have at its heart an exquisite group of 18th and 19th century British Watercolours and Drawings and Portrait Miniatures, which ranks as one of the finest collections of its kind to have come to the market in recent memory. Magnificent Regency furniture will also be offered alongside English sculpture, vertu, clocks, ceramics, glass, silverware, design, books, manuscripts, rugs, and extends to prize winning steam model trains. The sale, which will be on exhibition at Sotheby’s London from July 10-14, is expected to bring in excess of £4 million. An exceptional depth of knowledge, together with an insistence on the highest quality, informed the purchase
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie's announced the sale of one of the greatest private American collections of Modern Art to come to auction: The Collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody. Remarkable for its extraordinary depth and quality, the collection boasts a wealth of master works by the towering figures of the Modernist movement, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Alberto Giacometti, Georges Braque, Edouard Vuillard, Marino Marini, and Henry Moore. The total value of the works to be offered is expected to exceed $150 million, making it one of the most valuable single-owner collections ever offered at auction. The strength of the collection is exemplified by a trio of spectacular works: Pablo Picasso’s "Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust" painted in March 1932 (estimate upon request), Henri Matisse’s Nu au coussin bleu, 1924 (estimate: $20-30 million), and Alberto Giacometti’s Grande tête de Diego, 1954 (estimate: $25-35 mil
The art collection of the Los Angeles philanthropist Frances Lasker Brody will be sold at Christie’s in New York in May.
There’s something both touching and disturbing at the heart of “Claude Parent: Graphic and Built Works.”
Pop Pluralism is the skateboarding, graffiti-tagging, sometimes bratty and rebellious younger sibling of the art shown in most Chelsea galleries.
By one new metric, Michelangelo has been bumped from his perch atop the Italian art charts by Caravaggio, a hyperrealist whose art is instantly accessible.
LONDON.- An important exhibition telling the story of the Indian portrait over three centuries will open at the
National Portrait Gallery on 11 March 2010. Bringing together 60 works from international public and private collections, The Indian Portrait 1560-1860 will celebrate the beauty, power and humanity of these works of art. The exhibition sets out to show that Indian portraiture - an area of artistic achievement overlooked in Britain - should be seen alongside other outstanding portraits from around the world. The works in the exhibition range from magnificent formal portraits of the Mughal emperors to penetrating studies of courtiers and holy men, as well as candid depictions by Indian artists of Europeans living in India. These paintings are a record of a rich and complex history, embracing influences from Iran and Europe as well as local Hindu and Muslim traditions. They not only show a growing self-awareness of how I
LONDON.- Rankin’s Cheeky brings together selected erotica by
Rankin. Taken from his recently published book of the same title, which includes forewords by Heidi Klum and Hugh Hefner, the photographs will be exhibited at Annroy Gallery from 11th March – 11th April. Rankin’s erotic studies combine outstanding female beauty with an exploration of human sexuality, whilst maintaining the skilful composition and unconventional aesthetic for which he is known. From beautiful nudes and mischievous lingerie shots including those of Kate Moss, Lily Cole and Helena Christensen, to works with more explicit undertones, Rankin’s Cheeky is a celebration of all that is sensual in the female form and of photography as a medium of sexual expression. “Any time Rankin takes a picture he knows what he wants, and there is really no chance of being anyone but who you are, even if you try. You can trust him. I trust him.”
