Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Vincent letters to Emile Bernard [manuscript]
“Painted With Words: Vincent van Gogh’s Letters to Émile Bernard” at the Morgan Library & Museum, a display of manuscripts, also includes nearly two dozen paintings and drawings, half of them by van Gogh, including a splendid self-portrait.
It was done before he moved south. With his red hair and beard, taciturn lips and untrusting eyes, you already know him on sight. And you will come to know him in some depth in a show that is itself a self-portrait in many parts.
— Holland Cotter
Vincent van Gogh wrote some 800 letters in his lifetime. This letter was written on March 18, 1888 to Emile Bernard, whom he treated as a younger brother and mentee.
It was done before he moved south. With his red hair and beard, taciturn lips and untrusting eyes, you already know him on sight. And you will come to know him in some depth in a show that is itself a self-portrait in many parts.
— Holland Cotter
Vincent van Gogh wrote some 800 letters in his lifetime. This letter was written on March 18, 1888 to Emile Bernard, whom he treated as a younger brother and mentee.
Link to: Lady Lever Art Gallery
Vase and lid
Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911), c. 1780 – 1830
Jade (nephrite), 35.6 x 23 x 8.5cm
Accession Number LL70
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/collections/chinaart.asp
Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Leonardo da Vinci
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Jeremiah lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem
Rembrandt van Rijn Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam1630 Oil on panel
REMBRANDT BAROQUE MASTER
Greek Myth Danae'by James Hunter
Danae was the daughter of Acrisius. An oracle warned Acrisius that Danae's son would someday kill him, so Acrisius shut Danae in a bronze room, away from all male company. However, Zeus conceived a passion for Danae, and came to her through the roof, in the form of a shower of gold that poured down into her lap; as a result she had a son, Perseus. When Acrisius discovered Perseus, he locked both mother and son in a chest, and set it adrift on the sea. The chest came ashore at Seriphus, where Danae and Perseus were welcomed. Later, King Polydectes of Seriphus fell in love with Danae and tried to force himself on her; he was eventually killed by Perseus.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Pompeo Batoni
Pompeo Batoni is the prince of painters in eighteenth-century Rome. His works are on view from October 21, 2007 to January 27, 2008 at Houston Museum .
Pompeo Batoni was the most celebrated painter in Rome in his day. The American painter Benjamin West, who lived in Italy in 1760—63, said, "When I went to Rome, the Italian artists of that day thought of nothing, looked at nothing, but the work of Pompeo Batoni." For nearly half a century Batoni recorded the visits to Rome of international travelers on the Grand Tour in portraits that remain among the most memorable artistic accomplishments of the period. Equally gifted as a history painter, his religious and mythological works were eagerly acquired by the greatest patrons and collectors in Britain and on the Continent. Read more...
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Houston Museum
Pompeo Batoni was the most celebrated painter in Rome in his day. The American painter Benjamin West, who lived in Italy in 1760—63, said, "When I went to Rome, the Italian artists of that day thought of nothing, looked at nothing, but the work of Pompeo Batoni." For nearly half a century Batoni recorded the visits to Rome of international travelers on the Grand Tour in portraits that remain among the most memorable artistic accomplishments of the period. Equally gifted as a history painter, his religious and mythological works were eagerly acquired by the greatest patrons and collectors in Britain and on the Continent. Read more...
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Houston Museum
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
September 11, 2001
"In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."
Time Magazine
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Thousands Celebrate Pavarotti’s Art and Humanity
MODENA, Italy, Sept. 8 — Luciano Pavarotti, the Italian tenor, was eulogized today as a “great artist” with “a profound sense of humanity” in the same cathedral where he once sang in the children’s choir.During a musical career that spanned nearly 50 years, Mr. Pavarotti, who died near here on Thursday at 71, successfully bridged highbrow and pop culture. After decades on the world’s greatest opera stages, he began performing in concert stadiums belting out operatic arias flanked by some of the planet’s biggest pop stars. Read more...
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New York Times
Friday, September 7, 2007
BBC News on: Timeline: Luciano Pavarotti 1935 -2007
Rest In Peace. Resto nella pace.
Luciano Pavarotti's farewell tour two years ago brought the famous tenor to theatres and concert halls from Iceland to New Zealand.
The tenor was due to play in New Zealand late in 2005, and a single interview had been granted to a daily paper. It led to me travelling to Merano, in the Italian Alps, for an audience with the world's best-known tenor.
To a music writer more used to interviewing indie bands in central London watering holes, it was a glimpse into a far more genteel arm of the music business, and the respect the classical world afforded living legends like the man dubbed "Maestro".
Preparations for the interview took weeks to sort out.
There were rumours it may take place in London. Then it would be at Pavarotti's home in Modena (I had my fingers crossed it would be over one of Pavarotti's legendary lunches).
Finally, management decided, it would be at his favourite spa, a hotel in the Tyrolean hideaway, near the Austrian border.
Read more...
Per la mia più cara madre.Ti amo per sempre…Il dio è con voi.
Video from BBC News
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Saturday, September 1, 2007
LEGEND maintains that in 1918 Picasso lashed out at his dealer, saying, “Le marchand - voilà l’ennemi!” As Picasso, a shrewd operator, knew only too well, dealers can be aggravatingly powerful. They are the saints of the art world—supporting struggling artists, shining a light on unacknowledged genius, exemplifying the highest standards of scholarship and connoisseurship; and also the sinners, accused of every possible skulduggery in pursuit of a higher price for their artists and a higher profit for themselves.
The dealer who bore the brunt of Picasso’s wrath was called Léonce Rosenberg. His silent partner at the time, in what was to become an historic deal with the artist, was Georges Wildenstein.
Read more...
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9748579
The dealer who bore the brunt of Picasso’s wrath was called Léonce Rosenberg. His silent partner at the time, in what was to become an historic deal with the artist, was Georges Wildenstein.
Read more...
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9748579
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Fine Art of One-upmanship: $10m for Gallery
JUST a day after the Art Gallery of NSW announced a $4 million gift from one of Sydney's richest families to create a contemporary art gallery, the rival Museum of Contemporary Art has trumped it, unveiling a $10 million donation from two of the city's wealthiest businessmen.
David Coe, the financier and museum chairman, and Simon Mordant, its fund-raising foundation chairman, confirmed to the Herald yesterday that they had each given $5 million to help fund a new educational wing and cafe.
Their gift is believed to be the largest single donation by private philanthropists to any Australian arts organisation.
It comes just weeks after Mr Coe, a keen skier, almost died in an avalanche in New Zealand.
The pair said they'd been working on a $50 million refurbishment and extension plan for 18 months with the MCA's director, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, and architect Sam Marshall.
In 2001, two schemes to redevelop the museum were withdrawn after criticism from the heritage lobby and oppponents including the former prime minister Paul Keating.
One $100 million scheme involved the demolition of the 1940s sandstone building. The $80 million option involved a glass structure - ridiculed as a gigantic Ikea coffee table - sitting over the former Maritime Services Board headquarters.
This time, Ms Macgregor says, she has held informal talks with heritage groups, assuring them that the new concept will leave the facade and integrity of the existing building intact.
Yet the proposed new wing, at the Harbour Bridge end of the site on an existing car park, "will be unmistakably modern", Mr Coe said. Critics claim one of the key failings of the existing building is that it does not flag that it is a contemporary arts centre.
"This is one of the most photographed parts of the Australian landscape," Mr Coe said. "But there's no doubt the external fabric of this building does not match what we do internally."
Mr Coe and the English-born Mr Mordant - whose wife, Catriona, is a trustee on the Art Gallery of NSW Foundation - said $25 million would be raised from the business community, leaving federal and state governments and the City of Sydney to fund the remaining $25 million.
"We've already got support from other philanthropists that we are not yet ready to announce," said Mr Mordant, a corporate adviser.
The proposed annexe will house a lecture theatre, educational facilities and a cafe.
About $18 million of the budget has been earmarked for improving the existing building - including opening up a new Circular Quay vista from the George Street entrance.
On Tuesday, the family of the late Italian-born construction magnate Franco Belgiorno-Nettis announced details of a $4 million donation to the Art Gallery of NSW. The money will be used to convert storage space into a contemporary art gallery.
Source
Steve Meacham
August 30, 2007
David Coe, the financier and museum chairman, and Simon Mordant, its fund-raising foundation chairman, confirmed to the Herald yesterday that they had each given $5 million to help fund a new educational wing and cafe.
Their gift is believed to be the largest single donation by private philanthropists to any Australian arts organisation.
It comes just weeks after Mr Coe, a keen skier, almost died in an avalanche in New Zealand.
The pair said they'd been working on a $50 million refurbishment and extension plan for 18 months with the MCA's director, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, and architect Sam Marshall.
In 2001, two schemes to redevelop the museum were withdrawn after criticism from the heritage lobby and oppponents including the former prime minister Paul Keating.
One $100 million scheme involved the demolition of the 1940s sandstone building. The $80 million option involved a glass structure - ridiculed as a gigantic Ikea coffee table - sitting over the former Maritime Services Board headquarters.
This time, Ms Macgregor says, she has held informal talks with heritage groups, assuring them that the new concept will leave the facade and integrity of the existing building intact.
Yet the proposed new wing, at the Harbour Bridge end of the site on an existing car park, "will be unmistakably modern", Mr Coe said. Critics claim one of the key failings of the existing building is that it does not flag that it is a contemporary arts centre.
"This is one of the most photographed parts of the Australian landscape," Mr Coe said. "But there's no doubt the external fabric of this building does not match what we do internally."
Mr Coe and the English-born Mr Mordant - whose wife, Catriona, is a trustee on the Art Gallery of NSW Foundation - said $25 million would be raised from the business community, leaving federal and state governments and the City of Sydney to fund the remaining $25 million.
"We've already got support from other philanthropists that we are not yet ready to announce," said Mr Mordant, a corporate adviser.
The proposed annexe will house a lecture theatre, educational facilities and a cafe.
About $18 million of the budget has been earmarked for improving the existing building - including opening up a new Circular Quay vista from the George Street entrance.
On Tuesday, the family of the late Italian-born construction magnate Franco Belgiorno-Nettis announced details of a $4 million donation to the Art Gallery of NSW. The money will be used to convert storage space into a contemporary art gallery.
Source
Steve Meacham
August 30, 2007
Monet and Dali exhibition
Art fans flock to VAG's Monet, Dali exhibition
Attendance is on track to hit 200,000 by the time the exhibition ends Sept. 16
Kevin Griffin, Vancouver Sun
Published: Saturday, August 25, 2007
The Vancouver Art Gallery's Monet to Dali exhibition is a blockbuster like the gallery has never seen before.
So far, the VAG is on track to more than double its previous record summer attendance. As well, the gallery has already exceeded the previous record for yearly revenue.
Kathleen Bartels, VAG director, said by e-mail that Monet to Dali "has surpassed our expectations and broken all previous attendance records for a summer exhibition. It has been our privilege to make this amazing selection of works spanning a century of modernism available to our visitors." Read more
Source: The Vancover Sun
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Attendance is on track to hit 200,000 by the time the exhibition ends Sept. 16
Kevin Griffin, Vancouver Sun
Published: Saturday, August 25, 2007
The Vancouver Art Gallery's Monet to Dali exhibition is a blockbuster like the gallery has never seen before.
So far, the VAG is on track to more than double its previous record summer attendance. As well, the gallery has already exceeded the previous record for yearly revenue.
Kathleen Bartels, VAG director, said by e-mail that Monet to Dali "has surpassed our expectations and broken all previous attendance records for a summer exhibition. It has been our privilege to make this amazing selection of works spanning a century of modernism available to our visitors." Read more
Source: The Vancover Sun
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
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