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Written by Alex Mertens
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 01:04 |
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LANSING, MI.- Good luck, good timing, and personal
relationships played a major role in saving materials from the office of Minoru
Yamasaki, one of the world’s premier Modernist architects. A native of Seattle,
Yamasaki (1912-1986) moved to Detroit in 1945 to work for the firm of Smith,
Hinchman and Gryls before starting his own firm in Troy, Michigan. Yamasaki,
best known for designing the World Trade Center in New York, also
designed the Century Plaza in Los Angeles, the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Building in Detroit, the Lambert-Saint Louis Air Terminal in Missouri, the
McGreagor Memorial Building at Wayne State University and the U.S. Consulate
building in Kobe, Japan. Yamasaki’s firm continued after his death in 1986.
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Read more... State of Michigan to Save Minoru Yamasaki's Architectural Records
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Written by Cynthia Throwbridge
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 01:04 |
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LONDON.- A new V&A exhibition will examine
Horace Walpole’s extraordinary collection and evoke the magnificent interiors of
his house Strawberry Hill, Britain’s finest example of Georgian Gothic Revival
architecture. Following extensive restoration by the Strawberry Hill Trust the
house is set to reopen in 2010. The exhibition will bring together more than 250
works owned by Walpole and not seen together since 1842, when they were
auctioned by his heir. It will show the breadth and significance of his
collections ranging from paintings by Joshua Reynolds and Van Dyck to his
unrivalled collection of portrait miniatures, from a pair of gloves that Walpole
believed belonged to King James I to an Aztec mirror used by the Elizabethan
magician and astrologer Dr Dee. On view through 4 July,
2010.
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Read more... Victoria & Albert Museum opens Art Objects from the Horace Walpole Collection
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Written by Nicole Mcleod
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 01:04 |
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AUGUSTA, GA.- After months of planning and preparation—fresh
paint, new carpet and lights, interior construction, and rearranging and hanging
hundreds of works of art—the Morris Museum of Art reopened. This is the first
time since the Morris opened in 1992 that its renowned permanent collection has
been completely reinstalled. In conjunction with The
Seventh Annual Morris Museum of Art Gala, Regional Dialect: American Scene
Paintings from the John and Susan Horseman Collection brings together
fifty-seven major works of art that examine American identity in the first half
of the twentieth century. On view through 30 May,
2010.
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Read more... Much-Anticipated Reopening of the Morris Museum of Art
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Written by Michael Caruthers
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 01:04 |
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NEW YORK, NY.- Aperture Foundation is a non-profit
arts institution dedicated to promoting photography in all its forms, and as
part of our ongoing mission to support the work of emerging photographers,
Aperture is presenting an exhibition featuring the work of Australian
photographer Michael Corridore, winner of the 2008 Aperture Portfolio Prize, at
Aperture Foundation. Part of a new intiative, these prints are
avaialble for sale, with the proceeds benefiting both the artist and the
Aperture Foundation Emerging Artist Fund.
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Read more... Minimalist Photographs by Michael Corridore at Aperture Foundation
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Written by Sandie Lui
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 01:03 |
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SINGAPORE.- The Singapore Art Museum (SAM), as part
of its initative to support the development of living artists in Singapore and
the region, will officially open its first of four solo exhibitions for the year
– FX Harsono: Testimonies tomorrow. Considered one of Indonesia’s foremost
contemporary artists, this exhibition marks the first time that a survey of
Harsono’s artwork, created between 1975 till as recently as 2009, will
be presented. Mr. Tan Boon Hui, Director of SAM, says, “We are very excited to
be presenting the work of FX Harsono, an artist we deeply respect and admire. At
SAM, we want to not only promote emerging artists but also acknowledge and pay
tribute to artistic figures in mid-career who have contributed to the region’s
contemporary arts scene.
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Read more... The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) presents FX Harsono ~ "Testimonies Tomorrow
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Written by Karoun Demirjian, Associated Press Writer
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 01:03 |
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JERUSALEM (AP).- The original manuscript of Albert
Einstein's groundbreaking theory of relativity, which helps explain everything
from black holes to the Big Bang, went on display Sunday in its entirety for the
first time. Einstein's 46-page handwritten explanation of his general theory of
relativity, in which he demonstrates an expanding universe and shows how gravity
can bend space and time, is being shown at the Israel Academy of
Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem as part the scholarly association's 50th
anniversary celebration. First published in 1916, the general theory of
relativity remains a pivotal breakthrough in modern physics.
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Read more... Albert Einstein's Original Theory of Relativity Manuscript Goes on Display
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Written by Wesley Kaiser
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 01:02 |
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VINELAND, NJ.-
The dreams of thousands of toy collectors worldwide have come true
since last March when Bertoia’s auction launched a semiannual series
of auctions to disperse the renowned Donald Kaufman Collection. Last
September when the hammer fell on the closing lot for part II of the
series, the incomparable collection of American, European and Japanese
toys had already taken in $7.2 million, with much more to come.
But many wondered if the massive Kaufman toy box had finally been depleted
of its premier examples. Rich Bertoia, who cataloged much of the Kaufman
collection, chuckled at the thought of the ultimate wellspring of antique
toys running dry.
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Read more... Rare Toys Debut in Bertoia's Auction of Donald Kaufman Collection, Part III
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Written by Paul Nelson
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 01:02 |
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AMSTERDAM.- This evening, Sotheby’s Amsterdam
saleroom was filled to overflowing as the company’s offering of the
world-renowned BAT ArtVenture Collection, formerly known as The Peter Stuyvesant
Collection became the most heavily sale attended in Sotheby’s history in
Amsterdam. The sale - Sotheby’s first auction of 2010 in
Amsterdam – exceeded all expectations, achieving the remarkable total of
€13,590,475 ($18,597,750 / £ 12,263,600), well in excess of pre-sale
expectations (Est. €4,364,200-6,276,300). Presale interest had been huge and
more than 500 clients had registered to bid in tonight’s sale – either in
person, by phone or by leaving absentee bids -- and the sale established
sell-through rates of 97.5% by lot and 99.6% by value.
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Read more... Sotheby's Sale of the Peter Stuyvesant Collection Realises 13,590,475 Euro
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Written by Paul Kopeikin
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 01:01 |
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA.- The Kopeikin Gallery presents
the first west coast exhibition of drawings by New York based artist William
Steiger whose subject matter are icons of the American landscape, including
grain elevators, tramways, railroad cars, roller coasters and ferris
wheels. The exhibition opens on Saturday March 13th with a reception
for the artist and continues through April 17th.
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Read more... Kopeikin Gallery to Open Exhibition of Drawings by William Steiger
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Written by Peter Winegarten
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Monday, 08 March 2010 02:02 |
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Dresden, Germany - In 2010 the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
will be celebrating the past and the future of 450 years of collecting art with
a lavish anniversary exhibition. It will include historical sources showing how
August I, Elector of Saxony founded the royal Kunstkammer (literally “art
chamber”) in the attic of the Residenzschloss in 1560. In doing so he
laid the foundations for one of the oldest and most important collections in
Europe, which have ultimately developed into many of the museums of today’s
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. The works they display testify to the
diverse interests and far-reaching vision of the Saxon rulers. To this day, the
museums are committed to preserving traditions, developing new visions and
helping to shape the future. On exhibition 18 April through 7 November,
2010.
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Read more... Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden to Celebrate 450 Years of Collecting
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Written by Martin Garvey
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Monday, 08 March 2010 02:01 |
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BROOKLYN, NY.- A series of lush, fluid watercolor
and graphite amalgamations of flora and fauna are at the heart of My Garden
Pets, a major new installation by New York-based artist Emilie Clark at the
Brooklyn Botanical Garden (BBG). In the exhibition—on view from March 6 through
May 23, 2010 as a featured presentation of BBG’s 2010 Centennial
Celebration—Clark explores the work of the 19th-century American
naturalist, Mary Treat, and the concept of ‘the beneficial insect.’ To create
this body of work, Clark spent four months on site at the Garden as its first
artist-in-residence, researching in its libraries and talking to BBG
horticulturalists, scientists, and other staff members.
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Read more... Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Presents a New Body of Work by Emile Clark
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Written by Lisa Orkin Emmanuel, Associated Press Writer
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Monday, 08 March 2010 01:19 |
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FORT LAUDERDALE (AP).-
Images of actresses and models in fashion's finest clothing, many of
them looking straight into the camera under dramatic lighting: This is the
Edward Steichen of the early 20th century. Steichen, one of the world's most
influential photographers, is the subject of an exhibit that has come
to the U.S. after starting out in Europe. "Edward Steichen: In High
Fashion, the Conde Nast years, 1923-1937," started last week at the Museum of
Art Fort Lauderdale and runs through April 11.
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Read more... Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale opens Edward Steichen Fashion Photo Exhibit
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