23 novembre 2009
Sale of Modern and Contemporary Photographs at Villa Grisebach
Edward Steichen, "The Maypole - Empire State Building, New York". 1932. Later gelatin silver print, multiple exposure. 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.
BERLIN.- This year's fall auctions at Villa Grisebach Auktionen in Berlin start off on 26 November 2009 with over 180 lots for sale in Modern and Contemporary photography. After the successful spring sale of photographs of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's architecture, Grisebach now presents an additional Vintage print of the architect's famous model for a glass skyscraper. The print is... [Lire la suite]
23 novembre 2009
Retrospective Cai Guo-Qiang @ The Taipei Fine Arts Museum
China-born artist Cai Guo-Qiang poses for the media in front of his art piece titled "Inopportune: Stage 1" during a media preview of his "Hanging Out in the Museum" exhibition at the Taipei Fine Arts Musuem November 20, 2009. The exhibition will last from November 21 to February 21, 2010. Reuters/Nicky Loh.
TAIPEI.- The Taipei Fine Arts Museum presents a retrospective exhibition for the artist called “indispensable to this world” by The New York Times. Cai Guo-Qiang has left his mark on various cities and... [Lire la suite]
23 novembre 2009
Saint Sébastien en tilleul sculpté en ronde-bosse, polychromé et doré. Italie du nord, XVIIe siècle
Saint Sébastien en tilleul sculpté en ronde-bosse, polychromé et doré. Italie du nord, XVIIe siècle
Sa jambe droite fléchie, son bras gauche relevé et attaché par le poignet à la branche d'un arbre, il lève son regard vers le ciel ; visage expressif avec des arcades sourcilières arquées, des yeux aux paupières gonflées et une bouche entrouverte ; linge drapé autour de la taille avec chutes latérales. Socle reposant sur des volutes. H.tot.73,5 cm (socle ancien mais postérieur) - Estimation : 2 800 / 3 200 €
Piasa - Paris.... [Lire la suite]
23 novembre 2009
« Baselitz. Une rétrospective » @ Musée Frieder Burda & Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden
Georg Baselitz, Der Hirte, 1966, oil on canvas, 163 x 130,7 cm. Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden © Georg Baselitz, 2009
BADEN-BADEN.- From November 21, 2009, to March 14, 2010, the Museum Frieder Burda and Baden-Baden’s Staatliche Kunsthalle are exhibiting a comprehensive survey of the German artist Georg Baselitz, featuring approximately 140 works. "Baselitz: A Retrospective" is presented at the two neighbouring museums, with the Museum Frieder Burda displaying "50 Years of Painting" and the Staatliche... [Lire la suite]
23 novembre 2009
"Hendrick Avercamp, The Little Ice Age" @ The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Hendrick Avercamp, Winterlandschap met schaatsers. Circa 1608. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM.- The Rijksmuseum presents the first exhibition devoted to Hendrick Avercamp, the foremost painter of Dutch winter landscapes in the 17th century. Avercamp was the first Dutch artist to specialise in paintings of winter landscapes featuring people enjoying the ice. Some 400 years on, our image of life in the harsh winters of the Golden Age is still dominated by Avercamp’s ice scenes with their splendid narrative details of couples... [Lire la suite]
23 novembre 2009
Très important haut-relief représentant Le retour de sainte Ursule à Cologne. Vallée du Rhin, vers 1540/1560

23 novembre 2009
Thomas Hirschhorn, "The Subjecters" @ La Casa Encendida, Madrid
Thomas Hirschhorn, “Subjecter”, 2009, 50 x 50 x 225 cm. Mannequin, nails, plastic base, wood. Studio view. Photo: Courtesy Thomas Hirschhorn.
MADRID.- Thomas Hirschhorn, a Swiss artist resident in Paris, presents an exhibition entitled "The Subjecters", which features a series of vitrines containing mannequins and two installations. According to the artist, every work is a "commentary" on the "complex, chaotic, cruel, beautiful and wonderful" world we live in. The work of Thomas Hirschhorn (Bern,... [Lire la suite]