23 novembre 2009

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Très important haut-relief en bois de résineux sculpté, polychromé et doré représentant Le retour de sainte Ursule à Cologne. Vallée du Rhin, vers 1540/1560 Il s'agit de l'une des nombreuses scènes de la légende de cette sainte : celui du voyage de retour de son pèlerinage à Rome. Raccompagnée par le pape Cyriaque, un cardinal et plusieurs vierges, elle descend le Rhin sur un navire pour rejoindre Cologne où l'attendent les Huns qui assiègent la ville et la reçoivent, elle et ses compagnons, à coups de flèches ; en bas à... [Lire la suite]

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]