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Streets: Etam Cru x Robert Proch // UNIQA Art Lodz (Poland)

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Recently in Lodz, Etam Cru and Robert Proch teamed up to paint an amazing new mural they entitled Enjoy The Silence. The wall was painted for UNIQA Art Lodz, a new urban art program curated by Michał Bieżyński (of Lodz Murals). Located in a high traffic area (Sienkiewicza 81), the piece naturally went to the two artists (Etam Cru) who got their start in the central Polish city as well as to Proch, one of the best muralists in Poland. The collaboration is one of the most interesting we have seen in a while, seamlessly blending the muted color palette and cartoonish imagery from the duo with the chaotic style of Proch. Discuss Etam Cru here.

Previews: Jeff Soto –“The Sotofish Society” @ Jonathan LeVine Gallery

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Coming up next weekend, Jeff Soto (interviewed) will be returning to Jonathan LeVine Gallery for his fifth solo with the New York showspace. The new exhibition is kind of a nostalgic look back at the imagery that the Southern California-based artist has been sharing with his fans throughout his career - iconic characters like yetis, reapers, robots, walkers, and the Sotofish. Soto further states - “I always feel like an artist’s entire body of work should be fair game to use. My cast of characters and the worlds I create are The Sotofish Society.” Take a look at some studio shots below as he was preparing for the show as well as some preview images. The Sotofish Society will include new acrylic works on paper and wood as well as a series of watercolors and limited edition relief prints. It opens on September 10th for those in the area and those interested in attending... Discuss Jeff Soto here.

Overtime: Aug 29 – Sept 4

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More stories from the week that ended Sept 4 (click on bolded words for more information):
  • Blum & Poe exhibits Kanye West's Famous sculpture. The work is on the market for $4mil. The gallery now claims that the work is not currently for sale.
  • RIP: Jaime Davidovich, who passed away at the age of 79 due to pancreatic cancer.
  • RIP: Nathan Lyons, who passed away at the age of 86 due to complications from pneumonia.
  • Lisa Cooley closes her gallery space after eight years. She speaks about the decision to shut the doors and the economics of her gallery. Stefan Simchowitz harshly criticizes Cooley.
  • Bronx Museum of the Arts names interim board leadership days after major resignations.
  • New York Central Art Supply Inc to close after 111 years in business.
  • The ignored and forgotten black artists from Canada.
  • Four thieves burglarize Anselm Kiefer's workshop for raw materials.
  • Pacific Northwest College of Art cancels MA programs a week before classes were scheduled to begin.
  • Christoph Büchel project at Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen cancelled due to complexity and ambition.
  • Anish Kapoor considering withdrawing his work from Yinchuan Biennale in protest of exclusion of Ai Weiwei.
  • Group of Israeli artists, museum directors and art educators file lawsuit against the country’s ministry of culture.
  • Tara Kulukundis's son sues her to stop sale of trust-owned artwork.
  • Joseph Kinnebrew sues Bonnie Deutsch for return of artwork after she broke up with him via email from son.
  • Petition started against planned extension of Seattle Asian Art Museum into Volunteer Park.
  • New York Times eliminates art coverage of the Tri-State area.
  • Art law experts speak about the Peter Doig authentication case.
  • Ben Davis looks at whether obtaining an MFA is worth it for artists.
  • The role non-profits play in the art world.
  • Michelangelo may have hid feminist symbols in the Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco.
  • Is San Francisco ready to become a art world capital?
  • Scientists discover that white substance on Munch Scream painting is candle wax.
  • Guerrilla Girls install giant banner on facade of Museum Ludwig in Cologne.
  • Parviz Tanavoli unveils his largest ever work at Toronto’s Aga Khan museum.
  • Artnet visits the 11th Gwangju Biennale.
  • NPR profiles the Underground Museum.
  • Gary Simmons installation to inaugurate Culture Lab Detroit.
  • Rembrandt’s Abraham Entertaining the Angels travels to the Frick Collection.
  • The Baltimore Museum of Art appoints Katy Siegel senior programming and research curator.
  • KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art to open in Berlin at Power House, including cafe in Brew House.
  • How Nancy Spector gets things done.
  • Artspace's guide to the 7 best MFA painting programs in the United States.
  • The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) names Elissa Tenny the college’s new president.
  • The growing Indonesian art scene and art market.
  • Christie's to hold sale of Wayne Thiebaud works to benefit Wayne Thiebaud Foundation.
  • Sotheby's sale of Australian art in Sydney goes well.
  • Sotheby's launches Museum Network to showcase videos and TV series made by art museums.
  • Thomas Hesse appointed CEO of Auctionata | Paddle8.
  • Evening Standard interviews Victoria Siddall about the Frieze art fair.
  • Artspace's list of the 9 of the Best Artworks at the 2016 Code Art Fair. They also highlight some of the rising stars being shown at the fair.
  • NADA Miami Beach will return to the Deauville Beach Resort for its 2016 edition.
  • Artnet visits the Art-O-Rama art fair on the Côte d’Azur.
  • A preview of the Governors Island Art Fair.
  • Alberto Mugrabi buys a $250k Mark Grotjahn work at Loic Gouzer’s Oceana benefit auction.
  • Sarah Thornton writes about venture capitalists that are collecting art.
  • Larry Gagosian will host Art for Hillary Auction 2016 at the Gagosian Gallery space on West 21st St.
  • Artnet looks at the fate of galleries that exhibited at the first NADA fair in Miami.
  • United Talent Agency unveils U.T.A. Artist Space in Boyle Heights.
  • 30 things Gina Fairley learned from working in a gallery.
  • Lars Bohman Gallery will merge with Galerie Forsblom.
  • Bendor Grosvenor's opinion on the current Old Masters market.
  • Financial Times writes about the business of artist estates.
  • Burger King in St. Petersburg names menu items after Pyotr Pavlensky works.
  • Is Robert Del Naja the real Banksy?
  • Dora Budor discusses images she finds intriguing.
  • Dylan Kerr interviews Ian Cheng.
  • Kim Schoenstadt organizes hundreds of female artists for group portrait at Hauser Wirth & Schimmel.
  • Artspace interviews Ai Weiwei.
  • A week in the life of Marisa Takal.
  • Forbes interviews Donald Sultan.
  • Financial Times interviews Sterling Ruby.
  • Terry Richardson to release book with photographs of his girlfriend Alex “Skinny” Bolotow. Paper Magazine interviews Richardson.
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist and seven others discuss what inspires them.
  • NPR talks Bob Ross.
  • Swiss Institute releases Simon Denny limited edition.
  • Artspace's guide to getting your own DIY MFA at home via books.
  • NY Times writes about the use of artwork in upscale hotels.
  • Artspace details 10 Surrealist Masterpieces You Need to Know.
  • A collection of photos from the first week of Burning Man.

Streets: Nuart 2016 (Part I)

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While AM is getting ready for trip to Norway for Nuart 2016, we just received couple of work in progress photos by festival photographers Brian Tallman, John Rodger and Calum Lasham. Giving us a taste of what is currently happening on the streets of Stavanger, these shots are just a teaser of what this year's edition will produce in the Norwegian oil capital. Australian artist Fintan Magee is working on a massive piece on some local silos, right next to his Norwegian colleague Henrik Uldalen who is painting his second ever outdoor mural. Axel Void is already quite far along with his portraiture mural while Italian artist Eron worked on a piece that addresses the touchy subject of dolphin and whale slaughter. All the participating artists are currently busy both with their public works and with preparing their indoor installations that will open and be presented to public on Saturday (September 10th) at 19:00 at the Tou Scene Centre for Contemporary Art. The show will stay on view through the 16th of October. Along with creating and showing art, the festival organizers have also prepared series of talks, presentations, workshops, panel debates, film screenings and more. These will take place from September 8-10 at Tou Scene, and will focus broadly on Henri Lefebvre's Rights to the City concept, on the 100th anniversary of Dada movement, and 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s book Utopia.

Streets: Nuart 2016 (Part II)

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With only one day left for artists to finish their works for this year's Nuart Festival, a lot murals and smaller pieces are getting completed as we're writing this. Here's another quick overview of what's been happening on the streets of Stavanger in the last two days since our last update. German artist Evol created a series of stenciled buildings on electricity boxes (seen above) around the very center of the town. American-Spanish Axel Void wrapped up his large mural painted on a local kindergarten and is currently working on an accompanying video for it. Belgian Jaune placed lots of small garbage men around the city, getting involved in some bizarre activities. Portuguese Add Fuel is making massive progress with his large outdoor piece, while Hama Woods and Robert Montgomery finished their murals and public interventions. Being invited to his first street art festival, Jeff Gillette also decided to put several of his Minksy stencils around too. Tomorrow, the 10th of September, is the official opening of the Nuart exhibition that will be held at Tou Scene, and from Sunday the 11th, all the new murals will be included in Nuart Festival Street Art Tours. Photo credits: Sasha Bogojev, Runa Andersen, Henrik Haven and Brian Tallman. Coverage of this year’s Nuart Festival here. Discuss Nuart Festival here.

Overtime: Sept 5 – Sept 11

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More stories from the week that ended Sept 11 (click on bolded words for more information):
  • David Shrigley's Memorial, his largest sculpture so far, installed in Central Park’s Doris C. Freedman Plaza.
  • RIP: Emilio Prini, who passed away at the age of 73.
  • 38 ex-workers, including art handlers and auctioneers, from the Drouot auction house get jail time for thefts.
  • Çanakkale Biennial cancelled for 2016 due to hostile climate towards artists and journalists in Turkey.
  • Michael Shvo charged with tax evasion on art and luxury purchases in New York.
  • Rebecca Moss stranded at sea and in limbo while participating in container ship residency.
  • Nicholas Serota steps down as director of Tate and will head Arts Council England.
  • Martin Roth to resign from V&A due to disillusionment stemming from Brexit vote.
  • Plan to build a Guggenheim museum on the Helsinki waterfront appears close to collapse.
  • Security for US Open tennis tournament forces temporary closure of Queens Museum.
  • Jho Low used Goldman Sachs to illicitly buy artwork, including work by Van Gogh.
  • Opera Gallery wins $2.4mil. court decision against Gailord Bovrisse.
  • Deborah De Robertis detained for nearly-nude performance at Musée Guimet.
  • Heirs of Greta Moll sue National Gallery London for return of allegedly stolen Matisse portrait of her.
  • The Washington Post explores artwork made by animals.
  • Officials unveil plans to build a performing arts center at the World Trade Center site.
  • Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery curators discover 1⁄4 of previous Magritte painting underlying another.
  • Ed and Danna Ruscha donate thirty works from their collection to University of Oklahoma Art Museum.
  • Ruth and Marvin Sackner donate 400 works to Pérez Art Museum Miami.
  • The Obamas to attend opening of National Museum of African American History and Culture.
  • Sean Scully mounts major new exhibition at the Guangdong Art Museum in Guangzhou.
  • Ragnar Kjartansson will have his first US museum show at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
  • Robert Mapplethorpe show opens at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
  • David Berliner is Brooklyn Museum's new president and chief operating officer.
  • Ignacio Mattos and Thomas Carter to open Flora inside the Met Breuer.
  • Met's Manus x Machina: Fashion in the Age of Technology is its seventh most visited show of all time.
  • How museums are adapting to the popularity of social media.
  • Thaddaeus Ropac to sell Marcel Duchamp’s Porte-bouteilles (Bottle Rack, or Bottle Dryer) to a museum.
  • The works available at Gagosian's benefit for Hillary Clinton.
  • Sotheby's hires Martin Klosterfelde as a senior director and senior specialist.
  • RM Sotheby's results for Porsches from single-owner collection considered game-changing.
  • Marilyn Monroe's dress she wore while singing Happy Birthday to JFK in 1962 to be sold by Julien's Auctions.
  • Steve Jobs' NeXT brand turtleneck from his closet to be offered at auction by Julien's Live.
  • Exhibitors list revealed for Art Basel Miami Beach 2016.
  • Art Basel announces Buenos Aires as its first Art Basel City.
  • Ibid Gallery gets a new 13,000 sq ft space in Downtown Los Angeles.
  • Kamel Mennour to open gallery space in London.
  • Observer writes about Larry Gagosian.
  • Catherine G. Wagley writes about the Los Angeles collecting scene.
  • The positions, titles, and roles involved in a gallery space.
  • Artillery highlights female gallerists in Los Angeles.
  • Artspace interviews Aaron Curry.
  • Purple covers Torey Thornton and Erick Mack's show at Almine Rech.
  • Colin Gleadell writes about the Art Business Conference.
  • Artspace's list of 21 artists to watch this month.
  • Artnet's picks of 15 Gallery Shows Across Europe Everyone Should See This Fall.
  • ARTnews' list of 2016's top 200 art collectors.
  • Larry's List interviews Qiao Zhibing about Qiao Space.
  • Anish Kapoor discusses some of his recent  works, projects, and processes.
  • NY Times profiles Sally Mann and discusses her relationship with Cy Twombly.
  • Bob Dylan to install his first public work at MGM National Harbor in Maryland.
  • Amalia Ulman in keen on magazine.
  • Sterling Ruby interviews Ed Ruscha.
  • Phaidon takes you inside Yayoi Kusama's installation at Philip Johnson's Glass House.
  • Arthur Edelman recalls meeting Andy Warhol and offering him a job.
  • Doug Aitken plans underwater art installation off California coast.
  • Owen Duffy interviews Ajay Kurian.
  • Q&A with Ed Moses.
  • Daily Mail writes about Damien Hirst through pics from his girlfriend, Katie Keight.
  • 1stdibs profiles Rafael de Cárdenas.
  • Limited edition Dabsmyla book, hand drawn and signed by the artists, available online.
  • Absolut announces nominees for its 2017 Absolut Art Award in artwork and art writing.
  • A guide for New York City gallery opening crawls.
  • Michael Lutin's art world predictions for September 2016.
  • Steve McQueen awarded Johannes Vermeer Award by the Dutch culture minister Jet Bussemaker.
  • Yoko Ono to reissue remastered versions of her entire musical output from 1968 to 1985.
  • A look at the artists in Madonna's art collection.
  • The Hollywood Reporter interviews Lena Dunham and discusses the possibility of a gallery show.

Nuart ’16 / Openings: “Post-Street Art” @ Tou Scene

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After days of preparation, the central event of each year's Nuart Festival was held on Saturday, the 10th of September. On view was a group show by participating artists titled Post Street Art was in the tunnels of Tou Scene. Like in the past, the space of the former brewery was dividided between the artists, some sharing the rooms with collaborative installations and some showing works by themselves. Including contributions by 10 artists, most of the pieces were created exclusively for this event and won't be exhibited anywhere else. Eron created his work in the corner of the entry room, painting a pelican struggling with the pollution coming out of a rusty barrel. Addressing the environmental issue of the oil industry in the Norwegian oil capital is certainly an effective way to welcome visitors. The first tunnel was shared between stencil artists Evol and Add Fuel. In his signature style, Evol created a set of small buildings on concrete blocks created especially for his installation, while Add Fuel added some of his tile-inspired blue patterns around it and even on one of the buildings (seen above). Fintan Magee painted a wallpaper-like still life in the back of his room that was completed with a dining table, chairs and light. Among flowers, fruit and vegetables, several empty cans were cleverly incorporated in the rich imagery as a reminder of the issue of waste disposal. Next to him, SpY once again showed his ability to take a fresh and different approach on presenting and creating work. He blocked the room off with large bricks, allowing attendees of the exhibition to only have a peek inside. When they did this, they only saw an "Image not available" spraypainted on the wall. It was the people trying hard to see the work inside that actually completed this original installation. The next room included two photoshopped billboard posters by KennardPhillipps that were also placed in town. One featured unsettling titles from the British press about the refugees crisis, hanging on a barbed wire around a bombed town and one showed sort of a stock exchange monster. Next to this politically charged work, Nipper set up a little classroom along where visitors could create their own work and exhibit it along with his treasure packs. Robert Montgomery put on display one of his poems through a light installation that was glowing in an otherwise pitch dark room. In the adjacent room, Jaune and Jeff Gillette were featured with work that referenced rubbish and/or slums. Attendees could work through sort of a minimized landfill where stenciled rubbish men were having their fun, and end up in front of a falling apart Dismayland gate. Finally, in the last room, Henrik Uldalen painted one of his signature haunting portraits which was reflecting in the glass that was shattered all over the floor completing the unsettling feel of his work. Photo credit: Sasha Bogojev. Coverage of this year’s Nuart Festival here. Discuss Nuart Festival here.

Streets: World Roundup (Aug 1 – Sept 11)

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With the end of another week of summer (good weather for outdoor mural painting), it's time for another Streets World Roundup. Leading things off are these two murals seen above from Shok-1 and Marina Zumi for the Lollapalooza Berlin Festival. The public art is part of a program put together by Urban Nation to beautify the area up for the festival goers' enjoyment as part of their art pavilon DREAMSCAPE. Other recent notable walls come from Bordalo II (Aruba), Sabek (Aruba), Seth Globepainter (China), Atlas (Russia), Aryz (China), Eelus (UK), MTO (Ukraine), Nychos (Austria), Nevercrew (Denmark), Faile (Liberia), ZEST (France), Case (Germany), Girafa (USA), Herakut (Germany), and Fanakapan (Switzerland). [caption id="attachment_311065" align="aligncenter" width="1280"]Bordalo II - "Yuwana" in San Nicolaas, Aruba, for the Aruba Aruba Art Fair. Bordalo II - "Yuwana" in San Nicolaas, Aruba, for the Aruba Aruba Art Fair.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_311066" align="aligncenter" width="2048"]Sabek - "The Bond" in Muar, Malaysia. Sabek - "The Bond" in Muar, Malaysia.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_311069" align="aligncenter" width="1198"]Seth Globepainter - "My Mountain" - inspired by drawings of the Tibetan children of Chang Ping primary school in Sichuan, China. Seth Globepainter - "My Mountain" - inspired by drawings of the Tibetan children of Chang Ping primary school in Sichuan, China.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_311070" align="aligncenter" width="956"]Atlas in Moscow for Artmossphere. Atlas in Moscow for Artmossphere.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_311376" align="aligncenter" width="960"]Eelus in London - "Trip The Light Fantastic" for Wood Street Walls. Eelus in London - "Trip The Light Fantastic" for Wood Street Walls.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_311377" align="aligncenter" width="1697"]MTO in Kiev. MTO in Kiev. Found via StreetArtNews.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_311378" align="aligncenter" width="1201"]Nychos - "Translucent Derby" in Wartberg, Austria. Nychos - "Translucent Derby" in Wartberg, Austria.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_311379" align="aligncenter" width="2048"]Nevercrew - "Exhausting machine n°2" in Aalborg for WE AArt, Nevercrew - "Exhausting machine n°2" in Aalborg for WE AArt,[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_311380" align="aligncenter" width="700"]Faile collaborating with locals in Liberia. Faile collaborating with locals in Liberia.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_311382" align="aligncenter" width="720"]ZEST in a stone quarry in France. Found via StreetArtNews. ZEST in a stone quarry in France. Found via StreetArtNews.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_311383" align="aligncenter" width="1194"]Case in Frankfurt, Germany. Case in Frankfurt, Germany.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_311384" align="aligncenter" width="1080"]Girafa in San Jose, California. Found via @powwowworldwide. Girafa in San Jose, California. Found via @powwowworldwide.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_311385" align="aligncenter" width="1800"]Herakut for a Street Art workshop in Refugee Asylum in Potsdam, Germany. Herakut for a Street Art workshop in Refugee Asylum in Potsdam, Germany.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_311387" align="aligncenter" width="1198"]Fanakapan for Vision Art Festival in the Swiss Alps. Fanakapan for Vision Art Festival in the Swiss Alps.[/caption]

Streets / Recap: POW! WOW! Worcester

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A couple weeks ago, POW! WOW! Worcester welcomed in artists from 8 different countries as well as locally from Massachusetts. In association with the event, there were gallery shows and other activities, but the main draw was the live painting (like in other POW! WOW! events around the world). Artists included this year were: Arlin (Brazil), Askew (New Zealand), Christina Angelina (California), Dan Witz (New York), Greg Mike (Georgia), Imagine (Nepal), Jason Eatherly - seen above (Texas), JALLEN (Massachusetts), Marka 27 (Mexico), Morgan Blair (Massachusetts), Rustam QBic (Russia), Sabek (Spain), Sophy Tuttle (Massachusetts), Tavar Zawacki (Germany), Anthony Mancuso (Massachusetts), Kai Griffiths (Massachusetts), Pamela Stolz (Massachusetts) and Scott Boilard (Massachusetts). [caption id="attachment_311524" align="aligncenter" width="1277"]AboveTavar Zawacki aka Above[/caption]
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Streets: Nuart 2016 Murals (Part I)

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Always aiming to push the boundaries of street art or post-street art (as they re-defined the works this year), Nuart Festival 2016 produced a series of original and inspiring works around the city of Stavanger. From large-size murals to tiny interventions, we're bringing you photos of some of the new public pieces created this year. Unlike other festivals, Nuart's idea isn't just creating the biggest and brightest murals possible. In the past 16 years, they've shown support to mural artists, but also, they also encouraged them to get out of their comfort zone and to try new things. This years edition wasn't any exception to that. French artist MTO created his fourth Google street-view hacking piece titled Google Internal Server Error by painting and redoing a whole street in the city center. This impressive reality glitch includes many elements that are noticeable only after close inspection. Fintan Magee's Monument to a Disappearing Monument is a tribute piece to the local oil workers that lost their job when oil prices dropped to their lowest ever at the beginning of 2016. Almost 50m tall, this piece surely became an instant monument in the Norwegian oil capital. Next to him, Norwegian oil painter Henrik Uldalen painted his second ever large-size mural, depicting a couple emerging or disappearing in the darkness. Italian spraypaint master Eron create a piece that brings attention to dolphin and whale slaughtering by painting a little girl standing above a dead dolphin. With his distinctive ghostly technique, he cleverly composed the work within the architectural elements, making it feel like an essential part of the building. Add Fuel combined his native Portuguese tiles with traditional Norwegian patterns and created a false layer around the electric plant just outside city center. Spy left their mark in the form of a large textual piece, just flipped over. Painted by the water, the ALIVE actually becomes alive only when seen in the reflection. Belgian stencil artist Jaune created a whole series of small works featuring his small garbage men in all sorts of different activities. From battling spraypainted monsters, to tricking pedestrians, these little guys in reflective jackets are now all over town. Photo credit: Sasha Bogojev. Coverage of this year’s Nuart Festival here. Discuss Nuart Festival here.

Videos / Streets: D*Face –“Lovestruck” (Los Angeles)

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Last month in Culver City, D*Face (interviewed) painted a new mural near the always busy 10 Freeway (seen best as you drive by the 10 freeway headed east passing Robertson Blvd) entitled Lovestruck. The British artist was in town to support the 10 year Anniversary Show at Corey Helford Gallery but took the time to leave something for his fans in the greater LA area. Take a look at more photos as well as a video below... Photo & video credit: Birdman Photos. Discuss D*Face here. https://vimeo.com/182953674

Overtime: Sept 12 – Sept 18

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More stories from the week that ended Sept 18 (click on bolded words for more information):
  • Blum & Poe website has images up for its Henry Taylor exhibition. LA Times profiles Henry Taylor's exhibition space Henry Taylor’s.
  • RIP: Ruth Braunstein, who passed away at the age of 93 after a short illness.
  • RIP: Greta Friedman, who passed away at the age of 92. She was nurse kissed in iconic V-J Day photo.
  • Mark Moore Gallery in Culver City will close at the end of the year.
  • Art16 art fair cancels its 2017 edition.
  • New details in Alec Baldwin's lawsuit against Mary Boone over Bleckner painting. Jonathan Jones has a different perspective than Baldwin's.
  • Antonio de Felipe sued by former assistant Fumiko Negishi, who claims authorship of his works.
  • Federico Castelluccio sued by James Sliman for non-payment of PR work related to Guercino painting.
  • Shantell Martin accuses Lane Bryant of stealing her designs.
  • Anish Kapoor shows work at Yinchuan Biennalel in China despite its censorship of Ai Weiwei.
  • Jerry Saltz writes about The Tyranny of Art History in Contemporary Art.
  • Long-disputed plaster figure may actually be a Degas.
  • NYC Department of Cultural Affairs financing paid internships at institutional organizations to improve diversity.
  • Germany's Culture Minister Monika Grütters has called for a fund for the purchase of nationally valuable art.
  • Berlin still ranked very high as a city for artists to live in, according to study.
  • Christian Viveros-Fauné writes about Detroit as a destination city for art.
  • The week in New York's art world.
  • Artnet says that Carmen Herrera’s retrospective at the Whitney Museum is a "must-see".
  • Tickets to National Museum of African American History and Culture booked until at least November.
  • Fondation Beyeler announces $84mil. expansion, overseen by Peter Zumthor.
  • MoMA makes digital archive of thousands of images available online.
  • Swiss Institute finds new home on St Marks Place and Second Avenue in the East Village, NY.
  • Museum Voorlinden, a new private art space, opens in the Netherlands with Ellsworth Kelly show and others.
  • Zoe Butt will be artistic director of the new Factory Contemporary Arts Centre after departing Sàn Art.
  • David Breslin named the director of the Whitney Museum collection.
  • Hamza Walker named new executive director of LAXART.
  • Maurizio Cattelan’s America, 18-karat golden toilet in a Guggenheim Museum bathroom, opens to the public.
  • The Art of Banksy exhibition to open in Oct at The Paddock in Melbourne’s Federation Square.
  • Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu opening a private museum for their Arte Povera collection in Hudson Valley.
  • The Swiss Pavilion at 2017 Venice Biennale will pay homage to Alberto Giacometti.
  • Shanghai Biennale reveals its full list of participating artists.
  • Independent Curators International announces 2016 nominees for Independent Vision Curatorial award.
  • The food menu at the National Museum of African American History's Sweet Home Cafe.
  • Christie's to auction Kandinsky painting bought directly from the artist by Solomon Guggenheim.
  • Sotheby's will work with Taikang to “identify a qualified independent director to serve on the board.”
  • Sotheby’s will offer important group of prints by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner during auction of Prints and Multiples.
  • Sotheby's interviews T.O.P about his upcoming sale.
  • Artcurial has white glove sale of the Brollo Collection, with thirty works all by Diego Giacometti.
  • Heritage Auction to offer Morris Louis columnar work, Blue Pilaster.
  • How auction houses are providing negotiating incentives in a down market.
  • SVIT wins first NADA x Exhibitionary International Gallery Prize and will receive a booth at NADA Miami Beach.
  • Art Basel parent company MCH takes majority co-ownership stake in India Art Fair.
  • Gallery list for Paris Internationale 2016 released.
  • Artnet writes about 10 Things to Do and See at the New York Art Book Fair.
  • Autre covers Sexy Beast, the benefit at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles supporting Planned Parenthood Los Angeles.
  • Printed Matter celebrating 40th anniversary as 11th edition of New York Art Book Fair opens this month.
  • Art dealers that have discovered and succeeded in alternatives from the gallery model.
  • The trend of artists showing with galleries other than the ones they are represented by.
  • Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac showing 40 years of work by James Rosenquist across its two spaces.
  • Cecily Brown joins Paula Cooper Gallery.
  • Michael Slenske spends time with and profiles Abraham Cruzvillegas.
  • A Q&A with Aki Sasamoto on her SculptureCenter solo show.
  • Danh Vō's first show at White Cube, Hong Kong.
  • The Praemium Imperiale annouces 2016 Laureates, including Cindy Sherman and Annette Messager.
  • Eddie Peake stages a performance at Jeffrey Deitch's gallery.
  • National Medal of Arts announces 2015 recipients, including Jack Whitten and Ralph Lemon.
  • Pedro Reyes is inaugural Dasha Zhukova Distinguished Visiting Artist at MIT's first resident.
  • Artnet looks at 10 Shows by Groundbreaking Female Sculptors.
  • Artnet's list of 10 Exceptional Millennial Artists to Watch in 2016.
  • A look at the green color used on the Statue of Liberty.
  • Wolfgang Tillmans models for Hood By Air in New York.
  • George W Bush to release a book of his art.
  • Donald Trump used Donald J. Trump Foundation money to buy painting of himself by Michael Israel.
  • Artspace interviews John Varvatos.
  • Renovation complete at historic Cartier Mansion on New York’s Fifth Avenue.

Rewind: June 4 – Sept 19

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It's been a while since our last Rewind feature, so here are some videos from the art world that may help you catch up a little. First up are some short animations that Joan Cornella created that perfectly bring his witty comic-strip paintings to life in all their NSFW glory. If interested, you can check out the Spanish artist's YouTube page here to stay up to date on his latest videos. Other videos to watch include:
  • A look at a recent mural from ABOVE.
  • POW! WOW! Long Beach 2016 video recap.
  • POW! WOW! Washington DC 2016 video recap.
  • POW! WOW! SXSW 2016 video recap.
  • Birdman Photos' video tour of Camille Rose Garcia & Jasmine Becket-Griffith show at Corey Helford Gallery.
  • Public Matter presents Futura in Detroit.
  • The making of Bezt mural "Europe."
  • Felipe Pantone for OuterSpace Project Atlanta.
  • Video recap of Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose at the Virginia MOCA.
  • Saving Banksy trailer.
  • A new film about Ed Ruscha.
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Streets: Nuart 2016 Murals (Part II)

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The 16th edition of Nuart Festival brought some of the most popular street and urban artists to Stavanger, invited creatives that usually don't work in public as well as few names that already participated in the festival years ago. Here is part II of our final recap (see part I here) of Nuart 2016 and the murals, public works and interventions created in the last couple of weeks. One of the highlights this year was surely Robert Montgomery with the conceptual, poetic pieces that have been shown at the 2011 Venice Biennale and The Kochi-Muziris Biennale. During his stay in Norway, the Scottish-born artist painted a new piece on a local house, pasted up some of his poetic texts, as well as did a couple of ad takeovers around town. Speaking of ad takeovers, Peter Kennard and Cat Phillipps better known as KennardPhillipps also pasted several pieces around Stavanger during their stay in the city. Their politically engaged Photoshop collages created from newspaper cutouts and media screenshots were put up on a large billboard in the city center as well as left on some of the walls. Speaking of taking over the public space, Argentinian artist Hyuro created a large conceptual piece for her 2nd Nuart residency. By painting a large cloth that covers a large facade of a newly built residential building, the Argentinian artist symbolically claimed this space with an old fashioned gesture. Without painting an explicit image, she stripped the street art of its visual value and minimized the action to conceptual action. Another returnee to the festival, Evol, created a new series of small residential buildings by stenciling the electricity boxes in the alley around city center. Using all their existing elements as part of his work, he brought new life into these everyday objects, usually virtually invisible to a regular passerby. Finally, Axel Void was another artist that pushed his limits with his work for Nuart - working on a wall that is facing the local kindergarten, the artist known for his often dark and even morbid images painted a portrait of a local kid (son of the festival founder and director), holding a brick house. Slightly brighter than his usual work, he added another dose of playfulness by using vibrant colors in the textual part of the piece that spells "KLOSSER" (bricks/blocks). Along with painting this mural, the Miami-based artist shot an accompanying video with the local children that is yet to be released. Photo credit: Sasha Bogojev, Brian Tallman and Ian Cox Coverage of this year’s Nuart Festival here. Discuss Nuart Festival here.

Streets: Crystal Wagner // UNIQA Art Lodz (Poland)

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Following up on an amazing collaboration between Etam Cru and Robert Proch in Poland, Crystal Wagner was the next artist invited in by UNIQA Art Lodz to beautify the city. The new installation (created from wire armature, rip-stop water proof and UV protective nylon, cable ties) for the urban art program curated by Michał Bieżyński (of Lodz Murals) is entitled Hyperbolic and looks like it's devouring the building. The site specific installation is located on Piotrkowska Street (the city center of Lodz) and will be on view for at least three months. Wagner further adds -  “Hyperbolic is a wild exterior growth that wraps around the art nouveau façade of a 100 year old building in Lodz, Poland. I am interested in the dialog between architecture and organic forms and structures found in nature. It is a hybrid born of the modern and exotic landscapes that investigates through juxtaposition and context our relationship with our cultivated spaces/structures and our relationship with the natural world" Discuss Crystal Wagner here.

Streets: MTO // Art United Us (Kiev)

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A few weeks ago, MTO visited the Ukrainian capital to take part in the ongoing Art United Us (see our coverage of other murals) project curated by Iryna Kanishcheva and Geo Leros. During his stay, he painted a large elaborate mural inspired by the unprecedented hack of Ukraine’s power grid last December. With his recent work, the French artist is including the events from the cyber world into his imagery while creating sort of a reality glitch. This particular piece was his visual representation of the hacker attack that left 230,000 Ukrainian residents in the dark. The well prepared and carefully planned assault by the skilled and stealthy figures resulted in a synchronized attack that set an ominous precedent for the safety and security of power grids everywhere. Titled From Russia With Love, the digital love-cannonball sent from Moscow (Russia) to Kiev (Ukraine) represents the love / hate relationship between the two countries, but also serves as a reminder of our dependence on electricity and other power sources. In order to depict the cyber world and represent the strength of this attack, MTO painted over 2,000 fake tiles and fake windows creating an illusion, sort of virtual reality background for his main image.

Overtime: Sept 19 – Sept 25

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More stories from the week that ended Sept 25 (click on bolded words for more information):
  • Karon Davis' Pain Management at Wilding Cran exhibition images are up on the gallery's website.
  • RIP: Annie Pootoogook, who passed away at the age of 47. Her death is being investigated.
  • RIP: Jan Statman, who passed away at the age of 81 after being involved in a vehicular accident.
  • RIP: Wilf Roberts, who passed away at the age of 75 following an illness.
  • RIP: Hassan Sharif, who passed away at the age of 65 due to cancer.
  • RIP: Hassan Sharif, who passed away at the age of 65.
  • RIP: William Louis-Dreyfus, who passed away at the age of 84.
  • RIP: Teodoro González de León, who passed away at the age of 90 due to a heart attack.
  • Fire breaks out at Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm and the entire building is feared destroyed.
  • Closure: Kansas gallery closes after five years.
  • Closure: Hokitika's Carnegie Gallery closes until further notice following seismic report.
  • Metropolitan Fine Arts & Antiques in NY busted for multimillion dollar illegal ivory operation.
  • Kelley Walker's work depicting police brutality showing at CAM in St Louis causes controversy.
  • Christopher Wool painting and more in dispute during Robert and Melissa Soros divorce proceedings.
  • Tara Subkoff wants $10mil. in her divorce from Urs Fischer.
  • Dutch court orders Marina Abramović to pay Ulay over €250k over disputed collaborative works.
  • Banksy's Love Plane removed from Liverpool street and will enter "street art museum".
  • Car crashes into Museum of Broken Relationships as two people are injured.
  • Stefan Kalmár leaves Artists Space to be director of ICA in London.
  • Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's divorce could put their art collection in jeopardy.
  • Andrew Russeth does not like Thomas Heatherwick’s Hudson Yards public art piece.
  • How relationships with dealers and collectors have changed and evolved in recent times.
  • Sir Nicholas Serota tells residents living across Switch House that they should buy curtains if they want privacy.
  • French president François Hollande announces $100mil. fund to protect cultural heritage in the Middle East.
  • Markus Lüpertz calls Berlin’s cultural scene “completely overrated.”
  • Scott Reyburn writes about the struggles faced by Paris art fairs trying to get back on track.
  • Activists in Boyle Heights march, protest, and serve galleries with eviction notices.
  • Linda Yoblansky's weekend in Los Angeles.
  • High Museum of Art to reduce price of adult admission to $14.50.
  • Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari's Toiletpaper project at the Fondation Beyeler Summer Night’s Gala.
  • Jeffrey Gundlach gives $42.5mil. to Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
  • Dusseldorf’s state museums acquire over 200 works from gallery owners Dorothee and Konrad Fischer.
  • Tate acquires its earliest picture by a female artist, a work by Joan Carlile.
  • Laura Sparks named first woman president of Cooper Union.
  • Aria Dean brought in as new assistant curator of net art at Rhizome.
  • Manuel Rabaté appointed director of Louvre Abu Dhabi.
  • Socrates Sculpture Park to get first permanent building and design is revealed.
  • Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art wins the first Don Tyson Prize and $200k.
  • 2017 Venice Biennale will focus on artists and not on big themes.
  • Newly-discovered sketch leaf by Beethoven for “Emperor” concerto to be offered at auction by Sotheby’s.
  • Katya Kazakina reports on the Phillips New Now sale.
  • Original painting for E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial movie poster to be offered at Heritage Auctions.
  • What it feels like to conduct an auction.
  • Scott Indrisek previews EXPO Chicago and writes about what you might want to buy there. Artnet's list of the top ten booths at EXPO Chicago.
  • Exhibitor list released for NADA Miami Beach 2016.
  • Rirkrit Tiravanija and Tomas Vu to Open Surf Shop at UNTITLED's fair in Miami Beach.
  • Brexit could provide an advantage for the UK art market.
  • How Victoria Miro is managing sales for Njideka Akunyili Crosby's works.
  • Andrew Russeth writes about the golden age of art dealing.
  • Niels Kantor and Stefan Simchowitz discuss the market for young artists previously hot at auction.
  • Stefan Simchowitz installs rotating display of art in the new ICM Partners offices.
  • Why investors are looking at Sotheby's stock performance and the art market in general.
  • What Loretta Würtenberger, founder of the Institute for Artists’ Estates, is doing for artist estates.
  • Part 1 of Kenny Schachter's summer art and car adventures. And also part 2.
  • Art Jobs interviews Ken Harman.
  • Larry's List interviews Amy Phelan.
  • Theaster Gates acquires gazebo at the site of where Tamir Rice was shot. The Art Newspaper talks to David Adjaye and Theaster Gates.
  • Mary Reid Kelley and Lauren Redniss among the winners of 2016 MacArthur “Genius” grants.
  • Artnet profiles Manuel Mathieu.
  • Julie Mehretu appears on The Modern Art Notes podcast.
  • Josh Faught and Ruth Laskey win San Francisco Artadia Awards and $10k each.
  • LA Times visits Larry Clark's show at UTA Artist Space.
  • Arnet interviews Harmony Korine.
  • Frieze visits Rachel Rose's show at Pilar Corrias.
  • Artspace has a Q&A With Jorge Pardo.
  • Paper Mag interviews Sasha Frolova.
  • Flaunt Magazine profiles and talks to Chris Coy.
  • Artinfo has a Q&A with Sara VanDerBeek.
  • Artnet writes about the Os Gemeos show currently at Lehmann Maupin.
  • Solveig Settemsdal wins the Jerwood Drawing Prize and £8k.
  • Roger Hiorns wins 2016 edition of the Faena Prize for the Arts and gets $75k to create work.
  • Artspace surveys folks about what artists should and should not do during a studio visit.
  • Artnet covers the week in art events.
  • TOILETPAPER x Daft Punk limited edition vinyl record now available.
  • Page Six previews Alberto Mugrabi's wedding to Colby Jordan.
  • Michael Kohn's model train collection.
  • Whitney Museum shop sells limited edition honey.
  • A look at Sophia Coppola's art collection.
  • Madame Tussauds separates wax figures of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in their exhibit.
  • Kanye West joins Instagram and says it will be his art.
  • Jared Leto to star as Andy Warhol in upcoming Hollywood film.
  • Whoopi Goldberg wears a Vetements hoodie on the View

Streets: Ai Weiwei –“Reframe” @ Palazzo Strozzi (Florence)

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Over the weekend, Ai Weiwei unveiled a provocative new installation on the facade of Palazzo Strozzi in Florence which continues his commentary on the current refugee crisis in Europe. Entitled Reframe, the Chinese artist's latest public work will features 22 life rafts attached to the historic building's windows, a striking critique of the handling of the humanitarian crisis. Inside, an exhibition entitled Libero will be Italy’s first major retrospective of the dissident - artist's work including "key monumental installations, sculptures and objects, as well as videos and photography series produced throughout his career." Discuss Ai Weiwei here. Via Designboom.

Streets: Liqen (Kiev)

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Recently in Kiev, Liqen painted a stunning large-scale mural on the side of a residential building on Bratislavskaya Street. Originally asked by the curators of the event to paint imagery that opposed the war, the Spanish artist had planned something a little more provocative but ultimately scaled things back to this just as amazing portrait of a titan. Interestingly, the figure with a with a pot for a head holds a hybrid woman-plant in his arms - you can read more explanation here as well as look at some of the process here. Discuss Liqen here.

Streets: Isaac Cordal (Croatia)

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The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka, Croatia, recently hosted Isaac Cordal as the next artist to participate in their Spajalica public art project. The Galician artist spent over a week in the coastal town working on a series of installations that continue his previous work. Inspired by the city's rich industrial and cultural heritage, Cordal cleverly used the aged buildings and facades as backdrop for his recognizable work. Armed with a ladder, reflective jacket, glue and bag full of works, he roamed the streets and alleys of the city's center, old town and abandoned factories, placing his small figurines in strategic locations. His corporate men and working class skeletons are now peering at real people, poetically looking down on their lives while mourning about their own destiny. The Brussels-based artist also worked on a couple of temporary installations, incorporating the historic parts and elements of the city in his photographs. Finally, he created two new pieces from his mesh wire portrait series that will be permanently installed at the new museum building premises at a later date. Discuss Isaac Cordal here.
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