Following in the footsteps of Shepard Fairey (featured) of creating art at the Eiffel Tower (covered), Cleon Peterson has done something Mr. Obey has never had the opportunity to do - painting the first mural ever directly below the famed monument. Created for this year's Nuit Blanche in Paris, the piece is entitled Endless Sleep, a reference to the famous late-night cultural festival. The circular piece features the Los Angeles-based artist's signature figures inspired by Greco-Roman frescos sans the usual provocative imagery.
Discuss Cleon Peterson here.
Streets: Cleon Peterson // Nuit Blanche Paris @ Eiffel Tower
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Streets: Bezt // Etam Cru –“The Sleeping Knight” (Las Vegas)
Last week in Las Vegas, Bezt from Etam Cru painted a lovely new mural entitled The Sleeping Knight for the Life Is Beautiful Festival. Curated by JUSTKIDS, artists from all over the world came to leave their mark on Sin City including one half of the Polish street art duo. Painting a boy asleep in church juxtaposed by the stain glass image of a knight in armor slaying a dragon, one can almost imagine the dream he must be having.
Discuss Etam Cru here.
Photo credit: JUSTKIDS, @eltipoese, and @karinaamc.
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Overtime: Sept 26 – Oct 2
More stories from the week that ended Oct 2 (click on bolded words for more information):
- Conceptual Fine Arts discusses Michael Rey's show at ZERO.
- RIP: Nils Erik Gjerdevik, who passed away suddenly at the age of 54.
- RIP: Shirley Jaffe, passes away at the age of 93.
- Candice Hopkins writes an Elegy for Annie Pootoogook (1969–2016).
- Render Stetson-Shanahan stabs roommate Carolyn Bush to death. Both artists were recent Bard graduates.
- Activists in Russia force closure of Jock Sturges's show over child porn.
- Police investigating whether Annie Pootoogook's death could have resulted from a homicide.
- Ahmad Al-Faqi Al-Mahdi sentenced to nine years in prison for destroying Timbuktu mausoleums.
- The Anti-Defamation League declares Pepe the Frog to be a hate symbol.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art lays off 34 employees due to possible $40mil. deficit.
- Tax evasion trial of Wildenstein family will continue, as presiding judge rejects defendants’ request for a stay. Artnet covers the first day of the trial.
- Wim Pijbes steps down from his position as general director of Museum Voorlinden.
- Uffizi Gallery director Eike Schmidt denies hosting wild bachelor party at Palazzo Pitti.
- Artnet reports that sales during EXPO Chicago were slow coming. Judd Tully's report is a little more optimistic.
- The Economist writes about how forgotten African-American artists are coming back into the mainstream.
- Peter Brant and Loic Gouzer each suffered injuries before Alberto Mugrabi's wedding.
- Anish Kapoor thinks that vandalism of his work at Palace of Versailles was an "inside job".
- Damon Davis calls out Kelley Walker for not being a responsible artist.
- More and more artists and bohemians are leaving San Francisco for Los Angeles.
- Thomas Campbell takes control of hot dog vendor situation in front of Met Museum.
- How the Mona Lisa became so overrated.
- Artnet explores the gallerina stereotype.
- Sam Moyer leaves Rachel Uffner Gallery and joins Sean Kelly.
- Blockchain technology could revolutionize the system of provenance in the art world.
- Two van Gogh paintings stolen in 2002 are recovered by Naples police.
- The first readymade may have been first created three million years by an ape-like humanoid in Africa.
- Cologne to return Menzel drawing that was sold in duress in 1939 to Hildebrand Gurlitt.
- Meleager and Atalanta by Jacob Jordaens, worth up to £3 mil., discovered in a storeroom in Swansea.
- Long-lost painting by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema found on Antiques Roadshow. The show also values panties drawn on by Andy Warhol to be worth a six-figure value.
- US-China Museum Summit gathers American and Chinese museum leaders to discuss cooperation.
- East Building of Washington DC’s National Gallery of Arts reopens after 3-year, $69mil. renovation.
- Jeff Koons Coloring Book sculpture goes up at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
- Turner Prize 2016 exhibition opens at Tate Britain.
- David Shrigley's Really Good goes up on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.
- Edmund de Waal & Ai Weiwei team up for Kneaded Knowledge: The Language of Ceramics at Kunsthaus Graz.
- George Takei donating huge collection of personal items to the Japanese American National Museum.
- The Harvard Crimson interviews Scott Rothkopf.
- Basrah Museum opens inside a converted former palace of Saddam Hussein.
- Glenstone about to become one of America's biggest museums after 2018 expansion.
- Painting After Postmodernism, curated by Barbara Rose, opens in Brussels.
- British Museum acquires 19 more Picasso prints.
- Jonathan Horowitz's Hillary Clinton is a Person Too sculpture now at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
- Andrew M. Goldstein interviews Hans Urich Obrist about painting.
- Stephanie Smith appointed new chief curator of the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU.
- Eric Clapton to offer his third Gerhard Richter abstract canvas at Christie's.
- Sotheby's to offer David Hockney Yorkshire landscape painting at an estimate of $9-12mil.
- Sotheby’s Irish Art auction sale performs very well.
- Recently merged Auctionata | Paddle8 will now be known simply as Paddle8.
- Marian Goodman to open a second Paris location, with a show of works by Annette Messager.
- Wall Street Journal writes about Elizabeth Dee's move to Harlem.
- Cardi Gallery opens a location in London.
- Martos Gallery in Los Angeles to be renamed as second outpost of Shoot the Lobster.
- Team Gallery opening a second space in Venice, CA, called Team Satellite.
- Artinfo interviews Victoria Siddall about what to expect during Frieze, London. Artnet previews what dealers will be bringing to the fairs. They also advise you on whom to network with at the fairs.
- Untitled announces exhibitor list for Miami Beach 2016 fair.
- Artinfo looks at the market for Lee Lozano's work and also for Martha Rosler.
- The sneaker market discussed in Artforum.
- Henry Taylor's show at Blum & Poe is an Artforum Critic's Pick.
- LA Weekly reviews Karon Davis' show at Wilding Cran Gallery.
- Pierre Huyghe wins the 2017 Nasher Prize and $100k.
- Fruit of the Forest interviews Heather Guertin.
- Thomas Duncan interviews Julien Nguyen.
- Arteviste interviews Hayal Pozanti.
- David Hockney's thoughts on certain issues, including selfies and art history.
- Artspace writes about Ella Kruglyanskaya, Mernet Larsen, and Louisa Gagliardi.
- Flash Art interviews Cory Arcangel.
- Emily Mae Smith gathers together her favorite fantasy figures from art history.
- Artspace interviews Sterling Ruby.
- Frieze Magazine visits Jessica Stockholder's show at Mitchell-Innes & Nash.
- Daniel Arsham adds color to his work thanks to corrective lenses.
- Julie Mehretu discusses her influences, auction pressure, and new paintings
- Mathew Cerletty talks about Jean-Michel Basquiat.
- Antony Gormley discusses the hopefulness in his artwork.
- Tino Sehgal wins the 2016 Hans Molfenter Prize and $18k.
- Olivian Cha shares and reviews some exhibitions currently up in Los Angeles.
- Christie's looks back at the YBAs.
- Elms Lesters releases new Adam Neate print.
- Wooster Group founder Elizabeth LeCompte wins the Gish Prize and $300k.
- The art world reacts in real time to the Clinton Trump debate.
- Vogue covers Colby Jordan’s wedding to Alberto “Tico” Mugrabi. Artnet also writes about the events.
- Alex Rodriguez hangs out with his buddy Jeff Koons.
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Streets: Life Is Beautiful 2016 (Las Vegas)
For this year's Life Is Beautiful arts and music festival, JUSTKIDS / Charlotte Dutoit once again put together a worthy roster to add their unique talents to the outdoor vistas of downtown Las Vegas. Artists for 2016 included Shepard Fairey, Bezt from Etam Cru, Dulk, Tristan Eaton, Crystal Wagner, Amanda Parer, Martin Whatson, Mark Drew, Justin Favela, Fafi, and Felipe Pantone who created an amazing mural with added 3D elements (seen above). Take a look at photos of all the public art as well as an art show with a more extensive list of artists below...
Photo credit: Birdman Photos.
https://vimeo.com/183933769
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Streets: 1010 // Murals In The Market (Detroit)
With this year's Murals In The Market from 1xRUN in full swing, photos of the new public art are starting to be shared all over the interwebs. One of the pieces that grabbed our attention was this new wall painted by 1010 entitled Abyss. Although what the German street artist contributed to the event over several days was one of his signature multicolored portals, he changed things up by adding some jagged edges. He further elaborates - "Love Detroit in all its facets!! Just had to paint something harsh looking before the whole city becomes nice, clean and shiny again. Enjoy the harshness the and its freedom as long as it lasts!"
Photos via Murals In The Market, the artist, and Chicago Culture Couple.
Discuss 1010 here.
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Streets: David Shrigley –“Really Good” // Fourth Plinth (London)
At the end of last month, David Shrigley revealed his public art commission standing on the Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square. Entitled Really Good, the seven-meter-high bronze piece featuring an extra long thumbs up was sand cast in 50 pieces over 9 months. The British artist hopes that this 11th sculpture for the long running arts program will become a "self-fulfilling prophecy - that things considered bad, such as the economy, the weather and society will benefit from a change of consensus towards positivity."
Photos via It's Nice That.
Discuss David Shrigley here.
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Streets: Aryz x SAN Chapel Mural (Spain)
Last month in Zaragoza, Spain, Aryz and his friend SAN (Daniel Muñoz) painted the chapel of an old psychiatric hospital for Festival Asalto. Covering the exterior of the building with their distinctive imagery, the two spanish artists skillfully worked around all the architectural details while creating an intriguing juxtaposition between the new and old world. Take a look at more photos below...
Discuss Arzy here.
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Streets: Lonac (Rijeka, Croatia)
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka, Croatia, is continuing their public art project Spajalica (also see Isaac Cordal & Sebas Valasco) by adding another impressive mural to the streets of their town. Local artist Lonac recently spent some time in town, working on a piece titled Nitpicking.
The Zagreb-based artist has built a reputation as a skilled artist known for impeccable photorealistic works done exclusively with spray paint. His newest piece shows a man working on a sail boat model, with a look of concentration on his face. With an obvious nod to classic painting aesthetics, the image features intense shadow and light play as well as strong focus on details. From different skin tones to wrinkles, facial hair or fabric drapery, the finished piece measuring 4x8 meters appears as a blown up version of a classic oil painting rather than a spray painted wall piece.
Discuss Lonac here.
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Overtime: Oct 3 – Oct 9
More stories from the week that ended Oct 10 (click on bolded words for more information):
- The '90s are alive at Frieze. Artnet's list of what to see in London during Frieze week. The Art Newspaper also has five picks of things to see. Artspace chooses five rising stars that are exhibiting work. The fair may benefit from a weak pound. Artnet picks the top 15 booths at the fair. Andrew Goldstein picks ten works from Frieze. Lorena Muñoz-Alonso has a sales report from Frieze. Artnet also looks at what sold. Artinfo gets in on the acquisitions action as well and provides an update. [pictured above: Aaron-Garber Maikovska's work at Frieze London Focus]
- RIP: Walter Darby Bannard, who passed away at the age of 82.
- RIP: Daphne Odjig, who passed away at the age of 97.
- RIP: Elaine Lustig Cohen, who passed away at the age of 89.
- RIP: Yusuf Arakkal, who passed away at the age of 71.
- RIP: Andrew Vicari, who passed away at the age of 84.
- RIP: George Barris, who passed away at the age of 94.
- RIP: Joseph Wheelwright, who passed away at the age of 68.
- Marcus Omar Glenn sentenced to 2-15 years in prison for drunken driving death of his wife’s best friend.
- Contemporary Art Museum staff member verbally and nearly physically attacked due to Kelley Walker show.
- Photojournalism show in Moscow centered on pictures of Ukrainian soldiers attacked by right-wing protesters.
- France to increase funding for museums and acquisitions in 2017 budget in wake of terror attacks in Paris.
- Institute of Contemporary Art Miami temporarily closes due to Hurricane Matthew.
- Police in Greece arrest 26 in bust of alleged antiquities smuggling ring and recover more than 2,000 objects.
- Christopher Knight criticizes MOCA's Pesce show for having guest curator who owns most of work on view.
- Estate of Paul Leffmann say Picasso's The Actor, currently in Met's collection, was originally sold under duress.
- Recent Old Masters forgery discovery could lead to up to £200mil. worth of fakes.
- Wildenstein trial reveals feuds within the family. The trial gets rowdy during the second week.
- Dash Snow estate sues McDonald's for copyright infringement for using a SACE tag inside their restaurant.
- Guerrilla Girls target super-wealthy collectors that own private museums. They handed out stickers at Frieze before being stopped.
- Dr. Thomas J. Berghuis steps down from his position as museum director of MACAN.
- Alexander Gilkes splits up with his wife Misha Nonoo.
- 60 Minutes has a program about Pierre and Danielle Le Guennec Picasso trove.
- Painting previously valued at $26 turns out to be authentic Raphael after Dr Bendor Grosvenor spots it.
- When artists use biological "materials" in their artwork.
- Eventbrite Rally's list of 5 Provocative Art Exhibits Opening This Fall in LA.
- James Turrell’s Meeting Skyspace reopens at MoMA PS1.
- Tate to exhibit major Bruce Nauman retrospective in 2019.
- The Color Line at the Musée du Quai Branly brings African American art to Paris.
- Holland Cotter reviews the Agnes Martin show at the Guggenheim Museum.
- London to get first major Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition in over 20 years, at Barbican Centre.
- Kohl’s donates $1.5mil. to the Milwaukee Art Museum.
- Heiner Bastian and his family will give their house to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.
- The Portland Art Museum to expand, connecting the museum’s two freestanding buildings.
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts acquires the archive of Michael Holman.
- The Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia (Maat), directed by Pedro Gadanho, is opening in Lisbon.
- The Art Newspaper discusses why museum leaders are curating and organizing shows for private collectors.
- NY Times looks at the auction vs. primary market for artwork during Frieze week.
- Colin Gleadell analyzes the sale of Leslie Waddington's collection at Christie's. Judd Tully also reports on the sale. Anny Shaw also writes about the auction.
- Judd Tully analyzes the Phillips evening sale. Colin Gleadell also has a report.
- Colin Gleadell examines the Christie's evening sale. Judd Tully writes about the auction as well.
- PAD fair returns to London's Berkeley Square with a tribute to Zaha Hadid.
- When the provenance and previous ownership of works enhance its value.
- Artsy explores how young artists price their work.
- Hauser & Wirth now represents the estate of Arshile Gorky.
- Leo Villareal now represented by Pace Gallery.
- Christian Viveros-Fauné interviews Cristin Tierney.
- Cultured covers John Wolf's Human Condition show.
- The second part of Artnet's Mysteries of the ‘Gallery Girl' series.
- Larry's List interviews T.O.P.
- Carrie Mae Weems creates and shares pro-Hillary Clinton video.
- Mousse Magazine interviews Michael Rey.
- The Fader interviews Dread Scott.
- Zoe Leonard's I want a president installed at the High Line in NY.
- Lisa Barense, aka Loyola Condenser, gets gallery show of her Instagram prints at Lawrence and Clark Gallery.
- Dan Nadel writes about Joe Bradley's Krasdale show.
- Ren Hang's photographs in Purple Magazine.
- Rana Begum wins 2017 Abraaj Group Art Prize and $100k.
- Jeff Koons show opens at Almine Rech in London.
- Lena Dunham and Laurie Simmons in conversation.
- aqnb reviews Julien Nguyen's show at Freedman Fitzpatrick.
- The Sunday Painter brings Samara Scott project to Four Six One Nine in Los Angeles.
- David Hockney and David Gayford talk about pictures.
- Rachel Rose signs to Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and they will help manage her feature film career.
- Shepard Fairey puts up murals on the streets of Hong Kong and has a show at The Pulse.
- Laura Owens will design a lift ticket for the upcoming ski season in Aspen.
- Damien Hirst's Myth and Legend sculpture editions available from Other Criteria.
- 3Arts announces the ten recipients of its ninth annual 3Arts Awards.
- Artnet profiles 10 Female Designers Breaking the Mold.
- Lucian Wintrich organizes a pro-Trump art show in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
- Shia LaBeouf's next art performance.
- A look at David Bowie's collection.
- Snoop Dogg gives Martha Stewart an original painting of a dog.
- A look at what artists the Beckham family collects.
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Streets: Sage Vaughn (Los Angeles)
Recently in Los Angeles, on the border of Tarzana and Reseda, Sage Vaughn painted a mural on a side of a new structure on Ventura Blvd. The wall features a large-scale rendition of the locally-based artist's instantly recognizable Wildflowers imagery, sprinkled with some mushrooms and other wildlife. Take a look at more photos and a video below for a more details.
Photo & video credit: Birdman Photos.
Discuss Sage Vaughn here.
https://vimeo.com/187081840
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Recap: FestiWall 2016 (Italy)
The FestiWall public arts and music event recently wrapped up their 2016 edition with a small but effective roster of artists creating murals on the island of Sicily. An example of this was a lush piece entitled The Gardener (seen above) from Australian street artist Fintan Magee, a multi-story masterpiece painted over several days. Also check out some equally great pieces that beautified the city of Ragusa from Hyuro, Evoca1, SatOne, and Agostino Iacurci that are perfect examples of their aesthetic in the photos below...
Photo credit: Marcello Bocchieri Fotografo and via Internazionale.
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Overtime: Oct 10 – Oct 16
More stories from the week that ended Oct 16 (click on bolded words for more information):
- David Hockney's SUMO book is coming.
- RIP: Klaus Kertess, who passed away at the age of 76.
- RIP: Elizabeth F. Rohatyn, who passed away at the age of 86.
- RIP: David Antin, who passed away at the age of 84.
- RIP: Michiyo Yasuda, who passed away at the age of 77.
- Vikram Chatwal accused of attempting to set Sean Kelley's dogs on fire in unprovoked attack.
- Mike Weiss Gallery in Chelsea, NY to close due to issues with construction next door.
- Catherine Wagley gets us up to date on the gentrification battle between Boyle Heights residents and galleries. LA Times' Carolina A. Miranda also explores issues of gentrification in Boyle Heights.
- Serious doubts starting to grow over Old Masters sold by Giulano Ruffini after collector refunded by Sotheby's. More details emerge. Artnet summarizes the facts so far.
- Jeffrey Uslip resigns as curator of Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis amid Kelley Walker show controversy.
- Fake insider ticket scheme uncovered at Versailles and five workers charged with fraud.
- UK art market fears long-term impact of hard Brexit damaging UK trade.
- UK professors condemn removal of art history A-level, as England will drop the subject from 2018.
- Berlin rejects funding proposal for Chris Dercon’s latest project.
- Stanley Gibbons under new management after posting losses of £29mil.
- Pierce O’Donnell sues his business partner in a possible authentic Jackson Pollock painting worth ~$100mil.
- Asher Edelman and Geoffrey Diner Gallery's complex lawsuit due to damaged Pier Paolo Calzolari neon work.
- Reiss-Engelhorn Museen wins lawsuit against visitor who uploaded images from museum onto Wikipedia.
- Grayson Perry and Jonathan Jones beef intensifies.
- Artnet explores whether the art market is racially biased.
- Doris Salcedo covers Bogotá square with stitched banners in memory of war victims after peace deal rejected.
- The Art Newspaper looks at the Caravaggio work at the center of the Wildenstein money-laundering trial. Prosecutors recommend that Guy Wildenstein be sentenced to four years in prison and pay €250mil. for alleged tax evasion and money laundering.
- Laura O’Reilly apologizes for hosting #DaddyWillSaveUs show at her gallery, Wallplay. Gothamist visits the pro-Trump show in New York.
- Keith Miller writes about How Frieze eats the soul.
- Art Market Monitor looks at the decline in the flipping of works at auction.
- Klimt's The Kiss reproduced in 3D, enabling the visually impaired to enjoy the work by touch.
- Manuel Ocampo and Lani Maestro will represent the Philippines at the 2017 Venice Biennale.
- BeMA – Beirut Museum of Art – coming in 2020 and will be designed by Hala Wardé.
- Tate announces 2016 Frieze Tate Fund acquisitions, which includes 10 works by 3 artists.
- The British Museum has been buying American prints for The American Dream: Pop to the Present exhibition.
- Tino Sehgal, along with 300 performers, will take over the Palais de Tokyo in Paris for his solo there.
- International tour planned for Zaha Hadid exhibitions in London and Rome.
- Newport Street Gallery wins 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year in UK.
- The University of Pennsylvania receives $15mil. gift for the arts from Keith L. and Katherine Sachs.
- London’s National Gallery close to buying £30mil. Pontormo painting after government provides grant.
- AXA insurance company gives 29 Thomas Hart Benton drawings and studies to the Met.
- Artnet interviews JiaJia Fei about the Jewish Museum's digital strategy.
- Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, visits the Mauritshuis museum.
- Now Be Here #2 will take place in the Brooklyn Museum’s Beaux-Arts Court.
- Damien Hirst's show at Pinault Collection will include his latest project, which has been 10 years in the making.
- Louise Blouin endorses Hillary Rodham Clinton for the United States presidency. Artinfo also writes about Clinton's other art figure supporters.
- Christie’s opens second exhibition location in China on Oct 15 with Beijing flagship space.
- Sotheby’s announces new fee structure for Nov sales.
- A look at the artists' auction records that were broken last week in London. Katya Kazakina writes about the week in London auctions for Bloomberg.
- The lessons gleaned from Sotheby's Bowie-owned Basquiat Air Power painting that he purchased at auction.
- A preview on what dealers are bringing to FIAC this year. Artnet gathers 20 of the most exciting shows and events around Paris during FIAC.
- Kenny Schachter writes about the scene in London during Frieze week.
- Paul Kasmin hires Denis Gardarin as senior director. Adds Mathieu Mercier and Naama Tsabar to roster.
- Paula Cooper's life in pictures with NY Times.
- Artspace interviews Magnus Edensvard.
- Adrian Rosenfeld opening a gallery in San Francisco.
- JTT gallery to move to a bigger space in the Lower East Side of NYC.
- Artnet talks to Russell Tovey about his art collecting and interests.
- Artspace interviews Etel Adnan.
- The Art Newspaper catches up with Ed Ruscha.
- Robert Indiana talks with Artspace.
- Artnet writes about the women artists of the Russian Avant-Garde movement.
- Jerry Saltz reviews Matthew Barney's show at Barbara Gladstone.
- Artinfo looks at Sandro Kopp's Take Time show at Galerie Eric Dupont.
- Another Something profiles Cali Thornhill DeWitt.
- Taylor Dafoe interviews Donna Huanca.
- Stephen Shore's photographs from Warhol's Factory.
- Artinfo interviews Marsha Cottrell.
- Artforum writes about Eric Mack.
- William Powhida's Donald Trump piece.
- Yxta Maya Murray journey to Maurizio Cattelan’s America.
- Ten people that could be Banksy.
- Kehinde Wiley's 10 favorite books.
- William Powhida's new print about reasons why you shouldn't live in New York.
- Artnet reviews the week in art events and parties.
- The art world's courtship of celebrities.
- Prince's unreleased music library could sell more as much as $35mil.
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Streets: Leon Keer // ONO’U (Tahiti)
Earlier his month, Leon Keer contributed another one of his signature anamorphic street paintings to the ONO'U street art festival in Tahiti. Painted at the lookout of the Gare Maritime Ferry Terminal in Papeete, the piece features a parade of robots ready to explore the beautiful island after exiting their cruise ship. As you can see, his three-dimensional skills are quite impressive, creating an optical illusion that the island residents would not soon forget.
Photo credit: Selina Miles, Marc Emmanuel Louvat, and the artist.
Discuss Leon Keer here.
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Overtime: Oct 17 – Oct 23
More stories from the week that ended Oct 23 (click on bolded words for more information):
- FIAC expands into the Petit Palais with performance section and sculpture park. Artinfo has a preview of the fair. Artnet's choices for the top booths at the fair. Artnet has a FIAC sales report and The Art Newspaper also has one. [Image above: Joe Bradley at Petit Palais]
- RIP: Kengiro Azuma, who passed away at the age of 90.
- Andrew J. Hall may have bought a number of Leon Golub fakes from an art history professor and her son.
- Saint Jerome painting attributed to Parmigianino, owned by Giulano Ruffini, sent for tests due to suspicion.
- Ann Freedman, settles lawsuit with Frank Fertitta over forged Rothko painting.
- White Flag Projects in St Louis to close.
- Inverleith House at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh closes after 30 years. Petition started to save the gallery.
- Looters exploit the political chaos in Libya as illicit artifacts are overflowing out the country. Italian mafia allegedly trading weapons for Libyan artifacts looted by Isil.
- How some of New York's most iconic and historic artworks were destroyed and lost.
- National Museum of the American Indian employee breaks Anthony Scioli's statue of Hillary Clinton.
- David Kittos sues Trump campaign for wrongful acts of copyright infringement over usage of his photograph.
- The Wildenstein family court trial for tax evasion and money laundering wraps up.
- David Nahmad claims sole ownership of Monet painting allegedly owned by Jho Low.
- Jeffrey Uslip offered a job at the Bass Museum, but Bass board members have strongly opposed the move.
- MFA enrollment is dropping after a decade of growth.
- Miami Dade College scraps museum project due to declining real estate market and Gary Nader feud.
- International tour of works from the Burrell Collection having trouble finding partners.
- Is Jerry Saltz the Donald Trump of art world social media? Saltz responds.
- Auction houses told by NY's Department of Consumer Affairs to improve transparency in reporting prices.
- The experience of gallery assistants in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
- Room East gallery stops representation of artists and will now mount historic-based shows.
- Art Review releases 2016 Power 100 list.
- The Uffizi Gallery reopens after renovations designed to better handle crowd flows.
- LACMA partners with Disney to bring classic movies to life on Snapchat.
- Smithsonian American Art Museum releases Renwick Gallery WONDER 360 virtual reality app.
- Patricia Phelps de Cisneros donates 102 works to MoMA, bolstering its holdings of Latin American art.
- Kader Attia opens three-story exhibition and events space in Paris. He also wins the Marcel Duchamp Prize and €35k.
- Mark Bradford designs the new ICA LA logo.
- Artinfo reviews Alex Da Corte exhibition at Mass MoCA.
- The Clark Art Institute receives $2mil. donation from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust.
- Dallas Museum of Art appoints Anna Katherine Brodbeck as assistant curator of contemporary art.
- Jordi Colomer selected to represent Spain at the 2017 Venice Biennale. Sharon Lockhart will represent Poland in Venice. Hammad Nasar to curate the United Arab Emirates's exhibition at the Biennale.
- Christie’s to offer $45mil. estimated Monet Haystack painting during New York Impressionist and Modern sale.
- Salvador Dali lobster telephone and Mae West lips sofa to be offered by Christie's in Dec.
- Gaurav Bhatia named managing director of Sotheby’s India.
- Robert Manley announces on Instagram a Clyfford Still painting offered by Phillips in its Nov evening sale.
- NADA NY moves from May to Armory week in March.
- A glimpse on what dealers are bringing to TEFAF New York. The Art Newspaper previews the fair. Artnet's list of the best booths there.
- Hito Steyerl reacts to the idea of artwork being an alternative currency.
- Christian Viveros-Fauné looks at the current economic state of mid-market galleries.
- Jacob Lewis Gallery now represents Hajime Sorayama.
- Marianne Boesky Gallery now represents Sanford Biggers.
- Tania Bruguera announces that she will be running for president of Cuba in 2018.
- Anicka Yi awarded 2016 Hugo Boss Prize. Artnet covers the reception.
- Vice interviews Cai Guo-Qiang.
- Yoko Ono's first permanent public installation piece unveiled in Chicago.
- Hypebeast interviews Lucien Smith.
- Maya Lin reveals plans for the redesigning of the library at Smith College.
- Artspace interviews Ragnar Kjartansson.
- Artnet interviews Petra Collins.
- Lizzie Fitch and Ryan Trecartin work on a W Magazine project with Kendall and Gigi Hadid. How it went down. Jenner also makes a video about performance art.
- Purple visits the Brian Kokoska show at Ashes/Ashes.
- Sarah Cascone attends Emma Sulkowicz’s performance.
- Artspace interviews Nicolas Party.
- Jeff Koons endorses Hillary Clinton for president. List of Broadway performers also endorse Clinton.
- W Magazine visits John Wolf's Human Condition exhibition.
- Antonio Lee claims to have acquired about $88 billion worth of Bank of America stock.
- Christian Rosa appears with Pamela Anderson in Solar magazine.
- Madame Tussauds announces a Yayoi Kusama artistic themed zone at its Hong Kong branch.
- H&M commissions Alex Katz to design a collection.
- 16-meter tall statue of Vladimir the Great to be unveiled near the Kremlin.
- Vivienne Westwood gives advice on the decision to have kids.
- The Great Pyramid of Giza may be hiding secret rooms, according to scientists.
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Streets: SEPE // District Walls (Washington D.C.)
Earlier this month, the District Walls project in Washington D.C. (curated by Art Whino) saw a sweet addition from SEPE entitled Another Brick In The Wall. When considering that the mural is being painted in the US capital and the image showing a clown being crowned, the piece was perfectly timed for the current election cycle. The Polish artist, whose real name is Michał Wręga adds - "In general work refers to the ruthless world of politics and grotesque race for power. I thought it will perfectly fit to the place and time just one month before that funny presidential election."
Discuss SEPE here.
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Streets: Pejac (Croatia)
After a series of interventions in London back in June (covered), Pejac just revealed his latest public works produced during his residency with the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka, Croatia. The Barcelona-based artist recently spent two weeks in the city on the Adriatic coast where he created three new and peculiar works.
Camouflage (Tribute to René Magritte) is arguably Pejac's most demanding and complex work to date. Created on the large windows of an abandoned power plant in a former paper factory, the poetic piece depicts a boy shooting a flock of birds. The Spanish artist's idea behind the piece was to celebrate the survival instinct seen in nature by showing birds that camouflage as broken windows for the sake of their survival. It is also a tribute to René Magritte’s iconic birds works, as well as a personal trip to his childhood. The piece took a couple of days to complete and the result is a witty play between optical illusion and thoughtful craftsmanship.
The seconnd piece titled Ashes To Ashes was inspired by the (bear) hunting tourism that is on the rise in the endless forests nearby Rijeka. With this elaborate intervention, Pejac wanted to express his belief that despite of how many animals get killed for amusement, nature will always persist. This was accented by adding a subtle image of a safety ring seen in his earlier works. Done almost exclusively by scratching the dirt of a river bank and adding paint details to depict mountainous scenery, his idea was to re-create wild nature within a man-made, urban environment.
In contrast with the large interventions, he also painted a piece titled Brain Drain which symbolizes the migration of local creative minds in search of a better life. With Rijeka and whole of Croatia experiencing this phenomenon recently, Pejac wanted to create a piece that will mark this moment in time. Painted using white paint and chrome accents, the medusa rising above a polluted river also represents the strength of a delicate human mind and its power to be dangerous or even lethal.
Discuss Pejac here.
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Streets: Shepard Fairey (Hong Kong)
Over the last week or so, Shepard Fairey (featured) has been in Hong Kong working on a few small pieces in the nooks and crannies of the urban sprawl. The American artist is in town pasting up his imagery on the streets leading up to his show opening up at the HOCA Foundation, his first solo exhibition in the Chinese city-state. The new public murals will continue to spread Shep's favorite concepts - "The Medium is the Message" - a phrase coined by Marshall McLuhan to describe how "the form of a medium embeds itself in any message it would transmit or convey, creating a symbiotic relationship by which the medium influences how the message is perceived."
Photo credit: Jonathan Furlong.
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Streets: Inter|Urban project (Cleveland)
Jasper Wong from POW! WOW! recently joined forces with Fred Bidwell from Transformer Station as curatorial team for the INTER|URBAN public arts program 2016. This original project is working on transforming Cleveland’s public transit rail system into a large-scale public art experience.
Through artwork that can be enjoyed on their commute, this program seeks to challenge public transit riders emotionally and intellectually, while making physical and cultural connections to their surroundings. Inspiration for the artworks included is taken directly from the literature of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. These works and authors are exploring ideas of social justice, diversity, and the celebration of all cultures and backgrounds, which are themes that go along with the idea of the whole undertaking. Each of the featured artists are creating their direct reflection on the selected inspirational text.
Produced by LAND studio in partnership with the City of Cleveland, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA), Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, and The Cleveland Foundation, the initiative looks to grow over several years, aiming to cement the cultural significance of art in the public realm. So for, they have produced murals and installations by such artists as Aaron De La Cruz, Alan Giberson, Alex Yanes, Amber Esner, Brendan Monroe, Ellen Rutt, Faith47, Katy Kosman, Keliy Anderson-Staley, Margaret Kimball, Peter Larson, OhioSwim (Osman Mohammad), etc.
https://vimeo.com/177444566
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Streets: El Mac (Colorado)
Over the summer, El Mac spend some time on a commission mural at the Manitou Art Center, coincidentally also referred to as The MAC in Manitou Springs, Colorado. It was a collaboration (something he often does) with his friend FUSE, who painted some of the graffiti elements for this piece entitled Native Son (This Saint Floyd), a tribute to local artist local artist Floyd Tunson. You can read more about it here if you are interested.
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Overtime: Oct 24 – Oct 30
More stories from the week that ended Oct 30 (click on bolded words for more information):
- Artspace profiles Nathan Cash Davidson, Torey Thornton, and Avery Singer. (above: Torey Thornton's Rapport Vroom show at Shane Campbell Gallery).
- Frieze reviews Jamian Juliano-Villani's The World’s Greatest Planet on Earth at Studio Voltaire.
- RIP: Raymond Brown, who passed away during scaffolding accident in Miami while painting a mural.
- RIP: Tom Doyle, who passed away on Oct 8.
- RIP: Marwan Kassab-Bachi, who passed away at the age of 82.
- RIP: Steve Dillon, who passed away at the age of 54.
- Ottawa Sgt. Chris Hrnchiar charged after racist comments over death of Annie Pootoogook.
- The New Art Gallery in Walsall is at risk of closure under cost-cutting proposals by the local council.
- The British Museum’s Townley Venus sculpture had its thumb broken off by outside caterers.
- More heritage sites damaged by two strong earthquakes that struck central Italy.
- Christie’s had doubts concerning provenance of suspected Frans Hals forgery and declined to sell it.
- Patrizia Asproni resigns as head of the Turin Museum Foundation after feud with mayor.
- Urs Schwarzenbach fined $4mil. for bringing in over 200 artworks into Switzerland and avoiding taxes on them.
- The National Gallery contesting legal claim in a NY court over ownership of Matisse’s Greta Moll portrait.
- Vivienne Westwood accused of plagiarizing Roberta Marrero’s work and brand calls to apologize & negotiate.
- Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame destroyed by vandal dressed as construction worker. Jamie Otis arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism for the act.
- Mary Boone accuses Alec Baldwin of tax avoidance when he had his Bleckner shipped to CA instead of NY.
- South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announce plans for new law to clamp down on forgeries.
- Mayor Gallery files lawsuit against Agnes Martin authentication committee for catalogue raisonné exclusions.
- Steve McCurry speaks out against arrest of Sharbat Gula, the subject of his famous photograph.
- Pussy Riot attacks Donald Trump with new video.
- Ben Davis on Vine Art in honor of the platform's demise.
- Unknown Kirchner painting discovered during tests beneath later canvas.
- London mayor Sadiq Khan pledges to create affordable artists’ studios in the city.
- 200-year old Museo del Prado opens Clara Peeters show, its first exhibition dedicated to a female artist.
- Luc Tuymans organizes James Ensore show at London’s Royal Academy of Arts.
- MoMA adds NTT DOCOMO’s original set of 176 emoji to its collection.
- Marlene and Spencer Hays donate major collection (Bonnard, Vuillard, Redon, others) to Musée d’Orsay.
- Christopher Knight reviews The Shimmer of Gold: Giovanni di Paolo in Renaissance Siena at The Getty.
- Ben Davis reviews Pipilotti Rist’s New Museum show Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest.
- Keith J Varadi reviews Tamara Henderson's Seasons End: Panting Healer show at REDCAT.
- The growth of museums in Los Angeles.
- Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego plans renovation and expansion by Annabelle Selldorf.
- Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in SoHo expanding to double its space.
- Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art to receive challenge grant up to $900k from Walton Family Foundation.
- David M. Rubenstein to become chairman of the Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents.
- Anne Imhof will represent Germany in the 2017 Venice Biennale.
- Herzog & de Meuron wins competition to design Berlin’s Museum of the 20th Century.
- Architecture Research Office selected to renovate Rothko Chapel.
- Ragnar Kjartansson creates Yoko Ono work from 1993 Simpsons episode for show at Reykjavik Art Museum.
- Independent Curators International names Miguel A. Lopez '16 winner of Independent Vision Curatorial Award.
- Sotheby's to offer Edvard Munch's Girls on the Bridge, estimated to sell for $50mil. at auction.
- Sales at Sotheby's and Christie's shows that Islamic art market continues to grow.
- Conor Jordan on Wassily Kandinsky’s Rigide et Courbé (Rigid and Curved), which is being offered by Christie's.
- Phillips to offer five works from the collection of Tommy Hilfiger.
- Marc Newson's Pod of Drawers 1987 sells for €1mil. at Artcurial Heavy Metal sale.
- Indecline's The Emperor Has No Balls naked Donald Trump sculpture sells for $22k at Julien's Auctions.
- Sotheby’s acquires the Mei Moses Art Indices and will rename it the Sotheby's Mei Moses. The experts weigh in on the acquisition.
- Naomi Watts buys four works at the Take Home a Nude benefit auction.
- ARTnews visits the opening of the TEFAF art fair in NY. Judd Tully also reports from the fair. Art Market Monitor has a summary of what sold.
- Scott Indrisik previews Artbo 2016.
- Pioneer Works announces the first Alternative Art School Fair.
- Kenny Schachters' adventures in Paris during FIAC.
- Galerie Perrotin to open a space in Tokyo.
- James Tarmy profiles Almine Ruiz-Picasso.
- Henri Neuendorf interviews David Kordanksy.
- Henri Neuendorf also interviews Vito Schnabel.
- Fortune writes about Steve Cohen's art collection.
- The emerging role of fine art in luxury real estate staging.
- Artnet's list of the 100 most collectible living artists.
- Sotheby's provides an inside look at the Steven & Ann Ames collection.
- A look at Anderson Cooper's interest in art.
- The Art Newspaper interviews Kerry James Marshall.
- Isa Genzken in W Magazine.
- Derrick Adams wins 2016 Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize and $50k.
- NY Times profiles Carolee Schneemann.
- Danny Fox discusses some of his new paintings.
- Jenny Holzer turns excerpts from interviews about AIDS into a new series of artworks projected onto buildings. Surface interviews the artist about the project.
- Nigel Cooke talks about painting.
- Frieze reviews Amelie von Wulffen's show at Galerie Barbara Weiss
- Sam Falls interview in Purple.
- LA Times covers shows that you should visit in Los Angeles right now.
- Artnet's list of 10 Disruptors Who Are Completely Changing the Art World.
- Why some artists are remembered more than others.
- The week in NY's social scene.
- Mitch Putnam, of OMG Posters, has put out a 11"x14" book called OMG Posters: A Decade of Rock Art.
- A look at some of the lessons learned from Marina Abramovic's memoir.
- Tiqui Atencio's Could Have, Would Have, Should Have: Inside the World of the Art Collector book.
- Artnet writes about 11 Fascinating Books About Art History’s Most Scandalous Forgeries.
- Liu Yiqian buys a $23.5mil. apartment in a high-rise facing Central Park.
- James Franco directs a video for Sotheby's.
- SAIC lions wear Cubs hats for the first time ever on occasion of the team being in the World Series.
- Eight of the hottest Halloween art parties in NY.
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