Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, president of the European Commission, and the ministers of Culture of the European Union attended the launch of “Europeana” in Brussels, Belgium. EFE/Oliver Hostel.
BRUSSELS.- The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, and the ministers of Culture of the European Union attended the launch of “"Europeana"” in Brussels, Belgium. Europeana, the Eurpean “virtual museum” offers from now on free access to more than two million books, paintings, videos and other digital documents from the cultural centers all over Europe. The idea for Europeana came from a letter to the Presidency of Council and to the Commission on 28 April 2005. Six Heads of State and Government suggested the creation of a virtual European library, aiming to make Europe's cultural and scientific resources accessible for all. ... More
Bonhams to Sell Sculpture Made by Anish Kapoor at Auction in Dubai
Bonhams second sale in Dubai will feature a wide range of modern and
contemporary works by Middle Eastern, Iranian, Indian and Pakistani artists.
Included is a sculpture, made by Anish Kapoor, originally commissioned
by City of Malm ö, Sweden for the Bo01 exhibition.
"Mountain" was constructed from 120 water-jet cut 2 cm thick
aluminium layers mounted on an internal structure. Executed with formidable
precision, its 120 aluminium layers lock together and, at the same time,
convey the rugged energy of a mountain surging out of the elemental rock.
It possesses an imposing air of grandeur, furrowed and restless yet able
to elicit a profound sense of awe in the onlooker. We find ourselves seduced
by the challenge of scaling its heights, in order to feel an even greater
exultation and release when reaching the top. Video: Courtesy of Bonhams.
Francisco Zúñiga, Grupo frente al mar, 1984, bronze with green patina, sold for $1,202,500. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2008.
NEW YORK.- Christie’s two-day sales of Latin American Art totaled $14,150,963/ £9,433,975/ €11,230,923, and was 70% sold by lot. Combined with the $33.8 million fetched in the Spring auctions, Christie’s grand total for Latin American Art in 2008 is $48,012,313, representing the second highest annual total for Christie’s. Virgilio Garza, Head of Latin American Art, states: “We had a very successful Day ... More
Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876–1973), The Team, 1903, Bronze, Purchase with funds from the Ruth Carter Stevenson Acquisitions Endowment
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FORT WORTH, TX.- Amon Carter Museum Director Ron Tyler announced today the acquisition of two 20th century American works: a bronze sculpture entitled The Team by Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876–1973) and a painting entitled White and Gray, no. 256 by Jean Xceron (1890–1967). Both works can be seen in the museum’s painting and sculpture galleries. ... More
Mervyn Bishop, Prime Minister Geough Whitlam pours soil into the hands of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari, Northern Territory 1975/99. Type R3 phtotograph, 30.6 x 30.5 cm. Art Gallery of NSW.
SYDNEY.- Art Gallery of New South Wales presents Half Light- Portraits from Black Australia, on view through 22 February 2009. Photography by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists has emerged over the past two decades as a definitive expression of contemporary Indigenous life in Australia. Half Lightis the first major survey of the work of Indigenous artists engaging with ... More
BRISTOL, UK.- Arnolfini presents Super toys: On Play, Affective Machines and Object Relations, on view through January 18, 2009. The Supertoys exhibition and events programme at Arnolfini explores toys, affective machines, and play. Artists, technologists, children and adults examine how toys operate as 'transitional objects' in allowing feelings to be carried between the human ... More
Restored stucco head of a woman, stucco, Museum Lahore, Pakistan.
BONN.- To the Western viewer the Buddhist art of Gandhara seems strangely familiar; its rootedness in Western traditions is strikingly obvious. Gandhara is the name of a region in present-day Pakistan whose connection with the West can be traced back to the far-flung conquests of Alexander the Great (330 BC) and his local successors. Alexander’s foray laid the foundation for the ... More
NEW YORK.- Christie's announced the fall sales of Antiquities and the tenth annual Ancient Jewelry sale, on December 9. Both sales will offer a strong selection of works, from sculptures to wearable ancient art representing Egypt, the Near East, Greece and Rome. With estimates ranging from $2,000 to $700,000, both sales are expected to achieve in the region of $7.5 million. ... More
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announced that as part of its Important Jewels sale on Wednesday, 17 December, 2008, a selection of exceptional jewellery designed and donated by top contemporary artists and jewellers will be offered to raise funds for the NSPCC. A number of the 10 works, which are expected to raise in excess of £100,000, will include in their sale the original ... More
Eduardo Costa, Lygia sleeping and dreaming (Portrait of Lygia Pape), 1997 and 1998, Solid acrylic paint.
NEW YORK.- Pinta 2008 wrapped up its second edition at The Metropolitan Pavilion and the B.Altman Building with solid sales of $4 million and record attendance. Over the three-day fair, more than 10,000 people, including major collectors, art professionals and critics, visited PINTA’s fifty-five international galleries to discover and experience the best modern and ... More
Y. Z. Kami, Untitled (The Gardener I), 2005, Oil on linen, 208.3 x 157.5 cm (82 x 62 inches),
Collection Stanlee Gatti, San Francisco.
LONDON.- Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art presents the first solo exhibition of paintings and works on paper by the Persian born artist Y.Z. Kami. This group of works has been created over the past ten years and will be shown for the first time in the UK. The most striking works in this exhibition are undoubtedly Y.Z. Kami's large and frontal painted portraits of ordinary people, each of whom entirely fills the canvas, ... More
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Kansas City's Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Presents Videos by Swedish Artist Johanna Billing KANSAS CITY.- Swedish artist and founder of the independent music label Make It Happen, Johanna Billing creates breathtaking, poignant videos and films that address issues of individuality, isolation, public performance, and decisive action—or inaction—in the context of collective endeavors. The exhibition of seven works by Johanna Billing is on view November 21, 2008–February 1, ... More
Vienna Secession Presents Sharon Lockhart - Lunch Break VIENNA.- Vienna Secession presents Sharon Lockhart - Lunch Break, on view through January 18, 2009. Over the last 15 years US-American artist Sharon Lockhart has made films and photographs that frame moments of everyday life while exploring the subtle relationships between the two mediums. Shown for the first time at the Secession, Lockhart’s latest films and accompanying photographic ... More
Fondation Cartier Presents Raymond Depardon - Paul Virilio - Terre Natale PARIS.- Fondation Cartier presents today Raymond Depardon - Paul Virilio - Terre Natale, on view through March 15, 2009. While the world has reached a critical moment in its history, where the environment conditions what humans do and what they will become, the exhibition Native Land, Stop Eject proposes a reflection on the notions of being rooted and uprooted, as well as ... More
Renzo Martens - Episode III at Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam AMSTERDAM.- Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (SMBA) presents ‘Renzo Martens - Episode III’, with a screening of the film Episode III, 'Enjoy Poverty' in the Tuschinski Cinema on November 20, is also the kick-off for the documentary film festival IDFA. After this the film will be presented continuously in Bureau Amsterdam, together with several related objects. On ... More
The Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art Presents Christopher Wool PORTO, PORTUGAL.- The Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art (www.serralves.com) inaugurates an exhibition devoted to the work of the renowned American painter Christopher Wool. At Serralves, Wool will present approximately 20 carefully chosen works from his most recent production which are confronted with approx. 15 additional works that date a number of years ... More
National Museum of American History Opens in Washington, DC WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will open its doors to the public Friday, Nov. 21, providing a new look at the almost 200-year-old Star-Spangled Banner and a rare chance to see the White House copy of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The reopening will mark the completion of a two-year, $85 million renovation of the building’s center core, ... More
Open Call For The International Guerrilla Video Festival DUBLIN.- The International Guerrilla Video Festival Dublin 2009 will be held 19-20 February in 3 unique areas of the city: Parnell Street, Rathmines and Talbot Street. Navigating the areas over the course of two days, the IGVFest will project works relating to the social conditions of the site on building facades, monuments and temporary structures. Artists who are active in the areas and ... More
Patricia Cornwell Conservation Scientist Established at the Harvard Art Museum's Straus Center CAMBRIDGE, MA.- The Harvard Art Museum today announced the establishment of the Patricia Cornwell Conservation Scientist at the museum’s Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. This new position is established through a generous $1 million commitment from bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, matching additional support from the Andrew W. Mellon ... More
The story of Barack Obama winning, not because we waited for it,
made it less surprising. I would like to imagine the people responsible
of deciding the format and text to announce this spectacular news
story; the important moments which they lived on the night of this
past November 4th in the newsrooms of their respective newspapers.
We were talking about how to publish this story that has made history,
in which manner to make this announcement; that allows us to see
the light at the end of the turbulent tunnel in which bad decisions
and a few greedy people have put us in, should be made.
Barack Obama is change, he is the hope of millions, it's the announcement
that things will change.
At this moment
we would like to congratulate all who, with their talent
and art have communicated this good news and have participated
in this mosaic that we present in ArtDaily, in which 300
versions of the same theme appear: the arrival of a new
day, the
arrival
of Barack Obama to the White House.
There are 300
newspaper front pages from around the world that we have
gathered here so that our visitors can see the beauty
in the formats. What talent of those who with only one word,
with just the name or a simple phrase, shape their respective
newspapers with
this story that occupied the front page of many dailies
throughout the world.
