Craftsmanship and Wit
Modern Japanese Prints from the Carol and Seymour Haber Collection
NOV 4, 2017 – APR 1, 2018
This fall, the Museum will celebrate the legacy of Carol (1932–2015) and Seymour Haber (1929–2012), longtime friends of and donors to the Portland Art Museum. Drawn exclusively from gifts and promised gifts from the Habers, this exhibition explores their personal vision and brilliant, insightful taste for Japanese modern art.
Art News
CHICAGO—On November 3, 2017, the Art Institute joins museums around the world in celebrating the life and work of renowned artist, Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), with the opening of Rodin: Sculptor and Storyteller, on view in Gallery 246
ArtReview published its annual Power 100 list last week. The 16th edition of this important who’s-who list names the most influential people in the art world. This year's list includes artists, curators, gallerists, theorists, authors and more. According to ArtReview, “An individual’s or group’s ranking is based on their international influence over the production and dissemination of art and ideas in the artworld and beyond over the past 12 months.
The New York Metro Transit Authority (MTA) is upping the MetroCard’s style cachet in 2017, even in the wake of the MTA’s recent announcement that it will be phasing out the physical payment system in near future. For now, some MetroCards will be turned into modern art.
Ellen Gallagher Accidental Records
Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, South Gallery
4 November 2017 – 28 January 2018
Washington, DC—Stretching nearly 20 feet wide by 8 feet tall, Mural (1943) is the largest work by Jackson Pollock (1912-1956). Beyond its monumental proportions and the many myths that surround its creation, the painting stands as one of the artist's greatest achievements. The iconic work will make its DC debut this fall through a special loan from the University of Iowa Museum of Art to the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Zeng Fanzhi, Zao Wou-ki, Hsiao Chin, Key Hiraga, KAWS and Kishio Suga are among the line-up of sought-after artists featured in Bonhams 39-lot sale for Modern and Contemporary Art on 21 November in Hong Kong.
Exhibition: Josef Albers in MexicoVenue: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New YorkLocation: Tower Level 4Dates: November 3, 2017—February 18, 2018
This autumn, Tate Britain will unveil an immersive new installation by Marguerite Humeau (b.1986, Cholet, France). Humeau’s practice often takes the form of research-based projects to challenge key issues of the day using complex narratives that synthesise the past with the present. Humeau here blurs the boundaries between research and fiction, science and myth. She creates a uniquely sensory experience using bodily substances, polystyrene sculptures and the recreation of Cleopatra’s voice.
November 2, 2017 (New York, NY) – The second edition of TEFAF New York Fall came to a close yesterday, November 1, 2017, at the historic Park Avenue Armory, following six days of steady, strong sales and attendance from international art-world and academic leaders, collectors, and the public.
