The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s recently opened Dive Egypt exhibition is the latest in a long line of shows centered on ancient Egyptian art to draw massive crowds and fanfare.
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In 1943, the Uruguayan artist Joaquín Torres-García sketched a map of South America with the continent turned upside down, so that its southern tip was at the top, marked “South Pole.” Titled América Invertida, the drawing was intended as a declaration of independence for all Latin American artists, expressing the belief that in order to fulfill their destiny, they must stop seeing themselves as peripheral.
Step into the Tivoli Kopke Porto Gaia Hotel in Portugal, and step back in time to the 1630s, when wine was the primary economic force in the region. Today, it's still an essential part of the economy, with imbibers coming from all corners of the globe to partake.
The title creation process for abstract art can be fascinating. Sometimes titles are chosen by a family member, agent, or gallery. But most artists title their works themselves, deliberately crafting titles that give a visual context to artworks, labeling their inspiration, or grabbing viewers' attention.
On October 25th, Shapiro Auctions will be holding its Autumn Fine Art Auction at its new location in Bedford Hills, New York. The auction house, which has been holding fine art auctions since 2007, is well known for the cosmopolitan nature of the art that it offers, and this auction is no exception, including works by well-known artists from America, Vietnam, Mexico, France, Italy, Myanmar, Japan, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, and more.
Faced with government funding cuts and mounting redevelopment expenses, the British Museum is taking a page out of the American fundraising playbook with an inaugural ball on October 18th.
David Dike Fine Art will host the 29th Annual Texas Art Auction on Saturday, October 25 at the gallery in Alpha Plaza. The sale will be a live auction and will showcase over 480 lots of Texas Art ranging from early and traditional to contemporary works. Highlights include works by Julian Onderdonk, Dorothy Hood, and Ben Culwell. A number of artworks by the Dallas Nine and their circle and the Fort Worth Circle group of artists are featured in this auction.
Joanna Pousette-Dart has deep art-world credentials. Her husband is abstract painter David Novros, her father was iconic Abstract Expressionist painter Richard Pousette-Dart, and her mother, the poet Evelyn Gracey. Her home and studio are on Broome Street in lower Manhattan, accessible by street buzzer in a landmarked cast-iron building.
In a mysterious photograph from 1922, a pair of shadowy figures hold each other’s faces in their glowing hands and kiss. Perhaps their palms and fingers can deliver heat, and that’s why the bushy brows of the figure on the left trail up in a smoky wisp, suggesting fire. A dark form resembling a thin, double-sided knife also cuts across the image just below the couple’s noses.
Stock exchanges have been offering the public a piece of corporate earnings since the Dutch East India Company opened one in 1602, but only recently has art become a tradable security. Half a dozen or so investment firms specializing in art shares have been steadily evangelizing the potential financial benefits of owning a stake in otherwise out-of-budget works.
