Aicon Gallery New York is proud to present an important Retrospective of work by the late Kerala-based artist Rajan Krishnan. A dear friend of the gallery and a frequent collaborator over the years, Rajan’s unexpected passing in 2016, left a void in the contemporary art world of Kochi - which he in large part helped to create - as well as in the broader landscape of South Asian art.
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An astonishing number of materials have been used to create fashion, many of which are drawn from the animal kingdom. To learn more about some of them, we worked with colleagues at London’s Natural History Museum, exploring materials from very different sources – whales and jewel beetles – and their use in fashion.
There are quotes by Andy Warhol stating, "I've stopped painting. I'm now making movies." Explore the pop artist's 1966 double-screen film "The Chelsea Girls" with Greg Pierce, Associate Curator of Film and Video at The Andy Warhol Museum.
Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris discuss Cubism and Pablo Picasso's "The Guitarist," 1910, at the Centre Pompidou.
Peonies, jasmine, chrysanthemums and other flowers are loaded with meaning in Chinese art.
Chinese porcelain has been decorated with a huge variety of motifs in the years since the first recognisable shapes appeared on painted pottery in the Neolithic period. Since the Song dynasty (960-1279) flowers have been among the most popular decorative themes.
The Met Fifth Avenue: Medieval, Byzantine, Lehman Galleries
Gallery views of The Costume Institute's spring 2018 exhibition, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, narrated by exhibition curator Andrew Bolton.
The Costume Institute's spring 2018 exhibition features a dialogue between fashion and medieval art from The Met collection to examine fashion's ongoing engagement with the devotional practices and traditions of Catholicism.
Not to be left behind by Christie’s record-breaking Rockefeller sales last week, at Monday evening’s Impressionist and Modern Art Sale, Sotheby’s set new records of its own. The highest auction price in Sotheby’s history went to Modigliani’s nude masterpiece, “Nu couché (sur le côté gauche),” selling for $157.2 million. Modigliani is one of only three artists whose works have achieved over $150 million at auction, the other two being Picasso and da Vinci. “Nu couché” is one of a series of nudes that Modigliani painted between 1915 and 1917.
New York- Bonhams announces the American Art sale on May 23, which will feature a strong selection of modern works. Among the artists featured in the sale are works by Charles Sheeler, Marsden Hartley, Elie Nadelman, Charles Green Shaw, John Marin, Thomas Moran, and Carl Ethan Akeley. With 56 lots offered and estimates ranging from under $10,000 to $100,000, the sale presents a fantastic opportunity for new and established collectors alike. The public exhibition will be open May 19 to 22.
Today, the V&A announces the gift of an exquisite ‘papillon’ ring, generously donated by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. The ring, in the shape of a butterfly, was designed by London-based jeweller G (Glenn Spiro) in 2014. The star was photographed wearing the ring in a series of intimate pictures taken by her husband, rapper Jay Z.
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) will present contemporary artist Jeffrey Gibson’s first major museum exhibition, showcasing his acclaimed multi-disciplinary work from 2011 to the present. On view May 13–Aug. 12, 2018, Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer will feature about 65 objects comprising large and mid-sized figurative works, text-based wall hangings, a significant selection of his illustrious Everlast beaded punching bags, painted works on rawhide and canvas, as well as videos.
