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NANTES.- People ride a mechanical spider made of wood and steel as it is presented to the public for the first time at "Les Machines de L'Ile" ("Machines of the Isle of Nantes") in Nantes, western France, on February 6, 2016.
NANTES.- People ride a mechanical elephant made of wood and steel at "Les Machines de L'Ile" ("Machines of the Isle of Nantes") in Nantes, western France, on February 6, 2016.
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Julien’s Auctions and Artsy Host Inaugural Online Auction — Street Art Now
Extraordinary Banksy Lots to be Highlighted in February Sale —
February 12-21, 2016
February 12-21, 2016
New York, New York – (February 5, 2016) –Julien’s Auctions, the world record breaking auction house to the stars, announced a partnership with Artsy for an online-only Street Art Now Auction. Curated by Julien’s Auctions, the world-renowned auction house, with data-driven guidance from Artsy, the sale will open on February 12th, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. PST and close February 21st at 6:00 p.m. PST. The auction will happen in real time on the Artsy website (artsy.net/juliens) and the Artsy iPhone and iPad apps, and will be co-promoted on juliensauctions.com.
Julien’s Auctions’ “Street Art Now” sale on Artsy will feature art works from the elusive Banksy as well as other highly significant street artists of our time. Highlights include Banksy’s MORONS (2007), a limited edition signed silkscreen acquired directly from the artist, accompanied by Pest Control (estimate: $20,000-$25,000); Shepard Fairey - M16 VS AK 47 (2006), an HPM silkscreen and mixed media collage signed and dated (estimate: $16,000-$18,000); RETNA = Sonia (2010) (estimate: $6,000-$8,000); D*Face Going Everywhere Fast (2014), an artist proof mixed media print on Birchwood (estimate: $3,000-$5,000); Damien Hirst (British b. 1965) Spin Skull, an acrylic painting on paper signed (estimate: $3,000-$5,000); Shepard Fairey’s Billy Idol (2008), an HPM print signed by both Idol and Fairey and numbered (estimate: $6,000-$8,000); Mr. Brainwash aka Thierry Guetta (French b. 1966) All You Need is Love (2010), a hand embellished silkscreen signed lithograph (estimate: $800-$1,200); Ben Eine (American b. 1970) – A to Z, an aerosol on canvas (estimate: $15,000-$20,000); Takashi Murakami (Japanese, 1962) And Then When That’s Done (2009), a signed lithograph (estimate: $800-$1,200).
There will be 35 lots offered in the Street Art Now sale on Artsy by Julien’s Auctions. The online-only sale, which is the first of its kind organized by Julien’s Auctions, will feature a wide-range of exceptional works.
“Julien’s Auctions is excited to collaborate with Artsy on this extraordinary Street Art sale,” said Darren Julien, Founder & CEO of Julien’s Auctions. “By offering this new platform to our collectors and fans around the world we have the opportunity to work together on new, innovative approaches that add to our global auction recognition.”
ABOUT ARTSY
Artsy is the leading resource for learning about and collecting art from 4,000 leading galleries, 600 museums and institutions, and 60 international art fairs and select auctions. Artsy provides free access via its website (Artsy.net) and iPhone and iPad apps to 350,000 images of art and architecture by 50,000 artists, which includes the world’s largest online database of contemporary art. Artsy’s encyclopedic database spans historical works, such as the Rosetta Stone and the Colosseum, to modern and contemporary works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Willem de Kooning, Richard Serra, Lucien Smith, Sarah Lucas, and Cindy Sherman. Powered by The Art Genome Project, a classification system that maps the connections between artists and artworks, Artsy fosters new generations of art lovers, museum-goers, patrons, and collectors. A press and public exhibition will be announced soon.
Artsy is the leading resource for learning about and collecting art from 4,000 leading galleries, 600 museums and institutions, and 60 international art fairs and select auctions. Artsy provides free access via its website (Artsy.net) and iPhone and iPad apps to 350,000 images of art and architecture by 50,000 artists, which includes the world’s largest online database of contemporary art. Artsy’s encyclopedic database spans historical works, such as the Rosetta Stone and the Colosseum, to modern and contemporary works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Willem de Kooning, Richard Serra, Lucien Smith, Sarah Lucas, and Cindy Sherman. Powered by The Art Genome Project, a classification system that maps the connections between artists and artworks, Artsy fosters new generations of art lovers, museum-goers, patrons, and collectors. A press and public exhibition will be announced soon.
ABOUT JULIEN’S AUCTIONS
With expertise specializing in entertainment and music memorabilia as well as contemporary art, Julien’s Auctions has quickly established itself as the premier auction house in high profile celebrity entertainment, sports and fine art auctions. Julien’s Auctions presents exciting, professionally managed and extremely successful auctions with full color high quality auction catalogues unlike any other auction company. Previous auctions include the collections of Cher, Michael Jackson, U2, Barbara Streisand, the estates of Marilyn Monroe, Bob Hope, Les Paul and many more. Official website is www.juliensauctions.com.
With expertise specializing in entertainment and music memorabilia as well as contemporary art, Julien’s Auctions has quickly established itself as the premier auction house in high profile celebrity entertainment, sports and fine art auctions. Julien’s Auctions presents exciting, professionally managed and extremely successful auctions with full color high quality auction catalogues unlike any other auction company. Previous auctions include the collections of Cher, Michael Jackson, U2, Barbara Streisand, the estates of Marilyn Monroe, Bob Hope, Les Paul and many more. Official website is www.juliensauctions.com.
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2016 Street Art Auction
ABOUT ARTSY: the leading resource for learning about and collecting art from over 4,200 leading galleries, 600 museums and institutions, 60 international art fairs and select auctions. Artsy provides free access via its website (Artsy.net) and iPhone and iPad apps to 350,000 images of art and architecture by 50,000 artists, which includes the world’s largest online database of contemporary art. Artsy's encyclopedic database spans historical works, such as the Rosetta Stone and the Colosseum, to modern and contemporary works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Willem de Kooning, Richard Serra, Sarah Lucas, and Cindy Sherman. Powered by The Art Genome Project, a classification system that maps the connections between artists and artworks, Artsy fosters new generations of art lovers, museum-goers, patrons, and collectors.
Online Bidding Ends: Sunday, February 21, 2016, 6:00 p.m. PST
All Bidding Conducted Online Through Artsy.net
For inquiries, please email info@juliensauctions.com or call 310-836-1818
Julien’s Auctions: Street Art Now
Julien’s Auctions + Artsy are excited to present “Street Art Now,” an auction featuring more than 30 artworks by artists who have forever changed our public spaces. The auction brings together some of the biggest names working in street art—Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Damien Hirst, KAWS, and Retna—with more emerging talent who follow in the tradition of these now iconic artists.
Thanks to the widespread dissemination of images made possible by the internet, street art from around the world has become an ingrained part of daily life, often capturing specific cultural and political moments. This curated auction will provide collectors with the opportunity to own a permanent piece of this global visual landscape.
Bidding will open exclusively on Artsy on Friday, February 12th.
All lots in this auction are subject to a Buyer’s Premium. Have questions? Please contact +1.646.504.7607 or inquiries@artsy.net.
Thanks to the widespread dissemination of images made possible by the internet, street art from around the world has become an ingrained part of daily life, often capturing specific cultural and political moments. This curated auction will provide collectors with the opportunity to own a permanent piece of this global visual landscape.
Bidding will open exclusively on Artsy on Friday, February 12th.
All lots in this auction are subject to a Buyer’s Premium. Have questions? Please contact +1.646.504.7607 or inquiries@artsy.net.
| "Olivo Barbieri: Adriatic Sea (staged) Dancing People" on view at Yancey Richardson Gallery | ||
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Olivo Barbieri: Immagini 1978-2014
Dorace Fichtenbaum had been generous toward the Dallas Museum of Art, donating funds as well as artworks. But the museum never expected this.
Before Ms. Fichtenbaum died last summer, she stipulated in her will that the museum could choose works from her collection after her death, allowing it to curate the bequest and strengthen parts of its holdings.
“For us it was a sudden wealth,” said Olivier Meslay, who is overseeing the acquisition, “a changing gift.”
Curators who visited Ms. Fichtenbaum’s home were surprised by the breadth of her collection, which consisted mainly of works on paper. “The house was packed on the wall with works of art — all the big names of the German Expressionist period were there,” Mr. Meslay said. “We picked the best of them.”
The museum ultimately decided on 138 pieces: Expressionist works by Otto Dix and Paul Klee, as well as art by Yayoi Kusama, Jasper Johns, Jean Dubuffet, Sol LeWitt and Eva Hesse. A selection from the collection, which also includes pieces of African art and American Indian ceramics, will go on view on March 13.
While the museum’s George Grosz holdings were strong, for example, it was lacking significant pieces by other German artists. “We have a large number of watercolors by him,” Mr. Meslay said. “It’s great to have context for that.”
Another Side to Warhol
Andy Warhol is not typically associated with books. But he started out as a graphic artist in advertising, fashion illustration and commercial publishing, and for him, books remained an important inspiration.
Starting on Feb. 5, the Morgan Library & Museum will highlight Warhol’s history with them.
“It’s a completely different way to look at him,” said Sheelagh Bevan, the curator in charge of the show. “To see him making books from the ’40s provides another perspective.”
The exhibition — “Warhol by the Book,” which originated at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh — features more than 130 objects, including the artist’s only surviving book project from the 1940s, as well as the rarely seen “Love Is a Pink Cake,” in which his ink line drawings illustrate love poems by Corkie (Ralph T. Ward).
On view through May 15, the show also includes photographs, self-published books, archival material and dust jacket designs.
Among the publications from the Pop era are Warhol’s vibrant silk-screen prints of President Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy in “Flash — November 22, 1963,” which, Ms. Bevan pointed out, is usually viewed “framed on the wall.”
And the exhibition will juxtapose Warhol’s work with books that inspired him, like “Les Fleurs Animées” (1847), by the Parisian cartoonist J. J. Grandville, and Jacques Stella’s engraving “Les Jeux et Plaisirs de l’Enfance” (1657).
“You can see how he was looking at source material,” Ms. Bevan said of Warhol, “what jumped out at him.”
Perhaps most unexpected will be a look at how the artist worked closely with others, as he did with the painter Philip Pearlstein on an unfinished children’s book about a Mexican jumping bean.
“The perception of Warhol was that he was aloof,” Ms. Bevan said. “But book production is always collaborative.”
New Director at Art21
Since Art21 was founded in 1997 to engage audiences with contemporary visual art, this nonprofit organization has produced seven seasons of the PBS television series “Art in the Twenty-First Century” and won a Peabody Award for its film about the South African artist William Kentridge.
Now Art21 has selected a new executive director, Tina Kukielski, to succeed Susan Sollins, who founded and led the group for 17 years until she died at 75 in 2014.
“It’s one of the few unmediated places you can go to hear the authentic voice of the artist,” Ms. Kukielski said, adding, “You get to see the creative process.”
Ms. Kukielski, a contemporary-art curator who recently made Artnet.com’s list of “25 Women Curators Shaking Things Up” has previously held positions at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Carnegie Museum of Art, and worked on the 2013 Carnegie International.
The TV series, which has drawn a total of 28 million viewers, has featured Ai Weiwei, Laurie Anderson, Mark Bradford and Kara Walker, among others. Art21’s online film series, “New York Close Up” — which typically brings in more than 3.5 million viewers — has profiled artists including LaToya Ruby Frazier, Jamian Juliano-Villani and Rashid Johnson.
Agnes Gund, the philanthropist and one of the organizations major donors, said, “Even if you don’t have art in hand or have it on your wall or get to see it in a museum, you do get to live with it through these films.”
Ms. Kukielski said she was ”interested in how we can position Art21 as a global leader in digital media about contemporary art — how we can be thinking about content that is groundbreaking in the way that documentary filmmaking was groundbreaking.”
Grants for Social Justice
The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation has selected the first 46 recipients to share in nearly $1 million under its new Art and Social Justice initiative.
Those getting the grants — including the Studio Museum in Harlem, Creative Time and El Museo del Barrio — were chosen for their commitment to social justice and to programming that promotes equality, collective action and public discourse.
“We really want to be engaged in community building,” said Ms. Rubin, who, with her husband, Donald, founded the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan, which holds their Himalayan art collection.
The grants — ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 — offer various kinds of assistance, from operating support to funds for exhibitions and education. “We wanted social impact and we wanted quality art,” said Alexander Gardner, the foundation’s executive director. “We wanted to make sure we were finding excellence in both.”
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