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• Frank Gehry Signs On To Teach Architecture Online

  23-02-2017 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Gehry-led course on design and architecture will be hosted by online education service Masterclass. The architect will be offering more than a dozen video lessons where he will teach “his unconventional philosophy on architecture, design, and art.” He will also be drawing on case studies, sketches and his “never-before-seen” model archive.
  
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• ‘Damage Control’ at Ibid, Los Angeles

  23-02-2017 22:12 via artnews.com
  Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday. Read More
  
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• Concrete Block to Levitate at Armory Show

  23-02-2017 22:11 via artnews.com
  A magician never reveals her tricks, so maybe that’s why the Dutch design team Studio Drift declined to explain how, exactly, they are making a huge concrete block levitate at next week’s Armory Show in New York.Then again, they would … Read More
  
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• Dia Art Foundation Appoints Courtney J. Martin Deputy Director and Chief Curator

  23-02-2017 22:08 via artnews.com
  Courtney J. Martin will join Dia Art Foundation as deputy director and chief curator in a top-line move that will shift James Meyer into a “curatorial and academic advisor” role and place Martin, who as an independent curator organized Dia’s recent … Read More
  
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• We are all made of stars, part 2: adventures in the Lone Star State

  23-02-2017 22:00
  
  Top Gun Shooting Range, Houston, Texas 17 January 2017I dont know how I ended up on a shooting range with four guys. I was definitely the only one who was deeply scared. Guns are not at all my thing, but I trusted the team and on some level I understood that if I wanted to learn about Texas, I had to push myself, even in ways that made me uncomfortable.I was shaking like hell, not out of excitement, just fear. But the firearms instructor was very friendly and passionate about guns, and the RV t
  
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• Very varied, inquisitive, lively and wide-ranging

  23-02-2017 22:00
  
  As he approaches his centuryhe was born in 1919it is a pleasure to welcome James Ackermans latest collection of eight very varied essays in Origins, Invention, Revision, and to note that he is as inquisitive, as lively and as wide-ranging as he ever was. His account of the Louis Vuitton Foundation building in the Bois de Boulogne, by Frank Gehry, which opened two years ago after a near-decade gestation, shows him responding more enthusiastically to the latest achievement than he might to some a
  
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• Sotheby’s catalogue mistakenly includes work forged by Wolfgang Beltracchi

  23-02-2017 22:00
  The catalogue for the 2 March Sothebys Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale in London mistakenly identifies a forgery by Wolfgang Beltracchi called Souvenir dAnvers as a genuine collaboration by the Fauvist artist Achille-mile Othon Friesz and Georges Braque.The workwhich is not in the auctionis illustrated in the catalogue to support the sale of a Friesz painting called La Ciotat, whose authenticity is not in doubt and which carries an estimate of 500,000 to 700,000. The forgery was spotted b
  
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• Paul Schimmel leaves Hauser & Wirth

  23-02-2017 22:00
  
  Anyone shocked at the sudden departure of Paul Schimmel from his position as partner and vice president at Hauser & Wirth does not remember how surprising his initial hire was. News that he was joining the firm as a partner back in 2013, entrusted to oversee a new Los Angeles outpost, was met with questions in the local art community.
  Would the Hauser Wirth mega-gallery in California really be as museum-like as Schimmel insisted? And would Schimmel, a lifelong curator known for running the
  
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• Latin America’s power collectors wooed at Arco

  23-02-2017 22:00
  
  Latin American collectors are the clear target for Spains leading art fair Arco, which opened to the public on Wednesday and runs until 26 February. A report due to be published tomorrow, produced in cooperation with Arteinformado, the Spanish-only online art market platform, highlights the top 100 Latin American collectors and looks at how theyve shaped the art scene.
  The most engaged collectors are based in Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, the report finds. Nine have opened their own museu
  
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• Getty preserves Palmyra online in new show

  23-02-2017 22:00
  
  Using digital tools to somehow preserve Syrian monuments destroyed by Isil has become fashionable if not widely acceptedthe 3D printed replica of an arch from Palmyras Temple of Bel erected in Trafalgar Square in 2016 being the most conspicuous example. But the Getty in Los Angeles is taking a more scholarly tack in its first online-only exhibition which aims to convey the rich history of this ancient caravan city, well-located for trading at the edge of the Roman and Parthian empires, and to r
  
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• Conrad Shawcross cooks dinner and lays on a robotic musical floorshow for the Contemporary Art Society

  23-02-2017 22:00
  
  It was very much a family affair, albeit rather a high end one, when Conrad Shawcross cooked a sit-down dinner for supporters of the Contemporary Art Society last night (23 February) in his east London, studio and home.
  Not only did Conrad whip up a vat of his now legendary venison stew, but his wife Carolina produced the pre-dinner cheese appetizers. Her fellow Italian, and Contemporary Art Society patron, Fabiana Bond provided wine direct from her fathers vineyard in Chianti.
  The 84-strong cr
  
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• Christie’s auctions works by Picasso, Ernst and Lichtenstein to benefit Cleveland Clinic

  23-02-2017 22:00
  
  In its first peek at property consigned for its 20th-century art auctions in New York in May, Christies will offer eight works from the collection of Sydell Millerincluding pieces by Picasso, Ernst, Giacometti, and Lichtensteinwith all proceeds to be donated to the Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute, a non-profit medical centre located in Ohio. Miller, an American philanthropist, is a member of the centres board of trustees.The works, which carry a total estimate of $37m to $59m, we
  
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• Bacon triptych, once owned by Roald Dahl, to lead Christie’s New York sales in May

  23-02-2017 22:00
  
  Christies has offered an early peek at the works consigned for its 20th-century art auctions in New York in May, which will be led by Francis Bacons triptych Three Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer (1963), and include pieces by Picasso, Ernst, Giacometti, and Lichtenstein.The triple portrait is the first Bacon ever made of his longtime muse and lover George Dyerhe would go on to use him as a subject in some 40 paintingsand was created at the very start of their relationship. George Dyer is
  
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• A proposal on attribution: Jonathan Brown on Velázquez portraits at the Metropolitan

  23-02-2017 22:00
  
  Velzquez Portraits: Truth in Painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a small show that packs a big punch. It is the antithesis of a blockbuster, and like others of its kind, is an effective antidote to museum fatigue. More is demanded than a stroll through the galleriesnamely the studied engagement with a small number of works per visit. The organiser is Met curator Stephan Wolohojian, who has assembled a mere six Velzquez paintings: three from the permanent collection of the Met, two fro
  
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• A hard act to follow: on Caravaggio's followers

  23-02-2017 22:00
  
  Although the 400th anniversary of Caravaggios death in 1610 was the occasion for a stream of publications about a long-neglected pioneer, the flow has not abated in the years since 2010. One of the major books of that year was a massive two volumes dedicated to the Caravaggeschi, as his followers were known, and that interest, too, has continued. Despite the decline in Caravaggios influence by the 1630s, the three decades in which he or his emulators flourished have become the focus of intensiv
  
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• Entire art gallery of Ladybird book covers is world first

  23-02-2017 17:48
  
  Archive of artworks from a century of the imprint’s simple, wholesome worldview go on display at Museum of English Rural LifeIf all you knew of the world came from a Ladybird book, you would be forgiven for believing factories are always shining temples of industry and optimism rather than zero-hours sweatshops, policemen are invariably handsome and friendly, and mothers wear white gloves to take their impeccably dressed children shopping. Related: The Ladybird phenomenon: the publishing c
  
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• Washington Art Consortium Disbands, Collection to Be Distributed to Its Member Museums

  23-02-2017 17:43 via artnews.com
  The board of the Washington Art Consortium, a collective run by seven Washington State art museums, announced that it will disband. The consortium’s central collection, which comprises more than 400 pieces of 20th-century American art, will be distributed to six of … Read More
  
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• Read the letter sent by 24 senators asking President Trump to keep funding the NEA and NEH

  23-02-2017 17:29
  
  A bipartisan group of 24 US senators, led by New Yorks Kirsten Gillibrand, have written a letter to President Trump in support of the National Endowment of the Arts and Humanities (NEA and NEH), which are among nine agencies reportedly targeted by the administration for elimination as part of an effort to curb government spending.
  These federal agencies provide vital support and resources to endeavors in the arts and humanities across the country that serve as drivers of innovation and economic
  
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• Damien Hirst gives first glimpse of new Venice art – but can he win back critics?

  23-02-2017 17:27
  
  With mysterious underwater objects hinting at monsters and ancient civilisations – including a $4m Medusa – Damien Hirst could be about to reverse years of creative declineThe old sensation is coming back. Blood pumping, heart pounding. Like swimming underwater and seeing the silhouette of a shark. In April Damien Hirst, who in recent years has seemed mostly occupied with curating his own art collection and building an award-winning gallery for it, will unveil a big exhibition of new
  
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• Armory Show Food Purveyors Will Include Il Buco, By Chloe, Juice Press, Black Seed Bagels

  23-02-2017 17:00 via artnews.com
  It’s a fact: the food offerings at art fairs are often very bleak. We have all at some point dropped $20 on a soggy Caesar salad, a wan panini, or a mediocre glass of wine. It doesn’t feel good. A sadness … Read More
  
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• First Carol Rama Show in Venice in a Decade to Be Staged During Biennale

  23-02-2017 16:30 via artnews.com
  Alongside the Venice Biennale this year will be the first Carol Rama show in the Italian city since 2006. The show, which is titled “Carol Rama. Spazio anche più che tempo” and presented by the Archivio Carol Rama, will open … Read More
  
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• Spring Preview: Museum Shows and Biennials Around the World

  23-02-2017 16:00 via artnews.com
  A concise guide for notable exhibitions through mid-May. Read More
  
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• Morning Links: The Fred Willard Can’t Draw Edition

  23-02-2017 15:00 via artnews.com
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• Parkett Will End 33-Year Print Run

  23-02-2017 14:42 via artnews.com
  After 33 years of issuing journals that offer deep dives into the practices of leading contemporary artists, Parkett will “bring the publication of the printed art magazine to a close,” according to a letter sent to readers from Bice Curiger, who … Read More
  
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• Italian Renaissance specialist Miguel Falomir chosen to head up Prado

  23-02-2017 13:14
  The new director of the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid will be Miguel Falomir, the museums long-serving curator and current deputy director, according to Spanish press reports. The selection committee tasked with appointing a successor to the outgoing director of 15 years, Miguel Zugaza, voted unanimously for Falomir on 22 February. The trustees of the Prado are due to meet in mid-March to approve the decision, which must then be formalised by Spains Council of Ministers.Falomirwho became t
  
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• Top Posts From AJBlogs 02.22.17

  23-02-2017 09:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  The “Leveraging Effect”: Why Small Grants from the Endangered NEA & NEH Matter
  Arts and humanities constituents rose to the challenge of meeting Monday’s deadline to gather more that 100,000 signatures on a petition to the White House calling for the federal government “to support the arts by ... read more
  AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2017-02-22Back When Everyone Believed in the NEA and the Creative Life
  As the National Endowment for the Arts once again finds itself
  
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• Spirit of 68: French countercultural art – in pictures

  23-02-2017 08:00
  
  After the protests of May 1968 failed to generate lasting political change in their country, French artists developed a fierce, funny new language – one based around irony and violence Continue reading...
  
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• Paint it grey: the controversial plan to 'beautify' São Paulo

  23-02-2017 08:00
  
  As part of an effort to “clean up” Brazil’s third-biggest city, mayor João Doria has been down on his knees, spraying grey paint over beloved street art. Locals are furiousFor many of the 12 million people who live in São Paulo, sitting in traffic and staring out the window at the graffiti-coated walls that line the 23 de Maio thoroughfare is a daily ritual, defining life in the city like the shake of a London umbrella or the swipe of a New York Metrocard. In a ci
  
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• 'Leniency is over': the controversial plan to scrub off São Paulo's famous street art

  23-02-2017 08:00
  
  Mayor João Doria has been down on his knees, spraying grey paint over the city’s beloved graffiti murals. Locals are furiousFor many of the 12 million people who live in São Paulo, sitting in traffic and staring out the window at the graffiti-coated walls that line the 23 de Maio thoroughfare is a daily ritual, defining life in the city like the shake of a London umbrella or the swipe of a New York Metrocard. In a city locked in by traffic and grey high-rises, these long swat
  
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• Art Educational Technician (Reg FT 12 month, with benefits)

  23-02-2017 00:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Community College of Allegheny County: 
  Prepare and set up labs for the art program. Support faculty and students in the art department.Work location and additional information:Applicants must electronically attach scanable unofficial transcripts when applying to this posting.This position will remain open until filled. However, in order to ensure consideration for an interview, please submit your completed application, cover letter and resume by no later than March 6, 2017. The College can
  
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• LA Arts Space Says It's Closing After Harassment By Anti-Gentrification Protesters

  23-02-2017 00:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  "PSSST, which opened on East 3rd Street last year, came under fire from some residents and activists concerned about a new wave of galleries moving into the largely Latino Boyle Heights neighborhood. Boyle Heights has become a battleground over gentrification, although it hasn’t seen anything remotely like the changes that neighborhoods, including Silver Lake and Highland Park, have experienced. Still, many residents have long sensed it’s a neighborhood on the brink of major change."
  
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