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Dia Azzawi's Doha airport sculptures hit new heights
The Iraqi-born artist Dia Azzawi is at the peak of his career right now, with a monumental solo showthe largest ever of an Arab artiston show at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and QM Gallery Al Riwaq in Doha (until 16 April 2017). But now his art work is reaching new heights with two public art commissions in Dohas Hamad International Airport (HIA). The sculptures, titled Flying Man, feature Bin Firnas, a historical figure from the Islamic world who was an early pion -
A Look at the Financiers, Celebrities and Other Consignors Behind the May Auction Sales
via artnews.comEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday.The annual May auction sales in New York are always an important indicator of the market’s health, and next month’s sales appear all the more notable after a year most art dealers would rather forget. And you can add to that more than a little pearl-clutching that the art market is -
25 Artworks Not to Miss at New York’s Museum of Modern Art
via artnews.comNew York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is the place to be if you want to learn about modern and contemporary art. For nearly a century, the museum has played a major role in the collection of modern architecture, design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, and digital media.MoMA was founded by art patrons Lillie P. Bliss, Mary Quinn Sullivan, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, who sought in the late 1920s to challenge the conservative policies of traditional museums and to establis -
Art Students and Faculty Join Pro-Palestine College Protests, Lawsuit Ends Over ‘Fearless Girl’ Sculpture, Saudi Artist Arrested, and More: Morning Links for May 1, 2024
via artnews.comTo receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter.THE HEADLINESUNIVERSITY PROTESTS. As pro-Palestinian student protests intensify today, art students and faculty continue to join in demonstrations across US campuses and cities. Late last week, Rhoda Rosen, a curator and adjunct art history professor at the SAIC told gathered demonstrators: “We support your vision of the School of The Art Institute of Chicag -
Phillips Evening Sale Features Noah Davis Painting Consigned by Actor Jesse Williams
via artnews.comOne of the most notable lots of Phillips Modern and Contemporary evening sale on May 14, a small Noah Davis painting Untitled (Boy with Glasses), belongs to the actor Jesse Williams and his ex-wife Aryn Drake-Lee.The small 10-inch by 10-inch figurative portrait was included in an exhibition of work by Davis and his older brother, artist and filmmaker Kahlil Joseph called “Young Blood” at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, WA in 2016. In installation photos of the exhibition, a photo cre -
Seven Tribeca Shows to Catch This Week
via artnews.comAs art fairs flood New York—starting with Frieze and followed by Independent—with a myriad of notable auctions, as well as the Whitney Biennial, the scene is definitely bustling this spring.Though there are a sizable amount of well-planned museum shows to add to that mix too, galleries have slowly been taking over the Tribeca neighborhood and their presence has not gone unnoticed. As such, below is a list of six must-see shows during Frieze week in New York. -
What Does Culture Look Like Without Nightlife?
via theguardian.comLast year, 125 grassroots music venues closed permanently and 1,293 pubs shut their doors across Britain. According to the Night Time Industries Association, more than 3,000 pubs, clubs and venues have closed down in London alone since the pandemic began in March 2020. – The Guardian -
Mind Blown: The Vegas Sphere As Experience
via msn.comI don’t know whether the Sphere is the future of live music—it’s very expensive, both to build and attend, and the venue’s path to profitability isn’t clear at all. But I do know this: The Sphere is a mountain. – The Atlantic -
Senior Director of Communications – Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
via artsjournal.comDoes This Sound Like You?Are you intrigued and moved by the power of music and the arts? Does being in close proximity to the artistic process drive your curiosity for constant learning and being part of enriching experiences? If you’re ready to bring these qualities to the forefront of your next professional role, then this opportunity is for you! If you’re a savvy and meticulous communications leader with a passion for collaborative process in the performing arts, come join like-mi -
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund seeks Executive Director of The Pocantico Center
via artsjournal.comThe Rockefeller Brothers Fund invites applications and nominations for the position of Executive Director of The Pocantico Center, a 200-acre campus located in the scenic Hudson Valley of New York where thought leaders and practitioners, both individually and collectively, have the opportunity to push boundaries, imagine the future, and become agents for change across the broad spectrum of the arts, culture, public affairs, and contemporary thought.The current Executive Director, who has served -
Jeff Koons and Nonprofit Startup Clever Noodle Release Children’s Literacy Game
via artnews.comClever Noodle, a nonprofit startup known for crafting educational children’s games, has unveiled its latest release in partnership with artist Jeff Koons. The innovative phonics-based game titled Popped! marks a significant stride in merging art and education to cultivate literacy.Designed to transform the task of learning to read into an immersive adventure, Popped! features Koons’s Balloon Dog as its visual centerpiece. Developed in tandem with national literacy experts, the game e -
Jeff Koons and Non-Profit Startup Clever Noodle Release Children’s Literacy Game
via artnews.comClever Noodle, a non-profit startup known for crafting educational children’s games, has unveiled its latest release in partnership with the artist Jeff Koons. The innovative phonics-based game, titled “Popped!”, marks a significant stride in merging art and education to cultivate a journey toward literacy.Designed to transform the task of learning to read into an immersive adventure, “Popped!” features Koons’s Balloon Dog as its visual centerpiece. Developed -
Nino Mier Gallery Accused of Underpaying Artists in New Investigation
via artnews.comNino Mier Gallery, a fast-expanding operation with spaces in Los Angeles, New York, and Brussels, underpaid some artists that it showed, according to a new investigation published by the Art Newspaper on Tuesday.Julia Halperin reports that documents dated to 2018 and 2019 show that some artists were underpaid by anywhere between 20 percent and 54 percent. Her article centered around transactions involving works by multiple artists, four of which were named: Jana Schröder, Andreas Breunig, T -
Premier Vocal Ensemble Seeks Dynamic VP of Marketing & Communications
via artsjournal.comReports to: President & CEO
Supervises: Graphic Designer, Marketing Manager, Digital Content Manager
Salary Range: $135,000 – $165,000Summary of DutiesAs a member of the Master Chorale’s leadership team, the VP of Marketing and Communications (VPMC) plays the lead role in a broad range of deadline-driven and detail-oriented projects designed to extend the Master Chorale’s influence. The VPMC administers the activities of a full-service, in-house creative agency responsible -
What Tony Nominations Tell Us About Broadway Right Now
via latimes.comThe Tony nominations, announced in New York on Tuesday morning, paint a portrait of another year of transition on Broadway. – Los Angeles Times -
Sotheby’s Sees Increasing Shift to Private Sales and MoMA Director Needs to Find Money Annually, Among Top Insights From Talking Galleries
via artnews.comOn the 66th floor of the Spiral office building in Hudson Yards, Museum of Modern Art director Glenn Lowery told a crowd of art industry insiders he does in fact “sweat bullets” and lose sleep over how much money he has to raise every year. “For sure!” Lowery said to laughs in the crowd, noting the large shifts in the museum’s endowment, building space, size of its collection and annual budget since he joined in 1995. “That $1.75 billion endowment produces $74 -
Art Isn’t Supposed To Be Safe
via nytimes.comHere on my screen was the distillation of a peculiar American illness: namely, that we have a profound and dangerous inclination to confuse art with moral instruction, and vice versa. – The New York Times -
Gordon Cox: Ten Takeaways From This Year’s Tony Nominations
via variety.comWith a season packed to the brim with late openers vying for awards attention, the 2024 Tony nominations were full of unexpected twists and turns. Here are the 10 biggest snubs and surprises. – Variety -
Delacroix’s Liberty shows her true colours after Louvre restoration
via theguardian.comEight layers of varnish had drowned iconic painting’s colours over time, as coating became yellow with oxidationFor almost 200 years, she has been the definitive symbol of the French republic. Now, after a much-needed facelift, Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty will rise above the fray of revolutionary anarchy in her true colours once more.The 19th-century painter’s world-famous and widely copied Liberty Leading the People, depicting a bare-chested woman brandishing the French -
Your TV Is Spying On You
via theatlantic.comBack in the day, a TV was a TV, a commercial was a commercial, and a computer was a computer. They have now been mixed into an unholy brew by the internet and by opportunistic corporations, which have developed “automatic content recognition” systems. – The Atlantic -
Mary Greenacre obituary
via theguardian.comMy friend Mary Greenacre, who has died aged 77, was an archaeological and museum conservator of distinction, possessing an innate empathy with fragile and precious objects.Mary specialised in ceramics, and came to understand prehistoric pottery, 18th-century terracotta sculpture and Delftware. She became conservator at the South West Area Museum Service in Bristol in 1969, where she met Francis Greenacre, curator of fine art at the City Art Gallery. They married within six months and became the -
Why Was Penguin Books Named After A Flightless Antarctic Waterfowl?
via daily.jstor.org“Inspired by the existing Albatross Books, (Allen) Lane’s nascent company wanted an animal for (a) mascot. Many years (later), designer Edward Young explained that after a couple hours of fruitless brainstorming, ‘we were in despair. Then suddenly the secretary’s voice piped up from behind the partition. ‘What about penguins?”” – JSTOR Daily -
Petrit Halilaj Brings Kids’ Doodles—and Balkan Memories—to the Met’s Rooftop
via artnews.comA giant spider currently looms over the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s rooftop, its face crumpled into a knowing smile. The arachnid would seem terrifying if it didn’t also play host to a friendly companion: a tiny bird who is perched atop one crooked leg, arms outstretched as though it were about to take flight.Together, the two form quite the duo. But depending on where you stand, they may both melt away into the skyline behind them, rendering them just another bizarre footnote in th -
Marrying Arts And Tech In The Building So They Can Feed Off One Another
via bloomberg.comAt the new gateway to the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology the 180,000-square-foot Student Hall for Exploration and Development offers views into two nearly transparent cubes. In one, actors rehearse a theater performance; students are practicing their moves in a dance studio in the other. – Bloomberg -
Nigeria’s New Museum Of Yoruba Culture Is Not Like Other Museums
via theguardian.comArchitect Seun Oduwole: “This museum pops with colour and sound.” Curator Will Rea: “It is very different to a European museum, you walk in a soundscape and it’s noisy, it’s performative, you have to move your body the whole time.” (It also has a public swimming pool.) – The Guardian -
What’s The Ideal Length Of A Movie?
via theguardian.comAccording to Talker Research (formerly OnePoll US), an online survey conducted in April with 2,000 Americans concluded that respondents opted for 92 minutes as their preferred running time. – The Guardian -
Watch Belonging to Titanic’s Richest Passenger Sells for Record-Breaking $1.471 M.
via artnews.comA gold pocket watch recovered from the body of John Jacob Astor, the richest man on the Titanic, sold on Saturday at auction for a record–breaking £1.175 million ($1.471 million). It is the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia.The watch was sold by Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, England, to a private collector in the United States.Astor, a renowned businessman who made his fortune in the fur trade, was 47 years old when the Titanic sank in 1912. According to accoun -
Two Arrested at the Musée d’Orsay for Attempted Damage to Classified Property
via artnews.comTwo people were arrested on Sunday morning at the entrance of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris for being suspected of attempting to damage classified property.The pair were arrested around 11:30am local time and placed in police custody as part of a preliminary investigation. When they were arrested, they were “in possession of a white liquid – glue and a viscous whitish mixture – and were wearing flocked ‘Food Response’ t-shirts,” Le Figaro reported. T -
John Adams On Assembling The Libretto For “El Niño”
“We had the framework of the Nativity story, so we didn’t have to worry a great deal about devising a new narrative structure. … Over a period of several months, we met several times with piles and piles of books and sketched out what I call a flowchart.” – The Paris Review
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