Head of J.Y.M II 1984-85
Private collection
© Frank Auerbach
"What I am trying to make is an image that has never been seen before…that stalks into the world like a new monster." More at Tate Blog
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Observingarts: Jackson Pollock, Black and White paintings
"1951 was a momentous time for Jackson Pollock. He had achieved his critical breakthrough with works produced in 1949 and he wasn’t sure what was next. Then he embarked upon the series now know as the Black and White Paintings, of which 'Black and White Painting III' is an exceptional example and in which Pollock’s visceral energy comes to the fore". More at Sotheby's
Friday, October 16, 2015
Observingarts: New acquisition: Study of a Lumpsucker attributed to Hendrick Goltzius’ circle
Hendrick
Goltzius circle, Study of
a Male Lumpsucker, the 1590s. Photo: Anna
Danielsson/Nationalmuseum.
Nationalmuseum Sweden has acquired a watercolour study of a male lumpsucker dating from the late
1500s. The drawing is closely connected with the group of nature studies
executed by Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius at around the same time. These were
especially popular among contemporary learned collectors of art and naturalia.
The newly acquired study is a significant addition to the
museum’s important collection of Old Master drawings, and brings new
perspectives on the group of autograph Goltzius’ drawings.
More at Nationalmuseum Sweden
Observingarts: Good Morning America at Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo. Starting 16. October.
Richard Prince
Untitled (Cowboy), 1997
Ectacolour photograph
126,4 x 193 cm
The exhibition Good Morning America casts light on
how, in the late 1970s and the 1980s, an important group of American artists
invented a new form of artistic language, often referred to as ‘Appropriation
art’, by borrowing existing photographs, objects, aesthetics, ideas and clichés
found in American art and consumer culture.
The exhibition includes works by Cindy Sherman, Richard Prince, Jeff Koons, Robert Gober, Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Charles Ray. Each has created a very personal form of
artistic expression to tell a story of American society at the time. More at Astrup Fearnley Museum
Observingarts: A Good Home for Everyone at Modarna museet, Stockholm
Anna Riwkin
Untitled, 1954© Anna Riwkin/Moderna Museet
A Good Home for Everyone
With Anna Riwkin and Björn Langhammer in the shadow of the welfare state
Stockholm 17 October 2015 – 24 January 2016
A Good Home for Everyone is a photography-based exhibition about the Swedish majority society’s attitude to the Roma. The exhibition particularly focuses on the historic turning point when the Roma people won the right to speak for themselves in society, thus securing their civil rights. Two photographers captured this transformation: Anna Riwkin in the mid-1950s, and Björn Langhammer a decade later. The pictorial archives they left behind form the core of this exhibition. More at: Moderna Museet
Observingarts: Transformations, Moderna Museet Malmö, October 17
 Klara Kristalova, Where We Last Saw Them, 2007. Photo: Moderna Museet © Klara Kristalova / Bildupphovsrätt 2015 |
As part of the Bästa Biennalen! arts festival, Moderna Museet Malmö is presenting an exhibition in a small format that allows visitors of all ages to experience the astounding and limitless world of art. Coming into the museum’s Loading Dock is going to be like stumbling onto a clearing in a magical forest. More at Moderna Museet |
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Observingarts: a look at Frieze Art Fair, London
More from Frieze Art Fair at : AO On-Site – London
A good rason to take a closer look at recent works by Yan Pei-Ming.
Yan Pei-Ming "Tigres et vautours", 2015
Oil on canvas, 250 x 300 cm
Courtesy of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Observingarts: Ladies night
The previous years we have seen important but well underexposed, female artist re-entering the Scandinavian art scene: Gerda Wegener, Hilma af Klint and Anna-Eva Bergmann. To mention a few. Hopefully this trend continues on a Scandinavian level. There are more: Irma Salo Jæger (2:52 on timeline) to mention another important painter. Female painters are important mid century innovators leaving behind productions of high quality and with lots of relevance for new generations.
This re-discovery contributes to the artscene. I look forward to presenting more in this blog as they re enter the gallery and museum scenes in Scandinavia and abroad. When will we see the first attempt to match Munch with female c(ontemporary) artists in Norway? There are gems still to be re discovered - or plainly to be re introduced to new audiences.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Observingarts: The Contemporary Art Market Report 2015
Contemporary art has become the primary driver of the global Art Market, a role historically played by Modern Art. This reality – analysed and explained by Artprice in its most recent semi-annual report (August 2015) – has been confirmed by our latest data sets for the Contemporary art market.
Get full report from Artprice in PDF via Twitter
Monday, October 12, 2015
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Observingarts: Cute & Creepy, CA surrealism
TONIGHT! If you are in Texas don't miss the Cute & Creepy Show at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts. I have a few pieces in the exhibit along with artists Carrie Ann Baade, Scott G. Brooks, Michael Brown, Laurie Hogin, Mark Hosford, Robert Jessup Steven Kenny, Brandon Maldonado, Chris Mars and Chet Zar. Curated by Carrie Ann Baade.
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Observingarts: Francis Bacon's "Head I" - the story.
Francis Bacon’s Head I of 1958 was painted at a turning point in the artist’s career. The picture also captures the drama of Bacon’s personal life. Completed in the borrowed rooms he occupied in Overstrand Mansions in Battersea, the painting depicts Peter Lacy, More and nice detail of painting at Sotheby's.
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