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Henri Matisse, “The Sheaf (La Gerbe)” (1953), maquette for ceramic (realized 1953), gouache on paper, cutand pasted, on paper, mounted on canvas. 115 ¾ x 137 ¾ inches (collection of the University of California,Los Angeles, Hammer Museum; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney F. Brody, © 2015 Succession H. Matisse /Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; courtesy Museum of Modern Art)
Art Movements is a weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings
in the art world.
Egypt’s Al-Arish Museum was partially destroyed during a wave of
attacks by the terrorist group “State of Sinai.” The attacks killed 30
people and injured at least 60.
A “Qatari buyer” is rumored to have purchased Paul Gauguin’s
“Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?)” (1892) for close to $300
million. If verified, it would be the highest price ever paid for a work
of art.
Washington, DC’s National Gallery of Art made an initial selection of
6,430 works to be accessioned from the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Upon the Corcoran’s closure last year, it was announced that the
National Gallery would assist the trustees of the Corcoran with
distributing works from the collection to eligible institutions in
Washington.
The Manhattan district attorney’s o"ce subpoenaed several art
galleries and dealers as part of their current investigation into sales
tax evasion.
Sotheby’s “highest ever” sales record was attributed to the sale of
five Monet paintings within the span of one hour.
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A protest flyer by Arts Attack (image via Facebook)
Sta# at National Gallery in
London embarked on a five-day
strike over an ongoing row
regarding the privatization of
two-thirds of the museum’s
security sta#. The Independent
reported that the museum’s
outgoing director, Nicholas
Penny, was heckled and booed at
a recent sta# meeting. Read
Hyperallergic’s strike coverage
here.
The Matisse cut-outs exhibition
at MoMA will be open 24 hours a day from today through Sunday,
February 8, at 5:30pm. The show permanently closes on Tuesday,
February 10.
Cuban artist Tania Bruguera is struggling to find a defense lawyer in
the wake of her detainment by the Cuban authorities. Bruguera was
detained for attempting to stage a public performance about free
speech. Prosecutors are currently deciding whether to file public
disorder charges against the artist.
PEN America criticized Bahrain for revoking the citizenship of 74
Bahraini nationals. The group includes blogger Ali Abdulemam,
writer Ali Aldairy, and journalist Abbas Busafwa.
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The Academic Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences
(INION), a Moscow-based library containing over 14.2 million books
and documents, was severely damaged by a fire.
The Museo Jumex in Mexico City suspended an exhibition of work
by Viennese Actionist Herman Nitsch after an online petition
protesting the show garnered over 5,000 signatures. The petitioners
objected to the artist’s use of animal blood for his performances.
Transport for London removed three of Eduardo Paolozzi‘s mosaic
arches from Tottenham Court Station, ignoring protests and a public
petition advocating their preservation.
French street artist Combo, otherwise known as “Combo Culture
Kidnapper,” was beaten by four thugs who demanded that he remove
a mural advocating religious tolerance.
Rutherford Chang, the artist renowned for fastidiously collecting
first-edition copies of the Beatles’s White Album (1968), posted
images of his entire collection on Instagram (Chang has amassed
1,119 copies so far).
The UK’s culture minister, Ed Vaizey, placed an export ban on
Claude Lorrain’s “A Mediterranean Port at sunrise with the
Embarkation of Saint Paula for Jerusalem” (1650). It’s hoped that a
matching sum of £5,066,500 (~$7.7 million) will be raised
to purchase the work, which was recently sold to an overseas buyer,
and keep it in the UK.
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Claude Lorrain, “A Mediterranean port at sunrisewith the Embarkation of Saint Paula for Jerusalem”(1650), oil on canvas 100.9 x 135.2 cm (courtesyDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport)
Barbara Brecht-Schall, the
daughter of Bertolt Brecht,
requested an injunction against
theater director Frank Castorf ’s
production of Baal (1918)
because of changes made to her
father’s original script. Brecht is
widely celebrated as a champion
of improvisation, shock, and
audience participation. Castorf
described the lawsuit as “passé
and absurd.”
Smart Entertainment Ltd is suing Sotheby’s after alleging that the
auction house is conducting business in India on its own, instead
of through their joint venture, Sotheby’s India Pvt Ltd.
Lost Art Salon, a San Francisco-based gallery, discovered a
previously unknown, double-sided Gustav Klimt drawing. The work
was verified by the Albertina Museum in Vienna.
The Broad Museum in Los Angeles will open to the public on
September 20.
The Association for the Promotion and Exhibition of the Arts in
Lebanon (APEAL) launched a campaign to establish a modern and
contemporary art museum in Beirut.
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The Broad Museum (photo by Gary Leonard, viathebroad.org)
The Josef and Anni Albers
Foundation is seeking to raise
$600,000 for a new culture
center in rural Senegal through
an auction of works at Christie’s
in May.
A 66-foot tall ice sculpture,
created by artist and engineer
Roger Hanson, collapsed before
its world record breaking status could be verified. The demise of the
sculpture was captured on film.
Dr. Barry Kerzin, a Buddhist monk and doctor to the Dalai Lama,
claimed that a 200-year-old mummified monk is not dead, but in a
state of “very deep meditation” known as tukdam.
This week’s Venice Biennale news: The Republic of Armenia will
devote its pavilion to artists from the Armenian Diaspora to mark
the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide; Romania will be
represented by painter Adrian Ghenie; and Tsibi Geva will represent
Israel.
Transactions
Coosje van Bruggen (1942–2009) and Claes Oldenburg donated 175
artworks from their collection to the Stedelijk Museum. The gift
includes works by Lawrence Weiner, Bruce Nauman, Anselm Kiefer,
and Je# Wall.
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Bruce Nauman, “Failing to Levitate in My Studio”(1966) (courtesy Stedelijk Museum)
BET founder Robert Johnson
donated several works of art to
the National Museum of African
American History and Culture.
The museum is scheduled to
open in 2016.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
acquired works by Cézanne,
Manet, Pissarro, Morisot, and
Duchamp.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. donated $1 million towards the expansion of
the Columbus Museum of Art.
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham acquired George
Bellows’s “Miss Bentham” (1906), the first painting of a nude
acquired by the institution. The work was previously owned by Andy
Warhol.
Transitions
Colgate University’s board of trustees approved the construction of
a $21 million Center for Art and Culture. The Center, which will be
built in downtown Hamilton, is designed by architect David Adjaye.
The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville,
Arkansas, hired Margaret C. Conrads to be its new director of
curatorial a#airs and Robin Groesbeck to be its director of
exhibitions and interpretive presentations.
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Onlookers standing in front of George Bellows’,“Miss Bentham” (1906), oil on canvas, 182 x 91cm.Acquired for the Barber Institute of Fine Arts from aprivate collection by the Henry Barber Trust(courtesy the Barber Institute of Fine Arts)
John J. Aglialoro, Catherine L.
Hughes, and Gregory Charles
Miller were elected to the Barnes
Foundation’s board of trustees.
Tommy Sowers was elected to
the Americans for the Arts board
of directors.
The Columbus Museum of Art
appointed David Stark as chief
curator and Drew Sawyer as
associate curator of photography.
The Tampa Museum of Art
named Michael Tomor as its new
executive director. He starts his
new job on April 15.
The Terra Foundation for
American Art appointed John
Davis as executive director of
global academic programs and Terra Foundation Europe.
The National Gallery in London will renovate its 19th-century and
Impressionist galleries after winning a grant from the Wohl Arts
Competition. The work is expected to be completed around early
2017.
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Emily Orr was appointed assistant curator of modern and
contemporary design at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design
Museum.
Laura Copelin was appointed associate curator of Ballroom Marfa.
Crime
Spanish police claimed that the arrests of members of an antiquities
smuggling ring will hinder the transfer of funds to jihadists in the
Middle East.
Austrian police launched an investigation following the appearance
of anti-semitic gra"ti on the walls of camp Mauthausen, the former
Nazi concentration camp.
A sketch by a student at the Pratt Institute was used as evidence in
the conviction of a sex o#ender. The student saw ex-convict
Christopher Thomas, 46, commit a lewd act outside her classroom.
Federal prosecutor Alicyn Cooley argued that the student’s drawing
corroborated her witness testimony.
Accolades
Andrés Jaque/O"ce for Political Innovation was announced the 2015
winner of MoMA PS1’s Young Architects Program.
Ann Beha Architects received the Hobson Award for their work on
the Shelburne Museum’s Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education.
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Rendering of Andrés Jaque/O"ce for PoliticalInnovation’s “COSMO,” the winning design of the2015 Young Architects Program (The Museum ofModern Art and MoMAPS1, courtesy of AndrésJaque/O"ce for Political Innovation)
Eleven nominees were selected
for the 2015 Scotiabank
Photography Award.
Artists Davide Balula, Melik
Ohanian, Neïl Beloufa, and Zined
Sedira were shortlisted for for
the 2015 Prix Marcel Duchamp,
France’s top prize for
contemporary art.
Obituaries
Colin Lanceley (1938–2015), artist and member of the Annandale
Imitation Realists.
Pedro Lemebel (1952–2015), Chilean artist, activist, and writer.
Will McBride (1931–2015), photographer.
Mrinalini Mukherjee (1949–2015), sculptor.