11 octobre 2015
First exhibition in the U.S. devoted to Alberto Burri in nearly 40 years opens at the Guggenheim Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opened a major retrospective—the first in the United States in nearly forty years and the most comprehensive in this country—devoted to the work of Italian artist Alberto Burri (1915–1995). Exploring the beauty and complexity of Burri’s process-based works, the exhibition positions the artist as a central protagonist of post–World War II art and revises traditional narratives of the cultural exchanges between the United States and Europe in the 1950s and ’60s. Burri broke... [Lire la suite]11 octobre 2015
Rare diamonds, signed fine jewelry + glamour goes to auction Oct 13 at Bonhams New York
NEW YORK, NY.- The October 13 Fine Jewelry auction at Bonhams New York features an extensive and distinguished collection of diamond rings, alongside an assortment of one-of-a-kind character pieces, such as a glamorous retro, amethyst gold ring once owned by Hollywood starlet Marlene Dietrich. A suite of 18k gold, tiger's eye and diamond jewelry, KutchinskyAmong the top lots is an elegant green diamond and diamond ring, signed Golkonda, weighing more than three carats and set within a circular pink diamond... [Lire la suite]11 octobre 2015
The Rijksmuseum presents an exhibition of Asian treasure in Dutch interiors
AMSTERDAM.- The exhibition 'Asia in Amsterdam; Exotic Luxury in the Golden Age' also presents many 17th century paintings: still-lifes and portraits of citizens who had themselves painted among their newly acquired items of Asian luxury. The exhibition is being organised in cooperation with the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, USA. The loan items originate in such far-flung places as Moscow, St Petersburg, Versailles, London, Oxford, Madrid and Stockholm.
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Made of special, precious materials and adorned with... [Lire la suite]