2014

Vladimir Kagan (Worms 1927-2016 Palm Beach, Florida), Annecy Sofa With Arm Left (Clear Wood). American walnut and boiled wool fabric, 101.6 x 243.8 x 109.2 cm. Limited edition of 8 with 4 APs. Photo courtesy Carpenters Workshop Gallery Vincent Dubourg (France, 1977), Bhanga Bronze (Gold), 2014. Bronze, 90 x 296 x 60 cm (35.4 x 116.54 x 23.62 in.). Limited Edition of 8 + 4 APs. Photo courtesy Carpenters Workshop Gallery Ingrid Donat (Paris, 1957), Buffet Cisco, 2015.... [Lire la suite]

Hedi Xant, Apollo Rey I Concept. Polished brass, marble, 2014 © Hedi Xant Hedi Xant, Apollo Rey II Concept. Polished brass, 2014 © Hedi Xant Hedi Xant, Apollo Rey III for Dries Van Noten: Inspirations (Antwerpt exhibition). 60 x 73 x 60 cm, polished brass, 2015 © Hedi Xant Hedi Xant, The Amperxandt. Logo illustration for THE NEW REPUBLIC magazine, 2014 © Hedi Xant

Ai Weiwei, Iron Tree. Photo by Dean Van Dis  RAPIDS, MICH.- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, one of the nation’s most significant botanic and sculpture experiences, announces a landmark exhibition featuring internationally renowned artist and activist, Ai Weiwei. “Ai Weiwei at Meijer Gardens: Natural, State” is his first show in the upper Midwest as well as the first of its kind for the artist at a botanic garden. Ai Weiwei has emerged as one of the defining cultural voices for the 21st... [Lire la suite]

Etel Adnan, Feux d'Artifice, 2014. Tapestry, wool (hand-woven by Pinton). Original tapestry design by the artist 1967-70. 148 x 200 cm, Unique.  NEW YORK, NY.- The FLAG Art Foundation presents Etel Adnan | Gerhard Richter on its 9th floor gallery from January 19 – May 13, 2017. The exhibition initiates a conversation between two masters of contemporary painting, from the vastly different backgrounds of Beirut and Germany. Both artists continue to challenge the concept of working in a single style or media,... [Lire la suite]

Charles Frederick Kandler, cup and cover (detail), 1736-7 © The Holburne Museum / Tony Gilbert Photography BATH.- The Holburne Museum presents Silver: Light and Shade, an exhibition that brings together historic and contemporary silver masterpieces to investigate the texture, form and colour of this precious metal. The exhibition, the third and final major presentation in the Holburne’s centenary programme, shows an extraordinary selection of objects on loan from UK museums and private collections which are displayed... [Lire la suite]

Miquel Barceló, Ram, 2014. Ceramic, 34 7/8 x 19 1/2 x 12 5/8 inches (88.5 x 49.5 x 32 cm). Art © 2014 Miquel Barceló / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris NEW YORK, NY.- Acquavella Galleries presents an exhibition of new works by acclaimed Spanish artist Miquel Barceló. This is the artist's second exhibition at the gallery, and features two new series of paintings and a selection of new ceramic works. The exhibition is on view from October 27 to December 9, 2016 at 18 East 79th... [Lire la suite]

Daphne Wright, Stallion, 2009, marble dust and resin © the artist. Courtesy of Frith Street Gallery. BRISTOL.- Arnolfini and National Trust Tyntesfield present a selection of work from the last 25 years by the Bristol-based artist Daphne Wright, who has developed a series of conceptual ideas and sculptural languages which have been quietly influential. Her work is the result of a relentless curiosity into the way in which materials can create an involvement with often unspoken human preoccupations.  The... [Lire la suite]

  Ai Weiwei, Han Dynasty Urn with Coca-Cola Logo, 1994, urn from Western Han dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD) and paint. Photo: Studio Ai Weiwei, © Ai Weiwei. M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong. by donation. Some of the earliest artworks were ceramics. The European Modern Era was shaped by the insatiable desire for Chinese porcelain, for which the highest prices were paid. Whether functional containers or artworks, ceramics travelled over the whole globe from time immemorial, connecting cultures that knew little of one another.... [Lire la suite]

Xu Zhen, Eternity-Aphrodite of Knidos, Tang Dynasty Sitting Buddha, 2014. Glass fiber-reinforced concrete, marble grains, sandstone grains, mineral pigments, steel, 139 3/4 x 35 13/16 x 35 13/16 in. Produced by MadeIn Company. NEW YORK, NY.- James Cohan is presenting a solo exhibition by the multi-disciplinary Chinese artist Xu Zhen. This is the third exhibition of work by Xu Zhen at James Cohan and the largest presentation of his art in New York since 2009. The show is on view from September 8 to October 8, 2016. Xu... [Lire la suite]

Attributed to Francescuccio Ghissi, Acteus and Eugenius Implore St. John the Evangelist to Restore Their Wealth, circa 1370–80, tempera and gold leaf on panel, 13 3/4 x 15 in., Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Charlotte Caspers, after Francescuccio Ghissi, St. John the Evangelist Baptizing Aristodemus, 2014, tempera and gold leaf on panel, 13 15/16 x 15 3/16 in., North Carolina Museum of Art. RALEIGH, NC.- Beginning September 10, 2016, the North Carolina Museum of Art presents Reunited: Francescuccio... [Lire la suite]