Author: Ann Williams
Mrs. Rabbit pours tea on Peter Rabbit while her other children watch. (1902–1907) (© Victoria and Albert Museum; image courtesy of Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.) Famous children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter lived as well as one might expect. He reached an international audience from his home in the fairytale landscape of England’s Lake District, where he wandered his sheep farm, wrote letters to children and investigated the miniature worlds beneath his feet through a magnifying glass attached to a wooden walk. stick But his work is not limited to books The story of Peter Rabbit (1901) or Benjamin…
Last Thursday’s Christie’s 20th and 21st century and “The Art of The Surreal” sales brought in £196.7m ($250.4m), £166m and £233m (£213.1m and £299.2 million dollars) within the estimate. . In total, there was an increase of 17% from the equivalent sales made by the auction house last year. (All prices include taxes.)The sales set four new auction records, led by Jadé Fadojutimi The Woven Warped Ponder garden (2021), which sold for £1.6 million ($2 million). The sale marks the third time in the past five months that the British artist has set a new auction benchmark Surprise my attitude…
On a sunny but chilly Sunday afternoon, hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists unfurled a giant quilt on the steps of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, calling for an end to Israel’s hostilities in Gaza. Today, March 24, the action that started around 12:40 has brought together more than 350 participants. Entitled “From Occupation to Liberation,” the quilts consisted of 65 artworks by various anonymous artists, some featuring traditional Palestinian motifs. sometimes embroidery Other squares referenced the poet Refaat Alareer, who was killed by Israeli bombing in Gaza, and Thomas Kilpper’s “Jenin Horse” (2003) – a 16-foot sculpture that previously stood…
To receive morning links in your inbox every weekday, sign up with us Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. TITLES MOROCCO PAVILION DOWN THERE. To the surprise of Moroccan exhibitors, after being replaced at the last minute in what would have been the country’s first Venice pavilion, Morocco has completely canceled its participation in the exhibition, which was due to open in April, and it is not clear why, according to reports. Art Newspaper . In January, the artists Safaa Erruas, Majida Khattari and Fatiha Zemmouri, and the curator Mahi Binebine, in what they called a “nightmare”, learned that the artworks they…
ArtMaxwell RabbPortrait of Kim Yun Shin. Courtesy of the artist, Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul and London; and Kukje Gallery, Seoul and Busan.Kim Yun Shin learned to make art from poverty. Born in the northern region of Korea in 1935 as a result of the Japanese occupation, the artist developed his creativity with the few materials at hand: drawings and objects with sticks, sorghum straws and melted candles. Before fleeing to Seoul with her mother, Kim – now 88 – lived with her five siblings in the rural town of Anbyon until she was 10 years old. There, he grew…
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During the development of a fine arts museum in Vannes, Brittany, northwestern France, excavations revealed the remains of a medieval castle. Everyday Heritage Château Lagorce, which currently functions as a hotel, was built in the 18th century. The excavation began in the courtyard of a century palace. Researchers from the French National Institute for Archaeological Research found that the castle was built around 1380 by Jean IV, Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort from 1345, and 7th Earl of Richmond from 1372. The structure was known as the Château de l’. It was built to assert Hermine and Duke’s…
On March 13th, Free Arts NYC will hold its annual art auction on Artsy to support arts education and youth mentoring in underserved communities. Now in its 27th year, the event features artwork by Elizabeth Glaessner, Katherine Bradford and Christopher Wool. Without a title (2009) is the auction’s most valuable lot, with bids starting at $400,000. Each year, the auction supports 1,500 young people between the ages of 5 and 23 in partnership with more than 30 schools, community centers and transitional housing centers. A silent auction is being held at Artsy in conjunction with the live event, and lots…
The European Graduate School is delighted to announce the course calendar for the 2024 sessions in Saas-Fee, Switzerland (July 29-August 25) and Valletta, Malta (October 2-16). Join a unique group of returning teachers to learn with us in person or online, including: Catherine MalabouMladen dollarSlavoj Žižekthrough ElieAlenka ZupančičChristopher Fynsk Avital RonellFrank RudaWonderful woubshetAchilles the DeadSven-Olov WallensteinJack Halberstam This year we are also very pleased to welcome teachers Jodi Dean and Kevin McLaughlin. See the schedule of seminars and their topics. Individuals may attend these EGS sessions as students enrolled in our MA and PhD programs or as guests. You can…
Marian Zazeela, an artist whose abstract drawings and light installations depicted dreamlike states, died at her home in New York on Thursday at the age of 83. The MELA Foundation, the organization he founded with his partner, artist La Monte Young, announced his death on Friday, saying he died of natural causes while sleeping. Zazeela made works that did not fit neatly into the boundaries of any movement, although he flirted with the aesthetics of Minimalism. By his own admission, he produced “borderline art,” his favorite term for works that “challenged the usual distinction between ‘frontiers’ and fine art, using…