http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/rss Press releases from the Art World en © 2009 Athena Media Group. All rights reserved. 2012-02-05T14:26:52-07:00 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/5505-leslie-hindman-auctioneers-presents-inaugural-auction-of-works-by Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, one of the nation’s leading fine art auction houses, is pleased to announce its inaugural auction of Works by African American Artists on March 1, 2012. In addition to the March 1 auction, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will hold a separate selling exhibition featuring Works by African American Artists. These works will be listed for private sale and offered during the week leading up to the auction. Heading the sale are a variety of abstract contemporary ... 2012-02-03 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/5505-leslie-hindman-auctioneers-presents-inaugural-auction-of-works-by http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/871-rare-still-life-is-first-work-by-19th-century-african-american-art WASHINGTON, DC—The National Gallery of Art has acquired one of fewer than a dozen known still lifes painted in the late 1840s by African American artist Robert Seldon Duncanson (1821–1872). Classically composed, Still Life with Fruit and Nuts (1848) depicts fruit arranged in a tabletop pyramid in which the smooth surfaces of beautifully rendered fruit contrast with textured nutshells. The acquisition was made possible with funds from Ann and Mark Kington/The Kington Foundation and the ... 2012-02-02 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/871-rare-still-life-is-first-work-by-19th-century-african-american-art http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/8336-black-americana-and-slave-history-items-offered-for-sale   Aspire Auctions, Inc., offers a selection of Black Americana and Slave Items in our February online auction. The items range from novelty humidors and boot scrapers to documents such as a Bill of Sale for a slave from 1857 and West African wooden teaching tablets.  We are also offering a fine collection of rare books such as Africa by John Ogilby printed in 1670 and One Hundred Years of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; or, The Centennial of African Methodism. ... 2012-02-02 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/8336-black-americana-and-slave-history-items-offered-for-sale http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/5258-portrait-by-chicago-artist-louis-grell-offered-for-sale Aspire Auctions, Inc., is offering a portrait by 20th century Chicago area artist Louis Frederick Grell. Grell was a muralist, a teacher at the Art Institute of Chicago, and made his home and studio at the historic Tree Studio Building. The beautiful portrait, which is part of the February sale, is of the artist’s wife and was painted in 1922. Aspire Auctions’ February online auction catalogue will be posted for viewing on January 27th at www.aspireauctions.com  Bidding opens ... 2012-02-02 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/5258-portrait-by-chicago-artist-louis-grell-offered-for-sale http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/3234-indianapolis-hosting-world-class-art-pavilion-leading-up-to-super Super Bowl artistry is extending off the field and into an Indianapolis landmark as IDADA, the Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association, presents Turf, a presentation of experiential art and design. This brand new presentation of 20 juried artists is going on now through Super Bowl Sunday, February 5, 2012, just 1,700 yards from Lucas Oil Stadium. The old Indianapolis City Hall building at the corner of Alabama and Ohio streets – a 100-year-old landmark formerly housing the ... 2012-02-02 15:52:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/3234-indianapolis-hosting-world-class-art-pavilion-leading-up-to-super http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/4423-top-twentieth-century-1stdibs-dealers-sign-on-for-inaugural-editi Dolphin Promotions, in association with 1stdibs, has announced its roster of prominent 20th century design specialists who will participate in the inaugural New York 20th Century Art and Design Fair (NYC20), opening on April 12-15 at The Tent at Lincoln Center in Damrosch Park on New York's Upper West Side.   Many of the leading names in the field of 20th century design will showcase a cross-section of iconic material including furniture, lighting, sculpture, paintings, jewelry, ... 2012-02-01 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/4423-top-twentieth-century-1stdibs-dealers-sign-on-for-inaugural-editi http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/8237-chinese-art-takes-center-stage-at-the-san-francisco-arts-of-pacif The San Francisco Arts of Pacific Asia Show (SFAPA) will debut a contemporary Asian Art Initiative featuring select galleries from China.  Contemporary Asian Art has grown in prominence in the last decade. As Asia's importance in the world market rises, so too does its artistic traditions. Taking place February 3 – 5 at the historic For Mason Center, the exhibit, led by Contemporary Program Partner Weimei Chen and 186 Projects, will feature galleries from Jiangsu and Guangdong ... 2012-02-01 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/8237-chinese-art-takes-center-stage-at-the-san-francisco-arts-of-pacif http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/625-ragos-hosts-auction-open-house-on-february-23-featuring-a-talk-on-   Lambertville, NJ:  The Rago Arts and Auction Center hosts an open house on Thursday, February 23, featuring a talk by Newark Museum curator Ulysses Grant Dietz.   In “What Happened When Pots Became Art?”, Mr. Dietz will discuss ceramics as art, contrasting how this was idea was apprehended in the 19th C. and how multiple aesthetics came to be bracketed by the market into what we now call American art pottery.   Ulysses Grant Dietz has been the curator of ... 2012-02-01 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/625-ragos-hosts-auction-open-house-on-february-23-featuring-a-talk-on- http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/7775-new-site-is-first-stop-for-nashville-antiques-week NASHVILLE--When Nashville's antiques and art season opens on today, the thousands of collectors who come to shop the antiques shows running through February 12 will, for the first time, be able to plan their excursions through one comprehensive website. NashvilleAntiquesWeek.com is a destination website that organizes all the events, offers deals on antiques show tickets and provides background on the many collecting categories that will be spotlighted. A NashvilleAntiquesWeek.com mobile ... 2012-02-01 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/7775-new-site-is-first-stop-for-nashville-antiques-week http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/689-william-partridge-burpee-and-thomas-mcnickle-two-american-impressi This exhibition features small scale works, pastels by William Partridge Burpee and watercolors by Thomas McNickle. The power and individuality of Pennsylvania native Thomas McNickle’s brushstrokes transforms archetypal motifs of land and sky into unique and personal images. Although McNickle utilizes photography and makes several small studies on site, he says he doesn't rely on just that visual record, but the experience of a place. The result is a work of art that pulls the ... 2012-02-01 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/689-william-partridge-burpee-and-thomas-mcnickle-two-american-impressi http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/5294-all-women-juried-art-exhibition-now-online-ready-to-view Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is pleased to announce that its February 2012 art exhibition is now posted on their website and is ready to view online.  The basis for this month's art exhibition was "All Women" (women only artists) and contained an open subject theme. An art competition was held in January 2012 which determined and judged the art for this exhibition. The gallery received submissions from 21differen t countries from around the world and they also received ... 2012-02-01 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/5294-all-women-juried-art-exhibition-now-online-ready-to-view http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/8463-robert-rauschenberg-foundation-announces-recipients-for-the-inaug   Robert Rauschenberg Foundation announces recipients for the inaugural round of its Artistic Innovation and Collaboration Grant Program. Each $50,000 – $150,000 grant will enable cultural organizations to support fearless innovation and cross-disciplinary collaboration by diverse artists. The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its new Artistic Innovation and Collaboration grant program (AIC) to advance the values promoted by artist and activist ... 2012-02-01 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/8463-robert-rauschenberg-foundation-announces-recipients-for-the-inaug http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/6799-four-magnificent-works-by-john-singer-sargent-on-view-at-the-amon On March 11, 2012, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art presents four masterworks by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), the preeminent expatriate painter of the late 19th century. In Sargent’s Youthful Genius: Paintings from the Clark, four renowned works from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute will travel to Texas for the first time. The exhibition is on view through June 17; admission is free. Sargent’s legendary canvas Fumée d’Ambre Gris (Smoke of Ambergris) is among the ... 2012-02-01 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/6799-four-magnificent-works-by-john-singer-sargent-on-view-at-the-amon http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/4705-clars-brings-to-auction-very-rare-works-by-charles-marion-russell Clars Auction Gallery’s February Antiques and Fine Art Sale will be a very significant event for collectors and investors. The two-day event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, February 18th and 19th, 2012 at their gallery in Oakland, CA. Investment quality items across the categories will see competitive bidding from across the continents. Turning first to the very exciting fine art category, both American and European offerings are both impressive and diverse including rare ... 2012-02-01 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/4705-clars-brings-to-auction-very-rare-works-by-charles-marion-russell http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/1744-asia-week-new-york-rolls-out-an-8-day-extravaganza-of-gallery-ope   For Asia Week New York starting on March 16, nearly three-dozen galleries will host simultaneous exhibitions to spotlight prized ancient, antique, and contemporary Asian artworks. International and Manhattan dealers will showcase an astonishing array of the best art from China, Japan, Korea, India, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia. The rarest and finest Asian examples of porcelain, jewelry, paintings, ceramics, sculpture, books, bronzes, prints, photographs, and jades constitute ... 2012-02-01 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/1744-asia-week-new-york-rolls-out-an-8-day-extravaganza-of-gallery-ope http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/1368-world-class-contemporary-artists-donate-works-to-2012-tribeca-fil Artists Peter Dayton, Walton Ford, Stephen Hannock, JR, Kim Keever, Clifford Ross, Nathan Sawaya, Cindy Sherman, Hugo Tillman, Kara Walker, and Stanley Whitney Will Exhibit and Donate Original Pieces to Winning Filmmakers at 11th Annual TFF. The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, today announced the 11 major contemporary artists who will contribute their artwork to the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival Artists Awards Program, sponsored by CHANEL. Works by Peter ... 2012-01-31 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/1368-world-class-contemporary-artists-donate-works-to-2012-tribeca-fil http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/8441-copley-fine-art-auctions-is-off-to-a-record-setting-year   Copley Fine Art Auctions’ January 16, 2012, sale of sporting art and antique decoys brought a total of $1.92 million and set 10 new world records. The event took place at Wallace Hall in New York, with Copley and Keno Auctions sharing the venue to kick off Americana Week. The auction was up twenty five percent from Copley's $1.5 million inaugural Winter Sale last January. Over 532 bidders participated, and the auction house saw action from ... 2012-01-30 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/8441-copley-fine-art-auctions-is-off-to-a-record-setting-year http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/9208-abby-m-taylor-fine-art-presents-andr%C3%A9-cottavoz-deep-in-paint-1950 The exhibition of paintings by André Cottavoz at Abby M Taylor Fine Art entitled Deep in Paint, 1950-1972 is a dynamic body of works from the 1950’s through the 1970’s.  In the tradition of the great French colorists such as Pierre Bonnard, André Cottavoz expresses in his paintings a trend amongst some post World War II French artists who belonged to the Lyon School of New Figuration to search for a strong light in their works. The painter Paul Philibert-Charrin addressed the press after ... 2012-01-31 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/9208-abby-m-taylor-fine-art-presents-andr%C3%A9-cottavoz-deep-in-paint-1950 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/443-expo-chicago-to-team-with-artspacecom EXPO CHICAGO to Bring 100 Leading International Art Galleries to Navy Pier for September 20-23 Debut. CHICAGO (January 31, 2012) -EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary/Modern Art and Design, today announced a partnership with Artspace.com, the leading online marketplace for contemporary art.  Artspace will provide an online platform for participating exhibitors to showcase works at the fair, as well as an opportunity for collectors to preview the art, plan their ... 2012-01-30 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/443-expo-chicago-to-team-with-artspacecom http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/8907-obamas-preview-new-photography-exhibition-at-the-corcoran-shadows This Saturday, February 4, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design will open Shadows of History: Photographs of the Civil War from the Collection of Julia J. Norrell and Tim Hetherington: Sleeping Soldiers. The First Family got a sneak peek of Shadows of History yesterday during an official visit Corcoran Gallery of Art's Shadows of History: Photographs of the Civil War from the Collection of Julia J. Norrell (February 4–May 6) explores how photography was used to document ... 2012-01-30 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/8907-obamas-preview-new-photography-exhibition-at-the-corcoran-shadows