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Stone Walls Photography Book by Mariana Cook

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:03:00 +0000

A new photography book Stone Walls: Personal Boundaries by artist Mariana Cook examines in stunning detail one of man's earliest and most enduring methods of defining territories – the stone wall. Sculptural and practical, majestic and humble, the dry stone walls showcased in the book capture a fundamental relationship between human beings and the landscape. The book will be published October 1, 2011.

Stone Walls: Personal Boundaries was conceived by Mariana Cook, the last protege of Ansel Adams, at her home on Martha's Vineyard on the day before Thanksgiving in 2002. After 56 cows strayed through a crumbling section of the stone wall she shares with her neighbor, Cook studied the tumbled wall and was struck by its beauty. With that inspiration, Cook spent eight years traveling to farms, towns, and temples in Peru, Great Britain, Ireland, the Mediterranean, New England, and Kentucky in pursuit of dry stone walls.

Stone Walls: Personal Boundaries | Photographs By Mariana Cook

(Damiani, $50, 192 pages, ISBN 978-88-6208-169-6)

The striking black-and-white photographs portray the wall in landscape, the wall in abstract form, and the return of rocks to nature. Cook is fascinated with the juxtaposition of stones and geometric composition, as well as with the resonance among walls of different cultures. The walls were photographed by Cook between 2002 and 2010 and were built as early as 3600 B.C.

Dry stone walls – those constructed without the use of mortar with stones skillfully selected and placed to ensure strength and durability – are slowly falling into disrepair or being removed from the landscape. A portion of the proceeds from the book will benefit The Dry Stone Conservancy in Lexington, Kentucky, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving historic dry stone structures in Kentucky's world-famous Bluegrass landscape and to developing a national center for training and expertise.

Work by Mariana Cook is included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles; the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.; and the National Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others. Her previous publications include the acclaimed portrait books: Fathers and Daughters, Mothers and Sons, Generations of Women, Couples, Faces of Science, and Mathematicians.

Kodak Theatre

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:02:00 +0000

Kodak Theatre is the crown jewel of the Hollywood & Highland Center, a retail, dining and entertainment venue located in the heart of historic Hollywood. The theatre opened in November 2001 and soon became known to more than one billion people across the globe as the first permanent home of the Academy Awards. Kodak Theatre was designed by the internationally-renowned Rockwell Group to be as glamorous as its onstage artists and celebrity guests, yet capable of serving the enormous technical needs of a live worldwide television broadcast on Oscar night.

Aviation Art Contest, Pennsylvania

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:58:00 +0000

Young artists are invited to display their talents and learn about aviation through an annual art contest sponsored by PennDOT's Bureau of Aviation.

"Aviation is an important industry in Pennsylvania, and this is a great opportunity for kids to learn about it while having fun," said PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch, P.E. "Aviation's Value to My Community" is the theme of this year's contest. Entries will be judged in two divisions: first through third grades, and fourth and fifth grades. Entries must be postmarked by Oct. 14.

There will be 22 statewide winners, with one winner from each division selected from each of PennDOT's 11 district offices. Winners will receive a certificate signed by Schoch, and a mounted, full-color, 16-by-20-inch copy of their entry. The students' schools will also receive a mounted copy of the artwork for display.

Artwork should be submitted on 8.5-by-11-inch or 9-by-12-inch paper, unframed, unmatted and unlaminated. All work must be done by hand (there is an exception for children with physical challenges).

Permitted formats are: acrylic, oil paint, felt-tip pens, indelible ink, soft ballpoint pens, watercolor or crayons. Formats that are not permitted include: non-permanent media such as pencil or charcoal, computer-generated artwork and collage work using photocopies.

The back of each submission should include the student's name, teacher's name, grade level, county and school address and phone number. Entries will not be returned. Winners' schools will be notified by telephone.

Send entries to:
Bureau of Aviation,
c/o Harrison Brooks,
400 North St.,
Harrisburg,
PA 17120

or

P.O. Box 3457,
Harrisburg,
PA 17120-0064.

Last year's winners are viewable under the Bureau of Aviation's "Aviation Education" section on www.dot.state.pa.us.

For more information, call 717-783-8800.

Houston Fine Art Fair sales - $6 Million

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:39:00 +0000

The inaugural Houston Fine Art Fair reported robust sales for its exceptional roster of prominent exhibitors including galleries from 13 European and Latin American countries. Fair officials estimated sales at approximately $6 million and total attendance at the George R. Brown, Sept. 15 – 18, for the inaugural fair was 10,500 with 3,000 attending opening night.

Strong sales were reported from scores of galleries including Anya Tish Gallery, Art Nouveau Gallery, Cernuda Arte, Frey Norris Contemporary & Modern, Hiram Butler Gallery, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, Margaret Thatcher Projects, now contemporary art and Moody Gallery.

"This year's fair established a powerful foundation on which to build," said Fran Kaufman, Director, Houston Fine Art Fair. "It is our goal to develop this event into one of the most respected fine art fairs in America."

Artists whose works sold during the fair included: Adela Andea, Rafael Barrios, Fernando Botero, Chul-Hyan, Ahn, Leon Ferrari, Sarah Frost, Jasper Johns, Kim Joon, Jun Kaneko, Donald Lipski, Kenneth Noland, Chuck Ramirez, Robert Rauschenberg, Sebastiao Salgado, Frank Stella, Donald Sultan, and Dan Tague.

"We succeeded in our goal in identifying and attracting new tiers of art lovers," said Rick Friedman, President of the Hamptons Expo Group, the organizer of the Houston Fine Art. "Many were inspired by what they saw, and many will eventually become passionate art collectors."

Cultural partners supporting the city's first international fine art fair include The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston Arts Alliance, Fotofest International, Houston Center for Photography, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, DiverseWorks, Project Row Houses, Art League Houston, Houston Museum of African American Culture, The Orange Show for Visionary Art, the McNay Art Museum and Artpace San Antonio.

The fair is organized by Hamptons Expo Group Management, which also produces the annual art fairs ArtHamptons, ArtAspen, the San Francisco Fine Art Fair and the upcoming Palm Springs Fine art Fair February 16-19, 2012.

Visions of the American West Exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:14:00 +0000

In a landmark collaboration, Cheekwood and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center (BBHC) bring the epic romance and adventure of the American West to Nashville in Visions of the American West: Masterworks from the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. The 200-piece exhibition, which will inhabit every gallery space at Cheekwood, debuts October 22. Its residence at Cheekwood marks the exhibition's inaugural venture away from its home in Cody, Wyoming.

Visions of the American West features distinct sections dedicated to one particular Western experience:

Art: Masterpieces from the Whitney Gallery of Western Art including works by Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Frederic Remington, and many others that helped to create a mythic image of the Old West that endures into the present.

Plains Indian Collection: Representing Native American everyday life and cultural traditions preserved in beautifully crafted artifacts. These include tribal objects such as war bonnet, clothing, and weapons from Sioux, Crow, Blackfeet, and other Plains Indian people.

Firearms of the West: The exhibition includes objects from the Cody Firearms Museum that are of historical and aesthetic importance including a rifle used by George Armstrong Custer, different models of Colt revolver, and a tripod mounted Gatling Gun.

Cowboy Life: Revisits the actual cowboy experience as well as the myth, featuring historic everyday objects, the Mexican Vaquero, the fancier Cowboy "high style," and the West of Pop Culture, including the ten-gallon hat worn by "Hoss" Cartright from Bonanza.

Women of the West: Paying tribute to the women of the West through a select number of items, including the wedding dress of William F. Cody's daughter Arta and the outfit of historic cowgirl Etheyle Parry. These historic women will be surrounded by paintings, photographs and everyday objects documenting the life of a ranch woman.

Horse Culture: This gallery will contain beautiful examples of cowboy horse gear, Native American saddle blankets and saddlebags, and a historic saddle owned by President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.

William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody: Features personal items, including Buffalo Bill's buckskin shirt, Stetson hat, Congressional Medal of Honor, and the Spider Studebaker Buggy that he acquired in England and brought back to Cody. The Wild West Show that traveled around the world is also richly documented.

Yellowstone: Large-format photographs and a video will introduce visitors in Nashville to the wildlife, landscape, and human experience of Yellowstone Country.

Visions of the American West will be on display from October 22 through March 4, 2012. Guided museum tours are offered every Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Special Wild West Weekends will include lectures, demonstrations, entertainment, and Kids Corral children's activities.

Details, schedules, and ticket information available at www.cheekwood.org.

Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:02:00 +0000

Committed to connecting people with the Spirit of the American West, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center weaves the varied threads of the western experience - history and myth, art and Native culture, firearms technology and the nature of Yellowstone - into the rich panorama that is the American West. The Center, an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is now operating its summer schedule, open daily, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

For general information, visit www.bbhc.org, or call 307-587-4771.

Cheekwood Art Museum, Nashville, Tennessee

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:56:00 +0000

Cheekwood is a 55-acre botanical garden and art museum located on the historic Cheek estate. Cheekwood exists to celebrate and preserve its landscape, buildings, and art and botanical collections, and, through these unique means provide an inspiring place for visitors to explore their connections with art, nature and the environment. Cheekwood is located at 1200 Forrest Park Drive in Nashville, 8 miles southwest of downtown Nashville. Open Tuesday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

For further information call 615-356-8000 or visit www.cheekwood.org.

Alex Telfer, Advertising and Editorial Photographer

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:03:00 +0000

Alex Telfer is an advertising and editorial photographer born and raised in the North of England, where he still resides. He carries out commissions for a broad roster of advertising agencies across the UK, Europe and USA. Clients for recent assignments include Nike, Nikon, Sony Music, Ernst & Young, Land Rover, EMI, and the BBC. He has run his own advertising photography business since 1992.

Alex's recent honours and awards include being named by Campaign Magazine as its Number One Advertising Photographer of 2009. Other prestigious accolades include The American Photography Annuals 2009 and 2010, Communication Arts Photography Annual 50 and 51, Lurzer's Archive Top 200 Ad Photographers Worldwide 2010, Creative Review Photography Annual and The International Photography Awards.

MoMA's Online Courses - Modern Art History and Studio Art

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:37:00 +0000

This fall, The Museum of Modern Art's online courses allow newcomers and experienced art lovers from around the world to learn about modern art through MoMA's world-renowned collection, from any location at times convenient for them. These 10-week courses invite students to discover the fascinating stories and ideas behind some of the masterpieces in MoMA's collection through a rich variety of multimedia materials, including text, images, narrated slideshows, and engaging videos shot on location in the Museum's galleries.

MoMA offers online courses in two formats:

For 10 weeks (starting October 3), MoMA Instructor-led courses offer unlimited access to videos, slideshows, audio, multimedia resources, and readings, plus discussion forums that allow the instructor and students to interact.

Price: $350; $300 for educators, students, seniors, other museum staff, and members.

Self-Guided (available now) courses are a go-at-your-own-pace option that offer the same content as MoMA instructor-led courses, without the discussion forums and instructor guidance.

Price: 10-week access: $200; $175 for educators, students, seniors, other museum staff, and members.

There are two online courses to choose from:

Modern Art, 1880–1945 uses works from MoMA's collection to introduce students to the key artworks and iconic figures of modern art including such renowned artists as Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh, Marcel Duchamp, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso, among others.

Materials and Techniques of Postwar Painting is a focused look at postwar abstract painting from an artist's point of view - this course goes into the studio to reveal the materials and techniques that created some of the 20th century's greatest masterpieces. Guided by an artist and former MoMA conservator, this studio course covers the art history of the period and offers step-by-step video instruction on the materials and techniques used by iconic painters from Jackson Pollock to Barnett Newman.

Registration now open at MoMA.org/coursesonline

Online Courses are made possible by a partnership with Volkswagen of America.

Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, Washington D.C.

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:19:00 +0000

The Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE) is the leading non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the United States image abroad through American art. Founded as a public-private, non-partisan partnership in 1986, FAPE works with the U.S. Department of State to contribute fine art to U.S. embassies around the world. FAPE's donations include works by more than 208 preeminent American artists placed in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Washington D.C., FAPE has raised over $60 million in art and monetary contributions to date.

Smithsonian's Archives of American Art, Washington, DC, USA

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:12:00 +0000

The Smithsonian's Archives of American Art enlivens the extraordinary human stories behind America's most significant art and artists. It is the world's preeminent resource dedicated to collecting and preserving the papers and primary records of the visual arts in America. Constantly growing in range and depth, and ever increasing in accessibility to its many audiences, it is a vibrant, unparalleled and essential resource for the appreciation, enjoyment and understanding of art in America.

CF Art Group - Modern Art Project

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:57:00 +0000

CF Art Group is an innovative modern art project launched by Denis Saunin and Georgiy Mamin. The authors' works are known for the unorthodox approaches to them as well as the conceptual solutions adding new aspects to the seemingly routine subjects.

The FLAG Art Foundation, New York

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:13:00 +0000

The FLAG Art Foundation is an exhibition space for contemporary art. The program includes three to five professionally-curated shows each year by established and emerging international artists. We are on the 9th and 10th floors of the Chelsea Arts Tower, located in the heart of New York's art district on 25th Street between 10th and 11th avenues.

FLAG provides a unique educational environment in which visitors can view, contemplate, and engage in active dialogue with the artworks. Curators select and borrow from a variety of sources to include a wide range of work in each exhibition. FLAG is also a resource that facilitates loans of contemporary artworks to museums around the world. An extensive database of available works is maintained and made available to curators.

Address:
The FLAG Art Foundation
545 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10001

Freeman's Auctioneers and Appraisers

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 07:35:00 +0000

Founded in 1805, Samuel T. Freeman & Co. has upheld an exemplary role as America's oldest auction house. Located on Chestnut Street, Freeman's offers over 30 auctions a year in categories including: American Furniture, Decorative & Folk Arts, English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts, Asian Arts, Fine American & European Paintings & Sculpture, Modern and Contemporary Art, Rare Books, Oriental Rugs, Fine Jewelry & Watches. Freeman's also provides a full range of appraisal services from insurance, probate, family division and charitable contribution to inventory and insurance loss. For more information, visit www.freemansauction.com or contact 267.414.1240.

About World Art Magazine

noreply@blogger.com (World Art Magazine) — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:33:00 +0000

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