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| 1 - Aumentati a 7.000 euro i PREMI IN DENARO per ogni sezione I cinque vincitori assoluti verranno proclamati e premiati all'inaugurazione della mostra collettiva all'ARSENALE di VENEZIA. Le opere rimarranno di proprietà degli artisti. 2 - Nuova sezione di concorso: VIRTUAL ART L'azienda orafa di Vicenza FOPE sostiene l'arte applicata alle nuove tecnologie e promuove la nuova sezione Virtual Art dedicata alle opere realizzate al COMPUTER o attraverso SMARTPHONE e TABLET. L'artista vincitore della sezione oltre al premio in denaro, collaborerà con l’azienda ad un progetto creativo. 3 - NUOVA RESIDENZA D'ARTE per tre artisti: Loft Miramarmi L'azienda Miramarmi, nel cuore del distretto del marmo vicentino, apre il proprio Loft a tre artisti per tre mesi. Nascerà un vero laboratorio creativo per la realizzazione di opere e progetti artistici. La dotazione complessiva sale a 170.000 euro Piu' informazioni >>> Iscrizione >>> Seguici su Facebook >>> Premio Arte Laguna Tel. 041 5937242 info@premioartelaguna.it | 1 - THE MONEY PRIZES UP TO 7.000 EUROS for each section The five winners will be announced and awarded during the opening of the collective exhibition in the ARSENALE of VENICE. The artworks will remain of artists’ property. 2 - A new competition section: VIRTUAL ART FOPE, jewelery company from Vicenza, supports art trough new technologies and promotes the new section Virtual Art, dedicated to works entirely created using COMPUTER or applications for SMARTPHONE and TABLET. The winner, besides the prize money, will collaborate with the company in a creative project. 3 - NEW ART RESIDENCY PROGRAM for 3 artists: Loft Miramarmi The company Miramarmi, in the heart of the Vicenza marble district, opens its own loft to 3 artists for 3 months. This residence will establish a real creative laboratory for the creation of artistic works and projects. The total amount reaches 170,000 euros More Info >>> Application form >>> Follow us on Facebook >>> Arte Laguna Prize T. +39 041 5937242 info@premioartelaguna.it | |
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Friday, July 15, 2011
Arte Laguna Art Prize
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Cleveland Master Sculptor Shines at Local Universities and Throughout City
For Immediate Release:
July 1, 2011
CLEVELAND MASTER SCULPTOR SHINES AT LOCAL UNIVERSITIES
AND THROUGHOUT CITY
Contact:
Calicchia Sculpture & Design Studios
Sunia Boneham | Phone: 216-244-2193
E-Mail: suniaboneham@gmail.com
(Cleveland, Ohio) – Master Sculptor Giancarlo Calicchia, a Cleveland treasure, has completed public art installations at Kent State University and Miami University.
Giancarlo’s work is one of those things that mesmerize - leaving people staring in awe. Just visit Cleveland -- Kent State, Tower City’s Marble Fountain or Dante Restaurant in Tremont. Giancarlo Calicchia’s is everywhere and undeniably breathtaking.
Calicchia, whose other amazing works include the Ritz Carlton and many more local landmarks - continues to add to his lifetime portfolio of excellence.
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (dedicated April 2011)
In Kent, a sculpture garden consisting of 5 granite sculptures, titled, “Athleta” is part of Calicchia’s series “The Witnesses.” These pieces were carved from glacial granites found throughout Northeastern, Ohio. Calicchia excavated the granite monoliths from his vineyard and surrounding farm in Madison Township in Lake County.
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (June 2011)
The finished installation of “Screens of Afflatus” is a 26 foot by 7 foot long cast glass and wood screen installed at the new Laws Hall Library.
Giancarlo Calicchia: From the ancient quarries of Carrara to the most advanced bronze and glass casting facilities, Calicchia has worked directly with the finest craftsmen in the world in his chosen fields of stone, wood, bronze, glass, mosaic, ceramic and oils during a 30 year career. A background of traditional techniques and classical training has enabled a spiritual and psychological fluidity in the concepts and approaches that guide his work.
More information about Giancarlo Calicchia is available online at:
www.GiancarloCalicchia.com
The Many Faces of Richard Gachot
For immediate release
Contact: Annette Bernhardt, Marketing Coordinator, 631.462.5400 x223
“THE MANY FACES OF RICHARD GACHOT”
OPENS AT THE ART LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND’S JEANIE TENGELSEN GALLERY ON AUGUST 28TH
“The Many Faces of Richard Gachot”, a major survey of the a major survey of the artist’s found object sculpture will be shown at the Art League of Long Island from August 28th through October 2nd. This exhibition brings together an extraordinary collection of major works that feature his signature style. An opening reception on Sunday, September 18th from 3:00 to 5:00 pm includes a talk by Franklin Hill Perrell of the Roslyn Landmark Society on Gachot's art.
Gachot’s works typically depict people, animals, insects, flowers, and narrative compositions arising out of groupings of such figures, all made out of found objects, altered, modified, or re-combined in unexpected ways to create the artist’s unique characters and personalities. Some pieces are kinetic, the artist having engineered them to function like machines. As both a tinkerer and a poet of unexpected juxtapositions, Gachot functions in a space between Calder and Cornell. As critic Helen Harrison once observed in a New York Times review, “Part of the fun is to recognize what the materials were before Gachot worked his magic.”
Gachot sees the potential for ordinary objects, when skillfully recombined, to signify both visual and poetic associations. He uses a wide array of items, ranging from antiques of recognizable value, vintage photos or newspaper clippings, tools, machine parts, and pieces of gadgets of all description. The capacity for “Yankee ingenuity” and mechanical invention fuses with whimsy and wit, producing works that are ironic, at times searing, indictments of common foibles, and abuses of the environment, real estate development, and recurring patterns of behavior or belief. Messages can be equally uplifting, with references to flower or nature, dance or the arts, and expressions of sentiment or affection. Through humble materials, Gachot has created a universal art that produces an original aesthetic and packs a powerful message about the varieties and context of human experience.
Gachot lives in a restored 1760 Quaker farmhouse in Old Westbury, L.I. He studied at Yale with Josef Albers and has been shown in more than 100 exhibitions. He was represented for many years by the Frank J. Miele Gallery in New York and has shown at the Outsider Art Fair. His prior exhibitions on Long Island include the Country Art Gallery and Lynda Anderson Gallery (both in Locust Valley), and the Art Gallery of SPLIA (Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities) in Cold Spring Harbor.
There will also be a related display of Gachot’s works at the Bryant Library in Roslyn, concurrent with his exhibition at the Art League.
The Art League of Long Island’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills. The gallery is open to the public Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM and weekends from 11 AM to 4 PM. There is no admission charge. For more information call (631) 462-5400 or visit www.artleagueli.org.
Contact: Annette Bernhardt, Marketing Coordinator, 631.462.5400 x223
“THE MANY FACES OF RICHARD GACHOT”
OPENS AT THE ART LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND’S JEANIE TENGELSEN GALLERY ON AUGUST 28TH
| Many Faces, 1996, by Richard Gachot. Found object sculpture: oil filter, flour sifters, plumbing parts, kitchen gadgets, bike and wood wheels, and electric heater parts. |
“The Many Faces of Richard Gachot”, a major survey of the a major survey of the artist’s found object sculpture will be shown at the Art League of Long Island from August 28th through October 2nd. This exhibition brings together an extraordinary collection of major works that feature his signature style. An opening reception on Sunday, September 18th from 3:00 to 5:00 pm includes a talk by Franklin Hill Perrell of the Roslyn Landmark Society on Gachot's art.
Gachot’s works typically depict people, animals, insects, flowers, and narrative compositions arising out of groupings of such figures, all made out of found objects, altered, modified, or re-combined in unexpected ways to create the artist’s unique characters and personalities. Some pieces are kinetic, the artist having engineered them to function like machines. As both a tinkerer and a poet of unexpected juxtapositions, Gachot functions in a space between Calder and Cornell. As critic Helen Harrison once observed in a New York Times review, “Part of the fun is to recognize what the materials were before Gachot worked his magic.”
Gachot sees the potential for ordinary objects, when skillfully recombined, to signify both visual and poetic associations. He uses a wide array of items, ranging from antiques of recognizable value, vintage photos or newspaper clippings, tools, machine parts, and pieces of gadgets of all description. The capacity for “Yankee ingenuity” and mechanical invention fuses with whimsy and wit, producing works that are ironic, at times searing, indictments of common foibles, and abuses of the environment, real estate development, and recurring patterns of behavior or belief. Messages can be equally uplifting, with references to flower or nature, dance or the arts, and expressions of sentiment or affection. Through humble materials, Gachot has created a universal art that produces an original aesthetic and packs a powerful message about the varieties and context of human experience.
Gachot lives in a restored 1760 Quaker farmhouse in Old Westbury, L.I. He studied at Yale with Josef Albers and has been shown in more than 100 exhibitions. He was represented for many years by the Frank J. Miele Gallery in New York and has shown at the Outsider Art Fair. His prior exhibitions on Long Island include the Country Art Gallery and Lynda Anderson Gallery (both in Locust Valley), and the Art Gallery of SPLIA (Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities) in Cold Spring Harbor.
There will also be a related display of Gachot’s works at the Bryant Library in Roslyn, concurrent with his exhibition at the Art League.
The Art League of Long Island’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills. The gallery is open to the public Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM and weekends from 11 AM to 4 PM. There is no admission charge. For more information call (631) 462-5400 or visit www.artleagueli.org.
ArtHamptons
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARTHAMPTONS ATTENDANCE SOARS AGAIN; MID-LEVEL SALES PREDOMINATE;
HIGH DEMAND AT INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y., July 13, 2011 – The continued growth of the four-day ArtHamptons international art fair of post-war and contemporary works has proven that the Hamptons is a vibrant art lover’s marketplace in the summer.
Attendance at the fourth annual ArtHamptons in Bridgehampton, NY, July 7-10, soared to more than 9,500 people compared to the 8,000 in the previous year. Sales in the $10,000 to $40,000 range predominated and amounted to approximately $5 million in total. However, sales being discussed this week are a $2.4 million Franz Kline painting, and a $1.2 million Wilfredo Lam, which if consummated, will increase the final sales total to more than $8 million. Also, the fair’s 20 international galleries experienced strong demand. For instance, the Woolff Gallery, London, and The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London, sold their entire ArtHamptons inventories.
The opening preview was attended by 3,000 Hamptonites, out-of-towners and a sprinkling of celebrities, surpassing last year’s 2,000 attendees and making it the largest art opening ever in the Hamptons once again.
The U.S. galleries Emmanuel Fremin Gallery, NY, and Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, also reported the sales of their inventories. Emmanuel Fremin sold an entire wall of photographs to a major Russian collector.
ArtHamptons was an ideal forum to buy paintings, works on paper, photography, prints, and sculpture. Among the artists whose works sold were Milton Resnick, Perle Fine, Norman Bluhm, Peter Dayton, Wolf Kahn, David Burliuk, Richard Prince, Sam Francis, John Waters, Lluis Barba, Melissa Chandon, Gregory Scott, Jean Francois Rauzier, Robert Motherwell, Alex Cao, Eric Forstmann, Esteban Vicente, Paul Balmer, John Waters, Norman Lewis, Boaz Vaadia, Stanley Boxer, Fred Mitchell, Peter Reginato, Doug and Mike Starn, Garry Fabian Miller, Victor Kord, Elizabeth Catlett, Russell Young, Bert Stern, Katherine Morling, Kari Reis and Jordan Eagels.
“Collectors were impressed by the quality of the art and the architectural design and comfortable viewing space of the fair building,” said Rick Friedman, ArtHamptons' founder. “Dealers were impressed by the nonstop flow off tastemakers over the four days and learned not to misjudge the purchasing power of people wearing shorts and t-shirts,” he added.
June Kelly, of June Kelly Gallery, NY, commented, “ArtHamptons provided an opportunity for art lovers to see works by established as well as emerging artists. The venue served as a dialogue between collectors and dealers. Its strength was its making accessible a broad range of art in many mediums. It was a microcosm of the New York Art Scene.” Russell Simmons, who received the ArtHamptons Arts Patron of the Year award, bought art at the Portico New York. His brother, the painter, Danny Simmons, and a co-recipient of the award, was represented at ArtHamptons by the Bill Hodges Gallery, NY. The gallery sold works by Beauford Delaney, Jacob Lawrence and Norman Lewis, among other African-American artists.
KIWI Arts Group, Miami, sold a record 18 of William John Kennedy’s newly published prints of Robert Indiana and Andy Warhol. The daily multiple screenings of Kennedy’s documentary, “Full Circle: Before They Were Famous,” followed by discussions by Warhol superstars Ultra Violet and Taylor Mead, were filled to capacity.
This year’s ArtHamptons slimmed down to 77 galleries in order to provide fairgoers a more cogent, manageable viewing and art- buying experience. There were 4,000 artworks and 500 artists represented. The international galleries were from Israel, Korea, Japan, Greece, U.K. Canada, Spain, China, and Finland.
“The beautiful pastoral five-acre setting of ArtHamptons sets the relaxed tone for shopping art of all media, ranging from paintings, contemporary photography and prints to both indoor and outdoor sculpture,” said Friedman.
Celebrities spotted included Emmy award winner Mariska Hartigay, playwright Edward Albee, museum curators/directors Terrie Sultan and Ruth Appelhof, collectors Beth Rudin Dewoody and Joanne Cassullo, Broadway producers Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley, Hillary Geary Ross and Wilbur Ross, and, Kathy and Rick Hilton.
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Media Contact:
Andrea Gurvitz, 631 324-3082 agurvitz@optonline.net
Russell Simmons and a gallerist. Photo Credit: Tanya Lee Alves
Taylor Mead and Ultra Violet Photo Credit: Lisa Tamburini
ArtHamptons Galleries Photo Credit: Tanya Lee Alves
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Alex Markwith opens at Nicelle Beauchene, 21 Orchard St, btw Hester and Canal, 6-8pm
Jung Hur opens at White Box, 329 Broome St, btw Chrystie and Bowery, 7-9pm
Andy Warhol’s New York City realease at Clic, 255 Centre St, at Broome, 6-8pm
DJ Spooky: The Book of Ice after party at Affaire NYC, 50 Ave B, at 4th, 9:30pm
NewFilmmakers Celebrate Bastille Day at Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave, at 2nd St, 6pm
Soft Machines opens at The Pace Gallery, 545 W 22nd St, btw 10th and 11th, 6-9pm
25 Years 25 Artists, curated by Bonnie Yochelson, opens at Julie Saul, 535 W 22nd St, btw 10th and 11th, 5-7pm
thursdayjuly14
Red Dawn II perform at apexart, 291 Church St, btw Walker and White, 7pm
Amy Lien/Enzo Camacho open at 47 Canal, 47 Canal St, 2nd Fl, at Hester, 6-8pm
The Making of the Chinese New Working Class opens at The Goethe-Institut – Ludlow 38, 38 Ludlow St, btw Grand and Hester, 6-8pm
What Works opens at ArtStar Space, 195 Chrystie St, 801B, btw Stanton and Rivington, 6-9pm
Christa Maiwald opens at BDG Project Space, 535 W 25th St, btw 10th and 11th, 6-8pm
Cabin Fever opens at Mixed Greens, 531 W 26th St, btw 10th and 11th, 6-9pm
Silver Bullet opens at Priska C Juschka, 547 W 27th St, btw 10th and 11th, 6-9pm
fridayjuly15
Pablo Lafuente opens at Artists Space, 38 Greene St, 3rd Fl, at Grand, 7:30pm
Colorform perform at The Local 269, 269 E Houston St, btw A and B, 10:30pm
All I Wanna Do and Bongo Barbershop screen at Joyce Kilmer Park, Grand Concourse, btw E 161st and E 164th, 7-10pm
Woven Bones, My Teenage Stride, Easter Vomit, and Teen Witch perform at 285 Kent Ave, at S 1st, Brooklyn, 7pm, $10
saturdayjuly16
See Ostalgia at New Museum, 235 Bowery, btw Prince and Stanton, 11am-6pm
Bastille Week Celebration at Parigot Restaurant, 155 Grand St, at Centre, 7:30
Hiroki Kobayashi opens at FiveMyles, 558 St Johns Place, btw Franklin and Classon, Brooklyn, 5-8pm
Makerbot Make-A-Thon 2 at 3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave, btw Meadow and Stagg, Brooklyn, 2-6pm
Jelly RockBeach at Aviator Sports Complex, 3159 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, 2-8pm, Free, $20 party buses leaving from Brooklyn and Manhattan
Warm Up: agnes b. presents at MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave, at 46th Ave, Queens, 2-9pm
sundayjuly17
See Sol Lewitt at City Hall Park, at Broadway and Chambers
The Misfits screens at BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave, btw Fulton and Flatbush, Brooklyn, 7pm
Michael Levy reads at Book Court, 163 Court St, btw Pacific and Dean, Brooklyn, 7pm
mondayjuly18
See Teen Art Gallery at the Open Center, 22 E 30th St, at Madison, 10am-9pm
LIT Magazine #20 launch party at powerhouse Arena, 37 Main St, at Water, 7-9pm
The So So Glos and American Darlings perform on Rocks Off Concert Cruise, 7pm, $30
Metalux and Fat Worm of Error perform at Monster Island Basement, 128 River St, at Kent, Brooklyn, 8pm
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La Carte D’Apres Nature opens at Matthew Marks, 522 W 22nd St, btw 10th and 11th, 6-8pm
Glutton for Punishment opens at Galeria Ramis Barquet, 532 W 24th St, btw 10th and 11th, 6-8pm
Food by Nate Smith at Trophy Bar, 351 Broadway, btw Rodney and Keap, Brooklyn, 6-11pmBERTOLI ||| ZINGCHAT: JUAN GOMEZ ||| DEGRAW
The Summer Six Exhibtion
The Summer Six
Opening Days - July 22nd & 23rd (Friday & Saturday)
Opening Days - July 22nd & 23rd (Friday & Saturday)
Our biggest summer season event ever! Exhibition Dates: July 22nd thru 30th, 2011 Call the gallery for more event information: 904-829-2120 Art from six new, exciting and creative minds will be exhibited at Galeria del Mar (9 King Street, St. Augustine, FL) on July 22nd thru July 30th. This exhibition has been designed for those who love the arts and will include new works from artists such as the iconic "hand coiled pottery" master Worley Faver as well as artist Jeffrey Terreson, whose encaustic technique (oil and wax)has influenced art lovers with its magical merging of colors and texture. New additions to our galleries will include the hip and "endlessly cool" Pop Art of Peter Mars, beautiful cityscapes from the Russian painter Dmitri Danish along with the colorful expressionist paintings of artist Josef Kote. Elegant sculptures in bronze and acrylic from Ira Reines will round out our lovely event with his modern figurative works rooted in classic line and form. Nothing has excited us more and a whole new world of collecting awaits. # # # Company History: Founded in 1998 by the Cutter Family, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art is recognized around the globe as a leading art dealer. With well over 100 years of combined experience in the world of fine art and 4 gallery locations in the downtown St. Augustine, Cutter & Cutter has specialized in representing the finest in contemporary art as well as original work from the 19th Century masters. # # # Email Contact: gdm@cutterandcutter.com Issued By: Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Phone: 904-829-2120 Address: Galeria del Mar 9 King Street Saint Augustine, FL 32084 |
Scott Dingfelder
Cutter & Cutter Fine Art
904-342-1473
www.cutterandcutter.com
First Annual Coutts Museum Art Auction
Event date: July 16, 2011
The first annual Coutts Museum Art Auction will be held at the Coutts Museum of Art in El Dorado, KS, this Saturday, July 16, from 6pm to 9pm. This live auction is also running concurrently online at www.proxibid.com/coutts Bids may be made online prior to the auction, as well as during the live auction. The auction is in conjunction with PaintAmerica Association, a national nonprofit organization to support artists and the visual arts. Proceeds will be a benefit for the ongoing operations of each of these arts organizations.
“This is a major national art auction, with consigned pieces from many of the top contemporary representative artists in the country,” stated Rod Seel, executive director of the museum. “This is an excellent opportunity to purchase highly collectible works of art at a great price. Every piece in the sale is a high quality work, from a well-known, award-winning artist.”
The auction includes several dozen works of art. Some of the artists featured in the auction include Joseph Orr, Howard Friedland, Susan Blackwood, Jerry Metz, Jay Moore, Eva Van Rijn, Jim Clements, Jack Hetterich, Phil Starke, Neil Patterson, Ralph Oberg and many others. The complete catalog may be viewed online at www.proxibid.com/coutts
"I'm excited about bringing this level of quality work to auction in the Midwest,” said Seel. “Previously, buyers would need to go to Santa Fe, or Scottsdale, or Jackson Hole for this level of auction. The work is really high quality. And, buyers who come to the live auction will also be able to tour our recently renovated museum, with several walls of fixed price offerings.”
The Coutts Museum of Art, located in downtown El Dorado, Kansas is a regional art museum that houses over 1,500 works of art in a historic 1917 building. The collection includes traditional, contemporary, European, western and local Kansas art.
Contact Person:
Rod Seel, executive director
316-321-1212
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Solo Exhibition at Hinge Gallery opens this Thursday
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Robin Antar Featured in Crain's New York
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Robin Antar Featured in Crain's New York
By Miriam Kreinin Souccar July 10, 2011 5:59 a.m. Brooklyn sculptor Robin Antar has been working for years on turning a gigantic marble slab into a replica of a bag of potato chips. For 10 years, Brooklyn sculptor Robin Antar has risen each morning and headed to her garage, where she's turning a 6,000-pound marble slab into a giant replica of a bag of potato chips. To work on different sides of the sculpture, she has to rent a crane to move it. Now that she's nearly finished, Ms. Antar has been calling chip company execs to see if they want to buy the piece. If someone does, she'll add the appropriate brand. The 53-year-old artist has sculpted a host of consumer products. Her works, priced at $5,000 to $126,000, include a life-size Dr. Martens boot, a York Peppermint Pattie and an 800-pound “bag” of M&M's. An art teacher and abstract sculptor since 1978, Ms. Antar started creating product replicas after Sept. 11. “Everyone was doing things like Twin Towers and flags, and I said: 'What can I do to represent America? What is America?' “ Ms. Antar asked. “It's junk food.” The artist, who raised three boys while frequently staying up all night to sculpt, says that by capturing everyday items in stone, she is creating a record of contemporary culture. “Two thousand years from now, there's not going to be Reese's Peanut Butter Cups,” she said. A version of this article appeared in the July 11, 2011 print issue of Crain's New York Business. | ||||
Sincerely, Robin Antar Sculptor Antar Studios Inc. email: info@rantar.com web: www.rantar.com blog: www.stonesculptures.org | ||||
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