Barbara Chase-Riboud: The Malcolm X Steles Modern and Contemporary Galleries September 14, 2013–January 20, 2014

Barbara Chase-Riboud: The Malcolm X Steles

Modern and Contemporary Galleries
September 14, 2013–January 20, 2014

For more than four decades, Barbara Chase-Riboud has integrated mediums and materials in uniquely expressive ways to create a remarkable body of literary and visual arts. This fall, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will present the first survey of her iconic Malcolm X steles. Chase-Riboud conceived and developed these sculptures in the context of the American civil rights movement, as well as her own experiences in North Africa, China, and the former Soviet Republic. Reconciling vertical and horizontal, mineral and organic, fine art and craft, and light and opacity, the artist has forged in the Malcolm X steles powerful beacons dedicated to the possibility of cultural integration. With related sculptures and drawings, the exhibition brings together more than forty works from the United States and Europe in the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in more than ten years. Chase-Riboud’s sculptures dedicated to Malcolm X have been likened to contemporary interpretations of the steles erected in various parts of the ancient world to commemorate important people and events. Cast from cut and folded sheets of wax, the sculptures combine bronze, manipulated into undulating folds and crevices, with knotted and braided silk and wool fiber. This expressive melding of forms and materials is evident in the Museum’s own Malcolm X #3 (1969), which matches the golden hue of polished bronze with cascades of glossy silk thread—a combination that conveys a subtle tension and unity among opposites. The artist developed the first four sculptures in this series in 1969, inspired by the civil rights movement and her political and personal experiences living in France and traveling to North Africa, China, and the Soviet Union. Chase-Riboud returned to the series in 2003 and again in 2007–8, creating a total of nine additional works. Reconciling vertical and horizontal, mineral and organic, light and dark, the artist has forged in the Malcolm X steles powerful beacons dedicated to the possibility of cultural integration. The exhibition also includes sculptures that share an affinity with the Malcolm X series, such as All That Rises Must Converge/Gold (1973) and Tantra #1 (1994). Selections from the artist’s Le Lit (The Bed) series of drawings from 1966 will also be on view. Accomplished studies of texture, form, and metamorphosis, they depict recumbent figures that appear to emerge from the peaks and valleys of rumpled sheets. Out of the Le Lit series, Chase-Riboud developed exquisite charcoal landscapes of piled stones and meandering cords. This is seen in Landscape and Cords(c. 1973), which reveals how the artist’s drawing practice continued to parallel the development of her abstract sculptures. In the Monument Drawings of1996­­–97, Chase-Riboud reused an etching as the starting point for unique compositions that she enhanced and obscured by delicate charcoal, graphite, and ink lines. The titles of these works refer to idiosyncratic pairs of geographic locations and historical or literary figures, such as Alexander Pushkin, Man Ray, the Queen of Sheba, and the fictional Count of Monte Cristo. Signifying imagined memorials to people, places, and events, they encourage viewers to consider for themselves our reasons and means for commemorating the past. The Museum will offer a poetry reading with Barbara Chase-Riboud on the evening of September 11, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. About the Artist Born in Philadelphia and educated at the Philadelphia High School for Girls, Temple University’s Tyler School of Art, and the Yale University School of Design and Architecture, Chase-Riboud has lived in Paris since 1961. She is an internationally acclaimed visual artist whose widely exhibited work has been seen in solo exhibitions at the Musée d’art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; group exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; and the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; and in major arts festivals, including Documenta VI. Her towering public sculpture Africa Rising (1998) stands in the African Burial Ground National Monument in Lower Manhattan. Chase Riboud is also an award-winning poet and writer, known for her books of poetry From Memphis and Peking (1974) and Portrait of a Nude Woman as Cleopatra (1988) and the historical novels Sally Hemings (1979), Echo of Lions (1989), and Hottentot Venus (2003). In 1996, she was knighted as Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Catalogue Published by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in association with Yale University Press, the fully illustrated catalogue, Barbara Chase-Riboud: The Malcolm X Steles, offers insightful assessments of the works in the exhibition and includes the artist’s reflections in her own voice on her oeuvre. An introduction by Carlos Basualdo, The Keith L. and Katherine Sachs Curator of Contemporary Art, positions the Malcolm X series in terms of Chase-Riboud’s artistic development and in the broader context of postwar abstraction. Art historian Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw provides an analysis of the series in light of critical debate on the role of memorialization in contemporary art, and visual arts professor Ellen Handler Spitz presents a powerful analytical interpretation and observation of Chase-Riboud’s work. Also included is an illustrated checklist of the Malcolm X sculptures and an updated chronology of the artist’s life and career by Exhibition Assistant John Vick. The catalogue will be available for purchase in the Museum Store and on the Museum website in September. Sponsorship The exhibition is generously supported by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Exhibition Hours Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday until 8:45 p.m. The exhibition will be open during normal hours on Columbus Day and closed on Thanksgiving Day. The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest museums in the United States, with a collection of more than 227,000 works of art and more than 200 galleries presenting painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, decorative arts, textiles, and architectural settings from Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Its facilities include its landmark Main Building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Perelman Building, located nearby on Pennsylvania Avenue, the Rodin Museum on the 2200 block of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and two 18th-century houses in Fairmount Park, Mount Pleasant and Cedar Grove. The Museum offers a wide variety of activities for public audiences, including special exhibitions, programs for children and families, lectures, concerts and films. For additional information, contact the Marketing and Communications Department of the Philadelphia Museum of Art at (215) 684-7860. The Philadelphia Museum of Art is located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th Street. For general information, call (215) 763-8100, or visit the Museum's website at www.philamuseum.org. #fineartmagazine

History Buffs: Fort Sumter Sesquicentennial Tour & Dinner Cruise Saturday, September 7, 2013

Fort Sumter Sesquicentennial Tour & Dinner Cruise

Saturday, September 7, 2013

History comes alive before your eyes at Fort Sumter!

At 1September 9, 1863, 500 US sailors and marines made a valiant and heroic assault against Fort Sumter. In 20-minutes of fierce combat the assault was defeated by the fort's Confederate garrison.

Your adventure begins at the Fort Sumter Visitors Center at Liberty Square where you board the Spirit of the Lowcountry for your transportation back in time to Fort Sumter 1863. On your way to the Fort, National Park Service Historian Rick Hatcher, the foremost authority, will set the stage. During your one hour on the Fort you will enjoy a living history program by re-enactors representing Union and Confederate soldiers. After departing Fort Sumter, you will enjoy a delicious three-course southern-style dinner. Historian Hatcher will be available to answer questions on the return trip to Liberty Square. Don't miss this unique commemoration of the amphibious assault on Fort Sumter and fine dining experience. A limited number of tickets will be available for this special event.

Make your reservation today! Price per person is $65.00 Includes tax and gratuity. Cash bar available onboard Menu.

Cruise departs from Liberty Square

340 Concord Street, Charleston

Boarding time: 5:30pm

Depart time: 5:45pm

Return time: 9:00pm

No cancellations accepted after 5:00pm on Wednesday, September 4th, 2013.

BOOK A RESERVATION and VISIT SPIRITLINECRUISES.COM 

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Art League of Long Island Instructors' Exhibition 2013 -Saturday August 24 - 11 am to 3 pm

Art League of Long Island 
Instructors' Exhibition 2013 

 Reception and Open House
at the Art League
Saturday August 24 - 11 am to 3 pm
 

 Photograph: William Merritt Chase and Students, Shinnecock Hills, late 1890's.


Courtesy Kate Freeman Clark Collection, Marshall County Historical Society, Holly Springs, MS
 FREE EVENT - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY

View Art League Instructors' Exhibition in the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery 

Be a part of the Artists' Reception 

 Live art demonstrations by Mary Nagin (Drawing & Painting for kids and adults), 

Beth Drucker (Fashion Drawing), Gea Hines (Glass Bead Making), 

Stephanie Navon Jacobson (Printmaking), and Libby Hintz (Mosaics) 

Light Snacks and Refreshments 

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Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs

Bonita Springs National Art Festivals
Call to Artists






NOTE: January Show Deadline September 3!

WHAT: 3 Fine Art and Fine Craft Events

WHERE: Riverside Park , Bonita Springs, Florida

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
January 11-12, 2014
February 8-9, 2014
March 8-9, 2014

NOTEWORTHY:

*3 separately juried events. Artists may participate in one, two or three events.

*Long history of excellent sales.

*Each show limited to 220 juried fine artists and craft persons.

*Jury/Booth Fees ($30/$400); double spaces available at $800.

*Cash Awards.

*Friday setup and drive up to your space to unload.

*Artist amenities.

*For more details about the shows, click HERE

These highly regarded festivals offer artists the opportunity to present their fine art and fine craft in a high traffic area during the busiest time of the winter season. Bonita Springs, adjacent to Naples is populated by upper-income residents. Quality of the work exhibited attracts knowledgeable art lovers and buyers. These festivals have all the characteristics for success: location, venue, audience and ambiance and are consistently top-ranked among all outdoor shows nationwide!


NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadlines:

January Festival: September 3, 2013
February Festival: October 1, 2013
March Festival: November 1, 2013


For more details, artist's prospectus, entry form and festival layout map, visit:
http://artinusa.com/bonita/app/

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Open Door at Nall Atelier in Monaco this Thursday! 22/08/13 - info@fineartmagazine.com - SunStorm Arts Publishing Co., Inc. Mail

 

Last week's opening of the Nall Atelier in Monaco was so successful; we have decided to invite friends to an 'Open Door Atelier' the 2nd and 4thThursday of each month. Please join art-interested friends for refreshments, good company and new works! 17H-20H.

All best wishes, Nall 

Nall's 'Peace Frame' Inauguration with Prince Albert II of Monaco 

2nd and 4th THURSDAYS:   17H-20H

6 Quai Antoine 1er

4th Floor( directly in front of the elevator- between the Yatch Club, Stars and Bars Restaurant and Marlborough Gallery - Parking Quai Antoine 1er under the port. Monte Carlo, Monaco  98000

tel 0619022695 or 0621855842.

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Fine Art Magazine | Inaugural Hamptons Design & Trade Show Debuted Sunday August 11, 2013

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Fine Art Magazine | Inaugural Hamptons Design & Trade Show Debuted Sunday August 11, 2013

Inaugural Hamptons Design & Trade Show Debuted Sunday August 11, 2013

August 15, 2013 FineArtMagazineBlog, Hamptons Fine Art, The Fine Art Scoop

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Shane Muhs, Jody Alvino, Jessica Alvino & Richard Alvino

Inaugural Hamptons Design & Trade Show Debuted

Unique Mix of Contemporary Art & Design Filled with Ideas for Hamptons Homeowners Delights Attendees  & Inspires DIY-ERS through August 18

The inaugural Hamptons Design & Trade Show House which benefits The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation  bowed on Sunday August 11.  The show house which features the work of over 20 designers, artists and local businesses is the product of a unique and talented group of designers and artists from New York City to Montauk presented by ISC Design Concepts led by designer Scott Benjamin Tucker, The Hamptons Design & Trade Host Committee and Storm Motors. The Hamptons Design & Trade Show House is located at 470 Montauk Highway, west of Hill Station Road,  Southampton, New York 11968.