For Film makers: the Norwegian Films Competition and invation

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Leila Heller Gallery :The Museum of Non-Objective Painting: the Birth of the Guggenheim, opening on January 26, 2017

The Museum of Non-Objective Painting: The Birth of the Guggenheim January 26 - March 4, 2017 Opening Reception: Thursday January 26, 6-8pm 568 West 25th Street, New York ‘I saw in this Art a medium for the American painter to exceed the past.’ Solomon R Guggenheim Leila Heller Gallery is proud to present The Museum of Non-Objective Painting: the Birth of the Guggenheim, opening on January 26, 2017, including rarely seen masterpieces from Hilla Rebay, Rudolf Bauer, Wassily Kandinsky, László Moholy-Nagy, Charles Green Shaw, Rolph Scarlett, Penrod Centurion, Irene Rice Pereira, Raymond Jonson, John Ferren, John Sennhauser, Albert Gleizes, Lloyd Ney, Ilya Bolotowsky, Fernand Léger, Alice Trumbull Mason, and Alice Mattern, with works portraying the rise and development of non-objective painting, spanning from 1912 to 1951. This sweeping survey exhibition seeks to exhume from historical misappropriation non-objective painting as a movement of European abstraction re-homed in the vertiginous violence of WWII to the streets of Manhattan and as a historical event in the history of art whose legacy singularly influenced the rise of Abstract Expressionism in the following generation. This exhibition traces the oeuvres of a lost generation of artists whose work nonetheless formed the basis and informed the vision of the founding collection of Solomon R Guggenheim, also known as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting.  Non-objective painting is not simply abstraction by another name, but a distinct movement arisen from the desire to divorce abstract painting from its derivative reliance upon objects in the world, whose mundane existence was considered insufficient for manifestations of spiritual expression. Arguably reaching its apogee between the mid-1930s to mid-1940s, the movement of non-objective painting sought instead to lend color and form to the immaterial experiences of the musical and the mystical. Drawing from the theoretical musings and biomorphic forms of Kandinsky or the utopian urges and cubist tableaux of Albert Gleizes, the work of Rebay and Bauer, Scarlett and Ferren, Rice Pereira and Shaw all contributed to the development of a pioneering ideology and compelling, unique aesthetic, replete with symbolic, angular, and rhythmic geometries.  June 1, 1939: after 10 years of a crusading mission of collecting, Solomon Guggenheim, under the visionary guidance of artist and curator Hilla Rebay, opened the Museum of Non-Objective Painting on West 54th Street in Manhattan with an exhibition entitled The Art of Tomorrow. This first iteration of what is now a global institution spent the first ten years avidly exhibiting the very finest international examples of the proponents and antecedents of this particular avant-garde and predominantly European abstraction, including those who were considered to be the founders, at least according to Rebay, of the movement of non-objective painting: namely Wassily Kandinsky and Rudolf Bauer, both of whom are featured in this exhibition. This was no small feat; the pervasive mood of a post-Depression era America exuded suspicion of and derision towards what was considered at the time a European art form; the demoralized public and critics alike in the United States throughout the 1930s and 1940s vastly preferred the narrative and representational redemption in Social Realist and Regionalist art which sought to reassure their beleaguered souls of the values which were truly American. Yet, such resistance only made Baroness Rebay and her patron Solomon Guggenheim all the more determined, proclaiming the value of ‘non-objective’ art lay in its ability to transcend the narrow boundaries of material pleasure and nationalist want. For her, non-objective painting was “spirituality made visible … alive and organic with the cosmic order which rules the universe.” For him, the future was not to be built on the mythical narratives of narrative figurative painting, but rather on non-objective painting: “I saw in this Art a medium for the American painter to exceed the past.” The exhibition is divided into three principal sections, or chronological periods, reflecting the legacy of the movement and Museum of Non-Objective Painting. The first room, featuring works dating from circa 1912 to 1935, seeks to portray the primary influences on the development of non-objective painting and early biomorphic compositions by artists who would form the core of the aesthetic and ideology represented by the Museum of Non-Objective Painting. This section of the exhibition includes an extraordinary work by Wassily Kandinsky from 1935 entitled Poids Montes whose pools of red are reflecting in the adjacent tableau by Rudolf Bauer, Symphony. These works sit beside a piece by Albert Gleizes, La Vieille Dame (1923); this work is also one of the only representational works in the exhibition, highlighting both the importance of this genre of work to the movement and Museum, and also the striking departure from this style which non-objective painting represents. In the second, or main room of the gallery, an exemplary collection of works from 1935 to 1945, including the work Colored Swinging (1935) by Bauer featured in the mission statement for the Museum of Non-Objective Painting and in the exhibition, and rare works by Ilya Bolotowsky, Raymond Jonson, Rolph Scarlett, Hilla Rebay, Fernand Léger, Alice Trumbull Mason, and Alice Mattern, presents the coalescence of the aesthetic of non-objective painting which moved, by in large, from the organic presentations of the earlier years, towards more concise hard-edge geometric forms, floating on an indistinct ground, portraying compositional relationships between, as Rebay states above, “cosmic” forms. Symbolism, attributed to both color and form, pervades these works, with the emphasis on circular forms connoting ‘wholeness,’ triangles and pyramids denoting the heritage of Kandinsky’s theory of the advancement of humanity, and notions of line connecting, for the artists, the spiritual force between bodies in space, as well reflecting sonic or musical elements in rhythmic form. Also featured is a distinctive jewel-like piece, Space Modulator (1945), by László Moholy-Nagy, who, along with Shaw and Kandinsky, was one of the few artists featured in a solo exhibition during the tenure of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting. The final section of the exhibition presents work from the late 1940s to early 1950s, including quintessential paintings by Irene Rice Pereira, whose compositions challenge the edge of the frame and make evident the push to be what will later be the ‘all-over’ in the development of Abstract Expressionism. Rice Pereira, along with Rebay, Mason Trumbull, and Mattern, all render this exhibition also a subtle exposition of the power and importance of the female quotient in both the curatorial and creative vision of women artists in the history of the movement and Museum of Non-Objective Painting.  This exhibition is presented and curated in partnership with Rowland Weinstein and Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco. Rotating Images above: Rudolf Bauer, Symphony, 1919-1923; Alice Trumbull Mason, Untitled, c. 1939; Hilla Rebay, Rondo, c.1943; Rudolf Bauer, Colored Swinging, 1935; Raymond Jonson, Oil No. 7, 1942; Charles Green Shaw, Cosmic Composition, 1940; Rolph Scarlett, Abstraction, c. 1945; Irene Rice Pereira, Seven Red Squares, 1951. Please contact as for image rights Gallery Contact: Lauren Pollock, 212-249-7695 lauren@leilahellergallery.com Press Inquiries: press@leilahellergallery.com LEILA HELLER GALLERY CHELSEA 568 West 25th Street New York City, NY 10001 T: +1 212 249 7695 info@leilahellergallery.com www.leilahellergallery.com DUBAI I-87, Alserkal Avenue PO Box 410683 Al Quoz 1, Dubai, UAE T: +971 4 321 6942 dubai@leilahellergallery.com #Fineartmagazine

ART PALM SPRINGS February 16-19, 2017 | Palm Springs Convention Center

ART PALM SPRINGS
February 16-19, 2017 | Palm Springs Convention Center

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Presented by more than 60 international art galleries, Art Palm Springs will draw a sophisticated audience of art collectors and patrons to the desert for a weekend of contemporary and modern art from around the world. The fair also coincides with Modernism Week and the launch of Desert X creating one of the most unique events on the West Coast for art and design.

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Thursday February 16 from 6-10:00 pm
Tickets $100
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Thursday February 16 from 7:30-10:00pm
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General Admission
Friday, February 17 - Sunday, February 19
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Friday February 17: 11 am-7 pm
Saturday February 18: 11 am-7 pm
Sunday February 19: 11 am-6 pm

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Patrick Heide Contompoary Art: The Sea is the Limit Jan 14th

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WonderGlass Jan 20th-24th

WonderGlass will present the installation “Rise and Drift” by Tangent, the London-based design brand established by innovative designer Hideki Yoshimoto at Maison et Objet, January 2017.

The installation“Rise and Drift” by Tangent for WonderGlass focuses on the organic shapes of water bubbles and the refraction of light. Tangent have also explored the complex way light transmits and reflects inside different materials.

This work captures a dynamic moment and is reminiscent of air rising through the water hinting life underneath, a presence that we cannot see but just imagine.The display captures natural bubbles that contrast inside solid, geometric shapes. When light is casted, it transmits and reflects in a complex way inside the material, resulting in a beautiful visual effect.

The different fixtures created by Tangent for the installation can be used as space dividers, lights, or chandeliers that cast beautiful shadows with light, including sunlight.

For Maison et Objet 2017, WonderGlass will also preview Luma by Zaha Hadid, a sculptural composition of tubular segments which subtly diffuse light through organic shapes which effortlessly celebrate the unrivalled logic and beauty found in nature. Each individual segment to the piece has been handblown in Murano.

First seen in 2014, the 2017 edition follows an ongoing liaison with Zaha Hadid’s team to create technical superiority as well as a more refined shape which in turn, throws a softer glow. Luma is now available to specify for both commercial and domestic markets.

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South Street Seaport Museum  announces Winter 2017 session of miniMATES January 9 - March 9, 2017 Mondays 9-10am and Thursdays 10-11am,  and  launches the Winter 2017 Session of Open Play  beginning January 9, 2017 Mondays 10am-1pm, Wednesdays 2-5pm, Thursdays 2-5pm

The South Street Seaport Museum announces the Winter 2017 Session of its educational children's program miniMATES and launches its brand new Open Play program. miniMATES, a program for children ages 18 months - 4 years, will be held at the South Street Seaport Museum on Mondays 9-10am, Thursdays 10-11am, and Thursdays 1-2pm, from January 9 - March 9, 2017.miniMATES is a seaport-themed activity program for young children and their caregivers. Each week, children will make new friends as they develop creativity, language, and fine motor skills through story-time, music, art projects, and sensory play activities. Tuition: $200 for 8 week session. Discounts are available: 10% off each additional child in family; $15 off total enrollment for SSSM family-level membership holders. For more information or to register, visit: https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/education/minimates/. Open Play, a program for children ages 18 months - 4 years, will be held in the miniMATES room at the South Street Seaport Museum on Mondays 10am-1pm, Wednesdays 2-5pm, Thursdays 2-5pm starting on January 4, 2017. During Open Play, families can stop by and use the South Street Seaport Museum's playroom, where children can enjoy our large space and many toys (including a sand sensory table and dramatic play boat), all while making friends in our seaport neighborhood! Caregiver must be present with child at all times. Tuition: Open Play Club Card (allows use of the space whenever open): $150 for the month of January ($120 for each additional child in family). Drop-in rates are also available: $25/day ($20/day for each additional child in family). The Museum accepts check or credit card (at Museum or over the phone) for program payment. Families must fill out a registration form before using the play-space. For more information or to register visit: https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/education/minimates/. ABOUT SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM South Street Seaport Museum is a non-profit cultural institution located in the heart of the historic Seaport district in New York City. Founded in 1967, the South Street Seaport Museum preserves and interprets the history of New York as a great port city. Designated by Congress as America's National Maritime Museum, the Museum houses galleries and education spaces, working nineteenth century print shops, a maritime library, a maritime craft center, and a fleet of historic vessels that all work to tell the story of "Where New York Begins." #fineartmagazine

Russian Lod New Year at MORA Jan 14th

Fun-filled holiday event celebrating  Russian "Old New Year"  Please join us for  the opening reception with the artists Saturday, January 14th, 6pm - 9pm Champagne,  Wine, Refreshments, Fun & More! Exhibition on view at the Museum January 14th- January 28th, 2017 Fridays 4-7pm; Saturdays and Sundays 1-5pm   80 Grand Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 PLAN YOUR TRIP FEATURED SHOW: Solo Exhibition ofVladimir  Glukhov  Vladimir Glukhov is a Russian-Asian painter whose vibrant colors and compositions create bright and mysterious landscapes that guide the audience through the mountains, hills and valleys of his hometown.  Glukhov's art captures both the essence of ancient and historical times and of today's everyday life. His art themes are timeless whereas his imagery reflects the everyday material culture - a wonderful synthesis of tradition and modernity.  _________________________________ Group exhibition Participating artists: Emil Lansky Murman Kutchava Grigory Gurevich Alex (AG) Garber  Michael Ezra  Kuzma Vostrikov Lidia Chepovetsky MarinaTychinina Ajuan Song Vesna Delevska Julius Chepusov TRANSPORTATION: Since the re-opening of Exchange Place station, the best public transportation option is PATH train from World Trade Center station (it's just one stop to Exchange Place on any train). PLAN YOUR TRIP FOR DIRECTIONS AND MUSEUM INFORMATION VISIT: http://www.MoraMuseum.org