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Friday, September 2, 2011

European Text-only Posters on Art and Philosophy | TOSAY.IT’s via Flavorwire

Flavorwire - TOSAY.IT’s Arresting Public Text Posters on Art and Philosophy:

"TOSAY.IT’s simple, text-only posters caught our attention. The loose network of artists has fanned out across Europe, placing signs that carry jarring messages"

Modern architecture in ancient Barcelona

The home of Gaudi and Art Nouveau style buildings, and modern Barcelona is also worth the pilgrimage for the contemporary architectural triumphs.

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Modern architecture in Barcelona

We traveled to Barcelona in 2006 and created this map to plan our days to see many great buildings. A rental apartment that we found onthe internet was our home inthe center of the city one week, which is certainly a great way to enjoy living in a city while on vacation.

Take a tour of architecture new and old with photographs in the Catalonian city of Barcelona in the Kingdom of Spain.

Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel

Gas Natural office building

The Mercat Santa Caterina

Torre Calatrava

Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Pavilion

The ancient architecture of this medieval city is a perfect backdrop for beautiful modern buildings that together make this city so unique as a destination for a grand tour of architecture in Europe.

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Monday, July 11, 2011

The Largest Collection of Fabergé in the United States is On View at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

The Largest Collection of Fabergé in the United States is On View at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts:

"RICHMOND, VA .- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents an exhibition of the exhibition of the largest collection of Faberg in the United States. The exhibition, Fabergé Revealed, includes more than 500 objects and is on view from July 9 through October 2. The Russian jeweler Karl Fabergé crafted objects for the Russian imperial family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including specially commissioned Easter eggs. VMFA’s collection, the largest public collection of Fabergé outside of Russia, includes five of the thirteen Russian imperial Easter eggs that are in the United States."

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Collecting habit connected to Creativity | Psychology Today

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The Collection Connection to Creativity | Psychology Today:

... "collecting exercises a number of important mental tools necessary for creative thinking. The collector learns to observe acutely, to make fine distinctions and comparisons, to recognize patterns within her collection. These patterns include not only the elements that make up the collection, but the gaps in it as well."

It is a poorly recognized fact that many creative people are collectors. Scientist Charles Darwin became interested in studying nature when he became a collector of bugs. David M. Lee, a Nobel laureate in Physics not only collected bugs but also railway time tables and meteorological charts. Novelist Vladimir Nabokov was a passionate collector of butterflies. Nobel laureate (Literature) Giorgos Seferis collected sea shells. Artist Joan Miró collected siurells, clay whistles from Mallorca, Spain.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Agraffiti: Unusual collection of #Graffiti gets an unexpected home: HeraldTimesOnline.com

Agraffiti art promoter gives his unusual collection an unexpected home: HeraldTimesOnline.com:

"vintage spray-paint cans, some more than 50 years old, in a cabinet from Crate & Barrel. It’s a colorful installation of memorabilia — the graffiti fan’s version of collect-and-trade baseball cards — that Damien Hirst might envy.

The dining room sideboard may be an ornate antique bought from his mother, who runs estate sales in Bethesda, Md. But Gastman turned it into another stage for his passion, placing on top a hollow, see-through lamp base with nozzles from spray-paint cans.

“Who else would fill a big glass lamp with spray tips?” Neelon asked. “Roger has an impeccable eye for collecting and displaying art.”"

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Largest art donation in Australia 200 works by contemporary artists|smh.com.au

Lifetime of collecting yields a 'life-changing' gift:

Peanut Butter Cup, 1962

"more than 200 works by contemporary greats such as Robert Rauschenberg, Sol LeWitt, Frank Stella, Gilbert & George, Nam June Paik, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Koons, Ugo Rondinone and Christo and Jeanne-Claude, whom Kaldor brought to Australia in 1969 for his first public art project, Wrapped Coast - One Million Square Feet, which entailed the wrapping, literally, of Sydney's Little Bay. Victorian artists including Ricky Swallow, Aleks Danko and Daniel Crooks are also represented."

Friday, May 6, 2011

Constructivist poster: ESSEN Germany 1928 | pignouf-vintageposter.blogspot.com

ESSEN 1928: "

Format carré inhabituel pour cette affiche

signée Max Burchartz pour le 2e Congrès
de danse à Essen - 1928 .

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Bauhaus masterpiece of typography and layout @SwannGalleries

Swann Auction Galleries : Full Details for Lot 15:

Sold today at Swann Gallery for $1,440

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Friday, April 29, 2011

Picasso fine art prints on auction May 15th - Freeman's Auctioneers, Philadelphia

MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART - SALE 1399 - LOT 1 - FREEMAN'S AUCTIONEERS
Click above for full size image viewer, and more lots

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Poster: Art Deco cyclist riding in the shadow of an eagle : Swann Auction Galleries

Swann Auction Galleries : Full Details for Lot 24:

"ANDREAS K. HEMBERGER (DATES UNKNOWN)
ADLER. 1927. 62x47 cm.

Art Deco image of a cyclist seen from above, riding along in the smooth shadow of an eagle. In addition to the message that riding this bike is like flying, the company's name means 'eagle.' Estimate $700-1,000"

Freeman's Auction Best Of: Early Warhol, Chrsto, Lichtenstein - MAY 15 2011 Philadelphia, PA @FreemansAuction

SALE NO 1399 - MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART - MAIN FLOOR GALLERY - MAY 15 2011 14:00 - FREEMAN'S AUCTIONEER

Monday, April 25, 2011

'After' Rene Magritte + Stories | Auction Est. $1,500-2,500 | Freeman's Auctioneers | Philadelphia, PA

MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART - SALE 1399 - LOT 31 - FREEMAN'S AUCTIONEERS

'After' Rene Magritte

[[which means not done by Rene Magritte - but who done this work?
That looks like his signature down there ... (auction spin...) ]]

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Collecting Information on Collectors (Via art market monitor)

Collecting Information on Collectors:

"“The history of collecting is so deliciously interdisciplinary,” says Inge Reist, who directs the fledgling Center for the History of Collecting in America at the Frick Collection in New York. “It opens so many doors.” The center was established in 2007, after years of planning, “to stimulate awareness and study of the formation of fine and decorative arts collections from colonial times to the present, while asserting the relevance of this subject to art and cultural history.”"

So far, the archives directory encompasses about 5,000 collections in 500 repositories documenting the lives and activities of 1,500 American collectors. Researchers who visithttp://research.frick.org/directoryweb/home.php find, for example, that information about New York taxi tycoon Robert C. Scull and his wife, Ethel (known as “Spike”) — who collected contemporary art voraciously in the 1960s and scandalized the art world when they cashed in at auction in 1973 — is available in interviews, papers and record books at the Archives of American Art in Washington and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Sotheby’s to Auction Collection of Contemporary German Art - NYTimes.com:

Gerhard Richter's “1024 Farben” (1974) is among 59 German works to be auctioned.

"And so Sotheby’s will sell 59 works from his collection on June 29 and June 30 in London. Many of them have not been on the market for more than 30 years. Together they are expected to bring about $55 million.

Among the highlights is “Dschungel,” or “Jungle,” a 1967 painting by Polke that is a prime example of his use of pointillism. Depicting a sunset through leaves in a jungle, ... Also for sale are Mr. Baselitz’s “Spekulatius,” a 1965 canvas from his “Hero” series, and one of Richter’s seminal color chart paintings, this one from 1974.

Highlights of the sale will be on view at Sotheby’s in New York from May 6 through May 9."

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Largest Collection of Black Markers (via artstyleonline)

Black is Beautiful: the Largest Collection of Black Markers:

"Allister Lee would like to have the most extensive collection of black markers in the world. Allister was inspired by an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest collection of cigarette rolling [papers].

Allister calls his documentation of this collection the Black Marker B.I.B.L.E. He claims that nowadays the collection contained 523 unique black markers, and it is grows."

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Graffiti (Urban Art) Charity Auction nets £13,320 Banksy + more #graffiti

Teen Organizes Urban Art Auction For Children's Charity:

Banksy

"For Wednesday's highly-anticipated show, Patel has picked 25 exceptional works by innovative graffiti artists, street-art stars, and mixed-media masters, including Schoony, Matt Small, and Nick Gentry. The best part? All proceeds from these pieces will benefit a local Children’s Hospice, Haven House"

(Update: Patel's lots were sold for £13,320. Click here to view the results).

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Birth of tattooing in Denmark | From sailors to kings #Tattoo

From sailors to kings: the birth of tattooing in Denmark:

"To descend those steps is to visit the birthplace of tattooing in Denmark.

“This is where it all started,” said photographer and author Jon Nordstrøm when The Copenhagen Post met him outside of Nyhavn 17, home to Tattoo-Ole, the oldest functioning tattoo shop in the world.

Photographer Jon Nordstrøm covers over 100 years of history in his photo book ‘Danish Tattooing’

Nordstrøm began researching the history of tattooing in Copenhagen a few years ago, collecting enough photographs, anecdotes and historical artefacts to put together the 300-page photo book ‘Dansk Tatovering/Danish Tattooing’, which he released in 2009."

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