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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
World War II Soviet Tass Posters at Chicago Art Institute - NYTimes.com
World War II Soviet Tass Posters at Chicago Art Institute - NYTimes.com:
"Jill Bugajski, an art historian and one of the curators of a show that opens on Sunday at the Art Institute of Chicago, “Windows on the War: Soviet TASS Posters at Home and Abroad, 1941-1945.” The exhibition of about 150 pieces, with a catalog from Yale University Press, is the first major scholarly study of the topic in English. A trove of Tass posters was discovered at the Art Institute in 1997, rolled up in a closet. They had scarcely been looked at since they arrived from the Soviet Union in the 1940s."
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Monday, August 8, 2011
collection includes eight original 13-star flags known to exist from the era of the country's founding - MontereyHerald.com :
Planting the flag with a collector's passion - MontereyHerald.com ::
"Zaricor, who began with two Canadian flags in 1970, was interested in not new flags but the history of individual flags, which had to have a story that could be proven true.
'I never even told anybody outside the family I was collecting flags until about 25 years into it,' he says. 'I always picked them up from yard sales or estate sales. There was never a day when I said, 'OK, today I'm going out flag hunting.' '"
'I never even told anybody outside the family I was collecting flags until about 25 years into it,' he says. 'I always picked them up from yard sales or estate sales. There was never a day when I said, 'OK, today I'm going out flag hunting.' '"
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- Decorating Your Home With American Flags, Inside and Out (casasugar.com)
- Kate Middleton's worn some more pretty dresses in Canada (heatworld.com)
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Bizarre collections: Barf Bags | Wonderfully weird + mobile phones, weapons | thestar.com.my
Wonderfully weird: "People love collecting stuff, but some collections are so bizarre it makes you wonder.
Through the years, Silberberg has built up his collection of air sickness bags. Now he has around 2,400 unique air sickness bags with 2,216 currently catalogued on his Air Sickness Bag Virtual Museum (airsicknessbags.com). Funnily enough, he still has no clear idea why he collects them. “At first, I figured I’d be the only one. I was wrong, of course. I found out that there are well over 100 people worldwide who either collect or have collected air sickness bags and have amassed a substantial amount (say over 50) of them.
An American woman who calls herself Pikabellechu holds the Guinness World Record for having the largest Pokemon collection in the world. Okay, so that’s not really weird, but consider Australian Graham Barker, who holds the Guinness World Record for having the world’s largest collection of navel fluff."
Why in the world would anybody want to collect stuff from belly buttons?
German Martin Mihál has a collection of around 40,000 empty chocolate wrappers from around the world; John Reznikoff from Connecticut, USA, holds the Guinness World Record for the largest and most valuable collection of hair from celebrity and historical figures; Carol Vaughn from Birmingham, Britain, has collected more than 5,000 bars of soap since 1991; and Karen Ferrier, also from Britain, is a Dalmatian-obsessive woman who owns a collection of 3,500 spotty items accumulated over 17 years.
And it’s not just individuals who have a penchant for weird things. There are entire museums dedicated to the weird and wacky. The Museum of Burnt Food (yes, you read right) in Arlington, Virginia, founded by Deborah Henson Conant, is dedicated to carbonised culinary masterpieces (i.e. accidentally burnt food), the British Lawnmower Museum features (you guessed it) lawnmowers, while the Asphalt Museum in Sacramento, California, has a large collection of everything asphalt.
The most interesting museum would be the Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in a tiny Icelandic fishing town of Husavik. Run by Sigurdur Hjartarson, the museum showcases an extensive collection of 276 penises from whales, seals, bears and other mammals. The museum finally received its first human specimen (!?!) in April this year.
There must be something driving people to strange items. Here’s an insight into why a few individuals feel the need to collect certain objects.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Most wonderful collection of strange objects @ Little Shop of Horrors, London | Fortean Times
Viktor Wynd and his Little Shop of Horrors | FBI | Fortean Times:
"A flight of stairs leads the visitor down into what might just be the most wonderful collection of strange objects ever assembled under one roof, the modern equivalent of some 17th-century kunstkammer, a collection of objects assembled at a whim on the basis of their aesthetic or historical appeal with little to link one wonder to another and no attempt at explanation. The objects are assembled simply for their own intrinsic interest or grotesque appeal."
The Little Shop of Horrors is located at 11 Mare Street, London E8.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Inuit art collector: mythical soap stone, quartz, bone and ivory tusk carvings | GuelphMercury
Image via Wikipedia"Soon after opening her Up the Wall shop in Toronto in 1969, selling handmade items to St. Lawrence Market patrons, Borins realized that Inuit art was under-represented in the cultural life of the metropolis. She made her first trips to the north and became obsessed with the people and their creations, buying only what she felt were very good pieces.
“Each piece has its own story,” she said, referring to the extraordinary array of objects she — along with her children, Sandy, Michael and Irene — recently donated to the gallery. Some 200 objects, from the petite to the hefty, are now on permanent display, everything from tiny ivory spoons and carved bird’s teeth, to mythological animal sculptures and human figures symbolizing local legends and customs. Borins estimates the gift is valued at roughly $250,000 in today’s market."
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- An Overview of Canadian Arctic Inuit Art
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Museum of Curiosities + all about jello - Daily News Online
Opening 'Le Roy's attic' - The Daily News Online: Entertainment:
The centerpiece is Christopher the Giraffe, a circus animal that died in Le Roy in 1985, was stuffed by a local taxidermist, and displayed at Pontillo's before the pizzeria closed."
"The 'Museum of Curiosities' is filled with unusual items including many Le Roy 'icons,' sayd Lynne Belluscio curator of Le Roy House and director of the Le Roy Historical Society.
There are boxes of 'crazy Jell-O flavors' such as seasoned tomato, celery, Mystery Jell-O and Barbie Jell-O. The true story of the 'Le Roy flamingos' is revealed.
There are boxes of 'crazy Jell-O flavors' such as seasoned tomato, celery, Mystery Jell-O and Barbie Jell-O. The true story of the 'Le Roy flamingos' is revealed.
The centerpiece is Christopher the Giraffe, a circus animal that died in Le Roy in 1985, was stuffed by a local taxidermist, and displayed at Pontillo's before the pizzeria closed."
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- The Marvelous Museum: Orphans, Curiosities & Treasures: A Mark Dion Project
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Wayne County, NY clock museum - Keeping time at Hoffman Clock Museum | Wayne County, NY - Wayne Post
Keeping time at Hoffman Clock Museum - :
"The grand reopening the Hoffman Clock Museum will be held on Saturday, April 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Newark Public Library.
Why the museum is in the news
For the last two months there has been a silence permeating the Hoffman Clock Museum located in the Newark Public Library at 121 High St. There has been a lot of noise from the pounding of hammers and the moving of display cases, but the clocks that make up the heartbeat of the museum have been silenced to allow for extensive remodeling and redesigning of the museum to accommodate the many new clocks that have been purchased or donated and are now on display.
The work is now finished and the museum is once again alive with the sounds of clocks ticking, striking, and chiming.
To celebrate this milestone in the museum’s history, the public is invited to attend the grand reopening, sponsored by the Hoffman Foundation."
Why the museum is in the news
For the last two months there has been a silence permeating the Hoffman Clock Museum located in the Newark Public Library at 121 High St. There has been a lot of noise from the pounding of hammers and the moving of display cases, but the clocks that make up the heartbeat of the museum have been silenced to allow for extensive remodeling and redesigning of the museum to accommodate the many new clocks that have been purchased or donated and are now on display.
The work is now finished and the museum is once again alive with the sounds of clocks ticking, striking, and chiming.
To celebrate this milestone in the museum’s history, the public is invited to attend the grand reopening, sponsored by the Hoffman Foundation."
Sunday, April 3, 2011
13 Carousels in Connecticut + more #Carousel in the US & News
Carousel News and Trader Magazine:
"The first hand-carved carousels appeared in the United States in the middle of the 19th century. The carousel quickly gained popularity and thousands of carousels were created between 1880 and 1930. These beautiful creations became the centerpieces for the hundreds of amusement parks that sprung up in cities and resorts across the country. Unfortunately, depression crippled the country by the early 1930s and many carousel producers were forced to cease production. The “Golden Age of the Carousel” had come to an end.
There are now less than two hundred antique wooden carousels left operating in this country. They are an endangered species. If we do not support and protect these unique treasures, it is possible that this important piece of Americana could all be gone in our lifetime."
There are now less than two hundred antique wooden carousels left operating in this country. They are an endangered species. If we do not support and protect these unique treasures, it is possible that this important piece of Americana could all be gone in our lifetime."
Monday, March 28, 2011
Civil War photographs on display | Slater Auditorium at Norwich, CT Free Academy
The Day - Civil War photographs on display at NFA | News from southeastern Connecticut
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To mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Norwich Historical Society will host a photography program by noted historic photography collector Matthew Isenburg Monday at Slater Auditorium at Norwich Free Academy.
The program, “ Civil War Photographs,” will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday as the highlight of the Norwich Historical Society’s annual meeting. The program is free and open to the public.
His collection includes images, many rare, daguerreian and wet-plate cameras, thousands of books on photography and manuscripts.
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
'Compulsive' art collector builds French museum + Other Museum Stories
'Compulsive' art collector builds French museum to display ancient treasures | Culture | The Observer:
"A young British entrepreneur who has amassed a spectacular collection of art and antiquities, ranging from Egyptian reliefs to masterpieces by Rubens and Picasso, is to display the works in a new multi-million-pound museum in the south of France.
Christian Levett, the 41-year-old son of an Essex bookmaker, is to throw open the doors of the Mougins Museum of Classical Art next month for visitors to admire approximately 700 works spanning 5,000 years that he has acquired over the past seven years."
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"A young British entrepreneur who has amassed a spectacular collection of art and antiquities, ranging from Egyptian reliefs to masterpieces by Rubens and Picasso, is to display the works in a new multi-million-pound museum in the south of France.
Christian Levett, the 41-year-old son of an Essex bookmaker, is to throw open the doors of the Mougins Museum of Classical Art next month for visitors to admire approximately 700 works spanning 5,000 years that he has acquired over the past seven years."
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Skin - Wellcome Collection #Tattoo Incurably Curious
Skin - Wellcome Collection: "10 June-26 September 2010
The 'Skin' exhibition invites you to re-evaluate the largest and probably most overlooked human organ. We consider the changing importance of skin, from anatomical thought in the 16th century through to contemporary artistic exploration.
Covering four themes (Objects, Marks, Impressions and Afterlives), 'Skin' takes a philosophical approach. It begins by looking at the skin as a frontier between the inside and the outside of the body. Early anatomists saw it as having little value and sought to flay it to reveal the workings of the body beneath.
The exhibition then moves to look at the skin as a living document: with tattoos, scars, wrinkles or various pathologies, our skin tells a story of our life so far. Finally, the skin is considered as a sensory organ of touch and as a delicate threshold between life and death."
SKIN EXHIBIT:
Image galleries - Take a look at a selection of images from the 'Skin' exhibition.
Skin Lab - 'Skin Lab' draws attention to cutting-edge research and technological developments in skin science. Contemporary artists also give their take on skin.
Tattoo competition - Design a tattoo for a willing volunteer in our tattoo competition.
Skin events - 'Skin' is supported by a diverse series of intriguing events looking at our skin from all angles.
Video - A silent film from 1926 takes us through the basic physiology of the human skin.
Audio slideshow - Listen to Lucy Shanahan, co-curator of 'Skin', discuss a selection of objects from the exhibition.
Skin-inspired essays - Two short essays that respond to the exhibition from both a fictional and philosophical perspective.
The 'Skin' exhibition invites you to re-evaluate the largest and probably most overlooked human organ. We consider the changing importance of skin, from anatomical thought in the 16th century through to contemporary artistic exploration.
Covering four themes (Objects, Marks, Impressions and Afterlives), 'Skin' takes a philosophical approach. It begins by looking at the skin as a frontier between the inside and the outside of the body. Early anatomists saw it as having little value and sought to flay it to reveal the workings of the body beneath.
The exhibition then moves to look at the skin as a living document: with tattoos, scars, wrinkles or various pathologies, our skin tells a story of our life so far. Finally, the skin is considered as a sensory organ of touch and as a delicate threshold between life and death."
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| documenting the cultural phenomenon of the 'chappies' from the notorious South African Numbers Gangs, following their release from prison. |
Skin Lab - 'Skin Lab' draws attention to cutting-edge research and technological developments in skin science. Contemporary artists also give their take on skin.
Tattoo competition - Design a tattoo for a willing volunteer in our tattoo competition.
Skin events - 'Skin' is supported by a diverse series of intriguing events looking at our skin from all angles.
Video - A silent film from 1926 takes us through the basic physiology of the human skin.
Audio slideshow - Listen to Lucy Shanahan, co-curator of 'Skin', discuss a selection of objects from the exhibition.
Skin-inspired essays - Two short essays that respond to the exhibition from both a fictional and philosophical perspective.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
#Collecting Stories « Wellcome Collection blog: + related articles
Collecting Stories « Wellcome Collection blog:
"In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, ‘archive fever’, or an obsession with collecting and recording things, was especially rife. Henry Wellcome and his contemporaries explored the world bringing back exotic objects to be dissected, analysed, compared and displayed. The resulting ‘cabinets of curiosity’, so popular with the Victorians, offered an opportunity to delight and horrify, particularly when accompanied by mythologized stories of ‘primitive peoples’."
"In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, ‘archive fever’, or an obsession with collecting and recording things, was especially rife. Henry Wellcome and his contemporaries explored the world bringing back exotic objects to be dissected, analysed, compared and displayed. The resulting ‘cabinets of curiosity’, so popular with the Victorians, offered an opportunity to delight and horrify, particularly when accompanied by mythologized stories of ‘primitive peoples’."
It was clear from the start that ‘Skin‘ would provoke mixed reactions in visitors: revulsion, fascination and powerful personal associations, often all wrapped up in the same object or drawing. The correspondent for Bristol’s ‘Helicon’ arts blog likened the experience to “recoiling from some gloriously riddled glittering treasure-box that you’re partly afraid to take from”.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Motorcyclepedia: New museum + Rat Fink in Newburgh, NY + #Motorcycle news
New museum features everything motorcycle | Westfair Online:
"Jerry Doering and his son, Ted, have assembled what is surely one of the most comprehensive and compelling collections of motorcycles – from the first Indian motorcycle built in 1901 – to an eclectic collection of bikes built by the creator of Rat Fink the late Ed “Big Daddy” Roth – at the height of the ’60s counterculture frenzy."
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Friday, March 18, 2011
March at Winterthur - furniture museum, garden lecture, antique consultations + related articles
5 things to know about March at Winterthur - Hockessin, DE - The Community News:
"Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library has re-opened its door for the public to explore its gorgeous gardens and attractions.
And as if visiting the beautiful site wasn’t enough, Winterthur is spoiling guests with several events and exhibits in March. Without further ado, here’s five things to know about Winterthur and this month’s events."
And as if visiting the beautiful site wasn’t enough, Winterthur is spoiling guests with several events and exhibits in March. Without further ado, here’s five things to know about Winterthur and this month’s events."
History abounds About 60 years ago, collector and horticulturist Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969) opened his childhood home, Winterthur, to the public. Today, Winterthur is the premier museum of American decorative arts, including a collection of 85,000 objects made or used in America between about 1640 and 1860. The collection is displayed in a 175-room house.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wassily #Kandinsky oeuvre bequeathed to #Vienna art museum Blue Rider Group & related news
FT.com / Arts / Visual Arts - The Blue Rider, Albertina, Vienna:
In 1914, Wassily Kandinsky fled Munich and returned to Moscow. In doing so, he abandoned hundreds of works that were preserved by his lover, the Expressionist painter Gabriele Münter. In 1957, Münter bequeathed the oeuvre to the Lenbachhaus museum in Munich, accompanied by other works from The Blue Rider, a group of artists who had briefly gathered around Kandinsky’s visionary fire.
Supplemented by pieces from the Albertina, Münter’s bequest is the core of this exhibition of Blue Rider works on paper. Including Kandinsky, Münter, Franz Marc, August Macke, Alfred Kubin, Paul Klee, Alexei von Jawlensky, Marianne von Werefkin, Heinrich Campendonk and Lyonel Feininger, it is the first time all the principal Blue Rider artists have been exhibited together.
The Blue Rider was an ephemeral phenomenon. The name was dreamt up in late 1911 by Kandinsky and Marc as the title of an almanac. (Kandinsky said: “We both loved blue. Marc loved horses. I loved riders. The name came by itself.”)
In 1914, Wassily Kandinsky fled Munich and returned to Moscow. In doing so, he abandoned hundreds of works that were preserved by his lover, the Expressionist painter Gabriele Münter. In 1957, Münter bequeathed the oeuvre to the Lenbachhaus museum in Munich, accompanied by other works from The Blue Rider, a group of artists who had briefly gathered around Kandinsky’s visionary fire.
Supplemented by pieces from the Albertina, Münter’s bequest is the core of this exhibition of Blue Rider works on paper. Including Kandinsky, Münter, Franz Marc, August Macke, Alfred Kubin, Paul Klee, Alexei von Jawlensky, Marianne von Werefkin, Heinrich Campendonk and Lyonel Feininger, it is the first time all the principal Blue Rider artists have been exhibited together.
The Blue Rider was an ephemeral phenomenon. The name was dreamt up in late 1911 by Kandinsky and Marc as the title of an almanac. (Kandinsky said: “We both loved blue. Marc loved horses. I loved riders. The name came by itself.”)
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Three exhibits at The Royal Alberta #Museum (RAM) in St. Albert
Trio of tales to tell | Local A & E | St. Albert Gazette:
• Illegal Killer Trade – Habitat destruction is a major cause of species extinction. However, the unlicensed commercial exploitation of animals comes second and the destiny of most endangered species unfortunately lies in the hands of collectors and tourists.
“One hundred years ago, tigers numbered about 100,000. In the world today, there are less than 6,000,” says Mark Edwards, RAM curator of mammalogy.
• Better Choose Me: Collecting and Creating with Tobacco Fabric Novelties – Aggressive marketing strategies are often credited to the post-war boom that fuelled big business dreams. However, American tobacco companies laid the blueprint for seductive marketing nearly 50 years earlier.
Better Choose Me takes us to the Victorian era from 1880 to 1920, a time of intense competition for tobacco sales. While anti-smoking bans became popular only in the 20th century, many turn-of-the-century women frowned on the manly pursuit of smoking cigars/cigarettes and chewing tobacco.
• Heart and Soul: Quebec Folk Art – Originally designed by the Canadian Museum of Civilization in 2008 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, this touring exhibit showcases the donated collection of art dealer Nettie Covey Sharpe.
Featured in the exhibit are carvings, sculptures, paintings, ceramics and other creations that highlight the traditional rural landscape of la belle province. The oldest dated work is a 1741 set of the Holy Family. That contrasts with a funky contemporary truck built from green Labatt’s bottle caps.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
#collecting pacific island #primtives
Getting to bottom of collecting a spirited journey - Local News - News - General - Newcastle Herald:
"After more than 50 years travelling the Pacific Islands, tribal art collector Senta Taft-Hendry remembers one visit in particular where the natives thought she had spirits coming out of her rear. Mrs Taft-Hendry was in Papua New Guinea when she had a floor cushion that was noisy when she sat down.
The intrigued villagers then used a large slit drum, known as a garamut, to call villagers to listen to her ‘‘spirits’’. Despite the cross-cultural confusion, she managed to bring the drum home with her.
It is among 200 artefacts Mrs Taft-Hendry has given to the University of Newcastle (Australia)
The intrigued villagers then used a large slit drum, known as a garamut, to call villagers to listen to her ‘‘spirits’’. Despite the cross-cultural confusion, she managed to bring the drum home with her.
It is among 200 artefacts Mrs Taft-Hendry has given to the University of Newcastle (Australia)
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