SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Summer begins with a wealth of Chinese art at Bonhams & Butterfields, with fine objects in every collecting category going on the auction block June 21 at 10 a.m. A rare carved red, lacquer vase, Qianlong, discovered in an East Coas…
Exhibition of Rarely Seen Objects from the Cameroon Grassfields at the Neuberger Museum
PURCHASE, NY.- Art in Cameroon: Sculptural Dialogues, on view at the Neuberger Museum of Art through August 14, 2011, highlights two iconic works in the Museum’s African collection: an expressive nineteenth-century figure from a Bangwa kingdom, at…
Los Angeles Birthplace Becomes Battleground over History
By: Jacob Adelman, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP).- Inside his trinket shop in the city’s El Pueblo historic district, Mike Mariscal is surrounded by painted masks, woven blankets and Day of the Dead figurines he’s long sold to tourists. Mariscal f…
Bergen Kunsthall Presents Artist Joan Jonas, a Pioneer of Performance and Video Art
BERGEN.- At Bergen Kunsthall, Joan Jonas presents a new version of an ongoing series of installations under the title Reading Dante. The series, on view until March 27, 2011, began in 2007 and each new version incorporates elements from the preceding …
Bergen Kunsthall Presents Artist Joan Jonas, a Pioneer of Performance and Video Art
BERGEN.- At Bergen Kunsthall, Joan Jonas presents a new version of an ongoing series of installations under the title Reading Dante. The series, on view until March 27, 2011, began in 2007 and each new version incorporates elements from the preceding …
Michigan State University Museum Launches Largest International Exhibit
EAST LANSING, MI.- In its largest international and multimedia exhibit ever, the Michigan State University Museum has put on display 240 masks, ranging in size from a few inches to 7 feet. “MASK: Secrets and Revelations” explores issues of sp…
A Game of Chess: Solo Exhibition of New Work by Marcel Dzama at David Zwirner
NEW YORK, NY.- David Zwirner presents a solo exhibition of new work by Marcel Dzama, on view at the gallery’s 525 West 19th Street space. The exhibition features the artist’s film, A Game of Chess, alongside related drawings, sculpture…
Pennsylvania Museum to Release 8 Items to Alaska Tribe
JUNEAU (AP).- An Alaska tribe is planning to recover eight artifacts from the Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The cultural objects including masks, a drum, headdress and robe are being returned to the Hoonah T’akdeintaan clan of …
Rare, Newly Re-Discovered Masterpiece of African Art to Be Sold at Sotheby’s London in February 2011
LONDON.- On 17th February 2011, Sotheby’s will sell a rare, newly re-discovered, 16th century ivory pendant mask depicting the head of the Queen mother from the Edo peoples, Kingdom of Benin in Nigeria along with five other rare works from Benin c…
Rare, Newly Re-Discovered Masterpiece of African Art to Be Sold at Sotheby’s London in February 2011
LONDON.- On 17th February 2011, Sotheby’s will sell a rare, newly re-discovered, 16th century ivory pendant mask depicting the head of the Queen mother from the Edo peoples, Kingdom of Benin in Nigeria along with five other rare works from Benin c…