ST. LOUIS, MO.- The World Chess Hall of Fame presents Anatomy is Destiny by Liliya Lifánova, with choreography by Davy Bisaro and sound design by Sebastian Alvarez. The performance will take place at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis on February 1…
James Madison Chess Pieces Unearthed at Virginia Estate
ORANGE, VA (AP).- Archaeologists at James Madison’s country estate say they’ve unearthed fragments of a chess set they think Madison likely used in matches against another former president, Thomas Jefferson. Archaeologists recently discovered fragments…
Cain Schulte Starts the New Year with Exhibitions by Matthew Barney and Sandra Munzel
BERLIN.- Cain Schulte Contemporary Art Berlin starts the new Year showing photoengravings and etchings by Matthew Barney as well as sculptures and drawings by Sandra Munzel. Barney and Munzel both deal with the afflictions of the human body – Barn…
Legendary Souvenir Chess Piece from 1897 to be Offered at Christie’s South Kensington
LONDON.- Christie’s announced the sale of The Property of a Private Collector of Chess Sets and Game Boards, to be included in the Interiors sale at Christie’s South Kensington saleroom on 7 December 2010. The chess collection is to be sold b…
Tracey Emin Work to Be Auctioned during Frieze in Aid of Margates Turner Contemporary
LONDON.- An edition of Tracey Emin’s striking pink neon work I Never Stopped Loving You will be auctioned for Turner Contemporary at Phillips de Pury in London on Wednesday 13 October 2010. The money raised will help fund the new Turner Contempor…
Trompe L’oeil Master John Haberle on View at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- John Haberle (1856–1933) is considered one of the most accomplished American trompe l’oeil painters. John Haberle: Master of Illusion, on view September 18 through December 12, 2010, at the Portland Museum of Art, features 20 …
Tracey Emin, Mat Collishaw and Paula Rego Show Work at Foundling Museum
LONDON.- Mat Collishaw, Tracey Emin and Paula Rego are to show new and related works at the Foundling Museum in London throughout its eighteenth-century interiors as well as outside spaces. All of the works link to the story of the Foundling Hospital, Britain’s first home for abandoned children, and its themes of childhood and separation. The exhibition will include paintings, works on paper, bronzes and installations throughout the Museum as well as external spaces. Curated by Gill Hedley for the Foundling Museum ’s contemporary art strand, this exhibition brings together these three acclaimed artists for the first time. Each artist is well-known internationally for powerful responses to pain and anguish associated with aspects of childhood, motherhood, abortion and loss. The works shown here