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Essay: The Winnerless Game
Among the few items remaining in Marcel Duchamp’s studio after he quit painting in 1914 was an unmounted coat rack that tripped him up whenever he passed. Rather than nailing it to the wall where it belonged, one day he fixed it to the floor and, declaring it a readymade, dubbed it Trébuchet.
Talking Pictures: Curatorial Logic
On June 27 the Cleveland Museum of Art officially opened its much-anticipated East Wing, the second of four stages in an ongoing $350 million expansion and renovation project, designed and supervised by the New York-based Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly.
Collecting: Textiles That Talk
“If you’re a modern art collector, you can squint your eyes and say, ‘Jasper Johns,’” says John Monsky. He’s referring to the array of antique American flags that festoon the walls of his Manhattan apartment. And it’s true: Flags make a strong graphic statement and have great Pop art appeal. But Monsky, who is general counsel at an investment firm and an avid history buff, is most excited by the stories woven into these pieces of cloth.
Collecting: Land of Enchantment
On Sept. 4, 1898, two young artists, Bert Geer Phillips and Ernest L. Blumenschein, were driving a horse and wagon from Denver to Mexico, in search of scenery to paint. They lost a wheel not far south of the Colorado border into New Mexico, and flipped a coin to see who would have to walk to the nearest town and replace it.
Exhibitions: Bright Forecast
In 1926, the year of his death, Claude Monet wrote, “The only merit I have is to have painted directly from nature with the aim of conveying my impressions in front of the most fugitive effects.” The Impressionists were indebted to a long tradition of artists who went beyond the studio walls to sketch and paint outdoors.
Adobe Empire
Santa Fe, which celebrates its 400th anniversary next year, is one of the oldest cities in America. It also has one of the largest art markets in the country—either the third largest or the second largest, depending on whom you ask. Steeped in Native American, Spanish and Old West traditions, Santa Fe has long been known as the place for collectors to go for blue-chip art and objects in those fields.
Beyond the Sea
By: Sheila Gibson Stoodley When King George IV approached J.M.W. Turner in 1823 and commissioned him to paint Trafalgar, the most important naval engagement in British history, the artist rose to the task. He invested The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 with all the drama and tragedy the subject demanded, showing that the glory…
Market: Old Art City
By: Sheila Gibson Stoodley Every July in London, Christie’s and Sotheby’s shine the spotlight on Old Masters. Christie’s will hold its evening sale on July 7 and will offer 19th-century works alongside the Old Masters, although these will be relatively few; Paul Raison, London head of Old Masters and 19th-century art for Christie’s, estimates that…
Market: East End Aesthetes
By: Jenna Curry Once a remote, picturesque haven for artists from Childe Hassam to Jackson Pollock, the Hamptons are now more likely to host collectors and well-heeled summer vacationers. In 2008 entrepreneur Rick Friedman organized the area’s first international fine art fair, ArtHamptons, which he describes as “a (casual) situation where a lot of the…
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