Ramones’ original drummer Tommy Ramone (1949-2014) at a June 17, 2008 autograph-signing session. Image courtesy Deadblob93
LIDO BEACH, N.Y. – On Wednesday, July 16, Nassau County (N.Y.) legislator Dennis Dunne Sr will join radio station WLIR as they host a candlelight vigil and memorial tribute to Tommy Ramone, original drummer for the band the Ramones. The event will take place at the Malibu Shore Club, Lido Beach, New York, starting at 12 noon.
All are welcome to take part in the memorial event and pay their respects to Tommy Ramone, 65, who died last week. He was the last survivor of the original four-member band that recorded influential punk rock classics like “Blitzkrieg Bop” and “Rockaway Beach.”
A pop-culture phenomenon, the Ramones were named to Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “100 Greatest Artists of All Time,” after thousands of high-energy performances around the world.
The Ramones played many times at the Malibu Shore Club, which became known as the birthplace of alternative rock music on Long Island. To the Ramones, it was a home away from home.
A live musical performance will take place at the Malibu Shore Club tomorrow evening. The club is located at 1500 Lido Blvd., Lido Beach, NY 11561.
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Ramones’ original drummer Tommy Ramone (1949-2014) at a June 17, 2008 autograph-signing session. Image courtesy Deadblob93
Nicholas Toth, artist and diving helmet maker. Image courtesy Material Culture. PHILA., Pa. – Nicholas Toth, master diving helmet maker, will be showcasing his copper and brass artwork and his masterfully designed copper and brass diving helmets at Material Culture on Saturday, July 19, at 2 p.m. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will be presented at Material Culture, 4700 Wissahickon Ave., Suite 101, in Philadelphia.
As a highly skilled metal artist and craftsman, Toth has been featured both nationally and internationally, with his work included in permanent museum exhibits and national archives. He is a National Heritage Fellow, receiving this prestigious award in 2003 from the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2006 Toth was recognized by the Historical Diving Society U.S. Chapter for his significant contributions, receiving the ER Cross Award. In 2008 he was awarded the Florida Folk Heritage Award, presented by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, and in 2012 Toth was once again honored by the State of Florida, receiving his second Florida Individual Artist Fellowship.
With over 30 years of experience and a lifelong exposure and immersion in the culture and mysteries of the historic gulf front community of Tarpon Springs, he has many stories to tell and much knowledge to share. From the techniques of ancient naked divers to current day technology, Toth’s knowledge of the history of diving is informative and engaging. The evolution of hardhat diving will also be highlighted with special emphasis on Greek diving helmets.
Toth is considered to be the only helmet maker in the world that continues to individually create each beautiful diving helmet masterpiece, honoring the traditions and design that have existed since the mid-1800s. The iconic copper and brass diving helmets created by Nicholas Toth are fully functional, authentic and individually hand crafted, using the same tools and techniques that his grandfather, master helmet maker and legendary craftsman, Anthony Lerios, began utilizing over 100 years ago.
Each helmet takes over 320 hours to complete, made with the finest quality copper and brass. The lineage and value of a Nicholas Toth diving helmet is unmatched, with the historical foundation and significance of his grandfather’s knowledge and expertise; his masterful skills, techniques and tools utilized; and the quality and beauty of each finely crafted component of the diving helmet. Toth will also showcase several of his new copper and brass art pieces, beautifully inspired by shapes and elements found in the diving helmet.
Toth proudly honors the memory of his grandfather, Anthony Lerios, who died in 1992 at the age of 100. The month of July is especially significant for Toth, since it was July 7, 1913, when his grandfather landed on Ellis Island, having traveled from Greece to the United States.
Andre Plessel, ‘She,’ Paris 1995 (green passion), 20 by 24 inches, black and white ‘Color Processed’ Edition 1/15. Sold for $4,500.
HAMBURG, Germany – German art photographer Andre Plessel’s current exhibit, “Processed Photographs,” has made a big impact in his homeland.
One London collector was so enthusiastic about the opening of Plessel’s exhibit at the Monika Mohr Gallery in Hamburg, Germany, that he sent his attorney to purchase 10 signed photographs from the new series at the opening reception. That set the tone for a buying spree that nearly sold out the exhibit in its first two days alone.
This exhibit, which opened in June and runs through September, introduced Plessel’s new unique process of adding color to the black and white images, which are then exposed by a developer liquid applied with a brush, thus creating a dramatic new aesthetic tension and making each piece one of a kind – one of the features that attracted the London buyer.
Most of the 20-by-24-inch photographs at the Monika Mohr Gallery sold for between $4,000 and $5,000, with the exhibit being replenished as the photos sell.
Plessel’s previous exhibit at the Rilano Hotel in Munich ran May 8-27, with over 50 images initially being shown, featuring mainly his dramatic signature black and white liquid photographs, which are hand-printed and signed.
Plessel also drew much attention recently when he sold his Miami three-bedroom apartment on the 17th floor of the South Pointe Tower at Portofino for $1.8 million to Brazilian buyers after living there for 14 years, while residing in both Miami and his home in Munich. Immediately missing Miami, he instructed real-estate brokers to start looking for a larger place for him in the same part of town while he went to Germany for these exhibitions.
With the recent surge in the interest and value of contemporary photography Plessel is enjoying a renewed demand in his highly erotic, dramatic black and white art photographs, along with his new color-processed series.
Plans are now in motion for Plessel’s debut New York City exhibit at the new Lilac Gallery on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in October, while, in South Florida his art continues to be available through the Holden Luntz Gallery on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.
For over 22 years now, Plessel has been driven by his ultimate passion, that of black and white photography. His artwork creates dramatic, romantic and delicate images with great attention to his own style of lighting. It has been said that his artistic photographs convey and play upon sensual tension, as opposed to blatant sexuality.
As many art world insiders know, Plessel’s work has been often compared to that of his longtime friend and collaborator, Helmut Newton, with whom he traveled and worked with in Europe and the United States.
Andre Plessel, ‘She,’ Paris 1995 (green passion), 20 by 24 inches, black and white ‘Color Processed’ Edition 1/15. Sold for $4,500.Andre Plessel’s ‘Heat-Backseat – NY, NY 2002.’ 20 by 24 inches – sold for $4,500. Black and white – ‘Color Processed’ Edition 1/15.Andre Plessel’s ‘Green Love – Miami 2000.’ 20 by 24 inches – sold for $4,500. Black and white – ‘Color Processed’ Edition 1/15.Andre Plessel’s ‘Forbidden Love – Paris 1996.’ 20 by 24 inches – sold for $4,500. Black and white – ‘Color Processed’ Edition 1/15.
Sample of European art glass. Jeffrey S. Evans image MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates will auction a large selection of art glass, Victorian glass and other 19th and 20th century glass on July 26th, including part three of the opalescent glass collection of Larry & Diana Nellans, of Fort Myers, Florida; selections from the Fenton Museum of Glass, the Vaseline glass collection of Barbara H. Friedell of Chicago, Illinois; Victorian glass from a New England collection, and a wide variety of other consignments. Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Highlights of this sale include a fine and deep selection of primarily cranberry opalescent glass including Polka Dot, Seaweed, various Lattice and Stripe patterns; Daffodil, Poinsettia, Swastika, Swirling Maze, Daisy in Cross-Cross, Opaline Brocade and Spanish Lace glass.
Another important section of the auction is a fine, 100-item collection of Leaf Umbrella tableware, in all colors and in a wide variety of shapes, including cracker jars, shakers, syrup pitchers, cruets, toothpick holders and water pitchers.
The Vaseline glass collection comprises a wide variety of shapes and styles including a rare Radium Emanator water cooler, epergnes, opalescent patterns, EAPG, novelties, etc.
The sale includes a deep selection of other Victorian glass including a large number of sugar, salt and pepper shakers; water pitchers, tumblers, a 100-piece collection of colored Jeweled Heart/Victor and Leaf Mold pattern articles; rare Phoenix and Hobbs products; bride’s baskets; etc.
A selection of art glass includes examples of Tiffany, Quezal, Loetz-type and Steuben. Other categories represented in the auction include carnival and custard glass; a selection of Early American Pattern glass, Fenton and other 20th century glass; and many other items.
A highlight of the week of the auction is a free appraisal day on Wednesday, July 23 from 1-4 p.m. (three items per person limit). For further information, e-mail info@jeffreysevans.com or call 540-434-3939.
View the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (Universal, 1925), one sheet (27 x 41 inches). Estimate: $80,000-$160,000. Heritage Auctions image. DALLAS – The haunting one sheet for Carl Laemmle’s 1925 epic The Phantom of The Opera, a landmark film featuring Lon Chaney’s “living skull” makeup (est. $80,000+) highlight’s Heritage Auctions’ Vintage Movie Poster Signature Auction July 19-20.
The rare poster, one of four known to exist, highlights the auction’s epic selection of one sheets, inserts, lobby cards and more, many of which were previously unknown to collectors and movie memorabilia experts.
“This auction holds a number of never-before-seen rarities from history’s finest films,” said Grey Smith, director of movie posters at Heritage. “Numerous one sheet and large format examples haven’t seen the light of day for decades and horror collectors will be very pleased to see the discoveries.”
Universal’s The Wolf Man, another monster from the golden age of horror flicks, graces a rare insert from 1941. The stunningly preserved insert shows the films’ main characters and Lon Chaney Jr. in full wolf makeup (est. $30,000+). Collector’s seeking a collection-defining piece can look no further than a half sheet for the 1932 RKO classic The Most Dangerous Game (est. $20,000+) – one of the rarest and most coveted half sheets from the 1930s horror genre.
A rare style B half sheet from Paramount’s 1953 shocker The War of the Worlds depicts the remarkable special effects made famous during the film’s harrowing Martian invasion (est. $15,000+). Another scarce, sci-fi rarity based on a novel by H.G. Wells is a rare insert for the 1936 film Things to Come by United Artists (est. $8,000+).
The auction’s rare discoveries include the iconic 1942 insert for Casablanca, Warner Brothers’ masterpiece wartime tale (est. $20,000+), as well as a remarkable 1948 Italian 2 foglio for The Lady from Shanghai (est. $20,000+).
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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (Universal, 1925), one sheet (27 x 41 inches). Estimate: $80,000-$160,000. Heritage Auctions image.
LONDON – Tate Modern will unveil the first major Kazimir Malevich retrospective in almost 25 years on Wednesday. Sponsored by Blavatnik Family Foundation and Amsterdam Trade Bank, “Malevich” runs through Oct. 26.
Kazimir Malevich (1879-1935) was a radical and hugely influential figure in modern art who lived and worked through one of the most turbulent periods of the 20th century. This groundbreaking exhibition draws on the world’s greatest collections of his work to offer an expansive view of his career in its entirety.
Having come of age in czarist Russia, Malevich witnessed the October Revolution firsthand. His early experiments as a painter led him toward the cataclysmic invention of Suprematism, a bold visual language of abstract geometric shapes and stark colors, epitomized by the Black Square.
A definitively radical gesture, it was revealed to the world after months of secrecy and was hidden again for almost half a century after its creator’s death. It sits on a par with Duchamp’s “readymade” as a game-changing moment in 20th century art and continues to inspire and confound viewers to this day.
Starting from his early paintings of Russian landscapes, agricultural workers and religious scenes, visitors will see Malevich’s journey toward abstract painting and his iconic Suprematist compositions, including almost all the surviving paintings from the legendary “0.10” exhibition. The show explores his collaborative involvement with architecture and theater, including his designs for the avant-garde opera Victory over the Sun. The exhibition also follows his temporary abandonment of painting in favor of teaching and writing, and his much-debated return to figurative painting in later life.
Malevich’s work tells a fascinating story about the dream of a new social order, the successes and pitfalls of revolutionary ideals and the power of art itself. This exhibition, for the first time, offers visitors a chance to trace his groundbreaking developments through well-known masterpieces but also through earlier and later work, sculpture, design objects, and rarely seen prints and drawings.
Tate Modern’s exhibition is rooted in a unique collaboration with the Khardzhiev Collection, Amsterdam, including more than 150 rarely seen works on paper, and the Costakis Collection, SMCA-Thessaloniki, including works by Malevich’s colleagues and students in Vitebsk. In addition the exhibition features over 150 major Malevich works, from iconic Suprematist paintings to architectural models and lesser-known late works, drawn from public and private collections around the world. These include the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg; State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow; MoMA, New York; the Centre Pompidou, Paris; and the artist’s heirs. Unprecedented in scope, the exhibition sheds new light on Malevich’s career, from his participation in the quest for a new society to his confrontation with the Stalinist regime.
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalog from Tate Publishing and a program of events in the gallery. The exhibition is organized by Tate Modern in collaboration with the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam and the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn.
For public information call +44 (0)20 7887 8888, visit tate.org.uk , follow @tate #Malevich.
Ralph Nader, at the time an independent presidential candidate, speaking at a campaign event in Waterbury, Conn, on Oct. 4, 2008. Photo by Ragesoss, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and1.0 Generic licenseWINSTED, Conn. (AP) – Work has begun to turn a bank building in Winsted into the law museum envisioned by consumer advocate Ralph Nader.
The author and former presidential candidate has said he hopes to open the American Museum of Tort Law in his hometown by the fall of 2015.
Project manager John Flumes tells the Republican-American newspaper they have begun taking down walls inside the building. The application for the museum goes before the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission on July 28.
Nader says it will be dedicated to the history of law that protects people from unsafe products and workplaces, and holds corporations and individuals accountable when they cause harm.
He envisions interactive displays about cases that set precedent on issues such as auto safety and tobacco marketing.
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Ralph Nader, at the time an independent presidential candidate, speaking at a campaign event in Waterbury, Conn, on Oct. 4, 2008. Photo by Ragesoss, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and1.0 Generic license
This 1883 advertisement from Harper’s Magazine promotes a ‘perfect health corset’ for mother and child. In actuality, the pressure such corsets placed on the intestines made them harmful, rather than healthful.FLINT, Mich. (AP) – An exhibit at a Flint-area museum is taking a peek under clothes worn in the 19th century.
Whaley Historic House Museum on Saturday showcases “Shh! Let’s Talk About Those Unmentionables,” an exhibit that tracks the evolution of undergarments.
The Flint Journal reports that visitors to the exhibit will learn about underwear that children put on their dolls, controversies over corsets and how different the process of getting dressed was for Americans during that time period.
The exhibit also will be open on July 26, Aug. 2, and Aug. 16 during regular museum tour hours. Appointments can also be made for weekday tours.
Maynard original fashion illustration for Nina Ricci, 1946, ink and watercolor, signed, 48 x 32.5 cm. Price: £2,500. Gray M.C.A. image. LONDON – Gray M.C.A, leading specialists in fashion illustration, will be holding a selling exhibition of original fashion illustrations from postwar 1940s through to the 1970s from Sept. 11 through Sept. 16 at Gallery 8, 8 Duke St., St James’s.
Coinciding with London Fashion Week SS15, the exhibition will include more than 40 original works by some of the leading illustrators of the time from Britain, Europe and America including René Bouché, René Gruau and Carl “Eric” Erickson for publications including British and American Vogue, Harpers & Queen, The Sunday Times, Frau im Spiegel (Germany) and Jardin des Modes (France) as well as advertising work for L’Oreal and other famous names in haute couture such as Nina Ricci. There will also be a selection of original designs by designers including Dior, Barbara Hulanicki of BIBA and Zandra Rhodes. Prices will range from £300 to £10,000 ($500-$17,000).
As Connie Gray of Gray M.C.A explained: “For too long fashion illustrators and their illustrations have been seen as a secondary art form, no matter how beautifully executed the image. More often than not, fashion illustrators were more widely known for their advertising work than they were for their work as highly skilled fashion illustrators. Though their style was familiar to the reader and their names published internationally alongside their illustrations, they have never been recognized as true artists. It was almost a secret world in which only those working in the industry knew and admired each other.”
She continued: “Over the years, each illustrator developed their own personnel style, often using wit and charm to distinguish themselves from their competitors. Almost all were products of the most respected art schools of the time and to be a truly great illustrator, they needed to understand not only the life form but also the process of designing, cutting and finishing a garment. The fall of the fabric, the cut of the cloth – the ability to translate what they saw into a work of art that would sell a thousand frocks.
Tragically, few original fashion illustrations survive today. With the need for speed in production and printing, illustrations were rarely kept. Many were damaged in the printing process and then thrown away, considered worthless once the image was reproduced to print. Those that have survived have become internationally collectable as original and historical art works that truly caught the elegance, attitude and style or the time.”
The 1940s and 1950s saw the heyday of fashion illustration. The illustrators such as “Eric,” Bouché and Tod Draz were constantly in demand and are considered to be the masters of fashion illustration. They brought a realism to fashion illustration and their work was appreciated and admired in all the leading publications of the time. Their style recognized the importance of drawing from life and looking back, their work is iconic to the subtleties of the period and the enormous style that women strived to achieve.
When covering the twice-yearly fashion shows in Paris, the fashion illustrators were forbidden from recording what they saw until they had left the event. They would rush to the nearest café to produce the sketches from memory. Their early working drawings were often more exciting than the final published work. They were often freer, fresher and more spontaneous and would represent the artist behind the picture before it became too overworked for publication.
