Schnabel, Katz, Longo and more at Jeschke Jadi, June 23

Panel from Julian Schnabel’s triptych ‘Malfi I, II, III,’ estimated at €5,000-€6,250. Image courtesy of Jeschke Jadi Auctions Berlin
Panel from Julian Schnabel’s triptych ‘Malfi I, II, III,’ estimated at €5,000-€6,250. Image courtesy of Jeschke Jadi Auctions Berlin
Panel from Julian Schnabel’s triptych ‘Malfi I, II, III,’ estimated at €5,000-€6,250. Image courtesy of Jeschke Jadi Auctions Berlin

BERLIN, Germany – Jeschke Jadi Auctions Berlin will hold its next Modern and Contemporary Art Auction on Friday, June 23. The high-quality and diverse auction lineup is led by numerous works of American postwar art. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Five decades of photography celebrated at Portland Museum of Art

Melissa Shook, ‘May 6, 1973,’ from the series Daily Self-Portraits 1972-1973, 1973. Gelatin silver print, 4 3/8 by 4/3/8in. Museum purchase with support from the Irving B. Ellis Fund, the Photography Fund, and the General Acquisitions Fund, 2023.14.1. Image courtesy of the Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
Melissa Shook, ‘May 6, 1973,’ from the series Daily Self-Portraits 1972-1973, 1973. Gelatin silver print, 4 3/8 by 4/3/8in. Museum purchase with support from the Irving B. Ellis Fund, the Photography Fund, and the General Acquisitions Fund, 2023.14.1. Image courtesy of the Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
Melissa Shook, ‘May 6, 1973,’ from the series Daily Self-Portraits 1972-1973, 1973. Gelatin silver print, 4 3/8 by 4/3/8in. Museum purchase with support from the Irving B. Ellis Fund, the Photography Fund, and the General Acquisitions Fund, 2023.14.1. Image courtesy of the Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine

PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Museum of Art is showing Drawn to the Light: 50 Years of Photography at Maine Media Workshops + College through September 10.

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Marquetry artist earns showcase at Addison Gallery of American Art

Alison Elizabeth Taylor, ‘Laocoon,’ 2013. Marquetry hybrid: wood veneer, oil and shellac, 58 by 76in. Private collection. Courtesy Alison Elizabeth Taylor and James Cohan Gallery, NY
Alison Elizabeth Taylor, ‘Laocoon,’ 2013. Marquetry hybrid: wood veneer, oil and shellac, 58 by 76in. Private collection. Courtesy Alison Elizabeth Taylor and James Cohan Gallery, NY
Alison Elizabeth Taylor, ‘Laocoon,’ 2013. Marquetry hybrid: wood veneer, oil and shellac, 58 by 76in. Private collection. Courtesy Alison Elizabeth Taylor and James Cohan Gallery, NY

ANDOVER, Mass. – Alison Elizabeth Taylor: The Sum of It is on view now through July 30 at the Addison Gallery of American Art . Known for her daring and inventive fusion of the centuries-old practice of marquetry, or wood inlay, with gritty and provocative subject matter, Alison Elizabeth Taylor tells tales that are unequivocally modern. This exhibition, the first museum survey devoted to Taylor, assembles dozens of works that chronicle her steady mastery of the now nearly forgotten techniques of this rarified medium and reveal her talent as an extraordinary storyteller and chronicler of 21st-century American culture. It is accompanied by a fully illustrated publication featuring essays by exhibition curator Allison Kemmerer, New Yorker journalist Naomi Fry and novelist Lynne Tillman.

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