NEWPORT, R.I. – Games, Gamblers & Cartomancers: The New Cardsharps, on view at the Vernon House until September 30, brings together 17 contemporary artists who have revisited the art-historical trope of card play.
Chrysler Museum of Art unveils bronze plaque acknowledging Indigenous Peoples
NORFOLK, Va. – The Chrysler Museum of Art recently unveiled a bronze plaque recognizing the Indigenous Peoples, the traditional stewards of Tsenacommacah, the land on which the museum is located. The plaque is placed in Huber Court. The acknowledgment affirms the Chrysler Museum’s commitment to honoring the Indigenous Peoples whose cultural heritage and artwork is currently held in its collection.
June Schwarcz: Unconventional Enamels on view at SFO Museum
SAN FRANCISCO – From now until May 5, 2024, the SFO Museum is exhibiting June Schwarcz: Unconventional Enamels, a show of works by the groundbreaking artist. For more than 60 years, Schwarcz (1918-2015) made enameled art that pushed the boundaries of her craft. Inspired by nature and fashion, and also abstract, African and Asian art, Schwarcz developed unique metalworking techniques, always experimenting and embracing complex technical challenges. She initially worked with copper panels and spun-copper bowls, infusing them with her own interpretation of traditional enameling. During the 1960s, Schwarcz pioneered electroforming, an innovative method that involved electroplating pieces made from thin copper foil. She focused on sculptural vessels and when asked about her abstract forms, she explained, “they simply don’t hold water.”
Imperial Hotel, Frank Lloyd Wright Trust mark centennial of architect’s famed Tokyo design
TOKYO and CHICAGO – On July 18, Imperial Hotel, Ltd. and the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust celebrated the 100th anniversary of Wright’s 1923 Imperial Hotel, Tokyo with a private dedication of cherry trees planted in the courtyard of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Frederick C. Robie House in Chicago, a UNESCO World Heritage site. An inscription plaque reads: “These cherry trees celebrate 100 years of our shared cultural heritage. The Wright Imperial Hotel Centennial 1923-2023. Imperial Hotel, Ltd., Tokyo, Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, Chicago.”
Whitney explores Ruth Asawa’s creative process through her drawings
NEW YORK — Ruth Asawa Through Line, opening at the Whitney Museum of American Art on September 16 and closing in January 2024, spotlights the work of groundbreaking artist Ruth Asawa (1926-2013). Known broadly for her rhythmic looped-wire sculptures, Asawa dedicated herself to daily drawing exercises, which served as the connective tissue ― or through line ― of her creative process and fueled her commitment to art. Through drawing, Asawa explored her surroundings and turned everyday encounters into moments of profound beauty, endowing ordinary objects with new aesthetic possibilities.
Swan Lake and salt lake unite in Brad Walls’ new aerial photo series
NEW YORK – The New York City Ballet and award-winning fine art aerial photographer Brad Walls have collaborated to produce a unique photographic series from above. Staged on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah in September 2022, the photoshoot was conducted solely from the air and involved Sasonah Huttenbach, a member of the New York City Ballet’s Corps de Ballet.
Chrysler Museum of Art returns Bakor monolith to Nigeria
NORFOLK, Va. – The Chrysler Museum of Art and the National Commission for Museums and Monuments Nigeria (NCMM) have collaborated on the restitution of an original Bakor monolith from the village of Njemetop in Cross River State to Nigeria.
Mickalene Thomas small portraits show opens Sept. 8 at Yale gallery
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Yale University Art Gallery will present Mickalene Thomas / Portrait of an Unlikely Space from September 8 through January 7, 2024. Co-organized by the renowned artist Mickalene Thomas (b. 1971-, M.F.A. 2002) and Keely Orgeman, the gallery’s Seymour H. Knox, Jr., associate curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, the project is the first historical-contemporary exhibition of its kind, bringing together a group of small-scale portraits — from miniatures and daguerreotypes to silhouettes on paper and engravings in books — of African American women, men, and children from the pre-Emancipation era. These are placed alongside works in a wide range of media by contemporary artists, including Thomas, who are engaged with similarly intimate subject matter.
Who let the dogs out? Shelburne exhibition collars art of Stephen Huneck
SHELBURNE, Vt. – Pet Friendly: The Art of Stephen Huneck, on view at the Shelburne Museum through October 22, celebrates the diverse multimedia work of Stephen Huneck (1948–2010), one of New England’s best-known and most celebrated artists.
Torch from 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics commands six-figure price at auction
BOSTON, Mass. – A torch from the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics sold for $187,500 at RR Auction on July 20.