Contemporary art with card-playing theme on view through Sept. 30 in Newport

Austin Eddy, ‘The Card Players,’ 2023 oil and flashe on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber, image provided by Art & Newport
Austin Eddy, ‘The Card Players,’ 2023 oil and flashe on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber

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.

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Chrysler Museum of Art unveils bronze plaque acknowledging Indigenous Peoples

Undated photo of the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Va. In July, it unveiled a bronze plaque that acknowledges the Indigenous Peoples who are affiliated with the land on which the museum sits. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Gosscj at English Wikipedia, who has released it into the public domain.
Undated photo of the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Va. In July, it unveiled a bronze plaque that acknowledges the Indigenous Peoples who had held the land on which the museum sits. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Gosscj at English Wikipedia, who has released it into the public domain.
Undated photo of the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Va. In July, it unveiled a bronze plaque that acknowledges the Indigenous Peoples who are affiliated with the land on which the museum sits. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Gosscj at English Wikipedia, who has released it into the public domain.

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.

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June Schwarcz: Unconventional Enamels on view at SFO Museum

June Schwarcz (1918–2015), ‘Harlequin Hat Vessel (#2172),’ 2000. Electroformed copper foil, enamel, fire scale. Collection of Forrest L. Merrill. L2023.0601.026. Image courtesy of the SFO Museum
June Schwarcz (1918–2015), ‘Harlequin Hat Vessel (#2172),’ 2000. Electroformed copper foil, enamel, fire scale. Collection of Forrest L. Merrill. L2023.0601.026. Image courtesy of the SFO Museum
June Schwarcz (1918-2015), ‘Harlequin Hat Vessel (#2172),’ 2000. Electroformed copper foil, enamel, fire scale. Collection of Forrest L. Merrill. L2023.0601.026. Image courtesy of the 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.”

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Imperial Hotel, Frank Lloyd Wright Trust mark centennial of architect’s famed Tokyo design

A Peacock chair Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, achieved $18,500 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021. Image courtesy of Cottone Auctions and LiveAuctioneers
A Peacock chair Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, achieved $18,500 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021. Image courtesy of Cottone Auctions and LiveAuctioneers
A Peacock chair Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo achieved $18,500 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021. Image courtesy of Cottone Auctions and LiveAuctioneers

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.”

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Whitney explores Ruth Asawa’s creative process through her drawings

Ruth Asawa, ‘Untitled (BMC.93, In and Out),’ circa 1948–49. Oil and graphite on paper, 16 1/2 by 13in. (41.9 by 33cm). Private collection. Artwork © 2023 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy David Zwirner
Ruth Asawa, ‘Untitled (BMC.93, In and Out),’ circa 1948–49. Oil and graphite on paper, 16 1/2 by 13in. (41.9 by 33cm). Private collection. Artwork © 2023 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy David Zwirner
Ruth Asawa, ‘Untitled (BMC.93, In and Out),’ circa 1948–49. Oil and graphite on paper, 16 1/2 by 13in. (41.9 by 33cm). Private collection. Artwork © 2023 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy David Zwirner

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.

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Swan Lake and salt lake unite in Brad Walls’ new aerial photo series

Brad Walls, ‘BlackSwan,’ photo credit bradscanvas.com
Brad Walls, ‘BlackSwan.’ Photo credit bradscanvas.com

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.

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Chrysler Museum of Art returns Bakor monolith to Nigeria

After being informed of its origins in winter 2022, the Chrysler Museum has returned a circa-1600 Akwanshi Head, a stone Bakor monolith, to Nigeria. The piece was given to the museum in 2012; neither the museum nor its donors were aware it had been looted. Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art
After being informed of its origins in winter 2022, the Chrysler Museum has returned a circa-1600 Akwanshi Head, a stone Bakor monolith, to Nigeria. The piece was given to the museum in 2012; neither the museum nor its donors were aware it had been looted. Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art
After being informed of its origins in late winter, the Chrysler Museum has returned a circa-1600 Akwanshi Head, a stone Bakor monolith, to Nigeria. The piece was given to the museum in 2012; neither the museum nor its donors were aware it had been looted. Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art

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.

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Mickalene Thomas small portraits show opens Sept. 8 at Yale gallery

Sarah Goodridge, ‘Rose Prentice (1771–1852),’ circa 1837–38. Watercolor on ivory. Yale University Art Gallery, Partial gift of Caroline A. Phillips and purchased with the John Hill Morgan, b.a. 1893, ll.b. 1896, hon. 1929, Fund
Sarah Goodridge, ‘Rose Prentice (1771–1852),’ circa 1837–38. Watercolor on ivory. Yale University Art Gallery, Partial gift of Caroline A. Phillips and purchased with the John Hill Morgan, b.a. 1893, ll.b. 1896, hon. 1929, Fund. Image courtesy of Yale University Art 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.

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Who let the dogs out? Shelburne exhibition collars art of Stephen Huneck

Stephen Huneck, ‘Dog Toys [Good Boy],’ 1997. Woodcut print, 18 1/2 by 25 1/2in. Collection of Shelburne Museum, gift of the Friends of Dog Mountain, Inc. 2022-3.6. Photography by Andy Duback.
Stephen Huneck, ‘Dog Toys [Good Boy],’ 1997. Woodcut print, 18 1/2 by 25 1/2in. Collection of Shelburne Museum, gift of the Friends of Dog Mountain, Inc. 2022-3.6. Photography by Andy Duback. © Stephen Huneck
Stephen Huneck, ‘Dog Toys [Good Boy],’ 1997. Woodcut print, 18 1/2 by 25 1/2in. Collection of Shelburne Museum, gift of the Friends of Dog Mountain, Inc. 2022-3.6. Photography by Andy Duback. © 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.

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