Posts Tagged ‘Basquiat’

C.A.N. Condensed

Monday, July 19th, 2010
David Walsh in front of Fernando Botero's "Leda and the Swan"

David Walsh in front of Fernando Botero's "Leda and the Swan"

• Tasmanian art collector David Walsh plans to open a museum in 2011 on his estate to showcase his uniquely macabre collection of art. Dubbed The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), the 6000 square meter space is entirely underground, situated in an excavated cliff. The works represent three different areas – Antiquities (Egyptian mummies and Roman mosaics), Australian modernists (Sidney Nolan, Charles Blackman, John Brack), and international contemporary art from the likes of Christian Boltanski and Damien Hirst. Check out The Art Newspaper for a full article and interview with Walsh. • Cleveland’s Museum of Contemporary Art will move to a new building and location near the entrance of the Uptown project, an urban zone being revitalized through government spending on recreation and shopping. The new building will give the institution 11,000 square feet of increased space, and has been described as a “four-story faceted gem clad in tinted and transparent glass and shiny black stainless steel.” Read more here.
Warhol's "Portrait of Dennis Hopper"

Warhol's "Portrait of Dennis Hopper"

• Pieces from the renowned contemporary art collection of late actor Dennis Hopper will hit the auction block at Christie’s Post-War & Contemporary sales in New York on November 10-11. Included will be important works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Claes Oldenburg, and Andy Warhol (Portrait of Dennis Hopper, 1971). Click here to read more about the sale.

C.A.N. Condensed

Monday, July 5th, 2010
Roy Lichtenstein's "The Conversation"

Roy Lichtenstein's "The Conversation"

• Over 100 works by American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein are now on view at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany. Lichtenstein’s well-known halftone dot paintings, some of which are pop interpretations of works by Picasso and Matisse, hang near examples of his sculptural work and drawings until October 3. Read more about the exhibition at Art Knowledge News. • An installation of work by Jeff Koons has been set up in the CT Scanning room at Chicago’s Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital. Koons, who donated pieces including the red Balloon Dog, teamed up with the non-profit RxArt to brighten up the typically sterile hospital environment. For more information click here.
The CT Scanning room at Chicago's Advocate Hope Children's Hospital

The CT Scanning room at Chicago's Advocate Hope Children's Hospital

• A new film by Tamra Davis entitled Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child opens on July 21, and follows the rise and tragic fall of the late Neo-expressionist painter. The film includes never before seen footage of Basquiat as well as interviews with his friends and some art-world heavyweights. Check out ArtDaily for more. • Thirty year old Polish painter Jakub Julian Ziolkowski is having his first American solo show at Hauser & Wirth in New York. 28 paintings and gouaches, all made in the last year, comprise the debut entitled “Timothy Galoty & the Dead Brains,” a reference to an imaginary rock band. Read a review of the show at the New York Times website.