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jabe11jabe11Member
Raffaello verso Picasso...Verso meaning towards, rather than against. A good sized temporary exhibit in the italian style. That is, no real rhyme or reason; a group of paintings with no particular theme (a large number of renaissance religious works and portrait, however), presented in strict chronological, order spanning centuries. While our three year old was struggling thorugh her nap time, I did, as of all the exhibits and museums we visit that provide them, buy a comprehensive guide. I love 'em in our shelves, flip through different ones often; they serve as a mnemonic for peices making impressions and others, due to the overload, that can make additional ones on quiter and more thorough observation. A couple of observations...
Many of the works were on loan from American museums, with perhaps 25 from the Boston museum of fine art.
The sole Velasquez a full portrait of his king, in yellow with a scarlet sash. Confident strokes, observant and expressive; from sarasota.
The caravaggio and raffaello portraits dissappointing.
A few pair of double potraits by Hals, Rembrandt and Copley
The Picassos were a cubist portrait of a woman, from Boston and L'Italiana from Zurich

Highlighs for me included: Cezanne and Van Gogh self portraits; Virgin with Child with an infant San John the baptist by Guerncino; a Manet Monk at Prayer shown vis-a-vis with an el greco of a similar theme, the Velasquez, Gainsborough's Mrs. Edmund Morton Pleydell; A Giorgione, only in the fact that i truly admire this elusive italian master with sucha small surviving body of work; Homer, boys on a prairie. And after looking at the guide some more, I'm sorry i did not spend more time observing Andre Derain's Portrait of Etienne Terrus.

As a celebration of the completion of the renovation of the Palladian Basilica, I was hoping for some sort of tribute to the bulding and architect....perhaps some origial plans, maybe a painting featuring the building, but there was none.
jabe11jabe11Member
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Neue Pinakothek


While their art does not inspire me, an excellent museum for sure.

Enjoy.

We did, thanks.
We had a visit to the Palazzo Barberini this evening.....Wow! And saw there is a Vermeer exhibit at the Querinale, which we hope to see, also.
W wine+artMember
The WSJ had an article recently about how the truly wealthy were putting their money into art due to the looming tax increases. With dividend tax increases coming in six weeks, the world of art will benefit. Based on auction records from last week, I think the WSJ was correct. Sotheby's had their best result, ever. $375m

Some of the highlights:

Rothko...$75.1m
Pollock...$40.4m
Warhol...$15.2m
Warhol...$16.3
Warhol...$9.3m
Bacon...$30m
de Kooning...$20m
Richter...$17.4
K khmark7Member
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Somehow that doesn't sound positive for the economy


It is not positive. Adding taxes will never fix the economy, they kill investment and hiring.

Full employment drives a consumption economy, and the U-6 ( true unemployment rate) is at 14.7 and growing. Frown


Yeah, but it get's people re-elected. Just wait till Obamacare kicks in....
mangiaremangiareMember
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Heading out to meet a sculpture artist we have bought from before at lunch today.

He has a large show coming in January and we might be interested in a preemptive strike. Big Grin


From a business perspective, the artist and the gallery owners always love a couple of red stickers at opening to get the buzz going.
Ps. I know you are the Jedi
vintvintMember
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For those in Toronto this is the closing weekend for Christian Marclay's The Clock. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't already done so.


I know...we had been putting it off because other things kept coming up and now the website says "expect significant wait times on closing weekend". Frown

Good news is they are screening 24/7 until Sunday night. And since it's now co-owned by the National Gallery of Canada, won't there be other opportunities to see it? Ottawa perhaps?
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by Jabe11:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
Heading out to meet a sculpture artist we have bought from before at lunch today.

He has a large show coming in January and we might be interested in a preemptive strike. Big Grin

Nothing intriguing...?


Several pieces.

The artist has spent much time in Barcelona and his current work clearly has a very Antoni Gaudi influence. I'm having two pieces delivered to see what they look like in one of our rock gardens.

One minute I can see the piece there, and then I cannot, so... Smile
B boredoughMember
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Originally posted by Boredough:
For those in Toronto this is the closing weekend for Christian Marclay's The Clock. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't already done so.


I know...we had been putting it off because other things kept coming up and now the website says "expect significant wait times on closing weekend". Frown

Good news is they are screening 24/7 until Sunday night. And since it's now co-owned by the National Gallery of Canada, won't there be other opportunities to see it? Ottawa perhaps?


I think in Canada it began in Ottawa and will be in Winnipeg next year. I would assume it goes back to Boston after Winnipeg before arriving in Canada again, but I'm just speculating. If you do decide to go I believe you can call ahead and inquire about the current queue.
vintvintMember
So we waited in line for about 1.5 hours, and then saw roughly an equivalent amount of The Clock. (The irony of this was not lost on me.)

If you are a movie buff, The Clock provides loads of nostalgic fun. It is a 24 hour long film in which every minute of the day (synchronized with real time) is represented by several celluloid snippets where the time of day is somehow referenced. Sometimes it's overt: a character glances at their watch, a city clock in the background, a bedside clock radio. Other times the reference is oblique: a scene showing a London city bus with no time reference at all - until you notice the bus number is 1326, and the scene falls into the 1:26pm mark of The Clock. Sometimes it's so obscure you wonder if there's really a time reference at all or the director simply added the scene for continuity. The fun part is when you let go of the time thing altogether and just get lost enjoying the clips.

It's difficult to even imagine how many (tens of?) thousands of hours were spent finding these clips. Included are shots from Hollywood films new and old, foreign films, blockbusters, obscure art films and television shows. Also remarkable is the flow from scene to scene - characters on a train in a 50's black and white film check their watches and then a full-color scene from a more recent movie shows a train pulling into a station where the station clock shows the same time. Music from one scene often bleeds into the next, creating a surprisingly seamless experience.

Of course, the broader implications only start to sink in after you leave the theater, but those are for each individual to parse for themselves. Highly recommended, whether you see one hour of The Clock or hunker down for the full 24.
K khmark7Member
Picked up two handmade Indian rugs yesterday at a very interesting store in the middle of nowhere northern Illinois. Prices are going up everywhere, partially due to commodity prices, labor overseas, inflation, inflation & inflation. I need to find some cheaper hobbies. If you live in the Chicago area and are looking for some interesting art & rugs check out Ginger Blossom outside of Richmond IL.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by Jabe11:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
his current work clearly has a very Antoni Gaudi influence. I'm having two pieces delivered to see what they look like in one of our rock gardens.


When I think of Gaudi, i think organic curvature. Have they arrived?


I had to postpone the delivery. We had a family event this week. Cool

Soon....
S seaquamMember
French artist Bernar Venet has created a work of art that is as practical as it is pretty.

While anyone would look good sporting art like this, I think our own inestimable wine + art would be someone who would find daily pleasure in using a nice piece such as this. And the fact that it can be written about in at least 2 different threads-- and many more if you eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner in it, wear flip-flops in it, or use it to pick up more wine-- so makes it worth acquiring.
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