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Pope Benedict Meets Artists from Around the World in the Sistine Chapel

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Written by Daniel Flynn   
Sunday, 22 November 2009 02:13

Actors and musicians crowd the Sistine Chapel during their meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. The Pontiff spoke to more than 250 people-painters, sculptors, architects, writers, dancers, musicians, actors and directors-seated amid the frescoed beauty of the Sistine Chapel. / AP Photo/Osservatore Romano

VATICAN CITY (REUTERS).- Pope Benedict met artists from around the world in the Sistine Chapel on Saturday and urged them to inject spirituality into their work, saying contemporary beauty was often "illusory and deceitful." The Pope told the gathering of hundreds of painters, sculptors, architects, poets and directors, held beneath the vaulted ceiling of the chapel painted by Michelangelo, that he wanted to "renew the Church's friendship with the world of art." Against the backdrop of Michelangelo's vast fresco of the Last Judgment, which adorns the chapel's altar wall, Benedict lamented that the once-close cooperation between the Church and the artistic community had weakened.

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Morgan Library & Museum exhibits Dickens's Original 'A Christmas Carol'

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Written by Daniel Goldsworthy   
Sunday, 22 November 2009 02:12

John Leech, Mr. Fezziwig's Ball (detail), original watercolor illustration for Charles Dickens's Christmas Carol, first edition, 1843. Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1934 / Courtesy of the Mogan Library & Museum

NEW YORK, NY.- Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Mr. Fezziwig, Bob Cratchit, the Ghost of Christmas Past—in the age of film and television these characters from Charles Dickens’s 'A Christmas Carol' are universally familiar. The story has been told as a stage musical, a serious dramatic film, and a modern comedy, and this November will be adapted once again in a new Disney movie starring Jim Carrey. Beginning on November 20, visitors to The Morgan Library & Museum can view the original manuscript by Dickens in a special presentation in the museum’s famed McKim Building. On view through 10 January, 2010.

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Major Pompeii and the Roman Villa Exhibition Showcased in Mexico City

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Written by Jose Antonio Rivas   
Sunday, 22 November 2009 02:11

A hundred pieces arrived in Mexico as Part of the exhibition "Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples". Hellenistic  art, sculpture of a Dying Gaul  (an early Roman copy of the original Greek sculpture)

MEXICO CITY.- Two centuries before our era, the region of Campania became the favorite place of Roman emperors-from Julius Caesar to Nero- and aristocrats to relax, due to the beauty of the Bay of Naples. Pompeii, Herculaneum and nearby villages represented leisure for some and work for others, like artists. A hundred pieces, which reveal the luxury and sophistication that this Mediterranean zone reached before the Vesuvius erupted in 79 of the Common Era, arrive to Mexico as part of the exhibition "Pompeya y una Villa Romana: Arte y Cultura alrededor de la Bahia de Napoles" (Pompeii and the Roman Villa. Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples), to be opened at the National Museum of Anthropology in November 2009.

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TEFAF Maastricht to be Held March 2010 Biggest Ever

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Written by Winston Harley   
Sunday, 22 November 2009 02:11

TEFAF Maastricht, the world’s most influential art and antiques fair, will have a record number of 260 exhibitors from 17 countries when the 23rd edition opens. TEFAF Design /  Photo: Bastiaan van Musscher.

MAASTRICHT.- TEFAF Maastricht, the world’s most influential art and antiques fair, will have a record number of 260 exhibitors from 17 countries when the 23rd edition opens at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) in the southern Netherlands from 12 through 21 March 2010. The European Fine Art Fair will reinforce its reputation for quality with exhibitors bringing only the very finest art and antiques all of which will be rigorously vetted by teams of experts. It will expand by introducing TEFAF on Paper, a new section devoted entirely to works on paper. The latest in a series of groundbreaking reports specially prepared for TEFAF will examine how the international art market has fared during the economic recession. 

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Museum Morsbroich Shows Exhibition of "Slow Paintings" By 32 Artists

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Written by Gunter Blossman   
Sunday, 22 November 2009 02:10

Tomma Abts - " Ert ", 2003 - Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 38 cm. - Sammlung Boros, Berlin

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - The exhibition "Slow Paintings" is devoted to the development of a highly involved form of painting as a continual strategy in the history of art, which emerged from the early 1960s onwards. With over 60 paintings and featuring no fewer than 32 artists, "Slow Paintings" provides a comprehensive overview of the different techniques and conceptual approaches that characterise this style of painting. The expanse of time invested by individual artists into the production of the paintings exerts its effect upon the visitor via the unique experience of sustained deceleration. On view 24 November through 7 February, 2010.

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The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute to showcase Impressionist Giovanni Boldini

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Written by Michael Conforti   
Saturday, 21 November 2009 05:49

"Place Clichy", 1874, by Giovanni Boldini. Oil on canvas, 23 5/8 x 38 5/8 inches. ( 60 x 98 cm. ). Private collection. Photo: Giuseppe Schiavinotto, Rome

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- During his lifetime, the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini (1842–1931) achieved tremendous popularity in Europe and the United States, where he was celebrated for his vibrant brushwork and striking portraits. The exhibition Giovanni Boldini in Impressionist Paris illuminates Boldini’s early career when he lived in Paris and painted the city’s bustling streets, cafes, and concert halls, as well as charming scenes of its sunny suburban landscapes, while developing his unique style. Giovanni Boldini in Impressionist Paris, the first Boldini exhibition in the United States in twenty years, opens at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute on February 14, 2010.

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Liam Gillick's "Cat" at the German Pavilion is Subject of Heated Debate As Venice Biennale Ends

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Written by Alice Dorment   
Saturday, 21 November 2009 05:48

Liam Gillick - The Future Always Acts Differently, 2009 - Installation View - German Pavilion, 53rd Venice Biennale, Venice The Amazing Talking Cat Speaks Three Languages to the Venice Biennale Visitors

VENICE.- The 53rd Venice Biennale comes to an end on 22nd November 2009, after receiving over 350,000 visitors. The German Pavilion has been at the forefront of media interest and has been the subject of heated debate in the national and international press. With his allusions to Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s revolutionary Frankfurt Kitchen (1926), Liam Gillick presented an installation that provided a model of democratic and human formation of living space as a counterpart to the absent ergonomic functionality of the pavilion’s politically symbolic 1930s architecture. Between these two perspectives on the paradigm of modernism, a connection has been made by a cat - cult icon in antiquity, demon with magic powers in the middle ages, symbol of wisdom in romanticism and domesticated pet today, but still with superstitious connotations - as a speaking witness to history. A self-depreciating alter ego for the artist, the cat stands for this typically formal and enigmatic opposite extreme.

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Bonhams Offers Bloch Collection of Lin Fengmian Paintings in London

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Written by Jannelle Thomas   
Saturday, 21 November 2009 03:25

Lin Fengmian - "Lady Holding a Lotus" (estimate: HK$1,200,000-1,800,000) presents a lady of delicate and transparent face, which was influenced by Song Dynasty ceramics Guanyao and Longquan. Courtesy of Bonhams.

LONDON.- Bonhams will offer the Mary and George Bloch Collection of Lin Fengmian paintings at its 2009 Autumn Auction. A foremost collector of fine arts in Hong Kong, George Bloch (12 October 1920 - 27 April 2009) was born into a prominent industrial family in Vienna. He went to school in England, but his life changed radically in the mid-1930s when his father died and the Nazis nationalized the family business. In 1938 he moved to Shanghai, arriving with only twenty pounds in cash, and knowing almost no one. After a couple of years, he started his own trading business and laid the foundations for his wealth. In 1949 George uprooted yet again and moved to Tokyo. The entrepreneur recognized the business opportunities there and established Herald International Ltd, initially to sell watches to soldiers and staff on U.S. military bases throughout the Asia-Pacific region. George moved the company to Hong Kong in 1955.

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Christie's to Sell Extraordinary Tiffany Lamps from the Famous Gluck Collection

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Written by Lucille Strickland   
Saturday, 21 November 2009 03:24

A "Dragonfly" Leaded Glass, Bronze and Mosaic Table Lamp, circa 1905. 17¼ inches (43.6 cm.) high, 16½ inches (41.8 cm.) diameter of shade. Shade stamped Tiffany Studios New York. /  Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2009.

NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the auction Magnificent Tiffany featuring Property from the Gluck Collection will be held as part of its 20th-Century Decorative Art & Design sales on December 8, 2009. On February 17, 1979, Christie's held the landmark sale Magnificent Tiffany Featuring The Gluck Collection, the first major Tiffany offering at auction. The sale was an unparalleled success. It was the first time a Tiffany lamp commanded more than $100,000, with the "Cob Web" lamp selling for a then-remarkable $150,000. The Gluck Collection set the bar for future sales in the category. More than 30 years later, Christie's will offer ten additional pieces from this legendary collection.

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13th Edition of Paris Photo 2009 Takes Over the Carrousel du Louvre

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Written by Carrie Blume   
Saturday, 21 November 2009 02:56

Yu Kiao - Never Grow Up, 2008 / C-Print / 789 Photo Gallery, Beijing

PARIS.- Held at the Carrousel du Louvre through November 22 Paris Photo, the world’s leading fair for 19th Century, modern and contemporary photography features 102 exhibitors including 89 galleries and 13 publishers. With 75% of selected participants coming from 23 countries, the 2009 edition is remarkable in terms of its geographical diversity. With 11 galleries Germany is first among the foreign participants, followed by the United States with 10 galleries, the United Kingdom (7), the Netherlands (6), Japan and Spain (5 galleries each), Italy (3), two each from South Africa, Denmark the United Arab Emirates, Finland, Tunisia, and finally one for Austria, Belgium, China, South Korea, Hungary, Portugal, Russia, Lebanon and Morocco. France is represented by 21 galleries, among which several newcomers make their debut such as La B.A.N.K, Patricia Dorfman, Dominique Fiat, Françoise Paviot and la Galerie RX.

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Cologne Fine Art Prize Recognizes Georg Baselitz's Achievement in the Arts

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Written by Lucas Glassman   
Saturday, 21 November 2009 02:55

"Georg Baselitz - Maler" - Speed painting von Martin Mißfeldt, 2008 . Technik: Digitale Malerei (Photoshop, Grafiktablett) - Size: H: 20 cm, B: 30 cm

COLOGNE.- Georg Baselitz is the winner of this year's Cologne Fine Art Prize. Worth €10,000, the Prize is sponsored by Koelnmesse and the Cologne-based Bundesverband Deutscher Galerien und Editionen. The Prize is awarded every year in recognition of outstanding achievement and innovation in the fields of printmaking, photography, serial imagery and graphic reproduction techniques. An exhibition marking the award will showcase prints from Baselitz's early career juxtaposed to important examples of his later graphic work. Forty of the prints, executed between 1964 and 1972, are part of a gift donated by Prinz Franz von Bayern to the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung in Munich.

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Crux Vaticana-Golden Cross in Vatican's Collection Gets Restored

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Written by Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Writer   
Saturday, 21 November 2009 02:55

The restored Crux Vaticana (Vatican Cross), according to experts the oldest known reliquary containing the purported fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified. Experts said the Crux Vaticana has been restored to its Byzantine-era glory. The Vatican will unveil the restored work, a gem-encrusted golden cross. /  AP Photo / Ku.Ra Comunicazione

VATICAN CITY (AP).- One of the gems of the Vatican's priceless religious art collection — a 6th century reliquary containing what is revered as fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified — has been restored to its Byzantine-era glory. The Vatican on Thursday unveiled the restored Crux Vaticana, a foot-high (40-centimeter-high) jewel-encrusted golden cross containing what tradition holds are shards of Jesus' cross inside. The cross will be on public display inside St. Peter's Basilica through April 12, 2010.

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