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• The Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art ~ Turkey’s First Contemporary Art Museum
• Dali & Disney Return To Milan
• The Nationalmuseum to present Caspar David Friedrich ~ "Nature Animated"
• Expanding Investment Options ~ Trading and Borrowing Against Fine Art
• MFA hosts 'Shy Boy, She Devil, And Isis' from the Wornick Collection
• The Library of Congress will feature “Molto Animato! Music and Animation”
• Metropolitan Museum of Art to display Francis Bacon ~ A Centenary Retrospective
• Cantor Arts Center Presents "Mami Wata - Arts for Water Spirits in Africa"
• Labeled Fake Dutch Golden Age Painting at Courtauld Institute Proven to be Genuine
• Diego Rivera’s Fame Lives On in Mexico City
• Corning Museum of Glass Unveils 2009 Rakow Commission by Isabel De Obaldía
• The de Young Museum to host 'Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents,1900–1970'
• Goya's 3 Rediscovered Drawings Presumed Lost for Over 130 Years Realize $7.9 Million at Christie's
• Metro Pictures opens André Butzer's Second New York Show
• This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News

The Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art ~ Turkey’s First Contemporary Art Museum Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:50 PM PDT Contemporary art may not be the first thing that springs to mind when you think of Turkey, but for the last 25 years, the country has developed a thriving market and some spectacular artists. During the 1980s, the country opened up to western artistic influences and the social elite started to collect contemporary works. Auction houses, which had previously sold only antiques, carpets and traditional Turkish paintings, soon began catering to these collectors and in 1987, the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts launched the Istanbul Biennale, a major international contemporary art event that today ranks with the biennials of Venice and São Paolo. But it was one young couple, Can and Sevda Elgiz, who in 2001 single-handedly changed the very structure of the Turkish art world and created a climate that would support contemporary artists within Turkey for the first time. With the help of curator Vasif Kortun, curator of the third Istanbul Biennale and already an internationally known figure at the time, they founded Proj4L and later the Museum Elgiz, the city's first museum for modern and contemporary art, with holdings from their own collection. Originally established as a gallery, and located in the Levent district of Istanbul, Proj4L evolved, while maintaining its mission to promote the development of contemporary art in Turkey. During its first 4 years many well-known contemporary Turkish artists of the day were presented to the world art stage at Proje4L, as they were given the chance to open their first exhibitions. The institution was also the first Turkish contemporary art space to house exhibitions of Turkish artists that were known internationally but not yet recognized in Turkey. Halil Altındere, Kutluğ Ataman, Hüseyin Çağlayan, Aydan Murtezaoğlu, Bülent Şangar, Ergin Çavuşoğlu, Cengiz Çekil, Hale Tenger, Fikret Atay, Erinç Seymen, Cengiz Tekin, Haluk Akakçe and Leyla Gediz are only some of the artists whose works were shown in Proje4L between 2001-2005. Hans Ulrich Obrist, Charles Esche, Chris Dercon, Dan Cameron, Kari Immoen, Ayşe Erkmen, Francsco Bonami, Jerome Sans, Erden Kosova, Marta Kuzma, Ali Akay, Suhail Malik and Paolo Colombo all gave lectures and joined panel discussions at Proj4L. Maintaining high quality standards, the museum quickly gained an international reputation in a very short period and supported Turkish artists in the world-wide contemporary art scene. However, as new art institutions and museums bloomed in the Turkish art scene, the need for gallery space became less urgent and the Egliz was re-opened (at the same location) on the 25th of December, 2004 as a fully-fledged museum, under the name 'Proje4L/Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art' to host the Elgiz Collection. In 2011, while celebrating its 10th anniversary, the museum moved into a new, purpose-built structure designed by Dr Elgiz under Beybi Giz plaza, one of the many sky-scapers in Maslak business district of Istanbul. With over 2,000 square meters of space, the Elgiz Museum is an international standard museum with a world class collection of Turkish and international contemporary art. Aside from the main hall, reserved for displaying selections from the Elgiz Collection, there are two large temporary exhibition galleries (known as the 'Project Rooms' and generally used to promote young Turkish artists, often with their first solo exhibitions), an archive room, conference hall and cafe. Lectures and seminars are regularly held in the conference space by inviting International collectors to share their enthusiasm and their experiences in collecting art. Visit the museum's website at … http://www.proje4l.org Consisting of works by influential Turkish and International artists, 'The Elgiz Collection' represents a wide range of progressive art in different media (including painting, photography, installations, sculpture and video) and illustrates the unerring passion for collecting of its founders. The objective at the 'Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art' is to create a common message through Turkish and International art, promoting visual and cultural diversity. By integrating the work of Turkish artists with that of established International artists the museum effectively facilitates the globalization of Turkish art. The Elgiz Collection contains works by influential Turkish and international artists, such as Ömer Uluç, Fahrelnissa Zeid, Ibrahim Koç, Abdurrahman Öztoprak, Tracey Emin, Jan Fabre, Barbara Kruger, Fabian Marcacio, Cindy Sherman, Jonathan Meese, Peter Bonde, Roman Lipsky, Tine Benz, Gilbert & George, Andy Warhol, Peter Halley, Won Ju Lim, Paul McCarthy and Robert Rauschenberg. The eclectic content of the collection allows the viewer to enjoy a comprehensive journey through the major contemporary art movements of the last two decades. With the integration of new works by young artists the Elgiz Collection maintains its dynamism and prevalence. Turkish and foreign masters and young artists, are included the Elgin Collection, style, genre and represents a wide range of materials. Conceptual structure of the collection is eclectic and stylistic diversity of contemporary art movements in the last two decades in the viewer on a journey to invite. The collection of the local and international artworks are exhibited together with great pride and exceptional displays of their fine art. The Elgiz Museum 10th Anniversary Program, under the title of "Now New: New Works, New Space", runs throughout 2011, taking advantage of the new museum space to show a selection of previously unseen works from the Elgiz Collection alongside recent acquisitions in the main gallery. The first exhibition, entitled "Unbounded" is on show from 23 February-20 August 2011 and comprises works from the Collection that have never been on view before. The show also includes recent acquisitions such as works by Chinese artists Luo Jie and Liu Chun Hai, Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard, Turkish artists Azade Köker and Pınar Yolaçan, English artist Paul Hodgson and the American artist Donald Baechler. The first of the 2011 'Project Room' exhibitions consisted of works by Halil Vurucuoğlu and ran from February 23rd until March 19th, 2011. Vurucuoğlu's site-specific sound and light installation is based on the adaptation problem of today's individual in dealing with the nature/city dichotomy. The artist uses the metaphor of oxygen intoxication to manifest the vertigo and the chaos of the urban dweller as he can live in harmony with neither the city nor nature. Simultaneously, a second 'Project Room' exhibition by Semra Özümerzifon took visitors under water with an installation made with fishing nets. A group exhibition entitled 'The Fold' takes over both 'Project Rooms' between March 23rd and May 21st 2011. Young curator Nazlı Gürlek, a rising star in the Turkish contemporary art scene, has been given the opportunity to select works to include in "The Fold". Nazli Gurlek decided to focus her research on the possibilities of the museum's collection, and chose one particular work from the collection, Hale Tenger's "Self-Portrait (Broken Record/Perpetual Motion)" from 2005 as the source of inspiration for the exhibition concept. Fold presents Hale Tenger's "Selfportrait" in relation to both new and old work by Asli Cavusoglu, Francesca Grilli, Joana Kohen, Sumer Sayin, Emrah Sengun and Ignacio Uriarte. Hale Tenger's "selfportrait" brings together the photograph of a second hand shop, and Perpetual Motion's record 'Keep on Dancing' spinning silently non-stop. The experience of the passing of time through the use of accumulated images, objects and memories become the source of inspiration to question the existence of an affinity between her work and Asli Cavusoglu, Francesca Grilli, Joana Kohen, Sumer Sayin, Emrah Sengun and Ignacio Uriarte's manifold researches on the complex nature of self-representation. Emrah Sengun's sculptures contain assembled fragments of ceramics and clay that the artist has collected. Francesca Grilli's video work shows the artist and her 87-year-old grandfather Giordano Bruno conversing while bowling, and reflects upon heritage, identification and distance in human relationships. Asli Cavusoglu appropriates an anonymous graffiti sign from the street and brings it into the exhibition space as a neon objet d'art. The object contains the term "revolution" masked by its anonymous creator. Ignacio Uriarte looks for the possibilities of artistic creativity using the methods and tools he has acquired while working as an administrator, and with "routine" as his main focus. A number of sculptures and printed material brought together by Sumer Sayin create an uneasy, fragmented, and slippery space, and question the individual's relationship with both natural and constructed environment. A specially designed sound system is set inside the exhibition. Works are accompanied by each artist's song of choice from which to take bearings, special paths to recognition, or mysterious elements that confront the visuality of the pieces. ANNOUNCEMENT: Our Editor has been invited to visit Museums and cultural sites worldwide, and they are featured on our Home Page (center). Because of the Editor's travel we will be posting many interesting articles from our archives, some of the BEST Articles and Art Images that appeared in your magazine during the past six plus (6+) years . . and we are publishing current art news articles on the left hand side under RECENT NEWS .. Enjoy

Dali & Disney Return To Milan Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:49 PM PDT MILAN, ITALY - After over 50 years, Salvador Dalì's genius is back in Milan: Palazzo Reale houses a great exhibition investigating the relationship between this Spanish artist and the landscape, the dream, the desire. It is not very well known but any true Disney geek knows that in the 1940's Walt Disney and renowned artist Salvador Dali collaborated together to create an animated short that combined the classic Disney artistry with the surreal visual styling of Dali.Unfortunately, the project would never come to full fruition until long after both had passed away. In 2003, the Disney Studios released "Destino", a CG-rendered interpretation based on old notes and concept images that were created by the two men.

The Nationalmuseum to present Caspar David Friedrich ~ "Nature Animated" Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:47 PM PDT Stockholm, Sweden - Caspar David Friedrich, the leading painter of the German Romantic era, is nowadays regarded as one of the greatest figures in the history of art. Nevertheless, he remains relatively unknown in Sweden outside art history circles. This October, Nationalmuseum will set out to change this by presenting Scandinavia's first monographic exhibition of works by Friedrich. In all, over 90 artworks will be on show, including some 40 paintings. In his paintings, Friedrich depicts the Romantic belief in an animated nature where the divine permeates everything. Nature Animated will be on show on the 2nd floor at Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, from 2 October 2009 until 10 January 2010.

Expanding Investment Options ~ Trading and Borrowing Against Fine Art Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:46 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The uncertainty in today's market has caused many investors to look outside the box. The stock market's volatility has had many investors looking elsewhere for investment options. Many grandfather companies that have been our staple, reliable investments have crumbled. This ongoing phenomenon had leveled the playing field for investments. Commodities that were not considered viable investment alternatives in our past are having a new lease on life. This is where art enters the playing field. Many of today's investment portfolios look more like this: stock, real estate, and, an Early American artist painting grandma gave me.

MFA hosts 'Shy Boy, She Devil, And Isis' from the Wornick Collection Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:45 PM PDT   BOSTON, MA - The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) has organized an exhibition of one of the most wide-ranging collections of contemporary craft in the United States. The exhibition, Shy Boy, She Devil, and Isis: The Art of Conceptual Craft, Selections from the Wornick Collection which derives its name from three works in the exhibition features the collection of Ronald C. and Anita L. Wornick and includes 120 objects by 107 artists hailing from 20 countries.

The Library of Congress will feature “Molto Animato! Music and Animation” Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:44 PM PDT Washington, DC - Since the infancy of the motion-picture art form, moving images have always appeared more fluid and expressive when accompanied by music. Whether accompanied by a lone piano player, a symphony orchestra or a record synced to the images on screen, music helps create pacing, carries emotion and makes the storyline soar. In particular, animated films or cartoons opened opportunities for composers wanting to enhance the visual images of the animators with music, sound effects and songs. A new Library of Congress exhibition, "Molto Animato! Music and Animation," opens on Thursday, Nov. 12, and will be on view through March 28, 2010.

Metropolitan Museum of Art to display Francis Bacon ~ A Centenary Retrospective Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:42 PM PDT   NEW YORK, NY - The first major New York exhibition in 20 years devoted to Francis Bacon (British, 1909–1992)—one of the most important painters of the 20th century—will be presented at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from May 20 through August 16, 2009. Marking the 100th anniversary of the artist's birth, Francis Bacon: A Centenary Retrospective will bring together the most significant works from each period of the artist's extraordinary career. Drawn from public and private collections around the world, this landmark exhibition will consist of some 70 paintings, complemented by never-before-seen works and archival material from the Francis Bacon Estate, which will shed new light on the artist's career and working practices. The Metropolitan Museum is the sole U.S. venue of the exhibition tour.

Cantor Arts Center Presents "Mami Wata - Arts for Water Spirits in Africa" Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:41 PM PDT Stanford, California — Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University presents "Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas," August 4, 2010 through January 2, 2011. This exhibition explores 500 years of visual cultures and histories of the water deity widely known as Mami Wata ("Mother Water") through the diverse array of traditional and contemporary arts surrounding her — sculpture, paintings, masks, altars, and more from west and central Africa, the Caribbean, Brazil, and the United States. Admission is free.

Labeled Fake Dutch Golden Age Painting at Courtauld Institute Proven to be Genuine Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:39 PM PDT LONDON.- A painting that supposedly was made by Han van Meegeren, one of the most notable forgers of all time, dates, from the XVII Century and might have even hung in Johannes Vermeer's house, according to the Art Newspaper. The painting is titled "The Procuress" and is housed at the Courtauld Institute in London, which accepted it in 1960 as a donation from Professor Geoffrey Webb, a specialist in historic architecture. Webb, who worked in Germany after World War II, had received it as a gift for his help in the returning of others works of art to rightful owners.

Diego Rivera’s Fame Lives On in Mexico City Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:38 PM PDT   MEXICO CITY - It's easy to forget that at the height of Diego Rivera's fame, in the 1920s and '30s, he had star power. A Communist who painted murals for the great capitalists of his day, he offered an epic view of history and a cosmic vision of human potential. But in the last few decades here, his reputation has been vastly eclipsed by Fridamania, the cult status of his third wife, Frida Kahlo.

Corning Museum of Glass Unveils 2009 Rakow Commission by Isabel De Obaldía Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:37 PM PDT CORNING, NY.- The Corning Museum of Glass last week unveiled its annual Rakow Commission: Rey del Cenote, by Panamanian artist Isabel De Obaldía. The distinctive sand-cast sculpture by De Obaldía draws on ancient and tribal art. The title of her commission refers to the crocodile as the king of the cenote, which is a deep natural well. In ancient times, sacrifices to the gods often took place at a cenote. Each year the Museum awards the Rakow Commission to an emerging or established artist working in glass.

The de Young Museum to host 'Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents,1900–1970' Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:36 PM PDT San Francisco, CA - Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900–1970 presents the work of artists of Asian ancestry who lived and worked in the United States. This exhibition represents the first comprehensive survey of these artists, and seeks to advance awareness of this under-represented group in American art history. Their art reflects the currents of identity and style that shift between aesthetics of diverse international geographies. On view at the de young Museum October 25, 2008 — January 18, 2009.

Goya's 3 Rediscovered Drawings Presumed Lost for Over 130 Years Realize $7.9 Million at Christie's Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:35 PM PDT LONDON - Three rediscovered drawings by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) were sold 8 July at Christie's in London for a combined total of £4,010,150 / $7,908,016 / €5,032,739. Last recorded at a landmark auction of works by the artist in Paris in 1877, the drawings have been missing and presumed lost ever since, and represent the most important grouping of sketches by the artist to be sold at auction in over 30 years. The top lot was Bajar riñendo (Down they come) which sold for £2,281,250 / $4,498,625 / €2,862,969, a world record price at auction for a work on paper by the artist. The three drawings, which were sold individually, had been expected to realise only a total in excess of £2 million.

Metro Pictures opens André Butzer's Second New York Show Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:34 PM PDT NEW YORK, NY.- André Butzer's second New York show at Metro Pictures "Nicht fürchten! Don´t be scared!" features a group of new, closely related works that focus on the "formal event" of painting. By emphasizing shapes and fields of color, these works possess a less linear take on the usual motifs in his work—colorful hybrids of abstraction and cartoon figuration featuring a family of characters inspired by art history, comics, politics and animation. Both sinister and amusing, these elegant compositions balance large, vaguely recognizable biomorphic forms within chaotic, multicolored backgrounds or heavily textured monochromatic fields. On view through 1 May.

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