Antiques and art Sep 13, 2008
Galerie Bers 'Linn" by Victor Vasarely (1956). Text Size Showcasing antiques with a modern flair Published: September 12, 2008 : France has finally made a leap into the contemporary world, and it is at the 24th "Biennale des Antiquaires," which opened on Wednesday in the renovated Grand Palais, that the measure of the staggering metamorphosis can be taken. Gone is the neo-Rococo style of yore with its clutter of trinkets. From Patrice Bellanger of Paris, who displays 18th- and 19th-century... (International Herald Tribune)
Largest Gathering of World-Renown Artists Ever to Visit Detroit Jul 2, 2008
In the early 70's, Scaglione developed very close relationships with artists Yaacov Agam, Peter Max and Victor Vasarely, the estate of M.C. Escher, and directly with the major dealers who represented Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro and Salvador Dali and launched a new way to introduce their art to a much larger segment of the American public. As Park West developed, its range of artists included Itzchak Tarkay, Norman Rockwell, Romero Britto, Marcel Mouly, and many others from all four... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bridget Riley retrospective opens in Paris Jun 20, 2008
France has also neglected Riley because she is seen, if at all, as a follower of the Op Art local hero, Victor Vasarely. There is no affinity, Montfort said, Vasarely being absorbed in theory and optical experiment while Riley is ignorant of optics but deeply involved in perception - what the eye sees, the great privilege of sight, she has called it. (International Herald Tribune)
An Art Experience: Milwaukee Art Museums Sensory Overload exhibit takes the viewer back in time Apr 10, 2008
Others range from paintings by artists including Victor Vasarely and Frank Stella to selected images and films projected in black box theaters within the galleries. Together they create an exhibit designed to give visitors an extraordinary immersive experience. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Artexpo New York Announces 30th Anniversary Hall of Fame Inductees Feb 9, 2008
The inductees are: Andy Warhol Chuck Jones Erte Ron English Joel & Renee Meisner Dr. Ron Parker Bruce McGaw Nancy McGaw Agudelo-Botero Orlando Christine Rosamond Charles Fazzino George Rodrigue Crash Michael Delacroix RC Gorman Salvador Dali James Rizzi Martin Blinder Marilyn Goldberg Leonor Fini Max Papart Marvin Rosenbaum Bill Mack Eyvind Earle Nan Miller Sylvia Chait Victor Vasarely Jacques Soussana Jack Solomon Carolyn Solomon. Source: Artexpo New York. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A toast at Mount Pleasant Nov 20, 2007
A color screenprint on aluminum, 20 inches in height, length and width, by French-Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely brought the highest price at the Ivey-Selkirk modernism auction Nov. 10-11. It had a pre-sale estimate of $3,000 to $5,000 and sold for $37,760 to an unidentified East Coast bidder, Ivey-Selkirk's Marlene Marcella reports. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Sydney has cause to reflect on LeWitt Apr 25, 2007
LeWitt's man in Sydney was Harry Seidler who, being a respectable muralist, made a point of commissioning A-list artists: Le Corbusier, Victor Vasarely and Alexander Calder at Australia Square; Josef Albers and Charles Perry at the MLC Centre; Frank Stella at Grosvenor Place; Lin Utzon at the Capita Centre. LeWitt's contribution came with the 2003 Australia Square refurbishment: the panelled mural that replaced Corbusier's fading but still joyous tapestry with the high-chroma potato sticks now... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
