February 15, 2011 - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

  • Frank Lloyd Wright Organic Architecture For The Twenty-First Century
    February 15, 2011

    If you think of Frank Lloyd Wright merely as a man of his time and place, think again. His influence on Twenty-First Century organic architecture is so pervasive that it is the focus of the Milwaukee Art Museum⁳ exhibit celebrating Taliesin⁳ centennial. The underlying theme of the show †⁆rank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture for the Twenty-First Century††says chief curator Brady Roberts is ⁴o look at what we⁶e missed.†A total of 150 items, including scale models and furniture, photography, video footage of Wright and rare drawings, allow viewers to re-examine Wright⁳ career triumphs. In the context of their time, they are revolutionary. In light of current environmental concerns, they are astonishingly relevant.

  • Three Records Fall At Brunk Auction
    February 15, 2011

    Antiques ⁍ade in Asia†led Brunk Auctions†sale on January 8‹. Objects from Japan, Tibet, Korea, Nepal, India and Thailand were all represented in the early hours of the 882-lot sale. But, as was typical of the past three years, Chinese antiquities succeeded in stealing the show.

  • Early Stoneware Inkwell Soars At Castner Auction
    February 15, 2011

    An early Nineteenth Century inkwell soared at a January 15 auction conducted by Castner⁳ Auction and Appraisal Service. The inkwell with blue decoration and two incised flowers was a standout at $12,075.

  • Thornton Dial Premieres At Indianapolis Museum Feb 25
    February 15, 2011

    The most extensive exhibition ever mounted of Thornton Dial⁳ painting and sculpture will premiere at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA), on view February 25 to May 15. ⁈ard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial†will highlight the artist⁳ significant contribution to the field of American art.

  • Another Home Run In York The Original York Antiques Show
    February 15, 2011

    ⁇reat.†That was the adjective used by virtually every dealer we spoke with in the days that followed The Original 156th Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale. Midweek weather predictions calling for a serious snowfall had promoter Melvin ⁂utch†Arion concerned in the days leading up to the show, January 28, 29 and 30; however, all proved for naught.

  • ackstraw Downes Onsite Paintings, 1972008At Portland Museum Of Art
    February 15, 2011

    For nearly four decades, British-born, Yale-educated Rackstraw Downes (b 1939) has been painting exterior and interior views of the American scene, both rural and urban. A good overview of the achievements of this distinctive representational artist is offered by ⁒ackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972′008,†on view at the Portland Museum of Art through March 20.

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