MoMA PS 1 opens first New York exhibition of Niki de Saint Phalle
Installation view of Niki de Saint Phalle: Structures for Life, on view at MoMA PS1, New York, from March 11 to September 6, 2021. Image courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Kyle Knodell.
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
.-MoMA PS1 presents the first New York museum exhibition of the work of visionary feminist artist Niki de Saint Phalle (American and French, 1930‒2002). On view from March 11 to September 6, 2021, Niki de Saint Phalle: Structures for Life features over 200 works created from the mid-1960s until the artists death, including sculptures, prints, drawings, jewelry, films, and archival materials. Highlighting Saint Phalles interdisciplinary approach and engagement with key social and political issues, the exhibition will focus on works that she created to transform environments, individuals, and society.
Bat used by Lou Gehrig in 1938 sells at auction for $715,120
Gehrig gave the bat, which was made from ash, to Earle Combs, a onetime Yankees teammate and coach who, like Gehrig, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the company said.
by Neil Vigdor
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- A baseball bat used by Lou Gehrig at the twilight of his legendary career with the New York Yankees sold for $715,120 over the weekend, the company that auctioned it said Sunday.
The bat a 34-inch, 36-ounce Bill Dickey model Louisville Slugger was used by Gehrig in 1938, his final full season as a key cog in the early dynasties of the Yankees franchise, according to SCP Auctions.
Daylight Books publishes HOME FIRES, Vol 1: The Past by Bruce Haley
HOME FIRES, Vol 1: The Past by Bruce Haley. Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9781942084884, 144 pages; 70 Color Photographs, 12 1/2 x 11 inches. $45 US. Published by Daylight Books.
NEW YORK, NY
.- Bruce Haley spent his formative years on a small ranch in the southwestern portion of California s San Joaquin Valley, in an area between Lemoore and Riverdale known as the Island District. Not the sort of young man who was easily contained indoors (setting a pattern that would last a lifetime), he ran the land, rode horses and dirt bikes across the fields, and grew up. Haley is a Robert Capa Gold Medal winner and celebrated internationally for his war and documentary work that took him to Somalia, Afghanistan, Burma, the former Soviet Union, and elsewhere.
The MIT Press launches new open access collection of 34 classic architecture and urban studies titles
An unprecedented digitization program makes out-of-print works by George L. Hersey, Richard Freedman, Mark Jarzombek, Moshe Safdie, Peter Rowe, Galen Cranz, Arthur Pulos, Gilbert Hubert, and others available as ebooks for the first time.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS
.- Today, the MIT Press launched MIT Press Open Architecture and Urban Studies, a robust digital collection of classic and previously out-of-print architecture and urban studies books, on their digital book platform MIT Press Direct. The collection was funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of the Humanities Open Book Program, which they co-sponsored with the National Endowment for the Humanities.
PAFA announces new additions to the permanent collection
Dyani White Hawk, (b. 1976), She Gives (Quiet Strength VII), 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 84 x 120 in. (213.36 x 304.8 cm.) Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Museum Purchase, 2020.17.
PHILADELPHIA, PA
.-The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts announced its latest acquisitions of a wide range of artworks that significantly enhance its renowned American art collection. Ranging in date from 1869 to 2020, the museum acquired 168 works of art through purchase and gift. These new additions include historic, 20th century, and contemporary art in the form of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and works on paper. Works by 62 living artists have joined the permanent collection, and 98% of the acquisitions represent the 20th and 21st centuries.