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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

RIJKSMUSEUM: Radiant Madonnas April 21

A restorer works on the painting Ariadne on Naxos (16th century), by the Italian painter Girolamo dai Libri, in the studio of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Photograph©EPA/MARCEL ANTONISSE.

The photograph above isn't part of any photo contest or fine art exhibition, but I love the whole scene. It arrived via the artdaily blog where you can read the entire piece.

"The Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam, has launched an ambitious restoration program. Masterpieces specially selected from their collection will undergo an intensive restoration process to ensure that they shine like never before by the time the museum’s main building re-opens in 2013...The initial results of this work go on display April 21, 2010 in the Philips Wing where the Rijksmuseum will be exhibiting the Radiant Madonnas – three round Italian Renaissance paintings that have been restored with the help of the latest research methods and will be presented as ‘reborn acquisitions from the museum’s own collection’."

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Saturday, March 20, 2010

SCULPTOGRAPHS: Eugene van Lamsweerde, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

Artists Eugene van Lamsweerde,
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin


Guests Stefano Tonchi, the newly appointed Editor-in-Chief of W Magazine and Alexander Vreeland, Founder of Kids For Kids, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation fundraiser (President and COO, Slane & Slane).

Vinoodh 2010 Photograph, wax, enamel

Root 2009 Photograph, wax, enamel

Bird of Paradise 2005
Silkscreen on canvas, mercury ball, gold and silver metal


Detail close-up of wings in Bird of Paradise 2005 (above)

Painter and sculptor, EUGENE VAN LAMSWEERDE, one of The Netherlands’ most celebrated artists, collaborated with artist/top fashion photography power couple, INEZ VAN LAMSWEERDE and VINOODH MATADIN, combining sculpture and photography in their latest exhibition of work now showing at the Andrea Rosen Gallery, NY.

SCULPTOGRAPHS
Andrea Rosen Gallery 525 W.24th St. NYC