News | Gregory Crewdson: Cathedral of the Pines, Gagosian Gallery, New York — ‘Brutally precise’
American photographer, Gregory Crewdson returns with his first series of new works in five years. The artist born in Brooklyn, New York trained at Yale University and also taught at the Cooper Union. His pictures are distinguished for their cinematic and dramatic style, often dark in tone and depicting images of small towns across America. Represented by White Cube and Gagosian, his latest exhibition Cathedral of the Pines, is now on view at Gagosian Gallery, New York.
Set against the western Massachusetts backdrop, the series is quoted with the feel of a repetitive sequel, baring similarity to previous scenes he has captured. “Every artist has one central story to tell and that story is told and retold over the course of a lifetime,” Since moving from New York, the artist now lives in the Berkshires, where he spent many of his childhood summers. In contrast to the somewhat mild depressiveness found in the nature of his photography, they resonate with the rural landscape that surround him.
Via The Financial Times
News | Rothko’s son difficult to distinguish real thing from a $8.3m fake
The 1956 black and red canvas painting by Mark Rothko was previously sold for £8.3 million to Sotheby’s chairman, Domenico De Sole. Subsequently it was identified as being a a fake, baffling art experts who were also fooled. The painting turned out to be made by a struggling Chainese painter based in a garage in Queens, New York.
The artists son Christopher Rothko has acknowledged difficulty in distinguishing the real from fake and has been called as a witness in a civil suit against Knoedler & Company and Ann Freedman, its former director. “It’s an area that I think requires special expertise that I don’t think I have,” Christopher Rothko told the court.
Via The Times
News | Battle to save Lawrence of Arabia’s dagger and robes for the nation
Lawrence of Arabia’s white silk robes and a steel and silver dagger are at risk of being exported from the UK unless new buyers are found. The culture minister, Ed Vaizey, placed temporary export bars on two of TE Lawrence’s most famous possessions on Tuesday.
Both items were sold last year to overseas buyers and will be lost to Britain unless an individual or museum can match the asking price of £122,500 for the dagger and £12,500 for the robes.
Via The Guardian