Elizabeth Farrelly Oct 3, 2008
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Getting the hang of it Jul 19, 2008
One of Teitelbaum's favourite examples of this will occur on a fourth-floor landing, where visitors will be greeted by an Alexander Calder mobile overhead and beneath it three small sculptures on pedestals dating from the period 1960-62: one by British modernist Barbara Hepworth, the second by French-American sculptor Louise Bourgeois and the third by the Inuit artist Louise Anguatsiark Tungilik. "These women were not in dialogue at the time," Teitelbaum says, "but they can be now." Museums are... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Strange fiction Jun 14, 2008
The Whitechapel exhibition marked the changing of the avant-garde, the moment at which Hamilton and other pop artists overthrew Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Graham Sutherland. Ballard refers to the latter group, a touch severely perhaps, as "artists in favour with the Arts Council and the British Council" - one of several swipes he takes in the direction of subsidising art by "the taxes of people on modest incomes". (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Tracey Emin: My Life In A Column Jun 6, 2008
What I know is the pleasure I've had over the last few weeks in putting this room together: working closely with the other Royal Academicians; dressing up in all my finery and beautiful silver medal; feeling actually very proud to be a Royal Academician and having wonderful conversation with the likes of Adrian Berg RA finding out inside information on Barbara Hepworth that you could never read about, the kind of stuff where you had to be there at the time. It's good fun seeing history, seeing... (Independent)
Art.view: Egg and lemon Jun 1, 2008
CHRISTIE'S British art week brings together some of the most famous artists of the mid-20th century: L.S. Lowry, John Piper, Graham Sutherland and two formidable dames, Barbara Hepworth and Elizabeth Frink. But the name that is likely to cause the most excitement among collectors is William Scott. (The Economist)
Public to get peek at government's art treasure hoard May 6, 2008
At the moment the treasures in the London stores include the Lowry and the Freud, a gigantic early 19th seascape by Nicholas Condy of English and French ships off an unidentified port that Johnson hopes some nautical visitor may recognise, and a sinuous white marble sculpture by Barbara Hepworth. But any of those could have been packed off to a new home by the time the doors open to the public on Saturday week. (Guardian Unlimited -- Politics)
'It would set us up for life' Apr 16, 2008
The odd man out is Stromness, which apart from an ambitious temporary exhibition programme - which local artist and trustee Laura Drever says was a major factor in drawing her back to live and work on Orkney - has a collection which has left some visitors rubbing their eyes in bewilderment: a nationally important assemblage of the St Ives school, from wonky Alfred Wallis ships pulling past slightly crooked lighthouses, to Barbara Hepworth sculptures perched on window sills, and a Ben Nicholson... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Hero worship Feb 19, 2008
" This flowering of public art has been driven locally and is partly due to a greater awareness of the art, prompted by great post-war British sculptors Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. There is also a greater access to grants for individuals and groups to use when applying to councils for permission. They are not all successful works of art but at least they demonstrate a willingness to take risks, he says, and they elevate the achievements of local heroes. "Local worthies are hugely important... (BBC News -- UK)
Background: 'The Antiques Rogue Show' Jan 29, 2008
The list of copied artists includes the painters LS Lowry and Samuel Peploe; sculptures came from Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Otto Dix, Horatio Greenough, Man Ray, Brancusi, and Gauguin ... And so the business thrived: a bust of Thomas Jefferson purportedly by Greenough but produced in a hired Bolton workshop, sold at Sotheby's for 48,000; a Barbara Hepworth terracotta goose was bought by the Henry Moore Institute for 3,000. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Antiques rogue show over as last of forgers convicted Jan 29, 2008
Business thrived: a bust of Thomas Jefferson, purportedly by Horatio Greenough, sold at Sotheby's for 48,000; a Barbara Hepworth terracotta goose was bought by the Henry Moore Institute for 3,000. Even today, after a lengthy investigation, the family remain an enigma. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Duo scoop inaugural art prize Jan 18, 2008
The prize aims to reinvigorate the north's long tradition of leading artists, from Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth to David Hockney and Damien Hirst. More optimistically, it seeks to tempt them to stay in the region. (Guardian Unlimited)
'Artful Codger', 84, faces jail for fencing hoax art Jan 12, 2008
A terracotta sculpture of a playful goose was attributed to Barbara Hepworth, whose genuine work included a similar sculpture which has been lost. It was bought for 3,000 by the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds as a bargain. (Guardian Unlimited)
Art Fraud Family Face Sentencing Nov 16, 2007
Other pieces included a fake LS Lowry painting, a sculpture by British artist Barbara Hepworth and other works made from glass, marble and silver. George Greenhalgh, who uses a wheelchair, his wife and their son Shaun are to be sentenced at Bolton Crown Court. (Sky News)
Art For Our Sake Aug 9, 2007
" Fisher hasn't maintained the same low profile in political circles, however. The Republican, who has powerful ties inside San Francisco City Hall and in the city's business community, is a regular contributor to local and national campaigns. He is involved in a high-stakes fight over parking spaces in the city that will play out on November's ballot. The Fishers are active philanthropic donors, funding everything from charter schools to museums, with SFMOMA being a regular recipient. Donald... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
602000 return on Lowry painting Jun 28, 2007
Works by David Hockney, John Piper and Keith Vaughn also featured, but a sculpture by Dame Barbara Hepworth failed to sell. The brass and string sculpture, Theme On Electronics (Orpheus), has been expected to raise 600,000. (BBC News)
Five best ... walks with a difference Mar 31, 2007
You could easily spend three hours wandering through the 500 acres of 18th-century parkland, admiring the Goldsworthy installations as well as works by Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, and James Turrell. . (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
- Tristram Hunt Feb 17, 2007
It is safe to say that Wakefield district council's impressive investment in the new Hepworth Gallery is not driven solely by a passion for Barbara Hepworth and 20th-century sculpture. The alternative is utterly self-defeating: cutting budgets, closing galleries, sacking staff. (Guardian Unlimited)
