THE ART OF LIVING

July 25

July 19 - July 25

This week: Five things to know about the tumultuous life of Caravaggio; Julien Schnabel curates a show of Dennis Hopper's work; Over 150 prints by British artist Sir Peter Blake on view at Christie’s; and Roy Rogers memorabilia sells at auction…

  • The List: Five things to know about Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), who died 400 years ago this week, was one of the greatest painters ever. He was also a violent and lawless individual, who famously murdered a man in Rome in the summer of 1606. A myth has grown up that he was a psychotic gay outsider in thrall to the dictates of his own illicit sexuality.From FT.com
  • Dennis Hopper's Cinematic Art Double Standard, a posthumous show of Dennis Hopper's work curated by Julian Schnabel, pays homage to the actor's cinematic and artistic career. Walking into the newest exhibition at the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, you hear Dennis Hopper before you see him.From TheDailyBeast.com
  • Brooklyn is Holy in Portugal The milky light in Lisbon, Portugal, has been shining down on new art since last week, when a scattering of public works was unveiled around the city as part of Portugal Arte 10, the country's first biennial. Everyone has an opinion, of course.From InterviewMagazine.com
  • Sir Peter Blake 60 years of printmaking at Christies CCA Galleries and Christie’s present a selling exhibition of works by the iconic British artist Sir Peter Blake; celebrating his six-decade printmaking career. Over 150 prints signed and numbered by the artist, will be on view and available to purchase at Christie’s, South Kensington between 23 July and 12 August, with prices ranging from £500 to £25,000.From FADwebsite.com
  • In the New Siam Since the late 1990s “Asian contemporary” has been largely defined by the progressive Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indian art featured in global biennials, museum shows, commercial galleries and auctions. Recently, however, the bursting of the economic bubble in the world’s most highly developed nations has allowed avant-garde art in Southeast Asia to emerge from the shadows and offer new possibilities for the future.From ArtinAmericaMagazine.com
  • Talking Antiques It was a fateful trip to view antique textiles and costumes at Cora Ginsburg in New York that set me on my current path. I went there one afternoon in 2000 with Michele Majer, a professor of mine at the Bard Graduate Center in New York where I was pursuing a master’s degree in the decorative arts of the ancient world and taking courses in textiles (something I did not even realize you could study when I was an art history major at Barnard).From TheMagazineAntiques.com
  • Auctions Sell Iconic ‘King of the Cowboys’ Collection Roy Rogers, Jr. – best known as "Dusty," the son of the famous Hollywood cowboy – was visibly nervous March 25 inside the Denver Merchandise Mart. It was four hours before personal items from his father’s storied past were to go up for auction at Brian Lebel’s 21st annual Old West Show and Auction.From AntiqueWeek.com