ARCA Lecturer Judge Arthur Tompkins Interviewed on New Zealand's Public Radio

Here's the link to last week's interview of art crime lecturer Judge Arthur Tompkins on New Zealand's public radio. Judge Tompkins teaches a unit on the subject of art crime in war for ARCA's Postgraduate Certificate Program in Art Crime and Cultural Heritage Protection in Umbria.

In this 21-minute interview on Nine to Noon by journalist Kathryn Ryan on Radio New Zealand, Judge Tompkins discusses cases from the history of art theft from "Ancient Greek and Roman times to modern day Iraq and Afghanistan".  

Here's the link to last week's interview of art crime lecturer Judge Arthur Tompkins on New Zealand's public radio. Judge Tompkins teaches a unit on the subject of art crime in war for ARCA's Postgraduate Certificate Program in Art Crime and Cultural Heritage Protection in Umbria.

In this 21-minute interview on Nine to Noon by journalist Kathryn Ryan on Radio New Zealand, Judge Tompkins discusses cases from the history of art theft from "Ancient Greek and Roman times to modern day Iraq and Afghanistan".  

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This 21 and Over Weekend, March 8th - 10th

Rusty Epiphanies: Darke Ruminations @ Eve N Odd Gallery - John Donald Carlucci exhibits images from his dark side. Saturday, Mar. 9th, 6-10 PM. Free. In the Crislip Arcade on the 600 Block of Central Ave. St. Pete.









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Contain It! Installations in PODs containers by several artists. I assisted in hanging one of these yesterday, and can recommend this without reservation. Forget Disney, Sea and Florida World, come and see Jennifer Kosharek's "Gretchen's World". I will personally be out there between 10 AM and 2 PM Saturday. 


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Chihuly is in the Burg!

The Morean Arts Center is happy to announce Dale Chihuly's return to St. Petersburg and the arrival of a temporary new installation to the already phenomenal collection of Chihuly masterpieces.
The Sealife Stoppers will be on view March 8 through June 30, 2013 at the Chihuly Collection. The series grew out of Chihuly's collaboration with Italian master Pino Signoretto and employs Venetian sculptural techniques to emulate incredible sea creatures.

Thank you to the VInoy Renaissance Resort & Golf Club for providing such a beautiful setting for these wonderful events.
 
Dale Chihuly, Sharks Swimming Around Coral Arch Resting on Melon Base
2000, 37x16x16"
Photo by Scott M. Leen

Event Schedule:
March 8, 2013
Invitation Only: Premiere Screening of Chihuly Outside and Reception Immediately following
Doors will open at 6 PM - Event from 7-8 PM
RSVPs required, seating limited to 500 people
Please arrive early to ensure all guests are settled prior to the Premiere
Location: Vinoy Grand Ballroom, Vinoy Renaissance Resort and Chihuly Collection

March 9, 2013
BOTH EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (First come, first serve)

Lecture with Dale Chihuly: 1-2pm (doors open at 12:30pm)
Location: Palm Court Ballroom, Vinoy Renaissance Resort
Seating is limited to 500 people.
Chihuly Silvered Book Signing: 2-3pm (doors open at 1:30pm)
Location: Plaza Ballroom, Vinoy Renaissance Resort
ONE ITEM per guest please. Chihuly Silvered books will be autographed by Dale Chihuly, however other Chihuly hardcover books (or Chihuly Collection Catalogs) will be acceptable for signing. No other merchandise or promotional material will be allowed for signature (no DVDs, postcards, posters, pictures, etc.)
NO RESERVATIONS WILL BE TAKEN IN ADVANCE FOR EVENTS ON MARCH 9.
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO NEEDS SURROUNDING THE NEW INSTALLATION, THE CHIHULY COLLECTION WILL OPEN AT NOON, MARCH 5-8. THE THEATRE WILL CLOSE EARLY ON SATURDAY, MARCH 9 AT 3:30 PM (GALLERY WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 5 PM).
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Art in Bloom @ St Pete Museum of Fine Arts - Floral arrangements inspired by paintings in the galleries. Artist Christopher Still will talk about his work Orchids. Admission$17.00. $15  Seniors. Opens Saturday, March 9th. Talk is at 2-4 PM. All at 255 Beach Dr. St Pete.




Events Include:
• March 4 (Pre-event) – Floral Demonstrations in the Conservatory, 10:30 a.m.& 1:30p.m.
• March 7 – Edible Flowers Cooking Demonstration, 6:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
• March 9 – Flowers After Hours Preview Party, 6:30 p.m.
• March 10 – Conversations with artist Christopher Still & Floral Designers, 2:00p.m.
• March 11 – Luncheon & Demonstration by Kathryn Greeley, 11:30a.m.
Docent-led tours will be available Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Call (727) 896-2667 or email Carol Piper at pmpiper64@gmail.com for  reservations and for more details.
Presenting Sponsor:



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Glass Portraits by Joseph Cavalleri and Stephen Rolfe in the Hot Shop @ Duncan McClellan Glass - A fundraiser and gallery opening in the same evening. Free Admission Saturday, March 9th, starts @ 6:30 PM.
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2nd Saturday Gallery Walk in St Pete - The monthly arts extravaganza returns for its March Incarnation.Three Trolleys will be running. Last month they were busy with gallery goers.
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Closing Reception for There Goes The Neighborhood: Taylor Pilote @ Tempus - I have reviewed this show here recently. Just scroll down a bit.

If you didn't see it yet, or if you'd like to see it again:

Friends of Tempus Projects and invited guests of the artists are invited to join us for cocktails and a closing reception for There goes the neighborhood.... Recent works by Taylor Pilote Friday, March 8th 2013, 6-8pm

5132 N. Florida Ave, Tampa, Florida Free Admission.

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PCCA, Three Decades @ The Morean- So many of St. Pete's top artists are PCCA grads. This show should help to explain why.

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It Rises from the Muck: Renee Lyttle @ Sake Bomb - Aquatic taxidermy, lots of cephalopods, and more at the Sake Bomb, Saturday, March 9th. 500 block of Central, St. Pete. 

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It took Thirty Years: Derek Donnelly @ Sake Bomb - Derek is turning thirty, and there will be a show of his work at The Emerald Bar on the 500 block of Central Ave. Saturday, March 9th. Free admission.
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Rusty Epiphanies: Darke Ruminations @ Eve N Odd Gallery - John Donald Carlucci exhibits images from his dark side. Saturday, Mar. 9th, 6-10 PM. Free. In the Crislip Arcade on the 600 Block of Central Ave. St. Pete.









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Contain It! Installations in PODs containers by several artists. I assisted in hanging one of these yesterday, and can recommend this without reservation. Forget Disney, Sea and Florida World, come and see Jennifer Kosharek's "Gretchen's World". I will personally be out there between 10 AM and 2 PM Saturday. 


_________________________________________________________

Chihuly is in the Burg!

The Morean Arts Center is happy to announce Dale Chihuly's return to St. Petersburg and the arrival of a temporary new installation to the already phenomenal collection of Chihuly masterpieces.
The Sealife Stoppers will be on view March 8 through June 30, 2013 at the Chihuly Collection. The series grew out of Chihuly's collaboration with Italian master Pino Signoretto and employs Venetian sculptural techniques to emulate incredible sea creatures.

Thank you to the VInoy Renaissance Resort & Golf Club for providing such a beautiful setting for these wonderful events.
 
Dale Chihuly, Sharks Swimming Around Coral Arch Resting on Melon Base
2000, 37x16x16"
Photo by Scott M. Leen

Event Schedule:
March 8, 2013
Invitation Only: Premiere Screening of Chihuly Outside and Reception Immediately following
Doors will open at 6 PM - Event from 7-8 PM
RSVPs required, seating limited to 500 people
Please arrive early to ensure all guests are settled prior to the Premiere
Location: Vinoy Grand Ballroom, Vinoy Renaissance Resort and Chihuly Collection

March 9, 2013
BOTH EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (First come, first serve)

Lecture with Dale Chihuly: 1-2pm (doors open at 12:30pm)
Location: Palm Court Ballroom, Vinoy Renaissance Resort
Seating is limited to 500 people.
Chihuly Silvered Book Signing: 2-3pm (doors open at 1:30pm)
Location: Plaza Ballroom, Vinoy Renaissance Resort
ONE ITEM per guest please. Chihuly Silvered books will be autographed by Dale Chihuly, however other Chihuly hardcover books (or Chihuly Collection Catalogs) will be acceptable for signing. No other merchandise or promotional material will be allowed for signature (no DVDs, postcards, posters, pictures, etc.)
NO RESERVATIONS WILL BE TAKEN IN ADVANCE FOR EVENTS ON MARCH 9.
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO NEEDS SURROUNDING THE NEW INSTALLATION, THE CHIHULY COLLECTION WILL OPEN AT NOON, MARCH 5-8. THE THEATRE WILL CLOSE EARLY ON SATURDAY, MARCH 9 AT 3:30 PM (GALLERY WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 5 PM).
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Art in Bloom @ St Pete Museum of Fine Arts - Floral arrangements inspired by paintings in the galleries. Artist Christopher Still will talk about his work Orchids. Admission$17.00. $15  Seniors. Opens Saturday, March 9th. Talk is at 2-4 PM. All at 255 Beach Dr. St Pete.




Events Include:
• March 4 (Pre-event) – Floral Demonstrations in the Conservatory, 10:30 a.m.& 1:30p.m.
• March 7 – Edible Flowers Cooking Demonstration, 6:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
• March 9 – Flowers After Hours Preview Party, 6:30 p.m.
• March 10 – Conversations with artist Christopher Still & Floral Designers, 2:00p.m.
• March 11 – Luncheon & Demonstration by Kathryn Greeley, 11:30a.m.
Docent-led tours will be available Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Call (727) 896-2667 or email Carol Piper at pmpiper64@gmail.com for  reservations and for more details.
Presenting Sponsor:



______________________________________________________________________


Glass Portraits by Joseph Cavalleri and Stephen Rolfe in the Hot Shop @ Duncan McClellan Glass - A fundraiser and gallery opening in the same evening. Free Admission Saturday, March 9th, starts @ 6:30 PM.
______________________________________________________________________

2nd Saturday Gallery Walk in St Pete - The monthly arts extravaganza returns for its March Incarnation.Three Trolleys will be running. Last month they were busy with gallery goers.
_____________________________________________________________________


Closing Reception for There Goes The Neighborhood: Taylor Pilote @ Tempus - I have reviewed this show here recently. Just scroll down a bit.

If you didn't see it yet, or if you'd like to see it again:

Friends of Tempus Projects and invited guests of the artists are invited to join us for cocktails and a closing reception for There goes the neighborhood.... Recent works by Taylor Pilote Friday, March 8th 2013, 6-8pm

5132 N. Florida Ave, Tampa, Florida Free Admission.

____________________________________________________________________

PCCA, Three Decades @ The Morean- So many of St. Pete's top artists are PCCA grads. This show should help to explain why.

 _____________________________________________________________________

It Rises from the Muck: Renee Lyttle @ Sake Bomb - Aquatic taxidermy, lots of cephalopods, and more at the Sake Bomb, Saturday, March 9th. 500 block of Central, St. Pete. 

______________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

It took Thirty Years: Derek Donnelly @ Sake Bomb - Derek is turning thirty, and there will be a show of his work at The Emerald Bar on the 500 block of Central Ave. Saturday, March 9th. Free admission.
_____________________________________________________________________________

 

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Wall Street Journal article highlights work of textile conservator Julia Brennan (ARCA Alum 2009)

An article in The Wall Street Journal by freelance writer Joanne Lee-Young, "A Guardian of Rare, Exotic Fabrics", highlights the work of textile conservator Julia Brennan who attended ARCA's Postgraduate Certificate Program in Art Crime and Cultural Heritage Protection in 2009.

Ms. Brennan's professional highlights include conservation work on Abraham Lincoln's coat, Babe Ruth's kimono; a 19th century Thai robe gifted by the King of Siam to the only foreign naval officer charged with leading the Royal Thai Navy; and teaching textile conservation techniques to monks in Bhutan. 

An article in The Wall Street Journal by freelance writer Joanne Lee-Young, "A Guardian of Rare, Exotic Fabrics", highlights the work of textile conservator Julia Brennan who attended ARCA's Postgraduate Certificate Program in Art Crime and Cultural Heritage Protection in 2009.

Ms. Brennan's professional highlights include conservation work on Abraham Lincoln's coat, Babe Ruth's kimono; a 19th century Thai robe gifted by the King of Siam to the only foreign naval officer charged with leading the Royal Thai Navy; and teaching textile conservation techniques to monks in Bhutan. 

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Do art forgers prey on our treasure hunt instinct?

Here are two videos published in the last week that can be tied together to explain the art market's vulnerability to forgeries:

From Ljublijana, Slovenia, ARCA founder Noah Charney discusses "Leonardo da Vinci and the Treasure Hunt Instinct" where he discusses how art satisfies our desire to find what is hidden, to solve puzzles, riddles and mysteries (toward the end of his lecture he mentions that 2/3 of known art produced by old master painters is considered lost).

On CBS Sunday Morning News, Ken Perenyi (posted on the website Illicit Cultural Property by ARCA Lecturer Derek Fincham) confesses that he brought newly created paintings aged to fool art experts with the intent of obtaining a more lucrative attribution on more than 1,000 art pieces -- his contribution to the art market. Note that the FBI has never filed charges against Perenyi (according to CBS) and that the 'statue of limitation on his misdeeds as run out' despite Perenyi's admission that he 'lied to the agents' because in Perenyi's world 'it's survival, part of the game'. In this video, appraiser Brenda Simonson-Mohle calls Perenyi a "thief on the loose" and calls forgery "pretty much bank robbery with paintbrush."

Ken Perenyi, in the tradition of art forgers Elmyr de Hory (Clifford Irving wrote Fake! The Story of Elmyr De Hory, the Greatest Art Forger of Our Time in 1969) and Eric Hebborn (Drawn to Trouble in 1991), has written the confessional Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of An American Art Forger (reviewed last summer by Jonathan Lopez in the Wall Street Journal last summer).

Here are two videos published in the last week that can be tied together to explain the art market's vulnerability to forgeries:

From Ljublijana, Slovenia, ARCA founder Noah Charney discusses "Leonardo da Vinci and the Treasure Hunt Instinct" where he discusses how art satisfies our desire to find what is hidden, to solve puzzles, riddles and mysteries (toward the end of his lecture he mentions that 2/3 of known art produced by old master painters is considered lost).

On CBS Sunday Morning News, Ken Perenyi (posted on the website Illicit Cultural Property by ARCA Lecturer Derek Fincham) confesses that he brought newly created paintings aged to fool art experts with the intent of obtaining a more lucrative attribution on more than 1,000 art pieces -- his contribution to the art market. Note that the FBI has never filed charges against Perenyi (according to CBS) and that the 'statue of limitation on his misdeeds as run out' despite Perenyi's admission that he 'lied to the agents' because in Perenyi's world 'it's survival, part of the game'. In this video, appraiser Brenda Simonson-Mohle calls Perenyi a "thief on the loose" and calls forgery "pretty much bank robbery with paintbrush."

Ken Perenyi, in the tradition of art forgers Elmyr de Hory (Clifford Irving wrote Fake! The Story of Elmyr De Hory, the Greatest Art Forger of Our Time in 1969) and Eric Hebborn (Drawn to Trouble in 1991), has written the confessional Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of An American Art Forger (reviewed last summer by Jonathan Lopez in the Wall Street Journal last summer).

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There Goes The Neighborhood: Recent works by Taylor Pilote @ Tempus Projects

Taylor Pilote, "There goes the neighborhood"

I saw some of the works in this show at the USF MFA show at the CAM last year (more on these later). In this show at Tempus, titled "There Goes The Neighborhood", Taylor Pilote evolves some of his earlier themes.

Work by Taylor Pilote

The artist grew up around his father's body shop and became proficient with the techniques and fluent in the automotive and motorcycle cultures, its history, forms and signifiers. While this is a macho culture, it is also an aspect of consumerism, and within the realm of the subjects of Pop Art, though recontextualized.

Work by Taylor Pilote.

Along the N. wall of the gallery, at first glance, it looks like a row of suspended, hooded hobgoblins. They look organic and somewhat like scrota. Like the skin of automobiles draped from pegs, there are enough formal clues, and reproduction taillights to render the forms specific as to brand and year. Pilote calls these the "Harley Earl Series", after the famous designer.
I showed photographs of the show to a car-savvy friend, and he reeled off the brand and model year for each of the three sculptures. These remind me of Dali's clocks sagging in time. The three cars the forms are based on are now 50+ years old. Not ordinary cars, mind you, but automotive icons, worn, flowing, melting, distorting in time.

Work by Taylor Pilote

There are also three road barricades in various stages of puddling. They echo the automotive forms and help to sculpturally redefine the gallery space. They also help to show that the barriers that guided the autos are also pooling.













There is an hypnotic video loop of two beer bottles bobbing together in water.






Two beer-themed sculptures are on the S. side of the gallery. They are cabinets filled with beer cans. Mirrors make them appear to recede into infinity. Atop the cabinet is a chicken wing dipping into blue cheese, the combination is more than a little nauseating. The second is like a cooler window with the same mirror trick, with endless cans receding, something that Homer Simpson or Al Bundy would see as a Stargate of beer.

Work  by Taylor Pilote

Mancave meets art gallery, generations pass. Art goes on.

Congratulations to Taylor Pilote, Tracey Midulla Reller and Tempus for a good show.

--- Luis

Taylor Pilote, "There goes the neighborhood"

I saw some of the works in this show at the USF MFA show at the CAM last year (more on these later). In this show at Tempus, titled "There Goes The Neighborhood", Taylor Pilote evolves some of his earlier themes.

Work by Taylor Pilote

The artist grew up around his father's body shop and became proficient with the techniques and fluent in the automotive and motorcycle cultures, its history, forms and signifiers. While this is a macho culture, it is also an aspect of consumerism, and within the realm of the subjects of Pop Art, though recontextualized.

Work by Taylor Pilote.

Along the N. wall of the gallery, at first glance, it looks like a row of suspended, hooded hobgoblins. They look organic and somewhat like scrota. Like the skin of automobiles draped from pegs, there are enough formal clues, and reproduction taillights to render the forms specific as to brand and year. Pilote calls these the "Harley Earl Series", after the famous designer.
I showed photographs of the show to a car-savvy friend, and he reeled off the brand and model year for each of the three sculptures. These remind me of Dali's clocks sagging in time. The three cars the forms are based on are now 50+ years old. Not ordinary cars, mind you, but automotive icons, worn, flowing, melting, distorting in time.

Work by Taylor Pilote

There are also three road barricades in various stages of puddling. They echo the automotive forms and help to sculpturally redefine the gallery space. They also help to show that the barriers that guided the autos are also pooling.













There is an hypnotic video loop of two beer bottles bobbing together in water.






Two beer-themed sculptures are on the S. side of the gallery. They are cabinets filled with beer cans. Mirrors make them appear to recede into infinity. Atop the cabinet is a chicken wing dipping into blue cheese, the combination is more than a little nauseating. The second is like a cooler window with the same mirror trick, with endless cans receding, something that Homer Simpson or Al Bundy would see as a Stargate of beer.

Work  by Taylor Pilote

Mancave meets art gallery, generations pass. Art goes on.

Congratulations to Taylor Pilote, Tracey Midulla Reller and Tempus for a good show.

--- Luis

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Dutch Police Arrest 19-year-old Romanian woman in connection with the Rotterdam Kunsthal Art Heist

Matisse painting stolen from Kunsthal Rotterdam

Monday March 4 Dutch police arrested a 19-year-old Romanian woman, the girlfriend of one of the suspected thieves responsible for robbing the Rotterdam's Kunsthal on October 16. 

In January, Romanian police arrested three men in Bucharest suspected of stealing seven paintings attributed to brand name artists such as Picasso, Matisse, Lucian Freud, and Paul Gauguin.

According to Reuter's Thomas Escritt reporting from Amsterdam yesterday, Dutch police's review of the art gallery's surveillance tapes of led authorities to two Romanian men, age 25 and 28, based upon 'their behavior and the frequency of their visits'. Escritt wrote:

Police believe the unnamed woman, the girlfriend of the 28-year-old, was living in the flat where the canvases were stored until they had been removed from their frames and transported to Romania.

Matisse painting stolen from Kunsthal Rotterdam

Monday March 4 Dutch police arrested a 19-year-old Romanian woman, the girlfriend of one of the suspected thieves responsible for robbing the Rotterdam's Kunsthal on October 16. 

In January, Romanian police arrested three men in Bucharest suspected of stealing seven paintings attributed to brand name artists such as Picasso, Matisse, Lucian Freud, and Paul Gauguin.

According to Reuter's Thomas Escritt reporting from Amsterdam yesterday, Dutch police's review of the art gallery's surveillance tapes of led authorities to two Romanian men, age 25 and 28, based upon 'their behavior and the frequency of their visits'. Escritt wrote:

Police believe the unnamed woman, the girlfriend of the 28-year-old, was living in the flat where the canvases were stored until they had been removed from their frames and transported to Romania.

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Seen/Scene: Valentine's Day/Closing Reception for the Loop @ Eve N Odd Gallery

This was the closing reception for "The Loop" show, and a celebration of Valentine's Day, complete with performances, including Fluxus performances, some involving audience participation, including yours truly, who had two lines, and got them backwards (!). Here are some photographs of the event:

Rebekah Eugenia Lazzaridis

Lydia Gottardi

Jennifer Kosharek, Fluxus performance.

Velva Lee Heraty reading from her Vampyr poem.

The Loop coming down.

Congratulations to all the participants and Jennifer Kosharek for a very good closing reception and Valentine's Day happening.

--- Luis

This was the closing reception for "The Loop" show, and a celebration of Valentine's Day, complete with performances, including Fluxus performances, some involving audience participation, including yours truly, who had two lines, and got them backwards (!). Here are some photographs of the event:

Rebekah Eugenia Lazzaridis

Lydia Gottardi

Jennifer Kosharek, Fluxus performance.

Velva Lee Heraty reading from her Vampyr poem.

The Loop coming down.

Congratulations to all the participants and Jennifer Kosharek for a very good closing reception and Valentine's Day happening.

--- Luis

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