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Art Fair Plus--Pier 30/32 at the Embarcadero in San Francisco is the site of a Celebration of Fine Art until Nov. 1. Expansive tents contain temporary studios of 80 prominent artists, many from the Southwest as well as the Bay area. Participants can view fine art and fine crafts and interact directly with the jury-selected artists. Admission. (415) 788-0185.
Art Stamps on Sale--The Corcoran Gallery of Art has hosted a ceremony to introduce postage stamps depicting four centuries of American art. Included among the 20-stamp set are "The Last of the Buffalo" by Bierstadt and "Niagara" by Church.
Lost at Sea--The Swissair jet that crashed off Nova Scotia recently was transporting a painting--"Le Peintre" (The Painter) by Picasso. Since it was shipped in a wooden container, the painting is assumed to be destroyed. The shipping company estimated the painting to be worth $1.5 million.
No Facelift Required, Thank You--The Louvre is giving the Mona Lisa a room of her own, but it won't be completed until at least 2001. In the interim, some art experts feel she should be restored by having layers of resin, lacquer, and varnish that were applied over the past 495 years removed. Museum officials say the solvents required for removal could irreparably damage the painting. Mona Lisa will retain her yellow cast.
Restorers to Convene--The Association of Restorers will host its third convention in Las Vegas from December 3-5. The association consists of restorers of furniture, pottery, glass, oil paintings, and more; who are conservators, artists, collectors, and anyone who has an interest in returning an item to its aesthetic beauty. Membership is open to all. 1-800-260-1829; www.antiquerestorers.com.
Towering Sculpture Unveiled--The 24-foot-high clay model of a prancing horse sketched by Leonardo da Vinci five centuries ago was unveiled recently at a ceremony at the Tallix Foundry in Beacon, NY. A bronze statue of the model will be cast and donated to Italy, where it will be unveiled in Milan in September, 1999.
New Hours for Museum--The Brooklyn Museum of Art has extended closing time to 11 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month. The expanded evening hours on this day will feature gallery tours with artists, film and live performances, and dancing to live music. On all other Saturdays the museum closes at 6p.m.
October Birthdays:
4 - Frederick Remington
10 - Benjamin West
12 - Al Held
22 - Robert Rauschenberg
25 - Arshile Gorky
27 - Roy Lichtenstein
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Copyright ARTtalk Vol. 8 No. 12 -- October 1998