Thursday, December 19, 2013

2013 HOLIDAY ART GIFT GUIDE #2

Laser-Cut Stainless Steel Nutcracker Mantel Piece
Made in the USA / cannot be gift boxed 
16" x 4" with 1 1/4" wide wood base.
$135 / $121.50 Members
AIC Item #137895

ART
SHOPPING
at
Art Institute of Chicago's
Gift Shop


Japanese Screens Boxed Notecards
Fold these cards to simulate Japanese screens. Cover detail from Sun and Moon over the Musashi Plain (Sun).  The original artworks can be found in the museum’s collection.
20 cards, 4 each of 5 designs. Each is 4 1/4" square. 13 3/4" x 5 7/8" when open.
$18.95
$17.05 Members
AIC Item #47787

Wood American Gothic Poster
This familiar image was exhibited publicly for the first time at The Art Institute of Chicago, winning for Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942) a $300 prize and instant fame. The impetus for the painting came while Wood was visiting friends in the small town of Eldon in his native Iowa, where he spotted a farmhouse in a style called "carpenter Gothic," with a single oversized window.
The original work is in our Department of American Art. Our poster reproduction is 26" x 36".
$18.95
$17.05 Members
AIC Item #67671

Iris Glass Panel
An everlasting artistic floral arrangement, perfect for any window. Handcrafted from glass soldered together with copper foil. Includes two 7" chains for hanging.
9" x 20"
$215
$193.50 Members
AIC Item #100804

BOOK Wine Bar Food: Mediterranean Flavors to Crave with Wines to Match
Learn how to capture the Mediterranean wine bar lifestyle in your own home with simple, unpretentious city-by-city recipes and ideas that take you from Lisbon to Rome. Penned by acclaimed restaurateurs Cathy and Tony Mantuano.  These and other epicurean creations crafted by Tony can also be savored at the Modern Wing’s Terzo Piano restaurant. 
Hardcover; 208 pages and signed by the authors.
8" x 9" x 7/8"
$27.50
$24.75 Members
AIC Item #116708

Recycled Silk Sari Purse
All the colors of the rainbow–and then some! Layers of lightweight sari silk, repurposed into flirty ruffles, adorn this cotton-lined purse. Zip top closure with no interior pockets. Handmade in Nepal. Handmade textiles can be found in the museum's permanent collection.
6 1/2" x 8" x 2"
$46
$41.40 Members
AIC Item #128558

Ceres Sculpture
This sculpture of the Roman goddess of agriculture, Ceres, sits atop the Chicago Board of Trade building. Carrying a sheaf of wheat and bag of grain, she is a fitting and symbolic choice for the building that houses one of the world's busiest grain markets. Created by John Bradley Storrs (American, 1885-1956) in 1928, a smaller version can be found in the museum's collection. Resin with chrome plate and a felt-lined bottom. 13"
$110
$99 Members
AIC Item #132178

Wright Saguaro Forms Throw
The design for this throw is adapted from one of Frank Lloyd Wright's® (American, 1867-1959) Saguaro Forms and Cactus Flowers compositions for the cover of Liberty magazine in 1927. Made in the USA. Cotton. Works by Wright can be found in the museum's permanent collection. 51" x 69"
$90
$81 Members
AIC Item #137718

Painter's Palette Tray
Make a masterpiece of your hors d'oeuvres buffet with this unique ceramic tray. Impress your guests by artistically displaying fine cheeses or other tasty delectables. To keep the look authentic, the tray features a rainbow of colors, and even has a thumbhole! Dishwasher and food safe. Ceramic objects can be found in the museum's permanent collection. 15" x 11 5/8"
$40
$36 Members
AIC Item #137837
 
Van Gogh's The Bedroom Mug
Waking up in the morning is a lot easier with a good cup of coffee, and our mug featuring Vincent van Gogh's (Dutch, 1853-1890) famous painting The Bedroom. From the AI of Chicago's collection, this mug will give you a lift every time you use it. Approximately 11–12 oz. Hand wash.
$9.95
$8.95 Members
Item #127208


The French Cat
One of the most successful animal photographers in the world today, Rachael Hale turns her lens toward France—her newly adopted home—and the charismatic cats that inhabit this picturesque backdrop.  The result is The French Cat, a stunning exploration of the country and its felines.  Remarkable French landscapes, both urban and rural, are populated with cats brimming with personality—whether languidly strolling in a quaint village or regally perched on the doorstep of an elegant château.  Rachael also tells the story of her new life in France with her husband and new baby in tow.  This heartwarming narrative—along with engaging quotes from famous French cat lovers and literary greats—accompanies the images, making the eclectic and lushly illustrated record of Rachael’s journey an all-around delight for Francophiles and cat lovers alike. Hardcover: 168 pages with 179 illustrations. 8 1/2" x 11 1/4" x 3/4"
$29.95
$26.95 Members
AIC Item #131395

Essential Guide to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2013
This revised and expanded edition of the Essential Guide features 330 works of art, over fifty of them new additions to the book. The entries represent some of the finest pieces from—and were selected with the assistance of—the museum’s eleven curatorial departments: African Art and Indian Art of the Americas, American Art, Ancient and Byzantine Art, Architecture and Design, Asian Art, Contemporary Art, European Decorative Arts, Medieval to Modern European Painting and Sculpture, Photography, Prints and Drawings, and Textiles. Each work is reproduced in full color and discussed in a brief and lively entry. This convenient volume offers the reader a generous sampling of the celebrated works of one of the country’s most highly esteemed museums. 352 pages with 330 color illustrations. Softcover. 6" x 9"
$19.95
$17.95 Members
Item #136634



Exotic Garden Tie
by Kurt Seligmann
Surrealist painter Kurt Seligmann
(American, b. Switzerland, 1900-1962).
Made in Italy. In the museum's permanent collection.
Dry clean only, 55".
$65
$58.50 Members
AIC Item #137884



Snow Dog Tie
by School
of the
Art Institute's
Sher Schier.
Dry clean only, 57".
$48
$43.20 Members
AIC Item #128556


Seurat A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884 Large Matted Print
Georges Seurat (French, 1859-1891) tackled the issues of color, light and form in his painting A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884 .
Inspired by research in optical and color theory, he juxtaposed tiny dots of colors that, through optical blending, form a single and, Seurat believed, more brilliantly luminous hue in the viewer's eye. A popular painting in the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.Our matted print is 16" x 19".
$15
$13.50 Members
AIC Item #38225


Sky Umbrella
Turn gray skies to blue every time you open our collapsible umbrella.
10" closed length; opens to 37" diameter.
$40
$36 Members
AIC Item #101235
(Source The Art Institute of Chicago http://www.artinstituteshop.org/)

Until later,
Jack
ARTSnFOOD, is an online publication dedicated to "The Pursuit of Happiness through the Arts and Food." ™ All rights reserved for all content. Concept, Original Art, Original Text & "Original or Assigned Photography" are © Copyright 2013 Jack A. Atkinson under all International intellectual property and copyright laws. All photographs were taken and/or used with permission. Artworks © individual artists, fabricators, respective owners or assignees.



Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Holiday Lights at David Zwirner Gallery, New York + Fresh Apple Cake

Artist Yayoi Kusama inside
"Infinity Mirrored Room – The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away", 2013
at David Zwirner Gallery, New York
ART
A Light Show
at David Zwirner,
New York
Artist Yayoi Kusama's 
"Infinity Mirrored Room
- The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away"

With the Holidays in full swing in NYC art lovers are flocking to David Zwirner Gallery for 45 seconds in Yayoi Kusama's mirrored light box, just enough time for a selfie to post on social media sites. ENJOY these holiday lights!

David Zwirner Gallery 525 W. 19th St., New York, NY 10011
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 AM – 6 PM.
The last day to see the infinity mirrored room is Saturday, January 21, 10 AM – Noon.












Yayoi Kusama  I Who Have Arrived In Heaven
David Zwirner Gallery

November 8 - December 21, 2013 




Photograph courtesy David Zwirner and Yayoi Kusama Studio Inc.



FOOD
Fresh Apple Cake
A Holiday Treat

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 Cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 Cups sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 cups diced peeled apples
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
 Yeald 12 servings

INSTRUCTIONS
In a mixing bowl combine oil and sugars. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine dry ingredients. Add to batter and stir well. Fold-in apples wallnuts and vanilla. Pour into a greased and flured shapped cake pan. Bake at 325º for 1 1/2 hours or until the cake tests done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan and place on a cooling rack. Serve at room temperature with heavy cream poured around base.

(Source: Atkinson Family Cookbook)

Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays to All!



Until later,
Jack
ARTSnFOOD, is an online publication dedicated to "The Pursuit of Happiness through the Arts and Food." ™ All rights reserved for all content. Concept, Original Art, Original Text & "Original or Assigned Photography" are © Copyright 2013 Jack A. Atkinson under all International intellectual property and copyright laws. All photographs were taken and/or used with permission. Artworks © individual artists, fabricators, respective owners or assignees.







Sunday, December 15, 2013

2013 Holiday Gift Guide #1 + Santa Strawberries


Yayoi Kusama

Self-Portrait, designed 2008

200 - piece jigsaw puzzle
16 h x 11 inches (assembled puzzle)
edition of 1,000
$75.00
ART
2013 
Holiday
GIFT GUIDE
After weeks of catalog searches, visiting museum gift shops both on line and brick & mortar shops, we found a wonderful "art gift" web-site for our first gift guide: artwareeditions.com. Enjoy selections from the artware editions site. 

Jonathan Van Dyke
Six Cups, designed 2007
hand-cast and pigmented Hydrocal plaster and Renaissance wax
dimensions vary
edition of ten in each design
$110 - $210

Rob Wynne
Plates (various titles), 2011
hand-painted ceramic plate
10½" diameter
signed and dated
$125.00


Louise Bourgeois
10am is When You Come To Me, 2011
set of four bone china coffee mugs
4 h. x 3 diameter inches, each
limited edition
$100.00



Barbara Kruger
beach/bath towel, designed 2012
100% cotton
70 x 60 inches
limited edition
$95.00


MICHELE OKA DONER
Rados Candles
wax
two sizes available:
small: 14" h. x 4.5"
$170.00
large: 16" h. x 7"
$250.00



DAVID SHRIGLEY 
25 Postcards for Writing On
box of 25 A6 postcard designs
approx. 4 x 6 inches; 148×105 mm
$21.00


Yinka Shonibare
"Untitled" (Dollhouse)
various materials
11 1/2 h. x 8 x 9 1/4 inches
limited edition
$900.00


DAMIEN HIRST
Spot clock
approx. 14" diameter (350 mm)
white-powdered metal case and metal back
German Quartz movement
$750.00


Seltzer & Rosenblum
Hand-painted glasses, designed 2011
acrylic on glass
old fashioned, highball, or collins glasses
open edition, Each of these glasses is unique.
fabrication time is 3 – 4 weeks.
$70.00


KEITH HARING
Baby Pull Toy
solid painted wood with string
5 x 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches
$80.00


STEVE KEISTER
Plates


STEVE KEISTER
Plates
hand-made terracotta with food-safe glaze
approx. 2 3/8" h x 9 3/4"x 9 3/4"
open edition / each work unique
$75.00

NOTE ON AVAILABILITY:
Immediately available inventory is constantly changing. We will do our best to fulfill your order as quickly as possible, but there may be a 2-3 week fabrication time for production on some orders.


Steve Keister
Tumblers
hand-made terracotta with food-safe glaze
approx. 4¾" h x 2 1/8" x 2 1/8"
open edition / each work unique
$35.00


Barbara Kruger
Don't be a jerk
100" cotton t-shirt
limited edition
$26.00

RENÉ MAGRITTE
Bird Tote
100% cotton canvas
16 h. x 14 inches
$32.00


RENÉ MAGRITTE
L'Oiseau du Ciel Tray
melamine
10 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches
dishwasher safe
$43.95


DAVID LACHAPELLE
Untitled (Nativity), Tupac Shakur Cards
gift box of 12 cards & envelopes
inside reads: Joy to the World
$12.00


WOODPOINT & KINGSLAND
Unisex Triangle Crew
soft cottons
S, M, L, XL
$60.00


E FOR EFFORT

Unisex Pinstripe Sweatshirt or T-Shirt
50% polyester, 46% cotton and 4% rayon / hand-screened
Eco Tru navy with white silkscreen print
machine washable
XS, S, M, L

Unisex Pinstripe Sweatshirt
XS is like a women's S
S is like a women's S/M
M is like women's M/L or men's S/M
L is like men's L
$80.00
Men's T-Shirt
$50.00

(pinstripe detail)


Yves Klein 
Table rose
designed 1961/1963
rose pigment, glass, plexiglass, wood, and steel
14¼ h x 49¼ x 39¼ inches
placard of authenticity affixed to the underside 
Price on request


PRUNE NOURRY AND JR
Je Te Mangerais Dans La Main Dinner Service




PRUNE NOURRY AND JR
Je Te Mangerais Dans La Main Dinner Service
set of 6 porcelain plates with digital print
(two each of three different designs)
10.6" diameter
signed and stamped on verso
fabricated by Bernardaud
$720.00
"In this project, Prune and I wanted to focus on a man's most essential "tool," his hands, which can function as a drinking cup or as eating utensils. As Darwin put it: "Man could not have attained his present dominant position in the world without the use of his hands." Here, our hands have been photographed.... Prune and I live in New York where we initiated a community of artists that holds big dinners every month. Everybody cooks, everybody brings something. The dinner table is a nerve center where we share a taste for good things, the art of living well!


Michelle Lopez
Brass Nut Ring, designed 2012
brass
variety of sizes available
$98.00



MARCEL DZAMA
Sea Salt & Jester Shakers
porcelain
3" high each
edition of 2,500
$100.00


NARA
Little Wanderer
Injection molded and Rotomolded plastic
11 h. x 6.5 w. x 6.5 d. inches
open edition
$145.00


Cindy Sherman
Tea Service
Madame de Pompadour (née Poisson), 1990
21-piece porcelain set: 1 teapot
edition of 75 in each of four available color options
$7,000.00


WILLIAM WEGMAN
Cane Cards
gift box of 20 cards & envelopes
inside reads: Wishing you a joyous holiday season
and a peaceful new year
$15.00


MALIA JENSEN
Ask Me About My Cat tee shirt, 2013
100% cotton tee shirt
made in USA
machine washable
$45.00


The Pig / Le Porc Dinner ServiceBY SOPHIE CALLE

The Pig / Le Porc Dinner Service BY SOPHIE CALLE
set of 6 different porcelain plates with text in platinum
(available in English or French)
10.6" diameter
signed and stamped on verso
fabricated by Bernardaud
$460.00

This dinner service by Sophie Calle consists of six porcelain dinner plates fabricated by Bernardaud. Each plate tells a portion of a story told by Calle entitled, "The Pig." When read in sequence the story is told in full and makes for a unique dinner party experience. The verso of each plate shows details of the service, the artist's signature, and Bernardaud's stamp. 
This service is available in French or English. Dishwasher safe.



The story reads:
It is a silly story. I was about thirty. A man phoned to say that he and I were making similar work and should meet. I always worry I might miss out on something so I agreed. When he arrived he told me his art consisted of stopping women in the street and asking them to sleep with him. Well, he said, wasn't one of my projects all about getting strangers to spend time in my bed? He told me he was taking me to a barbecue. I spent the whole evening playing the maid, grilling sausages, serving and cleaning up. Time goes by faster when you're busy. Later he dropped me off outside my door. He leaned into me and saught my lips. I pushed him away. "What makes you think I'd want to kiss you?" I protested. "Well, anyway," he answered, "you eat like a pig." Even today, after all these years, his words haunt me. I can't remember a thing about him, yet he's still sitting at my table.

MEN'S GRAMERCY RED BIKE
$899.00
Size: 20.47 inches
martonecycling.com

FOOD
Santa
Strawberries
for your parties!



Strawberry Santas - Easy Christmas Party Food
Trim the greens off the strawberries and cut the tops off for hats. Use whipped cream for the head, beard, buttons and hat pom-pom. Then finish the illusion by using chocolate sprinkles or black sesame seeds for the eyes.

Until later,
Jack
ARTSnFOOD, is an online publication dedicated to "The Pursuit of Happiness through the Arts and Food." ™ All rights reserved for all content. Concept, Original Art, Original Text & "Original or Assigned Photography" are © Copyright 2013 Jack A. Atkinson under all International intellectual property and copyright laws. All photographs were taken and/or used with permission. Artworks © individual artists, fabricators, respective owners or assignees.