[Edgar Degas, “Two Dancers,” ca. 1905. Pastel on card. Albertina, Vienna - Batliner Collection. Photo: © Fotostudio Heinz Preute, Vaduz]
Vaunted Vienna museum stages monumental collection of 20th-century art
Right now, works from the Batliner Collection, which came to the Albertina as a permanent loan in 2007, are being shown in a monster exhibition.
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[Lobmeyr Managing Partner]
Art and Living explores the old-world traditions of heralded glass and crystal maker Lobmeyr
Since 1823, when Joseph Lobmeyr sen. opened up a small glass shop in the center of the city of Vienna, Lobmeyr has been at the vanguard of fine crystal and glass products.
Today, the company is helmed by the Rath family. We recently caught up with Leonid A. Rath at Lobmeyr’s headquarters in Vienna to see the company’s magnificent wares and to chat about the art of glassmaking.
You can read about the experience in the upcoming issue of Art and Living Connoisseur. For now, here’s a sampling of some highlights of Lobmeyr’s artful products.
Photos after the jump.
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[Cathy Begien, “Black Out,” 2004. Still from video, color, sound; 5 minutes, 19 seconds. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Winkleman Gallery
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art stages a special exhibition featuring a new generation of feminist video artists
Currently on view at the Brooklyn museum is the exhibition Reflections on the Electric Mirror: New Feminist Video, which presents recent videos by a number of feminine video artists.
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[Peter Petersen, senior director at Bang & Olufsen’s Idea Factory]
Art and Living takes a look at the magic that is the design of world renowned Bang and Olufsen electronics
Founded in 1925 in Struer, Denmark, Bang & Olufsen a/s is the creme-de-la-creme of audio and video manufacturers, producing a highly distinctive and exclusive range of televisions, music systems, loudspeakers, telephones, and multimedia products.
What makes them so highly distinctive, you ask? As Art and Living found out, it’s their high prioritization of top-notch design and creative engineering that really sets them apart. Here’s a photographic preview of our upcoming coverage of their amazing products, which we assembled after our recent tour of Bang and Olufsen headquarters and design studios.
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