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| Henri Matisse: People, Masks, Models Exhibition Opens Today at Staatsgalerie Sttutgart |
A woman goes by several of the works on view at the Henri Matisse: People, Masks, Models exhibition. EFE/Bernd Weissbrod.
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STUTTGART.- Staatsgalerie Sttutgart presents today the first world exhibition dedicated to portraits by Henri Matisse, with a total of 110 works of art. The exhibition includes paintings, sculptures, and drawings that will allow us to understand how he created the human face from a personal aspect and know his works from unexpected angles, according to museum director Sean Rainbird. The exhibition is titled "People, Masks, Models," and will be on view through January 11, 2009. It includes al the productive periods and includes personal works including self-portraits, as well as portraits of his daughter Marguerite and other relatives and friends....More
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| First Major Exhibition Dedicated to the Late Works of Mark Rothko at Tate Modern |
LONDON.- The first major exhibition dedicated to the late works of Mark Rothko (1903-1970), one of America’s most important and iconic post-war painters, will open at Tate Modern next autumn. Focusing on the final part of his career between 1958 and 1970, the exhibition will comprise around 50 works, including paintings and works on paper....More
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| Catherine Opie: American Photographer Opens at the Guggenheim Museum in New York |
NEW YORK.- Since the early 1990s, Catherine Opie (b. 1961) has produced a complex body of photographic work, adopting such diverse genres as...More
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| El Lissitzky - Futurist Portfolios Opens at University of Virginia Art Museum |
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.- The University of Virginia Art Museum presents El Lissitzky - Futurist Portfolios, on view through December 28. The exhibition features...More
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| Francis Bacon's Women On View at Faggionato Fine Art |
LONDON.-Faggionato Fine Art presents a highly focused examination of portraits of women in Francis Bacon's life: Henrietta Moraes, Isabelle Rawsthorne and Muriel Belcher, on view through October 13. Featuring paintings together with photographs and selected print ephemera, this exhibition illustrates how Bacon painted both women and men with equal passion ...More
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| Vitra Design Museum Presents George Nelson - Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher |
WEIL AM RHEIN, GERMANY.- In the year 2008, the American designer George Nelson (1908-1986) would have celebrated his 100th birthday. To commemorate this occasion, the Vitra Design Museum is planning the first comprehensive retrospective of his work. Nelson was one of the most influential figures in American design during the second half of the twentieth century. With an ...More
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| National Gallery of Victoria Opens Remaking Fashion Exhibition |
MELBOURNE.- A fascinating new exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria will explore how...More
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| Sotheby's Mid-Season Sale of American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture |
NEW YORK.-Sotheby’s mid-season sale of American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture achieved $4,009,001 today, within its presale estimate of $3.9/5.7 million. Jennifer Roth, Senior Vice President at Sotheby’s, said, “We were delighted with the competitive bidding and high prices achieved for the top lots in today’s Mid-Season American sale. We saw many works that were fresh to the market and of ...More
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| Stroom Den Hague Presents Since We Last Spoke About Monuments |
THE HAGUE.- Stroom Den Hague presents Since we last spoke about monuments, an exhibition curated by Mihnea Mircan. If traditional monuments correspond to the failure of old ideologies, what are the shapes and visual processes that would translate the dramatic changes in contemporary political or social life? Which are the victories, gaps or losses that deserve, today,...More
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| Class Pictures: Photographs by Dawoud Bey Opens at Indianapolis Museum of Art |
INDIANAPOLIS.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art will host an exhibition of photographic portraits of high school students by Dawoud Bey beginning this September. Class Pictures: Photographs by Dawoud Bey will feature 40 intimate photographs of young adults accompanied by their own autobiographical statements. The exhibition is on view at the IMA through November 21, 2008, in...More
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| What You See Is What You Get at Centre national de l'audiovisuel |
DUDELANGE, LUXEMBOURG.- Centre national de l'audiovisuel (CNA) presents WYSIWYG* / *What You See Is What You Get, on view through November 16, 2008. The exhibition WYSIWYG* features three contemporary artists from very different backgrounds and cultures with Jonas Dahlberg hailing from Sweden, Thomas Demand from Germany and Stephen Gill from Great ...More
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| Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Exhibition of Works by American Art Icons Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams |
WASHINGTON.- “Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities,” on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum through Jan. 4, 2009, examines the friendship of two iconic artists who were attracted to the distinct landscapes of the American southwest and far west and committed to depicting its essence with modernist sensibilities. This exhibition, the first to pair these artists, celebrates ...More
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| Arnulf Rainer - Dieter Roth. Mixing and Separating at Belvedere |
VIENNA.- The Belvedere is showing the first comprehensive exhibition of works produced in a common effort by Arnulf Rainer and Dieter Roth, dating from 1973 to 1980. Some 120 paintings, photographs, video films, and sound installations provide an insight into one of the most exciting collaborations between avant-garde artists during the 1970s....More
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| Art Institute Names New Chair of Photography Department: Matthew Witkovsky |
CHICAGO.- The Art Institute of Chicago announced the appointment of Matthew Witkovsky , formerly associate curator of photography at the National Gallery of Art, as the new Chair of the Department of Photography at the Art Institute. Mr. Witkovsky, who will join the museum on January 19, 2009, will oversee the collection management and operations of the department as well as ...More
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| Pearce & Ramsey: Best in Show Exhibition at the John Jones Project Space |
LONDON.- Goldsmiths alumni Pearce & Ramsey exhibit a showcase of the best graduate talent across the UK. Twenty years on from Freeze, the exhibition that launched the YBAs, Pearce & Ramsey place themselves firmly as the successors of the DIY generation. Best in Show is the culmination of Pearce & Ramsey’s trawls across the United Kingdom to survey the graduate shows of summer 2008. After visiting scores of...More
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| British Columbia's Young Artists to Benefit from New $2 Million Audain Emerging Artists Acquisition Fund |
VANCOUVER, BC.- The Vancouver Art Gallery is intensifying its longstanding commitment to emerging British Columbia artists as it continues to build its collection for a new expanded Gallery. At a September 25th press conference, the Gallery announced the Audain Emerging Artists Acquisition Fund, a $2 million endowment that will allow the Gallery to purchase work by British ...More
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| Super Kingdom - London Fieldworks Complete Hibernator Trilogy with Animal Show Homes at Stour Valley Arts |
KENT, UK.-Unique Show Homes for animals open in Kent woodland:
Super Kingdom offers a choice of palatial residences, luxury penthouses and apartments as a winter retreat within the ancient enclave of King’s Wood. The picturesque setting for this gated community offers all the pleasures of a rural location with Ashford’s convenient links to Europe only moments away. Soon ...More
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| The Franklin Institute Announces Death of Joel N. Bloom; Museum Pioneer |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Joel N. Bloom, past director and President of the Science Museum and Fels Planetarium of The Franklin Science Institute in Philadelphia, and one of the foremost museum directors in the world, has died. He passed away after a long illness at St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, New Jersey, said his daughter, Margo. He was 83....More
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| Entry Deadline November 15 for California's Premier Juried Exhibition |
SACRAMENTO, CA.- The Kingsley Art Club and the Crocker Art Museum seek entries for California's premier juried exhibition, The 75th Crocker-Kingsley. The competition is open to painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and craft artists who are current California residents. Each artist may submit up to three works for $40. Entries must be received by November 15, 2008, and artists ...More
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