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Total Enlightenment: Conceptual Art in Moscow, 1960-1990 at Fundacion Juan March |
A woman looks at one of the works from the Total Enlightenment: Conceptual Art in Moscow, 1960-1990 exhibition that opens at the Fundación Juan March in Madrid. EFE/Juan M. Espinosa.
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MADRID.- The Fundacion Juan March in Madrid presents today Total Enlightenment: Conceptual Art in Moscow, 1960-1990. Imagine a place where the dream of a modern utopia actually existed. A place with no distinctions between high and mass culture. Imagine contemporary artists working in a world in which, officially, there was neither an art market nor galleries, neither critics nor collectors, neither art publications nor any institutions other than those of the State. A world without an audience....More |
Richard Avedon: Larger Than Life Opens at Grand Rapids Art Museum |
GRAND RAPIDS, MI.- The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM), a new leading cultural destination, presents the work of Richard Avedon in an exclusive exhibition by one of the most important American photographers of the modern era. Richard Avedon: Larger Than Life traces the artists dynamic career from the postwar years of the late 1940s in Europe to the early 21st century. Avedon set ...More |
Patricia Urquiola: Purely Porcelain Opens at Design Museum in London |
LONDON.- Patricia Urquiola, one of the most active and exciting designers working today, will exhibit Landscape her recent porcelain range for the ceramic manufacturers Rosenthal at the Design Museum this Autumn. From dinner wares to tea-sets, cutlery to glass, this exquisitely designed collection, which took over two years to develop, combines smooth simplicity with richly textured surface ...More |
The Best of Photography and Film from the George Eastman House Collection Opens at Frist Center |
NASHVILLE, TN. The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will open The Best of Photography and Film from the George Eastman House Collection Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. The exhibition will feature more than 200 iconic photographs, films and film-related materials selected from the world-renowned collection of George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in Rochester, New ...More |
National Portrait Gallery Presents Women of Our Time: Twentieth Century Photographs |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Portrait Gallery presents Women of Our Time: Twentieth Century Photographs, on view through February 1, 2009. In the exhibition "Women of Our Time: Twentieth Century Photographs," the National Portrait Gallery celebrates women who have challenged and changed America. Drawn exclusively from the Portrait Gallery's collection, these revealing portraits ...More |
First Major Museum Survey of Tara Donovan Opens at ICA/Boston |
BOSTON, MA.- The first museum survey of American sculptor Tara Donovan opens Oct. 10th at The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. Featuring 17 sculptures and installations from the past decade including a new work created for the exhibition, Tara Donovan traces the ambitious process of this young artist. With acute awareness of the aesthetic properties of her materials, Donovan takes ...More |
First U.S. Survey of Chantal Akerman's Work Opens at Miami Art Museum |
MIAMI, FL.- Miami Art Museum (MAM) will present the first U.S. survey of the work of renowned filmmaker and artist Chantal Akerman. Chantal Akerman: Moving Through Time and Space features five of Akermans multi-media video installations, including a new work commissioned expressly for this show. The third installment in MAMs innovative collaboration with Miami Art Central, MAC@MAM, ...More |
Special Photography Exhibition to Celebrate the Generosity of Baroness Jeane von Oppenheim |
WEST PALM BEACH.- Opening to the public tomorrow, October 11, 2008, Coming Into Focus: Jeane von Oppenheim and Photography at the Norton, 19982008, celebrates the 10th anniversary of Baroness Jeane von Oppenheims significant donation of over 650 photographs. Her generous contribution propelled the Norton Museum into collecting photography seriously, and therefore, as having ...More |
Cheekwood Holds Dual Opening for Contemporary Artist Michael Oliveri and New Video Installation |
NASHVILLE, TN.- Cheekwood will hold a dual opening of contemporary art on October 10 for Michael Oliveris exhibition, Innerspace, Permaculture and UFOs, in the Temporary Contemporary gallery and Reverse Angle: Emerging Video Artists in the Video Installation galleries. The reception opening the two shows will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Cheekwoods Frist Learning Center. Michael ...More |
Cybele Varela - Ad Sidera, per Athanasius Kircher Opens at Naples National Library |
NAPLES, ITALY.- Napless National Library presents the exhibition Cybèle Varela Ad Sidera, per Athanasius Kircher, on view through October 24, . Dedicated to the polymath Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680), one of the first to have studied the Vesuvius, this show is part of a wider project created by the artist Cybèle Varela, which will exclusively be shown in some of Italys most ...More |
The Life of Things - The Idea of Still Life in Photography 1840 - 1985 |
MUNICH.- Münchner Stadtmuseum - Sammlung Fotografie presents today The Life of Things - The Idea of Still Life in Photography 1840 - 1985 150 Photographs from the Siegert Collection, on view through February 1, 2009. Since the early 1970s, Dietmar Siegert, a film director and producer in Munich, has been collecting photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, his collection is ...More |
Columbus Museum of Art Presents Murray Jones: Unfolding Vision |
COLUMBUS, OH.- The Columbus Museum of Art presents Murray Jones: Unfolding Vision, on view through March 1, 2009. Exhibited together for the first time, the some fifty works in Murray Jones: Unfolding Vision demonstrate his affinity for the spiritual and otherworldly and his willingness to experiment with techniques and materials. In his work, Murray Jones fuses his traditional training ...More |
James Cauty and Son Collaborate at The Aquarium |
LONDON.- The legendary UK artist James Cauty and his 15 year old son Harry will be collaborating for the first time at The AQUARIUM L-13 gallery for their multi-media assault and Cartoon Art Gift Shop show: SPLATTERWicked!! Theyre so good they could almost be real! Olivia Fletcha James Cauty, founder member of the revolutionary pop groups The Orb, The JAMMS, KLF and art ...More |
Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors to Host Art Exhibition in Marfa, Continue Commitment to the Arts |
MARFA, TX.- Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors will sponsor a special art exhibition featuring two internationally renowned artists, Barbara Strasen and Jenny Okun at the historic Building 98 at Fort D.A. Russell in Marfa on Friday, October 10. This event strengthens Grubb & Ellis ongoing dedication to the arts both in Texas and nationally. October 10 also marks the opening of the 20th...More |
Xerxes Fine Arts Presents My Freedom - Golnaz Fathi |
LONDON/-Xerxes Fine Arts presents My Freedom -Golnaz Fathi, retrospective of the Middle Easts foremost young female painter who pioneered the abstract calligraphic style she has made her own, on view through 8 November, 2008. A Recent History charts the career to date of the young Iranian artist Golnaz Fathi. Known for her trademark exploration of the calligraphic form, ...More |
Lawrence and Sharon Tarantino Receive Wright Spirit Award |
CHICAGO.- Lawrence and Sharon Tarantino, principals of Tarantino Studios, have received a Wright Spirit Award in the private category from The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy. The award, which "honors original or subsequent Wright homeowners who have rescued a building or have demonstrated outstanding stewardship in its conservation," was presented on ...More |
Rhodes College and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art to Host Italian Renaissance Sculpture Conference |
MEMPHIS, TN.- Rhodes College and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art will jointly host the sixth quadrennial Italian Renaissance Sculpture Conference October 30-November 1, 2008. Organized by Dr. Victor Coonin, Associate Professor of Art History at Rhodes, this year's conference features 60 of the world's leading sculpture specialists from countries including the United States, ...More |
Steven Holl Receives 2008 National Arts Club Gold Medal Award |
NEW YORK.- The National Art Club honored Steven Holl with the Gold Medal for Achievements in Architecture. The Gold Medal was presented to Steven Holl by New York's National Arts Club, a longstanding promoter of the arts founded in 1898 in a black tie gala dinner. Speakers included Lebbeus Woods, Paola Iacucci, Chris McVoy, Molly Blieden, and Kenneth Frampton....More |
Abraaj Capita Art Prize to Announce Finalists of First Competition |
DUBAI/ LONDON.- The selection committee of the Abraaj Capital Art Prize today announced the three recipient curator/artist teams of its first competition: Cristiana Perrella & Kutluğ Ataman; Carol Solomon & Zoulikha Boubadellah; and Leyla Fakhr & Nazgol Ansarinia. Their projects, which are being created this very moment, will be unveiled during ...More |
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