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| Largest Collection of Works by Wassily Kandinsky Opened at the Lenbachhaus in Munich |
This large and ambitious retrospective includes some 95 paintings from all the important periods of Kandinsky’s oeuvre.
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MUNICH.- The Lenbachhaus in Munich, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Guggenheim Museum in New York are the three museums worldwide that hold the largest collections of works by Wassily Kandinsky. Together these three museums organized a large joint show on this outstanding modernist artist and founder of abstract painting....More
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| Museum of Lucerne Opens Hiroshi Sugimoto Retrospective |
LUCERNE.- For the past 30 years, Hiroshi Sugimoto (born in 1948) has been producing photographic images that are both fascinating and enigmatic. His images free photography from its obligation to reproduce reality and mobilize it instead for the sake of artistic reflections on time, the ephemeral and memory. “It has been my intention,” explained the artist, “to use the resources of ...More
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| Exhibition at Bass Museum to Feature Works by Today's Leading Russian Artists |
MIAMI.- Russian Dreams… presents a selection of cutting-edge works by contemporary artists from Russia. On view at the Bass Museum of Art from December 4, 2008 to February 8, 2009, the exhibition explores Russian art’s evolution from the pre-Glasnost era to the present day. Russian Dreams… is a collaboration between the Bass Museum of Art and the Multimedia Art Museum, ...More
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| Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes Opened at the de Young Museum |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Recent sculptures, drawings, and installations by the celebrated artist Maya Lin are on view at the de Young Museum through January 18, 2009. Lin (b. 1959) came to prominence in 1981 with her design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has since achieved a high degree of recognition for a body of work that includes monuments, buildings, earthworks, ...More
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| Iberia Center for Contemporary Art Presents Ouka Leele: Between Two Worlds |
BEIJING.- Iberia Center for Contemporary Art will present Ouka Leele: Between Two Worlds, the first retrospective of the Spanish artist Ouka Leele in China.
This exhibition is a further collaboration between Iberia Center for Contemporary ...More
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| 28th Bienal de Sao Paulo Exhibits Art by 42 Artists from 21 Countries |
SAO PAULO.- The 28th Bienal de São Paulo proposes a different format from its previous editions, so as to offer a platform for observation and reflection upon the culture and system of biennials within the international art circuit. In order to do so it articulates exhibition, debate and dissemination strategies, taking its own experience as a case study, considering the deep changes that have taken ...More
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| Mexican Photographer Graciela Iturbide Receives Hasselblad Foundation International Award |
GOTHENBURG.- The Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography for 2008 has been granted to Graciela Iturbide from Mexico City.
Graciela Iturbide is considered one of the most important and influential Latin American photographers of the past four decades. Her photography is of the ...More
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| Sotheby's to Sell J.M.W. Turner's Masterpiece, The Temple of Jupiter Panellenius |
NEW YORK, NY.- On January 29, 2009, Sotheby’s New York will offer a magnificent work by Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Temple of Jupiter Panellenius – one of the most important oil paintings by the artist remaining in private hands. The work, estimated to bring $12/16 million, has been in the private collection of prominent fine art dealer Richard L. Feigen for over twenty-...More
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| Jose Sanleon: Al Boeira Opens at Galeria do Torreao Nascente in Lisbon |
LISBON.- The exhibition Jose Sanleón Al Boeira opened at the gallery do Torreao Nascente Cordoaria National in Lisbon through January 4, 2009. This event is the result of the collaboration agreement signed by the IVAM with the City of Lisbon and the City of Culture. The selected works from Al-Boeira's series belongs in the IVAM's collection. ...More
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| The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Celebrates 75 Years of Vision and Generosity |
KANSAS CITY.- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, a cultural beacon for the Midwest, will celebrate its 75th anniversary in the coming year with events that honor the generous support and visionary leadership that have shaped the Museum throughout its history. The year of celebration begins with a champagne toast to opening day in 1933 and concludes with a gala affair that is a salute to the ...More
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| Heresies: a Retrospective by Pedro Meyer on View at George Eastman House |
ROCHESTER, NY.- George Eastman House is one of nearly 60 museums on 5 continents participating in the world-wide exhibition Heresies: a retrospective by Pedro Meyer this fall. As part of this exhibition venues will display photographic prints and electronic media in their galleries, while Pedro Meyer makes over four decades of his work available to viewers on the web. ...More
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| Indianapolis Museum of Art to host Power & Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty |
INDIANAPOLIS.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art will host Power & Glory: Court Arts of China’s Ming Dynasty, the first exhibition in the United States to focus on the full range of art from China’s Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Organized by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the exhibition marks the first collaboration with three of China’s most prestigious institutions—The Palace...More
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| Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian Patricia Barnett Retires |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Frick Art Reference Library announces the retirement of Patricia Barnett, Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian. Comments Director Anne L. Poulet, "During her thirteen years as Chief Librarian, Pat Barnett has been a champion of outreach and collaboration. As a result, the Frick Art Reference Library has strengthened its position as an innovative institution, one ...More
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| Smithsonian's Archives of American Art Announces Recipients of Medal and Award |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art will honor the distinguished careers of artists Ellen Phelan and Joel Shapiro, and art dealers Joan T. Washburn and Virginia M. Zabriskie, with the Archives of American Art Medal at its annual benefit gala Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City. The Lawrence A. Fleischman Award for Scholarly ...More
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| Dryden Theatre conducts Locomotion Pictures: The Great Train Movies in November and December |
ROCHESTER, NY.- The Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman House is conducting a film series titled Locomotion Pictures: The Great Train Movies throughout November and December, in conjunction with the George Eastman House's "TRAINS!" photography exhibitions. The series takes off Nov. 5 with a screening of The Photographer, His Wife and Her Lover — which illustrates the ...More
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| National Museum of the American Indian Presents Third Annual Classical Native Series |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian announces the participants of the third annual Classical Native concert series, Tuesday, Nov. 4, through Tuesday, Nov. 11. The museum is honored to present a variety of Native classical music composers and performers. The concerts illustrate the musical partnerships that continue to be formed by ...More
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