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Home   The Art Gallery of New South Wales Presents "Monet and the Impressionists" Exhibition Claude Monet, Camille Monet and a child in the artist's garden in Argenteuil, 1875, oil on canvas, 55.3 x 64.7 cm. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, anonymous gift in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S Webster. Copyright Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. SYDNEY.- One of the finest exhibitions of Impressionist art ever held in Australia will open today at the Art Gallery of New South Wales January 2009. Sydney will be the only venue in Australia. Monet and the Impressionists will have an impressive 29 works by Claude Monet – the master of Impressionism. His work will be exhibited alongside other masterpieces by Renoir, Pissarro, Cezanne, Degas, Sisley and others. Most of these paintings have never been seen before in Australia. Monet and the Impressionists is drawn from the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston which has one of the finest collections of Monet in the world. Founded in 1870, the MFA benefited from the enthusiasm of local artists and collectors for French landscape painting generally and Impressionist paintings particularly. The painter, John Singer Sargent acted as an advisor to the MFA, and, following his recommendation, works by Monet began to enter the museum’s collection from...More Frida Kahlo: Portraits of an Icon at San Jose Museum of Art SAN JOSE, CA.-The San Jose Museum of Art presents today Frida Kahlo: Portraits of an Icon, on view through March 22, 2009. Shedding light on the life and art of Frida Kahlo (1907 – 1954), this exhibition features approximately fifty photographic portraits of the legendary Mexican artist. Drawn from the collection of Spencer Throckmorton, a specialist in Latin American photography, the ...More Basquiat Masterpiece From The Collection of Lars Ulrich To Highlight Post-War Art Sale NEW YORK.- Christie’s announced the sale of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled (Boxer), 1982 from the collection of musician and renowned collector Lars Ulrich in the New York Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 12 November 2008. One of the most important works by Basquiat to come to auction, Untitled (Boxer) features an exhilarating depiction of a black heavy-...More Edward Steichen: In High Fashion at Kunstmuseum Wolsburg WOLFSBURG, GERMANY.-Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg presents today Edward Steichen In High Fashion, on view through January 4, 2009. In the fourteen years since it opened, the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg has regularly presented the medium of photography in exhibitions devoted to the work of individual artists. To date these have included Lee Miller, Cecil Beaton, Brassaï, ...More Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Over the River, A Work in Progress at The Phillips Collection WASHINGTON, DC.- Last seen swathing New York’s Central Park in waves of saffron fabric for their project The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005, internationally acclaimed artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude are preparing to suspend silvery fabric panels horizontally over the Arkansas River in Colorado. An extensive exhibition, the first to survey the artists’ preparations for ...More The County Election Featured at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts RICHMOND, VA.- As the nation prepares to vote in national, state and local races this fall, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is spotlighting an iconic American painting, George Caleb Bingham’s “The County Election.” The painting will be on view at VMFA...More The Second Golden Age of Dutch Art: 19th Century Opens Today MORAGA, CA.- The Hearst Art Gallery at Saint Mary’s College presents today an exhibition of more than sixty nineteenth century Dutch masterpieces from the collection of. Dr. Jan and Mrs. Mary Ann Beekhuis. The nineteenth century was a tremendous period of artistic creativity and productivity in the Netherlands. Fueled in part by the return of Dutch independence ...More Photographs by Samoan Multimedia Artist On View at Metropolitan Museum NEW YORK.- Sixteen photographs by contemporary artist Shigeyuki Kihara (b. 1975, Samoa) are on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This marks the first presentation of Samoan contemporary art at the Museum. Shigeyuki Kihara: Living...More Florence Griswold Museum Presents Bessie Potter Vonnoh Exhibition OLD LYME, CT.- Today, the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut, presents the first exhibition devoted to Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872–1955), the leading sculptor of American womanhood of her time and a pioneer among female artists. On view October 11, 2008 through January 11, 2009, Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women spotlights a selection of the artist’s small ...More De La Warr Pavilion Presents A Continuous Line - Ben Nicholson in England BEXHILL ON SEA, UK.- De La Warr Pavilion presents A Continuous Line - Ben Nicholson in England, on view through January 4, 2009. Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) was one of the most radical British artists of the twentieth century and the leader of the modern movement in Britain between the wars. Most famous for his abstract paintings and reliefs of the 1930s, Nicholson began as a figurative painter ...More Norton Museum Exhibition Redefines 20th Century Chinese Paintings WEST PALM BEACH, FL.- The groundbreaking exhibition, A Tradition Redefined: Chinese Paintings from the Chu-tsing Li Collection, 1950–2000, presents a comprehensive picture of the development of Chinese ink painting in the later half of 20th century. It includes 63 works, drawn entirely from the collection of the eminent champion of 20th century Chinese painting, Chu-tsing Li, ...More Yale University Has Newly Completed Arts Complex Designed by Charles Gwathmey NEW HAVEN, CT.-Yale University has completed work on its major new arts complex, comprising Paul Rudolph Hall, home to the University’s esteemed School of Architecture (and formerly known as the Art & Architecture building); the Jeffrey H. Loria Center for the History of Art; and the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library. The project has been designed by Charles Gwathmey, of Gwathmey ...More Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur World Debut at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery WASHINGTON, DC.- This fall, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery will introduce an astonishing exhibition of newly discovered Indian paintings from the royal court collection of Marwar-Jodhpur. "Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur," will be on display from Oct. 11, 2008, to Jan. 4, 2009, before continuing on international tour through December 2009....More Only A Game? UEFA Football Exhibition to Open at World Museum Liverpool LIVERPOOL, UK.- A ground breaking new exhibition exploring Europe’s love affair with the beautiful game is to open at World Museum Liverpool on Saturday 11 October. Running from 11 October 2008 till 1 March 2009, Only a Game? is an interactive exhibition for the whole family, inviting visitors to plunge into the emotions of football inspired by a selection of prestigious artefacts, trophies and memorabilia...More It's a Dog's Life: Photographs by William Wegman from the Polaroid Collection AUGUSTA, GA.- It’s a Dog’s Life: Photographs by William Wegman from the Polaroid Collection opens to the public on October 11, 2008, and remains on view through January 4, 2009, at the Morris Museum of Art. The Morris Museum is the only venue in the state to host Wegman’s Polaroid Collection exhibition, which includes twenty-nine photographs by one of the art world’s best-known ...More Auckland Art Gallery Presents In Shifting Light AUCKLAND.-Colin McCahon’s infamous Urewera Triptych will be on display – for the first time since it was demounted from the Aniwaniwa Visitor Centre late last year – as part of the gallery’s latest exhibition In Shifting Light. Auckland Art Gallery is caring for McCahon’s mural while the visitors centre in Te Urewera National Park undergoes renovation work. The mural was last displayed ...More Laumeier Presents Exhibition by Acclaimed Artist and Filmmaker John Waters ST. LOUIS, MO.- Laumeier Sculpture Park presents Artistically Incorrect: The Photographs and Sculpture of John Waters which opens October 11, 2008. Internationally-acclaimed director, filmmaker, entertainer and artist John Waters will bring his quirky insights to Laumeier for an exhibition that promises to be nothing short of spectacular. John Waters is most often recognized for his films. He has written, directed,...More Alan Aldridge: The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes Opens at Design Museum LONDON.- Alan Aldridge embodied the spirit of the 60s and 70s. His evocative, psychedelic images epitomised the feeling and art of an era. As The Beatles lead an unstoppable assault on the global charts, it was Aldridge’s designs and visual identity that defined The Beatles image and music in a changing world. Still busy creating today – he was responsible for the look of the House of Blues in...More Contemporary 23 - Market Opens at Malba - Fundación Costantini BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.- Malba – Fundación Costantini presents today Contemporary 23 - Market, a new edition of the contemporary program dedicated to current and regional art. This edition was planned by Cristina Schiavi, that takes us to the idea of a traditional fruits and vegetables market within the museum. Participating artists include Gabriel Baggio, Elba Bairon, Nushi...More Furniture That Becomes Art - Randy Shull: Crossing Boundaries BELLEVUE, WA.- Bellevue Arts Museum presents Crossing Boundaries, a mid-career survey of the innovative work of artist Randy Shull. On view from October 11, 2008 through January 11, 2009, this exhibition is comprised of approximately 30 pieces that obscure the traditional limits differentiating functional furniture and expressive sculpture....More Angela Strassheim Exhibits at Monterey Museum of Art MONTEREY, CA.- The Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) presents Angela Strassheim, an exhibition of one of the rising stars of contemporary art and photography. On view from October 11 through February 1, 2009, Angela Strassheim is the artist’s first solo museum exhibition, featuring thirty works that span her career. Strassheim’s carefully staged images explore scenes from the ...More The Brooks to Receive Major Donation through National Gift Program MEMPHIS, TNM.- The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art has been selected to receive a gift of fifty works of art from New York collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, with the help of the National Gallery of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The gifts are part of a national gifts program entitled The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty ...More The Museum of Modern Art to Host Film Benefit Honoring Baz Luhrmann NEW YORK.- The Museum of Modern Art's Film Benefit, a gala dinner to be held on November 10, will honor the award-winning work of Baz Luhrmann, director, producer, and screenwriter of such films as Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996), and Moulin Rouge! (2001). Hugh Jackman will serve as Honorary Chair of the event; co-chairs are Jay Fielden, editor of Men's Vogue; ...More Rensselaer Opens the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Art Center (EMPAC) TROY, N.Y. – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute just opened the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), an unprecedented experimental center dedicated to the integrated pursuit of the performing arts and sciences. The project was launched under President Shirley Ann Jackson's Rensselaer Plan, which also has included building one of the world's most powerful university-based...More