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Home   Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms Opens at The Hayward Gallery in London Bibbe Hansen, who appeared in the Andy Warhol films 'Prison' and 'Restaurant', observes part of the works of art made by the artist on view at the Hayward Gallery in London. Photo: EFE / Andy Rain. LONDON.- No artist living in the second half of the 20th century has made a deeper impression on popular culture than Andy Warhol (1928-1987). 40 years on from Warhol’s first major exhibition in Europe, and his infamous shooting by Valerie Solanas, The Hayward presents a major exhibition that brings a fresh perspective to his work Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms, 7 October ...More 1914! The Avant-garde and the Great War Opens at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid MADRID.- Fom October 7 the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza and Fundación Caja Madrid are presenting a new joint exhibition entitled 1914! The Avant-garde and the Great War. It comprises a new analysis of avant-garde art – Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Vorticism and early abstraction – through more than 200 works of art loaned from museums and private collections around the...More Dynamic Exhibition of Modern British Prints on View at Metropolitan Museum NEW YORK, NY.- Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914-1939, the first major exhibition in the United States to examine the impact of modern artistic movements – especially Italian Futurism – on British printmaking from the outbreak of World War I to the beginning of World War II, will be on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning September 23, 2008. Featuring the work of...More Christie's Fall Sale of 19th Century European and and Orientalist Art Offers Discoveries of the Exquisite NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s New York will offer an extraordinary selection of 19th Century European Art and Orientalist Art on October 22. The sale will present exquisite examples of the exotic allure of the Orient as well as the classic tradition of Europe, and will feature some of the most sought-after artists of the 19th Century such as William Adolphe Bougereau, Edwin Lord Weeks, Jean-...More Tampa Museum of Art Hires Todd D. Smith as Executive Director TAMPA, FL.- The Tampa Museum of Art’s (TMA) board of trustees announced today the appointment of Todd D. Smith as the museum’s permanent executive director. “On behalf of the entire board, I am very pleased with the selection of Todd Smith, whose experience and qualifications will serve our museum well. Todd brings a wealth of experience to the position,” says Raymond ...More Dali Foundation Presents Metamorphosis of Narcissus on Loan From Tate Gallery FIGUERES.- The Dalí Foundation presented today the temporary loan of the oil painting Metamorphosis of Narcissus, from the Tate Modern collection, that will be seen in the "Dalí d'Or" Room, at the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres for three months....More All Aboard Eastman House for TRAINS! Photography Exhibitions ROCHESTER, NY.- George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film presents a series of three photography exhibitions titled “TRAINS!” Oct. 11 to Jan. 25, 2009. Headlining the exhibitons, which spans three centuries of train photography, will be the best work of master O. Winston Link, complemented by train images from the Eastman House collections and a ...More Chain of Office Given to One of Henry VIII's Closest Advisors to be Offered at Christie's in November LONDON.- Christie’s announce that they will offer The Coleridge Collar, one of the most important surviving relics of the Tudor age, at the auction of Important European Furniture, Sculpture and Tapestries on 6 November 2008 in London. The only known, complete surviving collar of office from the time of Henry VIII, it is thought to have been gifted personally by the King to Sir Edward ...More Sotheby's Sale of Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Brings US$9,165,947 HONG KONG.- Following the tremendous success of the spring sale, today Sotheby’s sale of Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, held on its third day of sales in its autumn 2008 series at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, brought HK$71,625,748 (US$9,165,947), far exceeding its high estimate (est. HK$35.1-48.5 million / US$4.5-6.2 million). The sale, which ...More Magnificent Medals from Brandenburg-Prussia on View at Kunsthistorisches Museum VIENNA.- From the rich holdings of the Numismatic Collection on Berlin’s famed Museum Island over 200 of the most beautiful and historically important medals commissioned by rulers from the House of Hohenzollern – Electors of Brandenburg and after 1701 Kings of Prussia – have been selected....More Sotheby's Announces Plans to Open an Office in Qatar DOHA, QATAR.- Sotheby's, the international art auction house, today announced plans to open an office in Doha in 2008, and to hold its first major international series of auctions in Doha in early 2009. At a press conference in Doha announcing Sotheby's future activities in Qatar, Bill...More Willard Wigan MBE Exhibition is Extended at Hard Days Night Hotel Gallery LIVERPOOL.-The Hard Days Night Hotel Gallery, in association with Turner Fine Arts, is proud to announce that the first public exhibition of the work from celebrated micro-sculpturist, Willard Wigan MBE has been extended until 31st October. This is due to exceptional demand from visitors keen to see the work during Wigan ’s first public exhibition for five years....More Journals of the Days: Jacobshagen Notebooks Tour Nebraska's Arboreta LINCOLN.- Keith Jacobshagen, a professor of painting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, explores the Midwest landscape in the exhibit, Journals of the Days: Jacobshagen Notebooks Tour Nebraska's Arboreta. His journals feature combinations of small sketches and journal entries about the landscape and his artistic process....More New Woodrow Wilson Presidential Memorial Exhibit Open to the Public WASHINGTON.- On October 7, 2008, to celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will unveil a new permanent exhibit depicting the life and legacy of Woodrow Wilson, America's 28th president. Memorabilia, historical information, and a series of short films are among the exhibit's main features, which together serve as a wonderful tribute to, and ...More BRC Imagination Arts' Bob Rogers to Receive The Order of Lincoln, Illinois' Highest Honor BURBANK, CA.- Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced that Bob Rogers, founder and chief creative officer of BRC Imagination Arts, one of the world's leading creators of educational experiences that engage, teach, and inspire, is among the 30 people from around the world who will receive a special Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial edition of The Order of Lincoln from the Lincoln ...More