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Masterpieces of the Russian Avant-garde Open at the Caixa Girona Fontana d'Or in Spain
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A selection of more than fifty of the most representative works of art from the Russian Avant-garde by artists such as Kandinsky and Malevich, conform the exhibition "Origins of the Russian Avant-garde" can now be seen at Centro Cultural de Caixa Girona. Photo: EFE / R.T./Robin Townsend.

GIRONA.- A selection of more than fifty of the most representative works of art from the Russian Avant-garde, by artists such as Kandinsky and Malevich are part of the exhibition “Origins of the Russian Avant-garde”, which has never before been presented in Spain is on view now and through January 18 at Caixa Girona Fontana d'Or Cultural Center....More

Mutations II / Moving Stills Exhibition at Maison Europeenne de la Photographie
PARIS.- Moving Stills is part of the European Month of Photography, which brings together festivals in Paris, Berlin, Bratislava, Luxembourg, Rome and Vienna. It is the second edition of Mutations, an event focusing on technological and artist change in photography, and offers a selection of videos made by European artists. A growing number of photographers are using video, and this is ...More

ZKM Museum of Contemporary Art Karlsruhe Opens Medium Religion Exhibition
KARLSRUHE.- ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe Germany will be showing a new theme-based group exhibition: “Medium Religion”. Based on the much discussed “return of religions” the thematic show provides a comprehensive view into the medial reproduction and meaning of religion, especially in the geopolitical hot spots of the Middle East, Asia, Russia, the United States, and South...More

Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Creche on Display for Holiday Season at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- The Christmas tree and Neapolitan Baroque crèche at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a long-established yuletide tradition in New York, will be on view for the holiday season from November 25, 2008 through January 6, 2009. The brightly lit, 20-foot blue spruce – with a collection of 18th-century Neapolitan angels and cherubs among its boughs and groups of realistic crèche ...More

Minneapolis Institute of Arts Announces Changing Art of the Asmat of New Guinea Exhibition
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- An exhibition of rare material from the American Museum of Asmat Art at the University of St. Thomas, opens at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) February 14, 2009. Only recently available to broader audiences, Asmat art has made an international splash with its vivid colors and bold forms. The exhibition “Time and Tide: The Changing Art of the Asmat of New...More

ART LA 2009 Reveals Exhibitior and Special Programming Highlights
LOS ANGELES, CA.- From Friday, January 23 through Sunday, January 25, 2009 the historic Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica airport will be home to ART LA 2009. The fair presents a select roster of 60 top international and Los Angeles-based galleries and will kick off on Thursday, January 22 with an opening night reception benefiting MOCA. The exhibiting galleries at ART LA 2009 are an ...More

Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art Presents USA Today Exhibition
CHICAGO.- USA Today is an exhibition of works from the MCA’s collection, made primarily in the 1980s and 90s that reveals the continuing resonance and complexity of topics spanning freedom of expression, militarism, the pursuit of social justice, the dynamics of race, and the human and economic consequences of globalization as defining elements in our society today. The ...More

Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Malaga Opens Miquel Barceló: The African Work
MALAGA.- CAC Málaga presents 84 works from Miquel Barceló’s African period. Málaga is the only Spanish city to host this exhibition, organised by the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) and curated by the museum’s director, Enrique Juncosa. Scarcely a week before the artist unveils the dome at United Nations headquarters in Geneva, the exhibition Miquel Barceló: The African Work,...More

Christian Dior and Chinese Artists Exhibition at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
BEIJING.- Dior, in partnership with Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, brought glamours and celebrities from across the world to the red carpet gala dinner held on 15th November, 2008 to mark the opening of the “Christian Dior and Chinese Artists” exhibition....More

agnes b. Collection of Photography on View at C/O Berlin
BERLIN.- C/O Berlin, International Forum for Visual Dialogues, presents through December 7, 2008 photographs from the private collection agnès b from France. The exhibition is on view at the Postfuhramt on the corner of Oranienburger Straße and Tucholskystraße....More

November Late at Tate: Free Late Night Biennial Entry for All
LONDON.- On the last Thursday of every month Tate Liverpool opens its doors until 21.00 for an evening of music, food, drink and the very best modern and contemporary art. November’s Late at Tate on Thursday 27 November will be the last of the year, acting as Tate Liverpool’s unofficial closing ceremony for the Liverpool Biennial. For those who have missed it so far, or wish to catch their ...More

December UBS 12 X 12 Presents Tan Wee Lit
CHICAGO.- Motivated by the disappearance of people considered missing, including his own grandfather in Singapore during the Japanese Occupation in 1941, artist Tan Wee Lit creates sculpted figures as a tribute to them. Gathering names and information from both the Missing and Wanted lists from public records found at the City of Chicago, the Chicago Police Department, ...More

The J. Paul Getty Museum Observes Day Without Art
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Monday, December 1st will mark the J. Paul Getty Museum's nineteenth annual observance of Day Without Art, a day when the international arts community pauses to remember and respond to the AIDS crisis and its impact on cultural life. ...More

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex to Open in New York City
NEW YORK, NY.- This November, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ANNEX NYC will open its doors for the first time. The highly anticipated ANNEX will take visitors beyond the typical museum experience in a dynamic and immersive journey that recalls some of the most defining moments in rock and roll history. When the ANNEX opens on November 24th, visitors will journey through multiple...More

John Baldessari: 'Raised Eyebrows/ Furrowed Foreheads', 2008
NEW YORK, NY.-In the current exhibition three-dimensionality and the relationship with space and color play ever-important roles. 'Raised Eyebrows/ Furrowed Foreheads' continues the artist's exploration of human identity through the fragmentation of parts of the body. As in prior series 'Noses & Ears, Etc,' or Arms and Legs (Specif. Elbows and Knees), Etc', paintings that the artist did in the ...More

The National Gallery's Old Masters Inspire New Music from Young Composers
LONDON.- Composing Through Art is an innovative collaboration between the National Gallery and the London Chamber Orchestra, in which students from across the UK studying music, composition and sound design will have the opportunity to discuss affinities between music and painting in relation to the National Gallery's collection. ...More

Extraordinary Art Auctions in Italy for Design, Modern and Contemporary Art
MILAN.- At Pandolfini's Auction House, in Florence and Milan, two of the most important art auctions in Italy will take place. Two catalogues will be published for these auctions in Italy.

The first, devoted to Design, contains about 165 lots made between the 40s and ...More

George Wyllie Sculpture Unveiled to Aberdeen Students
ABERDEEN.- A new sculpture entitled Northern Light by George Wyllie, one of Scotland's greatest artists, was unveiled November 18 at UNITE's New Carnegie Court property in Aberdeen by the 86 year old artist himself.

Student accommodation provider, UNITE commissioned the work when their ...More

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