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| Jacob Backer (1608/9-1651). Rembrandt's Opposite Opens at The Rembrandt House |
Granida and Daifilo, ca. 1637, Oil on canvas, © The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, 2008.
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AMSTERDAM.- Museum Het Rembrandthuis presents Jacob Backer (1608/9-1651). Rembrandt’s Opposite, on view through February 22, 2009. The Amsterdam artist Jacob Adriaensz. Backer (1608/9-1651) was one of the most successful painters of the Golden Age. Four hundred years after his birth he is now being honoured with a major retrospective of his finest works. The exhibition makes clear why this virtuoso painter was so highly regarded by his contemporaries: his vivid use of colour and accurate touch gave his paintings an unprecedented allure. In Rembrandt’s Shadow - Jacob Backer was a contemporary of Rembrandt and one of Amsterdam’s most eminent artists in the 1640s. He was renowned among his contemporaries because of his exquisite portraits and his brilliant painting technique. Yet Backer is as unknown now as he was famous in his own time. Since the nineteenth century attention has been primarily focused on Rembra...More
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| Frost Art Museum Opens With Six New Exhibitions and Celebrations |
MIAMI, FLO.- The new Frost Art Museum at Florida International University opens Saturday, Nov. 29, when Miami will have a chance to view this spectacular architectural backdrop, and its main...More
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| The Islanders: An Introduction: Charles Avery Opens at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art |
EDINBURGH.- An exhibition by one of the most creative and thought-provoking Scottish artists of the last decade invites you on an expedition to an imaginary island. The Islanders: An Introduction is the latest installment in an epic four year project to describe life on an island created by the artist Charles Avery. Using texts, drawings, installations and sculpture Avery has detailed the ...More
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| Henri Matisse's Painting "The Pink Wall" Returned To Rightful Owners |
PARIS.- French authorities returned a painting by French master Henri Matisse titled "The Pink Wall" to its rightful owners. The work was seized by the Nazis in 1941 after its Jewish owner fled anti-Semitic persecutions in Germany. This work was one of many thousands of works stolen from Jewish families during the Second World War that later ended up in the custody of French authorities....More
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| Landscape Paintings of Horace Trenerry Opens at Art Gallery of New South Wales |
SYDNEY.- The Art Gallery of New South Wales presents Landscape Paintings of Horace Trenerry, on view through March 15, 2009. This is an exhibition of nineteen works by Australian landscape artist, Horace Trenerry whose work has been compared to that of van Gogh and Monet. Horace Trenerry remained a relatively unknown artist outside his home state...More
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| Mysteries of Ancient Ukraine: the Remarkable Trypilian Culture 5400-2700 BC Opens at ROM |
TORONTO.- Today, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Mysteries of Ancient Ukraine: the Remarkable Trypilian Culture (5400 – 2700 BC), the world’s first large scale exhibition uncovering the secrets of this ancient society which existed in present day Ukraine 7,000 – 5,000 years ago....More
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| Rare Sargent to be Offered with American Paintings at Bonhams in New York |
NEW YORK.- An exceptional selection of no fewer than five paintings by American Impressionist Richard Edward Miller and an early study for a John Singer Sargent masterpiece have collectors eagerly awaiting Bonhams New York’s December 3rd American Paintings sale. Sargent’s study Head of a Spanish Musician is perhaps the most talked...More
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| "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition" Makes Its East Coast Debut at The Franklin |
PHILADELPHIA.- “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition” opened today, during one of the biggest family weekends of the year, at The Franklin in Philadelphia. Based on the blockbuster film series and C.S. Lewis’ beloved fictional books, the 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art entertainment and educational exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to tour scenes from the famed literary fantasy...More
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| Earthenware in Stijl - The history of Potterie Kennemerland (1920-1942) |
THE HAGUE.- The Gemeentemuseum has a unique collection of Dutch ceramics, including some fine examples of earthenware from Potterie Kennemerland, one of the few manufacturers in the interwar period to focus exclusively on the production of decorative earthenware with the characteristic motifs of the De Stijl movement. The exhibition looks at...More
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| Chile: Land of the Border - Alexander Sutulov Digital Paintings |
VALDIVIA, CHILE.- After twelve years of not exhibiting in his country, Chilean artist Alexander Sutulov presents during the months of December and January his unprecedented graphic work at the Philippi Museum in Valdivia, Chile. Taking into account the exhibitor's international repertoire present in more than 15 countries, draws attention his particular interest to exhibit in a museum primarily ...More
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| Presentation Highlights Work by International Artists at the Close of the 20th Century |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art continues its commitment to presenting stimulating contemporary art with Notations: The Closing Decade (on view through November 2009) a presentation that includes the work of 13 artists from around the world made in the closing years of the 20th century. Taking the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 as a starting point, and leading up to the traumatic ...More
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| Artist Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz Tackles The Melodrama of Latina Stereotypes |
BRONX, NY.- In playing the multiple roles of Puerto Rican, American, wife, daughter, and artist in her daily life, it is no wonder Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz undergoes a familiar undertaking, donning the personalities of every character in her new video performance piece Los Machos de Mi Vida; now on view at the Bronx Museum Project Space through December 20, 2008. Set in the guise of a typical telenovela, Los ...More
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| Treasure Hunt - Danish Silversmiths and Guests at The Danish Museum of Art |
COPENHAGEN.- The Danish Museum of Art & Design presents 'Treasure hunt' - Danish Silversmiths and Guests, on view through February 1, 2009. The exhibition group Danish Silversmiths invites you to a treasure hunt in the museum's collection. The 23 silversmiths participating in the exhibition have been hunting through the museum's treasures and each has selected one of the already...More
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| American Artist and Distinguished Printmaker Terry Winters Selects Jack Warren to Receive The 2008 AXA Artist Award |
NEW YORK.- AXA Art, the world’s only art insurance specialist, announced that Painter Terry Winters is the presenter of the 2008 AXA Artist Award and he has selected Jack Warren as the recipient. Warren will receive the award on December 3rd during a small ceremony at The International Collectors Dinner, co-hosted by AXA Art US CEO Christiane Fischer and Martin Z. Margulies ...More
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| Leading Contemporary Galleries To Go To Art Dubai for the Third Edition |
DUBAI.- Taking place from March 19-21 2009, over 65 carefully selected galleries will gather in the beach resort of Madinat Jumeirah for the third edition of Art Dubai. Emphasis will be placed on galleries representing artists from the Middle East, South and Central Asia and the Far East, showing along side established artists from the West. Selected from over 300 applications, the participating ...More
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| The Successful Closing of the 7th Shanghai Biennale |
SHANGHAI The 7th Shanghai Biennale opened at the Shanghai Art Museum on September 8 through November 16. The biennale realizes its expected academic and social goals, receiving high acclaim from both the domestic and foreign art community. The biennale has a profound influence on the world contemporary art arena. It also contributes greatly to the building of the image of Shanghai as a cosmopolitan with vitality, creativity and the openness. The success of this year's ...More
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| Cheekwood Celebrates A Storybook Christmas With 2008 Season of Celebration |
NASHVILLE, TN.- A children’s wonderland of decorations, storytelling, cookie decorating, and musical performances will all be part of Season of Celebration as Cheekwood celebrates A Storybook Christmas. The five week celebration opens Friday, November 28 and continues through Sunday, January 4. Cheekwood is known around the region for its popular holiday ...More
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