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| Museum für Fotografie in Berlin Opens Exhibition by Fashion Photographer Helmut Newton |
Helmut Newton, Nova, 1971 © Helmut Newton Estate.
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BERLIN.- After the great success of the exhibition "A gun for hire" at the Helmut Newton Foundation in 2005 with Newton's fashion photos from the last 20 years the current show "Helmut Newton: Fired" focuses on his editorial work for fashion magazines of the 1960s and 1970s like Elle, Queen, Nova or Marie Claire....More
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| Palazzo dei Diamanti Celebrates Love Affair Between Turner and Italy |
FERRARA, ITALY.- This major exhibition at Palazzo dei Diamanti celebrates the love affair between the artist J. M.W. Turner (1775-1851) and Italy. Turner and Italy sets out to explore this complex and enduring relationship, and show how Turner became enchanted by the country’s climate, landscapes and ...More
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| Sonia Delaunay's World of Art Opens at Kunsthalle Bielefeld |
BIELEFELD.- With the works of Sonia Delaunay (1885 – 1979) the Kunsthalle Bielefeld presents an unrivaled, all-round artist. Active in a number of fields such as painting, fabric design, typography, drawing, and fashion, her oeuvre is evidence of what was probably the most comprehensive will to create known to ...More
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| In the Company of Artists: Photographs from the DIA's Collection |
DETROIT, MI.- In the Company of Artists is a survey of more than 90 portraits and candid photographs of visual, literary, and performing artists by more than 30 photographers who have had access to the interesting places and people in the world of art. Photographers such as André Kertész, Man Ray, Yousuf Karsh, Arnold Newman and Robert Mapplethorpe took portraits of artists, their...More
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| Architectonic Views in the Collection of the IVAM on View in Alicante |
ALICANTE.- As a result of the collaboration agreement between the IVAM and the Diputación de Alicante, the exhibition Miradas arquitectónicas en la colección del IVAM (Architectonic Views in the Collection of the IVAM) offers an overview of the different and complex ways in which architecture has been represented as an ...More
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| Danish Architect Joern Utzon, Who Designed Sidney Opera House, Dies |
COPENHAGEN.- Danish architect, Joern Utzon, who conceived the Sydney Opera House, has died aged 90, the director of the Utzon art and architecture centre in Denmark said Saturday to AFP....More
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| Rediscovered Masterpiece by Tiepolo Goes on Public View at Christie's |
LONDON.- Christie’s announce that they will offer a lost work by the great Italian master Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770) at the evening auction of Important Old Master and British Pictures on 2 December 2008 in London. One of the most exciting and extraordinary discoveries of recent years, it was found in ...More
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| The Kunsthaus Zürich Shows Films by Artist Runa Islam |
ZURICH.- From 28 November 2008 to 8 February 2009, the Kunsthaus Zürich presents ‘Runa Islam. Restless Subject’, Switzerland’s first solo exhibition of the work of Runa Islam. Born in 1970 in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and now living in London, Islam subjects filmic illusions to critical scrutiny while ...More
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| Saul Steinberg: Illuminations Opened at Dulwich Picture Gallery |
LONDON.- From The New Yorker to cartography, from greeting cards to gallery art, the comic genius of modernism unmasks the 20th century.
Saul Steinberg (1914 - 1999), an American artist whose magic lit up the pages and covers of The New Yorker for six decades, is the subject of ...More
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| Cleveland Museum of Art Debuts International Films During December |
CLEVELAND, OH.- — Bring the year to a close draped in Artistic Luxury at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s December film series. This month’s series features movies never shown before in Cleveland as well as films depicting the turn-of-the-century opulence showcased in the museum’s current special ...More
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| Twombly and Boetti Set Brilliant Results in Milan Contemporary Art Sale |
MILAN.- This two-day sale raised a result of 70,6 % sold with excellent prices set for good quality works with updated estimates.
Stefano Moreni, responsible of the sale, comments: “Along with this November ...More
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| Japan Media Arts Festival in Singapore 2008 |
SINGAPORE.- Singapore Art Museum (SAM), Agency for Cultural Affairs and CG-Arts are present Japan Media Arts Festival in Singapore 2008, a showcase of award-winning new media art, animation, manga and entertainment with a strong focus on Japanese culture. Since its inauguration in Tokyo in 1997, this ...More
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| The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Publishes Seventh Edition of its Handbook |
KANSAS CITY, MO.- A beautifully illustrated handbook with color images of 1,255 key works from The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art collection is now available through the Museum Store in soft-cover. The arrival Dec. 11 of the hardcover edition of A Handbook of the Collection will coincide with the Museum’s 75th ...More
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| New Orleans Museum of Art Presents Photography and Depression |
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- From now through March 1, 2009, the New Orleans Museum of Art presents Photography and Depression, an examination of depression in all its forms, including mental and financial, through 82 works from the Museum’s permanent collection....More
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| Sotheby's To Sell a Rare First-Hand Survivors Account of the Sinking of the Titanic |
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announce that it will offer as part of its sale of English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations on Wednesday, 17 December, 2008, a rare first-hand account by a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic, estimated at £15,000-20,000. Archie Jewell, who wrote of his...More
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| Portraiture Now: Feature Photography Opens at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery |
WASHINGTON, DC.- Photographers Katy Grannan, Jocelyn Lee, Ryan McGinley, Steve Pyke, Martin Schoeller and Alec Soth are featured in the National Portrait Gallery’s fourth installation of “Portraiture Now.” This series presents some of the most creative 21st-century portrait artists. The current installation, titled “Feature ...More
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| Frye Chief Curator Awarded Leadership Fellowship |
SEATTLE.- Robin Held, Frye Art Museum chief curator and director of exhibitions and collections, has been named one of ten outstanding curators from art museums across the United States selected as a 2009 fellow of the Center for Curatorial Leadership (CCL). ...More
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| ICC at the Royal Ontario Museum Presents Housepaint, Phase 2: Shelter |
TORONTO.- On Saturday, December 13, 2008, the Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the Royal Ontario Museum presents Housepaint, Phase 2: Shelter, the first exhibition on the subject of street art in a major Canadian museum. Ten colourful canvas houses exuberantly painted by ten of Canada's ...More
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| UMUC Hosts Ground-Breaking Ceremony for the Leroy Merritt Center |
ADELPHI, MD.- UMUC will host a ground-breaking ceremony for the Leroy Merritt Center for the Art of Joseph Sheppard on December 2, from 2–4 p.m., at UMUC's Inn and Conference Center in Adelphi, Maryland. UMUC President Susan C. Aldridge, internationally renowned artist Joseph Sheppard, and Mike Batza and...More
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| Tom Loughman to Serve as Assistant Deputy Director at the Clark |
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- Thomas J. Loughman has been named assistant deputy director at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Loughman will be working with the Clark leadership on a variety of initiatives as the Clark continues to grow as one of the country's outstanding art museums and a global leader among centers for ...More
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