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| In the Chinese City. Perspectives on the Transmutations of an Empire Opens at CCCB |
One of the artworks that forms part of the exhibition made up of archaeological objects, works of art and archive images on view starting today at CCCB in Barcelona. Photo: EFE / Xavier Bertral.
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BARCELONA.- For a decade now, China has been immersed in major processes of construction and destruction that have greatly modified its landscape. The exhibition will situate these changes in the country's historical and cultural continuum. It aims to present the reality of the city past and present in four of its dimensions: town planning, architecture, landscape and infrastructure. It will also be an opportunity to compare these realities with the Chinese and Western ...More
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| Rare Indian Textiles Showcase Exotic Designs in Exhibition at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
BOSTON.- The textile trade between Great Britain and India flourished in the 17th century, and the influence of India and Southeast Asia upon British interior design could be found in a wide range of household objects, from soft goods such as bed hangings and wall coverings, to ceramics, toilette services, and decorative screens. While few examples of these textiles imported from India to ...More
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| Columbia Museum of Art Exhibition Reveals the Culture of the Ancient Chinese |
COLUMBIA, SC.- The Columbia Museum of Art will show, for the first time, a major gift to the museum of Chinese art in the exhibition, Eye to the East: The Turner Collection of Chinese Art. The exhibition opens on December 19, 2008 and will be on view through May 10, 2009. The donation to the Columbia Museum of Art of this collection is significant in that it now gives breadth and context to a ...More
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| Painting That Survived German Bombing and was Then Lost Surfaces At Bonhams Greek Sale |
LONDON.- `The Painter’s Family’, (1920-21) a masterpiece by Dimitrios Galanis, will be sold at Bonhams next sale of Greek Art in New Bond Street on 10th November for an estimated £200,000 to £300,000.
Although it has not been seen for in public for 80 years its provenance includes ...More
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| 1950s North European Avant-Garde to be Auctioned at Sotheby's |
AMSTERDAM.- On December 3, 2008, Sotheby’s Amsterdam will devote a special section of its Modern and Contemporary Art sale to CoBrA and the North European Avant Garde from the 1950s.
The young group of Northern European post-war artists that called themselves ...More
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| Just Add Water: Photographs by Burk Uzzle in Book Published by Five Ties Publishing |
BROOKLYN, NY.- Just Add Water is the first book of largeformat color photographs by American master Burk Uzzle. A self-described "hard puppy to keep under the porch," Uzzle created the images in Just Add Water by traveling across the United States with his 8 x 10 camera, capturing the vivid, celebratory,
sometimes eccentric personality of the American landscape in the unique style that...More
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| First Major Exhibition in Italy for Tino Sehgal at Fondazione Nicola Trussardi |
MILAN.- Fondazione Nicola Trussardi presents the first major exhibition in Italy of Tino Sehgal in the historical rooms of Villa Reale (Royal Villa), one of the most spectacular buildings in the heart of Milan.
With its salons decorated with neo-classical frescos and Imperial style furniture,...More
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| Museo Reina Sofia Exhibits A. C. The GATEPAC magazine (1931-1937) |
MADRID.- GATEPAC – Grupo de Artistas y Técnicos Españoles para el Progreso de la Arquitectura Contemporánea (Group of Spanish Architects and Technicians for the Progress of Contemporary Architecture) – was founded in Zaragoza in 1930. In the context of Spain’s Second Republic, this organisation used the pages of its magazine A.C. (Actividad Contemporánea) to spread the ...More
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| Radio Play in Space Exhibition by Paul Plamper at Museum Ludwig |
COLOGNE.- The Berlin-based director and radio play author Paul Plamper (1972) has developed a radio play in space for Museum Ludwig and WDR radio. He will present an 'audio bar' in a gallery with empty tables and chairs – with the ambient sounds of a packed restaurant issuing from the speakers. The visitors can find their own way through the tables, take a seat and listen to the ...More
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| Dr. Sara Cochran, New Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Phoenix Art Museum |
PHOENIX.- Phoenix Art Museum is pleased to announce Dr. Sara Cochran will join the Museum as Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art beginning September 15, 2008. Cochran brings 10 years of experience and invaluable insight to the position after serving most recently as Assistant Curator of Modern Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where she oversaw ...More
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| Jeff Sonhouse Solo Exhibition at The Tilton Gallery |
NEW YORK, NY.- Jeff Sonhouse's new solo exhibition, Pawnography, will be on display at The Tilton Gallery (8 East 76th Street), November 6 - December 23, 2008. Sonhouse will present new mixed media paintings and works on paper that explore the black male subject as an evolving social and political construct in contemporary American culture. The opening reception will take place Saturday,...More
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| Francoise Sullivan the Second Recipient of Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO |
TORONTO.- On November 27 the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation acknowledge Françoise Sullivan's contribution to visual arts in Canada . As a recipient of the 2008 Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO, Sullivan will receive a $25,000 award and her work will be featured in a temporary exhibition at the AGO in 2009....More
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| Dust: An Inquiry into One of Lifes Smallest Realities Premieres at Film Forum in December |
NEW YORK, NY.- Film Forum is pleased to present the US theatrical premiere of Hartmut Bitomsky’s DUST, beginning Wednesday, December 3. It doesn’t get more basic than dust. And only a filmmaker of Bitomsky’s stature could successfully tackle a subject so seemingly uncinematic by bringing to it a rigorous intelligence and a masterful visual imagination. DUST scours industrial ...More
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| Donald Rodney In Retrospect at Institute of International Visual Arts |
LONDON.- Iniva's forthcoming exhibition of Donald Rodney's work will present an important opportunity to reconsider his output against a 21st century backdrop. A leading artist of his generation, Rodney was profoundly influenced by the work of artists including Eddie Chambers, Keith Piper, Sonia Boyce and others who were re-examining social and historical narratives from a black perspective. ...More
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| Kansas City Office Building Reveals Art Exhibit |
KANSAS CITY, MO.- As a part of its continuing efforts to help revitalize and beautify downtown Kansas City, on Oct. 18, City Center Square (www.citycentersquare.com) unveiled an installation art exhibit in one of its 12th Street display windows by local artist Kati Toivanen....More
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| Regime Change Starts at Home on View at Irvine Contemporary |
WASHINGTON, DC.- Irvine Contemporary opened the exhibition Regime Change Starts at Home with new works by Shepard Fairey, Al Farrow, and Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky), through December 6.
Shepard Fairey, internationally known for his iconic street art and graphics, ...More
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| Aurora 2008: The Infinite Measure to Open in Norwich on November 12 |
NORWICH.- AURORA is a uniquely multidisciplinary, artist-orientated and resolutely ambitious festival based in Norwich which focuses on the manipulated moving image via film programmes, discussion events, installation work and live performance....More
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| Ground Broken for New Pfeiffer Wing at Ursinus' Berman Museum |
COLLEGEVILLE, PA.- Ground was broken Oct. 30 for an architecturally significant addition to the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art on the Ursinus College campus.
The new Henry and June Pfeiffer Wing will be named for longtime Trustee and art...More
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