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| King Juan Carlos of Spain Says Barcelo's Dome for the U.N. is "Doubtless Creative Beauty" |
Delegates pay attention to the speech that Swiss President, Pascal Couchepin, gave during the inauguration of the 'Hall XX' at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The dome was painted by Miquel Barcelo. Photo: EFE / Salvatore Di Nolfi.
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GENEVA.- The United Nations unveiled a ceiling painting featuring hundreds of hanging icicles that cost $23 million. The new hall was inaugurated in the presence of Spanish King Juan Carlos, Queen Sophie, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Swiss Federal President Pascal Couchepin, along with the artist.
Spanish abstract artist Miquel Barcelo used more than 100 tons of paint on the 16,000-square-foot elliptical dome....More
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| Sotheby's New York Evening Sale of Latin American Art Totals $16,797,875 |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Evening Sale of Latin American Art at Sotheby’s tonight brought $16,797,875. The highlight of the sale was Rufino Tamayo’s impressive mural, entitled America, which sold to applause to a Private Collector on the phone for $6,802,500. Artist records at auction were set for Remedios Varo, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Cildo Meireles, Thomas Jacques Somerscales, and Dr. Atl ...More
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| Pipilotti Rist Creates a Site-Specific Monumental Video, Sound, and Sculptural Installation for MoMA |
NEW YORK, NY.- Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist (b. 1962), best known for her lush multimedia installations that playfully and provocatively merge fantasy and reality, will create a site-specific monumental video, sound, and sculptural installation that will immerse MoMA's atrium in moving images for the first time. Multiple high definition projections comprise a panorama measuring 25 feet high ...More
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| Bonhams to Auction Anish Kapoor's Mountain at its Contemporary Arab Art Sale in Dubai |
LONDON.- 'Mountain' by Turner Prize winning Anish Kapoor is to be sold at Bonhams next sale of modern contemporary Arab, Iranian, Indian and Pakistani art in Dubai on 24 November.
Constructed from 120 water-jet cut 2 cm thick aluminium layers mounted on an ...More
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| IMA Announces Intention to Acquire Miller House and Garden |
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- Maxwell L. Anderson, The Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, announced today that the IMA is moving forward with the acquisition of the landmark Miller House and Garden in Columbus, Indiana. One of the country’s most highly-regarded examples of mid-century Modernist residences, the Miller House was designed by...More
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| Exhibition Showcases Art from the Renaissance to WWII |
STANFORD, CA.- Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University presents “Dürer to Picasso,” through February 15, 2009, the first in a yearlong series of exhibitions spotlighting the museum's collection. With 100 works from the Renaissance to WWII, “Dürer to Picasso” represents the top tier of art acquired through gift, purchase, and bequest since the museum's reopening in 1999, after a ...More
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| Kimbell Art Museum Unveils Renzo Piano's Designs for a Major New Building Project |
FORT WORTH, TX.- Today the Kimbell Art Museum unveiled preliminary designs for a major addition to its existing building, a 1972 landmark of modern architecture designed by Louis I. Kahn. Renzo Piano, the architect of the new building, joined Museum officials in one of Kahn’s vaulted galleries for the announcement....More
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| Bauhaus Archiv Opens Amerika 1928: Photos of a Study Trip by Walter Gropius |
BERLIN.- "Gropius praises efficiency here" runs the headline in the New York Times on May 27, 1928. The article relates that the architect Walter Gropius had been in America for several weeks to study the more efficient and timesaving methods of mass production. In the spring of 1928, Walter Gropius had resigned his post as director of the Bauhaus Dessau and, together with his wife Ise, ...More
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| Cologne Fine Art & Antiques Art Fair Hosts Top Galleries and Dealers |
COLOGNE.- Cologne Fine Art & Antiques will be hosting a large number of top-flight gallerists and dealers specializing in classical modern art, post-war art, antiques and applied art. One section of the Fair features antiquarian books and prints. The Fair runs from 19 to 23 November 2008. ...More
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| Old Master Paintings Auction at Sotheby's this December |
LONDON.- Sotheby’s second major sale of Old Master Paintings in London this year will be staged on the evening of Wednesday, December 3, 2008 and will follow in the wake of the company’s impressive series of Old Master sales in London in the summer. The December sale will be led by the prominent names of Frans van Mieris the Elder (1635-1681), Pieter Brueghel the ...More
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| Fales Named Executive Director for Boise Art Museum |
BOISE, ID.- “Melanie Fales, Interim Executive Director and Curator of Education for the Boise Art Museum (BAM), has been promoted to Executive Director,” Amy McDevitt, president of the Museum’s Board of Trustees, announced today. ...More
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| An Important View of Philadelphia Leads December Auction of Fine Books and Manuscripts at Christie's New York |
NEW YORK, NY.- On December 5, Christie's is pleased to offer the sale of Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana, featuring over 290 notable works from the 16th through the 20th centuries. The sale is led by a spectacular panoramic print of the city of Philadelphia, an important notebook of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a writing desk of Charles Dickens, original artwork ...More
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| Hanover in the 1920s: A New Presentation of Works in the Sprengel Museum Collection |
HANOVER.- The art world in Hanover was incredibly diverse, forward-thinking and international in the 1920s. Pioneers of abstraction, such as Kurt Schwitters and El Lissitzky were as active as representatives of the “Neue Sachlichkeit” movement, grouped around Fritz Burger-Mühlfeld. In 1927, a group of local artists founded the ›die abstrakten hannover‹ and ›ring neuer ...More
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| Design Preis Schweiz (Swiss Design Award) Premieres on the West Coast |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Building on Switzerland's excellent reputation in the field of design, swissnex San Francisco hosts the Design Preis Schweiz (Swiss Design Award) exhibit on its premiere stop in North America from November 20 to December 19, 2008. Featuring groundbreaking works by talented Swiss designers, the exhibit showcases select pieces from the prestigious biannual awards. An ...More
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| Over 10 Million Images from the LIFE Photo Archive to be Made Available on Google |
NEW YORK, NY.- Access to LIFE's Photo Archive -- over 10 million images in total -- will soon be available on a new hosted image service from Google, Time Inc. has announced. Ninety-seven percent of the photographs have never been seen by the public. The collection contains some of the most iconic images of the 20th century, including works from great photojournalists Alfred ...More
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| Modern and Contemporary Art to be Auctioned at Sotheby's in Amsterdam |
AMSTERDAM.- On Wednesday 3 December 2008 at 2pm, Sotheby’s Amsterdam will offer Modern & Contemporary Art, featuring highlights by international artists from the 20th century.
The German Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff is represented with Weg in ...More
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| Design 21: Social Design Network Launches "Languages Matter!" A Design Competition |
NEW YORK, NY.- About every two weeks another language dies, taking with it an unwritten account of history and culture. In an effort to save languages from extinction, DESIGN 21: Social Design Network—an online platform founded by Felissimo and UNESCO to inspire and promote design for the greater good—is proud to announce its latest call to action for designers. Developed by DESIGN 21 ...More
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| Minneapolis Institute of Arts Receives $750,000 Wallace Foundation Grant |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) today announced that it has received a Wallace Foundation Grant of $750,000 as part of The Wallace Excellence Awards. The Wallace Foundation works with exemplary arts organizations in selected cities throughout the country. As one of the eight organizations to receive this award in Minneapolis/St. Paul, the MIA is being ...More
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| Academy of Art University Raises Significant Funds with Fine Art Auction |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- On Saturday, November 8, 2008, more than 200 art collectors, dealers, and enthusiasts gathered at the Academy of Art University for its highly anticipated 13th Annual Faculty & Alumni Fine Art Auction. Exhibiting approximately 350 works of fresh paintings, sculpture, and jewelry by nationally esteemed AAU faculty and alumni, this year's auction achieved an extraordinary ...More
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| Norman Rockwell Museum Receives National Humanities Medal |
STOCKBRIDGE, MA.- Norman Rockwell Museum today received the National Humanities Medal, America’s highest recognition of work by individuals and institutions in the field of the humanities. It is one of nine recipients nationwide and the only museum among the winners....More
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