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| Outstanding Dali Works and Surrealism at Sabanci University Sakip Sabanci Museum |
Salvador Dali, Napoleon's Nose, Transformed into a Pregnant Woman, Strolling His Shadow with Melancholia amongst Original Ruins, 1945, Oil on canvas. © Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation.
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ISTANBUL.- Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) introduces A Surrealist in Istanbul: Salvador Dalí exhibition, sponsored by Akbank that celebrates its 60th year, which is organized in collaboration with the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation. The exhibition that will be held in Istanbul between through January 20, 2009 draws exclusively on the collection of the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation. Bringing together works of Dalí, including paintings, drawings, illustrations, works of graphic art, films, photographs and other archive documents, the show will be the major exhibition organized outside Spain by the foundation....More
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| First Exhibition to Focus on Van Gogh's Twilight and Nocturnal Scenes at the Van Gogh Museum |
AMSTERDAM.- The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will be staging the exhibition Van Gogh and the colours of the night, from 13 February to 7 June 2009. This is the first show to be devoted exclusively to the evening and nighttime scenes by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), with the Van Gogh Museum being the only European venue for this unique exhibition concept. Van Gogh imbued his ...More
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| Museo d'Arte Orientale, Torino (MAO), Opens to The Public |
TURIN.- Today, the Museo d’Arte Orientale, Torino opened to the public. With the Museo d’Arte Orientale, Torino and the Piemonte region confirm and consolidate their ancient tradition in the sphere of studies and research dedicated to oriental cultures as well as their calling for multi-ethnic dialogue and integration. The 1,500 fascinating works of art kept at Palazzo Mazzonis in the heart of Torino’s...More
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| Sotheby's Paris to Offer The Robert Lebel Collection of Old Master & 19th Century Drawings |
PARIS.- To coincide with the Salon du Dessin in Spring 2009, Sotheby's Paris will stage its first-ever sale devoted exclusively to drawings, and is...More
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| Jean Lurcat / Contemporary Tapestry Museum Presents Tapestries (1940 - 1965) Exhibition |
ANGERS.- The Jean Lurçat / Contemporary Tapestry Museum presents Jean Lurçat - Tapestries (1940 - 1965), on view through May 17, 2009. This exhibition is part of an EU cultural project initiated by the Académie des Beaux-Arts at the Institut de France and focusing on tapestry and textile art in Europe. The project is in three parts: artists' residencies; a colloquium in Paris on 1–2...More
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| New installation By Andro Wekua at Camden Arts Centre |
LONDON.- Camden Arts Centre presents a new installation by Andro Wekua for what will be his first solo exhibition in the UK. Wekua’s richly coloured works have an innate melancholy. They read on multiple levels like poems, meanings are revealed slowly to leave a haunting atmosphere. Wekua uses a variety of media and materials including sculpture, drawing, collage...More
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| Highly Popular ArtSway Open08 Presented in Hampshire |
HAMPSHIRE, UK.- ArtSway presents its highly-popular annual Open exhibition. Each year the ArtSway Open brings together local, national and international artists, displaying the highest quality contemporary visual art in a wide range of media, and covering a broad variety of themes. Applications are accepted from all artists of all levels, from all stages of their career....More
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| December Ubs 12 x 12 Presents Tan Wee Lit at MCA Chicago |
CHICAGO.- The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, presents December Ubs 12 x 12 Presents Tan Wee Lit, on view through December 28, 2008. Motivated by the disappearance of people considered missing, including his own great 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 ...More
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| Bert Monroy, Master Artist Tribute VIII: A Digital Artist Paints With Light |
MORAGA, CA.- The Hearst Art Gallery of Saint Mary’s College will present a major survey of the preeminent digital master Bert Monroy, a world-renowned Photoshop artist and teacher, known for pioneering and innovative digital painting techniques. The Master Artist Tribute series was created to honor artists whose significant bodies of art work are rivaled by the influence of their teaching on ...More
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| Odyssey: The Photographs of Linda Connor Now Open at Phoenix Art Museum |
PHOENIX.- In Linda Connor’s photographs, even the humblest subjects assume a visual radiance. Both a rock in the desert and an ancient temple receive equal treatment through Connor’s transporting lens. Her photographs reveal the essence of her subjects, yielding a sense of truth and timelessness. Odyssey: The Photographs of Linda Connor on view now through March 8, 2009 at ...More
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| Human Rights: Student Voices at Great Hall at the Pasadena Central Library |
PASADENA, CA.- What do young artists think about human rights? How does the next generation address issues of freedom? These and other questions are explored in a provocative 25-poster exhibition called Human Rights: Student Voices which makes its U.S. debut in the Great Hall at the Pasadena Central Library. The exhibition and accompanying panel discussion on Thursday, December 11, are free and open to the public...More
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| Museum Exhibition of McBrien Collection Surveys and Celebrates 20th Century Japanese Craft |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art will present a survey exhibition of Japanese crafts – including ceramics, lacquerware, metalwork, and wood - in all their rich diversity of media and techniques spanning the 20th century. In The Art of Japanese Craft: 1875 to the Present (December 6, 2008 - Spring 2009), the works reflect many key moments of artistic activity, from ...More
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| The Akron Art Museum Joins 65 Museums Around the World With Heresies: A Retrospective by Pedro Meyer |
AKRON, OH.- Mexican photographer Pedro Meyer is widely recognized for both his provocative and powerful images that have consistently questioned the boundaries of truth, fiction and reality, and for his pioneering work in digital imaging. On December 6, the Akron Art Museum joins 65 museums in 18 countries in honoring the photographer’s long, distinguished career by simultaneously ...More
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| The Museum of Modern Art Presents Focus: Sol LeWitt |
NEW YORK.- The Museum of Modern Art presents today Focus: Sol LeWitt, on view through June 29, 2009 at The Werner and Elaine Dannheisser Lobby Gallery, fourth floor. Over the course of his prolific, influential career, Sol LeWitt (American, 1928-2007) produced more than 1,200 wall drawings. This installation, which fills a single large gallery, features one of LeWitt's celebrated examples ...More
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| Traveling Exhibition of The Work of Savannah Sculptor Ulysses Davis Premieres at High Museum |
ATLANTA.- The first major traveling exhibition of works by Ulysses Davis in more than 25 years premieres at the High Museum of Art today. Davis was a barber in Savannah, Georgia, who was also a self-taught woodcarver of remarkable talent. He created a body of highly refined sculpture that expresses his humor, dignity and deep faith. The exhibition offers an opportunity for audiences to appreciate ...More
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| Paintings by Maine Artist Lynne Drexler Opens at the Portland Museum of Art |
PORTLAND, MAINE.- Maine artist Lynne Drexler (1928–1999) painted both abstract and representational works alike—with distinctively vibrant colors and bold geometric shapes. Lynne Drexler: Painter, on view December 6, 2008 through March 1, 2009 at the Portland Museum of Art, is the first comprehensive exhibition of her work, including 50 paintings, drawings, photographs, and textiles ...More
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| Exploration of Religious Belief Systems of the East at The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria |
VICTORIA, BC.- The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria presents Religious Arts of Asia, on view through March 22, 2009. Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, with millions of different peoples. They follow a wide variety of different religions. Asia was the birthplace of most of the world's mainstream religions including: Shintoism, Confucianism, Daoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, as well as many other beliefs....More
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| Haughton International Fairs Announces Art Antiques Design Dubai |
DUBAI.- Haughton International Fairs are delighted to announce that the second edition of Art Antiques Design Dubai will take place from Wednesday 18th February-Sunday 22nd February, 2009, at the Madinat Arena, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE. International art, antiques and design dealers will participate in the 2009 fair, organised by London-based fair organisers, Haughton International Fairs, under ...More
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| American Folk Art Collector Dorothea Rabkin, 87, Dies |
NEW YORK.- American folk art collector Dorothea Rabkin, 87, died, reported The New York Times. Dorothea Rabkin and her husband, Leo Rabkin, built a collection of American folk art. They started collecting just after their marriage in 1958. They searched secondhand shops and flea markets for their collection. The collection had more than 1,200 works, mostly carved from wood in ...More
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| The Grand Auction During Art Basel |
MIAMI BEACH, FL.- The multifaceted Grand Auction during Art Basel Miami Beach, is sure to delight holiday shoppers. What with Abercrombie Auctions International’s distinctive collection of Fine Art, Jewelry and Collectibles. Offering many extraordinary pieces of opulent estate and designer jewelry seen here for the first time, The Grand Auction strives to live up to its name.. Featuring artists ...More
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| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Award Underscores Spencer's Place Among Select National Company |
LAWRENCE, KS.- An award totaling $1.2 million from New York's Andrew W. Mellon Foundation continues to place KU's Spencer Museum of Art in the company of institutions including Yale, Duke, the Rhode Island School of Design, and the University of Chicago as university art museums that are leaders in embedding their collections within interdisciplinary teaching and research, from the ...More
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| Vauxhall Collective: The UK's Most Talented and Exciting Creatives are Announced |
LONDON.- Six of the UK's hottest young creatives have been chosen by Vauxhall to receive a commission of up to £20,000 each As part of its ongoing commitment to style and design, car company Vauxhall in conjunction with a Style Council made up of arts industry experts, has identified six of the brightest creative stars and given them a commission of up to £20,000 each, accompanied ...More
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