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| Sotheby's Sale of Old Master Paintings and Sculpture Will be Held in New York on January |
Joseph Mallord William Turner, RA, The Temple of Jupiter Panellenius, Painted 1814-16, Est. $12/16 million. ©Sotheby’s.
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NEW YORK.- Sotheby’s sale of Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture in New York on January 29 & 30, 2009 will feature works by many of the most important masters of the 15th-18th centuries including Turner, Hals, Titian, Goya, Canaletto, Brueghel, Cranach, Guercino, Reni, Ruysdael, Carracci, Bosschaert, Gerard, Claude, and others. A selection of highlights will be exhibited in Los Angeles in early 2009 before going on view in New York beginning January 24th. Important Old Master Paintings – January 29, 2009 Among the highlights of the outstanding offering is a pair of paintings by the Dutch master Frans Hals. The Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves (est. $8/12 million) and The Portrait of a Woman Holding a Handkerchief (est. $7/9 million) reveal the artist at the height of his powers. Hals dates both pictures 1637 and lists the age of the sitters as 37 and 36, respectively....More
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| Tate Britain to Re-stage William Blake's May 1809 Solo Exhibition in April 2009 |
LONDON.- In April 2009, Tate Britain will unveil the first display devoted to William Blake’s only one-man exhibition, reuniting nine of the surviving works two hundred years after they went on display in May 1809. The original exhibition was Blake’s most significant attempt to create a public reputation for himself as a painter and provided a vital insight into the artist’s self-image and ambitions. A new edition...More
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| Successful Sale of Paintings and Works of Art from European Noble Families at Sotheby's Amsterdam |
AMSTERDAM.- The sale of Properties of Royal and Noble Families, held at Sotheby’s Amsterdam on 17 December captivated the imagination of art collectors worldwide. Bidding was truly international. The auction of 415 lots comprised selected paintings, furniture, works of art and silver, all consigned from Royal and Noble Houses in Germany, Austria,...More
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| Facing The Music: Masks From The Himalayas To Be Offered in New York |
NEW YORK.-An exhibition of magnificent masks from the Himalayas will be presented by London dealer Rossi & Rossi at the Neuhoff Gallery, Fuller Building, 41 East 57th Street, New York, from Saturday 7 to Tuesday 17 March 2009. Facing the Music comprises thirty masks made from wood or papier maché which date from the 19th and early 20th centuries and were used in Buddhist ritual ...More
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| New Research Journal from Statens Museum for Kunst |
COPENHAGEN.- Examples of the latest research at Statens Museum for Kunst are presented in its annual art history journal. SMK Art Journal 2007 has just been published. SMK Art Journal brings you up to date with research at the Museum, and passes on knowledge from the on-going work at the Museum on the 700 years of art in its collections. New knowledge The newly published SMK Art Journal...More
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| John Eskenazi to Show Buddhist and Hindu Sculpture in New York |
NEW YORK.- London dealer John Eskenazi will present his annual exhibition at Adam Williams Fine Art Ltd, 24 East 80th Street, New York, from Wednesday 4 March to Saturday 21 March 2009, coinciding with New York’s Asia Week and the International Asian Art Fair. John Eskenazi...More
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| Morris Gallery Becomes Home to Contemporary Video Art |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will begin the 2009 season by reconfiguring the Morris Gallery into a black box for a series of six single channel video works that integrate music and film in diverse ways. The public opening of this series will take place on Friday...More
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| A Different Kind of Earth at Civic Museum of Contemporary Art |
ACRI, ITALY.- A collection of ceramic sculptures that were first exhibited at the 48th Mostra della Ceramica di Castellamonte receiving the medal of honour by the President of the Republic of Italy, and now arrives at the MACA – Civic Museum of Contemporary Art in Acri (Cs), Italy. For the first time Silvio Vigliaturo – a world renowned glass fusion maestro...More
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| Threads of History: The Fabric Workshop and Museum 1977-2008 |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Celebrating over thirty years of prodigious, collaborative experimentation with artists, new materials, and new methods, starting in its newly opened first and second floor galleries at 1214 Arch Street, adjacent to the PA Convention Center...More
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| Hammer Projects: Shirana Shahbazi Opens at The Hammer Museum |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Hammer Museum presents today Hammer Projects: Shirana Shahbazi, on view through April 26, 2009. Iranian-born, Zurich-based artist Shirana Shahbazi takes photographs that capture the quotidian moments of life whether it's a close shot of a gem, a still life, a photo of a fallen bird or a portrait of a young girl. She often transforms her photos by hiring commercial sign ...More
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| Hollywood Comes to The Guggenheim Museum in New York |
NEW YORK.- Get ready to see the Guggenheim in a whole new way. In January 2008, a cast and crew of over 150 people assembled at the Guggenheim Museum in New York for the filming of an action thriller entitled The International. Now opening in the U.S. on February 13, 2009, the movie was directed by Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run and Perfume) and stars Clive Owen as Interpol Agent Louis Salinger ...More
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| National Portrait Gallery Presents President and Mrs. Bush's Portraits |
WASHINGTON, DC.- During the winter holidays, visitors will have the first chance to view the portraits of President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush commissioned for the National Portrait Gallery. The President and First Lady will unveil the portraits in a private ceremony at the museum Friday, Dec. 19. The paintings will be on public view beginning Dec. 20. This is the first time that the ...More
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| "A Story of Roses" on Exhibition at the Rubin-Frankel Gallery |
BOSTON, MA.- The Rubin-Frankel Gallery at the Boston University Florence & Chafetz Hillel House is featuring the work of American photographer Larry Volk, in a show entitled “A Story of Roses.” The exhibit consists of a series of collages that combine photographs, writing, official papers and documents, incorporating a loose narrative depicting the life of his late mother Rosette Volk, a Holocaust survivor. ...More
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| Peaks of Faith: Buddhist Art of the Himalayas Opens at Philadelphia Museum of Art |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents today Peaks of Faith: Buddhist Art of the Himalayas, on view through May 2009. The masterpieces in this exhibition encompass nearly a millennium of art from across the Himalayan region (centered on Tibet and Nepal) and from neighboring areas under its cultural influence. The works on view range from a sublime North Indian bronze ...More
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| Noguchi Museum Cancels Asian/American/ Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900-1970 Exhibition |
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- Due to unanticipated delays in its renovation that preclude the use of much of its special-exhibition galleries, The Noguchi Museum has been compelled to cancel its upcoming exhibition Asian/American/ Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900-1970. The exhibition has been organized by the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco (FAMSF) in association with the Asian American Art project at ...More
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| Sign Gallery Presents Peter Lamb Exhibition |
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND.- Sign Gallery announced the fifth exhibit in a series of bi-yearly collaborations with both national and international artists. Saturday December 20th 2008, between 17.00 and 19.00, the show of Peter Lamb opens on the Sign Gallery, Dugguvogur 3, 104, Reykjavik, Iceland. Peter's show bears the title “t-rex: how outdoor living should feel”. The work is a t-...More
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| PULSE Miami Defies Art Market Forecast With Solid Sales and Heavy VIP Attendance |
NEW YORK.- PULSE Miami concluded its largest edition following a week of solid sales and rave reviews by press and public alike, cementing its status as the strongest fair after Art Basel Miami Beach despite recent economic developments. "While it was not the feverish, trend-oriented seller's market of 2007, all our dealers said that buyers were serious collectors who carefully...More
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| Digital Arts Center to be Created at ArtCenter/South Florida |
MIAMI BEACH, FL.- ArtCenter/South Florida will open the John S. and James L. Knight Center for the Digital Arts in December 2009, a cutting-edge technology program and lab that will allow the public to explore digital arts in a dynamic, inclusive environment. Digital media has been, for many, a voice that embraces modern technology as part of human expression. The ADA-accessible ...More
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| The Privilege of Paint: Portraits from the Courts of India Opens at Philadelphia Museum of Art |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents today The Privilege of Paint: Portraits from the Courts of India, on view through May 2009. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the royal painting workshops of the Mughal emperors introduced to the Indian subcontinent a type of portraiture based on accurate renderings of physiognomy and individualized facial features. This new, ...More
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