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| In the Wake of Jesus, El Greco's Saint John, Geniuses and Masterpieces on View in Budapest |
Two men talk in front of the painting Saint John the Evangelist made by El Greco which can be seen in the exhibition In the Wake of Jesus at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest. Photo: EFE / Peter Kollanyi.
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BUDAPEST.- A dossier exhibition entitled In The Wake of Jesus opened at the Museum of Fine Arts on the Cretan-born El Greco, one of the most important figures of Spanish painting, presenting the roots of the master’s art and the Italian influences that served as an inspiration for his works. The centrepiece of the exhibition is the ...More
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| Mid-career Survey of Painter Marlene Dumas is the First to be Presented in the United States |
NEW YORK, NY.- Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave is the first North American mid-career survey of paintings and drawings by Marlene Dumas. The exhibition features approximately 70 paintings and 35 drawings ranging in format from small individual drawings and intimate, early sketchbooks, to large-scale ink washes, which are, in some cases, more monumental than the paintings. ...More
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| Valladolid Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of Dau al Set |
VALLADOLID.- The Sala Municipal de Exposiciones del Museo de la Pasión (The Municipal Hall of Exhibitions at the Passion Museum) in Valladolid opened the exhibition "Dau al Set", which will ...More
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| National Portrait Gallery in London Announces Gerhard Richter Portrait Exhibition |
LONDON.- A groundbreaking exhibition devoted to one of the greatest living painters opens at the National Portrait Gallery on 26 February 2009. Gerhard Richter Portraits is the first major exhibition to show a selection of Richter's portraits across the entire span of his career. ...More
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| Local Collectors Loan Artwork for Exhibit at The von Liebig |
NAPLES, FL.- Some of the most impressive works of art in Collier County aren't found in the galleries, museums or art centers. They are secured in private homes, admired by collectors who appreciate works by masters such as Picasso, Calder and Chagall. ...More
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| Modern India on View at Institut Valencia d'Art Modern |
VALENCIA.- The exhibition India Moderna (Modern India), which has materialised thanks to the agreement between Casa Asia and the IVAM, presents in Valencia the most important exhibition on an international scale of modern and contemporary art in India, one of the most dynamic countries from a cultural point of view. The ...More
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| Germany Receives Significant Holocaust-related Art Claim in Decorative Arts |
AVIGNON.- Régine Elkan, a French national residing near Avignon, France, filed a large Holocaust-related art claim with the Coordination Office for Lost Cultural Assets (Koordinierungsstelle fur Kulturgurverluste), a German government body in charge of Nazi-looted art claims. The claim involves a prestigious XVIIIth Century French Furniture collection looted during the Vichy ...More
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| Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Presents Focus: Ranjani Shettar |
FORT WORTH, TX.- Ranjani Shettar creates large-scale, abstract sculpture by combining manmade and natural materials such as wood, beeswax, cloth, thread, rubber, PVC pipe, wire, steel, and beads. Her works, which appear to be as impulsive and random as they are patterned and logical, are frequently arranged as sculptural installations that interact with and articulate the space...More
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| Artist Talk: Yoko Ono Between the Sky and My Head at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art |
GATESHEAD.- Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art announces an artist talk by Yoko Ono, one of the pioneers of conceptual art, on Sunday 14 December 2008. Tickets for the event priced at £10.00 / £6.00 concession go on sale at 9am on Friday 21 November through Ticket Web. ...More
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| Parrworld: Objects and Postcards Documents Martin Parr's Twenty-five-plus Years of Collecting |
NEW YORK, NY.- Aperture announced a special talk and book signing with Martin Parr at The Strand on his latest book Parrworld: Objects and Postcards (Aperture, 2008) featuring his world-renowned collections of themed objects and postcards. The ultimate book that holds everything Parr. British artist Martin Parr will discuss his work and present his exceptional collections of themed objects and ...More
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| Museum Announces Major Collecting Initiative in Honor of 75th Anniversary |
KANSAS CITY, MO.- In honor of its 75th anniversary, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has launched a major, year-long initiative to collect significant works of art that will culminate in a celebratory exhibition in 2010. The initiative was announced Thursday evening during the Museum´s event A Sparkling Night: A ...More
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| Museo del Prado and the Museo de Arte de Ponte, Puerto Rico Reach Agreement to Display a Major Selection of Paintings |
MADRID.- Plácido Arango, president of the Royal Board of Trustees of the Museo del Prado, Miguel Zugaza, director of the Prado, and other senior representatives of the Prado today met the members of the Board of Trustees of the Museo de Arte de Ponce, led by its president, María Luisa Ferré, and the ...More
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| Portland Museum of Art Hires New European Curator |
PORTLAND, ME.- Margaret Burgess has been named Associate Curator of Modern and European Art at the Portland Museum of Art. Burgess will be responsible for overseeing the presentation and development of the Museum’s collection of 19th- and 20th-century European art, including the Joan Whitney Payson Collection, the...More
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| Christian Jankowski's Living Sculptures: Caesar, Dali Woman, El Che at Doris Freedman Plaza |
NEW YORK, NY.- Through April 2009, visitors to Central Park's Doris C. Freedman Plaza will come across three sculptures by Christian Jankowski that may require a second look from passersby. New Yorkers and tourists alike are accustomed to seeing the occasional performer on the streets of our city, entertaining crowds with dance, magic or impersonation. When visitors encounter ...More
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| Riverside Art Museum Opens Jeff Soto: Turning in Circles |
RIVERSIDE, CA.- Nowadays, painting in southern California is all over the place, stylistically as well as geographically. But it has been adopted with particular verve by one still new, rapidly evolving genre. The manifold sources for this new genre, from graffiti to cartoons to psychedelia to car (and surf/skateboard) customizing and on and on, provide these self-styled, technically...More
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| Faneuil Hall Selected to Receive 2009 AIA Twenty-five Year Award |
WASHINGTON, DC.- Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, which was a 1976 renewal project by Benjamin Thompson & Associates, has been selected by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) to receive the 2009 AIA Twenty-five Year Award. The AIA Twenty-five Year Award recognizes an architectural design that ...More
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| Norfolk Southern Offers $1 Million Challenge Grant to Assist Virginia Museum of Transportation |
ROANOKE, VA.- Norfolk Southern Corporation has offered a challenge grant of $1 million to the Virginia Museum of Transportation (VMT) for capital and operating expenses over a three-year period to help the museum implement certain recommendations from Museum Management Consultants. The challenge grant is contingent on equal ...More
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| After the Flood of 2008, Damaged Museum Reaffirms its Commitment to Community |
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.- The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) has reaffirmed its commitment to the revitalization and renovation of the Czech heritage neighborhoods (Czech Village and New Bohemia) in Cedar Rapids, IA. Museum officials of the internationally known museum and library announced ...More
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| Norton Museum of Art Appoints Cheryl Brutvan Curator of Contemporary Art |
WEST PALM BEACH, FL.- The Norton Museum of Art is pleased to announce the appointment of Cheryl Brutvan to the position of Curator of Contemporary Art. This new position, launched with funding by the Theodore and Ruth Baum Foundation, reflects the Museum's strategic commitment to growing its ...More
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| Getty Museum Announces Carvers and Collectors: The Lasting Allure of Ancient Gems |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Carved gemstones have captivated connoisseurs and collectors of every age, from antiquity to the present. Carvers and Collectors: The Lasting Allure of Ancient Gems, on view from March 19 – September 7, 2009, at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, brings together remarkable intaglios and ...More
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