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Home   Art Museum at the University of Kentucky Announces Motherwell and Johns Exhibition Robert Motherwell, Gypsy Curse, 1983, lithograph in colors. LEXINGTON, KY.- An exhibition of prints by Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell and Pop artist Jasper Johns opens at the Art Museum at the University of Kentucky on January 11, 2009. Robert Motherwell and Jasper Johns: Poetic Works As Metaphor explores the unique relationship between the ...More Imperial War Museum in London Shows In Memoriam: Remembering the Great War LONDON.- To commemorate the ninetieth anniversary of the Armistice, Imperial War Museum London is mounting a major exhibition that will look at the personal stories of those who lived, fought and died during the First World War both overseas and on the home front....More Jewish Museum Announces The Danube Exodus: The Rippling Currents of the River NEW YORK, NY.- The Danube Exodus: The Rippling Currents of the River is an immersive installation about the displacement of ethnic minorities and the possible connections between them. The exhibition interweaves three historical stories. One narrative tells of Eastern European Jews fleeing Nazi persecution in 1939, trying to reach a ship on the Black Sea that will carry them to Palestine. The...More MoMA Announces an Exhibition of Photography and the American West NEW YORK, NY.- Into the Sunset: Photography’s Image of the American West examines how photography has pictured the idea of the American West, from 1850 to the present. Photography’s development coincided with the exploration and the settlement of the West, and their simultaneous rise resulted in a complex association that has shaped the perception of the West’s physical and ...More de Young Museum in San Francisco to Show Warhol Live in February SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Over the course of his meteoric career, Andy Warhol used the medium of music to transform himself from fan, to record album designer, to producer, to celebrity night-clubber, to “rock star.” Warhol Live, at the de Young from February 14 to May 17, 2009, presents the first comprehensive exploration of Andy Warhol’s ...More University of Kentucky Installs New Sculpture Designed by El Anatsui LEXINGTON, KY.- A new sculpture, entitled Coal Pot, designed by internationally famous artist El Anatsui was recently installed on the University of Kentucky campus as part of the Art Museum’s sculpture garden. It was made possible by a grant from the Efroymson Fund and represents an on-going partnership between the ...More Debut Collection of the Dutch Fashion Designer Marga Weimans on View at Groninger Museum THE HAGUE.- A few years ago Marga Weimans (1970) became the first Dutchwoman to graduate from the prestigious Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten te Antwerpen). She won an important international award with her graduation collection, which created a fashion statement for the modern, black woman - ...More Art and Antiques Event and Sale: Benefits Cantor Arts Center's Art Acquisitions Fund STANFORD, CA.- The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University announces Treasure Market, March 26–29, 2009, with the theme “The Art of Collecting.” This biennial sale of art, antiques, and collectibles, now includes two evening events preceding the popular Saturday and Sunday sale. Bonhams appraiser Alan Fausel, ...More Les Beaux & Les plus Beaux by Silvia B. at Gemeentemuseum THE HAGUE.- Silvia B. (b. Rotterdam, 1963) is known for her sculptures that are neither entirely human nor entirely animal. Her installation specially created for this exhibition at GEM again features human figures which are by no means open to simple interpretation. It depicts a group of boys dressed in white and ...More Nicolaas Wijnberg: Figura on View at Arnhem Museum for Modern Art ARNHEM.- Nicolaas Wijnberg became widely known as a scenery- and costume designer. He was also a painter, graphic artist, and a sought-after illustrator and poster designer. Wijnberg’s work evidenced a distinct sense of colour. He was a virtuoso in mastering techniques and in his own way interwove half of art history in his ’un-Dutch-looking’ paintings. The ...More Setting the Stage: Twentieth-Century Theater Models at the Bruce Museum GREENWICH, CT.- The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut celebrates the imagination of the theatrical set designer and the craftsmanship of the model maker with its newest exhibition Setting the Stage: Twentieth-Century Theater Models is on view through Sunday, March 15, 2009. The exhibition spotlights over ...More Moscow Museum of Modern Art Presents a Solo Show of Famous Sculptor Angel Orensanz MOSCOW.- Moscow Museum of Modern Art presents a solo show of famous sculptor Angel Orensanz – a dreamer, a traveler, a master of various kinds of art. "Weightlessness" reveals the art of Angel Orensenz in all its diversity: graphic works, colorful spacial installations, video works, performances. ...More Exhibition Celebrates Phenomenon of Super-Sized Prints in Renaissance Europe PHILADELPHIA, PA.- When the first printed images appeared in Europe in the fifteenth century they were limited to the small size and shape of a sheet of paper that could fit in a standard printing press. By the sixteenth century, the ambition to rival paintings and to adorn wall surfaces prompted artists and printmakers to challenge these restrictions. Printed images were expanded in ...More Yale Center for British Art to Present Endless Forms: Charles Darwin, Natural Science and the Visual Arts NEW HAVEN, CT.- “Endless forms”: Charles Darwin, Natural Science and the Visual Arts is arranged in a sequence of seven thematic sections. Together they highlight the signifi cance of visual traditions for Darwin, and the often surprising ways in which Darwin’s revolutionary theories inspired artists in the later nineteenth century. The exhibition brings together a fascinating range of ...More Serpentine Gallery Announces 2009 Exhibition Calendar LONDON.- The Serpentine Gallery announced its 2009 exhibition schedule. Rebecca Warren 10 March – 19 April 2009 Rebecca Warren 10 March – 19 April 2009...More Original Site-specific Works by Artists from Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo Go on View in Artists in Dialogue WASHINGTON, DC.- “Artists in Dialogue: António Ole and Aimé Mpane,” on view at the target="_blank">Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art from Feb. 4, 2009, through Aug. 2, 2009, is the first in a series of exhibitions in which two artists are invited to create new work at the museum, each in response to the ...More Saint Louis Art Museum Announces January Family Sundays SAINT LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum announces Family Sundays: Artists Have Feelings Too, a program of art projects and tours for families each Sunday in January from 1:00 to 4:00 pm....More