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| Captured Emotions: Baroque Painting in Bologna, 1575-1725 Opens at the Getty Museum |
Marcantonio Franceschini (Italian, 1648-1729), Birth of Adonis, about 1685-1690. Oil on copper. Unframes: 48.5 X 69 cm. EX.2008.7.17 Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, Germany, 390. Photo ©Staatliche Kusntsammlungen Dresden. Photographers: Estel/Klut.
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LOS ANGELES.- Ludovico Carracci (1555–1619) and his two cousins, the brothers Agostino (1557–1602) and Annibale (1560–1609) Carracci, together brought about a revolution in the study and practice of painting that forever changed the history of art. The repercussions on European painting—a measured classicism and the expression of genuine emotion that characterized Baroque art—...More
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| FBI's Top Investigator Involving Art Theft and Art Fraud, Robert Wittman, Retires |
by Bradley Vasoli
The Bulletin
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Most art lovers appreciate Philadelphia's importance to cultural and historical preservation, although its conservatory role extends ...More
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| The Fifth Floor: Ideas Taking Space Opens at Tate Liverpool |
LIVERPOOL.- Tate Liverpool presents a groundbreaking exhibition inspired by ideas and proposals from people across the city. The Fifth Floor: Ideas Taking Space presents major new works and commissions by fourteen internationally-renowned artists and artists’ groups that respond to ideas that have evolved out of...More
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| New Acquisitions: African-American Masters Collection at Sheldon Museum of Art |
LINCOLN.- Sheldon Museum of Art presents significant works by 20th century African-American artists acquired in auctions and sales this fall. The purchases include works by Charles White, Alvin Loving, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, Charles Alston, Löis Mailou Jones and Aaron Douglas....More
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| Portrait of Crimean War Nurse Mary Seacole Acquired by National Portrait Gallery |
LONDON.- The only known painting of Mary Seacole, the black Victorian nurse regarded as one of the most significant figures to emerge from the Crimean War, is to remain at the National Portrait Gallery where it has been on loan since 2004. The iconic portrait has been bought for £130, 000 through a public appeal by the Gallery and a Heritage ...More
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| Creations by Merce Rodoreda on View at Barcelona's La Pedrera |
BARCELONA.- One of the most unknown facts about Mercè Rodoreda (1908-1983) is her dedication to the plastic arts in the fifties, before starting her literary career again from 1958 and in particular from 1962 with the publication of La plaça del Diamant, making her the most translated modern Catalan writer in the 20th century....More
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| Warhol and The Shared Subject Opens this Weekend at the Art Galleries at TCU |
FORT WORTH, TX.- Andy Warhol was renowned for his iconic portraits of movie stars, musicians, and luminaries from the worlds of fashion and sports. Yet toward the end of his career, he increasingly took on commissions for portraits of society and business figures. This shift in his output could be aligned to his dictum that in “doing portraits, you don’t care who you do as long as you have someone ...More
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| Fluxus Conceptual Artist George Brecht Dies at Age 82 |
COLOGNE.- Fluxus Conceptual Artist George Brecht died in his sleep in Cologne at the age of 82. Brecht had been in poor health for the past few years.
Though underrated for decades, George Brecht (New York, 1926) was in fact one of the most influential figures in late fifties’ experimental art. Associated ...More
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| Kaveh Golestan 1950-2003: Photographer in Iran Opened at Kunsthal Rotterdam |
ROTTERDAM.- Kunsthal Rotterdam, in collaboration with the Prince Claus Fund, presents a selection of probing black-and-white photographs from the extensive archives of Kaveh Golestan (1950-2003). Around the world, people have come to know Iran through Golestan’s photos. In international newspapers and magazines his images have ...More
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| Brooklyn Museum Announces Exhibition of Genuine and Fake Late Antique Egyptian Sculpture |
BROOKLYN, NY.- An exhibition of thirty works from the Brooklyn Museum’s permanent collection of Late Antique Egyptian stone sculptures (395–642 A.D.) that includes several examples of reworked or repainted works and some that appear to be modern forgeries, will be on view beginning February 13, 2008....More
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| A Place to Wash the Heart at Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam |
AMSTERDAM.- Young Lithuanian artist Monika Bielskyte presents the first part of A Place to Wash the Heart at Foam_Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam beginning 12 December 2008....More
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| Brant Publications Launches Redesigned Interviewmagazine.com |
NEW YORK, NY.- Brant Publications announces the complete re-design of Interviewmagazine.com. The re-launch marks Brant's first step at broadening its online audience and reaching the next generation of readers, bringing the pages of the print publication to life in a unique and ...More
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| New $35 Million Salvador Dali Museum in Florida Breaks Ground |
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL.- Salvador Dalí Museum Director Hank Hine and museum volunteers, trustees, staff, the Mayor of St. Petersburg and other civic leaders welcomed all members of the community to help break ground on the new Dalí on Friday, December 12, 2008. After the ceremony, guests were invited back to the ...More
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| Smithsonian Craft Show Announces Artists Selected for 27th Annual Exhibition and Sale |
WASHINGTON, DC.- Three expert jurors reviewed 1,356 applications before choosing 120 artists from 32 states and the District of Columbia to participate in the 2009 Smithsonian Craft Show at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., beginning April 23. The jurors selected artists whose work best...More
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| AIA Selects 12 Honorees for its Diversity Recognition Program |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announces the 12 honorees of its Diversity Recognition Program, which celebrates contributions of AIA members toward the goal of a more diverse profession. The honorees, whose work constitutes best practices in encouraging diversity, represent the gamut of ...More
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| The Brooks Brings Innovative Curriculum to Memphis City Schools |
MEMPHIS, TN.- What do Harvard Medical School and three Memphis elementary schools have in common? Both use a ground-breaking teaching method called Visual Thinking Strategies to help their students prepare for the future....More
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| Vancouver Art Gallerys Artist Edition Program Gives Visitors Chance to Take Home Original Work by Exhibiting Artists |
VANCOUVER.- Vancouver Art Gallery visitors can now take home an original artwork by multi-media artist Marianne Nicolson whose site specific light installation, The House of the Ghosts, currently emblazons the Gallery's Georgia Street Façade. The Dzawada'enuxw artist has created a limited edition screenprint ...More
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| UI Painting and Drawing Professor Receives Mitchell Foundation Grant |
IOWA CITY.- University of Iowa faculty member Susan Chrysler White was awarded a $25,000 Joan Mitchell Foundation 2008 Painters and Sculptors Grant. The grant will be used to enhance her studio and develop new work....More
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