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| Museo del Prado Presents Restored Purification of Mary Made by Peeter de Kempeneer |
Detail of The Purification of Mary, before (l) and after (r) the restoration painted by by Flemish artist Peeter de Kempeneer in 1556.
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MADRID.- After a long and complex restoration process undertaken in their studios, the Museo del Prado temporarily presents in hall 56 B one of the seminal works of art from the Renaissance: La Purificación de María(The Purification of Mary), made by Flemish artist Peeter de Kempeneer in 1556. ...More
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| Carlo Cardazzo: A New Vision for Art on View at Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice |
VENICE.- In this 60th anniversary year of Peggy Guggenheim’s collection in Venice, her museum will host an exhibition dedicated to a major figure in Italian and international art of the mid 20th century: Carlo Cardazzo (1908-1963), a Venetian whose centenary is ...More
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| Tiepolo Masterpiece - Previously Hidden in the Attic of a Chateau in France - Sells for $4,227,780 |
LONDON.- Christie’s auction of Important Old Master and British Pictures took place this evening and realised $21,822,636, selling 80% by lot and 71% by value. A master view of Venice by Canaletto, The Grand Canal, Venice, set the highest price of the evening selling for $5,727,684. A rediscovered ...More
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| Woodcuts in Modern China, 1937-2008: Towards a Universal Pictorial Language |
HAMILTON, NY.- The show at the Picker Art Gallery features 60 Chinese woodblock prints: 30 pieces from Colgate’s own Herman collection and 30 woodblock prints by eleven contemporary Chinese artists. It is curated by Joachim Homann and Boston-based printmaker and curator Renee ...More
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| University of Michigan Museum of Art Announces Grand Reopening |
ANN ARBOR.- On March 28, 2009, the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) will open a landmark 53,000-square-foot expansion and major restoration of its historic, 41,000-square-foot home, Alumni Memorial Hall. Designed by principal architect Brad Cloepfil and his team at Allied Works ...More
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| Kunsthaus Zürich Announces Giacometti Exhibition Next Year |
ZURICH.- From 27 February to 24 May 2009, the Kunsthaus Zürich exhibits masterpieces from the Egyptian Museum in Berlin – including busts of Akhenaton and Nefertiti, the block statue of Senemut, and the so-called Berlin Green Head – together with sculptures, paintings and drawings by Alberto ...More
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| Exhibition at Bass Museum Features Works by Today's Leading Russian Artists |
MIAMI.- Russian Dreams… presents a selection of cutting-edge works by contemporary artists from Russia. On view at the Bass Museum of Art from December 4, 2008 to February 8, 2009, the exhibition explores Russian art’s evolution from the pre-Glasnost era to the present day. Russian ...More
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| Japanese Comic-book Phenomenon Manga on View at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art |
HUMLEBAEK.- The Japanese comic-book phenomenon manga has a fascinating global appeal today, with millions of comic books sold month after month. In the exhibition Manga! Japanese Images, the Louisiana builds on this fascination and at the same time highlights the art-historical and cultural context....More
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| Zoe Leonard Reveals her Interest in Everyday Contrasts |
MADRID.- This first retrospective exhibition on the photographic work of Zoe Leonard features a distinctive selection of images taken by the New York artist from the 1970s to the present day. Organised by the Photomuseum Winterthur (Switzerland), the exhibit at the ...More
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| Walter Pfeiffer: In Love With Beauty at Fotomuseum Winterthur |
ZURICH.- An underground classic for years, Walter Pfeiffer has developed a unique blend of eroticism and wit, classical serenity and ornamental playfulness, artifice and immediacy that has begun to garner major international attention in the past few years. Fotomuseum Winterthur presents an ...More
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| Over 10,000 Visited the Portuguese Pavilion in Venice |
VENICE.- The 11th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, that took place under the generic title Out There: Architecture Beyond Building, directed by Aaron Betsky, ended November 23rd. According to the organization, the number of visitors achieved almost 130 thousand, which represents an unprecedented audience response. ...More
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| Art Gallery of Ontario's Iconic Staircase Opens At Last |
TORONTO.- One of the most distinctive architectural features of the Frank Gehry-designed Art Gallery of Ontario opens to the public this Thursday, December 4.
The Douglas fir-clad sculptural staircase rises from the second floor of Walker ...More
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| In Praise of Shadows at Irish Museum of Modern Art |
DUBLIN.- A major exhibition presenting some 90 works in the form of shadows, shadow theatres and silhouettes by eight leading contemporary artists opened to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. In Praise of Shadows is inspired by the long history of shadow theatre in Turkey and Greece and ...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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| The Art Institute of Chicago Opens New Asia Art Galleries |
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago will reveal two new suites of galleries devoted to Asian art on December 13, 2008: the Alsdorf Galleries of Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan, and Islamic Art (G140-G142), previously known as Gunsaulus Hall; and the Galleries of Indian and Islamic Art (G151-G152) ...More
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| Five J.M.W Turner Watercolors Highlight Old Master Paintings Auction at Christie's New York in January |
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announce an extraordinary group of watercolors by the great 19th century British artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. The five watercolors, including four landscapes and one rare study of a woman’s face, will be among the highlights of Christie’s Important Old Master Paintings auction on ...More
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| Newly Expanded Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art to Open in May 2009 |
SAN MARINO, CA.- The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will open its newly expanded Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art on May 30, 2009, to reveal a completely transformed space in which its growing American art collection will be displayed in an area more than twice its previous ...More
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| Award-Winning Architect Curtis W. Fentress Modernizing Los Angeles International Airport |
DENVER, CO.- Fentress Architects has been announced as design architect for the new world-class facilities at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Curtis W. Fentress, founder of Fentress Architects, has earned international ...More
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| Call for Proposals: 2009 Guandu International Outdoor Sculpture Festival |
TAIPEI CITY.- Artists from all countries are invited to send proposals for temporary site-specific sculpture installations that raise awareness about environmental issues related to land, water and culture. Works must be suitable for an urban nature park with an emphasis on wetlands conservation and environmental education. Artists selected for the 2009 Festival will create their ...More
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