 | | Royal Academy of Arts Presents Today Andrea Palladio: His Life and Legacy Exhibition | 
Paolo Veronese (1528-??88) Susanna and the Elders, c. 1585-??88, Oil on canvas, 140 x 280 cm, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
| LONDON.- The Royal Academy of Arts presents today Andrea Palladio: His Life and Legacy, the first exhibition devoted to Andrea Palladio (1508 – 1580) to be held in London for over 30 years; it will celebrate the quincentenary of his birth. Palladio was not only one of the greatest Italian architects; he was also a practitioner whose work has continued to resonate down five centuries. Active in Vicenza, Venice and the Veneto region, he crafted a new architectural language derived from classical sources yet shaped to fulfill the functional demands and aesthetic aspirations of his own age. His impressive oeuvre includes public buildings and churches; however, it was his town palaces and country villas that influenced subsequent generations of European and American architects. Large-scale models, computer animations, original drawings, books and paintings will present the full range of this exceptional architect’...More
| | Pablo Picasso: Prints Opens Today at Kunstmuseum Basel | BASEL.-Kunstmuseum Basel presents today Pablo Picasso: Prints, on view through May 24, 2009. Pablo Picasso applied himself with great intensity to the specific possibilities of print techniques. From woodcuts and etchings to lithographs and linoleum cuts, he employed every known printing method with stupendous ease and mastery, developing complex mixed techniques and experimenting with polychrome prints. He created his first etching, Le Repas frugal, in 1904. An ambitious piece, it marked...More
| | The Akron Art Museum Presents Edward Weston: Life Work | AKRON, OH.- Edward Weston: Life Work, on view at the Akron Art Museum January 31 – April 26, 2009, surveys the five-decade career of this American master through an outstanding grouping of over 100 vintage photographs. Astonishingly, all the works are from the collection of one couple, New York photography collectors Michael Mattis and Judith...More
| | Ossip's Studio in the Projects Gallery of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag | THE HAGUE.- The Dutch artist Ossip (The Hague, 1952) constructs a replica of his own studio in the Projects Gallery of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. Visitors will be confronted with his ‘favourite objects’ and the works of art with which he surrounds himself in his workplace. The result is a theatrical installation that bombards the viewer with intriguing and immediately fascinating images. Viewers will be gripped by the oppressive intensity of his work....More
| | The Krannert Presents Today Audubon at Illinois: Selections from the University Library's Birds | CHAMPAIGN, IL.- The Krannert Art Museum presents today Audubon at Illinois: Selections from the University Library's Birds of America, on view through May 24, 2009. The University Library owns one of only 120 existing complete sets of the original four-volume double-elephant folio of John James Audubon’s Birds of America (1827–1838), housed in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. This is the first time since the Library Friends funded the 1988 restoration of the publication that a selection of the prints has been publicly displayed....More
| | This Side of Paradise: Los Angeles (1865-2008) Opens at Musee de l'Elysée | LAUSANNE.-Musee de l'Elysée presents today This Side of Paradise: Los Angeles (1865-2008), on view through April 19, 2009. The body and the landscape, inextricably, sensuously intertwined - two themes which run through this multifaceted 'portrait' of Los Angeles. Los Angeles: City of Angels... and Demons. For the lucky few, the beautiful, the well-born, a utopia - endless sunshine, beaches and swimming pools, peopled by vigorous, healthy bodies; for many others, a dystopia - endless, clogged freeways, smog, fearfulness, a city without...More
| | J. C. Leyendecker: America's 'Other' Illustrator Opens Today | NEW YORK.- The Hudson River Museum presents today J. C. Leyendecker: America’s ‘Other’ Illustrator, on view through May 10, 2009. Joseph Leyendecker (1874 – 1951) was one of the most popular artists of his day. Though not as well known as his fellow American illustrator Norman Rockwell, his work was recognized by millions of fans and was in constant demand by publishers and advertisers. The fifty paintings and sketches, and original magazine...More
| | Patrick Oliphant and Honore Daumier at University of Virginia Art Museum | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.- In two new exhibits at the University of Virginia Art Museum, the work of contemporary artist Patrick Oliphant and 19th-century artist HonorÈ Daumier provide commentary on social and political life. Leadership: Oliphant Cartoons and Sculpture from the Bush Years, which includes cartoons, pencil sketches, oversized charcoal caricatures and sculpture in bronze and wax, articulates the breadth of Oliphant's artistic production. Some 100 objects not only exemplify his versatile acumen, but their titles and captions point to his satiric wit. Describing the artist, Interim director Elizabeth Turner suggests that Oliphant's efforts place him within a branch of modernism that is rooted in the realist tradition....More
| | Sonic Youth etc.: Sensational Fix at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf | DUSSELDORF.- The exhibition is devoted to the activities of the experimental guitar band Sonic Youth, which profoundly influenced style in the music and art scene from its founding in 1981. This is shown by the numerous joint projects of the band with artists, filmmakers, designers, and musicians, as well as by works of art that Sonic Youth has selected for the exhibition. The interdisciplinary show tells an alternative story of contemporary culture, of teenager rebellion, the restlessness of youth, of the craving for fame and the search for identity, gender roles, sexuality, and religion. This comprehensive project is being staged jointly by the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf and KIT - Kunst im Tunnel. The exhibition will be shown first at LiFE in Saint-Nazaire (17 June - 7 ...More
| | Attain Enlightenment Opens Today at the Crocker Art Museum | SACRAMENTO, CA.- According to tradition, Buddha was a spiritual being who attained enlightenment and shared his teachings, giving birth to Buddhism, a philosophy originating in Asia and practiced for centuries. In Buddha, a new exhibition on view January 31 – April 19, 2009, the Crocker Art Museum explores the differences of Buddhist belief revealed through the depiction of the Enlightened One in more than 40 objects dating from the first millennium to the modern age. As Buddhism spread in waves across Asia, the dissemination of the historical Buddha’s teachings resulted in differences in interpretation and belief and created numerous schools of thought. When one speaks of Buddhism, it is not of a single ...More
| | Des Moines Art Center Presents After Many Springs: Regionalism, Modernism & the Midwest | DES MOINES, IOWA The Des Moines Art Center presents After Many Springs: Regionalism, Modernism & the Midwest, an exhibition larger in scope, complexity, audiences served, and impact in the region and nation than any project the Art Center has undertaken. This is the first exhibition to address the artistic battles that took place in New York and the Midwest during the 1930s and the early 1940s. It provides a fresh look at two art periods, regionalism and modernism, through not only works of art but also ephemera such as magazines, books, films, and exhibition notices. It is hoped that the project will start a dialogue about these two movements, collapsing current distinctions between them....More
| | The Speed Art Museum Announces Architect for Expansion - Appoints Nationally Recognized wHY Architecture | LOUISVILLE, KY.- The Board of Trustees of The Speed Art Museum announced today the appointment of wHY Architecture led by principal Kulapat Yantrasast, working with his partners Yo Hakomori and Richard Stoner, to revitalize and expand its historic museum complex in Louisville, Kentucky. Charles L. Venable, Director of The Speed Art Museum, commented, “In our initial meeting, Kulapat had an immediate understanding of how to clarify our...More
| | Noted artist Charles Simonds will lecture on his work, February 4 | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY.- Noted artist Charles Simonds will speak about his work at Vassar College on Wednesday, February 4. The lecture, free and open to the public and, will begin at 5:00pm in Taylor Hall, room 203. Simonds, an art major at the University of California at Berkeley, began working in clay after discovering a clay pit that had once provided raw material for some of Manhattan's older buildings. He creates architectural miniature sculptures with tiny bricks – landforms with small chambers and towers or abstract organic shapes – which are in turn habitats for an imaginary race Simonds terms "Little People." In the early 1970s, Simonds began to place his works on the streets of New York City, along curbs or within masonry of buildings....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 various ways to accommodate new formats. Large-scale woodcuts and engravings began to be printed on several sheets of paper that could be joined together to form a single picture. Some were arranged in frieze-like sequences similar to carved wall reliefs, while others were pieced together to emulate the scale of monumental murals and tapestries.
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| | The Paine Art Center Presents Today Treasures from the Frederic Remington Art Museum | OSHKOSH, WI.- The Paine Art Center presents today Treasures from the Frederic Remington Art Museum, on view through May 17, 2009. Presented on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Remington's death, this exhibition celebrates the fascinating life and work of an American master. A century ago, Frederic Remington (1861-1909) was the busiest artist in America, having first made a name for himself as an illustrator of western and military subjects for widely circulated magazines of the late 1800s, such as Harper's Weekly, Scribner's, and Collier's. Overcoming the limitations of black and white illustration, Remington taught himself color theory and investigated the science of bronze casting to become an accomplished painter and sculptor....More
| | Delaware Art Museum Welcomes New Acquisition by Aaron Douglas in Celebration of Black History Month | WILMINGTON, DE.- The Delaware Art Museum is proud to unveil an exquisite and unique work of art by the famed African American artist Aaron Douglas (1899-1979) in celebration of Black History Month with a public welcome ceremony on Friday, February 6, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Aaron Douglas, who was the only visual artist at the heart of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, had a strong connection to Wilmington through his close friends Dr. Walter and Grace Price Goens. The artist's wife, Alta, was a cousin of Dr. Goens, and the foursome traveled to Paris together. The painting acquired by the Museum is an oil study from c. 1963 for a mural commissioned by the Goenses for their house in Hockessin....More
| | Writing with Thread - Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities | MADISON, WI.- The Chazen Museum of Art presents today Writing with Thread - Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities, on view through April 12, 2009. Writing with Thread: Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities offers a visual feast of exquisite and rare costumes and jewelry from fifteen ethnic groups and nearly one hundred subgroups living in southwest China. These five hundred splendidly woven and embroidered textiles and costume pieces represent work of the finest quality and historic significance. Three galleries will showcase entire ensembles of adults' and children's regalia, baby carriers, quilt covers, and silver ornaments, as well as a loom, weaving tools, and embroidery cases. The exhibition will be on view January 31 to April 12, 2009. An opening reception will be held Friday, January 30, from 7–8:30 p.m. ...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 various ways to accommodate new formats. Large-scale woodcuts and engravings began to be printed on several sheets of paper that could be joined together to form a single picture. Some were arranged in frieze-like sequences similar to carved wall reliefs, while others were pieced together to emulate the scale of monumental murals and tapestries....More
| | Imperfect Moments: Mapplethorpe and Censorship Twenty Years Later | PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Two decades ago, the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania organized Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment. The traveling retrospective was curated by Janet Kardon, who was the ICA Director from 1979 to 1989 and who organized many pioneering exhibitions for the institution. The show fell victim to public outcry against government sponsorship of "obscene" art when Washington's Corcoran Gallery of Art canceled its stop on the tour for fear of negative repercussions, especially its possible impact on NEA appropriations. The Corcoran's decision sparked a controversial ...More
| | Uncover The Mystery of George Masa During a Film Screening at the Asheville Art Museum | ASHEVILLE, NC.-The Asheville Art Museum invites you to uncover The Mystery of George Masa during the film screening on Saturday and Sunday, March 14 and 15, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. each day. This film screening is free with Museum Membership or admission. Released in 2003 by filmmaker Paul Bonesteel The Mystery of George Masa delves into the story of a remarkable man. George Masa (1881 – 1933) was born Masahara Iizuka in Japan and has been called "the Ansel Adams of the Appalachian Mountains." His life remains shrouded in mystery and this film chronicles what is known of his life and his work to found The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and to document and build the Appalachian Trail....More
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