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| Exhibition Examines Dynamic Relationship Between The Art of Pablo Picasso and Writing |
Pablo Picasso, Dice, Packet of Cigarettes, and Visiting-Card, Paris, early 1914. Painted and printed paper, graphite, and watercolor. Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Collection, Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. © 2008 Estate of Gertrude Stein. Used with permission of Estate of Gertrude Stein. © 2008 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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NEW HAVEN, CT.- A groundbreaking exhibition examining Pablo Picasso’s lifelong relationship with writers and the many ways in which language affected his work opens at the Yale University Art Gallery on January 27, 2009. Picasso and the Allure of Language comprises some 70 works in all media by Picasso, as well as select examples by fellow artist Georges Braque, and photographs, letters, manuscripts, and book projects by a diverse group of artists and writers. Together, these works illuminate Picasso’s deep and multidimensional interest in writing and language, and challenge the very notion of what have been considered “highlights” of his oeuvre. Drawn from the collections of the Yale University Art Gallery and Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, as well as the renowned Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection, in Dallas, Texas, from which two sculptures are on loan...More
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| The Van Gogh Museum Opens From Abildgaard to Hammershoi: Danish Drawings |
AMSTERDAM.- The Van Gogh Museum presents today From Abildgaard to Hammershøi: Danish drawings from the Fondation Custodia, on view through April 5, 2009. The presentation From Abildgaard to Hammershøi: Danish drawings from the Fondation Custodia will be on display in the print cabinet of the Van Gogh Museum’s Rietveld building. The Fondation Custodia in Paris owns a celebrated ...More
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| Museu Coleccao Berardo Presents Intuition and Structure - From Torres-García to Vieira da Silva |
LISBON.-Museu Colecção Berardo – Modern and Contemporary Art presents Intuition and Structure - From Torres-García to Vieira da Silva, 1929-1949, on view through February 15, 2009. The exhibition, Intuition and Structure, fromTorres-García to Vieira da Silva, 1929-1949, opens with Maria Helena Vieira da Silva’s discovery of Joaquín Torres-García’s work in 1929, and continuing ...More
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| 7 Women from 7 Countries Opens at The Museum of the Americas |
DORAL, FL.- The Museum of the Americas created the series "7 Women from 7 Countries" in 1992. It was a successful event and many women artists from different nations from America through Asia have been participated. The Museum's Director suggested to organize three shows for 2009: the first one in January and the others in February and May. For the show which starts on Friday, ...More
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| Tim Lee Exhibition Opens Today at The Hayward Project Space |
LONDON.- To open the New Year, the Hayward Project Space presents a number of recent and new works by Canadian artist Tim Lee (born Seoul, Korea, 1975). With comedic aplomb, Lee is known to employ a range of media, including video and photography to revisit key moments from the life and works of a variety of cultural icons, from artists to comedians, all of ...More
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| HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Becomes Patron of The Fan Museum |
GREENWICH, UK.- The Trustees of The Fan Museum Trust, Greenwich, announced that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall has graciously accepted to be Patron of the museum. Situated in a fine early 18th century townhouse in the heart of Historic...More
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| "Darwinian Moment" for Museum Fundraising - Travel for Development is Up Despite Hard Times |
BEAUNE, FRANCE.- Benefactor Travel by Hamilton Fitzjames has been creating art-focused travel programs for the benefactors of America’s most important museums for almost 20 years and things have never been busier. As an important arm of the Development Department, donor travel has had an extraordinary boom during the past 5 years and despite the economy it has shown ...More
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| Getty Conservation Institute Scientists Develop New Method to Aid in Authenticating |
LOS ANGELES, CA.-Scientists at the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) in Los Angeles have developed a new method for authenticating historic photographs that could have broad implications for museum collections, art historians, collectors and conservators. The secret they’ve revealed...More
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| The Swiss Institute in New York Presents Pierre Vadi - Delta |
NEW YORK.- The Swiss Institute presents Pierre Vadi - Delta, on view through January 31, 2009. Delta by Pierre Vadi evokes visions of a lunar landscape where thin atmosphere has vitrified and warped. Rather than finding sedimentary deposits, one discovers the traces of construction: furled acrylic sheets, scattered stone screws, and circular saws of resin. The exhibition casts an ...More
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| 'The Real Challenge Is Elsewhere' Opens at Siemens Sanat |
ISTANBUL.- Contemporary art gallery Siemens Sanat, Istanbul welcomes the new year with a striking exhibition, “The Real Challenge Is Elsewhere”. The exhibition, which displays the works of three artists from Turkey, India and Netherlands, is going to be held through 28th of February. Curated by T. Melih Gorgun and Murteza Fidan, ‘The Real Challenge Is Elsewhere’ ...More
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| Whitney Presents Today New Video Installation By Alex Bag |
NEW YORK.- For her first solo museum presentation, Alex Bag debuts a newly commissioned video installation she has made for the Whitney Museum of American Art, inspired by a popular and progressive 1970s children's syndicated television show, "The Patchwork Family." Continuing the commentary on contemporary media culture that has...More
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| Primary Illustrator For The Shadow, Edward D. Cartier, 94, Dies |
RAMSEY, N.J.- Edward D. Cartier, 94, the primary illustrator for The Shadow and other science fiction and mystery publications, passed away at his home in Ramsey, reported his son Dean Cartier. Edward D. Cartier was best known for his illustrations of The Shadow in the 1930's and 1940's. The Shadow was written by Walter B. Gibson and featured a mysterious crime fighter that wore ...More
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| Wadsworth Atheneum has Reframed Four George Catlin Paintings with Eli Wilner & Company |
HARTFORD, CT.- Eli Wilner & Company has framed four Catlin paintings for the Wadsworth Atheneum. Working closely with Curator Elizabeth Kornhauser and drawing upon her knowledge of how other similar Catlin paintings owned by Colt were framed, Eli Wilner & Company created replicas of a simple, elegant 1850’s style frame with a sanded cove and gilded surface. The four paintings were ...More
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| The Outsider Art Fair Opens Today at New Location |
NEW YORK CITY.- Sanford Smith's 2009 Outsider Art Fair moves to a new home and a new date. For 16 years, the show occupied the Puck Building in SoHo during the latter weeks of January. Now that The Puck is converting into a catering hall and restaurant, The Outsider Art Fair will relocate to midtown at THE MART: 7 WEST 34TH STREET, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues on the 11th floor....More
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| Creative Capital Announces 2009 Artists |
NEW YORK, NY.- Creative Capital, the national organization that supports individual artists, announces the recipients of its 2009 grants. Initial awards of $10,000 have been made to 41 projects in emerging fields, innovative literature and performing arts. These projects represent 61 artists across the country working individually and in collaboration. Each project becomes eligible for ...More
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| The Wolfsonian-FIU Announces $500,000 Grant From The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation |
MIAMI BEACH, FL.- The Wolfsonian–Florida International University is proud to announce that it has been awarded a three-year, $500,000-grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to strengthen the academic role of the museum's collections and programs. This prestigious grant will enable The Wolfsonian to establish a variety of programs, all designed to encourage more intensive use of the ...More
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| Spencer Museum of Art Begins New Gallery Hours |
LAWRENCE, KS.- As part of University-wide efforts to reduce ongoing operating expenditures, the Spencer Museum of Art will introduce new gallery hours beginning Tuesday, January 12, 2009. The Spencer's galleries, currently open Tuesday through Sunday, will close one hour earlier each day. The new schedule will be as follows: Monday: Closed, Tuesday-Saturday: 10 AM—4 PM, ...More
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