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| Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona Focuses on Works Made by Joan Rabascall |
The work of art "untitled", which forms part of the exhibition that can be seen starting today at MACBA in Barcelona, the show consists of 150 works made by Spanish artist Joan Rabascall, all of them from his period in Paris from 1964-1982. Photo: EFE/XAVIER BERTRAL
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BARCELONA.- The exhibition by Joan Rabascall (Barcelona, 1935) organised by the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona focuses on the works created by the artist from the beginning of the 1960s until the early 1980s, an era in which the use and manipulation of images from the mass media constructs a discourse that is openly ...More
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| Schirn Kunsthalle Shows the Still Little Known Work of Abstract Painter Ernst Wilhelm Nay |
FRANKFURT.- Ernst Wilhelm Nay is one of the most renowned German postwar artists. His abstract paintings are to be found in nearly all important public and private collections with works from that era. Nay’s late work of the 1960s, dating mainly from the years after the artist’s participation in the documenta III in 1964 to his death in 1968, is, however, less known and, therefore, still largely ...More
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| Louvre to Open Exhibition of Original Plates by Comic Book Artists |
PARIS.- Whoever would have expected the Louvre to mount an exhibition of original plates by comic book artists? Museums and comic strips seem to be two universes quite distinct from one another. And yet both value creativity and observe specific aesthetic criteria, each in its own manner, ...More
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| European Decorative Arts from the Horace Wood Brock Collection to Open in Boston |
BOSTON, MA.- Deep insight and a highly personal approach to beauty and harmony of design are the hallmarks of the sumptuous Brock collection of aristocratic furniture, decorative objects, drawings, and paintings showcased in an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), from January 22 through May 17, 2009. Splendor and ...More
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| Rarely Seen Rock and Roll Photographs on View This Winter at the Portland Museum of Art |
PORTLAND, ME.- Rock and Roll provided the soundtrack to American culture in the late 20th century. Drawn from the largest private collection of photographs of rock musicians in the United States, Backstage Pass: Rock & Roll Photography captures the intimate relationship between photographer and musician. Featuring 300 photographs—many rarely seen by the public—the ...More
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| Van Dongen - A Fauve In The City at Montréal Museum of Fine Arts |
MONTREAL.- The exhibition Van Dongen - A Fauve in the City, presented from January 22 to April 19, 2009 at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts (www.mmfa.qc.ca), is the first major retrospective of the work of Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968) in North America. The exhibition, which brings together some 200 works, including over a hundred paintings, forty rare drawings, prints and other archival documents and ...More
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| Whitney Museum of American Art Explores the Use of Synthetic Materials in New Exhibition |
NEW YORK, NY.- In the 1960s, artists began to use a range of new products that changed the possibilities of painting and sculpture. Synthetic polymer paints— popularly known as acrylics—became the first widely used alternative to oil, a material that had dominated painting since the Renaissance. Unlike oil, these water-based colors dried quickly and to a uniform surface. Artists such as Helen ...More
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| Meadows Museum Acquires Plen-air Landscape and Cubist Portrait |
DALLAS, TX.- The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University announced today that it has acquired two significant oil paintings from the early 20th century. El Tajo, Toledo, c. 1904, is by Aureliano de Beruete, a contemporary of Joaquín Sorolla known for his luminous, Impressionistic depictions of Spanish ...More
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| Reading and Book Signing with Edward Dolnick Author of the Forger's Spell at the Jewish Museum |
NEW YORK, NY.- A reading and book signing with Edward Dolnick, author of The Forger’s Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century (Random House, $26.99), will take place at The Jewish Museum , 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, on Thursday, February 12 at 6:30 pm. The ...More
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| Vintage Singapore - Souvenirs from the Recent Past To Open at Brunei Gallery |
LONDON.- The Brunei Gallery - SOAS will present Vintage Singapore - Souvenirs from the Recent Past, an exhibition from the collection of the National Museum of Singapore, on view January 22 through March 21, 2009. Rising from the ashes of World War II, post-war Singapore emerged as a Phoenix in search of a renaissance. instinctively seeking change, Singaporeans sought new beginnings ...More
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| Modern Works' Titles Reveal Links to Classical Roots |
STANFORD, CA.- Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University presents "Appellations from Antiquity," on view from April 15 through July 26, 2009. This exhibition, a collaboration between the Cantor Arts Center and Stanford's Department of Art and Art History, features a selection of 19th- and ...More
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| Hussein Chalayan: From Fashion and Back Opens at the Design Museum in London |
LONDON.- Fully established at the forefront of contemporary fashion design, the twice named “British Designer of the Year,” Hussein Chalayan, the Creative Director of Sport Fashion for PUMA, is renowned for his innovative use of materials, meticulous pattern cutting and progressive attitudes to new technology....More
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| Tufts University Art Gallery Opens Christian Tomaszewski: Hunting for Pheasants |
MEDFORD, MA.- New York-based Christian Tomaszewski (b. 1971) is an installation artist whose work over the past decade has been heavily influenced by film, filmic representation, and recreations of film sets from memory on both miniature and monumental scales. Tomaszewski’s project Hunting For Pheasants takes its inspiration from the Polish School of film posters of the 1960s and 1970s, ...More
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| Royal Ontario Museum to Give Visitors Rare Opportunity to View a Selection of Exquisite Paintings from 15th-20th Century |
TORONTO.- The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Brilliant Strokes: Chinese Paintings from the Mactaggart Art Collection, on display in the Herman Herzog Levy Gallery, part of the Asian Suite of Galleries on Level 1 of the Philosophers' Walk Wing, from February 21 to September 7, 2009. The exhibition, shown for the first time in ...More
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| MoMA's Second Annual Doc Month Line-up Features Documentary Fortnight, 8th Annual International Festival of Films |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art announces the line-up for Doc Month, an annual initiative that showcases the best of contemporary and classic nonfiction films each February. This year’s edition comprises four distinctively focused series. At the centerpiece is the Museum’s eighth annual international ...More
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| Bellevue Arts Museum Announces Elegant and Bold Wood Sculptures by Northwest Artist Michael Peterson |
BELLEVUE, WA.- Following the unique trajectory of wood sculptor Michael Peterson’s work over the past twenty years, this exhibition traces the evolution from his early lathe turned bowls to his current, revolutionary sculptures devoid of the lathe. Over 30 sculptures, inspired by the geographic environment of the Pacific Northwest, will be on view at ...More
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| Cincinnati Art Museum Only U.S. Venue for Internationally Acclaimed Exhibition on Surrealist and Dada Art |
CINCINNATI, OH.- The Cincinnati Art Museum will be the sole U.S. venue for an exhibition that features works by the greatest masters of Dada and Surrealist art, including Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Joan Miró, Jean (Hans) Arp, Man Ray, Kurt Schwitters, Hannah Höch, and Paul ...More
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| Saint Louis Art Museum Presents A Conversation with Louis Cameron |
ST. LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum will host "A Conversation with Louis Cameron" at 7:00 pm on January 22, 2009 in the Auditorium.
Artist Louis Cameron will discuss his work, including his New Media presentation,...More
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| Victoria & Albert Museum Announces Telling Tales: Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design |
LONDON.- This summer the V&A will explore the recent trend among European designers for limited edition pieces that push the boundaries between art and design. Telling Tales: Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design will bring together around 50 objects that share common themes such as fantasy, parody ...More
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| Japanese American National Museum to Mark 10th Year of Core Exhibition "Common Ground" |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Japanese American National Museum will commemorate 10 years of its programs and projects since the opening of its Pavilion in 1999, beginning with a special event focused on its core exhibition, Common Ground: The Heart of Community, set for Sunday, January 25, 2009, at the National ...More
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