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| Iconic Images from American Pop Culture in Andy Warhol: Silkscreens Opened in New York |
Andy Warhol, Superman (Myth Series), ca. 1981. Screen print with Diamond Dust 38 x 38 inches. Private Collection.
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ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- In Andy Warhol Silkscreens, Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) presents a select exhibition of work by an audacious pioneer who, by using images of popular American culture and commerce, altered perceptions about what constitutes art. The exhibition runs through May 26 in ...More
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| 1,000 Years of Japanese Tea Culture Explored in Historic Exhibition |
NEW HAVEN, CT.- Tea Culture of Japan: Chanoyu Past and Present, one of the most comprehensive exhibitions of Japanese tea culture ever presented by an American museum, opens on January 20, 2009, at the Yale University Art Gallery. Approximately 100 objects explore the evolution of the Japanese tea service— ...More
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| Presidents in Waiting Opens at the National Portrait Gallery |
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Inauguration Day 2009, the National Portrait Gallery will open “Presidents in Waiting,” an exhibition that focuses on the office of the vice presidency and the individuals who first served in that office and then later became president. It continues through Jan. 3, 2010....More
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| Exhibition Bridging Continents and Culture to Open at Miami Art Museum |
MIAMI, FL.- Although for centuries spirituality was an essential, even guiding, component of art, in the modern era artists have often distanced themselves from otherworldly concerns. NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith, on view at Miami Art Museum February 22 – May 24, 2009, brings together an intergenerational ...More
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| The Vincent Ferguson Collection of Irish Art at Christie's South Kensington in May 2009 |
SOUTH KENSINGTON.- Christie's announced the sale of The Vincent Ferguson Collection on Friday 8th May 2009. Vincent Ferguson (1932 - 2007) was both a successful businessman and an art collector with the eye of a true connoisseur; he was held in the highest regard by Irish institutions and the artists themselves, with ...More
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| Luca Buvoli Presents Futurist Installation in Velocity Zero |
LONDON.- One hundred years on from the publication of F.T. Marinetti’s Futurist Manifesto, Luca Buvoli’s multi-media work explores the themes at the very heart of Futurism – dynamism, conflict and the changing society – as well as engaging directly with the contradictions of the movement itself. Velocity Zero is a unique installation comprising film and animation, works on paper, mural painting ...More
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| French Film Director and Art Collector, Claude Berri, Dead at 74 |
PARIS.- French director and producer Claude Berri died last week at the age of 74. Berri was born in Paris, France of Jewish origin, the son of Beila (née Bercu) and Hirsch Langmann, a furrier. His sister was screenwriter and editor Arlette Langmann. Berri won the "Best Film" BAFTA for Jean de Florette, and was also nominated for twelve César Awards, though he never won. Berri also won the...More
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| The Ann and Jürgen Wilde Foundation Finds a New Home in the Pinakothek der Moderne |
MUNICH.- Photographic collectors Ann and Jürgen Wilde, from near Cologne, have decided to set up the Ann and Jürgen Wilde Foundation in the State of Bavaria and to transfer their entire photographic collection to Munich. The Foundation is to be affiliated to the Bavarian State Paintings Collections. Its high-quality works will provide an important addition to the photographic holdings in the...More
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| Exhibition to Launch London's First Creative Industries Centre |
LONDON.- Metropolitan Works, London’s first Creative Industry Centre, launches its £4.5 million building on 4th February 2009 with an exhibition of exciting new work by leading figures from across the creative industries, exploring the extraordinary potential of digital manufacturing technology. Digital ...More
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| The Scholar's Eye: Property from the Julius Held Collection |
NEW YORK, NY.- On January 27 and 30, Christie's will host a two-part sale of property from the celebrated collection of the late Professor Julius Held, one of the world's leading historians of Dutch and Flemish art. Entitled The Scholar's Eye: Property from the Julius Held Collection, the sale features an ...More
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| Bert Geer Phillips Taos School Painting Expected to Make $300K-$400K in Feb. 7 Auction at Quinn's Auction Galleries |
FALLS CHURCH, VA.- On Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, Quinn’s Auction Galleries in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Falls Church, Va., will offer an outstanding Taos school artwork that originally belonged to a distinguished early 20th-century Iowa senator. Painted by Bert Geer Phillips (American, 1868-1956), it...More
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| America's Pre-eminent Regional Museum Acquires Important Works |
NEW ORLEANS.- The Ogden Museum of Southern Art announces the acquisition of three major works by the famed Louisiana painter Clementine Hunter (1886 –1988). The first addition is entitled “Flowing River” – one of the largest known works by the artist. The second is a rare piece, “Cotton to Gin and Baptism,” that ...More
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| BRG Host First Wednesday Reception for 'The Process Behind the Project' |
BATON ROUGE, LA.- On Wednesday, Jan. 7 from 7-9 p.m., Baton Rouge Gallery, in conjunction with the American Institute of Architects – Baton Rouge, held a First Wednesday Opening Reception for its January 2009 exhibit: The Process Behind the Project. The event celebrated The American Institute of Architects - Baton Rouge's Rose Award winners. The show recognizes design ...More
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| Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago to Present Chelfisch: Five Days in March |
CHICAGO.- With its anti-acting aesthetic, hipster vernacular, and unexpected choreography, Tokyo-based chelfitsch has secured its place at the forefront of the contemporary performance scene. In Five Days in March, two young concert-goers meet and hook-up, spending five inconsequential days of sex, drinking, and indolence in a Tokyo love hotel, while war is being declared in...More
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| Eli Wilner & Company Celebrates 25th Anniversary and Completion of Over 10,000 Framing Projects |
NEW YORK, NY.- Founded in 1983, Eli Wilner & Company is celebrating 25 years in business. The gallery, indeed the study, connoisseurship and collecting of American frames, have come a long way from the early days when the business began in a fifth floor walk up and period frames were still being discarded by museums and galleries ...More
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| Exhibition Featuring Photography and Video Examines Life in the Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia |
MIDDLETOWN, CT.- In her first major solo exhibition Sasha Rudensky will present two photographic series at Wesleyan University’s Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery: Remains (2004/08) and Demons (2007–08). In Remains, Rudensky, who was born in Moscow in 1979 and moved to the US in 1990, explores the ...More
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| Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday is Celebrated by National Gallery of Art |
WASHINGTON, DC.- On the occasion of the 200th anniversary celebration of President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, the National Gallery of Art will present a one-year focus exhibition, Designing the Lincoln Memorial: Daniel Chester French and Henry Bacon, on view in the West Building, Main Floor, starting...More
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| French Photographer Marc Riboud to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award |
LONDON.- Marc Riboud, the celebrated French photographer and former President of Magnum Photos, is to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Sony World Photography Awards.
Riboud, whose career in photography spans over half a centenary, will be ...More
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| The Boston Atheneum Presents Vanderwarker's Pantheon: Minds and Matter in Boston |
BOSTON.- The Boston Athenæum presents "Vanderwarker's Pantheon: Minds and Matter in Boston," an exhibition of photographs by the distinguished Boston artist Peter Vanderwarker. The exhibition opens Feb. 11 and runs through May 2, 2009, in The Boston Athenæum's Norma Jean Calderwood Gallery....More
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| Barbican Promotes Mark Taylor to New Commercial and Buildings Director Role |
LONDON.- The Barbican, Europe's largest combined Arts and Conference has promoted Mark Taylor to the newly created role of Commercial and Buildings Director, a position that will include the delivery of the £10m capital programme over the next five years. ...More
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| Rosenbach Museum & Library Unveils 130 New Items in Major Maurice Sendak Retrospective |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Rosenbach Museum & Library visitors will have one more chance to see a new group of Maurice Sendak pieces before There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak closes in May. 130 new pieces will be introduced on January 27 in this major retrospective of the work of Sendak – famed author and ...More
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| Pulse N.Y Contemporary Art Fair Announces List of Exhibitors for 2009 Fair |
NEW YORK, NY.- Following a strong showing in Miami, PULSE New York returns to Pier 40 in Greenwich Village for its fourth and most diverse New York edition. The 95 galleries represent 26 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia, with 11 galleries representing six Asian nations. PULSE New York expands its ...More
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| 58th Annual KIA Art Fair Now Accepting Applications |
KALAMAZOO, MI.- The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts will hold its 58th Annual Art Fair on Saturday, June 6, 2009, and artists from the United States and Canada are invited to apply for entry....More
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| Color Me Mine Paints A Rosy Picture During Recession |
GLENDALE, CA.- Color Me Mine, the world's largest paint-it-yourself ceramics franchise, announced that average same store sales for studios open over one year showed continued growth for the past 12-month period. ...More
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