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| Pierre Bonnard's Luminous Late Interiors Featured in Metropolitan Museum Exhibition |
Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947), The Dessert, 1940. Oil on canvas, 18 ¼ x 25 ¾ in. (46.3 x 65.3 cm.) Beyeler Collection, Basel. © 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.
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NEW YORK, NY.- The first exhibition to focus entirely on the radiant late interiors and still-life paintings of Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947) will open January 27, 2009, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors will feature 80 paintings, drawings, and watercolors that date from 1923 ...More
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| An 1,800 Year Old Marble Figurine in the Image of a Bearded Man Discovered |
JERUSALEM.- An 1,800 Year Old Marble Figurine in the Image of a Bearded Man, probably that of a Roman Boxer, was discovered.
The figurine was used as a suspended weight together with a balance scale. This is probably the only find of its kind from excavations in the country....More
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| Austria Receives Significant Holocaust-related Art Claim in Decorative Arts |
AVIGNON.- Régine Elkan, a French national residing near Avignon, France, filed a large Holocaust-related art claim with the Austrian Commission for Provenance Research (Kommission für Provenienzforschung), an Austrian government body in charge of Nazi-looted art claims. The claim involves a prestigious XVIIIth Century French Furniture collection looted during the Vichy ...More
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| Prado Museum Determines that Colossus is not an Original Goya |
MADRID.- Last summer, curators of the Prado Museum briefed the media on new discoveries relating to The Colossus, a painting traditionally attributed to Goya. Following a meeting of specialists held this week at the Museum, Gabrieli Finaldi, Associate Director of Conservation at the Museum, ...More
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| The Getty Museum Explores the Important Genre of Portaiture in Photography |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- In Focus: The Portrait presents a selection of about 50 photographs, affording visitors the opportunity to explore a sampling of the Getty Museum's world-renowned collection of photographs on the subject of portraiture....More
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| BBC and Charles Saatchi Launch Search to Discover the Next Generation of Artistic Talent |
LONDON.- BBC Two today announces Saatchi's Best Of British to be broadcast this autumn. This is an incredible opportunity for artists as the BBC and Charles Saatchi launch a nationwide search to discover the next generation of artistic talent. ...More
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| Special Exhibition Examines Dynamic Relationship Between The Art of Pablo Picasso and Writing |
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,...More
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| Salvador Soria: From Integrations to the Emotivity of Reason at Valencian Institute of Modern Art |
VALENCIA.- This exhibition, From Integrations to the emotivity of reason, presents half a century – 1957–2008 – of the work that Salvador Soria has devoted to his investigations on the theme of Integraciones (Integrations) and to his sculptures Máquinas para el espíritu (Machines for the Spirit)....More
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| Fundacio Foto Colectania Opens Paul Strand Retrospective |
BARCELONA.- Foto Colectania presents the first ever retrospective exhibition to be held in Spain of the work of North American photographer Paul Strand (New York City, 1890 – Orgeval, France, 1976). The exhibition, which is also the first full retrospective of Strand’s work to be held in Europe for at least thirty years, will be on show in the ...More
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| Milwaukee Art Museum Announces New Chief Curator and Director of Exhibitions |
MILWAUKEE, WI.- The Milwaukee Art Museum has appointed Brady Roberts as Chief Curator, announced Museum Director Daniel Keegan today. Roberts will assume his position on March 2, 2009.
“The Museum is delighted to welcome Brady Roberts to lead its curatorial team,” ...More
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| Eastman House Displays Abraham Lincoln's Favorite Image |
ROCHESTER, NY.- A conserved glass-plate image of Abraham Lincoln from 1860 is being presented to the public for the first time — and is not only Lincoln’s personal favorite portrait but it is the closest one will get to “seeing” Lincoln. In honor of the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth, a display titled “Lincoln Portrait: Conservation of a National Treasure” will go on view beginning Feb. 1 at ...More
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| Brooklyn Museum Announces First Major Exhibition for Nigerian Artist Yinka Shonibare MBE |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Brooklyn Museum will present the first major survey of the work of the British-based, Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare MBE, whose art explores the relationship of contemporary African identity to European colonialism. On view June 26 through September 20, 2009, Yinka Shonibare MBE will include more than ...More
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| Want to See More of Me? Exhibition of UK's Leading Black Film Actors Embarks on National Tour |
LONDON.- Dramatically uniting the worlds of film and art, acclaimed photographer Donald MacLellan’s exhibition Want to see more of me? is set to challenge new audiences across the country to think about on-screen diversity.
The 25 striking portraits of well-known Black British actors including Ashley ...More
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| Upcoming Exhibition Explores Religious and Political Power of African Figure Sculptures |
CLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) presents Art and Power in the Central African Savanna, an original exhibition that explores the political and religious power of nearly 60 sculptures created by artists of four Central African cultures: the Luba, Songye, Chokwe, and Luluwa. Premiering at the Menil ...More
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| Boca Raton Museum of Art Reveals Magic Behind Leading American Sculptor Who Transforms the Everyday into Works of Art |
BOCA RATON, FL.- The Boca Raton Museum of Art reveals the artistic journey of leading American sculptor, Duane Hanson, who transforms everyday people into lifelike works of art. This unique Hyperrealism exhibition, Duane Hanson: Photography & Sculpture 1977-1995, presents several sculptures, down to every ...More
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| Sotheby's Americana Week 2009 Totals $7,717,892 |
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s series of Americana Week sales brought a combined total of $7,717,892; Important Americana achieved $6,183,505 and the single-owner sale of Property of Dr. and Mrs. Henry C. Landon III totaled $1,534,387....More
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| The RISD Museum of Art Appoints Sarah Ganz Blythe as New Director of Education |
PROVIDENCE, RI.- The RISD Museum announced the appointment of Sarah Ganz Blythe as Director of Education. Blythe comes to The RISD Museum from the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY where she has been serving as Director of Interpretation and Research. She received her PhD in art history from the Institute
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| Due to Popular Demand Exhibition Run Extended Two Weeks for the Art of Blake Edwards at The Pacific Design Center |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Feingarten Galleries presents The Art of Blake Edwards, the first major retrospective of Blake Edwards, the Academy Award-winning American film director, screenwriter and producer, on view at The Pacific Design Center through February 13, 2009. The show has been extended two weeks...More
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| Outstanding Results for Art LA 2009 |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- ART LA 2009, the New Los Angeles International Contemporary Art Fair, attracted over 8,000 collectors, curators, artists and contemporary art lovers from around the globe. The opening night reception benefiting the Museum of Contemporary ...More
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| Austin Museum of Art Presents Lordy Rodriguez: States of America |
AUSTIN, TX.- The Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) presents Lordy Rodriguez: States of America. Rodriguez’s decade-long project reconfigures the 50 states and explores the addition of five new “states” — Hollywood, Internet, Monopoly, Territory and Disney — that newly define our perceived geographic version....More
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| Psychedelic Experience to Arrive at the Denver Art Museum |
DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum (DAM) gives a nod to the social revolution that celebrated free love, rock music and experimental design in The Psychedelic Experience: Rock Posters from the San Francisco Bay Area, 1965-71. The exhibition will feature approximately 300 works from the DAM’s newly ...More
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| Association of Art Museum Directors Announces Janet Landay to be New Executive Director |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) today announced that Janet Landay has been appointed to serve as the Executive Director of the AAMD effective February 23, 2009. She succeeds Millicent H. Gaudieri, who served as AAMD's Executive Director and administrative leader for...More
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| Lord Browne of Madingley Appointed Chair of Tate Trustees |
LONDON.- The Trustees of Tate have elected Lord Browne of Madingley as their Chair with immediate effect. He has been a Tate Trustee since August 2007.
In October 2008, Tate's Chair Paul Myners was appointed by the Prime Minister to...More
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| Phillips de Pury & Company Appoints Bernd Runge as CEO |
LONDON.- Simon de Pury, Chairman of Phillips de Pury & Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Bernd Runge as Chief Executive Officer....More
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| Data + Art: Science and Art in the Age of Information and Eye in the Sky: JPL's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter |
PASADENA, CA.- Organized by the Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) and curated by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Visual Strategist Dan Goods and Mars Public Engagement Outreach Coordinator David Delgado, Data + Art: Science and Art in the Age of Information explores how scientific data can be experienced and ...More
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| Charles Wadsworth Concert Series features St. Lawrence String Quartet and Anton Nel on February 5 |
COLUMBIA, SC.- Charles Wadsworth hosts an evening of chamber music at the Columbia Museum of Art on Thursday, February 5 at 7:00 p.m. featuring associate artistic director Edward Arron, cello, Anton Nel, piano and the St. Lawrence String Quartet performing Gian Carlo Menotti's Suite for Two Cellos and Piano, Ludwig ...More
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| Richard Armstrong Visits Site of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum |
NEW YORK, NY.- In January 2009 Richard Armstrong, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum, embarked on his first visit to the site of the new Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum. Scheduled to open in 2013, the museum is being designed by architect Frank Gehry. During his trip, Armstrong met with Gehry as ...More
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| Columbia Museum of Art Hosts Successful Chinese New Year Celebration |
COLUMBIA, SC.- The Columbia Museum of Art celebrated the Chinese New Year Saturday, January 24 in grand style with 405 visitors of all ages. This Family Fun Day event was the only public Chinese New Year celebration in Columbia and was presented in partnership with the Columbia Chinese Association and the University ...More
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| Free Talk at the Clark February 12 Examines Bronze Sculpture of Famous Composer |
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- A bronze sculpture of one of the most famous composers in the world will be the subject of the Thursday, February 12, Looking at Lunchtime Talk at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Michael Cassin, director of the Center for Education in the Visual Arts, will present the 12:30 pm ...More
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