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| Gerhard Richter - Abstract Paintings Exhibition Opens Today at Haus der Kunst in Munich |
German artist Gerhard Richter sits in front of one of his works "St. Gallen" (1989) at "Haus der Kunst". EFE/Felix Hoerhager.
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MUNICH.- Haus der Kunst presents today Gerhard Richter - Abstract Paintings, on view through May 17, 2009. Gerhard Richter has been painting his abstract paintings since the 1970s. Today they comprise two-thirds of all his work. With its concentration on this painting type, this exhibition differs from past Richter retrospectives, which primarily focused – each updated – on the proportional shift from the artist’s photograph-based paintings to his abstract ones. The series "Cage" from 2006 and "Wald" (Forest) from 2005 – the latter on view for the first time in Europe – serve as the show’s point of departure. The exhibition traces Richter’s artistic development – represented in these series – to its roots, which stretch back to the mid-1980s: from the four-part series "Bach" (1992) and the color-reduced "St. Gallen," (1989) to earlier, more vibrant paintings such as "Blau" (Blue) ...More
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| Richard Koshalek Named Director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden |
WASHINGTON, DC.- Richard Koshalek has been named director of the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, effective April 13. Koshalek, 67, was president of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif., from 1999 until January 2009. Before that, he served as director of The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles for nearly 20 years. At both institutions, he ...More
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| "Picasso And The Masters": In Summary - An Article By Michael Damiano |
Article: BY MICHAEL DAMIANO. “Picasso and the Masters” closed on February 2nd in Paris. The show compared works by Picasso side-by-side with the classical and modern works that might have inspired them. The exhibition, located at the Grand Palais with parallel exhibitions at the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay, enjoyed commercial success despite scathing critical reviews. According to the closing press release...More
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| Antony Gormley's One & Other Launched: People from Across the UK Invited |
LONDON.- Leading British artist, Antony Gormley, today launched his nationwide work, One & Other, by inviting people, aged 16 and over, from across the UK to participate in the creation of a unique living monument on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square. One & Other will run for 100 days from 6 July – 14 October 2009 and will involve 2,400 people from all over the UK who will stand...More
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| Bass Museum of Art Presents Today Sound Exhibition |
MIAMI BEACH, FL.- The Bass Museum of Art presents today Sound, on view through March 29, 2009. This unique exhibition brings together sound works by pioneer composers, sound and media artists associated with the Interdisciplinary Sound Arts Workshop (iSAW), in conjunction with the Subtropics Experimental Music and Sound Art Biennial...More
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| New Deal Paintings from the First Federally Funded Art Program in the United States |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum presents New Deal Paintings from the First Federally Funded Art Program in the United States. In 1934, Americans grappled with an economic situation that feels all too familiar today. Against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the U.S....More
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| Works on Paper - The Original Art On Paper Fair Returns Today to the Park Avenue Armory |
NEW YORK.- In 1988, art and antiques fair producer Sanford Smith noticed a trend, “Almost every gallery I visited had a closet full of works on paper; drawings, prints, watercolors…Works that could not compete with more expensive artworks for wall space.” Inspired by this often overlooked art, Smith invited a selection of the finest international dealers to open their closets at Works on Paper--giving art on paper ...More
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| The Dorothy Saxe Invitational Exhibition, New Works/Old Story |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Contemporary Jewish Museum invited leading local and national artists to participate in The Dorothy Saxe Invitational exhibition, New Works/Old Story: 80 Artists at the Passover Table, which will be on view February 27 - June 2, 2009. The exhibition builds upon the Museum's long-standing tradition of inviting artists from a variety of backgrounds to explore a Jewish ceremonial object, holiday, or concept within the context of their own mediums and artistic philosophy....More
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| Museum of Contemporary Art Partners With Art Chicago |
CHICAGO.- The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, is partnering with Art Chicago, the international fair of contemporary and modern art held at the Merchandise Mart (May 1-4, 2009), to present the First Focus VIP benefit preview on Thursday, April 30, 2009, along with a host of other programs. This year, Art Chicago opens...More
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| Telling Stories Through Design: A Retrospective of Kit Hinrichs |
PASADENA, CA.- “The Storyteller’s Art” collects more than 200 examples of leading graphic designer Kit Hinrichs’ work for a 40-year retrospective. An alumnus of Art Center College of Design (Advertising, 1963), Hinrichs is the San Francisco partner of Pentagram, the celebrated international design firm. His vast influence on America’s graphic landscape is visible across a broad spectrum of media, from annual reports and magazines to signage, exhibitions, and environmental programs. His design direction can be seen in such publications as ...More
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| Berman Museum at Ursinus Collection Prepares For New Open Storage Addition |
COLLEGEVILLE, PA.- The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College continues to open the process of curatorial assessment and study to the public in its WORK(S) IN PROGRESS exhibition which is on view until April 12. Visitors can return several times, as the rotating collection currently features town/cityscapes and marine/seascapes, as well as three-dimensional Pennsylvania German works of art, until March 13. From March 13 to April 13, the exhibit will feature portraits and three-dimensional folklifes and figurative and abstract works....More
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| As Time Goes By - Artworks Concerning Time Opens at Berlinische Galerie |
BERLIN.- Berlinische Galerie presents As Time Gopes By - Artworks Concerning Time, on view through August 31, 2009. This presentation on the topic of time offers some new and exciting insights into the Berlinische Galerie’s extensive collections. Here, works dating from the 19th century to the present day, which have been shown rarely or not at all, enter into stimulating dialogue with the gallery’s masterpieces. The exhibition is divided into three thematic groups and extends across most of the ground floor. Our presentation begins by comparing and contrasting artworks that enable us to experience the temporal phenomena of Continuance – Moment. Public and private cultures of memory represent the central theme of the next pair of opposites, Eternity – Transience. Artistic tendencies directing the view back or forwards are open to discussion under the headings Retrospective – Prospective....More
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| National Portrait Gallery 'Portrait Gala' will Raise Funds for Education |
LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery will host a Gala event on Tuesday 3 March to raise funds for its Education programme. Artists such as Stuart Pearson Wright, Humphrey Ocean, David Mach and supporters such as Joanna Trollope, Jane Asher, Bruce Oldfield, Sebastian Faulks and Sadie Coles will attend the Portrait Gala. Funds raised by the Gala will enable the Gallery to bring to life the remarkable stories of achievement that provide inspiration to learners of all ages. By working directly with artists and educators the aim is to expand the stimulating learning experiences in the Gallery and, through outreach in the community, to meet a wide range of interests, abilities and ages....More
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| Three Balboa Park Museums Announce Reduced Admission |
SAN DIEGO.- Three Balboa Park museums – Mingei International Museum, the Museum of Man and the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) – today announced a three-month reduced admission program. From March 1 through May 25, 2009 (Memorial Day), the three museums will offer half-price admission on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon. The museums, all located on El Prado, are offering reduced admission as a way of providing more affordable visitor opportunities during the current economic downturn. Museum officials at all three museums are highlighting the importance of making rewarding arts and culture experiences available to all residents of the San Diego region and beyond....More
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| Delaware Art Museum Welcomes New Fellow in Pre-Raphaelite Studies For Free Lecture |
WILMINGTON, DE.- The Delaware Art Museum and the University of Delaware Library are pleased to welcome Dr. Thad Logan, the 2009 Fellow in Pre-Raphaelite Studies, for the presentation of her lecture "Rossetti's Drawers" on Wednesday, March 4, at 4:00 p.m. at the Museum. This lecture is free and open to the public. A reception to meet Dr. Logan for all attendees will follow, and the Pre-Raphaelite galleries will be open at this time. Dr. Logan is a Lecturer in English and the Humanities in the Department of English at Rice University . She is the second recipient of the Fellowship in Pre-Raphaelite Studies jointly offered by the University of Delaware Library and the Delaware Art Museum ....More
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| Sotheby's Announces 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results |
NEW YORK.- Sotheby's today announced results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2008. For the quarter ended December 31, 2008, the Company reported operating revenues of $166.2 million, a $179.6 million, or 52%, decrease from the fourth quarter of 2007. This deterioration is primarily due to a 46% decline in net auction sales from $1.9 billion to $1.0 billion, significant auction guarantee losses and inventory writedowns, all attributable to a downturn in the international art market that began in September 2008, and which resulted from a weakening global economy, as well as turbulence in the global financial and credit markets. For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, the Company reported an operating loss of ($0.7) million and a net loss of ($8.5) ...More
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| Inferno: The Sixteenth Annual Watermill Summer Benefit |
BROOKLYN, NY.- Inferno, The Sixteenth Annual Watermill Summer Benefit, in support of artistic programming at the Watermill Center, will be held on July 25, 2009. Each summer, visionary artist and theater director Robert Wilson hosts this extraordinary event. Wilson conceives the Benefit as a theatrical production, offering its high-profile guests a uniquely "Wilsonian", theater-like experience. Inferno will create a vision of a place that excites you, tempts you, attracts you, teases you, caresses you, overwhelms you and seduces you....More
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| Call To Artists: Summer in the City |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Projects Gallery announces a call to artists for its June-July 2009 Juried Art Exhibition entitled “Summer in the City”. The steamy summer months often prompt residents to flee; but for the segment that remains, there is a certain magic to the sticky days and long nights. Emerging from their wintry cocoon, Philadelphians take to the streets and stoops, bikes and bars, parks and playgrounds. We want art that captures that unique sensibility of summer in the city with a distinct Philadelphia flavor. Entrants may present work of any media or subject, but artists must be located in the greater Philadelphia and Delaware Valley region. We are looking to discover emerging, established and/or outsider artists with a mixed media approach and urban sensibility. The show will be displayed June 5 – August 1, 2009 at Projects Gallery in Philadelphia....More
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| Cameo Art Gallery Presents Ben Bronfman, Carrie Elston, Lukas James, Ivana Salander |
BROOKLYN, NY.- Cameo Art Gallery Presents Ben Bronfman, Carrie Elston, Lukas James, Ivana Salander, on view through March 12 and curated by Sean Neal. Cameo Art Gallery Presents is the debut show of this new Williamsburg multi-use space. Featuring four artists and a rotating roster of musicians, Cameo seeks to articulate the intersection of art, music, food, and company by bringing together a multitude of people and genres into one space. Untainted by the past...More
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| Morris Museum Employee Named Director of International Board |
AUGUSTA, GA.- Kelly Boyd Catlett, Morris Museum of Art store manager, has been named a Director at Large on the board of the Museum Store Association (MSA). This appointment puts Catlett on a leadership track in this prestigious international organization. "All of us at the Morris Museum staff are very pleased by Kelly's appointment to such a prestigious position and glad to know that she will be representing our museum and city on an international level," said Kevin Grogan, director of the Morris Museum of Art. ...More
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| Living in Harmony Festival Organized By The City of Sydney |
SYDNEY.- The City of Sydney's annual Living in Harmony Festival will celebrate cultural diversity with a range of free events until the end of April. "Sydney is one of the most diverse cities in the world, boasting people from more than 180 nations, speaking 140 languages," Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP said. "The Living in Harmony Festival is an opportunity to learn about each other and enjoy our community's cultural offerings." Events include cross cultural tours, workshops, a seniors ball and youth refugee photographic exhibition....More
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