 | | Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism Exhibition Opens Today at Norton Museum | 
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925): Dolce Far Niente, about 1907. Oil on canvas, 16 1/4 by 28 1/4 inches (41.3 by 71.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of A. Augustus Healy, 11.518.
| WEST PALM BEACH, FL.- The Norton Museum presents today Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism, on view through May 10, 2009. This exhibition of some 37 paintings includes many of the finest examples of mid-nineteenth through early twentieth-century French and American landscape in the Brooklyn Museum's collection. The works presented offer a broad survey of landscape painting as practiced by such leading French artists as Gustave Courbet and Claude Monet and their most significant American followers including Frederick Childe Hassam and John Singer Sargent....More
| | Milwaukee Art Museum Presents Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered | MILWAUKEE, WI.- The first U.S. exhibition of the work of Jan Lievens (1607–1674), one of the great Dutch artists of the 17th century, will be on view at the Milwaukee Art Museum February 7–April 26, 2009. Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered challenges the artist’s place in art history, calling into question why the artist has only been studied in the shadow of his more famous contemporary, Rembrandt van Rijn. Jan Lievens remains one of the most fascinating and enigmatic Dutch artists of his time. Daringly innovative as a painter, printmaker,...More
| | Artists in Their Studios Captures Major American Artists at Work | STOCKBRIDGE, MA.- The interplay between artists and their studios will be the subject of a major exhibition opening this winter at Norman Rockwell Museum. On view from February 7 through May 25, 2009, Artists in Their Studios will present a behind-the-scenes view into the lives of over 75 noted American artists through hundreds of rarely-exhibited photographs and primary source ...More
| | Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique at The Legion of Honor | SAN FRANCISCO, CA.-At the end of the 19th century, three ateliers in New York, Paris and St. Petersburg were preparing the final touches on spectacular examples of decorative objects and jewelry for an event with global implications––the 1900 International Exposition in Paris, which would be attended by over 50 million visitors. There the work of three artists, Peter Carl Fabergé, Louis Comfort Tiffany and Rene Lalique, would be exhibited at the same venue...More
| | Friends of Kresge Art Museum Present New Acquisition in Honor of Museum's 50th Anniversary | EAST LANSING, MI.- Aaron Harry Gorson’s painting, Bridge across a River, was unveiled Sunday, February 1, 2009, at Kresge Art Museum during the Gallery Talk by Museum Director Susan J. Bandes. The Friends of Kresge Art Museum purchased and presented the piece in honor of the museum’s 50th anniversary. A classically trained painter, Gorson lived in Pittsburgh from 1903 until 1921, during which time the painting was made. He became known for his moody, tonal depictions of steel mills and the rivers...More
| | Donald Sultan: The First Decade Opens at The Contemporary Arts Center | CINCINNATI, OH.- The Contemporary Arts Center presents today Donald Sultan: The First Decade, on view through May 17, 2009 and curated by Raphaela Platow. During the late 70s and early 80s, American artist Donald Sultan laid the groundwork for his paintings that successfully merged conceptual and figurative approaches with industrial materials. This first exhibition of Sultan’s early linoleum paintings demonstrates the artist’s formative years, when he set himself apart from his contemporaries by creating works that reconciled figuration ...More
| | Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller at The Joslyn Art Museum | OMAHA.- The Joslyn Art Museum presents today Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller, on view through May 10, 2009. Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874) is famous today for his images of the American West, but the period of time he actually spent there (approximately six months) and the number of works he produced while in the West — probably less than 100 — is relatively small. For most of his career, he lived and worked in Baltimore, where he found success producing and reproducing nearly 1,000 works in the western genre....More
| | New Exhibition Celebrates 200th Anniversary of Lincoln's Birth | SAN MARINO, CA.- Collecting material on Abraham Lincoln has, for some, been both an obsessive and competitive pursuit—so much so that, in honor of his 200th birthday, The The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens pays homage to collectors of so-called Lincolniana in a special exhibition in the Library West Hall. The Huntington’s own extensive collection of rare Lincoln manuscripts, printed works, and artifacts is the source of the exhibition, titled “The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Collecting Abraham Lincoln,” on view from Feb. 7 through April 27, 2009. ...More
| | New Museum Announces Names of Fifty International Artists For "The Generational" | NEW YORK.- The New Museum today announced the names of fifty artists from twenty-five countries who will be presented in the first edition of "The Generational," the institution's new signature triennial exhibition. The only exhibition of its kind in the United States, "The Generational: Younger Than Jesus" will offer a rich, intricate, multidisciplinary exploration of the work being produced by a new generation of artists born after 1976. Known to demographers, marketers, sociologists, and pundits variously as the Millennials, Generation Y, iGeneration, and Generation Me, this age group has yet to be described in any ...More
| | Eva Grubinger. Trespassing Opens at Museum der Moderne Rupertinum | SALZBURG.-Museum der Moderne Rupertinum presents today Eva Grubinger. Trespassing, on view through April 19, 2009. The artist, who was born in Salzburg in 1970 and has been living in Berlin since 1989, addresses a delicate subject in her group of installation works created for the Rupertinum: today man is caught in a contradictory social system of security and danger, deregulation and control, and he has hardly any chance to escape. The human psyche is torn between revolt and surrender, harmlessness and panic. What serves the pleasures of sports and the anticipation of a vacation trip, all of a sudden turns into a perilous instrument;...More
| | TruthBeauty: Pictorialism and the Photograph as Art, 1845-1945 | ROCHESTER, N.Y.— George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film focuses on the masterworks of Pictorialism with the exhibition TruthBeauty: Pictorialism and the Photograph as Art, 1845-1945, on view Feb. 7 through May 31, 2009. Featured will be more than 100 hauntingly beautiful photographs from the Eastman House collections, created by celebrated photographers such as Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Julia Margaret Cameron, and Alvin Langdon Coburn. TruthBeauty illustrates Pictorialism’s desire to elevate photography — seen at once time as merely a mechanical tool of documentation — to an art form equal to painting and drawing, Pictorialist photographs are among the most spectacular photographs in the history of the medium. TruthBeauty will reveal Pictorialism’s rich aesthetic, diverse approaches and technical innovations....More
| | The Plains of Mars: European War Prints, 1500-1825, from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation | HOUSTON, TX.-The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents today The Plains of Mars: European War Prints, 1500-1825, from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation. Centuries before photography and television, civilians got their first visual taste of war in prints made possible by advancement in the development of papermaking, and the invention of special printing presses. The prints were relatively inexpensive and were collected by people from all strata of society who displayed them in their homes or businesses, framed or simply tacked to the wall. Some of the images were created as historical record; many were commissioned by the ruling powers to manipulate public opinion. On February 7, 2009, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will open The Plains of Mars: European War Prints, 1500-1825, from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, an exhibition of more than 100 Old Master prints focusing on war. The...More
| | Everson To Exhibit Work of Anne Cofer | SYRACUSE, NY.- The Everson Museum of Art present s today the work of Anne Cofer in an exhibition titled Anne Cofer: Concealed Objects, February 7 – April 26, 2009. Anne Cofer was the recipient of the Best-of-Show Award given at the 2008 Everson Biennial exhibition. “By successfully using unfired clay in new and exciting ways, Cofer has transcended the boundaries of what has been acceptable in traditional ceramic practice within the academic world,” said Debora Ryan, Everson Museum of Art Senior Curator....More
| | La Volupté du Gout: French Painting in the Age of Madame de Pompadour | PORTLAND, OR.- Experience some of the most sumptuous paintings ever made when the Portland Art Museum and Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tours, bring La volupté du goût: French Painting in the Age of Madame de Pompadour to Portland for its exclusive U.S. presentation. From the time she attained the envied position of official mistress to Louis XV in 1745 until her death in 1764, Madame de Pompadour was one of the most celebrated and active patrons of the arts. La volupté du gout (voluptuous taste), comprised of paintings created by 24 of the era's most important artists patronized by Pompadour during an age that witnessed the birth of a public discourse in aesthetics and art criticism, reveals her legacy as the royal tastemaker of the time....More
| | Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes Opens at The Burrell Collection | GLASGOW.- The Burrell Collection presents today Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes, on view through May 4, 2009. The Ancient Greeks have shaped and influenced the history of mankind from the 8th century BC to the present day. They invented democracy and the Olympic Games, made major discoveries in the fields of astronomy, science and medicine and laid the foundations of western literature, philosophy and civic life. Their architecture, sculpture and painted pottery have influenced artists the world over while Greek myths, telling extraordinary tales of the relationships between gods, heroes and mortals, have captivated audiences for over two thousand years....More
| | In Search of the Orient. From Bellini to Klee at Zentrum Paul Klee | BERN.- Zentrum Paul Klee presents today In Search of the Orient. From Bellini to Klee, on view through May 24, 2009. This exhibition is the first of a three-part series on the Orient. In Search of the Orient takes a glance back in time and invites visitors to journey from Bern to Tunisia and Egypt, Morocco and Jerusalem. It puts Paul Klee's travels to Tunisia and Egypt into historical perspective, and explores how Europeans have viewed the Orient from the Middle Ages through to the 20th century. In terms of commerce and art, Venice once bridged the divide between the cultures of East and West. One of the exhibition's highlights from this period is the portrait of Sultan Mehmet II painted by Gentile Bellini in 1480; it is ...More
| | Jersey City Museum presents GET YOUR ART ON: CONVERSATIONS IN CONTEMPORARY ART | JERSEY CITY, NJ.- Join Jersey City Museum as artists Miguel Luciano and Manuel Acevedo discuss selections from their bodies of work. Both artists' aesthetic practices have been informed as much by hip-hop, graffiti, and bling as by their shared Puerto Rican heritage and commitment to producing community-based projects. Mr. Luciano and Mr. Acevedo share similar concerns, yet each approaches their artistic practice differently. GET YOUR ART ON: CONVERSATIONS IN CONTEMPORARY ART is Jersey City Museum's new speaker series that features diverse contemporary American voices of both established and emerging artists, some of who are represented in the collection of Jersey City Museum. This forum allows artists to discuss their careers and explores the various issues and forces that have shaped the art of our times. The series is designed for artists, students, and art enthusiasts of all levels and ages. School and community groups are welcome....More
| | New Operating Hours and "Free Day" at the Akron Art Museum | AKRON, OH.- The Akron Art Museum is announcing a change in operating hours. Beginning the week of February 15, 2009, the museum will be open Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 11 am and 5 pm, and Thursdays from 11 am until 9 pm. The museum will be closed Monday and Tuesday. The museum will honor group tours that have already been booked on Tuesdays through March. It has been the museum's practice since 2007 to offer free admission one day a month. Beginning, Sunday, March 1, 2009, free admission will now be offered on the first Sunday of every month, allowing more members of the public—including working parents and their children—access to art during these straining financial ...More
| | Washington State Historical Society Public Call for Digital Photography | TACOMA, WA.- The Washington State Historical Society is accepting submissions for a new online gallery called Four Points of Washington State. Submissions are to consist of a set of four photographs, all taken from different views, and all taken from the same location. Accepted submissions will be on display starting in September in the Four Points online gallery at WashingtonHistory.org. "These images are a way for the public to make a contribution to the lasting, permanent photography collection of the Washington State Historical Society," said Fred Poyner, digital assets manager for the Washington State Historical Society and History Museum. "Four Points of Washington State will offer visitors a collection of views from across Washington State."...More
| | AMAM Exhibits Works from World War I | OBERLIN, OH.-—The Allen Memorial Art Museum (AMAM) at Oberlin College is pleased to present "To Make Things Visible": Art in the Shadow of World War I, on view through June 7, 2009, in the museum's South Ambulatory Gallery.
In the aftermath of World War I, a younger generation of artists followed a new path of social criticism in powerful explorations of the brutality of war. Artists such as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Otto Dix, and George Grosz sought to communicate a deeper understanding of the world around them. They explored a wide range of themes—portraiture, cityscapes, the circus or variety-hall, and religious imagery—in an attempt to make sense of the changes brought about by world conflict....More
| | Des Newton Leading Ship Bottler and Modeller, 67, Dies | LIVERPOOL.- Des Newton, one of the world’s leading ship bottlers who also made ship models for the Royal family, has died after a long illness. He was 67. Des was one of the best-known personalities at the Merseyside Maritime Museum where he had a ship bottling and model workshop for 20 years. He joined the staff as a craft demonstrator in1985 and soon became very popular, particularly with visitors attracted by the Tall Ships Races....More
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