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| Famous Surrealist Collages "Une semaine de bonté" by Max Ernst Return to Madrid |
The original collages "Une semaine de bonté", made by Max Ernst in 1933 and which conform an authentic Surrealist manifiesto will be on view at Fundacion Mapfre from February 11 until March 22. Photo: EFE/Sergio Barrenechea.
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MADRID.- In 1934 Max Ernst published his famous collage novel “Une semaine de bonté” (“A Week of Kindness”) in Paris. Comprising five booklets – each named after a day of the week – it is one of the most fascinating documents of Surrealism. Inspired by the wood-engraved illustrations of late 19th-century popular fiction, but also by artists such as Max Klinger or Gustave Doré, Max Ernst...More
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| MoMA Presents an Exhibition of Photographs by Paul Graham from his 12-Volume Edition of Books |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents a shimmer of possibility. Photographs by Paul Graham, an exhibition of work by artist Paul Graham (British, b. 1956), who had moved from London to New York in 2002, and, in August of 2004, set out on the first of many meandering trips around the United States to ...More
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| Auction Record Price For Edgar Degas Sculpture Headlines Sotheby's Sale Of Impressionist Art |
LONDON.- Tonight’s sale of Impressionist & Modern Art at Sotheby’s in London saw 22 works realise a total of £32,564,300 ($46,238,050). The sale was 75.9% sold by lot and 67.7% sold by value and it saw two works command prices in excess of £5 million, and six for more than £1 million....More
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| Bancaja Cultural Center Shows Six Linocuts Made by Pablo Picasso |
VALENCIA.- "Picasso linocuts. Portraits of Jacqueline", which opened last week and can be visited until March 1, pretends to be a reflection of the relationship Picasso had with women, one of the most controversial facets of his work.
The show, which gathers just six linocuts – all of them from 1962 – and a ...More
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| Eulalia Valldosera Presents her Latest Work Of Art, Dependencies, at Museo Reina Sofia |
MADRID.- The conception of this exhibition by Eulalia Valldosera (Vilafranca del Penedés, Barcelona 1964) shares two objectives: the presentation of Dependencies, her most recent work made for this exhibition at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia and with which she inaugurates a new cycle in her ...More
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| Tate Britain's Turner Exhibition to Open in Beijing in April |
LONDON.- The first major exhibition of J.M.W. Turner works will open at The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing in April, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced today at the UK-China Summit. This exhibition is the result of a partnership between the British Council, Tate and NAMOC....More
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| Museum Tinguely Affords an Insight in the Eccentric Collection of Ted Scapa |
BASEL.- The exhibition at the Museum Tinguely affords an insight in the eccentric collection of Ted Scapa. The well-known Swiss cartoonist, born in 1931 in the Netherlands, was a contributor to the international press before taking over the reins at Benteli Publishers in Berne for over thirty years. With the childrens’ ...More
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| Dallas Museum of Art Partners with the University of Texas at Dallas to Teach Students about the Senses |
DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art is delighted to partner with the University of Texas at Dallas for the sixth consecutive year to offer an interdisciplinary honors seminar for undergraduate students. This year’s seminar is inspired by the current exhibition at the DMA Take your time: Olafur Eliasson ...More
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| Hirshhorn Announces List of Exciting Exhibition-related Programs Coming up this Spring |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Hirshhorn has a long list of exciting exhibition-related programs coming up this spring, including artist talks, scholarly lectures, gallery discussions, After Hours and film screenings. Among the artists and guest speakers featured are Walead Beshty, Ori Gersht, David Polonsky, Gary Simmons ...More
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| Last Chance for Public to Vote on London's Largest Street Exhibition |
LONDON.- The deadline is fast approaching for the public to cast their vote for their favourite work of art by students of the Royal Academy Schools. The online public competition, www.onespiritshowcase.com, closes on Sunday 8 February 2009.
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| Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Partners with Google on Design Contest for K-12 Students |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today announced a partnership with Google Inc. for this year’s U.S. “Doodle 4 Google” design competition. K-12 students from across the country are challenged to think like ...More
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| Norman Rockwell Museum Announces Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies |
STOCKBRIDGE, MA.- Norman Rockwell Museum today announced the establishment of the Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies, the nation's first research institute devoted to the field of American illustration art. ...More
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| Indianapolis Museum of Art Announces Mellon Challenge Grant Toward Conservation Scientist |
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art announced a $1.75 million challenge grant awarded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to establish an endowment for the position of a senior conservation scientist. This grant, which must be matched by $1.5 million within three years, will enable the IMA to move...More
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| National Academy Celebrates the 400th Anniversary of Hudson, Fulton and Champlain |
NEW YORK, NY.- American Waters: Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of Hudson, Fulton and Champlain brings to light many works that have rarely been viewed by the public. This exhibition features more than 50 works drawn from the National Academy's wide-ranging collection of American art. Spanning the period ...More
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| Hughie O'Donoghue to Exhibit at Irish Museum of Modern Art |
DUBLIN.- A major exhibition of 27 works by the leading British artist Hughie O’Donoghue opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday 3 March 2009. Hughie O’Donoghue: Recent Paintings and Selected Works from the American Ireland Fund Donation marks a significant donation to IMMA of 39 works by the...More
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| Lynne Rossetto Kasper Featured Speaker for Friends Lecture at Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- One of America's leading food authorities and commentators, Lynne Rossetto Kasper shares her lesser-known passion for collecting in a lecture sponsored by the Friends of the Institute at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Kasper will speak about her remarkable collection of cooking-related objects, ...More
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| A Unique and Idiosyncractic View of Car Girls as Seen Through the Lens of Renowned Dutch Artist Jacqueline Hassink |
NEW YORK, NY.- Dutch artist Jacqueline Hassink has received critical acclaim for her books and exhibitions that deal conceptually with issues of power and social relations. Car Girls (Aperture, April 2009) is a body of work that Hassink has created over five years, photographing major car shows in seven different cities on three continents, including New York, Paris, Geneva, Tokyo, ...More
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| Treasures from Shanghai: Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades on View at British Museum |
LONDON.- Jades and bronzes have been treasured for centuries as the essential objects for ritual and burial and thus associated with spirits and ancestors. Both were also of political significance, being awarded to nobles for exceptional service and subsequently collected for both their beauty and associations. On loan from the Shanghai Museum, this display of sixty spectacular...More
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| Ippodo Gallery in New York Celebrates One-year Anniversary with Exhibition |
NEW YORK, NY.- Ippodo Gallery will mark the first anniversary of its Chelsea space on March 12, 2009 and announce its upcoming exhibitions. The 800-square-foot gallery on West 26th Street is the first New York outpost of Ippodo, which operates three well-established galleries in Tokyo . Designed by noted architect ...More
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| Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum to Open Spring 2009 Concert Series Feb. 27 |
SAINT LOUIS, MO.- The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will launch its spring 2009 concert series, "Kemper Presents," on Feb. 27 with Theodore, a foursome that creates a rootsy, familiar yet completely fresh sound with instruments as diverse as the trombone, glockenspiel, accordion and lap steel guitar. ...More
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