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| Sixty Seminal Works Comprise the National Gallery's Picasso: Challenging the Past Exhibition |
A visitor passes by the painting “Man with Straw Hat, 1971” included in the exhibition Picasso: Challenging the Past which opens at the National Gallery on London. Photo: EFE/Frantzesco Kangaris.
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LONDON.- The National Gallery’s first exhibition dedicated to Pablo Picasso reveals how the greatest artist of the 20th century pitted himself against the great European painting tradition....More
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| Sony World Photography Awards 2009 Shortlist Nominations Announced |
LONDON.- The shortlist for the 2009 Sony World Photography Awards is announced today, Tuesday 24 February. The list contains the names of 186 exceptional photographers from 43 different countries, all of them competing in a variety of categories in one of the most prestigious photographic competitions in the world....More
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| Princeton University Art Museum Only U.S. Venue for Exhibition of German Artist Ernst Barlach |
PRINCETON, NJ.- The Princeton University Art Museum presents Myth and Modernity: Ernst Barlach's Images of the Nibelungen and Faust, on view from through June 7, 2009. The exhibition conveys the versatility and narrative power of the German sculptor, printmaker, and playwright Ernst Barlach (1870-1938)...More
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| P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center Presents First Solo NY Exhibition of Work by Artist Florian Slotawa |
NEW YORk, NY.- P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center presents the first solo New York exhibition of work by Berlin-based conceptual artist Florian Slotawa. Rather than creating new objects from scratch, Florian Slotawa rearranges and recontextualizes what already exists. In his artworks Slotawa assembles and arranges furniture and ...More
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| Most Significant Overview of American Artist Roni Horn's Practice to Date Opens at Tate Modern |
LONDON.- This exhibition, the most significant overview of American artist Roni Horn's practice to date, will show her earliest works from the mid-1970s alongside pieces from the intervening years and new sculptures. For Roni Horn aka Roni Horn, all the windows in Tate Modern’s west galleries will be uncovered so that Horn’s sculptures can be seen in shifting natural light....More
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| Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver Announces New Director |
DENVER, CO.- The Board of Directors of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (MCA DENVER) has selected Adam Lerner as their new director. This decision comes after a comprehensive, six month, nationwide search. The search committee, working with a search consultant, looked at a broad range of nationally...More
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| BAMAKO - 7th African Photography Meeting at Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona |
BARCELONA.- The Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona presents the exhibition Bamako – 7th African Photography Meeting, curated by Pep Subirós, from 24 February to 1 June 2009....More
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| Tribute to Iraq Fallen Travels to Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art |
LONDON.- An artwork commemorating British service men and women killed in Iraq , including many from the North East, is being brought to mima Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art by The Art Fund, the UK ’s leading independent art charity. Queen and Country will open in Middlesbrough during the week that marks the 6th...More
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| USC Fisher Museum to Exhibit a Selection of Andy Warhol Polaroids |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The USC Fisher Museum of Art presents a selection of the museum's most recent acquisition of 100 original Polaroid photographs and 50 original black and white gelatin silver prints dating from 1972 to 1985 granted through the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program. These photographs were...More
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| Paul Jackson Wins 2009 Archibald Packaging Room Prize |
SYDNEY.- Sydney artist Paul Jackson has been awarded the Packing Room Prize in conjunction with the 2009 Archibald Prize for his portrait of Flacco, the comic creation of stage and film actor Paul Livingston.
A verbal gymnast with a wondrously absurd, sorrowful take on life, Flacco is ...More
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| Foundation's Continued Support Sees Further Award Of 250,000 Pounds |
LONDON.- As the transformation of The Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle continues apace, staff are delighted to announce that a further bid for £250,000 to the Garfield Weston Foundation has been successful....More
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| Artist Klara Liden Creates Sculptural Installation and New Video for Momas Elaine Dannheisser Projects Series |
NEW YORk, NY.- For artist Klara Liden's first solo museum exhibition in the United States, The Museum of Modern Art presents Projects 89: Klara Liden, a site-specific sculptural installation and new performative video, as part of its ongoing Elaine Dannheisser Projects Series. Liden (Swedish, b. 1979) is known for her installations and videos...More
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| Georgia Museum of Art Launches GMOA on the Move |
ATHENS, GA.- Spurred by the construction of a new wing and renovation of its present space, the Georgia Museum of Art will embark on a 2-year series of offsite events and exhibitions called “GMOA on the Move,” with a kickoff party on March 3, 2009, following the ground-breaking ceremony for the addition....More
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| Royal Academy of Arts will Host Premiums in the Sackler Wing of Galleries this Spring |
LONDON.- The Royal Academy of Arts will host Premiums in the Sackler Wing of Galleries this spring and will feature the work of 17 students. The annual exhibition comprises contemporary artwork by second year students studying at the Royal Academy Schools. Premiums provides an excellent opportunity to view ...More
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| Smithsonian Institution Libraries Opens Two Exhibitions on Illustration and Exploration |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian Institution Libraries has unveiled exhibitions at two Smithsonian museums on the National Mall. “Picturing Words: The Power of Book Illustration” showcases some of the world’s greatest pieces of illustration from the Libraries’ collection of rare books and is on view until Jan. 4, 2010, at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries Gallery at the National Museum of...More
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| Tom Bloxham Appointed Tate Trustee |
LONDON.- The Board of Trustees of Tate are delighted to announce that the Prime Minister has appointed Tom Bloxham as a Tate Trustee. The term of appointment will be for four years with immediate effect. ...More
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| Nasturtiums Blossom Once More in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's Annual Celebration of Spring |
BOSTON, MA.- Steeped in tradition both old and new, the annual Hanging Nasturtiums display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, along with an Edible Nasturtiums menu at The Gardner Café, trumpets the arrival of spring with a feast for all the senses. The visual beauty of cascading vines awash in sunlight against ...More
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| Acclaimed African-American Artist Subject of Lecture at Reynolda House Museum of American Art |
WINSTON-SALEM, NC.- Reynolda House Museum of American Art will host the first in a series of three lectures about the art and artists in the museum's new exhibition, "American Impressions: Selections from the National Academy Museum" on Tuesday, March 10 at 5:30 p.m....More
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| Saint Louis Art Museum Announces March Family Sundays |
SAINT LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum announces Family Sundays: "Majestic Ming," a program of art projects and tours for families each Sunday in March from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Inspired by the Museum's featured exhibition, Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty, "Majestic Ming"...More
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| Cantor Arts Center Presents 2009 Franklin Symposium for Arts of Africa, Oceania, & the Americas |
STANFORD, CA.- The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University presents "Contemporary Art from Africa," the 2009 Ruth K. Franklin Symposium for Arts of Africa, Oceania, & the Americas, on Saturday, March 21, from 10 am until 5 pm. The general public is welcome to the symposium. Admission is free. ...More
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