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| Researchers in Germany Use Computed Tomography to Examine Hidden Face in Nefertiti |
Image of bust taken at the Old Museum, Berlin, Germany. Reprinted, with permission, from State Museums of Berlin, Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, Berlin, Germany; inventory no. 21300; Photo: EFE/Stephanie Pilick.
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OAKBROOK, ILL.- Using CT imaging to study a priceless bust of Nefertiti, researchers have uncovered a delicately carved face in the limestone inner core and gained new insights into methods used to create the ancient masterpiece and information pertinent to its conservation, according to a study published in the April issue of Radiology. ...More
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| Eleven Artists Selected for Final Round of Sculpture Competition for New National Museum |
ROME.- Among 554 applications, submitted in 120 days, the Jury of the international competition MAXXI 2per100 has selected 11 artists – 5 for the indoor hall and 6 for the outdoor one – which are now going to attend the second stage: the submission, within September, of a scale model (materials to be chosen by the...More
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| Chateau de Versailles Presents Court Pomp and Royal Ceremonies: Court Dress in Europe |
VERSAILLES.-The exhibition Court Pomp and Royal Ceremonies – Court Costume in Europe 1650-1800 traces the history of court costume in Europe and thus throws light on the major influence of France in this field from the mid-17th century to the beginning of the 19th century. For the first time, over 200 works...More
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| New Silver & Metals Gallery at the Bowes Museum Sets Shining Example |
COUNTY DURHAM.- These are exciting times for The Bowes Museum as it prepares to unveil a sparkling new Silver & Metals Gallery in time for Easter.
The new gallery, due to open on Good Friday, is part of a £10m makeover which is ...More
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| Calder Jewellery Exhibition Opens at the Irish Museum of Modern Art |
DUBLIN.- The first exhibition devoted exclusively to the remarkable jewellery created by the American artist Alexander Calder (1898-1976) opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday 1 April 2009. Calder Jewellery explores the lifelong output of wearable art pieces made for family and friends by...More
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| Sotheby's to Hold Prints Auction on April 30 and May 1, 2009 |
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s spring sale of Modern and Contemporary Prints presents a strong selection of works from the 19th century to present day and will take place on April 30 and May 1, 2009. Works from the sale will be exhibited at Sotheby’s New York galleries beginning April 26....More
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| Josef Koudelka's Invasion 68 Prague Opens at Centro Cultural Universitario in Tlatelolco |
MEXICO CITY.- In 1968 Josef Koudelka was thirty years old. He had committed himself to photography as a full-time career only recently, and had been chronicling the theater and the lives of gypsies, but he had never photographed a news event. That all changed on the night of August 21, when Warsaw Pact tanks invaded the city of Prague, ending the short-lived period of ...More
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| Getty Museum Draws Upon Its Own Collection of European Drawings to Illustrate Exhibition |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Many of the greatest artists from the 15th through the 18th centuries designed three-dimensional objects, and while the resulting pieces are celebrated, the drawings which preceded them are stunning works of art in their own right. Made for Manufacture: Drawings for Sculpture and the Decorative Arts, on view March 31 through July 5, 2008 at the ...More
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| Human/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet at Berkeley Art Museum |
BERKELEY, CA.- The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) presents Human/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet, opening April 1, 2009, and running through September 27, 2009.
Organized by BAM/PFA and the Museum of Contemporary Art ...More
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| George Morland: Poet of English Country Life Opens at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
RICHMOND, VA.- Drawn from the extensive holdings of British works on paper in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Paul Mellon Collection, this display features prints and paintings by the 18th century English artist George Morland (1763-1804). The exhibition is remarkable for both the glimpses it offers of...More
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| Milton Keynes Gallery Opens Comprehensive Exhibition of Work by the Late Artist James Lee Byars |
LONDON.- Milton Keynes Gallery presents a comprehensive exhibition of work by the late artist James Lee Byars (1932 – 1997). Milton Keynes Gallery will also be presenting a complementary exhibition of work by the artist in Venice this summer at the Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, during the 2009 Venice Biennale....More
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| High Museum Commissions 12 New Works by Photographer Alec Soth for "Picturing the South" Series |
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art has commissioned twelve new works by Minneapolis-based photographer Alec Soth for the Museum’s “Picturing the South” photography series. For this distinctive initiative, the High commissions established and emerging contemporary photographers to produce work inspired by the American...More
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| Tate Britain Announces Major Exhibition of Richard Long's Works of Art |
LONDON.- Heaven and Earth is a major exhibition of the work of Richard Long and his first survey in London for eighteen years. The exhibition will include important works selected across four decades and will provide an opportunity to understand afresh Long’s radical rethinking of the relationship between art and landscape. Comprising around 80 works, Heaven and Earth will include sculptures,...More
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| Columbia River Maritime Museum Names Dr. Samuel E. Johnson as New Executive Director |
ASTORIA, OR.- The Columbia River Maritime Museum announced today that Samuel E. Johnson Ph.D., of Seattle, WA, has accepted the position as the new Executive Director. Dr. Johnson succeeds Jerry Ostermiller who retired in 2008. Dr. Johnson will assume the leadership of the Museum in May....More
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| Museum Extends Cézanne and Beyond Through the End of May |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art today announced that thanks to the kindness of public and private lenders of works of art from around the world, the popular Cézanne and Beyond exhibition will be extended through Sunday, May 31, 2009, and will also be open on Memorial Day (Monday, May 25). Made possible ...More
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| Former Director of the Portland Museum Daniel E. OLeary is New President of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute |
PORTLAND, ME.- Daniel E. O'Leary, director of the Winslow Homer Studio Project and former director of the Portland Museum of Art, has accepted the position of president of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute (MWPAI). Located in Utica, New York, the...More
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| Redesigned Royal Ontario Museum Magazine Revealed |
TORONTO.- The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to unveil the newly redesigned ROM magazine with this month’s spring 2009 biodiversity issue. The current issue features a brand new layout, compelling new sections, new columns and in-depth stories by several accomplished writers....More
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| Stanford Artists Swept Up in Rising Tide of Environmental Awareness |
STANFORD, CA.- Stanford art professors Gail Wight and Terry Berlier are both directors of Rising Tide: The Arts and Ecological Ethics, an upcoming conference that will explore the intersection of art, ethics and the environment. Public policy is shaped by cultural habit and the aim of the conference is to demonstrate how creative professionals and artists can influence global ...More
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| Artists Invited to Participate in Venice Carnevale 2009 Poster Contest |
VENICE BEACH, CA.- Carnevale! Venice Beach is celebrating its 7th year on Saturday, June 6th at Windward Ave. and Venice Beach . Now artists everywhere will have the chance to win the prestigious Venice Carnevale Poster Contest and have their artistic vision be the face of 2009 Carnevale! Venice Beach ....More
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| New Orleans Museum of Art Presents A Discourse in Abstraction: Jennifer Odem and NOMA's Permanent Collection |
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- This spring, from now through May 24, the New Orleans Museum of Art presents A Discourse in Abstraction: Jennifer Odem and NOMA’s Permanent Collection, an exhibition of new sculpture by the New Orleansbased artist juxtaposed with modern and contemporary works from the permanent collection....More
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| 11th Edition of Artparis Welcomed 43.000 Visitors |
PARIS.- The 11th edition of artparis welcomed 43.000 visitors, hosted 115 modern and contemporary art galleries and prompted numerous sales,
thereby confirming its importance as the first artistic fair of the spring season....More
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| Superior Room Service and Fabulous Dreams: Art Show Presented by Abstract Artist Susan Olmetti and Eye-wear Sculptors |
NEW YORK, NY.- In Art Studio 219 at the landmark Hotel Chelsea in New York, an opening reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. on July 16 is designed to build on the momentum of contemporary abstract artist Susan Olmetti's 2008 art show. Last year's show, presented by Olmetti at the Hotel Chelsea's Grand Ballroom, attracted hundreds of guests to ...More
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| Columbia Museum of Art Announces Fundraising Gala: Soirée du Soleil and Online Auction Featuring a Week in Provence |
COLUMBIA, SC.- Guests experience the world of the French Impressionist artists at the Columbia Museum of Art's Soirée du Soleil fundraising gala on Saturday, April 18 from 7:00 p.m. until midnight. The Museum transforms into an indoor garden with European studio vignettes and French countryside fare to...More
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My earliest recollections are of an elaborate grate that covered an air shaft in the house where I was raised in Brooklyn. The pattern of swirls-the positive and negative space-the completeness of the Victorian design captivated me. The vent went out into a back yard and because the brass plate so fascinated me, I created elaborate visual images in my mind that incorporated the polished plate, shadowy shaft and the leafy garden beyond. I sketched the grate and used black Crayola crayons to block out the negative space. One day, I discovered a way of looking at the plate and my sketches through the viewfinder of my Dad's Kodak Brownie. It was magic! So began my passion for architectural elements that define and augment visual space and my desire to create own art from these masterworks of stone, metal, glass and wood. 
