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| Kuniyoshi From The Arthur R. Miller Collection Opens at The Royal Academy of Arts |
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Fishermen at Teppozu, early 1830s, Colour woodblock, oban, 24.6 x 36.4 cm, American Friends of the British Museum (The Arthur R. Miller Collection) 03604.
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LONDON.- This Spring, the Royal Academy of Arts presents an exhibition on one of the greatest Japanese print artists, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 – 1861). Featuring over 150 works, the exhibition will present Kuniyoshi as a master of imaginative design. It will reveal the graphic power and beauty of his prints across an unprecedented range of subjects highlighting his ingenuous use of the triptych format. The majority of the exhibition will be drawn from the outstanding collection of Professor Arthur R. Miller which has recently been donated to the American Friends of the British Museum. This is the first major exhibition in the United Kingdom on Utagawa Kuniyoshi since 1961.
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| From the Land of the Taj Mahal: Paintings for India's Mughal Emperors in the Chester Beatty Library |
KANSAS CITY, MO.- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art presents today From the Land of the Taj Mahal: Paintings for India's Mughal Emperors in the Chester Beatty Library, on view through June 14, 2009. The Mughal Empire was an Islamic dynasty descended from the Mongols that ruled most of India from 1526 to 1857. Leaders such as Shah Jahan, who is best known for building the Taj Mahal, commissioned vibrant illustrations and calligraphies from the greatest artists of the time. The imagery and techniques used by Mughal artists demonstrate the interaction between Persian and Indian painting traditions, Christian imagery, and European ideas about depth and perspective–developments that were revolutionary in their time....More
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| Denver Art Museum Asks: ARe You Experienced? With Psychedelic Rock Poster Collection |
DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum (DAM) celebrates the era that espoused free love, a vibrant rock music scene, and spectacular graphic design with The Psychedelic Experience: Rock Posters from the San Francisco Bay Area, 1965-1971. The exhibition will showcase more than 250 wildly experimental and visually stunning works from DAM’s newly acquired collection of posters promoting dance concerts and other “happenings” that have since become iconic symbols of the youth culture of the 1960s and 70s. Organized by the Denver Art Museum and curated by Darrin Alfred, DAM’s AIGA assistant curator of graphic design, the exhibition will be on view from March 21, 2009 through July 19, 2009....More
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| The Art Gallery of New South Wales Presents today Mountford Gifts: Focus Exhibition |
SYDNEY.-The Art Gallery of New South Wales presents today Mountford Gifts: Focus Exhibition, on view through June 3, 2009. This focus exhibition highlights the 24 works that form the foundation of the Art Gallery of NSW Indigenous art collection. These art works where gifted by the Commonwealth Government in 1956 after being collected by Charles Pearcy Mountford 12 years earlier. Charles Pearcy Mountford (1890-1976) had a diverse career but is remembered for his work within the field of anthropology. In 1948 Mountford led the historic American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) to the Arnhem Land communities of Yirrkala, Milingimbi, Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), along with Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria....More
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| Display of Over Thirty-five Passover Haggadot Coincides with Jewish Holiday |
EAST LANSING, MI.- MSU hosts a collection of over thirty-five historical and modern Passover Haggadot in The Story of Exodus: The Passover Haggadah, on display March 21-April 15, 2009. An opening...More
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| The Converging West - 20th Century Furniture & Decorative Arts at Bonhams & Butterfields |
LOS ANGELES.- Bonhams & Butterfields will hold its spring auction of 20th Century Decorative Arts on April 6, 2009. The 225 lot sale offers a diverse group of high quality and reasonably priced works...More
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| Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: The Worlds of Henry Hudson To Open |
NEW YORK.- Launching the celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s discovery of New York harbor and the river that bears his name, Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: The Worlds of Henry Hudson—the first major exhibition to mark this occasion...More
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| New Work by Ranjani Shettar to be Featured at SFMOMA |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- From March 21, 2009 to July 7, 2009, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present New Work: Ranjani Shettar, the first exhibition on the West Coast of internationally recognized Indian artist Ranjani Shettar....More
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| Christie's New York Spring Asian Art Week Achieves $36.4 Million |
NEW YORK.- Christie's led the global market in Asian Art with $36 million achieved over four days of sales, March 17 through 20. Theow H. Tow, Deputy Chairman, Christie’s Americas and Asia, said: “We are pleased with the continued strength of Christie’s Asian Art Week which presented exceptional works of art to an international audience....More
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| The Big World: Recent Art From China at the Chicago Cultural Center |
CHICAGO.-The timely exhibition, organized by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), focuses on art in various media by approximately 20 artists living and working in China today. “The Big World” alludes to the vast, almost unimaginable scale of contemporary Chinese art in the international art scene, but the title also references a large and storied Shanghai amusement...More
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| Third Edition of Art Dubai Previewed By International Audience of Collectors |
DUBAI.- The winners of the Abraaj Capital Art Prize; Kutluğ Ataman with curator Cristiana Perrella, Nazgol Ansarinia with curator Leyla Fakhr and Zoulikha Bouabdellah with curator Carol Solomon, saw their works unveiled by His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and His Highness Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (DCAA)...More
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| NMWA Celebrates the Work of American Fashion Designer Mary McFadden in Mary McFadden: Goddesses |
WASHINGTON, DC.- For the first time in its 22 year history, National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) salutes haute couture by presenting Mary McFadden: Goddesses, an exhibition of gowns, clothing ensembles and jewelry by internationally-renowned American fashion designer Mary McFadden. On view from March 20 through August 30, 2009, the exhibition also features historic textiles and jewelry drawn from McFadden's own collection assembled during her extensive world travels. Mary McFadden: Goddesses was organized by The ...More
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| Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey on View at the Brandywine River Museum |
CHADDS FORD, PA.- Uninvited guests, falling masonry and carnivorous plants fill the unique, imaginary world of artist and author Edward Gorey. Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey, an exhibition on view from March 21 through May 17, celebrates this artist and writer, whose masterful pen and ink illustrations and ironic, offbeat humor have brought him critical acclaim and an avid following
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| East Wing VIII: On Time Presents Joan Molloy |
LONDON.-Returning to the collection for one night only, Joan Molloy exhibits Table and Window for the first time. The works offer a complex and highly original exploration of time, focusing on memories of childhood, family relationships and ageing, through a combination of photography, film, object-making and installation. A central theme is the definition of time itself as both an experience and a process which impacts on mankind, specifically the familial unit, the audience and the artworks themselves. Moving around Table, we see the combination of materials actively distorts the image just as a memory of an event ...More
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| Ujino and The Rotators: Ugly Knitting at The Hayward Project Space |
LONDON.-The Hayward Project Space succumbs to a cacophony of unusual noises as it hosts a new exhibition by Southbank Centre Artist in Residence Ujino. Ugly Knitting is part art installation, part performance and part musical chorus. Ujino (b. 1964, Tokyo) is a renowned Tokyo-based sculptor and musician who founded The Rotators in 2003, a ‘band’ whose members consist of ordinary household appliances. Each of these ‘musicians’ are connected to the ‘Rotatorhead’, a unit created from a specially adapted DJ’s mixing desk that ...More
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| The Taipei Fine Arts Museum Presents Another Beautiful Day: A Solo Exhibition by Pei-Shih Tu |
TAIPEI.- The Taipei Fine Arts Museum presents today Another Beautiful Day: A Solo Exhibition by Pei-Shih Tu, on view through May 3, 2009. Pei-Shih Tu was born in Miaoli, Taiwan in 1981. She graduated with an MFA Fine Art degree from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2007 and is currently one of the most promising young artists in Taiwan. Mainly working with frame-by-frame animations and collages, her current artistic concern is examining contemporary human conditions by exploring the link between fantasy and menace using fictitious narratives. When images of the collapsing Twin Towers in New York were being ...More
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| Silently Stirring Opens at The National Gallery of Australia |
CANBERRA.- The National Gallery of Australia presents Silently Stirring, on view through June 8, 2009. Animals and beings (real and mystical) are not just depicted by artists for their beauty, but also because they are great symbols and vehicles for transformation. Many artists are attracted to ideas of movement, change and transformation, and animals and beings are favourite subjects when depicting these ideas in works of art. Silently stirring explores these themes through prints, drawings, photography and sculpture from the national art collection....More
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| Figures in the Landscape - A Photography Exhibition Curated by Jennifer Stoots |
PORTLAND, OR.- The Guestroom Gallery at Murdoch Collections presents Figures in the Landscape, an exhibition of photography curated by Portland photography dealer and fine art appraiser Jennifer Stoots. The opening celebration will be held the first Thursday of the month on April 2nd from 6 to 9 pm at 2219 NW Raleigh Street in Portland. Figures in the Landscape is an exhibition of photography focusing on the work of luminaries for whom the Northwest is/was significant to their lives & careers. Images included span the 20th Century and touch on the theme of the figure (or ...More
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| Brooklyn Museum Increases Admissions |
BROOKLYN, NY.- The Brooklyn Museum announced today that it will increase its suggested admission fee to $10 for adults and to $6 for older adults and students with valid identification, effective Saturday, March 21, 2009. Admission, which has not been increased since 2004, is currently $8 for adults and $4 for seniors and students. Admission for Target First Saturdays, the Museum's evening of art and entertainment, will continue to be free from 5 to 11 p.m. as will general admission for Members and children under 12 accompanied by an adult. Target First Saturdays are also supported through funds from a major endowment from the Wallace Foundation....More
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