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| Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales Opens |
Vincent van Gogh, Rain–Auvers, 1890, Oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 39 1/2 inches (50.3 x 100.2 cm), National Museum Wales; Miss Gwendoline E. Davies Bequest, 1951 (NMWA 2463).
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COLUMBIA, SC.- National Museum Wales, known for having one of the finest Impressionist art collections in Europe, sent to the U.S. highlights from its remarkable Davies Collection, an extraordinary group of 19th and early 20th-century paintings that is renowned for its beauty and quality. These works, which helped shape the course of Western art, were assembled between 1908 and 1923 by sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies. The collection is exceptionally strong in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works and includes masterpieces by, among others, Cézanne, Corot, van Gogh, Monet, Daumier, Manet, Millet, Pissarro, Renoir, Turner and Whistler. Turner to Cézanne features 53 stunning works of art, seen together in the United States for the first time. The exhibition will travel to only five venues and the Columbia Museum of Art is the opening venue. The Columbia presentation is made possible by the Blanchard Family. The exhibition is organized by the American Federation of Arts ...More
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| New Art Exhibition at National Museum Cardiff Presents Alfred Sisley in Wales |
CARDIFF.- The National Museum Cardiff presents today Alfred Sisley in Wales. Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), one of the leading figures of the Impressionist movement, married at Cardiff Registry Office, spent his honeymoon in Langland Bay and was offered five shillings by a Welsh pub landlord for one of his paintings!
Although Sisley was one of the greatest landscape painters of the 19th century and the only major Impressionist artist...More
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| The Louvre Presents Today The Gates of Heaven - Visions of the World in Ancient Egypt |
PARIS.- The Louvre presents today The Gates of Heaven - Visions of the World in Ancient Egypt, on view through June 29, 2009. In the ancient Egyptian language, “gates of heaven” referred to the doors on a sacred shrine holding the statue of a god. Opening these doors brought the divine world...More
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| Centre de la Photographie Presents Gerhard Richter - Overpainted Photographs |
GENEVA.- Centre de la Photographie presents Gerhard Richter - Overpainted Photographs, on view through April 12. The exhibition UERBERMALTE FOTOGRAFIEN / PHOTOGRAPHIES PEINTES (OVERPAINTED PHOTOGRAPHS) at the Centre de la photographie Geneva (CPG) presents a side of the work of Gerhard Richter (*Dresden, 1932) largely unknown up till now. Only a few collectors and gallerists close to the artist were aware of the practise that Gerhard Richter, one of the most important artists of our times, had developed systematically ...More
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| Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Presents Today Open Store: Viennese Actionism |
STUTTGART.- Beginning in March, a presentation of Viennese Actionism with works from every area of the Staatsgalerie’s holdings and particularly from the Sohm Archive will form the prelude to the new exhibition series Open Depot in the museum’s Stirling Hall. Viennese Actionism forms part of a series of avant-garde movements that sought...More
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| Sotheby's Hong Kong Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Sale to be Held in April |
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Spring Sale 2009 on 5th April at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Over 135 magnificent works by renowned artists from the Southeast Asian region, including Indonesia , The Philippines , Vietnam , etc. will ...More
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| The Winnipeg Art Gallery Presents Fitzgerald In Context |
WINNIPEG.- The Winnipeg Art Gallery presents Fitzgerald In Context, on view through May 17, 2009. The exhibition was curated by Dr. Marilyn Baker, Professor of Art History, University of Manitoba. FitzGerald in Context offers a unique view of the multifaceted and diverse career of one of Manitoba's most renowned...More
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| Lentos Art Museum Linz Presents Michaela Melian - Speicher |
LINZ.- Lentos Art Museum Linz presents today Michaela Melian - Speicher, on view through June 2, 2009. Michaela Melián is interested in the politics of memory and the ongoing impact of phenomena of contemporary history. She works with (his)stories, with traces of the past, which can gain significance for the present as "unused potentials of a lost future" (Jan Verwoert). The exhibition centers...More
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| Nashville Portraits: Photographs by Jim McGuire Opens at the Morris Museum of Art |
AUGUSTA, GA.- Nashville Portraits: Photographs by Jim McGuire, organized by the Morris Museum or Art, opens today at the Morris Museum’s annual Gala. This highly acclaimed touring exhibition includes sixty of McGuire’s most engaging photographic portraits of leading figures in country, bluegrass, and Americana music—among them Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash (with Billy Graham), Emmylou Harris, and Ricky...More
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| UBS 12 x 12 Presents Paul Preissner Opens at MCA Chicago |
CHICAGO.- The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, presents March UBS 12 x 12 Presents Paul Preissner, on view through March 29, 2009. Architecture and selective dog breeding converge as architect Paul Preissner uses digital technology to create building designs that strive to be strong and identifiable parts of a cityscape, rather than structures that anonymously blend in with their surroundings. He presents new...More
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| Galerie Scala Presents Tomas Erhart 'CellPhonology and the mobile diaries' |
BERLIN.- The Gallery SCALA (Berlin, Germany) presents his 'CellPhonology and the mobile diaries' from through March 10th, 2009. For many years Erhart has been experimenting with the artistic styles of the CellCam. He christened his results 'CellPhonology': In his portfolio of thousands of snapshots, shot with the in-built camera of his cellphone, Erhart expresses his radically new visual language. “CellPhonology translates the language of the artistic tradition of Polaroid and Lomography into the digital language of the 21st century.” (Tomas Erhart)....More
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| "In the Full Light of Day" - Unique daguerreotypes of and by the Enschedé family |
AMSTERDAM.- This spring Huis Marseille will proudly present a selection of roughly seventy daguerreotypes, photographic portraits of the distinguished Haarlem family of printers, the Enschedés. It is the first time that these portraits will be on view to the public. The daguerreotypes date from the period 1839 to 1856. Among the exhibited photographs is also the very first photograph to appear in the Netherlands. This is a daguerreotype taken from a pastel portrait of Johannes Enschedé and is dated September 1839, almost immediately following the announcement of the process on August 19 of that year. In connection with this special exhibition of early family portraits at Huis Marseille, a publication will be produced. Johan de Zoete, curator ...More
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| Joslyn Art Museum Presents A David Small World |
OMAHA, NB.- The Joslyn Art Museum presents A David Small World, on view through May 24, 2009. David Small's artistic gifts were obvious quite early to his parents and teachers. He began drawing at the age of two and later took art lessons at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Being at the Institute, wandering through the galleries and absorbing the art there, including murals by Diego Rivera, had a profound effect on him. As a child, he decorated the walls of the family basement with murals and in school he became known as "the kid who could draw good"....More
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| CSUF Grand Central Art Center Celebrates 10 Years |
SANTA ANA, CA.- On March 7, 2009, the Cal State Fullerton Grand Central Art Center, a staple of Orange County's contemporary art scene, celebrates its 10th year anniversary with incredible programming, exhibitions and events including a huge retrospective exhibition. This multi-media exhibition features highlights from more than 200 exhibitions, 35 artists-in-residence, numerous art catalogs published by Grand Central Press and more! Notable artists such as Mark Ryden, Jeffrey Vallance, Robert Williams, and Camille Rose Garcia are just some of our past artists who are showing their artwork as part of the celebration of this landmark milestone in Grand Central Art Center's history....More
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| First Saturday Eco-Art Walk Featuring: Eco-Logical Art Glass |
CONWAY, SC To increase the awareness of conservation and recycling Pop's is hosting Eco-Logical Art Glass, a show featuring blown glass art made from recycled glass. "I believe most artists; regardless of their medium have a strong connection with nature and a love for mother earth. Pop's Glass is located just steps from the ancient Waccamaw River. Daily, it speaks to us and reminds us of its beauty and fragility." The exhibit will also feature Eco-Art paintings, furniture, jewelry and purses made from recycled materials by local artists. Ed and Barbara Streeter will donate 10% of the sales of their new series Eco-Logical Art Glass to Waccamaw Riverkeeper. Please come out, and support efforts to raise awareness ...More
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| Finland Prime Minister Office Forwards Hindus Request of Nude Photo Removal |
HELSINKI Finland Prime Minister's office has forwarded the Hindu leaders' request for removal of "disrespectful" nude man's picture from Helsinki museum exhibition to its National Board of Antiquities "for further possible actions". Sanna Rauhansalo, Special Advisor to Finland Prime Minister, in a communiqué to Hindu leaders, said, "Thank you very much for your e-mail and that you brought this matter to our attention. We have now forwarded it to the National Board of Antiquities and Historical Monuments for information and for further possible actions."...More
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| Acclaimed Painter John Asaro To Unveil Newest Work at Bergamot Station |
SANTA MONICA, CA.- The female nude is the recurring subject of John Asaro's most recent artistic production, "Bella Donna," an exhibit of 60 figurative oil paintings on canvas that celebrates the acclaimed painter's emergence from three decades of depression. Rendered in a contemporary style suffused with brightness and clarity, Asaro's nudes are studies of form, light, shadow, texture, and mood. The artist has wielded confident, evident brushstrokes to sculpt female forms—alone, in pairs, or in groups—that pop from minimalist backgrounds of single-hued negative space to evoke the beauty of movement as well as moments of repose. John Asaro's "Bella Donna" will run from March 14 to March 24, 2009 at Bergamot Station, Gallery C-1, located at 2525 Michigan Avenue in Santa Monica. ...More
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| Delaware Art Museum Presents The Possibilities of Pause: Delaware Women's Conference 2009 Juried Exhibition |
WILMINGTON, DE.- The Delaware Art Museum presents The Possibilities of Pause: Delaware Women's Conference 2009 Juried Exhibition, featuring over 40 paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculptural pieces by women in Delaware and the surrounding region, on view March 7, 2009 – April 19, 2009. Each year, the Delaware Women's Conference offers a juried fine art show. This year's Juror/Guest Curator is Carina Evangelista, who is the Gretchen Hupfel Curator of Contemporary Art at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts. The Delaware Art Museum is displaying The Possibilities of Pause as part of its Outlooks Exhibition Series. The Possibilities of Pause showcases the variety of means that women in Delaware and nearby states use in harnessing their energies, consolidating their thoughts, distilling their feelings, or unleashing their imagination to give form to their creative musings....More
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| Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Gives Free Public Lecture at the Akron Art Museum |
AKRON, OH.- Combining traditional art materials with found and everyday objects, Columbus, Ohio artist Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson creates magical works of art. Robinson will speak about her exhibition, Along Water Street – currently on view at the Akron Art Museum – as well as her life and her influences in this exciting dialogue with Columbus Museum of Art's Carole Genshaft and the Akron Art Museum's Barbara Tannenbaum on Sunday, March 22, from 2 – 3 pm in the Charles and Jane Lehner Auditorium. ...More
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