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King Juan Carlos Welcomes Philippe de Montebello as Director of Art Courses for the Prado |
King Juan Carlos of Spain shakes Philippe de Montebello´s hand. Photo: EFE/Manuel H. de León.
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MADRID.- The King of Spain today welcomed Philippe de Montebello, director of the Museo Nacional del Prados Course for 2009, at the Palacio de la Zarzuela, which aims to be one of the most important activities that the new study center will undertake this year. ...More |
Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA to Design Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2009 |
LONDON.- The Serpentine Gallery announced that the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2009 will be designed by architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, of the leading Japanese practice SANAA. Sejima and Nishizawas Pavilion will be the architects first built structure in the UK and the ninth commission in the ...More |
Yoko Ono and John Baldessari to Receive Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement at Venice Biennale |
VENICE.- The 53rd International Art Exhibitions (Venice, from 7th June to 22nd November 2009) Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement will be awarded to Yoko Ono and John Baldessari two of the most important artists of our time. As decided by the Board of the ...More |
The Intimate Portrait: Drawings, Miniatures and Pastels Opens at the British Museum |
LONDON.- The first ever major UK exhibition to examine a fascinating but relatively unknown aspect of British portraiture will open at the British Museum this spring. The Intimate Portrait will explore the period between the 1730s and the 1830s the heyday of British portraiture when some of the countrys greatest artists produced beautifully worked portraits in pencil, chalks, ...More |
Penrith Art Project Transforms Recyclable Material into Large-scale Installations |
SYDNEY.- Penrith is hosting a new contemporary art project which raises questions about societys relationship to the production and consumption of waste. Taking its name from Penriths postcode, Activate 2750 presents eight days of sculptures, processions and performances created out of commercial and industrial waste....More |
Sotheby's Inaugural Dedicated Sale of Contemporary Turkish Art Achieves $1,838,597 |
LONDON.- Today, Sothebys first-ever sale of Turkish Contemporary Art realised the strong total of £1,307,400 ($1,838,597) against a pre-sale estimate of £1.1-1.5 million and saw several works more than double their pre-sale high estimates. Over 60 clients registered to bid in the auction, which was 78.5% sold ...More |
Detective Work of Curators Reveals New Portraits of Constable's Parents |
LONDON.- Co-curators of the forthcoming exhibition Constable Portraits: The Painter and His Circle at the National Portrait Gallery have made important discoveries concerning two portraits belonging to Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service. ...More |
Fotomuseum Winterthur Presents Joakim Eskildsen's The Rome Journeys |
ZURICH.- Roma, Sinti, Calé, and other groups, often collectively referred to as Gypsies, form Europes largest ethnic minority. They are scattered far and wideeach group in its particular situation, with its own language and culture. During the course of history, Roma in Europe have been persecuted, expelled, and even enslaved. Many Roma today still have to contend with...More |
First Exhibition of Traditional Korean Painting at the Art Gallery of New South Wales |
SYDNEY.- This is the gallerys first exhibition of traditional Korean painting. Korean Dreams includes a lively selection of some 40 decorative paintings and screens dating from the 17th to 19th centuries (Joseon dynasty). The collection, passionately assembled by the distinguished contemporary Korean...More |
Art Karlsruhe 2009 Bets on "Serious Growth" for This Year's Edition of Art Fair |
KARLSRUHE.- Even after the most successful Art KARLSRUHE in 2008 with 38,000 visitors, the sixth fair promises yet another increase in its appeal. Under the motto Great art guaranteed! it will be laying on surprises from 5 to 8 March 2009 without deviating from the proven concept of a well-balanced presence of contemporary ...More |
Artist Kehinde Wiley Discusses his Art and its Influences at the Getty Center |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Artist Kehinde Wiley-who transforms the conventions of historic portraiture in an exploration of power, status and contemporary urban life-will speak on April 2 at the Getty Center about his art work and his current project "The World Stage: Brazil." ...More |
Vancouver Art Gallery Announces Largest Exhibition of Dutch Masterpieces Ever Shown in Canada |
VANCOUVER.- Vermeer, Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art: Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum at the Vancouver Art Gallery will be the largest and most significant collection of 17th century Dutch art ever presented in Canada. On view from May 10 to September 13, 2009, the exhibition...More |
The Museum of Modern Art to Present Exhibition Exploring 20 Years of the Work of Gabriel Orozco |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents Gabriel Orozco, an exhibition focusing on 20 years of the work of Gabriel Orozco (Mexican, b. 1962), December 13, 2008 through March 1, 2010. Orozco emerged at the beginning of the 1990s as one of the most intriguing and original artists of his generation. ...More |
Portland Museum of Art Breaks February Attendance Record |
PORTLAND, ME.- February 2009 was the most attended and most successful February in the Portland Museum of Arts history, thanks to the popularity of the exhibition Backstage Pass: Rock & Roll Photography. The 17,839 visitors for the month broke the record that was set by the Ansel Adams exhibition in 2000. ...More |
Wine Writer Max Allen Connects Green Fairies and Liquid Stones with Degas at the National Gallery of Australia |
CANBERRA.- The National Gallery of Australia will kick off this Canberra Day long weekend with a Degas focus talk Green fairies and liquid stones. Renowned wine writer and raconteur Max Allen will discuss artists, poets and musicians, who have drawn inspiration through intoxication....More |
Eastman House and RPO Collaborate to Present "Cinematic Symphony" May 3 |
ROCHESTER, NY.- There's no place like Rochester … a city that boasts the collections of George Eastman House and the music of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO). On Sunday, May 3, these two world-class cultural icons are teaming up for a special collaboration to...More |
National Endowment for the Arts Announces Research on Artist Unemployment Rates |
WASHINGTON, DC.- Unemployment rates are up among working artists and the artist workforce has contracted, according to new research from the National Endowment for the Arts. Artists in a Year of Recession: Impact on Jobs in 2008 examines how the economic slowdown has affected the nation's working artists. The study looks...More |
All Things Ming: Saint Louis Art Museum Presents Asian-Inspired Programs |
SAINT LOUIS, MO.- To complement the Saint Louis Art Museum's featured exhibition Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty, the institution announces a variety of classes, weekend workshops, a seminar and other programming related to the exhibition....More |
MoMA's International Program Presents Initiatives Involving Latin American Art and Artists in 2009 |
NEW YORK, NY.- In the coming year, the International Program will launch a series of projects focusing on Latin America that will expand the Museums engagement with the visual arts of Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela. MoMAs International ...More |
The ICA/AIGA Speaker Series Presents Design as Social Agent, a Full Day of Conversation |
BOSTON, MA.- The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) and Boston Chapter of the AIGA, the professional association for design, present "Design as Social Agent," a daylong event on Saturday, April 4 from 10 am to 5 pm. Bringing together speakers from the fields of design, street art, music and politics, the ...More |
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