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| Hockney's Beverly Hills Housewife Highlights Christie's Post-War & Contemporary Art Sale |
An employee from Christie’s contemplates the work of art titled 'Beverly Hills Housewife', made by artist David Hockney, during the presentation at Christie’s in London, today March 23. Photo: EFE/Andy Rain.
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NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s is pleased to offer a selection of works from the Collection of Betty Freeman in the May 13 Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale. Leading the selection is one of the most important works to come to the auction market by David Hockney, Beverly Hills Housewife, (estimate: $7-10 ...More
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| Paolo Baratta and Daniel Birnbaum Announce Details of 53rd Venice Biennale, Entitled Making Worlds |
VENICE.- The 53rd International Art Exhibition, entitled Making Worlds, directed by Daniel Birnbaum, organized by La Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta, will open to the public from Sunday June, 7th to Sunday November, 22nd 2009 in the Giardini (50,000 sq.m.) and the Arsenale (38,000 sq.m.) as well as in various ...More
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| IMA Receives 125 Significant Works of Art as Gifts in Celebration of its 125th Anniversary |
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art announced today the successful completion of its goal to secure 125 gifts to the permanent collection in honor of the Museum’s 125th anniversary. Ranging from old masters to contemporary works, the gifts include paintings, textiles, sculpture, prints and ...More
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| Claude Léveque's Installation "Le Grand Soir" will Represent France at the 53rd Venice Biennale |
PARIS.- This year Claude Lévêque is the artist who will represent France at the 53rd International Exhibition of Art – Venice Biennale. At the French Pavilion, he will feature an installation entitled “Le Grand Soir”, which ...More
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| Getty Museum and Museo Archeologico Nazionale Anounce Long-term Cultural Collaboration |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Dr. Michael Brand, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum; the Honorable Sandro Bondi, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali; Dr. Stefano De Caro, Direttore Generale per i Beni Archeologici, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Roma...More
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| Bonhams To Sell Recent Discovery Of Gem-set Gold Gem From The Fabled Throne Of Tipu Sultan |
LONDON.- A gem-encrusted gold finial from the octagonal golden throne of Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, will be sold at Bonhams New Bond Street on 2nd April. This is one of the most important Tipu items ever to appear for sale. It had lain in an English castle, for at least 100 years and then in a bank vault, ...More
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| Cutting-edge Photographers From Canada and Mexico Compete for $50,000 Grange Prize |
TORONTO.- Aeroplan and the Art Gallery of Ontario have selected four remarkable photographers from Canada and Mexico as their candidates for the 2009 Grange Prize. Starting today, the public can visit ...More
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| Galileo: Images of the Universe from Antiquity to the Telescope Opened at Palazzo Strozzi |
FLORENCE.- Galileo’s first celestial discoveries date to exactly 400 years ago, and to mark this fourth centenary the United Nations has declared 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. Florence has decided to pay homage to the human and intellectual epic of one of its most ingenious sons with a lavish and spectacular exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi through August 30, 2009: Galileo. Images of the Universe from Antiquity to the telescope....More
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| Sculpture Displays Take Shape: Internationally Renowned Cultural Figures Unveil their Plans |
LIVERPOOL.- Leading cultural figures from different disciplines will be bringing their own unique vision to bear on sculpture from the Tate Collection for DLA Piper Series: This is Sculpture, sponsored by DLA Piper. Transforming the first and second floor galleries are artist Michael Craig-Martin; designer Wayne Hemingway and his son Jack; and artist, director and writer Tim Etchells. From 1 ...More
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| Jazz Quilts at the American Folk Art Museum's Branch Location at Lincoln Square |
NEW YORK, NY.- Jazz Quilts take center stage in the exhibition Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition—Contemporary African American Quilts at the American Folk Art Museum's Branch Location at 2 Lincoln Square. These contemporary quilts by members of the Women of Color Quilters Network are vibrant riffs inspired by...More
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| Tate Britain Brings Together Two of the World's Most Iconic and Influential Painters, JMW Turner and Mark Rothko |
LONDON.- Tate Britain brings together two of the world’s most iconic and influential painters, JMW Turner (1775-1851) and Mark Rothko (1903-1970). As part of the BP British Art Displays, this unique display of works from the Tate Collection will be on show from 23 March to 26 July 2009. ...More
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| Public Art Fund Talks: Rachel Harrison at the New School on March 25 |
NEW YORK, NY.- Rachel Harrison will give a talk at the John Tishman Auditorium at the New School on Wednesday March 25 at 6:30. Public Art Fund Talks is a series of discussions and presentations by some of today's most influential contemporary artists. The program is organized by Public Art Fund in ...More
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| Photographs of Jewish Life and Loss in Poland to Open at Detroit Institute of Arts |
DETROIT, MI.- Poignant, haunting photographs of Poland's Jewish communities taken in the 1930s by Roman Vishniac, and images of many of the same areas taken in the 1990s by Jeffrey Gusky are the subject of the moving exhibition Of Life and Loss: The Polish Photographs of Roman Vishniac and Jeffrey Gusky. The exhibition, at the ...More
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| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to Screen the Film Our City Dreams by Chiara Clemente |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The film chronicles 5 successful women artists, of all ages and backgrounds, as they make art and life in New York City.
Swoon, the youngest, exhibits cut-outs directly on city walls and subways, exuding boundless idealism and energy. Cairo-born Ghada Amer mixes media to...More
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| Magic of Jim Henson's Imagination Celebrated in Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition at Experience Music Project |
SEATTLE, WA.- Without “fences” to limit where his imagination could roam, Jim Henson (1936-1990)—artist, puppeteer, film director and producer—created elaborate imaginary worlds filled with unique characters, objects, environments and even languages and cultures. His work is enjoyed in dozens of languages in more than 100 countries. Jim Henson’s Fantastic World, a new ...More
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| Paddington Reservoir Gardens Opens March 29 |
SYDNEY.- The City's magnificent restoration of Paddington Reservoir Gardens will be opened on Sunday 29 March, with a celebration including entertainment, afternoon tea and a photographic exhibition.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP said the Paddington Reservoir Gardens have been ...More
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| Annual BFA/MFA Candidates' Theses Exhibition to Open at the Snite Museum of Art |
SOUTH BEND, IN.- Each year the Museum looks forward to the spring exhibition of thesis art projects created by seniors and graduate students within the Art, Art History & Design Department. These are often provocative and demonstrate a broad awareness of the themes and processes of contemporary art. Museum visitors - particularly trustees, parents, and other VIP guests - are ...More
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| Famed Irish Playwright J.M. Synge is Celebrated in New Series at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts |
NEW YORK, NY.- Through staged readings, song, dance, panel discussions, and films, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will mark the centennial of the death of famed Irish playwright and poet J. M Synge and examine his 1904 tragedy Riders to the Sea. "On an Anniversary": J.M. Synge, 1871 – 1909 is a ...More
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