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| Musée du Luxembourg Opens Filippo and Filippino Lippi: The Renaissance in Prato |
Filippo Lippi (Florence, c. 1406 – Spolète, 1469) Fra Diamante (Terranuova Bracciolini, c. 1420 – Florence ou Rome, après 1498). Nativité (ou Adoration de l’Enfant) avec saint Georges et saint Vincent Ferrer c. 1456. Détrempe sur panneau 158 x 168 cm. Museo Civico, Prato © Archivio Museo Civico di Prato.
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PARIS.- Situated in Tuscany, 10 miles north of Florence, the city of Prato went through a considerable economic growth from the middle of the 14th to the beginning of the 15th century, before it fell under the domination of its rival Florence when it was conquered by the Medici troops in 1512.
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| Sotheby's Arts of the Islamic World Sale To Be Highlighted by Rare Mamluk Glass Bucket |
LONDON.- On April 1st 2009 Sotheby’s London is to sell one of the most remarkable Mamluk enamelled glass buckets left in private hands, in its biannual Arts of the Islamic World sale. The Rothschild Bucket is exceptionally rare and was made at the high point of Mamluk glass production. The auction also features a range of paintings, manuscripts, textiles, pottery, weapons and scientific ...More
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| Francis Bacon and Spanish Painting at the Prado Museum |
MADRID.- The itinerant Francis Bacon retrospective’s current sojourn seems particularly appropriate. “Francis Bacon” opened at the Prado in Madrid on February 3, 2009 where it will be open until April 19. ...More
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| Guggenheim Museum Announces New Exhibition Series Devoted to Emerging Artists |
NEW YORK, NY.- This spring, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will launch Intervals, a new contemporary art series designed to reflect the spirit of today’s most innovative practices. Fast-paced and modest in scale, this experimental series, initiated by Chief Curator Nancy Spector, will allow the museum to respond quickly...More
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| Bilbao Fine Arts Museum Opens From Cezanne to Leger Exhibition as Part of Art on Paper Series |
BILBAO.- The Bilbao Fine Arts Museum Collection contains more than six thousand works on paper, including watercolours, posters, collages, drawings, engravings, paintings and photographs. The figure provides clear proof of the Museum’s enduring interest in the use of art media on a support whose fragility...More
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| Sotheby's Auction Represents Final Opportunity To Buy Fine English Furniture from Prestigious Dealer |
LONDON.- Sotheby's London auction on Tuesday 21st April 2009 will offer collectors the final chance to acquire fine English antique furniture from Norman Adams Ltd. following the company’s closure. The sale, expected to raise in excess of £1.3 million, features 235 lots, many bearing the reassuring black and...More
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| Norton Museum of Art Announces Departure of CEO/director Christina Orr-cahall |
WEST PALM BEACH, FL.- Mr. William Sned, Chairman of the Norton Museum of Art Board of Trustees announced the resignation of Ms. Christina Orr-Cahall, CEO and Director of the Norton Museum of Art. Ms. Orr-Cahall has accepted a position as the new CEO and Director of Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum
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| Scrimshawed Whale's Tooth from Charles Darwin's Historic Voyage for Sale at Bonhams |
LONDON.- An incredibly rare carved whale's tooth from H M Sloop "Beagle" depicting Charles Darwin’s 1834 voyage will come on sale at Bonhams on 16 September in one of the highlights of the Travel and Exploration thematic sales planned for this year....More
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| MoMA Honors Award-winning Director Mike Nichols with Retrospective Spanning Four-decade Career |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art announces Mike Nichols, a two-week retrospective of 17 films that surveys the wide range of Mike Nichols’ directing career. Spanning more than four decades, the series comprises a collection of Nichols’ most significant works in film, from Who’s Afraid of Virginia ...More
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| Major Mississippi Museum of Art Exhibition has a French Accent |
JACKSON, MS.- The Mississippi Museum of Art is further defining its role as both a conceptual arts venue and a key contributor to Mississippi’s economic development efforts with an astonishing exhibition of the varied and remarkable accomplishments of French master Raoul Dufy....More
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| Walker Art Center Presents Exclusive Presentation of Steve McQueen's Hunger |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The Walker Art Center’s ongoing series Premieres: First Look continues with the area premiere screening of Turner Prize-winning visual artist Steve McQueen’s critically acclaimed Hunger, April 10–26 (Friday and Saturday, April 10, 11, 17, 18, and 25, 7:30 pm; Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 26, 2 ...More
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| Advance Tickets to Ateneum Picasso Exhibition Going on Sale |
HELSINKI.- In mid-September, the Ateneum Art Museum will open an exhibition of Pablo Picasso's art, and advance tickets went on sale on Monday 16 March. The tickets are only available from the Finnish National Gallery web shop at www.shop.fng.fi. This advance...More
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| Nine Laureates Announced on 10th Anniversary of Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts |
OTTAWA.- The Canada Council for the Arts today announced the names of the nine laureates of the 2009 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts at the National Gallery of Canada. This year is the 10th anniversary of these prestigious awards....More
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| Wesleyan University's Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery Announces Global Warning: Artists and Climate Change |
MIDDLETOWN, CT- Global Warning: Artists and Climate Change explores pressing environmental issues through the lens of visual artists. Although a number of the artists have collaborated or consulted with scientists and other experts, the aim of Global Warning is to increase awareness of climate change through challenging, often evocative, content that is laced with poetry and ...More
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| New Medieval Gallery at the British Museum |
LONDON.- The third of four new galleries opening at the British Museum this year, the Paul and Jill Ruddock Gallery of Medieval Europe is devoted to the British Museum's pre-eminent collection of medieval material. This gallery will place this great collection in its fullest historical context, integrating art with ...More
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| Jersey City Museum Bids Farewell to Longtime Director |
JERSEY CITY, NJ.- Jersey City Museum, Hudson County's premier arts and cultural institution, announced today that Marion Grzesiak will step down as Executive Director next month. Ms. Grzesiak joined the Museum in November 2001 as it reopened to the public in its current home at 350 Montgomery Street. ...More
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| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Announces Vida y Drama: Modern Mexican Prints |
BOSTON, MA.- Printmaking has flourished in Mexico for nearly five centuries, since the first printing press arrived in 1539. After the Revolution of 1910, creative printmaking workshops thrived in Mexico City and prints played an important role in the formation of modern Mexican visual style. Vida y Drama: Modern Mexican Prints, an exhibition at the ...More
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| The Montclair Art Museum Launches Financial Security Plan |
MONTCLAIR, NJ.- In response to the current sharp economic downturn, the Montclair Art Museum (MAM) has conducted a strategic review of its operations and capitalization, culminating with the recent adoption by its Board of Trustees of a long-range financial security plan. The plan calls for expense reductions, including ...More
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| Portable Histories: A Collaborative Exhibition between IMMA and Art Alongside Opens at Wexford Arts Centre |
DUBLIN.- Portable Histories, an exhibition developed through the continued partnership between Art Alongside and IMMA's National Programme, opened to the public at Wexford Arts Centre. Art Alongside is an artist residency ...More
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| Corita Kent Arts & Culture Talks Lecture Series Presents "Women and South Asian Art" |
DORCHESTER, MA.- The Dorchester Arts Collaborative (DAC), in collaboration with The Boston Home, presents the third installment of the Corita Kent Arts & Culture Talks, with a lecture on "Women and South Asian Art," by Dorchester artist Patricia Burson. The series is named for artist Corita Kent, best known for her Rainbow Gas Tank near the Southeast Expressway in Dorchester.
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