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| Amedeo Modigliani Exhibition Opens Today at The Art and Exhibition Hall in Bonn |
Amedeo Modigliani, Reclining Nude (Céline Howard), 1918, Private collection, Geneva.
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BONN.- Amedeo Modigliani was one of the most important artists of the 20th century. His iconic works are deeply engrained in the collective pictorial memory. The Art and Exhibition Hall wants to celebrate this outstanding artist, who died tragically young at the age of only 35, with a comprehensive retrospective exhibition. Born in Italy in 1884, Modigliani was painter, draughtsman and sculptor. With the exception of a handful of landscapes, his creative energy was entirely devoted to portraits and nudes. Modigliani's paintings are deeply rooted in Italian art history, drawing particularly on the formal languages of the Renaissance and Mannerism. These he combined with elements from Expressionism, Cubism and Symbolism as well as African sculpture, whose perceived primitivism and iconic presence fascinated him and many avant-garde artists of the time. His work cannot be ...More
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| The Morgan Library & Museum Exhibits Superb Collection of Recent Acquisitions |
NEW YORK.- Spurred by its highly successful 2006 expansion and renovation, The Morgan Library & Museum simultaneously continued to build its renowned collections. The results of this effort are unveiled in the exhibition New at the Morgan: Acquisitions...More
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| The National Gallery of Canada Opens Today Nomads Exhibition |
OTTAWA.- The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) today displays the works of five innovative Vancouver-based artists – Geoffrey Farmer, Hadley+Maxwell, Myfanwy MacLeod, Gareth Moore, and Althea Thauberger – in its exhibition Nomads. On view until August 30, 2009 in the Contemporary Art galleries, this exhibition organized in conjunction...More
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| Rediscovered Cuban Masterpiece By Mario Carreno Leads Christie's Latin American Art Sale In May |
NEW YORK.- Christie’s announced a rediscovered painting by Mario Carreño, entitled Fuego en el batey (Fire in the farm) from 1943, will lead the Latin American Sale on May 28. Widely regarded as a lost masterpiece of Cuban modernism, the painting has been in the Collection of Milton and Nona Ward in Baldwin, New York for over half a century. Never published in color and out of public view for all those years, Mario...More
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| The Exhibition "Made in Korea" Opens Today in Hanover |
HANOVER- In April 2009, Korea is presenting itself as the partner country of the Hannover Messe, the largest and simultaneously the most innovative industrial trade fair in the world. Thanks to the full support of the Ministry for Commerce and Knowledge of the Republic of South Korea, an extensive cultural program is being offered which engages in a cultural investigation of the history and social development...More
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| Greenville (SC) Museum Receives Major Painting by Andrew Wyeth |
GREENVILLE, SC.- The Greenville County Museum of Art announced the gift of a major painting by Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009) from Spartanburg industrialist and international business leader Roger Milliken. The painting, Four Poster, 1946, is an important addition to Greenville’s holdings by the artist, the largest such collection in the Southeast and one that regularly draws visitors to Upstate...More
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| Found and Lost Opens at Museum of Contemporary Art Puerto Rico |
SAN JUAN, PR.- The Museum of Contemporary Art presents ‘Found & Lost’, the first individual exhibition in a Puerto Rican museum by the artist Michael D. Linares. This presentation is part of the New Tendencies Room exhibition program. ‘Found & Lost’ consists of works in painting, sculpture, photography and video produced expressly for this exhibition....More
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| Agnieszka Kalinowska: Draughty House at Museum Moderner Kunst |
VIENNA.- Museum Moderner Kunst presents today Agnieszka Kalinowska: Draughty House, on view through June 14, 2009. Agnieszka Kalinowska (b. 1971) is one of the most successful artists of her generation in Poland. At the MUMOK Factory, she will be showing three videos and a sculpture...More
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| Christie's Rich Array of Irish and Spoting Art in May 2009 |
LONDON.- A rich array of Irish and Sporting Art will be offered at Christie’s London on Friday, 8 May 2009, during a week of three Irish themed sales which celebrate the beauty and rich heritage of Irish art and antiques. This fresh new sale format provides the opportunity for collectors and institutions to acquire captivating works, from the 18th through...More
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| SOFA New York Opens Today at The Park Avenue Armory |
NEW YORK.- Superlative contemporary and modern decorative arts, design and jewelry by internationally recognized museum class artists will be showcased by 55 international dealers from 12 countries at SOFA NEW YORK 2009, which runs through April 19 at the Park Avenue Armory. An overwhelming number of the examples epitomize not only...More
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| Sixth Edition CIGE 2009 In Beijing Energizes the Art World |
BEIJING.- At its Sixth Edition, CIGE is China’s first and most established international art fair, presenting around 84 contemporary art galleries from over 20 countries. In 2009 CIGE strengthens its relations in China, presenting 23 outstanding art galleries from Mainland China and 9 from Taiwan. Solid ties...More
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| The San Diego Museum of Art Presents 28th Annual Art Alive |
SAN DIEGO, CA.- The San Diego Museum of Art’s (SDMA) permanent collection will come to life as more than 100 regional designers transform gallery spaces with floral interpretations of the Museum’s renowned artwork as part of the 28th annual Art Alive exhibition. Art Alive — a San Diego tradition and SDMA’s primary annual fundraiser — draws a crowd of more...More
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| Off The Wall: Contemporary Installation at Manhattanville College Gallery of Fine Art |
PURCHASE, NY.- The Manhattanville College Gallery of Fine Art announces its latest show, Off the Wall, featuring the works of four prominent contemporary installation artists: Michael Burke, Valerie Hammond, Lisa Mackie, and Vernita N辰ognita. Based in New York City, Vernita N辰ognita is a performance and multimedia artist, writer, poet, political activist, and artistic pioneer. Influenced by her study of the enigmatic system of Japanese dance and movement, her work is always a fusion of the material and somatic, the stuff of art and the physicality of the manipulator of that stuff, the product of which places evocative and exigent demands upon the observer....More
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| Historical Works from the Bass Museum of Art Together with Contemporary Works Form Exhibition |
MIAMI BEACH, FL.- This exhibition brings historical works from the Bass Museum of Art together with contemporary works borrowed from renowned local and national collections to create a dialogue between the past and present. Included in the exhibition are works by 17th, 18th, and 19th century masters such as Delacroix, ...More
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| Healing through Art - Local Artists to Show Work at Relay for Life |
LAWRENCE, KS.- The Spencer Museum of Art Student Advisory Board will present art as a message of hope and perseverance at the KU Relay for Life on Friday, May 1. Work by local and area artists addressing themes of sickness and healing will be on display at the Board's booth from 6 PM to 10 PM during the Relay event at Memorial Stadium. Relay for Life is a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, which the University participates in annually. This year's Relay event will take place from 6 PM on May 1 to 6 AM on May 2. Participants walk around the track to symbolize the daily struggle of those diagnosed with cancer. A luminary ceremony will be held in remembrance of cancer victims and survivors. Other events during the ...More
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| The Bronx Museum of the Arts Announces Three New International Artists in Residence |
BRONX, NY.- The Bronx Museum of the Arts announced three current artists participating in its International Residency Program: Dulce Gómez (Venezuela); André Komatsu (Brazil); and Belinda (Billie) Zangewa (South Africa). In collaboration with the Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA), the Bronx Museum will participate in the 3rd Annual Mott Haven Open Artists Studio Tour on Saturday, May 2, 2009 from 12pm – 6pm. Throughout the afternoon, riders of BCA's Culture Trolley will have the opportunity to visit Bronx artists' private studios, alternative art spaces in the area, and the Bronx Museum's new resident artists....More
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| The Weekend Australian Art Melbourne: Affordable & Collectable |
MELBOURNE.- The Weekend Australian Art Melbourne will return to the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton from 16 – 19 April 2009. Bringing together Melbourne's vibrant art scene and showcasing an extensive range of art to buy, The Weekend Australian Art Melbourne includes hundreds of artworks by artists ranging from contemporary to traditional and emerging to investment. The fair invites both first-time buyers and seasoned collectors to seek out exciting new artists and to browse the thousands of paintings, sculpture, ceramics, photography, indigenous works, new media art and works on paper, including limited edition prints, many accessibly priced. ...More
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| Kind Of, But Not Really: Emily Kozik, Alex Zak and Noelle Sharp |
CHICAGO, IL.- The Barbara & Barbara Gallery presents Kind Of, But Not Really: featuring work by Emily Kozik, Alex Zak and Noelle Sharp. Emily Kozik is a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Born in October, raised in Wisconsin, currently resides in Chicago. She indulges in MTV too often, wishes she was a better cook and spends a good amount of time surfing the internet for facts to fill her brain. Emily’s work uses found and forgotten photos as a means to introduce the question of history versus non-history and what we, as everyday people, consider important enough to remember through time. Using increased scale and repetition, she hopes to encourage the viewer to question their own history and what they choose to record as important....More
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| Light in the Attic: 2009 Senior Thesis Exhibition Opens at the University of Richmond Museums and Artspace Gallery |
RICHMOND, VA.- Light in the Attic: 2009 Senior Thesis Exhibition is on view concurrently in two locations, from April 17 to May 8, 2009, at the Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums, and April 24 to May 17, 2009, at Artspace Gallery @ Plant Zero, Richmond. The senior thesis exhibition is...More
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