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| Jordaens - The Making of a Masterpiece Opens at Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht |
Jacob Jordaens, The Tribute Money – Peter finding the silver coin in the mouth of the fish, 1630-1645, Collection Rijksmuseum.
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MAASTRICHT.- Bonnefantenmuseum presents Jordaens – The making of a masterpiece, until June 14th at the Bonnefantenmuseum, enriched with a surprising oil painting just after TEFAF. The study with three heads of a young woman from c. 1616, which was since 1953 in a private collection at an unknown location, fits perfectly in the show on Jordaens’ early work (c. 1616-1623) and studio practice. The study has until recently been depicted as a production of Rubens’ studio, but specialists recently agreed to reckon it as the work of the very hand of the Flemish master of Baroque Jordaens. Highlights by Jacob Jordaens in the Bonnefantenmuseum. Two versions of The Tribute Money - Peter finding the silver coin in the mouth of the fish by Jacob Jordaens take pride of place in the exhibition, which was created in collaboration with the Statens Museum for Kunst. The Danish version of the painting underwent ...More
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| Awasia Announces Sale of Chinese Contemporary Art To The Getty Museum |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum has just acquired a significant group of works by Chinese contemporary photographers. Nine works by acclaimed artists Wang Qingsong and Hai Bo will enter the museum’s collection, which is known for the depth and breadth of its historical holdings in European and American photography. It is the Getty’s first major acquisition in the field of contemporary Chinese photography. “The acquisition of these works affirms...More
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| Magnificent Paintings by JMW Turner Alongside Related Works by the Old Masters at Tate |
LONDON.- Turner and the Masters will present a selection of magnificent paintings by JMW Turner (1775-1851) alongside related works by the old masters and contemporaries he hoped to imitate, rival and surpass. Bringing together around one hundred works of supreme historical significance from collections around the world this will be the first exhibition to look at Turner’s work in the company of the greatest painters in the preceding history of western art. It will reveal his debts and rivalries in exciting, even unpredictable, ways, and explore ...More
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| 1880s Worsham-Rockefeller Bedroom Is Given to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
RICHMOND, VA.-A fully-furnished 1880s Aesthetic Movement bedroom from a posh New York City mansion has been given to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts by the Museum of the City of New York. The gift is additionally meaningful because of the rags-to-riches story of the woman who once owned the room – a native Richmonder of modest means who survived the Civil War and ultimately penetrated the country’s wealthiest circles....More
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| New Alphonse Mucha Appears on Auction in New York City |
NEW YORK CITY.- On Sunday, May 3, Poster Auctions International will offer more than 500 lots of rare, vintage posters in its semi-annual auction of Art Nouveau and Art Deco masterpieces. Including some of the rarest and best works on paper the auction house has ever seen, this sale is, in a word, unbeatable. One of the stars of this first-rate auction includes a newly-discovered work by Alphonse Mucha for Ed. De Beukelaer Biscuits....More
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| Ragnar Kjartansson At The Pavilion of Iceland for the Biennale di Venezia |
REYKJAVIK.- The official Icelandic representation at the 53rd International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia will feature Ragnar Kjartansson, a self-described incurable romantic, whose multifaceted artistic practice is rooted in a tradition of acting and performance with an existential and absurdis sensibility that can be linked to artists ranging...More
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| Opus Art Takes a Fresh Approach to Still Life this Spring |
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE.- Opus Art launches The Season of Still Life with two highly acclaimed artists, Darren Baker and Chris Kettle. Their forthcoming solo exhibitions showcase the unique approach that each artist takes to the genre through their distinctive, engaging techniques developed from a combination of classical and contemporary influences. The Season of Still...More
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| C. Emlen Urban: Lancaster's Architect at the Demuth Museum |
LANCASTER, PA.- The Demuth Museum exhibition, C. Emlen Urban: Lancaster’s Architect will examine the work of Lancaster’s first native architect, C. Emlen Urban (1863-1939). Urban was a prolific architect and greatly influenced Lancaster’s skyline and urban look. Graduating from Lancaster Boy’s High School, Urban then apprenticed in Scranton, Pennsylvania and returned...More
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| BES Photo 2008: André Gomes, Edgar Martins, Luís Palma |
LISBON.- The BES Photo prize, created by Banco Espírito Santo in collaboration with Centro Cultural de Belém, and presently organized in partnership with the Museu Colecção Berardo, is aimed at distinguishing Portuguese artists, or artists presently residing in Portugal. In the former four editions, the artists presented with this prestigious award were Helena Almeida, José Luís Neto, Daniel Blaufuks, and Miguel Soares....More
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| Robert Rauschenberg's Enormous Periwinkle Shaft Installation Now On View at Heather James Fine Art |
PALM DESERT, CA.- Heather James Fine Art announced the installation of Periwinkle Shaft, seminal artist Robert Rauschenberg’s major five-piece installation. The installation takes up one entire gallery and includes five pieces, different in scope and dimensionality, representing Rauschenberg’s famous series Spreads. The public is invited...More
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| Discover the Resilience of Humankind Response and Memory: The Art of Beverly Buchanan at the Asheville Art Museum |
ASHEVILLE, NC.- The contemporary artist Beverly Buchanan creates works that speak to the integrity, resilience and resolution of humankind. Her drawings and sculpture will be on view in the Asheville Art Museum’s solo exhibition Response and Memory: The Art of Beverly Buchanan opening Friday, May 8, 2009 with a reception with artist Beverly Buchanan from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. that evening. Buchanan (1940-) was born in Fuquay, North Carolina and raised in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She was a medical technologist for the Veterans Administration in the Bronx and then a health educator for the East Orange NY Health Department. In 1971 she attended art classes at the Art Students League leading to her first solo exhibition at the Cinque Gallery in New York in 1972....More
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| Strong Sales and Attendance at The AIPAD Photography Show New York |
NEW YORK CITY.- With concern about the economy lingering in the art world, a surprising number of robust sales were experienced by galleries at The AIPAD Photography Show New York, presented by the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) from March 26-29, 2009. In addition to the strong sales, attendance held steady at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City with 8,000 visitors. Many dealers commented that business was much better than they expected. Seventy-three of the world’s leading fine art photography galleries presented a wide range of museum-quality work including contemporary, modern, and 19th-century photographs, as well as photo-based art, video, and new media. The 29th edition of The AIPAD Photography Show New York opened with a well-attended Gala Preview on March 25 to benefit the John Szarkowski Fund, an endowment for photography acquisitions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City....More
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| Photographs of the Aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire 1871 |
CHICAGO.- The Department of Cultural Affairs presents today Photographs of the Aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire 1871 of photographs taken in the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire. These photos, on loan from Bank of America, were taken in early November 1871, just 3 to 4 weeks after the fire tore through the very area where the photos are now being displayed. No known photographs exist of the fire as it burned because cameras were cumbersome and exposure times were too long to capture images quickly. Even these photos were taken by an unknown photographer, who likely traveled from a nearby city, as it is certain that any Chicago photographer with a studio in the business district would have lost his/her equipment and darkroom. With few surviving monuments in evidence, other than the very building where they are being shown, these historic ...More
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| Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Pin Collection Exhibited for First Time at Museum of Arts and Design |
NEW YORK, NY.- The first major museum exhibition of jewelry from the personal collection of Madeleine Albright will premiere at the Museum of Arts and Design on September 30 and will remain on view through January 31, 2010. Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection features more than 200 pins, many of which Secretary Albright wore to communicate a message during her diplomatic tenure. The exhibition examines the collection for its historic significance as well as the expressive power of jewelry and its ability to communicate through a style ...More
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| Mapfre Foundation Cultural Institute Presents Fazal Sheikh |
MADRID.- Mapfre Foundation Cultural Institute presents the first exhibition on the American photographer Fazal Sheikh (New York, 1965) to be held in Spain. It is the largest and most important retrospective of his work to date. Fazal Sheikh is a documentary photographer who seeks to reflect the harsh situation endured by the Third World's neediest communities. In his early career, he focused on refugees from different parts of the globe, people who had been forced to flee their homelands ravaged by wars and massacres. With time, though, he expanded his scope and, in recent years, has devoted his attention to the discrimination against dispossessed Indian women condemned to lives of privation....More
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| Scion's National Art Tour Installation 5: Self Portrait To Open In Minneapolis - J.Shea, Codak, Eye One To Attend |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- Scion’s Installation 5 Art Tour will arrive in Minneapolis, MN on April 3rd on the heels of a successful tour stop in Phoenix, AZ. The Phoenix stop, a brand new market for the tour, exposed Installation to more than 12 000 art lovers during the First Friday art walk. Now Installation 5 moves on to Minneapolis for the second year running due to the exceptional response it received last year. The opening reception will take place April 3rd from 7pm – 11pm at Rogue Buddha Gallery, 357 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413. Artists J.Shea, Codak and Eye One will be in attendance and DJs Jonathan Ackerman and Millions Billions will provide the music. Rogue Buddha is owned by Nicholas Harper who is one of Installation’s featured artists and Scion is teaming up with MPLSART.com as the local media sponsor....More
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| Rome Art Coterie 7th National Juried Art Exhibition |
IRVINGTON, NJ.- Armor 7 "Faith" will be on display at Rome Area Council for the Arts Gallery, Rome, Georgia on Friday, April 3,, 2009. An opening reception is scheduled for 6pm. The exhibit features artists from the local area and from across the country for a total of 47 artists. Forty-seven works including photography, watercolor, oil, pastel, sculpture and mixed media will be on display. Awards will be presented and include first place of $1000, second place of $300, third place of $200, and five honorable mentions at $100 each. The exhibit will run March 31 through May 1, 2009, at the RACA gallery, 248 Broad Street in Rome. Admission to the exhibit and the reception is open to the public and is free of charge. ...More
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| Vivid Sydney - A Celebration of Music, Light and Creativity |
SYDNEY.- Australia's Tourism New South Wales (TNSW) announces Vivid Sydney, the biggest international music and light festival in the Southern Hemisphere. From May 26 through June 14, Vivid Sydney transforms one of the world's greatest destinations into Asia-Pacific's creative hub, showcasing the city's creativity, colors, ideas and innovations. Replete with amazing light, breathtaking vistas and diverse villages as well as residents who embrace creativity and individuality, Sydney welcomes artists to exhibit their extraordinary avant-garde work on a grand scale. "The inaugural year of Vivid Sydney is an exciting milestone in the establishment of Sydney as the cultural epicenter of the Asia-Pacific," says Jodi McKay, New South Wales Minister for Tourism. "Our city possesses a wealth of creative talent ...More
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| Kids Explore Powerful Figures Through Time During April School Vacation Week at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
BOSTON, MA.- 2009)—Families are invited to roam the galleries at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), during the Cogan Family Foundation Vacation Week Adventures (April 21–24) and discover the powerful figures depicted in artwork from around the world. Beginning Tuesday, April 21, and running through Friday, April 24, activities at the...More
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