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| Eiffel Tower, Symbol of France, Celebrates its 120th Anniversary with Makeover |
The structure was built between 1887 and 1889 as the entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle, a World's Fair marking the centennial celebration of the French Revolution. Photo: EFE/Lucas Dolega.
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PARIS.- The Eiffel Tower, the most visited paid monument in the world, symbol of France and Europe, had its 120th birthday this week. To celebrate de anniversary of the monument designed by Gustave Eiffel, the government of the city of Paris has decided to apply new painting on the monument. When the tower was completed in 1889 it was the world's tallest tower — a title it retained until 1930 when New York City's Chrysler Building (319 m — 1,047 ft tall) was completed. The tower is now the fifth-tallest structure in France and the...More
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| MoMA Opens First Museum Exhibition to Explore the Work of Leon Ferrari and Mira Schendel |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition Tangled Alphabets: León Ferrari and Mira Schendel is the first major museum retrospective in the United States to survey the work of León Ferrari (Argentine, b. 1920) and Mira Schendel (Brazilian, b. Switzerland, 1919–1988), and to explore their significant contributions to contemporary art. Working separately over several decades in ...More
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| Ric Ocasek's Noise Colored Party on View at the Mahan Gallery in Columbus |
COLUMBUS, OH.- Ric Ocasek, renowned lead singer and songwriter from The Cars, debuted his first solo art exhibition, Noise Colored Party, at the Mahan Gallery. The two-month exhibition showcases select works from the 1980s to the present across several media: drawings with pen, colored pencils and markers, digital photo collages and mixed media paintings.
For Ocasek, who has also found success as a music producer for No Doubt, Nada...More
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| New Site Transports Museum Collections Directly to Visitors' Homes and Educators' Classrooms |
BALTIMORE, MD.- The Walters Art Museum has launched a major upgrade to its collections website. It currently includes nearly 5,000 searchable objects available to the public—whether local or across the globe—and will grow even larger as the museum continues to add works to the site. This is a dramatic increase over the approximately 800 objects of the previous version. As part of a larger Walters technology initiative,...More
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| First Major Institutional Exhibition Outside of Great Britain by Lucy Skaer at Kunsthalle Basel |
BASEL.- Kunsthalle Basel presents the first major institutional exhibition outside of Great Britain by Lucy Skaer (b. 1975, Cambridge).
The play on words in the title rests on the formal and functional correspondence of the two nouns. The title reveals the multilayered process of naming and ...More
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| Irish Art Masterpieces For Sale at Sotheby's London in May |
LONDON.- Sotheby’s forthcoming sale of Irish Art, to be held in London on Thursday, 7 May 2009, will showcase works by acclaimed Irish artists including Sir William Orpen, Roderic O’Conor, William Scott, J. B. Yeats and George Barret. 70 works from the sale are to be part of an extensive touring exhibition which starts at Lismore Castle, Co. Waterford, on 10-11 April, and then ...More
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| Art Fair Tokyo Returns to Tokyo International Forum with 143 Galleries, Both Domestic and International |
TOKYO.- After its trailblazing debut in 2005, Art Fair Tokyo has procured its position as Japan��s most anticipated art fair and soared to the vanguard of the Asian art world with its devotion to diverse and unique works of art. In 2009, Art Fair Tokyo returns to the Tokyo International Forum with 143 galleries, both domestic and international, for the fourth consecutive edition and ...More
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| Discover the Works in the National Gallery Canada Collection through Previously Unpublished Articles |
ONTARIO.- Volume VI of the National Gallery of Canada Review is now available for purchase by professionals, researchers, and students in art history and the visual arts, as well as everyone interested in culture. Published annually since 2003, the Review brings together an eclectic selection of articles about the works acquired for the collection of the National Gallery of Canada (NGC). This bilingual publication...More
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| The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900 on View at the Hammer Museum |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900 draws the visitor into the intimate alcoves of Paris, London, and Berlin -- a private world characterized by contemplative and melancholy subjects. The Darker Side of Light presents work one imagines being unveiled in the confines of the smoky interiors of a collector’s home or an artist’s studio. This was art for ...More
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| Designs for 193M Pound New Library of Birmingham Unveiled |
BIRMINGHAM.- Mike Whitby, Leader of Birmingham City Council, has unveiled the design concepts for the new £193 million Library of Birmingham by the internationally acclaimed Dutch architects Mecanoo Architecten.
The Library of Birmingham will occupy a prime site on Centenary Square between the Birmingham Repertory Theatre (The REP)...More
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| Museum Presents an Exhibition of Outdoor Furniture by Designer Richard Schultz |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art will present Richard Schultz: Five Decades of Design, a small selection of works by the celebrated designer of outdoor furniture on the Perelman Building's Café Terrace. The works date from the early 1960s to the present day, and reflect the designer’s interest in sculptural ...More
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| Exhibition by Painter Rosson Crow Features Large-scale, Vivid Depictions of Nostalgia-laden Interiors |
FORT WORTH, TX.- For her upcoming FOCUS exhibition, painter and native Texan Rosson Crow will feature large-scale, vivid depictions of nostalgia-laden interiors that blend aspects of history with theatricality. Interior spaces are the foundation upon which the artist constructs her hotly colored, dripping tableaus, which often include Modernist architectural triumphs, such as Los ...More
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| $3.1 Million Grant will Pave Way for Canal/Boat Museum |
ALBANY, NY.- The New York State Museum has received a $3.1 million federal transportation grant to make mechanical upgrades to the Day Peckinpaugh, paving the way for the historic canal boat's transformation into a permanent floating museum, dedicated to sharing the history and heritage of the state's canal system....More
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| NEA, AU and U.S. Department of State Announce NEA International Arts Journalism Institute in the Visual Arts |
WASHINGTON, DC.- American University (AU), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the U.S. Department of State announced today that applications are being accepted for the inaugural NEA ...More
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| Georgia Museum of Art to Organize The South in Black and White: The Works of James E. Routh Jr., 1939-1946 |
ATHENS, GA.- The exhibition The South in Black and White: The Works of James E. Routh Jr., 1939-1946 will be on view at the Robert C. Williams Paper Museum from July 20 through October 2, 2009. Organized by the Georgia Museum of ...More
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| Sweets & Treats: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton Simon Museum Announced |
PASADENA, CA.- The Norton Simon Museum presents Sweets & Treats: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton Simon Museum. This eye-catching exhibition features a selection of twenty-nine prints created by the California artist in the 1960s....More
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| "Monuments in Peril: Venice" Round-Table Discussion at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute on April 16 |
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- "Monuments in Peril: Venice," a round-table discussion at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute on Thursday, April 16, at 7 pm, will bring together experts of various fields to discuss the current challenges facing the great city of Venice. Admission is free.
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| Author Susan Sully to Speak at New Orleans Museum of Art on April 26 |
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- Susan Sully, author of The Southern Cosmopolitan: Sophisticated Southern Style, will speak at the New Orleans Museum of Art on Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m., with a book signing to follow.
The Southern Cosmopolitan examines styles shaping the South's architecture and interior design today. A selection of luxurious houses from Charleston, Savannah,...More
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| Jack and Suzy Welch Discuss a Life-Transforming Approach to Decision Making at the Smithsonian |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian Associates present a discussion with former General Electric chairman and CEO, Jack Welch, and columnist and bestselling author, Suzy Welch, Tuesday, April 21, at 7 p.m. at Baird Auditorium in the National Museum of Natural History at 14th and Constitution Avenue N.W. Welch ...More
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| Seen But Not Heard: Paintings by Margarete Hahner to Open at L.A. Valley College Art Gallery |
VALLE GLEN, CA.- The Art Gallery at Los Angeles Valley College is presenting Seen But Not Heard: Paintings by Margarete Hahner, opening Tuesday, April 14, 2009. The exhibition, which runs through May 14, 2009, presents recent oil paintings done primarily on 331/3rd vinyl records. The subjects of these unusual paintings range from human figures ...More
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