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| First Display of Art from the University of Iowa Museum to Open at the Figge Art Museum |
Jackson Pollock, "Mural," 1943, oil on canvas, 8' 1 1/4" x 19' 10". University of Iowa Museum of Art, gift of Peggy Guggenheim.
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DAVENPORT, IA.- Modern masterworks by celebrated artists including Jackson Pollock, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse will be featured in an upcoming University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA)-organized exhibition at the Figge Art Museum, 225 West Second St. in downtown Davenport, IA. The exhibition, "A Legacy for Iowa: Pollock's 'Mural' and Modern Masterworks from the University of Iowa Museum of Art," opens Sunday, April 19 and runs through Sunday, August 2. The two museums will celebrate the opening from noon to 5 p.m. on April 19 with a reception at the Figge Art Museum. Tours of the ...More
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| Ten Curators in the Running for a Share in 75,000 Pound Prize for Contemporary Craft at Collect 2009 |
LONDON.- Independent charity The Art Fund and the Crafts Council today announced the ten museums and galleries shortlisted to take part in Art Fund Collect, a £75,000 competition for contemporary art objects at the Craft Council's international fair Collect....More
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| Design Plans for British Museum's New Development Revealed |
LONDON.- The British Museum has revealed the designs for its forthcoming development project in advance of a planning application to Camden Council in April 2009. The £135 million development has been designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) and will be the largest development onsite since the Great Court opened in 2000. Subject to planning permission, ...More
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| Development Team of Boston Museum Bids on New Downtown Site |
BOSTON, MA.- On what one museum planner calls “one of the best sites” for a new museum in the U.S., the development team of the Boston Museum today announced plans to build a striking new public market and museum building on the corner of Blackstone and North...More
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| Sotheby's Spring Sale of Russian Art in New York will be Held on April 22 |
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s spring sale of Russian Art in New York will take place on April 22, 2009, and include a wide variety of modern and contemporary Russian painting and Works of Art featuring an exceptional selection of Icons and decorative items with Imperial lineage. The pre-sale exhibition will open to the public on April 17....More
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| Gandhara: Pakistan's Buddhist Legacy, Legends, Monasteries and Edens Opens at Martin Gropius Bau |
BERLIN.- The Buddhist art of Gandhara seems strangely familiar to western eyes, its western legacy being self-evident. Gandhara is the name of a historical region now divided between today’s Pakistan and Afghanistan, which in its heyday extended from Bactria through the Hindu Kush to north-central India. It became known to a wider public when the world’s largest statues of Buddha, the giant ...More
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| Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed Perform Together May 1 in Benefit Concert to Support the ICA/Boston |
BOSTON, MA.- On Friday, May 1, 2009, American artists Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed make a rare appearance together at a benefit concert in support of The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. The evening kicks off at 6:30 p.m. with an exclusive dinner in the ICA Founder’s Gallery overlooking Boston’s spectacular waterfront. Anderson and Reed perform at 8:30 p.m. in the Barbara Lee Family ...More
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| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to Lend Gauguin Masterwork to Sister Museum in Nagoya, Japan |
BOSTON, MA.- Paul Gauguin’s masterpiece, D’où venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous? (Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?) (1897–98, MFA), will leave its home at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), this spring to make its first trip to Asia. The occasion is ...More
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| Nassau County Museum of Art Announces Exhibition of Opulent Splendor of France's Second Empire |
ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- The sumptuous grandeur of France’s Second Empire is celebrated as Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) devotes its galleries to paintings, sculpture, decorative objects, memorabilia and historical artifacts that reflect the Imperial Court of Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie from 1852 to ...More
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| Sprawling Multipart Project by Artist Angelo Plessas Opens at Jeu de Paume |
PARIS.- The Angelo Foundation is a sprawling multipart project by artist Angelo Plessas, a container for a series of events and installations ranging from robot poetry readings to an Observatory for Social networking.
In collaboration with architect Andreas ...More
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| Barceló's Sea: In the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilisations Room of the UN in Geneva |
BARCELONA.- This exhibition, organised by ”la Caixa” Social and
Cultural Outreach Projects, shows the passionate work process of Miquel Barceló (Felanitx, Majorca, 1957) on the dome of the Human Rights and Alliance of
Civilisations Room in the Palace of the United Nations in Geneva. Undertaken...More
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| Photographs of Frida Kahlo to be Featured in Exhibition at Albright-Knox |
BUFFALO, NY.- An exhibition of photographs of the acclaimed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo taken by her friend and lover, the internationally renowned portrait photographer Nickolas Muray (1892-1965), will be on view at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery from May 8 through July 5, 2009. Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas ...More
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| KC Artists Focus of Exhibition Interchange on View at Kemper Museum's Kemper East |
KANSAS CITY, MO.- In light of Kansas City’s thriving art scene, the exhibition Interchange explores the idea of reciprocity between artists and their community. Culled from the permanent collection of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, the included works are by area artists and subtly reveal ...More
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| Royal Collection Announces a Special Exhibition at the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace |
LONDON.- This year marks the 60th anniversary of the formation of the modern Commonwealth. In 1949 the London Declaration recognised the British Monarch as the symbol of the free association of independent member nations and as Head of the Commonwealth. In celebration of this event, a special exhibition at this year’s Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace will evoke some of the most ...More
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| The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf to Open at Bellevue Arts Museum this Summer |
BELLEVUE, WA.- This summer, Bellevue Arts Museum brings the engaging and spirited work of leading art jeweler, Bruce Metcalf, to life. Comprised of over 70 pieces dating from the 1970s to the present, “The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf” is the artist’s first major exhibition and makes its Northwest debut at Bellevue Arts Museum on view June 27 through October 18, 2009.
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| The Heckscher Museum of Art Presents the Luminous Landscapes of April Gornik |
HUNTINGTON, NY.- The Heckscher Museum of Art will present The Luminous Landscapes of April Gornik from May 2, through July 5, 2009. Gornik’s paintings glow with light, mystery, and majesty. The Heckscher’s exhibition focuses exclusively on Gornik’s large-scale paintings, which convey her awe-inspiring ...More
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| Discover Toronto for Free with ROMwalks |
ONTARIO.- Lace up your shoes and discover the architecture, history and stories of Toronto through ROMwalks, a series of free guided walking tours of the city. Every year, from May to October, tour leaders from the Royal Ontario Museum's (ROM) Department of Museum Volunteers guide the public through some of the city's ...More
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| The Art of Floral Arranging Takes Center Stage at Detroit Institute of Arts |
DETROIT, MI.- Gifted, talented, skillful and engaging. These are words that have been used to describe Chris Giftos, New York florist extraordinaire. The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will host Giftos for a lecture and floral arrangement demonstration on Wednesday, April 29 at 11 a.m., with a luncheon to follow. The event is the 10th Annual ...More
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| New Currents in Contemporary: UNC-Chapel Hill Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition |
CHAPEL HILL, NC.- Each spring, the Ackland Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents New Currents in Contemporary Art, an exhibition of works by graduating UNC-Chapel Hill master of fine arts students. Marking the culmination of a two-year program, this exhibition introduces seven emerging artists who ...More
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