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| Pompidou Offers Comprehensive Overview of the Work of Russian Artist Wassily Kandinsky |
A woman observes the painting "Red Spot II" made by Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky which is on view at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Photo: EFE/Ian Langsdon.
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PARIS.- This exhibition offers, for the first time in 25 years, a comprehensive overview of the work of Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, documenting the key periods of his artistic career (Munich, Paris / Munich/ Moscow / Weimar, Dessau, Berlin / Paris) through a selection of major paintings dating from 1907 to 1942. Thanks to the unprecedented collaboration between the Centre Pompidou, the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, this international retrospective, showing in Munich, Paris and New York, has been able to draw on the three...More
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| Important Works by Tamara de Lempicka From the Collection of Wolfgang Joop to be Sold at Sotheby's |
NEW YORK, NY.- On May 5 and 6, 2009 ten paintings by Tamara de Lempicka from the collection of noted fashion designer Wolfgang Joop will be offered at Sotheby’s New York. It is the finest group of paintings by the artist ever to appear at auction. Four paintings will be included in the evening sale of Impressionist and ...More
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| Whitechapel Gallery Unveiled its Ambitious Expansion Following a 13.5 Million Capital Campaign |
LONDON.-The Whitechapel Gallery unveiled its ambitious expansion following a £13.5 million capital campaign. The Heritage Lottery Fund supported project has transformed the former library building next to the Gallery, increasing gallery space by 78%. Designed by leading Belgian architects Robbrecht en ...More
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| The Art of the Heist: Confessions of a Master Art Thief, Rock-and-Roller, and Prodigal Son |
NEW YORK, NY.- From New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, to the Smithsonian Institution in D.C., to Boston's Museum of Fine Art, to dozens of regional museums throughout the United States, no museum was off-limits to legendary art thief Myles Connor. He has used every technique in the book, from breaking and entering, to cat burglary, to false identities ...More
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| Christie's to Offer L.S. Lowry's 1935 Classic a Market Place, Berwick-upon-Tweed in May 2009 |
LONDON.- Christie’s announced the sale of A Market Place, Berwick-upon Tweed, 1935, by Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976), which will lead the auction of 20th Century British Art on Thursday, 21 May 2009 (estimate: £300,000-500,000). This classic work by the artist is completely fresh to the ...More
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| Jeu de Paume Confronts the Works of Harun Farocki and Rodney Graham in Exhibition |
PARIS.- The exhibition H F | R G brings together works by Harun Farocki and Rodney Graham, thus confronting two major contemporary artists from the same generation but very different backgrounds. In their use of film and video, and their shared interest in the image, history and self-representation...More
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| Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Announces Exhibition by British Photographer Fiona Crisp |
GATESHEAD.- Subterrania, a solo exhibition of large scale photographic works by British artist Fiona Crisp, will be presented at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art from Friday 31 July to Sunday 4 October 2009.
The powerfully compelling, sculptural images presented in Subterrania are ...More
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| Contemporary Asian Art at Sotheby's Hong Kong Brings US$8.5 Million |
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s sale of Contemporary Asian Art at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre today achieved a total of HK$66,434,00 /US$8,501,559, within pre-sale expectations of HK$59.1-82.9 million /US$7.5-10.6 million), and was 74% sold by lot and 81% by value. 57% of the sold lots achieved prices in excess of their high estimates....More
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| Martin-Gropius Bau Dedicates Exhibition to One of Germany's Most Significant Photographers |
BERLIN.- Hannes Kilian is one of Germany’s most significant photographers. The Hannes Kilian exhibition consists of about 320 black-and-white photographs representing a cross-section of his work between 1937 and 1987. Kilian’s way of looking at things and his talent for capturing situations and documenting individual destinies in all their complexity are masterly. Kilian did not ...More
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| Art Basel Announces Solo Shows by 27 Young Artists as Part of its Art Statements Sector |
BASEL.- For Art 40 Basel the Art Statements sector includes 27 solo shows by young artists. Selected by the Art Basel Committee from a record number of more than 300 applications, the participating artists come from 13 different countries. Art Statements has promoted young artists for over 10 years now, offering them a ...More
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| MoMA Marks 30 Years of Celebrating Contemporary German Cinema with Kino! at Thirty: New Cinema from Germany |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents Kino! at Thirty: New Cinema from Germany, the Museum’s 30th annual survey of recent German cinema, from April 22 through 30, 2009. Over the last three decades, MoMA has celebrated new cinema from Germany with an annual presentation of ...More
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| A Fragment of a Hebrew Inscription from the Period of the Kings of Judah was Found |
JERUSALEM.- A fragment of a limestone plaque bearing several letters of ancient Hebrew script was discovered while sifting soil that was excavated in the vicinity of the Gihon Spring, within the precincts of the "Walls around Jerusalem National Park". The excavation is being carried out on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, under the direction of Professor Ronny Reich of the ...More
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| Opportunity for Discussions on Ways to Apply Architectural Skills to the Particular Needs of Individual Communities |
WASHINGTON, DC.- National Architecture Week, which this year falls on April 13-19, was created to encourage a public dialogue about architecture. Such conversations are especially pressing as communities across America discuss how best to invest the funds of the Economic Recovery Act. To accommodate this urgency, the American Institute of ...More
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| 80 Major Contemporary Works from Dallas Collections Juxtaposed in Intimate, Unexpected Groupings in Private Universes |
DALLAS, TX.- Opening May 24, the Dallas Museum of Art will present Private Universes, a special exhibition of approximately 80 contemporary works, including new acquisitions, promised gifts and important loans from the Dallas community and the Museum's collections. On view through ...More
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| Vancouver Art Gallery Only North American Museum to Present Exhibition by Renowned Photographer Andreas Gursky |
VANCOUVER.- Andreas Gursky’s photographs are celebrated as some of the most compelling images of our modern world. The Vancouver Art Gallery will be the only North American museum to present Andreas Gursky: Werke/Works 80-08 the largest and most comprehensive exhibition to survey this ...More
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| Museum of Fine Arts in Houston Premieres Landmark Exhibition of Two Thousand Years of Vietnamese Art |
HOUSTON, TX.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Asia Society, New York will present an unprecedented exhibition of ancient art from Viet Nam—the first in the U.S. to address the historical, geographic and cultural contexts of pre-colonial Vietnamese art in depth. Throughout its long history, Viet Nam served as a ...More
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| Queen's Former Expert Entertains At The Bowes Museum |
COUNTY DURHAM.- Celebrated art historian Christopher Lloyd treated members of the Durham and Cleveland branch of The Art Fund to a lively and entertaining lecture at The Bowes Museum....More
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| Immobilité: A New Work by Mark Amerika, Considered the First-ever Feature-Length Mobile Phone Art Film |
NEW YORK, NY.- Immobilité, a solo exhibition of new work by artist Mark Amerika, opens Tuesday, April 7th, in The Project Room for New Media at Chelsea Art Museum and remains on view through May 9, 2009. Simultaneously, a remix version will be exhibited through Streaming Museum, which presents exhibitions ...More
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| National Museum of the American Indian Awarded Accreditation by the American Association of Museums |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian has achieved accreditation from the American Association of Museums, the highest national recognition for museum excellence. Of the nation's nearly 17,500 museums, just 4 percent have received accreditation, according to the AAM....More
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| Bob Trotman: Business As Usual Takes on Corporate Culture |
CHARLOTTE, NC.- A new exhibition at the Mint Museum of Art puts the corporate workplace under a magnifying glass, and provides food for thought for as the city of Charlotte finds itself at the epicenter of the banking crisis....More
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| Exhibition Explores Imagery and Function of Puppets |
SEATTLE, WA.- In contemporary art the puppet appears as a psychological surrogate, a social commentator, and an entertaining performer. An exhibition exploring the imagery and function of puppets—through working puppets and artworks associated with ideas central to puppetry—The Puppet Show will be on view at the Frye May 16–Sept. 13, 2009. ...More
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