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| Sixty Years, Sixty Works: Art from the Republic of Germany Opens at Martin Gropius Bau |
Jörg Immendorff, Für wen?, 1973. Kunstharz auf Leinwand, 2-teilig, 130 x 210 cm. Privatsammlung ©Atelier Jörg Immendorff, 2009.
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BERLIN.- The exhibition Sixty Years, Sixty Works opened at Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. Organized for the anniversary of the ratification of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany, the exhibition recounts another history of the Republic: the developmental history of the visual arts, made possible by paragraph 5, article 3 of the constitution that guarantees the freedom of expression in art, science, research, and education. Curatorial team spokespersons Walter Smerling and Peter Iden point out: “The exhibition is also meant to provide an opportunity to reflect upon whatʼs been created, especially against the background of Germanyʼs specific history. Today we have the ...More
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| LACMA Presents Opulent Portraits, Frescoes, and Sculpture Excavated from Lost City |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples, on view at LACMA May 3 through October 4, 2009. Having premiered at the National Gallery of Art, the exhibition features rare ancient works of art excavated from the ...More
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| Armed Robbers Stole Two Paintings from Scheringa Museum |
SPANBROEK.- Masked men entered a Dutch museum on Friday and stole two paintings. The robbers walked into the Scheringa Museum for Realist Art in Spanbroek, a village north of Amsterdam, at around midday on Friday and took two paintings from the wall, threatening museum staff with a gun, police said to Reuters
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| David Hockney Presents Paintings Drawn on his Computer Using Photoshop and Graphics Tablet |
LONDON.- David Hockney is once again exploiting the possibilities of new technology in art and this exhibition at Annely Juda Fine Art will show the striking results of his latest exploration.
The show comprises 28 limited edition prints that Hockney has drawn on his computer using Photoshop and Graphics Tablet. ...More
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| Susan Meiselas and David Campany Win 2009 And/or Book Awards |
LONDON.- Susan Meiselas: In History, edited by Kristen Lubben, and Photography and Cinema by David Campany have won the 2009 And/or Book Awards, the UK’s leading prizes for books published in the fields of photography and the moving image. Acclaimed British film director Terence Davies announced the winners during an awards ceremony at the BFI Southbank on Thursday 23 ...More
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| Bob Dylan 1966 European Tour: Photographs by Barry Feinstein to Open at National Portrait Gallery |
LONDON.- Photographs of Bob Dylan's 1966 European Tour by Barry Feinstein will be displayed for the first time in London at the National Portrait Gallery in May. These photographs offer a rare insight into the time when Dylan was arguably at his most controversial and iconic....More
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| Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Announces Winners of the 10th Annual National Design Awards |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will celebrate outstanding achievement in design this fall with its 10th annual National Design Awards program.
Today, Cooper-Hewitt Director Paul Warwick Thompson announced the winners ...More
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| Toledo Museum of Art Publishes Masterworks to Showcase World Class Collection |
TOLEDO, OH.- It has been nearly 15 years since the Toledo Museum of Art has published a volume celebrating the highlights of its world-renowned art collection. The publication this spring of Toledo Museum of Art Masterworks puts the Museum and its glorious and diverse collection squarely in the spotlight....More
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| Trustees of the Museo del Prado Approve Modification of the Entry Prices to the Museum |
MADRID.- The Museo del Prado will be modifying its entry prices. This initiative has the dual aim of reducing the price of a pre-booked ticket on the internet, which will go down to 7 Euros, and raising the price of a general ticket bought at the Museum’s ticket desks, which goes up to 8 Euros. This innovative new formula is intended to encourage the use of pre-booking on the internet in order to make entry to the...More
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| Jaromir Funke and the Amateur Avant-Garde on View at the National Gallery of Art |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The first major exhibition of photographer Jaromír Funke's work outside of Europe in nearly 25 years will be on view at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from May 3 through August 9, 2009. Some 70 works in Jaromír Funke and the Amateur Avant-Garde will reveal his influential role in the Czech and Slovak amateur photography movement in the 1920s and 1930s and ...More
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| Kirill Danelia's Greatest Hits on View at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art |
MOSCOW.- “The Greatest Hits” exhibition held in the eight halls of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art will feature more than 70 works and objects by Kirill Danelia from public and private collections. These works are from “New York Subway”, “Nocturne de NYC”, “Due Limits”, “Chairs” and other series. The first exhibition by the artist was held in 1989, so this is an anniversary show – 20 years later. ...More
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| Paintings, Objects of Jun Kaneko Opens May 11 at Sheldon Museum of Art |
LINCOLN, NE.- "Play's the Thing: The Paintings and Objects of Jun Kaneko," an exhibition of ceramic artworks, paintings and works on paper, opens in two parts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Museum of Art this spring. ...More
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| DIA Announces New Web-based Project by Artist Dorit Magreiter |
NEW YORK, NY.- Dia Art Foundation announces the launch of alphabeth, a web-based project by artist Dorit Margreiter, the latest in Dia's ongoing series of online artworks. The project can be seen beginning May 19 at www.diaart.org/margreiter. An opening reception will be ...More
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| 14th Annual Ohio Short Film & Video Showcase to Feature 33 Independently Produced Works |
COLUMBUS, OH.- The Ohio film and videomakers who will participate in the Wexner Center’s annual Ohio Short Film & Video Showcase—which takes place at the Wexner Center May 9—have been announced. The showcase, now in its 14th year, is an open statewide, juried event, and features both a youth and adult division. The youth division screenings will be held at 4:30 pm, followed by a reception at 5:30 pm, and the adult division of the showcase takes place at 7 pm....More
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| Powerhouse Acquires Archive of Fashion Photographer Bruno Benini |
SYDNEY.- The Powerhouse Museum has acquired the archive of fashion photographer Bruno Benini with assistance from the Australian Government through the National Cultural Heritage Account. The Account was established under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 and gives grants to cultural organisations to purchase nationally significant objects for the preservation of Australian history and culture....More
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| National Endowment for the Arts Announces Second Round of Grants for FY 2009 |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Endowment for the Arts announced its second round of funding for fiscal year 2009 in the categories of Access to Artistic Excellence, Learning in the Arts, Arts on Radio and Television, American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius, and Partnership Agreements (State and Regional). In this round of ...More
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| The National Portrait Gallery to Present a Portrait of Eunice Kennedy Shriver Created by David Lenz |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Portrait Gallery has commissioned a portrait of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics, from David Lenz, winner of the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2006. It is the first portrait commissioned by the museum of an individual who has not served as a President ...More
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| The Smithsonian American Art Museum Acquires the Complete Estate Archive of Visionary Artist Nam June Paik |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum has acquired the complete archive of the artist Nam June Paik, one of the most influential artists of his generation who transformed television and video into artists' media. Paik's art and ideas embodied a radical new vision for an art form that was embraced ...More
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| Garden Cafe España at National Gallery of Art Features Menu by Chef Jose Andres in Honor of Spanish Exhibitions |
WASHINGTON, DC.- To celebrate the exhibitions Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life (May 17–August 23, 2009) and The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain (June 28–November 1, 2009) at the National Gallery of Art, award-winning Washington-based chef José Andrés and chef David Rogers of Restaurant ...More
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| New Marketing Director for The Art Fund |
LONDON.- The Art Fund, the UK's leading independent art charity, is delighted to announce the appointment of Carolyn Young as Director of Marketing and Membership.
Carolyn joins The Art Fund from The British Museum, where she has been Head of Membership for the past four years. She has previously served as Direct ...More
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