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| Fondation Beyeler Opens Exhibition Including Works by Alberto Giacometti and His Family |
View of the sculpture “Three Men Walking”, made by painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) at the Fondation Beyeler in Switzerland. The exhibition dedicated to the Swiss artist opens on May 31 and runs through October 11. Photo: EFE/Georgios Kefalas.
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BASEL.- The great summer exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler promises to be a highlight in the European cultural calendar. It is devoted to the epoch-making sculptor, painter and draftsman Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), who during his years in Paris advanced to become one of the most influential protagonists of modern art. The exhibition comprises about 150 major works from every phase of the artist’s career, and includes works by other artistically active members of the Giacometti family. On view are sculptures, paintings, drawings, and design objects from the family holdings, private collections, and renowned museums around the world....More
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| Stanley William Hayter's Surrealist and Abstract Prints on View at the National Gallery of Art |
WASHINGTON, DC.- English chemist Stanley William Hayter's innovative prints—from the surrealist works of the 1930s to vividly colored abstractions of his later years—reveal his remarkable talent and range of success in the medium of printmaking. On view at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from May 31 through August 30, 2009, Stanley William Hayter: From Surrealism to Abstraction traces the artist's development as a printmaker through 44 of Hayter's finest prints shown with 10 prints by major artists who worked at Hayter's shop. ...More
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| Seventy-five of the Most Prestigious Galleries in Paris will Open for an Exceptional Evening |
PARIS.- Around seventy-five of the most prestigious galleries of the Elysées – Faubourg Saint Honoré area will open for an exceptional evening: the “Nocturne Rive Droite”, held for the fifteenth consecutive year. Numerous collectors and art lovers impatiently await this annual event.
The most renowned professionals – antiques dealers, galleries and booksellers – will welcome you and present numerous special exhibitions and thirty-five vernissages of paintings, ...More
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| Eames-inspired Mobile by Martin Boyce Acquired for Leeds Art Gallery with Help from The Art Fund |
LEEDS.- Independent charity The Art Fund announced that a work by leading Scottish artist Martin Boyce has been acquired by the Henry Moore Institute on behalf of Leeds Art Gallery. The work will become part of Leeds Art Gallery's permanent collection.
Phantom and Fall is a hanging mobile inspired by the work of American designers Ray and Charles Eames. The Art Fund gave a grant of £8,000 towards the acquisition. Other funding came from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant...More
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| Sea Lovers will Delight in Yale Center for British Art Exhibition of Marine Paintings |
NEW HAVEN, CT.- Set sail for New Haven this summer as the Yale Center for British Art presents a small but stunning exhibition of marine paintings and watercolors from the glorious Dutch “Golden Age” and by noted British artists. Scenes of famous naval battles, warships, privateers, and historical vessels, including the HMS Bounty, will be on view, as well as works attesting to Great Britain’s maritime capabilities, interest in scientific exploration, and imperial expansion....More
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| Arts Organizations Across the UK Win Funding to Develop Leaders of Tomorrow |
LONDON.- Cultural organisations up and down the UK from Penzance to Gateshead have been awarded more than a quarter of a million pounds by the Government-funded Cultural Leadership Programme (CLP).
The funding has been given as part of the second round of the CLP’s Meeting the Challenge: Development Programme, a groundbreaking initiative launched in 2008 to improve leadership in the UK’s cultural sector...More
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| Guggenheim in Venice Celebrates the Memory of Robert Rauschenberg with Exhibition |
VENICE.- A year after the death of Robert Rauschenberg, May 12, 2008, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, celebrates the memory of this great artist with the exhibition Robert Rauschenberg: Gluts. Comprised of approximately forty works, this exhibition, on view May 30 through September 20, 2009, presents a little known body of Rauschenberg’s work in metal drawn from the holdings of the Rauschenberg Estate, with additional loans from institutions and private collections in the United States and abroad....More
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| First Presentation of the Batliner Collection at Albertina in Vienna |
VIENNA.- In spring 2007, one of Europe’s greatest private collections of classical modern art came to the Albertina as a permanent loan from the Rita und Herbert Batliner Foundation in Liechtenstein.
The Albertina is now in a unique position to compensate for the major gaps in the Austrian state-run museums’ holdings of international modern art with key works...More
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| PHotoEspaña 2009: Matadero Madrid Shows Video Installation Made by Íñigo Manglano-Ovalle |
MADRID.- Madrid’s Old Slaughterhouse -‘Matadero Madrid’- which was transformed into a new centre for contemporary creation opens a video installation made to order by New York MoMA in 2003 considering the introduction of security tools in intimate situations as part of PHotoEspaña 2009. The art work is a live broadcast of Afghan poppies and the son of the artist himself performed with night vision cameras.
Since his first solo exhibition in 1989, ...More
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| First Sundays for Families Down by the River: Unveiling the Museum Reach |
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- As summer gets into full swing, the San Antonio River Foundation has announced a partnership with the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) for “Down by the River,” a family event that will celebrate a segment of the Museum Reach of the San Antonio River Improvements Project. The event, which is part of SAMA’s “First Sundays for Families” series, will take place on the grounds of SAMA on Sunday June 7, 2009 from 12pm to 5pm. ...More
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| Then & Now: An Exhibition of Selections from the Utah Museum of Fine Arts' Permanent Collection |
SALT LAKE CITY, UT.- The Utah Museum of Fine Arts presents Then & Now: Selections from the Permanent Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art, on view through September 4, 2009. This dynamic installation traces the varied paths of contemporary art since the 1960s, drawing parallels between the past and present....More
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| Everson Museum of Art Announces 2009 Recipient of Everson Medal |
SYRACUSE, NY.- The Everson announced that Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor will be the recipient of the 2009 Everson Medal. The medal will be awarded at the Annual Everson Picnic, June 18, 2009 at 6 p.m. on the Everson Community Plaza.
Chancellor Cantor was selected for this award because she sees “the creative campus everywhere,” not only on the Hill, but extending across downtown. The Warehouse, an accomplishment of her first year, included the Everson Teen Art...More
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| First Major Retrospective for Aldywith Opens at the Ackland Art Museum |
CHAPEL HILL, NC.- For decades, the collage artist Aldwyth has produced her art in relative seclusion from the larger art world. Now seventy-three, her first major retrospective will premiere at the Ackland May 31, 2009.
"The Ackland is privileged to be the first museum to present an Aldwyth exhibition of this scale," says Ackland Director Emily Kass. "Her remarkable work demands to be seen. It is hard to think of an audience who will not be mesmerized by these extraordinary pieces of art."...More
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| Denver Art Museum Presents Charles M. Russell Retrospective, Opening in October |
DENVER, CO.- The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of Painting and Sculpture will highlight more than 60 major works in oil and bronze by the renowned western artist (1864-1926). Revising conventional concepts about the artist, the exhibition will open at the Denver Art Museum on October 17, 2009 and continue through January 10, 2010. This exhibition, the first ever major retrospective of Russell’s painting and sculptural ...More
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| Viva Mexico! Edward Weston and his Contemporaries Exhibition Opens in Boston |
BOSTON, MA.- In the decades following the Revolution of 1910, foreign artists and intellectuals flocked to Mexico in order to experience its warm climate and lively cultural scene. They were inspired by Mexico‘s exotic tropical landscape, its ancient monuments and colonial architecture, the work of its modern muralists, and the country‘s indigenous arts and crafts. During two extended trips to Mexico made between 1923 and 1926, American photographer Edward Weston (1886–1958) created some of his earliest modernist photographs, which form the core of ...More
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| Vancouver Art Gallery the Only North American Museum to Present Exhibition by German 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 renowned German artist’s remarkable career. Selected by Gursky himself from his substantial collection of photographic work, this landmark exhibition of more than...More
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| The Feelies to Kick Off a Series of Indie-Rock Concerts and Special Events at the Whitney |
NEW YORK, NY.- Five indie-rock concerts, two artists’ talks, a film screening, and a punk-rock family program are being presented as part of Dan Graham: Beyond, the retrospective of the pioneering artist opening June 25 at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Among the highlights is a rare acoustic performance by The Feelies on Friday, June 26, at 7pm, and four concerts on Friday evenings in July, each celebrating Graham's love of rebellious, underground rock music. These concerts
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| Famed Painter Chuck Close Named 2009 Aspen Institute Harman-Eisner Artist in Residence |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Aspen Institute announced that renowned photorealist painter Chuck Close will be its 2009 Harman-Eisner Artist in Residence. In this role, he will spend a week of the 2009 summer at the Aspen Institute’s Aspen Meadows campus, participating in the Aspen Ideas Festival....More
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| Christie's New York to Offer Five Centuries of Botanical Books in June |
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s presents the sale of Important Botanical Books on June 24 featuring many of the most significant medicinal herbals and fine illustrated botanical books from the 15th through the 19th century. Over 200 works, including many of the most celebrated in the history of the field, document the development of the scientific and artistic studies of plants throughout these four centuries. What distinguishes these works from other scientific books are the quantity, and John Hill, The Vegetable System, London, 1773-1786 Estimate: ...More
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| Dia Art Foundation Presents a Series of Outdoor Events at the Hispanic Society of America's Audubon Terrace |
NEW YORK, NY.- On selected Tuesday evenings in June and July, Dia will present an outdoor series of diverse programs devised specifically for the Hispanic Society of America's Audubon Terrace at Broadway between 155th and 156th streets, New York City. By subway take number 1 train to 157th and Broadway. Admission is free. Reservations are recommended 212 293 5582 or Tuesdays@diaart.org. ...More
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| Students Convey Their Perceptions and Ideas About Their Neighborhoods at Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition |
DALLAS, TX.- Through the Eyes of Our Children presents photographs made by students from five schools in the South Dallas/Fair Park area of the Dallas Independent School District. Inspired to follow personal journeys of discovery through their photographs, these students convey their perceptions and ideas about the neighborhoods—and even the broader community—in which they live....More
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| Philbrook Museum of Art Trades Tulips for Tomatoes |
TULSA, OK.- In a time when food stamp participation in Oklahoma is at an all-time high, Philbrook Museum of Art announces that it will be converting its entire 3,600 square-foot south formal garden into a vegetable garden in an effort to help Oklahoma’s hungry get through the current economic downturn. The produce will be donated to the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, who will in turn distribute it to their 450 Partner Programs in 24 counties of eastern Oklahoma....More
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| Columbia Museum of Art Announces New Board Members at Annual Meeting |
COLUMBIA, SC.- On Thursday, May 28, 2009, the Columbia Museum of Art held its 58th annual membership meeting in conjunction with the Columbia Art Association's 93rd annual meeting. Board president Dr. Ronald C. Rogers officiated the meeting, which included the announcement of the board officers for 2009-2010....More
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