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| Museo Picasso in Málaga Examines Picasso's Later Sculptures from its Own Collection |
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MALAGA.- Woman (1961), in the Museo Picasso Málaga Collection, belongs to the extensive series of sheet-metal sculptures that Pablo Picasso made in the early 1960s. The work is at the centre of MPM’s new exhibition, which will run until 30 August 2009, and which brings together some 40 works by Picasso, alongside prominent works by two of the Andalusian artist’s great contemporaries: Julio González and Henri Matisse....More
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| Art Amsterdam Celebrates 25th Anniversary with 120 Solo Exhibitions |
AMSTERDAM.- All the galleries at Art Amsterdam will be staging a solo exhibition. This means that 120 artists will have solo exhibitions devoted to their work, which is unique at a contemporary art event. This is how Art Amsterdam will celebrate its 25th anniversary in the period from Wednesday 13 May to Sunday 17 May 2009. 120 galleries will display the latest developments in contemporary art at Art ...More
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| Sotheby's Spring 2009 Sale of Contemporary Art in New York Totals $47 Million |
NEW YORK, NY.- "The Contemporary Art market is alive and well,” said Tobias Meyer, Worldwide Head of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s and the evening’s auctioneer following the sale, which saw a sell-through rate of 81% by lot and 78% by value. “Sotheby’s delivered a sale with estimates adjusted to the new reality and the market responded with solid results.” The auction brought a total of...More
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| Exquisite and Rare Decorative Art and Design Offerings at Christie's this June |
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s New York’s Spring 20th Century Decorative Art & Design sale takes place June 2 and will provide an array of exciting and appealing works from all the major movements of the 20th century, exemplifying the most creative and captivating designs that spanned the century. This carefully edited sale will feature around 100 lots with estimates ranging from $2,000 – 120,000....More
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| Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection |
DUBLIN.- An exhibition from the IMMA Collection, featuring sculptures and installation works from the 1990s, opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Thursday 14 May 2009. Between Metaphor and Object provides new perspectives on the diversity of practices represented in the IMMA Collection from this period, explores its particularities, and considers them in the context of international ...More
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| Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Commissions Guillermo Kuitca to Design Opera Curtain |
DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts announced today that it has commissioned a curtain designed by renowned Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca for the Center’s new Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, which will open on October 12, 2009. The Center has also acquired Kuitca’s Dallas Opera House (2008), consisting of 16 mixed media works on paper based on the seating plans of the Winspear Opera House. These works will be permanently ...More
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| San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design Presents Matt Kahn: Artist and Educator |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Matt Kahn: Artist and Educator showcases the distinct and historically significant designs of Matthew “Matt” Kahn. Curated by Hal Nelson, the exhibit seeks to present the viewer with an insightful walk through Kahn’s work within the context of Bay Area art and design of the 1950s and 1960s. Kahn has continuously upheld an influential presence as an innovative artist and compelling designer throughout the past sixty years. Kahn has earned ...More
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| Museum Tinguely in Basel Opens Armour & Evening Dress Exhibition |
BASEL.- The genesis of the "Armour & Gown" exhibition lies in another exhibition. In 1991, an unforgettable, indeed dazzling, tournament was staged at the Hofburg in Vienna under the title of "Gowns as Armour". Armour from the Hofburg Collection of Arms and Armour, the world's greatest display of this exquisite form of cultural achievement, though now largely viewed as taboo, jousted with gowns designed by Roberto Capucci, a leading Italian couturier....More
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| Andrea Carlson Exhibition Opens at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York June 13 |
NEW YORK, NY.- Twenty of Andrea Carlson’s complex and layered works will be at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Museum in New York, the George Gustav Heye Center beginning Saturday, June 13. Carlson (Anishinaabe/European, b. 1979) is a Minnesota-based artist whose works offer a sharp commentary on museums, collections and contemporary storytelling. The ...More
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| "Jamestown, Québec, Santa Fe: Three North American Beginnings" Opens at the Smithsonian's International Gallery |
WASHINGTON, DC.- An important part of world history will be on display in the exhibition “Jamestown, Québec, Santa Fe: Three North American Beginnings” at the Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center beginning Monday, May 18. The exhibition is co-organized by the Virginia Historical Society and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and will be on view through...More
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| 3 Valuable Paintings Stolen in Brazil |
SAO PAULO (EFE).- A group of 20 heavily armed men stole three valuable paintings by Brazilian artists Candido Portinari and Tarsila do Amaral from a house in Sao Paulo over the weekend, police said.
Portinari's "O Cangaceiro" and "Retrato de Maria," and Do Amaral's "Figura em ...More
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| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Celebrates Millionth Download of Successful Free Classical Music Podcast |
BOSTON, MA.- Just over two and a half years after launching the free classical music podcast The Concert, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is delighted to announce that its successful podcast programs and corresponding online music library have surpassed the one-million download mark....More
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| Money Talks at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History |
WASHINGTON, DC.- A new exhibition at the National Museum of American History invites visitors to explore the development and meaning behind American coinage and currency. "Stories on Money" demonstrates the interplay among people, money and history, from the earliest times to the present day. The display of coins and other related objects will open June 12 in a new first-floor gallery....More
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| There's No Mountain too High, No Valley Too Wide, for Watercolor Artist Tony Foster |
PHOENIX, AZ.- Traveling on foot, by raft or canoe, climbing mountains and weathering extreme climates, English artist Tony Foster creates watercolor diaries in the world's great wildernesses. For more than 25 years, he has been painting large-scale works on what he calls "the edge of the world". In his most recent exhibition, Tony Foster: Searching for a Bigger Subject, opening July 11, 2009, at Phoenix Art ...More
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| The Freer and Sackler Galleries Introduce Two Innovative Summer Programs:"Asia After Dark" and "Asia Trash" |
WASHINGTON, DC.- This summer the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery launch two new series, "Asia After Dark" and "Asia Trash," in addition to their exciting repertoire of public programs. On June 4, the Sackler opens its doors for the debut of "Asia After Dark," an after-hours series held on the first Thursdays in June and September. "Asia After Dark" offers guests an evening of art, dance and creative...More
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| Monterey Museum of Art Launches Family Friendly Gallery Activities with New Mascot-Artie the Octopus |
MONTEREY, CA.- In its 50th Anniversary year, the Monterey Museum of Art is indeed "honoring a rich legacy and creating a bold future." Two signature exhibitions are now on view to excite art lovers and Museum fans and the MMA is expanding its reach to new audiences by including family gallery activities to enhance the Museum experience for children. The Tour in a Tote, upcoming ...More
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| Modern and Contemporary Icons Mix with the Off-Beat and Up and Coming at Phillips de Pury & Company |
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company announced the highlights of the forthcoming New York Modern and Contemporary Editions sale to be held at Phillips de Pury & Company's Chelsea galleries on June 2, 2009....More
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| Clark D. Manus, FAIA, Elected 2011 AIA President |
WASHINGTON, DC.- Delegates to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention in San Francisco elected Clark D. Manus, FAIA, to serve as the 2010 AIA first vice president/president-elect and 2011 Institute president. Mickey Jacob, FAIA, and Peter G. Kuttner, FAIA, each to serve as vice president from 2010 through 2011; and John W. Rogers, AIA, ACHA, as the Institute's treasurer beginning in 2010....More
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| Smithsonian Awards Fellowships to 10 Artists to Conduct Research at Museums and Research Facilities |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian Institution has awarded fellowships to 10 artists to conduct research at Smithsonian museums and research facilities as part of the Institution's Artist Research Fellowship Program. The 10 artists are Kader Attia (Paris), Peter Coffin (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Jamal Cyrus (Houston), Nancy Friedemann-Sanchez (born in Colombia; living in New York), Brian Jungen (Vancouver, British Columbia), Candice Lin (Los Angeles), Linn Meyers ...More
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| Boise Art Museum Announces John S. Takehara Memorial |
BOISE, ID.- The life and contributions of John S. Takehara, an internationally recognized ceramic artist and Professor Emeritus of Art, Boise State University, will be celebrated Sunday, May 17, in the New Grand Ballroom of the University's Student Union Building at 2:00 p.m. Professor Takehara died of natural causes on April 1, 2009....More
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