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| Tamara de Lempicka's Art Deco Paintings on View for the First Time in Mexico City |
A man stands beside the painting "M. Tadeusz Lempicki" during the exhibition of works of art made by Tamara de Lempicka which opened at the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City. Photo: EFE/Mario Guzmán.
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MEXICO CITY.- President Felipe Calderón inaugurated the Tamara de Lempicka Exhibition at the Palace of Fine Arts, adding that during his government, an enormous effort has been made to enable Mexicans to discover and enjoy great national and international exhibitions, some of which have been unparalleled. He said that Tamara de Lempicka belongs to the great 20th Century women painters who were attracted to Mexico and found refuge and a source of inspiration here, such as Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington and Alice Rahon....More
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| National Gallery Announces The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture 1600-1700 |
LONDON.- Created to shock the senses and stir the soul… 'The Sacred Made Real' presents a landmark reappraisal of religious art from the Spanish Golden Age. Paintings including masterpieces by Diego Velázquez and Francisco de Zurbarán are displayed for the very first time alongside Spain’s remarkable ‘polychrome’ (painted) sculptures.
While the religious paintings of Velázquez and Zurbarán ...More
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| Kresge Art Museum Acquires Significant 17th Century Dutch Painting |
EAST LANSING, MI.- Kresge Art Museum announced a major new acquisition of a marinescape by Jan van Goyen, one of the greatest 17th century Dutch landscape painters. An Estuary with Row and Sail Boats, from the late 1640s, was called a “connoisseur’s gem” by writer Souren Melikian in the International Herald Tribune.
Van Goyen became...More
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| MoMA Presents Major Retrospective on the Artistry of Filmmaker Tim Burton in November |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art will present a major exhibition exploring the full scale of renowned filmmaker Tim Burton’s career, both as a director and concept artist for live-action and animated films, and as an artist, illustrator, photographer, and writer. The exhibition will be on view from November 22, 2009, through April 26, 2010. Tracing the current of Burton’s visual imagination—from his earliest childhood drawings through his mature work in film—the exhibition Tim Burton will bring...More
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| Contemporary Art from Poland on View at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts |
LONDON.- Take a Look at Me Now is a major new exhibition featuring 14 artists who are making some of the most exciting work in Poland today. The exhibition opened at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, on Tuesday 2 June and runs until Sunday 30 August. Take a Look at Me Now runs concurrently with An Impossible Journey: The Art and Theatre of ...More
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| Major Collection Given to Falmouth Art Gallery Via Art Fund Bequest |
LONDON.- Leading independent charity The Art Fund has chosen Falmouth Art Gallery to house an important collection of master prints and works on paper bequeathed by Mrs Naomi G. Weaver, a passionate art collector and Art Fund patron. The group of 37 works by some of the leading artists of the 20th century, including Edvard Munch, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Henry Moore, Eduardo Chillida, Barry Flanagan, and Barbara Rae....More
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| Sotheby's Sells a Magnificent Pair of Russian Imperial Porcelain Vases for an Extraordinary Sum |
LONDON.- At Sotheby’s London this afternoon, a magnificent pair of Russian Imperial Porcelain Vases sold for the extraordinary sum of £2,617,250, well in excess of the pre-sale estimate for the pair of £1.2-1.8 million. No less than five bidders - three in the saleroom and two on the telephones - competed for the vases, in Sotheby's biannual Russian Works of Art Sale, which after five minutes of bidding finally sold to a round of applause....More
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| Yale Center for British Art Explores Little-known English Period in French Sculptor's Career |
NEW HAVEN, CT.- In 1871, French sculptor Jules Dalou (1838-1902) was exiled from France for his leftwing connections. A member of the Paris Commune, a radical group that briefl y rebelled against the French government, Dalou was forced to flee to London just as he was establishing himself as a successful sculptor. He lived in London for nine years, creating portrait sculptures and scenes ...More
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| United Arab Emirates Opens Pavilion, First to Be Created at Venice by an Arabian Gulf Country |
VENICE.- The United Arab Emirates Pavilion opened in the Arsenale at the 53rd International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, making history as the first national pavilion ever to be created at the Biennale by an Arabian Gulf country. Through visual arts, performance, video, and its own architectural design, the Pavilion offers a unique view into the creative ferment taking place in the UAE today. The UAE Pavilion will welcome visitors through November 22, 2009....More
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| National Galleries in Scotland Show Master Drawings from the Collection of Jean Bonna |
EDINBURGH.- This exceptional exhibition consists of 120 European master drawings, watercolours and pastels by many of the greatest names in Western art. They come from the distinguished collection formed over the past twenty years by Jean Bonna, who is based in Geneva. The show has been organised in collaboration with the Metropolitan ...More
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| Exhibition at Museu Picasso Brings Together Almost 100 Works by Kees Van Dongen |
BARCELONA.- This, the first anthology exhibition in Spain of the work of Kees van Dongen (Rotterdam, 1877 – Monte Carlo, 1968), sets out to reveal the importance of a painter who deserves to be far better known in this country.
Organized by the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco and the Museu Picasso in Barcelona, and curated by Jean-Michel...More
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| The McNay Art Museum Presents Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey |
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- Carnivorous plants, falling masonry, and uninvited guests fill the unique, imaginary world of American author and illustrator Edward Gorey (1925–2000). His stories and accompanying illustrations maintain a delicate balance between the hilarious and the horrific, often resembling children’s books. Gorey is well known to millions for his images used in the animated title sequence for PBS’s program Mystery! ...More
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| Rosie the Riveter Joins Crystal Bridges' Collection |
BENTOBVILLE, AR.- Norman Rockwell’s painting Rosie the Riveter, an immensely popular icon of the American work ethic, is now part of the permanent collection at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Painted for the May 29, 1943 cover of the Saturday Evening Post, Rosie the Riveter depicts a strong, capable feminine figure on the home front work effort during World War II....More
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| Danh Vo Explores Unknown Territories in Where the Lions Are |
BASEL.- In the original project drawing by Johann Jakob Stehlin, the architect of the large, neo-classical sky-lit room on the first floor of the Kunsthalle Basel – the historical “Oberlichtsaal” – two chandeliers can be made out. An outline of the drawing now figures on the cover of the invitation card to the first major institutional exhibition by Danh Vo, entitled Where the Lions Are. ...More
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| First Solo Exhibition for Sara Ramo at Real Jardín Botánico in Madrid |
MADRID.- The Real Jardín Botánico opened the first individual exhibition in Spain of an artist living in Brazil who has performed actions in the domestic and everyday space. The exhibition shows more than 30 photographs and recent production videos including her last project, Move....More
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| LISTE 09: A Highlight for the Young Art Scene |
BASEL.- The 14th edition of the LISTE- The Young Art Fair in Basel will take place from June 9 – 14, 2009. This year, 64 galleries from 24 countries were selected by our expert jury from a pool of almost 400 applicants. They will be showing the most recent works by 160 young artists from 40 countries. Especially noteworthy this year is the number of solo shows, accounting for one-third of the presentations. The LISTE invites you to get to know new, less well-known but highly promising ...More
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| Smithsonian Exhibits Travel to Seattle This Summer |
WASHINGTON, DC.- Three Smithsonian traveling exhibitions are in Seattle for the summer. The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) will present the creative genius of Jim Henson, the craft and tradition of letterpress arts from Hatch Show Print and the vivid social history of Filipino Americans....More
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| First Major Presentation of Sydney Goodman's "Works on Paper" to Open at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will present Sidney Goodman: Man in the Mirror, the first major exhibition of the artist’s works on paper, from June 26 - September 20, 2009 in the Annenberg Gallery of the Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building. ...More
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| Club Montecarlo - Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's Annual Gala Takes Place in September |
SAN DIEGO, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's 33rd annual Monte Carlo gala will be a night of high style-revelry on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at MCASD's oceanfront La Jolla location.
Selected by event chairs Nancy and Matt Browar, this year's theme -- Club Monte Carlo -- will transform the Museum's galleries into a multi-level club with an eco-...More
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