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| Picasso/Delacroix: Women of Algiers in Their Apartment Exhibition Opens at The Louvre |
Pablo Picasso, Femme nue au bonnet turc 1er décembre 1955. Huile sur toile 116 x 89 cm. Paris, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou. Donation Louise et Michel Leiris, 1984. Inv. AM 1984-637 © Succession Picasso 2008.
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PARIS.- Coinciding with the major exhibition “Picasso and his Masters” held at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, the Louvre (Denon Room) plays host to around 20 painted and graphic variations on Delacroix’s masterpiece, Women of Algiers in Their Apartment (1834), executed by Picasso in 1954-55. In tandem, the Musée d’Orsay presents a series of variations on Manet’s Déjeuner...More
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| Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967 |
MONTREAL.- The Musée d’art contemporain will be literally electrified this fall by the exhibition Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967. The title is taken from the eponymous Rolling Stones song. Montréal is the only stop in Canada and the Northeast for this exhibition, which will run from October 10, 2008 to January 11, 2009. ...More
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| New Museum Organizes First Elizabeth Peyton Survey and International Tour of Over 100 Works |
NEW YORK, NY.- The New Museum announces today that it will present the first survey of Elizabeth Peyton’s work, including paintings, drawings, and prints. “Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton” premieres at the New Museum and will be on view from October 8, 2008 through January 11, 2009, and will then travel to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis; the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London; and...More
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| Christie's to Offer Important Selection of Chinese Contemporary Art from The Collection of Oliver Stone |
HONG KONG.- Christie’s announces it will offer a selection of Chinese Contemporary Art from the collection of famed director Oliver Stone. Five high calibre works with a combined value in the region of HK$40 million (US$5.1million) will be offered in the Evening and Day Sales of Asian Contemporary Art this fall in Hong Kong. The pieces offered include prime works from Zhang Xiaogang, Liu ...More
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| The Schirn Presents a Retrospective of Painter Peter Doig |
FRANKFURT.-Peter Doig is regarded as one of today’s most crucial and internationally influential artists. Presenting some 50 paintings, a group of works on paper, and about 130 painted film posters, the Schirn offers a comprehensive overview of the artist’s achievements from the past twenty years. Many of the works on display have never been exhibited in Germany. One focus of the show...More
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| Fales Promoted to Associate Director and Named Interim Executive Director for Boise Art Museum |
BOISE, ID.- Melanie Fales, Curator of Education for the Boise Art Museum (BAM), has been promoted to Associate Director and named Interim Executive Director for BAM, Amy McDevitt, president of the Museum’s Board of Trustees, announced today. ...More
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| Full Spectrum Dominance Simon Norfolk Opens at Michael Hoppen Contemporary |
LONDON.-Full Spectrum Dominance, the first solo exhibition of work by Simon Norfolk will be on view at Michael Hoppen Contemporary 9th October – 17th November 2008. This new series of photographs of military rocket and missile launches in America continues Norfolk’s exploration of the Sublime in the landscape. To capture these images, Norfolk gained access into the guarded world...More
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| Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Presents Frequency and Volume at Barbican Art Gallery |
LONDON.- For the eighth Curve Art commission, Mexico-born Canada-based artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer transforms The Curve into a huge interactive sculpture which allows the visitor to see the usually invisible radio frequencies that constantly surround us. Through the use of sophisticated computerised tracking devices the visitor’s position in the gallery determines the tuning and volume of 36 ...More
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| The Netherlandish Renaissance: Drawings from the Budapest Museum on View at The Louvre |
PARIS.- Following upon the exhibition of French drawings from the Darmstadt Museum last fall, the Louvre continues its exploration of drawings held in collections outside France. This year, the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts is lending more than seventy sheets from its remarkable collection of Netherlandish drawings. This selection of sixteenth-century works, a period that is very well ...More
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| West Coast Artist Awarded $50,000 |
TORONTO.- Canada’s contemporary art community is gathered this evening at the Royal Ontario Museum to celebrate the passion and talent of Canada’s young contemporary artists and to honour Tim Lee, winner of the 2008 Sobey Art Award....More
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| Mexican Modernists Exhibition Cancelled |
DUBLIN.- The Irish Museum of Modern Art announced today (Tuesday 7 October) that, due to circumstances beyond its control, the exhibition Works from the Natasha and Jacques Gelman Collection of Modern Mexican Art, which was scheduled to open to the public on 26 November 2008, has been cancelled....More
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| MFAH Seeking Applicants for Fellowship Program in France |
HOUSTON, TX.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is now accepting applications for one- to three-month fellowships beginning February 1, 2009, at the Dora Maar House in southern France. Maar was an artist and photographer and mistress of Pablo Picasso, who gave her the 18th-century stone house. In 2006, the house became a retreat for scholars, artists, and writers through The Brown ...More
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| Russian Literature and Art: From The Silver Age to The Soviets - October 29 |
NEW YORK, NY.- Bloomsbury in New York is to offer an exceptional selection of Russian books, letters, manuscripts, periodicals, photographs, prints, posters, drawings and paintings from the early 20th century. The collection reflects both the Silver Age and Soviet period with important art and literature that somehow survived those repressive regimes. The evolution of Symbolism, ...More
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| The Claremont Museum of Art Honors James Fuller and Dr. John D. Maguire at The Art Gala: 2008 |
CLAREMONT, CA.- The Claremont Museum of Art presents The Art Gala: 2008 on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at the Westin Pasadena. The event, which benefits the Museum's exhibitions and programs, honors renowned artist and educator James Fuller, and educator, activist and arts patron Dr. John D. Maguire for their leadership in and dedication to the Claremont Museum of Art. Event Committee members who are either supporting the event and/or expected to ...More
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| The Allan Houser Estate Announces Grounds For Sculpture Exhibition |
SANTA FE, NM.- Allan Houser, Inc. announces that the prestigious, Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ will present the exhibition, "Inspired Visions", running from October 12, 2008 to April 26, 2009 at their indoor Museum Building. The exhibit features a focused, retrospective of the career of Allan Houser; from his attendance and the early influence of the Dorothy Dunn School ...More
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| Westside: First Shopping Center by World-Renowned Architect Daniel Libeskind Opens |
BERN.- Westside Shopping and Leisure Centre, an exciting new development designed by famed architect Daniel Libeskind, opens its doors to the public on Wednesday, October 8. What many years ago seemed a visionary, perhaps even utopian, concept for a new city district of Bern has finally become a reality. In addition to the 55 shops, 10 restaurants and bars, hotel, multiplex...More
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| USC Art Historian Richard Meyer Revisits Andy Warhol's Controversial Exhibition |
SAN FRANCISCO.- Beginning Oct. 12, an exhibition guest curated by USC College art historian Richard Meyer revisits these works and their wildly divergent reception, from early reviews charging Warhol with "Jewploitation" to recent counterclaims that have praised the portraits as a reflection of "the vast scope of Jewish cultural, intellectual and scientific achievement." ...More
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| Maine Center for Creativity Announces Winner of Art All Around International Design Competition |
PORTLAND, ME.- The Maine Center for Creativity (MCC), a Maine-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting the growth of the arts and creative industries in Maine, has announced the winner of its Art All Around(TM) international design competition. Jaime Gili, a Venezuela-born artist living in London, will receive the $20,000 prize and see his designs transform the sides of eight tanks and the tops ...More
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| Corporate Community Continues to Support the AGO Through Bold New Partnerships |
TORONTO.- The Art Gallery of Ontario is pleased to announce several new p art nerships, adding to the already impressive corporate support for the Gallery's future programming.
American Express has joined the AGO in a three-year partnership as the Signature...More
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