 | | Joan Miró. Evoking the Female Image Opens at Bancaja Cultural Center in Valencia | 
A man looks at Joan Miró's "Jeune fille s'evadant", 1967 at Bancaja Foundation. EFE/Manuel Bruque.
| VALENCIA.-The Bancaja Cultural Center presents Joan Miró. Evoking the Female Image, on view through June 21, 2009. The exhibition was organized together with the Joan and Pilar Miro Foundation. Women as a theme run through all Miró’s work. It was an early allure that began during his training as an artist. It was a constant obsession that persisted into his maturity. Miró equated the female figure with the universe. Nonetheless, his portrayals tend to avoid idealization or praise. Miró observed women and his multiple visions reveal rigour, humour, tenderness, eroticism, drama, poetry or everyday life. Miró’s work features nudes, dancers, portraits, imaginary portraits, maternities, lovers, women bathed by water, the sun or the moon, women courted by birds or stars, and hybrid creatures that can be confused with men, stars, animals or plants. His fascination with the female...More
| | Abigail Lazkoz - Shuffle Opens in Barcelona at Joan Miró Foundation | BARCELONA.- The Joan Miró Foundation presents Shuffle, an installation by Abigail Lazkoz forming part of The 24 Steps programme dedicated to the figure of Joan Miró and his leading role in contemporary art, to mark the 25th anniversary of his death on 25 December 1983. Abigail Lazkoz (Bilbao, 1972) normally works on the walls...More
| | The Tracking Traces Opens Today at Kiasma in Helsinki | HELSINKI.- Kiasma presents The Tracking Traces, through February 2010. “Kiasma’s tenth collection exhibition reflects its time perceptively. The works convey an intimate experience in a public space that invites us to comment and listen. The theme of the exhibition – traces – also mirrors a broader public debate,” writes...More
| | UCCA Presents Nature & Innocents With Artist Yan Pei-Ming | BEIJING.- UCCA presents Nature & Innocents, an exhibition by painter Yan Pei-Ming, from June 13 to August 6 2009. Nature & Innocents will stand as a surprising exhibition as for the first time in his career, the artist will produce a show without canvases. Following the artist’s exhibition at the Musee du Louvre, in Paris and in San Francisco at Hou Hanru’s institution, UCCA is proud to be part...More
| | Die Photographische Sammlung Presents Plant Studies by Karl Blossfeldt and Related Works | COLOGNE.- Die Photographische Sammlung presents Plant Studies by Karl Blossfeldt and Related Works, an exhibition presented by Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne in co-operation with the Berlin University of the Arts, compiled by Gabriele Conrath-Scholl, Rajka Knipper and Claudia Schubert. The exhibition will present for the first time in this volume the famous...More
| | Paul Graham Wins 'Deutsche Borse Photography Prize 2009' | LONDON.- Paul Graham has been awarded the ’Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2009’ in London. The £30,000 prize rewards an international photographer for their significant contribution to the medium of photography during the past year. Paul...More
| | SFMOMA Announces Sixteenth Annual Artists Warehouse Sale | SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Artists Gallery will hold its annual Artists' Warehouse Sale from Wednesday, May 6, through Sunday, May 10, 2009 at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center, Building A. An annual tradition since 1993, the Artists' Warehouse Sale is one of the Bay Area's most anticipated art events. Popular with both new and seasoned...More
| | Three Stories: Pieter Hugo, Mikhael Subotzky, and Paolo Woods at Centre national de l'audiovisuel | DUDELANGE, LUXEMBOURG.- Centre national de l'audiovisuel (CNA) presents Three Stories: Pieter Hugo, Mikhael Subotzky, and Paolo Woods, on view through May 31, 2009. About Africa, presented by two African photographers of the post-Apartheid generation and a Dutch-Canadian photographer, seeking to give visibility to the inhabitants and to the complexity and nuances of African culture; such...More
| | White Space Gallery Presents Emil Cadoo - I Regret Nothing | LONDON.- The White Space Gallery presents today Emil Cadoo - I Regret Nothing. Anya Stonelake / White Space Gallery are to present the UK’s first exhibition of works by photographer Emil Cadoo, focusing on his seminal period of the 1960s-70s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Emil Cadoo (1926 – 2002) was one of the defining photographers of the 1960s. In May 1960 he emigrated to Paris, not only to escape the racism of America at that time, but also finding...More
| | The AIPAD Photography Show New York Held March 26-29, 2009 | NEW YORK.- One of the most important international photography events, The AIPAD Photography Show New York, will be presented by AIPAD from March 26 through 29, 2009. Seventy-three of the world's leading fine art photography galleries will present a wide range of museum-quality work including contemporary, modern, and 19th-century photographs, as well as...More
| | Louise Nevelson: Dawns and Dusks at Louise Blouin Foundation | LONDON.- The Louise Blouin Foundation will present, in partnership with PaceWildenstein, the first major London exhibition of works by the sculptor Lousie Nevelson in nearly four decades. The exhibition, opening 30 April, will feature a collection of works highlighting the career of one of the most innovative and influential sculptors from the Post War period in America bringing together some of the most monumental and seminal examples of Louise Nevelson’s art from the 1950s to the 1980s. Louise Nevelson: Dawns and Dusks will be on view at Louise Blouin Foundation, 3 Olaf Street Notting Hill, from 30 April through to 14 June 2009. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, 29 April from 6 to 9 pm....More
| | Art.Metz Opens Today in the Greater Region | METZ.-Art.Metz opens today, less than half an hour from Luxembourg and Germany. This constantly evolving fair is indeed in the heart of the Greater Region that includes Lorraine, Luxembourg, a part of Belgium and of Germany. This large basin straddles various borders and includes 11 million residents. With its large museums and dynamic population the region is involved with all the fields of interest regarding economic, cultural, tourist and social development. Art.Metz is the art fair of this Greater Region and as such must be a symbol of creativity and openness. The authorities of the different border countries are all involved, proving the extent of their support. The Ministry of culture of Luxemburg supports art.metz. The Institute of the Greater Region is a partner of this event and its president, Belgian minister Charles Ferdinand Nothomb, agreed to be honour president of this 9th edition. Germany, with the city of Sarrebruck, contributes to the communication on this event...More
| | Bellevue Arts Museum Announces Michael Monroe to Retire from BAM in February 2010 | BELLEVUE, WA.- The Board of Trustees of Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM) announced today that Michael Monroe, Director of Curatorial Affairs, will retire from BAM in February 2010. Upon his retirement, Monroe will become Director Emeritus in honor of his outstanding achievements at the Museum.
Monroe joined BAM in 2004 as Executive Director/Chief Curator and oversaw all artistic programs as well as administrative operations. In October 2008, he moved into the role of Director of Curatorial Affairs to focus on the curatorial and ...More
| | Rare Loans Featured in High Museum's Exhibition "Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius" | ATLANTA, GA.- The first exhibition to explore Leonardo da Vinci’s profound interest in and influence on sculpture will premiere at the High Museum of Art in October 2009. “Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius” will feature approximately 50 works, including more than 20 sketches and studies by Leonardo, some of which will be on view in the United States for the first time. The exhibition will also feature work by Donatello, Rubens, Verrocchio, and Rustici—including Rustici’s ...More
| | David Salle - Distance from Nowhere at Kestnergesellschaft | HANOVER.- The kestnergesellschaft is exhibiting the latest work by David Salle, one of the most important contemporary American artists from the last 30 years. A total of 23 large-format paintings will be shown, most of which were executed between 2007 and 2009, and will be exhibited in a Germanspeaking context for the first time. Complimenting these new works will be six older paintings created between 1983 and 1998. Since the early 1980's, Salle has been regarded as an artistic as well as an innovative thinker. Associated with artistic movements such as »New Expressionism« or »Transavantgardia«, this work defies art historical labels and attributions, and they function only as fragmentary clarification. Salle continues to be characterized by an unmistakable and independent style which, over the last few years, he has continued to intensify....More
| | France Honors Patrick Demarchelier, John Elderfield, and Deborah Treisman With the Order of Arts and Letters | NEW YORK.-On March 30, Kareen Rispal, Cultural Counselor of the Embassy of France, will confer upon Patrick Demarchelier, John Elderfield, and Deborah Treisman the Order of Arts and Letters. Patrick Demarchelier's talent has made him one of the greatest photographers in the world of fashion and beauty. He has worked for some of the most renowned names in fashion, including Calvin Klein and Chanel, Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, as well as for Broadway campaigns, musicians (he has shot album covers for Elton John, Madonna…), movie campaigns… And he has photographed countless celebrities, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, Princess Diana, Angelina Jolie, Robert de Niro, Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent. Mr. Demarchelier's work has been exhibited both here and abroad (most recently, at the Petit Palais in Paris) and he ...More
| | Design Firms Chosen for New Interactive Heritage Installation at the Museum of Jewish Heritage | NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is pleased to announce that C&G Partners and Potion have been chosen to help create the Keeping History Center, a permanent interactive, digital visitor experience, which will present the Museum's ideas and collections in a state-of-the-art, communal environment. This is the first permanent addition to the Museum since the Robert M. Morgenthau Wing was opened in 2003. The Keeping History Center will occupy the space at the culmination of the special exhibition hall, a 2,200-square- foot area that has panoramic views of New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty. Perhaps more than any other space in the building, the Keeping History Center will be the link between the Museum's subject matter and its powerful symbolic neighbors....More
| | Renowned Art Historian Svetlana Alpers in Conversation at the Clark April 14 | WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- Svetlana Alpers's books have fundamentally changed people's understanding of seventeenth-century Dutch art, and of Rubens, Tiepolo, and Velasquez, among others. Alpers, an artist and renowned art historian, will discuss her life, career, engagements, and interests with the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute's Starr Director of Research and Academic Programs Michael Holly and Williams College associate professor of art history Stefanie Solum on ...More
| | Asheville Art Museum Changes with the Times - The Asheville Art Museum Updates Its Friday Evening Hours | ASHEVILLE, NC.- The Asheville Art Museum is changing with the economic times. In order to save on cost as it serves the community, the Museum will shorten its Friday hours to be 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. effective immediately. The Museum will continue to open on Friday evenings for special events and Art Walks. Asheville Art Museum Executive Director, Pamela Myers says, "While we regret the necessity of curtailing regular Friday evening hours, the Museum will be open often in the evening for special programs serving diverse audiences."...More
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