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From the 4th century to the present: Miracles, art, and science at Kunsthalle Krems
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Japanese-US artist Yoko Ono smiles during her live performance at the opening of the exhibition 'Miracles, Art, Science and Religion' at the Kunsthalle Krems, in Krems, Austria. The exhibition opens to the public from 04 March until 01 July. EPA/HERBERT P. OCZERET.
KREMS.- The miracle is a concept that breaks through boundaries. This exhibition makes use of its explosive potential, following the traces of the miraculous in different disciplines and throughout different periods in history. Centered around works of contemporary art, the show examines what falls out of the normal framework of our world: from inexplicable healing, the incredible spectacle of nature, the enigmatic world of different cultures, the effects of unexpected technical innovations, unusual ideas in art and even mere coincidence. The objects from all areas of society show the extent to which Christian religion and ancient philosophy have shaped our conception of the miracle. Within this contextualization, miracles could be understood as openings in the given fabric of the world, through which art, science and technology then emerged. While the latter two are more oriented towards specific purposes and goals, art is characterized by a much ... More |
| Americans in Florence: Sargent and the American Impressionists on view at Palazzo Strozzi |
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Lux in Arcana: The Vatican Secret Archives reveals itself at the Capitoline Museums |
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Andy Warhol exhibition at the Reading Public Museum features prints, paintings, baloons and film |
John Singer Sargent, Henry James, 1913, oil on canvas; 85.1 x 67.3 cm; Lent by the National Portrait Gallery, London. Bequeathed by Henry James, 1916, NPG 176
FLORENCE.- Americans in Florence. Sargent and the American Impressionists on view at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, from 3 March to 15 July 2012, sets out to illustrate the extremely fertile and multifaceted relationship that the painters of the New World established with Florence and other cities in Tuscany between the mid 19th century and the World War 1. After the end of the American Civil War, there was a substantial increase in the number of American artists travelling to Europe, although, of course, the 18th century Grand Tour tradition had never really died. The painters’ main destinations were Florence, Venice and Rome, cities which the artists idolised in their eagerness to explore their ancient monuments and to take their own measure against the art of the past. They were also attracted by the charm and variety of the landscape, so different from the countryside back home, by the light, by the evocative an ... More |
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A letter to the Bishop of Cesena signed by Italian Renaissance artist and architect Michelangelo. AP Photo/Daniele Fregonese.
ROME.- At last, one of the most eagerly awaited and significant exhibitions ever hosted on the Capitoline Hill opens to the public. Starting this past week, everybody can admire the 100 precious original documents on display at the exhibition “Lux in Arcana – The Vatican Secret Archives Reveals Itself” hosted in the splendid halls of Rome’s Capitoline Museums. An unprecedented historic event which has conveyed outside the Vatican walls, for the first time ever, parchments, manuscripts, registers and codices covering a span of time from the 8th century A.D. to the 20th, selected from among the treasures that the Vatican Secret Archives has preserved and protected for centuries. This is one of the City of Rome’s most important cultural operations. It involves the Vatican Secret Archives, Roma Capitale, the Rome City Department for Cultural Policies and the Historic Centre - Cultural Heritage Superintendency, and Zètema Progetto Cultura, and has ... More |
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Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait, ca.1967, screenprint on ivory paper, © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
READING, PA.- More than 60 pop prints and four paintings are the focus of an exciting exhibition at the Reading Public Museum, The Prints of Andy Warhol, on view from March 3 through June 17, 2012. Iconic works by one of the leading figures in twentieth century art including Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, Mao Tse-Tung, Mick Jagger, Ronald Reagan, and Judy Garland, along with the artist’s famous Soup Cans and Camouflage prints. The exhibition provides an outstanding overview of Warhol’s career as a printmaker. The photographic silk screens date from the early 1960s to the late 1980s. In addition to the prints and paintings, this special “expanded” exhibition features two more engaging aspects of Warhol’s career — in one gallery, an installation of “Silver Clouds,” which recreates a 1966 exhibition that the artist mounted at the Castelli Gallery in New York ... More |
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| Valuable Eduardo Chillida sculpture, "GNOMON II", stolen from a Cologne art gallery |
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Exhibition of new sculpture by Tony Cragg on view at Marian Goodman Gallery |
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EST-3: Southern California in New York celebrates emergence of Los Angeles art scene |
File photo of Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida posing behind his sculpture Door of Liberty, 15 December 1998. EPA PHOTO EFE/BARRIOPEDRO.
COLOGNE.- Unknown persons have stolen a valuable sculpture by the Spanish artist, Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002), from a Cologne art gallery. The theft took place on Wed. 29 February while the gallery was open, the police said today. The iron sculpture, Gnomon II, weighing around 20 to 25 kilograms, was placed on a pedestal in an exhibition commemorating the tenth anniversary of the death of the Basque sculptor and graphic artist. It was not for sale, but on loan. A reward of EUR 5,000 has been offered for information leading to the recovery of the art work. In commemoration of the tenth obituary anniversary of the Basque sculptor, drawer and architect Eduardo Chillida (born 1924 in San Sebastián) the Baukunst Galerie is showing the fourth solo exhibition in cooperation with the Museum Chillida-Leku in Hernani. Simultaneously the Picasso-Museum Münster is showing a retrospective allowing further insight into Chillidas oeuvre. Besides a selection of terracotta sculptures, called " ... More |
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Tony Cragg, Versus, 2011. Bronze. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- Marian Goodman Gallery is showing an exhibition of new sculpture by Tony Cragg through Saturday, March 10th. The exhibition features recent sculptures in bronze, corten steel, wood, cast iron, and stone. Concurrently, and accompanying the gallery presentation, a group of large scale works are being exhibited at The Sculpture Garden at 590 Madison Avenue (entrance at 56th Street). The Sculpture Garden is open to the public daily from 8 am to 10 pm. Tony Cragg is one of the most distinguished contemporary sculptors working today. During the past year, there have been several important solo exhibitions of his work worldwide: Seeing Things at The Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas; Figure In/ Figure Out at The Louvre, Paris; Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst, Duisburg, Germany; Tony Cragg in 4 D from Flux to Stability at The International Gallery of Modern Art, Venice; It is, Isn’t It at the Church of ... More |
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Karl Benjamin (American, born 1925), Interlocking Forms, 1959 (detail). Oil on canvas, 30 ½ x 20 ¼ inches. Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody, New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, NY.- EST–3: Southern California in New York—Los Angeles Art from the Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection will be on view at the Parrish Art Museum from March 4 through June 17, 2012. Consisting of some 150 works in a variety of mediums, EST–3 (Eastern Standard Time minus three) is a wide-ranging survey of art made in Southern California during a 40-year period of extraordinary development. Organized by the Parrish’s Los Angeles-based adjunct curator David Pagel, the exhibition and its title refer to Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980, the Getty-initiated series of exhibitions across Southern California that focus on the emergence of Los Angeles as an art center. Known for her energy, generosity, passion, and commitment, Beth Rudin DeWoody began collecting early, growing up in a household where interest in the visual and performing arts was encouraged. California had a special draw for h ... More |
| Newest exhibition "Abstraction : What is Real" is now open at Edelman Arts in New York |
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The Robert H. Blumenfield collection to be offered at Christie's Asian Art Week in New York |
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Calatrava and Southern Methodist University: A Decade in Motion opens at the Meadows Museum |
Frank Stella (b. 1936), Playskool (Playskool Gym-large version, 2nd version), 1982-84. Mixed media on painted wood and aluminum, 111 by 90 by 40 1/4 in. Photo: Courtesy Edelman Arts..
NEW YORK, NY.- Edelman Arts' newest exhibition "Abstraction : What is Real" is now open at the gallery at 136 East 74th Street through April 25th. The exhibition includes works by Mary Abbott, Doug Argue, Fritz Bultman, Britt Boutros-Ghali, Sir Anthony Caro, John Chamberlain, Xavier Corbero, Arshile Gorky, Chris Martin, Nabil Nahas, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Larry Poons, George Rickey, Jack Roth, Eric Rhein, and Frank Stella. "Of all the arts, abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you know how to draw well, that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for colors, and that you be a true poet. This last is essential." - Wassily Kandinsky The present era in art is one of glittering surfaces, spectacle, insider jokes and infinite jest. The art world appears to be lost in the funhouse, and the fun ... More |
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An Extremely Rare Imperial Small Songhua Ink Palette, Box and Cover. Estimate: $300,000-500,00. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
NEW YORK, NY.- On March 22, Christie’s New York will present Auspicious Treasures for Scholars and Emperors: Selections from the Robert H. Blumenfield Collection a single-owner sale of exceptional Chinese carvings, scholar’s objects, ruyi scepters, as well as furniture. Following the success of For the Enjoyment of Scholars in March 2010, Christie’s will offer an additional 137 lots from this renowned collection. Thoughtfully acquired over the past forty years, the Blumenfield Collection ranks among the most significant collections of Chinese scholar’s objects in the world and is expected to realize in excess of $5 million. This sale will be of interest to both seasoned and novice collectors. Distinguished collector, scholar and author, Robert H. Blumenfield has dedicated his life to the study and appreciation of Asian Art. Mr. Blumenfield has amassed a personal collection that reflects his ... More |
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Santiago Calatrava, Il Dente, 1999. Carrara marble and black granite. Gift from the artist to the Meadows Museum at SMU. Photo: Michael Bodycomb.
DALLAS, TX.- SMU’s Meadows Museum, home to “Wave” (2002), the first large-scale sculpture by Santiago Calatrava to be permanently installed in the United States, is joining the celebration honoring the opening of the Spanish architect’s Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge with a special exhibition –“Calatrava and SMU: A Decade in Motion,” March 4-April 22, 2012. The exhibition includes a selection of Calatrava’s preliminary watercolor sketches of “Wave,” a 40-by-90-foot perpetually moving sculpture installed in 2002 on the street-level plaza in front of the Meadows Museum at 5900 Bishop Blvd. A campus landmark, the sculpture’s bronze bars move sequentially above a reflection pool. The exhibition also includes correspondence and mementoes from the sculpture’s installation and dedication. “Over the past decade, Calatrava and SMU have built a deep relationship,” ... More |
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| Art Gallery of Ontario celebrates IAIN BAXTER& with interactive features and special events |
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Major Contemporary ceramics exhibition opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
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Racine Art Museum in Wisconsin unveils new gifts of handmade furniture in new exhibition |
IAIN BAXTER&, LANDSCAPE WITH SAILBOATS (Digital Code Conversion Series), 2008 (detail). Acrylic paint on plywood, 120.7 x 242.8 cm. Collection of the artist. Photo: Art Gallery of Ontario©2012 IAIN BAXTER&.
TORONTO, ON.- For 50 years, Canadian artist IAIN BAXTER& has been radically redefining the role of the artist, integrating photography, installation, sculpture, painting, drawing and performative aspects into his work. An exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario, IAIN BAXTER&: Works 1958–2011, invites visitors to become collaborators, by engaging with the artist and his work. Special events that highlight the interactive nature of the artist’s brand will complement and activate the exhibition, which is on view from March 3 to Aug. 12, 2012. Co-curated by David Moos, former curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the AGO and Michael Darling, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IAIN BAXTER&: Works 1958–2011 brings the evolution of BAXTER&’s career to life for visitors. ... More |
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Jim Melchert, Ghost Jar.
HOUSTON, TX.- Beginning in the 1960s, collectors Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio assembled over five decades an unparalleled collection of modern and contemporary ceramics, focusing on objects that individually and collectively challenge traditional expectations of the medium. In 2007 the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, acquired this landmark collection, giving the museum one of the most important collections of post-World War II ceramics in the world. From March 4 to June 3, 2012, the MFAH will present the exhibition Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, celebrating the museum’s acquisition of the Clark/Del Vecchio collection and presenting it on a large scale for the first time. Organized by Cindi Strauss, MFAH curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design, Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics will reveal new research in the field and present cla ... More |
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Jere Osgood, Elliptical Shell Desk, 1994. Bubinga, pear wood, and ash, 47 x 54 x 45 x 3/4 inches. Racine Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Alex Gabay. Photo: Jon Bolton.
RACINE, WI.- Each year, the Racine Art Museum welcomes the newest gifts of artworks to its contemporary craft collection with a debut exhibition. Open through May 6, 2012, Sitting Pretty: Furniture from RAM's Collection celebrates the arrival of recent gifts of handmade furniture. This show debuts pieces by artists Isaac Arms, Garry Knox Bennett, John Eric Byers, and Peter Pierbon who have contributed examples of their own work to the museum's collection. Sitting Pretty also features two major works by John Cederquist from the estate of Linda Brooks Sullivan as well as Karen Johnson Boyd's contribution of three chairs created by Clifton Monteith, Roy Superior, and Dick Wickman. Exhibited within the context of RAM's existing furniture collection, these new arrivals further underscore the depth of the ... More |
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 Kit Schulte Contemporary Art opens two solo exhibitions by Linda karshan and Koho Mori-Newton
BERLIN.- Kit Schulte Contemporary Art presents in the double solo exhibitions new drawings by Linda karshan and Koho Mori-Newton. With "Big Dots", Koho Mori Newton challenges himself to created circles within their specific medium: the rotation. The circle in its natural form and the process of becoming one, is the main focus of his theme. The circle form, drawn from a free hand is imperfect, but will end up as a calm and perfect form through the continuation of the circular movement and the act of turning the paper. "Big Dots" tells stories about the circle coming into being, where as medium and purpose are not separated. Where is the circle in the circles? We can not recognize a single form, but we clearly discover the process of creation. Jürgen Geiger writes: Do we ask: where is the a circle at a time in this formation of circles? We cannot determine it as a single object, but we do ... More Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents FOCUS: Katie Paterson
FORT WORTH, TX.- Katie Paterson, born 1981 in Glasgow, Scotland, is quickly gaining international attention for her minimal works that tackle such profound notions as the expanse of space, the breadth of nature, and the overall immensity of life. Using a number of different media to express her ideas—including painting, photography, sculpture, installation, video, and sound—Paterson draws parallels between the micro and the macro. For example, for Inside this Desert Lies the Tiniest Grain of Sand, 2010, she re-buried a single grain of sand (chiseled to be even smaller through the use of nanotechnology) into the Sahara desert; and she is currently creating an ongoing archive of dark spaces throughout the universe, tracking her findings with slides and photographs. Paterson’s artistic output is often tinged with political and environmental meaning, suggesting ... More BALTIC presents exhibition by On Kawara as part of the fourth biennial AV Festival
GATESHEAD.- Kawara aims to make viewers aware of their place in history and to give the passage of time a kind of materiality. His interest in how society uses dates to grasp time's elusiveness can be seen in the twenty–volume, book project One Million Years. Created in 1969, the work condenses the timescale of our entire human history to only a few pages and presents the length of an average human life as nothing more than a few lines. This list of dates is divided between two books of multiple volumes: the first book, Past, is dedicated to ‘all those who have lived and died’, and covers the years from 998,031 BC to 1969 AD. The second book, Future, is dedicated to ‘the last one’, and begins with the year 1993 AD and ends with the year 1,001,992 AD. Embracing the theme of the fourth biennial AV Festival, As Slow As Possible, One Million Years will be recited over ... More Shilpa Gupta's first major solo exhibition in the UK opens at Arnolfini
BRISTOL.- Shilpa Gupta creates artwork using a variety of media including video, objects, photography, sound and performances to examine such themes as desire, conflict, militarism, security, technology and human rights. Gupta's application of technology in her works reveals her interest in how various media affect our understanding of the political realm. Considering technology as being an extension of body, mind and perception, she possesses a sharp political consciousness about the role, psychology and aesthetics of these media forms. The exhibition presents new work alongside a key selection of works by Gupta from recent years, including her major installation Singing Cloud, 2008-09, an amorphous cluster of 4000 black microphones suspended from the ceiling. Rather than registering sound, the microphones are reverse-wired and emit sounds that travel in ripples over ... More Faces of 2 USS Monitor crewmembers reconstructed
RICHMOND (AP).- When the turret of the USS Monitor was raised from the ocean bottom, two skeletons and the tattered remnants of their uniforms were discovered in the rusted hulk of the Union Civil War ironclad, mute and nameless witnesses to the cost of war. A rubber comb was found by one of the remains, a ring was on a finger of the other. Now, thanks to forensic reconstruction, the two have faces. In a longshot bid that combines science and educated guesswork, researchers hope those reconstructed faces will help someone identify the unknown Union sailors who went down with the Monitor 150 years ago. The facial reconstructions were done by experts at Louisiana State University, using the skulls of the two full skeletal remains found in the turret, after other scientific detective work failed to identify them. DNA testing, based on samples from their teeth ... More Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum presents special exhibition "Mike Kelley: Homage"
EAST LANSING, MI.- Michigan-born Mike Kelley, one of the most celebrated international contemporary artists, passed away at his home in California this January at age 58. Equipped with an arsenal of endless pop references, Kelley was known for his memory-suffused installations and multi-media works. Often irreverent, always evocative of the deepest reaches of the human condition, Kelley will be remembered for his incomparable experimental imagination, exquisite and broadly-based craft, and emotionally-complicated investigations of love and loss. For Mature Audiences The Broad/MSU presents three videos: Banana Man, 1983, a performative video based on a secondary character in a children’s television show. Superman Recites Selections from 'The Bell Jar' and Other Works by Sylvia Plath, 1999. In what we might call a death foretold, Kelley here has ... More |
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