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• The Kumu Art Museum in Tallinn Shows "Alone in the City ~ Ludmilla Siim and Jüri Palm"
• Liechtenstein Museum Presents "Brueghel, Rubens, Jordaens ~ Masterpieces from the Hohenbuchau Collection"
• The Adler Gallery in Frankfurt Goes Out on a High Note
• The Hudson River Museum To Exhibit "Susan Wides: Hudson Valley, From Mannahatta to Kaaterskill"
• Egypt Court Jails Officials Over Stolen Van Gogh's "Vase with Viscaria"
• Stolen Klimt Worth At Least $27 Million Returned After 70 Years To Jewish Heir
• The Dayton Art Institute Shows "Creating the New Century:Contemporary Art from the Dicke Collection"
• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art opens ' Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, America & The Railway, 1830-1960 '
• Musée Granet and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux show "The Picasso/Cézanne Exhibition"
• Our Editor Visits The Magnificent Belvedere Palaces In Vienna, Austria ~ A World Of Breathtaking Art & Architecture
• PINTA Latin American Art Fair Features 50 Carefully Selected Galleries
• Seattle Art Museum presents Iconic Paintings of Edward Hopper's Women
• Museo Reina Sofía opens Exhibition by León Ferrari and Mira Schendel
• Van Gogh Unusual Painting Now Authenticated at Museum de Fundatie
• Simon Linke solos at Mireille Mosler, Ltd. in New York
• MoMA to show the First Comprehensive Presentation from the Rothschild Collection
• James Cameron's "Avatar" Becomes the Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide
• National Gallery of Ireland to show Highpoints of Finnish Art
• Baltimore Museum of Art presents Rarely Shown British Landscapes
• Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review"

The Kumu Art Museum in Tallinn Shows "Alone in the City ~ Ludmilla Siim and Jüri Palm" Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:04 PM PDT Tallinn, Estonia - The Kumu Art Museum in Tallinn, Estonia, is showing the work of two of Estonia's best known modern painters in the exhibition "Alone in the City: Ludmilla Siim and Jüri Palm" from April 29th until August 28th. In this exhibition, two original artists, whose paintings from the 1970s speak of the various ways of perceiving urban environments, enter into a dialogue. Although both artists are from the same generation, each saw the urban milieu in different and idiosyncratic ways, possibly reflecting their different situuations, Jüri Palm remained in Estonia, while Ludmilla Siim moved to Finland in the mid-1970s. When shown together, they create a fascinating conversation about the realities of city life both in Estonia and Finland. The early works of Ludmilla Siim can be described as pre-hyperrealist, as these were the first works in Estonia that showed desolate urban interiors and cityscapes with geometrically regulated space painted with photographic exactitude. The fashionably dressed young figures seem totally out of place in the rooms drawn onto the canvas that follow strict rules of central perspective. In 1977 Ludmilla Siim moved to Finland. Influenced by local trends, her painting style became more abstract. However in her paintings from the 1990s there is a visibly nostalgic return to figurative painting. In terms of new technical solutions, she began using plexiglass in order to accentuate forms and shadows. The artist also made several sculptures using the same material. Art historian Eha Komissarov has said about her: "Ludmilla Siim is the grand lady of recent Estonian art, a powerful and mysterious person whose artistic work from the 1960s and 1970s holds the art history of the era in its leash". The painting "Air Space", with its geometrically structured room, reflects quite directly Siim's artistic methods from the 1970s. Her long-time dream to produce a different kind of reality with her images, is further intensified by tragic events that took place in her personal life (the death of her husband caused by the negligence of hospital staff after a successful operation). The souls that are cut away from this world by the screens, float in the harsh light of the bleak operating theatre, ready to dissolve into the air space. Jüri Palm was born in Tallinn in 1937 and graduated from the Estonian State Art Institute, where he initially studied ceramics and then graphics. In 1963, the year he graduated, his works appeared in his first exhibition. Jüri Palm started his career as an extremely promising graphic artist, but by 1966 committed himself exclusively to painting. He was awarded the BC Iron Award in both 1977 and 1988. He stood firmly at the forefront of Estonian painting in the 1970s and 1980s, exhibiting at the Vilnius maalitriennaalil in 1972, 1975. and 1987. In 1977 he had a retrospective at the Tallinn and Tartu Art Museum. Jüri Palm has always insisted on speaking to the art of the social, unusual in the context of Estonian art. Palm's works have been exhibited throughout the former Soviet Union, Scandinavia and the US. For 75 years there had been tentative efforts to build a purpose-built museum for the Art Museum of Estonia (AME). There were also several architectural competitions, in 1933 one of the competitors was Alvar Aalto, who took 3rd prize and later saw his design constructed in Denmark. Due to World War II the museum was never built and AME had to wait another 50 years for the next opportunity. In 1993–1994, an open international architectural competition was held, in which architects from ten countries (Estonia, Finland, Denmark, Italy, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Australia, Germany and the USA) took part. The competition was organised by the government of the Republic of Estonia, the Art Museum of Estonia and the Estonian Union of Architects. The winner of the international architectural competition to design the building (1993–1994) was the Finnish architect Pekka Vapaavuori. In February 1999 a contract between the AME and Vapaavuori was signed, which launched practical activities for the building of the museum. Construction started in 2002. The Kumu Art Museum was opened to the visitors in February 2006. The new museum site is located on four hectares in Tallinn, on the limestone bank of Lasnamägi next to Kadriorg Park. The office of the President of the Republic of Estonia and Kadriorg Palace, which is a part of the Art Museum, lie in the vicinity of the art museum. The building has seven floors, including technical floors, and the total area is 23 900 m². In 2004 the new museum got its name – Kumu – in an open competition. The Kumu (KUnstiMUuseum) Art Museum is a modern multifunctional art building, which contains exhibition halls, a lecture hall offering diverse facilities, and an educational centre for young visitors and for art lovers. Kumu is meant for different people – for those who are already well-versed in art and for those who simply wish to spend their time in a congenial environment. Kumu welcomes children and families and, most importantly, Kumu serves as a laboratory where diverse ideas emerge and develop. These ideas examine contemporary visual culture and its function in society. Visit the museum's website at .... http://www.ekm.ee

Liechtenstein Museum Presents "Brueghel, Rubens, Jordaens ~ Masterpieces from the Hohenbuchau Collection" Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:09 PM PDT Vienna.- From 27 May until 20 September, the Liechtenstein Museum presents "Brueghel, Rubens, Jordaens ... Masterpieces of European Painting from the Hohenbuchau Collection". The Hohenbuchau Collection is one of the largest and most diverse collections of northern European Baroque art to have been assembled anywhere in the world over the past few decades. While it is a truism that every private collection reflects the personal taste of the person who has assembled it, what distinguishes these holdings from those of other private collections is a combination of intense focus on the one hand and wide variety on the other. The main focus of the collection is the painting of the seventeenth century, in particular the Dutch and Flemish Baroque, an era known as the Golden Age.

The Adler Gallery in Frankfurt Goes Out on a High Note Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:51 PM PDT Frankfurt.- The Adler Gallery in Frankfurt will close before re-launching as a joint venture with the Parrotta Contemporary Gallery in Stuttgart. Before closing though, the Adler is offering Stuttgart a chance to savor the best from the artists they represent beside new works by Austrian artist Klaus Wanker. Among the artists featured in the "Best of" exhibition will be Artists Anonymous, Gordon Cheung, Peter Feiler, Gregor Gaida, Sebastian Gögel, Anouk Kruithof, Susanna Majuri, Alex McQuilkin, Léopold Rabus, Fiona Shaw, Sigga Björg Sigurdardottir, Emeli Theander and Latefa Wiersch. The exhibition will run from May 5th to May 21st, 2011, with an opening reception on May 4th from 7pm.

The Hudson River Museum To Exhibit "Susan Wides: Hudson Valley, From Mannahatta to Kaaterskill" Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:39 PM PDT New York.- The Hudson River Museum is proud to present "Susan Wides: Hudson Valley, From Mannahatta to Kaaterskill" from May 28 until September 11. The exhibition is a survey of Susan Wides' investigation of New York City and its surrounding landscape in 50 large-scale photographs. This exhibition represents Wides' fourteen-year study of the perception of place using sites from the urban-rural spectrum along the Hudson River. With her camera, Wides creates a transformative vision expressing her intuitive and conceptual response to the landscape, cityscape, and social environment. The Hudson River Museum provides a fitting context for Wides' work. Around the geological forms that inspired the first visitors to the Hudson Valley, a palimpsest of historical, socio-economic, and philosophical stories has developed.

Egypt Court Jails Officials Over Stolen Van Gogh's "Vase with Viscaria" Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:03 PM PDT Cairo, Egypt - A Cairo court has jailed up to eleven local Government officials, including Mohsen Shaalan the head of the culture ministry's fine arts department over the theft of a priceless Van Gogh painting worth at least $50m (£32m). It was stolen from a Cairo museum last summer. The painting titled "Vase with Viscaria" was stolen in August from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum after being cut from its frame. The collection is home to one of the Middle East's finest 19th and 20th-century art collections.

Stolen Klimt Worth At Least $27 Million Returned After 70 Years To Jewish Heir Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:42 PM PDT Vienna - A stolen Gustav Klimt painting worth £26m plus that was confiscated by the Nazis must be returned to the heirs of a Canadian Jewish family. It has been in the collection of a well known Austrian museum (the Museum of Modern Arts in Saltburg) for decades but under restitution laws is set to return to the grandson of its original owner Amalie Redlich, who died in the Holocaust.  Georges Jorisch is an 81 year old man living in Montreal and the only surviving member of the family. The painting will most likely end up at auction at either Sotheby's or Christie's.

The Dayton Art Institute Shows "Creating the New Century:Contemporary Art from the Dicke Collection" Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT Dayton, OH.- On view until July 10th, "Creating the New Century" is a special exhibition organized by the Dayton Art Institute, drawing some of the best 21st century artworks from the Dicke Collection. The exhibition features 70 paintings, drawings, and sculptures, all of which have been created since the year 2000 by 69 artists. The featured artists are represented by works that document the range of styles and technical concerns, as well as social and political issues, that engage artists in the 21st century. While many works are by well-known painters and sculptors who have participated in museum and gallery exhibitions and received reviews in arts periodicals, others are less well known in a selection characterized by the curiosity and tastes of the collector. "Creating the New Century" offers an opportunity to explore aspects of contemporary art practice firsthand and presents the accomplishments of a number of artists whose work has not previously been exhibited in Southwest Ohio. With a list of artists resembling a 'who's who' of the best in contemporary art, the exhibition features artists from around the world, including the US artists Richard Aldrich, John Alexander, Gregory Amenoff, Linda Besemer, Mel Bochner, Mark Bradford, Brian Calvin, Ed Cohen, Andy Collins, Will Cotton, John Currin, Tomory Dodge, Judith Eisler, Inka Essenhigh, Brian Fahlstrom, Eric Fischl, Louise Fishman, Lars Fisk, Cabio Fonseca, Marc Handelman, Mary Heilmann, Jacqueline Humphries, Bryan Hunt, Bill Jensen, Alex Katz, David Korty, Daniel Lefcourt, McDermott & McGough, Marilyn Minter, Todd Norsten, Thomas Nozkowski, Philip Pearlstein, Richard Prince, David Ratcliff, Lisa Sanditz, Anna Schachte, Dana Schutz, Sandra Scolnik, Amy Sillman, Mark Swanson, Alison Van Pelt, Tommy White, Sue Williams and Lisa Yuskavage. European art is represented by works from Cecily Brown, Gillian Carnegie, Francesco Clemente, William Daniels, Peter Doig, Stef Driesen, mark Francis, Bernard Frize, Gotthard Graubner, Per Kirkeby, Katy Moran, Muntean/Rosenblum, Richard Patterson, Sean Scully, Tony Swain, Juan Uslé and Clare Woods. Other artists featured include Shirazeh Houshiary (Iran), Jun Kaneko (Japan), Takashi Murakami (Japan), Yoshitomo Nara (Japan), Peter Rostovsky (Russia) and Tam Van Tran (Vietnam). 2011 marks the 92nd anniversary of The Dayton Art Institute, one of the nation's finest mid-sized art museums. Founded in 1919 as the Dayton Museum of Arts, the museum also operated a traditional art school. Its founding patrons included prominent leaders such as Orville Wright and the Patterson brothers, founders of NCR. Originally occupying an impressive mansion in downtown Dayton, the museum was quickly embraced by the entire community. During its first decade, the museum outgrew the mansion. Mrs. Julia Shaw Carnell, a prominent community leader, pledged to construct a new museum if the community would then endow and pay for its operations. Mrs. Carnell's generosity of nearly $2 million, a significant gift in the early days of the Great Depression, created a land-mark building. Completed in 1930, the building was modeled after the Villa d'Este near Rome and the Villa Farnese at Caprarola in Italy, both examples of sixteenth century Italian Renaissance architecture. The museum facility was designed by prominent museum architect Edward B. Green of Buffalo. More than 80 years later, the building still houses The Dayton Art Institute and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sitting atop a hill on the edge of the Great Miami River over-looking downtown Dayton, the museum was renamed The Dayton Art Institute to reflect the growing importance of its school as well as its museum. The striking building of nearly 60,000 square feet soon became known as "Dayton's Living Room." People from all walks of life came to the Art Institute to visit the permanent collections and special exhibitions, to attend a variety of classes, or to stroll in the gardens on a Sunday afternoon. During the past decade, the museum has reaffirmed its tradition of providing outstanding educational programs and special exhibitions. Over the past several years, the museum's collection has grown significantly through generous gifts of artwork by local donors, including important Oceanic art, Asian art, and American fine and decorative art collections. The collection, now comprised of more than 26,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of art history, is rated as "superb in quality" by the American Association of Museums. In September 1994, the museum announced its largest ever capital campaign, with a goal of $22 million to fund a major renovation and expansion of the museum's infrastructure; increase and improve our educational and outreach programs; and fund an endowment for the new facility. In December 1996, the museum reached $23.5 million in capital contributions. With the completion of the nearly two-year capital project, an even greater emphasis was placed on outreach toward under-served audiences, including our community's African-American and Appalachian populations. The Dayton Art Institute reopened in June 1997 with more than 35,000 square feet of additional exhibition space and completely renovated permanent collection galleries. The Dayton Art Institute will continue to develop ways of better serving museum visitors and attracting targeted, underserved audiences, such as the African-American community, families with young children, and young professionals. With innovative programming, increased technology and expanded services, The Dayton Art Institute will continue to thrive in the 21st century. Visit the museum's website at ... www.daytonartinstitute.com

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art opens ' Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, America & The Railway, 1830-1960 ' Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT   Kansas City, MO – A major international exhibition opening this fall at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will capture the excitement and range of emotions that steam-powered trains elicited as railroads reshaped culture around the world. The exhibition, Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, America and the Railway, 1830-1960, open from Sept. 13 through Jan. 18, 2009, will feature more than 100 paintings, prints, drawings and photographs drawn from 64 museums and private collections.

Musée Granet and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux show "The Picasso/Cézanne Exhibition" Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FRANCE - The Picasso / Cézanne exhibition focuses on the subtle links between these two giants in art: the direct influence of the force of the "father of modern art" on the young artist arriving in France in 1900, or the mature musings of the man who liked to say I live with Cézanne? Even if it is not flagrant in his work, Cézanne was much admired by Picasso and often in his thoughts: Cézanne! He was like a father to us all. On exhibition at the Musée Granet from 25th May through 27th September, 2009.

Our Editor Visits The Magnificent Belvedere Palaces In Vienna, Austria ~ A World Of Breathtaking Art & Architecture Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT The Belvedere Palaces, as an art museum, have harbored treasures of art ever since its beginnings, at first the collections of Prince Eugene and, from 1781, extensive parts of the imperial collection, which were also open to the public. The various directors of the house resorted to numerous measures to safeguard the works of art, including the glazing of the central wing of the Upper Belvedere in the nineteenth century and extensive reconstruction in 2007. Around 1900, since no measures were being taken to build the planned new museum for the state collection of contemporary art, Austrian artists were urging an improvised accommodation of works in the Lower Belvedere. In 1903, the Moderne Galerie was indeed opened there, thus laying the foundation for today's collection. The enlargement of the Staatsgalerie to include the two palaces and director H. Tietze's restructuring of the former imperial collection. In 1923, the baroque museum was opened in the Lower Belvedere as the first part of this "restructuring". The Galerie des XIX Jahrhunderts (Gallery of the XIXth Century) was set up in 1924 in the Upper Belvedere, with works by international and Austrian artists, meanwhile the Moderne Galerie was accommodated in the Orangerie, where the monumental sculpture found an ideal setting in the adjacent large landscaped garden. During the National-Socialist regime the Moderne Galerie remained closed, which meant that the inventory of so-called "degenerate" works was untouched. New acquisitions since this period have been subject since 1998 to the provenance research department of the Belvedere. Museum operations during the post-Second World War period have been characterized by numerous new acquisitions, extensions and modernization measures. From 1991 to 1996, the Upper Belvedere underwent general refurbishment. The collection of medieval art kept in the Orangery from 1953 to 2006 and the collection of baroque works (former Lower Belvedere) are on show from spring 2008 onwards in the Upper Belvedere. Thus it is possible for the first time in its history to see all sections of the collection under one roof, ranging from the Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century. The Lower Belvedere and the Orangery are used as the Belvedere's exhibition forum. Medieval at the Upper Belvedere: The Belvedere owns internationally outstanding works of Late Gothic sculpture and panel painting, now being shown as part of the permanent exhibition in the west wing of the Upper Belvedere. They offer an overview of the major artistic developments in the International Style from around 1400 to the early sixteenth century. The prelude to the presentation takes the shape of a sculpture gallery, with works by the Master of Grosslobming, who around 1400 was one of the leading sculptors in the International Gothic Style and probably active in Vienna. The Master of the Albrecht Altarpiece is among the most important Viennese panel painters of the next generation. His depiction of the Annunciation of the Angel to Joachim (c. 1435/50) is a remarkably early example of an artist capturing a phenomenon of light in nature. The Baroque Collection of the Belvedere left the Lower Belvedere in 2007. From spring 2008 on the most important works of Austrian Baroque are shown in the east wing of the Upper Belvedere. The works of Martino Altomonte ring up the curtain for the resplendent show of Austrian High Baroque. These works fuse impulses from Rome and Naples with the colorful fascination of the Venetians. Long years of schooling in Venice are also apparent in Johann Michael Rottmayr's The Sacrifice of Iphigenia (c. 1690/91) and the Lamentation of Abel (1692). He is known as the father of Austrian baroque painting. Among his most outstanding works are the paintings in the Stiftskirche, the monastery church, at Melk, and St Peter's and St Charles's churches in Vienna. Daniel Gran's mythological and allegorical histories, like the Apotheosis of Diana into Olympus (1732) and the Allegory of the Felicitous Government of Moravia (1743), are works from the heyday of High Baroque under Charles V1. Italian models were also obligatory for Paul Troger, the "classical" artist in Austrian baroque painting. The affecting chiaroscuro of his altarpieces accentuates the intensity of baroque piety. The sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt challenged the observer with distortion in human facial features. Works by Vincent Fischer, Lorenzo Mattielli, Karl Georg Merville and Franz Zächerle provide further remarkable encounters with the manifold facets of baroque art in Austria. The 19th century collection encompasses a wide range of masterpieces, including classicism, romanticism and Biedermeier, realism and historicism, and the art of impressionism. Classicism and romanticism are pre-eminently represented in portraits and mood landscapes, especially by Caspar David Friedrich. The Biedermeier Collection has its culmination in the paintings of Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller. The chief representative of historicism in Austria is Hans Makart. Besides examples of Austrian mood impressionism, there is a remarkable and exclusive selection of international art with works by Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet. Be sure and visit the website at : http://www.belvedere.at

PINTA Latin American Art Fair Features 50 Carefully Selected Galleries Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT NEW YORK, NY.- Fifty carefully selected galleries will set the pace for the modern and contemporary Latin American art market in New York, during the celebration of PINTA, the annual Latin American art fair, which is slated for November 19 to 22, 2009 at the Metropolitan Pavilion y B. Altman Building, in Chelsea, New York. This third PINTA show offers a rich panorama of the history and evolution in modern Latin American art. Galleries from the United Status, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Cuba and Spain will be included in the selected group at PINTA 2009.

Seattle Art Museum presents Iconic Paintings of Edward Hopper's Women Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT   SEATTLE, WA.- The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) presents some of Edward Hopper's best known paintings in the exhibition Edward Hopper's Women. The paintings, along with three etchings by the artist, paint a poignant image of the emergence of the modern American woman, through the eyes of an artist with an uncommon ability to convey seemingly unremarkable human situations in ways that elicit powerful associations and emotional responses. Edward Hopper's Women will be on view through March 1, 2009 at SAM downtown, First Avenue and Union Street.

Museo Reina Sofía opens Exhibition by León Ferrari and Mira Schendel Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT MADRID.- León Ferrari and Mira Schendel are among the most significant Latin American artists of the twentieth century. Active in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s in the neighboring countries of Argentina and Brazil, they worked independently of each other, producing an oeuvre that privileges language visually and as subject matter. The exhibition is organized by Luis Pérez-Oramas, The Estrellita Brodsky Curator of Latin American Art, with the assistance of Geaninne Gutiérrez-Guimarães, Curatorial Assistant, The Museum of Modern Art. On view at Museo Reina Sofía from 25 November through 1 March, 2010.

Van Gogh Unusual Painting Now Authenticated at Museum de Fundatie Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT AMSTERDAM.- Today, the most recent painting to be authenticated as a genuine work of art created by Vincent Van Gogh, "Le Blute-Fin Mill", was put on display in the Museum de Fundatie in the central Dutch town of Zwolle, Amsterdam. The 19th century painting of a Paris mill was declared an original 25 years after the death of the man who bought it – Dirk Hannema. The painting's owner Dirk Hannema, who was born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies in 1895, bought the piece in 1975 in Paris from an antique and art dealer for 5,000 Dutch guilders ($2,700), and then immediately insured it for 16 times more than what he paid.

Simon Linke solos at Mireille Mosler, Ltd. in New York Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT New York City - Mireille Mosler, Ltd. announces a solo exhibition of Simon Linke's Artforum advertisement paintings dating from 1988 to the present. The classic square Artforum ad (the grid-like design of which was conceived by Ed Ruscha,) serves as an indelible endorsement of the exhibition it announces. Although Artforum is respected for its serious editorial content, its advertisements have become an increasingly significant component of the magazine. Often seen before or in lieu of the actual exhibition, advertisements encourage pre-judgment based on commercial qualities such as graphic design, recognizable gallery logos, or the artist's assumed prestige. With humor, critique, and technical precision, Linke reproduces these familiar images to displace the ego and reclaim art's conceptual content. On view through 25 October, 2008.

MoMA to show the First Comprehensive Presentation from the Rothschild Collection Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT NEW YORK, NY - The Museum of Modern Art presents Compass in Hand: Selections from The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection, an exhibition of more than 300 works that will be the first comprehensive presentation of this collection, a donation of approximately 2,500 works on paper by more than 650 artists that entered the Museum's collection in May 2005. Assembled over a two-year period and ranging from the 1930s to 2005 with a heavy focus on contemporary practice, the collection provides a unique panorama of the state of drawing today.

James Cameron's "Avatar" Becomes the Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT LOS ANGELES, CA  - James Cameron's science-fiction epic "Avatar"has passed his"Titanic"to become history's highest-grossing film, with a sizable boost from higher-priced tickets for 3-D and Imax showings. Through Monday its ticket sales around the world reached $1.86 billion, edging past the $1.84 billion in sales posted by "Titanic," which came out in December 1997, according to figures released Tuesday by 20th Century Fox. Fox released "Avatar" around the world; it split the distribution of "Titanic" with Paramount Pictures.

National Gallery of Ireland to show Highpoints of Finnish Art Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT   DUBLIN, IRELAND.- The National Gallery of Ireland presents an exhibition on one of the treasures of Northern European art – Finnish painting and printmaking of the turn of the nineteenth century. Celebrating the highpoints of Finnish art, when the country was still a Grand Duchy of Russia, the exhibition will feature some 75 works which show a mix of native influences with international styles. On exhibition 8 November through 1 February, 2009.

Baltimore Museum of Art presents Rarely Shown British Landscapes Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT   Baltimore, MD - Majestic settings of the English countryside have inspired writers and artists from the poetry of William Wordsworth to the paintings of J.M.W. Turner. This fall, the BMA focuses on the transforming British landscape in Taking in the View: English Watercolors and Prints. On view through December 7, 2008, this one gallery exhibition features an array of more than 20 prints, watercolors, and books drawn from the Museum's collection.

Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review" Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:29 PM PDT This is a new feature for the subscribers and visitors to Art Knowledge News (AKN), that will enable you to see "thumbnail descriptions" of the last ninety (90) articles and art images that we published. This will allow you to visit any article that you may have missed ; or re-visit any article or image of particular interest. Every day the article "thumbnail images" will change. For you to see the entire last ninety images just click : here . When opened that also will allow you to change the language from English to anyone of 54 other languages, by clicking your language choice on the upper left corner of our Home Page.  You can share any article we publish with the eleven (11) social websites we offer like Twitter, Flicker, Linkedin, Facebook, etc. by one click on the image shown at the end of each opened article.  Last, but not least, you can email or print any entire article by using an icon visible to the right side of an article's headline.

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