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• Gagosian Gallery Rome Presents "Made in Italy" ~ A Group Show
• The National Media Museum Shows "The Lives of the Great Photographers"
• Joslyn Treasures Return ~ Well Traveled & Rarely Seen at the Joslyn Art Museum
• Ornamentum Gallery ~ Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition at Design Miami
• Complete Prints Portfolio, Unité, by Le Corbusier Offered for Sale on artnet
• Notre Dame's Snite Museum of Art Shows Andrea Palladio and His Legacy
• Damien Hirst Sculpture Arrives at the Royal West of England Academy
• LACMA Presents International Exhibition of Islamic Art, Gifts of the Sultan
• The V&A Museum in London Presents "The Cult of Beauty"
• Salvador Dalí Retrospective coming to the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
• Art Nouveau Autumn at the Allentown Art Museum
• Hamburger Kunsthalle presents Nicolai Abildgaard ~ The Dane Who Taught Friedrich and Runge
• The World's Top Emerging Galleries to Convene for NADA's Seventh Art Fair
• Poster Auctions International to Offer More Than 500 Lots of Vintage Posters
• Karen Bystedt's Photograph Art of Hollywood Stars Before they Were Legend
• Museo del Prado Opens New Galleries Devoted To Reorganize Its Priceless Collections
• "Art Rebel" Both in Fine Art & Music ~ Performed for F.D. R. at The White House
• Shoe Designer Beth Levine
• Chris Beetles Gallery Announces a Cecil Beaton Collaboration with Sotheby's
• This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News

Gagosian Gallery Rome Presents "Made in Italy" ~ A Group Show Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:11 PM PDT Rome.- The Gagosian Gallery in Rome is pleased to present "Made in Italy", a group show celebrating the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification. The exhibition maps an unexpected Italian journey through works by seminal artists of the past sixty years: Georg Baselitz, Jean Michel Basquiat, Joseph Beuys, Dike Blair, Marcel Duchamp, Alberto Giacometti, Douglas Gordon, Andreas Gursky, Keith Haring, Damien Hirst, Howard Hodgkin, Mike Kelley, Jeff Koons, Louise Lawler, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Prince, Robert Rauschenberg, Gerhard Richter, Richard Serra, Cindy Sherman, David Smith, Thomas Struth, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, and Lawrence Weiner.  "Made in Italy" will be on view until July 29th. The irresistible appeal of Italy for international artists is deeply rooted in history. In the tradition of the Grand Tour of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, British, American, French and German travelers crossed the Alps to witness what they had previously only experienced in books; the wonders of the classical tradition, the masterpieces of an idealized past, as well as the thrill that the distinct Italian lifestyle and customs kindled. Immersing themselves in the marvels of the past and the harmonious disarray of the present, artists from near and far negotiated the trials and tribulations of early tourism. From Venice's Byzantine exoticism, the cerebral sensuality of the Florentine Renaissance, and the beguiling vestiges of classical Rome, Italy became an inspiring artistic idea and ideal. This infatuation continued into the twentieth century, during which tourism became easier and accessible to many. The animated cities or pastoral idylls of Italy remain a rite of passage in the careers of many contemporary artists. Three hundred years from the inception of this tradition, the Italian experience – from its unrivaled art-historical wealth to the kaleidoscopic quality of daily life – has remained of vital relevance to modern and contemporary artistic production. The oeuvres of Leonardo da Vinci, Giorgio De Chirico, and Caravaggio have been interpreted by Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol, and Cindy Sherman while archeology has fuelled the imaginations of Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat; the totality of modern landscapes have been interpreted by Gerhard Richter and Andreas Gursky; Alberto Giacometti and Jeff Koons have treated the female canon while Joseph Beuys, Mike Kelley, and Richard Serra have been inspired by key cultural figures or episodes of the contemporary period. 'Italy, or rather, the many civilizations which emerged over the centuries in the cities and territories that we have come to call Italy, constitutes a unique example of historical and artistic cohesion', explains Mario Codognato, curator of the exhibition. 'This particularity has made it a point of reference, and of both attraction and conflict, for visual artists in the Western world. Italy is past and present; archeology and contemporary creativity. Its two distinct identities conflate the weight of tradition with the contradictions of modernity.' With key works by some of the greatest modern and contemporary artists, Made in Italy will reconstruct the personal and creative journeys that brought them at specific moments in their careers into direct confrontation with this universal legacy called Italy. The Gagosian Gallery in Rome was Gagosian's first in Europe outside London. The gallery is located in a former bank, originally built in 1921, on Via Francesco Crispi, near the Spanish steps, the main gallery is a stunning oval room, 23 metres by 13 meters and with 6 meter ceilings. Tall windows on one side bring natural light into the space. The curved wall is sufficiently shallow in its radius to accommodate painting shows. With 8 galleries around the world, the Gagosian Gallery worked with ,and organized exhibitions by, the most important artists in the world, both contemporary and historical. Artists shown or represented include, Jean Michel Basquiat, Alighiero e Boetti, Cecily Brown, Francesco Clemente, Walter De Maria, Alberto Giacometti, Richard Hamilton, Damien Hirst, Willem de Kooning, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Mario Merz, Pino Pascali, Pablo Picasso, Ed Ruscha, Jenny Saville, Richard Serra, David Smith, Philip Taaffe, Robert Therrien, Piotr Uklanski, Francesco Vezzoli, Andy Warhol, Christopher Wool are just few names of the long list. Visit the galleries website at ... http://www.gagosian.com/

The National Media Museum Shows "The Lives of the Great Photographers" Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:50 PM PDT Bradford, England.- The National Media Museum is pleased to present 'The Lives of Great Photographers', on exhibition until September 4th. This exhibition highlights some of the most famous and memorable images ever produced. It illuminates the extraordinary and sometimes exceptional lives these photographers led.From photographs by William Henry Fox Talbot, Julia Margaret Cameron and Eadweard Muybridge to Tony Ray-Jones and Weegee, this exhibition highlights some of the most famous and memorable images ever produced.

Joslyn Treasures Return ~ Well Traveled & Rarely Seen at the Joslyn Art Museum Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:29 PM PDT OMAHA, NE.- Joslyn Art Museum's collection is not only known and admired by those in Omaha who consider the museum their own, but is respected by institutions worldwide. A quick look at the itinerary of the Museum's most popular works over the past years would make even the most seasoned traveler jealous — requested for over three dozen exhibitions, objects from the Joslyn collection have toured from coast to coast as well as to Europe. Joslyn Treasures: Well Traveled and Rarely Seen reunites these familiar and important favorites with highlights from the vaults to showcase forty works from antiquity through the twentieth century. The exhibition is on view at Joslyn from June 4 through August 28.

Ornamentum Gallery ~ Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition at Design Miami Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:03 PM PDT HUDSON, NY.- Ornamentum Gallery will be the first and only contemporary jewelry gallery to be an exhibiting design gallery at Design Miami/ Basel – the sister fair of Design Miami/, June 15 – 19. Ornamentum Gallery will feature 11 of the most important names in international contemporary jewelry at Design Miami / Basel. Ornamentum is located in historic city of Hudson, NY- just two hours north of New York City, three hours west of Boston and just 20 miles from the many fantastic outdoor opportunities of the Catskill Mountains.

Complete Prints Portfolio, Unité, by Le Corbusier Offered for Sale on artnet Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:44 PM PDT NEW YORK, NY.- artnet Auctions is pleased to announce an offering of Le Corbusier's complete prints portfolio, Unité, 1953 (with additional black and white set) from the collection of renowned architect Mohinda N. Kawlra. Only the first 30 prints portfolios of this edition of 130 contain the full 37 prints—17 color prints and 20 black and white prints on Rives BFK paper. This Le Corbusier prints portfolio offered on artnet Auctions is part of these complete sets, which rarely appear for sale at public auction. A single print from this portfolio, plate 2, was successfully sold at auction in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, May 14, for USD $4,158 Hammer.

Notre Dame's Snite Museum of Art Shows Andrea Palladio and His Legacy Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:04 PM PDT NOTRE DAME, IN.- For the first time in the Midwest, a collection of thirty-one rarely seen drawings as well as books and models by Italian 16th-century architect Andrea Palladio, from the collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects, will be on view at the Snite Museum of Art. Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey, will be on exhibit from June 5 through July 31. This collection will travel to one more US venue before the drawings are put into storage for twenty-five years in order to "rest" these delicate and valuable works.

Damien Hirst Sculpture Arrives at the Royal West of England Academy Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:03 PM PDT BRISTOL, ENGLAND - A giant outdoor landmark sculpture by Damien Hirst, a celebration of Mary Fedden, sculptures and drawings by Elisabeth Frink, Japanese-inspired paintings from Lisa Milroy, and in a double-bill: new work from Jack Vettriano and black and white photographs from Jeannette Jones, feature in the 2011 summer programme of Royal West of England Academy, in Bristol, England.

LACMA Presents International Exhibition of Islamic Art, Gifts of the Sultan Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:48 PM PDT LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts, a major international loan exhibition, which explores Islamic art through the universal tradition of gift giving. Many of the most spectacular and historically significant examples of Islamic art can be classified as gifts, a number of which have been brought together for the unique purpose of this exhibition to demonstrate the integral and complex nature of gift exchange in the Islamic world. Organized by LACMA with support from the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH), Gifts of the Sultan spans the eighth through nineteenth centuries and features more than 250 works of art representing a rich variety of media from collections in America, Europe, and the Middle East. Following its presentation at LACMA (June 5th-–September 5th), Gifts of the Sultan travels to the MFAH (October 23rd-–January 15, 2012).

The V&A Museum in London Presents "The Cult of Beauty" Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:47 PM PDT LONDON - The exhibition is arranged in four main chronological sections, charting the development of the Aesthetic Movement in art and design through the decades from the 1860s to the 1890s. As well as paintings, prints and drawings, the show will include examples of all the 'artistic' decorative arts, together with drawings, designs and photographs, as well as portraits, fashionable dress and jewellery of the era. Literary life will be represented by some of the most beautiful books of the day, whilst a number of set-pieces reveal the visual world of the Aesthetes, evoking the kind of rooms and ensembles of exquisite objects through which they expressed their sensibilities. On view through 17 July at the V&A Museum. The search for new beauty 1860s In the 1860s the new and exciting 'Cult of Beauty' united, for a while at least, romantic bohemians such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti (and his younger Pre-Raphaelite followers William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones), maverick figures such as James McNeill Whistler, then fresh from Paris and full of 'dangerous' French ideas about modern painting, and the 'Olympians' - the painters of grand classical subjects who belonged to the circle of  Frederic Leighton and G.F.Watts. Choosing unconventional models, such as Rossetti's muse Lizzie Siddal or Leighton's sultry favourite 'La Nanna', these painters created entirely new types of female beauty. Rossetti and his friends were also the first to attempt to realise their imaginative world in the creation of 'artistic' furniture and the decoration of rooms. In this period, artists' houses and their extravagant lifestyles became the object of public fascination and sparked a revolution in the architecture and interior decoration of houses that led to a widespread recognition of the need for beauty in everyday life. Art for Arts Sake. .1860s-1870s One of the most important examples of the mutual influence between artists and designers is to be found in the startling collaborations between James McNeill Whistler and the architect E.W.Godwin who designed the painter's studio, The White House, and created some of the most innovative furniture of the day. Characterized equally by elegance and eccentricity, Whistler and Godwin's work drew upon influences as diverse as ancient Greek art and the Japanese prints and other artifacts  just beginning to arrive in Europe. In the 1870s, the leading Aesthetic artists, Whistler, Leighton, Watts, Albert Moore and Burne-Jones evolved a new kind of self-consciously exquisite painting in which mood, colour harmony and beauty of form were all, and subject played little or no part. The opening of the Grosvenor Gallery (with its famous 'greenery-yallery' walls) in 1877 at last gave the Aesthetic painters a fashionable and glamorous showcase for their much-discussed art. But the decade closed with intense controversy exemplified by the critic John Ruskin's savage attack on Whistler, which prompted the painter's spirited defense of the ideals of 'Art for Art's Sake' in his writings and by the staging of his own exhibitions. Late-flowering beauty..1880s-1890s Oscar Wilde, the first celebrity style-guru, invented a brilliant pose of 'poetic intensity', but initially made his name promoting the idea of 'The House Beautiful'. By the 1880s Britain was in the grip of the 'greenery-yallery' Aesthetic Craze, lovingly satirized by Gilbert and Sullivan in their famous comic opera Patience and by the caricaturist George Du Maurier in the pages of Punch. In the last decade of  Queen Victoria's reign the Aesthetic Movement entered its final, fascinating Decadent phase, characterized by the extraordinary black-and-white drawings of Aubrey Beardsley in The Yellow Book. The exhibition ends with a superb group of the greatest late Aesthetic paintings, including masterpieces such as Leighton's Bath of Psyche, Moore's Midsummer and Rossetti's final picture The Daydream, shown alongside the sensuous nude figures sculpted in bronze and precious materials by Alfred Gilbert and other brilliant younger exponents of 'The New Sculpture'. Visit the V&A Museum at : www.vam.ac.uk/

Salvador Dalí Retrospective coming to the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:21 PM PDT MELBOURNE, AU - The first comprehensive retrospective of the work of Salvador Dalí ever to be staged in Australia is coming exclusively to the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) as the sixth exhibition in the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series. Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire will bring together more than 200 stunning works by Salvador Dalí in all media including painting, drawing, watercolour, etchings, sculpture, fashion, jewellery, cinema and photography. This Dali Retrospective will open 13 June through 4 October, 2009.

Art Nouveau Autumn at the Allentown Art Museum Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:20 PM PDT Allentown, PA - "Tiffany by Design," an exhibition made by Tiffany Studios from the permanent collection of The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass, Long Island City, New York, will occupy the Allentown Art Museum's Kress Gallery this autumn, from October 7, 2007, through January 6, 2008. The show explores the construction, fabrication, and design of representative works produced between 1900 and 1925 under the direction of Louis Comfort Tiffany. As a complement to "Tiffany by Design," the Museum is also presenting a special loan exhibition, "Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Extraordinaire." This show highlights the dramatic posters designed by Tiffany's Moravian-born contemporary, along with other designs that helped to define the Art Nouveau aesthetic.

Hamburger Kunsthalle presents Nicolai Abildgaard ~ The Dane Who Taught Friedrich and Runge Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:19 PM PDT Hamburg, Germany - Hamburger Kunsthalle presents today Nicolai Abildgaard. The Artist Who Taught Friedrich and Runge, on view through June 14, 2009. For the first time in Germany, the exhibition presents 100 works by the Danish neoclassical and Romantic artist Nicolai Abildgaard (1743–1809). Abildgaard was Denmark's first important history painter; he was, however, expressly critical of absolutism. As a professor at the Art Academy in Copenhagen he exerted a great influence on many of his pupils, including Caspar David Friedrich and Philipp Otto Runge.

The World's Top Emerging Galleries to Convene for NADA's Seventh Art Fair Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:18 PM PDT NEW YORK, NY.- Set to return for its 7th edition, the NADA Art Fair is highly recognized as the preeminent exhibition featuring the world's most significant emerging art galleries. Featuring 80 galleries from 33 cities worldwide, the fair celebrates new and innovative contemporary art from rising talents around the globe. No other art fair has been able to match our quality, style, and attitude. Organized and run by the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA), the NADA Art Fair Miami Beach 2009 will be presented in the expansive Napoleon and Richelieu Ballrooms of the Deauville Hotel, a full-service beachside resort, conveniently located on Collins Avenue and the beach just north of the Small A Projects, Stephan Stoyanov Gallery,District and the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Poster Auctions International to Offer More Than 500 Lots of Vintage Posters Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:17 PM PDT NEW YORK, NY.- On Sunday, May 2, Poster Auctions International will offer more than 500 lots of rare, vintage posters in its 50th semi-annual auction of Art Nouveau and Art Deco masterpieces. As this is its Golden Anniversary auction, only the world's finest and most important posters were chosen to be in this sale, gathered from some of the most prestigious private collections from around the globe. This unmatched gathering of rare posters will be on view from April 9 – May 1, open and free to the public for three weeks.

Karen Bystedt's Photograph Art of Hollywood Stars Before they Were Legend Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:16 PM PDT LOS ANGELES, CA.- Long before Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Johnny Depp, Keneau Reeves to name but a few of the "A" list stars had landed in the red carpet circle of fame they were struggling actors with little but a dream. While these young stars were in pursuit of careers on the big screen, a visionary blond photographer artist by the name of Karen Bystedt arrived in Hollywood fresh out of New York Film School. Bystedt was in search of her niche. Unlike the famed George Hurrell of the 1930's who photographed stars like Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo and Clark Gable after they became Hollywood legend, Bystedt set a course to find those actors who had special qualities and dynamics to become Hollywood legend. Her early journey was a road more like Norman Seeff and her iconic photos of the same caliber. Like Seeff, Bystedt's photography sessions with emerging stars were emotionally engaging experiences that resulted in many iconic images.

Museo del Prado Opens New Galleries Devoted To Reorganize Its Priceless Collections Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:15 PM PDT MADRID.- The Museo del Prado has presented a new and fundamental step in its plan to reorganize its collections with the incorporation into the Permanent Collection of 176 works from its 19th-century collection: 152 paintings, 2 watercolors, 21 sculptures and an architectural model. This completes its historical overview and means that the Museum's display is now more comprehensive than ever before. Following the first chance to see some of these works in the inaugural exhibition "The 19th Century in the Prado," which accompanied the opening of the new expansion and was seen by more than a million people, works by the great 19th-century Spanish masters are now permanently incorporated into the Museum's chronological display along with those of the great artists of the past.

"Art Rebel" Both in Fine Art & Music ~ Performed for F.D. R. at The White House Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:14 PM PDT North Bend, WA – Famed violist Emanuel Vardi, whose life story encompasses nearly a century of politics, art and music, passed away at his North Bend home in Washington State, on January 29th at age 95. Born April 21, 1915 in Jerusalem, the family came to the United States in 1920. Vardi was accepted to New York's   renowned Juilliard School when he was only 12 years old.  He went on to be considered one of the greatest violists of the 20th century.  He had a long concert career; worked in early television; and as a conductor, producer and arranger. As an artist, his music-themed works gained an international following. "He was truly a most unique individual - musically and artistically - and he had a dose of 'rebel' in him, so he was always trying new things," said Lenore Vardi, his wife of 26 years. In 1942, Vardi was named Recitalist of the Year by New York's music critics.  He is one of only two violists in the world to have given a solo recital at Carnegie Hall.

Shoe Designer Beth Levine Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:13 PM PDT BELLEVUE, WA.- This winter, Bellevue Arts Museum brings to light the work and life of one of the greatest shoe designers of the 20th century: Beth Levine. Featuring ephemera and over 100 pairs of shoes and boots, Beth Levine: First Lady of Shoes will open its doors February 18, 2010 and run through June 6, 2010. Originally organized by The Dutch Leather and Shoe Museum, BAM is the only U.S. venue to showcase this fascinating exhibition.

Chris Beetles Gallery Announces a Cecil Beaton Collaboration with Sotheby's Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:12 PM PDT   LONDON - Chris Beetles Gallery announced an exhibition of Sir Cecil Beaton prints in collaboration with Sotheby's. From 22 April – 16 May 2009 photographs taken by this renowned photographer of many twentieth century icons will be on display including, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Gilbert and George, and members of the Royal family. The exhibition is the first time for many years that these prints will be on view and available to buy. By drawing extensively on Sotheby's archive of Beaton material, the exhibition of around 70 prints will form the most comprehensive Beaton exhibition for many years.

This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:12 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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