Selasa, 30 Agustus 2011

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The Syracuse University Art Gallery Presents the Art of Jerome Witkin

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 09:43 PM PDT

artwork: Jerome Witkin - "Kill-Joy: to the Passions of Kathe Kollwitz", circa 1975-76 - Oil on canvas - 73" x 79" - Collection of the Palmer Museum of Art. On view at the Syracuse University Art Gallery, NY in "Drawn to Paint: The Art of Jerome Witkin" from September 8th until October 23rd.

Syracuse, NY.- The Syracuse University Art Gallery is proud to present "Drawn to Paint: The Art of Jerome Witkin", on view from September 8th through October 23rd. "Drawn to Paint: The Art of Jerome Witkin" consists of 70 works including drawings, paintings, and sketchbooks. Dividing the show between two venues, allowing for broader access and engagement within the community, Drawn to Paint will be on view at the SUArt Galleries on the Syracuse University main campus and the XL Projects gallery in downtown Syracuse. This exhibition, with Dr. Edward A. Aiken as its curator, is the first time Jerome Witkin has allowed his drawings to be displayed beside their finished works.


Drawn to Paint will be traveling to other museums around the country during a two-year tour that will conclude at the Palmer Museum of Art in University Park, Pennsylvania. "Jerome Witkin's command of the brush and finesse as a draftsman has established him as one of the preeminent artists of our time, keeping the style of figurative narrative painting relevant in contemporary art," says Domenic Iacono, director of SUArt Galleries. "Drawn to Paint: The Art of Jerome Witkin is more than a selection of masterfully painted narratives. Through the juxtaposition of drawings and sketchbooks, the exhibition represents a rare look into the artist's process, from the inception of an idea to the completed artwork.

artwork: Jerome Witkin - "The Two of Us, Bergen-Belson, 1945 and Israel, 1951", 2009 - Oil on canvas - 78" x 72' / 78" x 111" Collection of the Artist. - On view at the Syracuse University Art Gallery, NY from September 8th until October 23rd.

The works of Jerome Witkin carry forward into our era the grand Western European tradition of history painting. His images offer dramatic narratives that reveal themselves over time. Many of his most interesting paintings are large multiple panels, each section presenting a different chapter of an unfolding story. Their scale pushes the viewer back to see the whole composition while his brushwork encourages close examination to better admire the painting's surface. Exhibition curator Edward Aiken points to Taken, a four-panel work created shortly after the horrific events of 9/11 and included in this retrospective,as an illustration. "Taken is at once an homage to those who died; a patriotic record; and a quiet acknowledgement of his own history as a painter of terrible events." While Witkin's painterly technique appears spontaneous, it is grounded in drawing. He is a highly skilled draftsman who enjoys drawing both for its own sake and as a way to work through the challenges of designing large compositions. Drawing allows Witkin to study various possibilities before committing brush to canvas.

Drawn to Paint explores, for the first time, this crucial aspect to Witkin's consummate process. By installing the preparatory drawings, sketches and sketchbooks along side the finished canvases, such as in the multi panel Division Street, which will have two preparatory drawings as well as a sketchbook on display, the exhibition invites the public to see the artist's method as the compositions evolve to completion. The artwork included in "Drawn to Paint: The Art of Jerome Witkin" comes from galleries, private collections and museums across the country. Notable institutional lenders include the Munson-William-Proctor Arts Institute in Utica, NY; the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, NY; the Everson Museum in Syracuse; the Palmer Museum of Art in University Park, PA, and Jack Rutberg Fine Arts in Los Angeles, CA.

artwork: Jerome Witkin - "Division Street", 1984-85 - Oil on canvas - Triptych 63" x 75", 63" x 81", 63" x 87" Collection of the Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute. On view at the Syracuse University Art Gallery, NY

The University Art Collection is the primary repository for art on the Syracuse University campus. The department's mission is to provide meaningful encounters with its objects through the acquisition, preservation and interpretation of the collection to the university community of students, faculty and staff, alumni, and to the region's general public. The collection is comprised of a diverse, encyclopedic group of fine art and ethnographic objects by international makers and represents styles and time periods from pre-history to the present. Important collections include 20th century American paintings and prints, 20th century American photography, 19th century European painting, 15th through 20th century western graphic art, Korean ceramics, Pre-Columbian ceramics and fabrics, and folk art from the Indian subcontinent. The collection's current focus is centered on twentieth century American art, especially print media and works on paper. The department has planned a acquisition program that acknowledges the importance of university donors and that enables the Collection to fill gaps in its holdings through appropriate purchases. Object preservation is a critical component of the department's operation as the staff is fully aware of the need to maintain the physical quality of the collection for educational purposes and to maintain the value of one of the University's capital assets. Interpretation includes exhibitions and accompanying didactic labeling and literature, scholarly articles on collection objects, monitored hands-on opportunities, gallery installations for specific curricular needs, and classroom and public lectures and informal conversations covering collection objects and issues. Visit the museum's website at ... http://suart.syr.edu/

China Dissident Ai Weiwei Launches Scathing Attack on the Chinese Government in Newsweek

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 09:42 PM PDT

artwork: Ai Weiwei criticized the government for rampant corruption, the judicial system and its policy on migrant workers -- issues that have inflamed social tensions in China. He is quoted in an interview with Newsweek Magazine of August 28th - AP Photo/Jens Meyer.

Newsweek Magazine ( 28 August) - Beijing is two cities. One is of power and of money. People don't care who their neighbors are; they don't trust you. The other city is one of desperation. I see people on public buses, and I see their eyes, and I see they hold no hope. They can't even imagine that they'll be able to buy a house. They come from very poor villages where they've never seen electricity or toilet paper. Every year millions come to Beijing to build its bridges, roads, and houses. Each year they build a Beijing equal to the size of the city in 1949. They are Beijing's slaves. They squat in illegal structures, which Beijing destroys as it keeps expanding. Who owns houses? Those who belong to the government, the coal bosses, the heads of big enterprises. They come to Beijing to give gifts—and the restaurants and karaoke parlors and saunas are very rich as a result.... said Ai Weiwei.


Two Exhibitions of Kenneth M. Wyner's Photographs Coming to Washington

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 09:10 PM PDT

artwork: Kenneth M. Wyner - "Untitled" - Photograph - © Kenneth M. Wyner. - On view at the American Institute of Architects in Washington DC in "The Structure of Spirit, Design of the Heart" from September 1st through October 28th.

Washington, DC.- Architectural photographer Kenneth M. Wyner will debut two exhibitions this Fall.  The first, a photographic exhibition titled "The Structure of Spirit, Design of the Heart" runs from September 1st through October 28th at the American Institute of Architects national headquarters in Washington, DC. An opening reception will be held Saturday, October 1st from 5:00 to 10:00pm. "The Structure of Spirit, Design of the Heart", created by the artist to celebrate Washington, DC's architecture and design community, features more than 40 kaleidoscopic images of domestic & commercial interiors, homes, gardens and architectural features. The resulting images suggest the surreal settings of Maurice Escher prints coupled with Alice in Wonderland-style fantasy and the exaggerated geometry characteristic of Op Art. A second exhibition, "Washington Tapestries", will be held from November 5th through November 12th at the Washington Design Center, with a reception Saturday, November 5th from 7:00 to 10:00pm. On view will be a series of unique "tapestry" like images of the iconic Washington buildings. The Washington landscape will be transformed through the use of intricate and complex filters and various splicing techniques into soft patterns and tones, and printed on fabrics and canvas.


The Jewish Museum Extends Viewing Times of "Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters"

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 08:39 PM PDT

artwork: Henri Matisse - "Blue Nude: Memory of Biskra", 1907 - The Baltimore Museum of Art: The Cone Collection; © 2011 Succession H. Matisse/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; - Photo: Mitro Hood

NEW YORK, NY.- Due to a high level of public interest, The Jewish Museum will specially be open two Wednesdays in September (normally closed on Wednesdays) to allow additional visitors to see the exhibition, Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore. On Wednesdays, September 7 and September 14, museum hours will be 11 am to 5:45 pm. Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters, on view through September 25, 2011, presents over 50 works from The Baltimore Museum of Art's internationally renowned Cone Collection, including paintings, sculptures and works on paper by such artists as Matisse, Picasso, Cézanne, Gauguin, Renoir, and van Gogh. Henri Matisse called them "my two Baltimore ladies." Their friend Gertrude Stein wrote a poem about them entitled "Two Women." The sisters Dr. Claribel Cone (1864-1929) and Miss Etta Cone (1870-1949) began buying art directly out of the Parisian studios of avant-garde artists in 1905.


Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires Celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 08:20 PM PDT

artwork: Antonio Berni -  "Manifestación", 1934 - Oil on canvas - Collection of Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (c) MALBA

BUENOS AIRES.- Established in 2001, Malba – Fundación Costantini, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary, with several exhibitions and events planned to mark the occasion. Thanks to an artistic exchange agreement with the Latin American Art Department at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH), this September 14 loans from its Permanent Collection will travel to Malba, along with the Carlos Cruz-Diez retrospective: Color in Space and Time, curated by Mari Carmen Ramírez. In April 2012, Malba will reciprocate the loans by sending to MFAH master works of its own permanent collection.

"New York New York" by Harry Benson and Hilary Geary Ross

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 08:00 PM PDT

artwork: Harry Benson - The Beatles arriving at JFK airport in New York on 7 February, 1964

NEW YORK, NY.- "New York New York", a new book by powerHouse Books combines the talents of renowned photographer Harry Benson and society columnist Hilary Geary Ross to create a stunning portrait of New York's best-known citizens. From captains of industry, politicians, movie stars, dancers, artists, and best-selling authors to celebrated athletes and society doyennes, New York New York captures the glamour of Manhattan from the early 60's to today in hundreds of black-and-white and color photographs complimented by revealing captions.


The Brunei Gallery Brings The Golden Temple of Amritsar to London in a Major New Exhibition

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:44 PM PDT

artwork: "The Golden Temple of Amritsar, May 9th 2005" - Courtesy of "voobie" (Flickr). "The Golden Temple of Amritsar: Reflections of the Past" is on view at the Brunei Gallery at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London until September 25th.

London.- The Brunei Gallery at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London presents "The Golden Temple of Amritsar: Reflections of the Past', the first major exhibition on one of the world's most beautiful and iconic buildings is on view through September 25th. The Golden Temple is both the epicentre of the Sikh faith and a place of pilgrimage for followers of other traditions. Organised by a leading voluntary heritage organisation, the UK Punjab Heritage Association (UKPHA), this groundbreaking show will trace the temple's history, beginning with its origins as a place where the Buddha once meditated, to its role as the inspiration behind a guerrilla insurgency against foreign invasion that eventually led to the establishment of a Sikh empire in the 18th century.


The Craig Thomas Gallery Presents Bui Tien Tuan's Silk Paintings

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:43 PM PDT

artwork: Bui Tien Tuan - "Smooth as Silk", 2010 - Ink and watercolor on silk - 83 x 135 cm. - Courtesy the Craig Thomas Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City. On view in "Phu Phiem – Frivolity" from September 8th until September 25th.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.- The Craig Thomas Gallery is pleased to present "Phu Phiem – Frivolity", a solo exhibition of new silk paintings by Vietnamese artist Bui Tien Tuan. The exhibition will open on September 8th at the gallery's annex space where it will be on display until September 12th. The "Frivolity – Phu Phiem" collection will then move to CTG's main gallery and continue until September 25th. The exhibition is curated by Craig Thomas and Xuan Mai Ardia. In emerging  nations, economic development can often lead to a dilution of cultural traditions and customs. Often these are left behind and replaced with what is considered to be more new and modern. This phenomenon is witnessed not least in the arts. Artists in these changing societies face strong incentives to embrace forms of expression  that are  considered  to be more contemporary in lieu of traditional media.


After studying silk painting at the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts University, Bui Tien Tuan spent ten years after graduation working primarily with oils on canvas. Tuan's decision in 2008 to return to painting on silk sprang from his love of the medium and his sense that it was starting to fade into a solely decorative form. Tuan wished to preserve what he regarded as an important part of Vietnam's cultural heritage and contribute to its development into a medium of fine art. In his Phu Phiem series, Tuan introduces a more contemporary language of expression to silk painting through an evolution of subject matter and the introduction of a vibrant new color palette. He eschews the idealized landscapes and scenes of village life that dominate much of traditional Vietnamese silk painting for a "phuphiem" or "frivolous" world where sensual and charming women flaunt their beauty, their fashion, their naked form. Tuan's choice to represent women in the paintings of his Phu Phiem series has a strict affinity to the medium. Silk has a  delicacy that is feminine in essence and in Tuan's view the female form comes to life through silk. Tuan's subjects are mostly portrayed nude with the skin not painted or colored, emphasizing Tuan's belief in the intimate and symbiotic relationship between silk and skin.

artwork: Bui Tien Tuan - "Dreamy", 2011 - Ink and watercolor on silk - 83 x 135 cm. Courtesy the Craig Thomas Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City. On view until September 25th.

The "noi phu phiem", or places of frivolity, in which Tuan's women are portrayed can be seen as a parallel to the ukiyo-e, or "floating world" of 17th - 20th century Japanese woodblock printing. Like the geishas and courtesans of ukiyo-e, Tuan's sirens live in an evanescent, impermanent world of fleeting entertainments divorced from the responsibilities of the mundane, the everyday. They float in a land devoid of time and space, existing in a world apart. The silk paintings of the Phu Phiem collection are a door into Tuan's world. A place populated by mysterious, sensuous and attractive creatures. These women become a part of our own fantasies; they could be anyone we wish them to be, anywhere we desire them to be. Bui Tien Tuan  was born in the city of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province in 1971, and currently resides in Ho Chi Minh City. Tuan is a 1998 graduate of the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts University where he  now works as a lecturer. He has exhibited extensively in Vietnam. Phu Phiem is Tuan's second solo exhibition of silk paintings.

Established in 2009, the Craig Thomas Gallery is the natural evolution of its founder's decade long involvement in the Vietnamese art scene and the relationships developed with artists, curators and collectors during that time. The gallery is focused on supporting the development of young (emerging, early) and mid-career Vietnamese artists and providing them with a platform to present their work to a wider audience.  CTG strives to play an active role in promoting the development of a vibrant domestic art scene in Vietnam through ongoing efforts to promote talented young Vietnamese artists and through the hosting of regular exhibitions at the gallery. CTG's main exhibition space is located in a quiet corner of Ho Chi Minh City's District 1, approximately five to ten minutes from the city's central business area. The gallery also has a satellite exhibition space in the Thao Dien neighborhood of Saigon's District 2. Craig Thomas has lived and worked in Vietnam since 1995 and has been actively involved in the Vietnamese art scene since 2002.  Prior to opening CTG, Craig curated and managed another gallery in Saigon during which time he identified and mentored a number of promising debutant Saigon-based artists. Visit the gallery's website at ... http://www.cthomasgallery.com







Our Editor Tours The World Famous State Hermitage Museum In Saint Petersburg, Russia

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:29 PM PDT

The Hermitage Museum is Russia's best gallery of world art, one of the most prominent art museums in the world and definitely the main tourist attraction of St. Petersburg. The museum was founded in 1764 when Catherine the Great purchased a collection of 255 paintings from the German city of Berlin. Today, the Hermitage boasts over 3.2 million exhibits and displays a diverse range of art and artifacts from all over the world and from throughout history (from Ancient Egypt to the early 20th century Europe). The Hermitage's collections include works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, a unique collection of Rembrandts and Rubens, many French Impressionist works by Renoir, Cezanne, Manet, Monet and Pissarro, numerous canvasses by Van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Gaugin and several sculptures by Rodin. The Hermitage Museum has room after room of remarkable artistic masterpieces done by famous artists from around the world. Although we think of the Hermitage as primarily a museum, it was the home of the imperial Romanov family from Peter III to the last Czar, Nicholas II. In the 1920s and 1930s the new socialist government "nationalized" many extensive private collections into the Hermitage. At the onset of World War II, Russia moved most of the Hermitage collections to a secret location Ural Mountains for their protection. The collection is both enormous and diverse and is an essential stop for all those interested in art and history. The experts say that if you were to spend one minute looking at each exhibit on display in the Hermitage, you would need 10 years before you'd seen them all. Website : http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/


Peter the Great, a name well known in history, was the initial founder of the Hermitage in Russia. An owner of an incredible private collection of paintings, he purchased works from all around the world, displaying them at his own place in later years. The collection was then substantially further developed by Catherine the Great and her progeny. From the roots of Ancient Egypt to twentieth-century Europe. At the Hermitage Russia visitors revel in the art and history on display yet any visitor, whether a history or art buff or not, will appreciate the museum's caliber. The main building of the Hermitage Museum is the Winter Palace, which was once the main residence of the Russian Tsars. Magnificently located on the bank of the Neva River, this green-and-white three-storey palace is a marvel of Baroque architecture and boasts 1,786 doors, 1,945 windows and 1,057 elegantly and lavishly decorated halls and rooms, many of which are open to the public. The Baroque Winter Palace was built between 1754 and 1762 and its first resident was none other than the celebrated Catherine the Great. Many of the palace's impressive interiors were remodeled after the huge fire that partly destroyed the building in 1837. The Hermitage's collections are displayed in adjoining buildings along the Neva embankment, together form an enormous museum complex: the Winter Palace, the Small Hermitage, the Old Hermitage and lastly the New Hermitage. The Hermitage Theater, the private theater of the Tsars, is a beautifully decorated amphitheater and still hosts regular lectures, concerts, opera and ballet performances. The Hermitage in Russia comprises six massive buildings and also has international divisions located in Las Vegas,London, Amsterdam and the city of Ferra in Italy. Holding a long-admired title in the Guinness Book of World Records for hosting the biggest painting amassment in the world.

E.G. Bührle Collection of French Impressionism Plans to Move To Kunsthaus Zürich

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:28 PM PDT

artwork: Claude Monet - "Champ de coquelicots près de Vétheuil", around 1879. Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm. Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection, Zurich

ZURICH.- Today, 60 years after it first saw the light of day, Emil Bührle's is still one of the leading collections of 20th-century art. It focuses on French Impressionist painting, which has always enjoyed vivid interest in Switzerland and is also represented in the Kunsthaus Zürich's own collection. At the Bührle Collection's current home, however, in Zurich's Zollikerstrasse, the private collection had been seen annually by no more than 10,000 visitors before even those numbers dwindled to just a few hundred following the notorious robbery in February of 2008. The Kunsthaus, on the other hand, welcomes between 200,000 and 300,000 guests each year, eager to view its examples of French painting and of the schools that preceded and followed it.

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center to host Baroque World of Fernando Botero

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:27 PM PDT

artwork: Fernando Botero, Dancers, 2002 - pastel on paper Courtesy of The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is pleased to present, The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, the artist's first American retrospective in over 30 years. The unforgettable works of the Colombian painter, sculptor, and draftsman resonate with thought-provoking political and social commentary. His exaggeratedly rounded forms depict the comedy of human life – moving or wry, baroque in expression, sometimes with a mocking observation, sometimes with a deep, elementary emotion. On exhibition 30 May through 16 August, 2009.

Eight San Francisco Artists Respond to Surrealist Masterworks at Frey Norris Gallery

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:26 PM PDT

artwork: Kate Eric - Ambush at Mal Hollows, 2009 - Acrylic on canvas, 45 ½ x 79 (115 x 200 cm.) - at Frey Norris Gallery

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Echo is the first exhibition at Frey Norris Gallery to simultaneously exhibit the Surrealist masterworks in the gallery's Annex alongside artwork from the contemporary gallery. We have suggested a painting or sculpture by eight important Surrealists to eight of our Bay Area artists and asked them to respond or invent around the resonances between their own interests and the content and ideas in the historical piece. The result will be pairings, one historical with one new piece, that synthesize art from 1939 to 2009. This project highlights the often misunderstood or overlooked ideas of the historical artists, demonstrating their foresight in creating art that projects a timeless power and mystery. Similarly, the pairings present contemporary artists with a challenge, creating a bridge that will measure their visions against artwork by some of the most storied artists, writers and thinkers of the last century. Ov view 8 October through 14 November, 2009.

The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Hosts Emerging Artist Hiro Sakaguchi

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:25 PM PDT

artwork: Hiro Sakaguchi - "Bear Fishing", 2008 - Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of © the artist. On view at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in "Hiro Sakaguchi: No Particular Place To Go" until August 28th.

Philadelphia, PA.- The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts is proud to presents "Hiro Sakaguchi: No Particular Place To Go", on view at the museum until August 28th. The series of exhibitions by emerging artists continues with a presentation of works by Philadelphia artist Hiro Sakaguchi. A 1996 graduate of PAFA, Sakaguchi creates fictional worlds in drawings, paintings, and sculptures where human endeavor and interconnections are juxtaposed with natural forces in images that explore the tension between dreams and reality. In Sakaguchi's world, the violent event is defused and diffused through the miraculous transformations that drawing and painting can effect. The ammunition shot from tanks and planes in "Explosion Flowers" (2010) bursts into a bouquet of colorful blooms, while a volcano erupts in "Secret of Mt. Asama" (2010) like an engine spitting jetliners into the sky and taking passengers to far off places.


New Documentary on Painter John Marin Will Premiere in December

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:24 PM PDT

artwork: John Marin - Brooklyn Bridge - watercolor on paper, 1912, 15 1/2" x 18 1/2". - Collection of Colby College Museum of Art

PORTLAND, ME.- 217 Films and independent filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of Ashford, Connecticut announced the following regarding the premiere of their new film about American master John Marin. On Friday, December 11 at 6:30pm, John Marin: "Let the Paint be Paint!" will make its world premiere at the Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square, in Portland, Maine. There will be an encore screening on Saturday, December 12 at 2:30pm.

The J. Paul Getty Museum exhibits 'A Light Touch ~ Exploring Humor in Drawing'

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:23 PM PDT

artwork: Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1757-1827) - Box-Lobby Loungers , 1785 - Pencil, pen and black and & gray ink and watercolor. Framed: 71.1 X 91.4 cm. - The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA.- From wicked caricatures to wry satirical observations of social and political injustice, drawings have incorporated humor for centuries. A Light Touch: Exploring Humor in Drawing, on view from September 23–December 7, 2008, at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, uses drawings from the Getty's collection, along with several loans from the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, to explore humor in European drawing up to the year 1900. Included in the exhibition are works by Leonardo da Vinci, Urs Graf, Giambattista Tiepolo, Francisco de Goya, Thomas Rowlandson, and Pierre Bonnard.

Norton Museum of Art opens a Special Photography Exhibition ~ ' Coming Into Focus '

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:22 PM PDT

artwork: STEFAN LÖFFELHARDT (German, born 1959) - WAFA 5.4, 2004 - Lambda print, 38 1/2 x 51 1/4 inches Gift of Baroness Jeane von Oppenheim, 2007.11. - © Stefan Löffelhardt 

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Opening to the public today, October 11, 2008, Coming Into Focus: Jeane von Oppenheim and Photography at the Norton, 1998—2008, celebrates the 10th anniversary of Baroness Jeane von Oppenheim's significant donation of over 650 photographs. Her generous contribution propelled the Norton Museum into collecting photography seriously, and therefore, as having one of the leading photography collections in the southeast. Since the initial 1998 donation, Jeane has continued to support the Norton Museum's photography program and is now the head of the Photography Committee.

New Book Tells The Intriguing Story of Muralist Pablo O'Higgins

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:21 PM PDT

artwork: The Struggle Against Racial Discrimination (mural detail, 1945) by Pablo O'Higgins - Kane Hall, University of Washington, Seattle Photo of Mural Courtesy Oscar Rosales Castañeda

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- "Becoming Pablo O'Higgins" tells the intriguing story of how a blond-haired, blue-eyed Presbyterian from Salt Lake City, Utah, became a celebrated Mexican muralist. Born Paul Higgins in 1904 into a conservative Republican family of Mayflower English and Protestant Scots-Irish ancestry, O'Higgins, at age 20, boldly traveled to Mexico City at a time when Mexico was still reeling from its violent 10-year revolution. He went to see the mural renaissance involving Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros, and he soon became an assistant to Diego Rivera. O'Higgins worked with Rivera on three of his most important murals and became a life-long friend. Rivera said if he ever had a son, he'd want him to be like O'Higgins.

Museum Würth shows " The Collector’s Eye " ~ Recent Acquisitions

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:20 PM PDT

artwork: Max Beckmann - 'Brillenladen' - Schwarze Tusche und Pastellkreide on canvas - 101 x 127 cm. - Collection Museum Würth 

KUNZELSAU, GERMANY -  The Collector's Eye the latest Museum Würth exhibition, is devoted to multifarious developments in the Würth Collection. It features a selection of recent acquisitions made during the past three years as the result of discussions between the collector, Reinhold Würth, and his Art Advisory Committee. On exhibition 15 January, 2009 through 6 January, 2010.

Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review"

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:19 PM PDT

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