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• The Ateneum Art Museum Holds The Most Important Art Collection In Finland Is Visited By AKN Editor
• The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) presents 'Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night'
• Allentown Art Museum Hosts Jacob Lawrence :'Tales of Freedom'
• The Blanton Museum of Art shows 'The Language of Prints'
• Tabitha Vevers "Narrative Bodies" to Open at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park
• Portland Art Museum opens China Design Now: A Multi-Sensory Experience
• Michael Raedecke's Latest Work at Museum of Contemporary Art in the Hague
• Blanton Museum of Art hosts Japanese Woodblock Prints from the James A. Michener Collection
• The Menil Collection presents ' Face Off ' ~ A Selection of Old Masters
• Gilbert & George Retrospective Opens at The Milwaukee Art Museum
• Museo de Zaragoza features "Goya and the Modern World"
• The 18th USArtists American Fine Art Show & Sale Returns in October
• DeCordova Museum to Present a Harold Tovish Exhibition
• A Legacy of Collecting at University of Maine Museum of Art
• Wonders of Imperial Japan: at Van Gogh Museum
• Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review"

The Ateneum Art Museum Holds The Most Important Art Collection In Finland Is Visited By AKN Editor Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:29 PM PST The Ateneum Art Museum is the national gallery of Finland. Its purpose is to care for, build up, study and present the most important art collection in Finland. Through its exhibitions and other activities, Ateneum promotes knowledge and appreciation of the visual arts and our cultural heritage. Even the Ateneum building itself, designed by architect Theodor Höijer and inaugurated in 1887, is something of a national monument. The largest collection of paintings and sculpture in Finland with Finnish masterpieces from the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries and Western art from around 1850 to 1950, plus changing exhibitions. The museum has a fine food café and modern museum bookshop.The Ateneum is a major museum in Finland. It is located in the centre of Helsinki at the Rautatientori square opposite Helsinki Central Railway Station. It has the biggest collections of classical art in Finland. Previously the Ateneum building also housed the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts and University of Art and Design Helsinki. The Ateneum building is owned by Senate Properties the government real estate provider. There are more than 1,000 museums in Finland that cater to every conceivable interest. In Helsinki itself, the over 80 museums include the Ateneum, Finland's national gallery; the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, designed by American architect Steven Holl and the Design Museum just to mention a few. Here one will find Finland's golden age and modern masters, from Albert Edelfelt to Akseli Gallen-Kallela and Helene Schjerfbeck. The museum complex includes the Ateneum Hall and hosts a range of events and activities. Ateneum is part of the Finnish National Gallery. The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) designated Helsinki as the World Design Capital for the year 2012 on November 25th, 2009. The World Design Capital designation is conferred to one city at a time every two years for outstanding use of design as a tool for economic development, as well as social and cultural improvement. The first World Design Capital was Turin (Torino) of Italy in 2008. The World Design Capital for 2010 is Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The public information centre for the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 theme year will be located on the beautiful Senate Square at Aleksanterinkatu 16. Helsinki's World Design Capital year 2012 will comprise a wide range of events and projects related to design and its manifestations. In 2012 Helsinki will also celebrate the 200th anniversary of becoming the capital of Finland, when the country was a grand duchy of the Russian Empire. The preliminary program for 2012 will be published in spring 2011. In choosing Helsinki, the World Design Capital selection jury highlighted Helsinki's use of 'Embedded Design', which has tied design in the city to innovation, creating global brands, such as Nokia, Kone and Marimekko; popular events, like the annual Helsinki Design Week; outstanding education and re¬search institutions, such as the Aalto University School of Art and Design and world-renowned architects and designers such as Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto. Helsinki's several architectural layers are typified by Nordic minimalism and refinement. Modernism, functionalism and the largest concentration of Art Nouveau buildings in Northern Europe make Helsinki a major city of architecture. The Design District in Helsinki is an area full of design and antique shops, fashion stores, museums, art galleries, restaurants and up-scale showrooms. Design is deeply rooted in Finnish culture. Finnish design first came to fame in the 1950s when new mass production methods and low cost materials gave rise to the Nordic design ideology of combining the seemingly contrasting qualities of beauty and function to create everyday objects that are accessible to all. In today's Helsinki, design manifests itself in many ways. The creative sector is re-shaping Helsinki's economy and enhancing the citizens' quality of life. Design seen from a broad perspective – in city planning, architecture, industrial design and service design – plays an integral role in the development of Helsinki, city services and consumer products. ANNOUNCEMENT: Our Editor has been invited to visit Museums and cultural sites in mainland China, Korea, Vietnam. Myanmar, Thailand (Siam), Singapore, Bali and mainland Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Bhutan, Malaysia, Japan,Mongolia, Russia and now Finland. Because of the Editor's travel we will be posting many interesting articles from our archives, some of the BEST Articles and Art Images that appeared in your magazine during the past six plus (6+) years . . Enjoy.

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) presents 'Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night' Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:25 PM PST NEW YORK.- The Museum of Modern Art, in collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, presents Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night, the first exhibition to examine Vincent van Gogh's lyrical view of the night through nocturnal interiors and landscapes, which he often combined with other longstanding themes of his art—peasant life, sowers, wheatfields, and the encroachment of modernity on the rural scene. This exhibition includes 23 paintings and 10 works on paper from all periods of Van Gogh's career, as well as a selection of his letters and examples of the rich literary sources that influenced the artist's work in this area by writers such as Hans Christian Andersen, Jules Michelet, and Emile Zola. It will be on view at MoMA through January 5, 2009, and then it travels to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, where it will be on view February 13 to June 7, 2009.

Allentown Art Museum Hosts Jacob Lawrence :'Tales of Freedom' Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:18 PM PST Allentown, PA - The Allentown Art Museum presents the special exhibition Jacob Lawrence: Tales of Freedom October 8, 2006-January 7, 2007, in the Rodale Gallery.

The Blanton Museum of Art shows 'The Language of Prints' Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:15 PM PST Austin, TX -  The Blanton Museum of Art presents an important exhibition of prints drawn exclusively from its renowned collection. The Language of Prints will provide an opportunity for seasoned connoisseurs to view a comprehensive section of the Blanton's collection, as well as serve as an overview to anyone who has ever wondered about the importance of prints or how to read the nuanced craftsmanship behind these complex works on paper. On exhibition through 17 August, 2008.

Tabitha Vevers "Narrative Bodies" to Open at the DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:14 PM PST LINCOLN, MA.- Narrative Bodies is mid-career survey exhibition of the work of painter Tabitha Vevers that highlights the artist's feminist engagement with tradition and myth. The exhibition will be on view at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park from January 24 through May 17, 2009. The exhibition will travel from DeCordova to the Provincetown Art Association and Museum in the summer of 2009.

Portland Art Museum opens China Design Now: A Multi-Sensory Experience Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:12 PM PST PORTLAND, OR.- This October, the Portland Art Museum opens China Design Now, a multi-sensory experience reflecting the new Chinese urban environment and encapsulating the scale, speed, and energy of change in China today. Visitors will embark on a journey of discovery through China, focusing on the graphic design, fashion, interior design, and architecture emerging from three vibrant and rapidly evolving cities. On exhibition 10 October through 17 January, 2010.

Michael Raedecke's Latest Work at Museum of Contemporary Art in the Hague Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:10 PM PST THE HAGUE, NL - Michael Raedecker – one of the most successful artists of his generation – presents a broad overview of his latest work at the Gemeentemuseum (GEM) this summer. His complex, multi-layered paintings, which daringly combine the "high-status" medium of paint with the homelier medium of embroidery, are based on traditional genres like the still life and flower painting. Raedecker has shot to fame since 1999, winning international prizes and seeing his work included in renowned collections like Saatchi and Tate Modern. On exhibition 11 July through 1 November, 2009.

Blanton Museum of Art hosts Japanese Woodblock Prints from the James A. Michener Collection Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:06 PM PST AUSTIN, TX - The Blanton Museum of Art presents Exquisite Visions of Japan, a special exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints from the James A. Michener Collection of the Honolulu Academy of Arts. The exhibition provides viewers a rare opportunity to examine the history of the medium from its inception in the 17th century through the 20th century, highlighting the techniques, processes and subjects that characterize these remarkable works. It includes fifty prints from master Japanese printmakers including Kitagawa Utamaro, Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige.

The Menil Collection presents ' Face Off ' ~ A Selection of Old Masters Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:04 PM PST HOUSTON, TX.- Face Off: A Selection of Old Masters and Others from The Menil Collection examines one of the most primary elements of human interaction: to look upon the face of another. Including prints from the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries, a few pre-Renaissance sculptures, and a small group of modern and contemporary paintings, Face Off mines seldom-seen areas of the museum's permanent collection to provide fresh insight into fundamental issues of likeness, memory, and identity. This selection of work illustrates that the tenets and strategies utilized in the creation of visual art today have been around for thousands of years, while simultaneously bearing witness to the multifaceted vision of art through time.

Gilbert & George Retrospective Opens at The Milwaukee Art Museum Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:02 PM PST MILWAUKEE, WI - The first major retrospective in over twenty-five years of the British artists Gilbert & George makes the only Midwest stop on its international tour at the Milwaukee Art Museum, June 14-September 1, 2008. The exhibition is the largest ever mounted of their art, with more than 45 pictures from 1971 to the present and a host of archive materials that follow the prolific forty-year career of these iconic provocateurs.

Museo de Zaragoza features "Goya and the Modern World" Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:58 PM PST ZARAGOZA, SPAIN - The President of the government of Aragon, Marcelino Iglesias, inaugurated today at the Museo de Zaragoza the exhibition "Goya and the Modern World" which includes 345 works of art – 138 made by the artist from Fuendetodos—in which the influence of the painter from Aragon reflects on artists from the 19th and 20th centuries. The Museo de Zaragoza will open this exhibit on Thursday, December 18, and this exhibition will be open to the public until the first week of March. The exhibition has been organized by the Government of Aragon and the Goya Foundation.

The 18th USArtists American Fine Art Show & Sale Returns in October Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:57 PM PST PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Presented by the Women's Board of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), the 18th USArtists American Fine Art Show & Sale, the largest exposition and sale of 18th- through 21st-Century American art in the nation, will be presented October 1 through 3, 2010 at PAFA. For the first time in its 18-year history, USArtists will be moving from its longtime venue at the 33rd Street Armory to its home at PAFA's Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building at 128 North Broad Street in Philadelphia.

DeCordova Museum to Present a Harold Tovish Exhibition Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:55 PM PST LINCOLN, MA.- Harold "Red" Tovish (1921-2008) was one of the most important artists working in Boston during the second half of the twentieth century. The DeCordova Museum announces an exhibition of Harold Tovish's sculptures, lithographic prints, drawings, and a multi-media installation — all from DeCordova's Permanent Collection— that honors the artist's vision and career. Despite coming of age in the 1950s when New York School abstraction became the dominant style in the international art world, Tovish remained committed to the human form as the primary vehicle for exploring metaphysical existence.  On view 24 January through 17 May, 2009.

A Legacy of Collecting at University of Maine Museum of Art Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:53 PM PST Bangor, Maine - The University of Maine Museum of Art is pleased to present the second half of a two- part exhibition A Legacy of Collecting: 1983 - Present beginning December 7. A Legacy of Collecting celebrates the Five Year Anniversary of the Museum of Art's relocation to downtown Bangor. On exhibition through 5 April, 2008.

Wonders of Imperial Japan: at Van Gogh Museum Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:52 PM PST Amsterdam, NL - Wonders of Imperial Japan features over 200 objects from the famous Khalili collection, the world's largest and most diverse collection of Japanese Meiji art.  These works, which were all made during the reign of the Emperor Meiji who ruled from 1868 to 1912, will be complemented by paintings by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and will be on view from 7 July to 22 October 2006. The reign of the Emperor Meiji was a period of enormous change in Japan, when the nation was recreating itself as part of the world community after several centuries of isolation.  Emerging from its feudal past, Japan was rapidly industrialized and developed as an economic power.  Following the downfall of the shogun regime, Japanese artisans lost their traditional samurai patrons and were obliged to find new markets for their skills.  They began applying their skills to new forms of art – metalsmiths began making bronze sculptures and incense burners, ivory carvers began fashioning sculptures and enamel artists perfected a new type of wireless cloisonné that took Europe and America by storm.

Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review" Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:51 PM PST 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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