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• Our Editor Tours The Lund Konsthall Museum In Historic Lund, Sweden
• The Jewish Museum Presents a Major Exhibition of Abstract Expressionism
• The Century of Modern Sculpture at the Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum
• Kunsthaus Zürich shows ‘Rodin’ ~ A Retrospective
• Felix Nussbaum Murdered Jewish Artist on exhibit in Daniel Libeskind Designed Museum
• Gibbes Museum of Art to Feature Modern Masters from the Ferguson Collection
• Atlanta Botanical Garden & High Museum Partner for "Moore & Monet" Exhibitions
• Six New World Auction Records Set at Christie’s NY sale of Impressionist & Modern Art
• Tacoma Art Museum presents " Oasis: Western Dreams of the Ottoman Empire "
• Grey Art Gallery to show Damaged Romanticism ~ A Mirror of Modern Emotion
• Many Cities Host Shows About Leonardo Da Vinci's Art and Inventions
• State Russian Museum features Vladimir Baranoff-Rossiné
• Aspen Art Museum shows ~ Unknown Pleasures - Nine Artist Group Exhibition
• Francesca Sundsten - New Paintings at Davidson Contemporary
• Rose Art Museum presents the art of Tom Sachs and Steve Miller
• Splendid Titian Returns to Joslyn Art Museum Transformed After Getty Conservation
• This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News

Our Editor Tours The Lund Konsthall Museum In Historic Lund, Sweden Posted: 21 Nov 2010 06:30 PM PST Lund Konsthall Museum is the result of a donation from the Old Savings' Bank (today's Finn Savings' Bank) to the City of Lund. In 1953 the City Council decided to accept the gift and invited six architects for a competition to design the new kunsthalle. In 1954 the jury unanimously decided that Klas Anshelm's proposal should be realized. Klas Anshelm (1914–1980) was a well-known a busy architect in Lund. With its monolithic brick façade Lund Konsthall became one of Sweden's finest exhibition venues. Its dramatic and yet restrained form is well adapted to contemporary art, and also blends in with the medieval architecture of Lund. In 1997 the building was renovated and in 2004 it underwent a lighter renovation, aiming at restoring as much as possible of the original architecture. On 1 September 1957 Lund Konsthall was inaugurated with the exhibition Swedish Contemporary Art. During 50 years the exhibition programme has been ambitious and widely recognized, featuring both Swedish and international contemporary art. The exhibition Lund Konsthall 50 Years (31 March – 20 May 2007) featured a selection of artists and artworks that have been shown at Lund Konsthall since its inauguration. In connection with this exhibition the book Lund Konsthall 50 Years, and exhibition Posters were published. It can be bought at the reception (800 pages, hardcover, full-colour reproductions, SEK 380,-). In connection with the jubilee exhibition Lund Konsthall organized a programme with talks and discussions about contemporary art and its institutions. Works by the following artists are shown in the exhibition: Torsten Andersson, Knut Andreassen, Klas Anshelm, Bianca Maria Barmen, Beck & Jung, Dick Bengtsson, Ola Billgren, Max Book, Bård Breivik, Elina Brotherus, Barbro Bäckström, Carlos Capelán, Lena Cronqvist, Carl Johan De Geer, Lars Englund, Jörgen Fogelquist, Roj Friberg, GAN, Poul Gernes, Hein Heinsen, Carl Fredrik Hill, Lars Hillersberg, Åke Hodell, Sture Johannesson, Sven Jonson, Annica Karlsson-Rixon, Clay Ketter, Brita af Klercker, Hilma af Klint, Bruno Knutman, Sivert Lindblom, Eva Löfdahl, Carl Magnus, Melin & Österlin, Tracey Moffatt, Wiwen Nilsson, Richard Nonas, Georg Oddner, Erik Olson, Lennart Olson, Eric H Olson, Signe Persson-Melin, Nina Roos, Anna Sjödahl, Annika Svenbro, Esaias Thorén, Anne Thulin, Lefifi Tladi, Sophie Tottie, Ulf Trotzig, John Wipp, Fumio Yoshimura, Anders Österlin. Klas Anshelm, Architect said . . 'I have tried to achieve an environment, tried to achieve a spatial frame for objects, and also to facilitate the changing of light bulbs.' Lund Konsthall is a significant international contemporary art venue. This is achieved with exhibitions and other events of high international standard, featuring art from the nearby region as well as from the rest of the world. The museum is also engaged in continuous research and experimentation with new exhibition formats, and offers a programme that is distinct and accessible to existing and new groups of visitors.This is achieved with interpretation and communication: the creation of meaning through the visual and spatial articulation of exhibitions, free-distribution printed matter with clearly formulated presentation texts, more substantial catalogues, public talks, lectures and moderated discussion events. A comprehensive programme of gallery talks and guided tours is offered free of charge to schools and kindergartens in Lund. Lund Konsthall is responsible for the City of Lund Art Collection, which is deposited in the City's various departments and institutions. Acquisitions are made by the Director in collaboration with a group of elected politicians. The museum is also responsible for the production of public art when the City of Lund commissions new buildings or renovate existing buildings. Autumn's two exhibitions of Olafur Eliasson was a collaboration between Lund Konsthall and Malmö Konsthall. Together they formed a whole that offered a unique opportunity to take part of Olafur Eliasson's diverse oeuvre. At Lund Konsthall demonstrated the breadth of Eliasson's artistic inquiry. The newest exhibition will be 27 November 2010 – 16 January 2011, is an exhibition of 15 younger artists. They come from different countries and cultural backgrounds and they work with different topics, means of expression and techniques. What unites them is that they have all graduated recently, between 2006 and 2010, from the two art academies in our region: the Malmö Art Academy, which is part of Lund University, and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. 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, Finland and now Sweden. 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 Jewish Museum Presents a Major Exhibition of Abstract Expressionism Posted: 21 Nov 2010 06:15 PM PST NEW YORK CITY - The Jewish Museum presents Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976 from May 4 through September 21, 2008. In the first major U.S. exhibition in 20 years to rethink Abstract Expressionism and the movements that followed, fifty key works by 31 artists – among them Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Mark Rothko – will be viewed from the perspectives of influential, rival art critics Clement Greenberg and Harold Rosenberg, the artists, and popular culture. Following its New York City showing, the exhibition will travel to the Saint Louis Art Museum from October 19, 2008 to January 11, 2009, and the Albright–Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY from February 13 to May 31, 2009.

The Century of Modern Sculpture at the Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum Posted: 21 Nov 2010 06:14 PM PST Duisburg, Germany - Visitors to the Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum – Center for International Sculpture tend to ask us the same questions again and again: What is the difference between sculpture cut from a block and sculpture molded to form, what is object art, what is environment and room installation?

Kunsthaus Zürich shows ‘Rodin’ ~ A Retrospective Posted: 21 Nov 2010 06:03 PM PST Zurich, Switzerland - In the late 19th century Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) revolutionized sculpture. On exhibition until 13 May 2007,  Kunsthaus Zürich is showing a retrospective comprising almost 160 bronzes, works in plaster, and drawings – including such renowned pieces as 'The Kiss' and 'The Thinker', but also rarely seen marble sculptures such as 'The Earth and the Moon'. Rodin was one of the first artists who elevated fragmentation to an artistic principle. When the wider public first saw his work exhibited in Paris in 1889, there was as much astonishment at his dynamic treatment of sculptural surfaces as there was at the fragmentation of the human form and the absence of plinths. The natural, uncontrived postures of his late figures were entirely at odds with the prevailing sculptural ideals that were still in thrall to the traditionally 'acceptable' poses. The innovative, uneven, furrowed surfaces of his forms, so unsettling to the contemporary eye, resulted from Rodin's unique working of the figure's bones, muscles and nerves, which in turn led to a very particular interplay of areas of light and shade.

Felix Nussbaum Murdered Jewish Artist on exhibit in Daniel Libeskind Designed Museum Posted: 21 Nov 2010 06:02 PM PST OSNABRUCK, GERMANY - On the special occasion of its tenth anniversary in 2008, the Felix Nussbaum Museum in Osnabrück, designed by Daniel Libeskind, will feature the extraordinary exhibition "The Hidden Trace: Jewish Paths Through Modernity" from 7 December 2008 until 19 April 2009 with high-calibre loans from renowned museums throughout Europe and the USA. What trace have Jewish artists left in 19th and 20th-century art history? And how can it be revealed? The anniversary show under the patronage of Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel is devoted to the impact of Jewish culture and Jewish life on art in modernity over the past two centuries.

Gibbes Museum of Art to Feature Modern Masters from the Ferguson Collection Posted: 21 Nov 2010 06:01 PM PST Charleston, South Carolina – The Gibbes Museum of Art will present the exclusive exhibition Modern Masters from the Ferguson Collection in the Main Gallery from April 30 through August 22, 2010.  Selected from the private collection of prominent art enthusiasts Esther and James Ferguson, this exhibition includes paintings, sculpture, and works on paper by significant twentieth-century artists such as Pablo Picasso, Willem de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg, and Christo.

Atlanta Botanical Garden & High Museum Partner for "Moore & Monet" Exhibitions Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:59 PM PST ATLANTA, GA.- This summer the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the High Museum of Art have joined together for a special "Moore & Monet" joint discounted-admission offer to "Moore in America: The Monumental Sculpture of Henry Moore" at the Garden and "Monet Water Lilies" at the High. The joint ticket also gives visitors access to other special exhibitions and collections at both venues. The offer will run through the closing of "Monet Water Liles" on August 23, 2009. The High Museum of Art will present an exhibition of four masterpieces by Claude Monet from the collection of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. The installation will feature MoMA's renowned 42-foot-wide triptych, "Reflections of Clouds on the Water-Lily Pond," which is the largest "Water Lilies" painting in the U.S. The High's presentation of "Monet Water Lilies" launches a multi-year, multi-exhibition collaboration between the High and MoMA, with additional exhibitions currently under development for 2011 through 2013.

Six New World Auction Records Set at Christie’s NY sale of Impressionist & Modern Art Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:57 PM PST NEW YORK CITY - The evening's sale of Impressionist and Modern Art at Christie's New York totaled $277,276,000/£140,749,239/€178,887,742, Christie's third highest result ever for the category. The auction featured particularly strong results for both 19th and 20th century paintings and sculpture created by some of the leading masters of art history. The sale was 82% sold by value, 76% sold by lot.

Tacoma Art Museum presents " Oasis: Western Dreams of the Ottoman Empire " Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:56 PM PST TACOMA, WA - Tacoma Art Museum's exhibition "Oasis: Western Dreams of the Ottoman Empire" from the Dahesh Museum of Art features a survey of nineteenth-century Western artists' responses to the diverse cultures of the former Ottoman Empire. Many Europeans relied on published travelogues for information, but many also traveled to the region. Genre paintings, the prevalent form of Orientalist art in the nineteenth century, were greatly influenced by these artists' direct experience of everyday life in the region. The exhibition is on view Saturday, September 20, 2008 through Sunday, January 4, 2009.

Grey Art Gallery to show Damaged Romanticism ~ A Mirror of Modern Emotion Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:54 PM PST New York City - Damaged Romanticism: A Mirror of Modern Emotion brings together the work of 15 internationally recognized contemporary artists, whose work explores the confrontation between classic, highly idyllic romanticism and contemporary, pragmatic realism. Damaged Romanticism revolves around a seemingly simple premise—powerful, positive artwork can spring from profound disappointment. The first exhibition to be jointly presented by the Grey Art Gallery in New York City and the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, Damaged Romanticism will run concurrently at the two institutions, opening January 13, 2009, at the Grey.

Many Cities Host Shows About Leonardo Da Vinci's Art and Inventions Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:52 PM PST NEW YORK, NY, (AP).- Cities around the country are in da Vinci mode with shows about Leonardo da Vinci's art and inventions. In New York, "Leonardo Da Vinci's Workshop: Inventor + Artist + Dreamer," opens Nov. 20 at the Discovery Times Square Exposition and runs through April 4. The show offers full-scale, interactive models of da Vinci's inventions, including his ideas for the airplane, automobile, robot knight and mechanical lion. In Baltimore, "Da Vinci — The Genius: A Traveling Exhibit" at the Maryland Science Center through Jan. 31 features some of his inventions, anatomical drawings and writings, plus "secrets of 'The Last Supper' and the 'Mona Lisa' revealed in 3D animation. "

State Russian Museum features Vladimir Baranoff-Rossiné Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:50 PM PST St. Petersburg, Russia - The State Russian Museum opens the exhibition of Vladimir Baranoff-Rossiné in the Benois Wing of the Mikhailovsky Palace. The exhibition comprises circa 60 works of art from the collections of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Volsk Regional Museum of the Saratov Region, Alexander Radishchev State Art Museum in Saratov, Tambov Regional Picture Gallery, Davitson International S.A. company (Switzerland), collections of V. Tsarenkov (Paris), M. Mkrticheva (Moscow), A. Tselovalnikov (Moscow).

Aspen Art Museum shows ~ Unknown Pleasures - Nine Artist Group Exhibition Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:48 PM PST ASPEN, CO - Beginning Saturday, August 9, 2008, the Aspen Art Museum is proud to present the group exhibition Unknown Pleasures, featuring artwork by internationally renowned contemporary artists Sanford Biggers, Anne Collier, Jesper Just, Tim Lee, Euan Macdonald, Susan Philipsz, Ugo Rondinone, Melanie Schiff, and Wilhelm Sasnal. A free public reception will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., on Thursday, August 14, 2008. Unknown Pleasures will remain on view through Sunday, October 19, 2008.

Francesca Sundsten - New Paintings at Davidson Contemporary Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:46 PM PST Seattle WA - Francesca Sundsten's unique vision of the world is interpreted in a new series of hand-painted alterations on found photographs.  Each image, a found portrait from the 1800s, is obscured or altered by Sundsten's accentuating a personality quirk or gesture in the sitter.  There are two related but distinct bodies of work in this series, those painted with watercolor and those in oil.  The watercolor paint sinks into the card stock and coexists with the photographed subject - in these Sundsten mixes her own embellishments with the camera's original capture; a third eye, an extra shock of hair, or the horns of Beelzebub.

Rose Art Museum presents the art of Tom Sachs and Steve Miller Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:43 PM PST WALTHAM, MA – The Rose Art Museum is pleased to announce one-person exhibitions of two American-born artists, Tom Sachs and Steve Miller. "Tom Sachs: Logjam" and "Steve Miller: Spiraling Inward" will inaugurate The Rose's fall season, opening on Sept. 25 and continuing through Dec. 16, 2007. "Sachs: Logjam" and "Steve Miller: Spiraling Inward" The Rose Art Museum, at Brandeis University is internationally recognized for its quality and comprehensiveness of its collection.

Splendid Titian Returns to Joslyn Art Museum Transformed After Getty Conservation Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:37 PM PST OMAHA, NE - A nearly 475-year old portrait by Venetian painter Titian (pronounced tish-in; Tiziano Vecellio, ca. 1487-1576) is back on view today in Joslyn Art Museum's Medieval and Renaissance gallery following an 11-month absence. Georgio Cornaro with a Falcon (1537), oil on canvas, which entered Joslyn's collection in 1942, was accepted into the J. Paul Getty Museum's Conservation Partnerships in October 2007. The program allows conservation of important works of art owned by other museums to be undertaken at no cost, with the provision that they are displayed at the Getty for a period of time after treatment. Titian's portrait of Giorgio Cornaro was on view at the Los Angeles-based Getty from March through August 2008.

This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:36 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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