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• Our Editor Tours The Röhsska Museum of Design & Decorative Arts In Gothenburg, Sweden
• Music Legend Paul McCartney Wins Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston hosts ~ Radical Young British Artists ( YBA )
• MoMA Opens "The Modern Myth: Drawing Mythologies in Modern Times"
• Yale Center Exhibition Examines Hoax on Prominent 18th Century British Artists
• Columbia Museum of Art exhibits 'Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection'
• "Merchant Posters" ~ Collage Series by Mark Bradford Published in New Book
• Phillips de Pury & Company Debuts ~ ASSOCIATES
• Miami Art Museum (MAM) To Present " Space as Medium "
• Sol LeWitt ~ One of the Most Influential Artists of Our Time
• The Morgan Library & Museum opens Exhibition on the Great - and Enduringly Popular - Novelist Jane Austen
• Andy Warhol's Iconic '200 One Dollar Bills' from 1962 Sells for $43,762,500 at Sotheby's
• " The Disappeared " Honored at El Museo del Barrio
• The Royal Acadeny of Arts Opens Vilhelm Hammershoi Retrospective
• 'Collection Highlights' of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
• Photographer Terry Falke featured at Afterimage Gallery
• Colgate's Picker Art Gallery Exhibitions ~ Treasures from the Permanent Collection
• This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News

Our Editor Tours The Röhsska Museum of Design & Decorative Arts In Gothenburg, Sweden Posted: 23 Nov 2010 07:19 PM PST The Röhsska Museum of Design and Decorative Arts was given its current appearance in 1961. The original building, clad in red, hand-made brick, designed by Carl Westman, was completed in 1916 when the museum was opened to the public. The articles of association of the museum were adopted by Göteborg City in 1904. The financial foundation was a donation from the estate of Wilhelm Röhss in 1901. The first collections consisted of older Swedish and European handicraft. A collection of Japanese objects was soon added and in 1912-13. Thorild Wulff, the botanist, made a collection journey to China on behalf of the museum. Many of the objects he obtained still have a prominent position in the museum. Axel Nilsson was the Röhsska Museum's first curator in 1914. As an advisor to the board, he had already contributed to designing the building as a functional and living museum. During the 1920's, the museum began to collect unique handicraft objects. In 1937, an exhibition hall designed by Melchior Wernstedt was added to the building. As exhibition activities and collections expanded, the need for new premises increased and in the 1950's an extension was planned which resulted in the design hall and the Brolid hall, which took its name from Sven Brolid, architect of the latest extension. The University College of Arts & Crafts Design is located on the site adjacent to the Röhsska Museum. The two institutions have always enjoyed close collaboration. The Röhsska Museum has over 60 000 objects in its collections. In addition, there is a comprehensive library containing 30 000 volumes and a large collection of exhibition catalogues.The majority of the collection consists of old Swedish and European handicraft products, but also includes classical Greek and Roman artifacts, and material from Japan and China is well represented. These days, the Röhsska Museum mainly collects contemporaneous material in the categories of handicraft, commercial handicraft and industrial design. The Museum's collections are not set up on a cultural history basis, i.e. to reflect their times. Instead, one of the main criteria for selection of objects has been high aesthetic, creative design, and technical quality. "The Friends" is a society for people who are interested in Arts & Crafts and Design. It was founded in 1917, with Prince Eugene as the honorary president. The year before, the Museum - which was then entitled Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet - had opened to the public. The Friends also promote activities at the Museum in other ways and have received donations, for example, which have permitted scholarships to be awarded to Museum personnel to be used for scientific education and research, or for study journeys. In order to increase its opportunities for supporting the Museum, the Friends set up a Jubilee Fund in 1992, when it celebrated its 75th anniversary, to which gifts and donations of all sizes were welcomed. From Babylon millennia-old reliefs, the latest in fashion and design, gathered under one roof everything! Contemporary and future, fact and fantasy, old and new, decorative art and design, aesthetics and technology. Visitors discover the diversity and unique cultures of exhibitions, programs, happenings, story time, classes, teacher trainings, and many activities and new encounters on Röhss Museum. 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.

Music Legend Paul McCartney Wins Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:14 PM PST WASHINGTON, DC - Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today named music legend Paul McCartney as the recipient of the third Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.  An all-star tribute concert is planned for spring 2010. The prize commemorates George and Ira Gershwin, the legendary American songwriting team whose extensive manuscript collections reside in the Library of Congress. The prize is awarded to musicians whose lifetime contributions in the field of popular song exemplify the standard of excellence associated with the Gershwins. The Gershwin Prize is also meant to draw attention to the musical collections in the Library of Congress, especially the vast popular-music collection, and to encourage students, teachers, scholars and researchers to use this free public resource in their scholarly investigations.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston hosts ~ Radical Young British Artists ( YBA ) Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:12 PM PST HOUSTON, TEXAS - Radical London art scene as the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents END GAME – British Contemporary Art from the Chaney Family Collection. From the revolutionary Young British Artists (YBA) group of the 1990s to the dynamics of today's avant-garde, 21 major works by thirteen artists and artists' collectives from this influential generation will be on view at the MFAH. The exhibition runs June 14 through September 28, 2008; an audio-tour and cell-phone tour, featuring interviews with artists, the curators, and the collectors, will be available for visitors.

MoMA Opens "The Modern Myth: Drawing Mythologies in Modern Times" Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:10 PM PST NEW YORK, NY.- Throughout history, humankind has sought to make sense of their world through myths. These stories, often taking visual forms, have been both preserved and transformed over the years as they have been repictured and retold. Artists have long considered mythology part of their aesthetic language, a tradition continued by modern and contemporary artists who address and reinterpret mythologies in their works. "The Modern Myth" features works on paper from the collection of The Museum of Modern Art that engage elements of ancient mythological narratives, incorporating them into new visual repertoires.

Yale Center Exhibition Examines Hoax on Prominent 18th Century British Artists Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:08 PM PST New Haven, CT - This fall the Yale Center for British Art will serve as the first and only venue for a small but fascinating exhibition about a late eighteenth-century hoax that fooled several prominent British artists and that sheds light on a number of intriguing technical and historical issues. Benjamn West and the Venetian Secret brings together paintings and works on paper pertaining to the hoax from several institutions, including the Yale Center for British Art; the Yale University Art Gallery; Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University; The Lewis Walpole Library; The Morgan Museum and Library; and the Royal Academy of Arts, London.  On exhibit 18 October through 4 January, 2009.

Columbia Museum of Art exhibits 'Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection' Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:05 PM PST COLUMBIA, SC - National Museum Wales, known for having one of the finest Impressionist art collections in Europe, is sending to the U.S. highlights from its remarkable Davies Collection, an extraordinary group of 19th- and early 20th-century paintings that is renowned for its beauty and quality. These works, which helped shape the course of Western art, were assembled between 1908 and 1923 by sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies. The exhibition will travel to only five venues and the Columbia Museum of Art is the opening venue. On view through June 7, 2009.

"Merchant Posters" ~ Collage Series by Mark Bradford Published in New Book Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:04 PM PST NEW YORK, NY.- Since 2006, acclaimed Los Angeles artist Mark Bradford has been erasing, obscuring and reconfiguring the text and graphics of advertising posters he collects from the South Central neighborhood where he was raised. His "Merchant Poster" series reveals narratives of economic struggle and cultural discord as they are telegraphed by the street advertisements of an underground economy.

Phillips de Pury & Company Debuts ~ ASSOCIATES Posted: 23 Nov 2010 05:00 PM PST New York, NY – Phillips de Pury & Company is proud to debut Associates, a non-profit gallery initiative featuring works by cutting-edge contemporary artists. Associates, a non-profit gallery in London's East End, was a critically acclaimed endeavor begun by artist Ryan Gander and co-directed by Rebecca May Marston. Run from September 2006 -- October 2007, Associates was a one-year project of twelve monthly solo exhibitions by artists who largely had not previously had a solo show in London.

Miami Art Museum (MAM) To Present " Space as Medium " Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:57 PM PST MIAMI, FL - Miami Art Museum (MAM) presents Space as Medium (November 20, 2009 through February 28, 2010), a group exhibition focusing on the development of artistic practices that directly address the walls, floors and ceilings of the physical spaces in which they are installed. The exhibition is conceived as an intergenerational dialogue among artists who helped develop these practices in the 1960s and the younger artists whom they have influenced and inspired, either directly or indirectly.

Sol LeWitt ~ One of the Most Influential Artists of Our Time Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:54 PM PST MIAMI, FL - Miamians have the unique opportunity to experience a uniquely personal view of the abstract art of Sol LeWitt as Miami Art Museum presents LeWitt x 2, from February 23-June 3, 2007.  As an originator of "conceptual art," LeWitt has consistently pushed the limits of art history and contemporary trends, making him one of the most influential artists of the mid-Twentieth Century.

The Morgan Library & Museum opens Exhibition on the Great - and Enduringly Popular - Novelist Jane Austen Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:52 PM PST NEW YORK, NY.- The extraordinary life, work, and legacy of one of the greatest novelists in the English language, Jane Austen (1775–1817), are the focus of a new exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum from November 6, 2009, through March 14, 2010. Offering a close-up portrait of the iconic British author, whose popularity has surged over the last two decades with numerous motion picture and television adaptations of her work, the show provides tangible intimacy with Austen through the presentation of more than 100 works, including her manuscripts, personal letters, and related materials, many of which the Morgan has not exhibited in over a quarter century. In 1816 Austen became ill but continued writing. She died in 1817, at the young age of 41.

Andy Warhol's Iconic '200 One Dollar Bills' from 1962 Sells for $43,762,500 at Sotheby's Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:50 PM PST NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby's in New York, Andy Warhol's monumental masterpiece, 200 One Dollar Bills, brought a remarkable $43,762,500, soaring past the pre-sale estimate of $8/12 million. Competition was fierce. Auctioneer Tobias Meyer opened the bidding at $6 million and was immediately met with an almost unheard of response - a bid of $12 million, twice his opening bid. Five more bidders raised their paddles before the winning bid was cast by an anonymous purchaser bidding on the telephone. The Warhol was the top-selling lot in a sale of Contemporary Art that brought an outstanding total of $134,438,000, far-above pre-sale expectations (est. $67.9/97.7 million) and with all but two lots finding buyers.

" The Disappeared " Honored at El Museo del Barrio Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:48 PM PST New York City - There may have been a more moving show of contemporary political art in the city this season than "The Disappeared" at El Museo del Barrio, but if so, I missed it.  The title refers to a peculiarly chilling form of violence associated with political upheavals in Latin America over the last 40 years, one that is now becoming more common in Iraq.  A man leaves for work one morning, but doesn't come home at the end of the day, or later that night, or the next day.  A week passes. Relatives suspect that the missing man, who may or may not have had risky political ties, has been arrested or kidnapped.  But they don't know by whom, or where he's been taken, or if he's alive or dead.

The Royal Acadeny of Arts Opens Vilhelm Hammershoi Retrospective Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:45 PM PST LONDON - The Royal Academy of Arts will be holding the first Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) retrospective in the UK this June. The exhibition will feature over 60 paintings spanning the career of this celebrated Danish artist. The works have been selected from museums and private collections in Europe, the United States and Japan. On view 28 June through 7 September, 2008.

'Collection Highlights' of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:42 PM PST Chicago, IL - Collection Highlights, a survey of contemporary art from the MCA's unique perspective, charts our evolution as a major contemporary art institution over our 40-year history through many of the most significant works in the MCA Collection. Collection Highlights is presented in two parts—the first ending on February 3 and the second continuing through June 8, 2008 —and will be followed by another large-scale presentation of key works from the collection titled Artists in Depth, which opens in late June 2008.

Photographer Terry Falke featured at Afterimage Gallery Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:39 PM PST Dallas, Texas - Our latest show of the photographs of Terry Falke will be of work never before exhibited or published, from various projects. His images can be found in many museum and corporate collections. Mr. Falke has photographed various aspects and issues in the American landscape for 40 years. After meeting Ansel Adams in the early 1970s, he moved from his native Texas to California to be at what was the epicenter of landscape photography at that time. There, he joined The Friends of Photography in Carmel, a group founded by Adams and others, and met many of the most significant figures in the history of the medium. On view April 17 to June 8, 2010.

Colgate's Picker Art Gallery Exhibitions ~ Treasures from the Permanent Collection Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:33 PM PST HAMILTON, NY.- The Picker Art Gallery at Colgate University features two new exhibitions for the summer and fall seasons, both highlighting special selections from the permanent collection: A Painters' World: Twentieth Century Paintings and I See You: Drawings of Figures and Faces. The exhibitions will both be on view until November 16.

This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News Posted: 23 Nov 2010 04:32 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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