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• The AKN Editor Tours The Most Unique Nordic Watercolour Museum In Sweden
• LACMA Presents 150 Years of American Masterpieces
• Painting Family ~ The De Brays, Master Painters of 17th Century Holland at Dulwich Picture Gallery
• Kunsthalle Wien to host " Love, Death, and Trauma "
• New Book Presents Comprehensive Collection of Projects Built by Architect Jim Olson
• National Photographic Portrait Commission 2010 Works on View
• Jørgen Haugen Sørensen at Statens Museum for Kunst
• ' Art of Light ' ~ German Renaissance Stained Glass
• DePaul University Art Museum to Become Interactive Art Studio
• The Baroque Art of Italy in the Royal Collection opens in November
• Rijksmuseum Announces "Tavern Scenes Exhibition" to Open in December
• Art HK 09 ~ Hong Kong International Art Fair Announces Exhibitor List
• The State Russian Museum presents Paintings by Alexander Timofeev
• Damien Hirst's Diamond Skull
• The Frick Collection Announces European Painting Exhibition for 2010
• Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills Presents Nancy Rubins
• Exhibition of Photographs from the Struggle for Civil Rights Opens at ICP
• This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News

The AKN Editor Tours The Most Unique Nordic Watercolour Museum In Sweden Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:26 PM PST At the Nordic Watercolour Museum you can see the work of leading contemporary international watercolourists or study classical watercolour paintings of the past. The museum is one of the most exciting cultural projects in the Nordic countries. It serves as a Nordic center for contemporary art, for research and training, with the emphasis on exhibiting and teaching techniques of watercolour art. At the Nordic Watercolour Museum you can see the work of leading contemporary international watercolourists or study classical watercolour paintings of the past. You can choose to take a specialized course led by professional artists, try how it feels to paint alongside your own children or grandchildren in the children's studio, or prepare your own forthcoming exhibition in one of the guests studios. The main entrance to the museum is through a space between the building and the mainland cliffs that opens towards a nearby bay area. A wooden boardwalk along the museum leads to a secondary entrance on the waterside. From the foyer there is access to the main outward areas on the lower level: The exhibition halls, the restaurant and the assembly hall – placed so that the assembly hall can function separately as well as in connection with either the exhibition halls or the restaurant. The main building is two story's high with a varying sequence of one- and two-storey spaces facing the water, where the building is the lowest. The public functions – including the shop and children's studio – are primarily situated on the lower level, while the administration, classrooms, studios and a planned library are on the upper level where also the Swedish Riksteater/State Theatre has actors' dressing rooms. From the exhibition area, which offers a variety of subdivisions, there is visual contact with the research balcony, a gallery and workshops above the exhibition area. There are large windows in the exhibition halls facing the water, where daylight intensity and character can be regulated by exterior metal screens combined with interior adjustable screens. Besides these large windows there is a band of windows along the top of the walls, which allow reflections from the water on the ceiling. The five studio buildings on the museum's grounds are meant for Nordic artists who can live and work here for a period of time and make use of the museums educational and research facilities. The studios are each two story's high with a small balcony for sleeping. Windows are on three sides with a main orientation towards the sea. The museum's mission is to stimulate discussion of the potentials of watercolour and build awareness of how artists today, and yesterday, have exploited water and pigment in their work. To that end they explore watercolour from three points of view: traditional watercolour, watercolour as a medium of expression, and watercolour as an enduring concept. In 1989 The Nordic Watercolour Association was formed, an society open for watercolorists from the Nordic countries. The aspiration was to found a Nordic watercolour museum to serve as forum for Nordic watercolour artists and for work, research and instruction in watercolour techniques, paper and paints. The Association inquired of some 40 local authorities up and down Sweden's west coast as to whether they were interested in collaborating in the project. More than 20 replied positively. The Association's plan was that the museum should be located in beautiful surroundings, near the sea and somewhere between Oslo and Copenhagen. In 1995 The island of Tjörn was selected as the site, on the water's edge in a charming archipelago among sea and rocks. The Association now enjoyed the support of an enthusiastic and go-ahead local authority, and collaborative work began to create a network including museum officials, researchers, knowledgeable and interested artists, teachers in visual arts and designers. The first step was to establish the project firmly among decision-makers at local authority, regional, national and Nordic levels. During this time ideas for the museum's range of activities developed further, and the programme for a Nordic architectural contest was presented. The Danish architects Niels Bruun and Henrik Corfitsen won the contest with their design "Mötet", thus concluding the largest Nordic architectural competition ever held (there were a total of 386 entries). The planning of the actual museum construction and of its activities could now commence. The setting up of the museum's sponsoring body - with the Nordic Watercolour Association and the Tjörn municipality as founder members - was completed with Professor Inez Svensson as chairperson. In the year 2000 the museum was inaugurated. The view from the restaurant is magnificent and here the glass facades are withdrawn to allow an exterior sitting area along the boardwalk ... a most unique 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.

LACMA Presents 150 Years of American Masterpieces Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:07 PM PST LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765–1915, a major exhibition highlighting the variety and strength of American artistic achievement during an epochal century and a half, from the colonial era through the period leading to World War I. American Stories—the first survey of American narrative painting in more than thirty-five years—features over seventy works, including loans from leading museums and private collections, as well as key works from LACMA's collection. LACMA's presentation—the exhibition's only West Coast showing—will be on view in the museum's Art of the Americas building from February 28 through May 23, 2010.

Painting Family ~ The De Brays, Master Painters of 17th Century Holland at Dulwich Picture Gallery Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:05 PM PST LONDON - The National Gallery's, Dutch Portraits: The Age of Rembrandt and Frans Hals introduced a new name to many of its visitors – Jan de Bray. Virtually unknown now, De Bray's portrait, owned by the Queen, of his father and mother as Mark Antony and Cleopatra, was one of the highlights of the show. That painting makes a second appearance at the heart of the exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery on view though 5 October, 2008.

Kunsthalle Wien to host " Love, Death, and Trauma " Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:03 PM PST   VIENNA, AUSTRIA - True Romance is the Kunsthalle Wien's major autumn exhibition as part of its concentration on the theme of Love, Death, and Trauma. The joint project, drafted by Belinda Grace Gardner, Hamburg, and initiated by the Kunsthalle zu Kiel, will celebrate its premiere at the autumn opening in the Kunsthalle Wien. After traveling to the Museum Villa Stuck in Munich, it will then be shown in Kiel.

New Book Presents Comprehensive Collection of Projects Built by Architect Jim Olson Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:01 PM PST NEW YORK, NY.- The Monacelli Press will release Jim Olson Houses, the most comprehensive collection of projects built in the last decade by the founding partner of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects as well as the most prominent heir to the legacy of the 1950's Northwest master architects. With a series of photographs documenting both exteriors and interiors at 16 residences in Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, and Hong Kong, the book represents the holistic approach that has guided Olson throughout his career. The result is a vision that delicately mixes the architectural tradition of the Pacific Northwest, the influence of the Pacific Rim, and their focuses on indigenous craft.

National Photographic Portrait Commission 2010 Works on View Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:59 PM PST CARDIFF, WALES - Winners of this year's National Photographic Portrait Commission have produced striking new portraits of Steve Jones – one of Britain 's leading, popular scientists, and Welsh indie rock band - The Super Furry Animals known for their bilingual innovative and experimental song-writing. Both works go on display at National Museum Cardiff and the National Portrait Gallery until July 2010. The portrait of Steve Jones, Professor of Genetics at University College London, has also been chosen as the National Portrait Gallery's Photograph of the Month for April.

Jørgen Haugen Sørensen at Statens Museum for Kunst Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:57 PM PST Copenhagen, Denmark - Sculptor of the Year 2007 - Jørgen Haugen Sørensen With this exhibition, Statens Museum for Kunst introduces a new initiative: a series of annual special exhibitions which explore the present state of contemporary, classically-founded sculpture. Each year, the museum will invite a specially selected sculptor to create an exhibition of their own works in the glass-covered Sculpture Street which links the red museum building with the white. On exhibition through 3 February, 2008.

' Art of Light ' ~ German Renaissance Stained Glass Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:56 PM PST LONDON - This exhibition, the first of its kind at the National Gallery, sets out to demonstrate that the best stained glass from the Renaissance period fully reflected – and even rivalled – the latest developments in painting, while exploiting to the full the vibrant properties of light. On exhibition through 17 February, 2008.

DePaul University Art Museum to Become Interactive Art Studio Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:55 PM PST CHICAGO, IL.- The DePaul University Art Museum will become a working art studio as part of "The Nomadic Studio," a unique exhibition exploring the mobility of artists and their workspaces that opens July 8. The exhibition, which runs through November 21, is part of Studio Chicago, a year long collaborative project that focuses on the artist's studio. It will be held at the DePaul Art Museum, 2350 N. Kenmore Ave., Chicago.

The Baroque Art of Italy in the Royal Collection opens in November Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:53 PM PST   LONDON.- The drama of the Baroque comes to Edinburgh in part two of The Art of Italy in the Royal Collection. The 31 paintings and 43 drawings selected for the exhibition reflect the great stylistic diversity of the period, which gave birth to the powerful realism of Caravaggio, the revolutionary naturalism of the Carracci and the cool classicism of Poussin and Domenichino. Highlights of the exhibition include two works by Caravaggio, The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew and Boy Peeling Fruit, both previously thought to be copies of lost originals. Recent research by Royal Collection curators and conservators has resulted in the re-attribution of these paintings, which are now generally recognised by experts as by the master himself.

Rijksmuseum Announces "Tavern Scenes Exhibition" to Open in December Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:51 PM PST AMSTERDAM.- The Rijksmuseum's Tavern Scenes exhibition gives an idea of what it was like to be in a tavern in the 16th and 17th-century. Taverns, fairs, village revelries and the accompanying feasting and fighting were favorite themes in art of the Low Countries in the 16th and 17th-centuries, and were meant to be both entertaining and educational. This graphic pub-crawl in 18 prints and drawings takes in some of the most colorful watering-holes in the Rijksmuseum Print Room collection. "Tavern Scenes" runs from December 1, 2009 to March 1, 2010 at the Rijksmuseum. Since March 2009, the permanent presentation at the Rijksmuseum, "The Masterpieces", has featured a rotating small exhibition of prints and drawings from the museum's magnificent collections of art and historical objects.

Art HK 09 ~ Hong Kong International Art Fair Announces Exhibitor List Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:49 PM PST HONG KONG - ART HK 09: Hong Kong International Art Fair announced that 110 of the world's leading galleries from 24 countries will exhibit at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from 14-17 May (Preview and Vernissage 13 May). New participants for 2009 include Tomio Koyama, White Cube, SCAI THE BATHHOUSE and Galleria Continua, as well as Lisson Gallery and Gagosian Gallery. Antony Gormley and Anish Kapoor will both be present, alongside leading Asian artists such as Ai Weiwei, Cai Guo-Qiang and Jitish Kallat.

The State Russian Museum presents Paintings by Alexander Timofeev Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:47 PM PST St Petersburg, Russia - Alexander Timofeev was born into a family of artists in 1971, Leningrad. He studied at the art school attached to the Academy of Arts, then at the Ilya Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg under Johannes Grützke. Since 1994 the artist has lived and worked mainly in Germany. Since 1996 he has actively contributed to the exhibitions in Germany. The exhibition will be on display till March 17, 2008.

Damien Hirst's Diamond Skull Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:45 PM PST   Amsterdam, NL - The Rijksmuseum presents "For the Love of God", the celebrated diamond encrusted skull by Britain's Damien Hirst. This show at the Rijksmuseum brings the world premier of the work's international tour to Amsterdam. To accompany the exhibition Hirst has chosen a personal selection from the Rijksmuseum's collection of 17th-century art. For the Love of God opens to the public from 1 November to 15 December 2008,  for Amsterdam Museum Night and remains at the Rijksmuseum for six weeks.

The Frick Collection Announces European Painting Exhibition for 2010 Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:40 PM PST NEW YORK, NY.- The Frick Collection announced the loan of nine European paintings from Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, one of the major collections of Old Master pictures in the world, particularly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The exhibition, which heralds the Gallery's bicentenary in 2011, presents an exciting opportunity to introduce American audiences to this institution's collection through nine of its greatest paintings. Indeed, this exceptional group of works, to be shown exclusively at the Frick from March 9 through May 30, 2010, includes signature masterpieces that seldom travel, many of which have not been on view in the United States in recent years, and, in some cases, never in New York City.

Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills Presents Nancy Rubins Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:39 PM PST Beverly Hills, CA - Gagosian Gallery is pleased to announce "Skins, Structures, Landmasses," Nancy Rubins' first exhibition in Los Angeles since 2001. The exhibition will feature new sculptures, assembled on site at the gallery, drawings, and photographic collages.A pre-eminent American sculptor, Rubins takes used or discarded industrial materials and objects and transforms them into monumental sculptures whose scale and forceful presence have an overwhelming physical impact. Rubins acts as an intermediary between the past and future states of her chosen materials, crafting them into sculptures while maintaining the discrete identities of their constituents. On view through 9 July.

Exhibition of Photographs from the Struggle for Civil Rights Opens at ICP Posted: 25 Nov 2010 05:37 PM PST NEW YORK, NY.- A new exhibition at the International Center of Photography, IPC,  offers an innovative view of the Civil Rights Movement and the catalytic social role played by changing portrayals of African Americans in the 1950s and '60s. Through a rich juxtaposition of visual images—including photographs, television and film clips, magazines, newspapers, books, pamphlets and posters—the exhibition shows how strategic interventions in these mediums of visual culture helped to transform prevailing attitudes toward race in America. The exhibition, organized by guest curator Maurice Berger, is titled For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, and will be on view through September 12, 2010.

This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News Posted: 25 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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