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• The Renowned Danish Museum of Art & Design In Copenhagen Is Toured By Our Editor
• PortugalArte 10 ~ A New Month-Long Bi-annual Art Exhibition
• Christie's Evening Auction of Impressionist and Modern Art ~ Highlights
• Deutsche Bank Signs Agreement as Lead Sponsor of Art Hong Kong
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to feature Bharat Ratna! Jewels of Modern Indian Art
• Hermitage Museum & Saatchi Gallery to Present Some of the Most Exciting Artists in the UK
• Brooklyn Museum presents A New Installation of Contemporary Art
• Kimbell Art Museum hosts ~ The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago
• Seventh Edition of Frieze Art Fair Closes With Many Delighted Exhibitors
• Centre Pompidou in Paris hosts Comprehensive Overview of Russian Artist Wassily Kandinsky
• The Joan Miró Foundation shows Qubo Gas
• " The World as a Stage " at The Tate Modern
• 18th Street Arts Center presents "Post-American L.A."
• ARKEN Museum of Modern Art Premieres its Collection
• The Studio Museum Awards the 2009 Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize to Glenn Ligon
• This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News

The Renowned Danish Museum of Art & Design In Copenhagen Is Toured By Our Editor Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:35 PM PST The Danish Museum of Art & Design (formerly, Danish Museum of Decorative Art; Danish: Kunstindustrimuseet) is the museum in Copenhagen that houses collections of Danish and international design and crafts. It features works of famous Danish designers like Arne Jacobsen, Jacob Jensen and Kaare Klint, who was one of the two architects who remodeled the former Frederiks Hospital (built 1752–57), one of Copenhagen's finest rococo buildings, into a museum, in the 1926. This edifice was built in 1752-57 to designs by the architects Niels Eigtved and Lauritz de Thurah. The Ny Carlsberg Foundation has made donations to the museum throughout the last century. Right from the start the main purpose of the museum has been to disseminate a concept of quality within design. Through the display of the exemplary objects it was hoped to raise the standards among the products of Danish industry. The collections serves as a source of inspiration for people active in industry. The museum's collections, library and archives constitute a central resource centre for the study of design and its history in Denmark. The museum brings together and documents the contemporary developments within industrial design, decorative and applied arts. The collection of exemplary works from older "areas" and periods, which are closely related to contemporary oeuvres. The museum undertakes research into the history of art and design, taking as its point of departure of its collections, and presents the results in exhibitions, publications and educational material etc. The museum houses the biggest library for design in Scandinavia. It also hosts a fully annotated and illustrated database of all furniture made in Denmark from 1900 to 2008, originally compiled by Reese and Marilyn Palley and later donated to and further developed by the museum. Danish design is known worldwide and displays include furniture, appliance design, silverware and glass. A permanent exhibition presents 20th-century Design and Craft and the museum boasts a collection of European craft from the Middle Ages until the present time, including art and craft from Japan and China. Textiles include dresses from Japan and Danish embroidery. The Poster Collection reflects the artistic and commercial development within the history of poster art, both in Denmark and abroad. It includes Danish posters from previous centuries, coming right up to the present day. The artists are numerous and the range of subjects is considerable: e.g. posters with a political or commercial purpose, posters advertising exhibitions, concerts, film and theatre together with those aimed at tourists. In addition there is the collection of rare foreign posters by artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Jules Chéret, Mucha, Cassandre, Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Russian revolutionary posters, as well as Polish and Italian posters from the era of fascism, Japanese and American art posters etc. The museum disseminates central lines of development within the history of design. In the new exhibition of 20th century Danish applied arts and industrial design, the history of Danish design is seen in the light of the period's aesthetic discussions and social, technical and economic conditions around central figures like Poul Henningsen, Kaare Klint and Arne Jacobsen, design and architecture are brought together in the museum's interpretation of the century's dreams and reality. The historical collections of European and Asiatic applied arts and decorative arts include major works within Chinese ceramics, French and German porcelain industries of the 18th century, and English and French furniture. In the informative displays, emphasis is put on the significance of these collections for developments in Denmark. The Print and Drawing collection aims to supplement and expand the museum's holdings and its field of study. It consists principally of original drawings and preparatory sketches on paper for applied arts and design, graphic designs on paper (labels, book jackets, record covers, packaging, playing cards) by Danish and foreign artists, including a small Russian collection. There also photographs of applied art, both for documentation purposes and as art in its own right as well as Japanese woodcuts and book production, together with Chinese graphics and calligraphy. European ornamental prints especially from the 16th and 17th centuries are also on display. The collection includes drawings by such artists as G.F. Hetsch, Constantin Hansen, Johan Rohde, Joakim Skovgaard, Thorvald Bindesbøll, Finn Juhl, Poul Kjærholm, Bernadotte & Bjørn, Jacob Jensen, Jan Trägårdh, Bjørn Nørgaard and Vibeke Klint. Danish industrial graphics is another large field, and is here represented with works by such figures as Thorvald Bindesbøll, Knud V. Engelhardt, Kay Fisker, Gunnar Biilmann-Petersen, Claus Achton Friis, Erik Ellegaard Frederiksen. The Textile and Dress Collection is one of the country's largest and finest, its most impressive examples being drawn from most areas of textile art from the Renaissance to the present day. The largest sub-groups are those of Danish embroidery, weaving and textile printing from the 20th century. The costume collection consists of some 850 complete costumes, mainly women's, as well as hats, shoes, bags and other accessories, the emphasis here being on the 20th century. The collection includes tapestries, French and Italian silk fabrics, rustic weaving and embroidery from all over the world, lace from various periods, batik, ikat weaving as well as Chinese and Japanese textiles. The museum keeps a large number of its extensive collections of applied and decorative art and industrial design in secure storage. Anyone wishing to study the various groups of holdings, e.g. glass, ceramics, metal, furniture or appliance design from these collections should apply in writing to the museum. Visit Website:_ http://www.kunstindustrimuseet.dk/en The museum has specialized exhibitions and until March 6th 2011 it is showing the most remarkable pieces of its collection. "The Best from 100 years (1910-2010)" has been selected by Danish Museum of Art & Design from the 600 works bought by the museum with funds from the Society of Friends. The common factor that links them is that each in its own way represents a new departure in decorative art and design. For the Danish Museum of Art & Design it is important to ensure continuity of the cultural concept and to communicate the value of good design and decorative art – both in the past and now. That is also the purpose of this exhibition. According to the museum's director, Bodil Busk Laursen if Danish design is to live on into the future it is important to maintain the special sense for the physical context that is characteristic of the Danish design culture. The "Society of friends" of the museum was set up in 1910, and was the first museum support association in the Nordic region. In the first 75 years it was earlier decorative art works from Europe and China that were acquired for the funds provided by the "Friends". In the last 25 years the museum has increasingly used their support to purchase works of modern art and design from present-day Danish artists and designers. The donations from the "Friends" are thus a source of pleasure for the visitors to the museum and also for the benefit of the practicing artists. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Society of Friends a book is now published, written by art historian Charlotte Christensen. The book documents the development of collecting activity in the Danish Museum of Art & Design, and shows the wealth and scope of the collections. The one hundredth anniversary is a good occasion for presenting a selection of 100 donations received by the museum as a result of support from its "Society of Friends". The innovative work of the Italian furniture designer Gaetano Pesce would be present in the exhibition. Pesce is one of the most independent thinkers in the international design scene. Probably best described as an artist-designer, Gaetano Pesce has always pursued a policy of emphasizing the individuality of the object. He succeeds in individualizing serial designs by using materials such as acrylic resin and silicone, which, in the manufacturing process, still leave something up to chance. As a result, the uniqueness of a product designed by Gaetano Pesce is not defined by such abstract conceptions as beauty but is deliberately left with flaws and can even seem shapeless. In 1968 Gaetano Pesce developed "Up", a line in seat furniture for B&B Italia. These pieces, also described by Gaetano Pesce as transformational furniture, are made of polyurethane foam. They were not sold as "finished" furniture but instead were marketed pressed flat and vacuum-packed in blister packs. Not until the piece was taken home and removed from its packaging did it assume form as an armchair, sofa, or footstool when the polyurethane foam had absorbed enough air from its surroundings. His ball shape ottoman forms part of the exhibit. Pieces from the inventor of the European porcelain, the German Johann Friedrich Böttger are also on display. The famous "Piggy Suit" of avant-garde Danish designer Henrik Vibskov was also chosen to be in "The Best from 100 years". The Danish Museum of Art & Design captures the essence of the new and the old under one roof. 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, Sweden, Norway and now Denmark. 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.

PortugalArte 10 ~ A New Month-Long Bi-annual Art Exhibition Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:31 PM PST LISBON.- Portugal Arte 10 EDP, a new month-long bi-annual art exhibition, announces its inaugural edition to debut July 16, 2010 in Lisbon and the surrounding region. Conceived by Artistic Director Stefan Simchowitz and President Miguel Carvalho, Portugal Arte 10 EDP distinguishes itself from other international art events by creating a sense of public engagement with the greater art-world. Portugal Arte 10 EDP will feature a large and ambitious program of specially commissioned public sculpture projects and site-specific installations, alongside 8 curated group exhibitions, each addressing themes relevant to contemporary life. It will be spread across Lisbon and its surrounding regions, including city squares, walkways, beach territories, and historic interior spaces.

Christie's Evening Auction of Impressionist and Modern Art ~ Highlights Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:29 PM PST LONDON - The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale will take place at Christie's on 4 February and will offer 47 works of art, including exceptional museum-quality masterpieces by Claude Monet, Amedeo Modigliani, Kees van Dongen, Edward Vuillard and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The auction is expected to realise in excess of £60 million and is led by an important European collection of 6 paintings, including Claude Monet's Dans la Prairie, 1876, which was exhibited at the seminal third Impressionist Exhibition in 1877 and which is expected to realise in the region of £15 million. Highlights of the auction will be on public view at Christie's in London from 12th January 2009.

Deutsche Bank Signs Agreement as Lead Sponsor of Art Hong Kong Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:28 PM PST HONG KONG.- Deutsche Bank and ART HK today announced that Deutsche Bank has signed an agreement to be the lead sponsor of ART HK for an initial period of up to 5 years. ART HK is Hong Kong's largest and most important annual international art fair. Michael West, Deutsche Bank's Head of Communications for Asia Pacific said, "Our sponsorship of ART HK is a reflection of both the scale and growth of Deutsche Bank in the Asia Pacific region and our longstanding global commitment to the arts. The success of ART HK in 2008 and 2009 demonstrates the high level of demand for a world-class art fair in the region."

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to feature Bharat Ratna! Jewels of Modern Indian Art Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:27 PM PST BOSTON, MA.- Sixteen paintings by luminaries of modern Indian art will be featured in Bharat Ratna! Jewels of Modern Indian Art, on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), from November 14, 2009–August 22, 2010. These vibrant Bharat Ratna—literally "Jewels of India"—are drawn from the renowned collection of Mr. and Mrs. Rajiv Jahangir Chaudhri, who have assembled some of the finest examples of post-Independence Indian art. The exhibition represents the first time that a significant number of works from this collection will be displayed publicly. It is also the first exhibition of modern Indian art at the MFA, and the first exhibition of Indian art at a major American museum in nearly 30 years.

Hermitage Museum & Saatchi Gallery to Present Some of the Most Exciting Artists in the UK Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:25 PM PST ST. PETERSBURG.- On 25 October 2009, The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg and the Saatchi Gallery, London will jointly present Newspeak: British Art Now, featuring some of the most exciting artists to have emerged in the UK in the last few years and are largely unknown in the wider art world. This exhibition forms part of the 'Hermitage 20/21' project, an ambitious program aimed at showcasing the best of contemporary art in the Hermitage and expanding the display of 20th century art.

Brooklyn Museum presents A New Installation of Contemporary Art Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:23 PM PST BROOKLYN, NY.- A new installation of contemporary art presents recent acquisitions displayed along with notable works that have entered the collection over the past five decades. The recent acquisitions range from younger artists such as Nina Chanel Abney, Shinique Smith, and Isca Greenfield-Sanders to more established figures such as Mary Heilman, Mitch Epstein, and Lorraine O'Grady. The presentation focuses on familial relationships, broadening the definition of family to include larger groups or communities united by shared values, identities, lifestyles, or emotional needs. Extended Family: Contemporary Connections, now on view through summer of 2010, includes some forty works.

Kimbell Art Museum hosts ~ The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:22 PM PST FORT WORTH, TX - Some of the most celebrated and iconic works of the great Impressionist painters are on view at the Kimbell Art Museum. The loan of about 90 paintings from Chicago's world-renowned Impressionist collection is possible because of an ambitious reinstallation and expansion project at the Art Institute that includes extensive renovation of the galleries and the construction of a new Modern Wing designed by Renzo Piano. The Art Institute's Impressionist collection has never before left Chicago in such a large group, and it is being shown exclusively at the Kimbell. On view through 2 November, 2008.

Seventh Edition of Frieze Art Fair Closes With Many Delighted Exhibitors Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:19 PM PST LONDON.- At the close of the seventh edition of Frieze Art Fair, sponsored by Deutsche Bank, participating galleries reported clear evidence of renewed confidence in the contemporary art market. Fair directors, Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp were delighted with reports of significant sales from new and established galleries exhibiting at the 2009 fair, as well as the enjoyable and positive atmosphere engendered at the event and commented, "We have been extremely pleased by the extent of the sales successes reported by major US, European, Latin American and UK galleries as well as the younger galleries in our new Frame section.

Centre Pompidou in Paris hosts Comprehensive Overview of Russian Artist Wassily Kandinsky Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:16 PM PST PARIS.- This exhibition offers, for the first time in 25 years, a comprehensive overview of the work of Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, documenting the key periods of his artistic career (Munich, Paris / Munich/ Moscow / Weimar, Dessau, Berlin / Paris) through a selection of major paintings dating from 1907 to 1942. Thanks to the unprecedented collaboration between the Centre Pompidou, the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, this international retrospective, showing in Munich, Paris and New York, has been able to draw on the three largest public collections of Kandinsky's work, as well as loans from other institutions and private collections.

The Joan Miró Foundation shows Qubo Gas Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:12 PM PST BARCELONA, SPAIN - The Joan Miró Foundation presents an exhibition by qubo gas (www.qubogas.com), a group set up in 2000 in Lille by Jef Ablézot (1976), Morgan Dimnet (1973) and Laura Henno (1976). This brings to an end the Pigments and Pixels cycle curated by Marie-Thérèse Champesme and Pascale Pronnier, which has shown a selection of works by artists from Le Fresnoy who look at the various links between today's artists and the techniques, themes and styles that have been present throughout the history of art. The exhibition is on view 15 June – 30 September 2007.

" The World as a Stage " at The Tate Modern Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:10 PM PST   LONDON - 'The World as a Stage' is an exhibition which explores the rich historical relationship between visual art and theatre. The exhibition brings together a key group of sixteen international, contemporary artists and will comprise a selection of large installations, sculptures, performances, films, participatory works and events. It will include a number of new works made especially for the Tate Modern exhibition. On exhibition 24 October 2007 – 1 January 2008.

18th Street Arts Center presents "Post-American L.A." Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:07 PM PST Santa Monica, CA – 18th Street continues its 2009 exhibition season Almost Utopia LA 2019, with the exhibition Post-American L.A. curated by Pilar Tompkins for our main gallery and project room. The exhibition features artists that question the scope and impact of American predominance, from the international stage to municipal politics, including how this might manifest on a local level in the next 10 years, Post-American LA features artists Carolina Caycedo, Sandra de la Loza, Hugo Hopping, Ashley Hunt, Vincent Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Adrian Paci, Vincent Ramos, and Chen Shaoxiong. On view through 26 September, 2009.

ARKEN Museum of Modern Art Premieres its Collection Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:02 PM PST Copenhagen - At last! With the opening of the new extension ARKEN can present its collection in a permanent exhibition for the very first time. It is a milestone in the museum's history. The Collection will include an entire room dedicated to one of the world's leading contemporary artists, Damien Hirst, and a number of new works by today's most interesting artists. Works which the museum deliberately has been saving for the opening. Now on permanent exhibition,

The Studio Museum Awards the 2009 Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize to Glenn Ligon Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:01 PM PST NEW YORK, NY.- The Studio Museum has awarded the 2009 Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize to Glenn Ligon. Director and Chief Curator Thelma Golden announced the award to over 700 supporters and friends, including George Wein, at the Museum's Gala 2009 on October 26. Jazz impresario, musician and philanthropist George Wein established the Prize in 2006 to honor his late wife Joyce Alexander Wein, a woman whose life embodied a commitment to the power and possibilities of art and culture. Joyce was a dedicated Trustee of The Studio Museum in Harlem and was deeply involved with philanthropy and the arts throughout her life. Inspired by Joyce's lifelong support of living artists and envisioned as an extension of the Studio Museum's mission to support experimentation and excellence in contemporary art, the Wein Prize recognizes and honors the artistic achievements of an African-American artist who demonstrates great innovation, promise and creativity, and includes an unrestricted monetary award of $50,000. Previous recipients include Nadine Robinson (2008), Trenton Doyle Hancock (2007) and Lorna Simpson (2006).

This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News Posted: 11 Dec 2010 07:01 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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