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• The Museum Kunst Palast in Düsseldorf, Germany Welcomes Our Editor's Visit
• Tacoma Art Museum Highlights Collection with "Telling Stories"
• The Allentown Art Museum will host "A Force for Change: African American Art"
• Brevard Art Museum hosts Leo Monahan ~ World-renowned Paper Sculptor
• Gagosian Gallery features Mike Kelley's First NY Show Devoted to Painting
• Kunsthalle Wien Examines the Photographic Portrait from Mapplethorpe to Goldin
• Smart Museum of Art shows Selections from the H. C. Westermann Study Collection
• Hauser & Wirth New York presents New Work by Paul McCarthy ~ "White Snow"
• Banksyyy ~ Best of British now an American Arts Hero ?
• Expanding Investment Options ~ Trading and Borrowing Against Fine Art
• New Art Fair to Be Hosted by Christie's During Frieze Week
• "Good Design" in Europe and America, 1850-1950 at the Smart Museum of Art
• Akio Takamori: The Laughing Monks at the Henry Museum
• This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News

The Museum Kunst Palast in Düsseldorf, Germany Welcomes Our Editor's Visit Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:45 PM PST The Museum Kunst Palast was founded as Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, a typical communal arts collection in Germany. The first exhibits were given by the popular regent Jan Wellem, Duke of Palatinate, and his wife Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici and some rich citizens of Düsseldorf. The number of exhibits was expanded in the 19th century by the collection of Lambert Krahe, formerly a collection for educational reasons of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. The Düsseldorfer Gallerieverein, founded in 19th century, collected many drawings of the Düsseldorfer Malerschule, later given to that collection. The museum for advanced arts, whose opening was in 1883, merged with that museum later. The Kunstmuseum in its actual form opened in 1913, it became a foundation (in private-public partnership) called: "Stiftung museum kunst palast" in 2000. The Museum Kunst Palast includes objects of fine arts from Classical antiquity to the present, including drawings, sculptures, a collection of more than 80,000 graphic exhibits and photographs, applied arts and design and one of Europe's largest glass collections. The graphic collection includes 14,000 Italian baroque graphics. The collection presents several works from Europe, Japan, Persia/Iran, beginning with the 3rd century B.C.. The art collection also include works from periods such as Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, the time of Goethe, the 19th century, the 20th century including a large collection of ZERO works, and the present. Affiliated Institutes include the Archive for artistical photography of the rhenanian artscene (AFORK) is part of the Modern Department and has an extension collection of prints and will be part of a future Research Center for the Arts at the museum. The ZERO foundation, founded by the Museum Kunst Palast together with the three ZERO artists Heinz Mack, Günther Uecker and Otto Piene, has temporary offices, with an extensive archive, in the New Harbour section, and will be part of a future Research Center for the Arts at the museum. The Kunstmuseum has extensive displays on three floors. At ground level there's a fine collection of glass, much of it Art Nouveau and Art Deco. On the next floor, Peter Paul Ruben's altarpiece of "The Assumption" puts almost all its companions in the shade. Upstairs, there's a modern section that complements the Kunstsammlung, along with fine art from the nineteenth-century Düsseldorf Academy. The Museum of Fine Arts, incorporating The Academy Collection, the Hentrich Glass Museum and the Kunstpalast. European art from the medieval to the present-day, Glass from classical Antiquity to the present. For the widest variation in works including a few examples of Europe's biggest names, this is the place to be. The collections include major works by German and Dutch masters of the Middle Ages to the present. Particularly worth visiting are the changing exhibitions of drawings and paintings which the museum has filled more than 150,000 in possession. Besides paintings, there is also ceramics, textiles and bronze Asian presence in the Museum Kunst Palast. Currently in the collection area, the show "55 Years of Art in Düsseldorf" is on view through 6 May, 2011. Represented both the exquisite works of ancient art and the art collection of the 19 Century with the Dusseldorf School. Of great importance is the paintings of classical modernity and to contemporary art collection built up since 1945. Highlights are the graphics collection and Hentrich Glass Museum are also on display. Famous German artists such as Max Beckmann and Emil Nolde are also on exhibition. Emil Nolde (7 August 1867 – 13 April 1956) was a German painter and printmaker. He was one of the first Expressionists, a member of Die Brücke, and is considered to be one of the great oil painting and watercolour painters of the 20th century. He is known for his vigorous brushwork and expressive choice of colors. Golden yellows and deep reds appear frequently in his work, giving a luminous quality to otherwise somber tones. His watercolors include vivid, brooding storm-scapes and brilliant florals. Nolde's intense preoccupation with the subject of flowers reflect his continuing interest in the art of Vincent Van Gogh. Apart from paintings, Nolde's work includes many prints, often in color and watercolor paintings of various sizes, including landscapes, religious images, flowers, stormy seas and scenes from Berlin nightlife. 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, Denmark and now Germany. 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.

Tacoma Art Museum Highlights Collection with "Telling Stories" Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:22 PM PST Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Art Museum will again have pieces from its permanent collection on display when Telling Stories: Selections from the Permanent Collection opens on October 14, 2006. Partnered with Symphonic Poem: Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson and The Art of Eric Carle, Telling Stories resonates with Tacoma Art Museum's fall theme of promoting literacy through art.

The Allentown Art Museum will host "A Force for Change: African American Art" Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:20 PM PST Allentown , Pa. – On September 13, 2009 the Allentown Art Museum will present A Force for Change: African American Art and The Julius Rosenwald Fund.   This exhibition of African American art is the first to explore the legacy of The Julius Rosenwald Fund, created in 1917 by Chicago businessman and philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, who fostered black leadership through the arts, literature and scholarship. The exhibition will feature more than 60 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by over 20 of the artists who were recipients of Rosenwald fellowships during the Fund's most active years (1928–1948), a watershed period for the advancement of African American art and culture. The exhibition will be on view in the museum's Kress Gallery from September 13, 2009 through January 10, 2010.

Brevard Art Museum hosts Leo Monahan ~ World-renowned Paper Sculptor Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:18 PM PST Melbourne, FL – As a pioneer in the realm of paper sculptures, Leo F. Monahan blends impressionism and surrealism to create unique, intricate reliefs. For close to 50 years Monahan has immersed himself in the paper sculpture-collage medium, as a graphic designer and as an artist.  He and his most recent exhibition come to the Brevard Art Museum April 25 to June 15, 2008.  Monahan will personally lead a demonstration and gallery walk on Friday, April 25 at 4 p.m. followed by the opening reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Gagosian Gallery features Mike Kelley's First NY Show Devoted to Painting Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:16 PM PST NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery presents Mike Kelley's "Horizontal Tracking Shots," his first show in New York devoted entirely to painting. Evoking painting as a series of experiences akin to the movie camera gliding through space, capturing action as it goes, Kelley has devised a spatial push-pull effect through the arrangement of large polychrome panel paintings and smaller framed canvases. In the untitled colored reliefs, individual colors pop or recede in relation to each other. The colors of the flat support panels are determined by key colors in the organically shaped panels that are attached to them. On  view through 23 December, 2009.

Kunsthalle Wien Examines the Photographic Portrait from Mapplethorpe to Goldin Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:12 PM PST VIENNA.- When the history of photography began to unfold with portraiture, one's own image was cause for astonishment and rapture. Since its discovery, beginning with early daguerreotypes and nineteenth century studio portraits, photography has satisfied people's desire for their likeness and largely replaced the more costly and demanding painting. The image of the face, as the constitutive element of the portrait, is traditionally regarded as a mirror of the soul and a medium of identification. "The face is where we are," says photographer Jonathan Miller: "We kiss, eat, breathe and speak through it. It's where we think of ourselves as being finally and conclusively on show. It's the part we hide when we are ashamed and the bit we think we lose when we are in disgrace."

Smart Museum of Art shows Selections from the H. C. Westermann Study Collection Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:09 PM PST CHICAGO, IL - The University of Chicago's Smart Museum of Art presents Your Pal, Cliff: Selections from the H. C. Westermann Study Collection, a comprehensive new exhibition that offers fresh insight into the work and life of the postwar American artist H. C. ("Cliff") Westermann (1922–1981). On view from April 2 to September 6, 2009, the exhibition brings to light for the first time the full scope of the Smart Museum's Westermann holdings—one of the most significant public collections of artwork and ephemera related to this singular American artist.

Hauser & Wirth New York presents New Work by Paul McCarthy ~ "White Snow" Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:04 PM PST New York, NY - Hauser & Wirth New York presents WHITE SNOW, a group of never before seen pieces from a new body of work by Paul McCarthy, drawing upon the famous 19th century German folk tale 'Snow White' ('Schneewittchen') and commenting upon the modern interpretation of the story in Disney's beloved 1937 animated classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. On exhibition through 24 December, 2009 at Hauser & Wirth New York.

Banksyyy ~ Best of British now an American Arts Hero ? Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:02 PM PST   London - Banksy is the most exciting artist to come out of the UK for more than a decade - or so many people on both sides of the Atlantic will tell you. But is he really so much more than a prankster with a spray can? Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones gives his view. It's not often you hear someone roar the name of an artist as if they were cheering on a football player. In Bristol, however, I once heard a man scream out "Banksyyy!" as he walked past one of his murals. He was in good company. Hollywood, the New Yorker magazine, Sotheby's (which sells him), Damien Hirst (who collects him) and Glastonbury (where he recreated Stonehenge with a group of portable toilets) all concur that Banksy is the artist of our time, the rising star, the news. A poll of 18- to 25-year-olds recently named him an "arts hero" in third place behind Walt Disney and Peter Kay, and ahead of Leonardo da Vinci.

Expanding Investment Options ~ Trading and Borrowing Against Fine Art Posted: 03 Jan 2011 06:01 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The uncertainty in today's market has caused many investors to look outside the box. The stock market's volatility has had many investors looking elsewhere for investment options. Many grandfather companies that have been our staple, reliable investments have crumbled. This ongoing phenomenon had leveled the playing field for investments. Commodities that were not considered viable investment alternatives in our past are having a new lease on life. This is where art enters the playing field. Many of today's investment portfolios look more like this: stock, real estate, and, an Early American artist painting grandma gave me.

New Art Fair to Be Hosted by Christie's During Frieze Week Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:59 PM PST LONDON.- Christie's announced Multiplied – an exciting new fair in the field of contemporary art. The fair will be held during the week of the Frieze Art Fair, 15-18th October, providing a platform to promote emerging talent in two and three-dimensional contemporary editions. Christie's has invited over thirty of the most exciting galleries to showcase a selection of the most challenging, cutting-edge work being produced today. Exhibiting a wide range of publishers under one roof, Christie's aim to help them promote their businesses and the artistic talent that they support.

"Good Design" in Europe and America, 1850-1950 at the Smart Museum of Art Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:57 PM PST CHICAGO, IL.- The University of Chicago's Smart Museum of Art presents masterworks from its collection of modern design in the special exhibition Mid-Century: "Good Design" in Europe and America, 1850–1950. Offering a focused look at more than sixty remarkable objects—both long-held treasures and newer acquisitions to the Smart's collection—the exhibition gives insight into the interweaving history and iconic forms that defined the domestic world of modernism during the fertile period between 1850 and 1950. Featuring both one-of-a-kind commissions as well as mass-produced objects, "Good Design" is divided into four overlapping thematic sections highlighting extraordinary works by Edmond Johnson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Marianne Brandt, and Charles and Ray Eames, among many others. On view from July 8 through September 5, 2010, "Good Design" offers nuanced perspectives on key artistic innovations within a broader cultural context of social activism, nationalism, and international politics.

Akio Takamori: The Laughing Monks at the Henry Museum Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:52 PM PST Seattle, WA - One central aspect of a museum's programs is the continual exploration and reassessment of its collections.  As a university art museum, the Henry has grown primarily through gifts over its nearly 80-year existence. As part of the ongoing project to explore the museum's collections creatively, the Henry has invited professor of art Akio Takamori to design an installation responding to these holdings.  Associate professor of ceramics at the University of Washington, Takamori has developed a practice of figural sculpture built out of clay that juxtaposes elements of several distinct traditions, including functional ceramics, traditional Asian calligraphy, Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, and contemporary photography. On exhibition until 22 October, 2006.

This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:51 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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