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• Our Editor Visits The Residenzgalerie Salzburg In Austria ~ First a Palace ~ Now A Fine Art Museum
• RISD Museum to Present an Installation by Sculptor Arnie Zimmerman & Architect Tiago Montepegado
• Philadelphia Museum of Art will present Thomas Chambers ~ “America’s First Modern"
• Chaïm Soutine and Modernism at the Kunstmuseum Basel
• Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum Celebrates 'Surrealism Returns'
• The New Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) ~ One Year Later
• Kunsthaus Bregenz presents Carsten Höller's ~ " Carrousel "
• Swarovski Brings Together Stars of the Design World for Milan Furniture Fair 2010
• Michael Werner Gallery exhibits Paintings by Swiss Artist Félix Vallotton
• DC Moore Gallery to exhibit Recent Paintings & Pastels by Yvonne Jacquette
• Hirshhorn Museum features 'Black Box ~ Magnetic Movie'
• Kunsthaus Zürich hosts Switzerland’s first Solo Show of the Works of Mircea Cantor
• Norton Museum of Art Unveils Treasures of the Kinsey Collection
• Lanning Gallery to Show "Lost & Found" Unique Object Art
• This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News

Our Editor Visits The Residenzgalerie Salzburg In Austria ~ First a Palace ~ Now A Fine Art Museum Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:25 PM PST The buildings goes back in time to 1120, the stucco ceiling in the northern gallery spaces were Archbishop Franz Anton Harrach Prince, who used such spaces as an audience and living room, ordered. End of the 18th Century has used the story of Archbishop Hieronymus Count Colloredo, the first time to set up the archbishop's collection of paintings. This reference to the history of Salzburg was the establishment of the museum is an essential aspect for the province of Salzburg. This opulent palace, just north of Domplatz in the pedestrian zone, was the seat of the Salzburg prince-archbishops after they no longer needed the protection of the gloomy Hohensalzburg Fortress of Mönchsberg. It's baroque stylings formed the model for much of the architecture that followed, making Salzburg one of the most richly baroque cities of Europe. The Residenz dates from 1120, but work on a series of palaces, which comprised the ecclesiastical complex of the ruling church princes, began in the late 1500s and continued until about 1796. The lavish rebuilding which created the current museum was originally ordered by Archbishop Wolfgang (usually called "Wolf") Dietrich. The 17th century Residenz fountain is one of the largest and most impressive baroque fountains north of the Alps. The child prodigy Mozart often played in the Conference Room for guests. In 1867, Emperor Franz Josef received Napoleon III at the Residenz. More than a dozen state rooms, each richly decorated, are open to the public via guided tour, including the particularly impressive Carabinieri Saal. Its ceiling is decorated with impressive frescoes by Martino Altomonte. Painted in 1710, the cycle depicts scenes from the Battle of Granikos (Granicus), Alexander the Great's first major victory over the Persians in 334 BC. The ceiling of the hall is also decorated with allegorical frescoes depicting the Four Elements by the baroque painter Johann Michael Rottmayr. This state owned gallery provides a cross-section of painting from the 16th to the 18th centuries, as well as 19th century Austrian painting. It bears similarities with the extensive painting collection of Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo, which was first exhibited during his era (late 18th century) in rooms that are now the Residenzgalerie. After 1800, however, it was repeatedly plundered during the French Wars. In the age of the monarchy, many works of art were transferred from Salzburg to Vienna. Visit the museum's website at : www.residenzgalerie.at The Residenzgalerie was opened in 1923 on the second floor of the building. Founded immediately upon the end of the monarchy, it was intended to fulfil various functions: to replace the art collection of the archbishop-princes, to serve as a collection for study purposes in the planned (but never realised) academy of art, and not least to boost tourism by offering another cultural attraction besides the Salzburg Festival. On its founding, the museum did not own a single piece of art and had to rely on donations. Since then, it has assembed an impressive collection, most of which the museum owns. The centrepiece of the Residenzgalerie is the collection of Count Johann Rudolf Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, who studied law in Salzburg and was related to Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo. This was augmented when, in 1956 the gallery acquired, on permanent loan, works from the collection of Friedrich Karl, Count Schönborn-Buchheim (1674–1746), featuring mostly Dutch and Italian artists of the 17th century. The gallery is located in the east wing of the Residenz and that of the Bel Etage. In the 15 historic rooms, baroque paintings from Flemish, Dutch, French, Italian and Austrian artists are accompanied by Austrian 19th-century works. Self-guided audio tours are included in the admission. The Residenzgalerie's art collection focuses on Dutch, Flemish, French, Italian and Austrian baroque works as well as 19th century Austrian works, including; Flemish works by Joachim Beuckelaer, Brouwer Adriaen, Jan Brughel the elder, Frans Francken II and III, Hieronymus Francken II, Cornelis de Heem, Pieter Neef the younger and Peter Paul Rubens; Dutch works by Aelbert Cuyp, Gerard Dou, Carel Fabritus, Jan van Goyen,Jan Davidsz de Heem, Adriaen van Ostade, Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael, Salomon van Ruysdael, Jan Weenix the younger, Emanuel de Witte, Paulus Potter and Hermensz van Rijn Rembrandt; French works by Francois Boucher, Gaspard Dughet, Charles le Brun, Jacques Philippe de Loutherbourg, Hubert Robert, Claude Joseph Vernet and Claude Vignon; Italian works by Federico Barocci, Battista Dossi, Luca Giordano, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Francesco Solimena and Bernardo Strozzi; Austrian baroque collection including works by Bartolomeo Monte Alto, Champion Donauschule, Franz Anton Maulbertsch, Kaspar Memberger the elder, Johann Georg Platzer, Johann Michael Rottmayr and Paul Troges; and 19th century Austrian art includes works by Friedrich von Amerling, Heinrich Buerkel, Michael Moritz Daffinger, Josef Danhauser, Thomas Ender, Johann Fishbach, Anton Hanschellen, Friedrich Loos, Hans Makart, Anton Romako, Robert Russ, Franz Steinfeld and Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller. Two exhibitions are currently on view at the Residenzgalerie. "The splendor" (until 26th June 2011) displays four centuries worth of the Residenz' collection in a single location. Marking the occasion of the publication of a two-volume painting directory (published in July 2010), the exhibition brings together artworks from the Czernin collection, one of the most precious treasures of Austria. Works featured include masterpieces from the 17th century flowering of Dutch painting by artists such as Rembrandt, Paul Potter, Jan van Goyen, Aelbert Cuyp, Jacob Isaacksz. van Ruisdael, Salomon Ruysdael, Jan Davidsz. Heem, Cornelis de Heem, Peter Paul Rubens and many more. Italian, French, and Austrian Baroque painters like Luca Giordano, Guercino, Franz Anton Maulbertsch, Paul Troger, François Boucher and Hubert Robert lead the viewer into a world full of drama, bouncing life, ascetic spirituality and delicate gallantry. Rounding out the collection of works by Austrian masters of the 19th Century, such as Friedrich Amerling, Josef Danhauser, Waldmüller and Hans Makart. Simultaneously, the gallery is showing "Paintings for Christmas (until 6th February 2011), a collection of works with a Christmas theme. Works include the proclamation of the Nativity, the Adoration of the shepherds and kings, the offering of the Son of God in the Temple and the Flight to Egypt by artists including: Joos van Cleve, Anton Mozart, Caspar de Crayer, Simon de Vos, Carlo Saraceni, Battista Dossi, Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, Giovanni Battista Gaulli, called Baciccio, Pierre Subleyras, Louis de Licheri Beuron, Sébastien Bourdon, Michel Corneille, Johann Michael Rottmayr, Moritz von Schwind and Peter Candid. 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, Germany, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and now Austria. 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.

RISD Museum to Present an Installation by Sculptor Arnie Zimmerman & Architect Tiago Montepegado Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:23 PM PST PROVIDENCE, RI.- The RISD Museum of Art presents Inner City, an epic narrative of urban growth, decay, change, and life itself, realized in clay by one of the most significant contemporary artists working in ceramics today—Arnie Zimmerman (American, b. 1954). Comprised of more than 150 figurative and architectural glazed stoneware elements, the installation is adapted to the Museum's Chace Center galleries by architect Tiago Montepegado and Zimmerman. Installed within a structural framework designed by Montepegado (in response to José Rafael Moneo's architecture for RISD), Inner City's diminutive tenements, skyscrapers, scaffolding, and construction workers evoke a whimsical, mythical world.

Philadelphia Museum of Art will present Thomas Chambers ~ “America’s First Modern" Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:21 PM PST Philadelphia, PA - The Philadelphia Museum of Art will present the first museum exhibition devoted to the bold and expressive vision of Thomas Chambers, the 19th-century artist who was once hailed as "America's first modern." Thomas Chambers (1808-1869), American Marine and Landscape Painter (Sept. 27 – Dec. 28, 2008) includes 44 of the artist's works, approximately 15 paintings and prints by his contemporaries and a selection of decorative arts from the heyday of American "fancy" taste. Although much of his life has been a mystery until recently, Chambers played a pioneering role in the development of popular American landscape and maritime art in the mid-19th century.

Chaïm Soutine and Modernism at the Kunstmuseum Basel Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:18 PM PST BASEL - The Kunstmuseum Basel opened the exhibit Chaim Soutine and Modernism through July 6. In comparison to the much more renowned work of friends and contemporaries, such as Amedeo Modigliani or Marc Chagall, Chaïm Soutine's oeuvre still has an aura of discovery. In a representative survey at the Kunstmuseum Basel, a reassessment of Soutine's position as a painter will be presented within the framework of the complex fabric of movements that marks 20th-century art.

Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum Celebrates 'Surrealism Returns' Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:17 PM PST   CHELTENHAM, UK - Significant Surrealist works of art return to Gloucestershire at Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum to celebrate a momentous chapter in the history of Surrealism. Drawn from collections all over Britain, visitors can enjoy seeing pictures and sculptures by key artists of the movement including Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Roland Penrose, Henry Moore, Paul Nash, Man Ray, Edward Burra and Yves Tanguy.

The New Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) ~ One Year Later Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:15 PM PST   Detroit, MI - Nearly a year ago the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) reopened with a new look and philosophy that was all about helping visitors make personal connections with the art. The resulting larger crowds, increased media attention, awards, and recognition by other museums are evidence that we're making that connection.  Annual attendance for the DIA averaged about 350,000 a year. But since last year's Nov. 10 gala grand opening, 532,273 visitors have explored the new DIA as of Oct. 26. Memberships are up by 23 percent, and there has been a significant increase in earned revenue from the Museum Shop, CaféDIA, group sales and third party events.

Kunsthaus Bregenz presents Carsten Höller's ~ " Carrousel " Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:13 PM PST   Bregenz, Austria -  Carrousel, at Kunsthaus Bregenz, is an exhibition of rotations and endless repetitions. Though works of the most differing types of construction and effects by artist Carsten Höller are assembled on the various floors and the roof, all retain rotation and repetition in common. In the similarity of their movements, the works echo the building's architecture, which repeats itself throughout every floor, but they simultaneously defy it by their erratic, unsteady character and their almost antithetic formal languages.

Swarovski Brings Together Stars of the Design World for Milan Furniture Fair 2010 Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:11 PM PST LONDON.- In a major new initiative from Swarovski Elements, some of the most exciting names in the design world – including Konstantin Grcic, Nendo, Moroso, BD Barcelona Design and Gaia&Gino – will be brought together during the Milan Furniture Fair 2010. The exhibition "Swarovski Elements at Work" shows what happens when 10 leading international designers are united with 9 of the world's best industrial design producers. The results will be on show exclusively at the Triennale in Milan from 13 to 19 April. Swarovski has masterminded this unique series of partnerships between designers and manufacturers to discover new and unexpected ways to use crystals in industrial design. In "Swarovski Elements at Work", you will find crystals, objects of beauty in their own right, incorporated in furniture and products in unexpected ways to create innovative pieces that will go on to be commercially produced and retailed around the world.

Michael Werner Gallery exhibits Paintings by Swiss Artist Félix Vallotton Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:10 PM PST NEW YORK, NY.- Michael Werner Gallery presents an exhibition of paintings by Swiss artist Félix Vallotton (Lausanne, 1865 – Paris, 1925). The exhibition features portraits of women, primarily nudes, and is the first gallery exhibition in New York devoted to the artist's paintings. Félix Vallotton's paintings do not give pleasure easily. In portraiture he is not a flashy virtuoso and his nudes are not "sexy", at least not in any typical fashion. His paint handling is careful and deliberate; his palette, subdued and a little flat; his surfaces, slow and at times somewhat dry. His intense, unforgiving attention to detail lends a palpable realism to the paintings. Enlivened by a thinly veiled eroticism, his subtly voyeuristic scenes leave one feeling more than a little uncomfortable. Paintings of Félix Vallotton is on view from 4 February to 10 April 2010.

DC Moore Gallery to exhibit Recent Paintings & Pastels by Yvonne Jacquette Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:08 PM PST NEW YORK, NY.- DC Moore Gallery announces the opening of Yvonne Jacquette. The exhibition features recent paintings and pastels depicting unique aerial views of New York City, New Orleans, and rural Maine. Since Jacquette has lived in New York for part of nearly every year since 1955, the city is, naturally enough, one of her primary subjects. Her paintings depict well-known buildings, famous bridges, neighborhood intersections, and the like with an architectural accuracy that allows individual structures to be readily identified.  On exhibition 10 february through 13 March, 2010.

Hirshhorn Museum features 'Black Box ~ Magnetic Movie' Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:04 PM PST Washington, DC - Artists Ruth Jarman and Joseph Gerhardt, aka Semiconductor, have collaborated since 1999 on various forms of "digital noise and computer anarchy," including films, experimental DVDs, and multimedia performances. The London-based pair makes moving-image works that reveal our physical world in flux: cities in motion, shifting landscapes, and systems in chaos. They strive to transcend the constraints of time, scale, and natural forces and explore the world beyond human experience, questioning our very existence.  On view August 25, 2008 to December 14, 2008

Kunsthaus Zürich hosts Switzerland’s first Solo Show of the Works of Mircea Cantor Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:03 PM PST Zurich, Switzerland - From 28 August to 8 November 2009, under the title 'Tracking Happiness', the Kunsthaus Zürich presents the young Romanian artist Mircea Cantor, whose work addresses traces left and deleted by our age of computer communication and electronic surveillance. With his videos, photos, objects and installations, Cantor puts the digital information society to the test in a remarkably poetic artistic process. The image of leaving a trace is fundamental for Cantor's art. In 'Tracking Happiness' he considers a society that stores ever more personal information: biometric databases produce profiles, people's locations and itineraries can be determined by mobile phone satellite, and credit and member's cards are scanned at the point of sale to collect information on consumer habits quickly and painlessly.

Norton Museum of Art Unveils Treasures of the Kinsey Collection Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:00 PM PST West Palm Beach, FL The Norton Museum of Art opened an extensive exhibition drawn from the artistic and historical treasures collected by California residents, Bernard and Shirley Kinsey. In the Hands of African American Collectors: The Personal Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey presents the journey of the Kinseys as they embrace and acquire art and artifacts. From rarely seen slave owners' documents and brilliant expressions in paint to glimpses into private eighteenth and nineteenth-century lives, the Kinsey Collection reflects a rich cultural and historical heritage which they hope to preserve for future generations.

Lanning Gallery to Show "Lost & Found" Unique Object Art Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:55 PM PST SEDONA, AZ - For its "1st Friday Gallery Tour" reception on February 5th, 5-8 pm, Sedona's Lanning Gallery celebrates art that begins not with a blank canvas, the usual 'something from nothing' one associates with artistic creation, but with art that represents 'something from something else.' Found object art can make potent statements about resurrection and reinvention and four of the gallery's most individual artists make this process into, literally, a fine art.

This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:54 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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