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• The Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum In Glasgow ~ Scotland's Favorite Museum
• Otto Dix One-Man Exhibition at The Neue Galerie New York
• San Diego Museum of Art hosts " Eleanor Antin ~ Historical Takes "
• California Impressionism Exhibition at The Hyde Collection in New York
• Guggenheim Museum shows Acquisitions from Karl Nierendorf’s Galleries
• Annual Navajo Show at Turquoise Tortoise Gallery
• L.A. Louver presents New Sculptures by Deborah Butterfield
• Bonhams & Butterfields' Made in California Sale Sets World Record Prices
• Sedona’s Lanning Gallery hosts Billy Woolway
• Marco Sassone debuts "Toronto" at Odon Wagner Contemporary
• Herman Wouk to receive Library of Congress Award for Lifetime Achievement
• The Heard Museum presents Acclaimed Contemporary Navajo Artist Tony Abeyta
• The Leopold Museum exhibits Hilda Uccusic ~ A Cultural Idol
• Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review"

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum In Glasgow ~ Scotland's Favorite Museum Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:08 PM PST The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow houses one of Europe's greatest civic art collections, consisting of almost 10,000 items . Located in the beautiful surroundings of Kelvingrove Park in the city's West End, the museum sits opposite the architecturally similar Kelvin Hall (which houses the Glasgow Museum of Transport and International Sports Arena) and near to Glasgow University. Loved by locals and tourists alike, the Kelvingrove vies with Edinburgh Castle to be Scotland's most popular attraction, and is, by some margin, the most visited museum in the United Kingdom outside London. The magnificent red sandstone building was partly financed using the proceeds of the 1888 International Exhibition held in Kelvingrove Park. The gallery was designed by Sir John W. Simpson and E. J. Milner Allen and opened in 1901 as the palace of fine art for the Glasgow International Exhibition held that year. Built in a Spanish Baroque style, the outside facades are constructed from red sandstone from Lochabriggs Quarry near Dumfries (which provided much of the stone for Glasgow's Victorian-era expansion), the interior uses a much lighter colored sandstone from Giffnock. The buildings facades are adorned with sculptures by George Frampton, Francis Derwent Wood and other contemporary British artists. A popular local myth states that after construction, the architect realized he had built the gallery the wrong way round (with the 'front' facing into Kelvingrove park, rather than onto Argyle Street) and consequently threw himself to his death from the roof. Not only were there actually 2 architects, it had always been intended that the building face into the park and the 'rear' of the building is so impressive, visitors only realize it is the back when they walk around and view the front. During the 6 month's of the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition, 11 million visitors passed through the new building. After the International Exhibition closed, the Kelvingrove reopened in 1902 as Glasgow's civic museum and art gallery. The museum closed during World War II and its most valuable items were scattered, a fortuitous decision, when a German bomb detonated close by and caused significant damage to the building. The Kelvingrove reopened soon after the war ended and remained massively popular. In 2006, the Kelvingrove reopened after a three year refurbishment program and immediately tripled its visitor numbers to over 3 million in is first full year after reopening, making it the UK's most visited museum outside London (only the National Gallery, Tate Modern and British Museum receive more visitors). The refurbishment work included opening up the first floor halls, creating new basement display and retail spaces and the complete restoration of the interior stonework. In addition to the galleries, visitors to the museum (which is free to enter) can enjoy its cafes and museum shops. The study centre and library are both open to the public for those who want to discover more about Glasgow's museums and their collections. The museum hosts over 1.5 million visitors annually. Visit the museum's website at ... http://clyde-valley.com/glasgow/kelvingr.htm The museum's collections originally came from the McLellan Galleries and the old Kelvingrove House Museum. Donations and acquisitions over the years have increased the collection, including, most famously, "Christ of St. John of the Cross" by Salvador Dali, purchased direct from the artist by the museum's then curator in the early 1950s for £8,200, a price considered very high at the time, even though Dali had been bargained down by a third from his original asking price and the sale included copyright to the image. The collections are displayed in 22 state of the art galleries. Amongst the artworks on display are paintings and sculpture from all periods of history, including works by Van Gogh ("Portrait of Alexander Reid" (once thought to have been a self-portrait)), Rembrandt, Botticelli, Turner, Millais, Whistler, Picasso, Monet ("Vetheuil"), Mary Cassatt *"The Sisters") and L. S. Lowry ("V.E. Day"). Scottish works on display feature influential art from the Glasgow School of the late 19th and early 20th century including George Henry & E. A. Hornel, William Kennedy, Sir James Guthrie and "Motherless" by George Lawson. More contemporary work is also on display including Sophy Cave's "Floating Heads" (more than 95 disconnected heads showing the whole rage of human expressions) hanging from the ceiling above the museum's famous pipe-organ and Avril Paton's "Windows in the West". The Kelvingrove features more than just art, and amongst the natural history galleries, "Sir Roger" - a stuffed elephant (shot after a hormonal disorder made him extremely aggressive at Glasgow Zoo) - is a favorite with visitors, while a fully restored Spitfire hanging from the ceiling is a highlight of the scientific and technological displays. The decorative arts collection reflects Glasgow's maritime trading heritage, as well as the expeditions of David Livingstone, with art and artifacts from dozens of cultures all over the world, including ceramics, glass, furniture, silverware, costumes, textiles and metal work. One gallery features a recreation of a Charles Rennie Mackintosh style dining room, emphasizing his importance to the history of art and design in Glasgow. The Kelvingrove is famous for its collection of arms and armor, including the 'Avant' armor (the earliest near-complete set of armor in the world, darting from around 1440), William Herbert, first Earl of Pembroke's complete armor for man and horse (made by the Greenwich Royal Workshop in 1557) and rare medieval Scottish weapons amongst broad displays of European armor and weaponry. The Kelvingrove has had a long reputation for holding major exhibitions, including the 'Dead Sea Scrolls' (1998) and Frank Lloyd Wright (1999) shortly before it's refurbishment. This tradition has continued since the museum reopened, with temporary exhibitions now held in a the RBS Exhibition Gallery. "Pioneering Painters: The Glasgow Boys 1880-1900" which was on display during 2010 set new records for visitor attendance, and showed 100 oil painting plus 50 works on paper by this influential Glaswegian group. The first exhibition dedicated to the Glasgow School since 1968, a condensed version of this exhibition is currently on view at the Royal Academy of Arts. The next exhibition to open at the Kelvingrove will be "Drawing (on) Riverside: An Exhibition by Patricia Cane", which opens on April 15th and runs until August 14th 2011. Kelvingrove's recent exhibition of work inspired by the construction of the Riverside Museum in Glasgow (housing the new museum of travel and transport) featured works by Patricia Cain, a Glasgow lawyer turned artist, who won the Aspect prize (Scotland's premier prize for painting) in 2010 for her forensically detailed studies of the museum under construction. "Drawing (on) Riverside: An Exhibition by Patricia Cane" will be the artists first major solo exhibition and will draw on the works previously exhibited. ANNOUNCEMENT: Our Editor has been invited to visit Museums and cultural sites worldwide, and they are featured on our Home Page (center). 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 . . and we are publishing current art news articles on the left hand side under RECENT NEWS .. Enjoy

Otto Dix One-Man Exhibition at The Neue Galerie New York Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:06 PM PST NEW YORK, NY.- From March 11 to August 30, 2010, Neue Galerie New York presents "Otto Dix," the first one-man museum exhibition of works by this major German artist ever held in North America. Organized by Olaf Peters, Professor of Modern Art History and Art Theory at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, the show contains more than 100 masterpieces from the United States, Canada, and Europe. After its run at the Neue Galerie, the exhibition will travel to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

San Diego Museum of Art hosts " Eleanor Antin ~ Historical Takes " Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:05 PM PST   San Diego, CA - Organized by the San Diego Museum of Art, SDMA, this solo exhibition features the work of celebrated conceptual artist Eleanor Antin. The exhibition is the first to focus on Antin's recent series of large-scale tableaux photographs based on Greek and Roman history and mythology, which are presented together for the first time.  On exhibition through 2nd November, 2008.

California Impressionism Exhibition at The Hyde Collection in New York Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:03 PM PST   GLENS FALLS, NY - On Sunday, November 16, 2008, The Hyde Collection opens its newest exhibition: California Impressionism: Paintings from The Irvine Museum. The exhibition, which runs through January 18, 2009, includes sixty paintings by forty artists of California Impressionist art from the collection of The Irvine Museum in California.

Guggenheim Museum shows Acquisitions from Karl Nierendorf’s Galleries Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:00 PM PST   New York City - This permanent collection installation features both acquisitions from Karl Nierendorf's galleries in Berlin and New York and from the gallerist's estate. Formerly a banker, German-born Karl Nierendorf (1889–1947) began his career in the art trade in 1920 in Cologne. In 1936 Nierendorf immigrated to the U.S. and established the Nierendorf Gallery in New York, where he encountered Hilla Rebay (1890–1967) and the newly established Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.

Annual Navajo Show at Turquoise Tortoise Gallery Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:58 PM PST SEDONA, AZ - For October's "1st Friday Gallery Tour" reception on October 2nd, 5-8 pm, Turquoise Tortoise Gallery in Sedona celebrates its Annual Navajo Show featuring a wide selection of the area's top Navajo (Diné) painters, sculptors, silversmiths, potters and more. In the world of Navajo art both traditional and contemporary styles continue to evolve and surprise – as they have for eons.  Among others, the gallery will showcase the work of Bertha Tom who meticulously recreates ancient Anasazi designs in her traditionally built pots, each hand‑coiled in original fashion, fired in temperatures up to 2,000 degrees, and painted intricately by hand.  Tom is among a handful of skilled and devoted artists keeping alive the nearly lost traditions of these ancient people.

L.A. Louver presents New Sculptures by Deborah Butterfield Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:57 PM PST Venice, CA - L.A. Louver is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new sculptures by Deborah Butterfield. The show includes both small and large-scale horse forms, made from a range of materials including cast bronze, steel, copper and concrete. The sculpture is presented throughout all first and second floor galleries. Deborah Butterfield has created sculpture in the form of horses since the early 1970s. In her early work the artist used humble materials such as mud, clay and sticks. On exhibition through 9 May, 2009.

Bonhams & Butterfields' Made in California Sale Sets World Record Prices Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:56 PM PST LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields' Made in California auction on May 3, 2010 was especially strong, signaling that the market for California art continues to be robust. Telephone bidders from around the globe vied for works by the golden state's leading modern and contemporary artists. The sale, which was simulcast from Los Angeles to San Francisco, established world record prices for works by Ruth Asawa, Fletcher Benton, Peter Alexander, Guy Dill and Jacob Hashimoto among others.

Sedona’s Lanning Gallery hosts Billy Woolway Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:54 PM PST SEDONA, AZ - Painter Billy Woolway is now in his late-80s and still painting, in his primitive style, subject matter that can make you cry.  On Friday evening, February 1st, Sedona's Lanning Gallery celebrates the work of this devoted artist with an opening reception from 5-8 p.m.  Inspired by the landscapes, people and animals around him, Woolway captures the feelings they evoke in acrylic on wood with found materials subtly used to highlight a detail and draw our real world into the world he paints.

Marco Sassone debuts "Toronto" at Odon Wagner Contemporary Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:52 PM PST   TORONTO – "Toronto" an exhibition of paintings and drawings by painter Marco Sassone (www.marcosassone.com) opens with a reception Thursday, April 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Odon Wagner Contemporary (www.odonwagnergallery.com ) inToronto.  The internationally renowned artist, who moved to Toronto from San Francisco in 2005, depicts Toronto urban landscapes and cityscapes from high-rise vantage points and street perspectives in the series exhibiting through April 26.

Herman Wouk to receive Library of Congress Award for Lifetime Achievement Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:51 PM PST Washington, DC - Librarian of Congress James H. Billington will present Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Herman Wouk with the first Library of Congress Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Writing of Fiction. The award recognizes Wouk's extraordinary contributions to American letters and his dedication to, as he has said, the enduring power of the novel.The award will be presented on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m. in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium, First Street and Independence Ave. S.E.  The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. The program will include readings by Wouk and other distinguished guests.

The Heard Museum presents Acclaimed Contemporary Navajo Artist Tony Abeyta Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:49 PM PST PHOENIX, AZ - Although Tony Abeyta is known for colorful paintings that reflect his heritage, in recent years he occasionally has created black-and-white charcoal and ink-wash drawings. The Heard is pleased to offer a venue for Abeyta's explorations in black and white. His new exhibit, Underworlderness, brings together three important elements that accomplish Abeyta's goal. Several large-format paintings – all executed in black-and-white – explores themes of creation through primal representations of botanical and animal forms. At the Heard Museum from June 6, 2008 to January 18, 2009.

The Leopold Museum exhibits Hilda Uccusic ~ A Cultural Idol Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:48 PM PST   Vienna, Austria - The Leopold Museum is showing an extensive exhibition of the work of Hilda Uccusic. It presents her sensitive and effortlessly executed watercolours and drawings, including portraits, landscapes, floral depictions and city views. Special attention is devoted to the series "Heads and Portraits", which has represented a project of particular importance to the artist in recent years. On exhibition through 26 January, 2009.

Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review" Posted: 01 Mar 2011 08:47 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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