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• 'An American Odyssey: The Warner Collection of American Art' at the New Britain Museum of American Art
• The 29th Art Brussels Contemporary Art Fair Opens 28th April
• Brooklyn Museum To Show Large-Scale Exhibition of American Art of the 1920's
• Yorkshire Sculpture Park Opens Jaume Plensa's First Major UK Exhibition
• 19th Century European Art & Collection of Sculpture at Sotheby's NY
• Museum of Fine Arts In Boston Shows Dale Chihuly's Glass of Inspiration
• Nationalmuseum in Stockholm to Open Baroque Masters Rubens & van Dyck
• Kunsthistorisches Museum exhibits 'The Myth of Antiquity' in Vienna
• Museo del Prado Focuses New Exhibition on Noteable Dutch Painters
• Museo de Arte de Ponce. . Frida Kahlo's Worlds
• Don Baum: In Memoriam opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago
• Cincinnati Art Museum hosts the Mary Baskett Collection
• "Workshop Missoni ~ Daring to be Different" opens at The Estorick Collection
• The Hamburger Kunsthalle presents Roman Signer Exploring Time in Relation to the Moving Image
• Mireille Mosler, Ltd. hosts "Surveillance from the Doll House"
• New Orleans Museum of Art presents "The Minds Eye ~ Without Subject Matter"
• Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review"

'An American Odyssey: The Warner Collection of American Art' at the New Britain Museum of American Art Posted: 10 Apr 2011 09:29 PM PDT New Britain, CT.- Until July 3rd 2011 the New Britain Museum of American Art's McKernan Gallery features 'An American Odyssey: The Warner Collection of American Art'. The exhibition is composed of works from the personal collection of Jonathan "Jack" Warner and his wife Susan Austin Warner and the collection of The Warner Foundation. Jack Warner started his private collection in the 1950s when he bought a series of prints by John James Audubon (1785-1851). Today the Warner Collection is one of the premiere collections of American art in the world. Warner's collection reflects his belief in learning American history through art and his passion for America.

The 29th Art Brussels Contemporary Art Fair Opens 28th April Posted: 10 Apr 2011 08:52 PM PDT Brussels, Belgium - Now in its 29th year, the Art Brussels art fair, which will run from Thursday 28 April to Sunday 1 May 2011 is already being heralded as a must-see event for all lovers of contemporary art. Art Brussels, the fair for established and upcoming talent, excels at blending both into a unique concept. Art Brussels is a global player in the contemporary art field and manages, now more than ever, to maintain itself at the top of the major international art fairs. More than 400 galleries from 33 countries have submitted an application in the hope of being selected for the exhibition. A selection which is becoming increasingly difficult every year, due to the ever increasing number of prominent galleries that apply. The international selection committee selected 170 art galleries. Roughly one quarter of the galleries are Belgian, the remainder are from Europe and all over the world.

Brooklyn Museum To Show Large-Scale Exhibition of American Art of the 1920's Posted: 10 Apr 2011 08:15 PM PDT BROOKLYN, NY.- The Brooklyn Museum will present the first wide-ranging exploration of American art from the decade whose beginning and end were marked by the aftermath of World War I and the onset of the Great Depression. Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties, which includes some 138 paintings, sculptures, and photographs by 67 artists, will be on view from October 28, 2011 through January 29, 2012 prior to a national tour.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park Opens Jaume Plensa's First Major UK Exhibition Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:46 PM PDT WAKEFIELD, UK - From April 2011 Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents the first major UK exhibition of sculpture and drawings by Jaume Plensa, with new and recent work displayed in the Underground Gallery and surrounding landscape. The exhibition encourages a tactile and sensory exploration of his work and includes large illuminated heads, human shapes formed of letters, angels suspended from walls and inscribed gongs waiting to be struck.

19th Century European Art & Collection of Sculpture at Sotheby's NY Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:22 PM PDT NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby's New York auction of 19th Century European Art on 5 May 2011 – timed to coincide with the May sales of Impressionist & Modern Art–is distinguished by important and rare works, as well as a number of major discoveries. The select and highly-curated sale offers the best works of each artist represented, and concludes with a suite of exquisite marble sculptures. Taken altogether, the auction celebrates the diverse artistic traditions that preceded and coincided with French Impressionism. The works will be on exhibition in Sotheby's York Avenue galleries beginning 29 April.

Museum of Fine Arts In Boston Shows Dale Chihuly's Glass of Inspiration Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT BOSTON, MA (Reuters).- Glass artist Dale Chihuly says his well of inspiration never runs dry, even after some 40 years pushing the boundaries of his medium. "Just working with the material brings forth a lot of ideas, in both the glass blowing and in working with the glass after it's been blown," Chihuly, 69, said on the sidelines of his major new exhibit at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibit features a mix of new and early works from Chihuly, perhaps the foremost artist now working in glass and, with his distinctive curly hair and eye patch, certainly the most recognizable. On exhibit at MFA from 10 April through 7 August. "Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass," 12 installations that live up to their Alice in Wonderland billing, opens on April 10 and will run through August in the recently opened Art of the Americas wing. The installations contain some 7,000 individual pieces, including Mille Fiori (Italian for "a thousand flowers"), a 58-foot-long (17-meter) installation displayed in a darkened room. Neodymium Reeds on Logs is a series of tall, purple glass rods set against freshly-cut Maine birch, while Persian Ceiling evokes a madly colored seascape. The 42-foot-tall Lime Green Icicle Tower, installed in a high-ceilinged courtyard, weighs some 10,000 pounds (4,545 kgs) and comprises over 2,300 individual pieces of glass. "I tend to do things on a huge scale because it's exciting. I like to push things in new and different ways," Chihuly said. "My philosophy is: when one is good, a dozen is better." "Through the Looking Glass" was some 18 months in the planning and conception before arriving in Boston in six giant containers for a three-week assembly marathon. The works were created in Chihuly's two facilities in Seattle -- the Boathouse, the "hotshop" where the glass pieces are blown, and the Ballard studio, which has 25-foot ceilings to help put large installations together. Chihuly said he doesn't try to anticipate how viewers will respond to his creations, but hopes his work will lift their spirits. "People respond to things in a different way. If you could record what people were thinking, there would be a tremendous variation," he said. The artist has strong ties to New England. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, where he later taught for more than a decade. Navajo blankets exhibited at the MFA back in 1975 inspired the artist to incorporate more Native American imagery in his glass-works. Chihuly's own blanket and basket collection is the backdrop to the exhibit's Northwest Room display. Over the years, though, Chihuly's inspirations have become less literal. "You see things, you hear things ... in the beginning I would be influenced by something like a basket, or a blanket. It's not that way anymore." Chihuly often has more than a dozen projects in various stages of completion -- a manic schedule that he pulls off with the aid of a tight-knit team. "If you're going to make glass, you really have to be a team person," he said. Chihuly has not actually blown glass since dislocating his shoulder in 1979. In his downtime Chihuly enjoys going to the movies. Asked to name a recent film that made an impact, the first to spring to mind was "Inglourious Basterds," the 2009 Quentin Tarantino film about Jewish-American soldiers in World War Two. Could the movie find its way into a Chihuly installation some time? "I imagine it's in there somehow," he said. "Just waking up in the morning brings forth a lot of ideas." Visit The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston at : http://www.mfa.org/

Nationalmuseum in Stockholm to Open Baroque Masters Rubens & van Dyck Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - On Thursday 25 February, the Rubens & van Dyck exhibition opens at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. From then until May 23rd, visitors will be able to see works by two of the 17th century's leading painters and some of their disciples. The exhibition brings together works by Peter Paul Rubens and Anthonis van Dyck, two of the leading painters of the 17th-century Baroque, highlighting the relationship between them and their unparalleled influence on Flemish painting in their day. The Rubens & van Dyck exhibition runs from 25 February to 23 May 2010.

Kunsthistorisches Museum exhibits 'The Myth of Antiquity' in Vienna Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT   VIENNA - The protagonists of classical myths – heroes, mortals, gods and demi-gods – are deeply embedded in our collective memory and have lost nothing of their power to fascinate. Neither the invasion of the barbarians in Late Antiquity nor Christianity could fully uproot the memory of the pagan ancient world, with the Renaissance proudly rediscovering classical civilization. Their myths came to life again in the Renaissance and baroque paintings and frescoes that decorated sumptuous princely palaces. On view December 4, 2008 till March 1, 2009.

Museo del Prado Focuses New Exhibition on Noteable Dutch Painters Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT MADRID.- Through the generosity of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, from 3 December the Prado will be displaying a masterpiece by the Dutch painter Frans Hals, Company of Captain Reijnier Reael and Lieutenant Cornelis Michielsz Blaeuw (1633-1637), which was completed by his fellow-countryman Pieter Codde. This magnificent work by one of the most important Dutch painters of the 17th century is to be seen at the Museum as part of its "Invited Work" programme. In 1885 Van Gogh said of it: "Just to see that painting would make the journey to Amsterdam worthwhile". The canvas will be shown in conjunction with the exhibition Dutch Painters at the Prado and will create a fascinating conclusion to this exhibition of Dutch paintings from the Museum's own collection. On view from 3 December through 11 April, 2010.

Museo de Arte de Ponce. . Frida Kahlo's Worlds Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT PONCE, PUERTO RICO.- The Museo de Arte de Ponce (MAP) exhibits Frida Kahlo and her Worlds. This exhibition presents a unique approach to the art of one of the most significant artists of the XX century. With more than 250 objects – paintings, sculptures, engravings, customs and ceramic, among others – the exhibition examines Kahlo's work in the light of the influences of popular art, XIX and early XX paintings, photography and pre-hispanic art. Furthermore, Frida Kahlo and her Worlds places the artist in the background of the artistic renaissance of post-revolutionary Mexico, establishing the relationship with her contemporaries and students.

Don Baum: In Memoriam opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT   CHICAGO, IL - A member of the Chicago's "Monster Roster" of figurative artists that emerged in the late 1950s (Leon Golub, Nancy Spero, and H.C. Westermann were colleagues) Don Baum was also an important educator, teaching at Roosevelt University for over 30 years, as well as an indispensable curator of the Chicago school. As exhibitions director for the Hyde Park Art Center in the 1960s, his now-legendary shows of young talent, replete with colorful monikers such as "The Hairy Who" and a poke-in-the-eye aesthetic, introduced many of the artists who become Chicago's most notable: Roger Brown, Jim Nutt, Gladys Nilsson, Ed Paschke, Christina Ramberg, and Karl Wirsum. On view at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago through 25 January, 2009.

Cincinnati Art Museum hosts the Mary Baskett Collection Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT   CINCINNATI, OHIO – Runway fashion intersects with art this summer at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Visitors will explore the fashions of 20th century avant-garde Japanese designers through the exhibition, Where Would You Wear That? The Mary Baskett Collection This intimate exhibition features the personal collection of Cincinnati resident Mary Baskett and includes fashions by designers Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons. "These designers revolutionized fashion in the early 1980s," said Cynthia Amnéus, curator of costume and textiles. "They are still the three most influential designers of our time." The exhibition remains on view through August 12.

"Workshop Missoni ~ Daring to be Different" opens at The Estorick Collection Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT LONDON.- Missoni is one of the leading and most distinctive fashion houses in the world. The Missoni style has evolved out of a long-standing collaboration between the husband and wife team of Ottavio and Rosita Missoni. In the late 1940s, Ottavio Missoni established a workshop producing jersey tracksuits that were sported by the Italian Athletic Team at the 1948 London Olympics, where Ottavio himself qualified for the final of the 400m hurdle race. The exhibition is curated by Luca Missoni. It is accompanied by The Black and White of Colour, a thirty-minute documentary profile produced by Maggie Norden of the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. On view at the Estorick Collection through 20 September, 2009.

The Hamburger Kunsthalle presents Roman Signer Exploring Time in Relation to the Moving Image Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT HAMBURG, GERMANY - The Swiss artist Roman Signer works with time as if it were just another artistic material, using it to create what he calls "events": sculptures that are transformed in and by time. Many of them have been documented on film or were conceived as filmed pieces. In his projections of films and videos Signer focuses on a central theme in his work: the exploration of materials and time in relation to the moving image. In cooperation with Helmhaus Zürich, the Hamburger Kunsthalle is presenting a selection of 33 of his film works spanning the period between 1975 and 2008. On exhibition 5 June 2009 until 27 September 2009.

Mireille Mosler, Ltd. hosts "Surveillance from the Doll House" Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT New York City - Mireille Mosler, Ltd. is pleased to announce Surveillance from the Doll House , an exhibition that challenges notions of identity and the inanimate through a convergence of drawing and puppet animation by five consummate female artists. Each distinctive and sundry video brings variations on the inanimate, corporal, or theoretical assumption of identity in a world of shifting gender roles .  While the show will include artists at different stages of their careers as well as different aesthetic and conceptual approaches, all works will share a fascination in the tactile, emotional or political manipulation of their characters.  On view through 23 May, 2009.

New Orleans Museum of Art presents "The Minds Eye ~ Without Subject Matter" Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS, LA.- From May 16 to October 11, 2009 the New Orleans Museum of Art presents a new exhibition of abstract paintings, prints and drawings, The Mind's Eye: Without Subject Matter, What Does the Artist See? Groups of pictures in the exhibition illustrate specific elements of the language of abstraction: stripes, spots, geometry, letterforms, patternmaking, biology, collage, gesture and space. The exhibition will be accompanied by corresponding quotes from the artists, as well as their critics and commentators.

Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review" Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:04 PM PDT 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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