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• The Miami Art Museum (MAM) Features 'The Wilderness'
• The Autry National Center in Los Angeles Presents "Skydreamers"
• Caixaforum Barcelona Commemorates "Teotihuacan, City of the Gods"
• The New Turner Contemporary Art Galley Opens on April 16th in Margate, UK
• Philadelphia Museum of Art Presents a Major Private Collection of Modernism
• Vancouver Art Gallery to feature Expanding Horizons: The American & Canadian Landscape 1860-1918
• Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) shows Modern Photography by Cunningham, Weston and Adams
• O'Keeffe Museum hosts Screening of 'Georgia O'Keeffe' Starring Joan Allen & Jeremy Irons
• National Galleries of Scotland Explores the Theme of 'Dance'
• Phoenix Art Museum Hosts Major Retrospective of Ernest L. Blumenschein
• Several Paintings Shown for the First Time in Ninety Years at The Frick Collection in New York
• PAAM Receives Highest National Recognition by the American Association of Museums
• "Hitler Albums" Discovered at National Archives
• This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News

The Miami Art Museum (MAM) Features 'The Wilderness' Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:32 PM PDT Miami.- The Miami Art Museum presents The Wilderness, a thematic group exhibition exploring the real or imagined boundaries between tamed and untamed nature. On view until June 26, 2011, the exhibition grapples with competing definitions of "wildness," pitting traditional conceptions of a chaotic, primordial realm that awaits human subjugation against the idea of a self-regulating order that courses through the natural world. "The works included in The Wilderness raise fundamental questions about humanity's relationship with nature," said MAM Associate Curator René Morales, curator of the exhibition. "In different ways, each work dramatically underscores the intertwinement of nature and the human sphere, while evoking some of the psychological, political, ethical and ecological ramifications of our historical tendency to conceive of them as separate entities." The Wilderness features a focused selection of film and sculptural installations, each with its own dedicated space, by artists Darren Almond, David Brooks, Tacita Dean, Christy Gast and Allan McCollum – in addition to works by Matthew Buckingham, Aramis Gutierrez and Fernando Ortega. At the center of the exhibition is a large-scale installation by Allan McCollum titled The Event: Petrified Lightning from Central Florida (with Supplemental Didactics) (1998). To create this ambitious work, the artist joined forces with a team of geologists and electrical engineers from the University of Florida 's International Center for Lightning Research and Testing near the small town of Starke , Florida . McCollum and his collaborators spent several weeks triggering lightning strikes with the use of small rockets, which were attached to copper wires that directed the lightning bolts down to containers filled with sand from the area. The process resulted in the creation of numerous "fulgurites" – small glass objects that bear the same form of the bolts that created them. The artist then worked with a local souvenir manufacturer to create thousands of replicas of a single, selected fulgurite, which are arranged in a jaw-dropping display together with thousands of specially produced booklets dealing with fulgurites, lightning and the project itself. In collaboration with the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center , CasaLin Pine Rocklands and the de la Cruz Collection's artist-in-residence program, David Brooks created a new, site-specific commission for the exhibition. Titled Still Life with Stampede and Wild Seabirds, the project poignantly juxtaposes the wildlife of our imaginations (represented here by the type of concrete animal sculptures that adorn many South Florida lawns) with the real wildlife that struggles daily to survive amid and at the edges of the local urban environment. In Darren Almond's eerie video installation 'Arctic Pull' (2003), a lone figure is seen laboriously dragging a sledge across the permafrost while battling the intense wind, cold and gloom of a pitch-dark Siberian night. The work poetically recalls the harrowing journeys of Arctic explorers in the 19th and early 20th centuries while suggesting, in a broader sense, the historical trope of humanity's epic struggle to conquer the world's unknown territories. Another major work in the exhibition is Christy Gast's 'Batty Cave' (2010). In this three-channel video installation, the artist uses rocks, scraps of wood and bits of broken glass to relay a folkloric narrative of two men who built an ark in a dusty, remote mountain cave deep in the Utah desert, in preparation for a second biblical flood that they believed would wash away the human world. The Wilderness also features Tacita Dean's ethereal 16mm film Banewl (1999), in which the quiet calm of a rural pasture is gradually disturbed by the onset of a solar eclipse. Several moments before the eclipse occurs, the behavior of the animals in the scene becomes erratic, providing subtle testimony to the mysterious levels of perception that animate the natural order – the secret presence of wildness that courses through even the tamest of landscapes, just beyond the thresholds of human comprehension. The Miami Art Museum (MAM) is an art museum located in Downtown Miami, Florida. It was founded in 1984 as the Center for the Fine Arts, and in 1996 became the Miami Art Museum. The MAM dedicates itself to contemporary art and is located at 101 West Flagler Street in Downtown Miami in the same Miami Cultural Plaza as the Historical Museum of Southern Florida and the Miami-Dade Public Library. Current plans are to transplant the MAM from its current location in the Central Business District to Park West at Bicentennial Park along with the Miami Science Museum with plans for completion around 2012. The museum features a variety of permanent collections and a changing selection of traveling exhibits. The permanent collection focuses on art of the western hemisphere from the 20th and 21st centuries and includes a rare 1947 pictograph by Adolph Gottlieb. 'Still' by Lorna Simpson. 'Beth Shin' by Morris Louis, 'Chodorów ll' by Frank Stella, 'Abraham's Farewell to Ishmael' by George Segal and 'Boîte-en-valise' by Marcel Duchamp. The MAM receives over 60,000 visitors a year. Visit the museum's website at ... http://www.miamiartmuseum.org/

The Autry National Center in Los Angeles Presents "Skydreamers" Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:03 PM PDT Los Angeles, CA.- The fantasies and realities of flight and space exploration, as depicted through art and photography in the West and around the world, go on display in the Autry National Center's new 'Skydreamers' exhibition. The great journey of discovery and its unifying impact on all of us as eyewitnesses will unfold through approximately 150 items, principally original high-quality photographs, as well as works on paper, paintings, posters, and memorabilia drawn primarily from the extensive collection of flight and space material in the Stephen White collection. The exhibtion will run from April 29 through August 21, 2011.

Caixaforum Barcelona Commemorates "Teotihuacan, City of the Gods" Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:59 PM PDT BARCELONA, SPAIN- Teotihuacan City of the Gods, the most complete exhibition ever devoted to Teotihuacan culture recently opened at Caixaforum Barcelona. The objective behind the exhibitions that "la Caixa" Foundation has devoted in recent years to the great cultures of the past is to illustrate how men and women in different places and times have attempted to answer the great universal questions, and to increase our understanding of the world by showcasing the most recent historic and archaeological research. This is not the first time that an exhibition at "la Caixa" Foundation has focused on ancient Mexican cultures; having previously showcased Life and Death. Funeral Art in Western Mexico, then, "la Caixa" Foundation now presents Teotihuacan, City of the Gods... on exhibition through 19 June.

The New Turner Contemporary Art Galley Opens on April 16th in Margate, UK Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:58 PM PDT Margate, UK.- Artist Tracey Emin and composer, pianist, bandleader and broadcaster Jools Holland will launch the Turner Contemporary Gallery to the public in Margate on Saturday 16 April. The gallery has been designed by internationally acclaimed architect David Chipperfield and has been created by Kent County Council with additional funding from Arts Council England, Thanet District Council and the South East England Development Agency. The gallery stands on the site of a cottage where the 19th Century artist JMW Turner lived, on the Margate seafront. Tracey Emin grew up in the town and last year unveiled a pink neon love letter to Margate. The work was later sold to raise money for the gallery. The opening day will also see the switch-on of Graham Gussin's illumination rig, the Kent 'Cultural Baton caravan' (a converted US Airstream trailer), Willi Dorner's 'Bodies in Urban Spaces' performance. The Turner Contemporary Gallery is a dynamic visual arts organisation that believes in making art open, relevant and fulfilling for all. Inspired by JMW Turner's sense of enquiry, they offer a space for everyone to embrace their curiosity and to discover different ways of seeing, thinking and learning. They do this by offering a stimulating programme of temporary exhibitions, events and learning opportunities. This programme enables intriguing connections to be made between art from 1750 to the present day. Admission to the gallery is free. the gallery is the largest exhibition space in the South East of England, outside of London. The Turner Contemporary project began in 2001 and in the build-up to the Gallery's opening, the arts organisation has been putting on exhibitions and events in various local buildings, and without a permanent building, have already attracted almost 700,000 people to their exhibitions, workshops and courses. As well as providing a place where art can be exhibited, the building has been designed to provide space for local and visiting artists to work with local people. The gallery's opening exhibition, 'Revealed: Turner Contemporary Opens' will be on view from 16th April until 4th September 2011 and will bring together work by the visionary British painter JMW Turner and six contemporary artists. The exhibition centres on Turner's extraordinary painting The Eruption of the Souffrier Mountains, in the Island of St Vincent, at Midnight, on the 30th of April, 1812, from a Sketch Taken at the Time by Hugh P. Keane, Esqre ,1815, which portrays the drama of a volcanic eruption. Turner never saw the event, but was inspired to make the painting by Keane's sketch and his interest in the natural world. Turner's painting is evidence of the power of his imagination and his curiosity about new places and natural phenomena. This desire for knowledge marked the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, when many discoveries were made in science and technology and artists and scientists worked in close dialogue. The six contemporary artists in the exhibition work in the same spirit of enquiry, invention and interest in the natural world that flourished during Turner's lifetime. Just as Turner explored nature in paint and colour, so these contemporary artists play at the borders between what we can see and know and the truly fantastic. Four of the artists have made new work for the opening of Turner Contemporary. Like Turner, their work responds to the special setting of the gallery in Margate, on the North Kent coast. Visit the museum's website at ... http://www.turnercontemporary.org

Philadelphia Museum of Art Presents a Major Private Collection of Modernism Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:57 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art this summer will present Adventures in Modern Art: The Charles K. Williams II Collection, an exhibition of approximately 100 paintings, sculptures, watercolors, and drawings from the early decades of the 20th century. It is drawn from the collection of Charles K. Williams II, a distinguished archeologist and Director Emeritus of the Corinth Excavations of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, who has amassed in under two decades an important and personal collection representing most of the major American artists and movements of the modern period, as well as several European masters. Organized by Innis Howe Shoemaker, The Audrey and William H. Helfand Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, the exhibition will be on view in the Dorrance Galleries (July 12 through September 13, 2009).

Vancouver Art Gallery to feature Expanding Horizons: The American & Canadian Landscape 1860-1918 Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:57 PM PDT VANCOUVER, BC.- The Vancouver Art Gallery will present the first exhibition to compare the extraordinary work of American and Canadian landscape artists during the formative days of each nation. Beginning with the American Civil War and ending with the conclusion of the First World War, Expanding Horizons: Painting and Photography of American and Canadian Landscape 1860-1918 presents some of North America 's greatest artworks from a time when each country was aggressively extending their boundaries westward. On view from October 17, 2009 to January 17, 2010, the exhibition, organized by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, includes more than 175 of the most celebrated examples of landscape painting and photography from this decisive period selected from outstanding international public and private collections.

Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) shows Modern Photography by Cunningham, Weston and Adams Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:57 PM PDT   MONTEREY, CA - The Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) presents Cunningham, Weston and Adams: Modern Photography at the Museum, an exhibition featuring the works of early to mid-twentieth century photographers whose works explored natural and artificial forms. Selected from the Museum's rich photography holdings, this exhibition, presented in the Bunny and Miller Outcalt Photography Gallery at the Pacific Street location, includes Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Ruth Bernhard and international figures such as Alexander Rodchenko. On view through 29th of March, 2009.

O'Keeffe Museum hosts Screening of 'Georgia O'Keeffe' Starring Joan Allen & Jeremy Irons Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:57 PM PDT SANTA FE, NM.- Georgia O'Keeffe's life and art continue to fascinate public imagination, as is evident with the upcoming premiere of the Sony Pictures Television original film for Lifetime, Georgia O'Keeffe, scheduled to air in September 19, 2009. Starring three-time Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and Emmy Award® nominee Joan Allen (The Contender, The Upside of Anger) and Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Jeremy Irons (Reversal of Fortune, Elizabeth I), the film is directed by Academy Award nominee Bob Balaban, who produced Gosford Park, the sly poke at the British class system that so delighted movie audiences. Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cristofer wrote the script for the film. Allen, who has twice interpreted O'Keeffe's voice in readings of her letters, serves as one of the film's executive producers along with Emmy nominated producer Joshua D. Maurer (Introducing Dorothy Dandridge) and Alixandre Witlin (Dodson's Journey). Tony Mark (And Starring Poncho Villa as Himself) is a producer.

National Galleries of Scotland Explores the Theme of 'Dance' Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:57 PM PDT EDINBURGH.- The National Galleries of Scotland opens 'Dance', a vibrant exhibition which explores this fascinating theme through some of the most famous artworks in the national collection. Dance contrasts fourteen works of art of the very highest quality made in different periods, styles and media selected from both the National Gallery of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, as well as the ARTIST ROOMS collection jointly owned by the National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. This refreshingly different approach allows the visitor to discover the richness of a subject which has inspired artists since ancient times. On exhibition through 6 June, 2010.

Phoenix Art Museum Hosts Major Retrospective of Ernest L. Blumenschein Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:57 PM PDT Phoenix, AZ – Phoenix Art Museum celebrates the career of one of the most successful American artists of the early 20th century with the opening of In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein. A founder of the famed Taos Society of Artists, Blumenschein rocketed into the spotlight with his modernist approach to capturing the American West.  This major retrospective, on view March 15 through June 14, 2009, covers every aspect of the artist's career and is the first Blumenschein exhibition in 30 years and the first in Arizona.

Several Paintings Shown for the First Time in Ninety Years at The Frick Collection in New York Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:57 PM PDT NEW YORK CITY - One longstanding misperception about The Frick Collection is the notion that works of art cannot be moved around by its present-day staff. Fortunately, this is not true. The flexibility with which the curators may juxtapose in fresh ways Frick-owned works within the mansion is the cornerstone of its thriving program of critically acclaimed special exhibitions, large and small. However, one gallery in particular, the Living Hall, has seen very few changes—even temporarily—since Mr. Frick moved into the mansion ninety-three years ago. Most of the paintings he installed there in 1915, among masterpieces by Bellini, Holbein, Titian, and El Greco, have seldom—if ever—left the room or been presented to the public in any other manner. As such, the Living Hall always offered visitors the closest representation of the mansion and display of art during the family's period of residence.

PAAM Receives Highest National Recognition by the American Association of Museums Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:57 PM PDT PROVINCETOWN, MA – The Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) has achieved accreditation from the American Association of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition for a museum. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies, and to the museum-going public. Of the nation's estimated 17,500 museums, 775 are currently accredited.  PAAM is one of only 44 museums accredited in MA. "Accreditation assures the people of Provincetown that their museum is among the finest in the nation," said Ford W. Bell, president of AAM. "As a result, the citizens can take considerable pride in their homegrown institution, for its commitment to excellence and for the value it brings to the community."

"Hitler Albums" Discovered at National Archives Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:57 PM PDT   WASHINGTON, DC - At a National Archives press conference, Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States, Michael Kurtz, Assistant Archivist for Records Services and Robert M. Edsel, author of Rescuing Da Vinci and President of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art, announced the discovery of two original leather bound photograph albums documenting art that was looted by the Nazis during World War II, both of which Mr. Edsel will donate to the National Archives under separate terms.

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