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- "Masterworks: The Best of Hirschl & Adler" in New York City
- The Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao Shows "Daniel Tamayo ~ Fables"
- "Face Off: Portraits by Contemporary Artists" at the Lyman Allyn Museum
- The Kunstmuseum Lucerne Honors "Max von Moos"
- The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Opens New Alumni Gallery
- Koons, Warhol and Other Contemporary Artists In Sotheby's Major Sale on May 10th
- Watercolour & Oil Paintings of "Weizhi Zhang" at Art Beatus in Vancouver
- The Peninsula Fine Arts Center to Show The Art of Philip Koch
- The Kunsten Museum of Modern Art To Host Thilo Frank's Installation
- The National Gallery of Art In Washington DC shows "The Gothic Spirit of John Taylor Arms"
- ZKM Museum of Contemporary Art shows " Collection Landesbank Baden-Württemberg"
- Salvador Dalí Exhibition Huge Success at The National Gallery of Victoria
- " EAT ART " Exhibition opens at the Kunsthalle Dusseldorf
- BLT Gallery Features "A Series of Monotypes" by Françoise Gilot
- "Mixed Use Manhattan" ~ Photography and Related Practices 1970s to the Present
- The Eye of the Collector ~ The Jewish Vision of Sigmund R. Balka at the Tyler Museum of Art
- Banco do Brasil's Cultural Center shows Works Made by the Russian Avant-Gardes
- Savannah College of Art showcases Famous Works on Paper
- The National Gallery of Denmark presents Graphic Works of Dutch Masters
- Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review"
"Masterworks: The Best of Hirschl & Adler" in New York City Posted: 04 May 2011 10:51 PM PDT New York City.- In February of this year, Hirschl & Adler moved from a landmark townhouse on East 70th Street, where it had been housed for 33 years, to expanded quarters in The Crown Building, at the world-renowned crossroads of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street. Now happily ensconced in its modern and spacious new home, Hirschl & Adler is thrilled to unveil its inaugural exhibition, Masterworks: The Best of Hirschl & Adler, a celebration of its past, present, and future. Masterworks opens Thursday, May 5, and runs through Friday, July 1. A handful of works in the exhibition that are owned by Hirschl & Adler have never before been exhibited or offered for sale, and are being debuted at this celebratory moment. Included is a full-length Thomas Sully portrait of wealthy Providence, Rhode Island, merchant Cyrus Butler, painted in 1847, which prior to coming to Hirschl & Adler, had a single owner since the artist completed the work. Other superlative examples of their kind include one of the last major works by George Caleb Bingham remaining in private hands, Wood-Boatmen on a River, 1854; a full-length pastel portrait of Chilean socialite Eugenia Huici Arguedas de Errázuriz, by Jacques-Emile Blanche from 1890; a rare watercolor by John James Audubon of a Long-haired Squirrel (about 1841-45) from North American Quadrupeds; and an exotic figure painting by Joseph Stella, Veiled Lady, that has descended in the family of Stella's dealer, Bernard Rabin, since the early 1930s. One work by each of Hirschl & Adler Modern's represented contemporary artists will accompany the masterworks of the past. New pieces by John Moore, 2010 MacArthur Grant recipient Elizabeth Turk, Marc Trujillo, Diana Horowitz, Amy Weiskopf, Barbara Kassel, Jeffrey Ripple, Peter Poskas, III, David Ligare, F. Scott Hess, Randall Exon, Richard Maury, Harold Reddicliffe, Paul Rahilly, Frederick Brosen, Alexander Creswell, and Susan Van Campen illustrate Hirschl & Adler Modern's commitment to contemporary realist art at its highest level. American furniture and decorative arts have become an important part of Hirschl & Adler's offerings since the gallery started handling such material in 1984. A large Center Table labeled by Charles-Honoré Lannuier, which is one of only two known by the maker, a choice collection of Greene & Greene furniture from the Pratt and Blacker Houses, and an extremely rare Chinese Export porcelain Covered "Toddy" Jug with a Portrait of George Washington, are just a few of the three-dimensional highlights which will accompany the riches of American and European fine arts in the exhibition. Hirschl & Adler Galleries was founded in 1952 by Norman S. Hirschl and Abraham M. Adler. In 1967 Stuart P. Feld joined the firm as a partner, and since 1982 has served as its President. Originally housed in the Marguery Hotel on Park Avenue, the gallery moved to a townhouse on East 67th Street in 1958, and in 1977 relocated to a handsome landmark townhouse at 21 East 70th Street. In February 2011, Hirschl & Adler moved to expanded quarters in The Crown Building at the world-reknowned crossroads of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street, where the gallery continues to specialize in American and European paintings, watercolors, drawings, and sculpture from the eighteenth through the early twentieth centuries; American prints of all periods; and American decorative arts from 1810 to 1910. Its contemporary arm, Hirschl & Adler Modern, has developed a select group of established and emerging realist artists and also features American and European art from the Post-War period. Each year, the gallery assembles about a dozen special exhibitions exploring historical and contemporary themes, or examining the work of individual artists, past and present. Most of these exhibitions are accompanied by scholarly catalogues and other publications. The gallery provides a wide range of services to its client base of private collectors, museums, architects, interior designers, art consultants, and other dealers. Visit the gallery's website at ... http://www.hirschlandadler.com |
The Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao Shows "Daniel Tamayo ~ Fables" Posted: 04 May 2011 10:31 PM PDT Bilbao, Spain - The Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao is presenting a solo exhibiton of recent works by contemporary Basque painter Daniel Tamayo. "Daniel Tamayo: Fables" is on view until June 12th. Daniel Tamayo (Bilbao, 1951) was one of the original group of students at the University of the Basque Country's Fine Arts Faculty, where he now teaches. Beginning his career in the late seventies, Tamayo was influenced by the Pop movement and several leading names in the contemporary Spanish art world, such as Luis Gordillo. What we might call his figurative code has been marked by a taste for geometric drawing, "objectual" form and intense colours in smooth, flat inks. |
"Face Off: Portraits by Contemporary Artists" at the Lyman Allyn Museum Posted: 04 May 2011 10:09 PM PDT New London, CT.- The Lyman Allyn Art Museum announces their major spring exhibition, "Face Off: Portraits by Contemporary Artists" on view through September 18. The exhibition is curated by Barbara Zabel, Ph.D., Professor of Art History at Connecticut College. "Face Off: Portraits by Contemporary Artists" features portraits by a broad range of artists and demonstrates the current vitality of the genre of portraiture. Once considered retrograde, portraiture has recently assumed a central role in the art world. Artists are increasingly turning to this genre to explore the multifaceted aspects of identity. The framework for the show is thematic: self portraiture, portraiture as a memorial or commemoration, portraiture as political statement, portraits addressing stages of life, and, finally, portraits of non-human subjects. |
The Kunstmuseum Lucerne Honors "Max von Moos" Posted: 04 May 2011 09:52 PM PDT Lucerne, Switzerland.- The Kunstmuseum Lucerne is currently showing a unique view of local artist Max von Moos in the exhibition "Max von Moos: Seen by Peter Roesch, Christian Kathriner and Rober Estermann", which can be seen until July 31st. Lucerne artist Max von Moos (1903–1979) shaped the art scene of Central Switzerland for almost half a century. With his unique body of work he left traces both as an artist and as a committed and charismatic teacher at Lucerne School of Arts and Crafts. The collection of Museum of Art Lucerne holds almost 100 of his works, which form the basis of this slightly unusual presentation. |
The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Opens New Alumni Gallery Posted: 04 May 2011 09:51 PM PDT Philadelphia, PA - The new Alumni Sales Gallery at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents "Water As The Source", on view April 29 - July 23, a group exhibition of works by Eliza Auth, Pat Boyer, James Brantley, Joe Danciger, Fred Danziger, Joann Doneen, Carolyn Hesse, Whitney Knapp, Zach Martin, Peter Schnore and Robin Tedesco. Focusing on the study and interpretation of water as a source of inspiration, the exhibition includes a range of media and styles, from Doneen's delicate shoreline paintings, seen from an aerial perspective, Danziger's work inspired by the rich life in tidal pools, Knapp's interest in the effect of atmospheric relationships on the water's surface, to Eliza Auth and James Brantley's expression of silence and solitude through contrasting color palettes. |
Koons, Warhol and Other Contemporary Artists In Sotheby's Major Sale on May 10th Posted: 04 May 2011 09:35 PM PDT New York City.- Sotheby's 10 May 2011 Contemporary Art Evening Auction will be led by Jeff Koons' iconic "Pink Panther", one of the most important works by the artist ever to have appeared at auction, and Andy Warhol's "Sixteen Jackies", an extraordinarily rare declaration of the twin pedestals on which Warhol's artistic genius rest: universal public icons and serial imagery (ests. $20/30 million each*). The auction also includes major works by many of the leading artists of the 20th and 21st centuries including Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lucio Fontana, Roy Lichtenstein, and Willem de Kooning among others. The sale follows the two volume evening sale of Property from the Collection of Allan Stone the previous day. All the works will be on view from 6 May with select highlights on exhibition from 29 April. |
Watercolour & Oil Paintings of "Weizhi Zhang" at Art Beatus in Vancouver Posted: 04 May 2011 09:17 PM PDT Vancouver,Canada - Art Beatus (Vancouver) Consultancy Ltd. is pleased to present, "Gates: Spirit of a City" featuring watercolour and oil paintings by "Weizhi Zhang". As part of China's urbanization, many historical courtyard gates, old city walls, and hutongs have been rapidly replaced by high-rise buildings and facilities in Beijing. The destruction of the historical, cultural and artistic element to these sites provoked artist, Weizhi Zhang to paint a series of the old gates, preserving his homeland's culture and Chinese history while capturing his memories of Old Beijing. The collection of works will remain on show until June 24th. |
The Peninsula Fine Arts Center to Show The Art of Philip Koch Posted: 04 May 2011 08:21 PM PDT Newport News, VA.- The travelling exhibition "Unbroken Thread: Nature Paintings and the American Imagination. The Art of Philip Koch" will open at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News, Virginia on July 23rd, where it can be seen until October 2nd. The idea for this nationally traveling exhibition was first proposed by the art historian Eva J. Allen, Ph.D. an art historian from the University of Maryland University College where the exhibit debuted in 2008. Koch, a former abstract painter, became attracted to the long romantic tradition of American landscape painting that began in the 19th century with artists such as John F. Kensett and Sanford Gifford, members of the Hudson River School. Their echo can be felt in later artists like Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, and Rockwell Kent. All were important sources for Koch. |
The Kunsten Museum of Modern Art To Host Thilo Frank's Installation Posted: 04 May 2011 08:04 PM PDT Aalborg, Denmark.- "The Phoenix is Closer Than it Appears", on view at the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg from June 3rd until September 25th, features the work of 2011 of German artist Thilo Frank. The poetic installation "The Phoenix is closer than it appears" by Thilo Frank consists of a cube measuring 4 x 4 x 8 meters. This cube is covered with mirrors both outside and inside. When you enter the cube's interior, you find yourself standing in a space of infinite reflections in which there is a swing hanging down from the ceiling. Take a turn in the swing in a room in which the only reference point is yourself – in infinite perspectives. |
The National Gallery of Art In Washington DC shows "The Gothic Spirit of John Taylor Arms" Posted: 04 May 2011 08:03 PM PDT Washington DC.- The astonishing dexterity and passion for detail of American printmaker John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) is revealed in the first exhibition of his works at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. On view in the West Building from May 8 to November 27, "The Gothic Spirit of John Taylor Arms" features some 60 prints, drawings, and copperplates that span the artist's career, from his early New York series to his finest images of cathedrals. "While some American artists of the period (such as John Sloan and Edward Hopper) advocated a gritty realism and others (including John Marin and Stuart Davis) explored the possibilities offered by modernist abstraction, John Taylor Arms paid homage to the past," said Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art, Washington. "We are delighted to present these works from our collection paired with promised gifts as well as with other works on loan." Arms began his New York Series in 1916, when he was still a practicing architect in the city, and he continued to work on it after his return from WW I. The series reflects his rapid development as a draftsman, moving from a loose, sketchy style to the polished refinement for which he became known. For subjects he gravitated toward structures whose style and ornamentation were expressions of Gothic revival, such as the Woolworth Building and the Brooklyn Bridge, seen in "An American Cathedral" (1921) and "The Gates of the City" (1922). A frequent visitor to France, Arms undertook the ambitious plan to document the country's churches and cathedrals. He worked on the series for nearly 30 years, from 1924 to 1953, producing a total of 55 prints. They represent some of the largest and most dramatic images of his career, such as "Lace in Stone, Rouen Cathedral" (1927), as well as some of the tiniest and most intimate, as in the miniature Black and White, Trébrivan (1953). Between 1925 and 1935, Arms made a series of etchings of subjects he observed during his trips to Italy. With its medieval buildings and variations on Gothic architecture, Venice provided ample inspiration, and Arms' enthusiasm for the city sparked some of the most successful works of his career, including "Venetian Mirror" (1935). The prints in the English Series were created between 1937 and 1952. They focus on rural settings and feature picturesque villages and parish churches, as in the church seen in Lavenham, England (1939). A sailor during World War I, Arms retained a great love of the sea and ships. His suite of four etchings depicting naval warships was commissioned by the Bureau of Ships in Washington and sold on navy bases during and after World War II. "Destroyers in Wet Basin" (1943) features the USS Radnor, USS Quick, and USS Mervine in the construction pool of the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in South Kearny, New Jersey. At the time of the artist's death in October 1953, the copper etching plate "La Trinité," Vendôme was a work in progress. According to Arms' records, he spent nearly 220 hours scratching the design through an acid-resistant hardground with a fine-gauge sewing needle set into a wooden handle. Although the image was catalogued as the final work in the artist's French Church Series, no prints from the plate have been discovered to date. Arms' studio guest book is also on view. It was signed by such visitors as Helen Keller and the artists Reginald Marsh and F. Luis Mora. The book includes many drawings. Among those being shown are a cartoon figure by Robert Lawson; a sketch of George Washington pointing to John Taylor Arms by Kerr Eby; and Samuel Chamberlain's drawing of buildings and wine bottles. Prints by Chamberlain, Eby, and Gerald Geerlings, who also signed the guest book, are exhibited as well. Now visited by more than 4.5 million people annually, the National Gallery of Art is now one of the world's leading art museums. The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. Since its inception, the mission of the National Gallery of Art has been to serve the United States of America in a national role by preserving, collecting, exhibiting, and fostering the understanding of works of art, at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards. The original West Building, designed by John Russell Pope (architect of the Jefferson Memorial and the National Archives), is a neoclassical marble masterpiece with a domed rotunda over a colonnaded fountain and high-ceilinged corridors leading to delightful garden courts. At its completion in 1941, the building was the largest marble structure in the world. The paintings and works of sculpture given by Andrew Mellon have formed a nucleus of high quality around which the collections have grown. Mr. Mellon's hope that the newly created National Gallery would attract gifts from other collectors was soon realized in the form of major donations of art from Samuel H. Kress, Rush H. Kress, Joseph Widener, Chester Dale, Ailsa Mellon Bruce, Lessing J. Rosenwald, and Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch as well as individual gifts from hundreds of other donors. The modern East Building, designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect I. M. Pei and opened in 1978, is composed of two adjoining triangles with glass walls and lofty tetrahedron skylights. The pink Tennessee marble from which both buildings were constructed was taken from the same quarry and forms an architectural link between the two structures. The East Building provided an additional 56,100 m2 of floor space and accommodated the Gallery's growing collections and expanded exhibition schedule as well as housing an advanced research center, administrative offices, a great library, and a burgeoning collection of drawings and prints. The two buildings are linked by an underground concourse featuring sculptor Leo Villareal's computer-programmed digital light project "Multiverse". On May 23, 1999 the Gallery opened an outdoor sculpture garden located in the 6.1-acre block adjacent to the West Building at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. The garden provides an informal, yet elegant setting for works of modern and contemporary sculpture. The National Gallery of Art contains three museum shops, three cafes and a bar as well as the Library, a major national art research center serving the Gallery's staff, members of the Center for Advanced Study, visiting scholars, and serious adult researchers. Visit the museum's thorough website at .. http://www.nga.gov |
ZKM Museum of Contemporary Art shows " Collection Landesbank Baden-Württemberg" Posted: 04 May 2011 07:53 PM PDT
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Salvador Dalí Exhibition Huge Success at The National Gallery of Victoria Posted: 04 May 2011 07:52 PM PDT
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" EAT ART " Exhibition opens at the Kunsthalle Dusseldorf Posted: 04 May 2011 07:51 PM PDT
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BLT Gallery Features "A Series of Monotypes" by Françoise Gilot Posted: 04 May 2011 07:50 PM PDT
New York, New York - Françoise Gilot is one of the premiere high modernists still working today, and with the recent death of Louise Bourgeois, we are endlessly confronted with the reality of the disappearance of artists whom obtain a truly historical awareness. Gilot's position is especially unique, as recounted in her memoir Life with Picasso, published in 1964, and more recently, Matisse and Picasso: A Friendship in Art, in 1990. Gilot garnered her own symbolic stature as a painter demonstrating the formalistic language developed in part by her associations to the most influential painters of the 20th century. On view from June 17 through August 15, 2010 |
"Mixed Use Manhattan" ~ Photography and Related Practices 1970s to the Present Posted: 04 May 2011 07:49 PM PDT
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The Eye of the Collector ~ The Jewish Vision of Sigmund R. Balka at the Tyler Museum of Art Posted: 04 May 2011 07:48 PM PDT TYLER, TX - A panoramic view of a cultural identity spread across a broad canvas of history is the focus as the Tyler Museum of Art opens its next major exhibition, The Eye of the Collector: The Jewish Vision of Sigmund R. Balka. Celebrating more than five decades of collecting and study by celebrated attorney and civic activist Sigmund Ronell Balka of New York, the exhibition continues through Aug. 10. |
Banco do Brasil's Cultural Center shows Works Made by the Russian Avant-Gardes Posted: 04 May 2011 07:47 PM PDT |
Savannah College of Art showcases Famous Works on Paper Posted: 04 May 2011 07:46 PM PDT |
The National Gallery of Denmark presents Graphic Works of Dutch Masters Posted: 04 May 2011 07:45 PM PDT
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Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review" Posted: 04 May 2011 07:45 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 . |
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