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Last Chance to See "Chardin, the Painter of the Silence" at the Museo del Prado

Posted: 10 May 2011 09:56 PM PDT

artwork: Jean S. Chardin - "La Raya ("The line, also called Kitchen Interior)", 1725-1726 - Oil on canvas - 114 x 146 cm. - Collection of the Louvre Museum, Paris. On view in "Chardin, the Painter of the Silence" at the Prado in Madrid.

Madrid.- Since the exhibitions on Jean S. Chardin organised in conjunction with the bicentenary of his death and the tercentenary of his birth, in 1979 and 1999 respectively, there have been no further revisions of the relatively small oeuvre (around 200 works) of this admired and highly original artist. Featuring 57 paintings, "Chardin, the Painter of the Silence" offers a rare opportunity to appreciate Chardin's work and is the first on the artist to be held in Spain, at the Museo del Prado in Madrid. The exhibition is currently on view, and can be seen until May 29th.


The exhibition is structured chronologically, covering the most important phases of the artist's career from his beginnings in the second decade of the 18th century to his late pastels of the 1770s. Visitors will encounter some of Chardin's most celebrated paintings, shown alongside other, little known canvases loaned from private collections, and some recently identified compositions. In addition, the version to be shown in the Prado includes 16 works not exhibited in Italy. They include "The Ray", one of Chardin's most important paintings, loaned from the Musée du Louvre; "The Attributes of the Arts", from the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris, which is a large-format composition on an allegorical theme that has never previously been loaned to an exhibition; and the three versions of 'The young School Teacher" (National Gallery London, National Gallery of Art Washington, and National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin), now shown together for the first time in Madrid.

The exhibition opens with still lifes from the second half of the 1720s, including the celebrated painting "The Ray", on loan from the Louvre. It was Chardin's entry piece into the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris but the artist was only admitted in the lesser category of "Painter of animals and fruit". At this point he broadened his areas of interest and introduced the motif of live animals in his paintings, as can be seen in the two canvases from the Museo Thyssen on display in this section: "Cat with a Piece of Salmon" and "Cat with a Rayfish". The next section opens with still lifes from the 1730s, including "A green-necked Duck hanging on the Wall and a bitter Orange", and "Still Life with a Porcelain Vessel and two Herrings suspended by pieces of Straw from a Nail in front of a Niche".

artwork: Jean S. Chardin - "Soap Bubbles", 1733-1724 - Oil on canvas - 61 x 63.2 cm. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. - On view at the Prado in Madrid.

Shown next, and also from this decade, are three examples from the celebrated "Soap Bubbles" series. Chardin worked in a variety of genres, never completely abandoning one in order to take up another and was continually inventive within all of them. He would also frequently return to earlier themes and simultaneously work on different paintings at the same time. In the 1730s, and influenced by 17th-century Dutch painting, the artist turned his attention to genre scenes. Chardin masterfully conveyed the meditative mood of his figures and the serene dignity of simple domestic tasks, while his stylistic evolution is clearly evident in these works. His brushstroke becomes more vaporous and the soft tonality heralds the pastels of his final years. In addition, he abandoned his use of models from the humbler social classes to focus on the bourgeois circle of his second wife. It was works such as "The young School Teacher", seen here in three versions that have been brought together for the first time, "Boy with a Top", and "Girl with a Shuttlecock", that would bring Chardin true popularity in the second half of the 19th century.

The exhibition then turns to works from the 1750s and 1760s and to the artist's return to the still life, a genre that he had almost completely abandoned. These compositions are clearly different to the works of the 1720s due to the presence of a greater variety and number of types of game, species of fruit and objects (costly pieces of porcelain and sophisticated glass ware). Among works from this period in the exhibition are the delightful "Basket of wild Strawberries", "Glass of Water and Coffee Pot", and "Bouquet of Carnations, Tuberoses and Sweet Peas in a white porcelain Vase with a blue Pattern", the latter a masterpiece loaned by the National Gallery of Scotland. Works such of this type reveal a more agile, smoother type of brushstroke and also demonstrate the artist's interest in painting reflections, transparent effects, light and shadow. The exhibition ends with two pastel portraits, the medium to which Chardin turned after he was obliged to abandon oil painting due to failing health and which provoked great surprise at the 1771 Salon. These pastels reveal Chardin's confidence in his own powers and mark the end of his artistic career.

artwork: Jean S. Chardin - "Lady Taking Tea", 1735 - Oil on canvas - 81 x 99 cm. Collection of the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow. On view in "Chardin, the Painter of the Silence" at the Prado in Madrid.

The Prado Museum (Museo del Prado) in the Spanish capital, Madrid, is the most prestigious museum in Spain and probably the largest gallery of classical paintings in the world. The museum features one of the world's finest collections of European art, from the 12th century to the early 19th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection. The building that is now the home of the Museo Nacional del Prado was designed on the orders of Charles III in 1785 by the architect Juan de Villanueva. Originally designed to house the Natural History Cabinet, construction was delayed by the War of Independence and the building's final function was eventually decided by Charles III's grandson, Ferdinand VII. Encouraged by his wife, Queen María Isabel de Braganza, the building became the new Royal Museum of Paintings and Sculptures. The Royal Museum, which would soon become known as the National Museum of Painting and Sculpture and following nationalization in 1868, the Museo Nacional del Prado (after the area of Madrid in which it is located), opened to the public for the first time in November 1819. Despite the size of the original building, space has always been a problem, and in 1971 the nearby Casón del Buen (which began life in 1637 as a ballroom for the Buen Retiro Palace) was acquired to house the 19th century collections from the Prado and "Guernica" by Pablo Picasso. In 1992, this building was transferred to the Reina Sofia Museum of modern and contemporary art (along with "Guernica"), and the Prado once again had to look for more space. The museum's exhibition area increased by more than 50% in 2007 with a new, modern extension designed by Pritzker prize winning Spanish architect Rafael Moneo. Visit the museum's website at: http://www.museodelprado.es

The John Pence Gallery in San Francisco Shows Realist Painter Dean Larsen

Posted: 10 May 2011 08:21 PM PDT

artwork: Dean Larson -  "Dance Rehearsal III", 2011 - Oil on Canvas - 40" x 52". Image © the artist, courtesy of the John Pence Gallery.

San Francisco.- The John Pence Gallery in San Francisco is hosting a major solo exhibition of works by Dean Larson until June 3rd. Larsen is a resident of San Francisco with roots on the East Coast, where he has long been associated with the resurgence of the American Realist Movement. He has written books, been extensively featured in numerous art periodicals, and has shown in museums and galleries across the U.S. His solo exhibitions with us have been highly successful. In addition, he participates in all of the gallery's prestigious group and theme shows.


Contemporary Artists & Illustrators Reinterpret Norman Rockwell at the Muckenthaler

Posted: 10 May 2011 07:55 PM PDT

artwork: Mike Wimmer - Image © the artist, courtesy of the Muckenthaler Cultural Center where it can be seen in  "American Nostalgia: Contemporary Artists and Illustrators Reinterpret the Traditional Themes of Norman Rockwell" from July 7th through September 25th.

Fullerton, CA.- The Muckenthaler Cultural Center presents "American Nostalgia: Contemporary Artists and Illustrators Reinterpret the Traditional Themes of Norman Rockwell", a collaborative presentation with 'ism: a community project' from July 7 th through September 25th. More than thirty years after his death, iconic American artist Norman Rockwell's art is still enormously popular. This invitational group exhibition examines the enduring themes represented in the art of Norman Rockwell–patriotism, family and the American ideal–through the works of 40 contemporary artists and illustrators.


Alessandro Botto Presents a Solo Show At The Old Truman Brewery in London

Posted: 10 May 2011 07:25 PM PDT

artwork: Alessandro Botto - "Colour Flash", 2011 - Acrylic on canvas - 185 x 245 cm. - Image courtesy of and © the artist. On view in the artist's solo show at the Old Truman Brewery in London from May 19th until June 7th.

London.- Peruvian born, London-based artist Alessandro Botto is presenting a solo exhibition at the Old Truman Brewery in London until June 7th, under the title "Flux". "Flux" is an exhibition of large-scale paintings, drawings and a video installation by artist Alessandro Botto, one of the UK's most progressive artists as well as being widely considered as one of the most dynamic. It is an exploration of movement and velocity, a means of establishing beauty from disorder and chaos. The architect turned self-taught artist, once based in New York, presents a collection of abstract and figurative paintings with video projections of their processes.


Sotheby's London Sale of 19th Century European Paintings in May

Posted: 10 May 2011 07:15 PM PDT

artwork: Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928) - "In the Harem" -  Estimated at £200,000-300,000 - Photo: Sotheby's

LONDON.- Sotheby's London Sale of 19th Century European Paintings on Wednesday, 18 May, 2011 will bring together some 163 works by artists from no fewer than 15 countries: among them Spain, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Italy, France, Switzerland, Britain, Israel, the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, and South America. Among the distinct categories of pictures to be offered will be a strong contingent of Spanish, Orientalist, German, Austrian and Central European works. The sale is estimated to bring in excess of £6.5 million.


Pre-Glasnost Estonian Paintings at the Zimmerli Art Museum

Posted: 10 May 2011 07:02 PM PDT

artwork: Rein Tammick - "In the Studio", 1982-8 - Oil on canvas. Norton & Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union. On view at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University until October 28th.

New Brunswick, NJ.- "Mystics and Moderns: Painting in Estonia before Glasnost" is on view at the DuBrow Gallery of the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University until October 28th. Estonia lies at the geographic doorway to Russia, but the Estonians have long turned their gaze across the Baltic Sea to Finland, Europe, and beyond. In folklore, mystical forces connected Estonia and its people to the natural world. Such notions of a shared, mythical ancestry captured the public imagination in the nineteenth century, triggering the National Awakening. This movement fused Estonian national consciousness with a longing for the social, cultural, and technological modernity sweeping Europe. Enrolling in the academies of Germany, Italy, and France, Estonian artists adapted the lessons of European modernism to the task of shepherding their national myth into modern form.


"Toys With Character" Take the Spotlight at Bertoia Auctions' Sale

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:44 PM PDT


VINELAND, N.J.- It took weeks to catalog the enormous array of beautiful toys, banks and doorstops chosen for Bertoia Auctions June 10-11 Toys with Character sale, and gallery associate Rich Bertoia says it was worth every minute of the effort. "When collectors get this catalog, they're going to want to take their time," he said. "There's literally a surprise on every page. We didn't plan it that way; it just turned out like that." Both auction sessions will open with still banks, including what may be the largest and finest single-owner collection of "safe" banks ever to pass through Bertoia's doors. Many are pictured in Bob and Shirley Peirce's Iron Safe Banks book. "We were quite fortunate to get this collection. It's extraordinary,"

Exhibitions in Wales Highlight Local Father & Son Painters Aneurin & Meirion Jones

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:43 PM PDT

artwork: Meirion Jones - "Prom Aber III" - Acrylic on canvas. Image courtesy of MOMA Wales, © the artist. On view at MOMA Wales in the "Aneurin & Meirion Jones: New Works" exhibition until June 18th.

Cardiff, Wales - Two exhibitions in Wales focus on the work of the contemporary Welsh painter Aneurin Jones and his son Meirion. MOMA Wales at Machynlleth is currently showing "Aneurin & Meirion Jones: New Works", which will be on view until June 18th. From June 4th until June 24th Fountain Fine Art Gallery in Llandeilo will be showing a selection of works by both artists. Aneurin Jones was born on the mythical Black Mountain near Llyn Y Fan Fach in South Wales, and the eccentric characters of his upbringing have inspired him long after leaving the area. He studied in the Swansea College of Art and was influenced by Bill Price, a lecturer at the college and a sublime draughtsman.


Comprehensive Retrospective of Yayoi Kusama at the Reina Sofia In Madrid

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:42 PM PDT

artwork: Yayoi Kusama - "Self-Obliteration", 1967 - Ink and photograph - 18.2 x 24 cm.  Image courtesy of © the artist. On view at the Reina Sofia's retrospective of Yayoi Kusama artwork from May 11th through September 18th in Madrid.

Madrid.- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía presents a comprehensive retrospective monographic exhibition about Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama from May 11th through September 18th. It is organised in collaboration with Tate Modern, and it will offer a global vision of a career that spans six decades. For the Spanish public, this is the first chance to visit a large scale Kusama exhibition. She is considered to be the most famous living artist in Japan. After the show in Spain, the exhibition will travel to other main international art centres: the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Tate Modern in London and the Whitney Museum in New York. The exhibition on display at Museo Reina Sofía, curated by Frances Morris, Tate Modern's Permanent Collections Curator (International Art), aims to show the width and profoundness of Kusama's production, giving priority to the artist's most intense moments of innovation through 150 pieces from her own collection, galleries and private collections, as well as some of the most important museums in the world: the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), MoMA – Museum of Modern Art (New York), the  Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Washington), The National Museum of Modern Art (Tokio) and the Museum of Contemporary Art (Tokio), among others.


The show takes the visitor in a journey through time to explore, in a series of "ambients", Kusama's body of work and her approach to different materials and techniques, drawing, painting, collage and assemblage, installation, film, performance, edition and design. "This exhibition in focused on the moments when she worked for the first time with specific languages that are reflected exactly as  they were when they appeared and absorbed the artist's creative energy", says Frances Morris, curator of the exhibition. Amongst the main pieces on display, there is a selection of her first works on paper, rarely exhibited before; captivating series, less known, like the hallucinated photographic collage that she created when she went to Japan (1973); and also her most praised and significative projects, such as "Infinity Net" (1960–1970) and the "Accumulation Sculptures" (1960–1965).

artwork: Yayoi Kusama - "The Moment of Regeneration", 2004 - Sewn fabric, urethane, wood and paint Set of 55, dimensions variable. Image courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London. On view at the Reina Sofia's retrospective of the artist's work through September 18th in Madrid.

The show also includes several large-scale installations like "I'm Here, But Nothing" (2000), or a new depiction of infinite space, in "Infinity Mirrored Room – Filled with the Brilliance of Life" (2011), a montage specifically designed for the occasion. Lastly, the exhibition will conclude documentarily with the projection of some of her most polemic performances, such as "Walking piece" or "Self-Obliteration", and a room devoted exclusively to graphic documentation, where there will be photographs, newspaper and magazine covers or posters of some of her exhibitions, that will help the visitor to contextualise the artist.

The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, along with the Museo Nacional del Prado and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza forms the Madrid "golden triangle" of art museums. The Reina Sofia was originally built to house the city's hospital between 1776 and 1781 and for the next 200 years, numerous additions and renovations were made and the hospital building narrowly escaped demolition several times. However, a Royal Decree in 1977 declared it to be a National Historic Monument and plans to turn the building into a new modern and contemporary art museum were drawn up. Architect Antonio Fernández Alba was commissioned to oversee the renovation and the Reina Sofia Art Center opened in April 1986, initially providing temporary exhibition galleries on the lower two floors only. Finishing touches were added by architects José Luis Iñíguez de Onzoño and Antonio Vázquez de Castro, along with the striking steel and glass external elevators, which gave the building its contemporary look. On 10 September 1992, their Majesties King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia (after whom the museum is named) inaugurated the Permanent Collection of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and the building and collection were fully opened to the public.

artwork: Yayoi Kusama - "Self-Obliteration No. 2", 1967 - Ink and photograph Courtesy of © the artist, and the Reina Sofia's retrospective in Madrid.

In 2005, a spectacular extension, designed by Pritzker-prize winning architect Jean Nouvel was officially opened. The new Nouvel buildings greatly increased the overall floor space by 60% (and the display space by 50%) giving the museum 84,048 square meters, including a 450 seat auditorium, temporary exhibition rooms, a friendly bar, restaurant, library and the museum shop. The permanent collection of the Reina Sofia came from the former Museo Espanol de Arte Contemporaneo (MEAC), supplemented by new acquisitions and transfers from other museums, including amongst other works, the arrival of Pablo Picasso's world-famous work, "Guernica" from the Prado. The Reina Sofia is mainly dedicated to Spanish art including excellent collections of Spain's two greatest 20th century masters, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. Along with the MACBA in Barcelona, the Reina Sofia now gives Spain world-class museums of modern and contemporary art to rival the Pompidou Centre in Paris, Tate Modern in London and Museum of Modern Art in New York. Visit the museum's website at: http://www.museoreinasofia.es







The CaixaForum in Barcelona Welcomes Our Editor ~ A Cultural Gem In Spain

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:30 PM PDT

artwork: Originally built in 1911 as a textile factory, this magnificent art-nouveau structure houses the headquarters of "La Caixa" Foundation and exhibition space for its collection of art as well as temporary exhibitions of fine art. Originally designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch it now benefits from a magnificent new entrance by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki

One of Spain's top tourist attractions, the CaixaForum has a fascinating history. Inaugurated in February 2002, CaixaForum is the Barcelona headquarters of "La Caixa" Foundation, a social and cultural foundation created by "La Caixa" savings bank. The "La Caixa" Foundation is a non-profit institution, created at the beginning of the 1980s to supervise the bank's charitable works (which had been part of their philosophy since being established at the start of the twentieth century). The foundation is active in a wide range of cultural areas, including providing public libraries, organizing music festivals, the provision of social services and medical research. However, it is for its museums that it is best known. As well as 2 large science museums (in Barcelona and Madrid), the foundation has art museums and exhibition spaces in Madrid, Mallorca, Palma, Lleida, Tarragona and Barcelona, under the "CaixaForum" banner. The Foundation started collecting contemporary art in 1985 and since then it has accumulated over 950 works. CaixaForum Barcelona is based in a former textile factory in Barcelona that serves both as the foundation's headquarters and also as the main art exhibition space. Commissioned by the industrialist Casimir Casaramona i Puigcercós as a textile factory, this art-nouveau style building was designed by the famous Barcelona architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch and opened in 1911. A triumph of modern, enlightened working conditions and stunning architecture, the building immediately became a design icon for the city, winning local design awards and with many locals refusing to believe that behind the fabulous exterior, it hid a mundane textile factory. The bare brickwork is topped by Catalan vaults resting on cast-iron columns and enclosing light-filled, spacious workshops. By necessity, a long and low building, the architect broke its silhouette with battlements and two slender towers. Unfortunately, it only survived as a factory for a few years before becoming first a warehouse and then stables and garages for the National Police Force. "La Caixa" acquired the building in 1963, and in 1992 it was decided to return this building to the people of Barcelona, and the country as a whole, while giving it a new function with social, cultural and educational aims, it thus became the CaixaForum. Local and international architects, including the RIBA gold medal winning Japanese architect, Arata Isozaki, who designed the main entrance (a sculpted structure in the form of metal trees covered by panes of glass) and visitors' reception area in the Centre, contributed to the refurbishment and extension work. The building now provides 3,600 m2 of exhibition space (in 5 exhibition galleries), a 350-seat auditorium, a kids' art workshop, café-restaurant and gallery shop. It has become one of Barcelona's most dynamic, active and lively cultural centers. From the entrance, escalators and the lift run from Isozaki's sculpture down to the open-air English courtyard below, which gives onto the foyer. This part of the building also houses the "Secret garden", a minimalist, intimate, closed-off area that allows the visitor to clear their mind before encountering more of the artworks. Visit the museum's website at: http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es/nuestroscentros/caixaforumbarcelona/caixaforumbarcelona_es.html

Smithsonian American Art Museum shows New Deal Paintings ~ First Federally Funded Art Program

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:29 PM PDT

artwork: Alden Krider - Painting depicting the activities of the National Youth Administration, 1937 - Oil on canvas Kansas National Youth Administration

WASHINGTON, DC.- In 1934, Americans grappled with an economic situation that feels all too familiar today. Against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the U.S. government created the Public Works of Art Program—the first federal government program to support the arts nationally. A selection of paintings made with support from this program will be on view Feb. 27 through Jan. 3, 2010, in the exhibition "1934: A New Deal for Artists" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. It will begin a three-year tour of the United States in 2010.

Ron Mueck and Guy Ben-Ner Displayed at Oakville Galleries in Canada

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:28 PM PDT

artwork: Ron Mueck Workshop. © Gautier Deblonde. - Courtesy of Ron Mueck and Oakville Galleries in Canada

OAKVILLE, ONT.- Oakville Galleries presents the only Ontario stop of the National Gallery of Canadaʼs touring exhibition Real Life, featuring artists Ron Mueck (on view at Oakville Galleries at Centennial Square) and Guy Ben-Ner (on view at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens). This exhibition will be on view at Oakville Galleries from June 26 until September 5, 2010. Together, the work of these two artists creates a narrative about the contradictions, challenges, and creative possibilities of the human condition.

The Portland Museum of Art features Photographs by André Kertész

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:27 PM PDT

artwork: Andre Kertesz - Broken Plate - 1929

PORTLAND, MAINE.- André Kertész (1894–1985) is recognized as one of the world's most significant and influential photographers. André Kertész: On Reading is a collection of 104 black-and-white photographs that highlight Kertész's signature style of visual poetry and choreography in everyday life. The photographs were taken during a 50-year period, beginning in 1925. André Kertész: On Reading will be on view August 30 through November 16, 2008 at the Portland Museum of Art.

Paintings by Nicholas Hlobo on View at Galerie Pfriem at SCAD Lacoste

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:26 PM PDT

artwork: Nicholas Hlobo - Ii-isobar nemimoya ngeyeKhala (Isobars in July), 2010 - Wool and ribbon on canvas, 152 x 240 cm.

LACOSTE, FRANCE.- Having hosted his first U.S. solo exhibition in Savannah in 2007, the SCAD exhibitions department is pleased to present Nicholas Hlobo in "Paintings," a solo exhibition at Galerie Pfriem at SCAD Lacoste, France. "Paintings," a compilation of new works on canvas, discards notions of traditional painting techniques and presents canvases that have been slashed then delicately stitched with distinct materials such as satin, rubber, gauze and leather. Hlobo's richly layered, tactile works are anchored in the post-­‐Apartheid South African culture the artist was raised in, and reflect on larger human issues such as language, gender, sexuality, race and communication. "Paintings" will be on view at Galerie Pfriem at SCAD Lacoste, France, from July 3-­‐Aug. 28, 2010.

Mario Ybarra Jr. Presents Two Installations at Galerie Michael Janssen

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:25 PM PDT

artwork: Mario Ybarra Jr. - 'Silver and Blacks', Installation view, 2010. - Courtesy: Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin.

BERLIN.- Galerie Michael Janssen presents a selection of Mario Ybarra Jr.'s recent works. In his first solo exhibition at the gallery, the American artist will be presenting two installations. Born in Los Angeles in 1973 and a graduate of the University of California, Irvine, Ybarra's biography is key to understanding his work, which draws attention to forms of culture on the fringe of the mainstream revealing hidden histories within their contexts. His Mexican roots permeate his engagement with the phenomena of contemporary art, street culture and social reality. On view April 30 through June 19, 2010.

Allen Memorial Art Museum shows Modern & Contemporary Art

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:24 PM PDT

artwork: Zeng Fanzhi (Chinese, b. 1964) - Mask Series # 7, 2000 - Oil on canvas Ruth Roush Fund for Contemporary Art 

Oberlin, OH – The Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College presents Modern and Contemporary Art from the AMAM Collection. The exhibit is on view in the museum's Ellen Johnson Gallery through May 2009. The AMAM adds to its collection continuously, reflecting the museum's ongoing commitment to supporting contemporary art and artists.

Reina Sofia Museum displays a Major Retrospective of Juan Muñoz's Work

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:23 PM PDT

artwork: Juan Muñoz - 'Figures seated with five drums', 1999 - Polyester resin. Dimensions variable. Private collection. Reina Sofía Museum presents this major solo retrospective of Muñoz's work

MADRID,SPAIN - Juan Muñoz (1953 – 2001) is widely regarded as of one of the foremost contemporary sculpture and installation artists. Revealing his innovative and wide ranging artistic practice, Reina Sofía Museum presents a major solo retrospective of Muñoz's work. The exhibition features more than 100 works, including several previously unseen pieces alongside Muñoz's signature sculptures and installations, exquisite series of drawings, and collaborative sound and performance pieces. On exhibition through 31 August, 2009.

Contemporary American Prints at Oklahoma City Museum of Art

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:22 PM PDT

artwork: James Rosenquist Horse Blinder  

Oklahoma City, OK - Modern and Contemporary American Prints will exhibit thirty exceptional works dating from the 1960s to the present.  Many prints in the exhibition were created during the revival of printmaking that began in the United States in the 1960s.  This revival led a number of artists to create fine-art prints and encouraged an interest in printmaking that has continued to the present.  On exhibit until 15 April, 2007 at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.

ASU Art Museum shows " NOW: Selections from the Ovitz Family Collection "

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:21 PM PDT

artwork: Andro Wekua - 9:40, 2007 - Collage, 57 1/2 x 85 inches - Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, NY Ovitz Family Collection, Los Angeles - Copyright Andro Wekua


TEMPE, AZ.- The ASU Art Museum opens its new major exhibition, NOW: Selections from the Ovitz Family Collection, on view through September 28, 2008. Featuring a group of international contemporary artists, the exhibition showcases artworks that are fresh from the artists' studios-dating from 2006-2008, which illustrate recent trends in contemporary art.

Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review"

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:21 PM PDT

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