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• The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College To Show "A Taste for the Modern"
• The Merry Karnowsky Gallery Shows New Work by Edward Walton Wilcox
• The BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts To Show Works by Belgian Photographers
• The Birmingham Museum of Art Shows Indian Sculpture from the Callaghan Collection
• The Lopdell House Gallery Presents Sir Peter Siddell's Paintings 1970 - 2010
• The Canton Museum of Art Shows 'A Celebration of Women in The Arts'
• The Mexic-Arte Museum Presents the "Serie Print Project"
• The Bronx Museum of Art and Wave Hill Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of AIM
• The Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum In Glasgow ~ Scotland's Favorite Museum
• Musée Jacquemart-André to Show "Great Spanish Masters from the Pérez Simón Collection”
• Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay at the de Young Museum
• Valencian Institute for Modern Art Exhibits of Works Donated to Its Collection
• 'Peter Max and the Summer of Love' at The de Young Museum
• Cincinnati Art Museum features Masterpieces of Dada and Surrealist Art
• The British Museum Unites Great Renaissance Drawing Collections
• Narrative Figuration Paris 1960-1972 at Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais
• Google Celebrates 110th Birthday of Rene Magritte with a Magritte Doodle
• Morgan Library & Museum Exhibit Prayer Book Made for Queen Claude de France
• Metro Pictures debuts André Butzer
• This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News

The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College To Show "A Taste for the Modern" Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:33 PM PDT Poughkeepsie, NY.— The summer exhibition at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, "A Taste for the Modern: Gifts from Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller, Edna Bryner Schwab, and Virginia Herrick Deknatel", will showcase 48 paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, and photographs that have been donated to the Art Center by three Vassar alumnae. On view from June 24th through September 4th, "A Taste for the Modern", will examine for the first time the modern art collecting of these three generous alumnae - Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller, Edna Bryner Schwab, and Virginia Herrick Deknatel - and the development of their tastes for the modern. In addition, the exhibition, curated by Patricia Phagan, the Philip and Lynn Straus Curator of Prints and Drawings, will explore how all three of their collecting histories have profoundly affected and will continue to influence the visitor's and Vassar student's experience of exploring modern and contemporary art at the college. In the permanent collection of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, works of art by 20th-century modernists vie for attention, providing excellent examples for contemplating the moments and moods associated with artists and movements of that century. Luscious, nature-evoking canvases and watercolors stand out by the circle of American artists around gallery owner and photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Provocative oils and prints by mid-century expressionists project new, alternative, and tense worlds. How did these and many other adventurous modern works come to reside at the Art Center? The answer may be seen through the important gifts to the Art Center from the three generous alumnae to be on view in the exhibition. Several key works will also be on view in the permanent collection galleries. One section of the exhibition will explore mid-century works given by Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller (1909-1992), Vassar class of 1931. The remaining two sections explore works donated by Edna Bryner Schwab (1886-1967), Vassar class of 1907, and Virginia Herrick Deknatel (1906-2009), Vassar class of 1929. Some of the works include: the drawing "Schwanenteich (Swan Pond)" by Paul Klee, "Night Mirror" by William Baziotes, "No 4." by Bradley Walker Tomlin, and "Child and Beast II" by Karel Appel, given to the Art Center by Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller. The turbulent and groundbreaking watercolor "Thirty-Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue at Noon" by John Marin, and several of his transformative landscapes dominate the works given by Edna Bryner Schwab to the college. Virginia Herrick Deknatel's gifts encompass a wide arc, from several works by Pablo Picasso to drawings by Paul Cézanne to bronzes by David Smith and Anthony Caro. All three of these women collected in close concert with authorities in the field of modern art. Blanchette Rockefeller sought advice for her collection primarily from Alfred H. Barr, Jr., the first director of the Museum of Modern Art. Edna Bryner Schwab and her husband Arthur purchased numerous works of avant-garde American art from Stieglitz. Virginia Deknatel partnered with her husband, Frederick Deknatel, professor of modern art at Harvard University, in collecting post-impressionist and modern art. After his death, she continued this tradition. The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center was founded in 1864 as the Vassar College Art Gallery. The current 36,400-square-foot facility, designed by Cesar Pelli and named in honor of the new building's primary donor, opened in 1993. The Art Center's collections chart the history of art from antiquity to the present and comprise over 18,000 works, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, and glass and ceramic wares. Notable holdings include the Warburg Collection of Old Master prints, an important group of Hudson River School paintings given by Matthew Vassar at the college's inception, and a wide range of works by major European and American 20th-century painters. Vassar was the first U.S. college founded with a permanent art collection and gallery, and at any given time, the Permanent Collection Galleries of the Art Center feature approximately 350 works from Vassar's extensive collections. This January, the Art Center reopened with a new look at its acclaimed permanent collection in newly reinstalled and reorganized galleries. In addition to the permanent collection, the reorganization includes the Focus Gallery that features temporary exhibitions, as well as three galleries devoted to special exhibitions. Visit the museum's website at ... http://fllac.vassar.edu/

The Merry Karnowsky Gallery Shows New Work by Edward Walton Wilcox Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:08 PM PDT Los Angeles, CA.- The Merry Karnowsky Gallery is proud to present "The Taciturn Sea", a new body of work by Edward Walton Wilcox. According to the artist, the title 'Taciturn Sea' stands as a metaphor for the subconscious mind.  "My work takes cues from a Breughelian reality where all is allegory, social proverb and myth."  Drawing on this parallel reminiscent of Moby Dick, where the sea represents a transitional place between two distinct states & a respect for the dark depths of the unforgiving & ever changing psyche, Wilcox creates a powerful body of self-confrontation & introspection. "The Taciturn Sea" is on view at the gallery from June 25th through July 23rd, with an opening receptions on Saturday, June 25th between 8 and 11pm.

The BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts To Show Works by Belgian Photographers Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:05 PM PDT Brussels.- The latest exhibition at BOZAR brings together 14 photographers at the instigation of BOZAR and the photography museums of Antwerp and Charleroi. Together, they will examine the fine line that now separates documentary photography and fine art photography. The fact is that, since the 1980s, photography has been permanently elevated to the rank of art, but has never been so used in the vast stock of photo-journalism.

The Birmingham Museum of Art Shows Indian Sculpture from the Callaghan Collection Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:04 PM PDT Birmingham, AL.- The Birmingham Museum of Art is proud to present the first showing of Indian sculpture from the collection of the Callahan family. Over twenty sculptures in stone and bronze depict a variety of Hindu and Buddhist deities that date from the second through the eighteenth centuries. These include a rare third century image of Hariti, the Buddhist protector of children, to an elegant sixteenth century image of The Dancing Shiva (Shiva Nataraja). The Callahan family collection shows the great diversity of Indian iconography and the brilliance of Indian craftsmen.

The Lopdell House Gallery Presents Sir Peter Siddell's Paintings 1970 - 2010 Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:03 PM PDT Auckland, NZ.- The Lopdell House Gallery is proud to present "Peter Siddell: Paintings 1970 – 2010", on view from July 1st through August 21st, with an opening reception on June 30th. Every now and then an artist appears who has the rare ability and passion to capture a particular place in such a unique way that the place and the paintings become locked together in our memories. As the paintings of William Sutton present such a vivid and enduring picture of the Canterbury region and the expansive Nelson landscapes of Toss Woolaston evoke their rugged terrain so strongly, Peter Siddell's paintings over the last forty years offer a very distinctive vision of Auckland.

The Canton Museum of Art Shows 'A Celebration of Women in The Arts' Posted: 21 Jun 2011 08:18 PM PDT Canton, OH.- The Canton Museum of Art is proud to present the last in its 6 part xhibition "A Celebration of Women in the Arts". The final exhibition in this series is an exhibit by sculptor, Barbara Stanczak, opened in the newly named Sara E. Schneider Gallery.  Stanczak's exhibit is one of 6 exhibits in the "A Celebration of Women in the Arts: Director's Choice II" exhibition, on display through July 24th. She joins companion exhibits by Shirley Aley Campbell, Patricia Zinsmeister Parker, Juliellen Byrne, Li Hertzi and an exhibit of 19th, 20th and 21st century women from the Museum's Permanent Collection.

The Mexic-Arte Museum Presents the "Serie Print Project" Posted: 21 Jun 2011 08:03 PM PDT Austin, TX.- The Mexic-Arte Museum is proud to present its 18th annual serie-print exhibition, on view through September 25th. The "Serie Print Project" was founded by Mexic-Arte Museum co-founder Sam Coronado in 1993. The project uses the fine art of serigraphy, a technique that produces original, hand-pulled prints, as a vehicle to increase the presence of minorities in the art world.The Mexic-Arte Museum is the official archive of the "Serie Print Project" and holds works from its past seventeen series in its permanent collection. Simultaneously, the museum is showing "Young Latino Artists (YLA) 16 Exhibition: Thought Cloud".

The Bronx Museum of Art and Wave Hill Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of AIM Posted: 21 Jun 2011 08:02 PM PDT Bronx, NY.- For three decades, the Bronx Museum of the Arts' Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) program has helped to demystify the often opaque professional practices of the art world for artists at the beginning of their careers and has introduced the work of these emerging artists to the public.  On view June 26, the Bronx Museum will open two exhibitions to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this ground-breaking program, "Taking AIM" and "Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial". Both exhibitions will remain on view through September 5th. "Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial" will consist of a joint exhibition at the Bronx Museum and Wave Hill, the two largest institutions in the Bronx dedicated to showcasing the work of local emerging artists. Curated by Wayne Northcross and Jose Ruiz, the exhibition will feature sculptures, works on paper, video installations, photographs, and other works by the 72 participants in the 2011 AIM program. All AIM artists currently live in the New York area and were born in the U.S., as well as countries around the world, including South Korea, Ecuador, Brazil, and Trinidad. "AIM was launched 30 years ago to give participants in the program real-world experience on how to survive as a professional artist, the type of training you don't get in art school," said Bronx Museum Director Holly Block.  "The idea behind AIM is to empower artists, asking them what they want to learn about the profession, helping them network and build a sense of community, and exposing their work to new audiences.  We believe that artists play a critical role in exploring the issues and ideas of our time and supporting emerging artists is part of the core mission of the Bronx Museum." AIM is structured as a "collaborative residency" in which participants work directly with established artists, collectors, art critics, curators, dealers, lawyers, and other art world professionals.  AIM sessions provide information, instruction, and professional guidance by addressing areas of practical concern to artists, among them curatorial practice, copyright law, exhibition and public art opportunities, gallery representation, grant writing, income taxes, and marketing.  The 13-week seminar is offered annually in two sessions, each with 36 artists, and culminating with an exhibition of the participants' work.  Among past participants in the AIM program are Glenn Ligon—who was one of the early AIM artists and whose work was first exhibited at the Bronx Museum—and Polly Apfelbaum, Rina Banerjee, Amy Cutler,  Anton Vidokle, and Pheobe Washburn.  In 2010, Christian Viveros-Faune was selected as the first Art Critic in Residence for the AIM program. In 2009, an International Artist Residency was added to the AIM program.  In the last two years, eight international artists have participated in the AIM sessions, including Raymond Romero (Venezuela, 2008), Andre Komatsu (Brazil, 2009), Billie Zangewa (South Africa, 2009), Dulce Gomez (Venezuela, 2009), Magdi Mostafa and Mahmud Kahled (Egypt, 2010), and Samba Seydi and Ibrahima Niang (Senegal, 2011). The flagship cultural institution of the Bronx, founded in 1971, The Bronx Museum of the Arts focuses on 20th-century and contemporary art, while serving the culturally diverse populations of the Bronx and the greater New York metropolitan area. The museum's home on the Grand Concourse is a distinctive contemporary landmark designed by the internationally-renowned firm Arquitectonica. The Bronx Museum of the Arts maintains a permanent collection of 20th and 21st-century works by artists of African, Asian, and Latin American ancestry. Additionally, the Museum collects works by artists for whom the Bronx has been critical to their artistic practice and development. The Museum's educational offerings spring from these central programs with outreach to children and families as well as adult audiences. In its first decade, The Bronx Museum of the Arts was housed in the public rotunda of the Bronx County Courthouse located on Grand Concourse and 161st Street. In 1982, it moved five blocks north on the Concourse to 165th street into a former synagogue purchased and donated by the City of New York.As part of the Museum's initiative to expand the scope of its youth and family programs, it began an ambitious capital project to enhance its facility. In February 2004, The Museum began construction on a 16,000 sq. ft. building to the north of the existing facility. Its design by the Miami-based firm Arquitectonica was awarded the "Excellence in Design" prize by The Art Commission of the City of New York in 2003. The $19 million space opened in October 2006 and features a major gallery, flexible events / program spaces, an outdoor terrace, and an entire floor dedicated to education programs and classrooms. Plans are underway to build a second structure on the existing site along with a moderate-income residential co-op tower (approximately 189 units). With this new expanded facility, it is the Museum's hope to serve as a cultural leader in the South Bronx and as a catalyst for economic development within the surrounding communities. Visit the museum's website at ... www.bronxmuseum.org. Often described as one of the greatest living works of art, Wave Hill is a public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades in the northwest Bronx. Its mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscapes, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural work through program in horticulture, education and the arts. Its exhibition space, Glyndor Gallery, under the direction of Director of Arts and Senior Curator Jennifer McGregor, offers installations of contemporary art inspired by nature. Visit the gardens' website at ... http://www.wavehill.org

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum In Glasgow ~ Scotland's Favorite Museum Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:40 PM PDT 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

Musée Jacquemart-André to Show "Great Spanish Masters from the Pérez Simón Collection” Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:39 PM PDT PARIS.- For the first time ever, the Musée Jacquemart-André presents a group of paintings never before exhibited in France. The exhibition brings together works from different periods and various artistic movements, offering a fascinating aesthetic and artistic journey. Displaying these works side by side reveals the continuities and breaks with tradition that have marked the evolution of Spanish art. On exhibition 12 March through 1 August, 2010.

Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay at the de Young Museum Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:38 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco welcomes the United States debut of Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay on view at the de Young Museum May 22 to September 6, 2010. The exhibition includes approximately 100 paintings from the Musée d'Orsay's permanent collection and highlights the work of William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and James Abbott McNeill Whistler, among others. The Musée d'Orsay is lending their most beloved paintings while it undergoes a partial closure for refurbishment and reinstallation in anticipation of the museum's 25th anniversary in 2011. Birth of Impressionism will be followed in the fall of 2010 by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne, and Beyond: Post–Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay. The de Young will be the only museum in the world to host both exhibitions.

Valencian Institute for Modern Art Exhibits of Works Donated to Its Collection Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:37 PM PDT VALENCIA.- The Institut Valencià d'Art Modern has received a lot of artworks over the last 25 years. Out of the 10 643 works comprising the IVAM's collection, 61 % are donations made by collectors, artists and heirs who have considered that the IVAM is the perfect museum to preserve and disseminate their creations. Thanks to the donations, the museum has increased its artistic heritage becoming a reference museum for studying the works of some artists, for example Julio González, whose name is also the name of the IVAM headquarters. Artworks by Miquel Navarro, Gerardo Rueda, the Equipo Crónica, Jacques Lipchitz, or Gabriel Cualladó also appear in the exhibition. We should emphasized the name of other artists who, thanks to the donations made by them or their heirs, have contributed to turn the museum into an essential place for the study and knowledge of their works. Some of these artists are: Ignacio Pinazo, Bernard Plossu, Eduardo Arroyo, Díaz Caneja, Horacio Coppola, Gabriele Basilico, Juana Francés, José Sanleón, Manolo Gil, Rafael Pérez Contel, Salvador Victoria, Paco Caparrós, Georges Zimbel, Carlos Canovas, Grete Stern, Joan Antoni Vicent, Roberto Otero, John Davies and Carlos Pascual de Lara. On view through 12 September.

'Peter Max and the Summer of Love' at The de Young Museum Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:36 PM PDT   San Francisco, CA - The de Young Museum presents an exhibition of the work of Peter Max in conjunction with the community celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love. Peter Max and the Summer of Love features fifty works by Max and is the second exhibition of Max's work at the de Young Museum. The artist's first solo exhibition, The World of Peter Max, opened at the de Young Museum in 1970, eventually traveling to forty-six U.S. venues and seen by thousands of people. Peter Max on exhibition through October 28, 2007.

Cincinnati Art Museum features Masterpieces of Dada and Surrealist Art Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:35 PM PDT CINCINNATI, OHIO - The Cincinnati Art Museum  is the sole U.S. venue for an exhibition that features works by the greatest masters of Dada and Surrealist art, including Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Joan Miró, Jean (Hans) Arp, Man Ray, Kurt Schwitters, Hannah Höch and Paul Delvaux. Surrealism and Beyond: In the Israel Museum, Jerusalem provides a comprehensive survey of Surrealist art from its roots in the beginnings of the Dada movement in 1916, through recent manifestations in international contemporary art. The exhibition—on view from February 15 through May 17, 2009—will showcase over 200 works.

The British Museum Unites Great Renaissance Drawing Collections Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:34 PM PDT LONDON.- A new exhibition at London's British Museum unites arguably the world's two greatest collections of Renaissance drawings and underlines their growing importance to artists throughout the 15th century. It combines works from the museum's own collection and from that of the Uffizi in Florence. The exhibition explains how drawings were used to prepare for major paintings and frescoes and, later in the 15th century, how they became works of art in their own right, particularly with the arrival of print-making from northern Europe. The show runs from April 22 to July 25 and then transfers to the Uffizi.

Narrative Figuration Paris 1960-1972 at Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:33 PM PDT PARIS - Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais present Narrative Figuration Paris 1960-1972, on view through July 13, 2008. Narrative Figuration was never proclaimed as a movement as such. It grew out of the initiative of art critic Gérald Gassiot-Talabot and artists Bernard Rancillac and Hervé Télémaque who worked together in July 1964 to set up the exhibition "Mythologies quotidiennes" at the Paris Museum of Modern Art.

Google Celebrates 110th Birthday of Rene Magritte with a Magritte Doodle Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:32 PM PDT MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Google is celebrating the 110th birthday of Rene Magritte by incorporating some of Magritte's masterpieces with the Google logo. Ever so often, Google does a "doodle", or a "decoration" they make to their logo. Over the years doodles have become one of the most beloved parts of Google. The doodle selection process aims to celebrate interesting events and anniversaries around the world that reflect Google's personality and love of innovation.

Morgan Library & Museum Exhibit Prayer Book Made for Queen Claude de France Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:31 PM PDT New York City - The Morgan Library & Museum will put on special exhibition beginning May 20 an extremely rare Renaissance illuminated manuscript, the Prayer Book of Queen Claude de France (1499–1524), created around the time of her coronation in 1517. It is the most important single illuminated manuscript acquired by the Morgan in the last twenty-five years and will go on view in the East Room of the historic McKim building.

Metro Pictures debuts André Butzer Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:30 PM PDT   New York City - For his New York debut at Metro Pictures,  André Butzer will show 12 new brilliantly-colored paintings that survey the ongoing motifs of his work.  Butzer's paintings reference German and American history, culture and politics (both historical and contemporary), art history, science fiction, comics and animation. On exhibition 28 March - 3 May, 2008. Opening: March 27, 6-8 pm.

This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:28 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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