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• The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Hosts A Major Retrospective of Antonio López
• Collage Paintings from the 1960's by Larry Zox at Stephen Haller Gallery
• Tate Movie Project "The Itch of the Golden Nit" Seen Across the UK
• MoMA Exhibition Examines the Work of American Architects and the City
• Robert Natkins Abstract Paintings at LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe
• The 2011 Antiques and Fine Art Fair Opens in Aspen, Colorado
• The Baltic Centre Presents Maurizio Anzeri ~ Delicate Portraits
• Maureen Paley Gallery Shows New Work by David Salle
• Frieze Art Fair 2011 ~ New Film Commissions Announced
• The Stux Gallery Presents Contemporary Islamic and International Art
• Birmingham Museum of Art Acquires the Buten Wedgwood Collection
• Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow Hosts 'Riverside' by Patricia Cain
• British Museum Announces Major Touring Exhibition on Chinese History & Culture
• Gibbes Museum of Art Shows Impressionist Paintings from the Permanent Collection
• Van Gogh Museum to feature Alfred Stevens ~ Painter of Worldly Women
• Unique Exhibition Featuring the Work of Chakaia Booker at Galerie Pfriem
• The Cincinnati Art Museum presents ' Hidden Treasures '
• Waterhouse & Dodd To Show 20th Century European & American Art in Soho
• Provincetown Art Association & Museum (PAAM) to Present a Weekend With Walton Ford
• Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review"

The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Hosts A Major Retrospective of Antonio López Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:41 AM PDT Madrid, Spain - From June 28th through September 25th, the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid is presenting a temporary exhibition that offers a complete overview of the work of the Spanish artist Antonio López (born Tomelloso, 1936). The exhibition is articulated through the artist's own gaze on his recent and earlier work, given that López has steered the selection of works and overseen their installation, working with the curators. The result is a major exhibition of an almost autobiographical nature. Works from the last twenty years, which will arrive at the Museum directly from the artist's studio and which represent almost half of the 140 works on display, are displayed alongside others created in the more distant past, as far back as the 1950's. Rather than a chronological presentation, the exhibition moves backwards and forwards within the oeuvre of Antonio López, who, as is clearly evident, remains active and working. This is clearly manifested in the Museum's galleries, in which paintings, drawings and sculptures coexist in a balanced manner, representing the three media in which the artist has worked over the course of his career. López's celebrated views of Madrid, including his most recent depictions of the Gran Vía, are shown here alongside depictions of his native Tomelloso, paintings and drawings of fruit trees, portraits of paired figures and interiors. Visitors can thus appreciate the recurring themes in the universe of Antonio López and the influence of artistic tradition and his connections with it, given that the artist considers himself the heir to that tradition to an almost obsessive degree. López García was born January 6, 1936 in Tomelloso, Ciudad Real , a few months before the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. It first appeared that Antonio would continue in the family tradition as a farmer, but an early facility for drawing caught the attention of his uncle Antonio Lopez Torres, a local painter of landscapes, who gave him his first lessons. In 1949 he moved to Madrid in order to study for entrance to the competitive Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Between 1950 and 1955 he studied art at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, winning a number of prizes. He formed friendships with Francisco Lopez Hernandez, Amalia Avia, and Isabel Quintanilla. Out of this nucleus a realist group was formed in Madrid. Madrid of the postwar period was isolated from the international panorama of art and culture. All the information that López García accessed on contemporary art was derived from library books at the school; he gradually became aware of Pablo Picasso and other great artists of the period. In 1955, a scholarship allowed him to travel to Italy with Francisco Lopez and study Italian painting from the Renaissance. During this period he began to reevaluate Spanish painting in the Prado, especially Velázquez, a constant reference. By 1957 his work had registered a certain surreal quality. Magic Realism continued to inform his work through the mid-1960s, but gradually, as he said, "the physical world gained more prestige in my eyes." In fact he had never abandoned it. Some of his relief sculptures conjure fantastic episodes, such as "The Apparition" (1963), in which a child hovers mid-air against a wall, gliding toward an open door. There are many affinities with the Tuscan Renaissance in his work in three dimensions. García's painting also reverberates with the art of the past. "The Grapevine" (1960) evokes Tiepolo's sunlight, "The Quince Tree" (1962) Chardin's dusky murk, and other paintings echo Old Masters from Albrecht Dürer to Edgar Degas. Though López García is devoted to the mundane — he depicts humble people, buildings, plants, and cluttered interiors — his portrayal of these subjects is compelling and beautiful. He began to paint panoramic views of Madrid about 1960. His work from this period attracted recognition, first within Spain — in 1961 he had his first solo show in Madrid — and later, in 1965 and 1968, at the Staempfli Gallery in New York. López García faithfully adhered to familiar subjects: images of women, anonymous and humble objects of domestic surroundings, desolate spaces, images of his garden and landscape. The pictures are sometimes worked on for more than twenty years, some of them remaining unfinished. He is a versatile realist, proficient in the traditional media of pencil drawing, oil painting on board, carved wood sculpture, and bas relief in plaster. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Spanish), is one of the three Madrid museums that make up the "Golden Triangle of Art", which also includes the Prado and the Reina Sofia (modern and contemporary) galleries. The collections's roots lie in the privately owned Thyssen-Bonremisza collection, once the second largest private art collection in the world (after the British Royal Collection). When Baron Thyssen decided to open his collection to the public, he conducted a Europe-wide search for a new home. The competition was won in 1986 when the Spanish government came to an agreement to provide a home for the collection (the 19th century Villahermosa Palace close to the Prado in Madrid) and fund the museum in return for the loan of the collection for a minimum of nine and a half years. Pritzker prize winning Spanish architect, Rafael Moneo was employed to redesign and extend the building and the museum opened in 1992. However, so impressed were the Thyssen-Bornemiszas with the building and Spain's commitment to the collection, that even before it opened, they were negotiating with the Spanish government to make the museum permanent. In 1993, the Spanish government agreed to buy the collection (valued at up to 1.5 billion dollars) for $350 million and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum became a permanent fixture in Madrid. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum offers visitors an overview of art from the 13th century to the late 20th century. In the nearly one thousand works on display, visitors can contemplate the major periods and pictorial schools of western art such as the Renaissance, Mannerism, the Baroque, Rococo, Romanticism and the art of the 19th and 20th centuries up to Pop Art. The museum also features works from some movements not represented in state-owned collections, such as Impressionism, Fauvism, German Expressionism and the experimental avant-garde movements of the early 20th century. In addition, it boasts an important collection of 19th-century American painting not found in any other European museum institutions. Visit the museum's website at : http://www.museothyssen.org

Collage Paintings from the 1960's by Larry Zox at Stephen Haller Gallery Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:26 AM PDT NEW YORK, NY.- Larry Zox: Collage Paintings includes rare early collage works, including Banner, a seminal work from the late artist's personal collection. Represented in nearly every major museum in the country, Larry Zox achieved art world prominence in 1973 as the subject of a major solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art. In the catalogue to that exhibition curator James Monte writes that these earliest collage works are "extremely graphic and take advantage of spatial jumps alternately back into an illusionary picture plane and forward into the viewer's space." On view from June 30 - August 5 at the Stephen Haller Gallery in New York City.

Tate Movie Project "The Itch of the Golden Nit" Seen Across the UK Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:12 AM PDT LONDON.- The Tate Movie Project's The Itch of the Golden Nit premiered Wednesday 29 June in Leicester Square. The film is the first of its kind – an animation made by and for children. Thousands of drawings, sound effects and story ideas by children from across the UK make up the action-packed, half hour animation as part of the Cultural Olympiad. David Walliams, Miranda Hart, Catherine Tate and Rik Mayall lead the stellar cast providing the voices for the children's characters from Evil Stella to Captain Iron Ears. Funded by Legacy Trust UK and BP, with additional support and resources from the BBC, the film has been brought together by Tate and the creative magic of Aardman Animations.The film recently won Best Content Partnership Award at the Broadcast Digital Awards.

MoMA Exhibition Examines the Work of American Architects and the City Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:55 PM PDT NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents 194X-9/11: American Architects and the City, an exhibition that examines the work of leading architects in light of the history of urban renewal in the United States. The selections trace an arc from the idealism of the World War II years through the subsequent criticisms of the 1960s and '70s, to the threshold of today's post-9/11 period and the debates catalyzed by the rebuilding of Ground Zero. On view from July 1, through January 2, 2012, in Philip Johnson Architecture and Design Galleries, the exhibition comprises 85 drawings and models drawn from the Museum's collection by renowned architects as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Louis Kahn, Leon Krier, and Steven Holl, and rediscovered figures such as James Fitzgibbon. It is organized by Barry Bergdoll, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, and Margot Weller, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art.

Robert Natkins Abstract Paintings at LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:55 PM PDT Santa Fe, NM.- LewAllen Galleries is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition, "Robert Natkin: The Architecture of Atmospheres". This large-scale survey of paintings and drawings traces the artistic evolution of Robert Natkin (1930-2010) —a salient figure in the history of Post-War American painting. Bringing together works created between 1972 and 1983, the exhibition represents five distinct series — suggesting their singularities, their congruities, and the points of transition between them. "The Architecture of Atmospheres" will be on view from June 10th through July 24th. In his authoritative text examining the art movements of the second half of the twentieth century, published by Phaidon and entitled Artoday, the eminent historian Edward Lucie-Smith describes Natkin's work as 'the ultimate development' in that part of American Art Modernism that is referred to as Color Abstraction."

The 2011 Antiques and Fine Art Fair Opens in Aspen, Colorado Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:28 PM PDT Aspen, CO.- The 2011 Aspen Antiques and Fine Arts Fair takes place from July 1st to July 10th in the Colorado resort town. This will be the 9th time that Aspen has hosted the Annual Aspen Fine Antiques and Art Fair. 35 world-renowned dealers will be coming to Aspen for this 10-day event, exhibiting an absolutely exquisite collection of fine art, spectacular jewelry, and the finest antiques in the world. Celebrate their 9th year and explore a museum quality exhibit of fine art and craftsmanship in downtown Aspen, Colorado.

The Baltic Centre Presents Maurizio Anzeri ~ Delicate Portraits Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:10 PM PDT Gateshead, UK.- The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead presents an exhibition of work by Italian artist Maurizio Anzeri from Saturday 25th June to Sunday 2nd October. The exhibition includes a series of delicate portraits created from found photographs and hand embroidery alongside sculpture. The exhibition at BALTIC will include 25 small portraits, many no larger than an average domestic family photograph, such as Angelo, Louise B and Barnaba. Also included are several pedestal-mounted sculptures incorporating braids of woven hair which transform notions of the body and its image even further.

Maureen Paley Gallery Shows New Work by David Salle Posted: 02 Jul 2011 07:20 PM PDT London - Maureen Paley is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by David Salle. This will be his first exhibition at the gallery and his first solo show in London since 2003.Salle helped define the post-modern sensibility by combining figuration with an extremely varied pictorial language. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide including the Whitney Biennial, Documenta, the Venice Biennale, the Carnegie International, and most recently The Pictures Generation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. On exhibition through 17th July.

Frieze Art Fair 2011 ~ New Film Commissions Announced Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:50 PM PDT LONDON.- Frieze Film is a programme of artist films screened to coincide with Frieze Art Fair. This year it is curated by Sarah McCrory and includes five newly commissioned films that will be shown in the Frieze Art Fair auditorium throughout the duration of the fair. The artists commissioned to make new work for Frieze Film are: Ed Atkins, Lutz Bacher, Anthea Hamilton, Judith Hopf and Katarina Zdjelar. The artists commissioned this year present a range of generations, from recent graduate Atkins, whose work was included in New Contemporaries 2010, to Bacher, who has been making film, sculpture and installations since the 70s and has a cult following in the USA. Hopf's influential role as a Professor at the Städelschule in Frankfurt informs her practice, and has made her an influential figure to a number of younger artists.

The Stux Gallery Presents Contemporary Islamic and International Art Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:49 PM PDT New York City.- The Stux Gallery is pleased to announce "Al-Ghaib: The Aesthetics of Disappearance" an international show curated by Gaia Serena Simionati. It was first organized in Sharjah, the third-largest of the United Arab Emirates, and will appears at Stux Gallery in New York through August 30th in an updated version. The exhibition offers a unique opportunity to experience contemporary Islamic and international art, and give a new perspective to a Western audience. Al-Ghaib is an Arabic word meaning 'the unseen' or 'the unknown', and functions significantly in Islamic practice as a recognition of the inability of mankind to see God and the forces that shape the world. The exhibition AL-GHAIB focuses on work in which the artist surrenders his/her artistic ego, dissolving traditional notions of individual aesthetics in favor of opening up to the intellectual and visual value of the Divine: here the epiphany of God is the primary form of art. The exhibition includes 15 artists from 9 countries, both emerging and established, namely Iraq, Iran, Macedonia, Italy, Azerbaijan, Zimbabwe, Turkey, England, and the United States, working in a range of media including performance, video, sculpture, installation, photography, and drawing. From the point of view presented in the exhibition, one could say that Western society is breaking down. The general lack of spirituality, the loss of secure identity, fundamental doubts about the possibility of truth or knowledge itself, compounded by an overly easy, shallow sexuality and a lack of respect between human beings (and toward the Planet Earth itself) create a situation in which we have sacrificed love, empathy, and awareness. The artists in the exhibition each reflect on this crisis, responding by evaporating classical concepts of aesthetics and the privileged artistic 'self'. Let's see then! La takhtafi! The Stux Gallery concentrates on exhibiting mid-career, emerging and well-established artists ranging from painting and photography to sculpture, installation, and performance artwork.  The thrust of Stux Gallery's overall program is to cover a broad spectrum of artists from the United States, Europe, the Far East, Australia, Asia, and Africa whose work shares an interest in challenging the boundaries of genre and medium, often with a deeply conceptual bent, always with an aesthetically rewarding engagement with the material and formal presentation of the work. Originally founded more than twenty-five years ago by Stefan and Linda Stux in Boston in 1980, Stux Gallery first established its international profile in 1986 at its New York gallery on Spring Street in SoHo. The gallery's success was recognized early on, with enthusiastic reviews of its emerging artists in the national and international art press, receiving the New York Times' year-end "Best of New York," several years in a row. In this early phase of the gallery, the program emphasized development and promotion of gifted young artists including by now internationally famous artists such as Vik Muniz, Fabian Marcaccio, Lawrence Carroll, Elaine Sturtevant, Doug and Mike Starn and Andres Serrano among others. Relocating from SoHo to Chelsea early on in 1996, Stux Gallery continued this distinctive aesthetic program, introducing noteworthy artists that have since become international stars to the international art scene, such as Inka Essenhigh.  More recently, the gallery has been representing additional mid-career and senior artists, such as Dennis Oppenheim, one of the original founders of Land art and Shimon Okshteyn, who since arriving to the United States from the Former Soviet Union in 1980 has exhibited widely in galleries and museums around the world, with recent retrospectives at the State Russian Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, and Orlan, a world-renowned French conceptual and performance artist who addresses Feminist body and identity issues via various physical transformations of her own body complemented by Conceptual photographic and sculptural works. Recent additions tom the gallery's roster include Kuno Gonschior, Tracey Moffatt and German artist Joseph Zehrer. This program has been balanced with ongoing interest in discovering exciting young talent working in a variety of media.  In painting, this work ranges from Aaron Johnson's inimitable paintings that evoke an entangled dialogue existing somewhere between critical political commentary and painterly oblivion; Heide Trepanier's graphically rendered, biomorphic drips; Anna Jóelsdóttir's abstract and precise renderings of time and space; and Thordis Adalsteinsdottir's emotionally charged and disturbing representations of inner psychological turmoil. James Busby's innovative minimal sculptural explorations in obsessively built-up layers of gesso question our perception of space, while Miki Carmi's monumental portraits offer a contemporary icon for the human condition. Dean Monogenis' skillfully rendered paintings utilize opposing finishes, high gloss and matte, to decontextualize elements of time and space, while Don Porcella's irreverent painted dreamscapes and ghoulishly playful pipe cleaner sculptures illustrate the humor and absurdity of popular culture. The gallery's historical connections to photography are underscored by Ruud van Empel's exploration into fantastic and illusionary digitally composed worlds, presenting thoroughly unique photographs that allow viewers a voyeuristic glimpse into unknown and seemingly impossible settings filled with evocatively harmless childlike characters; Artist, publisher and style icon Iké Udé, through a myriad of modalities, laments and celebrates the rise of celebrity journalism. Pairing titalating text with images of high style,  Udé's post-Warholian approach confuses our conception of historical fact with salacious artistic interpretation; Manabu Yamanka's stark black-and-white photographs of the elderly, infirmed, and spiritually marginalized beings; Markus Wetzel's distinctive, digitally invented utopian seascapes, printed by photographic means; Suellen Parker's scorchingly irreverent exploration of the ego and its commodification, and Lydia Venieri's digitally manipulated photo-works that deliver a potent punch of hysteria and social criticism of a culture of war and violence. As part of its ongoing international program, the Gallery has presented Chinese Relativity: Part I (2007), Chinese Relativity: Part II (2008), and Fire Walkers (2008), exhibitions focusing on the current state of Contemporary Art in China, India and the Middle East respectively, featuring such noted artists as Yan Pei Ming, Cai Guo-Qiang, Wei Dong, Zhang Huan, Su Xinping, Reena Saini Kallat, Chitra Ganesh, and Sheela Gowda, amongst others. As a result of this interest, the Gallery has added 2 of the leading Chinese contemporary artists to its roster, Wei Dong and Zhang Xiaotao. Entering the United States from China in 1991, Wei Dong, one of China's premier Contemporary painters, embraces his preoccupation with the root of erotic desires much repressed in Mao's China. The artist's politically rooted paintings question political and social taboos, resulting in canvases depicting grandiose explorations of the flesh and its desires. In March of 2009, the Gallery will present the premier solo exhibition of Zhang Xiaotao, a master Chinese Contemporary painter whose paintings and meticulously ambitious animated films are a consequence of the heterogeneous state of evolution of our world and of the everyday, clearly illustrating a China that is spiritually and socio-economically in a state of transition.  Xiaotao's works are featured in numerous international public and private collections, including the preeminent collections of Uli Sigg, Charles Saatchi, The Guangdong Art Museum, China, The Kunst Akademie Muenster, Germany, Fondazione Cassa Di Risparmioin Bologna, Italy, and the Shenzhen Art Museum, China, to name but a few. Throughout the years the Gallery has fostered international relationships and collaborations over the years with an array of international galleries, such as Krinzinger Gallery (Vienna), Micheline Swajcer Gallery (Antwerp), Mayor Rowan Gallery (London), Roslyn Oxley 9 Gallery (Australia), Seibu Gallery (Tokyo/Oasaka), Pilar Parra (Madrid), Jacob Karpio (Costa Rica), Galerie Christian Nagel (Köln/Berlin), Gallery Terra Tokyo (Japan), Kobayashi Gallery (Japan), and many others. The aesthetic vision that binds this broad array of artists together has more to do with their deep intelligence and commitment to innovation and conceptual art, than any particular formal characteristics.  The goal of the gallery is, ultimately, to present challenging work that rewards complex, multifaceted consideration by the viewer. At it's current location since 2004 in a newly refurbished, 4,000 sq. ft. ground floor space on 25th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues in Chelsea, the Gallery finds itself at the epicenter of New York's gallery scene. Visit the gallery's website at ... http://www.stuxgallery.com

Birmingham Museum of Art Acquires the Buten Wedgwood Collection Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:18 PM PDT   BIRMINGHAM, AL - The Birmingham Museum of Art announced the acquisition of the Buten Wedgwood Collection of more than 8,000 objects made by the Wedgwood factory in England dating from 1759. Combined with the Museum's existing Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection of more than 1,400 objects, the recent acquisition establishes the only collection of its kind in the U.S., and the largest and most comprehensive collection of Wedgwood ceramics outside of England. With this acquisition Birmingham will present two and a half centuries of Wedgwood production. The year 2009 marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the company.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow Hosts 'Riverside' by Patricia Cain Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:17 PM PDT Glasgow.- A unique and often revealing study of the construction of the Zaha Hadid designed Riverside Museum will open at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum on April 15. 'Drawing (on) Riverside' by Patricia Cain features around 100 works, forming a powerful body of work from an award winning artist who explores the development of the £74million museum in drawing, painting and sculpture highlighting the different phases of construction. It features many new works and runs until 14 August 2011. Patricia Cain has become a familiar figure on the site of Glasgow's new transport museum and her work based on the project has already won the prestigious Threadneedle Prize and the Aspect Prize. Construction on the Riverside Museum began in late 2007 and it will open to the public on June 21 2011. Councillor George Redmond, Chair of Glasgow Life said: "Anyone who sees the works Patricia Cain has been creating that are based on Riverside will be astonished by her unique vision and the detail she has captured of Britain's most exciting museum project.

British Museum Announces Major Touring Exhibition on Chinese History & Culture Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:16 PM PDT   LONDON.- 250 years ago, the British Museum opened its doors to the public for the first time. From the very beginning the Museum has always sought to make its collection as accessible as possible to a world public. Continuing this tradition, China: Journey to the East, supported by BP a China now legacy project, is a unique touring exhibition of over 100 objects from the British Museum's collection, which offers visitors the chance to experience one of the world's most important and influential civilizations. The exhibition will tour to six venues across the country and is the largest UK loan of Chinese material the British Museum has yet undertaken.

Gibbes Museum of Art Shows Impressionist Paintings from the Permanent Collection Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:15 PM PDT Charleston, SC – Now on view at the Gibbes Museum of Art is an ongoing exhibition of Impressionist paintings.  Drawn from the Gibbes' permanent collection, Impressionism in Charleston includes works by such artists as William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam and Edmund Tarbell, who were instrumental in spreading impressionist theories throughout America, including the South . This exhibition explores how Chase, Hassam and Tarbell spread impressionism in Charleston through their travels, students and patrons.

Van Gogh Museum to feature Alfred Stevens ~ Painter of Worldly Women Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:14 PM PDT AMSTERDAM, NL - The Van Gogh Museum is hosting the first retrospective in thirty years of Belgian artist Alfred Stevens (1823-1906) from 18 September 2009 until 24 January 2010. Stevens was one of the most well-known artists in Paris in the second half of the 19th century. He caused a furore with his paintings of elegant, intriguing and distant women. The artist captured the contemporary worldly woman convincingly and deftly, paying close attention to the gorgeous textures of the clothing and luxuriously appointed interiors. Featuring 64 paintings, the exhibition Alfred Stevens is being organised in cooperation with the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels, where it is currently on display until 23 August 2009.

Unique Exhibition Featuring the Work of Chakaia Booker at Galerie Pfriem Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:13 PM PDT LACOSTE, FRANCE.- The SCAD exhibitions department presents "Sustain", a solo exhibition featuring the work of Chakaia Booker. "Sustain" pairs Booker's signature abstract sculptures fashioned from found tires with a series of new photogravures the artist recently created at SCAD Atlanta. Highlighting her use of sustainable materials, these photogravure prints offer a rare view of the artist's process as she ceremoniously forages the industrial landscape for sculptural materials. Combined with the expressive materiality of the rubber sculptures, the two series allude to physical and personal strength, racial identity, and the human relationship to the environment.

The Cincinnati Art Museum presents ' Hidden Treasures ' Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:12 PM PDT CINCINNATI, OHIO,  The Cincinnati Art Museum presents an unparalleled selection of treasures from its outstanding permanent collection, one of the finest in the nation. Long Time No See: Hidden Treasures from the Cincinnati Art Museum, on view June 28 to August 31, showcases more than 100 objects, including many rarely seen and diverse works, ranging from an exquisite 17th century Duhme & Co. silver tea set, to a vibrant Tahitian scene by Gauguin, to a sheer metallic jacket by ground-breaking fashion-designer Issey Miyake.

Waterhouse & Dodd To Show 20th Century European & American Art in Soho Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:11 PM PDT New York City.- Waterhouse & Dodd are delighted to present a major exhibition "Art of the 20th Century in Europe & America" in their new Soho gallery. The exhibition will be on view from from 9th June to 23rd June at the gallery in Greene Street, Soho, New York City.

Provincetown Art Association & Museum (PAAM) to Present a Weekend With Walton Ford Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:10 PM PDT Provincetown, MA - The Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) and Norman Mailer Writers Colony (NMWC) announce two special events featuring the internationally acclaimed contemporary artist Walton Ford; both events are open to the public and proceeds will benefit both non-profit groups. First is a gathering and intimate dinner with the artist at the historic Norman Mailer Home on Saturday, August 15, 7:30pm. At $325, tickets include a signed copy of Ford's book, Pancha Tantra. The second event is a public presentation at PAAM on Sunday, August 16, 11am, during which this former Guggenheim Fellow discusses his creative journey and his artworks in an open forum.

Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review" Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:09 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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