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• The Forum Gallery Presents "That Seventies Show"
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Shows Pastel Portraits: Images of 18th-Century Europe
• The Latvian National Art Museum Presents Boris Berzins Landscapes
• The Harry Ransom Center Receives The Archives of "Rebel Without a Cause" Director
• Galerie Rheeway Displays "Cognitive Scapes" a Group Show
• The Art Fair Tokyo Returns After Earthquake Delay
• AKN Editor Visits The Kunstmuseum Basel in Switzerland ~ The World’s First Public Museum
• Schirn Kunsthalle Addresses the Complex World of Contemporary Art in "The Making of Art"
• Museum of Modern Art to host a Panel Discussion on Salvador Dali and New York
• Wexner Center for the Arts Presents Retrospective of the Work of Luc Tuymans
• Moderna Museet Now introduces Alice Neel ~ 'Collector of Souls'
• National Gallery of Art showcases Luis Meléndez ~ Master of the Spanish Still Life
• Alfred Kubin ~ Drawings, 1897-1909 displayed at the Museum Neue Galerie New York
• The Boston Globe Names the ICA ~ "Biggest Arts Story of the Decade"
• David Zwirner presents Mamma Andersson and Jockum Nordstrom Exhibit
• François van Reenen ~ Monster Love ~ at 34 Long
• Bert Green Fine Art Shows New Paintings by Scott Siedman
• Robert Bowman Modern Shows Willie Bester's "Trojan Horse III"
• Corey Stein Shows at Sherry Frumkin Gallery
• Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review"

The Forum Gallery Presents "That Seventies Show" Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:23 PM PDT New York City.– The Forum Gallery is pleased to present "That Seventies Show" on view at the gallery until September 2nd. "That Seventies Show" is an exhibition of works created from 1970 to 1980 by a diverse group of creative artists whose energy and impulses are emblematic of the decade.  Unlike previous time periods, important art of the 1970s cannot be characterized by a term, or label.  Instead, the art on view represents the origins of pluralism and defies the idea of a collective effort or single artistic movement. Figurative drawings by William Beckman; and figurative paintings by Gregory Gillespie, Joseph Hirsch, David Levine, Ben Shahn and Raphael Soyer illustrate this diversity.  Although united by their focus on the human figure, each artist takes a different approach and the results are quite different.  Both Gillespie, who burst on the scene in the Seventies, and Shahn, who was by then a mature and well-known artist, created fantasies, but Gregory Gillespie had his own, intense surreal style, while Shahn, in the Seventies, was about lyrical dreamscape.  Hirsch and Levine were painting characteristic responses to social behavior of the time, while Beckman and Soyer were objective observers of the human form. Linear abstraction, represented here in three-dimensional works by Charles Biederman, Ilya Bolotowsky, and Eli Bornstein; and a major painting by Richard Anuszkiewicz, was the new abstract aesthetic of the decade of the 1970's.  Born of a response to the abstract expressionism of the previous decades, this art today has a visual clarity and emotional neutrality that compel attention. Original, realist works by Robert Cottingham and Tom Wesselmann are among the first creations in which painters employed photography as a means of observation.  The paintings focus on detailed, unidealized representation of life, and are clear antecedents of much of the photography-based drawing and painting that have followed. That Seventies Show also includes works by Yaacov Agam, Romare Bearden, Davis Cone, Rackstraw Downes, Yrjö Edelmann, Chaim Gross, Jules Kirschenbaum, Henry Moore, Robert Motherwell, Saul Steinberg, Ernesto Tino Trova, Laura Ziegler and Francisco Zúñiga. The Forum Gallery celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2010. Founded by Bella Fishko in 1961, Forum Gallery today represents more than thirty contemporary artists and estates. In addition the gallery maintains an important inventory of twentieth-century and contemporary art, with a concentration on American and European modernism and figurative art. Forum Gallery has placed works in every major American museum and in private collections throughout the world, and is a founding member of the Art Dealers Association of America. In October, 2010, Forum Gallery moved to new quarters in the historic Crown Building, 730 Fifth Avenue at 57th Street, New York.  Forum Gallery also operates Forum 57 at the Four Seasons Hotel, New York, a full-service gallery and art concierge service available to the public and guests of the hotel.  Our staff is available at Forum 57 to help with any fine art question or concern. Visit the gallery's website at ... http://forumgallery.com

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Shows Pastel Portraits: Images of 18th-Century Europe Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:27 PM PDT New York City.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art is pleased to present "Pastel Portraits: Images of 18th Century Europe" until August 14th in the 2nd floor Drawings, Prints, and Photographs Galleries. By 1750, almost 2,500 professional artists and amateurs were working in pastel in Paris alone. Portraits in pastel were commissioned by all ranks of society, but most enthusiastically by the royal family, members of the court, and the wealthy middle classes. Eighteenth-century pastels are brightly colored, highly finished, often of large dimensions, and elaborately framed, evoking oil painting, the medium to which they were invariably compared. The powdery texture of pastel and its diffuse, velvety quality were particularly suited to capturing the fleeting expressions that characterize the most life-like portraits. Pastel Portraits: Images of 18th-Century Europe includes some forty pastels, belonging to the Metropolitan Museum and, with important exceptions, to museums and private collections in the New York area. It presents Italian, French, and English works, supplemented by several German, Swiss, and American examples.

The Latvian National Art Museum Presents Boris Berzins Landscapes Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:26 PM PDT Riga, Latvia.- The Latvian National Art Museum is proud to present "Boris Berzins: Landscapes" through August 14th. Boris Berzins (1930-2002) is one of the best known Latvian painters of the 20th century and the Latvian National Art Museum holds his bequest - a creative legacy spanning paintings, graphic works and thousands of drawings. The size of the bequest meant that it took some time to catalogue and sort everything, but since 2007, the museum have been hosting themed exhibitions that allow them to show some of Boris Berzins works. Berzins studied at the Rozentals art school (1947–9), the Riga College of Applied Art (1949–52) and the Latvian Academy of Arts (1952–9) in the painting studio of Eduards Kalnins (1904–88).

The Harry Ransom Center Receives The Archives of "Rebel Without a Cause" Director Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:45 PM PDT AUSTIN, TX.- The archive of film director Nicholas Ray (1911–1979), best known for his film, "Rebel Without a Cause", has been acquired by the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin. Spanning more than 35 years, materials in the collection include, but are not limited to, Ray's work on "They Live By Night" (1949), "In A Lonely Place" (1950), "Flying Leathernecks" (1951), "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955), "Run for Cover" (1955), "Bitter Victory" (1957) and "55 Days at Peking" (1963). "Rebel Without a Cause" starred James Dean, Sal Mineo and Natalie Wood.

Galerie Rheeway Displays "Cognitive Scapes" a Group Show Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:45 PM PDT Los Angeles.- Galerie Rheeway is proud to present "Cognitive Scapes" a group show featuring five gallery artists. "Cognitive Scapes" is on view at the gallery in Los Angeles. "Cognitive Scapes" exhibition is a collaboration among five artists, each who have their unique experience, comprehension and style. This exhibition goes beyond merely observing and describing landscapes; it presents artists' attempt to depict a comprehended image from their consciousness. "Cognitive Scapes" does not simply exhibit ordinary landscapes and cityscapes but rather unveil psychological interpretations that cannot be seen with the physical sight. The audience is taken into a glimpse of these artists' souls expressed by the common medium, scapes. "Cognitive Scapes" features works by Arthur Kraft, Bobbie Koh, Jeremy Kidd, Jung Han Kim and Sarena Bhargava.

The Art Fair Tokyo Returns After Earthquake Delay Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:44 PM PDT Tokyo.- Art Fair Tokyo opens its doors for the 2011 fair on July 29th. The fair is traditionally held in April, during the annual cherry blossom season. However, this year, due to the earthquake/tsunami and subsequent crises, 2011's Art Fair Tokyo was postponed, and now runs from July 29th through July 31st. This is the 6th year that Art Fair Tokyo has been held and it is now the largest art fair in Japan. The fair showcases works by artists from all over the world while covering a variety of genres and time periods. The fair's Director, Takahiro Kaneshima said: "I feel that Art Fair Tokyo has been firmly established as an annual large-scaled art event in Japan," Kaneshima continued, "It reflect[s] the unique characteristics and potential of Tokyo, where traditional and modern culture co-exist." Specifically, the international and domestic galleries exhibiting at the fair feature everything from antiques to modern and contemporary art, crafts, Nihonga (traditional Japanese paintings), sculpture and photography. The inaugural fair in 2005 hosted 83 galleries, with 7 foreign cities represented. By 2009 the number of participating galleries had grown to 143 with 13 from international cities. And as director Kaneshima added, the 2010 edition of the fair welcomed a record-setting 50,000 visitors from across the globe. That the art fair is being held at all this year says a lot about the resilience of the country and its people. It also illustrates what Art Fair Tokyo's executive director Takahiro Kaneshima hopes to convey to visitors, that "art can contribute to the recovery efforts for a society in the midst of a crisis." In a recent conversation with MutualArt, Kaneshima explained the challenges of organizing such an event, especially in lieu of the circumstances, and details what makes this year's Art Fair Tokyo truly a unique affair not to be missed. Despite the earthquake and subsequent postponement of the event, the director says his greatest obstacle was related to the fair as a vestige for Asian art as a whole. "My biggest challenge was to construct the fair as a cornerstone of Asian culture and to have it function as an interactive platform for the exchange of ideas among Asians." Kaneshima says this challenge led, in part, to the creation of Artistic Practices, a new program that focuses on Asian art of the 21st century. "Artistic Practices came about during talks with the PROJECTS Artistic Committee, which was established in order to build a spontaneous network within the Asian region and to strengthen the Fair's foundation in this sector." Kaneshima says the committee sent out a questionnaire in order to communicate with those heavily involved in the Asian art scene. The responses were so intriguing that the committee then decided to create a platform which would, as Kaneshima says, "offer the opportunity to showcase Japanese contemporary art within a unique context, as opposed to a conventional approach." The questionnaire was composed of two questions relating to Japanese art and artists in a 21st century context. The committee received submissions from 100 applicants "well-versed in art," all of whom had been nominated by the Projects Artistic Committee. It was based on these responses, in conjunction with the artworks themselves, that the judges chose the two winning artists for the debut of this innovative project: Taro Shinoda and Tadasu Takamine both contemporary Japanese artists who have received international acclaim. Exhibiting their works at the fair, Kaneshima says, will give exposure to the artists in a commercial context. The development of Artists Practices - including the selection of the featured artists - occurred before the earthquake. But Kaneshima believes the works are even more evocative now, taken within the framework of the catastrophe. "I feel that the implications of both works have been intensified as they are subject to universal themes," he says. "I think this exhibition will offer the unique opportunity to explore the Asian sense of nature and alternative sources of energy." As for other special sectors of the fair, Kaneshima's favorites include the avant-garde works of neighboring Asian regions such as Korea, China, Taiwan, and India. Of course there were unique obstacles that arose as a direct result of the earthquake, but Kaneshima is optimistic - and rightly so. While the postponement of the fair to July did result in the withdrawal of several galleries that had originally planned to participate, a number of Japanese galleries have since stepped forward to replace them, bringing the total to 133 galleries - almost the same as the original figure. "I feel that everyone is even more united for the fair during this difficult time for Japan," Kaneshima says. This feeling is also reinforced by the many charity-themed events and activities happening at the fair, all of which allow visitors to contribute to recovery efforts and the proceeds of which will be allocated to the Japanese Red Cross Society. In addition, a portion of all ticket sales and catalogue purchases will also be donated to support relief efforts. While the focus here is on art, there is an underlying feeling of art as a medium to unite and bring comfort in the aftermath of such a horrific crisis. Along this vein, a series of special programs and related events at the 2011 edition will address the affects of the earthquake and the damage it caused. "We are currently planning a program of related-events including talk sessions exploring the relationship between society and art in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake," says Kaneshima. Of special note are the two charity projects involving "uchiwas" (traditional Japanese fans): The first project displays unique artworks using uchiwas created by the artists exhibiting at this year's fair and the resulting works will then be up for sale at a special booth in the venue; the second project - in collaboration with Deutsche Bank Group - is a set of workshops for children using the uchiwas and conducted by artists who have themselves been active participants in earthquake relief activities. All visitors are welcome to contribute art and proceeds from the sales of these artworks, postcards and portfolios will benefit the Japanese Red Cross Society in its continued efforts to aid in recovery measures. Art Fair Tokyo also reinforces the "open art" theme of the fair, touting Tokyo's highlights, all of which are personified in the fair itself. The city's balance of traditional and modern culture is realized in the featured artworks that span countless generations and a variety of genres. Even the layout of the exhibition hall itself reflects the spirit of the Japanese capital. Kaneshima elaborates, "The booths will be laid out based on the contents of exhibits covering from antiques, arts and crafts, Nihonga, and modern art to contemporary art in such a way visitors can follow the unique Japanese art scene even easier than the past editions, as its structure will mirror that of a city, with the traditional district in the center merging into the newly industrializing districts on either side." In this way, as the director aptly puts it, "Art Fair Tokyo demonstrates the strength and vibrancy of Tokyo's art scene carefully, yet dynamically to the world." The fair is also part of a larger effort to develop the Japanese art market and bring back tourism to one of the world's most unique metropolises. Executive Director Kaneshima has high hopes not just for the fair but also for the message he believes it will inspire: that art is both transformative and healing. "I hope to make Art Fair Tokyo not only a trading place, but to be an interactive platform which will contribute to the recovery efforts of society," he says. "I think it will suggest new directions for a new generation through the power, creativity, and intelligence of art." Visit the fair's website at ... http://www.artfairtokyo.com

AKN Editor Visits The Kunstmuseum Basel in Switzerland ~ The World’s First Public Museum Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:32 PM PDT The fascinating history of Basel's public art collection (the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel) can be traced back to the 17th century. When it acquired of the Amerbach Kabinett (a Humanist-inspired collection begun in the pre-Reformation era), Basel became the first municipality to possess its own art collection long before princely collections were made accessible to the public in other cities of Europe. On the death of Basilius Amerbach (1533-1591), grandson of the famous printer and son of a distinguished lawyer who had been a close friend of Erasmus, the encyclopaedic collection contained not only some 60 paintings (among them 15 by Hans Holbein the Younger) and a very large portfolio of drawings and prints, but natural objects, ethnographic artefacts and a library as well. In 1671 the art collection was transferred to the "Zur Mücke" house near the Cathedral Square and opened to the public, becoming one of the city's major attractions. In 1823 the Amerbach art collection, which had already been enhanced by donations from the Council and private donors, was merged with the holdings of as second museum started by jurist Remigius Faesch (1595-1667). This brought not only further paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger, but also important works by 15th to17th century artists from the Upper-Rhine region into the collection. In 1849, the need for more display space resulted in a move to the late classicist, multi-purpose building by Melchior Berri in Augustinergasse (which still houses the Museum of Natural History and the Museum today). A bequest by Samuel Birrmann (1793-1843), a Basel painter and art dealer, helped to introduce an acquisition policy, and in 1855 a fund earmarked for contemporary Swiss art was established under the aegis of the Museum Commission. The Canton of Basel-Stadt, too, has been providing acquisition funding since 1903. With the completion of a purpose-built building by architects Rudolf Christ and Paul Bonatz in St. Alban-Graben, the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung moved into the Kunstmuseum Basel in its present form in 1936. The building has been thoroughly refurbished over the past few years. For additional display space The Museum für Gegenwartskunst was established in a converted factory at St. Alban-Rheinweg in 1980. A joint venture with the Emanuel Hoffmann and Christoph Merian Foundations, many more recent works were transferred from the Kunstmuseum to the new museum. Never content to stand still, the next great challenge for the Kunstmuseum is implementing a planned expansion. This new building, will be located opposite the museum, is intended to be a special exhibition area offering the visitor a constantly new experience. Much remains to be done before the projected opening date of 2015, but its completion will be the latest chapter in this museum's long tradition of re-invention and growth. Visit the museum's website at: http://www.kunstmuseumbasel.ch The Kunstmuseum Basel houses the largest and most significant public art collection in Switzerland, particularly Upper-Rhenish and Flemish paintings and drawings from 1400 to 1600 and 19th to 21st century international art. The museum has the world's largest collection of works by the Holbein family. Other highlights of the fifthteenth and sixteenth century are paintings by Konrad Witz, Hans Fries, Hans Baldung (called Grien), Niklaus Manuel (called Deutsch), Lucas Cranach the Elder and outstanding works by the Upper-Rhenish Masters of the fifthteenth and sixteenth century as well as Flemish art of the sixteenth century. The main features of the seventeenth and eighteenth century are the Flemish and Dutch schools (Rubens, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Frans Francken, Rembrandt, Jacob Ruisdael), German and Dutch still lifes (Wilhelm Claesz Heda, Georg Flegel, Sebastian Stoskopff) and an important group of paintings by the Swiss artist Caspar Wolf. The Kunstmuseum also owns the worldwide largest collection of paintings by Arnold Böcklin. Noteworthy in the nineteenth century collection are the most comprehensive group of Nazarene paintings in Switzerland including works by Koch, Overbeck, and Olivier, important assemblages of works by Füssli, French painting from Romanticism to Realism including Delacroix, Géricault, Corot and Courbet. Swiss art of Birmann, Calame, Anker, Zünd, Buchser, Segantini and Hodler. German art with Feuerbach and Marées and especially French Impressionism with works of art by Manet, Monet, Degas, Renoir , Pissarro, Sisley and Postimpressionism represented by Cézanne, Gauguin and van Gogh. The museum also has 8 sculptures by Rodin. The focal points of 20th-century art on display are Cubism, Expressionism and American art after 1945, including the unique compilation of works by Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, Paul Klee, Hans Arp, Alberto Giacometti, Marc Chagall, Barnett Newman, Joseph Beuys, Jasper Johns, Frank Stella and Bruce Nauman. In January 2005, the Library of the Kunstmuseum Basel moved into a building directly adjacent to the Kunstmuseum. Formerly home to premises of the Swiss National Bank, the building was donated to the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel by Maja Oeri in 1999 and bears the name "Laurenz-Bau", in memory of the prematurely deceased son of the donor and her husband. Apart from the library, the building also houses the administrative offices of the Kunstmuseum and the Department of Art History of Basel University. The Library, which is open to the public, contains over 150,000 titles. Established in 1849 and with its first catalogue dating back to 1859, it is among the oldest art libraries in Switzerland. Most of the works in the Library relate to the history of painting and sculpture from Charlemagne to the present day, with particular emphasis on 15th- and 16th-century German and Upper Rhine art and on Classical Modernism. Some 200 periodicals and yearbooks provide information on the latest developments in the art world and art scholarship. The holdings can be accessed by way of standard author and subject catalogues, but also with the help of special catalogues (auction, exhibition and gallery catalogues, etc.) and periodicals. Use of the Library is free of charge. Until 13 February 2011, the Kunstmuseum, Basel is exhibiting "Thurneysser – Superstar". A trained goldsmith, mining proprietor, physician, alchemist, pharmacist and astrologer – the skills and professions of Leonhard Thurneysser zum Thurn (1531–1596) from Basel are no less astonishing than the story of his life. Starting out as a small-scale debtor, he ended up a prodigiously wealthy man. When the successful world traveller came home in 1579, he had the Zürich artist Christoph Murer create a unique cycle of stained-glass windows for his residence in Basel. The cycle glorifies Thurneysser's life in a manner hitherto generally reserved for saints and princes. Two windows and a fragment of a third one have survived along with three preliminary drawings. Linked to this exhibition, the Kunstmuseum is also showing a selection of designs for glass painting from its own collection, entitled "From Holbein to Murer – Designs for Glass Painting". Also displayed (until 6 February 2011) is a collection of Lovis Cornith prints. Lovis Corinth (born 1858 in Tapiau, East Prussia, died 1925 in Zandvoort, Netherlands) initially trained as a painter at the Königsberg Academy of Arts, but it was not until he transferred to the Art Academy in Munich that he met artists who gave priority to painting after nature. Landscapes and figures (especially portraits and nudes) became his preferred genres. Although Corinth is held to be a key representative of German Impressionism, his subject matter and painting style as well as his characteristically dynamic and accentuated contours show an affinity with Expressionism. Like the Expressionists, Corinth always sought immediacy in art, as demonstrated in his preference for etchings and the fact that he drew directly on the stone block when making lithographs. The exhibition presents works selected from a collection of over 200 prints by the artist, bequeathed to the museum in 2009.

Schirn Kunsthalle Addresses the Complex World of Contemporary Art in "The Making of Art" Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:31 PM PDT FRANKFURT.- The exhibition The Making of Art offers a look at the web of relationships of contemporary art, where the triangle of the artwork, the artist, and the viewer has long since been expanded in many ways. Not infrequently, the relationships between artists, collectors, dealers, curators, and critics influence the content of the works; often this is also illustrated: In a large survey from the 1960s to the present, this exhibition presents the positions of artists such as John Baldessari, Joseph Beuys, Tracey Emin, Peter Fischli/David Weiss, Ryan Gander, Peter Doig, Christian Jankowski, Louise Lawler, and Jonathan Monk, These artists reflect on an increasingly elaborate system, question the criteria of art, examine its methods and its institutions as sites, and shed light on the diverse connections and networks. With approximately 150 paintings, drawings, objects, installations, and videos, the exhibition addresses the complex system of the art world in the era of upheaval we are currently experiencing. On view through 30 August, 2009 at the Schirn Kunsthalle.

Museum of Modern Art to host a Panel Discussion on Salvador Dali and New York Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:30 PM PDT New York City - Salvador Dalí first arrived in New York in 1934 and immediately became a flamboyant part of the city's life and art scene. Engaging with the artists and celebrities who helped create the spirit of the city at the time, Dalí pursued his interests in art and commerce, the urban streets, and friendships with members of polite society and those in the rebellious underground. This program brings together scholars and filmmakers who address the impact of Dalí's diverse activities on his work and on the New York artistic community.

Wexner Center for the Arts Presents Retrospective of the Work of Luc Tuymans Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:29 PM PDT COLUMBUS, OH - The first U.S. retrospective of the work of Belgian contemporary artist Luc Tuymans, and the most comprehensive presentation of the his work to date; will debut at the Wexner Center for the Arts, in Columbus, Ohio (September 17, 2009 to January 3, 2010). Jointly organized by the Wexner Center and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), Luc Tuymans spans every phase of the artist's career and features approximately 80 key paintings from 1985 to the present.

Moderna Museet Now introduces Alice Neel ~ 'Collector of Souls' Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:28 PM PDT Stockholm, Sweden - The American artist Alice Neel (1900-1984) is the first to be featured in the new exhibition series Moderna Museet Now. Her imposing portraits and self-portraits earned her influence and acclaim, despite private and professional hardships. In the 1950s, she was under investigation for alleged contacts with the Communist Party. In the years when pop art and abstract expressionism dominated the art scene, her psychologically realistic style was not in great repute, and she lived on welfare.

National Gallery of Art showcases Luis Meléndez ~ Master of the Spanish Still Life Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON, DC.- Delights of the Spanish table depicted by 18th-century painter Luis Meléndez (1715-1780) will be presented to American audiences for the first time in nearly 25 years at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, May 17 through August 23, 2009. In a rare opportunity to explore the artist's working method, Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life will showcase 31 paintings, some of which have never been exhibited publicly, and nine examples of 18th-century kitchenware similar to those used as studio props by Meléndez.

Alfred Kubin ~ Drawings, 1897-1909 displayed at the Museum Neue Galerie New York Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:26 PM PDT NEW YORK CITY - The Neue Galerie New York opens the exhibition "Alfred Kubin: Drawings, 1897-1909," featuring more than 100 works on paper by the Austrian artist. This is the first major museum exhibition of his work ever held in the United States, and it focuses on his macabre early drawings, watercolors, and lithographs. It will be on view at the Museum Neue Galerie through January 26, 2009. The exhibition is organized by Annegret Hoberg, curator of the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich.

The Boston Globe Names the ICA ~ "Biggest Arts Story of the Decade" Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:25 PM PDT BOSTON, MA.- In a round-up of major developments on the Boston art scene, the Boston Globe recently named the Institute of Contemporary Art, ICA "the biggest art story of the decade." Following a string of successful shows, such as Anish Kapoor, Past, Present, Future, Tara Donovan, and Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand, the ICA's latest exhibition, Damián Ortega: Do It Yourself , is on view for just a few more weeks. Called "masterful" (Art Papers), "seductive" (New York Times), and "a kind of magic act" (Boston Globe), it closes Jan. 18th.

David Zwirner presents Mamma Andersson and Jockum Nordstrom Exhibit Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:24 PM PDT NEW YORK, NY.- David Zwirner presents Who is sleeping on my pillow, two concurrent solo exhibitions by Swedish artists Mamma Andersson and Jockum Nordström. After spending half their lives together while maintaining separate practices, this is the first time they have exhibited together. This is Mamma Andersson's second exhibition at the gallery (her U.S. debut was at David Zwirner in 2006), and Jockum Nordström's fifth. Known for her complex, multilayered subjects that converge between domestic interiors and Nordic landscapes, Andersson will present all new paintings. From Nordström, on view will be collages, other works on paper, and sculptures made of cardboard and matchboxes. Also featured will be two collaborative works, Sleepwalkers and Wetland, both from 2010. In these two-sided works on paper, Andersson has created lush color washes on the back, while Nordström has collaged the front with figures of people, animals, and trees. On view 29 April through 12 June.

François van Reenen ~ Monster Love ~ at 34 Long Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:23 PM PDT Cape Town, SA - 34Long celebrates two years of brilliant art with two notable shows. Downstairs, a group show spotlighting William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas; upstairs, a solo show by Cape Town artist François van Reenen, recently returned from two months in the Cité in Paris. On exhibit 12 December 2006 - 26 January 2007.  Frank's art brims with his love for toys and games, playfulness and fun.  He juggles the cute and the dark; a sort of neo-pop yin and yang.  The youngest of a large family, he collected hand-me-down scratched lead toys embossed with made in Japan.  He started making drawings at a tender age to barter with his grandmother for candy.  His staple diet was cartoons like Tintin and Mad Magazine.  Cartoons, like fairy tales, run the gamut from infinite lightness and beauty to the murky side of humanity, its absurdity, stereotypes and prejudices.  Monster Love is about all of this.

Bert Green Fine Art Shows New Paintings by Scott Siedman Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:22 PM PDT Los Angeles, CA - Bert Green Fine Art announces their fifth solo exhibition of the works of Scott Siedman, a Los Angeles-based fine art painter, and film and stage set designer. Siedman possesses a remarkable ability to "channel" painting styles through the ages, and fuses with that his particular personal penchants for eroticism and political statement. The result is a definitive style of his own. His imagery is confrontational and forceful, pointed and sexual. On exhibition through June 4th.

Robert Bowman Modern Shows Willie Bester's "Trojan Horse III" Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:21 PM PDT LONDON.- Trojan Horse III by Willie Bester is on show at Robert Bowman Modern from 1st July 2010. The title of the work refers to the Trojan Horse Massacre. In October 1985, heightened tensions between anti-apartheid demonstrators and police came to a head in the Cape Town suburb of Athlone. Eleven days after the Government declared a state of emergency in other parts of the country, police hidden in the back of a South African Railways truck fired directly into a hundred-strong crowd at an intersection on Thornton Road. Michael Miranda, 11, Shaun Magmoed, 16, and Jonathan Claasen, 21, were killed. Thirteen others were injured. Because it was an ambush, the incident became known as the "Trojan Horse Massacre." 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.

Corey Stein Shows at Sherry Frumkin Gallery Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:20 PM PDT Santa Monica, CA - SHERRY FRUMKIN GALLERY is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of work by Los Angeles artist, Corey Stein, on exhibition until 24 February, 2007. Trying to Pick up a Gallery Guyde is a series of pastel on paper works that express the artist's frustration in finding the right match for gallery representation* in her professional life, and for a romantic partner in her personal one.  Her playful self-portraits have an undertone of wistful sadness and her use of text involving riffs on words like mate, pair, double, couple and partner, among others, reveals a highly imaginative mind.

Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review" Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:19 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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