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• Best Press Photographs of 2010 Opens at United Nations Headquarters
• ArtAspen 2011 Comes to Colorado August 6th - 8th
• Kulturspeicher Museum in Wurzburg Celebrates Painter Heinz Mack
• Bonhams to Sell Lincoln Continental Car Adapted for Pope Paul VI & Apollo Astronauts
• Christie's Joins with Takashi Murakami to Benefit Victims of Japan's Earthquake
• The Tel Aviv Museum of Art Presents Etchings by Whistler
• Elite Decorative Arts Auctions Fine Porcelain, Original Artwork & Estate Jewelry
• Anish Kapoor ~ "Flashback" at the Edinburgh College of Art
• SOFA WEST Premier Fair Celebrates its Third Year in Santa Fe
• The ArtScience Museum Exhibits Salvador Dali "Mind of a Genius"
• The Magnificent Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam ~ Welcomes Our Editor
• The Burger Collection to Open its Quadrilogy of Exhibitions and Events in Berlin
• Masterpieces from Paris Breaks National Gallery of Australia Attendance Record
• Polk Museum of Art Acquires Two Chihulys and a Ginny Ruffner
• Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Opens an Innovative Presentation of the Work of Joan Miro
• Tate Modern Presents Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray & Francis Picabia Exhibition
• Museum in Leuven Opens with New Building and Rogier van der Weyden Exhibition
• Kemper Museum Acquires Two Magnolia Laurie Paintings from Causey Contemporary
• CaixaForum in Barcelona Offers a Journey Through Contemporary Engravings
• This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News

Best Press Photographs of 2010 Opens at United Nations Headquarters Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:40 PM PDT NEW YORK, N.Y.- An exhibition of the best press photographs of 2010 opened in the Main Gallery of the Visitors Lobby at United Nations Headquarters in New York at 6 p.m. on Thursday, 4 August. This traveling exhibition of winning images selected at the fifty-fourth annual World Press Photo Contest in Amsterdam will be on display until 28 August. Among the features in the exhibition is the World Press Photo of the Year 2010, a photograph that represents an issue, situation or event of great journalistic importance, regarded as the photojournalistic encapsulation of the year. The international jury selected an image by South African photographer Jodi Bieber as World Press Photo of the Year 2010. The picture shows Bibi Aisha, 18, who was disfigured as retribution for fleeing her husband's house in Oruzgan province, in the center of Afghanistan. The annual exhibition is displayed each year at about 100 venues in 45 countries all over the world, subject to the stipulation that all prize-winning entries are exhibited without any form of censorship. This year's exhibition contains 177 photographs. The high quality of photojournalism involved is considered to set a standard in the field and is a visual record of the previous year's events. This year, 5,691 photographers from 125 countries submitted a total of 108,059 images. World Press Photo is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, where it was founded in 1955. It main aim is to support and promote internationally the work of professional press photographers. Over the years, World Press Photo has evolved into an independent platform for photojournalism and the free exchange of information. Educational projects play an important role in World Press Photo's activities. Seminars and workshops open to individual photographers, photo agencies and picture editors are organized in developing countries. This photo exhibit at the United Nations is sponsored by the World Press Photo Foundation and the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, in cooperation with the United Nations Department of Public Information. World Press Photo receives support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and is sponsored worldwide by Canon and TNT Express. World Press Photo is committed to supporting and advancing high standards in photojournalism and documentary photography worldwide. We strive to generate wide public interest in and appreciation for the work of photographers and for the free exchange of information.

ArtAspen 2011 Comes to Colorado August 6th - 8th Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:06 PM PDT Aspen, CO.- Working closely with the prestigious Aspen Art Museum, ArtAspen will be connected to the museum's fabulous fund-raising event ArtCrush. Our fair will open Saturday morning – immediately following the ArtCrush festivities on Friday night, enabling all ArtCrush guests, as well as all AAM members, to attend the fair the next day. ArtAspen receives the museum's full endorsement and is a primary sponsor of ArtCrush this summer.  Attendees of the "must-attend" Opening Preview vernissage breakfast will get the opportunity not only to view and acquire the world-class selection of fine art, but also to support the Aspen Art Museum new building capital fund. Art Aspen is open from August 6th through August 8th.

Kulturspeicher Museum in Wurzburg Celebrates Painter Heinz Mack Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:05 PM PDT WURZBURG, GERMANY - On the occasion of the 80th birthday of Heinz Mack, the Kulturspeicher Museum in Wurzburg is showing approximately 80 graphic works by the artist from all of his creative periods. The range of the exhibits, which include large-format works, ranges from pen and ink drawings through to frottages and colored pastel crayon drawings. Most works are in the artist's own possession and are presented to the public for the first time. Throughout his 60-year artistic career, Mack´s oeuvre, including his graphic work, testifies to his eagerness to experiment and curiosity of the interplay of light and shadow, of the energetic spaces between work of art and spectator. On exhibition 6 August through 9 October.

Bonhams to Sell Lincoln Continental Car Adapted for Pope Paul VI & Apollo Astronauts Posted: 04 Aug 2011 09:56 PM PDT CARMEL, CA.- Bonhams are to sell a truly unique motorcar, created at the request of the Vatican, in an auction of Exceptional Motorcars and Motorcycles at Quail Lodge, Carmel, California on 19th August. The 1964 Lincoln Continental Limousine was built at the special request of the Vatican to Ford Motor Company to convey Pope Paul VI through New York to address the United Nations on World Peace. It was rushed to completion in a span of less than two weeks from receipt of the request to delivery of the finished parade car to New York on October 5, 1965. It has been carefully maintained in completely original and well preserved condition as it was taken out of public service in the early 70's.

Christie's Joins with Takashi Murakami to Benefit Victims of Japan's Earthquake Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:47 PM PDT NEW YORK, N.Y.- Christie's announced it will join with Takashi Murakami and Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. to provide support for the victims of the March 11, 2011 Tohoku-Pacific earthquake in Japan by dedicating a special section of a forthcoming New York auction to the continuing relief effort. Murakami is personally selecting a roster of artists who will donate works to be auctioned. All proceeds from the special sale, including works made by some of the biggest names in contemporary art, will be contributed to organizations providing relief to the survivors of the catastrophe, the effects of which continue to be devastating.

The Tel Aviv Museum of Art Presents Etchings by Whistler Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:24 PM PDT Tel Aviv.- The Tel Aviv Museum of Art is pleased to present "Cabinet Secrets: James Abbott McNeill Whistler - Etchings", on view at the museum until October 31st. This display features a selection of the etchings created by James Abbott McNeill Whistler an American-born painter and etcher who worked in England and France in the mid-19th century. The etchings included in this display feature modern cityscapes transformed by industrialization and related economic and social changes, as well as everyday scenes from the lives of the lower classes in Paris and London. These prints include nostalgic and poetic images of city life, views of the Thames enveloped in fog, and views of dilapidated rural houses of the kind included in the two series "Twelve Prints from Nature" ("The French Set") and "Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects" ("The Thames Set"). "The French Set" was published in Paris in November 1858, and captured scenes from the trip taken by Whistler and his friend Ernst Delannoy to Alsace-Lorraine and to the Rhine region in October 1858.

Elite Decorative Arts Auctions Fine Porcelain, Original Artwork & Estate Jewelry Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:00 PM PDT Boynton Beach, FL.- Hundreds of quality lots of fine porcelain, original artwork and wonderful estate jewelry will cross the block in a multi-estate sale planned for Saturday, Aug. 27, by Elite Decorative Arts, starting at 1 p.m. The event will be held in the Elite Decorative Arts gallery, located at 1034 Gateway Boulevard (Suite 106) in Boynton Beach, Fla. Online bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be accepted. Previews will be held on Friday, Aug. 26, from 11-5, and Saturday, Aug. 27, the date of sale, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Porcelains will include examples by Meissen, Sevres, Dresden, Royal Vienna, Wagner and more. The name Tiffany will also be chanted frequently.

Anish Kapoor ~ "Flashback" at the Edinburgh College of Art Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:50 PM PDT EDINBURGH.- Flashback is a major series of touring exhibitions from the Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre. Taking as its starting point the Collection's founding principle of supporting emerging artists through the purchase of their work, the series showcases internationally renowned British artists whose works have been acquired by the Collection. Following on from the success of the first Flashback exhibition of work by Bridget Riley, the second artist in the series of monographic exhibitions is renowned artist and Turner Prize winner, Anish Kapoor. The exhibition is staged as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival programme and supported by Creative Scotland and the University of Edinburgh.

SOFA WEST Premier Fair Celebrates its Third Year in Santa Fe Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:50 PM PDT Santa Fe, NM.- Long heralded as the nation's premier fairs for outstanding contemporary art and design in New York and Chicago, SOFA's 3rd annual western edition returns to the Santa Fe Convention Center with new high summer dates. The much-anticipated International Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair, SOFA WEST: Santa Fe 2011 will move from its former July dates to run August 4th through 7th at the Santa Fe Convention Center. With 35 exhibitors confirmed to date, the show is up in dealer participation from last year's 28. The fair opens  with an invitation-only 'First Look' private preview for Museum of New Mexico Foundation supporters from 5-6:30 pm, and SOFA VIPs beginning at 6:30 pm.

The ArtScience Museum Exhibits Salvador Dali "Mind of a Genius" Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:49 PM PDT Singapore.- The ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands is proud to present "Dalí: Mind of a Genius" on view at the museum until October 30th. This unprecedented collection of over 250 Dalí artworks will be the first time ever that such a large number of his masterpieces have been shown within a single venue in Singapore. Salvador Dalí, the most iconic figure of the surrealist movement, explored a wide range of artistic expressions ranging from paintings, sculptures, literature, cinema to decorative art, fashion, furniture, jewelry and last but not least advertising. Visitors to the exhibition will be immersed in three themed areas; Femininity and Sensuality; Religion and Mythology; and Dreams and Fantasy, that will transfer them to a place where the conscious and subconscious mind become intertwined, with time becoming a soft, fluid medium. "Femininity and Sensuality" features Dalí artworks depicting the female form and its sensuality. Important pieces include the sculpture of Women Aflame that unites two of Dalí's obsessions: A female form with drawers set aflame. Highlights include "Space Venus" and "Anthropomorphic Cabinet". "Religion and Mythology" reflects Dalí's tempestuous and ambiguous relationship with the Church. Artworks found in this gallery include renowned sculptures such as "The Snail" and the "Angel, Adam and Eve", and "Vision of the Angel". Dreams and Fantasy" embodies Dalí's enduring fascination with the subconscious mind as the true canvas for expression of personality. This comes into vivid focus through sculptural works such as "Persistence of Memory" and "Dance of Time I". Other works that refer to a life lived through dreams and distorted visions of reality include the alluring "Alice in Wonderland" and "Spellbound", a huge 11 meter by 5 meter visually spectacular 1945 painting born from Dalí's collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock.In order to highlight the creativeness of Dalí across different mediums, the exhibition will also highlight bronze sculptures, rare graphics, furniture and gold jewelry. A dedicated space will showcase the collaboration between Dalí and Crystal Daum, the crystal maker. The use of glass offered Dalí the perfect medium for the expression of metamorphoses which communicated his surrealistic perception of reality. Pieces under this realm include the "Venus with Drawers". An additional gallery will showcase gold objects designed by Dalí which include the Dalí tortoise charm and Dalí Flower. A dedicated space will showcase Dalí's surrealistic transformations in furniture, displaying pieces such as the Mae West Lips Sofa, Vis-à-vis Sofa and Bracelli Lamp. Mr. Tom Zaller, Director, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, said, "Dalí: Mind of a Genius" showcases the best works of Salvador Dalí under one roof. Visitors to the exhibition will be transported into the eccentric mind of Dalí, and discover his version of reality and his interpretation of art. The ArtScience Museum explores Dalí's inspiration and creative processes, and is the perfect venue for an exhibition showcasing the art of such a genius and his infinite innovations. Visitors will leave the exhibition spellbound and captivated, viewing the world from a whole new perspective." Marina Bay Sands is the leading business, leisure and entertainment destination in Asia. It features large and flexible convention and exhibition facilities, 2,560 hotel rooms and suites, the rooftop Sands SkyPark, the best shopping mall in Asia, world-class celebrity chef restaurants, a casino, Paiza Club for premium players and an outdoor event plaza. Its two theaters showcase a range of leading entertainment acts, including the resident performance "The Lion King". Completing the line-up of attractions is the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands which plays host to permanent and marquee exhibitions. Designed as a symbolic gesture of welcome to guests from across the globe, the lotus-inspired ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands is the premier museum destination in Singapore for major international touring exhibitions from the most renowned collections in the world. Embracing a spectrum of influences from art & science, to media & technology, to design & architecture, ArtScience Museum features over 50,000 square feet of galleries to inspire visitors of all ages, walks of life and from shores near and far. The Museum's showpiece exhibition, ArtScience: A Journey Through Creativity, is an homage and introduction to the nascent field of ArtScience. What unites Art and Science is the instinct to observe, connect, take risks and explore new ideas and ways of understanding nature's wisdom and experiences that shape our culture. Visitors to the ArtScience exhibition will explore these mysterious connections between the arts and the sciences through three galleries – Curiosity, Inspiration and Expression – thus undergoing their own journey of creativity. The Museum will also play host to marquee exhibitions curated by leading museums and collections. These visiting exhibitions will be recast through the lens of ArtScience, allowing visitors to experience the creative process and interaction of influences that gave rise to great moments, movements and inspirations in time. Unique to the region, ArtScience Museum expresses Singapore's priorities and ambition to be the exchange capital of the world, providing an internationally renowned forum for the exchange of the latest ideas and theories. ArtScience Museum is an endowment to Singapore's creative class, and it is Singapore's gift to the world.Visit the Marina Bay Sands website at ... www.marinabaysands.com

The Magnificent Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam ~ Welcomes Our Editor Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:28 PM PDT The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is the main art museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Rotterdam is a city and municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The museum began in 1847 with the collection of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans (1767–1847). The 1934 building, designed by town architect Ad Van der Steur, fits in with the classic typology of a museum building. The building's stately appearance, the elegant tower and the dignified staircase clearly show visitors that they are entering a place of significance. A home in which art is protected, screened and guarded. The interior confirms this feeling. In 1958 the collection of businessman Daniël George van Beuningen (1877–1955) was added to the museum, and the museum acquired its current name. The Boijmans van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam has been built in several stages. Over the years, new wings have been added to the original 1935 brick building by Johan A.G. van der Steur, with its symmetrical frame of museum rooms around two courtyards. In 1972 the Boijmans museum was expanded for the first time, with a wing designed by architect Alexander Bodon. Bodon, in response to performance and installation art and the consequent need for an extensive exhibition area, built a large exhibition hall lit from above. It is a businesslike space whose dimensions mean it can easily be considered as a third - covered - courtyard. In 1991 Hubert-Jan Henket built what is called the Van Beuningen-De Vriese pavilion in high-tech style on the garden side of the museum. Flemish architects Paul Robbrecht and Hilde Daem were responsible for the further expansion of the museum in Rotterdam in 2000-2001. Visit Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and travel through the history of art, from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. Masterpieces by the likes of Bosch, Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Dalí represent a variety of art movements. Surprising interventions by contemporary artists serve to heighten the senses. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen shows old masters and modern art, applied arts and design. The museum owns one of the most important prints and drawings collections in the world.. It houses approximately 140,000 objects. In addition to the displays of the permanent collection, each year the museum organizes around 25 temporary exhibitions and numerous public activities. The museum attracts an average of 125,000 monthly visitors. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen aims to stimulate everyone's enjoyment of art and design in its collections and exhibitions by delivering a coherent programme. In addition to collecting and organising displays and exhibitions, research is an important aspect of the museum's activities. This research takes place largely behind closed doors, but its results must be made visible. The museum intends to provide an environment in which knowledge, beauty and innovative and controversial ideas are presented to their best advantage. For this reason, the Boijans Van Beuningen museum follows the developments of individual artists and designers over a longer period. The museum has an international profile. With its world-class collections, it has won a place among the top three art museums in the Netherlands. Through its collections, activities and knowledge, the museum provides challenging and meaningful experiences to museum visitors and many more via the web and other media. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen also functions as a meeting place and unifying element for the urban community in which many Rotterdammers – young and old, from north and south, rich and poor – come together and gain an insight into what previous generations have achieved. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is now eleven generations old. The twelfth and thirteenth generations are already actively taking possession of the museum. Visit the website at: http://www.boijmans.nl/ The Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam is famous for its beautiful collection of old and contemporary art. The museum is concerned with art and design that leaves a lasting impression. The museum opts for a broad and interdisciplinary set-up of the collections and exhibitions.The museum presents the work of many masters, including Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky, Vincent Van Gogh, Christiaan Karel Appel and Willem de Kooning. The museum also shows applied arts from the 14th century onwards, as well as contemporary design. The exhibition program of the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam is very varied. In addition to its permanent displays, the museum organizes alternating exhibitions, mainly of contemporary art. The Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum is a lively centre of art and culture. The museum takes you on a journey through the history of art, from the early middle ages through the 21st century, from Breughel's 'The Tower of Babel' and Rembrandt's 'Titus' to van Dalí's 'Lippenbank'. The Boijmans Van Beuningen musuem shows top-class pieces and manages some 126,000 objects. The amazing temporary exhibitions, the sculpture garden and the beautiful 1930s architecture make for hours of viewing pleasure in Rotterdam. This museum in Rotterdam devotes special attention to some of art history's highlights. The focus with respect to paintings is on Rembrandt, Rubens, and the Surrealists. Top drawings by Albrecht Dürer, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti, Fra Bartolommeo (di Pagholo), Giambattista Piranesi, François Boucher and Paul Cézanne will be on display. In the presentation of implements, the Renaissance table culture and the abundant 17th-century bourgeoisie interiors, the modernistic design from the inter-bellum period and contemporary design appeal most to the imagination. Modern art started with Dutch Romanticism and ended with inter-bellum art. Highlights in this part of the circuit are French Impressionism and art on paper of circa 1900, with a special focus on the chimney piece by Gerrit Willem Dijsseldof that was acquired in 2007. Classic icons by Maurizio Cattelan, Rene Magritte and Oskar Kokoschka are combined with recent acquisitions by Yves Tanguy, Joseph Cornell and Max Beckmann. In addition to permanent presentations, the Rotterdam museum mounts spectacular changing exhibitions. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is a dynamic center for art and culture. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen's collection is world-renowned. The museum has a permanent display of 3000 works, ranging from old masters to contemporary art and from medieval utensils to industrial design. The collections are displayed in the Van der Steur wing. Each year the museum lends 300 to 500 art works to exhibitions all over the world. These works are seen by more than 3 million people each year. Of the 140,000 objects in the collection, over the past 161 years more than 30,000 art works have been donated to the Boijmans Van Beuningen Foundation by more than 2630 individuals, mostly from Rotterdam. Many of these were people who wished to give something back to the city in which they prospered. Every day, dozens of collectors follow in their footsteps. In 2009 and 2010 exhibitions organised by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen were shown internationally in cities such as Wellington (New Zealand), Sydney, Paris, Leuven, Stockholm and London. The museum has a large international network and maintains ongoing relationships with many museums around the world. In its exhibitions programme and research, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen devotes a great deal of attention to talent from Rotterdam – past and present – and the context from which they have emerged. Artists and designers such as Jacques Jongert, Jaap Gidding, Hella Jongerius, Kees van Dongen, Wally Elenbaas, Daan van Golden, Joep van Lieshout and many emerging artists are represented in the City Collection and have been highlighted in exhibitions and publications based upon intensive art-historical research. Alongside the approximately 25 exhibitions per year in the museum, for the coming five years Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is developing a programme of international contemporary art exhibitions in the Submarine Wharf in the RDM complex. This is a partnership with the Port of Rotterdam, which has provided the necessary funding. Since its establishment, the museum's history had been shaped in a critical way by the activities of private collectors, two of whom have furnished the institution with its double-barreled name. The Utrecht-born lawyer F.J.O. Boijmans bequeathed his collection tot the City of Rotterdam in 1847, so laying the museum's foundations. In 1958 the museum acquired the collection of the shipping magnate D.G. van Beuningen, also a native of Utrecht. This was such a milestone that the museum's name was changed to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.In the post-war period the museum has had increasing funds to pursue its own acquisitions policy, but it continues to profit from the generosity of private collectors. In 1981 Mr. and Mrs. Van Beuningen-de Vriese endowed the museum with a vast collection of pre-industrial domestic artefacts and the museum has recently benefited from its partnership with H+F Patronage in acquiring an outstanding installation by the video artist Pipilotti Rist. A world-class exhibition to match the extraordinary artistic verve of Kees van Dongen will be presented until January 23rd. "All Eyes on Kees van Dongen" will showcase some eighty masterpieces by the renowned painter Kees van Dongen. No fewer than sixty paintings and a selection of drawings, ceramics, posters and photographs are being flown over from leading international collections especially for the exhibition. They are coming from as far afield as New York, Monaco, Geneva and Moscow. The next major exhibition is Hella Jongerius and her unique design products will be hung on the walls and arranged by colour, providing a wonderful insight into her practice as a designer. The exhibition features not only Jongerius's famous industrial products – such as the IKEA vases – but also unique experiments and countless sketch models. On view until February 13, 2011.

The Burger Collection to Open its Quadrilogy of Exhibitions and Events in Berlin Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:27 PM PDT BERLIN.- The Burger Collection opens its quadrilogy of exhibitions and events in Berlin in 2009. Conflicting Tales: Subjectivity (Quadrilogy, Part 1) is the inaugural exhibition of a four-part project of temporary exhibitions in four different cities worldwide to be held in the upcoming years. Conflicting Tales: Subjectivity (Quadrilogy, Part 1) interweaves the physical presence of works by more than 35 artists including two outdoor projects with an editorially ambitious catalogue and events such as roundtables, artist talks and a workshop.

Masterpieces from Paris Breaks National Gallery of Australia Attendance Record Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:26 PM PDT CANBERRA.- Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and beyond today welcomed its 250 000th visitor, breaking the National Gallery of Australia's previous exhibition visitation record of 241,770 set by the Rubens and the Italian Renaissance exhibition in 1992. "More than 70% of the 250,000 visitors have come to Canberra from around Australia and overseas. They are here to see the masterpieces at the National Gallery of Australia and to experience the Canberra region's hotels, wineries, attractions and much more," said Minister Barr.

Polk Museum of Art Acquires Two Chihulys and a Ginny Ruffner Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:25 PM PDT LAKELAND , FL - Polk Museum of Art has acquired two new artworks by internationally noted master glassmaker Dale Chihuly. The pieces were purchased for the Permanent Collection by the Museum's Art Resource Trust group and by individual donors. Along with the Chihulys, the Museum also purchased a piece by Seattle glass artist Ginny Ruffner, one of the most important female glass artists in the country. All three pieces are currently on display in the Museum's Hollis Gallery.

Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Opens an Innovative Presentation of the Work of Joan Miro Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:24 PM PDT MADRID - The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza opened the exhibition Miró: Earth. It offers a totally innovative presentation of the work of Joan Miró that focuses on a recurrent concept in the artist's work: the earth. For the first time this theme will be the subject of a major monographic exhibition covering Miró's entire career from 1918, the year of his first solo exhibition, to his death in 1983. On view 17 June through 14 September, 2008.

Tate Modern Presents Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray & Francis Picabia Exhibition Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:23 PM PDT   LONDON - Tate Modern presents Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia, on view through May 26, 2008. This exhibition aims to chart the artistic and personal relationships of three of the great figures in early twentieth-century art, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and Francis Picabia.  Together they created the Dada movement in New York during the First World War, and, unusually within the history of modern art, they remained friends, with periods of varying intensity, throughout their lives.

Museum in Leuven Opens with New Building and Rogier van der Weyden Exhibition Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:22 PM PDT LEUVEN, BELGIUM.- In 2002 the City of Leuven decided that the Vander Kelen-Mertens municipal museum should be substantially enlarged and adapted to meet modern-day requirements. In 2004 an international competition was launched and from the short-list of five the jury chose the Stéphane Beel firm of architects which has international experience of museum architecture. Stéphane Beel's past achievements include the Central Museum in Utrecht (1994/99) and the Rubens' House pavilion in Antwerp (1997). Current projects include extending the deSingel arts centre in Antwerp and renovating the Royal Museum for Central African in Tervuren.

Kemper Museum Acquires Two Magnolia Laurie Paintings from Causey Contemporary Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:21 PM PDT BROOKLYN, NY.- Causey Contemporary announced that two paintings by Magnolia Laurie are being acquired by the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, MO for their permanent collection. Paintings, "November Charlie" (I am in distress and require immediate assistance) and "To Abandon My Vessel" (Alfa Bravo) were selected for the museum by curator Barbara O'Brien after visiting Magnolia solo exhibition at Causey Contemporary. The exhibition entitled "All After: All Before" opened on February 12, 2010 and runs through March 13, 2010 at the gallery's 293 Grand St. Location in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg. This acquisition will mark the first by a museum of Magnolia's work.

CaixaForum in Barcelona Offers a Journey Through Contemporary Engravings Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:20 PM PDT   Barcelona, Spain - A total of 42 engravings by, among others, Antoni Tapies, Robert Motherwell, Eduardo Chillida, Edward Ruscha and Jaume Plensa, form a journey through contemporary engraving that CaixaForum has gathered in an exhibition titled, "Sign, space, time". The show, which opened in Barcelona, gathers works of art created between 1970 and 1990, where it will be on view until  March 15, 2009.

This Week in Review in Art Knowledge News Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:20 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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