Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth Announces Three Promotions

Coy Fagras has been named associate director of development. She is responsible for cultivating corporate relationships in addition to planning and implementing strategy to gain financial support for education programs, exhibitions and operations. Fagras began working at the Amon Carter in October 2008 as grant program manager. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Coy Fagras has been named associate director of development Ronda Nabity has been promoted to development database [...]

European, American Art Glass Anchors Auctions Neapolitan’s March 26 Spring Selections Sale

NAPLES, FL.- On Saturday, March 26, Auctions Neapolitan in Naples, Fla., will present a 350-lot auction of fine-quality European and American art glass led by a large, double-stamped Tiffany Studios lamp in the Roman pattern. The 30-inch-tall lamp is expected to make $30,000-$35,000. The main consignor among several represented in the sale is a private collector from the Naples area who spent many years acquiring pieces of superior quality and artistry, often from auctions of prestigious, old estates. “The consignor [...]

Moderna Museet in Malmo Presents Exhibition of Early Modernism from 1900 to 1920

MALMO.- In the latter half of the 19th century, the rules and norms governing visual arts were dissolved and replaced by a wide array of artistic possibilities, where small constellations of artists fought for new, revolutionary ideas. Partly as a consequence of the emerging art of photography in the second half of the 1800s, the artists of the time eschewed the concept of naturalistic depiction and instead began to explore the conditions of painting. Illusionist painting was no longer a [...]

Exhibition of Photographs Taken During the Shooting of “The Godfather” and “Taxi Driver”

PARIS.- In 1971, Francis Ford Coppola started work on « The Godfather », one of the most acclaimed films ever made. Steve Schapiro, then a 37-year old established photojournalist was hired by Paramount as the special photographer for the film. This title gave Schapiro unprecedented access to one of the most stellar casts ever assembled, photographing whichever film scenes he chose, capturing the memorable moments often cited when referencing this film, including “the whisper”, and Marlon Brando with the cat. [...]

Mississippi Museum of Art Opens Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Freedom Riders

JACKSON, MISS.- In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Mississippi Freedom Rides, the Mississippi Museum of Art presents Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Freedom Riders, an exhibition which documents the men and women whose bravery challenged racial injustice in 1961. The fifty-four foot long installation is composed of sixteen contemporary portraits of the Freedom Riders taken by Mississippi-native Eric Etheridge, along with prints of the original 330 mug shots of those arrested. The exhibition is on view [...]

Dalí by Halsman Presents a Selection of Eighty-Eight Photographs of Salvador Dalí

FIGUERES.- The Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí inaugurated Dalí by Halsman, this year’s temporary exhibition at the Gala Dalí Castle in Púbol, which will be on show until 31 December 2011, when the house-museum is closed to the public until the following March. The opening ceremony was presented by Mr. Joan Pluma, General Director of Cultural Heritage of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Ramon Boixadós, Chairman of the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Antoni Pitxot, Director of the Dalí Theatre-Museum and Vice-Chairman of the Foundation, [...]

The Pace Gallery Presents Robert Mangold: Ring Paintings, a Series of Paintings on Shaped Canvas

NEW YORK, NY.- The Pace Gallery presents Robert Mangold: Ring Paintings, a series of paintings on shaped canvas, as well as a selection of related works on paper. The exhibition will be on view from March 18 through April 23, 2011, at 32 East 57th Street, New York City. A catalogue featuring a conversation with the artist accompanies the exhibition. This is Robert Mangold’s thirteenth exhibition with The Pace Gallery since 1991 and represents almost three years’ work. The works [...]

Antiquity Revived: Neoclassical Art in the Eighteenth Century at the MFA in Houston

HOUSTON, TX.- At the end of the 18th century, fresh archeological finds in Herculaneum and Pompeii inspired artists, intellectuals, and the public all over Europe to be newly fascinated with antiquities. “Neoclassicism” is the term given to the various classicizing movements that developed in the late 18th to early 19th centuries and influenced fine arts, decorative arts, and architecture from Rome to Paris and from London to Saint Petersburg. Influenced by Enlightenment thinkers, the French Revolution, and Napoleon’s rise to [...]

Marcel Duchamp and Early Modernism on View at the Moderna Museet in Malmo

MALMO.- Today, Marcel Duchamp is regarded as one of the most prominent and innovative artists of the 20th century, and his famous work Fountain was selected as the most influential work of the 1900s. Through September 11, 14 of his works, including The Large Glass, are being shown at Moderna Museet Malmö. Another exhibition opened simultaneously, featuring works from the Moderna Museet collection by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Edvard Munch and Sigrid Hjertén. Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) emphasised [...]

Paintings Not Seen for More than Half a Century Now on View at Alte Pinalothek

MUNICH.- To mark the anniversary year, a number of paintings from the rich holdings in the Alte Pinakothek collection, that have seldom been displayed, are on show. Several have not been seen for more than half a century, others have been exhibited over the past few years, albeit mostly for just a brief period. Unknown masterpieces as well as unusual paintings await discovery from 17 March onwards in the North Cabinet Rooms in the “Klenze Portal” exhibition area in the [...]

Miró’s Unique Bird Sculpture Flies Away Amid Brisk Sales as TEFAF 2011 Opens

MAASTRICHT.- A unique wood sculpture by the Spanish artist Joan Miró sold within hours of the opening of TEFAF Maastricht as thousands of collectors and museum curators arrived at the world’s most influential art and antiques fair. Oiseau lunaire, a 30cm high olive wood work dating from 1945, was sold for $5 million to a private collector and was part of an entire room devoted to Miró by Landau Fine Art of Montreal. The sculpture had been out of sight [...]

Christie’s to Hold Spring Sale of Outstanding Swiss Art at the Kunsthaus Zurich

ZURICH.- Christie’s spring sale of Swiss art at the Kunsthaus Zurich on 21 March 2011 will bring together outstanding works from famous artist fathers and their equally famous sons. The top lot of the sale, which comes from a Swiss private collection, is Giovanni Giacometti’s family portrait Unter dem Holunder / Under the elder tree (1911) (estimate SFr. 1,8 – 2,5 million). The family is one of the core subjects of Giovanni Giacometti’s oeuvre. Christie’s set a world record price [...]

Contemporary Art from the Claudia Gian Ferrari’s Collection on Sale at Sotheby’s Milan,12 April 2011

MILAN.- Sotheby’s announces the sale of Claudia Gian Ferrari’s Contemporary and Modern Art Collection which will be held at Palazzo Broggi on 12th April 2011. Just one year after her untimely passing, in compliance with her will, artworks from her own home and from her gallery will be sold at auction at Sotheby’s Milan. These events will fulfill Claudia’s desire – as her sisters Grazia and Paola tell us- to have her collection sold at two separate auctions, one including [...]

Exhibition of Work by New York-Based Artist Isca Greenfield-Sanders at Haunch of Venison

NEW YORK, N.Y.- Haunch of Venison presents The Ocean Between an exhibition of work by New York based artist Isca Greenfield-Sanders from March 11th through April 23rd. Work in the exhibition includes selections from a ten-year period including works from Greenfield-Sanders’ solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver entitled Light Leaks. New, large-format beach paintings are also a part of the exhibition alongside earlier works on loan from private collections in the New York region. Isca Greenfield-Sanders, Focus [...]

Art Dubai Wraps Up Fifth Edition of Art Fair with Strong Sales & Record Attendance

TEL AVIV.- The largest and most diverse edition to date, Art Dubai experienced strong sales during its 2011 presentation from 16-19 March and attracted more than 20,000 guests, with a 30 percent increase in international visitors. Underscoring its role as a vital cultural meeting point connecting the Middle East and Asia with the rest of the world, Art Dubai 2011 was attended by curators, collectors, gallerists, artists, museum directors and more than 60 museum groups. Of the 81 participating galleries, [...]