After Forty Years, An Exhibition in Paris Features the Sculptural Work of Joan Miró

PARIS.- The Maillol Museum is paying homage to Joan Miró’s sculpted work. Although the artist is internationally acknowledged, his sculptures have not been exhibited in Paris in nearly 40 years. To mark the occasion the museum has gathered up 101 sculptures, 22 ceramics, 19 works on paper and one painting. The works on display mostly come from the outstanding collection of the Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght. Isabelle Maeght, commissioner of the exhibit ‘Miro Sculptor’ and granddaughter of the art [...]

Phillips de Pury & Company Announces Highlights from Bric 2011 Sale

LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company, announces the highlights from its BRIC 2011 Evening and Day auctions featuring 203 lots with a low estimate of £7,280,500/$11,657,566 and a high estimate of £10,865,500/ $17,397,883.The Evening sale will feature 39 important works with a low estimate of £5,917,000 /$ 9,474,325 and a high estimate of £8,933,000/ $14,303,556. Ilya Kabakov, Holidays #10, 1987 estimated at £1,500,000 – £2,500,000. Photo: Courtesy of Phillips de Pury & Company. Following the thrilling results for the first [...]

Exhibition of Seldom-Seen Watercolours by Emil Nolde to Open at Pinakothek der Moderne

MUNICH.- In this exhibition on Emil Nolde (1867-1956) at the Pinakothek der Moderne, the public will once again be able to view the 24 seldom-seen watercolours in the possession of the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, that have not been on show for a long time. These celebrated and equally well-loved sheets by the famous German Expressionist, which cover all the subjects otherwise found in his oeuvre, can only be exhibited very rarely due to their extreme light sensitivity. Emil Nolde, Idle [...]

Rare Norman Rockwell Exhibition Makes Only Northwest Stop at Tacoma Art Museum

TACOMA, WA.- A rare exhibition of Norman Rockwell’s iconic artworks makes its only stop in the Northwest at the Tacoma Art Museum on through May 30, 2011. As part of its 75th anniversary year, the museum welcomes American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell, which celebrates the full range of Rockwell’s artwork, including 44 paintings and 323 original Saturday Evening Post covers. Additionally, archival materials depict how Rockwell worked: from preliminary sketches, photographs, color studies, and detailed drawings to the [...]

Recent Acquisitions to Cleveland Museum of Art’s Collection Announced

CLEVELAND, OH.- A singular Jacobean miniature, a Thomas Hope settee, a large and pristine British watercolor, and a sculpture by acclaimed contemporary Polish artist Monika Sosnowska are among the latest works approved by the Collections Committee of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees. The museum is continuing to collect across all departments as it moves toward the completion of its transformational building expansion and collection reinstallation in 2013, adding works that strengthen its historic commitment to quality and [...]

Paolo Baratta and Bice Curiger Present Concept for This Year’s Biennale:”‘ILLUMInazioni”

ZURICH.- The 54th International Art Exhibition, with the title of ILLUMInazioni – ILLUMInations, directed by Bice Curiger and organized by la Biennale di Venezia under the presidency of Paolo Baratta, will be opening on Friday, June 3rd, and will be accessible to the publicfrom Saturday, June 4th to November 27th 2011 in the Giardini and the Arsenale. Bice Curiger is an art historian, critic and curator of international exhibitions. Her curatorial activity at Kunsthaus Zurich parallels her important work in [...]

Sotheby’s to Sell Four Hundred Items from the Fabius Freres Gallery Collection

PARIS.- Sotheby’s announced today that, in partnership with the auction house PIASA, it will sell the Fabius Frères Gallery collection on the 18th and 19th October 2011 in Paris. The 400 sculptures, pieces of furniture, works of art, drawings and 19th century paintings, estimated to sell for € 9 – 14 million, will be on view at the Galerie Charpentier for five days prior to the sale. The Fabius Frères Gallery is known worldwide for the exceptional quality, condition and [...]

The Paula Cooper Gallery Presents an Exhibition of Works by John Chamberlain

NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Paula Cooper Gallery presents an exhibition of works by John Chamberlain, spanning four decades of this acclaimed artist’s career. The exhibition opened on March 1 and remain on view through April 2, 2011. With works ranging from 1962 through 1990, the exhibition presents a selection of free-standing pieces and wall sculptures made in Chamberlain’s iconic idiom of crushed metal from car bodies and other detritus of modern industrial society. Since the late 1950s, Chamberlain’s practice has [...]

Rijksmuseum Exhibits a Selection of Its Most Beautiful Drawings and Prints of Dune Landscapes

AMSTERDAM.- The Dutch landscape was largely created by man, except for the sandy beaches and dunes along the coast, which were mostly created by nature. In the seventeenth century, when the Netherlands was the most urbanised region in Europe, the dunes offered a welcome refuge for the inhabitants of the overcrowded cities. Among those who sought refuge were 17th-century artists such as Goltzius and Rembrandt. Their works portray not only the entertaining qualities of the dunes, but also their grand, [...]

With More than 80 Galleries Art Dubai Presents Its Most Diverse Edition to Date

DUBAI.- Welcoming a total of 81 galleries from 34 countries—with one-third of the participants based in the Middle East, one-third in Europe and one-third in the United States and Asia—the latest edition of Art Dubai is presented from Wednesday, 16 March through Saturday, 19 March 2011, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, VicePresident and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai. This year’s Art Dubai, the first organised under the leadership of Fair [...]

New Exhibition About Artist George Ault Opens at the American Art Museum

WASHINGTON, DC.- “To Make a World: George Ault and 1940s America” is on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., from March 11 through Sept. 5. Alexander Nemerov, the Vincent Scully Professor of the History of Art at Yale University, is the curator of the exhibition. Following its presentation in Washington, D.C., the exhibition will travel to two additional venues. During the turbulent 1940s, artist George Ault (1891-1948) created precise yet eerie pictures—works of art that have [...]

First Nam June Paik Exhibition at National Gallery of Art Includes Ambitious Installation

WASHINGTON, DC.- A new exhibition featuring 20 works by groundbreaking contemporary artist Nam June Paik (1923–2006) will be on view through October 2, 2011, in the East Building of the National Gallery of Art. In the Tower: Nam June Paik is the third in a series of shows installed in the Tower Gallery that centers on developments in art since midcentury. The Paik exhibition is presented in two galleries and includes closed-circuit video works, a variety of previously unseen works [...]

National Portrait Gallery in Washington Presents “Calder’s Portraits: A New Language”

WASHINGTON, DC.- Best known for his abstract mobiles and stabiles, Alexander Calder (1898–1976) was also a prolific portraitist who created hundreds of likenesses over the course of his lifetime. An exhibition of these works is being shown at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery March 11 through Aug. 14. “Calder’s Portraits: A New Language” sheds light on an often-overlooked aspect of Alexander Calder’s career and on broader narratives of 20th-century American culture. In addition to paintings and drawings, “Calder’s Portraits” features [...]

Antik A.S. to Offer an Exceptional Auction of Modern and Contemporary Turkish Art

ISTANBUL.- Antik A.S., the leading auction house in Turkey, will offer exceptional paintings by the most important Modern & Contemporary Turkish Artists. The auction will take place on March 20, 2011 at the Swissotel the Bosphorus and will present selected 185 lots among the finest which ever to have appeared on the market for the first time. Special collection will be exhibited in Antik A.S. galleries until 20th March. One of the highlights being offered in the sale is titled [...]

China Overtakes Britain as the World’s Second Largest Art and Antiques Market

LONDON (REUTERS).- China overtook Britain as the world’s second largest art and antiques market last year, a new report showed, and British art officials voiced concern that an EU levy planned in 2012 would further undermine its position. “The Global Art Market in 2010: Crisis and Recovery” underlined what auction houses and consigners had seen throughout last year — a sharp rise in the number of wealthy Chinese buyers, and, with them, prices. The report, commissioned by the European Fine [...]