“The Dancer and the Dance: Prints, Drawings and Photographs” Opens at the U.Va. Art Museum

CHARLOTTESVILLE.- In honor of the upcoming residency of renowned choreographer Bill T. Jones in November, theUniversity of Virginia Art Museum presents an exhibition of images of dance, drawn from its own and private collections. “The Dancer and the Dance: Prints, Drawings and Photographs” opened July 29 and runs through Dec. 23. Barbara Morgan, Martha Graham: Letter to the World (Swirl), 1940. Gelatin silver print, reprinted 1980, 16 x 20 in, 40.64 x 50.8 cm (sheet). Gift of L. Bradley Camp, 1984.25.200.6 © [...]

Ground-Breaking Exhibition by Powerhouse Museum Showcases a Revolution in Lace

SYDNEY.- On the 30 July 2011 the Powerhouse Museum staged a spectacular, ground-breaking exhibition of contemporary lace works by artists and designers from around the world that showcases lace design in ways never before seen or ever imagined. Around 130 lace works by 134 artists from 20 countries will feature in Love Lace, which opened for Sydney Design 2011. The exhibition is drawn from finalists of the Powerhouse Museum’s third International Lace Award that attracted an outstanding field of 700 entries globally. Dr [...]

First Major UK Installation at Yorkshire Sculpture Park by Artist Aeneas Wilder

WAKEFIELD.- On 30 July Yorkshire Sculpture Park presented the first major UK installation by international artist Aeneas Wilder. Wilder uses uniform lengths of wood, without fixing materials, to make freestanding and increasingly complex, awe-inspiring structures. Conceived especially for Longside Gallery, Untitled #155 commands the vast space, creating an apparently solid structure that is also extremely fragile. Wilder both references and challenges ideas about architecture by providing an enclosed, seemingly safe space for visitors to inhabit, but one which is unstable and liable [...]

Recent Work by Four Contemporary Artists in “Contested Terrains” at Tate Modern

LONDON.- Contested Terrains is an exhibition of recent work by four contemporary artists working in Africa, co-curated by Tate and the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos. These artists reclaim and subvert assumptions about Africa’s past and present, exploring current political and social concerns both at a domestic level and across the world. Presented in the Level 2 Gallery, Tate Modern’s dedicated space for emerging and recently established international artists, the exhibition brings together work by Adolphus Opara (b.1981 Nigeria), Michael MacGarry (b.1978 [...]

Historic Collaboration Between the National Gallery, London, and the Louvre

LONDON.- The National Gallery and the Louvre announce a unique collaboration which brings both versions of the ‘Virgin of the Rocks’ together for the very first time. The two pictures will be shown at The National Gallery’s exhibition, Leonardo da Vinci: Painter of the Court of Milan from 9 November 2011 – 5 February 2012 in London. Just a few months later, but this time at the Louvre in the exhibition, ‘Leonardo da Vinci’s St Anne’, Leonardo’s newly cleaned and restored ‘The [...]

Jean-François Millet Pastel Allocated to Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

GLASGOW.- A pastel of “The Angelus” by Jean-François Millet is on display at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. The pastel will hang in the Fragile Art space in the museum for the next four months. Glasgow Museums has been allocated the work in lieu of inheritance tax by the Government. The subject of the work is the angelus prayer which was said three times a day on hearing the toll of nearby church bells. It shows two workers saying their prayer [...]

Anime! High Art-Pop Culture at the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Republic of Germany

BONN.- Anime, the specifically Japanese form of animated cartoons, has been a hugely successful fixture in Germany since the 1970s, captivating the imagination of young and old alike. An umbrella term, Anime describes a wide variety of techniques employed to make drawings come to life in film. Alongside Manga, the Japanese comic strip, Anime has developed an international pictorial language that appeals to audiences of all ages. Brightly coloured, catchy and energetic, the films and series such as Vicky the Viking, [...]

A Large Number of Prestigious International Galleries Announced at 2011 Edition of FIAC

PARIS.- FIAC 2011 will bring together 1681 galleries of modern and contemporary art, coming from 21 countries. France will be represented by 53 galleries, accounting for 33% of exhibitors, followed by the United States with 27 galleries, Germany with 21 galleries, Italy with 13 galleries, Belgium with 11 galleries, the United Kingdom with 9 galleries and Switzerland with 9 galleries. 73% of participating galleries are European. Brazil, Turkey and South Africa are represented by participating galleries for the first time this year. [...]

Art San Diego: Contemporary Art Fair Announces Exhibitors and Programming for Its 2011 Showv

SAN DIEGO, C.A.- The third edition of ART SAN DIEGO Contemporary Art Fair, which will take place September 1 – 4, 2011 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, offers a blend of leading and emerging international galleries alongside focused solo-artist exhibitions by Spotlight Artists and contemporary furniture designers. ART SAN DIEGO also provides a strong focus on the city and culture of San Diego, through Art Labs. These combined events create an opportunity to showcase the diversity of San Diego’s artistic community. This [...]

Exhibition on Notable Artist Liu Kang to Commemorate Centennial Year of His Birth

SINGAPORE.- To commemorate the 100th year of the birth of Liu Kang, a highly regarded and respected Singapore artist, the a href=”http://nationalartgallery.sg/” target=”_blank”>National Art Gallery, Singapore has organised Liu Kang: A Centennial Celebration. Featuring 100 artworks, sketches, writings and artefacts, the exhibition invites art enthusiasts and visitors alike to explore the life and mind of the prolific artist known for being one of the founders of the Nanyang movement. Visitors can also learn about his artistic beliefs and his insights on [...]

Henri Cartier-Bresson’s “Decisive Moments” to Be Shown at Queensland Art Gallery

QUEENSLAND.- Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), the French photographer who redefined both photojournalism and his craft as an art form, will be celebrated in a major exhibition at the Queensland Art Gallery from August 27 to November 27, 2011. Queensland Art Gallery Director Tony Ellwood said “Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Man, The Image & The World‟ would feature work from throughout the renowned photographer‟s extraordinary career, which spanned over 70 years. “Cartier-Bresson‟s photography is exceptional for capturing “the decisive moment”, an illustration of action, emotion and [...]

Bureau of Land Management Suggests Changes on Christo’s Colorado Proposal

DENVER (AP).- Artist Christo’s plan to suspend huge fabric panels over parts of the heavily rafted Arkansas River in Colorado is largely intact under a version federal land managers identified Thursday as the preferred alternative for the project. If the Bureau of Land Management issues a permit for Christo’s “Over the River,” it could happen in August 2014. A final decision is expected this fall. The preferred alternative identified in the BLM’s final environmental impact statement largely matches the vision of [...]

Walmart Donates $20M to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art to Sponsor Admission

BENTONVILLE, A.K.- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced a $20 million grant from Walmart to cover admission fees for all visitors. Prior to the grant, a $10 admission fee was being considered for adults. “The Northwest Arkansas community is so important to us — it’s where our associates live, work and play,” said Walmart president and CEO Mike Duke. “We are excited about the cultural opportunities Crystal Bridges is bringing to our area and even more excited that our families, friends [...]

Western Art Stampede! Coeur d’ Alene Art Auction Sale in Nevada Tops $16.7 Million

RENO.- A capacity crowd of over 600 buyers of Western Art filled the Grand Ballroom of the Silver Legacy Resort in Reno on July 23, 2011 for the 26th annual Coeur d’ Alene Art Auction. In what has long been the single largest event in the field of Classic Western Art, prices soared from the beginning to the very end of the 304-lot sale, reaching a total of approximately $16.7 million with 90% of the lots selling. Works by Charles M. Russell [...]

The Städel Museum to Present the Exhibition “Beckmann & America” in October

FRANKFURT.- The last loans have been secured, technical and logistic preparations are in full swing: Frankfurt’s Städel Museum will present Max Beckmann’s (1884–1950) condensed late work against the background of the last years of his life and his artistic production in the USA in a major special exhibition starting on October 7, 2011. With more than 110 exhibits, including fifty paintings as well as numerous drawings, watercolors, printed graphic works, and sculptures, the show “Beckmann & America” offers a comprehensive survey of this [...]