Art Gallery of Ontario Presents Abstract Expressionist Exhibition from MoMA

TORONTO.- Jackson Pollock. Mark Rothko. Robert Motherwell. Joan Mitchell. Franz Kline. Lee Krasner. Willem de Kooning. These are just a few of the legendary 20th-century artists whose artwork is now on view at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in an unprecedented international exclusive. Abstract Expressionist New York: Masterpieces from The Museum of Modern Art, on view until September 4, features more than 100 works from the unparalleled collection of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) by the legendary artists [...]

Successful ‘Picasso in Paris’ Exhibition Attracts 471,168 Visitors at Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM.- The exhibition provided the first opportunity in the Netherlands to see a major overview of how Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (1881-1973) developed from a young unknown artist in the culturally bustling city of Paris into the leader of the avant-garde. The exhibition included more than seventy works of art, including such masterpieces as Self-portrait with a pallet and Moulin de la Galette and important works from private collections and museums such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Metropolitan [...]

Artist Neo Rauch Opens Summer Exhibition at the Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden

BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY.- The grand summer exhibition 2011 at the Museum Frieder Burda is dedicated to Neo Rauch. Around 40 main works by the artist from Leipzig from the past 20 years are shown from 28 May to 18 September 2011. Many of these works are publicly exhibited for the first time. They reflect the abundance of imagination and topics covered by the artist. There is a boundless force within the picturesque world of the painter Neo Rauch. His subjects seem [...]

American Artist Wade Guyton Shows Small-Format Works at the Secession in Vienna

VIENNA.- In his exhibition Zeichnungen für ein kleines Zimmer (Drawings For A Small Room) at the Secession, American artist Wade Guyton shows small-format works characterized by a minimalist formal vocabulary. As his support medium, he uses pages from old art, architecture and lifestyle magazines which he prints over with an inkjet printer. The abstract idiom devised by the artist on the computer using standard word processing software and the results of this work process are imposed by the fluctuating quality [...]

“Waves at Matsushima” at the Sackler Gallery Honor’s Japan’s Beloved Pine Islands

WASHINGTON.- Long revered as one of Japan’s most beautiful sites, Matsushima Bay endured the unleashing of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan March 11. Despite its proximity to the epicenter of the underwater earthquake, the site is one of the few places along the Sanriku coast that sustained less damage, mostly due to the buffering effect of the bay’s 260 pine-studded islands that lend the area its name. “Waves at Matsushima,” on view at the Arthur M. Sackler [...]

Only Canadian Presentation of Major Warhol Exhibition Opens at the Art Gallery of Alberta

EDMONTON.- The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) kicks of an exciting summer season with the opening of ANDY WARHOL: Manufactured and SARAH FULLER: My Banff on Saturday, May 28. ANDY WARHOL: Manufactured reveals the complex personality of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, the “father of Pop”, Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928–February 22, 1987). The exhibition explores Warhol’s interest in American consumer culture, mass production, celebrity and the invention of personas and realities, taking visitors beyond [...]

Exhibition of Danish and Nordic Art 1750-1900 on View at The National Gallery of Denmark

COPENHAGEN.- From the birth of Danish painting through the famous Golden Age of Danish art to the dawn of Modernism. All the major trends and movements within 150 years of Danish and Nordic art unfold themselves in a new, comprehensive display of the collections housed at the National Gallery of Denmark. “Danish and Nordic Art 1750-1900″ shows more than 400 works in 24 freshly renovated exhibition rooms. This tour de force of art involves many different aspects; it includes a [...]

For the First Time Ever, National Gallery Painting by Van Gogh Comes to Life

LONDON.- For the first time ever, a painting is being made into a ‘living wall’ outside the National Gallery. With over 8,000 living plants, General Electric (GE) has brought a masterpiece to life with a version of Van Gogh’s famous painting A Wheatfield, with Cypresses as part of the Gallery’s carbon plan. Situated on hoarding on the western side of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, the painting will be grown throughout the summer and autumn, remaining in place until [...]

Richard Long, A Pioneer of Land and Conceptual Art, Exhibits at Haunch of Venison

LONDON.- Haunch of Venison presents its fourth exhibition with Richard Long. Long is widely recognised as one of the most important artists to have emerged since the 1960s and is a pioneer of Land and Conceptual art. Human Nature is Richard Long’s first show in London since his acclaimed retrospective at Tate Britain in 2009. It features new works made in Spain, Switzerland, China and South Africa, as well as in Long’s ‘home’ landscape of Dartmoor. Richard Long, Human Nature, [...]

The National Galleries of Scotland Reveal Dramatic Changes to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery

EDINBURGH.- The National Galleries of Scotland will today reveal the dramatic changes that have transformed the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in the two years since it closed for renovation in April 2009. The £17.6 m project, the first major refurbishment in the Gallery’s 120-year history, has restored much of the architect’s original vision of the building, clearing away an accumulation of twentieth-century interventions, and increasing the public and exhibition space by more than 60 percent. In addition, a range of [...]

Fourth Hong Kong International Art Fair Welcome Over 161 Galleries from 30 Countries

HONG KONG.- Back for its fourth year, ART HK 11 – Hong Kong International Art Fair will take place from 26 – 29 May 2011 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Sponsored by Deutsche Bank, ART HK 11 presents a strengthened exhibitor line-up that confirms the Fair‟s place as Asia‟s premier art fair, and firmly establishes ART HK 11 amongst the world‟s top art fairs. As part of its development and commitment to its role as the [...]

The Prado Museum Announces Presentation of Its Collection in Australia

MADRID.- The Prado will be presenting in Australia a portrait of the Museum through the great masters in its collections. The Museo del Prado has entered into a collaborative agreement with Art Exhibitions Australia (AEA), a non-profit-making body responsible for the organisation of major exhibitions in Australian museums, and with the Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane. As a result of this agreement, signed in the presence of Ángeles González Sinde, the Spanish Minister of Culture, the Prado will next year [...]

David Zwirner Presents Works by Donald Judd Drawn from Seminal 1989 Exhibition

CHELSEA.- David Zwirner presents an exhibition of works by Donald Judd drawn from the artist’s seminal 1989 exhibition held at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany. Brought together from international public and private collections, this is the first time these particular works have been exhibited together in a group of this size since Judd’s 1989 installation. The exhibition is on view May 6 through June 25, 2011. The exhibition, which spans both of the gallery’s spaces at 525 and 533 West [...]

Art Basel Takes Major Step Toward Expansion in Asia, Buys Hong Kong International Art Fair

BASEL.- Art Basel announced that MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. – a MCH Group company, and the organizer of Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach – has signed a purchase agreement with Asian Art Fairs Ltd, the owners of ART HK – Hong Kong International Art Fair. As of July 1, 2011, MCH Group will take a majority ownership stake in Asian Art Fairs Ltd. The entry of MCH Group in the Asian art market marks a significant step [...]

Gagosian Gallery Centers Exhibition on Recent Discovery of Painting by Arshile Gorky

NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery presents an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Arshile Gorky. Centered on the recent discovery of Untitled (Pastoral), a painting from 1947 that has never before been exhibited, “1947” includes paintings and drawings executed by the artist during the last year of his life. Untitled (Pastoral) was found in 2010 during the reframing of the painting Pastoral from the same series. The former was set behind Pastoral on the same stretcher, and remained covered for [...]