Bucerius Kunstforum opens exhibition with works by Ferdinand Hodler and Cuno Amiet

HAMBURG.- Artistic friendships have always been an exciting mixture of friendship and rivalry. For the first time, an exhibition is being dedicated to the artistic interaction between Ferdinand Hodler (1853–1918) and Cuno Amiet (1868–1961). These were the two artists who shaped the Europewide advent of the modern art movement in Switzerland. The exhibition focuses on the period after 1893 when the two artists encountered each other both in person and in the awareness of each other’s work. Although their relationship was [...]

A selection of new Contemporary art acquisitions on view at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM.- A new exhibition at the Israel Museum presents a selection of 18 recent acquisitions and gifts of international and Israeli contemporary art, on display for the first time at the Museum. Magic Lantern: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Art brings together works in a range of mediums by an international cadre of artists, including Vahram Aghasyan, Ilit Azoulay, Luis Camnitzer, Isaac Julien, Jonathan Monk, Adrian Paci, Anila Rubiku, Yehudit Sasportas, Hiraki Sawa, Jan Tichy and Maya Zak, among others, all of which explore [...]

Picasso, de Chirico, Léger, and Picabia in the presence of the antique at Getty Villa

LOS ANGELES, CA.- The alliance between the avant-garde and the antique constitutes an extraordinary episode in the history of European modernism. Modern Antiquity: Picasso, de Chirico, Léger, and Picabia in the Presence of the Antique, on view at the Getty Villa from November 2, 2011 through January 16, 2012, focuses on how four eminent artists reinvented and transformed antiquity between 1906 and 1936. Classicizing creations such as de Chirico’s enigmatic piazzas, Picasso’s post-cubist women, Léger’s mechanized nudes, and Picabia’s “transparencies” made the arts [...]

Native American influences on 20th century art at Peter Blum Gallery in Soho

NEW YORK, NY.- Peter Blum Soho presents the exhibition Kindred Spirits, Native American Influences on 20th Century Art on view October 29, 2011 through January 14, 2012. The exhibition features works of indigenous peoples from the Southwest region of the United States of America that illustrate their strong and often neglected influence on Modern and Contemporary art. Funerary vessels, paintings, pottery, weavings, and baskets from fourteen tribes including the Apache, Hopi, Mimbres, Navajo, and Zuni are exhibited alongside Modern and Contemporary works [...]

Exhibition at Victoria & Albert Museum tackles tough task: define “Postmodernism”

LONDON (REUTERS).- On the wall near the exit to the Victoria & Albert’s new show on postmodernism hangs a bright neon sign of the word “Shop”. Many museums are too embarrassed to draw attention to the fact that they force visitors to walk through the gift shop in order to get out of a blockbuster show. Not so “Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990″. But then the self referential joke with its bold allusion to consumerism is part of the point. The show, which [...]

Seeing Stars: Visionary Drawing from the collection on view at the Menil Collection

HOUSTON, TX.- Mining the Menil Collection’s archives of works on paper, Seeing Stars: Visionary Drawing from the Collection showcases rarely exhibited drawings by artists who largely had no contact with the mainstream art world. This “outsider art,” as the work came to be known, enchanted and inspired the Surrealists, who believed artists with no formal training,or those who drew in altered mental states, could more successfully access the subconscious, achieving greater clarity and authenticity of expression. The drawings highlighted in Seeing Stars (more [...]

New collection of works by Eduardo Arranz-Bravo at Franklin Bowles Galleries

NEW YORK, NY.- Franklin Bowles Galleries announces the opening of a new collection of works by Eduardo Arranz-Bravo. The joint exhibition features works on canvas and paper along with a series of unusual sculptures and drawings. Within the Spanish context, Eduardo Arranz-Bravo is amongst the most representative artists of his generation. His work breaks with the dramatic, transcendent painting of postwar Spain (represented by Tàpies and the informalist generation) and instead reflects a passion for color, a return to the figurative and [...]

50/50 Exhibition Features Works on Paper Selected by Both the Public and the Walker Art Center

MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- Curators and visitors share the spotlight as organizers of the new Walker Art Center exhibition 50/50: Audience and Experts Curate the Paper Collection on view now through July 17, 2011. Invited to view 183 images of art from the Walker’s expansive collection of works on paper, the public cast nearly 250,000 votes indicating whether the artworks should “definitely” or “maybe not” be included in the exhibition. Meanwhile, chief curator Darsie Alexander was considering artists whose work represents important art [...]

Discover the Most Intriguing Stories Behind Paintings in the National Gallery

LONDON.- The first major exhibition of its kind, Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries celebrates the remarkable collaboration of scientists, conservators and art historians at the National Gallery. The National Gallery’s Scientific Department was founded in 1934 and has become a world leader in the study of the materials and techniques of Western European paintings. Today, the department works ever more closely with curators and conservators to investigate the physical characteristics of works in the collection and to protect paintings [...]

World-Renowned Sculptors Unite to Honor Major Philanthropists

GRAND RAPIDS, MI.- In just 15 years, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has established a permanent sculpture collection of international acclaim built by two philanthropists who collected solely for public enrichment and enjoyment. The world’s most renowned sculptors working today have united to present an exclusive group exhibition honoring the organization’s namesakes. “Sculptors Celebrate the Legacy of Fred and Lena Meijer” will be on display June 4 – January 2, 2011. The exhibition features works by 26 of the [...]

National Gallery Announces Exhibition of Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries

LONDON.- The first major exhibition of its kind, Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries celebrates the remarkable collaboration of scientists, conservators and art historians at the National Gallery. The National Gallery’s Scientific Department was founded in 1934 and has become a world leader in the study of the materials and techniques of Western European paintings. Today, the department works ever more closely with curators and conservators to investigate the physical characteristics of works in the collection and to protect paintings [...]

Playboy Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Iconic Bunny with Exhibition

CHICAGO, IL.- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. and The Andy Warhol Museum invited more than 20 emerging and established artists to reinterpret the iconic Playboy Bunny in a variety of mediums for “Playboy Redux: Contemporary Artists Interpret the Iconic Playboy Bunny”, a new exhibition that will open at the Pittsburgh museum on March 27, 2010. This new exhibition is part of Playboy’s global, year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Playboy Bunny and Playboy Clubs. Playboy will also commemorate the milestone [...]

Pop Life at Hamburger Kunsthalle Proves that Good Business is the Best Art

HAMBURG.- The exhibition Pop Life takes Andy Warhol’s famously provocative claim that “good business is the best art” as the starting point for a completely new interpretation of the legacy of Pop art and the influence of its chief protagonists. Pop Life shows the various ways in which artists since the 1980s have engaged with the mass media, often involving the deliberate creation and cultivation of an artistic persona as a ‘brand’. The exhibition features works by Andy Warhol alongside [...]

Display of Contemporary Artistic Approaches at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg

WOLFSBURG.- “Who am I? [and how many?]“, ‘Lucky’ is the person who can reply: “Undeniably me.” Since time immemorial, philosophers, artists, writers, medical scientists and social theorists have tried to find an answer to this fundamental question of human existence. The debate has recently been rekindled by the emergence and popularity – particularly among young people – of new media and communication platforms such as Facebook and MySpace. Running concurrently with The Wolfsburg Project, the exhibition of outstanding light works [...]

Tate Modern’s Pop Life to Travel to Hamburger Kunsthalle in February

HAMBURG.- The exhibition Pop Life takes Andy Warhol’s famously provocative claim that “good business is the best art” as the starting point for a completely new interpretation of the legacy of Pop art and the influence of its chief protagonists. Pop Life shows the various ways in which artists since the 1980s have engaged with the mass media, often involving the deliberate creation and cultivation of an artistic persona as a ‘brand’. The exhibition features works by Andy Warhol alongside [...]

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