“Rockwell’s America” named London’s best art exhibition for 2011 by American Spectator magazine

LONDON.- The American Spectator magazine’s December/January 2012 issue named theNational Museum of American Illustration‘s Norman Rockwell’s America – at London’s oldest art museum, Dulwich Picture Gallery for their Bicentennial Celebration last year- to be London’s best art exhibition of 2011. The exhibition drew record-setting attendance numbers as the first ever showing of Rockwell’s original artworks in the UK, and is now on display at the NMAI in Newport, Rhode Island under the title Norman Rockwell: American Imagist. Rockwell has been considered [...]

Vibrant street art exhibition at Ulster Museum showcases over 30 street artists

BELFAST.- A vibrant collection of works, by some of today’s most celebrated and controversial street artists, opens at the Ulster Museum, Friday 9 December. The exhibition showcases over 30 street artists, including the world-famous Banksy, D*Face, Sickboy, Miss Tic, Shepard Fairey and Jamie Hewlett, featured through bold and colourful prints and stickers, highlighting the diversity and talent that can be found in the street art community. Street art is an internationally recognised urban phenomenon that crosses all boundaries and media. It is [...]

Major exhibition by Cai Guo-Qiang opens at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art

DOHA.- Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art presents Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab, a major exhibition featuring newly commissioned work by Cai Guo-Qiang, one of the preeminent artists of our era. As Cai’s first solo exhibition in the Middle East and the first single-artist exhibition presented by Mathaf, Saraab opens new avenues of dialogue for the Arabian Gulf, as the region explores its historic and contemporary links across Asia. On view from December 5, 2011 through May 26, 2012, Saraab (“mirage” in Arabic) connects [...]

Memory: Contemporary international sculpture by nine artists on view at Rosenfeld Porcini

LONDON.- Rosenfeld Porcini present MEMORY, an exhibition of nine international artists working in sculpture today MEMORY brings together seven European artists and one each from the UK and America: Steve Goddard (UK), Andreas Blank (Germany), Leonardo Drew (US), Nicola Samori (Italy), Roberto Almagno (Italy), Spazio Visivo (Italy), Kaarina Kaikkonen (Finland), Rossana Zaera (Spain), and Mar Arza (Spain). From Roberto Almagnoʼs beautifully-crafted abstract forms made from wood, to the visceral approach of Steve Goddardʼs pieces made of pigment, horsehair and clay, the exhibition [...]

Chicanitas: Small Paintings from the Cheech Marin Collection to open at the Snite Museum of Art

SOUTH BEND, IND.- The Snite Museum of Art presents Chicanitas, Small Paintings from the Cheech Marin Collection on view beginning Sunday, September 4, 2011. This exhibition showcases 65 paintings by 26 painters represented in Cheech Marin’s noted collection of Chicano art. Marin, the entertainer well known for his work in movies, television, and improvisational comedy, has been acquiring art for more than 20 years, and he has amassed one of the most renowned collections of Chicano art in private hands. Ricardo Ruiz, [...]

Rude and Reckless: Punk/Post-Punk Graphics, 1976-82 at the Steven Kasher Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- Rude and Reckless: Punk/Post-Punk Graphics, 1976-82 is the first New York exhibition surveying the extraordinary diversity of Punk and Post-Punk graphic design. The exhibition showcases a wide range of American and British artistry, with influences that include the Bauhaus, Futurism, Dadaism, Pop Art, Constructivism and Expressionism. The exhibition features over 200 rare posters, along with fanzines, flyers, clothing, badges and stickers. Rude and Reckless documents an era that produced a great burst of applied graphic-design creativity, one of [...]

American Master David Smith Featured in Exhibition at the Phillips Collection in Whashington

WHASHINGTON, DC.- This winter, The Phillips Collection showcases the work of modern master David Smith (1906–1965). The exhibition shines a spotlight on a pivotal moment in the artist’s illustrious career, revealing the evolution of his personal aesthetic. The exhibition remains on view through May 15. David Smith is widely considered one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century. He was the first American to make welded steel sculpture, infusing this industrial material with a fluidity and imaginative creativity [...]

Akron Art Museum, One of Only Two Venues in the U.S., to Host M.C. Escher: Impossible Realities

AKRON, OH.- You’ve seen the posters, now see the originals. As the last of only two venues in the United States to show this once-in-a-lifetime loan from Athens, Greece, M.C. Escher: Impossible Realities, on view at the Akron Art Museum February 12 – May 29, 2011, presents the rare and thrilling privilege of examining first-hand the masterworks of Maurits Cornelis Escher. One of the most brilliant yet enigmatic artists of the 20th century, Escher delighted in creating visual puzzles that [...]

Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World at the British Museum Highlights Discoveries

LONDON.- Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World highlights some of the most important archaeological discoveries from ancient Afghanistan and displays precious and unique pieces on loan from the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul currently undergoing reconstruction. The geographical position, overland connections and history ensured that it was a region which enjoyed close relations with its neighbours in Central Asia, Iran, India and China, as well as more distant cultures stretching as far as the Mediterranean. Crown (Tillya Tepe, Tomb [...]

Tate Liverpool Presents One of the Most Innovative Artists of the 20th Century

LIVERPOOL.- Video artist, performance artist, composer and visionary: Nam June Paik (1932-2006) was one of the most innovative artists of the 20th century. Tate Liverpool, in collaboration with FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) present the first major retrospective since the artist’s death, and the first exhibition of Paik’s work in the UK since 1988. The exhibition celebrates Paik as the inventor of media art, presenting his artistic path and highlighting his diverse talents in experimental, musical, philosophical, spiritual, political [...]

Works in 2, 2½ & 3 Dimensions by Acclaimed British Artist Tom Phillips at Flowers

NEW YORK, NY.- Flowers presents a survey exhibition by acclaimed British artist Tom Phillips titled Tom Phillips Works in 2, 2½ & 3 Dimensions. The show will run from October 8th through October 30th. The exhibition showcases the artist’s fascination with the definitions of and relationships between objects, text and images. Phillips uses mixed media such as mud, hair, wire, collage and orange peel to create works which reference various literary and philosophical geniuses. Tom Phillips, Wittgenstein’s Dilemma 1999. Silkscreen [...]

Karl Lagerfeld’s Photos on Display at Maison Europeene de la Photographie

PARIS (AP).- He’s an uncontested master with a pen and sketchbook, on which he’s been rattling off blockbuster ready-to-wear and haute couture collections for decades. But Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld is also gifted with a camera. A new Paris exhibition showcases the gamut of Lagerfeld’s photography, from his commercial work for Chanel to celebrity portraits for magazines to more experimental landscapes and architectural pieces. The show — which kicked off Tuesday with a star-studded and Champagne-soaked opening at the Maison [...]

Group Exhibition Phantasmorganica at Allegra LaViola Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- Allegra LaViola Gallery presents the group exhibition Phantasmorganica, co-curated with Danielle Mund, on view from July 14 through July 31, 2010. The exhibition showcases the work of seven artists who examine and transmogrify ideas and materials into complex, “organic” images through drawing, painting, collage, and photography. “Phantasmorganica” is a fabricated word fusing the lexical words “phantasmagoria” and “organic”, resulting in the idea of the natural intertwined with the fantastical. The primitivistic quality of drawing makes it especially [...]

Inaugural Exhibition Showcases New Acquisitions in Israel Museum Collection

JERUSALEM.- The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, will inaugurate the contemporary galleries of its new Edmond and Lily Safra Fine Arts Wing with Still / Moving, an exhibition exploring the use of slow and meditative movement in a range of mediums, including installation, video, and photography. Featuring 26 works from the Museum’s contemporary collection by Carlos Amorales, Olafur Eliasson, Mona Hatoum, Ori Gersht, Aernout Mik, and Bill Viola, among others, Still / Moving showcases the international breadth, depth, and growth of the [...]

German Artist Peter Bialobrzeski Exhibits in Shanghai at m97 Gallery

SHANGHAI.- m97 Gallery presents “Neon Paradise” a solo exhibition of photography works by German artist Peter Bialobrzeski. The “Neon Paradise” exhibition showcases for the first time in Shanghai works from Bialobrzeski’s award-winning “Neon Tigers” series, as well as works from his most recent “Paradise Now” series. Bialobrzeski’s photographs depict the urban landscape and concrete jungles in metropolises across Southeast Asia. Spanning nearly a decade, these two bodies of work are the perfect juxtapositions and bookends to Bialobrzeski’s work in Asia. [...]

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