Paintings Not Seen for More than Half a Century Now on View at Alte Pinalothek

MUNICH.- To mark the anniversary year, a number of paintings from the rich holdings in the Alte Pinakothek collection, that have seldom been displayed, are on show. Several have not been seen for more than half a century, others have been exhibited over the past few years, albeit mostly for just a brief period. Unknown masterpieces as well as unusual paintings await discovery from 17 March onwards in the North Cabinet Rooms in the “Klenze Portal” exhibition area in the [...]

Städel Museum Opens “In Chronological Order: Städel Works of the 14th to 21st Centuries”

FRANKFURT.- The holdings of the Städel Museum comprise masterpieces of European art from the late Middle Ages to the present. The temporary closure of its galleries in the course of the redevelopment measures carried out in the old building as part of the Städel’s extension and of making the new building accessible via the old building offers the unique opportunity to show the museum’s familiar treasures in an entirely new context. The temporary presentation of the Städel’s collection under the title “In Chronological [...]

Surreal Paintings by Jacek Yerka

Jacek Yerka is a Polish surrealist painter from Toruń, Poland in 1952, where he later studied fine art and graphic design. According to Yerka, he was pressured by his university instructors to eschew detail and realism in favor of the fashion of the times – but did not relent, adhering to the meticulous classic Flemish technique that still typifies his work. In time they came to see him as a brilliant – though troubled – talent. Yerka graduated from the [...]

Gauguin’s Nevermore Wins Accolade of Most Romantic Artwork in Art Fund Poll

LONDON.- Nevermore, which is on display at The Courtauld Gallery, was chosen by artist and broadcaster Matthew Collings, and was selected from a list of five works chosen by well known public figures. The other selected artworks were Titian’s “Bacchus and Ariadne”, selected by writer and broadcaster Andrew Graham-Dixon; Jan Van Eyck’s “The Arnolfini Portrait”, chosen by artist Grayson Perry; Nicolas Poussin’s “Rinaldo and Armida”, chosen by writer, critic and professor of literature at University of Essex, Marina Warner; and [...]

Francis Alys Awarded Biennial Award for Contemporary Art

MAASTRICHT.- The jury, comprised of Enrico Lunghi, Dirk Snauwaert and Alexander van Grevenstein, has decided unanimously to award the BACA 2010 to Francis Alÿs (B – 1959). For over twenty years, he has lived in Mexico City, and recently also in Casablanca. The BACA, the Biennial Award for Contemporary Art, is intended as a tribute to an artist for his or her adventurous oeuvre and visible influence on other (younger) artists. Francis Alÿs has been awarded the Biennial Award for [...]