Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibition explores van Gogh’s deep immersion into nature

PHILADELPHIA, PA.- “I…am always obliged to go and gaze at a blade of grass, a pine-tree branch, an ear of wheat, to calm myself,” Vincent van Gogh wrote in a letter to his sister, Wilhemina, in July of 1889. An artist of exceptional intensity, not only in his use of color and exuberant application of paint but also in his personal life, van Gogh was powerfully and passionately drawn to nature. From 1886, when van Gogh left Antwerp for Paris, to [...]

Mid-career survey devoted to Zoe Strauss examines everyday life and the role of art in the modern city

PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Zoe Strauss, a Philadelphia photographer with a growing international reputation, is the subject of a major exhibition that opens on January 14 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Zoe Strauss: Ten Years is a mid-career retrospective of this acclaimed artist’s work, representing the first critical assessment of her decade-long project to exhibit annually in a public space beneath Interstate-95 (I-95) in South Philadelphia. The exhibition will include 170 prints and a selection of artist-created slideshows, one of which will be [...]

First major Canadian exhibition of works by van Gogh for more than 25 years to open at the National Gallery

OTTAWA.- The National Gallery of Canada’s 2012 exceptional summer show, Van Gogh: Up Close, will be the first major Canadian exhibition of works by the famous Dutch artist for more than 25 years. In what promises to be a truly unique exhibition, visitors to the National Gallery will have the opportunity to discover Vincent van Gogh’s genius from an entirely new perspective by exploring the artist’s approach to nature through his innovative use of the close-up view. Opening on May 25, [...]

“Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus” exhibition opens at the Detroit Institute of Arts

DETROIT, MI.- Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus, at the Detroit Institute of Arts Nov. 20, 2011–Feb. 12, 2012, brings together for the first time many of Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn’s finest paintings, prints and drawings that portray Jesus and events described in the Bible. The exhibition has been organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Musée du Louvre and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The exhibition of 64 works includes approximately 52 small, intimate paintings, prints and drawings by Rembrandt [...]

Seattle Art Museum is the only U.S. venue for Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise

SEATTLE, WA.- Seattle Art Museum will present the only United States stop for Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise, a landmark show highlighting the complex relationship between Paul Gauguin’s work and the art and culture of Polynesia. The exhibition, on view February 9 through April 29, 2012, includes about 50 of Gauguin’s brilliantly hued paintings, sculptures and works on paper, which are displayed alongside 60 major examples of Polynesian sculpture that fueled his search for the exotic. Organized by the Art Centre [...]

Philadelphia Museum of Art appoints Hiromi Kinoshita associate curator of Chinese Art

PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Timothy Rub, the George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, today announced the appointment of Hiromi Kinoshita as Associate Curator of Chinese Art in the Department of East Asian Art. Currently Assistant Curator of Chinese Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Dr. Kinoshita will join the staff on April 1, 2012. She will be responsible for the care and utilization of the Museum’s extensive holdings of Chinese art. “Hiromi Kinoshita brings [...]

Philadelphia Museum Announces the Acquisition of Major Work by Daniel Garber

PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art has acquired Tanis, one of the best-known paintings by Daniel Garber (American, 1880-1958), a leading Pennsylvania Impressionist and one of the most significant artists working in Philadelphia in the first several decades of the 20th century. This extraordinary work depicts the artist’s eight-year-old daughter standing in the doorway of Garber’s studio at his farm in Cuttalossa Glen near New Hope in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Painted in 1915, it was awarded a prize when first exhibited [...]

Major Collection of Frederick Kiesler Drawings and Sculptures Donated to Philadelphia Museum

PHILADELPHIA, PA.- A major collection of 31 drawings and two sculptures by the architect, artist, designer, poet, and philosopher Frederick Kiesler (American, born Austria-Prussia 1890–1965) has been donated to the Museum by Ronnie L. and John E. Shore, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Shore were inspired to make this gift by the close connection of Kiesler to Marcel Duchamp (American, born France, 1887-1968), whose work is so well represented in the collection of thePhiladelphia Museum of Art. Ranging in date [...]

Cincinnati Art Museum Conservator Conducts Conservation of van Gogh in Public

CINCINNATI, OH.- From Monet’s garden to Art Deco delights, the Cincinnati Art Museum will take you on a journey through time and place as part of its 2011-2012 Exhibition season. Highlighting both the Art Museum’s superb permanent collection and great works of art it is bringing to this community, the exhibition schedule also includes major renovations to galleries. “We will be using our collection of sixty thousand objects covering six thousand years of human history to reveal beauty in gardens, [...]

Claude Monet’s Les Peupliers” Set to Fetch $25 Million at Christie’s Auction in New York

NEW YORK, N.Y. (REUTERS).- A pristine Monet masterpiece from the artist’s celebrated “Poplars” series will be featured at Christie’s in May, when it is expected to sell for as much as $30 million, the auction house said on Friday. “Les Peupliers,” the largest from Monet’s famed paintings depicting poplar trees executed during his years in Giverny, is being sold by an Asian collector who purchased it at auction in 2000 for just over $7 million. Claude Monet, Les peupliers, oil [...]

Over One Hundred Works of Art Made by Michelangelo Pistoletto Presented at MAXXI

ROME.- Michelangelo Pistoletto: Da Uno a Molti, 1956–1974 and Cittadellarte are the two exhibitions that MAXXI, in collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is devoting to the great Italian artist and will open to the public from March 4th to August 15th 2011. With more than 100 works on view coming from public and private, Italian and international collections, Michelangelo Pistoletto: Da Uno a Molti, 1956–1974 presents one of the most important living Italian artists, internationally recognised as a key [...]

Marc Chagall in Paris During the Early 20th Century at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

PHILADELPHIA, PA.- As a center of cosmopolitan culture and a symbol of modernity, Paris held a magnetic attraction for artists from Eastern Europe during the early decades of the 20th century. Most painters and sculptors settled around Montparnasse, which was sprinkled with cafes, and art galleries. It was here that Alexander Archipenko, Marc Chagall, Moïse Kisling, Jacques Lipchitz, Louis Marcoussis, Amedeo Modigliani, Chana Orloff, Jules Pascin, Margit Pogany, Chaim Soutine, and Ossip Zadkine established studios and discovered each other’s work. [...]

Philadelphia Museum of Art Presents Survey of George Inness’s Italian Landscapes

PHILADELPHIA, PA.- A central figure in the history of American 19th-century landscape painting, George Inness (1825–1894) made two sojourns to Italy—the first in 1851 to 1852 and the second from 1870 to 1874—during which he followed in the footsteps of the Old Masters in pursuit of a technique that would place him at the forefront of American art. This focused exhibition of 10 significant works is the first to examine the impact of Inness’s experience of Italy and how this [...]

Ground Broken on Frank Gehry’s $81 Million Underground Utility Space at Philadelphia Art Museum

PHILADELPHIA (AP).- It’s not typical for a loading dock to be the celebrated subject of a groundbreaking ceremony, but Frank Gehry is not your typical architect. Gehry joined more than 100 dignitaries, philanthropists and art aficionados Tuesday at the The Philadelphia Museum of Art to mark the start of construction on his 68,000-square-foot, $81 million underground utility space. A vaulted hallway that has been closed to the public is seen after a groundbreaking ceremony at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in [...]

Renowned Los Angeles Painter Ed Moses Opens a Solo Exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Renowned Los Angeles painter Ed Moses opened a solo exhibition, wic wack, at Brian Gross Fine Art. While Moses is known for his innovative, non-objective abstractions, the works on view explore pattern and figuration through fabric stencils, animal motifs, and face-like forms. The exhibition continues through December 23. Ed Moses, Kracker, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 66 x 54 inches. Photo: Courtesy Brian Gross Fine Art These dynamic, textile-like paintings can be a shock to those who identify Moses [...]

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