Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Brings Together Works by Kollwitz, Beckmann, Dix and Grosz

STUTTGART.- The exhibition “Kollwitz – Beckmann – Dix – Grosz. Wartime” brings together works from within theStaatsgalerie Stuttgart’s collection – immediate artistic reactions to the two devastating world wars and society in the first half of the twentieth century. Series and portfolios by these artists rarely shown in their entirety are included, as are self-portraits and other impressive individual works. The drawings and prints are complemented by a small number of paintings and sculptures.

Exhibition in Hamburg Presents Numerous Paintings, Drawings and Prints by Marc Chagall

HAMBURG.- In the fall of 2010, the Bucerius Kunst Forum is showing around 150 works by Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985). Entitled Marc Chagall. Lifelines, the exhibition presents numerous paintings, drawings and prints by Chagall from the collection of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, which can be seen for the first time in Germany. The museum holds major works from the collection of Ida Chagall, the artist’s daughter, as well as many other collectors. For the exhibition at the Bucerius [...]

Sound and Video-Installation with Sophie Whettnall’s Latest Self-Portrait at Fundació Joan Miró

BARCELONA.- Sophie Whettnall (Brussels, 1973) is presenting a sound video-installation with her latest self-portrait, designed specifically for Explicit Silence and titled Excess of Yang. According to oriental philosophy, yin and yang is a concept based on the duality in everything that exists in the universe. In Chinese medicine, the symptoms of a nature that is excessively yang – a quality generically associated with action, movement, light and the male – can include stress, lack of sleep and fast, reckless driving. [...]

Ian Ingram Showcases His Newest Body of Work at Barry Friedman

NEW YORK, NY.- Barry Friedman Ltd. presents, “Self Portraits: The New York Debut of Contemporary Artist Ian Ingram showcasing his newest body of work. Having made a self-portrait every year since he was 16, Ingram has spent the past 2 ½ years working solely on this highly anticipated series of large-scale self-portrait drawings. The exhibition will be accompanied by a full-color catalogue with feature essay by art critic, writer, and former art dealer, Garth Clark, and published by Barry Friedman [...]

Unbelievably Hilarious Face Painting Art

Remember going to birthday parties or the carnival as a child and getting your face painted? Face painting is fun and magical, and it lets us temporarily transform ourselves. You can be just about anything, from a fierce animal to a dainty fairy to a weird celebrity look-alike. Unfortunately, most of us stop getting our faces painting when we become adults. James Kuhn, however, picked up the habit as an adult – and ran with it. James Kuhn has considered [...]

Brussels Celebrates Mexico’s Bicentennial with Frida Kahlo Exhibition

BRUSSELS.- Frida Kahlo y su mundo nineteen paintings, one etching and six drawings from Frida Kahlo, all from the Museo Dolores Olmedo, illustrate life and work of this exceptional artist. Frida Kahlo y su mundo Frida Kahlo’s disconcerting gaze stares out from the Museo Olmedo collection, the world’s largest (private) collection of her work. 19 paintings, an etching, six drawings, and a number of photographs bear witness to her brilliant contribution to the symbolist and surrealist movements. And to her [...]