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Alec Soth's series "Broken Manual" at Sean Kelly Gallery in New York
Written by Archie Campbell Monday, 06 February 2012 21:57
NEW YORK, NY.- Sean Kelly Gallery announces the opening of Alec Soth’s new exhibition, "Broken Manual", which is Soth’s premiere exhibition with the gallery and the first opportunity to view such a large selection of this important body of work in New York. The majority of photographs that comprise this compelling series were taken over a four-year period, from 2006-2010. They reflect Soth’s increasing interest in the mounting anger and frustration that some—specifically male— Americans feel with societal constraints and their subsequent desire to remove themselves from civilization. The resultant work is a group of portraits of men and the landscapes they inhabit that are poignant, disturbing and mysterious. Soth’s uncanny ability to gain the trust of those whom he photographs gave him unprecedented access to these notoriously elusive individuals, in moments, variously, of brooding, deep reflection or vulnerability. On view through 11th March.Read more: [[Alec Soth's series "Broken Manual" at Sean Kelly Gallery in New York]]
The Sheldon Museum of Art to display "James McNeill Whistler: 40 Years of Printmaking"
Written by Glenn Adamson Tuesday, 05 October 2010 23:31
Lincoln, NB - Forty etchings and lithographs from the Sheldon Museum of Art's permanent collection will be shown together for the first time in "James McNeill Whistler: 40 Years of Printmaking." As is evident in prints from the Thames Set, Whistler was especially interested in harbor scenes. The exhibition opens May 26th at the museum, 12th and R streets on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus, and continues on view through Sept. 20th, 2009.
The Andy Warhol Museum shows "Warhol and Cars" and " About Face"
Written by Victor Winston Monday, 06 February 2012 21:58
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Warhol and Cars: American Icons is the first exhibition to examine Warhol’s enduring fascination with automotive vehicles as products of American consumer society. This exhibition features more than forty drawings, paintings, photographs, and related archival material spanning from 1946 to 1986. As one of the most iconic and influential artists of the 20th century, Andy Warhol has helped to define America. His signature images of such American products and celebrities as Campbell’s soup cans, Coca-Cola bottles, Marilyn Monroe, and Elizabeth Taylor have become instantly recognizable. The majority of the work in the exhibition is from The Andy Warhol Museum’s collection. On view 5th February until 13th May.Read more: [[The Andy Warhol Museum shows "Warhol and Cars" and " About Face"]]
The Emergence of Gay Liberation Explored in Exhibition at The New York Public Library
Written by rubin Sunday, 17 May 2009 20:50
NEW YORK, NY.- June 28, 2009 will mark the 40th anniversary of the historic Stonewall Riots that occurred in Greenwich Village, New York. Many cite the riots as the birth of the Gay Rights Movement in the United States. From June 1969 until June 1970, gays and lesbians in New York City radicalized in an unprecedented way founding several activist groups that created a new vision for Gay Liberation. The exhibition 1969: The Year of Gay Liberation charts the emergence and evolution of this new vision from the Stonewall Riots to the first LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) pride march on Christopher Street in June 1970. All of the materials for this exhibition were drawn from the LGBT collection in the Manuscripts and Archives Division of The New York Public Library.
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Christies's to highlight "The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale"
Written by Jason Carrington Monday, 06 February 2012 21:59
London - Christie's to highlight The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale will immediately follow the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Auction, and will offer 39 lots with a total pre-sale value of £19,645,000 - 29,130,000 - the most valuable pre-sale estimate for any auction of Surrealist and Dada art. the Surreal Evening Auctions will take place on 7 February 2012 at 7pm with a pre-sale estimate of £86,205,000 -127,090,000 (corresponding estimate in 2011: £73.8-109 million). Combined with the Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist works which will be offered in Living with Art – A Private European Collection, the total value of art offered in the Evening Sales between 7 and 9 February is £97,761,000-145,090,000.Read more: [[Christies's to highlight "The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale" ]]
Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review"
Written by Editor, Art Knowledge News Sunday, 05 February 2012 21:14
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The Czech Republic's Prague Biennale 4 Opens in Karlin Hall ~ International Art & Photography
Written by rubin Friday, 15 May 2009 21:00
PRAGUE, CZ - Polymorphous, multifaceted, multicultural and in continuous dialogue with itself as well as with its audience; these are the qualities of PRAGUE BIENNALE 4, presented this year together with PRAGUE BIENNALE PHOTO 1. Prague Biennale directors Giancarlo Politi and Helena Kontova have created an open forum on painting, presenting this issue through several declinations and manifestations: locals, nationals and internationals. The result is EXPANDED PAINTING — a title coined on the occasion of Prague Biennale 2 and inspired by Rosalind Krauss’s “Sculpture in Expanded Field.” On view from May 14 through July 26, 2009.
United States Archives unveils "Magna Carta" in a specially humidified glass & metal case
Written by Brett Zongker, AP Sunday, 05 February 2012 22:04
WASHINGTON (AP).- A 715-year old copy of Magna Carta will soon return to public view at the National Archives after a conservation effort removed old patches and repaired weak spots in the English declaration of human rights that inspired the United States' founding documents. The National Archives unveiled the medieval document Thursday in a specially humidified glass and metal case. It is the only original Magna Carta in the United States and will return to public display February 17th. A $13.5 million gift from philanthropist David Rubenstein funded the conservation, the custom-built case and a new gallery being renovated to host Magna Carta. Rubenstein bought the historic document at auction in 2007 for $21.3 million and sent it to the National Archives on a long-term loan. Rubenstein, a co-founder of the private equity firm The Carlyle Group, said he sought the document previously owned by Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot because he wanted to keep it from leaving the country. As a history buff, Rubenstein has become an expert on Magna Carta's legacy dating to 1215. That's when noblemen came together to declare their rights to King John, including the first limits on arbitrary taxation that led to the principle of "no taxation without representation" and the right to a trial by jury.Hermitage Amsterdam Celebrates Its Opening with "At the Russian Court" ~ a Sumptuous Exhibition
Written by Robert V. Gaines Thursday, 09 September 2010 22:05
Amsterdam, NL -The inaugural exhibition of Hermitage Amsterdam, At the Russian Court. Palace and Protocol in the 19th Century, promises to be one of the most lavish ever presented in Europe, and one of the largest. With more than 2,200 objects on loan from the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, the exhibition will fill the Amstelhof—the historic, newly restored home of Hermitage Amsterdam—from 20 June 2009 to 31 January 2010, as it recreates life at the Russian court during the nineteenth century: a period that spanned the reigns of six tsars, from the little-known Paul I, son of Catherine the Great, to the tragic Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia.
SOHO Galleries Showcases "Graeme Balchin: The Immaculate Perception"
Written by Steve Gilchrist Monday, 06 February 2012 00:18
Sydney, Australia.- SOHO Galleries are pleased to present "Graeme Balchin: The Immaculate Perception", on view at the gallery from February 4th through February 24th. Describing the works in the show, Graeme states: "Art is something that lives inside me, a thing that is vital to my well-being. It is a huge part of my everyday life and to be without it is something I could not comprehend. A full time artist working mainly in oils and graphite, I choose the term “Imaginative Realist" to describe my style. I am mostly self taught but have learnt and studied in a great many places, so I am influenced by many but determined to stay true to my own style.I have found that I am a solitary person, not quit fitting in with mainstream demographics and therefore I live alone and am happy to do so; I feel most artists are this way. I often feel perhaps we are just a touch crazy".
"I constantly look for meaning in my work; a story that can hide inside the painting. I find it hard to paint just a portrait of someone. My endeavour in life is to create a masterpiece - which I hope I will never do as it would signal the end of my desire to paint. I am fascinated by the changes in young women that have come about due to their freedom and equality, which I find an endless inspiration. Most of my figure work has come from this; the dawning of their own sensuality and how they work with it. The paintings I have created for this exhibition, "Immaculate Perception" are the culmination of a decade of working with two particular models, my stepdaughter Amy and her friend Alexandra. I started painting Amy at the age of twelve. She loved to pose and I painted her for the local regional art prize each year. She introduced me to Alex, who was equally keen to pose, and they became my main stay muses each year, winning me People’s Choice in 2009. After some time I became aware that I was capturing the lives of these two young women as they grew into adults.
Theirs was such a different experience to mine when I was young and yet strangely the same. As they say, the more things change the more they stay the same. I started playing with their ‘modern-ness’ and my era, bringing the two together, painting in a style that would bring out the feeling of them and not just the image. After you have studied a subject so long in painting it, you fall in love with every little detail. I like to paint so as to give the desire to touch the painting, the feel of the skin, or the material - kind of 3D effect. I want to give the viewer the same feeling that I get when painting it; everything becomes so immaculate and the shapes are so beautiful you can not stop looking at them. Having known Amy and Alex so long I feel I can paint their personalities as well as their image. The two girls are quite different; Amy a little reserved, Alex more extrovert. I feel this shows in the paintings, not just in their images but also in the whole story of the work. Their sensuality shows in different ways. It has been a great delight to watch them obtain and recognize the power their looks have given them, and observe how they use this to get their way - how they throw it at me when they pose and then giggle at the knowledge of their suggestiveness. It is an amazing journey for them, and to be able to paint it is even more amazing. I hope the viewer can feel this also.
The only way to capture this emotion is with a high degree of realism but I am always aware of not losing a painterly effect. It lets the viewer see that the artwork has been created and crafted with emotion and thought; about how to capture the moment with narrative and symbology; how to make their temporality eternal. Most of my paintings carry a metaphor or symbolism, a story of a part of the lives of these young ladies. "Papiliophobia” - the fear of butterflies - the desire to be free, but with it comes the fear of the responsibility; the desire to leave the nest, crossed with their need for security. They want to go in search of far away castles but are hearing the warnings of danger.
To use any other style or method, for me would not convey the same message. The artworks have to be painstakingly and lovingly laboured over. Each painting has the emotion of the subject thought about and slowly brought out so that it becomes embedded into it; to paint them in the abstract would simply be a waste of the precious moment. If the work is completed too quickly the subject matter does not have the time to incubate and talk to me about where it wants to go; something that can take months. Yes, my paintings talk to me and they tell me the precise moment when they are finished too. I hope the viewer enjoys these paintings as much as I have enjoyed creating them, and that Alex and Amy will allow me to continue painting the ongoing journey of their lives. Graeme W Balchin studied at Paddington Art School 1986, Pennant Hills Life Drawing 1987, Sydney Art Station 1988, Julian Ashtons Art School Sydney (drawing, painting,etching) and studied etching at Duck Print. On completion of his trade qualifications, he established and ran his own successful signwriting business Vital Signs which operated until 2000. He produced work for Village Road Show, Hoyts, Greater Union, Home Pics Video,Top Video and many RSL, Leagues and Bowling Clubs. In 2000 he sold the business and his invention of an Aluminum flexible signface and started teaching at Newcastle Tafe in 2003. In 2004 he left to pursue a full-time career in Fine Art.
Now in it's 16th year, SOHO galleries is a exciting commercial art gallery, established in Sydney in March 1995, that provides Australian artists with the space and exposure to place artworks in today's contemporary corporate and domestic environments. Opened by the director, Nigel Messenger, with experience exceeding 25 years in the art industry, the gallery offers new works on a regular basis from the wealth of Australia's new and emerging artists in the Soho Art Gallery. SOHO galleries wish to encourage all aspects of creativity in the art world through promotion, exhibition, and placement. Opportunities abound in what is now an ever-shrinking planet, through improved transport services, tourism, and more particularly communication mediums involving visual imagery transfers; the planet is now our market place. The creativity and determination of the new wave of artists, wishing to be exposed and accepted by the world market motivates us. To this end SOHO galleries will continually present exciting, dramatic and provocative works of art in Sydney and to the worldwide art market. Visit the gallery's website at ... http://www.sohogalleries.netJoAnne Artman Gallery to show Rimi Yang and Martiros Adalian
Written by rubin Wednesday, 13 May 2009 21:58
Laguna Beach, CA - JoAnne Artman Gallery to Show Equilibrium: International Artist Rimi Yang and Armenian Artist Martiros Adalian from June 4 through June 30, 2009. Private Reception: Saturday, June 6th, 6-9 pm. “Shen Tusn-Ch'ien, one of old Chinese master painter explains Taoist thoughts about painting…the artist creates 'this wu-wei, not forcing the brush, not thinking discursively, but moving with sensitivity in the moment. In this way, painting becomes a form of meditation, a means of discovering union with tao, an accomplishment evident in the very best art.” – Rimi Yang
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The Royal College of Art Will Host the 20/21 International Art Fair in London
Written by Jerome Washbourn Sunday, 05 February 2012 23:59
London.- The 20/21 International Art Fair will take place at the Royal College of Art, in Kensington Gore, London SW7, from 16th through 19th February. Jeffrey Archer will open the Fair at 12 noon on the 16th. The fair features modern and contemporary art from the UK but has a significant number of dealers who specialise in work from China, India, Japan, Russia, Poland, Serbia and the Ukraine.However, art from a whole host of other countries will also be on show including many European countries, and, this year a special exhibit from Australia. International names include Braque, Chagall, Matisse, Miro, Picasso (all works on paper), plus British favourites such as Peter Blake, Damien Hirst, David Hockney and Henry Moore, together with many emerging and less well known artists whose work will be there to be discovered and enjoyed.Read more: [[The Royal College of Art Will Host the 20/21 International Art Fair in London]]
Moscow Museum of Modern Art presents Claudia Rogge ~ A Retrospective
Written by rubin Wednesday, 13 May 2009 01:07
Moscow, Russia - Moscow Museum of Modern Art together with pARTnerproject gallery opens the first solo museum exhibition of Claudia Rogge, the well-known Düsseldorf photographer. “A Retrospective” presents more than 30 large-scale photographs, as well as an installation that reflects the author’s ongoing fascination with the theme of the individual and the crowd. The show is curated by David Galloway, art critic for the International Herald Tribune and former Chief Curator of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. On exhibition may 16th through June 17th, 2009.
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The Farnsworth Art Museum Features "The Art of The Book"
Written by Nigel Hollingsworth Sunday, 05 February 2012 23:42
Rockland, Maine.- The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition entitled "The Art of the Book", on view at the museum through April 1st. Organized by Farnsworth Registrar Angela Waldron, the exhibition will be on display in the museum’s Craig Gallery. "The Art of the Book" is an exploration of the museum’s diverse collection of primarily nineteenth- and twentieth- century rare, first edition, and out-of-print books ranging from the earliest purchases by Robert Bellows in the 1940s to important donations made throughout the museum’s history. Included will be Bellow’s original ledger describing his purchases, providing a fascinating insight into his collecting mission, trends of the time, and the storied bookshops he frequented in Boston and New York City.Read more: [[The Farnsworth Art Museum Features "The Art of The Book"]]
The Delaware Art Museum presents "Out of the Commonplace ~ The Folk Art of Delaware"
Written by rubin Wednesday, 13 May 2009 00:40
Wilmington, DE - The Delaware Art Museum presents Out of the Commonplace: The Folk Art of Delaware , featuring over 30 paintings, sculptures, quilts, and woodworks by Delaware artists, on view May 16, 2009 – August 16, 2009. Part of the Museum’s Outlooks Exhibition Series, this exhibition was organized in collaboration with the Delaware Folk Art Collection, a program of Delaware State Parks. Folk artists bring their individual creativity to the routine and necessary objects of daily life. Self-taught, they express the traditional and artistic values of their community. Their craft is often passed down from one generation to the next, leaving a legacy for all to share.
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SOFA celebrates 15th Anniversary in NYC with an Exciting Roster of Dealers
Written by Herbert Samson Sunday, 05 February 2012 23:22
NEW YORK, NY.- With a new design scheme and an exciting roster of international dealers, The Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair celebrates its 15th anniversary on Friday, April 20 through Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Park Avenue Armory, 67th Street and Park Avenue. The fair's invitation-only Opening Night VIP Preview is Thursday, April 19 from 5-7 pm, followed by a Public Preview from 7-9 pm by ticket purchase. Donna Davies, Director of SOFA fairs in New York, Chicago and Santa Fe adds, "In celebration of SOFA NEW YORK's milestone 15th anniversary, plans are underway to reinvigorate the design and aesthetics of the exhibition hall. We look forward to presenting an exciting group of new dealers this fair who are strong in international ceramics."Read more: [[SOFA celebrates 15th Anniversary in NYC with an Exciting Roster of Dealers]]
Salvador Dalí ~ 'Liquid Desire' a Major Retrospective to be Hosted by NGV
Written by rubin Tuesday, 12 May 2009 22:29
MELBOURNE, AU - Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire is the first comprehensive retrospective of the work of Salvador Dalí ever to be staged in Australia. The exhibition is drawn from the holdings of the two largest collections of Dalí in the world: - the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí in Figueres, Spain; and the Salvador Dalí Museum in St Petersburg, Florida, USA. The exhibition opens 13 June and will be on view through 4 October, 2009 at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).
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