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Wolfsonian Honors the New Deal

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:31:07 -0400

MIAMI, FL - A Bittersweet Decade: The New Deal in America, 1933-43 considers the impact of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs on American culture. The exhibition explores how the government’s patronage of art, design, and architecture were integral parts of the larger project of the New Deal, which aimed to spur recovery from the Great Depression and change American society. Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the New Deal, the exhibition is on view at The Wolfsonian–FIU through January 19, 2009.

Berlin Features Adolf Hitler

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:20:43 -0400

BERLIN - A branch of Madame Tussauds' Museum will open Saturday in Berlin. The museum has included a controversial wax figure of Adolf Hitler hunched over a desk in a dimly lit bunker just before he committed suicide at the end of World War II. Nathalie Ruoss, museum spokesperson said, "We polled people in Berlin about how they want to have the exhibition, and the majority wanted historical and cultural background to the figures."

Sculptor Andy Scott

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:24:25 -0400

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - Acclaimed sculptor Andy Scott is currently working on two large sculptures titled The Kelpies which will be placed at the entrance of the Forth & Clyde Canal. Today, Andy Scott worked with 'Barron' a Clydesdale horse in his workshop in Glasgow, Scotland. The two horses were provided to help the sculptor finalize his drawings and make the anatomy of his project accurate.

Visual Slang 2008

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:34:20 -0400

New York City - Henry Street Settlement’s Abrons Arts Center is delighted to present Visual Slang 2008: The Modern Urban Imagination from Tehran to Tel Aviv, the second in a series of cutting-edge global urban art exhibits. On exhibition 17 July through 31 August, 2008.

Drawings Exhibit at Lady Lever Art Gallery

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:06:11 -0400

LIVERPOOL, UK - This exhibition introduces William Hesketh Lever (1851-1925), later the first Viscount Leverhulme, as a notable collector of British watercolours and drawings. It traces Lever's taste and his relationship with some of the most renowned art dealers of his day. The exhibition is in three sections. On view 28 June to 9 November 2008.

Tribute to Cole Pratt

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:08:40 -0400

NEW ORLEANS.- Robert Coleman "Cole" Pratt, Jr. (1955-2008), a loyal friend and longtime supporter of the New Orleans Museum of Art, passed away unexpectedly on April 19. A native of Mississippi, Cole was well known for the Magazine Street gallery he opened in Uptown New Orleans fifteen years ago. Cole's manner and professionalism endeared him to his many clients, artists and friends. He was a true servant of the arts with a business sense as sharp as his wit. As the charming face of the gallery, Cole did more than sell fine art; he imparted constant encouragement and guidance to his artists and shared with his clients his many secrets to fine art collecting.

A Goya Downgraded

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:32:51 -0400

Madrid - The Prado Museum in Madrid said on Thursday that “El Coloso,” the oil painting of a looming giant long attributed to Francisco de Goya, was probably painted by an assistant. The authenticity of the painting, which was created during Napoleon’s occupation of Spain, had been disputed by a Goya specialist at the museum, Manuela Mena, The Independent of London reported. “Stylistically, it is completely alien to Goya,” said Ms. Mena. “The person who painted the bulls in ‘El Coloso’ knew nothing about the anatomy of a bull, which Goya knew everything about.”

MFA Boston Tops $500 Million

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:10:25 -0400

BOSTON, MA - A Board of Trustees meeting at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), it was announced that the Museum has reached its $500 million campaign goal. In addition, Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director of the MFA, stated that in recognition of Joyce and Edward Linde’s gift to the campaign and deep commitment to community arts education, the Museum’s West Wing will be named the Linde Family Wing. Rogers also announced that the new 150-seat auditorium in the American Wing will be named in honor of Barbara and Ted Alfond, in acknowledgement of their generous gift to the campaign and passion for museum learning.

Cheekwood Wins Awards

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:31:08 -0400

Nashville, TN - was recently selected as a winner of the 2008 Museum Publications Design Competition by the American Association of Museums (AAM). The annual AAM Museum Publications Design Competition acknowledges excellence in the graphic design of museum publications and Cheekwood was judged within the category of institutions across the country with budgets greater than $750,000.

Gallery KH to show Photo Fusion ~ Robert Berlin & M. Ellen Cocose

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:47:32 -0400

Chicago, IL - Gallery KH is proud to showcase Photo Fusion: Robert Berlin and M. Ellen Cocose. Photo Fusion opens the night of the 13th Annual Vision Event, Friday July 18 and closes August 31, 2008. Two distinct artists in their own right, Robert Berlin and M. Ellen Cocose bring a unique look to the tradition of photography.

Kenneth Snelson ~ In Person

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:33:03 -0400

Asheville, NC - The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and the Asheville Public Art Board are honored to bring an important and influential contemporary artist to Asheville on Tuesday July 22nd. Kenneth Snelson is a major American sculptor with work in collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MOMA, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., museums in Holland, Australia, Japan and Germany and public art commissions all over the world.

Zoe Walker & Neil Bromwich

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:04:53 -0400

LONDON - On the Threshold of a Dream, the second exhibition in the Turner Contemporary Project Space features work by Zoë Walker and Neil Bromwich. Working together since 1999, Walker and Bromwich’s performances, sculptures and videos often encourage the participation of the audience and are both playful and utopian in their exploration of art’s ability to overcome boundaries.

Chosen for Fourth Plinth

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:13:08 -0400

LONDON - Antony Gormley and Yinka Shonibare, MBE were announced today by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, as the winning artists of the next two commissions for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.

Johan Muyle ~ Sioux in Paradise

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:53:17 -0400

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - Centre for Fine Arts presents Johan Muyle - Sioux in Paradise, on view through September 21, 2008. The Sioux in Paradise exhibition brings together a score of recent, previously unseen sculptures by the Belgian artist Johan Muyle. On the one hand, clones of the artist (molded self-portraits), life-size dressed skeletons, robots that react to the approach of each visitor. On the other, mobile armchairs that carry a luminous message. Finally, a series of "animated mural sculptures" with video screens. Models and drawings, never before exhibited, give an overview of the sculptor's work.

Ata Kandó & Eva Besnyö

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:58:49 -0400

AMSTERDAM - HUP gallery Amsterdam presents a retrospective of the best works from the oeuvre of photographers Ata Kandó and Eva Besnyö. Hungary was the country where both Ata Kandó (1913) and Eva Besnyö (1910-2003) have their roots. They first met in 1952 and from that moment the two became best friends. Ata and Eva always hoped to do an exhibit together. We are very pleased that we now can make that a reality. Both women have had a great influence on photography and the fact they were best friends strengthened the influence of Hungarian photography in Holland.