Ghanaians living abroad mount exhibition Nov 7, 2009
There is therefore European Art, American Art, Japanese Art, Chinese Art, among others. Two of the artists who were present were Kate Badoe and J.C. Sarpong who live and work in the USA.. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Boca Raton Museum Announces Re-Accreditation by American Association of Museums Oct 21, 2009
The Museum s multi-cultural Permanent Collection of more than 4,000 works of modern and contemporary American and European art, 20th-century African Tribal and Pre-Columbian Indian art and artifacts, along with changing exhibitions of national and international importance serve as an out-of-the-ordinary backdrop for any occasion. The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10 am 5 pm and Saturday and Sunday noon 5pm. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Milwaukee Art Museum Organizes First U.S. Museum Exhibition of Warhol's Late Works Sep 23, 2009
With a history dating back to 1888, the Museum houses a Collection with strengths in 19th- and 20th-century American and European art, contemporary art, American decorative arts, and folk and self-taught art. The Museum includes the Santiago Calatrava-designed Quadracci Pavilion, named by Time magazine "Best Design of 2001." For more information visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
High expectations for Rembrandt Sep 19, 2009
"We look forward to welcoming international collectors and institutions from around the world to what will be a landmark auction in the history of the European art market," he said. Private collection. (BBC News -- Europe)
•FROM SERBIA TO FRANKLIN Sep 18, 2009
The works combine contemporary European art with the traditions of his homeland, said Svetlana Rakic, head of the art department at the college. Subscribers, to read full story. (The Daily Journal)
Blocks of Color: American Woodcuts from the 1890s to the Present Sep 7, 2009
Christine Giviskos, Associate Curator of Nineteenth-Century European Art, curated the exhibition with Marilyn Symmes, Director of the Morse Research Center for Graphic Arts and Curator of Prints and Drawings. IMAGEArthur Wesley Dow (American, 1857 1922) The Derelict (The Lost Boat), 1916 Color woodcut Acquired with the Brother International Corporation Japonisme Art Acquisition Fund. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Foreign artists eye share of Indian art mkt Aug 26, 2009
European art and American art have begun to bore me. I moved to Berlin recently and will soon conduct an exhibition of Indian artists," says Christian Hopp who represents Asian contemporary art with special focus on India. Read business stories in | Text: Other stories in this section Other News Market | Corporate Announcement Madhur Bajaj, the younger cousin of Rahul Bajaj, patriarch of the Bajaj Group, has stepped down from the boards of Bajaj Holdings and Bajaj FinServ on Saturday. ET Debates... (India Times)
4,000-year-old dye found on Egyptian artifact Aug 11, 2009
This is the first documented example of lac dye in European art before the 15th century, according to Leona. He noted that this sculpture was originally housed in the French region Auvergne, which borders Provence, where commercial records from a few decades later record importation of lac. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Art museums new East Wing is a celebration of firsts Jul 3, 2009
The East Wing consists of 21 galleries, showcasing 450 works of art from the permanent collection, ranging from 19th century European art and Impressionism to modern and contemporary work. The first of three new wings designed by Rafael Vi;oly (all to be completed by 2013), the addition already proves Vi;oly s design a triumph, physically and aesthetically. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Business Whirl: Byrd's anniversary marked with cruise Jun 21, 2009
Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art at the Georgia Museum of Art, was selected by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services to attend a national forum, titled Stewardship of America s Legacy: Answering the Call to Action, which took place last Tuesday and Wednesday in Buffalo, N.Y.. Boland was one of more than 70 representatives of small and medium-sized museums and libraries nationwide invited to participate based on their leadership in the profession and in their... (Athens Banner-Herald)
A building for the future Jun 19, 2009
" The architectural plan is that of Rafael Vinoly Architects, a firm brought on by the museum in 2001. The CMA's Strean said six architects expressed interest in the mammoth project. "Four came with proposals, but Vinoly came with a model and a plan," he said. Strean only hinted at the difficulty of winning over the staff of a major metropolitan art museum to such a plan on such a grand scale. "Let's just say he's an incredible presenter," he said. One of the largest and most prestigious art... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Old master, from Riverwood via Rotterdam Jun 5, 2009
His work is highlighted again in Intensely Dutch, a new exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW. It explores how 15 Dutch-born artists helped revitalise postwar European art. Riske will be guest of honour at today's official opening by Ludo van Halem, the curator of 20th century art at Amsterdam's famed Rijksmuseum. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
* Huangs mission: to seek out new art forms May 27, 2009
The most popular is a touring exhibition featuring second-rate examples of modernist European art, and the other is an excellent solo exhibition of one of Chinas most famous contemporary artists. They draw crowds but beg the question: Could Taiwan do better to promote Taiwanese artists. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
The Fun and Lessons of Mandy and Muffy's Plant -- New Children's Book Follows the Exciting Story of Two Sisters Who Find New Adventures in a New City May 23, 2009
In addition, Ms. Hamill has studied art in Europe, where she often returns, drawn by her love of European Art. For the past eighteen years, she has been teaching in an elementary school in New York. (Primezone Releases)
DVDs you should have seen: Bunuel, Hitchcock and more May 21, 2009
But the opulent, operatic, upper-middlebrow melodramas on which he made his reputation, layered with Gucci gowns, Vuitton bags and Bulgari jewels, are diametrically opposed to the current temperament of European art cinema, in which spectacle has become ideologically suspect. Visconti was a man of abundant and fruitful contradictions: Born into one of northern Italy's richest families (if you go by title, he was Don Luchino, Count of Modrone), he became both openly gay and a communist; although... (Salon)
Phillips Collection Annual Gala Unites Washington's Notables in Support of Arts Education May 17, 2009
The Phillips Collection offers an intimate encounter with one of the finest collections of impressionist and modern American and European art, with works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Claude Monet, Honore Daumier, Georgia O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Mark Rothko, Milton Avery, Jacob Lawrence, and Richard Diebenkorn, among others. The Phillips Collection, America's first museum of modern art, has an active... (PR Newswire)
Asia exhibit stands out amid change at the Gardner Museum May 16, 2009
Almost a decade after beginning to collect European art in earnest, and in the three years prior to opening her museum, Gardner suddenly embarked upon a frenzy of buying Asian art. She bought 150 items from two Boston dealers and received various items from friends and acquaintances who knew of her plans to include an Asian installation in her museum. (Boston Globe)
Read Indepth Article May 15, 2009
Size: 60 x 73 centimeters (width x height) Period: Contemporary European Art Medium: Oil Painting on canvas Price: Contact HOTEL DEL ARTE Description: School of Paris ... IMAGE Agustin UbedaFeatured by HOTEL DEL ARTE Title: Nature morte au pichet , 1958 Size: 60 x 73 centimeters (width x height) Period: Contemporary European Art Medium: Oil Painting on canvas Price: Contact HOTEL DEL ARTE Description: School of Paris. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Antiques dealer Ed Hardy - end of an era Apr 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009. To step into Ed Hardy's antiques studio on Henry Adams Street is to step into another world. (San Francisco Chronicle)
PJHS students to travel overseas Apr 20, 2009
Published: Sunday, April 19, 2009 12:59 PM CDT Paragould Junior High School art teacher Greg Garrison is not only letting students see pictures of European art pieces, he s giving them an opportunity to see the actual pieces. Garrison said in June, he will lead a small group of students and teachers on a tour through the art museums of Europe. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Masters art exhibit in Columbia, S.C. Apr 11, 2009
When his granddaughters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies received their inheritance, they poured much of the family fortune into a prescient collection of European art that spans the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. This exhibition shows you the development of French Modern art, starting with [British painter J.M.W.] Turner, said Karen Brosius, executive director of the Columbia Museum of Art. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Longtime Norton Museum director leaving West Palm Beach, headed for Seattle Mar 24, 2009
While the Norton's board of directors begins the search for a new director, Roger Ward, chief curator and curator of European art, will be interim director. The EMP museum, created in 2000 by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, sits at the base of the Space Needle in a Frank Gehry-designed building. (The Palm Beach Post)
Medieval Treasures from Cleveland M... Mar 20, 2009
Medieval Treasures from Cleveland Museum of Art: Exhibit of Early Christian, Byzantine & European Art at Frist Center ... Exhibit of Early Christian, Byzantine & European Art at Frist Center. (Suite101.com)
Casa Casuarina, the Famed Versace Mansion Opens to the Public Mar 19, 2009
Embellished with Italian marble, mosaic tiles, European art and plush textiles this luxurious property offers a private and unique experience to both diners and guests. Each of the ten suites showcase rich and vibrant colors signature of thefashion icon, Gianni Versace, making every suite an individualized jewel box. (PR Newswire)
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers to Offer Property from Renowned Chicago Gallery Robert Henry Adams Fine Art Mar 14, 2009
The evening sale will be the culmination of the coinciding day auctions of Post-War and Contemporary and American and European Art on May 3 and 4. About Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. (PR Newswire)
Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance i... Mar 13, 2009
Woman Holding a Balance, in the private hands of various European art collectors, eventually found its way to American soil and was bequeathed by Joseph E. Widener to the in 1942. Five Types of Vermeer's Paintings. (Suite101.com)
Cant afford a European tour? Try NYC instead Mar 12, 2009
I was on this side of the Atlantic, sampling European art, architecture, food and shopping in Manhattan ... The Cloisters houses the Met's medieval European art, including the famous 15th-century Unicorn Tapestries. (MSNBC -- Travel)
David Denby: Mumblecore movies. Mar 10, 2009
Bujalski, the director in the group whose work most resembles European art films (he even shoots on film), has made three features since 2002; the earnest and lyrical Aaron Katz has made five films of one sort or another in the past four years; and Joe Swanberg, the most sexually explicit of the directors, who sometimes appears in mumblecore movies sporting a tuft of devilish red beard, has made six features and three shorts in five years. This kind of busy-beaver, spontaneous activity is, of... (New Yorker)
Landscape painting shaped the direction of art for a century, then all but vanished. What happened? Mar 1, 2009
Having produced hundreds of oil paintings and watercolors over the previous six decades - a corpus of landscapes that would redefine European art - Turner simply declared: "The sun is God." ... Van Gogh, Gaugin, and Cezanne kept landscape in the vanguard of European art, and paved the way for painters like Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and Piet Mondrian, who all took landscape even further from nature, and deeper into abstraction. (Boston Globe)
Nazi-plundered art hiding artfully in plain sight? Feb 27, 2009
(Ironically, notes Dowd, of the 883 works of European art the CMA acquired after 1933, some 425 have missing provenances. . (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Critic's Rave: Termites, White Elephants and Oscar bait Feb 17, 2009
Scorsese draws from the European art cinema, borrowing improvisational acting, use of a handheld camera and so on. With Graffiti, Lucas directs the camera as an observer as if he is shooting a verit;-style documentary. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
The Lavish Life of Casa Casuarina (Famed Versace Mansion) Feb 14, 2009
Embellished with Italian marble, mosaic tiles, European art and plush textiles this luxurious hotel offers a private and unique experience to both diners and guests. Each of the ten suites showcase rich and vibrant colors signature of the fashion icon, Gianni Versace, making every suite an individualized jewel box. (PR Newswire)
