During his first visit to Tahiti (June 9, 1891 – June 14, 1893) Gauguin fell under the spell of the legendary beauty of Tahitian women. Upon his arrival, he drew a set of impressive portraits charged with nobility. These drawings on paper have a sculptural depth. The faces, like masks, bear a profound mysticism, they express the same feelings of melancholy and depth. Many represent a psychological state known among Polynesians as “faaturuma”, resignation. Tahitians, during ... Read More

Chicago, IL – The Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, presents Seeing The City: Sloan’s New York, on view May 22 – September 14, 2008. John Sloan’s images of New York helped define the city in the popular imagination. In gritty depictions of urban life, Sloan celebrated the metropolis of New York by focusing on street scenes, elevated trains, public spaces, and the lives of ordinary Americans. Yet Sloan’s vision was a subjective one, tied to his particular ... Read More

Artfest International, Inc. (OTCBB: ARTI – News) announced the addition of 5 new exclusive world-renowned Russian artists to its growing list of artists. Artfest acquired exclusive licensing rights to these new Russian art pieces as part of their goal of bringing top selling world-renowned artists from around the world to the United States of America through Artfest’s direct marketing portal, www.ArtChannelGalleries.com. The new art editions not only increases ... Read More

LONDON – Camden Arts Centre presents Tal R: The Sum, on view 2 May – 29 June 2008. This new exhibition by Tal R comprises large scale paintings and an installation of over 200 etchings. A self imposed system allows Tal R to challenge the fundamentals of painting using a fixed colour palette and set dimensions. Born in Israel and spearheading a painting revival in Denmark where he lives, Tal R is of the same generation of painters as Peter Doig and Chris Ofili. Tal R uses ... Read More

This is the last week to view Miami-based artist, Steven Gagnon’s driving video sculpture, the “Border Cruiser” at the ArtCar Museum in Houston, TX. The alternative exhibition space invited Gagnon to present his mobile video artwork as part of the group show, ONLY YESTERDAY during the city’s Twelfth International Fotofest Biennial. Gagnon’s work is presented with the photography of Rania Matar, Marilyn Davenport, Ezekiel Solis, and a video by David Purdie. The show closes on ... Read More

CHICAGO – A carefully vetted compilation of 181 of the world’s foremost contemporary and modern art galleries will be exhibiting at Art Chicago 2008, running April 25 – 28, at The Merchandise Mart. A 17% increase in applications was received for Art Chicago 2008, with 350 galleries submitting in contrast to 300 the previous year. Additionally, 95% of the 132 exhibitors who participated in the 2007 fair re-applied for 2008 — a dramatic increase from the 75% re-sign of the ... Read More

After one year and three months of working diligently, Walter Paul Bebirian (that’s me) has given careful consideration to and establishing for himself, that there’s finally a secure and suitable on-line environment to establish the first ever website Gallery containing “The Money Series 1″ images. Walter Paul Bebirian has chosen http://www.imagekind.com as his on-line gallery partner. This step is made in part by Walter Paul Bebirian in order to express both confidence ... Read More

It was announced today by Elizabeth Jacks, director of The Thomas Cole National Historic Site at Cedar Grove, the launch of the 2008 season with an exhibition of rarely seen oil sketches of famous Cole paintings, including Cole’s oil study for Kaaterskill Falls. The 2008 special exhibition, “Thomas Cole’s Sketch Paintings: An Exploration of the Creative Process” opens to the public on Sunday May 4. There will be a free viewing of the exhibition on opening day ... Read More

Zahra Hosseinkhan is an Iranian -born artist who stormed into the Persian art world in 1985, at the tender age of 14, and had her own gallery by the age of 21. Now, at 34, she’s based full-time in Vancouver, and she’s using her art to provide insight into the struggle for women’s rights in countries dominated by Islamic extremism. By combining classical and modern art, and eastern and western style, this revolutionary artist has developed a genuine and unique voice. And ... Read More

CHICAGO – Members of the convention and tourism industry, along with members of the arts, culture and education communities, joined officials of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) today as they unveiled 50 works of public art in the new, award-winning McCormick Place West Building. The collection showcases the talents of 30 homegrown artists who were commissioned by the Authority to interpret Chicago’s rich cultural and artistic history in a way that ... Read More

NEW YORK, NY – The Jewish Museum will present Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976 from May 4 through September 21, 2008. In the first major U.S. exhibition in 20 years to rethink Abstract Expressionism and the movements that followed, fifty key works by 31 artists – among them Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Mark Rothko – will be viewed from the perspectives of influential, rival art critics Clement Greenberg ... Read More

LOS ANGELES, CA – The closing section of the Spring “Made in California” auction at Bonhams & Butterfields on May 5th will include a collection of 20 works of art to be sold to benefit Ms. Morgan Thomas, an active and vital presence in the Los Angeles art community in the 1970s. The featured artists have generously agreed to donate the proceeds from the sale of their artwork to benefit the gallerist at a time of her crucial need. Modern and Contemporary California ... Read More

New York, NY – Sotheby’s spring Day sale of Contemporary Art on May 15th, 2008, will feature Ed Ruscha’s I Don’t Want No Retro Spective, 1979, an iconic work which recounts a fascinating story about the artist and the American actor, Bud Cort, arguably best known for his iconic role in the 1971 American film classic Harold and Maude opposite Ruth Gordon (pictured above, est. $1/1.5 million*). Immortalized on the cover for Edward Ruscha’s monumental 1982 retrospective, which ... Read More

Bonhams Auction House has announced its inaugural Canadian Sale, to be held at St Lawrence Hall in Toronto on 19 June 2008. The auction of important Canadian-related art and sculpture will feature over 350 Lots, with estimates ranging from CAD$200 – CAD$150,000. With entries still being accepted for the auction, current star lots include important oil paintings by Canadian artists Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) and Jean-Paul Lemieux (1904-1990), significant historical watercolours from ... Read More

NEW YORK, NY.- Today at Sotheby’s, the sale of 19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale achieved a total of $26,377,050 (est. $23.7/32.9 million). Today’s sale was the first time in almost a decade that Sotheby’s held a dedicated offering of Orientalist Art, highlighted by exceptional masterpieces representing the entire region including North Africa, the Middle East and Turkey, and Sotheby’s was the only auction house to offer such a sale in New York this Spring. ... Read More