The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University presents Elements of Nature: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation from August 22 through December 6, 2009. Torben Giehler, Mont Blanc, 2002, acrylic on canvas, 83 x 143-1/2 inches, collection of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation In the ancient world, people believed that the universe consisted of four basic elements: fire, water, earth, and air. Today, these fundamental states of matter still have ... Read More

Nineteen sixty-eight was a tumultuous year across the globe. It was the year American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jnr’s dream of blacks and whites co-existing harmoniously ended when he was assassinated in Memphis. Presidential nominee Robert Kennedy met the same fate, gunned down in Los Angeles. The conflict in Vietnam escalated and opposition to the war reverberated around the world. Student riots in Paris almost brought down the French Presidency and the Soviet Union ... Read More

Since its founding, New York City’s waterfront has been essential to the life of the city. The harbor’s protected bay became the site for lucrative trade, first with Native Americans and later with the rest of the world, and provided the economic engine for the city’s growth for the next three centuries. The 20th century, however, witnessed a revolution on the waterfront. As new methods of trade emerged by mid century, containerized shipping replaced the old labor-intensive methods ... Read More

Raucous behavior and silly plot twists take center stage in a selection of satirical etchings by artist John Sloan (1871–1951) on view in the Chandler Wing of the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens from Oct. 24, 2009 to Feb. 1, 2010. Fifth Avenue Critics, 1905, John Sloan (1871–1951), etching, state 10 of 11, 5 x 7 in. From the New York City Life series. Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical ... Read More

A COLLECTION OF ITEMS relating to important Irish artist Sir William Orpen (1878-1931), discovered in a house in Brighton, will be offered for sale at Bellmans, Wisborough Green, West Sussex as part of their monthly three-day sale that takes place between Wednesday, September 9 and Friday, September 11, 2009. A descendant of Orpen’s companion, Kathleen Fairbanks, is selling the items. ‘A Study of a lady in a hat’ by Orpen (1878-1931) signed and dated 1900 is estimated at ... Read More

For the fifth year, Scion auctions off an unprecedented collection of contemporary works to benefit charities and non-profits that support independent artistic expression. The Installation 5 Tour collection features literal and non-literal self-portraits of varying cost by international art luminaries, with 100 percent of the proceeds aiding Creative Capital, the premier national artist support organization (www.creative-capital.org). Audiences around the world can begin bidding Sept. 12 ... Read More

Armed with gods, mythological creatures, coarse satire and a modern social outlook, he made his art a mouthpiece for reform in a time of unrest under absolute monarchy, social injustice and stifled freedom of expression. Despite his international orientation and multifaceted, powerful life’s work, Abildgaard has long stood in the shadow of his student C.W Eckersberg and the more popular and mild-mannered Golden Age painters who followed. Nicolai Abildgaard (1743 – 1809), The ... Read More

Have you ever wanted to learn how manuscripts were made? Who were the scribes and artists behind the illuminated pages? In The Medieval Scriptorium children – and adults – can answer those questions for themselves as they learn what it was like to be a manuscript illuminator in a medieval workshop. On view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, November 24, 2009 – February 14, 2010, The Medieval Scriptorium looks closely at the inner workings of a scriptorium, exploring ... Read More

With the exhibition >CHALO! INDIA. A New Era of Indian ArtCHALO! INDIA. A New Era of Indian Art< explores the present state of Indian contemporary art and the great changes it has gone through in recent years; examining the work of artists who attempt to question the reality of the society and age in which they live by taking subject matters from their everyday surroundings and transforming them through their art into a theatre of life. “Chalo!” means “Let’s go” in Hindi, and ... Read More

All the World’s a Stage: Celebrating Performance in the Visual Arts, the Dallas Museum of Art exhibition opening on August 30, 2009, will showcase a fresh look at the Museum’s collections in an interactive installation to commemorate the opening of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts and the completion of the Dallas Arts District. Nearly 125 works spanning 2,600 years of human creativity, including paintings, sculptures, photography, and objects from around the world, will ... Read More

Bonhams & Butterfields will hold its fall auction of 20th Century Decorative Arts on September 29, 2009. The 400 lot sale will offer a diverse group of high quality works spanning a century of design by well-known figures of the period. The sale will feature strong examples of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and works by Contemporary Studio artists with a focus on California and Western designers. Leading the California offerings are items by Dirk Van ... Read More

Exhibition runs September 12, – October 31, 2009. Reception is Saturday, Sept. 12, 5:00-7:00 pm. Bret Steinhaus and Paul Madalinski will be the featured artist in the exhibition. Looking at the brilliant watercolor landscapes of Bret Steinhaus, one will be struck by an atmosphere of surreal light and a heightened attention to pattern and detail. But as day becomes night, the landscape paintings and pastels of Paul Madalinski transform familiar city objects into enigmatic ... Read More

Opening Reception: September 10th, 2009 from 6pm to 9pm (During the Downtown Artwalk) Show runs thru September 26th, 2009 Crewest presents From the Streets of Iran, Works on paper by urban artists in Iran, curated by Shervin Shahbazi. This exhibit is the first of its kind in the U.S. featuring graffiti-based works on paper by ICY, SOT, FRZ, MAD, and CK1. These artists have exhibited their work in Europe and Australia, and this is their United States debut. The artists draw inspiration ... Read More

The second Esher Hall Antiques and Fine Art Fair opens its doors again at Esher Hall, Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, Surrey from Friday 9 until Sunday 11 October 2009. Some 40 exhibitors, all members of either the British Antiques Dealers’ Association or LAPADA, the UK’s largest association of professional art and antiques dealers, will be offering carefully chosen examples of top quality furniture, sculpture, contemporary and traditional paintings, prints and original book ... Read More

Independent charity The Art Fund announces that it has given a rare edition of the iconic lithograph, Emiliano Zapata and his Horse by Mexican artist Diego Rivera, to the British Museum along with sixteen posters produced by other revolutionary Mexican artists between 1936 and 1953. The Diego Rivera print and a large selection of the posters are featured in the upcoming exhibition, Revolution on Paper: Mexican Prints from 1910 – 1960 at the British Museum . The Art Fund gave a ... Read More