The Museum of Modern Art presents New Photography 2009: Walead Beshty, Daniel Gordon, Leslie Hewitt, Carter Mull, Sterling Ruby, Sara VanDerBeek, this year’s installment of the annual fall showcase of significant recent work in contemporary photography, on view from September 30, 2009, through January 11, 2010, in The Robert and Joyce Menschel Gallery, third floor. Daniel Gordon (American, born 1980), Nude Portrait. 2008. Chromogenic color print, 49 x 62 7/8″ (124.5 x 159.7 cm) ... Read More

The late Grace Hartigan, a celebrated Abstract Expressionist painter who served as director of MICA’s Hoffberger School of Painting since its inception in 1965, has left more than $1 million in paintings combined to the College and Maryland Art Place (MAP), according to both institutions’ Boards of Trustees. Grace Hartigan, Night in Tunisia, oil on linen, 2000, 60” x 78”. Photo: Courtesy of Maryland Institute College of Art Hartigan, who died on Nov. 15, 2008 at the age ... Read More

Jocelyn Phillips has been appointed Head of Bonhams new Photographic Department to be based in London. A Cambridge Classics graduate she also has an MA in Cultural Heritage Studies from University College London (Institute of Archeology). The thesis for her Masters degree was on 19th century photography and classical art, which was her introduction to the world of photographs. Jocelyn joined Sotheby’s Photographic Department in 2004 and by 2006 was Acting Head of Department. In ... Read More

“Citrus are composed of various fruits joined to form an apparently simple fruit.” - pg.346, Healthy Foods by George D. Pamplona-Roger, MD In the same way that a citrus fruit is a collection of smaller fruits storing a cocktail of nutrients, a simple painting can harbour a rich narrative. This is the basis of LaRocque’s second exhibition; to display a selection of works that are distinctly feminine in tone, Afro-Caribbean in perspective, yet universal in spirit. Her paintings are ... Read More

Chelsea’s Agora Gallery announced they will host an exhibition of fine art from Canada that is scheduled to run from October 2, 2009 through October 23, 2009. Canadian artist Paul Kelley’s works are portraits of nostalgia as well as studies in beauty, sensual art and a celebration of the human body. There are bobby socks and high heels, classic cars and black lace, Victorian homes and teasing hints at nudity. With his wide range of subject matter, Paul reveals the dual nature of ... Read More

The Palace of Versailles ranks among the most famous world heritage sites, and is the most beautiful and the most comprehensive achievement of French art in the 17th century. The palace is paying homage to its famous builder, Louis XIV, with the exhibition “Louis XIV, the Man and the King”, from 20 October 2009 to 7 February 2010. The exhibition goes beyond Louis XIV’s public image to explore his personal tastes, and for the first time at the Palace of Versailles puts ... Read More

A major event at the Louvre: powerful canvases by the greatest Venetian painters of the sixteenth century are presented side by side in Napoleon Hall in an exhibition allowing visitors to observe the play of inspiration and admiration between these geniuses as well as the competitive nature of their artistic dialogue. Including eighty-five canvases, most of which have been loaned for the occasion by prestigious museums worldwide, the exhibition brings this noble rivalry into focus ... Read More

To coincide with Frieze Week in October 2009, Christie’s announces a series of exhibitions and auctions dedicated to Post-War and Contemporary Art. The leading highlights which will be on public view at Christie’s include significant works by Peter Doig, Martin Kippenberger, Lucio Fontana, Damien Hirst, Gerhard Richter, Pino Pascali, Raqib Shaw and a rare, early rediscovered drawing by Lucian Freud. The auctions of Post-War and Contemporary Art featuring The Italian Sale and Post-War ... Read More

Art Connects New York (ACNY), a not-for-profit organization devoted to using the transformative power of art to enrich the lives of New Yorkers, will soon open an exhibition space called Spattered Columns in lower Manhattan. The 1,000-square-foot exhibition space with 12-foot high ceilings will be located in the offices of Art Connects New York (www.ArtConnectsNewYork.org) on the 5th floor of 491 Broadway and will be devoted to showing the work of artists who do not have commercial ... Read More

It’s Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary and SANRIO is celebrating in a big way. In addition to launching a variety of special, limited edition products, SANRIO will introduce Three Apples, a multi-dimensional exhibition and celebration of all things Hello Kitty running from October 23 to November 15 at Royal/T in Culver City, CA. Royal/T is the visually stunning and playful, 10,000 square foot Japanese-inspired art exhibition space, retail store and “cosplay” maid ... Read More

Also featuring Myths, Omens and Misunderstandings – Ver Mar in The Vault. Reception for the artists October 9th at 7 p.m. After his last solo show at Strychnin Gallery Berlin in November 2008, American artist David Hochbaum returns with new works – this time going back to his roots in the darkroom. Presenting mixed media works based on black and white photographs, Hochbaum’s preoccupation with houses, labyrinthine streets and cityscapes reaches a new level of perfection in ... Read More

Six additional paintings have joined the permanent Frida Kahlo exhibition “Pain and Passion” in Baden-Baden. The exhibition, which opened on February 2009 in Kunstmuseum Gehrke-Remund, shows the most complete collection of Frida Kahlo paintings ever. “Very ugly” is among the newly arrived paintings, this is an attempt Frida Kahlo made to paint in the fresco technique her husband Diego Rivera mastered. Unhappy with the result Frida first smeared the fresco with words such as ... Read More

A stunning collection of Southern Africa’s varied landscapes and peoples glow in Bonhams autumn sale of South African Art on October 14. Landscapes by Jacob Pierneef, Maggie Laubser, Irma Stern, Hugo Naude, Frans Oerder,Gregoire Boonzaier and John Meyer among others, offer visitors to Bonhams in New Bond Street a privileged view of this vast and beautiful country by artists who were passionate about capturing its views and moods. Giles Peppiatt, head of South African Art at ... Read More

Early Furniture by George Nakashima, 1936-1956 – The Architect Designs, the much-anticipated historic exhibit of early works by legendary furniture craftsman George Nakashima (1905-1990), opens Friday, October 9 and continues through December 24, 2009 at Moderne Gallery. The Early Nakashima Furniture exhibit is a featured presentation of the annual DesignPhiladelphia celebration. George Nakashima – Long Chair, 1951 As an added feature of the exhibit: Mira Nakashima will debut ... Read More

The Bluette H. Kirchhoff Collection of Netsuke and Sagemono drew global attention to Bonhams’ New York galleries. The collection was presented as the first of two sales; the second being Fine Japanese Works of Art. With nearly 400 lots auctioned throughout the course of the day, bidders were offered several exciting collecting opportunities. Highlights from the Kirchhoff collection include a boxwood netsuke of Rashomon by Ouchi Sosui (Tokyo, 1907-1972), which illustrates a ... Read More