Monthly Archives: January 2009

Chase announced today a $10 million grant to the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), capping a tradition of support begun by Washington Mutual in 1999. The grant will be paid over the next five years. “This gift demonstrates JPMorgan Chase’s commitment to this [Read More]

Drawings from the Collection of Jean Bonna is the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the European Old Master and 19th-century drawings from this distinguished Swiss collection. On view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning January 21, 2009, Raphael to Renoir provides [Read More]

The Agora Gallery (530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10001) is proud to present James Christopher Hill in Contemporary Perspectives. Scheduled to run from January 30th through February 19th, the collection will feature a captivating selection of James Christopher Hill’s [Read More]

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures (on view January 25 to April 19, 2009), the first major exhibition in the United States to examine the range of art created during the Cold War. [Read More]

Labeled “America’s painter” by many critics and art lovers alike, Andrew Wyeth is one of the most recognizable living artists because of the mythic stature he has achieved. The realism in Wyeth’s paintings is so astoundingly accurate in detail that the textures [Read More]

The first major US retrospective of the artist will be shown at the International Poster Center. Particulars: January 15 to February 1. Mon-Fri, 9-5; Sat/Sun, 11-6 Opening Reception with the Artist: Thursday, January 15, 5-8 pm The first major US exhibition of [Read More]

The National Portrait Gallery in London presents previously unseen photographs of Martin Amis taken by his friend, the photographer Angela Gorgas. These evocative black and white portraits provide an intimate document of the literary and artistic circles in which they moved in [Read More]

Missoula Art Museum will host the 37th Benefit Art auction. This important benefit auction – Missoula’s longest running – is critical for MAM to continue serving its 40,000 visitors each year. The juried exhibition will feature over 70 artists, including artists with [Read More]

Corey Helford Gallery Presents James Naccarato “The Other Side of Madness” Erik Alos “Inflexus Lumen” With Guest Artist Lauren Bergman “Calhalla: Dreams of Future Passed” Opening Reception Saturday, January 3, 2009 from 7 to 10pm On View January 3 until January 21, [Read More]

Opens February 13th, 2009, at 7 p.m. at Resistance Gallery in London, featuring a live performance by The McCarricks. Interested in psychology, physiognomy and body language, works by British painter Suzzan Blac are not for the faint of heart. Negative feelings, pain, [Read More]