A 15th century gold pendant that lain buried beneath Hertfordshire farmland since the time of Henry VIII until it was discovered by an amateur metal detector is to be offered for sale at Sotheby’s Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art auction […]
Daily Archives: July 1, 2009
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of its Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building this year, has expanded the public and private access to its archival materials with the support of four recent grants totaling more than $200,000. The grants have […]
An impressive array of Art of The American West and Texas will take center stage at Heritage Auction Galleries’ Slocum Street Annex on July 16 for the 2009 Signature® July Auction. Led by William Herbert Dunton’s 1908 masterwork Badger Hole (The Spill), […]
An exhibition of featuring works from artists Tim Miller and Mark Knight Mark Knight: Knight picked up the brush in his youth but his passion for art was hidden until a back injury gave him the time to rekindle his zest for […]
Jeu de Paume Concorde is delighted to host a major exhibition featuring the personal collection of Martin Parr along with one of his latest series of photographs, “Luxury,” originally brought together at the initiative of the Haus der Kunst, Munich (2 March–12 […]
Marty Walker Gallery is taking full advantage of the gallery’s wall real-estate in a special show unveiling the contents of the gallery’s backroom for a salon-style exhibition. In advance of the fall season, and the forthcoming remodel to scale back the gallery […]
The dynamic and historic connections between the visual and performing arts will be explored in two exhibitions—one focusing on contemporary artists and the other spanning multiple eras and cultures—at the Dallas Museum of Art. Drawn from the DMA’s encyclopedic collections and special […]
The Design Museum presents the first UK retrospective of Spanish designer and artist Javier Mariscal. Regarded as one the world’s most innovative and original designers of our time, Mariscal’s rich and diverse body of work spans kooky cartoon characters to stunning interiors, […]
Artists are invited to design a poster that promotes areas of London that lie beyond zone one of London’s public transport map in a new competition called The Outer Limits – Beyond Zone One. Continuing the tradition of commissioning cutting edge poster […]
Beyond the Border International Contemporary Art Fair (BTB) announces “The Art of the Game” exhibition by Sophie Matisse, great-granddaughter to famous painter Henri Matisse. This exhibition will feature five uniquely painted chess sets, each featuring a distinctive design and edition number. Each […]
A comprehensive exhibition of British and International, traditional and contemporary art works from The Colomb Art Gallery’s recognised artists. EXHIBITED ARTISTS John Luce Lockett, Peter Wardle, Therese McAllister, Georgia Peskett, Stanley Kerr, Caroline Yates, Gary Walton, Wendy Hunt, Marie Louise Wrightson, Pip […]
To reach fine art collectors worldwide, Park West Gallery recently launched a page on Facebook. This new Facebook Page aggregates all Park West web content, enabling fans to use it as their portal to all things Park West; the page also features […]
The fifth annual Art of Photography Show, an international competition and exhibition of photographic art, will debut the top 111 photographs on August 29, 2009 with the Opening Reception Gala and Awards Ceremony at Lyceum Theatre Gallery located in San Diego’s historic […]
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden presents the first retrospective of the work of Anne Truitt (1921–2004), a pioneering figure in the development of American abstract art. “Anne Truitt: Perception and Reflection,” on view Oct. 8, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010, […]