Gagosian Gallery has announced an exhibition of large-scale unique photographs by Vera Lutter. This is her first exhibition in Los Angeles. In Lutter’s conceptual approach to the camera obscura, the most rudimentary form of photography, the apparatus records in a very direct […]
Daily Archives: July 14, 2009
The Art Loss Register (ALR) has announced the acquisition of the register of stolen art and antiques from Trace, a subsidiary by MyThings which will become a minority shareholder in the ALR. This merger will consolidate the two databases into one, and […]
William Kentridge: Five Themes, a comprehensive survey of the contemporary South African artist’s work, opened at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Featuring more than 75 works in a range of media—including animated films, drawings, prints, theater models, sculptures, and books—the […]
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego will present an exhibition of sculptural installations by artist Tara Donovan at its downtown Jacobs Building location from October 25, 2009 through February 28, 2010. Organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, this is the […]
Abstract Earth: The Photography of Richard Woldendorp showcases the incredible skill of this early pioneer of aerial photography, as it is almost impossible to distinguish whether his untouched photographic works are photographs or indeed painted works of art. Woldendorp’s first aerial landscapes […]
The Scuderie del Quirinale, from September 24 2009 until January 17 2010, will showcase Roman Imperial Painting: frescoes, portraits on wood and on glass, decorations and landscapes from patrician domus, as well as popular houses and shops from the most important archaeological […]
Drawing together a diverse range of paintings and sculptures from across the subcontinent, Ragas and Rajas: Musical Imagery of Courtly India explores the confluence of sight and sound, king and god throughout a millennium of artistic vision in India. The exhibition will […]
Opening September 19, 2009, the Amon Carter Museum presents Views and Visions: Prints of the American West, 1820–1970. The exhibition, on view through January 10, 2010, showcases approximately 120 prints and illustrated books from the museum’s permanent collection. After Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902), […]
The Grand Opening of the expanded and transformed Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will be May 1, 2010, VMFA Director Alex Nyerges has announced. VMFA expansion from the Boulevard as it will appear at night. Rendering © 2004 Rick Mather Architects The […]
The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis is pleased to announce the receipt of a $10,000 grant from the Nimoy Foundation for an Artist in Residency for British artist Carey Young. For her first-ever solo museum exhibition in the United States, Young engaged […]
More than 5 million daily users of Metro can learn more about cultural heritage conservation and prevention of illegal traffic of cultural goods tasks, conducted by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), through 2 exhibitions mounted during July 2009 at […]
It was a full house with many new faces that filled the Pasadena Convention Center on Tuesday, June 23rd, in anticipation of John Moran’s second California and American Paintings Sale for 2009. The number of new bidders and attendees perhaps reflects the […]
A stunning William Dyce painting that has been lost for over a century is to be offered for sale at Sotheby’s in London. The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel is expected to fetch between £100,000 – 150,000 when it is offered for […]
Art Source for Design is proud to announce the date of a fundraising art auction to benefit LifeUnfolded, a local non profit organization dedicated to to providing an artistic outlet for foster children to enable them to discover their talents and use […]