Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Directors of Marlborough Fine Art announced the first London exhibition in over 40 years by the Spanish artist Juan Genovés of 15 new paintings that will open at Marlborough Fine Art, London on October 29th. Born in Valencia in 1930, Genovés [Read More]

A group of unusual, illustrated manuscripts called the Falnama that were once used by sultans, shahs and commoners to explore the unknown will be on view Oct. 24 through Jan. 24, 2010, at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. “Falnama: The Book [Read More]

More than 300 greenstone tiles found inside the Moon Pyramid originated a human sculpture that gives testimony of the esthetic cannons of the ancient Teotihuacan culture. The effigy is one of the emblematic pieces of the exhibition “Teotihuacan. Ciudad de los Dioses” [Read More]

Art Expo India 2009 strives to serve as a link among artists, experts and connoisseurs for an insight into the contemporary art trends. The event will serve as a dynamic link for a dialogue among them. It’s a complete, comprehensive source for [Read More]

The International Center of Photography will present Dress Codes: The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video, a global survey of today’s most exciting and innovative photography and video art. As ICP’s signature exhibition—and the only one of its kind in America—this [Read More]

Celebrating the gallery’s 25th anniversary, a new exhibition tracing the history of photography – from its birth in the mid 1830s to the early 20th century – will be on view at Hans P. Kraus, Jr. Fine Photographs from October 14 though [Read More]

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Austria’s most prominent and significant Biedermeier painter, is currently honoured with an internationally acclaimed retrospective at the Belvedere. In its auction of 19th century paintings on October 7th, 2009, the Vienna Dorotheum is going to offer a superb work [Read More]

At the beginning of August, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO) returns to Lucerne, where it performs under Claudio Abbado, George Benjamin, Daniel Harding and Thomas Hengelbrock at the LUCERNE FESTIVAL SOMMER. The LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA (LFO), with the MCO at its core [Read More]

A painting by Thomas Daniell, R.A. (British, 1749-1840) titled ‘Carved rocks at Sultaungunge, Bihar’, an oil on canvas, estimated to sell for £70,000- £90,000, is one of the star lots at Bonhams Travel and Exploration Sale in London on 16th of September. [Read More]

International intercultural film festival in France – CCiff – September 5th – 19th Mission and objective To be an international intercultural film festival; a place where films, documentary and fiction propel us to reflect on sameness and differences and, as such, help [Read More]

From October 1 through December 20, 2009, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art presents On View: Candice Breitz, an exhibition featuring two video installations by the Berlin-based South African artist whose bold and often darkly humorous works explore how pop stars [Read More]

Search For the Real: Hans Hofmann and His Students brings together more than thirty drawings by several of Provincetown’s most celebrated contemporary artists. This exhibition features fifteen drawings by renowned Abstract Expressionist Hans Hofmann, loaned to PAAM by the Metropolitan Museum of [Read More]

Discover the powerful work of multimedia artist Hank Willis Thomas in the BMA’s West Wing for Contemporary Art from July 29 through November 29, 2009. This acclaimed African-American artist is participating in the Artist-in-Residence Program at The Johns Hopkins University Zanvyl Krieger [Read More]

An exhibition of works from the Collections of Mayo County Council, South Tipperary County Council and the Irish Museum of Modern Art opens to the public on Friday 14 August 2009 at the Ballina Arts Centre, Ballina, Co Mayo. Altered Images includes [Read More]