A major photographic exhibition Irving Penn Portraits opens at the National Portrait Gallery in February 2010. Devoted to one of the greatest photographers of his generation who died in October 2009, the exhibition will include over 120 prints from Penn’s seven-decade career [Read More]
Daily Archives: February 21, 2010
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Christie’s are to auction 25 masterpieces from the Collection of Dr. Mohammed Said Farsi at the auction of International Modern and Contemporary Art on 27 April 2010 in Dubai. While serving first as Mayor and then as Lord Mayor of Jeddah in [Read More]
Skinner, Inc. one of the world’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host its semi-annual auction of American Furniture and Decorative Arts on Sunday, March 7th. The sale kicks off at 11 a.m. in the Boston gallery located at [Read More]
Collectors of fine Japanese furniture and decorative arts are eagerly awaiting the March 25th sale to be mounted at Bonhams, New York. Consisting of over just over 300 lots, the sale is comprised of early 20th-century Decorative Arts, 18th and 19th-century netsuke [Read More]
An exhibition of high quality reproduction prints, taken from woodblocks created by the acclaimed 18th century artist Sharaku presented alongside interpretative works by contemporary Japanese graphic and fine artists, opens at the Tennessee State Museum on February 18th. Sharaku Interpreted by Japan’s [Read More]
Two lamps produced and designed collaboratively by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti and his younger brother Diego, and a table designed by Diego Giacometti, which were owned by the late English actor James Mason (1909-1984) since the late 1960s, are being offered at [Read More]
Rosamund Felsen Gallery is pleased to present Ann Preston’s large-scale exhibition, Four Forms. Preston’s exhibition comprises an ambitious undertaking of mesmerizing scope, bringing together her unfathomable energy and imagination. Open through March 13, 2010. After a number of years concentrating on large-scale, [Read More]
In April 2010 Tate Liverpool is proud to unveil new commissions by acclaimed Dutch artist Rineke Dijkstra. Rineke Dijkstra: I See a Woman Crying features two Liverpool-based video works never seen before in the UK. Open Monday 26 April – Monday 30 [Read More]
The Darwin Centre building, including its spectacular 8-storey concrete cocoon, was opened on September 2009 at an event with HRH Prince William of Wales and Sir David Attenborough. Visitors can explore world-class science in the Darwin Centre through amazing specimens, exciting displays [Read More]