The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), announced the acquisition through gift and purchase of more than 160 works from the exceptional private decorative arts collection of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle, collectors based in Potomac, Maryland. The Eagle Collection represents artwork from the 1940s to today with strength in ceramics by West Coast artists, but […]
Though richly varied in style, content, and medium, works on view in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), exhibition New Works: Prints, Drawings, Collages share a common thread: they are recently acquired (by purchase, gift, and bequest) and boldly inventive, created by cutting-edge American and European artists. More than 30 prints, drawings, and collages, […]
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will share important works of art by America’s most beloved artist-illustrators with the Toledo Museum of Art. Maxfield Parrish’s lyrical nocturne The Lantern Bearers (1908), originally created as a frontispiece for the December 10, 1910 issue of Collier’s magazine, and Norman Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter (1943), an iconic representation […]
Pierre Soulages (born 1919), an internationally renowned artist of French origin, has a worldwide following. Recently, the Pompidou Centre in Paris hosted a retrospective of work by Frances famed “painter of black,” drawing from collections around the globe to honor Soulages, a French cultural icon. In 1968, Pierre Soulages created a site-specific tile mural commissioned […]
This exhibition will simultaneously expose rare and unseen works by a wide range of international creators and provide insight into the working processes of Thomas Scheibitz, one of Germany’s most important contemporary artists. Open 16 September – 31 October 2010 Private view Wednesday 15 September, 18.30 – 20.30. The Drawing Room has invited Scheibitz to […]
This event will feature 14 WPA artists each exhibiting one artwork. These works are available to the public for trade. Exchanged artworks will be immediately installed as part of the exhibition and subsequently available to the public for further exchange. This exchange cycle will begin with the opening reception and continue through the course of […]
Artists at the Eighth Annual Orchard Lake Fine Art Show will be selling paintings, sculpture, clay, glass, fiber, wood, photography, mixed media, jewelry and more. The event takes place on Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1 at a new location; West Bloomfield Plaza – 6668 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield, MI 48322 Show hours […]
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Catherine Opie: Figure and Landscape, featuring recent work by the internationally renowned and LA-based photographer Catherine Opie. The show’s primary focus is high-school football, a subject that allowed Opie to explore issues of masculinity, community, and national identity. On view through October 17, 2010, the exhibition […]
Sotheby’s London announced that four works by the acclaimed artist will highlight the forthcoming London sale of Modern and Contemporary Arab and Iranian Art on Wednesday, October 20, 2010. These paintings come from the collection of Dr. El- Kayem and appear on the market for the very first time since they were executed by the […]
Since its inception in September 2005, VernissageTV Art TV has produced more than 1250 segments about contemporary art, design and architecture. VernissageTV has been launched with the aim to expand the coverage of art, design and architecture and to make it available any time. Focus since the beginning are the series No Comment and Interviews. […]
The redevelopment project will unite three currently separate buildings, the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Bedford Museum and Bedford Gallery, in one building. For the first time, Bedford’s unique collections will be housed under one roof enabling the Art Gallery & Museum to provide excellent new services improved access and fantastic facilities. The Art Gallery & […]
Contemporary painter Jodi Fuchs announced today the opening of “Jodi Fuchs Art Studio and Gallery” at 2000 Main Street, Santa Monica, Ca. Fuchs will launch the storefront gallery and studio with a Grand Opening party open to the public on Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 6 – 9 p.m. The newly named Jodi Fuchs Art […]
