During a trip to the Netherlands in spring 1928, the Catalan painter Joan Miró (1893–1983) purchased postcards from the museums he visited. Two 17th-century Dutch genre scenes particularly caught his attention and served as the inspiration for a series of paintings he [Read More]
Monthly Archives: October 2010
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Galeries nationales of the Grand Palais presents France 1500. Between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, open through January 10 2011. The first large-scale event to be dedicated to this key, transitional period, Between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, is an [Read More]
Sotheby’s London announced that the Spanish section of the 19th Century European Paintings sale on 23 November will be headed by two outstanding oil paintings by Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923). Depicting children by the sea, both works were painted over the same summer [Read More]
A display of 14 arresting images is on display at the Museum of London through 6 March 2011. Like postcards from the future, familiar views of the capital have been digitally transformed by GMJ illustrators Robert Graves and Didier Madoc-Jones. London as [Read More]
The Austin Art Space artists-in-residence roster continues to evolve with long-time painter Donna Crosby taking studio space in the cooperative. The nine resident artists represent a wide range of mediums including pastels, oils, acrylic, photography, mixed media and collage. Donna herself has [Read More]
Sotheby’s London will offer for sale, on December 8, 2010, arguably the finest painting by the British master George Stubbs (1724-1806) ever to come to the market: Brood Mares and Foals, estimated at £10-15 million. Painted in 1767, at the height of [Read More]
Berlin Art Projects announces the opening of “It’s so complicated” the first solo exhibition in Germany by young Turkish sculptor Yasam Sasmazer. Please stop by the opening on Saturday, 9 October 2010 from 4 to 10 pm at our Project Space | [Read More]
On the heels of their invitation to the prestigious Red Dot Art Fair in Miami (http://www.reddotfair.com) Anderson Art Collective (http://www.andersonartcollective.com) will open their next show Anderson Cubed with an artists’ reception on Saturday, October 16th from 6-8pm at the gallery. The show [Read More]
The Nevada Arts Council features “Kiddo,” an exhibit by Bryan Christiansen, in its Carson City office from October 4 through November 26 as part of the Office eXhibition Series (OXS). An artist talk and reception will be held Thursday, October 21 from [Read More]
An exhibition of works by EU-MAN an international group of artists working and living in EU: Ali Najjar, Alaa Juma, Amin AL-Shati, Amir Khatib, Avtarjeet Dhanjal, Abeer Elkhateb, Janna Dobbelt, Hong Lui-Sertti, Larisa Golubeva, Maher AL-Baroudy. MICHAEL Dobbelt, Mohammed Sami, Moustafa AL-Yassin, [Read More]
The National Portrait Gallery presents From Where I Stand: Photographs by Mary McCartney open through 3 February 2011 in the Bookshop Gallery. This display celebrates the publication of McCartney’s first book, From Where I Stand, in October 2010. Fifteen photographs are being [Read More]
Exhilarating speed, sweeping movement, and floating shards of translucent color are among the signature elements Kristin Baker incorporates in her paintings to capture the interplay of light, motion, and space. Four large-scale works by the artist, on view for the first time, [Read More]
Painted Axe will hold its first exhibit of custom painted guitars and gear at Chase Tower, November 1-30. The exhibit, which will be on the 2nd floor between the two Chase Towers, will feature custom-painted electric, acoustic guitars and even guitar video [Read More]
On 2 October, Moderna Museet opened the new edition of The Moderna Exhibition, its recurring inventory of the most interesting recent developments in Swedish contemporary art. The Moderna Exhibition 2010 features 54 artists, 28 women and 26 men, who have made a [Read More]