Sam Francis (1923-1994) was a citizen of the world who lived for art. American by birth, he spent a large part of his life in Paris, Tokyo and New York and had painting studios around the world until his death. Some of [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2010
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Sotheby’s has announced the sale of a group of works whose story must surely rank among the most compelling in art market history. The works, a long-lost treasure trove of paintings, prints, books and drawings by key avant-garde artists of the late [Read More]
Allegra LaViola Gallery is pleased to present Allison Gildersleeve and Erik Jeor, a two-person show comprised of works on paper and canvas. Open April 27-May 29, 2010. To enter the worlds of Allison Gildersleeve and Erik Jeor one must abandon a sense [Read More]
During May 2010, the Ava Gardner Museum will unveil a new exhibit, The Most Photographed Woman in the World. At the height of her film career, Ava Gardner was the most photographed woman in the world with MGM sending out over 3,000 [Read More]
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art has appointed Dr. Matthew McLendon as the new Associate Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art. Prior to his appointment, Dr. McLendon, a native Floridian, was appointed the first Curator of Academic Initiatives at The [Read More]
USArtists: American Fine Art show is moving from its 17-year venue at the 33rd Street Armory in Philadelphia to the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at 128 North Broad Street. Presented by the Women’s [Read More]
A painting inspired by the psychic spirits of dead soldiers and bought by a grieving Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who lost a son in WW1 is for sale as part of the Owston Collection in Sydney with Bonhams on June 25 and [Read More]
Getty Images, the world’s leading creator and distributor of visual content and other media, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Rex Features, which includes Los Angeles-based Berliner Photography. The acquisition will benefit existing and potential customers [Read More]
Ricoh Co., Ltd., has announced that the Alex Prager Photo Exhibition “Week-end” will be held starting April 28, 2010 (Wed.) at Ricoh Photo Gallery RING CUBE located in the Ginza district of Tokyo. This is Alex Prager’s first solo exhibition in Japan. [Read More]
“Ted Muehling Selects: Lobmeyr Glass from the Permanent Collection” is the 10th installment in an exhibition series devoted to showing rotations of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition celebrates the museum’s recent acquisition of an extraordinary collection of rare glass [Read More]
Mark Moore Gallery announces its fifth solo exhibition of new work by painter Tim Bavington. Marking Bavington’s tenth year of representation by the gallery, “Decade” will feature a distinctive new body of work in addition to his iconic striped paintings and variations [Read More]
Entertainment has held a position of helping people cope with the everyday drudgeries of life. The Game show, moreover, offers both the value of entertainment and a promise at a chance of making life better. Loosely based on Franz Kafka’s The Trial [Read More]
Regen Projects announces an exhibition of new work by Catherine Opie. The exhibition will present a suite of new photographs that further the artist’s investigation into ideas of landscape. With the ocean as her backdrop, Opie explores the shifting mise en scène [Read More]
The Mint Museum announced the appointment of Kathleen V. Jameson, Ph.D., as its new Executive Director, following an extensive national search supported by Management Consultants for the Arts and a Board of Trustees search committee. Jameson succeeds Phil Kline, who will remain [Read More]