Yearly Archives: 2010

A Pablo Picasso compilation Faunes et Flore D’Antibes (Paris, 1960), a set of 12 loose offset color lithographs housed in an original linen portfolio (est. $10,000-$15,000) is being offered the weekend of Sept. 24-26 by Philip Weiss Auctions. Pablo Picasso compilation Faunes [Read More]

Steven Shearer is known for using a wide range of traditional and contemporary media in works that address the human subject and its relationship with the outside world. The Vancouver-based artist will represent Canada at the 54th International Art Exhibition − La [Read More]

Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University presents “Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas,” through January 2, 2011. This exhibition explores 500 years of visual cultures and histories of the water deity widely known as Mami Wata (“Mother [Read More]

James Cohan Gallery presents The Tell-Tale Heart (Part 2), a group exhibition inspired by the classic story by American 19th century novelist and poet Edgar Allan Poe. The exhibition open through August 13th, 2010 and will feature works by Barbara Bloom, Victor [Read More]

London’s most anticipated art and design event will launch in September 2010 As a response to 25 years of cultural deep freeze in the UK, the Anti Design Festival will attempt to unlock creative fires and ideas, exploring spaces hitherto deemed out-of-bounds [Read More]

The installation ruminates on specific cause and effect relationships pertaining to the conceptual allure of such figures as Jesus, Satan, David Koresh, Aleister Crowley, Kenneth Anger, Anton LaVey, and Timothy McVeigh. By addressing the fascination with the manner in which esoteric, mysterious, [Read More]

A series of signed and numbered etchings of Cheshire life in the early part of the 20th century by the Macclesfield born artist Charles Tunnicliffe are for sale at Bonhams Prints sale in London on 22 September. Tunnicliffe is internationally known as [Read More]

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall will host a three-day Living Earth Festival, Friday, Aug. 6, through Sunday, Aug. 8, that acknowledges Native contributions to managing the environment and sustaining lifeways and foodways. The festival will [Read More]

At its May meeting, the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) elected Yves Béhar as the museum’s third Artist Trustee. Béhar joins Irwin Federman, who was also elected as a trustee at the meeting. Board Chair [Read More]

Montclair, NJ – If you’re a lover of fine art, but have always been intimidated by the process of selecting and purchasing art, fine art advisor Patricia Selden will ease your anxiety and provide you with the tools to be an informed [Read More]

‘Dare to Wear: Glass Dresses by Diana Dias-Leão’ open through 30 September 2011, is a stunning display of beautiful but deadly garments. Featuring 14 glass dresses and two barbed wire corsets, the display demonstrates Diana Dias-Leão’s glass making skills and her experience [Read More]

On 16 September 2010 the Ashmolean launches its first major art exhibition in one of the country’s newest and most important temporary exhibition centres. The Pre-Raphaelites and Italy brings together over 140 pictures from the Ashmolean’s important Pre-Raphaelite collection with loans from [Read More]

Award-winning international artist Wura-Natasha Ogunji premieres ‘Incidents at the 22 Hotel,’ a multidisciplinary performance work that makes the impossible possible. ‘Incidents at the 22 Hotel,’ with performances at 8:00 pm on August 13 and 14 at The Off Center, located on 2211-A [Read More]

The Florence Griswold Museum Presents an Exhibition Connecticut Treasures: Works from Private Collections, open through September 19 , 2010. Much of the state’s rich artistic heritage is privately held; these works have been cherished and preserved by their owners, often over several [Read More]