Religious rituals in America are not often public spectacles. A key exception is the tradition of river baptisms that flourished in the South and Midwest between 1880 and 1930. These outdoor communal rites were public displays of faith, practiced by thousands of [Read More]
Monthly Archives: January 2011
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Place as Idea explores the idea of place as a vehicle for visualizing time, displacement, memory, and fantasy in works by an international roster of contemporary artists. On view through February 13, 2011. Anchoring the show conceptually and chronologically is Rundown, a [Read More]
This year The Armory Show will feature 274 blue-chip contemporary and modern art galleries from 31 countries. With The Armory Show and The Armory Show – Modern, visitors will now have unparalleled access to the most important artwork of the 20th and [Read More]
The Gallery Wrong Weather, Porto, Portugal, announces Bruce LaBruce’s exhibition Polaroid Rage, Survey 2000-2010, to be held from 19 February through 19 March. The exhibition – his Portugal debut – is composed of a set of 300 Polaroids, taken by the Canadian [Read More]
Bodyscapes explores the human form as a landscape upon which artists project ideas of heritage, identity, celebration, and absence. The works in this exhibition reveal bodies that are both figurative representations and historical narratives, as each locates cultural themes via depicted forms. [Read More]
This March, Art Dubai Projects, a programme of films, talks, radio dispatches and performances, will feature the work of more than 75 artists commissioned to create interactive works in response to the fair. Presented by Art Dubai and featuring collaborations with regional [Read More]
The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art announces it’sr 2011 season with two projects by internationally-acclaimed, Toronto-based artist Luis Jacob, and a special presentation of Geoffrey Pugen’s two-channel video, Sahara Sahara, on view February 4 through March 27, 2011. Luis Jacob Pictures at [Read More]
The USC Fisher Museum of Art Presents John Nava: The Making of the Trojan Family Tapestry on view through April 9, 2011. John Nava 2010 The Trojan Family Tapestry Commissioned in 2008 by Ronald Tutor Campus Center Art and Trojan Traditions, under [Read More]
The Estorick Collection presents Masterpieces From the Alberto Della Regione Collection on view now through April 3, 2011. Containing works by artists including Filippo de Pisis, Fortunato Depero and Giorgio de Chirico, the collection of Alberto Della Ragione provides an extraordinarily comprehensive [Read More]
The Muskegon Museum of Art presents Upcycling! Creating More with Less on view February 3 through April 3, 2011. Opening Reception: Thursday, February 17, 5:30 pm. On March 25 and 26, 2011, the West Michigan Symphony will present, in partnership with Grand [Read More]
Glave Kocen Gallery in Richmond, VA, USA will host a major retrospective show of the artwork of internationally known painter Louis Briel. The show, FACE IT!, A Fifty-Year Retrospective will run from Feb 4th – 26th, 2011. On Friday evening, Feb.4th from [Read More]
Artist Byron Keith Byrd challenges the stubbornly held belief system of Christianity in his second solo exhibition, Biblical Proportions, presented by Ellen Charapko Gallery, (Wilton Manors/Ft. Lauderdale, FL). Byrd seeks the validity of its claims through works like Religious Trap, a 103 [Read More]
LA Art House Presents Generations: New paintings by Carole Bayer Sager, on view January 14 – February 12. Artist and Oscar and Grammy Award-winning songwriter, Carole Bayer Sager, debuts her new collection of lyrical, abstract paintings at her first ever solo show. [Read More]
To commission a portrait is appealing on many different levels; to those who appreciate unique art, others who never get the right results from studio portraits or for those who want to do something original. A portrait can also prove to be [Read More]