The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, announced Paul Caponigro as the recipient of the 2011 Maine in America Award. The award is presented by the Farnsworth’s Presidents Council to honor an individual or group who has made an outstanding contribution to [Read More]
Monthly Archives: February 2011
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Museum Tinguely is showing a comprehensive survey of the work of the artist Arman (1928–2005). The exhibition is a cooperative project with Centre Pompidou in Paris, where it was presented last autumn to resounding acclaim, attracting a large number of visitors. On [Read More]
Public Art Fund, New York’s leading presenter of artists’ projects, new commissions, installations, and exhibitions in public spaces, is pleased to announce its spring 2011 exhibitions: a large, multidirectional archway by Eva Rothschild; a monument to Pop icon Andy Warhol by Rob [Read More]
The Football Match, 1949, by Laurence Stephen Lowry, R.A. (1887-1976) will be offered at auction on 26 May 2011 in Christie’s sale of 20th Century British Artin London. An exceptionally rare depiction of one of Britain’s most popular sports – football – [Read More]
Raven Row presents Morgan Fisher Films and Paintings and In Between and Nearby on view 24 February–24 April 2011 This exhibition is the first to survey over forty years of the work of Morgan Fisher (born 1942, lives in Los Angeles). It [Read More]
The first flush of spring, life begins afresh, the dull, cold winter passes and the desire to travel and see new places is reinvigorated. City Breaks, a new exhibition full of colour and light at the Red Rag Modern Art Gallery, is [Read More]
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art has opened a major exhibition of the work of British artist George Shaw on view now through Sunday 15 May 2011. It will be the first historical examination of the artist’s work to date, bringing together some [Read More]
Galerie f5,6s Presents presents Nigin Beck Tehrangeles on view through april 9th 2011. Nigin Beck, Galerie f5,6s Tehrangeles – Teheran – Los Angeles; what might appear to be a contradiction or without connection at first is explained by the artists own biographical [Read More]
David Zwirner presents a solo exhibition of new work by Marcel Dzama, on view at the gallery’s 525 West 19th Street space. The exhibition features the artist’s film, A Game of Chess, alongside related drawings, sculptures, and dioramas. The Revolution’s been defeated, [Read More]
Sotheby’s Hong Kong has announced the sale of an important private collection of contemporary Chinese Art on 3 April: The Ullens Collection – The Nascence of Avant Garde China, offering 106 masterpieces from the legendary Collection, which are expected to bring a [Read More]
The exhibition devoted to the BACA laureate 2010: Francis Alÿs is on show until March 27th at the Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht. The BACA (Biennial Award for Contemporary Art) is the only major award for international visual art in the Netherlands. The price is [Read More]
RijksakademieLIVE #1 presents Real Artists don’t have Teeth, a monologue written by Dora García, performed by Jakob Tamm. After the performance Philippe Pirotte will moderate a discussion with the artist and the audience. Tinted by the artist’s characteristic dark humour, the monologue [Read More]
Superflex’ IHME Project 2011—The Longest Film Ever Made IHME is an annual Contemporary Art Festival in Helsinki, Finland that consists out of three different types of production: IHME Project – commissioned new work in a public space, IHME Days – forum for [Read More]
Festival Images is launching another round of its project competitions! Artists, film-makers and photographers have until April 15th 2011 to enter the 8th Vevey International Photo Award and the 6th European First Film Award. These competitions represent a unique form of support [Read More]