A major retrospective is to be devoted to the world-famous Japanese artist Hokusai (1760–1849). Perhaps his best-known picture is the woodcut: “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” from the series: “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” (1823–29). Over 350 loans, which with few exceptions [Read More]
Daily Archives: August 17, 2011
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Each year, the Ars Electronica Festival showcases the work of a featured artist. This year, it’s Sam Auinger (AT/DE). Since the 1980s, the Linz native has been working in computer music, sound design and psychoacoustics, fields in which he has been doing [Read More]
On September 23, the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art opens its fourth edition. Titled “Rewriting Worlds,” the Biennale will run until October 30. The main exhibition features 64 individual artists and 16 groups of artists from 33 countries, and is curated by [Read More]
Created in 2007 by the musée du quai Branly and dedicated to non-Western photography, the 3rd edition of the PHOTOQUAI biennial exhibition of world images takes place on the quays of the Seine alongside the musée du quai Branly, extending for the [Read More]
FLOW will deliver an exciting series of new site specific artworks that explore and respond to the journey of water through the county focusing on different aspects of the county’s waterways, from its major canals and rivers, to its iconic water towers [Read More]
From September 9 to 11, 2011, for the seventh time, PREVIEW BERLIN – The Emerging Art Fair will be offering young national and international galleries and project spaces the opportunity to present works by a new generation of emerging artists to a [Read More]
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art announce the acquisition of The Mysterious Garden (1911) by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1865-1933). This stunning work is a superb addition to the Gallery’s holding of early twentieth-century Scottish art. The acquisition has been made in [Read More]