Renowned Midwest watercolorist Bret Steinhaus takes his solo exhibition “Around Each Corner – Expression in Color” to the Robert Morris University Springfield Gallery. Opening Reception April 6, 2012 – 5:00-7:pm Exhibit runs April 3 through May 18, 2012 at the Robert Morris Gallery 607 East Adams Street, Springfield, IL 62701. More information: BretSteinhaus.com Bret Steinhaus, […]
Artist-in-Residence with painter Hazel Belvo, April 9-22 at the Grand Marais Art Colony. Renowned visual artist, Hazel Belvo, will open the artist studio to the community through a daily open house and three public lectures with the intent of dispelling the untouchable mystique surrounding art to build a stronger arts community. During the fourteen day […]
Hasted Kraeutler presents Nick Brandt On This Earth, A Shadow Falls, an exhibition on view March 29 – May 19, 2012. Nick Brandt, Elephant Drinking, Amboseli, 2007. Photo: Hasted Kraeutler Hasted Kraeutler announce their inaugural exhibition of work by Nick Brandt, On This Earth, A Shadow Falls, beginning March 29 and running through May 19, […]
Award-winning Argentinean artist María Inés Cámara crafts awe-inspiring paintings that represent a ballet of motion, activity, and imagination. A recurring motif is the colorful flowing ribbons that zoom, dip and curl around the canvas, threading the composition together. Her creative approach employs unusual visual trickery and trompe l’oeil, with certain shapes appearing as fabric or […]
Despite increased recognition of the cultural significance of modern architecture, there is still a dearth of information on how best to conserve it. The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) in Los Angeles today announced a new international effort, the Conserving Modern Architecture Initiative, or CMAI, that intends to add to the effort. Eames House, also known […]
The artist who calls himself Douglas The Boogie Man is not as fearsome as he sounds. In fact, his work is decidedly magnificent, rewarding exploration. Douglas crafts wonderfully alive, natural abstractions of the ocean using a thick impasto technique influenced by Abstract Expressionism. Waves take on a writhing form right before being smashed into rocks […]
The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) is pleased to announce that film-maker John Akomfrah (1957, Ghana) and curator Charles Esche (1962, England)—Director of the Van Abbemuseum in the Netherlands—received the ECF Princess Margriet Award on 19 March 2012 at a packed ceremony at the Egg in Brussels. The award is given out annually to European artists, […]
La Triennale 2012 announce the start of Intense Proximity, a major exhibition of contemporary art open20 April–26 August 2012, at the newly renovated and expanded Palais de Tokyo and seven other institutions located throughout greater Paris. Palais de Tokyo, 2010. Photo: Anne Lacaton et Jean-Philippe Vassal Architects Featuring over 130 contributors, Intense Proximity draws upon […]
Art Brussels open Thu 19–Sun 22 April 2012 aligns itself with a dynamic perspective that connects it to its city, its country and its time. Some good reasons to visit Art Brussels Meet with the collectors This year a greater focus is placed on meetings with collectors. Art Brussels invites Curator Samuel Gross to host […]
Boston, MA—Manhattan’s major contemporary art museums are hosting spectacular exhibitions this spring. Explore them with Judith Tolnick Champa, the Editor-in-Chief of Art New England, and your host on these three-day weekend art tours. Guggenheim Museum Travel will be roundtrip Boston/New York, with two convenient pickups, on a luxury motor-coach with very limited seating. Each weekend […]
New York – Opening April 20th and running through April 23rd, SOFA NEW YORK tops the list of not-to-be-missed shopping destinations for art jewelry enthusiasts-and this year’s fair will not disappoint. Visitors will set their eyes on a dazzling array of one-of-a-kind pieces conceived and crafted by a roster of internationally recognized artists, many of […]
The 7th Shenzhen Sculpture Biennale will take place from May 12 to August 31, 2012 at OCT Contemporary Art Terminal (OCAT) in Shenzhen, China. The Shenzhen Sculpture Biennale (formerly known as Shenzhen International Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition) has been supported by Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Corporation Ltd. since its first edition in 1998. Previously, the main […]
