The King Survey of the Great Basin, from 1867 to 1872, was the model for the other “great surveys” of the 19th-century American West. Rare and iconic works by Timothy H. O’Sullivan, the King Survey’s official photographer, is featured in an exhibition [Read More]
Monthly Archives: April 2012
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California photographer, Matthew Bamberg guides photographers in learning to use cloud services such as Dropbox, Carbonite, iCloud, Flickr, Picasa and Amazon Cloud Drive to host and publish their photography in the new book “Photography Applications for the Cloud,” which hits the bookshelves [Read More]
For Trifecta Gallery’s exhibition of “Santa Monica” Robby Martin, who creates art under the name Biscuit Street Preacher, turns his steady artist’s gaze to a storied southern California town made famous for its popular fishing pier, amusement park and sprawling muscle beach. [Read More]
ROSPHOTO in St.-Petersburg presents a retrospective exhibition of Franco Fontana photographs from the period of 1970-2007, on view 13.04.2012 – 20.05.2012. Franco Fontana, Puglia, 1987. The artist has collaborated with Time, Life, Vogue USA, Vogue France, Venerdi Di Repubblica, Sette Del Corriere [Read More]
Martin-Gropius-Bau presents Building the Revolution Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935, an exhibition on view 5 April to 9 July 2012. The Exhibition “Architects of Revolution” sheds light on an area of the Soviet avant-garde that has remained relatively unknown in Europe and [Read More]
Clark County Mural Society — CCMS — is dedicated to the creation of art that transforms public space and individual lives in our community. In keeping with that mission, the CCMS launches the 2012 Summer of Murals Competition. The concept of the [Read More]
The Getty Museum presents Herb Ritts. L.A. Style a phorographs exhibitionon view April 3–August 26, 2012 at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center. Herb Ritts Cindy Crawford, Ferre 3, Malibu, 1993. Herb Ritts (American, 1952–2002) was a Los Angeles-based photographer who [Read More]
The Schirn Kunsthalle is showcasing a new work by German-Iranian artist Bettina Pousttchi specifically designed for the exterior of the Schirn, on view April 19 – June 17, 2012. Bettina Pousttchi, “Framework,” 2012. (simulation east facade) Commissioned by Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt © [Read More]
During the second edition of the Art and Antique Dealers League of America Spring Show NYC, opening on May 3 and running through May 6 at the Park Avenue Armory, fairgoers will have the rich opportunity to feast their eyes upon a [Read More]
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center is pleased to present Scale: A Gathering of Sculptors, an international conference featuring renowned sculptors from five countries who will present their work. This symposium offers a unique opportunity to interface, network and partake in dialogue with [Read More]
Hivos and the Arts and Culture Program of the Open Society Foundations (OSF) invite project proposals for the Central Asia Pavilion (CAP) to be realized within the framework of the 55th International Art Exhibition – Venice Biennale 2013. Hivos/OSF envision the Central [Read More]
Manifesta 9, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art,announce the artists and participants of its ninth edition, taking place in Genk, Limburg, Belgium, from 2 June–30September 2012. The curatorial team, composed of Mexican Cuauhtémoc Medina, Greek Katerina Gregos, and British Dawn Ades, has [Read More]
Astute organizers of art and antique fairs pursue a dual mission. On the one hand, they must appeal to museum professionals and seasoned buyers, and on the other, they want to welcome neophytes. No art and antiques fair anywhere in the world [Read More]
One of the most versatile talents of the modern art movement in Germany, the American-born Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956) is celebrated as a master of caricature, figurative painting, and a distinctive brand of cubism, but he also created a fascinating body of photographic [Read More]