Nic Fiddian-Green (British b.1963- ) is best known among Britons for elevating equestrian fine art to its highest levels. Over his 30-year long career creating monumental sculptures of horses’ heads – a passion sparked when he first laid eyes on the Elgin Marble Selene Horse at The British Museum, Fiddian-Green has devoted his life to […]
Acclaimed sculptor, photographer and installation artist Bill Culbert will represent New Zealand at the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013. Culbert (b. 1935) is a maker of elegant, poetic, and often dazzling sculptural installations that harness the qualities of electric light and make striking use of found materials. From suitcases pierced with fluorescent tubes, to chandeliers […]
The Art Parcours sector at Art Basel presents site-specific artworks and performances in the historical quarters of Basel. In its third year, the 2012 edition of Art Parcours has moved to the St. Johann neighborhood of Basel. From Wednesday, June 13 to Sunday, June 17 thirteen locations will be transformed by renowned international artists. Claude […]
The Renaissance Society presents an exhibition of photographs by Dawoud Bey, on view through June 24, 2012. Dawoud Bey Smokey, 2002 Since 1975, Chicago-based photographer Dawoud Bey has developed a body of work distinguished for its commitment to portraiture as means for understanding contemporary social circumstances. Ranging from chance street encounters to studio portraits, Bey […]
The Getty Museum presents In Focus. Picturing Landscape, an exhibition on view May 22–October 7, 2012. Sandbars, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1966. William A. Garnett (American, 1916–2006). Cibachrome print. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. © Estate of William A. Garnet In Focus: Picturing Landscape, at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center, May […]
The Cincinnati Art Museum presents Henry Ossawa Tanner. Modern Spirit, an exhibition on view May 26, 2012 – September 09, 2012. Henry Ossawa Tanner Cincinnati Art Museum More than one hundred works, from paintings to sculpture, are featured in this major exhibition devoted to the acclaimed artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937). The exhibition follows Tanner’s […]
Aargauer Kunsthaus opens LIGHT SENSITIVE. Photo Art from the Collection, an exhibition on view 12 May 2012 – 12 Aug 2012, presenting works from the rich photography holdings of the Aargauer Kunsthaus. In addition, it shows photographs of urban spaces by Andreas Tschersich and works by Bianca Dugaro. Nicolas Faure Saas-Fee (VS), Juli, 1989 Colour […]
Green Art Gallery Dubai is thrilled to announce its participation in the Art Statements section of Art Basel 43 with interdisciplinary artist Shadi Habib Allah’s multimedia installation “S/N: 8F1GNA0021”. The fair will take place in Basel, Switzerland between the 14th and 17th of June 2012. The Art Statements section of Art Basel focuses on promoting […]
Foam Photography Museum Amsterdam presents Nina Poppe – Ama an exhibition on view 1 may to 27 june 2012. Photographer Nina Poppe (Germany, 1979) has spent a significant and intensive amount of time together with the Ama. These legendary fisherwomen of the Japanese island of Ise-Shima dive for Abalone, using no equipment, in water that […]
