Christie’s has announced the upcoming sale of Pablo Picasso’s Femme au chapeau from 1971, a monumental portrait from the private collection of acclaimed artist and Oscarnominated director Julian Schnabel. This iconic portrait, the largest Picasso created in his last years, will be [Read More]
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Aberdeen Auction Galleries of St. Petersburg, FL achieved excellent results in the March 14 online sale of European art. The top lot of the sale was a 19½ by 24in oil on canvas signed by Alexei Petrovich Bogolubov (Russian, 1824-1896). In the [Read More]
The German expression “Drunter und drüber”, which we might best understand as ‘topsy-turvy’, is possibly the most fitting description of the work of Harald Winter. Literally translated this phrase means “under and over”; things randomly scattered, lying around, on top of, and [Read More]
Prizes Include $20,000 Stipend, Art Show and Private Consultation with an Art Dealer Calling all artists! New York City developer Alchemy Properties invites local artists to enter a mural design competition to create a mural that will be displayed on the side [Read More]
American artist Chris Burden will display a number of sculptures and installations at the Middelheim Museum summer exhibition this year. He will furthermore perform the spectacular live installation of Beam Drop Antwerp – in which steel beams will be dropped into concrete [Read More]
Artist and writer Harland Miller presents a collection of paintings and montages at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art from Friday 22 May to Sunday 19 July 2009. These works, located on the ground floor, have been made or adapted, specifically for BALTIC [Read More]
Subterrania, a solo exhibition of large scale photographic works by British artist Fiona Crisp, will be presented at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art from Friday 31 July to Sunday 4 October 2009. The powerfully compelling, sculptural images presented in Subterrania are curated [Read More]
The spring exhibition at the Palazzo dei Diamanti presents the engravings of Giorgio Morandi with a collection of over 130 works made by the artist over the course of his career. From Dürer to Parmigianino, from Rembrandt to Piranesi, from Goya to [Read More]
In celebration of Harlequin’s 60th anniversary, the internationally recognized publisher is sponsoring an exhibition of original cover art that will focus not only on the changing shape of desire and fantasy but also on the social meaning and context of these images. [Read More]
The Whitechapel Gallery unveils today its ambitious expansion following a £13.5 million capital campaign, opening to the public on 5 April 2009. The Heritage Lottery Fund supported project has transformed the former library building next to the Gallery, increasing gallery space by [Read More]
The J. Paul Getty Museum has just acquired a significant group of works by Chinese contemporary photographers. Nine works by acclaimed artists Wang Qingsong and Hai Bo will enter the museum’s collection, which is known for the depth and breadth of its [Read More]
Heather James Fine Art announced the installation of Periwinkle Shaft, seminal artist Robert Rauschenberg’s major five-piece installation. The installation takes up one entire gallery and includes five pieces, different in scope and dimensionality, representing Rauschenberg’s famous series Spreads. The public is invited [Read More]
In “Pieces of My Memory”, Thai artist Chairat Mongcolnut examines the transition that takes place when old wooden houses are torn down and replaced with concrete. The wood served to protect against wind and rain but now is left lifeless – scraps [Read More]
Woodcuts by the American painter, sculptor and printmaker Elliot Offner will be on view from April 7 through September 20, 2009, at the Michele & Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts in the exhibition Wild Life Captured. The exhibition features woodcut prints [Read More]