Fine Art News

The Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and SAVAC (South Asian Visual Art Centre) in collaboration with the 23rd Images Festival announce the opening of the new exhibition, Bamiyan (the heart that has no love/pain/generosity is not [Read More]

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announced its interactive Rooftop Garden App for iPad is now available on App Store. The app is an enhanced version of the Rooftop Garden App for iPhone and iPod Touch, a multimedia guide originally [Read More]

Open Door Networks Inc. and Project A Inc. (“We-Envision”) today announced that they are shipping Art Authority for the iPad through the iTunes App Store. Art Authority, specifically designed for Apple’s new groundbreaking device, brings 40,000 high-resolution classic works of art to [Read More]

The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden received supportive comments from the National Capital Planning Commission for a proposed seasonal inflatable pavilion to the museum’s plaza. Architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s design for the structure was reviewed at the concept stage. [Read More]

Swann Galleries will offer a large selection of Old Master Through Modern Prints at auction, on Tuesday, April 27, beginning with nearly 150 desirable Old Master Prints, followed by sections devoted to 19th-century prints, American prints, and European prints. Of special note [Read More]

They are sculptors, filmmakers, painters, video artists, photographers, or visionary administrators. Their works and reputations have reached beyond our borders to garner global attention. Today they are being awarded one of the highest national distinctions for their exceptional careers and remarkable contributions [Read More]

Sotheby’s London sale of 19th Century European Paintings on Wednesday, 2 June, 2010, is to include an important work by Norwegian artist Christian Krohg (1852-1925) of Leif Eriksson discovering America. Estimated at £150,000-250,000, the painting will spearhead the Norwegian component of the [Read More]

Andrea Palladio (1508–1580) is considered among the most significant and influential architects in the Western world. His clean, elegant interpretation of the architecture of classical antiquity was to spread throughout Europe and North America, and his finished buildings, drawings, and writings have [Read More]

Christie’s London Asian Art Week will run from 11 – 14 May 2010, featuring further remarkable works which exemplify rarity, beauty and excellent provenance, with many highlights offered from inspiring private collections such as The Edward and Marilyn Flower Collection of Netsuke [Read More]

Corey Helford Gallery, LA and Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery present Art From The New World– a big brash exhibition of the new American art scene. Open 1 May – Sunday 22 August The exhibition features a collection of 47 new [Read More]

The London Borough of Wandsworth, as part of a long standing commitment to the arts, is pleased to support an exhibition by Michelle Janes entitled “Impact & Emotion”. The Deputy Mayor of Wandsworth, Councillor Jane Cooper will open the event, which aims [Read More]

An exhibition featuring works by many of America’s and Europe’s most celebrated 20th-century artists opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday 31 March 2010. Vertical Thoughts: Morton Feldman and the Visual Arts focuses on the work [Read More]

Works by female artists – a mid-19th century portrait by Susan Catherine Moore Waters (1823 – 1900) and a life-size recreation of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper in 20,763 spools of thread by contemporary artist Devorah Sperber – are the latest works [Read More]

Poster Auctions International will offer more than 500 lots of rare, vintage posters in its 50th semi-annual auction of Art Nouveau and Art Deco masterpieces, on Sunday, May 2. As this is its Golden Anniversary auction, only the world’s finest and most [Read More]