South London Gallery presents Welcome to Iraq on view 15 March–1 June 2014 Preview: Friday 14 March, 6:30–8:30pm. This revelatory and highly acclaimed show received widespread positive attention both from the visiting public and in the press when it was presented in [Read More]
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Over 100 Asian art curators from the nation’s major American museums will make their annual pilgrimage to Asia Week New York, for an unprecedented 9-day round of 47 international gallery shows, 19 auction sales and numerous museum exhibitions and special events. “We [Read More]
Brooklyn, NY– At first glance, Laurie Lee-Georgescu’s prints seduce you with vibrant color and exquisite draftsmanship, but a closer look takes you into an unsettling realm of human discord. In her inaugural solo exhibition at 440 Gallery, the artist will show her [Read More]
The Bonnefantenmuseum announced that artist Laura Lima (b. 1971; Governador Valadares, Brazil—Rio de Janeiro) is the winner of the Bonnefanten Award for Contemporary Art (BACA) 2014. The BACA consists of a sum of 50,000 Euros, a publication and a solo exhibition in [Read More]
Manifesta was founded in 1993, inspired by the changing European constellation brought about by the fall of the Berlin Wall. In 2013, on the eve of Manifesta’s 20th anniversary, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg was selected as the host for [Read More]
Para Site presents Meeting Points 7 Golden Heights Estate a group exhibition featuring works by Sven Augustijnen, Iman Issa, Sanja Iveković, Rajkamal Kahlon, Anton Kannemeyer, Kayfa ta & Haytham El-Wardany, Kwan Sheung Chi, Runo Lagomarsino, Maha Maamoun, Anson Mak, Jumana Manna, MAP [Read More]
The Contemporary Art Society is now calling for entries to the Contemporary Art Society Annual Award 2014—a unique commissioning award in the UK. Established in 2009 and generously supported by the Sfumato Foundation, the award offers 40,000 GBP to a regional museum [Read More]
Brooklyn, NY– Every artist has themes and threads that run through their work over a lifetime. Finding The Root, Ellen Chuse’s 4th solo exhibition at Park Slope’s 440 Gallery, explores several that have been a powerful force in her work for decades. [Read More]
The Arkansas Arts Center announce it has received a spectacular gift from Norma B. Marin of 290 watercolors and drawings by the great American modern artist John Marin (1870 – 1953). Marin is best known for his luminous watercolors of urban structures, [Read More]
DIRTY EYES will be screened during The Nouveau Festival, Centre Pompidou, Paris: Sunday, 23 February, 20h Free admission More information on the Centre Pompidou website Monday, 3 March, 20h Free admission More information on the Centre Pompidou website Friday, 7 March, 20h [Read More]
Guardian Fine Art Asia (GFAA), the Beijing edition of the fair, which will take place from 28 May to 1 June 2014. This long-anticipated development is the result of a fruitful collaboration between Guardian Beijing, a well-established art organisation in China, and [Read More]
Ashkal Alwan announces Animism an exhibition on view February 25–April 4, 2014. Animism Curated by Anselm Franke Animism has been a multi-part exhibition project realized in various collaborations since 2010. The project interrogates notions of modernity through its ‘negative horizon,’ animism. Originally [Read More]
Bonhams sale of Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art on April 8 in London features stand-out works from the region’s leading artists. The sale’s cover lot, Sohrab Sepehri, Untitled, is an important work from the artists emblematic Tree Series, estimated at £120,000-£150,000. [Read More]
A Florida artist is facing criminal charges after deliberately dropping a vase by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in an apparent protest, reports the BBC. “Maximo Caminero, 51, was charged with criminal mischief after breaking the $1m (£600,000) vase on Sunday in [Read More]