Baltimore – The Stephen W. Fisher collection of Japanese cloisonné enamels is one of the finest in the world. Comprised largely of pieces created during Japan’s “golden age” of decorative art production, the special exhibition, Japanese Cloisonné Enamels from the Stephen W. [Read More]
Kresge Art Museum at Michigan State University presents American Modernism, 1920s to 1940s, an ambitious display showcasing over 100 paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture and drawings from the museum collection. The exhibition is on view through March 14, 2010. Hananiah Harari (American, 1912-2000), [Read More]
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, announces a new exhibition, Art Saving Lives, on display at LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT). Art Saving Lives is a celebration of color and style featuring [Read More]
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature Puerto Rican artist, Heryk Tomassini, in The Substance of Abstraction. The exhibition is scheduled to run from February 02, 2010 through February 23, 2010 (opening reception: Thursday, February 04, 2010). Heryk Tomassini’s upbringing surrounded by the natural [Read More]
The first ever exhibition devoted to Indian portraits 60 outstanding portraits drawn from collections in the UK, USA and Europe An important exhibition telling the story of the Indian portrait over three centuries will open at the National Portrait Gallery on 11 [Read More]
On 28 January 2010, Sotheby’s New York will offer a painting that has been at the center of one of the art world’s most heated debates for over eighty years: Portrait of a Woman, called “La Belle Ferronnière” by a follower of [Read More]
The Directors of Bonhams are delighted to announce the appointment of Perry Tung as a specialist and auctioneer to Bonhams Canada. Perry joins the company with immediate effect. Perry will be assisting Jack Kerr-Wilson, the President of Bonhams Canada, in gathering items [Read More]
Following a worldwide search, the Board of Trustees of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), announced today it has voted unanimously to appoint Jeffrey Deitch as the museum’s new director, effective June 1. Deitch [DIEtsch], 57, is one of New [Read More]
The current episodes on VernissageTV Art TV focus on art exhibitions and events during Art Basel Miami Beach Week. Among the highlights: Interviews with Jonathan Meese, FriendsWithYou, Olaf Breuning, Dzine, Greg Lynn, Maarten Baas, and Rosa de la Cruz. Focus Miami The [Read More]
Rabley Contemporary Drawing are exhibiting drawings by twenty two of the most exciting artists drawing today. They reflect fresh definitions and a resurgence of interest in drawing placing it centre stage of the contemporary fine art arena. “Emma Stibbon creates de-populated ‘Vistaramas’ [Read More]
From January to April 2010, artist Andy Holden will be displaying a giant knitted rock as part of Tate Britain’s Art Now programme of contemporary displays. Never before shown in the UK, Pyramid Piece 2009 is a vastly enlarged replica of a [Read More]
This group show welcomes Jeanne Duval, F. Scott Hess, David Ligare, Jeffrey Ripple, and Marc Trujillo into the gallery’s stable of contemporary representational painters. After several successful years showing in San Francisco with Michael Hackett and Tracy Freedman, these five artists will [Read More]
Tate has bought eight powerful hand-coloured etchings by William Blake (1757-1827) with the assistance of The Art Fund (£141,000), Tate Members (£200,000), Tate Patrons and the generosity of the public. The works were inherited by Blake’s widow Catherine, who later gave them [Read More]
The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA), home to one of the world’s preeminent collections of Asian art, announced today the appointment of Seunghye Sun as associate curator of Japanese and Korean art. Sun assumes her duties at the CMA in July 2010. [Read More]