The Art Loss Register (ALR) has announced the acquisition of the register of stolen art and antiques from Trace, a subsidiary by MyThings which will become a minority shareholder in the ALR. This merger will consolidate the two databases into one, and [Read More]
William Kentridge: Five Themes, a comprehensive survey of the contemporary South African artist’s work, opened at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Featuring more than 75 works in a range of media—including animated films, drawings, prints, theater models, sculptures, and books—the [Read More]
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego will present an exhibition of sculptural installations by artist Tara Donovan at its downtown Jacobs Building location from October 25, 2009 through February 28, 2010. Organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, this is the [Read More]
Abstract Earth: The Photography of Richard Woldendorp showcases the incredible skill of this early pioneer of aerial photography, as it is almost impossible to distinguish whether his untouched photographic works are photographs or indeed painted works of art. Woldendorp’s first aerial landscapes [Read More]
The Scuderie del Quirinale, from September 24 2009 until January 17 2010, will showcase Roman Imperial Painting: frescoes, portraits on wood and on glass, decorations and landscapes from patrician domus, as well as popular houses and shops from the most important archaeological [Read More]
Drawing together a diverse range of paintings and sculptures from across the subcontinent, Ragas and Rajas: Musical Imagery of Courtly India explores the confluence of sight and sound, king and god throughout a millennium of artistic vision in India. The exhibition will [Read More]
Opening September 19, 2009, the Amon Carter Museum presents Views and Visions: Prints of the American West, 1820–1970. The exhibition, on view through January 10, 2010, showcases approximately 120 prints and illustrated books from the museum’s permanent collection. After Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902), [Read More]
The Grand Opening of the expanded and transformed Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will be May 1, 2010, VMFA Director Alex Nyerges has announced. VMFA expansion from the Boulevard as it will appear at night. Rendering © 2004 Rick Mather Architects The [Read More]
The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis is pleased to announce the receipt of a $10,000 grant from the Nimoy Foundation for an Artist in Residency for British artist Carey Young. For her first-ever solo museum exhibition in the United States, Young engaged [Read More]
More than 5 million daily users of Metro can learn more about cultural heritage conservation and prevention of illegal traffic of cultural goods tasks, conducted by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), through 2 exhibitions mounted during July 2009 at [Read More]
It was a full house with many new faces that filled the Pasadena Convention Center on Tuesday, June 23rd, in anticipation of John Moran’s second California and American Paintings Sale for 2009. The number of new bidders and attendees perhaps reflects the [Read More]
A stunning William Dyce painting that has been lost for over a century is to be offered for sale at Sotheby’s in London. The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel is expected to fetch between £100,000 – 150,000 when it is offered for [Read More]
Art Source for Design is proud to announce the date of a fundraising art auction to benefit LifeUnfolded, a local non profit organization dedicated to to providing an artistic outlet for foster children to enable them to discover their talents and use [Read More]
With a laudable 82 percent sell-through rate by lot, or nearly ninety percent sold by value, Freeman’s June 21st sale of ‘Fine American & European Paintings and Sculpture’ proved to be a great success, with 102 of the 127 lots on offer [Read More]