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]
Artfest International, Inc. (OTCBB: ARTI) announces new financing options are now available for member art purchases. In cooperation with a major National Bank, Artfest International, Inc. is making available to its members the Artfest Visa and MasterCard. Collectively this financing alternative will [Read More]
According to Thierry Ehrmann, Artprice’s founder, “art market history will remember 2008 as a turning point, switching from speculative euphoria to sharp contraction. The multi-million dollar sales of the spring gave way to extreme buyer wariness in the autumn as the art [Read More]
Art exhibition opening to the group show “Plethora of Pop & Expressionism” at Planet Vivid Gallery, 17th of April at 19:00. Ronnie Zimmermann, *1960 Dartford U.K., 1962 – 2004 New York, U.S.A. The new works of the New York Artist Ronnie Zimmermann [Read More]
A number of robust sales were experienced by galleries at The AIPAD Photography Show New York, presented by the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) from March 26-29, 2009. In addition to the strong sales, attendance held steady at the Park [Read More]
Forty of the most prominent international fine art dealers in the world will again gather at the Park Avenue Armory for the 16th annual International Fine Art Fair , May 1st-5th, 2009. Oprah Winfrey, Jon Bon Jovi, Steve Martin and Harrison Ford [Read More]
Grogan & Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers is pleased to announce their April Auction will be held on Sunday, April 19th at 12 noon. The sale will be comprised of American and European Paintings, Prints and Sculpture, 18th and 19th century [Read More]
Pip McGarry, ‘A Brush with the Wild’ Big Cats and African Game Paintings from Pip McGarry, one of the world’s leading wildlife artists. A major solo exhibition The Colomb Art Gallery, London 52a George Street, Marylebone, London, W1U 7EA, UK www.colombart.co.uk/exhibitions Exhibition [Read More]
Meeting in Berlin last Tuesday, the jury for the 2009 ADKV-ART COLOGNE Prize for Art Criticism awarded this year’s prize to Dr. Jennifer Allen, a Canadian critic living in Berlin. In making the award, the jury particularly highlighted the clear personal viewpoints [Read More]
Bonhams & Goodman is proud to support the forthcoming exhibition of the late Australian artist, designer and illustrator, Adrian Feint. The exhibition will be held at Carrick Hill Estate in Springfield, South Australia and will focus on his landscapes and floral still [Read More]