The National Pavilion United Arab Emirates (UAE) la Biennale di Venezia announce the appointment of Sheikha Hoor bint Sultan Al-Qasimi, President and Director of the Sharjah Art Foundation, as the curator of its contribution to the 56th International Art Exhibition – la [Read More]
FUNDACION MAPFRE in Madrid presents an exhibition of photographs by Lynne Cohen on view Fthrough May 11, 2014. This Canadian photographer has produced one of the most interesting and consistent bodies of work on interior spaces in recent years. The exhibition presents [Read More]
FotoFest, the International Biennial of Photography and Photo-Related Arts, launches a newly curated exhibition dedicated to Contemporary Arab photography, video and mixed-media art for its fifteenth Biennial. VIEW FROM INSIDE, highlights the works of 49 Arab artists from 13 countries in the [Read More]
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]
Guggenheim Bilbao presents Ernesto Neto: The Body that Carries Me on view February 14–May 18, 2014, a unique retrospective dedicated to the work of Ernesto Neto (b. 1964, Rio de Janeiro), one of Brazil’s most outstanding artists who is internationally renowned for [Read More]
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]
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has acquired Hanging Heart (Gold/Magenta), a monumental sculpture by internationally recognized artist Jeff Koons, which was installed in the museum this week, just in time for Valentine’s Day. The bright gold heart, which measures some 9 [Read More]
Seeing and believing will be the two keywords for BIP2014, the 9th staging of the Biennial, entitled PIXELS OF PARADISE. Images are always an ambiguous source of promises. Images lie and tell the truth at the same time. Their powers of enchantment [Read More]
Jeu de Paume presents Mathieu Pernot. The Crossing an exhibition on view until 18 May 2014. Photographer Mathieu Pernot (b. 1970) specializes in documentary work, but offers a new take on the codes of this genre to develop a multi-voiced narrative. Whether [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]