Author: Darko Topalski

TOLEDO, OHIO—Coinciding with Black
History Month, a compelling exhibition of iconic and powerfully moving images by
the late African-American photographer Gordon Parks is coming to the Toledo
Museum of Art. Bare
Witness: Photographs by Gordon Parks
brings together 73 works grouped specifically by Parks himself. The
free exhibition opens to the public on Thursday, Feb. 5, in the Canaday Gallery
and continues through April 25, 2010.

LONDON.- London Art Fair is the premier UK art fair for Modern
British and Contemporary art. Now in its 22nd year, it features
over 100 galleries presenting the great names of 20th Century British art and
exceptional contemporary work from leading figures and emerging
talent. This year the section
featured large scale installation, mixed media and video work, photography,
limited edition prints and multiples and contemporary painting. This year London
Art Fair also welcomed 176/Zabludowicz Collection Editions.

Washington, DC – While the number of arts organizations increased
rapidly over a recent 10-year span, the percentage of people attending arts
events declined, a new national survey by the nonprofit group Americans for the Arts reported January 20th. This
issue of supply and demand in the arts world is a troubling one, said the
authors of the National Arts Index, because many groups have financial troubles
and people of all ages are discovering new ways to experience the arts,
including the Internet.

NEW YORk, NY.- Gagosian Gallery will present “End
of an Era”, an exhibition of new paintings and sculpture by Damien
Hirst. The exhibition takes its title from the central sculpture in the
exhibition, a severed bull’s head with golden horns and crowned with a solid
gold disc. Suspended in formaldehyde and encased in a golden vitrine, this
totemic sculpture acts as a powerful coda to The Golden Calf (2008). On
exhibition at Madison Avenue from 30 January through 6 march
2010.

SANTA FE, NM.- New Arrivals: Works from
the Collection is an exhibition of recent acquisitions to the Museum’s
permanent collection. New Arrivals highlights the important role
the art patron plays in developing a Museum’s collection-either through an
outright donation or partnering with the Museum in a purchase. The works in New
Arrivals: Works from the Collection will be on view for the first time
featuring favorite New Mexico artists such as Susan Rothenberg and Gunnar
Plake, among others, to the internationally recognized Francis Bacon and
Roy Lichtenstein.

DUBAI.- Art Dubai announced a strong selection of
more than 60 of the worlds’ most exciting emerging and established
contemporary galleries for the fourth edition of Art
Dubai. Whilst the selection of galleries confirms Art Dubai’s
diverse geographical connections, the fair has capitalised on the
successful introduction of solo projects in 2009 with nearly a third of
all participants now presenting exhibitions by individual artists. On view 17 through 20 March,
2010.