DETROIT, MI.- The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will open its long-awaited new gallery of Islamic art on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. The new gallery includes works of art from the Mediterranean region, the Middle East, Central Asia and India, and spans the 7th–early 20th-centuries. The gallery was initially to be part of the museum’s renovation and reinstallation project that was completed in 2007, but was delayed until funding could be secured. The Islamic collection will be on view in a larger space than was previously allocated. In addition, the new gallery incorporates significant works of art on loan from nine public and private collections. Most of these are long-term loans to the DIA, but manuscripts
Lombard-Freid Projects Anounces Exhibitions by Dan Perjovschi and Tala Madani
NEW YORK, NY.- Lombard-Freid Projects announced two new exhibitions for 2010. “Postcards from the World”, Dan Perjovchi’s third solo exhibition at Lombard-Freid Projects, establishes a dialogue with an historical piece of his, “Postcards from America” (1994). Known for his insightful social and political commentaries in the form of ephemeral wall drawings in institutions, biennials and galleries worldwide- this, unique installation of drawings will be his first gallery exhibition devoted entirely to works on paper in more than a decade. In each piece, 500 postcard-sized drawing of observations from his travels in the US (1994) and throughout the world (2009)- are sketched with minimalist purity and succeed in being as humorous and satirical
Carnegie Museum of Art to Show Tapestries and Prints from the Collection
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museum of Art presents the dynamic new exhibition Gods, Love, and War: Tapestries and Prints from the Collection, opening December 19, 2009. Highlighting a selection of six large-scale tapestries dating from the 16th and 17th centuries and 40 prints from Carnegie Museum of Art’s collection, the exhibition explores the historical popularity of tapestries as well as the patrons, artists, and studios that created the taste for tapestries. The tapestries on view are: • Alexander Entering Babylon in Triumph, from The Life of Alexander, designed in
Exhibitionism: The Art of Display Announced at Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- The exhibition recalls Joshua Compston’s 1991 effort to fill the walls of The Courtauld Institute with contemporary art. This was the birth of the East Wing Collection and to celebrate its heritage the ninth committee will exhibit the collection of nineteen letterpress prints that formed Compston’s project, Other Men’s Flowers, never before displayed in their entirety. This includes work by YBAs such as Tracey Emin, Gavin Turk, Gary Hume and Sam Taylor-Wood. As Montaigne wrote, “Some may say of me I have gathered a posie of other men’s flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is my own”. This too can
National Museum of Stettino Opens Exhibition of Works by Tarshito
STETTINO, POLAND.- The National Museum of Stettino (Szczecin) Poland presents an exhibition by Tarshito. The show is presented in collaboration with the Department of Italian Studies, University of Stettino, and will remain open until Thursday, 31 December. The exhibition at the National Museum of Stettino, Poland, follows a series of shows in 2008-2009 in Milan, London, Calcutta and Venice. Tarshito, based in Italy, has always had an international approach to art. While some of his work has been influenced by his long time in India, the result is totally Tarshito. The constant aspect of his work is his interest in such elements as the sphere, fish, birds, the
The Art of Display Announced at The Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- The exhibition recalls Joshua Compston’s 1991 effort to fill the walls of The Courtauld Institute with contemporary art. This was the birth of the East Wing Collection and to celebrate its heritage the ninth committee will exhibit the collection of nineteen letterpress prints that formed Compston’s project, Other Men’s Flowers, never before displayed in their entirety. This includes work by YBAs such as Tracey Emin, Gavin Turk, Gary Hume and Sam Taylor-Wood. As Montaigne wrote, “Some may say of me I have gathered a posie of other men’s flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is my own”. This too can
Museum to Show Recent Acquisition of Extraordinary Collection of Rare Glass Works
NEW YORK, NY.- “Ted Muehling Selects: Lobmeyr Glass from the Permanent Collection” is the 10th installment in an exhibition series devoted to showing rotations of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition celebrates the museum’s recent acquisition of an extraordinary collection of 162 rare glass works from J. & L. Lobmeyr of Vienna, Austria, which dates from 1835 to 2008 and spans nearly the entire history of the firm. The exhibition will be on view from April 23, 2010, through fall 2010, and will feature more than 100 Lobmeyr pieces selected by designer Ted Muehling, original drawings lent by Lobmeyr, and other related works from the museum’s collection. “Cooper-Hewitt’s mission to explore the continuum of design is further strengthened by the acquisition of this collection, which illustrates Lobmeyr’s evolution and provides a wonderful opportunity
Exhibition Explores the Critical Role Photography Played in Transforming Artifacts into Prized Works
BOSTON, MA.- In their search for new modes of expression, avant-garde artists during the early 20th century—such as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Henri Matisse—found inspiration in objects from Africa and Oceania. Their “discovery” of these objects from distant places, which had made their way into the marketplace in Paris, New York, and other major cities, elevated these artifacts to much-sought-after works of art. Photography aided this transformation, shifting the perception of pieces previously considered ethnographic or merely utilitarian to works of art and, in the process, created new, appreciative audiences. An exploration of this evolution is presented in Object, Image, Collector: African and Oceanic Art in Focus, an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), that draws from 20 Boston-area collections and the collections of the MFA. On view December 12, 2009, through July 18, 2010, in the Art of Asi
Tate Britain Christmas Tree 2009: Weihnachtsbaum by Tacita Dean
LONDON.- Tate Britain has commissioned Tacita Dean to create its Christmas tree for 2009, entitled Weihnachtsbaum. It will be on display at Tate Britain from 11 – 23 December 2009. Dean has created a traditional and yet quietly contemplative response to the commission, selecting a 4 metre high Nordman Fir to stand in the centre of the gallery’s Rotunda. This has been decorated with hand-dipped beeswax candles which have been made especially for the work. Each afternoon at 16:00, as the sun sets and light fades from the gallery, the candles will be lit one by one. Illuminating the tree for approximately two hours, the candles are designed to
Unquestioned Protagonist of Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibits in Milan
MILAN.- Councillorship for Culture and 24 ORE Motta Cultura present the exhibition Yayoi Kusama. I Want to Live Forever at PAC Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea, under the curatorship of Akira Tatehata (Director of Osaka National Museum of Art). A unique, exclusive event for Italy, dedicated to the unquestioned protagonist of Japanese contemporary art. In addition to recent figurative and abstract paintings, large-scale sculptures and installations from the last decade, there will be a selection of formative drawings from the 1950s and 60s. On show also Narcissus Garden, a sculptural installation first exhibited at the 33rd Biennale di Venezia (1966). Kusama produced this interactive environment of 1500 mirror balls with the assistance of Lucio Fontana. In