Art

NEW YORK, NY.- The spring 2010 exhibition organized
by
The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art is
American Woman:
Fashioning a National Identity, the first drawn from the newly
established
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Met. The exhibition, on
view
from May 5 through August 15, 2010, explores developing
perceptions of the
modern American woman from the 1890s to the 1940s, and how they
have
affected the way American women are seen today. Focusing
on
archetypes of American femininity through dress, the exhibition
reveals
how the American woman initiated style revolutions that mirrored
her
social, political, and sartorial emancipation.

WASHINGTON, DC.- Some of the most compelling photographs
taken by renowned 20th-century American poet Allen Ginsberg
(1926–1997) of
himself and his fellow Beat poets and writers—including William S.

Burroughs, Neal Cassady, Gregory Corso, and Jack Kerouac are the
subject
of the first scholarly exhibition and catalogue of these works.
Beat
Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg explores all facets of
his
photographs through 79 black-and-white portraits, on view at the
National
Gallery of Art, Washington, from May 2 through September 6, 2010.

HONG

KONG.- Hong Kong-based artist Simon Birch has created Hope
and
Glory, one of the most ambitious multi-media art projects ever
undertaken in
Hong Kong. The unprecedented scale of the show, filling the 20,000 sq ft

metaphorical world – a conceptual circus – created by the artist.

LONDON.- Christie’s unveils an unprecedented
sale
of works of art selected from the Estate of Francis Newton Souza to take
place
on 9 June 2010 as part of the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
auction.
Comprising over 150 lots created throughout the artist’s career – from
the late
1930s through to the 1990s and through his time in India, London and New
York –
the sale includes paintings, drawings, collages, watercolours and prints
as well
as ten revealing sketch books. Estimates range from £1,000 to £150,000,
offering
collectors an extraordinary and unprecedented opportunity to participate
in an
event that celebrates and commemorates one of 20th Century India’s
leading
artists.

VENICE.- On May 3rd, the President of the
Venice
Biennale, Paolo Baratta, and the Director of the Architecture section,
Kazuyo
Sejima, presented the 12th International Architecture Exhibition, titled
People
meet in architecture, that will run in Venice 29th August to 21st
November 2010
(Preview on 26-27-28 Aug). Two major projects will be developed for the
12th
Exhibition: the Architecture Saturdays (a series of conversations,
performances
and weekly discussions with architects and critics) and the greater
involvement
of the Universities (educational opportunities for students).

HARTFORD, CT.- A new exhibition featuring the
works of contemporary artists entitled, High Water Marks: Art &
Renewal
After Katrina, opened at The Amistad Center for Art & Culture at the

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. The exhibition explores the legacy of
Black
artisans in New Orleans and the achievements of a range of artists who
have
documented the city’s devastation and are committed to the city’s
recovery. High
Water Marks is on view from May 1 through September 19, 2010.

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