LONDON.- “Mnemosyne” by celebrated British
filmmaker and artist John Akomfrah (b.1957) is a powerful new film installation
which focuses on the experience of migrant labour in the UK – a poetic essay on
the themes of memory and migration. To mak…
British Filmmaker John Akomfrah Presents a Powerful New Film Installation
LONDON.- Mnemosyne by celebrated British filmmaker and artist John Akomfrah (b.1957) is a powerful new film installation which focuses on the experience of migrant labour in the UK – a poetic essay on the themes of memory and migration. To make it Akom…
John Singer Sargent’s Sea Paintings Focus of UK Show
LONDON (REUTERS).- U.S. artist John Singer Sargent was best known for his society portraits of subjects ranging from European beauties to U.S. presidents, which earned him comparisons to 17th century Flemish master Anthony van Dyck. But “Sargent and th…
John Bock Develops a Masterful Meta-Structure at Temporare Kunsthalle Berlin
BERLIN.- FischGrätenMelkStand (herringbone milking parlor) is the title of the final project at Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin, curated by artist John Bock. Like previous artist-curated exhibitions, his complex concept is based around an emphatically su…
LACMA Presents Most Extensive Retrospective of John Baldessari to Date
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County
Museum of
Art (LACMA) presents John Baldessari: Pure Beauty, the most extensive
retrospective to date of Los Angeles-based artist John Baldessari (b.
1931), on
view June 27 to September 12, 2010. …
Groninger Museum retrospective of Works by Artist John William Waterhouse
GRONINGER, NL – The Groninger Museum presents the largest-ever retrospective of works by the world-famous British artist John William Waterhouse (1849-1917). Many splendid paintings and drawings have been borrowed from locations as far afield…
LACMA Presents Most Extensive Retrospective of John Baldessari to Date
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents John Baldessari: Pure Beauty, the most extensive retrospective to date of Los Angeles-based artist John Baldessari (b. 1931), on view June 27 to September 12, 2010. Organized by LA…
Yale Center for British Art Exhibits An Interesting Puzzle
NEW HAVEN, CT.- This summer, the Yale
Center for
British Art will present a small, fascinating exhibition that is both an
engaging visual puzzle and an exploration of the art world in 1820s
London. In
1829, the young artist John Scarlett D…
Seeing Double an Engaging Visual Puzzle and Window into 1820s London Art Scene
NEW HAVEN, CT.- This summer, the Yale Center for British Art will present a small, fascinating exhibition that is both an engaging visual puzzle and an exploration of the art world in 1820s London. In 1829, the young artist John Scarlett Davis sought t…
Exploding Sound and Noise (London-Brighton, 1959-69 at Flat Time House
LONDON.- Flat Time House hosts a new exhibition of artworks, archive, movies and sound curated by Tony Herrington (Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, The Wire) and David Toop (musician, curator, long-time collaborator of John Latham). For a period in the 196…