NEW YORK, NY.- The Guggenheim’s Helsinki Concept and Development Study is well underway. This project update, the first to be issued since the project was announced in January 2011, offers information about what the study entails and who is involved. “…
The Musée d’art de Joliette in Quebec Highlights Selected Portraits
Quebec.- Until September 4th, the Musée d’art de Joliette in Quebec is showing “Beyond Sight: Portraits from the MAJ’s Collection”. This thematic exhibition features more than 60 portraits from the Musée’s collection. Both original in its conce…
Getty Museum Displays Photographs of Cuba Before, During, and After the Revolution
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Cuba’s attempt to forge an independent state with an ambitious set of social goals, all the while moored to powerful political and economic interests, has been a source of fascination for nations, intellectuals, and artists alike…
Centre Pompidou-Metz Presents Daniel Buren "ECHOS, Work in situ"
METZ.- Daniel Buren is currently one of the most important artists both in France and internationally. For more than 40 years, each of his exhibitions throughout the world has elicited attention. The latest exhibition Échos is on view until September …
Christie’s Names Amy Cappellazzo Chairman, Post-War and Contemporary Developement
NEW YORK, NY.- Amy Cappellazzo has been appointed Chairman, Post-War and Contemporary Development at Christie’s. With a decade at the World’s Leading Art Business, Cappellazzo most recently held the title of International Co-Head of Post-War…
The Tashkeel in Dubai Presents Joshua Watts’ Mixed-Media Art
Dubai.- The Tashkeel in Dubai is showing “Joshua Watts: Between The Lines” until 8th June. “Between the Lines” is an exploration of the many ways we can perceive the people and environs of the world around us each day. Just as light going through a p…
The Aspen Art Museum Presents 18- Artist ‘The Anxiety of Photography’
ASPEN, CO.- Beginning with a soft opening and AAM Questrom Lecture Series discussion between exhibiting artist Mario Garcia Torres and exhibition curator/AAM Associate Curator Matthew Thompson at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday May 12, 2011, the Aspen Art Museum…
The Annual Photomonth in Krakow Showcases Unique Contemporary Photography
Krakow, Poland.- This year’s Photomonth Festival in Krakow, which runs from May 13th until June 12th is full of innovation, the peak of which is the presence of guest curators Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin. At their initiative, the festival inv…
The LOOP Videoart Fair Comes to Barcelona in May
Barcelona.- The 9th annual LOOP Fair, dedicated exclusively to the promotion of video art and film takes place May 19 – 21 at the Hotel Catalonia in Ramblas, Barcelona. LOOP is the annual meeting point in Barcelona for video art lovers from ar…
Art Community Around the World Rally to Aid China’s Best-Known Contemporary Artist
LONDON (AP).- Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has vanished. But look around, and he seems to be everywhere. More than a month after one of China’s best-known contemporary artist was arrested while trying to board a flight to Hong Kong, his name, his face and …