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Pera Museum Welcomes Colombian Artist Fernando Botero to Istanbul

Colombian artist Fernando Botero poses in front of a self portrait at the Pera Museum in Istanbul, during a preview one day before the opening of his first exhibition in Turkey. - Reuters / Murad Sezer

ISTANBUL.- Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation
Pera
Museum welcomed one of the most exceptional artists of the 21st century,

Fernando Botero in İstanbul for the very first time with an exhibition
comprising a selection of 64 works. Botero’s art is not exclusively a
narration
or a representation, but brings with it the force of an inner vision, of
his
knocking on life’s door. Protecting his Latin and Colombian identity,
Botero has
succeeded forming his own style nourished not only by folkloric elements
but
also by the works of grand masters, and has poured his rich inner world
into his
works with a sophisticated, humorous and wise approach.
From
acrobats
to matadors, dancing people to naked lovers, cardinals to sad clowns and
to
musicians, the exhibition invites us to discover Botero’s lyricism and
his
enchanting world.

Silkscreens from LeRoy Neiman’s Archives at Franklin Bowles Galleries

LeRoy Neiman -  "Satchmo", Serigraph, 25.25 x 38 inches. - Photo: Courtesy Franklin Bowles Gallery, San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Franklin Bowles Galleries
presents
NEIMAN 2010, a major collection of silkscreens from LeRoy Neiman’s

personal archives, accompanied by rare original paintings and
works on
paper created over the past 50 years. As one of America’s
most-collected
living artists, Mr. Neiman began his career as a printmaker in the
late
1960s.
Although Neiman’s output of silkscreens has been
prolific—he favors the medium for its ability to capture the
vibrant
colors, immediacy and movement of his paintings—the artist is also
an
accomplished practitioner in the fields of etching and
lithography.
Opens 15 May.

Luhring Augustine Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Group Exhibition

Yasumasa Morimura - "Angels Descending Staircase", 1991 - Color photograph mounted on canvas. Edition of 3, 260.4 X 226.1 cm. - Photo: Courtesy Luhring Augustine, New York

NEW YORK, NY.- Luhring Augustine presents TWENTY FIVE, a
group
exhibition commemorating the gallery’s history on the occasion of its
25th
anniversary. The exhibition will include works by:
Janine
Antoni,
Nobuyoshi Araki, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Larry Clark,
George
Condo, Gregory Crewdson, William Daniels, Günther Förg, Zarina Hashmi,
Johannes
Kahrs, Jon Kessler, Martin Kippenberger, Ragnar Kjartansson, Luisa
Lambri, Glenn
Ligon, Paul McCarthy, Yasumasa Morimura, Daido Moriyama, Reinhard Mucha,
David
Musgrave, Cady Noland, Albert Oehlen, Ed Paschke, Jack Pierson,
Michelangelo
Pistoletto, Stephen Prina, Pipilotti Rist, Josh Smith, Joel Sternfeld,
Tunga,
Guido van der Werve, Rachel Whiteread, Christopher Williams, Steve
Wolfe, and
Christopher Wool. TWENTY FIVE is a look into Luhring Augustine’s
past
and present, with important works from significant exhibitions at the
gallery as
well as new ones. On view through 19 June.

Picasso’s “The Actor” Returns to The Met Repaired and Glazed – After Four Months

Pablo Picasso - "The Actor", 1904  (center) - Oil on canvas - ©2010 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY, Photo: Don Pollard

NEW YORK, NY.- Opened on April 27, 2010, a special
exhibition of
300 works from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection by Pablo
Picasso
includes 238 paintings, drawings, and prints framed with Optium® Acrylic
Glazing
from Tru Vue. Among these, Picasso’s large Rose-period oil painting The
Actor
(1904-–05) returns for viewing. The painting, now protected with Optium
Acrylic
Glazing, underwent conservation and restoration after being damaged in
the
galleries in January. Picasso exhibition on view through 1 August,
2010.

Country Life Comes to Christchurch Art Gallery in New Zealand

John Gibb - "From The Foot Of The Hills", 1886. - Oil on canvas. Courtesy of Christchurch Art Gallery Trust Collection

Christchurch, New Zealand – A
collection of
paintings, watercolours and prints portraying romanticised visions of
the
countryside will go on view at Christchurch Art Gallery this month. An
Idyllic
Country: Pastoral landscapes from the collection
will be at
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu from 15 May
until 8 August 2010.

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux Presents Two Collectons-One Passion

The painting "Rolla", by Henri Gervex, ca 1890 - Oil on canvas - Collection of Musee des Beaux Arts, Bordeaux

BORDEAUX.-
The Frac Aquitaine and the Bordeaux musée
des beaux-arts cross their views of their collections to mark the
acquisition of
new works by the Frac Aquitaine in 2009. They propose to shed new light
on a
selection of their works: old works viewed in the light of the present,
and
contemporary works seen as a reflection of the past. The complete
collection of
Frac Aquitaine’s 17 new acquisitions is being presented for the first
time in
contrast with 19 works from the musée des beaux-arts collection from
different
schools (French, Flemish, Italian, English) and different periods (from
the 17th
to the 20th century).

National Gallery celebrates Christen Købke: Danish Master of Light

Christen Købke - Frederiksborg Castle in the Evening Light, 1835 - Oil on Canvas - Image Source: Wikimedia Commons

LONDON.- An evening of special events will
take
place at the National Gallery on Friday 14 May as part of Museums at
Night
celebrations. The Gallery will be open until 9pm, including current
exhibitions
Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey and Christen Købke:
Danish Master
of Light. There will be live music, special talks and guided tours
programmed
exclusively for the evening. The Danish writer Carsten Jensen will be
discussing
Christen Købke’s paintings. After his talk the author will be signing
copies of
his latest book, We, the Drowned (6pm, Sunley Room, free).

Robert Polidori Photographs The Powerful Beauty of the Palace of Versailles

Robert Polidori - Versailles, Salle de Bain de Marie-AntoinettEe, 2005 - h: 127 x w: 167.6 cm. - Courtesy of the Camera Work

BERLIN.- Until June 26, 2010, Camera Work
Gallery
exhibits works of photographer Robert Polidori in its gallery showrooms.
The
exhibition entirely focuses on the powerful beauty of the Palace of
Versailles.
Polidori’s extensive documentation of the restoration process of the
1980s is
supplemented by current works which have never been exhibited before.
The
exhibited photographs present an exclusive selection of the three-volume

illustrated book “Parcours Muséologique Revisité” which was recently
released by
STEIDL publishing house.

Mark Bradford Featured in First Museum Survey at The Wexner Center

Mark Bradford - 'Scorched Earth', 2006 - Billboard paper, photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, acrylic paint, bleach, and additional mixed media on canvas, 94 1/2 x 118 inches. - Collection of Dennis and Debra Scholl. Photo: Bruce M. White.

COLUMBUS, OH.- The Wexner Center premiered
its
exhibition Mark Bradford, the first museum survey devoted to the work of
the Los
Angeles–based artist, one of the leading figures in contemporary art,
from May 8
to August 15, 2010. Organized by Wexner Center curator Christopher
Bedford, the
exhibition features more than 50 works in a variety of media spanning
the years
2000–2010.
In addition to providing a comprehensive account of
Bradford’s career to date with an emphasis on his work as a painter, the
show
foregrounds new works created under the auspices of a Wexner Center
Residency
Award in Visual Arts.Following its presentation in Columbus, the show
will
travel to four major venues in the U.S.

Dali in the Third Dimension ~ New Publication Excites the Artworld

Salvador Dali - Daum glass, dark amber glass, with an abstract Dali design in the middle and the words "Ceci n'est pas une assiette" also in gold on the border. These words can be translated to read "This is not a plate", showing Dali usual sense of humor.

BALERNA.- Welcome to the world of Salvador
Dali,
in three dimensions! ‘Dali in the Third Dimension is a newly published
study of
three dimensional artworks by Salvador Dali. This impressive hardback
book, 334
pages long, contains over 250 beautiful colour photographs detailing
more than
150 artworks. The reader is invited to admire this exciting collection
of
sculpture and to discover the history behind their creation. From the
delicate
shimmering beauty of the surrealist glass Daum sculpture, to majestic
awe
inspiring Monumental bronze sculpture, this book is at once an
intellectual
meditation and an exciting addition to any Dali aficionados library.

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