AARAU.- In 2009, the Swiss Media Company Ringier committed its archive of roughly seven million images to the Canton of Aargau. For the exhibition Blick, the Aargauer Kunsthaus invited artists to sound out the depths of this image reservoir and, each …
Viennafair announces new organisational structure and new partners
VIENNA.- ‘Since becoming part of the Reed Exhibitions portfolio in 2005 the VIENNAFAIR has become central Europe’s most important international trade fair for contemporary art focussing on CEE/SEE. We are delighted to have been able to contri…
Regarding Marisa Merz: The latest presentation of the MAXXI Arte collection
ROME.- Ten works by Marisa Merz exhibited together with the works of Rosa Barba, Elisabetta Benassi, Alighiero Boetti, Jim Isermann, Ketty La Rocca, Luisa Lambri, Claudia Losi, Mario Merz, Paola Pivi, Rosemarie Trockel, Kara Walker and Franz West. Rega…
Possibly the greatest comics auction ever announced at Heritage Auctions in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- The Billy Wright Collection, a newly CGC-pedigreed collection – featuring five of the top six comic books in the hobby, all unrestored and all offered without reserves – leads the way in Heritage’s Feb. 22-24 Vintage Comics and Comic Art…
I.M. Chait to host March 21 auction of Important Chinese Ceramics & Asian Works of Art during Asia Week
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- When the doors are opened to I.M. Chait’s elegant Manhattan gallery space during Asia Week New York (March 16-24), the management and staff of the family-owned southern California firm expect to welcome many old friends to thei…
Exhibition at Tate Britain explores how British art has been shaped by migration
LONDON.- In January 2012 Tate Britain presents an exhibition exploring how British art has been shaped by migration. Featuring artists from Van Dyck, Whistler and Mondrian to Steve McQueen and Francis Alÿs, Migrations traces not only the movement of a…
Indianapolis Museum of Art to celebrate Super Bowl XLVI with special Robert Indiana installation
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art announced it has placed Robert Indiana’s sculptures Numbers (four) and Numbers (six) in the IMA Welcome Center to celebrate Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. The sculptures will be on view from Ja…
Daniel Crouch Rare Books to exhibit the first atlas printed in colours at the Miami International Map Fair
LONDON.- Daniel Crouch Rare Books, leading specialist in rare maps and atlases, will be exhibiting two fine and rare cartographic works at the Miami International Map Fair; by Ptolemy, and Jesuit monk Ferdinand Verbiest. Ferdinand Verbiest, (known as…
Archives of American Art exhibition celebrates Jackson Pollock’s enduring legacy
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art presents “Memories Arrested in Space, a centennial tribute to Jackson Pollock from the Archives of American Art.” The exhibition opened on the centennial of Jackson Pollock’…
Asia Week NY rolls out an 8-day extravaganza of gallery open houses and museum exhibitions
NEW YORK, NY.- For Asia Week New York starting on March 16, nearly three-dozen galleries will host simultaneous exhibitions to spotlight prized ancient, antique, and contemporary Asian artworks. International and Manhattan dealers will showcase an asto…