HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold its 20th Century Chinese Art Spring Sale 2012 on 2 April, offering more than 140 lots at a total estimate of HK$160 million / US$20.5 million*. This sale includes outstanding modernist, abstract, realist, …
Landmark Metropolitan Museum exhibition considers two centuries that shaped the Medieval world
NEW YORK, NY.- At the start of the seventh century, the eastern Mediterranean—from Syria through Egypt and across North Africa—was central to the spiritual and political heart of the Byzantine Empire, ruled from Constantinople (modern Istanbu…
Gustav Klimt: The Drawings at Albertina pays tribute to the phenomenal draftsman
VIENNA.- It is the 150th anniversary of Gustav Klimt’s birthday that offers the Albertina the occasion to pay tribute to the phenomenal draftsman. The Albertina is in possession of 170 of the artist’s most important drawings, among them shee…
First major presentation of Claude’s influence on Turner opens at the National Gallery
LONDON.- The National Gallery’s spring exhibition, Turner Inspired: In the Light of Claude, is the first major presentation of Claude’s influence on Turner. Turner’s daring free painting technique and radical approach created a revolutio…
Galerie Richard presents Favelas, Spanish artist Dionisio González’s first series
NEW YORK, NY.- Galerie Richard announces the New York debut of Spanish artist Dionisio González. Embodying the roles of utopian/dystopian architect and documentary photographer, González constructs spatially and socially complex worlds that challenge…
Tinney Contemporary offers intriguing mix of abstract, representational art
By: MiChelle Jones
NASHIVILLE, TENN.- In Tinney Contemporary’s current show, Peri Schwartz’s colorful abstract paintings are interspersed with her large graphite drawings. The subject of most of these pictures is the artist’s own studio,…
The video art and photography of Neil Goldberg on view at the Museum of the City of New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Contemporary video art and photography by noted artist Neil Goldberg (b. 1963) exploring the unexpected resonance of everyday moments in New York City is on view at the Museum of the City of New York through May 28, 2012. Stories the Cit…
A collaborative exhibition between IMMA’s Programme and Art Alongside opens at Wexford Arts Centre
WEXFORD.- IMMA-ginary Space, an exhibition developed through the continued successful partnership between Art Alongside and the Irish Museum of Modern Art’s National Programme, opens to the public at Wexford Arts Centre on Tuesday 13 March 2012. …
Cultural identity is an inspiration for sculpture and additional international and American works
RICHMOND, VA.- A single large sculpture by Diana Al-Hadid that interweaves landscape, architecture, and the human figure occupies a room in the 21st Century gallery until September 2. The sculpture is accompanied by new, heavily worked graphite drawing…
Cross arts 2012: The Barbican at 30 – creating the arts centre of the future
LONDON.- A utopian vision for the arts when it opened its doors to the public in March 1982, the iconic Barbican Centre remains at the forefront of the arts as it celebrates its 30th anniversary . With a world-class arts and learning programme spanning…