NEWPORT BEACH, CA.- The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) is the only West Coast venue for Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy, an extensive reexamination of the modernist master whose work has inspired a new generation of contem…
2011 Portland Museum of Art Biennial Highlights 47 Contemporary Maine Artists
PORTLAND, ME- This spring the Portland Museum of Art features 47 artists whose work has been selected for the 2011 Portland Museum of Art Biennial, on view April 7 through June 5, 2011. Last September, jurors Jim Kempner, Owner and Director of Jim Kemp…
Sotheby’s London Sale of Contemporary Turkish Art Realises Total of £2.3 Million
LONDON.- Sotheby’s Sale of Contemporary Turkish Art today achieved a total of £2,332,175 ($3,800,512), within pre-sale expectations (est. £2-3 million). The auction established sell-through rates of 65.7% by lot and 75.4% by value, and set 13 n…
Exhibition in Barcelona Explores the Realist Movement through Courbet’s Paintings
BARCELONA.- The French Painter Gustave Courbet rocked the art world in the 19th century. Through his brush, reality entered painting: Realism was born. With the aim of tracing his footsteps in this country, the MNAC is exhibiting a selection of his mo…
Amy Brandt, Ph.D. Joins Chrysler Museum as McKinnon Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
NORFOLK, VA.- The Chrysler Museum of Art announced that Amy Brandt, Ph.D., has joined the Museum as the McKinnon Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. She will oversee the Museum’s more than 2,400 works of art in the modern and contemporary col…
artMRKT Hamptons to Debut July 14-17, 2011
NEW YORK, N.Y.- artMRKT, a newly formed Brooklyn-based organizer of art fairs, has announced the debut of artMRKT Hamptons, a new fair to be held Thursday, July 14 through Sunday, July 17, 2011, on the grounds of the Bridgehampton Historical Society in…
Banksy Images Created on Third Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A painting, which features one of the images created by the enigmatic Oscar-nominated graffiti artist, Banksy, to commemorate the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its sale of Post Wa…
Banksy Images Created on Third Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A painting, which features one of the images created by the enigmatic Oscar-nominated graffiti artist, Banksy, to commemorate the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its sale of Post Wa…
Bansky Images Created on Third Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A painting, which features one of the images created by the enigmatic Oscar-nominated graffiti artist, Banksy, to commemorate the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its sale of Post Wa…
Vancouver Art Gallery Looks Anew at New Media by Three Remarkable Artists
VANCOUVER, BC.- Although living in different places and moments in time, three remarkable artists — Jim Campbell, Chris Marker and Eadweard Muybridge – are joined by their passion for exploring complex ideas through the new media of their eras. Openin…