BEIJING.- UCCA opened one of its last exhibitions of the year (Nov 17, 2010 – Feb 20, 2011), Hometown Boy by Chinese painter Liu Xiaodong. With 26 new oil paintings, over 200 pages of framed diary entries and an in-depth documentary film by famed …
Queloides: Race and Racism in Cuban Contemporary Art on View at the Mattress Factory
PITTSBURGH, PA.- After decades of official silence, discussions of “race” and racism have become prominent in contemporary Cuba. Since the early 1990s, numerous cultural actors—musicians, writers, painters, performers, and academics—…
Every Tree Tells a Story: Photography Exhibition on View at Center for Contemporary Art in Newark
NEWARK, NJ.- The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s (TCLF) 2010 Landslide: Every Tree Tells a Story traveling photography exhibition featuring 25 images of 12 different locations in the US and Puerto Rico, begins at Aljira, a Center for Contemporary …
Spectacular Digital Moving Image Installation for Canary Wharf Underground Station
LONDON.- As part of a series of new contemporary art projects for the Jubilee line, commissioned by Art on the Underground Irish artist, John Gerrard, is to present a large-scale installation of his work Oil Stick Work (Angelo Martinez / Richfield, Kan…
A New, Vetted Art Fair Focused on Emerging Artists and Galleries to Be Held in Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C.- (e)merge, a new, vetted art fair focused on emerging artists and galleries with emerging art, will launch September 22 – 25, 2011, at the Rubell Family’s modernist, Morris Lapidus-designed Capitol Skyline hotel in Washington, DC,…
New Exhibition in China Celebrates Three Decades of British Art
LONDON.- The British Council opened an exhibition of British art from the last 30 years that will tour four cities in China (Chengdu, Xi’an, Hong Kong New Territories and Suzhou), at a time of increased interest in cultural relations between China…
20th Century Financial Titan and Top Modern Art Collector Roy R. Neuberger Dies at 107
NEW YORK, NY.- Roy R. Neuberger, a Wall Street investor who became one of the nation’s top modern art collectors, has died. He was 107. Neuberger died Friday at his home in Manhattan’s Pierre Hotel, said Rich Chimberg, a spokesman for the Neuberger Ber…
Classic Images, Desirable Portraits, Contemporary Art Among Top Lots at Swann Galleries’ Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- On December 9, Swann Galleries conducted an auction devoted to Important Photographs & Photobooks, and top prices were achieved for classic photos by well-known artists, early examples of the emerging art form, and cutting-edge contempor…
Exhibition Dedicated Exclusively to Contemporary Cutouts at Hamburger Kunsthalle
HAMBURG.- Scherenschnitte, or “paper cuts,” have reemerged as a highly relevant trend in contemporary art in recent years. What is interesting are the different ways in which artists deal with form and content within the “cutout” me…
Artist Alison Elizabeth Taylor Inlays Classic Technique into Contemporary Vocabulary
ATLANTA, GA.- The SCAD exhibitions department is presenting “Un/Inhabited,” an exhibition of intricate two and three-dimensional work by Alison Elizabeth Taylor, at the ACA Gallery of SCAD, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St., through De…