VIENNA.- The 1960s marked a dramatic change of direction in the art of Roy Lichtenstein: while his earlier works consisted mainly of paintings of American history and the American West, in 1961 he turned to black-and-white drawings. Inspired by advert…
Tasende Gallery Presents Exhibition of Sculptures and Drawings by Mark di Suvero
LA JOLLA, CA.-Tasende Gallery, La Jolla, presents an exhibition of sculptures and drawings by Mark di Suvero opening today, January 28, 2011 and continuing through March 12. The exhibit includes nine works on paper and six steel/stainless steel sculpt…
British Museum and Rio Tinto Announce Australian Season: Broad Program of Exhibitions
LONDON.- The British Museum and Rio Tinto today, on Australia Day, announce plans for Australian Season, a season dedicated to Australian culture featuring a broad programme of exhibitions, installations, performances, lectures and film screenings. The…
Property from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp Exceeds High Estimate to Bring $1.6 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- Old Masters Week opened today at Sotheby’s New York with the dedicated auction of Property from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp, which exceeded its high estimate in achieving $1,628,727 (est. $800,000/1.2 million*). Many bidders c…
Al Hirschfeld’s Chair, Desk Going to Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center
NEW YORK (AP).- Show-biz caricaturist Al Hirschfeld immortalized the world of theater with his fluid ink-and-pen portraits while seated in a barbershop chair behind a worn century-old drafting desk in the fourth-floor studio of his Manhattan town hous…
First Show, Since 2005, of Recent Work by Ellen Gallagher at Gagosian in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery presents recent work by Ellen Gallagher. “Greasy” is her first exhibition in New York since “DeLuxe” at the Whitney Museum in 2005. From the outset of her career, Gallagher has brought together non-re…
First Show, Since 2005, of Recent Work by Ellen Gallagher at Gagosian in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery presents recent work by Ellen Gallagher. “Greasy” is her first exhibition in New York since “DeLuxe” at the Whitney Museum in 2005. From the outset of her career, Gallagher has brought together non-re…
Retrospective of 40 Years of Richard Deacon’s Work Opens at the Sprengel Museum
HANOVER.- Born in Wales in 1949, Richard Deacon is internationally recognized as one of contemporary sculpture’s most influential figures. He quickly emerged as an exceptional fabricator of forms, the creator of an artistic universe fluidly embr…
Landmark Exhibition of John Marin’s Revolutionary Watercolors in Major Art Institute Exhibition
CHICAGO, IL.- In 1948, a nationwide survey pronounced John Marin (1870–1953) “America’s Number 1 artist.” Marin’s exuberant and improvisational paintings are recognized today as critical to the evolution of American modernism. …
Al Taylor: Wire Instruments and Pet Stains at the Santa Monica Museum of Art
SANTA MONICA, CA.- The Santa Monica Museum of Art presents Al Taylor: Wire Instruments and Pet Stains, the first American museum survey of work by this important and prolific artist. Through his drawings and constructions, Taylor (1948–1999) offer…