SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- This summer, the The Contemporary Jewish Museum presents Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World), the first major museum survey of the work of award-winning illustrator, author and designer Maira Kalman. Well-known f…
True or Fake? Francis Bacon’s ‘The Tip of the Iceberg’ Opens in Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES.- The exhibition was organized on occasion of the 53rd Venice Biennale but it is a unique event with an extraordinary character; Centro Cultural Borges in Buenos, Aires, hosts an exhibition of drawings by Francis Bacon titled ‘The Tip…
Jean Cocteau’s House at Milly-la-Foret Opens to the Public
MILLY-LA-FORET.- Purchased in 1947 with Jean Marais, Jean Cocteau’s house in Milly-la-Forêt was the theatre of creation for his most important works. Born within these walls were the unforgettable words of Testament d’Orphée and Requiem, al…
Maira Kalman ~ Various Illuminations at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The
Contemporary Jewish
Museum presents Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a
Crazy
World), the first major museum survey of the work of
award-winning
illustrator, author and desi…
Jean Cocteau’s House at Milly-la-Foret Opens to the Public
MILLY-LA-FORET.-
Purchased in 1947 with Jean Marais, Jean Cocteau’s house in
Milly-la-Forêt
was the theatre of creation for his most important works. Born
within
these walls were the unforgettable words of Testament d’…
Recent Gifts from the Emilio Sanchez Foundation on View at the Snite Museum of Art
NOTRE DAME, IN.- The Snite Museum of Art presents the exhibition Recent Gifts from the Emilio Sanchez Foundation on view from July 4 through August 15, 2010. This exhibition features a small selection of paintings, lithographs, and drawings by noted Cu…
Jeu de Paume Presents Exhibition by South African Artist William Kentridge
PARIS.- South African artist William Kentridge came to attention on the international scene in the 1990s thanks to a series of short animation films – he prefers to call them “drawings for projection” – depicting everyday life under…
New Mackinac Art Museum Opens Ahead of Schedule
MACKINAK ISALND (AP).- The new Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum has opened on Mackinac Island. The museum at the island’s Indian Dormitory opened weeks ahead of schedule Friday in time for the Independence Day weekend. It will showcase h…
Single-Owner Collection Built Up Over A Lifetime Offered Over Several Sales at Christie’s
LONDON.- Christie’s announced the sale of Property from The Collection of the Late John Appleby, which will be offered from July to November 2010, throughout several specialist sales at Christie’s, as well as a single-owner collection sale to…
Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection Go on View
LOS ANGELES, CA.- In 2005 the Hammer launched an initiative to build a collection of contemporary art through both purchases and gifts. Recognizing the variety of media that contemporary artists employ, this growing collection of nearly 1500 works incl…