BOSTON, MA – The dynamic synergy of modern man and machine as seen in artistic movements of early 20th century England is the focus of Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914–1939 , an upcoming exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (M…
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Auction Realises $62 Million-Within Pre-Sale Expectations
LONDON.- This evening, Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction realised the solid total of £41,091,800 ($61,806,176/€50,111,626) – within pre-sale expectations (est: £38,330,000- 52,830,000). This represents the third highest total …
Tracey Emin RA Exhibits Monoprints at The Royal Academy of Arts
LONDON – This summer the Royal Academy of Arts
presents an
exhibition of work by Tracey Emin RA. This will be the first exhibition dedicated to Emin’s
monoprints and will focus on works from the last ten years. On the art of printmaking …
Wolfgang Tillmans’ First Major Exhibition in London Since 2003 Opens
LONDON.- The Serpentine Gallery presents Wolfgang Tillmans’ first major exhibition in London since 2003. Conceived by the artist for the Serpentine Gallery, the exhibition will present both abstract and figurative work. Over the past 20 years, Til…
Metropolitan Museum of Art announces A Landmark Picasso Exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, MoMA a landmark exhibition of 150 works by Pablo Picasso (Spanish,
1881–1973), will present an unprecedented opportunity to view the Met’s
extensive collection of the artist’s work. Ope…
Racing Cars ~ The Art Dimension ~ at ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum
DENMARK – Racing Cars – The Art Dimension at art museum ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum Denmark presents a large, artistic total installation on Formula 1 and Le Mans racing cars. With this world premiere of the unique meeting between art and raci…
Getty Trust President and CEO James Wood Dies at Age 69
LOS ANGELES (AP).- James N. Wood, the president and chief executive of the J. Paul Getty Trust, who also worked for 25 years at the Art Institute of Chicago, has died. He was 69. He died unexpectedly of natural causes, Mark Siegel, who chairs the Getty…
Whitechapel Gallery Presents the D. Daskalopoulos Collection From Greece
LONDON.- As part of its programme to open up important art
collections to the public the Whitechapel Gallery presents a series of
four
displays drawn from the D. Daskalopoulos Collection, Greece, one of the
foremost
European collections …
Mexican Archaeologists will Return to Egypt
MEXICO CITY.- After 5 years of uninterrupted archaeological, restoration and iconographic interpretation work, the Mexican delegation in charge of conservation at the Theban Tomb 39, in Egypt, will begin the 6th field season in September 2010. The goal…