Vancouver, Canada – ‘The Colour of My Dreams: The Surrealist Revolution in Art’ is the most comprehensive exhibition of surrealist art ever presented in Canada. Included are outstanding works by Hans Bellmer, Louise Bourgeois, Joseph Cornell, Salvad…
Guggenheim in Bilbao Presents The Luminous Interval: The D. Daskalopoulos Collection
BILBAO.- The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents The Luminous Interval: The D.Daskalopoulos Collection on view from April 12 through September 11, 2011. This is the first large-scale presentation of one of the world’s most significant private collec…
Trio of Intriguing & Provocative Exhibitions at Wexner Center in Ohio this Spring
COLUMBUS, OH.- The Wexner Center hosts a suite of exhibitions this spring and summer, featuring Double Sexus: Hans Bellmer and Louise Bourgeois, flanked by two individual artist presentations: Human Behavior: Nathalie Djurberg with Music by Hans Berg, …
18 Photographic Prints by Alex Van Gelder of Louise Bourgeois’s Hands at Hauser & Wirth
ZURICH.- Gnarled, sinewy and wrinkled with age, Louise Bourgeois’s hands were fascinating. Her hands are the subjects of portraits taken by the artist Alex Van Gelder, who, at Bourgeois’s invitation, photographed her at her New York townhouse…
Maison de Balzac Shows Work by Louise Bourgeois Especially Created for the Museum
PARIS.- The preeminent contemporary artist, Louise Bourgeois wished to present an exhibit in the intimacy of the Musee Balzac. This original work especially created for the museum is not a confrontation with one of Balzac’s most famous novels but …
PAFA Receives Unprecedented Gift of Art by Philadelphia Collector Linda Lee Alter
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts announced a gift of the collection of art by women from Philadelphia art collector and artist Linda Lee Alter. This important collection, formed by an extraordinary person with a clear vision…
New Orleans Museum of Art Celebrates First Century with Exhibition from Its Collection
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- When the New Orleans Museum of Art opened its doors 100 years ago thanks to a $150,000 donation offered by a local businessman to build a “temple of art for rich and poor alike,” it owned only 11 pictures and a small collection of oth…
Major Sculptures and Projections by Seven Internationally Significant Artists at The Fruitmarket Gallery
EDINBURGH.- The Fruitmarket Gallery’s 2010 winter exhibition brings together major sculptures and projections by seven internationally significant artists from Britain and the United States in an exploration of what curator David Hopkins terms the …
Major Sculptures and Projections by Seven Internationally Significant Artists at The Fruitmarket Gallery
EDINBURGH.- The Fruitmarket Gallery’s 2010 winter exhibition brings together major sculptures and projections by seven internationally significant artists from Britain and the United States in an exploration of what curator David Hopkins terms the …
The Strange Life of Objects: The Art of Annette Lemieux at the Krannert Art Museum
CHAMPAIGN, IL.- Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion presents “The Strange Life of Objects: The Art of Annette Lemieux,” a mid-career retrospective of work by the conceptual mixed media artist. In recent years, Krannert Art Museum organi…