LONDON.- Nicknamed La Mélinite after a powerful form of explosive, the dancer Jane Avril (1868-1943) was one of the stars of the Moulin Rouge in the 1890s. Known for her alluring style and exotic persona, her fame was assured by a series of dazzlingly…
Alighiero e Boetti Day: Explore the Complex, Multifaceted Figure of Alighiero Boetti
TURIN, ITALY.- Artissima, the Fondazione Nicola Trussardi and the Fondazione per l’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT presents Alighiero e Boetti Day, a twelve-hour, non-stop event, which will explore the complex, multifaceted figure of Alighiero Boetti….
The Garden Comes to Life at Summers Place Auctions
WEST SUSSEX.- An important collection of 17th and 18th Century Italian marble sculpture will be offered in the hugely popular sale of Garden Statuary and Ornament – both antique and modern – at Summers Place Auctions (in association with Sotheby&#…
New Version of the Two-Man Orchestra Led by Wilhelm Bruck and Matthias Würsch at Museum Tinguely
BASEL.- Zwei-Mann-Orchester [Two-Man Orchestra] for two one-man orchestras (1971–73), described by its creator Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008) as an ‘unautonomous automatophone’, is surely one of the strangest yet most original pieces of contempor…
New Version of the Two-Man Orchestra at Museum Tinguely
BASEL.- Zwei-Mann-Orchester [Two-Man Orchestra] for two one-man orchestras (1971–73), described by its creator Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008) as an ‘unautonomous automatophone’, is surely one of the strangest yet most original pieces of contempor…
Walker Art Center Acquires Merce Cunningham Dance Company Collection
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The Walker Art Center and Cunningham Dance Foundation (CDF) announce the Walker’s acquisition of a comprehensive collection of artist-made set pieces, costumes, painted drops, and props, created for the internationally renowned M…
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—…
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—…
The Valencian Institute of Modern Art Presents Sculptures by Xavier Mascaro
VALENCIA.- The IVAM presents an exhibition of the artist Xavier Mascaró covering the last few years of his work. The exhibition comprises a large-format sculptural installation, a series of drawings and a selection of sculptures combined in two differ…
Exhibition of Matisse Drawings and Prints on View at NYU’s Maison Française
NEW YORK, NY.- Henri Matisse–Writers on Paper: Selected Drawings and Prints from The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation is the first exhibition dedicated exclusively to Matisse’s little-known drawings of men. The exhibition, on view at New Yo…