HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold Fine Chinese Paintings Spring Sale 2011 on 5 April at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Several thematic sections will be featured, including Fine Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy from the Zan…
National Museum Wales Purchases Painting by Howard Hodgkin for the Nation
WALES.- Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales has acquired one of Howard Hodgkin’s most spectacular original prints, entitled Venice, Evening, 1995 thanks to funding grants from the Nerys Johnson Contemporary Art Fund and the Derek Williams…
After Forty Years, An Exhibition in Paris Features the Sculptural Work of Joan Miró
PARIS.- The Maillol Museum is paying homage to Joan Miró’s sculpted work. Although the artist is internationally acknowledged, his sculptures have not been exhibited in Paris in nearly 40 years. To mark the occasion the museum has gathered up 101…
Rare Norman Rockwell Exhibition Makes Only Northwest Stop at Tacoma Art Museum
TACOMA, WA.- A rare exhibition of Norman Rockwell’s iconic artworks makes its only stop in the Northwest at the Tacoma Art Museum on through May 30, 2011. As part of its 75th anniversary year, the museum welcomes American Chronicles: The Art of No…
French Artist Jean-Antoine Watteau Features in Two Rival London Exhibitions
LONDON (REUTERS).- Whether by coincidence or design, French 18th century artist Jean-Antoine Watteau has two major London shows dedicated to him, both opened on Saturday. The Royal Academy’s show “Watteau: The Drawings” focuses on the artist as draught…
French Artist Jean-Antoine Watteau Features in Rival London Shows
LONDON (REUTERS).- Whether by coincidence or design, French 18th century artist Jean-Antoine Watteau has two major London shows dedicated to him, both opened on Saturday. The Royal Academy’s show “Watteau: The Drawings” focuses on the artist as draught…
Major Vancouver Art Gallery Exhibition Celebrates the Career of Ken Lum
VANCOUVER.- The Vancouver Art Gallery presents the first large-scale solo survey of the work of internationally renowned Vancouver artist Ken Lum. The exhibition features more than 50 works spanning Lum’s 30-year career, including a number of work…
First Institutional One-Man Show to Present Ouyang Chun Outside of China Opens in Vienna
VIENNA.- Ouyang Chun’s Painting The King is the first institutional one-man show to present the artist, who was born in Beijing in 1974, outside of China. The exhibition is on view from March 2, 2011 and runs June 12, 2011 at Augarten Contemporary. His…
Museu da Electricidade in Lisbon Opens Exhibition of Manuel Baptista’s Work
By: João Pinharanda
LISBON.- The present exhibition is a rare historical opportunity: it reveals to us unknown parts of the artist’s work (projects created from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, but never built until now). A concentration on paint…
David Hockney’s Bigger Trees Near Warter Shown Outside of London for the First Time
LONDON.- The largest painting David Hockney has ever created is shown in the York Art Gallery through June 12 2011 , for the first time outside London. Bigger Trees Near Warter or/ou Peinture Sur Le Motif Pour Le Nouvel Age Post-Photograpique 2007, mea…