VIENNA, AUSTRIA.- In the early part of the nineteenth century, Norbert Bittner (1786–1851) executed 57 views of a journey to Egypt – without ever having set foot in the country himself. Using French and German volumes of engravings, he made i…
Exhibition of Paintings and Works on Paper by Cecily Brown at the Gagosian Gallery
LONDON.- Gagosian Gallery presents an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Cecily Brown, on view from June 8th until July 29th, 2011. Drawing broad inspiration from many forbears, from Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Breughel the Elder, and James Ens…
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Presents Major Exhibition of Filmmaker Tim Burton
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Tim Burton, a major retrospective exploring the full range of Tim Burton’s creative work, both as a director of live-action and animated films, and as an artist, illustrator, …
Tim Burton Major Retrospective Coming To LACMA In May
Los Angeles.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will present “Tim Burton”, a major retrospective exploring the full range of Tim Burton’s creative work, both as a director of live-action and animated films, and as an artist, illustrator,…
‘Miró’ At The Tate Modern ~ The First Retrospective of Miró in the UK in 50 Years
London.- Joan Miró’s works come to London in the first major retrospective to be held in the UK for nearly 50 years. Renowned as one of the greatest Surrealist painters, filling his paintings with luxuriant colour, Miró worked in a rich variety of …
Al Hirschfeld’s Chair, Desk Going to Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center
NEW YORK (AP).- Show-biz caricaturist Al Hirschfeld immortalized the world of theater with his fluid ink-and-pen portraits while seated in a barbershop chair behind a worn century-old drafting desk in the fourth-floor studio of his Manhattan town hous…