CLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art announces the acquisition of a single collection of 35 works of Congolese sculpture from the Belgian collectors René and Odette Delenne. In exceptional condition, these works represent the deep cultural mean…
Only Canadian Presentation of Major Warhol Exhibition Opens at the Art Gallery of Alberta
EDMONTON.- The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) kicks of an exciting summer season with the opening of ANDY WARHOL: Manufactured and SARAH FULLER: My Banff on Saturday, May 28. ANDY WARHOL: Manufactured reveals the complex personality of one of the most in…
Renowned American Artist Gary Simmons Exhibits at Simon Lee Gallery in London
LONDON.- Simon Lee Gallery presents its second solo exhibition of the renowned American artist Gary Simmons. For Gary Simmons, the act of erasure has been a central theme in his work throughout his career. Referencing film, architecture, and white Amer…
Exhibition of New Paintings by the Renowned Colorist Ron Ehrlich at Stephen Haller Gallery
NEW YORK, NY- Stephen Haller Gallery presents an exhibition of new paintings by the renowned colorist Ron Ehrlich. With a rare level of skill and a complex methodology Ehrlich tackles his paintings with a contrasting muscularity and intellectual vigor…
The Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris Offers a Fresh Appreciation of Kees Van Dongen
PARIS.- The Musée d’Art Moderne offers a fresh appreciation of Kees Van Dongen (1877–1968), the dazzling, disconcerting painter who made his reputation in Paris in the 1920s. This is a comprehensive look at a multifaceted personality: the so…
New Portrait of Dame Anne Owers by Diarmuid Kelley Unveiled at National Portrait Gallery
LONDON.- A new portrait of Dame Anne Owers by prize-winning artist, Diarmuid Kelley, has gone on display at the National Portrait Gallery. Dame Anne was the first woman to hold the post of H M Chief Inspector of Prisons (2001–10) and spoke out aga…
Local Collector’s Estate Realizes Over $900,000 at Auction
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- It was one of Joseph Sorger’s last wishes to have his estate sold at auction at Freeman’s, a venue at which he had procured much of his collection. Tuesday, that wish was realized, and with great success. A full sale room, over 17 bu…
France 1500: Between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance at the Galeries nationales Grand Palais
PARIS.- This exhibition explores a time of unprecedented artistic contact and creative effervescence in France, which many people know little about. It is the first major exhibition devoted to a turning point in French history, in the reigns of Charles…
Actor and Surrealist Painter, Tony Curtis, Dies at Age 85 in Las Vegas-Area Home
LAS VEGAS (AP).- Tony Curtis, who defiantly worked to mold himself from a 1950s movie heartthrob to a respected actor with such films as “Sweet Smell of Success,” ”The Defiant Ones” and “Some Like It Hot,” has died. He was 85. The Oscar-nominated acto…
The American Dream, Warhol-Style, on View at the Hood This Summer
HANOVER, NH.- Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, presents the intimate summer exhibition Follow the Money: Andy Warhol’s American Dream, a special opportunity to engage with the work of this transformative artist and pop personality. On view f…