VIENNA.- The photographer Tina Modotti,
who was
born in 1896 in Udine, Italy and died in 1942 in Mexico, was one of the
most
fascinating women of the 20th century. She became famous as a result of
the
photographs she created in Mexico in t…
Exhibition of Photographs by Johnnie Shand Kydd Opens at the Estorick Collection
LONDON.- Johnnie Shand Kydd is an acclaimed documentary photographer perhaps best known for his portraits of artist friends such as Tracy Emin and Damien Hirst. In 2000 he embarked on a longterm project to capture the dramatic and chaotic world of Napl…
Photographs of Female Bodybuilders by Martin Schoeller at Hasted Hunt Kraeutler
NEW YORK, NY.- Hasted Hunt Kraeutler presents an exhibition of photographs of female bodybuilders by Martin Schoeller. Schoeller’s best known works are close up portraits without the usual artifices or digital manipulations of media and fashion ph…
Tamarind Art Gallery Mixed Media Works by Hindol Brahmbhatt
New
York, NY – India based artist
Hindol presents new large scale multimedia paintings depicting portraits
of
influential artists from times past. Hindol’s “painterly installations”
are incisive commentaries of perception a…
Fondation Maeght Hosts a Retrospective of the Work of Alberto Giacometti
SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE.- From 27 June to 31
October
2010, the Fondation Maeght is presenting an exceptional retrospective of
the
work of Alberto Giacometti. Giacometti & Maeght 1946-1966 will
assemble the
artist’s best-known masterp…
Fondation Maeght Mounts a Retrospective of the Work of Alberto Giacometti
SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE.- From 27 June to 31 October 2010, the Fondation Maeght is presenting an exceptional retrospective of the work of Alberto Giacometti. Giacometti & Maeght 1946-1966 will assemble the artist’s best-known masterpieces, including t…
National Portrait Gallery Announces BP Travel Award Winner 2009
LONDON.- Portraits from major historical re-enactments in Switzerland and Belgium will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery as part of this year’s BP Portrait Award exhibition. The portraits are by Isobely Peachey winner of the BP Travel…
Exceptional Auction of Michael Jackson’s Unpublished Portraits
PARIS.- Early December 2010, Pierre Bergé & Associés will organize an exceptional auction of Michael Jackson’s unpublished portraits. These photographs of the pop king are the result of an extraordinary adventure lived by a young French photogra…
The Royal Ontario Museum to Host "Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008"
TORONTO.- The Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC)
at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Vanity Fair Portraits:
Photographs 1913-2008 from September 26, 2009 to January 3, 2010. The
exhibition, which garnered record…
Exhibition Brings Together the Great Names of Belgian Contemporary Art
HORNU, BELGIUM.- “À toutes les morts, égales et cachées dans la nuit” (To all the departed equal and hidden in the night) is the major summer exhibition at the MAC’s (the Museum of Contemporary Art). It opens its doors to the public from 20th J…