JERUSALEM.- James Cohan Gallery announces the installation of Inversion (2008), by American artist Roxy Paine, as part of the Israel Museum’s Billy Rose Art Garden this past January 2011. Inversion was acquired by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem through a…
Paolo Baratta and Bice Curiger Present Concept for This Year’s Biennale:"’ILLUMInazioni"
ZURICH.- The 54th International Art Exhibition, with the title of ILLUMInazioni – ILLUMInations, directed by Bice Curiger and organized by la Biennale di Venezia under the presidency of Paolo Baratta, will be opening on Friday, June 3rd, and will …
National Portrait Gallery in Washington Presents "Calder’s Portraits: A New Language"
WASHINGTON, DC.- Best known for his abstract mobiles and stabiles, Alexander Calder (1898–1976) was also a prolific portraitist who created hundreds of likenesses over the course of his lifetime. An exhibition of these works is being shown at the …
National Portrait Gallery Presents "Calder’s Portraits: A New Language"
WASHINGTON, DC.- Best known for his abstract mobiles and stabiles, Alexander Calder (1898–1976) was also a prolific portraitist who created hundreds of likenesses over the course of his lifetime. An exhibition of these works is being shown at the …
Marres, Centre for Contemporary Culture in Maastricht Opens "Madame Realism"
MAASTRICHT.- As part of the program on the Avantgarde, Marres presents Madame Realism, a group exhibition where the interior once again takes a central place. Madame Realism presents works of exclusively female artists in the historical and domestic r…
Famed Steve McQueen "Le Mans" Porsche 911S Set for RM’s Monterey Auction
AMELIA ISLAND, FL.- Calling all Steve McQueen fans! RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, will lift the gavel on the iconic 1970 Porsche 911S formerly owned by the “King of Cool” Steve McQueen and featured in his …
Bejeweled Indian "Pearl Canopy of Baroda" to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A stunning, rarely seen bejeweled, nearly 150-year-old canopy from India is expected to sell for as much as $5 million when it is auctioned next month, according to Sotheby’s. The Pearl Canopy of Baroda will go under the hammer on …
Newly Acquired Turner’s "Modern Rome-Campo Vaccino" on View at the Getty
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum announces that J.M.W. Turner’s masterpiece Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino (1838-39) is now on view at the Getty Center. The recently acquired painting shows a view of Rome from the Capitoline Hill, as if looking …
Carpenter Center for Visual Arts Opens Antoni Muntadas’ "About Academia"
CAMBRIDGE, MA.- About Academia is the latest project by renowned artist Antoni Muntadas. Muntadas represented Spain at the 2005 Venice Biennial and was the recipient of the Velázquez Visual Arts Prize in 2009—the most important distinction to be …
"Gauguin Maker of Myth" Sheds New Light on Artist and Career at National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- Paul Gauguin’s (1848–1903) sumptuous, colorful images of Brittany and the islands of the South Seas, some of the most beloved in modern art, are among 100 works by the artist in the first major exhibition of his career in the Unit…