EDINBURGH.- The American artist Jasper Johns (B.1935) once said of Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) that he had invented more than any artist since Picasso. Rauschenberg has altered the cultural landscape and continues to exert a profound influence …
Los Angeles Modern Auctions Becoming Choice Auction House for Modern Art on the West Coast
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) achieved strong prices for original modern paintings and sculpture in Sunday’s auction, reinforcing LAMA as the auction house of choice for important 20th century original works. The June 26, 2011 Mo…
Gagosian Gallery’s iPad App Launches; Taking Users on an In-Depth Journey
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery announces the launch of an application for the iPad, available as a free download from the iTunes store, beginning today. The app will be updated four times per year, providing content that features recent, current, and …
Gagosian Gallery’s iPad App Launches; Taking Users on an In-Depth Journey
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery announces the launch of an application for the iPad, available as a free download from the iTunes store, beginning today. The app will be updated four times per year, providing content that features recent, current, and …
Philbrook Museum of Art Presents Exhibition of Works by Post-War Giant Robert Rauschenberg
TULSA, OK.- Philbrook Museum of Art’s summer exhibition, Rauschenberg at Gemini, celebrates the colorful innovations in printmaking and image making by post-war giant, Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition is on view June 12 through September 11. Fo…
Art Institute Acquires Robert Rauschenberg’s Important Early Work "Short Circuit"
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announces a major acquisition by the museum’s Department of Contemporary Art: Robert Rauschenberg’s Combine of 1955, Short Circuit. This visually arresting and autobiographically rich work is the first major R…
The Fred R. Jones Jr. Museum of Art Reinstalls Their Modern Collection
Oklahoma City.- In preparation of the reopening of the museum’s Stuart Wing in October 2011, the Sandy Bell Gallery of the Fred R. Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma will be reinstalled with selected works from the permanent colle…
Gagosian Gallery Rome Presents "Made in Italy" ~ A Group Show
Rome.- The Gagosian Gallery in Rome is pleased to present “Made in Italy”, a group show celebrating the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification. The exhibition maps an unexpected Italian journey through works by seminal artists of the past sixty y…
Mike and Doug Starn’s Big Bambú on View in the Courtyard of Casa Artom on the Grand Canal
VENICE.- Mike and Doug Starn’s Big Bambú is being presented as an official collateral exhibition of the 54th Venice Biennale, a special project of GLASSTRESS. The first exhibition of the Starns’ Big Bambú series was on the roof of the Metropolitan Mu…
Los Angeles Modern Auction to Offer Unique Modern Art & Design Sale on June 26
LOS ANGELES, CA.- A rare Robert Rauschenberg Combine from 1958, a collection of William “Billy” Haines custom designs, and a Calder painting are among the many highlights in the upcoming LAMA June 26, 2011 Modern Art & Design Auction. Each o…