NEW ORLEANS, LA.- Martine Chaisson Gallery presents photographer Herman Mhire’s first exhibition at the gallery. Titled Altered States, the Lafayette-based photographer presents an extraordinary series of surreal, large-scale portraits of Louisian…
MoMA Acquires Important Group of Paintings and Sculptures by Cy Twombly
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Museum of Modern Art will acquire two landmark paintings from the 1950s and a group of seven sculptures ranging in date from 1954 to 2005 by Cy Twombly, widely regarded as one of today’s most important living artists, announces…
Sotheby’s New York Announces Sale of Indian & Southeast Asian Works of Art
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby Indian & Southeast Asian Works of Art sale on 24 March in New York will be led by a spectacular 10th century Khmer Koh Ker period Athlete from a European private collection (est. $2/3 million). Acquired by the original owner ove…
Car-Part Sculptor Extraordinaire, James Corbett, Exhibits at John Davies Gallery in Gloucestershire
GLOUCESTERSHIRE.- “I create my sculptures not only because I am able to, but because I am unable not to. My sculptures are by nature a solved puzzle, and it’s the challenge of solving the puzzle that gives me the pleasure.” This statemen…
Inaugural Art Naples to Feature Special Artists Exhibitions
NAPLES, FL.- In addition to the outstanding display of contemporary fine art glass, paintings, sculpture, photography and furniture presented at Art Naples, the fair will feature dynamic “special exhibitions”. The exhibitions will range from…
Record-Breaking Pablo Picasso Painting Goes on Show at Tate Modern in London
LONDON.- The most expensive painting to be sold at auction, Pablo Picasso’s “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust,” goes on public display in Britain for the first time Monday at the Tate Modern gallery in London. The 1932 work, which sold for $106.5 million at…
First Major Show Outside of London in Ten Years by Anish Kapoor Opens in Manchester
MANCHESTER.- Internationally renowned, Turner Prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor creates sensual and beguiling sculptures from pigment, stone, polished stainless steel and wax. This brand new exhibition features two important early works by the artist f…
Dundee Contemporary Arts Opens Manfred Pernice’s First Solo Show in the UK
DUNDEE.- Dundee Contemporary Arts presents new and recent works by Manfred Pernice – one of the most outstanding German artists of his generation. This is the first solo exhibition in the UK in partnership with Modern Art Oxford and SMAK, Ghent. Concei…
Pioneers of the Downtown Scene, New York 1970s at Barbican Art Gallery, London
LONDON.- This Spring Barbican Art Gallery presents Laurie Anderson, Trisha Brown, Gordon Matta-Clark: Pioneers of the Downtown Scene, New York 1970s. This is the first major presentation to examine the experimental and often daring approaches – fr…
Pioneers of the Downtown Scene, New York 1970s at Barbican Art Gallery, London
LONDON.- This Spring Barbican Art Gallery presents Laurie Anderson, Trisha Brown, Gordon Matta-Clark: Pioneers of the Downtown Scene, New York 1970s. This is the first major presentation to examine the experimental and often daring approaches – fr…