LONDON.- Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction on 29 June in London will present a selection of works of major significance, including Francis Bacon’s stunning Crouching Nude of 1961. In 1959 the appearance of the first female nudes painted by Fr…
Valencian Institute for Modern Art Presents Over Sixty Works of Art by Liliane Tomasko
VALENCIA.- The Institut Valencià d’Art Modern (IVAM) presents ‘Bright Matter’ by Liliane Tomasko, on view from April 27 through June 26, 2011. This exhibition gathers over sixty works of art, made between 1999 and 2011, in which the sketchy image of d…
Thomas Dane Gallery in London Presents Artist Anya Gallaccio’s Where is Where It’s At
LONDON.- Thomas Dane Gallery presents Anya Gallaccio: Where is Where it’s at, on view from 23 March through May 7, 2011. Where is Where it’s at is a journey through space and time, for which Anya Gallaccio culled sand from the stratified deposits …
New Series of Works by Artist Ling Jian at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing
BEIJING- Moon in Glass , a new series of works by artist Ling Jian, employs portraiture, mirrors, installation and spatial design to create a seamless visual experience and an atmosphere that invites contemplation. Moon in Glass is actually two exhibit…
Woman Recreates da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper’ with Lint
ROSCOMMON, MICH (AP).- A northern Michigan woman has put her own spin on Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” by making a replica out of laundry lint. Laura Bell of Roscommon collected lint from her dryer and fashioned it into a 14-foot-long, 4-foot …
Colossal Blossoms to Bloom Along Park Avenue in Will Ryman’s Inaugural Public Art Exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- Paul Kasmin Gallery, in conjunction with New York City’s Department of Parks & Recreation, and the Fund for the Park Avenue Sculpture Committee, will present Will Ryman’s The Roses, a new site-specific installation to bloom along Park Av…
Just a Click Away: Italian Masterpieces from Uffizi Gallery in Florence Go Online
ROME (AP).- Imagine being so close to Botticelli’s Venus that you can see the strands of her blond hair, the shades of pink in her cheeks, the cracks in the centuries-old paint. That sensation is now just a click away. This week, an Italian company put…
Josef Albers Museum Opens Exhibition of the Last Paintings Made by Ad Reinhardt
BOTTROP.- Last Paintings. Ad Reinhardt is the first European exhibition of the American artist for more than 25 years. ‘In the Beginning is the End’ was for him at once a programmatic statement and equally a rejection of the traditional under…