HOUSTON, TX.- A six-month journey to the Rocky Mountains in 1837 provided artist Alfred Jacob Miller (1810–1874) with a lifetime of subjects to paint: mountain men in the fur trade, Native American life and traditions, panoramic landscapes and wil…
Christian Lacroix Selects Traditional Costumes from the Near East for Exhibition
PARIS.- The exhibition reveals another aspect of femininity, from the North of Syria to the Sinaï peninsula, introducing an exceptional collection of 150 traditional costumes and accessories from the Near East, selected by designer Christian Lacroix,…
First United Kingdom Showing of Robert McCabe’s Work Opens at the Hellenic Centre
LONDON.- Pioneering photographer Robert McCabe first visited Greece in 1954 and captured a way of life that that has now all but vanished. Sixty iconic images from his travels around the country will be exhibited at the Hellenic Centre starting today,…
New Abstract Works by New York Painter John Zinsser at Graham Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- An exhibition of new abstract works by New York painter John Zinsser is on view at Graham Gallery through January 4th, 2011. Zinsser’s current exhibition follows his installation of drawings in the main gallery last season, Art Deal…
Museum of Contemporary Art Presents Its 100th Artist for December: Jessica Labatt
CHICAGO, IL.- Jessica Labatte, the 100th artist to participate in the UBS 12 x 12 series, explores the color and shape of everyday objects and materials to create an installation that combines the traditions of collage and still life with the illusi…
National Museum of Cultures Receives Donation of Works Created by Hambis Tsangaris
MEXICO CITY.- Thirty seven engravings by the Cypriot artist Hambis Tsangaris that represent Kalikangiari, mythical beings related to December feasts on the island, were donated yesterday by the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Mexico to the Nationa…
Retrospective Exhibition of the Work of Helmut Kolle at Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
CHEMNITZ.- The Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Museum Gunzenhauser are showing a retrospective exhibition entitled HELMUT KOLLE. Helmut Kolle. A German in Paris from 7 November 2010 to 1 May 2011. The 90 exhibits in the show will present the life and w…
Retrospective Exhibition of the Work of Helmut Kolle at Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Museum Gunzenhauser
CHEMNITZ.- The Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Museum Gunzenhauser are showing a retrospective exhibition entitled HELMUT KOLLE. Helmut Kolle. A German in Paris from 7 November 2010 to 1 May 2011. The 90 exhibits in the show will present the life and w…
Retrospective Exhibition of the Work of Helmut Kolle at Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Museum Gunzenhauser
CHEMNITZ.- The Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Museum Gunzenhauser are showing a retrospective exhibition entitled HELMUT KOLLE. Helmut Kolle. A German in Paris from 7 November 2010 to 1 May 2011. The 90 exhibits in the show will present the life and w…
Westphalian Expressionism Subject of Exhibition that Opened Today at Kunsthalle Bielefeld
BIELEFELD.- In 1902, when Karl Ernst Osthaus founded the Folkwang Museum in Hagen, opening up his collection to the public, modernism moved into Westphalia. With it arose Westphalian Expressionism, which, by the 1930s, had established a style all its o…