Roterdam, NL.- The Kunsthal Rotterdam proudly presents “Akkermania”, an exhibition illustrating the infinite variety to be found in the work of Dutch painter Philip Akkerman. In 1981, Akkerman decided to paint self-portraits, and over the last thirt…
Ivorian Artist Paints as Bullets Whizz Overhead
ABIDJAN (REUTERS).- While fighting raged on the streets outside his studio in Abidjan and stray bullets hissed through the air overhead, Ivorian artist Aboudia painted. Only when the walls of his studio shook from the concussions of nearby explosions d…
Presentation of Historical Pieces and New Works at Punta della Dogana in Venice
VENICE.- Punta della Dogana is showing In Praise of Doubt, a presentation of historical pieces and new works including several site-specific projects, which question the idea of uncertainty, our convictions about identity, and revisit the relationship …
Presentation of Historical Pieces and New Works at Punta della Dogana in Venice
VENICE.- Punta della Dogana is showing In Praise of Doubt, a presentation of historical pieces and new works including several site-specific projects, which question the idea of uncertainty, our convictions about identity, and revisit the relationship …
Inside Art: Creative Responses to the National Gallery’s Collection by Young Offenders
LONDON.- The National Gallery is to display artworks created by young men detained in Feltham Young Offenders Institution. The 48 works in the show are inspired by the Gallery’s collection and include paintings, prints, sculptures, drawings and co…
François Pinault Foundation Announces Two New Exhibitions in Venice
VENICE.- From 10th April 2011, Punta della Dogana will show In Praise of Doubt, a presentation of historical pieces and new works including several site-specific projects, which question the idea of uncertainty, our convictions about identity, and revi…
Strong, Colorful Surreal Paintings by Philemona Williamson at June Kelly Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Fractured Tales, an exhibition of new paintings by Philemona Williamson — strong, colorful surreal narratives that both unsettle and delight — opened at the June Kelly Gallery, on November 12. The exhibition will remain on view un…
British Museum Gets $38 Million Gift from John Sainsbury
LONDON (AP).- The British Museum says it is getting 25 million pounds ($38 million) from John Sainsbury, the former chairman of Britain’s eponymous supermarket chain. The donation is one of the biggest gifts to the arts in recent decades and will hel…
British Museum Gets $38 Million Gift
LONDON (AP).- The British Museum says it is getting 25 million pounds ($38 million) from John Sainsbury, the former chairman of Britain’s eponymous supermarket chain. The donation is one of the biggest gifts to the arts in recent decades and will hel…
Iraq’s Artists Reflect Pain, Trauma of the War and Uncertainty
BAGHDAD (AP).-
Iraq’s artists are using their work to try to process the
turmoil
since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, and what they are producing
shows a
profound anger over their country’s traumas and uncertainty over
its
…