 Lucian Freud
by silvia in category exhibitions | 2010/03/12
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From: 2010/03/10 To: 2010/07/19 in Paris |
 Lucian Freud, today aged 88, stands among the most important living artists in the world and he hasn't been exhibited in France since the last retrospective exhibition presented by the Centre Pompidou in 1987. This exhibition presents an exceptional overview of his masterpieces and pays an unprecedented tribute to one of the greatest contemporary painters.
Composed of around fifty large-sized paintings, accompanied by a selection of graphic works and photographs ... Continue Reading
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The Indian Portrait
by silvia in category exhibitions | 2010/03/12
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From: 2010/03/11 To: 2010/06/20 in London |
 This outstanding exhibition, the first of its kind in the UK, tells the story of the Indian portrait over three centuries, exploring the fascinating ways in which Indian artists have approached the depiction of the human form and the changing role of portraiture in Indian history. Bringing together 60 stunning works from international collections, the exhibition will celebrate the beauty, power and humanity of these works of art.
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The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture
by silvia in category exhibitions | 2010/03/10
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From: 2010/02/28 To: 2010/05/31 in Washington |
 In 17th-century Spain, a new, more intense kind of realism emerged in art. To revitalize the Catholic Church and counteract Protestantism, painters and sculptors attempted to make images of Christ, the Virgin, and saints as convincing and accessible as possible. This realism was starkly austere, emotionally gripping, and even gory, intended to shock the senses and stir the soul. Many painters of this period, notably Diego Velázquez and Francisco ... Continue Reading
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Matisse to Malevich
by silvia in category exhibitions | 2010/03/10
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From: 2010/03/06 To: 2010/09/17 in Amsterdam |
 Outstanding works by Matisse, Picasso, Van Dongen, De Vlaminck, Derain and many other contemporaries of theirs will be seen in a magnificent display from 6 March 2010 to 17 September 2010 at the Hermitage Amsterdam in the exhibition Matisse to Malevich. Pioneers of modern art from the Hermitage. For this exhibition about 75 paintings have been selected from the Hermitage St.- Petersburg, which has one of the world’s finest ... Continue Reading
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golden times part 1: steven claydon, diango hernández, mai-thu perret
by silvia in category exhibitions | 2010/03/10
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From: 2010/01/15 To: 2010/04/11 in Munich |
 every day events occur that have the potential to become history. but who decides, which events are historically relevant? whose history is told, in which context and by whom? 'golden times' presents works by four contemporary artists, who consider 'history' as an unstable concept: as a construction made up from innumerable facets and fragments; as a question of interpretation, narration and fiction.
the sculptures by london artist steven claydon (*1969) ... Continue Reading
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Mariele Neudecker
by silvia in category exhibitions | 2010/03/09
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From: 2010/02/27 To: 2010/04/24 in Berlin |
 Stay Forever and Never Come Back, the central work by Mariele Neudecker in the exhibition, is conceived as a counterpoint to the otherwise so lofty character of here three-dimensional replicas of Romantic landscapes installed in tanks filled with water and dye, and meanwhile holding the status of the artist's trademark.
Inspired by Henry James's famous ghost story The Turn of the Screw as well as by Benjamin Britten's opera version ... Continue Reading
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Pop Life: Art in a Material World
by silvia in category exhibitions | 2010/03/09
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From: 2010/06/11 To: 2010/09/19 in Ottawa |
 Pop Life: Art in a Material World explores the complex relationship between contemporary art, marketing and the mass media. Beginning with the late work of American Pop artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987), the exhibition proposes a re-reading of his legacy and explores how some of today’s high-profile media-savvy artists have followed his lead, embracing celebrity and commerce as the foundation of their work. The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) is ... Continue Reading
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Production Site: The Artist’s Studio Inside-Out
by silvia in category exhibitions | 2010/03/09
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From: 2010/02/06 To: 2010/05/30 in Chicago |
Throughout art history, artists have reflexively looked at the very site where art work is produced -- the studio -- as a source of inspiration for their work. Production Site reexamines the artist's studio as subject, presenting work that documents, depicts, reconstructs, or otherwise invokes that space, revealing how the studio functions as a place where research, experimentation, production, and social activity intersect.
The exhibition reflects and addresses the pivotal ... Continue Reading
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Three Aspects of Japanese Contemporary Art
by walsh in category Exhibition Announcements | 2010/03/08
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From: 2010/03/15 To: 2010/04/09 in South Orange |
Tomoo Arai, Hiroaki Miyayama and Yuichi Sawada exhibit their paintings and prints which are inspired by nature. This is their second visit to Seton Hall University, the first being almost 20 years ago for a residency sponsored by the university.
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Table Art in Black and white
by axart in category Movie about a work of art | 2010/03/02
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The Table artwork includes all of my family, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, Eyefishes and much, much more.
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