HAMBURG.- Hamburger Kunsthalle presents Mark Rothko. The Retrospective, on view through 24 August 2008. The American painter Mark Rothko (1903-1970) is one of the most important representatives of Abstract Expressionism. Twenty years after the last retrospective in a German museum this show at the Hamburger Kunsthalle offers a unique opportunity to discover his outstanding oeuvre anew. In the face of the most recent developments on the art market, where prices for Rothko’s paintings have skyrocketed and considering the high sensitivity of the colour surface of his pictures and the challenging issues of conservation, the realisation of this exhibition marks a very special effort and a great responsibility to both the lenders and their works. A comparable opportunity to see Rothko’s oeuvre in this concentration and quality will not arise in Europe for a long time to come. ... More
Sotheby´s Expert Emmanuel Didonna Explains
"The Three Sails" Painted by Joaquín Sorolla
NEW YORK. May 7 (EFE).- The painting "Las Tres Velas" (The Three
Sails), painted by Joaquín Sorolla in 1903 and which for almost a
century was not viewed in public sold for 4,521,000 USD at Sotheby´s
Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale last night four years after
the previous owner bought it in London. The painting shows three
women walking on the beach and three sailboats in the horizon and
illustrates the sensibility with which Sorolla (1863-1923) represents
colors and light in a marine environment. Sotheby´s expert Emmanuel
Didonna is shown in this video explaining the painting. EFE TV,
Images: Víctor Martín.
Quote I felt everything had to have a mouth... Willem de Kooning
Sean Penn, New York 1986, copyright Ron Galella, courtesy Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen, Amsterdam.
BERLIN, GERMANY.- Helmut Newton Foundation presents “Pigozzi and the Paparazzi” with Salomon, Weegee, Galella, Angeli, Secchiaroli, Quinn and Newton, on view June 20th through November 16th, 2008. With the current exhibition the “bad boys” of photography are the subject of an extensive show for the first time in Germany. Paparazzi photography is an aggressive form of ... More
The Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam (Looking up the Groenburgwal) (detail), c. 1874, by Claude Monet (1840–1926). Oil on canvas, 21-1/2 x 25-3/4 in. Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with the W.P. Wilstach Fund.
DENVER, CO.- Don’t miss your chance to see Inspiring Impressionism, on view at the Denver Art Museum (DAM) through May 25, 2008. Demand for this one-of-a-kind exhibition has been high, and the Museum is extending Impressionism and Museum Shop hours before the exhibition closes at the end of the month to accommodate last-minute visitors. ... More
"Oscar De La Hoya, Phoenix, October 30, 1993" (1993), Gelatin silver print, by Richard Avedon (American 1923-2004).
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY.- The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center presents Facebook: Images of People in Photographs from the Permanent Collection, June 27-August 10, 2008. While the Facebook social networking website has proven to be enormously popular, linking millions of photographs of faces to searchable biographical data, the notion of collecting and cataloguing pictures of people is not ... More
Pablo Picasso, Trois Femmes a la Fontaine, 1921, pastel on paper on canvas, 66 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of Marlborough Fine Art, London.
HONG KONG.- Investors interested in diversifying their asset portfolio should head for ART HK 08, Hong Kong’s largest ever international art fair. The event will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from the 14 – 18 May 2008 and is aimed at everyone from first time buyers to serious collectors and those just wanting to browse. ... More
SAN DIEGO, CA.- From May 11–November 2, 2008, the San Diego Natural History Museum will present Aerial Portraits of the American West: Photographs by John Shelton. The black-and-white photography exhibition, a retrospective of Shelton’s work, marks the first time works by the well-known geologist will be exhibited for the public. Shelton is the author of Geology ... More
Wolodymyr Lukich Borowykowski (1757-1825), Portrait of Hetman Kyrylo Rozumovsky, Oil on canvas, 10 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (26.0 x 21.6 cm). Museum in Memory of Patriarch Mstyslav I, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, South Bound Brook, New Jersey.
NEW YORK CITY.- An exhibition of antiquarian maps showing the territory of present-day Ukraine over the course of three centuries opened at The Ukrainian Museum in New York City's East Village on April 20. The Mapping of Ukraine: European Cartography and Maps of Early Modern Ukraine, 1550-1799, includes 42 original maps published over a 250-year period ... More
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CCS Bard Presents Lisi Raskin's Mobile Observation (Transmitting and Receiving) Station ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.- The Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College presents Mobile Observation (Transmitting and Receiving) Station, a new commission by Lisi Raskin, CCS Bard's first artist in residence. Raskin, a Brooklyn-based artist, often juxtaposes a highly personal worldview with a factual situation that has palpable political implications. Over the past five years, ... More
John Armleder and Olivier Mosset Featured at The Contemporary ST. LOUIS, MO.- The Contemporary presents an ambitious exhibition with John Armleder and Olivier Mosset, two of the most influential artists working today, and whose work remains under-recognized in the United States. This widely anticipated exhibition—the inaugural show of the Contemporary’s new curatorial team—introduces the museum’s newest program of exhibitions, publications, and ... More
"Women Helping Women: Stitch by Stitch" - Afghan Women's Collaboration WILMINGTON, DE.-The WCA-Philadelphia has partnered with Rubia to organize the collaborative project, entitled: “Women Helping Women: Stitch by Stitch.” The project involved the creation of a quilt, which showcases the work of women from Darrai Noor, Afghanistan and over 25 American women artists from the Women’s Caucus for Art and Rubia. The majority of the participating U.S. ... More
I Don't Speak Very Much - Kijune Park / Rui Matsunaga / Miho Sato LONDON.- I-MYU Projects presents I Don’t Speak Very Much, an exhibition of new works by Korean artist Kijune Park and Japanese born artists Rui Matsunaga and Miho Sato. The works are drawn together by a reduction of visual language and a quiet consolidation of personal and collective cultural drift. The statement ‘I Don’t Speak Very Much’ implicates the artist, the viewer and the ... More
Photographers Wanted for EXPOSURE - A Competition Celebrating the Power of the Image BROOKLYN, NY.- New York Times Photo Editor Patrick Witty, Supermodel and Fashion Icon Tiiu Kuik and NYC Gallery Owner David Kesting will select one photographer to have their work projected on a massive scale onto buildings in the top New York City art districts for EXPOSURE. Photography competition, EXPOSURE, is the latest in a series of open calls for new art being presented by ... More
