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The self-portrait of German painter Philipp Otto Runge (1777-1810) is on display at Kunsthalle Hamburg, Germany. The exhibiton 'Kosmos Runge Der Morgen der Romantik' (Cosmos Runge The Dawn of Romanticism) is a retrospective of the Romantic painter that runs until 13 March 2011. EPA/MALTE CHRISTIANS.
HAMBURG.- Marking the 200th anniversary of his death, the Hamburger Kunsthalle is presenting the first major retrospective exhibition in over thirty years dedicated to Philipp Otto Runge (1777–1810). Runge, who grew up in Wolgast, then lived in Copenhagen, Dresden and finally Hamburg, is considered one of the most versatile artists of the nineteenth century. Together with Caspar David Friedrich, he is the leading founder of German Romanticism. The exhibition Runge’s Cosmos pays tribute to this short-lived genius and his innovative artistic vision. In his famous sequence of arabesque prints Times of the Day (1805/1807) and the paintings The Small Morning and The Large Morning (1808/1809), Runge gave apposite expression to the Romantic view of nature that was based on cyclical patterns of life. His colour theory continued to exert influence well into the twentieth century, and in the genre of portraiture R ... More |
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Selected Group of Victorian and Edwardian Masterpieces To Lead Sotheby's London December Sale
Portrait of Georgiana Burne-Jones by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Estimate: £400,000-600,000. Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Sotheby's Sale of Victorian and Edwardian Art, on Thursday, December 16, 2010, will open with Masterpieces, fourteen lots comprising a carefully selected group of paintings and watercolours from private collections, estimated to bring in the region of £3million. In the wake of the extraordinary price recently achieved for Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s The Finding of Moses at Sotheby’s in New York ($35.92m / £22.26m), Sotheby’s auction will afford collectors the opportunity to acquire exemplary pictures by Tissot, Burne-Jones, Millais, Atkinson Grimshaw, Godward and Holman Hunt, among others. Tender portrayals of two women, namely a portrait of Burne-Jones’ wife Georgiana and an evocation of winter in the form of Tissot’s adored partner and favourite model, Kathleen Newton, reveal biographical details about the lives they shared together. Portrait of Georgiana Burne-Jones ... More | | Collection Lambert in Avignon Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Exhibition
Donald Judd, Untitled, 1989, acier galvanisé et plexiglas, 289,5 x 68,5 x 61 cm, Collection Lambert en Avignon.
AVIGNON.- More than a retrospective, the exhibition "I Believe in Miracles" brings together a number of artists invited to take part in thematic exhibitions and have marked the site over the last 10 years, for instance with "Artists Collections" in 2001, "A fripon, fripon et demi" in 2003, "Figures of the Player, the Paradox of the Actor" in 2006, or those invited to have their first large scale exhibition in France, including Andres Serrano, Candice Breitz, Francis Alÿs and Christian Marclay, as well as Cy Twombly, Sol LeWitt, Miquel Barceló and Douglas Gordon. The Collection Lambert opened its doors in June 2000 during the celebrations for 'Avignon - European Cultural Capital'. With a view to making a future donation, gallerist and collector Yvon Lambert decided to place on loan 350 artworks. Housed in an 18th century mansion, these works are borrowed from his personal collection that at this stage comprises more than 1200 artworks dating from the 1960s to the present day. A s ... More | | LACMA Debuts First International Exhibition Focused on Art in India's Fabled City of Lucknow
Muhammad Azam, Portrait of Nasir al-Din Haidar, circa 1830. Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 72.1 cm. Collection Drs. Aziz and Deanna Khan. Photo: Courtesy the Collection Drs. Aziz and Deanna Khan.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents India’s Fabled City: The Art of Courtly Lucknow —the first major international exhibition devoted to the cosmopolitan culture of the northern Indian court of Lucknow, and the refined artistic production of the city’s multiethnic residents and artists. On view from December 12, 2010 through February 27, 2011, the exhibition includes almost 200 artworks: European oil paintings, watercolors, and prints; Indian opaque watercolor paintings generally made for albums, vintage photography, textiles, and garments, and a range of decorative art objects including metalwork, glassware, weaponry, and jewelry. Organized by Stephen Markel, LACMA curator of South & Southeast Asian art and department head, and Tushara Bindu Gude, associate curator, The Art of Courtly Lucknow not only presents ... More |
 | Lawyer Takes a Look at the Legal and Practical Lessons Learned at Art Basel Miami Beach 2010
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By: Brian Frankel
MIAMI BEACH, FL.- The 2010 Art Basel Miami Beach (“ABMB”) ran from December 2, 2010 through December 5, 2010. ABMB was a fantastic event. Galleries, artists, collectors, art insiders, and the general public mixed in appreciation of some truly incredible art. The event offered a seemingly endless array of discussions, panels, seminars, tours, presentations and networking opportunities. By the conclusion of ABMB, I felt that I learned some useful lessons that could be applied both to my practice of law and to my collecting of art. The following is a summary of three events that I found quite informative: John Cahill, Donn Zaretsky, and Jo Backer Laird discussed issues involving authenticity of art. The market value of a piece of art depends on its authenticity. Determining whether a piece of art is authentic falls into the hands of appraisers, art historians, ... More | | Scots Who Shook Up Victorian Art on Show in London at the Royal Academy of Arts
James Guthrie, A Hind's Daughter, 1883. Oil on canvas, 91.5 x 76.2 cm. National Gallery of Scotland.
By: Andrew Dobbie
LONDON (REUTERS).- A group of talented and ambitious young artists join forces, determined to stir up the art establishment which they see as sentimental, stodgy and distant from reality. A familiar story? Perhaps not. The artists in question are not the French Impressionists, but an iconoclastic group that emerged in the Scottish city of Glasgow in the late 1870s to become the most daring and original painters in Britain at the time. The Royal Academy of Arts is hosting the first major London exhibition for more than 40 years celebrating the achievements of the group, known as the Glasgow Boys. More than 80 oils, watercolors and pastels by such artists as James Guthrie, George Henry, E.A. Hornel, John Lavery, Arthur Melville and James Paterson have been assembled from ... More | | Kimbell Art Museum Presents First Major U.S. Exhibition Devoted to Salvator Rosa
Salvator Rosa, Poetry, 1641, oil on canvas. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut. The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner collection fund.
FORT WORTH, TX.- Kimbell Art Museum presents the first major U.S. exhibition devoted to the work of Salvator Rosa (1615–1673), one of the boldest artists and personalities of 17th-century Italy, December 12, 2010 - March 27, 2011. Salvator Rosa: Bandits, Wilderness, and Magic surveys Rosa’s career with 36 of his best paintings, on loan from museums and private collections in Europe and North America. The history of art has known many rebels, but none quite like Salvator Rosa. Fiercely independent and powerfully inventive, he created some of the most evocative paintings of his age—landscapes, portraits, scenes of witchcraft and magic, altarpieces, and subjects derived from classical literature. He is most widely known for his landscapes, with their craggy ravines, crumbling towers, and suggestive light ... More |
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Correr Museum in Venice Presents a Prestigious Exhibition of Glass, 'The Adventure of Glass'
Vaso in vetro sommerso fumè, blu e violetto. Seguso Vetri d’Arte, dis. Flavio Poli Firmato “Seguso Vetri D’Arte Murano” a punta, 1954. Premio “Compasso d’Oro” 1954. XXVII Biennale di Venezia. Museo del Vetro di Murano.
VENICE.- After almost thirty years, once again the Correr Museum is host to a prestigious exhibition on glass, a continuation, from a diverse angle of the same-named exhibition "The Adventure of Glass", which has just ended at Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento. While some of the items on display in this great Venetian edition are different, other more important ones have been added in celebration of over a thousand years’ history of glass in Venice and the Lagoon. An initiative of Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia and curated by Aldo Bova and Chiara Squarcina, installation by Daniela Ferretti, open from 11 December 2010 to 25 April 2011 at the Correr Museum, “The Adventure of Glass” is actually the largest exhibition on this theme since the extensive exhibition in 1982 at the Doge's ... More | | Von Lintel Gallery Present an Exhibition of Paintings by Chinese Artist and Philosopher Zou Cao
Zou Cao, The east is red – Chairman Mao, 2010, oil on canvas, 47 x 47 inches. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Von Lintel Gallery.
NEW YORK , NY.- Von Lintel Gallery present Everlasting Classic, the first United States solo exhibition of paintings by Chinese artist and philosopher Zou Cao. Some say the rising tide of globalization threatens to drown individuality in a sea of sameness. Zou Cao resists this possibility by using his own fingerprint as a motif, asserting his unique identity, and by extension, the importance of all individuals. In past works, Cao used actual fingerprints as a drawing technique to render politically charged scenes. For the paintings in this show, he has expanded the technique, literally, by enlarging a single print to overlap portraits of well-known figures such as Chairman Mao, Madonna, Audrey Hepburn, Andy Warhol and Michael Jackson. The images declare that all people, famous or not, are unique and that despite our increasingly collective existence, every individual adds their singular mark to our shared history. Combining ... More | | Asian Art Specialists, Auction Houses and Museums Join Forces to Present Asia Week New York
Bodhisattva Maitreya, Finely cast in harmonium posture and with serene, compassionate expression. A fine work of a nepalese artist. Gilt copper, Nepal, 11th century.
NEW YORK, NY.- Acting under one umbrella for the first time, over thirty-five prominent Asian art specialists, five auction houses and museums throughout New York will join forces to present Asia Week New York, which will take place from March 18-26, 2011. “As a result of our combined efforts, we are confident that this dynamic week will be stronger and more unified than it ever has been for the collectors, curators and scholars who converge here annually for a whirlwind round of gallery and museum exhibitions, lectures, auction sales and private receptions,” said Carlton Rochell, Chairman of Asia Week New York 2011. According to Rochell, all the events will be listed in a comprehensive Asia Week guide. Launching the Asia Week festivities, a private cocktail reception will be held at Asia Society on Friday, March 18. The next two days will be packed with n ... More |
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The Georgia Museum of Art to Reopen with Weeklong Celebration in January 2011
GMOA broke ground on its expansion in 2009, after raising $20 million in private support to fund the entirety of construction.
ATHENS, GA.- The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will reopen with a weeklong celebration, Art Expands, from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5. The museum has been closed since March 2009 for construction on its Phase II expansion and renovation project. GMOA broke ground on its expansion in 2009, after raising $20 million in private support to fund the entirety of construction. The addition to the existing facility will include more than 16,000 square feet in new galleries, an outdoor sculpture garden, expanded lobby and additional storage space. The new gallery space will allow for continual viewing of the museum’s permanent collection. Another major addition to GMOA will be the Study Centers in the Humanities. Partially funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the centers will contain archives from the museum’s collections and consist of the C.L. ... More | | The CAC Málaga Presents a Survey of Julião Sarmento's Work from the Last Decade
Juliao Sarmento, Women’s Physical Contact , 2002. Mixta y collage sobre papel, 50×40 cm.
MALAGA.- The CAC Málaga is presenting Julião Sarmento 2000-2010, a retrospective exhibition covering the last ten years of the work of this artist, who is the leading international name in contemporary Portuguese art. Sarmento’s work is notable for its intimate nature and its remarkable capacity to raise issues that go beyond the visual, creating a reality located between experience and memory. This dichotomy is evident in his work, obliging the viewer to choose between spirituality and eroticism, morality and sexuality or narrative and word. Minimalist, semi-figurative paintings, drawings, sculptures, videos and collages are the subject of this exhibition at the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga, in which the eclectic nature of Sarmento’s work becomes clearly evident, as does his outstanding ability to encompass almost all the creative disciplines. The exhibition, organised by the CAC Málaga, will travel next yea ... More | | Robert F. Kennedy-Owned Emancipation Proclamation Goes for $3.7 Million
Auctioneer David Redden conducts bidding for a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln. AP Photo/Richard Drew.
NEW YORK (AP).- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln that was purchased by Robert F. Kennedy sold Friday for more than $3.7 million, an auction record for a U.S. presidential document. Kennedy bought the printed copy of the 1863 document declaring all slaves "forever free" shortly after its centennial celebration at the White House. It was sold for $3,778,500 to an anonymous bidder at Sotheby's by Kennedy's widow, Ethel. The price included a buyer's premium. The maximum presale estimate was $1.5 million. It's one of 48 printed copies signed by Lincoln. About half are known to survive; 14 are in public institutions, and eight to 10 are privately owned, Sotheby's said. The original handwritten Emancipation Proclamation is in the National Archives. The previous record was achieved at Christie's New York in February 2009 for Lincoln's 1864 victory speech after he was re-elected as president. ... More |
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First Solo Museum Show in the United States by the Artist and Writer Emily Roysdon at Berkeley Art Museum
BERKELEY, CA.- The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) present Emily Roysdon: If I Don’t Move Can You Hear Me? / MATRIX 235, the artist and writer’s first solo museum show in the United States. Emily Roysdon produces projects at the intersection of social, political, and aesthetic space, evincing an interest in the invisible histories of public sites, the potencies of both language and movement, and the possibilities of abstraction as a formal and mental construct. Her practice is shaped by collaboration, and its implication of negotiation, improvisation, and dialogical thinking. This is embodied in her activities as the editor and cofounder of the influential queer feminist journal and artist collective LTTR; as a member of the band MEN; and as a curator, most recently of Ecstatic Resistance. For this exhibition, ... More
Dramatic Increase in the Use of Carnegie Museums' $1 Access EBT Card Admission Program
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History report a dramatic increase in usage of the ACCESS EBT card admission program since its inception three years ago. Carnegie Museums’ $1 ACCESS EBT card admission program allows individuals on government assistance—including foster children and their caregivers, and low-income, elderly, or disabled people—to come to the museum for a radically reduced price. In 2007, before the program was widely marketed, only 171 visitors participated in the program. But participation has steadily risen, and it is estimated that 11,000 people in 2010 will benefit from the ACCESS discount. The success attests to the fact that, when price is not a barrier, people of all income levels and abilities frequent art and science museums. “The Carnegie Museums $1 ACCESS EBT card admissions program is exceptionally easy to use. All visitors have to do is show up, presen ... More
Exhibition on the Fractures of Architecture at Migros Museum Für Gegenwartskunst
ZURICH.- “Displaced Fractures – On the Fractures of Architecture and its Body” the exhibition is an initiative of the Siemens Stiftung and the migros museum für gegenwartskunst. Held in the migros museum für gegenwartskunst Zurich - December 11, 2010 – February 20, 2011. Since time immemorial, art has possessed sensitive antennae for all that is fragile, porous and vulnerable in humans. In this group exhibition, the fractures in human nature are not, however, negotiated directly with the body itself, but rather through representative forms of architecture. The fractures and interfaces of buildings form metaphors for the fissures in human existence. The eponymous term “Displaced Fractures” derives from medicine and describes the phenomenon whereby bone fractures appear at a place other than where the main strain is. The term “ ... More
Suite Fine Art Gallery Presents Exhibition Concerned with the Meaning of Formal Disorder
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND.- {Suite} Fine Art Gallery present Spatial Disruptions by Jennifer Mason from 12 – 29 December 2010. Spatial Disruptions is concerned with the meaning of formal disorder. Familiar domestic spaces lacking in architectural continuity and figural presence are arranged in such a way as to render them functionless or meaningless. What were once places to inhabit have become a source for formal experimentation. Walls, windows and cupboards - the stuff of domestication - are composed in almost abstract terms and without recourse to familial themes. Rather than enhancing the innate culture that exists behind the façade of a family home (as Jennifer Mason has done in the past), here Jennifer is interested in the shape, the empty space and the tonality that is inherent within these architectural clusters. Yet the works still deliberately impart a sense of the domestic. Redundant pot plants and paintings are ... More
Three Alumni and One Faculty Member Exhibit Solo Shows at the Maryland Institute Collage of Art
BALTIMORE, MD.- Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is host to three solo shows of MICA alumni work to accompany the exhibition The Narcissism of Minor Differences, running approximately one month each in Fox Building’s Meyerhoff Gallery. Critic, writer, scholar and internationally known visual artist Joseph Lewis III ’89 (Mount Royal School of Art), who creates art based on the theory that a practitioner can act as change agent, broadly reviews intolerance through representational digital prints, from Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010– Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. New York sculptor Marc Andre Robinson ’02 (Rinehart School of Sculpture) will explore his South African background, Friday, Jan. 14–Sunday, Feb. 13. Rwandan-born American Valerie Piraino ’04 (general fine arts), who works in media as varied as sculpture and photography, plans to share her current installation explorations consisting of family slides an ... More
Public Access to Conservation Centre to Close
LIVERPOOL.- Liverpool's National Conservation Centre will close to visitors as a result of government cuts. The city centre venue will close at 5pm on Friday 17 December. National Museums Liverpool, which is funded by central government, received a 15% cut to its budget in October. This was on top of a 3.5% earlier this year. Managers have been working to maintain its world class venues and safeguard jobs as much as possible. After reviewing costs of managing all our buildings, it is no longer possible to afford to keep the National Conservation Centre open as a visitor attraction. Several staff at the venue are likely to be affected. Managers are working with those people to identify any alternative opportunities within the organisation. Since opening in 1996, the Whitechapel venue has served a dual role – as a visitor venue and as a place for museum staff to carefully conserve and restore objects. Behind-the-scenes conservation work will continue and will not be affected by th ... More
Peabody Essex Museum Announces Changes to the Board of Trustees
SALEM, MA.- The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) announces that C. Richard Carlson has stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Trustees after a long and distinguished tenure. Samuel T. Byrne and Sean M. Healey, trustees since 2005, have been named as co-Chairmen of the Board Mr. Carlson will continue to be active on the Board as its Treasurer. Mr. Carlson joined PEM's Board of Trustees in 1992 and became its Chairman in 2005. During his term, he contributed to PEM's increased national and international visibility, strengthening relationships with key institutions in China, India and Korea. As Chairman, he helped significantly raise the profile of the museum's exhibitions, expand the educational program, and enhance the institution's financial foundation. "Richard Carlson has provided exceptional leadership and tireless commitment to the museum during his term as Chairman of the Board," said Dan Monroe, Executive Director and Chief Executiv ... More
The Whitney Creates New Management Structure with Promotion of Key Staff
NEW YORK, NY.- Adam D. Weinberg, the Alice Pratt Brown Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, has announced the promotion of three of the Museum’s senior staff members to create a new management structure and policy-making team. In consultation with the Director, and working collaboratively with other senior staff, this group is helping to lead the institution as it embarks on a pivotal new chapter in its history. “At this exciting time of growth and transformation at the Whitney, as we prepare to create a new museum facility in downtown Manhattan, we are extremely fortunate to have the talents of Donna De Salvo, John Stanley, and Alexandra Wheeler,” said Mr. Weinberg. “Their inspiring leadership, strong and wide-ranging management skills, and deep knowledge of every aspect of museum work are absolutely essential as we build the Whitney’s future and ensure that the Museum continues to serve ar ... More
Rare New Orleans Gold, Saint-Gaudens Coinage and 18th Century Rarities of Early U.S. Mint Anchor Heritage Auctions Sale
DALLAS, TX.- The 1909-O Indian half eagle, MS66 PCGS, the Mitchelson-Clapp-Eliasberg-Price example - the single finest known example of the last New Orleans gold coin, designated by legendary numismatist David Akers as "The Coin" - and the newly identified 1907 Rolled Edge Eagle, PR67, The Frank A. Leach Specimen, probably the single finest example extant and possibly a trial piece, will have the rapt attention of numismatists worldwide when they anchor the Thursday, Jan. 6 Platinum Night session of Heritage's FUN Signature(r) U.S. Coin Auction in Tampa, FL. "These two coins represent just about the ultimate prize in U.S. numismatics, minus a few coins like the 1804 $1 and the 1913 Liberty nickel," said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage auctions. "With both of them on the Platinum Night bill in Tampa, we can be assured of some fireworks." The O'Neal specimen of the 1909-O Indian half eagle, from The Jim O'Neal Collection of $5 Indi ... More
Children can Have Fun with Picasso this Christmas at the Art Gallery of Western Australia
PERTH.- Children are being offered a fun way of seeing their first Picasso this Christmas holidays at the Art Gallery of Western Australia’s Peggy Guggenheim: A Collection in Venice exhibition. A special primary school-aged Children’s Trail has been set up to help youngsters discover fascinating information about the artists and their works, and to help de-mystify the paintings and sculptures. “Surreal and Abstract art can be intimidating for some, but the Children’s Trail, along with an Audio Tour on offer for older children and visitors, helps people put themselves in the shoes of the artists and understand more about their works,” Gallery Director Stefano Carboni said. “This is one of the best art exhibitions to take children to because its collector – Peggy Guggenheim – has an amazing story. She launched the careers of many artists who are today household ... More
Milwaukee Art Museum Frames a Decade with Newest Exhibition
MILWAUKEE, WIS.- The Milwaukee Art Museum’s newest exhibition, Framing a Decade: Acquisitions of Prints and Drawings, 2001–2011, highlights a selection of the nearly three thousand works new to the Museum’s prints and drawings collection since 2001, when the Calatrava-designed Quadracci Pavilion opened to the public. The exhibition is on view in Koss Gallery, December 9, 2010–April 3, 2011, and spans over four centuries of pictorial achievement in Europe and North America. Celebrating what has been accomplished in ten years, Framing a Decade showcases approximately fifty drawings, etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts that have come into the Museum’s collection either to enrich areas of strength or to broaden the scope of its Collection. Old Masters through to artists working today are represented, including Callot, Rembrandt, Gauguin, Klimt, Nolde, Kirchner, Picasso, Schiele, Francis, LeWitt, Bruce, Franken ... More
MoMA PS 1 Presents New York Debut of Feng Mengbo's "Long March: Restart"
NEW YORK, NY.- MoMA PS1 presents the New York debut of Feng Mengbo's installation Long March: Restart (2008), a large-scale, interactive video game installation. Recently acquired by MoMA and presented for the first time since entering the Museum's collection, Long March is a fully functioning video game created by the Beijing-based artist who is known for his long-time engagement with digital technology. Feng Mengbo is on view in the first floor Painting Gallery beginning December 12, 2010. Long March borrows imagery from arcade favorites like Street Fighter II and Super Mario Bros., along with propaganda motifs of Communist China. Feng invites visitors to direct the hero of the game—a Red Army soldier—via a wireless controller and combat the myriad enemies in his digital path. Comprising eight large-scale projections, the work creates an immersive environment in which visitors are dwarfed by the video game graphics. Like many p ... More
Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Announces Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy as New Curator of Contemporary Art
NEW YORK, NY.- Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, Director of the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) announce the appointment of Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy as Curator of Contemporary Art. Starting in January 2011, she will join the CPPC’s team at its New York headquarters where she will be responsible for collection growth, exhibitions, grants, and other projects related to the institution’s mission to enhance appreciation of the diversity, sophistication, and range of art from Latin America. According to Mr. Pérez-Barreiro,“The addition of Sofia Hernández to the CPPC marks an important moment in our commitment to contemporary Latin American art. She brings a deep understanding of global contemporary art and extensive experience in working closely with artists.” Sofia Hernández Chong Cuy comes to the CPPC from the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City where she was Director since 2009. Originally from Mexico, ... More
Group Exhibition at Wallach Art Gallery to Examine Art and Democracy in Europe
NEW YORK, NY.- Columbia University’s Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery opens its second exhibition of the season with Project Europa: Imagining the (Im)Possible. The past two decades in European history have been marked by the fall of the Berlin Wall and the unification of Europe—monumental events seen by many as symbolically heralding a new social and democratic vision. This exhibition brings together 19 artists whose work, created in the aftermath of these historic events, considers the relationship of art to democracy and responds in various ways to the conflicts and contradictions of Europe’s democratic dream. Project Europa is open to the public from Wednesday, January 19 through Saturday, March 26. Organized by the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida, Project Europa addresses the complex positioning of Europe in t ... More
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