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12.05.2017
On May 12, 2017, on the occasion of the 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Qwalala, a monumental new sculpture by American artist Pae White, will open to the public on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice.
12.05.2017
If the role of art in your life amounts to concerns such as whether the painting in your living room matches the colour of your sofa then you should probably steer clear of the 57th Venice Biennale where the largest exhibition, the international pavilion, is ‘curated’ by Christine Macel. Eschewing glamour, it is intellectually challenging at times and full of surprises.
12.05.2017
Every month, MetCollects introduces one work of art recently acquired by the Met. We invite you to have a first look with us.
12.05.2017
Impressionist and modern sales have been moving in a strange direction of late. Adopting marketing strategies that are unusual to say the least, they respond to a market where ‘high quality items are rare and demand is stronger than ever,’ as Thomas Seydoux, the Swiss private dealer, observes.
10.05.2017
This summer Tate Modern will present the UK's first major retrospective of Alberto Giacometti (1901 -1966) for 20 years.
10.05.2017
Max Beckmann’s Bird’s Hell (1938, estimate on request) will lead 20th Century at Christie’s, a series of sales that take place from 17 to 30 June 2017, in the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 27 June 2017, when it will be offered at auction for the first time.
06.05.2017
Over 3,000 teens from New York's five boroughs will come together at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Friday, May 12, from 5 to 8 pm, for Teens Take The Met!—an innovative, teen-centric evening of creativity and activity.
06.05.2017
It can be difficult finding one’s way among all these biennales – the new tourist panaceas – flourishing across the planet. This rainy spring, for example, in Jutland in the middle of Denmark, separated by 80km and only a few weeks apart from each other, there is a biennale (Socle du Monde Biennale at Herning) and a triennale (the Aarhus Triennale in Aarhus) with absolutely no coordination between them. Apparently chaos is not restricted to the southern part of Europe...
02.05.2017
It’s a vast continent containing an array of political and religious realities, unique histories and countless languages. That’s Africa, a jigsaw of identities. Art critics, however, still have a tendency to use the catchall term ‘African art’. As if there was such thing as European art… The Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris has opted, to its credit, to highlight the diversity.
01.05.2017
For On the Subject of the Ready-Made, Bethan Huws has devised a site-specific project, selecting examples of artwork from the Daimler Art Collection.
30.04.2017
‘It has to be said, there were a lot of young artists doing it for the money. In recent years, we’ve seen the market go into overdrive for these precocious talents. But the crisis hit this sector and now the trend is towards older artists', observes Daniele Balice, a Parisian gallerist and co-owner of the gallery Balice Hertling gallery who has made a career from discovering young artists.
28.04.2017
Erskine, Hall & Coe is delighted to present Twelve Artists, an exhibition of works in ceramic, bronze, paper, glass and perspex by modern and contemporary, British and international artists.
28.04.2017
This fascinating exhibition features recent archaeological discoveries from the submerged ancient Egyptian cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus
26.04.2017
Offering an exceptional opportunity to view rarely seen, late 19th-century French avant-garde works from private European collections, Paris Fin de Siècle focuses on the radical innovations of the Neo-Impressionists, Symbolists and Nabis, alongside the revival of printmaking in the 1890s.
26.04.2017
On 14 October 2017 the transformation of Tate St Ives will be complete, marking the end of a four-year building project that will have doubled the space for showing art, adding almost 600 square metres of galleries and creating spectacular new studios for learning activities.
22.04.2017
CloudGuide is excited to announce it’s new collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Spain .
19.04.2017
Renowned Collection of American Indian Art from Fenimore Art Museum Goes on View at The Met on May 9
A selection of 38 superb works of art created by Native North American artists will go on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning May 9.
17.04.2017
Looking forward, as spring has finally sprung in Moscow, Garage has embarked on a fresh round of public programs, screenings, and events including the much anticipated Feminist Festival.
15.04.2017
Join us in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the award of The Temple of Dendur to The Met in a day filled with special offerings and activities.
14.04.2017
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present a major retrospective of the photographs of Irving Penn to mark the centennial of the artist's birth.
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