SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are pleased to announce The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, 1950 – 1990, an exhibition of approximately 150 pieces created by the renowned Italian jeweler over four decades. This exclusive exhibition will highlight jewelry that defined a pivotal period in Italian design, and will include many pieces from the personal collection of Elizabeth Taylor. The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, 1950 – 1990 will be on display at the de Young …

The Holy See will participate with its own Pavilion at the 55th Edition of the Biennial of Art in Venice.

For this first participation of the Holy See with its own Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, we have chosen a theme that is fundamental for culture and Church tradition and a source of inspiration for many artists: the stories told in the Book of Genesis. Specifically, the first eleven chapters, as they are dedicated to the mystery of man’s origins, the introduction of evil into history, and our hope and future …

NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Indio, the dark lager Mexican beer, invites artists 25 and older who are residents of California, Texas, or Illinois, to “do their thing” and submit an original piece of 2D artwork into the first ever Indio Gallery contest, brewing on the brand’s Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/IndioBeer (Gallery Tab) between May 21 and July 1. Thirty two finalists will be chosen from the eligible entries to have their artwork showcased on a billboard, in one of eight markets in CA, TX or IL in October.
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James Turrell
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
June 21–September 25, 2013
From June 21 to September 25, 2013, the Guggenheim Museum presents James Turrell, the eminent American artist’s first solo exhibition in a New York museum since 1980. The exhibition features a major new site-specific work, Aten Reign (2013), which represents one of the most dramatic transformations of the museum ever conceived—reimagining the rotunda of Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic building as one of Turrell’s luminous and immersive Skyspaces.

LANSING, Mich., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – People interested in Modern design have one week left to register for Michigan Modern: Design that Shaped America, a four-day symposium at Cranbrook that will bring together national experts to talk about Michigan‘s major role in the development of American Modernism.
Michigan was the epicenter of Modern design during the mid-twentieth century and influenced Modern design throughout the world. Michigan‘s design industry shaped the American Dream and brought good design to the masses.
Here’s what registrants will get out of the symposium:

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James Ward
London Art Week
28 June to 5 July 2013
A remarkable exhibition of works by James Ward, a major painter and print-maker in Regency Britain, is to be held by Lowell Libson Ltd, one of the world’s leading dealers in the finest British pictures, sculpture and works on paper. Breadth and Quality: Oil Studies, Watercolours and Drawings by James Ward RA will take place from 28 June to 12 July 2013 at 3 Clifford Street, London W1 and will be part of London Art Week, a new initiative providing a platform for paintings, drawings and sculpture.

Pissarro
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
4 June – 15 September 2013
The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is presenting the first monographic exhibition in Spain on the Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro (1830-1903). The exhibition brings together 80 works loaned from numerous museums and collections world-wide and focuses on the Landscape, the prevailing genre within Pissarro’s oeuvre, following a chronological journey through the different places in which the artist lived and worked.