BEIJING, Dec. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — On December 3, 2014, Chinese artist Shi Qi offered the following comments in front of the Shi Qi Research Association in Beijing’s Sanlitun: painting art can be displayed in three forms — concrete, abstract and impressionist. Incorporating these three forms or modes of expression into one work is my […]
MUNICH and MIAMI, December 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Starting in 2015, Art Basel and BMW will support emerging artists by awarding the BMW Art Journey, enabling them to go on their own journey of creative discovery. Functioning as a mobile studio, the BMW Art Journey can take artists almost anywhere in the world – to […]
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has seized the unique opportunity to acquire a large work by the Italian artist Medardo Rosso. The museum purchased ‘Femme à la voilette’ (Woman with a Veil, 1923) for € 1.9 million with the support of major funds and private individuals, like Mondriaan Fund and Vereniging Rembrandt. The sculpture takes its […]
LONDON, November 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Beneath photography studios in Central London on Thursday 6th November, a unique and innovative Kick Starter Campaign – ‘Tribe Photo‘ was launched. The project aims to give villagers in remote communities the opportunity to rent cameras, learn photography and sell their best work, whilst giving the rest of the […]
MIDLAND, Mich., Oct. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art at Midland Center for the Arts is proud to announce the January 2015 opening of a major traveling exhibition, “Leonardo da Vinci: Man-Inventor-Artist-Genius.” Experience genius and be inspired by one of history’s greatest artists, scientists and inventors! Including 60 invention […]
The Venice Biennale counts among the most important art exhibitions and is celebrating its 120th anniversary in the summer of 2015. A look back at the history of artists presented in the Austrian Pavilion so far makes clear the extraordinary breadth and range of the positions displayed there. However, despite the great diversity, the list […]
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Aug. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Internationally acclaimed performance artist Marina Abramovic and Mana Contemporary announce Marina Abramovic Institute at Mana: A 72-Hour Continuous Workshop from October 16-19th, 2014. This groundbreaking event is the U.S. debut of a Marina Abramovic Institute (MAI) workshop and will take place at Mana Glass Gallery, a 50,000-square-foot column-free exhibition […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 23, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Frist Center for the Visual Arts presents Kandinsky: A Retrospective, an exhibition celebrating a lifetime of work by Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) in the Center’s Ingram Gallery from September 26, 2014–January 4, 2015. Chronicling four decades of artistic evolution—from early figurative works to exuberant experiments in abstraction and […]
GREENWICH, Conn., July 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Martin Lawrence Galleries, which specializes in original paintings, sculpture and limited edition graphics from masters including Chagall, Dali, Bertho and Erte, will unveil the largest Salvador Dali painting in the world, March of Time Committee: Papillon, 1940 at their Las Vegas Flagship Gallery this weekend. The painting, which is oil and […]
LAS VEGAS, July 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Wynn Las Vegas welcomes Popeye by acclaimed American artist Jeff Koons, as part of the resort’s continued appreciation and commitment to public art. At 6 feet 5 inches tall and more than 2,000 pounds, the mirror-polished stainless steel Popeye stands proudly in the Wynn Esplanade. The sculpture took two […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — As part of the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s 40th anniversary celebration, resident glass artist Alison Sigethy (http://www.alisonsigethy.com) will install five of her large-scale Levitation Towers in the building’s public space. One of a few public works popping up around the Factory to celebrate the anniversary of this community institution, […]
NEW YORK, June 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — London based artist Piers Secunda’s work is on display in New York City for the first time. The artist best known for his sculptures made out of paint using geopolitical textures is showcasing his Taliban Bullet Hole paintings as part of a collective exhibit at the William Hollman […]