VENICE, Calif., March 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — This exhibit brings together artists who have been involved in, or influenced by, the Venice beach art scene from the 1950s through today. James Evans and Daniel Samakov of James’ Beach are thrilled to host this fundraising event to benefit A Window Between Worlds (AWBW), a Venice-based nonprofit arts […]
VANCOUVER, Feb. 26, 2014 /CNW/ – Chali-Rosso Art Gallery announces the debut of “Definitely Dalí”, which will open Friday, March 7, 2014 to the public and run through May, 12, 2014. Salvador Dalí was one of the most iconic artists of the twentieth century, with a range of imaginative, striking surrealist works. Dalí is known […]
From March 15 to May 11, the Civic Museum of Sansepolcro and the Institution of the Museum Library and the Historical Archives presents “Meeting the Museum. Dialogues in the present with contemporary art” curated by Ilaria Margutti. Reached its fourth edition, the appointment of meetings with artists is accompanied by an exhibition which opens on […]
Exhibition Dates: March 1 – March 29, 2014 Reception: Saturday, March 1, 2-5pmTORONTO, Feb. 20, 2014 /CNW/ – We are pleased to announce our fourth solo exhibition of work by Sarah Anne Johnson, which addresses the psychology and physicality of intimacy. In “Wonderlust,” Johnson intends these photographs to “explore the internal world of sexual intimacy. […]
PALM DESERT, Calif., Feb. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — A human lady-pilot named “Shivers” will perform live during opening night reception. Ride-em-Copter will be unveiled by Heather James Fine Art on February 13, 2014 at 7:00PM at booth 405 during the opening night cocktail reception. Click here for free passes to the event. Palm Springs Fine […]
SUDBURY, ON, Feb. 12, 2014 /CNW/ – A Sudbury group has commissioned the first life-sized bronze sculpture of Stompin’ Tom Connors, which it proposes to install in downtown Sudbury, Ontario later this year. Tyler Fauvelle, a Sudbury-based sculptor (www.tylerfauvelle.ca), has just finished sculpting the work, which now goes to the foundry for casting. “The work […]
Deposit – Yann Mingard
Fotomuseum Winterthur
08.03.-25.05.2014
How does our secular society manage its heritage and, with that, its future? By collecting and archiving data with near-religious zeal: human DNA in the form of slivers of umbilical cord, dental samples and sperm, DNA of animals already extinct in the wild, the seeds of all manner of (agricultural) plants. And, of course, vast quantities of digital data that we leave behind on the big data pathways of the internet, credit card statements and official registers. From 2009 to 2013, Swiss photographer Yann Mingard (*1973) documented this avid pursuit of collection and storage in images that raise many of the unasked but pressing questions of our time.
Gabriel Orozco – Natural Motion
Moderna Museet
Stockholm 14 February, 2014 – 4 May, 2014
Gabriel Orozco is one of the best-known artists of his generation but has never before been shown in the Nordic countries. His reputation has been growing steadily since the late-1980s, and his oeuvre opens up for a new form of conceptualism that embraces both deep contemplation and precise craftsmanship. In Moderna Museet’s ambition to feature art from beyond the Western mainstream, Gabriel Orozco is essential to understanding the contemporary world.
Acquisition establishes Wichita State University as a hub for the study of Parks’ work WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University has acquired 125 fine art photographs by the internationally acclaimed, Kansas-born artist Gordon Parks (1912–2006). The acquisition was made possible by a generous donation from The […]
Francisco Salamone, the architect of the Pampas – February 10-28, 2014, Casa dell’Architettura, Rome Stefano Nicolini’s photographic work, 34 images in two formats (30×40 and 60×90) in black and white were created on chemical gelatin silver print on Baryta paper that enhances the professional characteristics of the volcanic Italo-Argentine architect Francisco Salamone. He was born […]
From 12 February to 11 May 2014 the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici is presenting the first important Italian retrospective dedicated to Simon Hantaï, curated by Éric de Chassey. This exhibition has been devised and realized six years after the artist’s death in cooperation with the Centre Georges Pompidou, following the exhibition presented […]
CHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Mana Contemporary Chicago presents an engaging evening of dynamic art and performance on Saturday, February 15. The event is free and open to the public. A reception from 5 to 8 p.m. in Mana Contemporary Chicago’s fifth floor gallery celebrates the opening of Photorealism in the Digital Age, a solo exhibition […]