Yayoi Kusama at Gagosian Gallery (Rome)
Yayoi Kusama
Gagosian Gallery
25 march – 7 may 2011
Gagosian Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of recent paintings and sculptures by Yayoi Kusama.
Persistence in Clay
Persistence in Clay: Contemporary Ceramics in Montana
Carnegie Galleries and Faith Pickton & Josephine Aresty Gallery
June 3 – September 10, 2011
Missoula Art Museum is excited to present Persistence in Clay: Contemporary Ceramics in Montana. While many regions of the country are known for their mastery of other mediums, in Montana, the ceramic arts are the touchstone of art and culture. This exhibition serves as a snap shot of the world class activity that is happening today in the state. The exhibition coincides with the Archie Bray Foundation’s 60th birthday and is intended to celebrate not only this milestone birthday, but the long-lived strength of the clay medium in the state of Montana. The professional artists in this exhibit are a selection of the many clay artists who are currently recognized leaders in their communities.
William Kentridge at Art Gallery of Western Australia
William Kentridge‘s Shadow quartet now on display at Art Gallery of Western Australia
Ileana Sonnabend at Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Venice, Italy)
Ileana Sonnabend. An italian portrait
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
May 29 – October 2, 2011
Ileana Sonnabend (Bucharest 1914 – New York, 2007) was a formidable gallerist and collector of contemporary art. She was the first wife of Leo Castelli.
Klara Lidén at Moderna Museet (Stockholm)
Klara Lidén
Moderna Museet
14 May – 9 October, 2011
Moderna Museet is the first museum in the world to present a complete exhibition of Klara Lidén. Her major exhibitions to date have been outside Sweden, and have attracted astonishing acclaim from critics and the public, but until now she has been relatively unknown in Sweden. This exhibition is organised jointly with the Serpentine Gallery in London and includes every facet of her oeuvre from 2003 to the present day: videos, stills, installations and a series of painted wall sculptures.
CAMMOVIE_Videoart Platform
CAMMOVIE_Videoart Platform
30 April – 30 May 2011
CAM
CAM, Casoria contemporary art museum, continues operating through incisive events related to research and experimentation presenting CAMMOVIE_Videoart Platform, curated by Antonio Manfredi, from April the 30th, at 6.30, till May the 30th.
Zoë Ryan named Chair of department of Architecture and Design (Art Institute of Chicago)
The Art Institute of Chicago announces that Zoë Ryan has been named the Chair and John H. Bryan Curator of Architecture and Design, effective July 1, 2011 . Ryan’s career at the Art Institute began in 2006 when she was chosen as the first Neville Bryan Curator of Design in the museum’s Department of Architecture and Design, and she has remained with the department since, becoming Interim Chair in July 2010 after the departure of curator Joseph Rosa. Among Ryan’s first responsibilities will be finding her replacement as the Neville Bryan Curator of Architecture and Design, a position that will focus on contemporary architecture, and completing the preparation for the Art Institute’s major fall exhibition devoted to the Chicago architect Bertrand Goldberg.
Altered and Adorned: Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life
Altered and Adorned: Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life
Art Institute of Chicago
April 30 through July 10, 2011
Today’s scrapbookers weren’t the first to abuse paper products–Renaissance print owners were regular vandals who cut, pasted, adored, and adorned their personal print collections, the same ones that are stored in museum vaults today. The exhibition Altered and Adorned: Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life–on view April 30 through July 10, 2011, at the Art Institute of Chicago–takes a long-overdue look at these well-handled works, demonstrating how their condition today reflects their various uses and functions in the past.
Master drawings London
After celebrating its 10th anniversary last year Master Drawings London is returning once again to Mayfair, St. James’s and Bloomsbury from the 1 – 8 July 2011. Twentytwo leading drawings specialists from London, New York, Düsseldorf and Madrid open their doors to mount a series of co-ordinated selling exhibitions and lectures in galleries all within walking distance of each other. As ever visitors can expect to see a great range and variety of some of the finest Old Master and Modern drawings on the market by a number of the worlds most distinguished artists.
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (Dublin)
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Irish Museum of Modern Art
6 April – 26 June 2011
Masterpieces of the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, presents the iconic paintings of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, the two central figures of Mexican Modernism. Few artists have captured the public’s imagination with the force of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907 – 1954) and her husband, the Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera (1886 – 1957).
Helen Altman at AMSET (Beaumont, USA)
Helen Altman: Tree Line
AMSET
April 16 – July 10, 2011
As a contemporary Texas artist, Altman recalls childhood memories as a significant influence throughout her artwork. Common themes found within her work are separation, loneliness, individuality and loss of identity illustrated through her usage of commonplace objects and materials in unusual ways. The 42 pieces of artwork featured in Tree Line include Altman’s highly-praised torch drawings, tree paintings, packing blankets, snow globes and goldfish bowls. These and other works featured in Tree Line center primarily on mimicry and replication.
Mark Messersmith at AMSET (Beaumont, USA)
Mark Messersmith: Scenic Delusions of Ordinary Disappointments
AMSET
April 16 – July 10, 2011
As an associate professor of painting at Florida State University, Messersmith’s work closely illustrates the theme of conservation and over-development in Northern Florida, and its effects on the indigenous wildlife. Featuring dioramas of bright colors, density and collages layered with photographs, drawings, paintings and self-made or found objects, this exhibition will include nine of Messersmith’s highly-regarded, large-scale, multi media paintings, many of which are over 80 inches in height.