Article Archive for February 2010
A Special Collection from Leiden University at the Hague Museum of Photography
The largest ever exhibition of pieces from the unique photography collection of Leiden University The oldest known image of the camera obscura principle (1545), the original camera belonging to painter George Hendrik Breitner, daguerreotypes over 150 years old: Leiden University’s photographic collection is unique in many ways. It is both the oldest and the largest museological photography collection in the country, telling the whole story of the emergence and development of photography. It also includes work ... Read More
Book to Feature Rare Toy from DFW Elite Toy Museum
The DFW Elite Toy Museum (http://www.DFWeliteToyMuseum.com) in Fort Worth contains thousands of rare automotive toys from around the world. Now one item in their collection is to be featured in a book about German toys. German toy expert Juergen Cieslik plans to include a photo and description of the German-made tin motorcycle windup in his next book, “The Encyclopedia of the German Tintoy Industry”. Cieslik has written several books about the history of toys, dolls and teddybears, including ... Read More
New Mexico Museum of Art Unveils Recently Donated Works
Works by New Mexico and Internationally Recognized Artists Enhance Permanent Collection New Arrivals: Works from the Collection is an exhibition of recent acquisitions to the Museum’s permanent collection. New Arrivals highlights the important role the art patron plays in developing a Museum’s collection—either through an outright donation or partnering with the Museum in a purchase. Francis Bacon The works in New Arrivals: Works from the Collection will be on view for the first time featuring favorite ... Read More
Harry Fonseca: In the Silence of Dusk
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture —The exhibition Harry Fonseca: In the Silence of Dusk focuses on four series of paintings that explore the transformative and mythic forces that Fonseca perceived in himself and the world around him. The painting series include In the Silence of Dusk, Stone Poems, St. Francis of Assisi; and Seasons. While not a retrospective, the exhibition explores Fonseca’s body of work as it changes focus from stylized but representational studies based on his Native American heritage to ... Read More
Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda
Museum of International Folk Art In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero, large-scale mining can be dated to the sixteenth century, and silver is a way of life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach, informed by modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Antonio Pineda was a member of the Taxco School and is recognized as a world-class designer. He lived a long ... Read More
Kandinsky and Der Blaue Reiter at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
In the early 20th century, a group of artists caused a huge furore in the Munich art world. Calling themselves Der Blaue Reiter, the artists produced expressive, brightly coloured, lyrical paintings which were to prompt the development of Expressionism in Germany. The core members of the group were Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky and kindred spirit Franz Marc. Although the group was so important for the later development of modern art, this exhibition at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag in spring 2010 will be the ... Read More
Albert Müller Drawings, Paintings, Sculptures and Prints at Kunstmuseum Basel
The Basel painter, draftsman, printmaker and sculptor Albert Müller (1897–1926) is considered one of the main exponents of Swiss Expressionism. Müller received his initial artistic training in his native city, at a glass-painting studio and at the Allgemeine Gewerbeschule, the local vocational arts school. Galvanised by the example of Cuno Amiet, he was soon using luminous colours that diverged strongly from the dark tones typical of the established painters of the area. His work first began attracting the ... Read More
Louisiana Museum Presents Merzbacher Collection Exhibition
The big spring exhibition at Louisiana centres on colour: colour in art, in the world and in the eye. In words, pictures and through interactive programmes the exhibition will present the ways in which artists throughout the twentieth century either made use of colour as a medium of expression or researched it to find new colours and colour systems. Open through 13 June 2010. Louisiana has been given a unique opportunity to choose freely from works in the Swiss Werner & Gabrielle Merzbacher’s rich ... Read More
Science Museum to host Muslim Heritage exhibition
The Science Museum announced that it will host a new exhibition, 1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World, which traces the forgotten story of a thousand years of science from the Muslim world, from the 7th century onwards. The free exhibition, which runs from the 21 January to 25 April 2010, will look at the social, scientific and technical achievements that are credited to the Muslim world, whilst celebrating the shared scientific heritage of other cultures. The exhibition is a British based ... Read More
High Museum of Art Welcomes More Than 100,000 Participants to Art Access Program
ATLANTA, –The High Museum of Art reached a major milestone for its Art Access program recently, welcoming more than 100,000 participants since its inception in 2004. Art Access provides metro Atlanta students a high-quality, dynamic visual arts experience by offering free Museum visits to a limited number of students in all grade levels. This all-inclusive field trip program includes free admission for students and required chaperones as well as payment of school bus transportation (if required), free teacher ... Read More
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