Plan will unify the MFAH campus, linking with existing gallery buildings by Mies van der Rohe and Rafael Moneo, the Glassell School of Art, as well as a sculpture garden by Isamu Noguchi, to create a nearly 10-acre public campus in the heart of Houston’s Museum District Houston — Cornelia Long, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, announced that Steven Holl Architects has been selected to partner with the board and staff of the museum in developing an expansion that enlarges ... Read More
The Courtauld Gallery in London presents Mondrian ║ Nicholson: In Parallel an exhibition on view 16 February to 20 May 2012. Ben Nicholson, Painting 1937, 1937, The Courtauld Gallery, London This exhibition tells the remarkable story of the creative relationship between Piet Mondrian, one of the most celebrated painters of the 20th century, and Ben Nicholson, one of this country’s greatest modern artists. It has been conceived around The Courtauld’s important Nicholson canvas, 1937 (painting) (fig. 5), ... Read More
The Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels opens Cy Twombly. Photographs 1951-2010 an exhibition on view 01.02-> Sunday 29.04.2012. Cy Twombly, Lemon, Gaeta Dryprint on cardboard, 2008 (detail). 43,1 x 27,9 cm © Schirmer/Mosel Verlag – Nicola Del Roscio Foundation. The exhibition presents more than 100 dry prints, generated from Polaroid photographs, which were selected in close cooperation with the artist himself prior to his death on July 5th, 2011. Cy Twombly’s photographs have been a rather recent ... Read More
The Yale Center for British Art presents Making History. Antiquaries in Britain an exhibition, on view February 2–May 27, 2012, of historic treasures of international importance from the Society of Antiquaries of London, a society for people concerned with the study of Britain’s past that was established three hundred years ago and still thrives today. J.M.W. Turner, Saint Augustine’s Gate, Canterbury, ca. 1793, watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Yale Center for ... Read More
The Mint Museum has announced a partnership with Google Offers. Google Offers, which launched in Charlotte in recent days and is now live in 38 cities across the U.S., sought out a partnership with The Mint Museum because of its strategic importance as one of the largest art museums in the Southeast. Starting today through February 3, the Mint is offering two admission tickets for the price of one – a $20 value for $10. Each person may purchase up to five of the offers, or 10 tickets total. “Google Offers ... Read More
The Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean (The MUDAM) presents I’ve Dreamt About. Collection Mudam an exhibition on view through 04/03/2012. Vue de l’exposition. Avant-plant : Michel Paysant : Nusquam, 2007, Composition sonore de Muadhib. Arrière-plan, droite : Tomás Saraceno : Space Elevator II (working title), 2009 & 1MW/Air-Port-City, 2007. Collection Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Andrés Lejona The societies we live in are the outcome of thinking; they take form, they are re-formed, they are ... Read More
Magasin 3 presents the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in his first solo exhibition in Sweden on 3 Feb–10 Jun 2012. The exhibition will focus on a number of Ai Weiwei’s monumental installations and his political work. A reading room, which will also include documentary films, will give visitors a chance to learn about his multifaceted efforts to foster social change in China—an activism that puts him on a collision course with the regime. Ai Weiwei often refers to pre-revolutionary China and its cultural and ... Read More
The Portland Art Museum announce the recent acquisition of an important painting by Théo Van Rysselberghe (Belgium, 1862 – 1926). Plage à marée basse à Ambleteuse, le soir (Beach at Low Tide, Ambleteuse, Evening) is now on display on the first floor of the Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art. Theo Van Rysselberghe (Belgium, 1862–1926). Plage à marée basse à Ambleteuse, le soir (Beach at Low Tide, Ambleteuse, Evening). Portland Art Museum The 1900 canvas is the first pointillist painting ... Read More
The Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (S.M.A.K.) announces artists for TRACK. A Contemporary City Conversation 12 May–16 September 2012. TRACK is a temporary exhibition in the public and semi-public space of the city of Ghent. Philippe Van Cauteren and Mirjam Varadinis invited 35 artists to make an in-depth exploration of six typical neighbourhoods in Ghent and to come up with artistic proposals that interact with the different communities in various ways. The curators took the time to select surprising, ... Read More
The Museo del Prado presents Sacred Stories, on display in Room 60, the “collections presentation gallery”. This space has been designed to introduce the public to the range and depth of the Museum’s 19th-century collection. Tobias and the Angel, Eduardo Rosales Gallinas The selection of works in the present display has been made by José Luis Díez, the Museum’s Chief Curator of 19th-century Painting, and by Javier Barón, Head of that Department. The canvases on display, which have recently been ... Read More
The Foundry Art Centre is a fine arts gallery overlooking the Missouri River at 520 North Main Center, in the Frenchtown district of Historic St. Charles. Foundry Art Center – Grand Hall. The Foundry features a Smithsonian-caliber art gallery hosting national juried exhibitions plus 20 working artist studios where visitors can watch the creative process and buy art directly from the artists. Hours are Tuesday through Thursday 10 am to 8 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday noon to 4 pm. ... Read More
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