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Exhibition view "Wolfgang Tillmans. Space" © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Photo: Oliver Killig. DRESDEN.- Wolfgang Tillmans (b. 1968, Remscheid) is one of todays most influential living artists. He creates works that enable the viewer to see the world and human coexistence in a unique way. Following retrospectives in the USA and Canada, the Albertinum is now presenting a cross-section of the artists multifaceted oeuvre. The exhibition Wolfgang Tillmans. Weltraum also includes works which have been created since 2022 and are now being shown for the first time in an institutional setting. Weltraum is Tillmans first major exhibition in a German museum in more than half a decade. Around 150 works photographic and video works are on display. For almost forty years, Tillmans has steadily expanded his visual cosmos: abstract photography born from physical experiments with light, paper, and chemicals; portraits of contemporaries, friends, and chance encounters; serially developed landscape images, and temporary sculptures made from everyday objects transfo ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Marian Goodman Gallery is presenting its first solo exhibition with Bruce Nauman. Pasadena Years is a historical reflection on the prolific decade that established one of the most important contemporary artists of our time. In this image: Bruce Nauman, Help Me Hurt Me, 1975. Color lithograph on Arches woven paper. Image: 36 x 51 in. / (91.4 x 129.5 cm) Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery. Photo credit: Elon Schoenholz.
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Landmark exhibition of Anselm Kiefer opens at Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam | | Artexpo New York returns to Pier 36 | | Neue Nationalgalerie Makes 1,500 Post-1945 Artworks Digitally Accessible | Press preview of Sag mir wo die Blumen sind at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, March 5, 2025. Fltr: Anselm Kiefer, curator Leontine Coelewij and director Rein Wolfs. Photo: Maarten Nauw. AMSTERDAM.- Anselm Kiefer, one of the worlds leading artists, is the subject of the first major exhibition to ever be jointly presented by the Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Anselm Kiefer - Sag mir wo die Blumen sind runs until 9 June 2025. The exhibition brings together twenty-five works by Anselm Kiefer, including a major new work Sag mir wo die Blumen sind, together with paintings, installations, film, and works on paper, across the two museums. The presentation at the Van Gogh Museum demonstrates the enduring influence of Vincent van Gogh on Kiefers work. In 1963, Kiefer won a travel scholarship and chose to follow the route taken by Van Gogh, from the Netherlands to Belgium and France. Van Gogh and his work have remained a vital source of inspiration for him. The exhibition presents seven new works ... More | | Worldâs original fine art marketplace announces dates for its 48th annual edition. NEW YORK, NY.- Redwood Art Group, the nations leader in exhibitions and event production, media, and marketing for the global art community, announces its highly anticipated four-day showcase, Artexpo New York, returning to Pier 36 at 299 South Street in Manhattan, from Thursday, April 3 to Sunday, April 6, 2025. Information on exhibitor registration and advance tickets can be found at www.redwoodartgroup.com/artexpo-new-york/. The annual fine art destination, now in its 48th year, will host more than 200 innovative exhibiting galleries, art publishers and dealers, and artists from across the globe across 70,000 square feet of uninterrupted convention space, showcasing original work of 1000+ artists that includes prints, paintings, drawings, sculptures, photography, ceramics, giclee, lithographs and glass works, among other contemporary and fine art. Throughout its four historic decades in contemporary and fine art, ... More | | Francis Bacon, Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne Standing in a Street in Soho (Cat. Rais. No. 67-14), 1967, oil on canvas, © Neue Nationalgalerie, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation / Jörg P. Anders / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025. BERLIN.- The Neue Nationalgalerie has reached a significant milestone in its ongoing effort to digitize its extensive collection, making approximately 1,500 artworks from its post-1945 holdings available online. This initiative, part of a three-year research project, aims to enhance scholarly access to the museum's 20th-century art collection. The newly released digital publication, accessible at www.smb.museum/nng-bestand-nach-1945, features a diverse range of paintings, sculptures, and objects from artists across West Germany, the former GDR, Western Europe, the United States, and former socialist states. The digital catalog includes renowned masterpieces such as Barnett Newman's "Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue IV" and Francis Bacon's "Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne Standing in a Street ... More |
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Rare paintings from 14th-century Italy reunited after centuries apart for National Gallery exhibition | | East Coast premiere of major Cecily Brown mid-career retrospective | | First major US retrospective of Art Deco icon Tamara de Lempicka opens at the MFAH | Simone Martini, Saint Peter, about 1326-7. Tempera on panel, 58 x 38.5 cm (with original frame) Colección Carmen Thyssen (CTB.1997.20) © Copyright Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. LONDON.- Paintings by some of the greatest Italian artists of the 14th century are reunited at the National Gallery in 2025 - having been dispersed throughout the world for centuries. Some of the most innovative works in the Western painting tradition, many of which were part of larger ensembles before they were separated, are being brought back together. These influential and precious paintings, many in gold ground, are among the highlights of a rarely staged exhibition of art of the first half of the 14th century. Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300‒1350, which marks the 200th anniversary of the National Gallery and celebrates the earliest pictures in its collection, opened this week. The exhibition of approximately a hundred works explores the evolving status of painting among the arts of Europe and show the central role that Sienese artists played in this story, at home, in other Italian centres, and in the cities and courts of Europe. The exhibition brings together several surviving pa ... More | | Cecily Brown, We didnât mean to go to sea, 2018, oil on linen, 89 x 83 in., The Rachofsky Collection, © Cecily Brown, photo Genevieve Hanson. PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Barnes Foundation will present the East Coast premiere of Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations, a major mid-career retrospective of pioneering British painter Cecily Brown. Co-organized by the Barnes and the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), this exhibition is the largest presentation of Browns work in the US to date and her first solo exhibition in Philadelphia. Co-curated by Simonetta Fraquelli, art historian and consultant curator for the Barnes, and Anna Katherine Brodbeck, the Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the DMA, the exhibition spans three decades of Browns career, showcasing her subversive reconfiguration of art history and contemporary culture. On view in the Roberts Gallery from March 9 through May 25, 2025, Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations is sponsored by Comcast NBCUniversal. Additional support is provided by the Forman Family Foundation, Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman, Carlo Bronzini Vender, Anonymous, and other generous individuals. Cecily ... More | | Tamara de Lempicka, Young Girl in Green (Young Girl with Gloves), c. 1931, oil on board, Centre Pompidou, purchase, 1932, inv. JP557P. © 2024 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC / ADAGP, Paris / ARS, NY. Digital image © CNAC/MNAM, Dist. RMN- Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY. HOUSTON, TX.- With portraits that exude a cool elegance and enigmatic sensuality, Tamara de Lempicka (18941980) became one of the leading artists of the Art Deco era as she distilled the glamour and vitality of postwar Paris and the theatrical sheen of Hollywood celebrity. Conceived by Gioia Mori, preeminent scholar of Lempickas work, and Furio Rinaldi, curator at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, this retrospective exhibitionthe first major museum survey devoted to the artist in the United Statesexplores Lempickas distinctive style and unconventional life through over 90 paintings and drawings, which range from her first post-Cubist compositions and her coming of age in 1920s Paris, to her most famous nudes and portraits of the 1930s, to the melancholic still lifes and interiors of the 1940s. Following its San Francisco premier in autumn 2024, Tamara de Lempicka will be on view ... More |
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"The Fascination of Myth": Turin exhibition bridges ancient themes and contemporary art | | MoMA announces the launch of the Cisneros Research Guide | | Works from the collection of Sir Anthony Caro highlight Spring Marquee Week | Alberto Savinio, Jeux d'Anges, 1930. Olio su tela, 100x81 cm. Courtesy Mazzoleni, London - Torino. TURIN.- The exhibition Il fascino del mito (The Fascination of Myth) explores the eternal dialogue between past and present through a selection of works that reinterpret mythological themes and motifs with a contemporary lens. Conceived as a journey through time, a compelling dialogue between the ancient and the modern, challenges chronological conventions, which sees us arrive at a suspended dimension, where the ruins of the past meet the language of modern art. At the heart of this narrative are the works of Giorgio de Chirico, Alberto Savinio, Giulio Paolini, Salvo, and Jorge Méndez Blake, united by an approach that transcends temporal and geographical boundaries. Together, they construct a visual language infused with enigmas and references. Complementing these works and punctuating the exhibition are a selection of archaeological artifacts, creating a visual bridge between antiquity and the present. The project, inspired by the ... More | | Juan Melé, Cut-out Frame no. 2, 1946. Oil on board, 28 à 19 3/4 à 1" (71.1 à 50.2 à 2.5 cm) Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund 837.2016 NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art announced the launch of the Cisneros Research Guide, a bilingual research tool that offers public access to a selection of over 200 digital assets from the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) Archives. Developed in collaboration with the CPPC and MoMAs Archives, Library, and Research Collections, this new resource ensures the long-term accessibility of key materials related to Latin American art and culture. This Research Guide presents materials from the CPPCs website, alongside information about Mrs. Cisneross donations of art to MoMAs collection and the ongoing research and programming of the Cisneros Institute, a research center of Latin American Art within the Museum. The Cisneros Research Guide will continue to incorporate new material from the CPPC, including future scholarship, publications, and digital assets ... More | | Hans Hofmann, Hazy Sun © Christie's Images Ltd 2025. NEW YORK, NY.- Christies announced Works from the Collection of Sir Anthony Caro will be offered during Spring Marquee Week in New York in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale. The selection includes works from the personal collection of Anthony Caro, celebrated British sculptor, with leading examples by his friends and fellow artists, Kenneth Noland, Helen Frankenthaler, Hans Hofmann, and more. Rachael White Young, Senior Specialist and Head of Core Market Sales, Christies New York, remarks, We are thrilled to offer works from the collection of Anthony Caro, celebrated sculptor and a true champion of fellow artists. Both in artmaking and collecting, Caro was thoughtful, collaborative, and curious. In the latter half of the 20th century, his practice evolved alongside the wonderfully rich transatlantic relationships he developed with creative contemporaries. The art he collected reflects these deep friendships of the various artistic luminaries who inspired him; we are delight ... More |
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Galerie Urs Meile Beijing showcases new works by Ju Ting exploring ephemeral experiences | | MoMA and Film at Lincoln Center announce the lineup for the 54th edition of New Directors / New Films | | Contemporary photography explores Surrealism beyond the visible | Ju Tings practice engages in a silent dialogue with historical female artists who challenged patriarchal-dominated art discourse. BEIJING.- Galerie Urs Meile Beijing is presenting Amber, the latest solo exhibition by Ju Ting (b. 1983, Shandong). The exhibition features recent works from her acclaimed Amber series, which she has been rigorously cultivating over the years, as well as new large scale triptych from her concurrent Deep Waters Run Quiet series. These works encapsulate the artists stance against the ephemeral and disjointed nature of contemporary experiences. Ju Tings methodology is deeply rooted in her training at the printmaking department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA). The techniques of printmakingits inverted layering logic, material experimentation, and interplay between precision and chancehave profoundly shaped her approach to works, allowing her to transcend traditional conventions. This influence is manifest in both the Amber and Deep Waters Run Quiet series, where premeditated color schemes, gestural rhythms, and controlled ... More | | Grand Me. 2024. Iran/Belgium. Directed by Atiye Zare Arandi. Courtesy CAT&Docs. NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center announce the 54th edition of New Directors/New Films, taking place from April 2 through April 13. Since 1972, New Directors/New Films has showcased new and emerging filmmakers whose distinctive visions and risk-taking works highlight the vitality and potential of cinema. This years ND/NF will present 24 features and nine short films, including 20 North American or U.S. premieres. Opening ND/NF is the New York premiere of Familiar Touch, Sarah Friedlands debut, which won three top prizes in the 2024 Venice Film Festival Orizzonti Competition and showcases an astonishing performance by Kathleen Chalfant. The festival will close with the New York premiere of Alex Russells feature debut Lurker, a tense thriller about the darker side of pop-star worship fresh from screenings at the Sundance and Berlin film festivals. Films in the ND/NF program probe a diverse array of themes, including community and co-existence, family h ... More | | Anaïs Boudot, Le gant, from the series Les oubliées, 2021, print on aluminium, 36 x 48 cm, © Anaïs Boudot. Courtesy of the artist, Galerie Binome and The Eyes Publishing. BERLIN.- The exhibition Surrender to the Dreamers shows contemporary artistic positions on the subject of surrealism and photography on the occasion of the exhibition FOTOGAGA. Max Ernst and Photography. A visit from the Würth Collection, which is on show at the Museum für Fotografie until 27th April 2025. "Surrender to the Dreamers" offers a perspective on photography as a medium that transcends the limits of the visible and ventures beyond mere sensory perception. In both exhibitions, artists use photography to unveil the hidden and conjure previously unseen, unfamiliar visions. Through hands-on manipulation and experimentation, the featured artists transform photographic images into vivid stories that reach far beyond the limits of the visible. They excavate family secrets, shed light on forgotten people and reconstruct missing archives, among other pursuits. By materializing shadows and actualizing dreams, ... More |
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More News | Worlds on Paper: Drawings from Kinngait opens at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection KLEINBURG.- The McMichael Canadian Art Collection stewards the Kinngait Drawings Archive, a remarkable collection of 90,000 works owned by the West Baffin Eskimo Co-op (WBEC). Transferred to the McMichaels care in 1990, this vast archive chronicles over four decades of artistic production from the Arctic community of Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset), Nunavut. These drawings illuminate the origins of Kinngaits globally acclaimed graphic arts tradition, offering an invaluable glimpse into Inuit life during a time of profound cultural transformation. Following completion of the archives digitization in 2023, the McMichael now unveils Worlds on Paper: Drawings from Kinngait. Curated by Emily Laurent Henderson, Associate Curator of Indigenous Arts and Culture, this landmark exhibition explores the ingenuity and adaptability of Kinngait artists from the late ... More "Cara and Diego Romero: Tales of Futures Past" opens at the Figge Art Museum DAVENPORT, IOWA.- The Figge Art Museum is presenting Cara and Diego Romero: Tales of Futures Past exhibition. The exhibition will travel to the Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, CA), the Albuquerque Museum (Albuquerque, NM), and an additional venue, with its tour continuing through summer 2026 following its run at the Figge. Tales of Futures Past brings together 39 artworks by acclaimed contemporary Indigenous artists Cara Romero (Chemehuevi) and Diego Romero (Cochiti Pueblo). This is the first nationally traveling exhibition to showcase their works in dialogue, presenting 18 of Diego Romeros thought-provoking pottery pieces and lithographs and 20 of Cara Romeros evocative photographs, including selections from her Indigenous Futurism series. Reflecting on the significance of this collaboration, Cara and Diego Romero shared, We are very ... More ModaMiami returns in 2026: The future of automotive culture is in Miami MIAMI, FLA.- ModaMiami, the immersive showcase where high-end cars, luxury, and culture collide, returns for its third year on Feb. 28March 1, 2026, at The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. After two standout events and undeniable momentum, the Art Basel of car events is here to stay, now serving as the grand finale of the newly dubbed Miamis Car Week. The luxury car scene is evolving, and ModaMiami is leading the way, redefining exclusivity while attracting a younger, more diverse audience. Taking place in one of the worlds most dynamic cities, the event has quickly become a must-attend for collectors, enthusiasts, and brands alike. From the moment planning began for 2025, we knew this years ModaMiami was going to be something special, said Ethan Gibson, Director of Communications at ModaEvents. People from around the world were making ... More Singapore Biennale returns in 2025 SINGAPORE.- Singapore Art Museum (SAM) announces the return of the Singapore Biennale (SB2025) from 31 October 2025 to 29 March 2026. Organised by SAM and commissioned by the National Arts Council, Singapore (NAC), the eighth edition of the Biennale is held in conjunction with the celebration of Singapores 60th year of independence. Presenting contemporary art in multiple venues and public spaces across Singapore, SB2025 invites audiences of all walks of life to reimagine Singapore with pure intention, experiencing its many layers built by all of those who have been a part of its history, collectively creating a city that is as planned as it is full of discovery, surprises and interesting juxtapositions. On the occasion of SG60, Singaporeans are encouraged to reflect on our historic milestones, past aspirations and to imagine possible collective futures ahead. ... More Ink meets Pop, Wu Yiming solo show opens at Eli Klein Gallery NEW YORK, NY.- Eli Klein Gallery is presenting B-Side Ink, Wu Yimings first solo show at the gallery, as well as in New York. This exhibition showcases the artists latest works, marking a significant evolution in his exploration of ink. Featuring works on paper, cardboard, and with collaged elements, Wus ability to bring the underlying cultural and societal significance of media and material into discourse with tradition and contemporary life is highlighted in the exhibition, which will run until May 17, 2025. Wus move from Shanghai to New York in 2020 introduced a stark shift that has profoundly influenced his work. A master technician and scholar of ink painting, Wu has used his virtuosity to navigate the complex and entrenched cultural landscape of American Pop Art and to juxtapose it with his own lived, cultural experience. Inks demand for precision, its indelible ... More Johnny Miller's aerial photography exposes "Unequal Scenes" and environmental impact of "Salt Works" BERLIN.- Photographer Johnny Miller is gaining attention for his powerful aerial photography projects, "Unequal Scenes" and "Salt Works," which offer striking perspectives on social inequality and environmental impact. Miller's "Unequal Scenes" series uses drone photography to visually document the stark divisions between different urban areas. The project began in South Africa, where apartheid-era barriers created lasting spatial inequalities. Miller has since expanded his work globally, capturing similar disparities in cities across the United States, India, Mexico, Nigeria, and the Philippines, with a particular focus on megacities in the Global South. The aerial perspective reveals patterns of economic and social segregation, highlighting the ways in which urban spaces are often divided along class lines. Miller's photographs, reminiscent of the work of photographers ... More Walker Art Center exhibition explores research-based art and contemporary knowledge production MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- As a global society we find ourselves in a moment of transformation: rapidly developing technologies are altering how we live; disinformation fueled by social media is morphing our sense of reality; and divisive ideologies are fracturing our communities. Within this ongoing churn, contemporary artists are now emerging as potent interrogators of knowledge, ever-creating new methodologies for gathering, examining, and sharing information within the evolving genre of research-based art. On March 8, the Walker Art Center opened a compelling new exhibition that presents the work of 11 artists from across nine countries who make research an integral part of their practices. Titled Ways of Knowing, the exhibition invites consideration of contemporary arts critical role in the creation of knowledge. It will remain on view through September 7, 2025. ... More |
| PhotoGalleries Brooklyn Museum at 200 Gerard Byrne Mystery & Benevolence Anne Frank Flashback On a day like today, American painter and sculptor Eric Fischl was born March 09, 1948. Eric Fischl (born March 9, 1948) is an American painter, sculptor, printmaker, draughtsman and educator. He is known for his paintings depicting American suburbia from the 1970s and 1980s. Fischl is a trustee and senior critic at the New York Academy of Art and President of the Academy of the Arts at Guild Hall of East Hampton. In addition to receiving Guild Hall's Academy of the Art's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994, Fischl was extended the honor of membership to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2006. In this image: Eric Fischl, Family, 2018.
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