Getty Foundation Announces US$2.8M To Launch L.A. Arts
The Getty Foundation announced a series of 15 grants totaling nearly $2.8 million that will launch an unprecedented series of concurrent exhibitions at museums throughout Southern California highlighting the post-World War II Los Angeles art scene. Exhibitions will begin in 2011 as part of the initiative Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980.
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ART20: Premier Show In New York’s Fall Art Season
In its seventh year, ART20 is the premier show in New York’s fall art season. Fine art spanning from 1900 to contemporary, including examples of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Hard Edge and Social Realism, will comprise the diverse selection of works on display and for sale. Sixty exhibitors from the US and Europe, both long established dealers and young galleries, make up a select atmosphere where visitors can experience 20th century greats and fresh new works of sculpture, painting, photography, drawing, video and other media.
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The AAM, MSA, And USCHT To Promote Cultural Travel In The U.S.
The American Association of Museums (AAM), the Museum Store Association (MSA) and the U.S. Cultural and Heritage Tourism Marketing Council (USCHT) are collaborating to promote cultural travel to and within the United States. The three organizations aim to increase visitation to cultural and historic sites through targeted travel marketing avenues.
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5th Anniversary Of The Berliner Liste 2008
On the occasion of its 5th anniversary, the BERLINER LISTE 2008 – fair for contemporary art, photography and art since 1960 – is taking place in an exciting new location: the historical premises of the former hotel Haus Cumberland on Kurfürstendamm in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
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Asian Contemporary Art Fair New York 2008
One of the most important exhibitions of contemporary Asian art, the 2nd annual Asian Contemporary Art Fair New York (ACAF NY), will be held from November 7-10, 2008, at Pier 92, 52nd Street and 12th Avenue, in New York City. More than 60 international galleries and non-profit organizations will show a wide range of contemporary work by artists from countries including China, Japan, Korea, India, Bangladesh, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. Much of the work, including paintings, sculpture, photography, works on paper, video and installations, will be on view for the first time in the U.S.
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Iowa Museum Association Elects 2009 Board Of Directors
The Iowa Museum Association has announced those individuals elected to the Board of Directors for 2009. Sandi Yoder, outgoing Board President noted, "It is important to IMA to elect a diverse group of individuals representing museums of a variety of sizes from all over the state. The incoming Board is not only diverse but also a very knowledgeable group of people."
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Mayor Bloomberg Announced Waterfalls Had A US$69M Impact On NYC
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and First Deputy Mayor Deputy Patricia E. Harris announced that The New York City Waterfalls had an estimated economic impact of $69 million, exceeding the initial estimate of $55 million. The Waterfalls, a major work of public art by artist Olafur Eliasson, commissioned by Public Art Fund and presented in collaboration with the City, contributed $15.5 million in direct spending on the exhibition's total presentation, including building materials, construction, operation, disassembly, and promotional and educational materials; an estimated $26.3 million in incremental visitor spending; and an estimated $26.8 million in indirect spending from these expenditures.
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ESTAMPA New Concept Adapted To The Multiple Art Reality
ESTAMPA will celebrate its 16th edition between the 29th of October and the 2nd of November in the new exhibition centres of the IFEMA Trade Fair, in the Campo de las Naciones, under the binding concept of the most innovating contemporaneous multiple art from Spain and abroad.
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Munch And Picasso Lead Christie's Fall Prints And Multiples Sale
On October 28 and 29, Christie’s New York will hold its Prints and Multiples sale, offering original limited edition prints by leading artists, such as Edvard Munch, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg and Francis Bacon. Highlights of the sale include two distinguished collections from the Collection of Wolfgang A. Herz, comprised of prints by American artists; and the Collection of Robert and Jean Shoenberg featuring works by Post-War and Contemporary artists. The two day sale is comprised of over 760 lots with estimates ranging from $800 to $600,000, encompassing a remarkable compilation of Modern American, Modern European, and Post-War and Contemporary Prints.
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Buenos Aires Photo: 4th Edition
As of 29 October, the fourth edition of Buenos Aires Photo, the only art fair in Latin America specializing in photography will be held at the Palais de Glace. This event gathers together more than 35 galleries from 10 countries. The international galleries that will participate in this edition include: Lyle O’Reitzel (Dominican Republic and U.S.A.), Enlace (Peru), Kunsthaus (Mexico), Sicart (Spain), La Central (Colombia), AFA and Galería Isabel Aninat (Chile), Del Paseo (Uruguay) and Galería Salar and Fundación Es Art (Bolivia).
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IMA To Establish Art Conservation Science Laboratory
The Indianapolis Museum of Art has announced plans to establish a state-of-the-art conservation science laboratory to complement its existing expertise in the care and treatment of the works of art in its collection. Through the addition of this laboratory, the IMA aims to create an internationally recognized conservation center, which will enhance the IMA’s capability to conduct art historical research through science technologies. The laboratory also will augment the IMA’s potential as a resource for training and professional development, and it will help the IMA to foster partnerships with universities and corporations involved in central Indiana’s growing role as a hub of the life sciences industry.
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FIAC 08: The Best Art Fair In France
The 2008 edition of FIAC reaffirms the strong points of its identity: a general interest fair that brings together modern art, contemporary art, emerging art creation and design. It is an international fair in which France occupies a priviledged position. It is also a Parisian event in the heart of the capital, held in exceptional sites organised in close collaboration with all of the key players of the artistic scene as well as museums, art centres, private collections and the market itself. And finally, it is an innovative fair that, for the first time this year, offers a series of artists’ performances organised in collaboration with the Louvre and the Jeu de Paume.
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Art Fund Supports National Portrait Gallery Appeal For Quinn's 'Blood Head'
The Art Fund has kick-started an appeal by The National Portrait Gallery to raise funds for the acquisition of "Self", a self-portrait cast of artist Marc Quinn’s head made in 2006 from his own blood and then frozen. The Art Fund has given a grant of £100,000 towards the purchase; the Gallery has until December 31 in which to raise a total amount of £350,000.
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EXPOART Montreal: A Benefit For The Alzheimer Society Of Canada
EXPOART Montreal is a prestigious fine arts event that serves as a platform, allowing artists and galleries to showcase, trade and sell their work, while encouraging them to collaborate with one another. The event also provides an atmosphere that facilitates interaction, new contacts and new partnerships.
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Metallica's Lars Ulrich To Sell Basquiat Masterpiece At Christie's
Christie’s is delighted to announce the sale of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s "Untitled (Boxer)", 1982 (estimate on request) from the collection of musician and renowned collector Lars Ulrich in the New York Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 12 November 2008. One of the most important works by Basquiat to come to auction, "Untitled (Boxer)" features an exhilarating depiction of a black heavy-weight fighter, which the artist saw as a self-portrait, and is poised to establish a record price for the artist at auction.
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RED DOT LONDON: London's Vibrant Art Scene
RED DOT FAIR is pleased to announce RED DOT London, October 16 - 19, 2008. London’s vibrant art scene hosts the world each October as collectors, dealers, and artists converge on the city for the annual art fairs.
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Melanie Fales Named Interim Executive Director For Boise Art Museum
Melanie Fales, Curator of Education for the Boise Art Museum (BAM), has been promoted to Associate Director and named Interim Executive Director for BAM, Amy McDevitt, president of the Museum’s Board of Trustees, announced.
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SCOPE London: Cutting Edge Contemporary Art
Building on the success of its international art fair program, SCOPE Art Fair is pleased to announce the return of its fourth SCOPE London art fair, October 16-19, 2008. Conveniently located in Lord’s Cricket Ground, SCOPE London is situated directly across from Regents Park, within walking distance of Frieze. SCOPE London’s 50 international exhibitors will offer visitors an unparalleled survey of the emerging contemporary art world alongside special events and museum-quality programming.
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Sotheby's Announces Plans To Open An Office In Qatar
Sotheby’s, the international art auction house, announced plans to open an office in Doha in 2008, and to hold its first major international series of auctions in Doha in early 2009.
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ARWI Is The Largest Event In Puerto Rico
ARWI is the largest event in Puerto Rico promoting the different expressive manifestations of art such as paintings, sculptures, graphical arts, videoart, photography, installations, among others. It is a designated space of confluence in which diverse agents of the present art scenario take part to interact at different levels: students, artists, critics, collectors, art curators and general public.
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