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ArtWalk: Chelsea

2012-02-03 09:05:51 -0700

February 8, 2012 - David Zwirner Gallery, New York, New York
ArtWalk: Chelsea Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 4–6 p.m. AFA is pleased to announce a special tour of three provocative gallery exhibitions currently on view in Chelsea. 4 p.m., David Zwirner Gallery, 519 West 19th Street Doug Wheeler’s first “Infinity Environment” installation in New York, a cavernous light and space project 5 p.m., Gagosian Gallery, 522 West 21st Street Damien Hirst’s Complete Spot Paintings, 1986–2011, part of a worldwide exhibition in which the artist’s ...

Paintings and Graphic Art Auction

2012-01-17 08:59:39 -0700

February 9, 2012 - Morton casa de subastas, Mexico city, Mexico
Featuring works of art from the most important latinamerican art, this auction includes 257 lots.

Fantastic February Exhibitions at Agora Gallery

2012-01-05 07:53:04 -0700

February 10 - March 1, 2012 - Lee Eagle, New York, New York
Infuse the short winter days with energy and warmth by visiting the exhibitions at Agora Gallery this February. The Substance of Abstraction explores the variety and mystery of the world, diving into the essence of form and shape that make up our lived experience of reality. Intriguing, intelligent and full of fascinating detail and insight, these works provide a memorable occasion. The artists in Sensorial Perspectives express their interest and joy in the things they perceive, bringing to ...

Natvar Bhavsar: Resonance of Color

2012-01-26 09:27:10 -0700

February 10 - March 18, 2012 - Contessa Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Natvar Bhavsar (b. 1934 - ) is one of the most influential members of New York school of colorists and is recognized by critics and art historians as having extended the language of abstract expressionism and color field painting. As a result of an intensive exploration of the effects of pure color and his refined use of powdered pigments, inspired by artistic and social traditions of his Indian heritage, he has created one of the most individualistic and distinctive bodies of work to be ...

"Black and —"

2012-02-04 16:31:10 -0700

February 10 - April 7, 2012 - Anita Shapolsky Gallery and Art Foundation, New York, New York
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery presents "Black and —" a theme using the color black to connect various abstract paintings, sculpture and paper works from the diverse collection. The color black is traditionally used to create shadow, chiaroscuro, and to highlight negative space. Abstract artists reinvented this academic tradition by including the color to create positive space and to create ambiguity between figure and ground, making a distinction between the two difficult to discern. This ...

Romance Maker: The Watercolors of  Charles M. Russell

2012-01-11 18:39:38 -0700

February 11 - May 13, 2012 - Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
More than 100 of the finest and best-preserved watercolors by Charles M. Russell (1864–1926) will be featured in this special exhibition. Never before have so many of these singular depictions of the Old West been brought together. Russell’s advice to a fellow artist to “sinch your saddle on romance” defined his work, where vivid subjects culled from his own youthful experiences were fused with the power of his artistic imagination to create unforgettable images of the mythic American ...

“The Belligerent Plasticity of Duality in He, Himself”

2012-01-17 23:01:10 -0700

February 11-24, 2012 - Dino Eli Gallery, Lower East Side, New York
Opening Reception February 11, 2012 – 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm This event is free and open to the public The Dino Eli Gallery is proud to announce its first exhibition of cutting-edge, “Instant Gratification Abstract”, contemporary art, hosting works by celebrated New York artist, Eddie Rehm. " The Belligerent Plasticity of Duality in He , Himself, refers to the concept that also defines the idea that you can start out well, get to something, and for some reason, maybe it’s me just ...

Pasadena to Santa Barbara: A Selected History of Art in Southern California, 1951 – 1969

2012-01-25 12:17:35 -0700

February 11 - May 6, 2012 - Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California
Pasadena to Santa Barbara focuses on the legacy of two of Southern California’s leading venues for contemporary art since the 1940s: the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) and the Pasadena Art Museum (PAM) (known from 1941 to 1953 as the Pasadena Art Institute, and since 1975 as the Norton Simon Museum). These two institutions pioneered what is now perceived as a common strategy—exhibiting the work of contemporary artists in Southern California—alongside the work of influential modern and ...

Important Date Changes for Amdur Productions 2012 Festivals

2012-01-19 09:36:21 -0700

February 13, 2012 -
Date changes have been required due to the City of Chicago changing the date for the 2012 Taste of Chicago to conflict with the Gold Coast Art Fair. This change tangentially impacts the Lincolnshire Art Festival. The Gold Coast Art Fair will now be June 30 and July 1 and the Lincolnshire Art Festival will now be August 18 and 19. Another Chicago art event’s date creates a conflict with The Inside Show and requires a date change as well. The Inside Show will now be December 1 and 2. TO ...

Radcliffe Bailey: Memory as Medicine

2012-01-06 07:05:37 -0700

February 15 - May 6, 2012 - Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley, Massachusetts
The Northeast premiere of "Radcliffe Bailey: Memory as Medicine" highlights the artist's ceaseless experimentation as it looks at the influence of African art, his family’s past, world history and jazz on his work. It features floor and wall sculptures, paintings, works on paper, and modified found objects. The exhibition includes Bailey’s monumental "Windward Coast," a sculptural installation that shapes wooden keys from more than 400 pianos into undulating waves. The work of art, which the ...

Opening reception of "Restless" with artist talk by Dara Friedman

2012-01-24 09:47:48 -0700

February 16, 2012 - Miami Art Museum, Miami, Florida
"Restless: Recent Acquisitions from the MAM Collection" opens with an artist talk and exhibition preview on Thursday, February 16, 2012. Artist Dara Friedman will discuss the making of "Dancer" and its relation to her previous films at 6:30pm. (Space is limited. First come, first seated.) Reception following with music by Hey Elston, beer/wine, light fare. MAM members free, non-members $10 RSVP@miamiartmuseum.org or 305.375.1704

"Restless: Recent Acquisitions from the MAM Collection"

2012-01-24 09:49:23 -0700

February 17 - May 6, 2012 - Miami Art Museum, Miami, Florida
As part of its commitment to serving the greater Miami community and in anticipation of its move to a new and expanded facility, Miami Art Museum has redoubled its efforts to acquire important works of art for the public to enjoy—and beginning February 17, 2012, it will present a selection of these works in a new exhibition, "Restless: Recent Acquisitions from the MAM Collection." Highlights include works by modern and contemporary masters such as Morris Louis and Fred Wilson, and emerging ...

Theresienstadt's Children and Their Art

2011-12-29 12:42:22 -0700

February 18 - May 13, 2012 - Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania
This moving exhibition features more than 30 objects from the Beit Theresienstadt Holocaust Museum, Archive and Educational Center in Israel. The works, including collages, drawings, embroidery, dolls, diaries, magazines, games, and marionettes, were created by children at the Theresienstadt ghetto in what is now the Czech Republic. The Theresienstadt Ghetto, (Terezin in Czech) was established in the northwestern part of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia on November 24, 1941. It was ...

The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde, 1860–1900

2012-01-26 16:45:20 -0700

February 18 - June 17, 2012 - Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California
The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde, 1860–1900, coming to the Legion of Honor on February 18, 2012, is the first major exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the British Aesthetic Movement, tracing its evolution from a small circle of progressive artists and poets, through the achievements of innovative painters and architects, to its broad impact on fashion and the middle-class home. Over 180 superb artworks on view express the manifold ways that avant-garde ...

Chinese Antiques & Estate

2012-01-28 13:00:04 -0700

February 23, 2012 - 888 Auctions, Richmond Hill, Canada
888 Auctions' welcomes Asian art collectors to its February 23 Auction: Chinese Antiques & Estate. View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee, live online, or through telephone bidding at www.888auctions.com or contact us at 905.763.7201. Viewing Times: Mon. Feb. 20 - Thurs. Jan. 23: 10 A.M. - 6 P.M.

Early 20th C. Design

2012-01-06 15:07:48 -0700

February 25, 2012 - Rago Arts and Auction Center, Lambertville, New Jersey
Please join us for Rago's Early 20th Century Design Auction on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 12 p.m. Decorative arts, furnishings and art glass of the early 20th Century, including Tiffany, Stickley, Lalique, Liberty, Rookwood, Ohr. The founding specialty at Rago's and the most successful Arts and Crafts auctions in the field. Preview the sale Saturday, February 18 through Thursday, February 23, 12-5 p.m. and Friday, February 24, 12-7 p.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. the day of the sale. For more ...

Modern Design Auction

2012-01-06 15:16:21 -0700

February 26, 2012 - Rago Arts and Auction Center, Lambertville, New Jersey
Please join us for Rago's Modern Design Auction on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 12 p.m. The Rago Arts and Auction Center is an international leader in modern design. Furnishings; ceramics, glass, and other decorative art; lighting and fine art. Much of the most important Modern design to come to auction since the 1980s has been sold by Rago's. Preview the sale Saturday, February 18 through Thursday, February 23, 12-5 p.m. and Friday, February 24, 12-7 p.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. on February 25 ...

Peter Plagens and Hunter Drohojowska-Philp: On "Pacific Standard Time"

2012-01-12 17:15:05 -0700

February 26, 2012 - Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California
Sunshine Muse meets Rebels in Paradise, when Newsweek art critic and self-described "painter who happens to write art criticism," Peter Plagens, and long-time observer of the LA art scene, journalist and critic, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, join curator Julie Joyce in a free-wheeling conversation regarding the development of contemporary art in Southern California. 4 pm Mary Craig Auditorium Tickets may be purchased at the Museum's Visitor Services desks, or online at ...

Carefree California: Cliff May and the Romance of the Ranch House

2012-02-01 12:45:10 -0700

February 26 - June 17, 2012 - University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, California
The Art, Design & Architecture Museum presents the first major retrospective of the work of Cliff May, the designer who popularized the ranch house and made it an icon of casual California living in the post-war era. Co-curated by Jocelyn Gibbs, Curator of the AD&A Museum’s Architecture and Design Collection, and architectural historian Nicholas Olsberg, Carefree California is part of Pacific Standard Time. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue will examine the modernization of the ranch ...

Winterthur Furniture Forum-Furniture in the South: Makers & Consumers

2012-01-03 10:16:24 -0700

March 1-2, 2012 - Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Winterthur, Delaware
Join us for a forum exploring not only the furniture and furnishings of specific southern regions, makers, and consumers but also northern-made furniture that was sold to southern customers. A special selection of Winterthur’s southern furniture will be on display in the Galleries.

Winterthur Furniture Forum-Furniture in the South: Makers & Consumers

2012-01-23 09:07:29 -0700

March 1-2, 2012 - Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Winterthur, Delaware
Come whet your appetites as we study beverage and dinner wares and the entertainments that included them during the 17th through the 19th centuries. How did such experiences differ based on one’s background, location, and pocketbook? Join us and find out as we share the results of our studies of period documents, advertisements, archaeological evidence, and, of course, ceramics!

Winterthur Ceramics Conference: Wining, Dining & Ceramics!

2012-01-23 09:28:37 -0700

The Prints of Andy Warhol

2011-12-29 12:50:51 -0700

March 3 - June 17, 2012 - Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania
More than 60 pop prints and four paintings are the focus of an exciting exhibition in The Museum's temporary galleries. Iconic works by one of the leading figures in twentieth-century art include Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, Mao Tse-Tung, Mick Jagger, Ronald Reagan, and Judy Garland, along with the artist's famous Soup Cans and Camouflage prints. The exhibition provides an outstanding overview of Warhol's career as a printmaker. The photographic silk screens date from the ...

Jim Dine: Glyptotek

2011-12-29 12:57:15 -0700

March 3 - June 24, 2012 - Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania
Our Works on Paper Gallery features 16 works by contemporary painter and printmaker Jim Dine, recently donated to The Museum. The core exhibition includes 14 works from a complete portfolio of works published in 1988. The prints were inspired by ancient sculpture observed at Munich's Glyptothek. During the course of two summers — 1987 and 1988 — Dine created sketches of what he called, "my Glyptotek." In the series, the artist employed unusual croppings and energetic mark making to create what ...

Art from Around the World at Agora Gallery

2012-01-31 06:10:01 -0700

March 6-27, 2012 - Lee Eagle, New York, New York
The days may still seem short, but the artwork displayed at Agora Gallery this March will bring light, warmth and a sense of freshness to your day. Let yourself experience a new way of viewing the world through the work displayed in East Meets West: an Exhibition of Fine Art from Asia, in which talented Asian artists unite their personal abilities with their sensitivity to universal affairs, to create art which is often informed by their cultural heritage. Unbound Perspectives provides new ...

Bath Decorative Antiques Fair

2012-01-10 07:22:21 -0700

March 8-10, 2012 - Bath Decorative Antiques Fair, Bath, United Kingdom
The 23rd Bath Decorative Antiques Fair will host 45 exceptional dealers from across the UK dealing in period and decorative furniture and accessories from 18 - 20th century. A magnet for decorators, homemakers and collectors alike, and the organiser Robin Coleman strives to make sure the fair is not only exciting as a source of wonderful objects, but enjoyable, relaxed and memorable.

Sargent’s Youthful Genius: Paintings from the Clark

2012-01-25 10:03:01 -0700

March 11 - June 17, 2012 - American Vanguards: Graham, Davis, Gorky, de Kooning and Their Circle, 1927–1942, Fort Worth, Texas
Four spectacular paintings by John Singer Sargent (1856–1926) are part of the renowned collection of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Sterling Clark’s discerning eye led him to acquire several works by Sargent, including the monumental painting Fumée d’Ambre Gris, which Clark purchased in 1914. Though intimate in scale, Sargent’s Youthful Genius: Paintings from the Clark provides insight into a remarkably talented young artist, who achieved ...

AD 20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries and The Boston Print Fair

2011-12-06 13:54:36 -0700

March 15-18, 2012 - The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Featuring 50 dealers from the United States and Europe, AD 20/21 offers a spectacular selection of 20th and 21st Century fine art, furniture, jewelry, and decorative arts. Returning this year is the 13th Annual Boston Print Fair, which will offer prints, photography, drawings and works on paper. The shows producers are also pleased to announce that celebrated interior designer Vicente Wolf will be the AD 20/21 special guest and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. The show opens ...

Dallas Vintage Clothing and Jewelry Show

2011-12-28 14:57:05 -0700

March 16 - December 17, 2012 - Eric Miller, Grapevine, Texas
Come March, Brooklyn, Chicago and Los Angeles will no longer be the envy of America’s fourth largest metropolitan area. That’s because Chicago’s North Shore Flea is bringing in its vintage clothing and jewelry show. The Dallas Vintage Clothing and Jewelry Show is on tap for March 16 and 17th at the Grapevine Convention Center. “Clothing and jewelry is the hottest thing in the vintage world right now,” says show promoter Melissa Sands. “Savvy vintage buyers can get the coolest vintage ...

Moretti Fine Art Celebrates 10 Years at TEFAF Maastricht

2012-01-18 12:31:08 -0700

March 16-25, 2012 - Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
Moretti Fine Art will mark ten years at TEFAF Maastricht with some exceptional Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Italian paintings and works of art. The fair, which is the world’s leading art and antiques event, is celebrating its Silver Jubilee and will take place at the Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre (MECC) from 16 to 25 March 2012. Stand 384. Among the highlights is a splendid gold-ground panel of The Virgin and Child in Glory between Saint Paul, Saint John the Baptist, Saint ...

TEFAF Maastricht: 25th Anniversary of The European Fine Art Fair

2011-10-14 08:16:34 -0600

March 16-25, 2012 - Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
TEFAF Maastricht will celebrate its Silver Jubilee when it opens at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) in the southern Netherlands from March 16 – 25, 2012. In the 25 years since The European Fine Art Fair was founded in 1988 it has established itself as the finest event of its kind in the world, changing and raising the game for the art market through an absolute commitment to quality and connoisseurship. In an age when the market has evolved rapidly into a global phenomenon ...

The Pier Antiques Show Plus Fashion Alley

2010-12-16 08:21:49 -0700

March 17-18, 2012 - Pier 94, NYC, New York
March 17-18, 2012 NY’S MOST EXCITING ANTIQUES SHOW! Internationally known and a staple for New Yorkers. Celebrities and major designers and decorators from all over the country attend it in droves, and shoppers come from around the world to discover future trends! 500 Exhibitors on the Hudson River. SHOW HOURS: Saturday & Sunday 10-6 PIER 94, 12th Ave. @ 55th St., NYC Admission: $15, Children under 16 free when accompanied by an adult APPRAISALS by Gary Sohmers & Gordon ...

BADA Antiques and Fine Art Fair

2012-01-19 22:35:41 -0700

March 21-27, 2012 - BADA Antiques and Fine Art Fair, Chelsea, London, United Kingdom
The BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair opens on Wednesday 21 March 2012 and, for just one week, visitors will be able to buy top quality art and antiques from the UK’s leading experts. 100 members of the prestigious British Antique Dealers’ Association offer for sale fine furniture, paintings, glittering silver, jewellery, ceramics, textiles and beautiful works of art. From Chippendale to Cartier, Tompion to Turner, there is something for all discerning individuals who share a passion for quality. ...

THE MARCH AUCTION

2012-01-19 12:00:12 -0700

March 24-25, 2012 - Grogan & Company, Dedham, Massachusetts
Session I: The Estate of Peter J. Gomes, Cambridge and Plymouth; Saturday, March 24 at 12 noon; Session II: Property from Various Estates and Collections; Sunday, March 25 at 12 noon; Exhibition opens Thursday, March 22, 10 a.m - 6 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Gallery located at 22 Harris Street, Dedham, Massachusetts. Illustrated online catalogue available at www.groganco.com March 1st. Inquiries: 781.461.9500

Conversation with the Artist: Radcliffe Bailey

2012-01-06 08:58:44 -0700

March 28, 2012 - Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Radcliffe Bailey is joined by Carol Thompson, exhibition curator and Fred and Rita Richman Curator of African Art at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, and Lisa Fischman, Ruth Gordon Shapiro ‘37 Director of the Davis, for a lively conversation on the artist’s work.

Spring Americana & Paintings

2012-01-16 08:58:26 -0700

March 30-31, 2012 - Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Eldred's annual Spring Americana and paintings auction featuring period American furniture, American and European Art, silver, rugs, marine art and antiques, sporting art, folk art, and much more.

The International Vintage Poster Fair Feature Exhibit: “Seven Deadly Sins"

2012-02-02 12:25:02 -0700

March 31 - April 1, 2012 - Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois
The International Vintage Poster Fair, the world’s oldest and largest sale and exposition of original vintage posters, returns to Chicago the weekend of March 30th at the Chicago Cultural Center. More than 10,000 posters dated from the 1890’s - 1980’s will be on display and available for purchase throughout the weekend. World-class exhibitors hailing from six continents will offer vintage posters of food and liquor advertisements, film, travel and transportation, and international events. ...

THE NEW COLLECTION of the world class impressionist, Pierre van Dijk.

2012-01-18 08:58:07 -0700

April 18, 2012 - October 18, 2017 -
Every summer season April untill October, Galerie Pierre, Dordogne, France, present THE NEW COLLECTION of impressionist paintings of Pierre van Dijk. He's one of the most successful impressionists in the world and is represented by Fine Art Galleries in France, Holland and in the USA. Pierre's paintings are on show at the PAN AMSTERDAM art & antique fair in Holland and on the LA FINE ART SHOW, Los Angeles, USA.

Chicago Botanic Garden Antiques & Garden Fair

2010-12-16 08:29:09 -0700

April 20-22, 2012 - Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois
April 20-22, 2012 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Preview Night, April 19, 6 – 10 p.m. Celebrating 12 years, the Antiques & Garden Fair continues to offer the best in classical and contemporary garden furnishings, botanical art, and home and garden design from more than 100 exhibitors from the United States and Europe. The Fair will be held in the beautiful Regenstein Center. There will be tents over the Esplanade and the Rose Garden as well as vendors in Burnstein Hall, Runnells and Searle Courtyards, ...

Discovery Auction

2012-02-02 15:03:54 -0700

April 20, 2012 - Rago Arts and Auction Center, Lambertville, New Jersey
Please join us for Rago's Discovery Auction on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 9 a.m. Everything Goes at this can't-miss event where everything sells - from Modern to Mesoamerican - with no reserves. The high bid takes it home!

ArtfixDaily Calendar

ArtWalk: Chelsea

Paintings and Graphic Art Auction

Fantastic February Exhibitions at Agora Gallery

Natvar Bhavsar: Resonance of Color

"Black and —"

Romance Maker: The Watercolors of Charles M. Russell

“The Belligerent Plasticity of Duality in He, Himself”

Pasadena to Santa Barbara: A Selected History of Art in Southern California, 1951 – 1969

Important Date Changes for Amdur Productions 2012 Festivals

Radcliffe Bailey: Memory as Medicine

Opening reception of "Restless" with artist talk by Dara Friedman

"Restless: Recent Acquisitions from the MAM Collection"

Theresienstadt's Children and Their Art

The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde, 1860–1900

Chinese Antiques & Estate

Early 20th C. Design

Modern Design Auction

Peter Plagens and Hunter Drohojowska-Philp: On "Pacific Standard Time"

Carefree California: Cliff May and the Romance of the Ranch House

Winterthur Furniture Forum-Furniture in the South: Makers & Consumers

Winterthur Furniture Forum-Furniture in the South: Makers & Consumers

Winterthur Ceramics Conference: Wining, Dining & Ceramics!

The Prints of Andy Warhol

Jim Dine: Glyptotek

Art from Around the World at Agora Gallery

Bath Decorative Antiques Fair

Sargent’s Youthful Genius: Paintings from the Clark

AD 20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries and The Boston Print Fair

Dallas Vintage Clothing and Jewelry Show

Moretti Fine Art Celebrates 10 Years at TEFAF Maastricht

TEFAF Maastricht: 25th Anniversary of The European Fine Art Fair

The Pier Antiques Show Plus Fashion Alley

BADA Antiques and Fine Art Fair

THE MARCH AUCTION

Conversation with the Artist: Radcliffe Bailey

Spring Americana & Paintings

The International Vintage Poster Fair Feature Exhibit: “Seven Deadly Sins"

THE NEW COLLECTION of the world class impressionist, Pierre van Dijk.

Chicago Botanic Garden Antiques & Garden Fair

Discovery Auction

Romance Maker: The Watercolors of  Charles M. Russell