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U.S. Architecture Pavilion at Venice Biennale Explores Our Common Humanity in 'Dimensions of Citizenship'

June 21, 2018

For the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, the U.S. Pavilion, commissioned by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and The University ...

James Turrell, Orca Blue-Red,1969, Light installation, Dimensions variable. Courtesy Levy Gorvy Gallery.

Mayfair Art Weekend Highlights: Lobster Chairs at a Surrealist Luncheon, DJ Music to Yves Klein / James Turrell Works

June 20, 2018

London's Mayfair Art Weekend (29 June - 1 July 2018), in partnership with the Royal Academy of Arts, will present an extensive programme of exhibitions, events, talks and tours across Mayfair ...

Minneapolis Institute of Art Presents Exhibition Inspired by Philando Castile

June 19, 2018

This June, the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) presents “Art and Healing: In the Moment,” an exhibition of 15 works—including paintings, sculpture, video, posters, and textiles—by Twin Cities ...

Loretta Kaufman to Exhibit at Chelsea’s First Street Gallery

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June 19, 2018

Loretta Kaufman’s acrylic painting “Sere Deconstructed II: Circle of Life Series” is one of 48 works selected from 1,900 entries in First Street Gallery’s 2018 National Juried Exhibition. The ...

Ed Ruscha (American, b. 1937), Pool #2, from the portfolio Pools, 1968; printed 1997. Chromogenic color print, 40.4 x 40.7 cm (image). Edward Ruscha Papers and Art Collection, 2013.16.2 © Ed Ruscha. Courtesy Harry Ransom Center.

Ed Ruscha: Archaeology and Romance

June 19, 2018

The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin presents the exhibition “Ed Ruscha: Archaeology and Romance” from Aug. 11, 2018, through Jan. 6, 2019. One of today’s most influential ...

The Violin Player, 1623. Dirck van Baburen (Dutch, c. 1592/3–1624). Oil on canvas; 80.4 x 67.1 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Cleveland Museum of Art Acquisitions Range From a Jolly Dutch Portrait to a Cool 1970s Work by Emma Amos

June 18, 2018

Significant recent acquisitions by the Cleveland Museum of Art include The Violin Player, a 17th-century genre painting by Dirck van Baburen; a drawing by Johannes Stradanus, a Netherlandish artist ...

Lots To Discover in Clarke Auction's June 25 Storage Sale

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June 19, 2018

Clarke Auction is holding its fifth, online-only, no reserve, storage sale on Monday, June 25, 2018. The sale features approximately two hundred lots of fine art pulled from the ...

Joan Mitchell. Bracket. 1989. The Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. © Estate of Joan Mitchell. Photo: Katherine Du Tiel.

Baltimore Museum of Art and SFMOMA Co-Organize Comprehensive Retrospective of Work by Acclaimed Artist Joan Mitchell

June 17, 2018

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) are co-organizing a comprehensive retrospective of American artist Joan Mitchell. The exhibition will bring ...

"Götterfunken (film), at Götterfunken feuertrunken der Erlkönig: whiteout , Wünsdorf

New Site-Specific Installations by Artist Bettina WitteVeen in Berlin Explore the Influence of Historical Events in the Context of Current Political and Social Discourse

June 15, 2018

Artist and activist Bettina WitteVeen continues her decades-long exploration into war and the human condition in two site-specific installations in Berlin. Götterfunken feuertrunken der Erlkönig: ...

Chinese Coins, Antiques & Western Paintings Abound June 21 at 888 Auctions

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June 15, 2018

Richmond Hill, ON – As the temperatures continue to rise, the sell-through rates and hammer prices continue to steadily climb at 888 Auctions. The high sell-through rates have become an effective ...

"Button Yer Lip," Crash (John Matos), 1989, 40 x 30, watercolor on paper

Lawrence Fine Art to Show Work by Freilicher, Gilliam, Rivers, Price and Schatz at Art Market Hamptons, July 5-8

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June 15, 2018

Lawrence Fine Art will make its third appearance at Art Market Hamptons, in Bridgehampton, July 5-8, showing works by Jane Freilicher, Sam Gilliam, Larry Rivers and Howard Schatz, among others. The ...

Louise Jones working on her 30-foot mural for

Crystal Bridges Museum Debuts Traveling Exhibition 'The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art'

June 14, 2018

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art presents the debut of The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art on view now through September 3, 2018. After the debut at Crystal Bridges, The ...

Lynn Dau. Toy Chest, 2016. Found objects.

Home | Maker: Reactions to Definement

June 13, 2018

Ryan Carrington and Lynn Dau Explore the Nuances of Domesticity and Labor in the Embark Gallery Exhibition, Home | Maker: Reactions to Definement, June 15 to July 14, 2018. In its second annual ...

Zac Langdon-Pole's work uses paper nautilus shells, fragile egg-case-shells, made by the genus of Octopedes known as Argonauts, and unique fragments of Meteorite handcrafted to fill the shell’s aperture.

BMW Art Journey Winner Will Travel Bird Migration Routes

June 13, 2018

The artist will follow bird migration routes linking the Northern and Southern hemispheres Zac Langdon-Pole is the next BMW Art Journey winner. An international jury selected him unanimously from ...

Conrad Shawcross (b. 1977) is the featured artist in the 179th installment of the MATRIX contemporary art series at the Wadsworth Atheneum.

Wadsworth Atheneum Exhibition Marks U.S. Museum Premier for British Artist Conrad Shawcross

June 13, 2018

Conrad Shawcross (b. 1977) is the featured artist in the 179th installment of the MATRIX contemporary art series at the Wadsworth Atheneum, his first museum exhibition in the Americas. Well known ...

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