The Tibor de Nagy Gallery exhibits Paintings & Paste-Ups of Jess
New York City - The Tibor de Nagy Gallery is pleased to present its first exhibition of works by the celebrated painter and collage artist Jess (Collins), a leading light of the San Francisco art scene from the 1950s until his death in 2004, and one of the most original artists of the second half of the 20th century. On view through 31 July, 2008.
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Architect David Fisher Announces the World's First Rotating Skyscraper
NEW YORK - Visionary Italian architect Dr. David Fisher announced the launch of the revolutionary Dynamic Tower, the world's first building in motion, to be constructed in Dubai and Moscow with other locations planned worldwide. Rotating Tower Dubai Development Ltd headed by the Dynamic Group, announced the opening on June 24 of the reservations list for the first Dynamic Tower in Dubai. The company has also revealed the design and floor plans of the rotating building which will have 80 floors and be 420 meters (1,380 feet) tall. Apartments will range in size from 124 square meters (1,334 SF), to Villas of 1,200 SM (12,916 SF) complete with a parking space inside the apartment.
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Luce Foundation Awards VMFA $200,000 For New American Installation
Richmond, VA - The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded a $200,000 grant to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for reinstalling and reinterpreting its collection of historical American art—from painting, sculpture and works on paper to the decorative arts of furniture, silver, glass and ceramics. The largest amount of the permanent-collection gallery space in a new wing—approximately 11,200 square feet—will be devoted to the exhibition of VMFA’s current American collection, more than doubling its previous footprint.
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Sotheby's Sale of Contemporary Art to Feature Works by Indian Contemporary Artists
LONDON - Indian artists such as Subodh Gupta (b. 1964), Bharti Kher (b. 1969), Anish Kapoor (b. 1954), Raqib Shaw (b. 1974) and T.V. Santhosh (b. 1968) are an ever-growing force in Sotheby’s international sales of Contemporary Art – in addition to the company’s regular dedicated sales of Indian Art – and this summer’s major series of Contemporary Art sales in London will see this trend gather further momentum still. The sales on Tuesday, July 1 and Wednesday, July 2, 2008, will present a total of eight works by these cutting-edge and highly sought-after names and together the works are estimated in excess of £2 million.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Indian_Contemporary_Artists.html
Milestones in Automotive Design at Mercedes-Benz State Museum
Munich, Germany - Striking in their radical posture – already from a distance they arouse our curiosity: Extremely rare examples of cars bearing the star symbol of Mercedes-Benz. Never before have they been seen in this particular composition, stringently focused on aerodynamics, speed and Gestaltung (form giving processes). On exhibition at Mercedes-Benz State Museum.
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Coming of Age: American Art, 1850s to 1950s at The Peggy Guggenheim Collection
VENICE, ITALY - From June 28 to October 12, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection presents Coming of Age. American Art, 1850s to 1950s. The exhibition will be installed in the recently renovated temporary exhibition galleries and will chronicle the transformation that occurred in a century of American art from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries, from a literal depiction of nature to an abstract interpretation of universal ideas.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Peggy_Guggenheim_Collection.html
Luisa Rabbia: Travels with Isabella, Travel Scrapbooks 1883/2008
Boston, MA - During her residency at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 2007, artist Luisa Rabbia was inspired by photographs Isabella Gardner collected and pasted into elaborate travel scrapbooks while traveling in China in 1883. The Italian-born, New York-based artist returns to the Gardner Museum this summer to present a new contemporary exhibition: Luisa Rabbia: Travels with Isabella, Travel Scrapbooks 1883/2008, on view June 27 through September 28, 2008.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Luisa_Rabbia.html
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