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Annie Leibovitz: A Photographers Life, 1990-2005 at Maison Européenne de la Photographie Posted: 09 Jul 2008 12:21 AM CDT PARIS - The Maison Européenne de la Photographie presents an internationally touring exhibition of works by celebrated photographer Annie Leibovitz. This special exhibition, Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005 includes more than 200 photographs, featuring well-known work made on editorial assignment, as well as personal photographs of her family and close friends. “I don’t have two lives,” Leibovitz says. “This is one life, and the personal pictures and the assignment work are all part of it.” On exhibit through 14 September, 2008.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com/Annie/Leibovitz.html



Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao exhibits ~ Pioneers of Photography Posted: 08 Jul 2008 11:31 PM CDT BILBAO, SPAIN - The Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao opens an exhibit featuring the Ordóñez-Falcón Collection. which includes the pioneers of photography ranging from the years 1845-1930. One of the most important collections of photography in the world in private hands, the Ordóñez-Falcón collection comprises more than 1.500 works from different times, with a broad range of tendencies and techniques, by the leading authors in the history of photography. On view through 14 September, 2008.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Museum_of_Fine_Arts-Bilbao.html



Wexner Center for the Arts shows ~ Jeff Smith " Bone and Beyond " Solo Posted: 08 Jul 2008 11:03 PM CDT COLUMBUS, OH - Jeff Smith: Bone and Beyond, the first museum exhibition of work by the influential, Columbus-based comic book artist and writer—best known for his epic graphic novel Bone will be on view through August 3, 2008 at the Wexner Center for the Arts. The exhibition includes a selection of original comics whose artists Smith cites as direct influences, among them examples from Walt Kelly's Pogo, Carl Barks’s Uncle Scrooge, Will Eisner's The Spirit, George Herriman's Krazy Kat, Charles Schulz's Peanuts, Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury, and E. C. Segar's Thimble Theatre.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Jeff_Smith_Bone_and_Beyond.html



Tria Gallery 'Summer Cocktail' ~ A Group Exhibition of Mixed Media Works Posted: 08 Jul 2008 09:25 PM CDT New York, NY - Tria Gallery presents its “Summer Cocktail” from June 26 through August 1, 2008. On display to help viewers escape the heat will be a cool mix of artwork, including mixed media sculpture by Monica Banks and Howard Kalish, prints and woodcuts by Karen Kunc, and paintings by Jenny Nelson, Annamaria Suppa and Joanne Topol.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Tria/Gallery.html



National Museum Cardiff Launches a Welsh Landscape Exhibit
Posted: 08 Jul 2008 09:00 PM CDT Cardiff, Wales - National Museum Cardiff Launches Four New Galleries with a Welsh Landscape Exhibit.All four galleries have a particular focus on the art of Wales and landscape painting, and all of these elements come together in the Welsh Landscape Gallery, a spectacular space which explores how artists have responded to the changing inspirational land of Wales for over more than three hundred years.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//National_Museum_Cardiff.html


Cesar: An Anthology of the French Sculptor by Jean Nouvel Opens at The Fondation Cartier Posted: 07 Jul 2008 10:35 PM CDT
PARIS - The Fondation Cartier presents a major exhibition of the work of French sculptor César on the tenth anniversary of his death. Jean Nouvel —the Fondation Cartier’s architect and a close friend of the artist—has been invited to select the works as well as design their presentation, thus offering a fresh perspective on the work of an artist who passionately explored the formal and expressive possibilities of industrial materials. Through this exhibition, the Fondation Cartier will celebrate an artist who played a major role in its history, from its inception in 1984 until his death in 1998.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Cesar_Baldaccini.html


Shelburne Museum hosts a Major Mary Cassatt Exhibit
Posted: 07 Jul 2008 10:25 PM CDT SHELBURNE, VT - Mary Cassatt: Friends and Family features more than 60 works by Cassatt and Edgar Degas, many of which are on loan from private collections and museums including, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Cassatt’s signature monumental mother-and-child works figure prominently in the exhibit. Little known family portraits and Cassatt’s personal correspondence add fresh insight into the artist’s world.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Mary_Cassatt.html


Memorial Art Gallery Receives Edith Lunt Small’s Midtown Plaza 1962–1987
Posted: 07 Jul 2008 10:15 PM CDT ROCHESTER, NY.- As the city of Rochester moves ahead with plans to raze Midtown Plaza, the property’s former owner has donated a commemorative painting of the historic mall to the Memorial Art Gallery. Edith Lunt Small’s Midtown Plaza 1962–1987 is a virtual Who’s Who of Rochester during the era. The 4-by 6-foot work, a gift of Midtown Rochester Properties, LLC, went on public view on July 2.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Edith-Lunt-Small.html


Detroit Institute of Arts shows 'People at Play in American Prints & Drawings', 1890–1945 Posted: 06 Jul 2008 11:08 PM CDT Detroit, MI - This exhibition of approximately 100 works on paper serves as a corollary and thematic complement to Life's Pleasures: The Ashcan Artists' Brush with Leisure, 1895-1925. It is drawn almost entirely from the DIA’s collection and is dominated by the prints of John Sloan, George Bellows, Glenn O. Coleman, and Martin Lewis. On view through 3 August, 2008.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Detroit_Institute-of-Arts.html


Christie’s to sell the contents of Langford Hall, Nottinghamshire
Posted: 06 Jul 2008 11:00 PM CDT SOUTH KENSINGTON, UK - Christie’s is selling the contents of Langford Hall, Nottinghamshire. Both Patrick Radford and his wife Evelyn were fascinated by antiques and design and over the course of their lives together at Langford Hall, collected a variety of items that filled the Georgian house and family home. Patrick Radford trained as a cabinet maker for the family firm Stag Furniture, and his eye for quality craftsmanship and design is reflected in the broad range of furniture offered in the Collection.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Christie-s.html


Rare Luis Buñuel Photographs on View at the Spanish Film Library Posted: 06 Jul 2008 10:50 PM CDT MADRID - Luis Buñuel is, without a doubt, one of the best known movie directors. A lot has been written about him and many exhibitions on him have been organized. But,there are some aspects of his works that are not known, and we have not resisted temptation to show some of these. In the archives of the Spanish Film Library, there is a collection of photographs made by him when he was looking for exterior locations for the films he made in Mexico and the organizers wanted to show this work that illustrates the work he did prior to making a movie, and that also shows us another face of Buñuel.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//Luis_Bunuel_Photographs.html


Smart Museum of Art exhibits ' Images of New York ' by John Sloan Posted: 06 Jul 2008 10:34 PM CDT Chicago, IL - John Sloan's images of New York helped define the city in the popular imagination. In gritty depictions of urban life, Sloan celebrated the metropolis of New York by focusing on street scenes, elevated trains, public spaces, and the lives of ordinary Americans. Yet Sloan's vision was a subjective one, tied to his particular observations of the neighborhoods in which he lived and the individuals he encountered. More than a series of distinct locations, Sloan's images of New York reflect the artist’s own movement through and experience of the city. On view through 14 September 2008.
http://www.artknowledgenews.com//John-Sloan-Image-sof-New-York.html