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Written by Suzanne Grossberg
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 04:34 |
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PARIS.- On 30 September 1981, the French
Minister
of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Robert Badinter, successfully
brought about
the abolition of the death penalty in France. It had taken two hundred
years of
discussion to reach this point: from 1791, when Le Peletier de
Saint-Fargeau
addressed the Constituent Assembly and called for the abolition of
capital
punishment. From 1791 to 1981, from the French Revolution to
the
present day, there had been two hundred years of passionate debate about
the
sense and the value of a penalty which, having once depended on the
omnipotence
of a god or on a king’s absolute power - tempered by grace – would now
only be
meted out, in the philosophy of the Enlightenment, by man, and man
alone. But
can man be the judge of his fellow man’s actions?
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Read more... Crime and Punishment Explored in Exhibition at Musée d'Orsay in Paris
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Written by Dorothy Diggs
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 02:56 |
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LONDON.- “Taken all together, Paul
Hodgson’s six
new pictures make a powerful address to perennial questions about the
self and
its ability to articulate an identity, and about faith and its
reasonable
limits” – Andrew Motion. Hodgson’s new works are concerned with
exploring different kinds of uncertainty as a key to pictorial
narrative; ‘keys
to narrative rather than narrative itself’ he says.
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Read more... Marlborough Presents an Exhibition of New Works by Paul Hodgson
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Written by Walter Kernner
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 02:55 |
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THE HAGUE.- Dutch sculptor Ap Verheggen has
launched a
series of four art projects in areas undergoing tremendous climate
change. For
the first, he designed one giant sculpture that has been placed on an
iceberg on
the west coast of Greenland. The artwork can be viewed ‘live’ via camera
connection until the iceberg melts and the sculpture disappears into the
sea. In
theory, its journey could last for two years, ending on the east coast
of the
American continent. With this project, Verheggen is looking to draw
attention to
the visible impact of climate change, and especially its effect on local
Inuit
culture.
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Read more... Dutch sculptor Ap Verheggen Puts Giant Sculpture on Iceberg in Greenland
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Written by Delores Polvenski
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 02:54 |
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NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s Russian Art sale
on 23
April in New York comprises an extensive representation of the history
of
Russian Art from 18th century works of art to 21st century paintings.
A
silver and enamelled Imperial presentation charger by Sazikov leads an
impressive section of 210 works of art, highlighted by a wide selection
of
cloisonné enamels and more than 60 works by Fabergé. In 2009 Christie’s
New York
established a market share of more than 60% for works of art by the
renowned
house of Fabergé in the US. Among the paintings, Konstantin Makovsky’s
In from a
stroll will lead a fine selection of paintings from the 19th to 21st
centuries.
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Read more... Christie's New York Russian Art Sale Presents Works of Art & Paintings
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Written by Ali Hassan
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 01:59 |
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DUBAI.- This year, Art Dubai (17-20 March)
will
host its strongest programme of collateral events to date. It will
include the
Global Art Forum, the unveiling of the Abraaj Capital Art Prize, special
projects curated by Bidoun Projects and the exhibition The Poetry of
Time
presented by Van Cleef & Arpels. Art Dubai, which welcomes over 70
galleries
from 30 countries, has become the essential gathering place for
art
professionals, collectors and artists from across the Middle East, South
Asia
and beyond, setting the business of art within a context that is
intelligent,
stimulating and relevant.
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Read more... Art Dubai 2010 Presents Its Strongest Program to Date
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Written by Percy Maxwell
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 01:19 |
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NEW YORK, NY.- In 1908, while excavating in the Valley of
the Kings
in Egypt, American archaeologist Theodore Davis discovered about a dozen
large
storage jars. Their contents included broken pottery, bags of natron (a
mixture
of sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium sulphate, and sodium
chloride
that occurs naturally in Egypt), bags of sawdust, floral collars, and
pieces of
linen with markings from years 6 and 8 during the reign of a then
little-known
pharaoh named Tutankhamun. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was
given six
of the vessels and a good part of their contents in 1909. Opening March
16 at
the Metropolitan Museum, the exhibition Tutankhamun's Funeral will
explore the
materials and rituals associated with the burial of the pharaoh. The
presentation will include some 60 objects, primarily from the
Metropolitan's own
collection.
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Read more... Objects and Materials from the Funeral of Tutankhamun on View at Metropolitan
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Written by Arturo Snaad
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 01:18 |
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VALENCIA.- Modernism is, undoubtedly, one of the most
interesting
aspects of the modernization process that deeply changed European art
during the
fin-de-siècle period. This movement left an important mark on all art
expressions, from music to painting, from graphic arts and architecture
to
poetry and theatre. From Gaudí to Picasso focuses on Catalan art
and
pays attention to the early works of Picasso and Julio González. These
two
artists developed their careers during the Modernism period and came to
occupy
an important position in the history of 20th century painting and
sculpture.
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Read more... Valencian Institute for Modern Art Opens "From Gaudí to Picasso
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Written by Denise DiCarlo
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 01:18 |
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NEW YORK, NY.- Beginning March 17 through
17
April, DC Moore Gallery presents Mark Greenwold Secret Storm: Paintings
1967-1975. This provocative exhibition brings together, for the first
time,
controversial early paintings made between 1967 and 1975, as well as
watercolors
and drawings from the period. A catalog including an interview with the
artist
by Alexi Worth accompanies the exhibition. The six paintings in
the
show have been virtually un-exhibited, and their overwhelming size,
bubblegum
palette, and overtly sexual subject matter will surprise even those
familiar
with Greenwold’s more recent, small-scale paintings of friends and
family
members in unsettling scenarios.
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Read more... Paintings from 1967-1975 by Mark Greenwold at DC Moore Gallery
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Written by Lisa McClaine
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 01:08 |
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EAST
LANSING, Mich. — Construction for MSU’s Eli and Edythe
Broad
Art Museum began March 16 with a groundbreaking for the building,
designed by
world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid. The facility is named in honor of
Eli and
Edythe Broad, longtime supporters of the university who provided the
lead gift
for the museum. The Broads’ gift of $28 million, with $21
million
designated for construction of the building and $7 million to be used
for
acquisitions, exhibitions and operations, was the catalyst for the
world-class
project. The groundbreaking will be followed by 20 months of
construction,
leading to a dedication and opening in the spring of 2012.
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Read more... World-class Building Under Way ~ Broad Art Museum at MSU
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Written by Gavin Wolfson
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 01:07 |
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NEW YORK, NY.- In 1969, one year before
her death
at the age of 34, German-born American artist Eva Hesse wrote of her
desire "to get to non-art, non-connotive, non-anthropomorphic,
non-geometric, non-nothing; everything...It's not the new, it is what is
yet not
known, thought, seen, touched; but really what is not and that is." In
her
effort to make works that could transcend literal associations, Hesse
cultivated
mistakes and surprise, precariousness and enigma. The objects she
produced, at
once humble and enormously charismatic, came to play a central role in
the
transformation of contemporary art practice. On March 16, Hauser
&
Wirth New York opened an exhibition of such objects: 'EVA HESSE' brings
together fourteen works, many never before shown publicly in the United
States,
that previously have been considered improvisational 'test pieces' or
prototypes
for larger sculptures.
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Read more... Works by Eva Hesse Never Before Shown Publicly In The USA at Hauser & Wirth
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Written by Ellen Freilich
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 02:55 |
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NEW YORK (REUTERS).- One museum's renovations are another's
exhibition. Thus, 20 masterworks from Allen Memorial Art Museum in Ohio will
summer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York while the Allen Museum is
closed for renovations. From March 16 through August 29, 19 paintings and one
sculpture from one of the finest college or university collections in the United
States will be on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Met museum
officials said.
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Read more... Masterworks from Oberlin College's Museum Summer at The Met
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Written by Adrian Locke
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 01:44 |
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BILBAO, SPAIN - The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
presents the first large-scale solo exhibition in Spain dedicated to the work of
Anish Kapoor. Over the past thirty years, Kapoor has gained international
acclaim as one of the most influential and significant artists of his
generation. His exploration of form and space and his use of color and material
have profoundly influenced the course of contemporary sculpture.
Organized by the Royal Academy of Arts in London and the Guggenheim Museum
Bilbao, the exhibition, conceived and installed in close collaboration with the
artist, offers insight into Kapoor’s working method and creative process, and
includes twenty major works from several series spanning the 1970s to the
present. On view from 16 March to 12
October 2010.
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