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Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna will open a major special exhibition dedicated to Rembrandt

Rembrandt-Hoogstraten. Colour and Illusion. Exhibition view © KHM-Museumsverband.

VIENNA.- For the first time in its history, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna is dedicating a major special exhibition to Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606–1669). Never before has it been possible to admire such an abundance of major works by the master, one of the most important Dutch Baroque painters, in Austria. The exhibition takes a special approach in contrasting Rembrandt’s paintings with works by his brilliant pupil Samuel van Hoogstraten (1627–1678). Rembrandt’s workshop was the centre of a lively exchange on artistic challenges: Both Rembrandt and Van Hoogstraten saw themselves as exploratory artists who were always seeking out new ways to depict nature and optical phenomena with deceptive truth to life. Rembrandt’s illusionistic skills also fascinated Van Hoogstraten and would yield a lasting influence on his works. The exhibited works from different genres bear witness to the competition between the two artists, but also show innovative pictorial inventions w ... More


The Best Photos of the Day
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The exhibition Tactics and Mythologies: Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein presents the first institutional solo show of the New York duo Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein. © Deichtorhallen Hamburg. Photo: Henning Rogge.





Recent drawings by American artist Alex Katz on view at Thaddaeus Ropac Salzburg   Sao Paulo Museum of Modern Art launches 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art amidst renovation delays   Almine Rech opens 'Memories of the Future', an exhibition curated by Marco Capaldo


Alex Katz, Flower Journals, exhibition view, Thaddaeus Ropac Salzburg 2024. © Alex Katz / ARS, New York 2024. Photo: Ulrich Ghezzi.

SALZBURG.- Thaddaeus Ropac Salzburg presents an exhibition of recent drawings by American artist Alex Katz, each featuring a single type of flower delicately drawn in charcoal on paper. Exhibited in Salzburg for the first time, the series was created in homage to Katz’s friend and fellow artist and writer Joe Brainard (1941–94); in a posthumous collaboration, Katz embellished ... More
 


Curated by Germano Dushá and Thiago de Paula Souza, with assistant curation by Ariana Nuala, "Mil Graus" explores the notion of a "limit-heat"—a temperature at which everything melts, dissolves, and transforms.

SAO PAULO.- The São Paulo Museum of Modern Art (MAM) has unveiled its 38th edition of the Panorama of Brazilian Art titled "Mil Graus" ("One Thousand Degrees"), which opened on October 5, 2024, at the University of São Paulo's Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC USP). The exhibition, ... More
 


Installation view.

LONDON.- Almine Rech is presenting Memories of the Future, an exhibition curated by Marco Capaldo, creative director of British luxury fashion house 16Arlington, for this year’s Frieze London. An expression of Capaldo’s long-standing enthusiasm for contemporary art, the exhibition is also the natural culmination of a years-long relationship between Capaldo and Almine Rech. Drawing on a seed of inspiration first planted by an ode to memories written by Rafael ... More


AGO announces 2025 exhibitions, featuring retrospectives of David Blackwood and Joyce Wieland   The transformation of documentary photography during the 1970s revealed in exhibition at National Gallery of Art   Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opens two exhibitions


Rita Letendre. Tabori, 1976. Acrylic on canvas, 86.5 x 122 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift of Marie A. Dunseith, 1983. © Art Gallery of Ontario. 83289.

TORONTO.- Today, the Art Gallery of Ontario announces exhibitions on view in 2025. Highlighting the depth and breadth of the AGO Collection, the museum presents 15 exhibitions featuring artists from Toronto and around the world. Artworks on view range from Inuit works on paper, to radical revisions of European masterpieces and contemporary installations. Seen together these artworks – some playful, some historical, some nostalgic, and all extraordinary – reveal home ... More
 


John Simmons, Will on Chevy, Nashville, Tennessee, 1971, printed 2024. Gelatin silver print. Image: 30.48 x 20.32 cm (12 x 8 in.) sheet: 35.56 x 27.94 cm (14 x 11 in.) National Gallery of Art, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund.

WASHINGTON, DC.- The 1970s was a decade of uncertainty in the United States. Americans witnessed soaring inflation, energy crises, and the Watergate scandal, as well as protests about the Vietnam War, women’s rights, gay liberation, and the environment. The profound upheaval that rocked the country formed the backdrop for a revolution in documentary photography. ... More
 


Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Photo by: Josh White, JWPictures/©Academy Museum Foundation.

LOS ANGELES, CA.- Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema delves into the essential role of color in cinema, featuring film clips, technological equipment, and objects, including the legendary ruby slippers designed by Gilbert Adrian from The Wizard of Oz (1939), the green dress designed by Edith Head and worn by Kim Novak in Vertigo (1958), a blue ensemble worn by Jamie Foxx as Django in Django Unchained (2012), and a Wonka chocolate bar from Willy ... More


'Sara Cwynar: Baby Blue Benzo' opens at 52 Walker   Centraal Museum presents major exhibition about Moroccanness in and beyond the fashion world   The Prado Museum acquires a portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares donated by Sir John Elliott


Self-portrait by Sara Cwynar © Sara Cywnar. Courtesy of the artist and 52 Walker.

NEW YORK, NY.- 52 Walker is presenting its thirteenth exhibition, Baby Blue Benzo, which features work by Canadian-born, New York–based artist Sara Cwynar. This presentation focuses on a new film—for which the show is titled—shot on both digital video and 16mm and projected at monumental scale. To complement Baby Blue Benzo, a series of related photographs will be installed throughout the gallery space. Engaging with ... More
 


Laila Hida and Artsi Ifrach, Looking for me #3, 2014 © Laila Hida and Artsi Ifrach.

UTRECHT.- On the afternoon of Wednesday 2 October, Her Majesty Queen Máxima opened the exhibition MOḌA: Moroccan Fashion Statements at Centraal Museum in Utrecht. This comprehensive fashion and art exhibition is as diverse and multifaceted as the participating creators and their designs, showcasing close collaborations with both internationally renowned figures and emerging local talents. Curated by DAR ... More
 


El Conde duque de Olivares. Taller de Diego Velázquez. Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado.

MADRID.- In a significant addition to its collection, the Prado Museum in Madrid has acquired a portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares, donated by Sir John Elliott. The portrait is linked to the workshop of Diego Velázquez, one of Spain's most revered painters, and offers a rare opportunity to further enrich the museum's collection with another work connected to the Sevillian master. More importantly, it enhances ... More


Anna Dorothea Therbusch: A celebration of an enlightenment artist in Berlin and Brandenburg   Drawing Room Hamburg opens an exhibition of works by Christof John   The Van Gogh Museum exhibits a special group of 27 drawings by Emile Bernard


Anna Dorothea Therbusch, self-portrait, probably 1782, oil on canvas, 154.2 x 118.4 cm, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin State Museums, cat. no. 1925 / Photo: Christoph Schmidt.

BERLIN.- The Gemäldegalerie in Berlin recently marked a significant moment in art history with the launch of a new publication celebrating the life and work of Anna Dorothea Therbusch, one of the most remarkable artists of the 18th century. This event, held on September 26, 2024, featured a presentation of the book and an evening ... More
 


Ohne Titel (Ticket XV_4), 2023.

HAMBURG.- It seems that everything is out in the open in these paintings: we see complex abstractions of lines and patterned structures, strictly two-dimensionally composed pictorial structures beyond any kind of representational or perspectival illusionary space. Concrete painting and a resolute “What you see is what you see!”1, we might assume. In paintings by Christof John (*1984 in Hanover, lives and works in Cologne), mostly small-scale elements overlap and interpenetrate, ... More
 


Emile Bernard, Brothel Scene, 1888.

AMSTERDAM.- The Van Gogh Museum is exhibiting a special group of 27 drawings by Emile Bernard, one of Vincent van Gogh's closest friends, for the first time. The drawings will be on display from today until 12 January 2025 in a small-scale exhibition on the second floor of the permanent collection. This presentation stems from new scholarly research into the art Vincent and his brother Theo collected from their contemporaries. Bernard sent the drawings ... More


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Chinati to present first exhibition of Zoe Leonard's 'Al río / To the River' in the Americas
MARFA, TX.- The Chinati Foundation/La Fundación Chinati announced its forthcoming exhibition of Zoe Leonard’s Al río / To the River. Opening during the foundation’s 37th annual Chinati Weekend, October 11-13, 2024, and on view through June 2025, the photographic work follows the course of the Rio Grande/Río Bravo where the river is used to define the boundary between the United States and Mexico. Leonard’s work contemplates the intricate cultural, social, political, ecological, and economic landscapes that comprise the 1,200 mile stretch of river from Ciudad Juárez and El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico and poses the question: what does it mean to ask a body of water to perform a political task? “The shifting nature of a river—which floods periodically, changes course, and carves new channels—is at odds with the political task it is asked ... More


The revival of "Esperpento": A new lens on reality to open at the Museo Reina Sofia
MADRID.- An exhibition at the heart of Madrid’s vibrant cultural scene seeks to explore the concept of esperpento, a revolutionary aesthetic developed by Ramón María del Valle-Inclán (1866-1936), as a way of understanding the complex and distorted realities of the early 20th century. This thought-provoking exhibition delves into the critical framework Valle-Inclán created to challenge the entrenched societal, political, and cultural norms of Spain, offering a fresh perspective on a nation plagued by moral and social despair. The concept of esperpento was more than just a literary tool—it was a scathing critique of the moral and cultural backwardness that Valle-Inclán saw engulfing Spain during his lifetime. Formulated in reaction to the country’s entrenched conservatism, esperpento embraced distortion and grotesque exaggeration ... More


Exploring utopia: The interplay of industrial architecture and ideology
SALZBURG.- Today marks the opening of Werner Feiersinger's highly anticipated exhibition, KORZO, at FOTOHOF in Salzburg. The exhibition showcases Feiersinger's striking photographs of industrial architecture and landscape design in Istria, offering a glimpse into the utopian ambitions of post-war modernism. In capturing these neglected industrial structures, Feiersinger invites viewers to reflect on the broader social and political changes that shaped this period. Feiersinger, known for his meticulous work documenting post-war modernist architecture, shifts his focus from the purely sculptural to the atmospheric. KORZO highlights industrial buildings—skyscrapers, petrochemical plants, ships, and steel structures—set against the rugged landscapes of Istria. Each photograph reflects the hopes of an era driven by ideals of progress ... More


The power of documentary photography on view in "Dissident Sisters: Bev Grant and Feminist Activism, 1968-72"
EVANSTON, IL.- The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University announces, "Dissident Sisters: Bev Grant and Feminist Activism, 1968–72", an original exhibition drawn from the collection of The Block Museum and Northwestern University Libraries. The exhibition, on view from September 18 to December 1, showcases the documentary photography of Bev Grant, an American artist whose work captured the fervor and dynamism of the feminist movement, anti-war protests, and the Black Liberation movement during a transformative period in American history. "The Block Museum’s exhibitions and collection are focused on activating art’s power as a form of insight, research, and knowledge ... More


Major exhibition surveys the art of popular illustration in the United States between 1919 and 1942
WILMINGTON, DE.- The Delaware Art Museum presents “Jazz Age Illustration,” running through Sunday, January 26, 2025. This much-anticipated original exhibition kicks off DelArt’s “Year of the Illustrator.” "Jazz Age Illustration” is the first major exhibition to survey the art of popular illustration in the United States between 1919 and 1942, drawing from DelArt’s extraordinary illustration collection and showcasing loans from museums, libraries and private collectors. Featuring more than 120 works of art by prominent illustrators, “Jazz Age Illustration” examines the new mass visual culture that emerged after the end of the First World War—a period characterized by cultural vibrancy and dramatic social change. “Jazz Age Illustration” tells a story of popular culture and the press that reflects the energy and diversity of this iconic era. Illustrators ... More


Palm Springs Art Museum opens the first solo museum exhibition of artist and designer Ryan Preciado
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF.- Palm Springs Art Museum is presenting So Near, So Far, the first solo museum exhibition of Los Angeles-based artist and designer Ryan Preciado. On view at the Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center, Edwards Harris Pavilion from October 5, 2024, to May 12, 2025, the exhibition features newly commissioned furniture, lighting, and sculpture inspired by the story of Manuel Sandoval, a little known Nicaraguan American carpenter whose life intersected with key figures in modern American architecture. Ryan’s works draw from a deeply personal dialogue with Sandoval’s legacy, shedding light on the often- overlooked contributions of underrepresented voices in the history of design and architecture. Sandoval, a member of the Taliesin Fellowship, played a pivotal yet largely unrecognized role ... More


Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne presents 'Thalassa! Thalassa! Imagery of the Sea'
LAUSANNE.- At the point where art history and the history of culture meet, Thalassa! Thalassa! Imagery of the Sea probes our relationship to the sea as that connection has taken shape in figurative art from the 19th century up to the present. In light of humans’ reworking and reordering of the shoreline, in keeping with the development of navigation and the advances made in geology and zoology, how we see the Ocean and its denizens both real and imaginary has indeed experienced an endless sea change. Many technical inventions have accompanied these developments and advances, including aquarium, diving bell, the old-style hard-hat diving suit, periscope, undersea vehicle, and on and on. All of these devices—to which we would have to add the microscope, photography, and film—have helped to redefine the visible ... More


Audain Art Museum opens 'Russna Kaur: Pierced into the air, the temper and secrets crept in with a cry!'
WHISTLER, BC.- Russna Kaur is showcasing her site-specific work in the Audain Art Museum’s Upper Galleries entitled Pierced into the air, the temper and secrets crept in with a cry. Kaur approaches painting as a space of infinite possibility, play, and experimentation. This exhibition unfolds in the space as a dynamic series of modular works, where smaller paintings evolve into large-scale compositions, constantly growing, shrinking, and shifting. The artist complicates the surfaces of her work by incorporating a diverse array of materials, including canvas, wood panel, textiles, acrylic paint, spray paint, oil pastels, handmade paper, and 3D printed elements. A distinctive feature of this exhibition is the adaptive nature of the artworks to their surroundings. The pieces extend beyond traditional boundaries, breaking through frames ... More



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Flashback
On a day like today, Swiss architect Le Corbusier was born
October 06, 1887. Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887 - August 27, 1965), was an architect, designer, urbanist, and writer, famous for being one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930. His career spanned five decades, with his buildings constructed throughout Europe, India and America. He was a pioneer in studies of modern high design and was dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities. Le Corbusier adopted his pseudonym in the 1920s, allegedly deriving it in part from the name of a distant ancestor, "Lecorbésier." He was awarded the Frank P. Brown Medal and AIA Gold Medal in 1961. In this image: French architect Georges Le Corbusier, left, and French writer Jules Romains are shown during a session of the conference of artists from around the world in the Palace of the Doges in Venice, Italy, in Sept. 1952.

  
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