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Installation view of Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature, on view February 8May 11, 2025 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Richard Lee, Courtesy of The Met.
NEW YORK, NY.- On February 8, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature, the first comprehensive exhibition in the United States dedicated to Caspar David Friedrich (17741840); it will be on view through May 11, 2025. Friedrichs art presents nature as a site of personal and philosophical discovery. Marshalling the expressive power of perspective, light, color, and atmosphere, the artist created landscapes that articulate a profound connection between the natural world and the inner self, or soul. This imagery encapsulated the newly emerging ideals of Romanticism, a cultural revolution that championed conceptions of individual perception and feeling that are still vital today. The most significant German Romantic painter, Caspar David Friedrich brilliantly illuminates our understanding of the natural world as a spiritual and emotional landscape, said Max Hollein, The Mets Marina Kellen French Director and Chief Executive Office ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Installation view of Treasures of the Medieval World, Luhring Augustine Tribeca, New York, presented in conjunction with Sam Fogg (January 31-March 8, 2025). Courtesy of Luhring Augustine, NY and Sam Fogg, London. Photo: Genevieve Hanson.
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| Gagosian debuts new series of paintings by Alex Israel in Beverly Hills | | Sadamasa Motonaga and Etsuko Nakatsuji join BLUM | | Bruce Museum names Mary-Kate O'Hare as new Executive Director and CEO |
Alex Israel, Hollywood Liquor, 2024. Acrylic on canvas, 54 x 96 inches (137.2 x 243.8 cm) © Alex Israel. Photo: Josh White. Courtesy Gagosian.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.- Gagosian announced Noir, an exhibition of new paintings by Alex Israel, opening at the gallery in Beverly Hills. An LA artist who doesnt reckon with noir is a flickering bulb that lures no moths, and maybe no bulb at all. So I was glad to hear that Alex Israel, who was born and grew up here, who lives and works and belongs here, was doing the native reckoning where else but Warner Bros., or whats left of it, where John Huston and Humphrey Bogart (and Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet) made The Maltese Falcon for six summer weeks of 1941. If anyone called it the first noir, I wouldnt fight them. Some say noir is a genre, to which I would argue, there are noir musicals; others have said, with better evidence, that noir is a style, but it takes more than shadowed light through venetian blinds to do the dirty deed. Ive heard it said that noir is a mood: doom, but Titanic (1997) is no Criss Cross (1949). Like the filmmakers before him, Israel ... More | |
Etsuko Nakatsuji, Signal [Aizu]eyesShape of Human・Line, 2002, © Etsuko Nakatsuji, Photo: SAIKI.
TOKYO.- BLUM announced the representation of the estate of Sadamasa Motonaga and the artist Etsuko Nakatsuji coinciding with their two-person exhibition, Afterimage of Memory, at BLUM Tokyo opening Friday, February 14. Solo exhibitions for the artists will follow in Los Angeles and New York. Partnered from 1960 until Motonagas passing in 2011, husband and wife pair Motonaga and Nakatsuji have jointly and individually made strides in the advancement of the postwar Japanese avant-garde practices for the better part of a century. A long-revered original member of the 1950s Gutai group, Motonaga is best known for his unique ability to express lifes pathos through the playful tenor of his vibrantly colored paintings, his experimentation with found materials, and his work on illustrated childrens books. Working alongside Motonaga, Nakatsujis trajectory began as a full time graphic designer. She soon began experimenting by sewing objects from leftover bedspread fabricthe ... More | |
Mary-Kate OâHare, the Susan E. Lynch Executive Director and CEO at the Bruce Museum. Photo by Frank Maresca.
GREENWICH, CONN.- The Bruce Museum board of trustees announces Mary-Kate OâHare as the new Susan E. Lynch Executive Director and CEO following a national search. OâHare brings 25 years of curatorial and leadership experience to the role and will begin on April 7. She comes to the Bruce from Citi Private Bank Art Advisory, where she currently serves as head of art advisory and director. âMary-Kate OâHare will be a catalyst to propel the Bruce Museum forward after the successful opening of its greatly expanded and renovated facilities in April 2023. She has a track record of excellence, from her expertise as an art curator to her skills for acquiring collections, leading fundraising initiatives and providing effective financial oversight,â said Karen Keegan, Bruce Museum co-board chair and co-leader of the search committee. OâHare, the first woman to serve as a permanent executive director of the Museum since its inception in 1912, will oversee the ... More |
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| SANAA to receive 2025 Royal Gold Medal for architecture | | MASA and Luhring Augustine reunite for second collaborative exhibition in Mexico City | | First phase of Tate Liverpool transformation complete |
New Museum, USA. © Dean Kaufman.
LONDON.- The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced that SANAA, the collaborative practice of Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, will receive the 2025 Royal Gold Medal for architecture. One of the worlds highest honours in architecture presented on behalf of His Majesty the King the medal recognises SANAAs work to reshape the global design landscape, creating spaces that bring simplicity, light and elegance to the fore. For nearly three decades, SANAAs work has pioneered sustainable, user-centred design and was praised by the 2025 RIBA Honours Committee for shaping a universal language of architecture that resonates with people everywhere. Balancing boldness with sensitivity to the local environment, their works demonstrate that architecture can be both functional and profoundly elegant, offering a sense of calm amidst an increasingly complex and chaotic world. Prioritising ... More | |
Pipilotti Rist, Peeping Freedom for Simonetta Sommaruga, 2023. Video installation, vertical flatscreen, in wooden printed window frame with shutters, integrated video player, silent. With open shutters: 32 5/8 x 37 1/4 à 4 5/8 inches. © Pipilotti Rist, Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Luhring Augustine / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ProLitteris, Zurich.
MEXICO CITY.- MASA and Luhring Augustine announced their second collaborative exhibition highlighting the work of artists and designers from both gallery programs. Installed throughout MASAs historic Mexico City space, the show opened February 4, 2025, and will remain on view through March 29. Friendship, as Myriam Ben Salah has pointed out, is not a stable state. Like the works in this exhibition, friendship is a choice made freely, one which allows the contours of the individual and our distinct interests whether institutional or personal to embrace an identification, even admiration or affection, with someone considered other than oneself. Across three rooms of MASAs ... More | |
Exterior Bridge View © 6a architects.
LIVERPOOL.- Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has visited Tate Liverpool today as the project to renew the galleries begins to take shape. The careful removal of the redundant components of the old gallery in the Grade 1 listed building has revealed the original brick walls of the historic warehouse, signalling the end of first phase of the project. The major reimagining of this Royal Albert Dock landmark is designed by 6a architects and will transform the UKs most-popular contemporary art gallery outside London. Contractors Gilbert Ash have stripped out the buildings aged infrastructure and revealed more of the Victorian warehouses character. This work has brought more natural light into the building, provided a stronger connection to the buildings history and, crucially, opened up new views over the River Mersey that have never been accessible to the public before. Alongside this, full renovation of the roof has included improvements to the insulation, ... More |
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| Per Kirkeby's "Natures Mortes" explores still life painting at Michael Werner Gallery | | RAF Museum secures £650k grant from the Wolfson Foundation for its Midlands Development Programme | | Beyond Realism: Atget and Carrière's pioneering vsions at Mennour |
Per Kirkeby, Untitled, 2012. Oil on canvas. 78 3/4 x 78 3/4 inches (200 x 200 cm).
LONDON.- Michael Werner Gallery, London presents Per Kirkeby: Natures Mortes, an exhibition of still life paintings by the eminent Danish painter, sculptor, filmmaker, and author, Per Kirkeby (b. 1938 in Copenhagen, d. 2018 in Copenhagen). In the 1980s as Kirkebys international fame grew, he hit an artistic crisis and leaned towards historic Northern European painting as a way out. In the monumental masterpiece Fram from 1983, on loan to the exhibition from the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, Kirkeby combines compositional elements from two famous Northern European paintings, Caspar David Friedrichs The Sea of Ice from 1823-24 and a 17th century Dutch still life by Willem Claesz Heda. Motifs from these two paintings guide Kirkebys painting process, which is heightened by the artists sensations after reading the reports of the Norwegian polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen, whose ship was ... More | |
This ambitious project will deliver a major regional engagement programme, alongside a site transformation © RAF Museum.
COSFORD.- The Royal Air Force Museum announced it has been awarded a £650k grant from the Wolfson Foundation for the Inspiring Everyone: RAF Museum Midlands Development Programme. This ambitious project will deliver a major regional engagement programme, alongside a site transformation, including: A new immersive exhibition will explore the critical role of the RAF since 1980 to today, imagining how the service will adapt in the future as it delivers 24/7 Air, Space and Cyber defence A new Learning Centre co-designed with students and teachers will provide bespoke facilities for lifelong learning programmes in subjects ranging from science, technology, engineering and maths, to geography, art and design A new purpose-built Collections Hub will enable the Museums stored collection to be brought on site and opened to the public for ... More | |
Installation view.
PARIS.- Mennour presents for the first time a dialogue between the photographs of Eugène Atget (1857-1927) and the paintings of Eugène Carrière (1849-1906), two contemporary artists in the Paris of the 19th century which witnessed the emergence of a new modernity. The invention a photography at the beginning of the 19th century profoundly transformed the history of painting. Since it was possible to record realist scenes with the help of a camera obscura, how were the painters, in their mimetic relation to nature, to adapt and find new avenues? Rather than compete with this new technique, the most audacious among them tried to differentiate themselves from the fixed and objective image of photography by venturing onto new terrains, more expressive and impressionist. As for photography, it constantly worked at freeing itself from the technique until it became an art practice in its own right. While photographers were fighting the kinetic fuzziness of the ... More |
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| Rivera's Paris: Exploring the artist's formative years in Europe at Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts | | 50,000 sketches and counting: Exploring the art of Steven Holl at the Museum for Architectural Drawing | | Sound takes center stage: Tarek Atoui's first Italian solo show at Pirelli HangarBicocca |
Diego Rivera (Guanajuato, Mexico, 1886 - 1957, Mexico City, Mexico), "Dos Mujeres (Two Women)," 1914, oil on canvas, 77 3/4 x 63 1/2 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Abby Rockefeller Mauzé. 1955.010.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.- Riveras Paris is an exploration of the artists years spent in Europe, where Diego Rivera formed his ideas about art and the world that ultimately would propel him to become one of the most influential Mexican painters in the 20th century. The exhibition will be groundbreaking uniting paintings, drawings, and photographs for the first thorough examination of the years surrounding the creation of AMFA's masterpiece by Diego Rivera, Dos Mujeres (1914). This exhibition offers a unique glimpse into Riveras world, revealing the profound influence of the artists he encountered in Spain and France and his vibrant life in Paris, the art capital of the world. Riveras Paris offers deeper insight into Riveras artistic evolution and explores his distinctive approach to Cubism while examining the work of his contemporaries. Dos Mujeres was gifted in 1955 to the Museum by Abby Rockefeller Mauzé, daughter of John ... More | |
Chapel of St. Ignatius, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, USA. Exterior perspective 1, night view, 1995, watercolor and pencil on paper, 25,4 à 35,24 cm © Steven Holl.
BERLIN.- The work of internationally renowned US architect Steven Holl is distinguished not only by his extraordinary buildings, with a focus on cultural and public structures such as museums, art centers, concert halls, libraries and universities worldwide, but also by his artistic oeuvre, which today comprises more than 50,000 sketches, black-and white drawings and watercolors. Steven Holls international career took off in 1988 when he won the competition for the Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek in Berlin. The large-format black-and-white drawings of his winning design are the centerpiece of the exhibition at the Tchoban Foundations Museum for Architectural Drawing. Holls work is grounded in his three principal missions: art that drives architecture, the necessity of ecological excellence and the significance of space, light, material and detail as experimental phenomena. Among other works, the exhibition includes unrealized projects for the Palazzo del Cinema in Venice ... More | |
Tarek Atoui, Improvisation in 10 Days. Exhibition view at Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, 2025. Courtesy the artist and Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan. Photo: Rasa Juskeviciute.
MILAN.- From February 6 to July 20, 2025, Pirelli HangarBicocca will present "Improvisation in 10 Days", the first solo exhibition in Italy by artist and electro-acoustic composer Tarek Atoui. Focusing on sound, his research expands on the acoustic medium provoking physical and mental responses in the public, stimulating activities of perception, experience and knowledge. Through installations, complex acoustic environments, and collaborative performances, Tarek Atoui experiments around the concept of listening, and pursues an artistic research that originates from different geographical, historical, and social contexts. Known for his distinctive approach to music, Tarek Atoui (Beirut, Lebanon, 1980; lives and works in Paris) investigates the acoustic properties of elements such as water, air, stone, and bronze and the ways in which they absorb sound and return it with unexpected nuances. This process initiates forms of aggregation and curiosity in the visitors, who are asked to play an active ... More |
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Liesl Raff's debut solo show, "A Corridor, a Room, and Four Dens," opens at Galerie Eva Presenhuber ZURICH.- Galerie Eva Presenhuber presents A Corridor, a Room, and Four Dens, its debut solo show with the Vienna-based artist Liesl Raff. For this occasion, the artist has chosen to reveal the gallerys long-concealed window front, removing walls to invite natural light into a dialogue with the three distinct series of works. Liesl Raffs work is not spiritual, but deeply rooted in materiality and process. As a painter and sculptor, she explores the tension between soft, pliable materials and rigid, structural supports. The artificially pungent smell of latex transforms under her hands into an architectural, sculptural gesture. In her studio, Raff spends long hours layering liquid latex on the floor, pushing and pulling it into every contour of a three-by-four-meters asymmetrical frame that she forms by hand from unfired clay. Once the latex solidifies and the strong ... More Museum of Contemporary Art and Design Manila presents Maria Taniguchi: body of workMANILA.- Maria Taniguchi: body of work is the artists first survey show. Taniguchi, whose practice is largely recognized through her ongoing work of brick paintings, has produced a body of work diligent in its inquiry into the concepts of systems, surface, scale, and time. Her patient renderings on her massive wall-like canvases, which she first started in 2008, have expanded to some two hundred paintings; each one seeks to limn the possibilities of surfaces within a strict schema, while the artist through her labor carves out time into visible volume. Central to the production and development of her practice, the brick paintings serve as the artists conceptual scaffold, framing her other projects of sculptural drawings, video works, and objects. Trained as a sculptor, Taniguchi delves into proposals of materiality and its being, the conceptual capacities ... More Silke Müller takes over Communications Department at documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbHKASSEL.- February 1, 2025 saw Silke Müller take over the Communications Department at documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH. She succeeds Johanna Köhler, who was responsible for Press and Public Relations at documenta gGmbH since 2018. We would like to thank Johanna Köhler for her great commitment and her hugely important and impactful work over the past few years. At the same time, we are delighted to have found a successor in Silke Müller, who most recently headed up Communications at Klassik Stiftung Weimar, one of Germanys largest museum institutions. Silke Müller not only boasts considerable expertise in the national and international cultural sector, but also brings with her a journalistic eye for relevant topics and public discourse, says Andreas Hoffmann, Managing Director of documenta und Museum Fridericianum ... More Exceptional young talent on display at the Art Gallery of New South WalesSYDNEY.- The Art Gallery of New South Wales welcomes the return of ARTEXPRESS, the hugely popular annual showcase of outstanding artworks submitted by students across New South Wales for the art-making component of the Higher School Certificate (HSC) examination in Visual Arts. ARTEXPRESS 2025 offers a window into the topics concerning young Australians revealing themes of family, identity, cultural heritage, the high school experience, as well as exploring social and political issues such as immigration, class and the environment while they develop technical excellence in a wide variety of art forms. ARTEXPRESS 2025 is the 42nd iteration of the annual exhibition presented at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the principal venue for ARTEXPRESS. The exhibition features 50 works selected from 8858 submissions ... More Xiyao Wang's "Lightly Floats and Drifts the Boat" opens at KÖNIG Mexico CityMEXICO CITY.- KÃNIG Mexico City is presenting Lightly Floats and Drifts the Boat, a solo exhibition by Xiyao Wang. Inspired by the classical Chinese poem "归去来兮辞" ("Ah, Homeward Bound I Go!"), the artists latest body of work reflects her ongoing artistic journey and personal search for self. The exhibition bridges cultural memory, philosophical introspection, and the fleeting nature of time, themes that resonate deeply in both her life and creative practice. The poem written by the Chinese poet Tao Yuanming (c. 365 - 427) narrates his own story, where he withdraws from civil service to return to his homeland in search of inner peace and truth. Wang draws from its timeless themes of liberation and belonging, weaving them into paintings imbued with movement, serenity, and reflection. The exhibition title borrows from a line in the poem: "舟遥遥以轻飏，风飘飘而吹衣 Lightly floats ... More Figge Art Museum announces John Deere GalleryDAVENPORT, IA.- The Figge Art Museum announced the opening of the newly named John Deere Gallery, featuring selections from the remarkable John Deere Art Collection. Visitors to the museum will have the opportunity to experience these internationally significant works of art, many of which were previously accessible only within John Deeres corporate facilities. The Figge and John Deere have a long history of collaboration, and this latest endeavor underscores their shared commitment to making art accessible. Neil Dahlstrom, John Deere Branded Properties & Heritage Manager said, This partnership between the Figge Art Museum and John Deere signifies the power of partnerships rooted in shared values. Its an opportunity to celebrate art that reflects our communitys rich cultural history while engaging visitors with diverse artistic ... More Step back in time at ANTIK ALMONEDA 2025: A treasure trove of collectibles awaits in MadridMADRID.- Dust off your magnifying glass and prepare for a journey through time! ANTIK ALMONEDA, the beloved antiques, art, and collectibles fair, returns to IFEMA MADRID from March 22nd to 30th, 2025, promising a dazzling array of unique finds. This isn't just your grandma's attic sale we're talking thousands of verified treasures, each with a story to tell, spanning from the 18th century all the way to the groovy decades of the '60s and '70s. Imagine strolling through aisles brimming with Art Deco jewelry, discovering rare first editions, or admiring the craftsmanship of antique carpets. Perhaps you'll stumble upon a captivating painting or a sculpture that speaks to you. ANTIK ALMONEDA is a collector's dream, a place where history comes to life in the form of tangible objects. And the best part? Experts are on hand to guarantee the age ... More RM Sotheby's Private Sales set to offer some of the world's most desirable vehicles at RétromobileLONDON.- RM Sothebys announced an exceptional selection of remarkable motor vehicles on display at its Rétromobile stand. The firm will mark the return of the European season opener with a special offering led by a spectacular 2011 Pagani Zonda Tricolore. The 2011 Pagani Zonda Tricolore is the second of just three examples built and among the most desirable of all of the Zondas. Based on the fabled Zonda Cinque, this Tricolore boasts under 1,200 kilometres from new and is presented in completely unmodified condition. It will be sold via Sealed, RM Sothebys proprietary sealed bid platform, marking the first time a Tricolore will be offered in an auction environment. This is followed by an equally special 2021 Ferrari Monza SP2, coming from single ownership and with just 2,800 kilometres from new. Configured via Ferraris Tailor Made ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, painter Gustav Klimt died February 06, 1918. Gustav Klimt (14 July 1862 - 6 February 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism. In this image: Gustav Klimt, Water Serpents II, 1904/1906-07 Private collection, courtesy of HomeArt.
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