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Image of the sculpture of Isabel of Portugal in the Central Gallery. Photo © Museo Nacional del Prado.
MADRID.- The Prado Museum has relocated five iconic sculptures by Renaissance masters Leone and Pompeo Leoni to its Central Gallery, reintegrating these extraordinary works into the heart of its narrative on dynastic portraiture. This significant move places the bronze and marble depictions of Empress Isabel of Portugal, Queen Mary of Hungary, Emperor Charles V, and King Philip II alongside masterpieces by Titian, enriching the museum's exploration of Habsburg legacy through art. These sculptures, created by the Milanese sculptors Leone Leoni (15091590) and Pompeo Leoni (circa 15331608), were among the most prestigious works commissioned by the Spanish Court during the 16th century. Their unparalleled craftsmanship showcases the technical and formal excellence of European Renaissance sculpture, offering a vivid representation of Habsburg lineage and power. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Steve Bishop, On the Street Where You Live, installation view. Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2024. Courtesy the artist and Carlos Ishikawa. Photo: Steve Bishop.
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| American Sublime: Amy Sherald's portraits of Black American life | | Museum Würth 2 exhibits "Ugo Rondinone - solar spirit" | | Exhibition explores the connections and ruptures between childhood and adulthood |
The collection includes around 50 of Sheralds paintings, highlighting her distinctive style.
NEW YORK, NY.- Amy Sherald has a way of capturing attention with her art. Her work speaks quietly but powerfully, and her impact on contemporary American art is undeniable. American Sublime, a new book published by SFMOMA in collaboration with Yale University Press, offers an in-depth look at Sheralds career, showcasing nearly all her paintings to date. Its a remarkable opportunity to explore her vision and skill up close. Born in 1973, Sherald has become one of the most influential portrait artists of our time. She made history as the first African American woman to paint a presidential portrait for the Smithsonians National Portrait Gallerythe now-famous image of Michelle Obama. But as this book shows, her artistry and contributions go far beyond that iconic moment. The collection includes around 50 of Sheralds paintings, highlighting her distinctive style. Her subjects skin tones are painted in grayscale, while their clothing and backgrounds ... More | |
Ugo Rondinone, sunrise. east. june, 2005, aluminium cast, concrete pedestal © Ugo Rondinone 2024; Photo: Stefan Altenburger
KÃNZELSAU.- Ugo Rondinone, a Swiss artist based in New York, was awarded the 2023 Robert Jacobsen Prize at the award ceremony in Künzelsau. The prestigious award of the Würth Foundation comes with a prize money of EUR 50,000. In his poetic and conceptual works, Ugo Rondinone addresses the contradictions of life and creates a dialogue between the artificial and the natural, culture and society, as well as eternity and transience, said Philipp Demandt, speaker in honor of the artist and jury member of the Robert Jacobsen Prize on the artists award. On the occasion of the award, Museum Würth 2, in cooperation with the artist, opened the accompanying exhibition Ugo Rondinone solar spirit in the museums belvedere and in the sculpture garden around Carmen Würth Forum in Künzelsau until 23 March 2025. The conceptual, media and installation artist Ugo Rondinone, born in Brunnen, ... More | |
Steve Bishop, On the Street Where You Live, installation view. Kunsthalle Osnabrück, 2024. Courtesy the artist and Carlos Ishikawa. Photo: Steve Bishop.
OSNABRÃCK.- With a new solo exhibition by British artist Steve Bishop, the Kunsthalle Osnabrück has launched the second part of its annual programme Kids, listen up!. Since June 2024, the Kunsthalle has been examining themes related to upbringing, education, generational conflicts, and being a child forever. Steve Bishops exhibition On the Street Where You Live in the church of the former Dominican monastery explores the connections and ruptures between childhood and adulthood. Steve Bishop explores the feelings, states of mind, and memories that shape our entire lives. In his artistic work, Bishop typically designs spaces that allow visitors to enter staged scenes that seem surreal yet personally familiar. Treading a fine line between fiction and reality, his installations poetically examine common ideals and goals in life. For his solo exhibition On ... More |
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| Exhibition allows visitors to view Franz Gertsch's work in the context of the art of his time | | Exhibitions at Nationalmuseum 2025 | | Six artists from two continents reflect upon an uncertain world in an exhibition at Glas |
Franz Gertsch, Françoise, 1967. Dispersion on canvas, 243 à 145.5 cm. Kunsthaus Zürich © Franz Gertsch AG.
BURGDORF.- Lichtenstein and Warhol, Rothko, Richter and many others visit Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf the Museum Franz Gertsch is realising a large-scale exhibition with a total of 69 top works by 30 artists from the collection of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark, and other lenders. The works include paintings, works on paper, prints and photography. The exhibition takes place in all rooms of the museum with the exception of the Cabinet and allows visitors to view Franz Gertsch's work in the context of the art of his time. Lichtenstein and Warhol, Rothko and Richter in Burgdorf the Museum Franz Gertsch is putting on an expansive exhibition with 45 top pieces by 29 artists from the collection of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark. The paintings, works on paper, prints, and photographs are on display in all the museums rooms, aside from the Cabinet. This time, the ... More | |
Pierre Bonnard, Nude in an interior, 1935. National Gallery of Art, Washington.
STOCKHOLM.- This coming year, Nationalmuseum will continue to deepen visitors understanding of popular artists in its collections, collaborate with other Nordic and European museums, and feature contemporary artists in its temporary exhibitions. The following exhibition themes and artists will be showcased in 2025. Art in Focus Spring 2025 begins with an exhibition on Pierre Bonnard, one of the most influential French artists of the early 20thcentury. Bonnard was a master of colour. In shimmering images, he captured the people and environments closest to him his home, family, garden, bustling neighbourhood, and the view of the sea through his window. Nationalmuseums exhibition is the first on Bonnard in Sweden in over seventy years. It includes around 70 works by Pierre Bonnard, as well as a number of works by Nordic artists inspired by Bonnard. The project is an international collaboration, with artworks on loan from museums such ... More | |
Hitoshi Kuriyama, Noise of the Void Shintara Yamanaka (Qsyum!).
EBELTOFT.- Using glass as a material and metaphor for the tension-filled reality of our time, three artists from Japan and three from Denmark reveal their own stories about feelings of loss of control, fragility and instability in the exhibition 無常 When You Lose Control. The exhibition is on view at Glas Museum of Glass Art, Ebeltoft. During the last few years, the world as we know it has become increasingly uncertain and fragile. Covid-19, war in Ukraine, despotic rulers, fake news and climate crisis are but a few of the challenges we face. They have opened our eyes to the fact that we are much more interconnected globally than we might be inclined to think. So how do we as individuals react to a fragmented and insecure world? This question has been asked by curators Masahiro Saito and Mette Bielefeldt Bruun in the exhibition 無常 When You Lose Control. In collaboration with Glas Museum of Glass Art, they have invited six artists from Japan and ... More |
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| Artists' ideas and philosophies brought to life with the help of artificial intelligence | | Exhibition focuses on the role of women in Dada | | Exploring memory and resistance: Runo Lagomarsino's exhibition "Silence Answers All" at Marabouparken Konsthall |
In the exhibition, SUPERFLEX animates the conversation about a new Museum Jorn with an artistic nerve
SILKEBORG.- In this exhibition, Asger Jorn and other major artists from the museum's collection join the collective SUPERFLEX for a conversation about the museum's functions, its future, transformation and change of perspective. With the help of artificial intelligence, the ideas and philosophies of Asger Jorn (1914-1973), Jørn Utzon (1918-2008), Sonja Ferlov Mancoba (1911-1984), Per Kirkeby (1938-2018), Guy Debord (1931-1994), Jaqueline De Jong (1939-2024), Le Corbusier (1887-1965), Troels Andersen (1940-2021) and Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) have been brought to life and collectively enables a conversation with SUPERFLEX across time discussing future perspectives on the museum format. ASGER JORN & SUPERFLEX SUPERCONVERSATION presents a radical partnership between SUPERFLEX and Museum Jorn, resulting in extensive installations, innovative presentations of the ... More | |
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Motif abstrait (masques), Composition verticale-horizontale, 1917.
REMAGEN.- With the exhibition Regendering DADA, the Arp Museum is focussing for the first time on the role of women in Dada which has been neglected to this day. The Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck presents a comprehensive exhibition titled Regendering DADA until 12 January 2025. The show examines the significance of women artists in the DADA movement for the first time. In addition to works by Hannah Höch, Sonia Delaunay and Sophie Taeuber-Arp, works by female artists who have received little or no mention in art historiography for many decades are being shown. These include, for example, Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, Angelika Hoerle and Suzanne Duchamp, as well as numerous other DADA women, who are presented alongside their male colleagues on an equal footing. Around 200 paintings, works on paper, photographs and films as well as archive material are on display. The exhibition was curated by Dr Julia Wallner, Director of the Arp Museum, together with Helene ... More | |
Runo Lagomarsino, Cloud of Smoke, 2021. Photo: Johan Ãsterholm.
STOCKHOLM.- Pablo Picassos Guernica, created in response to the 1937 Nazi bombing of the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War, remains a symbol of resistance and the horrors of war. Runo Lagomarsinos exhibition Silence Answers All, at Marabouparken Konsthall, uses this iconic painting as a starting point to examine its legacy and how images influence memory and struggle. The exhibition considers Guernica as a painting and as a symbol that has been reproduced and reinterpreted over decades. Lagomarsino explores how images evolve as they are shared and displayed, and how they provoke thought and action. First shown in the Spanish Republics pavilion at the 1937 World Exhibition in Paris, Guernica was accompanied by Alexander Calders Mercury Fountain. The pavilion, curated by Spanish writer José BergamÃn, served as a space for political expression. A replica of the pavilion was later built in Barcelona in 1992, housing the Pavelló de la República library. A repr ... More |
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| Light in the darkest time of the year: Pasi Rauhala's immersive installation illuminates Tapiola's Venturo House | | BPS22 Hainaut Province Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by Alain Séchas | | Antoni Tàpies retrospective celebrates a century of artistic exploration |
Pasi Rauhala.
ESPOO.- EMMA has commissioned a new work from visual artist Pasi Rauhala for the Venturo House, located in Tapionpuisto in Espoos Tapiola district. The installation, titled Kudos and featuring immersive projections, brings light and warmth during the darkest months of the year. Created in collaboration with City Events Espoo, which manages the Venturo Studio, the piece was unveiled on Saturday, 16 November, as part of Tapiolas holiday season opening festivities. The installation will be on display in the Venturo House until the end of February 2025. Inside Venturo, a soft glow shimmers. Artist Pasi Rauhalas (b. 1978) light-based artwork, Kudos, breathes new life into the modular 1970s house. Exploring light and movement, the work honours architect Matti Suuronen (19332013), designer of Venturo, by underlining his design philosophy and approach to form. True to Rauhalas style, the installation merges spatial and experiential elements, along with the artists i ... More | |
Alain Séchas, Cycliste édition, 2006. Moulage polyuréthane, acrylique. Courtesy de lartiste et Galerie Pietro Spartà , Chagny. Photo Leslie Artamonow.
CHARLEROI.- BPS22 is hosting Belgiums first ever major museum exhibition of the French artist Alain Séchas (Colombes, 1955). Although not a retrospective in the strictest sense, Je ne mennuie jamais
[I never get bored
] brings together over 200 emblematic works from different periods of the artists career, ranging from the early cats sculptures that made him famous to his most recent paintings, including animated installations, videos, and posters, all linked by one common thread: the act of drawing. Alain Séchas first gained wide recognition in the late 1990s with his elongated cats- figures, whose minimally-sketched expressions engage viewers with their large, bulging eyes. Placed in absurd or comical situations, these figuresinitially cats, later Martiansaddress serious or trivial subjects with a sometimes humorous, sometimes disenchanted tone. In doing so, he places deep societal issues ... More | |
Images of the exhibition "Antoni TÃ pies. The Practice of Art", 2024 (c) Museu TÃ pies,
Barcelona / VEGAP, 2024. Photography: Pep Herrero, 2024.
BARCELONA.- The Museu TÃ pies in Barcelona unveiled Antoni TÃ pies: The Practice of Art, a landmark exhibition honoring the centenary of one of Spains most celebrated contemporary artists. Running until January 2025, this retrospective, curated by Manuel Borja-Villel, offers an unparalleled journey through TÃ pies prolific career, showcasing over 100 works that delve into his evolving practice and profound impact on modern art. Spanning TÃ pies creative trajectory from 1943 to 2011, the exhibition includes early self-portraits, his signature "matter paintings," politically charged works, and deeply personal series like Teresa, dedicated to his wife. Through drawings, collages, paintings, sculptures, and large-format installations, visitors can trace the evolution of TÃ pies art, exploring his groundbreaking use of materials ... More |
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James Turrell's âPath Takenâ at Almine Rech Paris, Matignon
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Bildhalle presents Bastiaan Woudt's Champions projectAMSTERDAM.- Bastiaan Woudt's Champions project is a series of powerful images from Zambia, realized in collaboration with Orange Babies, a dedicated organization providing support to HIV-infected pregnant women and their children in developing countries such as Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia. The heart of the project lies in Zambia, where Bastiaan Woudt has photographed a group of young adults who act as champions in their communities. These young, powerful individuals play a vital role in spreading awareness about HIV and creating safe spaces for peers to discuss essential topics such as sexual education.
Bastiaan Woudt chose to capture these young adults not only as advocates in their community but also as symbols of strength and dignity. Through his lens, he aimed to transform these young people into heroes, ... More Museum Ritter presents an exhibition of Birgitta Weimer's sculptural worksWALDENBUCH.- Birgitta Weimers sculptural works span between the arts and sciences. For this she combines clear, minimalist design with forms that have risen from a dialogue with the natural sciences and the humanities concentrating on themes that touch on the fundamental questions of life. Above all, insights from the biological sciences, as well as from physics, anthropology and philosophy, inspire her sculptural works in which not only ecological issues may be discerned, but also post-structuralist ways of thinking. In terms of their formal aesthetics, Weimers works impress by the effortless way in which visual opposites interact in them: geometric conciseness and rigour, as are familiar from Concrete art or Minimalism, are combined with amorphous structures that at first glance appear irregular if not chaotic. The hard and angular is set off by ... More Exhibition presents three interconnected emblematic bodies of works by Omar Victor DiopAALBORG.- The critically acclaimed Senegalese artist Omar Victor Diop (b.1980) is on view at Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg. His striking photographs capture modern African sensibilities, and often focus on a recasting of history, the representation of diasporic experiences and global politics of black resistance. Combining photography with other art forms, Diops remarkable body of work includes fine art, fashion, design, and portrait photography. Using artistic self-portraiture as a key tool to engage with complex representational politics, community embodiment and ideas of self-fashioning, his practice is characterised by meticulously staged, dramatic imagery in which the artist himself appears as the main visual protagonist and interlocutor. We are both proud and delighted to present an exhibition of Omar Victor Diops photographs. ... More Fred Sandback: Threading Space - A Sculptural Dialogue with the VoidLISBON.- The Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC/CCB) unveils Fred Sandback: Threading Space, a groundbreaking exhibition that delves into the minimalist genius of American artist Fred Sandback. This is the first time Sandbacks revolutionary body of work is showcased in Portugal, solidifying his place alongside contemporaries like Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Richard Serra, and Lawrence Weiner. Together, these artists redefined modern sculpture and pushed the boundaries of artistic convention. For over three decades, Sandbacks artistic journey was characterized by an economy of means and an embrace of stillness. He employed simple linear forms to create immersive environments that articulated space without occupying it. This exhibition spans his career from 1967 to 2003, presenting his evolution through various artistic ... More Nivaagaards Malerisamling releases new publication of the museum''s Dutch and Flemish collectionCOPENHAGEN.- A groundbreaking publication from the Nivaagaards Malerisamling offers fresh insights into its celebrated collection of Dutch and Flemish paintings. Dutch and Flemish Painting at The Nivaagaard Collection marks the first thorough examination of these 57 masterpieces in over a century, revealing new attributions, revised datings, and deeper context about their creation and conservation. The collection includes works by legendary artists such as Pieter Brueghel II, Rembrandt, Jan Steen, Meindert Hobbema, and Cornelis de Vos. This richly illustrated catalogue brings renewed attention to their significance and provides an in-depth look at their place in the broader history of Dutch and Flemish art. Extensive research for the catalogue uncovered several remarkable findings. Among them was the reunion of a family portrait ... More Exhibition is first complete presentation of the Sparebankstiftelsen DNB's photography collectionLILLEHAMMER.- The exhibition FRAMED invites the audience on an exciting visual journey through the American metropolises of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco in the decades between 1910 and 1980. With a revolutionary new photographic perspective, American photo artists capture the pulsating rhythm of urban life in their images. We encounter people who have just settled in the city, workers, playful children, lovers, strollers, and stranded individuals. Many of today's iconic photographs capture moments of hope, tragedy, happiness, and, above all, the beauty of everyday life. With their urban atmospheres and architectural landscapes, the audience can explore the frames that shape people's lives in the modern metropolis. Often, photo pioneers portray individuals or small groups along ... More Louvre-Lens explores the interplay between art and exile in "EXILS - Regards d'artistes"LENS.- The Louvre-Lens Museum invites visitors to explore the deep connections between art and exile with a multidisciplinary program crafted in collaboration with local communities. From live performances and workshops to sensory experiences and exhibitions, the season highlights the universal and evolving nature of exile throughout history and its expression in art. The centerpiece of the program is the exhibition EXILS Regards dartistes, running through January 2025. Curated by Dominique de Font-Réaulx, the exhibition examines the theme of exile across centuries, weaving together nearly 200 artworks and objects. Visitors will encounter works from ancient myths and foundational narratives to contemporary art, illustrating how exile shapes and reflects the human experience. Through themes of departure, uprooting, encounters, ... More Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles announces winter 2025 exhibitionsLOS ANGELES, CA.- Following a major 2023 24 museum survey and an acclaimed public commission, Charles Gaines returns to his hometown of Los Angeles to present a new series of his signature Plexiglas works and watercolors at Hauser & Wirth West Hollywood. With his first LA solo exhibition since 2019, Gaines will deliver the most elaborate treatment yet of his Numbers and Trees series, combining first-time variations of his celebrated systems that culminate in explosively colorful and complex works. Consisting of eight largescale triptychs, the new Plexiglas works are based on photographs of baobab trees that the artist shot during a trip to Tanzania in 2023. Exacting and intricate, these monumental pieces unfold in sequence, each one evolving to unravel the mystery of representation while challenging the limits of our perceptual ... More The Finnish Museum of Photography presents an exhibition of photographs by Tuomo ManninenHELSINKI.- Since the mid-1990s, Tuomo Manninen has photographed groups of people in dozens of cities around the world. Manninen's photographs depict a wide variety of groups: bodybuilders, tax officials, balloon vendors, tram drivers, church choir members, barbers and professors. Group portraits show how we don't always think about the groups to which each of us belongs because we can belong to a group either by choice or by definition. For Manninen, appreciation of the people being photographed and an active dialogue with them is the starting point for every photograph. The group portrait series was inspired by the artist's desire to create photographs that draw attention to the diverse and often surprising activities that people do in different cities. Group portraits are both documentary and constructed at the same ... More 2025 exhibitions at The Blanton Museum of ArtAUSTIN, TX.- Home to Ellsworth Kellys temple of light Austin, an impressive collection of over 21,000 works, and grounds designed by the award-winning architecture firm Snøhetta, under the 10+ years leadership of Simone Wicha the Blanton has established itself as one of the leading US museums, while also becoming an essential community place for Austins rapidly growing population. In 2025, the Museum will welcome shows including artists famed modernists Arshile Gorky and Isamu Noguchi; celebrated Old Masters like El Greco and Velázquez; and the most cutting-edge voices of today like Chinese multimedia artist Cao Fei. Major upcoming exhibitions include: In Creative Harmony: Three Artistic Partnerships (February 16July 20, 2025) shines a light on the Blantons curatorial excellency, bringing together three of their ... More New ceramic works by Terri Kern on view at the Taft Museum of ArtCINCINNATI, OH.- What does nature teach us about the ability to embrace lifes challenges? Local ceramic artist Terri Kern explores the theme of resilience in her latest creations in an intimate exhibition located in the Sinton Gallery at the Taft Museum of Art in downtown Cincinnati. Inspired by the natural world, her symbolic works of art tell stories of love, loss, triumph, and hardship. For the pieces in this exhibition, Kern also sought inspiration from a variety of objects in the Taft Museum of Arts collection, including Chinese porcelains, Italian maiolica, and European timepieces and portrait miniatures. Much like her ceramics, these richly decorated objects are functional and beautiful, fragile yet resilient. Associate Curator Ann Glasscock, PhD, shared, Kern weaves the concept of resilience in her ceramics, which tells stories of lifes twists ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, French-American sculptor and painter Louise Bourgeois was born December 25, 1911. Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (25 December 1911 - 31 May 2010) was a French-American artist. Although she is best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art, Bourgeois was also a prolific painter and printmaker. She explored a variety of themes over the course of her long career including domesticity and the family, sexuality and the body, as well as death and the unconscious. In this image: Louise Bourgeois, Blue Bed, 1998. Aquatint, drypoint, engraving, soft-ground etching, and roulette. Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer, 2005.218 © The Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY, Photo: Christopher Burke.
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