Contemporary Art Dealer’s Gift to the British
February 28, 2009
Jackie Wullschlager at FT.com, in its section on art collecting, offers a landmark article ‘An Art Dealer’s Gift to the British’: “At a rowdy Gilbert and George opening in the mid-1970s, the two artists known as the “living sculptures” dared Anthony d’Offay, a shy, fusty dealer in English art, to kiss Anne Seymour, then one of Tate’s most brilliant young curators. Thirty years later, Anne and Anthony d’Offay’s unparalleled international collection of modern and contemporary art is about to go public in a series of 20 exhibitions to be staged up and down Britain,... Read more »
‘Works on Paper’ Shows New Art This Weekend in New York
February 26, 2009
Perhaps because works on paper have traditionally been called ‘minor works’, the 21st rendering of the ‘Works on Paper’ art show in New York City might make a major mark. The reference of ‘minor works’ refers to a comparison to oils on canvas which usually steal the limelight and the wall space in galleries, mostly for economic reasons. However, as curators can tell you, that ‘minor’ tag mostly relates to the price tag, rather than the artistic quality of the artwork itself. So, given the more affordable nature of works on paper, this weekend with... Read more »
Ann Arbor Art Fair
February 19, 2009
Ann Arbor Art Fair will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary on July 15-18, 2009. The mission of the Ann Arbor Art Fair is to increase public knowledge and appreciation for contemporary fine arts and fine crafts by creating opportunities that connect artists with the general public to their mutual benefit, culminating in a top-quality juried street art fair. This 50th Art Fair will feature 174 juried artists, eight New Artists from local universities and colleges, and the Potters Guild. While it is one of the biggest fairs in the country already, this year it promises to be more splendid than... Read more »
Van Gogh Museum Holds World’s Prime Collection of His Art
February 9, 2009
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, hold the world’s largest collection of art work by artist Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890). Prolific Painter Even though Van Gogh was only active as a painter for a decade, today he is one of the most famous artists. In that decade that Van Gogh was a painter, i.e. 1880-1890, he was an extra-ordinarily prolific artist. As well, he rapidly developed from novice to master artist. Of the works Van Gogh created, 860 paintings, almost 1200 works on paper have been preserved. The vast majority, i.e. 201 paintings and 437 drawings, sketches and... Read more »
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