Art Basel 41 ~ Art Films
April 27, 2010
The Art Film program at Art 41 Basel again features a varied program of films by and about artists, screened at the Stadtkino Basel. The nightly program from Tuesday to Friday, curated by film scholar Marc Glöde (Berlin), presents films by artists including Michaela Meise, Guy Ben-Ner, Korpys/Löffler, Sean Snyder, Clemens von Wedemeyer, Ryan Gander, Jeanne Faust, Cerith Wyn Evans, and Gerhard Richter and has been sub-divided into four evenings with different themes. On Saturday evening, This Brunner, the Zurich film connaisseur, will present “Women Without Men” (2009) by Shirin Neshat which... Read more »
Bergen Biennial Conference – Upcoming September
July 8, 2009
This Fall the art world in Scandinavia will gather in response to existing plans in Bergen to establish a biennial in the city in 2011. The three-day conference will constitute one of the most extensive discussion about biennials to date.It will take place in Bergen Kunsthall, Norway. BERGEN KUNSTHALL BERGEN BIENNIAL CONFERENCE 17. SEPTEMBER – 20. SEPTEMBER 2009 Rasmus Meyers alle 5 5015 Bergen Norway The Bergen Biennial Conference will bring together an international group of curators, critics, artists, and thinkers so as to benefit from their discussions... Read more »
Art Basel 40: first 2009 art show video
June 11, 2009
Art Basel 40 is in full swing this weekend. Enjoy this art reporting video, highlighting some of the more interesting features of this international art show. Walkthrough of the Art Unlimited sector with large-scale installations, video projections, and massive sculptures at Art 40 Basel International Art Fair in Basel, Switzerland. Art 40 Basel, Art Unlimited section. Impressions from the preview. This video is part 1. Stay tuned for part 2. Read More →
Art Basel 40: The prime 2009 art event is just a week away
June 2, 2009
Art 40 Basel | The 40th anniversary of the premier international art show The 40th edition of Art Basel takes place in the culturally rich city of Basel, Switzerland, from June 10 through June 14, 2009. As the world’s premier art show, Art Basel marks the annual reunion of the international artworld. This year, more than 300 exhibiting galleries from all over the globe were selected from a record number of more than 1,100 applications, and will be showing works by over 2,500 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The Art Unlimited hall, with its 60 large-scale projects, and the Public Art Projects... Read more »
Famous Art Quotes by Spanish Artist Juan Gris
March 29, 2009
Famous Art Quotes by Spanish Artist Juan Gris Since it’s his birthday today, let’s celebrate the Spanish Artist Juan Gris, by highlighting some of his most famous art quotes. As you may have read in my recent article on Juan Gris had a distinct role in the art movement of cubism. The Violin, 1916 Juan Gris Buy this Fine Art Giclee Print, from Art.com Famous Art Quotes by Spanish Artist Juan Gris I always pet a dog with my left hand because if he bit me I’d still have my right hand to paint with. I prefer the emotion that corrects the rule. You are lost the moment... Read more »
Art 40 Basel: World Art Show Anniversary
March 17, 2009
Art 40 Basel: World Art Show Anniversary In my mind Art Basel is the premier international art show in the world. And this year, on its 40th anniversary year, it will do doubt out-do itself in splendor. As per usual, the 40th edition of Art Basel takes place in the culturally-rich city of Basel, Switzerland. The show will be on June 10 – June 14, 2009. Mark that week, and if you can, go there. As the world’s most important art show, Art Basel is an annual reunion of the international art world. This year’s 300 exhibiting galleries from all over the globe were selected from a record number... Read more »
Cubist Artist Juan Gris
March 11, 2009
Spanish Cubist Artist Juan Gris (1887-1927) was born in Madrid, with his original name Jose Victoriano Gonzalez. Gris was one of the lead artists in the cubist movement. As a painter, Gris was part of the ‘School of Paris’ (Ecole de Paris) -movement. Gris’s subject-matter was always his immediate surroundings: he produced still lifes composed of simple, everyday objects, portraits of friends, and occasionally landscapes or cityscapes. Biography Juan Gris A highly intelligent man, Juan Gris initially went to study engineering in Madrid in 1902. Then in about 1904, he switched... Read more »
Pablo Picasso Paintings: Blue Period
March 9, 2009
Well-illustrated analysis of Pablo Picasso paintings: blue period, 1901-1904. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Spanish; School of Paris painter, sculptor, etcher, lithographer, ceramist and designer; influenced 20th century art enormously; worked in an unprecedented variety of styles. Picasso’s art is categorized into periods. The most well-known periods in his work are the Blue Period, the Rose Period (1905–1907), the African-influenced Period (1908–1909), Analytic Cubism (1909–1912), and Synthetic Cubism (1912–1919). Names of many of his later periods are not as clearly defined. The Years... Read more »
Gerhard Richter ‘Abstract Paintings’ on Show in Europe
March 2, 2009
Gerhard Richter Concurrent Art Shows 2009 The Abstract Art of Gerhard Richter (1932-, Dresden) is currently on show everywhere in Europe, it seems: * Richter en France, Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble, France March 07 2009 – June 01 2009 * Gerhard Richter. Abstract Paintings, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany February 27 2009 – May 17 2009 * Gerhard Richter. Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK February 26 2009 – May 31 2009 * Overpainted Photographs, Centre de la photographie, Geneva, Switzerland February 20 2009 – April... Read more »
Iconic Degas Sculpture ‘Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans’ On the Market
January 8, 2009
The important & iconic sculpture Petite danseuse de quatorze ans by impressionist artist Edgar Degas will be offered for sale in Sotheby’s next Art Evening Auction of Impressionist and Modern Art in London on the 3rd of February 2009. Article Update February 3, 2009: The Degas sculpture was sold for £13,257,250, far exceeding pre-auction estimates of £9 – 12 million. ‘Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans’ is one of the most ambitious and iconic of Degas’s works and a groundbreaking sculpture from the Impressionist period. The bronze cast to be offered at Sotheby’s... Read more »
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