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Dallas Museum of Art Names John Easley Chief Development Officer
DALLAS, TX.- Art Daily
Eleventh Annual Edition Artists' Book Fair Opens in New York
NEW YORK.- This fall marks the 11th annual Editions Artists’ Book Fair (EAB), where 64 contemporary art dealers and publishers from six countries will present thousands of art works to the viewing public. Art Daily
Columbia Museum of Art To Receive Major Donation From the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
COLUMBIA, SC.- The Columbia Museum of Art has been selected to receive a gift of fifty works of art from New York collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, with the help of the National Gallery of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Art Daily
MAM Presents Yinka Shonibare, MBE: A Flying Machine for Every Man, Woman and Child
Yinka Shonibare, MBE, Detail from A Flying Machine For Every Man, Woman and Child, 2008. Metal, fabric, resin, leather. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Copyright the artist. Art Daily
Aspen Art Museum Presents ARAC@AAM: Anderson Ranch
Milton Rosa-Ortiz, Piety, 2006. Courtesy of the artist. ASPEN, CO.- Art Daily
Feminist Works from Brooklyn Museum's Collection At Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
Suzanne Opton (American, b. 1945), Soldier: Claxton – 120 days in Afghanistan, Fort Drum, NY, 2005, Digital print, Edition 1 of 5, 32 X 40 in. (81.3 c 101.6 cm), Gift of Rudolph DeMasi, by exchange, Photo: courtesy of the artist. Art Daily
Delaware Art Museum Presents Third Annual Miniatures Exhibition
The Attack upon the Chew House (miniature in progress), 2008, Dana Pyle, Jr., inspired by a painting by Howard Pyle (1853-1911), Mixed-media diorama, Courtesy of the artist, 2008. Art Daily
Art Forum Berlin: More Collectos - More Curators - More Journalists
Mike Bouchet, Triple, 2008, 140 x 200 cm, Oil On Canvas, Courtesy Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris. BERLIN.- The Art Forum Berlin – the International Fair for Contemporary Art – is expanding its international visitor program this year. Art Daily
Artist Couples - Love, Art and Passion Opens at Wallraf-Richartz-Museum
Natalia Gontscharowa (1881–1962), Arbeiten auf einem Kartoffelacker (Kartoffelernte), um 1908/09. [Plantation de pommes de terre (Récolte de pommes de terre)]. Öl auf Leinwand, 111 x 131 cm. Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée national d’art moderne / Centre de création industrielle. Art Daily
Museum für Angewandte Kunst Koln Opens New Design Department
Piet Mondrian, Composition VIII, 1920, Sammlung Winkler. Foto: Sasa Fuis Photographie Köln. COLOGNE.- On 31 October 2008, the Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln will open its new design department. Art Daily
Raphael's Masterpiece "Madonna of the Goldfinch" Presented Fully Restored After Ten Years
"Madonna of the Goldfinch" by Raphael. Left image is before the restoration. Right image after the ten year restoration. EFE. FLORENCE.- Art Daily
And the Wankley Award goes to... The Daily Tele photo gallery monkey
Daily Telegraph photo gallery monkey, we present you with this week's Wankley Award. Crikey
Nature’s wonders in vivid colours
BE amazed by vivid portrayals of nature’s wonders at Penang-born artist Lau Tat Hong’s first solo exhibition, entitled Fascinating Scenery, at Galeri Seni Mutiara in Armenian Street, George Town. The Star
Museum returns painting found to be Nazi loot
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has sent a painting by cubist Fernand Leger back to the heirs of a Jewish art collector in France, after concluding it had been stolen by the Nazis. MSNBC
A Panoramic View of the City, Framed With Art
A new exhibition at the Queens Museum of Art juxtaposes drawings by Stephen Talasnik with its New York panorama, which has long inspired Mr. Talasnik?s work. New York Times
Carving a niche at Halloween
As soon as she opens the lid, Linda Kuebler's toolbox looks like one-stop shopping to fix the Frankenstein monster. There are woodcarving gadgets and dental picks. There are X-Acto knives and pottery-sculpting utensils. With any luck, you might even find a spare ice cream scoop, a potato peeler or a power drill. The News-Times
Crafting a better environment
ASU students joined the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Saturday in the Eco Fair Family Day, an event hoping to focus the community's attention on environmental issues. ASU Ram Page
Raphael's 'Goldfinch' ready for its comeback
A Raphael masterpiece that survived the collapse of a palace and centuries of decay is ready to be put back on display in Florence after a 10-year restoration. The "Madonna of the Goldfinch" will be returned to the Uffizi gallery in the Tuscan city with the... San Francisco Chronicle
Hey punk, that poster's off to auction
Punk rock is on the block - make that the auction block. Memorabilia from some of punk rock's biggest acts and seminal moments - including a scrawled flyer for one of the Clash's first shows and publicity photos signed by the Sex Pistols - is headed for a... San Francisco Chronicle
ARTS 11:30 a.m. — Kie Susuico exhibit reception today at Bank of Guam
11:30 a.m., Oct. 31 — A reception for the opening of the art exhibit featuring local artist Kie Suscuico will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Bank of Guam headquarters, Hagåtña. Pacific Daily News
In Russia, Increasing Unease Over Economy
Plummeting oil prices and a 70 percent descent in stock markets have caused Russia to spend its cash reserves faster than anybody imagined. New York Times
October 31, 2008
Today's Wall Street Journal drama column is devoted to a pair of shows playing in alternating repertory at Cleveland's Great Lakes Theater Festival, Into the Woods and Macbeth . Both are excellent, while the company's new theater, which just opened, is sumptuous. Here's an excerpt. Arts Journal