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Painting by Salvador Dalí, Made in the U.S., on Temporary Loan to the Dalí Foundation

GIRONA.- The Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí presented the loan of the work Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pommegranate One Minute Before Awakening (1944), from the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Madrid). The oil painting will be exhibited at the Drawings Room (number 6) of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres from 9 February until 2 May 2010. The... [Read more of this review]

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Nicolas Sarkozy’s Father Exhibits Painting of Carla Bruni in Budapest

BUDAPEST.- Artist and father of French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, Pal Sarkozy, and publicist Werner Hornung, who have united their artistic creations under the name “Digital Fine Art” – based on a mixture of traditional drawings and digital techniques- inaugurated their exhibition titled ‘Out of Mind, 4 hands for 1 creation’ at... [Read more of this review]

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Bob Dylan on Canvas: Exclusive Show of His Very First Works on Canvas

LONDON.- Halcyon Gallery presents an exclusive exhibition of Bob Dylan’s first paintings on canvas, based on drawings and sketches made while on the road during the period of 1989 – 1992. These paintings are the grand finale of The Drawn Blank Series and testament to his artistic progression: from drawings to works on paper and now finally to... [Read more of this review]

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Gagosian Presents Major Group Exhibition Celebrating JG Ballard’s “Crash”

LONDON.- Gagosian Gallery London will present “Crash,” a major group exhibition opening on 11 February 2010, which takes its title from the famous novel by JG Ballard. Ballard’s novels stand among the most visionary, provocative literature of the twentieth century, with his ominous predictions regarding the fate of Western culture... [Read more of this review]

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Anselm Kiefer Installation an International Coup for the Art Gallery of Ontario

TORONTO.- Acclaimed international artist Anselm Kiefer’s monumental installation Palmsonntag (Palm Sunday) is coming to the Art Gallery of Ontario this March. Kiefer, known for his epic themes and operatic flair, will be adapting and adding to the installation for its Canadian premiere at the AGO, opening March 4 and continuing through August 1. Palmsonntag... [Read more of this review]

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Art Market

Sotheby’s Presents Its Second Sale of Turkish Contemporary Art

LONDON.- After the success of Sotheby’s inaugural auction of Turkish Contemporary Art in March 2009, which realised a total of £1.3 million and attracted bidders and buyers from across the globe, Sotheby’s London announced that it will stage its second sale in this collecting category, on Thursday, 15 April, 2010. The forthcoming sale will present... [Read more of this review]

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Christie’s New York to Sell Major Works from the Collection of the Late Michael Crichton

LONDON.- Christie’s is honored to announce that it will offer at auction this spring in New York major works from the collection of the late Michael Crichton. Best-selling author and screenwriter, film director and producer, Crichton is renowned for his terrifying and sometimes controversial scientific thrillers such as The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic... [Read more of this review]

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Gauguin Tahitian Masterpiece on Sale at TEFAF Maastricht

HELVOIRT.- One of Paul Gauguin’s last major works is to be offered for sale by the leading international art dealer Dickinson for a price in the region of €18 million (US$26 million) at TEFAF Maastricht. Gauguin created this painting during a final burst of creativity following his retreat to a remote Pacific island as far away from civilisation... [Read more of this review]

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Painting of Haiti Capital to Sell at Bonhams to Aid Damaged Country

NEW YORK, NY.- An oil painting of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, by Louis Aston Knight (American, 1873-1948), is estimated to sell for $6,000-9,000 at Bonhams in New York and will aid AmeriCares, the nonprofit global health and disaster relief organization currently working in Haiti. Born in Paris, Louis Knight studied there under Robert-Fleury... [Read more of this review]

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Over 2 Million Dollars Raised at Art Auction Benefiting Homeless Children

NEW YORK, NY.- A special benefit including a performance by world-renowned opera artist Jessye Norman and an auction of works donated by eminent contemporary artists has raised more than $2,075,000 for The Family Resource Center, a program of the New York City-based Partnership for the Homeless. The benefit and auction were made possible by the generosity... [Read more of this review]

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Artists & People

High Museum of Art Names Artist Renee Stout as David C. Driskell Prize Winner

ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art has named artist Renee Stout as the 2010 recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize. Named after the renowned African American artist and art scholar, the Driskell Prize is an annual award that recognizes a scholar or artist in the beginning or middle of his or her career whose work makes an original and important... [Read more of this review]

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Hamza Walker and Artur Zmijewski Win $100,000 Ordway Prize

NEW YORK, NY.- Creative Link for the Arts and the New Museum have announced Hamza Walker, the Director of Education and Associate Curator at Chicago’s Renaissance Society, and Polish artist Artur Żmijewski, as the recipients of the Ordway Prize. An international panel of Nominators and a Jury of leading arts world figures-led by Jennifer McSweeney,... [Read more of this review]

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Marika Rivera, Daughter of Artist Diego Rivera, Dies in England

LONDON.- Marika Rivera, a daughter of the Mexican artist Diego Rivera, has died in England, her son said Tuesday. She was 90. She died Jan. 14 of advanced dementia at Chestnut House nursing home in Charlton Down, England, said David Phillips, her son by her second marriage. Rivera, a film and stage actress who had little contact with or support from... [Read more of this review]

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Design & Architecture

Yona Friedman, Thomas Lommée, and Navid Nuur Exhibiti at Stroom

THE HAGUE.- The exhibition ‘Up to You’ brings together the work of architect Yona Friedman, designer Thomas Lommée and artist Navid Nuur. Very consciously they deploy aspects such as time and coincidence in their work. This is something the society we live in is not prepared for. Our society is built on security, represented by ideal images... [Read more of this review]

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Carsten Holler Presents New Series of Huge Complex Mushroom Replicas

ROTTERDAM.- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen stages Carsten Höller’s exhibition Divided Divided. The popular contemporary artist is creating a 1,500 m2 installation especially for the museum. What’s more, visitors can spend the night in the Revolving Hotel Room. All the works on show are based on a simple mathematical formula that divides and re-divides... [Read more of this review]

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United States, British Architects Win Israel’s Wolf Prize

JERUSALEM.- British and American architects were named winners of Israel’s prestigious Wolf Prize. The Wolf Foundation said Wednesday that British architect David Chipperfield is being recognized for overseeing the reconstruction of Berlin’s Neues Museum in a building that had been abandoned since World War II. His new building incorporated... [Read more of this review]

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Photography

Shaped by War: Photographs by Don McCullin at The Imperial War Museum

MANCHESTER.- Imperial War Museum North in Manchester presents the largest ever UK exhibition about the life and work of Don McCullin, one of the world’s most acclaimed photographers, to mark his 75th year. Many items are on public display for the very first time. For more than 50 years, McCullin’s images have shaped our awareness of modern conflict... [Read more of this review]

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Getty Announces Survey of Developments in Photographic Representations of Food

LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum presents In Focus: Tasteful Pictures, a survey of important technological and aesthetic developments in photographic representations of food, on view at the Getty Center from April 6–August 22, 2010. Photographers have been enticed by the subject of food since the earliest years of the medium. Drawn entirely... [Read more of this review]

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Celebrity Photographer Felice Quinto Dies at 80 in Rockville

ROCKVILLE, MD.- Felice Quinto, a renowned celebrity photographer and the likely model for the character Paparazzo in Federico Fellini’s 1960 film “La Dolce Vita,” has died. He was 80. Quinto died of pneumonia on Jan. 16 in Rockville, his wife, Geraldine Quinto, said Monday. Quinto often was referred to as the “king of the paparazzi”... [Read more of this review]

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