Thomas Lawrence Retrospective Showcases Dazzling Portraits of High Society in Regency London

NEW HAVEN, CT.- The Yale Center for British Art is the only North American venue for a landmark retrospective of the great Regency painter, Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830). On view from February 24, 2011 through –June 5, 2011, Thomas Lawrence: Regency Power and Brilliance showcases outstanding works by the most important British portrait painter of his generation. It also explores the development of Lawrence’s career as one of the most celebrated and influential artists in Europe in the early nineteenth century. [...]

Gauguin Masterpiece Leads Christie’s Auction of Impressionist and Modern Art in London

LONDON.- The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Auction and the sale of The Art of the Surreal will take place on 9 February 2011 at 7pm with a pre-sale estimate of £73,880,000 to £109,060,000 (corresponding estimate in 2010: £56.5 million to £80.8 million). This is the second highest pre-sale estimate for the February Impressionist sales at Christie’s in London. The leading highlight of the sales is Nature morte à “L’Espérance”, an historically important still life painted by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) [...]

Portraits in the Presence of Marina Abramovic by Marco Anelli to Be Published by Aperture

NEW YORK, NY.- After becoming an internet sensation, Marco Anelli’s powerful portraits of sitters in the historic 2010 Marina Abramovic performance at the Museum of Modern Art are now collected and available in their entirety in the Aperture monograph, Portraits in the Presence of Marina Abramovic. The centerpiece of The Artist is Present, the landmark retrospective of this pioneer of performance art’s oeuvre, was Abramovic herself, who sat silently in the museum’s atrium inviting visitors to take a seat across [...]

Hirshhorn Launches iPhone App, the First by a Smithsonian Art Museum

WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden announces the release of a mobile application for “Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers,” the first major retrospective of the artist’s work in the United States in nearly 30 years. This is the first mobile application offered to the public by a Smithsonian art museum, representing a commitment to technology that enriches the experience of visitors on- and off-site. The Klein application is available in the iTunes App Store for [...]