Color in Flux: Exhibition on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Weserburg

BREMEN.- The exhibition on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Weserburg explores how artists since Jackson Pollock have dealt with free-flowing paint. Works by the most important representatives of Abstract Expressionism and Color Field Painting will be compared with works by younger artists. Highlighting the exhibition will be new works developed in situ by Katharina Grosse, K.H. Hödicke, Peter Zimmermann, Nicolás Uriburu, Rainer Splitt, and others. In the late 1940s, the American painter Jackson Pollock ventured a simple and at the [...]

Monique van Genderen Explores Elements of Narrative at Galerie Michael Janssen

BERLIN.- Galerie Michael Janssen presents its second solo exhibition by L.A.-based artist Monique van Genderen. Entitled The Gentle Art of Making Enemies the exhibition alludes to the book of the same name by James Abbot McNeill Whistler. First published in 1892 it is an account of personal revenges between Whistler and the art critic John Ruskin who criticized Whistler‘s painting Nocturne in Black and Gold, exhibited in the Grosvenor Gallery in London in 1877, as „unfinished“ and as „a pot [...]

Exceptional Group of Modern and Contemporary Artworks on Offer at artnet Auctions

NEW YORK, NY.- artnet Auctions offers continuous online auctions of fine art, prints and photographs. There is currently an outstanding collection by leading contemporary artists like Christo, Robert Graham, Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol and others on offer. Untitled (Inverted Crucifix), 1984, by Keith Haring is the top lot in the sale. This 60 x 60 inch painting in day-glo orange acrylic is offered in pristine condition for the serious collector (estimate: $850,000-$1,200,000). Other contemporary highlights include a blackboard painting by [...]

An Exhibition of Works on Paper by 8 Contemporary Artists at Jill Newhouse

NEW YORK, NY.- Karen Wilkin is a well-known curator and critic specializing in modernism. A regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and the New Criterion, she is Contributing Editor for Art for the Hudson Review and the author of monographs on Giorgio Morandi, Hans Hofmann, Stuart Davis, David Smith, Anthony Caro, and Helen Frankenthaler. Ms. Wilkin has organized numerous exhibitions internationally. She teaches in the MFA program of the New York Studio School. “The eight artists in this exhibition [...]

Works by Phyllis Bramson & Judith Geichman at Carrie Secrist Gallery

CHICAGO, IL.- The Carrie Secrist Gallery presents, Then is Now, a dual exhibition featuring works by Phyllis Bramson and Judith Geichman. The exhibit will open on March 20th and run through April 24th. Both Bramson and Geichman are interested in unconventional beauty and a certain kind of visual clarity in their work. Additionally, they share several common sources including including Chinoiserie, Toile de Jou, Chinese scholar rocks, Rococo, abstraction, and elements of collage. Yet for all their similarities these two [...]

Christie’s Sale Presents Exciting Selection of Post-War & Contemporary Art

NEW YORK, NY.- Attracting both new and seasoned collectors alike, Christie’s First Open sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art will offer a stimulating selection of paintings, prints, photographs, and sculptures on March 11. Presenting an exciting mid-season collecting opportunity, First Open showcases works by some of the most desired contemporary artists of our time, including Helen Frankenthaler, Barbara Kruger, Yayoi Kusama, Glenn Ligon, Gabriel Orozco, Cindy Sherman, Wayne Thiebaud, Fred Tomaselli, and Andy Warhol among many others. The sale will [...]

Works on Paper by Helen Frankenthaler on View at Ameringer/McEnery/Yohe

NEW YORK, NY.- Ameringer/McEnery/Yohe is presenting an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Helen Frankenthaler (b. 1928). “Helen Frankenthaler” will remain on view through January 23, 2010. This marks the fourth exhibition of the artist’s work at Ameringer/McEnery/Yohe. Helen Frankenthaler is one of the country’s most distinguished living artists. Born in New York City in 1928, Frankenthaler attended the Dalton School where she studied under Rufino Tamayo and later graduated from Bennington College in Vermont. Upon returning to [...]

American Color Field Artist, Kenneth Noland, Dies at the Age of 85

PORT CLYDE, ME.- The New York Times has reported that American color field artist Kenneth Noland has died at the age of 85. The artist’s wife, Paige Rense, told the New York Times that the cause of death was cancer. Noland was born in Asheville, North Carolina. A veteran of World War II he joined the U.S. Air Force in 1942. After his discharge four years later, Noland took advantage of the G.I. Bill to study art at Black Mountain [...]