Until January 23rd in London
Beatles to Bowie: the 60s Exposed - Beatles to Bowie explores the
leading pop music personalities who helped create ‘Swinging London' in
the 1960s. At the National Portrait Gallery in London, England
Until January 24th in London
Beatles to Bowie: the 60's Exposed. Leading pop music
personalities who helped create "Swinging London" in the 1960's.
Bringing together 150 photographs and memorabilia
illustrating how image, music, fashion and performance combined to
make these musicians icons of their time and London the world's most
important cultural capital. The exhibition includes classic
images of groups such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks
and The Who along with early portraits of singers Cliff Richard, Billy
Fury, Marianne Faithful, Jimi Hendrix and David Bowie. All at
the National Portrait Gallery, London, England
Until January 24th in London
Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler - This major exhibition
explores Aztec (Mexica) civilization through the divine, military and
political role of the last elected ruler, Moctezuma. At the
British Museum, London, England
Until January 24th in The
Netherlands
Cezanne - Picasso - Mondriaan - For the first time since
1956, the works of Cézanne, Picasso and Mondriaan are on display in
a Dutch museum. The Gemeentemuseum in The Hague devotes this unique
exhibition to the father of modern art, Paul Cézanne. Although
Cézanne (1839-1906) is regarded as an impressionist, he was not
concerned with depicting fleeting impressions. His interest lay in
the object itself, as he sought to penetrate to its core with his
knowledge of form, composition and color. It was this approach and
other facets of his work that laid the first foundations of modern
art. His paintings are shown alongside works by Pablo Picasso,
who considered himself the artistic heir of Cézanne, and Piet
Mondriaan, who was strongly influenced by both artists. Never
before could museum visitors see works by Cézanne, Picasso and
Mondriaan alongside one another. At Gemeentemuseum The Hague
Through January 25th in
California
Ingres's Comtesse d'Haussonville - On loan from the Frick
Collection as part of an art exchange program. The Norton Simon
Museum presents a special installation of Jean-Auguste-Dominique
Ingres's stunning portrait of Comtesse d'Haussonville, 1845, on loan
from the Frick Collection in New York. This portrait of the
Comtesse, a young woman known as Louise, Princess de Broglie, is the
first loan from The Frick in an art exchange program between the
venerable New York institution and the Norton Simon Foundations.
This captivating, large scale work has never before traveled to
California. Two related preparatory drawings from The Frick's
Collections will accompany the work. Pasadena,
California
Until January 31st in Spain
Arts and Culture - Eros - The Thyssen Bornemisza Museum in Madrid
and the Caja Madrid Foundation present this exhibition dedicated
to sexual desire and its different aspects as expressed through art.
The exhibition is inspired by the ideas on eroticism of the French
writer Georges Bataille. It includes 121 works (including
paintings, sculptures, photographs and videos) arranged in several
rooms dedicated to each of the myths of Eros. The
recommended visit also proposes a "journey" through the various
artistic movements such as Romanticism, Symbolism and Surrealism.
Madrid, Spain
Until January 31st in Brussels
The Orchid Pavilion: The Art of Writing in China -
Masterpieces from the Forbidden City and other great Chinese
collections illustrate the origins, development and continuity of
Chinese writing and calligraphy. The spotlight will be on The
Orchid Pavilion, a historic event from the year 353, which has
inspired all Chinese calligraphers from the Tang Dynasty to present
day. At the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
Brussels
Until January 31st, 2010 in Amsterdam
At the Russian Court - The first exhibition at the newly renovated Hermitage
Amsterdam presents 1,800 treasures from the State Hermitage Museum in St
Petersburg and centres on a day at the Russian court: an
official reception given by the Tsar and his family, with the accompanying
ceremony. The exhibition is set in the 19th century because at that time court
ceremony was at its height and the Russian tsars and their court held a great
appeal for other European monarchs and nobles. The exhibition will be a
‘fountain’ of Russian, West European and exotic objects which together present a
cross section of the rich collections of the State Hermitage Museum. Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
Until January
31st in Dublin
A Light in the Darkness - Turner's Watercolors & Silhouettes and
Miniatures at the National Gallery of Ireland. Celebrate the
New Year with a visit to the National Gallery’s annual Turner
watercolour exhibition, ‘A Light in the Darkness’, featuring the
Vaughan Bequest of 31 of the artist’s most striking views painted
during his later European tours: The Doge’s Palace in Venice, Lake
Lucerne, and the Fortresses at Bellinzona in Switzerland.
Complementing the Turner display throughout January is an exquisite
collection of portrait silhouettes and miniature paintings from the
Mary A. McNeill Bequest. These delicate likenesses, painted in
watercolour on ivory or enamel on copper, were popular in Turner’s day
and were prized as keepsakes and sometimes worn as jewellery. A fully
illustrated brochure complementing the display of miniatures is
available from the Gallery Shop. Dublin, Ireland
Until January 31st in London
Turner and the Masters at the Tate Britain. Featuring around
100 works, Turner and the Masters will exhibit Turner’s greatest
paintings alongside works by the old masters and contemporaries that
he hoped to imitate or rival, including Rubens and Rembrandt. London,
England
Currently until February 7th in Denmark
Faith, Hope and Love - Jacob Holdt’s America - Louisiana’s
exhibition “Faith, Hope and Love - Jacob Holdt’s America” presents
Holdt’s insistent, heart-rending photographs from the 1970s until today,
including photographs from his most recent American journey in 2009. The
exhibition can be seen as a pictorial narrative of a USA through the
decades to which few people have been so close. Many of the
exhibition’s more than 200 pictures have not been shown before, and the
exhibition demonstrates how Jacob Holdt’s sensitive photographs are far
more wide-ranging than pure documentarism.
Humlebæk,
Denmark
Through February 2010, explore the fascinating relationship
between food and faith at the Jewish
Museum in Berlin: the exhibition "Kosher & Co. - On Religion and
Food" reveals how religion and customs have influenced the eating habits of
many believers worldwide to the present day. You will also discover where the
term "kosher" came from, why Muslims and Buddhists don’t drink alcohol, and why
Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving. Berlin, Germany
To February 7th in New York
Velazquez Rediscovered - A special exhibition at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, will feature a newly identified painting by Velazquez,
Portrait of a Man, formerly ascribed by the Museum to the workshop of
Velazquez and recently reattributed to the master himself following
its cleaning and restoration.. It will be shown alongside other
works from the Museum's superior collection of works by the great
Spanish painter. New York, New York
Through February 8th, 2010 in Los Angeles
The Chimaera of Arezzo - One of the greatest masterpieces of Etruscan art
comes to the Getty Villa on rare loan from the National Archaeological Museum
in Florence. Meet the Chimaera—the fire-breathing hybrid monster of ancient
myth—and explore how the creature and the hero who slew her were portrayed on
vases and cups, coins and rings across five centuries of ancient art. At
the Getty Villa in Los Angeles, California
Through February 8th in Malibu
Reconstructing Identity: A Statue of a God from Dresden -
Returning for an encore presentation, this exhibition examines an
enigmatic Roman statue of a god that was given various identities—and
corresponding heads—over the centuries. Severely damaged during World
War II, the statue was recently reassembled at the Getty Villa and
will return permanently to the Dresden State Art Collections after the
close of the exhibition. At the Getty Villa in Malibu, California
Until February 14th, 2010 in Finland
Tracking Traces in Kiasma - The collection exhibition Tracking
Traces… will open in Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki. The
exhibition examines people, nature and culture through a variety
of traces. Tracks can be found near and far, from the human body to
imagery of advertising and urban space. Tracks may deliberately
or accidentally created marks or indentations that we leave and
encounter every day. Helsinki, Finland
To February 14th in London
The Conversation Piece: Scenes of Fashionable Life - At The Queen’s
Gallery, Buckingham Palace - This new exhibition will provide a
fascinating insight into high-society style and manners, from the time
of Charles I to the reign of Queen Victoria, with paintings by the
greatest exponents of this form of portraiture, including William
Hogarth and Thomas Gainsborough. London, England
Until February 14th
in Brussels
Europalia - Europalia is one of the first European cultural
festivals, with over one million visitors at each edition, has
succumbed to the fascination of the Middle Kingdom. With 50
exhibitions and 450 events in Belgium and abroad, europalia.china
offers a unique opportunity to discover the masterpieces of Chinese
culture in the heart of Europe. The festival will feature more than
1000 Chinese artists and hundreds of pieces shown outside China for
the very first time. Brussels, Belgium
Until February 14th in Amsterdam
Hendrick Avercamp (1585 - 1634): The Little Ice Age - The work of
Hendrick Avercamp is synonymous with winter scenes of ice skating, sleigh
rides, and outdoor games on frozen Dutch canals and waterways, a period
often referred to as “The Little Ice Age.” Though his life and career
spanned only a few years, Avercamp left iconic images of these winter
pastimes. Skating couples, sleigh rides, and children flying about the
ice, as well as Avercamp’s fascinating depictions of men playing kolf
(golf) display his remarkable ability to capture the bustle of life on
frozen water. These images summon the sense of community the Dutch found
on the ice, where relationships between friends and neighbors of all
social classes seemed easier to establish than on the hard soil of the
land. The ice fascinated Avercamp, and his brightly colored and delicately
rendered scenes of lively towns in the middle of winter project a joy and
warmth despite the cold. At the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam - The Netherlands
Until February 21st in Atlanta
Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius - This exhibition will
feature approximately 50 works, including more than 20 sketches and
studies by Leonardo, some of which will be on view in the United
States for the first time. The exhibition will also feature work by
Donatello, Rubens, Verrocchio, and Rustici—including Rustici’s three
monumental bronzes from the façade of the Baptistery in Florence that
comprise “John the Baptist Preaching to a Levite and a Pharisee,”
which was recently restored and has never left Florence. Also included
are works from world-renowned collections, including that of Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Musée du Louvre, the British Museum,
and the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence. At the High
Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia
Until February 22nd at the Huntington
The Color Explosion: Nineteen Century American Lithography from
the Jay T. Last Collection - When a young German playwright named
Alois Senefelder developed a new printmaking process in the 1790s,
little did he know that his discovery would start a communication
revolution. Lithography, or flat-surface printing, transformed the
exchange of information and everyday life for the next century and
beyond. This technique brought art, literature, music, and science to
the masses; gave rise to product advertising and consumer culture;
educated a growing middle class; and turned commercial printing from a
craft into an industry. Lithography also colorized a predominantly
black-and-white publishing world. “The Color Explosion:
Nineteenth-Century American Lithography from the Jay T. Last
Collection” presents about 250 examples of 19th-century American
lithography from The Huntington’s Jay T. Last collection of
lithographic and social history. Advertising posters, art prints,
calendars, certificates, children’s books, color-plate illustrations,
historical views, product labels, sales catalogs, sheet music, toys,
games, and trade cards are just some of the artifacts that will be
included in this comprehensive exhibition. At the Huntington Museum in
San Marino, California
Currently until February 28th in Antwerp
On Horseback! Best known for his equestrian scenes,
Phillips Wouwwerman didn't just paint horses and riders. He
also depicted landscapes with views stretching far into the distance,
playing children and courting couples. Until February 28th in
the Mauritshuis. The World of Phillilps Wouwerman -
Antwerp, The Hague
Through February 28th in
Los Angeles
Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference -
Since Rembrandt's death, scholars and collectors have struggled to
tell the difference between his drawings and those by his pupils and
followers. This major loan exhibition tells this fascinating story and
invites you to find the subtle clues that separate the work of master
and student. Rembrandt and His Pupils draws on recent scholarly
research that has yielded new insights about Rembrandt's work. At the
Getty Center in Los Angeles, California
Through February
28th in Los Angeles
Drawing Life: The Dutch Visual Tradition - See how the master
draftsmen of Dutch art, such as Rembrandt, van Ruisdael, and Cuyp,
captured evocative scenes of city and country life through the
seasons. Featuring 36 Dutch drawings from the Museum's collection,
Drawing Life provides context for the major presentation of
Rembrandt's drawings opening December 8. At the Getty Center in Los
Angeles, California
Currently until March
1st in Scotland
Meet Your Maker - Meet Your Maker takes you behind the scenes of
the Scottish contemporary crafts scene showcasing the work of nine
makers from across Scotland. Working in situ, the makers will
provide a fantastic insight into the processes behind the craft.
Visitors are encouraged to chat with the makers, discuss their
traditions and techniques and take away some ideas for their own
creative work. There will also be the opportunity to purchase work by
the makers. Featured crafts include jewellery-making, silversmithing,
metal design, ceramics and glass work. A full list of makers can be
found at
www.nms.ac.uk/maker - National Museum of Scotland -
Edinburgh, Scotland
Until March, 1st, 2010 in
Portugal
Art Deco Paris, 1925 - At the Gulbenkian Museum’s Temporary
Exhibitions Gallery. This exhibition is based on this
ambiguity – a “singular unit” - gathering only works from the best
artists and the most famous manufactures and ateliers, selected for
the 1925 Exhibition. Many of the works presented there integrate the
current exhibition, such as Spring, from Janniot, a composition
expressly created for the Ruhlmann Pavilion (Hôtel d’un riche
Collectionneur), acquired by Calouste Gulbenkian in 1939 Curators:
Chantal Bizot and Dany Sautot, Lisbon’s Gulbenkian Museum, one of
the world’s great museums and one of Europe’s unsung treasures. Part
of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, it houses a magnificent
collection of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Islamic, Asian, and European
art. Lisbon
Until March 14th in the Netherlands
The Kröller-Müller Museum presents: A procession of sculptures -
ten Dutch sculptors - The Kröller-Müller Museum
presents the exhibition A procession of sculptures– ten Dutch
sculptors. Guest curators Rudi Fuchs and Maarten Bertheux have made a
selection of works by ten Dutch (or Dutch-based) sculptors, who belong
to the generation born during or around the time of the Second World
War. This involves figurative, abstract and, particularly, recent
work. The Kröller-Müller Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday,
from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., the sculpture garden closes at 4.30 p.m.
Until March 21st in England
Ruin and Rebellion: Uncovering the Past at Tutbury Castle -
Finds from recent excavations, drawings and medieval coins illustrate
the history of Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire, England
Until March 24th, 2010 in St.
Petersburg
Enamels of the World 1700 - 2000 from The Khalili Collections - The State
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Until March 29th, 2010 at the Huntington
Impressions of an Age: Dutch and Flemish Prints of the 17th
Century - Since its origins, printmaking has been appreciated by
its practitioners for the speed and economy with which images can be
reproduced. Yet this humble medium reached a technical and aesthetic
highpoint in the Netherlands in the 17th century. Artists renowned for
their painting, such as Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) and Rembrandt
van Rijn (1606–1669), became masters of printmaking, capturing both
intimate subjects and grand scenes with subtlety and richness of
execution. Representing diverse subjects—from the biblical to the
everyday—this intimate exhibition draws upon The Huntington’s own
holdings that testify to their makers’ creativity and skill. At
the Huntington Art Gallery, San Marino, California
Until April 5th in London
Revolution on Paper: Mexican Prints 1910 - 1960 - This
exhibition focuses on Mexican printmaking in the first half of the
20th century, including prints by the "Three greats) of Mexican art:
Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros. The British Museum - London,
England
Until April 5th in Cambridge
Lifetime of Connoisseurship: Graham Pollard and the Study of the
Medal - A diverse display of medals, from 15th Century Italian
craftmanship to contemporary art medals. Fitzwilliam Museum -
Cambridge, England
Until April 5th in Cambridge
Sargent, Sickert, Spencer: Hidden Depths - Works by
three of the most original painters of the late 19th and early 20th
centuries. Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England
Until April 12th in New York
Monet's Water Lilies - Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926) devoted
the last twenty-five years of his life to the portrayal of the
Japanese-style pond that he cultivated on his property in northern
France. The resulting paintings, among them the majestic Water Lilies
of 1914–26, have long held a special status with Museum audiences.
This intimate exhibition brings together the full group of Monet’s
late paintings in MoMA’s collection, along with a few closely related
paintings on loan from other collections. Displaying a gestural
freedom that reveals the artist as an important precursor to Abstract
Expressionism, the Water Lilies continue to resonate with the art and
artists of our time. At the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Until April 18th in Amsterdam
De Nieuwe Kerk - The Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) presents about
300 masterpieces from different collections from the Sultanate from
Oman. Among those pieces there are some from the Ministry of
Inheritance and Culture, Sultan's Armed Forces Museum, the private
Bait Al Zubair museum in Musatand the Museum of the Frankincense land
in Salalah. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
April 24th to February 6th, 2011 in
London
New Royal Portraits exhibition at Windsor Castle - A special
exhibition of royal portraits by Marcus Adams, who photographed four
generations of the Royal Family between 1926 and 1956, will be shown
in the Drawings Gallery at Windsor Castle. The centrepiece of the
exhibition is a charming group of photographs of the very young
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret taken in the late 1920s and 1930s.
Offered exclusively to group visitors, an in-depth Exhibition Talk by
a member of the Royal Collection staff can be added to a day visit.
London, England
Until July 2010 in London
Lady Jane Grey - Lady Jane Grey was nominal Queen of England for
just nine days in 1553 as part of an unsuccessful bid to prevent the
accession of the Catholic Mary Tudor. This new display charts the
posthumous iconography of Lady Jane Grey and explores how works in
print promoted her as an archetypal Protestant heroine and martyr. It
is not known for certain whether a portrait of Lady Jane Grey was
painted during her lifetime. Given that Lady Jane came to prominence
only for a very short period before her death (from July 1553 to
February 1554), there would have been only a small opportunity in
which a portrait from the life could have been painted. The reign and
execution of the 'nine days queen' seems not to have made a
considerable impact on the public consciousness of the day. It was not
until the turn of the seventeenth century that a culture of producing
posthumous portraits of Lady Jane Grey developed. At the
National Portrait Gallery, London, England
FUTURE EXHIBITIONS
. . .
2010
Opening on January 23rd - until April
18th in London
The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters - This landmark
exhibition presenting the work of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) will
focus on the artist's remarkable correspondence. The first major Van
Gogh exhibition in London for over 40 years, this will be a unique
opportunity to gain an insight into the complex mind of Vincent van
Gogh. At the Royal Academy of Arts - London, England
January 26th to April 25 in Vienna
On the trail of Vermeer’s “Painter in his Studio” - In its first
major exhibit of 2010, the Museum of Fine Arts is focusing on Johannes
Vermeer’s “Painter in his Studio” and embarking on a search for art
historic clues. The "Painter in his Studio" is the most famous
and the largest painting by the Dutch Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer
(1632 - 1675). It is one of two allegory paintings that the painter
did between 1666 and 1668. The special thing about this painting is
that its served as a showpiece for potential buyers and it never left
the studio during the painter's lifetime. It is still considered today
to be Vermeer's artistic bequest . The Museum of Fine Arts
illuminates this in its exhibit " Vermeer's painting. Vienna,
Austria
January 31st to April 18th in Germany
Alberto Giacometti: Woman with Chariot. Triumph and Death
- Foundation Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum - Center for International
Sculpture, Duisburg, Germany. I Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum
will present a unique exhibition on the work of the sculptor Alberto
Giacometti (1901 - 1966). With the support of the Fondation
Alberto et Annette Giacometti in Paris as Lehmburuck Museum's academic
and organizational partner, loans from international museums and
private collectors will bring some 120 of the sculptor's works
together in Duisburg. Germany
During January to June in Madrid
At the Museo Nacional del Prado - Temporary exhibitions. The
first temporary exhibition will open in March entitled The Art of
Power , the show was recently on display at the National Gallery
of Art in Washington with a public attendance of almost 250.000
people. During the months of January and February, two temporary
exhibitions will still be open to the public: Maíno and Dutch
Painters at the Prado together with the invited work of the
Rijksmuseum, “The Company of Captain Reijnier Reael”. The last
temporary exhibition before the end of the year will be Turner and
the Masters, currently at the Tate Britain. The venue at the Prado
will open in June. Madrid, Spain
During February in
York
National Railway Museum joins forces with the Netherlands. February
2010 will see the opening of the National Railway Museum’s brand new
exhibition – ‘Once Upon a Tide – North Sea Ferry Tales’. In
partnership with the National Railway Museum in the Netherlands, the
exhibitions will use the Museum’s rich poster collections to explore
the past, present and future of the Harwich-Hook ferry route.
Visitors will be able to explore the personal recollections of
travellers over 100 years of North Sea crossings - from back-packers
and truckers to fine dining and family holidays. Not to be missed is
the opportunity to walk onto the deck of a ‘roll-on roll-off ferry’,
as visitors see the turntable as they have never experienced it
before. York, England
February 4th to
May 9th in Brussels
The Centre for Fine Arts presents El Greco: Domenikos
Theotokopoulos 1900, an exhibition of over 40 works by El
Greco. The exhibition throws light on the European career and
complex artistic evolution of this unique artist.
Universally regarded today as one of the founders of the Spanish
School of painting, El Greco has not, however, always enjoyed that
lofty status: despite his successful career, his dramatic,
expressionist style was viewed with mixed feelings by his
contemporaries. Tastes, moreover, changed around the time of his
death in 1614: Europe fell under the spell of the naturalism of
the Caravaggesque style, which sought to depict reality as it was
and was thus poles apart from El Greco's unique Mannerist talent.
After his death El Greco's work soon went out of fashion and fell
into obscurity. His art was suddenly rejected as old-fashioned.
Things only changed in the early 20th century, when the modern
artistic avant-garde restored his reputation. This rediscovery was
due to three key figures of the Spanish cultural scene of the
time: the art historian Manuel Bartolomé Cossío (who published a
monograph devoted to El Greco in 1908), the Marqués de Vega Inclán
(who established a museum in his honour in Toledo in 1910), and
the photographer Mariano Moreno. The painter's fame soon
flourished again and he has been recognised ever since as an
artistic genius. Brussels
February 7th to May 9th in Basel
Henri Rousseau - With his
spectacular jungle paintings and intriguing images of France, the "Douanier"
Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) became one of the outstanding pathfinders
of modern art. To mark the centenary of his death, the Fondation
Beyeler is presenting an exhibition that includes 40 major works.
On view will be portraits, allegories and landscapes by Rousseau that
influenced such artists as Kandinsky, Léger and Picasso. The
exhibition will focus on Rousseau's fascination with the contrast
between the civilized Western world and a wild, imaginary nature.
Basel Switzerland
February 10th to May 9th in London
Paul Nash: The Elements - Paul Nash, 1889 – 1946, was once
notorious as an English Surrealist, but he is now one of the most
admired of modern British artists. The exhibition will bring together
around sixty of his finest paintings and watercolours, from the whole
of his career. At the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London,
England
February 11th to March 13th in London
Natasha Kissell - Artificial Paradises - A new stream of ideas
carries you away: it will hurtle you along its living cortex for
further minute; and this minute, too, will be an eternity, for the
normal relation between time and the individual has been completely
upset by the multitude and insanity of sensations and ideas.
Artificial Paradises, Charles Baudelaire, 1858 -
Eleven is delighted
to present Artificial Paradises,
a new exhibition by Natasha Kissell. Borrowing its title
from Charles Baudelaire’s eponymous book, this new show opens up
multiple windows into a fanciful world. Kissell embraces an altered
reality, her paintings function like psychedelic visions inviting
viewers into a dream-like space. London, England
February 12th to May 16th in Zurich
Van Gogh - Zurich's Museum of Fine Arts hosts one of the world's
most important private collections - the Stiflung Sammlung E.G. Buhrle.
The collections focuses on French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist
works and other 19th century French painters. Zurich,
Switzerland
February 12th to May 16th in Zurich
Van Gogh, Cézanne, Monet – The Bührle Collection visits the Kunsthaus
Zürich. The private collection of more than 150 pictures and
sculptures is among the most significant of its kind worldwide. It
comprises masterpieces of French Impressionism by such luminaries as
Manet, Cézanne, Monet and van Gogh as well as Picasso, and includes
works by Canaletto, Ingres and Frans Hals. The provenance of the
pictures collected by the Zurich-based industrialist and art historian
Emil Bührle (1890–1956), along with the circumstances of their
acquisition, is addressed in the Kunsthaus presentation and
accompanying events. Its exhibition in the generously proportioned
space Bührle donated to the Kunsthaus and the city of Zurich will
serve as a dress rehearsal for the collection, which is destined to be
housed in its own special suite in David Chipperfield’s Kunsthaus
extension when the new building opens in 2015 Zurich,
Switzerland
Opening on February 13th until April 10th in London
Bob Dylan on Canvas: Exclusive show of his very first works
on canvas - The prestigious Halcyon Gallery at 24 Bruton
Street, Mayfair will open Bob Dylan on Canvas: an exclusive
exhibition of Bob Dylan’s first paintings on canvas. This unique
body of work witnesses the culmination of his artistic progression
in The Drawn Blank Series: from drawings to works on paper and now
finally to canvas. The Bob Dylan on Canvas exhibition signifies an
end to this chapter in his artistic career as he moves forward
from The Drawn Blank Series and onto the next phase. Based on
drawings and sketches made while on the road during the period of
1989 - 1992, the paintings in Bob Dylan on Canvas visually echo
the stylistic hallmarks of Dylan’s prose, poetry and music. Just
as Dylan’s songs are constantly reinvigorated and rediscovered
through his live performances, so these paintings revisit images
and scenes which were captured in all their immediacy by the
artist. London, England
February 13th to April 25th in Sweden.
Lee Lozano - This is the first retrospective exhibition in the
Nordic region of Lee Lozano (1930-1999), the American artist whose
original and challenging work is still largely unknown, especially in
Europe. Lozano was part of the 1960s art scene in New York, an
artists’ artist in the midst of the avant-garde of the time. On the
border between minimalism and conceptual art, she created a powerful
and individualistic body of work in a completely male-dominated
environment. Some sixty paintings and hundreds of works on paper
and text-based works from the period 1960-1972 are featured in this
exhibition, which is produced by Moderna Museet: the early
“surrealist” paintings, sexually evocative and charged with both humor
and aggressiveness, on to her gigantic so-called tool paintings, some
of which are up to six metres long, and The Wave Series. Some of
Lozano’s conceptual “language pieces”, representing her development
towards immateriality. At Moderna Museet, Stockholm,
Sweden
February 18th to May 15th, 2010 in London
Michelangelo’s ‘Dream’ - This exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery
will explore the making and meaning of Michelangelo’s Dream of Human
Life which is one of the finest of all Italian Renaissance drawings.
It will be on display in the context of closely related works and
rarely seen letters and poems by Michelangelo and his contemporaries.
London, England
February 18th to June 6th in London
Irving Penn Portraits - Irving Penn (1917–2009) was one of the
great photographers of our time. Focusing specifically on his
portraits of major cultural figures of the last seven decades, Irving
Penn Portraits is a glorious celebration of his work in this genre.
The exhibition is brought together from major international
collections and includes over 120 silver and platinum prints, many
vintage, ranging from his portraits for Vogue magazine in the 1940s to
some of his last work. Among those featured in the exhibition are
Truman Capote, Salvador Dali, Christian Dior, Duke Ellington, Al
Pacino, Edith Piaf and Pablo Picasso. At the National Portrait
Gallery London, England
February 24th to May 23rd in London
Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey - Paul Delaroche
was one of the most famous French painters of the early 19th century,
with his work receiving wide international acclaim during his
lifetime. The aim of this exhibition is to return attention to a major
painter who fell from favour soon after his death. At the National
Gallery. London, England
February 26th in Scotland
The Women's Land Army - An exhibition at the National War Museum,
honoring the Women’s Land Army and their crucial work during the
Second World War opens. The exhibition focuses on the diverse real
life experiences of women who helped keep the country on its feet.
Edinburgh, Scotland
March 4th to June 20th in Austria"
Controversies, Judiciary, Ethics and Photography on show at the
Kunst Haus Wien. Works from photographers Man Ray, Robert Capa,
Lewis Carroll. The images shown cover the history of photography
from its early days until today. At Kunst Haus Wien,
Austria
From March 5th in Germany
Stradivari - Myth and Music - The Wallraf-Richartz Museum will be
showcasing more than 50 string instruments made by the legendary
Antonio Stradivari (ca. 1644–1737) at an exhibition entitled
"Stradivari – Myth and Music". This unique special exhibition will
combine more precious violins, violas and cellos built by the master
craftsman than ever seen before in a single collection. The
exhibition pieces primarily belong to private collectors and are only
seldom unveiled to the public. Other items on loan have been provided
by international museums, highly respected foundations and famous
musicians. This collection of Stradivaris, the largest in the
world, will be on show only at this museum for just 17 days — from
5–21 March 2010. A series of concerts to run in parallel with the
exhibition is also planned at the museum, with renowned soloists
making their Stradivaris "sing". Cologne, Germany
March 5th to January 30th, 2011 in
Washington D.C.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum will present “The Art of Gaman:
Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps,
1942-1946” at its branch museum for craft and decorative arts, the
Renwick Gallery. Washington, D.C.
March 6th in Brussels
All good things come in threes! Museum Night Fever - In and
around twenty Brussels museums. After two previous sell-out
events, Museum Night Fever is back on Saturday 6 March 2010 from 7pm
to 1am for another night of feverish fun. Twenty Brussels
museums and over 300 young people have dreamt up an exciting new
programme, featuring demonstrations of lucha libre (Mexican wrestling)
at Bozar, a fashion show at the Cinquantenaire Museum, photography
workshops at ULB and the Museum of the City of Brussels, screen
printing/slam/breakdance at the Halle Gate, an extraordinary buffet at
the Museum of Fantasy Art, short films at the Museum of the Armed
Forces, rock/pop/folk/classical concerts, guided tours and much more
besides. A wind of madness will be blowing through the museums’
collections! The most dedicated among you will be able to
prolong the evening and wear out your soles on the dance floor at
Bozar until 3am!
March 6th to May 30th in Berlin
Miss Prussia 2010 - In honor of the two hundredth anniversary of
the death of Queen Luise of Prussia (1776-1810), the Prussian Palaces
and Gardens Foundation will present three large exhibitions. Around
two hundred paintings, sculptures and historical documents concerning
the life of the nobility will be exhibited in Charlottenburg Palace
from March 6 to May 30, 2010. Added to this, contemporary artists will
be organizing an innovative exhibition project on the island of
Pfaueninsel. It may be viewed from May 1 to October 31, 2010.
Berlin, Germany
March 19th to October 31st in London
Victoria & Albert: Art & Love - This major exhibition at The
Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, is the first ever to focus on the
unique partnership of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their
shared enthusiasm for art. Bringing together over 400 items from
across the Royal Collection, Victoria & Albert: Art & Love celebrates
the royal couple’s mutual delight in collecting and displaying works
of art, from the time of their engagement in 1839 to the Prince’s
untimely death in 1861. London, England
April 3rd to July 26th, 2010 At the Huntington -
Child's Play? Children's Book Illustration of 19th Century
Britain In the 19th century—with the work of Brothers Grimm,
Hans Christian Andersen, Lewis Carroll, and others—children’s fairy
tales and nursery rhymes began to be widely published, documenting
what was originally a rich oral tradition across western cultures. In
Britain, such publications were enlivened by the work of some of the
most talented artists and illustrators of the period, including Walter
Crane (1845–1915), Arthur Rackham (1867–1939), and Kate Greenaway
(1846–1901). Drawing on the collections of The Huntington’s art and
literary collections, “Child’s Play?” includes a selection of rare
drawings as well as the books themselves. Although beguiling, some of
the stories and their illustrations represent the often complicated
layering of the joys and fears related to childhood and child rearing.
Huntington Art Gallery, Works on Paper Room - San Marino,
California
April 9th in Scotland
For romantics, the National Museum of Costume presents a new
exhibition of wedding dresses from television and film. Gowns
worn by Joely Richardson, Helena Bonham-Carter and Meryl Streep
feature alongside a glittering array of wedding accessories.
Edinburgh, Scotland
April 22nd to May 22nd in London
Gerry Fox - For his first exhibition at eleven, acclaimed artist
and filmmaker Gerry Fox will realise a brand new series of video
works based on 19th century paintings. While in Venice, Fox came
across a series of works by famous painters featuring gondolas in
the city’s canals. The idea of this show is to bring these paintings
to life by using the latest digital technology. Framed like
old-master paintings, the new works will present slow motion
representations of Venice, the latest step in a long lineage of
artists paying homage to the city. At eleven Fine Art -
London, England
April 22nd to July 25th in London
Italian Renaissance Drawings - Fra Angelico to Leonardo - This
major exhibition features 100 exquisite drawings by Italian
Renaissance artists including Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo and
Verrocchio among others. Drawn from the two foremost collections
in the field, the display charts the increasing importance of drawing
during this period, featuring works by Leonardo da Vinci, Fra
Angelico, Jacopo and Gentile Bellini, Botticelli, Carpaccio, Filippo
Lippi, Mantegna, Michelangelo, Verrocchio and Titian. In
15th-century Italy there was a fundamental shift in style and artistic
thinking in the use of preparatory drawings. What began as a means of
preserving artistic ideas became the ideal way to perfect more
naturalistic forms and perspective – a new approach by painters,
sculptors and architects. At the British Museum - London,
England
April 30th to July 31st in Finland
Denise Grunstein - Stockholm-based Finnish artist photographer
Denise Grünstein (b. 1950) is known principally as a visionary
portraitist. Her intensive and romantically inclined photos bear a
strong resemblance to still lifes, and nature and the landscape are
important elements in them. The centrepiece of the works in Kiasma
will also be the individual, portrayed in subtle and dramatic ways in
a landscape. At the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki,
Finland
May 21st, to August 30th in
Liverpool
The highlight of the Tate Liverpool exhibition programme for
2010 will be Picasso: Peace and Freedom, which
will be the first exhibition to reveal Picasso as a tireless
political activist and campaigner for peace in the post War
period. Liverpool, England
May 26th to July 23rd in London
Caravaggio's Friends & Foes - A major exhibition marking the
400th anniversary of his death. Caravaggio always
attracted controversy and by the time of his early death at
age 38 in 1610, was hailed as an artistic genius by his
supporters but regarded as an abrasive upstart with the blood
of a murder on his hands by his enemies. His decisive
break with artistic tradition and dramatic use of light
inspired a generations of Caravaggesque artists. At
Whitfield Fine Art in London, England
July 31st to October 31st in
Berlin
Luise: The Queens's Clothes - Queen Luise, famous for her
beauty, was quite conscious of her charms. She knew how to
underscore her physical advantages in a natural, sensuous and
occasionally liberal way with graceful, Empire-style dresses
inspired by the forms of antiquity. The exhibition at
Paretz Palace, once the summer residence of the royal family,
shows outfits and accessories that belonged to the queen, as
well as a selection of her portraits and further artifacts in
the form of sculptures, graphic folios and letters. The
intimate surroundings of the royal living spaces with their
precious wallpapers allow the fascination with Luise to come
alive, while simultaneously spanning a panorama of that
epoch's fashions. At Paretz, Palace and Royal Coach
House - Berlin, Germany
September
15th, 2010 to November 28th, 2010 in London
Salvator Rosa (1615 - 1673): Bandits, Wilderness and Magic
- Salvator Rosa invented a range of new types of painting;
novel allegorical pictures, distinguished by a haunting and
melancholy poetry; fanciful portraits of romantic and
enigmatic figures; macabre and horrific subjects; highly
original philosophical subjects, which bring into painting
some of the major philosophical and scientific concerns of his
age. No other artist has created windswept landscapes of such
expressive and emotional power, or figures of such dark and
brooding intensity. Unlike Caravaggio, Rosa was truly a
rebel, radical, anti - clerical, associated with libertine
thought, and often in very real danger from the Inquisition.
At the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, England
October 15th to January 30th,
2011 in Zurich
Kunsthaus Zurich Presents Pablo Picasso - The Kunsthaus
Zürich will revive the first museum exhibition devoted to
Pablo Picasso. The 1932 show, personally curated at the
Kunsthaus Zürich and featuring pieces chosen by the artist
himself, covers Picasso’s work from his pink and blue periods
to his Cubist and neo-classical phase and Surrealist
creations, and includes 70 outstanding originals from the
best-known international collections. Zurich,
Switzerland
December 16th, 2010 to March
21st, 2011 in Amsterdam
Gabriel Metsu (1629 -1667) - The
son of a Flemish painter, Gabriel Metsu staged his career
over twenty years in both his hometown of Leiden as well as Amsterdam.
Though his life spanned only thirty-eight years, his work was quite
prolific. Metsu's œuvre
focused primarily on genre painting, but this exhibition proposes a catalogue raisonné of Metsu's
works, including market scenes, religious subjects, still lifes, and
portraits. The exhibition will feature approximately forty paintings
from a variety of public and private collections. At the
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam - The Netherlands

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