Month: June 2013

THE AMERICAN FOLK ART M– USEUM, NYC
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THE AMERICAN FOLK ART M– USEUM, NYC

Two exhibitions now on view at the American Folk Art Museum in New York includes more than 100 drawings and paintings by self-taught Alabama artist Bill Traylor (c. 1954-1949). Traylor was born into slavery; years after emancipation, near the end of his life, he created iconic works of art, characterized […]

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Photographs and Videos from the Last Four Decades Capture “Everyday Epiphanies” in Metropolitan Museum Exhibition : June 25, 2013–January 26, 2014

Exhibition Location: Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography Since the birth of photography in 1839, artists have used the medium to explore subjects close to home—the quotidian, intimate, and overlooked aspects of everyday existence. Everyday Epiphanies: Photography and Daily Life Since 1969, an exhibition of 40 works at […]

JERUSALEM SEASON OF CULTURE ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF NEWLY COMMISSIONED ViewMaster WhEELS CAPTURING UNIQUE STORIES OF JERUSALEM by Designer and Artist Tal Erez AS PART OF THE A Point of View PROGRAM For Sale in Jerusalem’s New First Station  at the Old Train Station Plaza From July 8-28, 2013
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JERUSALEM SEASON OF CULTURE ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF NEWLY COMMISSIONED ViewMaster WhEELS CAPTURING UNIQUE STORIES OF JERUSALEM by Designer and Artist Tal Erez AS PART OF THE A Point of View PROGRAM For Sale in Jerusalem’s New First Station at the Old Train Station Plaza From July 8-28, 2013

This year as part of the third annual Jerusalem Season of Culture (July 1 to August 23, 2013), 2013 Artist of the Season Tal Erez has been commissioned to create 18 Jerusalem-specific ViewMaster wheels of 7 photographs each, which provide viewers with intimate and multifaceted insights into Jerusalem’s diverse narratives. […]

Taner Ceylan, Esma Sultan, oil on canvas, 180 cm x 160 cm, 2012.
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Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to present Taner Ceylan’s Lost Paintings Series, 18 September – 26 October, 2013 at 515 West 27th Street, New York.

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to present Taner Ceylan’s Lost Paintings Series, 18 September – 26 October, 2013 at 515 West 27th Street, New York. This will be Ceylan’s first exhibition at Paul Kasmin Gallery. Well-known for his provocative, emotional realism paintings, Ceylan began his Lost Paintings Series as a […]

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The Cyrus Cylinder–2,600-Year-Old Symbol of Tolerance—on View at Metropolitan Museum

June 20-August 4, 2013 Gallery 404, Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art The Cyrus Cylinder—a 2,600-year-old inscribed clay document from Babylon in ancient Iraq and one of the most famous surviving icons from the ancient world—is the centerpiece of the traveling exhibition The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: Charting a […]