From December 6 through 9, Miami Beach, Florida, will host the 11th edition of Art Basel, the most prestigious art show in the Americas. More than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa will take part, showcasing works by more than 2,000 artists of the […]
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Picasso in Black, White and Gray An exhibit at the Guggenheim in New York spins this article in an intriguing new way. By Sara Evans
On the hit-list of artists guaranteed to pack the house, Picasso is near the top. But the current show at the Guggenheim, “Picasso Black and White,” deserves extra points for ingenuity. This artist, whose work spans no less than eight decades and a near-infinity of media, paintings and drawings, sculpture […]
REGARDING WARHOL SIXTY ARTISTS, FIFTY YEARS AT THE METROPOLITAN M– USEUM By Sara Evans
The current show at the Metropolitan Museum in New York demonstrates the adage, “different strokes for different folks.” People of a certain age, who remember Warhol, his city and his entourage, his Factory and his every publicity-stoked action, react as though they are visiting old friends. Younger attendees, who did […]
Masters of Puppets: The work of the artists of Brooklyn’s L.A.N.D. Studio and Gallery is on view this summer at the Museum of Modern Art.
by Sara Evans All fourteen of the talented artists of L.A.N.D. Studio and Gallery in the heart of Brooklyn’s hip DUMBO neighborhood are participating in a group show at the Museum of Modern Art. The L.A.N.D. (League Artists Natural Design) Studio and Gallery is one of the creative programs founded […]
Glass Houses: Two spectacular new museum wings make visiting Boston more appealing than ever.
by SARA EVANS Maybe it’s sort of juvenile to have a favorite painting, but on a recent visit to the New American Wing at the Musuem of Fine Arts in Boston, I came to the realization that I do: I love John Singer Sargent’s large and mysterious canvas, “The Daughters […]
A Passion for Fashion: New Hampshire’s “Strawbery Banke” open-air museum hosts a benefit celebrating centuries of American style
by Rose Lawrence On Saturday, June 30, 2012, Strawbery Banke Museum hosts the “Passion For Fashion Gala” including a Champagne Reception and Celebrity Designers Runway Show.. This event, a benefit to support the Museum’s education programs and preservation efforts, will take place under a tent on the Museum’s grounds at […]
Contemporary Native North American art, Changing Hands 3 at The Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, June – October 2012
The third exhibition in the Museum of Arts and Design’s groundbreaking series exploring contemporary Native North American art, Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3 features approximately 70 artists from Northeastern and Southeastern United States and Canada, who represent a new generation of Native artists that utilize contemporary techniques, materials, aesthetics, […]
2012 American International Fine Art Fair opens in Palm Beach on Feb. 3-12th
Historic Jewelry, Modern Masters, Fine Musical Instruments, Ancient Art, and Classic Cars AIFAF will present exhibits that span time around the world including all disciplines of fine art from classical antiquity to contemporary, the world’s finest collection of haute and period jewelry and, new to the fair this year, fine […]