In Edo Period Japan (1615-1868), the “floating world” was a phrase that referred to both the pleasure quarters in major cities and a pleasure-seeking way of life. The most famous of these pleasure quarters was the Yoshiwara—a walled and moated district in Edo (present-day Tokyo) where one could abandon […]
Art Wynwood, Miami’s five-day International Contemporary Art Fair, will take place during Presidents Day Weekend and the Miami International Yacht & Brokerage Show – South Florida’s busiest holiday weekend – and will open with its highly anticipated VIP Preview, Thursday, February 12, from 6pm to 10pm. Art Wynwood will feature […]
HAMMER M– USEUM LOOKS AHEAD TO THREE EXHIBITIONS OPENING IN FEBRUARY 2015 in Los Angeles & New York This February, the Hammer Museum will present three exhibitions, focusing on the unique drawing technique known as “frottage,” the innovative early work of LA-based artist Charles Gaines and the imaginative work of […]
6 Artists, 6 Projects Features Photography, Sculpture, and Installation by Uri Gershuni, Roi Kuper, Dana Levy, Tamir Lichtenberg, Ido Michaeli, and Gilad Ratman Inaugurating the Israel Museum’s 50th anniversary celebrations is a special exhibition featuring the diversity of creative practice in Israeli art today. On view from February 10 through […]