First exhibition on Sam Francis' relationship with Japan
After traveling to Japan for the first time in 1957, he never let go of his fascination: from then on, influences of Japanese art and culture shaped the paintings of Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis. Beginning April 9, LACMA explores this cultural dialogue for the first time with Sam Francis and Japan: Emptiness Overflowing.
Long Moments at MoMa
For five decades she repeated, changed, observed and abstracted her motifs: Georgia O'Keeffe's life's work is unmistakably hers, yet not monotonous. She took her time, which she certainly had in the 99 years of her life: from 9 April, the Museum of Modern Art will be showing a solo exhibition of how she dealt with this precious resource.
Textile Moments of Self-Empowerment
The reverse side of her portraits features knots and loose ends - artifacts of Bahamian textile artist Gio Swaby's careful, as well as imperfect, freehand style. The Art Institute in Chicago dedicates her first solo museum exhibition beginning April 8. In Gio Swaby: Fresh Up, the public may primarily look forward to the front of the textile photo interpretations.
Picasso − for eternity
He painted Guernica (1937), Les Demoisselles d'Avignon (1907), designed the Dove of Peace and had an ambivalent relationship with women: Pablo Picasso is considered the most famous and important artist of the modern era. He died 50 years ago today.
Painting and poetry: a revolution
What did art revolutionaries of the 19th century look like? Tate Britain in London explores this question through three highly diverse œuvres. The Rossettis, an exhibition about Dante Gabriel, Christina, and Elizabeth Rossetti opens April 6.
40 Years of Friendship and Reality – an Excerpt
Over 40 years of friendship is what Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems share. Their photographic series intersect in their narratives of Black history and realities of life. Los Angeles' Getty Museum rings down the curtain on an artful as well as amicable dialogue beginning April 4.
From slave to painter: Juan de Pareja
He was a slave of Diego Velázquez, worked in his workshop and rose to become a painter himself: the Metropolitan Museum's Juan de Pareja, Afro-Hispanic Painter exhibition in New York highlights the life and work of this unique life journey. The presentation begins on April 3.
100 works for eternity
Gerhard Richter, for more than ten years the most sought-after contemporary artist, is receiving another extraordinary tribute: For three years, the Neue Nationalgalerie will host the exhibition Gerhard Richter. 100 Works for Berlin. The show opens on April 1.
An American Art Legend in Europe
Artist, performer, composer, filmmaker and author, Laurie Anderson's artistic output is as wide-ranging as few others. The legendary American avant-garde artist now receives her first major exhibition in Europe with Laurie Anderson: Looking into a Mirror Sideways. It will be on view in Stockholm starting April 1.
They are no illusions
One might think that the sometimes unbelievable methods of painting are illusions. In fact, it is more a question of how painting affects its surroundings and how the public evaluates it. From 31 March, the Hamburger Kunsthalle will be turning its attention to this unusual aspect with No Illusions. Painting in Space.
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