About swimming pools, dachshunds and smoking bans
It's not often that a painting over $90 million is sold at auction. However, when it happens, the artist is usually no longer alive. Things went differently for the important contemporary artist David Hockney. When his Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972) is auctioned, he is 81 years old. Today, at the age of 85, the passionate smoker, dachshund lover and above all artist can look back on an extremely complex success story.
Art fair attracts with summer flair
This year, art KARLSRUHE will not take place as usual at the start of the German art fair year in February, but from July 7 to 10. The fair is deliberately devoting itself to the sculpture garden, which is intended to attract visitors outdoors, as well as a newly designed hall under the motto »Art and Communication«.
Continuation of the exhibition »Annibale Carracci: The Frescoes in the Herrera Chapel«
From July 8 to October 9, the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona will show Carracci's frescoes of the Herrera Chapel transferred to canvas. Previously, the exhibition was a guest at the Museo del Prado in Madrid, and in November it will move on to the Palazzo Barberini in Rome.
I walk alone
The British artist Nina Mae Fowler is known for her partly large-format pencil and charcoal drawings, mostly made in black and white. Her works frequently show prominent actors and actresses in extraordinary, fateful, often tragic moments. Her outstanding works include complex compositions in which she brings together motifs from a wide variety of temporal and narrative levels in one scene - elaborate works that are developed over a long period of time and are therefore rare and sought-after. Now, with I walk alone, Fowler presented yet another such masterpiece.
Experiencing printmaking as a novelty and uncovering Joanna Hiffernan's secrets
It is now well known that the invention of printing contributed to the spread of biblical doctrine. But the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., will be revealing the unimagined possibilities of this technology in The Renaissance in the North, starting July 3. Along the way, it reveals partnership and personal secrets of Joanna Hiffernan and James McNeill Whistler.
Rediscovery of a forgotten artist
It is the first solo museum exhibition of the unknown painter and bookseller: Sascha Wiederhold - Rediscovery of a Forgotten Artist. Starting today, the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin will show 50 of his works made of »wildly swirling shapes and patterns as well as intense colors.«
Two remarkable exhibitions at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Modern Japanese lacquer art and large-scale art on paper spanning 500 years: Starting July 1, the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam will present two extraordinary exhibitions: Modern Japanese Lacquer and XXL Paper - Big, Bigger, Biggest! Many of the paper exhibits are being shown for the first time ever.
Federico Fellini: film director and indefatigable cartoonist
A director with roots in caricature drawing: This was Federico Fellini. The Kunsthaus Zürich shows that the two disciplines can work hand in hand from July 1 in Federico Fellini. From Drawing to Film.
A museum presents a museum
Starting June 29, more than 150 works from the Museum Ludwig will be on view at the National Art Centre Tokyo. In the exhibition Museum Ludwig, Cologne − History of a Collection with Civic Commitments, visitors to Tokyo will gain insights into the history of the museum and 20th century art in Europe.
ARTNOW OR NEVER
It may only be a small step for the art world, but it's a huge step for the Art.Salon: Together with our sister gallery, artnow, we are opening our first permanent gallery space in a charming old store in Berlin.
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