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Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies tells the story of one of the most celebrated and well-known series ever executed by an artist. Claude Monet began painting water lilies in the 1890s. Renowned for their…
The Modernism Museum’s must-see exhibition, Esherick to Nakashima: Part of a True Fine Art and Craft Community, is in its final months. The show, which debuted in October, brings together works by Wharton Esherick and George Nakashima—two of the studio…
Back in 2014, Dolphin Promotions—the Illinois-based production company behind LA20/21: Los Angeles Modernism Show & Sale and the Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale—acquired the venerable Houston Antique Dealers Association (HADA) Antiques Show and rebranded it as the Houston Antiques…
The American Pop artist Ed Ruscha has donated thirty works from his personal collection to the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma. The bequest is currently on view in the institution’s Sandy Bell Gallery. Ruscha,…
Thought the Metropolitan Museum of Art has yet to confirm, rumors have been swirling that Rei Kawakubo will be the subject of the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition. If there is truth to the gossip, Kawakubo will be the second living…
London’s National Gallery is hoping to acquire a sixteenth century portrait by the Italian Mannerist painter, Pontormo. The work’s current owner sold the piece to an overseas buyer last year for nearly $40 million. The museum faces a unique challenge…
American Gothic—the iconic painting by the influential Regionalist artist Grant Wood—will go on view at the Royal Academy of Arts in London next February. The work will be part of an exhibition spotlighting American painting in the 1930s. The exhibition…
MAISON&OBJET, Paris Nord Villepinte, Paris, September 2-6, 2016 Paris’ esteemed MAISON&OBJET fair is a design-centered tradeshow that features concepts and solutions for a range of projects, including hospitality, retails stores, and restaurants. The show, which attracts around 70,000 visitors each…
Construction delays have forced the Bass Museum (formerly the Bass Museum of Art) in Miami to push back its opening date to spring 2017. The institution was original supposed to reopen on December 1, following a $12 million renovation project…
The Seattle Asian Art Museum has released details of its forthcoming expansion and has asked the public for input. The institution, which has scheduled community outreach meetings in September and October, plans to close in the spring of 2017 and…
On Sunday, August 28, four thieves made off with nearly $2.6 million worth of materials from Anselm Kiefer’s studio and warehouse, located about thirty minutes from Paris. In addition to twelve tons of raw marble, the suspects stole a lead…
Scientists at the University of Antwerp in Belgium have determined the cause of a mysterious white smudge on the surface of Edvard Munch’s The Scream. Using a Macro-X-ray fluorescence scanner, the researchers were able to see that the mark was…
There is an art to incorporating mid-century furniture into today’s interiors. Whether you are working a handful of vintage objects into a contemporary space, or meticulously assembling a time capsule within an interior, the goal is to have each piece…
Located just outside of Washington, D.C. in Potomac, Maryland, the Glenstone Museum boasts an impressive collection of post-war and contemporary art. Founded in 2006 by the businessman and collector Mitchell Rales and his art historian/curator wife, Emily, the Glenstone is…
The Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano will spearhead Italy’s reconstruction efforts following an earthquake that devastated several central towns and claimed the lives of at least 290 people. Piano has met with Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and on Monday,…
Mega-dealer Larry Gagosian will host a fundraising auction for Hillary Clinton on September 12 in his New York City gallery. According to Artnews, the private event will include works by Jeff Koons, Sarah Sze, Chuck Close, and Barbara Kruger. This…
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City is taking the first step in what it hopes to be a major expansion project. The institution, which currently exhibits about six-percent of its permanent collection, is working to convince donors, members,…
Back in February, news broke that the venerable European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) would launch two editions stateside—one in the fall of 2016 and the other in the spring of 2017—sending shockwaves through the industry. Both fairs, which will be…
London’s National Portrait Gallery announced plans to clean its “Chandos” portrait of William Shakespeare. The seventeenth century canvas, which is attributed to the English artist and friend of Shakespeare, John Taylor, is one of the museum’s most famous works. Named…
Rembrandt’s luminous Abraham Entertaining the Angels will go on view May 30 at the Frick Collection in New York. The privately owned oil painting, which has only been exhibited publicly a handful of times, will anchor the exhibition, Divine Encounter:…
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