A new chapel of art opened in Austin, Texas this month. The University of Texas at Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art opened the doors to Austin, the largest and last work by artist Ellsworth Kelly, who died in 2015 at 92. An American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, Kelly is known for his abstract compositions of geometric forms in bright colors and patterns. Often associated with the Color Field movement, his work explores form, color, line, and shape.
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HIGH MUSEUM OF ART TO DEBUT MARK STEINMETZ “PICTURING THE SOUTH” COMMISSION
Athens-based photographer created new works focused on the Atlanta airport for the High’s collection
Erik Bulatov is a Russian artist best known for his paintings that explore the politically charged language of the Soviet and Post-Soviet era. Now in his eighties, his use of bold colour and striking images continue to inspire a new generation of artists and designers across the world.
In this film he meets with close friend and collaborator artist Andrei Molodkin and filmmaker Gaspar Noé who reflect on the influence Erik has had on their own work.
Curator Olenka Horsbatch explains how Rembrandt's naturalistic depictions of women caused controversy in the 17th century.
To find out more visit the British Museum blog: https://goo.gl/UYWbZ5
A Rare Fauve View of the Thames by André Derain to Star in Christie’s Impressionist And Modern Art Evening Sale, 27 February 2018
Now at Kavi Gupta’s Chicago venue, Beverly Fishman’s Chemical Sublime uses vibrant colors and iconic pharmaceutical shapes to explore how technology alters our perception and reality. Using cast resin, mirrored Plexiglass, powder-coated metal and phosphorescent pigments, Fishman has created visually stunning work. Her polychrome reliefs and paintings mimic commonly prescribed medications as well as medical imaging technologies such as EEG and EKG machines.
PEM Celebrates the Dynamic Creativity of 20th Century Native American Painter, Poet and Musician, T.C. Cannon
T.C. Cannon: At the Edge of America
On View March 3 through June 10, 2018
Iconic conceptual artist Marcel Duchamp wanted art to challenge expectations and make people think. A pioneer of Dada and the father of Conceptual Art, Duchamp was a French-American painter, sculptor, chess player and writer. On view publically for the first time, Marcel Duchamp: Boîte-en-valise runs through May 6, 2018, at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
GETTY MUSEUM PRESENTS A QUEEN’S TREASURE FROM VERSAILLES: MARIE-ANTOINETTE’S JAPANESE LACQUER
The exhibition brings to the U.S. examples of Japanese lacquer boxes from the collection of Marie-Antoinette, part of a significant exchange between the Getty and Versailles
On view through January 6, 2019 at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center
Aboriginal art is the world’s longest art-making tradition, having gone on for the past 40,000 years.
Aboriginal Art, from the collection of Debra and Dennis Scholl, will be offered in London on 14 March 2018.
