Mary Cassatt’s oil painting, Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, was rejected for the Paris Exposition of 1878. Cassatt later said that the rejection was “by a jury of three people, of which one was a pharmacist!” Her good friend, Edgar Degas, approved of the painting and had even advised her about the background light from the far window.
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Six monumental busts will be exhibited in the courtyard of the Church of St. George of the Greeks (San Giorgio dei Greci) and The Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies of Venice
Sculpture gardens are outdoor spaces that unify art and nature, allowing visitors to slow down and reflect while immersing themselves in a creative environment. We’ve chosen six sculpture parks and gardens all across New England that best exhibit the art that the Earth has to offer, alongside man made creations.
Established in 1966 and housed in the historic Button Mansion on State Street at Prospect Avenue, The David Barnett Gallery is one of Wisconsin’s oldest and largest purveyors of fine art. This collection of over 6,000 works by more than 600 artists was started on a shoestring by the indomitable David Barnett, who now, at the age of 91, is still the driving force behind this laudable enterprise.
Lauded Austrian graphic designer and longtime music scene collaborator Stefan Sagmeister is receiving a retrospective in his honor after many years of being an instrumental figure within his community. There’s a chance you’re more familiar with Sagmeister than you might realize, as his work may sit on your shelf in a beloved vinyl collection or on the cover of your Lou Reed lyric book.
“I am in Memphis, Tennessee at the Metal Museum installing Bracelets, Bangles and Cuffs.
Three books— actually, exhibition catalogues— hint at the diversity of the art being exhibited, considered, and reconsidered today. Together, the following three publications reflect the intellectual range of art critics and artists themselves.
One hundred life-size Indian elephant sculptures are slowly making their way across the United States. The Great Elephant Migration is an outdoor art exhibition created by The Coexistence Collective, a community of 200 indigenous Indian artists that advocate for human-wildlife coexistence as a way to combat ecological loss.
Sun, sand, sky, water, and women predominate as subject matter when artists throughout history turned their attention to communicating the light, languid heat, and soft sensuality of long summer days.
The Venice Film Festival lineup was announced earlier this week, and with it came a stir of anticipation.