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| Tate Britain http://www.tate.org.uk/britain Tate Britain is the national gallery of British art. Located in London, it is one of the family of four Tate galleries which display selections from the Tate Collection. The other three galleries are Tate Modern, also in London, Tate Liverpool, in the north-west, and Tate St Ives, in Cornwall, in the south-west. The entire Tate Collection is available online. Tate Britain is the world centre for the understanding and enjoyment of British art and... |
| Museo Nacional del Prado http://www.museodelprado.es The building that is now the home of the Museo Nacional del Prado was designed on the orders of Charles III in 1785 by the architect Juan de Villanueva in order to house the Natural History Cabinet. Nonetheless, the building’s final function was not decided until the monarch’s grandson, Ferdinand VII, encouraged by his wife, Queen María Isabel de Braganza, decided to use it as a new Royal Museum of Paintings and Sculptures. The Royal... |
| Tate Modern http://www.tate.org.uk/modern Tate Modern is the national gallery of international modern art. Located in London, it is one of the family of four Tate galleries which display selections from the Tate Collection. The Collection comprises the national collection of British art from the year 1500 to the present day, and of international modern art. The other three galleries are Tate Britain, also in London, Tate Liverpool, in the north-west, and Tate St Ives, in Cornwall, in the south-west. The entire Tate... |
| The National Gallery http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk The National Gallery in London is home to one of the greatest collections of western European painting in the world. More than 2300 paintings embrace the years between 1250 and 1900. The entire collection is on display in four wings on the main floor where they are arranged by period: 1250-1500, 1500-1600, 1600-1700, and 1700-1900. In addition paintings are displayed on a lower floor. To help the visitor manage the large number of paintings and galleries, various trails and... |
| The British Museum http://www.britishmuseum.org The origins of the British Museum lie in the will of the physician, naturalist and collector, Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753). Sloane wanted his collection of more than 71,000 objects, library and herbarium to be preserved intact after his death. He bequeathed it to King George II for the nation in return for payment of £20,000 to his heirs. If refused, the collection was to be offered to centres of learning abroad. A large and influential group of Trustees was charged... |
| Guggenheim Museum http://www.guggenheim.org/new_york_index.shtml The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, founded in 1937, is a modern art museum located on the Upper East Side in New York City. It is the best-known of several museums owned and/or operated by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, and is often called simply The Guggenheim. It is one of the best-known museums in New York City. The main part of the building is a very unusual shape, and was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Originally called "The Museum of... |
| The Russian Museum (The Mikhailovsky Castle) http://www.rusmuseum.ru/eng/museum/complex/mih_cas The Mikhailovsky Castle - now a branch of the Russian Museum - is one of the most mysterious buildings in St. Petersburg. The history of the castle, built between 1797 and1800 for Russia's most enigmatic monarch, Emperor Paul I, is full of unusual and dramatic events. In the early 1990s the castle became a branch of the Russian Museum and now houses its Portrait Gallery, featuring official portraits of the Russian Emperors and Empresses and various dignitaries and... |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts http://www.nmwa.org The permanent collection comprised of more than 3,000 works provides a comprehensive survey of art by women from the 16th century to the present, with new acquisitions added regularly. The work in the collection represents a wide range of styles and media—from the Renaissance paintings of Elisabetta Sirani to modern photographs by Barbara Morgan to Louise Nevelson's contemporary sculptures. NMWA also has several important special collections, including silver by 18th... |
| Kunstkamera http://www.kunstkamera.ru/ Located on the banks of the Neva in the center of St.Petersburg, the Kunstkammer has been the symbol of the Russian Academy of Sciences since the early 18th century. Founded to Peter the Great’s Decree, the Museum opened to the public in 1714. Its purpose was to collect and examine natural and human curiosities and rarities. Today, collections of Peter the Great’s Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkammer) are among the most complete and interesting... |
| The State Hermitage Museum http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/ The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia is one of the largest museums in the world, with 3 million works of art, and one of the oldest art galleries and museums of human history and culture in the world. The vast Hermitage collections are displayed in six buildings, the main one being the Winter Palace which used to be the official residence of the Russian Tsars. International branches of The Hermitage Museum are located in Amsterdam, London, Las Vegas and... |
| The Russian Museum (Stroganov Palace) http://www.rusmuseum.ru/eng/museum/complex/str_pal The Stroganov Palace, built on the corner of Nevsky Prospekt and the River Moika, belonged to the Stoganovs, famous patrons and collectors, during two centuries from the early 18th to the early 20th centuries. It is necessary to say that the well-known facades in St Petersburg were built by the court architect of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, who also... |
| The Russian Museum (The Marble Palace) http://www.rusmuseum.ru/eng/museum/complex/mram_pa As well as hosting some of the most interesting of the State Russian Museum's temporary exhibitions, the Marble Palace also contains two permanent collections. One contains the works donated to the Russian Museum in the 1990s by the Rzhevskiy brothers, Yakov and Iosef, who managed to build a remarkable collection of late 19th and early 20th century art by painters such as Mikhail Nesterov, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, and Kuzma... |
| The Russian Museum http://www.rusmuseum.ru The Russian Museum is home to the world’s largest collection of Russian fine art. It was opened on March 7 (19) 1898 by decree of Tsar Nicholas II and was country’s first ever state museum of Russian fine art, which was able to present the visitors the whole history of its development. From the very beginning the collection was housed in the Mikhailovsky Palace, which was built... |
| Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum http://www.museothyssen.org The Thyssen Museum, along with the Prado and the Reina Sofía, is one of the main attractions on the Art Walk in Madrid. With a collection of over 1,000 works of art, the Thyssen-Bornemisza is a key stop on one of the world's most singular cultural and artistic touring routes. Just metres from the Prado and the Reina Sofía, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum allows visitors to embark on an exceptional journey through seven centuries of painting or... |
| The Russian Museum (The Mikhailovsky Palace) http://www.rusmuseum.ru/eng/museum/complex/mih_pal The Russian Museum was established in 1895 and opened on March 14, 1898 in the Mikhailovsky Palace. The original collection consisted of 80 canvases from the Hermitage collection, 120 - from the Academy of Fine Arts and 200 - from various royal palaces. So many pieces of art were donated to the Russian Museum after 1898 that an additional Benois Building was constructed in 1914-16 to house the growing collection of the museum. After the revolution of 1917 collection of the... |
| The Andrei Rublev Museum of Ancient Russian Art http://www.moscow.info/museums/andrei-rublev-museu This unique museum is the resting place for some of the most precious examples of Russian Orthodox art. This incomparable and unusual museum lies in the ground of the Andronikov Monastery, which was founded in the 14th century and long considered one of Russia's most important religious centres, involved in many of the country's defining historical and cultural events. Within the walls of the monastery is the... |
| The State Tretyakov Gallery http://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/ The State Tretyakov Gallery (Russian: Государственная Третьяковская Галерея), in Moscow, Russia, is the national treasury of Russian fine art and one of the greatest museums in the world. It is located in one of the oldest directs of Moscow – Zamoskvorechye, not far from the Kremlin. The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Moscow merchant Pavel... |
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| THE NAKED IN THE ART http://desnudoart.blogspot.com/ Representation of Naked in art throughout history and its painters |
| Art by Marianne Mathiasen http://www.marianne-mathiasen.dk I am an Danish artist. I work in pencil, watercolor, and mixed media. In my gallery you will find botanical art, fantasy art, and dream art. I also keep an oneline sketchbook. |
| Paris Art Center celebrates 54th year
- The Bicentennial Art Center is celebrating its 54th year showcasing the Annual Fall Show.
The Art Center, located at 132 S. Central Ave., Paris, is hosting the show in its main floor galleries now through Nov. 14. The long tradition of the Annual Fall Show brings forth the works of artists residing within a 100-mile radius of Paris. Because the show is open to all art media, except photography, the exhibit is diverse in content, and this year 120 works were submitted by 46 artists. Joan Stolz, associate professor of art and design at Parkland College, was the juror for this show and selected 63 works of art for inclusion in the exhibit. The judge awarded the following awards: Judge's Choice Award: J. Anna Roberts, Brownsburg, Ind., for her watercolor painting, "Got Milk?". The five merit awards were given to John Gabb, Effingham, for his oil painting "The Faces of Aids: Alone"; Mary Ann Lipousky-Butikas, Westville, for her pencil drawing, "Boattail Speedster"; Betty Lusk Hughes, Champaign, for her oil painting, "Antique Plate with Pomegranates"; Deborah Anderson, Carbon, Ind., for her wood piece "Fall Colors"; and Tom David, Mattoon, for his acrylic and oil painting "Cathy." Honorable mention awards were given to Tom Swopes, Dennison; Kari Rajkumar, Paris; Louis Ballard, Seymour; Martha Seif, Urbana; and Louise Hansen, Terre Haute. Local businesses and individuals sponsored the awards for the Annual Fall Show. The art center is handicapped accessible. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, or by appointment. For more information contact the art center at 466-8130. 1 Vote(s) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:45:28 CET |
| Art gallery effigy up in flames
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An effigy of an art gallery has been burnt in Hastings in protest against plans for the multi-million pound Jerwood project in the town.
Under the plans, the Jerwood Foundation would build a gallery on the East Sussex seafront and invest up to £4m. But in a protest over local democracy, Hastings Bonfire Society said people would not be driven into accepting it. Hastings Borough Council has approved the plans. The Jerwood Foundation said it had "consulted widely". Bonfire societies across Sussex stage processions and fireworks in the autumn and traditionally burn effigies. Keith Leech, from Hastings Bonfire Society, said members were "not against this particular project as such". He said: "This is just another one in a long string of things that people are trying to foist upon us." But Hastings Borough Council spokesman Kevin Boorman said: "Hastings Old Town is unique in lots and lots of ways and I think it's good that people have strong local opinions. "I absolutely believe that this is right for Hastings Old Town. "Clearly, not everyone agrees with me, but let's have a proper debate." Alan Grieve, chairman of the Jerwood Foundation, said the plans had been "welcomed and supported" by the majority of Hastings residents and the council. He said the project would "make a major and unique contribution to regenerating an historic and important site close to the Old Town and the Fishermen's Heritage site". He added: "We have consulted widely and continue to meet representatives of local groups and the community. A public exhibition was held in May which was widely publicised. "We can listen but cannot please everybody." He said the gallery would offer an "outstanding collection" and the town would "benefit enormously". 1 Vote(s) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:43:37 CET |
| Making secular art out of religious imagery
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Somewhere between Pollock and Pop, new art developed an allergy to the word spiritual unless it was attached to ethnicity. It was O.K. to make altars in galleries if you were Mexican-American - in fact, you were sort of required to - but if you were plain old American, no.
Yet on the fringes, where the most together thinking tends to take place, there was resistance to this bias. In the late 1960s the American poet Ishmael Reed coined the term Neo-HooDoo to describe an aesthetic that was devotional without being dogmatically religious, ritual-related without having prescribed forms, and rooted both outside and inside the Western mainstream. Reed's concept, which riffed on African religious practices transmitted to the New World, embraced incantatory poetry, hypnotic popular music and art that was activist in an emotional, political and formal sense. Now it lends its name to a quiet, meditative, spare-to-the-point-of-thin-looking exhibition, "NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith," at the P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center in New York. The 30 artists in the show cover three generations and a wide swath of the Americas, from Brazil to Canada. Most are familiar from other shows on similar themes; more fresh faces would have been welcome. And although all the work is secular, some of it draws heavily on religious imagery. Amalia Mesa-Bains, a Chicana artist living in California, has assembled a room-size altar adorned with family photographs, fragrant herbs, bottled elixirs and images of the Virgin of Guadalupe, on an art-as-healing model that she has been developing for years. José Bedia, a practitioner of the Afro-Cuban religion Palo Monte, contributes a different kind of altar, "Things That Drag Me Along." An elaborated version of a piece he first created years ago, it has two parts. A painting of a double-headed deity fills a wall. Iron chains extend from its chest to a wooden boat sitting on the gallery floor and packed with symbolic objects - African, Christian and American Indian - as if for a journey. Michael Tracy's "Cross of the Sacred Peace" (1980) is also a carrier of spiritual matter. A bulky wooden cruciform on a gilded base, it is encrusted with Mexican votive charms and pierced, like an African power figure, with energy-releasing spikes and swords. Tracy, who lives in Texas near the Mexican border and whose work comes straight from a Roman Catholic upbringing, had a retrospective at P.S. 1 in the late 1980s. A lot of pe 1 Vote(s) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:42:08 CET |
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