Westchester Artists

Museum to Present Major Survey Devoted to Italian Artist Michelangelo Pistoletto

PHILADELPHIA, PA.- In the fall of 2010, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will present a major exhibition devoted to the work of Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933) in the Dorrance Galleries for Special Exhibitions. Widely recognized as a key figure in the development of Italian art in the 1950s and 1960s and a founding member of the Arte Povera movement, Pistoletto has also gained increasing recognition in this country as an important influence on a younger generation of artists involved with the participatory practices...

Indian Show at National Gallery has Been 10 Years in Preparation Says Anish Kapoor

LONDON.- Following the announcement by the DCMS that a new cultural agreement between Britain and India was signed during Prime Minister Cameron's recent visit, leading British artist Anish Kapoor has issued the following clarification: "While I am delighted the first major show of my work in India is going ahead, I feel I need to make it clear publicly that the planning of the show well pre-dates the election of the present Conservative government. We have in fact been working on this show...

Frida Kahlo Retrospective at Martin Gropius Bau Breaks Visitor Records

Andy Warhol Screenprints Included in Bonhams’ Pioneers of Popular Culture Sale

LONDON.- Bonhams new and innovative Pioneers of Popular Culture sale takes place on 15th August 2010 at the inaugural Goodwood Vintage Festival. The sale celebrates all that is cool and iconic from the period 1940–1990, combining important and interesting objects from Entertainment Memorabilia, Vintage Guitars, Cars, Motorbikes, Scooters, Robot and Television Toys, Fashion Accessories, Wristwatches, Photographs, Prints, Posters and 20th Century Designer Furniture. One of the major highlights of the sale is the Challen upright piano from Abbey Road studios, played by...

Abstract Expressionist New York

Abstract Expressionist New York will open on October 3, 2010 at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and I can't wait. Seriously, unless it's hung haphazardly--and it most assuredly won't be--there is no possible way to make this exhibition a dud. Think: Birthplace of Abstract Expressionism/New York School, combined with a huge collection of AbEx works, topped with...

Guggenheim Museum Announces “Chaos and Classicism 1918-1936″

Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 1909-1929 to Open at the V&A

LONDON.- The V&A’s major autumn exhibition, "Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 1909–1929", will explore the world of the influential artistic director Serge Diaghilev and the most exciting dance company of the 20th century. Diaghilev combined dance, music and art in bold ways to create ‘total theatre’. A consummate collaborator, he worked with Stravinsky, Chanel, Picasso, Matisse and Nijinsky. Diaghilev’s dramatic performances transformed dance, reawakening interest in ballet across Europe and America. This major retrospective will celebrate his enduring...

Amsterdam Canal District Named UNESCO World Heritage Site

NEW YORK, NY.- The Amsterdam canal district has been added to the prestigious United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Heritage List! The decision was announced at the 34th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Brasilia, Brazil, making the canal district the 9th World Heritage Site in The Netherlands. The canal district is regarded as an international icon of urban planning and architecture. According to UNESCO, who awarded the title of World Heritage Site to the 17th century canal ring area inside the...

Double Celebration At The Bowes Museum

COUNTY DURHAM.- A double celebration in The Bowes Museum’s new Reading Room marked a dedication ceremony and the launch of a book about the founders. The room, created in a part of the high central dome formerly referred to as the ballroom, was named The John Eccles Reading Room, in recognition of the work of the Viscount Eccles, former chairman of the trustees, who was instrumental in steering through the transition of the Museum to an independent charitable trust. Current chairman, Lord Foster,...