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Gilbert & George: London Pictures. Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York
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May 2012
MANAMA
CAPITAL
OF
ARAB
CULTURE
2012
CAPITAL
OF
ARAB
CULTURE
2012
Selected works from the
38th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition
38th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition
Art Escape
Les Arts Décoratifs
Paris
until 16 September
Paris
until 16 September
ARSENALE 2012 • THE FIRST KYIV INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART • 24.05.12 - 31.07.12 • MYSTETSKYI ARSENAL
BEIRUT ART FAIR returns July 5 to 8, 2012
with forty international galleries of modern and contemporary art and design.
with forty international galleries of modern and contemporary art and design.
Expanded Version of SF Fine Art Fair
Returns to the World Famous Fort Mason
May 16-20, 2012
More than 40 private museum owners from Asia and the West gather for the ART HK Private Museum Forum and the inaugural ART HK Private Museum Panel, in partnership with Vertu
SOTHEBY’S
to launch its new Hong Kong
gallery space on 19 may 2012
to launch its new Hong Kong
gallery space on 19 may 2012
Secret
of Vermeer’s blue uncovered
‘Woman in Blue Reading a Letter’ fully restored by the Rijksmuseum
of Vermeer’s blue uncovered
‘Woman in Blue Reading a Letter’ fully restored by the Rijksmuseum
Announcing A Series of Important Exhibitions
To Inaugurate Sotheby’s Hong Kong Gallery
To Inaugurate Sotheby’s Hong Kong Gallery
HONG KONG. SOTHEBY’S IS delighted to announce that it will unveil its newly-constructed state-of-the art gallery space in Hong Kong on 19 May, 2012, with opening exhibitions
During the meticulous restoration of Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (1663-64), one of the Rijksmuseum’s four Vermeer masterpieces, a number of surprising details were uncovered. Vermeer’s characteristically intense use of blue, for example, can now be viewed in all of its magnificent nuances for the first time in centuries. In addition, several pearls that were added in 1928 were removed, and other details that had disappeared were restored.
Passion for Art
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Interview
IRAQ:
HOW,WHERE, FOR WHOM?
The Mosaic Rooms
until 8 August
HOW,WHERE, FOR WHOM?
The Mosaic Rooms
until 8 August
"a collaborative exhibition where words are
readable even in their absence" MV
FROM THERE TO HERE
Art might be an international language but it has a national accent
by Björn Bredstöm
Modhir Ahmed
Hanna Malallah
the lone Iraqi female
‘war art’ crusader
the lone Iraqi female
‘war art’ crusader
WALID SITI
by Michael Birt
ART, DISCOVERY AND
INVENTION
UTE PYKA AND
UMBERTO LEONE
UMBERTO LEONE
the dynamic artist/designer duo from Selinunte, Sicily, makers of contemporary art and furniture made of olive wood - the very symbol of Mediterranean spirit that binds
man and nature
man and nature
artBahrain interviews
Painted Rooms:
American Historic Interiors by Michael John Hunt
American Historic Interiors by Michael John Hunt
The American Museum in Britain Claverton Manor, Bath,
until 28 October
until 28 October
A Year with Children 2012
Annual Exhibition of Artwork by
New York City Public School Students
New York City Public School Students
Molly Zuckerman-Hartung
Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago
1 May - 24 July
1 May - 24 July
GALERIE DES GOBELINS, Paris
22 May - 15 December
22 May - 15 December
Ecstatic Alphabets/Heaps of Language
Museum of Modern Art , New York
Special Exhibition Gallery, third floor
6 May - 27 August
Special Exhibition Gallery, third floor
6 May - 27 August
New Work: Katharina Wulff
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
until 4 September
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
until 4 September
Craft Spoken Here: Connectivity in Contemporary Art
Rockwell
Kent-
Voyager:
An Artist’s
Journey in
Prints,
Drawings,
and
Illustrated
Books
Philadelphia Museum of Art
19 May - 29 July
Nicolas
Poussin and Moses.
Weaving Stories
Poussin and Moses.
Weaving Stories
ALWAN 388
26 MARCH - 22 APRIL
Alwan (‘Colours’) is a month-long arts festival introduced a new wave of Bahrain’s up and coming generation of conceptual artists exploring the possibilities generated by art in the public space. Interlaced into the fabric
of Manama’s dynamic yet intimate dining restaurant district, Alwan338 presented a series of specially-commissioned public art installations, exhibitions, film screenings and open-air concerts as unique actions that promoted a re-reading of the area and a public engagement with the outdoors.
26 MARCH - 22 APRIL
Alwan (‘Colours’) is a month-long arts festival introduced a new wave of Bahrain’s up and coming generation of conceptual artists exploring the possibilities generated by art in the public space. Interlaced into the fabric
of Manama’s dynamic yet intimate dining restaurant district, Alwan338 presented a series of specially-commissioned public art installations, exhibitions, film screenings and open-air concerts as unique actions that promoted a re-reading of the area and a public engagement with the outdoors.
Al Riwaq
Art Space
“Al Mahata,” or the station, documents the important stations of our lives, in a light manner. Merging native art, installations, and photomanipulations, this joint exhibition aimed to reflect the universality of being passengers in life.
Art Space
“Al Mahata,” or the station, documents the important stations of our lives, in a light manner. Merging native art, installations, and photomanipulations, this joint exhibition aimed to reflect the universality of being passengers in life.
"I am the Other"
Where does the self end
and the other begin? A resident artist at Al Riwaq
Art Space engaged with more than 20 Bahrain-based artists in a discussion which reflected a multi-media exhibition that took place in a vacant restaurant in the heart of Adliya.
Where does the self end
and the other begin? A resident artist at Al Riwaq
Art Space engaged with more than 20 Bahrain-based artists in a discussion which reflected a multi-media exhibition that took place in a vacant restaurant in the heart of Adliya.
338 Restaurants
Participating restaurants were altered to creatively reflect the shift of the 338 neighborhood. Artworks adorned the facades and thresholds that embrace
the distinctive block camaraderie.
Participating restaurants were altered to creatively reflect the shift of the 338 neighborhood. Artworks adorned the facades and thresholds that embrace
the distinctive block camaraderie.
The Park
Reforming found and upcycled materials, an under-utilized open space was transformed into a domestic public space. Surrounded by unconventional plantings, The Park encompassed a stage, library, and cinema screen with weekly musical and film events for an unparalleled outdoor experience. Visitors enjoyed the informal seating of our onsite café, serving local snacks and beverages.
Reforming found and upcycled materials, an under-utilized open space was transformed into a domestic public space. Surrounded by unconventional plantings, The Park encompassed a stage, library, and cinema screen with weekly musical and film events for an unparalleled outdoor experience. Visitors enjoyed the informal seating of our onsite café, serving local snacks and beverages.
Public Art
Mapping the neighborhood artistically, the public art linked the main hubs of 338 by coloring alternative paths. Alwan enhanced the surroundings by meshing a new layer to the existing natural growth of the block, leaving an imprint to its visitors.
Mapping the neighborhood artistically, the public art linked the main hubs of 338 by coloring alternative paths. Alwan enhanced the surroundings by meshing a new layer to the existing natural growth of the block, leaving an imprint to its visitors.
BROOMHILL
Art Hotel
15th Anniversary Celebrations
Art Hotel
15th Anniversary Celebrations
Broomhill is celebrating its 15th year of providing high quality arts to the community since it opened in 1997. We mark our anniversary with an exciting range of indoor and outdoor exhibitions, installations, music events and a mouth-watering Summer celebration menu...
join the celebrations!
Outdoor Exhibitions
National Sculpture Prize Exhibition
Gallery Exhibitions
join the celebrations!
Outdoor Exhibitions
National Sculpture Prize Exhibition
Gallery Exhibitions
Monument to Cold War Victory
An open-call competition for a public monument commemorating the outcome of the Cold War. Artists from around the world are encouraged to submit proposals by November 1, 2012.
Call for Artist
‘Rough Cut’
Al Riwaq Art Space, Bahrain
until 1 June
Al Riwaq Art Space, Bahrain
until 1 June
Lucian Freud Drawings
Acquavella Galleries, NY
1 May - 9 June
Acquavella Galleries, NY
1 May - 9 June
Alan Goulbourne
Tomokazu Matsuyama
The Future is
Always Bright
The Future is
Always Bright
Frey Norris
Contemporary & Modern, SF
3 May 3 - 30 June
Contemporary & Modern, SF
3 May 3 - 30 June
Rachel Lee Hovnanian
Mud Pie
Mud Pie
Leila Heller Gallery in Chelsea
2 May - 2 June
2 May - 2 June
André C. Meyerhans
Toby Arts, Al Quoz, Dubai
2 May
Toby Arts, Al Quoz, Dubai
2 May
Books
The Architecture of Natural Light
Thames & Hudson
Newly available in paperback, The Architecture of Natural Light is the
first publication to consider the many effects of natural illumination in contemporary buildings.
first publication to consider the many effects of natural illumination in contemporary buildings.
Henry Plummer
JAMM
«Time Lapse »
JAS Gallery, Paris
31 May - 30 July
JAS Gallery, Paris
31 May - 30 July
Carlos GASPARINHO
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Annex Level 3 Gallery
11 May - 13 June
Annex Level 3 Gallery
11 May - 13 June
Philadelphia Museum of Art
5 May- July
5 May- July
ZAHA HADID at Buchmann Galerie
THE LEILA HELLER GALLERY
Ms. Heller’s impact on the MENASA market & her featured artists at Art Dubai
by Laura Stewart
by Laura Stewart
Opened on April 27 coinciding with Gallery Weekend in Berlin, ZAHA HADID'S exhibition focuses on eight Silver Paintings, three Dot Paintings, and the large furniture-sculpture Iceberg and Gyre
Lauren Cornell and Artist Ryan Trecartin
to Curate 2015 Generational Triennial
to Curate 2015 Generational Triennial
NEW YORK. AS THE 2012 New Museum Triennial “The Ungovernables” concludes, plans for the next
Generational Triennial are already underway.
Generational Triennial are already underway.
Triennial
Focus on
Adel's Doodles
Adel's Doodles
One of the artists taking part in the exhibition is Bahrain’s prolific emerging artist, Adel Al Abbasi who did a montage of over 1,000 colourful doodles in one of the rooms in Bohemia.
LEILA HELLER
FREY NORRIS
CONTEMPORARY & MODERN
of SAN FRANCISCO
at ART DUBAI
at ART DUBAI
