Vanderbilt’s International Lens Film Series Begins Today

September 2, 2009 Vanderbilt University’s film series, International Lens, will begin Sept. 2. This series, which is free and open to the public, will feature 29 different films from September through December. Each screening includes an introduction as well as facilitated post-screening discussion. In conjunction with "Surreal to Reel: Paris on Film" festival, International Lens will screen a 35mm print of Luis Bunuel's surrealist masterpiece L’âge d’or. Thi.. read more...

DIE KUNST IST SUPER!

September 1, 2009 Die Kunst ist super! (Art is super!) is the title under which the Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart is showing a new presentation of works from its collections. In line with the motto "Die Kunst ist super!" proclaimed by Udo Kittelmann, this presentation is one of the most important steps on the path to the future positioning of the Hamburger Bahnhof under the new director of the Nationalgalerie. Spanning some 10,000 square meter.. read more...

The First Annual Anne d’Harnoncourt Memorial Symposium: Scholars Present Marcel Duchamp: Etant donnes, Sept. 12

August 28, 2009 The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the History of Art Department at the University of Pennsylvania are jointly initiating this annual symposium in honor of Anne d’Harnoncourt to celebrate her contributions to art and culture in Philadelphia, the region, and beyond. Scholars Present Marcel Duchamp: Étant donnés Marcel Duchamp’s enigmatic final masterpiece Étant donnés: 1. La chute d’eau, 2. Le gaz d’éclairage (Give.. read more...

New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2009

August 27, 2009 On Sept. 4 the Rutgers Film Co-op/ New Jersey Media Arts Center will present the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2009. The festival will showcase new international films, independent American films, experimental and short subjects, as well as "cutting edge" documentaries. It will feature over 50 screenings from September 4 to November 8. Thursday evenings will highlight experimental films including such Surrealist masterpieces as Blood of a Poet (Le Sang D'Un Poet) b.. read more...

Happy Birthday Peggy Guggenheim

August 26, 2009 American heiress Peggy Guggenheim was considered to be as intriguing as the art she collected. One of the pioneering collectors of Abstract Expressionism, she had a particular fondness for surrealism, cubism and sculpture. At the height of her career, she amassed a piece of art per day. In London, Guggenheim opened her first modern art gallery, Guggenheim Jeune, featuring artists like Wassily Kandinsky, Yves Tanguy and Pablo Picasso. Although she didn’t actually know v.. read more...

Somewhere Between Art and Life

August 21, 2009 There are times at Venice when you feel Marcel Duchamp has a lot to answer for. The artist's infamous urinal not only paved the way for the grand, imaginative gestures of, say, Robert Rauschenberg - whose scrap-iron sculptures are at the Peggy Guggenheim museum - but also for a slew of self-indulgent installation art much of which is currently taking up exhibition space in the city of Titian and Tintoretto. The Scottish and Mexican pavilions prove that Duchamp's legacy has.. read more...

Is This Recyclable?

August 19, 2009 Is This Recyclable? An upcoming exhibition at Under Minerva, Brooklyn. This group show focuses on thirteen artists who break away from traditional media and instead explore materials that are often overlooked yet readily available. By using readymade and recyclable materials the artists are both directly appropriating from the materials purpose and properties, literally recycling these pieces in the process. The theme is motivated by early readymades of Duchamp, and the co.. read more...

A Game of Chess with Marcel Duchamp, 1963

August 19, 2009 Marcel Duchamp: A Game of Chess, A film by Jean-Marie Drot, 55 min. This French film includes original footage of interviews filmed consequent to Duchamp's first major retrospective exhibition in 1963 at the Pasedena Art Museum. The film includes voice-overs in English, as well as original black and white footage interspersed with color reproductions of artworks. It includes a custom soundtrack by the French composer Edgar Varèse. The program follows Duchamp's work somewhat.. read more...

Collage at Fred Gallery London, starts: 6 Aug 2009 ends: 27 Sep 2009

August 18, 2009 FRED (London) is delighted to have this opportunity to present an exhibition in celebration of Collage. Co-curated with Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, this joint-exhibition provides a platform for contemporary American artists to show in London, many for the first time, alongside leading European artists represented by FRED. Both galleries have also brought together works by some of the foremost practitioners in Twentieth century Western art. The exhibition creates a unique .. read more...