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Patinir exhibition at the Museo del Prado

Joachim Patinir is a 16 th century Flemish artist, contemporary of Bosch, that has gradully slipped into oblivion, despite the quality of his works and especially the fact that he is, by all means, considered to be the father of landscape painting as we conceive it today. Little known to the larger public and an enigma to some of the...

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Satirical Prints 1720 - 1815

In the 18 th and the beginning of the 19 th century the political tensions that existed between France and England found a new manner of expression in the satirical prints, very popular at that time. These weren't a new thing, but in that era the artists managed to capture the national stereotypes of both countries in their satires and...

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Selfportraits From the Uffizi Gallery

The Dulwich Picture Gallery in London will be presenting, for the first time, an exhibition of 50 selfportraits from the famous Uffizi Gallery, made by major artists such as Velazquez, Filippino Lippi, Rembrandt, Tintoretto, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Pistoletto and Chagall. The event will be opened until the 15 th of July 2007 and is offering...

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Biedermeier Exhibition at the Louvre

The Louvre Museum in Paris will open on the 18 th of October 2007 a rich retrospective dedicated to Biedermeier art, focusing on it's development and values in Vienna and Prague , between 1815 - 1830. Biedermeier was closely linked to Neo-classicism, developping in a period of peace, between the Napoleonian wars, being a style that...

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German Renaissance Stained Glass

In the 15 th and 16 th the art of stained glass was highly praised in Germany, the compositions being produced in great numbers and with awesome talent, in the Renaissance style, at that time very popular. As these were presents or commisions from churches, the masters of this craft were very respected and seldom very well paid. They used the...

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Tara at the Moya Vienna

Tara, the most controversial Romanian artist and maybe the only one who is still censored in this country, as he declared, was chosen by the Museum of Young Art from Vienna to take part and to represent Romania at the "Young Art Europe" exhibition. The opening of the exhibition will take place on June 19th, 2007, 19.30, at Moya in...

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Lucian Freud Show in Ireland

Lucian Freud is not only one of the most important and popular living British artists, but also the grandson of the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud. The artist was born in Berlin in 1922, but soon afterwards the family emigrated to England , for fear of the Nazi rise to power. After the end of the Second World War, Lucian...

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The Last Landscapes by Van Gogh

The Museo Thyssen - Bornemisza in Madrid , Spain , is hosting between 12 June - 16 September 2007 an impressive exhibition dedicated to the last landscapes painted by Vincent van Gogh, at a time when his mental ilness was growing stronger by the day. It was in May 1890 when van Gogh retreated to a small village near Paris ,...

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The Unknown Monet at the RAA in London

The exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London is the first presenting Monet's drawings and pastels, being an interesting and rich exploration of the role of draughtsmanship in the artist's long and prestigious career. Despite the popular misconception that Monet painted from nature, catching the "impressions" on canvas, the...

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Dali & Film at the Tate Modern

Starting on June 1 2007 the Tate Modern in London, England, is the host of an exhibition which examines the link between Salvador Dali and film, by means of paintings, photographs, drawings, films made by the artist. It is a first in the line of exhibitions dedicated to the vast work of the Surrealist artist, who himself was passionate about the...

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Bronze Sculptures in Maastricht

Starting on the 9 th of March 2007 the Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht is presenting a prestigious exhibition of Western European bronze sculptures, from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, showcasing the history of this genre over three centuries, from 1450 to the 1800s. The curators have chosen around 50 bronze sculptures, on loan from the...

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French Painting at the Hermitage

The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg is hosting a permanent exhibition of French painting from the 19 th and 20 th century, many of the works bearing the signature of famous artists such as Degas, Monet, Pissarro, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse and many others. These...

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Cristian Mungiu wins the Palm d Or

The Romanian director Cristian Mungiu surprised the whole world on Sunday night, after winning the prestigious Palm d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, for his film "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days". The only other Romanian director who ever received this prize is Liviu Ciulei, who won the Cannes award for best director in 1965, with the...

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Dutch Portraits at the National Gallery

Starting on the 27 th of June 2007 the National Gallery in London will be hosting an exhibition of Dutch portraits, titled "The Age of Rembrandt and Frans Hals", narating a fascinating period in Dutch art. During the 17 th century, after gaining it's independence from Spain , the Dutch Republic entered a "Golden Age",...

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Language of Flowers at the NMFA in Stockholm

The National Museum of Fine Arts in Stockholm is presenting between 22 February - 27 May 2007 an exhibition dedicated to the language of flowers in art, from the Renaissance to contemporary times, showcasing a wide selection of works : oil paintings, watercolours, ceramics,...

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Picasso Exhibition at the NMFA in Quebec

At the end of summer 1946, just after the Second World War, Picasso received in interesting invitation, to live and work at the Grimaldi Castle , at Antibes (the castle will oficially become a Picasso museum in 1966). The artist chose to open a studio there and worked relentlessly, together with his newest female companion,...

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Art Moscow Art Fair 2007

Without a doubt, Art Moscow has become the most important fair for contemporary art in Eastern Europe . The first edition took place in 1995, even since the beginning the Moscow Art Fair has atracted several prestigious collectors and art dealers. The last few years the number of participants has increased, more than sixty galleries from Russia...

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HISTORY EVIL NIGHT SHOW

A project by Emanuel Borcescu Tuesday 15th May 2007 / 7.30 pm / OTA Club ( 26 Dr. Staicovici St ., Bucharest) It's all about an alternative version of the official history as known from the propaganda posters. The history evil is reduced to the evil source in man and to go further we should take into...

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Naive Art Exhibition at the IMNA in Vicq

The International Museum of Naive Art in Vicq , France , is presenting a fabulous exhibition dedicated to the representation of cities in naive art, with the title "Cities from here and elsewhere", opened between March 20 - September 16 2007. It is a great chance for the public to discover the principles and ideas of naive art...

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Rodin - the Japanese Dream

The Musee Rodin in Paris is hosting between May 16 - September 9 2007 an exhibition documenting the fascination that Rodin had for the Far East and especially for Japan, a trend that was in fashion at the end of the 19 th century...

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EUROPEAN MUSEUM OF THE YEAR AWARD

The European Museum of the Year, organised and given by the European Museum Forum has celebrated it's 30th anniversary during a ceremony, followed by several cultural actions in Alicante , Spain . The awards for 2007 have been announced on the fifth of May during a ceremony hosted by the Archeological Museum of Alicante, winner of the...

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Vollard Exhibition at the Musee dOrsay

The famous Musee d'Orsay in Paris will open on the 19 th of June a splendid exhibition with the title "From Cezanne to Picasso - Masterpieces from the Vollard Gallery", showcasing some of the best works in the collection of one of the most important art collectors of the past. ...

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Art Amsterdam 2007

Art Amsterdam, one of the best known art fairs, known in the past as KunstRAI, will open once again for it's 2007 edition, trying to reflect accurately the developments and principles in today's international art world. The organisers have chosen a record number of 125 galleries, both from the Netherlands and abroad, which will exhibit a great...

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Triennale of Finnish Art - Fifth Edition

The Fifth edition of the Triennale of Finnish Art will open in Helsinki on the 12 th of May, until June 10, 2007, and is bound to be one of this year's most important artistic events. The curator, Luigi Fassi, has selected several works by 13 important artists, trying to present a complete and profound image of today's ideas and principles in...

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Edgar Stoebel at the Montparnasse

The famous Montparnasse Museum in Paris is the host of one of the most important exhibitions dedicated to Edgra Stoebel (1909 - 2001), between 26 April - 20 May 2007. Stoebel was a painter, editor, philosopher and...

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Finnish Symbolism at the Atheneum

The Atheneum Art Museum in Helsinki , Finland , is presenting between 15 June - 2 September 2007 a impressive exhibition dedicated to Finnish Symbolism, focusing on the link between art and music. It is an invitation for the visitors not only to discover the works of art that have made Symbolism famous in Finland , but also to listen to...

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Spanish Drawings at the Louvre Museum

The Louvre Museum in Paris will host between 12 July - 15 October 2007 the exhibition "Siecle d'Or - Siecle des Lumieres" (Century of Gold - Century of Lights), dedicated to Spanish art of drawing in the 17 th - 18 th century. The curators have chosen around 60 works, representative for the Spanish school of drawing at that...

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Camille Corot at the Louvre Museum

The Louvre Museum in Paris will be hosting, starting on the 31 st of May 2007, an important exhibition dedicated to one of the best known French artists : Camille Corot. Born in 1796, Corot was not only a talented painter, but also a talented draftsman, producing hundreds of paintings, ranging from independent compositions to...

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Rubens Exhibition in Brussels

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium are hosting between 14 of September 2007 - 27 of January 2008 an important exhibition dedicated to the works of Rubens. The museum has a varied and remarkable collection of over 50 works produced by Rubens or in collaboration with other artists and disciples. The most important still are the works created...

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Tintoretto Exhibition at Museo del Prado

The Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid is hosting between 30 January - 13 May 2007 a fabulous exhibitions dedicated to Jacopo Tintoretto, including over 70 works, most of these being loans from various museums, galleries and collections all around the world. It is a first for Spanish...

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