Buckle your seatbelts because the Art History Babes are amped on Anselm Kiefer. We’re joined by artist, friend, fellow Kiefer fan girl, and all around quality human Faith Sponsler to discuss the complex and weighty work of this post WWII German Neo-expressionist.
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Bonhams is pleased to announce the auction series devoted to The L.D. “Brink” Brinkman Collection, one of the most significant private collections of Western American art. The entire collection comprises approximately 350 works of art with sales running from February 8-15.
An exhibition opening this week celebrates one of “Bill’s” life-long passions: his collection of fakes and forgeries, which he assembled over nearly five decades.
A new 35,000 square foot art park has opened up in the heart of Arts District in downtown Los Angeles. Not only is this the world’s first fully immersive entertainment art park, but the massive location also includes five fully immersive, 360-degree domes outfitted with 10.1 surround sound to create a shared VR experience that combines the future of art, entertainment, and technology.
Now at Phillips’ New York gallery space, the AMERICAN AFRICAN AMERICAN selling exhibition examines the historical and social impact of African American artists from the 1950’s to the present. Open to the public through February 8, this major exhibition showcases 64 artists and over 60 works in a variety of genres.
Award-winning children's book author Oliver Jeffers brings a sense of curiosity and a narrative sensibility to a new series of oil paintings at Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery. For All We Know, examines the cosmos and our connections to them.
The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) opens its 2019 exhibition season with a presentation of new work by the acclaimed Berkeley-based artist and designer Masako Miki. An important figure in the Bay Area’s creative community for more than two decades, Miki creates colorful forms in a range of media, which are inspired by her interest in the folklore traditions and religious practices of her native Japan.
The study concluded that “There is no doubt about the existence of the Mona Lisa effect—it just does not occur with Mona Lisa herself.”
WASHINGTON—The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) is pleased to present a major reinstallation of its collection galleries with an expansive array of paintings, photographs and sculptures, including recent acquisitions, rarely exhibited works and familiar favorites. The new installation features collection highlights that emphasize diversity and enhance connections between historical and contemporary art.
The folksy charm of Margaret Kilgallen will be on display starting this week in the first posthumous museum exhibition of the Mission School artist’s work, opening Friday at the Aspen Art Museum.
