Image of the exterior of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. The Emir of Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani inaugurated the museum this past November 22 and will open to the public on December 1. Photo: EFE / Noushad.
DOHA.-The Museum of Islamic Art, a new cultural icon for the Gulf region, will open its doors to the public on December 1, 2008. Dedicated to reflecting the full vitality, complexity and diversity of the arts of the Islamic world, the Museum of Islamic Art will collect, preserve, study and exhibit masterpieces ... More
Getting Ready for Opening Day-FIU Frost Art Museum
The new Frost Art Museum at Florida International University opens
Saturday, Nov. 29, when Miami will have a chance to view this
spectacular architectural backdrop. The 46,000-square-foot building
is itself a work of art designed by Yann Weymouth , design director
of
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (hok). The new Frost Art Museum cost $16
million to build and includes nine galleries and 10,000 square
feet of
breath-taking gallery spaces.
Quote Art is the most frenzied orgy man is capable of. Jean Dubuffet
LONDON.- From his earliest years Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was a passionate student of the grand European painting tradition, frequently visiting the Louvre, the Prado and many other museums for inspiration. The masters of Spanish painting, including El Greco, Velázquez and Goya, were of crucial importance to him, as were Rembrandt, Delacroix, Ingres, Manet and Cézanne. ... More
Luca Giordano, Italian, (1634–1705) St. Michael, ca. 1663. Oil on canvas. 198 (H) x 147 (W) cm. Gemäldegallerie Berlin.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- An outstanding collection of the treasures of the State Museums of Berlin that honors the contributions of patron James Simon opened at the Legion of Honor. The State Museums of Berlin and the Legacy of James Simon is a case study of the history of collecting during the late ... More
British artist Tracey Emin, a fundamental figure from the Young British Artists (YBAs) generation, exhibits at Centro de Arte Contemporáneo in Malaga. Photo: EFE/Jesús Domínguez.
MALAGA.- The first major Spanish retrospective exhibition of work by Tracey Emin, one of the most celebrated and influential artists of her generation will be the highlight of this year’s winter exhibition programme at the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga. Tracey Emin: 20 Years charts the artist’s career ... More
OSLO.- 'Whatever Happened to Sex in Scandinavia?' is a research project that consists of three platforms – an exhibition, a programme of public events and a publication – examining the juncture of the political and the erotic through the work of artists produced predominantly in the context of the countercultural movements of the 1960s and 70s. Part of More
BONN.- On Erhard Klein’s 70th birthday, Kunstmuseum Bonn is organizing a small homage that brings together the major pieces that the Kunstmuseum have acquired from the gallerist in Bonn’s Südstadt (from 1970) and in Bad Münstereifel-Mutscheid (to 2006). ... More
VALLADOLID.- Gerardo Rueda devoted part of his work to public sculpture, so this sample of pieces from the collection of IVAM Valencia aims to bring the public and all those who visit us this facet of his creative career in this area of Valladolid downtown dedicated the urban leisure. The exhibition displays a set of ... More
ZURICH.- From 13 February to 3 May 2009, the Kunsthaus Zürich will present ‘Hot Spots’, an exhibition devoted to the artistic avant-garde of the 1950s and 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Milan and Turin, and Los Angeles. The show features
outstanding works of art, photography, architecture and design by such world- ... More
Washington Square (1997), Directed by Agnieszka Holland. Pictured: Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ben Chaplin. Courtesy of MoMA Film Archive.
NEW YORK, NY.-The Museum of Modern Art honors award-winning film and TV director and screenwriter Agnieszka Holland (Polish, b. 1948) with a month-long exhibition spanning her three-decade career, from her roots as a highly political contributor to Polish New Wave cinema, through major English-language releases such as The ... More
LONDON.-The Royal Academy of Arts presents an exhibition of prints by Royal Academician Peter Freeth. The exhibition, in the Tennant Room, explores the themes to which Freeth has returned throughout his career as well as the unique process behind his prints. ... More
Tallest Building in China Breaks Ground SHANGHAI.- Shanghai Tower, a 632-meter (2,074 foot) building designed by Gensler, a leading global architectural design firm, advances sustainable design strategies and gives prominence to public spaces. The Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co., Ltd., is the project's developer. Thornton Tomasetti structural engineers, Cosentini Associates mechanical, ... More
Institute of Contemporary Arts Presents Seven International Artists LONDON.- Dispersion presents seven international artists who work with photography, film, video and performance. All of these artists explore the appropriation and circulation of images in contemporary society, examining the role of money, desire and power in our accelerated image economy – from the art market to the internet and art historical icons to pornography. ... More
New Orleans Museum of Art Offers Free Admission through January 18 NEW ORLEANS, LA.-The New Orleans Museum of Art will offer free admission to all through January 18, 2009. The dates of the free admittance offer, which began November 1, coincide with both Prospect.1 New Orleans, the international contemporary art biennial which is free at all of its 25 venues throughout the city, and Objects of ... More
With the inauguration this year of Detroit's Kresge Prize, and its annual awards of half a million dollars, Southeast Michigan's regional arts scene will shift beyond recognition and the Kresge Prize will now lie at the heart of Detroit's future ... More
Soldier Billboard in Miami Wynwood District MIAMI.- A poignant and controversial art project is on view in Miami. It is part of the Soldier Billboard Project which has had a presence in five other cities since the fall. The soldier billboards have sparked a heated debate on the street and on the web with responses from the military and the public. ... More
Going Public '08 - Port City Safari - the Sound of the City MILAN.- The cultural agency aMAZElab in Milan presents PORT CITY SAFARI, a journey touching some of the main port cities in Europe and in the Mediterranean area, participating in the project with researches, exhibitions and seminars, organised by local museums, universities and cultural institutions. ... More
The story of Barack Obama winning, not because we waited for it,
made it less surprising. I would like to imagine the people responsible
of deciding the format and text to announce this spectacular news
story; the important moments which they lived on the night of this
past November 4th in the newsrooms of their respective newspapers.
We were talking about how to publish this story that has made history,
in which manner to make this announcement; that allows us to see
the light at the end of the turbulent tunnel in which bad decisions
and a few greedy people have put us in, should be made.
Barack Obama is change, he is the hope of millions, it's the announcement
that things will change.
At this moment
we would like to congratulate all who, with their talent
and art have communicated this good news and have participated
in this mosaic that we present in ArtDaily, in which 510
versions of the same theme appear: the arrival of a new
day, the
arrival
of Barack Obama to the White House.
There are 510
newspaper front pages from around the world that we have
gathered here so that our visitors can see the beauty
in the formats. What talent of those who with only one
word, with just the name or a simple phrase, shape their
respective newspapers with
this story that occupied the front page of many dailies
throughout the world.
