Cutting-edge artwork created at Burning Man, the annual desert gathering that is one of the most influential events in contemporary art and culture, will be exhibited in the nation’s capital for the first time this spring. “No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man” will take over the entire Renwick Gallery building, exploring the maker culture, ethos, principles and creative spirit of Burning Man. Several artists will debut new works in the exhibition.
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An iconic image from American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein is projected to bring as much as $500,000 in Heritage Auctions' Modern & Contemporary Art – Prints & Multiples Auction April 17 in Dallas.
Jane Kallir, Co-Director of The Galerie St. Etienne, announced a major donation of paintings by Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses to the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) in Washington, D.C. Over the course of the next seven years, 10 masterworks will be donated by Kallir and her family in memory of Otto Kallir.
The global financial crash of 2008 ushered in a politically volatile decade. At the same time, the rise of social media has changed the way graphic political messages are made and disseminated. As traditional media rubs shoulders with hashtags and memes, the influence and impact of graphic design has never been greater. Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008-18 examines the pivotal role of graphics in milestone events such as the election of Barack Obama, the worldwide Occupy movement, the Arab Spring, Brexit and Donald Trump’s presidency.
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers' bi-annual Arts of the American West auction will be conducted Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21 in the firm’s Denver saleroom. The sale will feature over 500 lots of historic and contemporary Western paintings, Native American arts and objects, Southwestern jewelry, a collection of Native American baskets, pueblo pottery, Navajo textiles, Western design furniture and other cowboy collectible objects. Also included is a collection of pre-Columbian pottery of Mesoamerica from the collection of Joan Cooke of Prairie Village, Kansas.
Christie’s Asian Art Week sales realized USD $56,581,500 (£40,113,379 / €45,783,476 / HK$ 441,783,723) surpassing initial estimates. The six auctions took place from March 20-23 with 80% sold by lot and 87% sold by value.
The DAM-organized exhibition will survey the award-winning editorial work of fashion illustrator and Denver resident Jim Howard.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents 'City and Cosmos: The Arts of Teotihuacan,' a groundbreaking exhibition featuring new archaeological discoveries from the ancient city’s three main pyramids and major residential compounds.
Chicago -- Chicago, a long-time hub for outsider art, need only look slightly north to find a strong, like-minded neighbor. With museums, galleries, residents and collectors supporting numerous art environments, roadside attraction sites and art grottos, the state of Wisconsin has proven a fertile home to a number of self-taught creatives. The permeation of an interest in outsider art and its crossing of literal and figurative borders is the impetus for To Be Seen and Heard, opening at Intuit in March.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition dedicated to the work of Jean Shin, a Korean-American artist widely acclaimed for her practice of dramatically transforming unlikely objects into monumental installations. Jean Shin: Collections will feature six large-scale installations made of crowd-sourced materials as well as a single channel video.
