Paintingmatters

Artist books from A-Z... http://members.chello.nl/j.seegers1/library/artistsbooks.html#can

Reality Show: Otto Dix

The fault is not in our stars, but in our brand: Abstract Expressionism at MoMA

Courbet A Dream of Modern Art 15 October 2010 – 30 January 2011  Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt Römerberg 60311 Frankfurt, Germany phone: (+49) 69-29 98 82-0 fax: (+49) 69-29 98 82-240 www.schirn.de

Giuseppe de Nittis http://en.parisinfo.com/show-exhibition/1282676/giuseppe-de-nittis 'Giuseppe de Nittis loved the beautiful people, parties, clothes and great landscapes. This exhibition presents the work of this Italian painter, a friend of Caillebotte, Manet and Degas; characterized by certain elegance in the choice of his themes but also in the technique of his painters. He was also one of the first artists to experiment with pastels on a large scale.' From October 20 2010 to January 16 2011

'Although photography was a major revolution in the visual arts, it was difficult to give as much legitimacy to photography as to painting at the beginning of the 20th century. Inventing new technical processes, Heinrich Kühn strove throughout his career to give artistic merit to photography. A look back at one of the major figures of international Pictorialism.' http://en.parisinfo.com/show-exhibition/1189637/heinrich-kuehn

Women artists. Elles@centrepompidou

In conjunction with  Shifting the Gaze: Painting and Feminism , (please see the next post).The Jewish Museum has set out to create a record of all women artists known to have participated in special exhibitions at the museum since it's opening in 1947. The hyper link will take you to the paper which also has links to the work of recorded artists. http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/tjmwomenartistsessay

'Over the past fifty years, feminists have defied an art world dominated by men, deploying direct action and theory while making fundamental changes in their everyday lives.  Shifting the Gaze: Painting and Feminism  explores the widespread influence of feminist practice on the styles and methods of painting from the 1960s to the present. The provocative paintings on view here embody the tension between individual expression and collective politics, between a traditional medium and radical action.'  This is quoted from the website. I will however see if I can get hold of an exhibition catalogue so I can consider in more depth the "provocative paintings".  http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/feministpainting

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