John Chamberlain News

Explore the riveting story behind the 1964 Venice Biennale with the new documentary TAKING VENICE by Amei Wallach. Uncover the truth and intrigue of the art world's most prestigious event. Taking Venice unfolds at the height of the Cold War when the U.S. government was determined to fight Communism with culture.

Released on May 26, 2023, brutalovechamp features Seabrook's stunning and malleable octet Epic Proportions, which includes percussionist and vocalist Nava Dunkelman, cellist Marika Hughes, bassists Eivind Opsvik and Henry Fraser, electronic musician and vocalist Chuck Bettis, John McCowen on clarinets and recorders, and Sam Ospovat on drums, vibraphone and percussion.

Distinguished art historian and Palm Beach gallery owner Deborah C. Pollack will be discussing her new book Florida Sculptors and Their Work 1880-2020 on Wednesday, February 8, 1:30 pm, at The Society of the Four Arts, Dixon Education Building.

The Jewish Museum will present New York: 1962-1964 , an exhibition that explores a pivotal three-year period in the history of art and culture in New York City, examining how artists living and working in New York responded to their rapidly changing world.

The Dallas Art Fair Foundation has announced it has gifted two artworks from the Dallas Art Fair's Four x Five exhibition to two major Dallas museums. The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has acquired Cynthia Daignault's painting, Elegy (Los Angeles) (2019), for its permanent collection. The Nasher Sculpture Center has acquired a new wall sculpture by Gabriel Rico, Cincuenta from the series 'Reducción objetiva orquestada (2020), for its permanent collection.

ODETTA, in response to the current paradigm, is excited to introduce a new exhibition space, ODETTA Petite. Based on the gallery's original Bushwick space, Ellen Hackl Fagan and Seth Callander have created a scaled-down venue to allow its artists to return to gallery exhibitions. The new space is 10a??h X 24a??l x !2a??w. With a touch of humor, Fagan's channeling a combination of Le Corbusier and Wes Anderson, ala Alice in Wonderland.

On March 6, 2020, Art House Productions' JC Fridays will be holding its seasonal multi-arts festival, featuring art events that take place in restaurants, galleries, stores, and event spaces in almost every neighborhood in Jersey City.

The Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Art Fair, presented by Art Miami and sponsored by the City of West Palm Beach returns for its fourth edition in West Palm Beach City's Tent Site (825 S Dixie Hwy & Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach) on Thursday, January 9th with a VIP Preview, before opening to the general public on Friday, January 10th through January 12th.

Art Miami (http://www.artmiami.com), returning for its 30th edition on December 3 a?" 8, 2019, has announced its 2019 exhibitor list. Recognized as one of the preeminent international modern and contemporary art fairs, Art Miami will showcase an array of iconic and important art works, dynamic projects and special installations from more than 170 international galleries from nearly 22 countries representing 69 cities.

The June 2019 So-fi festival announces that it will be presenting works at The Clemente's Los Kabayitos and Flamboyan Theaters (107 Suffolk St. between Rivington & Delancey) and Westbeth (463 West Street between Bethune and West 12th St) June 6th-23rd 2019.

The Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Art Fair (PBM+C), presented by Art Miami and hosted by the City of West Palm Beach, will return for its third edition in West Palm Beach City's Tent Site (825 S Dixie Hwy at Okeechobee Blvd) on Thursday, January 10th through Sunday, January 13th, 2019. PBM+C is the most important fair to take place in Palm Beach during the winter season as it brings a world-class, internationally respected group of art dealers and their artists to one of the most culturally savvy and discerning collecting audiences in the world.

A June 13 fire on the roof of the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts has closed the facility until at least June 25, forcing at least two local theatre companies to revise plans for upcoming productions and raising questions about the opening of the next entry in the PNC Broadway in Louisville series. The fire broke out around 2:00pm in an area in which construction crews had been executing repairs on the roof and was brought under control by the Louisville Fire Department within about two hours.

Carnegie Hall's The '60s: The Years that Changed America, a citywide festival from January 14-March 24, 2018, concludes this month with a vast array of events presented at Carnegie Hall and at more than 35 leading partner cultural institutions throughout New York City. This special exploration of the '60s invites audiences to explore this turbulent decade through the lens of arts and culture, including music's role as a meaningful vehicle to inspire social change.

Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, presented by Art Miami and hosted by the City of West Palm Beach, returned for its second edition from Thursday, January 11th through Monday January 15th where it was immediately recognized as a leading international contemporary and modern art fair. Attendance of prestigious art collectors, connoisseurs, advisors and notable museum professionals surged through the weekend, while galleries reported significant six and seven figure sales of investment quality blue chip, contemporary and Post-War works.

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts recently acquired three new art pieces, now in display in the Main Street building's balcony level lobby atrium.

The Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary art fair, presented by Art Miami and sponsored by the City of West Palm Beach, will make its debut in West Palm Beach City's Tent Site from January 12th through January 15th, 2017.

KM Fine Arts is pleased to announce An Ocean Beneath the Sea, a solo exhibition of new hyperrealist paintings by Ramsey Dau, on view from November 3, 2016 - December 23, 2016 at the gallery's West Hollywood location at 814 N. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, November 3, from 6-9pm with the artist in attendance. A catalog will accompany the exhibition and feature an essay by Arty Nelson.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Sunny southeastern Florida, the global epicenter for cool modern design, is home to the premier source for investment-grade art and furniture: Palm Beach Modern Auctions (PBMA). The company has garnered headlines worldwide for its lively themed events, including the auction of the Steve Rubell/Studio 54 Archive, the sale of early fashion sketches by designer Karl Lagerfeld, and last year's hugely publicized auction of Jacqueline Onassis photos and personal correspondence with her favorite designers. PBMA's eagerly awaited next auction takes place on Saturday, Feb. 20 and features an elite offering of modern design, art, furniture and accessories.

New York...The Estate of David Smith and Hauser & Wirth jointly announced today the gallery's exclusive worldwide representation of the Estate of the renowned late American sculptor and painter.