Small World Crammed on Biennale’s Grand Stage

The French billionaire François Pinault has transformed the old Customs House into a museum for his collection. Left, a painting by Cindy Sherman and a sculpture by Jeff Koons.
Photo: Todd Heisler/The New York Times

Small World Crammed on Biennale’s Grand Stage
By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN Published: June 11, 2009(New York Times Permalink)
The 53rd Venice Biennale is tidy, disciplined, cautious and unremarkable, suggesting a somewhat dull, deflated contemporary art world, professionalized to a fault, in search of a fresh consensus.

Art 40 Basel takes place June 10 – 14, 2009.

The work 'Big Retrospective Painting' (1979), by Andy Warhol, is on view at Art Basel. Works of art by more than 2,500 artists are presented in what is the most important art fair in the world. Photo EFE/ Georgios Kefalas.

Art 40 Basel takes place June 10 – 14, 2009.

The world's premier international art show for Modern and contemporary works, Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. More than 2,500 artists, ranging from the great masters of Modern art to the latest generation of emerging stars, are represented in the show's multiple sections. The exhibition includes the highest-quality paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, video and editioned works.
More: http://www.artbasel.com/go/id/ss/lang/eng/

BASEL.- The 40th edition of Art Basel takes place in the culturally rich city of Basel, Switzerland, from June 10 through June 14, 2009. As the world’s premier art show, Art Basel marks the annual reunion of the international artworld. This year, more than 300 exhibiting galleries from all over the globe were selected from a record number of more than 1,100 applications, and will be showing works by over 2,500 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The Art Unlimited hall, with its 60 large-scale projects, and the Public Art Projects on the exhibition square offer further highlights....More: http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=31352

ABSTRACT AMERICA: NEW PAINTING AND SCULPTURE at Saatchi Gallery, London

Aaron Young, Greeting Card 10a, 2007. Stained plywood, acrylic, burnt rubber, 6 panels: 4 x 8 ft each. Overall: 12 x 16 ft. Courtesy of the Saatchi Gallery, London ©Aaron Young, 2009.

ABSTRACT AMERICA: NEW PAINTING AND SCULPTURE at Saatchi Gallery, London
29th May - 13th September
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/abstract_america_painting_sculpture/


(Art Daily) LONDON.- In October 2008, the Saatchi Gallery re-opened in the 70,000 sq. ft. Duke of York’s HQ building on King’s Road in the heart of London. With free admission to all shows, the Saatchi Gallery aims to bring contemporary art to the widest possible audience. Its first show, The Revolution Continues: New Art from China attracted over 400,000 visitors breaking the record previously held by Sensation at The Royal Academy, and the second show Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East has attracted over 350,000 visitors to date.

Now, the Saatchi Gallery’s third show, Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture, opened, presenting a survey of emerging art from the USA. Thirty-two artists are in the exhibition, representing an exciting new generation of painters and sculptors. With a historical nod to their Abstract Expressionist predecessors of the midtwentieth century, these artists are heavily influenced by the new digital age. Old master palettes, Manga purple and bubble gum pinks come together in work that embraces Photoshop, TV, the internet and many other contemporary influences.

Abstract America is set to shape our understanding of the work of this vital group of artists, who have absorbed these many aspects of contemporary life and chosen very individual ways to communicate.

Abstract America presents works by Kristin Baker, John Bauer, Mark Bradford, Tom Burr, Joe Bradley, Jedediah Caesar, Carter, Eric and Heather ChanSchatz, Peter Coffin, Guerra de la Paz, Francesca DiMattio, Bart Exposito, Mark Grotjahn, Jacob Hashimoto, Rachel Harrison, Patrick Hill, Ryan Johnson, Matt Johnson, Paul Lee, Chris Martin, Elizabeth Neel, Baker Overstreet, Stephen G. Rhodes, Amanda Ross-Ho, Sterling Ruby, Gedi Sibony, Amy Sillman, Agathe Snow, Kirsten Stoltmann, Dan Walsh, Jonas Wood and Aaron Young.

Galleries, Musea, Art Institutes & Site Specific exhibitions in Amsterdam

Galleries, Musea, Art Institutes & Site Specific exhibitions in Amsterdam
Stichting AKKA, Amsterdam Tentoonstellingsagenda; een tweemaandelijks overzicht van de exposities in Amsterdamse galeries, musea en andere beeldende kunstinstellingen. De agenda is gratis verkrijgbaar bij de deelnemers en bij diverse culturele instellingen als theaters, muziekpodia e.d. De tentoonstellingsagenda staat ook op het internet. Het adres: http://www.akka.nl/akka/akka_nl.htm

AKKA Exhibitions Amsterdam in PDF (in Dutch)
http://www.akka.nl/agenda/2009/0304/download/AKKA20090304.pdf

All the openings day by day

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http://www.akka.nl/agenda/2009/0102/ical.html

China modern art feels chill (Video)

Dec 11 - China's contemporary art market, which just six months ago seemed unstoppable, is feeling the effects of the financial crisis.
Auction houses, galleries and artists are facing a downturn in business as the disposable income of their clients shrinks.