Monday, May 2, 2011

ART HONG KONG-11 EXHIBITION

ART HK 11, Asia’s preeminent Art Fair and one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the international art calendar returns to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, where 260 galleries from 38 countries will come together to offer the largest display of contemporary art ever seen in Hong Kong.

From 26th – 29th May, ART HK 11 will present works from modern masters such as Picasso through to important contemporary artists such as Takashi Murakami, Jayson Kim and Damien Hirst, offering visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in the very best and most extensive showcase of modern and contemporary art in Asia.

ART EXHIBITIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA

ART EXHIBITIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA

An exhibition of works by JUDY WOODBORNE
Date: 17th April 2011 – 14th May 2011
Venue: The Cape Gallery, 60 CHURCH STREET CAPE TOWN 8001,
TEL: +27 21 4235309, FAX: +27 21 424906
This exhibition of works comprises a selection of etchings, engraving and works on paper created between 1989 - 2011. The artworks show both the technique and use of the etching medium by the artist, as well as recurring themes and images.

Opening of Three Exhibitions
Date: 18 April 2011 - 13 May
Venue: Association for Visual Arts, 35 Church Street, Cape Town, South Africa,
Phone: +27-21 424-7436, Fax: +27-21 423-2637, art@ava.co.za
Elgin Rust JUDGEMENT, UITSPRAAK 2011 CASE NO. 001/05/2008; Dillon Marsh LAY OF THE LAND, Cinga Samson
RUSTING IRON

Aspects of Abstraction
Date: 26 March to 16 April 2011
Venue: Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery - In-Fin-Art Building, Upper Buitengracht Street, Cape Town
Tel: 021 423 6075 Cell: 082 566 4631 Email: art@johansborman.co.za
Exploring the search for perfection through abstraction

Library of the infinitesimally small and the unimaginably large
Date: 30 March 2011 - 21 May
Venue: Erdmann Contemporary, 63 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town 8001
T. +72 (0) 21 422 2762 , F. +72 (0) 21 422 3278 , www.erdmanncontemporary.co.za , photogallery@mweb.co.za
Using images and metaphor to investigate the scientific contents of found reference books, Wildenboer tries to make sense of phenomena such as fractal geometry and the interconnectedness of all living things by creating visual metaphors that speak of a sense of wonder at the complicated beauty of patterns in nature.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART EXHIBITIONS

Upcoming Exhibitions
Italian Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection: 1525–1835
May 8–November 27, 2011

West Building Ground Floor
The Gothic Spirit of John Taylor Arms
May 8–November 27, 2011
West Building

WARHOL: HEADLINES
September 25, 2011–January 2, 2012
East Building Upper Level

Exhibitions On Tour
Arcimboldo, 1526–1593: Nature and Fantasy
National Gallery of Art, Washington, September 19, 2010–January 9, 2011
Palazzo Reale, Milan, January 27–May 8, 2011

The Pre-Raphaelite Lens: British Photography and Painting, 1848–1875
National Gallery of Art, Washington, October 31, 2010–January 30, 2011
Musée d'Orsay, March 6–May 29, 2011