THE ART OF LIVING

29 May 2009  |  Week in Review  |  Fine Art

May 22 - May 29

This week: An exhibit of Van Gogh landscapes in Basel, Switzerland; Brian Eno's 77 Million Paintings illuminates the Opera House in Sydney; Dan McDermott's Modelled in Memory opens at Alon Zakaim Fine Art; American Impressionism and Realism from the Met on view in Brisbane; and the public gets a peek at art destined for the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

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• Exhibit of 70 Van Gogh Landscapes Causing a Stir in Basel Seventy landscapes, among them key works never seen by wide audiences, are presented in an ambitious show at Basel's distinguished Kunstmuseum that is being billed as "Europe's art event of the year." From MiamiHerald.com

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• Brian Eno Artwork Illuminates Sydney Opera House The aim is to provoke "visual ecstasy" and "heightened calm," says music producer Brian Eno of his audiovisual artwork 77 Million Paintings, which is illuminating the Sydney Opera House’s sails as part of a sound and light festival in the city. From ARTINFO.com

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• Alon Zakaim Fine Art Presents Dan McDermott, Modelled in Memory Art Opening Alon Zakaim Fine Art Presents Modelled in Memory, an exhibition of the latest oil paintings by Dan McDermott from 26th May - 19th June 2009. McDermott’s latest collection revives characters from pop culture of the past through a dynamic form of portraiture. From FADwebsite.com

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• American Impressionism and Realism: a Landmark Exhibition from the Metropolitan Museum of Art For three months, Brisbane will play host to 74 iconic American works of art from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. From TheArtNewspaper.com

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• Abu Dhabi Gets a Sampler of World Art The public on Tuesday got its first peek at some of the art that will fill the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the 260,000-square-foot museum designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel and expected to open in the capital city of the United Arab Emirates by 2013. From NYTimes.com