Week in Review

  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2009 September 7 - September 13 This week: The sculptural oeuvre of Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne goes on display on Park Avenue; designer Yves Behar puts an interesting twist on bottled water, and Saatchi partners with Christie’s to sell a Chinese contemporary art collection.
  • 6 SEPTEMBER 2009 August 31 - September 6 This week: the British Museum's exhibition of Indian paintings from the palace at Jodhpur delights; Fred Tomaselli’s psychedelic collages are all the rage at the Aspen Art Museum; and the city of Zürich kicks off its gallery season with three days of exhibitions and parties.
  • 28 AUGUST 2009 August 22 – August 28 This week: Mass MoCA makes room for Sol LeWitt’s retrospective of wall drawings; Cai Guo-Qiang’s traveling exhibition takes over the Guggenheim Bilbao; the Brooklyn Museum lets visitors choose their own adventure; and photographer David Benjamin Sherry publishes his first book It's Time.
  • 21 AUGUST 2009 August 15 – August 21 This week: Centre Pompidou celebrates Wassily Kandinsky’s oeuvre; Van Gogh provides an eternal taste of summer; the India Art Summit highlights the diversity of Delhi; and Shirin Neshat imagines a world without men.
  • 14 AUGUST 2009 August 8 – August 14 This week: The 11th Istanbul Biennial makes a cultural and geographic move; former Factory stars celebrate what would have been Andy Warhol’s 81st birthday; and Mad Magazine’s Basil Wolverton is celebrated in an exhibition at New York’s Gladstone Gallery.
  • 7 AUGUST 2009 August 1 – August 7 This week: THE OFFICE – a curatorial team in Berlin – turns up the intrigue for urban-specific art performances; Whitewall explores Aakash Nihalani’s aesthetic which simultaneously uses the street and the gallery; and Shoot Me, Rankin! gives 1,000 real people from across the UK their 15 minutes of fame.
  • 31 JULY 2009 July 25 – July 31 This week: Nathalie Djurberg’s exhibition “Turn Into Me” at the Prada Transformer in Seoul; art galleries across the globe close, open and expand; the Daily Beast interviews Jeff Koons; and Pinacoteca founder, Anna Di Stasi, explains bespoke art-focused travel programs.
  • 24 JULY 2009 July 18 – July 24 This week: Cooper-Hewitt hosts public design events in D.C.; Neke Carson’s photographs explore the art of voyeurism; “Romantic Machines” exhibition at the George Kolbe Museum; and JD Prize finalists reveal inspirations for their designs.
  • 17 JULY 2009 July 11 – July 17 This week: Christie’s brings the art world to the iPhone; ArtHamptons celebrates its second year; James Ensor retrospective on view at MoMA; ‘Zero in New York’ assembles works from the Dusseldorf-born movement; and Shaker antiques are discovered and shared.
  • 10 JULY 2009 July 4 – July 10 This week: Michael Jackson memorabilia auction values increase posthumously; The Daily Beast reports from the new Tarzan exhibition in Paris; John Currin opens up about his art and his muse; and Gensler’s Thomas Vecchione talks about new initiatives in contemporary and industrial architecture and design.
  • 3 JULY 2009 June 26 - July 3 This week: Art in America analyzes the Spring art market; Contemporary artist team Guyton/Walker extend their international influence; Madonna nude gallery goes on display in London; and Dr. Chagnan Burke offers a how-to on building an effective center for the arts.
  • 26 JUNE 2009 June 19 - June 26 This week: The Acropolis Museum opens in Athens; The Magazine Antiques reviews the week’s top lots from around the globe; “Iran Inside Out” opens at the Chelsea Art Museum; and Alexandra Von Furstenberg speaks about her latest limited edition home design collection.
  • 19 JUNE 2009 June 12 - June 19 This week: Art in America explores Artist-run spaces; “Il Tempo del Postino,” the group-exhibition-as-theatrical-event is having its second iteration; Brad Pitt drops $1 million at Art Basel and The Daily Beast reports; and the Futurism show opens at the Tate Modern.
  • 12 JUNE 2009 June 5 - June 12 This Week: The Daily Beast goes inside the Venice Biennale, featuring interviews with artists, reports from the pavilions, and photos from parties; the first phase of the High Line opens with a public art installation by Spencer Finch; and a spotlight on Muriel Belcher and the part she played in Francis Bacon’s life at the Colony Room Club.
  • 5 JUNE 2009 May 29 - June 5 This week: The Daily Beast reports from the Venice Biennale; Brussels celebrates two new museums devoted to famous native sons; Karen Margolis and Daniel Zeller's Mindscapes opens at Dieu Donné New York; Swoon's "Swimming Cities" docks in Venice; Albert Oehlen is interviewed by Glenn O'Brien; and a book review of The Way We Live with the Things We Love.
  • 29 MAY 2009 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.
  • 22 MAY 2009 May 16 - May 22 This week: Cooper-Hewitt's new exhibition of green design - "Design for a Living World"; Who really cut off Van Gogh's ear?; a round up from the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum; and a new book of essays reconsiders the East Building at the National Gallery of Art.
  • 15 MAY 2009 May 9 - May 15 This week: The Stutter exhibit goes on view at the Tate Modern; the Charles Engelhard Court at the Metropolitan Museum of Art reopens; Washington's National Gallery of Art acquires a collection of about 5,250 prints; and the ART HK 09 Hong Kong International Art Fair returns to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
  • 8 MAY 2009 May 2 - May 8 This week: Con Artist: The Story of Mark Kostabi; Introducing the 2009 Turner Prize Shortlist; " Il Tempo del Postino" takes to stage at Art Basel; A Newly Discovered Leonardo; Review of Kendell Carter at Sandroni Rey and more...
  • 1 MAY 2009 April 27 - May 1 This week: Paolo Ventura's retrospective opens at the Museum of Photography in the Hague; artist Sun K. Kwak's installation "Enfolding 280 Hours" opens at the Brooklyn Museum; and don't miss MoMA's new exhibition of contemporary works on paper.