MADRID – The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza is presenting Rembrandt and Amsterdam portraiture 1590-1670, which brings together a selection of portraits produced during the city’s Golden Age, with Rembrandt and his work as the key focus. This exceptional group of paintings and prints includes some of the greatest examples of this genre, both by Rembrandt himself – 22 in total – and by other artists of the period with the aim of revealing the wide variety and remarkable quality of their work. The exhibition will open on Feb. 18 and run through May 24.
O’Keeffe museum is backdrop to US humanities grants
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The National Endowment for the Humanities is seeking to inspire private and local matching investments in cultural institutions as it designated $31 million in public grants Tuesday to support humanities projects in 45 states.
First building in Unicorn Island master plan nears completion
CHENGDU, China – The Start-Up exhibition and conference center, the first building within Chengdu’s Unicorn Island masterplan, is nearing completion. The project team is headed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA).
Edmondson ‘Preacher’ to lead Case’s Jan. 25-26 sales
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— An iconic William Edmondson limestone sculpture and an array of diamond jewelry from multiple estates lead the Winter Case Antiques Auction, to be held Saturday, Jan. 25, and Sunday, Jan. 26. It is the first two-day sale format in the 13-year old company’s history and reflects a growing number of consignments from across the Southeast. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Whitney plans exhibition showcasing Mexican muralists
NEW YORK – With approximately 200 works by 60 U.S. and Mexican artists, Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925–1945 will reveal the profound impact of Mexico’s three leading muralists—José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Diego Rivera—on the style, subject matter, and ideology of art in the United States made between 1925 and 1945.
MAD to exhibit works by stained-glass artist Brian Clarke
NEW YORK – From March 21 through Aug. 23, the Museum of Arts and Design will present a major exhibition of works by the celebrated architectural artist and painter Brian Clarke (b. 1953, United Kingdom). The first museum exhibition in the U.S. of Clarke’s stained-glass screens, compositions in lead, and related drawings on paper, “Brian Clarke: The Art of Light” showcases the most considerable artistic and technical breakthrough in the thousand-year history of stained glass.
Jeffrey S. Evans to auction 19th-20th century glass, Jan. 25
MOUNT CRAWFORD, Va. – Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates’ annual winter glass auction will offer a wide variety of 19th and 20th century American and European wares on Jan. 25 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Experts at The Winter Show to discuss collecting Asian art
NEW YORK – Americans have a long tradition of collecting Asian art, and through their support have made our cultural institutions world leaders in the fields of Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Himalayan art. With interest surging in these areas, it is most timely that Asia Week New York will present an important panel discussion entitled Opportunities and Perspectives in Collecting Asian Art at The Winter Show on Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Park Avenue Armory, at 2:30 p.m.