03/05/2005. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.- The 300th anniversary of the birth of the French painter François Boucher took place in November 2003, an event celebrated by three large exhibitions of his drawings held concurrently in Paris and New York: one at the Louvr...

03/05/2005. WASHINGTON, D.C.— Revealing the imagination of an architect or designer requires a well-stocked toolbox. From pencils and paper, to advanced computer technologies and 3D modeling, Tools of the Imagination, an exhibition opening at the Nat...

03/05/2005. NEW YORK.- An historic pier on Manhattan’s west side will be transformed with the spring 2005 opening of a temporary museum housing more than 200 large-scale photographic artworks and an accompanying 35mm film by artist Gregory Colbert. T...

03/05/2005. BARCELONA, SPAIN.- The Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona presents Desacuerdos (Disagreements). On Art, Politics and the Public Sphere in Spain, through May 29, 2005. DESACUERDOS (“Disagreements”). On Art, Politics and the Public ...

03/05/2005. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.- The Nationalmuseum presents The Body. Art and Science, through May 22, 2005. The human body concerns everyone and is a fascinating object of study for artists as well as scientists. Art and science - From the renaissance ...

03/05/2005. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN.- The University of Michigan Museum of Art has launched a new website with an entirely new look and feel, additional features including improved graphics and greater usability and functionality, as well as a section devoted...

03/05/2005. BASEL, SWITZERLAND.- Seventeen one-person shows by young artists from 6 countries will be on display in the special «Art Statements» sector of Art 36 Basel, the International Art Show. They were selected by the Art Basel Committee from 218 app...

03/06/2005. KANSAS CITY, MO.- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art presents the work “The Old Mill at Sunset” (1844) by Thomas Cole. The museum recently acquired the work at the Alexander Gallery for an undisclosed amount thanks to the Ever Glades Fund for acq...

03/06/2005. BERKELEY, CA.- The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) is pleased to announce the exhibition DRAWN BY THE BRUSH: Oil Sketches by Peter Paul Rubens, on view through May 15, 2005. Rubens’s oil sk...

03/06/2005. CINCINNATI, OH.-The Taft Museum of Art presents James McNeill Whistler - Selected Works from the Hunterian Art Gallery, through May 22. The Taft Museum of Art is the only midwest venue for a U.S. tour of works by the artist from the Hunterian ...

03/06/2005. LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Hammer Museum presents three concurrent Hammer Projects exhibitions showcasing emerging artists from the U.S. and Asia—Mark Grotjahn from Los Angeles, Adam Cvijanovic from New York, and Hiraki Sawa from Japan. The ex...

03/06/2005. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.- The Nationalmuseum presents The Body. Art and Science, through May 22, 2005. The human body concerns everyone and is a fascinating object of study for artists as well as scientists. Art and science - From the renaissance in...

03/07/2005. LONDON, UK.- This June the V&A, in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust, opens a uniquely touchable contemporary design exhibition, Touch Me, which explores the pleasures and sensations of touch, looking at the designed world around us now an...

03/07/2005. SHARJAH.- Sharjah Biennial 7, the only international contemporary art event of its kind in the GCC, today announced the theme of “Belonging” for its 7th session, due to open to the public on 6 April. Over the two months of April and May the...

03/07/2005. NEW YORK.- Gerald Peters Gallery, New York announces its first solo exhibition of paintings by American contemporary realist George Sorrels. George Sorrels: Recent Paintings will be on view at the Upper East Side gallery through April 2, 2005....