Walter Frederick Osborne (Irish, 1859–1903), At the Breakfast Table, 1894, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches. (50.8 x 60.96 cm) unframed. Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame. Donald and Marilyn Keough Foundation Fund, 2019.029.
SOUTH BEND, IN.- Long favored as one of Ireland’s modern artists, Walter Osborne (1859–1903) is the focus of a new exhibition this fall at the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame. Homecoming: Walter Osborne’s Portraits of Dublin 1880–1900—the first one of its kind in this country—brings together Osborne’s masterpieces from public and private collections in Ireland and the United States to examine the trajectory of his tragically short career. From his student work in Dublin and Antwerp to his sparkling portraits of Dublin’s elite that earned him international acclaim, Osborne was an astute witness to the dramatic changes unfolding in his native city in the late 1800s. His painting At the Breakfast Table (1894), acquired by the Raclin Murphy Museum in 2019, is regarded by scholars as signaling a pivotal point in his career and is the springboard ... More
Onorio Marinari (1617-1716), Judith Beheading Holofernes. Oil on canvas. Haukohl Collection. Photo: MNAHA, Tom Lucas.
PHOENIX, AZ.- This summer, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) presents the Southwest premiere of Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection, showcasing a superlative collection of historically significant works from 17th– and 18th-century Florence that are rarely seen outside of Italy. The exhibition features gilded paintings and delicate sculptures that demonstrate the distinctive Florentine Baroque style, known for its poetic and colorful symbolism. Drawn from The Haukohl Collection, works feature dramatic and vibrant depictions of religious, classical, mythological, and allegorical narratives. The first exhibition of its kind in Arizona, Florentine Baroque is an unprecedented opportunity for regional audiences to unravel the legacy of many important Florentine artists of the period who contributed to the Tuscan city’s cultural legacy, most notably supported by the ... More
GLEN COVE, NY.-Roland Auctions NY will present its next Multi-Estates auction on August 23rd, 2025, with a stunning selection of Silver, Decorative Arts and Fine Art joining the hundreds of other impressive items in all categories. Previews will be held on Thursday, August 21st and Friday, August 22nd from 10am – 6pm. In the Art arena, getting pre-auction attention, is the George Grosz, Im Cafe, Watercolor Pen & Ink, George Grosz (German-American, 1893-1959) Im Cafe, circa 1922, depicting a lady in blue with mink collar with gentleman in green tie, sighted lower right, watercolor, pen and ink. [Sight: 11.25" H x 15.25" W, Frame: 21" H x 24.75" W]. Est: $20,000 - $30,000, along with a large Antique Grisaille Oil Painting, Grisaille oil painting depicting an arrow and quiver and book and trumpet group, above two putti riding a cloud with harp and doves, with valance designs, and a floral and vine border, in a later ... More
Herman Melville. Billy Budd. Introduction by William Plomer. London: John Lehman, 1946.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Morgan Library & Museum is the recipient of a generous gift from William Palmer Johnston of works by Herman Melville. One of the most wide-ranging and comprehensive collections of the author in print, the gift adds over two hundred works to an existing collection of rare Melvilliana at the Morgan that encompasses upwards of forty early and first editions, letters, and musical adaptations. Colin B. Bailey, Katharine J. Rayner Director, said, “Herman Melville is one of the most enduring and influential voices in American literature. Will Johnston's generous gift significantly enhances the Morgan ability to deepen the public's understanding of this remarkable author." Jesse Erickson, Astor Curator of Printed Books and Bindings, said, “This gift positions the Morgan as a leading institution for Melville scholarship. We are thankful to Will Johnston for entrusting the Morgan with his incredible collection. ... More
CHICAGO, IL.- The City of Chicago and Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) broke ground on Concourse D at O’Hare International Airport. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in collaboration with Ross Barney Architects, Juan Gabriel Moreno Architects (JGMA), and Arup, the first new building in O’Hare’s transformative ORDNext expansion has been underway since the team was selected in 2019 through an international design competition. “By breaking ground on Concourse D, we are taking a critical first step toward enhancing how the airport welcomes and serves more than 80 million passengers each year,” said Commissioner Michael McMurray of the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA). “We are also proud to introduce ORDNext, a new stage of development in the O’Hare 21 capital program that will elevate the passenger experience, improve connections between domestic and international flights, and increase the airport's footprint to accommodate future growth.” Conco ... More
Marie Guilhelmine Benoists, Self-portrait, 1786, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.
WARSAW.- In November 2025 the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw will open The Woman Question: 1550– 2025, prepared by the distinguished curator and art historian Alison M. Gingeras. This multi-part exhibition confronts the historical myth of women’s artistic absence, instead offering a sweeping visual narrative testifying to women’s enduring and dynamic presence in the arts. The show will include contemporary works as well as paintings by women artists of the Renaissance, the Ba- roque, and the 19th century. The Woman Question: 1550–2025 will be the culmination of MSN Warsaw’s first year in the new museum building at Marszałkowska 103. The Woman Question: 1550–2025 is a project comprising a rich mosaic of women’s creative production. Alongside the presentation of women’s varied artistic output, the aim of the exhibition is to showcase the power inherent in the new approach to art history, which de- mands justice, giving voice to the voiceless and visibi ... More
Mary with Braids, 1945 by Christian Petersen (Danish - American, 1885 - 1961). Brown pencil on paper. Gift of the estate of Mary Petersen. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
AMES, IOWA.- While Christian Petersen's name is iconic, especially around the state of Iowa, a gift to University Museums by his daughter, Mary, is providing art enthusiasts with new insight into the man behind the Fountain of the Four Seasons and The Gentle Doctor. This fall, the Christian Petersen Art Museum will showcase Christian Petersen and his art in two separate exhibitions, opening on August 25 and running through December 19, 2025, at Morrill Hall, Iowa State University. "Forms of Remembrance: The Unknown Political Prisoner" will examine the history and legacy of Petersen's monuments to the fallen, with special interest paid to his Unknown Political Prisoner maquette and related drawings and sculptures. The exhibition also helps commemorate the 2025 installation of the newly carved version of the sculpture in the Anderson Sculpture ... More
SYDNEY.- Renowned German artist Thomas Demand will return to Australia to design and curate a new exhibition that will transform the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ major contemporary collection galleries for the 38th Kaldor Public Art Project. Presented by Kaldor Public Art Projects in collaboration with the Art Gallery, Thomas Demand: The Object Lesson will reshape the SANAA-designed Isaac Wakil Gallery with bold new interior architecture, conceived by Demand to create a unique setting for his selection of more than 50 international and Australian artworks from the John Kaldor Family Collection. Best known for his photographs and sculptures, which are held in the collections of major museums around the world including our own, Demand is deeply interested in architecture and exhibition design. In 2013 and 2014, he made several visits to the Tokyo studio of Pritzker Prize- ... More
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian announces Peace Core, an exhibition by Christopher Kulendran Thomas, opening at the gallery’s Park & 75 location in New York on September 4, 2025. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition in the United States. A gallery dedicated to Kulendran Thomas’s work will be on view starting September 2 at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, with other major presentations of his work taking place this winter at the New Museum, New York; K21 museum, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney; and as part of the 14th Taipei Biennial. For much of the past decade, Kulendran Thomas has been using artificial intelligence tools to question the myths of Western individualism. His paintings metabolize the colonial art history that came ... More
NEW YORK, NY.- As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, Ronin Gallery is pleased to present Modern Perspectives: Woodblock Prints from the 20th Century, the fourth installment in a yearlong exploration of five centuries of Japanese printmaking. Featuring the artists Kawase Hasui, Hiroshi Yoshida, Hashiguchi Goyo, Shiko Munakata, Kiyoshi Saito and Koshiro Onchi, Ronin Gallery invites you to experience this vibrant century of Japanese printmaking. While ukiyo-e departed the 19th-century with a defined spirit and style, woodblock print artists propelled the “pictures of the floating world” to an internationally recognized art. The prints of the 20th century stand out from a union of both tradition and innovation with the emergence of two major art movements: Shin Hanga or "new prints" and Sosaku Hanga or "creative prints." Through a modern eye, Shin Hanga depicted traditional subjects through the long-established ukiyo-e division of labor: designer, carver, printer and publisher. From atmo ... More
OMAHA, NEB.- Joslyn Art Museum announces the appointment of Elise Armani as the Museum’s new assistant curator of twentieth-century art. With a primary focus on American art from 1945 to 2000, she will develop and steward the collection, while creating a dynamic program for twentieth- century art, encompassing original exhibitions, research, publications, and public engagement. Together with The Joslyn’s Phil Willson Curator of Contemporary Art, Armani will also direct the care and installation of the Phillip G. Schrager Collection. Armani begins work at The Joslyn on August 18. Armani is a doctoral candidate in art history and criticism at Stony Brook University (SBU; Stony Brook, NY). Her dissertation charts a network of immigrant artists in New York City between 1976 and 1989 who engaged and intervened in the post industrial urban landscape. While at Stony Brook, she co-curated Revisiting 5+1, presented in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which examined the University& ... More
Photographer Unknown, Four women standing in front of car parked at Carr’s Beach, ca. 1950s/early 1960s. Courtesy of the Maryland State Archives.
BALTIMORE, MD.- UMBC’s Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery announces the exhibition Picturing Mobility: Black Tourism and Leisure During the Jim Crow Era, an exhibition curated by Elizabeth Patton, on view from September 2 through December 19. What did it mean to pursue leisure and travel as a Black American during the Jim Crow era? This exhibition explores this question by presenting photographs, oral histories, audio, video, and travel ephemera related to Black tourism and leisure activities, primarily from the mid- Atlantic region, from the 1920s to 1960s. These artifacts represent more than personal memories; they make clear that both documenting and participating in leisure and mobility served as a powerful form of resistance that insisted on the right for Black people to move freely and embrace joy and relaxation in a world shaped by exclusion and segregation. The Jim Crow era was characterized by intense racial ... More
Larry Bell, Triolith (Poppy/Hibiscus) A, 2020. Laminated glass coated with Inconel, 12 x 24 x 12 in. Larry Bell Studio, Courtesy of the Sarlo Collection.
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- Larry Bell: Improvisations celebrates the artistic achievements of one of the most influential and renowned artists who emerged from the Los Angeles art scene in the 1960s. An experimental artist from the start, Larry Bell, born in Chicago in 1939, has dedicated his career to exploring themes of light and surface by transforming industrial materials into physical realities. The exhibition, originated by the Phoenix Art Museum, includes works created between 1969 and 2024 in various media ranging from intimately scaled collages to Bell’s signature floating glass cubes and monumental glass wall installations. The selected works demonstrate Bell’s ongoing innovations with industrial materials and processes. In the 1960s Bell discovered a vacuum deposition technique using a tank, or chamber, that allowed him to transfer thin film deposits onto glass panes. The resulting sculptures and installations ... More
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Summer 2025 Crossroads Artboards explore transformation, and collaborative practice KANSAS CITY, MO.- Charlotte Street premieres Crossroads Artboards this summer by artists Kati Toivanen and Clay Yoga Sculpt (Casey Whittier/Andrew Castañeda/Erin Conyers), currently installed at 125 Southwest Boulevard.The Artboards program captures the creative spirit of the Crossroads neighborhood and serving as an alternative outdoor platform where artists’ work can be viewed during all hours of the day. The current work will remain on view through the end of September 2025. This round of Artboards features deeply personal and collaborative works that explore themes of healing, transformation, and the intersection of practice and memory. Katie Toivanen’s Chimera delves into her experience as a bone marrow transplant recipient, living with the complex reality of a body that now houses blood and immune cells from a male donor, while the rest ... More
Elisabeth Kley's multidimensional work on display in new exhibition EAST HAMPTON, NY.- The Drawing Room will present an exhibition spotlighting New York artist Elisabeth Kley, whose acclaimed practice encompasses ceramics, painting, printmaking and textiles. Introducing selections from her oeuvre of the past decade, the gallery’s first show of her work includes clay sculptures and works on paper, as well as functional objects that transcend the boundary of the decorative arts. A reception for the artist will be held from 4 to 6 pm on Saturday, August 23rd. Kley’s distinctive mark-making across varied bodies of work and mediums is immediately recognizable. Imbued with her bold, yet sensuous touch, geometric and botanical motifs are often juxtaposed within a single object. The layered brushwork of glazes and stains that enhances her bisque-fired terracotta vessels and sculpture is occasionally articulated with spontaneous sgraffito ... More
"In Tandem: Ruhl & Caporael" an exhibition of collaborative mixed media collages opening soon MADISON, WI.- In Tandem is a series of exhibitions that examine the collaborative and experimental nature of printmaking. Each installment pairs the work of two artists to highlight the medium’s capacity for innovation and dialogue. In this iteration, visiting artist Suzanne Caporael and Jason Ruhl, artist and Tandem Press collaborative printmaker, present a series of abstract collages born from their creative exchange, merging distinct visual languages into a unified exploration of form, texture, and color. Caporael and Ruhl began working together at Tandem Press in 2008. In their respective roles as artist and printer, they slowly developed a shared vocabulary through the collaborative demands of printmaking. Over time, their working relationship evolved into a mutual admiration—so much so that they decided to embark on a new project, in a new medium, this time as equal creative ... More
Royal Scottish Academy announces an exhibition of selected works by George Macpherson RSA EDINBURGH.- This September, the Royal Scottish Academy presents Ceòl na Tìr-dhàimh | The Music of Home in the Academicians’ Gallery, an exhibition of selected works by the renowned Scottish artist George Macpherson RSA (1935–2018). The exhibition will be the first major posthumous presentation of Macpherson’s work with monumental paintings on view alongside assemblage works, drawings and prints. A series of life studies will offer a fascinating insight into Macpherson’s deft draftsmanship whilst the intricately repeated shapes and marks of his paintings show the pervasive influence of music on his practice. Born in Invershin and educated at Golspie High School, Macpherson attended Edinburgh College of Art and graduated in 1958, winning the RSA Stuart Prize the same year. He travelled to Spain for the Andrew Grant Travelling Scholarship ... More
National Asian Culture Center welcomes ACC CREATORS 2025 residents to Gwangju GWANGJU.- The National Asian Culture Center welcomes 13 creators from six countries to Gwangju for the ACC CREATORS 2025 Residency, which commenced in August and continues through November. The four-month program invites artists, researchers, and technologists to explore the theme The Intelligence Age through cross-disciplinary research and experimental production, culminating in a public showcase in November. Since 2015, the ACC CREATORS Residency has supported innovative projects by practitioners who use technology in transformative ways to expand the boundaries of creative expression. This year’s edition focuses on five art and technology categories. Following an international open call, eight teams (12 participants) from Asia, Europe, and the Americas were selected, with an additional participant joining through ACC’s West Asia Network ... More
Winter Craft Fair brings festive flair to one of the Lake District's most beautiful historic houses BOWNESS-ON-WINDERMERE.- Blackwell – the Arts & Crafts house in Bowness-on-Windermere, will transform into a festive gift-giver’s treasure trove during the Winter Craft Fair, on Friday 14 – Sunday 16 November 2025. This much-loved seasonal event invites visitors to shop sustainably, connect with local makers, and explore a landmark of British Arts & Crafts design. Set across three days, the Winter Craft Fair sees Blackwell’s atmospheric period rooms become an immersive marketplace filled with unique, handcrafted gifts. From ceramics and textiles to woodcraft and leatherwork, the event showcases the work of more than 15 exceptional artisans who embody the spirit of slow, sustainable craftsmanship. Taking place across three days, this curated event transforms Blackwell’s period rooms into a Christmas marketplace filled with unique handmade gifts. ... More
BERG Contemporary to open a new solo exhibition by Kristján Steingrímur REYKJAVÍK.- What is beyond colour and form? With this question, Kristján Steingrímur nods to the master of conceptual art, Robert Smithson, who laid the foundation for a shift towards focusing on the impressions of topography within contemporary art. When Smithson filled boxes with stones and gravel collected from specific sites and brought into the gallery, he called these works non-sites. Kristján Steingrímur has developed a similar method—a personal mapping of soil in paintings based on local research, sampling, and the displacement of soil. Instead of relying on maps or aerial photographs—as Smithson did in presenting his ideas about sites and non-sites—Kristján uses place names, soil samples, and the colours derived from them to activate the viewer's imagination. Such a transfer or interplay between different modes of discourses is one of the main ... More
Galicia by Richard Maxwell at Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater KYIV.- Faktura 10, a core initiative of RIBBON International, as curated by Marta Kuzma, and the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater announce the world premiere of Galicia, a new play written and directed by Richard Maxwell Galicia, a new play written and directed by Richard Maxwell, will be staged for the first time at the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater in Kyiv, Ukraine, from Friday, August 22 through Monday, August 25. Commissioned by Faktura 10, as curated by Marta Kuzma, Artistic Director and Chief Curator of Faktura 10, Galicia is a continuation of Federico García Lorca’s seminal play La Casa de Bernarda Alba (1936), a tragedy that takes place in a small village in Spain. The play is presented in Ukrainian with a Ukrainian cast selected from both Maxwell’s Theater for Beginners workshop - held in Kyiv in March 2025 at the Ivan ... More
The Kent State University Museum announces its fall exhibition 'A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa' KENT, OH.- The Kent State University Museum presents its fall exhibition, “A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa,” from Sept. 5, 2025, through May 10, 2026. Displayed in the museum’s Broadbent Gallery, the exhibition features works by 25 contemporary North African designers and artists, including more than 40 ensembles and accessories alongside photography by fashion photographers, journalists and social media influencers, as well as art installations and videos. “The Kent State University Museum is dedicated to inquiry, research and discovery,” said Kent State University Museum Director Sarah Spinner Liska, Ph.D., J.D. “Exhibitions like ‘A Meeting of Cultures’ reflect our commitment to sharing new perspectives, advancing ... More
GARNER Art Center unveils John Morton's Minisceongo Overlay GARNERVILLE, NY.- GARNER Arts Center announces the official opening of Minisceongo Overlay, a semi-permanent outdoor sound installation by acclaimed composer and sound artist, John Morton. Situated on a pedestrian walkway and commercial bridge overlooking the Minisceongo Creek within the GARNER Historic District complex, this immersive work invites visitors to experience the creek as both a musical instrument and conduit to the voice of nature. John Morton has always been intrigued by giving voice to non-human entities and spaces. His latest installation, Minisceongo Overlay, will allow visitors to encounter a living soundscape that transforms the creek’s natural rhythms into a meditative experience, accessible to the public at any time. As the water flows between industrial buildings and beneath the bridge, it speaks through the installation, echoing the past and inviting ... More
Tatreez: The Ancient Art of Palestinian Embroidery
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On a day like today, French painter Gustave Caillebotte was born
August 19, 1848. Gustave Caillebotte (19 August 1848 - 21 February 1894) was a French painter, member and patron of the group of artists known as Impressionists, though he painted in a much more realistic manner than many other artists in the group. Caillebotte was noted for his early interest in photography as an art form. In this image: An employee looks at a painting 'Oarsmen' of 1877 of French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) in the Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany, Thursday, June 26, 2008.
