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Art on the Hill - Bristol
Friday, September 11, 2009 3:16 PM

Art on the Hill returns for a third year in the vibrant, artistically rich and compact areas of Windmill Hill and Victoria Park, South Bristol with lots to attract and entertain visitors. This is a free community event which is open to everyone. You will be welcomed into over 40 venues to view the work of over 80 artists. Paintings, sculpture, drawings, installation... Read More...

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Filed under: installation, artists, bristol, paintings, sculpture, film, drawings, workshops, victoria park, art on the hill, windmill hill, children, the shape of things to come, pavilion, adults, heather & ivan morison

Andrea Palladio: His Life and Legacy
Thursday, January 15, 2009 5:31 PM

31 January 2009 to 13 April 2009 Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, London. W1J 0BD Palladio was one of the greatest Italian architects. His work continues to resonate five centuries after his birth. Palladio's work in Vicenza, Venice and the Veneto region created a new architectural language. He used classical sources, but shaped them to meet both... Read More...

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Filed under: london, paintings, royal academy of arts, books, country villas, vicenza, veronese, american architects, el greco, origianl drawings, palladio life, town palaces, venice, titian, five centuries, greatest italian architects, public buildings, andrea palladio, architectural language, churches, computer animations, large scale models, 1500's, aesthetic aspirations, european, canaletto, classical, veneto, his life and legacy

Le Corbusier – The Art of Architecture
Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:41 AM

19 February 2009 to 24 May 2009 Barbican Art Gallery Level G, Barbican Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS The Art of Architecture spans a period of 60 years, starting with Le Corbusier's early works such as the iconic white cubic buildings of the 1920s, inspired by his native Switzerland. The exhibition culminates in Le Corbusier's late works of the 1950s... Read More...

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Filed under: london, barbican art gallery, paintings, sculpture, films, books, paris femme et coquillage iv, vintage photographs, le corbusier, the art of architecture, indian city of chandigarh, switzerland, modernels and interior settings, unite d'habitation, chapel of ronchamp, marseille, charlotte perriand, utopian masterplan, cubic buildings, iconic

Miró, Calder, Giacometti, Braque: Aimé Maeght and his artists
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 11:39 AM

4 October 2008 to 2 January 2009 04 Oct 2008 - 02 Jan 2009 Mon - Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Fri 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day Royal Academy of Arts Burlington House London W1J 0BD The Royal Academy tells the remarkable story of Aimé Maeght – a 20th century art-dealer, exhibition-maker and publisher – with this... Read More...

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Filed under: miro, giacometti, aime maeght, braque, artists, paintings, prints, spoon woman, mobiles, stabiles, bonnard, art dealer, exhibition maker, scupltures, publisher, walking man, royal academy of arts, matisse, ceramics, surrealist, iconic standing woman, calder, books

Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms
Monday, December 22, 2008 11:49 AM

7 October 2008 to 18 January 2009 The Hayward Belvedere Road London SE1 8XZ Hayward Hosts Major Warhol Retrospective in London Apart from his instantly recognisable paintings and screen prints, Andy Warhol produced a number of films and TV programmes, leading some commentators to brand him as the father of reality TV. Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms takes... Read More...

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Filed under: london, paintings, installations, retrospective, the hayward, fashion, marcel duchamp, chelsea girls, salvador dali, films, other voices, archive material, tv programmes, andy warhols tv, screen tests, debbie harry, screen prints, andy warhols fiften minutes, john cale, videos, poor little rich girl, other rooms, andy warhol, empire, jerry hall, slep

The Revolution Continues: New Art from China
Tuesday, December 09, 2008 4:08 PM

9 October 2008 to 18 January 2009 The Saatchi Gallery Duke of Yorks's Building Kings Road London SW3 4SQ This inaugural exhibition brings together the work of 30 of China's leading artists in a cutting-edge collection of paintings, sculptures and installations. Many of the works on show deal with ideas of identity and individualism within a collective... Read More...

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Filed under: london, paintings, installations, zhang xiaogang, kings road, identity, zhang dali, new art from china, collective state, feng zhengjie, the saatchi gallery, cutting edge, wang guangyi, sculptures, the revolution continues

Francis Bacon - Tate Britain
Friday, November 28, 2008 3:53 PM

See Frank Bacon's exhibition at the Tate Britain from 11 September 2008 – 4 January 2009 Daily 10.00-17.50, Fridays until 22.00 The exhibition highlights include his infamous portraits of Pope Innocent X and celebrated triptychs such as Three Studies for a Crucifixion, 1962. This exhibition is a treat for fans of Bacon's paintings, and the perfect introduction... Read More...

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Filed under: exhibition, francis bacon, tate britain, paintings, animals, human body, splattered, powerful images in art, until 4th january 2009, visceral landscapes, three studies for a crucifixion 1962, triptychs, raw emotion, paint, people, pop innocent x

Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
Thursday, November 06, 2008 5:11 PM

Voices brings together 9 established and emerging artists from Bristol and the UK and showcases the best in contemporary African and African-Caribbean art. Explore relationships, politics, life and love through sculpture, paintings, video and photography. Open until Sunday 16 November. Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery is the main venue for large-scale... Read More...

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Filed under: culture, fine art, photography, paintings, politics, contemporary african and african caribbean art, video, relationships, exciting 2009 programme, sculpture, bristol city museum art gallery, emerging artists, large scale touring exhibitions, national, installations, voices, international status, life and love, comtemporary art

Julian Trevelyan’s - Worktown
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 5:08 PM

Bolton Museum Saturday 25th October 2008 to Saturday 14th February 2009 Julian Trevelyan joined the Bolton Worktown observation team in 1937. He was one of a number of artists and poets invited by Tom Harrisson to record what it felt like to be in Bolton, in the form of paintings, collages and photographs. Trevelyan’s experiences in Worktown had an enduring impact... Read More...

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Filed under: art, artists, photographs, paintings, poets, julian trevelyan's, worktown, landscapes, collages, 1937, observation team, bolton museum, tom harrisson, bolton mills and streets, watercolour, industrial wasteland, local street life, exhibit

Art by Offenders - Koestler Exhibition - Until Friday 7th November 208
Friday, October 31, 2008 10:48 AM

Image credit: Self-portrait, Anon, HM Prison Manchester Join a free exhibition tour every Thursday at 6pm and Saturday at 3pm. Paintings and photographs to matchstick models and soap sculptures, the Art By Offenders exhibition features extraordinary new creations by prisoners, high security patients and immigration detainees from across the UK. The exhibition... Read More...

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Filed under: london, free exhibition tour, photographs, high security patients, immigration detainees, hm prison, art by offenders, joestler exhibition, self portrait, until friday 7th november 2008, soap sculptures, matchstick models, paintings, borough of lambeth, prisoners, 5000 entries, anon, manchester