National Gallery of Art

A gallant mind of an editor, the boundless vision of a photographer and a model posing dauntlessly, all reflecting a journey of 100 years of fashion, women and society under one roof. The National Portrait Gallery showcases an exciting and alluring exhibition of one of the most influential fashion magazine British Vogue. With over 280 prints from the Conde Nast archive, this exhibition tells a story of the magazine since it was first published in 1916 through remarkable range of beauty, fashion…

San Jose CA, there is a cultural event known as the “South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk” that I have been interested on for some time, although, have never been able to attended. By mid-March, while looking at the First Friday e-bulletin, I read about the “Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americano, MACLA” and the “17th Latino Art Now! exhibit presented through beginning of April to mi-May, and felt compelled to visit the art space for the Chicano/Latino Culture project. On Monday April 20, 2015, I…

British Columbia (Neering, p. 3). Her parents died in her early teenage years (Neering, p. 8) and in 1890, Carr studied art in San Francisco for five years (Neering, p. 12). When she returned to Victoria at twenty- four years old, she taught children’s art classes in a barn studio (Neering, p. 17). Later, in 1899 she travelled to England to study art at the Westminster School of Art (Neering, p. 17) and then in France in 1910 (Newlands, p. 20). After Carr’s visit in France, she built the House…

period. The work is part of a series by Bellini, Titian and Dosso Dossi to be placed in the Camerino d’Alabastro within the Ducal Palace alongside other paintings derived from classical texts. Since an 1826 acquisition it has resided within The National Gallery, London. Titian also produced three other works in this series; the Prado’s pair, Bacchanal of the Andrians and The Worship of Venus, which are currently held in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. At 176.5 x 191 cm Bacchus and Ariadne is a…

Monica Bonvicini, born in 1965 in Venice, a sculptor, video and installation artist, is arguably one of the leading Italian artists today. Bonvicini, educated at the University of Arts in Berlin (1986-93) and the California Institute of Arts in Valencia (1991-2), became seriously recognized by the international art scene in the late-90s. In her vast artistic repertoire, Bonvicini work through a wide range of media and thematics, primarily maintaining the critical, post-conceptual attitude. In…

1.3. Project Objectives The SineKultura: The Philippine National Film Archive focuses its goals in providing a home to preserve, exhibit and promote Philippine cinema and educate its visitors about its rich history and development. This facility will serve as a museum destination for educational and exploration trips for students and families or even individuals who wish to enrich their knowledge and feed their interests with the subject. To further enumerate, the project objectives are as…

Buffalo Anyone taking city breaks in Buffalo can take one of the 100 non-stop flights that come into the Buffalo Niagara International Airport each day. There is a choice of major rental cars in the terminal from Alamo and Avis to Hertz, Enterprise and National. Visitors might decide to take a bus tour instead of renting a vehicle. Buffalo Airport Taxi provides tours to both the Canadian and American side of Niagara Falls. There's Amtrak service to Buffalo from various areas of the country.…

such as Whitney Museum of American Art or the Corcoran Gallery of Art. She received a honorary Doctor of the Fine Arts degree in 2006 from the Corcoran Gallery. Mann received an award at VCCA’s 40th anniversary event at the Virginia Museum that was presented by board member Alex Nyerges. Her famous book, Hold Still, was nominated for the National Book Award (NBA) for nonfiction. Her work has been displayed in quite a few places such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hirshhorn Museum and…

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting the exhibit Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes, 1909-1929: When Art Danced with Music at the National Gallery of Art. But this was not my first experience with this exhibit, no for I had the opportunity to perform in honor of this exhibit this past summer where I performed right outside the entrance the to the showcase. I performed the roles of the Faun in Vaslav Nijinsky’s Afternoon of a Faun, and Prince Ivan in The Firebird. The two performances…

the European continent, whereas many gifted painters executed numerous sensational works of art that not only shock the world, but also started an aesthetic revolution which represented a landmark in art history. It was headed by Fauvism leader Paul Cézanne, and then avant-garde artist Henri Matisse, as well as the pioneering Cubist Pablo Picasso. In my opinion, Paul Cézanne was the true begetter of modern art and a major influence in inspiring the other two masters to create their epoch-making…