THE MAG - Reports

Paul McCarthy: Head Shop/Shop Head
S.M.A.K. is presenting the first retrospective exhibition to span the whole 40 years of Paul McCarthy’s work. "Head Shop/Shop Head" situates a number of the more recent works in the broader context of McCarthy’s oeuvre, thereby creating a wider and deeper view of this complex and challenging artist.
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Design Miami 2006: The best of international design
Design Miami/, the global forum for collecting, exhibiting, discussing and creating design, will host a series of satellite exhibitions by The Georges Pompidou Art & Culture Foundation, Moss Gallery, Established & Sons, Barry Friedman Ltd. & Droog Design, R20th Century Gallery & Steuben Glass, Contrasts Gallery, Byblos and Metropolis Magazine. The satellite exhibitions will present a diverse array of design, from rare works by pioneering French modernists to one-off and limited editions pieces by cutting-edge contemporary designers commissioned especially for Design Miami/.
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Art Basel Miami: the most important art show on the American continent
The Art World is moving to Miami during the first week of December for a extensive programme of Art Fairs, Concersations, Exhibitions, Openings and more. With several events attracting all eyes worldwide, there is only one important event that everyone should go without excuses: Art Basel Miami.
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Feriarte: the best in antiques and former art on direct sale to the public
Between 25th November and 3rd December, FERIARTE, the International Art and Antiques Fair, will stage a new edition, whilst celebrating its thirtieth anniversary. Throughout its thirty-year existence, FERIARTE has made a strong contribution in terms of fostering an art and antiques culture in Spain.
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An absolute must for photography lovers: Paris Photo 2006
From November 16-19, 2006, Paris Photo celebrates its first decade with an outstanding panorama of 19th century, modern and contemporary photography, bringing together 106 exhibitors (88 galleries and 18 publishers) at the Carrousel du Louvre. With a rising number of high-quality candidates (almost 300 applications), the 2006 selection will be one of the most rigorous ever. 88 international galleries will present solo, group and thematic shows of rare and previously unseen work, representing a total of 500 artists.
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Fernando Botero: Abu Ghraib at Marlborough Gallery
Marlborough Gallery is having a special exhibition of works by the world-renowned Colombian artist, Fernando Botero. These works, which come from the artist’s own collection and are not for sale, are strongly personal statements of his reaction and feelings stemming from his reading of news media accounts of the events taking place at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq in 2003.
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Toronto International Art Fair: The Essential Event of the Year
The Fair is underpinned by an impressive cultural program of speakers and special projects contributing to the dialogue on contemporary art. This program reinforces the Fair´s reputation as the most comprehensive and thought-provoking art experience in Canada. For Art Toronto 2006, the program includes ...
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Art Cologne, one of the world’s leading art fairs
Last year, the world’s longest-established fair for modern and contemporary art moved to Halls 4 and 5 at the Cologne exhibition centre, which may well have been the biggest change in the fair’s long history. This year, the international art market ART COLOGNE will be held for the 40th time.
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"Linda Touby: Homeage to Giotto" at The Bill Hodges Gallery
Luminous, sensuous, and emotionally-charged, the paintings of Linda Touby are some of the most beloved and sought-after paintings in the contemporary world of abstraction. Having shown extensively in California, Florida, and Provincetown, Ms. Touby returns once again to The Bill Hodges Gallery for her newest exhibition, "Homage to Giotto".
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From the Heart of Paris: FIAC 2006
The year 2006 marks a major stage in FIAC’s evolution , with an unprecedented number of new elements: a new implantation in the heart of Paris; new prestigious sites; high-level contents based on a heightened selectivity and a reaffirmation of our desire to open to new ideas: special projects, quality services, different ways of visiting the fair.
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Olaf Otto Becker exhibition at The Cohen Amador Gallery
The Cohen Amador Gallery is pleased to announce "Under the Nordic Light" the first US exhibition of German photographer Olaf Otto Becker’s color photography from Iceland. Deeply committed to a romanticist pursuit of expressive and sublime scenery, Becker has patiently developed his practice and progressed beyond the linearity of traditional landscape photography to find a unique style that formally reflects his own perceptions which come to be represented by the demure splendor of Iceland’s natural beauty.
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Judy Cotton exhibition at JG|Contemporary
"Niagaras and Dog Days", an exhibition of new work by painter Judy Cotton will be on view at JG|Contemporary from October 13 through November 11, 2006. A catalogue of the exhibition, which includes an essay by Dr. Lowry Stokes Sims, will be available.
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8th Art International Zurich
The 8th ART INTERNATIONAL ZURICH will be held from 19 - 22 October 2006 at the Kongresshaus Zurich. This year's main focus is based for the third time on visual art from outer Europe. The 8th International Art Fair Zurich presents as highlight Young Korean Art and a selection of galleries from 20 countries.
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Paul Caranicas: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Frank Bernarducci and Louis K. Meisel are pleased to announce the exhibition of large scale landscape paintings by Paul Caranicas. This series, entitled Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow, consists of three paintings inspired by Thomas Cole’s, Voyage of Life (ca. 1840; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.), in which four imaginary, panoramic and seasonal landscapes correspond the four stages of human life.
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Extra-Ordinary at Frist Center
Extra-Ordinary: The Everyday Object in American Art will open at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts Friday, November 10, 2006. The exhibition features artwork that challenges traditional definitions of art, while also documenting 20th-century American culture. Artists represented in the exhibition include Vija Celmins, Jim Dine, Robert Gober, Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Wayne Thiebaud, Fred Tomaselli, Andy Warhol and more. Extra-Ordinary continues through February 11, 2007.
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