The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec: Prints and Posters

July 26, 2014–March 1, 2015
http://www.moma.org

A preeminent artist of Belle Époque Paris, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) brought the language of the late-19th-century avant-garde to a broad public through his famous posters, prints, and illustrations for journals and magazines. A cultural nexus, he connected artists, performers, authors, intellectuals, and society figures of his day, creating a bridge between the brothels and society salons of the moment. His work allows entry into many facets of Parisian life, from politics to visual culture and the rise of popular entertainment in the form of cabarets and café-concerts. This exhibition, drawn almost exclusively from The Museum of Modern Art’s stellar collection of posters, lithographs, printed ephemera, and illustrated books, is the first MoMA exhibition in 30 years dedicated solely to Lautrec, and features over 100 examples of the best-known works created during the apex of his career.

Organized thematically, the exhibition explores five subjects that together create a portrait of Lautrec’s Paris. A section devoted to café-concerts and dance halls examines the rise of nightlife culture in France through the depiction of famous venues, including the celebrated Moulin Rouge. Another focuses on the actresses, singers, dancers, and performers who sparked the artist’s imagination and served as his muses, including Yvette Guilbert, acclaimed dancer Loie Fuller, and close friend Jane Avril.

Discovering Tutankhamun

24 Jul 2014 to 2 Nov 2014
http://www.ashmolean.org

‘At last have made wonderful discovery in Valley a magnificent tomb with seals intact…’
Howard Carter’s telegram to Lord Carnarvon on 5 November 1922

Our summer exhibition Discovering Tutankhamun will tell the story of one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Find out more about the hunt for the tomb and the thrill of its discovery, and see Howard Carter’s original records, drawings and photographs.

Lexus Hybrid Art

24 июля — 28 августа
http://hybridart.ru/


ВДНХ, Павильон «Оптика»

В этом году Lexus Hybrid Art празднует юбилей — пятая по счету выставка пройдет на ВДНХ, в павильоне «Оптика». Исследуя будущее как пространство материализации фантазий настоящего, куратор Lexus Hybrid Art 2014 Богомир Дорингер приглашает, подобно Улиссу Джойса и героям «Космической одиссеи» Стэнли Кубрика, отправиться в странствие к горизонтам временно неопределенных состояний и незавершенных процессов. Перед нами разворачивается коллективная фантазия о будущем в десяти эпизодах авторского вымысла, воплощенного средствами современных технологий в исторических интерьерах павильона «Оптика». Эти эпизоды можно читать в любой последовательности, собирая из отдельных образов мозаику главной темы.

Kazimir Malevich

16th July 2014 - 26th October 2014
www.tate.org.uk

Kazimir Malevich (1878–1935) was a deeply radical and influential figure in modern art. His breaking away from century-old traditions of painting and representation coincided with one of the most turbulent moments in 20th century history, from the First World War through the October Revolution to the rise of Stalinism.

This groundbreaking exhibition, the first major Malevich retrospective for almost 25 years, will offer an expansive view of his career in its entirety. The exhibition is based on the historic collaboration of the Stedelijk Museum, the Khardzhiev Foundation and the Costakis Collection, with key loans from public and private collections around the world, including the State Russian Museum and State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, MoMA in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Virginia Woolf - Art, Life and Vision

10th July 2014 - 26th October 2014
www.npg.org.uk

Virginia Woolf was one of the most important and celebrated writers of the twentieth century. This extensive exhibition of portraits and rare archival material will explore her life and achievements as a novelist, intellectual, campaigner and public figure.

Curated by biographer and art historian Frances Spalding, the exhibition includes distinctive portraits of Woolf by her Bloomsbury Group contemporaries Vanessa Bell and Roger Fry and photographs by Beresford and Man Ray, as well as intimate images recording her time spent with friends and family. Woolf’s early life and literary achievements, alongside lesser known aspects of her time in London and political views, are brought into focus through in-depth research and a remarkable array of personal objects including letters, diaries and books.

Naissance de l'impressionnisme: La liberté de peindre

9 juillet - 20 octobre 2014
http://www.nact.jp/

L'exposition Naissance de l'impressionnisme: la liberté de peindre, vise à restituer la diversité et la richesse d'une époque exceptionnelle, creuset de tous les mouvements, de tous les talents, et cherche à abolir le manichéisme longtemps prédominant de la "bonne" peinture, l'impressionnisme, contre la "mauvaise", l'académisme. C'est ainsi l'occasion de constater l'influence des uns sur les autres, comme les résistances.

Les Salons permettent de dresser une sorte de panorama de la peinture française et de voir ceux que les jeunes artistes, groupés autour de Manet, admirent : Daubigny, Troyon, Corot, Delacroix, Puvis de Chavannes, Fromentin, Ricard, et ceux qu'ils négligent ou qu'ils réprouvent : Bouguereau, Flandrin, Baudry, Gérôme… tous présents dans l'exposition.
Degas évoque sa proximité avec Fantin-Latour et Whistler, est très ami avec James Tissot ; Cézanne proclame sa dette envers Courbet et Manet ; Monet rappelle que c'est grâce à Boudin qu'il est devenu peintre ; Manet avait de l'amitié et de l'estime pour Carolus-Duran et Jean Béraud.

En présentant toute cette complexité, l'exposition met en avant ce qui fait l'originalité des impressionnistes : peindre en plein air, sur le motif, en couleurs claires, et insuffler partout le sentiment moderne. Car, comme l'affirmait le critique d'art Jules-Antoine Castagnary en 1867: "Qu'est-il besoin de remonter dans l'histoire, de se réfugier dans la légende ? La beauté est sous les yeux ; dans le présent, non dans le passé, dans la vérité, non dans le rêve, dans la vie, non dans la mort. L'univers que nous avons là, devant nous, est celui-là même que le peintre doit traduire".

John Ruskin. Artist and Observer

4th July 2014 - 28th September 2014
www.nationalgalleries.org

John Ruskin (1819-1900) is renowned as the greatest British art critic of the nineteenth century and the champion of Turner, but his role as an artist remains relatively little known.  He was however an outstanding draughtsman and watercolour painter, who especially took inspiration from the natural world and architectural subjects. This exhibition will illustrate, with the finest examples, the range and quality of his drawn and painted work. Gothic palaces in Venice, wild and spectacular Scottish and Alpine landscapes, and minutely defined and brilliantly coloured birds and plants will all be highlights of the show. The loans will chiefly come from the key UK and US collections (both public and private), and the exhibition is a prestigious collaboration with the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.

It is especially fitting that John Ruskin: Artist and Observer should be showcased in Edinburgh, as Ruskin came from a Scottish family, visited Scotland many times, and was a passionate advocate for the beauty of its landscapes and literary heritage. Key episodes in his public and private life were enacted here.

Emil Nolde

4th July 2014 - 19th October 2014 Add to calendar Book tickets
www.louisiana.dk

Emil Nolde (1867-1956) is one of the most important representatives of German Expressionism, but his close connection with Denmark – both biographically and geographically – also makes him a part of Danish art history. Nolde is known for the powerful, intensely colourful expression that typifies his subjects, whether they are depictions of flowers, figures or landscapes.
Over the years several thematic exhibitions have been mounted both in Denmark and abroad, but Louisiana’s summer exhibition is the first major retrospective presentation of the painter for several decades. The exhibition casts a present-day glance at Nolde’s extensive and composite oeuvre and seeks new perspectives on material well known to many people. It gathers up strands and addresses all the genres in which the artist worked. The 140 or so works in the exhibition, which cover the whole of the artist’s active period, comprise paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints as well as several works not previously exhibited