“Carnegie Music Fund” Launches!

 MEDIA EVENT & EVENT UPDATE

Nikki Blakk of 107.7 The Bone Confirmed to Emcee

Carnegie ROCKS@ VIP Premiere Event Fundraiser!

“Carnegie Music Fund” Launches!

NIKKI BLAKK TO EMCEE CARNEGIE ROCKS!

Legendary San Francisco Rock ‘n Roll DJ and personality Nikki Blakk will add major rock ‘n roll power to the Carnegie ROCKS @ VIP Premiere Event! Her passion and enthusiasm for rock only proves that this event isn’t your ordinary art exhibit or concert. It’s a unique, never been done before, rockin’ bash. Nikki Blakk is an on-air personality at San Francisco’s 107.7 The Bone (KSAN) Monday throughFriday from 7PM to Midnight. She is also a host for The Metal Zone, which is featured every Friday night from 10PM to 1AM.

 NEW EXHIBIT ITEMS RECENTLY ADDED!

Over ten new items have been added to the already amazing exhibit line-up including Mick Mars’ (Mötley Crüe) 1984 Gibson Explorer, Salmon skin Versoul guitar made by Finnish luthier Kari Nieminen, Matt Sorum’s (Guns N' Roses) “Use Your Illusion Tour” Drum Kit and Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) drum kit used throughout the band’s early years and George Lynch (Dokken) lifelike life-cast mannequin and 1986 costume with an original "Bones Guitar" on loan from George Lynch, just to name a few…

ABOUT THE CARNEGIE MUSIC FUND

The Carnegie Arts Center is proud to announce a commitment to music in the community through the newly created Carnegie Music Fund. The fund will support music education in all forms and will continue to make an impact long after the "Rocks" exhibit closes in late August. The Music Fund will help to capture the national and international enthusiasm for Carnegie ROCKS! To contribute and help us accomplish our $20K Goal, please visit: http://bit.ly/PLM9Ms

ABOUT THE CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER - TURLOCK

The historic Carnegie Library opened in 1916, and is now one of only a handful of art centers in the region.  The Carnegie's programs include exhibitions, education classes and programs, lectures, and activities in artistic genres as diverse as dance, music, theater and more.  At least 25% of all programming is dedicated to children and teens. The Carnegie Arts Center Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Website: carnegieartsturlock.org.

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TO PURCHASE CARNEGIE ROCKS @ VIP PREMIERE TICKETS: Carnegie Rocks @ VIP Premiere Event! is a fund(d)raiser and will be held on Saturday, May 24^th, 2014. Limited tickets are still available. www.carnegierocks.eventbrite.com

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OFFBEAT

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Fais-Moi L’Amour Diandra Forrest, Digital Giclée Print, 20x24 Charles Quiles A Solo Exhibition Exhibition Dates: May 1 - 24th, 2014 Opening Reception: May 1st, 6-9 PM   April 25, 2014 (New York, NY) – ArtNowNY is pleased to present the first ever solo exhibition of Charles Quiles, Fais-Mois L’Amour (Make Love to Me). The exhibition will survey the past 11 years of work by the noted photographer in over 20 photographs and one new video installation selected from his work in the fashion industry, as well as from the artist’s personal archive. There will be an opening reception for the artist at ArtNowNY (548 W 28th Street 2nd Floor, New York) from 6 to 9 PM. Fais-Mois L’Amour is a deeply personal exhibition and ultimately a photographic diary from the artist. The video installation, débuted to the public for the first time in the show, lays bare his acknowledgment and acceptance of the end of a relationship. Roughly half of the photographs are similarly intimate, featuring some of his closest friends, lovers, and mentors that helped develop the young artist as an up-and-coming fashion photographer from Puerto Rico, such as the legendary Mariano Vivanco. Presented alongside these loved ones are the models and famous faces, including Rajiv Surendra, the former Kendra Spears and current Princess Salwa Aga Khan, and Alejandro Salgueiro, who Quiles has worked with in his editorial work. The universally loved embodiments that define current standards of beauty and sex appeal are keenly present in Quiles’s iconic style of photography. A body of work that pays homage to the early masters of the genre, such as Avedon and Ritts, Quiles’s photos address the faces, attitudes and styles that make up the contemporary urban landscape. Fais-Mois L’Amour plays to both ends of a spectrum that spans the intimates in our own lives, the platonically adored and the carnally pursued; a love letter to the flesh, muscles and memories that make up Quiles’s passionate dedication to his art. The product of the artist as a young man as he attempts to capture it all, Fais-Mois L’Amour is an exhibition over a decade in the making, presented with unabashed pride and glory. About the Artist Charles Quiles is an American photographer/director, from Puerto Rico, who currently lives in New York and Stockholm. Quiles has worked alongside some of the most recognizable celebrities and brands today, including: Lady Gaga, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Ricky Martin, Antonio Banderas, Chris Crocker, Henry Holland, David Barton Gym, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Mugler, Balmain, and Dolce & Gabbana; for clients such as: NY Magazine, Viacom, LOGO, LASH Magazine, Vogue Russia, Vogue Turkey, BULLETT Magazine, FIASCO Magazine, DSECTION Magazine, Collezioni Uomo and Creem Magazine. He has also appeared on networks such as VH1 and MTV. Quiles is now the Creative Advisor for Care For Africa, a non-profit, leading their NYC office in 2014. His first book will be published in 2015. About ArtNow NY ArtNow NY is a hub of creative genius in New York City, pulling from established and emerging artists of different styles, disciplines and background. We create an open forum between our artists, our community and our collectors ensuring a mutually beneficial relationship.  Our primary concerns are to nurture and push our artists into new opportunities while creating a dialogue with our artist and collector base. In addition, ArtNow NY educates our community by introducing them to local and global artistic movements. We believe that everyone is a collector at heart, and, as a result, we provide an array of artistic works to meet novice to advance collector concerns. artnowny.com Location and Contact 548 W 28th Street 2nd Floor New York, NY 10001 (p) 646.535.6528 | info@artnowny.com    #fineartmagazine

Wildlife Artist / Oil Painter Katy Jade Dobson UK based artist - Age 25 My paintings are opulent and exaggerative in colour and expression of movement and atmosphere. I do not shy away from colour but use it as an emphasis on the beauty and ferocity of wildlife and nature. I follow my bliss in oil painting and the need to continue is inherent and determined. My love of wildlife is an obsession of true awe and appreciation. My work is a release of a love for ethereality which I crave to be surrounded by, and the draw of a certain elegance and richness of palette that is too supreme and commanding to ignore. I have drawn and enjoyed the arts throughout my whole life, as well as my educated life taking an honours degree in Fine Art at The University of Lincoln. It was heavily installed in me throughout these years that a career as an artist would not be possible. After finding myself in a bleak position in 2012 I prepared to rebuild a foundation for myself and my "impossible to achieve" career as an artist. 2013 was my year. I threw all of my money, my whole life, everything I lived and breathed into creating art and marketing my products, whilst sharing with the world as far as I could reach what I could do. I accumulated a great following through social media, was on the cover of The Journal Magazine Dec 13 and was featured in American Cliche' Oct/Nov 13, as well as earning a living from my work alone. All within the first year. My message through my art isn not just aesthetic appreciation for wildlife around us and it's strength and beauty captured in the form of oil paintings. But that we, much like the nature and wildlife that my work represents, have auras, atmosphere and movement about us which aught to be followed.   Find my official website and more work here - http://www.katyjadedobson.co.uk #fineartmagazine

Chart-Aid

The Charleston Art Outdoor Initiative and Gallery known as chART is hosting its fourth neighborhood creative arts festival on Sunday, April 27 from 12pm to 6pm in the Avondale Point Business District located West Ashley. This block party [chART Aid] will take place primarily in the parking lot and Alycia Alley behind Gene's Haufbrau and The Roost.  Admission is free and all ages are welcome. Beautiful painted walls, music and performances will set the scene throughout the day.  Comedians, poets, painters, dancers, DJ's and designers among others will split two stages.  Food and libations will be available for purchase, courtesy of vendors, food trucks and surrounding businesses. Along with chART, Jericho Advisors will launch a new exhibition, featuring graphic art, graffiti, street sculpture and animation from 12pm to 6pm on Sunday, April 27. Showcasing independent artists from across the region, Jericho Advisors is pleased to present the Graph & Graf Show. Artists from Columbia and Charleston including Cedric Umoja, Baird Hoffmire, Crosby Jack, Haley Hobeika, Jonathan Miller, and JahSun will converge in the Jericho gallery to show their recent work.  Additionally, local feature film studio MOONDOG Animation will exhibit their animated shorts and digital productions.  #fineartmagazine

Louise Mellon Fine Art

Louise Mellon  Fine Art . Louise Mellon Honors the Competitors at   Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Wellington, FL - April 25, 2014- Fine artist Louise Mellon, known for her brightly- colored and tongue-in-cheek paintings, suggests a new event in honor of Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover, Show Bull Jumping.   Louise Mellon in her studio with Ruffles and Cricket. Photo by Booth Malone About Louise Mellon Mellon was born to a family of artists who encouraged her creativity. She was raised in Middleburg, VA, where she rode and drove horses. Mellon's keen visual sense led her to a career as a commercial photographer and artist. Her work has been seen branding numerous products and covers of prize lists, racing programs and publications. She flew airplanes, helicopters and did aerobatics, has resided in several parts of the country, and has traveled the world studying fine art. She has served on several boards, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and the Collector's Committee of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, VA. She moved to Aiken, SC, and custom-built a very special studio, where she works, welcomes visiting artists and hosts local events. Mellon's unique view of the world is demonstrated through all her work. Her style is instantly recognizable and certain to bring enjoyment, laughter and wonder. #fineartmagazine

GUILLERMO MUÑOZ VERA

 

GUILLERMO MUÑOZ VERA
The Light of the Alhambra
May 1 - June 27, 2014



Blue Pigments, 2012, oil on canvas mounted on panel, 24 x 31 1/2 inches
 

New York, NY  - Forum Gallery presents its third exhibition of paintings by Spanish artist Guillermo Muñoz Vera, opening May 1 through June 27, 2014.  In The Light of the Alhambra, Munoz Vera demonstrates the relationships between past and present, new world and old world and art and life that reveal the mystery and beauty of The Alhambra, which has survived conquests, diverse rulers and cycles of abandonment since the 9^th century.

For Muñoz Vera, The Alhambra itself and the surrounding Andalusian region of southern Spain represent the inherent possibilities of multicultural progress, the harmony of commerce, science, technology and art long sought by enlightened Europe.

Through the views of temples, gardens, oceans and deserts in this exhibition, the Artist points us to the rich history each subject represents. Muñoz Vera believes that the Islamic architecture of the Alhambra, completed towards the end of Muslim rule in 14^th-century Spain, and its preservation throughout centuries serves to inspire the creation of all forms of beauty in contemporary life.  His painterly observations unite the patina of age with the atmosphere of today, bringing a fresh perspective to every work.

The crystalline still lifes are rich and highly focused portrayals of tradition.  They show the materials and tools that have been used through centuries of Andalusian life to make the objects that denote Granada.

The contemporary life of Granada, part of Spain since Columbus’ time, is the subject of Muñoz Vera’s figurative works in this exhibition.  From the perspective of history, the Artist shows us the life of today as it goes on against the background of the cultural past.

The 15 paintings in The Light of the Alhambra will remain on view until June 27, 2014. 

Please visit www.forumgallery.com/exhibitions/current-season to view the entire exhibition online. The exhibition begins on May 1, 2014 and will be on view through June 27, 2014. Forum Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 5:30 pm. For further information, contact the gallery. A full-color catalogue is available from the gallery.

For more information, please contact Kendall Holland, 212-355-4545; kendall@forumgallery.com

 

Temple of Millions of Years, 2012, oil on canvas mounted on panel, 72 x 78 3/4 inches




The Doorway to the Throne Room, 2013-14, oil on canvas mounted on panel, 78 3/4 x 72 inches

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Nicht Fertig Not Finished

Newsletter

25.04.2014

Reykjavík Arts Festival, May 22 - June 5

Nicht Fertig Not Finished

The focus of the 28th Reykjavík Arts Festival is on the artistic process in a wide context. Large-scale collaborations between artists from all fields are a distinguishing feature of the festival, but so are smaller events and exhibitions by individual artists. One of the roles of Reykjavík Arts Festival is to support artistic innovation and this year new commissions and premieres feature prominently in the festival programme.
 

Hanna Styrmisdóttir, Artistic Director of the Reykjavík Arts Festival introduced the program recently under the heading Nicht Fertig / Not Finished. The title this year comes from a crate containing the work of Dieter Roth, who was closely connected to the history of visual arts in Iceland. The title says what everyone engaged in a creative process of any kind knows full well; that it is never finished.

Nearly 500 artists will participate in or contribute to this extensive, diverse festival, featuring over sixty concerts, theatre productions, film screenings, performances and exhibitions.

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Reykjavík Arts Festival, Reykjavík

  

Matthew Barney
RIVER OF FUNDAMENT

One of the highlights of this years Reykjavík Arts festival is RIVER OF FUNDAMENT, the latest work by American artist Matthew Barney, made in collaboration with composer Jonathan Bepler. The film which is approximately six hours long, is a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel, Ancient Evening. In RIVER OF FUNDAMENT the artists fuse narrative cinema, live performance, sculpture and opera, reconstructing Mailer’s story of Egyptian gods and the seven stages of reincarnation, alongside the story of the rise and fall of the American car industry.
RIVER OF FUNDAMENT will be screened on May 27. Tickets are available here.

  

Nau Gallery, Stockholm

Rakel McMahon in Nau Gallery

Rakel McMahon opens her first solo show abroad in Nau Gallery in Stockholm. Football as a social activity and a platform for communication is the subject of Rakel McMahon´s latest series of paintings, View of Motivation. The game itself, the players and spectators become a metaphor for a much broad­er interpretation on such issues as gender identity, stereo-typing and sexuality.

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Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna

Ragnar Kjartansson and Friends
 

The Palace of the Summerland

It is time for wrap up - the last performance weekend of Ragnar Kjartansson and Friends, The Palace of the Summerland, will be celebrated at Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Augarten with an exciting program of public talks, live music, open fire BBQ and more. 

Guests are welcomed to experience the final shootings of the month long performance by Ragnar Kjartansson and Friends, where they have adapted the all time classic World Lightby nobel prize winner Halldór Laxness.

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National Museum, Oslo  

Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson  

Take Liberty!

The National Museum in Oslo celebrates the 200 anniversary of the Norwegian constitution with Take Liberty! - an international group exhibition that explore issues to do with democracy, national identity and personal freedom. It examines, interprets and comments on the philosophical and political ideals of 1814 in a contemporary perspective.

The National Museum recently aquired Constitution of the Republic of Iceland by Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson, which now is exhibited at Take Liberty! along with the works of Maja Bajevic, Jeremy Deller, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Pussy Riot, Superflex, Ai Weiwei and more.

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Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Copenhagen

Tumi Magnússon

Object Matter

Tumi Magnússon exhibits in a group show in Galleri Susanne Ottesen. The exhibition presents works made between 1968 and 2014 all based on things. Some works are made of found objects or assisted readymades while other works are representing things in translation through various other media.

Artists include Joseph Beuys, Lawrence Weiner, Georg Herold, Rosemarie Trockel, A Kassen and more.

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The works of Hreinn Friðfinnsson in focus

Time and Time and Again

Recently two exhibitions opened in Reykjavík, where the works of Hreinn Friðfinnsson are in focus. The exhibitions support each other in a very natural way, each one a true delight and together providing a precious insight into the work of Friðfinnsson then and now, while simultaneously the work of younger artists beautifully weaves around and into it in a new film,Time and Time and Again.

In the Living Art Museum, an exhibition consists of older works by Hreinn and Time and Time and Again, a film of his life and art, directed by Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir and Markús Thor Andrésson. Significant works from the artist’s career and elements of his biography are used as the backbone for a thrilling narrative involving the struggle between science’s search for the truth and the creative longing of art.

Simultaneously i8 galleri opened A Portrait of a Sculptor as a Sculpture, with a Sculpture by the Sculptor, an exhibition featuring new video works by Friðfinnsson with his long time friend and sculptor Kristinn E. Hrafnsson.

Friðfinnsson (born 1943) lives and works in Amsterdam. He grew up in the scenery in rural Iceland, often visible in his works, which often are simple in composition and made from found objects, very poetic and explore everyday experiences.

Explore some of Friðfinnsson´s work here or read Hans Ulrich Obrist´s interview with him here.

If in Iceland, do not miss these exhibitions, if elsewhere, consider a visit!

  

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