Cumbria

The Women of Arts & Crafts: Georgina Gaskin
Dates:16.6.2013-16.6.2013
Sunday 2 / 9 / 16 / 23 June between 3 - 4.00pm Blackwell Main Hall Free with admission (Adult £7.20) Booking essential This summer series of afternoon talks focuses on the women behind the Arts & Crafts movement and the design work of this period. Sunday 16 June Mary Greenstead discusses the art of Georgina Gaskin, one of the Birmingham Group of Artists-Craftspersons. She was known for her jewellery and metalwork, often combining the two to stunning effect.

Cumbria

The Women of Arts & Crafts: May Morris
Dates:2.6.2013-2.6.2013
Sunday 2 / 9 / 16 / 23 June between 3 - 4.00pm Blackwell Main Hall Free with admission (Adult £7.20) Booking essential This summer series of afternoon talks focuses on the women behind the Arts & Crafts movement and the design work of this period. Sunday 2 June Jean Marsh discusses the work of May Morris, the younger daughter of Pre-Raphaelite artists William Morris who was an influential embroideress, much overshadowed by her fathers accomplishments.

Rimini (RN) Italia

Futurvucetich. Mirko Vucetich: Dal Futurismo al Novecento
Dates:31.8.2013-14.10.2013
The exibition FUTURVUCETICH is dedicated to the artist Mario Mirko Vucetich (Bologna 1898 – Vicenza 1975): one of the most versatile figures of 900. The exhibition organized by Archivio di Stato in Rimini is curated by Andrea Speziali, art historian, an expert on the artist and the Art Nouveau movement. It will be held in Rimini in the halls of the State, from June 28 to September 28 for the centennial anniversary of the Experimental Theatre of Independents in Rome founded by Anton Giulio Bragaglia along with Vucetich. The exhibition is part of the project'' Italian'' Liberty designed by the same curator. The intention of the State to organize this initiative which will see a program of other exposures, aims to promote the documents preserved in the Archives. Among the documents there is also a design by the architect Alessandro Vucetich, brother Mirko with the Lightning in Riccione villa designed in 1922 along with Tito and Achille Franceschi with whom he had a studio in Vittorio Veneto. Achilles later, in 1929 he opened The Shed in Forte dei Marmi. The studies and research conducted in recent years about the artist Mirko Vucetich (Bologna 1898 - Vicenza 1975) through its villas in Riccione, Bologna and America, collected in volumes of Andrea Speziali,, ''A Season of Liberty in Riccione'' (Maggioli 2010), and ''Romagna Liberty’’ (Maggioli 2012), involved the audience so much that in order to know the artist Vucetich the general public in addition to his most famous work: Chess Game in Marostica we realized a significant exhibition of this multifaceted character among the many activities director, actor, musician, designer, sculptor, decorator, architect, poet and illustrator. The exhibition is the right place in the charming frame of the State where we have compiled some projects such as the project architect Vucetich and photos of the cottage or villa Lightning Antolini in Riccione. There is organized an exhibition consisting of works of art including sculptures, paintings, drawings and photographic images. (info: www.italialiberty.it/mirkovucetich) The exhibition aims to promote the futurist period Mirko Vucetich through a series of ink and pastels accompanied by the Futurist Manifesto of the Futurist Movement Giuliano who founded together with Sophronius Pocarini in 1919.

 

Photo Contest “Italian Liberty”
Dates:21.2.2013-31.10.2013
On February 21, he left the photo contest ''Italian Liberty’’, organized and promoted by the cultural ANDEL (National Association of Defense Buildings Liberty). The competition is part of the project ‘‘Italia Liberty’’ conceived and directed by Andrea Speziali, expert scholar of the artistic "Art Nouveau" and author of several books on architecture Liberty. The Photo Contest ‘‘Italian Liberty’’ is sponsored by the portal of the Cultura Italia (Ministry of Heritage and Culture), by the European project PartagePlus and ENIT National Tourism Agency. The artistic director of the competition, Andrea Speziali uses several collaborations: scholars, academics, art historians and critics, researchers, state archives, schools, universities, academies and public and private art collections. Paramount importance to achieve the purpose of the project is the website www.italialiberty.it through which the creator Andrea Speziali, it is proposed to reevaluate an artistic movement like that of floral style in Italy. The photo competition aims to excite and bring young and old in this cultural project in the future that sees the publication of a series of publications on the Liberty for each divided region of Italy.

Washington

Edvard Munch: A 150th Anniversary Tribute
Dates:19.5.2013-28.7.2013
This 150th birthday tribute to Edvard Munch (1863–1944), Norway’s most famed painter and printmaker, includes more than 20 renowned works from the Gallery’s collection, such as Geschrei (The Scream) (1895), The Madonna (1895, printed 1912/1913), and a unique series of six variant impressions, Two Women on the Shore (1898, printed 1906–c. 1917 or later). Munch is today revered for his passionate visual expression of intense human experiences. “Art is your heart’s blood,” he said. His most famous image—a screaming figure, its eyes wide with horror—is an icon of anxiety, alienation, and anguish. Attraction, love, jealousy, and death were also recurring themes. In addition to these dramatic subjects, Munch made many telling portraits, tender visions of women, as well as sensitive studies of lovers, children, and adolescents. However, the real power of his art lies less in his biography than in his ability to extrapolate universal human experiences from his own life. In recent decades the National Gallery of Art has presented three major exhibitions of Munch’s work, the last in 2010.

Denver

New Explorations in International Design 1878–2000
Dates:5.2.2013-31.12.2013
Though we had a soft opening in November, about 25 more extraordinary objects—from the December auctions of Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Quittenbaum (Munich) and others—have been added to our New Explorations exhibition. Now on display, as of February 5, are 101 objects which are new acquisitions (92), or haven’t been on view for over two years (9). Key Facts: Not since 2009 has our International Decorative Art Collection been showcased at Kirkland Museum in such a comprehensive way. These 101 items have been added to all eleven of our design areas: Arts & Crafts, Aesthetic, Art Nouveau, Glasgow Style, Wiener Werkstätte, De Stijl, Bauhaus, Art Deco, Modern, Pop Art and Post-Modern—a methodically planned, comprehensive growth. New Explorations in International Design 1878–2000 highlights our international design collection, recognized as one of the most important displays in North America, from the last quarter of the 19th century through the 20th century. Major, new acquisitions are integrated into the Kirkland’s salon settings. The 101 recently displayed objects are in addition to the many new decorative art acquisitions that have been put on view over the last several years. Although a corresponding number of objects have been rotated off view, of course, there is a net gain of quality and diversity. The hallmark salon atmosphere of Kirkland Museum, showing decorative and fine art together, has been maintained with inviting vignettes composed wherever possible. This makes us notably different in presentation from most other museums. The earliest work is a tapestry (1878) by the English artist William Morris, the initial driving force of the Arts & Crafts movement. The most recent work is a six-piece coffee/tea service (2000) by the late Eva Zeisel, made in a limited edition of 200 by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, Russia. The items have been integrated into the design groupings at the Kirkland, replacing some objects previously on display, so that they enhance the remaining objects and better define each design style within their areas. Objects in five different categories have been added: furniture (27), metal (17), ceramics (25), textiles (5) and glass (27). The diversity of these pieces strengthens both the educational experience and the entertainment experience.

Den Haag

René Lalique (1860-1945): Master of French Art Nouveau and Art déco
Dates:22.6.2013-10.11.2013
The exclusive objects produced by the renowned French jewellery designer and glass artist René Lalique are iconic symbols of luxury from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods. Lalique’s work still attracts worldwide interest and vertiginous sums are paid for pieces at auction. This summer, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag hosts a dazzling display of work by this celebrated artist. René Lalique (1860 – 1945) – Master of French Art Nouveau and Art Deco is the Netherlands’ first ever major exhibition of his work. His rich and varied oeuvre will form the basis for a detailed discussion of the artist’s Dutch clientele, sources of commissions in the Netherlands, and the reception of his work in this country.