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Mon avis : De cette collection, je n'ai retenu que ces deux très belles photos de Don Ashby & Olivier Claisse dont on dirait des "algues de tête"... Photo: Don Ashby & Olivier Claisse

Mon avis : Tommy Hilfinger, en ouvrant des boutiques en Europe, a fait une collection moins sportswear, avec ce passage tartan assez réussi... Photo: Marcio Madeira

Kiyoshi Saito, Japanese, 1907-1997, Wall of Kyoto, 1960, Color Woodblock, 36" x 25" WATERVILLE, ME.- The Colby College Museum of Art presents Modern Japanese Prints, on view through March 18. Organized by students in the Asian Museum Workshop, this exhibition explores Japan's struggle to achieve its own identity during 19th and 20th centuries. With a steady increase of Western influences during an era of World Wars, the Japanese esteem for Wa (harmony) was critically important in maintaining a dialogue between East... [Lire la suite]

Katsushika Oi, Three Women Playing Musical Instruments, c. 1818-44, hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, William Sturgis Bigelow Collection FORT WORTH, TX.- The first exhibition to highlight the world’s largest and finest collection of Japanese ukiyo-e paintings will be on view at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth from February 11 to April 29, 2007. "Drama and Desire: Japanese Paintings from the Floating World, 1690-­1850" is drawn from the unrivaled holdings of the Museum of Fine... [Lire la suite]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, "little brother"! photo Marcio Madeira et un cadeau virtuel : Porcelain Tankard with Floral DesignChina, early 15th centuryKeith McLeod Fund 63.1084

BON ANNIVERSAIRE, mon frère ! et un cadeau virtuel : Dish with deerVietnamese, Le dynasty, 15th–16th centuryVietnamStoneware with underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; decorated with deer, lotus flowers; base unglazed; My Xa kilns.

"Giorgio de Chirico" par Man Ray, 1930. (Man Ray) "Giorgio de Chirico dans son atelier," 1929. (Photo Lipnitzki-Viollet) Detail de "Bains Mystérieux II", 1936 (Collection privée/Galleria dello Scudo, Verona) "Retour au château", 1969 (Gallery of Modern Art, Rome) "Melancolia (Solitude)", 1912 (Estorick Collection, London) Détail du "Le Revenant" 1914, montrant le père de Chirico, mort en 1906, tel... [Lire la suite]

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828), Jeune femme arrangeant sa coiffure près d’un lit - Femme balayant dans une auberge - Pinceau, lavis d’encre de chine et lavis de gris - 17.2 x 10.1 cm - Madrid, Museo nacional del Prado - Photo : Sotheby’s New York A peine moins d’un mois après l’acquisition du Taureau papillon, le Musée du Prado a obtenu une autre dessin de Goya à la vente de Sotheby’s New York du 24 janvier dernier pour 1.048.000 dollars (819 000 €) (ill.). Il appartenait à l’Album A, dit album de Sánlucar, un... [Lire la suite]

Nicole Kidman, New York, 2003. © Annie Leibovitz SAN DIEGO, CA.- The San Diego Museum of Art will be the first West Coast venue for a major nationally touring exhibition of the leading contemporary photographer Annie Leibovitz from February 10 to April 22, 2007. Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990–2005 will feature approximately 200 photographs by Leibovitz, including family photographs and portraits of public figures, such as Colin Powell, Nicole Kidman, Brad Pitt, Merce Cunningham, and Bill Clinton. These compelling... [Lire la suite]