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MOMA PS1 PRESENTS A SOLO EXHIBITION OF LARA FAVARETTO
Exhibition features many of Favaretto’s most important works to-date, as well as a new works, including a site-specific installation that extends through the galleries Lara Favaretto: Just Knocked Out May 3 – September 10, 2012 1st floor, MoMA PS1 – MoMAPS1.org • MoMA.org (Long Island City, NY—May 2, 2012) MoMA

LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA – DANZA MUSICA TEATRO 2012
la Biennale di Venezia Danza Musica Teatro 2012 Danza, Musica, Teatro. Ciò che ha contraddistinto, in questo ultimo triennio, e contraddistingue tuttora il progetto di Danza Musica e Teatro della Biennale di Venezia, presieduta da Paolo Baratta, è la volontà di farne attività permanente di formazione, creazione e ricerca durante

ARTIST AND CURATOR SELECTED FOR THE JAPAN PAVILION AT THE 55TH INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION OF THE VENICE BIENNALE
The Japan Foundation is proud to announce the artist and curator selected to represent Japan at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, opening on 11 June 2013. We will issue updates as the project develops. We hope your media organization will consider featuring the news. Japan Pavilion
ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE – LUDWIG MUSEUM – BUDAPEST
Robert Mapplethorpe May 25 – September 30, 2012 Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest www.ludwigmuseum.hu/ Robert Mapplethorpe is by all means one of the most important artists of 20th century photography and also a key figure in the history of the genre. He took his inspiration from antique and renaissance
SARIEV CONTEMPORARY, BULGARIA – START UP – ROMA CONTEMPORARY 2012
Sariev Contemporary, Bulgaria START UP curated by Luca Cerizza Pavilion C, Stand 12 Artists presented: Stefania Batoeva, Pravdoliub Ivanov, Lubri Roma Contemporary Art Fair 2012 24-27 May 2012 MACRO Testaccio (ex Mattatoio) Piazza Orazio Giustiniani – 00153 Roma RM – www.romacontemporary.it Sariev Contemporary has the pleasure to present three Bulgarian

BIENNALE DANZA – SYLVIE GUILLEM GOLDEN LION FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT – LEONE D’ORO ALLA CARRIERA
La Biennale di Venezia Sylvie Guillem Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement a superlative star of so many of ballet classics the awards ceremony will take place on 20 June 2012 at Ca’ Giustinian, Venice Dancer Sylvie Guillem, one of the greatest ballerinas of our time, has been awarded the Golden

MINT – PALAZZO DELLA PERMANENTE – MILAN
MINT – Collezioni d’Arte Palazzo della Permanente – Milan 10-13 May 2012 Great news from the world of antiques and art in Milan The sixth edition of MINT, antiques, modern and contemporary art exhibition – organized from the very beginning in the green spaces of the centre of Milan –

19TH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL – BUDAPEST
19th International Book Festival Budapest XIX. Budapesti Nemzetközi Könyvfesztivál 19—22 April 2012 Venue: MILLENÁRIS H-1024 Budapest, Kis Rókus u. 16-20., Hungary http://www.bookfestival.hu/angol.html – E-mail: festival@mkke.hu Download: Programme 2012 After last year’s special Guest of Honour presence, when in honour of Hungary’s EU presidency, as the first among international book fairs, we invited the

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS THE FIRST LIVE RETROSPECTIVE OF THE ELECTRONIC MUSIC PIONEERS KRAFTWERK – MOMA
Kraftwerk–Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Comprises Complete Experience with Music, Ambient Sound, Video, Set Design, and Performance Entire Repertoire of Eight Conceptual Albums Performed Live Over Eight Consecutive Evenings from April 10 to 17 Tickets on Sale February 22 New York, NY, February 15, 2012—The Museum

THE CURATOR OF THE PAVILION OF TURKEY IN VENICE BIENNALE APPOINTED
EMRE BAYKAL APPOINTED CURATOR OF THE PAVILION OF TURKEY IN VENICE BIENNALE The Pavilion of Turkey in the 55th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale in 2013 will be curated by Emre Baykal. The Pavilion of Turkey in Venice Biennial will be coordinated by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts

KUNSTART 12 – AN EVENT DEDICATED TO CONTEMPORARY ART INAUGURATES THE SPRING IN ALTO-ADIGE SPRING
KunStart 12. Biennial Art Fair for Emerging Contemporary Art Opening: March 16, 7:00 P.M., Bolzano/Bozen Exhibition Center, Pavilion B Opening hours: March 16 to 18, 2012, 10.00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Complete information may be found at www.kunstart.it and www.arredo.messebozen.it High-resolution photos: http://www.fierabolzano.it/kunstart/en/photo-gallery.htm Download: PROGRAM KUNSTART 12 – PROGRAMMA KUNSTART

KUNSTART 12 – BOLZANO – FROM THE PASSION, EXPRESSION AND ABSTRACT TO THE CONTEMPORARY ART IN SOUTH KOREA
Text by Martino Kim published on Focus Korea ‘From the Passion, Expression and Abstract to the Contemporary Art in South Korea’ It has been more than 50 years since the real flame of contemporary art had begun to glow in Korea. However we still have confusion in writing the

JANOS MEGYIK: THE SPACE OF THE IMAGE, LUDWIG MUSEUM – BUDAPEST
János Megyik: The Space of the Image 9 March – 10 June 2012 LUDWIG MUSEUM – MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART Phone: (+36 1) 555-3444, 555-3457 Fax: (+36 1) 555-3458 info@ludwigmuseum.hu – www.ludwigmuseum.hu Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-20:00 – Closed on Monday Working in a realm that is defined by the overlapping fields of
THE ARMORY SHOW | NEW YORK
The Armory Show 8– 12 March 2012 Location: Piers 92 & 94 – Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street New York City www.thearmoryshow.com www.armoryartsweek.com THE ARMORY SHOW ANNOUNCES ROSTER OF RENOWNED MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY GALLERIES FOR ITS FOURTEENTH EDITION Dynamic Mix of Exhibitions and Programming to be Presented in a Redesigned,
BORN OUT OF NECESSITY – MOMA
Born out of Necessity March 02, 2012–January 28, 2013 Architecture and Design Galleries, third floor www.moma.org Amongst the most common and enduring definitions of design is “problem-solving.” An issue arises. A designer analyzes the needs that arise from it, distils them into goals, and creates a design within the means
EUROPEAN ART 1949-1979 l PEGGY GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION – VENICE
European Art: 1949-1979 Marion R. Taylor: Paintings, 1966-2001 curated Philip Rylands February 29 – May 6, 2012 Peggy Guggenheim Collection From February 29 through May 6, 2012 the Peggy Guggenheim Collection presents European Art, 1949-1979: a selection of works from the museum’s holdings of postwar European painting and sculpture, largely

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ANNOUNCES CINDY SHERMAN RETROSPECTIVE IN 2012
The Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53 Street New York, NY 10019 www.moma.org New York, February 18, 2011—The Museum of Modern Art will present the exhibition Cindy Sherman, a retrospective survey tracing the groundbreaking artist’s career from the mid 1970s to the present, from February 26 through June 11,
KATRIN SIGURDARDOTTIR SHOWS IN THE ICELANDIC PAVILION AT THE VENICE BIENNALE 2013
Katrin Sigurdardottir shows in the Icelandic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2013 Artist Katrin Sigurdardottir has been selected to represent Iceland at the Venice Biennial, La Biennale di Venezia 2013. The Minister of Education, Science and Culture, Katrin Jakobsdottir, announced the artist of the Icelandic Pavilion at a press conference

YAYOI KUSAMA – TATE MODERN – LONDON
Yayoi Kusama Thursday 9 February – Tuesday 5 June 2012 9 February – 5 June 2012 Tate Modern, Level 4 Supported by Louis Vuitton Open every day from 10.00 – 18.00 and late night until 22.00 on Friday and Saturday For public information number please print 020 7887 8888 Yayoi
AFFORDABLE ART FAIR MILAN 2012 – PHOTOGALLERY BY GIORDANO MARCO RIBOLI (99 PHOTOS)
Affordable Art Fair 2012 Mercoledì 1 febbraio – ore 18.00 – 22.00 Preview milanese a Superstudio Più, in via Tortona, 27 2- 5 Febbraio 2012 info@affordableartfair.it – www.affordableartfair.it 77 gallerie provenienti da tutto il mondo – serata in collaborazione con il settimanale A. Durante la serata videoproiezioni, degustazioni vini offerti

LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA – THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS THE DIRECTORS OF THE SECTOR
la Biennale di Venezia The Board of Directors appoints the Directors of the Sectors Massimiliano Gioni for Visual Arts Ivan Fedele for Music Àlex Rigola for Theatre Ismael Ivo for Dance Venice, 31 January 2012 – The new Board of Directors of the Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta

JAMES ROSENQUIST: F-111 – MOMA
James Rosenquist: F-111 January 25, 2012–July 30, 2012 MoMa – The Werner and Elaine Dannheisser Gallery, fourth floor New York, 11 West 53 Street – 212 7089400 www.moma.org James Rosenquist designed the eighty-six-foot-long F-111 to wrap around the four walls of the Leo Castelli Gallery, at 4 East Seventy-Seventh Street in Manhattan. He
LONDON ART FAIR 2012
LONDON ART FAIR 2012 18-22 January 2012 Upper Street Events 58 White Lion Street, Islington, London, N1 9PP Tel: 020 7288 6736 www.londonartfair.co.uk PRESS CONTACTS: David Lasserson / Damian Chandler Brunswick Arts: +44(0)20 7936 1290 londonartfair@brunswickgroup.com
THE PEGGY GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION ENDS THE YEAR WITH OVER 400,000 VISITORS
From january 2012 work in progress in Palazzo Venier dei Leoni and the Nasher Sculpture Garden. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection closed the year with an attendance total of 401,299. Visitors during museum opening times were 378,368, spread over 314 open days, averaging 1205 per day. 28,611 of these visitors were