Sentences with phrase «by celebrated figures»

While in residence, they are visited by celebrated figures in contemporary art who act as mentors.

The print collection offers an overview of a number of epical moments in contemporary American art, and includes compositions by Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns; Pop artists Andy Warhol, Robert Rosenquist, and Roy Lichtenstein; minimalists Frank Stella, Sol LeWitt, and Chuck Close; neo-expressionists Julian Schnabel, Robert Longo, and David Salle; as well as graphics by celebrated figures like Louise Bourgeois, Vija Celmens, Pat Steir, and Richard Serra.

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The birthday of what's called the world's first action figure is being celebrated this month by collectors and the toy maker that introduced it just before the nation plunged into the quagmire that would become the Vietnam War — a storm it seems to have weathered pretty well.

While these figures are undoubtedly good news for the private sector battered by high unemployment and anemic growth, it's far too early to celebrate, says Russell Investments» chief economist Mike Dueker, who adds that recent unemployment figures are in part the result of people no longer looking for work.

In his native Italy, Antonio Rosmini is a celebrated national figure, recognised by secular as well as religious institutions as one of the truly notable thinkers of the 19th century.

Is it a coincidence that the area of the base of the pyramid divided by twice its height gives the celebrated figure pi, 3.14159265?»

In his view, to do so is a leap of faith, which in turn is a leap towards God: the God brought into existence by the novel itself, a strange mishmash of religious notions and figures that together comprise the deity that Pi creates and celebrates.

our nephew celebrated his third birthday this past weekend + i figured i'd contribute to the festivities by bringing a dessert.

As I celebrated another year in July, I figured I could play up the birthday week by making a few (too many) new desserts.

But their two talismanic figures were quick to raise the spirits of a nation by celebrating what Wales achieved, rather than reflect on what could have been.

Independently judged by key figures in football and the media, the awards are designed to celebrate the very best of London football.

The Father of the Year Celebration event celebrates the dads and father figures nominated by children.

Recent events have included a dinner celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Maastricht rebellion, a cross-party conference on «How Britain Can Exit The EU», a speech by President Václav Klaus on «European Integration Without Illusions», an «international conference» to «advocate the dismantling of the Single Currency», and speeches from Labour figures on «Britain Beyond the EU».

Sean and I went out to La Famiglia for dinner to celebrate both our birthdays — his isn't for another 2 months or so, but since we won't be in the same place by then, we figured we'd just celebrate early.

Launched in 2014 by Hong Kong native Cheryl Leung, SAU LEE is a brand that offers unique «East meets West» design aesthetic, luxury quality and thoughtful fits that celebrate the female figure.

But when you're pregnant, wedding dresses aren't always easy to come by — especially ones that will not only flatter your blossoming figure, but celebrate it.

Back in July, Square Enix announced a new project to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Xenogears with a series of action figures designed by the original artists Junya Ishigaki and Kunihiko Tanaka.

Written, directed, and produced by its star, Tommy Wiseau — an enigmatic figure about whom little more is known now than when the film came out over a decade ago — The Room is regularly celebrated with midnight screenings at indie movie theaters around the world, by a rabid fan base that upholds such sacred traditions as hurling plastic spoons at the screen during one key scene.

To mark International Women's Day today, home education provider Oxford Home Schooling is celebrating women in education by compiling a list of the top female figures from recent history who have influenced the British system.

I get children's books; books on how to choose a college or how to ace the SAT; theoretical works on teaching math or science; books about dedicated teachers; books that «celebrate the learning process»; and lots and lots of books by people who think they've figured out the problems of America's public schools and know how to solve them.

We figured it was only fitting to celebrate by supporting newly adopted cats and new pet parents,» said Jean Broders, Brand Manager of World's Best Cat Litter ™.

There's no better way to celebrate the occasion than by having a whole string of giveaways for each and every Japanese figure in the line.

After the break, the gang celebrates the one - year anniversary of the first wave of amiibo figures by updating listeners on the current sitch.

Ligon has chosen works by the major figures in Postwar American art including the celebrated Abstract Expressionists Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline and Philip Guston.

Her works command six figure prices at auctions and she is celebrated as one of the most influential painters of our time, heralded as a role model by art academy students the world over.

Room, by internationally celebrated artist Antony Gormley, a giant crouching figure on the façade of London's new Beaumont Hotel, the interior of which is a hotel suite, was unveiled at a press preview today in the presence of the artist.

The 21st annual Recognition Dinner celebrates creativity and service to the arts by recognizing the accomplishments of key figures in the art world.

Although Georgia O'Keeffe (1887 — 1986) has long been celebrated as a central figure in twentieth - century art, the abstract works she created throughout her career have remained overlooked by critics and the public in favor of her representational subjects.

Among the most celebrated recent works by Friedman under this umbrella are the artist's crushed aluminum foil roasting - pan figures, sculptural objects that blend classic modernist sculpture with a child's playful constructions.

Visitors are treated to works by influential figures like Seth Price, Jill Magid, Cory Arcangel, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Oliver Laric, Sondra Perry, Trevor Paglen, Dara Birnbaum, and many other artists celebrated for revealing the aesthetic potentials of new technological developments.

Bacon's Sleeping Figure, 1959, is included in La Peregrina, a personal and contemporary response to Rubens and His Legacy by celebrated artist and Royal Academician Jenny Saville.

All year long, Juxtapoz is celebrating its 20th Anniversary by showcasing the pivotal figures in contemporary art over the past two decades.

The National Portrait Gallery, meanwhile, looks at the origins of art photography via the work of four celebrated figures of the Victorian era, and Tate Modern takes things further with Shape of Light, which entwines the histories of photography and abstract art from the early 20th century to now and positions work by the likes of Man Ray and Thomas Ruff against abstract paintings, sculptures and installations.

The Recognition Dinner is Anderson Ranch's largest fundraising event of the year celebrating creativity and service to the arts by recognizing the accomplishments of key figures in the art world.

Aspen / Snowmass, Colo. (February 24, 2016)-- Anderson Ranch Arts Center, a premier destination in America for art making and critical dialogue since 1966, celebrates creativity and service to the arts by recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of key figures in the art world.

Comprising over 50 lots, highlights include 20th Century Western paintings by Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, and Keith Haring; important artworks by Asian artists Yoshitomo Nara, Yayoi Kusama, Zeng Fanzhi and Zao Wou - ki; and pieces by celebrated contemporary international figures Anish Kapoor, Adrian Ghenie and Michaël Borremans.

With the renewed curatorial and academic interest in the African American contribution to the history of abstraction, «Mildred Thompson: Resonance, Selected Works from the 1990s,» presented in the Walter O. Evans Center for African American Studies, is a remarkable opportunity to expand this dialogue by celebrating the work of an under - recognized historical figure.

A lively and comprehensive overview of painting of the last 30 years, presenting work by such celebrated figures as Gerhard Richter and Neo Rauch, alongside emerging artists including Jumaldi Alfi and Ingrid Calame

The intimate image dialogue between one celebrated photographer and another is an explicit theme of this exhibition with highlights including a portrait of Eugene Atget by Berenice Abbott, Lee Miller by Man Ray, Man Ray by David Bailey, Helmut Newton by Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber by Horst, Henri Cartier - Bresson by Arnold Newman, and Andy Warhol by Sir Cecil Beaton among other remarkable examples which capture significant 20th - century figures who are usually behind the camera.

The New Museum will present a mural designed by Scott King in its Lobby, an ode to the iconic «I ♥ NY» logo that celebrates Giorno's life as a New York figure.

The next year, his work was exhibited in Six Painters and the Object at the Guggenheim Museum, curated by Lawrence Alloway, which presented the work of six artists who would come to be among the most celebrated figures in postwar American art: Dine, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, and Andy Warhol.

The Portland, Ore. - based company produces art books, calendars and gift products and for more than a dozen years has collaborated with the gallery on wall calendars showcasing works by 20th century African American artists including Cortor, whose stately and graceful images often celebrate the black female figure.

GOOD FIGURES is an exhibition that celebrates the enduring appeal of the female figure depicted by 30 Contemporary female artists, including Rosie Emerson's cyanotypes (right) and «Knickers» by Jane McAdam Freud (below), courtesy of TINT - ART.

The location for «The Freedom Principle», organized by Naomi Beckwith and Dieter Roelstraete, is unsurprising, given the Chicago museum's proximity to key figures and sites of this period, including Thmei Research and aacm, as well as The African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists (known as Africobra), the Afro - Arts Theater, the Wonder Inn on South Cottage Grove Avenue, the Hyde Park Art Center, and the celebrated Jazz Record Mart in the River North neighbourhood.

This exhibition presents portraits of designer, muse, collector, and icon Diane von Furstenberg by some of the most celebrated artists of the past four decades, along with a retrospective of DVF fashion spanning the last forty years.Diane von Fustenberg: Journey of a Dress features works by artists including Francesco Clemente, Chuck Close, Helmut Newton, Julian Opie, and Andy Warhol, as well as new portraits of von Furstenberg by four leading figures in Chinese contemporary art: conceptual artist Zhang Huan, photographer Hai Bo, painter Li Songsong, and multimedia artist Yi Zhou.

These are accompanied by a suite of early paintings that reflect Golub's study of antiquity, a group of unsettling portraits of the Brazilian dictator Ernesto Geisel, and works on paper that represent subjects of longstanding interest to the artist, from mercenaries, interrogators, and the victims of violence to political figures, nudes, and animals, all of them rendered in the raw, visceral style for which he is justly celebrated.

By positioning experimental figures from the history of art alongside contemporary photographers, this week's selection celebrates the past, present and future of creative practice through topical performance, installation and images.

Kimathi Donkor's solo exhibition Queens of the Undead at Rivington Place, including new works commissioned by Iniva, celebrates the lives of exemplary figures from African Diaspora history as well as those who have suffered at the hands of the authorities.

If, as Harry Gaugh first demonstrated, Nijinsky could reliably serve Kline as a surrogate in self - portraiture during the 1930s and 1940s, including in his breakthrough to abstraction, the historical and artistic figure of Charles Meryon could arguably fulfil a similar function in Meryon in 1960, albeit under different circumstances.41 Meryon was, like Nijinsky, celebrated as a virtuoso by his contemporaries and famously plagued by mental illness, dying in an asylum at Charenton in 1868 at only forty - seven years of age.

Kimathi Donkor's solo exhibition at Rivington Place, including new works commissioned by Iniva, celebrates the lives of exemplary figures from African Diaspora history as well as those who have suffered at the hands of the authorities.