Sentences with phrase «by championing contemporary»

«The BMA is pioneering the way for institutions to become more inclusive by championing contemporary artists from all walks of life.

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Jefferson was, arguably, a nominal «Christian», but only by equivocating on the word «Christian» are contemporary conservatives able to lay claim to the post-enlightenment champion of humanism named Thomas Jefferson.

In contemporary British politics, this idealist language is present in various political discourses: the project of a «Big Society» championed by the Conservatives aimed at reinvigorating altruistic values in citizens» behaviours so that they would help themselves and their fellow citizens instead of being «assisted» by the State.

In an education industry dependent on market competition to increase profitability, there is no better tool to turn teaching and learning into products — ready to measure, compare, and sell — than the high - stakes standardized tests championed by the contemporary education reform movement.

Among contemporary American photographers, Opie is exceptionally attuned to the histories of representation, and Portraits and Landscapes vigorously embodies the artist's conversation with classical European portraiture as well as the American Pictorialist idiom within landscape photography championed by Alfred Stieglitz in the early 1900s.

With work by both post-war artists and emerging practitioners — including Pablo Picasso, Roy Lichtenstein, Bruce Nauman, Carolee Schneemann, Jason Rhoades, Martin Kippenberger, Elaine Sturtevant, Anna Oppermann, Tetsumi Kudo, and Andrea Zittel, among others — the exhibition reflects the museum's expanded curatorial purview in its new home, which creates intergenerational dialogues between post-war and contemporary artists, and champions new narratives that provide insight into the most innovative artists working today.

Paintings, reliefs and collages such as the cubist - influenced Beach with Starfish (1993 - 34) chart his stylistic development from representational art through abstraction, while a display of selected works by contemporaries including Alexander Calder and Jean Hélion helps illuminate Piper's role as a champion of international abstract art in Britain.

Although all of the artists have donated works to help to support the magazine and the development of the art school, this exhibition has been carefully considered to reflect that which is current, significant and critical in contemporary painting, including abstract works by Thomas Nozkowski, Mali Morris and Phil Allen, and painters who have championed a figurative approach such as Chantal Joffe, Neal Tait and Dinos Chapman.

The center, which opened on Thursday, celebrates a local hero who chose to come home and presents Bartlett as an important contemporary painter working in a grandiose tradition championed a century ago by George Bellows, Robert Henri and, to a lesser degree, Edward Hopper.

Kohn Gallery has championed the careers of West Coast artists for 30 years, not only by representing canonical artists such as as Bruce Conner, Wallace Berman, Joe Goode, John Altoon and Larry Bell, but also by creating challenging and meaningful contemporary contexts.

Marking the first U.S. project designed by Spanish firm Aranguren + Gallegos Arquitectos, the new 37,500 - square - foot building launches with a bold inaugural program that reflects the museum's mission of championing new narratives in contemporary art and providing a platform for the exchange of art and ideas.

It is fitting that The Phillips Collection, with its history of close relationships with the most significant artists of the day, has organized and will premiere this extraordinary series by a contemporary artist whom we championed early on.

Alongside the exhibitions, and indeed fundamental to their impact, is a sustained drive to help visitors understand the often challenging premises of the contemporary art championed by the foundation.

JMcK: It is most fitting that your contemporary cave painting is being staged in London by Rebecca Hossack, as hers was the first gallery since the 1980s to champion Australian Aboriginal art in Europe.

About the ICA The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is a not - for - profit, multi-disciplinary arts centre established in 1947 by a collective of artists, poets and writers to showcase and champion contemporary culture across the broadest range oContemporary Arts (ICA) is a not - for - profit, multi-disciplinary arts centre established in 1947 by a collective of artists, poets and writers to showcase and champion contemporary culture across the broadest range ocontemporary culture across the broadest range of art forms.

At the time, the Poured Paintings were championed by Greenberg and much admired by Bowling's contemporaries also exploring the possibilities of paint and abstraction.

2008 Heralded as the new black, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK Heralded as the new black, South London Gallery, London, UK Something Vague, St Gallen Kunstverein, Switzerland, CH Something Vague, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, DE How I learnt to use my senses, how I learnt to think and how I learnt to feel, Taro Nasu Gallery, Tokyo, JP Championed by Rigour, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York, US And it came to life, Marz Galleria, Lisbon, PT Basquiat, STORE Gallery, London, UK 2007 GHOSTWRITER SUBTEXT (TOWARDS A SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PLAUSIBLE INTERROBANG), Taro Nasu Gallery, Tokyo, JP More than the weight of your shadow, DAIWA Press Viewing Room, Hiroshima, JP Passengers, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, US Short cut through the trees, MUMOK, Vienna, AT The Last Work, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam NL Of Any Actual Person, Living or Dead (with Aurélien Froment), STORE, London, UK 2006 Ryan Gander, Massimo De Carlo, Milan, IT Ghostwriter Subtext, Premier Container, Art Basel Premier with STORE, Miami, US Didactease, Marc Foxx, Los Angeles, USCinema Verso, Whitechapel East Wing, London, UK Spencer, forget about good, Art Basel Unlimited with Annet Gelink Gallery, Basel, CH The title taken from reading that book (with George Henry Longly), Elisabeth Kauffman, Zurich, CH Is This Guilt In You Too --(The study of a car in a field), MUMOK, Vienna, AT Your clumsiness is the next man's stealth, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL Nine Projects for the Pavilion de l'Esprit Nouveau, MAMbo, GAM, Bologna, IT

LAMA, champion of California artists, remains at the forefront of the Modern and Contemporary Fine Art and Design auction market as made evident with total auction sales realizing $ 4.1 million, selling 142 % of the 445 lots by value.

The contemporary work championed by the Aesthetica Art Prize will create a wonderful juxtaposition with the medieval setting during the exhibition scheduled for spring 2014, and aims to challenge the notion of the «white cube» to deliver truly a unique experience.

Its mission is to champion contemporary artists, spark creative experiences, and contribute positive impacts to its broad public audience by introducing a range of current artistic practices.

A highly influential movement, Abstract Expressionism eventually led to Minimalism - one of the first contemporary art movements - via sub-styles like Op - art, championed by Bridget Riley (b. 1931).

The championing of unique printing techniques that helped transform printmaking into a powerful contemporary art form both in the United States and Russia will be the topic of a Gallery Talk moderated by art historian and independent curator and critic Sarah Tanguy Saturday, March 4, from 3 to 5 pm.

Be sure not to miss booths by Azart Gallery from New York, focusing on innovative and original work of artists influenced by abstract, figurative, illustration, pop culture and street art; En Foco Gallery from Chicago, a non-profit that supports contemporary primarily U.S. - based photographers of African, Asian, Latino, Native American and Pacific Islander heritage; Haven Gallery from New York, exhibiting emotionally, intellectually and imaginatively driven, representational artwork; Lilac Gallery from New York, focusing on emerging international artists that explore new media in their concept with cutting edge techniques; Mirus Gallery San Francisco, championing new movements in contemporary art; and Stephen Romano Gallery from New York, amongst others.

With his expansive knowledge of art history, he sought to maintain the tradition of representational painting, eschewing the tide of abstraction that was championed by many of his contemporaries.

Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), champion of California modern and contemporary art and design, achieved top prices for works by local, national, and international artists and designers at auction on May 22, 2016.