□ Wednesday, 5 Jul 2006

Wall to Wall Warhol: from the collection of Salah J. Bachir
Wall to Wall Warhol: from the collection of Salah J. Bachir is presented by Oakville Galleries and is curated by Marnie Fleming, Curator of Contemporary Art. Featured works are from the collection of philanthropist and Toronto art collector Mr. Salah J. Bachir. More...

□ Tuesday, 4 Jul 2006

Ron Gorchov: Double Trouble at P.S.1
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center is pleased to announce the return of Ron Gorchov, an artist from the institution's inaugural Rooms (1976) exhibition. Gorchov was one of the 78 artists who participated in creating installation and studio-produced work meant for specific rooms and spaces in the then newly revitalized P.S.1 building. More...

Want Me To Shop? Give Me A Show!
A simple plate-glass window festooned with goods is no longer enough to stimulate the desensitized public. To compete with soulless megamalls and the Internet, shops are returning to their loyal old helpmeets: architects. The ancient Romans concentrated their stores in dense arcades, an idea that the 19th century picked up with enclosed gallerias, which in turn begat the modern indoor mall 50 years ago. More...

Spanish Police Dig for Richard Serra Sculpture
Ten years ago, Richard Serra's Equal Parallel/Guernica Bengasi sculpture, a 38 ton monster, disappeared from an open field where it was placed by authorities of the Reina Sofia Museum. Five days ago, the last hope to find the sculpture vanished when police excavated the garden of Arganda del Rey in Madrid but only found an old electrical tower. More...

A New Strategy for Contemporary Visual Arts
Arts Council England has announced that it will be prioritising the visual arts. Today it launched Turning Point, a ten-year strategy which follows on from a major Arts Council review of the contemporary visual arts. More...

Mountains and Streams - Chinese Paintings
The National Gallery of Victoria presents Mountains and Streams - Chinese Paintings from the Asian Collection, on view through September 10, 2006. This exhibition draws upon material from the National Gallery of Victoria's important collection of Asian art... More...

□ Sunday, 2 Jul 2006

Chicago's Greatest Artist?
Art Institute show lays bare Harry Callahan's creative processs More...

New Paris Museum BROW-SNAPPINGLY WRONGLEADED
PARIS — The other day Stéphane Martin, president of the new Musée du Quai Branly, was in his wedge-shape office with the picture window overlooking the Seine. More...

Paris Quai Branly A DISASTER
It is, if you will forgive a little flourish of Gallic overstatement, a catastrophe sunk in a swamp of hubris, though there is a lovely caff and ace office block in the not quite finished garden. Like many messes, it began with the noblest of intentions. More...

□ Saturday, 1 Jul 2006

Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings at Sotheby's Amsterdam
The sale at Sotheby's Amsterdam on Wednesday 6 September 2006 offers attractive paintings, watercolors and drawings from all periods for accessible prices. Of interest is a collection of colorful works by Russian artists from the 1960s and 1970s, comprising landscapes, still-lifes and rural scenes. Fine examples are the Winter wedding by Valeri S. Semenov from ... More...