Netherlands
Hermitage Amsterdam
Nieuwe Herengracht 14, Amsterdam
www.hermitage.nl
Photographs from the Hermitage7 June / 24 August
In 19th century Russia, as elsewhere, photography revolutionised the documentation of everyday reality. The palaces, buildings, inhabitants and important events that were captured by many Russian and foreign photographers are here presented in nearly 100 photos in a short summer exhibition from the rich collection of the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Stadhouderslaan 41
2517 HV Den Haag
Tel.+31 (0)70 3381111
Lucian Freud
Through June 8th 2008
The first ever Dutch retrospective of this extraordinary and unconventional artist.
Stedelijk Museum CS
Oosterdokskade 5, Amsterdam
www.stedelijk.nl
Snap Judgments – New positions in Contemporary African Photography
27 June – 30 August
The Stedelijk Museum CS presents an exhibition of work by 35 contemporary African artists and photographers with unique perspectives on their own continent. The exhibition reveals how artists are using photography to respond artistically to the enormous changes currently taking place in African economic, social and cultural life to break away from lingering stereotypical images of their cultures, histories and countries.
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Hyde Park Rendezvous
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 Every summer for the past nine years London’s Serpentine Gallery has invited world-famous architects to design a temporary pavilion for the grounds surrounding the gallery in London’s Hyde Park.
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 News
30.06.2008 - Biennale Architecture 11th International Architecture Exhibition Frank Gehry Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
The Board of the Foundation La Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, attributed the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement for the 11th International Architecture Exhibition to Frank Gehry.
27.06.2008 - Manhattan dealers open in China
Two leading New York galleries are opening spaces in China this summer. PaceWildenstein will unveil its 22,000 sq. ft gallery in Beijing in August, while James Cohan Gallery opens a 3,000 sq. ft space in Shanghai in July.
27.06.2008 - New branch of the Guggenheim Museum to be opened in Spain
Government officials in Bilbao, Spain, have proposed that a new branch of the Guggenheim Museum there be built in the countryside, beyond the city’s outskirts, Reuters reported.
Events
24.06.2008-22.09.2008
Edward Steichen : Lives in Photography Opens at The Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid
Edward Steichen is one of the key figures in the history of photography.
21.06.2008-17.08.2008
The Spring-Time of Russian Avant-garde Opens at the Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo
The Spring-Time of Russian Avant-garde - Works from the collection of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art is an unprecedented show will be on view at four Japanese museums.
21.05.2008-14.09.2008
Mariko Mori at BALTIC Contemporary Art Center
BALTIC presents an exhibition by the Japanese, New York based artist Mariko Mori. Mori will show works from the Primal Particles and Parallel Brane series alongside the Miracle installation.
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