Archive for September, 2009

Yasuda Kasai Fine Art Foundation Prize for Rising Artists

September 23, 2009

It’s somehow fitting that the museum that houses one of the world’s most expensive paintings – the $26 million Van Gogh Sunflowers – should play host to an annual competition to find the best in local art. This is the 19th exhibition, and unsurprisingly this year’s theme is art in the 21st century. With technology [...]

Celebrating Modern Art: The Anderson Collection

September 4, 2009

In its rather significant history, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has mounted many large exhibitions. None have been as massive as this year’s highlight, ‘Celebrating Modern Art: The Anderson Collection’. Encompassing three floors of the massive musuem, the show features some 330 paintings, sculptures and works on paper by nearly 140 artists international [...]