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Tate will feature major retrospectives of contemporary artists in 2017

LONDON, 20-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Tate announced today highlights of its 2017 exhibition programme, which will feature major retrospectives of contemporary artists including David Hockney, Wolfgang Tillmans, Rachel Whiteread and Emilia and Ilya Kabokov. And fifty years after the celebrated exhibition … Read the full press release

THIS IS A VOICE exhibition runs from 14 April to 31 July 2016 at Wellcome Collection

LONDON, 15-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The voice is shapeless and immaterial, and yet fills up an entire gallery in Wellcome Collection’s major spring exhibition. ‘This is a Voice’ looks inside vocal tracts, restless minds and speech devices to capture the elusive … Read the full press release

South African artist Kemang Wa Lehulere becomes Deutsche Bank’s “Artist of the Year” 2017

Frankfurt am Main, 14-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — South African artist Kemang Wa Lehulere is Deutsche Bank’s new “Artist of the Year” 2017. He will present his first institutional solo exhibition in Germany at the Deutsche Bank KunstHalle in Berlin in … Read the full press release

The STOP PIRACY Association to open counterfeiting exhibition at the Swiss Customs Museum

Everyone knows about fake handbags at the beach and replica brand-name sunglasses on the internet. But who is behind such goods? Who gains and who loses by them? And who puts themselves at risk? The STOP PIRACY Association is opening … Read the full press release

Dutch visual artist Yvonne Dröge Wendel selected to receive Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art 2016

AMSTERDAM, 01-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The international jury for the Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art has unanimously selected Dutch visual artist Yvonne Dröge Wendel as this year’s laureate. Dröge Wendel will receive a cash prize of EUR 100,000, half of … Read the full press release

Late at Tate returns with new series of free events curated by young people at Tate Britain for 2016

LONDON, 17-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Late at Tate will return to Tate Britain this season with a new series of free events curated by young people. The gallery will open up on the first Friday evenings of April, June, August, October … Read the full press release

Over 10,000 visitors at TEFAF Maastricht 2016 on the Preview day

HELVOIRT, 16-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Over 10,000 international private collectors, curators and representatives from the world’s leading museums and public institutions visited TEFAF Maastricht 2016 on the Preview day, Thursday 10th March. The opening day, Friday 11th March, saw over … Read the full press release

Wim van Saarloos appointed VP of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)

Wim van Saarloos will be appointed as vice president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) with effect from 1 September 2016 and will succeed José van Dijck as president of the KNAW on 1 June 2018. … Read the full press release

Deutsche Telekom to present its Art Collection at National Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest, Apr 20 – Oct 9 2016

The first presentation of Art Collection Telekom in one of Eastern Europe’s leading art museums The exhibition ‘Shape of Time – Future of Nostalgia’ runs from April 20th to October 9th 2016 Curated by Adriana Oprea, Nathalie Hoyos, and Rainald … Read the full press release

Local children’s £100 notes designs on display at University of Leicester Botanic Garden

Designs on display at University of Leicester Botanic Garden March 5 and 6 LEICESTER, 24-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hundreds of local children have been drawing their own £100 notes, and thousands of these brilliant designs will be on display in the … Read the full press release

110 years of education and social work training exhibition at the University of Dundee

Dundee, Scotland, 22-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — An exhibition celebrating 110 years of education and social work training will open at the University of Dundee this week. ‘Transforming lives through Education and Social Work: More than a Century of Making a … Read the full press release

Goethe‑Institut, MINI will show series of films curated by Nina Tabassomi as part of this year’s MINI/Goethe‑Institut Curatorial Residencies programme

NEW YORK, 03-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — From February 7, 2016 on, the galleries of Ludlow 38 will present a new project. During the Sunday afternoons of both February and March, the Goethe‑Institut, together with MINI, will show “New-Self-Portrait-Paradox”, a series … Read the full press release

Neue Ausstellung im Foyer der Oesterreichischen Nationalbank vom 1. Februar 2016 bis 28. Februar 2017

Ausstellung im Foyer der OeNB Zweiganstalt in Linz WIEN, 28-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — So vielfältig wie die menschlichen Kulturen und Lebensweisen sind, so unterschiedlich sind die daraus hervorgegangenen Geldformen, die von der Kaurischnecke bis zu Bitcoin reichen. Diesem breiten Spektrum widmet … Read the full press release

Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary: University of Warwick to launch a new online Shakespeare performance database on 15 Jan 2016

The death of most performed playwright in the world is to be marked in Stratford-upon-Avon, London and across the globe this year. Researchers from the Multicultural Shakespeare in Britain Project at the University of Warwick are set to launch a … Read the full press release

Eesti Pank to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great chess player Paul Keres with specially designed two-euro commemorative coin

The two-euro circulation coin dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Paul Keres will be issued on 7 January Coins will be available from the Eesti Pank museum and online shop from 12.00 noon on 8 January The … Read the full press release

66TH BERLINALE: European Film Market (EFM) will open its doors on February 11, 2016

BERLIN, 16-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As the first film market of the year, the European Film Market (EFM), part of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, will open its doors on February 11, 2016. The exhibition spaces at Martin-Gropius-Bau and … Read the full press release

66TH BERLINALE: Names of Berlinale Shorts International Jury 2016 unveiled

BERLIN, 16-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The members of the Berlinale Shorts International Jury are three filmmakers and artists whose works are committed to the short film format. The Jury will award the Golden and the Silver Bear, as well as … Read the full press release

Tate: The Turner Prize 2015 awarded to Assemble in Glasgow

LONDON, 8-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Turner Prize 2015 has been awarded to Assemble, it was announced at Tramway, Glasgow, in partnership with Tate, this evening. The £25,000 prize was presented by artist, musician and songwriter, Kim Gordon during a … Read the full press release

TEFAF: IN MEMORIAM: Willem Baron van Dedem 1929 – 2015

MAASTRICHT, 2-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved and highly respected President, Willem Baron van Dedem. In him we have lost one of our most loyal and faithful torchbearers. We are immensely … Read the full press release

Björn Müller of University of St.Gallen on organizational creativity

Creativity is not borne out of nothing. Rather it emerges from encounters between people, and between people and materials. Further, creativity is mediated through techniques and technology. For his doctorate, Björn Müller followed a contemporary dance ensemble and analysed its … Read the full press release