The works of Edgar Degas were deeply influenced by Japanese art, yet surprisingly, there has never been an exhibition devoted to this subject...until now. Degas and the Art of Japan at the Reading Public Museum, on display now through Sunday, December 30, 2007, is the first exhibition of its kind to bring together a variety of works by Degas with an illuminating selection of Japanese objects, including a work actually owned by Degas and many images he knew and admired. Displayed side-by-side with the art of the famous Impressionist, these dynamic scenes of Japanese life are revealed as the inspiration for many of Degas' most inventive pictures of dancers, cabaret singers, laundresses and the French countryside.

Sarah Bowen Gallery opens the fall season with an exhibit of photographs and projections titled “It Takes One to Know One” by Manitowoc, Wisconsin artists John Shimon and Julie Lindemann. As a collaborative team, their work elegantly captures the flavor of the landscape and the quiet, melancholy realities of American rural and small town life. Their highly stylized photographs simultaneously evaluate and elevate their subjects as portraits of obscure Midwestern denizens, unnervingly comfortable with their small town identity, are rendered in inappropriately substantial platinum. 

Sarah Bowen Gallery opens the fall season with an exhibit of photographs and projections titled “It Takes One to Know One” by Manitowoc, Wisconsin artists John Shimon and Julie Lindemann.  As a collaborative team, their work elegantly captures the flavor of the landscape and the quiet, melancholy realities of American rural and small town life.  Their highly stylized photographs simultaneously evaluate and elevate their subjects as portraits of obscure Midwestern denizens, unnervingly comfortable with their small town identity, are rendered in inappropriately substantial platinum. 

New York’s Emerging Artist Laurance Rassin Displays his Art in the Hampton Designer Showhouse

Laurance is currently exhibiting his work in Manhattan, Miami, Morocco, Paris, Philadelphia, Palm Beach and now in Southampton. For the Hampton Designer Showhouse Laurance has transformed with the help of Ralph Lauren Paint two areas of this fabulous Hampton's home, built by Burns Development Corp. Both the grand dining hallway and master bedroom nook will both exhibit Laurance's canvases and other items from his new collection of designer goods including custom furniture, lighting, ceramics, pillows and fashions. Leading Hampton Gallery RVS Fine Art will also showcase works from this same series starting July 14th -25th.

The 8th ART INTERNATIONAL ZURICH will be held from 19 - 22 October 2006 at the Kongresshaus Zurich. This year's main focus is based for the third time on visual art from outer Europe. The 8th International Art Fair Zurich presents as highlight Young Korean Art and a selection of galleries from 20 countries.

Yale Reinvents Red Hook, Brooklyn: Architectural Drawings at the BWAC Art Show

The Yale School of Architecture has proposed an extreme makeover for Red Hook, Brooklyn. In fact, it has several possible makeovers, each one challenging and far-ranging. On July 22 and continuing each weekend through August 20, the Yale School of Architecture will have on display some forty large scale drawings and models of a future Red Hook. What is even more exciting, this display will be shown in Red Hook itself, as part of the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC)’s Summer Art Show, “Food for…A Feast for the Eyes” located in a Civil War era warehouse on the Pier at 499 Van Brunt Street.

New Series of Articles Helps Photographers Turn Their Passion into Profit

New online opportunities abound for talented photo enthusiasts and aspiring professional photographers to make money with their photographs through online stock agencies -- but how do you determine which is right for you? Adorama has just published the first in a series of articles on navigating the fast-changing world of online stock photography.