Art exhibition

Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects (in the most general sense) meet an audience, a temporary presentation of art.

Such expositions may present pictures, drawings or sculptures of individual artists, groups of artists or collections of a specific form of art. The art works may be presented in museums, art halls , art clubs or private art galleries. Sometimes the event is organized on a specific occasion, like a birthday, anniversary or commemoration.

There are different kinds of art exhibitions, like retrospectives, individual expositions, group expositions, or expositions on a specific topic.

Modern history of art exhibitions starts with the 1913 Armory Show in New York. It was the first time that European avant-garde art was presented in the New World. Most prominent art exhibition of contemporary art is the 1955 founded documenta in Kassel, Germany. It takes place every five years, presenting international artists and art trends. Of similar prominence is the Biennale in Venice, Italy, which is held biannually. Art works are presented in pavilions per country at this exhibition.

Other trendsetting art exhibitions of contemporary art were "A New Spirit in Painting" (London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1981), "Zeitgeist" (Berlin, Martin Gropius Bau , 1982), and "Metropolis" (Berlin, Martin Gropius Bau , 1991).

Art exhibitions usually start with a vernissage. At the exhibitions usually elaborate catalogues are available, which list the presented works together with pictures and expert commentaries.

See also

• Art museum
• Art gallery
• Category:Art exhibitions

References

• O'Doherty, Brian and McEvilley, Thomas (1999). Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space. University of California Press; Expanded edition. ISBN 0-520-22040-4.