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Van Gogh Exhibitions 2012

Sonya — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:21:14 +0000

Despite the fact that during his lifetime, Vincent van Gogh was not able to share his artwork with a large audience, today crowds of people will travel great distances to get a glimpse of his works in museums and special exhibitions. 2011 was an impressive year for Van Gogh exhibitions, and 2012 promises to be just as remarkable. Next year Van Gogh fans will have some exciting opportunities to see the artist’s works at many different museum locations around the globe. From Geona to Denver, the following is a list of Van Gogh exhibitions in 2012. If you know of a Van Gogh exhibition in 2012 that is not on this list, please feel free to comment and share it with us.

Date	Exhibition Title	Museum	City	Country
November 12, 2011 – April 15, 2012	“Van Gogh and Gauguin’s Journey”	Palazzo Ducale	Genoa	Italy
February 1 – May 6	“Van Gogh Up Close”	Philadelphia Museum of Art	Philadelphia	USA
February 24 – June 17	“Dreams of nature. Symbolism from Van Gogh to Kandinsky”	Van Gogh Museum	Amsterdam	The Netherlands
May 25 – September 3	“Van Gogh Up Close”	The National Gallery of Canada	Ottawa	Canada
July 14 – October 14	“Van Gogh to Kandinsky: Symbolist Landscape in Europe 1880-1910”	The National Gallery of Scotland	Edinburgh	Scotland
September 29 – February 3	“Van Gogh in the Hermitage Amsterdam”	The Hermitage Amsterdam	Amsterdam	The Netherlands
Oct 21 – Jan 20	“Becoming Van Gogh”	Denver Art Museum	Denver	USA

Van Gogh Portrait – Vincent or Theo

Sonya — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:34:46 +0000

Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of coverage in the news about a Van Gogh self-portrait (Self Portrait with Straw Hat, 1887), shown below, which is now thought by the Van Gogh Museum to be a portrait not of Vincent, but instead of his brother Theo van Gogh. The findings come from research by the Van Gogh Museum research team and as part of the exhibition “Van Gogh in Antwerp and Paris: New Perspectives,” which opened at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam on June 22 of this year. It is thought that the painting was “the companion painting” to Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait, 1887 in which he is wearing a grey felt hat. The differences in the two portraits pointed out by the museum are in the beards as well as the eye color and ear shape. If the research proves true, this would be the only known portrait that Van Gogh painted of his brother Theo. The exhibition runs until the 18 of September 2011, so if you are in the Amsterdam area this summer, be sure to take a look to see for yourself. If you can’t make it to the exhibition, read more about their research here.

Share your thoughts and comment; do you think the portrait in question is Vincent or Theo?

See Van Gogh This Summer

Sonya — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:39:14 +0000

This summer when the weather is too hot to be outside and the kids are looking for things to do, taking a trip to a museum can be a nice way to get out of the sun and soak up some culture. This year there are no shortage of Van Gogh exhibitions and related events to take in while you escape the heat and summer boredom.

In the United States, the Cincinnati Art Museum is having a special exhibition currently running titled Conserving Van Gogh. During designated times, visitors will have an opportunity to see Van Gogh’s painting Undergrowth with Two Figures, 1890 undergo stabilizing and cleaning by chief conservator Per Knutas.

If you are in Europe, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has an incredible collection of Van Gogh’s works in addition to several special exhibitions such as Van Gogh’s studio practice: Canvases re-used and Bedroom secrets: Restoration of a masterpiece both opening June 10 as well as Van Gogh in Antwerp and Paris: New perspectives opening June 22.

The National Gallery in London is taking Van Gogh outdoors this summer by recreating the artist’s famous painting A Wheatfield with Cypresses out of plants on a wall outside the museum.

If you happen to be in Korea, the exhibition Dream and Reality: Masterpieces from Musee d’Orsay opened in the Seoul Art Center’s Hangaram Art Museum on Saturday and runs through September 25. The exhibition features Van Gogh’s Starry Night Over the Rhone as well as famous works by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cezanne, Gauguin and others.

These are just a few of opportunities museum goers have to see Van Gogh works this summer. If you know of others in your area, please comment and share!

Van Gogh Exhibitions in 2011

Sonya — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:56:23 +0000

Each year Van Gogh fans from all over the world flock to museums to see his works in person. Next year proves to be no exception as there are already several impressive exhibitions scheduled and opportunities available for Van Gogh lovers to experience his works first hand.

Completing its tour of Japan next year will be the exhibit Van Gogh: the adventure of becoming an artist. With works from the Van Gogh Museum and the Kröller-Müller Museum, this exhibition examines Van Gogh’s techniques as he developed as an artist. In 2011, this exhibition can be seen at the Kyusyu National Museum from Jan 1 – February 13 and then at the Nagoya City Art Museum from February 22 – April 10.

From March 24 to May 20, The Van Gogh Museum and the Keukenhof Gardens are offering a special promotion called Van Gogh in bloom for visitors to see the “Blossom” exhibition at the Van Gogh museum as well as the flowers at the Keukenhof including a flower mosaic of Van Gogh’s Self-portrait with felt hat. In addition the package price includes an canal cruise in Amsterdam as well as bus transportation in between Amsterdam and Lisse.

In August, Van Gogh’s Self Portrait with Felt Hat becomes part of the Masterpiece a Month: Presiding Genius exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London. The Dulwich Picture Gallery, a gallery Van Gogh visited in 1873 while living in London, will display Van Gogh’s painting in 2011 as part of the gallery’s 200th anniversary.

If you know of an upcoming Van Gogh exhibition, please feel free to comment and share it with us.

Virtual Van Gogh

Sonya — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:43:55 +0000

Van Gogh’s paintings can be seen in museums and galleries all over the world, and while there really is no comparison for seeing his brushstrokes up close and in person, it is amazing how many excellent virtual Van Gogh displays exist online. Virtual tours have improved over the years now offering the viewer an ever greater perspective of the object and its surroundings. In this virtual tour of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, you can see many of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers and the works hanging alongside of them all from the comfort of your computer. If you prefer to travel online to Paris a virtual tour of the Musee d’Orsay will take you the Van Gogh collection there.

If you would rather avoid the sometimes dizzying effects of the virtual tour, check out some of the interactive exhibitions online such as the “Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night” exhibition which took place a couple of years ago at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, but continues to display online. There are also a selection of videos on Van Gogh’s works and research on the Van Gogh channel on Art Babble. So if you want to experience the works of Van Gogh, but can’t make it to the museum, a Van Gogh tour may just be a click away.