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| The Changing Seasons: Traditional Arts of Japan |
The Japanese are well-attuned to the changing seasons: showers of cherry blossoms in spring, the mesmerizing hum of cicadas in summer, windblown scarlet leaves contrasting gray autumn skies, and the first snowflakes in the chill of winter. Shaped by the cycle of changes in nature, utilitarian pieces take on new meaning and reveal a rich artistic heritage. With over 100 examples from the renowned collection of Jeffrey Montgomery, this exhibition explores the changing seasons and their profound impact on traditional Japanese art by examining the beauty and significance of day-to-day objects.
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| FASHIONING KIMONO Arrives at the Birmingham Museum of Art |
| Monday, July 26, 2010 |
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"Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan" opens July 31, 2010 at the Birmingham Museum of Art in tandem with a fascinating schedule of public programs. |
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| Botero on the Cover of Antiques and the Arts Weekly |
| Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
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"Antiques and the Arts" explores ASI's "The Baroque World of Fernado Botero" in its May cover story. |
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| Memorial Art Gallery Reveals Beautiful KIMONO Installation |
| Thursday, February 18, 2010 |
The Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, opened "FASHIONING KIMONO" on January 30, 2010 with beautiful results! A selection of installation photos for this presentation, open in Rochester until April 11, 2010, can be found by clicking "Read More" below.
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| Fernando Botero Is Interviewed by CENTRO, Tampa |
| Thursday, January 07, 2010 |
Fernando Botero is interviewed in CENTRO, Tampa – the most influential Spanish-language weekly in the Tampa, Florida area. In anticipation of the January 9, 2010 opening of the “The Baroque World of Fernando Botero” at the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Florida, CENTRO conducted a lengthy interview with the Columbian artist. The details, which include sound, can be found at the below link.
http://www2.centrotampa.com/content/2010/jan/01/fernando-botero/
As published by CENTRO, Tampa, on Friday, January 1, 2010.
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| BIG AND BEAUTIFUL: BOTERO Graces the Cover of the Colorado Springs Independent |
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
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BIG AND BEAUTIFUL The large world of renowned artist, Fernando Botero, squeezes into the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.
The Colorado Springs Independent cover story (May 28, 2009) by Edie Adelstein, marks the launch of the exhibition's Colorado Springs venue. Fernando Botero is interviewed for the piece.
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| Prado Exhibition Review in Tulsa World |
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 |
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| MURAQQA' Honored with the 29th Annual George Wittenborn Book Award! |
| Friday, April 17, 2009 |
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| FASHIONING KIMONO Exhibition Article in April's ASIAN ART NEWSPAPER |
| Friday, April 10, 2009 |
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| MURAQQA' Attendance Tops THE ART NEWSPAPER'S 2008 Figures! |
| Wednesday, April 08, 2009 |
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| Fashioning Kimono Featured on WUFT's |
| Wednesday, April 01, 2009 |
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| PAINTINGS FROM THE REIGN OF VICTORIA featured in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine |
| Monday, March 09, 2009 |
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| CATALOGUE SALE! |
| Friday, February 20, 2009 |
ASI is pleased to announce a Catalogue Sale on remaining stock of our most-popular exhibition catalogues!
For a limited time only, a 60% discount is offered on select catalogue titles. Click below to take advantage of this unique offer.
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| PAINTINGS FROM THE REIGN OF VICTORIA is a Stunner in Delaware |
| Wednesday, February 04, 2009 |
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| The Frick Celebrates the U.S. Launch of From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci |
| Wednesday, November 12, 2008 |
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| PAINTINGS FROM THE REIGN OF VICTORIA Featured in Christie's Publications |
| Wednesday, October 08, 2008 |
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| MURAQQA' Feature Appears in VERANDA Magazine |
| Wednesday, October 01, 2008 |
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| FASHIONING KIMONO Kicks Off U.S. Tour in Philadelphia! |
| Monday, September 08, 2008 |
Philadelphia, PA --The Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrated the launch of the U.S. tour of "Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan" with a series of special events held on April 25, 2008. The opening events programme included a luncheon in honor of the show's lender, Jeffrey Montgomery, and a special exhibition preview which was followed by a lecture and exhibition catalogue signing by the show's Curator, Annie Van Assche. "Fashioning Kimono" is the first exhibition to be held in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's newly-renovated Pearlman Building.
Click on read more to view photos from the opening.
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| The Detroit Institute of Arts to Host MURAQQA' |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 |
Detroit, MI -- "Muraqqa': Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin," which opens at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Saturday, offers a visually stunning show of miniature paintings and exquisite calligraphy that illuminate royal life in a Muslim-ruled, ethnically diverse India. It's an intriguing example of tolerant governance in an empire crowded with competing claims and religions.
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| The Sackler launches MURAQQA' U.S. tour with a week of festivities |
| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
| Washington, DC -- The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, part of the Smithsonian Institution, hosted a week-long series of special events and festivities to celebrate the highly-anticipated launch of the "MURAQQA': Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin" U.S. tour. |
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| The New York Times Reviews MURAQQA' |
| Friday, July 18, 2008 |
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An Emperors’ Art: Small, Refined, Jewel Toned
Washington, DC — Muraqqa is the Persian term for a patched garment traditionally worn by Sufi mystics as a sign of poverty and humility. Yet it is also the word for a gilded and lavishly calligraphed album. This type of muraqqa, a luxury object from the Mughal empire in India, is a patchwork of imagery: portraits of emperors and courtiers, Eastern mystics and Western religious figures; examples of plant and animal life.
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| MURAQQA' Catalogue Wins BEST OF SHOW at the Washington Book Publishers Awards! |
| Monday, June 16, 2008 |
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Washington, DC -- "MURAQQA': Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin" takes the top honor of BEST OF SHOW at the Washington Book Publishers 2008 Book Design and Effectiveness Awards.
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| PAINTINGS FROM THE REIGN OF VICTORIA to Premier at the Philbrook Museum this Fall |
| Friday, June 13, 2008 |
Alexandria, VA -- "Paintings from the Reign of Victoria: THE ROYAL HOLLOWAY COLLECTION,LONDON," an exhibition organized and circulated by Art Services International, premieres at the Philbrook Museum on October 11, 2008.
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| Washington Post Art Critic Blake Gopnik Says Chester Beatty Albums Dazzle |
| Sunday, May 18, 2008 |
Washington, DC -- Is it possible that some of the world's most colorful, exquisitely crafted pictures were barely meant to be seen? That absolutely gorgeous art could have been conceived without concern for human eyes?
"Muraqqa' : Imperial Mughal Albums From the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin," the show that opened recently at the Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery for Asian art, suggests such strange possibilities
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| FROM MICHELANGELO TO ANNIBALE CARRACCI To Premier at the Frick Art & Historical Center, PA |
| Thursday, May 01, 2008 |
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Alexandria, VA – Art Services International is pleased to announce an exhibition of seventy superb sixteenth-century Italian drawings -- "From Michelangelo to Annibale Carraci: A Century of Italian Drawings from the Prado"-- from one of the world’s premier art institutions, the Prado Museum in Madrid.
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| FASHIONING KIMONO is AN EXHIBIT WORTH A ROAD TRIP |
| Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
| Philadelphia, PA -- The New York Sun highlights the Philadelphia Museum of Art's presentation of "Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan" as a top pick in their "Exhibits Worth A Road Trip" feature in the Paper's May 19, 2008 Travel section. Please click Read More to view the article.
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The Society of the Four Arts Deems FERNANDO BOTERO
a Tremendous Success! |
| Friday, March 14, 2008 |
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Palm Beach, FL -- "The Baroque World of Fernando Botero" ended its triumphant run at the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Florida on February 24, 2008. Deemed a tremendous success by the Museum staff, the exhibition's final attendance figures are a testament to the show's popularity with the Palm Beach community.
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The New York Times Recommends MURAQQA'
as a CHOICE SHOW AROUND THE COUNTRY |
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 |
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| Fashioning Kimono premieres at the Philadelphia Museum of Art -- April 26 |
| Sunday, December 23, 2007 |
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Soon to launch, Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan, highlights kimono of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The 97 kimono in this exhibition portray two important facets: they represent one of the most dynamic periods in the history of Japan's national costume, and they also depict the last historical era of the "living kimono"-when kimono was being worn by the large majority of the populace. But the kimono never lost its appeal; it remained the dominant dress form from the early 20th century until the 1940's, as it took on, little by little, a more formal meaning. In the minds of the Japanese at this time, the kimono symbolized Japan before the war. The exhibition includes formal, semi-formal, and casual kimono, haori jackets, and undergarments worn by men, women, and children. The kimono are drawn from the Montgomery Collection in Lugano, Switzerland, and are featured along with a selection of period photographs on loan from the International Hokusai Research Centre in Milan. |
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Imperial Mughal Albums premieres at the Sackler Gallery
Washington, DC -- May 3 |
| Saturday, December 22, 2007 |
To open in May: Muraqqa': Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, an exhibition of 86 superb Mughal-dynasty album folios, (pages) is drawn from one of the finest and most respected collections of its kind in the world—the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, Ireland. The albums made in the years 1600–1657 for the emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan, encompass some of the most remarkable of all historical depictions of individuals and the world around them. The Mughal dynasty ruled India for more than three centuries, but the period of greatest artistic production for individual paintings was that of these two great emperors. The albums of paintings and calligraphy (called muraqqa’ in Persian) that they assembled now serve as a window to understanding the history and culture of this pivotal period of Indian history.
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| Botero Exhibition a Huge Success in Oklahoma City |
| Sunday, December 09, 2007 |
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"The Baroque World of Fernando Botero" made its latest stop at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. The show -- which ran from September 15-December 9, 2007 -- was hailed as a huge success by the Museum. Please click "Read More" to view photographs from the Museum's Members' Preview event held on September 12th! |
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| Retrospective Botero exhibit at museum is a must see! |
| Monday, September 24, 2007 |
 NewsOK, a publication from Oklahoma, provides an exciting review of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art's latest exhibit, The Baroque World of Fernando Botero. The author describes several of the highlights of the show, which includes paintings, drawings and sculptures from Fernando Botero's private collection.
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| Oklahoma City Museum of Art Brings Botero Back after 12 years |
| Friday, September 14, 2007 |
 " Twelve Years after Fernando Botero's colossal sculptures captured the imagination of Oklahomians, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art is bringing back a selection of the Columbian artist's larger-than-life works." |
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| Scholar for ASI's newest exhibition to lecture in UK |
| Wednesday, September 12, 2007 |
 Fergus Cannan, sculpture scholar and catalogue author for ASI’s up-coming exhibition, Medieval Alabasters from the Victoria and Albert Museum, will be lecturing at Gloucester Cathedral in October. His presentation will concentrate on the Iconography of Kingship in Alabaster, focusing on the tombs of Robert the Bruce and King Edward II. He will also be formally announcing the important up-coming US tour "Medieval Alabasters from the Victoria and Albert Museum", to launch in fall of 2010 (bookings available).
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| Botero Exhibit to Open at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art |
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 |
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| Botero Retrospective at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art |
| Monday, August 27, 2007 |
 Oklahoma City, OK – The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is pleased to present The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, opening September 13 through December 2, 2007. This retrospective exhibition, drawn from the collection of the artist and assembled over the last fifty years, has been organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia. The exhibition’s 100 paintings, sculptures, and drawings were selected by Dr. John Sillevis, curator of the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague.
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| A Major Review of Waking Dreams: The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites from the Delaware Art Museum |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 |
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| San Antonio Launch of Botero Show Attracts Record Attendance! |
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 |
 Click on the "read more" link below to view the reception for The Baroque World of Fernando Botero in San Antonio, Texas. More than 2,000 people people viewed the exhibition on opening day, May 25! |
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| Countdown to The Baroque World of Fernando Botero |
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 |
San Antonio, one of the country's most distinctive cultural centers, with a deep, enduring pride in Hispanic arts and artists, will be the first U.S. stop on a long-anticipated retrospective exhibition entitled The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, which features Botero's paintings, prints and sculptures from the artist's personal collection.
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| The Chronicle Review praises The Baroque World of Fernando Botero |
| Friday, February 16, 2007 |
 The Chronicle Review published a review of The Baroque World of Fernando Botero titled "Good and Big." The author attempts to define the source of Botero's fascination, describing him as "an artist of contradiction."
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| Art Services International Selects Prospect Technologies |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2006 |
Washington, DC - Art Services International (ASI) has selected Prospect Technologies to create a new e-business Web site to support its extensive art exhibition operations. ASI, an Alexandria, Virginia based non-profit educational institution, organizes and circulates fine art exhibitions of the highest quality to museums and galleries in the United States and abroad.
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An article in the Times Record News, Whichita Falls Online, announces the opening of 
A selection of photos of the Saint Louis Art Museum installation of 