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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:29:44 +0000
Artist Peter Max Paints Shaq
Basketball legend meets art legend in Peter Max’s recent life-size painting of Shaquille O’Neal. Pop Icon Peter Max, whom Park West Gallery has proudly had a relationship with for over 40 years, created this artwork for the Size DOES Matter exhibit, which was curated by Shaq. Size DOES Matter, which is now on view at the [...]

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:29:47 +0000
Detroit’s First Annual Peace and Love Day
The Park West Foundation, founded in 2006 by Park West Gallery CEO Albert Scaglione and his wife Mitsie Scaglione, is co-sponsoring the First Annual Peace and Love Day, which is being held Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 1- 5 p.m. on the Marygrove College campus. This empowering event dedicated to taking a stand against violence will [...]

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:19:35 +0000
Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris
“Three Musicians” (1921) by Pablo Picasso, Philadelphia Museum of Art. ©2010 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. PHILADELPHIA — A new exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art focuses on Modern Masters including Picasso, Braque and Chagall–commonly known as the School of Paris. Through April 25, Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris will feature 214 paintings, sculptures, and works on [...]

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:12:51 +0000
The Printmaker’s Art
Detail from Albrecht Dürer’s ‘The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” from “The Apocalypse: Revelation of Saint John the Divine’” (ca. 1497). EDINBURGH — A collection of iconic prints by some of the finest European artists of the past 500 years is on view at the National Gallery of Scotland. The skills of artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn, [...]

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:38:49 +0000
Park West Gallery Launches Dominic Pangborn Website
PARK WEST GALLERY is proud to announce the launch of our newest microsite for internationally acclaimed contemporary artist DOMINIC PANGBORN! The website features information about the artist, a virtual gallery of his artwork, and video footage of Pangborn showcasing his work and discussing his influences and background in design. Pangborn’s perpetual quest to expand his horizons on both life [...]

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:07:55 +0000
In a Studio like a Garden, Art Grows like Flora and Miro is the Gardener
“I think of my studio as a vegetable garden. Here, there are artichokes. Over there, potatoes. The leaves have to be cut so the vegetables can grow. At a certain moment, you must prune. I work like a gardener or a wine grower.” —Joan Miró, 1959 Left to Right: Joan Miró’s ”Personage” (1967) and “The Caress of [...]

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:23:23 +0000
Focusing on Matisse as a Printmaker at the Tampa Museum of Art
“Young Girl Leaning on Her Elbows in front of Flowered Screen” (1923) by Henri Matisse. ©2009 Succession H. Matisse/Artists, Rights Society (ARS), New York, Courtesy American Federation of Arts. TAMPA — An exceptional show featuring Fauvist master Henri Matisse is currently on view at the newly-opened Tampa Museum of Art. While many past exhibits focus on the bright, cheerful paintings of Matisse, this display is centered around [...]