Art Nouveau Christmas in Riga – in the Latvian capital until January 12th

The Rīga Art Nouveau Center on beautiful Alberta street has a special Christmas exhibition running from January 6 until January 12, showcasing various beautiful objects in the Art Nouveau or Jugendstil style, many of them from a golden age of Latvian art and design. There is also another exhibition called “Doll Stories” from artist Irina Vorkale….

Sarah Bernhardt

Art Nouveau, the triumph of beauty – in Torino until January 26

Art Nouveau is the protagonist of a major exhibition at the Venaria Reale in Turin until January 26th. “Art nouveau. The triumph of Beauty” is an ode to this artistic movement that with its stylized floral forms has overwhelmed and changed the taste of the late nineteenth century, from painting to music. It was 1902…

One of the most popular Art Nouveau doors ever is under renovation

The popular Belgium Art Noveau “Glassmaker’s House” in Rue du Lac 6, Ixelles is under renovation and not fit for habitation. This private house has circular windows, super stained glass and a lovely 2nd-floor balcony. The house has a monumental staircase Art Nouveau frontage, running along a very large stained glass window, occupying a large part…

Poster for 'Job' cigarette paper (1896)

The triumph of beauty by Mucha – in Turin until January 20

The exhibition showcases posters, paintings, sculptures, furniture and ceramics from the beginning of the twentieth century and is on display from today April 17th it in the Palace of Venaria (Torino, Italy). It examines pivotal role of French artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) telling how he exploited the advertising poster to create a new movement in…

Aragón Modernista

The Casino de Huesca, one of the few examples of Art Nouveau in the city

The building of the Círculo Oscense, also called Casino de Huesca was built at the beginning of the 20th century and is one of the most significant works made in Huesca at that time. Commissioned the project to the Catalan architect Ildefons Bonells in 1901 and completed by Ignacio Cano in 1905, is the best…

Cincinnati Art Museum

In Kimono: Refashioning Contemporary Style – Cincinnati from June 28 to September 15

In Cincinnati visitors will experience more than 50 ensembles by Japanese, European and American designers including Coco Chanel, Christian Louboutin, John Galliano, Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, Rei Kawakubo, Iris van Herpen and Issey Miyake. Organized by the Kyoto Costume Institute in Japan and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the exhibition features fashion…

Stained glass door art nouveau liberty Turin

Art Nouveau in Turin – Liberty Style pictures

Dear Art Nouveau friends, We want to share with all of you an interesting compilation of pictures from Art Nouveau in Torino in an interesting document that was published for the Celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy: CLICK HERE TO ENJOY a 99-pages document with +100 pictures on ART NOUVEAU IN…

Bohemia Amphora Pottery

“Art Nouveau Amphora” at Figge Art Museum, Davenport – until June 16

Today the Lewis Gallery at the Figge Art Museum opens the new exhibition Art Nouveau Amphora that will be on display until June 16. The museum is located in Davenport, just 246km (or 153 miles) from Chicago. The exhibit is a collection of magnificent works of artistic pottery displaying sinuous plants, elegant women, youthful maidens, bizarre mythical beasts, venomous…