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AIME MAEGHT AND HIS ARTISTS review by Phillip Worth

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AIME MAEGHT AND HIS ARTISTS Royal Academy of Art, Sackler Wing Till 2nd January 2009 This exhibition is concerned mainly with the work of four artists: Joan Miro, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti and Georges Braque. All are ‘stars’ of the Aime Maeght Foundation near St. Paul de Vence in the South of France, an extraordinary institution which is part gallery, part museum, part workshops and part printing and publishing house, conceived and driven to completion in 1964 by the art dealer cum art lover cum visionary cum entrepreneur Aime Maeght. Maeght did not simply collect the work of modern artists, he befriended them, gave them gallery and studio space and, above all, expanded their creative outlets by way of introducing them to printing techniques, notably lithography, and book production and publication. He held one man exhibitions at the Foundation (as well as at his gallery in Paris), and for each of these produced a catalogue illustrated by the exhibiting artist. A man for all

Brent Affordable Art Show 2008

Brent Affordable Art Show 2008 Group show for BAR members. There will be a cabinet for small items. Daniel and Harris Solicitors will give three prizes: £150, £100 and £75 18th November to 19th December 2008 at THE GALLERY AT WILLESDEN GREEN, WILLESDEN GREEN LIBRARY CENTRE, 95 HIGH ROAD, LONDON NW10 2SF Tel: 0208 459 1421 Email: info@brentartistsresource.org.uk SEND IN DATES: Hand in work on Friday 14th November 3.00-6.00pm or on Saturday 15th November 3.00-6.00pm at The Gallery PRIVATE VIEW: Thursday 20th November 6.00 – 8.00pm. ENTRY CONDITIONS: Open to members: Maximum of 5 works per artist, £6 per work. Membership (if you aren't already) is £20(£13 concessions), payable when entering work. All work must be ready for hanging, framed and mounted, with D-rings attached to the back of the work. No clip, metal or plastic frames or non-reflecting glass. We use a hanging system with nylon strings. Small 3-D pieces for the cabinet. £4 each for up to 5 pieces per artist. Th

Images from Big Draw exhibition at the Troubadour Gallery:October 2008

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Big Draw exhibition at the Troubadour Gallery: October 2008 http://www.troubadour.co.uk/gallery.html