Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects (in the most general sense) meet an audience, a temporary presentation of art. Winged Victory of Samothrace exihibited in the Louvre. ... An audience is a group of people who participate in and experience or encounter a work of art, literature, theatre, music or academics in any medium. ...

Such expositions may present pictures, drawings or sculptures of individual artists, groups of artists or collections of a specific form of art. The art works may be presented in museums, art halls, art clubs or private art galleries. Sometimes the event is organized on a specific occasion, like a birthday, anniversary or commemoration. For images in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Images. ... Drawing is a means of making an image, using any of a wide variety of tools and techniques. ... A sculpture is a three-dimensional, man-made object selected for special recognition as art. ... A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art, and usually primarily paintings, illustrations, and sculpture. ...

There are different kinds of art exhibitions, like retrospectives, individual expositions, group expositions, or expositions on a specific topic. Retrospective (from Latin retrospectare, look back) generally means to take a look back at events that already have taken place. ...

The practice of art exhibitions dates back to at least 1673, when the royally sanctioned French institution of art patronage, the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (a division of the Académie des beaux-arts), held its first semi-public art exhibit at the Salon Carré. Beginning in 1725 the salon was held in the Palace of the Louvre, when it became known as Salon de Paris. Events January 22 - Impostor Mary Carleton is hanged in Newgate prison in England for multiple thefts and returning from penal transportation March 18 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to the Quakers. ... The Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture), Paris, was founded in 1648, modelled on Italian examples, such as the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. ... The Académie des beaux-arts (Academy of Fine Arts) is a French learned society. ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... I.M. Peis Louvre Pyramid: the entrance to the galleries lies below the glass pyramid The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre, pronounced in French) in Paris, France, is one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ... Honoré Daumier satirized the bourgeoises scandalized by the Salons Venuses, 1864 The Paris Salon (French: Salon de Paris) is the official art exhibit of the Académie des beaux-arts in Paris, France. ...

Modern history of art exhibitions starts with the 1913 Armory Show in New York. It was the first time that European avant-garde art was presented in the New World. Most prominent art exhibition of contemporary art is the 1955 founded documenta in Kassel, Germany. It takes place every five years, presenting international artists and art trends. Of similar prominence is the Biennale in Venice, Italy, which is held biannually. Art works are presented in pavilions per country at this exhibition. 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Armory Show poster. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a French phrase, one of many French phrases used by English speakers. ... Carte dAmérique, Guillaume Delisle, c. ... The term contemporary art generally refers to art being done now. ... 1955 (MCMLV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... from documenta 6 documenta (with a lower-case d) is an exhibition of modern and contemporary art which now takes place every 5 years in Kassel, Germany. ... Watershed of the river Weser Kassel (until 1926 officially Cassel) is a city situated along the Fulda River, one of the two sources of the Weser river, in northern Hessen in west-central Germany. ... The name Biennale is Italian and means every other year, describing an event that happens every 2 years. ... Location within Italy Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′N 12°19′E, population 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ...

Other trendsetting art exhibitions of contemporary art were "A New Spirit in Painting" (London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1981), "Zeitgeist" (Berlin, Martin Gropius Bau, 1982), and "Metropolis" (Berlin, Martin Gropius Bau, 1991). The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article refers to an art institution in London. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Art exhibitions usually start with a vernissage. At the exhibitions usually elaborate catalogues are available, which list the presented works together with pictures and expert commentaries. A vernissage (varnishing, from French), also known as a preview or private view, is the ceremonial start of an art exhibition. ...

See also

• Art museum
• Art gallery
• Category:Art exhibitions

An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art, and usually primarily paintings and sculpture. ... An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art, and usually primarily paintings, illustrations, and sculpture. ...

References

• O'Doherty, Brian and McEvilley, Thomas (1999). Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space. University of California Press; Expanded edition. ISBN 0-520-22040-4.