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Francis Bacon at Tate Britain

On exhibition at the Tate Modern until 4 January 2009 and then travels to the Prado, Madrid, Spain 3/12/2009 – 3/4/2009 and then the Metropolitan Museum, New York, USA 18/5/2009 – 16/8/2009.

See this retrospective on the 100th anniversary of Bacon's birth - one of the most influential artists of the last century.

E-artnow

An electronic information service distributing world-wide selected information related to contemporary visual arts. Very informative!

Nam June Paik Art Center opens on 9 October 2008

Newly constructed and opening on the outskirts of Seoul, Korea with its New Jump Festival. Tobias Berger, formerly of Para/Site Art Space, is the new Chief Curator.

Olafur Eliasson's 'The New York City Waterfalls' until 13 October 2008

The official website of the four waterfalls placed on New York's East River:

Cy Twombly at Tate Modern until 14 September 2008

Retrospective of this important US artist. Virtual tour of the exhibition coming soon at:

Guangzhou Triennial 6 September to 16 November 2008

Another packed but convoluted & confusing triennial?
The Third Guangzhou Triennial: Farewell to Post-Colonialism

'Instead' group exhibition at Cemeti Art House, Indonesia - until 15 July 2008

Biennale of Sydney 2008 - until 2 September 2008

International Center of Photography - 'Bill Wood's Business' until 7 September 2008

A fascinating glimpse of a US commercial photography studio's portfolio of work done in the 1950s and 1960s - often unintentionally humourous.