An interesting essay concerning Sultan which details his life is also published by Loco Fine Art

In 1948 six artists Asger Jorn, Joseph Noiret,Christian Dotremont,Constant Nieuwenhuis, Corneille Beverloo and Karel Appel set the world on fire by distancing themselves from the French Surrealists during a major international conference on avant-garde art. The movement - CoBrA - grew to include some 50 painters, poets, architects, ethnologists and theorists from ten countries.

CoBrA can be seen as art which attempted yet again to break away from current day trends, preferring to depict everyday images in a loosly worked style, which is pleasing to the eye and yet innovative capturing the imagination.

Admission €9. Seniors & students €6.50. Under-13s free. Tues-Sun 10.00-17.00. 11 Nov, 25 Dec & 1 Jan closed. The Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, 3 Rue de la Régence, tel. +31(0) 25083333.

Fine Arts Museum Brussels

“Born in Chicago in 1925, Mitchell received her BFA and MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago before establishing herself as a formidable talent in postwar New York’s avant-garde scene. In 1951, her work was exhibited alongside that of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Hans Hoffman in the celebrated “Ninth Street Show,” which marked the ascendancy of Abstract Expressionism within the development of modern art. Exemplifying the ideals of the New York School, Mitchell’s paintings wager all on the expressive potential of the painterly mark itself, freed from the constraints of traditional representation. Given the macho posturing for which the movement’s adherents have earned a reputation – almost all of them were men – Joan Mitchell’s prowess in this milieu is all the more remarkable. She has since been the subject of numerous museum exhibitions, and examples of her work hang in nearly all major public collections of modern art. Cheim & Read 547 West 25 Street New York“

The exhibition shows from the 1st November until 20th December 2008.

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What better way to introduce the Contemporary & Modern Art News site than an interseting video of an exhibition at MOMA where an explantion to this question is attempted by he presenter Anna Tempkin. Check out the two videos under the video category and feast your eyes please, this is real art created by artsists simply expressing their own desires, perspectives and opinions on life and inspirations thereof.

Yes, his characters and ideas are slightly cartoony in character but I do not see main stream comic book figures appearing in his works. Baechler collects objects when he travels and the resuse them in his work.

His idea of a deliciously mouth watering cornet ice cream really works - it shouldn`t but it does - he becomes immediately more serious with some wonderfully accomplished sculptures and flower paintings.

You can see Donald Baechler`s work in many of the major American Museum`s including:

As regards galleries, you will find a good selection of works at the following top galleries:

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Have you ever seen a skull laugh ? Check out the attached thumbnail by American artist Donald Baechler.