Pierre Soulages exhibition in New York

I have admired the work of Pierre Soulages for many years. His paintings from the 1950s and 1960s, when he was close friends with the AbEx group, are strong, raw, powerful, and elegant.
I was excited to hear about an upcoming exhibition of 14 new paintings by Soulages, who is now 94, and a group of his postwar works at Dominique Lévy in New York. The show will be a collaboration with Galerie Perrotin, which shares the same building at 909 Madison Avenue. The exhibition will open on April 24th.
Other Soulages news: the Musée Soulages will open in late May in Rodez, France, the artist's birthplace, and a new book, Soulages in America, will be distributed by D.A.P.

For more info. about the Soulages exhibition:
http://www.dominique-levy.com/exhibitions/pierre-soulages

One of my favorite paintings by Soulages, 6 Juin 1959, is in LACMA's collection:
http://collections.lacma.org/node/235111

Pace Gallery will open temporary space in Silicon Valley this week

Is Silicon Valley an emerging contemporary art market? Pace Gallery will find out when it opens a temporary space in Menlo Park, California this Wednesday, April 16th. Two shows will be on view during the pop-up's 11-week run. Alexander Calder: The Art of Invention will be on display through May 13th and followed by Tara Donovan: Untitled from May 22nd through June 30th.

http://www.pacegallery.com/menlopark/exhibitions/12664/the-art-of-invention

Free First Saturdays for Families at the New Museum

Bring your family and explore your artistic proclivities at the New Museum in New York on the first Saturday of each month! First Saturdays are free for families from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and the museum always incorporates an educational component specifically designed for families with children from three to ten years of age. Up to two adults are included in the free admission and tickets are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. No advanced registration is required. Children under 18 are always admitted free.

This Saturday, April 5th, you will be able to add your creative touches to Pawel Althamer's enormous installation, Draftmen's Congress, on the museum's fourth floor. Your drawings and paintings will become part of the piece. In addition, educators will lead tours of the current shows from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

For more information:
http://www.newmuseum.org/calendar/view/first-saturdays-for-families-pawel-althamer-s-draftsmen-s-congress