On view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center, March 2–May 16, 2010, Building the Medieval World: Architecture in Illuminated Manuscripts explores representations of medieval architecture in manuscript illumination where artists incorporated examples of medieval church and domestic architecture into scenes drawn from scripture, literature, and history. Architectural settings were also employed to symbolically convey the importance of individuals and events, and artists ... Read More

Party Features Live Performance by The Walkmen on March 3, 2010 New York – The Museum of Modern Art will host an evening benefit to celebrate the opening of The 2010 Armory Show on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. The acclaimed indie rock band The Walkmen will perform live in MoMA’s Agnes Gund Garden Lobby. The Walkmen’s most recent album, You & Me (Gigantic Records), was released in the summer of 2008 to critical acclaim, while the band’s 2004 single, ... Read More

Gallow, Wheel, and Stake – Insights into Places of Horror is a special exhibit and rare examination of the history of executions A new unique exhibit at the Neanderthal Museum in Düsseldorf examines executions from the Middle Ages through early modern times from an archeological, anthropological, and ethnographical viewpoint, looking at locations, methods, and causes. The exhibit is called “Gallow, Wheel, and Stake – Insights into Places of Horror”, opens on February ... Read More

Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) presents a major exhibition that showcases work by one of the most honored Latin American artists working today. Fernando Botero includes a range of paintings, drawings and monumental sculpture that exemplify Botero’s most familiar themes: commonplace scenes of everyday life, life in the bedroom, life of the streets and people rapt in the excitement of music or family activities. Throughout, Botero’s characters are seen in their “Botero-esque” ... Read More

NATIONALLY TOURING SHOW EXPLORES LAST YEARS OF “LIVING” JAPANESE KIMONO – Fashioning Kimono Features Bold, Vibrant Designs from Early to Mid 20th Century Rochester, NY — Well into the last century, Japan’s traditional national dress—the kimono—was worn by men, women and children of all social classes. Deceptively simple in concept—a one-piece, front-wrap garment with a straight silhouette—the kimono lent itself to endless variations in color, pattern and design that ... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center will kick off its 2010 season on Saturday, January 23, with the first exhibition to feature nearly 40 years of work by renowned D.C. artist Tom Green. Green taught at the Corcoran College of Art and Design for about 35 years and has been extremely influential in the Washington, D.C., art scene. During his tenure at the Corcoran, Green led a new generation of artists out of the dominance of the Washington ... Read More