Article Archive for February 2010
Ghost Town by Zhao Dayong Screening at MoMA
As part of the monthly exhibition ContemporAsian, MoMA showcases films that get little exposure outside of their home countries or on the international festival circuit, but which engage the various styles, histories, and changes in Asian cinema. Presented in special weeklong engagements, the films in the series include recent independent gems and little-seen classics. ContemporAsian is organized by Jytte Jensen, Curator, Department of Film, with William Phuan, independent curator, and the assistance of Laura ... Read More
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts presents Art Auction 2010
Art Auction 2010, The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts’ biennial fundraiser is scheduled for February of 2010. The Silent Auction of more than 450 works of art will take place on the evening of Thursday, February 25, from 6:30 to 9, and will include an elaborate selection of hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Tickets for all the food, beverages and bidding that one can enjoy are only $50 per person. On Saturday, February 27 cocktails at 6 p.m. will be followed by an elegant dinner and Live Auction of 35 lots ... Read More
Magnificent Manuscript and Sculptures Commissioned by Two Early 15th-Century Dukes of France on View at Metropolitan Museum
A unique window into the lavish French courts of the Valois dukes of Burgundy and Berry will be offered at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this spring with the simultaneous opening, on March 2, of two landmark exhibitions: The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, duc de Berry and The Mourners: Medieval Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy. The former features the exquisitely illustrated pages of a luxurious prayer book that belonged to Jean de Berry ... Read More
Paintings and Porcelain From the Heckscher Museum for Rago Auction
Highlighting the sale is the Estate of Lester Yankee, a Solebury, Pennsylvania resident for 34 years. Rago’s is selling the personal property from Mr. Yankee’s large and elegant house and gardens. He and his life partner were dedicated collectors whose taste ran to Continental decorative art and furnishings. Rago’s will also serve as agent of sale for Mr. Yankee’s fine art, jewelry, garden statuary and Steinway piano. An additional 300 lots to be auctioned include paintings and porcelains gifted to the ... Read More
The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Museum of Vision Celebrates 30 Years of Preserving Ophthalmic Heritage
Program dedicated to the history of ophthalmology commemorates 30 years with new interactive web site and unique online exhibits San Francisco, CA – Founded in 1980, the Museum of Vision, an educational program of the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (FAAO) has worked to preserve and promote ophthalmic heritage. In honor of its 30th anniversary, the award-winning museum has launched a new web site, www.museumofvision.org. Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) ... Read More
High Museum to Host Exhibition Examining 20 Years of Innovations in European Design from Philippe Starck to Jurgen Bey
The High Museum of Art will host “European Design Since 1985: Shaping the New Century,” the first comprehensive assessment of Western European design from 1985 to 2005. The exhibition traces the evolution of design with nearly 200 works by some of the most influential artists of this era, encompassing furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork and a broad range of product design created by 117 designers from 14 Western European countries. Additional works from this period will be incorporated from the High’s ... Read More
Francis Alys at the Irish Museum of Modern Art
An exhibition comprising a series of 111 small-scale paintings by the Belgian-born artist Francis Alÿs, one of the most original artists working today, opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Friday 26 February 2010. “Francis Alÿs: Le temps du sommeil” has been described as a storyboard or archive of Alÿs’s highly imaginative oeuvre, much of which takes as its starting point simple actions performed by the artist and documented in photographs, film or by other means such as ... Read More
Royal BC Museum presents long‐term vision to City of Victoria
VICTORIA, BC – The Royal BC Museum (RBCM) has presented the City of Victoria with a vision for the future of its site, a plan that will see the provincial museum and archives property zoned as a comprehensive development zone. “We have a vision for the Royal BC Museum that includes enhanced visitor services and expanded collections and research facilities that we can grow into over the next 100 years,” says RBCM Board Chair Donald Hayes. “The first step towards achieving that vision is to have approved, ... Read More
2010 Exhibitions at the Prado Museum
The Art of Power. Arms, Armour and Paintings from the Spanish Court March 8 to May 16, 2010 Rooms A and B Following the exhibition “The Art of Power: Armour and Portraits from Imperial Spain”, held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, in 2009, in 2010 the Museo del Prado will be holding “The Art of Power: Arms, Armour and Paintings from the Spanish Court”. The exhibition will comprise an outstanding selection of objects loaned by the Royal Armoury in Madrid, displayed alongside a ... Read More
Canadian Air & Space Museum Fundraising to Acquire Rare Sikorsky S-58T Helicopter
The Canadian Air & Space Museum of Toronto, Ontario Canada has launched a fundraising campaign to acquire a rare Sikorsky S-58T helicopter that had a remarkable 48-year flying career in Canada and the United States. The Museum’s immediate goal is to raise $35,000 U.S. to complete the purchase of the S-58T helicopter and all associated spare parts for static display, as well as arrange the helicopter’s transportation by truck from the U.S to Toronto. A web site describing the history of the S-58 ... Read More
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