Fine Art
THE WORK OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS KARA WALKER AND HANK WILLIS THOMAS COME TOGETHER IN INSTALLATION AT THE BMA
BMA Opens Black Box Film and Textiles Exhibition this Summer BALTIMORE, MD – The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) presents two compelling works that explore the legacy of slavery in America in Black Box: Kara Walker & Hank Willis Thomas. On view June 28, 2017– March 18, 2018, the installation brings together Kara Walker’s Salvation, […]
10th Anniversary Glass House Summer Party Silent Auction Live Now
Funds raised from this benefit auction will support The Glass House, a National Trust Historic Site built between 1949 and 1995 by architect Philip Johnson and located in New Canaan, CT. Works by Jeff Koons, Carrie Mae Weems, Herb Ritts, and more go to support this iconic modernist design. The Glass House, 199 Elm Street, […]
Contemporary Arts Centre Presents Njideka Akunyili Crosby: The Predecessors Exhibition
Organized by the Contemporary Arts Center & Tang Museum, Skidmore College; Co-curated by Ian Berry & Steven Matijcio. Opens July 15, 2017. When Njideka Akunyili Crosby (b.1983) left Lagos for the U.S. at age 16 she detoured from her initial plan to be a doctor to pursue painting and fulfill the urge to tell another […]
Secure Your Spot on the Contemporary Arts Center Venice Trip
Venetian Art & the 57th Venice Biennale – October 14–19, 2017 Heavenly Venice, whose marble palaces seem to float atop her luminous lagoon, is a city of dreams. We invite you to join us for four extraordinary days in La Serenissima, coinciding with the 57th Venice Biennale. TRIP HIGHLIGHTS ATTEND the 57th Venice Biennale with […]
Contemporary Jewish Museum Presents Jewish Folktales Retold: Artist as Maggid
Fourteen diverse contemporary artists act as modern maggids—interpreting traditional Jewish folktales and characters in new, commissioned works inspired by the rich Jewish tradition of stories that incorporate cautionary tales, traditional wisdom, and the supernatural. The Hebrew concept of maggid has multiple meanings and layers. The most basic definition is that of a religious teacher and […]
