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National Gallery of Denmark opens Hammershoi and Europe exhibition
The National Gallery of Denmark presents Hammershoi and Europe an exhibition on view 4 February – 20 May 2012. Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864 – 1916), Interior from Strandgade with Sunlight on the Floor, 1901. Oil on canvas, 46,5 x 52 cm. National Gallery of Denmark. Loneliness, intimacy, and alienation. With his timeless and universal subject matter and his unmistakable, carefully restricted palette Vilhelm Hammershøi is one of the most important and distinctive figures in the history of Danish art. His ... Read More
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum announces new appointments
Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum announce the appointment of Beth Comstock as president and Judy Francis Zankel as secretary of its board of trustees. The Smithsonian’s board of regents voted Jan. 23 to appoint Dr. Alberto Eiber to the board of Cooper-Hewitt. Carnegie Mansion Photo: Dennis Cowley “We are excited that Beth and Judy have assumed these leadership roles during this important time in the museum’s history,” said Bill Moggridge, director. Cooper-Hewitt’s main facility, ... Read More
Museum of Contemporary Photography (MOCP) presents The Limits of Photography
The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MOCP) presents The Limits of Photography an exhibition on view through March 25, 2012. Randy Hayes, Kyoto Japan, 2011 “The Limits of Photography” explores the area where the viewer loses confidence in the veracity of a photographically based work. We have been confident since the beginning of widely published photographic images in the late 1920s that photographs are telling us something very truthful about the world. This notion can be challenged when the ... Read More
Mosaic Rooms announces Iraq-How, Where, For Whom?
The Mosaic Rooms presents Iraq-How, Where, For Whom? an exhibition on view 20.04.12 —08.06.12. Kennard PhillippsPhoto Op 2005 A collaborative exhibition between Iraqi artist Hanaa’ Malallah and the UK duo kennardphillipps. The work of Hanaa’ Malallah and kennardphillipp share a mutual skepticism of claims that the invasion/occupation of Iraq has brought freedom and a better future to its people. kennardphillipps’ work uses up-to-date archives of press photography and digital print technology. ... Read More
Philadelphia Museum of Art announces retirement of Cheryl McClenney-Brooker
The Philadelphia Museum of Art announced that Cheryl McClenney-Brooker, the Museum’s Director of External Affairs since 1987, will retire on March 2, 2012, after 29 years of service. Over the years, Ms. McClenney-Brooker has been a key member of the Museum’s senior administration, serving to generate a broad range of initiatives to attract, engage, and build audiences for the Museum and to advocate on behalf of the Museum to elected officials and many other constituencies. Timothy Rub, the George D. Widener ... Read More
Morris Museum of Art opens Fore! Images of Golf in Art
The Morris Museum of Art presents Fore! Images of Golf in Art an exhibition on view FEBRUARY 4–APRIL 15, 2012. LeRoy Neiman, Tiger in the Woods, 2006. Oil and enamel on panel. Image courtesy of the artist A society of golfers was, apparently, organized in Savannah, Georgia, in 1796. But it wasn’t until 1888 that the first permanent club, the St. Andrew’s Golf Club, was organized in Yonkers, New York, by John Reid and a group of associates. Ever since then, the game has been celebrated by artists ... Read More
Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art presents The Scholastic Art Competition & Exhibition
The Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art presents The Scholastic Art Competition & Exhibition open January 27 – February 19. The competition is the oldest and one of the most prestigious student art competitions in the country. Past winners include noted artists such as Red Grooms and Andy Warhol. Cheekwood and The Tennessee Credit Union have been regional sponsors of the art portion of the competition for eighteen years. The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a national nonprofit ... Read More
National Portrait Gallery / BT Road 2012 Exhibition
Over 30 stunning printed panels showing newly-commissioned photographic portraits of top athletes and key figures involved in the staging of London 2012 can be seen outdoors twenty- four hours a day in British cities throughout this Spring and Summer. Highlights of the largest photographic commission ever undertaken by the National Portrait Gallery, London, made possible by London 2012 sponsor BT, will include large-scale portraits of Jessica Ennis, Victoria Pendleton, Tom Daley, David Weir, Seb Coe and Danny ... Read More
Corcoran Gallery of Art opens Shadows of History. Photographs of the Civil War from the Collection of Julia J. Norrell
The Corcoran Gallery of Art presents Shadows of History: Photographs of the Civil War from the Collection of Julia J. Norrell an exhibition on view February 4–May 6, 2012. Photographer unknown, “Ready”, Bat’y ‘A’ 2d U.S. Cord Artl’y, Lt., 1865. Albumen silver print, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. Collection of Julia J. Norrell. The American Civil War was one of the first conflicts to be extensively documented by photography. The public had never before seen such powerful images of human devastation and the ... Read More
Centre for Contemporary Art Lagos presents Kader Attia’s Oil and Sugar #2
The Centre for Contemporary Art Lagos presents Kader Attia’s Oil and Sugar #2 an exhibition on view 28 January–4 February 2012. On the occasion of the Occupy Nigeria forum, CCA, Lagos has the pleasure of presenting a video work by the Algerian artist Kader Attia. A single screen projection, Attia’s Oil and Sugar #2 (2007) is an evocative four and half minute video work portraying the interplay of two raw materials: oil and sugar. Replete with allusions to ephemerality, destruction and transformation, ... Read More
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