Articles in Museum News
ICCROM Elects New Council Members
The 27th General Assembly elected the following twelve new members to serve on the International Centre for the Study of the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage) (ICCROM) Council for the period 2011 – 2015: Abdulaziz AL-MUSALLAM ALKHAALDI, United Arab Emirates Mourad BETROUNI, Algeria Khaled KAROUI, Tunisia Wataru KAWANOBE, Japan Yong-han KIM, Republic of Korea Elena KORKA, Greece Gunilla LAGNESJÖ, Sweden Marie LAVANDIER, France Qiong LU, China Orysia LUCHAK, Canada Blanca NIÑO NORTON, ... Read More
Dayton Visual Arts Center Name Eva Buttacavoli as Executive Director
The Dayton Visual Arts Center, announced the appointment of Eva Buttacavoli as its new executive director. Beginning December 1, 2011, Buttacavoli will work closely with DVAC’s board and members to carry out DVAC’s mission to build art for the community and a community for artists. A meet and greet with Buttacavoli will take place at DVAC during December’s 1st Stop 1st Friday on December 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. Whitaker commented “The Board is very excited. We all recognize the energy and rich experience ... Read More
Rubin Museum of Art Opens The Body Unbound. Modernist Art from India
The Rubin Museum of Art presents The Body Unbound. Modernist Art from India. The first exhibition in the three-part Modernist Art from India series, The Body Unbound focuses on representations of the figure and the body in modernist art from India after that nation’s independence in 1947. Exhibition on view November 18, 2011 – April 9, 2012. S. H. Raza; Nude, 1955; 19 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.; Mr. and Mrs. Rajiv J. Chaudhri Collection Figuration has been a long, sustained tradition in Indian art and Indian ... Read More
Museum of Modern Art Wakayama Opens Yoshihara Hideo: A Retrospective
The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama presents “Yoshihara Hideo: A Retrospective” on view 19 November, 2011 – 15 January, 2012, celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Yoshihara Hideo’s Birth. Yoshihara Hideo, Play 1956, Oil on board The exhibition is Yoshihara Hideo’s first retrospective exhibition after his death of 2007. Yoshihara was born in Hiroshima in 1931. He was one of the artists who introduced lithograpy as a technique for contemporary art in postwar Japan, especially in Kansai ... Read More
Whitney Museum Introduces For Kids Website
The Whitney Museum of American Art is introducing For Kids, a new section of the Whitney’s website designed to engage children ages 8-12 with art and artists. The For Kids web pages encourage kids to think, create, and experiment like artists. They also provide a place where kids can express their ideas about art and share their own artwork, in a carefully moderated online community. The goals of For Kids are to encourage young visitors to spend time exploring multiple dimensions of art, artists, and ... Read More
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Opens Forever in a Moment.19th Century Photographs of Egypt
The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Presents Forever in a Moment: 19th Century Photographs of Egypt, on view November 19, 2011-April 10, 2012. Antonio Beato (British, born Italy, 1825-1903), Travelers at the Great Pyramids (about 1870). Albumen print. Gift of Dr. Robert L. and Chitranee Drapkin from The Ludmila Dandrew and Chitranee Drapkin Collection. This exhibition presents photographs of Egypt created during the nineteenth century, a period of great archaeological exploration and worldwide fascination ... Read More
Bass Museum of Art Announces Erwin Wurm. Beauty Business
The Bass Museum of Art presents Erwin Wurm: Beauty Business. On view December 1, 2011–March 4, 2012. The Bass Museum of Art announce its upcoming solo exhibition of works by artist Erwin Wurm. The exhibition, titled Erwin Wurm: Beauty Business, opens December 1st, 2011 during Art Basel Miami Beach. Wurm, an artist living and working in Vienna, combines various art forms: sculpture, photography and performance into a unique personal view of the everyday world. Drawing on history, humor and philosophy, Wurm ... Read More
Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) December Events
The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) offers something for every puppet lover in December. Make a variety of puppets in special Noel Night and holiday drop-in workshops, and experience an undersea puppet ballet. Storytelling and two Brunch with Bach performances are also on December’s menu. Exhibitions on view include Gift of a Lifetime: The James Pearson Duffy Collection; Detroit Revealed: Photographs, 2000–2010; and Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus. The exhibition Once Upon a Time: Prints and Drawings that ... Read More
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Opens Ai Weiwei Exhibition
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art presents an exhibition with Ai Weiwei and a number of the Chinese artist’s works from the years 2003-2010 – despite the authorities’ detention and isolation of the artist for several months earlier in the year. Ai Weiwei, Fountain of Light, 2007. Steel and glass crystals on a wooden base, (h)700 x 529 x 400 cm. Photo: Ai Weiwei. Ai Weiwei (b. 1957) has to a rare degree alternated in his practice between traditional physical artworks, conceptual projects, social ... Read More
The Clyfford Still Museum Announces Clyfford Still. Daring the Light
The Clyfford Still Museum & Curious Theatre Company presents Clyfford Still. Daring the Light on December 6 & 7, 2011 – 7:00 p.m. Commemorating the opening of Denver’s newest cultural institution, the Clyfford Still Museum and Curious Theatre Company join forces to present a dramatic night celebrating the artist, Clyfford Still. Clyfford Still: Daring the Light is a short play about the power of passion and the vision of a man who was fiercely determined to stay outside the limelight and ... Read More
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