Expansion of both building and collections places Gallery in ranks of nation’s leading public museums The Yale University Art Gallery, in New Haven, Connecticut, has completed major work on its renovation and expansion and commenced installation of the museum’s esteemed collections. The revitalized Gallery will open to the public on December 12, 2012. The expansion project, which has been accompanied by parallel growth in the museum’s holdings, will transform the visitor experience, ... Read More
Parrish Art Museum announces the publication, in association with D Giles Limited, London, of three important books focused on the Museum’s permanent collection. Fairfield Porter: Raw—The Creative Process of an American Master Written by Klaus Ottmann. 96 pages: 45 color, 25 black-and-white illustrations. Softcover. American Landscapes: Treasures from the Parrish Art Museum Written by Alicia Longwell. 104 pages; 45 color and 5 black-and-white illustrations. Softcover. First Impressions: ... Read More
The National Railway Museum at Shildon will welcome classic vehicles of all descriptions to the Shildon Classic Motor Show on Sunday July 25, 2010. Motors large and small will be on display – from a 1952 Scammell Showmans Tractor, to a 1975 Reliant Super Robin 850. All pre-booked vehicles will be included in an event brochure, and free copies will be available for exhibitors. Plus the event will feature judging, with categories including ‘furthest travelled’ and ‘visitor ... Read More
Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) presents the fourth California Design Biennial, Action/Reaction, an exhibition that highlights the most significant and innovative designs being created in California. Open through October 31, 2010. Great works of art are often inspired by challenges and adversity; this exhibition will focus on how California’s established and emerging designers are responding to current economic, political, and environmental challenges. In a ... Read More
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art presents a selection from the works of provocative photographer David LaChapelle (b. Connecticut, 1963), exhibited in Israel for the first time, giving a comprehensive view of his unique and daring style of the past twenty years. Exhibition open Friday 23 July 2010 Saturday 23 October 2010. Alongside familiar subversive photographs originally commissioned for fashion and celebrity editorials, the show explores LaChapelle’s personal projects, created recently ... Read More
Lincoln, MA, – DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum is pleased to announce the arrival of Roy Lichtensteins Five Brushstrokes, a monumental addition to the Sculpture Park on Thursday, July 22.. The 2010 fabrication of Lichtensteins iconic Five Brushstrokes showcases his bold, colorful graphics and humorous portrayal of the brushstroke, an integral yet uncommon subject in art. Rising 20 feet high, Five Brushstrokes pays homage to Lichtensteins position as a central figure of the 1960s Pop ... Read More
To create many of his iconic, quintessentially American paintings, most of which served as magazine covers, Norman Rockwell worked from carefully staged study photographs that are on view for the first time, alongside his paintings, drawings, and related tear sheets, in Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera. The exhibition, which will be on view at the Brooklyn Museum from November 19, 2010, through April 10, 2011, was organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, ... Read More
New Work Miami 2010, conceived as an exuberant salute to Miami’s artistic community, will provide a partial snapshot of the Miami art scene at this moment. Open through October 17, 2010. Approximately 35 artists based in the Miami area will present new and recent artworks executed in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video, environmental installation and performance. The bulk of the exhibition will be presented in Miami Art Museum’s recently unified ... Read More
Each year the Ava Gardner Museum celebrates Ava’s life and career by hosting the Ava Gardner Festival. This annual event includes heritage tours, screenings of classic Ava Gardner films, and special exhibits. This year’s festival will kickoff during the Ava Gardner Festival Gala on Friday evening, October 8th and will continue Saturday, October 9th from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. The 2010 Ava Gardner Festival marks the 10th anniversary of the Ava Gardner Museum. In August of 1999, the ... Read More
A major retrospective exhibition of over 150 key works from Roman Cieślewicz’s diverse career will be on display at the Royal College of Art through 7 August 2010. Curated by the RCA’s David Crowley, Andrzej Klimowski, Jeff Willis along with Anna Grabowska-Konwent from the National Museum in Poznan, the Roman Cieślewicz exhibition is organised by the Polish Cultural Institute and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of POLSKA! YEAR. The retrospective explores the life and work of one ... Read More
The Royal College of Art’s Helen Hamlyn Centre will be involved in judging the Design for Health Award – launched in partnership with TV’s Dr Christian Jessen and the Child Growth Foundation – to encourage UK children to become the design stars of tomorrow The Award, sponsored by Merck Serono, is an opportunity for budding young designers – or any youngster with a spark of design genius – to design the next innovative injection device. Injection devices are used for conditions ... Read More
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