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
Two new horned dinosaurs have been named based on fossils collected from Alberta, Canada. The new species, Unescopceratops koppelhusae and Gryphoceratops morrisoni, are from the Leptoceratopsidae family of horned dinosaurs. The herbivores lived during the Late Cretaceous period between 75 to 83 million years ago. The specimens are described in research published online January 24, 2012 in the journal Cretaceous Research. Illustration of Unescoceratops koppelhusae, a plant-eating dinosaur ... Read More
Martin Gropius Bau presents ARTandPRESS. Reflections of contemporary art on the newspaper medium, an exhibition with 55 international artists and their work concerning truth and reality in the media, on view 23 March–24 June 2012. The newspaper has served as material and subject matter for art since the mid-19th Century. Artists deal with this medium in many ways, whether in its function as an instrument of information or of manipulation. The motivations and meanings behind the use of the ... Read More
Casino Luxembourg Forum d’art contemporain presents Latsempoar by Daniel Jacoby, an exhibition on view 22 April 2012.Exhibition view at Casino Luxembourg. © photo Andres Lejona Daniel Jacoby (born in Lima, Peru, 1985, lives and works in Barcelona, Spain) was invited to Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain for the winter residency (from January to March 2012). His project’s point of departure was the creation of a Golden Record of the Grand Duchy. This kind of record, in the ... Read More
“Free First Thursday” events focus on NASA Climate Day SEATTLE, During the April 5 “Free First Thursday” from 5 to 9 p.m., the Museum will celebrate NASA Climate Day with activities and presentations exploring the science of climate change and what we can do about it. The event’s featured guest is NASA scientist Michelle Gierach. From 6 to 7 p.m., Gierach will take audience questions via a live video link to the Museum’s theater from the NASA Jet Propulsion ... Read More
The Berkshire Museum presents Taking Flight. Audubon and the World of Birds, an exhibition on view through June 17, 2012.Showcasing the masterful wildlife art of John James Audubon and exploring the fascinating realm of birds, from the tiniest hummingbird to the flightless ostrich. Taking Flight is proudly sponsored by TD Bank. National Audubon Society and Mass Audubon are media sponsors for the exhibition. BerkshireMuseumis open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday ... Read More
The Royal Academy of Arts in London presents Johan Zoffany RA: Society Observed an exhibition on view 10 March – 10 June 2012. Johan Zoffany RA: Society Observed constitutes a radical re-evaluation of the extraordinary life and career of this brilliant and enigmatic artist. Born near Frankfurt in 1733, Zoffany moved to London in 1760. Adapting to the indigenous art culture and patterns of patronage, he created virtuoso portraits and subject pictures that proved to be highly desirable to a ... Read More
The Renaissance Society presents “Riffs” by Yto Barrada, Deutsche Bank’s Artist of the Year 2011, on view March 18–April 22, 2012. For her Midwest museum debut, Tangier-based artist Yto Barrada will exhibit “Riffs”, an installation of photographs and films that inquire into the daily traces of historical changes taking place in North Africa, the artist’s home. Barrada, who is Deutsche Bank’s Artist of the Year 2011, has developed an artistic practice, which combines the ... Read More
THe Museum of Modern Art Wakayama presents the exhibition Hockney’s Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. An England-born artist David HOCKNEY (1937-) is one of the most popular artists in the world. His works are approachable enough for us even though they show his keen insight into the world. He has displayed his talents across a wide variety of media like painting, printmaking, photography, and stage design for opera, and in recent years, he has also been attracting much attention with ... Read More
The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA) will hold a public opening in celebration of its new building in the emerging Uptown district of University Circle on October 8, 2012. The inaugural exhibition, Inside Out and from the Ground Up, features an international roster of artists at all points in their careers and provides an in-depth look at how they engage with architecture and concepts of space.Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA) new building rendering. Shot from Euclid ... Read More
The Smithsonian American Art Museum announces GameFest, a three-day opening festival for the exhibition “The Art of Video Games” on Friday, March 16, 2012 – 3:00pm – Sunday, March 18, 2012 – 7:00pm.Matt Rhodes, Mass Effect 2, 2010, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows © 2010 Electronic Arts Inc. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners GameFest is a three-day festival celebrating the opening of the groundbreaking exhibition, “The Art of Video Games,” ... Read More
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