The twenty-first century commenced amidst great upheaval—global conflict, the struggle to reconcile individual and societal freedom, changing modes of communication and rampant consumerism. Artists Christian Widmer and Mike Williams use the camera to respond intuitively [Read More]
Monthly Archives: August 2010
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Thirty Years of Collecting: A Recent Gift to the Museum showcases approximately 100 new works of contemporary art given this year to the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by Don and Carolyn Eason. Santa Fe-based [Read More]
This September the Royal Academy of Arts will present an exhibition of works which will showcase the breadth and wealth of one of the finest collections in Central Europe. Open 25 September—12 December 2010 In [Read More]
A photograph of “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) will be presented to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in a ceremony for invited guests Oct. 1. The event recognizes the cartoonist’s impact on millions of [Read More]
New York, NY – Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) has long been considered one of the key figures in the development of Pop Art. His signature brightly colored paintings are cornerstones of museum collections the world over. [Read More]
Oklahoma City, OK – Explore the bold works of Luis Jiménez with a one-of-a-kind exhibition held only at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, open through December 12, 2010. Organized by the Oklahoma City Museum [Read More]
This year marks the centenary of the death of William McTaggart, one of Scotland’s best-loved artists. The National Gallery of Scotland will celebrate his life and work with a small exhibition featuring over 25 stunning [Read More]
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art has again achieved accreditation by the American Association of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition for a museum. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside [Read More]
The University of Michigan Museum of Arts rare and important collection of James McNeill Whistler works on paper represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler’s graphic output in North America. This exhibition, open through, [Read More]
The National Galleries of Scotland is delighted to announce the launch of their first ever iPhone app. Created for the major summer exhibition Impressionist Gardens, it is now free to download from the iTunes store. [Read More]
Drawings from a sketchbook belonging to the portrait painter John Partridge (1789-1872) will be shown for the first time at the National Portrait Gallery open through 13 March 2011. The sketchbook, from Partridge’s tour of [Read More]
The International Slavery Museum has coordinated the establishment of a new initiative called the Federation of International Human Rights Museums (FIHRM). The federation enables museums who deal with sensitive and controversial subjects such as transatlantic [Read More]
For more than 30 years Guillermo Kuitca has forged a distinctive path as an artist, creating visually compelling works that reflect his intense and often ambivalent relationship to his primary medium: painting. “Guillermo Kuitca: Everything, [Read More]
PROVIDENCE, RI — On September 24, The RISD Museum will reveal its latest major renovation and reinstallation: the ancient, medieval, and early Renaissance galleries. These spaces, located in the 1926 Radeke Building, have been fully [Read More]
Sunday, September 19, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. – “Strings of the Black Sea: A Celebration of Lutes & Fiddles from Bulgaria, Ukraine, Crimea, and Turkey” Presented in collaboration with the Center for Traditional Music and [Read More]
If artist Aaron Kramer could have it his way, there would be no waste! “Trash is the failure of imagination,” is his philosophy while he embraces commonly discarded objects as his inspiration. Open through September [Read More]
To celebrate its 2-year anniversary HawaiiGaga.com is giving away 15 pairs of Bishop Museum tickets through an online contest. The contest asks participants to explore HawaiiGaga.com to uncover the answers to a series of trivia [Read More]
One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds (Aperture, August 2010), photographs by Dave Anderson, essay by Chris Rose, is a powerful portrait of post-Katrina New Orleans as seen through the prism of a single city [Read More]