The Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels (BOZAR) presents Jeff Wall The Crooked Path on view 27 May–11 September 2011. Famous for his large photographic compositions in light boxes, Canadian artist Jeff Wall (°1946) will present [Read More]
Monthly Archives: May 2011
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Kunstverein Hamburg presents Evelyne Axell La Terre est ronde on view through June 13, 2011 . Evelyne Axell (1935–1972), a key figure in Belgian pop art, is among the artists whose work is just emerging from [Read More]
The Fondation Beyeler is devoting its large summer exhibition to the art of Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) and Richard Serra (b. 1939), two of the most important sculptors of the twentieth century. Exhibition open May 22 [Read More]
On this 2-hour walking tour on Saturday, May 21, 2011 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central Time, you will experience the quintessential Modernism of Mies van der Rohe, the structuralist view point of Gunnar Birkerts, [Read More]
The Guggenheim has released a project update, the first to be issued since the project was announced in January 2011. What is a Concept and Development Study? “It’s an opportunity to ask very open-ended questions [Read More]
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum presents an exhibition of Work by Hans-Peter Feldmann, winner of the HUGO BOSS PRIZE 2010, on view May 20–November 2, 2011. Feldmann is the eighth artist to win this prestigious [Read More]
Museum astrophysicist Jacqueline Faherty, who recently completed her doctorate under the supervision of Curator Michael Shara, was one of five students at Stony Brook University who received the 2011 President’s Award for Distinguished Doctoral Students. [Read More]
The Delaware Art Museum presents Perception/Deception: Illusion in Contemporary Art, a four-artist exhibition featuring 26 sculptures and site specific installations that explore the mysterious relationship between reality and our sense of sight on view May [Read More]
The British Library presents Science Fiction but not as you know it, an exhibit on view Fri 20 May 2011 – Sun 25 Sep 2011. This is the British Library’s first exhibition to explore science [Read More]
Put your boat handling skills to the test in the 2011 Battle of the Boats held by the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort on Monday, May 30. From 11 a.m.-noon, participants will maneuver their [Read More]
Tthe Board of Trustees of The Frick Collection have announced the appointment of Ian Bruce Wardropper as the next Director of the institution. Mr. Wardropper, currently Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Chairman, Department of European [Read More]
Oprah’s Door Welcomes you to the New Museum of Broadcast Communications The Oprah Winfrey Show is ending production and one of her most memorable set pieces during her 25 year run was the Oprah Door [Read More]
The Craft and Folk Art Museum presents Ann Weber: Love and Other Audacities, on view May 22, 2011 – Sept. 11, 2011. Bay Area artist Ann Weber’s towering cardboard sculptures are both architecturally dynamic and [Read More]
The Hammer Museum announces it’s free mobile app, available now on iTunes and the Android Market. Use the Hammer app to plan your visit, enhance your museum experience with robust exhibition content, and learn more [Read More]
The complex and rich history of courtly fashion of the late Middle Ages as seen in the manuscripts and early printed books of the period is the subject of a fascinating new exhibition at The [Read More]
The National Geographic Museum in Washington presents Race to the End of the Earth a new exhibition on view May 25, 2011 – August 21, 2011. One hundred years ago, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and [Read More]
The late Richard E. Nelson and Dorothy Rawlings Nelson shared a life together that included their passion for discovering, researching and living with art. The material culture and stories of American Indian people fascinated them. [Read More]
The Tweed Museum of Art presents Working the Homefront: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Illustrations and WW II on view May 24th through September 4th. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police or “Mountie” illustrations were the [Read More]