The Don Aslett Museum of Clean opens this weekend. This first ever and one-of-a-kind museum collects, preserves, and displays artifacts and records that illuminate the little-known history of cleaning. The museum highlights more than 3,000 [Read More]
Daily Archives: November 19, 2011
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Claire Orologas of Wheaton, Md., has been named executive director of Polk Museum of Art, the Board of Trustees announced today. Her appointment is effective February 1. “I have been extremely impressed with the dedication [Read More]
The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum has announced the launch of The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné, a new digital publication accessible free of charge. The Noguchi Museum The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné includes comprehensive [Read More]
This exhibition, on view 13 November 2011–26 February 2012 at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen is the largest project to date of this conceptual sculptor and author, born in 1947, who has developed an artistic stance since [Read More]
The Cleveland Museum of Art has acquired an outstanding American neoclassical work by the renowned 19th century sculptor Edmonia Lewis. Indian Combat, 1868. Edmonia Lewis (American, about 1844-1907). Marble (Carrara); 76.2 x 48.3 x 36.5 [Read More]
Bonhams announceda highly successful auction of Asian Decorative Arts, held on November 15 in San Francisco, with more than 500 lots of Chinese art on offer, and with sales totaling more than $1.1 million. Leading [Read More]
Experimonth: Race, a social media experiment by the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, will shed light on race relations in the Triangle. The month-long participatory project, which begins on November 1, encourages members [Read More]
The he Indiana University Art Museum presents Musical Instruments of the Silk Road an exhibition on view December 18, 2011, in the Judi and Milt Stewart Hexagon Gallery. Indiana University Art Museum Meticulously crafted instruments [Read More]
The Brooklyn Museum presents Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture an exhibition on view rom November 18, 2011, through February 12, 2012. The exhibition is accompanied by a wide array of inexpensive and exciting [Read More]
The Indiana University Art Museum presents The Graphics of Revolution and War: Iranian Poster Arts an exhibition on view October 15–December 18, 2011. Silhouette of Crowd with Shahada ca. 1970–1980 Middle Eastern Posters Collection Box [Read More]
The 5th edition of the biennial competition Views 2011 – The Deutsche Bank Foundation Award for the most interesting figures on the young Polish art scene. The exhibition is a presentation of seven artists nominated [Read More]
The Hayward Gallery at the Southbank Centre presents Pipilotti Rist. Eyeball Massage on view through 8 January 2012. Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist is a pioneer of video art, acclaimed for her innovative installations. Pipilotti Rist: [Read More]
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) is reinstalling its contemporary art wing, which will open in fall 2012 launching a three-year, comprehensive renovation plan leading up to its 100th Anniversary in 2014. Known for its [Read More]
Exact fossil replicas of two of the most complete skeletons of early human relatives ever found have been donated to the Natural History Museum in London, of which the skull is on display from 16 [Read More]