The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has unveiled plans for a comprehensive redesign of the four-block-long outdoor plaza that runs in front of its landmark Fifth Avenue façade, from 80th to 84th Streets [Read More]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
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The J. Paul Getty Museum announced two acquisitions—The Pancake Maker, drawn in 1782, by French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, ca. 1732–1806) and The Trinity with the Virgin, Saints John the Evangelist, Stephen and Lawrence and [Read More]
Gasworks presents Irene Kopelman. The Challenger’s Report A Solo Exhibition by Irene Kopelman on view 10 February–15 April 2012. The Challenger‘s Report is the first UK solo exhibition by Argentinian artist Irene Kopelman, which looks [Read More]
SEATTLE, – On March 24 from 6 to 9 p.m, veteran SR-71 Blackbird spyplane crew Brian Shul and Col. Walt Watson will share their experiences at “Spy Pilot Chronicles,” a Museum event that includes a [Read More]
The Kadist Art Foundation presents Enacting Populism in its mediaescape an exhibition on view 18 February–22 April 2012, curated by Matteo Lucchetti, following his residency at the Foundation. Enacting Populism is an on-going project on [Read More]
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London resents V&A presents Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton. A Diamond Jubilee Celebration an exhibition of portraits of Her Majesty by photographer Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), on view 8 [Read More]
WIELS Contemporary Art Centre presents Rosemarie Trockel. Flagrant Delight an exhibition on view 18 February– 27 May 2012. The exhibition Flagrant Delight provides an overview of the work of German artist Rosemarie Trockel, one of [Read More]
Free Insights film and discussion on Friday, and Culture Fest activities Saturday and Sunday bring the mountain culture to you! CINCINNATI – Are you curious about Appalachian culture? Join us Feb. 17, 18 and 19 [Read More]
(Katonah, NY) Art historian Marcy B. Freedman returns to the Katonah Museum of Art for the Gift of Art Lecture Series with What’s So Funny? An Exploration of Humor in Western Art, on Tuesdays, March [Read More]
The Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens announces Ghosts, Goblin, and Gods: The Supernatural in Japanese Art, an exhibition on view May 22 – September 16, 2012. The Morikami Museum The tenets of Shintō, Japan’s native [Read More]
The Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens opens Mariko Kusumoto. Unfolding Stories, an exhibition on view February 7, 2012 – May 6, 2012. Mariko Kusumoto The Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens Japanese artist Mariko Kusumoto transforms [Read More]
The Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens presents Old Techniques, New Interpretations. Japanese Prints from the Paul and Christine Meehan Collection, an exhibition on view February 7, 2012 – May 6, 2012. Yoshio Imamura Geography 2003 [Read More]
The Norton Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by Tacita Dean, on view through May 6, 2012. Tacita Dean, Fernweh, 2009. Gravure in eight parts. Edition of 10, 90 ½ x 197 inches [Read More]
The Center for Creative Photography presents Ansel Adams. The View from Here an exhibition on view through March 4, 2012. Ansel Adams, Oak Tree, Sunset City, Sierra Foothills, California, 1962. Ansel Adams Archive.© The Ansel [Read More]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents Spies in the House of Art. Photography, Film, and Video an exhibition on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from February 7 through August 26, 2012, that draws [Read More]
The Palazzo delle Esposizioni presents Guggenheim Collection. The American Avant-Garde 1945–1980 an exhibition on viewq 7 February – 6 May 2012. Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Untitled (Green Silver), ca. 1949. Enamel and aluminum paint on paper, [Read More]
Musee d’art contemporain de Lyon presents Robert Combas. Greatest Hits an exhibition on view 24 February–15 July 2012. Opening: Thursday, 23 February 2012. Robert Combas, “Couple psychopatex,” 1995. Dental mask, phallus tip, vagina snake, opera [Read More]
The Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona Libraries announced that it has acquired the photographic archive of internationally renowned artist Jack Welpott. “We are thrilled that the Jack Welpott Legacy Trust has [Read More]