The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opens Descriptive Acts, an exhibition, on view February 18 – June 17, 2012. Language, performativity, and process are preoccupations for many contemporary artists. The works in Descriptive Acts [Read More]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
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The Dayton Art Institute has acquired a a large painting by noted American artist Elmer Bischoff (1916–1991). This oil on canvas, dating from 1952, is the gift of Adelie L. Bishcoff, the aritst’s widow. It [Read More]
The Scottish National Gallery presents Red Chalk Raphael to Ramsay, a free exhibition on view 18th February − 10th June 2012. Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Copy of the Figure of ‘Prudence’ from Raphael’s Fresco of [Read More]
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford presents The Barlow Collection of Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades, in an exhibition on view from Wednesday 15 February, 2012. The collection of 450 objects, formed by Sir Alan Barlow [Read More]
The Morgan Library & Museum presents a retrospective exhibition of drawings by Dan Flavin, on view February 17—July 1, 2012. Dan Flavin (1933-1996), blue trees in wind, 1957. Grease pencil on ledger paper, 7 7/8 [Read More]
The Bergen Kunsthall presents Brannon, Buttner, Kierulf, Kierulf, Kilpper an exhibition, on view 9 March–8 April, 2012. Caroline Kierulf, 2012 The exhibition revolves around what could be called ‘the materiality of communication‘ as well as [Read More]
The Museum Frieder Burda presents a William Copley retrospective on view 18 February – 10 June 2012. Much of the work exhibited is from the estate of the artist, many of which are shown in [Read More]
The Petach Tikva Museum of Art presents Ofakim. Yosef-Joseph Dadoune, an exhibition on view through 26 May 2012. Yosef-Joseph Dadoune, “Ofakim,” 2010, video In the past twelve years, the work of artist and filmmaker Yosef-Joseph [Read More]
CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo presents, a solo exhibition by Dutch artist Aernout Mik (Groningen, 1962), on view through 3 June 2012, within the framework of Focus The Netherlands, ARCOmadrid 2012. Aernout Mik, [Read More]
İstanbul Museum of Modern Art collaborates with Netherlands’ world famous Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in order to celebrate 400 years of diplomatic relations between Netherlands and Turkey. The collaboration of two museums results in two [Read More]
The National Portrait Gallery presents a new exhibition of photographs from the Harry Warnecke Studio, open March 2 through Sept. 9, 2010. Before color reproductions and color snapshots became commonplace, pioneering photographer Harry Warnecke (1903–1984) [Read More]
The Bergen Kunsthall presents Karl Holmqvist – The Visit an exhibition, on view 9 March–8 April, 2012. Karl Holmqvist is a poet and visual artist. In his publications, readings, collages, wall texts and installations he [Read More]
The Getty Museum presents In Focus. Picturing Landscape, an exhibition on view May 22–October 7, 2012. Sandbars, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1966. William A. Garnett (American, 1916–2006). Cibachrome print. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. [Read More]
The Delaware Art Museum presents Tales of Folk and Fairies: The Life and Work of Katharine Pyle (1863 – 1938), younger sister to famed American illustrator and author Howard Pyle, spent much of her career [Read More]
The Field Museum presents Opening the Vaults. Mummies, an exhibition on view February 17 and running through April 22, 2012. Opening the Vaults: Mummies is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the public to view over 20 [Read More]
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, one of the nation’s most significant botanic and sculpture experiences, announces plans for The Richard and Helen DeVos Japanese Garden. One of the most revered and deeply appreciated international [Read More]
MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst presents Saadane Afif. Anthologie de l’humour noir, 18 February–1 April 2012. Opening and Performance: 17 February 2012, 7 pm. Saâdane Afif: Anthologie de l’humour noir, Photo: Axel Schneider MMK Zollamt—an [Read More]
UCCA is proud to presents a major exhibition in collaboration with Parkett, opening on February 25th. Installed across three of four exhibition spaces at UCCA, “Inside a Book a House of Gold” takes its title [Read More]