Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts presents Jesse Green | Michael Wang an exhibition open September 13—October 7, 2012 of new work by two graduates of the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies. Jesse Green [Read More]
Monthly Archives: August 2012
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National Gallery in London presents Picasso’s portrait of Bibi la Puree. This arresting portrait of Bibi la Purée, a famous reprobate in turn-of-the century Paris, was painted by the 20-year-old Picasso when he returned to [Read More]
Fuller Craft Museum presents Iron Twenty Ten, an exhibition on view through October 7, 2012. Iron Twenty Ten: A Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Blacksmithing offers both the casual viewer and the seasoned metalsmith a comprehensive [Read More]
Chrysler Museum of Art presents Masterpieces of Cameo Glass from the Chrysler Collection, an exhibition on view through DEC 30, 2012. featuring several pieces considered to be among the very finest of the craft. Dragon [Read More]
New Museum presents “Your Land/My Land: Election ’12,” (2012) an installation by artist Jonathan Horowitz to coincide with the 2012 American presidential election season. The exhibition will be staged simultaneously at art museums across the [Read More]
The Columbia Museum of Art showcases Modern & Contemporary Art from the Collection in an ongoing exhibition on view beginning August 2012, featuring over 30 paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures that will remain on view [Read More]
New Museum presents Ghosts in the Machine a survey exhibition on view through September 30, 2012. The exhibition is curated by Massimiliano Gioni, Associate Director and Director of Exhibitions, and Gary Carrion-Murayari, Curator. “Ghosts in [Read More]
The Chora Church known today as Kariye Museum, hosts a remarkable collection of Byzantine mosaics and frescoes. The church is situated near the Adrianople Gate (Edirnekapı), in Istanbul. Chora Museum iPhone app The church contains [Read More]
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria presents William Kurelek. The Messenger, an exhibition on view through Sept. 3, 2012. William Kurelek: The exhibition is the largest survey of Kurelek’s work ever mounted and the first in [Read More]
Asian Civilisations Museum presents Islamic Arts from Southeast Asia. Highlights of the Asian Civilisations Museum, an exhibition on view through Jan 2013. Asian Civilisations Museum Showcasing works of art drawn exclusively from the collections of [Read More]
Asian Civilisations Museum presents Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum. Architecture in Islamic Arts, an exhibition on view through 28 Oct 2012. he Aga Khan is the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslim community. This [Read More]
USS Constitution is scheduled to set sail Aug. 19 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of her victory over the British frigate HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812. This underway demonstration on Guerriere Day is [Read More]
Jon Tupper, Director of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria announced that Janyce Ronson has been named Director of Advancement at the Gallery. Ronson has been a member of the Gallery’s senior management team since [Read More]
Contemporary Art Museum in Raleigh presents GirlTalk. Woman and Text, an exhibition of contemporary artworks that explores text as art. On view September 22, 2012 through January 14, 2013. Marilyn Minter, Video still of I’m [Read More]
SEATTLE – Going up? The Museum of Flight hosts the 2012 International Space Elevator Conference on Aug. 25 to 27, a three-day technical conference engaging an international audience of scientists, engineers, educators, managers, entrepreneurs, enthusiasts [Read More]
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (The Academy) are pleased to co-present the first U.S. retrospective of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, developed in collaboration with [Read More]
he National Portrait Gallery is committed to expanding visitors’ ideas of portraiture through its programs, including the ongoing series of “Portraiture Now” exhibitions. Through “Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge” the museum reconsiders the once-narrow [Read More]
The Exmoor Classic Car Museum Collection will go under the hammer at the Bonhams Beaulieu Sale on Saturday 8th September. The entire contents of the Exmoor Classic Car Museum will go under the hammer at [Read More]