The Santa Barbara Museum of Art announces the installation of nine newly commissioned sculptures from the “Charm” series by renowned artist Martin Kersels. This special installation debuted at the Museum on November 10, 2012 and [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2012
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On the occasion of the fourth biennale for contemporary technological art in Zebrastraat-Gent, iMAL/ La Cambre-Brussels in Belgium, the New Technological Art Award of the Liedts-Meesen Foundation goes to the work Nihil Ex Nihilo by [Read More]
Inn at Perry Cabin General Manager Stephanie Mehail, left, and Executive Sous Chef Caleb Taylor of the Inn’s Sherwood’s Landing Restaurant, right, recently accepted a plaque from the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) for winning [Read More]
The National Museum of the American Indian will host a free event, Design Yourself: IAMNMAI, Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. at the museum in Washington, D.C. This event will feature Louie Gong (Nooksack/Chinese/Scottish/French), a [Read More]
Helmut Newton Foundation opens helmut newton. world without men / archives de nuit, an exhibition on view from December 7th, 2012. Helmut Newton, French Vogue, Monte Carlo 1980© Helmut Newton Estate ashion photography was always [Read More]
The Swedish National Portrait Gallery has acquired 10 photographic portraits by Hans Gedda. As a photographer, Hans Gedda works with a very wide range of genres: still life, nature, documentary, not to mention portraits. The [Read More]
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and The Martin Agency announced a joint effort that brings to life works of art by artist Dale Chihuly. To complement Chihuly’s exhibition at VMFA, The Martin Agency worked [Read More]
The Charles Dickens Museum at 48 Doughty Street, London is set to re-open on December 10, 2012 following £3.1m transformation. Number 48 Doughty Street was an important place in Charles Dickens’s life where he resided [Read More]
The Centre Pompidou Foundation announce the appointment of Sylvia Chivaratanond as the first Suzanne Deal Booth Adjunct Curator of American Art for the Centre Pompidou and the Centre Pompidou Foundation. In her new role, Ms. [Read More]
Neues Museum in Berlin presents In the Light of Amarna. 100 Years of the Find of Nefertiti, an exhibition on view Fri 7 December 2012 – Sat 13 April 2013. Bust of Queen Nefertiti On [Read More]
Cooper Union School of Art announces Anything can substitute art. Maciunas in SoHo, an exhibition on view December 11–20, 2012; January 2–February 2, 2013. Opening Reception: Tuesday, December 11, 6–8pm. The Jonas Mekas Visual Arts [Read More]
Gasworks presents Adelita Husni-Bey Playing Truant, an exhibition on view 7 December 2012–3 February 2013. Adelita Husni-Bey, Postcards from the Desert Island, 2010–11. SD video transferred to DVD, 23 minutes. Courtesy the artist and Galleria [Read More]
Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros presents three exhibitions by Rita Ponce de León, José Luis Rojas, and Bayrol Jimenez, urated by María Elena Ortiz, that foster the energy of an emerging generation of Mexican artists [Read More]
Serpentine Gallery opens Jonas Mekas, an exhibition of the artist’s film, video and photographic works from throughout his remarkable and prolific sixty-year career. Exhibition on view 5 December 2012 – 27 January 2013. Jonas Mekas. [Read More]
The Norton Museum of Art announced the winner of the $20,000 Rudin Prize, a new international award for emerging photographers on the leading edge of their field, but who have not yet had a solo [Read More]
The University of Miami Lowe Art Museum presents prints and objects by Christo and photographic editions by Wolfgang Volz of works by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, in an exhibition on view through January 13, 2013. This [Read More]
German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk will play eight live performances in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall from 6 – 14 February 2013, their first London dates since 2004. KRAFTWERK – THE CATALOGUE 1 2 3 4 [Read More]
The J. Paul Getty Museum announced the acquisition at auction of the Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies, an illuminated manuscript from Flanders by Lieven van Lathem (1430–1493). The work is considered one of the finest [Read More]