Mohamed Lachemi, provost and vice president academic at Ryerson University, announced the appointment of Paul Roth as the new director of the Ryerson Image Centre (RIC). The appointment is for a five-year term beginning autumn [Read More]
Monthly Archives: August 2013
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Aug. 6, 2013) – Reynolda House Museum of American Art has invited members of the media to attend a special preview of “Things Wondrous & Humble: American Still Life,” a new exhibition showcasing [Read More]
Tacoma Art Museum presents Sitting for History: Exploring Self-Identity Through Portraiture an exhibition on view August 3, 2013–January 1, 2014. Until the mid-1800s, portraits were generally a privilege reserved for the upper class; symbols of [Read More]
Nam June Paik Art Center presents Transmitted Live: Nam June Paik Resounds at the Edinburgh International Festival 2013 on 9 August–19 October 2013. No other artist has had greater influence on the use of technology [Read More]
Maasvlakte 2 presents Tomas Saraceno: Solar Bell. Part of Portscapes 2, a series of art projects alongside the construction of Maasvlakte 2 on view through 10 October 2013. Demonstrations of Solar Bell will take place [Read More]
Grand Rapids Art Museum presents The Improvisational Quilts of Susana Allen Hunter an exhibition on view through August 25, 2013. Using her innate flair for abstract design, Susana Allen Hunter (1912–2005) created hundreds of colorful [Read More]
Dr. Charles L. Venable, The Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, announced today that Jeremiah “Jerry” Wise has been named the Museum’s Chief Financial Officer following an extensive [Read More]
Fruitmarket Gallery presents Gabriel Orozco thinking in circles an exhibition on view 1 August–18 October 2013. Gabriel Orozco (b. 1962, Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico) is one of the foremost international artists of our age. Rising to [Read More]
Morris Louis Unveiled—The Baltimore Museum of Art’s newly reopened Contemporary Wing is the setting for an exhibition of more than 25 works that illuminate seldom seen aspects of Baltimore-born painter Morris Louis’s artistic practice. On [Read More]
Garage Center for Contemporary Culture presents John Baldessari 1+1=1 an exhibition on view 21 September–24 November 2013. John Baldessari’s first exhibition in Russia, 1+1=1, offers a playful double-take on the canon of art history and [Read More]
On Saturday, Aug. 10, the National Air and Space Museum will present “Helicopters,” an educational family day at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. Part of the museum’s Super Science Saturdays series, the [Read More]
The National Postal Museum will be accepting and enshrining a Medal of Honor into its collection as part of the Sept. 22 grand-opening ceremony of the William H. Gross Stamp Gallery. The medal will be [Read More]
The Museum at Central School in Kalispell, Mont. recently installed Videotel’s new VP71 industrial DVD player in its newest interactive exhibit. The VP71 is an integral part of the new “History of Flathead Valley” exhibit, [Read More]
Cantor Arts Center presents Matisse Jazz an exhibition on view July 31–September 22, 2013. Henri Matisse, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, refused to leave France after the outbreak of World [Read More]
Andy Warhol: Pop, Power and Politics exhibition at the Scottish Parliament an exhibition on view Saturday 5th October – Sunday 3rd November 2013 is part of a celebration of the international legacy of the Scots-American [Read More]
National Galleries of Scotland presents Peter Doig: No Foreign Lands an exhibition on view from 3 August – 3 November 2013. Peter Doig is one of the most internationally-renowned artists working today. Over a career [Read More]
The Board of Trustees of the Delaware Art Museum announces the departure of Executive Director Dr. Danielle Rice. Dr. Rice led the Museum for the past eight years. Her departure will be effective September 1, [Read More]
Susan Longhenry, Director of the Harwood Museum of Art, announces that Gus Foster has pledged to give the Museum his collection of 341 works by 86 contemporary artists including Ken Price, Larry Bell, Ron Davis, [Read More]