Richard Serra’s large-scale steel sculptures have made him a crucial figure in contemporary art, but his work also takes another striking, lesser-known form: drawing. On view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) [Read More]
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Swiss Institute hosts it’s Annual Benefit Dinner & Auction 2011 on Friday, November 4, 6PM–11PM. Live auction by Simon de Pury, Chairman Phillips de Pury & Company With artworks by: John Armleder, Steven Baldi, Olaf [Read More]
The High Museum of Art, working with award-winning Second Story Interactive Studios, has developed a new Smartphone application called ArtClix, which brings together photo-recognition software and social media to create a new kind of museum [Read More]
The Boston University Art Gallery presents Dancing with the Dark: Prints by Joan Snyder, 1963-2010 an exhibition on view through October 30, 2011. Joan Snyder, MyWork, Boston University Art Gallery Widely celebrated for her vibrant [Read More]
The National Portrait Gallery has acquired ‘Burning Down the House’, a portrait by David LaChapelle of the late Alexander McQueen and his ‘muse’ Isabella Blow. This is the first portrait by LaChapelle to enter the [Read More]
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents Lunch Break by Sharon Lockhart on view October 15, 2011, through January 16, 2012. Sharon Lockhart: Lunch Break, is the latest body of work by Sharon [Read More]
The Oakland Museum of California presents 1991. Oakland-Berkeley Fire Aftermath. Photographs by Richard Misrach on view October 15, 2011 – February 12, 2012. Richard Misrach, Oakland Fire Aftermath, 1991, Edition #1/3, Archival Pigment Print. ©Richard [Read More]
The Grimmuseum / Museum of Contemporary Art Roskilde presents Never odd or even – A text spaced exhibition. A co-production between Grimmuseum and Museum of Contemporary Art. Never odd or even is a text-spaced exhibition [Read More]
4 Proper Nouns draws on a set of references from Hassan Khan’s seminal work 17 and in AUC (2003). Every night, starting from 21 October 2011 and running till 3 November, one reference or ‘proper [Read More]
The Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) presents Threads: Contemporary Textiles & the Social Fabric. Open through 5 February 2012. Threads transformed through knitting, weaving, looping and stitching are the most flexible of materials. Often carrying [Read More]
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) presents Luminous: The Art of Asia an exhibition, on view from October 13, 2011, showcasing more than 160 works from 13 countries, including paintings, screens, sculpture, ceramics, stone, wood, lacquer [Read More]
Shelburne Museum Chairman James Pizzagalli announced plans for a new center for art and education at Shelburne Museum in Vermont, that will expand the museum’s educational programs, bring new and exciting exhibits to visitors and, [Read More]
Miami Art Museum presents the United States debut of Schneebett by Enrique Martinez Celaya a major installation inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven’s convalescence and death in Vienna, Austria in 1827, originally created for the Berliner [Read More]
S.M.A.K. is presenting the first Belgian retrospective by filmmaker and artist Johan Grimonprez, on view 15 October 2011–29 January 2012. In a number of separate chapters, Grimonprez brings his work face to face with contemporary [Read More]
The Brisbane Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA)resents Dinosaur Designs an exhibition on view 15 October 2011 – 25 March 2012. In recognition of the Gallery’s ongoing commitment to contemporary design, Australia’s Louise Olsen and Stephen [Read More]
The Wellcome Collection presents Charlie Murphy The Anatomy of Desire and Other Experiments on view through 30 November 2011. Charlie Murphy’s work often encourages or relies on the participation of the public, but at its [Read More]
Tate and BMW announced a major new international partnership, BMW Tate Live which will focus on performance, interdisciplinary art and curating digital space. The four-year programme will be launched with a series of artist performances [Read More]
The Museum of Contemporary Art announced that singer-songwriter, actress, fashion muse, front woman for Blondie, and icon of popular culture Deborah Harry will collaborate for the first time with Marina Abramović, celebrated performance artist and [Read More]