Fondazione Galleria Civica presents Nedko Solakov. All in (My) Order, with Exceptions. Open 8 October 2011–5 February 2012. Opening: Friday, 7 October 2011, 6 pm–8 pm. Can the exhibition format be transformed into an act [Read More]
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Survival Does Not Lie In The Heavens, open September 23, 2011 — January 15, 2012, is devoted to Dario Robleto’s recent exploration of longevity and extinction. The San Antonio-native is well known for using ephemeral [Read More]
Larry Wright has been appointed Managing Director of Bellevue Arts Museum, effective October 3, 2011. Previously he led the National Mentoring Partnership in Washington, DC. There, he was responsible for the strategic oversight of the [Read More]
Featuring works by Sara Barker, Karla Black, Carol Bove, Thea Djordjadze, Isa Genzken, Kitty Kraus, Tatiana Trouvé The Museum Morsbroich presents Frauenzimmer on view now through 13 November 2011. Carol Bove, “At home in the [Read More]
Fleming Museum of Art has opened a new exhibition celebrating the craft of contemporary printmaker, Andrew Raftery, on view September 20 – December 16, 2011. This exhibition presents a five-part print series by New England [Read More]
The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University presents “California Art: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation” on view at the museum through December 4th, 2011. Frederick R. Weisman Museum of [Read More]
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) presents MATRIX 239 Silke Otto-Knapp A light in the moon, on view September 30, 2011–January 15, 2012. Silke Otto-Knapp: Two Figures (white), 2006; watercolor [Read More]
The Whitney Museum of American Art has brought together a team of esteemed film scholars to commence work on the second volume of the catalogue raisonné of Andy Warhol’s films, covering the period 1963 to [Read More]
In museums today, there are directors and there are artists. Rarely is one person both. Bruce Katsiff, fine art photographer and Director/CEO of the James A. Michener Art Museum for more than two decades, is [Read More]
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was Britain’s first true literary superstar. In his time, he attracted international adulation on an unprecedented scale, and many of his books became instant classics. Today, his popularity continues unabated, and his [Read More]
The Menil Collection presents Seeing Stars: Visionary Drawing from the Collection on view September 23, 2011 – January 15, 2012 In the early Twentieth Century Surrealists were enchanted by “outsider art,” as the work of [Read More]
Pavlos Yeroulanos, Minister of Culture and Tourism for the Hellenic Republic, and James Cuno, President and Chief Executive Officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust, today signed a memorandum of understanding that ensures a clear [Read More]
The Museum of the Western Prairie is to re-open on Monday. Sept. 26, after being closed for four years, according to Kswo.com Museum of the Western Prairie “Museum Director Jennie Buchanan said the museum shutdown [Read More]
The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in collaboration with Moderna Museet presents De ou par Marcel Duchamp par Ulf Linde, on view 30 September–13 November 2011. The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts and [Read More]
Museum für Gegenwartskunst Basel presents Edgar Arceneaux Hopelessness Freezes Time – 1967 Detroit Riots, Detroit Techno and Michael Heizer’s Dragged Mass. Open September 24, 2011–January 1, 2012. Opening: September 23, 2011, 6.30 p.m. Based on [Read More]
In honor of the 2011 National Museum Day, the Kemp Auto Museum is offering a special “Two for One” deal on admission to the Museum this Friday, September 23, 2011. The special package pricing includes [Read More]
The Rijksmuseum has succeeded in acquiring two extraordinary silver and gold-plated cups in the form of globes being carried. The 17th century cups are a highlight of European silversmithery. Depicting the discoveries of the Dutch [Read More]
The United States National Slavery Museum led by ex-governor and former mayor L. Douglas Wilder has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reports the Timesdispatch. “In documents filed Wednesday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of [Read More]