Asheville Art Museum presents “Color Study” an exhibition on view through Sunday, November 6, 2011 in the Appleby Foundation Gallery. Color has often been treated with reserve. Aristotle believed color’s role was ornamental and supplementary [Read More]
The Chrysler Museum of Art and Old Dominion University partner to present Into the Mainstream: Self-Taught Artists from The Garbisch and Gordon Collections. Opening Aug. 13 in the Chrysler’s Prints and Drawings Gallery. Purvis Young, [Read More]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that the exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, which closed last night at midnight, attracted 661,509 visitors during its run from May 4 to August 7, placing it among the [Read More]
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf presents an exhibition of work by Tomma Abts Exhibition, on view through 9 October 2011. Born in 1967, German artist Tomma Abts ranks among the outstanding female painters of her generation. She was [Read More]
Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens in the first major UK exhibition for over 40 years. The Museum of London presents Dickens and London an exhibition open 9 December 2011 – [Read More]
Museo Amparo presents Stories of A Works from La Colección Jumex, on view 26 September 2011. Marcos Castro – Peter Fischli & David Weiss – Michel François – Rodney Graham – Carlos Huffmann – Marine [Read More]
The Itasca Historical Depot Museum is closed while it undergoes a $525,000 restoration. The museum features exhibits and historical artifacts related to the history of Itasca, Illinois. Exhibits include Dr. Elijah Smith, the founding father, [Read More]
The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts presents two fall exhibitions on view September 9 through November 6, 2011. Zanne Hochberg – The Art of Our Age A pioneering Texas artist, Zanne Hochberg was one [Read More]
The Walters Art Museum presents Puzzles of the Brain: An Artist’s Journey through Amnesia, on view September 17–December 11, 2011. The Walters is partnering with the Cognitive Science Department of the Zanvyl Krieger School of [Read More]
The Sigal Museum in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, is a leading institution of local history, and home to significant collections of pre-European settlement artifacts, decorative arts and textiles, farming implements and colonial furniture. The Museum opened [Read More]
This special exhibition marks the completion of an extensive project to conserve the Mead Art Museum’s collection of thangka (pronounced “tan-kah”)—scroll paintings of Buddhist figures. So fragile that they have remained largely inaccessible to scholars [Read More]
The Chinese Arts Centre presents EVERYTHING MUST GO A new project by Foreign Investment, on view 5 August–17 September 2011. Everything Must Go is a playful new project by the artist group Foreign Investment. This [Read More]
The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge will present a stunning collection of precious decorative arts never before seen in the UK – the treasures of the Hapsburg Emperors, in an exhibition on view 6 August 2011 [Read More]
Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art Presents Swalif: Qatari Art Between Momory and Modernity, on view 14 August to 29 October 2011. This exhibition celebrates more than twenty of Qatar’s most influential artists and four [Read More]
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) presents A Walk in the Wild: Continuing John Muir’s Journey, on view August 6, 2011, through January 22, 2012, in the Museum’s Great Hall. John Muir’s experience in the [Read More]
The transformed Gallery of California Natural Sciences themed Hotspot California: Bringing Dioramas to Life Through Community Voices will feature innovative displays about California places that exemplify the state’s great biological and geological diversity as well [Read More]
The 8th Hiroshima Art Prize THE ROAD OF HOPE YOKO ONO 2011 30 July–16 October 2011 In 1989 the city of Hiroshima, first place in the world to suffer a nuclear attack, established the Hiroshima [Read More]
The Walker Art Center presents Pedro Reyes Baby Marx on view August 11–November 27, 2011. The Walker presents the latest phase and first US exhibition of Baby Marx, an ongoing project by Mexican artist Pedro [Read More]