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| Rome's Chiostro del Bramante Features Julius Caesar - Man, Feats and Myth Exhibition |
Image of the work titled The Death of Cleopatra by Jean-André Rixens (1846-1925). EFE.
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ROME.- Chiostro del Bramante presents today Julius Caesar - Man, Feats and Myth, on view through May 3, 2009. Finally, the leading protagonists of Roman history are in Rome! The Chiostro del Bramante inaugurates a grand season in its already well-known expository showings. For the first time ever, in the suggestive surroundings attributable to the genius of the great Urbinate architect, a show expressly dedicated to the image of the first absolute protagonist of ancient Rome has been elaborated. On G. Julius Caesar (around 100-44 b.c.), the first “dictator”, the undisputed artisan of the greatness of the future Roman Empire – of which, not by chance, his adopted son Octavianus, first “Augustus Caesar”, would become prince, historical accounts are abundant with information, from the time he appeared on the political stage of Urbe and to later, as the fearless commander of the Roman army, with which he enjoyed sensational victories and new territorial anne...More
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| Curators Pay Tribute to Outgoing Director with Exhibition The Philippe de Montebello Years |
NEW YORK, NY.- To celebrate Philippe de Montebello's 31 years as Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the curators of the Museum announced plans today to organize an exhibition of approximately 300 of the more than 84,000 works of art acquired during his tenure. This unique project – The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions,...More
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| The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Pays Tribute to Ben Weider, A Great Benefactor |
MONTREAL.- The president of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Brian M. Levitt, the director, Nathalie Bondil, and all the Museum staff wish to offer their condolences to the Weider family on the sudden demise of Mr. Ben Weider last Friday. “We were very sad to learn of Mr. Weider’s death, at the very time that we were working with him on opening the galleries devoted to Napoleon, which we ...More
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| Gods in Color Opens at Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung |
FRANKFURT.- Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung presents Gods in Color, on view through February 15, 2009. Antique marble sculpture was not white, but colored. This is amply and overwhelmingly attested to by ancient literary sources. Whereas the incontestable fact that ancient sculpture was colored was suppressed during the Italian Renaissance, it was recalled in the nineteenth century; in the ...More
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| Asian Art Museum Presents Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Extraordinary artifacts uncovered in modern-day Afghanistan, long thought stolen or destroyed during some twenty-five years of conflict until the dramatic announcement of their existence in 2003, make their only West Coast appearance on their United States tour at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, October 24, 2008, through January 25, 2009. Revealing the ...More
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| The Franklin Institute's Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Re-Opens |
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Franklin, Pennsylvania’s most-visited museum, will officially re-open its national monument, The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, after a summer-long restoration that includes multi-media enhancements. Almost $1.5 million in federal funding from fiscal year 2008 was directed for memorial restoration from the National Park Service, Department of ...More
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| World Auction Record for a Work by Samuel John Peploe and for any Scottish Colourist |
EDINBURGH, UK.- Laura Lindsay, Head of Scottish Art sale and Director, British & Irish Art, Christie’s: “Today’s Scottish Art Sale at Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms presented a wide range of paintings reflecting Scotland's rich heritage and spanning three centuries of work by key Scottish artists; from the 18th century through to the present day. We are thrilled with the continuing demand for Scottish ...More
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| Museum Organizes First-Ever Exhibition of Art by Coast Salish First Peoples |
SEATTLE, WA.- The first major exhibition to explore the unique artistry and culture of Coast Salish First Peoples of Washington State and British Columbia, S’abadeb – The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists, is on view at the Seattle Art Museum Oct. 24, 2008, through Jan. 11, 2009. The exhibition, which was organized by the Seattle Art Museum, features more than 175 works of ...More
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| Museum of Reading Presents Sir Terry Frost Exhibition |
READING, UK.- The John Madejski Art Gallery at the Museum of Reading is proud to present the works of former Reading resident and Royal Academician Sir Terry Frost (1915-2003). The exhibition includes large paintings, collages, constructions, sculptures and sketchbooks from his career, including some previously unseen canvases. This exhibition of vividly coloured and epic scale works is a fitting tribute to a local ...More
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| The Akron Art Museum Presents Toying With Imagination: A Plastic Camera Exhibition |
AKRON, OH.- In a time when digital cameras and Photoshop reign supreme, the Akron Art Museum is paying homage to the simple plastic camera. This fall the Akron Art Museum challenged Northeast Ohio visitors and local artists to submit photographs rivaling some of the iconic photographers featured in the museum’s collection. There was a catch– all photographs had to be taken with a ...More
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| Denver Art Museum Announces Curatorial Appointments |
DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum announced today the addition of Thomas Smith as associate curator of Western American Art and the planned retirement of Peter Hassrick, director of the Petrie Institute of Western American Art for the last three years. Smith was most recently curator of the art of the American West at the Tucson Museum of Art in Tucson, Arizona, with prior work at the Buffalo Bill Historical...More
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| School of Visual Arts Honors April Greiman with the Masters Series Award and Exhibition |
NEW YORK.-PSchool of Visual Arts (SVA) honors April Greiman with the Masters Series Award and exhibition. One of the first American designers to embrace digital technologies, Greiman has explored the intersection of art, design and architecture for more than a quarter century. Born and raised in New York, she now heads the Los Angeles design consultancy Made in Space. “The Masters ...More
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| Gas Zappers Opens at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive |
BERKELEY, CA.- The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) presents Gas Zappers, an exhibition featuring an interactive online art game that tackles global warming. A video version of Gas Zappers, which was created by artist Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung, screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The BAM/PFA presentation of Gas Zappers marks the ...More
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| The Krannert Art Museum Presents Out of Sequence: Underrepresented Voices in American Comics |
CHAMPAIGN, IL.- The Krannert Art Museum presents Out of Sequence: Underrepresented Voices in American Comics, on view through January 4, 2009. Recent attention to the history and development of comics and sequential art has been well-deserved and long overdue; however, it has also been limited in scope. Out of Sequence: Underrepresented Voices in American Comics seeks to ...More
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| The National Portrait Gallery Presents "Tokens of Affection and Regard: Photographic Jewelry and Its Makers" |
WASHINGTON, DC.-“Tokens of Affection and Regard: Photographic Jewelry and Its Makers” presents a special installation of more than 50 examples of antique photographic jewelry drawn largely from the collection of Larry J. West and the National Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection. This exhibition examines the popular 19th-century practice of collecting and wearing jewelry containing ...More
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| Democrazy By Francesco Vezzoli Opens At The Wolfsonian FIU |
MIAMI BEACH, FL.- How are we manipulated by strategies of political communication? How do issues such as fame and the power of the media play into this dynamic, and what is the role of democracy? Inspired by the 2008 U.S. Presidential elections, artist Francesco Vezzoli (Italian, b. 1971) explores these issues and how they're expressed through contemporary visual language in his ...More
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| Guggenheim Museum Honors Late Artist Robert Rauschenberg With Photographic Tribute |
NEW YORK, NY.- In honor of Robert Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 - May 12, 2008), the Rauschenberg family and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum present A Photo Tribute to the Life of Robert Rauschenberg, on view at the Guggenheim through November 5. The opening date marks what would have been the artist’s 83rd birthday. Included in the presentation are personal images selected by Rauschenberg’s...More
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| Foster + Partners Selected as Architects for New Central Library in The New York Public Library's Historic Fifth Avenue |
NEW YORK.- Foster + Partners has been selected to create the design to transform The New York Public Library's building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street into the world's largest comprehensive library open to the public. The new central library will serve users of all ages and will feature expansive new reading rooms with open shelf circulating collections overlooking Bryant Park....More
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| New Sculpture Portraying Human Antibody as Protective Angel Installed on Scripps Florida Campus |
JUPITER, FL.- A strikingly designed stainless steel sculpture that will be dedicated to Richard A. Lerner, M.D., president of The Scripps Research Institute, will be installed at the entrance to the main building on the new Scripps Florida campus. The 12-foot-high sculpture features an enormous ring surrounding a fully realized model of a human antibody, an immune molecule that recognizes and helps fight ...More
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