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| Louise Bourgeois' Sculpture Crouching Spider Installed in Entrance of Hirshhorn Museum |
Installation shot of Louise Bourgeois' "Crouching Spider," 2003, at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, from a private collection. Photo: Lee Stalsworth.
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WASHINGTON, DC.- An eight-legged sentinel now greets visitors on their way into the Hirshhorn Museum. Standing at nearly 25 feet tall, Louise Bourgeois' large bronze and steel sculpture "Crouching Spider" inspires an eerie fascination in passersby. There is no need to be afraid, since the artist describes her spiders as ...More
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| Getty Villa Unveils a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Object Collection and Conservation |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The behind-the-scenes challenges involved in the collecting and conservation of ancient objects will be the focus of a trio of complementary new exhibitions, Reconstructing Identity: The Statue of a God from Dresden, The Getty Commodus: Roman Portraits and Modern Copies, and Fragment to Vase: Approaches to Ceramic Restoration, on view from December ...More
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| 16th-Century Mannerist Works by Dutch Master at Stanford |
STANFORD, CA.- The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University presents two exhibitions that focus on the work of Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617). “Hendrick Goltzius: Promised Gifts from the Kirk Long Collection” opens December 17, 2008 and continues through March 29, 2009. That is preceded by an...More
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| Baibakov Art Projects Opens an Exhibition of Young Russian Artists |
MOSCOW.- Located within the monumental spaces of the Red October Chocolate Factory, invasion: evasion challenges selected artists to stage an invasion that evades typical classification. Etymological opposites, the words "invasion" and "evasion" have come to take on distinct nuances in contemporary usage, allowing the once-antithetical concepts to coincide within the ...More
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| Robert Fleck is the New Director of the Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany |
BONN.- Robert Fleck has been named new director of the Kunst und Ausstelungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ( Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany) replacing interim director C. Vitali. Robert Fleck had been director of the ...More
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| Brooklyn Museum Announces Landmark Costume Collection Partnership with the Metropolitan |
BROOKLYN, NY.- The Brooklyn Museum announced today a landmark collection-sharing partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Effective January 2009, the Brooklyn Museum's renowned costume collection of ...More
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| LACMA Museum Associates Proposes Partnership to MOCA |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Executive Committee of the Board of Museum Associates, the non-profit that operates the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has presented a plan to the Board of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) outlining the terms of ...More
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| Feingarten Galleries Presents First Retrospective of Legendary Filmmaker Blake Edwards |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Feingarten Galleries presents The Art of Blake Edwards, the first major retrospective of the Academy Award-winning American film director, screenwriter and producer, on view at The Pacific Design Center January 9 – 31, 2009. The exhibition opens with a private reception hosted by P.S. ARTS and Julie Andrews on January 8, 2009 from 6:00PM to 8:30PM....More
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| Walker Art Center Appoints Ryan French Director of Marketing and Public Relations |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- Ryan French has joined the Walker Art Center staff as Director of Marketing and Public Relations, succeeding Phillip Bahar, who was recently promoted to Chief of Operations and Administration. French oversees the Walker’s strategic communications for its diverse ...More
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| Nude Models Protest Low Pay in Cold Winter Day in Paris |
PARIS.- More than 20 male and female models, some of them posing nude and others covered up participated in a protest on a ban on tips and to demand better pay and recognition outside the Paris cultural affairs offices. "The action was triggered by a recent decision by the Paris authorities to enforce a ban on artists' tips, known as "cornet" after the rolled-up cone of drawing paper in ...More
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| Contemporary Jewish Museum Announces Jews on Vynil on View February 2009 |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- What do Bagels and Bongos, Israeli Disco Fever, and When You are in Love the Whole World is Jewish have in common? They are just a few of the vintage record titles featured in the Contemporary Jewish Museum's exhibition, Jews on Vinyl. On view February 6 through June 9, ...More
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| Exhibition of Some of Britain's Most Notable Drawings and Watercolours will be Held at The Herbert Art Gallery |
COVENTRY.- Masterpiece Watercolours and Drawings – a touring exhibition from National Museums Liverpool – features works by JMW Turner, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, David Cox, Edward Lear, Peter de Wint and Edward Burne-Jones....More
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| At Eye Level: An Exhibition with Works by Kathrin Halle-Kaiser and Andree Kaiser at the ZKM |
KARLSRUHE.- Cool, dreamy, self-confident, shy, aggressive, vulnerable, open, inquisitive, withdrawn, precocious, bold or nice. Every child is different, by character, birth, parentage or education. But what does childhood mean today? What values does an eight year old have, what does a nine year old dream about, what make up his fears and anxieties? What preoccupies children who grow up ...More
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| Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake Opens Feb. 7 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Nat |
WASHINGTON, DC.- Modern forensic anthropology, archaeology and historical research are allowing early American colonists to tell their stories in a new exhibition, "Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake," opening Feb. 7, 2009, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. This ...More
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| Finest American Collection of Posters by Toulouse-Lautrec and Mucha Featured at Swann Galleries' Auction |
NEW YORK, NY.- On Wednesday, December 17 Swann Galleries will offer an outstanding private collection of 11 posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and seven by Alphonse Mucha as part of their annual auction of Rare & Important Art Nouveau Posters. The posters are from the collection of Bob and Peggy ...More
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| Southern Oregon Photographer Sean Bagshaw's Award Winning Photo of Lunar Eclipse at Smithsonian |
ASHLAND, OR.- Award winning Southern Oregon Photographer Sean Bagshaw's photo, Lunar Eclipse Over Mt. Shasta, is now on view at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, one of the most prestigious and highly-visited museums in the world, running from mid-November through April 2009....More
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| American Academy of Art-Trained T. Allen Lawson Selected for 2008 White House Holiday Card by Laura Bush |
WASHINGTON, DC.- Each year during the holiday season, artists across the country hope to receive a very special commission: the official White House holiday card. Once commissioned, the artist gains immediate notoriety since his or her work is mailed to more than one million people - including nearly all world leaders and ...More
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| SIGGRAPH 2009 Art Papers Explore Art in a Digital World |
CHICAGO, IL.- ACM SIGGRAPH announces the call for Art Papers for SIGGRAPH 2009, taking place 3-7 August in New Orleans, Louisiana.
SIGGRAPH encourages paper submissions on topics that explore the creation of ...More
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| Christie's Fall 20th Century Decorative Arts & Design Auctions Total $9,104,625 |
NEW YORK, NY.- The overall total of this week’s 20th Century Decorative Art and Design auctions at Christie’s was $9,104,625. This result reflects the totals from the sales 20th Century Design from the Collection of George and Frayda Lindemann, Important Works of Art by Tiffany Studios, and Important 20th ...More
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