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Home   Priceless Treasures Drawn from Local Private Art Collections Star in Long Island Collects Georges Braque, Vase de Feuilles, n.d. Oil on paper laid on board, 24 1/8 x 18 1/8 inches. Private Collection. LONG ISLAND, NY.- Hidden from public view no more, some extraordinary artworks from the holdings of private collectors on Long Island are on exhibition at Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) from January 18, 2009 through March 15, 2009. Many of the works have never before been seen by the museum-going ...More Revised Plans for New Tate Modern Building Submitted for Planning LONDON.- The revised plans for the new development of Tate Modern by leading international architects Herzog & de Meuron have been submitted to Southwark Council....More First New York Museum Exhibition of Miami-Based Artist Hernan Bas at the Brooklyn Museum BROOKLYN, NY.- Thirty-eight works of art in various media from one of Miami’s most celebrated young artists, Hernan Bas, will be featured in a solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. Hernan Bas: Works from the Rubell Family Collection draws from art collected over the past ten years by the Rubell ...More Snite Museum of Art Presents Rembrandt Etchings from the Feddersen Collection NOTRE DAME, IN.- This exhibition of 20 works provides another rare opportunity to study the exceptional collection of Rembrandt van Ryn etchings that were donated to the museum by Mr. & Mrs. Jack Feddersen. As these master works on paper are extremely sensitive to changes in light and environment, the museum only places the collection on view every three years. Rembrandt is often...More Edward Steichen: In High Fashion, The Condé Nast Years, 1923-1937 NEW YORK, NY.- As part of the International Center of Photography’s 2009 Year of Fashion, the museum will host a retrospective of Edward Steichen’s fashion and celebrity portraiture. Edward Steichen: In High Fashion, The Condé Nast Years, 1923-1937, will be on view at ICP (1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street) from January...More MoMA Presents the Theatrical Premiere of Emily Hubley's Film Tic TacTic NEW YORK, NY.- 2009—The Museum of Modern Art presents the theatrical premiere of Emily Hubley’s feature debut, The Toe Tactic, a nimbly creative film that brings to life a layered world of reality and imagination through the combination of Hubley’s distinctive, handdrawn animation and live action. Hubley, who has been making ...More Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg to Open On Top of the Iceberg: New Photography from Finland WOLFSBURG.- The stillness and sense of melancholy peculiar to Northern environments are eloquently expressed in the photographs of the Helsinki School, a group of artists who have taught or studied at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki. The rugged landscape and harsh climate of Finland have created a unique cultural and mental realm that is reflected in the ...More Philadelphia is Only Venue for Exhibition Exploring Cézanne's Impact on Artists of Succeeding Generations PHILADELPHIA, PA.- In 1907, the French painter Paul Cézanne’s posthumous retrospective astonished younger artists, accelerating the experimentation of European modernism. Cézanne (1839-1906) became for Henri Matisse “a benevolent god of painting,” and for Pablo Picasso “my one and only master.” Cézanne’s inclusion in the Armory Show in New York in 1913 also offered...More Columbia Design League Hosts Architect Ray Huff for Lecture on Viewing the World through the Architect's Prism COLUMBIA, SC.- The Columbia Design League hosts Charleston native and nationally acclaimed architect Ray Huff at the Columbia Museum of Art on Friday, January 23 at 6:30 p.m. with a reception beginning at 6:00 p.m. The lecture is $5 or free for Columbia Design League members. ...More Hand-over of Neues Museum Building and Heritage Open Days BERLIN.- The restoration of the Neues Museum has sparked a debate of conflicting opinions like no other building on the Museum Island Berlin. Gradually however, even critics are beginning to praise the high quality and consistency of the conceptual design of the project's architect David Chipperfield and his team, who, after all, ...More Knoxville Museum of Art Presents Josh Simpson: A Visionary Journey in Glass KNOXVILLE, TN.- The Knoxville Museum of Art presents Josh Simpson: A Visionary Journey in Glass February 6-April 19, 2009. This major exhibition highlights three decades of achievements by one of America's most acclaimed glass artists. More than 100 works trace Simpson's journey from his early goblets ...More The 2009 MCASD/UCSD Russel Lecture Featuring Artist Sophie Calle, January 15 SAN DIEGO, CA.- On Thursday, January 15, at 7 pm the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) will present its annual Russell Lecture at MCASD's La Jolla location. The 2009 Russell Lecturer is renowned and influential...More Arkansas Arts Center to Host a Conversation with Jamie Bennett LITTLE ROCK, AR.- The Arkansas Arts Center will present a "conversation" with Jamie Bennett as part of the Friends of Contemporary Craft annual lecture series on Sunday, January 18, 2009, at 6 p.m. in the Arkansas Arts Center Lecture Hall....More Gayle Perkins Atkins Elected a Trustee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art NEW YORK, NY.- Gayle Perkins Atkins has been elected to the Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, representing the borough of Manhattan, it was announced today by James R. Houghton, the Museum's Chairman. The election took place at the January 8 meeting of the Board of ...More Photography Exhibition at the International Slavery Museum LIVERPOOL.- Shoot Nations 17 January – 28 June 2009 at the International Slavery Museum is a collection of images selected from Shoot Nations 2008 in which competitors aged between 11 and 24 tackled the subject 'Young People in a Changing Climate'....More Stone Hill Center's First Winter Celebrated with Family Day WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- Stone Hill Center’s winter wonderland setting at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute will provide the perfect backdrop for fantastic family fun on Sunday, January 25, from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. Help Stone Hill Center celebrate its first winter with dog sledding, snowshoe excursions, snow sculpting and ...More SFMOMA Revitalizes its Haas Atrium with New Work by Kerry James Marshall SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present Art in the Atrium: Kerry James Marshall. Over the course of two weeks (February 9–23, 2009), renowned artist Kerry James Marshall will work with painters from San Francisco's celebrated Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center to create two murals for ...More Two Artists Receive Live Art Awards of 30,000 Pounds Each LONDON.- The Live Art Development Agency and Tate Research are delighted to announce that Anne Bean and Tim Etchells will receive Legacy: Thinker in Residence awards of £30,000 each. The Legacy awards have been set up in recognition of the breadth of influence of ...More Family Cooking Workshops set for January 17, March 28 at National Museum LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Japanese American National Museum will present two opportunities for families to learn together how to cook and create fun and healthy meals through the expertise of Kidding Around the Kitchen, with workshops available on Saturday, January 17, beginning at 11 a.m. and on Saturday, March ...More