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| Governor Schwarzenegger Returns Holocaust-Era Artwork to Heirs of Jewish Family |
Governor Schwarzenegger participated in a ceremony to return three paintings, confiscated by the Nazis during the time of the Holocaust, to the heirs of Jakob and Rosa Oppenheimer. The paintings have been part of the Hearst Castle collection for decades and until recently, their history was unknown. Photo: EFE/Arleen NG.
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SACRAMENTO, CA.- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined California State Parks and Recreation Director Ruth Coleman at the Leland Stanford Mansion in Sacramento today to return three paintings, confiscated by the Nazis during the time of the Holocaust, to the heirs of Jakob and Rosa Oppenheimer. The three paintings were the subject of a “judenauktionen,” a coerced sale of Jewish assets by the Nazis in 1935. The paintings have been part of the Hearst Castle collection for decades - their history unknown. ...More
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| Peter Zumthor of Switzerland Becomes the 2009 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Peter Zumthor of Switzerland has been chosen as the 2009 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The formal ceremony for what has come to be known throughout the world as architecture’s highest honor will be held on May 29 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At that time, a $100,000 grant and a bronze medallion will be bestowed on the 65-year old architect.
Although most of his work is in Switzerland, he has designed projects in ...More
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| Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts Celebrates 10th Anniversary |
BOSTON, MA.- The Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts (N/BMFA), America‘s first and only sister museum in Asia, will mark its 10th anniversary during a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 17, 2009, in Nagoya, Japan. Since opening in April 1999, 3.3 million people have visited the N/BMFA. During the past decade, the N/BMFA has presented numerous exhibitions drawn from the encyclopedic collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA). ...More
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| New Morgan Exhibition Examines the Artistry and Innovation of Twentieth-century Stage Design |
NEW YORK, NY.- The twentieth century saw a renaissance in the art of the theater. Modern technology and materials allowed for innovative approaches to stage sets. New theories concerning the role of the actor and set in theatrical performances encouraged a radical departure from long-standing practices and ...More
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| The Boston Athenaeum Presents "Portrait Week" in April |
BOSTON, MA.- The Boston Athenæum celebrates its important collection of portraits—paintings, sculpture, engravings, and photographs--during “Portrait Week,” with lectures given by the Athenæum’s curators, focusing on some of the institution’s treasures in this genre. These lectures are free and open to the public. ...More
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| New Museum Presents Works by Fifty International Artists for First Edition of "The Generational" |
NEW YORK, NY.- The New Museum presents works by fifty artists from twenty-five countries who are taking part in the first edition of “The Generational,” the institution’s new signature triennial exhibition. The only exhibition of its kind in the United States, “The Generational: Younger Than Jesus” offers a rich, intricate, ...More
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| Tomas Saraceno Looks to the Sky to Envision New Horizons |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- Artist Tomás Saraceno pushes the conventions of art and architecture and their capacities to invoke inventive solutions to complex questions about how we inhabit and coexist in the world. The Walker Art Center exhibition Tomás Saraceno: Lighter than Air, on view May 14 (from ...More
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| Sensitive Vision: The Prints of Beth Van Hoesen to Open at the Portland Art Museum |
PORTLAND, OR.- A retrospective of prints by San Francisco artist Beth Van Hoesen will be on view at the Portland Art Museum May 2–August 16, 2009. Over the course of five decades, Van Hoesen has created intimate prints that bring out the beauty and eccentricities of her subjects—people, animals, still lifes, and ...More
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| Oriental Theme on Tap for Spring Fundraiser La Table des Artistes: Chinoiserie on April 24 |
TYLER, TX.- “Chinoiserie” is the theme as the Tyler Museum of Art sets the table for the 2009 La Table des Artistes Spring Fundraiser, beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24.
Seating is limited for the black-tie-optional event, so advance reservations are ...More
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| Robert Hull Fleming Museum to Open Quadricentennial Exhibition |
BURLINGTON, VT.- In celebration of the quadricentennial anniversary of French explorer and cartographer Samuel de Champlain's travels to the lake that bears his name, the Fleming Museum has organized a new large-scale exhibition, A Beckoning Country: Art and Objects from the Lake Champlain ...More
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| Raymond Martinez Returns to the London Art Scene with Exhibition at the Gallery in Cork Street |
LONDON.- Raymond Martinez, is a Spanish-Welsh landscape artist who after 30 years of living in Italy has returned to the London art scene. He is now re-launching himself with an exhibition at The Gallery in Cork ...More
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| Brooklyn Museum Celebrates Sufism with an Islamic Art Installation |
BROOKLYN, NY.- Light of the Sufis: The Mystical Arts of Islam features twenty-four objects from the Brooklyn Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and private collections that are related to a mystical form of Islam known as Sufism. This special installation will be on view in the Brooklyn Museum’s Islamic galleries ...More
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| "Fashion Forward: Photographs by Louise Dahl-Wolfe" At National Museum of Women in the Arts |
WASHINGTON, DC.- From 1936 to 1958, American photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe (1895-1989) brought her formal precision, irreverent sense of humor, and volatile personality to the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar. As a staff photographer, she produced 86 covers and thousands of color and black-and-white photographs, including those on view in a special exhibition at the ...More
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| The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia Launches Virtual Museum in Second Life |
ATHENS, GA.- The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia launched a virtual museum in Second Life featuring paintings and drawings from its permanent collection....More
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| Seattle Art Museum to Present an Intimate Tribute to the Late Andrew Wyeth |
SEATTLE, WA.- This summer the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) will present Andrew Wyeth: Remembrance, a tribute to one of America’s most celebrated artists who passed away earlier this year. On view June 25 through October 18, 2009, at SAM downtown, the exhibition focuses on ...More
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| National Gallery of Canada will Consult Photographic Community on Future of Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography |
OTTAWA.- The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Canada has instructed the Museum staff to undertake a consultation with the photographic community across Canada on the long-term future of its affiliate the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography....More
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| Michener Art Museum To Host Jim Henson's Fantastic World In New Gallery Space |
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- If Jim Henson's only intention was to make the world a little better, he well exceeded his goal. Without Henson's impressive creativity and ingenuity, scores of children and adults would have never met his endearing character conceptions or enjoyed educational programs like "The Muppet Show," "Fraggle Rock" and "Sam and Friends." His work has transcended generations, cultures and languages, reaching more than 100 countries. Clearly, ...More
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| Employment Opportunity at the Nevada Museum of Art, Museum Looking for Curatorial Assistant |
RENO, NV.- The Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, Nevada seeks a creative and self-motivated curatorial assistant to support the daily activities of the curatorial department. This position reports to the Curator of Exhibitions and Collections. Founded in 1931, the Museum is the only AAM accredited art museum in Nevada. The
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| Fashion Retailer Barbara Freeling Presents An Artful Approach to Dressing |
LITTLE ROCK, AR.- Fashion retailer Barbara Freeling will present the lecture An Artful Approach to Dressing at the Fine Arts Club of Arkansas' annual meeting, Monday, May 4, 2009. The event is presented by Dillard's and will be held in the Alice Pratt Brown Atrium and Lecture Hall at the Arkansas Arts Center, 10:15 ...More
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