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| Maison Européenne de la Photographie Celebrates Henri Cartier-Bresson's Centennial |
A couple talks while watching photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie. Photo: EFE/Lucas Dolega.
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PARIS.- Presented as a celebration of the centenary of the birth of Henri Cartier- Bresson, this exhibition proposes a course starting from the 320 works preserved at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie. This collection was constituted starting from two broad topics: Paris and the Europeans. The first is the result of a long work undertaken on the files of the photographer. Between 1980 and 1984, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Daniel Arnault, of Magnum, and Jean-Luc Monterosso selected a corpus of images on Paris. This unit then gave ...More
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| National Portrait Gallery Acquires Newly Discovered Portrait of First Poet Laureate |
LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery has acquired an oil portrait of the British seventeenth-century poet John Dryden, by the court artist John Michael Wright, believed to have been painted at the time he was appointed first official Poet Laureate in 1668. With its wreath and Latin inscriptions, the painting is a celebration of the newly created office of Poet Laureate and is the first portrait of ...More
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| Oakland Museum of California Reinventing Visitor Experience with Reinstallation of Collections |
OAKLAND, CA.- Created in 1969 as a “museum for the people,” the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is reviving its foundational premise with a major renovation and expansion of its landmark Kevin Roche building and a groundbreaking reinstallation of its collections.
OMCA is redefining conventional exhibition strategies and setting a new paradigm for the way a museum can engage the public. With the ...More
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| Sotheby's To Offer Five Important Works by Vilhelm Hammershoi in its Sale of Scandinavian Art in June |
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that its annual sale of Scandinavian Art in London on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 will be led by five important works by the Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916). The group of three intimate portrait works and two landscapes includes three paintings that featured in the well-received and critically acclaimed exhibition Vilhelm Hammershøi: The Poetry of Silence, which was staged at the Royal Academy in London during the summer ...More
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| Art Gallery of Ontario Appoints Tony Gagliano as New President |
ONTARIO.- The Art Gallery of Ontario announced today that Tony Gagliano has been named president of the Board of Trustees effective this June. He succeeds Charlie Baillie, who held the post since 2002.
Executive chairman and CEO of St. Joseph Communications, Gagliano is also co-founder of Luminato, Toronto’s festival of arts and creativity. A member of...More
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| Tsarist Treasures to be Sold at Sotheby's Russian Art Sales |
LONDON.- Sotheby’s will be offering a number of extraordinary objects with Russian Imperial provenance in its spring and summer 2009 Russian Art sales. An Imperial Russian silver tea service by Nichols and Plinke, St. Petersburg, 1879 from the Collection of Anastasia Mikhailovna - grand-daughter of Emperor Nicholas I - is one of the highlights of ...More
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| IVAM Shows Alberto Corazon Retrospective at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts |
HANOI.- The exhibition dedicated to Alberto Corazón runs his artistic production since the late sixties to the present through 29 works including paintings, sculptures and conceptual works, selected by the artist from the collection of the IVAM. Alberto Corazón exhibited at the IVAM in 2008 and donated to the museum 47 works. ...More
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| Dorestad. World City in the Middle Ages on View at the National Museum of Antiquities |
LEIDEN.- If you think the Middle Ages were boring and dark, you are wrong. Circa 800 A.D., Dorestad, located where Wijk bij Duurstede now lies (in the Netherlands), was a city that was bustling with activity, merchants and craftsmen. In the lively decor of the new family exhibition ‘Dorestad. World City in the Middle Ages’ (through 1 November 2009), young and old can acquaint ...More
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| Saint Louis Art Museum Responds to Economy with Reductions |
SAINT LOUIS, MO.- To preserve and ensure its long-term operating stability in the face of the current economic downturn, the Saint Louis Art Museum on Wednesday announced a series of cost-cutting measures intended to save the Museum in excess of $1.5 million; at the same time, it affirmed its intention to move ahead with its plans for expansion....More
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| Mississippi Museum of Art Presents Eudora Welty in New York, New Exhibition Marks Welty Centennial |
JACKSON, MI.- The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) invites the public to celebrate the rich photographic heritage of one of Mississippi ’s most cherished writers, Eudora Welty. The Museum is marking the 100th anniversary of the writer’s birth (April 13, 1909) with a selection of her photographs in an exhibition ...More
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| Plains Art Museum and Red River Watercolor Society Present 16th Annual National Watermedia Exhibition |
FARGO, ND.- Plains Art Museum and the Red River Watercolor Society present the 16th Annual National Watermedia Exhibition. The exhibition opens on May 14 in the Museum’s William and Anna Jane Schlossman Gallery and runs through August 30. A reception for the exhibition will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9. The reception includes a talk by juror Rose M. Edin and an awards presentation. The event also includes a cash bar, hors d’oeuvres and music by pianist Darin ...More
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| Everson Presents Syracuse's Young Artist Project: Sitting Still |
SYRACUSE, NY.- The Everson Museum of Art will present Sitting Still, the end result of a contemplative video project led by New York based public artist and associate professor at Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing arts, Anne Beffel. This diverse exhibition, which displays visions of Syracuse youth, opens to the public on Saturday, May 16 and will be on view through July 12, 2009....More
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| New Orleans Museum of Art and THNOC Present Women Artists in Louisiana, 1825-1965: A Place of Their Own |
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- This spring and summer, the New Orleans Museum of Art and The Historic New Orleans Collection present Women Artists in Louisiana, 1825–1965: A Place of Their Own, the first in a two-part series at NOMA showcasing the contributions of women artists through the permanent collections of both ...More
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| Major Awards in British Columbia Visual Arts Announced |
VANCOUVER, BC.- British Columbia's most prestigious annual awards for the visual arts, the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts and the VIVA Awards, will be presented at the Vancouver Art Gallery on May 11, 2009 at 7pm. The sixth annual Audain Prize, awarded by the Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts, will go to renowned sculptor Liz Magor. ...More
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| Sir Brian McMaster One of Four New Barbican Board Members |
LONDON.- The Barbican Centre today, Wednesday 15 April 2009, announced that Sir Brian McMaster is to join the Barbican Centre Board. Sir Brian, former Director of the Edinburgh International Festival and author of the influential DCMS report, Supporting Excellence in the Arts: From Measurement to Judgement has been appointed to the Board from 1 April 2009. He joins three other recently appointed ...More
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| Roxy Paine Creates Monumental Sculpture for 2009 Installation of Metropolitan Museum's Roof Garden |
NEW YORK, NY.- Conceptual artist Roxy Paine (American, b. 1966) has created a site-specific installation for the 2009 season of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, the most dramatic outdoor space for sculpture in New York City. Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom features a 130-foot-long by 45-foot-wide stainless-steel sculpture, Maelstrom (2009), that encompasses the nearly 8,000-square-foot Roof Garden, and is the largest ...More
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| Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Monumental Installations by Jean Shin |
WASHINGTON, DC.- Jean Shin is nationally recognized for her monumental installations that transform castoff materials into elegant expressions of identity and community. The exhibition "Jean Shin: Common Threads" will be on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum May 1 through July 26. It features eight works created...More
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| Intern Development Program Advisory Committee Selects Recipients of IDP Firm Award and IDP Outstanding Firm Award |
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Intern Development Program Advisory Committee (IDPAC) has selected two architecture firms as recipients of the Intern Development Program (IDP) 2008-2009 Outstanding Firm Awards. The firms have not only satisfied the requirements for recognition with the IDP Firm Award, but have demonstrated a deep commitment to the program by going above and ...More
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