LOS ANGELES, CA.- It is now possible to zoom into the intricate, breathtaking details of one of the most important works of art in the world, thanks to a newly completed website focused on the Ghent Altarpiece. A stunning and highly complex painting co…
MoMA presents exhibition covering Cindy Sherman’s career, from the 1970s to the present
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents the exhibition Cindy Sherman, a retrospective tracing the groundbreaking artist’s career from the mid-1970s to the present, from February 26 to June 11, 2012. The exhibition brings together 171 key …
Exhibition of the largest single collection of 13th century Mongolian artifacts opens at the Field Museum
CHICAGO, IL.- An unrivaled conqueror who changed the course of world culture is the subject of new exhibition at The Field Museum. Genghis Khan (Feb. 24 through Sept. 3, 2012) showcases the largest single collection of 13th century Mongolian artifacts…
Exhibition in Bonn features the journeys August Macke undertook during his brief life
BONN.- To help mark the 125th birthday of August Macke (1887 – 1914) the August Macke Haus for the first time highlights his extensive travels. The fascination of the unknown and search for new creative impulses have for centuries caused artists t…
Pennsylvania museum automaton has link to Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’
By: Joann Loviglio, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- An Academy Award-nominated movie is casting a bright spotlight on an unusual machine at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The science museum’s 200-year-old automaton is a mechanical doll an…
Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Genetic Imagination at thr Frist Center for the Visual Arts
NASHVILLE, TN.- Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Genetic Imagination, an exhibition of photographs, paintings, videos, sculptures and installations by contemporary artists who invent human-like, animal or hybrid creatures to symbolize life’s mysteri…
The National Air and Space Museum announces new images show recent geologic activity on the moon
WASHINGTON, DC.- New images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft show that the moon’s crust is being slightly stretched, forming small valleys—at least in some small areas. High-resolution images obtained by the Lunar Reco…
First major UK exhibition of the New York based artist Charline von Heyl opens at Tate Liverpool
LIVERPOOL.- Tate Liverpool presents the first major UK exhibition of the New York based artist Charline von Heyl (b 1960). Von Heyl is at the forefront of a new generation of abstract painters who have acknowledged painting’s contradictions and r…
Asia Week New York capitalizes on surging world market for Asian art and antiques
NEW YORK.- A connected global economy, affordable global travel, and constant global migration are the clear signposts of a world that has truly shed its boundaries. Is it any wonder that interior design has itself become globalized? And nowhere will …
Cooper-Hewitt releases dataset to broaden access to online collection
NEW YORK, NY.- The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today announced the release of its collection dataset, which will broaden access and allow for increased analysis of the museum’s object holdings. Basic museum data for mo…