SAINT LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum announces the February 19, 2012 opening of An Orchestrated Vision: The Theater of Contemporary Photography, a compelling survey of contemporary photographers, many presented in St. Louis for the first time. …
Smithsonian removes ruby slippers from display to prepare for new home in "American Stories" exhibition
WASHINGTON, DC.- The famous Ruby Slippers Judy Garland wore in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz are showing their age and need to be removed from display in February in order to prepare them for a new exhibition called “American Stories,” o…
Mapping India: The history & culture of India is revealed through its maps in Dr. Lahiri’s new book
ETTEN-LEUR.- It began five hundred years ago when the very first modern maps of India were drafted. Travellers, wanderers, explorers and traders came overland from the West and carried hack tales about the India of their perception. The first maps of I…
Future of motion pictures headed quickly toward an all-digital format played only on pricey new equipment
BUFFALO (AP).- The license plate on movie projectionist Arnie Herdendorf’s Buick is 35MM MAN, a nod to his work in the booth at the 1925 Palace Theatre, with its velvet-draped stage and chandeliered mezzanine. When he drove recently to a multiplex to w…
First retrospective of Dutch artist Daan van Golden opens at WIELS, Contemporary Art Centre
BRUSSELS.- WIELS presents the first retrospective of Dutch artist Daan van Golden (b. 1936, works and lives in Schiedam) in Belgium. The exhibition Apperception presents the various facets of his work, through a selection of major works and others whic…
Vancouver Art Gallery celebrates the sixties with Lights Out! Canadian Painting from the 1960s
VANCOUVER, BC.- It was the era of turning on, tuning in, and dropping out. A time of tumult and creativity. The sixties shook up politics, social mores, and culture – and ushered in an era of great creativity in Canadian painting. Opening at the V…
RM Auctions offers the world famous, record breaking, Ferrari powered hydroplane "Arno X1"
LONDON.- RM Auctions announced the consignment of the world-famous Ferrari-engined Hydroplane racing boat, ARNO XI, to its highly anticipated Monaco auction, 11th – 12th May, 2012. A unique piece of history, ARNO XI joins an elite roster of blue-c…
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to launch its first online catalogue, Paintings of the Americas
BOSTON.- Just in time for Presidents’ Day, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will debut on February 20 its first online catalogue, Paintings of the Americas. The free digital publication, available here, will feature a selection of more than 400 pa…
First mid-career retrospective in U.S. of the work of Rineke Dijkstra opens at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- From February 18 to May 28, 2012, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art presents the exhibition Rineke Dijkstra: A Retrospective, the artist’s first midcareer retrospective in the United States. The exhibition is co-organized by SF…
A new app from the Vatican "brings to life" Giordano Bruno’s execution on Campo de’ Fiori
ROME.- On the occasion of the anniversary of the death of Giordano Bruno, burned alive at the stake on piazza Campo de’ Fiori, in Rome, on February 17, 1600, for his convictions, which were judged heretical by the Tribunal of the Roman Inquisition…