BUFFALO, NY.- This second exhibition in the Gallery for New Media centers on the recent acquisition of All or Nothing (alles oder nichts), 2010, an intimately scaled video sculpture by the Swiss-born artist Pipilotti Rist and the first work by the arti…
Walker Art Center Acquires Merce Cunningham Dance Company Collection
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The Walker Art Center and Cunningham Dance Foundation (CDF) announce the Walker’s acquisition of a comprehensive collection of artist-made set pieces, costumes, painted drops, and props, created for the internationally renowned M…
National Museum Wales Purchases Painting by Howard Hodgkin for the Nation
WALES.- Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales has acquired one of Howard Hodgkin’s most spectacular original prints, entitled Venice, Evening, 1995 thanks to funding grants from the Nerys Johnson Contemporary Art Fund and the Derek Williams…
As Interest in Oriental Carpets Continues to Grow, Claremont Rug Company Releases New Brochure
OAKLAND, CA.- Claremont Rug Company today announced the availability of a 22-page brochure which highlights a broad range of collectible 19th century antique Oriental carpets available at the Gallery. Entering its fourth decade, Claremont Rug Company (…
British Museum Announces Acquisition and Display of Ancient Iraqi Ivories
LONDON (AP).- And then there were some — lots, in fact. The British Museum announced Monday it has acquired 6,000 ancient carved ivories that were excavated in Iraq with the help of mystery maven Agatha Christie. The pieces were found at the site…
Sotheby’s to Auction 106 Monumental Early Works by Contemporary Chinese Artists
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong announces the sale of an important private collection of contemporary Chinese Art on 3 April: The Ullens Collection – The Nascence of Avant Garde China, offering 106 masterpieces from the legendary Collection, …
LACMA And The Getty Museum Acquire Robert Mapplethorpe Art And Archive
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the J. Paul Getty Trust announced their joint acquisition of art and archival materials by or associated with Robert Mapplethorpe, one of the great photographers of the second half of t…
The Mauritshuis Acquires Unique Painting by Jan Steen from a Private Collection
THE HAGUE.- The Mauritshuis has acquired the exceptional history painting, Moses and Pharaoh’s Crown by Jan Steen (1626-1679), from a private collection. The museum already owns a superb collection of fourteen paintings by Steen, including undisp…
Getty Acquires Significant Group of South African Photographs
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum announced yesterday the acquisition of nine photographs by two important South African photographers, Pieter Hugo and Zwelethu Mthethwa. Five photographs are from Hugo’s Permanent Error series, which documents…
New York’s Museum of Modern Art to Display Controversial Video by David Wojnarowicz
NEW YORK, NY.- A controversial video artwork that was withdrawn from an exhibition following complaints by a Catholic group and Republican members of Congress will now go on display at the Museum of Modern Art. Announcing the acquisition, the museum sa…