WASHINGTON, DC.- The Hirshhorn announces a
new
installation of work by Guido van der Werve (Dutch, b. Papendrecht,
Netherlands,
1977) and Hiroshi Sugimoto (Japanese, b. Tokyo, 1948). On view at the
Museum for
the first time is Van der Werv…
Works from the Permanent Collection Create Quiet Synergy at the Hirshhorn
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Hirshhorn announces a new installation of work by Guido van der Werve (Dutch, b. Papendrecht, Netherlands, 1977) and Hiroshi Sugimoto (Japanese, b. Tokyo, 1948). On view at the Museum for the first time is Van der Werve’s “Nummer N…
Julian Cox Named Chief Curator of the de Young Museum
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- John E. Buchanan, Jr., Director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, announces the appointment of Julian Cox, one of the country’s leading authorities on photography as Founding Curator of Photography for the Fine Arts Mu…
Law Enforcement Museum Announces Acquisition of J. Edgar Hoover Estate
WASHINGTON, DC.- When the National Law
Enforcement
Museum opens in Washington, DC, in 2013, it will house one of the most
extensive
collections of objects related to the life and work of long-time FBI
Director J.
Edgar Hoover, Museum offic…
Law Enforcement Museum Announces Acquisition of J. Edgar Hoover Estate
WASHINGTON, DC.- When the National Law Enforcement Museum opens in Washington, DC, in 2013, it will house one of the most extensive collections of objects related to the life and work of long-time FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, Museum officials announce…
The ‘Green Lady’ Returns to Yale University Art Gallery
NEW HAVEN, CT.- The Yale University Art
Gallery
announced the installation of a recent and important acquisition that
showcases
portraiture traditions of the late Hellenistic and early Roman era and
21st
century conservation methods. Acqui…
Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection Go on View
LOS ANGELES, CA.- In 2005 the Hammer launched an initiative to build a collection of contemporary art through both purchases and gifts. Recognizing the variety of media that contemporary artists employ, this growing collection of nearly 1500 works incl…
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Announces New Work by Lawrence Weiner
AMSTERDAM.- The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam announces the acquisition of SCATTERED MATTER BROUGHT TO A KNOWN DENSITY WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD / CUSPED (2007) by American artist Lawrence Weiner (b. New York, 1942) as a gift to the museum’s colle…
Unique Unpublished Bawden Book Depicting Kew Gardens Acquired for Bedford
LONDON.- Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum today announce the acquisition of an unpublished, illuminated manuscript by acclaimed British artist and illustrator Edward Bawden (1903-1989). Entitled A General Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens,…
Exhibition Examines Artistic Practice and Current Events
NEW YORK, NY.- Contemporary Art from the Collection, a complete reinstallation of The Museum of Modern Art’s 14,740-square-foot galleries for contemporary art, offers a focused examination of artistic practice since the late 1960s and how current …