LONDON.- The Design Museum presents a major exhibition on John Pawson. Often labelled a ‘minimalist’, he is known for his rigorous process of design. By reducing and editing he creates architecture and product designs of visual clarity, simpl…
Hirshhorn Acquires Artworks by Dan Flavin, Bruce Conner, Michael Snow and Gabriel Orozco
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Hirshhorn Museum has recently acquired important artworks in sculpture, film and photography that demonstrate the museum’s commitment to collecting key artists’ work in depth in the tradition of its founder, Joseph H. Hir…
Ara Pacis Pays Tribute to Marc Chagall on the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of His Death
ROME.- On display are about 130 paintings and drawings, some of them previously unseen, coming from private collections, from the Musée National d’Art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou and the Musée National Marc Chagall in Nice. The exhibition inside …
Ara Pacis Pays Tribute to Marc Chagall on the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of His Death
ROME.- On display are about 130 paintings and drawings, some of them previously unseen, coming from private collections, from the Musée National d’Art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou and the Musée National Marc Chagall in Nice. The exhibition inside …
The Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture to Have Terence Riley as Chief Curator
VENICE.-The Organizing Committee of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture announced in Venice that Terence Riley had been appointed as Chief Curator for its 2011 edition. Riley, an internationally recognized curator and architect w…
First Exhibition to Show Paintings on Paper by Joseph Albers at the Pinakothek der Moderne
MUNCHEN.- The exhibition is the first to show such a concentration of paintings on paper by Josef Albers, some of which will be completely unknown to the general public. Works in oil on paper, painted by the artist since the 1940s in preparation for th…
Exhibition on the Fractures of Architecture at Migros Museum Für Gegenwartskunst
ZURICH.- “Displaced Fractures – On the Fractures of Architecture and its Body” the exhibition is an initiative of the Siemens Stiftung and the migros museum für gegenwartskunst. Held in the migros museum für gegenwartskunst Zurich – De…
United States Artists Announces 50 USA Fellowships for 2010
NEW YORK, NY.- The national grant-making and advocacy organization United States Artists (USA) has selected 52 outstanding artists to receive 50 USA Fellowships for 2010, awarding them with unrestricted grants of $50,000. This marks the fifth year of t…
Andrew Skurman Receives Chevalier des Arts Medal for Architecture from France
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Renowned classical architect Andrew Skurman was awarded France’s Médaille des Arts et des Lettres (Medal of Arts and Letters) for his contribution to the promotion of French culture by Corinne Pereira, the Deputy Consul General of …
New York City’s Museum of Arts and Design to Start Exploring Scent as an Art Form
NEW YORK (AP).- The nose rarely figures in the sensory experience of a museum visitor. That is about to change at one New York City museum. The Center of Olfactory Art dedicated to scent as an art form was launched at the Museum of Arts and Design on T…