POUGHKEEPSIE, NY.- The summer exhibition at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, A Taste for the Modern: Gifts from Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller, Edna Bryner Schwab, and Virginia Herrick Deknatel, showcases 48 paintings, drawings, pri…
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College To Show "A Taste for the Modern"
Poughkeepsie, NY.— The summer exhibition at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, “A Taste for the Modern: Gifts from Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller, Edna Bryner Schwab, and Virginia Herrick Deknatel”, will showcase 48 paintings, dr…
Beijing Artists Detained and Exhibition Shut Down After Homage to Artist Ai Weiwei
BEIJING (REUTERS).- The organizing artists of a Beijing art show who reserved a blank gallery wall with a small name tag as a show of support for detained artist-activist Ai Weiwei have been detained by police and their exhibit was shut down. Lin Bing …
Beijing Artists Detained and Exhibition Shut Down After Homage to Artist Ai Weiwei
BEIJING (REUTERS).- The organizing artists of a Beijing art show who reserved a blank gallery wall with a small name tag as a show of support for detained artist-activist Ai Weiwei have been detained by police and their exhibit was shut down. Lin Bing …
The Frick Art & Historical Center Announces Major Fabergé Exhibition Opening Fall 2011
PITTSBURGH, PA.- The Frick Art & Historical Center announces that in fall 2011 it will present the first major exhibition of Fabergé objects to be shown in Pittsburgh. FabergeAtTheFrick.org, a new website that provides information about this special e…
ArtQuilt Gallery NYC, the Only Showcase of its Kind in America’s Art Capital
NEW YORK, NY.- The ArtQuilt Gallery•NYC opened April 5, becoming the only commercial gallery for quilts in New York City, filling a void in the nation’s art center. Located in Manhattan’s Chelsea district, next to The City Quilter, the …
Nam June Paik Art Center in South Korea Announces New Director and Exhibition
GYEONGGI-DO, SOUTH KOREA.- The Nam June Paik Art Center announced the appointment of Manu Park as its new Director. Manu Park (b.1959) obtained a B.A. and a M.A. in aesthetics in Seoul National University, and completed a D.E.A. in aesthetics in Univer…
150 Years Later: New Photography by Tina Barney, Tim Davis, and Katherine Newbegin
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY.- As part of a campus-wide celebration of Vassar’s sesquicentennial anniversary, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center commissioned three photographers to create new work to highlight different aspects of campus life. The resulting p…
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Honors Vassar College’s 150th Anniversary with Exhibition
TAMPA, FL.- Saluting the 150th anniversary of the noted educational institution, the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts presents an exhibition from Vassar College. Founded in 1861, Vassar was famous as a pioneering women’s college before it went…
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Announces Partnership to Preserve Historic Watts Towers
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) today announced a collaboration with the City of Los Angeles’s Department of Cultural Affairs, toward the day-to-day preservation of the Watts Towers in a one-year agreement. LACMA wil…