NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present a special exhibition focusing on the Andean tunic, beginning March 8. Featuring some 30 tunics drawn from the Museum’s collection with loans from The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., The Cleve…
Graphic Novelists Shake Up World of Indian Comics
By: Atish Patel
NEW DELHI (REUTERS).- Characters from centuries-old myths and folktales have adorned the covers of children’s comic books in India for decades, but a new wave of graphic novelists has emerged to shake up the art form. Their quest for ul…
Maurer Zilioli Contemporary Arts Presents Limbo by Silvia Beltrami
BRESCIA.- Maurer Zilioli – Contemporary Arts presents Silvia Beltrami, currently on display (January 29-March). Silvia Beltrami, born in Rome in 1974 and for quite some time now living in northern Italy, is regarded as the young, very promising represe…
Four Emerging, Chicago-Based Cartoonists Exhibit at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
CHICAGO, IL.- New Chicago Comics presents the work of four emerging, Chicago-based cartoonists and animators: Jeffrey Brown, Lilli Carré, Paul Hornschemeier, and Anders Nilsen at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, on view from January 8 t…
Irish Government to Present 400 Irish Arts Events in US
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- The Irish government has announced it will present 400 Irish arts events all across the United States this year. Actor and Irish cultural ambassador Gabriel Byrne will formally announce details and dates of the project at New York’s…
New Orleans Jazz Landmark Razed in Rebuilding Push
NEW ORLEANS, LA (AP).- New Orleans’ heritage as the cradle of jazz helps it draw millions of visitors each year, and the city reminds them of that history with pamphlets, murals and bright neon. Yet numerous homes and music halls that incubated the art…
Classic Images, Desirable Portraits, Contemporary Art Among Top Lots at Swann Galleries’ Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- On December 9, Swann Galleries conducted an auction devoted to Important Photographs & Photobooks, and top prices were achieved for classic photos by well-known artists, early examples of the emerging art form, and cutting-edge contempor…
Nasher Sculpture Center Presents Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy
DALLAS, TX.- The Nasher Sculpture Center presents Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy from December 11, 2010 to March 6, 2010. The exhibition brings together over 30 sculptures spanning Calder’s career with the work of seven …
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…
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…