DUBLIN.- An exhibition of 76 artworks by many of America’s leading post-war artists gifted to the IMMA Collection by art historian Barbara Novak and artist Brian O’Doherty / Patrick Ireland opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Ar…
Chinati Foundation Names Dr. Thomas Kellein as Director
MARFA, TX.- The Chinati Foundation announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Kellein as its next director. An accomplished art historian, curator, and museum director, Dr. Kellein, who will assume his duties in January 2011, succeeds Dr. Marianne Stockeb…
Whitney Museum Extends John Jonas Gruen Exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- Located in the Museum’s Lower Gallery, this exhibition of John Jonas Gruen’s portraits of notable artists, all of whom are represented in the Whitney’s collection, has been extended to September 5, 2010. The exhibition is …
Vatican Reverses Itself, "The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence" Not a Caravaggio
VATICAN CITY (AP).- The Vatican’s top art historian on Monday shot down a report in its own newspaper that suggested a recently discovered painting was a Caravaggio. The head of the Vatican Museums, Antonio Paolucci, wrote in the Vatican newspaper L’Os…
Saint Louis Art Museum Announces Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow
ST. LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum announces the selection of Lisa Ayla Çakmak as the 2010–2013 Mellon Fellow for European art to 1800. Selected from a field of 11 national post-doctoral applicants, Çakmak joins the Museum from the Museum o…
The American Dream, Warhol-Style, on View at the Hood This Summer
HANOVER, NH.- Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, presents the intimate summer exhibition Follow the Money: Andy Warhol’s American Dream, a special opportunity to engage with the work of this transformative artist and pop personality. On view f…
UCSB’s University Art Museum Appoints Bruce Robertson as Acting Director
SANTA BARBARA, CA.- UC Santa Barbara’s University Art Museum today announced two major appointments. Bruce Robertson, well-known curator and UCSB art historian, will serve as Acting Director following the appointment of Kathryn Kanjo as Chief Curator f…
Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portraits at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
San Francisco, CA – Through September 28, 2008, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents the exhibition Frida Kahlo. Organized by world-renowned Frida Kahlo biographer and art historian Hayden Herrera, the presentation will include …
Miami Art Museum Names Thomas "Thom" Collins as Director
MIAMI, FL.- Thomas “Thom” Collins, an arts administrator, art historian, educator and author with more than 15 years of experience serving as a director and curator at several of America’s top museums, has been named as the new director …
Buyer in North Carolina Defends Photo Thought to Show Slave Children
RALEIGH, NC.- A collector is defending his recent purchase of a century-old photo believed to depict children born as slaves after similar images found online called its rarity into question. The photo found in a North Carolina attic in April was part …