NEW YORK, NY.- New York Gallery Week announced its second annual event, scheduled from Friday, May 6 to Sunday, May 8, 2011. Following 2010’s highly successful kick-off year, this year’s NYGW has expanded with the participation of 60 contempo…
Speed Art Museum Conducts Collection Review & Expansion Planning
LOUISVILLE, KY.- The Speed Art Museum is mounting a variety of initiatives in the coming year to enhance the experiences it provides to its visitors, deepen its engagement with the community, and build on the success of its ongoing programs. Plans inc…
Sotheby’s to Exhibit Artistic Treasures of the Islamic World in Doha, Qatar in March
LONDON.- Sotheby’s will mount an exhibition at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha from the 5th-6th March 2011 which will be highlighted by an extraordinary group of objects assembled by the late scholar and collector, Stuart Cary Welch. Ranging from …
Prendergast Works Loaned to Milwaukee Art Museum
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.- A selection of important objects by artist Charles Prendergast (1863–1948) are on display as of today. To frame historians, the name Charles Prendergast is a hallowed one. To art historians, he is a fascinating but elusive e…
Policies of the Hispanic Image Examined in Exhibition at Centre de Cultura Contemporania
BARCELONA.- The Hispanic phenomenon symbolizes the homogeneous framework shared by Spain and Latin America. But who built this myth and what strategies have been generated to keep it going down through the centuries, through many different regimes, ide…
Policies of the Hispanic Image Examined in Exhibition at Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona
BARCELONA.- The Hispanic phenomenon symbolizes the homogeneous framework shared by Spain and Latin America. But who built this myth and what strategies have been generated to keep it going down through the centuries, through many different regimes, ide…
Definitive Royal Ontario Museum Book on Iconic Canadian Artist Now in Stores
TORONTO.- The latest Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) publication, Paul Kane/the Artist/: Wilderness to Studio beautifully illuminates a jewel of the ROM’s collections, the works of the Irish-born Canadian artist, Paul Kane (1810-1871). The book, publis…
Lawyer Takes a Look at the Legal and Practical Lessons Learned at Art Basel Miami Beach 2010
MIAMI BEACH, FL.- The 2010 Art Basel Miami Beach (“ABMB”) ran from December 2, 2010 through December 5, 2010. ABMB was a fantastic event. Galleries, artists, collectors, art insiders, and the general public mixed in appreciation of some truly…
Scholars to Present New Findings on Henri Rousseau’s Media and Methods
HOUSTON, TX.- An extraordinary gathering of art historians, curators, and conservationists will gather in Houston on Saturday, October 2 to present and discuss new research into the work of Henri Rousseau. The afternoon symposium – to be held at J…
Renaissance Seattle Hotel and Seattle Art Museum Celebrate Legacy of Pablo Picasso
SEATTLE, WA.- Almost everyone knows the name Pablo Picasso. Hailed by art historians as one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century, Pablo Picasso changed the way people understood art. Now the Seattle Art Museum offers the public a rare op…