DUSSELDORF.- With the exhibition Big Picture (Locations / Projections), the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen showcases its holdings of film and video installations. Among the classics of recent art history found in this continuously growing video coll…
Milwaukee Art Museum Hires William Keyse Rudolph as New Curator of American Art
MILWAUKEE, WIS.- The Milwaukee Art Museum has welcomed William Keyse Rudolph as its new Curator of American Art and Decorative Arts. Rudolph has a distinguished career, coming to Milwaukee from the Worcester Art Museum where he was Curator of American…
Miami Art Museum Presents Mark Dion’s Complete South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit
MIAMI, FL.- Miami Art Museum presents Mark Dion’s complete South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit, a large-scale installation that focuses on the Everglades and human attempts to control the South Florida ecosystem. The installation is on view from Ma…
Miami Art Museum Presents Mark Dion’s Complete South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit
MIAMI, FL.- Miami Art Museum presents Mark Dion’s complete South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit, a large-scale installation that focuses on the Everglades and human attempts to control the South Florida ecosystem. The installation is on view from Ma…
Hamilton Family Gives $250,000: New Gift Links Denver Art Museum and University of Denver
DENVER, CO.- Frederic C. and Jane Hamilton have donated $250,000 to the University of Denver (DU) in order to strengthen the link between DU’s School of Art and Art History (SAAH) and the Denver Art Museum (DAM). The program will advance students…
Northwestern’s Block Museum Director David Alan Robertson to Step Down
EVANSTON, IL.- David Alan Robertson has announced that he will be stepping down as The Ellen Philips Katz Director of the Block Museum of Art effective Dec. 31, 2011. Robertson has served as the director of the Block Museum and lecturer in art history …
Northwestern’s Block Museum Director David Alan Robertson to Step Down
EVANSTON, IL.- David Alan Robertson has announced that he will be stepping down as The Ellen Philips Katz Director of the Block Museum of Art effective Dec. 31, 2011. Robertson has served as the director of the Block Museum and lecturer in art history …
High Names Scholar Valerie Cassel Oliver as 2011 Recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art has named scholar Valerie Cassel Oliver as the 2011 recipient of The David C. Driskell Prize. Named for the renowned African American artist and art scholar, the Driskell Prize is an annual award that recognizes a s…
Exhibition of One Thousand Photographs from the Moderna Museet Collection Opens
STOCKHOLM.- In 2011, Moderna Museet’s new directors, Daniel Birnbaum and Ann-Sofi Noring, launched a new presentation of the collection. Another Story, now on view, gives a fresh angle on art history, based on works from the Moderna Museet collect…
Sao Paulo Biennial Foundation Appoints Curator for its Forthcoming Edition
SAO PAULO.- Venezuelan-born Luis Pérez-Oramas will be responsible for the 30th São Paulo International Biennial to be held in 2012. Pérez-Oramas is expected to begin working as soon as the appointment is made public, putting together the curatorial …