PORTLAND,ME.- In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Nelson Social Justice Fund at the Portland Museum of Art, the Museum presented a lecture and commissioned work by the internationally known artist Jenny Holzer on Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Ho…
A Swedish Court Convicts 3 Men of Unnoticed Art Theft
STOCKHOLM (AP).- A Swedish court has convicted three men of stealing a valuable painting by Edvard Munch from a museum that didn’t realize it was missing. The Malmo District Court says the men, who were not identified, were guilty of stealing the Norwe…
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art Ends 2010 on a High Note with Liu Xiaodong’s Hometown Boy
BEIJING.- UCCA opened one of its last exhibitions of the year (Nov 17, 2010 – Feb 20, 2011), Hometown Boy by Chinese painter Liu Xiaodong. With 26 new oil paintings, over 200 pages of framed diary entries and an in-depth documentary film by famed …
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art Ends 2010 on a High Note with Liu Xiaodong’s Hometown Boy
BEIJING.- UCCA opened one of its last exhibitions of the year (Nov 17, 2010 – Feb 20, 2011), Hometown Boy by Chinese painter Liu Xiaodong. With 26 new oil paintings, over 200 pages of framed diary entries and an in-depth documentary film by famed …
New Exhibition in China Celebrates Three Decades of British Art
LONDON.- The British Council opened an exhibition of British art from the last 30 years that will tour four cities in China (Chengdu, Xi’an, Hong Kong New Territories and Suzhou), at a time of increased interest in cultural relations between China…
Newark Museum Recieves $500,000 Challenge Grant from National Endowment For The Humanities
NEWARK, NJ.- The Newark Museum this week received a half-million-dollar National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant in support of its African art initiatives – the largest of eight awarded in New Jersey and representing almost 60 percent of th…
In New Commitment, Polymer to Break New Ground at Racine Art Museum in Wisconsin
RACINE, WI.- The Racine Art Museum (RAM) in Racine, Wisconsin, announced the museum’s recent commitment to establishing a permanent collection of polymer jewelry, beads and sculptural objects. As part of this resolution, the museum is organizing a larg…
"El Nacimiento": Selected Nativities from the Boeckman Collection on View at the Tyler Museum of Art
TYLER, TX.- A focus exhibition of traditional Mexican nativities or nacimientos is on view at the Tyler Museum of Art. The works were selected from The Laura and Dan Boeckman Collection of Mexican Folk Art in the Museum’s Permanent Collection as w…
Chillida-Leku Museum in Spain Announces It is Forced to Shut Down Due to Economic Crisis
HERNANI.- The Chillida-Leku Museum has requested a temporary labor force adjustment plan and has agreed to close the museum starting on January 1, 2011. This decision is attributed to the recurring deficit that, along with practically all art museums, …
Ashwellthorpe Triptych to Go on Show at Norwich Cathedral
LONDON.- A full size photographic replica of the celebrated Ashwellthorpe Triptych has been commissioned by the Norfolk Branch of the Art Fund for All Saints Church in Ashwellthorpe, South Norfolk. Back in 1983, The Art Fund helped Norwich Castle Museu…