LINCOLN, MA.- At its Fall Meeting, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum announced both a major gift from the Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation to endow the Rappaport Prize in perpetuity, as well as the 2010 winner of the Rappaport Prize. The …
DeCordova Announces the Rappaport Endowment Fund and the Winner of the 11th Rappaport Prize
LINCOLN, MA.- At its Fall Meeting, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum announced both a major gift from the Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation to endow the Rappaport Prize in perpetuity, as well as the 2010 winner of the Rappaport Prize. The …
Tate Britain in London Shows Works by the Four Artists Competing for the Turner Prize
LONDON (AP).- The Tate Britain museum is to exhibit works being considered for this year’s Turner Prize. Four artists are competing for Britain’s best known contemporary art prize, which in the past has often been controversial. The exhibit will open…
Guggenheim – Hugo Boss Prize Nominees Garner Accolades
NEW YORK, NY.- In October 2009, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and HUGO BOSS announced the six artists short-listed for THE HUGO BOSS PRIZE 2010. Since then, each of the nominees has garnered further accolades and been featured in institutional exhib…
Tate’s Ben Borthwick Appointed CEO and Artistic Director of Artes Mundi
LONDON.- Ben Borthwick has been appointed Chief Executive and Artistic Director of Artes Mundi – the UK’s largest art prize. Borthwick is a curator and writer who specialises in contemporary art, with particular focus on sound and socially e…
Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize Launches June 2010
LONDON.- The first of its kind, Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize (MOP CAP) is a global search to identify the most talented emerging Iranian artists from both its homeland and the Persian Diaspora. The MOP CAP judging panel is made up of experts …
Haus Konstruktiv Opens Exhibitions by Ryan Gander and Franz Mon
ZURICH.- About three years ago, Haus Konstruktiv, together with the insurance company Zurich Group, established the “Zurich Art Prize”. The third winner of this prize, after Carsten Nicolai and Tino Sehgal, is the internationally renowned Ryan Gander (…
Haus Konstruktiv Opens Exhibitions by Ryan Gander and Franz Mon
ZURICH.- About three years ago, Haus Konstruktiv, together with the insurance company Zurich Group, established the “Zurich Art Prize”. The third winner of this prize, after Carsten Nicolai and Tino Sehgal, is the internationally renowned Ryan Gander (…
Scotland’s Answer to the Turner Prize Announces Shortlist
PAISLEY, UK.- A former chart-topping recording
artist has been chosen as one of four finalists in Scotland’s answer to
the
Turner Prize. Steven Lindsay found fame as the lead singer of
Glasgow-based
band, The Big Dish, whose best known…
Scotland’s Answer to the Turner Prize Announces Shortlist
PAISLEY, UK.- A former chart-topping recording artist has been chosen as one of four finalists in Scotland’s answer to the Turner Prize. Steven Lindsay found fame as the lead singer of Glasgow-based band, The Big Dish, whose best known single was…