NEW YORK (AP).- A design called “Infinite Forest” is being proposed for an AIDS memorial park in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. The design by a team of architects at Studio a+i features groves of trees and mirrored glass surfaces. It won a competition …
Three solo exhibitions by women artists at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
MONTREAL.- From February 2 to April 22, 2012, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal is presenting three solo exhibitions by women artists of the same generation: Ghada Amer, Valérie Blass and Wangechi Mutu. All three share an interest in the…
Beirut Art Fair unveils in its cultural program, the diversity of contemporary art
BEIRUT.- The art fair dedicated to modern and contemporary artists from the region ME.NA.SA. (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia), Beirut Art Fair prepares its third installment, at Beirut International Exhibition Leisure Center (BIEL), with forty g…
Artist battles Alabama over football paintings
By: Greg Bluestein, Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP).- Daniel Moore made a name for himself drawing iconic images of famous University of Alabama sporting events. But his work has also drawn the ire of school administrators, who claim his artistry violate…
San Francisco’s Dogpatch pier district braces for renewal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP).- There’s a hidden corner of the City by the Bay where rusted cranes used to build WWII battleships loom over dilapidated artist studios, where working-class fishermen bob up against first-class ocean liners docked for repair. Reside…
Zaha Hadid Architects and Central Bank of Iraq sign agreement for new headquarters in Baghdad
LONDON.- Zaha Hadid joined H.E. Dr Sinan Al-Shabibi, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) at a ceremony to sign the agreement between the CBI and Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) for the design stages of the new CBI Headquarters building. The ceremony…
Thomas Paul Fine Art presents the photographic work of John Reiff Williams in "The Edge of Collapse"
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Thomas Paul Fine Art presents the photographic work of John Reiff Williams in the show: The Edge of Collapse. The gallery debuts fifty-four photographs by Williams which challenge our understanding of what the photographic medium is a…
Matthew Day Jackson’s first major solo European exhibition opens at The Hague’s GEM museum
THE HAGUE.- The Hague’s GEM museum presents the final installation of In Search of…, Matthew Day Jackson’s (b. 1974) first major solo European exhibition. In cooperation with MAMbo in Bologna (Italy) and Kunstmuseum Luzern (Switzerland),…
RAY 2012 to present outstanding international positions of contemporary photography and video art in Frankfurt
FRANKFURT.- From April to October 2012, RAY Fotografieprojekte will present outstanding international positions of contemporary photography and video art in Frankfurt Rhein-Main. RAY comprises the main exhibition MAKING HISTORY, which is distributed ac…
Major retrospective of video and new works by Santiago Sierra at Lisson Gallery
LONDON.- Lisson Gallery presents a major retrospective of video and new works by Santiago Sierra. The exhibition features fifty-three videos that fall into three distinctive groups; performance based works, video documents of sculptural projects and pr…