NEW YORK, NY.- An 18th century mahogany bureau table carved by Newport’s most celebrated cabinetmaker sold for a stunning $5.7 million at Christie’s New York on Wednesday morning, placing it among the highest auction prices ever realized for …
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Florida Receives Major Donation of Photographs
ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- Familiar and Fantastic: Photographs from the Dandrew-Drapkin Donation (February 19-June 12, 2011) celebrates a turning point in the Museum’s history and its photography collection. Drawn from major gifts received over the last…
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Receives Major Donation of Photographs
ST. PETERSBURG, PA.- Familiar and Fantastic: Photographs from the Dandrew-Drapkin Donation (February 19-June 12, 2011) celebrates a turning point in the Museum’s history and its photography collection. Drawn from major gifts received over the last…
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Receives Major Donation of Photographs
ST. PETERSBURG, PA.- Familiar and Fantastic: Photographs from the Dandrew-Drapkin Donation (February 19-June 12, 2011) celebrates a turning point in the Museum’s history and its photography collection. Drawn from major gifts received over the last…
Exhibition of Recent Paintings by Artist Jake Berthot at Betty Cuningham Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Betty Cuningham Gallery will present an exhibition of recent paintings by Jake Berthot, on view from January 6 – February 19, 2011. This will be the third solo exhibition for the artist at the gallery, located at 541 West 25th Stre…
Prado Museum Loses Visitors in 2010 but More Students and Tourists Visit the Museum
MADRID.- The Museo del Prado, in 2010, concluded the third consecutive year surpassing the 2.7 million annual visitors, a figure that was reached for the first time since the opening of its expansion. The final number of visitors received by the Museum…
First Major Solo Exhibition in Germany for Elmgreen & Dragset at ZKM Museum
KARLSRUHE.- Scandinavian artist duo Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset have been among the most innovative positions in the international scene for several years, investigating various behavioral and perception patterns as well as the parameters of exhib…
50/50 Exhibition Features Works on Paper Selected by Both the Public and the Walker Art Center
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- Curators and visitors share the spotlight as organizers of the new Walker Art Center exhibition 50/50: Audience and Experts Curate the Paper Collection on view now through July 17, 2011. Invited to view 183 images of art from the Walk…
The Whitney Launches CLICKISTAN, Online Game Art, to Benefit the Annual Fund
NEW YORK, NY.- In an effort to engage a larger audience with the Whitney’s Annual Fund, the Whitney launches an online art project, to benefit the Annual Fund. Gifts to the Annual Fund are purely philanthropic and support the general operating cos…
David Bomberg Drawings Acquired by Ben Uri Gallery with Help from the Art Fund
LONDON.- Three captivating drawings by acclaimed British artist David Bomberg are to go on display on Wednesday 8 December at the Ben Uri Gallery, The London Jewish Museum of Art. The three drawings are entitled The Family, Ghetto Theatre; Ghetto Theat…