BROOKLYN, NY.- The Members of the Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn Museum have elected John S. Tamagni, a member of the Board since 1987 and currently Chair of the finance committee and Board Treasurer, as the Museum’s Chair. He succeeds retiring Chai…
Economist John S. Tamagni Elected Chair of Brooklyn Museum Board of Trustees
BROOKLYN, NY.- The Members of the Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn Museum have elected John S. Tamagni, a member of the Board since 1987 and currently Chair of the finance committee and Board Treasurer, as the Museum’s Chair. He succeeds retiring Chai…
High Acquires Major New Works By Alex Katz and Anish Kapoor for Collection
ATLANTA, GA.- “The High’s collection of contemporary art is growing in exciting and diverse ways, and signals our commitment to creating an anthology of important 21st-century works,” commented Michael Shapiro, the High’s Nancy and …
High Museum of Art Acquires Major New Works By Alex Katz and Anish Kapoor
ATLANTA, GA.- “The High’s collection of contemporary art is growing in exciting and diverse ways, and signals our commitment to creating an anthology of important 21st-century works,” commented Michael Shapiro, the High’s Nancy and Holcombe …
High Acquires Major New Works By Alex Katz and Anish Kapoor for Collection
ATLANTA, GA.- “The High’s collection of contemporary art is growing in exciting and diverse ways, and signals our commitment to creating an anthology of important 21st-century works,” commented Michael Shapiro, the High’s Nancy and …
Ancient Ship Found near Rome
ROME (AP).- Archaeologists say they have found the upper side of an ancient ship near Rome. The wooden ship was about 11 meters (36 feet) long, making it one of the largest ancient vessels excavated near Ostia Antica, a port city founded some 2,500 y…
Memorial at Site of Auschwitz Oven Builders
ERFURT, GERMANY (AP).- A new memorial is opening in Germany that examines the role played by educated professionals such as the engineers and architects who created the crematoria ovens for Auschwitz to help carry out the Holocaust. The exhibit is hous…
Tom Lubbock, Illustrator and Chief Art Critic of The Independent, Dies
LONDON.- Tom Lubbock died on Sunday 9 January 2011. In tribute to him Victoria Miro Gallery will reopen his exhibition on Saturday 22 January from 10am to 6pm. Or by appointment Tuesday to Friday. Admission is free. This exhibition of beautifully craf…
Exhibition of Tom Lubbock’s Beautifully Crafted Paper Collages for the Independent at the Victoria Miro
LONDON.- This exhibition of beautifully crafted paper collages, provides the first opportunity to see a small selection of works made weekly by Tom Lubbock for the Saturday edition of The Independent between 1999 and 2004. Topical, arcane, satirical an…
Chazen Celebrates Major Milestone in Machado and Silvetti Expansion
MADISON, WI.- This fall, the Chazen Museum of Art celebrates a major milestone in its expansion with the completion of the new building’s external construction. The program will more than double the gallery space for the presentation of the Museum’…