NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.- Marking the centennial of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Factory Fire—New York City’s largest workplace disaster before 9/11—New York University’s Grey Art Gallery presents an exhibition tracing 100 years of th…
Exhibition Traces a Century of Commemorations of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.- Marking the centennial of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Factory Fire—New York City’s largest workplace disaster before 9/11—New York University’s Grey Art Gallery presents an exhibition tracing 100 years of th…
The Phillips Collection Kicks Off a Year of 90th Anniversary Festivities With a Grand Reopening
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Phillips Collection celebrates its 90th anniversary and launches the countdown to its centennial, beginning with a free weekend on Jan. 15 and 16 and marking the end of the year with an anniversary birthday bash on Nov. 5. Special …
Colorado Monument Offers ‘Pocket-Size Grand Canyon’
By: Judith Kohler, Associated Press
COLORADO NATIONAL MONUMENT, CO (AP).- Just off Interstate 70 in western Colorado is a 32-square-mile collection of towering red-stone monoliths, deep canyons and a road that cuts through nearly 2 billion years of geo…
Exhibition at the Getty Research Institute Refracts Ancient Mexican Art and Archaeology
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Celebrating the bicentennial of Mexican independence and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution, Obsidian Mirror-Travels: Refracting Ancient Mexican Art and Archaeology on view at the Getty Research Institute from November 16, 2010 …
Exhibition at the Getty Research Institute Refracts Ancient Mexican Art and Archaeology
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Celebrating the bicentennial of Mexican independence and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution, Obsidian Mirror-Travels: Refracting Ancient Mexican Art and Archaeology on view at the Getty Research Institute from November 16, 2010 …
Major Exhibition Curated by Snøhetta Architects Presents New Nordic Art and Design
NEW YORK, NY.- An exhibition of contemporary Nordic art and design opened at Scandinavia House on October 29, 2010. Nordic Models + Common Ground: Art and Design Unfolded is organized by The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF), New York, in collabor…
1970 Masterpiece by Wifredo Lam to Lead Sotheby’s November Latin American Art Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s announced that the highlight of the 16 and 17 November sales of Latin American Art will be Wifredo Lam’s 1970 masterpiece Les Abalochas Dansent Pour Dhambala, dieu de l’unité (est. $1.75/2.25 million). The painting w…
NYPL Celebrates the Career of Visionary Choreographer Alwin Nikolais in Brand New Exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts celebrates the centennial of legendary choreographer Alwin Nikolais in the multimedia exhibition Alwin Nikolais’ Total Theater of Motion. Curated by dance history scholar Claudia G…
Teotihuacan’s Emblematic Monument, The Sun Pyramid, Still an Enigma for Archaeologists
MEXICO CITY.- Although research conducted at Teotihuacan Archaeological Zone has allowed determining several of its urban features, the construction of its most emblematic monument, the Sun Pyramid, still presents enigmas, like the real significance it…