GATESHEAD.- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art presents a new work by renowned Argentinean artist and architect Tomás Saraceno. For 14 Billion (Working Title) Saraceno enlisted the aid of spider experts to create an oversized model of the web of the L…
Zhang Huan’s Hope Tunnel Opens at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
BEIJING.- Zhang Huan is one of China’s best-known performance and conceptual artists. He is also known for his shocking and absurd photographs and images. For his solo show at the UCCA, Zhang Huan will exhibit remains of the train which crashed during …
Zhang Huan’s "Hope Tunnel" Opens at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
BEIJING.-
Zhang Huan is one of China’s best-known
performance and conceptual artists. He is also known for his shocking
and absurd
photographs and images. For his solo show at the UCCA, Zhang Huan will
exhibit
remains of the train which cr…
Zhang Huan’s "Hope Tunnel" Opens at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
BEIJING.-
Zhang Huan is one of China’s best-known
performance and conceptual artists. He is also known for his shocking
and absurd
photographs and images. For his solo show at the UCCA, Zhang Huan will
exhibit
remains of the train which cr…
Menil Names Toby Kamps New Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
HOUSTON, TX.- Following an extensive search that included numerous national and international candidates, Josef Helfenstein, director of The Menil Collection, has named Toby Kamps as the museum’s new curator of modern and contemporary art. Current…
Maja Hoffman Appointed Tate Trustee
LONDON.- The Board of Trustees of Tate announced that the Prime Minister has appointed Maja Hoffman as a Tate Trustee. The term of appointment is for four years from 28 June 2010. Maja Hoffmann is a contemporary art collector, and a supporter and produ…
Work by Maine Artist Anna Hepler on View at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- In July, Maine artist Anna Hepler constructed a monumental installation inside the Portland Museum of Art’s Great Hall. Made from a nest-like mesh of salvaged and sewn sheet plastic, this installation entitled The Great Haul is part…
Gustav Klimt ~ Swingers in Vienna Art Hall Highlight Provocative Masterpiece
VIENNA,
Austria — In the name of art, an Austrian landmark is
encouraging visitors to confront their sexual inhibitions by having them walk
through a swingers club to reach one of Gustav Klimt’s masterpieces. The
Secession – a world-renow…
Gustav Klimt ~ Swingers in Vienna Art Hall Highlight Provocative Masterpiece
VIENNA,
Austria — In the name of art, an Austrian landmark is
encouraging visitors to confront their sexual inhibitions by having them walk
through a swingers club to reach one of Gustav Klimt’s masterpieces. The
Secession – a world-renow…
SFMOMA Celebrates 75th Anniversary with Anniversary Exhibition
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Celebrating the San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)’s impact on modern and contemporary art, the
exhibition “The Anniversary Show” traces the art and individuals that have made
SFMOMA the institution it is today. Thro…