Tag: contemporary art

Mickey Mouse Art Poster with Nazi Symbol Ignites Polish Anger

WARSAW (AP).- A huge outdoor art poster that blends Mickey Mouse’s image with that of a swastika and a nude woman’s body is causing a stir in Poland, where memories of the suffering inflicted by Nazi Germany remain strong. The poster, which went up in …

Guggenheim to Present New Site-Specific Installation by Ryan Gander

NEW YORK, NY- From October 1, 2010, to
January 9,
2011, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will present Intervals: Ryan
Gander, the
third installment of its contemporary art series designed to reflect the
spirit
of today’s most innovati…

Guggenheim to Present New Site-Specific Installation by Ryan Gander

NEW YORK, NY- From October 1, 2010, to January 9, 2011, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will present Intervals: Ryan Gander, the third installment of its contemporary art series designed to reflect the spirit of today’s most innovative practices….

Kate Who?, an Exhibition of Iconic Works by Mario Testino at Phillips de Pury & Co.

LONDON.- Kate Who?, an exhibition of iconic works by Mario Testino at Phillips de Pury & Company, features intimate photographs of the fashion legend by the ultimate fashion photographer. Mario Testino was born in Lima, Peru. In 1976, after completing …

The Frans Hals Museum Presents Master Painters Side by Side

HAARLEM, NL – The Frans Hals Museum is
presenting
a work by the British artist Francis Bacon flanked by two monumental
paintings
by Cornelis van Haarlem. What links these artists is their admiration
for
Michelangelo. This Italian painter, …

Public Art Fund Announces Ryan Gander: The Happy Prince

NEW YORK, NY.- Public Art Fund announced its commission of a new project by Ryan Gander entitled The Happy Prince, on view in Doris C. Freedman Plaza at the southeast corner of Central Park, September 15, 2010 – April 10, 2011. “Ryan Gander, one of the…

Public Art Fund Announces Ryan Gander: The Happy Prince

NEW YORK, NY.- Public Art Fund announced its commission of a new project by Ryan Gander entitled The Happy Prince, on view in Doris C. Freedman Plaza at the southeast corner of Central Park, September 15, 2010 – April 10, 2011. “Ryan Gander, one of the…

Julian Cox Named Chief Curator of the de Young Museum

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- John E. Buchanan, Jr., Director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, announces the appointment of Julian Cox, one of the country’s leading authorities on photography as Founding Curator of Photography for the Fine Arts Mu…

Master Painters Side by Side for the First Time in the Frans Hals Museum

HAARLEM.- The Frans Hals Museum is presenting a work by the British artist Francis Bacon flanked by two monumental paintings by Cornelis van Haarlem. What links these artists is their admiration for Michelangelo. This Italian painter, sculptor, archite…

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