WEST PALM BEACH, FL.- The Norton Museum of Art announced a $1.5 million grant from The Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund/MLDauray Arts Initiative for a six-year project called RAW (Recognition of Art by Women). RAW’s mission is to discover, highlight,…
Art Institute Acquires Robert Rauschenberg’s Important Early Work "Short Circuit"
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announces a major acquisition by the museum’s Department of Contemporary Art: Robert Rauschenberg’s Combine of 1955, Short Circuit. This visually arresting and autobiographically rich work is the first major R…
The Fred R. Jones Jr. Museum of Art Reinstalls Their Modern Collection
Oklahoma City.- In preparation of the reopening of the museum’s Stuart Wing in October 2011, the Sandy Bell Gallery of the Fred R. Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma will be reinstalled with selected works from the permanent colle…
Wolfe Contemporary Shows Works on Paper in "Sight Unseen"
San Francisco, CA.- Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art is pleased to present “Sight Unseen”, a summer group exhibition of works on paper. Featured artists include Dan Attoe, Kirsten Deirup, Shawn Kuruneru, and Frank Magnotta. “Sight Unseen: Works on Pape…
Alan Cristea Gallery Opens a Major Retrospective of Editions by Julian Opie
LONDON.- The Alan Cristea Gallery presents a major retrospective of Julian Opie’s editions, from 9 June until 9 July, to coincide with the publication of an Editions Catalogue Raisonné. One of the most important protagonists of contemporary Briti…
Now in Its 243rd Year, The Royal Academy of Arts Opens Annual Summer Exhibition 2011
LONDON.- The Royal Academy’s annual Summer Exhibition is the world’s largest open submission contemporary art show. Now in its 243rd year, this exhibition continues the tradition of showcasing work by both emerging and established artists in …
Getty Acquires Important Research Collection for Modern and Contemporary Art
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Getty Research Institute announced the acquisition of the Harald Szeemann Archive and Library—one of the most important private research collections for modern and contemporary art in the world. The largest collection ever ac…
Sotheby’s Announces Sale of Works from the Collection of Eurythmics Legend Dave Stewart
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that it will offer for sale a group of works by Damien Hirst, Gilbert & George and Angus Fairhurst from the collection of Eurythmics legend, Grammy and BRIT Award winning musician, songwriter, record producer, and a fr…
Kate Gilmore Launches "Walk the Line" at London’s Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art
LONDON.- On 6 June, 2011, Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art launched Walk the Line, a dynamic site-specific sculptural artwork by the American artist Kate Gilmore on Exchange Square, London. Inaugurating a new strand of events, entitled Par…
Curator Michael Taylor Appointed New Director of Dartmouth’s Hood Museum of Art
HANOVER, NH.- Michael R. Taylor, the Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, has been named the director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth. Taylor succeeds Brian Kennedy, who served as director for five ye…