HOUSTON, TX.- John and Dominique de Menil, arriving in Houston from France in 1941, built one of the world’s great art collections, championed modern architects and filmmakers, and became passionately involved in human-rights causes. In the proces…
Book is First to Examine John and Dominique de Menil’s Contributions to Art
HOUSTON, TX.- John and Dominique de Menil, arriving in Houston from France in 1941, built one of the world’s great art collections, championed modern architects and filmmakers, and became passionately involved in human-rights causes. In the proces…
A Trio of New Exhibitions Open at the Fine Arts Center
COLORADO SPRINGS< CO.- The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center welcomed three new exhibitions. The artists, Earl Biss, Gib Singleton and William Kentridge, are each masters of their own distinct disciplines. Biss, a Native American, is a major contributo…
Internationally Renowned French Artists to Re-Imagine Penrith as a City of the Future
SYDNEY.- The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) announced that Penrith City Council has signalled the green light for an unprecedented collaboration with contemporary artists in Western Sydney. Internationally renowned French art collective, Campement Ur…
Van Gogh Museum Shows Works by Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Unknown’ Brother
AMSTERDAM.- In its annual presentation in the Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum is showing a selection of works by Marcel Duchamp’s ‘unknown’ brother Gaston Duchamp, who went by the pseudonym of Jacques Villon. Jacques Villon was a paint…
National Gallery Invites Clive Head and Ben Johnson for Contemporary Display
LONDON.- This
autumn, to coincide with
the Sainsbury Wing exhibition Venice: Canaletto and his Rivals, the National
Gallery has invited contemporary artists Clive
Head and Ben Johnson to display their work in two consecutive
exhibitions in
…
National Gallery Invites Clive Head and Ben Johnson for Contemporary Display
LONDON.- This autumn, to coincide with the Sainsbury Wing exhibition Venice: Canaletto and his Rivals, the National Gallery has invited contemporary artists Clive Head and Ben Johnson to display their work in two consecutive exhibitions in Room 1. Both…
UK Coastal Town to Be Transformed by Six Contemporary Artists
LONDON.- Launching in September 2010,
Wonders of
Weston will feature artworks by six internationally renowned
contemporary
artists: Ruth Claxton, Tim Etchells, Lara Favaretto, Tania Kovats in
association
with landscape architects Grant Ass…
Coastal Town to Be Transformed by Six Contemporary Artists
LONDON.- Launching in September 2010, Wonders of Weston will feature artworks by six internationally renowned contemporary artists: Ruth Claxton, Tim Etchells, Lara Favaretto, Tania Kovats in association with landscape architects Grant Associates, raum…
New Mackinac Art Museum Opens Ahead of Schedule
MACKINAK ISALND (AP).- The new Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum has opened on Mackinac Island. The museum at the island’s Indian Dormitory opened weeks ahead of schedule Friday in time for the Independence Day weekend. It will showcase h…