NEW YORK, NY.- The New Museum announced today the Festival of Ideas for a New City a major new collaborative initiative between scores of downtown organizations, from large universities to arts groups and community organizations, working together to af…
Claude Monet Show at Paris’ Galleries Nationales to Reconcile French with Snubbed Master
PARIS (AP).- Beloved by Americans, Impressionist master Claude Monet has long been a victim of a sort of Gallic snobbishness in his native France. A new exhibition at Paris’ Galleries Nationales attempts to right this historic wrong by bringing togethe…
Art Institute Showcases Seventeen Major Works of Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico
CHICAGO, IL.- On September 16, 2010, Mexico will commemorate the bicentennial of its independence from Spain and the centennial of the 1910 Revolution that led to the formation of its modern republic. In recognition of these significant anniversaries, …
Art Institute Showcases Seventeen Major Works of Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico
CHICAGO, IL.- On September 16, 2010, Mexico will commemorate the bicentennial of its independence from Spain and the centennial of the 1910 Revolution that led to the formation of its modern republic. In recognition of these significant anniversaries, …
New On-Line Exhibition Includes Best-of-the Best 19th Century Carpets in Museum-style Display
OAKLAND, CA.- The difficulty for connoisseurs to hone their eye for art-level 19th century Oriental rugs goes beyond their limited availability at individual galleries. The periodic international auctions invariably mix a few collectible carpets with …
Auctioneer: Daughter will Get Lucille Ball Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP).- An auction house selling Lucille Ball memorabilia says it is returning the actress’ lifetime achievement awards to her daughter. Heritage Auction Galleries says a deal reached Saturday will return the awards to Lucie Arnaz Luckinbil…
New Permanent Exhibition Brings Climate Change & Evolution Dramatically to Life
LOS ANGELES, CA.- A museum experience 65-million years in the making, the spectacular new Age of Mammals exhibition at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Exposition Park opened on Sunday, July 11, 2010 inside the Museum’s newly re…
Germany’s Ruhr Region Turns from Coal to European Capital of Culture
ESSEN (AP).- The Emscher river in western Germany’s The Ruhr region was one of the country’s most polluted for decades, so bad that parents spooked children with warnings they could die if they fell into the poisonous stew of sewage and chemical waste….
Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art ~ Form, Balance, Joy at Chicago’s MCA
CHICAGO,
IL (AP).- Colorful mobiles made from boldly
painted sheet metal and steel wires will dangle above visitors’ heads
this
summer as the Museum of Contemporary Art displays an exhibit of 60 works
by
Alexander Calder. But this Cald…
Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy at Chicago’s MCA
CHICAGO, IL (AP).- Colorful mobiles made from boldly painted sheet metal and steel wires will dangle above visitors’ heads this summer as the Museum of Contemporary Art displays an exhibit of 60 works by Alexander Calder. But this Calder show, which de…