MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- Clara Kim has been named Senior Curator of Visual Arts at the Walker Art Center, effective August 1. Kim is currently Gallery Director and Curator of REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater) in Los Angeles. She will lead the artis…
Richard P. Townsend Steps Down as President and CEO of the Museum of Latin American Art
LONG BEACH, CA.- Mike Deovlet and Burke Gumbiner, Co-Chairmen of the Museum of Latin American Art’s (MOLAA) Board of Directors, announced today that Richard P. Townsend has stepped down as President and CEO of MOLAA to pursue other opportunities. …
Christie’s Two-Part Sale of Old Master & 19th Century Art Totals a Combined $36,671,625
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- An iconic 19th-Century painting depicting an Ottoman Empire reserve soldier and his hunting dogs sold for $1.65 million on Wednesday at Christie’s Old Master and 19th-Century paintings auction. “Master of the Hounds,” by Jean Leon …
Richard P. Townsend Steps Down as President and CEO of the Museum of Latin American Art
LONG BEACH, CA.- Mike Deovlet and Burke Gumbiner, Co-Chairmen of the Museum of Latin American Art’s (MOLAA) Board of Directors, announced today that Richard P. Townsend has stepped down as President and CEO of MOLAA to pursue other opportunities. …
Kunsthaus Zürich Closes Anniversary Year with Best Result Since 1989
ZURICH.- The Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft closed the centenary of the Kunsthaus with a record of over 400,000 visitors – its best figure in 20 years. And the 2011 programme promises highlights both Swiss and international. The Picasso exhibition end…
First Survey of Heinz Mack’s Early Metal Reliefs 1957-1967 at Sperone Westwater
NEW YORK, NY.- Sperone Westwater presents the first survey of Heinz Mack’s early metal reliefs (1957 – 1967). Together with fellow German artist Otto Piene, Mack co-founded the ZERO group in 1957, which sought a renewal in art amidst the ruins of …
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Celebrates 150th Anniversary with Exhibition
CAMBRIDGE, MA.- On January 8, 2011, The The MIT Museum opens the new Thomas Peterson ’57 Gallery with a fascinating exhibition highlighting 150 years of the rich history of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As MIT enters this anniversary …
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Florida Receives Major Donation of Photographs
ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- Familiar and Fantastic: Photographs from the Dandrew-Drapkin Donation (February 19-June 12, 2011) celebrates a turning point in the Museum’s history and its photography collection. Drawn from major gifts received over the last…
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Receives Major Donation of Photographs
ST. PETERSBURG, PA.- Familiar and Fantastic: Photographs from the Dandrew-Drapkin Donation (February 19-June 12, 2011) celebrates a turning point in the Museum’s history and its photography collection. Drawn from major gifts received over the last…
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Receives Major Donation of Photographs
ST. PETERSBURG, PA.- Familiar and Fantastic: Photographs from the Dandrew-Drapkin Donation (February 19-June 12, 2011) celebrates a turning point in the Museum’s history and its photography collection. Drawn from major gifts received over the last…