AUSTIN, TX.- Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin’s premier contemporary art center, reopened to the public October 24, 2010, after an extensive renovation and expansion project designed by award-winning New York architectural firm Lewis.Tsurumaki…
Philadelphia Museum of Art Presents Major Survey Devoted to Italian Artist Michelangelo Pistoletto
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents a major exhibition devoted to the work of Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933) in the Dorrance Galleries for Special Exhibitions. Widely recognized as a key figure in the development of Italian a…
Hereford Photography Festival 2010 Celebrates 20th Anniversary
HEREFORD.- 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of Hereford Photography Festival. The longest running annual photography festival in the UK, Hereford Photography Festival has presented a broad range of international photography since 1990. This year, the Fe…
Kunsthaus Zürich to Stage 15 Exhibitions in 2011 Season, Nahmad Family Collection is a Highlight
ZURICH.- The 2011 programme at the Kunsthaus Zürich is the most exciting yet. News of one highlight has already leaked out: the prestigious private collection of the Nahmad family is to receive its world premiere in Zurich. There will be a retrospecti…
Fifty Paintings and Drawings by Antoni Tapies on View at the Palau Fabre Foundation
BARCELONA.- Fifty Antoni Tàpies’ paintings and drawings are being exhibited at the Palau Fabre Foundation (Fundación Palau Fabre) from today on in the “Gaze at the Hand” (“Mira la mano…”) exhibition, which shows the vitali…
Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum in London, Receives the International Folkwang Prize
ESSEN.- The director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor (b. 1946) accepted the International Folkwang Prize on 18 October in Essen. With the prize, the Museum-Folkwangsverein honors his outstanding commitment to the promotion of the arts of diverse …
Chazen Celebrates Major Milestone in Machado and Silvetti Expansion
MADISON, WI.- This fall, the Chazen Museum of Art celebrates a major milestone in its expansion with the completion of the new building’s external construction. The program will more than double the gallery space for the presentation of the Museum’…
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale to Be Led by a Major Mark Rothko Painting
NEW YORK, NY.- On 9 November 2010 Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale will be led by a major 1955 Untitled painting by Mark Rothko which has been off the market for over 40 years (est. $20/30 million)*. The auction also includes major works by…
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale to Be Led by a Major Mark Rothko Painting
NEW YORK, NY.- On 9 November 2010 Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale will be led by a major 1955 Untitled painting by Mark Rothko which has been off the market for over 40 years (est. $20/30 million)*. The auction also includes major works by…
Kimbell Art Museum Commences Construction on Piano-Designed Building
FORT WORTH, TX.- On Monday, October 18, 2010, the Kimbell Art Museum begins site preparation for the construction of its much-anticipated additional building, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW). A separate structure located to the west of…