SANTANDER, SPAIN – Eighty-three years
later, after
man landing on the moon and robots traversing Mars, after the
construction of
international space stations, after probes to Mercury, Venus, Jupiter,
Saturn
and beyond, another exhibiti…
Poet Laureate Curates Collection Display at Tate Liverpool
LIVERPOOL.- Tate Liverpool continues its unique and highly popular series of Collection displays, DLA Piper Series: This is Sculpture, by collaborating with the current Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. The poet worked with Tate Liverpool’s Head of …
Fundación Botín Pays Homage to Russia’s Valiant Efforts to Conquer Space
SANTANDER.- Eighty-three years later, after man landing on the moon and robots traversing Mars, after the construction of international space stations, after probes to Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and beyond, another exhibition —The Cosmos of t…
Light and Language by Brigitte Kowanz in Retrospective Opening at MUMOK in Vienna
VIENNA.- The Brigitte Kowanz retrospective is a part of a series of exhibitions that the MUMOK is putting on dealing with internationally successful Austrian artists. With the consistent depiction of light and language Kowanz’s work is an exceptio…
Graciela Iturbide and Chema Conesa Win Top Prizes at PHotoEspaña
MADRID.- PHotoEspaña has announced in a press conference
the
names of the winners of PHotoEspaña 2010. The director of
PHotoEspaña,
Claude Bussac, has announced the awards at Matadero Madrid with
the
presence of th…
Drawings and Installations by Brigitte Waldach at Kunsthalle Emden
EMDEN.- Kunsthalle Emden present a comprehensive showcase of the works of Berlin-based artist Brigitte Waldach entitled Zeichnungen und Installationen [Drawings and Installations]. The former Master Scholar of Georg Baselitz has gained international r…
San Francisco Art Institute Presents On Kawara: Pure Consciousness at 19 Kindergartens
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Beginning in 1998, New York City–based Japanese artist On Kawara subtly minimalized his longstanding already-minimalist Today series, the date-painting project he began in 1966. Still ritualistically maintaining the self-impos…
Former Moderna Museet Director Lars Nittve to Head Museum Plus in Hong Kong
HONG KONG.- The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WCKDA) today announced that Mr Lars Nittve, a renowned museum director and curator with years of experience heading world-class facilities such as London’s Tate Gallery of Modern Art and St…
Janet Carding Appointed Royal Ontario Museum’s New Director and CEO
TORONTO.- Sal Badali, Chair of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Board of Trustees, announced today the appointment of Janet Carding as the new Director and CEO effective September 2010. Carding will be responsible for furthering the Museum’s mission…
Art Dubai Appoints Antonia Carver as Its New Fair Director
DUBAI.- The Board of Art Dubai has announced the appointment of Antonia Carver to succeed John Martin as Fair Director of Art Dubai. Antonia Carver is a writer and arts administrator, and has been widely recognized as a leading advocate of contemporary…