NEW YORK, NY.- Living in the City, Painting in the Wild, an exhibition of new paintings by Kay WalkingStick – haunting yet alluring landscapes that represent a significant departure from the mystical mountains, abstract shapes and patterns of her …
MOCA Presents Comprehensive Survey Exhibition of Graffiti & Street Art
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art presents Art in the Streets, the first major U.S. museum exhibition on the history of graffiti and street art, April 17 through August 8, 2011, at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. The exhibition trac…
Konrad Ng Named Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Konrad Ng, a scholar of Asian American cinema and digital media, has been named director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, effective May 22. Ng will report to the Smithsonian’s Under Secretary for History, Art, a…
Filthy New Exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London Explores Importance of Dirt
LONDON (AP).- Dirt has a bad image. Muck, we think: yuck. But getting your hands dirty can also be irresistible, as every child knows. A major new museum exhibition in London asks visitors to think again about the filthy and the fetid, exploring the r…
Filthy New Exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London Explores Importance of Dirt
LONDON (AP).- Dirt has a bad image. Muck, we think: yuck. But getting your hands dirty can also be irresistible, as every child knows. A major new museum exhibition in London asks visitors to think again about the filthy and the fetid, exploring the r…
Art Gallery of Alberta Launches New Series of Alberta-Focused Exhibitions
EDOMONTON, AB.- The Art Gallery of Alberta has partnered with ATB Financial to launch a new series of exhibitions designed to tell the stories of Alberta’s artistic heritage. The Alberta Early Masters Series, presented by ATB Financial commence on…
Definitive Royal Ontario Museum Book on Iconic Canadian Artist Now in Stores
TORONTO.- The latest Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) publication, Paul Kane/the Artist/: Wilderness to Studio beautifully illuminates a jewel of the ROM’s collections, the works of the Irish-born Canadian artist, Paul Kane (1810-1871). The book, publis…