The Venice Biennale announced this morning that Ralph Rugoff, director of London’s Hayward Gallery since 2006, will be curator of the 58th Venice Biennale, in 2019. A prolific writer about art for numerous publications, Rugoff was also the artistic director of the 13th Biennale de Lyon in 2015. Prior to the Hayward, he spent six […]
The New York Public Library Celebrates 100 Years
NEW YORK, NY.- The New York Public Library features over 250 artifacts from its incredible research collections in the new exhibition Celebrating 100 Years, which opened on May 14th at the Library’s landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The exh…
The New York Public Library Spotlights Its Vast Collections as It Celebrates 100 Years
NEW YORK, NY.- The New York Public Library featurs over 250 artifacts from its incredible research collections in the new exhibition Celebrating 100 Years, which opened on May 14th at the Library’s landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The exhi…
Nam June Paik Art Center in South Korea Announces New Director and Exhibition
GYEONGGI-DO, SOUTH KOREA.- The Nam June Paik Art Center announced the appointment of Manu Park as its new Director. Manu Park (b.1959) obtained a B.A. and a M.A. in aesthetics in Seoul National University, and completed a D.E.A. in aesthetics in Univer…
Japan Society Reframes the Prevailing Perspective on Contemporary Japanese Art
NEW YORK, NY.- A shimmering taxidermy deer and a gasp-inducing canvas depicting a tumulus of minuscule salary men are among the compelling works that greet visitors to Japan Society Gallery from Friday, March 18 to June 12, 2011. The occasion is Bye By…
Disponible – a kind of Mexican show, Phase 2 at San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco Art Institute Disponible–a kind of Mexican show, Phase 2 Arturo Hernández Alcázar Natalia Almada Edgardo Aragón Manuel Rocha Iturbide Mauricio Limón Teresa Margolles Hector Zamora Phase 2: February 10–March 26, 2011 Opening reception: February 9, 2011, 5:30-7:30 pm The opening reception will be followed by the 2011 McBean Distinguished […]
Exhibition Features Works Artists Submitted to Exchange with Sol LeWitt
NORTH ADAMS, MA.- Although celebrated for the revolutionary role he played in the development of both Conceptualism and Minimalism, Sol LeWitt was also renowned for his exchanges of artwork with various artists throughout his lifetime. For LeWitt, the …
Exhibition of Sol LeWitt’s Exchanges of Artwork with Various Artists Opens at MASS MoCA
NORTH ADAMS, MA.- Although celebrated for the revolutionary role he played in the development of both Conceptualism and Minimalism, Sol LeWitt was also renowned for his exchanges of artwork with various artists throughout his lifetime. For LeWitt, the …
Meet the New Curators for 2012 Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial
NEW YORK, NY. – The Whitney Museum of American Art announced that the 2012 Whitney Biennial will be co-curated by the Whitney’s Elisabeth Sussman and independent curator Jay Sanders. This will be the 76th in the Museum’s series of Annual and …
Major Exhibition Explores the Mastery of Moshe Safdie and a Lifetime of Architectural Achievements
OTTAWA.- Architectural visionary, successful entrepreneur and humanist are all words that describe one of Canada’s most renowned architects, Moshe Safdie. Opened to the public at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) on October 6, 2010 and on view …