The more people willing to buy a work, the more convincing the argument that the work is here to stay. When that artist’s pieces begin to find a new life in the secondary market, the more you can be sure that his or her work is a good investment. After taking stock of last month’s […]
New Exhibition at the Smart Museum Examines the Human Form in Contemporary Art
Chicago.- The University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art presents “Go Figure”, a new exhibition that examines the human form in contemporary art. Covering the last sixty years, and encompassing figurative work that includes invented personae and i…
Kerry James Marshall’s Painting Great America Acquired by National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- At its annual meeting in April, the Collectors Committee of the National Gallery of Art made possible the acquisition of Great America (1994) by Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955). Now on view in the East Building’s Concourse galleries, it…
National Gallery of Art Acquires Works by Kerry James Marshall, Anne Truitt, and More
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Collectors Committee of the National Gallery of Art recently made possible the acquisition of Great America (1994) by Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955)―the Gallery’s first painting by the midcareer African American artist&…
National Gallery of Art Acquires Works by Kerry James Marshall, Anne Truitt, and More
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Collectors Committee of the National Gallery of Art recently made possible the acquisition of Great America (1994) by Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955)―the Gallery’s first painting by the midcareer African American artist&…
Yale University Art Gallery Artist-in-Residence Program, Now in Its Eighth Year
NEW HAVEN, CT.- The Yale University Art Gallery’s artist-in-residence program, now in its eighth year, is a research-based residency that brings renowned artists to Yale for up to four weeks, providing them with the opportunity to work with Yale s…
The Bronx Museum of the Arts Presents Exhibition Exploring Work of Elizabeth Catlett
BRONX, NY.- The Bronx Museum of the Arts presents Stargazers: Elizabeth Catlett in Conversation with 21 Contemporary Artists, an exhibition highlighting Elizabeth Catlett’s role as a pioneering African American female artist and her relationship t…
The Bronx Museum of the Arts Presents Exhibition Exploring Work of Elizabeth Catlett
BRONX, NY.- The Bronx Museum of the Arts presents Stargazers: Elizabeth Catlett in Conversation with 21 Contemporary Artists, an exhibition highlighting Elizabeth Catlett’s role as a pioneering African American female artist and her relationship t…
Getty Museum and Artist Mark Bradford Launch Online Curricula for K-12 Art Teachers
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Getty Museum and artist Mark Bradford today unveiled Open Studio: A Collection of Artmaking Ideas by Artists, a new project conceived by Bradford, an LA-based artist and MacArthur Fellow, to provide free online arts activities for…