NEW YORK, NY.- Andy Warhol’s last great Self-Portrait, 1986, will headline the Post-War and Contemporary Auction season in New York at Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening sale on May 11, 2011. An art-historical landmark, the mon…
New-York Historical Society to Re-Open to the Public in November
NEW YORK, NY.- Throwing wide its doors as never before, the New-York Historical Society will re-open its landmark building to the public at 11:00 a.m. on Veterans’ Day, Friday, November 11, 2011. A three-year, $65 million renovation of the Central…
Aerosol Art by Ben Quilty Inhabits the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide
ADELAIDE.- Ben Quilty couldn’t quite believe it when the Art Gallery of South Australia acquired his most recent exhibition in its entirety. Featuring 16 luscious oil paintings and a large metal sculpture Quilty’s Inhabit is a landmark body o…
Tour Reveals Layers of Shanghai’s Jewish History
SHANGHAI (AP).- Not far from the Bund district in Shanghai, with its hordes of tourists and view of the city’s famous skyscrapers across the Huangpu River, is a quiet neighborhood called Hongkou. Walk here along Zhoushan Road and you’ll stumble on a si…
The MFA Houston Announces Landmark Acquisition of a Dozen Works by James Turrell
HOUSTON, TX.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), builds on its longstanding commitment to the work of James Turrell with the recent acquisition of a dozen light-based works by the renowned American artist. Turrell titled the grouping Vertical Vin…
MoMA Acquires Important Group of Paintings and Sculptures by Cy Twombly
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Museum of Modern Art will acquire two landmark paintings from the 1950s and a group of seven sculptures ranging in date from 1954 to 2005 by Cy Twombly, widely regarded as one of today’s most important living artists, announces…
MoMA Acquires Important Group of Paintings and Sculptures by Cy Twombly
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Museum of Modern Art will acquire two landmark paintings from the 1950s and a group of seven sculptures ranging in date from 1954 to 2005 by Cy Twombly, widely regarded as one of today’s most important living artists, announces…
Arctic Sanctuary: Images of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge at the Bruce Museum
GREENWICH, CT.- Opening March 5 and running through May 29, 2011, the new photographic exhibition Arctic Sanctuary: Images of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, celebrates a milestone in American conserva…
New Sculpture and Drawings by Berlinde De Bruyckere Go on View at Hauser & Wirth
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Hauser & Wirth New York presents ‘Into One-Another To P.P.P.,’ an exhibition of new sculptures and works on paper by internationally admired artist Berlinde De Bruyckere, dedicated by the artist to legendary Italian filmmaker,…
New Sculpture and Drawings by Berlinde De Bruyckere Go on View at Hauser & Wirth
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Hauser & Wirth New York presents ‘Into One-Another To P.P.P.,’ an exhibition of new sculptures and works on paper by internationally admired artist Berlinde De Bruyckere, dedicated by the artist to legendary Italian filmmaker,…