NEW YORK, NY.- Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection, an exhibition of a selection of works from the historic gift of art pledged to the Museum in May 2010 by longtime trustee Emily Fisher Landau, is open at the Whitney Museum of American Art, fro…
Clara Kim to Join Walker Art Center as Senior Curator of Visual Arts
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- Clara Kim has been named Senior Curator of Visual Arts at the Walker Art Center, effective August 1. Kim is currently Gallery Director and Curator of REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater) in Los Angeles. She will lead the artis…
Ida Kay Greathouse, Director Emerita of the Frye Art Museum, Dies
SEATTLE, WA.- It is with great sadness that the Frye Art Museum announces the passing of Ida Kay Greathouse, Director Emerita of the Museum, on Thursday, January 6, 2011. Mrs. Greathouse and her husband, Walser, were friends of Charles and Emma Frye, t…
Gagosian Gallery Presents a Mise-en-Scène of New Paintings by Piotr Uklański
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery presents Discharge! (on display until February 19, 2011), a mise-en-scène of new paintings by Piotr Uklański. If painting is traditionally defined as an accretive practice whereby pigments are applied to blank canv…
Lizzie Borden Museum in Massachusetts Shuts Doors Due to Steep Rent and High Costs
SALEM, MASS (AP).- A museum in Massachusetts devoted to the macabre legacy of Lizzie Borden has closed after about 2 1/2 years in business. In that time the museum sparked a lawsuit and questions over its location. Owner Leonard Pickel tells The Salem…
Hitler Exhibit in Berlin’s German Historical Museum Extended Due to Popularity
BERLIN (REUTERS).- Germany’s first postwar exhibition devoted to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler has been extended by three weeks due to popular demand, the German Historical Museum (DHM) said on Thursday. Over the past three months, more than 170,000 visit…
Hitler Exhibit in Berlin’s German Historical Museum Extended Due to Popularity
BERLIN (REUTERS).- Germany’s first postwar exhibition devoted to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler has been extended by three weeks due to popular demand, the German Historical Museum (DHM) said on Thursday. Over the past three months, more than 170,000 visit…
Three Generations of Wyeth Paintings on View at the Phillbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa
TULSA, OK.- Three generations of Wyeth paintings are currently on view, in recognition of a generous bequest to Philbrook from the Marylouise Cowan Trust. Included in this gift are fifteen original Wyeth paintings that will be featured in The Wyeth Leg…
AGO’s Toronto Now Series Continues with Laurel Woodcock Exhibition
TORONTO.- The fifth installment of the Art Gallery of Ontario’s ongoing Toronto Now series will feature an exhibition by local artist Laurel Woodcock. On view from December 4, 2010 to January 30, 2011 in the AGO’s free, street-front Young Gal…
Art Gallery of Ontario Opens the Gates to India’s Royal Courts in New Exhibition
TORONTO.- The splendour, luxury, and legacy of India’s greatest kings is being experienced by visitors to the Art Gallery of Ontario with Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts. The Canadian exclusive, organized by London’s Victoria and Albert…