LONDON (AP).- The descendants of a doctor who died on the Titanic said Tuesday they are delighted that a letter he penned days before the ship sank will return to his hometown, Belfast. John Edward Simpson’s family had appealed for a benefactor to buy …
MoMA PS1 Opens Exhibition in New York of Ryan Trecartin’s Movie Work
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- MoMA PS1 presents the first large-scale museum exhibition in New York of work by the artist Ryan Trecartin (American, b. 1981). Ryan Trecartin: Any Ever fills seven galleries with sculptural theater installations that house pr…
MoMA PS1 Presents the First Large-Scale Museum Exhibition in New York of Ryan Trecartin’s Work
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- MoMA PS1 presents the first large-scale museum exhibition in New York of work by the artist Ryan Trecartin (American, b. 1981). Ryan Trecartin: Any Ever fills seven galleries with sculptural theater installations that house proje…
Coltrane House, Chicago Hospital Called Endangered
WASHINGTON, D.C (AP).- Jazz musician John Coltrane’s home on Long Island, N.Y., a cloverleaf-shaped Chicago hospital building and a Pillsbury plant in Minneapolis that once was the world’s most advanced flour mill are among America’s 11 Most Endangered…
"Beautiful Darling": Documentary Focuses on One of the Stars of Andy Warhol’s Factory
NEW YORK, NY.- Corinth Releasing presents the U.S. theatrical premiere and nationwide theatrical distribution of “Beautiful Darling”. After its World Premiere at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival, and its U.S. Premiere in New York City at the prestigious N…
"Beautiful Darling": Documentary Focuses on One of the Stars of Andy Warhol’s Factory
NEW YORK, NY.- Corinth Releasing presents the U.S. theatrical premiere and nationwide theatrical distribution of “Beautiful Darling”. After its World Premiere at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival, and its U.S. Premiere in New York City at the prestigious N…
Unprecedented Collection of 182 Ferocious Prehistoric Shark Teeth for Sale in Dallas
DALLAS, TX (AP).- An unprecedented collection of 182 ferocious prehistoric shark teeth, assembled on gaping jaws large enough to swallow several humans whole, is set to be auctioned in Texas. The teeth are those of the ancient Megalodon, a massive kill…
Abstract Sculptor Roy Gussow,Who Liived and Worked in Long Island City, Dies at 92
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- Artist Roy Gussow was born in Brooklyn NY, Nov. 12th 1918. He wanted to be a farmer and went to Farmingdale State College, where discouraged by the repetition and lack of creativity of agricultural work, he changed his program an…
Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art Opens New Laurelton Hall Galleries
WINTER PARK, FL.- The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, the most comprehensive collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany materials in the world, has opened a new 12,000-square-foot wing. The wing’s opening celebrated Tiffany’s 163rd bir…
Fifth Annual New York Art Book Fair Offers the Best in Contemporary Art-Book Publishing
NEW YORK, NY.- Printed Matter, the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to publications by artists, presents the fifth annual NY Art Book Fair, November 5–7 at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens. Free and open to the public, the F…