Adelaide, South Australia.- The Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art at the University of South Australia has teemed up wirh Sydney’s White Rabbit Contemporary Chinese Art Collection to create an exhibition featuring works which explore China’s ra…
Metropolitan Museum of Art Captures Alexander McQueen’s "Savage Beauty"
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- Dark vs. light. Past vs. future. Masculine vs. feminine. The extremes straddled by fashion designer Alexander McQueen in his work, inspiration and, seemingly, in his life, fit together like a jigsaw puzzle in a new museum exh…
Hollywood, Fashion Elite Recall Alexander McQueen at Metropolitan’s Gala
NEW YORK, NY (AP) .- A who’s who of Hollywood and fashion elite hit the red carpet to celebrate the annual Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala Benefit. The theme for Monday night’s event was “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” to coincid…
Metropolitan Museum of Art Captures Alexander McQueen’s Vision of Imperfect Beauty
NEW YORK (AP).- Dark vs. light. Past vs. future. Masculine vs. feminine. The extremes straddled by fashion designer Alexander McQueen in his work, inspiration and, seemingly, in his life, fit together like a jigsaw puzzle in a new museum exhibit calle…
Jay Backstrand and Tom Cramer Exhibit at the Laura Russo Gallery
Portland OR.- The Laura Russo Gallery is pleased to present new works by Jay Backstrand and Tom Cramer under the title “Oregon Landmarks” from May 5th to 28th. Iconic Portland artist Tom Cramer is widely known for his public murals, painted cars, t…
Baltimore Museum of Art Selects Maryland-Based Firm Ziger/Snead for Major Renovation
BALTIMORE, MD.- The Baltimore Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees today announced its selection of the Maryland-based architecture firm Ziger/Snead to work with the Museum on its ambitious $24 million capital renovation. The decision follows a compreh…
Dr. Ned Rifkin Resigns as Director of the Blanton Museum of Art
AUSTIN, TX.- Dr. Ned Rifkin, director of the Blanton Museum of Art, will resign from that position May 31 to commit full time to scholarly work and teaching at The University of Texas at Austin. Rifkin, director of the museum since May 2009, also holds…
Quilt Paintings by Texas Artist Sedrick Huckaby on View at the Tyler Museum of Art
TYLER, TX.- The Tyler Museum of Art is presenting a selection of oil paintings by the acclaimed Sedrick Huckaby, a contemporary Texas artist who uses thick, impasto paint to create shape-shifting quilt murals, evocative of tradition, family, and faith….
Ten-Year Survey of the Work of Betsabeé Romero on View at the Neuberger Museum of Art
PURCHASE, NY.- This spring, the exhibition Betsabeé Romero: Lágrimas Negras/Black Tears, a ten-year survey of the work of internationally-renowned Betsabeé Romero, Mexico’s leading artist, will travel from Mexico to the Neuberger Museum of Art,…
Sculptures Created in Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s Bloch Lobby in Full View of Visitors
KANSAS CITY, MO.- Visitors to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will get a rare look at art while it’s being created as part of the exhibition Roxy Paine: Scumaks and Dendroids, April 29 – Aug. 28 in Bloch Lobby. A sculpture-making machine desi…