ATLANTA, GA.- Michael E. Shapiro, the Nancy and Holcombe T. Green Jr. Director of the High Museum of Art, announces today the appointment of Sarah Schleuning as the Museum’s new curator of decorative arts and design. Schleuning currently serves as…
Sculptor Richard Serra Shows Unsung Drawings at Metropolitan Museum of Art
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- American artist Richard Serra’s huge iron sculptures are unique for their sense of movement and apparent simplicity, and so are his drawings. A new show, “Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective,” opening on Wednesday at New York’s …
Sculptor Richard Serra Shows Unsung Drawings at Metropolitan Museum of Art
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- American artist Richard Serra’s huge iron sculptures are unique for their sense of movement and apparent simplicity, and so are his drawings. A new show, “Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective,” opening on Wednesday at New York’s …
Hyde’s Rembrandt on Loan to Louvre, Detroit Institute of Arts Loans Painting by Rubens
GLEN FALLS, N.Y.- The Hyde Collection announced today that its prized Christ with Folded Arms by Rembrandt van Rijn will be on display in the Louvre in Paris beginning April 18, 2011 as part of a landmark exhibition titled Rembrandt and the Face of Je…
Carnegie Museum of Art Presents Hand Made: Contemporary Craft in Ceramic, Glass, and Wood
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museum of Art opened of the Balcony Gallery. Formerly known as the Treasure Room, this newly renovated exhibition space located off of the Hall of Sculpture balcony showcases the museum’s rich and diverse collection of de…
Exhibition Includes Works by Calder and Large-Scale Sculpture by Seven Contemporary Artists
NEWPORT BEACH, CA.- The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) is the only West Coast venue for Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy, an extensive reexamination of the modernist master whose work has inspired a new generation of contem…
Frank Stella Appears in New Masters Series at Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle
TOLEDO, OH.- Frank Stella, a 2010 winner of the U.S. National Medal of Arts, inaugurated a new series of public programs featuring renowned artists and scholars at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle. “The Ambassadors have been the generators and …
Museum Director Bonnie Pitman to Step Down, Olivier Meslay to Serve as Interim Director
DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) today announced that Bonnie Pitman will step down from her position as the Museum’s Eugene McDermott Director in May 2011 for health reasons. Ms. Pitman will continue to work with the Museum and its Boar…
High Commissions Two Iconic Designers for Exhibition Opening in June
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art has commissioned two new major works by Dutch designer Joris Laarman and the Japanese design collective nendo to be installed this spring in Atlanta. Laarman’s “Digital Matter” and nendo’s “…
Dallas Museum of Art Director Bonnie Pitman to Step Down, Olivier Meslay to Serve as Interim Director
DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) today announced that Bonnie Pitman will step down from her position as the Museum’s Eugene McDermott Director in May 2011 for health reasons. Ms. Pitman will continue to work with the Museum and its Boar…