NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents After the Gold Rush: Contemporary Photographs from the Collection from March 22, 2011, through January 2, 2012, in the Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography. Drawn entirely from th…
Premier Exhibition of the Full Images of the Lukhang Murals of Tibet at the Rubin Museum of Art
NEW YORK, NY.- Some of the finest works of art from the Rubin Museum’s collection are presented in Masterworks: Jewels of the Collection. Masterworks highlights the stylistic diversity and relationships between different strands of Himalayan and n…
Gibbes Museum of Art Announces Short List of Finalists for $10,000 Factor Prize for Southern Art
CHARLESTON, S.C.- The Gibbes Museum of Art announced the 2011 Short List of Finalists for the fourth annual Factor Prize. The Factor Prize, awarded annually with a cash prize of $10,000, acknowledges an artist whose work demonstrates the highest level …
Mississippi Museum of Art Opens Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Freedom Riders
JACKSON, MISS.- In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Mississippi Freedom Rides, the Mississippi Museum of Art presents Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Freedom Riders, an exhibition which documents the men and women whose bravery challenged r…
Annual Exhibition Curated by Cornell’s History of Art Majors’ Society Examines the Status of the Icon
ITHACA, NY.- The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University presents iCON: Consuming the American Image, on view from March 19 to June 12, 2011. This exhibition, curated by the Cornell History of Art Majors’ Society, explores how the t…
N.C. Museum of Art Presents Work by Leading Contemporary African American Artists
RALEIGH, NC.- The North Carolina Museum of Art presents 30 Americans, an exhibition of work by many significant contemporary African American artists, in its Meymandi Exhibition Gallery in East Building, March 19 through September 4, 2011. Organized by…
Foujita and Van Dongen Portraits will Be Exhibited at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art for the Blumental Festival
TEL AVIV.- Since 1999 the annual Felicja Blumental International Music Festival has played an important role in making the musical scene interesting and alive. Although Tel Aviv has always been well known for its classical music activities, it never be…
Art Gallery of Ontario Lures Canadian Talent to Spearhead the European Art Department
TORONTO.- The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) has hired Lloyd DeWitt as its new Curator, European Art. DeWitt, an Ontario native, joins the AGO’s curatorial team on June 6. Currently the Associate Curator of the John G. Johnson Collection at the Phi…
LACMA Displays Most Extensive Presentation of Museum’s Contemporary Collection in Ten Years
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) displays the most extensive presentation of the museum’s permanent collection of contemporary art in ten years. Human Nature: Contemporary Art from the Collection features approximatel…
Milwaukee Art Museum Hires William Keyse Rudolph as New Curator of American Art
MILWAUKEE, WIS.- The Milwaukee Art Museum has welcomed William Keyse Rudolph as its new Curator of American Art and Decorative Arts. Rudolph has a distinguished career, coming to Milwaukee from the Worcester Art Museum where he was Curator of American…