NEW YORK. N.Y.- This spring, the Whitney Museum of American Art presents the first comprehensive mid-career retrospective of Glenn Ligon (b. 1960), widely regarded as one of the most important and influential American artists to have emerged in the pas…
Georgia Museum of Art Hosts Artists’ Panel Discussion
ATHENS, GA.- The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will host a panel discussion featuring 11 artists from the museum’s current exhibition of works by African-American artists, “Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thomps…
Met Museum’s New Installation Positions African Masks with Works by Contemporary Artists
NEW YORK, NY.- Highly creative re-imaginings of the iconic form of the African mask comprise a unique installation held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning March 8. Featuring 20 works of art—19 sculptures and one photograph—Reconfigur…
Met Museum’s New Installation Positions African Masks with Works by Modern and Contemporary Artists
NEW YORK, NY.- Highly creative re-imaginings of the iconic form of the African mask comprise a unique installation held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning March 8. Featuring 20 works of art—19 sculptures and one photograph—Reconfigur…
Daniel E. Stetson Named New Director of Chatanooga’s Hunter Museum of American Art
CHATTANOOGA, TN.- The Hunter Museum of American Art has named Daniel E. Stetson its new director. He will begin work at the Hunter in late spring. “I am pleased to be taking on this new position with the Hunter Museum of American Art and look forward t…
Exhibition of Magnificent Andean Tunics on View at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present a special exhibition focusing on the Andean tunic, beginning March 8. Featuring some 30 tunics drawn from the Museum’s collection with loans from The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., The Cleve…
Inaugural Art Naples to Feature Special Artists Exhibitions
NAPLES, FL.- In addition to the outstanding display of contemporary fine art glass, paintings, sculpture, photography and furniture presented at Art Naples, the fair will feature dynamic “special exhibitions”. The exhibitions will range from…
Carnegie Museum of Art Presents the Powerful Work of Candida Höfer and Cyprien Gaillard
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museum of Art presents the powerful work of two contemporary artists—Candida Höfer and Cyprien Gaillard—who explore architectural environments and how they influence experiences and perceptions of the world. “W…
The Pace Gallery Presents a Sprawling Large-Scale Installation by Tara Donovan
NEW YORK, NY.- In conjunction with Tara Donovan: Drawings (Pins) at 510 West 25th Street (February 12–March 19), The Pace Gallery presents Untitled (Mylar), 2011, a sprawling single large-scale installation on view for the first time at 545 West 2…
Northwestern’s Block Museum Director David Alan Robertson to Step Down
EVANSTON, IL.- David Alan Robertson has announced that he will be stepping down as The Ellen Philips Katz Director of the Block Museum of Art effective Dec. 31, 2011. Robertson has served as the director of the Block Museum and lecturer in art history …