CLEVELAND, OH.- A rare pair of Russian candelabra made by the 18th-century craftsmen of Tula, a Byzantine icon attributed to the Cretan painter Angelos Akotantos, a 19th-century watercolor by William Turner of Oxford, a vibrant abstract painting by Ame…
Indianapolis Museum of Art to Present US Pavilion at Venice Biennale
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art has been selected to present the work of Puerto Rico-based artist collaborative Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla at the U.S. Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia, the 54th International Art Exhibi…
High Museum to Celebrate 25th Annual Latin American Film Festival
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art will present the 25th annual Latin American Film Festival from Friday, September 24, to Saturday, October 30. This year’s festival will feature fifteen outstanding recent films, with a special focus on Argentin…
Nassau County Museum of Art to Show the Civil War in Paintings by Mort Künstler
ROSLYN HARBOR, NY.- In commemoration of the coming 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) presents Civil War paintings by Mort Künstler. On view from September 25, 2010 through January 9, 2011, “For Us the Living&#…
Tel Aviv Museum of Art Pays Homage to Avigdor Arikha with Exhibition
TEL AVIV.- This two-part exhibition is held as a homage to Avigdor Arikha, who died earlier this year, aged 81: one part includes illustrations Arikha made for S.Y. Agnon’s A Stray Dog, and the other includes self-portraits. Avigdor Arikha was born in …
Tel Aviv Museum of Art Pays Homage to Avigdor Arikha with Exhibition
TEL AVIV.- This two-part exhibition is held as a homage to Avigdor Arikha, who died earlier this year, aged 81: one part includes illustrations Arikha made for S.Y. Agnon’s A Stray Dog, and the other includes self-portraits. Avigdor Arikha was born in …
Japanese Fascination with the West is Explored in Exhibition of Prints
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Isolated by the ruling Tokugawa shogunate from the outside world, Japanese citizens were naturally curious about the Westerners who began to arrive on their shores following Commodore Matthew Perry’s historic voyages to Japan in…
Japanese Fascination with the West is Explored in Exhibition of 19th-Century Yokohama Prints
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Isolated by the ruling Tokugawa shogunate from the outside world, Japanese citizens were naturally curious about the Westerners who began to arrive on their shores following Commodore Matthew Perry’s historic voyages to Japan in…
Julián Zugazagoitia Begins as New Director of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
KANSAS CITY, MO.- Julián Zugazagoitia begins his post Wednesday, Sept. 1, as the fifth Director & CEO of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. An international scholar, museum director and consultant, he has served for the past seven years as the Director…
Julián Zugazagoitia Begins as New Director of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
KANSAS CITY, MO.- Julián Zugazagoitia begins his post Wednesday, Sept. 1, as the fifth Director & CEO of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. An international scholar, museum director and consultant, he has served for the past seven years as the Director…