Liechtenstein.- The Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein will show a thematic exhibition of selected works from the collection of the Migros Museum of Contemporary Art Zurich. The exhibition, called “Theatre of the World: The Migros Museum of Contemporary Art C…
Street Art Exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Prompts Praise and Concern
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP).- It’s art from the streets that’s been moved into the museum, and critics are going gaga over it. Words like stunning and near-overwhelming have been used to describe the colorful, esoteric works of Futura, Smear, Chaz Bojorquez a…
Street Art Exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Prompts Praise and Concern
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP).- It’s art from the streets that’s been moved into the museum, and critics are going gaga over it. Words like stunning and near-overwhelming have been used to describe the colorful, esoteric works of Futura, Smear, Chaz Bojorquez a…
Exploring the Mystery of Place: New Exhibition at Kemper Museum Puts Eric Forstmann’s Works in Context
KANSAS CITY, MO.- Reminiscent of Edward Hopper’s works of isolation, Eric Forstmann paints images of the empty streets of Amenia, a small town in New York’s Hudson Valley, as well as the interiors of long-abandoned farmhouses. The exhibition …
Graffiti Artist’s Work Lands Him in Museum and Jail
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A graffiti artist whose work went on display this month at a prestigious Los Angeles museum was sentenced to 45 days in prison on Wednesday for practicing the same craft in New York. Angel Ortiz, 44, was arrested three times in Mar…
ARS 11 at KIASMA will Change Your Perceptions About Africa and Contemporary Art
HELSINKI.- The ARS 11 exhibition in Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki investigates Africa in contemporary art. The exhibition features some 300 works by a total of 30 artists. The Kiasma Theatre also has a programme of ARS events and perfor…
SING! Mladen Stilinović Retrospective at the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art
BUDAPEST.- Mladen Stilinović (1947, Belgrade) starting his career in the early seventies, is one of the most significant representatives of Central European neo-avant-garde art. The retrospective show in Ludwig Museum is his first exhibition of su…
MOCA Presents Comprehensive Survey Exhibition of Graffiti & Street Art
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art presents Art in the Streets, the first major U.S. museum exhibition on the history of graffiti and street art, April 17 through August 8, 2011, at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. The exhibition trac…
MOCA Presents the First Comprehensive U.S. Museum Survey Exhibition of Graffiti and Street Art
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art presents Art in the Streets, the first major U.S. museum exhibition on the history of graffiti and street art, April 17 through August 8, 2011, at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. The exhibition traces t…
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Appoints Naomi Beckwith as New Curator
CHICAGO, IL.- Michael Darling, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, announced today that Naomi Beckwith has been appointed the new Curator at the MCA. Beckwith is currently the Associate Curator at The Studio…