CHICAGO, IL.- Chicago artist Melika Bass makes experimental films that explore cults, women’s asylums, and menacing creatures through atmospheric narratives that emphasize image and sound textures. Using both non-professional actors and performanc…
John Miller Awarded the Wolfgang Hahn Prize
COLOGNE.- John Miller has been named the 2011 recipient of the Wolfgang Hahn Prize by the Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst at the Museum Ludwig, Cologne. He will have a one-person exhibition at the museum in April, and it will acquire work for its colle…
CAFAM Announces New Leadership MOCA’s Suzanne Isken Takes The Reins
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Amid its double exhibition opening Saturday, the Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) announced Suzanne Isken, former Education Director at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), will assume the role of director at the museum February 14…
MOCA Cleveland Winter Exhibition Features Teresita Fernández Sculptural Installations
CLEVELAND, OH.- The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland opened its winter exhibition on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, featuring the work of Teresita Fernández, internationally known for immersive installations and evocative large-scale sculptures that addre…
Cultural Identity and Pattern Collide in Exhibition at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
KANSAS CITY, MO.- The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art examines the concept of artists using pattern and dress to express their cultural identities in the exhibition Pattern ID, on view January 28–May 8, 2011 at the Kemper Museum. The fifteen fea…
Four New, Monumental Paintings by Brazilian Artist Beatriz Milhazes at Fondation Beyeler
BASEL.- The Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes is one of the most highly regarded women artists on the international scene. The basic motifs in her oeuvre are drawn from the abundance of the tropical environment and the history and culture of her native…
Jim Nutt: Coming Into Character on View at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
CHICAGO, IL.- Known for his fantastical invention, biting wit, and distorted figuration, renowned American painter Jim Nutt has focused on portraits of female heads for the past two decades. These imaginary portraits are similar in some ways, yet each …
Four Emerging, Chicago-Based Cartoonists Exhibit at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
CHICAGO, IL.- New Chicago Comics presents the work of four emerging, Chicago-based cartoonists and animators: Jeffrey Brown, Lilli Carré, Paul Hornschemeier, and Anders Nilsen at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, on view from January 8 t…
Museum Of Contemporary Art San Diego Presents David Wojnarowicz’s A Fire in My Belly
SAN DIEGO, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego joins dozens of arts organizations and universities across the United States in protesting the Smithsonian Institution’s decision to remove a video by David Wojnarowicz from the National Por…
First Major Solo Exhibition in Germany for Elmgreen & Dragset at ZKM Museum
KARLSRUHE.- Scandinavian artist duo Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset have been among the most innovative positions in the international scene for several years, investigating various behavioral and perception patterns as well as the parameters of exhib…