THE HAGUE.- The new work of New York-based artist Cecily Brown (b.1969) features a medley of grey, red, orange and earth colours applied with vigorous gestures to canvases of many different sizes. Initially, the explicitly sexual content of her picture…
Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art Presents Works Made by Artists Born from 1961 Onwards
OPORTO.- The Serralves Museum in Oporto, Portugal presents an exhibition titled “To the arts, citizens!” Inspired by the refrain from the ‘Chant de guerre pour l’armée du Rhin’ [The War Song of the Army of the Rhine] , this exhibi…
Without You I’m Nothing: Art and Its Audience at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
CHICAGO, IL.- Addressing the cultural shift toward a greater level of audience engagement and participation with works of art, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, presents Without You I’m Nothing: Art and Its Audience on view through May 1, …
Unauthenticated Art of the Russian Avant-Garde on View at MCA in Denver
DENVER, CO.- The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver presents Orphan Paintings: Unauthenticated Art of the Russian Avant-Garde, a large-scale exhibition. Orphan Paintings is an exhibition that explores fundamental assumptions about art by presenting a c…
Israel Museum and Museum in San Diego Jointly Purchase Ann Lislegaard Video Installation
JERUSALEM.- The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) announced the joint acquisition of Ann Lislegaard’s Crystal World (after J.G. Ballard) (2006), a silent two-screen video installation from a trilogy …
Sotheby’s Sale of 20th Century British Art Establishes a New Auction World Record
LONDON.- The sale of 20th Century British Art at Sotheby’s in London established a new auction record for a work by Sir Stanley Spencer (in pounds – see note at foot of email), when his Hilda and I at Pond Street sold for £1,430,050 ($2,249,…
Israel Museum and Museum in San Diego Jointly Purchase Ann Lislegaard Video Installation
JERUSALEM.- The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) announced the joint acquisition of Ann Lislegaard’s Crystal World (after J.G. Ballard) (2006), a silent two-screen video installation from a trilogy …
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami Presents First Major Solo Exhibition in the U.S. for Artist Jonathan Meese
NORTH MIAMI, FL.- The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), North Miami presents the first major solo museum exhibition in the United States for German artist Jonathan Meese, renowned for his multi-faceted work, including wildly exuberant paintings that m…
Museum of Contemporary Art Presents Its 100th Artist for December: Jessica Labatt
CHICAGO, IL.- Jessica Labatte, the 100th artist to participate in the UBS 12 x 12 series, explores the color and shape of everyday objects and materials to create an installation that combines the traditions of collage and still life with the illusi…
Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami Presents Bruce Weber: Haiti/Little Haiti
NORTH MIAMI, FL.- The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), North Miami presents Bruce Weber: Haiti/ Little Haiti from November 19, 2010 through February 13, 2011. This extraordinary exhibition of photographs of Miami’s Haitian community by celebrate…