MEMPHIS, TN.- On Friday, February 11, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art opened an exhibition of 31 prints, drawings, and photographs by internationally recognized and award-winning artist Willie Cole. Organized by Patterson Sims, Deep Impressions: Willi…
Picasso: Guitars 1912-1914 Examines a Moment of Radical Experimentation in 20th Century Art
NEW YORK, NY.- The exhibition Picasso: Guitars 1912-1914 takes as its point of departure two works given to The Museum of Modern Art by Pablo Picasso in the early 1970s: Guitar, assembled from cardboard, paper, wire, glue, and string in 1912, and a sec…
NYU Professor Temporarily Removes Camera from Head
NEW YORK (AP).- A New York University professor says the tiny camera inserted into the back of his head for a yearlong art project has been temporarily removed due to a risk of infection. In the meantime, Wafaa Bilal (wah-FAH’ bih-LAHL’) says he will…
Henrik Olesen Presents New Works at MoMA for His First U.S. Solo Museum Exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- For Projects 94: Henrik Olesen, on view February 9 through May 23, 2011, The Museum of Modern Art presents new works by Berlin-based artist Henrik Olesen (Danish, b. 1967) made specifically for this presentation. Olesen’s past proj…
Henrik Olesen Presents New Works at MoMA for His First U.S. Solo Museum Exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- For Projects 94: Henrik Olesen, on view February 9 through May 23, 2011, The Museum of Modern Art presents new works by Berlin-based artist Henrik Olesen (Danish, b. 1967) made specifically for this presentation. Olesen’s past proj…
SFMOMA Launches Collections Campaign with 195 Promised Gifts of Art from Bay Area Collectors
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art today announced that it has received an unprecedented 195 promised gifts of art from nine leading Bay Area collectors who are leading a campaign to strengthen the museum’s collection. The pledg…
Work by John Marin On View this Summer at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- Although John Marin (1870-1953) was regarded as one of America’s most important painters at the time of his death, scholarship and museum exhibitions to date have focused on his early work coloring popular understanding of his life&…
High Museum of Art Announces "Picasso to Warhol: Twelve Modern Masters"
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art will continue its collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA), with the exclusive presentation of the major exhibition “Picasso to Warhol: Twelve Modern Masters” beginning October 2011. Th…
Monet’s Water Lilies Offers Rare Opportunity to Experience Great Impressionist’s Work as Intended
KANSAS CITY, MO.- For the first time in more than 30 years, all three panels of a remarkable water lily triptych by the preeminent Impressionist Claude Monet will be on view together, from April 9 to Aug. 7, at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The exhi…
High Museum of Art Announces "Picasso to Warhol: Twelve Modern Masters"
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art will continue its collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA), with the exclusive presentation of the major exhibition “Picasso to Warhol: Twelve Modern Masters” beginning October 2011. Th…