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…
The Museum of Modern Art is One of 17 Museums Participating in Google’s Art Project
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art, along with 16 other art museums from the United States, Europe, and Russia, is collaborating with Google on the Art Project, a website that enables users to discover and view more than 1,000 artworks online in e…
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…
SFMOMA’s 2011 Auction Features Work by Artists with Strong Ties to the Museum
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will hold its biennial Art Auction at the museum on April 6, 2011. This highly anticipated fund-raising event organized by the Modern Art Council (MAC) will feature more than 70 lots r…
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Appoints New Director of Development
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announced the appointment of Jonathan L. Peterson as the museum’s new director of development. Peterson begins his role at SFMOMA on January 18, 2011. Peterson joins SFMOMA after fou…
MoMA Film to Present Weeklong Series of Documentaries Featuring Artist Associated with Juxtapoz Magazine
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents “All the Wrong Art:” Juxtapoz Magazine on Film, a series consisting of seven new and recently released documentary features on artists associated with the San Francisco–based arts and cult…
New York’s Museum of Modern Art to Display Controversial Video by David Wojnarowicz
NEW YORK, NY.- A controversial video artwork that was withdrawn from an exhibition following complaints by a Catholic group and Republican members of Congress will now go on display at the Museum of Modern Art. Announcing the acquisition, the museum sa…
Jennifer Bartlett Installs a Single Painting that Stretches More than 158 Feet at The Pace Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- The Pace Gallery presents an exhibition by Jennifer Bartlett, who installed a single painting that stretches more than 158 feet along three gallery walls. Recitative, comprised of 372 steel plates, is an epic exploration of color, paint…
New York’s Museum of Modern Art to Display Controversial Video by David Wojnarowicz
NEW YORK, NY.- A controversial video artwork that was withdrawn from an exhibition following complaints by a Catholic group and Republican members of Congress will now go on display at the Museum of Modern Art. Announcing the acquisition, the museum sa…
MoMA Announces Acquisition of David Wojnarowicz’s Film A Fire in My Belly
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art has acquired a complete version of A Fire in My Belly (1986–87) by David Wojnarowicz—both its original 13-minute version and a 7-minute excerpt made by the artist—announced MoMA Director Glenn D. L…