NEW YORK, NY.- The
National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts today announced plans to
renovate its exhibition galleries and create a new visitor center and a
School
studio gallery. The renovations will modernize the existing galler…
National Academy Museum & School of Fine Arts to Renovate Galleries
NEW YORK, NY.- The National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts today announced plans to renovate its exhibition galleries and create a new visitor center and a School studio gallery. The renovations will modernize the existing galleries, provide v…
New York City Steps Up with $44M for Delayed WTC Arts Center
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- New York City has stepped into the long-delayed planning for a performing arts center at ground zero with over $40 million to help build its below-ground foundation. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s board approved a …
William Faulkner Collection Auctioned in New York City
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- A rare collection of signed William Faulkner books and personal items, including one of his most acclaimed novels, “Light in August,” sold at auction Tuesday for $833,246. The collection of 90 items was nearly a complete representat…
New Museum Presents First Survey of Brazilian Artist Rivane Neuenschwander
NEW YORK, NY.- From June 23 to September 19, 2010, the New Museum will present a major mid-career survey of Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander (b. 1967, Belo Horizonte, Brazil). Covering a decade of the internationally admired artist’s work, &…
Sotheby’s Opening Sale of Photographs from the Polaroid Collection 100% Sold
NEW YORK, NY.- At Sotheby’s, bidding began for Photographs from
the Polaroid Collection with the opening session bringing a remarkable
$7,197,439, well-above expectations (est. $2.9/4.5 million) and with every lot
finding a buyer. With mor…
Metropolitan Museum of Art announces A Landmark Picasso Exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, MoMA a landmark exhibition of 150 works by Pablo Picasso (Spanish,
1881–1973), will present an unprecedented opportunity to view the Met’s
extensive collection of the artist’s work. Ope…
Series of Over 40 Letters Written by René Magritte Realizes $218,500
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s on Friday sold the most significant group of Magritte correspondence to appear at auction in more than 20 years for the sum of $218,500 (£147,356), against a pre-sale estimate of $200,000-400,000*. The collection was acqu…
Stephen Vitiello’s A Bell for Every Minute to Open on the High Line
NEW YORK, NY.- Stephen Vitiello’s new multi-channel sound installation A Bell For Every Minute is a site-specific work commissioned for the High Line. The piece will fill the 14th Street Passage, a semi-enclosed tunnel between West 13th and West 1…
Tria Gallery presents CITIES OF PEACE™ ~ Transforming Anguish into Beauty
Saint Peter’s Church, New York, NY – Tria Gallery presents CITIES OF PEACE: Transforming Anguish Into Beauty at Saint Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, from January 25 through March 10, 2008, with a reception on Thursda…