NEW YORK, NY.- The grand reopening of a suite of 15 dramatic New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia will take place at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on November 1. The greatly enlarged, fre…
SFMOMA Appoints Robert W. Lasher as New Deputy Museum Director, External Relations
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announced the appointment of Robert W. Lasher as the museum’s deputy director, external relations, a newly created position. Starting on November 1, 2010, Lasher will supervise a new E…
SFMOMA Appoints Robert W. Lasher as New Deputy Museum Director, External Relations
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announced the appointment of Robert W. Lasher as the museum’s deputy director, external relations, a newly created position. Starting on November 1, 2010, Lasher will supervise a new E…
After a Five-Year Absence, Art Institute of Chicago Reinstalls Marc Chagall’s America Windows
CHICAGO, IL.- After a five-year absence, the Art Institute of Chicago will reinstall one of the most beloved treasures in the museum’s collection, Marc Chagall’s America Windows. Following an intensive period of research and conservation trea…
American & European Furniture & Decorative Arts at Bonhams & Butterfields on November 1st
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields brings American and European furniture and decorative arts to auction in San Francisco on Monday, November 1, 2010 during Antiques Week in ‘The City.’ The international auctioneers will offer severa…
MoMA Appoints Laura Hoptman as Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture
NEW YORK, NY.- Laura Hoptman has been appointed Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art, it was announced today by MoMA Director Glenn D. Lowry. In her new role, Ms. Hoptman will be involved in acquisitions, exhi…
MoMA Appoints Laura Hoptman as Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture
NEW YORK, NY.- Laura Hoptman has been appointed Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art, it was announced today by MoMA Director Glenn D. Lowry. In her new role, Ms. Hoptman will be involved in acquisitions, exhi…
The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today at MoMA
NEW YORK, NY.- The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today presents a critical examination of the intersections between photography and sculpture, exploring how one medium informs the analysis and creative redefinition of the other. On v…
Guggenheim Museum Launches YouTube Play: A Biennial of Creative Video Blog
NEW YORK, NY.- The Take is a blog created by the Guggenheim and inspired by YouTube Play. A Biennial of Creative Video. With writing by experts, scholars, and artists from the worlds of film, video, and Internet culture, the Take will feature discussio…
Personal Scenes & Episodes of Pablo Picasso’s Life Explored in Berlin
BERLIN.- Pablo Picasso was the 20th
centuryʼs most
important artist. Picassoʼs many-faceted personality is reflected in the
wide
array of creative paths he chose — his forms, colors, and the materials
he
used. The Picasso Story invites …