LONDON.- For the first time original works by young people are on display at The Courtauld Gallery as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad programme Stories of the World, the biggest youth engagement project ever undertaken by UK museums. Inspired…
Students Reinterpret Paintings in "Look Again… Stories of the World" on Display at The Courtauld Gallery
LONDON.- For the first time original works by young people are on display at The Courtauld Gallery as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad programme Stories of the World, the biggest youth engagement project ever undertaken by UK museums. Inspired…
Carsten Höller Double Take on Jean Pigozzi’s Collection at Centre National d’Art Contemporain
GRENOBLE.- Jean Pigozzi collects art and is also a photographer himself, while the notion of “doubleness” is at the very centre of Carsten Höllerʼs life and his work as an artist. It seemed natural that their meeting would culminate in …
Charif Benhelima’s First Exhibition in Berlin Opens at Galerie Michael Janssen
BERLIN.- Galerie Michael Janssen presents for the first time Belgian photographer Charif Benhelima with the exhibition Harlem on my Mind: I was, I am. Long before Harlem became one of the trendiest neighborhoods in the real estate market of Manhattan, …
Detroit Institute of Arts to Honor Artist William T. Williams with 2011 Alain Locke Award
DETROIT, MI.- The Detroit Institute of Arts auxiliary Friends of African and African American Art will present its 19th annual Alain Locke Award to renowned artist William T. Williams on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. As part of the event, Williams will gi…
Photographs of Native Americans by Herbert Ascherman at the Butler Institute of American Art
YOUNGSTOWN, OH.- Considered by many one of this nation’s foremost living portrait photographers, Herbert Ascherman has rejected modern photographic technology, returning to the the late 19th and early 20th century platinum printing process. This C…
Brooklyn-Based Artist and Photographer Lorna Simpson Opens Solo Exhibition at Brooklyn Museum
BROOKLYN, N.Y.- Lorna Simpson: Gathered presents photographic and other works that explore the artist’s interest in the interplay between fact and fiction, identity, and history. On view through August 21, 2011 at the Brooklyn Museum. Through works tha…
Brooklyn-Based Artist and Photographer Lorna Simpson Opens Solo Exhibition at Brooklyn Museum
BROOKLYN, N.Y.- Lorna Simpson: Gathered presents photographic and other works that explore the artist’s interest in the interplay between fact and fiction, identity, and history. On view through August 21, 2011 at the Brooklyn Museum. Through works tha…
Mary McCartney Opens First Solo Show in Germany at Contributed, Studio for the Arts
BERLIN.- Mary McCartney (b 1969) started her career as a photographer in 1995. Her work is reflection not only of Marys personal world, but of the unique relationships she establishes with the people she photographs, like Kate Moss, Helen Mirren, Gwyne…
Nailya Alexander Gallery Presents The Extra/Ordinary World of Pentti Sammallahti
NEW YORK, NY.- Nailya Alexander Gallery presents The Extra/Ordinary World of Pentti Sammallahti, one of Finland’s most internationally prominent photographers. The exhibition will run through March 10, 2011. This show is in conjunction with Pentti…