SKOPJE (REUTERS).- Macedonia erected on Tuesday a giant bronze statue of Alexander the Great, further inflaming a long-running row with neighboring Greece that is blocking the country’s bid for membership of the European Union and NATO. Cranes hoisted …
Macedonia Erects Alexander the Great Statue, Further Inflaming Long-Running Row with Greece
SKOPJE (REUTERS).- Macedonia erected on Tuesday a giant bronze statue of Alexander the Great, further inflaming a long-running row with neighboring Greece that is blocking the country’s bid for membership of the European Union and NATO. Cranes hoisted …
Caroline Kerrigan Lerch Named Metropolitan Show Director
NEW YORK, NY.- Caroline Kerrigan Lerch was named Show Director for the Metropolitan Show, it was announced by Mark Lyman, President of the Art Fair Company. The inaugural fair, which debuts January 18-22, 2012, at the Metropolitan Pavilion, at 125 Wes…
The James Cohan Gallery Presents Emerging Chinese Artists
New York City.- The James Cohan Gallery is pleased to present the group exhibition, “Catch the Moon in the Water: Emerging Chinese Artists”, running until July 29th. Over the past decade, while the West consumed new art from China, a young gen…
SCOPE Basel 2011 Returns with Its Cutting Edge Contemporary Art at Historic Kasern
BASEL.- SCOPE, the art show that has established its name by curating cutting edge contemporary art from around the world, proudly returns to Basel for the fifth year. Running concurrent with Art Basel for the next three years, SCOPE returns to its hig…
John Waters Takes Over Walker Galleries as Absentee Landlord
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- Pop culture provocateur John Waters brings his exuberant impudence to the Walker Art Center’s galleries this summer as curator of the exhibition Absentee Landlord, running June 11, 2011 through March 4, 2012. Absentee Landlord Ab…
The Frick Art & Historical Center Announces Major Fabergé Exhibition Opening Fall 2011
PITTSBURGH, PA.- The Frick Art & Historical Center announces that in fall 2011 it will present the first major exhibition of Fabergé objects to be shown in Pittsburgh. FabergeAtTheFrick.org, a new website that provides information about this special e…
Art Fund to Increase Funding for Museums and Galleries to Buy and Show Art by 50%
LONDON.- The Art Fund announce their plans to increase funding for museums and galleries to buy and show art by over 50% by 2014. Responding to the severe financial pressures facing most institutions, Art Fund is committing £7 million a year to their …
Art Fund to Increase Funding for Museums and Galleries to Buy and Show Art by 50%
LONDON.- The Art Fund announce their plans to increase funding for museums and galleries to buy and show art by over 50% by 2014. Responding to the severe financial pressures facing most institutions, Art Fund is committing £7 million a year to their …
The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Presents a New Exhibition in the Front Room
ST. LOUIS, MO.- The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis presents a new exhibition to the Front Room: Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta‐Kalleinen’s The St. Louis Complaint Choir. Running parallel to the exhibitions in CAM’s Main Galleri…