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…
Patti and Everett B. Birch Foundation Funds Two New Galleries and Education Programs at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Two new galleries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and related education programs-all focusing on the art and culture of Morocco, Spain, North Africa, and the Western Mediterranean during the eighth through 19th century-have been funded…
Exhibition of Work by Prominent South Asian Artist Rashid Rana at Lisson Gallery
LONDON.- Lisson Gallery presents an exhibition of work by Rashid Rana. Rana is widely considered to be the most prominent and original contemporary artist working in South Asia today. Through his work Rana explores constructs of media and identity, ref…
With More than 80 Galleries Art Dubai Presents Its Most Diverse Edition to Date
DUBAI.- Welcoming a total of 81 galleries from 34 countries—with one-third of the participants based in the Middle East, one-third in Europe and one-third in the United States and Asia—the latest edition of Art Dubai is presented from Wednesd…
Art Dubai’s Global Art Forum 5 in Dubai and Doha
Art Dubai ART DUBAI’S GLOBAL ART FORUM_5 TO BE HELD 14–18 MARCH IN DOHA AND DUBAI Dates: 14 March | Doha, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, 9.00 – 16.00 16–18 March | Dubai, Art Dubai, Madinat Jumeirah, 14.00 – 17.00 www.artdubai.ae GLOBAL ART FORUM_5 The Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region’s […]
Sharjah Art Foundation Announces Artists and Participants of the 2011 Sharjah Biennial
SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.- The Sharjah Art Foundation announces 119 artists and participants from 36 countries across the globe to partake in Plot for a Biennial, the 10th edition of the acclaimed Sharjah Biennial, March 16 through May 16, 2011. O…
Successful Anniversary Year Boosts Meijer Gardens Attendance and Membership
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.- During its 15-year anniversary, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has reached record-breaking levels in visitor attendance and membership. During Fiscal Year 2010, which ended September 30, Meijer Gardens attracted a record …
Successful Anniversary Year Boosts Meijer Gardens Attendance and Membership
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.- During its 15-year anniversary, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has reached record-breaking levels in visitor attendance and membership. During Fiscal Year 2010, which ended September 30, Meijer Gardens attracted a record …
Photo Miami: The Premiere Fair for Contemporary Photography, and Video Returns for Its 5th Edition
MIAMI, FL.- Photo Miami, the premiere fair for contemporary photography, video and new media, will return for its 5th edition December 1-5, 2010, coinciding with Art Basel Miami Beach. With a strong emphasis on global diversity, the critically curated …
Political Design in Asia and Europe on View in Stuttgart
STUTTGART.- With the exhibition Re-Designing the East: Political Design in Asia and Europe, held from September 25, 2010 to January 9, 2011, the Württembergischer Kunstverein is highlighting critical and resistive design practices in (Eastern) Europe …